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I WITH EXERCISES
■rollment of 375 First Day Ir
Khite Schools of City—For
KyFive High School Pupils.
Bhe public schools of this city
ISned Monday morning, Sep
Hber 29, for an eight months
JK] with an enrollment of 318
■!he Walnut street school, ol
■vh 45 are students in the
Kh School, and 57 pupils in
■East Newport school, making
Mn\ white enrollment of 375,
Xch is regarded as an excel
K start, for a year that is full
B>romise for our public schools.
IKbout sixty patrons of the
i Bool, including a majority of
■ board of education, were
[Kent at the opening exercises
JK| in the auditorium of the
School to manifest their
Brest and hear a very delight
fl program.
■prof. Williams called the
Moo] to order at 8:40 a. m. and
■joined in singing “America”.
Sv. B. L. Wilford delivered the
■ocation followed by an in
Bumental solo by Miss Frances
■ley, a brief address by Rev.
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iss Rita Whitten, a violin
y Virgil Umsted, and con
I by a vocal selection by
Sllen Jones, after which the
is grades were sent to
rooms for enrollment and
ving out of lists for neces
ext books and supplies.
jwing is the enrollment by
s, with the names of res
e teachers:
t Grade, 53—Mrs. Ella
rnd Grade, 48—Miss Mar
Beattie.
rd Grade, 49—Miss Kate
rth Grade, 37, Miss Willie
mrn.
h Grade, 27—Miss Carrie
h Grade, 20—Miss Annie
Sridger.
nth Grade, 19—Miss Jam
th Grade, 20—Miss Lizzie
i School, 1st year 19: 2nd
0; 3d year, 16— Mrs.
Williams has the largest
r of classes in the High
, but is assisted by Prof,
ns and both Misses Jamie
izzie Irby, have one class
y in the High School work
AST SIDE SCHOOL.
In East Newport the pupils
fere called to order in Miss
’hillips’ room, who briefly ^d
hessed them upon the year’s
Aspects and work and members
f the board present also re
Pnnded in short talks.
The enrollment and teachers
this school are as follows:
Grades 1 and 2, pupils 22, Mrs
I^zie Shaver.
Grades 3 and 4, pupils .17, Mrs.
Harmon.
Grades 5 and 6, pupils 18, Miss
, e Phillips, who is also princi
W of this school.
Quorum Court Oetober 22.
Quorum court for Jackson
®o«nty will convene in this city
Mnesday morning October 22
If 10 o’clock and Judge C. I|
is anxious that all justices <5
peace of the county be pres
* take part in its delibera
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To Establish Veterinary Hos
pital.
■ Dr. W. L. Nelligan has let th<
* contract to William Bengel fo:
the construction of a brick build
1 ing on Front Street below th<
Hafner Grocer Company, whicl
he will arrange and use for £
veterinary hospital.
Dr. Nelligan is a graduate of
Cornell University and for eighl
years was in the government
service as a veterinary and suc
cessfully practiced his profession
in New York state before coming
to Arkansas.
He is known as an authority on
veterinary subjects and has lo
cated in this city to resume his
practice and the hospital which
he will establish will be a conven
ience to the people of this sec
tion.
Postmaster’s “Exams. ’
Tuckerman, Sept. 28.— A civil
service examination was held
here yesterday for postmaster to
fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Judson N. Hout,
who resigned a few weeks ago
to take up the management of
the Jackson County Realty Co.
The applicants for the office are
R. H- Harrison, J. E. Slayden and
R. W. Bandy.
mow s me lime
to let us have your clothes to
clean and press. Do not put it
off until you need them.
We will call for what you
have and deliver the same—
not at the cheapest prices,but the
best work. How about those
feathers to be dyed, cleaned or
curled? Fancy laces and gowns
that you have packed away?
Gloves that you will need soon?
It will pay you to call 190 and
have us get what you have in
dyeing, cleaning, repairing and
altering. BARKERS.
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Notice.
Lost—On 17th, somewhere be
tween Planters’ Hotel and show
ground, one pocketbook contain
ing 2 notes, 2 checks of $2.00
each, signed by Frank Malone,
$1.00 bill and 10c in silver. Re
turn to me at Newark, Ark. or
Jesse L. Crosser at Eamheart’s
saloon'. George F. Crosser.
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For Rent.
First class storage room at
Bowen’s Cash Store. 39dlm
Moving Pictures
at the Opera House
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A LADY AND HER MAID
Naturally Ophelia is not very
pretty. A professional beauti
fier makes her and Belinda reg
ular heart breakers. They make
a spludge. Featuring Norma
Talmadge, Florence Radinoff
and Wallie Van and other good
comedians.
(Comedy—VITAGRAPH.)
THE RANCH
GIRL’S PARTNER
Two men in love with a girl give
a splendid foundation for this
excellent Western drama.
(ESSANAY.)
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DAD'S LITTLE GIRL
A clrama taken from a working
man’s life.
(SELIG)
^ Three g$>od pictures and gooc
music by the orchestra.
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS.
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PERKINS GETS
YEAR SENTENCE
‘ Tony Ariosti Under Trial In Cir
cuit Court On Charge of
Stealing a Mule.
In the trial of Lunch Perkins
charged with assault with intent
j 1° kill, the state secured a con
■ viction when the jury returned a
j verdict about 9 o'clock Saturday
j night, finding defendant guilty
J and fixing his punishment at one
year in the penitentiary.
The jury was brought into
j court Sunday morning in the Ca
routhers case, but stated they
were unable to agree. When
questioned by Judge Jeffery, Mr.
H- L. Lambert as spokesman for
th"e jury stated that they were
nearer a verdict than they had
ever been. The fact that they
were still out Monday however»
indicated that no agreement
would be reached and a mistrial
is now the general prediction.
The court has given no intima
tion of just how long the jury
will be kept upon the case.
Among the indictments re
turned by the grand jury just
fore final discharge are those of
J. H. Crites charged with the
crime of “false pretenses” in se
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jlars through a check that was
| paid by W. N. Nance of Eight
Mile and later turned down by
I the bank upon which it was
drawn.
Also M. Hunt, a farmer of
Bird Township, who has been in
jail nearly all summer. He.was
held for bigamy after marrying
in this county, as he is alleged to
have had a wife in Tennessee.
1
j The indictment also charges big
amy.
| Andy and Calvin Caldwell
have also been arrested on in
indictments for grand larseny
and receiving stolen property.
Andy Caldwell had just been
cleared of a similar charge at
this term of court.
Tony Ariosti of Olyphant was
granted a severance of trial in
the case of the State versus Tony
Ariosti and Tony Sabino on an
indictment for grand lareeny.
The hearing of this case consum
ed most of the day Monday, the
state alleging that defendant had
stolen a mule from one of his
neighbors near Olyphant.
DOCKET RECORD IN BRIEF.
Charles H. Wysel versus U. S.
Cooperage and Handle Company,
damages; judgment by agl'ee
_o /inn
iiiviit ivx puuivm aw* y v*
In the matter of Overcup
Slough Drainage District, remon
strance filed by James Davis and
Lee May; proof of publication
of notice to property owners
filed. Court grants petition es
tablishing district.
State versus W. Webster, as
sault with intent to kill, contin
ued and .set for the second Wed
nesday.
State versus Hal G. Waters,
drunk on train; forfeiture on
bond, Tom W. Jackson being his
surety for $200, summons to is
sue.
State versus Oscar Wilkin
son, drunk on train; forfeiture
on bond, W. J. Moore surety for
$200, summons to issue.
Prof, and Mrs. Edgar Williams
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
D. F. Taylor, Sunday night.
Prof, and Mrs. Williams were en
route to Newport where they will
teach this year.—Osceola Times.
deep plowing
L\ THE FALI
Improves Land, Destroys Insect?
and Conserves Moisture
During the Following
Season.
The importance of deep fail
plowing can hardly be estimated.
The land is improved and pro
tected, insects are destroyed,
the texture of the land is im
proved and moisture is conserv
ed, all of which are so necessary
to good crops. But the land
must not be broken more than
say, about two inches ■ deeper
than it was at any previous time.
For this reason, there will be an
injury due to the excessive
amount of subsoil that has never
before been exposed to the sun
light and the air- One season,
however, will make fertile soil of
this clay with proper care.
Sunlight and air are the agen
cies which make available the
elements of plant food that
would possibly stay locked up in
the soil were it not for the deep
fall plowing. The water is al
lowed to sink into the ground
and is a kind of a reservoir for
future use. At the same time, it
exposes to the sunlight and air
the portion of the land that has
not or will not otherwise render
the plant food available to the
crops next year. Do not disc or
harrow the land unless you wish
to plant some winter crop, such
as rye, oats, vetch, clover, etc.
Deep fall plowing enables one
to use all the humus forming
vegetable material that was left
upon the ground from the pre
vious crops. Stalks, weeds and
grass should never be burned,
but turnefl under. They will not
only enrich the soil, but will im
prove the texture and allow the
air to circulate more freely.
Since soil is the decomposed sur
face of the earth, the deeper
this decomposition the deeper
the soil and the better for the
plant to be grown. Soil may
contain plant foods that are
locked up so that the plants can
not usp them. The exposure
makes more food available by
virtue of the water, air and sun
shine, and the plant can assimi
late its food from the soil solu
tion just as the tissues of the
- body assimilate food from the
blood.
The conservation of moisture
:lor the long growing season is
| another great reason for deep
I fall plowing. The ground will
get the benefit of the winter
i rains and store up moisture that
; otherwise would have run off or
evaporated. With a porous soil,
I each square foot of soil will hold
ithe amount of rain that falls on
j that space. This is of very much
importance when one considers
that the water necessary to
make the average crop would
cover the earth thirteen inches
| if it were all on at one time- Wa
ter is 75 per cent of the vegeta
ble kingdom. We must then
! manage our lands so that they
! will retain the greatest amount
| of moisture for use when the
rainfall is insufficient.
This can be done by deep fall
plowing and subsoiling, which
increases the storage capacity,
to speak. Many of our farmers
thoroughly broke their land last
fall two or three inches deeper
than th'ey had ever broken it be
fore, then disced it in the spring
before planting, and with proper
cultivation have made wonder
ful crops, despite the dry spell.
Deep fall plowing pays.
JOHN H. PAGE,
Commissioner.
Negroes Shooting Cause Alarm.
Two negroes engaged in a
shooting affray caused the fire
alarm to be turned in Saturday
night or rather early Sunday
morning. The trouble was be
tween a negro known as “Big
Boy” and Will Knight.
The former has been arrested
and though shot in the hands
and body, is an inmate of the
county jail. Knight, who ped
dles “Hot tamales” has either
left town or gone into hiding and
is wanted by the officers.
“Big Boy” is said to have
started the trouble, emptying a
revolver at Knight, back of
West’s liver stable near the ice
plant. The latter secured a shot
gun and as “Big Boy” entered a
house near the lake bridge, took
several shots at him, one taking
effect but causing no serious in
juries.
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Governor Investigates Levee
Hoard.
I Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 29.—Gov.
Hays is in his office today for the
first time in a week. He has
been informing himself on the
St. Francis levee district affairs.
He will leave this evening for
Marion, Crittenden county,
where a mass meeting has been
called for tomorrow to discuss
St. Francis levee board matters,
and at which time a meeting of
the board will also be held.
Gov. Hays is hopeful that he
will be able, with the co-opera
tion of the hoard and the repre
sentative citizens of the district
to bring about a satisfactory ad
justment of the differences that
exist, the eventual elimination
of politics which has so long been
a feature of the St- Francis levee
■ situation, and secure what the
| property owners most desire, an
I adequate protection against the
j encroachments of the Mississip
! pi floods.
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Car Thieves Captured.
Officers Adkinson and Payne
of the city police force captured
two men about 9 o’clock Satur
day night in a freight car at the
Iron Mountain freight depot
platform, who were in the act of
I stealing merchandise. This is
; the allegation of the officers and
: the evidence was so strong in an
j examination Monday morning
before Esquire Nuckolls that the
| two young men, who gave their
! names as Harry Clark and Ma
| rion Mitchell, were bound over
to the next grand jury.
Your Pressing Free.
If your clothes are made by us
we press them FREE. Ask its
to explain this plan.
We have the largest line of
samples in large patterns and it
will be no trouble to choose your
suit for we please or no trade. It
will pay you to call and look our
line over, and get prices before
buying your suit or overcoat.
This will save you money. We
need the business, and you need
the difference. Do not say we
can’t fit you—come and try. If
we can’t it will cost you noth
ing to see. Try us.
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that comes from being j
dressed in a becoming |
suit of the right model,
the proper cloth and I
made according to the |
latest dictates of style I
Is a Part of the Pleasure in Get
ting Clothed Here I
The low prices you pay
but adds to this pleas
ure because you are
sure to dress within
your means.
$15.00 to $30.00
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