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, DECEMBER 22. 1913. NUMBER 221 ■l%. balch BndidatT For Sheriff Ktter For School ^Kperintendent. , jH^ candidates for Kes have entered the ■uallew of Weldon for BjJ.M- Balch of Balch 'aK| superintendent, the Beach to be settled in Bcratic primary next ^ B,e cornered race, two B jir. Ballew was a ' B contender for the, Bomination and carried ; flvith a very flattering Humber of years, he was H Newport and proved Hillful and efficient offi Bjning down criminals Kg them to justice. Bt host of friends not He city, but in most all Hthe county, who made JBmidable candidate for Bepast two years he has Htizen of Weldon. He I^BI - « n 1 _ Imaence ui a wigc ds and those who t. He has always Democratic work and clever and ; easily among the BALCH. Saleh is a young ihwoods Township one of the very of that township, n his efficiency as and being ambi sgressive seeks a ! usefulness in highest esteem of his section as a )f character and I asks the respect ion .of his claims ] ratic voters of the iristmas Shoppers. _ — 1 n jr 1 i ij u lviuuuay crowds of hol from all parts of Newport and the had Christmas to their ca the numbers and year, the crowd free of drunk Saturday there arrests for such of the law. Nuckolls’ court Charley Brice, clothing from 0. was fined $15 negro was penalized teen caught steal % Pictures Opera House Colored Industrial College. A meeting held Friday night resulted in an organiation of prominent negro citizens for the purpose of founding a colored in dustrial college to be known as Old Glory Industrial College The meeting w’as called to order by Prof. J. W. Leggett, who stat ed the object and gave a brief history of his previous work. Letters of recommendation from prominent men and colleges were read by the secretary, Rev. J. W. Terrell. G. B. Ashford w’as elected chairman, R. F. Stevens, treas urer and to the board of trustees were added F. E. Christophe, W. C. Schockley, J. A. Smith D. B. Taylor, M. D-, G. E. Wilson, J. W. Nichols, A. W. Daniels, W. F. Nash. The chairman was empowered to appoint a committee to confer with the philanthropist in the East, namely, Prof. J. W. Leg gett, Rev. J. W. Terrell, D- B Taylor, M. D., F. E. Christophe, M. D., Rev. G. B. Ashford. The following who made time ly remarks, were. Dr- D. B. Tay lor, Dr. F. E. Christophe, R. F Stevens, J. A. Smith, W. C. Shockley, G. E Wilson, J- W Terrell, J. D. Medlock, Rev. J. D- Dennis, Rev. G. B. Ashford. rne objects oi tne school are: 1st. To educate our colored youths along industrial, mental and moral lines, stressing scien tific agriculture, teaching it by actual demonstration. 2nd. To emphasize three fea tures not usually emphasized— service, sacrifice, love. 3rd. To stimulate to all wort thy endeavor; to teach our col ored youth to know and feel that they are a part of this mighty nation, and as such, they are to co-operate with the nation, in its most sacred duty, of safeguard ing the rights of life, liberty and property, and that they are to regard all acts of vandalism and lawlessness as a menace to good government. This is patriotism and the pa triot is he who seeks to promote peace, prosperity and righteous ness. J. W. Leggett. President. ii. ' Goes to Arkadelphia. Rev. E- M. Pipkin, who has served tlie Methodist church at this place the past two years as pastor, has decided to move his family to Arkadelphia and en gage in educational work afj that ; place. This estimable family will be greatly missed from our com mjunity, where they made many friends, and kindly feelings fol low them to their new home. They left Friday morning for j Newport, where they will spend | the holidays with their married daughters before going to Arka delphia.—Osceola Times. $4,000 Verdict Returned. The case of W. H. Jennings, | who was injured on the railroad near here some months ago, when a rail bucked and injured him, sued the railroad for $5, ' damages and the case had been on trial in circuit court at Bates ville since Tuesday. It went to the jury Wednesday ; afternoon and Thursday night about 10 o’clock a verdict was returned- The railroad was represented by McCaleb & Reed er and Joe M. Slayton andI S. M. Moore represented the p tiff.—Batesville Guard. > MAY PAY $20,000 TOWN LICENSE Will Ask For License Though Council Has Put Cost at $20,000. Harrisburg, Dec. 21.—If the petition asking for a saloon li cense at Marked Tree is grant ed, the saloon will have to pay a license of $20,000 a year. The present license is $5,000. The petition has been tiled and it is said that it contains a large ma jority of the white adults of the place- When the liquor people began circulating the petition, the councl raised the license. A petition has been filed ask ing for liquor license at Decker ville, and it is thought that there will be no further fight there- It is said that a petition is now circulating at Fisher. The liquor question will come up in the January term of the Poinsett County Court. Batesville Bridge Project. At a meeting held in Bates ville Saturday for the purpose of starting the organization of an improvement district through which to bridge White River there, 20 good citizens north of the river responded to the call and less than half that number of Batesville property owners and business men manifested interest in the proposition. This same condition exists in other cities and is a reflecton up on the citizenship of our towns. Any city ought to be willing to meet its trade territory half way in such improvements and shoulder its share of the ex pense. Newport can afford and should be willing to include her real property within an improve ment district embracing that portion of Oil Trough to be bene fitted by the construction of a bridge over the river here and when it does become an issue, let us hope that Newport will neither be lukewarm nor oppose, ... i i_-.i.. __,1 DUt Will strongly auvutaic support the bridge. Break Follows Ginning Report. Following the census report on the amount of cotton ginned to December 13, which was larger than even the bears ex pected, a break of nearly $2 a bale took place in cottton fu tures Saturday. The report said that 12,923,606 bales had been ginned, compared with 12, 1081,100 to Dec. 1, and 12,439. 1036 one year ago The amount ginned during the first half of the month was 842,506 bales, compared with 584,496 for the same time last year. With the ginning so large, de spite many reports that it had been running light, there was at once strength given to en larged crop views, the consen sus of opnion being that the government, in its estimate of 13,677,000 bales, was too low: Prices cotinued to decline Monday and local buyers were paying all the way from 91/> to 11 cents, though a few very poor bales sold as low as 6 cents per pound. Christmas Weather Cloudy. Washington, Dec- 21.—Christ mas week weather will be unset tled over much 'of the United States, the Weather Bureau ex perts say, and frequent rains are predicted for the Pacific coast. Temperatures will be • :' -M l near or below the seasonal av verage generally and the skies will be overcast almost entirely throughout the week. “A disturbance now develop ing in the Southwest,” the week ly bulletin said tonight, “will ad- i vance northeastward, attended by rains and snows arid cross the great valleys Tuesday and the Eastern states Wednesday or Thursday. “Another disturbance off the 1 north Pacific coast will cause general rains and snows on the Pacific slope during the next several days. It will reach the middle West Thursday or Friday and the Eastern states , near the end of the week and will be preceded by a general change to warmer weather and be followed by considerably cold er weather. “There are at present no in dications of a severe cold wave during the wreek.” Newark Gives Farm School Glad Hand. Special to Independent. Newark, Dec. 19.—From all di rections for twenty miles around men and women are coming in to attend the sessions of the i’at'm eoVmnl XTn-fYiinnr kind had before been held at this place, and as the men at a distance learn of the real nature of the school they are prompt to take advantage of it. Prof- Nelson took up the sub ject of farm drainage Thursday I morning. This subject proved to be of special interest and at the close of the hour after a num ber of questions had been ans-i wered, he was requested to give the subject more time at a later hour. When Prof. Lassiter finished | his discussion of “Cotton Diseas- i es and Their Control,” it took him fifteen minutes to answer the questions put by the farm I ers present. Much satisfaction I was expressed with this lecture I After dinner a fine audience assembled to see the demonstra tion of the butter fat termina tion in milk by use of the Bab cock tester. The whole process was followed with keen interest. Along with this process Prof. Wheelock explained the import ance of this test in any attempt to improve the production of a dairy herd. Mr. D* C. Welty, Agricultural Commissioner of the Iron Moun tain railroad system, who came in for the day, treated the school to a half hour discussion on beef cattle improvement and beef production- Following this, Dr. R. M. Gow, Arkansas State Vet erinarian, described and explain ed the treatment and prevention of hog cholera by the use of An ti-Hog Cholera serum. The attendance at the evening lectures was better than at any time. Dr. Gow outlined for his hearers the nature and control of contagious diseases. Prof. Wheelock followed with an ex planation of the need of better sanitation for schools and resi dences and described the install ation of sanitary sewerage sys tems for such needs. -- j Attention holiday buyers—you ; are losing money if you don’t see the line of suitable holiday pres ents for young and old at the Palace Jewelry Store, 121 Wal nut* 18b6. Fresh country eggs only 30c a dozen at Bowen’s Cash Store. 20d6t. ■v Come to Berger s For Your Men’s Gifts You are assured of the Best of Quality and Choice Varieties ■: i fc 11 4 r JUST A FEW HINTS OF WHAT A MAN '■ LIKES BEST FOR CHRISTMAS. c Kaiser Cravats 50c to $3.50 Handkerchiefs 10c to $1.50 House Slippers $1.50 to $3.00 Umbrellas $1.50 to $10.00 Traveling Bags $5.00 to $25.00 House Coats $5.00 to $12.50 Collar Bags $1.25 to $5.00 Pajamas $1.00 to $3.50 Dress Gloves $1.00 to $3.00 Slip-on Rain Coats $5.00 to $25.00 Itnothe Belts 50 to $3.00 I Overcoats $15.00 to $30.00 ® Underwear 1.00 to $3.00 I Knox Silk Hats $10.00 1 Manhattan Shirts 1.50 to $3.00 I Onyx Silk Hosiery 25c to $1.00 1 * Bath Robes 5.00 to $8.00 I Suit Cases 5.00 to $25.00 ^ * Night Robes 1.00 to $2.50 I Leather Novelties 1.00 to $6.00 I Silk Reefers 1.00 to $3.00 I Sweater Coats 2.00 to $6.00 js Fancy Waist Coats 3.00 to $6.00 1 Suspenders 50c to $3.00 I Clapp's Shoes 6.50 to $7.50 1 Regal Shoes 4.00 to $5.00 1 You Are Sure To Enjoy I Christmas Shopping Here I _Assortments Large_ I _Styles Authentic. 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