Newport Daily Indepeni ent.
VOLUME V NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. MONDAY. JANUARY 8. X906. NUMBER 2X7.
LOOKING EOR MORK TROUBLE.
Governor Davis Wants to Butt In On
Tennessee Politics—Carmack Might
Put a Crimp In His Meddling
Proclivities.
Executive Chamber,
Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 6, ’06.
To the Editor of the Commercial
Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.
Dear Sir—Being asked by a
number of Tennesseeans, who
are now living in Arkansas, as
to how I feel in the race for the
senior senator from Tennessee,
Mr. Carmack, and ex-Gov. Bob
Taylor. I send you this com
munication that my views may
be made public
Some of the bravest, noblest
sons we have in Arkansas came
from the “Old Volunteer State,”
and naturally they feel an inter
est in the contest that is being
waged there between the man
who represents the plain, com
mon people of the state, and the
would-be aristocrat who repre
sents the high-collar roosters,
and is himself the red-combed
cock of the barnyard.
In this contest I can have but
one place, and that is with the
kind-hearted, gentle, lovable
man, Bob Taylor, who was born
among the clouds, up in the
mountains where God whispers
to his children, and put into his
heart love, laughter and song.
He is the friend of the common
people, he is the friend of the
men that work; he is the friend
of the men that produce the
wealth of the world. He has al
ways stood for them, and the
Tennesseeans in this state of
that description wait with bated
breath to hear that their favor
ite son, their champion, their
idol, has won this race. The
name of Bob Taylor in Arkansas
is a household word. It is
breathed by the humble mother
far up in the mountains, when
she sings her baby to sleep at
night; it is breathed by the hardy
highlander of our hills in humble
devotion; it stands for the hon
est yeomanry of our state who
despise plutocracy, who despise
class, who stand for honesty and
fair dealing in governmental
affairs.
I have just read Gov. Taylor’s
speech delivered at Nashville,
which will go down in history as
one of the greatest gems in En
glish classics—the most terrific
satire against his opponent that
was ever delivered; the most
Vve-ontJ-Fiil and tender sentimpnt.
that ever touched human hearts,
the grandest, the most lofty and
patriotic delivery that was ever
uttered for the plain, common
people of the iand; and I want to
say to you now, Mr. Editor, that
while lam in a strenuous cam
paign in Arkansas for a seat in
the same deliberative body to
which Mr. Taylor aspires, no
matter what fortune may be held
in store for me, whether it be
v victory or defeat, if I get out of
this campaign alive on the 28th
of March, and Gov. Taylor de
sires it I will campaign half erf
Tennessee for him. I will meet
the red-combed rooster in joint
debate with the “weaver’s beam
in his hand, whose height is six
cubits and a span, who wears
upon his head a helmet of brass
and armed with a coat of mail
weighing five thouand sheckles
of brass, and who has a target,
of brass between his shoulders.”
» If Gov. Taylor will but permit
f me, I here and now tender him
■k my services to meet this giant of
M the plain and battle out with
fjlk him whether, or not the son of
EM the mountains, the champion of
r
and true as he is, shall be sent
| to the greatest deliberative body
; in the world to battle for their
| rights, or whether it shall be
; this man who wears this armor
to shield himself from the darts
of public opinion and public con
demnation which I feel in May
will be hurled against him. I
only ask Gov. Taylor’s permission
to enter this fight. Respectfully.
Jeff Davis.
License in Perry County.
Perryville, Jan. 6.—Only four
saloon licenses have been issued
by County Judge Stone, they be
ing to J. S. Smith, J. V. Ryan
and F. G. and N. C. Harris (two).
They are all, but one, for the
operation of saloons in the coun
try, Ledwidge being the only
town so far to have a saloon.
Each license is granted on con
dition that no spirits be sold on
Sunday and that no one be al
lowed in the saloons on that day,
and that no gaming be permitted
in or about the saloon.
The petition of the prohibition
ists at Casa was not acted upon,
as there was to be a contest, and
Judge Stone did not have time
to hear the case until after the
primaries, there being about 100
witnesses in the case.
The lid is on at Casa and there
will be no saloons there this year
unless the saloon men overcome
the petition of the prohibition
ists.
Crabtree-Higgs Nnptials.
Mr. A. A. Crabtree and Miss
Sue Higgs stole a march on their
friends last Wednesday by going
quietly to Weldon and getting
married. Miss Sue is a most
charming lady, liked by all that
know her, for her goodness of
heart. She is a member of the
M. E., church and is always in
attendance and ready and willing
to help in any good cause for the
advancement of her church or
Sunday school or charitable pur
poses. She moves in the highest
circles of society. Mr. Crabtree
is well known in Jackson county.
No need to say anything in his
praise as all know him to be a
gentleman in every respect. We
wish them every happiness.
Their home will be in Tupelo. — i
Tupelo correspondence of Augus
ta Free-Press.
No Credit For Reinsurance.
Little Rock, Jan. 7.—State |
Auditor A. E. Moore has decided
definitely that he will not give
local insurance companies credit
on their reserve funds for the
amount of their reinsurance, but
will require them to maintain a |
reserve sufficient to mature all j
the policies written by them, re
gardless of whether any of their;
risks have been rewritten in
companies which are authorized
to do business in Arkansas.
Dr. Moore stated some timei
ago that he would probably take |
this stand and after making a
thorough study of the situation
he announced yesterday that he
would require this of the insur
ance companies.
Two More Weddings.
Mr. John Malden and Miss Ad
die Adams were married at 2
o’clock Saturday evening, Jan
uary 6, by Esquire Guy Smith.
Both parties live at Diaz. v.
The ’Squire also married that
evening R. T. Robbins and Mrs.
Lou Colbert of Alicia.
Hoo Hoo Attention.
All cats are urged to be pres
ent at the preliminary meeting
to be held at the opera house
lodge room Saturday evening,
January 13th at 7:30 o’clock.
B. P. T. 0. T. >G. S. B. C.
BOYS BREAK JAIL.
Two Youths Dig Hole Through Brick
Wall of Poplar Bluff Jail and Escape.
The two boys, Tom Johnson
and Will Broom, who robbed the
Famous dry goods store Thurs
day night and were later appre
hended and arrested by the po-1
lice and then sent to jail to await |
a disposition of their cases in the
circuit court, escaped from the
county jail Friday afternoon at i
4 o’clock by digging a hole in
the wall of the building at the
south end and from which they
climbed out and made good their |
escape. The boys had not been
placed in the cage of the jail, i
but had been allowed the free-!
dom of the corridor around the
cage. They took advantage of
the opportunity and went to
work in an effort to escape.
Their work was crowned with
success and they are now enjoy
ing the liberty they so earnestly
and persistently worked for by
digging a hole through the mas
sive brick wall with their hands.
The boys are 11 and 14 years old
respectfully. No trace of their
whereabouts has been obtained
by the officers. — Poplar Bluff
Citizen.
Firms Consolidated.
Black Rock, Jan. 7.—Weir &
Stout, hardware dealers, and J. j
T. Brady, general merchandise,
have merged their stocks of j
goods and are to incorporatej
under the firm name of the J. T. i
Brady Mercantile Company,
with a capital stock of $20,000. j
The above named gentlemen i
have long been identified with j
the business interests of Black j
Rock, and have always done a ;
large business. We bespeak the
new firm a liberal share of the
trade of this section, as all of
the gentlemen connected with
the new firm are widely and;
favorably known.
Diamond For Barnes.
At a dinner party given at the
Hotel Jefferson last Friday even
ing a diamond stud was present
ed to William H. Barnes of Lit-1
tie Rock, Ark., a traveling sales- j
man for the George W. Sanders
Duck and Rubber Co., of this j
city. The party included, Mr. J
George W. Sanders, who made j
the presentation speech, and aj
few friends from the Washington!
avenue jobbing district. Mr. (
Barnes, who is ex-president of'
the famous Arkansas Travelers,
responded in a neat speech of
thanks. — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Mrs. Goddard Entertains.
Mrs. Pauline Goddard enter
tained at cards on Saturday even
ing in honor of her daughter,
Mrs. W. H. Barnes, of Little;
Rock. The dining room of the ;
Hotel Marion was beautifully
decorated in the Christmas
colors of green and red, that be
ing the color scheme of the en- j
tertainment. Numbers of red |
electric lights on stems of green |
irradiated the scene. Christmas i
bells hung pendant from wreaths •
of holly, cedar and mistletoe.— !
Forrest City Timdk.
The greatest sale ever
held in Newport is now go- i
lag on. Wolff - Goldman'
Mercantile Co. 12w-btf
Would Not Give Site.
W. D. Massey, of the, Martin-1
Massey Lumber Company states ;
that the company will be unable
to locate their lumber manufact
uring plant in Batesville, says ■
the Guard, for the reason that
that they are unable to secure a
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suitable site for the plant at any
thing like a reasonable price.
Mr. Massey stated that the com- j
pany will be compelled to locate |
their large mill at Calico Rock,
where they already own a site, i
He stated that they would much
rather have the business in
Batesville, but that the town
ioes not seem to think the en
terprise would be of any benefit.
NOTICfTOMJISSOLIITION.
The partnership heretofore ex- j
isting under the name of “South
ern Land Company,” wherein:
T. J. Copeland and H. E. L
McCollum were partners, is this
30th day of December, A. D.
1905, dissolved by mutual con-(
sent.
The business will be contin
ued under the same name, and j
at the same location, (room 4,
Chastain Building) by H. E.
L. McCollum, who is authorized
to collect all accounts due said
firm, assumes all liabilities, and
solicits a continuance of the lib
eral patronage of the public.
T. J. Ccpeland.
H. E. L. McCollum
Pursuant to the above notice,
I have this day withdrawn from
tne soutnern Lana l,o., ana
bespeak for my successor the
same liberal share of the public
patronage, which has heretofore
been accorded the company.
12bl4 T. J. Copeland.
Miss Padgett President.
A meeting of the Sidney John
ston Chapter, Daughters of Con
federacy, was held at the home
of Mrs. J. W. Ferrell Thursday
afternoon, at which considerable
business was transacted.
The resignation of the Presi
dent, Mrs. R. A. Dowdy, who is
away in California, was accepted
by the Chapter with regret, and
Miss Mabel Padgett was elected
to fill the vacancy.— Batesville
Guard.
Berry io Jonesboro.
Jonesboro, Jan. 6. — United
States Senator James H. Berry
addressed a large crowd at the
court house in Jonesboro today
relative to his candidacy for re
election. The large court room
was crowded, many standing
throughout the two hours that
he spoke. A more representa
tive body of citizens has not lis
tened to a political speech here
during this campaign. Many
ladies were also present.
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Big Sensation!
Wednesday and Thursday,
January 10th and 11th, 1906,
I98=cents^981
All $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 Manhattan, Earl & Wilson,
Eclipse and Monarch Men’s Shirts will go at 98c.
Our buyer has just purchased these goods at a bankrupt
sale of one of the largest gents’ furnishing goods stores in
Chicago.
Also in this sale will be all 50c and 75c Carter & Holmes,
Onyx and The Conqueror brands of Men’s Sox at 25c per
pair.
All 50c, 75c and $1.00 Vogue, Auerbach and Colonial 1
makes of Men’s Neckwear at 40c each.
All $3.00 and $3.50 R. & W., Geo. W. Cane and Her
mann & Zenn’s makes of Men’s Fancy Vests will go at
$1.25 each.
Our buyer attended this bankrupt sale in person and
secured these great bargains, and for two days, Wednesday
and Thursday, they are yours at the above-named low
prices. Haven’t enough space to mention any more of the
bargains. j
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JOB PRINTING
PRINTING offiices in Jackson county. Bring os your
Printing and let us qoote you oor prices.
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