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Lxm NEWPORT, ARKANSAS FRIDAY. JAM ARY 9, 1911. M mMKK 2.J9
(SYSTEM
fORjHE COUNTY
v Engineer Coining To
ort to Estimate Cost
gvstem of Roads.
igh the progressive pub
t manifested by one of
ing attorneys, G. A. Hill
hechairman of the state
commission R. G. Dye
niseci to send Hugh R.
he state engineer to
the first two days of
kfor the purpose of lav
a county highway sys
to furnish an estimate
jst.
1 plans are to be consid
the matter will be gone
roughly before a decis
is to the best course,
ein securing for Jack
of the state’s richest
a system of public
keeping with the times
s of the county,
ed of some positive and
iction along this line is
to every citizen of the
id the cost must be
lin reason and present
valuations or the move
aid fail to secure that
upport necessary for its
ttllllC I ipc
1 urgent and
rou hear the
s. The pres
lown up the
oads and the
ent system,
ay is killing
very town in
:ing stagna
nd depriving
)portunity to
or engage in
ng that he
it or the im
rm.
letter of Mr.
;e, promising
engineer and
movement
nary 8, 1914.
)use,
)le to reply to
eember 31st,
'vices of an
irpose of lay
lighway sys
r.andfumish
he cost there
He same may
k Pictures
■Opera House
BrMAN’S BRIDE
3 ^'s l°ver res
JBh1 his aeroplane from
■ lighthouse. A wild
■(HTHEian 'Viggins'
■ivATIN(, WIDOW
fB”d' d°hn Brennen,
■^(Ularrv lie R,|V.
BHe TIMid COI’.
skandK0hnBrfclin,n
■ and the glove
■^ Rose Tapley.
■ord- Julia Swayne
ffc,P^ t-OgM.
^B 1 and Hi
r'
be submitted directly to the peo
ple through the candidates for
the Legislature at the March
primaries for the reason that we
had a change in Engineers on
the first of the month which ne
cessitated considerable extra
| work around the office in the
[way of closing up the matters
the retiring Engineer had on
hand.
I am very much pleased to ad
vise you that Mr. Hugh R. Car
| ter, of the Class of 1907 of the
: University has accepted this
place and that his services will
i now be available for the pur
poses indicated in your request.
I Mr. Carter is regarded all over
[the country as one of the best
i Highway Engineers in the south
I west. He has had much experi
; ence in road building, is a man of
[good character, sound judgment
land of sterling integrity.
The idea suggested in your
(letter, that practically all of
[your county should he thrown in
to an Improvement District for
the purposes of issuing bonds to
raise funds in order to build a
county highway system com
plete is a good one and is in ad
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> wi c+ny uuici vU'Uliiy \\
know anything of. However. I
have had this matter in mind for
sometime with a view of sug
gesting it to such counties as
may have the property values to
sustain the tax. In the Legisla
ture of 1913 a law similar to the
one you have in mind was pass-.
ed for White county but when j
the same reached the then gov- j
ernor it was vetoed for the very
good reason that the road mile- j
age was far in excess of any- j
thing that the funds provided
would take care of. This I take
it is one of the features involved
in your proposition you are seek
ing to avoid by having the ser
vices of an Engineer in advance.
If it is agreeable to you I will
have the Highway Engineer, Mr.
Carter, to leave here Sunday
night arriving in your city Mon
day morning in time for busi
ness. He can remain over Mon
day and Tuesday, and return af
;ter the 15th and remain so long
i as needed.
Wire me immediately if this is
(satisfactory to you as I am re
serving the 12th and 13th of the
i Engineer’s time subject to your
' order.
With best regards, I beg to re
i main.
Very truly yours,
R. G. DYE.
Chairman State Highway Com
mission.
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Notice Of Sewer Tax.
The tax books for the collec
tion. of the Special Sewer Tax
!on real property in Sewer Dis
trict No. 1 for the Fifth Annual
Assessment to maintain and op
erate said sewer system, have
been placed in my hands. All
owners of real property lying in ,
district and required to pay
their taxes to me within thirty
days from date. If such assess
ment is not paid action will be
commenced at the end of that
time for the collection of said
assessment, and for the legal
penalties and cost.
Given under my hand this
29th day of December, 1913.
' L. Minor, Collector
Sewer District No. 1, Newport,
Arkansas. 29d30
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Carload of Bananas.
Mr. J. B. Heard will have a carload
of nice bananas on the track
i site Wolff-Goldman’s, next;
I or Tuesday. Come early ar ^
best.
I
'KIRBY’S BACK-TRACK
PROVING COSTLY
Lo ITim In His Race Against
( larke And He May Vet Ik*
Forced to Meet Senator.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 8.—When a
candidate for office is a weakling
as an orator, there is an excuse
tor him when he declines a joint
debate, but for the attorney who
prides himself upon his oratori
cal ability, there can be none.
It is still worse for the man
who challenges another to a de
bate, when he knows conditions
will not permit the other to meet
him, then takes the back track
when the challenged candidate
shows signs of accepting the de
ft. The confidence of the sup
porters of such a politician are
shaken, for it is an admission of
weakness they have led, by his
blatant boasts to believe did not
exist.
Such a political monstrosity
has just been indulged in by Wm.
F. Kirby, who has worked him
self into a frenzy by imagining
he is making a race for the Unit
ed States Senate.
After announcing to the world
that Senator Clarke was invited
to be present at all political ap
pointments of Judge Kirby, and
that he would give him a fail
division of time, Judge Kirby
suddenly finds himself the fath
er of a different opinion, and he
has declined to arrange a joint
campaign with the Senator.
For nearly a month Judge Kir
by has gone over Northwest Ar
kansas. and frequently repeated
it in Little Rock hotel corridors,
declaring that Senator Clarke
would not meet him on the
stump. He intimated cowardice
on the part of the United States
Senator. He did not permit
them to get the impression that
Senator Clarke was attending to
his duties, forcing the vote on
the Currency bill before the hol
idays. Such, however, was the
case.
In announcing his speaking
dates, Judge Kirby placed on the
bottom the invitation to Sena
tor Clarke to be present. A
copy of one circular was mailed
to Senator Clarke. It was im
possible for Senator Clarke to
leave his official duties at that
time, and Judge Kirby was well
j enough acquainted with the
facts to risk the invitation to
■joint debate. Senator Clarke re
plied in a campaign announce
' r-y-irj-nf in tvV\ iph hp stated that he
1'—. . .
would be glad to arrange a joint
debate as soon as he could leave
I Washington.
Last week Senator Clarke
wrote Judge Kirby a letter—the
first that has passed between
the candidates in this campaign
—asking him to arrange for the
joint campaign. Senator Kir
by replied that there were no
longer any issues between the
candidates, and a joint debate
would be unpleasant. To those ,
who know the oratorical ability j
of the two do not doubt this '
statement that it would be un
pleasant—particularly to Judge
Kirby.
Persons who are supposed to
be near and dear to the Kirby
campaign management, have in
timated for several weeks that
there wc .d be no joint cam
paign, but no one believed the
showing of the white feather
would go to trig extent.
Under uch conditions it ap
A
pears as though Judge Kirby
Neglecting his own office t<
travel over the state making pee
liticiil speeches, had taken ad
vantage of Senator Clarke's de
termination to stand by the peo
ple and remain in congress while
ithe administration Currency bill
! was being put through, to chal
lenge him to debate, and then
belittle the Senator because he
did nnt accept. There is about
as much sport in this as throw
ing rock- at a blind man, and
the people will weigh the candi
date in accordance with the
cheap politics he has endeavor
ed to play.
The action of Judge Kirby in
this instance is like that of the
boy who goes close to the ken
nel and teases the dog, when he
knows the dog is tied, but who
skedaddles to high ground when
the dog is turned loose.
The people see through the
game, and until Judge Kirby
musters courage to come out in
the open and meet the man he
challenged in joint debate, they
will not consider him in th'j
light of a man worthy of the
Senatorial toga.
Senator Clarke will now ar
range his own itinerary, and
Judge Kirby will he urged to be
present. He will open his speech
making tours this week, proba
bly in Western Arkansas.
There has. never yet been a po
1 11 i r* o 1 o n wo wo i «rm i v* oi’lo » n lo t Ko
speaking dates of the candidate*
did not clash one or more times
Those who follow political cam
paigns are anxiously awaiting
the clash in Kirby and Clarke
dates, and when it comes they
will be on hands in great num
bers, for to use the words of an
up state editor, “Clarke will
have to choose a place where
there are plenty of trees in or
der to find a place to hang the
hide.”
No one blames Judge Kirby for
his desire to preserve his epi
dermis, but they believe his
side stepping should in the fu
ture be done in a less crude
manner.
Chancery Court Record.
Chancery court has been in
session the past two days presid
ed over by our popular chancel
lor, Judge George T. Humphries.
1 he proceedings of this session 1
are in brief, as follows:
Norn versus .!. If. Churchman,
divorce; $25 attorney's fee. $10 !
costs and $10 per month alimony 1
allowed.
C. J. Schyder versus Jackson!
County Land Company, submit-'
tod and taken under ad\ i enumt.
1!. L. St urzenholFeckor \' rstis
(Jenevera Sturzenhoffecker, di
vorce; decree for plaintiff and
i$ 12.50 per month alimony.
Rock port Pearl Mutton (\i.
versus Coorge L. Robinson, et al,
injunction, assessment fixed a!
$5000 by agreement.
Rubin M. Sheppard versus Su
sie Sheppard, divirce; decree.
Maude Nicholson < t al versus
i A. (). Roberts et al. foreclosure:
writ of possession again d
Charles T. Hamilton.
Jane Scott, versus Sam Scott. (
; divorce; decree granted.
Pearl M. Noel versus A. I. i
Noel, divorce; decree granted.
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Poinsett Fair Election.
Harrisburg, Jan. 8.—The reg-j
ular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Poinsett
County Fair Association was j
held today and the following
new directors were elected for <
the ensuing year: J. H. Mahan.
Of to Heehs N T. Whittaker. A.
J. Tanenbaum, W. li. Manning,
j J. G. Gant, J. E. Vanbeber, J. E.
: Sartor, M. H. Frayser, P. D. j
i Smith and S. T. Mayo. Hon.
i John W. Rooks, who has been 1
president of this association '
tendered his resignation as pres
ident and James H. Mahan was 1
'elected president pro tem, to 1
serve until the newly elected •
I board has a meeting to elect :
permanent officers for tin cn-i*
suing year. Mr. Rooks wasj'
made an honorary member of
the board of directors in recog- 1
nition of his long and tireless ef- ‘
forts for the success of the fair. 1
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The Occupations of Men.
One of the questions given in i
an examination to a third grade '
geography class was:
“What are the leading occup
pations of man?”
“Chewing, smoking, drinking \
and swearing,” replied a small ,
boy.—Exchange.
II WOMEN ONLY KNEW
What a Heap of Happiness It
Would Bring to Newport
Homes.
Hard to do housework with ar.
aching back.
Brings you hours of misery at
leisure or at work.
Tf women only knew the cause
—that
Backache pains often com;
from weak kidneys,
’Twould save much needless •
woe.
Doan’s Kidney Pills are f-<r
weak kidneys,
Many residents of this vicii -
ily endorse them.
Mrs. T. L. Stewart, Kensett
Arkansas, says: “I have nm
had any sign of kidney com
plaint since I was cured by
Doan’s Kidney Pills some year?
igo. I publicly testified to the
merit of the remedy at that
time and now I gladly confirm
hat statement.”
Price 50c. at all dealers.
Don’t simply ask for a kidney
remedy—get Doan’s Kidney
Pills—the same that Mrs. Stew
irt had. Foster-Milburn Ca,
Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
Total Liabilities $65,000.
Harrisburg, Jan. 8.— The
hand Leader (Morris Hayutin)
»ne of the largest dry goods es
.ablishments of this city, was
daced in the hands of a receiver
oday by its creditors. T. W.
Sparks was appointed receiver
md (he business was turned ov
;r to him. It could not be learn
id what the assets and liabilities
vere today, but from the best in
'or mat ion your correspondeni
:ould secure, the indebtedness
vill amount in the neighborhood
>f $15,000, besides about $20,000
)f indebtedness to the cotton
■oinmission men, who have large
(mounts of cotton, probably
mough to make them whole,
fhe assets are composed of a
>rick store building in this city,
vorth about $G,000, a stock of
roods that will probably invoice
dose to $18,000 in this city, and
i stock in Newport, the size of
A’hich we could not estimate.
Our Semi-Annual Sale of
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MANHATTAN SHIRTS
Now In Effect
$1.50 Manhattan Shirts, now .$1.15 ;
$2.00 Manhattan Shirts, now $1.38
$2.50 Manhattan Shirts, now ..... $1.88
$3.50 Manhattan Shirts. now( . $2.45 j
NO GOODS Y)Tr>T>/"'TT't?,Sk F1RST COME~
CHARGED JJJjHtjrilvLJ FIRST SERVED
"STAR CLOTH!KG HOUSE?