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NEWPORT, ARKANSAS TUESDAY. MARCH 3, 1914. NUMBER 28«
Osman Tried rm
mal Abuse.
‘ !
jal of Charles Mann,
onvict guards, in cir
londay, the jury re
iffense from assault
to kill to assault and
lined defendant $25.
cases against Mann,
s compelled to nolle
indictments, because
ace of witnesses and
case for assault and
, court temporarily
ie jury until he could
t fully into the right
iwhip a prisoner,
af Ed Osman, charg
aal abuse upon the
a cousin Opal Osman,
5 of age, was heard
lesday. The parties
e Township and the
Beged to have been
tst July 1, the in
ing returned at this
dfc Stuckey and
e counsel for defend
ade M. Erwin repre
.
S’L't L i
I of witnesses
Caton against
i were here
the trial of
was set' for
Dollie Smith
& S. Ry. Co.
intinuance by
,
1C. T. Bate
argo Express
ges, a contin
as ordered,
ictments re
ury, in which
f been secur
g:
i Laura Gra
nd battery,
i M. Hopkins,
lty, petit lar
:h stealing 5
srries and 2
)hn Ford, as
i kill and as
(with shoot
December 24,
•unkenness in
sault with in
i Gill October
carrying a
vith intent to
1
*Mault with intent
8 Hogan December
disposing of
roperty in the sale
?buggy upon which
%enport had a
? Pictures
foera House
DAISIES
wire in two parts.
Leo Delaney
^r^P, leads in
In two reels.
‘AGRAPH)’
HfAPM’S shoot
Iatch.
®*® of Bachelors
featuring Mvr
‘aad Wm. Duncan.
S,^%-~(SELIG)
the RHINE
p*31 Picture.
"°n» 5c and 10c
I Attend State High Schools.
Special to Independent,
j Little Rock, March 3.—That
the state-aided high schools are
reaching the country boys and
girls is shown by the reports
j that are being received by the
! Department of Education from
j all over the state.
In Carroll county there is a to
tal of 117 pupils from the rural
districts attending the town high
■schools, while in Pope county
: there are 96, in Yell 89, in Boone
county 55, and other counties
report equally large attendance,
j Below is a list of the attend
ance of rural pupils in some of
the town high schools of the
’state, tuition being free under
the state aid plan: Atkins, 69,
Berryville, 34, Greenwood 57,
Green Forest 62, Nashville 35,
Prairie View 37, Star City 35,
Springdale 36, Sulphur Rock 43,
Ycllville 34.
Motion Pictures Of Newport.
A representative of the Spang
ler Tri-State Film Company is in
the city, taking motion pictures
of local scenes, that are to be
shown in the picture houses of
Arkansas and neighbor states
Among tne suujecis are our
schools, the school children, bas
ket ball team, Boy Scouts, fire de
partment making a run and
^street crowds and scenes.
These pictures will be shown
at THe Palace Theatre in the city
and while they are home scenes
and ones that we can all see of
ourselves, they are certain to
prove a drawing feature here at
home.
Parsonage Burns Down.
Jonesboro, March 2.—The par
sonage of the First Baptist
church, a two-story brick build
ing, occupied by the pastor, the
Rev. E. E. Dudley, was destroy
ed by fire last night, the build
ing and furniture was valued at
j $12,000, with $5,000 insurance
5 on the dwelling, but none on the
; furniture. All of Mr. Dudley's
| valuable library and nearly all of
| his furniture were destroyed,
ftjrs. Dudley had a narrow es
cape in trying to‘ save some of
the household goods. She was
oyeirpom.e by smoke and had
BOjpepne not gone tp her, rescue
she wop^d have pprjshed.
Threeof;tfiefirenjep,including
Chief Rickey, Were slightly in
jured by timbers falling from the
| burning budding/ At one time
! the entire blpck was threatened.
Inspects Lawrence Bridge.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 3.—State
Highway Engineer Hugh R. Car
ter is working on his first bulle
tin, which will be issued soon, on
“The Advantage of Good Roads
From an Economic and Social
Viewpoint.” On March 16-17 he
will attend the annual meeting
of the Arkansas Engineering As
! sociation at Pine Bluff, and read
a paper setting forth the plans
and policies of the State High
way department.
Mr. Carter will leave tonight
for Walnut Ridge, at the request
of County Judge' Hud Bassett, to
! inspect a bridge that has just
I been completed at a cost of sev
| eral hundred dollars, near Imbo
jden.
Carload of Bananas.
J. B. Heard has a carload of
inice ripe bananas on the track
opposite Wolff-Goldman’s. Ear
|ly buyers get the best, so come
1 early. Prices are just right.
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80 FARMERS
IN AHENDANCE
Upon School Now In Session—
And Interest Is Manifest In
Questions Asked.
The attendance at the Univer
sity Farm School reached a to
tal of eighty at this morning’s
session. Much interest is be
ing manifested as is evidenced
by the number of questions be
ing asked the lecturers. The
thoroughly practical nature of
the discussions is attracting
much favorable comment on the
farmers attending.
Dean Martin Nelson of the
College of Agriculture arrived
this morning to take up the dis
cussion of soil problems. Dean
Nelson is Director of the Arkan
sas Agricultural Experiment
Station and the farmers of Jack
con county should take advan
tage of this opportunity to hear
practical problems treated by
the highest agricultural authori
ty in the state. Professor W.
R. Wheelock, in charge of the
Extension work, arrived this
morning to take up the treat
ment of live stock questions.
T_ _ I l‘i!_1 _ i.1_TT>_ n .1. . _1
auuitiun r axni oviiuui
work, the University Instructors
are assisting in other lines. Pro
fessor Becker, State Entomolo
gist, spoke to the students of
the Newport Public School yes
terday afternoon on the subject
of “Choosing a Vocation”. Prof.
Lassetter, Assistant Agronomist
of the Experiment Station,
spoke in chapel at the Public
School this morning on the sub
ject of “New Ideas in Farming”.
Prof. J. C. Futrall, president of
the University, will arrive Sat
urday morning and will ad
dress the Farm School at three
o’clock on the subject, “Modern
Agricultural Development.” A
cordial invitation is extended to
all business men as well as far
mers, to attend this lecture.
The program for tomorrow is
as follows:
8:30 to 9:15—Selection of
Nursery Stock And Planting of
Orchards—Prof, Truax.
9:15 to 9 :45—Care and Selec
tion of Breeding Swine —Prof.
Wheelock.
9:45 to 10r80—Harvesting,
Storing and Marketirig of Cot
ton—Prof. Lassetter.
10:30 to 11:30—Methods and
Benefits of Land Drainage—
Prof. Nelson.
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1:00 to 1:45—Cotton Army
Worm, Corn Ear Worm, Grass
Worm—Prof. Becker.
1:45 to 2:30—Corn Improve
ment and Seed Corn Selection—
Prof. Nelson.
2:30 to 3:15—Cover Crops for
Pasture and For Green Manure
—Prof. Lassetter.
Rev. Frank Janies Resigns.
Special to Independent,
Little Rock, March 3.—Rev.
Frank James has resigned as
pastor of the Third Street Chris
tian Church, to accept work else
where. Last Sunday he assist
ed his congregation in burning
tjie mortgage on the church, and
leaves it free of debt,
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1 Bank Examiners Report.
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Special tp Independent,
Little Rock, March 3.—The
State Bank Examiners, A. F,
Bailey, A. £, Reap and Guy Phil
lips, are spending a few days at
the department, the first of the
month. They are inspecting all
the banks of the State as provid
ed for by the law, and report the
financial institutions of.Arkan
j gas in excellent condition.
Prepare For Bankers.
Marianna, March 2.—Exten
sive preparations are being made
by local bankers for the enter
tainmeiit of Group No. 1 of the
Arkansas Bankers’ Association,
which convenes Wednesday in
Marianna. Deputy State Bank
Commissioner J. D. Covey, O. N.
Killough of Wynne and several
1 others will address the meeting,
j The return cards indicate that
a number of well-known bank
ers from other states, will at
tend the meeting. Probably 100
financiers will be here.
The Marianna Lodge of Elks
has tendered its home for the
occasion. A banquet will be
given at the Hotel Marion,
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Ordinance No, 223.
An Ordinance to Amend Sub
divisions Five and Ten of Sec
tion One Hundred and Fifteen
'of Stavton’s Digest of the Or
dinances of the City of New
port, Arkansas.
Be it ordained by the City
'Council of the City of Newport,
Arkansas:
Section 1. That Subdivisions
(5) and Ten (10) of Section One
! Hundred and Fifteen (115) of
jStayton’s Digest of, the Ordin
ances1 of the City of. Newport,
Arkansas, be and the same are,
hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
5. For each skating rink ten
dollars ($10.00) per week, or
fifty dollars ($50) per annum.
10. For traveling minstrels,
or show of any other character,
not herein specially provided
for, twenty-fie dollars ($25) for
for twenty-five dollars (25) for
fifty dollars ($50) per month, ex
cept when the same shall be ex
hibited in a licensed theater.
Section 2. That all ordinances '
and parts of ordinances in con-'
fiict herewith be and the same !
J are hereby repealed and that
this ordinance shall take effect
Sand be in force from and after
iits publication.
Approved this, the 3rd day of
March, 1914.
JNO. P. PAUL, Mayor.
Attest: B. G. Graham,
Recorder
Clash of Contrast.
“What la that terrific noiseT* ask
ed the pedestrian. “That," replied the
policeman, “Is caused by an ordinary
one-rent safety pin stlcklpg ‘ Into *
*VMna ndiifon bnhv **
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;Styles In Men’s Suits
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C‘ “From the House of
K.u p p e n h ci m e r"
Benjamin-Washingtop
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A truly wonderful assortment of the
^newest ideas in suits for spring
;are now here awaiting your ap
proval.
Come and see them—even if you
ii j i'-\ • . i
on t want to ba y,
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CONTRACTOR OFFERS
TO TAKE $15,000
Of $40,000 Stock Required To
Build Bridge Over White
River.
Sherman, Texas, March 2,1914
Mr. S. Heinemann,
Newport, Ark.
Dear Sir:
Referring to our recent con
versation with respect to bridg
ing the White river at your
town, please be advised that we
do not believe it practical to put
in a draw or lift bridge at that
point for the purpose of high
way traffic on a toll basis. It
will not only be very risky in ,
high water of that depth, but
very expensive to maintain, as
the piers will have to be provid
ed with protection and bumpers
for boats, etc. |
We are, however, prepared to
accept your proposition of build- j
ing a suspension bridge with a
pier on each bank with’ a clear-1
ance of 40 feet above high water i
or 72 feet above low water. This |
clearance would accommodate!
any steamer you have on that j
river. It could be erected at any i
stage of the river, and would j
give you much more satisfaction !
than any other structure.
The cables would be fabricat
ed at, shops and piers of concrete
or. steel. The approaches would
be something like 1,000 feet
lqng and have an easy rise of 5
feet in 100. It would make a
very picturesque and servicea
ble structure with capacity com
mensurate with modern traffic.
It would leave the channel of the
river clear and unobstructed.
I think the approaches on the j
town side would cross above the
Iron Mountain railroad and pro
vide a clearance for trains.
With this arrangement we
could take $15,000 stock on a ba- j
sis of $40,000 total cost and :
could begin work as soon as a- >
greement in writing could be
made.
If this proposition appeals to ,
you and your committee please
advise, and we will prepare
plans for your endorsement knd
begin on details.
We enclose a pencil sketch
that will give you an idea of the
. ‘ • c,*
size and magnificence of this
structure.
Yours truly,
J. R. JOHNSON,
Of the J. R. Johnson Engin
eering Company.
New McCrory Company.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 3.— Tht
Planters Mercantile Company of
McCrory, a general mercantile
concern, has been chartered,
with a capital stock of $15,000 of
which $10,700 has been sub
scribed. The officers are, J. C.
McCrory, president; J. F. Mor
gan. vice -president and George
W. Barber, secretary-treasurer.
Splendid Results Reported.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 3.—Dr. O.
\V. Garrison left last night for
Montgomery, Ala., to attend a
conference of the directors of
the Rockefeller Hookworm Com
mission. The work is now being
conducted in eleven states, and
splendid results are reported
from! all, in the eradication, not
only of the disease, but of the
conditions that produce it.
Contract Let For Power House
At Capitol.,
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Ma^qh 3.— The
State Capitol Commission will
today award the contracts for
the power house at the capitol,
to cost about $40,000, fully e
quipped, and for the construc
tion of the concrete walks and
approaches to the capitol, which
will be located northwest of the
capitol, and connected with the
basement by means of a con
crete tunnel, 6x8 feet, 650 long.
Epidemic of Measles.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 3.—There
has been a considerable epidemic
of measles in the city during the
last six weeks, but it has been of
a mild form, with no fatalities,
and no particular alarm has been
felt on account of it. There
have been several hundred cases
and in some cases schools have
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almost been closed on account of
so many pupils having the dis
ease.