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TI ESD W, SEPTEMBER 9, 1915. M'MISER i:S7.
IV CASES
SECOND DAY
Circuit Court—In First Todd
Company Secure Judg
ment for Machine Sold.
he first jury case to be heard
rcuit court was that of G- W.
Company versus C. H.
ton, the plaintiff suing on an
red contract for a machine
to prevent the raising of
ks. The jury found for
jtiff in the sum of $30.
it £ Mack were attorneys
plaintiff and Jones & Camp
for the defendant.
iesecond jury case was that
. D. Neal, guardian of Myr
joodwin vs. Sallie Goodwin
, Jones & Campbell repre
i’ng plaintiff and Stuckey &
key the defendants. Mo
iwere sustained to permit
case to proceed by next
id and to substitute J. G. for
i, Goodwin and a motion to
ire bond for costs was over
ie grand jury has been busy
5rst two days of court hear
iritnesses relative to felonies
h have been committed the
six months and for which
ies have been held, but no
ifmon+o havp hppn rptnrnpfl
court.
:ket record in brief.
ie Farmers Bank versus
' and J. W. Washam, debt;
issed at cost of plaintiff,
sari Lawler versus John
ler, transferred to equity
iorge Casey versus J. A. Mc
cause of action revived in
e of Anna Casey.
W. Ismel versus E. C
s, death of defendant sug
edand cause revived against
inistrator.
muel W. Taggart, Jr., ex
51 removal of disabilities of
pty granted.
the matter of Overcup
?h Drainage District, re
of engineers filed and hear
>f remonstrances set for
ember 27th, Jones & Camp
ippointed as attorneys.
w Company Incorporates,
tides of incorporation have
filed by the Reigler Mer
le Company of Tuckerman,
M capital, all subscribed,
ml merchandise; M. A. Is
president, S- E. Spikes vice
dent, S. Reigler secretary,
Reigelr, treasurer.
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‘Killed Horse—Attached Zebra
Memphis, Sept. 8.—A horse
| attached to a buggy and driver
by Sam Brown, North Mair
street merchant, dropped dear:
Sunday afternoon following 0
fright when one of the Hagen
beck-Wallace elephants passed
along the streets.
Monday Brown went before
(Squire Kearney and got out an
J attachment against one of the
; show s zebras. The instrument
;was served by a deputy from
, Kearney’s court, and the parade
! went out mmus one zebra,
j Managers of the circus finally
settled matters with Brown by
paying him for the horse.
It was late Sunday afternoon
j when anima.'S irom the show
! had been unloaded and walked
j from the train to the grounds.
I Brown had his buggy standing
.'near Decatur street. His horse
paid no attention to the camels,
the hunchback oxen or other
classes of circus men call hay an
imate- They passed without
causing it to raise its eyes.
Presently there came out of
a cloud of dust a giant elephant.
Its head was erect and when its
driver speared it just the least
bit to make it mind, there came
a noise like a kid yelling down a
rain barrel, and Brown's horse
reared on its hind legs
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over. There was a kick or two
from it and the animal was dead.
§150,009 Bond Issue.
Pine Bluff, Sept. 8.—W. R.
Compton Company of St. Louis
has purchased the entire S150,
000 bond issue from the commis
sioners of Road District No. 4,
organized for the purpose of
building a dollarway highway
from Pine Bluff to the Saline
county line, a distance of about
twenty miles, to form a part of
the Little Rock to Pine Bluff
highway. The bonds, which bear
6 per cent, were sold for 95 1-4
cents, which is one-quarter of a
cent more than the price paid
for the bonds issued in Road Dis
trict No- 5, which is to build a
macadam road from Pine Bluff
to the county line south of here.
Shelby &. Bateman of Little
Rock have the contract for
building the road in District No.
4 and it is expected that they
will soon begin the work.
To Prosecute Newspapers.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 9.—It has
been reported here that the
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lieW VS IilL.il |JUUU0iiv-u
details of the electrocution of
the negro- Lee Sims, are to be
prosecuted under the law prohib
iting the publication of details of
such executions. It was gener
ally observed, but there were
some who handled the story as
fully as though there had been
no prohibition against it
Terrific Rainfall Reported.
Special to Independent,
i Little Rock, Sept. 9.—There
[was a terrific rainfall here
Monday afternoon, lasting for
nearly an hour, and many of
'the streets ran in rivers. Ad
vices are that the rain was
: quite general, and it appear.1
that the drouth which has last
ed several weaks has at alst
been broken. Corn and cotton
i had suffered much for moistuie
I
i Rev. V. T. McCaffery of Swif
ten spent Monday in our city er
' route to Tupelo, where he wil
j assist in a revival service
jCOST Of CATTLE
| TICK TO STATE
Run> Into Millions As Four
Fifths of Arkansas Is Within
the federal Quarantine.
In letters previously written
11 have tried to impress the im
I port ante of stock raising. Now
: comes for consideration one of
the most important matters af
fecting stock raising in the
south. I refer particularly to
the cattle tick, known as the
1 exas fever tick- How he came
here and where he came from
are matters of interest but not -
of importance. He is here and
has been for years. What he is
doing and how to handle him are
the questions. The cattle ticks
get on the cattle during the sum-1
mer. They suck the blood and
poison the cattle. Sometimes i
the cattle die and sometimes}
they do not. If the cattle die i
they become a total loss to the '
farmer. If they don’t, they are
a partial loss anyway. A fresh
cow will give a quart more of
milk when she is free from ticks j
than when she is not. A steer !
will fatten when he is free from
.ticks; he won’t when he is cov-'
ered with ticks. A calf will j
thrive and grow when free from
ticks; it won't when infected;
with ticks, but will make a runt, I
and maybe live through the win-1
ter and die in the spring.
Foursfifths of Arkansas is un-1
der quarantine by the National \
Government against shipping |
out cattle except under certain |
restrictions, on account of the I
cattle tick. Do you know the ef
fect of this? It affects the price ‘
of the cattle. Cattle from the '
quarantined sections will not i
bring within three dollars per
head as much.as from the other;
sections, on an average. This I
applies to Arkansas- We have ]
in the quarantined district, 750,- j
000 head of cattle. Thus you
see the presence of the cattle
tick in four-fifths of the state is
costing the people of Arkansas
$2,250,000. We as farmers
would be over two million dollars
better off in the value of our cat
tle if we had no cattle ticks in
the State. Just think of it: I
Enough money to buy winter
shoes for all the children in Ar
kansas ! Enough to buy milk to
raise all the babies in Arkansas!
Enough to buy a dress for all
the mothers in Arkansas!
Enough to buy a saddle for all
the boys in Arkansas! Enough
to place a Bible and spelling book
in me iiaiius
man and child in Arkansas.
i Enough to gild every church
spire or to garnish the festal
board in every home with fowl
and food and flowers on Thanks
giving day. W hat a toll we ai e
paying for our neglect in not
getting rid of the pest.
Since the work of tick eradi
cation was begun in 1909 about
twenty per cent of the State has
been cleared of the tick- Let us
educate and organize and work
as hard and fast as possible to
get the other eighty per cent.
The work of eradication has
been going on in some parts this
year. Let us try to get it ex
tended to ail parts. We should
have general law that would re
quire the organization of tick
eradication districts, and permit
[the assessment of taxes on ev
ery head of kine for eradication
1 Purposes. Let's go to work with
! a will against the cattle ticks.
Let's help to get dipping vats
built in every neighborhood.
Regular dipping will soon get
rid of the ticks. If you want in
formation about making dip
ping vats or the dipping mix
ture. write me. By all means
let us have concerted action in
this movement, and let's do
something that will have telling
effect. Cattle are high and go
ing higher, and we can’’ afford
to overlook the opportunity that
stands before for making prof
it in the cattle business.
Also remember about the hog
cholera, and cholera serum.
W rite to Dr. Cow, bayetteviile.
for the serum. He furnishes it
at cost, and will administer it
for you if you will pay his ex
penses
Yours very truly,
JOHN H. PAGE,
Commissioner.
Loss Estimate $2,250,00.
Little Rock, Sept. 8.—Accord
ing to a statement issued today
by .1. S. Speed, manager of the
Arkansas Actuarial Bureau, the
total number of buildings burn
ed in the Hot Springs fire were
528, of which 83 were brick, 12
brick veneer and 423 were
frame. A total of 32Va blocks
were burned, with a property
lrvsa nf so oza non
the actuary’s report. The insur
ance loss is placed at $1,500,000.
This report also places the
blame for the rapid spread of the
fire at poor construction, ineffi
cient water system, poor fire
fighting equipment as compared
with standard recommendations,
and the fact that the winds were
treacherous.
J. W. Byler Died Today.
Batesville, Sept. 9.—Dr. W. B.
Lawrence received a telegram
Monday morning from Passa
dena, Calif., announcing the
death of J. W- Byler at his home
at that place this morning at 7
o'clock.
Mr. Byler was well known in
Batesville. He was raised in
Izard county and for a number of
years made Batesville his head
quarters, when he was on the
road for the Peters Shoe Co. He
went to California some years
ago for the benefit of his health
and has resided there ever since.
Mr. Byler married a daughter
of Judge Butler, and his wife
is a sister to Mrs. W B. Law
rence of this city.
The telegram did not announce
when or where the funeral would
be held but the funeral arrange
ments will be announced per
haps tomorrow, and will be giv
en in the Guard.
Church Ladies Assist.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 9.—The lad
ies of the First Presbyte
rian church, led by Mrs. F. W.
Tucker, have undertaken an in
teresting benevolence in connec
tion with the aid that is being
provided for the Hot Springs
pire sufferers. They have a de
partment in their charity work
[that provides “maternity boxes”
i for mothers who are not able to
' provide clothing and other neces
; sities for infants upon their ad
pent into the world. The ladies
propose to supply all mothers
who may need such assistance,
among the victims of the Hot
Springs fire, with these ne
cessities, and an effort is being
made now to determine what
' may be the needs of the people in
this respect.
Logging Part) Enter State.
Special to Independent.
| Little Rock, Sept. 9.— The
Logging Party of the Southern
National Highway, is on its wa;
through Arkansas. The party,
consisting of Col Westgard,
Dell M- Potter, and others, reach
ed Texarkana last night. They
j were joined there by Countv
Judge Paul M. Celia, and G. R.
Payne of Texarkana, and R. C.
McDaniels of Arkadelphia. Thev
' will be joined at various pools
; M.ng tiie line by others who will
'accompany them a part of the
way. Among these will be Comi
ty Judge J. A. Thomas of Pres
cott, H. A. Jones, R. H. Mooney
j of Hot Springs, A. J. Walls of
Lonoke, Judge E. R. Screeton
at Pevall’s Blutf, E. C- Price, Dr
: E. W. McKnight and Dr. E. T
Murphy at Brinkley, Judge E.
*A. Rolfe and F. W. DeRossitt and
] Dr. J. 0. Rush at Forrest City
and Judge J. P. Thompson at
1 Marion.
At Little Rock they will be
j joined by the Little Rock Motor
I Club representatives, County
•Judge Asher and other good
j roads enthusiasts. The members
!of the State Highway Commis
’ si on will join them at some
point south of here
Governor’s Third Pardon.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 9.—Govern
or Hays Monday afternoon
granted the third pardon since
he has been in office. The first
two were for men convicted in
bis court while he was still cir
cuit judge, and whose petition
he had signed before he was e
elected governor.
The latest object of his cle
money is Lawrence Cobb, an
18-year old boy of Cleburne
county, who had served six
months of a year's sentence in
the Reform School on a charge
of grand larceny. He was con
victed March 7. lbb‘1. The par
don was recommended by the
Penitentiary Commission and
the superintendent of the Re
form School, and granted upon
condit ionthat he immediately go
to 11 is parents in Missouri and
never commit another crime in
Arkansas.
Applications for pardons con
dinne to come in, but not so num
erously as in former adminis
trations. All pet it ions are given
consideration, but up to the
present time, they have been re
fused in most instances.
Additional Local.
Miss Bertha Hirseh is visiting
in Little Rock, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. 11. L. Remmel.
Mrs. Will C. Eiehenberger will
leave on No. 8 tomorrow for her
home at Fort Worth, Texas af
ter a visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John W. Wallace. She will
be accompanied home by her
brother, Walter Wallace, who
will go to school in Fort Worth
this winter.
Miss Esther Case of Bates
ville, who is a missionary to
Mexico and supported by the
Methodist churches of the
White river conference with all
other missionaries in Mexico,
have been ordered home by the
church board on account of hos
tilities in that state. Miss Case,
who was at Vera Cruz a few days
ago en route home, is expected
here most any day on her way to
her mother’s home at Batesville
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