THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
fYont St., NEWPORT, ARK.
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE^.
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Tor Congress—
W. A. OLDFIELD
Tor Circuit Judge—
R. E. JEFFERY
Tor Prosecuting Attorney—
HUGH WILLIAMSON
Tor Representative—
W. M. SHAVER
Tor County Judge—
W. D. McLAIN
For Sheriff— b
J. F. McCUISTION
Tor Circuit Clerk—
C. E. SMITH !
For County Clerk—
G. L. ROBINSON
For Treasurer— ,
J. H. CAMP
For Assessor—
W. M. TIMS
For Surveyor—
J. H. AITKENS
For Coroner—
W. II. NOLEN
For School Superintendent—
E. H. BOWMAN
For Justices of Peace—
J. M. BELL
L. B. HARRIS
For Constable—
TERRY GUIN
For Road Overseer—
W. F. HURLEY
Card of Thanks.
The Trustees and members of
St. Paul, A. M. E- Churcli heart
ily thank the officials of the
eounty court house for the priv
ilege of holding services in said
court house during the past two
months.
G. B. Ashford, Pastor.
Dog License Tax Due.
Notice is hereby given that
the dog license imposed by the
city is due June 10th and all
owners are warned that dogs
upon which tax has not been
paid and license tag placed upon
collar, will be killed
d2 G. C. Martin,
City Marshal, j
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I Colored institute Proceedings
The second day session of the
Jackson County Colored Teach
ers’ Institute opened Tuesday
morning at 8:30 o’clock. Devo
tional exercises were conducted
by Prof. J. P. Gordon- Prof. H.
M. Taylor made a few brief re
marks concerning the teachers
meeting on time. According to
the program, the subjects dis
cussed were as follows:
Arithmetic—Mrs. Auice Mc
Lain. * J
Agriculture—E. J- Haynes.
Penmanship—Henry C- Hurd.
Grammar—H- L. Caver.
At this period, Prof. W. M.
Shaver, County Examiner,
Prof- Bowman and several oth
er visiting white teachers ar
rived. Prof. Shaver delivered
an interesting address to the in
stitute, in which he spoke o
necessity of teachers having
their license endorsed early, at
tending the institute five days
and subscribing for the “Ark
ansas Teacher” or any of the
leading educational journals.
He also spoke of the good of
the Teachers Reading Circle and
the School Improvement Asso
ciation.
Prof. Shaver having been e
lected to a higher .office, spoke
ui ms iegret iu leave me euuu
ty. He promised to spend a
while each day during the week
of the institute.
Prof. Taylor responded o the
address. In his response he
thanked Prof. Shaver for the
good he had done for the col
ored teachers and for himself,
explaining the advantages the
Jackson County teachers have
over the majority of the teach
ers of other counties.
Conductor E- J. Wheeler intro
duced Prof. Bowman, who will
succeed Prof. Shaver as County
Superintendent. Prof. Bowman
made a few encouraging re
marks to the teachers- The
time being too short to take up
the remaining subjects for the
morning, the conductor an
nounced the meeting opened for
unfinished business. Prof. H. ,
M. Taylor spoke again of the |
great advantage it would be to
secure Prof. McClerkin, teach-)
er of agriculture in the Branch
Normal, to have charge of that
phase of the work awhile dur
ing the institute.
The afternoon session opened .
at 1:35. The program was as
follows:
Arkansas History—Susie Rob
inson- I
U. S. History—Priscilla Ridley.
Intermission. !
The first period after recess i
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C. H. WALTON
**., Proprietor
Washing called for and delivered
to all parts of the city
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was allowed Prof- Taylor to so
licit subscriptions for the “Ar
kansas Teacher” and several
other educational .journals he
represented.
Music in public schools was
briefly discussed by Miss Sarah
Ellis, assisted by Henry Hurd.
I Geography—Prof. O. Chat
man.
The program committee re
ported to render a program at
the Morning Star Baptist
church, Friday evening, June
12th- At the close of the ses
sion a purse was made up to
send for Prof. McClerkin.
Among the visitors for the
day were: Rev. J. D. Dennis,
P- E. of the Newport district,
and the Rev. J. W- Terrell.
Charley Bryant, Reporter
Robert Alexander Bandy.
After a lingering illness of six
months of sorosis of the liver,
R. A. Bandy, aged 72 years,
'passed away Wednesday morn
ling at 4:45, surrounded by his
family circle- The funeral serv
ice was conducted at the home
on Elm street this afternoon at
<1 o’clock by Rev. B. L. Wlford
of the Methodist church. The
body will be carried to the old J
home at Batesville Thursday
morning at 7 o’clock for burial at
Oaklawn Cemetery- Mr. Bandy
was a Confederate soldier, a
man of splendid traits of char
acter, whose devotion to his fam
ily and home was one of his
most admirable characteristics.
; He was generous and
j broadminded, one who loved his
I menus, ana oy tnese ne win oe
■greatly missed.
He is survived by his devoted
wife and seven children, who are
Rufus Bandy of Phoenix, Ari
zona, John Bandy of Memphis,
Robert Bandy of Little Rock,
Mrs. Pearl Raines of Palm
Beach, California, Charles P.
and Will Bandy and Mrs. Lillie
Gregory of this city; also a bro
ther, C P. Bandy, of Cushman,
and sister, Mrs. J. A. Hardy of
Batesville. To all of these, who
are bowed in grief from the visit
of the death angel, is extended
the sympathy of a large circle
of friends
Hay Ride For Sunday School
Classes.
The Sunday school classes of
Mrs. Otto M- Bowen and Mrs.
Earl Folk of the Christian
church' enjoyed a hay ride to
Diaz last evening, chaperoned by
the two ladies mentioned. The
drive was enjoyed in the moon
light and after reaching Diaz a
sumptuous supper was enjoyed
on the lawn at Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Hurley’s home- ,
The classes consisted of Miss
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Hinkle, Jessie Kidd, Grace
Payne, Allie Sharp, Ollie Mae
Kidd, Maude Kidd, Ellen Rob
inson, Desda Dixon, Roberta and
Helen Hensley, while the boys
were Charles Burkett, Lockwood
Burkett, Raymond Hodges,
Charles Davis, Chester Walker,
Luther White, Albert Sutton,
Homer Atkinson. R, T. Logan,
Alex Rooks, J. M. Basham and
James McLain.
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Hottest Early June Day In 77
Years
IJnited Press Dispatch.
St. Louis, Mo., June 10—With
the temperature at 96 here at
noon and steadily climbing, the
.beat wave today covered the
I Middle West. The government
forecaster predicts 100 this
J afternoon and the hottest day
for early June in St. Louis for
77 years.
Extreme temperatures are
j reported from the Southwest,
j accompanied by a drouth, which
Sthreatens all products.
Cooler breezes brought relief
to Chicago with temperature
now at 78. No relief has corae
to Ohio and Michigan, but Indi
ana is slightly cooler.
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^ For ten days we are offering the best cultivator made by B.
§3 F. AVERY & SON, on the mark t. We are also making you a 9§ i
g| special price of $22.50. It is known as the Southern Queen. fflL
gp The regular price was $27.50, and you must remember if you jjgf^
gp should ever need any part of this cultivator you can get it at ^
gp our place.
I HEINEM ANN’S DRY GOODS STORE |
Will Remain in Newport.
The many friends of Charles
G, Henry and family and citi
zens in general, are glad to
know that they will remain in
Newport. He is recognized as
one of the state’s best bankers
and in remaining here turns )
down a very flattering offer j
from a large financial institu- j
tion of the Capital City
As a progressive and public
spirited citizen he has and will
continue to be an important fac
tor in the city’s growth and
the bank with which he is con
nected as well as our city are
to be congratulated in this de
cision.
Having sold his residence, Mr.
Henry expects to remodel and
improve the McDonald home on
Laurel street, to which place the
family will move as soon as the
changes are made.
Makes Four Arrests Here.
Deputy Marshal A. A. Webber
spent Wednesday in Newport,
nnd while here made four ar
rests on illegal sale of liquor
charges- They are W. L- Settles,
Rock Island agent at Tupelo, the
government witnesses in this
;ase being Arthur Snow' and Em
Tiett Lee Jones; W. H. Dyer
against W'hom W. H. Carouth
;rs, Bee Robinson and A. E.
[look are witnesses; J. W. Wil
son and A. W. Anderson against
whom Frank Corder and A. S.
Mas tor are witnesses.
AJ1 will go to Batesville to
night for a preliminary hearing
oefore Commissioner J. W.
Parse. Mr. Webber had a
warrant for Mose Brooks, but
the latter had gone to Little
Rock.
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rroops Battle With Socialists
United Press Dispatch.
Rome, Italy, June 10.—Three
strikers were w'ounded and eight
soldiers injured when the troops -
:his morning charged two bar
ricades beside which the Social- |
ist strikers were defending 0=
their headquarters. |L
Volleys were exchanged and jjr
the strikers also hurled tiles on =
the troopers from the house |
tops. |
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