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Mrs. Laura Cowles Doswell.
On Wednesday morning at 11
o’clock, November first, there
passed from life the sweet spirit
of Laura Cowles Doswell, aged
77 years, at the family home on
Elm street.
Although Mrs. Doswell had
been in failing' health for the
past several years, and some
times her life would almost be
despaired of, yet her wonderful
vitality and endurance brought
her through many severe sick
spells, but not until Tuesday ev
ening did it become apparent to
her family and friends that the
end was near.
Surrounded by her loved ones
and those bound in friendship
who ministered to her every
comfort to the last breath, she
passed away as sweetly as one
falling asleep.
The deceased is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. J. S. Wil
mans of this city and Mi s. J. 0.
Taylor' of Memphis.
The funeral services will be
held at St. Paul’s church Thurs
day afternoon at 2 o’clock, con
ducted by the rector, Rev. J. E.
Vann, burial following at Walnut
Grove cemetery.
Life of Deceased.
I 1870 Mrs. Doswell with
her two daughters came from
her old home at Hanover county,
Virginia to Jacksonport, where
she made her home with her
brother, Col. Franklin Doswell,
deceased. By her bright intellect
and genial nature, she soon be
came a leading spirit in the com
munity of that old city and her
home was a social center of the
town for the young people foi
whom she had the keenest sym
pathy. A life long member of
the Episcopal church. Her
home was also the home'of the
bishop and other visiting clergy.
In 1884 the family moved to
Newport and joined the “Old
Jacksonport Colony,” which has
ever held together in bonds of
friendship as one family. The
deceased was a woman of rare
intellect and to her last days her
mind was as clear and bright as
in her younger days. Her -sweet
simplicity of .life and manner,
“a southerner of. the old type,”
makes her absence all the more
a loss, for her place is indeed
troranf Knt t.tip world is richer
for the legacy of a life like hers.
Fire Caused Complications.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 1.—By rea
son of the fire which last week
destroyed the court house at
Des Arc, with all the ta$c books
and other records, the people of
Prairie county will not be re
quired to pay taxes on the new
assessment, made for this year.
The reason is that there is no re
cord of that assessment. County
JudgeE. R. Screeton and Circuit
Clerk R. J. Hodges called upon
Gov. Donaghey and Attorney
General Norwood yesterday to
discuss the subject, and ascer
tain some means of getting out
of the difficulty. They were ad
vised that there is nothing to be
done but to extend the taxes on
the tax books for 1910, which es
caped destruction, having been
kept in another place. This was
suggested as the better plan, ra
ther than to defer this year’s
taxes, which would require the
collection of two year’s taxes at
one time.
To Automobile Owners.
I now have a first class repair
man *nd am in shape to
i at reasv«£
HALLOWE’EN LAD
GETS SHOT
Hot Springs Woman Had De
cided Objections to Boyish
Fun.
Hot Springs, Oct. 31.—Mit
Howard, the eldest son of former
Constable Albert Howard, was
painfully wounded tonight when
a woman fired a shot into a
a, crowd of boys playing Hollo
we’en pranks at her front gate.
The bullet struck the young man
squarely on the upper lip, knock
ing out two of his teeth and lodg
ing in his mouth without doing
further damage.
The woman who fired the shot
claimed to.the officers the boys
had been committing mischief at
her home for an hour or more
and she could bear it no longer.
The lad’s condition is not serious.
To Refer Prohibition.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 1.—At a
.a A i 1 A 1 A 1 '
meeting oi me Ainaiisa» auu
Saloon League held here yester
day, attended by forty members
from all parts of the state, a re
solution was adopted favoring
the initiation of a state-wide pro
hibition measure for the general
election of 1912. It was a sense
of the meeting that the proposi
tion be presented to the various
denominations of the state by
the executive committee, and
their corporation urged for car
rying on the work.
' It is probable that the prepar
tion of the petitions will not be
gin until after the next meeting
of the League which will be held
m January, and then a systemat
ic canvass of the state is to
be made. It is the purpose of
the committee to secure as large
a petition as practicable to show
the strength of the prohibition
element of. the state, and they
estimate that it will be possible
to secure the signatures of a ma
jority of the voters.
Senator T. J. Raney of New
ark was temporary chairman of
the meeting and Col. George
Thornburg of Little Rock was
permanent chairman.
Heavier When He Has a
A Mail Carrier’s Load
cwj Mail Carrier at
Atchison, Kansas, says:
have been bothered with kidfte\
and bladder trouble and h"d
severe pain across my back.
Whenever I carried a heavy load
of mail, my kidney trouble in
creased. Some time ago, 1
started taking Foley Kidney
Pills and since taking them 1
have gotten entirely rid of al1
my kidney trouble and am -ov
as sound as ever.”—W. E. B^V
ENS\
All Up-to-date Housed
use Red Cross Ball Fv a. I+
makes the clothes cP
p?eet as when new. All Gro
cers.
A Household Med:
That stops coughs o>r
cures colds is Foley’s U
Tar Compound. Mr«
! zer, 2526 Jefferson St
|ha, Neb., says: “I '
| mend Foley’s Hone
'Compound as a sur
! coughs and colds. V
| daughter of. a bad
I neighbor, Mrs. Be
j herself and her -
with Foley’s Ho
Compound. Ev'
ARKANSAS STATE
TEACHERS’ ASSOCIATION
To Be Held In Capital City, De
cember 27, 28. and 29.
The Executive Officers of the
Arkansas State Teachers’ Asso
ciation, announce that the pro
i grams for the 44th Session, Lit
tle Rock, December 27, 28, 29,
will be the most impressive in
its history.
Three noted speakers and edu
cational leaders have already
been definitely engaged for the
meeting, as follows:
Dr. Warren H. Wilson, Super
intendent Presbyterian Depart
ment of "Church and Country
Life.” He was a prominent
speaker at the National Conser
vation Congress in Kansas City,
He also addressed the Confer
ence for Education in the South
at Jacksonville, Fla. His sub
ject here will be "Cooperation
and Consolidation in Country
Life.”
Prof. P. G. Holden, Superin
tendent Agricultural Depart
nf tKo Tnurn Rtat.p TTniver
sity. His address, “Social Life
on the Farm,” at the Conserva
tion Congress won great ap
plause and wide-spread comment.
Dr. Reuben Post Halleck,Prin
cipal Boy’s High School, Louis
ville, Ky., also author of Hal
leck’s Psychology and a number
of other books. His subject will
be “Moral Stimulus in American
Literature.” a subject to which
he has devoted many years of
careful research.
Other prominent speakers will
be included in the general pro
grams and the Section Pro
grams are being carefully work
ed out.
Special railroad rates will be
available from all points in Ar
kansas, and ample hotel facili
ties can be secured at reasonable
rates. A registered attendance
of 2,000 is expected.
Batesville Passenger Wrecked.
The Batesville passenger,
which left here this morning on
its regular trip, was wrecked
near fltzgerald, a few miles
northwest of Diaz this morning.
The cause was attributed to at
split rail and it is a miracle that
no oiie was hurt for all three
passenger coaches left the track
and balanced on the incline. A
wrecker was sent to the scene
and it was expected the track
would be cleared some time this
afternoon.
On board the train was the
camping and hunting party who
left here for Buffalo Messrs. R.
T. Summons, James Sisson, D. B.
Stubblefield, Otis Price and Gus
Martin composing the party.
They telephoned home that
they were unhurt and expected
to resume their journey this af
ternoon.
For coughing, dryness and
THANKSGIVING OR |
MOURNING?
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Buster Jones Continues to Evade
Arrest — Nbw Im
. ' mune.,
U. S. Marshal Webber of this
city for some time past has had
a warrant for the arrest of “Bus- *
ter” Jones, a Newport negro, but
the black has succeeded in evad
ing the officer for several weeks
until recently, when he was lo
cated in Newport seriously ill.
The officer this morning received •
a post card from Jones’ wife an-'
nouncing the negro’s death. No >
one perhaps but Mr. Webber j
would have seen the “point” ini
this communication. j
The card was decorated on the!
back with a large picture of a1
turkey gobbler, and a dainty au
tumn woods scene, beneath •
which was “Thanksgiving Greet- J
ing.” On th'e reverse side*
...» » 4>l> a
TV UO I/11V UUUA VVW)
announcement “Thanksgiving *
Series No. —,” following which ’
the bereaved (?) wife had
written: “Mr. Webber, Busteri
Jones dide this morning at 8
o’clock so i thought i woud let
you no about it.’’—Guard.
Coughing At Night
Means loss of sleep which is bad
t
for everyone. Foley’s Honey and
Tar Compound stops the cough
at once, relieves the tickling and
dryness in the throat and heals
the inflamed membranes.- Pre
vents a cold developing into
bronchitis or pneumonia. Keep
Foley’s Honey and Tar always in
the house. Refuse substitutes.
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Hallowe'en Party.
The Junior Auxilliary of St.*
Paul’s church entertained with a
delightfully planned Hallowe’en
party at the home of Mrs. L
Sprigg Tuesday evening.
The house decorations carried
out the great autumn festival
perfectly, autumn leaves and
flowers being used with pretty
effect and the lights arranged
in pumpkins with blinking eyes
and grinning teeth, made ogs^-*^
feel that ghosts were stalking
around, witches dancing and
imps and goblins holding high
carnival.
Every feature of entertain- :
ment pertaining to Hallowe'en S
was indulged in by the iorge
crowd present, who enjoyed the
evening’s entertainment
much and also helped to coht
ute to the junior society chr
fund.
A lunch in which fruits, i
and other things pertain
Hallowe'en was served
young ladies of the society, wl
had the entertainment in hand
The society cleared the neat
sum of twenty dollars for
treasury. , " • >v
Red Cross Ball Blue should be
in every home. Ask your gro
cer for it. Large 2 oz. pac
5 cents.
' .
Backache, Headache,
Nervousness,
and Rheumatism, both in men
tion of the urinary organs.
ic in niM(6lfcJfti^i||Blt
—W. E. BEVENS*.
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THEY at snugly without giving that “bundled up” feel
ing. They yield to every movement of the body without
straining or cramping you. Men who know comfort wear
Mentor and men who wear Mentor know comfort.
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