CORNING IS ViSITED
BY $25,000 BLAZE
Handsome Brick Church Build
ing and Two Residences are
Totally Disroyed by Fire.
Corning, Feb. 20.—Fire last
night totally destroyed the local
Methodist church and two resi
dences, entailing a loss of $25,
000.
A two-story frame, owned
and occupied by Dr. A. M. Mc
Kinney. was lost. The property
was valued at $5,500. The in
surance was $1,700. None of
the household furniture was
saved.
A one-story frame, owned by
S. P. Lindsev and occupied by
T. W. Ratcliff,was burned with
all the furniture. The building
was valued at $1,500. The fur
niture was insured for $500.
The Methodist church was a
brick structure and was valued
at $20,000. The furniture and
fixtures of the building were
saved.
The fire ifarted in the base
ment of the McKinney house.
Wind carried sparks at least
two blocks up the street and set
fire to the residences of Dr. C.
C. Cope, Mrs. See Sam Halland
Mrs. I. M. Reed. Bucket fire
fighters saved these without
damage.
The Methodist parsonage,
near the church, occupied by
the Rev. A. F. Skinner, was
slightly damaged. About $150
will cover he extent.
The origin of the fire is un
known.
THE REST REASON
“Sambo,” said the owner of
a country place to his gardner.
“concerning that tree I wanted
you to cut down,my wife thinks
it had better be allowed to
stand.”
“Well, ah think it ought ter
come down, Mass a Brown,"was
the reply.
“What are your reasons for
thinking so, Sambo?”
“We—11 sir. de first reason
am dat de tree done keep the
light off de greenhouse, de se
con’ reason am dat it’s get tin’
old; and de third reason am dat
I cut dat tree down yistiddy.
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LYLES-K1NG
Carl Lyles and Miss Mahalia
King, both of Wycough town
ship were married at the home
of Squire T. F. Eaves last Sun
day, Squire Eaves officiating.
PROGRAM
Independence County Teach
er’s Meeting to be Held at
Salado, March 11, 1916.
Song—Assoc iat ion.
Invocation
Greetings—J. A. Kuneaster.
“School Periodicals”—Claud
(). McClendon. M. L. Jeffries.
“Methods in Securing Accur
acy, Rapidity and Thorough
ness With Pupils”—Mary Ken
nurd, L. \\ a Ison.
“Inspiration—A Live Wire”
.James Hi)!. Oscar Wright.
“The Rainy Day Problem”
—Mrs. J. It. Bullington, Miss
Robbie Engles.
Song—Salado School.
“Demonstration Work in Pri
mary Reading"—Mrs. Jane
Dodd.
“The Teacher’s Part in Se
curing County Demonstration
of Farm Products”—S.E. Wells
Ilemonstrator McKell.
“Some Reasons Why I Expect
to Attend the Arkansas Teach
ers’ Association at Little Rock
on April 6, 7, 8,”—D. O. Sims,
Oscar Owens.
Through the courtesy of our
County Examiner, and in as
much as he is President of the
State Teachers’ Assoiiation, it
is our intention to enroll at least
100 from Independence Coun
ty. We hope to secure a special
car to leave Batesville on Wed
nesday night, and return Sat
urday night. We expect you to
go with us. You can’t afford to
miss it. W. T. Jernigan,
* President.
DR. BEST’S HORSE
DROWNED IN LAKE
Dr. A. L. Best had a very
narrow escape from being
drowned Friday morning, when
his horse became frightened
and backed off the causeway
into tin* lake at Newport. Dr.
Best, in attempting to rescue
the horse,became numbed from
the icy water and lost con
sciousness, ,uid but for the aid
of several men working on the
causeway and vicinity, would
have perished. He was pulled
out and carried home, where he
soon recovered from his experi
ence. The horse was drowned.
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HISTORIC I ANDMARK AT
JUDSONIA DISAPPEARS
The old school building at
Judsonin which was opened in
1X71 under a charter granted
by tin1 state to tlu> Arkansas
Baptist colony, has recently
been torn down. Gov. Renfro,
first governor of Oklahoma,
was married in the building in
1875.
WILL BE PAID IN
THIS COMMUNITY!
Contracts must be closed within
the next 15 day s for 1916 tomatoes.
Don’t fail to get your share. Had
you thought of what it means to
this Community?
Pay your summer expenses this
way. Don’t put your eggs all in one
basket by raising cotton alone.
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Easter This Year
Is Unusually Late
Easter this year is one of the
latest in many years. It is one
of six Easters which come as
late in theyear during the nine
teenth and twentieth centuries.
The date is April 23, three
weeks later than it was in 1915.
In looking over the calendar
for the nineteenth andtwentieth
centuries it is seen that Easter
fell on April 23 in 1848 and
1905. It will happen again on
that same date in theyear2000.
In 1859 the date for Easter
Sunday was April 24, and in
1880 it was April 25. It will not
fall on that date again until
1943, which is the latest date
ever known for the festal day.
The earliest date on which
the Christian festal day was ev
er celebrated was March 22,
1818, and March 23 in 1913.
Last year the date was April
4, and next year it will be April
8.
The moon determines the
date of the festal day, being
the first Sunday after full moon
on or after Ihe vernal equinox,
March 21.If the full moon is on
Sunday it is one week later,and
this year the full moon is on
April 18, 1 uesday, with Easter
the following Sunday.
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REPUBLICAN CENTRAL
COMMITTEE MEETING
The Independence County
Republican Central Committee
held a meeting atBatesville last
Saturday and adopted the fol
lowing resolution, calling for a
county convention to be held in
Batesville on the 8th of April,
for the purpose of nominating
a county ticket.
“Resolved, by the republican
central committee of Indepen
dence county, that a convention
ot delegates representing said
party be held in Batesville,
Ark., in the court house, at 10
o’clock a. m. on the 8th day of
April, 1916, for the purpose of
considering the nominating of
a county ticket, or so much
thereof as deemed advisable,
electing five delegates to the
state convention, and a like
number of delegates to the con
gressional convention, and an
equal number of alternates to
each convention, and transact
ing such other business as may
properly come before said con
tion. 1 hat the basis of represen
tation is hereby tixed at one
cote for each township,and one
additional vote for each 20 votes
>r majority fraction cast for
‘he republican nominee for
governor in the election held in
1914,
1 hat the township conven
i°ns to elect delegates to the
■ounty convention be held on
ihe 1st day of April, 1916, at
he usual voting places of each
ownship.’’
REPORT OF ST. LOUIS
LIVE STOCK MARKET
Furnished by St. Louis Live
Stock Commission Co
St. Louis, Feb. 23.—Cattle
•eceipts light, and the market
■ontinues unusually active at a
Wronger price than last week.
anners $4 25 to $4.40; cutters
M-65 to $5.25; fat cows $5.50
.o $0; light weight steers$b.75
o $5.25; medium weights (5>
<5.50 to $6; fed steers 800 to
1100 lb $6.25 to $7.25; year
ings $4.75 to $4.90.
Hog market. Receipts 9500.
Frade opened 10c higher on
food weights, but when ship
pers and butchers had finished
packers w mid not follow the
ulvance on the lighter weights,
md this advance was lost on
ight hogs at the close. Prime
leavies topped at $8.70 with
)ulk of the good hogs 150 lb
ip @ $8.30 to $8.60; rough
logs $7.75 to $8.
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The Journal for Job Printing
Judge Coleman is
Good Investment
Words of commendation may
mean little or much, depending
upon whether or not they are
deserved—merited.lt is not dif
ficult to find good words to say
of anyone, for none but have
their good points.We are prone
to say that this or that man, a
candidate, perhaps, since they
are plentifu1 at this time—is
“eminently fitted, qualified,£or
this or that office, is honest,”
etc. etc., when as a matter of
fact we do not know whether
he is or not. But it is easy t<
say, and the customary thing
to say, of the candidate who
makes his announcement, and
in a measure it may be true.
Rarely indeed does a candidate
feel and believe he is not com
petent to discharge the duties
of any office he seeks to fill,
often his confidence is founded
upon his utter lack of know
ledge of the intricacies of the
many duties of that office. All
he knows about it has been ga
thered from the outside. His
knowledge superficial. If elect
ed he must be instructed,
taught. Somebody must pay for
that instruction. Usually the
taxpayer foots the bill.
Take the matter of the cir
cuit court of this district :Then
are two excellent young men
before the people.Both of them
able, clean ind upright. One of
them has >n a brief term as
judge proved his worth, lie has
saved to the people of the dis
trict fully as much, probably
more, than ne has cost them.In
other word; he has served for
nothing and left the people a
profit. If this is true, and the
court records of every county
is the district seem to bear out
the statement, then Judge Cole
man has been a good invest
ment.
Den$ H. Coleman was ap
pointed to the position of cir
cuit judge. A chain of fortun
ate circumstances placed him
there. Fortunate for the people
of the district and fortunate for
Mr. Coleman as it saved them
much money and gave him an
opportunity to demonstrate hi
ability. He is now a candidate
for the first time for the office
he holds. He is a native of In
dependence county—born in
Batesville; has practiced law
16 years; has been connected
with some of the most import
ant cases ever tried in the coun
ty during that time; eleven
years ago he was elected re
presentative and lead the ticket
followed by six strong oppon
ents; served Batesville as may
or, being elected over three op
ponents anti received 16 more
votes than all of them ; his home
people are strong for him; has
acted as special judge in sever
al instances, and as actual
judge there are none who will
deny him the credit he deserve-.
On the bench Judge Coleman
stands for strict enforcement of
the law, brooks no dilly-dally
ing, or useless and expensive
delay, but is never hasty; deli
beration, fairness and absolute
impartiality characterize his of
ficial acts. That man who ask
for, but does not want justice
had best keep his case out of
Coleman’s court.
Off the bench Judge Cole
man at once becomes plain
Dene Coleman, the frend of fa -
ery man, woman and child.
Even the boys on the street an
his intimate friends, and the
man the “kids” tie to is safe for
anyone to tie to.
If if were necessary this story
could be made many time long
er and still give the' reader an
imperfect idea of Judge Cole
man, man and judge. Before
you vote weigh the matter well.
You can’t afford to make a mis
take.—Batesville Record.
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Knox mends shoes cheap.
Ill Walnut street, Newport.
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Croup
“Granny’’ Chambtrlain
“ I don't think there is a more anxious
time for parents than when their childre n
have croup. Without they are prepare
with Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy they
must wait for the doctor and listen to the
choking, metallic cough and watch their
little one gasping for breath.
You know the great danger of croup til this
is the formation of a false membrane in the larynx. hoking
is expelled relief cannot be obtained, an ! * 'i^fLucntdoses.
continues. Give Chamberlain's Cough Reme y m j
It Will loosen this membrane and cause the c 1
vomiting. 1
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
is an absolutely safe and certain remedy ror crouP’® croUpy
as soon as the child becomes hoarse, or even after the F
cou
gh appears, it will prevent the a.tack.
LARGE CROWD HEARS
HODGES AT STAMPS
Stamps, Feb. 22.—Earle W.
Hodges addressed a large
crowd of voters at Stamps to
day.
Discussing his opponent, Mr.
Hodges said Dr. Brough made
his money in Arkansas and kept
it deposited in a bank at Od
gen, Utah. He said that not
st.Hiding th<> poll taxes went to
the common school funds, and
Dr. Brough had posed as a
champion of education, he had
failed and neglected to pay his
poll tax the first six years he
had been a citizen of the state.
He declared that Dr. Brough
was a nice, polite man. but said
if elected with the gang around
him that was supporting him
an average man could not go to
Little Rock, if he should be
elected and “hand him a ripe
tomato oil the end of a (ih-foot
fishing pole.”,
DISCRIMINATION
Tlie little boy satnear a plate
containing apple peelings. Af
ter a long wait, during which
no offer of hospitality was
made, the child blurted out:
“I smell apples.”
Yes." returned his hostess,
“you smell these parings.”
‘Tarings nothing!” denied
the child, “I smell whole ap
ples.”
WANT LARGE ATTEND
ANCE OF TEACHERS
The Indeendence County
Teachers' Association is prepar
ing to enlist 100 teachers in the
county who will pledge them
selves to attend the state meet
ing of teachers in Little Rock.
If the number can be secured
a special car will be run from
Batesville to accomodate the
teachers.
MAKES $70,000
COTTON PURCHASE
Newport. Feb. IK.—Probab
ly the last 1: rge deal in cotton
of the 1915 crop wasconcluded
yesterday afternoon, when Tom
.1. Gregg, manager of the Les
ser-Goldman offices here,
bought a $70,000 consignment
from J. Coliison at Bald Knob.
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TUCKERMAN WILL
SOON HAVE LIGHTS
The Tuckerman Light and
PowerComnany has about com
pleted its plant at Tuckerman.
The new company has a pro
posal from Swifton to extend
the service to th; t town, which
is about seven miles north of
Tuckerman.
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MAYHAN-CLARK
Partly Meehan and Miss To
pa ( lark v ore married at the
borne of K v. and Mrs. ,). F.
Cossey Tuesday morning. Rev.
Cossey officiating.
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