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BXIII. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS MONDAY. FEBRUARY lti, 1911. NUMBER 271 c
is Suit
rajnst Railroad
ages By Reason Of In
nag With Drainage
Of Land.
jrd week of the Jack
et court opened Monday
trial of the damage
luted by W. H. Morris
the Iron Mountain first
Plaintiff alleges that
oad embankment above
interferes with the
of the Morris lands
the Rock Island,
ndidge, Jr., of Searcy,
| Stayton represented
tiff and Campbell &
defendant company.
8e of the state versus
ennett for malicious
las been continued for
and set for the second
lew petit jurymen were
G. T. Van Winkle,
of Swifton, but who is
(here, J. 0. Powell and
jenport.
ie against John H. Keel
assault with intent to
b accessories, comes up
morrow, at least it is
kring then.
Up The Fight.
iff, Feb. 15.—The li
en of this city have
abandoned their
juor licenses for 1914.
le largest wholesalers
iring to mdve * their
Little Rock and Mem
F. Rosenberg of the
Company is in Mem
ng a location. Harry
tonight for Little
sse a building for the
house of L. & E. Wer
Others are preparing
Deluding a large num
d employed by the re
houses and saloons,
expected that the li
either would get up
etition to be present
ePhilpot in the coun
& would attempt to
niness through an
I Proceeding. It was
tonight, however,
■s little likelihood of
dealers combining for
|ht for license.
1(18 P°r Congress.
“as, Feb. 14.—Tom
ef Pocahontas has an
0r Congress to suc
■ Oldfield, who is seek
j“ion. He will invite
idto make a joint
■n£ Pictures
Pjpera House
JCRET treasure
Biood drama
■ (RATHE)
■ t?on°F DECEP‘
BjRY dipped
Brltlng summer sen
Ch“- Stine
5c and 10c
'FAIR EXHIBIT
FROM ARKANSAS
—
.Promises to Be A Magnificent
One—Plans of Governor
Supported.
—
Little Rock, Feb. 16.—Unless
signs which are plainly written
across the heavens fail, Arkan
sas will send to San Francisco
one of the most magnificent ex
hibits ever placed by any state
iat a world wide exposition. The
| convention held in Little Rock
i last week, sponsored by Govern
or G. W. Hays, was the stepping
I stone from which the movement
will grow, and this week the
committee to raise the $100,
000 required will be named by
Governor Hays. Work will im
mediately begin and while the
money is being raised, a bit of
attention will be paid to getting
together something to exhibit
when the building is completed.
The first real step in the work
is, therefore, not to be along fi
nancial lines. There seems to
be little doubt in the mind of
Governor Hays that the money
will be forthcoming, so he can
turn his attention to the source
of supply for exhibits. Ar
angements will be made to care
for the finest of this year’s
crop, that can be saved. For
crops maturing after the open
pecial care is to be taken with i
the 1914 crop in order to pro
duce some real premium stuff.
California is the only recogniz
ed fruit rival of Arkansas, and
a great deal of that state’s rep
utation was founded on Arkan
sas fruit which was shipped to \
California points, repacked and j
sold again as California fruit, at!
much higher prices.
It is the intention of Govern- j
or Hays and those promoting
the enterprise, to have daily
shipments go forward to San
Francisco during the exposi
tion. The exposition will open
in strawberry time and extend
through after apple picking
time. This will give Arkansas
a chance to appear in her
Sunday clothes. Fresh Arkan
sas fruit will be shown right be
side California fruit, and it is
a safe bet that Arkansas will
not suffer from the comparison.
The horticulturists and other
societies will assist in the work,
especially in the preparing of
fruit for shipment.
All Arkansas schools will this
year prepare a feature exhibit
from which the best will be se
lected. The same will be done
i it _*_/,/ thn
l^tate—in fact, Arkansas is go
jing right to California to show
! the people of the world that
| they bought the wrong ticket
when they went looking for the
garden spot of the world, Ark
ansas being the only state ans
wering that description.
Reversed and Remanded.
Special to Independent.
| Little Rock, Feb. 16.—In the
supreme court today, two cases
cn appeal from Jackson county
were reversed and remanded.
In the appeal of Wes Anthony
j versus Theresa Sills over a tract
1 of land, the case was reversed
Und remanded for a new trial
in the circuit court.
J In the appeal of Sam W. Pee
bles versus Eminent Household
j of Columbian Woodmen over an
[insurance claim, the court re
|versed and remanded the case.
Mrs. Margaret P. A. Boyce.
I The news of the death of Mrs.
Margaret Boyce, which occurred
Monday morning at 12:15,
brought sorrow to the hearts of
her many friends, many of
i whom did not know that she was
; seriously ill. Mrs. Boyce had
been an invalid for a. long time
but it was not until last Tuesday
that she became worse and was
i confined to her bed. A very
jweak heart with general debil
j ity was the cause of her death.
! Mrs. Boyce was born in Vir
ginia, October, 1880. being 83
I years old. In her early woman
hood she moved to Marion coun
: ty, Missouri, where she lived for
a number of years, when she and
!her husband came to Arkansas
in 1883, locating near Kenyon,
where the deceased's husband
died. From Kenyon the family
moved to Jacksonport and later
to Newport, where they have
lived for twenty-one or two
years.
Mrs. Boyce was a devout
Christian, a life long member
of the Methodist church, and the
funeral service which will be
held at the family home Tues
day morning at 10 o’clock, will
be conducted by her pastor, Rev.
B. L. Wilford and a former pas
tor, Rev. M. B. Umsted. Burial
will follow at Walnut Grove,
where the body will be laid be
side that of the beloved husband
_J J_A._
cuiu uau^iuci.
In the passing away of Mrs.
Boyce the city has probably lost
its oldest citizen, one who has
lived not only to a ripe old age,
but a life filled with usefulness
and good deeds. Few there were
who knocked at her door for
help who went away empty
handed. Of a broad Christian
spirit she was ready at all times
to recognize the spark of good
that lay in the hearts of any
whom the world would be ready
to criticise. Although unable
to attend services at her church,
she kept up her interest in its
work and societies, always feel
ing a keen interest in its affairs.
Only one near relative, a son,
Judge E. L. Boyce, with whom
the deceased had made her home
for the past several years, sur
vives her and to him, his wife
and little son, Edwin, this death
comes as a great sorrow into
their home. The sympathy of
our people is extended to the be
reft ones.
Relief Society Work.
During the bitter cold weather
of last week the calls for as
sistance upon the Relief Socie
ty were numerous, but the most
pitiful was from a widow with
three small children, the young
est an 18 months old baby, who
were found on Jackson street
in perfectly destitute circum
stances, their only belongings
being an old feather bed and a
few pieces of clothing.
The society wants to buy a
small cook stove for the woman,
and would be glad to get a sec
ond hand one if possible. If
anyone has such a stove that
they will sell, they will confer
a favor upon the society by
phoning Mrs. S. R. Phillips, No.
63.
Central Committee Meets.
The Democratic county cen
tral committee met here Monday
afternoon in the city hall for the
purpose of naming the judges
for the March primary and to
pass upon several petitions for
additional polling places.
✓
License Contest
Reopens Thursday
Bv Agreement of Counsel and
Will Doubtless Consume Re
mainder of Week.
County court will resume con
sideration of the contest for
license in Newport Thursday
morning, the adjournment be
ing made by reason of the death
in the family of one of the at
torneys. The lawyers upon both
sides agreed to this change in
arrangements and Judge Coe ad
journed court Monday until that
date.
It is probable that the remain
der of the week will be consum
ed in the hearing of evidence
and argument and no decision is
expected before Saturday and
probably not until the week fol
j lowing.
CROSS EXAMINE CAROUTH
ERS.
When County Court was re
sumed Saturday afternoon, Mr.
Grant for petitioners announc
ed that the other side might take
the witness, Mx. Carouthers,
whose direct examination had
consumed a day and Mx. Jones
proceeded to take up the cross
examination. The witness held
to his previous testimony, al
though admitting in many cases
that his evidence was based upon
information furnished by other
After reciting what witness
had testified to upon direct tes
timony, counsel for remon
strants would ask, “Did you
make that statement from your
own personal knowledge, or
from information”, to which
witness would reply, “of person
al knowledge” or “information”,
ac the case might be, and after
frequent tilts between counsel
and witness the matter would so
rest, the remonstrants doubtless
desiring to classify the chal- i
lenged names into the two chan
nels named: the testimony
based upon information and that
upon personal knowledge.
He was not cross-examined
upon all the names about which
he had previously testified and
tie instances in which he made
admissions or gave further in
formation regarding the where
abouts of signers, were in the
following cases: Susie Allen,
resided now7 at the Planters ho
tel of his own knowledge, didn’t
know how long; Allie Busby told
witness he now lived next door
to O. I. Hubert ; O. T.Burmicha
el, didn’t know him .personally;
U. uook uvea wun iur. rsuren
the barber; Wm. Berry work
ing for Dean & Hocking, don’t
know residence; L. Bowman was
at address given January 9;
J. C. Coulton had left Newport
House December 25; Mrs. A.
Haney, would not say that she
lived back of Mrs. Stallings
when petition was filed; D. Has
sen, witness didn’t know he
took out a peddler’s license in
White county; didn’t know
whether Bat Henley was here
January 1; J. T. McGivens lived
at Planters Hotel from middle
of December to his own
personal knowledge; Charles
Mann and D. F. Mann at New
port House January 9, accord
ing to Coen; regarding Stella
; Morton, witness stated that he
had ordered the houseboat to
move, but that all “ eased back”.
Dr. E. L. Watson, health officer,
had ordered him to have them
move again, but he had never
done so, was waiting until after
the election ; witness did not,
know where Robert Seibt lives;
E. C. Thompson did not know
him personally; Mrs. Nina
Wheeler lived with Mrs. Crabb,
according to Ed Collins.
This concluded the cross ex
amination on the unknown list
and Mr. Carouthers was ex
cused for the afternoon.
Edgar Lynch was called, tes
tified that he lived at the Plant
ers House and knows Tom
Kroll, who had told witness that
his home was Newport; also
knew Ben Dringherd, who lives
mail here, exhibited letters now
held for Drinkard here. On
cross-examination, denied 'that
he had told T. S. Stephens that
one of these men did not live
here, but stated that when one
of them told him he had signed
petition, that he asked him if
Newport was his home.
Timberman Kills Trader.
Cotter, Feb. 15.—Delbert H.
Tate, a trader living at Guion,
Ark., was shot and instantly kill
ed at a late hour Friday night
i in the north part of town by
William Goodin, a timberman.
The men were alone at the time
and are said to have both been
drinking. Tate was taking
Goodin home. Goodin assigns
no cause for the deed except
that he had to kill Tate in self
defense. He shot him three
times at close range with a re
volver, the shots taking effect
in his right arm, neck and
| breast.
The two men had been togeth
er all evening and are said to
,have been drinking at different
places around town. They had
always been friends and there
was no apparent difficulty be
tween them last night.
Immediately after the shoot
ing a coroner’s jury was sum
moned. It returned a verdict
to the effect that Tate camie to
his death by a shot from a pis
tol held in the hand of William
Goodin. Goodin was bound over
to await the action of the grand
jury, which meets at the next
term of the Izard circuit court.
Goodin is married and has
several children. Tate was 25
years old, and married, with one
child. When the news of his
death was broken to his young
wife, her grief was pitiful.
The body of the slain man
was buried at the Guion ceme
tery this afternoon at 3 o’clock.
News of the killing had spread
all over that section and a large
crowd attended the funeral.
Byan Almost Makes Mistake.
, New York, Feb. 15.—Four
hundred of theforemost authors
| of the United States attended
I the first annual dinner given by
the Author’s League of Amer
ica, at which Secretary Bryan
was the guest of honor. In the
course of his talk Secretary'
Bryan reached for a drink of
water and inadvertently picked
| up a glass of champagne. Mrs.
'Bryan, seeing her husband’s
mistake, sprang quickly from
her place, two seats away and
put her hand over the glass as
it was about to reach his lips.
He laughed and picked up a
glass of water.
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