VOLUME V. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. AUGUST 5, 1905. NUMBER 67.
YELLOW FEVER SITUATION.
ederai Authorities May Act on Stopping
of Mail Trains—Railroad and
City Take Action.
Action by the Federal authori
ies may be asked to prevent the
topping of mail trains in Louisi
ma by some of the cities quar
antining against Lake Provi
I dence, Alexandria, Shreveport
tod New' Orleans. One of the
s^gest parishes in the state has
' refused to allow the Southern
Pacific to operate trains through
its' bounds.
Conditions are said to be very
serious in many Louisiana towns,
through the stopping of freight
trains, and food of many kinds
cannot be secured.
The rigid quarantine of all
Southern towns is making it
hard for thousands of fleeing
refugees. Train loads en route
north have gone a whole day
without water or food supplies.
The suspect held at Texarkana
is improving at the pest house,
and the doctors have declared it
a case of malarial fever.
4 Superintendent Green has noti
i, fled the Iron Mountain agents
that tickets must not be sold to
points outside their county or
immediate section, except upon
tne presentation oi a neauri cer
tificate, and the Newport officers
now meet all trains, wearing
quarantine badges, and compel
every passenger getting off to
show a health certificate or give
a good account of himself.
•NL
q Leaves Little Ones.
The remains of Mrs. Turnbow,
**\vno came here recently with two
little children, one two years and
the other two months old, weve
buried Friday by the county. The
deceased claimed to have an un
Icle living near here on the river,
but he was never located.
She had separated from her
husband four months ago and
Jiad nothing. She first stopped
at the Southern Hotel and when
taken sick was generously taken
to the home of Mrs. A. E. Clark,
, where she was given every at
tention.
Jt is a most pitiful case of
■poverty and misfortune and the
jpittle ones will be taken to the
■Orphan’s Home at Batesville.
ifi father and Son Meet
| Wynne, A w. 4. Father ar.d
* were reunited yesterday
iL- .'nen K . 0. Murey of this town
■ met his father at Marianna,
I where he had located him after
f a separation of fourteen years.
I Mt ’ey became lost from his
I father in Memphis fourteen
k eftfS ago. while, attending the
r^wiT ^h°n of the opening of the
fridge across the Missis
v Jf He. was then 14 years of
Me and since that time has
jSjered over the entire country.
/ ' CREAM NOTICE.
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bach deliver cream on ice
, war( day the remainder of
I.er. Guarantee sweet
him ^time of delivery. Orders
mye received by 8 p. m. Sat
Pure Milk Dairy.
W. M. Harris, Manager.
1 , * iitia Only Recourse.
I neSg
I aftel av's has come to the
* wagf/;f the state board of
the .nd practically placed the
at the disposal of the
r-e lo enforce the quarantine
tions that the authorities
t Ude for the protection of
P |t.p from danger threat
V by the yellow fever at
R°^ans.
reach! te board of health has
j~ f,ent of funds, because
the legislature has always re
fused to appropriate money for
the protection of the health of
the people of Arkansas. There
fore, but for the action of Gov.
Davis in backing up the state
board to the limit of his powers,
says the Gazette, Arkansas could
not enforce a quarantine, and the
various counties and cities would
have to shift for themselves as
best they could.
; IN SOCIETY. ;
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YARD PARTY.
The beautiful lawn of Mrs. Es
telle Claridge was Friday even
ing <he scene of a most charming
little yard party, given by Miss
Lutie May and Master Harry
Stephens in honor of their at
tractive little visitor from Para
gould, Miss Frances Morgan.
From the branches of the trees
were suspended numerous Japan
ese lanterns, shedding a soft but
bright light on the little faces
belown
Tempting refreshments of
cream and pine apple ice were
served to the guests, who had
gracefully arranged themselves
under the trees.
rm i * , , i _i. ^
lilt;
side the honored one were Misses
Thelma and Mary Francis Hays,
Gladys and Louise Stephens,
Lois Drummond, Esther Meyer,
Ellen and Leah Jones, Vera Hop
kins, Musidora House, Janie Pet
tet, Jennie Stuckey, Hazel Jones,
Ethel Johnson and Franchelle
Hooker; Masters Claude and
Boyce Drummond, Charlie Hite,
Charlie Sprigg, Charlie Ross,
Eugene Wallace, Elwood Neal,
Wynne Denty, Philip Lockard,
George Hipolite, Clarence Va
rette, Francis Morgan and airs.
Estelle Claridge.
MENA OPENS HER DOORS.
Invitation to Refugees From Yellew fevei
District to Come to Her
High Retreat.
Mena, Aug. 4. —A special meet
ing of the city council was belt
yesterday evening for the pur
■ pose of discussing and acting or
the yellow fever situation south
of Mena, and if deemed advisa
ble one 1 the doors of Mena to all
who vh-h o get away from the
scourge.
On the motion of Aldermar
Jackson the council voted that
Mena open her doors and declare
no quarantine and the mayor be
authorized to publish the fact tc
the world. No more beautifu
and healthful spot exists that
Mena, being situated in tne uzari
mountains 1,350 feet above set
level, an altitude too high for the
yellow germs to exist and where
the nights are always cool ant
refreshing.
All who are able to get awaj
from the yellow fever districts
are invited to come to Mena
where they can find a safe re
treat and be able to breath oui
pure mountain air until it is safe
to return to their homes.
Beeser Suicides.
Hot Springs, Aug. 3.—Morris
L. Besser of Little Rock commit
ted suicide near a driveway or
Hot Springs mountain a day 01
two ago. The body was discov
ered yesterday afternoon, anc
near it lay a bottle which has
contained carbolic acid. His
identity was proven by papers
found in his pockets. He hac
not been in the city long and was
in poor health.
Read the Daily and Weekly
Independent.
POPLAR BLUFF KICKED OUT.
Game Was Nice Exhibition—Tied Score
in Ninth, 5 to 5—Squabble Came
in the Tenth Ending.
Poplar Bluff and Newport went
nine innings to a tie Friday aft
ernoon in as pretty a base ball
game as anybody might want to
see—then in the 'ast half of the
tenth, with a splendid chance to
win one of three, the score 5 to 5,
Poplar Bluff kicked out of the
traces and broke up the game.
Umpire T. D. Kinman, after
waiting the required length of
time, declared the game forfeited
to Newport, 9 to 0.
The Poplar Bluff team and
management will undoubtedly go
home and tell their friends and
the newspapers how they were
imposed on. Too bad. They
played the baby act instead of
playing base ball, and any fair
minded man who saw the farce
will say the same thing, Newport
man or not.
hUys’ men scored three in the
first, one in the third and one in
the ninth. Newport got two in
the fourth, one in the eighth and
then tied up the score with two
in the ninth. The Bluff played
their half of the tenth and com
menced to beef. They kicked ii
the ball went into the back
water and they kicked ii it
didn’t. Jim Hogg would have
beef enough to ran his meat shop
seven months had he been here.
But what’s the use ? That's
anc’ent history now.
GOV. DAVIS AT DtSMARK.
Addressed Big Crowd at Picnic and After
ward Spoke at Bradford.
Bradford Aug. 4.— Gov. Davis
arrived here yesterday morning
on No. 2 at 4 o’clock and was
driven out to Denmark, fourteen
miles west of here, where he ad
dressed the people at a grand
picnic held there by citizens of
White, Jackson and Independence
counties to the number of 2, 00C
or more. The governor spoke
at some length of the topics of
the day to attentive hearers,
presenting his claim for the elec
tion he now seeks. He returnee
to Bradford in Hie afternoon anc
addressed a fair-sized audience
at the schoolhouse of some 30(
ladies and gentlemen on the
same line. His address was very
well received by the population
in general.
h Arena of Politics.
C. M. Erwin, a bright ant
clever young lawyer from New
port and a candidate for prose
cuting attorney, was in the city
several days recently. —Batesvilk
Guard.
Claude M. Erwin, the brighl
young attorney of Newport, speni
a few days the past week in Law
rence county in the interest oi
, | his race for prosecuting attorney,
a race he will pursue with vigor
when the signal is given. Mr.
, Erwin is a gentleman of pleasant
address and makes friends rapid
ly.—Walnut Ridge Blade.
i
Attorney George Hillhouse oi
Newport will be a candidate for
prosecuting attorney. So far
there are three avowed candi
dates for that office from New
port, Emmett Jeffery, Claud*
Erwin and George Hillhouse, anc
i added to the list will be Sarr
; Casey of Batesville, with tw<
counties to hear from. — Walnul
Ridge Blade.
Good housekeepers use the best
i That’s why they buy Red Cross
Ball Blue. At leading grocers
5 cents.
YELLOW FEVER
There 5s Mo Occasion For Alarm
Remember The Lessons of The
Epidemic of JSPS.
As we are now threatened with
another visitation of the dreaded
yellow fever it is well to remem
ber the experiences of the last
occasion. In all sections where
yellow fever made its appear
ance it will be recalled that per
sons who kept their stomach,
liver and bowels strong and:
active were not affected by the
disease; while others apparently i
healthy were stricken down, j
These latter were all more or less
habitually constipated, bilious or
victims of bad digestion; as a re
sult the blood became impure and
the vital organs were unable to
1 resist the deadly fever germs.:
. Now is the time to prepare for
what is to follow'. Get your fam
| ily and yourself in shape to re-1
' sist the disease. You don’t know
when you are exposed to it;
1 every man you meet may be
affected, and if you put your
preparations off from day to day
you may be too late. The sensi
ble course is to begin at once
taking Prickly Ash Bitters, that
marvelous system regulator and
h ood purifier. Use it regularly
every day. Half a wine-glassful
each morning after breakfast
*•*•411 uoni* L' f'twa YU OVt/1
healthy; it will also strengthen •
■ the stomach and digestion, purify
the blood and by stimulating the
liver and kidneys all bile and
uric acid impurities will be
driven out of the body. In short,
it puts the system in perfect
; order. Remember 1898. That
' was a record year for Prickly
Ash Bitters. In the sections
where it was used the most there
were fewest cases of fever. You
connot do better in this hour of
danger than to make use of the
means which experience has
proven to be the best for fight
ing off this terrible scourge. 78
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DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
Gives special attention to
Crown and Bridge Work,
And correction of Irregularities
of the Teeth.
Of-fick Watson P>li» Phont;. 1
Newport, - Arkansas,
niiiiNKl U W lLiN ..VI. JJ. IJL.Nivi \ ' -• i 7.
f)rs. OWEN & OWEN,
Physicians and Surgeons
Will practice medicine and sur
gery in Newport and sur
rounding country.
NEWPORT, ARK.
OFFICE: Sevens’ Drug Store.
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THERE IS NO USE
To wait for a foreign sales
man when you have one at
home who sells
EVERYTHING IN THE
MUSICAL LINE.
Just Received—12 new or
gans direct from the factory.
Pianos on short order.
Z. B. REID, Manager,
B. W. Haffner, salesman.
Jack Jones
The Crack Barber, keeps
a neat and busy little
shop. Upper end of Front
street. Expert tonsorial
ists. Easy shaves and
* the best haircuts. Our
work pleases.
| “Come on, ye stubby beards.”
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