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NEWPORT, ARKANSAS MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1913. NUMBER 223
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L, Announces For Re
C and Garland Hurt
W city Treasurer.
L^nt of Mayor
■ Paul for re-election as
X of Garland Hurt for
■Ler, which the Inde
Ks been authorized to
Igbject to the action of
■ primary February 26,
■ added interest to the
■Paul is a candidate for
■ term upon the record
■ first administration,
■ demonstrated his ca
■ an executive officer
■ his interest and loy
Kcity of which he has
■official head for the
Kaul has a right to
■ of the light franchise
■‘largely through his
■«sd efforts. The light
■ict Newport secured is
Kf that of any other
■ city and is probably
...j IUa ominlwr
Band flat rate is low
Kof this size and the
■holding company gives
Bee street service ade
■our needs and by the
B the franchise, the
B the city in additional
Burners calls for a cor
Bg increase in street
Bfficial, He has prompt
Bded to his duties and
Ba-discharged them as
Bt right. He made his
Bative acts in harmony
■ council and was al
Bent to preside over
Btings and render the
■ coordinate branch of
Bovernment. His genial
Bent has made him
Bnds, who are loyal sup
Bte FOR TREAS
B URER.
BHurt, one of our most
Bad capable young men
Brant for city treasurer,
Be the cordial support
■ friends, who have
Bn since boyhood as an
Bflly worthy young man
Bharacter and excellent
■connected with one of
Bjdf the city and is an
Bccountant, well quali
1B* work and deserving
jBbhc confidence he en
will make a strong
if nominated in
which means elec
no one doubts that
will be in capable
hands.
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NEWPORT’S REPLY
Newport Accepts the Evidence
and Many Newport Readers
Will Profit By It.
Which is the more weighty
proof—a few words from a
Newport resident, whom we
know and respect, or volumes
from strangers in distant
towns? There can be only one
reply.
W. L. Hall, farmer, R. F. D.
No. 2, Box 97, Newport, Ark.,
says: “I have never lost an op
portunity during the past six
years to praise Doan’s Kidney
Pills, for wrhat they have done
for me as well as others of my
family. They have made such
complete cures of Kidney trou
ble that it has not been necessa
ry for us to take them or any
other kidney medicine during
the past few years. One of the
family took Doan’s Kidney Pills,
procured at Dutton’s Drug
Store, (now Walker’s Pharma
cy), for trouble with the kid
ney secretions, together with a
weak and painful back. They
cured her and later I used them
for a similar complaint. Their
action in my case was just as
satisfactory and I was quickly
cured.”
Price 50c. at all dealers.
Don’t simply ask for a kidney
remedy—get Doan’s Kidney
Pills—the same that Mr. Hall
had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props., Buffalo, N. Y.
(Advertisement.)
John L. Bishop Dead.
J. L. Bishop, aged 61 years,
passed away Monday morning
at 11 o’clock from a brief illness
of pneumonia. Mr. Bishop had
been slightly ill for a week with
fever, but was thought to be get
ting along nicely until pneumo
nia developed Sunday morning
* when his condition became criti
cal and he passed away in little
more than twenty-four hours.
The deceased was born at
Abingdon, Virginia, December
19, 1852, coming to Arkansas
thirty-three years ago. On
March 27, 1879 He was married
to Miss Minnie B. Lumbard of
Dongola, Illinois, who with a
daughter, Mrs. Lockard Bandy,
survive him. The funeral ser
vice will bo held at the home on
Laurel street Tuesday afternoon
at 2:30 conducted by Rev. B. L.
Wilford of the Methodist church,
of which he was a member. He
was also a member of the Royal
Arcanum. The large number of
friends extend their deepest
sympathy to the bereft wife in
this hour of sadness and afflic
tion.
Rogers To Oppose Cook.
. Cv%AAinl f A Tnrloruamtpnt.
! Little Rock, Dec. 29.—Thai
j George B. Cook is not to be un
| opposed in his race for a fourth
jterm as state superintendent ol
.public instruction, was mad*
known by the announcement
that Prof. D. T. Rogers, ol
Jonesboro, is a candidate foi
the office. Mr. Rogers was foi
j 20 years superintendent of th<
| Jonesboro schools, and resignec
; during his twenty-first term t<
i become registrar of the Agri
• cultural College at Jonesboro
!b. F. Montgomery of Yell coun
ity, will be one of Prof. Rogers
| chief aides in his camr*ign.
j Mr. and Mrs. Jno. W. Staytoi
1, have returned from a holiday
I visit to Mrs. Virgina Campbel
•. at Little Rock.
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ANTIS REPUBLISH
| SIGNERS NAMES
Saloon Advocates Seem To Have
A Majority In Fort Smith
Contest.
! Fort Smith, Dec. 28.—The An
ti-saloon League forces today
published in alphabetical form
the signatures of those who had
signed petitions favoring li
I censed saloons as provided for
by the Going act, which be
I comes effective January 1. The
petition published today did
! not contain the names of those
jwho had made application with
the league to have their names
withdrawn.
When the liquor interests pub
lished their petitions a week ago
the names were crowded togeth
er in such a manner that to de
termine who signed, it was nec
assary to read every name. Very
small type was used. The antis
used much larger type.
A A A M /] V Vt A* 4 /\ 4 In / » A * r. 4 In A V V
J.XVWX Uliig IV UiV. UI JO 1/I1VJ
have secured applications from
900 persons to have their names
withdrawn from the wet peti
tions. These 900 were not pub
lished today. A total of 6,111
names were published by the
drys today. This number, added
to the 900 said to have express
ed a willingness to withdraw,
gives the saloon petitions 7,011
signatures. It is said that be
tween 4,500 and 5,000 constitute
a majority.
The drys announced today
that many additional names
j would be stricken from the pe
| tition. They assert that the pe
jtition as published today bears
I the names of dead persons, Jap
anese, negroes, and fictitious
names. In a published an
I nouncement it is asserted that
I investigations have disclosed
i that addresses of some persons
| signing the wet petition are va
Jcant lots, or do not exist at all.
i The drys are offering rewards
jfor the largest list of illegal
; signatures.
| The liquor men announced to
jday that 300 of the 900 persons
who had applied to have their
■ names stricken from the peti
tion have reapplied to the saloon
ists to permit their names to
: remain. It was also announced
today that the saloonists ex
pect to compel every one of the
900 persons who intended with
drawing tq, testify in court at
the final hearing of the petitions.
To Appoint New Engineer.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 29.—Some
time during the coming week,
State Highway Commissioner
Dye will announce the appoint
ment of a state highway engin
jeer to succeed E. A. Kingsley,
who resigned Saturday on ac
count of the press of personal
‘business. In resigning Mr.
Kingsley expressed the highest
appreciation for the Highway
Commissioners, and said: “I
trust that the good work which
has been started may steadily
increase and that the highway
| department may continue to
1! grow and make itself felt.
Full Force Employed.
Special to Independent.
| Little Rock, Dec. 29.—The re
opening today in full force of
(the Iron Mountain shops after
the holiday shut-down is a con
11 yincing evidence of prosperity
- The shops here give employ
11 ment to an army of men, anc
is probably the largest singl*
industry in the city.
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Hot Fight At Hot Springs.
Hot Springs, Dec. 28.—Every
church in Hot Springs canceled
its evening service that their
members could attend the tem
perance rally tonight in the
Auditorium Theater. More than
1,500 active church workers
were present. The rally tonight
marked the beginning of the
public campaign against the pe
titions for licensed saloons.
From the Temperance League
came the announcement that af
ter January street meetings in
all parts of the city would be
held, and temperance lecturers
would try to induce those who
had signed the petitions to re
quest the court to take their
names from the petitions.
The fight on behalf of the sa
loon men was made by business
men, who took the petitions and
secured signatures, because they
believe Hot Springs could not
get along without this revenue.
This campaign was waged by a
committee of 100 leading busi
ness men. From this number,
10 were selected as an Execu
tive Committee. This body ob
tained from the city council and
County Judge Mooney specific
restrictions relative to the op
eration of saloons, and, the Ex
ecutive Committee members
say, had an understanding with
the council as to the district in
which the saloons would be per
mitted. Hundreds signed the
petitions when told that if li
cense prevailed here next year
the saloons would be confined to
the business district. This dis
trict was to extend up Central
avenue as far as the Majestic
hotel and the Eastman hotel.
James Pearce Dead.
James Pearce, aged 20 years,
and living with his parents,
on the Watson farm, east of
Diaz, died in this city Sunday
afternoon at the home of his
cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Hess,
in the lower part of town, from
a week’s illness from pneumon
ia.
The young man is survived by
a wife and his parents. The re
mains were shipped to Sulphur
Rock for burial Monday morn
ing.
City’s Finances In (lood Shape.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 29.—With
the prospect of a loss of about
$80,000 a year in revenue deriv
ed from saloon licenses, Little
Rock finances are in an excel
lent condition. In September,
1911, the city was compelled to
borrow $40,000 to meet the Sep
tember and subsequent pay-rolls.
In October, 1912, it was neces
sary to borrow $32,000. In
1913, however, the city was able
to get along until Dec. 15, when
it had to borrow $20,000 for
thirty days. Before that is due
however, other licenses will be
collected which will repay that
amount and carry the expenses
until money is derived from gen
eral taxation, which will be con
siderably more this year be
cause of the increased assess
ment. The license code is un
dergoing a radical revision, and
this, with some contemplated
economies, will enable the city
to get along until there is an ad
justment of finances to meet the
loss of the saloon revenue. It is
estimated that there will be $39,
000 collected in licenses in .Janu
arv
Prepare to Go After Fair.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 29.—The
people of Little Rock are prepar
ing to go after the State Fair in
a definite way. Patriotic busi
ness men of Hot Springs have
kept it up for several years, but
I the prospective sale of Oaklawn
I is bringing about a condition
! which may mean the removal of
[the Fair from Hot Springs. It
has long been realized that Lit
tle Rock is the logical location
for the State Fair. The success
that has crowned the work of
the Pulaski County Fair Asso
ciation for several years is prov
ing an incentive to attempt the
greater undertaking. TheiAsso
ciation is working on a plan to
spend $30,000 on the fair in
1914, and in 1915 to take over
the State Fair. Judge E. R.
Ratterree has agreed to donate
a tract of land for the purpose if
the Legislature will make an ap
propriation for its maintenance,
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Spends Christmas In Arkansas.
Captain W. T. Saxon, the men
tion of whose name brings the
light of affection to the faces of
Hamilton people from the eld
est to the youngest, left a few
days ago for Newport, Arkan
sas, where he is visiting his
daughter, Mrs. ('has. Camp and
family and also a sister, Mrs. T.
M. Simmons of Newport, eighty
years of age, whom he has nr**
.seen for many years. The Re
cord but voices an universal!
sentiment when it wishes for
this honored citizen and distuK
guished Ex-Confederate office
la full realization of all his fonW
lest expectations of a merry
Christmas with those he love,-.
| May his health and strength
j permit the full enjoyment ot
I the trip and a safe return home
to the fond wife, who sacrificed
her pleasure in his company at
home that he might go away faff
,the holidays. Friends, too, wiiu
await anxiously and affection*
ately his return to Hamilton;.
5 where for so many years he ha*
been prominently connected
' with our citizenship, always gen
ial and of fine, courteous man
n nwo lliof tirin for Vtim fFtp
! pect and sincere regard of xi3!
who know him. Here’s wish
ing for him and “the girl he
| left behind” a merry Christina*
and the continued blessings off
peace, and happiness through
the New Year.—Hamilton (Tex
as) Record.
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Good Roads The Issue.
Mountain Home, Dec. 2K.—The
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first interest in the local cam
paign for the March prinum/-.v
in this county is beginning to tt
rise in the race for the office of
county and probate judge. Threte
candidates are in the field now
| opposing Edgar Douglas for re
election and several more art
apt to be in the running before
the campaign closes. The prin
cipal issue that is developing is
the good roads issue and the
campaign for this office will like
ly be fought out on that one
question.
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j D. H. McCartney of Shoffner
I was a business visitor to the
county seat today.*
You Gin Take Any Stk Or Over
coat in the Store at 4 off
> None are reserved
Think what you save by buying now! The style that’s wanted, fabric and
color that’s “good” now is here. You are almost sure to find exactly what you
want if you come quick. The time has come to clear our cabinets to make way for
the new spring garments soon to arrive, hence this important reduction in prices for
10 days only.
! $30.00 Suits and Overcoats. now $22.50 B
$25.00 Suits and Overcoats.now 18.75 I
$20.00 Suits and Overcoats..-.-.now 15.00 I
$18.00 Suits and Overcoats-now 13.50 I
$15.00 Suits and Overcoats..now 11.25 S
If you want to wear better clothes than ordinary without pay-1
ing so much as is usually asked for the common kind, you want to I
attend this sale. I
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"STAR CLOTHING HOUSE- £
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