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Thirty Two Pardons Granted.
Special to Independent.
- Little Rock, Jan. 3.—Gov. G.
W. Donaghey broke a record in
the issuance of pardons Tues
day when he spent the entire
day listening to pardon applica
tions and granted 32 of them.
He denied many applications
for pardons and many of those
granted yesterday have been on
file for months while the desired
data could be collected by the
governor. None of the pardons
were drawn by Jackson county
convicts.
;
WHOLE BLOCK
TOTAL LOSS
Town of Monette Suffers $50,
000 Loss From Can Of
Gasoline.
Jonesboro, Jan. 2.—Fire re
sulting from the explosion of a
can of gasoline seriously burned
J. H. Hogan and swept an entire
block at Monette, a small town
east of here, this afternoon.
The loss is estimated at $50,000.
Only meager details could be ob
tained as all telephone connec
tions were cut off by the flames.
The Monette Supply Company,
J. E. Blankenship Mercantile
Company and the Bank of Mo
nette were reported as the heav
iest losers.
According to the reports the
explosion occurred in the Blank
enship Mercantile Company, of
which Mr. Hogan was .manager.
As to the cause of the explosion,
nothing was learned, but the
flames soon gained such head
way that the entire town was
Threatened. Fanned by a high
wind th^ blaze soon ate its way
o the Bank of Monette build
The citizens of Monette’
&A. j
to the scene, and a buck-.
was formed. After
hour the fire!
Supply |
point the ef
spread of
doubled. Ad
are several
only by
of the
they
The mass
terested in establishing
C. A. in this city, held at the
court house at 4 o’clock Tuesday
afternoon to hear reports from
all teams in the field, enjoyed
good returns from the initial
day’s canvass, about $600 hav
ing been pledged for the main
tenance of a Y. M. C. A. here
for the current year.
A provisional committee of
nine good citizens was named at
this meeting. They are Dr. W'.
A. Rossington, W. N. Dunaway,
Dr. H. E. Dowell, G. A. Hill
house, Ben White, J. W. Grubbs,
W. B. Chastain, William Barker
and Prof. Ernest McKenzie and
are called to meet this Wednes
day afternoon in the office of
Phillips, Hillhouse & Boyce to
organize and formulate plans
for the year.
While State Secretary McCul
ley of Little Rock does not be
lieve that an effective and suc
cessful Y. M C. A. can be main
tained for less than $1800 per
year and should have $2500,
those behind the movement are
certain that many subscriptions
will be raised from the amounts
first pledged and there are many
willing helpers, who have doubt
less ii(ji ueen seen.
Prospects are bright for the
raising of the necessary finan
ces, but the men supporting it
are not intending to let their en
thusiasm in the cause blind
them to the facts and conditions
that develop.
Runyan Asks Re-election.
W. D. Runyan of the Island is
a candidate for road overseer of
this township and while he was
reelected a year ago to a second
term, the office became abolish
ed through failure to vote a road
tax and the return of the coun
ty to the old law governing the
working of roads. Thus Mr.
Runyan feels that
he is asking his
satisfactory
the amount
and the
which to do
young
and has
and misdirect the aims of jus
tice, yet we believe that he has
shown no favors of this charac
ter, but firmly upheld the
courts and the law’s enforce
ment. Considering the obsta
cles that always confront the
officer who would rid a newly
dry territory from blind tigers
and bootleggers, it must be con
ceded that his record has been
fairly successful in this city and
county.
He has always been a loyal
Democrat and is a very pleasant
and sociable gentleman, whom
the people have found an ac
commodating and capable offi
cer who could safely be entrust
ed with the duties of the office
! to which he now aspires.
Notice Of Sale Of School Bonds.
As Secretary of the Board of
Directors of the School District
of Newport, I give notice that
I will receive sealed proposals
until noon, January 5, 1912 for
the sale and purchase of Forty
five thousand dollars ($45000)
nf thp bonds of Snecial School
District of the City of Newport,
Arkansas, said bonds to bear in
terest at the rate of 0V2 per cent
per annum until paid, interest
payable, semi-annually, the
bonds to be paid as follows:
Beginning at five years from
the date of sale of bonds pay
Two Thousand Dollars ($2000)
each year for five years, pay
Three Thousand Dollars ($3
000) each year for the next
succeeding five years, pay Four
Thousand Dollars ($4000) each
[year thereafter until the whole
l of said indebtedness is paid.
The bonds to be issued in de
nominations to suit purchaser.
The bidder is requested to
furnish his bid in writing in a
sealed envelope, together with a
certified check in the sum of
One Thousand Dollars to assure
the faithful performance of his
bid in the event that the con
tract for the sale of said bonds
should be awarded to him.
Bonds are sold subject to the
opinion of Hose, Hemingway,
•Cantrell and Loughborough, bid
der to pay for same. Bidder
shall furnish free engraved
bonds ready for official sig
nature and the successful bid
der shall pay all trustee’s
charges.
pipe Interest Manifested As
| ^No Contested Issues Are
Foreseen.
Special to the Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 3.—Little
interest is being taken in the
meeting of the State Democratic
Committee which holds a meet
ing here tomorrow. Absolutely
nothing has been intimated to
Secretary Bruce T. Bullion as
to business which will be
brought before the committee.
The rules adopted by the last
Democartic State Convention re
quire the meeting of the Central
committee at this time for the
purpose of calling the state pri
mary, which the rules also re
quire to be held on the last Wed
nesday in March, which will be
the 27th.
It is customary for the differ
ent candidates to make some
maneuvers in the meeting
which will give them a better
chance, and as any statement
regarding them would lessen
their effectuality, the candi
dates are doing no talking.
Whatever moves they will
make will be kept secret until
the time of the meeting in or
der that the adherents of the
other candidates have no oppor
tunity to checkmate them.
Wanted—file copies of Inde
pendent for daily issues of De
cember 9 and 16. If any of our
subscribers have these issues,
this office will be glad to have
and pay for same. 34d3t
TO cure your' la grippe
coughs take Foley’s Honey and
Tar Compound. R. E. Fisher,
Washington, Kas., says: “I
was troubled with a severe at
tack of la grippe that threatened
pneumonia. A friend advised
Foley’s Honey and Tar Com
pound and I got relief after tak
ing the first few doses. I took
three bottles and my la grippe
was cured.” Get the genuine,
in the yellow package.—W. E.
P, EVENS.
Notice of Felling Of Contract
For Keeping of County
Prisoners.
Notice is hereby given that
the undersigned as County
Judge of Jackson County, .......
ansas, will receive sealed bids
up to 12 o’clock noon of Wednes
day, January 31, 1912, to keep
ni’wnnnrn nf POlintv for
the term beginning January 31,
1912 and ending January 1,
1913. The person to whom said
contract may be awarded will be
required to give bond as requir
ed by law. I hereby reserve the
right to reject any and all bids.
This December 29, 1911.
C. B. Coe,
31dl-40w4 County Judge.
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Wanted—I will guarantee a'
good salary, ninety dollars, if or
sixty days work in Newport.
Want two young ladies, and two
young gentlemen of correct hab
its and good address. Call at
Hazel Hotel, ask for Mr. Mur
phy. 32d3t
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