1ST
I TO RETIRE
Lrnor Futrell Is Get
■eady To Surrender
■rds To Successor.
|c Independent.
Kock, July 21 .-Gov- j
■M. Futrell has begun ,
Ltening up ot all re
■bis office and getting
Led in order that lie !
I out of his office the '
■s successor is ready to j
■ Governor Futrell is
|o get back to his home
lu]d, and begrudges ev
ict the delay. He says
|oon as his successor is
|e will wait for no for
|but turn everything
lim and catch the first
|e he is leaving the of
peedily, is not saying
acting governor has
n some pleasure out of j
, for he has been per- j
i make some changes of
i is proud, and had he
the office with any
f time ahead of him,
* a number of reforms
have undertaken, which i
It be worked out in a j
I the Arkan-I
Governor j
end of this
is his de
)solute bus-1
1
es that if j
Id reorgan- j
and Havei
system of I
ment could j
ortage.
ttles With |
listion was
urday and
or Jackson j
the state
which was '
ing funds:1
, $791.68;!
1.05; Con
89,499.88; !
2; Sixteen
uor license,
tion. $529.
wing: Pictures
Be Opera House
I8 Reels Per Week.
HraProgram Tonight.
Reel Feature
Bn AND WATER
• of *ne stage, showing ■
■®kd£^es. The dance of ;
WJr* hours, featuring!
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WONSHINER’S WIFE
B^cellent Western story.
■ (LlIBIN)
Ibby buys a baby
®unny and his wife are
Is' His wife, Flora Finch,,
■««ib€r of the Mother’s I
■ Bunny buys a baby for
■ black as a hat. He has a
F* returning the baby.
P®edy_viTAGRAPH)
-teis tonight—Spe
■feosie by the orchestra.
|K®IOn 5 and 10 CENTS.
Cotter Local Leaves Track.
The Cotter local was wrecked
yesterday a short distance from
Guion, and considerable damage
was done, though no person was
seriously injured. The escape
of the passengers and crew
from the caboose with serious
injury, or without any of them
being killed seems miraculous,
says the Batesville Guard.
The caboose and two or three
of the rear cars jumped the
track, and were all dragged a
considerable distance. The
trucks on the caboose came off,
and fell thx-ough the bn'dge, and
the frame work of the caboose
was left midway of the bx-idge.
It is not known what caused
the wreck, but those who saw it
say that there must have been
a faulty wheel or a bad rail
which caused the cars to leave
the track at this place.
The three freight cars and ca
boose were completely demol
ished, and the passengers and
crew were all slightly injui'ed,
though none of the injuries are
of a serious nature, and none of
them needed the attention of a
physician.
The damage to the roadbed
will be considerable, and it is
not yet repaired. The passen
ger train due in Batesville last
night at 6:10 did not arrive un
til this morning at 8 o’clock, and
it was then turned back, the hot
shot meeting it, and taking its
passengers to Newport. The
hot shot made the usual run to
Newport and doubled back.
One of the passengers on the
wrecked local said to a Guard re
porter this morning that it
was the worst wreck he ever
saw in a small space.
It is remarkable that none of
the crew or passengers were
killed.
Schneider-Parmer Wedding.
Diaz, July 21.—Mr. John H.
Schneider and Mrs. Nannie Par
mer were married Sunday after
noon at 1:30 o’clock at the home
of the bride in this city. A. C.
Cummings, Justice of the Peace
of Village township, performed
the ceremony. Quite a number
of friends witnessed the cere
mony. The bride is the widow
of the late James Parmer and
the groom is employed with the
Wilmans Mercantile Co. The
writer joins their many friends
in wishing them a long and
prosperous wedded union.
Spend Sunday At Swiften.
The Sunday School of the
Christian church was well rep
resented at the County Sunday
School Convention at Swifton
the following members going up
on the morning train and spend
ing the day, returning in the
evening:
Mr. and Mrs. Otto M. Bowen,
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Carvel and
little son, James, Mrs. W. J.
Knox, Mrs. Geo. K. Stephens,
Misses Elizabeth Pugh, Fannie
and J. M. Ivy, Lobckwood Burk
ett, T. S. Stephens and Ben
White.
Miss Johnson Honored.
Through the efforts of the
Civic Improvement Club of
Batesville, Miss Mildred Johnson
has secured the scholarship in
music which was given to the A.
F. W. C. by the Central College
at Conway. Miss Johnson is a
most deserving young lady, and
her friends will be pleased fo
know of her success in winnn.g
this scholarship.
SWIfTON ENTERTAINS
S. S. CONVENTION
Was One of the Best C onven
tions of the County Sunday
Schools Ever Held.
The Jackson County Sunday
School Convention which met at
Swifton on the 18. 19 and 20 of
(July was begun, continued and
ended for the glory of God and
for the blessing of chid-life in
the county. There were as
many as 60 delegates and visi
tors in attendance, the largest
yet, and the hospitable people of
Swifton who threw their doors
and hearts wide open and helped
to make this session one of the
most delightful and profitable
in its history.
The sessions were held in the
beautiful new Methodist church
there, which would reflect credit
on a much larger town than
Swifton, and will stand as a
monument to the labors of the
pastor, Rev. V. T. McCafferv,
who has wrought well for the
Master in that town. As chair
man of the reception committee
he was untiring in his efforts to
make all the guests comfortable
and as host welcomed us to a full
fellowship and a love seldom
surpassed.
AH denominational barriers
were broken down, the spirit of
love and brotherly union pre
vailed and all worked together
with the inspiring thought and
the spirit of thankfulness that
they were a part, even a small
part, of this vast Sunday school;
army, composed as it is on this !
continent of more than 32,000,
000 rank and file, and officered ,
b nearly 2,000,000 working offi-1
cers. This body stands before
the world for the systematic or
ganized study of the Word of '
I
God. When our Sunday school ,
teachers realize they are called
of God to teach just as much as a
pastor is called of God to preach,'
they will realize the necessity of
preparation.
The enthusiasm of the conven
tion was at white heat and the
attendants were greatly im
pressed and encouraged to be
lieve there are a few Sunday
school teachers who “mean bus
iness” when the graduating
class—“Wre are Seven”—of the
Christian church Sunday school
of Newport marched to the plat
form to receive their diplomas in
the Teachers’ Training Course.
Those who had undertaken this
study and who were enrolled as
members and examined by the
state officer, giving them diplo
mas as well as enrollment and
Recognition at Statt headquar
ters were:
Mrs. T. S. Stephens, Mrs. G.
K. Stephens, Mr. and Mrs. Otto
M. Bowen. Mrs. J. D. Carvell,
Mrs. W. J. Knox and Miss Eliz
abeth Pugh.
Every teacher ought to have
at his tongue’s end a number of
direct quotations, from God’s
Book that in God’s way and in
God’s true time may help to re
move all difficulties and objec
tions an honest inquirer may
make. To this end Miss Allen
had them give a Bible Drill
which challenged the attention,
interest and effort of our strong
est people and commanded the
respect of everyone for such a
wide-awake Sunday school and
church, which church alone must
! have nad at least twenty dele
gates present. Such record for
teachers ought to stimulate
• v,,, .. school *+<M»'*hers of
.
other Newport churches, and
such a course will comport with
the dignity and importance of
Sunday school work at its best.
The reports from all depart
ments showed a great advance
over last year. However, the
president had to confess to a dis
tinct disappointment because of
the utter disregard of his plans
by many who ought to be inter
ested but who did not even not
ify him that they would not ap
pear on the program in time to
make other arrangements, and
but for the presence and help of
the inexhaustible and tireless
leader. Miss Allen, to till in the
gaps the general note of the
convention, which was optimism
and encouragement, would have
failed.
The convention was indebted
to Prof. Sidney Pickens of Bates
ville, who is a teacher of the
Methodist adult Bible class
there, composed of more than
150 strong business men. His
inspiring message proved to all
that these men of Batesville are
for the Man of Galilee and that
to know the truth makes a man
wise, to do the truth makes a
man strong, to live the truth
makes a man Divine. And what
can be done in Batesville with
such a leader as Mr. Pickens and
with Divine help, can be done in
any town.
Some new departments were
added to the work and superin
tendents for these departments
were elected. The following offi
cers were elected for another
year:
Mr. W. R. Rice, president;
Prof. W. F. Wiles, vice presi
dent; Mrs. H. L. Lambert, Sec
retary and treasurer; Miss
Dove Erwin, elementary super
intendent; Mrs. B. E. Snetzer,
advanced division superintend
ent; Rev. W. F. Blevins, teach
ers’ training superintendent; J.
D. Carvell, adult superintend
ent ; Mrs. W. B. Grant, tem
perance superintendent.
The following executive com
mittee was also chosen to carry
forward the work in the county,
the specific purpose of which is
to group apd organize the va
rious townships and to plan for
a rally in each township town
ship;
Rev. V. T. McCaffery, Chair
man; Rev. W. F. Blevins, Mr.
G. L. Smith, Judge L. D. Smith,
Mr. W. R. Rice, Dr. Ira H. Er
win. Mr. J. D. Carvel], Mr. P. S.
White, Mr. Lucien Harris.
The Association, which will
meet in the Christian church at
Newport next year, stands for
the organization of the differ
ent denominations into an ar
my whose purpose is: “The
World $or Christ; whose means
is, The Word of God; whose
motto is “We Mean Business,”
and under the direction of the
Great Captain there will be one
army that will go forward to
conquer in His name. The
members of the association have
a vision of the Sunday school
work enlarged and strengthened
as never before.
Reporter.
The Common Drinking Cup
Must Go.
The State Board of Health
has issued an order abolishing
the common drinking cup. The
city council has passed an or
dinance in compliance with this
order.
This ordinance is to be en
forced. To avoid trouble quit
furnishing a common drinking
cqp- V
Board of Health.
Schooling For Blind.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 21.— For the
purpose of extending to every
blind child in the state the ad
vantages of the Arkansas school
for the blind, the State Hoard
of Charities Has started Ratal
Love of Mountain Home, a mem
ber of the Board, on a tour of
the state to visit every blind
child that has not been an in
mate of the institution.
Information has been secured
from the county examiners,
I showing that there are 190
blind children in the state that
have never had the advantage of
an education. There may be
; others, and if so, Mr. Love is
i expected to find them.
“I have already visitd 22 blind
[children, ranging in age from
j5 to 19 years, ” stated Mr. Love
while in the city yesterday, “and
I believe every one of them will
be in the school this fall. I find
that the parents of most blind
children are very poor, and they
have never known what condi
tions are at the blind school. As
I soon as I explain to them that
; the state pays the railroad fare
both ways, and boards, clothes
and teaches the pupil while in
i the institution, they appear glad
to have me make out applications
for their children. I believe ev
ery blind child in the state will
! ultimately be in the institution.
I
“Most of the blind children in
the state have been so since in
fancy, due to the ignorance of
young mothers in dealing with
their babes. About 60 per cent
of the blind children are girls.
1 None of those I have visited
have received anv education.
and some of them are nearly
grown. In a few years more
they woidd no /onbt be a charge
on the community. By bring
ing them to the state institu
tion, we are able to educate
them, so they are self-sustain
ing for the balance of their
lives."
Girl Is Some Farmer.
Batesville, July 20.—An Inde
pendence county girl less than
17 years of age is showing the
old men, and the boys as well,
how to raise corn. She has one
acre in corn on mountain land,
and the most corn any of this
land ever produced is 25 bushels
to the acre. It is said that on ac
count of the extremely dry wea
ther this year it will not pro
duce more than 20 bushels and in
some localities not that much.
But Miss Edna Riggs is the
young girl farmer, and she will
make 50 bushels of corn to the
acre on her one acre. The corn
is already made and she has
plowed it the last time. She has
followed demonstration methods.
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