MARCH 16, 1906. NUMBER 275.
SHOULD SUPPORT/
JEFF FOR SENATE
People of Jadcson
County Ouant to
Line Un/for
Darns.
homesee/ers PLEA.
Send Governor Davis to
Senafc^ and Reward the
Friehd of the Farmer
Who Dont Believe
/in Taxing Rail
/ roads Out of Ex=
j istence.
/ I live in Illinois, but havelate
; ly traveled over most of the farm
ing lands of Jackson county and
would like to make Arkansas my
home if tne people would just
drop fogyism and move forward
a little.
By all means the people of
Jackson county ought to vote for
Governor Davis for the U. S.
Senate. He is your friend.
He helped you get your hog
law at the last session of the leg
islature and if he goes to the U.
S. Senate he will possibly be able
to pass a national stock law
which will protect the renters'
and small farmers from the in
trusion of the rich man’s stock.
He has built you a new State
House.
He discharged his janitor, an
_ old confederate soldier, and gave
the place to a negro. Some are
kicking at this but I think this
right, and if he can get the state
rid of old man Berry and a few
more of these old rebels it will
be better off.
Some are abusing him for not
pardoning Rufe Johnson. Now
the governor told Mr. Gus Jones
in St. Louis that he would never
pardon Rufe Johnson as long as
his excellency was governor and
this was right. A few local pol
iticians here want Rufe’s liberty
but Rufe killed a man and the
citizens of Jackson county may
be sure the governor will never
turn Rufe loose on them.
The best thing your governor
has done is to give the railroads
two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars off their taxes. You must
encourage railroads to come to
Arkansas and when you get them
don’t tax them out of existence.
As one of the appraising board I
am sure the erovernor saw that
he had raised the railroad assess
ment too high and he had the
courage to knock off the excess
when they went to pay their
taxes. Now I have heard many
farmers complaining at Jeff
about letting the railroads off
for half their taxes while the
- man with the 80 acres and the
gray mule had to pay on his full
value. Some of them intimate
that Clarke gave Jeff half.of
► that $30,000 fee. Well, suppose
he did; Jeff helped to elect
Clarke and Clarke ought to give
him something.
I have heard of Clarke’s work
ing for the governor’s election.
Jeff says in his speech that he
wished the railroads had given
Clarke $100,000. Plausibly so;
those figures divided by two
raves far better results than the
half of $30,000. Maybe they
would have given Clarke the
$100,000 if Jeff had knocked ofi
enough more of their taxes to
have justify . it. But suppose
Clarke had gotten $100,00* and
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given/Jeff half of it, you farmers
that are making this complaint,
are not hurt. By being liberal to
railroads in this way, you will
have more roads built and get
te^i times this amount back in
ch^ap freight rates. It seems to
to T-.care you farmers nearly to
dearth every time a man makes a
littr? fee. Why, you ought to
live Up in New York where the
corporations will give a fellow
an hundred thousand dollar
check without telling him what
to do with it, and where a United
States senator confesses that he
I draws nearly that amount an
nually from corporations, and is
never molested by his people.
Now I don’t think Jeff got any
of that fee. First, because I
don’t believe Clarke is that lib
eral; secondly, Jeff don’t want
money. Jeff is after big politics
and the advancement of the state.
If he ever needs money and the
blind tiger men don’t help him,
St. Peter will hardly let any of
them into the Holy City.
Now let’s stop all our grunt
ing and growling and go to the
polls and elect Jeff to the senate
and in ten years we will all be
rich. Then every fellow that
can’t ride an automobile let him
send a bridle to Washington and
I verily believe Jeff will send
him back a mule. Sorghum.
Contract for Sprinkling.
The sprinkling of the streets
of this city has never been done
upon any systematic basis. One
man probably paid for a privil
ege that his equally able neigh
bor also enjoyed, and to put all
on the same footing, the water
company this year proposes to
make contracts for the season
from April 16 to November 1
and to sprinkle only those blocks
where the property owners or
renters are willing to subscribe
for the service for that time.
And as stated, unless the people
are willing to get together, there
may be no street sprinkling,
whereas if all pay a proportion
ate rate to the frontage of their
property and guarantee it for
the season by subscribing to
such a contract, general service
may be secured without the cost
falling heavily upon any indi
vidual.
Please Read This.
The Ladies Helping Hand of
tne Baptist church of Newport,
Ark., will have a bazaar in the
parlors of the New Hazel Hotel
on Thursday, March 22, com
mencing at 10 o’clock a. m. They
will offer for sale aprons, bon
nets, handkerchiefs and notions
| of various kinds, together with a
! fresh new line of Mexican drawn
i work, Mexican doll fans and
| other Mexican novelties just im
ported from Old Mexico. Also
! home-made cakes and candies.
; Please come everybody and assist
in a worthy cause. 75 d6t
Another Officer’s Troubles.
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Hot Springs, March 15—Twc
unknown men approached Pa
trolman Finn Parker as he
; walked his beat Tuesday night
and suddenly assaulted him, de
priving him of his club and pis
tol, and beating him severely
with his own weapons.
The miscreants apparently
worked for revenge, rather thar
with motives of robbery, for they
afterward threw the unfortun
ate officers’ pistol over a bil
board, but kept his club, leaving
him in the ditch in a semi-con
scious state. No clue has beer
‘obtained to their identity.
; Read the Daily and Weekly
! Indepenck t.
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STAR CLOTHING CO.
BEGS TO ANNOUNCE
THE ARRIVAL
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OF THE
NEW KNOX HATS
FOR SPRING. THEY ARE NOW ON DISPLAY
AT THEIR STORE. THE I. M. DEPOT IS
OPPOSITE.
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THOMPSON DEFEATS BANDY.
Caroulhers and Harder Also Easy Win
ners of Primary Election-Phillips
and Watson Win In Second Ward.
i The municipal primary of
Thursday to nominate a ticket by
the white electors of the city of
Newport, polled 362 votes, sur
passing the predictions of the
most staunch advocates of the
primary, and insuring the suc
cess of the ticket nominated,
! which will be headed by W. R.
i Thompson for mayor.
! In the mayoralty contest, Mr.
Thompson defeated R. W. Bandy
! by 126 votes and in fact every
! nominee won by large pluralities.
R. C. Harder had an easy race
i for recorder and W. H. Carouth
ers likewise defeated his two
: opponents with a big lead, as
; the tabular vote below will show.
W. B. Hurley for treasurer
had no opposition and received
the highest vote cast in each
ward.
In the First ward, two mutil
ated ballots were thrown out,
one not having received a
seratch.
W. A. Billingsley and Ike
| Goldman were nominated for
aldermen from this ward with
out opposition.
In the Second ward, S. R.
I Phillips and 0. D. Watson were
elected aldermen over 0. I.
i Hubert.
That the nomineees are all
good men worthy of the offices
i to which they aspire is generally
conceded. They were chosen by
the best citizens of Newport in a
fair and honest election after a
clean campaign. They should
and will be- elected and the de
I feated contestants will be their
loyal supporters.
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] For Mayor 1W 2W T’l Plu Ma.
W R Thompson 148 94 242 126 12(
j R W Bandy 40 76 116
For Marshal
W C M’Doujral 26 55 ' 81
W H Carouthers 124 S4 218 137 1(8
J M Nickens 22 21 3 (
I For Recorder
R C Harder 100 95 195 93 3(
W Brasch 17 17 34
j P H Vim Dyke 49 53 102
H Younfcer 23 6 29
For Treasurer
W B Hurley 187 171 398
For Aldermen
W A Billinjpley 183
I Goldman 184
' S R Phillips 146
O D Watson 106
O 1 Hubert 75
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The Independent most heartilj
subscribes its fealty and th<
. editor will prove himself a will
ing worker for the primary tick
et from top to bottom.
He entered the campaign t<
take his chances and will nov
gladly uphold the cause of hii
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successful opponent Mr. Harder. '
1 To his friends, he wishes to ex
tend his sincere thanks in ap
preciation of their confidence
j and support.
EEDERAL COURT SUITS
Include Several Actions for Damages
Against Newport and Jackson
County Citizens.
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Suits have been filed with U. ;
S. Circuit Clerk Parse in the fol
lowing cases: L. C. and Ida
Branyon, non-residents, vs. V.
R. Karris, G* B. Collier and T. J.
Jennings, of Jackson county.
Branyon was a school teacher
and secured a school in Jackson
county under Collier and Jen
nings, directors of the district.
Harris wrote the directors that
Branyon was living with the
lady that afterwards became his
wife, causing him to lose his
school. Mr. and Mrs. Branyon
are suing for $10,000 each.
Della Ray, non-resident, vs.
T. S. Stephens, J. 0. Jones and
L. Minor of Newport, for false
arrest and imprisonment, $10,
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Nellie Griffin, non-resident, vs.
! T. S. Stephens, J. 0. Jones and
| L. Minor, Newport, for false ar
j rest and imprisonment, $10,000.
j L. F. Reeder is attorney for
j the plaintiffs. —Batesville Guard.
Republicans to Meet.
j Little Rock, March 15—Chair
j man H. L. Remmel will call a
j meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Republican state
; Central committee for March 20,
jin Little Rock, for the purpose
of making recommendations for
i the postoffices at Searcy, Rogers
and other places, and register of
the tend office at Dardanelle,
which were left open by the last
meeting of the full committee,
j The committee will also fix the
time for the meeting of the Re
publican state convention to nom
, inate a ticket for the September
election. There has been very
! little discussion of the identity of
the lamb being led to the guber
natorial slaughter, although Hon.
Harry H. Myers has been men
tioned for a third term. Judge
John I. Worthington of Harrison
: is also spoken of favorably for
i the Honor. It is nrobable that a
full ticket will be nominated.
Baptist Church.
At 7:30 every evening this
■ week, there will be a prayer ser
vice at the Baptist Church. Ev
> ery body cordially invited.
-j E. P. J. Garf.ott.
5 Pastor.
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IF you put half as much thought
into the buying of a suit or coat
Put into making it, so that it shall be fit for
I you to buy, we know that you will never
again pay twice our prices to some fashionable
to-order tailor or be satisfied with half our
values from some deale-'
After You'd Worn
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A suit or coat of
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Correct Clothes for Men
you would have discov
i ered a great deal more
■ —qualities of shape-keep
ing, durability and com
fort that are none the
1 less important for being
! below the surface. That’s
! due to the way they are j
| made — with more care ■
! and honesty than is gen
i erally put into order- j
! tailored clothes at twice ]
I ] the price.
j $15.00 to $30.00.
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Made in New York
by
Correct Clothes for Men
are unmatched.
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No picture can give an
adequate idea of the fault
less style, the perfect fit .
or careful finish of these
unmatched garments. w
| In All Styles,
For All Men,
At All Prices. y
$15.00 to $30.00.
These incomparable wearables are sold in Newport only by / 1;
’■‘CET the HABIT
OOt filters Jslew^ort^rk .
Agency Carhartt’s Overalls.
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—THE
Bailey Mercantile
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Company
Has purchased the entire stock of
Millinery
of Mrs. ETTA MERRILL, and it is
now on sale at their dry goods store.
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