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VOLUME X. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1911. NUMBER 299.
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KEEL’S VICIOUS
ATTACK ON BANKS
Hakes Abusive Speech Against
Bankers to Secure Passage
of Interest Law.
Little Bock, March 24.—Sena
tor Keel’s Ml, requiring that the
legal rate of interest in Jackson
county shall not exceed 6 per
cent passed the senate yesterday
after the senator from Jackson
k had made one of his characteris
tic speeches in support of the
measure.
The original hill was intended
to apply to the state at large,but
was amended so as to limit its
provisions to Jackson county.
The hill provides that it Bhall be
unlawful for any bank, employe
of a bank, agent or director or
any person, loaning money, to
charge a greater rate of interest
than 6 per cent per annum. The
penalty for the violation of the
act is the forfeiture of the inter
est to the person receiving the
loan.
Senator Keel said in support of
the bill that the reduction of in
terest proposed would bring
cheap money to Arkansas, and
cheaper money was needed with
which to establish factories in
the state. It was not prohibi
tion, whiskey or the railroads
that were hurting [the state, he
said, but the aggrandized wealth
of the hanks.
“My support of this bill,” he
said, “may sound my political
death knell, but for all that I am
going to push its passage, to the
end. The Farmers’ Union, of
which I am a member, and all the
labor and railroad organizations
of Jackson county are standing
in a solid phalanx, endorsing my
action in supporting this meas
ure.
“Before I would submit to the
indignities of these measly bank
era I would go to the hills far
away and make my habitation
with the polloate and buzzards. I
want to see the rate of interest
made lower in Arkansas, and I
am willing for the reform to
start in my county,” he declared.
Senator Keel stated .that he
was going to do all he could to
to that the bill passed in the
lower house, and use his influence
te make it become a law.
I ice As To Sower Connections.
he public is hereby notified
t any parties making sewer
connections until so author
l will be prosecuted. The sys
i has not been completed nor
epted and the public will be
ified when connections can
made with the district’s sewer,
hi inspector, I oan now pass
>n all house connections and
ng, but no connections must
> be made to the outside sewer.!
D. A. Carr,
13 Plumbing Inspector.
Ske Club s Opening Concert.
*1*1 to Independent.
Fayetteville, March 4.—The
‘iveisLty Glee Glub will give its
th annual concent at the opera
j3®6 knight. The club is the
y University organization
^ confines its annual trip to
aas#B> and the length of the
P will depend largely upon the
PPort given tonight’s concert.
r,...0^ IBW) Par Toil
v“u ^rther notice I will sell
°r 15-00 per ton. Good
2 *°**» no dock.
1 ^ D. MeLain.
These Veterans Are Teetotalers.
I Little Rock, March 23.—De
j daring that all members of La
j mar Camp, U. C. V., at Iuka,Miss.
are teetotalers, G. W. Dudley, ad
jutant-general writes the Confed
erate reunion committee, asking
that a separate camp he provided
for them. “Unless we can, be
separated from the intemperate
veterans in the camps we would
najtiher be located outside the camp
to ourselves,” writes Gen. Dud
ley. The executive committee
will give the matter consideration
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Wanting Older.
Callie Valentine, Plaintiff
vs.
Reuben Valentine, Defendant.
Jackson Chancery Court.
The defendant, Reuben Valen
tine is warned to appear in this
Court within thirty days, and an
swer the complaint of the plain
tiff, Callie Valentine.
March 22nd', 1911.
Geo. R. Hays, Clerk.
0. M. Farrington, Solicitor for
Plaintiff. 52w4t
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that I
have rented1 what is known as the
Rename! pasture for the year 1911
and all persons turning stock in
said pasture without my permis
sion will he prosecuted for tres
pass. Any person desiring to
pasture stock may obtain rates
by applying to me.
This March 23, 1911.
m99d6t !W. D. Sprigg.
COTHAM FOR
NEW JUDGESHIP
Wood Be Retained For Pros
ecuting Attorney In Va
por City District.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 24.—There
was a pretty contest in Hot Spring
for the appointment to* the circuit
judgeship of the new 18th circuit,
consisting of Garland and Mont
gomery counties. There were
three candidates, A. J. Murphy,
of Hot Springs, endorsed bjr the
Bar Association and the reform
element; C. R. Cotham, endorsed
by the liberal element and the
court-house officials; and Gip
Witt, former member of the sen
ate from Montgomery county.
The claims of Mr. Murphy were
presented to Gov. Donagihey yes
terday by a committee of the
Bar Association consisting oif J.
B. Wood, E. W. Rector and A.
Ourl. The governor re-appointed
Judge Wood as prosecuting at
torney flod named Cotham for
judge.
State Needed the Money.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 24.—It was
well that the General Assembly
Thursday made a call for assist
ance from the collectors of the
state, for at that time, there was
not $1000 in the general revenue
fund, as report would have it,but
not one dollar.
The general revenue fund was
absolutely depleted for a time
Thursday. Treasurer Yates call
ed a halt on the cashing of war
rants but no one was turned
away, as Montgomery county
sent in $2,800, of which a little
over $1000 was paid into the gen
eral revenue. Today other, ad
vances have been made by col
lectors bo the payment of war
rants will go, ahead just the same
&9 though the state was not ho
vering over fe financial deficit.
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BASEBALL
I HAS THE CALL
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—
State Solons Give Up Work to
Witness Game With Cleve
land Americans.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 24.—Base
ball fever ran irreeistably in the
veins of the Arkansas solans
Thursday afternoon, and the dia
mond at West End Park proved
a greater magnet than the mak
ing and unmaking of dry old law
that nobody ever reads anyway
unless they get into trouble or
want to get somebody else into
trouble.
The Cleveland Americans stop
ped over in the city and law-mak
ers as wel as the small boy and
the other baseball fans vied with
each other in showing honor to
the visitors. The senate met at
2 o’clock—and adjourned. There
really was no business to be trans
aicted anyway, and in the House
there was a spirit of unrest dur
ing the hour the scant quorum
was in session. During the read
ing of the few bills there were
insistent calls of “Play Ball”
from many of the members. Re
rwnc«o(n + oi+iim "R.a.rv/vn. a
olution ais follows:
‘ * Whereas, out of respect amid es
teem for tlhe venerable Cy Young
amd his coterie of hefty ball-tass
erts who will romp around the
diamond at 3:30 p. m. today, and
“Whereas, the senate of Ark
ansas has in honor of said1 occa
sion suspended their efforts to
save the country until 9 o’clock
tomorrow morning, and
“.Whereas, the proceedings of
the House are being closely scru
tinized much to the embarrass
ment of each and every member,
by Congressman “Barney” Old
field, therefore be it
“Resolved, That the House ad
journ at 3 o’clock until tomorrow
manning at 9 o’clock.”
The clerk had scarcely more
than started reading the res
lution before Representative
Hand-age who wats in the chair do
dared it out of order, and the
House proceeded to pas® a four
wire fence law somewhere and
place tile county judge of Wood
ruff county on a salary of $1000
a year. This was about the limit
of endurance on the part of the
fans, and finally a motion was
made a few minutes after 3 p. m.
to adjourn until Friday morning,
amid it carried with a (thunderous
volume of ayes. A short time af
terward, a quorum could have
been counted in the grand stand
at West End Park.
More Than Gratifying.
“The Climax,” a comedy, wihicl
will shortly be seen in this eity
at the local theatre, has a re
markably strong east. Our ex
changes speak of the company as
being the very best seen in
many seasons.
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Good Vaudeville At the Opera
House.
Mr. White offers the best vau
deville attraction of the season
in Messrs. SeiLvin and Cooper.
These two young men are accom
plished in the art of entertain
ing in their line and are excelled
by none. Their performance last
evening pleased the audience be
yond description.
Mr. SeJvin offers some new and
original effects in what he calls
swindleism which is exceedingly
clever; his card' manipulations
are wonderful and apparently im
possible effects were produced.
They eeean to do anything at his
oommand. They even stand in
midair absolutely without any
support.
Mr. Cooper, the cartoonist of
fers a very interesting act, draw
ing sketches? of different subjects
and views with remarkable rapid
ity, introducing many very
laughable subjects as well as
fine landscape scenes.
The performance from start to
finish was very interesting and
far above the average vaudeville
attraction. They will be at the
opera house tonight also Satur
day including the regular picture
show.
Real Estate Transfers.
J. T. Ward and wife to R. A.
Cook, 160 acres 25-10-5, $500.
State of Arkansas to Leonard
Carr, 40 acres 7-10-3, $20.
United States to Roberts H.
Stuart, 120 acres 27-10-4.
J. N. Sanders and wife to Cbas.
E. Stuart, 50 acres 26-10-4, $150.
W. T. Allison and wife to B.
J. Best, lot 12, block 1, Hirscb’s
Second Addition* Newport, $3600.
Sedgwick Tie Company to Hen
ry K. Heatherly, 40 acres 26-11-1,
$i.
George Treanper and wife to
Mamie Paul, lot 11, block 4,
Hirscih’s Second Addition, New
port, $1650.
J. B. Prank and wife to T. R.
Lewis, 120 acres 25-11-1, $200.
J. G. Hazelrigg and wife to
Pierce Lumber Company, 80
acres 18-11-3, $350.
C. P. Dean, and wife et al to
Pierce Lumber Company, 240
acres 18-11-3, $1840.
George M. Sink and wife to
Henry E. Anderson, 80 acres 21
11-3, $1200.
Rainey Sears and wife to Wm.
Skidlmore, 80 acres 13-10-1, $250.
Jno. R. Loftin, Jr., and wife to
L. L. Bowen, lot 8, block 25, Bil
lingsley’s Sub-division, Daugher
ty's Addition, Newport, $600.
Sedgwick Tie Company to W.
A. Nalley, 40 acres 3-11-1, $400.
Sedgwick Tie Company to W.
G. Williamson, 40 acres 3-11-1,
$400.
Sedgwick Tie Company to R. B.
Foster, 80 acres 3-11-1, $800.
W. A. Morgan and wife to
Jackson County Land Co., inter
est in 640 acres 10-9-2, $120.
John R. Newberry to J. E. Wil
liams, lot 1, block 10, Barnwell’s
First Addition, Grubbs, $425.
J. E. Williams and wife to A.
D. and Eliza Hale, lot 1, block 10
Barnwell’s First Addition,Grubba
$425.
W. Roberts and wife to A.
D. and Eliza Hale, lots 1, 2 and
3 block 11, Barnwell’s Addition;
lot 2, block 15, Grubbs and tract
35 by 48 feet, $750.
S, C. Barnwell and wife to the
Town of Grubbs, tract in Grubbs,
$1.
S. C. Barnwell and wife to
Grubbs Special School District,
block 9 Barnwell’s Second Addi
tion, Orsbba, $186. k ,
WILL UTILIZE
WATER POWER
Jonesboro Cotnpany Organized
to Harness Spring River for
Power.
Jonesboro, March 23.—Articles
of incorporation of the Spring
River Power Company were filed
for record in the county dork’s
office here yesterday afternoon,
the capital stock of the company
being $100,000 of which the sum
of $72,000 is actually paid in.
The company is composed of
some leading capitalists of Mem*
phis and St. Louis, also of this
city, Jonesboro being the home
office. Among those who have
taken1 stock are: W. IW. Fisher,
J. D. Browne, T. R. Lang, W. S.
Biles, William Henry Vaughan,
Allen Hughes, James E. Parr
and others.
At a meeting in this city at the
First National Bank the following
board of directors was elected,
viz: w imam liemry vaiugnan, d.
D. Browne, W. W. Fisher, F. R.
Lang and Jas. E. Parr. Follow
ing the election of tlie hoard the
following officers of the* company
were elected: President, F. R.
Lang; vice-president, J. D.
Browne: secretary, William Hen
ry Vaughan; treasurer, James E
Parr.
The company own® large hold
ings in and around Mammoth
Spring, Imboden anad other
points and will furnish power,
lights, etc., for various plants.
The company starts off with flat
tering prospects for a successful
business.
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