I THREE PRISONERS
GET PEN TERMS
John Redus Bteing Sent Up For
Fifteen Years For Second
Degree Murder.
Three prisoners, rather than
stand trial, entered pleas of
guilty to crimes, and received
penitentiary sentences from the
' court Iflfcnday morning. John
Redus, who killed George Gould
at Diaz in a cold-blooded way,
was willing to submit to murder
the second degree and was
given 15 years in the peniten
tiary. About the only mitigat
ing circumstance of his crime
was that the negro he killed was
* a mean and desperate, character,
. who had figured in several epi
F,. sodes.
John Williams Barnes, another
n^’a was sentenced to two
years, pleading guilty to volun-^
tary manslaughter. The de
ndaht, "while in fipn> with a
negro named “Rabbit,” had
struck the latter in the hea^l and
death resulted a month later.
Chri3 Walker, a white man,
who forged Earl Seaton’s name
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for forgery, his sentence to be
dated from May 1, 1911.
A. W. Rison, who stood a trial
by jury Saturday afternoon on
the charge of carrying a pistol,
was acquitted^
The argument in the license
petition case was resurrl&Higain
Monday afternoon, Judge O. W.
Scarborough and Ira J. Mack
addressing the court in behalf
of the motion of counsel for the
prohibitionists to dismiss the
appeal from the county court.
Docket Record In Brief;.
, R. L. Conditt versus J. B. Van
diver, ejectment; continued.
Birdie Horton versus W. H.
^phawler, damages; continued.
S. B. Kyle versus W. T. Alii-'
' son, damages; continued.
, Jno. Benson versus D. P.
„* - Dodd, consolidated with tBt of
, TJock Camp et al versus Dodd.
Lee Crimm et al versus Mrs.
fp^Bude Bayles, appeal dismissed
[I. at cost of plaintiff,
s*.. A. B. Drummond versus St. L.
|[ and I. M. and S. Ry. Co., dam
» ages; motion to make more
B— definite overruled and continued
for term with leave to answer.
BB J- H. Wilmuth versus Joseph
Bh^peed anci Wm. Hatfield, eject
j^BTfuent; continued both cases by
^B -consent.
H ik Grip to Get Whiskey.
Carouthers and Ea
J. W. Thorp, a bar
H t at the Creigh
HB hotel, charged with stealing
■ )me walrus grip from a
■ man at the Commer
^B had been given a drink
|H aforesaid grip and
B while intoxicated he
■ more and took
■ his room. The
■ to the owner
^B arraigned before Es
■ ftin Monday afternoon.
■ e In the Game.
^B Wood, Ballew, Eaton
^B swooped down
^B in the Kelley
^B and captur
es bone throwers.
Wm_ John and Jim
Henry Golden,
Ibe Johnson and
1 having
Report Weakens Cotton.
The second government gin
ners’ report showing 3,663,660
bales ginned up to September
24 brought the market down 21
points further, the figures being
regarded very bearish, due
largely to failure in recognizing
how early almost the entire crop
has opened.
The last of the government’s
condition estimates of 71.1 per
cent however would appear even
more bullish than the other is
bearish, showing the crop not
to be big but the picking early.
The best street price Monday
was 10 1-4 cents.
ADMIRAL SCHLEY
DROPS DEAD
Hero of Spanish-American War
Fell Dead Upon Street
Monday.
Special to Independent.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 2.—Rear
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley,
United States navy, retired hero
of the Spanish-American war
who was given the credit by the
nation for the overwhelming de
feat and destruction of Cerve
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cruisers, who attempted to es
cape from the harbor of Santi
ago, fell dead while waiting in
Forty-fourth street today.
Admiral Schley wras born at
Richfield near Frederick, Mary
land, October 9, 1839 and was
the son of John’ Thompson
Schley and Annie Rebecca
Franklin.
County Meeting Called.
To the Farmers’ Union of Jack
son County:
There will be a county union
at Cow Lake October 10 and 11.
We will have dinner on the
ground both days. All locals
are requested to send delegates
and all visitors will receive a
hearty welcome. Our Union
Hall will not be completed but
we will have it near enough fin
ished to meet in it. We cordial
ly invite anyone who wants to
to come and urge each local to
send delegates.
A. J. Grizzle, Pres.
J. C. McFadden,
Sec. and Treas.
Notice.
Commencing October the
first, I will start closing out my
entire grocery stock. I will
have no bookkeeper employed,
run no delivery wagon and will
not be in a position to take care
of any credit business whatever.
This will be an opportunity to
stock up on groceries as the en
tire stock must be sold if possi
ble, in thirty days at actual cost.
We wish to thank those who
have been our customers and
friends so long for their kind
consideration, and assure you
one and all, that we feel grateful
to you.
56btf. H. P. Martin.
Special Notice.
I will meet any clubbing price
on any combination of maga
zines offered by any subscrip
tion agency in America. Don’t
send your money to strangers
when you can get the same
prices at home. This is a Spot
Cash proposition.
56btf I. D. Price.
Received Daily
Sweet Potatoes, Pears, Celery,.
Grapes, Cocoanuts, Apples, Lem
ons and Bananas,—Snetzer’s
Grocery. 44dtf.
PROTEST AGAINS” j
CICUS deception!
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Many of the Shows Touring
State Fail to Produce Ad
vertised Items.
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During the memorable session
of the Arkansas legislature —|
1905—no matter how much
graft the members -were charged
with, they passed one act intend
ed to stop graft in others, and
protect their constituents in a
place where it would not affect
the legislators in the least.
•i This act is 272 of 1905. It
pertains to public exhibitions,
particularly circuses, and if
they are so determined, the citi
zens of Aransas can get as:
much out of the shows, touring
the state, as the greatest com
bined* three ring and a stage
tented attraction ever appearing
before the American people,
takes from them.
This legislative act makes it a
misdemeanor for the circuses to
advertise anything they cannot,
or do not produce during the
regular performances, it pre
vents the flaming posters from
heralding the many headed mon
ster, or some strange beast
never before heard of, drawing
the people to the tent to view
this latest thing in zoological
fashion. It prevents the adver
tising of acts thrilling, which
failed to thrill.
To Protect the Public.
In its wisdom, the legislature
undertook to protect the people
of the state from deceptions on
the part of the circus. Every
assertion in the cirsus advertis
ing which is not made good in
the performance is a separate
offense, and punishable by fine.
Since the passage of the act,
circuses visiting Arkansas have
given no more consideration to
the act than though it adorned
the outside of the statutes of
Arkansas,instead of the interior.
No effort has ever been made
by the officers to enfqrcq it. If
it is an unwise, or unfair act, re
peal it, otherwise enforce it.
Today there are more circuses
and alleged wild west shows
touring Aransas than there were
colors to Joseph’s coat.
There is the Barnum and Bai
ley combination—the founder of
which is given credit for the
muchly quoted saying, “The
American people like to be hum
bugged.”
The Hagenbeck-Wallace com
bination is just leaving the state.
Ringling Bros., greatest ever,
another branch of the circus
trust, is soon to arrive.
Frank Sparks’ aggregation of
tented surprises is cutting a wide j
path through the finances of
Arkansas farmers, and playing
the smaller towns.
Yankee Robinson is today at
Morris on and has a number of
other Arkansas dates.
Wild West Assortments, Too.
Then there are several small
Wild West assortments touring
Arkansas and showing wherever
F'ly can catch on.
With all this out after Arkan
sas coin in one season, it would
be only just on the part of the
officers that they keep close
watch and protect the public
just a bit, and get for them a run
for their money.
The public—in the words of
the illustrious Commodore Van
derbilt—"be damned,” is evi
dently the motto of the average
circus.
Give the Common People some
relief, please Mr. Officer.
The Law In the Case.
The act governing the circuses
and other public places of amuse
ment, is as follows:
Be it enacted by the general as
sembly of the* State of .Ark
ansas : .
Section 1. That hereafter it
shall be unlawful for the
agents, owners or operators of
any circus, shows or ehibitions
of whatever kind*, to fail or re
fuse to exhibit all and every
feat, feature, trick, or other ex
hibit which may have been by
such agent, owner or operator
of any such circus or other ex
hibition advertised by bill
board or poster, newspaper no
tice or otherwise.
Sec. 2. That any manager,
company or corporation running
for purpose of profit any circus,
show or exhibition of whatever
kind, who shall violate the pro
visions of Section 1 of this act,
shall be guilty of a misdemean
or, and, upon conviction be fin
ed in any sum not less than $10
nor more than $25.
Sec. 3. All laws and parts of
laws in conflict herewith are
hereby repealed, and this act
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oncui i/uivv v. 11 -i a viu wnvi i -.i
its passage.
Approved May 6, 1906.
How many are aware that
thei'e is such an act on the stat
ute books? Who ever heard oi
any attempt to enforce it? Dc
the agents, owners or operators
of the circuses that take the
hundreds of thousands out of
the state annually know of the
existence of this law ?—Free
Lance.
ASSESSMENT fOR
YEAR Of 1911
Of Personal Property In Jack
son County Shows Increase
, of $200,000.
The assessment for 1911
which has been completed bj
Assessor C. E. Smith and re
viewed by the board of eaualiza
tion, shows a total persona
property assessment for Jack
son county of $1,839,700, being
an increase over last year of ov
er $200,000, while the increase
on both real and personal will
run from one-half to three-quar
ters of a million dollars.
Figuring this at one-half a
million increase, the increased
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revenue iu me cuunty iui genci
al purposes at the 5 mill rate will
be $2500 and on the road tax of
3 mills, which will probably not
be forgotten again, a gain of
$1500.
For 1911, the assessor listed
3781 white polls and 431 colored,
other lists amounting to 431.
Jackson County has 4301
horses assessed at $218,560 oi
an average of $55 per heat
15,722 cattle $118,365 about $f
per head; 4063 mules, tota
$233,650, average $60; 84S
sheep and goats at $960; 28751
hogs at $45,415; 2870 automo
biles, bicycles, carriages, bug
gies, wagons, etc. at $56,460
487 watches at $6030; 2933
pianos and musical instruments
at $25,480.
Stocks of merchandise are as
sessed at $320,580, property
listed by banks $164,180; man
ufactured articles $88,305;
moneys, credits, accounts, notes
etc. $68,310; household goods
$242, 315, railroad property
$231,680.
Have you tried them? Vir
tue’s Little Liver Granules at
City Drug Store. 39dlm.
SUPREME COURT
QUASHES ORDER
Of Circuit Judge In Removing
Eunice Jones From Con
vict Farm.
, Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 2.—The su
preme court this morning j
■ quashed the writ of certiorari j
issued by Circuit Judge R. E.
Jeffery in the case of John Bo
I mer versus Eunice Jones, which
..will return Jones to the convict
farm in Mississippi county,
j Jones was convicted of boot
j legging on a number of indict
ments, but was returned to the I
Jackson county jail through a
writ secured from the circuit
j judge, on the ground that the
! contractors had violated and
! broken their compact with the
county in failure to properly
| care for her prisoners.
—
Company Has No Rights.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 1.—The
State Insurance Commissioner:
has sent to Prosecuting Attor-,
ney J. Y. Stephens, calling his
| attention to the fact that the
; American Home Protective As
I sociation of Bessemer, Ala., is
holding bills of sale against
many negroes in Ouachita coun
ty, for policies of insurance.
The law officer is advised that
the company has no authority
to write insurance, and that if
its agents make any effort to
collect on the bills of sale, due
October 10, that they be prose
cuted.
The want ad column is a great
help to people in want.
Hazel On American Plat
C. H. Creesinger, the
manager of the Hazel hotel,^
having the dining room a
kitchen thoroughly overhaul
with the addition of new paint
and paper. Mr. Creesinger
hopes to be able to begin serv
ing meals by Wednesday.
Mr. Creesinger is a pleasan
gentleman, enjoys a vfide ac
quaintance with the traveling
men and with his experience,
should and doubtless wifftnakaH
the Hazel hotel an excellent hos
telry.
Mr. J. B. McCully, who retires
from the management, has
made a Host of friends in this
city, who will regi’et to see him
leave Newport.
Wanted At Pangburn. >
Postponed Until October 17.
In the reviewing of complaint^*
against assessment of land in
the Cook Slough Drainage Dis
trict, the matter was postponed
until October 17 and will
heard by the county court upoi
that date.
To Automobile Ownerir
I now have a first class repair
man and am in shape to take
care of your troubles at reason- ^
able prices. Phone 38.
29dtf J. L. Younger. *
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