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The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.


visors of Elections in and for Blen
vile Parish, State Of Louisiana.
In accordance with the election law
Of the State of Louisiana, and pur
suant to the proclamation of His Ex'
celleucy John NJ. Parker, notice is
hereby given and We proclaim that :
general election will be held at the
various precincts as now established
BY law in the Parish Of Bienville,
State Of Louisiana, on
Tuesday, September 9th, 1921,
| for the election of Justice Of the Su'
preme Court, for the Second Supreme
Court District, the said election to b
held under the General Election Laws
of the State Of Louisiana, and at the
following precints, and under the
supervision of the following commits
toner's, tO-wit:
Ward One.
ARCADIA.-A. +. White, J. E
Beard, Miss Addie Houston, Miss Jew.
ell Mcclure and Mrs. Ruth Golf, Com
missioners.
/ DRISKILL.-L II. Culbertson, II. ]
Cummings, H. J. Cathey, j. D. Drls.
kill and W. L. Coleman, Commission
ers.
BEAR CREEK.-W. E. Bot, R. c.
Grigg, E. NJ. Tilley, Joel Calhoun and
Il. A. Loe, Commissioners.
UNION.-F. D. Verdon, ]. D.
Franks, J. D. Smelley, Joe Howard
and w. w. Brooks, Commissioners.
Ward Two.
MT. LEBANON.-Mrs. Bessie L. An
drews, Miss Tweatie Howerton, A. F.
LAWNS, A. J. Colbert and J. &. DuttOn,
Commissioners.
GIBSLAND.-Mrs. NJ. L. Tatum.
Mrs. J. H. Humphrey, G. l.. Wren, e
I. Lazarus and ]. A. Rand0l, Commits
siOnerS.
TAYLOR.-Mrs. Pearl Woodland, G
E. PrOthro, Joe Royal, H. A. Wise and
Shelby Woodland, Commissioners.
BRYCELAND.--S. NJ. Emerson, W.
L. Gl0er, w. B. Hanson, Miss Lonette
Jones and Mrs. Emma 7. Head, Com.
missioners.
Ward Three.
BIENVILLE.- Miss Louise Scheen,
Mrs. J. E. benson, G. P. Harrison, J.
A. Butler and Ray Lea, Commission.
ers.
SPARTA. F. Williams, Frank
McGray, A. J. Smith, H. B. Smith and
J. H. Murphy, Commissioners.
SAILES.-F. L. Aubrey, J. H. Long,
T. J. Page, Mrs. Bertha B. Aubrey,
Mrs. Sallie Sames, Commis' toner's.
Ward Four
RINGGOLD.--W. Z. Cook. Mrs
Bunah A. Burkhalter, Mrs. Johnnie
B. Harper, E. L. Sledge and z. B.
Woodland, Commissioners.
HOPPE. 7. Reeves, H. G. Davis
Mrs. Ella Wedgworth, A. B. Madden
and G. ]. Frye, Commissioners.
JAMESTOWN.-W. NJ. Anderson.
Mrs. Lucy Virgins, Mrs. W. B. Cham
bers, Otis Mcdowell and B. H. Evans
Commissioners.
Ward Five.
CASTOR-Mrs. Julia Woodland, Mrs
Bertha Campbell, Frank Began
q. H. Martin and J. s. Hays, Commits
sioners.
ALBERTA.-Mrs. Annie Wardlaw
R. A. Hazard, W. E. Bishop, B. N.
Wardlaw and E. H. Began, Commits.
siOners.
NEW RAMAH.-R. NJ. MCGEE, Mrs
Mary jerks. Minnie Foster, justin
Sullivan and B. R. Reeves, Commits
siOners.
Ward Six.
LIBERTY HlLL.-Eli R. Loe, Mrs
W. G. Harrison, Miss Ella Crawford
Ed Barnes and G. B. Crawford, Com.
missioners.
FRIENDSHIP.-Mrs. Hattie Court.
ney, Mrs. Addie Barron, ]. G. Barron
Louis Easley and w. H. Hall, Commits
sioners.
MT. OL1VE.-Mrs. Lizzie Vail, G
B. W. Vail, J. G. McConathy, J. R
Vail and Jack Bell, Commissioners
Ward Seven.
| SAL1NE-Mrs. F: L. Mayfeld, G. ]
Lucky, Mrs. Eva Frey, W. s. Montgom
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

Just a little street
talk that is different
from the ordinary gossip
or the every day scandal
that We get by lingering
on Arcadia's busy corner.
If taken in proper
proportions it greatly re-
lieyes any case Of Calamity
q d =
Howling" and is especially
II Z y
recommended as a first aid
Treatment.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

Apparently, riding In an airplane
ambulance Is even more dangerous
than being a passenger in one Of these
ambulances that travel forty miles an
hour to get you to the hospital.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

The Canadian observer who saws
that the people Of the United States
are embarrassed by their wealth is not
referring to about l04,O0O,OOO Of them
as individuals.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

It Is reported that the cost Of liy.
Ing In France is down Is per cent;
but the steamer fares are still too
high to make 1t worth while to com.
mute.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

naturalist comes forward now and
says a goose Is not goose, but man
looking for a beefsteak at pre.war
prices will tell you that a wild goose
chase Is still wild goose chase.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

A travelling man whose territory in
cludes all Of North Louisiana, part of
South Arkansas and East Texas
says, Business has held up better in
Arcadia than in any other town of sim
liar size that know Of"
An old resident who left Arcadia
about three years ago. returned the
other day and after drive over
town remarked, 81 have visited sever
al towns the size of Arcadia and
larger, but l haven't found any that
have done as much improving in the
last three years"
A prospective citizen looking for a
location in Arcadia, gives this as his
reason for wanting to locate here: II
know that the Arcadia high school is
unexcelled even by the city schools, and
1t is my desire to give my children
the best school advantages l possibly
can"
A business man who wants to locate
in Arcadia says, II have watched Ar.
cadia for the past ten or eleven months
and after seeing how well business has
held up under the great financial de-
preston, | am now satisfied that it
Is the place where l want to locate
A representative Of the governing
board of another town sent here to
look over the light and water plant be-
fore making a purchase Of plant for
his town makes this statement: "You
have the best plant l have seen in the
country regardless Of size
Now, folks, this is merely few OF
the little things we hear day after day.
Arcadia has advantages over other
towns Of similar size that we have new
er advertised; that we have never told
the stranger about. Now, let each in.
diyidual be.a committee Of one to ad.
vertise the advantages offered by our
little town instead Of acquahting ev.
cry person that enters his place of
business or home with the hard luck
he has experienced IN recent months.
Maybe 1t has been bad, but regardless
OF how bad it has been you can rest
assured that it could have been worse.
Don't ruin your business and yaur
town by driving folks away on account
Of u crouch epidemic, but tell 'em the
good things and then tell 'em over
again. Let's keep Arcadia growing;
let's keep up the spirit Of progressive.
ness and we win feel better and bust.
ness will be better.
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

kindness unknown to the recipient.
His children, called from their dis
tant homes, gathered around the cas-
ket with their mother, for one las
farewell. as friends bore the remain
away, and in the cool Of the evening
with the sun slipping over the horizon
he was laid to rest in a lovely spot il
the Mt. Lebanon cemetery, immediate
ly beside his youngest daughter, All
ME, who had so recently proceeded hin
to that home above from whence Their
is no parting.
A touching incident at the cemeter
was the deeply sincere grief of the lit
tie grandchildren who have for 81
long made their home with him. |
seemed more than they could bear
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22
What We Hear.

A man returning from a trip to sew
eral neighbOring towns, remarked as
he was greeted by friend at the sta
ton, Gee, Arcadia seems like city
compared with y
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

this parting Of which ID
little understand.
A host "t relatives ana ),
cred from FAR and nes, !
last RESPECTS to one ~ !, :
The children left to ss, y
ion with him at some tuh y
Mrs. ). \ 'den, Boyee, !
Butler 'rSSiurg, Miss :
Stevens, 'j"sland, La; \
Rhodes, @ibsjand, La; .
Gibslant, I2.; F. l.. and I
Homer Ia.
May Gel bless the benz,
ant temper their grief win
cation thar he was read, ,
Pilots fac" when be h.,
Bar. Mrs. FRANCEs \,
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

A travelling man whose territory in
cludes all Of North Louisiana, part of
South Arkansas and East Texas
says, Business has held up better in
Arcadia than in any other town of sim
liar size that I know Of
The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-09-22

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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21
Drilling For Oil in This Territory

The Columbus Dispatch stated
in recent issue that the Anderson
Drilling Co., which assumed to de-
velop the acreage under oil lease to
the Tombigbee Oil e. Development
Co., is active. Drilling on well
No. 1 is going uninterruptedly
ahead and encouraging indications
are observed as the drill goes fur
ther down. The evidences of oil
are go manifest that the company
has selected another site at Billups
Station, seven miles from Coium-
bus. on which it will drill another
test well.
Seven miles east of West Point,
a company has contracted to sink a
well. seeking for oil. Near Hous-
ton, contract has been let to bore
for oil. and the drilling will start
within 30 days. 1t is stated that a
well will be sunk near Okolona
right away. AT Meridian. oil.bear-
ing sand was found at a depth of
1850 feet.
Thus evidences accumulate that
Northeast Mississippi is the center
of an extensive oil field. Aberdeen
is the heart of Northeast Mississip-
pi. If any of the locations men
toned yield oil, the territory that
Immediately surrounds Aberdeen
will yield MORE oil. We are on
the verge of development scarcely
dreamed of a few years ago. What
it will bring to this section should
it materialize favorably cannot be
accurately stated at this time.
The wise man will continue to
own his land. biding the period of
this development. which probably
viii terminate within the next two
years.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21
NOTICE /!

Everyone sending us their or
der for our club of the Aberdeen
Weekly and the Progressive
Farmer before January 31st.
will receive a copy of The
Progressive Farmers big annual
Reference Special issue.
This paper will be published
January 1st and sent only to
subscribers. To others than sub
scribers, they charge Is cents for
a copy of this issue.
Send In your order today and
be sure TO get copy of this is
sue, which is worth S1.00 of
any mans money. 1t gives you
all the general farm information,
facts and tables. fertilizer mix
lures, in fact. it is a general en-
cyclopedia of farm knowledge.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21
Your Home Town Paper

When people want to interest
distant friends in their home town
they send away copies of the local
newspaper, sensibly remarks an ex-
change. When anyone wants to
know what kind of place a distant
town is he sends for a copy of the
local paper. When the merchants
are full of courage and advertise
freely, an impression is created
among the many people outside
the town who see the paper that
this is an exceeding bright and
wide-awake business town. Ii at
times the merchants let up a little
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21

on their advertising, the town does
not look so good to outsiders. Your
paper then is the representative. the
spokesman. the index of your COM
munity. As your publication ap-
pears to those outside your imme-
diate locality. so must your town
appear to them. Editorials and
items of news all have their place,
but the stranger to your town will
closely follow the advertisements
carried in your paper. for by this
means he judges the character and
extent of the business of the COM
munity.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21
Packers Must Fill Cellars.

Packers are getting ready to fill
their cellars. According to Chi
cago market reviewer they have
cellars to replenish with
lard and meats during the winter
and the time has arrived when thev
must buy hogs. The late c. F.
Swift once said in reply to a remon-
STRANGE by an associate of his free
handed hog buying policy; We
can't make a dollar on the hogs we
don't kill. This Is as true now
as it was then. Besides hogs aTa
dirt cheap. ."-Yazoo City Sentine.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21

Of course, everybody is blue
and a month ago things were at
a standstill, but people are real
izing they are going TO live just
the same. that they must put
in other crops besides cot
ton next year, and that they
must learn how TO market these
crops intelligently. For this rea
son. many readers will avail
themselves of the opportunity TO
get both The Aberdeen Weekly
and the Progressive Farmer a
whole year for the reduced club
rate of 81.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21
carry on the affairs Of the county.

carry on the affairs of the county.
Third-We are in hearty sympa-
thy with an immediate abolish
ment of the state highway COM
mission and we, recommend a
speedy repeal of the statute pro-
viding that the motor vehicle tax
of the county shall be paid into
the state highway fund.
Fourth-We recommend tn a
either the office of state revenue
agent be put upon a salary basis,
or that the office be abolished, and
the duties now imposed upon the
state revenue agent be imposed
upon the attorney general. We ex-
pressly refrain from expressing any
opinion as to the suits now pending
against the insurance companies.
Fifth-We especially recommend
the elimination Of all unnecessary
offices, both in county and state,
and a reduction in the salaries of
officers in proportion to the duties
and responsibilities respectfully inn
posed upon each of them.
Sixth-We view with alarm the
tendency of the legislature to cre-
ate new departments and new Of
fees in the state and county, and
we believe that many that have
been created should be abolished.
Seventh-In view of the further
tendency of the legislature to evade
fhe constitution of the state of
Mississippi. in order to increase the
salaries of certain officers of the
state, we recommend that this ac-
ton on the part of our law-making
body be Immediately abandoned.
and in the language of Judge Cal
houn: 1t is the sense of this
body that a man who evades the
constitution is worse than the man
who violates it."
Eightb-Whereas, it has been
called to our attention that the
state tax commission has failed and
refused to certify to the tax collec-
tor the assessment of the public
service corporations of the state of
and whereas said cor
poration are now holding money
due the state of Mississippi. and
various counties of the state, in
the way of taxes. and thus reap
ing the benefit of a large amount
of interest, and whereas the state
of Mississippi. and various counties
of the state. are in great need of
we recommend that a COM
mittee be appointed to investigate
the reason why the state tax COM
mission has failed to certify these
assessments. and that the result OF
this committees investigation be
published in the daily press, so
that the public may know why
these public service corporations
have been withheld.
Ninth-Resolyed that a copy OF
fhc1o roeolufiono 10 f,,~r:ehal A.
press for publication. tSigned.)
COMMITTEES.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21
state or ohio. city OF roledo Lucas

State OF Ohio. city OF Toledo. Lucas
County-sB.
Frank y. Cheney makes oath thar he is
senior partner OF the arm of +. J. Cheney
4 Co.. doing business in the City of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid. and that
said Arm will pay the sum or ONE HUN
DRED DOLLARS for any case OF CataTrh
that cannot be cured by the use of
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Z Sworn 70 before me and subscribed in
my presence. this 9Th day or December,
A ID. 1885
(seaD A w. Gleason. Notary Public
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is tax
on internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces OF the System.
Druggists, T5c. Testimonials free.
=. J. Cheney q Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21
COPIAH COUNTY CITIZENS
AROUSED INTO ACTION
Assemble i'm Mass Meeting and
Pass Timely Resolutions

The resolutions printed below
resulted from the discussion oil
tax conditions that burden the
people of Mississippi. Citizens
of 1opiah county met in Hazel
hurst in mass meeting, and after
fhorou-h discuss sn and dsEbeI-
alton, enunciated the resolutions
which they gave TO the press for
exploitation for the benefit of
the people of the entire state.
The Weekly publishes these
resolutions because we observe
in them much to cause reflec-
ton. and because the conditions
set forth in them as affecting
Copiah county is general
throughout the state.
The change of the country
from war times to peace times is
largely responsible for the gen.
eral depression that peryades the
country. When money was
plentiful everything was high
and, generally. people were
prosperous. but for lack of vision
that these abnormal conditions
could not last, most of them
were caught in the maelstrom
unprepared, into which the sud-
den slump in prices of labor, farm.
mill and factory products. and
the withdrawal of easy money
from the channels of circulation
plunged them.
After reading the resolutions
nearly everyone will conclude
that something must be done to
save the country from ruin.
Something must assuredly be
done TO relieve the present strain
of the situation, and something
will be done; but il must be done
largely through the people
themselves, who must return to
sane program of living. and
thus impress those in authority
that retrenchment in govern
ment expense is desired and re-
quired.
The resolutions follow:
Resolved. by the citizens and
taxpayers of Copiah county. in
mass meeting assembled:
First-That we view with alarm
the ever increasing tax burden that
is being placed upon the taxpayers
of Copiah county, and we are heart
lily in sympathy. with every move-
ment tending to reduce the taxes
that we now regard as entirely too
high.
Second-That we recommend to
the board of supervisors the most
rigid economy. consistent with good
business judgment. in the admins
tration OF all county affairs. No
expenditure OF appropriation should
be made except those absolutely
necessary to properly protect the
interests Of the county and properly
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21
W. A. THWEATT is NOW
BEHIND PRISON BARS
Will be Held For Preliminary
Trial on Charge of Murder

The coroner's jury empaneled
to enquire into the cause of the
death of Mrs. w. A. Thweatt,
whose charred remains were
supposed to have been taken
from the ruins of the Thweatt
home. on the Binford Pike. which
was destroyed by fire early in
December. 1920. finished its de-
liberationS Wednesday night.
The verdict rendered was that
Mrs. Thweatt came TO her death
by burning at the hands of her
husband. w. A. Thweatt, an act
of felonious murder. Thweatt
was Immediately placed under
arrest and is held prisoner in
the county jail. pending a pre-
liminary trial.
No occurrence that has trans
pired in this section in recent
years has been a topic of greater
discussion and speculation than
the burning of the Thweatt
home. With bis wife and chill
dren, w. A. Thweatt moved TO
Aberdeen from Liyermore, KY,
Nov. Is. 1920. After remaining
in Aberdeen several days Mr..
and Mrs. Thweatt moved out on
the Prairie Binford Pike, Into
home they had rented from DR..
Preston Cornelius. leaving their
children in town at the residence
of George Pickle, in order that
they might attend school. On
Dec. 9th the Thweatt home
burned and Mrs. Thweatt was
burned TO death. The husband
said that during the night he
was awakened by smoke and
flames and that he aroused his
wife and told her to get up, the
house was on fire. He then put
on his clothes, cot a quilt and
went out TO the wen 10 wet the
quilt so he could extinguish the
flames. While at the we'll he
heard his wife scream, he said,
and when he reached the house
the room was solid blaze and
he could not get to her. Mrs.
Thweatt'S remains were pre-
pared for burial and inferred in
Odd Fellows Rest, this city. ].
B. Lewis, sheriff, ordered an in
yestigation. County Attorney
Tubb impaneled jury of six
men-Jeff Lee, w. B. Harrison,
6. S. Clopton, ]. B. ElixSon, r.
w. Flynt and George G. Gordon.
During the investigation it de-
veloped that there was $4,000
insurance on Mrs. Thweatt's
life and that Mr.. Thweatt carries
S33, 500 on his life. The insur-
ance companies have employed
two detectives TO Investigate the
death of Mrs. Thweatt and they
have been working on the case
since the middle of December,
when the investigation stopped
to await developments.
Last Tuesday the BODY alleged |
TO be that of Mrs. Thweatt, was
for further post mortem
examination, and resulted in
neglible testimony in the sum
total of evidence upon which |
he jury based its verdict.
Public sentiment in this ter
ritory is tense, pending further
egal investigation.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21

There really is very little sense
in the worrying the paraeraphers
are doing about losing Mr.. Burleson
is a subject for enlightened COM
'ment. Personally we intend to re-
gard him as retroactive for several
years.-Ohio State Journal.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21

A St. Louis man is advertising to
find the owner of vanity case left
in his car. And his wife. it is as
sumed. is right back OF him in his
frantic quest .-Tulsa Tribune.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21

Holland is reported to have made
liquor prohibitive for the poor.
Strange how other countries ape
the United States. Richmond IVA
Times Dispatch.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-01-21

MSS.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1921-01-20
[. S E.. G. LYONS SURPRISES
MIR. AND MRS. C. HENGSTLER

Several members of the L. S. c.
with their husbands, surprised Mr.
and Mrs. George Hengstler at their
home Tuesday evening of last week
A merry evening was enjoyed and at
ter a fine lunch, the guests departed
at a late hour leaving nice painting
Tor them as a remembrance.
Mrs. Dan Graves had the misfortune
to fall and dislocate her shoulder. Dr.
CahoOn was called and she is now do
ing as we'll as possible.
Mr.. Patrick is very sick at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Kit Haskins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley and Mrs. Edger-
ton Berkeley and son, Ralph, visited in
Madison several days last week.
Mrs. Fred Farwell is reported as
not so well as usual. She has been
very patient suffer for many years.
Mrs. Leith Fellows has gone to join
her husband in their new home in
Richland Center. The members of the
Sansum family had a farewell gather
ing for her at the David Sansum home
Sunday.
Friends here are very sorry to learn
of the very serious condition of our
old neighbors, Mrs. VIM. Lamberton
and Mrs May Burnett, but hope for
better news from them soon.