EVVPURT IAILY IiN lEPENDENT.
^ NEWPORT. ARKANSAS TUESDAY. DECEMBER ] 1!U.!. M MRKR 21“
(MISSION |
again ELECTED
. Affairs Of Bridge Im
f„t District In City
0f Newport
jje’Bridge Improve
rs was again perma
ranized at a meeting of
olIncil Monday evening,
assessment returned
ard of Assessors was
and the old commis
uelected.
mbers were voted upon
ime, l W. Grubbs be- :
first nominated, then
and W. D. McLain. ,
,r John P- Paul, Alder
en, Hubert and Wish
, «yes” and Alderman ,
io.”
I Wilford and a num- ■
izens were present to :
rotest against Marshal ■
s carrying a petition
ranting of licenses in ]
The Mayor appointed :
Watson and Bowen a
i to investigate the
— — <
b School Enterttain
ment. •
lowing program will be ]
the public and high .
pils of Tuckerman at ,
lie hall Friday, Dec- j
at 7 p.m.: .
olo—Lola Roberts.
-Ruby Neal Gardner. ,
ition— Vernon Rob- .
1
-Herbert Cole. 1
-“Resolved That Ar- ,
lall Maintain and En
Laws Regarding Com
Education” — Affirma
i Moore, Bryan Par
gative, Homer .Itichie, j
mson.
a free-for-all program,
p is invited: no ad
Especially do we in
dents and friends of
i Come and encour
oys and girls who will
nd women tomorrow,
el value received.
May Bargains.
and 4 dwellings for
ih.
Inice home for $1750,
wport property, must
C- R. Hite.
r borrowed from S- D.
a small volume entit
ies of the Bar”, will
grc same._I8d3
I Pictures
ira House
» WIRES
of two tele
and the wreck
express. Earl
Shirley, R. C
wor Kahn.—A 2
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music.
Gallion Damage Suit.
Batesville, Dec. 16.—The ad
journed term of circuit court
convened at the court house this
morning. .Judge Jeffery had
written to Deputy Clerk Wy
cough that he could not be here
to preside over the court, and
Attorney Ernest Neill was elec
ted to preside
Only one case was before the
court and just one or two wit
nesses were examined during
the morning session. That is
the case in which Z. Gallion
sues the St. Louis, Iron Moun
tain and Southern for damages
tor personal injury in the sum
jf $5,000- Hon. S. A. Moore and
Toe Stayton represent the plain
;iff, and the defendant is being
represented by McCaleb & Reed
jr
The case will occupy all the
;ime of the court today, and it
s not likely it will be given to
;he jury before tomorrow at
loon, as there are quite a num
jer of witnesses to be exam
ned.
Without Foundation.
The statement made by the
committee which appeared be
'ore the city council last night,
chat I have been circulating a
jetition for saloon license, or
chat I have been negligent of
ny duties in any way, is abso
utely without truth or founda
cion.
I am willing to meet the com
nittee, composed of Messrs.
Watson and Bowen, and assist
chem in any way possible in
cheir investigation, and will
neet the parties making the
charges, before the committee,
)r elsewhere, at any time.
I have signed the petition to
•etain saloons in Newport' and
relieve I have the same right to
ny opinion as any other Ameri
can citizen.
W. H. CAROUTHERS,
(Adv.) City Marshal.
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May Purchase Fair Site.
Paragould, Dec- 16.—The di
rectors of the Greene County
Fair Association appointed for
mer Governor J. M. Futrell, A.
3. Snowden and Sam P- McHan
ey to negotiate with John Ros
3on, the owner of the 33 acres
used as the fair grounds, for
the purchase of the land for the
association- The association
now has a three-year lease on
the ground with an option to
buy the land at $100 an acre.
The two fall fairs conducted by
the association have been suc
cesses. The regular annual
meeting of the stockholders
and directors will be held on the
first Monday in March, 1914,
when officers for next year will
be elected and plans laid for
the 1914 fair.
Notice.
The ladies of the Christian
church will hold their annual ba
zaar tomorrow, Wednesday at
Col- Paul’s office. There will be
all kinds of fancy articles suit
able for Christmas presents,
also they will serve lunch begin
ning at 11 o’clock. This lunch
will save you going home to
dinner. Plenty of cakes and
candy. The doors will open at
ten (10) o’clock. Be on time
and take your choice- Remem
ber the day, tomorrow at ten
o’clock. . dlt
Buy holiday presents at Pal
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CITY PRIMARY
FEBRUARY 26
Candidates Before Primary Must
Pay Fee and File Pledges
Before Jonuary 27.
Office of the Central Commit
tee, 204 East First street, New
port, Arkansas.
At a meeting of the City Cen
tral Committee called by the
Chairman thereof and held at
its office at 4:00 o'clock p. m.,
December 15th, 1913, the follow
ing members were present: F. :
Ft. Suits, chairman; P. H. Van
Dyke, secretary and treasurer;
and D. A. Carr, committeeman;
the same being all of the mem
bers- j
The purpose of the meeting, as ;
stated by the chairman, was to j
call a legalized white primary |
election for the purpose of se-,
lecting and nominating candi
dates for the various city offices
to be voted on in the municipal
election to be held in said city
an the first Tuesday in April,
1914, and to prepare plans for
the holding of said White prim
ary
I
On motion duly made and sec
onded, and unanimously carired,
it was ordered that a duly legal
ized white primary election be
field in said city for the purpose
of nominating a complete ticket
of city officials for said city, and
^aid election is hereby called to
oe held Thursday, February 26, j
1914.
It was unanimously ordered |
;hat there be but one voting;
;olace and but one set of judges
ind clerks to hold said primary
election, but that there be two j
:oallot boxes and two sets of
poll books—one for each ward
—the place of said election to be
in the City Hall, over the Fire
Department, at the corner of
East Second and Walnut streets.
On motion duly made, second
ed, and unanimously carried, it
was ordered that no person be al
lowed to vote in said white pri
mary election except duly quali
fied white electors of the city of
Newport Arkansas, to which, a
mong the other necessary quali
fications, the voter shall have
paid between January 5th, 1913,
and July 6th, 1913, unless he
shall have become of age age
since August 10th, 1912. All
white men who possess the other
necessary qualifications as to
residence, etc., and who have j
become twenty-one years of age !
since August 10th, 1912, will be
permitted to vote although he
may not have paid the poll tax
for the year 1912.
On motion duly made, second
ed and unanimously carried, it
was ordered that candidates for
office pay the respective amounts
to have their names placed on
the primary tickets as follows:
Mayor, $5.00: Recorder, $2.50;
Treasurer, $2.50; Marshal $2.50
Aldermen, $1.00, which said res
pective amounts must be paid
to the secretary not later than
January 26, 1913, and all candi
dates will be required to take
the pledge to support the nomi
nees and also to comply with the
Corrupt Practices Act.
It was further ordered that the
appointments of judges and
clerks to serve at said election
be announced at a later date
F. R. SUITS, Chairman.
P. H. VAN DYKE,
Sec’y and Treasurer.
D. A- CARR,
Committeeman
REBELS LOSE
ONE THOUSAND
Is Government Report On Re
cent Hattie Near the
(bast.
Washington. Dec. 15—Rebel
losses in the battle between fed
eral troops and constitutional
ists for possession of Tampico is
estimated at one thousand men,
according to a telegram receiv
ed today at the Mexican minis
try of the interior at Mexico
City from the governor of Tam
aulipas.
The last shot in the battle was
fired at 10 o'clock Sunday morn
ing. when the rebels retired, ac
cording to the official report giv
en out at the Mexican war office
today. Federal cavalry then
pursued the retreating rebels for
some distance, afterward return
ing to Tampico and reporting
that the rebels had dispersed,
some of them going toward Vic
toria and others in the direction
of Tula and Xicotancatl, in the
state of Tamaulipas
The rebels were demoralized
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an. short o;’animimil :on, the of
ficial report said.
The Mexican war department
'believes Tampico is safe against
further attack and with this as
surance an active campaign is
j to be begun by the federals
I about Torreon It was announc
ed today that an effort to retake
Durango, which lias been long
in the possession of the rebels, is
to be made at nice. The recap
i lure of Durango was the object
of the ill-fated expedition, the
; destruction of which by the re
dels precipitated the fall of Tor
; reon several months ago.
OFFICIALS RFIXSTATFD.
Telegrams from Torreon to
day indicate^ that the local au
thorities deposed by the rebels
have been removed to office, and
the public service is being reor
ganized.
Firing had ceased this morn
ing in the vicinity of Tampico.,
the rebels retiring evidently to
avoid the continuous cannonade
of the federal gunboat- This
was the report sent to Vera Cruz
by wireless today from Rear Ad
miral Frank F- Fletcher. The
distune* <> w ' ich tin rebel- had
withdrawn was not stated.
Milnar;. i* n at Vera Cruz re
gard it a- probable (hat the re
bels < 1 is •<mt inued tiring on the
outskirts of Tampico pending
tin' arrival of artillery from Vic
toria.
Ceorge Carouthers, former
consular agent at. Torreon, noti
fied Secretary Bryan today that
ho would leave I'll Paso at one
for Chihuahua, where he got
as the special envoy of the stat
department, to protest agains
harsh treatment of Spanian
there by Cm. Villa- Because <
Carouthers' long acquuintam
with Villi , It was felt lie vvouh
have cm -adorable influence with
the rebel leader.
Attention holiday buy dr s—you
are losing money if you don’t see
the line of suitable holiday pres
ents for young and old at the
Palace Jewelry Store, 121 Wal
nut- 18b6.
Mrs. Lula Moon of Tuckerman
was among the holiday shoppers
here this men ing
IanenEnanjsnEnEnenJanenli]_I nUniisn!!_JanUanHahi;
A Man’s Christmas Gift |
Will be Most Appreciated When pj
M 0 All
if It Is Some- n |j
ji thing He Can P
[ Put to Every Day Use ffi
! If you really want, to give him the thing. Ask him what he wants for Christmas 1|
he will appreciate most, come here and nine times out of ten ne will an- gQ
JU5 where men would buy for themselves swer: Something to Wear. jug
Fj This list will make choosing easy and you can be sure your gifts will be ||
j | especially acceptable. |j|
Traveling Bags
Umbrellas
House Slippers
House Coats
Pajamas
Dress Gloves
Collar Bags
Handkerchiefs
Keiser Cravats
Slip-on Rain Coats
Overcoats
Knothe Belts
Underwear
SKnox Silk Hats 11
Manhattan Shirts &gl
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Onyx Silk Hosiery
Bath Rohes
Suit Cases
Night Robes
Walking Sticks
Leather Novelties
Silk Reefers
Sweater Coats
Soft and Stiff Hats
Suspenders
Gauntlets
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