■lit ^ANNOUNCES
m,.mZ-'rerry Gu*
■Clyde Wood Candi
Ra \ *^ConstabIe'
aforiner represent
■ county in the leg
■lounces his candida
office, and asks the
county to study
•nkle, d/B and position upon va
finkle vrKs, while amember of
ii * ffhere?
:!e camMu-month Pa-V day aC‘
tar* Seat of laboring men,
1% instrumental m
V that the relief funds
^Brinkley cyclone suffer
%Bd reach the needy and
sufferers.
■legislature, he secured
■» of an act requiring
’e fo-.tomc0mpany to extend its
’ “ ■«curb line, an expense
‘oras, *V,iously been borne
"’"^•consumer, and also a
I. special act creating
i Sewer Dictrict with
equirement as to its
is an old citizen of
jnty and well known
le. He has ever been
jmocrat and party
has friends and sup
J1 parts of the coun
arly in Breckinridge
rhere he once lived.
H. NOLEN,
len , a good farmer
of near .Johnstown
e coroner of Jackson
has the requisite
is for the duties of
i is not a land owner
cropper and has al
i hardworking, priv
who has never held
, He has lived near
erman, Newport and
phens farm and is
pell and favorably
any of the voters of
who are asked to
ms their considerate
IN FOR CONST A
st for office in Union
as been formally op
by Terry Guin of Diaz, one
e best citizens and most
ul farmers of this sec
of the county. He enjoys
THE CARPENTER
home and famly of Dyzei
falling from him. When
stranger in Gray unites
all- Featuring Earl Wil
Lillian Walker Zem
Charles Kent, Ned Finley
Foley. A beautifu
(VITAGRAPH.)
SISTER’S SAKE,
concerns a young wo
who makes a noble sacri
her sister, featuring A
Ethel Phillips an<
Extra good drama
(KALEM.)
the confidence of the people who
know him and is a man of ener
gy, character and good reputa
tion, fully qualified and with
many friends, who will give him
there hearty support.
CLYDE WOOD ANNOUNCES.
Our present efficient constable
Clyde Wood is also a candidate
for reelection subject to the par
ty primary. His administration
has been characterized by close
attention to his duties, prompt
response to all calls upon him
and an intelligent, capable dis
charge of the duties of consta
ble.
His Democracy has never been
questioned and he has always
conducted himeslf as an officer
and citizen to win the respect
and esteem of a large acquain
tance among the people of this
township.
The Red Cross Seal may be
considered an answer to the
beautiful prayer of Robert Louis
Stevenson, who died of tubercu
losis after a heart breaking
struggle against the disease that
lead him all over the world in
hopeless search of healing, and
exiled him from his friends and
country. “Whatever good I can
do for anybody, anywhere” he
prays in anguish of spirit, “let
m|e do it NOW.” If you want to
Vipln wVm nrp snflfprincr and
ill, if you want to help keep
others from suffering, you can do
it by spending 1 cent for a Red
Cross Seal which is the symbol
of “man’s Humanity to man.”
[Every one you buy helps some
body and helps you too
Every Christmas gift ex
, changed in Newport, every
Christmas gift or letter sent out
of it this year, should bear at
.least one Red Cross Seal.to show
that you are in the biggest phil
! anthropic movement of the age.
lit gives both sender and recip
ient a different feeling, and best
of all, though it costs but one
cent, it makes your “merry
Christmas” wish include every
body everywhere.
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i Jury Releases Hobbs.
I Special to Independent,
j Swifton, Dec. 19.—In a jury
'trial before Esquire Atway here
j today, Jim Hobbs was acquitted
on a charge of petty larceny, de
fendant being alleged to have re
ceived stolen goods from Swif
ton Mercantile Company. G. A
j Hillhouse represented Hobbs
'and C. M. Erwin the prosecu
tion.
In the trial of Mrs. Jack Eason
for assault and battery upon the
person of Mrs. Annie Kirby, Es
'quire Keton found defendanl
j guilty and imposed a fine oi
! $25. The same attorneys as ir
the Hobbs case represented the
state and defendant.
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Dermott Couple to Wed.
Dermott, Dec. 18—Invitations
are out announcing the ap
jproaching marriage of Miss Lau
■ I_Arlnnorhter of th(
IJ11H1. P.UUIWI W* ■■■ _ _
derson.
Hardware ^o.
OVER $5,000
NOT CALLED EOR
By Spanish American War Vet
erans \\ ho May Yet Receive
Amounts Due.
To the Members of Company F.
2nd Arkansas Infantry, Vol
unteers.
General W. K. Surridge has
been busy for the past few days
at the State House drawing off
all names of Spanish-American
war veterans that have not re
ceived the back pay which was
allowed them by the Govern
ment. All Members of the 1st
and 2nd regiment of the Span
ish-American war who have not
received their back pay can ob
tain same by writing Major Eu
gene B. Jett, at Little Rock.
Should the soldier be dead his
nearest relative can collect same.
About four years ago our gover
nor was notified that the govern
ment was indebted to the Span
ish-American war veterans back
pay from the date they reported
for duty at their home camp
grounds, which was an act pass
ed by Congress March 3, 1899.
As they only received pay from
the time they arrived at Little
Rock, and mustered into service
by the United States govern
mem. 1 at once vuiumeereu
my services, without pay, to try
and obtain their back pay for
the two Arkansas Regiments,
but upon investigation I found
the first order issued by Govern
or Dan W- Jones, who was Gov
ernor at that time, had beer
burned up with many other old
papers, which was considered tc
be of no value or importance, sc
I then had to find something oi
a different proof to get the date
this order was issued, ordering
the mobilization of the troops at
their home stations, for from
memory Governor Jones coulc
not remember the date of his or
der mobilizing the companies a 1
their home stations, and as we
were mobilized at our homes
several days before being order
<*d to Little Rock, rememberim
that the Arkansas Gazette hac
always published orders issuee
by the War Department and or
ders issued by the Governor,
at once called upon Mr. Heiskell
the owner of the Gazette, wh<
very kindly directed me to tn<
county court house where, in th<
garret of that building, the oh
files of the Gazette were stored
After about four days’ search
ing in the dust and smoke,
found the Gazette with the or
ders that were issued by th<
War Department to all govern
ors to mobilize the state troop:
at their home stations, also wa
Governor Jones’ orders to thi
various captains of the state ti
comply with the War Depart
ment’s order. After finding th'
Gazette, being not allowed t
take any of these papers, Gov
emor Jones very kindly wen
: with me to the County Clerk’
' office and after reading his or
■ der he remembered it and the:
■ assisted me in establishing th
date the Arkansas troops wer
! mobilized at their home stations
■ I then succeeded in getting bac
s pay for all Spanish-America
; War Veterans from the U. S
■ government, amounting to aboi
$23,000. and there still r<
mains between five and si
t thousand dollars of this fun
: uncalled for
11 The members of Co. F., wh
11 have not collected this back pa
are the following named with
i amounts due.
Geo. A. Lee_$3.98
Andrew J. Turner_1102
Jas. M. Jones_6.63
Frank L. Blake_8.61
John Bass_5.30
Wm. A. Howard_3.98
German 0. Lewellyn_5-75
Ephriam Graham_6.63
Edward Greenwood_5.30
John IX Ellis_6.63
Eddie L. Murray_8 67
Jno. A. Kerchuer_3.98
Royal A. Crewe_3-98
Andrew J. Blankinship_4.42
Alexander Burkhalter_5.30
j Granville Clark_7.07 ‘
Jos. W- Caruthers_5.75
; Jos. G. Dickman_5.75
Kerv Eldridge_6-63
iChas. S. Edmondson_8.40 j
Robert H. Gunstead_8.40 j
Jno. A. Graham_5.30
Bryant A. Jones_5.30;
; Charles R. May_6-63 I
; Johnson J. Mullin_6.63
Robert B. Moore_6.63
John L. McCullum-5.30
j Walter S-Puckett_5.75,
Francis J. Tucker-8.40
jJno. C. Warblow_7:34
: Street McCaulley-4.42
|Chas. A. Lamb-8.84
;Wm. R. Nutt_3-98
Joshua C. Ray-7.07
| Albert C. Clark_7-07 ]
Wm. M. Manning-5.30 j
Alfred L. Busbv-6-63 |
IThos. H. Tyler_8.40 i
’Robert H. Hunter_3.98
Lowry Holman-6-63
Newton L. Dunham-8.40
j Geo. W. Phillips_5.30
jGeo. W. Chavey-5.75
i Benjamin F. Collins-4.42
! Walter S- Jackson-3.98
Joseph Yarbour-3.57
I Chas. H. Lee_6.63
Wm- Fowler_6.63
Yours truly,
M. M. Stuckey,
Late Capt. Co. F.
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Gin Was Total Loss.
, Special to Independent
{ Johnstown, Dec- 19.— The
; gin of John H. Camp was total
' ly destroyed by fire last Friday
’ night also 14 bales of cotton in
l seed and lint along with a house
1 full of seed, which had accumu
; lated because of the roads being
j in such condition that seed could
... i
- not oe nauiea to iNewpun.
' j The only insurance carried was
11 $650 on the machinery and Mr
!! Camp’s ,loss was several times
* this much.
The cause of the fire is not
known. John and Bob Garland
[ lost six bales of cotton in the
. lint, for it was almost totally de
> stroyed, Bill Foster lost 2 bales
1 and Ed King 2 bales in the lint,
; while W. J. Pennington, John
. Yearry and Isaiah Honey each
, lost a load of cotton in the seed.
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Rev. and Mrs- E. M. Pipkin
; and Miss Ella and Chas. of Osce
j 'ola are here to spend holidays
-! with Mr. and Mrs- Fred Suits.
t_
3
-l M. L. Saylor Hurt,
i M. L. Saylor, a popular saw
e mill man, happened to a very
e painful accident last Thursday
i. at the Saylor Lumber Company
k mill in this city, when an emery
a j wheel that Mr. Saylor was
>• working with bursted, striking
t him in the forehead and chest
s-: Although Mr. Saylor was pain,
x | fully hurt and was carried hom<
d ! by his fellow workmen he onlj
lost a few hours until he was
o back at his post of duties.—Des
y Arc Guidon.
Come to Berger’s
For Your Men’s Gifts
You are assured of the Best of
JUST A FEW HINTS OF WHAT A MAN
LIKES BEST FOR CHRISTMAS.
Kaiser Cravats 50c to $3.50
Handkerchiefs 10c to $1.50
House Slippers $1.50 to $3.00
Umbrellas $1.50 to $10.00
Traveling Bags $5.00 to $25.00 j
House Coats $5.00 to $12.50 i
Collar Bags $125 to $5.00 !
Pajamas $1.00 to $3.50 |
Dress Gloves $1.00 to $3.00
Slip*on Rain Coats $5.00 to $25.00
Knotter Belts 50 to $3.00
Overcoats $15.00 to $30.00
Underwear 1.00 to $3.00
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Knox Silk Hats $10.00
Manhattan Shirts 1.50 to $3.00
Onyx Silk Hosiery 25c to $1.00
Bath Rohes 5.00 to $8.00
Suit Cases 5.00 to $25.00
Night Rohes 1.00 to $2.50
Leather Novelties 1.00 to $6.00
Silk Reepers 1.00 to $3.00
Sweater Coats 2.0C to $6.00
| Fancy Waist Coats 3.00 to $6.00
| Suspenders 50c to $3.00
Clapp’s Shoes 6.50 to $7.50
Regal Shoes 4.00 to $5.00
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You Are Sure To Enjoy
Christmas Shopping Here
_Assortments Large
_Stlyes Authentic.
QUALITIES DEPENDABLE-PRICES ATTRACTIVE
Berger'S
"STA.* CLOTHING MOUSE*
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