SATURDAY. AUGUST 2. 1HU! NUMliKR 1<M>.
ake bridge
BUILDJNG delayed
^Decision of
CMlton Election ol Dls
trict Commissloners
The construction of the New
w Lake concrete bridge will
mhabH' be delayed six months
Jug to a question that has
risen as to the election of the
[strict commissioners.
The district was organized
nder the old improvement dis
[ct laws, which provided that
ie commissioners be elected by
je city council. Under an act
■the last legislature which
ad not beer, published when
ie district was being organiz
i( the mode of the selection of
ieSe commissioners was not
lecified and the authority of
ie council was thus placed in
iUbt, though attorneys believe
istthis power will be “read
to” the act.
The bridge district commis
oners, to be safe in the matter,
ill not let a contract pending a
ttlement of this point which it
understood will be passed up
i by the supreme court, when
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at uuuj ui
mber. The same point is in
ilved in a case coming before
at tribunal from Jefferson
untv.
In ail improvement districts,
e most strict conformance to
e law is necessary in order to
cure the sale of bonds, for the
mpanies and capitalists which
y these securities never know
[ly take any chances and
uld not be expected to.
dies Assist in Improvement.
Cotton Plant, Aug. 1.—The
kansas Betterment Club of
tton Plant will have its reg
ir monthly meeting next
mday night at the school
use in this city and will have a
endid program. Speakers on
utation will be here to ad
iss the audience on preventive
asures- A clean-up day has
in ordered for August 1, and
stores will close for this im
Tar.t occasion.
Mayor Dyson and Health Offi
1 McKnig-ht are doing all in
iir power to make Cotton
nt the most sanitary town in
stem Arkansas.
irs, Paul Buys Busy Bee.
Jno. P. Paul on Friday
•ght the Busy Bee confection
ed ice cream parlor from
L. Bowery, late manager.
:s having the place
roughly cleaned and over
dfd and will be ready for
liness in a little while. She
ends making it a first-class
e e.d restaurant, where one
get the best of meals in ad
011 to all the latest in cream
[Cold drinks, cigars, candies.
** addition to these, Mrs.
will have her own bakery,
one can purchase home
toread, cakes and pies.
Loses the Other Eye.
onesboro. Aug. l._ News
8 received here today that
Harris, the small daugh
of Mr- and Mr-. L. N. Harris
Alto, while playing with
y was struck in the eye, de
®ying the sight. The child
1 e s*£ht of the other eye
years ago. Although
. was rushed to a special
* ls r'a^d there was no hope
Storing her sight.
, Wingo and the Currency Bill.
Very complimentary to Con
gressman Wingo and gratifying
to his friends is the prominence
( he has reached in so important
a matter as the currency bill ad
vocated by President Wilson.
It appears that friction develop
j ed in the house banking and cur
. rency committee, the chairman.
I Mr. Glass not being in harmony
! at all points with the president’s
: views and wishes. Mr. Wingo
: succeeded in having adopted
several amendments not favor
ed by the committee chairman
and several others which the
chairman had been unable to
have adopted. To cap the cli
max of Mr. Wingo’s activities,
his course in committee had
been noted by the president and
the latter called Mr. Wingo to
the White House and there held
a long conference with him as
‘to future committee action, it
being stated that, as a result
Mr. Wingo might be asked to
take charge of the bill in com
mittee as the personal repre-1
sentative of the president- The !
committee chairman is reported ;
to be not at all pleased with the j
turn affairs have taken.
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first session, to attain promi
nence in a matter of so great •
importance as an administration
currency reform bill is little less i
than remarkable and proves j
quite conclusively that Mr. Win
go is making good, with a pros
pect of making a lasting and 1
notable reputation.
The Fourth Arkansas may
well take pride in the showing
made by its new representative.
Fort Smith Times-Record.
To Manage Boaz Hotel.
ing for Little Rock, where he
ing for Littel Rock, where he
will spend a two weeks’ vaca
tion with his parents. Upon his
return Mr. McCully will go to
Hoxie where he will take charge
I of the new Boaz Hotel, which
: has been leased by the Hazel j
| Hotel Company,
j A new and up-to-date building
; has replaced the old structure,
which was burned several
| months ago, and will be newly
i furnished and modern in every
way. Mr. McCully has been con
i nected as manager and assist
iant manager of the Hazel ho
tel in this city for the past three
years and is a competent hotel
1 man whose friends regret to
; see him leave Newport for a new
field of work.
Moving Pictures
at the Opera House
18 Reels Per W eek.
A FATHER’S LESSON
By his brutality and careless
ness he conies near losing his
| little girl and his home by fire.
(A good story—BIOGRAPH.)
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THE PRIEST AND THE MAN
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A beautiful Catholic picture ta
ken in the Canadian woods, fea
turing Laura Sawyer and Cha».
Sutton as the Priest.
(EDISON.)
there she goes
A good Western comedy, featur
ing William Williams and Gwen
doline Pate.
(PATHE.)
Good pictures and good music
ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENTS
WILLIAMS BANK
CLOSES DOORS
Bank of Forrest City Fails and
Receiver Ls Asked In
Cross County.
Special to Independent
Forrest City. August 2.—The
Bank of Forrest City of which
Eugene Williams was cashier
and virtually head, closed its
doors today. St. Francis Coun
ty has $100,000 on deposit in
this institution, with indications
of losing it all.
E. A. Rolfe was president of
the bank. -J. Eh Baugh, vice
president and Eugene Williams
cashier. The bank was capital
ized at $40,000. Eugene Wil
liams has been playing a strong
hand in Eastern Arkansas poli
tics for many years and was the
treasurer of the St. Francis le
vee district, an office which he
continued to hold though the
last legislature passed an act
providing that no member of
th'e levee board should be its
treasurer and Governor Futreli
refused to accept his resigna
tion as a member of the board.
Pnw/ma WilHcnme woe ramnaiun
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manager of Governor Donaghev
in his last race, but supported
Robinson for the Senate before
the legislature and was allowed
to continue to dominate the le
vee district board.
A receiver for the defunct
bank will be asked today before
the chancellor in Cross county.
Besides the Southern Cotton
Oil Company and Phoenix Cot
ton Oil Company, Newport is to
have a third seed house this
season to be constructed at
once by the Arkansas Cotton Oil
Company between the Buckeye
seed house and the shell plat
form in the Rock Island yards.
J. C. .lowers will do the buying
here for the company.
John R. Loftin. Jr-, returned
last night from Hot Springs,
where he has been with his wife
for several days. Mrs. Loftin
is taking the baths and receiv
ing great benefit from them.
James Davis has always been
regarded as the best tomato
grower in this city or section
and has on exhibit this year at
the City Drug Store a 26*4
ounce Fonda Rosa, that excels
his previous records. This to
mato is 21J4 inches around.
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Escaped Convict Captured
Little Flock, Aug. 1.—Robert
Roe, the man with many alias
es and a long criminal record,
picked up here and identified by
the city detectives several days
ago, made a daring dash for
liberty Thursday morning at
the county farm.
Successfully eluding the
guards and dodging through a
veritable rain of shot and bullets
Roe made good his escape and
capture until 6 o’clock this
morning, when he was caught
by City Detective Wallis as he
tried to duck by the officer in
Argenta.
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Assessment Notice.
i The assessment of local 5m
iprovement No. One—Bridge Im
i movement No. One of the City
of Newport, Arkansas— was
filed in m'* office on the 14th day
of July, 1913, and the. same is
now subiect to inspection.
E. J. GRAHAM.
Ceric of the City of Newport
Arkansas. .
New Buildings at Galloway.
Searcy. Aug. 2.—Since the
closing of scohol in May, con
tractors have been busily engag
ed at Galloway College making
numerous improvements on the
j building, and adding twenty
•practice rooms. The practice
rooms have just recently been
completed, and work will start
within the next two weeks upon
a modern gymnasium for the
young ladies. These additions
land improvements to the college
• property fill a long-felt want and
are in keeping with the rapid
progress being made by Arkan
: sas' leading female college along
! educational lines.
President Williams informed
a Citizen reporter this morning
that prospects for the next term
of Galloway are most flattering
and that applications had been
received by more than thirty
students during the past two
weeks.
Boy Drowned at Batesville.
Batesville, Aug. 2.—Davis
King, a youth about 12 years of
age, drowned in the bayou Fri
day morning, near the railroad
I bridge. The boy had gone in the
Yfctrlin rr an rw\f in
general rain
BENEFITS CROPS
Extended Over the Entire
( ounty Hut Was Light In
(•lass Township.
The rain of Friday night
proved heavy and general over
the county, but too light in
Glass Township to prove as
beneficial to crops as in the
larger part of the county.
Crop prospects are reported
the best in many years and the
rain of Friday night adds the
finishing touch to much corn
that was beginning to need
moisture badly. The bottom
and middle crop of cotton has
fruited well and an August in
keeping with the early summer
will bring a large yield of the
fleecy staple.
The rainfall in Newport reg
istered ICG inches and south
and east of Newport is said to
have been even heavier. While
the clouds appeared threaten
ing no storm damage has been
reported.
sixteen years old and has a com
mon school education may be
admitted to the trades courses
and to tlie short agricultural
courses.
The University has an equip
ment worth more than a million
dollars and a faculty that is not
excelled by that of any school in
the South. Kxpenses are very
low, since the institution is sup
ported entirely by the state and
national governments.
Special bulletins giving infor
mation about the trades courses,
short courses in Agriculture,
Music, Art, Domestic Science.
Teachers' courses and an illu -
(rated bulletin of general infor
mation may be obtained by
writing to the President of the
University at Fayetteville.
Yours truly,
Chas. B. (loe, County Judge.
Rise In White River.
People living along the White,
river were surprised last weeik
when that stream started to
rise. No rains had been report
ed from above and the sky was
clear. The water rose about 4
feet, then stopped rising ab
i-.iiOI x * n / I ci 'iriml l/i f*ill x«4i ion
Announcement of Scholarship.
I wish to announce to the
young men and young women of i
Jackson county that I am au
thorized to issue to them benefi
ciary appointments as students |
of the University of Arkansas i
at Fayetteville.
For admission to the regular
courses of the University, a
three or four year high school
course, or the equivalent, is ne
cessary. Those who are eigh
teen years of age or over may
be admitted as special students ;
in certain departments and will .
be allowed to take any work for !
which they are prepared.
This year the University has
put in one and two year trades
courses in surveying, practical
electrical work (light and tele
phone plants,) courses in run
ning and caring for a stationary
engine, caring for and repairing
automobiles, and courses in ar
chitectural drawing. The pur
pose of these courses is to train
boys to be able to earn a living.
There are also short, practical
, courses in farm work and farm
management. Any boy who is
deep water. He came to a step
off, however, that he did not
know was there and went head
long into water over his head.
He had some companions with
him at the time, but they were
not near enough to render any
assistance.
When they saw him go under
they started to him. but before
they could reach him he had
gone under and was lost to
sight. He went under at 9
o’clock, and about ten o’clock
the body was found by Bernard
Hinkle
Hurst Will Surrender
Little Rock. Aug.l.—W. W.
Hurst, the president of the de
funct Valley Savings Bank of
Argenta, for whom several hun
dred dollars reward is outstand
ing, will be in Little Rock in a
few days to surrender to the au
thorities. A prominent eastern
attorney was in Little Rock to
day arranging with local busi
ness men to make the $6,000
bond which Judge Lea fixed af
ter Hurst was indicted.
was a very erratic and unex
plained phenomenon.
The phenomenon was short
lived. however, for upon in
quiry it was found that the en
gineers, who were placing the e
lectrical machinery in the big
power dam at Branson, Missou
ri, had opened up the gates and
let the big head of water out in
order to place turbines in the
bottom of the power tubes. The
big plant will be given its first
trial some time in August. —
Baxter Bulletin.
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First Bale in Alabama.
Montgomery. Ala., Aug. 1.—
The first bale of 1913 cotton
raised and ginned in Alabama
was sold at public auction here
today for 15 cents per pound.
The bale weighed 350 pounds
and wr.s raised Ihree miles from
this city.
Ginning on this cotton started
July 30 and was completed this
morning, seven days ahead of
the first bale last year.
“Manhattan” Shirt Sale
— Now Going On
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All Soft Manhattan Shirts Reduced As Follows:
1.50 Shirts 3.00 Shirts
..1.15 now.1.88
1.65 Shirts 3.50 Shirts
now'.1.25 now.2.65
2.00 Shirts 4.00 Shirts
..1.38 now.2.85
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