ErSUICIDES
PSushis throat
K Walters Writes Strange
mil Before Taking
Kfe in Kensett Cala
B boose. |
B „ T A. Chandler was
Id to Kensett Wednesday
WL where he held an m
Er the body of a strange
■by the name of H. A. Wal
Ed about 40 years, who
fttted suicide in the cala
Kf that town early Wed- :
ft morning by cutting his
1ft with a piece of glass hot
ft man came to Kensett i
fty afternoon on a freight
Em Newport, where he
I^tcn employed at the plum
I trade, according to his
Statements to different par
Ibefore his death. His ac- ;
I while about town indicat- <
ftt he was insane from the
ft of intoxicants or drugs, ■
ftwas deemed advisable for ,
ft safety that he be locked :
i the nigni m LI1C llurc ■
his condition might be im- <
td by next morning. He <
(ably accepted lodging in
dim jail, and, at 11 o’clock
night, when visited by offi- •
who inquired as to his com- ;
he replied that he was feel- 1
| right, but next morning
[breakfast was taken to
it was discovered that the
rtunate man had broken a
t bottle and with a sharp
of the glass had cut his •
t in a horrible manner, en- ■
[severing the jugular vein,
feeling of mystery sur- :
fed the stranger, whose i
(Rations led the people to :
re that he had recently
(engaged in serious trouble i
ther places. During the af- •
»n he went into the tele- i
ft central office and stated
he desired to talk to the
r of Newport, and while
(wrote the following state
which he requested the ,
[lady to convey to the
ort mayor. The state
was as follows:
»mH. A. Walters, the man
was told to leave town by
■—after the bill was
al, and three of the boys
lof it and run after e. We
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b other has his arm
id the other is at Ken
w> no trace of any of
ates can be found ,al
i^alters stated that one
in was killed at Judso
3 was a member of the
Union at Spokane,
:on. in good standing,
to cards found on his
mains were brought to
ad buried in the pot
l—Searcy Citizen.
* Book For Sale.
>°k book compiled by
^ones has just been
a and is for sale by Mrs
*8. Scarborough and
to Stayton. The cook
made up from receipts
e*s and fancy dishes
the best cooks of New
tfiU be a treasure in
The proceeds of
°f Jhe hook will go to
“*8 Missionary Socie
■ Methodist church.
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TUCKERMAN NEWS.
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Miss Ray Kimberiin is visiting
relatives and friends in this city.
Miss Rodgers of Newark is
visiting her friend, Miss May
Stephens of this place.
A. J. Goetz left Tuesday for ,
St. Louis to buy furniture for
his new house.
Johnnie Skyrmes bought from i
Ed Baker through the Jackson j
Eounty Realty Company, a nice |
Farm last week.
Mrs. Julia Armstrong and
Mrs. J. C. Kimberiin left Mon
Jay for Clarendon to attend the ,
conference meeting. :
Mr- Charlie Smith, our popular
md efficient circuit clerk, made
lis usual weekly visit to home
?olks Sunday. Mr. Smith’s
nany friends at Tuckerman are
?lad for him to spend his Sun
lays with them.
That far from you have been
wanting to sell—list it with the
rackson County Realty Compa
ly and see how long you are the
wn • m_1_
miicr. vviicu 111 lucmiumi
sail on Judson Hout and let him
;xplain his plan. wit
Misses Nora and Ruth Yelver
;on left Monday for Paragould,
where they go to visit Mr. and
Vlrs. Dan Hogan, who live in
;hat city.
Miss Laura Nuckolls, who is
ittending school at Jonesboro,
spent Saturday and Sunday at
his place with homefolks.
Mr. Melvin Pickens of Bates
rille spent Sunday in this city
with friends.
For Fire Insurance see Jack
son County Realty Co- at Tuck
jrman. Office on the second
loor of the Smith building, lw
Mrs. K. K. Kimherlin was
sailed to the bedside of her bro
ker in Memphis, who is quite
sick in that city.
Mr. S. C. Cook and Miss Ger-:
srude Deaton of Tuckerman
were quietly married at the
iome of Preston Cook in this
;ity Saturday night. The re
porter extends to them good
wishes for a happy and prosper
puse life.
Mr- and Mrs. J. W. Lindley of
Kenyon spent Tuesday in the
pity.
Mr. Witt of near Newport
spent Tuesday in this town with
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Eleln Holloway is visiting
her friend, Mrs. Sallie Vande
vier, this week. 1
Prof. W- M. Shaver is spend- j
ing this week in the lower part
of the county in the interest of
the schools.
Mrs. Peart Churchman, who
has been very low with pneumon
ia for several weeks, is much
better, which her many friends
will be glad to learn.
J. M. Terrell left with his fam
ily Saturday for Southern Tex
as. His car left several days
ago.
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Bill Smith Fell From Window.
W. P. Smith, one of the lead
ing lawyers of Walnut Ridge,
and well known in this county,
fell from a second story window
in the Eagle hotel at Hoxie
about 3 o’clock Friday morning.
He is supposed to have been
walking in his sleep, and thoug
he fell 17 feet, broke no bones
and was not thought to have
been seriously injured. evera
doctors were at once called and
he was given every attention.
The Line Up.
(Advertisement)
Have you thought about the
fact that if you sign a petition
for saloons that your name will
be printed in two issues of a
leading newspaper?
Then have you thought what
kind of a crowd you will be lin
ed up with? Do you want to
stand with the thief and gamb
ler, who steal into your home
at the dark hours of midnight to
rob and murder?
Do you want to stand with the
murderer, who would dip his
hands into your blood and boast
of it?
Do you want to stand with the
licentious fellowm'an, who would
assault you, or your wife or sis
ter?
Do you want to stand with the
lewd woman, who would lead
your daughter astray, or wreck
your husband or son, or both,
physically and morally?
In fact, do you want to stand
with all the lowest scrapings of
the earth? Are you willing for
your name to appear in print
that you stand with these peo
nle and for the thincs thev stand
for?
If you do not, then do not
sign for saloons. In the name of
all that is pure and sacred, and
right, I plead with you not to
line yourself up with the crowd
that stands for all that is wrong
and wicked, and hellish, and
damning.
Yours for no saloons,
S. D. GRUMBLES.
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Exhibit of Arkansas Rice
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 5.— The
Stuttgart Rice Mill, of which
Oak H. Rhodes is general man
ager, has sent to the Depart
ment of Agriculture an exhibit
showing the different processes
through which Japanese and
Honduras rice is passed before
it is ready for the market.
Commissioner Page announc
es that he has secured the ser
vices of T. D. Arbuckle, an ex
pert decorator of Memphis, who
will have charge of preparing
the exhibits in the exposition
hall of the bureau located on the
first or ground floor of the new
capitol when the interior is fin
ished. Mr. Arbuckle was the of
A/n'nl /lnnAVofnr of flip
Fair and the Hot Springs State
Fair. The hall will be five
timjes as large as that now in
use. There are carloads of the
choicest exhibits from the state
fair not unpacked yet.
All articles for the Episcopal
bazaar must be sent to the home
of Mrs- T. J. Watson Monday,
December 8 for marking. d2.
GRANTS___
Moving Pictures
at the Opera House
ALONE IN THE JUNGLES
A thrilling 2-reel feature of wild
animals, showing how the girl
is rescued from the jaws of
death.
(SELIG)
MY LADY OF IDLENESS
Featuring Earl Williams, Doro
1 thy Kelly, William Humphrey
and Leah Baird
(Draa—VITAGRAPH)
An extra good show—don t miss
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I ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS
; GRANTS DIVORCE
TO MRS. CROSSER
Court Divides Property of .las.
Porter, Who Was Sent To
Penitentiary.
Batesville, Dec. 4.—The fea
ture of the chancery court at
the morning session was the di
vorce suit of Mrs. Addie Gross
er versus George Crosser, with a
Mrs. Barnett named as cores
pondent. The people involved
in the suit are prominent and
all reside at Newark. They are
among the wealthy people of
that place
The decree was granted on
complaint of the plaintiff', and
she was given $15 per month
alimony together with one-third
of all the personal and real
property belonging to the de
fendant.
The attorneys in the suit
were, Earl C. Casey for Mrs.
Crosser, and Ira J. Matheny for
the defendant.
Mr. and Mrs. Crosser have
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years and until a short time ago,
it is said their domestic rela
tions had been undisturbed.
In making the order the court
named Deputy Clerk Wycough
as master to take inventory of
the personal property of Mr.
Crosser, and make the division
of the property.
In the case of the fellow, Jas.
E- Porter of Newark, who was
sent to the federal prison at
Atlanta some months ago, the
court ordered that the trustee,
Mr. Magness, pay to his wife a
sum that had been willed to
him, for her sutsenance, and al
so that the barber shop-belong
ing to him be turned back to
him when he had served his
sentence in the prison. He was
sent up for two years, and was
indicted in the federal court
here at the same time the ex
press agent at Newark was in
dicted.
County Fair Meeting Wed
nesday.
Remember the Jackson Coun
ty Fair Association or rather a
nucleus, with which to form
such an organization will meet
WnrJnoo/lQxr Q'ffornnftn £lf flip
court house and all interested in
the movement are asked to be
present.
Come and bring your friends
and neighbors, who should be
willing to promote and help this
county enterprise. Good citi
zens from all parts of the coun
ty are expected to be present
and upon the attendance and in
terest shown in this first meet
ing, determines much of the
success of the effort to secure
for Jackson County an annual
county fair.
Oldfield Introduces Bill.
Washington, D. C., Dec. 4.—
Congressman W. A. Oldfield to
}day introduced a bill appropri
ating $25,000 to be used in re
moving obstructions to navi
gation at the boat landing at
jor near the tram track of the
Rock Island railroad company,
near Jacksonport, Ark., and for
the protection of th* White riv
er levee near that point- The
river is about to cut away the
levee near Jacksonport and do
considerable damage to proper
ty in addition to ruining navi
gation at that point.
Deer Hunter Shot.
Paragould, Dec. 4.— Loo
Breckinridge, a well known and
prominent citizen of the county,
accidentally shot himself in the
right arm and right eye yester
day morning while he was on
route to the bottoms of Cross
county, near Fair Oaks, on a
deer hunt. Breckinridge was
riding in a farm wagon, in
charge of the guns belonging to
the party. . He had loaded his
shot gun wfrth No. (J shot to kill
squirrels along the route- In
some manner the gun slipped
out of the wagon and struck the
wheel. The discharge struck
Breckinridge, one shot entering
the right eye and destroying
the sight. He is in a local sani
tarium recovering from the ef
fects of his wounds.
A Surprise China Shower.
Mrs. Stinson Robinson and
Mrs. Ida Saylors surprised their
sister, Mrs. A. Bullard,Thursday
night by giving her a surprise
party. 1 he guests had been in
vited by Mrs. Bullard’s sister
to meet at Mrs- Robinson’s and
go in a body to her home.
The evening was pleasantly
spent in conversation and look
ing at the many pieces of beau
tiful china which had been giv
en the hostess by her guests.
Refreshments of coffee and
sandwiches were served, after
which the guests departed leav
ing Mrs. Bullard to revel in her
exquisite display of gifts.
Postmaster Bound Over.
Deputy U. S. Marshal Bennett
and Deputy Sheriff Burd Phil
lips of Jonesboro have returned
from Whitwood, Lawrence
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county, having under arrest A.
L. and II. A. Houghton, post
master and deputy postmaster
at W'liilwood, who were arrested
on a charge of defrauding the
t’nited States government
Doth were taken before U. S.
Commissioner Markle where
they were given a preliminary
hearing. Each was held to
await the action of the next
term of the Federal grand jury
in tin' sum of $2,000, which was
given and the defendants dis
charged.—Jonesboro Tribune.
Iron Mountain Changes.
Effective Sunday, Decern1 ■ r
7, the Iron Mountain will make
the following change in their
passenger trains coming in and
out of Newport:
No. 17, Hot Springs Special,
will arrive at 4:43 instead of
15:20 a. ni. No. 5 will arrive at
5:10 a- m., instead of 5:00. Eo
cal passenger No. 23 will arrive
at 7:20, instead of 7:50, and
will leave at 7:45 p. m.. No. 28
will arrive at 8:35, instead of
8:45.
Good Church Report.
Rev. M. B. Umsted preached
his last sermon for the year
here Sunday night, and left
Tuesday for Clarendon to attend
the annual conference. Rev.
Umsted has done a splendid
work as pastor of the Metho
dist church here. It has been a
good year for the church and
his report will show all depart
, ments of the work in good shape
and all financial obligations met
in full. He has many friends
here who hope the coherence
will return him to this work
for next year.—Newark Journal.
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Practical Men Like
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early.
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