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HUMAN PARKS
MAY ENTER RACE
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to Independent,
Se Ro^March 18-Txllman
Jke a leader m the House last
*ion oajne to Little Rock from
y hoie in Lewisville Friday to
mnd a hit of time watching the
Eflaton work. Mr. Parks is
[rationed as a candidate for At
omey General and while here a
tmber of House leaders urged
to make the race. He would
mt give a definite answer, but
jmh he left the city, he was
Jjout converted to the cause and
n announcement is expected to
me from him before many
reeks have elapsed. Mr. Parks
i one of the leading attorneys
f South Arkansas and is one of
ie most brilliant orators of the
t*te. He recently delivered the
ration in Little Rock at the un
eiling of the monument by the
laughters of the Confederacy.
I From Shoals By Stone.
o Independent.
Rock, March 18.—Almost
widow’s mite is the of
f Stone county, through
Gibbons, to the general
nnd of tehe State of Ar
This poor old fund was
the financial shoals agaii
afternoon when Sheriff
, from one of the poorest
, financially, in the state,
i advance payment of
| the taxes due the state
iait county. Sheriff Dil
Nevada county also plaid
0, and thus the general
fund was kept from bed- j
' one more day. !
Notice.
annual meeting of the
ders of The Jacksonport
iment Company will be
the office of L. Minor, in
t, Ark. at 2 o ’clock p. m.,
March 28, 1911 for the
of electing a board of
•s for the ensuing year,
h other business as may
jfore the meeting.
John R. Loftin, Pres.
I. D. Price, Sec.
li 17, 1911.
ire Sent
ee to Try
ken for granted that
lily of any size that
without needing a lax*
on’t know of a good
laxative you are using
ect, we want to call
> Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup
thousands of families
isfully.
» of letters from moth
from prominent men
using It personally and
families, men like Mr.
the Traffic Clearing
t. Ark., and Mr. George
rer of Harlan, Ky. The
thers who use it them*
it to their children
nuch space to mention.
Jy prefer Syrup Pepsin
tnlld, gentle laxative
iot gripe—effective and
babies can take it. Its
s invigorate the body
the stomach and bow
at they again do their
It you have been a
mis and strong cathar
Iseard them when you
Pepsin.
t fifty cent or one dol
y druggist, but before
ay want to try it free,
r address to Dr. Cald
A pro™ptly forward a
.tie. Then, being con
hers are doing and buy
r way of your favorite
a°e® feel that the
«tn dy ends his obli
Ial zed ln stomach,
beSntfes £or over forty
lc« 5Lealed to *ive the
aren the subject free
fo^.^elcome to write
J?JT, the medical advice
him Dr.
•** Caldwell building.
Dance At the Elks Home.
A delightful informal dance
wasg ivefa at the Elk* home Fri
day evening by the young socie
ty men of the city in honor of
their young lady friends. A
number of couple* enjoyed the
waltz and two-step until past mid
night when a nice luneli wa*
served. Those present were
Misses Katie and Rina Price,
Annie Belle Bridget, Rina (Wal
lace, Franchelle Hooker, Lucy
Brandenburg, Lutie Mae Steph
ens, Iniogene Bandy, Jamie and
Ruth Van Meter, Miss Dunaway
and Lucy Bailey; Mr. and Mrs.
J. 0. Powell, Mr. and Mrs. James
Blackwood, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
White and Dr. and Mrs. George
Hirsch, J. L. Bevens, Adam Lock
ard, Eugene Wallace, Walter
Fife, Ed and Charles Sprigg, R.
11 MeCuistion, Joe Nichols, Rob
ert Wallace, Harry Stephens,
Clay Childers, Garland Hurt, W.
N. and Warren Dunaway and
Roy Wallace.
To Leave lame to Keel.
Little Rock, March 17.—There
was considerable discussion of the
game bill by Representative Go
ing, considered in the Senate this
morning. The hill provides that
all kinds of game may he killed
• . a 1 1 • 1
in jroinseii county, anu smppeu
from there to other states.
Senator CarlLee opposed the
bill-, on the ground that people
would kill game in all the coun
ties that joined Poinsett, and
ship it from there, and that it
would to that extent repeal the
game law of the state. It was
announced that the bill affected
the district represented by Mr.
Keel, and he wanted to be heard
before it was disposed of. The
motion of Mr, CarlLee was to
postpone the bill indefinitely,and
Senator Covington thought it
would hardly be courtesy to Sen
ator Keel, who is sick at the in
firmary, to take such action, and
he favored the substitute that the
bill be made special order for
next Tuesday morning, and hts
motion prevailed? The motion to
postpone until Tuesday was made
by Senator McBee, and he fav
ored the bill, if the gentleman
from Jackson wanted it, because
he considreed it of a purely local
nature.
Would Investigate Expenses.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 18.—Repre
sentative Newton of Lonoke says
that he will before the end of
the term introduce a bill provid
ing for a joint committee on ex
penditures of the House and Sen
ate, whose purpose it shiall be to
see that the contingent fund i®
expended in a business-like man
ner. , ,
He say® that while he does not
believe he would be able to save
as much a® the $300,000,000 Sena
tor Aldrich said he could save in
the general government, he is
sure that he can save the state
thousand® of dollars.
This can be done, he says, m
the way of clerkships and sup
plies. The amount expended in
1909 was about $57,000, and this
year Mr. Newton estimates that
it will reach $60,000
Coal $5.00 Per Ton.
Until further notice I will sell
coal for $5.00 per ton. Good
clean coal, no slack.
46dtf D- McLain‘
For Sale.
One 12 horse power Fairbanks
Morse Gasoline Engine. Apply
at the Palace Jewelry Store TUicl
see it run. 81btf’
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PRODUCE MORE
i CORN TO ACRE
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Seed Selection, Fertiliser And
Careful Cultivation Urged
by Expert.
Last year there were 2,884,000
acres planted to corn in Arkansas.
The average yield was twenty
four bushels. We can easily
laise this average to fifty bush
els by proper seed selection and
better methods of cultivation. Al
so by planting our com on bet
ter land than we used for this
purpose last year. '
Land that will only produce fif
teen bushels of com per acre
should not be planted to com,
but should be planted in cow
peas, peanuts, soy-beans or some
other leguminous, nitrogen-bear
ing plant.
If you only have a few acres
of good land that can he used for
com, plant this and by giving it
the proper attention make more
than you would on, a larger acre
age with slip-shod methods of
cultivation.
Land that is to be planted to
com should be well filled with
hnirmo /ii> nrcrsni^ mint
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ter. If the land is deficient in
plant food, use a little fertilizer
containing the needed plant food.
A 3-6-3 fertilizer is usually best
suited for com in this state.
But good land and fertilizer
will not result in any profit to
us unless we have a well prepar
ed seed-bed, and devote some at
tention to seed selection and cul
tivation. We should more than
half make our com crop before
we plant it. Harrow once thor
oughly after planting and before
the com is up. -
The preparation of the seed
bed is one of the most important
essentials in securing a profitable
com crop.
Special attention should also be
given to seed selection. Our poor
yields are due in many instances,
to poor seed more than any other
one thing. If seed' com must be
bought, we should insist on get
ting the seed in the ear. Then
we at least will have the advan
tage of knowing something of the
formation and characteristics of
the parent ear. We should nev
er select seed from the crib^in a
hap-hazard manner, and to suc
cessfully raise eom we will have
to devote more attention to seed
selection m the field for the
_a the individual
ear after field selection has been
made, for grain, formation, etc.
We should also test our seed' corn
for germination by planting a
few grains from each ear in a
test-box, numbering the ears to
find those of poor germinating
quality as well as those which
show a strong germination. Of
course, before planting, all weak
ears should be discarded and on
ly the strong ears should be used.
Now is the time to begin to
think about planting corn and I
am writing this article to call at
tention to a few matters of vital
importance to those who hope to
grow corn. This Department
will gladly co-operate with you.
Fred H. Phillips,
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Coal $5.00 Per Ton.
Until further notice I will sell
coal for $5.00 per ton. Good
clean coal, no Mack.
46dtf. D- McLain
Miss Mamie Paul will leave thu
- evening for Little Rock to spend
a few day*- ' ?!
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Arkansas Can Raise It All.
j Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March IT.—‘ ‘ South
i Arkansas can raise anything I
saw growing along title coast of
, Texas, where the land cosits $300
an acre and then has to be irri
gated/’ states President Georgs
A. Cole, of the Arkansas Far
mers’ Union who has returned
from a tour of Texas in company
with President B. F. Yoakum of
the Frisco.
They raise a orop of cabbage
^here, which is now being har
vested, and follow H with cotton
and sugar cane. South Arkan
sas will do this, without irriga
tion, and make a return greater
oa the investment than will the
high priced Texas land.
“We had a number of meet
ings with farmers and I learned
much of their methods, especially
that which applies to the raising
of cotton and the fight with the
boll weevil, but so far as I am
concerned, I would not trade Ar
kansas for the whole state of
Texas, with the turbulent Mexico
thrown in for good measure.”
Yimantour Passed Through Here.
<rr* • lir.
aeuor x. x juinuuuut, ww*
ican minister of finance and the
heir presumptive to our neighbor
republic on the South, who has
been to Washington and New
York on a secret mission of state
passed through Newport Friday
morning en route home in his pri
vate car Hidalgo, accompanied
by a numerous retinue, but at all
points refused to be interviewed.
It is reported in newspaper de
spatches that the revolutionary
forces propos toe burn, bridges
on the Mexican Central and com
pel the minister’s party to reach
the capital city via steamer from
Galveston or New Orleans.
The Unanimous Verdict.
From many articles received
from various sources the past
few weeks, it will be seen that
the comedy, “The Climax,” is a
strictly first-class attraction, with
more originality and novelty
than any organization that has
visited us in several seasons. It
lemains to be seen how the ef
forts of the local theatre manage
ment will be appreciated.
HEATED WORDS
OVER ELECTIONS
Garland County Representative
Replies to Kerwin’s Attack
On Election Measure.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 17.—After
a day of Lstlessnesa in both
Houses, with the Senate adjourn
ing at noon until Monday, the
House woke up at 4 o’clock when
Rep) eaeotative McLaughlin of
Garland county called up Sena
tor 'Williams’ bill providing for
the addition of the State Audi
tor and the State Treasurer to
the State Board of Election Com
missioners.
“This bill could have originat
ed nowhere except in Garla
county,” declared Represen ta
tvie Kerwin of Jefferson,” the
home of the rottenest polities that
ever disgraced the state. It has
been fathered by a hunch of dis
gruntled democrats who failed
to get everything they wanted
from the present board.”
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feet instantly, and shouted
through the hutvbub, “Will the
gentleman from Jefferson tell me
how many indictments have been
returned in his own county for
crooked politics?” i
The vigorous use of the Speak
er’s gavel brought peace between
the verbal combatants, and Mr.
Kerwin concluded his speech urg
ing the adoption of his motion to
indefinitely postpone the bill.
Mr. Hurst then made a motion
that the bill be placed back on
second reading for purpose of
amendment, that he might add
all state officers to the Board,
which now consists of the govern
or, Attorney General and Secre
tary of State. The House ad
journed while he was still on the
floor. ' >
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Brought Back Old Timet.
Our friend, Jack Goodman,was
an interested spectator at Buffa
lo Bill’s Wild West show last
night at the Electric theatre.
While the injection of Pawnee
Bill’s Far East shoiw took away
much of the familiarity of the
scenes, Mr. Goodman recogniz
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ed several familiar faces, and at
kindo’ brought back the luna 0t
the road. Mr. Goodman’s little
son, Bill, a namesake of Buffals
Bill, saw for the first time, some
thing of the father’s old life, ss
seen in the show which was Hie
pride of Col. Cody, whose name
he beam.
Mr. Goodman’s brother mar
Col. Cody ’a sister* and a Son ed
this couple has the pony ex
press.
Our townsman was himself
with the show for three years—
as boss property man for twe
years and as Col. Cody ’s private
secretary one Season. During
this time the show was an ummix
ed western affair, with all cir
cus features eliminated.—Eureka
Springs Times-Echo.
At Newport Opera House to
night.
Recovers From Meningitis. "
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 18.—Sena
tor R. D. Rasco, who has been
criticallyy ill in St. Vincent’s In
firmary for several week* with
meningitis, is slowly responding
to the powerful serum adminis
tered as an anti-toxin, and: the
attending physicians no»w predict
an early recovery. For several
days the physicians coulld) not
give the relatvies any encourage
ment and the death of the Sena
tor was hourly expected. Sena
tor Rasoo is expected' to be well
enough next week to be remov
ed to Hot Springs where he will
remain until entirely recovered.
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Augusta Automobile Ditched.
W. M. Sale, Abe Small, M. Wi
lenzick and “Polly,” a traveling
man, were out Tuesday evening
in A. "Wiener’s automobile and
while on the road leading to the
flower depot the driver lost oon
f trol of the car and it went in the
diitch at the side of the road,turn
ing turtle. M. Wlienzick’s hand
was cut in two or three places
and his head bruised, while IW. M
Sale was caught under the car.
It was at once thought one of his
legs had been broken but fortun
ately it was not. The other two
occupants were not hurt. The
damage to the car amounted to
perhaps $15 or $20. — Augusta
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