I Iv ,:ll NEWPORT, ARKANSAS THURSDAY, APRIL SI. ISIS - 1,1.
I (hundred
( BANKERS attend
I Convention and Enjoy
Rospitality of Capital
■^ City of State.
■al to Independent
Bt]e Rock, April 24.—Not
Khan 500 bankers of Arkan
■re attending the sessions of
Knnual convention of the
Jnsas Bankers’ Association.
S- an all-day business session
■nesday, the delegates were
| for an automobile ride
the city and to the nearby
■ts of interest. Wednesday
It a banquet was tendered to
■men and women in separate
|, The bankers’ banquet
■presided over by Senator W.
lavanaugh, president of the
_ Ihern Trust Company.
lie secretaries of the seven
Ips will read their reports to
■ after which addresses will
li' lade by A. M. Young, for
|]y bank examiner of Okla
|a, and J. M. Davis of Little
a~ |k, recently appointed bank
|missioner for Arkansas.
Id W. Jlilisworxn 01 i>ew xuik
address the bankers on pub
y, he being an expert in this
irtment of banking, and Ray
of the Arkansas Depart
t of Education will give an
trated lecture on the thumb
t as a means of identifica
his afternoon, Mrs. E. W.
ibert and Miss Brandon of
cy will speak upon the Girls’
ling Club and Clifton R.
ikenridge of Fort Smith will
rer an address on improve
t districts and their dangers,
afternoon will close with the
ion and installation of new
;rs
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deral Court At Batesville.
le Federal Court of this dis
will rtleet at Batesville Tues
May 27 and the jury list
i out by Commissioner Parse
ides several from Newport
Jackson county. On the
d jury are Alcorn Ferguson,
. Bond, Jos. M. Berger of
city, L. D. Smith of Tucker
and W. D. Williams of Jack
ort.
1 the petit jury are J- H. El
k, Henry M. Owen of New
J. W. Lindley of Kenyon
D. D. Camp of Grubbs.
Moving Pictures
at the Opera House
18 Reels Per Week.
THE LETTER.
A gripping political drama of the
present day.
(ESSANAY.)
TOLL GATE RAIDERS
The toll gate house is burned to
the ground
(KALEM.)
TWO OF A KIND.
Alice and Edna Wash, sweet twin
girls and the ludicrous predica
ment of two young fellows who
are courting them.
(VITAGRAPH.)
BETTY’S BABY
(Comedy—VITAGRAPH)
Music by the Orchestra.
ADMISSION 5 and 10 Cents.
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TUCKERMAN NEWS,
oooooeoooooooooooooooooooc
Shelby Taylor of Imboden
spent Sunday in this town.
Mrs. M. F. Moore spent a few
hours in Newport Tuesday.
James Denton and Walter Coe
left last week for California.
Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Graham are
spending this week in Hot
Springs.
Mrs. Emma Turpin is spend
ing this week at Grubbs with rel
1 atives.
James Carlin and Albert Par
sons of Swifton attended the ball
game at this place Friday.
Miss Clara Harvey, who grad
uates this year from the Tuck
erman High school, will enter
Vanderbilt University next year.
You want the highest market
price for your poultry and eggs,
so go to Terrell’s, who also sells
Principal E. R. Williamson of
the Tuckerman High School has
tendered his resignation to the
school board to take effect at the
close of the present term
The principal of our school has
received the John Scally medal to
be awarded commencement.
This medal is given for scholar
ship each year by a former citi
zen.
Tuckerman’s High school ball
team defeated the High school
ball team of Batesville on Tuck
erman ground last Friday. The
score was 7 to 11. This was a
very interesting game, there be
ing several of the nearby towns
represented.
Mrs. H. T. Brewer and family
of Earl are spending a few days
with her father, L. D. Smith.
She will leave Thursday for Lit
tle Rock, where she will consult
an eye specialist.
Mrs. C. A. La Forge, who has
been spending a few days in this
town left Sunday on Train No. 1
for home in Little Rock.
Mr. Walter Heard of Newport
attended Masonic lodge at this
place last Saturday night.
' Miss Oda Burkhalter spent
Sunday in the country with
friends. Prof. J. W. Gardner of
Kenyon spent Monday in Tucker
man on business.
Rev. Brown of Charlotte
preached at the Baptist church
at this place Monday night.
The W. C. T. U. will meet Sun
day afternoon at 2:30- All are
invited to be present as all the
new members will be taken in on
that day.
Mr. Grover Jernigan is on the
sick list this week and is not able
to be at his place in the school
room.
The Woman’s Christian Tem
perance Union held a rally at the
Methodist church last Sunday
night. A special program had
been prepared for the occasion.
Because of interest in some of
the features of the program the
house was filled to its utmost ca
pacity. Every available seat
was occupied long before the
time had arrived for the service
I to open. Devotional exercises
Iwere conducted by W. R. Rice,
after which temperance, prohibi
tion, legislation and gambling
i were discussed by the Rev. W. P.
Talkington, W. M. Shaver and
L. D. Smith- The music render
ed by the choir and the songs and
! recitations by the little folks
Were the most attractive feat
ures of the program. Other in
teresting feature were a song
by Miss Ruby Neal Gardner, a
recitation by Miss^Sylla Harvey
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and selected reading by Mrs. K.
K. Kimberlin. This organization
has quite a large membership at
this place and has done much to
forward the work of the union.
Several new members were add
; ed at this meeting.
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Real Estate Transfers.
W. H. Morris to Oscar E.
Jones, block 3 Wishon’s First
Addition, Newport, $2000.
i M. M. Stegall and wife to
Western Tie & Timber Co., oak.
| elm and maple on 200 acres 5.
j 6-11-1, $200.
; Henry Rainey and wife to
[ Lula Moon, 40 acres 36-14-1, $25.
| Reeves Gatlin and wife to Wm
j Biggs, 60 acres 2-10-5, $150.
E. A. Wallace to R. L. Rowden,
160 acres 23-13-1, $800.
J. J. Spears and wife to C. C.
Byrd and W. R. Loftin, 80 acres
10-12-1, $100.
J. W. Palmer to Amelia Mur
phy, 40 acres 4-12-1.
State of Arkansas to Stuckey
& Stuckey, 11 acres 24-10-2,
$1,3.75.
B. F- Solida toElisha and Mag
nolia Cooprider, 67 acres 19-10-5,
$1200.
i Results In Demonstration Work.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 24.—J. A.
Evans, first assistant in the farm
demonstration department of
the Department of Agriculture
in Washington, and who was
formerly in charge of the work
in Arkansas, is again visiting in
the city. He is attending the
sessions of the Arkansas State i
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Bankers’ Association, besides re
ceiving personal reports from
field agents and the demonstrat
ors at work in Arkansas.
“Arkansas is a great state,”
says Mr. Evans, “and it shows
as rapid advancement as any.
The farm demonstration work
Has progressed much since I be
jgan work here, an it is destin
jed to continue to grow, for
[wherever the seed is sown, is
continues to multiply. We are
showing results in Arkansas,
and results are what the people
are after.’
Widow Wants To Escape Bond.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 24. —State
Senator J- R. Wood of Hamburg
was in Little Rock yesterday to
see Acting Governor Futrell rel
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aiivt; tu a pruciaiiiaiiuii ne wvuiu
have issued to relieve a widow
of Ashley county on a bond
which was forfeited recently.
The woman went on the bond
of a brother-in-law who was
under arrest for selling proper
ty which was mortgaged. He left
the country and the widow must
now pay the bond if she is not
relieved by proclamation by the
governor. The widow has
property little in excess of the
$300 bond, according to Senator
Wood.
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Now Pleads Insanity.
| Jonesboro, April 23.—James
Scott of Cash, accused of slaying
; his wife with a stick of wood at
their home near here about a
month ago, was placed on trial
here today. The entire day was
spent in taking testimony. The
case will probably go to the jury
tomorrow morning. Scott’s at
torneys are pleading insanity.
Immediately after Scott’s ar
rest, the officers say Scott de
clared that he killed his wife and
was willing to pay the penalty.
AUTO OWNERS
MUST PAY
—
Special Tax, Says Land Commis
sioner—No Dodging Here
after.
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Special to Independent.
Little Rock. April 24.—“Under
the old state law a great many
automobile owners in Arkansas
J escaped the payment of the
i state tax on their benzine wag
; ons,” stated Rueben C. Dye.
| State Land Commissioner and
■chairman of the Arkansas Iligh
i ways Commission, on Wednes
day afternoon, “but they will
not be so fortunate this year.
We are going to make every
man owning an automobile give
the state its due. Last year the
state collected on only 2,500 au
tomobiles. There are at least
4,500 in the state, and we will
collect on every one of them.
This will give the Highway
Commission $4,500 to work with
and the automobile owners ought
to want to help us to raise as
much as possible for they, more
flion o nuon n rraf hnrm.
fit of the good roads-’
When the automobile license
books were turned over to the
Highway Commission by the
Secretary of State, 1716 tags
had been issued. Chairman
Dye then took tag No. 1717 and
placed it on the wall of his office
intending to keep it as a souv
enir. Hearing that Earle W.
Hodges, Secretary of State, had
purchased an automobile, Chair
man Dye pulled the souvenir off
the wall and will today present
it to the new automobile owner
with his compliments, so the
Secretary will have the last tag
issued by him.
ASK BETTER
TRAIN SERVICE
Newport Business Men Urge
Rock Island Officials to Give
City Better Service.
A petition started and circu
lated by Alderman 0. M. Bowen
and signed by practically every
business man and shipper of this
city has been forwarded to the
Rock Island officials, praying
better passenger and freight
service for this city.
An accommodation train from j
Brinkley to Newport daily, that
wTill give shoppers at least three
hours in this city is urged upon
the railway officials as nothing
more than what is due Newport
and the people along the Rock
Island desiring to trade in this
city.
Newport has suffered in re
cent years through the shorten
ing of the time allowed passen
gers upon the noon train in this
; city, and it is understood that
! this train could be run out of
! Brinkley at a much earlier hour
'and still handle business out of
! Memphis that morning.
As the leading market and
j shipping point upon the Brink
i ley-Jacksonport branch, New
port is certainly entitled to not
only better freight service from
the Rock Island, but passenger
service that will allow shoppers
a reasonable time in this city ev
ery day of the week. A local
freight train each way during
the week days would be of great
benefit and we hope the proper
authorities will give careful con
sideration to this appeal for bet
ter service.
The Island.
Mrs. W. L). Runyan was very
busy cleaning house last week.
Miss Belle Phillips, was a
visitor on the Island last Satur
day and Sunday.
Misses Ethel Sutton and Nel
lie Ridley visited friends here
the latter part of last week.
The box supper was quite a
success last Friday night at the
Island school house. This gave
us courage to try a pie supper in
the near future.
Mi ss Ora Roberts visited her
sister, Mrs. Emmett Rutherford
last Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Gwyndoline Beck visited
Miss Edna Smart of Jacksonport
last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Runyan
spent a few hours Sunday after
noon with Mr. and Mrs. W. A.
Reynolds.
Little Miss Pearl Smart of
Jacksonport is spending this
week on the Island with Miss
DWyndoJine r.eck and Miss Dor
othy Runyan.
The party at Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Reynolds Saturday night was
reported quite a success.
Our gardens on the Island are
looking fine.
W. D. Runyan has been plant
ing cotton this week.
The Newcomer.
Church Iluilding Hums.
Marianna, April 23.—The
Methodist Episcopal church
here, which was under course of
construction and would have
been completed within a few
weeks, was partially destroyed
by fire about 5:30 o’clock this
morning. While the walls are
standing, the interior of the
building was destroyed- About
$20,000 had been expended on
the building, and $15,000 insur
ance was carried. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
Members of the church say re
building of the structure will be
begun immediately.
INCH RAINFALL
HELPS PLANTING
Much Corn and Considerable
Cotton Already Planted—
Rain W as Needed As a
Rule for Soil
After a day of high winds, the
clouds gave up an inch of mois
ture Wednesday night that will
prove beneficial to crops already
planted and put the soil in better
shape for plowing and cultiva
tion.
Much early corn has been
planted and some of it has been
plowed over the second time,
while cotton planting is under
good headway and the rainfall
will be very helpful in bringing
it up to good stands. Much
ground was in need of moisture
to break well and particularly in
the river bottoms, where corn
and cotton are yet to be planted,
will the rain prove beneficial.
Odd Fellows to Form County
Organization.
The Independent Order of Odd
Fellows will hold a special meet
ing at Newport on next Monday,
April 28th. In addition to cele
brating the 94th anniversary of
the order, a county doianization
is to be formed of ali the Odd
Fellow Lodges in Jackso^i coun
An interesting program
been arranged and the serviceSP
will begin at 1 p. m- and con
clude with lunch and social ses
sion late Monday night. Dele
gates and visiting members from
every lodge in the county are ex
pected to be here on that day.
Marriage License.
M. Atkinson and Cora Mustin,
both of Newport.
T. C. Wilson and Edna W.
Black, both of Bradford.
E. E. Bruce and Stella L.
Nichols, both of Dunnington.
Lewis Adams and Daisy
Moore, both of Tuckerman.
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Shoes for Summer wear must be comfort- E
able, but also conventional. The Crispin I
is an English, outdoor model. I
BHere is an Oxford primarily designed for the young j
fellow who fohcws the newest fashion ideas—the J
round toe, broad, hat tread, broad shank and low heel
that have come across the water from London. But «
so comfortable and sensible is this design that all sorts J
and conditions of men have adopted it. And it cer- ,
tainly has a grace and distinctiveness that you will
not find in ordinary ready-made shoes. Every bit of
material and workmanship used in it is absolutely j i
first grade. It is a Regal leader—as advance sales { ;
already show.
Crispin Black King
Calf and Tan Russia
Calf Blucher Oxford
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