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The Snakes Came Back.
Fulton, Mo., Aug. 12.—A good
many years ago, thirty to be ex
act, the Millizer family lived on
a farm on the Charlton river.
Among the possessions of Mr.
Millizer were two large bull
snakes about eight feet long,
which he had trained to do dif
ferent kinds of tricks.
Naturally he became much at
tached to them and when the
family moved to Arkansas about
thirteen years ago, Mr. Millizer
insisted that the snakes must go
along.
Three weeks ago the snakes
returned and haye taken up
their abode in the same hollow j
sycamore tree that served as i
their roosting place before their
removal to Arkansas.
The reptiles are still very j
tame and sons of David Broth
ers, who are now tenanting the i
farm, took up with them quite)
readily.
The youths made accurate J
measurements of the snakes and j
found that from eight-footers |
one had grown to eleven feet and j
the other measured ten feet and
nine inches. They are sleek and j
“well groomed” and gave every j
indication of having feasted;
bountifully on good things.
Why and how they returned
from Arkansas is a mystery.
Mr. Millizer has been inform
ed of their presence at their old
home and very likely will have
the pets returned to him in Ar
kansas.
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Expect Light Docket.
Helena, Aug. 12.—The contin
ued laxity in federal court mat
ters for this district of Arkan
sas emphasizes the belief that
the usually busy fall teim of
this district of the federal court
will be decidedly light.
There has been an appreciable
lessening of whisky violations
and other petty offenses so com
mon last year at this time, also
there has been observed quite a
falling off of civil and small
criminal cases.
Ordinarily this session of
court will extend itself over a pe
riod of five or six days, while in
many instances it has been in
creased to ten days; however,
from the present outlook there
will be only a few days of federal
court in Helena this fall at most.
D.ainage District frormed.
Brinkley, Aug. 12.—One of
the largest and most important
industrial enterprises for this
section for many days was the
formation of the Piney drainage
district, in this city this morn
ing. The territory to be drained
indludes practically 100,000
acres of land, lying just^hst of
this city and extending into Lee
county for a distance of about
eighteen miles on the east and
h. Civil Engineer Wilbanks,
^s locating engineer on
^ and North Arkan
has been retained
in charge of
will begin the
The funds for
have been
amount to
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that
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Education Commission
In Session.
Special to the Independent
Little Rock, Aug. 14.—The
Education Commission of Ark
ansas convened in the office of
George B. Cook this morning,
with the Superintendent of Pub
lic Instruction acting as the
chairman. The credentials of
each member were presented by
Governor Donaghey, who met j
for a time with the Commission.
Dr. J. H. Reynolds of the Uni
versity of Arkansas, and Prof.
J. W. Kuykendall, superintend
ent of the Fort Smith schools,
have been in Little Rock since
the middle of last week and they
assisted Supt. Cook and Secre
tary B. W. Torreyson to tabu
late the state aid for high school |
proposition until there will be j
little left today ■ but formally j
pass upon the apportionment of
the state aid fund, as suggested
by the sub-committee. There
are 110 schools asking for state
aid, and as most of them have
:hree and four year courses,
and some normals, it is probable
some little financiering will
have to be done to get them ail
within the amo'unt appropriated
for the purpose.
Want Students From Jackson.
To Prospective University Stu- j
dents:
I shall be glad to appoint as
many beneficiaries from Jack
son County to the State Univer
sity as desire to go. The law
gives me this privilege. We
should have more girls and boys
at Fayetteville where they are j
now maintaining a real Univer
sity for the benefit of Arkansas
boys and girls. Fayetteville is a
cool, healthy place, free from
malaria and fever, and one of
the most delightful residence
cities on the globe. Our Univer
sity is now graduating about 100
students each year, and these
graduates are in great demand
as teachers, engineers, business,
professional men etc. There is
no better institution of the kind
in the country. It is a home in
stitution and deserves our pa
tronage. No tuition except for
Music and Art. The next ses
sion begins September 20th.
C. B. Coe,
County Judge.
Cyclone Near Waldo.
Waldo, Aug. 12.—A cyclone
passed about four miles south of
Waldo at 1:30 p. m. today, de
stroying everything in its path.
As yet no loss of life is re
ported. However, the remote
sections have not been heard
from.
Many horses and cattle were
killed, also fences and trees were
killed, also fences and trees were
twisted into splinters. Many
green trees of considerable size
were blown down and twisted of!
near the ground.
Man 84 Killed By Train.
Rogers, Aug 14.—A. C
Moore, an aged and respecte(
citizen of Rogers, was killed neai
the passenger depot here thk
morning by northbound Frisc<
passenger train No. 4. Mr
Moore was 84 years old. He ha<
been up town on business an<
! was in the act of crossing th<
track on his way home when th
accident occurred. He formerl;
' lived at Fort Smiih.
:
Shuford’s Dairy makes deliv
eries to all parts of the city an
guarantees yTOu good milk an
cream. Phone 288. dtf
STATE POLITICS
RATHER DULL
Governor Donaghey Mum—Tny-'
lor For Congress From }
The 6th
Little Rock, Aug. 14.—Gov.1
Donaghey states positively that1
he will have nothing of a politi-j
cal nature to give out this week, j
so it means another dull season
for the politicians who can do no
real work until they know where
to place him. With the an
nouncement of Col. S. M. Taylor
of Pine Bluff for Congressman
in the Sixth district, the list
there grows longer, and L. E.
Sawyer of Hot Springs is now
counted upon as the next proba
ble candidate in that district.;
Politicians here do not look at it
in that way, for they believe the
entrance of Col. Taylor into the
race, means the elimination of
all except two or three of those
now running. Several new can
didates are expected in the race
for attorney general this week
for it begins to appear as though
so many good men are being
urged to announce that an effort
was to be made to split the con-j
servative vote and put one over j
on the voters. j
.J. Sam Rowland of Harrison,;
thethe former state senator, and i
present member of the State j
Board of Charities, has announc
ed as a candidate for railroad
commissioner in the Northwest
Arkansas district, and with the
ice broken in the race for rail
road commissioner, a number of
announcements are expected.
R. P. Allen the chairman of the
i commission, has served two and
is now on his third term, and it
is not known whether he will be
a candidate or not. W. K. Sur
ridge, defeated by George W.
Bellamy, will make an effort to
recoup in the coming primaries,
and Commissioner McKnight
will have opposition to his re
election in the Southwestern dis
trict, as several have signified
their intention of opposing him
for a second term.
Mrs. E. C. Waterman and lit
tle son, Ernest, returned Satur
day night from spending the day
at Swifton.
Revenue Bill Looks Good.
Special to the Independent
Little Rock, Aug. 14.—It be
gins to look now as no matter
how many nanus are required to :
submit the Turner-Jacobsen bill
to the people, the active workers!
for submission will accomplish
their purpose, and the voters of
Arkansas will have a chance to
drop in a ballot one way or the
other on it next general election.
Reports from all over the state
show scattering signatures, but
as no great number is required,
they will probably be secured.
The peculiar feature about the
reference is the newspapers of
the state having nothing, or
practically nothing, to say about
the measure. Four newspaper
men in Little Rock during the
past week, stated the bill looked
good to them, and they were not
opposing its becoming a law
without submission to the peo
ple, though submission would
mean $1000 each to them, or
some other editor of the county,
claiming it would be that much
in the pocket of the editor who
was successful in getting the act
for publication.
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Little Rock Elks to Build.
Special to Independent
Little Rock, Aug. 14.—The
contract for the $100,000 home
for Little Rock lodge No. 29, B.
P. O. E., will be let Tuesday af
ternoon and construction will
follow immediately after the
successful contractor has filed
his bond and made the other ar
rangements desired by the build
ing committee of the lodge. Ihis
building will be erected upon
the corner of Fourth and Louis
iana streets, and will be three
stories, with a basement. The
building is to be fireproof
throughout, and alt three floors
will be used for lodge quarters.
In the basement a restaurant
I for the members of the organi
zation will be conducted. There
1 are about 800 members of the
lodge in Little Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Newbern
and young son,Buster,left Tues
day morning for Monteagle,
Tenn., where Mrs. Newbern and
the boy will spend several weeks,
; —Marianna Index.
Notice to Contractors.
Bids will be received for the
erection of a concrete and brick
school building for the Grubbs
Special School District at the of
fice otl the secretary in Grubbs,
Arkansas until 1 o’clock p. m.
Saturday, August 19 and opened
immediately thereafter.
Plans and specifications may
be had upon application to the
secretary at Grubbs, Arkansas
or at the office of George M.
Bonnell, architect, Newport, Ar
kansas. Contractors desiring
to take plans away from either
office must make a deposit of
$15 as a guarantee for return of
same.
Every bid must be accompa
nied by a certified check for
$200 on a solvent bank, as a
guarantee that the successful
bidder file an approved bond
within ten days after being
awarded the contract. Upon
failure to file such bond the
check will be forfeited to Grubbs
Special School District.
The right to reject any and
all bids is expressly reserved. w '
John Pennington, Pres.
J. N. Nance, Sec’y.
Grubbs Special School District,
Grubbs, Arkansas. lObll
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Special Rates Via Iron Mountain
$26.70 to Detroit, Mich, and
return Aug. 21st to 26th. Ac
count National Convention Loy
al Order of Moose. btd.
Swimming, Swimming. —
Lard to beat the world: 7500
pounds of lard in 50 pound cans
at $4.50 per can. Come before
it is all gone at the City Meat
Market.
W. B. Chastain,
09bl7 Proprietor.
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Back Broken, May Die.
Brinkley, Aug. 12.—John But
ler, a prominent farmer living
1 near Wheatley, was seriously
I wounded in this city this morn- ^
j ing by being crushed and having
i his back broken. Butler was on
| top of a load of baled hay, and
! drove under an archway, mis
j judging the height thereof,
; the results above mentioned.
' Little hopes are entertained for
his recovery.
! Your Attention
is respectfully directed to the
! fact that we have made plans for
an unusually'^arge fall business.
re will soon have on display—
arriving daily—by far the 11
ist and finest collection of 4
i things for men ever shown II
in Newport. ||
We have left nothing undone ||
to make this the best^place to ||
get needs for men of particular II ^
and refined taste. IK •
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