Abstracts from The Montgomery Democrat,
Published at Mt. Ida, Arkansas, 1919
L.L. Beavers, Publisher
The Montgomery Co. Democrat
Vol. 5, No. 47
Date May 16, 1919
Page 1
Young Men and Young Women Are In Demand In Business
A recent county wide investigation of employment conditions to get information as to the type of help in greatest demand shows the following results: 1,338 or 2,445 advertisements for help specified a business training and 524 of the remaining 1,107 advertisements were for positions that office assistants grow into. No other profession can claim one-fifth as great a demand. In fact this proves that there is a greater demand for business training than all other trades and professions combined. Here are more figures to show the advantages of entering the business field as compared with other professions. The average income of a lawyer is $1,000, of a doctor $1,200, others in proportion, while the average income of a business man is $2,000 a year.
The volume of business will wonderfully increase in the next five years. Building has been practically at a standstill everywhere and we have much lost time to gain. This alone means big business and a constant demand for trained office help. Judge Gray, Chairman of the Board of Steel Corporation, recently said, “Our prospects are bright, our opportunity for success greater than ever before. I predict that the next five years in this county will be the most progressive, prosperous and successful in our history.”
Are you passing up a Business Training and its wonderful opportunities to become a day laborer, house maid, department store clerk, telephone operator, factory hand, etc. Uncle Sam did not send the untrained soldier to France. The untrained man or woman is worthless in sustaining industrial life.
With a small cost of money and from three to five months training in American’s larges Commercial School, you can accept a good paying commercial position, make up your mind to enter now. Fill in and mail today for large free catalogue.
Tyler commercial College, Tyler, Tex
Lone Star
Most of the people of this vicinity are planting cotton.
Uncle George Amerson is visiting his sons, Joe and Charlie, of Webber Falls, Okla.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ferguson spent the latter part of the week with Mr. Ferguson’s mother, Mrs. Rebecca Reeves of Womble.
Mr. and Mrs. Login Andrews spent Monday night at Mr. J.E.J. Bolkers.
Mrs. Perry Taylor, who has been seriously ill for several days, is reported some better.
Rev. Casey of Silver, preached at Lone Star Saturday night and Sunday. All reported a nice time. He will also preach next second Saturday night and Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fowler and daughter Gertie attended church at Oden Saturday last.
School Girl [reporter]
Huddleston
J. Brewer and family spent the week in Mena visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Grover Goodner spent Saturday night at the B.L. Lawrence home.
Several from here attended the decoration at Waters Sunday.
Miss Velmer Snider spent the past week with her grandfather, Uncle Mack Goodner, at this place.
Miss Ethel Huddleston, of Waters, visited the past week with relatives here.
Ordinance No. 4
An Act to prevent the Running of Automobiles Above a Certain Rate of speed in the Town of Mount Ida, Arkansas
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE INCORPORATED TOWN OF MOUNT IDA, ARKANSAS
Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to drive any automobile, truck, or car, or the owner of any automobile, truck, or car to allow or permit to be driven any automobile, truck, or car within the limits of the Incorporated Town of Mount Ida at a greater rate of speed than Fifteen (15) mils per hour. PROVIDED That this shall not repeal Ordinance No. 10 passed March 23, 1918, making it unlawful to run automobiles, trucks or cars on West Street at a greater rate than Ten (10) miles per hour.
Section 2. Any person violating the provisions of this Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum not exceeding Ten ($10) Dollars for each offence and each act shall constitute a separate offense.
Read and Approved this 14th day of Man, 1919.
A.F. Smith, Mayor
Attest: Morris Elder, Recorder
In Montgomery Chancery Court, May 1919, Adjourned Term, July 21, 1919
Warning Order
A.C. Crawley, Plaintiff, vs. Sylvester Crawley, Defendant.
A.C. Crawley, Plaintiff, vs. Sylvester Crawley, Defendant.
The deft. Sylvester Crawley, is hereby warned to appear in this court within 30 days and answer the complaint of the plaintiffs, A.C. Crawley.
Witness my hand and the seal of the said court this 12th day of May, 1919.
Geo. Watkins, Clerk
C.H. Herndon and W.E. Hopper, solicitors for plts., G.H. Speer, non-resident attorney.
Tax Assessor’s Notice
Notice is hereby given that I will be at the following named dates and places to act in connection with the Township Assessment Board in assessing the Real, Personal, and Per Capita Taxes in Montgomery County, Arkansas, for the year 1919.
[There follows a list of townships, place and date and time for visit. Not copied here, except for township name.]
Rock Springs, Missouri, Parks, Gap, Womble, Caddo, Gaston, Hazel, Scott, Big Fork, Smith, Polk, Washita, Sulphur, Laverna, Fir, Center, Mazarn, Caney, Walnut, South Fork.
You are required to assess your property in the Township in which you reside, on the dates mentioned above. Bring along your deeds or CORRECT Tax Receipt. Let’s keep you r land out of tangles on the tax books.
Given under my hand this 1st day of April, 1919.
GUILFORD A. BATES
Tax Assessor, Montgomery Co., Ark.
Notice of Application to Sell Lands
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, as guardian of Edna Vernice, Nezzie, Jewell, Vernon, Ezra, Elva, and John Tedford, minor heirs, of J.T. Tedford, will make application at the next term day of the Montgomery Probate Court more than 30 days after the 12th day of May, 1919, for an order directing her, as such guardian, to sell the following land for the purpose of educating, maintaining and supporting said minors.
W1/2 NESW; All W1/2 lying E of Rainey creek, except 11.75 acres in NW cor. Sold to Graham Lumber. Co. Sec. 10, NWNW, Sec. 26. All SE SE lying W of Rainey creek, Sec. 22. Pt NESE–begin at NE cor. Run W 161 yards, S 200 years, E 161 yards, N 200 yards, 7 acres, Sec. 22, All T 1S, R 25 W; also all interest in SENE, S8, T1 S, R 25W.
This May 12, 1919
Maud L. Tedford
C.H. Herndon Atty for Petitioner
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior, U.S. Land office at Camden, Arkansas, May 10, 1919.
Notice is hereby given that George A. Coffman, of Silver,, Arkansas, who, on May 26, 1916, made an adjoining farm homestead entry, No. 07074, for the W 1/2 SE 1/4, Sec. 29, T 2S, R23 W, 5th Prin. Meridian, has filed notice of intention to make Final Three year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before the Probate Clerk of Montgomery county, at Mount Ida, Arkansas on the 19th day of June, 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses: Miles E. Davis, Robert T. Campbell, Joe H. Demby, Joe West, all of Silver, Arkansas.
B.M. Tribble, Register
Notice to Confirm Title
Notice is hereby given that on the 12th day of March, 1919, C.E. Shields filed in my office his petition to the Montgomery Chancery Court, praying that said court, at its May, 1919 term held July the 21st 1919, by its decree confirm and quiet his title to the following described lands situated in Montgomery County, Arkansas to whit:
N1/2 NE, E1/2 NW, S 31, T4S, R 25W.
Therefore all persons who claim any interest in said lands, or any part thereof, are hereby warned to appear in said court within six weeks from this date and show cause, if any there be, why prayer of said petitioner should not be granted and why title to said lands and every part thereof, should not be quieted and confirmed in said petitioner.
Given under my hand and seal this 12th day of March, 1919.
Geo. Watkins, Clerk
C.H. Herndon, Solicitor for Petitioner.
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The United States will have another great pay day on May 15 when 78 million dollars in Liberty Bond interest will be paid to the American people. If every bond holder clips his interest coupons and exchanges them for War Savings Stamps at any Post Office or bank, this will grow to 93 million dollars on January 1st 1924. Get your share! Every $4.16 in War Savings Stamps will grow to $5. Keep your dollars growing.
Mineral oil and gas leases kept in stock at the Democrat; also mineral claim location notices. Adv.
Good road Enthusiast Win Favor On Bond Issue at Mass Meeting
On last Saturday evening a meeting was held by those opposed to the improvement district created by the last General Assembly for improving what is known as the Albert Pike Highway [Hwy 270]. This road leads from the Garland county line, in a westerly direction through the town of Mount Ida, and on to the Scott county line, to connect there with a district formed in Scott county. The western terminus of this road is Colorado City, and the eastern terminus is Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Fortunately for the people in the road district, it accommodates one of the larges sections of Montgomery county, and when this route is completed it will open up one of the finest sections of the state for travel by tourists as well as be of great and material benefit to the farmers living all along the route and in the vicinity of the road in enabling them to get their produce to the markets. The Government has promised to build all the road that is touched by the Forest Reserve, and the commissioners have been assured of co-operation and substantial aid through our State Highway department which, with the resources of the district, will enable the Commissioners to construct a splendid highway through this section of our county.
Some opposition had been created to the project on account of the impression that there was no limit to the assessment. Earl Witt, of Mount Ida, as attorney for the commissioners, explained this feature of the bill as well as some other provisions; and, to support the contention that 30 per cent was the limit that could be assessed, read an opinion from the Attorney General of the State saying that 30 per cent was the limit that could be assessed against any tract.
Attorney Chas. Herndon made an address attacking the bill, after which good roads speeches were given by Judge Standridge, M.E. Davis and others. In this road improvement district there is a voting population of approximately 700. When the speeches were all over only 28 voted against the project, and some of these do not live within the district. Quite a number of the people from Sims were present boosting the building of this highway, and from other points along the route.
It is to be hoped that this project will stimulate the movement for good roads in Montgomery county which bring about the development of our country in a way which nothing else can do.
An improvement district simply provides a means for getting money to build a good road, to be paid for on the installment plan. In this district the bonds have been sold for 103 per cent on the dollar, which means that the district will get 103 dollars for each hundred dollars worth of bonds sold.
Montgomery county was fortunate in securing the location of the Albert Pike highway, which is one of the greatest road projects in the entire county, and this means we will get State and Government aid and outside help which we could not secure in any other way.
The following items, handed in to the editor of the Democrat, by County Judge Arthur Standridge convey a most powerful conviction as to the benefit of good roads service: From April 1, 1918, to April 1, 1919, eighty-one car loads of freight were hauled from Womble to Mount Ida, averaging 50,000 pounds to each car. Seventeen and one-half cents per 100 pounds was cost of transportation, total cost. $7,087.50. This is cost of freight for one year, cost of freight for twenty years at this showing $141,750. All of this freight could be hauled over the same road, if in first-class order, for one-half the present cost, which would save to the consumer $70,875. These figures, it must be remembered, only bear on freight hauled from Womble to Mount Ida and does not include any freighting from Mount Ida to Womble.
It is estimated, continued the Judge, that on produce from the vicinity of Oden that $25 a load would be saved to the people if hauled over a real good road to market. It is estimated 120 loads of produce are hauled from this district each year on which $3,000 a year, or $60,000 in twenty years would be saved to the producer.
Notes From County Agent
We were out of the county two days last week attending the closing exercises of the Agricultural School at Magnolia during which we had a business meeting of the Board of Trustees. It has been arranged to give a week’s short course, August 4-8 for the special benefit of members of the Boys and Girls Clubs. We hope to have several in attendance from this county. We want one boy and one girl from each organized club.
We spent one day in Walnut and Mazarn townships where we were to have meetings, but owing to sickness in the communities we did not hold the meetings, but met and talked with several farmers and noted that they were making good progress in their farming operations.
We were interested in a burr clover demonstration on the farm of J.E. Howerton on the Mazrarn, which was showing up well in spite of the late planting last fall owing to delay in procuring the seed. We are satisfied that it will pay to sow more of this crop early in the fall [to] make the winter pasture. This conclusion was materially strengthened by the statement made by Mr. J.F. Atterberry, Mount Ida, who has a very fine crop of it, he having grazed several pigs and calves on a small plot nearly all winter. In addition to grazing purposes it is a great soil builder.
We had a very enthusiastic meeting at Liberty, near Womble, Thursday night. While in that vicinity we visited the farm of John Furr and saw some of the finest red clover and red (?) meadows .. paper torn… The clover will soon be ready to cut, and bids fair to yield two or three cuttings. The land on which a part of this meadow is located was covered with worthless forest a few years ago and considered of little value owing to its being wet. Mr. Furr has removed the timber, and put out his grass, and now says $200 per acre would be no inducement to sell the land. “Go thou and do likewise.” Mr. Furr has a very good crop of wheat coming on, considering the dry April weather, and one of the brightest prospects for corn we have seen. He is making his living at home.
Don’t forget [to] plan to follow your wheat and oats as far as practicable, with a crop of peas, soy beans, or peanuts. Any of these; with reasonable seasons, will make a paying feed crop, if planted by the middle of June, and at the same time benefit the land. S.M. Young, Dixon Springs, Tenn, offers soy beans at $2.50 per bushel. The Cotton Oil Crushers Ass’n, Little Rock offers peanuts at $8.50 per 100 lbs. W.E. Wall, Cartrage, Miss., has whip-poor-will peas, price not given.
Yours to serve
J.T.M. Holt
County Agent.
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I.C. Chapman Ad
Carries parts of Deering, McCormick, Champion and Walter A. Wood machinery. Star brand shoes, general merchandise, Located at Oden, Arkansas
LOCAL NEWS
A good milk cow for sale. H.A. Campbell, Oden, Ark.
Charlie Brown isn’t going to let one inch of his land go slacking this year. He will plant it all to peas.
Sion Smith has got a bad kink in his back which makes him almost an invalid.
Ex-County Clerk John Smith is spending a short vacation among friends in Mount Ida.
Prof. And Mrs. Garnett Broughton of Hot Springs were visiting in Mount Ida this past week.
Decoration Day at Rocky Cemetery was fittingly observed by appropriate ceremonies Sunday last. The artistic prior decoration to the grounds added much to their appearance.
Duroc Jersey Pigs for sale both sows and males. See Arthur Standridge, Mt. Ida, Ark.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Freeman left Monday for Little Rock, where Mr. Freeman has secured a position with a leading hardware house.
Doctor Ike Freeman had a fine mineral specimen Tuesday. It was procured a quarter of a mile south of his Gibbs farm. The doctor says the specimen is carborundum and appears to be plentiful.
Coming! The Davis Photo and View Co. Will be in Mount Ida May 30, 31, and June 1. Our work is guaranteed and equal to the best in the State. Prices to suit everybody.
The Rev. David Bolls has set the following as his plan for preaching appointments: Mount Ida 2nd and 4th Sundays, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Grenada, 3rd Sunday, 11 a.m. Oden 3 p.m. and Oak Grove at 7 p.m.
Picture Show in Court House, Mt. Ida, Saturday evening. Viopticon [equip. made by Victor] educational pictures of war, volcanoes in action, travel, etc. All hand painted and true to nature. Pictures will be thrown on Alf Smith’s large moving picture screen at 7:30, old time. Admission: Adults 20¢; children under twelve 10¢.
After a desultory session of one week, Court adjourned Saturday. The two cases tried were Anderson vs. Ward, a suit for damages growing out of the injury of young Anderson by an automobile, which resulted in an award by the jury of $500 damages, and the State vs. Mullins which resulted in a mistrial.
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WAGONS WAGONS WAGONS
Just unloaded a nice shipment of John Deere Wagons. Alley Bros. Hdw.
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SPECIAL PRICES & TERMS
Farm machinery, Cotton and Corn planters, Cultivators, Harrows, Mowers and Rakes, Cane Mills, Wagons and Hacks, Stoves and Ranges.
Blood and Bone Fertilizer, King Cotton and Acid Phosphate
Prices can’t be beat
CLEVE KELLY HDW. CO.
MOUNT IDA AND WOMBLE
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Appeal Sounded By Churches
To Reach Slackers
Victory Liberty Loan Will Be The Acid Test Of True Patriotism.
MUST BE WEEDED OUT
Excuses Should Not Be Accepted From Drones In The Final Campaign
Like the poor, we always have the slackers with us. Though the war is over the slacker still abounds in more or less numbers. He is discovered in the ranks of business, politics, religion and whatever people are trying to respond to the call of duty.
A prominent St. Louis churchman and leader of religious life has hit the nail on the head by the following crisp sizing up of the situation:
“I know that the Victory Liberty Loan will be the test and proof of true patriots.. Every one of them will subscribe. Others–slackers–will excuse themselves by hard times, sickness, no need now that the war is over and a hundred other excuses they will be able to give for their slackerism.
“it is a well known fact that the church is not a slacker organization–anything in the world but that. Yet, like all other institutions, a few slackers will creep in and seek to be carried right up to glory, without having served or paid the price. They are ‘attached’ to the church, and they cannot be ‘unattached.’ The church is too generous to turn the poor ‘strippers’ out to starve.
“The same kind of folks will be little and narrow in their subscriptions to the Victory Liberty Loan. It is to be expected. It is to be presumed that they have hearts somewhere, but you cannot pierce the hid of a slacker to reach the heart. Let him remain until the great harvest of the Lord of the harvest will take care of the toughness of his hide.”
Secretary Glass Warns
Against Bond Scalpers
Secretary of the Treasury Carter Glass has issued the following statement, which is of interest to every Liberty Loan and War Savings worker.
“My attention has been directed to the activities of unscrupulous persons who have been operating extensively throughout the country and who are swindling the owners of Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps by purchasing these securities far below their actual worth.
“These swindlers get the attention of security holders by publishing advertisements calculated to make the unsuspecting believe that the highest market price can be secured for his bond through the agency of the advertiser. Such is rarely, if ever, the case. Records of transaction of this character, brought to the attention of the department of justice and the treasury department of justice and the treasure department prove conclusively that these swindlers take every advantage of bond owners who are forced into their clutches by paying the lowest possible price which the owner will accept–and generally far below the actual value of the bonds.
“I regret to observe that many reputable newspapers are being victimized by accepting the advertisements of these swindlers and I appeal to all newspaper publishers to scrutinize very carefully the character of individuals who use their columns to offer to buy Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps. I believe that it is the duty of publishers to protect their readers against unscrupulous advertisers.
“Other swindlers endeavor to trade worthless articles or securities of little value for Liberty Bonds and I appeal to patriotic publishers to assist in putting and end to this practice.
“The treasury department will take such steps as are possible under the law to protect the interests of Liberty Bond holders, and will use every means at its command to bring to justice all who seek to defraud the people who have so patriotically assisted in winning the war by investing their savings in Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps.
“Owners of these government securities should under no circumstances part with them unless necessity compels, and then they should deal only with reliable banks, trust companies, banking institutions and others whose reputation for integrity is beyond question. If it is necessary to sell Liberty Bonds, the highest market value should be received.
“The treasury department will welcome information concerning the operation of these swindlers in any part of the country.”
Intelligent saving leads to success. By putting your money into War Savings Stamps you will be helping yourself and help the government.
It is not what you have today, but what you save, that counts in the long run. Buy War Savings Stamps and you will not fear the future.
Notice of Application to Sell Lands
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, as guardian of Georgia and Gertrude Eden, minors, will make application at the next term day of the Montgomery Probate Court, more than 39 days after the 12th day of Man, 1919, for an order directing him as such guardian to sell the following lands for the purpose of educating, maintaining, and supporting said minors.
SW 1/4, S 27, T1 S, R24 W
I.N. Freeman
This May 10, 1919
C.H. Herndon, Atty for Petitioner
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You may leave orders at the Democrat office.
Notice Publication
Ellsworth Denby of Silver, Arkansas, who made homestead entry, No. 07310
Final claim probate clerk of Montgomery County, at Mount Ida, Arkansas, on the 28th day of May, 1919.
Witnesses: John Puckett, William P. Fisher, William J. Casey, Joe H. Denby, all of Silver, Ark.
Notice Publication
James W. Parr, of Mt. Ida, Ark, made homestead entry May 24, 1916, No. 07061. Proof to be made Mount Ida, June 6, 1919.
Witnesses: Thomas A. Booth, Harmon J. Scott, John T. Simpson, Elder E. Montgomery, all of Fir, Arkansas.
Administrator’s Notice of Intention To Sell Lands
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned as ancillary administrator of the estate of Albert E. Fisher, deceased, will, after 290 days notice from the date hereof, apply to the probate court of Montgomery County, Mount Ida.
N1/2 SE 1/4, S 35 T2S, R25W
SW1/4 SE1/4 S 35 T2S, R25W
SE1/4 SW1/4 S 35 T2S, R25W
W1/2 SW1/4 S 35 T2S, R25W
W.W. Wilson,, Administrator
April 28, 1919
Berry H. Randolph Lawyer
Office Wood & Henderson Building
Hot Springs, Arkansas
Will engage in the General Law Practice in Montgomery county and will be in attendance on each term of the Circuit and Chancery Courts and solicit any law business you may have in any of the courts.
WARNING
On and after this date I will not be responsible for any debts contracted by my wife Beatrice Burrows
May 2, 1919 Clarence Burrow
End of this paper
Abstracts from The Montgomery Democrat,
Published at Mt. Ida, Arkansas, 1919
L.L. Beavers, Publisher
The Montgomery Co. Democrat
Vol. 5, No. 48
Date May 23, 1919
Page 1
Rule or Ruin, Says Citizens Committee on Highway Procedure
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Will oppose Building of Highway Until Taxpayers Are Consulted in Affected Districts
In the issue of May 16, 1919, of the Montgomery Democrat, appeared an article entitled “Good Road Enthusiast Win Favor on Bond Issue at Mass Meeting.”
This meeting was called together by about eighty per cent of the land owners of Road District No. 5, generally known as the “Mount Ida” District. There were present several people who reside in Road District No.1 known as the “Womble” District.
The purpose of the meeting was to have the Act creating the District read and its different features discussed, showing the merits and demerits of the measure.
Attorney Earl Witt explained the favorable parts of the Bill, and withdrew from the meeting.
The Democrat stated that quite a number of people from Sims were present, boosting the bill. The truth is only two were present, and when attorney C.H. Herndon began his attack on the bill these two left after being repeatedly asked to remain and hear both sides. The Democrat failed to mention the twenty-three propositions stated and argued by C.H. Herndon. It failed to state that although Judge Standridge and M.E. Davis were present, that neither attempted to answer the propositions. Judge Standridge from time to time admitted certain of these to be true. These different propositions as set are as follow:
1st. That the Bill and the “Womble” Bill are identical.
2nd. That the enforcement of one means the enforcement of the other.
3rd. That the object of the “Womble” attempts to build a North South road across Montgomery County, leading from Brushy Creek, three miles North of Oden to Black Springs, passing about eight miles West of Mount Ida and across the Gaston Mountains.
4th. That the “Mount Ida” Act provides for the control of a bridge to be built across the Ouachita River in Section 22, T1 S, R 25 West, or on the river between Sims and Gibbs.
5th. That the construction of the two roads will place all the Northwest part of Montgomery County nearer Womble than Mount Ida, if the highways and two bridges are to be considered.
6th That the author of the Act did not consult the taxpayers.
7th That the author of the Bill placed the Emergency Clause on the Bill for the sole purpose of preventing the people from having a voice in the matter.
8th That no appeal lies from the action of the Commissioners when they assess benefits or damages. No court has the power to lower or raise the assessment, all being left with the Commissioners, who are the builders, and assessors.
9th That there is no limit to the amount to be assessed against any one tract of parcel of land.
10th That although the bill provides that the construction cost of the road shall not exceed 30 per cent of the assessed valuation of the real property in the District there is nothing to prevent one person from being assessed 40 per cent and another person who receives less benefit, 20 per cent.
11th That if the Constitution of the State of Arkansas and Kirby’s Digest and the Courts of Arkansas, both State and Federal, are to be followed, the construction cost can exceed 30 per cent; because, Section 1500 Kirby’s Digest says that the Quorum Court shall not appropriate more than 90 per cent of the County taxes for any one year. Judge Standridge admitted at the meeting that the appropriation for this year is more than 200 per cent of the county taxes. Also, Section 9 Act. 16 Cont. says the county taxes shall be 5 mills, yet Judge Standridge admitted at the meeting that he had agreed to have the taxpayers of Montgomery County pay the 5 mills as provided by the Constitution, and also have them pay 2-1/2 mills in currency to retire a $13,000 judgment now against Montgomery County; and when the $13,000 judgment is retired, there is now outstanding indebtedness against the County of about $50,000 which will be paid in the same manner.
12th If the people and County Judge can keep the commissioners from mortgaging the lands of the district for more than 30 per cent of the assessed valuation, why will the people and the County Judge of Montgomery County permit an appropriation of 200 per cent of the county taxes when Section 1500 of Kirby’s Digest says that 90 per cent is all that can be appropriated? And also, why permit the collection of 5 mills county taxes and then add 2-1/2 mills currency County tax when Section 9 Article 16 of the Constitution says not?
13th Ordinarily the people of a school district pay local school tax as they vote, yet in the Mount Ida District a 7 mill tax was voted and a 12 mill tax collected, and within a few years it may take the limit of a 24 mill school tax.
14th The Act provides for the appointment of a receiver in the event the district cannot pay its debts. Why provide for a receiver in Federal Court if the Act is so safe and the taxpayers interest are so well safeguarded?
15th The County Judge quotes as authority on the construction of the Act statements made by the Highway Attorney, who was also the framer of the Bill. If the leading railroad attorneys of the State were to frame the railroad bills and then place their construction on them, would these bills be framed and constructed in the interests of the railroads or taxpayers of the State?
16th More than fifty square miles of land in the northwest part of Montgomery County are placed in both the “Mount Ida” and “Womble” Road Improvement Districts. This will mean double taxation for them. Also lands south of Mount Ida are in both districts.
17th Thirty per cent of the assessed valuation of the lands embraced in the “Mount Ida” District ..paper torn… to build the road completed.
18th The power of the Commissioners to negotiate and sell bonds carries with it the power to negotiate and sell any amount of bonds, there being no limit.
19th Neither the Commissioners nor the County Judge have to be consulted, if the precedent set by the buyers of the issue of $3,000 or 1917 of the Mount Ida School District is to be followed, because, in that case the $3,000 in bonds drifted out of the control of the School Board, without the permission of the board and $1900.65 took the place of the bonds, no sale ever being made.
20th The Commissioners may build the road or any part of it without contracts, the matter of letting contracts to the highest bidder being a matter left up to the Commissioners entirely.
21st The Constitution of the State of Arkansas says that no local bill can be passed where a general law is applicable, and then it cannot be passed unless notice has been published in some newspaper of the locality where the bill is effective; and also says that no representative shall be appointed or elected to any office while a representative, yet the “Mount Ida” and “Womble” bills were passed without notice, and when a general law is now in force permitting the creation of road districts, and the Representative from Montgomery County placed himself on both bills and is now trying to serve in this capacity as representative and commissioner.
22nd The Commissioners are not compelled, under the Act, to account for the expenditure of any money until after the road is completed. Why not have them account for the money as it is being expended, if the rights of the taxpayers are to be safeguarded?
23rd Section 28 Alexander Act and Section 14 “Mount Ida” Act, says the cost shall not exceed 30 per cent of the assessed valuation. Where the Commissioners filed plans exceeding the 30 per cent, and the Legislature passed a Curative Act, then the cost can exceed 30 per cent. (203 SW 22 134 Ark. 30 Favir vs. Wayne.)
The above twenty-three propositions have not been answered yet.
Before the meeting adjourned it was decided to oppose the operation of the Act, and only one person voted against opposing the measure. No one knew who he was or where he lived. The following committee was appointed to represent more than 80 per cent of the tax-
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DELINQUENT TAX LIST
[This list gives name, parts of sections, section, township, range, acres, value, tax and cost. In the interest of space only the name will be transcribed. The name may appear more than once, it is only used once here.]
S.H. Vanlandingham
J.E. Nickles
Graham Lumber Co.
J.A. McKay
J.R. Richardson
Sam Tedford
H.J. Phillipps
J.R. Finch
W.J. Steward
Troy Brand
J.H. Reynolds
Bud Amick
W.M. Dillon
Porter Kenion
W.D. Reed
J.R. Finch
W.P. Reed
Will Reed
J.H. Speer
P.G. Chapman
Elizabeth Kutchback
L.J. Peters
Caddo River Lumber Co.
L.A. Reed
W.R. Stovall
Etta Carter
Angeline Stephen
W.H. Amos
W.M. Foster
J.F. Fair
R.W. Amerson
Jesse Vincent
L. Werner Saw Mill Co.
Joshua Vincent
J.P. Chapman
A.J. Plemmons
Alvin Amerson
W.C. Turner
J.M. Ward
A.J. Bessent
Friar & Fryar
Sherrod Evans
C.B. Barsh
Bankers Trust Co.
G.H. Burkhardt
T.P. Pool
J.H. Davis
Sam Smith
Nealey Cearley
R.H. Buttram
J.G. Collins
O.B. Daley
J.C. Bates
Lon Dillard
Emmit Pasley
J.A. Carpenter
John Cruchart
S.S. Lee
W.E. Alexander
S.C. McGee
W.S. Barber
Mack W. Martin
Ira S. Jones
Jesse V. Roberts
W.W. Martin
J.W. Bonner
L.L. Beavers
Graham Lmbr Co.
David Brown
J.G. Duches
J.J. Gaston estate
Black Springs Lumber Co.
William Mason
G.A. Fryar
G.A. Liles
John Fryar
J.G. Hathaway
Thomas Ezel
J.T. Woods
J.W. Ruth
Hugh Maddox
G. Cox
J.T. Woods
Floyd Huff
E. L. Briggs
J.E. Bates
W.N. Crump
Jesse Lenier
Mrs. A.B. Sigman
E.A. Spaugh
W.C. Crain
A.L. Shockey
T.J. Ayers
A.A. Adams
R.M. Reece
T.J. Warren
M.T. McConnell
A.P. Logan
L.F. Lowdermilk
W.R. Fitzgerald
J.M. Stephens
Ozark Produce Journal
E.N. Hopkins
Dan Hass
R.W. Moore
G.V. Beck
C.A. Rowles
W.S. Erwin
J. Scott
W.C. Benson
W.C. Glover
Geo. F. Lyles
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Ordinance No. 11
An Act to Prevent the Running of Automobiles above a certain Rate of Speed in the Town of Mount Ida, Arkansas.
[Although this says No. 11, it appears to be an exact copy of the No. 4 printed previously, so it will not be retyped here.]
Notice of Application to Sell Lands
The undersigned guardian of Edna, Vernice, Nezzie, Jewell, Vernon, Ezra, Elva and John Tedford, minor heirs of J.T. Tedford.
Signed Maud L. Tedford
Rule or Ruin
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payers opposing the Bill: C.M. Brown, G.L. Graham, W.T. Hall, J.E. Edwards, Clem Taylor, J.A. Pate, John Rogers, D.S. Summit, G.T. Taylor and R.J. Scott. This committee will act with a similar committee residing in the “Womble” District, and will oppose the building of the highway until the taxpapers [sic] are consulted.
The committee is now of the opinion that the County Judge and Commissioners, with the remaining 20 per cent of the taxpers [sic] of both the “Womble” and “Mount Ida” Districts have decided to rule or ruin, and the committee was appointed for the purpose of preventing any rule or ruin policy. It is also a part of the duty of thee Committee to inform the people not only of the “Mount Ida” and “Womble” Districts, but of Montgomery County, of the defects of the two Acts and why they should be resisted until understood.
In the same issue of the Democrat Judge Standridge states that in twenty years there would be saved $70,875 in the hauling of freight from Womble to Mount Ida. If that is true, why is he so determined to build a road across Gaston Mountain and from north of Oden to Hot Springs? Why not improve the road over which this great amount of freight is hauled?
W.T. Hall
C.M. Brown
W. C. Taylor
J.A. Pate
J.E. Edwards
G.L. Graham
Mount Ida Committee
(Tax List Continued from First Page)
W.P. Finger
D.E. Puttman
D.S. Sigman
T.M. Harman
A.L. Clark Lumber Co.
A.V. Alexander
T.W. Armstrong
C.F. Driggars
Joe Carter
G.W. Hopper
J.H. McClain
W.P. Sells
C.W. Anderson
R.B. Pell
G.A. Diggs
J.W. Wescott
J.H. Vaught
M.A. Jones
T.C. Holcomb
S.E. Brunston
Gap Lumbr & Stave Co.
A.A. Cogburn
L.S. Kavenaugh
B.L. Milam
Geo. Puttman
J.S. Brunt
A.E. Lance
C.M. Anderson
C.M. Stover
Cintha McWright
G.R. Waggoner estate
L.R. Sanders
F.M. Cogburn
J.N. Cogburn
A.J. Fritz
E. Widner
W.A. Garner
Mary V. Morrison
Mrs. F. Beezely
John R. Waggoner
Caddo Gap
Rosa Vaught
C.D. Gibbs
East Black Springs
A.E. Osborn
D.W. Rowton
J.H. Davis
C.C. Robertson
Rufus Brown
R.E. Carter
Mount Ida-Southern Addition
Charlie Parker
Oden
W.T. Rogers
Womble
C.C. Welch
E.M. Short
W.E. Womble
T.J. Smith
J.L. Jarrett
R.R. Lefevers
E.B. Smith
Bates & Gaston
J.E. Bates
J.F. Lowdermilk
R. M. Reece
Joe Hayes
Mack Rowton
W.A.. Hendenhad
C.E. Womble Addition
Dr. Black
Francis E. Vernon
T.J. Ayers Addition
C.C. Welch
G.W. Harris
G.S. Smith
Womble-Reeves Addition
J.T. Reeves
Lucky
J.H. Short
McKinley
W.H. Cornelius Cash
Fred Wallen
J.E. Williams
Black Springs
G.L. Slaten
O.M. Radford Sheriff and Tax Collector
Filed May 12, 1918
George Watkins, Clerk
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The Montgomery Co. Democrat
Vol. 5, No. 49
Date May 30, 1919
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Anti-Road Points Analyzed
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More Government Aid Promised-Forest Department Extends Scope of Road
In the last issue of the Democrat there is quite a lengthy article signed and purported to have been written by certain parties calling themselves the committee representing 80 per cent of the people. The article sets out about 23 different alleged points, said to have been made by Attorney C.H. Herndon, at the meeting held in Mount Ida by those opposed to the good road project. The article also insinuated evil motives in the actions of the representatives who passed the bill, the present County Judge and the Road Commissioners, a well as against all who endorse the good road project and are trying to take a step forward in the up-building of this county. The article says these so-called points have not been answered, and further says that Attorney Earl Witt, representing the Commissioners, at the meeting in Mount Ida, explained only the favorable sections of the law.
It is not desired by the Commissioners to get into a newspaper controversy with opponents of the good roads movement, and they do not intend to do so, nor does the County Judge, or anyone connected with our road project desire to reflect upon anyone opposing this project. For every man has a right to his opinion as to the merits of this project after he has been correctly informed as to the law and our conditions. And, for the information of those people who did not attend the anti-road meeting, the undersigned desire to take up each alleged point, as it appeared in the last issue of this paper, and analyze each one of them fairly, and let the people diagnose the trouble and locate the pain.
1st This law is not identical to the Womble bill. We do not have six commissioners drawing $5 per day and expenses, nor do we have an indebtedness of $20,000 which must be paid in cash out of the proceeds of the sale of the road bonds. Neither do we propose to build half a dozen different roads, but only one road which runs through the heart of the population of the northern half of the county and directly benefits and accommodates a great per cent of our people.
2nd The operation of the northern road project has nothing to do with the southern district, for each district is a separate district, formed by separate bills, having separate commissioners, including separate territories, proposing separate and distinctly different roads, and a school boy of the third grade could see at a glance that each district must operate upon its own resources.
3rd If the object of the Womble act is to build a road across the Gaston mountains it has nothing to do with our law, and whatever roads they build is a matter of their choice and whether they build across the Gaston mountains or across the Allegheny ranges will have no effect upon the Albert Pike highway, which is the only road proposed by the northern road bill. And everybody now knows what the Albert Pike highway is and where it goes: from Colorado Springs to Hot Springs; from the greatest winter resort to the greatest summer resort in the world.
4th It is true that our act provides for a bridge across the Ouachita river, and the reason for this is that a bridge is badly needed wherever this road goes, and it will greatly accommodate a great number of taxpayers and citizens who have always patronized the town of Mount Ida and its business men. They want this bridge; they need it for many reasons and the commissioners will try to see that they get one.
5th the construction of the two roads could not possibly have any effect upon the distances of the various farms from any town in the county. Whatever two roads they mean, twelve miles now, will be twelve miles then, nor will the two roads they speak of have any effect upon the direction from any town; nor upon the climatic conditions, nor will they greatly affect the health of the communities.
6th The author of this act did consult the taxpayers. A delegation of people interested in the up-building of this county, taxpayers all of them, were over in Little Rock and signed our road bill before it was presented by Judge Kelly! Why not treat a man fairly even though you are opposed to the good roads movement?
7th Our road gives the Chancery Court jurisdiction to correct any erroneous assessment, or to correct any error of any kind made by the commissioners. Our road law does not provide for any assessors–only three commissioners. The assessor is the County assessor, and his valuation is the one, and only one, that can be used by the Commissioners.
8th Every act passed by the Legislature has an emergency clause. This is necessary to give effect to any act. Why pick out only one act? All the acts of the Legislature have this clause. If a law was passed making it a crime for a man named Brown to hung gray squirrels in Green County the Legislature would place an emergency clause on it. Maybe the Legislature doesn’t know what it is doing; maybe there would be a better remedy for the legislative branch of government.
9th The limit that can be assessed against any tract of land is 30 per cent. The Attorney General of Arkansas, Hon. J.D. Arbuckle, says this is the law. The law says that the cost cannot exceed more than 30 per cent of the valuation as shown by the last assessment record. Yet there are a few people who will contradict the opinion of the Attorney General and try to make people believe there is no limit. The Attorney General is pretty good authority on these questions and most of the lawyers of Arkansas have a high regard for his opinions. At least, the Commissioners thing the Attorney General knows his business, and they will act on his advice.
10th How would it be possible for one man to be assessed at 40 per cent and one at 20 per cent, when the law says that no tract shall be assessed for more than the benefits and when the cost cannot be more than 30 per cent, of the entire valuation.
11th If the constitution is being violated with reference to the common county expenses, and if the Quorum Courts have been making such grievous mistakes, why not correct these mistakes? Surely there could be no criticism urged against our Supreme Court, and this court would set aside any judgment or assessments that were contrary to our Constitution or our laws.
12th The last above suggestion will answer 12 of the points.
13th They say that the Mount Ida School District voted a 7 mill school levy, and that the Sheriff collected a 2 mill levy. If this is erroneous or illegal why not bring it into the courts and set it aside? Is a 12 mill school tax too much to pay for the education of the young people of the country? If it is, just how much would their education be worth?
14th There is no provision in our good road law that places any part of its operation within the jurisdiction of the Federal Court.
15th The attorney for the Highway Department is pretty good authority on all law settled by the Supreme Court affecting road districts. If he is good enough for the Highway Department, would it not be sound doctrine to take his advice on a few points affecting our laws?
16th That part of the two districts which overlap could not have double taxation for the very simple reason that no tract of land could be assessed for more than 30 per cent, and the Commissioners of the two districts would have to agree on some line or otherwise divide the assessment. Nothing hard about this feature of the law.
17th The Highway Department says that 30 per cent of the assessed valuation will build the road contemplated. These gentlemen have the advice and assistance of expert engineers who have studied the road question and cost of construction for several years. They may be wrong about their estimate and if they are, it seems they would be glad to have the advice of anyone together with recommendation that would help to strengthen their department and help to better organize Arkansas, in their efforts to find some complaint with the Good Road Bill.
18th The Commissioners could not possibly sell bonds for more than 30 per cent of the assessed valuation, for it would be unlawful, and any bond buyer would have –
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A repeat of the Delinquent Tax is given
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Restoration to Entry of Lands in National Forest
This is the normal notice given to sell forest lands. This application is by James R. Lewis, Chula, Arkansas. And there is one for Clarence F. Biggs.
Ninety-one army automobile trucks are to be distributed among the State road districts of Arkansas for improvement of roads and highways.
Notice Publications are repeated for the following: Robert T. Campbell of Silver; James W. Parr of Mt. Ida; Notice to sell lands by I.N. Freeman.; Notice to confirm title by C.E. Shields; Homestead entry George A. Coffman, of Silver, Arkansas; Warning order for A.C. Crawley and Sylvester Crawley.
End of this paper
The next paper is a supplement to this one and will contain the continued items.
The Montgomery Co. Democrat
Vol. 5, No. 49
Date May 30, 1919
(Note: this paper states it is a supplement
to the Montgomery Co. Democrat.)
Page 1
[Note, this is a supplement to the paper and does NOT have a front page on this film, it is two pages, unnumbered.]
Ford Advertisement Car Parts
GREEN-WATKINS MOTOR COM. Womble
Alley Bros. Mount Ida
I.C. Chapman, Oden
Dogs are becoming troublesome to some residents near town. They raid chicken houses, suck eggs, and kill and eat turkeys and chickens. One neighbor claims dogs caught and ate fifteen turkeys valued at between $50 and $60.
Ads for
C.H. Herndon, lawyer
Berry H. Randolph, lawyer
Wagons, Alley Bros. Hdw.
Dr. L.S. Kennedy is having a snuggery attached to his residence.
Charlie H. Herdon has become the happy possessor of an automobile.
Henry Gill is bragging that he has the best mule colt in the county, NEXT!
S.C. Story, of Story, was in town Wednesday. He spoke with some enthusiasm about the crops in his neighborhood.
Mrs. Ruey Watkins is using some finely developed potatoes from her garden. Many of the potatoes are equal in size to large apples.
Charlie Coffman in a letter to his parents, states that he landed in New York May 23, and that he may be expected home within two weeks.
Moving pictures at the Court House, in Mt. Ida, Saturday night Special reels. Admission: Adults, 20¢, children 10¢ war tax included.
L.D. Williams will shortly have his two story residence lighted throughout with electricity, which is supplied by an up-to-date domestic plant.
A new front is being built to the Mount Ida Telephone office which will certainly improve its appearance and add one more pretty building fact to our town.
One hundred years ago the United States sent the first steamship across the Atlantic. This week we have to record the first successful flight of an airship over the same ocean.
A neat garden; a little car; a little pride; and the interest of passersby, is a combination which interests folk when they pass the W.A. Brakefield Mount Ida home.
A couple applied for a marriage license in the County Clerk’s office on Wednesday. One was W.O. Rogers, 64 years young, the other a maiden of the same age named Sena Rice.
Dr. J.M. Burke and his estimable wife, residents of North Vernon, Ind., are touring Montgomery county. They are delighted with the scenic beauty of our mountains, valleys and homes.
W.H. Caldwell, city road commissioner, had a substantial culvert built across Main street Wednesday. This culvert is sufficiently large enough to take care of any future flood waters caused by heavy rains.
J.C. Vines has just completed his new cottage at Sims. His “frau,” who has the genius of an architect, assures the editor of the Democrat that the finishing touches of the new home would never have been completed without her aid.
Hurricane Grove was the scene of a fine gathering of Montgomery County people Sunday last. About 800 attended the foot washing service of the Primitive Baptist in the morning. During the evening singing formed an extensive program in which part, Chorus and congregational work was featured.
There was a heavy rainfall over Mount Ida Tuesday, which lasted several hours. Every depression about town seemed to indicate a result similar to the effect of a Missouri cloudburst. The floodwater in South Fork rose to a banker just at about the time the rain storm abated.
A reunion of the old and young soldiers will be held in Mount Ida Thursday and Friday, July 3, 4. The program will be arranged and published later. Make your preparations to attend, for preparations are being made to make this the greatest even of the kind ever held in the county.
Behold! Through the iniquity of the wicked the earth became parched and dry; not enough moisture was left on the tongues of sinners to even lick the gum off a canceled revenue stamp, when lo! The great Woodrow breathed his breath across the nation and commanded that there should flow a never ceasing tide of sweet wines and foaming beer.
Peace has come. The Liberty Bonds are sold. Get in the swim for big business. The Springfield Business College is placing all graduates in good positions. If our young people want good salaries they should attend the largest and recognized as the best business college in Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma. Send for free catalog.
O.R. Guinn says a chicken snake stole sixteen eggs from under one of this setting hens Wednesday night last, about twelve hours before his wife expected the eggs to hatch. He declares that early Thursday morning he saw the same snake twisting and turning itself into knots, and that soon after fifteen fuzzy little chicks came out of its mouth, but the sixteenth chick died in transit and choked the snake to death.
Mace Scott, whose veracity is in keeping with that of George Washington, speaking of hogs and the other day, said that he saw a razorback hog get under the low part of a wire fence which was also supplemented by a strong barbed wire. The critter, continued Mr. Scott, just naturally scooped up the earth a little, prized up the fence, worked backward and foreword for a time, cut both bottom wires, broke into an oat field, snapped four palings off a truck patch and cleaned it up, then returned home for a its feed of slop.
Jeff Goodner and Hiram Whittington were taken out to the Washita on Tuesday by Henry Alley to have a good time fishing. They fished all night. They had no shelter; a cold, pitiless rain kept falling; chills crept up and down their backs; they were wet through. The part concealed a good joke from one another and pretended to be a happy bunch. “Kuk-kuk,kold,” chattered Henry, about 12 p.m. At 2:30 Jeff said he was almost still; and at break o’day Hiram declared he had more than enough moisture in his uniform and high boots to provide a shower to drown a million German cooties.
Repeat ad for Kodak service by Zora Hitchcock, Mt. Ida, Arkansas.
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Anti-Road Points Analyzed
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sense to know it would all be set aside, unless the law was complied with.
19th The Commissioners are not adopting the precedent of set by the school directors of the Mount Ida district. And they are not criticizing these directors either. They think these directors have done the very best they could do, with the funds they had to operate on. But under our road law it would be impossible for anyone to get our road bonds without the money, for our road treasurer is under heavy bond. And, besides, our bonds have been soled for 103 cents on the dollar, and this is a mighty good price, and does away with any idea of graft in the sale of the bonds. If somebody got some school bonds without paying the money for them, the taxpayers of this school district might be interested in knowing just how this happened. Who was the secretary of the school board at that time? Was he under any bond? Our road law would not permit such conduct, for our treasurer gives a bond for the faithful performance of this duties. We would not refer to this matter by the Anti-road Committee seem to want to confuse the School District with the Road District, and imagine because the School Directors, as they say, permitted someone to get their bonds without right, that the same thing could happen in the Road District. The truth is that the school business has nothing to do with the Road law. Neither does the Quorum Court, or the appropriations for common county expenses. These are separate and apart from the Road District, but we refer to them because the Anti-Road Committee include them in the so called 23 points they make against the Road ..paper torn.
If the Anti-Road Committee wants to take each section of the Road Law and have it construed by their attorneys and then submit it to any three Circuit judges, or any three Chancery judges of the State, or to any three lawyers of reputable standing the Commissioners and County Judge would be glad to do this, and this might be a pretty good way to get a satisfactory explanation of the whole matter.
If Earl Witt explained only the favorable points in his speech at Mount Ida, as the Anti-Road Committee says he did, then there must be a great number of favorable points, for it took about three hours to do this work.
20th The law says that all jobs costing more than a thousand dollars must be let by contract after bids by advertisement, and bonds must be made for the carrying out of the work according to the plans. Isn’t this a pretty good idea? A real good safeguard for the people.
21st. If the Legislature passed our Good Road Bill without complying with the law, would it not be a simple and easy matter to have the law set aside? Our Good Road Bill was passed by the same legislature which passed more than 150 other good road bills, and if the Legislature didn’t know how to pass a bill, somebody ought to tell them where they made their mistake.
22nd The Commissioners have agreed to file a report at regular intervals of all expenditures, and to let the County Court or any other court audit the books just as often as they want to. This ought to be plenty along this line.
23rd We suppose they had no further objections, and they quote a decision of the Supreme Court on the Alexander Law. Why not quote some decisions of some of the courts on the Bermuda grass question.
We have undertaken to deal with each so-called point urged by the Anti-Road Committee, and we have done this with prejudice toward none. We do not like to deal in spleen, and the attempts of the Commissioners as well as everyone interested in the success of this project is to give the people accurate and unbiased information. And this will be their policy all along the line.
[This “talk” continues for two more long newspaper columns, but adds nothing more to the discussion, so it is not typed here.]
Death of Fred M. Cogswell
Fred M. Cogswell, former chief of police of Little Rock and well known in this county, where he owned a county home, died Friday night at the home of his brother-in-law, Jno. F. Bates, near Elnora. Death was due to high blood pressure, from which he had been [a] sufferer for some time.
Mr. Cogswell had been a member of the Little rock police force, with the exception of a year or two, since 1894. He was chief of police four years, and at the time of his resignation, which was caused by illness, was night captain. He was highly esteemed in Little Rock for his qualities as a citizen and police officer.
He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Alice Peters, daughter or Mr. and Mrs. Dalton Peters of the Sweet Home neighborhood.
LOCAL NEWS
Willie Bates and family, of Benton are visiting relatives here this week.
Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Wacaster and Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Laird spent a day or two fishing in the Ouachita this week.
Smith Edwards, Brack Stanley and Geo. Weeks were among the overseas boys who returned home this week.
After one of the most successful and satisfactory school terms, Prof. Jno. L. McConnell is closing the Mount Ida Normal Academy today with an appropriate and pleasing program.
Mrs. John Shaw is seriously afflicted with a sleepy prickly-dead sensation in her limbs, for which Dr. Ike Freeman is giving her electric treatment.
Jeff Whittington is using Temple Garden black pepper which, he says, he will put on his growing cabbages so as to save his wife the trouble of flavoring them when they are cooked.
Jno. T. Scott, Sr., has sold his interest in the Mount Ida Milling Co. to T.M. Scott and W.A. Brakefield, Jeff Brown will continue with the company as mill manager. The balance of the crew are yet to be selected.
The Primary Department of the Mount Ida schools closed last Friday. Under the direction of Miss Goodner this term has been one of the best and most successful ever held in our town. Miss Goodner left for her home in Oden Saturday.
Fifty Thousand Sign For Land
Soldiers In Camps Organizing Farmers’ Forums Are Being Aided by Army Y.M.C.A.
[This article is not local, and is about a possible land grand to soldiers, if Congress passes a bill to allow them to get grants for farms.]
End of this Supplement Paper.
Abstracts from The Montgomery Democrat,
Published at Mt. Ida, Arkansas, 1919
L.L. Beavers, Publisher
The Montgomery Co. Democrat
Vol. 5, No. 50
Date June 6,, 1919
Page 1
MASS MEETING
In Court House, At 1 P.M. Saturday June 7
1st To consider and adopt plan to suit a Grand commemoration Day to be held in or near Mount Ida, on July 4.
2nd To organize, at this meeting, Ladies’ Committees for their own departments; Mens’ Committees for their departments.
Everybody phone this news and let’s get into action.
P.A. Tofft, Chairman, pro tem.
Girls and Boys Club Work
Story, May 20, 1919
Tuesday night Mr. and Mrs. Holt made a talk at the school house, on agricultural work. All but two of the Club members wee present and enjoyed the talks.
Miss Holt also brought her fireless cooker and taught us how to make them. I think the fireless cooker is a nice thing to have in the home. Mss Odessa also taught us how to candle eggs so that we could pick the freshest ones to preserve for home use in the winter time, when eggs are scarce and high in price.
Wednesday, May 1, at 8 a.m. we met again at the school house and Miss Holt helped the girls to make our Canning Club aprons and caps.
We meet again in June and Miss Holt is to five us lessons in canning.
Dovia Qualls.
To Our Readers
In regard to the insinuation by the Citizens Committee in their article in this issue that the Democrat has received or is to receive money or patronage for the paper’s support of good roads, I wish to stat that in no manner stated or implied has the Democrat been offered, or has it solicited, pay for such Support.
L.L. Hitchcock, Manager
S.S. Lee, Sims merchant, and daughter, Miss Trixie, were in Mt. [Ida] Monday.
Wm. Reed a prosperous farmer north of Story was in Mount Ida Wednesday, and reports crops in fine condition in his neighborhood.
Little Jesse Anderson stood on a copperhead Sunday. The snake bit the child, but a quickly applied antidote saved serious trouble.
Clervil Jones, of the U.S. Navy, arrived home this week, on a release, subject to being recalled to duty if further trouble should develop.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Watkins, of Ashdown, are visiting relatives and friends in Mt. Ida this week. Allen says Ashdown is a nice place to reside but there’s no place like home.
The Chillicothe, Mo., Business College advises that Lewis Foley of Womble who was sent to the Union Pacific R.R. as a telegrapher last week, has been assigned to the station at Sharon Springs, Kan.
The wheat crop is being harvested, ;and is reported to be the best in years. Corn is in splendid condition, while cotton has been damaged by weather conditions. Much cotton has been plowed under and other crops substituted therefore.
James, the nine-year-old son of C.S. Roberts, while picking blackberries near home one day last week, was bitten by a copperhead. His parents placed him udder the care of Dr. W.D. Freeman, who predicted the boy would be alright in a few days.
Wm. Alley brought to this office two fine samples of oats Wednesday–one of the Ninety Day variety, with a 4ft. length of stalk, well leaved and finely headed. The white oat stalk sample measured 5 ft. in length and was somewhat better than the shorter sample. Both are typical of the crop generally so far as we can learn.
O.M. Radford autoed over to Hot Springs Tuesday, taking with him his nieces, who have been spending the winter here attending the Mount Ida Normal Academy, and who expect to teach the coming summer in Garland County. Mr. Radford was also accompanied by his mother, who has resided with him for some time past, and who will visit this summer with a son in Garland County and a daughter in the north part of the state.
ANALYSIS MISLEADING
Says Citizen’s Committee. Arguments Specious and Law Misquoted
[The entire front page-five columns is taken up with more of the back & forth arguments about the good roads bill. There doesn’t seem to be anything new, expect that Judge J.B. Kelly gets his name used a lot. Otherwise, this is just a rehash of the other two issues.]
Get Ready For The Festival
One of the biggest and most enthusiastic mass meetings ever held in Mount Ida is promised for Saturday afternoon. The meeting begins at 1 o’clock, old time. The purpose is to adopt a plan for a Grand Festival to commemorate the arrival home of our soldier boys. Men and women are asked to phone around an endless chain of invitations. Men committees and women committees will be needed. There’ll be plenty to think of and to act upon. Some folks want a good, old fashioned barbeque and picnic, the popular vote should go for the barbeque. Other people have other plans. Let’s all get together and adopt the most popular one. Hurrah! Let’s al go!
Teacher’s Institute
The County Teachers Institute will be held at Mount Ida, Arkansas, July 7th to 11th. All teachers teaching in the County will be required to attend the full time in order to have their licenses hold good. No excuse will be accepted except sickness and that only on a doctor’s certificate.
Earnest Berry
County Superintendent.
Public Examination of Teachers
There will be a Public Examination of Teachers at Mount Ida, June 19th and 20th, 1919.
County Superintendent.
W.E. Womble was in Mount Ida Wednesday.
Joe Beavert is visiting his daughters in Mount Ida this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W.H. Caldwell have moved out to their farm near town.
Mrs. Jeff Cagle fell off the porch of her brother-in-law’s home Tuesday evening and broke one of her arms.
J.R. Shaw has about completed the finishing work on Coffman’s business block, and the result is a good job, of fine appearance.
Early peaches are beginning to find their way to market. The peach crop in this section promises to be a bumper, he best in several years.
Up-to-date Eating House and Confectionery is now being conducted by Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Garner, in the store owned and lately occupied by W.H. Caldwell. Particular people and those who love good food come and receive my cordial invitation. J.E. Garner.
Oden News
Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Plemmons are in Chicago spending a few weeks with their son.
S.N. Hickey is now the proud owner of a new Ford car.
Mrs. Minnie Standridge is visiting at Mount Ida this week.
Rev. H.T. Simpson was in Oden Saturday for a short time.
Wallis Willhite, who has been in France about a year, came in home Friday.
Bob Miller and Dave Evans made a business trip to Granley this week.
Rev. C.C. Roberts, who has been attending school at Arkadelphia for the past term, has been visiting friends in Oden for a few days.
John Riles, of Highland, was in town a few hours Saturday.
Frank Hale made a business trip to Hot Springs this week.
Marian Lewis, of Waters, was in town Friday transacting business.
Mrs. Risenhoover, of Waters, spent a few days visiting relatives in Oden this week.
Vox Simpson was an Oden visitor the first part of this week.
On account of so much rain the farmers are a little behind with their work. Wheat cutting seems to be on the go now.
One of our inquisitive citizens wishes to inquire, through the columns of the Democrat as to the fate of the chicks mentioned in last week’s paper, and whether or not the notorious automatic chicken eater or chicken hatcher, or incubator, whichever the came may be is still at large.
[He is referring to the snake who ate the chickens reported last week by Guinn.]
Reply to Anti-Road Committee
In the May 23 issue of the Democrat we noticed an article opposing the highway, in which there were a number of false statements.
1st. In which they said there were only two present from Sims. We deny that statement, as the following were present: J.C. Vines, W.R. Stovall, H.A. Fair, J.P. McCullough, W.E. Townsend, W.A. Sims, S.S. Lee, Birt Carter, J.M. Evans, F.L. Vines, E.D. Stephenson, H.S. Summit, L.R. West, G.W. Maddox.
2nd that they all ran when the opposing side took the floor, and a number of other things.
We are not getting men to sign petitions by going around misrepresenting things. The people of Sims are good roads people, although a number of them were misled into signing a petition against the road, but they have found out the facts and are now signing petitions for the road and are very enthusiastic for the road.
We not only agree to pay our assessments but have agreed to donate to the project.
Signed: J.W. Johnston, C.D. Summit, W.A. Sims, F.E. Kelly, W.R. Stovall, S.S. Lee, H.W. Kelly, H.A. Fair, B.C. Carter, S.P. Posey, B.A. Carter, J.W. Carter, A.C. McKay, E.D. Stephenson.
Sims, May 30, 1919
A Few Words of Identification
Montgomery County Democrat;
In your issue of May 23 you ran a long article signed by six lamps that were attempting to shed some light on a very dark subject.
And; amongst other things, stated that there was no opposition to a motion in a scow boat road meeting held at Mt. Ida recently, but one individual and nobody knew who he was or where he came from and that he was just one against the noble 28 scow boaters.
Well I pled guilty to being the individual, and any child in Polk township could have named him if it had been of importance.
All Southern states are making tremendous efforts to induce immigration to the South. This nonentity came from the west and has lived here seven years. He came and seen but has not conquered, and is preparing to depart and will sacrifice at 50% on cost. For why? Principally because he cannot travel the fifteen or twenty miles on the public road to get somewhere with any degree of certainty without at least a wagon, a scow boat and tackle to propel him along the different stretches of road that he encounters in Montgomery county.
And the noble band of twenty-eight scow boaters wish to keep it that way. The road was good enough for their grandfathers and they apparently think any improvement in the roads would be a detriment to their places and they positively refuse to acknowledge that a good road would increase the value of their property at least 50%.
Respectfully,
Levi Bonner
Oden, May 26
J.R. Howell was up from the Gap the forepart of the week.
[There is a repeat of the public notices previously printed in the past two papers.]
This ends the 1919 papers on this film, the next jumps to 1921.
Abstracts from The Montgomery County Democrat, Published at Mt. Ida, Arkansas 1919 PAGE 21
Transcribed and typed by Shirley Shewmake Manning
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