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he would be held personally respon
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STOCK LAW.
Balch, Ark., Jan. 29, ’18.
Editor Independent:
Newport, Arkansas.
Dear Sir: I notice an article in
last week’s paper written by W. M.
Valentin of Algoa, in regard to a
stock law.
I think that would be an injustice
to the several small farmers that try
to raise hogs. But I do think if the
large land holders would not fence
up their land until they got ready to
cultivate it they would be doing a
patriotic duty, because there are
thousands of acres of wild land fenced
up, no stock on it and doing nobody
any good. If it was not fenced there
would be better opportunity to induce
the man without means to try to raise
some hogs, which are badly needed.
1 think if there was a stock law all
of the free range would be fenced up
and you would see our hogs depre
ciate in number more than they are.
All of the large bodies of land are
held by non-residents, and if I see the
stock law right, they are not looking
to the increase of the hogs, but are
trying to sell their land. There are
hundreds of small farmers who are
not able to own tracts of land to use
as pasture, but with the present me
thods they are able to own 40 or 80
acres of farming land and raise their
meat at a small cost.
Let us hear from the old-time set
tlers, their ideas on the stock law,
especially east of Cache river.
Yours truly,
M. B. Phariss.
THREE ARE KILLED
TEN ARE INJURED
Bombs Were Dropped In Essex and
Kent and London Is Reached
Tuesday Nigh*.
Associated Press Dispatch.
London, Jan. 30.—It is officially
announced that three were killed and
ten injured in last night’s air raids.
It is announced officially that
bombs were dropped in various
places in Kent and Essex during air
raids last night. There were several
aerial engagments. The British ma
chines returned safely.
About fifteen airplanes took part
in the raid. Two dropped bombs on
the outskirts of London.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned, as collector of the rev
enues of Jackson county, Arkansas,
will meet the people of the different
townships at the following places and
on the dates named, for the purpose
of collecting the taxes of said county
for the year 1917.
Special attention is called to Section
10 of Act 279 of the acts of Arkansas,
1909: “If any collector shall fail to
collect the drainage tax along with
the other taxes, he shall be subject
to a penalty of $100 for each instance
in which he shall collect from an indi
vidual the other taxes and omit the
drainage tax, unless the drainage tax
has been enjoined by court of com
petent jurisdiction to be recovered
in a suit brought by the commission
ers to the use of the district.”
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their deeds or last year’s tax receipts
to avoid mistakes.
Glass Township, Swifton, Friday and
Saturday, Jan 25 and 26; Barren
Township, Denmai-k, Monday, Jan. 28;
Barren Township, McDougall’s school
house, Tuesday Jan. 29; Jefferson
Township, Hickory Grove, school
house, Wednesday; Jan. 30; Village
Township, Harper’s school house,
Thursday, Jan. 31; Grubbs Township,
Grubbs, Friday and Saturday, Feb.
*2; Grubbs Township, Stegall Post
office, Monday, Feb. 4; Village Town
ship, Greenhaw schoolhouse, Tuesday,
Feb 5; Bird township, James’ Store,
Wednesday, Feb. 6; Bird Township,
Kenyon, Thursday, Feb. 7; Bird Town
ship, Tuckerman, Friday and Satur
day, Feb. 8-9; Union Township, Mc
Lain’s office, E. Newport, Monday,
Feb. 11; Union Township, Diaz, Tues
day, Feb. 12; Breckenridge Township,
Auvergne, Wednesday, Feb. 13; Breck
enridge Township, Weldon, Thursday,
Feb. 14; Breckenridge, Tupelo, Friday
and Saturday, 15-16; Union Township,
City Hall, Monday, Feb. 18; Union
Township, At court house, until April
10th, 1918.
J. M. IVY,
Sheriff and Collector of Jackson
County, Arkansas.
Newport, Ark., Dec. 1, 1917.
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Shipping Board Representatives from
United States to Be Stationed
in London.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Jan. 30.—Raymond B.
Stevens, vice chairman of the Ship
ping Board, and George Kublee, mem
ber of the board’s legal staff, will
be sent to London as permanent rep
resentatives there of the shipping
board.
500,«00 PERSONS GO
ON STRIKE IN BERLIN
(Continued from page 1).
about serious strikes in Berlin and in
other cjities. The government has
begun repressive measures. The ar
rest of six leaders of the independent
socialist party has been ordered. At
Kiel a strike leader was sent into the
army. Ninety thousand workers
were idle in Berlin and suburbs Mon
day. The steel making district of
Essen is affected. The agitation is
fostered by the independent socialists
and not the trade unions, and meet
ings in industrial centers are pro
hibited. In Finland the revolution
ists have established a government of
their own. The revolutionists are in
control of the south and government
forces the north. Fighting is lessen
ing in intensity. It is reported Swed
ish troops have entered Finland to
aid the government.
The Italians’ successful attack on
the Asiago region is the only impor
tant military event. The Austrians
have not yet attempted a counter at
tack. The British gunboat, Hazard,
and the armed escort, Mechanisian,
have been lost in the English Chan
nel with sixteen lives.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that, as
marshal of the city of Newport, I
have taken up the following live
stock, to-wit:
One dark, fawn colored Jersey cow,
about 12 years old; no marks or
brands.
The owner of said stock is herg^y
notified to come forward and prove
to the undersigned and that in de
fault thereof I will on
THURSDAY, JANUARY 81, 1918,
offer for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, in front of
the city hall in the City of Newport,
Arkansas, between the hours of 10
o’clock a. m. and 3 o’clock in the af
ternoon of said date.
G. C. MARTIN,
244dl0t. City Marshl.
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