Fk case
% GOES TO JURY
Riich lyiust Pass Upon Guilt
Of Pretty Young Wo
man.
pecial to Independent.
Walnut Ridge, Oct. 13—The
tase of the State versus Stella
?elk, charged with the murder
f Noraih Owens, a rival, which
as been on trial here for the
ast three days, went to the ju
y at 2 o’clock this afternoon.
* Judge M. M. Stuckey of New
Ipoft presided in the trial of the
iasp, Judge R. E. Jeffery being
disqualified by reason of his ser
| ice as prosecuting attorney at
e time the indictment was re
ned. '
elf-defense was Miss Belk’s
as in the first trial, which
resulted in a hung jury and the
(same termination is not improb
able in this for the defendant is
■ very pretty yoyng woman and
B^paviction ^in such cases is
B&ry hard secure. %
B The killing occurred eighteen
Bonths ago at Alicia, eighteen
Biles from here. The Belk wo
Ban, it is said, chided Miss Ow
■s tor navmg tried to alienate
■^affections of her fiance. A
■fflculty arose, during* which
■iss Belk almost hacked her riv
K itjces, death res"1*’"" in a
Sends Card
er 12. —Tom
risoners who
from jail
? been heard
3 of this dty.
hat they are
a that he has
,rd to Louis
b states he is
and that he
e-time of his
nailed on Oc
lo., and is as
I. K. Will go
lo, Colorado,
r both of us.
om Rowe.”
years in the
>klahoma for
slonging to a
; money was
id it is be
mried it and
lat he refers
mis Crowley,
s made state
that he had
at if he ever
of jail here
dace in Okla
d the money
and lave a
d From Feed Tax.
endent.
Oct. 13.—Attor
AvWOod yesterday
that will
to the rice
Arkansas,
ropounded to
sioner Sloan if
subject to in
e pure fec^pct
approved April
is the se
removed
pro
for
that
Sjry kind,
iinues to
64blm1
■Kg';
Redus Smith Arrested.
Redus Smith, a negro boy
about 17 years of age, who like
Gilchrist is full grown but wears
short pants, has been arrested
and sweated for attempting to
hold up Mrs. Robert Hooker on
the street Tuesday evening
Mrs. Hooker and Miss Hor
tense Hite were on Third street
near the corner of Vine, when
they were run into by a negro,
who grabbed the hand bag of
Mrs.' Hooker, but failed to get
away with it in the alarm that
was raised.
Redus Smith was suspected
and admitted that he passed the
corner of Third and Vine about
that hour, but denied any knowl
edge of the affair, claiming that
he met another negro boy near
there. This the other boy de
nied and Smith is said to have
later confessed that he was run
ning around the corner and ran
into the ladies, claiming the
whole affair was accidental and
that he ran away because of the
alarm. „
Notice.
Commencing October the
first, I will start closing out my
entire grocery stock. I will
run no delivery wagon and will
have no bookkeeper employed,
of any credit business whatever,
not be in a position to take care
This will be an opportunity to
stock up on groceries as the en
tire stock must be sold if possi
ble, in thirty days at actual cost.
We wish to thank those wrho
have been our customers and
y.' ‘vrn# frw UmtIf kfed
consideration, and assure you
one and alb that we feel grateful
to you.
56btf. H. P. Martin.
tear-stained”"
LETTERS POURING
In Upon Governor To Save The
Full Grown Negro
^ Youth.
Little Rock, Oct. 13.—Tear
stained missives are once more
flooding the executive chamber,
pleading piteously for the sav
ing of Earl Gilchrist, the negro
sentenced to hang for the mur
der of Will Longley, a killing
which the supreme court pro
nounced “a premeditated and
wilful murder.” Walter E. Ruth
erford of Oakdale, Washington,
a former resident of Arkansas,
wired as follows:
“Today gained intelligence of
decree by Arkansas judge in
Earl Gilchrist case. I contrast
sentence upon immature child
IT 1 111 Ullll U Vil XJll V/O. j
body and mind. My sympathy j
goes to child, and I beseech you, ■
governor of my native state, to!
show executive clemency be-;
caue of extreme youth.”
Wm. K. Colton of Pulling,1
Wash., wires, “Might not death
sentence passed upon tittle Earl
Gilchrist be changed to a penal-;
ty more human?”
D. W. Mott, a member of the
California legislature, wires:
“Must the child, Earl Gilchrist, j
hang? Mature conception of;
justice gives executive power to
commute or reprieve where
courts must sentence. Extreme;
youth justifies clemency a hor
rified and praying nation believe1
you will grant.”
Winona Mills.
I am here for 3 days to deliv
er goods. Will take other or
ders to be delivered November
6th. Phone 226.
63d3t C. T. Willson.
HYDRICK MAKES ^ ]
$4,500 BOND
|
Wynne Parties Become Sureties
For Prisoner Pending
Further Court Action.
- I
Bond in the sum of $4,500 has,
been furnished by Isom Hydrick,
convicted of murder in the se
cond degree and given eleven
years in the penitentiary. His
release is certain as Sheriff Neal
has already been assured by the
sheriff of Cross county that the
bond, which was made up by
Wynne friends of the prisoner,
is good and amply sufficient.
Sheriff Neal and Deputy Mc
Cuistion were in TUckerman Fri
day and Hydrick expected his
release upon their return at
night. His attorneys Stuckey &
Stuckey have not yet had an op
portunity to argue the motion
for a new trial and hope to se
cure another hearing of the
case.
Big Sale On.
Our stock of dishes must he
reduced. We need the room and
the money. Hundreds of pieces
of China will be placed on sale
Friday and Saturday for 10 cent
each. This includes our gold ,
l i _ -rr*_t.' 1. _ _
uauu wcuc, xjugxioii l>iuc vvai'c, ]
also Austrian and Bavarian Chi- ]
na. As many articles to each .
customer as are desired. Come <
whether you intend to purchase ]
or not. Hundreds of useful ar- .
tides on display for your inspec- ;
tion.
New7 5 and 10 Cent Store.
65 b4t
Reduced Rates via
Iron Mountain.
Reduced rates to St. Louis.
October 16th to 18th, good re
turning October 31st. Account
American Gas Institute $10.70
round trip via Iron-Mountain.
Reduced rates to Little Rock 1
October 16th and 18th. Ac
count Arkansas Postmasters
Convention. $3.40 round trip
via Iron Mountain.
I. 0. O. F. Grand Lodge Lit
tle Rock October 21st to 24th.
Fare $3.40 round trip via Iron
Mountain.
Gus P. Coffin, Agent.
Fine Rice Prospects.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 13.—Prof.
Torreyson reports that near
Wheatley he rode for two miles
through rice fields that are said
to be the finest ever raised in
Arkansas. He saw one field
oi 58Z acres, belonging to tbe
Johnson Stock Company of
Wheatley, the grain standing
six feet high, and not a stalk
falling. The manager said that
it would average 90 bushels to
the acre, 100 for the Japanese
and 80 for the Hungarian.
Special Notice.
I will meet any clubbing price
on any combination of maga
zines offered by any subscrip
tion agency in America. Don’t
send your money to strangers
when you can get the same
prices at home. This is a Spot
Cash proposition.
56btf I. D. Price.
_
New Bank At Alicia.
Mosely Bros, of Alicia are or
ganizing a bank there and ex
pect to be ready for business on
November 1. They are support
ed in the enterprise by a num
ber of the merchants of that
town and farmers of the western
end of Lawrence county.
I
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Dave Brock Appeal.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 13.—The ap
peal of David Brock, of Newport,
will be submitted to the supreme
court on Monday, October 23,
and the brief for the state is
now in course of preparation.
Brock was convicted of‘the kill
ing of James Parsons, Nov. 19,
1910, murder in the first degree,
and was sentenced to hang May
31. An appeal was taken to the
supreme court, and the brief of!
the defense shows an assign
ment of 104 errors.
We Have Fresh
Lettuce, celery, Amalaga and
Concord grapes, bananas, apples,
pears, Italian plums, cranber
ries, bell peppers, pineapple, cab
bage, kraut, onions, pig’s feet,
mackerel, roll mop herring,
sweet and sour pickle, swTeet po
tatoes, Irish potatoes, the best
hams, lard and flour; the best
coffees, teas and spices of all
kind. Everything of the very
best grade in canned and bottled
goods. Telephone 117.
S3d2 Taggart Gro. Co.
Died At Weldon.
Mrs. Charles Harris of Wel
lon died at her home in that
city Wednesday from a long ill
less of dropsy. Mrs. Harris
mu umy returned a snort time
igo from Hot Springs, where
she spent the summer for her
lealth. The deceased was
ibout thirty-five years old and
s survived by her husband and
:wo little children, a girl and a
joy, to whom is extended the
sympathy of their friends.
The remains were carried to
Jonesboro, their old home for
Hirial Thursday.
Purity In Oysters.
Yes, we are handling now for
he season the only SEALSHIPT
3YSTER. You must remember
:here is but one—all others are
mitators. We pay a royalty
sach year for the agency and
have the exclusive agency for
Newport.
These oysters are solid meats
not water soaked oysters, and
ius+ the in flexor, size and
purity as :f just from the she A.
iTours for Purity and Oyster
Business,
34b7 Busy Bee.
STATE POLITICS
NOW STEWING
Candidates For Positions In
Next Legislature Already
Announcing.
Special to fa|lependent.
Little Ijpck, Oct. 13.—Even
this earl^ftvith the membership
of the next general assembly
still dependent upon the vote of
the people; with the exception of
nineteen kold-overs in the sen
ate, legislative politics is begin
ning to tamshape. Senators Ra
ney of Ind|jtendence, Martin of
Faulkner, ana-Phillips of Carroll,
all of whom are hold-overs, are
either avowed or probable candi
dates for the presidency of the
senate.
Representative Elmer Owens,
who is a candidate for re-elec
tion from Marion county, so far
without opposition, was in Lit
tle Rock this week, and announc
ed that he would be a candidate
for the speakership. He says
that the people of his county ap
prove his course in opposing the
Turner-Jacobson bill, 1000 of
the 1,200 voters having signed
the petition for the reference of
the bill to the people.
The only other probable candi
date for the speakership that is
1 •_ i 11 1 1 1 • TT T
LfClIlg UAIiYCU ciuuut 10 nun. uuc
Hardage, of Clark county, who
has not yet entered the race for
re-election, but may do so later
in support of the Turner-Jacob
son bill.
Representative John E. Jones,
of Washington county, has an
nounced as a candidate for the
state senate in opposition to Sen
ator J. S. Dill, who is a candidate
for re-election.
CENSUS REPORT
! ON STATE CROPS
Cotton Valued At 54 Million
Dollars Doubled That Of
Corn.
Special to Independent.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 13,
1911.—Statistics relative to the
leading crops for the state of Ar
kansas, collected at the Thir
teenth Decennial Census, April
15, 1910, are contained in an of
ficial statement issued today by
Census Director Durand. It is
based on the tbular summaries
prepared under the direction of
Dr. Le Grand Powers, chief sta
tistician for agriculture, in the
Bureau of the Census. The fig
ures are preliminary and subject
to slight revision later, wheri a
few other farms, whose returns
now incomplete, will be included
in the final tables. It is not ex
pected that these additions will
materially modify the amounts
or rates given in the pres
ent statement.
The leading crops of the state
for 1909, ranked in the order pf
valuation, were: Cotton, $54,
560,000; corn, $27,910,000;
hay and forage, $4,887,000; oats,
$1,642,000; potatoes, $1,440,
000; sweet potatoes and yams,
$1,360,000; rough rice, $1,146,
000; and wheat, $533,000.
Increase In Cotton.
Cotton, in the 10 years from
1899 to 1909, increased 511,367
acres, or 31.1 per cent. Starting,.^
with 1,042,976 acres in 1879,
cottoii rose to 1,700,578 in 1889,
fell to 1,641,855 in 1899, and
again rose in 1909 to 2,153,222.
Hence, during the 30-year pe
riod the acreage of cotton has
about doubled. The total yield
in 1909 was 776,879 bales; the
average yield per acre, 0.4 bale;
the average value per acre, $25.
35.
Slight Decrease In Corn.
For the decade ending 19>09
com showed a decrease of 40,
606 acres, or 1.8 per cent. From
1,298,310 acres in 1879, com in
creased to 1,648,443 in 1889 to
2,317,742 in 189.9, but deem ?d
in 1909 to 2277,110. The <*. ■
production in 1909 was 37,609,
544bushels; the average yield
per acre, 17 bushels; the aver
age value per acre, $12.25.
Large Increase In ' \
Hay and Forage.
“During the 10 years between
1899 and 1909, hay and forafce
increased 196,479 acres, or 88.1
per cent. It has advanced from
25,749 acres in 1879 to 138,290^
in 1889, to 239,426 in 1899 and
to 435,905 in 1909. The aggre
gate yield in 1909 was 461,774
tons; the average yield per
acre, 1.1 tons; the average yal
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lVfANY a man is well dressed, not because he 1
^ * Apays fancy prices for his clothes but rather be- 1L
cause he does his thinking before he buys and *not ^
afterwards. Before you purchase your Fall and
Winter Suit, Overcoat, Hat, Toggery or any other
Outfitting Sir, you owe it to yourself to investigate 1
the merits of our “Better Clothes.’’ . I
We feel sure that the excellence of our outfitting 1
and our moderate prices will make a strong appeal to j
your good judgment and, in the end, secure your trade. ft
Suits, $15.00, $20 to $30 I
Overcoats, $15, $20 to $30. |
Trousers, $3.50, $5 to $8.50. I
Clapps Shoes, Manhattan Shirts, Knox Hats. 1
Star Clothing Co. I
Jos. M. Berger, Jr, . H
•*V. £ / ’ .'-Ay
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il&e House of Kuppenhdmcf
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