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HUMPHRIES
Kuting Attorney
Si. CASEY
By Judge—
■H. JOHNSTON
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■ Superintendent—
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■OPAL OFFICES.
■ the Action of City
■ry, February 26.
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■^ Date Housekeepers
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■^n new. All Grocers.
IBlBlOJStfPn fPR fisan
Candidate For Representative.
The Independent is authorized
to announce R. T. Simmom
candidate for representative
from Jackson county, subject to
the action of the Democratic pri
mary.
•\ Simmons is an old re ;i
dent of Jackson county, and
comes of one of her best known I
families. He has been a very
staunch Democrat and has
taken an active interest in poli
tics. Whenever there was a call
for party work or necessary
funds, he was ever a willing and
generous contributor. His Dem
ocracy has never been question
ed in the face ofthis record for
party loyalty and zeal.
*He has been prominent in busi
ness circles of this city and has
many friends in all parts of the
county, who have encouraged
him to make the race.
New Year’s Resolutions.
Any little fault will do to start
with. For example, resolve to
leave off the habit of talking
too much, or not to indulge in
any slang expressions during the
year 1914, or not. to sleep too
much, or control your temper
and your tongue, to return all
borrowed books, not to forget
that there are others, to consid
er fairly and kindly the merits
as well as the faults of others,
to help mother, and not to for
get father when you go shop
ping, to leave oft torever tne oaa |
habit of running your automo
bile too fast. There will be found
in almost every case some little
weakness to practice on, some
blemish that it will be in order
to remove, and your character
will be strengthened some by ev
ery victory you win; besides,
you will be encouraging and help
ing others who may have more
serious tasks than you have.—
Dallas News.
Boys Exploded Dynamite.
The town of Brookland was in
great excitement Wednesday ev
ening at twelve o’clock, when
an explosion, which shook the
entire ttown, and surrounding
country, took place. When the
explosion was first heard it was
thought that the safe in the
Bank of Brookland had been
blown, as it had been on two pre
vious occasions. The cause of
the excitement, however, proved
to be that a number of the young
fellows of the town were cele
brating New Year’s and had set
off a heavy charge of dynamite
in the center of the town, the re
sult of which was that the plate
glass fronts of four of the lead
ing business houses of that place
were completely demolished. No
one was hurt by the explosion.
Four pounds of dy lam'ite was
placed by the boys on the Cot
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;on Belt Railroad track, which
runs through the center of the
town, and set off and on account
i>f the dampness of the atmos
phere, the explosion had a terri
fic effect on the glass fronts
which were about two hundred
yards from the scene of the ex
plosion.—Jonesboro Sun.
What Farm Demonstration
Work Did For White.
Searcy, Ark., Dec. 15, ’R>.
Mr. R. C. Davidson.
Little Rock. Ark.
Dear Sir:
With reference to the Demon
stration work in White county,
1 beg to submit to you my opin
ion on the subject.
Four years ago when this
work was first begun, there was
practically no enthusiasm what
ever in farming in this commun
ity. The greater products that
we raised usually classed about
the bottom of the list. The
young men were leaving the
farms, and the older ones dis
couraged, but conditions are re
versed now. Our products, es
pecially cotton, has increased in
grade, at least twenty per cent;
Our corn is as much, if not bet
ter; our fruits and vegetables
and other farm products on
equal comparison.
It is hard to estimate the good
that we think has been done in
this county. It is without doubt
the greatest move that has ever
been made in this direction.
Mncf panppifillv fin 1 wnnf in
commend Mrs. Ella W. Lambert
our canning Demonstrator, and
Mr. Joel Lambert, our Farm
Demonstrator. The good that
these two people have accom
plished cannot be measured in
dollars and cents. 1 feel that
within the next five years there
will be a complete revolution in
the farming industry in this
part of the state of Arkansas,
and it will be brought about en
tirely through the Demonstra
tion Work organized by the Ag
ricultural Department of the
Government.
Very sincerely yours,
J. H. DEENER,
Cashier of Bank.
Keep Open House.
Mrs. R. B. Hooker received in
formally New Year’s afternoon,
which proved a delightful inno
vation to her friends.
The receptions rooms were
beautifully done in Christmas
colors, and lighted with crimson
shaded lights and waxen candles.
Between the hours of 3 to 5 a
large number of friends, both la
dies and gentlemen, called to
meet the honored guests of the
afternoon, who were, Misses Ray
Brandenburg, Elise Hooker and
her house guest, Miss Dorathea
Hines of St. Louis.
The guests were receiveu uy
Misses Hortense Hite, Franehelle
Hooker, Corinne Smith and Lucy
Brandenburg. Mrs. S. R. Phil
lips and Mrs. E. L. Maris pour
ed. Mrs. John W. Stay ton, Jr.,
and Mrs. T. J. Gregg assisted the
hostess in courtesies during the
afternoon. A delicious course
luncheon was served by Misses
Lelia Beattie and Willie Over
ton Minor. The reception was a
very charming affair of the hol
iday season and largely attend
ed.
Fair Association Meeting.
The Jackson County Fair As
sociation will meet at 2 o clock
Monday, January 5, at the court
house, for the purpose of per
fecting an organization and out
lining plans for the future.
The stockholders and all in
terested in securing for this
county annual fair, are urged to
be present and give the move
ment their encouragement and
help. 33d2.
terested for this county annual
fair are urged to be present and
jive the movement your en
couragement and help. 33d2.
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Girls Arrested For Bootlegging
Fort Smith, Jan. 1. — The
youngest persons ever arrested
as bootleggers since the govern
i ment placed the ban on liquor
shipments to the Indian country
: of Eastern Oklahoma, were ap
prehended by a deputy United
i States marshal in a local rail
way station today. They were
sisters, nine and six years old,
respectively. The deputy took
charge of them as they attempt
ed to board a train for their
home at Haileyville, Okla. They
were soon released and their
whiskey, 12quarts in a suit case,
was confiscated.
Two Italians were arrested
shortly afterward with a similar
quantity of liquor. The federal
authorities alleged they induced
the girls to attempt to get
aboard the train with the suit
case. The men were held to the
Grand Jury within 15 minutes
after they were arrested and
were lodged in jail on default of
bond.
A deputy United States mar
shal found a grocer at Wilbur
ton, Oklahorp|a, today selling li
quor concealed in cans contain
ing pork and beans and baking
i powder. A warijant was issued
for his arrest.
Davis Is Nominated,
Clarendon, Jan. 1.—Returns
from yesterday’s Monroe county
priniary show that J. T. Davis
of Roe township was nominated
for representative in the state
legislature.
Then Malone of Blackton won
the nomination for county clerk
from a large field, and R. A.
Holloway of Clarendon was nom
inated for circuit clerk. W. P.
Lynch of Pine Ridge was nomi
nated for assessor and C. G.
Woodsin of Brinkley for county
treasurer.
As was stated in yesterday’s
paper, Judge R. F. Milwee,
speaker of the 1911 Arkansas
House of Representatives, was
nominated for sheriff by about
300 majority and T. G. Trice of
Holly Grove for county judge by
about 500.
There were no contests for the
other offices.
Fight On At Helena.
Helena, Jan. 1.—After devot
ing most of the day to hearing
both sides on the question of li
quor license, E. P. Moliter, coun
nounced an adjournment until
ty judge, this afternoon an
nounced an adjournment until
v) o clock tomorrow morning,
when he will again take up the
matter. The fight prob
be made on the legality of cer
tain signers.
Anticipating that the whiskey
petition would be presented
when court opened this morn
ing, a large audience greeted
Judge Moliter when he opened
court. Nearly every saloon man
in Helena and several bartend
ers on an enforced holiday, were
seated near the bench. Many
women were in the audience.
The whole question appeared
to hinge upon the legality of cer
tain names on the petition pre
sented to Judge Moliter by the
saloon men and the authentici
ty of the city census taken some
time ago by the same persons.
Judge Moliter said in the begin
ning that he was there to be
“shown”, and the attorneys on
both sides made desperate at
tempts to “show” him.
Notice.
Lots 5 and 6 of Lyon’s Second
Addition to the City of New
port, will be sold to the highest
bidder on January 8,1914, at the
court house, in Newport, Ark.
C. M. Erwin.
J. E. Mann,
Executors of Estate of
F. G. Smith, deceased.
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Notice Of Sewer Tax.
The tax books for the collec
tion of the Special Sewer Tax
on real property in Sewer Dis
trict No. 1 for the Fifth Annual
Assessment to maintain and op
erate said sewer system, have
been placed in my hands. All
owners of real property lying in
district and required to pay
their taxes to me within thirty
days from date. If such assess-1
ment is not paid action will be
commenced at the end of that
time for the collection of said;
assessment, and for the legal;
penalties and cost.
Given under my hand this
29th day of December, 1913.
L. Minor, Collector
Sewer District No. 1, Newport,
Arkansas. 29d30
When Money Talks.
"Pa, what does It mean when you
Bay that a man hasn’t the courage of
bis convictions?" "That he has opin
ions, but ien’t willing to bet money on
them.”—Detroit Free Press.
Office of The Chicago, Itock Island and
Pacific Railway Company.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 15th, 1913.
To All Stockholders of The Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railwuy
Company:
A special meeting of the stockhold
ers of the company will be held at the
office of the company in the City of
Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday the
31st day of January, 1914, at ten
o’clock a. m., for the purpose of vot
ing upon the acceptance by the com
pany of a lease of the line of railway
of the Rock Island, Stuttgart and
outhern Railway Company, extend
ing from Mesa, Prairie County, Ark
ansas, in a southerly direction through
the counties of Prairie and Arkansas
to Stuttgart, Arkansas County, Ark
ansas, a distance of approximately 22
miles; said lease to extend for a
term of 999 years from February 1,
1914, upon such terms and conditions
as may be agreed upon.
H. U. Mudge, President.
Geo. H. Crosby, Secretary.
Humility First.
We shall never be the ‘ light of the
world” except on condition of being
the “salt of the earth ” You have to
do the humble. Inconspicuous, silent
work of checking corruption by a pure
example before you can aspire to do
the other work of raying out light Into
the darkness, and bo drawing men to
Christ himself.—Alexander McLaren.
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