I BUILDERS
FFER ENGINEERS
n Furnished Shows
ridge Can Be Built
For $50,000.
bridge companies are
»ring the services of
ineering departments
nemann in regard to
lg of White River at
If the bridge is locat
he city according to
of the Morning Star
5 furnished by Stay
ton, the distance from
nk is about 400 feet,
ve come forward with
tion that the old Con
ark is the most suit
on, there being high
l either side and a
that point extending
he high land in Oil
The river is also not
and the bottoms are
lard.
& Huntington of
y want to present an
F the cost of a verti
aridge. They claim it
be cheaper, both as,to first
|and as to maintenance.
7 estimate the cost of two
fand he lifting span at $8,
and built a bridge across the
mbia River at Trail, British
mbia, 698 feet in length for
loo.
| letter from the Memphis
fe Company offers the engi
ag department of their
•any at the free disposal of
Itizens to make an estimate
6 cost.
e time is evidently here for
gilding of this bridge and
Iity should be read
:. Give your sub
dr. Heinemann and
i Newport’s growth
;y.
>ut For Keeps.
y one who will not,
,save a few dollars ?
we are going out of
1 our stock is being
-not over and not
lere is a good deal
that everyone who
ss, needs every day
itK.
dOUs to ciose it out
;oing to buy it from
jthers will be here
fe, and we ask that
& have your orders,
and see > what we
HHHBfour for awhile.
Make Second Runaway.
The handsome gray team of
the Taggart Grocer Company
doesn’t take kindly to automo
biles, in fact the horse on the
left seems to go wild upon one’s
approach. Monday morning
about 8 o’clock, while the driver
was taking an order at the cor
ner of Fourth and Walnut, the
very place from which the team
ran away Saturday morning, the
passing of a machine again
frightened them and they head
ed for the country in a run.
The hitching block of iron
was soon lost and away they
i went,not stopping until the wag
on was hung up on the bridge
over the Lake slough on the Is
land road two miles from town.
The tongue of the wagon was
broken and the forepart smashed
up considerably.
No one was in the wagon and
no one was hurt, nor were the
horses injured, though the run
away of Saturday resulted in a
bad breast wound to one of the
animals.
Morgan Must Hang.
Harrisburg, Oct. 14.—Arthur
Morgan, charged with the mur
der of Pete Ollin, was found j
guilty this morning by the jury;
trying the case, and he was sen
tenced this afternoon by Judge
Frank Smith to be hanged. Soon
after sentence was passed on
Morgan, he was taken to Jones
boro to be held until he is exe
cuted.
Ollin was killed last summer,
the killing being under atrocious
circumstances. Morgan escaped
into Missouri after the killing,
but was soon after arrested and
brought back to Harrisburg.
The killing occurred at a stave
mill five miles from here, and it
is said that Ollin had his hands
in the air pleading to be spared
when he Was shot down.
FEAR SERIOUS
PRAIRIE FIRES
..%
County Authorities Cutting
Grass In Prairies To Pre
vent Conflagration.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 16.—Contin
ued rains during the summer
months prevented the cutting of
hay on Grand Prairie until the
weeds became high and the
hay was ruined. This has caus
ed high grass to be all over the
prairies now and the citizens of
the counties of Lonoke, Prairie,
Arkansas and the other prairie
centers are now taking steps to
.prevent serious prairie fires this
,nty authorities have
mty teams at work
;s cutting out all the
j with mowing machines,
ao the fire will not be communi
cated from one field to another
except through flying sparks. It
is certain that the prairie can
not be all mowed off before a
spark from a passing train,
fanned by a breeze, will start
some field, and if no effort is now
made to control such a blaze, it
would be useless to try then.
W .A. Billingsley reached
home on No. 4 from Bardell, La.,
where he left his mother some
what improved, which will be
good news to her friends in this
city. The advanced age of Mr.
| Billingsley's mother makes
against her in the present illness
but we hope the improvement
may continue.
(ATHLETICS WIN j
! SECOND Of SERIES
| _ j
Knock Marquard Out Of The
Box In Eighth Inning Be
fore Home Crowd.
Special to Independent.
Philadelphia, Pa., Oct. 16.—
Before a record breaking crowd
estimated at 40,000 people, but
with the grounds a little heavy I
from a big rain, the Athletics
came back strong against the
Giants and took the second of
the world’s series by a score of,
3 to 1.
i
Plank pitted against the young
Marquard, the American twirl
er was easily the victor, the lat-1
ter being routed in the eighth to
be supplanted by Crandall. The
crisis of the game came with
Collins on second base, when Ba
ker rapped the ball for ail the
bases scoring two runs, the mar
gin of the game.
R. H. E.
Giants 1 53
Athletics 3 4 3
Batteries: Marquard, Cran
dall and Meyers; Plank and
Thomas.
LEAN YEAR FOR
RAILROAD BUILDING
Rice Belt However Has Been
Completed And Mountain
May Connect Lines.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 16.—The
present year is a very lean one
for railroad building, and with
the exception of some rebuilding
being done on the Iron Mountain
mainline there is practically no
thing for the railroad contractor.
The Rice Belt Railroad, which
connects Stuttgart with the
Rock Island at Mesa, is the lit
tle cut-up of the few roads
which have been constructed
this year.
The president of this short
line has just visited Stuttgart,
from his home in Chicago, and
the announcement is made that
four lots on the principal street
of the town, in the very heart of
the little rice city, have been
purchased and will be. used for a
1 depot site. With this announce
ment comes another that the
railroad has purchased a right
of way across the town, from
its present freight depot, to the
new depot site. This is through
the heart of the residence sec
tion, and will cause a rebuilding
of the town, and will make the
Pino P.ol+ vpw nonular. as the
Cotton Belt station is now some
distance from the town.
This railroad will by the first
of November be running regular
passenger trains to Mesa, mak
ing direct connections with Rock
Island trains from Little Rock
and Memphis. This will permit
the citizens of Stuttgart to
reach Little Rock in less than
three hours after laving home,
a journey which now takes the
major portion of a day on ac
count of poor railroad connec
tions. Announcement has just
been made that the Iron Moun
tain will complete the 60 mile
cut-off between Marianna and
Memphis, by January 1, and
have it in operation very shortly
after.
Tonight At Opera House
Granberry and LaMon, the
greatest singers and dancers
that ever hit Newport, with mo
tion pictures. Admission 10 and
15 cents.
Celebrate Wedding Anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. I. Sprigg, whose
thirty-third wedding anniversa
ry this is, were given quite a
pleasant surprise this (Monday)
afternoon when a number of
their neighborhood friends came
in to help celebrate the memor
able occasion.
The pleasant event was se
cretly planned by their daughter,
Miss Mary Sprigg, who thought
to surprise her parents by invit
ing their most intimate neigh
bors and also planned and serv
ed delicious cream, cake and
coffee.
In appreciation of their love
and esteem of Mrs. Sprigg those
invited purchased a very hand
some piece of silver which was
presented the bride of thirty
three-years, and was no doubt
received with a heart full of
thanks.
Automobile Parties.
Our neighbor city, Augusta,
was well reprsented in Newport
Sunday in automobile parties,
as several machines came up
filled with “joy riders” who
spent the day here. Among
the parties from Augusta were
Tom Stanley, Minor O’Neal, W.
E. Ferguson, Kit Corley, J. L.
tn ; j r-1 tv tit_ _ n - j?
uavio emu kj, xv. tvcaci, cm
whom were guests of Col. L. Mi
nor and family and Alcorn Fer
guson. Mr. Will Campbell, also
of Augusta, who accompanied
the party, spent the day very
pleasantly with his sister, Mrs.
John W. Stayton.
Garland Hurt Assistant Cashier,
At a recent meeting of the di
rectors of the Arkansas Bank
& Trust Company, Garland Hurt
was elected assistant cashier in
recognition of his worth and
services to the bank.
He is a popular young gentle
man, capable, energetic, ambi
tious and a young man of fine
character, whose friends are
pleased to note his advancement.
John James Ferguson of Au
gusta, a son of W. E. Ferguson,
has also recently accepted a po
sition with the Arkansas Bank
& Trust Company.
Revival Services.
Rev. H. H. Hunt, pastor of the
Hunter Memorial church at Lit
tle Rock, is assisting the pastor,
Rev. B. L. Harris in a revival
meeting at the Methodist church
chuch in this city, the services
bekig held in the court room.
Rev. Mr. Hunt preached two
splendid sermon.-. unday, his
, « IT
morning sunjeec oemg n-eavexx
and Evening subject Hell. Both
were strong, forceful talks that
no doubt found lodging in the
hearts of his hearers.
The congregations were grat
ifying for the court room was
filled at both services and the
closest attention given. There
will be services every afternoon
at three o’clock and evening at
| seven-thirty, to which all inter
ested are invited.
i ;
Takes Rice Premium.
Walnut Ridge, Oct. 14.—S. C.
Dowell returned this morning
from Hot Springs, where he at
tended the state fair and took
first price on rice. This is fur
ther north than rice has ever
been grown in this state. Mr.
Dowell raised over 100 bushels
per acre, and his famous Hondu
ras rice is used in the big hotels
in Little Rock, Hot Springs and
Memphis.
I WHEN A MAN
| BUYS CLOTHES
x He goes to the store in which he
© has the greatest confidence. He
g does not judge stores by what
R they CLAIM to do, but by what
© they DO do. He goes to the
g store that he has learned al
© ways gives all or more than
g they promise. While some stores
5 are always claiming to give
I unheard of values, it is quite of
ten the case that some other
’ store, not claiming so much is
really giving BETTER values.
R While we are firm believers in
<5 advertising, we know that men
§ judge us mostly BY WHAT WE
© DO and not by what we say,
g hence we depend upon REAL
R GENUINE VALUE GIVING to
© get us customers and KEEP
I them. We want YOU.
Star Clothing Co.
Jos. N. Berger,' Jj.
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Died At Eight Mile.
Mrs. Rosa Rankin, wife of J.
W. Rankin of Eight Mile, died
Sunday afternoon from a few
days’ illness and was burled
Monday afternoon at Johnson’s
graveyard.
The deceased was a most es
timable lady whose, friends re
gret to learn of her death.
She is survived by Her hus
band and three small children.
—
Warning Order.
Jackson Chancery Court.
Anna L. Kelley, Plaintiff
vs.
Frank Kelley, Defendant.
The defendant, Frank Kelley,
is warned to appear in this
Court within thirty days, and
answer the complaint of the
plaintiff, Anna L. Kelley.
September 23, 1911.
Geo. R. Hays, Clerk.
Stuckey & Stuckey, Solicitors
for Plaintiff. ' 26w4
Tuckerman High School.
All the State High schools are
offering special advantages to
qualify high school pupils for
teachers. Tuckerman has the
only State High School in Jack
son county and tuition to all
high school pupils and licensed
teachers in the county is free.
This advantage is offered in the
hope of reaching the boys and
girls of the rural districts, and
we propose to give them, if they
come to our town, high school
training equal to that received
in any other high school, within
or without the county.
We are doing three full high
school years’ work. A copy of
our course will be furnished on
application to the principal and
"<her information given. Board
can be secured in the best fam
ilies.
E. R. Williamson, Prin.
L. D. Smith, Sec. Board.
w2t
W'arning Order.
Jackson Chancery Court.
Amanda E. Moseley, Plaintiff
vs.
Thomas Moseley, Defendant
The defendant, Thomas Mose
ley, is warned to appear in this1 ^
Court within thirty days, and
answer the complaint of the
plaintiff, Amanda E. Moseley.
October 12th, 1911.
Geo. R. Hays, Clerk.
Phillips, Hillhouse & Boyce.
29w4 Solicitors for Plaintiff.
Beating the Bachelor.
In Sicily the fir tree la unknown
as a Chrlstmaa adjunct, but the very
Ludicrous custom of "beating the
bachelor" is observed by the women
All of the unmarried men in the vil
lage are driven into the church after
mass by the outnumbering women
and run about the sacred edifice and
beaten until they declare (often false
ly) that they will wed ere another
Christmas come around.
flays on Bicycle Pump. n
A Oodalmlng working man named
Oliver baa discovered that an ordinary
bicycle pump can be converted InjQ n
music?! instrument. Ha took part
reoently In a concert At Oodalmlng
and gave bicycle-pump selection*. in
cluding "KUlarney," ‘Ths Holy City"
and "The Dear Homeland." The In
strument sounds like a cross between
a flute and a trombone and the meth
of playing It suggests both Instru
ments.
Stradlvarlus as Toy. '
A Stradlvarlus worth $12,000 has
been purchased by a violinist at Straa
burg, Germany, for $1.50 from a little
boy who was dragging it about full
of Band as a toy cart