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NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 13,1913. NUMBER 111.
■Keek of
I CIRCUIT COURT
'ft of Meases °" Law
K and Second Week
ftjnal Cases Will Be
■ Heard.
ft t Week of the Jackson
■Lt resulted in the trial
■,iderable number of jury
■d the final disposition ot
■thers. The law docket re
Kttention during the first
Ed the showing made in
■patch of business, which
■jght sessions necessary,
■ditable to the court,
■econd week is given over
■criminal docket largely
ft first cases heard are
■ petty misdemeanors and
■ carried over from the
■rt or indictments return
■atterm- The grand jury
■ed Friday afternoon un
Lay without returning
E indictments and Satur
Eg a light day in court.
■ suit of the U. S. Cooper
■mpany versus James Car
ls heard by a jury Saturday
Kg and a verdict returned
Kendant. Jones & Camp
Ire counsel for plaintiff and
is, Hillhouse & Boyce for
fendant.
he cause of S- A. Cook ver
m Graham, on appeal from
ice court, the jury found
fendant.
[ET RECORD IN BRIEF,
ictments against Dee
i, Ira Marshall and Annie
tall dismissed by grand
te versus .Joe Nickens and
louse, arson and accessory
,, , . _
I me icici iv aiouii,
t House waives arraign
ed pleads not guilty. Set
rd Thursday.
e versus Ollie Smith, dis
by grand jury,
e versus Lunch Perkins,
; with intent to kill; de
t pleads not guilty and
t for third Friday,
i of Tuckerman versus G.
ate, appeal from mayor’s
case dismissed at cost of
1 of Tuckerman versus
Hill, appeal from mayor’s
dismissed at cost of
i versus Mike Eyer, mur
first degree; copy of in
it delivered at 3 p. m.
2 to his attorney L. L.
ell. Defendant waives 48
n which to answer and
not guilty.
! versus Nute McNeely,
for forgery and utter
forged instrument, pled
Ity and defendant granted
sum of $400. Case set
rth Monday.
Ellen Stallings versus Mr.
’s. R. A. Bandy, unlawful
G judgment by agree
« plaintiff.
Mary Jane White versus
Stiles, unlawful detainer;
sed at cost of plaintiff.
»ert Allen versus S. G.
> doing business under
ime of Palace Jewelry
appeal dismissed at cost
defendant
Jelle Cathey versus Will and
,e' Smith, unlawful detainer:
“Pnent by default for plaintifl
r Possession.
Phiilips & Buttorff Mfg. Co
!rsus R- P- Dunn, Joe and Johr
0nn, debt; continued by con
tnt.
Norton Berger Shoe Company
versus John H. Johnston, debt;
judgment by default for $129.77.
State versus James Parker, in
dicted for burglary and grand
larceny; waived arraignment
and pled not guilty, trial set for
third Friday.
State versus W. Webster, set
for trial fourth Monday.
Admits Much. But Saves Flowers
Silas D. Campbell and his efti
jcient stenographer Grover C.
'Gates of Newport were guests of
Hotel Rhea Thursday, while en
route to Jonesboro to attend to
legal matters in the circuit court.
Mr. Campbell has a wide practice
covering a great portion of the
state and finds much ill conveni
ence from conflicting dates of
courts, for instance circuit court
is being held this week both in
Newport and Jonesboro. These
gentlemen visited the Blade park
and evinced much interest in
that little space of ground. This
led Mr. Campbell to state: “1
have been a widower for a few
weeks; my wife was visiting
the old home in Tennessee. I
might have neglected some
things about the home, the dust
probably accumulated and all the
dishes got soiled, but one thing
is sure, I dote on flowers and was
very particular to turn on the
hose at stated times and freshen
the plants so that Mrs. Campbell
would not think every thing
about the premises had been neg
lected.”—W’alnut Ridge Blade.
Resigns From Proposed Paper.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 13.—There
is still talk about the establish
ment of a new daily paper here
but the Memphis Press man who
1 1 1 ' . i. -1 „ .1 .*« ^ VI/-\
IlaU Utrdi nucicDicu jxi v
ject has resigned as business
manager, and the promoters are |
; making no definite announce-!
ment of their plans- j
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Moving Pictures |
at the Opera House
18 Reels Per Week.
THE HASH HOUSE COUNT
A waiter in a Cafe tries to make
Ruth think he is a Count. What
happens when she discovers he
! is not is best told in the picture.
'Ruth Roland, Marshal Neilan
and John Brennan.
(Comedy—KALEM.)
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TOOTHACHE
| See how a broker and a tramp
each suffering with toothache
jget relief from the same water
bottel. A farce comedy, featur
ing John Brennan and Marshal
i Neilan.
(KALEM.)
THE WANDERER,
j The sweet tones of the flute win
‘all who hear it, featuring Henry
' Walthall, Kate Bruce, Clara Mc
' Dowell and Lionell Barrimore.
(Drama— BIOGRAPH)
i GENERAL SCOTT’S PROTEGE
Red Wing, a little Indian girl, is
| a favorite with General Scott,
| who is in command of a frontiei
j army post. The Indians attack
I the American soldiers in as pret
i ty a fight as one would wish to
see. Featuring Killiam Kava
naugh as chief.
(Western—PATHE )
Four extra good pictures and
good music by the orchestra.
j ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS
MAYOR PAUL
NOT A CANDIDATE
For Secretary of State Though
Importuned Ky Many
Friends Over the State.
Colonel John P. Paul, mayor of
Newport and grand secretary of
the Odd Fellows of Arkansas,
before leaving last night for
Minneapolis, .Minnesota to at
tend the annual Sovereign Grand
Lodge, authorized the Independ
ent to state that he would not
become a candidate for secretary
of state.
"While friends from every
section of the state have urged
me to enter this race and prof
fered their support,” said Colo
nel Paul, “and I am not unmind
ful of the honor of this high of
fice which any man might wor
thily seek, still the position I
now hold of grand secretary of
the Odd Fellows of Arkansas
and in which I have served thir
teen years, is dearer to me and
held in higher regard than any
political office to which 1 might
aspire. To the many friends
who volunteered their support,
when the state papers reported
that I might be a candidate, I
am grateful for further evidence
of their friendship, but long ser
vice in Odd Fellowship and devo
tion to the order’s welfare and
advancement will not allow me
to give up my work in the Grand
Lodge.”
Colonel Paul was elected may
! or of this city nearly two years
ago without opposition and had
| received generous encourage
' ment from all sections of the
state to enter the race for secre
i tary of state. He is well known
! in pwn; pnnntu rmrl was
generally regarded as a strong
candidate, whose retirement
from the race removes the most
formidable opponent of the pres
ent incumbent Earle W. Hodges
of Randolph county, who is a
candidate for re-election.
Bring In Big Oil Well.
Shreveport, La., Sept.11.—
Messrs. E- R. Ratcliff, W- A. Ma
bry and R. H. Davis, president,
treasurer and secretary, respect
ively, of the Purified Petroleum
Products Company, one of the
strongest local oil companies
operating in the Caddo Louisi
ana oil field, came to the city last
night wearing smiles that would
do credit to a boy with his first
“jack knife.”
The occasion for their enjoy
ment was the bringing in of a
500-barrel well on their holdings
on the lake bed between Moor
ingsport and Oil City, which
came in yesterday at noon while
all three of the gentlemen were
on the ground to witness its
“birth.”
According to Mr. Mabry the
Purified Petroleum Products
Company will immediately begin
the drilling of another well in the
i vicinity of the one brought in
yesterday, and inasmuch as
I there are several good producers
! in and around the vicinity of
! their holdings, they are san
guine that another good produc
I ing well will be brought in.
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Praises White River Scenery
Batesville, Sept. 13—Discuss
i ing his recent visit to Batesville,
Sheriff Will Hutton of Little
-Rock made these statements to a
newspaper man at Little Rock
upon his arrival home.
“Colorado has nothing on Ar
i
kansas in the way of scenery ”
“We went through the most
magnificent gorges and the most
beautiful divides," said Sheriff
Hutton. “In Colorado there are
great rock breaks and wonderful
j canyons, but the mountains are
i barren. They are just bare
| rocks.
“On our trip up White river
we saw scenerv that is not equal
|
ed in Colorado or California. At
times the boat traveled between
immense granite gorges, but ail
along the route there were veg
etables, green grass, towering
pine trees and great ferns. The
trouble with Arkansas is that
the people do not know and do
'not realize that the most mag
nificent scenery in the world is
I right at their very door.”
Sheriff Hutton was the guest
of Captain J. T. Warner and was
one of a party who made a trip
up White river on the captain's
new steamboat. It was the inau
gural trip for the vessel and all
the members of the party thor
oughly enjoyed the outing on the
handsome and well equipped ves
sel.
Enthusiastic Over Gold.
Batesville, Sept. 13—W. A
Curtis, the well known citizen
and farmer of Pleasant Plains,
was a visitor to Batesville Fri
day and exhibited the report of
the assayist who examined the
ore sent by Mr. Curtis. The ore
contained $2.65 worth of gold to
the ton.
Mr. Curtis says the samples
he sent the assayist are not the
best that could be procured from
the place, and that he is confi
dent there is gold there in abun
dance. He says he will not un
dertake to develop the mines,
j but may get other parties inter
oc+orl TTp ic an old man. and
says he hasn’t sufficient funds to gj
provide for the development. He ^
hopes to get experts interested
and have the ore developed. gj
Dance At Elks Home. §
The young men of the city jjj
gave a delightful dance Friday 3
evening at the Elks Home and it 5
was largely attended by the so- 5
ciety young people of town. This a
was the first dance for several jH
months and was entered into *3
with much animation by the |
dancers. g
Those present were Misses b
Nell Minor, Marguerite O’Hair, b
_,ou Minor, Leah and Ellen Jones, ij
Elizabeth Irby, Franchelle Hook- b
er, Lucy Bailey, Bessie Watson, |
Willie Overton Minor, Elise |
Hooker, Thelma Hays, Hortense |
Hite and Mrs. John W- Stayton; |
Messrs. Adam Lockard, Clay g=
Childers, Charles Sprigg, Ed Do- -
herty, Jan B. Young, Harry Ste- g
phens, Breckinridge Campbell, g
Charles Minor, Allen Martin, Al- g
corn Ferguson, Harry Lynn, J. L. g
Bevens, Eugene Hirsch, Warren |
Dunaway, L. McDougald and Al
bert Bevans.
Lee Quinn Gets Pardon.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 13.—Gov.
Hays Friday granted a pardon
to Lee Quinn of Newport, to re
store citizenship. He had served
a two year term from Crawford
County for assault to kill.
Gov. Hays issued a warrant of
arrest for W. N. Pease, under ar
rest at McGehee, upon the requi
sition of the governor of Louisi
ana. He is charged with false
pretenses.
For Rent.
First class storage room at
Bowen’s Cash Store. 39dl ni
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Judge's Ire Aroused.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 13.—That
the Arkansas Tax Commission
tis not without its severe critics
[appears from a statement that
has just been issued by County
Judge A. F. Smith of Scott coun
ty, in which he says:
"That the State Tax Commis
sion and the Equalization Hoard
is a travesty on the Democratic
form of government seems to be
the conclusion of most men who
have carefully investigated the
law, and I must say that 1 fully
concur in that opinion. Any law
that permits a man, or set of
men to arbitrarily fix values on
, the people's property and set
aside the oaths of the citizens of
a county or state is in line with
autocratic or despotic form of
: government and not a Democra
! cy.”
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White County Fair
The White County Fair at
Searcy September 30, October L
2 and 3 promises to be one of the
best county fairs to be held in
Arkansas this season. The ex
hibits in each department will be
in keeping with the county’s pro
gress ; the amusement features
are clean and good. Four run
ning and harness races; four
big free acts and a grand fire
work display on Thursday night
are among the features.
The Racing Department will
j be far ahead of the average
I county fair. Some fine blooded
'horses direct from the Tri-State
[fair at Memphis and the State
Fair at Hot Springs will be on
the track this year. Good fast
racing, honestly conducted is ad
mired by all and the people who
make the tirp to Searcy this year
lUc^iupniEiu^ rHauauauauE luauairayc
to see fast races will not be dis
appointed.
Looking for Rebate Cheeks.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock. Sept. Li.—Desks
l and grips and old pocket books
are being ransacked all over the
state for rebate checks issued by
railroads since the rate tight has
been on. They are worth money
now, but the railroads are ahead
thousands of dollars In the fail
ure of mosl people to preserve
them.
H- S. Spivey. R. <Rtidisill and
Jefferson Allison have been ap
pointed a joint committee on ill"
part of the Arkansaw Travelers,
t lie 1T. C. T. and t he T. L. A. to
look after the collection of the
rebates for the traveling men of
the state, and they have employ
ed lloeppner & Young to attend
to the business.
Fees fit Assessor.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. Li.—In re
ply to a question propounded by
the Auditor of State. Attorney
General Moose has called atten
tion to the fact that under rul
ings of the courts, an assessor is
entitled to one dollar and no
more for assessing all lands of
non-residents and unknown own
ers in each township in which
there may be any lands of either
non residents or unknown own
ers. In other words, if there are
twenty-five townships in a given
county, the assessor would be en
titled to one dollar for each
township, or $25 for the whole
county. “This case has never
been reversed,” says Judge
Moose,” and the decision therein
| rendered is the lawr at this time.
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