davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-11-17

was beaten following a squabble on
Court street was referred to by Gregg
as the work of a drunken committee
that h1d no authority to represent the
Laborers' Union as spokesmen or any
thing else"
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
VELVET BEAN ACREAGE
is GREATLY INCREASED

Much more acreage in the Vi
cinity of Washington is being
planted to velvet beans this
year than ever before, some of
the farmers planting this crop
IN nearly all their corn fields.
Our farmers have been slow
to realize the value of the velvet
bean as a cheap feed crop. For
the past several years, however,
w. P. Ratliff, velvet bean en-
thusiast, has demonstrated to
others that the crop pays. He
has been growing the beans in
his corn fields, pasturing the
fields after harvesting the corn
crop. The cattle begin feeding
on the beans in early winter, af-
ter other crops disappear, and
the cattle keep fat almost all
winter without being fed from
the crib.
One of the heaviest growers
of velvet beans here this season
will be A. N. Stroud. Mr.. Stroud
has planted twenty bushels of
these beans in his corn fields.
w. V. Frazier also has a large
acreage and many other farm
ers of this vicinity are planting
more or less acreage to this
crop.
When first matured the vel
vet bean does not make desira-
BILE feed for stock, as the beans
are very hard until they lie in
the fields for some time. Their
real value lies in this fact, as
they are eaten and relished by
stock after the other field crops
are gone.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
SUMNER SCHOOL

Hope, June 15.-The summer
school for Negro teachers, now
being conducted at the Shower
Street High School for Negroes
of this city, is proving quite a
success, as may be seen by the
interest being demonstrated by
the many teachers in attend
ance. There seems to be a deal
of new life and inspiration I'M
bibed by the one hundred and
fifty teachers now attending
this school. Prof. H. c. Yerger
is sparing no pains in making
this school what it should be.
The personnel of the faculty
is as follows: Professors K. &.
Childress of the public schools
of Pulaski county, T. R. Davis
of Philander-Smith college, Lit
tie Rock, E. N. Glover of Brink
ley, Ark, Misses Lena Plante-
vigne of Baton Rouge, La, and
Ruth Steimen, teacher of Do
mestic Science of st. Francis
county, Ark.
1t is apparant that the teach
ers of Hampstead and adjacent
counties should rally to the
support of this school, as it Is
proving to be a great source of
help and inspiration to those
who are taking advantage of
its courses of study.
An address on race relations
was delivered by Prof. D. L.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
NOTICE OF SALE.

l have ordered to be sold at public
auction, for cash in hand, at the J. H.
Martin farm near the town of Nc
Caskill, Ark, on the 25th day of June,
1921, between the hours of 9 o'clock
a. m. and 3 o'clock p. m. the following
described property, to-wit:
One roam bull years old; one red
and white heifer 2 years old. These
animals haves been condemned by me
according to law for running at large
in violation of the Hampstead County
Stock Law.
Give under my hand this the 21st
day of June, 1921.
H. H. HARDY, J. P.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24

come, even though it has been
demonstrated time and again
that other products will yield
bigger returns. The thing to
do then is to get the people
formed into battle line and
march upon General Weevil be-
fore he has recruited a suffi-
cient force to withstand the as
sault.
"In other sections of the
country splendid crops have
been gathered by the en-
ployment of the one method OF
picking up squares. If this is
done thoroughly it will give the
squares left on the stalk a
chance to mature. This is a
lot of extra work but is it not
better to do extra work and
make some COTTON than not DO
it and lose our cotton? Every
punctured square, containing
the eggs of weevil, that is de-
stroyed now means the destruc-
tion of hundreds of boil weevil
,ater in the season. While the
punctured squares are being
picked up it is essential that the
cotton be plowed once a week.
A good diea is to use a long
singletree to brush the weevil
off into the hot sand and that
will be the end of them"
Hope Chamber of Commerce
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
PROBATE COURT NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
following Administrator, Executors,
Guardians and Curators have filed
their settlements with the Probate
Court for approval and confirmation,
to-wit:
D. W. Hawthorn, Guardian of Bes-
sic Hawthorn.
Mrs. Ella Gold, Administrators Est.
Of S. o. Gold, Decd.
D. G. Richards, Guardian Mildred
Richards, Minor.
R. E. Wood, Executor Estate of C.
F. Wood, Decd.
o. A. Graves, Administrator Estate
of C. NJ. Pifer, Decd.
Mrs. W. N. Hairless, Guardian Lo-
rene Hairless ct al, Minors.
Little Pondexter, Admintratrix Est.
of John E. Pondexter, Decd.
And all persons interented in the
settlement of any such estates are
hereby ordered to come forward and
file exceptions to such accounts, if
any they have, on or before the second
Monday of the next July term of this
Court or they will be forever barred
from excepting to such accounts or
any item thereof.
JOHN L. WILSON, Probate Clerk.
By Edgar B. Black, D. c.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24

blow that a number of them say frank
ly the only way in which they can ex-
list is ito go deeper into debt every
day."
Some Of them have borrowed money
on their salaries for months ahead
and must borrow more.
One government official, on a salary
Of 1000 marks month, which before
The war was a reasonable wage, said
he had been unable to buy any clothes
for four years, that his garments now
were threadbare, his shoes worn out
and he had contracted debts with his
grocer which he could not pay.
"There is nothing to do but keep on
going deeper and deeper into debt" he
said. 81 do not know where 1t will
end, nor what will become of me.
earn 1900 marks a month; a suit Of
clothes costs me 5000, a pair of shoes
500, a good meal nearly 100; cigars,
cigarettes wines. they are out Of the
question"
II is not uncommon for men who
We're once wealthy or held high-sal-
aried positions to ask foreign acquaint-
ances TO remember them IN case they
have an old suit or a pair of shoes
ito throw away"
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
NAUGHTY LITTLE DOORS GO
Swinging Portals in Health Depart
ment Made Washington Clerks
Too Sad.

Observation-Disclosures doors like
those which were once the welcoming
portal to many barrooms were removed
from the entrance to the health de-
partment of the District of Columbia.
Officially they We're removed to pre-
vent them swinging back and forth in
the faces Of visitors. But unothcially
and right from a thirsty-tongued mem
Der of the health department. they
were removed because they brought
back memories of the pre-Nolstead
days and prevented department en-
ployees from concentrating on their
work.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
COMMISSIONER'S SALE

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance Of the authority and directions
contained in the decretal order of the
Chancery Court Of Hampstead Coun-
ty, made and entered on the 9th day
of May, 1921, in a certain cause (No.
759) then pending therein between
Washington State Bank, complainant,
and Nose Muldrow and Irene Null
drow, defendants, the undersigned, as
Commissioner Of said Court, will Of
fer for sale at public vendue to the
highest bidder, at the front door or
entrance of the county courthouse, in
which said court is held, in the Coun-
ty Of Hampstead within the hours
prescribed by law for judicial sales,
on
quarter, all in Section Thirty-six 1861
Township Eleven (11) South, Range
Twenty-six (26), West, in Hampstead
County, Arkansas.
Southeast quarter Of Northwest
quarter; Northwest quarter of South
east quarter, and Southeast quarter
of Northeast quarter of Northwest
Wednesday, the 9Th day of July, 1921,
the following described real estate, to-
wit:
TERMS OF SALE: On a credit of
three months, the purchaser being re-
quired to execute a bond as required
by law and the order and decree of
said court in said cause, with approx
ed security, bearing interest at the
rate of 10 per cent per annum from
date of sale until paid, and lien be-
ing retained on the premises sold to
secure the payment of the purchase
money.
Given under my hand this 9th day
of June, 1921.
L. F. HIGGASON,
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
NOTICE TO CONFIRM TITLE

Notice is hereby given that there
hos teen filed in the office of the clerk
Of the Hampstead Chancery Court the
petition of Oscar NanRiper for the
confirmation of title in him of the
following lands lying in the county Of
Hampstead and State of Arkansas,
to-wit:
Lot No. in Block No. II, Smiths
Addition to Fulton, Arkansas, and
the petitioner claims title to said
lands ty purchase at tax sale on the
18th day of June, 1910.
Lots 2, and 4, Block %; all of
Block 145; all of Block 1T, and Lot
No. 4, in Block 62, all in the town
Of Washington, Arkansas, and the
petitioner claims title to said lands
by purchase at tax sale on the 14th
day Of June, 1915.
All persons who can set up any
right or title to said lands so pur-
chased in consequence of any infor-
:aality or any irregularity connected
with such sale, are hereby called up
on to show cause at the next Septem-
Der, 1921, term of the Hampstead
Charcery Court why said sale so
made shall not be confirmed
Given under my hand as Clerk Of
the Hampstead Chancery Court this
l4th day of April, 1921.
L. F. HIGGASON, Clerk.
1916. By F. Y. Trimble, D. :
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS.

In the District Court of the United
States for the Western District of
Arkansas, Texarkana Division, In
Bankruptcy.
In the matter of
]. V. Mcdonald of Deaneyville, in
the County of Hampstead, State and
District aforesaid, a Bankrupt
To the creditors of the above named
Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of June, 1921, the above
named party was duly adjudicated a
bankrupt and that the first meeting Of
the creditors will be held at my Office
in the City Of Texarkana on the 23d
day of June, 1921, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon, at which time the said cred
itors may attend, prove their claims,
appoint a trustee, examine the bank
rupt and transact such other business
as may properly come before said
meeting.
Bankrupt's claim for exemptions
will be investigated at the same time
and place.
GUSTAVUS G. POPE,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Texarkana, Ark.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
Aged Man Likes Swimming.

Cleveland, O.-Thomas II. Farrell
is patiently waiting for the lake to
warm up TO a comfortable swimming
temperature. Mr.. Farrell says he pre-
fers swimming to eating. He's only
eighty years of age. 81 still go swim
ming every chance l get" Mr. Farrell
said "It's the greatest sport in the
world and helps to keep you in fine
form l guess l learned to love the
water when | was a ship Joiner in
my youth. I'm fond of boating and
all other aquatic sports"
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
$4,000 FOR SPOT OF GOLD"
"Spirits" Wouldn't Work, However,
So Aged St. Louis swindler
Goes to Prison.

Chester nl.-Joseph Pellinski, six
ty-one years old, of st. Louis, started
an indeterminate sentence of from one
TO ten years in the southern Illinois
penitentlary here, following his convic-
ton at Alton of swindling Weert Bau-
er, a retired farmer, out Of $4,000 un-
der the pretense he was aiding Bauer
to locate a pot Of gold'' valued at
$4,000 buried on Bauer's farm.
The gold, It was claimed, was to be
located through splritualistic seances
conducted by the defendants wife. 1t
was supposed to have been hidden by
a relative Of Bauer.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED FOR THE WEEK

Four marriage licenses, all of
whom were to negroes, have
been issued at the Office of Jno.
L. Wilson, county clerk, during
the past week. They are:
Willis C. Newton and Puella
Marshall, both of Hope; Rensey
Scott and Lolie Turner, Wash
ington; Addie Millsap and Pol
ly Washington, Fulton; N. H.
Camden, and Will
lie Wheaton, Hope.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
Colored Peoples Column Bed. .a';s :! HT.. y

Paisley (white), superintendent
of the Hope schools. Mr.. Pals
ley made a good, sound talk,
full of good advice and whole
some instruction, and his ad-
dress was well received by the
teachers.
z. T. Stamps, Reporter.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
Bachelors in Angora
Save Their "AngoraS'

Angora, Asia Minor.-The bill
introduced in the nationalist as
sembly which would compel all
men to marry unless prevented
by health reasons has been re-
jected.
Under the measure bachelors
would have been very heavily
taxed, while married men would
have enjoyed special privileges
in taxation and curtailed miii-
tary service.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24

MIS-. AaIIle Ellis has DSSll
seriously sick the past week but
is reported to be much improv-
ed now.
The little infant of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Trent is also better
after having been quite sick.
Miss Ira Jefferson is attend
ing the Normal Inst. at Hope
this week.
Prof. r. B. Williamson, Mr..
and Mrs. MCGEE and Mr.. Julius
Brown spent last Thursday and
Friday at Haygood Seminary
looking after the interest Of the
place.
Mrs. Minnie Betton is prac-
ticing the young people of the
Baptist church for a grand con-
cert which will be given here
the night of the oath inst. Re
member the date and avail your
self of the opportunity of wit
Messing a real live program.
Married-Mr. Woodson Wal
ker of Ozan to Miss Annabel
Gamble, Sunday night at 1880
o'clock at the Mt. Moriah c. M.
E. church, Rev. G. w. Jones Of
ficiating.
Rev. H. Hutchinson of Miner
al Springs was here with rel
atives Sunday.
Mrs. Florida Langford of
Jakajones was in town Satur-
day on lodge business.
Mrs. Eliza Lee and Mrs. Lucy
Coleman have been on the sick
list recently.
Prof. R. F. Boyd of Prescott
was in town Saturday on busi-
ness with the Masonic Lodge.
Mrs. Julia Keels is on the sick
list this week.
Mrs. Amelia Marshal and
son, ]. A. Marshal, of Dallas,
Texas, arrived Thursday for a
short visit to relatives here.
Mrs Malinda Green is on the
sick list this week.
Randall Tyus arrived Tues
day morning from st. Louis,
Mo-, where he has attended
Summer High School the past
nine months. He reports an en-
ioyable stop Of two days in Lit
tie Rock with relatives.
The members of the Pride of
Peace Chamber No. $50 Mosaic
Templars Of America held their
first dwelling Ceremonies over
the grave of the late Mrs. Eliza
Ogden at the old cemetery, Sun
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
After the unveiling program
was over, appropriate remarks
were made by Revs. Thos. Mar
tin and G. l.. Iyus.
Prof r. B. Williamson motor
cd from O2an Thursday.
Miss May Day Turner is at
tending the Teachers Normal
in Hope.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24

Tomato shipments are now
moving at Blevins in car lots
and it is said many cars will be
shipped from there this sea-
son. Growers are receiving 81
per bushel loaded on the cars
for them.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24

LOCAL MANAGER WANT
ED, at once by the largest con-
Germ of its kind in the world, to
develope and handle local bus
mess. No investment or eXpe-
rience required. S2500 to S10,-
900 profits first year, according
to population, and wonderful
future possibilities, as ours is a
staple commodity with constant
unlimited demand and we un-
dersell all competition. GUAR
ANTEE COAL MINING CO.,
1910 Como Bldg, Chicago.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
Married Life Burdensome in Old Age.

Belllngham, Wash.-Charging deser-
ton and nonsupport, Ida II. Smith,
eighty years old, appeared in court to
defend her suit for divorce against W,
F. Smith, eighty-six. The defendant
filed a cross complaint charging that
his wife had made his life burden
some.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
ONCE WEALTHY GERMANS HIT
uioh Cost Of Living Coupled With
chespness Of Mark and Lo"
Salaries Causing Hardship.

Rerlin.-The high cost Of living, cou-
rled with the deterioration of the
mark and low salaries, has hit Ger
nan government employees such
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
To Sail GLOBE:
N 4 lIfE8OAT
Th.69 NorWegians Plan interest
irg Trip That viii Take A5o1t
FEAR and a Halt.
ALL ARE TRAINED SEAnEa
Boat Will Have No Covering Except
Canvas Awning to Spread over
the 6unks When II Rains
Goat to Be sloop Rugged.

sew YOrk.-NOrwegians are no long
er the leading sea rovers they once
were, but their adventurous spirit is
not yet extingulshed. There is a
round tower at Newport built of rude
stones, a lasting monument to some
forgotten visitors TO these shores. Who
built II no one can tell, but surely not
aboriginal Americans for II embodies
prnciples Of architecture unknown to
usm. AnthrOpologists believe it was
.ssilt~by the Norsemen, who. there is
evidence to show, found America long
before Columbus, as early as the
Tenth century. Indeed there is
Morse tradition to that effect.
Adventurous Nor~egians.
These considerations are revived
by the fact that three young Norwe-
gians now in this city are planning
to cross the Atlantic ocean in an open
boat and eventually to circumnavi-
gate the globe. They are Capt. Miner
Tonning and Mates Otthar Peterson
and Helge Westerllng. TOnning was
at work on the Panama canal in 1915,
but going home was impressed into the
Norwegian navy. Peterson was petty
officer on another ship in the same
service. Westerling has also seen
much sea service. They are prac-
tically stranded here now, and are
laid up at the club of the Norwegian
Master and Mates association, No. 565
Henry street, Brooklyn, where a re-
porter was told their plans. Ton
ming acted as spokesman while the
other two listened and gave assent.
Their plans are nearly complete.
They have secured a 20-fOot life
boat, built by the Atlantic Life Boat
company of South Brooklyn. 1t is a
gift from the company, and while 1t
does not differ from the ordinary life
boat built for ship use, certain changes
have been made to adapt it for the
specifc purposes for which it will be
used.
Will Be Sloop Rugged.
II viii be sloop rigged, having a
26-foot malnmast and 12-foot top
mast. three feet Of which will be
above the hounds thus affOrding a
32-foot sail hoist. Two sets Of sails
will be carried, one of light canvas
for light and moderate weather, and
one of heavy canvas for stormy wealth
er. However, they hope to escape
stormy weather, except an occasional
souall, by sailing in summer time.
The boat will have no covering except
a canvas awning to spread over the
hunks when 1t rains. Cooking will be
done on an oil stove. They will start
with a stock for IA weeks provisions
in the hope of being able to cross the
Atlantic within that time.
They will leave Sandy Hook in the
near future and steer for the Scilly
or Azore islands. From Gibraltar
thev will 20 to Suez, Sumatra, the
philippines, Hawaii, California, Pana-
mn. pass through the canal and come
nm the Atlantic coast to New York.
The entire voyage is expected to take
from 16 to IS months.
Washington telegraph., 1921-06-24
HOPE c. OF c. LAUNCHES
FIGHT ON BOIL WEEVIL

Being alarmed at the ap-
pearance of the boil weevil so
early in Hampstead county cot
ton fields, the Hope Chamber of
Commerce has issued a folder
on the best methods to cope
with this pest for distribution
among the farmers of the coun-
ty. The folder reads as fol-
lows:
"The early appearance of boil
weevil in a number of Hemp
stead County cotton fields is the
cause for grave concern among
both farmers and business men.
To be perfectly frank the stu
alton is serious--the weevil ap-
parently is already perched up
on the plant waiting for the
squares to be formed before it
begins its deadly work. The
winter was the mildest for
many years and more weevil
survived than ever before. The
season for propagation and
multiplication is here and un-
less the first crop of weevil is
DESTROYED the farmer will lose
the fight and the weevil will
get the crop. 1t, therefore, be-
hooves each and every farmer
to bestir himself in an effort 20
exterminate the pest. 1t would
likewise be good sound jGig-
ment on the part of the bust
ness man to lend every POSSIBLE
assistance to the work Of en-
termination.
Hope is the home of staple
cotton and it would not be good
business judgment to sit with
folded hands and await the
havoc of the weevil. The farm
er must fight or lose the money
and labor already put into the
crop. To curb the ravages of
the boll weevil, it is going to
take the promptest kind of ac-
ton, but it may be done in a
large measure if the farmers
and business men will begin
right now and work together.
There are probably four eff
fective methods of combating
weevil destruction. The en-
ployment of either method
would probably save some cot
ton from the ravages of the
pest but a combination of the.
four methods is certain to se-, (,
duce weevil destruction to one
half. The four effective meth
ods Of fighting the weevil in
clude:
Hurrying the plant to matur-
ity by the use Of fertilizer.
Pick up and destroy punctur-
ed squares.
Plow shallow and frequently.
Spray calcium arsenate on
the plant.
THE advantage Of using ferti-
lizer to hurry the plants to ma
turity is to get the bolls ma
tured before the weevils have
multiplied sufficiently to eat the
crop. However, it might prove
disastrous to rely upon this
method alone, but when it is
combined with the old and tried
plan of picking up the pune
tured squares, and burning
them to destroy the first crop !.
of weevil, the farmer further
safeguards his crop. Add to
these two plans the shallow and
frequent plowing and the Wee
vii is further disturbed to the
extent that it multiplies less
freely. The use of poison is
recommended only when coadi-
ions are favorable. The weevil
does not get the poison in feed
ing, it gets itin drink. Therefore
the success Of this method de-
pends upon the amount of
dew that forms upon the plant.
The idea in the use of poison
is to poison the dew from which
the weevil drinks. In dry, hot
weather it is, therefore, useless
to attempt to poison the weevil.
If weather conditions are favor
Norwich bulletin., 1921-08-31
LIBERTY HILL

The Sewing circle will meet at One church rooms Friday afternoon instead of Thursday. The change was made this week because Of a town meeting to be held at The town hall Thursday after noon.
 Rev. J. II. Knott delivered a very ear nest sermon of unusual Interest Sunday morning number attended the services at she Willimsntic camp ground. Next Sunday the sacrament Of the Lords sup per will be administered and five persons will be received into the church A cradle roll was organized at the session Of the Bible school Sunday morning Mrs !. Earl James was elected superintendent
 Alr. and Mrs. Theodore Lyon of Stat- fordville called on Frinds here Saturday.
 Mrs. Lyon was Etta Hill and she for merly lived here with her parents in the house now owned and occupied by Mrs. |: \. Moves.
 At the C. F.. meeting Sunday evening { ii was voted 10 pay for covering for barn and ell roof al the parsonage and a new ! house pump.
 Mrs George A. Trotter attended the funera lof her cousin. Mrs. Clara Ernisi l u Rhode Island Sunday Miss Laura Green of Columbia was the guest of Miss Faith Knott over the week i end.
 ! Rev. J. H. Knott attended camp meet i ing Thursday.