IjClDGMENT
AGAINST SKAGGS
I Suit’ Brought By Mem
Of Paragould School
" Board.
:e of litigation which has
usually -productive of re
iioas and personal abuse
iporarily settled Tuesday
e. Paragould Press, at
n: the jury in the
.Johnson libel^suit award
plaintiff $800 compensa
njages. Attorney R. P.
representing Professor
|is in Piggott today filing
s for a new trial. If the
is overruled the case will
r be taken to the su
otirt for a final settle
tispute in question was
he results of an uncom
ig wTaffare carried on be
’rof. Skaggs and the
oaj-d. W. H. Johnson,
ik the school census for
d so six weeks sooner
; date fixed by law. This
2d forth bitter criticism
aggs. In reply Mr. John
in a statement published in
that he had
in igno
he was out
the time, ard
money to attend
reunion. In the
News,” a peppery
t published by Prof. Skaggs,
—. Pditnr wrote an article crit
Mi'ncr Mr. .loVinson’s cum- and
Kig with these words:
t any insinuation, but
■ illustration, a man’s mo
■ excuse for his steal
■ provocation
H
■ ive dam
■ On Promise.
■ state is very
S agaged just at the pres
■ ing the marriage
■ Davis to Miss Le
■ ouncement calls to our
H tatement we heard the
| ake in a speech at
■ Independence county.
■ ars ago when he was
fl governor. The gov
■ yowd of his friends
H and was telling them
.xom ap
-Te, and
Long Distance Walker Coming.
Brandsville, Mo.,
Oct. 23, >011.
| Ed i tor- Independent:
I will arrive at Newport aboift
noon Saturday, Oct. 28 if it don’t
rain too much before then. Am
now following the Frisco rail
road to- Hoxie, there will take to
the Iron Mountain road. I
started from Elwood, Indiana,
September 4, 1911 to visit the
capital city of every state in the
union on foot and push a wheel
barrow every step of the way
except when 'crossing streams
that may bar my way. Am do
ing it for a prize of $10,000 of
fered by the business men of
Elwood.
I have three years to make the
trip in. Am now on my way to
Little Rock, which is my fourth
capital, having been to Indiana,
Illinois and Missouri and am on
my way from Jefferson City
now.
Trusting that this will be
news for you. I beg to remain
Yours truly.
A1 Edwards,
Long Distance Walker.
Could Not Wear
His “Riled” Shirt.
An interesting divorce suit has
been filed in the Jackson chan
cery court by Rev. J. D. Aikins,
formerly of Texas, who must se
cure service through warning or
der as the defendant, Mrs. Mittie
Aikins is a non-resident of the
state. H. P. Cleveland of Jud
sonia is the plaintiff’s attorney.
Among other things, the plain
tiff who is a minister, alleges
that the defendant “wife would
not allow him to wear his
starched shirt to preaching and
when he was offering up family
devotions as was his custom and
his want to do. the defendant
would ieer and make light ol
plaintiff’s religion and many
other things defendant did to
plaintiff for the sole purpose of
jtauntipg and tormenting this
plaintiff and would hurl at him
vile and opprobrious epithets.’
Quorum Court In Session.
The annual meeting of the
Jackson quorum court was held
here Wednesday, the time of
holding this court having beer
changed by act of the last legi
lature As only fifteen of the
justices of the peace of iV coun
ity who constitute this court,
,were present in the morning,
lnnkim? one of being a quorum
no session was held until after
noon, when the reports ot coun
ty officers and the appoint mei
of committees was first taken up
after which will come the appro
priations and levying of taxes.
Predicts Vote For Women.
While in Louisville Low
Grant of Newport was invited t<
address a meeting of the Nation
al Woman’s 7tights*Fonvcnt ion
in session there this week. Mi
Grant had to refuse in view ol
the fact that his train left at 1
p. m. However, he met with
| Miss Anna Shaw and Miss Jam
! Adams and predicted that a bill
! would soon pass the Arkansas
'legislature giving woman th*
! right of suffrage.
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To Automobile Owners.
I now have a first class repair
man and am in shape to takf
care of your troubles at reason
able prices. Phone 38.
29dtf J. h. Younger
Miss Florence Baker of Bates
l ville arrived on the local thi
j morning to visit Mrs. C. R. P^te
a , J^y
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TITLE
I .
Of Citizens to Ground Occupied
By Veheering Plant And
Ask Rent.
An action has been brought in
the Jackson chancery court by
C. G. Henry, A. G. Anderson and
Alcorn Ferguson, trustees for
, the donors of the veneering
plant site to quiet the title of the
donors to this valuable tract of
ground and compel the Ameri
can Panel & Lumber Company
to -pay $1000 for back rental of
this property.
The defendant company en
tered into a contract with these
trustees, obligating the company
to pay $500 weekly or. $26,000
annually in wages for ten years
before a title to the site was ac
quired by the defendant.
This the company has failed
to do, the plant having been shut
down for about three years and
the contract is thus abrogated.
S. B. Hutchinson, the chief
! stockholder in the concern for
some time asked $25,000 for the
rnvmprtv hut lias f.ome down to
$15,0'00, and the trustees by
forcing matters, will make him
■ more anxious to sell and thus in
! the end secure a new industry
■ for the city.
Phillips, Hillhouse & Boyce
| and Campbell & Suits are attor
neys for the trustees,
Revival Meeting.
The revival at the court house
continues and a fairly good at
tendance greeted Rev. Mr. Hunt
Tuesday night and heard his
sermon on “The Life and In
fluence of Zacheus.” Mr. Hunt
has grown much in favor with
! our people since coming here and
his pure gospel preaching is frnd
I ing a response in the hearts of
his hearers, who feel themselves
jbenefitted by his coming to New
port.
Cottage prayer-meetings are
held at different homes every af
ternoon and are well attended.
The meeting will probably
close tonight, though it is not
definite.
Warning Order.
.In (he Jackson Chancery
Court.
Charles G. Henry, A. G. Ander
son and Alcorn Ferguson,
Trustees, Plaintiffs,
vs.
American Panel & Lumber Com
nunv npfpndflnt.
The defendant, American Pa
nel & Lumber Company, is warn
ed to appear in his Court within
thirty days and answer the com
plaint of the Plaintiffs, Charles
G. Henry, A. G. Anderson and
Alcorn Ferguson.
October 25th, 1911.
Geo. R. Hays, Clerk.
Warning Order.
Jackson Chancery Court.
J. D. Aikins, Plaintiff
vs.
Mittie Akins, Defendant.
The defendant, Mittie Aikins,
is warned to appear ip this
Court within thirty days, and
answer the complaint of the
plaintiff, J. D. Aikins.
October 25thi 1911.
Geo. R. Hays, Clerk.
H. P. Cleveland, Solicitor for
the Plaintiff.
Do Your Clothes Look Yellow ?
If so, use Red Cross Ball Blue.
It will make them white as
snow. Large 2 oz. package o
NECROLOGICAL.
Mrs. Rosa Emery.
Mrs. Rosa Emery, aged 17
years, wife of Robert Emery,
died Tuesday at her home in Vil
lage Township near Harper
school house, as the result of a
congestive chill. She leaves a
husband and,infant son. Burial!
Wednesday afternoon in the
Barnes graveyard.
Two Children In One Day.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory,
who keep house for Samuel An
thony on the Island lost two chil
dren in one day Tuesday. Doris, i
a five year old daughter, died
about 8:30 o’clock in the morn-1
ing of congestion of the bowels'
and while the father was arrang-;
ing for the funeral, Death again j
entered the home and took his
little three year old son Louis.
Services at 2 p. m. Wednesday
at the home conducted by J. D.
Carvel, superintendent oi the
Christian Sunday school.
The remains were preparedj
for shipment Wednesday night
to the old home at Frederick
town, Missouri, for burial there.
Two other children and the pa-|
rents survive the deceased.
Harry Oscar Grant.
Harry Oscar Grant, aged fourj
months, died Wednesday morn
ing at seven-thirty at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Harry E. Grant on Main street.
The little babe had been sick
for four weeks, but congestion,
which developed several hours
before death, was the ultimate
cause of its demise.
The remains will be carried to
Parsons, Kansas Thursday morn-j
ing for burial, accompanied by j
the parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Grant have been j
very unfortunate with their chil
dren, this being the sixth child j
they have lost, and the taking j
from them of this, their only
child is a sore affliction.
Their friends, who hold them
in love and esteem, extend sym
pathy in their great sorrow.
_I
Miss Katherine Stowell of
Tampa, Fla., who has been vis
iting her brother, Rev. Mr. Stow-;
ell at Batesville for several
weeks, was here yesterday, en
route nome.
TRIttttAiDS
HtNFORCEMENi
Court Determined To Assist Pro
hibition Towns In Keep
ing Out Booze.
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Special to Independent. I
Little Rock, Oct. 25.—United
States Circuit court is in session
with Judge Trieber on the bench.
Che grand jury has been in ses
sion more than a week, and has
turned in a large number of in
dictments. Yesterday R. T.
Brooks, a young whit man from
Warren, was arraigned on an in
dictment charging him with sell
ing liquor without paying the
special tax. When it was an
nounced that the liquor had been
sold in Warren, a prohibition!
and a mill town, Judge Trieber
said:
“Then why did you sell in vio
lation of the state law as well?
I shall assess a penalty of $100
and one year and one day la the
penitentiary. oc i
termined to c U o
help the pec '..esp
out where the .at it t,
and esneciallv in mill towns.”
Ernest Cariker, a negro, bar
keeper formerly of Marianna,
pleaded guilty to selling a pint
of whiskey from his grip in Au
gusta, and was fined $100 and
one year and one day in the pen
itentiary.
Giants Win In Tenth.
New York, Oct. 25.—The
Giants won today, coming from
behind in the ninth inning, ty
ing the score and copping the
game in the tenth. Marquard
opened for the Giantq, but was j
knocked out of the box and sue-1
ceeded by Ames, then Crandall.
The Athletics made 3 runs in
the third, New York 1 in the
seventh, 2 in the ninth and an
other in the extra inning. Final
score 4 to 3.
R. H. E.
Philadelphia 3 7 1
New York 4 9 2
Batteries Coombs and Thom
as; Marquard, Ames, Crandall
and Meyers.
The want rtm
help to peop
fg •?-) i
pendent office 6Ibtf
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Pine Bluff Gets Grand Lodge.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 25.—Pine
Bluff secured the 1012 meeting
of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fel
lows during the afternoon ses
sion Tuesday. The following of
ficers were elected: G. W. Par
dee, Little Rock, Grand Master;
G. W. Reed, Heber Springs, De
puty Grand Master; Judge J. W.
Meeks, Mammoth Springs,
Grand Warden; *John P. Paul,
Newport, Grand Secretary ; L.
S. O’Neal, Fort • Smith, Grand
Treasurer ;t M. M. Stuckey, New
port, Grand Representative.
John P. Paul, the present
Grand Secretary, was presented
this mornjng with an $85 gold
watch, Past £rand Master Louis
Joseph making the presentation
speech in behalf of the organiza
tion. This is a magnificent pres
ent, with his monogram engrav
ed on the front, the letters “J. O.
O. F.” engraved on the back and
this inscription, with his llame,
in the ihside: “Presented by the
Odd '■''Kotoi of Arkansas- ~
v Automobiles Bu !
l\ day morning Wbil<
A. Evans of Newark was making ^
some repairs and cleaning up his
Jackson car in the partnership
garage belonging to him and
Cashier E. B. Chesses of the
First National Bank of Newark,
by some means there was an ex
plosion in the room and Dr. Ev
ans narrowly escaped from The
building with his life. Both Dr.
Evans’ car and Mr. Chesser’s,
which was irHupmobile, were de
stroyed witlk the binding. So
quick was tml flash of the explo
sion and so intense was the sub-^
sequent blaze that all effortj^o
subdue the fire was useless.
Evansjiad a new wheel laying oh
the approach in front of the gar
age and that, too, was burned.
Dr. Evans singed and
scorched to a consmeTeTMfluJ^w^
tent but sustained no serious in-*’*
juries. The loss was partly cov
ered by insurance.—Batesville
Cuard. m vat
The many friends of Miss Ir
ma Sanders are delighted to
lei hat she is improv' ; Jr*
id om her serious ill i d
wi ile to sit up awhilt . 7
jf-.n ■ Uiw'. ■ ft
weeks.
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