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Beautiful Leap Year Ball.
In some countries not so far
away, the boisterous suffrag
ettes take such a lead that ’tis
hard to tell when leap year
comes around, but in our own
good Southland there’s really a
difference between the four
, years of masculine rule and the
one to which our gentle woman
hood looks for authority and
leadership.
And this being the good leap
year of 1912, the men are al
ready sitting back and the fair
sex plan the events of the season
and here in Newport, a darshing
year socially has been auspic
iuosly opened with a very ele
gant ard elaborate dance given
by the young ladies and young
matrons of the city at the Elks
Home Thursday evening.
7'he Home was beautifully de
corated for the occasion, as only
feminine taste and hands best
direct, the color scheme being
furnished in the rich green of
holly hung from the walls of the
large dancing hall enlivened
with pink tulle gracefully drop
ped to the corners of the room
from the central chandelier,
whose lights as well as those up
on the side wails was softened
with festoons of pink and around
the entire room, streamers car
ried a long line of pink hearts
that completed a most happy ef
fect.
Upon the stair railing leading
from the club rooms below, the
guests were greeted with “1912”
in gold letters, that * told the
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Special to the Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 5.—The
| withdrawal of the resolution of
fered by James H. Harrod in the
meeting of the State Democrat
ic Central Committee Thursday,
asking that the ^names of the
Presidential possibilities be plac
ed upon the tickets used in the
March primaries in order that
the people state whom they pre
fer, does not mean that Wilson
is not the Arkansas favorite.
Mr. Harrod is a leading attor
ney in Little Rock and one of
the founders of a Wilson dub in
this city. Senator Clarke lead
the opposition to the resolution,
stating that Arkansas, which
| will be a factor in the selection
of the Democratic presidential
nominee, should not be at the
present time tied to any candi
date. He spoke of how the cam
didates shot up and fell like
rockets, their boom lasting but
a few days, which would make
the Arkansas delegation liable
to be supporting a dead one in
a few months, if pledged at the
March primary.
Senator Clarke even intimat
ed that he favored Wilson, but
thought the. delegates should be
left free to vote for the man
who can swing New York and
the Eastern states necessary to
make a success of the nomina
tion. The balance of the dele
gates were so evidently of the
same opinion that Mr. Harrod
asked that his resolution be
withdrawn.
The resolution introduced by
Edgar Brewster of Pine Bluff
giving the candidates for Sen
ator, Governor and prosecuting
to have a re-1
and the
if they
and will
, espec
“machine”
two weeks installing the electri
cal block system, left Wednes
day for a short business trip to
Malvern.
A. W. Jones, chi#1!' engineer of
the Maintenance-of-Way of the
Iron Mountain, has been here
the past week, superintending
the construction of the new dou-'
ble track.
The first wedding of the new j
! year was solemnized Monday af
i ternoon at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Ben Vaulner, when their
daughter, Miss Mamie Lula, be
came the bride of Mr. Colon
Hatcher of Tupelo. Rev. Wil-j
liam Mink of Newport officiated.
1 Quite a crowd of their young
j friends witnessed the ceremony,
j The writer joins with their
j many friends here in wishing
! them a happy and prosperous
j future.
I J. J. Ball of the Ball and Pe
ters Construction Co., was here
on business Wednesday.
Miss Callie Vaulner, who
spent the holidays with home
folks here, returned Sunday to
Grubbs, where she is working
in the telephone exchange.
Monroe Gawf and family left
Monday for Transylvania, La.,
where Mr. Gawf will oversee the
Wilmans nlantation.
P. R. McMurray and son, Wil
burn, spent the holidays at
Memphis.
J. T. Shannon returned to Au
gusta Monday after spending the
holidays with homefolks.
J. A. Weatherford made a
business trip toTuckerman Mon
day.
George Hackney returned to
Fisher Monday after spending
the holidays with homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. Colon Hatcher
left Wednesday for Tupelo,
where they expect to reside in
the future.
Chas. Holden of Village town
ship was here on business last
Thursday.
J. H. Melville of Village was
here on business for a few hours
Thursday.
L. E. Phant.
The Pardon Plan.
Governor Donaghey is begin
ning to be hailed as somewhat
of a pardon governor. But that
no disgrace. When one be
confronted every day
ordeals of a con
of
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WWCROWD
WILL CONTROL
State Senate Next Time From
Present Outlook At
Least.
.Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 5.—From
the present indications, the next
State Senate will be one in line
with the policies of the Dona-j
ghey administration, - even
should (lovernor Donaghey fail
to secure tin* renomination. |
Judge R. F. Mil wee, who was
speaker of the last House, and
has several times been cam
paign manager lor (lov. Dona
ghey, practically admitted
Thursday he would be a candi
date tor senator Irom lus dis
trict. Clyde doing: of Harris
burg, another administration
wheel horse in the last House, is
also a candidate for the Senate
from his district, aid John Ik*
Moore is the leading candidate
in the Helena district. It takes
only a few men to control an
Arkansas Senate.
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A Cash Offer.
The Weekly Independent has
made a special clubbing rate
with the Memphis Commercial
Appeal by which we will furnish
both papers for one year for
$1.25. The Commercial Appeal
is one of the largest and best
papers in the South, and we
hope to receive many new sub
scriptions on this offer; $1.25
cash for both papers.
Alf James, a popular farmer
and ginner of Bird Township,
was down today selling cotton
to some of the Newport buyers.
Opera House Tonight.
The supreme event of the sea
son is the special engagement of
America's youngest and fore
most legitimate star, May Stew
art, and her distinguished com
pany in the greatest play of the
past century, “Ingomar, The
Barbarian.” This is a romantic ^
and sensational drama in four
acts by Frederick Holm.
“Two Souls With But a Single
Thought,
Two Hearts That Beat As One.”
Special scenery and historical
costumes. Seats on sale at the
Busy Bee.
Rome, da., Tribune-Ilerald
savs: “Miss Stewart made. .
good in Borne She is undoubt
edly an actress of great capabil
ities and her company gives her
good support.”
Notice.
I have this day purchased tin1
interest and good will of Mr.
Sikmger in the hrm of bikinger
& Roth. All accounts due the
old firm are payable to me an\l
any indebtedness of said firm, T
have assumed. I I hank my
friends and patrons of the old
firm for past favors and will be
pleased to serve them in the fu- Si
lure. Very respectfully,
34dtf Paul P. Roth.,
N. B. Special sale prices/jnor
the next thirty days. p
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Boys, Attention!
Every boy wli^ouys a pair of
Webster schopy shoes will re
ceive a r\y> 'watch free—for one
week * fffifnly.— Bowen’s Cash
Store. 33d8
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10.—Ches
;er Robinson. 18dtf.
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