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Judge Fulkerson Issues SI y
ment to Public in Regard jolt
Laws for Holding Spec-^.„
ial Term of Court. (1
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To the Public: W '
The night that Sheriff Mofga
was killed, I promised over th
■ telephone that I would hold P
special term of court to try hi s
- slayer. The next day when 1
* went to prepare the order i
found that it would be necessar y
not only to give ten days notic e
but that no special term could Le
held within twenty days of tr ie
regular term (see sections 1310
1313 statutes.) In the excite
ment I did not. count the time
before the next term. To go on
and hold the special term would
be contrary to law and a convic
tion would be void. The time
until October 17 is so short any
way that it cannot be called a
delay. I was prepared to ad
journ the Jackson county court,
and but for the lack of time,
would take pleasure in calling a
special term. I can assure Ihe
people that the culprit will have
a speedy trial and they need have
no fears but that justice will be
meted out. ,
I appeal to you to let the aw
take its course.
fail to administer justice it ?ill
then be time enough to tall of
(violence. For my part I ,itve
no fears but the jury s Vjfjict
will satisfy all law akmgW’VJo
^ p«rTlW4^ justice ha^een mjted
l out to the rvi- ‘ of one o:
" best friends as well as yours
The Governor has appoi
Mr. J. A. Kaneaster sheriff,
is an excellent man and,
sure, will make a good sheri
ask all law abiding people t
the law take its course and.
add another murder to thd one
we all so sadly regret.
Respectfully, i
F. D. Fulkerson!
Circuit Judge.
KENEASTER SUCCEEDS
SHERIFF MORGAN.
Governor Appoints One of His
;
Friends to Fill Vacancy! In
Sheriff’s Office in Inde
pendence County.
Monday the governor appoint
ed J. A. Keneaster sheriff of In
dependence county, vice J. D.
Morgan, who was killed by Rob
ert Crosby last Thursday evening {
at Batesville.
In this appointment, Governor
l)avis adhered to his campaign
i^Aeclaration to the effect that
H^^ere are three requisites for ap
Hmntment at his hands, viz: that
^^wnan must be a Democrat, a
jte man and for Jeff Davis.
tKaneaster is all of these,
^will fill not only the unex
term of Sheriff Morgan,
^lso the full term of two
which Mr. Morgan was
ten days before his trag
Mr. Kaneaster is one
jest known citizens of In
. He is a merchant
ter at Salado, land has
bbled in politics, only
‘aider and abetter” of
ions of his personal
SCHOOLS OPEN.
orning at Jt o’clock
lie school!', opened
g year uriler very
cumstanabs. The
°f a I number
staff land the
M’al newlteachers,
[fther tilings more
lor less important, go to make the
Loutlook exceptionally bright for
■he school .terms 1904-5.
Ipor two x>r three days there
w.j| be littleVictual study, for
th®e will be many details of the
school room that will have to be
arranged before the children can
take‘up the real work of the
term/ These will probably all be;
arranged by Thursday, when the
Newport children will settle'
dowij to nine months’ work.
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ARKANSAS MILITIA
ARRIVES AT FAIR.
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‘‘Je^e Old Boy’ ’ Will be ‘ It” Dur
ing Arkansas Week—Sattel
iie Haynes in Command.
St.iLouis, Sept. 19.—The Ar
kansas militia, 750 strong, arriv
ed to# day at the exposition to
participate in the celebration of
the week set aside for the state.
They are under the command of
Gen. W. H. Haynes.
Tomorrow morning Gov. Jeff
Davis, accompanied by his full
staff of ten officers, will arrive at
the exposition and will be enter
tained at the state building. It
is his first official visit to the ex
position, and considerable of his
time will be consumed in inspect
ing the display.
The state commission has laid
nvl-AMniTTA w1r*v*n -Pam 4-Ta . , aa! aVwo
V/ilUVllUl T V X VJ. VUV wv
tion of Arkansas day next Thurs
day with a grand military and
civic parade in the morning, ex
ercises at the state pavilion and
a reception in honor of the gov
ernor in the evening. The day
will be one of the most extensive
celebrations yet held by a state.
Arkansas fruit will be distrib
uted to all visitors. The princi
pal address of the Arkansas day
exercises will be made by Gov.
Davis. President George R. Beld
ing of the commission and Hon.
Phil D. Scott of the national
commission will also deliver ad
dresses.
HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING
FOR LITTLE ROCK.
The school board of Little
Rock, says the Democrat, has
closed the contract with the
General Supply and Construction
Company of New York for the
erection of the new high school
building for $99,387, subject to
the making of a $50,000 bond in
a securities company within ten
days. Unless this is done the
firm will forfeit its certified
check of $8,000 deposited when
the bid was made. The papers
have been taken to New York by
Mr. Taylor. Coffeeville brick
and Bedford stone trimmings
will probably be used, at an in
creased cost of $1,500. The
work will begin about October
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BEEBE BUDGET.
Beebe, Sept. 19.—Mrs. Maude
Burnes died af her home here
Saturday evening, after a con
tinued illness of forty days with
typhoid fever. She was the
wife of Dave Burnes of the firm
of Burnes & Son, merchants.
Company B of the state guard,
R. B. Andrews captain, left last
night for St. Louis. There were
fifty-three in all.
MOTHER CHARGED WITH
ASSAULT OF CHILD.
Des Arc, Sept. 19.—The 9year
old step-child of Mrs. W. C. W.
Thornton was found in a well
Saturday evening, twelve miles
west of Des Arc. The girl was
rescued by her father, and was
in an unconscious condition for
over an hour.
GREGORY RETURNS
TO LITTLE ROCK
On His Way Home to Searcy—
Will Be Present at Roberts’
Trial In Judsonia.
Little Rock, Sept. 20.—Walter
Gregory, the young man who
will on Wednesday morning in
Judsonia give evidence that will,
to say the least, be very dam
aging to John V. Roberts, who
is charged with grave-robbery in
connection with the Lightle case,
arrived in Little Rock yesterday
afternoon. He left last night
for his home in Searcy to remain
there until Wednesday morn
ing, s when the trial of
Roberts will be started before
Justice E. W. Smith at Judso
nia. Gregory has been in Ark
ansas City for some time and
took a trip to Florida immediate
ly after the trial of Dr. Lightle.
The indications are that a lar
ger crowd will go from here to
the trial of Roberts than attend
ed the trial of Dr. Lightle upon
a similar charge. Startling de
velopments are expected at the
first of tb**'trial, and it is said
that the defense will spring sev
eral surprises. There is more in
terest in Little Rock today over
the trial of Roberts than has
been manifest at any time eince
pVto -Pcinfa in Plio rrirrunPin ewinrllp
; b.ecame known.
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SHOCKING MURDER
BY CITY SPORT.
Knocks a Woman Down, Then
Swings Her Body by the Feet,
Allowing the Head to
Strike the Floor.
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Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 18— |
Will McMath, a well known char- j
acter about town, was lodged in
the Pulaski county jail today,
charged with killing a woman
named Kittie Adams. The wo
man was an inmate of a house of
prostitution and had received a
number of blows from McMath
on previous occasions. He visit
ed the house today and became
involved in another dispute with
the woman. After knocking her
down he grabbed her by the feet j
and, swinging her body over his
shoulders, struck the floor with
the woman’s head, killing her in- j
stantly. McMath is the son of!
Bill McMath, for many years'
turnkey at the city police station. |
He left the service of the city1
several years ago.
PINE BLUFF ACTIVE
FOR NEW PLANT.
Pine Bluff, Sept. 19.—At a
meeting of the board of trade
held at the rooms this morning,
plans for securing the big Saw
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be rebuilt, were discussed- at
length by the members. It was
the general opinion that Pine
Bluff could not afford to have the
plant moved from this place, and
and a committee consisting of S.
C. Alexander, Jr., T. Pearce, E.
C. Howell and Fred Fox, were
appointed to visit the Sawyer &
Austin officials and ascertain |
what steps would be needed in I
order to get the plant rebuilt
here.
The question of offering a bo
nus was not discussed, as it is
contended that this place offers
many advantages that other
places cannot offer. The com
mittee will report to the board of
trade in a few days.
A. Mortensen has moved his
cleaning and pressing shop to the
newly remodeled building Oppo
site city jail. 86dtf
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| TIME TO DRESS UP
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“Put Your Foot Down”
Eight here in a shoe that will make you
glad you did it. Flattish sole, toe
sloping to a point, not too “pointy,” but
just to fit the foot.
High shoes come into their own
again, when ankjys feel a bit cold in low
ones.
High shoes are here—all kinds of
leathers for all kinds of weathers.
Black, russet, calf, kid and patent
leather, single sole and strong leather
lined, double soled for rainy days,
$3.00 to $7.00.
Slippers for tired feet, $1.50 ^nd $2.00. |
Dancing Pumps, ^ A A
the new patent,
Fall Soft Hats, $3.00 to $5.00.
Fall Derbies, - $3.00 to $5.00.
HOSIERY.
Solid comfort in Hosiery is only pos
sible when you wear the material and
texture that suits the peculiarities of
your feet.
Treat your feet well—they deserve it;
at the same time please your eye with
the colors and weave that will suit your
taste.
"Ms 25c. 50c, $1.
Wonderfully pleasing effects in the
new fall scarfs.
Four-in-hands, Ascots, Imperials, De
joinvilles, Puffs, etc., of weaves, de
signs and colorings that make our neck
wear “a thing of beauty rn 7c
and a joy forever. ” OUC,#OC,#l
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KNOX HATS.
HAWES HATS.
EDWIN CLAPP SHOES.
DR. A. KELLETT,
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Vonoroal Export.
We make a cure of above without the knife or
or pain. We challenge the world for the radicar
cure of cancer. It matters not the size of your
cancer or the length of time you have been labor
ing under it. We will cure same in from eight to
twelve days. We must in all cases make a person
al diagnosis at our office in Newport, or, at your
suggestion, we cure by a special written guaran
tee on our part. Please drop us a card or call at
jur office.
We make a specialty of female diseases.
Yours, very truly,
A. KELLETT, M.D., C. S.
Newport, Ark.
PROMPT SETTLEMENT
OF INSURANCE CLAIM.
Weldon, Ark., July 30, 1904.
ro Whom it May Concern:
This is to certify that we. had
3ur church house insured against
fire and wind in the American
Insurance Company of Little
Rock, Ark., and the house was
blown over in a storm. The
company very prompty put it
back at large expense in better
condition and stronger than it
was before the storm. We
thank the American Insurance
Company for its promptness in
replacing our church to our en
tire satisfaction, and we recom
mend the company to those who
have houses to insure.
Mount Hebron Baptist Church
By W. M. Green,
J. T. Rigge,
Wm. Barker,
Trustees.
l FRESH OYSTERS j
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SEE THAT BOOK.
It has stood between many a
man and disaster. Put your
money in a
Good, Reliable Bank,
And it will be there when you
want it. If you entrust your
money to us you may be sure of
every courtesy and that your
business will be handled by mod
ern business-like methods.
Arkansas Bank and Trust Co.
Capital $100,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
B. B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, S. D. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, R. F. Drummond, W. D. McLain,
F. D. Fulkerson, C. J. Saenger, Abe Heilegers,
0. D. Watson, L. Minor. L. E. Willis,
J. S. Wilmans.
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the accommodations of a first-class, well
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
Geo. W. Decker, President. R. M. Johnson, Cashier.
A. D. Bailey, Vice Pres’t. T. D. Kinman, Ass’t Cashier.
Thos. J. Graham. Ed. P. Shoffner. J. T. Henderson.
Jos. M. Stayton. Dr. J. M. Jones. T. S. Stephens.
jack Herron
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My Work Talks For Itself
Parties wanting crushed Lime
i Stone Walks apply to me.
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Physician, Surgeon
and Oculist.
Office > - - Sells’ Drug Stare.
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