I ,
| CONSTRUCTION Of
1 DAM HAS BEGUN
r. Big Power Plant Project Has
To Be Completed In Al
Imost a Year.
big power dam which will
t some 20 miles below
n, Mo., tin Taney county,
mger an uncertainty and
as already started on the
. This dam marked the
water power development
White river and its tri
s which in a few years
ike the White river coun
mhnufacturing center of
n importance,
location of the dam has
langed from the first site
' could get no good foun
at that place. The site
as been chosen is about
iles above Forsythe, the
seat of Taney county,
•st material began arriv
Branson this week and
ed of lumber for sixteen
rges and two big power
«wlich will be used in the
; of ti^cement and other
. i *1_ .1_' - 2
om lilt* ramuciu w
tn site. Hundreds of cars
will go into the coi^
this having to be ship
gravel and oth.er
nature is on
boats will be 65
and will be
engines. It
) days these
for service,
[instruction
ovem
that
the dam
already
of it
and
. Night Marshal West Arrested.*
Warrants were issued M^n
da^morning from the mayor’s
office at Batesville says th(
Guard, for John McGuire anc:
Deputy Marshal Chas. West up
on complaint of Mrs. Mont
Chumley. Mrs. Chumley states
that she and her sister-in-law,
Emma Welborn, were awakened
about 2 o’clock Sunday morning
by someone knocking at theii
front door of their home' in the
lower part of town. Investiga
tions showed it to he the above
two parties, and when Emma
Welborn went to the door to in
quire what was wanted, McGuire
introduced the night watchman;
who stated that he had come to
make search of the place. He
proceeded to do this, according
to the story of the two women,
and his conduct they say was
very unbecoming in that he
kicked a door in when Mrs.
Chumley closed it while she was
dressing.- It seems that Mc
Guire was only a spectator to
the proceedings.
Night Marshal West, upon be
ing questioned relative to the
matter stated that John Mc
Guire came to him late Saturday
night and told him that he could
take him to a place wThere he
could either discover gambling,
wmsKey selling or anorner un
lawful business, and insisted
that the officer go with him to
the place. He states that Mc
Guire’s positive manner in as
serting that he could show a
violation of the law, and his
word picture of the place and
events in his knowledge, led the
officer to believe that he should
seach the place. He states
that in company with Mc
Guire he went to the place and
demanded entrance, and made a
thorough search of the premises
for evidence of the things whi -h
McGuire had delineated to him,
and finding none he departed as
he came. The officer states that
he is an important witness in
some of the pending whiskey
cases, and that this event is a
r<frame-up” on him from the be
ginning, to either intimidate
him, or force him to leave the
city. West came here as a rail
road laborer some time ago and
has only recently been put on
the night police foi'ce.
McGuire is said to be in hiding
until the affair blows over.
WILL COOK
WINS HIS CASE
In Suit Brought By His Wife
. Before Esquire Nuck
olls.
Before Esquire Nuckolls Mon
day, the troubles of Mrs. Will
Cook in a suit instituted by her
against her husband for main
tenance were heard, but the de
fense made such a showing from
a long list of good witnesses
brought here from Tuckerman
that the case was dismissed.
G. A. Hillhouse represented
the defendant and L. L. Camp
bell, the plaintiff.
Hutchins To Be Road Reporter.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 19.—Lewis
E. Hutchins, Deputy Commis
sioner of Agriculture, has been
appointed special agent for Ark
ansas of the Office of Public
Roads, a federal position. He
will report on the plans and pro
gress of the good road work in
the state. The appointment is
considered especially commend
able considering the position of
Mr Hutchins.
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| HOLD RUDDELL “
j WITHOUT BAIL
Result Of Inquest Vtrdict—Rud
dell Brought Here To
Jail Monday Night.
Special to Independent.
I. Tuckerman, Sept. 19.—After
hearing many witnesses in an
inquest conducted by Coroner
John Melville over the remains
of Hub Dunn, the jury at 11
o’clock this morning returned
JJie following verdict: “We the
jury find that Hub Dunn came
to his death by being shot by
John Ruddell with a shot gun.
We, the jury, recommend that
he be held without bail to await
the action of the grand jury.”
Coroner ' Melville reached
here Monday night and early
next morning empaneled a jury,
which heard the testimony at
the home of the late Hub Dunn,
where the body was also viewed.
Mrs. Dunn and her 14 year old
son, Harvey, who were upon the
wagon with the husband and fa
ther were the most important
witnesses' and toid of the con
’ versation which led up to the
shooting. Other witnesses such
as T. F. and Will Holt were 150
i yards away and while they saw
I the shooting, could not hear
what preceded it.
According to Mrs. Dunn and
her son, they met Ruddell near
5 theiw home. Ruddell was in a
buggy returning toward home
I from Tuckerman. When they
; met, Dunn said “John, that was
four messagesyou owed me for.”
Ruddell answered “It was? Well,
I owe you 15 cents then.” Rud
dell then drove the horse up a
little past alongside the Dunn
wagon and said he would pay
for the extra message.
Ruddell reached into his pock
et and Dunn said “You needn’t
be running your hand in your
pocket, I’m not afraid of you. ’
At this juncture both men be
gan cursing each other and de
claring that he was not afraid
| of the other or any of his people.
Ruddell had gotten out of his
buggy on the off-side from the
' wagon and pulled a single-bar
rele shotgun from the buggy’s
bed. Taking deliberate aim, he
fired at Dunn and the latter
with the words “0 Lordie” fell
from his wagon and expired al
most instantly.
There was no evidence to
show that Dunn was armed but
several witnesses testified that
he made a move as if to get off
the waeon before Ruddell pulled
out the shotgun.
The inquest jury was com
posed of W. M. Shaver, foreman,
R. P. Dixon, S. L, Bogle, R. L.
Conditt, Ivy Conditt, J. H. Da
vis, J. W. Hawkins, M. D. Allen, j
J. J. Bowden, Will Sigler, B. F.
Jackson and L. C. Allen.
! ____
Ruddell surrendered himself
to Esquire Robert Tyer and was
brought here Monday night by
Constable Ritchie of Bird Town
! ship. When seen in the county
jail by an Independent reporter,
j he stated that acting under the
| advice of his attorney, he would
! say nothing about the case, ex
cept that he was compelled to
commit the act.
Ruddell was a young man of
good reputation and was em
ployed as a compositor on this
paper for several months about
ten years ago.
Miss Elise Hooker will leave I
the latter part of the week to'
enter Hosmer Hall.
"BP Wiley on the V^ue of Cot
\ tonseed Oil.
!^i these days when so much
is being said about the purity of
food products, and the healthful
ness of different foods, it is re
freshing to hear what the great
authority, Dr. Wiley, has to say
about cottonseed oil and its pro
ducts. ]
The quotation given is from
an address Dr. Wiley made be
fore the Interstate Crushers’ As
sociation in New York last June.
“You have a meritorious arti
cle, you have learned how to
purify it and make it palatable
and attractive, and you have ev
erything now but the confidence
.of the public and the knowledge
on the part of the consumer how
to use your product. Put a lit
tle effort in that line, and you
will see what wonderful returns
you will have. I do not believe
there is a man, woman or child
in this country, if the consump
tion of cottonseed oil was com
mon .today throughout this
broad land, but what would have
better health and be a better
inrlcrp nf whnt is crnnrl in c- .
7*
BUSINESS MEN
ENDORSE FAIR
To Be Held At San Diego Same
Time As Frisco Exposi
tiorf.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 19.—Eighty
prominent business men yf Lit
tle Rock Monday afternoon gave
their endorsement to the Pana
ma-California Exposition to be
held in San Diego, California, in
1915, in commemoration of the
opening of the Panama Exposi
tion. It is an enterprise that is
independent of the San Fran
cisco Exposition, and while in
ternational in its scope will deal
'argcly with the Latin-American
countries.
The business men entertained
at luncheon at the Hotel Marion
D. C. Collier, director general of
the Exposition, and G. Grosve
norDawe, manager of the South
ern Commercial Congress, of
Washington, D. C. They are
; traveling through the Southern
| states working for a diversion
j of Southern traffic to California
I points. Addresses were deliv
I Want Inter-County Road.
i Helena, Sept. 18.—Helena is
determined upon the construc
: tion of a roadway between this
city and Forrest City, the object
| of the endeavor being the inter
j section of the great “Trans
[ State” thoroughfare now in
j course of construction between
| St. Louis and Hot Springs.
County Judge Greenfield
Quarles is making every effort
to carry this project through to
its final success and to this end
has placed himself in communi- Y
cation with the county officials
of the counties of Lee and St.
Francis.
The Phillips county official, in
his prospectus of the road, con?
templates the bujlding of the
line straight from this city to
the county line of Lee county.
At this point the effort is being
made to have the Lee county
officer continue the work of eon* '
struction on the district line .of
St. Francis county, where the /
same procedure will be observed.
The building of this road is
regarded here with the greatest
: of interest, and Helena, through
its construction and mainte
and be happier, by reason of his
better health, than he is today,
so I am pleading for the benefit
of the public, I am pleading for
a wider publicity of your pro
duct, for cottonseed oil as a hu
man food.”
To Enter Garrison School.
Special to Independent.
Little'Rock, Sept. 19.—Two
officers of the Arkansas Nation
al Guard, Capt. R. M. Coffee of
Hope, and Thomas H. Rogers of
Paris, have made application for
admission to the garrison school
that is conducted every winter
at Fort Logan H. Roots. The
school will open November 1,
and continue for five months.
The course covers three years
and is conducted under author
ity of the War Department for
the benefit of the regular army
and the state militia. Several
Arkansas officers have attended
the school but none of them
have as yet completed the
course.
To Automobile Owners.
I «o\y have a first class repair
man and am in shape to take
care ov your troubles at reason'
able prices. Phone 38.
29dtf J. L. Younger. «
nance, would be placed in direct
connection with the entire coun
ty north to St. Louis, not to ' M
speak of the various sect|£
with which she woulJ
tact within this state.
Another feature that is being
considered with great care is
that of the expense commensur
ate to the value of the road and
its bearing in the future to this % .
county, the cost to be one of the
last considerations. Helena W
needs this road and her officials
are determined upon having it |
for her. Therefore, it is expect
ed that Judge Quarles-will have
something definite to say, with
regards to same in the not de
mote future.
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J
Look! .Look!
A very desirable large cottag^ ^
i 6 rooms and bath, on two well
filled lots, together with good
1 servants house and barns, for
1 sale at a very low price. See
* James T. Henderson at once at
I McLain hotel. 43d6t
R. B. Nance left for his home
at Brinkley this morning after
. calling on trade in
ered by the guests, wnicn clean
with the progress that is being
made in the South and the great
er things for the future.
San Diego, a city of only 50,
000, has shown the unexampled
nerve of raising one million dol
lars in subscriptions and issuing
one million dollars in bonds for
holding an exposition at the
' same time with San Francisco.
Messrs. Dawe and Grosvenor
left last night for Texarkana
and Shreveport.
“Tom and Jerry Bill.”
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 19.—Attor
' ney General Hal L. Norwood was
I in Bentonville yesterday, and in
! cidentally discussed the Turner
Jacobson bill—he is calling it
the Tom and Jerry bill. He will
speak at Ozark today.
Just Received.
A car load of the Old Reliable
Gilt Edge Flour. It has been on
the market since 1875. If you
want satisfaction use Gilt Edge
—We also handle “Spotless,”
| “Gold Leaf” and “Upper Ten.”
>3d9 Taggart Grocer Co.
I We Want You To See The
New Fall Goods
• ■»wKA.TCa,gW'wri——.myna watwM U>J
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Come in and look around, see what the newest styles are
and learn what really good goods can be sold for little
money.
We cordially invite you to come and acquaint yourself
with the new fashions, even though you have no intention
of buying.
We’re ready with everything that is new and coirect this
season in apparel for men. • • |
The new Suits and Overcoats are handsome this season,
and we are exhibiting the choicest ones to be found. All
are made according to this stores high standards of qual
ity and workmanship and priced at our usual fair prices.
otar Homing Co. ,
Jos. M. Berger, Jr