THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
DEENER AND NeELY
SAW GRAVE ROBBERS.
(Continued from First Page.)
McDonald’s boarding house in
Newport?”
“I object to the question, your
honor,” said Mr. Andrews, and
a hot colloquy followed for ten
minutes, both speakers remain
ing standing.
The court finally sustained the
objections interposed by the pros
ecution, and witness was ex
cused.
SHERIFF WOOD TESTIFIES.
Sheriff Wood was placed on
stand, told of his trip to Clayton,
Ga., where he carried a picture of
Doctor Lightle and found that
he (Lightle) had mailed letters
home from another postoffice
than Clayton. Sheriff had ex
amined grave in Lightle barn
and found it 7 feet long, lh feet
deep.
DOCTOR MOORE AND BART WAT
KINS.
Doctor L. E. Moore, bondsman
for young Gregory and the phy
sician for the family, testified
that he would believe Gregory on
oath, as did also Bart Watkins,
whom Lightle had met tjje night
his barn was burned and stated
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Judge Grant Green testified
that Gregory told him the com
plete story of the conspiracy
three days before any arrests
were made.
INSURANCE COMPANIES RECOVER.
S. M. Powell was recalled by
the state and testified that Mrs.
Lightle had returned $15,500 of
the insurance money and witness
had paid her $375. Mrs. Lightle
did not want any of her friends
present at this conference, and it
was at this time that a policy of
her own was cancelled with her
consent.
NEELY’S FIRST STATEMENT.
Dandridge Neely made his first
public statement of the matter,
told of being with Deener near
the cemetery, where they saw
three people robbing a grave,
but could not recognize the par
ties, though he thought one was
a woman.
Witness and Deener had gone
to Roberts’ office and Roberts
said he begged Lightle with tears
in his eyes not to go into the
scheme. Roberts denied being
one of the three grave robbers,
but offered Deener and witness
they $250 each not to tell what
knew. •
Neely denied running a gam- j
bling house, said he knew Ligh
tle was not dead three days after
the fire and told Paul Gregory!
not to let Walter Gregory get I
drunk any more, as he was ‘ ‘up
against the real thing,” and
would tell the whole matter if he;
ever got drunk. Witness said he
offered to skip out at one time
for $500, and then wanted as j
much as IJeener was going to
get.
This about concluded the |
state’s testimony, and it was ex-'
pected that Lightle and Roberts
would be placed upon the stand
by the defense Saturday.
HEBREWS PERFECT
CHURCH ORGANIZATION. |
Rabbi Alfred Godshaw was
greeted at the lodge room Fri
day evening by a goodly num
ber of the Jewish people of our
city in response to his call, much
interest being manifested.
Charles Meyer was elected
president, Sigmund Adler, vice
president, and Charles Brascn,
secretary.
The first meeting will be held
in the lodge room Sunday after
noon at 3 o’clock.
Rabbi Woolsey of Little Rock
and other ministers of this sec
tion will visit the congregation
Wash BLUE
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DIRECTIONS FOR U8EI
Wiggle-Stick around in the water.
from time to time and hold ser
vices. The Hebrew sect have
shown a devotion to their church
in all ages, and this movement
has received cordial support from
the local adherents of the faith.
THE CHURCHES j
CHRISTIAN CHURCH,
Corner of Third and Walnut
streets. Sunday school at 9:30
a. m.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. m.
Dr. Luke says: “The disci
ples were called Christians first
in Antioch.” (Acts 11:25.)
The pastor will preach from
this text in a few weeks.
All invited to attend our meet
ings. T. F. Richardson,
Pastor.
METHODIST CHURCH.
M. E. Church, South—Corner
Second and Laurel. Preaching
at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sab
bath school at 9:30. The public,
with all strangers and visitors
in our city, are cordially invited
te attend each service.
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH.
The seventeenth Sunday after
Trinity. Morning prayer, the
litany and sermon 11. Sunday
school 9:45. The Venerable, the
Archdeacon of Arkansas, Dr.
Lloyd, will take the service for
the day, and be the preacher for
the day. At the lodge room.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. R. B. Willis will fill his
regular appointments at the
Prebyterian church tomorrow at
usual hours.
LETTER TO MR. 0. D. WAT
SON, NEWPORT, ARK.
Dear Sir: Mr N Avery, Delhi,
N Y, had two houses exactly
alike, and painted them; one
Devoe lead-and-zinc; the other
barytes-and-zince. He paid same
price for both paints.
He used six gallons of lead
and-zinc, 12 gallons barytes-and
zinc.
He paid $18 for painting lead
and-zinc, $36 for painting bary
tes-and-zinc.
The total cost of the lead-and j
zinc job was $27; the total cost
of the barytes-and-zinc job was
$54.
He didn’t know he was buying
barytes; the dealer told him that;
paint was as good as Devoe.
A fair example of how it gen-!
erally comes-out, when you buy i
“something just as good.” Bet
ter go by the name: the name; ■
and the name is Devoe.
Yours truly
F. W. Devoe & Co
New York and Chicago.
ASSESSED VALUATION
OF STATE’S REAL ESTATE, j
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The total value of the real es
state of all kinds in the state of
Arkansas, according to the as
sessment of 1903,the total figures
having just been computed by
the auditor’s office, is $159,500,
039. This includes all real prop
erty of every kind. The great-1
est part of this amount is assess
ed upon farm property. The total
value of this kind of real estate
is $90,251,851. The total value
of town lots is placed at $41,988,
726. Railroad real estate is as
sessed at $23,547,218. The total
value of personal property in the
slate is almost the same as that
of agricultural lands. The per
sonal property assessment is $90,
279,069. There are 253,197
horses in the state, according to
the returns on that class of per
sonal property. The total value
of the horses is $9,318,300, The
number and value of the mules
in the state is almost as large.
They are 205,901 in number, and
their total value is $9,078,274.
The reports also show that there
were 296,917 polls assessed last
year.
GRAVETT’S WHEREABOUTS
CONTINUE A MYSTERY.
J. P. Gravett, formerly a citi
zen of Newport of good standing
and buyer for the Houston-Cur
tis Lumber Company of Chicago,
has not been heard from in sev
eral weeks, and his family have
given up their residence in New
ark and gone to the homes of
relatives in Missouri.
Mr. Gravett is several thou
sand dollars short, but as he had
always borne such an excellent
reputation, his friends were loth
to believe he had skipped.
Several weeks have now passed
since his mysterious departure
for unknown parts, and as the
amounts of his embezzlements
continue to increase, no other
theory than that he has jumped
his shortages can well be accept
ed.
Mr. Gravett was a pleasant
man personally, and a good fa
ther and husband, of an excellent
family, and we are sorry to hear
of their misfortunes.
ONE-WAY RATES.
Every day from Sept. 15 to
Oct 15, 1904, the Union Pacific
will sell one-way colonists tickets
at the following rates, from Mis
souri river terminals, Council
Bluffs to Kansas City:
$20.00 to Ogden and Salt Lake
City.
$20.00 to Butte, Anaconda and
Helena.
$22.50 to Spokane and Wenat
chee, Wash.
$25.00 to Everett, Fairhaven,
Whatcom, Vancouver, and Vic
toria, via Huntington and Spo
kane.
$25.00 to Portland and Astoria;
or to Tacoma and Seattle, via
Huntington and Portland or via
Huntington and Spokane.
$25.00 to Ashland, ttRoseburg,
Eugene, Albany and Salem via
Portland.
$25.00 to San Francisco, Los
Angeles, San DiegoJ and many
other California points.
From Chicago and St. Louis
proportionately low'rates are in
effect by lines connecting with
the Union Paciffc to all above
nmnf a
For full information call on or
address J. H. Lothrop,
903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo.
18tOctlO
COACH EXCURSIONS TO ST.
LOUIS, MO., VIA THE IRON
MOUNTAIN ROUTE.
Coach Excursion tickets will be
on sale daily—September 14th to
September 30th inclusive. Rate
$5.60 round trip; childen under
12 and over 5 years of age $4.00,
return limit on these tickets
seven days from date of sale.
Thos. H. Reamey, Agent.
MIDGET BRUBAKER MARRIED
Smallest Man la the World Marries
a Tall Yoanar Woman la
New York State.
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Claude Brubaker, better known as
Maj. Page, a midget weighing 4ft
pounds, 31 years old, and atanding 34
Inches high, was wedded to Miss
Mary Wickle, of Shamokin, Pa., at
Cortland, N. Y. Brubaker is said to
be the smallest man in the world.
While traveling with the Wallace
tireus he visited Shamokin. Wise
Wickle attended the show and fell ii
lore with the dwarf. With him it
was a case of lore at first sight. Miss
Wickle is 18 years old, stands 5 feet
U> inches, and weighs 150 pounds. The
aeremony was performed in Taylos
ban, which was crowded with spect*>
toes to witness the novel wedding, hg
See. George C. Smith. The bride was
■dMaad in white satin.
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BREAKFAST ROOMS.
Appropriately furnished prove a con
tinual source of pleasure. If your
breakfast is served among cheerful, har
monious surroundings it gives you a
good start for the day.
DINING ROOM SUITES.
We have a nice line of Dining Chairs,
Sideboards, China Closets, Dining
Tables—in fact, anything in the Furni
• ture line. Come and see us. We are l / 1
are ready to show you what we have. t
Newport Builders’ Suapnp]y Hardware I
SINGER
SEWING MACHINES
At Bargain Prices.
We Suit Payments
to Your Income
You may test our machines
before purchase and they will
be delivered to your home.
Guaranteed to be a simpler,
stronger and more durable
machine than any other.
The Singer Manufacturing Co.
FRANK W. LYNN, Mgr.
M. A. UMSTED, Ass’t. Mgr.
121 Hazel Street, Newport Ark
-THE
LONG
MSk DISTANCE
«|J1»TELEPH0NE
places you in direct and
instant communica
tion with all important
towns in Texas and
Arkansas and many
other states. Its use
will often save you a
fatiguing journey.
TRY ROUND TRIP TALK.
The SouthwesternTelegraph
and Telephone Co.
LIVERYMEN
FARMERS
DRAYMEN
And all users of axle grease
that want the best grease on the
market and that recognize a good
thing when shown its merits, we
recommend our Golden and Cas
tor Oil brands of Axle Grease.
It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes
and 3 pound tin buckets. For
sale by all up-to-date merchants.
Ask for it and take no substitute.
It is guaranteed to have no equal
for quality on the market.
WATERS-PIERCE
OIL COMPANY.
J.M. Robinson,
M. D., Oph. D.
Eye, Ear, Nose,
Throat and Longs.
NEWPORT, ARK.
TO THE FAIR.
Tickets on sale to St. Louis
daily via the Iron Mountain route.
$9.55 for the round trip; return
limit fifteen days from date of
sale. T. H. Reamey, Agt.
J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slayden, V-Pres. E. V. Holt, Cashier (
BANK OF TUCKERMAN
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.00.
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We are open to the public for all business
which constitutes safe & reliable banking
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DIRECTORS:
J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLAYDEN, D. C. DOWELL,
GEO. L. SMITH, W. E. TALLEY,
J. A. GREENHAW, L. D. SMITH. , j
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY. - U
Your Patronage is Solicited. 4
Tuckerman, - - * Arkansas j l
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Low Rates from Memphis. I
ROUND TRIP, $15.00. 1
To Amarillo, Quanah, Vernon, Fort Worth, Dallas,
San Angelo, San Antonio, Colorado, Galveston,
Houston and other Texas points. Also to all s
points in Oklahoma and Indian Territory, except
where one fare plus $2.00 makes less.
Tickets on sale Sept. 13th and 27th.
ROUND TRIP, ONE FARE PLUS $2.00.
To all points in Texas,* Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory. Tickets on sale First and Third Tuesday of
each month.
$6.00 one way to all points in Oklahoma and Indian Territory.
$8.50 one way to many Texas points, including Amarillo, Dal
hart, Colorado, San Angelo, Kerrville, San Antonio,
Galveston, Beaumont and points east.
$11.00 one way to many points in New Mexico,, tickets on sale,
Sept 20 and Oct. 4th and 18th.
?3no™ CALIFORNIA
Other Pacific Coast points in proportion.
Tickets on sale at Memphis Sept. 15th to Oct. 15th, inclusive.
For full information write
J. N. CORNATZAR,
^General Agent, Memphis, Tenn. j
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