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H,er Grants License In
Vand Sixteen Saloons
Independent.
■,ck. Jan. 24- The
liquor petition will,
■up by Judge Asher
■day, January 27. It;
^■reely predicted on all |
■it will be granted, and i
JHn another ten days at ,
■e will be as many sa- j
(Kittle Rock as there |
■re the great drouth of !
■ prohibitionists
■ confidence in their ;
■e Judge Asher grant-1
■to Argenta. The Lit
■petition is considered
■loon interests to be
■than the Argenta pe
■d even if several hun
■es are stricken off,
■id still be an ample
■ under even the most
■stimate of the city’s
K Some prohibition
■^ even recommending
■fight be given up, and
■g centered upon the
■ for a state-wide bill
■islature next January,
■en saloons that re-open
■genta at noon Friday
■ doing a rushing busi
Kd the bridge between
■towns is thronged con
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Ber Dies Of Injuries.
Bison, Jan. 23.—Oscar
Bo, the trapper who was
■ from a trestle on the
untain Railroad, near j
last Saturday, died at;
ty court house here this
n, having never regain
iousness.
sco was taken to Myrtle
le lay in the depot until
, at which time he was
to Harrison. An opera
s performed and a piece
lifted from the man’s
ince which time he has
red for by the county in
at the court house. An
will be held tomorrow or
as possible. Prosecuting
y Gus Sewell of Yellville
en instructions to As
Arch Crump here to go
e matter fully as the evi
icfore the coroner will
Effort has been made
h Francisco’s brothers,
was learned, once lived
ansas City. He had been
g near Myrtle for eight
Wng Pictures
jeOperaHouse
IARD luck bill.
stem comedy—V. A. Po
srcy Todd, Margaret Jos
d Margaret Clayton,
j (S. and A.)
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fiUCK BEAUTY
«stern drama featuring
, j kin, Henry King, and
educated horse.”
(LUBIN)
Martins birthday.
drama, featuring Paul
(PATHE)
^I0N 5 and 10 CENTS.
Train Strikes Touring Car.
Fort Smith, Jan. 23.—Three
persons were injured, one proba
bly fatally, when an automobile
driven by Luke Pence of Van
Buren was struck and wrecked
by a freight car on the Fort
Smith and Western road in the
southern part of this city late to
day. The injured:
Mrs. Max Goshea, Van Buren,
skull fractured, internal injur
ies ; may die.
Max Goshea, her husband, se
vere cuts, probable internal in
ries and fractured ribs.
Paith Goshea, 3 year old
daughter of the Gosheas, cuts
and bruises, not regarded as se
rious.
The Gosheas are in local hos
pitals. A second child was
slightly hurt. Mr. and Mrs.
Pence, seated in the front of the
machine, escaped injury.
The freight car was being
switched over a crossing. Those
in the automobile were prevent
ed from seeing it by buildings
on both sides of the track. The
automobile was upset and was
shoved along for 50 feet before
the freight car was stopped.
The six occupants were buried
in the debris and carried along
in the wreckage and could not
be rescued until the car was lift
ed from them by jacks. They
were almost suffocated and were
treated with a pulmotor until
they revived sufficiently to be
taken to hospitals.
The Forward Movement.
The members of the Men’s
Forward Movement of Newport
and their friends will have the
pleasure of hearing an address
tomorrow afternoon at-3 o’clock
• j i 1 " x .1. __U L..
ill Hit iVlClllUUJSi v^nuivn, y uiv
Dr. John H. Booth of Kansas
City, Missouri.
Dr. Booth is the Associate sec
retary of the Board of Church
Extension of the Christian
church. He is a m&n of great
power, and a wonderful treat is
in store for all who will avail
themselves of this unusual op
portunity. Dr. Booth is a man
of national reputation and has
delighted hundreds of people
in different states, and he will
please all who will be present
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o’clock.
Fred Suits, President.
S. M. Beattie, Sec’y.
W. D. McLain, Vice-pres.
P. S. White, Treasurer.
Will Take Whole Year.
'Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 24.—It will
(take over a year for the exam
iners of the State Banking De
partment to get over the entire
; state, according to John M. Da
vis, commissioner. He states
I that less than 15 of the 450
banks of the state have been ex
1 amined. Out of the first dozen
gone over, two have closed their
doors. Commissioner Davis
(believes that all state banks
! are now in such condition as to
' pass a satisfactory examination,
i they having had a number of
months to prepare themselves
I for inspection under the new
' law. The banks which could not
| stand inspection, went to the
wall when they knew the ex
aminers were coming.
Car Of Bananas.
i J. B. Heard has a car of ba
nanas on the tracks here now.
and will sell them by the bunch
or by the dozen. Give him a
call when you want nice, ripe
bananas.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Sunday school at 9:30 a. m-,
R. T. Robertson, Supt.
Service at 11 a. m., subject
“From the Palace to the Cross.”
Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p.
m. “National Perils.”
Service, 7:30 p- m. “The Trag
ic Death of the Rose.”
You are most cordially invited
to worship with us.
W. Palrrler Chalmers, Pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH,
i Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
i
Preaching at 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. by Rev. .J. A. Roberts.
| Epworth League at 6:30 p. m.
i Men’s meeting at 3 p. m.
All are cordially invited to at
tend the services.
B. L. Wilford, Pastor.
—
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Preaching at both hours by
the pastor. Morning subject
“A Trinity of Obligation.” Ev
ening subject, ‘A Life Worth
While.”
B. Y. P. U. at 6:30 p. m.
The women are invited to hear
Dr. Booth speak at the men’s
meeting at the Methodist church
at 3 p. m. Sunday.
The church is the greatest
purifier and uplifter of society.
|What are you doing to help it?
| A cordial welcome awaits all.
Come.
S. D. Grumbles.
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CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Bible school meets promptly
; at 9:45 a. m.
; Rev. John H. Booth of Kan
sas city, ivio., win preacn ai ji
a. m. and 7:30 p. m-, also at the
Methodist church at 3 p. m.
Rev. Booth comes highly recom-,
mended and you are cordially in-:
vited to hear him. Christian (
Endeavor meets at 6:30 p. m. j
Harold, the Magician. !
| The School Improvement As
sociation is presenting this sea
son a five number Lyceum
course. Two of the attractions
have appeared already and on
next Thursday evening, (Janu- J
ary 29th at the High School Au- j
ditorium Mr. Harrell, the Magi- j
cian, promises to make true the
old saying “The third time, the1
charm.” The S. I. A. invites j
you cordially to come and see :
I this wizard- The children will
| be wild with joy over the bird in
the brass cage that disappears
! right before your eyes, and oth
■ er wonderful feats. So hunt up
your season tickets, or if you
: haven’t them, just bring the
i whole family and come. Admis
j sion 25c and 50c.
W. C. Lowe, General Secreta
ry of the Y. M. C. A. of Charles
ton, S. C., says: “Your perform
ance in our auditorium recently
was highly enjoyed by all those
present. Children and grown
people alike were charmed with
the tells, goblets and magic and
we hope to have you with us
again.
Notice.
The public is hereby given no
tice that the Southwest Quarter
j of the Northeast Quarter of Sec
tion 11, Township 11 N- Range
3 West, East of C., R. I. Vi Pac.
Ry-, is posted and trespassers
will be prosecuted.
Newport Land & Improve
ment Co.
48d6. By C. R. Hite, Agent
i
Hays l'nopposed This Time,
i Little Rock, Jan. 28.—The sev
eral gentlemen mentioned as
probable opponents of Governor
George W. Hays in the coming
March primaries have announc
1 ed that they will not oppose the
governor for a second term, but
j will very likely seek the demo
cratic gubernatorial nomination
two years hence, providing they
are in the land of the living. Gov.
Hays is now assured that he will
have no opposition in the prim
aries and his friends over the
state will be glad to receive the
information. He is making a
| very acceptable governor, and
it is only right that he should be
given a second term without op
position. This rule has prevail
ed in the democratic party in
'Arkansas since the adoption of
'the present constitution in 1874.
| Judge Jesse M. Hart, one of the
| associate justices of the state
| supreme court, Attorney Gener
al W. L. Moose and Agricultural
'Commissioner John H. Page will
also be nominated without op
position in the March primaries.
The fact that a large number of
counties hold their county prim
aries before March 25, the date
'set for the senatorial and state
primary', will cause a light vote
to be polled in the state primar
ies.
The greatest interest always
centers in the selection of local
officers, and for this reason, a
light vote always follows in the
'general primary'. In a number
of cases democratic candidates
for the legislature have already
been selected. This will also
J tend to lessen the interest in the
general state primary'. The
' most surprising feature of the
'campaign to date is the little in
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v.’i/ uiai i. • wv in^ w in uic
contest for United States Sena- [!
tor between Senator James P. I
Clarke and Associate Justice i
Kirby. Everybody visiting Lit- 4
tie Rock from the interior says ‘
the people up to the present time :
are paying very little attention
to that or any other political 1
contest.
To Be Gridiron Affair.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 24.—The en
tertainment committee of the :
Little Rock Press Club met Fri- i
day afternoon and took up the l
question of entertaining the Ar- j
kansas Press Association, at its -
mid-winter meeting, to be held \
in Little Rock, February 14. I
As this meeting is to be strict- 1
ly a business one, the Little Rock
club will save the greater por- j
tion of the resources for the an- ;
nual meeting, to be held here in ■
May. It was agreed io entertain t
the editors at luncheon hour, j
and after the business of the day j
is over, a theatrical party will j
be given. At the conclusion of <
the regular bill the members of j
the local press will present a |
farce for the edification of the
visiting quill drivers. This will
be heavily laden with local hits,
or ones which will be especially
•appreciated by the members of
1 the association.
' It is expected that fully 100
•editors of Arkansas will attend
:this meeting. The proposed
newspaper legislation will be the
| principal business for the meet
ing.
! -
Busy Answering Requests.
Special to Independent.
S Little Rock, Jan. 24.—The cler
ical force of the Arkansas Tax
Commission is just now having
ja chance* to work overtime in
| informing corporations of the
state the difference between the
Tax Commission and the I'nit
ed States Internal Revenue De
depart merit.
This is the time of the year
when reports on corporations
and incomes must be made to
that department, hut many cor
porations are under the im
j pression it is time for them to
secure blanks from the Tax
Commission. The officers of the
I state department state it is not
necessary for anyone to send
there for blanks, for they will
be sent out when the time comes
for reporting, without requests.
$600 Team Of Mules.
Steve Powell of Ingleside
boughht a pair of 2,200 pound
mules here Saturday from John
R. Loftin, Jr., for which he paid
$G00, which is reported to he the
highest price ever paid for a
team of mules in Jackson coun
ty.
The mules are well matched
and are five and six years old,
Mr. Powell is one of the best
farmers of Bryan township.
Governor Buys Home.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 24.—Govern
or Hays has bought the home
that was occupied for a short
time by Governor Joe T. Rob
inson at 19th and Marshall sts.,
and is moving in this week. He
has two sons, aged 9 and 17, and
the younger, and probably the
older, will be placed in the Lit
tle Rock public schools.
Kirin In Northeast Arkansas
Special to Independent.
LitI|e Rock, Jan. 24. —Judg
W. I'. Kirby, candidate for the
I . S. Senate, will spend Sur
day and Monday in Little Rock,
and will resume bis campaign
Tuesday. He has announced
the following dates for next
week:
January 27—Maynard and
niggers, Randolph county.
January 28—Pocahontas Ran
dolph county, arid Walnut Ridg
Lawrence county.
I January 29—Black Rock. Po
liatan and Smithville, Lawrei
|
county.
January 30—Evening Share
and Ash Flat, Sharp county.
January 31 Salem and Ma:
| moth Spring, Fulton county.
| The first week in February will
I probably be given to the coun
ities along the Fort Smith road..
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| Reiney At Bonham, Texas.
Senter Reiney, one of the men
who brought the first Jonesboro
Zebras into action and won ev
erlasting diamond fame for
this city, is at Bonham, Texas,
where he is to assume the lead
ership of Fanning County Ag
gregation in the Texas-Oklaho
ma League.
Senter has been given carte
blanche in picking his leather
busting squad and will give the
Texans a swell bunch of ath
letes. Tom Rayburn, an elon
gated heaver for the 1909 Ze
bras, lives near Bonham and
says he will not leave home this
summer only to see the Bonham
crowd in action for he thinks
that Reiney will land the gon
falon.—Jonesboro Sun.
| | HERE IS
Good News m
ia
HFor men who like wa
stylish, high qual- ^
ity shoes, and who a™
like to make ^
$1.00 do the ^
work oE two. jug
|j Edwin Clapp* 6.50 & 7.00 ^
j; PATENT LEATHER only 1
n ^
5 There are about one hundred pairs ^
j- of shoes in this lot—only a few pairs of ii
5 each style, but there are all sizes in the ^
li lot. S
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S To clear them out quickly, we have ®
i made the price so rediculously low that §|
g it’s only those who come soon who will gg
g be able to get a pair of these
I Clapp’ 6.50 & 7.00 §
yg Patent Leather Shoes while they last ®
■ip art
* $4.45 E
m ^
jjjj Don’t delay seeing them—Yes, they’ie ^
^ going fast—Come in today.
1 Berger'S 1
^ "STAR CLOTH IH G HOUSE^