PEOPLE
tIDER ARREST
tie Rock Charged
ion Of Federal
aws.
ndent.
Nov. 15.—Deputy
John L. Burris ar
y afternoon from
r county, with six
were charged with
e federal statutes.
Bartholomew, F.
rge Frey, charged
zr \yithdut license,
fer, J. G. Smitlier
fid Eugene Timmons,
•with the.intimidation of
& in a whiskey selling
t was tried earlier in the
■ this, session of court,
ere given a preliminary
ition by Commissioner
tilen, who held them to
id jury in the sum of
ad each* which they gave
re released.
ire white men and stand
•the community at Bige
id when notified by the
inat ne naa warrants tor
that he would like to
STATE TEACHERS’ MEETING
To Meet At Little Rock, Dec. 27,
28 and 29—Special Rail
road Rates Offered.
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The Southwestern Passenger
Association has announced an
open rate of one and ^pe-third
fares, or four cents a mile, for
j the round trip to the Arkansas
! State Teachers’ Association,
which will convene at Little
'Rock, December 27, 28 and 29.
j The tickets will be good from all
i points in Arkansas, on sale De
| cember 25, 26 and 27, with final j
return limit January 1,1912.
j A campaign for 2,600 mem-j
bers has been instituted. Presi- j
: dent A. C. Millar has appointed j
, the County Superintendents and
! Examiners, College Presidents j
| and School Superintendents and
Principals, Official Attendance j
Leaders for their respective
| Counties, Colleges and Districts,
lit is also planned to reach ev
; ery teacher in the State with full
| information concerning this im
portant meeting.
I State Superintendent Cook!
urges all School Boards, that are j
able to do so, to allow the teach-1
ers wages for the Holiday week, j
provided the teachers will join
the Arkansas State Teachers’
Association and attend the ses
sions.
The Little Rock entertainment
Fund Committee has apportion-'
ed $475 to aid in bringing speak
ers of national reputation to the
meeting and in the entertain
ment of the teachers.
Balmy Weather
Succeeds Blizzard.
The cold wave has pased east
ward and now the Eastern
States are feeling its effects. In
Virginia and Tennessee the ther
mometer Tuesday showed a read
ing of 10 to 14 degrees. New
Orleans reported 34 and Jack- .
sonville 38, with a general kill
ing frost in the Gulf States.
« So far as Arkansas is con
cerned, this cold wave has pass
ed into history. A storm has de
veloped in the Northwest, which
has caused much warmer weath
er in’ the Southwest and the |
Rocky Mountain States, and the
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liiuicduuuo <uc tuat iii/m jiuw uii
the weather is going to grow
warmer for a day or two, and '
there will be some cloudiness.
The shortness of our cold spells
is one of the pleasant features of ;
our Arkansas winters. No mat
ter how cold it may get, there is
always the assurance that the
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cold will not last more than two
or three days, and that it will
be followed by warmer condi
tions with balmy winds.
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Propose To Build Ten Mile Read
From Russellville To
Dover.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 15. — The
Russellville, Dover and North
ern Railroad was chartered yes
terday, for the purpose of build
ing a steam railroad from Rus
sellville to Dover, in Pope count/,
a distance of ten miles. The cap
ital stock is $180,000. The offi
cers are W. H. Giranflo,' of the
State National Bank, Little Rock
president; M. W. Yore of St.
Louis, R. D. Duncan of Little
Rock, J. M. Martin of Russell
ville, and J. W. Jarrett, of Do
ver, directors; other-stockhold
ers are T. M. Neal and M. R.
Craig of Russellville and C.K,
Campbell and J. B. West of Deli
ver.
Mr. Yore, who secured the
charter, says that they expect to
be able to begin the actual work
of construction by January 1,
uui mucii uepcims upun liik co
operation they receive from the
people at Russellville -and Do
ver. Some time ago there was
a proposition under considera
tion for the construction of an
electric line between these
points, but nothing ever came of
it. The proposed road will run
through a very fine section of
country.
The Favorite Son of Menace.
The Dallas News says of the
apposition to Woodrow Wilson:
“Undoubtedly he is the choice
af a large majority of the rank
and file Democrats of the nation.
But Gov. Wilson has powerful
apponents. The standpatters in
his own party are mostly against
him. The mossbacks are afraid
af him, the ‘machinists’ dislike
him because they feel subcon
sciouslyithat he has no liking
for their kind. In several states
the ‘machines’ will back favorite
sons, which is another name for
lummy candidates, and if Gov.
Wilson shall not be nominated on
the first ballot, room for trading
ihd manipulation may be found,
rhis, very likely, will result in
the defeat of the general favor
on t>,o nomination of snmfi
me to whom the masses of the
people cannot be drawn. And
chat will be equivalent to the
success of the Republican nomi
lee, a consummation not at all
distasteful to some of the self
constituted leaders of Democra
cy.”
Nine-Cent Cotton.
“Can Cotton,” asks the Times
Democrat, “be profitably pro
duced at 9 1-2 cents, with corn
it 8 cents in Chicago?” The an
swer dfepends. If the cotton,
grower raises his corn, pork and
short ribs, he can certainly pro
duce cotton profitably at 9 1-2 :
:ents, or even less. But, if he;
buys his supplies in Chicago he ‘
stands a poor chance of paying
his bills, and taxes and etceteras,
at 9 1-2 cents or even more.—
Meridian Dispatch.
Whenever the farmer of the
South raises all his corn, pork,
hay, etc., they will then be in a
position to dictate the price of
cotton without any outside help.
In that event the' farmers, if |
they are organized, and in shapej
to help one another, will be suffi-j
cient unto themselves. And ev- j
ery year that the Farmer’s Tjn-j
ion exists brings this condition
nearer to accomplishment. —
Mississippi Union Advocate.
iacher “shelled the woods’’ in
a Way that made one think of the
time when Moses addressed the
people of old who h§d made the
golden calf. His theme was
“Count the Cost.” He opened
the argument with what it costs
to get to Heaven. As you look
to see if you have cash enough
to build a house and etc. Cash
and material in you to make a
lawyer, or doctor, or merchant,
so you must count the cost here.
First, he said, you must have
will-power to invest. With this
start he put men to thinking on
high planes of true heroism and
hoi^gt bravery. Burke told the
truth last night and you who
heard him know that he did.
Others who get it second-handed
from some cowardly weakling
will think adversely. Come to
hear him and get the evidence
for yourself, then render your
verdict. Don’t be jury unless
you take your seat in the .jury
box, then, if there is a hung
jury, there must be merit in the
case. See ?
Come out tonight and hear
him. If you are a lawyer, come.
Burke has been one. If you are
a drunkard, come. Burke has
been one. If you are-a merchant,
come. He has been in the whole
sale business. If you are an of
ficer, come. He has been in
office. If you are a Westerner,
come He was born in the west
and has the dashing blood of the
plains in what he says. Burke
don’t know what I’m going to
say and he don’t care. He digs
up the preachers of the town and
they take it and enjoy the fun.
Newport is at the day dawn of a
better movement. Get in line
and help her to move.
Reporter.
Three reporters were ap
pointed by the committee which
met at the Presbyterian church'
on Sunday before the meeting
commenced. One for each pa
per. Wonder why they are not
reporting. ,
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Reception For Guests.
Mrs. Will Campbell of Augus
ta, Mrs. Harry Palmer of Chica
go and Misses Josie and Frankie
Lindsey of Luskin, Texas were
honored guests at an informal
reception Tuesday afternoon,
tendered them by Mrs. George
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A pleasing program of music
was rendered during the after
noon, which was a very pleasant
one to the large crowd present.
Mrs. Elberta Lawrence and
Misses Carrie Stevens and Mabel
Stay ton assisted the hostess in;
serving during the receiving
hours.
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
We understand that there is a j
rumor circulated that we are go
ing to leave Newport with our
jewelry .business. .We .wish to
say that such is without foun da-1
tion and is not true. We will he
the last jeweler in Newport; will
be in the jewelry business larger
than ever before, so thanking
one and all for past favors and j
asking a continuation of same
we beg to remain respectfully,
94bl Palace Jewelry Store. .
Just Received.
A car of the celebrated Olathe
White Rose Flour. Nothing bet
ter on the market. Try a sack.
We are also receiving a car of
bran, chops, shorts and meal.
94d4 Taggart Gro. Co.
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In Jackson County According to
! Reports Of Five Ginners
f In This Territory.
Five ginners in the Newport
territory of Jackson county re
' port a total of 2949 bales of cot
ton ginned up to November 14
and these same ginners esti
mate the number of bales yet to
be ginned at 2451 or a total for
the season of 5400 bales. This
would indicate that about 55 per
cent of the crop in Jackson coun
ty has been gathered, of which
about 10 per cent is reported as
being held for higher prices.
The local compresses have
! thus far handled about 35,000
bales of this season’s cotton and
Manager Fox predicts that the
total for the season will run
from 85,000 to $100,000 bales,
as the Newport presses handle
the cotton of a wide scope of ter
ritory in Northeast Arkansas. !
FINAL SETTLEMENT
OF SEWER CONTRACT
Commissioners Settle With No
ble & Gardner For $6,550
Contractors Lost Money.
Newport not only has a splen
did, modern system of sewerage
but has the work and material
paid for, the commissioners hav
ing made final settlement Tues
day night with the contractors,
Noble & Gardner.
Commissioners Henry, Fergu
son and Bengel met in conference
with W. Y. Noble and his attor
and agreed upon a final payment
to the ontractors of $6,550. The
district received credit for every
expenditure of the commission
ers in work done and material
paid for. The only shaving was
in the penalty charged against
the contractors for failure to
complete the contract within
specified time, this being cut
down slightly.
The contractors claim that in
the Newport system, they lost
$14,500 of which' $11,700 fell up
on Mr. Noble to bear and $|2,800
upon Mr. Gardner.
The sewer system has a capac
ity necessary for a city of 10,000
people the sewerage main pipe
being 16 inches in diameter,
while the intake pipe of the wa
ter plant is only 8 inches. If
the water plant were run full
time and all of the water sent '
out through our sewer System,
the pipes of same would be tax
ed only about half of their ca
pacity.
Th'e commissioners of the dis
trict are entitled to the thanks
and praise of this constituency
for their public spirited interest
and labor in the accomplishment
of this great improvement for
Newport that will promote gen
eral health and give the city a
cleaner better atmosphere and
streets. *
Senator T. J. Raney of New
ark was in the city this Corning
being en route to Calico Rock
He will return this evelfog and
accompany the ■ delegat bn of
Batesville and Newark citizens
to Little Rock to present the re7
monstrance against the discon
tinuance of the
Batesville Guard.
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I With Confidence I
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about the possibility of lli
getting something '.you III
won’t look well in.t •. |U
It is a matter of per
sonal interest to us that 'JH
every Man shall look well <H|
in, and be satisfied with ‘ m
what he buys here. •• |||
I I When he tells his
friends that he was fitted
with a Suit or Overcoat
by The Star Clothing
Company we want his
Clothes to look so well on
him that his friends will
at once resolve to make
Benj^TTciothes this their store, also, £
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vuTe is a great benefit to our patrons—we assume the II
responsibility of clothing you right!
Suits ...$15.00 to $30.00
Overcoat? ......$15.00 to $30.00 |
The Best Makers’ Correct Hats and the Choicest Toggery
—All Pleasingly Priced! . I
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