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VOLUME III. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3. 1903 NUMBER 110
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A good, serviceable Man’s Suit, $3.90
value, $2.00.
Men’s cotton Serge Suits, $4.75 value, $2.95
Men’s guaranteed all wool Serge Suits,
military cut, $9.00 value, $5 25.
Men’s all wool Scotch Suits, $9.75 value,
$5.85.
Youth’s long pant Heavy Suits, $4.50
value, $3 10.
Boys’ Knee Suits up to 15 years, $2.50
value, $1 60.
Boys’Knee Suits up to 15 years, $1.50
value 35c
Boys’ Wash Suits, only a few left, $1.00
value, 39c.
Men's Work Shirts, 50c value, 33c.
Men’s fancy pattern Negligee Shirts, 75c
value, 55c.
Men’s Panama Shirts, 75c value, 50c.
Men’s Full Dress Shirts, $1.25 value, 85c.
Men’s Belt Suspenders, the latest out, 42c
Ladies’ Oxfords, $3.00 value, $1.90.
Ladies’patent tip Dongola Shoes, $1.50
value, 98c.
Job lot ladies’ $1.50 and $25.0 Shoes, 75c.
Men’s Oxfords, $3.25 value, $2.15.
Men’s calfskin, patent tip Shoes, $2.00
value, $1.25.
Job Men’s Shoes, 85c.
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SECOND ASSASSINATION
AT EL DORADO.
Dallas Hunter, a Friend of Tucker
Faction, Murdered in Cold Blood
While Preparing to Leave the
County.
El Dorado, Sept. 2.—Dallas Hunter
was assassinated this morning about
four miles west of town, while on the
road from his house to El Dorado,
where he had been to see his sick
baby. He was returning to El Dorado
to consult his brother-in-law, At
torney W. C. Holbert, of Temple,
Tex., relative to leaving this county,
because, it is claimed, his life had
been threatened.
Hunter had been deputy sheriff
since the March circuit court, and
was a friend of Guy Tucker, now of
Little Rock, and of W. P. Lee, who
was assassinated on July 6 last. He
leaves a wife and four small children.
A posse with bloodhounds went to
tne scene or tne killing, me oiooa
houndB took the trail, and at last ac
counts were still running the trail.
The assassin stood behind a tree,
and at a distance of about thirty feet
shot Hunter from his horse. A load
of twelve buckshot struck him full in
the back. Appearances indicated
that the assassin had been there for
twenty-four hours. The coroner
empaneled a jury, viewed the re
mains and adjourned until Friday
morning at 9 o’clock.
Guy Tucker intended to return to
Little Rock this afternoon, but owing
to rumors of the intended assassin
ation of him he got off the train in
the outskirts of the city and returned
to town.
If the assassination of Dallas Hunt
er yesterday and the murder of W.
P. Lee on July 6 last are chargeable
to the Tucker-Parnell feud, this is
the fifth violent death as the result of
that feud.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
W. N. Thompson to W. T. Guin et
al, 1 acre 11-12-8, $30.
D. C. Dowell and wife to F. R. Dow
ell, 284.65 acres 17, 19, 29-14-1, and
$1,750 for 204.31 acres 12-13-3 and 6,
28-13-2, lots 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, block 22,
lots 4, 6, 6 block 23, lots 2, 3, 4, 6, 6
block 11, all of block 10, Tuckerman,
$5.
Henry Owen and wife to Lucy A.
Williams, lot 6 block 30, Newport,
$1,500.
W. R. Jones to Belle Jones, one-half
interest lot 60x180 feet, block I, New
port, $300.
S. A. Mosely and wife to Martin Dye
lot 6, block 2, Remmel’s addition,
Newport, $1,000.
W. N. Nance to G. W. Bowers, 160
acres 36-10-2, $300.
C. H. Wiysel to L. F. Fortinberry,
block 12, Jacksonport, $10.
S. C. Dowell and wife to R. D. Wil
mans, 240 acres 20-11-1 and 12-12-2,
J. R. Cox and wife to W. W. Kidd,
tract in 36-12-3, $260.
J R. Cox and wife to Margaret
Kidd, part of lot 2, block A, Diaz,
$104.10.
W. W. Kidd and wife to J. R. Cox,
part of lot 2, block A, Diaz^ $10.
John Q. Borders to James M. Smith,
20 acres 16-9-2, $60.
James M. Smith and wife to Joseph
Cotter, 20 acres 16-9-2, $30.
Joseph Coffer and wife to Wm. R.
Coffer, 20 acres 16-9-2, $30.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
Railway Company to I. N. Greenhaw,
40 acres 34-13-2, $180.
W. S. Rich and wife to R. J. Rich,
80 acres 26-13-2, $126.
Narcie P. Minor to Cary Davidson,
lot 3, block 16, Newport, $1,200.
William B. Chastain to George W.
Cole, lot 10, block X, Chastain's addi
j tion, Newport, $60.
Martha F. Guise to J. S. Wilmans,
j 160 acres 12-11-2, $500.
State of Arkansas to John Penning
I ton, 40 acres 9-11-1, $50.
State of Arkansas to W. H. Mead,
40 acres 4-11-1, $50.
W. H. Mead to B. A. Ramsey, 40
acres 4-11-1, $50.
Foster R. Dowell and wife to D. W.
Nicholson, 284.65 acres 17, 19, 29-14-1,
$2,250.
DAVIS INDIGNANT
OVER REPORT.
Little Rock, Sept. 2, 1903.—Relative
! to the report in circulation over the
; state that Gov. Davis will shortly
! withdraw in the interest of ex-Con
I gressman Thomas C. McRae of Pres
cott. Private Secretary Charles
Jacobson last night said: “I talked
with Gov. Davis relative to the report
this morning and he pronounced it a
campaign lie started by his enemies to
injure him. The governor was very
indignant, and said there is absolute
yl no foundation for the canard.”
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MOTT MURDERED
BY LEE HOLCOMBE.
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Aged Farmer Suffers Death at Hands
of Young Neighbor on a Spree
Wednesday Night.
E. Mott, a peaceable farnjer of
nearly 60 years of age, was murdered
it his home near the Ike Stephens
farm nine miles south of here on
White river Wednesday night between
LI and 12 o’clock by a young neigh
nor, Lee Holcombe, who was in a
Jrunken frenzy.
The latter claimed Mott had drawn
f 10 coming to him and went to Mott’s
borne with a musket and began firing.
No shots struck the old man, how
sver, and Holcombe then proceeded
to brain him. Before medical assist
ance could be secured Mott had
passed away. He leaves a wife and
two children, but they have been sep
arated from him and lived near
Campbell.
Holcombe came here from Yazoo,
Mississippi, and has thus far evaded
arrest.
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CAPTAIN NATHAN HOPKINS.
Uaptain Nathan Hopkins, one of the
oldest and best known rivermen of
the Mississippi valley, died here at 10
o’clock Wednesday night, at the ad
vanced age of 80 years.
He was a very fine engineer in his
earlier days, being a Kentuckian by
birth and ran on Mississippi and Ohio
river boats. He came to Jacksonport
in the early seventies and died in
poverty, though he had been in good
circumstances.
A son thought to be living in St.
Louis has been telegraphed for and
arrangements for the funeral will not
be made pending a reply. He is also
thought to have a daughter living in
the north, but was never communica
tive and little is known of his rela
tives.
The deceased was prominent in Odd
Fellow circles and in his last sickness
was taken care of by the local lodge.
Later—A telegram has been re
ceived from the daughter of the de
ceased in St. Louis, and the funeral
will be held at 9 o’clock Friday morn
ing. The burial will be in charge ol
the Odd FellowsL, who are called tc
meet at 8:30 a. m. at the hall.
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DANCE AT HAZE1/
A dance was given Wednesday
evening in honor of the young ladies
and gentlemen who are soon to leave
Newport to enter college. The white
orchestra furnished the music and il
was not until a late hour that the
party broke up.
Those present were Messrs. W. T
Parrish, J. M. Berger, Jr., lkeBotten
stein, Tom Dillard, Ralph Richardson
W. B. Egan, Felix Simmons, Eugene
Hirscb, Roy Dutton, Ed Sims, D. M
Gregg, Homer Buford, MissesNoreene
Kinman, Mary and Hilda Bailey
Neill and Gene Bandy, Sue Armstrong
Louise Irby, Janie Stephens, Jennie
McCauley, Della Bernstein, Aubrej
Arnold and Mrs. J. Less of Jonesboro
Parties desiring pasturage for stock
call on C. B. Best, East Newport. 68tl
MARION COUNTY RAILWAY.
Feeder to White River Railroad to Be
Constructed Through Mineral Sec
tion of Marion County.
Little Rock, Sept. 3.—The Marion
County Railway Company was char
tered yesterday by the state board of
railway incorffbrators, the application
having been made by Hon. Jerry C.
South of Mountain Home. The capi
tal stock is $250,000. The directors
are J. C. South, Z. M. Horton, Thos.
Combs, F. J. McLean, Geo. E. Dodge,
Little Rock, J. E. Williams, Little
Rock, J. S. Pyeatt, St. Louis, and E.
G. Merriam, St. Louis. It will be a
feeder of the White River branch of
the Missouri Pacific, about twenty
five miles in length. It will bbgin at
a point on the White River road on
the north bank of White river, oppo
site the mouth of the Buffalo river in
Baxter county, thence across White
river in a westerly and southwesterly
direction to the mouth of Clabber
creek, thence northwesterly along
Clabber creek through Yellville to an
intersection with the White River
road at the southwest corner of town
ship 19 north, range 16 west, a dis
i tance of twenty-three miles, with a
1 two-mile branch from the mouth of
Clabber creek to Rush, the location
of the famous Morning Star mine.
The preliminary survey has been
completed and Mr. South says the
work will begin as soon as the locating
survey has been completed. F. J.
McLean of St. Louis owns $48,800 of
the stock and the other stockholders
own $100 each.
GENERAL FORREST’S
SERVANT ACQUITTED.
Cotton Plant, Sept. 2.-Circuit court
convened here Monday, Judge Hut
ton on the bench and P. R. Andrews,
prosecuting attorney, present. A
large docket is on hand and the grand
jury has two murder cases under in
vestigation.
J. W. Carter, a prominent negro of
Little Rock, was tried here today for
embezzling lodge funds. He was ac
quitted. Ex-Gov. Dan W. Jones and
many other prominent citizens Crt
Little Rock testified in behalf of Car
ter. He served through the war as
Gen. Bedford Forrest’s servant.
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