NEWPORT, ARKANSAS MONDAY, DECEMBER 15. 191:5. Nl MISER 2IN.
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■{KANSAS OFFERS'
■risibilities For Thrift,
Er intelligence and Ap
Kion on the Farm.
VY Las soil averages good
Kr It is productive, and
r ■cultivate- The climate is
)cHle We have no crop
a ■ ‘ sometimes we have
rain, sometimes not
I but we are always able
8 good average crop,
'lAilyin sections where they
5^Ry. The or,e great trou’
Eat too few of our own
S ■know and appreciate the
■ities and opportunities
■farm in this state.
■should take a few things
■iteration that we have
, Eked. For instance, an
I Esasboy raised 155 bushels
. En an acre Arkansas
* Ehis year- An Arkansas
'! Eew one ton to the acre of
{■com on twenty acres.
* Broom com was worth $200
f Eon. Another Arkansas
I Eoduced 2000 pounds of
1 Erer seed per acre. They
I six cents a pouna.
man made 3600
seed cotton on an
ther Arkansas man
on six acres of pea
ad a ton of hay per
i. A man in Faulk
killed a hog last
reighed 1690 pounds.
1 at Booneville four
jok the grand cham
rd prize at the Inter
ick Show in Chicago
and stands as the
ing Hereford bull in
lis owner was offer
sand dollars for him
l the offer. Verily
as done some things
more. With thrift,
lication and intelli
farmer in Arkansas'
, He will prosper!
r time
stances recited here
ndications of what
io- Let us get busy
to our opportunities.
:e hold and push
kansas needs a repu
loing things. Let’s
i gets it in 1914.
JOHN H. PAGE,
oner of Agriculture.
-E. L. Watson home
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in a thrilling de
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ling difficulties,
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feet.
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President Out of Bed
Washington, Dec- 14.—Presi
dent Wilson was out of bed to
day, after several days’ confine
ment with a bad cold. He sat in
his room reading before a cozy
fireplace, but did not leave the
White House, and saw no callers.
To give the president a fur
ther rest, Dr. Grayson, his phy
sician, ordered cancelled all en
gagements for tomorrow. The
physician intends that the presi
dent shall be entirely rid of his
cold before he goes to the execu
tive offices again. The doctor
said the president tonight was
well enough to take up his work
tomorrow, but he would keep
him to his room, as Dr. Gray
son believed he should stay in an
even temperature until he is en
tirely recovered.
It may be a few days, there
fore, until the president is per
mitted to get back to his routine
but Dr. Grayson said he was
merely taking extra precautions
to prevent him from catching
cold anew. The president’s tem
perature was normal tonight,
and he spent the evening chat
ting with the members of his
family.
Texas Pecan Crop
Brownwood, Texas, Dec. 14.—
The pecan crop of Central Tex
as, totaling about 2,500,000
pounds this year, and paying its
raisers about $200,000, made
nearly 90 solid carloads- A sum
mary of pecan figures up to
Dec. 1 today showed that the
Texas crop has been practically
all gathered, picking having
been delayed by lack of early
frosts. This year’s average
price to Texas growers was a
little over six cents per pound,
with a few fancy varieties pay
ing an average of 20 to 25 cents
a pound. The prize tree for the
season was near Ballinger,
bringing the extraordinary fig
ure of nearly $300.
To Build Bridge Through Im
provement District.
Batesville, Dec. 13.—Meetings
will be held in nine townships
December 17, to name delegates
to a central mass meeting at
Batesville, December 20, to dis
cuss the proposition to build a
bridge over White river here.
Engineers who have made the
preliminary survey say that an
all-steel bridge can be built at a
cost of from $200,000 to $250,
nnn
It is planned to have a petition
circulated, asking the County
Court to create an improvement
district, and name assessors to
determine the benefits- When
that has been done a tax will be
levied- It is thought that work
will start on the bridge in April.
Calls New Pastor.
Batesville, Dec. 14.—S t.
Paul’s Episcopal church in
Batesville has called Rev- S- Ro
jer Tyler of Richmond, Virginia,
to the pastorate of the church,
and it is expected that He will
come to Batesville soon. It is
not known if he will accept the
call, but he is considering it. He
is one of the best known preach
ers in the south.
The church here is a very
strong one, and has for a mem
bership many of the fading
citizens of Batesville. t as
been without a pastor since Rev.
E. K. Sowell accepted the call to
the Pine Bluff church about six
months 1ag°
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BACK TO
AFRICA MOVEMENT
Reported That Chief Sam Has
Enlisted 2.500 Negroes
For Return.
Fort Smith, Dec. 14.—Despite
the charges of fraud and fake
that are being hurled, Chief
Sam, who claims to be the ruler
of the Guinea tribe of natives of
Ashante, West Africa, known as
the Gold Coast, continues his ef
forts in organizing several;
thousand negroes of Oklahoma j
to be taken to the African coun
try- It developed today that i
Chief Sam, who, in addition to i
his rulership claims, insists he is
a divine healer, has not confined ;
his operations to one locality in
Oklahoma, but is covering every i
cotton-growing community in j
that country.
Reports have reached Fort
Smith that he has secured fully
2,500 to accompany him to Afri
ca. Chief Sam is engaged in
selling stock in the Akim Trad
ing Comnanv. ineomnrated nn
der the laws of South Dakota, |
with a million dollars capital, or
40,000 shares, that he is now
selling at $25 a share- Each
share entitles the holder to free
passage to Africa, so it is claim
ed, although reports from some
sections where Chief Sam and
his agents have worked into ef
fect that the Akim Trading
Company is not selling stock,
but thi’ough Sam is offering to
take the negroes to Africa for
$25.The negroes upon their ar
rival in Africa are to be given
all the land they want free from
taxation, membership in the
Guinea tribe and social equality.
Those interested in the proposi
tion are even using Biblical pas
sages as an argument that the
removal of the negroes to Afri
ca is the culmination of a prece
dent established when Ham and
his followers migrated to that
country. According to advices
from Wewoka, Okla., where
Chief Sam has been operating
with telling effect, many farms
occupied by negroes have been
deserted and the former tenants
have made all arrangements to
join Chief Sam on his journey
to Africa. The proposition has
created the wildest excitement
among the negroes who have re
jected all advice to proceed cau
tiously in the matter.
Annua] Stockholders’ Meeting.
The regular annual meeting of
the shareholders of the First
National Bank of Newport, Ar
kansas, will be held at the office
of said bank on the 13th day of
January, 1914 for the purpose
of electing a Board of Directors
to serve for the ensuing year
and for the transaction of such
other business as may come be
fore said meeting.
18tf W. T. Parish, Cashier
Holiday Bargains.
4 lots and 4 dwellings for
$4150, cash.
2 lots and nice home for $1750,
terms.
East Newport property, must
be sold
I6d6 C- R. Hite.
All kinds of hand made arti
cles both beautiful and useful at
the bazaar to be held Wednes
day the 17th by the ladies of
the Christian church at Col.
I Paul’s office. d2t.
Eleven Days' Holiday.
The public schools of this city 1
are to enjoy eleven days Christ-,
mas holiday and will be dis
missed Tuesday afternoon, De- 1
cember 23 and resume work
Monday, January 5.
The customary week's holi
day and New Year’s day would
have given only Friday of that i
week for school work and for
this reason the board decided to
extend the holiday until Mon
day, as a number of the teach
ers and pupils make visits home i
and to friends during the holi
days.
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Harrow Coming to Arkansas
Little Rock. Dec. 14.—Clar
ence Darrow, the attorney who |
defended the McNamara broth
ers in the famous Los Angeles
dynamite trials, will lecture in
Little Rock on the night of Dec.
22 under th'e auspices of the Lit
tle Rock Central Labor and
Trades Council- No admission j
fee will be charged.
Appreciates Kindness Shown.
Greentown. Indiana, Dec. 1 1, * 1:».
Hazel Hotel,
Mr. McDougald, Mgr.,
Newport, Ark.
Dear Friend:
We arrived in Greentown .Mon
day evening at 7 p. m. with the
remains of our daughter, Mil
dred. Body in good condition.
Mrs- Seegar and myself as well
as could be expected- We again
take this opportunity of thank
ing you, with the many good
people of Newport for the service
and sympathy extended to us in
our hour of deep sorrow spent
with you. Please extend our re-'
gards to inquiring friends. We
received the much appreciated
copy of the Newport Independ
ent.
Yours respect fully,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seegar.
Cotton Takes Decline.
Cotton has lost about 50
points in the leading markets on
the declines of Saturday and
Monday and the price on street
cotton here ranges from 1) to 11
cents per pound.
i><-(i of \sphult Discovered,
•Mountain View, Dec. It).—
Lewis Dale, a farmer living near
this place, thinks he has discov
ered a bed of asphalt 10 mi lest
Last of tin's place in the* moun
tains on government land in th-5
forest reserve. The deposit is %
black substance and outcrops out
around the side of the mountain
for some 201) feet •
On throwing a piece in the fira>
lie discovered that it would bom
with a blue (lame. He, sent
sample to f'.atesville to have F,
examined, and the people vb •
looked it over said it. was lira
stone strongly impregnated w
coal oil or asphalt. He says ti
the rock smells like oil. If O
is asphalt it is the first to be da
covered in the state. The. die pi *
it appears to be inexhausfitd
and the only draw back to its de
velopment is its inaccessibility
the railroad.
Mrs. James F. Fagan left f«nj
her home at Denver, Colorado-,
this morning, after a several
weeks’ visit, to her daughter...
Mrs. O. D. Watson.
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he will appreciate most, come here and nine times out of ten ne will an
jys where men would buy for themselves swer: “Something to Wear.
g| This list will make choosing easy and you can be sure your gifts will be
especially acceptable.
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Umbrellas Manhattan Shirts Si
House Slippers Onyx Silk Hosiery !||
House Coats Bath Robes _ |g
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1 Dress Gloves __ HJ*bt Robes_ gj
| CotoB^ _Walking Sticks |
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S§ Handkerchiefs ___ jP'
Si ' ~T ' “ 7 Silk Reefers 0.
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SI 777~ „ . 7 i Sweater Coats W
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I nj Overcoats ___K .
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