I VOLUME II. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16,5 1902. NUMBER 126
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COUNCIL SEEMS DIVIDED.
Action Post* oned on Sewerage Ques
tion Till Next Meeting and Com
mittee Appointed to Investi
gate Probable Cost—Tele
phone Company Must
Furnish Better Ssr
/ vice.
The city council apparently stands
divided on the question ^of sewerage,
at least without further investigation
as to its probable cost. Monday night
with ah members present, the peti
tion of T. J. Watson and others ac
companied by the certificate of the
county clerk relative to the value of
real property owned by the signers
of said petition within the corporate
limits of Newport, was presented, but
further action toward the incorpora
tion of this city as an improvement
district was postponed at the request
of Alderman Wishon, who wished fur
ther time for investigation of the
question under discussion. Upon a
•Motion offered by Bailey and seconded
by Wilmans, that the petition be 'n5d
over until next meeting, all voted yes
with the exception of Walker.
Upon a motion offered by Bailey
and seconded by Wilmans, which was
unanimously carried, requesting the
mayor to appoint a committee of two
to investigate the probable cost of the
water syBtern of sewerage and of
other feasible systems of sew'erage,
the respective cost thereof, the w*ater
rate and the c ist of plumbing, and re
port to the next meeting of the coun
cil, Mayor Grubbs named A. D. Bai
ley, chairman and N. B. Wishon as
such committee.
A little information might be here
thrown in, regarding the petition of
T. J. Watson, et al, and the certificate
of the county clerk. The said peti
tion is signed by 91 owners of real
estate within the corporate limits of
this city and as showm by the certifi
cate of the county clerk, the total val
uation of their property according to
the official assessment for 1901, is
$334,o45. The total assessed value of
the real property within the improve
ment district is $663,815, but toward
this, railroad property contributes
$30,155, leaving the sum of $633,660.
One half of this assessed value is
$316,830, giving that represented by
the signers of the petition a majority
of $27,715.
A resolution introduced by Bailey
and seconded by Walker, was unani
mously adopted, instructing the re
corder to notify the Southwestern
; Telegraph and Telephone Company
j that unless better service was furn
ished, the necessary steps will be
I taken looking toward the repeal of
the franchise.
Bailey introduced a motion, which
received a second by Wilmans and
was carried without opposition, fix
ing the corporate tax for 1902 of the
City of Newport at five mills, wnich
is the maximum under the laws of
this state. The same rate was effec
tive for the year 1901.
The minutes of Aug. 4,18 and Sept.
8, were read and approved; the usual
bills were also allowed.
VICTIM OF HIS OWN SHOT.
Portland, Sept. 15.—J.' W. Allen,
manager of D. L. Bain’s sawmill at
this place, is dead as the result of ac
cidentally shooting himself. The
fatality occurred Saturday about ten
miles from here. Allen and a small
boy w’ere out deer hunting, the boy
having a rifle. On the approach of a
deer, Allen ran to head it off. In his
path was a log, which he attempted
to hurdle, but failed. He tripped and
fell. The rifle, which he had bor
rowed from the boy, was discharged
and the bullet took eff act in his back,
passing through the heart, death re
sulting instantaneously.
COAL! COAL!! COAL!!!
Call 21-2 rings and leave your order
for coal. Full weight and prompt de
livery. M. K. Upshaw.
A full line of musical instruments at
I. D. Price’s. btf
TWICE LARGER THAN BEFORE.
The possibilities of how big a trained
animal show may be has been abso
lutely designated by the consolidation
of Gentry Bros. Famous Shows for
this traveling season. For almost
two score years Gentry Bros, several
Shows have been traveling as distinct
exhibitions. This season the Shows
have been consolidated and will exhi
bit all their numerous attractions
under one canvas for a single admis
sion. During the many years that
success has greeted Gentry Bros, ex
hibitions they have kept a carefully
compiled list of the cities and towns
wLere their various Shows were the
most liberally patronized. This city
has proven to be one of their banner
towns, consequently, in laying out the
itinerary for the consolidated Shows a
date of exhibition has been ordered to
our city and the little folks can pre
pare for a holiday on that date when
Gentry Bros. Famous Shows United
will exhibit in Newport, Wednesday,
Sept. 17. Prices 25 and 35cts.
BRUNDIDGE HOPEFUL.
Congressman S. Brundidge of
Searcy, in discussing the national is
sues in the next campaign, said that
he was taking hope, not so much from
what the Democratic but from what
the Republican party was doing in
regard to the trusts. “When Re
publican state conventions begin to
demand the suppression of the trust
it is undermining the foundation on
which the latter had stood so long,”
said Mr. Brundidge Monday to a re
porter for the Little Rock Gazette.
“I hear the cry on every side that it
is a hoax; that nothing is meant by it.
But in my opinion it means that
things are coming our way when any
part of the Republican party endorses
the strong plank of the Democrats.
As I have said before, I believe that
the Democrats have a good chance of
carrying the next house, but I do be
lieve the issues will be measures, not
partisanship.”
Nice kisses at Huffman’s.
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PUBLIC SCHOOL ENROLLMEN-f.
The public school enrollment for
the first day was 230 and with the ad
ditions of Tuesday, the total has been
run up to 245, apportioned as g.ven
below. By this it will be seen that
Mrs. B. F. Whittaker has F'j pupils
and Miss Mabel Padgett 53, too many
for any teacher to handle and do
justice herself and pupils.
Mrs. B. F. Whittaker, rooms 1 and
2; enrollment 56.
Miss Hal Phillips , room 3; enroll
menjt, 29.
Miss Cora Duke, room 4; enroll
ment 39.
Miss Mabel Padgett, rooms 5 and
6; enrollment, 53.
Mrs. J. T. Box, rooms 7 and 8; en
rollment 32.
Prof. A. Woods, rooms 9 and 10; en
rollment 25.
SL. LOUIS TO KANSAS CITY.
Chicago, Sept. 13. -The Rock Island
and Pacific railway company today
let to the W. R. Stubbs Contracting
Company and the Flick & Johnson ’
Construction Company, contracts for |
the construction of its new line of
road between Versailles, Mo. and Kan
sas City, completing the St. Louis and
Kansas City line of the Rock Island. ;
The cost will be about $3,000,000. j
Work will begin at once. The new I
road will be the Rock Island’s Kansas 1
City and St. Louis through line.
OLYPHANT FREIGHT WRECK.
A north bound extra freight, drawn
by engine 1878, was wrecked one mile
below Olyphant Monday night, the
axle breaking on a car of lumber.
Only those trucks left the track,
which was torn up for one hundred
yards.
F. Schlitt with crew from here and ;
section gang from Olyphant arrived i
on the scene at 1:20 a. m. and had
the track ready for passage at 3:40
a. m. The late night trains were de- j
layed four or five hours.
POST OFFICE IMPROVEMENTS.
The Newport post office is to be en
larged and will, occupy the whole
building in which it is now located.
The office here belongs to the second
class and these improvements were
decided upon during the recent visit
of Inspector Price.
The front of the office will be placed
forward about 15 feet from the build
ing entrance. On the south side will
be money order and other delivery
windows, while all the boxes will be
along the north side of the building.
About 72 lock boxes will be added and
nearly all the fixtures will be new.
These changes will be made between
October 1 and 15.
AFTERNOON RECEPTION.
Mrs. W. R. Stewart added another
to the list of entertainments given in
compliment to Mrs. G. W. Decker and
daughter Miss Laura Decker, Monday
afternoon.
Nice refreshments were served, the
following other guests being present:
Mesdames R. M. Johnson, O. W.
Scarborough, L. B. Young, S. L. Rob
ertson, T. B. Stewart and F. S. Hess.
WHEN
THE
COTTON
SEASON
OPENS
DON’T FORGET THE
LONG DISTANCE
TELEPHONE.
IT WILL BRING THE QUICK
EST RETURNS.
SOUTHWESTERN
TELEGRAPH &
TELEPHONE CO.