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I0JXIII. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS SATURDAY. MARCH 21.
Ml IN
madding case
im Discharges Jury Af
ter Being Out 29
Hours.
to Independent.
.Rock, March 21—The
the case of J. E. Mad
e young man from Pine
idicted for killing Hon.
I Harrod last August by
over him with an auto
(pere unable to reach an
Bt and were discharged
eLea at 4:30 p. m.
The case was submit
the jury at 9:30 p. m.
y, After their discharge
tated that the jury stood
r acquittal and five for
B, The indictment
murder in the second de
he defense was that the
pas the result of an una
accident, for which the
it could not be held re
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Min of Swifton Dead.
B. Coffin, aged 82 years
his home at Swifton
warning at 10 o’clock
general decline. The re
rere shipped to the old
t Desoto, Mo., Friday
the burial taking place
j morning.
offih was one of the old-1
tens of his community
s held in high esteem by
knew him. Mr. Gus P.
f our city had been at
er’s bedside for the past
three days and with the
id’s other two sons,
and Walter Coffin of
8 accompanied the body
father to its last rest
11,000 To Loan.
tar of the Circuit Court
ion County, I have $1,
ton, payable November
»t 8 per cent interest
Bn. Real Estate securi
N. Call, write or
£ E. SMITH, Clerk.
March 7, 1914.
Qeaned And Blocked.
to made new again. Now
fob® to have your old
its made new. All work
Phone 78. Bee
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I Pictures
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hem all go crazy,
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a and Henry King
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istern drama in
twits a desperado,
ayton and Fred
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' and 10 CENTS.
New Suits For Soldiers.
Little Rock, March 20.—Sev
eral hundred new suits and ac
j companying articles of dress to
be distributed among the Ark
ansas National Guard were re
ceived yesterday at the office of
the adjutant general of the Ark
ansas militia. The shipments
were made by the quartermast
er’s department at Washington,
D. C., on requisition from the
Arkansas department. A re
port was made yesterday to the
adjutant general’s office of the
mustering in Thursday night at
Piggott of the last company of
the 1st Regiment. The new com
pany has a full membership of
58 men and is known officially
as Company L. The officers and
noncommissioned officers have
not yet been named by the de
partment. Capt. A. M. Claunch
of Jonesboro mustered in the
company.
Fires Through One Man; Kills
Another.
De Queen, March 20.—Frank
Hill, a spectator who stood about
200 feet from Homer McKeller
when he shot Charles Patiller to
day, was struck in the groin by
the bullet, which passed through
Patiller’s body. Hill died three
hours later. Patiller, with the
wound through his body, slight
ly above the heart, is thought
to be fatally wounded. McKel
ler is under arrest.
Patiller and McKeller it is al
leged, quarreled on the street
about a revolver the former had
in his possession that belonged
to McKeller, it is said. Hill saw
the pair quarreling and passed
them, going on along the street.
He stopped at a point 200 feet
away and was watching the
quarrel when McKeller took the
gun from Patiller and shot.
The bullet plowed through Pa
tiller and sped on, striking Hill.
Both men dropped almost simul
taneously. Physicians were
summoned and attended the in
jured men, but could not save
Hill’s life.
John Holt Killed By John Cor
nett.
Mountain View, March 20.—
John Holt was shot and instant
ly killed near here today by
John Cornett, the latter living
near this place. The shooting
is said to have been in self- de
fense. The men have had trouble
before, and yesterday while, it
is said, in an intoxicated condi
tion Holt went to the home of
Cornett with his gun and de
manded that he come out and
settle tneir amerences.
Cornett says he told Holt he
did not want any trouble with
him and for him to go away and
let him alone; that Holt paid no
attention to Cornett’s words and
lowering his gun, started into
Cornett’s house. Cornett flash
ed a pistol and fired three times
at him, missing him each shot.
Holt kept coming with his gun
in a threatening attitude and
Cornett, throwing his pistol a
side, rushed into the house and
procured a double barreled shot
gun, emptying both barrels into
Holt’s neck at close range. Holt
staggered a few steps and fell
dead in the yard- Cornett went
immediately and gave himself up
to the officers and will be giver
a preliminary hearing tomorrow
Holt has not been in this sec
tion long and was considered tc
be a bad man. He was married
and had a family.
Elgin, 16 size nickel watcf
only $5.50 at Palace Jewel r\
Store 95b6t
Bishop Has Relapse.
Baltimore, Md., March 20. —
Bishop Alpheus W. Wilson of
the Methodist Episcopal church,
South, who has been seriously
ill since last Sunday night, had
a slight relapse early this morn
. ing and his condition is regarded
jas less favorable than yesterday
! morning.
| His present illness, which be
gan with a severe series of
j chills, has developed into erysip
elas. This first affected his left
foot and has been gradually
| spreading.
| Bishop E. E. Hoss of Nash
ville arrived here today after
i hearing of the serious condition
I of Bishop Wilson. He paid the^
,aged prelate a visit this after- j
; noon and, according to Bishop i
Hoss’ statement, found him a;
very ill man.
Bishop Wilson was to have
presided over the Baltimore con
ference of the M. E. church,
South, which convened here
Wednesday, but he will be un
able to attend. As a result Bish
op Hoss will remain here to as
sist Bishop Collins Denny of
Richmond, Va., who has been se
lected at the last moment to pre
side. Bishop Hoss will go to
Philadelphia tomorrow to visit
his daughter, but will return
here on Monday.
Scroggin-Adams.
Mr. Ben H. Scroggin and Miss
Margaret Adams were united in
marriage at Batfsville Friday
afternoon at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. G. O. Duffy, where
j Miss Adams was boarding while
[engaged as teacher in the ex
pression department of Arkan
jsas College. The ceremony was
[a quiet affair and witnessed by i
only a few intimate friends.
The bride is one of Searcy's j
j most charming young ladies and j
! a graduate of Galloway College, j
| Mr. Scroggin is w’ell known in '
(Searcy, where he spent last sea- j
I son as cotton buyer. He is at I
(present engaged in the mercan-1
jtile business at Russellville,
, where they will make their
home. The Citizen joins their
many friends inextending heart
iest congratulations. — Searcy
Citizen.
Owns Old Madstone.
Mountain View, March 20.—
I William Carey, who lives about
pine miles northeast of this
place, has a madstone,that has
been an heirloom in his family
for nearly a century. He has
clippings from both American
and English papers which show
that the stone is over 200 years
old and was brought to the state
■ of Virginia in 1740 by Joshua
Fred. One time the stone sold
at public auction in Virginia for
the sum of $300, and the present
owner paid $80 for it 38 years
ago. It has been used on hun
j dreds of patients in its time, the
j accounts of which are that the
| treatment was successful in ev
ery instance. The stone is not
more than one-fifth of its origi
nal size now.
Ask Compromise Settlement.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 21.— At
torney General Moose on Friday
presented to Judge Trieber of
the U. S. District court, a peti
tion on behalf of the Arkansas
Railroad Commission for the
compromise settlement of the
Rock Island and Frisco rate
claim cases. He asked the court
to set a day for a hearing upon
which the order may be made to
make the settlement effective
Judge Trieber set April 30 as
l
the day for the hearing when
the decree will be entered
should there be no opposition.
This is not contemplated, as all
parties appear to agree that it
is the best settlement that can be
made under the circumstances.
The Railroad Commission will
issue an invitation to all who
may be interested in the rate
compromise to appear before
the commission on April 29, to
enter whatever objections they
may have.
Many Teachers Enroll.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 21.— A
considerable number of teachers
have already enrolled as mem
bers of the State Teachers As
sociation which will hold its an
nual convention here April 16
18. An attendance campaign is
being conducted by W. L. Bond
Secretary of the Association,
and is the most extensive ever
carried on in the state. This
will be the first April meeting of
the Association, the sessions
heretofore having be-i.i held in
April, and the indications are
that it will prove a great success.
Many school boards have a
greed to allow their teachers to
attend without a reduction in
salary. The improvement and
betterment of the rural school
conditions is to be the theme
that will be stressed at this
convention.
14,767,000 Bales.
Washington, March 20.—The
1913 cotton crop was the most
valuable ever grown and second
largest in point of quantity. Sta
tistics announced by the bureau
of census today indicated it
amounted t o 7,383,557,500
pounds, or 14,767,151 bales of
lint and linter cotton.
The total value of the crop, in
cluding the value of cotton, seed,
is unofficially estimated roundly
at more than $1,000,000,000,
compared with $920,000,000 last
year and $936,000,000 for the
previous most valuable crop,
that of 1910.
The crop totals 14,127,356 500
pound bales of lint and 639,795
of linters.
These figures compare with
13,703,421 equivalent 500-pound
bales of lint and 609,594 bales
of linters for 1912, and 15,692,
701 bales of lint and 557,575
bales of linters in 1911.
To Test.Vaccine Efficacy.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, March 21.— The
efficacy of the new typhoid vac
cine is to be tested in Little Rocfc
and the experiment will be
watched with great interest bj
the medical world. Dr. Morgar
Smith, Secretary of the State
Board of Health has advised R
C. Hall, Superintendent o1
Schools, that he will immunize
two hundred of the worthy pool
children of the city, and his
plan has been approved by the
school officials. Dr. Smith says
“it has been conclusively demon
strated that by the use of ty
phoid vaccine typhoid fever cai
be prevented, and the results
from its use have been nothinj
short of brilliant.”
Lawrence Circuit Court
Walnut Ridge, March 20. —
Judge Jeffery was taken sic!
yesterday and Judge J. B. Me
Caleb was elected special judg
to try a few cases.
Of the 21 cases against O
Brannon judgment was render
ed in four cases and the fine an
J cost imposed amounting to $100. j
Judgment in 17 of the cases was j
isuspended.
j Ex-Judge L. I!. Poindexter, j
left his clients to the mercies ol
the court Tuesday while he went
home to Black Rock to set a few
hens, which were wasting valu
able time setting on porcelain!
eggs. |'
Court will no doubt consume ,
the entire four weeks of the ■
term.
Some rather sensational in- [
dictments have been returned to j
the grand jury this week.
j i
Old Glory Industrial College,
The Old Glory Industrial Col-1'
lege is being talked by the lead- j
ing people of Newport—preach- j‘
ers, fathers, mothers, sons and
daughters. This is the place for '
it, because of its facilities. And
this is among one of the best lo- ’
cations in the state. Since this
is true, the surroundings are '
promising, the location shall add
untold good here to this people
and city. They are talking on 1
the streets, in their homes, say
ing it is coming. What? The 1
Old Glory Industrial College.
Where? In Newport. When? ;
This year. Alright, we need it f
for our bojs and girls to prepare i
them for bread winners. ]
J.W. Terrell, 'j
Secretary of the Board of Trus- j
tees.
Notice Of Dissolution ol Part
nership. i 1
Notice is Hereby given that the jl
firm of Strider & Davenport, i
composed of James A- Strider 1
and W. T. Davenport, and doing i
a general mercantile, stock and i
farming business in Jackson1
-ounty. Arkansas,
luarters at Tuckern.
-ounty, was «,:i the 2nv
February, 1911. by mntn.
^eut, r".--'solved. 1 hereby tk
dl persons interested that I w.
lot be responsible for any in
debtedness made by .James Stri
ler, or any other person on the ‘
’redit of the above firm, or on v
ndividual credit for said firm.
This March 20, 1014.
W. T. Davenport.
Burglars At Helena
Helena, March 20.—Burglars
lave been active in this city for
several weeks and by their work
lave shown that they are not
imateurs.
The store and restaurant of
labib Etoch on Cherry street,
vas entered last night and about
55 taken from the cash register.
Hie burglars entered by cutting:
i hole in the front glass door.
After leaving the restaurant
hey entered the C. L. Moore &
!ros. dry goods store. Here
hy obtained a small sum of
noney.
A. total of about 20 burglaries
lave occurred in this city within
wo weeks. Chief of Police F.
). Clancey has some clues that
ie is working on and hopes to
iave the burglars in custody in a
’ew days,
-. ...4
At a special request by a num
>er of his old time friends, Mr.
Jen C. BrascH, the human mock
ng bird, will give an exhibition
>f whistling at the Palace Thea
er tonight, about 8:30, p. m.,
ind the regular prices, 5c and
L0c- dl
I
Extra
Saturday
Special
One Day Only I
ALL WINTER WEIGHTS— ONLY 25
PAIRS LEFT of CROWN TROUSERS
*4.00, *5.00, *6.00
Values at
$2.75
i
! IPS A PURCHASING OPPORTUNITY,
r YOU MUST ACT QUICK. NONE CHARG
ED, ALTERED or EXCHANGED.
New Spring Crown Trousers
WILL BE OPENED NEXT WEEK.
Berger’S
"STSKFt CLOTHING HOUSE?
9 “The Quality Store."