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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Independent has been au
thorized to make the following
announcements of candidates,
subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic Primary.
For Congress—
W. A. OLDFIELD
For Railroad Commissioner:
T. J. RANEY
T. E. WOOD
For Prosecuting Attorney—
EARL C- CASEY
H. U. WILLIAMSON
JOHN S. GIBSON.
For County Judge—
W- D. McLAIN
JAMES H. JOHNSTON
JOHN A. MELVILLE
O. W. SCARBOROUGH
For Sheriff—
J. F. McCUISTION
ABE BALLEW
For Representative—
J. M. MAP*)IS
W.M. SHAVER
J. U. ARD ,
R. T. SIMMONS
For Treasurer—
JOHN H- CAMP
JESSE W. SHUFORD
J.M.IVY
J. I. HASTING
For School Superintendent—
H. L. LAMBERT
E. H. BOWMAN
J. M. BALCH
G. E. LAND
For Coroner—
HENRY GRANT
J. T. CRAFT
W- H. NOLEN
For Surveyor—
J. H. AITKENS.
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UNION TOWNSHIP
For Justice of Pease—
L. B. HARRIS
H. C. NUCKOLLS
For Constable—
TERRY GUIN
CLYDE WOOD
C. M. IVY
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP.
For Road Overseer—
CLARENCE PENIX
CLAY ROBERTS
J. B. THOMPSON
BIRD fOWNSHIP
For Road Overseer, Western D.
R. L. HURLEY
MUNICIPAL OFFICES.
Subject to the Action of City
Primary, February 26.
For Mayor—
JOHN P. PAUL
A. T. HUBLY
For Recorder
B. G. GRAHAM
H. G. BRANDENBURG.
For Marshal—
W. H. CAROUTHERS
GUS C. MARTIN
For City Treasurer—
GARLAND HURT
PERRY CLARK.
For Aldermen First Ward—
T. P. UMSTED.
C. R. PATE.
JOHN R. LOFTIN, JR.
S. HEINEMANN
For Aldermen Second Ward—
W. B. GRANT.
W. H. SNETSER.
E. L. WATSON
0. I. HUBERT
Will Announce Decision Soon.
Special to Independent
Little Rock, Feb. 6.—The indi
cations are now that Judge Ash
er will not announce his decis
ion on the saloon license question
until some time Saturday. It is
generally conceded by all, in
cluding the prohibitionists, that
license will be granted.
An effort will be made by the
city to restrict the district in
which saloons are permitted.
There are eight or nine saloons
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a hard fight is being made, and
the county judge has agreed that
he will not grant license to those
places if the council, police com
mittee and the mayor recom
mend against them. The com
mittee is hearing petitions and
counter petitions on these dis
puted locations, and considerable
feeling is being aroused over it.
What Arkansas Is Doing.
Statistics show that during
the last thirty years Arkansas
has made a greater growth than
any other state in the Union. In
1880 the value of the factory
products in this state was $6,
750,000. In 1913 the value of
factory products was $80,000,
000, and increase of 1,400 percent
and increase of 1,400 per cent.
The value of farm products in
1880 was $43,796,000, and in
1913 it was $168,375,000, an in
crease of 300 per cent. Our for
ests yielded in 1880 only $2,990,
000, and in 1913 they brought
us $54,008,000, an increase of
nearly 1,700 per cent. Our
mines yielded the pitiful sum of
$66,000 in 1880, and in the year
1913 they brought $5,600,000.
This was an increase of 8,400
per cent.—Fort Smith Times Re
cord.
I Announcement Si
The semi-annual display of high class Seasonable suitings Hi
and novelties by Rj
The Superior Tailoring Company «|
Cincinnati Bg
will be given at our establishment on gp
El Sat., February 4-5-6-7. &
nediate or future delivery. W
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town in full length drapes gP
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^ and $1.00.69c
IE 50 Misses dresses worth $2.50
and $2.00.79c
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100 misses dresses 12 to 14
Mg yrs., linen, $2.00 and
m UM.30c
(UP 100 children’s linen dresses,
an! o to 12.50c
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311 2000 yds. new ginghams,
toile de norde.12 l-£c
!afi 2000 yds. Regent ginghams,
12 l-2c value.9c
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We are now showing all of 31
our new spring dress goods in
silks, ratines, brocaded flan
nels, fancy striped in light 3H
weights in wool and cotton ME
dress goods.
Embroideries in all of the
newest designs and baby pat- ^
terns. Linen laces and bead- m*
ings to match. 91
Hope Domestic.8 l-3c jpj
100 pairs of Queen Quality ME
shoes composed of patent,
gun metal, tan, and vici, lace WE
and buttons, 1 to 3 1-2, were
$5.00 and $3.50, will close t£|
them out for.$2.98
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SHAKE IT OFF.
Rid Yourself of Unnecessary
Burdens.
Don’t bear unnecessary bur
dens.
Burdens of a bad back are
heavy.
Get rid of them.
Doan’s Kidney Pills are for
bad kidneys—
For lame, weak and aching
backs;
Lots of grateful endorsement
to prove their worth
Mrs. Susan Alexander, Main
St., Batesville, Ark., says: “I
suffered from a dull ache in the
small of my back and had dizzy
spells and blurring of my sight.
I always felt tired and languid
and could hardly get up in the
morning. Doan’s Kidney Pills
rid me of the trouble soon after
I began using them. My former
endorsement of Doan’s Kidney
Pills still holds good."
Price 50c, at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy
—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the
same that Mrs. Alexander had.
Foster-Milburn Co., Props-, Buf
falo, N. Y.
Rock Island Passenger Derailed.
Wiville, Feb. 5.—Rock Island
passenger train No. 608, from
Newport to Brinkley, was wreck
ed about two miles north of here
yesterday. There was an unu
sually large number of passen
gers on board, but on account of
the slow rate of speed none of
them was injured- The coaches
and the mail baggage car left the
rail, but remained upright.
Passengers for Gregory were
brought to Wiville on the engine
the rest remaining on the derail
ed cars. The trainmen received
orders to proceed to Brinkley for
cars and return for the passen
gers- The wreck was caused by a
broken rail. This division of
the Rock Island is in bad condi
tion and the Railroad Commis
sion has ordered it put in better
shape. A large number of men
are now at work on it.
Change In Management.
Sam H Pennett. a pleasant
j young gentleman of Pine Bluff,
I has been made manager of the
I Southwestern Telephone and
i Telegraph Company’s office in
;this city and has taken charge,
j Mr. J. P. Whitson has made
the company a very popular,
courteous and efficient manager
here and expects to make his
home in Texas. We are sorry to
lose him from our city.
Newark Would Build Bridge.
Newark, Feb. 5.—A meeting
of citizens interested in the
movement to build a bridge a
cross White river was held Tues
day night.
Dr. V. L. Pascoe called the
meeting to order and explained
the object of the meeting in a
brief speech in which he point
ed out some of the benefits that
would accrue to the people of
Oil Trough and Big Bottom and
the town of Newark through the
building of a free bridge across
the river at some accessible
point- He thought the formation j
of an improvement district em
bracing the town of Newark, a
large portion of Big Bottom, with
perhaps all of Christian town
ship and a portion of Rosie town
ship offered a very easy and e
quitable solution of the problem
of financing the proposition. He
declared that by pursuing this
'plan and issuing twenty year
bonds, the bridge could be built
and paid for with such low tax
levy the people would almost feel
(that the bridge was a free gift.
F. C. Hoyt, C. P. Vaughan and
W. J. Caldwell were appointed
as a committee to ascertain the
assessed valuation of the proper
ty in the territory benefitted.
W. O. Moore, R- C. Adams, W.
P. Jones, C. M. Edwards, R. R.
|Ratton, J. F. Cossey, J. P. Mag
ness, Dr- A. A. Evans, T H. Dear
ing, W. E. Kinman and J. B.
Fitzhugh were appointed as a
committee to ascertain the sen
timent of the people toward the
proposed improvement.
The meeting then adjourned to
meet again on Tuesday, Febru
ary 24.
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Quarter Million In Taxes,
j Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 6.—The
books show that there is a total
of $259,262.31 in taxes charged
up against the tax-payers of Pu
laski county for the year 1913.
It is a well known fact that this
county pays about one-ninth of
the total taxation of the whole
state.
Much Lika Sarcasm.
The conceited visitor had talked a
long time, and small Janie- was duly
Impressed with the breadth and varie
ty of his knowledge. At last the
talker made the sententious statement
that one-half the world doe9 not knov j
how the other half lives. "Why don’v
you teach them?” was the Innocent
question that made the visitor blush
and his other listeners struggle wltl
scarcely suppressed chuckles.
Uncle Pennywise Says.
Diogenes Wombat has got the best
library In Plunkville. His father lefj
him a pile of newspapers three feat
high.
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There is a structure which every
itself. It is called character, and every
this stucture.
An institution, in order to have a good r>u
think honestly, act honestly, breath, h«
people soon determine between th* J
counterfeit. They know the ring oiT\
and the base. net!
ARKANSAS BANK & TRUj
Blotting BacK
Mrs Hlrim Offen—“I’m afraid yon
won't do. Ab nearly as I can find out.
you hare worked In six or seren
olaces during the past year." Mis*
Hrady—“Well, an- how manny girls
has herself had in the same tolme7
Vo leas. I’m thin Ha '"
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