\ emher io. m mui:u hh
■ Mystery
■turday Night
Bddng Mu'denfi
BoWl
§Bt veneer plan'. j*ei a
^■rippled lioi'se
JBther witnesses Indore
■ jury.
Bon was arrested at
Bnp of traders just
Sthe city by Officer
■Bert Pullman was al
■ by Sheriff McCuis
■Officer Atkinson, the
Being held pending an
Binto the facts, begun
■ Coroner Melville and
■through the day Mon
Bains of Fondring were
Ho Drummond'.' under
Bnsand there prepared
I tat to Columbia, M is
le accompanied by his
per mother.
r fellow could not have
E than a few minutes
assault was made, for
1 had received a knife
[1 slash that left no
the murderous intent
illman was the first
efore the inquest. He
rippled in his lower
walked with great ef
testified that Fondling
lewith a man Saturday
at the Paris wagon
that later he and his
im started home with
When at the Herring
in the bottoms just
;he city, Fondling had
ust go back to town af
Witness accompanied
ing Pictures
sOpera House
MOTHER S son.
excellent drama.
(BIOGRAPH.)
Bl’ILDS a I50AT.
Mnedy—LUBIN.)
}CE FOR SILENCE,
amedy—LUBIN.)
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Hidden w it n ess.
lJ’ young widow is in
n an adventurer so
she neglects her two
A band of gypsies
A pretty girl se
fm and delivers them to
he,r' Later the children
adventurer steal their
* necklace and prove to
hidden witnesses. Feat
He>en Lindroth, Doris
r’ George Hollister and
0lllster and Harry Mil
(KALEM.)
k* good pictures and
good music.
®®0N 5 and 10 CENTS
him and both were drunk,
on their return, when about
mile out of town, two men a.
ed Fondring to let them rid*.
He refused and the pedestrian.*
cursed and abused him, causing
Fondring to get out of the wa
gon and attack them. In the
mixup, Fondring was slashed
across the neck and ran to the
wagon, falling into same and
died within a few minutes. The
wagon was then turned around
and Bert Pullman brought him
toward town, giving the alarm
at the veneering plant. This is
the story of Bert Pullman.
Jim Pullman testified that he
did not know of the murder un
til the next day, but Harry Her
rington at whose camp he spent
the night, declares that Jim
Pullman told him, when he came
to the camp Saturday night that
George Fondring was hurt.
A bloody knife was found by
Officer Payne beneath the pallet
where Jim Pullman had slept
Saturday night. This man also
told Officer Payne that he put
Fondring on his horse the
night of the murder and started
him home, while before the in
quest he testified that he turned
the horse loose.
The place on the roadway,
where the tragedy occurred has
not been located and the wagon
in which Fondring's body was
found shows no stains upon the
side, only upon the bed and
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on the axle beneath.
On the person of Fondring
was found $1.10 and the mo
tive for the murder is not
known, unless it was robbery or
the result of a drunken quarrel.
Whether the trouble in the wa
gonyard that afternoon had any
thing to do with the murder that
night is not known and the in
quest jury under the direction
of Prosecuting Attorney Erwin
and Coroner Melville is probing
all the facts, to if possible, fix
! the guilt.
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Who Caught the Fish?
Editor Independent:
The Commercial Appeal re
cently contained a half tone of
one of the largest catfish ever
caught in this section of White
River and below the picture gave
Mr. J. E. Doherty csedit for
landing this mammoth fish.
However, the picture will j
show for itself that the real (
captors of this big fish were my
self and son. We caught the I
fish October 13 last and the pic- i
ture was taken by Mr. J. S. Bow
en, the local photographer. The j
fish weighed 92 *4 pounds, was j
4 feet, 8 inches long and it took
45 minutes to land it.
Yours Respectfully,
T. M. Thurman,
403 Ash Street
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Circus Day Arrests.
While circus day was eventful
in many ways and brought the
heaviest business of any day in
the year to the merchants of the
city, there were features that
are shameful. One man was
murdered that night just north
of the city and about 40 cases of
fighting, disturbing the peace
and drunkenness are reported by
the city officers, who were kept
busy during the day and the
night following making arrests
for such misdemeanors.
; W. R. Whitten left Sunday
j night for Hoxie. where he is in
| stalling the heating system of
j^the new hotel.
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Newport I
Corn Market j
_
Newport (.ram Company Installs,
-Mill to Grind 800 Bushels
a Day.
Newport now offers a marketj
for corn, which will prove an in- j,
ducennnt to the farmers of this
section in the diversification of
crops. The Newport Grain
Company, owned By the Grant
Manufacturing Company, has
just complete l the installation
of a large grist mill and is now !
prepared to buv corn.
The mill has a capacity of j
800 bushels per day and can |
shuck and shell 2000 bushels per
day. The mill will do custom
work and will soon have upon
: the local market as good meal
I and chops as can be bought any
where, for the very best ma
chinery has been installed by the
company.
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Temperance Rally.
A large crowd of grown peo
ple and children gathered at
the Methodist church yesterday
afternoon to participate in the
temperance rally planned by the
W. C. T. U. Committee, compos
ted of representatives from the
various Sunday Schools of New
JJUI l .
The occasion was the celebra
tion of World's Temperance Sun
day. The enthusiasm manifest
ed was unusually strong.
The program was carried out
as had been published, and ev
eryone assigned a part respond
ed promptly, the manner of
each evincing a lively interest
in the role given him.
The children sang with a zest
which was readily communicated
.to the older people present, the
enthusiasm of all increasing
(from the time of the opening
j hymn, “Onward Christian Sol
jdiers” to the closing song, “A
■ merica”
i A mighty appeal for temper
iancc in time to save the boys
land girls of the present genera
ition. was made by the superin
tendent of Sunday School Work
jin her greeting.
i rill • 1 1 .. ... 1 i b . A 4 k I
1 IU> IcillV piUV^VI i licit- uiv.v
ire yet left among us many peo
ple who are awake to a realiza
tion of the evils resulting from
the liquor traffic.
“It's coming; its coming,
The morn for which we pray;
Oh, its Arkansas for prohibi
tion,
Right away!”
Reporter.
8,835,913 Bales Ginned
Washington, Nov. 8.—The
fourth cotton ginning report of
the season, compiled from re
ports of the Census Bureau,
correspondents and agents
throughout the cotton belt issu
ed today, announced that 8,835,
913 bales of cotton, counting
round as half bales of the
growth of 1913 had been ginned
prior to November 1. To that
date, last year 8,869.222 bales
or 65.8 per cent of the entire
icrop, had been ginned; in 1911
| to that date 9,970-905. or 64.1
i per cent of the crop, had been
|ginned; in 1908, to that date
8,191,557 bales, or 62.6 per cent
I of the crop, had been pnned
and in 1906 to that date 6.9 b -
395 bale-- or 52.2 per cent of tl»
crop had been ginned.
1 air \\ eathtr Predicted.
Washington. Xov. 9.—Freez
ing temperatures almost as far
south as Florida is predicted for
the first few days of this week
by the weather bureau.
"The week will open with a de
rided fall in temperature
throughout the Atlantic states,
with snow and high winds over
the northern districts, and in
the lower lake region. The line
>f freezing temperatures will ex
pend almost to the Georgia-FIor
idiuline, and frosts are likely in
Florida, down to the twenty
sixth parallel. The lower tem
peratures will continue during
ing the first part of the week,
and will be followed by higher
temperatures during the second
half while in the interior tem
peratures will rise by Tuesday
and will be moderate during the
remainder of the week except in
the Northwest, where it will
again become colder toward the
end of the week.
“With the exception of snows
Monday over the northeastern
districts, fair weather will pre
vail generally over the East and
South during the week.
A disturbance will appear
about Tuesday in the extreme
Northwest and will move south
eastward accompanied by rains
br snows that will extend over
the northwest generally and by
rains that will reach the lake re
gion and the great central val
leys toward the end of the week.
This disturbance will be follow
ed by local snows and a consid
erable drop in temperature over
the 'Northwest near the close of
the week.”
(). R. Crosby returned Satur
day from a camp hunt northeast
of Fisher, where he report?
deer plentiful, the party having
killed three. The other mem
bers Bud Dennis and Rufus
Johnston, Jr., remained at the
camp.
Wanted—to buy second ham
Burlap sacks. Phone 24b or cal
at Crant Mfg. Co.’s office. 90d3(.
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COUNTY PRIMARY
SAME AS STATE
\V. N. Nance Succeeds W. I>.
McLain As Chairman of
County Committee.
At a called meeting- Saturday
afternoon of the Democratic,
county central committee, the
proposition of an early priman
for county otiieers was discussed,
but the sentiment of members
and candidates being1 largely op
posed, it was decided that the
call should be issued for a county
primary upon the same date in
March as that fixed for the nomi
nation of state and district can
didates.
W- I). McLain resigned as
!chairman of the central commit
tee and W. X. Nance of Eight
iMile was elected to that office.
|E. B. Wilmans of Diaz was chos
jen to (ill the vacancy created as
a committeeman from Union ■
Township and Frank Howard
I was also elected committeeman i
j from Cache Township to sue-,
1 ceed John Camp, who resigned
because of his candidacy for
county treasurer.
The fees for placing names up
ion the printed ballots were fix
ied. as follows: County offices
j$10 except for coroner, assessor
land surveyor, in which the fee is
k$5; for all township offices $1,
■except in Union Township,
where the fee is $5.
The following committeemen
were present: W. D. McLain,
W. X. N ance, Leon Mack, John
Camp, Frank Howard, S. S.
1 Hewitt. Perry Clark, Ab GufFey.
Alcorn Ferguson and Ben Hart
, wick.
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Mrs. Carolyn Virginia Smith.
Mrs. Carolyn V. Smith, aged
70 years, passed away Sunday
morning at 7:10 after a linger
ing illness from a complication
of diseases. A more patient suf
ferer could not be imagined, her
quiet, sweet life being exempli
■mira.'i Bxi-gwinnwfc<w»^-~*air»iffr-’— ■- ■ -«- ••-■-■ '-^rr*r***> •
lied on 1 .' sick hi ■.! of • < mar y
t ry ing wc Ail ! !i •■ could ' <•
done by fanvlv physician, niir.r
and <'i Ik !' ;mi !d\ ed her. ' o
make tie 1; t day eomfortal e
was hers to enjoy.
Mrs. Smith wa the wife f
the late Id'. F. < i. Smith, who
preceded h: wile two years and
one month. She was born and
raised at Petersburg, Virginia,
and i> fiu last of a large family.
A little granddaughter. Franc w
Virginia Mann of Memphis is
t!ie only near relative of the d •
ceased and was unable to be
here on account of sickness.
The funeral was held at In •
home on Walnut street Monday
morning at 10 o’clock, conducted
by her pastor, Iiev. It. I/. Wii
ford of the .Methodist church,
assisted by liev S. [). (irumble.
of the baptist church, burial fei
lowing at Walnut (< rove.
Edwin Moore The Winner.
Special to Independent
Little Rock, Nov. 8.—Unless
some late returns from unreport
ed counties make a change. Ed
win Moore of (larland county,
will receive the big Boys’ Corn
Club prize with a record of 155
bushels of corn to an acre. Young
Moore is a son of “Potato”
Moore, who became noted
throughout Arkansas by his
prowess as a potato grower, rhe
prize is a scholarship in any one
of the State’s Agricultural Col
leges, valued at $150. This is
given by the Arkansas Rankers
Association.
There are half a dozen mem
bers of the state clubs who range
from 100 to 150 bushels to the
acre, and most of these will win
trips to Washington as prizes.
Mrs. -J. R. Davis and child
were guests from Auvergne of
Captain and Mrs. -J. T. Hender
son and “took in” the circus. *
W. II. McHale, a well known
lumberman and prominent poli
tician, was up from Little Rock
Mo n d ay. _
A good brisk walk in the fresh I
Autumn weather does make I
I a man feel good. I
But to thoroughly enjoy it you I
should be properly attired. I
Our excellent display of new Fall suits and
overcoats makes a man glad just to see them
and when he gets one on, he knows fully the
joy of being well and correctly clothed. '
All the newr fabrics in the most favored models
are here in abundance.
$15.00 to $30.00.
Berger'S
"STAR CLOTH IN G HOUSE’
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