NEWPORT
ipany of
60 candle
street light for
ear if paid in cash,
give a light for
/ery street corner
eets with much fa
council.
is what the service
he company and is
the city to meet
expense under
come and continue
amount of out
Notice Of Letting Of Contract
To Keep County Paupers.
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned as County
Judge of Jacksdn County, Ark
ansas, will receive sealed bids
up to noon of Thursday the 21st
day of December, 1911, to keep
the paupers of Jackson County
for the term beginning January
1st, 1912 and ending January
1st, 1913. The person to whom
the contract is awarded will be
required to receive, comfortably
house, clothe, feed and furnish
medichfe and medical attention
to all paupers and to give bond
in the sum of Two Thousand
Dollars for the faithful per
formance of the contract. All
bids should be to take care of
each pauper at so much per
month while under the care and
supervision of the contractor. I
hereby reserve the right to re
ject any and all bids.
This November 21, 1911.
C. B. Coe,
County Judge Jackson County,
Arkansas.
Must Carry Passenger
To Regular Stop.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 21.—One of
the duties of the railroads as
comm-n carriers was well de
fined by the Supreme Court
Monday, in affirming the case
of W. A. Worthington of Cove,
who secured judgment in the
Polk County Circuit Court
against the Kansas City South
ern for personal injuries. The
opinion of the Court declared
that
“It is well settled, we think,
that it is the duty of a railroad
company as a carrier of passen
gers to stop its trains at a sta
tion which by its regulations it
has designated as a place of
stopping, and to there remain
for a sufficient time to permit
its passengers in the exercise of
ordinary diligence and care to
safely leave its trains. The pas
senger must not only be carried
properly and safely, but he
must be carried to the end of his
journey for which he has paid
his fare, and he must be put
down at the usual stopping
place at the end of such jour
ney.”
Log Cutters Wanted.
To cut oak, hickory, gum and
cypress, will scale in the woods if
they lay over one pay day. Also
want logging teams.
Plenty of houses for .laborers.
Jacob Gierich, Auvergne, Ark.
90d & w
| To Become Depositories
State Has So Little Money
To Distribute.
I -
i Special to Independent.
| Little Rock, Nov. 21—The
State Banking Board has decid
ed to take no further stej>s to
ward the designation of depos
itories for state money until'
there is some*money to deposit.
iThis was done at the request of
the banks themselves, who did
not wish to make bonds until
there is some reason for it. Of
the 31 banks that made bids,
only sixteen qualified to become
depositories, and they will be
designated when, needed.
There is now less than $100,
000 in actual cash in all funds
in the state treasury, and not
one cent in the general revenue
fund. The school and the pen
sion funds are very nearly all
drawn out by the counties, and
there is about $18,000 in the
capitol fund. Last Saturday
there was $31,000 paid into the
treasury in tne penitentiary
fund, but there were more than
enough outstanding claims to
clean that up, and now it is
'nearly all gone. Yesterday
! the University of Arkansas
1 drew out $36,300 from the Mor
i rell fund for the payment of
1 teachers’ salaries and other ex
penses. This exhausts the fund
| and the University can get no
more money until the taxes be
gin to come in.
It is announced by President
John N. Tillman that he has se
cured an appropriation of $40,
000 from the Peabody Fund far
the purpose of erecting a build
ing on the campus for the use
of the Department of Education,
and a meeting will be held in
Little Rock, by the Board, for
the purpose of locating it. More
[attention is to be given to the
symmetrical placing of build
ings on the campus hereafter,
and the services of a landscape
gardener will be secured to of
fer suggestions.
Loses Wife, Child and Money.
Marked Tree, Nov. 20.—A1
vin Middleton, a prosperous far
mer from near Alto, seven miles
from here, was in Marked Tree
today with blood in his eye and
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a gun in in© iianvt.
looking for a neighbor, named
Abe Potter, who he said, entic
ed Middleton’s wife away, and
with her disappearance, over
$800 infold also went, together
with Middleton’s five-year-old
daughter.
Middleton has offered a re
ward of $100 for the apprehen
sion of his truant spouse.
Middleton is a man perhaps
60 years of age, 25 of which has
beenTspent with the woman who
now deserts him. He has a
married daughter living in Cor
ry Hill, 111. He Says while he
1 would like to get his money back
his child will satisfy him, but
: that his wife cannot return.
1 Urges Teachers To Attend.
Special to the Independent
Little Rock, Nov. 21.—A cam
| paign is being carried on by the
I Department of Education to se
Uure the attendance of the larg
number of school teachers in
history of the Association at
ual meeting to be held
jmber 27-29. Superin
Jook has just addressed
to the school directors of
ite urging them to encour
nefitted and bring
to the school room so much
inspiration as will surely result
from attending the annual ses
sion of the State Teachers' As
sociation,” writes Prof. Cook.
“Whenever the funds will
permit it, I recommend that all
teachers who will attend the
state meeting, join the associa
tion, and participate in the de
liberations, be allowed their
regular salary for the week in
which the sasociation is hed. *
“I received information from
about forty school boards that
allowed their teachers wages
under the above condition last
year, and I earnestly hope for
the good of our schools as well
as of the teachers that this num
ber will be greatly increased
this year.
“Among the speakers on the
programs this year are men
whose messages are well worth
hearing. Not only the teachers,
but any citizens engaged in any
other vocation, who may attend
the general sessions of the State
Teachers’ Association will be
repaid.” t
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1 Country Correspondence 0
Grubbs.
Charles Herron brought out
the corner stone for the school
building Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Starr of Imbo
den are here visiting their son
J. A. Starr,-our depot agent.
J. C. Herron, contractor for
our school building, has just re
ceived a car of lumber for the
school building here.
Mr. A. G. Stedman and Mrs.
Harry Toland made a pleasure
trip to Newport Monday, return
ing home Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Jane McElrath is very
low with fever and her case is
considered very serious by Drs.
George and Loftin.
Charles SKoffner of Eight
Mile was on our streets Tuesday
on business.
J. M. Gibson made a business
trip to Newport Tuesday.
J. M. Ivy, county treasurer,
was in our town Thursday shak
ing hands with the boys. , |
The laying of the corner stone
of the school building was
promptly at 2:30 p. m. Thurs
day as advertised. J. m. wdsou
called the attention of the au
dience and the opening song by
Prof. Hardin and the school,
“My Cottage Home Down In
Arkansas” was rendered.
Second on the program was a
prayer by Brother I. W. Han
kins. .
3. Prof. W. M. Shaver, county
superintendent of Tucker man,
was introduced by Chairman
Gibson, who made a very im
pressive talk, telling of the im
provement of education in the
South in the past ten years, and
what Arkansas was doing to ed
ucate her boys and girls. He
congratulated the people of
Grubbs for the interest that
they were taking in the erection
of such a building.
4. Prof. Hardin was introduc
ed and did extra well in his ad
dress. He talked about 30 min
utes on education, the benefits
of it and what could be done
with an education and what
could not be done if you had no
education.
5. The stone was set by J.
5. Pennington and after the set
ting of the stone the deposits
ler things too ISIt
to mention was depos
rmmm
ited.
| 6. Closing exercises by Prof.
Hardin with prayer.
A Miss Stedman of Paragould
I came in Friday on the local to
I visit her brother, A. G. Sted
Jman. They both left Saturday
morning for Newport, where
| Mr. Stedman will work and his
sister will return to Paragould.
Mr. Will Herron* of Little
Rock came over Friday evening
to assist his brother, J. C. Her
ron in the erection of tfie school
building here.
| George M. Bonnel, -architect
' of Newport, came out Friday
looking after the erection of the
j school building, returning Sat
urday evening.
H. J. Hale is moving into his
new drugstore today. (Monday)
Work is progressing slowly on
D. D. Camp’s store on account
of the bad weather.
George M. Bonnell, architect
of Newport, is getting up a map
i of the town of Grubbs. Those
i wanting one will see him so he
! may put it on his list.
Morris Lyde. a grocer drum
mer for the Puryear-Jones Gro
cer Company of Jonesboro, was
seriously ill at the Grubbs hotel
Friday night, but was able to
be taken home Saturday morn
ing.
Mrs. H. J. Hale and Mrs. J. T.
Malone left Saturday morning
for Jonesboro to visit Nute
Nance and family.
Miss Bessie Ellison is opera
tor at the telephone office now.
Mrs. Lashlee has moved into
' her property here she recently
bought of D. L. Williams.
J. E. Williams, cashier of the
Bank of Grubbs, made a busi
* __
A. T. Guffey, candidate far
sheriff, was on our streets Sat
urday evening.
W. M. Combs of Richwoods
was on our streets Friday, sell
ing turnips.
There is some talk of Mr. H.
J. Hale embarking in the gro
cery business.
A. G. Stedman, U; S. tick
eradicator for this territory,
finished his job last week and
went to Newport, where he has
employment with the Compres#
Company.1 •
\ Happy Jack.
Oak Dale.
The weather is good and we
farmers are going to get o*8t ~
some cotton*.
Mr. and Mrs. Britt Woods of
Tuckerman spent the day at A.
R. Andrews Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith
are the proud parents of a baby
boy at their home.
Fred Hobson was a pleasant
caller at A. R. Andrews’ Satur
day. ' '
We are glad to know that
Miss Beulah Ard is going to
teach our school this winter.
Misses Maggie Greenhaw,
Maudy and Jessie Littleton
passed through our burg Sun
day.
Health is good around here.
Slim Jim.
To Automobile Owners.
I now have a first class repair
man and am in shape to take
care of your troubles at reason
able prices. Phone 38.
29dtf J. L. Younger.
XK>
Turkey Day This Year
i November 30
A little late but it*s all right for Turkeys are roosting j
g high these days.
g You’ll surely want to spruce up and look your best 8
§ oh this, Our National Thanksgiving Day.
1^ Our store is full of choice “Dressing” for Men. |
Some handsome new Suits at...$15 to $30 j
Splendid Overcoats at.$15 to $30 8
Garments that are correctly cut and tailored.
Then, when it comes to Hats and Toggery you’ll find \ \
us showing mm and exclusive Fall and Winter styles ' j
at prices yX^, not object to paying^
We’re showing just the sort of Outfiting that you will ,
be very thafeful to own. v g
Star Clothing Co. , J -
JOS. M. BERGER, JR. I