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The Little River news., 1921-02-19
Arkinda News.

Arkinda, Feb. 17.-(SpeciaD Mrs. Rosa White and children were here from Idabel Sunday and Monday.
 L. A. Key was here from King Rider this week.
 Mrs. Maude Pritchard and son, Lloyd, will start in a few days to Seattle, Washington.
 The w. H. Adams Lumber Company has sold their say mill to Moore Prit- hard and Wallace.
 w. H. Johns is here from Louisiana.
 Ernest Key was here from King Rider Thursday.
 It is rumored that they will quit taking cross ties here soon. We hope they will and go to paying for them. They have took" ties long enough.
 Mrs. J. w. Epps and children re- turned home from Gillham Tuesday. after a two weeks visit,
 Jim Goodwin came in this week from Little Rock to see his sister. Mrs. J. c. Turner.
 Martin Lewis is contemplating go- ing north for his health this spring.
 The little son of MT. and Mrs. A. c. Stewart swallowed marble the other day, but it happen not to prove fatal.
 Rev. Howell preached at the school house last Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Andrw Copeland will start for Ranger, Texas. next week.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19
,Ashdown School News.

Don't forget the lyceum Saturday night, February 18th.
 We do not see many visitors in chapel. Everyone is welcome.
 There are only sixty-five more days of school. Let us make them the best of the term.
 The Metropolitan Concern Company which will be here Saturday night IS one of our best numbers. Don't fail to come. If you do not have season ticket it costs only 25c, 35c and soc at the door. Any lyceum number IS worth that.
 After little more practice our base ball team will be ready to challenge any team in the county
The Little River news., 1921-02-19
Ogden News.

Oeden, Feb. IT. IF (SpeciaI '- Our play, After tile Game given at the school auditorium Friday evening was ,a great success, the proceeds amount ing to $45..00. The house was packed 'and everyone present was much pleas ed, and greatly enjoyed the play, feel ing benefited and inspired for such a play IS indeed worth while. Especial ly were our home town people much pleased for they didn't really know they have such wonderful talent among them. The play was rendered perfectly. not an error was made. Saturday afternoon from to 5 o'clock. Miss Madie Cosette Crouch was at home to the society maids. which includes only few of her large circle of friends, for a fudge party. The fudge was dandy and Miss Couch. with the assistance of her sister, Mrs, Fiber McDowell, proved herself to be a delightful entertainer. The popular participants who yielded to the res ponse of Miss Crouch's invitations. were Misses Martha Cleo Ogden, Min nie Fay and Mary Belle Smithson, Es- sic Hankins, Cordie Lewis and Emma Bearden, Hicks.
 MT. and Mrs. Roy Budd, Misses Nellie Kolb and Idel1e Furlow attended church in Texarkana Tuesday evening.
 Mrs. Archie Mills was shopping in Texarkana Tuesday.
 Misses Ethel Smithson and Emma Bearden of Hicks were week end visi- tors here.
 MT. and Mrs. James Griffin Goodman of Texarkana spent Sunday at this place with friends and relatives.
 Fred Hut, one of our best young men, left Tuesday for Fouke for future residence. He will be greatly missed in Sunday school (Methodist) of which he was superintendent and in the Ep- worth League and s. A., he being an active member.
 Miss Marguerite Budd who is attend ing school in Texarkana came out Fri day to attend the play After the Game" and to be at home with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Roy Budd for the week end
 MT. and Mrs. Book Phillips, MT. and Mrs. Homer Coggin, Misses Myrtle Furlow and Ollie Louton, and MT. Glen Black of Ashdown came down Friday to see After the Game"
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence Hankins and little son, Clarence Jr., returned home from Ashdown Sunday.
 Mayor w. M. Hankins made busi-. ness trip to Ashdown Saturday.
 Master Newton Bates and Robert Bede Furlow celebrated their 18th and 9th birthday, respectively, Monday the 14th. About 25 little friends were pre- sent and games were played from to 5 D. m. The main feature of the after-i noon was the "donkey's tail' contest, which created great excitement. Mrs. J. H. Furlow and Miss Minnie Smith son then served the youngsters with punch and presented each with a Val entine as souvenires.
 We now have street light, among the best for town of this size.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19
PAULEY CLUB MEETS
Miss Norwood's Talks Were Features
 at the Meeting of Club.

Winthrop, Feb. 16.-(Special) The Pauley club met Thursday, Feb. 10, at 10 a. m. Four club members were absent and four were present. Miss Norwood took charge of the meeting and made an interesting talk on her trip to Cuba. The result of Miss Nor wood coming was that we got three new club members with the prospects of more, The Pauley club will meet the 1Sts at ten o'clock.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19
LOST IN QUICK SAND
Driller at Sutton We'll in Hampstead
 Has Fishing Job on Hand.

Hope, Feb. 16.-Claude Waddle, who returned from the Sutton well, four teen miles east of Hope today, reports that the tools were lost in cave In of quick sand last Friday and that the crew Is fishing for them with espec- idly designed implements brought from Shreveport With the tools com pletely buried in quick sand it. may rsquire some time to get drilling under MY asatn
The Little River news., 1921-02-19
VAULT FULL OF GOLD
U. S. Treasury Needs More Room tc
 Store Wealth.

Washington, ebs 11.--Congress was asked today to provide more space here for storing government funds. Abolishment of the subtreasuries has resulted in the transfer of all gold to the federal treasury here and has choked the great vault. Assistant Sec retary Gilbert told the House Public Buildings Committee. An extra vault should be provided at the earliest pos sible date, he said.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

This promises to be another build ing year in Ashdown. With two story building being completed and another gotten under way this week comes the announcement that still an- other brick hotel is to be built. not overlooking the fact that our business streets are being reconstructed in a permanent way.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

Ashdown Chamber of Commerce. How do you like it? Young, but grow ing, and not born minute too soon. Lots to do, and the new secretary says he could find work to keep several men busy. An organization that finds plenty to do will never rust out. Get your name on the membership roll
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

There are plenty of visible evidences that we are beating back to normal. Time to quit marking time and move forward with the program.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19
AI Lost My Best Customer Thru Rats"
 Writes J. Adams.

'Used to have the busiest Restau- rant in town until news spread that the kitchen was infested with rats; lost lot of my best customers until I tried Rat-Snap. Haven't pest in the place now. Restaurants should use Rat-Snap." Three sizes, 35c, 65c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by Henry and Joyner Hardware and Boyer Drug Store.--adv.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

A wide-awake Chamber of Com merce, had we had one when district No. 8 was being formed, would not have overlooked having the district complete the loupe and covering our downtown streets.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

Tn the large cities where building held back by the large lumber dealers holding up the price on old stocks is a different situation than the one pre- vailing here. We are where the mills are and where the prices are down and the mills hungry for orders. Go ahead and build.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

The Chamber of Commerce could get all the action it wants in tackling the light proposition, but perhaps it would be advisable to try something easy first
The Little River news., 1921-02-19
LITTLE RIVER NEWS SEMI-WEEKLY Per Year, S1.5O. In Advance. Published Wednesdays and Saturdays, GRAVES x GRAVES,
 Editors.
Entered to postoface at Ashdown. Arkansas. as second class mail matter.

Our lumber mills are beginning to get few small orders and many in- quiries from abroad, which is taken to mean that an industry that has been paralyzed for months is on the road to recovery.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

With more than 900 names on a petition favoring paving at Hope there seems to be no lack of sentiment.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

This is the time of the year when the tax collector enjoys his greatest popularity.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

We are approaching the season of the year when an annual clean up is ordered. Why wait for it?
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

We hear that the Wilson highway will be graveled all the way to Fore man by midsummer.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

Get in on that slogan proposition. The one that gives the best one gets prize.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

It has gotten so lately that when a fire hears the fire brigade coming it just naturally goes out.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

The Hagen Post of the American Le- zion is undertaking to build brick and concrete community house at Ha- zen. The house will have large au- ditorium and also a rest room, read ing rooms and shower baths.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

J. M. Blackman of Danville owns Holstein calf six months old. The cal weighs 47O pounds. During the pas 33 days the calf has taken on lO' pounds in weight.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19
JOHN !. DuLANEY-Attorney,a y,at.
 law-Ashdown. Ark.
ABSTRACTS

[S TOUR TITLE GoODi rho only way to llnd out is to have n abstract made. We have the oldsst and most complete set of records in tho county. Why should we not siva the best service lver Abstrae1 [ lnsurance Co, Once in aandersop building. Ashdown. Ark.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

J. M. Elrod, who owns farm jus
 west of Havana in Yell county, thinks he has discovered manganese on hi' place. He is preparing to make thorough examination of the deposit
The Little River news., 1921-02-19
Here and There in
 Arkansas.

A correspondent of the Gazette urged in a recent letter that war be made on sapsuckers because those lit. tie birds are destroying the timber in Arkansas. The Nevada County Picay., une doesn't like the idea. It says, however, that if there must be war on the birds we should have an honorary board of sapsuckers commissioner and it suggests that the birds shall be given until January 1, 1922, to dis pose of any sap they may have on hand, with the further privilege of carrying with them to some foreign wilderness certain amount of sap for medical purposes.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

A deposit of coal in the Ranger dis trict near Danville, the existence of which has been known for some time, will be worked by company organ, ized at Danville. Tie vein is said to be five feet thick at the surface and grows larger as it dips.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

A firm at Salen in Fulton county bought 200 live rabbits last week paying 25 cents each for them. The rabbits were shipped to firm in Penn sylvania.
The Little River news., 1921-02-19

DIR. R. |. MEEK General Practice Medicine and Surgery. On1cq i Eanderson Bldg. Phones: Odice 9l Resident 92. Ashdown, Arkansas.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
REPAIRS At THE :.
COLUMBIA INSTITUTE
RICHARDSON LUMBER cocPANY
is PUSHING WORK RAPIDLY TO
COMPLETION.

The work OF remodeling the prim-
airy school department of the Column
bia Institute is in charge of the Rich
ardson Lumber CO., and going for
ward very rapidly
President Ernest Cruikshank, stated
to The Herald today that when the
work was completed that the Institute
would have one OF the most complete
buildings for the primary department
in the state. =,
Everything is being made modern
and ,up.toidate, New floors, new, side
walls, new windows, drinking foun-
tains, new heating system, and q new
,yentillating system put TN, la,tno
! The school will open September the
twenty-first, the opening date of the
Institute. He also, stated that the
prospects were encouraging for good
boarding school this year. despite the
many DRAWBACKS the school has had.
President Cruikshank only hopes to
get enough boarders this year to
carry-on and for 1929, he hopes to
break all former records.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
AGAIN APPEALS FOR
M'CA|NES MEETING
Or. PATTON DECLARES THAT.
PEOPLE OF COLUMBIA ARE 4
MISSING MUCH.

To the Editor OF. The Herald. X
Why. 0 Columbian, did you not at,
tend the great meeting at McCains'
last night? Only twenty-five minutes
from yonr door Your auto wheels
ron night after night to give you fresh
ail1 and pleasure. Are they unframed
IN the way To divine seryices Listen,
the people OF the FIVE or six great sec,
lions of country represented in these
services are the very people that
makes your business go. Now, will
you refuse to patronize and encourage
their noble efforts to make our great
country better? You need, of course,
to see the meeting to appreciate the
fine spirit of It, Come tonight, 100
sharp. Dear brother preachers. are.
you leaders. T. A. PATTON,
Pastor Frierson Memorial. (
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
MINISTER'S ASSOCIATION
WILL MEET SEPTEMBER |
ATTENTION is CALLED TO UNION
REVIVAL SERVICE IN. PRO.
GRESS AT MCCAIN CHURCH.

The Maury County Minister'S Asso-
citation will hold it's next meeting at
McCain's Church Thursday, Septemb.
er LIST at 900 P. NJ.
Rev. Clyde Johnson will lead a dis
cussion on the subject OF Sunday
Afternoon Activities for Young Peo-
pie: after which the meeting will be
open for any business that may be
brought up.
There is Union Evangeiistic Meet.
ing in progress atGpMcCain's with
preaching every morning at 1890
It is hoped that as many of the min
listers as possible will come in the
morning and attend the service at
the tent. All who expect to come to
the morning services are requested to
to notify w. f. Woody, Columbia,
Route Z, that provision may be made
for their entertainment. AeNA
McCain's Church is on the Pulaski
pike seven miles south of Columbia.
nine miles east of Mt. Pleasant, and
five miles west of Culleoka with good
roads from all of these points.
The holding of the meeting at Nc
Gains at this time will give all of the
ministers an opportunity to be to-
gether in az great evangelstic service
in the morning in addition to the bust.
ness session after dinner, and there
should be full attendance.
S. Il. NEELEY, Pres.
D. d. LITTLE, Sec.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
FIVE BROTHERS IN
JAIL At SAME TINE
EVIDENCES OF BREWING ON A
LARGE, SCALE RESPONSIBLE
a.n rrFoR ARRESTS.
(By United tPress.)

SIGOURNEY,' Ia, Aug. 25.--Ffye
brothers filed the Sigourney jail here
this week. lulu-
At that, the family apparently was
not big enough for their arrest fol
lowed too much talking" wherein
one related to friend their prosperi-
ty in the gentle art of Bookkeeping.
Now the five Gehring Brothers, with
their hired man, are awaiting trial.
Evidences of brewing on large
scale were discovered by the officers.
Forty gallons of powerful corn whis-
ky. locally nicknamed tint" togeth-
er with stills and jugs. bottles and 9TH
er containers were scattered over the
Gehring barn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
ENORMOUS CROWDS At
CLOSING OUT SALE
TEN DAY SALE AT THE RACKET
LAUNCHED uNpgR rAvoRA
BILE CONDITIONS. s

One OF the largest crowds that has
attended sale In Columbia in recent
years was present this morning at the
opening OF the ten dayTefusing out sale
of the Racket stock by the purchss-
ers. Olshine Brothers. Two hours
before the time appointed for the
opening the crowd began to gather
and when the doors did open Il was
estimated that some 800 people had
congregsted to take advantage Of the
bargains. The crowd came from both
town and eosntry and IT was a buying
crowd too. F. y. Merrill. OF Minnesp-
oils, who is directing the sale. was
highly pleased at its success. This
sale will last for ten days.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
PORKtR PRICES a.,
QUATER HIGHER
CATTLE MARKET SLoW-sHEEP
AND LAMBS STEADY-PouLTRY
MARKET WEAK TO-DAY.

Porker prices continued on the up
grade today, advancing twenty-five
cents on both the Louisville and Nash.
vile markets, which II added to the
advance OF yesterday nearly; wipes odt
the disastrous slump of Tuesday. The
cattle. market was slow and draggy,
but quotations were unchanged XXI
III The sheep and lamb market was
repogted unehanged. .t''
an,Qn the local markets all quotations
were unchanged, but dealers report
the New York poultry market weak
and further declines are to he ex
pected. The egg market was steady
and unchanged.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
FALL Term FOR
STATE NORMAL
WILL OPEN AT MURFREESBoRo
ON SEPT. 20-To HAVE NEW
poRMiToRiES.

The fall term ofthe Middle Tennes-
see Normal will open Tuesday, Sept.
goth. Prospects indicate an unusual.
ly large attendant The only thing
that has Retarded lthei growth of the
Middle Tennessee. State Normal has
been the lack Of facilities for housing
students The Legislators in 1917 pass
ed an act providing for an issuance of
1925. 900 school bonds; $4,000 of
which goes to the Middle Tennessee
State Normal school. These bonds
have been sold and the money is now
in the state treasury. The state
board of education will soon begin the
erection of a new dormitory and such
other buildings as the interests of the
school demands and the funds availa.
BILE will permit.
The present dormitory will accom-
modate about 125 students The one
to be erected will be approximately
the same size. In addition to the dor
mitory space provided there are three
large houses rented in which there Is
room for 125 students. Besides hous-
ing space for $50 students there are
rooms in close proximity to the dining
hall which may be rented at aireasen-l
able price and students can take their
meals at the dining hail. ,where board
is furnished at actual cost of food and,
service, which did not exceed $14 per
month the past year. I@or' p II
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
MANY ATTEND THE !.
FUNERAL SERVICES

The following out of town people at
tended the ClarRfuneral here on Wed,
nesday: p. j. Clark. Lebanon, Tenn.,
Mrs. Lawrence Brennan, Miss Sadie
Brennan, Mrs. Nellie Sullivan, Mrs.
Statia Hogan, Misses Agnes and Mar
guerite Bevington, Miss Mary F. Ora,
dy, Of iNa,shYille, ! en- !, Mr., and Mrs,
n. - su e!lGN gan1 ana daughter, Mr. ana
Mrs. Tom Callahan, Mr.. and Mrs, otie
Peterson, Mrs. Tim Sullivan, Pulaski,
Tenn; Mr., and Mrs. Mike Clark. Ath-
ems, Ala; Miss Mary Timon. Memphis,
Tenn; Rev. T. C. Abbott and Eugene
Gazzo, Nashville and J. c. Cunning
ham. of Franklin, conducted the SER
vice.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
Appears,'M Nude
sTo1lB4rfz
At Big Sale and
Causes Near Riot

Help, Police. gaH 9di ~4aqib y
Quick, the curtains. "a" sr'rsHfeq
An amusing, and to some, an embar.
RAISING incident took place this morn.
ing in front of the Racket store as the
enormous crowd gathered to await the
opening of the doors on the big sale
A youth of some six or seven sum-
mers, whose name might have been
Johnnie, became wedged in the mass
of sweltering humanity, and as the
rays of Old Sol begun to get in their
work, perspiration could be seen trick
ling down the lads face. Suddenly he
decided that it was entirely TOO hot
for comfort, and something had to be
done at once He made his way to the
edge Of the crowd, discarded both his
outer and inner garments (they may
have been both outer and inner so fan
as this reporter could learn, but nev-
ertheless when discovered he was
seated in an automobile clad only in
his birthday clothes thoroughly enjoy.
ing the refrPshingl breezes. His little
sisters with him were unable to per-
sude him that it was improper to ap-
pear in public in such an attire, and it
became necessary for some of the old
er and wiser ones to take part in the
little comedy.
Special Patrolman Ed Morgan, who
CHANGED to be passing finally succeed
ed in getting the lad to don his cloth
ing. but Johnnie did so under protest,
declaring he was entirely too hot to
wear the conventional shirt and
britches.'
No less amusing than the boys de-
cision to cast convention into the dis.
card was the expression upon the
faces of spectators. Some of them
smiled as they glanced and poor swell.
tering Johnnie, and perhaps wished
that they had the nerve to do the
same thing, while others regarded him
with borrow stricken expressions
H but needless to say, Johnnie furnished
! enough thrills for the crowd to com.
pensate for the long wait before the
doors were opened.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
TAYLOR APPOINTS
IMMIGRATION BOARD
ONE MEMBER FROM EACH CON-
OCCASIONAL DISTRICT NAMED
BY JUNGLE ALF."

Special to The Herald.
NASHVILLE. Tenn, Aug. 25.-Gov.
Taylor has named the following state
board of immigration:
T. F. Peck, commissioner: J. w.
McInturff, Greehville; John R. Will
liams. Knoxville, J. F. Erickson, Ath-
ems: G. E. Harrison. Crossville; C. c.
Henderson, Murfreesboro; HerYey
Whitfield. GAINESVILLE: W. r. Webb,
McEwen: Terry Alternately. Selmer;
W. F. Poston. Alamo; Charles Quinn.
Memphis.
The appointments are purely honor
airy and carry no remuneration.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
REV. 7. 7. THOMPSON
CLAIMED BY DEATH
WELL KNOWN BAPTIST MINISTER
ANSWERS CALL AT HELENA,
ARKANSAS.

Rev. T. T. Thompson, we'll known
minister of the Baptist church, and In
recent years minister at Helena, Ark,
died there on Sunday night. The re-
mains were brought to the old home
at Nashville today where the burial
took place. Mr.. Thompson Is a broth.
er of W. b. Thompson, Of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs, Thompson went TO Nash.
vile this morning TO- attend the lfunerl
al Rev. Mr., Thompson hads Visited
and frequently preached iT rosdmfia
and had many friends here. ~" ~
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26

and quite the appropriate place for
the uniting OF two young lives that
were first draw to each other on the
same spit. The beautiful ring GERS.
mony was used.
me bride is a most beautifut young
girl who has endeared herself to all
oi hef acqniantances by her sweet
winning ways and personal charms.
Mr.. Watson is a very popular young
business man. He served with credit
In the world war. being first sergeant
of the local battery of the Hath field
artillery. He was one of the charter
members and first post adjutant of
the local post of the American Leg
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
Army Piers At ,
Z.
HObOken Burned !
To Waters Edge
.(By United Press.)

sH6oBOKEN. Aug. 25.-An army
( o sSnHrt convened today to determines
the responsibility for the ten million
dollar fire, which last night destroyed
transport headquarters here. 4
3 Two of the army's three piers were
burned to, the water and the third was
left blafkened ,and shaky, The giant
Liner ,Leyiathan, warped between two
of the piers escaped with compare
lively light damage, amounting to
perhaps. 100000. At one time 5000
bodies of American soldiers recently
arrived from France were threatened
with cremation.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1921-08-26
GRAIN AND VLouR,

Corn-Per barrel. $2.75.
Crimson Clover-Per bushel $3.50.
Corn meal-S0 in bulk.
soc bushel In bags.
Oats-Per bushel 35 cents.
Wheat, at local mills, No. 2. per
bushel, sl.25.
Flour-Superlative patent, 1915
barrel; best patent, 1915: barrel;
bran. $500 ton; shorts. $4,000 ton;
dairy feed, $500 per ton.