U\ Bod Roads Gathering, Newport, Saturday, May 31 --- Hear D. W ard King and See Him Build Roads
■OBVETOES
Brent franchise
K) to Inter-lirban Railway
■ line to Pine Bluff.
B«1 to Independent.
■le Rock. May 22.-Mayor
■ravlor last night announc
ms Veto of the ordinance.
Bin? a franchise to the Lit- i
Bock and Pine Bluff Eastern '
Bion Co., to cross the free
Be into Little Rock with its ,
Bassigned as his reason for ,
Bolding his approval that he
lot consider the contract un-1
Ijie ordinance is such that it
Is the approval of the peo
| that it grants a valuable
Ihise for a total of $15,000
Item of fifteen years; that
Ivides for a street railway
■on a 24-foot roadway where
■c is already taxed to its
■; that no adequate provis
■ are made for terminals and
■cuts; that there is no ade
■e assurance that it will be
Biter-urban line, since by the
Biture of a bond of $12,500
Kll be possible for the compa
■o acquire valuable urban
Its and build no interurban
ilhe mayor expresses himself
lull sympathy with all pro
|s for public improvements
I increased transportation fa
fties but insists that under
■ arrangements proposed in i
I ordinance these are not as
Ifow the question arises, Will
I council sustain the veto ? It
m passed by a vote of 10 to 6.
Iven will be needed to pass it
Ir the mayor’s veto. Those
w voted against the ordinance
I Messrs. Harper, Cunning
pi, Smith, Palez, Hollis, and
uuifs, and it is understood
fey are pledged to sustain the
For Sale.
Steamer Columbia and Barge,
th newly overhauled and in
rfect repair. Passed govern
»t inspection and ready for
mediate use. Now at Corn
’> Arkansas. Must be sold
once—a bargain for cash.
Western Tie and Timber Co.,
>7t. St. Louis, Mo.!
5 Pictures
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Per Week.
d Tonight.
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iain1^ causes a lot of trouble.
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excellent Program of pic
tur<* tonight.
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^Mission 5 and 10 cents.
New Court House For Heber.
Heber Springs, May 21.—The
contract for the erection of a
new court house for Cleburne
county has been let to a con
struction firm of Louisville. The
new building will take the place
of the old frame court house
here, which has become to inad
equate. The contract calls for
the completion within 200 days.
It is estimated that the total
cost will be about $75,000, al
though the contract just let is
for $49,675. This does not in
clude furniture and fixtures nor
the beautifying of the court;
square. The new court house
will be located on the exact spot
now occupied by the old court
house. The new building will be j
modern throughout and will be j
constructed of gray pressed1
brick, stone and concrete, with
marble trimmings and will be
two stories high with basement!
under the front. It will be light
ed by electricity and heated by I
steam, with hot and cold wrater
in every room. Ten-foot corri
dors will extend throughout the
building, whose dimensions are
90x65. A large and costly dome,
with large clock, will be a feat- j
ure.
Ine old court house will be
rolled to one corner of the block i
until the new court house is |
ready for occupancy, when it |
will be razed. It is probably the ;
only frame court house in Ark-1
ansas. It was erected here j
many years ago, when Heber
Springs was first made the coun- j
ty seat of Cleburne county.
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Murdered Girl’s Funeral.
Pleasant Ridge, May 21.—The j
funeral of Ella Barham, who j
was brutally murdered near this j
place last winter, will be preach
ed at the Barham home by El
der G. G. Davis of St. Joe, Ark.,
next Sunday.
It is the custom in this sec- i
tion, especially among the coun-!
try people, to have a funeral ser
mon preached by some divine af
ter the departed has long been
laid to rest. It is expected that
hundreds will attend this ser
vice, as the Barham family has j
many friends and sympathizers.
The feeling against Odus David
son, who was convicted of the
murder at the last session of the
Boone county circuit court, is
.lust as strong as it was on xne ;
day that he was tried. Lair j
Davidson, his brother, who has j
been in Oklahoma for some'
months past and who is oxit on ,
bond as an accessory, has re
turned home.
Marriage License.
W. H. Morris and Ethel Gos- j
sett, both of Trumann.
J. L. Switzer and Kate Jones, |
colored, both of Jacksonport.
Elzie Stanton and Rebecca Ir
ving, colored, both of Newport.
R. E. Mead, McClellan, Miss.,
and Vida Gibbs, Newport.
Oscar Nunn and Mattie Par
rott, colored, both of Swifton.
T. J. Barnard,.Tuckerman and
Fannie Sexton, Centerville.
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Called To Wife’s Bedside.
Batesville, May 21.—Congress
man Goodwin is expected to
arrive in Batesville during the
week to be with Mrs. Goodwin,
who is seriously ill at the home
of her sister, Mrs. E. R. Long.
Mrs. Goodwin has been in very
bad health for a long time and
Congressman Goodwin remained
here with her until the extra
session of congress had been in
session two or three weeks be
fore he went to Washington.
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TO MANDAMUS
STATE SECRETARY
To Compel Recognition of Act
Creating Village ( reek and
White River Levee
District.
Little Rock. May 21.—A peti
tion in which the plaintiff's apply
for a writ of mandamus against
Earle W. Hodges, secretary of
state, was filed in the circuit
court Tuesday afternoon by
John H. Keel, Theophilus Steph
ens and George R. Hays for
themselves and other persons, in
the matter of the recent enact-.
ment by the legislature of the
law to establish the “Village
Creek and White River Levee
District,” in Jackson county,
known as Act No. 170.
Petitioners allege that the act
was duly passed and signed and ,
became a law, but that the sec-.
retary of state has refused and
continues to refuse to recognize
it as a law because of allegations
that it was not properly signed
by the legally constituted gov-1
emor, the matter having come |
up for signature during the j
memorable days of the Oldham- j
nnnfnct otrcr t Vi o rrmrorn. i
orship.
The answer of Secretary of |
State Hodges was also filed, and i
in his answer Mr. Hodges asserts
that the law* was not legally
signed, and therefore is not a
law. Petitioners pray that the
secretary of state be compelled,
by writ of mandamus to cause ;
to be copied and printed and in-1
eluded in the printed laws of the
state the act of the legislature ;
in question.
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Real Estate Transfers.
W. A. Cagal and wife to R. A.
Cook, 160 acres 15-10-5, $2000.
Jackson County Land Com
pany to G. J. Schneider, 40 acres !
28-10-4, $400.
L. D. Livingston and wife to
D. D. Redd, one-half acre 5-9-2,
$850.
St. Louis Cotton Compress
Co. to W. B. Grant, lots 1, 2, 3,
block 27 Daugherty’s Addition,
Newport, $150.
L. B. Harris to M. C. Petway,
lot 1, block 4, Remmel’s Addi
tion, Newport, $800.
M. F. White et al to W. S.
Morgan, one-ninth interest 40
acres 17-9-2, $32.
E. M. Smith et al to W. S.
Morgan, one-fourth interest 40
acres 17-9-2, $34.
Dance At Elks Home.
The young men of our city
gave a delightful little dance ,
at the Elks Home Wednesday ev
ening in honor of Miss Blanche
Hoyt, who is the charming
guest of the Misses Jones on
Beech street.
The music by the Newport or
chestra was never heard to bet
ter advantage and the dance in ,
every way was an enjoyable e- j
vent of the social season.
Those present were:
Misses Blanche Hoyt, Leah
and Ellen Jones, Bertha Hirsch,
Edyth Drummond, Lutie Mae
Stephens, Franchelle Hooker,
Bessie Watson, Mildred Ream
ey, Hortense Hite and Miss
Blair. Messrs. Norman C.
Wolff, Ad^mf Lockard, J. L.
Bevens, Eugene Hirsch, Walter
Fife, Warren Dunaway, Ell
wood Neal, Lawrence Bailey,
Clay Childers, Charles Sprigg,
Jan B. Young, Allen Martin,
Charles Minor and Carl Hirsch. ^
RAIN BRIGHTENS
CROP PROSPECTS
Nearly All ( otton In Jackson
Count y Is I p to Good Stands
and Moisture Will Has
ten Growth.
The crop outlook in Jackson
County is excellent and the gen
eral rainfall of Wednesday night
adds the only element needed
for a more rapid growth. The
local government gauge showed
.6 of an inch rainfall and som •
sections of the county had al
ready experienced showers.
Cotton planting is practically
completed and 90 per cent of the
same is up. nearly all of it to
good stands. The acreage in
this county will not show any
increase and the crop is about
10 days ahead of last year as a
rule. The crop condition as
compared with a normal year is
estimated at fully 100 per cent.
The plant is healthy as a rule
and cotton chopping has been be
gun by many farmers. In the
very sandy lands, the cut worm
has been doing much damage to
stands of both cotton and corn.
The acreage of corn this year
shows a material increase over
last year and diversified farm
ing is taking a better hold each
year upon the farmers of many
sections of the county.
Perfect Plans for Meeting.
About twenty enthusiastic
and representative citizens of
Newport assembled at the city
hall Wednesday evening to per
fect arrangements for the good
roads gathering to be held here
Saturday, May 31, when D.
Ward King will not only tell but
show us how to build good roads
cheaply.
Every citizen of Jackson and
surrounding counties is invited
to attend and a big crowd from
every township in the county is
expected.
C. E. Crook was chosen chair
man of the meeting and T. S.
Stephens and John R. Loftin, Jr.
were assigned to meet Mr. King
upon his arrival here the pre
vious day and show him over
the proposed sites for his dem
onstration work the following
day.
G. A. Hillhouse and W. A. Bil
lingsley were named as a.com
mittee on entertainment to in
troduce Mr. King to the busi
ness and professional men of the
city to secure their co-operation
in the big gathering of the fol
lowing day.
Judge C. B. Coe and P. H. Van
Dyke were named as a commit
tee of exploitation to look after
the advertising of the event.
$10 Reward.
Estraved— One oay mare
branded “V. N.” on left thigh
and one iron gray filly colt
wearing bell, barb wire scars on
each hind leg. $10 reward for
return or information leafi ng to
recovery.
G. Pv. Baker, Grubbs, Ark.
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For Sale.
Several thousand bushels of
corn and large quantity of timo
thy and alfalfa hay at Kinman
farm. For information inquire
at T. D. Kinman’s or Arkansas
Bank & Trust Co. 32btf
Cashier E. T. Cashion of the
Swifton bank was here today on
business.
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TUCKERMAN NEWS,
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Col. M. M. Stuckey of New
port spent Monday in Tucker
man on business.
You want the highest market
price for your poultry and eggs,
so go to Terrell’s, who also sells
groceries cheap. wtf.
The sheriff of Independence
county had business in our town
Monday.
Miss Iva Burkhalter came in
home Saturday from Weldon,
where she has .just closed a term
of school in that town.
Dr. W. H. Crigler, deputy
state veterinary, is now located
at Tuckerman, Ark. Diseases
of horses, mules, cattle and hogs
treated. Calls answered day or
night. 33d2-6w4
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Straubie,
who have been spending a few
days in theirtown with relatives
left Sunday for their home at
Springfield.
It is probable that Kirkpat
rick Lodge, No. 192 of this place
has the oldest Mason in the
state, Uncle George Bandy, who
has been a Mason for 65 years,
and who is still a very active
member, for he seldom misses a
meeting.
Oran Brabbzson, who has
charge of a station in Louisiana
for the railroad company, is
spending a few days with home
folks. He will return to his
work Monday.
The W. 0. W. will unveil and
decorate the monuments at
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Pleasant Grove cemetery next
Sunday. The services at Battle
Axe and Elgin were splendid
and were attended Ly people
from most every part of the
county. It is expected that the
gathering will be much larger
Sunday than at the previous
places.
In the school election held at
this place Saturday, both the old
directors were re-elected and a
7 m|i 11 tax voted.
Brother W. P. Talkington,
pastor of the Methodist church
at this place, preached a
very able sermon Sunday. It
was a mother’s day service and
was one of the most practical
sermons that the writer has
heard in many days. He
preached in the afternoon at
the Yellow school house.
Miss Cora Davenport spent
Sunday at Newark and Miss
May Stephens spent the day at
Batesville.
Misses Clara Harvey and Ger
trude Deaton attended the com
mencement exercises at the
Newport High school Friday
night.
Mr. Albright of the firm of
Albright and Ramsey, was in
town Tuesday on business.
Many of our people were sum
moned as witnesses in circuit
court at Newport Tuesday, but
the trial of the Williamson case
was continued.
For Sale.
2-carat Diamond stud for
$275 cash; cost $350. Address
Box 331, Newport, Ark. 43d3