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La Junta tribune., 1913-11-22
snAIiI-o, No, . Necessary Disease

OF course. If Kansas City really
wanted to get rid OF smallpox II
could. They don't have II In Prus-
sia any more. where there Ia uniyer-
sal vaccination Berlin keeps twelve
beds available ia fever hospital for
imported cases. London. where vac
eination il not 20 strictly enforced
keeps more than two thousand hos
pital beds ready. In seven provinces
in the Philippines. wher. there used
to b. NOR. than six thousand deaths
from smallpox annually. hardly a
death has been reported since yacci-
nation has been made compulsory
Smallpox Is no, a Necessary disease.
-kansS city Star.
La Junta tribune., 1913-11-22
Dair, ing In the Valley.

Farmers are tskips quite an inter
81 In the dairy business. reads a
neEs dispatch from La Junta. ThI.
j. ven good news
IL Il noted that since III. begin
ming OF the construction OF the milk
coudeusing plant at Lamar there has
Je.n a ke-ner interest shown ia
dairyins ia the valley Whether or
not the construction OF the eondensry
is responsible for this awakening ~e
DO not know. but there IL every rea-
son TO believe that 1t Is Whatever
the cause. &; II good for the farmers
and good for the valley. DairyinT
is one OF the best industries for any
agricultural district \ few COWS
insures rot only steady and sssur-
ID income TO the farmer. but rich re
turns from his crops OF the soil. But
the farmers OF the La JuntA district
are doing more than simply raising
dairy COWS, they are doing what
promises even greater returns in the
the raising OF pure bTeds Far bet
ter Is that " on. is going into the
raising Of dairy cattle that b. rails.
the b.st. The raising of cat,l.
should be the. same a. th. raising Of
anything els.-do that which Is
best Tn. returns are pound TO b.
the greater In Tn. end.-Pu.blo
Yhf.f,.tr
La Junta tribune., 1913-11-22
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VIII t>~sse In Nosth - 9wstH

]. x. k:h~r~ol- has rented his farm
Of = mile north Of Che
raw. and viii have = public sale on
Wednesday. December 10th. ~ which
eleven head Of horsss viii BE- dlspos-
"a Of. besides fort, head Of pure
be~d Duroe hogs. and large asanst-
meat Of farming Implements aud
househoid goods. MF. Eb~rsoas has
leased the d. e. Deringsr five acre
tract In North Ia Junta. and expects
70 move ON 10 the place about the
middle Of December.
La Junta tribune., 1913-11-22
wi.s-v Cow II L~--

TIE constant csttinx OF the lawn
ant removal oS the eur grass Is very
sshz gstife process and ~fll In a re-
iAtivsiy short time ~ezk~n tn. grass
ca gsiHg bare spots into which dxnde-
lious and other weeds crowd SAVE
E P. ssncs,en. OF tie Colorado Axri-
cuItarzi College. To remedy this
ard TO keep the lawn In p~rfec, con-
cltioa from year to year. IL Is aeo-s-
vat to apply \ literal amount OF de-
con posed bsfnyars manure once a
year TIE application is b-s, mad.
~ autumn after the sroand has tror-
en- II can then b. driven over and
the dtstrsbution OF manure can BE-
n-ads Sithon, injury TO the grass o,
ths lawn Tn. object of making
The application In the fall OF th. year
= 70 .nabi. the winter and spripx
rziHs TO leach oot the fertiiixins ele-
uents Of the mAnnr. and also work
the finer particles of tn. manure ia
and among the ructs OF the grass.
The coarse litter should b. removed
IN The spring before the grass starts
20 grow
II Is the wrong praetio. to cut tn.
grass too lat. In the fall Tn. last
cutting should be- maze early enough
10 permit the grass to attain a heigh,
% three or four incnes Defor. tn.
groNth ceases. This serve. as a pro
lection for grass during the winter
and In a measure prevents heAvinz Of
ihr soil. II also gives III. roots a
chance to ripen up befos. entering
the winters rest.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
Notice OF Sewer Tax.

The tax books for the collec-
ton of the Special Sewer Tax
on real property in Sewer Dis
trict No. l for the Fifth Annual
Assessment to maintain and OPP
crate said sewer system, have
been placed in my hands. All
owners Of real property lying in
district and required to pay
their taxes to me within thirty
days from date. If such assess
ment is not paid action will be
commenced at the end of that
time for the collection of said
assessment, and for the legal
penalties and cost.
Given under my hand this
29th day of December, 1918.
L. Minor, Collector
Sewer District No. 1, Newport,
Arkansas. 29d3O
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
CONVICT AND
PAUPfR CONTRACTS
OF Jackson County Awarded BY
Court To Present Holders
of Same.

In the county court Monday,
bids were received as advertised
for the letting Of contracts for
the keeping of the county's
prisoners and pauperS and were
awarded to the present holders,
John H. Keel, being the only and
successful bidder for the priS-
oners and Homer Thompson Sc
curing the contract to provide
and care for the inmates of the
county hospital.
The bid of John H. Keel was
the same as last year, agreeing
to pay the costs in all cases,
where he accepted the prisoner,
except that in this last bid, he
only offered to pay the costs to
an amount equal to the fine i'm
posed, which some think might
have a tendency to cause JUS
tees of the peace to administer
heavier fines than the offense
warrants. However it was the
best and only bid received and
contract was awarded.
For the keeping of the pau
pers, there were three bids and
the contract was given to Homer
Thompson upon a bid of $13 per
month for the keeping of each
inmate. While A. J. Grant and
James D. Smart were also bid
ders, the former at $12 and the
latter at S13, the court did not
believe that the present cost OF
living warranted a lower price
than $13, and continued Mr..
Thompson in charge of the hos
pital, which he has most salts
factorily maintained and given
good treatment and ample pro-
visions to it's inmates, the unfor-
ttunate wards of the county.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
Desha PostOffice Burns.

The store house and all con-
tents of Harmon & Bell, togeth-
er with the postoffice at Desha
were destroyed by fire at an ear
ly hour Monday morning.
Efforts to check the flames.
were unavailing, and in a shert
time the building and the stOrBs
were in ruins. The firm is one
of the best known in the coui,-
tv, and does large business.
The insurance carried was
about $4,000, and the exact loss
is not known, but the stock and
building were not worth less
than $4,000, and it is likely the
loss is considerably in excess OF
charlottesville Guard.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
Extend Leases On Life.
to Independent.

Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 3O.-Extend-
ed leases Of life were granted to
two condemned men Monday.
Charles Riggin, sentenced to be
hanged at Blytheville tomorrow,
Dec. 81, for murder, was grant
ed an appeal by Justice Kirby.
That there might be no mistake
about the receipt Of the message
it was sent by telegraph.
A writ of error was granted
by the Clerk of the Supreme
Court in the case of Arthur Till
man, sentenced to be hanged in
March for the murder of his
sweetheart, in order that his at
torneys may complete the re-
cord, and Chief Justice McCul-
loch issued an order for the stay
of the execution.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
Pulaski Primary Today.
Special to Independent.

Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 30.-The
Pulaski county primary election
is being held today. For many
of the most important Offices
there is no opposition. There
are eight candidates for Repre-
sentative, of whom four are to-
be elected. One of them is Elk
Governor Dan w, Jones, who is
entering public life again for
the first time since he retired
from the governors Office q doz
en- years ago. Another canol-
date is Ben l.. Griffin, we'll
known over the state as Secreta--
ry of the Farmers Union for
several years. ]. b. Webster is
the only member of the last
house who is asking for second
term. There are several candi-
dates put forward by the Wage.
Farmers League. There is al
so an interesting contest on for
Constable of this township be-
tween r. r. Allnutt, who is now
holding the office by appoint
ment, and Dutch Jones, Who
was removed after his indict-
ment for misfeasance in several
counts. There are thirty candi-
dates for Justice of the Peace
Nominees for the state senate.
prosecuting attorney and Cir
cult Judge will not be made un-
til the March primaries.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
Three Yeggs
Plead Guilty
Of Robbing Dardanelle Bank
And Each Receives Two
Year Sentence.

Fort Smith, Dec. 29.-George
+. Thompson, C. H. Barton and
Will Startling pleaded guilty in
the circuit court at Dardanelle
today to robbing the First State
Bank of that city of $4,000 on
the night of October l, and each
received a sentence of two years
The trial of Richard Reynolds,
also charged with the robbery
was continued until February
Those pleading guilty were SEN
.tenced on larceny charges. Bur-
F.glary charges were suspended.
Thompson is 4 member of a
well known family of Tulsa, Ok
|lahoma, and was released from
the federal penitentiary at Lea
|venworth, Kansas, a year after
Fserving a term for robbing the
postoffice at Huntington, Sebas-
tan county. Startling is a son
Of a minister at Coweta, Okla
homa, and Barton lives at Nor
ris, Oklahoma. They were ar
rested in Oklahoma after a SEN
fsational chase.
A brother of Startling is held
in the penitentiary awaiting
trial on charge of robbing the
the Bank of Fulton, at Fulton,
Arkansas, October 3. He was
arrested in Oklahoma, charged
with the Dardanelle robbery and
successfully fought extradition
Fin this case.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
State House Officials.

Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 30.-Gov.
Hays returned Monday from a
holiday visit to his home at
Camden. He was accompanied
by Mrs. Hays, who will remain
here several days. They expect
to establish their home
Rock in January.
Attorney General W. B.
Moose returned Monday from
Morrilton, where he attended the
funeral of his niece, Mrs. Allie
Burrow Barrett. He has fully
recovered from his recent i'll
ness.
State Superintendent George
b. Cook has accepted an invita-
ton to deliver an address at the
University of Arkansas on con-
vocation hour, Wednesday, Feb
ruary 4. This has come to be
one of the notable features OF
the University work.
Associate Justice W. F. Kirby
candidate for United States
Senator, and w. B. Owen, candl'
date for State Land Commits
sioner, are in their offices this
week arranging for thorough
canvass in their interest Of then
campaigns.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
Wins National Reputation.

Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 3O.-W. f.
Reichardt is home for the holi-
days. He has been for the last
seven months consulting engin-
eer for the cities of Oconomowoc,
Watertown, Jefferson, Lake
Mills and Kilbourne, Wisconsin.
He has been engaged in the con-
struction of concrete streets and
sidewalks, and has gained a rep
utation as a highway engineer
that is spreading all over the
state.
One of his concrete roads at
Lake Mills has been pronounced
by experts to be one of the best
pieces of highway engineering
in the whole state of Wiscon-
sin, and parties have gone from
Chicago to inspect it.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
Judge Coffin Ill.
3Od1w2.

Pine Bluff, Dec. 29.-Judge
Charles P. Coffin, of Batesville,
candidate for United States SEN
ator, with Senator James +.
Clarke and Associate Justice
William F. Kirby, has been i'll
at the home of DIR. z. Orto IN
this city, for several days.
Judge Coffin has spent Christ
mas here for a number of years
with DR.. Orto and family, but
became i'll soon after he arrived
this week, and has since been
confined to his bed. His allment
lis kidney trouble.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
Gives Children's Christmas
Party.

A largely attended and hand
somely arranged social event of
Monday evening was a Christ
mas dancing party given by Mr..
Joseph M. Stayton to little
Misses Frances and Elizabeth
HGregg in honor of Misses Nina
McClesky and Laura Crease
Bunch of Little Rock.
The handsome ball room at
the Elks Home, where the party
was given, was aglow with
christmas colors of poinsettas,
holly and mistletoe. Fruit punch
was served during the evening.
About fifty or sixty children
were present, many of whom
were accompanied by their par
ents, and who looked after the
comfort and and pleasure of the
children.
The grand march was led by
Misses Laura Crease Bunch and
'Neill Phillips, Nina McClesky
land Tom Harder, Frances Gregg
and Lawrence Bevans. The
misses Bunch and McClesky,
who are two attractive little la
dies from Little Rock, were ex-
|quisitely dressed in accordion
|pleated pink chiffon, while the
Misses Gregg wore beautiful
blue silk frocks.
The party was one of the most
delightful in junior society cir
Ecles and was thoroughly en-
joyed by the large number pres
ent.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30

Quite a number of young men
of our city were disappointed last
evening on account Of not being
able to go to Batesville to at
tend the Chautangua ball. The
wreck on the White River road
prevented all train service.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
White River Freight Wreck.

A through freight to Cotter,
on the White River road, was
wrecked at Sulphur Rock Mon
day afternoon, when two cars
went off the track and the
track for a considerable distance
was torn up.
All trains were delayed; the
first one through, the passenger
due here at 8 o'clock last even
ing, came in at ten o'clock Tues
day morning.
The Iron Mountain station was
crowded all this morning by peo-
pie going up the road, many OF
them having spent the night
here.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
Funeral Services.

The funeral of the late Mr.
j.. L. Bishop was held at the
family home this afternoon at
2:3O when many friends OF the
family gathered to pay a, last
sad tribute to the deceased.
The death of the deceased
brings sorrow, not only TO MS
devoted wife, but many OF our
people, who loved his geniai nd
ture and optimistic tempefa-
ment and who held HIM III Is,
TEEN as friend. From each u
these goes to the family a mes >.
sage of tender and near'iei'
sympathy. -,
The service was conducteu w
Rev. B. L. Milford OF the Me'i''
odist church, interment 1olio"'
ing at Walnut Grove.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
Stockholders Meeting.

The regular annual meeting
of the stockholders Of the Far
mers Bank of Newport, Arkan-
sas.. will be held at it's place OF
business at ten o'clock a. m
Wednesday, January IA, 1919
for the election of a Board OF
Directors for the ensuing year
and for the transaction OF such
other business as may come be-
fore it.
w. w. Dunaway, Cashier.
30d1w2.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30

/ CONN COMING FORTH
J, Announces For Mar
IA Bradley Graham
| For Recorder.

Martin, a prominent
k,nsd citizen, has enter
for city marshal.
!, that every violator OF
vill look alike to him
believe he is that kind OF
! the kind Of an officer,
Of office calls for and to
\ his oath and do his
no better axiom could
than that all offenders
ssted alike.
has been a citizen
ort for many years and
|nown to all our people.
\ the reputation of be-
A Of his word and is in
n capable Of filling the
iitably.
BATE FOR SECOND
TERM.
h Graham, our present
popular recorder, is
bte for a second term,
10 the action of the pri-
Il has been a very faith
Iat and kept his books in
lei that has won the
\ the council and those
ut with his record. He
B missed a meeting of
council and his work :
y to the present.
courteous to those who
iness with him and has
kh an exemplary official
bhould receive the nomi-
unanimous vote.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
r6 to Succeed Landlord.

Es to Succeed Landlord.
Y Independent.
Rock, Dec. 30.-Judge
nmble Of Lonoke, who
announced his candida
Judge Of the 18th Circuit,
Little Rock visitor Mon
Is opponents are ]. S.
Of Clarendon and Geo.
e Of Conway. Now that
nnble has entered the
@le Tax Commissioner
Brown, who had consid.
coming a candidate, will
30.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30
Born At Hoxie.

1t Ridge, Dec. 29.-Trip-
b born yesterday morn
i. and Mrs. C.. u. Will
tho live near Hoxie. The
shed seven pounds at
Y Of the girls seven
and the other five
Dr. H. R. Carroll, who
Mrs. Williams, says
J mother and babes are
l and that he believes
abies will live.
makes the second set of
ootn in this vicinity in
pear. The other set was
NJ. and Mrs. Roy Town
are all well and
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30

Manager L. McDougald of the
Hazel hotel left Sunday for a
visit to his parents at Trenton
Tennessee.
Newport daily independent., 1913-12-30

All Up to Date HousekeepeI IS
use Red Cross Ban Diue
makes the lothes clean a. ana
sweet as whelnew. al 0l0
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20

T1HE intrepid Vikings of tale and
song have long passed into his
J. tory. but the reckless spirit Of
adventure which led them to course the
seas far and wide has outliyed them. 1t
is this same spirit that to-day has de-
yeloped the off-shore yachtsman, the
Corinthian sailor who braves the dangers
and hardships of ocean racing aboard
tiny craft Of sail or power in search OF
sport. And when the last word is said
the modern prototype of the famous OLD
Norsemen faces risks TO the latter un-
known
Caution is not part Of the nautical lore
Of the racing yachtsman, as II must have
been OF those great wanderers OF yore'
for they were seamen, not sportsmen.
Unlike them, he drives his boat hard,
day and night, fair weather or foul, fore
Ing il 10 the last notch Of safety; ana
while he is usually competent and can
tell TO d dot when the limit of a crafts
endurance is reached, there is by then
only a hairs breadth between fearless
ness and foolhardiness. 1t is like skirt
ing a precipice with one foot over on the
brink.
But the very flirting with fate is what
gives 10 ocean racing its fascination. 1t
is the constant presence of danger that
thrills in sport; the surmounting Of Oh
sacles that favors achievement; the night
against heavy, uncertain odds that ap-
peals to ones manhood and gives sweet
ness to victory. And our Corinthians
have como 10 realize II.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
ITS VIRTUE.

President Abbott Lawrence Lowell OF
Harvard said al a dinner In his honor in
Chicago:
EARLY marriages are the best. II is
neither good for the man nor for the COM
munity that he should wait until he Is
twenty-eight years old before marrying"
President Lowell paused moment, and
then smiling he continued:
Another trouble about late marriages
is that the mans habits-his bed habits
are formed, and it's hard TO break him of
them You know perhaps the story OF the
cigarette.
"A man OF the old fashioned manly
man type-the soft. full stomached type
that drinks too much belongs to too
many lodges and must be superior 10
woman in every thing-thls l:an took UNI
bragg over his wife's cigarette. the one
modest cigarette that she took after din
ner. though he, of course, smoked like Il
chimney Ill day long And so he said one
evening:
~ believe you think more OF that
nasty, poisonous cigarette than you do OF
me. your husband
We'll, dear his wife replied. smiling
and blowing a cloud, L can keep my
cigarette, you know. from going out
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20

tory The gods Of the sea are on watcn
can call to mind several cases In
which catastrophe was ayerted literally
bv the margin OF touch. \ couple VIII
suffice. ln one Of the New York Marble
head power boat races ! was aboard the
Eronel We found breakers on Monomoy'
but IL would have meant loss OF tlne 10
circle them. and we cut through. There
followed "A submarine act which put out
every one Of our lights, including thc
binnacIe light. and all efforts To rekindie
tbern proved vain. for We headed into
rough water FOR several hours after. 1t
becamc necessary 10 steer oy taking an
occasional glimpse At the compass with
an electric torch. and then setting the
course by the stars.
Beyond Cross Rip we were oVertahei'
bv one of the Boston liners. II was eVl-
IDENTIFY too dark for her TO see us. for she
bore down on us with deadly aim. She
WAS or to9 OF us before we realized that
she Ind no intention Of swerVing, ana
bv then there was no chance OF getting
out of her way. I could already feel the
crash. But the presence OF mind ot one ol
the crew saved Us from annihilatlon. a
Coston signal lay I'm the cockpit-and he
Thought OF IL. Az the red fare shot up
the great hull was suddenly swung aside'
and ncne too soon. She actually grazed
us I'm passing and the huge wave she
threw nearly swampeo us.
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
THE BATHHOUSE.

Senator Vsrdaman, at luncheon at the
New Willard, said of a certain trusts de-
fence:
THE defence is worse than the offence.
II takes me back 10 Bath Beach.
"A young lady at Bath Beach had occa-
sion to complain about one OF the bath
house attendants. an old fellow who, In
the hurry OF cleaning up. would some
times burst i'm upon her I'm her bathhouse
without knocking.
"One morning after this had happened
for the sixth or seventh time, the young
lady took the old fellow TO task.
See here, Peters she said, there's
no lock on my bathhouse, as you know
and must insist on your knocking before
you enter 1t hasn't happened yet, but II
might very well happen. that you'd come
in ON me when | was all undressed.'
Peters. with a chuckle. FASTENED to re-
assure the young lady on this point.
mo fear OF that. miss, he said. No
fear OF that There's knothole In the
door what | always look through before
/ venture In
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20

souarely IN the face that nisht, not a
mind but weighed the chances u see.rG
land again and saw the scale dip
against II.
Dawn broke eventually. gray and foi-
bidding, only TO disclose the fact that 10
the dangers OF pounding sea Vas to be
added the horror Of dense, unplerceaOle
fog. The crew was exhausted aud near
breaking point No eye had been closed
I'm sleep for thirty-six hours. not mouth
ful Of food had passed lip since the pre-
yious noon The cabin was Untenable,
the situation was serious.
"As nearly as the navigator could esti-
mate, Sambro light, at the opening Of
the harbor, should be some ten miles
away 70 the north. But how to be sure
when accurate steering had been out or
the question FOR over six hours and not
mark sighted IN all that time? The wind
alone would cause considerable lee"ay'
impossible to calculate closely. And be-
tween us and our goal stretched a snarl-
ing nine-mile ledge OF rocks that II meant
destruction 10 hit ia such weather NO
hone. either. Of hearing the fog signals
ON shore against the bowling gale.
I'VE tried sounding. but found no bot
tom, 80 cutting the engine TO half speed
and altering TO more northery course
we proceeded wearily on. Half an hour
later a muired moot came Unexpectedly
over the port bow. and we headed for II,
soon coming upon one OF the tall trestle
buoys that mark the forty-fathom curve
Thank heaven. Here at least was point
of departure Feeling our way carefully
with the lead line and comparing the
successive depths with the chart. We
presently ascertained our position beyond
doubt. we stopped the engine for further
nroof however and with the boom of the
gun fired every ten minutes off sombro
reaching us family, we hesitated no
longer. An hour later We were at the
entrance Of Halifax harbor."
IL has often been source OF wonder
10 me In passing in review many mar
rowiy avoided collision that racing boats
are not more often run down. Consider
that the pace is never slackened The
night may be black, blanket log may
close out daylight, but such trifies make
no difference to the man bent upon VIC
New-York tribune., 1913-07-20
THE WORST or IT.

Judge Gary, apropos Of the never-end-
ing trust investigations, said the other
day I'm New York:
mo big, successful business can feel
safe The heads of every such business
are on pins and needles all the time.
They are like the old shellback.
An old shellback sat on a wind-swept
ocean pier carving toy ships with jack
knife, and about the edge Of the pier
played half a dozen urchins. The water
was deep and turbulent, but the urchins
took ali sorts Of risks. and finally the old
shellback. dropping his work, grabbed up
a couple OF them and spanked them
soundly.
What did you do that forT by
stander asked the old shellback.
wall. cap'n,' he replied, 1t amt that
l care tinkers durn whether they fall
in or whether they don't. What can't
stand is the gosh-hanged uncertainty"