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AIT ARRIVAL
OF BRIDGE EXPERT
Bridge Over White River Will
Soon Be Brought Before
Mass Meeting.
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The idea that a bridge over
White River was too big a pro
position for Newport has been
' thoroughly discredited and our
citizens are aroused upon the is
sue, alive to the great advan
: tages to follow and confident
that now is the time to accom
plish the project.
Mr. S. Heinemann has been
| the active head of this move
ment and subscriptions pledged
to him aggregate about $25,000.
itTlie remainder will be forthcom
ring at the proper time. A Kan
f as City bridgeman, who went
over the ground here Wednes
day, estimates the cost, not in
cluding draw, to be from $35,000
to $40,000. This was much less
than.the amount popularly esti
mated and is a further incentive
to the local advocates of this
1 improvement.
Albert Michie of the Vin
cennes Bridge Company of Vin
■cennes, Indiana is expected here
Bany day and will make an esti
Rnate of the bridge’s cost. A
Rmass meeting of the citizens will
■be called while he is in the city
E|nd much popular interest
■roused.'
If A bridge over White River
Pshould take in $5,000 to $6,000
f every year in tolls and if the
bridge can be constructed for
s $75,000, the upkeep being small,
I ftock should pay 5 to 6 per cent
“’Interest on the investment.
Surely our men of means will
oome to the aid of the city in
xtending its trade territory
and insuring its growth and the
increase in valuation of all their
interests here.
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DECISION
In Turner-Jacobson
oversy But Same
Will Be Appealed.
Independent.
Rock, Oct. 12.—A de
ni the Turner-Jacobson
ntrioversy.may be expected
day. of this week, or early
eek. Chancellor J. E.
eau went to the State
t Hot Springs Wednesday,
nounced before his de
3 that if he returned in
e would announce the de
his Week. Otherwise, it
early next week.
he may decide the
be appealed to the
and several
elapse before there
ng and determina
of whether
ibable that the set
ids suit will dispose
in the courts, as
some of the cor
bitlerly opposing
i. suit to test the
py of the law,
disposed of be
have passed up
ion of 1912 un
lum.
some Store,
pgany fixtures
mg store have
Ithe side walls
. The steel
>ered with a
LCi earn color
H border of
greenish hue and the whole col
or scheme harmonizes beautiful
ly, makfhg this drug store prob
ably the handsomest in the
state.
The mahogany fixtures are
elegant of themselves. The rear
of the store is entirely separat
ed by a handsome prescription
case with doors upon either side
and the cases about the side
walls are of the most modern
design. Upon the left as one en
ters near the middle of the store
leather seats and the entire cen
ter of the store back to the pre
scription case is reserved for ta
bles at which the fountain
drinks will be served.
With a cigar case of the latest
model and a cashier’s stand and
window, the store is given a
very metropolitan air and is
certainly a credit to the enter
prise of the owner, Mr. W. W.
Dtftton.
To the rear of the store, a
brick warehouse has bpen pro
vided for surplus stock and this
is connected with the store by
overhead arch.
Notice.
Commencing October the
first, I will start closing out my
entire grocery stock. I will
run no delivery wagon and will
have no bookkeeper employed,
of any credit business whatever
! not be in a position to take care
This will be an opportunity to
stock up on groceries as the en
tire stock must be sold if possi
ble, in thirty days at actual cost.
We wish to thank those who
have been our customers and
friends so long for their kind
consideration, and assure you
one and all, that we feel grateful
to-you. \
56btf. ^ H. P. Martin.
Double Track Opened.
Little Rock, Oct. 11.—Thir
teen miles of new double track
has been added to the Iron Moun
tain and has been opened for
traffic. This is an addition to the
present double track which runs
from Baring Cross to Double
Track Junctio;:. The ffist train
over this jiew track was an ex
tra: freight, which left the Ar
gentd yards late yesterday af
ternoon. All north-bound ser
vice, both freight and passenger,
wifi be handled over this line
from now on. Considerable
work has been done on this
track construction in the last
year and it i hoped by the
officials by the early part of De
cembei o h ive the two-track
Service pc i o on the north
end ci ar eebe, 40 miles
from Little .took.
Purity In Oysters.
Yes, we are handling now for
the season the only SEALSHIPT
OYSTER. You must remember
there is but one—all others are
imitators. We pay a royalty
each year for the agency and
have the exclusive agency for
Newport.
These oysters are solid meats
not water soaked oysters, and
just the same in flavor, size and
purity as ttf just from the shell.
Yours for Purity and Oyster
Business,
64b7 Busy Bee.
Cotton receipts average about j
50 bales here upon the street |
each day and the price Thurs-1
day was around 9 1-2 cents per:
pound, most cotton running
1 1-16 inch staple.
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CROOKTO^^^®
GETS PEN TERM
Of Two Years For Falsifying
Returns In Monroe Coun
ty Primary.
DeVall’s Bluff, Oct. 11.—On
the charge of fraud in connec
tion with the primary election
in the spring of 1909, Tom Kelly
of Monroe county was found
guilty this morning at the reg
ular session of circuit court,
which convened here last Mon
day. He was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary. This
is the first conviction that has
been made since the new elec
tion law wa passed by the
i legislature in 1909. George B.
| Clarke of Conway was the pros
j ecutor, and he is the first to se
cure a conviction under the law.
Tom Kelly was a clerk in the
primary election.
In connection with the indict
ment of Kelly, there are charges
against Dr. P. E. Terry, R. C. L.
Howard and W. M. Hawkins, all
of Monroe coilnty . These men
were election officials with Kel
ly. The case is brought to trial
at the court here on a change of
venue from Monroe county.
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o TUCKERMAN NEWS. o
W. M. Shaver and family ar
rived home Monday night from
Evening Shade, where they have
spent several days visiting
friends and relatives.
The, money Is being raised to
build a five room brick cottage
to be used for aparsonage . This
is something that has long been
needed and will be one more step
of improvement for our town.
There have been two new
stores opened up in our town
this week, one by the old war
horse, L. D. Smith and the other
by F. S. Scott.
Drs. J. C. and K. K. Kimberlin
have moved their offices to the
new Smith building and have
the front room of the building.
Miss Lucy Lindley and Mrs.
E. V. Holt are spending a few
days in the country this week.
The work is in full blast on the
G. W. Yelverton cottage of
which Helm Bros, have the con
tract.
G. T. Van Winkle of Swifton
attended the Masonic lodge at
this place on last Saturday
night.
There was a large audience
out last Sunday night to hear
the great temperance lecturer,
Brother Frank Barrett.
E. D. Gardner went up the
country to his farm Wednesday
where he is having some work
A a
The railroad company is hav
ing a great deal of work done at
this place. They are putting in
several yards of side track and
making arrangements for the
depot.
Roe and Frank Anderson left
this morning for Hot Springs,
where they will spend several
days.
F. B. Dowell and wife of Ken
yon spent Sunday in our town
visiting Mr. Dowell’s father.
R. H. Hunter has moved into
Dr. J. C. Kimberlin’s new cot
tage on West Second street.
Mrs. W. J. Churchman will
move in a few days to the house
which R. H. Hunter moved out
of. She purchased same some
time back.
John R uddell, who shot and
killed Hub Dunn, is out on bond.
HSansas
: Special to Independent.
| Little Rock, Oct. 12.—Con
gressman H. M. Jacoway of Dar
I danelle was in the city yester
day and joined the party fori
j Chicago to attend the Lakes-to-‘
| the Gulf-Deep-Waterways As
sociation meeting there this
| week. Mr. Jacoway is an en
thusiastic believer in deeper
rivers and a resumption of river
navigation. He says the time
has come for the state to boost
for bigger things.
The other members of the par
ty were Senator J. P. Clarke, H.
F. Auten, Col. F. B. T. Iloilen
berg, Judge W. M. Kavanaugh
and Durand Whipple. Judge
Kavanaugh president of the
Southern League, will incident
ally have charge of the great
baseball series between the Cubs
and the White Sox.
Senator Davis’ Wedding.
Little Rock, Oct. 12.—The
wedding of Senator Jeff Davis
and Miss Lelia Carter will be
celebixited today in Ozark, at
the residence of the bride’s pa
rnts, Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Car
ter. They will leave at once for
an extended Western trip, as far
as San Francisco, and will re
turn to Little Rock about Nov. 1.
Miss Carter is a sister of Mr. W.
C. Cornish of Little Rock and a
sister-in-law of Judge J. V.
Bourland of Fort Smith.
Putting On Extra Force.
Naturally the boys are bring
ing some of those heavier suits
j to the front and having them
cleaned and pressed. This wea
ther certainly calls for a change
of clothing. We are so anxious
for some of this business that
we are adding more force to this
department. We are willing to
hustle early and late to turn out
your work promptly. Call No.
54.
62b7t Porter Martin.
W. D. Hinson and wife and R.
M. Crow and wife of Newark
w^Te guests at the McLain last
night en,.route to the state fair.
W. H. McHale and R. M. Mil
ler are up from Bald Knob on
business for the day.
Stove and heating wood, any
length, not mill wood, for sale.
Prompt delivery. Phone 187.
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PRESENT PRESIDENT
WITH CANE CUT
From Stump Which Was Tree
Before The Glacial Pe
riod.
Special to Independent.
Spokane, Wash., Oct. 11. —
President Taft has among the
souvenirs of his western trip a
cane cut from a stump, which
scientists declare was a tree be
fore the glacial period. The
wood was found in the valley of
the south fork of the Old Man
river in the southern part of the
province of Alberta by Profes
sor W. S. Foster, a geologist and
explorer, living at Spokane. The
cane, which is valued at $5,000
was presented by Edwin T. Co
man, president of the chamber
of commerce, on behalf of the
people of Spokane.
“The stump, which stood in a
peat bed, was found beneath 60
feet of glacial wash,” said Pro
fessor Foster, giving a history
of the discovery, “and preserved
■ to the present day by one of the
] wonderful freaks of nature. The
peat, from wrhich the stump was
j taken, is on a sandstone forma
tion and is about three feet in
thickness. Seaweeds and flag
stocks found nearby also were
well preserved.
“This peat bed was uncovered
by the wearing away of the gla
cial wash by floods and the flow
of the Old Man river. There is
not the least question in my
mind that the tree grew before
the glacial period, more than
250,000 years ago, but so far I
have not been able to ascertain
the kind of wood it is.
“The discovery was made not
long ago in the Frank district,
which is 250 miles north of Spo
kane and fully 400 miles east of
the Pacific ocean. The presence
of well preserved seaweed and
flag-stock in abundance, buried
under 60 feet of glacial deposit,
appears to be sufficient proof of
its antiquity, though I have
much other evidence of scientific
character to bear out all of my
assertions.
“More than that, I am prepar
ed to satisfy any one posted on
such things by showing them the
stump from which the wood was
cut, also the formation in which
the discovery was made.”
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Highest Spillway Dam.
Special to Independent.
Spokane, Wash., Oct. 10. —
Construction work soon will be
gin on what is declared to be
the highest spillway dam in the
world at Long Lake, 30 miles
north of Spokane, where the
Washington Water Power com
pany will develop 90,000 electri
cal horse power with four tur
bines, each of 22,500 h. p., the
largest yet constructed any
where. The dam will be 320
feet in length, 190 feet at the
highest point and 145 feet in H*11
width at the base, built up of
Clyclopean masonry. The spill
way is to be surmounted with
three roller dams, each 19 feet
in diameter and 65 feet in
length. In addition, .there will
be two gates, each 25 feet in
length and 19 feet in diameter.
The tunnel, through which -the
flow of the Spokane river will be
diverted, is 225 feet in length |
and opens into a cut of 250 feffc
It is 30 feet in width and 2
feet in height, and carries SJ)0f
cubic second feet of water. The
entrance of the tunnel is of con
crete and steel girders. It is ex
pected to complete the plant in
1912. The total cost of work
and equipment is placed at $4,
000,000.
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