The Little River news., 1922-07-05
TO THE PUBLIC:

TO THE PUBLIC: understand there is much talk by few individuals of Dr. A. B. Bishops bad faith to mine and my children's financial interest, by giving me bad advice in disposing of the two-story brick business house known as the Lott building. This talk is not true because he has rendered us valuable aid when it was needed; he has been a valuable friend in need, which makes a friend indeed.
 l will make short statement of the business dealings:
 My late husband, T. J. Lott, often told me if he died first that Dr. A. B. Bishop was one man to whom l could go to in confidence who would be strictly honest with me and told me he had good business judgment. I have nicG7 room house situated on forty acres of land, which had a mortgage of several years standing when MT. Lott died. A few years after his death the mortgage was foreclosed. was not financially able to buy it and tho party owning the mortgage bought my home. Dr. A. B. Bishop come to me with the money to redeem it, and he is the only man who offered it.
 At my husbands death the estate was very much in debt. The Lott brick building was mOrtgaged to two corporations They and the. individual creditors were very indulgent to me, but I saw he debts had to be paid and the rents would not pay the monthly payments and support me and my children-Dr A. B. Bishop very kindly preferred to make the property when sold, bring enough to pay all the debts including the ten thousand the estate owed me, however, he told me if he happened to be the successful bidder certain individuals would say he advis- ed me to sell it so he could buy it. told him to go ahead and make it bring all he could and pay no attention to such gossip, which I am proud to say he and his son did. They paid twenty three thousand dollars for the building, which was five hundred dollars more than anyone else bid.
 After the building was sold and l., as Administratrix of the estate, went to pay off the claims found that one of the claims of three hundred dollars was held by Dr. Bishop. About five months before he thought the party owning it was going to sue the estate and he paid dollar for dollar for the claim to keep the estate from being sued.
 He found that could buy the Ford Garage for $7,5OO.OO and told me about it.. I bought it and I am getting one hundred dollars per month net for it., and have a standing offer of $S,500.O0 for it, which is one thousand dollars profit.
 None of my property is mortgaged; 1; ' I am out of debt and have a regular income which I attribute to Dr. A. B. Bishops kindness and financial aid. l do not consider his bargain in the Lott building as near as good as mine in ' the Ford garage building.
 Dr. A. B. Bishops advise, financial aid and help has been very satisfac- tory to me and think it ought to be to the other people. He always told me I was not getting enough rent for my buildings. The interest manifested now by certain individuals in my busi- ness comes too late to do me any good if they had manifested as much inter- est when I needed it I could appreciate lit more.
 I make these statements in justice to true and tried friend, say trust Dr. Bishop and he will never be found wanting.
 Mrs. T. J. Lott. IN Ashdown, Ark, July 3, 1922. N 11