iroBE
Wished soon
R.TT«t There Is
Uncertainty As To
Result.
Independent.
•ek, Jan. 2- The peti
e Little Rock saloon
jjll be ready for pub
g last of this week or
of next. , They _ are
ur their characteristic
d optimism, and are
that in a short time
g running as usual,
the saloon keepers,
ue not so confident,
treparing to go into
j of business. Jack
upying the celebrated
stand opposite the
ouse, has disposed of
k, except his fixtures
ices that he will be
ctice of law and deal
estate.
a daily Sunday calm
itreets where the sa
been running for
the greatest uncer
ithe outcome.
Petition Filed,
k, Jan. 1.—The sa
Argenta this morn
i County Clerk Her
a petition alleged to
pied by 2,849 white
8 of Argenta asking
be restored,
dge Joe Asher stat
it the matter will
taken up tomorrow.
!.soon as the liquor
ing the petition be
Will P&S5 on it under
|and decide whether
ive saloons or not.
license League of
and Argenta, had
pa, Isgrig & Can
over the petition
piling. Judge Fred
pat he has a list of
p people who have
py be stricken from
Ithe saloon men of
l®d to apply for li
IWntetime today or
Inis ffiav moon
are refused a
test the law will
and saloons
like Sun
the saloon
tight and the
announced that
points are ex
the filing of
Pictures
House
OF DESTINY
featur
Miriam
Ross, Marj
tittle Mary Ap
OOT
^ith Richar<
Stonehouse
^ster Nutsoi
A.
Road Overseers Appointed.
County Judge C. B. Coe has
appointed as delegates from this
county to the State Good Roads
’Association meeting in Little
Rock, January 14 and 15, all of
the road overseers of Jackson
county.
The state meeting is not a
mere jollification, where a few
speeches are heard on this sub
ject, by orators who know- little
or nothing about road building,
but the convention is addressed
by leaders in thought upon this
imjportant subject, whose views
and ideas are the result of ac
tual test and experience in road
construction.
New Superintendent For Or
phan’s Home.
W. D. Cawford of Carroll coun
ty, a member of the board of
trustees of the I. 0. 0. F. or
phanage in Batesville, arrived in
the city Wednesday afternoon
and will take charge of the home
as superintendent at once.
His wife will arrive in the
• i i i i i i
cii# iicaw wccn, aim win waive aw
tive charge of the home as ma
tron.
There was no complaint at the
work of Mrs. Daniels, so it is ex
plained by Mr. Crawford, except
that the law of the order re
quires that the home be in
charge of a man and his wife.
Mrs. Daniels has not announc
ed her plans for the future, but
she will take a rest. The home
has gotten along well under her
management. The new super
intendent and his wife come to
Batesville with the highest re
commendations, and „they will
find a cordial welcome here.—
Batesville Guard.
McCombs Banqueted At Home.
Hamburg, Jan. 1.—W. F. Mc
Combs, chairman of the Demo
cratic National Committee, was
the guest of honor tonight and
imade the leading address at a j
banquet it the McCombs hotel
here. M McCombs has return
ed to Hai burg each year during
the 20 He'has been away.
He spoke feelingly of the in
terest shown in him by his
townsmen. He touched on the
political situation and eulogized
the administration of President
Wilson and the work of his cab
inet. He spoke on the resources
of the South and of the great |
future before it, touching espec
ially on Ashley county. He re
called that the president himself
was a Southern man and has
Southerners in his cabinet.
J. H. Pryor, Sr., of Hamburg,
an old friend of Mr. McCombs
father, was ntaster of ceremon
ies and acted as toastmaster.
Among the addresses was one
by Col. George W. Norman, who
is 86 years old.
Before the banquet an infor
mal reception was held. Twen
ty business men and bankers
came from Monore, La., on a
special train.
W. C. T. U. Reception.
On Tuesday evening, at the
ladies of the W. C. T. U. will en
home of Mrs. 0. E. Jones, the
tertain their husbands and a
number of other friends.
1 All ladies, who are members of
, the union, without further notice
i or invitation, are expected to be
! present and act as hostesses to
' the large number of specially in
vited guests.
* j Those having charge of the
plans for this reception, expect
to make of it quite a pleasing so
cial event.
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Federal Army May Cross Bor
der.
Presidio, Texas, Jan. 1.—The ,
Northern Division of the Mexi
can Federal army at Ojinaga,
Mex., with its 11 generals, other
officers and about 4,000 soldiers
after a merciless three days’ at
tack by General Ortega’s 6,000
rebels, tonight appeared ready
to flee in disorder across the
river into the United States.
With the line of struggling
wounded at the border, to indi
cate the extent of the carnage
and with deserters already ap
pearing in numbers, Major M.
N. McNamee. commanding the
border patrol, made every plan
in anticipation of the flight.
Less than 500 cavalrymen,
mostly from the Fifteenth cav
alry, form the border patrol
here. To this small body of
American soldiers would ian
the task of surrounding and dis
arming perhaps 4,000 foreign
soldiers, or 3,000 of them if 1,
1000 have been disabled or killed
The ability of the American sol
diers to handle the refugees was
based on the assumption that
the rebels would pursue the Fed
erate merely to the river.
An estimate as careful as
could be obtained of the wound
ed on both sides was one thous
! and. Most of the wounded were
! left on the battlefield. The less
! disabled reached the river and
| were cared for by the Red Cross
'on this side. Scores of uninjur
! ed Federal deserters, in defiance
of the American patrol, crossed
; the river. All were disarmed
and forced back to the Mexican
side.
j More than 200 rifles, other
arms and ammunition were tak
en.
It was impossible to learn ac
curately the number of dead and
| the belief that it would be great,
was based on the number of
| wounded. Many were believed
to have died through lack of
medical attention, as Red Cross
officiate were not permitted to
ford the river even under a Red
Cross flag. Those who ventured
to help the wounded from the
river risked the danger of being
Shot. A few shots fell close to
or on the American side, north
of Presidio, but no one was in
jured. Major McNamee sent
General Ortega a warning that
any further firing across the riv
er might entail grave conse
quences.
So far Major McNamee has
adhered to a policy of sending
back all unwounded combatants.
Should all of the Federals come
across they would be disarmed,
but they might be permitted to
remain on this side under tem
porary arrest on grounds of hu
manity. Final disposition of the
prisoners would be in the hands
of higher army authorities.
ELBERT CASHION
WINS BRIDE
—
Popular Swifton Hanker and I
Miss Myrtle Stephenson Mar- 1
ried at Eudora.
t
At the First Baptist church of
Eudora, Arkansas, Tuesday
morning at 11 o’clock, Decem
ber 23rd, the marriage of El- 1 j
bert T. Cashion and Miss Myr
tle Stephenson was solemnized. 1
The ceremony was conducted by 1
the bride’s pastor. Miss Madge
Ward, a close friend of the bride ;
was maid of honor, while Med
ford Cashion acted as best man. j
The church was artistically dec
orated with flowers, evergreens 1'
and potted plants for the occa-; *
sion. An elaborate dinner was *
served for the bridal party and 1
invited guests at the home of the
bride’s parents. *
(
The couple departed at 3 o’- j
clock in the afternoon for Per- j
ryville and will arrive here to- (
day (Thursday) in time to par
take of the Christmas dinner
with Mr. Cashion’s parents.
The charming bride is a grad-11
uate of Central College of j 1
Conway, Arkansas, of the class j1
of 1911. Her gentle and lova-,(
ble disposition has made for her (;
loyal friends of all her exten- !
sive acquaintance. She is of an
old Southern family; herfather,,
W. H. Stephenson, is prominent
in the business affairs of Eu- [
and plantation owner.
The groom is the eldest son |
of A. V. Cushion and wife, of
Perryville, a young man of j
steady habits and genial dispo
sition, who in three years has ,
risen from assistant to bank
cashier of the Bank of Swifton,
| Arkansas. It was while assist
' ant cashier of the Bank of Eu-1
dora that he first met his bride, i
They will remain at Perry-;
ville until the 6tH of January, (
j and will be the guest of honor |
at the Silver Wedding reception |
of Mr. Cashion’s parents on ,
December 30th. After the 8th
of January, they will be at
home to their friends at Swif
9
on.— I’erryville (Mo.) Repubti-f
an. J
* * # * * /'
The groom is a progressive, ca- ’
table and splendid young lv '
less man, who is dese^rtuy
lopular in bis home town of
>wifton and with other ac
iuaintanc.es, who hold hi*
'riondship in highest esteem.
Their home-coming, on Jan
uary 8th, is looked forward to
)y many friends in Swifton, who
ioin with the Independent in
longratulations and best wisli
*s for a very hiippy, prosperous
md useful life.
Department Saves House.
The fire department was called
nit Thursday night from an a
arm sent in from the home of
’rawford Bleakley, on the cor
ter of Second and Laurel street s.
The fire originated from the
iitchen flue and totally destroy
ed the kitchen and dining room,
he roof having been burned
rom both. The house belong
ed to J. W. Grubbs and was cov
ered with insurance.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Cullins had
•ooms in the home with Mr*
Bleakley and both families car
ded insurance to cover the loss*
>n household goods, which was
ilmost ruined with water.
No More Rebate Claims.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 2.—The time
for the filing of rebate claims
igainst the railroads in the rate
itigation closed last night at
nidnight. Originally Nov. t
was Ihe last day, but it was ex
:ended two months. There was
i great rush of claimants the
last three days, during whicli
time claims for rebate on pas
senger and freight, amounting
to about $2,000 for freight and
$1100 for passenger fare, the
latter representing amounts paid
for the transportation of the
convicts. The total amount of
the claims filed with J. G. Wal
lace, the Master in charge, by
appointment of Judge Trieber, u*
about one million dollars.
You Can Take Any Suit Or I
Overcoat in the Store I
at 4 < off—None are reserved I
Think what you save by buying now! The style that’s wanted, fabric and I
color that’s “good” now is here. You are almost sure to find exactly what you I
want if you come quick. The time has come to clear our cabinets to make way tor |
the new spring garments soon to arrive, hence this .important re uction in prices or I
10 days only. I
I $30.00 Suits and Overcoats.——.now I
1 $25.00 Suits and Overcoats. now I
I $20.00 Suits and Overcoats—. now 9
I $18.00 Suits and Overcoats.. -now J3.5U I
I $15.00 Suits and Overcoats..now 11,Z5> I
I If you want to wear better clothes than ordinary without pay-1
I ing> much as is usually asked for the common kind, you want to I
I attend this sale. I ,
I BergeR’S I
I "STAR CLOTHING HOUSE. _