UPHELD LEVEE ACT.
Judge Trieber Sustains Lower
Court in Crittenden County
Land Suits.
Little Rock, Jan. 12.—In the
United States circuit court Judge
Trieber yesterday handed down
his opinion in the case of Rebec
ca Johnson against Charles W.
Hunter and others, dismissing
complainant’s bill for want of
equity and quieting defendant’s
title on their cross bill.
Although only about 1,000
acres of land are involved in this
suit, the opinion indirectly affects
the title to several hundred thou
sand acres of rich bottom lands
lying within the St. Francis levee
I district, and which were sold un
der decrees of the various chan
cery courts of the counties com
prising the district for the non
payment of the levee taxes due
from non-resident owners.
The object of the suit was to
set aside the sales of land made
under two decrees rendered by
chancery court of Crittenden
county, Ark., in suits brought by
the St. Francis district levee
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levee taxes due from non-resi
dent owners, and to declare all
sales of lands belonging to such
non-residents made under those
decrees null and void.
The suit attacked the validity
of the St. Francis levee act upon
the ground that so far as non
residents were concerned the no
tice required by that law to be
given to such non-residents was
so short that it practically
amounted to a deprivation of
their property without due pro
cess of law and therefore the act
was in contravention of the
fourteenth amendment to the
constitution of the United States.
It was also claimed that the
act was unconstitutional in that
it discriminated against non
residents. The proceedings of
the Crittenden chancery court
were also attacked for irregulari
ties which practically affect all
sales made ubder these decrees
of lands belonging to non-resi
dents.
GROCER COMPANY’S
ANNUAL ELECTION.
Walnut Ridge, Jan. 12.—The
annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the St. Louis Grocer Com
pany of Hoxie was held at the
office of the company today. The
folio wing directors were chosen
for the ensuing year: H. Arndt,
S. Riegler, J. G. Richardson, E.
P. Richardson, J. T. Brady, M.
A. Isaacs, C. Hammer, Abe
Brown, D. Bloom.
The directors elected the fol
lowing officers: H. Arndt, presi
dent and general manager; J. T.
Brady, vice president; S. Riegler,
secretary and treasurer.
CONWAY COUNTY
CONVICT PARDONED.
The governor has pardoned
Calvin Waiker of Conway coun
ty upon the recommendation of
Sheriff B. G. White and eighty
three petitioners. Walker is
now 22 years old. The petition
says he was convicted in 1892 (it
is evident that 1902 was intend
ed) of involuntary manslaughter
and sentenced to pine years in
the penitentiary. The petition
says: “The killing of which the
defendant was convicted was
conceded to be unintentional. He
is held in universal esteem by
his neighbors and others who
know him. A great deal of proof
' that would have thrown light
\ upon the character of the de
Lceased and th^^ 'f his
making a felonious assault upon
the mother of the defendant was
held incompetent by the trial
court. The defendant is now in
dustriously at work endeavoring
to provide a livelihood for his
wife and child and contributing
to the support of his mother and
sisters. There is not a better
citizen in Conway county than
the defendant. Nothing has ever
been said against his character
or integrity.”
Governor changes
APPOINTMENTS.
Several days ago there ap
peared in the daily papers a list
of appointments for speeches by
Judge C. D. Wood and Governor
Davis. It developed yesterday
that the list, as published, con
tained the names of several places
not agreed to by George B. Pugh,
as a representative of Judge
Wood. Mr. Pugh says that he
saw at a glance that the pub
lished list was not the one agreed
upon by Charles Jacobson and
himself, and upon inquiry he was
informed that the changes were
made at the instance of Governor
Fin vie
Mr. Pugh stated that he had
made an attempt to get Governor
Davis to stand by the list of ap
pointments as agreed upon, but
that finally the governor stated
he would not be bothered any
further about it; that he would
make his own appointments and
Judge Wood could make his, and
that henceforth “every fellow
would be for himself.”
GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT.
Hon. H. L. Remmel Will Go to
Washington—County Dele
gates Named.
Hon. H. L. Remmel of the Ar
kansas Good Roads Association
has received the following com
munication from R. W. Richard
son, secretary of the National
Association, and will probably
accept the invitation, says the
Arkansas Democrat:
“I take occasion to again re
mind you of your appointment as
member of the committee to pre
sent the resolutions of the Na
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tional Good Roads Convention to
the committee of congress, and
to urge attendance upon the
meeting of the committee which
is arranged to take place in the
parlors of the Raleigh Hotel,
Washington, D. C., January 25,
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“I have assurance that this
committee will be largely repre
sentative and strong in personal
character. There never has been
a time when the road subject re
ceived such attention as at pres
ent. Two important bills have
been introduced- in the senate
and house of representatives,
providing for national aid. The
work of this committee comes at
a time to be most useful and in
fluential. I specially urge you
to be present for in no other way
can you render so helpful a ser
vice to the necessary subject of
the improvement of the public
roads. ’ ’
MAGNOLIAS AND PALMS.
Now is your chance to get a
fine magnolia and have it planted
by an experienced florist. Call
at 0. M. Bowen’s Cash Grocery.
Specimens of both palms and
magnolias. Three days only. d3t
I. D. Price takes subscriptions
for all the leading magazines and
newspapers. Hand in your
orders now so as to get the Janu
i ary numbers without delay. 97btf
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! PROGRESS OF THE
WHITE RIVER ROAD.
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Track Laying Begun Out of Car
thage—Will Be Pushed
Rapidly.
Reports have been received by
General Superintendent Tyler of
the Iron Mountain that work on
the White River branch of the
Iron Mountain is progressing
rapidly. Saturday the blasters
on the big tunnel west of Cotter
blew their way to the other side
of the mountain, the hole made
by the blast being large enough
I that a wagon and team could be
i driven through it.
The hole is now being blasted
to the requisite size and the work
on this tunnel, the largest of
half a dozen along the road, will
soon be finished. The other tun
nels are small affairs, compara
' tively speaking, and will not de
i lay the work of building the road.
! The piers are all in for the big
j bridge over the White river and
; the steel work is now being con
structed.
Track laying was begun out of
: Carthage, Mo., a week ago,
which is an indication that the
work is nearing completion. The
hardest portion of the road to
| build was that from Cotter to the
I state line, the cost per mile being
! more than ten miles of the level
portions.
The laying of track from Car
thage toward Cotter will be rapid
as the grading was completed
long since. When the gang
working from the Arkansas side
break through their last tunnrd
they will probably see the gang
from the Carthage end but a
short distance away, and the
joining of the two ends will be;
i but a matter of a short while,
which will give the much-talked
of White River line from Kansas
; City to New Orleans. This line
; will strike the Iron Mountain
| main line at Newport, thence1
across to Wynne, which gap will
be filled in later.
The track from McGee to Clay
jton, La., along the west bank of
the Mississippi river was com
pleted some time ago and track
is now being laid from McGee to
Latour, where the connection
with the Helena branch is made
for Wynne. A tri-weekly ser
vice is in operation from Clayton
to Tallula, and daily from Tallula
to Montrose, Ark., via Lake Vil
lage.
WEDdTnGS. I
HALL-MATTHEWS.
Jonesboro, Jan. 12.—Miss Eva
Matthews and A. W. Hall were
married last night at the home
of V. M. Johnson. Miss Mat
thews is a daughter of Z. T.
Matthews, capitalist and mer
! chant here, and Mr. Hall is cash
; ier of the Jonesboro Trust Com
I pany._
HIPPOLITE-PETERS.
DeValPs Bluff, Jan. 12.—Miss
! Sara A. Peters and Leverett A.
| Hippolite of Kansas were mar
ried yesterday at the home of
the groom’s brother, Dr. Hippo
lite here, Rev. John H. Dye
officiating. The groom is a for
mer resident of DeVall’s Bluff.
They will reside in Kansas.
W. C. Sneed, formerly with 0.
! M. Bowen, left Wednesday morn -
i ing for Higginson, where he has
' purchased a strawberry and
| fruit farm. He proposes to
! study nature and thinks he will
j enjoy better health as a horti
j culturalist than if confined to a
1 store.
"For the news read the Daily
1 Independent.
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Dentist
Successor to Black Bros.
Office: Watson Building
Rooms 1, i and 3.
TELEPHONE NO. 31.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
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Under the supervision of the United States Government.
PAID IN CAPITAL $50,000.00
SURPLUS - - - 8,000.00
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Jas. S. Harvey J. W. Ferrill ;
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