Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME V. r NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 25, 1905. NUMBER 183.
TO KNOCK OUT CLUB SCHEME.
New That Moonshiner Has Been Pot Out
of Business Federal Officers Will
Go After Drniking Clubs.
Little Rock, Nov. 24.-During
the last few years the federal
authorities of this and the west
|- ern districts of Arkansas have
I almost broken up the illicit man- j
■K'ufacture and sale of intoxicating j
liquors. A short time since these
cases constituted the greater
part of the. dockets at each re
P curring term of court, but eter
nal vigilance and the conviction
of a number of the offenders has
had a salutary influence upon the
situation and has wiped out the
traffic.
One scarcely ever hears of an
illicit distillery now, whereas not j
many years ago the choicest bits I
of newspaper sensations were j
the frequent raids made upon the |
crude distillery of the moon
shiner in* the hill country. In
cessant raiding has thinned their
ranks, and their experiences in
the penitentiaries at Leaven
worth and Atlanta apparently
have convinced them of the wis
dom of getting more corn pones
and less “white mule” from
their corn ftelcts.
After the manufacture, the
illicit sale of intoxicants has next
engaged the attention of the au
1“ ities, and there have been
•fai phases of this to be corn
ed. The work of the Doot
;er was the most general, and
itically all over the state his
e flourished. His saloon was
open, or some back room,
his bar a hollow stump or
boot-leg. There are still
convictions of this
3 of offenders against the
mue laws of the government,
they are not nearly so nu
ous in Arkansas as hereto
nother evasion of the law
the placing of various prep
ions on the market, consist
principally of intoxicants,
vuv branded as proprietary med
icines. In many communities
these bitters and nostrums were
bought at drug stores and drank
as regularly as the genuine arti
cle over the bar in a “wet”
town.
Both the state and federal gov
ernments took a hand in the sup
pression of the evasive custom,
and it, too, is disappearing. The
action of the revenue depart
ment in requiring retail drugr
gists to take out liquor retailers’
license to handle proprietary
medicines is having a salutary
influence in overcoming the evil,
so the authorities report.
THE CLUB SCHEME*
The latest dodge of those who
“must have their drams if the
heavens fall,” and which the
the authorities are assailing is
the ‘‘club scheme.” For many
Jit has been the custom in
in communities of the state
ie drinkers to organize a
)f fifteen or twenty, con
:e twenty-five cents or more
S* to a common fund, which is
( V turned pyer to one man, and he
purchases several gallons of
whiskey from thetdistiller. The
" law prohibits the distiller from
|p selling less than five gallons at a
time, in the original package,
f By the means specified the dis
tiller has violated no law, but the
authorities hold that the law has
been violated by some one and
the matter is to be tested.
tRace for Judgeship.
The race for the judgeship in
this, the Third judicial district
promises to become as interest
ing as that of state’s attorney.
Hon. J. C. Yancey of Batesville,
a prominent citizen and eminent
lawyer of our border county, ha.£
entered the contest and his an-'
nouncement appears in this issue:
Of him and his candidacy his
home paner, the Batesville News,
says:
“Mr. Yancey came to Arkansas
and engaged in the practice of
law in 1874. He was first asso
ciated with Hon. Ed Mathes in
Crittenden county, and in ’76
and ’77 with Col. Bob Crockett'
in Arkansas county. He located !
in Batesville in 1878, practicing
law alone for several years and
then forming a partnership with
Col. H. S. Coleman, with whom
he practiced a number of years.
After dissolving partnership with j
Col. Coleman Mr. Yancey’s prac
tice increased until he felt the
need of a partner, and having an
application frorh F. D. Fulker
son of Missouri they formed a |
partnership, the latter having;
one-fourth interest in the busi-;
ness.
“Mr. Yancey is one of the most
energetic and enterprising men
who ever lived in the state, and
has done more for the develop
ment and advancement of the
public interest in this section;
than any man in it. He has
always been found in the front
rank of any movement for the !
upuuxiuilig, vx ‘"•v --«/ • -
was the advocate and chief fac-;
tor in securing the building of
the Batesville branch of the Iron
Mountain railroad in 1883; or
ganized and incorporated the
Batesville Telephone Company
in 1888, being president of the
company for ten years; organ
ized and incorporated the Key
stone Manganese and Iron Co.
at Cushman, being manager and
attorney, the employment of a
large force of men and the ship
ment of large quantities of ore |
resulting therefrom; was one of
the leading factors in bringing
about the improvement of White
river, and brought about the ex-1
tension of the railroad to Cush
man ; promoted and organized
the Arkansas Phosphate Co. forj
(manufacture of a fertilizer; was j
the promoter of the movement j
to build the railroad up White >
river, and on invitation of the |
railroad officials drove the first |
spike which started the exten
sion of the line which will be one
of the most important in the
state. He was the prime mover
and urged the matter through
the city council for the estab
lishment of our splendid water
and light plant.
“Mr. Yancey began the agi
I tation for a federal building in
| Batesville when no one believed
| it could be secured, enlisting the
| support, by petition and other
I wise, of the bar and public men
in this section, which resulted
| in the court being located in this
city through a bill introduced in
; congress by Gen. Neill.
* ‘He was a member of the house
| of representatives from Inde
pendence county in 1885, being
recognized as one of the strong
members of that body; was
elected mayor of Batesville in
1889 without solicitation on his
part, and declining a second
term. His administration of the
office of mayor was in every way
creditable, and marked an epoch
in the city’s history. It was
a record as he and his friends
and all good citizens might just
ly be proud of. He suppressed
gambling, banished the vagrants
and cleared out all the loose and
disreputable characters.
“In 1892 he was chairman of
the Democratic congressional
committee, and in 1900 repre
sented this congressional dis
trict in the national convention
which nominated Mr. Bryan the
second time.
“Upon the organization of tne
Business Men’s League of Bates
ville Mr. Yancey was elected
president, and over his protest
was re-elected, and is now the
president of the league.
“Mr. Yancey is regarded b;
members of the bar as one o
the best lawyers in the circuit;
and this, with his untiring devo
tion to the upbuilding of the
business interests of this section,
will give him a strong following
in every county in the circuit.
WHISKEY LOST JN ELAMES.
Court Orders Whiskey That Was
Seized in Blind Tiger Town De
stroyed by fin.
Arkadelphia, Nov. 24. —The
campaign which is being waged
here against the sale of intoxi
cating liquor resulted last night
in the seizure of a quantity of!
whiskey, which had been ship
ped in by express. The whiskey
was consigned to R. L. Pember
ton. It was contained in one
barrel and seven cases, all of
which were packed in dry goods
boxes. The draymen were in
the act of unloading the boxes at i
Pemberton’s store when the raid
was made by Sheriff Abraham,
Marshal Hart and Constable
Dooley. The officers broice open
the boxes and confiscated the
liquor.
The court Thursday ordered
the whiskey burned, and the
order was carried out at 4 o'clock
Thursday afternoon. The burn
ing of the liquor was jnade the
occasion for a big demonstration
on the part of the citizens.
Hundreds of men and women
marched down the street bearing |
a banner on which was the in-1
scription, “Blind Tigers Must
Go; Our Motto Is a Clean Town.”
The crowd was joined by stu
dents from Henderson and
Ouachita colleges.
The liquor was burned upon
the ground where the tent in
which Rev. Burk Culpeper has
been holding a revival stood.
$100 Reward, $100.
The readers of this paper will
be pleased to learn that there is
at least one dreaded disease that
science has been able to cure in
all its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only
positive remedy now known to
! the med-ical fraternity. Catarrh
i being a constitutional disease, re
quires a constitutional treatment,
i Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken
internally,, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surface of
the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease,and
| giving the patient strength by
: building up the constitution and
' assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so
much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred
Dollars for any case that it fails
to cure. Send for list of testi
monials. Address
F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, 0.
Sold by all druggists.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
Municipal Election, Too.
County politics are warming
up and a number of prospective
entries are giving their friends
a tip that they may be counted
upon to enter the lists. Coinci
dent with the primary campaign
is also the contest for city offic
es. The date of the primary will
be only a few days previous to
the city election next April and
the people of Newport will then
be called upon to elect a mayor,
marshal, recorder, treasurer and
councilmen.
Mayor J. W. Grubbs, it is gen
Newport Opera House.
Vixing & Parish’s Offerings.
Don't fail to See the Great Emo
tional Play
The
Little Homestead
A. Story of a Man’s Deep Love
and a Woman’s faithlessness.
I
See the Great
SNOW STORM SCENE!
This excellent company will
appear at the Opera House
NOV EMBER 27th
Prices. 75c, 50c and 25c.
SEATS ON SALE JACOCKS’
JAMES M. PORTER,
Teacher of Piano.
The Leschetizky Method will be
used as the basis of technical
work. Advanced pupils and be
ginners solicited.
STUDIO —Musical Coterie Club Rooms.
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HOURS.
Tuesdays and Fridays, 1 to 5
p. m. Wednesday and Saturdays.
8 to 12 a. m., and 1 to 5 p. m.
DR. HARRY £E. DOWELL,
DENTIST.
“Special’ attention given
to crown, bridge and
inlay work.
Office’Over Chas. Meyer and
Joyce’s Drug Store.
E. L. WATSON, M. D.
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OFFICE OVER MOSEY S.
NEWPORT, - - ARK.
erally understood, will be the
next postmaster, and several
good citizens have been mention
iedfor his success >t. And all
down along the line there is talk
I as to who will run.
* The question of municipal
ownship of the waterworks,
i which must be by special act,
| will come up and the disposition
j of public utility franchises will
; all have a bearing upon the com
| ing contest.
Honored Masons.
The Masonic Grand Royal
Arch Chapter in session the
I past week at Little Rock honored
: two Newport members, advanc
! ing J. R. Mayhan to the rank of
“Grand Principal Sojourner,”
i and making R. M. Laird, a mem
ber of the grievance committee.
_——
Mercantile and Financial
Times, 64 Murray street, New
York: Please give me your opin
• ion of a $100 investment in Penn
Wyoming Copper stock. Yours,
respectfully, T. -J. Sullivan, 10
Apple street, Lynn, Mass. $100,
$1,000 or $100,000 could not be
better invested than in Penn
Wyoming Copper shares. Ex.
Merc, and Financial Times. tl
Don't fail to attend the tig
Linen sale at the Wolff
Goldtnan Mercantile Co.
Note advertisement. 62bti
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THANKSGIVING WEAR.
The turkey should be properly dressed, and so should the
man. This is a roundabout way of saying that you should ap
pear in proper raiment on Thanksgiving Day—the great home
feast day of the year. We have your size in
Correct Clothes for Men
your favorite pattern and fabric, and the style which would
be most becoming to \ou. They come from Alfred Benjamin
Co., Makers, New York. They are equal in fit and finish u>
those of the most expensive to-order made clothes,
$ \ 5.00 TO $30.00.
‘"CF'T the 11A BIT ••
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Solicits the acccounts of depositors who desire
the accommodations of a first-class, well
equipped and reliable banking house.
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OFFICERS AMD DIRECTORS.
Geo. W. Decker, President. R. M. Johnson, Cashier.
A. D. Bailey, Vice Pres’t. Jas. L. Jones, Ass’t Cashier.
Thos. J. Graham. Ed. P. Shoffner. J. T. Henderson.
Jos. M. Stayton. Dr. J. M. Jones. T. S. Stephens.
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Find no cause for complaint.
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put your money in a good safe
bank.
Arkansas Bank and Trust Co.
NEWPORT, ARK.
Capital $100,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
Jos. M. Berger, Jr. R. F. Drummond, C. J. Saenger,
B. B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, S. D. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, J. P. Duck, W. W. Dutton,
0. D. Watson, L. E. Whlis, F D. Fulkerson,
R. K. Fitzhugh.