I INDEPENDENT.
>AY. MAY 20, 101.’,. M >,RER
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■ ALL ASSESSMENTS!
A Lake Drainage District!
Amission-Saie of Bonds |
rjKrf Letting of Contract
■aH Next Step.
»reclamation of a vast ter
Ain The Eastern part of
Aunty including large por
tlHof Richwoods and Cow
]jA Townships, that can be
■ed and opened to cultiva
Ahrough the construction of
Age ditch following the
A 0f Cow Lake Slough and
(Bring into Bayou de View
Aurther advanced Tuesday
oAocn when Judge C. B. Coe
Ained a]I the assessments
Bby the district’s commis
f George R. Hays, J. M.
A and R- D. Dennis.
A Cow Lake Drainage dis
Bmbraces about 24,000 acres
And and the estimated cost
Ae ditch is $96,000. Steps
lAow be taken to advertise
lAale of the district’s bonds
Hhe letting of the contract.
|He county court spent three
■ in hearing the complaints
|H-e land owners: W. B. Ov
Heet, S. M. Stuckey, Dr. L.
|AlIis, Joe Matton and John
», who asked for reductions
|He assessment of benefits
I by the commissioners,
he Hearing of much testi
;he arguments of counsel
i: S. M. Stuckey, 0. W.
ough and Fred R. Suits
rating the petitioners,
Phillips, Hillhouse &
defended the assess
>f the commission,
i Cow Lake is drained,
iver and Village creek
tened and made the
e systems nature in
them to be, the whole
! half of Jackson county
:ome a rich agricultural
and great bodies of land
ed from water and poor
e and brought into culti
Ethel Horn Married.
Ethel Horn of Traskwood,
‘ to our readers as “Bet
wood.” and an attractive
woman of literary capa
vas married last Thurs
Mr. D. 0. McClendon,
agent at Malvern,
’ill be their future home.
tcCiendon formerly lived
na and is favorably
by many of our people,
lependent extends con
ions and best wishes for
ry happy wedded union.
loving* Pictures
the Opera House
18 Reels Per Week.
IE SHERIFF S BROTHER”
A Good Western Drama.
PATHE
‘THE LITTLE CURE” .
Comiedy—EDISON
BE NIGHT BEFORE
CHRISTMAS ’
To make Christmas a season
?ood cheer for others, a fath
suffers imprisonment. He es
pes iail to play Santa
aus for his little girl and
dures his punishment with a
“ter heart. Maurice Costel
lead. VITAGRAPH.
*dal Music By The Orchestra
I ^Mission, 5c and ibc
Seat Law Meets Approval.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 20.—One of
the acts of the last Legislature
provides that ‘‘in every manu
facturing, mechanical, mercan
tile and other establishment in
this state wherein girls and wo
men are employed, there shall
be provided and conveniently lo
cated seats sufficient to comfort
ably seat such girls and women,
and during such times as girls
or women are not necesarily re
quired by their duties to be upon
their feet, they shall be allowed
to occupy the seats provided.” 1
The Bureau of Labor is under
taking to enforce the provisions
of the act, and has sent notices
to all concerns whose names j
have been secured that would be
interested. The suggestion is j
meeting with favor on the part j
of all.
Pfeifer Bros, of Little Rock j
write: “We are giving this ’
matter our personal attention
and will be more than glad to
have those seats made at the
earliest possible moment. We
want to assure you that we are
interested in the proposition and
feel that the law is a just one,1
and want to comply with its pro
visions.”
The Altheimer Dry Goods Co.
of Little Rock writes: “We have
now made provision to provide !
seats for our women and girl
employes as required by the act j
passed by the last legislature.
We thank you for your courtesy •
in bringing the requirements of
this law to our notice in the
manner in which you did.”
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Court Hears Drainage Issue, i
The first two days of the ad- i
journed term of circuit court:
have been given over largely to!
proceedings in the Overcup,
Drainage District. The court ’
has heard the report of the com
missioners, fixing the perma- j
nent boundaries of the district
and has entered an order fixing
the limits of the district.
The assessment of the Rock
Island has been fixed in an |
agreed order and the assessment j
of the commission upon all lands ;
has been approved and an order
granted for a tax levy as shown
by the assessments. ,
In the proposed Grubbs Drain-1
age district, which comprises,
the Cache River basin from a j
point northeast of Grubbs to the
Southern county line, which was
petitioned for by J. M. Gibson,
J. L. MoElrath and many other
citizens of Grubbs,the court has
granted an order to allow the
payment of contingent expenses
from the $925 received by this
district from the sale of \ illage
Creek lands.
Hotel Hazel Company Incor
porate.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock. May 20.—Little
Rock people are interested in the
organization of the Hazel Hotel
Company of Newport, to take
over the management of the
well known Hotel Hazel of that
city. The capital stock of the
concern is $25,000, of which
$25,000 has been subscribed.
'The incorporators are C. A. Saw
yer of Little Rock, president, L.
McDougald of Newport, secreta
ry-treasurer, and Mary Alice
Sawyer of Little Rock.
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J. T. Malone of Grubbs was
here on business today and
’■ meeting old friends.
THREE BREAK
BATESVillE JAIL
One of the Escaped Prisoners Is
Negro From Jackson.
Waller Ridley.
Batesvine. May 19.—Winifred
Tomlinson. Will Jones and Wal
ter Ridley escaped jail here last
night and are still at large.
It seems that Tomlinson, who
was convicted of petty larceny,
and whose fine and costs would
not exceed $30.. N the one who
picked the Iocs: and helped the
others to escape.
Will Jones > a negro from
Newport and was arrested by
the city officials on a charge of
drunkenness. He had been
fined in the mayor's court and
was placed in jail. He would
have worked, the fine out on the
street.
Walter Ridley was a United
States prisoner and would have
been tried in federal court here
next week on a charge of open
ing mail belonging to another
person.
it is not Known now tne pris
oners effected their escape. A
son of Sheriff Fike was on guard
at the time, but he does not
know how the prisoners got out.
There are two sections in the
jail and cells in each section. It
is not known if all the prisoners
had an opportunity to get out or
not, but the chances are that all
the ones in that section made
their escape.
Sheriff Fike believes that he
will be able to land all the es
capes before many days, and he
does not believe any of them
have gone very’ far from Bates
ville.
W. C. T. U.
At the meeting of the W. C.
T. U., which will be held Wed
nesday afternoon at 3 o’clock at
the home of Mrs. T. P. Umsted,
the following interesting pro
gram will be rendered. Every
body is invited to attend.
Leader—Mrs. Burkett, Sup
erintendent of Mother’s Depart
ment.
Song.
Scripture Lesson—Leader.
Prayer—Mrs. S. Gates.
Response to roll call with a
quotation or thought concerning
Mothers.
Vocal Solo, “My Mother’s
Prayer”—Mrs. S. R. Phillips.
Paper, “Mother”—Mrs. Otto
M. Bowen.
Reading, “Life’s Battles” —
Miss Dovie Erwin.
Voice Solo—Mrs. J. W.
Grubbs.
Reading—Mrs. B. H. White.
Nance Chosen a Director.
Brinkley, May 19.—A special
election was held in Brinkley
Saturday to elect two aldermen
in the Second ward, the .vacan
cies being made by the resigna
tion of Aldermen H. G. Mitchell
and T. C. Simmons, who resign
ed a few weeks since. Their suc
cessors were R. B. Nance and I.
Scholem.
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NEW MUSIC.
“If It Wasn’t For Mother’s
Love.”
“Good-bye My Home, Sweet
Home.”
“She Sleeps Neath the Old
Ohio River.
BARKER’S.
Spring Chickens, Hens and
fresh eggs at Bowen’s Cash
Store. 40<M
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Hood Roads Convention.
In order that the citizens of
Jackson County may hear If
Ward King and witness his dem
onstration of the road drag, the
good roads meeting date has
been changed to Saturday,
May 31.
The convention will he called
to order at the court house at 10
a. m. and an organization form
ed. so that the afternoon may be
given over to the address and
demonstration work of this cel- -
ebrated advocate of good roads.
If you are interested come to
this meeting and bring your |
neighbors, i most respectfully
ask all road overseers to be pres
ent.
C. B. Coe, County Judge.
House Boats Must Move.
The city authorities have giv
en the occupants of house boats
on the river front notice that j
they must seek quarters below
the intake pipe of the city’s wa-!
ter supply and other precautions
are being taken by the citizens
in general to make Newport a
cleaner and more healthful city.
Newport presents an appear
ance this year that shows a vast
A At V ’ ViJ IVii t » V. J JJI V. T IVU>’
years, in better kept streets, al
leys, lawns and back yards.
The city has a supply of disin
fectant that may be secured up
on application to Mr. Beard at
the fire department. A tea
spoonful of paris green stirred
in a common gardening pot of
water and sprinkled upon man
ure piles will also prevent the
increase of flies in this their fa
vorite nesting place.
Have Moonlight Picnic.
That the picnic season has
opened up, was very noticeable
Monday night, when a crowd of
young people bound for Bergen
lake left town about 5 o’clock
that afternoon.
A big wagon, filled with straw
and later “filled” with girls and
boys, composed a noisy, jolly
moonlight picnic crowd to the
lake, where the finest supper of
fried chicken and everything
that goes with it, concluded with
strawberry ice cream, was en
joyed by the seven couples, who
wrere:
Misses Mable Stayton Katie
Price, Annie Belle Bridger, Wil
lie Overton Minor and Edyth
Drummond; Messrs. Claude
Tinsley, Brad McCully, R. E.
Jeffery, Walter Rossington, Eu
gene Wallace, James H. Johns
ton and Mir. and Mrs. A. T.
Hublv.
For Sale.
Several thousand bushels of
corn and large quantity of timo
thy and alfalfa hay at Kinman
farm. For information inquire
at T. D. Kinman’s or Arkansas
Bank & Trust Co. 32btf
Fills Hope Pulpit.
Hope, May 10.—The Rev. W.
E. Vann, D. D., of Atherton, La.,
ocupied the pulpit morning and
evening at St. Mark’s Episcopal
church Sunday.
The annual meeting of the
Twentieth Century Book Clut
will be held Wednesday morning
at 10 o’clock at the home of Mrs
W. A. Billingsley. At this
meeting all members must be
present and the dues paid.
Dr. T. D. Smith of Alicia was
here on business this morning
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State Automobile Club.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 20.—A
meeting will be held at the Ho
tel Marion tomorrow, Wednes
day, for the purpose of organ
izing a State Automobile Club,
to be affiliated with the National
Association of Automobile
Clubs. There is only one other
: state that has no state organi
, zation.
The meeting was called by the
| Little Rock Motor Club, and as
i there are about 7,500 automo
biles in the state, it is expected
there will be a large attendance.
One of the things in which au
I torriobilists all over the country
are interested in the establish
ment of the route for the great
trans-continental- highway,
which it is expected will pass
through Arkansas.
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Cost of Electric Chair.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, May 20.— The
State officials, especially the
Penitentiary Commission, con
tines to worry over the ques
I tion of how they may be able to
install an electric chair and a
death chamber for the electro
cution of criminals, with an ap
propriation of only $1500. Elec*
trie companies want almost
twice that amount, and if it is
built here on plans secured from
Sing Sing or some other Eastern
; prison, there will be a prelimin
ary expense of several hundred
dollars. The question was un
der discussion Monday after
: noon with Gov. Futrell without
. reaching any definite conclusion.
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For Sale.
Steamer Columbia and Barge,
i Both newly overhauled and in
perfect repair. Passed govern
ment inspection and ready for
immediate use. Now at Com
ing, Arkansas. Must be sold
at once—a bargain for cash.
Western Tie and Timber Co.,
37b7t. St. Louis, Mo.
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