ley REECE I
badly INJURED
losion'V Motor Car, j
b Threw Him Oil and
Ran Over Him.
to Independent.
erman, Nov. 23,-Char-j
,ce. section foreman on
i Mountain, was serious
perhaps fatally injured
before noon Saturday,
^ motor car, which he
,er members of the sec
w were riding, exploded.
■ the men, except Reece,
,rown to the sides or
10 fell upon the track a
the car and both wheels
over his body, inflicting
injuries and rendering
lition very serious,
ss removed to the Jerni
itarium and later taken
Rock upon No. 3 to the
is a very energetic and
young man and has been
ailroad service for many
though farming several
iear Pond Switch. The
occurred near the
nan depot and the cause
explosion is not known,
lotor cars are very heavy
injuries are in all proba- j
rious. j
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lelsior Plant Burned.
rille, Nov. 23.—The plant
Batesville Excelsior Co.
troyed by fire Saturday
f at 3 o’clock, the total
ig $20,000. Insurance on
it was almost prohibitive
insurance was ever car
e company kept a watch
it he could give no satis
explanation as to the
f the fire. The fire com
sponded but the factory
frame and the firemen
o nothing to save the
or contents. The own
le factory are J. C. Dow
F. Cole and A. A. Good
11 of Batesville. At noon
was announced that the
would be rebuilt as soon
ngements can be made,
be a brick structure the
ne. The excelsior facto
one of Batesville’s lead
lustries, and employed
GO men.
pairs of mules and har
sale at a bargain. One
Mules extra large and
-J. L. Davis on Experi
farm. 81blmo
t ing Pictures
eOpera House
IAR” or THE BLACK
SCOURGE
the most thrilling fea
st has ever been shown
tort.
Ho BILLY’S STRAT
EGY
Western picture, featur
Anderson.
S. and A.
EET DECEPTIONS
Anita Stewart and
Drew.
nedy—YiTAGRAIJH
tfa Good Show—6,000
hcet of Pictures.
!iSSION, 10c and 20c
River Needs Appropriation.
John R. Loftin, Sr., has been
circulating a petition, that has
been signed by nearly all our j
citizens and is addressed to1
Congressman Oldfield, praying
of congress an appropriation for
the improvement of White riv-1
er, above Newport.
The landing at the incline
track at Jacksonport needs toj
be opened by a dredgeboat, and
the bank just above Old Eliza
beth, where the levee of Dis
trict No. 2 and the Rock Island 1
track are threatened, should be
protected against the current
that is every year making the
river channel further eastward.
Appropriations for both these
purposes are urgently needed
and the petition to congress has
the support of our people.
Funeral Services Sunday.
The funeral services of the ;
late Frank Caldwell were held !
Sunday morning at 10 o’clock at J
the home of 0. D. Watson, be
ing conducted by Rev. Henry
E. Spears, assisted by Rev. B.
L. Wilford.
At the grave the services were
in charge of the Elks lodge, of
which deceased was an esteem
ed member. The pall bearers
were, Anschutz Lockard. Tom
Hutson, Jos. M. Stayton, S. R.
Phillips, M. M. Stuckey and Ben
White.
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Thirteen Brides Form Club.
Batesville, Nov. 23.— Thir- j
teen brides of Batesville organ
ized the Batesville Brides’ Club
last night. Thirteen young wo
men have married during the
year in Batesville, all of whom i
reside in this city, and they will.
elect officers and maintain a j
regular club. The brides who
are members of the organization
are: Mrs. Fitzhugh Hail, Mrs.
Charles Barnett, Jr., Mrs. Geo.
Meeks, Mrs. Nicholas Lewis,
Mrs. Jewell Pounders, Mrs. Dale
Hickerson, Mrs. Frank Brewer,
Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Charles Mos
by, Mrs. Brannon, Mrs. Wash
ington Ball. Mrs. Clarence Mc
Intosh and Mrs. Lawrence Sloan.
Mrs. Sloan will soon move to
Black Rock.
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Thornburg Refuses to Run.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 24.—Efforts
on the part of the anti-saloon
ists to put out a legislative tick
et in Pulaski county, did not
fully materialize before the time
lor the closing oi entries, oaiui
day afternoon. Strong pres
sure was brought to bear on
George Thornburg, one of the
best known prohibitionists in
Arkansas, but he declined to
permit the use of' his name.
Col. Thornburgh was attending
the Methodist conference in
Pine Bluff at the time, and was
several times called over the
long distance phone, but his sup
porters were disappointed in
their efforts to get him in the
race. Col. Thornburgh has been
a leader in statewide prohibition
work for many years.
Another Church Debate.
Elder F. S. Gibson, represent
ing the Baptist chui’ch, and El
der Z. D. Barber of the Chris
tian church, are to hold a joint
religious debate this week at
Jackson school house, near El
mo, the opening session being
Tuesday morning, to which the
[general public is invited.
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CANDIDATES MUST
FILE PLEDGES
To Support Nominees Or They
Are Barred From Securing
Nomination.
All candidates for office in Jack
son county or any other county
of the state, must conform to
the provisions of the corrupt
practice act, else even if their
names are on the ticket, no
votes can be counted for them,
and they cannot be elected. This
law applies to all district, state,
county and township offices, and
it means that every candidate
for constable or justice of the
peace in this county and for all
other offices must comply.
Section 42 of the digest of
rules of the State Democratic
Central Committee provides:
"Candidates for nomination
shall file a. written pledge to a
bide by the results of the prim
ary, and to support the nominee
of the party.
The pledge shall be as follows:
FORM OF PLEDGE.
As a candidate for the demo
cratic nomniation for the office
of-in the primary elec
tion to be held on the last Wed
nesday in March, I hereby
pledge myself to abide by the
result of the primary election
ana support: me nominee inere
of, and declare that I am not
and will not become a candidate
of any faction, independent or
otherwise, either privately or
publicly suggested, other than
the regular democratic nominee.
This_day of_, 191 —
Sec. 45. All candidates for
county office shall, not later than
March 1, file the required pledge
with the chairman and secretary
of the county central commit
tee.
Sec. 46. All persons becom
ing candidates for district,
county or township offices subse
quent to the first day of March,
shall file said pledge within
three days after becoming such
candidate.
Sec. 25. If any candidate
shall fail, refuse, decline or neg
lect to comply with Section 45
and 46, his name shall not be
printed on the ticket. If by in
advertance or otherwise his
name is printed on the ticket,
then the vote of any voter for
any such candidate shall not be
counted.
New Bank At Tuckerman.
Special to Independent.
Tuckerman, Nov. 24.—This
town is to have a second bank,
application having been made
for a charter for the First Na
tional Bank of Tuckerman, of
which it is understood Mr. J.
E. Williams of Grubbs is to be
come cashier.
Among the applicants for the
charter for the new institution
are, Graham Bros., W. A. Bill
ingsley and J. E. Williams.
Charles Wright Shot.
News reached Batesville Sat
; urday afternoon, says the
| Guard, that Buck Wright, a son
of Charles Wright, one of the
ibest known citizens of Moore
| field, had his arm shot off today
| while hunting near Batesville.
He was out with some com
panions hunting rabbits with lvis
'gun under his arm, when he at
tempted to climb a fence, the
gun slipping and the load was
discharged, tearing off his left
arm at the hand.
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Hay>* Pardon Record.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 24.—Some |
papers of the state have com
mented upon the number of par
lous issued by Gov. Hays in the
past few months, intimating j
that the number is large, but an j
investigation of the records do
not bear out such an assertion.
">ov. Hays has been in office over :
Ire months and has not averag
ed four pardons to the month.j
A pardon or so has been issued
every week, and the publication !
)f the fact gives the impression !
that a great many have been is-1
sued.
While Gov. Hays does not fol-;
low the policy of some officials, i
and issue none, irrespective of j
the merits of the case, he has !
never issued a pardon that1
would not have been granted by !
any citizen, were he given the
authority to do so.
Gov. Hays has pardoned blind
negroes out of the penitentiary,
where they were an expense'on
the state without ability to con
tribute to their maintenance.
He has pardoned a number of
at hers where the prosecuting at
torneys, judges, juries and
many citizens have petitioned
for the papers of freedom. Hav
ing presided for many years in
a circuit court, Judge Hays well
knows what the abuse of the
pardoning power does to the en
forcement of the law, and he is
as carefully avoiding it as it is
possible for a human to do.
Clarke May Meet Kirby.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Nov. 24.—W. F.
Kirby has announced speaking
dates in Northwest Arkansas,
and invites Senator Clarke to
meet him at any or all of them,
offering a fair division of time.
Senator J. P. Clarke has not
announced his intention as to a
joint canvass for the senatorial
nomination, but it is stated
he expects to meet Associate
Justice Kirby on the stump, and
make the fur fly. Senator Clark
is in the city, but remains silent
as to his policy along this lne.
Few Word* of Truth.
The attitude of ourselves toward
nurselves has a wonderful effect In
the way we conduct ourselves.
I
Irain Struck
Sleeping Man
John Vilen Killed By Freight
Train Early Sunday Morning j
Above Tuckerman.
Special to Independent.
Tuckerman, Nov. 24.—A white ,
farmer, named John Allen, who ■
is said to have been asleep on
the track about one mile south
of here, was struck and killed ’
about 4:20 o’clock Sunday morn
ing by an Iron Mountain freight I
train.
A boy, who was with Allen, a- i
woke in time to escape injury
himself, but not in time to res- j
cue Allen, whose body was badly ]
mutilated. The body was taken 1
in charge by George Headley
and a message sent to (lie cor
orer to come and hold an inquest .
Special Primary Is Off.
Batesville, Nov. 22.—A disa->
greement has arisen among In- |
dependence county’s five aspir- j
ants for the office of prosecuting
attorney and the proposed pre- [
ferential primary to decide j
which one should remain in the j
race, has been declared off. The '
preferential primary had been a-1
greed upon, but a dispute arose
when it came to arranging de
tails. It is not known whether
all five will run. Thus far Depu
ty Prosecuting Attorney Earl
D. Casey of Batesville is the only
one who has announced his can
didacy in a formal manner.
Finds Floater In River.
Messrs. Emmonds, Roberts
and Stillwell, who live on the riv
er front, while running up White
river Monday morning, found a
floating body at a point opposite
the half-way house this side of
Jacksonport.
The body was rescued and is
thought to be that of a man
named Richardson, who was
drowned one mile below Jack
sonport on Friday, November 7.
Sheriff McCuistion was noti
fied of the discovery of the body
and immediately sent word to
Coroner Melville that an in
quest may be held.
Say (.old Found.
I’.atosvillo, Nov. 2d.— l\verv
test brings fresh evidence that
there i- gold in this county in
the vicinity of Alonzo, about 15
miles from I’.atesville, on the
north side of tin1 river. VV. S.
Curtis, a man about 7(i years of
age, who has been a citizen of
this county for t he last 70 years,
owns a farm of 200 acres near
that place, and for the fourth
time he has sent a ton of quartz
taken from his place to assayists
at Kansas City. The last report
shows $(i worth of gold to the
ton, wit h a trace of silver.
.\1 r. Curt is is an old t imer. I lc
knows there is gold on his place,
and has had several opportuni
t ies to 1 iii'n t he place over to one
or another without any great
promise of returns to him, but
he has confidence that the gold
will yet pay the man who will
work it and develop it.
To Retire From Business.
The livery business in New
port has not been sufficiently re
munerative to two present own
ers of stables, both of whom
have announced that they will
retire from business and are ad
vertising sales of their horses,,
rigs, harness and equipment.
That of Dutchman West will
be held Saturday, November 29
and Earl Seaton on Saturday,
December (>.
The Seaton building is owned
by H. C. Sanders and the West
stables and grounds, valued at
$10,000 has been leased to the
Newport Livestock Company, a
partnership consisting of Dr. L.
T. Hays, L. L. Bowen, R. J. Hu
guley and Dick Edgar.
Oldest Negro In State.
Solomon Sink, an old Georgia
negro who came to Arkansas
when a boy 90 years ago and
whose death occurred Novem
ber 7 at his home in Grubbs
Township, was probably the old
est negro in the state. Records
found in his home show that he
was 107 years, 5 months and 21
days old, which may not only be
a record for this state, but oth
ers as well.
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