Farmers' Union Plans Cotton Relief in Nevada County
At a county meeting the Farmers' Union of Nevada County urged Prescott merchants to refrain from buying cotton for a period to raise prices. Buyers delayed a decision, agreeing only to consider it after another union meeting next Saturday, while continuing to purchase cotton in Prescott market. The union emphasizes cooperative, businesslike action and denies threats.
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Farmers’ Union of
Nevada County
Court House
Perry Norton
Union
Farmers’ Union
Prescott
New Steel Bridge at Camden
At the Levying Court meeting in the Court House last Monday 27 of 36 members attended and decided Ouachita County should build a steel bridge across the river. Judge W. T. Martin has long advocated the project as a pet hobby and plans call for starting next summer with about 6700 dollars on hand after current payments to fund the work.
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Court House
Ouachita County
W. T. Martin
Herald
Ozan Lumber Chief Buys 160 Acre Pike Diamond Tract
Horace E. Bemis general manager of Ozan Lumber Co and Prescott figure buys 160 acres in the Pike county diamond field known as the Riley tract. The deal totals 21000 dollars with the deed conveyed to Bemis. Riley is represented by Attorney Rodgers of Nashville and Bemis by Hon T C Meltne of this city.
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Horace E. Bemis
Ozan Lumber Co
Prescott
Pike County
Diamond District
Riley
Bemis
Rodgers
Nashville
T. C. Meltne
Atlantic fleet ships head to Japan in rapid departure
Manila reports the 116 battleships of the Atlantic fleet sailing for Japan under Rear Admiral Sperry. The Connecticut led the procession, followed by the rest of the line as they cleared Corregidor Island at 8 15 in the morning. Simultaneously Manila authorities launched a cholera eradication campaign with police ordered to take action.
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Manila
Japan
Sperry
Connecticut
Corregidor Island
China Sea
Disease response and civic notices in daily report
Daily house to house inspections and reinforced constabulary to perform ordinary police duty and guard infected houses. Disinfecting force increased and work scope broadened. New cases average 10 daily. Baptist Ladies Aid Society seeks subscriptions to Ladies Home Journal or The Saturday Evening Post. J E Stewart, veteran farmer on Route 5, notes poor crop due to family illness delaying planting. Fresh celery at Hitt Grocery Co.
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The
Baptist Ladies’ Aid Society
Ladies Home Journal
Saturday Evening Post
J. E. Stewart
Route 5
Stewart
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Fie Farmers’ Union
Camden
H. E. Bemis
Hitt Grocery Co
Blacks
Ozan Mercantile Go
Prescott Hardware Company
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