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FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 100(5
The Little Rock Board of Trade
estimates there is li'J, lift) hales of
last year’s cotton crop still remain
ing in the state.
Secretary Taft says that h e
doesn’t want the presidential
plum. But its green now—just
wait till it ripens.
It is said that a strong senti
ment exists throughout Missouri
for the abolition of capital punish- ,
ment, and an effort in that direc
tion will be made when the next
legislature meets.
—
Some one has been figuring out
the number of words a man utters
in a year, and finds the average to
be 11,800,000. But he didn’t say
whether this estimate was for cam
paign years or “off” years.
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It is said that about one-third
of the postoftices throughout the
entire country show an increase in
revenue sufficient to warrant an I
increase in salary for the post- j
master. The country must be
very prosperous or else everybody
is writing home for money.
TO SETTLE SENATORIAL SQUABBLE
Convention Will be Held at liate.s
ville Wednesday to Pass
Upon the ,'latter
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A call has been issued for a
meeting of the Democratic sena
torial convention for this (the
Sixth) district, at Batesville on
Wednesday, August Sth, for the
purpose of nominating a candidate
for State senator.
The district is composed of In
dependence and Stone counties,
and the delegates from this county
are V. M. Mack, .1. IV Fitzhugh,
M. C. Weaver,Geo. H. Trevathan,
W. K. Shelpman and Dene II.
Coleman.
CANDIDATES MEETING
(coNTTNl'KI) FROM PACK 1)
tion at any time should the neces
sity arise. ’’
The Chair thereupon appointed
S. A. Moore, Albert Sims and
Franklin Perrin to compose the
committee created by the above
resolution.
After which the Convention
unanimously indorsed Wm. J.
Bryan as the greatest living Amer
ican, which was followed by sev
eral enthusiastic speeches, and the
Convention adjourhed subject to
the committee above mentioned.
Cm. L Pkarck, Ch’rtnan.
S. B. Wycofoh, Secretary.
At a meeting of the penitentiary
board held at Little Rock Monday
the contract for the erection of the
State reform school was let. The
building will cost $22,000 and is to i
be completed by January 1, 1907. i
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Attorney General Robt. L. Rog
ers and family left Tuesday for
points in Colorado for a short va
cation.
See The Journal for job printing.
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M ALWAYS AT THE
Big Store
Clearance Prices on all Summer f|
Goods. We Quote Only a Few
of Our riany Bargains
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STAPLE GROCERIES
22 pounds best Y. C. Sugar for.
2 < pounds best Granulated Sugar.
First Patent Flour, per barrel.
Second Patent Flour (guaranteed) per barrel. .
Arm Hammer Soda, per pound.
$1.00
1.00
4.40
4.00
.05
STAPLE DRY GOODS
5c Colored Lawns.
Big Lot of 10c Colored Lawns.
Big Lot of 12)c and 15c Colored Lawns.
Ladies’ 75c and SI Lawn & Madras Shirt waists
Ladies’ $1.25 and $2
Ladies’ 75c Corsets...
A beautiful assortment of 25c, 35c and 50c
Organdies, Swisses, Silk Mulls and other
new Wash Materials.AI
$ .03
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.50
1.00
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BATESV1LLE, - ARKANSAS.
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PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THIS COUNTY
Report of County Examiner Shows
8,686 Children of School
Ago in the County.
From the report of County Ex
aminer Sidney Pickens for the
j scholastic year just closed, the fol
j lowing figures are taken, relating
to the public schools of the coun
ty. Enumeration, white. *,142;
colored 544. Total school popula
tion between the ages of 0 and 21,
8,686. Enrollment, white, 5,136;
colored 265, total, 5,501. Aver
age daily attendance, white, 3,09s; |
colored, 150. Total, 3,24*. Dur
ing the last year 115 teachers were
employed in the schools of the
county. One hundred and four-j
teen school or rooms were taught j
in the county. The average length j
I of term for the year was only 71 j
days. Fourteen new houses were j
erected during the year at a cost;
of $6,100. There are 102 school |
houses in the county, 23 of which j
are enclosed. Teachers’ salaries
paid during the year amounted to!
$22,714.80.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES.
To The Newark Journal:
Charlotte, August 1.—Misses
Mildred and Lucille Walden of;
Batesville passed through here;
Saturday en route to Hazel Grove j
to visit their grandparents, Mr.j
and Mrs. \\\ H. Walden.
Mrs. Fail is and son, Butler, vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Walden)
at Hazel Grove Saturday night
and Sunday. ,
Clint and Theodoie Northern of
Sulphur Rock were transacting
business here Wednesday.
Commodore Ball and Miss Lucy
Baker of Curia attended church
here Sunday evening.
Luther Northern of Sulphur
Rock visited friends and relatives
here Saturday night.
J, R. Cleveland of Jackson
county visited friends and rela
tives here last week.
J. C. McGill and family spent
Saturday night and Sunday at Sul
phur Rock.
Several from here attended the
singing at Pleasant Hill Sunday.
Mrs. Julia Herrington has been
sick for the last few days.
Will Osborne of Cord passed
through here Wednesday.
Boone Tuliey of Sulphur Rock
was here Friday.
Miss Wilma Lane is on the sick
list.
Advertised Letters.
The following is a list of letters
remaining uncalled for in the New
ark postoffiee August 1, 1906.
Oscar Bunch _
J. Dee
.1. E. Edwards
Miss Vaty Harris
M. B. Hamilton
Mrs. Tisha Inman
Henrietta Jones
Mrs. C. L. Lane
Mrs. Nanny Morgan
Mrs. E. ,J. Pemtay
I )an Hagan
Mrs. M. F. Smith
J. M. Smith
Lige Smith
L. Smith
Carl Stark
Miss Corina Tate
Ell Taylor
I). T. Wilson
Hubert Zarnes
If not called for in 30 days will j
be sent to the dead letter ottiee at
Washington, 1). C. When calling
for above letters say advertised.
T. M Harkklson, 1*. M.
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Remember we handle the famous!
Courtney’s line of full-vamp shoes
guaranteed. Sisk, Hulsey & Had
dock.
J. H. JIMERSON
SULPHUR ROCK, ARKANSAS
Dealer in Hardware and Groceries
Highest Market Price Paid For Country Produce
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Watches, Jewelry,
Diamonds, Arkansas Pearls.
we Fit spectacles correctly.
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Hates vi lie, - Arkansas.
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