Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME V NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 14, tWS. NUMBER t47.
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CONTRACT CONCLIUDfD.
American Panel and Lumber Company
Thank Newport Committee for
Liberal Donations.
Gnaway, Mich., Oct. 2,1905.
Cr G. Henry, Alcorn Ferguson,
A. G. Anderson, Newport,
^ Arkansas:
^ Gentlemen—In behalf of the
American Panel and Lumber
Company I wish to thank you for
the courtesies extended in the
past, and trust that in all our
business transactions in the fu
ture all will be conducted by all
concerned in the same gentle- j
manly and business-like manner
as was demonstrated to the
writer at the time of his visit to
your city.
We are coming into a new
field of action and hope for the
best of results. These can only j
be brought about by the efforts j
of us all in the capacity which j
we represent, and it is the earn
est desire of this corporation to
work to the end of having peace
and harmony with you all. May
we not look for that support at |
your hands.
We take this opportunity to
thank you for the interest al
ready taken by you in matters of
our welfare, assuring you that
your endeavors and liberal dona-:
tions to the general lund are
appreciated.
We have this day executed the
,, contract, as drawn up by you, j
and wiil hasten our operations to J
pi, completion. Shipments are to be j
made the present week. With j
best wishes, and trusting to be i
with you soon, 1 remain, very
truly, L. S. Beardsley,
Superintendent American Panel
and Lumber Company.
To the Subscribers of the above
fund:
This letter was received by us
last week and explains itself, j
We also have in our possession,
$1,000 which is placed with us as;
a guarantee of the good faith of i
this company. Al 1 arrangements1
were completed yesterday to get
possession of the necessary lands
and it will take in the neighbor
hood of $6,500. Mr. Fred Suits
will collect the subscription, and
we figure now that it will take
80 per cent, of the amount sub
scribed to pay the expenses. Our
contract protects us fully and the
title of this land is not passed to
the veneering company until the
end of ten years, they having
complied with the contract in!
the meantime. As we have made ]
contracts and obligations on the
. strength of the signatures to this!
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pay same promptly and let us1
wind the matter up. We have
spent a great deal of our own
' time and any delay you cause
means that much more trouble
to us. Yours truly,
Charles G. Henry.
Alcorn Ferguson,
A. G. Anderson,
I Committee.
Leader Defies Prosecution,
j Co? way, Oct. 13.— The excite
: ment occasioned by the threat of
the sheriff to prosecute members
of the mob which lynched Frank
r Brown, the worthless negro, has
about subsided and the man w ho
tied the rope around the negro’s
neck has spoken out and defies
prosecution. The whole matter
is regarded as a tempest in a tea
pot affair and the question of
prosecution is regarded more in
the way of a joke than anything
else.
inspecting New Road.
General Superintendent A De
Bernardi of the central district
of the Missouri Pacific-Iron
Mountain, and General Superin
tendent W. T. Tyler of the south
ern district of the same system,
spent Friday in an inspection trip
of the White river road, which
until the reorganization of the
system was under the control of
the latter and since the reorgan
ization comes under that of the
former. This is Mr. DeBernar
di’s first official trip over his dis
trict.
CHAPLINE USES KNIFE.
Monroe County Representative Slashes
Member of Farmers’ Union for Re
flection Made in Convention.
Brinkley, Oct. 13. —A personal
difficulty occurred between Rep
resentative Geo. F. Chapline of
Clarendon and J. T. Boyle of
Pine Ridge, this county, Tues
day evening after the adjourn
ment of an open session of the
Farmers’ Union. It seems that
Mr. Chapline took exceptionsto
some remark about him made by
Mr. Boyle in the open session of
the meeting.
Afterward they met each other
on the street and in discussing
the matter angry words were
passed and Chapline cut Boyle in
several places on the arm and
shoulder with a pocket knife.
PattIo xiroc? fol/cin tn c
Dr. Terry. His wounds when
examined did not prove to be of
a serious nature. Both were
placed under arrest and appeared
before the mayor and fined $5
and costs each.
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Dismissal ef Trainmen.
The ivestigation by railroad
officials of the cause of the wreck,
occasioned by a head-on collision
between the Cotter and Cush
man local freight trains near this
city, on Saturday, September 30,
has resulted in the dismissal from
the service of Conductor Ellen
wood, Engineer Butler and
Brakemen Moore of the Cotter
train. The investigation devel
oped that the Cotter train was on
the Cushman train’s time, and
was attempting to flag in ahead
of them, when the accident oc
curred. The only damage done
was to the pilot of one of the en
gines, and to two freight cars.
The acquaintances of the men
discharged will regret to learn of
their misfortune.
Conductor A. Fortner arrived
in the city Tuesday evening to
take the Cotter local run. He is
a brother to Conductor Jack Fort
ner, who is on the passenger run.
— Batesville Guard.
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Celebrates Birthday.
rue sixty-tmra Dirtnaay 01
James W. Howard was celebrat
ed Friday noon at his home near
Remmel with a big barbecue and
dinner, attended by all his neigh
bors and a few outside invited
guests.
The table arranged in the yard
fairly groaned under its burden
of barbecued pig and mutton and
innumerable other good things.
The affair was enjoyed by all
who wished to attest the popu
larity and good citizenship of
their genial and jolly host, whom
all hope to see some day cele
brating his hundredth milestone,
for if years were given as they
were lived and merited there is
no doubt but that Jackson coun
ty’s popular road commissioner
would become a centenarian.
Court Officer f ined
Hot Springs, Oct. 13.—Deputy
Sheriff John Smith was yester
day fined fined $25 by County
i Judge Sumpter for contempt,
1 Deputy Smith refused to oper
; court Monday morning for the
judge. He paid the fine.
CONFESSION BARRED.
Stale Concluded Its Testimony Thursday,
Court Refused Admission of Ughtle’s
Deathbed Confession.
Marianna, Oct. 13.—After ex
amining ten witnesses, the state
yesterday rested in the trial of
desecrating a grave. Kay Deen
er and Dandridg Neeley were on
ithe stand during the entire
morning session. They told how
; they followed the defendant,
Walter Gregory, and Dr. Lightle
to the cemetery on the night of
the robbery of Ed Pitts’" grave
and the alleged subsequent ad
mission by Roberts and Gregory
that they went to the cemetery
for the purpose of securing a
corpse to use for dissecting pur
poses and later how Roberts of
; fered them $500 to keep them
mouths shut. They also recited
their former testimony as to
statements made by them by the
alleged conspirators regarding
the $21,000 insurance money they
would receive.
REPORTED DEATHBED CONFES
SION BARRED.
The last witness called by the
state was W. P. Martin a prom
inent business man of Searcy.
He lived one block from Mrs.
Lightle, the mother of Dr. R. G.
Ligh1 le, and spent several days
| with Dr. Lightle during the ill
ness that resulted in his death
last February. He was with
| Lightle thirty minutes before his
i death. He was asked by Con-1
! gressman Brundidge to tell the j
jury what Dr. Lightle said to i
him on nis deathbed regarding |
his and John Roberts’ connec
tion with the grave robbery and
the conspiracy to swindle the life
insurance companies out of $21,
000, and what Lightle said re
! garding a request Roberts made
I to him relative to getting $500
i from Lightle’s relatives to use in
, attempting to corrupt court
! officials.
Mr. Martin was about to begin
his story when Col. George W.
Murphy sprang to his feet, say
Iing: “We object.” The defense
objected on the ground that the
testimony was incompetent and
illegal.
The court sustained the objec
tion, and what gave promise of
being the most sensational fea
ture of the case was knocked
higher than Gilroy’s famous
kite. The case will go to the
jury some time Saturday morn
jing.
‘ Roberts will attempt to prove
an alibi.
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! We offer One Hundred Dollars
1 Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall’s
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co.,
■ Toledo.
We, the undersigned, have
' known F. J. Cheney for the last
-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 & Martin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 7 cents p^r
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
VISIT Of PRESIDENT ROQSEVEH
Eittk Rock. Ottokr 25.
Account the above the Iron
Mountain will sell round trip
■ tickets to Little Rock at open
‘ rate of orte fare, plus 50 cents.
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Parern-.leather button
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Style book tells the
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Keep their shape. 1
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worn, ®
Wilmans Mercantile Co.,
GENERAL OUTFITTERS.
DR. HARRY E. DOWELL,
OENTtST.
Special attention given
to crown, bridge and
inlay work.
Office Over Chas. Meyer and
Joyce’s Drug Store.
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Tickets to i e sold October 24th
and 25th, with final return limit
1 October 28th.
Thos. H. Reamey, Agt.
Heavy frost at Stale time.
Junction City, Oct. 13. —Light
frost occurred here W-dnesday
morning, and tnere was heavy
frost yesterday morning. Junc
tion City is on the Louisiana and
Arkansas line.
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Arkansas Bank and Trust Co.
NEWPORT, ARK.
Capital $100,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
Jos. M. Berger, Jr. R. F. Drummond, C. J. Saenger,
B. B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, S. D. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, J- P. Duck, W. W. Dutton,
0. D. Watson, L. E. Willis, F. D. Fulkerson,
' R. K. Fitzhugh.
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