THE INDEPENDENT
I^PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
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On Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
INNOCENCE ABROAD.
Young Missouri Congressman
Elected by Landslide Takes
His First Elevator Ride
in St. Louis.
Congressman-elect William T.
Tyndal, the republican school
t »acher-postmaster of Sparta,
Taney county, Mo., who was
elected by the recent republican
1 indslide in Missouri, made his
first trip to St. Louis last week,
e.iys the Poplar Bluff Citizen.
He did not learn of his election
t il practically everybody in this
state outside of his own railroad
less, isolated county knew it.
He had made no campaign,
c >ntributed no funds, made not a
a single speech and never dream
e 1 of beating Congressman Rus
sell.
When he learned that he must
give up his salary of $35 a month
L>r the congressmanship pay of
$,'.,000 per annum, he went to St.
Louis. Here he had a lot of new,
and, to him, novel experiences.
He met his friend, Frank Ellis of
■Springfield, and Ellis took him tc
the Commercial building. When
they stepped into an elevator
Tyndal held his breath. Ellis as
sured him it was all right, but
ihis new congressman did not
at t empt to conceal his perturba
ti n as the electric car shot
swiftly to the seventh floor.
""Well, that is going some,” he
sai 1.
So delighted was he with his
city experiences, Congressman
Ty idal decided to return to the
city and spend all this week,
JEFFIE OLD BOY
KILLS A B’AR.
According to advices received
in the state capital Wednesday,
says the Little Rock Gazette,
Gov. Jeff Davis is having good
luck in his hunt for big game in
the Little river wilds of eastern
Poi isett county, near Marked
Ti •eo. The first day out he got a
big black bear and a fine deer.
The swampy country in which
the governor is hunting is said tc
be f ill of game and the fine
sport will probably cause him to
prolong his stay. The govern
or’s success as a bear hunter will
be communicated to President
Roo < went, who longs to have a
whirl with a real live monarch of
the woods, for such the bear is
on this continent.
It will be remembered that a
couple of years ago the president
went to Mississippi on a bear
hunt and met disappointment,
not even getting a chance to
shoot at a bear. The events of
the p ist few days do not prove
that Gov. Davis is a greater
hunter than President Roosevelt,
but they indicate that if the
president would kill a bear he
must visit the wilds of Little
river in Poinsett county, Arkan
SclS.
She riff J. A. Bradsher and
Rep.. lentative-elect M. W.
Hiztl of Poinsett county were
pi o:i ig the governor in the pur
lieus of eastern Arkansas.
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INDEPENDENT’S
BABY CONTEST.
Here is the proposition, and the
rules governing the contest:
There is a handsome $25.00
solid gold locket with diamond
setting and solid gold chain, on
display at the Palace* Jewelry
store, to be given away Decem
ber 24th, 1904, to the baby boy
or girl under two years of age,
who wins the highest number of
votes as the prettiest and sweet
est baby. Now the baby that is
not pretty is surely sweet, and
if the wee tot be a little cross at
times, beauty must offset this
badness. Fond parents at least
are expected to think their ba
bies are both sweet and beauti
ful, and so they do. But to set
tle once for all the claims of the
under two, and put at rest this
rivalry of mothers and fathers,
the Independent has inaugurated
a contest that is to be determined
by that cherished right, popular
ballot, and in accordance with
the following rules:
BABY PRIZE CONTEST RULES.
First—No baby that has reach
ed the age of two years Nov. 1,
1904, is eligible to this contest,
nor shall any employe or party
connected with this paper be eli
gible to vote.
Second—Every issue of the
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from November 1 to Decembei
24, will contain a ballot entitling
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i votes will be issued, but no cou
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: that afternoon will contain the
| total of the several candidates
^ and the public will thus be kept
informed of the voting each day.
Fourth—A committee of three
good business men will be select
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morning of Dec. 24 and announce
the winner. All ballots must be
I deposited at this office by 11 a.
jm., Dec. 24, 1904.
Read the rules carefully.
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high state of cultivation; unim
proved one 80-acres; one 4(
acres; also property in Jackson
! port; mules, horses, cattle, hogs,
wagons and farming implements,
and five tons of cotton seed.
Want to sell in a lump to right
party. J. M. Grubbs,
5b4w Jacksonport, Ark.
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