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y VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. TUESDAY. JANUARY 30. J906. NUMBER 236.
MAYOR GRUBBS GETS PLUM.
His Appointment for Newport Post
mastership Sent to Senate
Monday.
| The appointment of Mayor J.W.
L Grubbs as postmaster at Newport I
has been made by the president
and was on Monday transmitted
i to the senate for confirmation,
t , along with the appointments of
W. S. Holt and Jacob Shaul for
* postmaster at Little Rock and S
Marianna respectfully.
All three were endorsed by the ;
state committee and their ap
pointments are a victory for the
machine. Mr. Shaul at Marianna
was appointed after he had
agreed to give the office his per
sonal time and attention.
The Newport appointment was
contested for by Mr. Joseph M.
Berger, Jr. and Mr. 0.1. Hubert,
the announcement having been
made through the state machine’s j
organ that no bank officials
would be appointed to postoffice
positions. The fight for the ap
pointment was a clean one and i
there are no bitter feelings over
the result. Mr. Grubbs will
doubtless have the congratula
tions and good wishes of ail in |
entering upon the duties of his
new honor and trust.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
First Jury Case Tuesday in Suit of Brasch
Versus Southern Cotton Oil
Company—Other Items
of Record.
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The first jury case of the Jan-:
uary term of circuit court was
that of S. Brasch vs. Southern
Cotton Oil Company, being taken
up Tuesday morning. The plain
tiff held a mortgage on cotton
owned by a negro, who sold the j
seed to the Southern Cotton Oil
Company without satisfying ]
their indebtedness. The cause
was appealed from a justice
court and was to secure the seed
or value thereof.
The grand jury returned its
first batch of indictments Tues
day morning. J. M. Glass and
W. R. Littleton were excused
from that body and R. C. Hardee
and Arthur Richardson substi
tuted.
l The cases of John Hynds for
| forgery on two accounts were
I continued and set for the second
1: day. The same action was
taken in the cause against John !
Pennington.
^ Jack Laster, charged with car-1
Vying a pistol was dismissed
for want of prosecution.
Marrett^Ball was fined $50
each on two indictments for sell
ing limior -without license and i
the three cases of \his nature |
against Bud Dunnivan were con- j
’ tinued.
There were a bunch of those
^ willing to plead guilty to gam
ing for $10 and costs.
LAW DOCKET RECORD.
John W. Foster et al. versus |
Celia Tucker et al., continued by
consent.
J. D. Goldman vs. J. C. Hayes,
debt; continued by plaintiff.
V. E. Pierson vs. St. L., I. M.
& S. Ry. Co., continued by con
sent.
Fannie Williams vs. St. L., I.
M.^'S< Ry. Co., damages; con
tinued by Consent.
Booker Shobe vs. St. L., I. M.
& S. Ry. Co., damages; plaintiff
St. L., I. M.
continued
t. L., I. M.
dismissed «*t
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vey, continued on motion of
plaintiff.
E. L. Lego vs. St. L., I. M.
& S. Ry. Co., dismissed at plain
tiff’s cost.
Robt. Ritter vs. Tom Mooney, j
continued by consent.
Isom Wells vs. St. L., I. M.
& S. Ry. Co., damages; dis
missed at cost of defendant.
Causes of State vs. Arkansas
Bank & Trust Company. Citizens
Gas & Fuel Company, Newport
Ice & Cold Storage Company,
Arkansas Land Company, Jones
Bros. Merc. Co., Valley Button
Co., C. B. Kelley Lumber Co.,
Kelley Improvement Co., White
River Cooperage Company, Mur
dock Cotton Company, all con
tinued.
State versus Ward Lumber
Co., judgment for plaintiff.
DUAL COMMITTEES MAY UNITE.
One faction of Independence County
Democracy Offer Peace Proposal
to Other Wing.
Harmony now bids fair to rest,
over the erstwhile warring Dem
ocratic factions in Independence j
county, and hereafter it is prob
able that there will be one Demo
cratic county organization, in
stead of two, as heretofore. At
a recent meeting of one wing
the fobowing resolution was
adopted:
' Whereas, There are two
bodies claiming to be the Demo
cratic County Central Committee
of Independence county; and
“Whereas, The continued ex
istence of tnese two bodies, act
ing independently of each other,
and the holding of two separate
primaries will most surely re
sult in strife and divi ion in the
party, the end of v. inch no man
can foresee and probably in the
defeat of the Democratic candi- i
dates and election of an inde
pendent ticket; therefore be it
“Resolved, That while we are
fully aware of our regularity and
complete authority as the right
ful Central Committee, and while
we have no intention of yielding
or giving away to the other body
claiming to be the Central Com
mittee, yet rather than be re
sponsible in part for disrupting
the party and inviting defeat to
its candidates, we are willing to
meet the other committee (so
called) in a spirit of fairness and
mutual concession to the end that
the two committees may effect a
compromise by merging them
selves into one general com
mittee, which shall be the Dem
ocratic Central Committee of In
dependence county until the
meeting and organization of the
next county convention.
Resolved further, That in or
der that no advantage may be
taken by either committee or the
individual members thereof in
the further conduct of the par
ty’s affairs pending the meeting
of the county convention, Messrs.
W. S. Wright and L. F. Reeder,
chairman and secretary of the
one committee, and Messrs. M.
E. Moore and Ernest Neill,
chairman and secretary of the
other committee, shall have full j
charge of the details of selecting
the judges to hold the next prim-1
ary, giving proper consideration
to such names as may be sug- i
gested by the committeemen
from the several townships and
that in the appointment of such
judges each side shall select al
ternately; that the merged com-'
mittee shall select two men from
each of the old committees to
count the vote cast in the prim
ary and announce the result.
And in the selecting of the
judges for the various townships
thL largest township shall be
taken first, the next largest sec
ond andfjso on down the list.”
GETS UNANIMOUS VOTE.
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Ordinance Putting Marshal On One
Dollar Salary Goes Through —
May Work County Pris
oners On Streets.
At a regular meeting of the
council Monday evening the or
dinance published in this issue,
placing the marshal on a $1.00 a
month salary was unanimously
passed, Alderman Wilmans be
ing the only absent member.
Judge E. L. Boyce was present
to confer with the city authori
ties as to working the county
prisoners on the streets, if a
price for their time could be
agreed upon. Mayor Grubbs
appointed Aldermen Bailey,
Thompson and Brasch a commit- j
tee to confer and enter upon;
such an agreement.
The quarterly reports of the
mavor marshal and recorder
were received and referred to *
the auditing committee.
Current bills were allowed and
the previous minutes approved.
House of Hoo Hoo Hold forth.
At a big cancatenation of the
Hoo Hoo Saturday night in Pine
Bluff, a class of 23 kittens were
given membership in the lumber
men’s organization.
Prior to the meeting all the
Hoo Hoo turned out in a big
street procession that is described
as follows by the Graphic of that;
city:
“A medley of chaotic sounds,
neither to time or rhyme, 100
throats creaking noisily in un
harmonic unison, blending them
selves into one confused mass of
sound, the shrieks of a thousand
lost souls, the cries and the moans j
of the dying, the lamentations of J
the living, the curses of the con
demned, the abuse of the mad-1
I
men,the prayers of the wretched,
the laughter of insanity, the
weeping and gnashing of teeth— !
all combined to make life hideous i
along Main street Saturday night I
shortly before 9 o’clock. Pedes
trians stopped, rooted to their;
tracks, and gazed in wonder
ment; shopkeepers left money;
drawers and cash-registers open
and ran to the front door to see;
what was the matter; street ur
chins crowded the spot as if
dropped suddenly from the skies.
The police were hastily sum
moned and a corps formed to
charge the crowd and copper the
disturbers.
“ ‘What is it’ was asked every
where. Then someone passed
round the word that it was. only
the Hoo Hoo.”
Arkansas Peaches Damaged.
Rogers, Ark., Jan. 29—While
it is a little too early to definitely j
determine the condition of the1
peach crop of Benton county, it j
is agreed by most of our largest i
growers that the crop was se-,
riously damaged by the cold
weather of a week ago.
Estimates of the number of |
buds killed range from one-fourth i
to two-thirds, depending upon
exposure of location. The weath
er was not cold enough to hurt j
the buds in an ordinary sea- i
son, but the weather had been so
mild during the previous months i
that the buds were in an ad- j
vanced condition and very sus-;
ceptible to the cold.
The weather has turned so
warm again that there is much
danger of further injury in
the next drop in the temper
ature.
Lost—Brooch pin, wreath ofj!
leaves design, set with pet rls, at <
dance Friday night attu-ielori
to and from same. Finder will
please return to this office. 35dtf
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HOT CAKHS
The Jots in the new town
of Kinta, I. T., are selling
faster than any new town
opened since the days of
Enid, Pond Creek, Ponca
and a few others.
Many people claim, who
really are in close touch with
the new town and surround
ings, that Kinta will be a
city of from 2,000 to 5,000
in two years or iess.
What would t hat mean to
you should you own one of
these lots that are centrally
located, as ail that 1 am of
fering are?
it would mean probably
1,500'v to you on the in
vestment. Kinta has fine
agricultural lands, great
coal, gas and oil deposits.
W by shouldn’t it be a great ;
place? If you have not
bought, do so now.
$5.00 Secures
Each Lot
In the mad chase for a
lot in Kinta please don’t
overlook
Pertn=
Wyoming •
Copper
It is an investment in the
products of the earth, and a
very valuable one. It is
sb.adily advancing — 55c
per share now.
Wften the new railroad is
completed, which will be
only a short time now, then
the big jump will come.
Will you be in? Remember,
save today for your needs
to morrow.
Cash or Installment.
ELMO RIDDELL,
[Co-Operative Broker,
| JACKSONFORT, ARK.
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Warning Order.
In the Jackson Chancery Court.
Harrie Hulse, Plaintiff,
VB.
W E. Hulse, Defendant.
The defendant, W. E. Hulse is warned to ap
pear in this court within thirty days, and answei
the complaint of the plaintiff, Harrie Hulse, Jan
29, 1906. J. D. NEAL, Clerk. wk4i
Warning Order.
J. M. Glass, Plaintiff, vs. J. E. and G. P. King
iefendants.
The defendants J. E. ar.d G P, King ar<
Warned to appear in the J ustice of the Peact
jtiurt uj o. n iji i vci , « w uoui.t »^u>-v *vi
jlass Township, Jackson County, Arkansas, ant
inswer the complaint of the plantiir J M. Glass
lied herein on March 10, 1906.
Given this the 27 day of January, 1906.
S. A. DRIVER, J. P.
Blind “hello” Girl.
Miss Cordia Richardson, who
has charge of the central office
it Paris, Logan county, operat
ing 163 phones, including six
ong distance lines, is blind.
Miss Richardson is a graduate of
;he Missouri School for the Blind,
And is perhaps the first blind
aerson to operate a \telephone
switch board, which she does
Arith an alacrity and skill that is
surprising.
For Paper Napkins and Tissue
Paper, call on I. D Price. 30btf
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