llpPypok’s Slough De
F^^wSonal Inspection
BBlfcty Executive.
■Hpaependent.
Bp, Ark.,Dec. 25.—Coun
RC. B. Coe was in Swif
■fday recently securing
ition regarding the Cook
gDraingage District. The
wf Swifton have been
B for some time that
come and make a per
Bpection of the lands
R route of the ditch,
pjrovement means more
northern end of Jackson
(nd the county in general
ything that has been at
, for years. The good
reject is not feasible un
es are made and the
drained. When proper
; is effected, the good
"Sblem is half solved.
I Slough ditch will a^d
of the crop product
Township. By
timat^d that the in
l^oduction because
ii'^be from $50,
g^nnually. The
^regards health
||e road propo
se estima^d.
[jvas a timely
|al inspection
|Cook Slough
|>ur people. "*■
25.—With
and for
on crop
at the
1 be
E
Elks Christmas Joy
For Little Uflg\ir„.
There was Christmassy fo
many little tots and older peo
pie too Sunday night when th
Benevolent And Protective Or
der of Elks gave a Christmjj
tree for the more unfortun*
of our city, Sunday evening. M
The beautiful home of mi
Elks was brilliantly illuminate<
and on the second floor in th(
lodge room a big Christmas
tree was decorated with candles
besides being loaded with even
kind of toys exactly suited foi
each boy and girl. St. Pauli
choir rendered a number 6l
hymns and Christmas anthems
that was*much enjoyed by tht
large number of Elks and their
frie ids. who had gathered to as
sist in any way possible to make
the occasion a success and a
pleasure to those who came tc
partake of the hospitality of the
members for that evening.
Besides toys, fruit and candy
for the children, the heads of
families were each the receiver
of large baskets filled with su
gar, coffee, lard and canned
goods, which composed an am
ple Christmas dinner for the
family. In addition to this sev
pral tnna wqq cpnf nnt
to ne^y ones in town.
C^Jehn P. Paul was a good
natured#“old Santa” that knew
exactly what each child needed
and during the distribution of
gift* kept the audience in excel
lent spirits.
•The Elks are to be commend
ed for this noble work of char
ity and we feel sure that every
member of the lodge present, as
well as .those who looked on, felt
in ttpeir hearts that a greater
won* could not be done than tc
“minister to one of these httle
ones.” „
Every member of the commit
1 as well as those who assisted
any way are to be congratu
on*the perfect success of
ricans At Berlin.
Marguerite Willis,
. and Mrs. R. B.
studying in Ber
gen letters giving
tion of the great
iquet partici
Americans in
;tion was pre
American am
elcom
Says Mayor
► tution May
By People.
>! Little Rock, Dec.
j himself handicapped on every
turn by the clause in (the consti
' tution of the state that forbids
Arkansas cities to issue bonds
|, for municipal improvements,
Mayor Charles E. Taylor has
j started a statewide movement
! j for an amendment to the consti
tution under the Initiative and
j Rferendum. He believes the
| citizens of Arkansas will vote in
j favor of such an. amendment, if
| the need is thoroughly explained
j to them. To secure the co-opera
| tion and assistance of all cities
i which would be benefited by
the amendment, the mayor has
called a convention to be held in
Little Rock in January, to
launch th'e movement.
Mayor Taylor has been quiet
ly working on the plan for sever
al weeks. He has written to the ■
mayors of 15 Arkansas cities of i
a population of 5,000 or over, or j
near enough to 5,000 to be inter
ested in.the movement. He has
received several replies, all of
which were favorable and some
of which were enthusiastic. He
has also obtained information
on the subject from all the prin
cipal states in the United States.
If the bond amendment is car
ried, the mayor stated, by the
issuance of ahout a million rlol
lars in bonds, Little Rock can be
made one of the most modern,
the most sanitary and one of the
most attractive cities in the
country.
Davis Labor Record Bad.
“Your attention is very re
spectfully called to the fact that
in only one instance on these im
portant labor measures that
came before the senate for a re
cord vote did either of your sen
ators feel interested enough to
be present and vote. That sin
gle occasion was on April 8,
1908, when Mr. Clarke voted
against the objectionable em
ployers’ substitute by
In every other
both your
as ‘not
therefore, in
interest that
to your sen
why they
the meas
rJtely little enthusiasm.
“What the speech lacked i
ginger, however, was made up iri
| pathetic appeals to the tear
i ducts of the audience. Most of
his hearers learned with regret
that Jeff’s eight starving chil
dren are still jumping at that
piece of 45 cent bacon suspended
from a string and a mild inunda
tion ensued at the statement
that, for the first time in his life
the fond and affectionate father
would be so busy saving the na
tion that he could not be present
to fill the eight little stockings
which on Christmas eve would
dangle from the mantle piece.
When the speaker put on the
vox humana stop and informed
the audience in hushed tones
that it was the twin’s birthday,
a peculiar saline vapor began to
clog the atmosphere, and at the:
statement that his opponent;
“with ghoulish glee had dragged
the dead body if his wife from
the tomb to try to defeat his;
candidacy,” those who had anyj
doubts on the subject set Jeff
down immediately as a political!
tragedian of very high culture.
Davis And Iron Mountain.
Senator Jeff Davis pays the
Trnn ATmintcnn oHnvnmra a
pliment by saying he “cannot
conceive” how there should be
such unanimity of opinion
among them as regards Col.
Brundidge’s “superior fitness”
for the senatorial seat. Doesn’t
this prove that the Iron Moun
tain attorneys are “wise guys”
who refuse to be taken in any
further by Jeff’s line of bunc?—
Texarkanian.
Jeffies’ change of heart to
ward the Iron Mountain people
does appear a little out of order
when it is considered that they
aided him in two of his cam
paigns for governor as well as in
his race against Senator Berry,
to say nothing about assistance
rendered in attempts to in
fluence the ways and means com
mittee of the house when they
were making things uncomfort
able for him during the legisla
tive session of 1903.—Fort
Smith Times-Record.
>
—
_ _ _ I
laylor succeeds m tea judge.
Paragould, 25.—J. R.
raylor, editor of/ .e Paragould
Soliphone, received a letter from
Governor Donaghey today noti
fying him of his appointment
as county and probate judge of
Greene County, to fill the vacan
cy Caused by the suspension of
Tn/lrifn Toonn T. T inrlit rimrnvnm*
i
»
re-election to a second tern:
Hp
[as county and probate judge
I before the people, the Independ
ent expresses the hope that ne
other candidate will offer for
this office, for Judge Coe has
made an admirable record as an
official and is deserving of this
customary endorsement, where
the administration has been thus
commendable.
For another and more impor
tant reason, because it affects
the welfare of the people and
county, is it desirable that Judge
Coe should be continued in office.
In this first term, his adminis
tration has been seriously handi
capped for a lack of finances
with which to do with, by rea
son of the low value of county
scrip and the failure to vote a
road tax.
Working under these condi
tions, which were discouraging
in the extreme, Judge Coe has
sought through a policy of wise
economy to maintain the roads,
bridges and public properties as
well as possible and to at the
same time curtail expenses and
bring about an increased value
ui ine cuumy s paper.
He has a practical knowl
edge of good roads and what it
takes to make them. He is thor
oughly awake to their value and
heartily interested in their bet
terment and permanent im
provement. In the judicial du
ties of his office, he is scrutiniz
ing, careful, painstaking and im
partial and well adapted by tem
perament and high character to
preside as a judge, and his re
cord in every way reflects this
honest and capable management
of the county’s affairs.
As a genial, good fellow and a
gentleman of high character,
Judge Coe has a host of friends,
who take a pride in pointing, to
his good record and who loyally
support him for re-election to
the office he has so creditably
filled.
Bad breath? Use Dr. Miles' Laxatlv*
Tablets.
who
Christmas
pound
my, we t'ALcnu naio greeting and
card of thanks. The parsonage
larder is groaning under the
burden of good things—canned
goods, by the can and case, pre
serves, pickles of all kinds, flour
in abundance, sugar, coffee,
breakfast foods, meats, potatoes,
turkeys, baskets of fruits, sacks
of fruits, beautiful boxes of can
dy, china and dainty remem
brances of handwork. Such a
demonstration of good will we
take as an approval of the work
we have tried to do in His name,., ji
and today, in the secret recesses
of our hearts there blooms a
flower mortal eye cannot see;
mortal hand cannot touch; arm
yet, with grateful hearts we lay
(this flower of deep appreciation
j at your feet.
Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Harris.
j Henderson Not In Race.
| Imboden, Dec. 25.—State Sen
ator Clarence Henderson of Po
I cahontas, who has been regarded -
! as a probable candidate for at- *
torney general, today announced
positively that he would not he -■ *
j in the race. He declared that
he naa aeciaea not to uecume <*
candidate for attorney general
because of his belief that under
conditions which exist today in
Arkansas politics it is not possi
ble for a man of moderate means
to be elected to any state office.
--- w
Barometer of Trade.
Smiles irradiate;! the floorwalker**
face. Business had Ivsen poor, but It
was picking up for that day. How did
he know? Women were shopping la 1 ;i
pairs and trios. “They always bny " _ ,■>
so much more.” he said, "when they y*; ■
come in bunches. When it wottna-:'
shops alone she buys only trhat »Ke
•leeda or can afford, but w.^ahe ..
shops with friends she buys what the
wants them to think Hhe can afford."
Reaching the Ideal.
The vision that you glorify In your
mind, the Ideal that you enthrone In
your heart—this you will build youf
life by, this you will become.—James
Allen.
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