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ROCK ISLAND’S
IMMIGRATION WORK.
Seeks to Interest People Toward
Contributing Information7
that May be Used .in
I Advertising.
Little Rock, Ark.,"April 26.
Mr. P. H. Van Dyke, Indepen
dent, Newport, Arkansas.
Dear Sir:—This company is
about to embark on a campaign
for the upbuilding of Arkansas.
Before beginning this work, I
should like to hear from repre
sentative citizens — editors of
newspapers, real estate agents,
business men, secretaries «f com
mercial clubs, etc.
Real estate men can render val
uable assistance by furnishing me
with a complete list of the lands
they have for sale, together with
. information as to improvements,
soil, crops raised or for which the
soil is best adapted, average
yield, price per acre, etc. This
is needed to enabW me to put in
quirers in touch with owners or
agents. Others can suggest com
mon sense plans of accomplishing
Thov pan ns
what class of people we should
endeavor to interest and what is
the best way to interest them.
Commercial clubs can be of
service if they will advise me
what business openings exist in
their respective towns, and what
assistance these towns will ren
der prospective investors.
Farmers and fruit raisers can
help the good work by giving me
the benefit of their experience as
to the crops which are most profit
able.
As an editor you can help by
directing the attention of your
aeaders to the work we are do
■ ing and having once aroused their
interest in it, continue it by fre
quent editorial references to the
progress being made. Would be
glad to hear any suggestions you
may have to make regardingyour
own particular section.
HI | Owners of large tracts of cut
over timber lands should advise
me where their lands are located,
! . what can be raised on them,
prices and terms of sale, and if
suitable for colonization purposes.
It will take about four or five
years to bring about a substan
tial increase in the population of
the territory along our line in
Arkansas, and in order to pre
vent costly mistakes, which will
have to be rectified later, it is es
sential that we start right.
The hearty cooperation 01 ev
ery one who has the interest of
Arkansas at heart is solicited. If
you are willing to devote the
space for this purpose, I think it
would be well to publish this let
ter in two or three issues of your
pap'er, in order that all of your
readers may know what we are
doing, and if they so desire co
operate with us in bringing about
the development of Arkansas.
Yours truly. Geo. H. Lee.
RICE RAISING
^ FOUND PROFITABLE.
Lonoke, Ark., April 27.—The
Rice Growers Association, assist
ed by Hon. Jos. T. Robinson,
congressman from this district,
got the United States govern
ment to furnish everything for
" an experiment station for grow
ing rice. The government se
cured the land and had the sur
vey made and „oday are unload
ing the engine and all necessary
machinery for furnishing water.
A large twn well will be sunk
and water pumped bv steam
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! years and it does fine and will
| soon be a leading industry in
| Lonoke county. There are a |
! number who will plant large
; tracts of it this year and soon our
j grand prairie will be planted to
j rice. Many good people are com- j
ing here and lands are being sold
rapidly and advancing steadily in
price.
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BATESVILLE BREVITIES.
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! Bateawnlle Bee.
Petitions have been filed with
j the county clerk asking the coun
ty court to create a new vtown
| ship by cutting .off a part of Big
j Bottom and White River. The
petitions will be opposed by both
Big Bottom and White River.
Horn. C. F. Cole has been ap
pointed as disbursing agent in
| paying out the funds here for the
| construction of the government
j building. Mr. Cole is in receipt
1 of a letter from the department
stating that Ezra M. Cornell has
been . appointed to superintend
the construction of the building, j
He Is expected to arrive at any
! +1 KYI ft
With -the beginning of May
there will be some changes in the
law firms of the city. Hon. Ly
man F. Reeder will sever his;
connection with the firm of Yan
cey, Reeder ,& Casey and form a
partnership with Hon. W. S. |
Wright. The firm will be Wright j
Reeder and will occupy the j
office now occupied by Wright & j
Matheny. Hon. Ira J. Matheny |
will open an office of his own in :
the new Maxfield building and
will practice alone.
AUGUSTA EVENTS. '
Augusta, April 26— [Special to j
Independent.]—Rev. J. D. Ham-j
mons, pastor of the Memorial
church in Little Rock, preached
at the Methodist church here last
Sunday to a delighted audience. |
R. L. Kennedy of Augusta and1
Estha Shenwood of this place
were married at Mrs. Miller’s
hotel Wednesday evening at 8
o’clock by W. M. Wilson. They
left on the evening train for their
home in Augusta.
Mrs. W. M. Wilson and chil
dren are in Helena for a visit of
a few days.
There were quite a number of j
people in town Saturday and!
Monday trading. On account of
the recent rains the farmers will
be rather late finishing planting.
Mr. John Kittrel, who has been
on the sick list for the past sev
eral weeks is improving fast, is!
aole to be out and looking after |
his former business.
The marshal is collecting street |
tax, $2, from each man between,
18 and 45 years of age, which |
will make quite an improvement |
on our streets.
H. A. Mustin and Dr. James
K. Hackett attended a party at
Tupelo last Friday night, (and re
ported quite a nice time, and
since, Mr. Mustin has been quite
homesick and Dr. Hackett is
ready to move.
An editor is a millionaire with
out money, a congressman out
of a job, a king without a throne.
He constructs without a hammer
or saw, and farms without a plow.
He runs a butcher shop in the i
journalistic world and deals out
brains for cash or credit. He
loves those who advertise with
him as a brother. The editor is
a teacher, a lawyer, a preacher;
he sends truth out to save souls
and get lost himself. He heals
the wounded, cares for the dying,;
rescues the perishing, then j
VOW.ELL’S FATE
TO BE DETERMINED.
Governor Davis Will Act Upon
Csase Thursday—Petitions
on Both Sides.
Paragould April 26.—Much in
terest is manifested here in the
fate of Mart Vowell, who is un
der death sentence for the mur
der of William Love joy in Clay
county. The supreme court last
Saturday denied a motion for a.
new hearing, and it is now with
Governor Davis to say whether
Vowell shall hang or the death
sentence be commuted to life im
prisonment. The governor has
promised to give his decision on
Thursday. A petition signed by
more than one thousand persons
has been presented to the gov
ernor asking him to commute the
sentence to life imprisonment. On
the other hand, a remonstrance |
has been presented asking the!
governor to let the verdict of the
jury stand. Attorneys are rep
ir>rr Vnurol 1 in ■fcllP
tio^ for clemency, and strong
counsel .appears [for the prosecu- j
tion. It :is understood here that j
when the .governor hears the case ]
Thursday N. F. Lamb, of Jones-!
boro, will appear for Vowell, |
while Judge F. G. Taylor, of j
Jonesboro, will represent the j
prosecution.
The result is being awaited
with a great .deal of interest in
this section. Vowell was tried
and convicted here on a change
of venue from Clay county.
UNDERGROUND OIL TANK.
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The crude oil tank which the
Santa Fe has been constructing
at Silsbe, Texas, is practically
completed. This tank is entirely
below ground and is known as a
lined earthen tank, and is one of
the finest on the entire system.
It will contain 4,420,000 gallons
of oil, which will be supplied to
the engines of that division.
LIST OF COMMITTEES. j
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Following is the list of commit
tees appointed to look after the
Arkansas Travelers’ Association
on May 5, 6 and 7:
Decoration Committee — C R
Hite, chairman: 0 S Lawence, R
C Cox, H Bernstein, W A Bill
ingsley, Chas. Meyer.
Arrangements Committee— C!
G Henry, chairman; A r eis, j m
Stayton, 0 M Bowen, G C Mar
tin, E L Boyce.
Finance Committee — L N
Nouss, chairman; R D Wilmans,
R C Harder, S M Stuckey.
Reception Committee — C E
Erwin, chairman; H 0 Walker,
Arthur Bailey, Ernest McDon
ald, H P Martin, Chas. Wilmans,
H Bernstein, Ike Goldman, T T
Ward, E C Waterman, Percy H
Van Dyke, M A Stevens..
Entertainment Committee-Ike
Bottenstein, chairman; Joe Ber
ger, W T Dunn, C E Carroll, G
K Stephens, John Stayton, Gus
tave Jones, 0 S Lawrence, R C
Cox, Ed McElwee, Chas Meyer, j
Geo A Hillhouse, M M Stuckey, |
J E Doherty, L L Bowen, J S j
Sanders, A C Huddleston, W P
McDermott, R H Kirkpatrick, M
E Newbern, G Ii Brown, George
Anderson, J W Grubbs, L Minor,
Alcorn Ferguson, 0 W Scarbo
rough, G M Sink.
FOR SALE.
Residence corner Sixth and j
Hazel streets. Eight rooms, re-1
I ITS MY Tl El
Trade Mark Registry No. 29748.
Jesse M. Welssmao & Co., Sole Makers, New York
Manhattan Shirts,
j^lfigdpenjamins(9
A AKERS * NEWyoRK
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CORRECT CLOTHING,
Knox & Hawes Hats,
Edwin Clapp Shoes,
Faultless Night Robes & Pajamas
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BUSTER BROWN'S BUSTER BROWN'S
COLLARS, CUFFS, COLLARS, CUFFS,
BELTS and TIES. BELTS and TIEST^
Exclusive Sale Here. Exclusive Sale Here.
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Within the last three years wo have introduced I
a number of models of SINGLE BARREL SHOT- I
GUNS, in both hammer and hammerless styles, I
and to-day they are the uiost popular on the mar
ket. We also make a large line of RIFLES and
PISTOLS and several models of Double Barrel
SHOTGUNS. ^
g \ Our Line
RIFLES, from V . - $3.00 to $150.00
PISTOLS, from . 2.50 to 50.00
SHOTGUNS, from 7.50 to 30.00
Insist upon the “STEVENS” nn<i if yon cannot
secure them we will ship (express prepaid) on
receipt of price. Send for catalog.
J. Stevens Arms & Tool Co.,
p. o. BOX
CHICOPEE FALLS, MASS.
DR. F. ANDREWS"
Physician - & - St*rgeon.
Office and Residence . .
. , \ Fitzgerald, Ark.
Look Ahead.
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Many a wise man who thought
of the future when he was pros
perous, has a large bank account
today. A small amount set
aside regularly will assume pro- t
portions you never imagined. _ 4
THERE IS NOTHING UKE-V*—
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I COR restoring original lustre and tcune to oid worn, scratched
C and faded furniture, woodwork and floors.
LACQUERET dries over night and wears like rawhide. It will
not fade, turn white or crack.
LACQUERET is all right In everyway for everything. A child
can apply it.
LACQUERET Is sold in convenient packages ready for use in
Light Oak, Dark Oak, Mahogany, Cherry, Walnut, Rosewood,
Rich Red, Moss Green, and “Clear”. It Is TRANSLUCENT, non
fading, brilliant and durable. Superior in points of merit to
anything on the market.
Ask for Color Card and instructive booklat
“THE DAINTY DECORATOR."
FOR SALE BY
R. H. ASKEW, t *3 Walnut Street.
Parties desiring good
wood of all kinds should
:all on
J. D. CALVIN,
Lower end of Laurel St.
All order§ are promptly
filled. 404 Leona Ave.