p , prisoners over to the grand jury,
. in cases where the evidence is
held hot sufficient even for in-1
2 dictment, and thus entailing
S heavy costs upon the county and
depleting its treasury.
/ The grand jury declares the
practise “unfair and pernicious” ;
and recommends that the coun
ty judge defer the payment of
at fees in all such cases until pass
1, ed upon by the grand jury and
then if the case is dismissed or
proves only a misdemeanor, re
• fuse the claim altogether.
The jury also arraigned the
county, township and municipal
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no one there ecept the inmates
themsejyeawfe We al^tfound that
o$e of tjfc^t&iates who is nearly
blind is compelled to cook part
of the time. We find the roof in
bad condition. We recommend
that the proper authorities pro
ceed at once to correct these con
I ditions that now exist.
I “We have examined into the
; reports of the various justice of
the peace of the county and find
that all have properly reported
except just a few.
i “We have examined the va
. rious reports of the various road
overseers and find that all have
reported except a few.
“We find that the court house
is in splendid condition and one
of which any county should be
proud. We recommend that the
proper officials have the connec
tions made to sewer as soon as
possible.
“We have also visited the
county jail in a body and find
that the prisoners are satisfied
.with their treatment, and find
the sanitary conditions of the
jail to be not what it should be,
and recommend a thorough
cleansing of all parts of the jail
occupied by the prisoners, espec
ially the bedding and bed cloth
ing in the cells. We further re
commend that the proper author
ities have the connection to the
sewer made as soon as possible.
“We have carefully examined
the report made by the Commis
sioner of Accounts concerning
tne administrations or me va
rious county officials, a copy of
which ;s hereby attached ant1
made a part of our report.
“We further recommend that
the county judge take immediate
action towards compelling Mr. A.
S. Lawrence, ex-constable of
Bird Township, to pay $108 due
from him to county, also to col
lect from J. M. Nickens, ex-con
stable of Union Township, $5.83.
^“From information received
in the grand jury room it ap
pears that our county, township
and municipal officers, have ut
terly failed ta perform their
sworn duty in reference to the
enforcement of the law against
Sabbath breaking and profanity.
In almost every town in the
county business men, who may
desire, are permitted to violate
the Sunday law with impunity,
and profanity can be heard at al
most every corner; in fact, it
has been intimated that some of
our officials do not only hear and
see these infractions of the law,
but are actual participants in the
same.
“We find that the justices of
the peace make a practice of is
suing warrants with intent to
kill and other felonies, permit
the defendant to waive examina
tion, bind the ‘party over,’ make
out accounts for fees in the case,
get their money, transmit the af
fidavit, warrant and a short
transcript to circuit clerk’s office
and upon investigation the grand
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laws against Sabbath breaking
q^fcand profanity, declaring that the
^tformer is openly permitted in
every town and profanity may j
be heard at every corner, inti-'
mating that some officers are
guilty.
The county jail was recom
mended for a thorough cleans
ing and the county hospital man
agement was severely indicted
for “deplorable and unsanitary
conditions,” some of the inmates
j| claiming lack of proper medical
§, treatment and care,
c Following are the note-worthy
I portions of the report:
| • “Wo delegated a committee of
■ three members of the body to
visit the county hospital, which
KL has been done, and the report,
1||. finding six inmates as follows,
to-wit: Two white men and
K|r..three white women and one ne
gro man, and one of these wo
■Kmen being almost blind. We
HHKfound the bedding and other fur
Hkjlshings in a deplorable and very
^flunsanitary condition. The mat •
^^Wtssses and bed clothing were
in a very filthy condition
jH^Jii'the irimateh in a very ragged
dirty condition. One of the
gawSMbties who appeared to be i*:
S&Sgglhftst stage of consumption
^^[^^■biined^hat she does not tv
jHHHHKjproper medical treatment
food, and it was re:
us by (lie inmates and
€ the town that a
SENT FREE TO TRY
Itakenffbr granted that
lily that does not some
ative. If you don’t
laxative, or the laxa
g is losing its effect,
our attention to Dr.
eDsin. which thou
tive-tonic that does not gripe—effec
tive and yet so mild that babies can
take it. Its tonic ingredients invig
orate the body and strengthen the
stomach and bowel muscles so that
they again do their work naturally.
If you have been a victim of salts,
.pills and strong cathartics you will
discard them when you once use
Syrup Pepsin.
You can buy a fifty cent or one
dollar bottle of any druggist, but be
fore doing so you may want to try it
free. If so, send your address to Dr.
Caldwell and he will promptly for
ward a free sample bottle. Then, be
ing convinced, do as others are doing
and buy it in the regular way of your
favorite druggist.
For the' free sample address Dr. W
B. Caldwell, 541 Caldwell building,
I Monticello, 111.
find in some instances that the
defendant is not guilt^of j-Jv
fense, and if the justid im. the
peace had tried the party as the
‘law contemplates he should, the
| county would have been saved a
' considerable fee bill. Often the
j justice sends a number of names
of. witnesses for the state and
the only alternative is to sum
mon the whole bunch. When, if
the jury had the deposition that
should have been taken in the
examining court the jury could
have selected tha most impor
tant witnesses and thus saved
the county several dollars ex
pense. We condemn the prac
tice of permitting defendants to
waive examination, except when
the grand jury is in session, as
an unfair, costly and pernicious
practice; a practice which puts
money in the pockets of officer.;
and takes dollars out of the
county treasury. And we re
commend that the county judge
defer payment of • fees in ?!i
such cases until passed upon by
the grand jury, and then if th
case proves to be only % misde -
meanor or the case is dismissed
by the jury, refuse the~claim al
Just at the close of the work
of the grand jury it has been
casually made known to us that
a species of gambling has ap
peared in the home of some peo
ple in high repute,, and we are of
the opinion the practice by our
good people is more dangerous
than if carried on in questionable
resorts. The very fact that
some of our best ladies, church
people engage in NEAR gamb
ling games such as card playing
for prizes, adds to the danger
and we call upon all persons ■who
really believe in the perpetuity
of the church and the moral ele
vation of humanity to desist
from this demoralizing practice
of playing cards in the parlor or
in the home for prizes. If the
practice continues we appeal to
the County, Township and Mu
nicipal officers to do their sworn
duty in the premises and should
the officers fail or refuse to do
their duty, we hope the next
grand jury will investigate the
matter.
“We have'been in session ten
days, have examined 139 wit
nesses, returned into this court
65 true bills.
Murder in First Degree.
At 4:33 o’clock Friday after
noon, John Ruddell was brought
into court and a copy of the in
dictment returned against him
read in his presence. The indict
ment charged murder in-the first
degree for the killing of Hub
Dunn. The date of the trial has
not been set.
Jury Evenly Divided.
At 3:30 o’clock, the jury in
the Ed Wiser case was discharg
ed by the court and the case con
tinued for the term and set for
retrial the fourth Tuesday of the
next term. The jury had the
case from 6 p. m. Thursday and
stood six for conviction and 6
[ for acquittal.
Negro Gets Two Years.
Arthur Davis, the negro
! charged with" horse stealing was
| found guilty by the jury in his
icase late Friday afternoon and
| given two years in the peniten
! tiary.
\ The case against Henry Stone
for selling liquor was nolle
prossed and that against H, H.
! Dietz continued,
t Will Dodson and Will Johnson
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May Try-State Wide.
Little Rock, Sept. 22.—The ex
ecutive committee" of the Arkan
sas Anti-Saloon League has de
cided to issue a call for a state
convention to meet in Little
Rock on Oct. 31 for the purpose
| of disposing of the question of
statewide prohibition under the
initiative and referendum
amendment to the state constitu
| tion.
It was stated by leaders of the
Anti-Saloon League today that
| in event the. state convention con j
j siders it advisable to use the ini -
! tiative to secure statewide pro- j
I hibition, petitions will be placed
j in circulation throughout the
| state at once. If this is done,
! the question will be submitted to i
[the voters of Arkansas at .the)
I election to be held next Septem-,
ber.
The Hagenbeck-Wallace shows
reached Newport early Saturday
morning over the Iron fountain
from Forrest City ‘aad the
crowds of people who cai»4|£rpm
j far and near to see the' wanmj&s.
of the great circus began3!!?
i reach the city even earlier!
! While the attendance is large, it
| is far from being the record
breaker predicted doubtless due
to the earliness of the season and
the fact that little cotton money
has shown itself.
The big show7 put up their own
city of canvas on the Remmel
field below Sportsman’s park and i
the ground in that section was
so heavy from recent rains that
the big wagons came near bog
ging and cut up the roadway so
badly that the showmen, were
compelled to abandon the pa
rade and try road making, which
was a great disappointment to
the thousands who waited upon
the .street to see the glitter of
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Big Bottom, dividing the town- j
ship on a north and south line,
and give Big Bottom a slice off
of Logan and WycougY.to make
up for a part of her loss of ter
ritory.
The proposed line of division
begins oh White River at the
section line at the southwest feor
No Change In Division.
A party of Cotter citizens i
spent two days recently at Auro-!
ra in consultation with Superin
tendent Shea of the White River
Division. The call was made for
the purpose of either affirming
or denying reports that have I
been made about the removal of j
the division point from Cotter, j
They were positively assured
that no move of any character j
was contemplated, as the divis- J
ion point and its necessary ac-i
cessories at Cotter were needed
there to operator the road and
would stay there. .
Notice.
On account of holiday our
store will close Saturday, Sept.
23, until 6 p. m.
46d3wl Star Clothing Co.
To Automobile Owners.
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.
royal pageantry pass anu again
hear the toot of the old steam
calliope.
In the morning from the
moment of early arrival of
the grains bearing these great
shows every consideration is
shown the public. The popu
lace received an early morning
welcome where the trains were
unloaded, and viewed the inter
esting operation without fear of
unpleasant experience. The
train superintendents, and
through them their subordinates
have been instructed to be polite
and courteous at all times, and
in no possible manner offend the
most sensitive either by word or
action.
' On the show grounds the same
. rule is rigidly enforced in all de
partments, whether large or
small. Ladies without escort
and children unattended are as
sured respectful consideration
on the show grounds, as every
employee has been constituted a
guardian for their protection.
In fact nothing has been left un
done that would enhance the
comfort, pleasure and peace of
I We Want You To See The I d
New Fall Goods yfl
Come in and look around, see what the newest styles are '4 • ||
We cordially invite you to come and acquaint yourself ^
with the new fashions, even though you have no intention
We’re ready with everything that is new and correct this -
The new Suits and Overcoats are handsome this season, KEmf
and we are exhibiting the choicest ones to be found. All f j BBP ' |L .
are made according to this stores high standards of qual- gfej
ity and workmanship and priced at our usual fair prices.
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