WORK OFTHE LAW MAKERS
Brief Sketch of Important Matters 1
Before the Legislature.
House bill No. 1, by Mr. Ross,
which fixes the rate for passenger
fare on railroads within the state
more than 75 miles in length at 2
cents per mile, was passed by the
house. Only two votes were cast
against the bill.
A bill was introduced in the
house providing for uniformity
of text books in the state and car
lying an approriation of $100,000
for the purpose of equipping a
state printing plant.
William Lambert, who was ap
pointed by Governor Davis to fill
the vacancy in the Senate caused
by the expulsion of Reuben R.
Adams as senator from the Ninth '
district, and who until Monday)
had occupied a seat in the Senate, !
pending the report of a committee
named to investigate the legality
of the appointment, was unseated
Monday afternoon by a vote of 17
to 13.
Monday was a busy day in the i
house, a total of 48 bills being in
troduced, among the most impor
tant of which was one increasing
tax levy for Confederate pensions
from one to one and a half mills,
one to abolish the preparatory de
partment of the state university,
one to provide for working con
victs on the public roads and one
to prohibit the shipping of liquor
into prohibition territory.
A joint resolution providing for
the submission to the voters of an
amendment to the constitution,
providing that property shall be
taxed at its face value, granting
the state the right tax privileges,
and excepting slate, church,
school, cemetery and property
used for charitable purposes, and
personal property to the value of
$200, was presented by Senator
Howland.
Hon. S. A. Moore of this county
has introduced a bill to prohibit j
dealing in futures.
One of the largest appropri
ations ever asked of the legislature
is provided for in a bill offered by
Senator Thompson, which, in ac
cord with the report of the trus
tees of the University of Arkansas,
asks for a total of about one-half
million dollars for new buildings
and for the maintenance of the
state university.
A joint session of the house and
sente will be held Monday, the
2ffth, for the purpose of electing a
United States senator.
A GOOD WOMAN GONE.
Mrs. Eliza Hancock died very
suddenly and unexpectedly at her
home iu the north part of town
Friday morning about 5:30 o’clock.
She went to bed the night be- j
fore as well, appr ronMy, ^ 'b-‘
ever was, but about the hour sta.ei*
she awoke some of the family
making a peculiar, struggling
noise, and expired almost instantly. |
She was a member of the Chris- i
tian church, an estimable Christian
lady and was loved and respected j
by all who knew her. She was 06 :
years old and leaves a husband j
and several children, sill of whom j
are grown.
The remains were buried Satur
day noon at Mount Zion.
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A F OOL FOR LOVE
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“Guns!” he yelled; and at the word
of command the tools were flung
aside, and the track force, over 200
strong, became an army, not with
banners, but well-weaponed withal.
Winton snapped out his orders like a
martinet major of drill squads.
“Mulcahy, take half the men and go
up the grade till you can rake those
fellows without hitting the car.
Branagan, you take the other half and
go down along till you can cross-fire
with Mulcahy. Aim low, both of you;
and the man who fires before he gets
the word from me will break his neck
at. a rope’s end. Fall in!”
“By Jove!” said Adams. “Are you
going to resist? That spells felony,
doesn’t it?”
winton poiuieu i.u luc v«mius
pod.
"I’m going to order the 215 down
out of the way; you may go with her
if you like.”
“I guess not!” quoth the technolo
gian, calmly lighting a fresh cigar
ette. And then to the water boy, who
was acting quartermaster, “Give me a
rifle and a cartridge belt. Chunky, and
I'll stay here with the boss.”
“And where do I come in?” said
Biggin, reproachfully.
“You’ll stay out, if your head’s level.
You’ve done enough now to send you
to Canyon City, if anybody cares to
take it up. Heavens and earth, man!
Do you forget that you are a sworn
officer of the law?”
“I ain’t a-forgettin’ nothing,” said
Peter, cheerfully, casting himself flat
behind a heap of earth on the dump
edge and sighting one section of his
hip battery over the breastwork.
Winton pounced upon him, gasping.
“Here, you fire-eater! you mustn’t
shoot!” he protested. “It’s only a
long bluff, and I’m going to raise the
limit so those fellows can’t come in.
There are ladies in that car!”
“You play your biumn’ hand and
lemme alone,” said the ex-cowboy. “I'm
jest goin’ to have a little fun with old
Bart Deekert wnile the sun’s a-shin
iu’."
It was at this moment, while the
sheriff’s posse was picking its way
gingerly over the loose rock and earth
dam formed uy the landslide, that the
window went up in the Rosemary and
Winton saw Virginia. Without mean
ing to, she gave him his battle-word.
While she looked on he would fight to
win, and that without violence.
“We are a dozen Winchesters to
your one, Mr. Deekert, and we shall
resist force with force. Order your
men back or there will be trouble.”
Winton stood out on the edge of the
cutting, a solitary figure where a few
minutes before the earth had been
flying from a hundred shovels.
The sheriff’s reply was an order, but
not. for retreat.
“He’s one of the men we want;
cover him!” he commanded: and Vir
ginia caught her breath. Was she to
see him shot down before her eyes?
Happily the tragedy was only poten
tial. Unless the public occasion ap
peals strongly to the sympathies or
the passions, a picked-up sheriff’s
posse is not likely to have very good
metal in it. Winton was covered by
three or fottr of the guns, pointed awk
wardly, ana Peter Biggin laughed.
“Don’t be no ways nervous.” lie said
in an aside to Winton. “Them profes
sional venirv chumps couldn't hit the
side o’ Pacific Peak.”
Winton held his ground, waiting the
turn of events and looking on, not.
without interest, while the sheriff
tried to drive Ins men tip a bare slope
commanded by 2d0 rifles to right and
left. The attempt was a humiliating
failure. Being something less than
soldiers trained to do or die. the depu
ties hung back to a man, hugging tne
backgrounding shelter of the Rose
lm.ry as if they were shackled to the
rrd -t’e rr- by invisible chains.
(To be continued. 1
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Notice To Tax-Payers
Notice is herein given that I wil at
tend in person or ;>y deputy in the
di lie rent townships throughout the
county, for the purpose of collecting
the state, county and special taxes for
the year 15)0(5, on the davs and dates
specified below Each taxpayer is re
quested to briny; his last year's tax re
ceipt. I would suggest that as many
as can make it convenient, meet me
the day I am in their township ar d
settle their taxes and thereby avoid
the rush that always comes later.
Cushman township, Cuslnnan, Mon
day, January 28
Big Bottom township. Newark,Tues
day and Wednesday, January 21) and hO
Magness township, Mag ness, Thurs
day, January :il
White Biver township, Sulphur
Rock, Friday, February 1
Ruddeli township,' Court House,
Saturday, February 2
And after that time, in my office in
the Court, House until the 10th day of
April, 1907, taxes can be paid without
penalty; and after the said 10th day of
April, 1907, the law requires a penalty
of 25 per cent to be imposed for uon
ment. W. T. GRAY,
Collector For Independence County.
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t the Courtney Shoe Co., of St, Louis. Strength
; is the first requisite of a good shoe, and when
’ you consider that Courtney’s Shoes are so much
; stronger than any others, and that they look
' better to begin with and hold their shape long
■ er, can you wonder that we are doing the Shoe
; business of the town? There’s a reason for it.
I MEN’S FURNISHINGS
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' There is a great difference between the selec
: tion of a good stock and an ordinary stock of
i Men’s Wearables. Nearly ai! stores buy regular
! lines because they are a little cheaper and can
; be sold at a little bigger profit. It costs a little
more for us to make careful selections, but the
resuit justifies us, as we seldom have anything
| left at the end of the season which is unsale
s able. We have the reputation for handling the
; kind of goods that a man of good taste prefers,
; and our prices are no higher than others.
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FDR Tll£ LIOIIS
We have quite a variety of everything that will
please the feminine heart in dress goods and fur
nishings, and in order to sell them out and make
room for our Spring stock, we have converted
everything into exceptional bargains. You know
when we say bargains we always mean it.
SISK, HULSEY & HADDOCK
THE STORE THAT LEADS
NEWARK,
ARKANSAS
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