FARMER SHOT
WHILE ASLEEP.
Assassin’s Victim a Well Known
Farmer Living Near Texar
kana. Sight Taken by
Light of the Moon.
Texarkana, June 30. — Sam
Easley, a well known farmer and
cattleman, was assassinated while
asleep in bed at his home, three
P miles north of here, at 3 o’clock
this morning by some unknown
party. Easley was asleep near a
west front window, and the as
sassin first cut away the blind
from this window with some
sharp instrument.
With the blind cut away and
the moonlight streaming down
upon him, the unconscious man
slept calmly on, and probably
never felt the shot that killed
him. His murderer must have
held the point of his weapon close
to the victim’s head, as the face
and scalp were badly powder
burned.
The bullet, of 38 caliber, enter
ed the ear and lodged in the brain.
Jaasiey never spoke, and was
was dead in a few seconds.
His wife was in the room sleep
ing in another bed, when awak
by the shot. She did not get a
sight of the assassin, who had
quickly fled, and there is no clue
to his identity.
Coroner Vinson held an inquest
, today and the j ;ry returned a
_ y ‘verdict of death at the hands of
a party unknown.
^ ' CITIZENS OFFER
RAILROAD EONUS.
m President H. S. Shaner of the
St. Louis, Little Rock and Gulf
railroad, after a trip over the
southern part of the state, has
given out the following inter
view:
“I have been at Thornton, For
dyce and Hampton in the inter
est of the new road and have met
with considerable encourage
ment. At Thorton a bonus of
$10,000 was raised and the peo
ple of the entire section are en
thusiastic over the prospects.
There is no doubt that the road
will be a go.
“Our chief engineer left Mon
day morning to finish the sur
vey of a short gap which com
pletes the line its entire length.
We are going rignt anead witn
the work and in a short time ac
tual construction work will be
gin.
‘j'The crops in that section of
*TlM| state are good. In some
places the ground is a little wet,
but all together the crops are
above the average and the peo
ple are well satisfied with the
outlook.” _
^ SUSPECT PROVED
^ WANTED MAN.
I The party arrested here last
& Friday, says the Batesville Bee
by Sheriff J. D. Morgan, has
V proven to be the man wanted in
Des Moines, Iowa, for the crime
of rape.
Charlie Temple, deputy sher
iff, arrived Tuesday morning
from that city and at once recog
nized the party as the man
a wanted. His name is Charles
I Andrews, but he has operated
under several other names, he
^ having served two terms in the
./B penitentiary of that state, one
*^werm under the name of Charles
Breath, and the other as Charles
^^Whe crime for which he is
^^Bded now is tyr the commis
rape on ajji eight year old
the citylof Des Moines.
arrested and
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placed in jail, but his long ex
perience in crime and prison life
served to assist him in breaking
jail.
He went to St. Louis anc
worked at the World’s Fair for
some time. While there he was
arrested and locked up by the
police of that city for drunken
! ness. The officials had the de
scription sent out by the sheriff
of Des Moins but failed to recog
nize him as the man wanted.
1 From St. Louis he drifted south
and came to Batesville with the
show that was here last Friday.
That he was recognized by Sher
iff Morgan demonstates his spe
cial capacity as a faithful and
I watchful official.
In talking with Mr. Temple
: we learned that the penalty for
the crime of rape in Iowa is im
prisonment in the penitentiary
from 3 to 25 years. In Arkansas
the penalty for such an offense is
ucai/ii.
RAIN AND WIND
AT TEXARKANA.
Buildings Unroofed and Stores
Flooded to Depth of Several
Inches by Downpour
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of Rain.
Texarkana, Ark., June 30.—
This city was visited by a heavy
rain and wind storm Wednesday
afternoon, and it is feared that
heavy damages have resulted at
points not yet heard from.
The large three-story furniture
house of E. A. Dryer, on West
Broad street, was completely un
roofed and every floor was
flooded to a depth of several
inches. The damage sustained
to the stock wik reach severa
thousand dollars and carried no
tornado insurance.
The rains Wednesday morning
and afte noon were tenific, the
heaviest that has fallen here in
June for many years.
CHILDREN.
On Friday and Saturday only
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson make a
special offer of half-price for
children at their dancing at the
opera house. This offer is good
only to those taking tickets to
day or tomorrow, and this reduc
tion puts the price down within
the reach o: all and parents
should not fail to take advantage
of this offer, as it lasts only two
days. Secure tickets at once and
learn to dance well under compe
tent and experienced teachers.
Regular price, 12 lessons, $5.00;
special half-rate for Friday and
Saturday, 12lessons, $2.50. Class
every afternoon at 4 o’clock at
opera house. S71t
ENTERTAINED LODGE.
The ladies of the Maccabees
held a business meeting with
Mrs. Edyth Johnson, Thursday
afternoon, and upon the conclu
sion of their program, an unex
pected treat was enjoyed in the
way of dainty refreshments
served by the hostess and her
pretty little daughter Ethel.
REDUCTION SALE.
15 per cent discount on every
thing in stock except Royal Blue
shoes foa the next 30 days for
cash only. John W. Wallace.
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TO THE FAIR.
Tickets on sale to St. Louis
daily via the Iron Mountain ro1 .te.
$9.55 for the round trip; recurn
limit fifteen days from date of
sale. T. H. Reamey, Agt.
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MYERS OPENS
STATE CAMPAIGN.
Republican Candidate for Gov
ernor Promises Non-Parti
san Administration.
Cushman (via Batesville), June
30. —Hon. Harry H. Myers, Re
publican nominee for governor,
opened the campaign here today
with an address to the Republi
can clubs of Independence coun
ty. Republicans came to town
from all parts of the county and
from adjoining counties, and
when the speaking began, at 1
o’clock, the grove surrounding
the speaker’s stand was filled
w’ith the largest crowd the town
has ever taken care of.
The speaker was introduced by
L. S. Starnes, president of the
local club.
Mr. Myers’ address was on the
benefits to Arkansas of a Repub
lican administration. He said if
he was elected it would be by
Democratic votes, and that he
would not take advantage of his
position, but would make non
partisan appointments and fill
Democratic elective positions
with Democrats. His address
was well received.
PRIVATE DANCING LESSONS
A specialty is made by Mr.
and Mrs. Gibson at their danc
ing school of private lessons at
any hour for married ladies and
couples, and any one wishing to
take private lessons should do so
at once as these teachers will be
here only a limited time. 571t
TONIGHT.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson will give
their re :ular public dance at
opera house tonight. Everybody
is invited to come and dance.
Admission 50c. Ladies free. It
A jolly party of Searcy girls,
with Miss Ruth Vinson as guest
of honor, is spending a few days
at Armstrong Springs. The other
members of the party are Misses
Sallie Biggs, Leota Bodman, Jen
nie Lightle, Nancy Lightle, Ger
trude Skillern, Tannie Harder,
Bettie Lightle, Maude Smith,
Amanda Dye, Lucile Sanford.—
Searcy Times.
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RHEUMATISM.
Cost Nothing If it Rails.
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druggist today and get a bottle of Para
camph, use as directed, and if it fails to
' do exactly what we claim, go hack to
their druggist and get their money. Par
acamph is recommended as a modem
scientific treatment for all Rheumatic
Swellings and Neuralgic troubles. It re
lieves on Nature’s plan. That is when
applied-it opens the pores, penetrates
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the inflamed skin, muscles and joints re
ducingt he swelling by removing the con
gestion, drawing out the fever and inflam
mation by inducing sweating. It sweats
the disease out of the body through
the pores of the skin. This is why Para
camph is superior to the many internal
strong, drastic drags that upset the stom
ach, shatter the nerves, and undermine
ti* general health. Our guarantee is
it ade to convince you of our faith in Par
a'amph. We have of course, tested its
ijerits thoroughly in many and various
'ises. We know therefore exactly what
it will do. So dor’t hesitate, but get a
bottle of Paracamph today, and after two
or three applications you will be convinced
that we claim only for Paracamph exactly
what it will do.
Paracamph is sold only in 25 cent, 50
cent and fi .00 bottles. The larger sizes
are cheaper for family use. Write for
book of testimonials. The Paracamph
Company, Louisville Ky., U. S. A.
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EXCUSION TO COTTER,
ARK., SUNDAY, JULY 3.
$2.50 for the round trip. Spe
cial train will leave Newport
promptly at 8 a. m; arrive at
Cotter at 1 p. m. Returning,
leave Cotter at 5 p. m., arriving
at Newport at 9:30 p. m. D<
not miss the opportunity of tak
ing this delightful ride and view
ing the magnificent scenery sc
near your home, for over ICC
miles the road follows White
river. Great bluffs, hundreds of
feet high overhanging the rail
road in many places.
This is to be another one of our
popular excursions, personally
I conducted. Tickets 'on sale one
week in advance at Iron Moun
tain office. Secure your tickets
and have your seat reserved free
of charge.
55dtd Thos. H. Reamey, Agt.
AUCTION SALE.
A number of good second-hand
Singer sewing machines will be
sold for cash to the highest bid
der, on Saturday, July 2d, 1904.
The sale will be held at the
corner of Hazel and Front streets,
at 2 o’clock p.m.
This will be a chance to get £
good machine for little money.
54b-6t Frank W. Lynn.
LOW ROUND TRIP RATES.
St. Louis to Denver and
return $25. S(
St. Louis to Salt Lake City
and return 38.0(
Low rates to other westerr
points, via Union Pacific. Quick
est time. Ticket office, 903 Olive
street, St. Louis. w8-2t
BIG LINE OF
New Goods Arriving
Crown. Schiller & Shaeffer
-PIANOS—
AND
Crown Organs.
Patronize a Home Man.
Z. B. REID.
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TRAVELING MEN OF ARKANSAS. _
WELCOMEF
We extend a cordial invitation to use our Direc
tors' Room whenever convenient and your
pleasure so to do. Hotels are crowded. Our
offices and stationery are at your command.
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
OFFICERS and DIRECTORS.
Geo. W. Decker, President, R. M. Johnson, Cashier.
A. D. Bailey, V-President, T. D. Kinman, Asst. Cash,
Thos. J. Graham, Ed. P. Shoffner, J. T. Henderson, i
Jos. M. Stayton, Dr. J. M. Jones, T. S. Stephens, |
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