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NEWPORT, ARKANSAS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1914. NUMBER7.
First National
To Remodel
Bank Building Into a Modern
and Handsome Edifice This
Summer.
The First National Bank of
Newport is to remodel the build
ing now owned and occupied by
that institution, enlarging the
floor space available and using
both stories as well as beautify
ing and modernizing the exter
ior, in keeping with the bank’s
growth and the desire of its of
ficers and directorate to make
the building creditable and orna
mental to the city.
The whole front is to be torn
out and replaced in white terra
cotta, with plate glass, iron grill
work and center entrance, af
fording an 11V2 by 18 foot lob
by. The space now used for a
stairway to the second floor is
to be utilized, the stair to this
floor leading up from the inter
ior in the rear of the building,
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whole building for its own use.
Room for an additional cage
will be' afforded on the first floor
and the president’s office will be
^-ijjtthe^jfd 0f the lobby along the
Twest wall, where another large
iwindow is to give more light!
land ventillation to the building.!
* [ The deck now used for keep- j
'•// jing supplies will be extended
, nd arranged for desks for the
ookkeeper, the cashier being
emoved from the first floor in
his portion of the building, with
newr vault built over the,fur
^ ce room and accessible from
is deck.
The second floor is to be fitted
with a director’s room and
j building is to be heated by
ihot wrater or steam from a
plant at the rear of the present
building.
Plans have been made of the j
improvements by George R. j
f , Mann, one of the state’s best j
architects, and the wTork will be ]
( begun in the near future and ;
j completed this summer.
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Tie At Tuckerman.
I In the municipal election at
r— I* Tuckerman, J. N. Hout and M.
G. See tied for mayor, each re
ceiving 57 votes, while Gire re
ceived 6 votes and Bogle 4, ne
cessitating a run-off between
Hout and Bogle at a special e
V lection to be called by the mayor
‘"'■'3 of Tuckerman.
Jesse Parrott was elected re
corder, E. V. Holt, treasurer and
the board of aldermen is to con-4
sist of Henry Hunter, W. S.
Phillips, D. C. Dowell, Will Ter
rell and Penn Davis.
Do It Electrically.
" See Sam Denty about the Vac
um Cleaner before doing your
spiing cleaning. Telephone 117.
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k Moving Pictures
’ atthe Opera House
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t J. A. COBURN’S
Greater Minstrels, all white
Company—The Great fun show
SPLENDID MALE CHOIR
SPARKLING COMEDY
EXCELLENT DANCING
HIGH CLASS MINSTREL
VAUDEVILLE
Seats mis^ejit Walker’s.
Dr. Simeon David Bateman.
‘Tis with a heavy heart we
chronicle the death of Dr. Sime
on David Bateman one of Jack
json county’s oldest and respect
led citizens.
! Dr. Bateman was the son of
the intrepid Capt. Beniah Bate
man, whom General Jackson
sent to Arkansas in an early day
to keep the Indiap»'in subjec
tion. He was a captain under
Jackson at the desperate but
decisive battle of New Orleans.
Dr. Bateman was born on the
Mississippi river in Tennessee,
in 1827, at the home of Simeon
Batenlan, whom he lovingly
called “Uncle Sim”. His mother
brought him to Arkansas about
two years later, in 1829, where
the father was stationed, and he
lived ever after in Independence
and Jackson counties. He com
menced the practice of medi
cine very early and practiced
continually about forty years.
He married Miss Mary A. Con
nally in 1855 and settled dowm
to practice medicine and to
farm, and was reasonably sue
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There was born to the doctor
eight children, all being dead,
except the oldest son, Charles
T. and the second youngest
daughter, Mrs. Mollie Runyan,
of Lakeland, Florida.
The doctor in his last days
was lovingly called, “Grandpa”
by all who knew him (and they
were legion) and he was always
happy when he had his house
tilled with his grandchildren and
their neighboring little friends,
who were jubilant and happy to
gether, he making everything
gladsome for them as it was
possible. In the death of Dr.
Bateman the entire community
loses a substantial neighbor and
friend and all join in expressing
sympathy for the bereaved ones.
A Friend.
Illinois “Drys” Gain.
Chicago, April 7.—Illinois
women streamed to the polls to
day in nearly 300 townships and
as a result of their activity it
is estimated that at least 12
counties have been added to the
30 which bar saloons.
The country districts saw the
greatest gains in anti-saloon ter
ritory. Of the larger cities, the
following voted from wet to dry:
Bloomington, Decatur, Belvi
dere, Canton, Freeport, Gales
burg, Joilet, Monmouth, Ke
wanee, Lockport, Elgin and East
Galena, Rockford and Galva,
which were dry, remained dry.
The following cities remained
wet: Springfield, Quincy. West
Galena, Rock Island, Dixon, Au
rora, Waukegan, Alton and Mo
Conservative estimates based
on actual reports from town
ships show that more than* 1,
000 saloons today were voted
out of existence in the state,
line.
Advertising Arkansas.
Washington, April 1.—Con
gressman Sam M. Taylor of Ar
kansas, during a speech on the
legislative appropriation bill,
pending in committee < the
whole house, inserted a state
ment of Col. Jas. D. Milner, spe
cial agent, in charge of the faun
demonstration vuark in Jefferson
county, Arkansas. The state!
ment shows that 60,010 bales of
cotton, exclusive of linters, were
grown in* Jefferson count"
1013, the crop v
1 cents. '
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City Primary
Ticket Elected
In Newport Without Opposition
—Two Tie For Mayor
of Tuckerman.
In the general city election
Tuesday, the white primary
ticket was elected overwhelm
ingly and the talk of a contest
proved mythical in the light of
the results. A. T. Hubly was
elected mayor receiving 216
votes out of a total cast of 234
in both wards. H. C. Sanders
received 15 votes and in justice
to Mr. Sanders, it must be said
that he was not a candidate and
stated that he was not.
The newly elected mayor is a
progressive and capable young
man of strict integrity and the
other officers are all good citi
zens, from whom the city has a
right to expect a good adminis
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VOTE BY WARDS.
For Mayor 1W 2W T’tl
Hubly_106 110 216
Sanders_ 7 8 15
For Recorder
Graham __ 113 121 234
For Marshal
Martin_ 113 121 234
For Treasurer
Hurt_112 121 233
For Alderxrien
Pate_111
Loftin_113
Hubert_ 120
Watson — 119
BentonviHe-Rogers Interurban.
Bentonville, April 7.—Consid
erable interest is being taken in
the surveying and grading work
that has been accomplished by
the BentonviHe-Rogers interur
ban during the past two weeks.
The project has been discussed
here for the past three years
and the promoters say the work
will be completed without any
delay. The plan contemplates
the laying of a mile of track from
the Radium Spring Bottling
Works and the Park Spring ho
tel to the Frisco tracks, over
which the cars are to be run
into Rogers. After the Benton
ville-Rogers line is completed, it
is the intention of the promoters
lo build additions to the various
parts of the county.
Engineer J. M. Hinchsliff of
Springfield, Mo., has charge of
the construction work and a
crew is at work on the section
of Smart street between the
I Frisco tracks and the Massey
hotel.
Sample Seed Exhausted
Special to Independent
Little Rock, April 8.—Commis
sioner John H. Page announces
that the supply of cotton seed
and prize seed corn he had at
his disposal has been exhausted.
He says:
‘‘There is no money appro
priated by the state to pay for
these things and I am therefore
unable to replenish the original
supply which we were fortunate
■n securing for this purpose."
‘‘We have been able to supply
.over two thousand more farm
ers than was thought possible
when I undertook this distribu
tion. All order! were filled in
the order in which they were
| received, and I regret that many
requests came too late after all
the seed wrere gone."
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Ladies, you can buy six pairs
Whit-leather hose for 75c, guar
anteed to last your boy or girl
0^>r four months. Botven’s
Store. 7d8.
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I Hobson Congratulates Under
wood.
Birmingham, Ala., April 7.—
Congressman Richmond Pearson
Hobson today conceded the nom
ination of Oscar W. Underwood
for Alabama for the long term
in the United States Senate, the
concession being1 made after re
ceipt of incomplete returns from
yesterday’s Democratic primar
ies, held throughout the state.
Mr. Hobson sent the following
telegram to Mr. Underwood:
"Accept my congratulations
upon the nomination. As the
Democratic nominee you can
count upon my loyal support in
the general election.
“Richmond P. Hobson.”
Both Representatives Hobson
and Underwood left Birming
ham today for Washington. Mr.
Underwood went by way of Or
lando, Florida, where he will
spend a day with Mrs. Under
wood and her father, J. H. Un
derwood, who is seriously ill.
Just before his departure Mr.
Underwood gave out the follow
ing statement:
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the result of Monday's election.
It looks like a 30,000 majority.
My friends and the Democrats
of Alabama deserve all the cred
it. I take none of the credit to
myself. I do, however, feel
that the result justifies my con
tention that a man’s duty is to
stay on the job and attend to
business.
“I desire to express my grati
tude to the people of Alabama
for their splendid support. I re
new my pledge to stay on the
job and do all in my power to
conserve the interests of all the
people of Alabama and the na
tion.”
For Sale.
Pearling barge, 6 feet by 28,
equipped with stern wheel and 6
H. P. engine. Burns gas or coal
oil Price $125- Also house boat
nearly new 10 by 30, price $40.
Will sell both together for $140.
Write Box 565, Batesville, Ark.
07b7t.
For Sale Cheap.
2,000 mulberry posts, good
sizes. Wm. N. Dunaway, at
Farmers Bank. Id6w2.
JUDGE TRIEBER
GRANTS INJUNCTION;
Against Sixty Miners of Sebas
tian County From Interfer
ence With Other Miners.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, April 8.—Judge
Jacob Trieber today issued a
temporary injunction to restrain
sixty miners of Sebastian county
from interference with opera
tion of the miners of the Bache
Drennan Coal Company, who
are undertaking to operate their
l mines with non-union labor.
A hearing of the case has been
set for April 18th at Fort Smith, i
when petitioners seek to have
the injunction made permanent.
Monument To
Confederate Dead
To Be Erected By Tom Hindman ;
Camp and Citizens of
Jackson County.
The erection of a handsome
monument in memory of our
Confederate dead is td be under
taken at once, the movement be
ing initiated by Tom Hindman
Camp through the suggestion of
our townsman, W. E. BeVens.
The cost of the proposed mon
ument is $1,500 and while not
elaborate or massive, will be a
work of art and a constant re- j
minder of the heroes who served
in the lost cause, many of whom
sacrificed their lives and all of
whom are dear to the hearts of
our people.
The movement has been for
mally launched in the resolu
tion adopted below by Tom
Hindman Camp and should re-'
ceive the generous and patriotic
support of all our people.
Newport, Ark., April 7, 1914.—
At a call meeting by the presi
dent The Tom Hindman Camp,
No. 318, of Newport, Arkansas,
the following members were
present and the following reso
lution was passed to-wit: “That
we, the Tom Hindman Camp,
No. 318 of Newport, Arkansas,
as old Confederate soldiers are
vitally interested in the building
of a monument in the Court
House yard to the memory of
the Confederate dead of Jackson
county and as a remnant of these
old comrades and friends so close
to our hearts, we erect a monu
ment to these noble, braVe and
true veterans of our noble state
and our country,—hence we call
upon every member of'this canip
to contribute liberally to this
subscription and eVery member
is urgently asked to see and try
to get their friend^ tb help in
this last tribute to their mem
ory; and we cannot- do this of
ourselves, hence we ask all the
Sons of Veterans to help us.
Also we bfeg the noble daughters
of the U. C. V., who have done
so much of this great work and
were first to do this work and
we beg the good citizens oH New
port and all of Jackson county to
help us pay this last tribute to
our dead and ask the business
and professional men, mechan
ics and all of our people to help
us. These brave men—many
who were killed in- the front
ranks of the battle—and are in
unmarked graves and we, their
home county, where they were
born, ought to be glad to do so.
They have in other1 towns al
ready done this work: Bates
ville, Little Rock, Walnut Ridge,
Searcy and many other towhc,*— ■—
Let no county do mOTfe than we
do as we are but doing ourselves
honor to perform this service.
We appoint W. E. Bevens, J.
R. Loftin, Sr., and James Jones
as a committee to solicit sub
scriptions, also said committee
to prepare a petition to the
county court to donate the
spaed for the monument.
Also this committee will con
fer with the Daughters of the ^
U. C. V. and help them in their
plans as they deem best.
L. Minor, Com.
W. E. Bevens, Adj.
Car Bananas.
Mr. J. B. Heard wishes to an
nounce that he has a car load of
nice ripe bananas on the track
opposite Wolff-Goldman’s, which
he will dispose of to the public
at a very cheap price1.
T. W. Hopkins, with Hollen
berg, at Little Rock, was look
ing after business here today.
Paster with its turnout of well I
groomed-men and their ladies, is I
just around the corner! I
Men whom you’ll find at the I
head of the procession are coming to E
this Live Store to be fitted out for the I
occasion with their new Spring 1
KUPPENHEIMER
BENJAMIN—WASHINGTON
CLOTHES
Weaves and color shades, all in keep
ing with the season, are a delightful
contrast to those that have gone before; styles
are the kind others are made after: Prices
range from $20 to $30- *
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