NUMBER 259,
TWO FREIGHTS COME TOGETHER.
Bad Freight Wreck On Ill-fated Diaj
Curve Occurred Sunday After -
rnoon but There Were
No Fatalities.
^Through freight trains Nos.
55 and 56 came together just
• south of the ill-fated Diaz curve
Sunday afternoon at 5.30 fl/elock
in head-end collision aj*d as a
result both engines anti six cars
of freight were badjVwrecked.
1 too lives were lost yfind the in
juries were few am not serious.
Brakeman Parkenfend Bullock on
No 55 were thejiftost badly hurt,
the former hsjnng his shoulder
bruisedk^id ,j,he latter his head
skin r/ ^
i^9^ders to take the
Campbell for No. 56,
iieer Fluke ana Gonduc
. failed to make a note of
1L nd their train was making
[ 'fi- dies an hour when they
[ t .ided the Diaz curve and crash
into No. 56.
▲ On the other hand, No. 56 had
w*ha«#' y gotten under good head
f way after leaving Newport,
7 when No. 55 was seen and a full
f stop secured before the collision
occurred. The crews on both
engines jumped for their lives.
A. J. Steer was conductor and
Otto Linber engineer on No. 56.
Among the wrecked freight,
mew two cars of beer, including'
all the leading brews, a car of
unions, one of cabbage and two
cars of lumber. Diaz is a very
\ orderly town on Sundays as a!
' rule, but the lid was declared off i
on this occasion and the atmos-'
■e was so redolent with
!, that even the prohis fell
fer the influence. Now the
lens of the junction of the
inline and White River Road
: confident that the town will
irvive the ill-effects of a jag
Key could not resist breathing,
Rut that carload of dumped cab
bage is worrying them consider
ably for in about ten days of this
spring weather, a soap factory
would be preferable to this
stench.
Getting Into Springfield.
Springfield, Mo., Feb. 25—A.
G. Abell, right-of-way agent for
the Missouri Pacific, was in the
city yesterday. When asked
i about the value of the Schweit
zer property as fixed by the
board of appraisers, Mr. Abell
stated that $18,000 was just
about half as much as was asked
I by Mr. Sweitzer, the original
price being something like $36,
000.
In speaking of the depot plans
for this * city, Mr. Abell said
that he had not seen the plans,
lc.,4- 1,« +V,r,f q rrnnrl atntinn
Ik JiV II v o -
■would be erected here. Its ap
proximate cost he did not
§ know. The plans for the builc^
M ing have been drawn and are at
the St. Louis offices.
Enthusiastic ®ver Prospects.
Extraordinary enthusiasm
marks the efforts of Jonesboro
to get the proposed Presbyterian
i college of Arkansas. A mass
■t Thurs
:ounting
9 locat
March
en par
jpeland,
imercial
invoca
er John
Ihristian
an ad
ghes on
Female
a vocal
^address
he Ad
'Vantages of a Female College
From a Commercial Standpoint.”
This will be followed by the re
port of the committee of ten on
subscriptions to the fund. A vo
cal solo by Mrs. W. W. Cate will
(follow. Other numbers are in
J preparation by the Committee on
j Arrangements. Following the
; program there will be an open
| meeting.
ROGERS DENOUNCES REPORTS.
lying Canards Circulated by Governor
| and Little’s Manager Given Atten
tion by Attorney-General.
j
Texarkana, Feb. 24. —Hon.:
j R. L. Rogers, candidate for gov
i ernor, spoke at the court house’
tonight to a crowd that filled the
court room to its full seating
capacity. His speech covered'
nearly two hours, and was well
• rscjt’.— 1. After defending him
self against varices charges he j
took up the one that, had been
published to the effect that' -he*,
was once arrested and fined in
Van Buren, and denounced it as
an infamous lie. He exhibited
affidavits from citizens and of
ficials of that town, including
Phillip D. Scott and others, in
support of his statement. He
also charged Judge Little’s man
ager with attacks on him, and
declared if he could not get into
office except by traducing and
slandering his opponents he
wnnlH nrpfer to remain a nrivate
* I
citizen always.
In defending himself against
the charges made against him by
Governor Davis, he flayed the,
latter vigorously. . i
To Form District Union.
Resolutions of the committee'
appointed to draft resolutions for
the organization of a district
union in the northern portion of j
Jackson county, Arkansas.
Whereas, the long continu
ance of the raising of cotton at
hazardous prices throughout the ;
South has taught the farmers j
„hat the surest means of obtain-;
ing fair prices for our products!
is through the co-operation of the
farmers of this country, so be it
Resolved that we, the farmers
of the Northern portion of Jack
son county, Arkansas, organize
a District Union of the several
local unions of the Northern por- j
tion of Jackson county, for the !
betterment of the farmers so-1
dally, educationally and finan
cially, and through co-operation
[ we expect to establish a trade
I with the manufactures that we
j may save the middle merchant’s
j profit and that we may build bet
I ter schools and churches,
] That we may protect ourinter
| est in all things financially be it
1 further
| Resolved, 1 hat we send a copy
! of these resolutions to each of
| several local unions of the North
| portion of Jackson county and to
thp Independent for publication.
J. C. Masters,
W. W. Daniels,
R. A. Cockrell.
Committee.
D. M. Walden, Sec’y.
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Presbyterians Call Pastor
i At a congregational meeting of
! the Presbyterian church follow
j ing the morning services Sun
day, a call was unanimously ex
tended Dr. R. B. Willis to be
i come the resident pastor of the
local chnrch, whose pulpit he
has ably filled every other Sun
i day the past year.
Dr. Willis is very worthily es
teemed by all Newport people
and is a highly educated and pol
ished gentleman, a gifted and
consecrated exponent of the di
vine word, whom all the church
hope may accept their unani
mous call.
CANDIDATES’ EDITION.
Independent Will Issue Big Pre-Election
Issue Setting Forth Claims of Con
testants for Popult r Favor.
Owing to the number of can
didates now in tn.j field and in
creasing daily, subject to the
action of the party primaries of
March 28th and the April munici
pal election, the independent has
decided to get out an enlarged
edition of the regular weekly is
sue of March 16th a copy of
which we hope and expect to get
into the hands of every voter in
Jackson county.
Many candidates do not have
the time or expense money re
quired to make a close canvass
and such an issue will afford
them the opportunity of getting
their claims before all the people.
To thus invite the consideration
of his eligibilities, will renew old
acquaintanceships, add n e w
names to his list of supporters
SD.d^ve campaign *»xper
Tne idea is not original, but
an innovation, whose success is
fast making it an universal cus
tom.
The number of papers will be
determined by its success, but
2,000 are guaranteed. Mo mer
cantile or business advertising
is to be solicited, though our
columns are always open to these
announcements.
Thp work on this laroe edition
began Monday with D. B. Casteel
of St. Louis in charge, and we
bespeak for him a cordial greet
ing from our friends and candi
iates. For further information
sail at this office.
_
How’s This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars ;
Reward for any case of Catarrh
ffiat cannot be cured by Hall’s
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
We, the undersigned, ! have
known F. J. Cheney for the last j
15 years, and believe him per-:
fectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able
to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0. i
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon j
the blood and mucous surfaces |
of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for,
constipation.
Coterie Concert.
The ladies of the Musical Co
terie are anxious for your attend
ance at their concert to be given
at the opera house tonight. The
proceeds go to pay for their
. -i.i i in l
piano anu mey uesei ve auuciai
patronage.
The Musical Coterie is an honor
te the city, composed as it is of
the representative ladies of New
port; they elevate the social sur
roundings of any city and their
work as well as their public en
tertainments should appeal to
the public generally.
Announcement Christian Church.
On or about the first Sunday
in March our protracted meeting
begins. Let each member see
how many they can get to come
out and hear the word of God.
We especially ask the church
members to work together for
the good for this meeting. All
are cordially invited to attend
these services.
W. M. Burkett, Supt.
Mrs. Emma Stephens,
As’t Supt.
J. D. Carvell,
Sec. andTreas.
Many a 1
$20 * |
Watch |
Is of no use because it needs
a dollar’s worth of repairs.
A watch in that shape repre
sents money that isn’t work-1
ing, and money that, doesn’t;
work doesn’t do its full duty.
If YOU own a helpless, useless j
timepiece, why don’t you
bring it into our repair
department?
., W5 ave ..vi'iectly equipped to J
change it into an article that
you can again depend upon.
Of course we charge for this i
service according to the extent
of the repairs that are neces
sary. But. in any event the
amount will be very small,
very small, indeed, compared
with the advantage of having
a “stopped” watch turned
into a reliable timepiece.
Palace Jewelry Store
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r read the new
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I ,
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IF YOU HAVE
MSE FOR MORE MONEY
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Sent FREE on RE
QUEST. Address,
I ELMO RIDDELL.
Co-Operative Broker.
JACKSONPORT. ARK.
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BhK T >rge 2 oz. package. 5
1 cents.
NEW GOODS FOR SPRING
Just received some of the
newest creations in Men’s
apparel tor Spring and Sum
mer. 1
OUR STOCK IS
ENTIRELY NEW
No old goods to be found
here. Among the famous ;
brands of goods just received: i
I Allred Benjamin & Co. Correct |
Clothes. ;
Edwin Clapp & Son Shoes and
Oxfords.
Manhattan Shirts.
Crown Trousers.
Lord & Taylor Hosiery.
Waterhouse Cravats.
Adler Gloves.
Hawes Hats. 1
Also Linen and Silk Handkerchiefs
—the new things now in vogue.
Knox and Stetson Hats are in
transit.
Would be pleased to have you call
in and see us.
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I
This display of lovely Orientals, Peat* de
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of the best Silk producers in the world. . .
Exclusive Dress Fabrics
The fabrics are Sheer Silk and Wool and
the designs are in the daintiest checks,
stripes and plaids, and all come in the
newest colors.
I
Beautiful Wash Goods
This display includes choice things in
French Printed Plumetis, Grenadine Raye,
Fil de Sole, Arnold’s Batiste and Henley
Serge.
Be Sure to See All These
Beautiful New Goods.
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COMPANY.