GOOD PROGRAM FOR
LIVESTOCK MEETING
Many Speakers of Repute to be
in Attendance at State Meet
ing at Little Rock.
Well-known livestock breed
ers and growers and agricultur
al and marketing experts will
be on the program for the an
nual meeting of the Arkansas
Stock Growers’ Association, to
be held at Little Rock, January
11, 12 and 13, according to
plans mapped out by the execu
tive and program committees.
Federal and State officials,
representalievs of the agricul
tural and immigration depart
ments of several railroads, uni
versity and college officials
known as authorities on various
branches of farming and cattle
raising, are scheduled for ad
dresses. A livestock auction
sale, combined with a stock
show, will feature the meeting.
Among the men who will be
on the program are: Wirt
Wright,president of the Nation
al Stock Yards Rank at St.
Louis; Bradford Knapp, head
of the farm extension work in
the South for the United States
Department of Agriculture; F.
P. Claxton, United States com
missioner of education; R. H.
Raw],chief of the diary division,
United States Bureau of Ani
mal Husbandry; E. R. Lloyd,
professor of animal husbandry
at the Mississippi Agricultural
and Mechanical College; J. W.
Fox, Scott, Miss.; Dr. J. . Kier
nan, special agent in charge of
tick eradication work in Missis
sippi; E. ,J. Waters, president
of the Kansas State Agrcultur
al College; C. J. Brand, chief
of the office of markets, Unit
ed States Department of Agri
culture, and others.
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NO RACE SUICIDE
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Stacks,
living in the Mount Pleasant
neighborhood, are the parents
of triplets born Saturday night.
The three youngsters, two boys
and a girl, weighed six pounds
each and are healthy and lusty.
The present Mrs. Stacks is the
third wife and the birth of trip
lets makes Mr. Stacks the fath
er of thirty children. He is a
prosperous farmer of that vic
inity.—Morrilton Headlight.
LOST OR STRAYED
One sorrel mare colt, one
year old last May; has small
white spot in forehead, and is
heavily built. Will pay reward
for information leading to her
recovery. C.M. EDWARDS,
Newark, Arkansas.
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PARSONAGE BURNS
Judsonia, Dec. 10.—The par
sonage of the North Methodist |
church, occupied by the pastor,
W. S. Brown well, burned yes
terday. A defective flue wasthe
cause.
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ELAM-BOSWELL
Will Elam and Miss Ad die
Boswell were united in mar
ria Squire T.
F. Eaves in Wycough township
last Sunday, Squire Eaves offi
ciating.
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Sulphur Rock. Dec. 14.—The
engagement and approaching
marriage of Benjamin Carl
Huddleston of this city and
Miss Julia Younger of Newport
has been announced to take
place on December 26.
Sidney Pickens of Batesville
was here Saturday attending
the Teachers Association.
U. P. Kent spent Saturday at
Batesville on business.
Toose Jernigan of Batesville
was the guest of his parents,
I Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jernigan
Saturday and Sunday.
j K. W tucker oi balado at
tended the Teachers Associa
tion held here Saturday
J. W. Kuykendall of Fort
Smith, candidate for state sup
erintendent of Public Instruc
tion, was here Saturday shak
ing hands with the voters.
W. I). Aldridge of McHue
was in town Saturday attending
the Teachers Association.
Miss Kate Martin of Newark
was the guest of her aunt, Miss
Mattie Martin Saturday and
Sunday.
I) O. Sims of Salado attend
ed the Teachers Association
here Saturday.
Oscar T. Jones of Greenbrier
township was in town Saturday
the guest of Luther Baker.
Misses KittyGotton and Mary
Kennard of Batesville were the
guests of Miss Daisy Northern
Saturday.
Luther Baker and Will Ed
mondson spent Friday in Bates
ville.
Miss Lizzie Ford of Cave City
attended the Teachers Associa
tion here Saturday.
Misses Pearl Craig and Win
nie Dealing o! Newark were in
the city Saturday.
Miss Irene Rice of Batesville
attended th- Teachers Associa
tion here Saturday.
Alvis Ker; and brother, Ada,
of Batesville were the guests of
Chas. Huddleston Sunday.
Miss Hazel Edwards of New
ark was the guest of Miss Mary
\\ right Saturday and Sunday.
rl om Owen, who has been lo
cated at Eight Mile for the past
four months, will return here
Saturday to spend the holidays
with relatives.
Jim Loooy or iuckerman
was in town Sunday the guest
of the New Central Hotel.
Joe CulJey, Virgil Sneed.
Clara Kent and Marshall Cos
set spent Su ’day at Newport.
You will have to make a
Christmas gift for your friends
and relative.'. The Journal is an
appropriate gift; only $1.00.
Ralph McGill of Batesville
was visiting in this city Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Fizer Noe
moved into the parsonage Fri
day.
Mrs. T C. Knox is going to
construct two bungalows at an
early date.
Mr. Reeves of Cushman was
visiting A. G. Albright Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Elliot left
Saturday for San Antonio.Tex.,
to spend a month’s vacation.
Miss Narcie Rice left Sunday
for her home at Tuekerman af
ter spending the week here vis
iting relatives and friends.
I). I>. Moore has accepted a
position with Will Duvall as
salesman.
THE LATEST SONG OUT
“Take Me to Arkansas”
(THE BEST STATE OF ALL)
Patriotic Words—Ragtime Melody
The greatest song ever written about
Arkansas! Everybody is humming it!
The song that was sung by 26 young lady
sponsors from Arkansas on their recent
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PROCEEDING OF
CHANCERY COURT
Number of Cases Disposed of
at Recent Term of the Chan
cery Court At Batesville.
The following cases were dis
posed of at the December term
(f the Independence Chancery
Court held at Batesville.
Jessie J. Jones vs F. E. Win
ton, trustee and J. F. Penning
ton, continued.
Corrine Cullins vs Roy Cul-;
]ins, divorce, dismissed at cost
of plaintiff.
Geo. Livingstone vs Fannie
Lvingstone. divorce, dismissed
at cost of plaintiff.
Chas. N. Robinson vs Hattie
Robinson, divorce, decree for
plaintiff with custody of child
ren.
f 1 /a ^ tro Wonl/inc?
& Rogers, dismissed at cost of
plaintiff.
John Peirce vs Minnie Pierce
divorce, continued.
John T. Warner expartee.tax
title to certain lands confirmed.
M. W. Wesly vs Ada Wesley,
divorce, continued.
Grace Doyle vs Frank Doyle
divorce, dismisesd at plaintiff’s
cost.
A. Shirley vs Elizabeth Shir
ey, divorce, decree for plaintiff.
Mrs. W. L. Street, et. al. vs
J. A. Bell, et. al. decree for
plaintiff.
S. E. and Jeff Simmons vs J.
A. and Delbert Simmons, de
cree for defendants for land.
Essie Hall vs E. J. Hall, di
vorce, decree for plaintiff with
custody of child, $60 per year
for support of child.
J. W. Huggins vs Lula Hug
gins, divorce, decree for plain
tiff.
W. T. Anderson, admr., vs
W. H. and Lillie B. Simpson,
decree for plaintiff for $234.35
A. J. Craig appointed commis
sioner to make sale of lands if
judgment is not paid within 30
days.
Leona M. Allen vs A. O. Al
len, divorce, attach for con
tempt against defendant order
ed, decree for plaintiff.
Union Trust Co., Little Rock
vs Mrs. M. E. McCormack, et. 1
al., second and third annual set
tlements confirmed.
W. M. Blankenship vs E. F.:
Johnson and G. S. Gaskel..com
missioners report approved and (
deed to S. D. Lindsey acknow-;
ledged and approved.
A. in. Hankenship vs t,. r.,j
Johnson and G. S. Gaskell,
I commissioners report approved /
and deed to A. N. Blankenship
acknowledged and approved. 1
Newark Lumber Co. ,s C. j
H. Hutchinson, et. al. judgment <
for plaintiff for $54.40 and A.
J. Craig appointed commission- 1
er to sell lands. <
Lonnie Sutterfield vs Ona <
Butterfield, divorce, decree for •
plaintiff. i
Sherman Rutherford vs Julia 1
Rutherford, divorce, decree for '
plaintiff. j<
W. A. Keyton vs Mattie Key- -1
ton, divorce, decree for plain- (
tiff. <
j Lona Mocre vs C. W. Max-j
(field et. al., decree for defend- '
ant for $2,825 ami interest.Lien Is
declared and A. J. Craig ap- 1
pointed commissioner to sell '
land.
Cleo Snapp vs Marco Snapp, 1
(divorce, decree cor plaintiff.
Annie McNeil vs L. H. Mc
Neil, divorce, citation ordered
for defendant.
S. A. Moore vs S. F. Johnson
et. al.. decree lei plaintiff and
A. J. Craig appointed commis
ioner to sell land.
Chas. Watkins et al., vs Lew
is Watkins et. al., report of sale
confirmed and deed to C. P.
Forsythe acknowledged and ap
proved.
C. 1). Metcalf, trustee vs W.
E. McGuire, report of trustee
approved and be allowed $97
commission. ,
T. li. Roberts vs Ola Roberts, ,
divorce, decree lor plaintiff.
Lizzie Durivage vs Frank
(Durivage, divorce, decree for
| plaintiff with $25. attorney fee
and one-third interest in prop
erty for life; S. B. Wycough ap
pointed master to make report
jf property to next term.
Curia Drainage Dist. vs Geo.
<\ Crosser, continued by plain-;
iff.
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HAILEY-BEST
Ben S. Hailey and Miss Nora
-lest, prominent young people
>f the Dota neighborhood were
luietly married at the home of
lew W. S. Storey at Charlotte
ast Sunday, Rev. Storey offici
ating.
MOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
Notice is hereby given that
>n the 18th day of November,
.915, an execution was issued
>y the clerk of the circuit court
>f Independence county, and
lelivered to me as sheriff of
aid county, and that I, Law
ence Ruddell, Sheriff of Inde
>endence County, have in per
uance to said execution levied
>n the following described
ands, lying and being in the
■ourity of Independence, State
»f Arkansas to-wit:
The east half of the southwest
juarter; the north half and the
lOUtheast quarter ofSection 19;
he west half of the southwest
tuarter of section 17 ;the north
vest quarter of the northwest
juarter of section 20; all in
ownship 12, N. R. 5, W.
Wherefore, notice is hereby
riven that I, Lawrence Ruddell,
is such sheriff of Independence
•ounty, that I will on the
18th DAY OF DEC. 1915
>ffer for sale on a credit of 3
nonths, all the above describ-!
?d lands or so much thereof as
nay be necessary to satisfy said!
lebt and costs at the main street I
loor of the Independence coun
ty court house, in the city of
Batesville, Arkansas.The above j
described lands levied on asthe
troperty of Chas.A.Neillin fav
>r of the Stark Nursey and Or
•had Company. Purchaser to
rive note with approved securi
ty, and a lien to be retain on
he lands until the purchase
noney is paid.
LA WHENCE RUDDELL,
Sheriff of Independence Co.
BABY IS KILLED
Mr. and Mrs. Spurlock of the
Elgin neighborhood, Jackson
county, and their 18-month-old
baby were riding in a wagon
loaded with household good
when one wheel of the wagon
ran into a deep hole in the road.
A stove and bedstead wer
thrown against the spring seat
on which the Spurlocks were1
riding and they were knocked
from the wagon. The baby was
killed by the fall.
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GUN EXPLODED
While shooting at quail Sat
urady, Harry Berkshire’s gun
exploded demolishing one bar
rel. In using his gun for a walk
ing stick one barrel had become
plugged up with mud and when
he fired there was a report like
a German something. He got
the quail all right but the muz
zle of the gun looks like a hay
fork.—Imboden Journal.
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To the Voters of the Third
Judicial District
No one needs to be told of the importance of the office of C
least that can be said of one who should aspire to hold tha
should be learned in the law; familiar with the courts, the
needs of the people; capable of dispatching the business in a
sive to the people, while at the same time enforcing the law, anu
rights of the people in a manner that will result in all u “
handed.
He should most certainly be a good man, honest, and
he is to accomplish the most good as contemplated by the lav,.
How well I measure up to these high standards is best knov\ t
have served their country as jurors while I was Prosecuting Attorniv.
way to judge what any man will do is by what he has done. I haw !i ’
my record as Attorney for the State attacked, and 1 take it that in tin a
attacks upon my record, it can safely be asserted that it met with th.
the good citizens of the circuit.
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My four years’ service as Prosecuting Attorney gave me the * M
the courts and with the people that would be calculated to especian> q.* ■ >1
for the office of Circuit Judge. I was always on the job, always prompt, and did
my best, and tried to do it fairly..
If you feel like that kind of service justifies me in claiming the confidence oi
the people, and in aspiring to the important office of Circuit Judge, itil * -'dl
appreciate your support, and any kind word you might speak io your neighbor in
my behalf.
Assuring you that, if elected, I will endeavor to conduct the office in a man
ner that will result in every man receiving a square deal, and will conduct myself
personally in a manner that will be in keeping with that high office, 1 am,
Very Respectfully,
CLAUDE ERWIN
Candidate For
CIRCUIT JUDGE
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