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OCTOBER 28, 101.;. M M HER 170.
■Tsustains
■jstri* Validity
■ Appealed” From Pine
■ Where Same Issue Was
■rived as in Newport
' I Bridge District.
■ Rock”oT2S.-The Ar
■ Supreme Court Monday
■t declared all improve
^Eistricts in the state legal
■Etituted, when it affirmed
■jsion of the Jefferson
Circuit Court in the case
Ramsey vs. John Far
■nd of the Pulaski County
.-Et Court in the case of the
■of Arkansas vs. W. N.
J|E. The former case was
SEt to dissolve a paving dis
« Pine Bluff and the latter
■ar suit against an Argen
Kring district. The appell
■. each case contend that
■d improvement district
■as affected by the failure
legislature in 1913 to pro
!Bor the appointment or e
K of commissioners for
. J _ .1 TTrtJ mi
ICfcttlcu. xit.u
ourt sustained the con
of the appellants every
it district in the state
d since the new law went
ct, would have been sub
iissolution.
ipellants charged that
■sight of the legislature
possible for improve
stricts to be continued
commissioners, but the
. court held that the
r does not abrogate the
and in providing for
rs to the commissioners
stricts in no way affects
aw.
ewport Lake Bridge Im
nt district was among
ected by the decision, as
missioners in this dis
I been appointed by the
The legal question in
revented the commis
rom selling bonds, a
contract and commenc
construction of the
ist summer. All these
iries, including sale of
id awarding of contract
)abl be taken up this ■
o that the bridge may !
•ucted as soon as spring
I
Jennie Stuckey accom
udge Stuckey to Hot
Monday, where she will
ir week.
L U. will meet Wednes
rnoon at 2:30 with Mrs.
phens.
i Pictures
ira House
wo reel feature.
' ATTORNEY’S
IENCE
Jr Johnson, Lot
Gilbert Mitchell.
JIN)
WILD MAN
obos.
BIOGRAPH)
) FALL OF
McDOO
irting hobos and
A good comedy.
JRAPH)
tod Pictures and
usic.
s Cents and Tei
its
Farmer Saves Children’s Lives.
Pocahontas, Oct. 25.—George
Lusk, a farmer living a few
miles south of Pocahontas prov
ed himself a hero in time of need
while coming to town Wednes
day morning.
Just as Mr. Lusk and family
reached the southside of Poca
hontas on their way to town, a
residence had caught on fire and
had begun to burn with consid
erable headway. Mr. Lusk gave
an alarm when he reached a po
sition where the house faced op
posite the street, but no one
seemed to be at home, the doors
being shut. He made a run for
the house, and just before reach
ing the burning home he heard
cries of children on the inside.
He had to break open doors to
get in, and there he found a
small baby crawling on the floor,
with fire falling on it and a
small boy sitting on a bed in the
adjoining room. The mother
had left the children and locked
the doors while she had gone on
a short call to a neighbor’s. In
some way the house caught fire,
supposedly from the kitchen
stove. Five minutes later and
the baby and boy would have
burned with the house.
Christian Church Services.
The second week of the reviv
al going on at the Christian
church, conducted by Dr. J. Mur.
fay Taylor, promises to be more
interesting and beneficial than
the previous week.
Dr. Taylor is one of the most
gifted men of his church in the
state and is always in demand
on programs throughout the
state, where the best talent is
desired. Newport church go
ers and people in general should
appreciate this gifted man by
attending the services more reg
ularly. Dr. Taylor spoke last
evening on Salvation which was
one of bis strongest sermons and
was much enjoyed.
Dr. Taylor addressed the
school children in the audito
rium this morning, his talk to
them being on Washington City
and a recent visit he made to the
National Capital during inaugu
ration week. His address was
very interesting in describing
the different buildings and their
uses, concluding with a beautiful
tribute to President Wilson w7ho
would always be remembered as
a friend to schools..
Miscellaneous Bazaar.
The young ladies of the Ep
worth League of the Methodist
church will give a bazaar on Fri_
day and Saturday, November
the 7-8, which is not quite two
weeks off. The young ladies are
working hard to make a success,
and have solicited ' from the
members of the church who
promised many beautiful things
in the way of handwork. On the
Saturday of the bazaar home
made bread and cakes will be
‘sold for your Sunday dinner.
Many Off To The Fair.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 28.—Then
has been a general exodus o;
public officials, as well as the 01
dinary citizens to the state fail
at Hot Springs and it will con
tinue through the week. Littl
Rock has been one of the mos
ardent supporters of the stat
fair, which has done much to ce
i ment the amicable relations be
tween the two cities.
IMPROVE SOIL
INCREASE PRODUCTION
Suggestion of State Land C om
missioner As To Addition
of OrganicMatter to Soil
; To get organic matter in the .
soil is a matter of prime impor
tance to the farmers in Arkan-1
Isas. Except for the bottom
| country and low lands, the great
er part of the soils of Arkansas !
!are deficient in organic matter.!
Organic matter may be had by (
adding humus, in plowing under
pea vines and stubble, corn
'stalks, weeds, grass, etc. The ;
corn stalks do not add much val
ue but some, and they should ■
never be cut and burned. The |
best way to add organic matter ,
is by raising and pasturing
stock. Stable manure isthe best
of all, but cow manure, hog and
sheep manure are also good.
There is such an abundance of
what is known as “range” or
wild untilled land, that few far
mers care to use a part of their
farms for pasture for stock, pre
ferring to use the land for grow
ing crops. Due to this fact few
A11U AMn 1 L 1
vmj. iw* lixvi o a uic value
of cow or hog manure dropped
during the year. A writer of re
cognized authority says that the
average milch cow will drop
twenty tons of manure a year.
How many of our farmers know
this? How many ever figured \
on this from an economic stand
point in their farm operations?
How many realize how much
they have been standing in their
own light by not giving pasture
room to the humble milch cow.
Most of them have overlooked
the fact that the cow is a minia-1
ture fertilizer factory for the
farm, and that all the farmer
has to do is to capitalize the
plant and the industry runs it
self, for the cow on the pasture
will gather the elements of na
ture through the process of
grazing for a period of eight
months in the year, and return
^hem to the soil in the form of
i organic matter, and even do the
spreading, without man’s aid
On the other hand, how many
of our farmers have ever figured
the manure from the hog’s drop
pings as of any value at all? Yet
: pound for pound the droppings
! from the hoer are more valuable
i as organic matter on most of our
soils than those of the cow. The
‘hog is a good pasture animal,
j He likes the pasture,and if given
! a good pasture will thrive on it
| and pay his board in manure, be
sides making meat for the family
■ or providing pork for the mark
et.
; Cowpeas plowed under adds or
ganic matter to the soil and
builds up the soil surely and
rapidly. Yet, how many ot our
farmers can afford to sacrifice
the yielding value of their till
age soil by turning under a crop
of cowpeas? However, almost
the same end can be attained by
; growing and harvesting the cow
1 peas and feeding them to the
cattle and hogs, for they will re
turn to the soil almost the full
, fertilizing value of the pea crop.
They will do even better than
. that, for they will harvest the
’’above all else, must prepare
. 'crop in addition if you will let
? |them.
11 The sheep is another good fer
3 tilizing agency. The droppings
-1 of the sheep have a high fertiliz
- ing value. Few of our farmers
Lre giving any attention tc
I f
sheep, but it would pay them to
raise them. Recently I traveled
through the state of Illinois, and
alongside the railroad 1 saw an j
immense fertilizer plant, devot
ed exclusively to preparing sheep
manure for the market, and ad
vertising it as of the highest!
value as a fertilizer. So if the
farmers would restore or main
tain the fertility of the soil they
above all else, begin to prepare i
pastures for their cattle, hogs !
and sheep and keep them up for
their value as soil builders, if
nothing else.
If tried out sufficiently it will
be a startling and pleasing reve
lation to many of our farmers,
and save them many dollars in
the cost of fertilizers that would
otherwise be necessary to buy if
they would continue to make
good crops. 1
Remember this fact, that your j
soil is most likely deficient in j
organic matter, and that to get!
the best results in your farm op
erations this deficiency must be
supplied. If you know a better
way, try it. If not, try this plan.
JOHN PAGE,
Commissioner.
$50 Fine and Sixty Days In Jail.
Jim Owens, the negro, who
was detected in the act of steal
ing a pair of trousers from Bow
en’s Cash Store yesterday, was
arraigned before ’Squire Loftin
on a charge of stealing four
more pair, which were found in
his home, near the lake, was giv_
en a fine of $50 and a jail sen
tence of sixty days, which
with the fine of $10 and costs
which had been assessed against
him on the other count, makes a
nice little sum for him to work
out on the county farm.
NEW REAL
ESTATE EIRM
Wallace and Seal Euler Local
field Vs Real Estate And
Loan Agents.
Newport has a new real es
tate. loan and collection agency
in the partneship recently form
ed of John W. Wallace and John
1). Neal, both prominent busi
ness men of excellent reputation
and a wide circle of friends and
acquaintances.
They have opened an otlice in
the front room of the ground
floor of the new Stayton build
ing on Hazel Street and we hope
they may establish a lucrative
business, as both enjoy the con
fidence and esteem of our people.
Relieves In Friedman Cure.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 28.—Former
Mayor W. R. Duley, who has
been a resident of Roswell. N.
M., for several years, writes his
friend, Martin A. Lally as fol
lows concerning the effect which
he believes the Friedman serum
cure is having upon him :
“In the last ten days I can
note some very marked changes.
My cough is reduced to only
clearing my lungs and throat in
the morning wdien I first get up.
I can now lie in any position
without pain or coughing. My
without pain or coughing. My
strength is as good as before I
broke down. While I am in nc
sense well the relief I have is
well worth my trip back home.’
50 Per Cent Commissions Out
lawed.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 28.—The
Blue Sky Department of the
state government proposes p
safeguard (lie interests of tile
investor in every way possible.
5 esterda.v an Arizona mining
company in which Arkansas
promoters are interested, ap
plied tor permission to solicit
business in Arkansas. It \va
'stated that the company pro
posed to pay a commission of
•><) per cent to its agents,
i t apt .1. .1. Meavers, in charge
|of the department, refused to
'grant the company license, hold
ing tha1 this commission would;
he excessive, and would be :
unwarranted diversion of t;
funds of the subscriber. 11 ■
says the company makes a good
financial showing, but he can
not sanction such a heavy com
mission. Ordinarily 25 percent
is considered a maximum, while
15 per cent is more nearly the
j desirable average that should bfr
allowed solicitors.
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Bruce Case Is Reversed.
Batesville, Ark-, Oct. 27.—-A
[message from Little Ilock to the
'(!uard Monday morning an
1 nounces that the case of D. A.
' Yancey, manager of the Meadow
Lake Farms Co. vs. M. F. Bruce,
[was reversed and remanded,
j Bruce sued the farm company
1 for the value of forty acres of
! hay. claiming that he had rented
| the land, and that hay on it v
1 his property. He got .judgment
| in the lower court and was
j awarded a judgment of $300.
i The case was appealed to the su
Ipreme court. The farm compa
I ny was represented by Hon.
Samuel Casey.
i The Hendrix College football
| team was through here 'this
morning, having played Arkan
sas College at Batesville Mon
day. _
A DISPLAY OF MEN’S
Clothing: and Furnishing^
That will please you with the beauty and desirability of patterns
and models, attract you by the completeness, and delight you by
the bigness of the values offered.
WEflNVITE AN EARLY
INSPECTION BY YOU
We are especially anxious
to show you our Over
coats. We have a very at
tractive range of colors and
patterns and the models r
are very pleasing. Come
and try them on. You sure
ly want to see “what’s
what” in overcoats now.
You will here.
I The correct Fall models I
I \ I I W Ours are so expertly cut I
I ft’ f / lm and tailored that a perfect I
I U l «/ fit is assured. Our present I
I Uni I bracing a wide range of 1
I 9ft/1 I Benjaiqin Cloti\t* colors and patterns. Come ■
I a11^ See S°me ^ ^em °n I
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I We have made an extra effort to make our Men’s Clothes I
I better values this season than ever. We ask you to call and I
I judge for yourself how well we have succeeded. I
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