NOTICE.
At the direction of the Jackson
county court notice is hereby given
that there has been filed in said court
. the petition of T. J. Gregg, C. R. Hite,
C. G. Henry, R. B. Hooker and N. B.
Wishon, as Directors of Newport Le
vee District, representing that the
improvements contemplated by said
Newport Levee District will be of
material benefit to the real property
located within the following bounda
ries, to-wit:
Beginning at the intersection of the
left bank of White River with a line
parallel to and 200 feet distant,
measured in a Northerly direction at
right angles, from the South line of
Section 2, Township 11 North, Range
3 West, at a point on the boundary of
the Newport Levee District, said
boundary being described and set
forth in Section 1 of Act No. 249 of
the General Assembly of the State
of Arkansas for the year 1917.
Thence Northerly, along the left
bank of said White River, to an in
tersection with a line parallel to and
1,000 feet distant, measured at right
angles in a Northwesterly direction,
from the center line of the North
bound main line track of the Missouri,
Pacific Railway, formerly the St.
Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
Railway.
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parallel to and 1,000 feet distant,
measured at right angles in a North
westerly direction, from the center
line of said Northbound main line
track of the said Missouri Pacific
Railway, formerly the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern Railway, to an
intersection with a line 1,320 feet
West of the North and South Quarter
* Section line of Section 2, Township
11, North, Range 3 West.
Thence North, along a line 1,320
feet West of the North and South
Quarter Section line of said Section 2,
to a point on the East and West Quar
ter Section line of said Section 2,
1,320 feet West of the Center of said
Section 2.
Thence East, along the East and
West Quarter Section line of said
Section 2 to an intersection with a
line parallel to and 500 feet distant,
measured at right angles in a West
erly direction, from the center line of
the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway track.
Thence Northerly, along a line par
allel to and 500 feet distant, measured
at right angles in a Westerly direc
tion, from the center line of said
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Railway track to an intersection with
a line parallel to and 1,100 feet North
of the East and West Quarter Section
line of Section 2, Township 11 North,
Range 3 West.
1 hence Easterly, along a line paral
lel to and 1,100 feet North of the East
j and West Quarter Section line of
! said Section 2 to an intersection with
j.a line parallel to and 200 feet dis
| tant, measured at right angles in a
Northwesterly direction, from the
j Northwesterly right of way line of
[the Missouri Pacific Railway, for
i merly the St. Louis, Iron Mountain &
i Southern Railway, at a point on the
| boundary of the Newport Levee Dis
trict, said boundary being described
i and set forth in Section 1 of Act No.
1249 of the General Assembly of the
: State of Arkansas for the year 1917.
! Thence in a generally Southwester
ly direction, following the said boun
dary of said Newport Levee District,
| as described and set forth in Section
1 of said Act to the point of begin
I ning.
| And praying that the boundaries of
said Newport District be extended so
as to include the territory lying with
in the boundaries above set forth.
All persons owning real property
located within the boundaries above
set forth are hereby notified to ap
pear in the Jackson County Court on
the 28th day of March, 1918, and show
cause why said petition should not
be granted and the boundaries of said
Newport Levee District should not be
extended as prayed for therein.
Given under my hand, as Clerk of
the Jackson County Court, and at the
direction of said Court, on this the
23rd day of February, 1918.
' J. F. PARISH,
! 273 dl2t. County Clerk.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Independent is authorized
announce the candidacy of the follow
ing persons, subject to the action of
the voters at the city primary in
Newport, Wednesday, February 27,
1918.
For Marshal—
Abe Ballew.
G. C. Martin
For Recorder—
B. G. Graham.
For Mayor—
E. L. Watson.
For Treasurer—
j C. P. Bandy.
For Aldrman—
' Tom Hutson
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LARGE VOTE IS
POLLED TODAY
Many Women Avail Themselves of
Their First Opportunity to Make
Use of the Ballot
It was predicted this afternoon that
probably as many as 300 votes would
be polled in today’s municipal elec
tion, and more than fifty per cent of
the women voters of the city are
casting their ballots, availing them
selves of their first opportunity to
register their votes.
The only contest attracting atten
tion is that of city marshal, Gus C.
Martin being a candidate for re-elec
tion, opposed by Abe Ballew. There
are no candidates for alderman from
the first ward on the ticket, but a
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C. J. Saenger and Jesse E. Williams
for that office.
In the second ward the names of
Tom Hutson, W. H.'Snetser and S. G.
Parker appeared on the printed tick
et.
TO HAVE AIRPLANE
MAIL SERVICE DAILY
U. S. Mail To Be Carried Through the
Air Between New York and
Washington.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 27.— Airplane
mail service between New York and
Washington will be in daily operation,
beginning April 15th, the postoffice
department announced today.
TRIES TO BLOW UP
SHIPYARDS PLANT
“Kult\ir” At Work In Attempt to
Blow Up Shipyard Machinery
At Newburgh.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Newburgh, N. Y., Feb. 27.—An at
tempt to blow up the machinery of
the plant of the Newburgh Shipyards
Company was frustrated today, when
a guard picked up a bomp and threw
it out of danger. The bomb explod
ed, but did only slight damage.
Late Wire Briefs
Associated Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Feb. 27.—The general staff
announces German troops in ad
vancing north of Dorpat yesterday
captured two Russian regiments as
they were retreating.
Associated Press Dispatch.
St. Johns, N. F., Feb. 27.—Rescue
steamers have been ordered to inves
tigate reports that signals from the
Red Cross Liner Florizel, wrecked
Sunday near Cape Race, indicated
persons wei'e alive on the vessel.
Associated Press Dispatch.
San Francisco, Feb. 27.—Definite
connection of Sir Rabindranath Ta
cofe, celebrated Indian voet, and high
officials of the government with an
alleged conspiracy to foment a rev
olution in India was established to
day, according to the contention of
the prosecution, who by introduction
into the evidence at the trial thirty
one alleged conspirators of letters
and cablegrams seized by the British
censors
NEWS ODDITIES.
Prussian who designed paper mon
ey sent to jail for drawing ham as
margin decoration, with microscopic
letters “A tender memory.”
Off again, on again, gone again:
Sleeping car at 50 miles jumped
track at Cold Spring, N. Y., bumped
along ties 100 yards then jumped
back to rails and went on.
Mike, raingtailed monkey, has lost
his job with New York health depart
ment because none of the deadly
germs inoculated for experiment had
any effect on him.
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For selling candy in the form oi
iron crosses, German helmets and
Prussian soldiers, Yonkers Candy
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^or duration of the war.
Montclair, N. J., family organized
elub to observe heatless Monday by
having everybody keep homes cold
except one, where all the others spend
the day.
To advertise in the Independent i*
to talk business to a great majority
of the propective buyers of Newport
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operation of taking the picture is the
pressing of the button or the pulling
of the strings. The camera makes an
almost perfect view of the terrain and
will be invaluable in the reconnaissance
work of the army. The camera is
loaded with plates and a number of
pictures can be taken successively with
out additional work. A British royal
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MARS AND STORK COMBINE
Male Predominate in Denver Since the
United States Entered the *
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Denver, Colo.—That old man Mars, '
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nml hoihlrrl thn sfnrlr tn lpnvp
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his visits to Denver homes since the
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against Germany, is claimed by those
who dote on vital statistics in this
city.
John W. Flintham, deputy health
commissioner of Denver, has compiled
figures showing that of the 1,861 chil
dren born here from January 1 to
August 1, of this year, },141 were
boys.
Several physicians maintain that
male children are more numerous dur
ing war times than at any other pe
riod, and say that during the past six
months five out of every eight children
born have been boys.
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Package Containing 535 Gems Stolen
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rived at New York.
New York.—A search of New York
city pawnshop’s is being made by Pink
erton detectives for $45,009 worth of
pearls which were stolen from a
French ship that arrived on November
26. There were 535 pearls In the miss
ing package, of which the three largest
weighed between 25 and 28 grains
each. The others weighed from one
to three grains each. 9
It is said that the pearls were sent
by a Paris dealer to one here; that to
avoid an extra rate the shipper did
not reveal to the company the char
acter of the shipment, and that it was
not placed In the ship’s strong room.
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horse car line in Kansas, and one of
the last in the West, has quit business.
It has been in operation for thirty
years, between this city and Strong
City, Kan.
The horse car line will be replaced
with a single electric car, and while
the track Is being relaid to accommo
date the heavier equipment, a hack la
t«Mi^ care af the business. _
POLITICAL ANNOUNCE
MENTS.
The Independent is authoriz
ed to announce the following
persons as candidates for public
office, subject to the action of
the Democratic party:
for County Superintendent—
J. M. Balch.
Garland E. Land.
A. J. Garner.
Z. D. Barber
H. L. Thomas
For County Treasurer—
W. D. McLain.
Charles K. Coe.
For Congress —
vv’m. A. Hodges
W. D. Davenport.
W. A. Oldfield
For County Judge:
John A. Melville.
R. F. Tyer.
W. M. Tims.
W. A. Mink.
For Chancellor (Eighth District— „
Lyman F. Reeder.
For Sheriff and Coilectoi’—
Terry Guin.
J. M. Ivy.
For Representative:
R. T. Simmons
For Representative—
Fred R. Suits.
For County Clerk:
J. F. Parish.
Crover C. Nance.
For Assessor—
E>. J. Nance.
For Circuit Clerk—
R. Vv\ Lundy.
For Constable—(Union Township)
C. M. Ivy.
Ben S'andmon.
For Road Overseer (Richwoods Twp.)
Mark Cole
For Road Overseer (Bird Twp., East
ern District.)—
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