JACKSON COUNTY MAN
IS SHOT BY HIS S(tt
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that his father precipitatec
the trouble when he demand
ed a team the son was using
to haul wood. He said his
father and brother and Gran
ville Carlisle came to his
house just as he had unload
ed a load of wood and was
starting for a second load.
The elder Roberts, being told
by Warren that ne could have
the team when he was
through with it, started un
fastening the races, accord
ing to Warren. The son said
he remonstrated with his
father, when the latter pulled
a .38 calibre revolver from
his pocket and warned him to
“stand back.” Warren said
he then started running to
ward his house with his fath
er pursuing him and threat
ening to shoot. He said his
father shot once just as he
entered the door.
“I ran and got my shotgun
“and then told my father not
to come any nearer. Instead
he made an effort to get into
the house. I shot him three
times through the door.”
With the father lying pros
trate on the grond just out
side the house, Warren said
he starte out the door when
Granville Carlisle, standing
in a field across the road,
leveled a pistol at him. He re
treated into the house, fear
ing to expose himself, he said.
Noah Roberts, seeing his
father seriously wounded,
hastened to the home of his
brother-in-law, Bill Ford, and
secured a single-barreled shot
gun. Returning to Warren’s
house, Noah and Carlisle fir
ed several shots at Warren,
but all missed. Mrs. Warren
Roberts and her sister, Mrs.
Stella Owens, appealed to the
men to put up their weapons
The battle over, Noah Rob
erts and Carlisle carried the
wounded man to the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Bill Ford,
where medical aid was sum
moned. Warren remained at
his house until officers arriv
ed, when he submitted to ar
rest.
Noah Robert’ account of
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the tragedy differs materiall
I from that of his brothei
Noah says his brother sho
his father without cause. H
I also said that his father dii
not shoot at Warren. He sail
that Warren cursed his fath
er when the latter attemptei
to unhook the traces, an<
that the shooting followed ii
a few momens. Carlisle cor
roborated Noah Roberts
statement, officers say.
The wounded man severa
years ago stabbed a negro t<
death on the streets of New7
port.
EXPECT ROBERTS
WILL RECOVEF
Newport, Aug. 16.—G. VV
Roberts, w7ho w7as shot by hit
son, Warren Roberts, Iasi
Saturday morning, is report
ed by the attending physi
cian to be slightly improvec
and unless complications se1
up will recover. Noah Rob
erts and Granville Carlisle
son and Grandson of the
wounded man, w7ere releasee
from jail Monday morning or
bonds of $500 each. Warrer
Roberts is held on a charge
of assault with intent to kill
The two young men releasee
on bond were implicated ir
the shooting scrape, having
each taken a shot at Warreij
in defense of their father, ii
ram.
COTTON LEFT OVER
Arkansas Has 375,000 Bales
From Last Year
According to a statement
issued by the Arkansas Trade
Association, Arkansas cottor
on hand at the close of the
fiscal year was 375,000 bales
or 200,000 in excess of the
leftover of the previous year
The stock on hand in the
compresses was 213,167 bales
compared with 224,022 bales
of the previous week anc
compared with only 98,774
bales at the end of the corres
ponding week of last year.
The total crop last year
was 1,177,000 bales and the
estimated crop for this year
is 800,000 bales, which will
give Arkansas with its sur
plus carried over from last
season fully as big a crop as
last year, notwithstanding the
30 per cent acreage reduction
GEOLOGICAL REPORT
NOW AVAILABLE
Fulk & Riffle, prominenl
oil operators of Little Rock
have compiled a valuabk
geological report on the oi
prospects of a part of Inde
pendence County. This repor
is available to the public ant
may be obtained free of cos
by addressing them, can
Baker Hotel, Batesville Ark.
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
The Seventy First Annual
Session of the Independence
Baptist Association will meet
with the Cave City Baptist
Church on Saturday morning,
September 10, 1921. at 10 o’
clock. Cave City is only 15
miles from Batesville, with"a
good automobile road all the
way and parties coming from
a distance may come by rail
to Batesville, and will be tak
en by automobile direct to
Cave City, without charge.
It is especially desired that all
Churches in the Association
be represented both by Mes
senger and by Letter, and
neighboring churches are cor
dially invited to send corres
pondents. Reports coming in
from different sections of the
field indicate a great out
pouring of Spiritual bless
ings during the year, and it
is earnestly hoped that every
Church in the Association
make a report of its progress
during the Associational year.
Don’t forget the date and
place, and don’t forget to
come.
W. M. THOMPSON, Mod.
G. L. FINK, Clerk.
DEFEAT BATESVILLE
v
Newark Boys Defeat Odd
Fellows Home Boys
The \Jv»L' b-i/1 wont
to Batesville Wednesday for
a game of ball with the I. 0.
0. F. Home team. Those who
saw the game say it was one
of the best games of the sea
son, the boys on both team's
doing splendid playing for
boys. The feature of the
game was the pitching of
Buster Highland for Newark
who struck out 24 of the
Batesville boys.
The game resulted in a
score of 3 to 2 in favor of the
Newark boys.
YOUTH LOSES A LEG
Falls Under Train Trying to
Steal a Ride
Beebe, Aug. 16.—Henry
Brock, aged 18, attempted to
catch a fast freight train
here this morning at 8 o’clock
He slipped under the train
and his right leg was mangl
ed. The leg was amputated
by physicians six inches below
the knee.
COAL PRODUCTION
IN STATE LARGE
Arkansas produced during
; the year 1920, 1,429,020 tons
1 of bituminous coal, with a to
; tal value of $5,288,844 accord
i ing to a report by the U. S.
Geological Survey.
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A school of home atmosphere with a home heart
for the boys and girls who are striving to succeed
and find a place of usefulness.
A school on the credit list of all State schools
and colleges.
A school with a reputation of having the
largest enrollment of boarding students of any
school in this section of the state.
A school with a reputation for thoroughness which
was demonstrated at the close of our last term. Eighteen
of our students made First Grade State License on Exam
ination held by the State Department of Education.
(.lost of entire term should not exceed $150.
Session begins September 19.
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