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$25,000 PLEDGED
| EOR BRIDGE.
I Proposition Meets With General
II Favor. And Generous
Subscriptions.
I Without making any effort or
nvass, S. Heinemann has se
red pledges of $25,000 stock j
bscriptions toward buiiding a
eel draw bridge over White'
ver, connecting this city with;
e richest bottom section in the
ate. Mr. Heinemann says
ere are no knockers and the
ove amount has been volunta
y pledged by Newport citiens,
d Oil Trough land owners who;
predate the benefits to follow
___e construction of such a
I bridge.
I The time is ripe for action and
I the people recognize the propo
f sition as one worthy of a gener
fous response. Donations are not
asl&d, merely stock subscrip
tid^ .in an investment that
promise good returns of itself,
not to%ention the advantages
it will give Newport in widening
its trade territdry, contriouting
I to our business interests, the
gray.th of the city and the pros-!
perity of our people.
I Mr.'Heinemann, who has giv
en’the subject investigation and
consulted engineers, says $75,
000 will build the bridge. One
third of this amount has been1,
voluntarily pledged, which cer
tainly augurs well for the trium
I phant success of the movement.
l The men of means in this city
| and territory are those who
I be largely relied upon to
sh the capital. It is an in-1
lent which home pride and
reat returns it would bring
ie city and section and the’
iquent increase in the value'
her property and interests,!
gly urge.
. Heinemann and every citi- j
yho wants to see this great f
jvement realized, feel great- j
couraged over the initial
ing made. Let us all pres
united front in the support
s great undertaking and be
i it is large, let every mail
the necessity of going as
3 he can by word and by dol
achieve its consumma
Now For The Circus.
The Carl Hagenbeck and
Great Wallace shows are an
nounced to appear here tomor
row.
The several trains bearing the
big circus company will arrive
in the city some time early to
morrow morning and already
quite a number of both young
and old generations will be on
hand to greet it and to watch
with interest the unloading and
erection of the tents.
The opening performance
tomorrow afternoon will be pre
ceded by a street parade at ten I
o’clock in the "morning. The j
procession comprises a number!
of gilded chariots and the j
mounted contingent is beauti-j
fully costumed with gold and;
tinsel. The most attractive!
feature is the elegant exhibition
of .horses, for which this show is
world famed. The parade is
greatly augmented by a large
number of entirely new cages,
chariots, tableau cars, caval
cades, etc. It is by all odds the|
most pretentious street parade j
ever seen upon American
streets.
It would take columns to tell
of the many acts that are to be
coon nn'flo IIod olomir Vvirf riofnv
illy the feature to receive most
ittention is the trained wild an
imal act that is seen only with
this show. Then there are all
kinds of acrobatic stunts both
mi the ground and in the air;
including the Flying Nelson’s,
the Merodias, bicyclists, the Ba
ker troupe of bicyclists, the Ne
rarro troupe of high wire walk
ers and acrobats, the Tasmania
listers acrobats, the Savoys and
their seven riding and acrobatic
dogs, the Lloyd Family, in a su
perb riding act, the Great Con
nors Family, of six in difficult
feats and a host of others in
cluding the three herds of
trained elephants.
Forty clowns are included in
the list of features and they
have a number of new and up to
date comedy stunts that have
never before been seen and
keep the audiences in a contin
ual roar of laughter. Hippo
drome races of every kind are
seen and a magnificent menage
rie and splendid parade, all go to
make an exhibition that has nev
er been approached in quality
or quantity by any show of pre
vious years. V
There is a free exhibition given
on the show grounds immediate
ly after the parade.
Walter Strickland Pardoned.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 22.—Gov.
Donaghey on Thursday pardoned
Walter Strickland of Lawrence
county, who had been convicted
of murder and sentenced to five
years in the penitehtiary. His
home is at Clover Rend and his
pardon was recommended by the i
penitentiary physician because
of his health, which is very bad." i
Valuable Advice
For Consumptives.
Think health, not disease, stop
experimenting, follow nature;
look up, not down, above all re
solve “I will get well.” Our lit
tle “Sunshine” booklet brightens
the way". Postal addressed Na
ture’s Creation,” Columbus,
Ohio, brings it free of charge.
Notice.
.On account of holiday our
store will close Saturday, Sept.
23, until 6 p. m.
46d3wl Star Clothing Co.
I
JURY FAILS
TO REACH VERDICT
Case Of State Versus Ed Wiser
Went To Jury Late
Thursday.
At 3 o’clock Friday afternoon,
the jury which was to judge of
the guilt or innocence of Ed Wi
ser, charged with manslaughter
for the killing of Lee Moon, had
been unable to agree upon a ver
dict, though the case had been
turned over to them late the
previous afternoon.
Owing to the continued illness
of Prosecuting Attorney Claude
M. Erwin, who is threatened;
with a siege of fever, yet who
was some better Friday and
whose many friends hope that
he may soon be able to resume
his duties, Special Prosecuting
Attorney G. A. Hillhouse is rep
resenting the state in criminal j
cases this week.
In the Luther Sharp pistol j
carrying case, the jury returned !
a verdict of not gu'': y.
Arthur Davis, a . igro, charg
ed with stealing a horse w?,;: I
placed on trial Friday morning.
Tn the S. M. Davis case, where ;
the disposal of mortgaged prop
erty is charged, all three were
continued for the term. The de
fendant was here to answer for
trial.
The grand jury was rushing
its work toward completion Fri
day and members of the body
stated that they hoped to return
their final report during the af
ternoon and receive their dis
charge.
Three Prisoners to Pen.
Sheriff J. D. Neal reached
home on No. 4 Friday from Lit
tle Rock, whither he had gone
the previous evening, delivering
to the penitentiary authorities
three Jackson county convicts,
sent up by this term of court:
Ed Robertson and Manuel Wal-i
ker, each 1 year and Albert Ber- \
ry 3 years.
The grand jury adjounrnedj
this afternoon.
Latest Dope a Dream.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Stpt. 22.—The
latest political dream appears in
a Menaphis paper to the effect
that Governor Donaghey is to
become a candidate for the Unit
ed States senate, and Associate
Justice Kirby for governor.
Judg§ Kirby has from the first
emphatically denied that he
has any intention whatever
of being a candidate for govern
or at this time, and when Gov.
Donaghey was questioned about
it he replied:
“What more can I say than 1
have said, that I have not au
thorized anyone to make any
statement regarding my political
future? I have intimated to no
one what by intentions are.”
Courts To Be Busy.
Special to the Independent
Little Rock, Sept. 22.—The |
Arkansas supreme court and
both divisions of the Pulaski cir
cuit' court wifi convene next Mon
day morning after the summer
re<^ss. There are large dockets
in each of the courts, and some
cases of more than ordinary im
portance are pending on their
way to the supreme court. The
slot machines which have been
attracting so much attention in
Little Rock are due for a hearing
by the Pulaski Grand Jury.
Sanitorium For Resort.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 22.—The
Heber Springs Sanitorium Com
pany has been chartered by the
Secretary of State for the pur
pose of conducting an up-to-date
modern sanitorium at Heber
Springs, which has become one
of the best health resorts in the
state.
They w’ill secure control of one
of the largest hotels in the town
and convert it to their purpose.
The capital stock is $50,000, of
which $700 has been subscribed.
The corporators are C. F. Cros
by president, George Bennett,
secretary and H. F. Fix treasur
er.
MEN CAPTURED
GO: DS RECOVERED
By Officers Of Two Counties In
House On Black River
Bank.
Special to Independent.
Newark, Sept. 22.—Deputy
Sheriff J. F. McCuistion of Jack
son county and Sheriff W. A,
Fike of Independence county
last night captured the men who
are alleged to have burglarized
the George Crosser commissary
on Black River last week, and re
covered nearly all the the stolen
goods. The men charged with
the crime are Dan Webb, Ben
and Ernest Miller and have been
taken to Batesville to jail.
One night last week, the store
of George Crosser below Dota
Creek on Black river was broken
into and about $100 worth of
groceries, consisting of coffee,
lard, molasses and other staples
stolen.
The three men named were
suspicioned and the officers met
at Newark by agreement. They
then went to the home of these
men by night and the arrest was
made without resistance. A wo
man first confessed to the lar
ceny having been committed anc
the men wavered and told wher
the goods were to be found, prac
tically all the groceries being re
covered from three buried bar
rels.
W. D. McLain will take your
order for either Pennsylvania or
Arkansas hard coal. Better
place your order early. 85dft
RESERES DECISION
ON T.J. BILL
Argued Before Martineau And
Will Be Appealed Either
Way.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock. Sept. 22.—The
Turner-Jacobson bill was argued
Thursday afternoon before
i Chancellor Martineau, who re
served his division until he has
an opportunity to go through
the transcripts and briefs in the
case, which he ordered the par
; ties to file. D. H. Cantrell, W. B.
| Smith and Assistant Attorney
| General Rector appeared on
behalf of the attorney gen
j eral and the assessor of Pulaski
: county, while former Congress
| man C. C. Reid appeared for the
Tax Commission* These briefs
| were filed today, and it is ex
pected that the Chancellor will
! render his decision in a few days.
•
The question is whether or
inot the bill which is just now
causing such a furore ini state
;politics is in effect; also, has
: the Legislature decided that this
! is an emergency -measure for
j the preservation of the public
ing officials to pis*
new law in Pulaski c
Attorney General,
a motion to l dismiss
ground that yne act is not
It arose originally over
tion of the Commission
fying to the^ assessor
ments on the public
porations of the city,
assessor refused to accept.
Look! .Look!
A very desirable
6 rooms and bath,
filled lots, together
servants house and
sale at a very
James T. Henderson
McLain hotel.
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Special Rates Via
Memphis, Tenn.—$3.10
trip. Account Tri-State
Tickets on srje Sept. 25
3rd inclusive. Return limit
tober 5, 1911.
Little Rock, Ark. — $4.
round trip. Tick^te
tember 23 to 25 inclusiv
turn limit September 28,
Little Rock, Ark. — $3.35
round trip. Account State
Tickets on sale Oct. 7th to
inclusive. Return limit
ber 18, 1911.
G. P. Coffin, Agt.
! neaiin, peace ana saieiy. r*y
| the omission of the emergency
clause the friends of the meas
ure contend and the retention in
the text of certain expressions
indicating that it is emergency,
and that it did not therefore re
quire ninety days for the bill to
become effective; further, that
being in effect now it is not sub
! ject to reference under the I. A.
jR. amendment. Those who op
pose the act contend that it is
not in effect, that it is referable
because of the omission of the
emergency clause, and that the
interval evidenced of the passage
of the bill will show the expres
sions retained in the bill wer<
left there through clerical over
sight, as it was the evident pur
pose of the lawmakers toleay
e the bill in a condition ,s»-*ilatth
■ people might vote" upon it.
A very pretty constitutiona
question has been raised, anc
whatever Chancellor Martineau’s
decision may be, it willi be ap
pealed to the supreme court for
final determination.
The suit is brought by the Tax
Commission to compel the tax
The choir of the Presbyterian
! church will m|eet at 7:30 to
' night at the church for practice
'and all members are requested
to be present. _Jv,"
Ee Want You To See The I
ew Fall Goods. I
and look around, see what the newest styles are I
what really good goods can be sold for little - 1
ally invite you to come and acquaint yourself M vjjj
with the new fashions, even though you have no intentio i
j of buying. 1
| We’re ready with everything that is new and correct this . §
j season in apparel for men./ . j|
The new Suits and Overcoats are handsome this season, |
and we are exhibiting the choicest ones to be found. All |
are made according to this stores high standards of qual- §
ity and workmanship and priced at our usual fair prices. S
jtar Hothing Co.
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