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Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

Gus Gelles, popular commercial traveller, sailed on the Northwestern today for Cordova He will return on one of the next boats.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

Al Sellers, Grant Lake mill magnate and pioneer resident, was in Anchor age last week, laying in supplies for his operations at the lake.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

Mrs B. Raymond who arrived here from the interior Saturday night, sail ed this morning on the Northwest ern and will winter in the States.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

Brice Howard, agent for the Pacific Steamship Company, at Anchorage, sailed on the Northwestern for the States, to join Mrs. Howard and son, who left a week or so ago. The Towards will take an extensive auto trip through the Pacific coast states and on into Mexico before returning in February.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

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Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

Charles Isaacson, of Anchorage, was an outgoing passenger on the North western for the States.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

Harry Pearson, a Cleary creek op- orator, in the Fairbanks district, was a Seward visitor yesterday on his way 1 to the States.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

P. J. Rickert, prominent farmer and agriculturalist of Fairbanks, was a Seward visitor yesterday on his way to the states for a short visit MT. Rickert has one of the show places of the Fairbanks district and has demonstrated what can be done in Alaska.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

Three employees in the Gold Stream mining district near Fairbanks, left on the Northwestern to winter in the States.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

Walter Odine, Fairbanks restau- rant man and capitalist, left on the Northwestern for the States, where he will reside in the future Mr. Odine is pioneer of the interior district
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

Fred Moves, we'll known Fairbanks citizen, and former receiver for the First National Bank, was an outgo- ing passenger on the Northwestern, en route to San Francisco.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

Martin Pinski, we'll known Fair banks clothier, left on the Northwest ern for the East on his annual buy ing trip.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

Mel Holben, of the Seward Grill, is offering the business for sale in a Se- attle paper. A desire to go into oth- CT business is given as his reasons for selling. MT. Holben has run one ard and it is hoped his predecessor will be as good as he is.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

Oscar Anderson, proprietor of the Ship Creek market at Anchorage, and president of the Evan Jones Coal Company, left on the Northwestern on brief business trip to the States. He will return shortly after the Hol- idays.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

Frank Knight, is conductor on a train running into Seward, was an over-Sunday visitor.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-12-08

Mrs. Wm. Flynn and daughter, of Mile 20, who have been visiting in Seward the past few days, returned home today.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
Bible Study Class

ON Feb. 10 a meeting Of the Bible
study class was held at the home of
Mrs. Spikes. Eighteen members and
three visitors were present and all
manifested unusual interest in qucs,
tiOns that were discussed. Next Thurs.
day We are to meet at the home of Mrs
Hughes at two o'clock. y. m. to study
the second chapter Of John.
Mrs. j. II. O'Bryant, formerly Con.
ference Superintendent Of Young Pco.
PIES Work, was here between trains
Tuesday Of this week. She addressed
the W. NJ. $. mt the church. speaking
in behalf Of the young people. The
delegates 10 Helena induced Mrs
OBryanl 10 come. Following the
meeting at the church refreshments
we're served Mt .IOhnstOn's Drug Store.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
CITIZENS MEET TO
DISCUSS ROAD TAX

That the S.ar Herald is very cx-
cellent advertising medium was clear
ly proven again last Friday when one
hundred farmers, from one to five from
each of the twenty townships i'm the
Western Randolph Road District, as
scmbled at the court house here in
answer to call published in this
paper two weeks ago for delegates to
Il meeting here on this date to consid-
er the proposition Of resisting the pay.
ment of the special taxes assessed i'm
said road district. Every one of the
twenty townships was represented by
delegates in person.
The meeting was called to order by
W. L. Mock Of Ingram, who stated the
object of the call, whereupOn the body
went into organization by electing Tom
Taylor, of Maynard. chairman, and
Wesley Brown, secretary.
Several citizens representing differ
ent townships made short speeches in
Producing resolutions adopted in their
respective townships relative to the
matter of investigating the legality Of
the organization Of the district and
the assessment, each asserting that
his people were a unit in the matter
of standing pat" if it should be found
that there was any way of avoiding
the payment of an unjust tax. The
principle speakers were Ben ChOate
of Maynard, W. l.. Mock Of Ingram,
DIR. Hamil and H. NJ. Bishop of Poca-
hOntas.
An investigating committee cOmpos-
ed of Mr.. Choate, DIR. Hamil Grover
Dubois of Union township, Don NJ.
Ruff Of Little Black township and j.
A. Mclaughlin of Butler township was
appointed to make the investigation
for the people of the district, being
clothed with authority to go outside
the county and state for legal advice
If necessary. The committee organ
lied by electing DIR. Hamil chairman,
and Ben ChOate secretary, and their
first work will be to secure, If possible,
a restraining order preventing Collec-
tor Gullett from collecting the special
taxes assessed for this year, and then
to take further steps to secure per-
manent relief from all future special
assessments.
The report of the committee regard
ing the restraining order relative to
the payment of taxes to he collected
this year will he published in full in
the Star Herald in the issue Of Feb.
Goth. All persons are asked not to
pay any part of this tax until after
the report of this committee has been
published.
Due notice of further meetings of
citizens will appear in this paper at
the proper time.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
VOLUME xLIII NUMBER 2S
Pocahontas, ARR.
TO MY FRIENDS:

~ MY FRIENDS:
Having disposed of interests the local management OF
The Pierce Oil Corporation entire time
the writing of Life Insurance
Careful consideration by in the selection OF
company with whom affiliate strength reputation for fair
dealing with loss claimants, policyholders.
found that the MISSOURI STATE LIFE INSURANCE CO.
could better fn all requirements any company
operating in this immediate territory Organized in 1892 with al
most Five Hundred Millions Life Force doing bus
in Randolph County twenty years the only Life In
Company maintaining Agency benefit
of their polcyholders.
have been appointed Special for THE MISSOURI
STATE LIFE through Fisher Agents
who considering the buying in the
future will appreciate very opportunity placing be-
fore Missouri Policy exactly need
for which you intend buying policy.
Very truly,
MRS. IRA MAGRUDER.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
Legion Post Meets

The local post, American Legion,
met Tuesday evening and inaugurated
campaign for new memberships.
They will have a smoker and feed at
the court house next Tuesday night to
which every eX-Scryicc man in Ran.
dolph county is invited. The bonus
hill is before Congress This year and
II Is up to the eX-service men to get
behind and push It over. Tell all
your friends who are cx-service men to
come to POcahontas Tuesday night,
take part in the entertainment and
learn what the post is preparing to do.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
new OFFICERS FOR
POCAHONTAS C. OF C.

The POcahontas Chamber of Com
mcrce met last Friday with DIR. II. II.
Run presiding and X. A Mock acting
as secretary. A committee, composed
of Ben A. Brown, J. L. Bledsoe and
Joe s. Decker, was appointed to select
the board of directors for the coming
year. They selected DIR. J. w. Brown,
J. ID. Wells, G. II. Shannon, DAILY
Thompson. +. ]. Baltz, j. NJ. Hoffman,,
Il. A. Mock. DIR. IL. II. Run, J. o.
Snllee, J. $. Decker, John l.. Bledsoe
and ben A. Brown. as the board for
1924 and their selection was unani-
mously approved.
motion was made and carried
that n committee be appointed to ar
range a banquet which viii be held
on March I. The chair appointed Jas.
Favor, +. j. Baltz and Joe Decker
who win have charge of all arranf
mcnts.
At this meeting several importa
questions were discussed. among tn,
being the street paving proposition.
tourists camping ground and sew
age system for the town.
ON Monday night of this week th
met again and elec ed officers for 10
Joe $. Decker became president: ]
Bnltz, yicc-president Il. A. Mock, $
rctary; John l.. Bledsoe, attorney.
II was decided that all memb
who pay their dues Of $500 bef
March 1 will be given free ticket
the banquet. All women who
dues Of 81 will become associate IN,
bers Of the organization.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
ENDORSE BRYAN AS
LEADER OF PARTY

Endorsing the suggestion of ex-GOy-
ernor George W. Donaghey that VIII
liam Jennings Bryan be selected as
the Democratic standard bearer, 13
well known residents Of PocahOntas
sent letter to the Gazette yesterday,
i'm which they declare Bryan the best
man available for the presidency.
When we look out over this great
country of ours for some man in our
party who has always been right on
every public issue, whose public and
private life is absolutely above re-
proach. who has always fought ON the
side Of the common people, we find one
man and that man is william Jen-
nings Bryan" says the letter. mo
trace of dishOnOr ever has touched
him. no bribery has ever been big
enough to buy him, no graft ever has
been cunning enough to ensnare him.
He has gone through every big fight
against corruption of this country for
the last % years without the least
trace Of the smoke of dishonesty on
his garments"
The letter was signed by DIR. Horace
L. Ruff, l.. F. Blankenship, Il. IL. Gull
lett. l.. Il. Pickett, II. L. Haynes, J. ID.
Wells. Rector X. Johnston, X. l.. Mays,
c. A. Dixon, Jehu Presley, Keiffer
Campbell, Walter l.. Pope, NJ. +. Per
rim and others. saturdays Gazette.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
Lose At Hardy

The iOcn III basketeers went to
llnrCly last Friday and that night took
beating from the Hi team there by a
2G-6 score. The teams from these two
towns have met in battle many times
and this Is the first one-sided score
ever recorded. Heretofore both were
evenly matched, one side winning by
a margin of only two or three points.
The boys give as the reason for their
defeat, the unusual diminsions of the
Hardy cage. We beat the same team
here few weeks ago by score OF
2O15.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
FATHER AND SON"
BANQUET A SUCCESS

Three classes in the Methodist sun
day school arranged Father Son"
banquet which was held in the base
mcni of the First National Bank build
ing Wednesday evening. Two classes.
Mr.. Phipps' and Mr.. Greer's, composed
of boys and men were the fathers
and each member adopted "sOn" for
the entertainment. The sons were Sc
lected from the young men of the town
who had no Sunday school affiliations.
The young wOmens class, Mr.. Blanken-
ships, was given the task Of providing
the feast. Some task-but some feast.
DAILY Thompson was toastmaster.
The dinner was the first event OF
the program. Plates were laid for
about 100 and at G 80 the entertain
ment began. During the dinner, beau
tiful instrumental music was rendered
by Mrs W. +. IIamil at the piano and
Miss Lois IIamil, yiolinist.
An after-dinner talk was given by
Mr.. Pope on The relation Of man to
the boy In the development Of law.
abiding citizen"
Mr. BledsOc followed with Il talk on
THE relation of the church to the boy
IN the development of law-abidlng
citizen"
A vocal solo by Earl Bowers, where
IL My Wandering Boy Tonight" with
the assembly Joining in the chorus.
was next.
Bro. Gray then gave a talk on 'The
fathers relation to the boy in the de-
yelOpment of law-abiding citizen"
\ vocal solo. pal Of Nine" by Miss
Flora Blanche Hamil, followed Bro.
Gray's talk.
Then Bro. W. +. Hall of Walnut
Ridge, with his bountiful store of
humOr and wit, entertained with few
choice gems Of wisdom.
Mrs. Lorine Fisher led the stunts" +"
the next feature of the program. Many
were unexpectedly called upon to take
part in this, but each one made n vail.
ant effort to perform as requested.
The las. number of the program was
u chorus America" sung by ALL
If / JOhugpu a fgnn1 pitizat, nf pi,,
gers. had business iu pOcahOntas Tues
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
BOYS CLUBS ARE
BEING ORGANIZED

A meeting of the Boys Agricultural
Club was held at Manson Saturday
morning last with fourteen members
present. The boys from the three
schools, shannon, Manson and Lester
vile, have gone together in one club,
These boys are very enthusiastic over
the work and have started at the
right time and in the right way. They
have come to realize that the club
work is part of their education, and
the most important one, because their
living comes from the farm and i'm
proved systems of farming and live
stock raising means better homes, bet
ter schools and better churches.
The following officers were elected :
Monte Eskridge, president; Charlie
Pope, secretary; Dial Ballard, vice
president. Members present Mt this
meeting were: Freeman Tyler, Thomas
Segravcs, Paul Esliridge, Norman Mel
ton. Jack Bellew. Ralph Holland, Ray
mond Holland. Raleigh Cousins. Iii
mon Jones, Gather Thompson and
Daily Brown.
The club adjourned to meet again
Saturday. March Is. Each member
present pledged himself to bring one
new member at the next meeting date.
Mrs. L. c. Haynes of Success came
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
With Mrs. Burke

Mrs. ID. NJ Burke was hostess to
the Wednesday Bridge Club on We'd
nesday, Feb. 18th. Four games of
Bridge were played. Mrs. J. l.. Pres
ton, scoring high, received first prize
and Mrs. NJ. NJ. Carter consolation.
After the game a delicious salad
course was served by the hostess as
sisted by her sister, Miss Hubertine
Peters.
Guests enjoying Mrs. Burke's hOspi-
tality were. Mesdames l.. X. Martin,
Walter Pope, and Misses Pearl Bigger
and Missile Schnabaum.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
Continue 46 Cases

In the recent term Of circuit court
there was to.al Of 147 cases before
the court for trial. Nlncty-thrcc Of
these were criminal cases Of which GO
were disposed of and 30 continued to
next court. Fifty-fOur were civil cases
and Of these the court handled II and
continued -. That makes total Of
lOl cases disposed Of and 40 carried
ln .inlY.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
Attend Baptist Meeting

The Eov. Mr. aud Mrs. W. r. Ne.
Even Of pocHhoutas aud the Rev. Mr..
MAYNARD rr Maynard lpft Mondny for
Little Rock to attend the Baptist All
state Meeting being held there this
week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
LAWYER SAYS ROAD
CONTRACT is VOID

To the landowners of Western Ran.
dolph Road District, of Randolph
county, Arkansas:
We promised two weeks ago to give
YOU the results of our personal investi-
cation on the payment of the UNJUST
road tax of this district.
This information was not received
until last Friday night, the 18TH, and
was too late for the county meeting
Friday so we will give it to you
through the star Herald. We would
give you his complete letter but we
| feel that we should not expose his
name publicly and will keep the letter
for your inspection if you want to see
it. Ii is from competent attorney,
who practices in the Supreme and
Federal Courts of the L. s., and is as
follows:
Mr.. Il. Il. Spence,
Mr.. S. w. Lindsey,
"Middlebrook, Ark.
Dear Sirs:
Replying to your recent letter, beg
to advise, | organized Drainage Dis
ilict No. 23 Of Craighead county, Ark
After making up the assessments nee
cSSary to complete the drainage ac-
corling to the plans of the survey, the
commissioners deemed il so high that
it would cOnfiscate some of the lands
and decided to call the landowners 20
gcthcr TO discuss the matter | mail
cd ont letters to all the landowners
and they came in and decided to aban-
don the district.
''Some time before this. | might say
three months. the time is not material
the commissioners had entered into
contract with the Canal Construction
Co., to make this Improvement. The
contract had been signed and they
had given bond Our supreme court
has decided and the federal court fol-
lows that n contract made by board
of Improvement commissioners before
the assessments are confirmed or es.
tablished or before the money Is had
voidable-that is, the commissioners
may cancel the contract.
"If the contract for bond has been
made before the assessment had been
confirmed the contract may be rcpudi-
ated. since the contract, until the com
misSiOncrs are able to carry out the
details, In only tentative and there
must be some act confirming the con
tract after he district is In u position
to carry ont its tcrms-that is, have
! borrowed money or confirmed the as
scSSmcnts and sold the bonds
This is the substance of the letter
except post script which says. The
taxpayers may do the same thing the
commissioners may when action is taxi
en in time and proper proceedings fl
cd"
Now as we see Il. this Is all the
proof we want and it looks very clear
that the rulings Of the higher courts
are based on justice and We will I've
sure to get justice there.
Hoping this will enligh;cn you and
that we can stand together to the bit
ter end, we are one of you,
Your friends,
T.. +. Spence.
$. W. Lindsey.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22

II. |. Johnson, good citizen of Big
gers. had business ia POcahOntas Tues
day.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22

Mrs. L. c. Haynes of Success can't
down Wednesday for visit.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
Eastern Star HOstesses

The Eusirtu Star will hold It's rcgu-
lar meeting tonight Thursday and a
fun house is expected. IIostesscs for
the evening will be- Mines W. T.. lIamil.
virginia Henderson, Gid Marshall and
Miss Evelyn McNairy.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22
with Martin-Fisher

The Martm-Fishcr Insurance Agency
Kate Magruipr to their corps Of local
agents. Mrs. AIagruder has until re-
Gently heou with the Pocahoutas
branch of tho Pierce OH Co., and since
her resignation she has decided to take
IN nn.lrntrn ,rni.,.
Pocahontas star herald., 1924-02-22

Imgy ThIplmiar of Euglcburg was
looking after business aud mcc ing
friends !a .oWn Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-05
Wilson Home to
Be Preserved
For Posterity
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Thc red
brick house on 5 street where
Woodrow Wilson died, will be made
Il shrine for the thousands of visi.
tors who come to the capital daily
from the corners of the nations.
Friends will begin raising funds be-
fore long to purchase the house aud
preserve it and the momcntos left
by the war president.
1t stands on a quiet, dignifiCd resi-
deatiaal street, IL mile from the
White House. Secretary of Com
mercc Hoover lives TWO doors away
aud Chief Justice Taft S house is
Just around the corner.
From the upper floor, one may
look out to the south over the
White House, the Capitol, its great
white dome shining in-thc sun, the
Washington nonumeEs spearing the
clear blue SKY with its tail white
spike and then far beyond, the line
of low Virginia hills, rising in 'the
slight haze across the broad placid
Potomac.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-05
Courtesy Bandit
Arrested in L. A..
Accomplices, Too
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5.-PoIice
were today investigating the past
records Of Alfred Brien, known as
the courtesy bandit and Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Rittenberg, believed i'm
plicated with Bricn in many recent
boldups in and near the city.
Bricn was arrested late yesterday
in a pawnshop while> the Kitten.
bcrgs were taken some hours later
- their home. Police decl"red th"v
found more than $1,000 in stolen
FUNDS III the residence.
Brien, police claim, . has made
quite reputation by his cXtIcm,
pOiiteness in inconveniencing his
victims. Ia each instance lie nas
-apolog.Acd for his forwardness, and
in some cases when he has taken
the automobiles Of those hc' robbed,
has invariably secured their tclc-
phone number and notified the own
crs where the machines were left
when he was ready to call il day
ard 20 home.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-05
We Spend Yearly
S10 Per Family
For Soap in u. S.

In company with the old oaken
bucket that hung in the well has
gone the homemade I've soap OF
our grandmothers. Manufacturers
of wash and certain other soaps
may Use our packing-house by-prod-
ucts exclusively.
Yet over ,OO0,000,000 pounds
of cocoanut oil, 23,000,000 of palm
oil, 100000 of soya bean oil, and
huge quantities of rapeseed oil,
peanut il,cocoa butter oil, and olive
oil are yearly importers.
Approximately 2,000,0 100000 pou-
nds of soap and soap products are
now being consumed annually by
the 22,000,000 families in the Unit.
ed States at an average cost of
$40 per family. Much of this vast
industry with its many ramifica-
tionsis now depend upon imported
vegetable oils.
On the other hand, we sell soap a.
broad. We sold to a dozen countries
the last fiscal year $6,500,OO0 worth
Of cotton seed oil.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-05
IMPERIAL GYPSUM MIILSITA
No 7

Beginning at cor. No. ].
Identical with cor. No. 2. I'm.
perial Gypsum Millsite No. 6, this
survey, whence.
The east 4 cor. sec. s, 7. l6 s..
r. II E., S. b. NJ, bears SIS
81 '30O'1. l606.61 fl.
tdenticai with location monu.
ment.
Thence West.
1881 70 cor. No. 9
a pine post, 4 it. long, ins
square, set fit. il the ground,
with mound of earth. 2-l-G-M-7
scribed SOS
1-I-G-M a
Identical with location morn
ment.
Identical with cor. No. 4, I'm
perial Gypsum Millsite No. 8, tia
survey.
Thence Eas..
$685. 10 cor. No. (
Identical with location moRp
ment.
Identical with cor. No. 8, I'm
Ierlai Gypsum Millsite No. 6, til
survey.
Thence South.
zoos To cor. No. l, the place Of
beginning.
Var. 14' 4O'E., at all corners
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-05
FINE PROGRAM
ARRANGED FOR
ELECTRICAL MEN
Prominent Officials Will
Speak at Tonight's
Meeting

!Hd.cations point to aH interest
ing gathering of men and women
Of this city corncc, ed with the elee.
tricul business at the Hotel Bar
hara Worth ball room at 5 p. M
tonight. The meeting, which has
been sponsored by the Pacific
States Electric Comp5.Iv, one Of the
largest concerns of its kind ou the
we: .crn coast, will be addressed by
number of b,g men from Los
Angeles.
4 special l2-ragc electrical cdi
tiou of the Imperial Valley Pres
has been prepared for distribution
a- the meeting and contains MANY
instructive and interesting facts
gbout the Pae;ti, States Electric
company and thc electrical industry
as q whole.
Tonight : program follows:
+. }. Aircy. district manager Ia
cific states Electric Company.
chairman. introjrctorr address.
II. c. Chapm~g, assistant treas
rrer Pacific states Electric Com
T.uy, capital AMI credit relations Ill
business.
Representative ef Power Com
raay. contractor dealer 5 response
bjiitv 10 the industry.
representative of Newspaper, W.
c. Costello, Imperial Valley Press,
the function Of the newspaper III
rrc,Jiting public acceptance.
\. L. Spring, merch; ndisc mana
gcg Pacific States Electric Com
panv. check seal activities and fu
turc possibilities in the industry.
+. q. Snow, publicity manager
Pacific States Electric Company,
heck seal campaign, its ccpiinua
tioa md expansion for 1924.
Tom Hunter, lighting specialist,
Pacific States Electric Company,
lighting, what il means.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-02-05
TWO MORE DIE
FROM EATING,
BEANS, TOLL 7
by United Press Leased Wire

ALBANY,Orc., Feb, 5.-Toll re.
Sulting from the consumption of
,ome home canned beans when
lad become infected with botulinus
poisoning, this morning numbered
even dead, while three others were
reported by physicians to be IN .
living condition.
The bsans were eaten at fami-
ly dinner Saturday. Of twelve per
sons who ate the food, only two
are reported out of danger of death.
SINCE Monday, Werner Yunker,
10, and Reinhold Gerber. host at
the family dinner, have died. Paul
Gerbig and his daughter Esther
aged l3 months, and Il two-year old
Ruhling boy, are. reported dying.
Mrs Paul Gerbig, her two Gaugh-
ters, Hilda and Marie and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gottfried Ruhling, were the
first victims to succumb.