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VOLUME XL
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f EDWISER
UNDER TRIAL.
In Circuit Court For Manslaugh
ter In Killing Of Lee
Moon, *
Though the state’s attorney,
Claude M. Erwin was sick in bed
and unable to attend court, the
case of the state versus Ed Wi
ser was called in the Jackson cir
• cult court Thursday morning
and a jury soon empaneled.
-The prosecution is represented
by G. A. Hillhouse and Judge
M. M. Stuckey, while the defend
ant’s counsel are Jones & Camp
bell.
Wiser was indicted for man
slaughter for striking Lee Moon
over the head July 28, 1910,
from which wounds he died.
Moon was passing Wiser’s field
and made a remark about the
grassy cotton, which ended in a
controversy, the two men meet
ing' at the fence. Wiser struck
jj&gMdbn over tfie head with a pole
crushing the skull and producing
an injury from which the latter
died a few days later in a hos
pital at Little Rock to which he
'had been removed.
As not very many witnesses
were summoned, the •trial will
probably be concluded in one
day and a -verdict reached by
night.
Neely Gets Acquittal, f
George Neely, tried for as
j sault with intent to kill, £s
acquitted by the jury which
heard his case. The trial was
concluded before the evening
recess and at 8 p. m. the jury
signified it was ready to report.
Prosecuting Attorney Erwin
made a hard fight for conviction
and the defense wa^ ably repre
sented by Stuckey & Stuckey.
Docket Record^ Brief.
State versus Ffcfenk Vagner,
gaming; forfeiture on bond,
summons to issue.
' • ’ State versus Wilsie -Williams,
asMult and battery ; pled guil
' tygftned $5.
State verus Frank Henley,
giving away whiskey on election
* day; continued by consent.
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State Superintendent
B. Cook. That official
e movement his cordial
belie^ng that it will
a deeper school interest
t* m the school child
a more practical trend
work; identify the
e closely as the com
; correlate the
the home life of
stimulate a cordial
ong the schools.
rt.
All Because Town Was Dry.
Social intercourse between the
editor of the Mammoth Spring
j Monitor and Salem Sun is apt to
be dry hereafter. The Monitor
says: “Mammoth Springs went
D-R-Y last night by operation
of law and saloons closed at mid
night never to open again. Yes
John jerhapse-ed.” To which
the Salem Sun replies: “What
do we care about your saloons?
If the town ever gets dry as its
newspapers it will explode with
spontaneous combustiop. We
have drank whiskey, and never
went behind a tree, or into a
back room to do it. We have
quit boozing, and you Brother
[Wallick, will have to buy your
| own bootleg whiskey. We’d see
you in hades with your whiskers
afire, before we’<$ ever let you to
our bottle again.”
Marriage License.
A. M. Inman and Mrs. Parme-s
lia A. Bettis, both of Swifton.
Arthur Hardin and Lena Hor-1
ton, both of Tupelo.
L. C. May and * Lucy Conley,
colored, both of R. F. D. 2, New
nort.
W. J. Brand, Tuckerman and
Grace Huskey, Driftwood.
J. C. Dunham and Cora Lee
Chalk, both of Grand Glaize.
Garner Wilcox, Grubbs and
Mrs. Rosa Sutherland, Penning
ton.
Guy Zigler and Ethel Parker,
both of R. F. D. 1, Newport.
Will Fletcher and Lizzie Leo
nard, colored, both of Newport.
Ben Fraser, Monette and Hat
tie Yingst, Beedeville.
A. W. Brooks, Magness and
Alice Ward, Sulphur Rock.
J. F. Millikin and Myrtle R.
Mason, both of Bradford.
Early Morning Wedding.
A. W. Brooks and Miss Alice
Ward, both of __ Sulphur Rock,
were married at rhe Iron Moun
tain station Wednesday morning
at 6:30, Rev. B. L. Harris of the
Methodist church performing
the ceremony. *
Mr. Brooks and his bride came
down from SulphurRock on the
early train and having made ar
rangements with the minister,
were married and left on No. 29
for Ljttle Rock. ^
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Millikin-Mason Wedding
Special to Independent.
Bradford, Sept. 20.—Mr. John
F. Millikin of the firm of Davis
& Millikin and Miss Myrtle R.
M^son, daughter of Mr. Ludie
Masoix.-w6fe married today at
the home of the bride near this
town.
The young couple have a host
of friends, who tender good
wishes and congratulations.
Many of these were present at
the reception which followed the
ceremony.
Can’t Do Business Here.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 21.—The
Department of Insurance has re
ceived several letters from va
rious sections of the state mak
ing inquiries about the Recipro
cal Underwriters of St. Louis,
who are reported to be soliciting j
business in the state. To all in
quirers the reply has been given
that the company is not author
ized to do business in the state.
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Notice.
On account of holiday our
store will close Saturday, Sept.
23, until 6 p.m.
46d3wl Star Clothing Co.
HINEMON MAY
AND MAY NOT
Be Candidate For Congress And
Might Run For Gov
ernor.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 21.—Hon.
John H. Hinemon was in Little
Rock Wednesday conferring
with his friends about political
matters. He says that the dis
cussion in the state press re
garding the possibility of his be- i
coming a candidate for congress
in the Seventh district has not
been inspired by him, but has
been initiated by his friends.
He says he is considering the
matter but has authorized no
one to make any statement re
garding his intentions. He says
further that there are some con
ditions under which he might
consent to become a candidate
for governor again. At the
present time, however, he is not
prepared to make any statement
whatever about his intentions.
o TUCKERMAN NEWS. o|
Mrs. L. T. Slayden has been
very sick for some time.
The company gin at this place
will run this fall.
Charles LaForge of the firm
of Smith and LaForge was in
our town Saturday.
Dr. W. H. Crigler, Veterinary
Surgeon, will be at Tuckerman
Saturday, September 30. *
Mrs. P. M. Cook, who has been
sick for several months, is im
proving slowly.
Dr. W. H. Crigler, Veterinary
Surgeon, will be at Tuckerman
Saturday, September 30.
Master Tom Jones of Kenyon
has entered school at this place.
Dr. W. H. Crigler, Veterinary
Surgeon, will be at Tuckerman
Saturday, September 30.
Mrs. W. J. Churchman will
move to town this week and will
occupy the John Dunn house.
The railroad company is mak
ing arrangements to build a
nice depot at this place; the
blue prints have arrived.
Dr. W. H. Crigler, Veterinary
Surgeon, will be at Tuckerman
Saturday, September 30.
Sheriff J. D. Neal of Newport
was in our town Saturday.
Lindley Davis writes nome
that he is getting along fine and
will be able to return home in a
few days.
From the large stocks of
goods our merchants have on
hand, they must be expecting a
big cotton crop.
Claude Tinsley and Miss Osel
la Davis returned Monday from
Little Rock, where they went to
see Lindley Davis, who is sick
in that city.
P. M. Cook is clerking for the
firm of S. W. Harvey Co.
School opened Monday at this
place with a large attendance.
Mrs. J. N. Hout and children J
left Saturday for Cave City, j
where they go to visit Mrs.!
Hout’s mother, Mrs. A. E. Rob
erts.
E. D. Gardner, who has spent
several weeks in Hot Springs,
returned last week to his home
at this place.
D. G. Hogan has moved his
barber shop into the new Smith
brick building.
Prof. W. M. Shaver and fam
ily will leave next week for Ev
ening Shade, where they go to
visit Mr. Shaver’s father.
Hub Dunn, who was shot an^
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killed by John Ruddell, was bur
ied at Battle Axe Tuesday, the
W. 0. W. performing the burial
service.
It is reported that we are to
have another drug store.
Prof. W. M. Shaver made a
business trip to Remmel Satur
day.
Mrs. Walter Smith is very ill
at this writing.
J. C. Mathis will soon have
his store completed and he will
go into the dry goods and gro
cery business.
R. F. Dunn is able to be oui
again, after a severe illness.
Miss Mabel McElroy of Ken
yon is attending school at this
place.
School opened here Monday,
with a large attendance and
v/ith Mr. Ernest Williamson as
principal.
G. H. Brabbzson made a busi
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ness trip to Newport Monday.
Little Miss Ruth Henley is
very ill at this writing.
Mr. and Mrs. Pleas Helm are
the parents of a baby boy.
We are glad to know that Miss
Smith is able to be out again.
Mrs. Zadie Ledbetter and lit
tle son Burl are visiting her hus
band at Jacksonville.
A T T c> c; o a A 1 l-i o and AT air QmiTll
are on the sick list this week.
Mrs. Joe Greenhhaw is very
ill at this writing.
Master Gus Graham left Sat
urday for Hot Springs, where
he will join his mother.
John Majors is making ar
rangements for building his new
residence.
Mrs. Bud Graham and chil
dren are epected home the lat
ter part of the week from Hot
Springs, where they have been
for the benefit of their health.
Dick Bandy ‘of Newport was a
pleasant visitor in our city Tues
Real Estate Tranfers.
W. M. Ford and wife to
Leonard Ford, block 32 Grubbs,
$1000.
James G. Denton to Delia
brewer, 160 acres 15-12-1, $1.
F. E. Christophe and wife to
C. J. Saenger, lot 5, block 8,
Remmel's Addition, Newport,
$1341.22. ' •* '
Ben £. Brann and wife to J. S.
and W. R. Harvey, Jr., 200 acres
31-14-1, $4030._
StAriJi .•
STATE’S TEALiio.Pho
Nearly Ten Thousand People
Are Employed In This
Field.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 21.—The
Department of Education has
completed a tabulation of the
teachers of the state, and finds
that there is an aggregate of
9,834. They are divided as fol
lows :
White—Males, 3690; Fe
males, 4153; Total 7843.
Colored—Males, 853; Fe
males, 1138; Total 1991.
The Department has. also
completed a calculation -of the
number of pupils studying the
various branches, showing the
distribution of the various
branches as follows: Orthogra
phy 341,114; Reading 333,667;
Mental Arithmetic 178,739;
Written Arithmetic 244,613;
English Grammar 163,220; Ge
ography 171,030; Penmanship
283,088; United States Histo
ry 110,861; Physiology and hy
giene 62,798; Arkansas Histo
ry 29,000; Elementary Alge
bra 14,634; civil government
3354; higher branches 14,187.
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weeks.
M. P. Altman’s m
now completed and h
ing new goods daily,
ready for business in
Miss Berthal
Miss Esther Whipped
this week.
Robt. Gilliam of
was here Saturday
many friends,
going to Soutl
llieiC cue tiuec tuunuco 111
the state that report the study
of Elementary Geometry, there
being 352.
Arabian Wheat Here.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 21.—R. B.
CarlLee of England, Lonoke
county, has left with the Depart
ment of Education some sam
ples of Dourra wheat. He
brought the seed from JM&xiee"
last spring_jin4-'-Jj5lahted it in,
Jttfler~The seed originally came
from Arabia, and the grain pos
sesses many qualities that make
it superior to the usual run of
wheat grown in Arkansas. It is
said that it will easily yield 100
bushels per acre. The flour is
especially good for cakes and
graham bread. He also present
ed to Commissioner Sloan some
specimens of the CarlLee_ mam
moth white corjL, ^wWcn he a ad
his sons have improved.
Have you tried them? Vir
tue’s Little Liver Granules at
City Drug Store.39dlm.
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We Want You To See The |Jip
New Fall Goods j|
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Come in and look around, see what the newest styles are . I
and learn what really good goods can be sold for little ^
We cordially invite you to come and acquaint yourself 1
with the new fashions, even though you have no intention
We’re ready with everything that is new and correct this ~fli
The new Suits and Overcoats are handsome this season, TKW1 \V j|*L
and we are exhibiting the choicest ones to be found. All 1M1 If,? — ,^K| |
are made according to this stores high standards ot qual- 1 Wf& I
ity and workmanship and priced at our usual fair prices.
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