THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
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The Independent is authoriz
ed to announce the candidacy of
William A. Oldfield of Independ
ence County for re-election as
congressman from the Second
district, subject to the action of
the Democratic primary.
r' Making Papoose's Cradle.
The poorest of Indian mothers
must have a beautiful baby basket or
cradle, fashioned by her own careful
Angers. The general design depends
upon the customs and traditions of
tbe tribe, and the materia is used are
determined by the natural resources
of the region Inhabited; hut the or
nkkientation is dictated by the moth
tr*B ingenuity and artistic perceptions
The Details.
“D’you rccollec’ old wot’s-'ls name?"
'Tm with the collar?” "A! Wot
abaht ’lm?" “‘E ’ad to go down (jerk
of the head) you know—they giv’ ’im
wot you call It—-didn’t rrf git it. I
don’t think!” “Reely!.Adn’t you j
'eard, then?” “I did ’ear someflng, but :
no details, not afore now.”---Punch.
An Asset of Loveliness.
Perhaps with a keener perception j
Of the charming things in life than
if he had not been sightless, Milton i
says in “Paradise Lost”: “Nothing
lovelier can be found in woman than i
to study household good."
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Desirable Locality.
“Is your suburbs healthful?” “No,
old chap, It ain’t. My wife lost her
voice as soon as we moved out here,
and—’’ “What’s the price of the lot
next to yours?”—Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Two Kinds of Love.
I^om all time man has been haunt- !
ed by two kinds of love. His soul has
been drawn toward a calm and heav
eniy communion of hearth; his body
toward the delight of the senses. The
man who has not some time felt botl j
has not completely lived.
si
me
hac
thi
car
which
the city. Mr.
ploy the services of_
j team to pull the car into the
! Fortunately none of the occu
'pants of the car were hurt, and
. but a slight damage was done tc
j the car. Mr. Meyer states the
road where the accident occur
| red is very bad and that it would
, be well for the overseer to look
'after it.—Jonesboro Tribune.
Files $10,000 Damage Suit.
Miss Vela Jernigan, through
j her attorneys, Oldfield and Cole,
' and R. A. Dowdy, has filed in
the Independence circuit court a
! damage suit against W. A. Ruth
erford asking for $10,000 dam
! ages for injuries received on thej
29th' of last March, and which
the complaint alleges were oc- j
casioned by the careless and neg- j
ligent handling of Mr. Ruther
ford’s automobile which fright-J
ened the horse the plaintiff Was
driving on Main street at the
time alleged. The complaint al
lege that the plaintiff has re
ceived permanent injuries and
bodily disfiguration.—Batesville
Guard.
Tobe Aikin Gets $27,000.
This week the claim depart
ment of the Iron Mountain wir
ed Tobe Aikin that if he would
withdraw his claim for interest
m the $27,000 awarded him by
the court as damages for the
loss of his legs, the principal
would be paid at once. He ac
cepted the offer and will go to
Little Rock this week and col
lect the amount agreed upon.—
Cotter Record.
ALL THIS WEEK !
at OPERA HOUSE j
Motion Pictures Tonight
We wish to announce very
emphatically that we will from
now on, also give two complete
shows each evening regardless of
' the number in the house for the
second show. _>
Two Complete Picture
Shows as well as two Vaude
ville Shows every night
At prices within the reach of all, 10 and 15c
All children that occupy seats
must have tickets. .No excep
tions to this rule as in order to
give the public high class stuff
we must have the patronage
Yours for business, j
NEWPORT THEATRE CO.
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rel shotgun and wisnea mat ne
had the load in his pocket. If
Dunn was armed Ruddell said
he didn’t see it.
Hubert Hanley Called.
Witness talked to Ruddell af
ter shooting. Ruddell had said
he hated to have to do it and
the oliter man caused it. When
he a iked Ruddell if Dunn fell
out of the wagon, he said “Yes
he tumbled out just like a squir
rel out of a tree.
Herbert Bowen substantiated
the story of the conversation in
front of Lindley’s store, heard !
Ruddell say that Dunn had made <
a move to his hip pocket and de- J
fendant had called Dunn a i
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Defense Opens With Charac
ter Witnesses.
After his testimony the state j
rested the defense opened its ]
case with T. E. Jones on the 1
stand, wrho declared that Hub j
Dunn’s reputation as a danger
ous, overbearing, quarrelsome
man was bad in the community
and that Ruddell’s on the contra- j
ry was good. ,
John Cooper and W. E. Mitts <
were also used to the same effect '
as a character witness upon
Hub Dunn’s reputation and the
latter also said RuddeTs was
good.
G. W. Smith, G. T. Sharp, Jim
Sharp, Mat Robinson and G. S.
Straubie were also used to es
tablish a bad reputation for
Dunn and good one for defend
ant.
Afternoon Session.
I After an adjournment at
11:30 for the noon recess, fur
ther character witnesses were
introduced, who testified along
the same lines. They were
Chris Layton, W. P. Mauldin, W.
H. Goateher and W. B. Strau
bie. W. B. Norton testified that
he had known defendant since a
boy and part of the time in
White county and his reputation
was good.
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Lriiy misKey, on xviuaua^ uc
fore the shooting met Hub Dunn
on the road. Dunn told him of
trouble with Ruddell and said
he was going to kill Ruddell and
called him "a d-” Witr
ness had told Ruddell of this
threat the following Sunday.
Nathan Klais conversed .with
Dunn two days before shooting
in riding out of Tuckerman.
Dunn told witness John Ruddell
was a — — —, that Ruddell’s
wife was with him when the dis
pute came up, but if he (Dunn)
caught him without his wife,
he would fix him, using language
that could not be repeated. Wit
ness had told Ruddell of the
threat the next afternoon.
Granville Mitts saw Dunn on
Sunday before the shooting at
former’s home. Dunn had said
' he was going to kill Ruddell and
; kill him before a week. Witness
| had seen Ruddell going to Tuck
I erman next morning and told
him of the threat.
Mart Jones was 150 yards
from the shooting, saw Mrs.
Dunn running home and Harvey
50 feet ahead of her and the
team following both.
John Barrom saw Ruddell on
his way home three miles north
of Tuckerman, didn’t observe
the defendant had been drinking
and didn’t see any gun in the
buggy.
1 ..Charley Holt, ■ ^
Beating the bachelor.
In Sicily the flr tree Is unknown
as a Christmas adjunct, but the very
ludicrous custom of "beating the
bachelor" is observed by the women
All of the unmarried men In the vl1
lage are driven into the church afte;
mass by the outnumbering womei
and run about the sacred edifice ant
beaten until they declare (often false
?y) that they will wed ere another
"bristruas come around.
Branching Out.
“So your daughter has givey up her
>iano studies?’’ "Yes,” replied Mrs.
Jumrox; “I have thought the matter
iver and doubt the desirability of let
ing it be f nderstood that we are com
pelled to economize and depend on
iome-made music,
Ready to Be Surprised.
“So fur,” said Brother Dickey,
'though I had my ear ter de groun’,
er ketch de smalles’ soun’, I ain’t
leerd no footsteps er Mister Chris'
nas cornin’ my way, an’ I reckon he's
rwine ter take me by surprise by giv
n’ me a whole ham!”
A Cautious Program.
"How do you go about ordering a
tinner?” Inquired the man from a
oral district. "Well. I see how much
Qoney I have, take out the waiter s
ip, and then spend the change on my
lelf."
Uncivilized.
"That child is a regular little saw
sge.” “Yes, when he was at our house
tor dinner yesterday he always said
he wanted more. Instead of politely
lying when I asked him if I could
help him again.”
Cuba Imports Potatoes.
Cuba consumes 400,000 barrels of
potatoes a year, more than one-half of
which It gets from Canada
Carries His Own House.
A German artist carries a portable
house about with him on his automo
bile tours.
Stradfvarius as Toy.
A Stradivarius worth $12,000 has
been purchased by a violinist at Stras
burg, Germany, for $1.50 from a little
boy -who was dragging it about full
of sand as a toy cart.
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