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The people of Newport and Jackson County are* invited
to call and see the stock of every kind of goods now on dis
play at our store. We are here for business and propose to
sell. All that is needed is for you to see the many useful
articles that can be purchased here for live and ten cents,
nothing higher than twenty-five cents.
J. C. DICE, PROP.
115 Walnut Street. Next door to L. Minor’s Office.
ASSESSOR’S NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under- ;
. signed, as assessor of Jackson county, !
Arkansas, will meet the people of the
different townships at the following times and
places, for the purpose “of listing the Personal
Property and Per Capita Tax for the
year 1902:
Barren township, McDougal’s residence, Mon
day and Tuesday, June 2, and 3.
Glaize township, Grand Glaize, Wednesday
and Thursday June 4 and 5.
Breckinridge township, Auvergne, Friday
June 6
Breckinridge township, Weldon, Saturday
0N June 7.
Breckinridge, township, Tupelo, Monday
June 9. \ N
Cow Take township, Nance’s Store Tuesday
and Wednesday, June 10 and 11.
Richwoods township, Martin's Old Residence,
Thursday and Friday, June 12 and 13.
Cache township, Burton’s Store, Saturday
June 14.
Cache township, Martin’s School House, M on
day and Tuesday June 16, and 17.
Grubbs township, Robinson’s Chapel, Wednes
day and Thursday June 18 and 19
Village township, Barnes’ Mill, Friday
June 20
Jefferson township, Jacksonport, Monday-and
Tuesday, June 23 and 24.
Bird township, Elgin, Wednesday June 25.
Bird township, Centerville, Thursday, June 26
Bird township, Tuckerman, Friday and Sat
urday, June 27 and 28.
Glass township, Swifon, Monday June 30
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 1 and 2.
Union township, Court House, Newport, from
July 7 to August 20.
Please bring along your deeds or last tax
receipts.
Given under my hand this 6th day of
May 1902
B. F. SIMMONS
Assessor of Jackson County, j
First published May 6 Daily Independent 6t.
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DR. B. A. WASHBURN,
Physician and Surgeon.
Special attention given to dis
eases of Ear, Nose and Throat.
Also Diseases of Women.
Offices: New Watson Building,
Rooms 12, 14 and 15. '
Newport, Arkansas.
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I)R. H. O. WALKER,
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Newport, - - - Arkansas.
CONTRACT FINALLY AWARDED.
General Manager Russell Harding Of
The Iron Mountain Railway Gives
Orders To Contractors To Be
gin Work On New Depot
Building—Stewart
Brothers Suc
cessful Bid
ders.
Newport will secure a new passen
ger depot of the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern Railway Com
pany. There is no longer a foothold
of doubt upon which the cold water
throwers, disorganizes and kickers
may stand. The authority for the as
sertion is based upon the orders of the
General Manager Russell Harding,
who in company with several other
high officials of the road visited New
port Thursday morning and awarded
the contract of building the depot to
Newport’s well known firm of con
tractors, Stewart Brothers.
The special train, carrying Russell
Harding, general manager; William
Cotter, general superintendent; T. E.
Fisher, superintendent of bridges and
buildings and J. G. Hartigan, super
intendent of the Arkansas division
with headquarters at Little Rock, ar
rived at Newrport at 9:33 a. m. from
the South and continued on its way at
10:10 a. m.
But this brief 37 minutes will play a
prominent part in the upbuilding of
Newport. Lfardly so long a time
would have been spent here had it not
been for the delay in finding Mr.
D Qtn iTT n nt i*tV» non Kiri tKo n a n
struction of the building had been ac
cepted by the road.
The coming of the officials had not
been announced nor was the purpose
of their visit at first known, but it did
not take Mr. Harding long to break
the good news. He informed Mr.Stew
art, that after looking over the bids
submitted, that of his firm had been
accepted. The figure was $9,470,
which did not include freight trans
portation over the I -on Mountain for
materials used, nor the steel and iron
work needed in its 'instruction,
which would have brought these fig
ures to $12,240. The latter sum is in
reality to be the cost price of the de
pot, which is to be a pressed brick
edifice 135 by 30 feet, Bedford and
Carthage stone trimmings, slate roof,
copper guttering and concrete floor
ing, the specifications of which have
been given in detail in previous issues
of the Independent.
Mr. Harding told Mr. Stewart that
he might begin work at once placing
his orders for material, as a contract
would be forwarded in a few days.
The depot is to be completed by the
middle of September and Mr. Har
ding expressed the hope to Mr. Stew
art that the work might be of a high
order as the road contemplated other
improvements of this character up
and down the line within the next few
years.
Newport will have the only brick
depot building on the Iron Mountain
between Texarkana and St. Louis and
it will be a beauty, one in which every
citizen may take a pride.
The present depot is to be removed
down the track, where the park now
is, but will be torn down upon the
__i « :_— £ 1—
A number of citizens were there to
meet Mr. Harding and the other
officials, among them Colonel Minor,
whom it seems, has promised to see
that a new three story hotel building
takes the place of the Planters House,
and just before leaving Mr. Harding
reminded the Colonel of this promise
and said he proposed to hoid him to it.
The depot has long been needed
and deserved too; nevertheless the
people of Newport are very cordial in
extending their thanks to the Iron
Mountain officials for the improve
ment.
HORSE THIEVES ARRESTED.
Sheriff R. W. Bandy returned from
Bradford Wednesday night with two
prisoners in custody, who must an
swer to the charge of horse stealing.
They are alleged to have stolen a
horse from H. C. Johnson, near the
home of Mrs. Celia Tucker, below
White River bridge. The preliminary
hearing of the two men in custody
will be held to-morrow in this city.
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A report has been received that par
ties have been arrested at Forest City
wanted in this county for horse steal
ing, but Mr. Bandy has no authentic
information as to this.
The work of the horse thieves in
this county indicates that quite a banc
act together in disposing of the stolen
stock and the sheriff is making every
possible effort to put a stop to their
nefarious work and break up the or
ganization, that seems to exist, by the
arrest of its members.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
J. M.jGlass to H. D. Williams Coop
erage Company, cypress timber 40
acyes 5-13-1, $150.
Chas. R. Hite and C. L. his wife to
F. H. Oden, lot 2, block 8, Remmel’s
addition to Newport, $300.
F. H. Oden to Mollie Oden, lot 2,
block 8, Remmel’s addition to New
port, $500.
D. L. and Minnie Haggard to W. P.
Dickerson and W. P. Taylor, 709.57
acres 3, 4-13-1, $1.00.
Martin Weaver and wife to Celestia
Anderson, 320 acres 8-11-2 and 40
acres 9-11-2, $3500.
J. E. Ballew and wife to Lee Turpin,
24 acres 14-12-1, $50.
L. B. Harris and wife to Francis B.
Johnson, lot 4, Stephens’ addition to
Newport, $400.
L. M. Sedgwick to Will H. William
son, 720 acres 1, 3, 4, 9, 22, 19-11 and
12-1, $1.00.
Will H. Williamson to Sedgwick Tie
Co., 720 acres 1, 3, 4, 9, 22,19-11 and
12-1, $1.00.
Wm. B. Beach and wife to Wolff
Goldman Realty Company, 200 acres
11-9-1, 8650.
W. B. Thomas and wife to Charles
Bunch, 40 acres 25-10-1, 8100.
The People’s Building and Loan As
sociation of Little Rock to Benjamin
Fisher, release of lien, 81.00.
Sarah A. Brandon to G. C. and G. M.
Dudley, 40 acres 18-14-1, 8400.
State of Arkansas to Edward Gil
more 134.46 acres 1-10-1.
Joseph G. Walker and wife to
Wolff-Goldman Realty Company, 40
acres 12-12-3, 835.
HOT SPRINGS
INVITES PRESIDENT.
Hot Springs, June 2.—Secretary
Cooley, on behalf of the Business
Men’s League and the people of this
city generally has written President
Roosevelt a letter extending him a
cordial invitation to visit this city
when he comes south next fall. The
large governmental interest here, it is
thought, will have some influence
with the president in accepting the
invit.ation.
DOYNE TO SUCCEED RIGHTSELL.
Prof. J. J. Doyne, state superin
tendent of public instruction, will
take charge of the public schools of
Little Rock next January. This is
the only construction that can be
placed on the board’s action Saturday
night in extending Mr. Rightsell’s
term until that time. The directors
say “that is not exactly what it
means.”
WELDON WARBL1NGS.
J. C. Tankersly is again at home.
Miss Hallie Tankersly visited Mrs.
Alvon Scales of Newport, the first of
the week.
Miss Laura Johnson returned the
second from Newport, where she has
been visiting the Misses Lindley.
Crops are looking fine and the pros
pects are better for a large crop than
they have been for years.
Prof. Bowen returned from Harris
burg the latter part of last week and
states that some one had secured the
pearl before he arrived.
Miss Bertha Jennings visited Mrs.
Bishop, at Snapp the latter part of
last week and returned Sunday in com
pany with Mr. Arthur and Miss Ethel
Bishop.
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Weldon has been flush with news
but the writer has been very busy.
The closing exercises of Prof. Bow
en’s school were a success and the
professor deserves praise as they
were the best that have been ren
dered for some years.
DANCE AT HAZEL.
The best attended dance of the year
was enjoyed at the Hazel Hotel Wed
nesday evening, being attended by
nearly all the members of the younger
society crowd and many of the older.
The colored orchestra furnished
music, and the dance continued to a
late hour, so thoroughly was it en
joyed.
Those present were Misses Marille
Dillard, Claire Johnson, Mary Laird,
Miss Weisel of St. Louis, Hattie,
Blanche and Della Bernstein, Lucile,
Neill and Imogene Bandy, Nellie
Terry, Josie Phillips, Noreene Kin
man, Mary Bailey, Jennie McCauley,
Annie Dutton, Bessie Buford, Stella
Echols of Cotton Plant; Mesdames D.
Terry, L. J. Sells, L. Hirsch; Messrs.
F. P. Skipwith, John Prewitt, Frank
Guilette, Will O’Neal, Robt. Laird,
Tom Dillard, Ed Sprigg, Ernest Mc
Donald, Homer Buford, Wm. Parrish,
W. Bennett Egan, Edwin Carter, Roy
Dutton, Eugene Hirsch, Chas. Lawson
of Little Rock.
HERRON’S ASSAULTER
ARRESTED.
The ringleader of the gang that as
saulted and robbed M. W. Herron, in
his liquor house at Main and Vance
streets in Memphis, on the night of
January 19, 1901, is under arrest at
Evansville, Ind., and is held there for
the federal authorities in the district
of Kentucky.
His identity as the notorious Chas.
Morris, alias Charles Meyers, for
whom the Memphis police depart
ment have been conducting a vigor
ous search, has been undoubtedly
established by M. W. Herron himself,
and it is probable that the prisoner
will be turned over to the local au
thorities and brought here to Mem
phis for trial at an early date.
STEAMER LIBERTY DELIVERED.
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The title of the steamer Liberty, ^
over which there has been so much
litigation of late, was Wednesday
morning, passed to John Hansler, the
purchaser, for $4,400 under the recent
sale by the United States District
court, says the Memphis Scimitar.
Marshal Thomas H. Baker delivered
the bill of sale to Mr. Hansler Wednes
day morning.
It was reported at first that the
Liberty might be putin the Mississippi
river trade between Memphis and
Vicksburg, but it now seems very
probable that it will be placed in the
Tennessee river trade and run either
between Paducah and East Point, or
Danville and East Point.
Mr. Hansler expects to take out li
cense and other papers for the opera
tion of the boat in his own name im
mediately.
LEVEE TAX.
The tax books of levee district No.
1, are now in the hands of the col
lector.
Books will be kept open at the office
of L. Minor until June 10, 1902.
Parties failjng to pay by that time
will be declared delinquent as the
law directs. T. J. Watson,
Treasurer Levee District No. 1.
By L. Minor, Deputy.
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