■WILL JEFF HEAR
I THE OWL HOOT ?
■A “Red Neck” Writes a Personal
Ctter to “Jeffie, Old Boy,”
and Asks Some Very
Pertinent Questions.
ferson Township, March 15. ;
ar Jeff—What in the world
ose fellows all mean by say
ou will never hear the owl;
MjpjOt after the 26th? It can’t be
i«H^use you ask for the govern
Klps office for the third term, be
Mfee that is something no one
!"got.
can’t be because you wanted j
er inspector at $3,000 and I
assistants at $1,500 each an
ly. No, it can’t be that.
's not because you pardoned
fellow Stuckey for playing
his violin “Home, Sweet1
to,” or the $500 Judge
ett got out of Stuckey for1
rig the fiddle. No, it cannot J
bat, for that was business of
pvours. Stuckey and Pickett, no
■bne else.
| i Say, Jeff, it can’t be that Pomp
■Brown thing. No, I guess not.
Hfeuch a thing as that don’t
Ipmbi m t to anything down here in
■■ni nxuioao.
f 1 Now, Jeff, do you think that
RDr. Lee Johnson case has any
■thing to do with all of this trou
W'ble?. No, I guess not. No, it
because he paid
r of Eureka Springs
lots said to be worth $1,000 to;
get the thing o. k. It can’t be'
that.
f Say, do you suppose turning
out that old ex-Confederate sol
dier Benjamin F. Reed as janitor’
sand putting in that negro Bill
-Ezell had anything to do with it? I
No, I guess not.
j Well, sir, I can’t see the point. |
[Now, Jeff, you remember what
■you did to that other old ex-Con
fed, so you could give Sam, your
brother-in-law, a good job. Jeff,
how is Sam getting along, any
way? They tell up here that
[ you only raised Sam’s wages
| from $2 to $3 per day. Now you
f know it can’t be that. That
hasn’t anything to do with all of
; this trouble.
I heard an old guy say that
you vetoed house bill 380. This |
bill prohibited freight and pas- j
senger trains from standing1
across roads and public highways}
longer than 10 minutes. I don’t1
think that could have anything
. t i * i _ 1_ „ _ i
IU UO Wltil il. iuu nave ci pci
feet right to stand in with the1
railroads if you want to, and then
put it off on the other fellow.
Say, that other bill, No. 523,
that you vetoed. They say that
bill was to force the railroads to
pay $5 per acre for lands they
had taken for right of way. That
3tas nothing to do with those fel
lows. That was yours and the
railroads’ business only.
Jeff, you remember you told
the people at Swifton that when
yoyf | as elected governor that
Iniulroads were assessed at
X)0 per mile. Did you know
y caught up with you on that?
»y say the Iron Mountain was
essed at $13,000 per mile. Say,
difference is so small it can’t
that. Only $8,000 per mile,
eff, do you remember that let
you wrote to M. L. Harper
ing him to pull John out of
t canebrake and make him
for representative. Well,
I heard the old g\±y say that
t was one of the starters for
in, and he pulled back till
y tore all of his clothes off.
t John is in the race all the
le. They say some felloes
1 fix the rope to be pulled out
h. 'w ft
lay, Jeflfci, must close as it is
hy.; ijr
bed time. I want to give you
an invitation to go on a bear
hunt this fall with our gang.
Say, we*will try to arrange the
hunt so you can go. Let us know
just about the time you go out
and Wood goes in about Novem
ber. Yes, well that will be a
good time for a hunt. Now,
concerning our hunts, the fellow
that tells the biggest lies gets
the best attention. Don’t get
out of practice, because you will
have to hump yourself.
Yours,
Red Neck.
CLOVER CLUB
ENTERTAINED.
The Clover Club was elegantly
entertained Thursday afternoon,
at the home of Mrs. Sam Taggart
in East Newport. Notwith
standing the inclemency of the
weather quite a number were
present.
After an hour or two spent in
social exchanges, a dainty lunch
of ice cream, with caramel sauce,
cake and home-made candy was
served by the hostess, assisted
by Mrs. Charles Hite.
The members present were:
TV/Tocrlo-moc! T-toi
ley, R. M. Johnson, Bond and
Hirsch, invited guests: C. R.
Hite, 0. D. Watson and Albro.
WILL BUY YOUR SHELLS.
I am just in receipt of a letter
from Jas. S. McKee of the Peer
less Button Company, one of the
largest shell purchasing compan
ies of Muscatine, Iowa, stating
that he would pay $10 per ton,
f. o. b. cars at Newport foi nice
small nigger heads without trash
such as large muckets, warty
backs, wash boards and monkey
faces.
I expect to spend the season in
Newport and propose to put some
life into the shell market, and
the diggers may rest assured
there will be a market for their
shells at reasonable prices.
C. A. W ndau.
LUMBER COMPANY’S
EMPLOYES FOR WOOD.
A poll of the thirty-eight em
ployes of the Barton Lumber &
Brick Company of Jonesboro for
governor was taken last evening
and resulted as follows: Wood,
15; Davis, 3; doubtful, 2; Repub
licans, 9; not voters, 3.
ATTENTION, MUSICIANS.
Cl A Qf a o 1 ivairol
mg salesman and tuner, repre
senting the Martin Bros. Co.
piano house of Kansas City and
Springfield, Mo., is in the city
with two car loads of high grade
pianos and organs. Terms to
suit purchaser. Easy monthly
payments, Mr. Stephens is also
an expert piano tuner and re
pairer and comes to us highly
recommended. I artk s having
pianos that need attention will
receive the 1 t of vc ■ !• Refer
ences, L. Minor. Drop postal to
lock box 375 Or I intei Ho el
and your oulor will receive
prompt attention. 74d6t
EASTER BAZAR.
The ladies of the Foreign Mis
sionary Society of the M. E.
church, South, will give their
annual Easter bazar on Saturday
before Easter, and those desiring
cut flowers and plants will please
leave their orders with Mrs. R.
W. Bandy, Mrs. T. B. Stewart or
Mrs. S.|W. Taggert. 67dlw.R
For sale — Some furniture,
range, heating stove ud re
frigerator. Henry Schott. d2t
BRADFORD WELCOMES
CARROLL D. WOOD.
Bradford, March 17. — Judge
Carroll D. Wood filled his ap
pointment here today, address
ing a large crowd, many people
coming from Jackson and Inde
pendence counties. Despite the
very inclement weather many |
came from neighboring towns,
Russell, Grand Glaise, Pleasant;
Plains and Denmark, to hear the
distinguished candidate. The
judge spoke for an hour/and a;
half, defending his position ably
and to the satisfaction of all his
admirers at this place. He has
made many votes by his engage
ment here, and his clean-cut ar
guments. Many ladies went to i
JsCar him, and among them were;
quite a number from near-by
towns.
At many intervals during his
address the judge met with ap
plause and loud demonstrations.
Judge Wood left this' evening.'
going north to fill his appoint
ment tomorrow. There was no
opposing representative here to
day to meet him, but no advan
tage was taken of this bv him.
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The candidates took a day off
! Friday, this day having been
omitted from their schedule of
speaking. They were well re
ceived the past week in Grubbs,
Rich woods and Cow Lake town
j ships.
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