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VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 12, 1905. NUMBER 145.
ROBERTS ON TRIAL.
State Surprises the Defense in Selection
• Of the Case and Opening
Statement.
Marianna, Oct. 11.—The task
of selecting a jury to try ex-May*
or John V. Roberts of Searcy oc
cupied the greater part of today’s
session of the Lee circuit court.
1 The regular panel was exhausted
and the sheriff was directed to
go into the body of the county
and select twelve additional elec
tors to report tomorrow morning.
Out of the number examined
fourteen qualified themselves to
sit in the case. When four more
are selected tomorrow the twelve
will be drawn from the eighteen.
When the case was called the
state announced r^ady, and
Judge Stuckey of Newport filed
a motion asking for an order on
the White county circuit clerk to
produce a copy of the bond for
costs filed by the prosecution.
After considerable discussion by
the attorneys, Judge Hutton held
that the transcript stated that
the bond had been filed, which
he considered sufficient, and or
dered the trial to proceed.
The defense announced not
ready, for the reasons that the
transcript was not perfect, and
that the defense had been taken
by the announcement of the
state that the grave robbery
charge would be tried instead of
the felony charge at the last
term of court and resulting in a
hung jury. The court held that
it was optional with the prose
cuting attorney which one of the
six cases he would try, and un
less a legal or better reason
could be given for a continuance
he would order the case to trial.
Col. George W. Murphy, with
considerable temper, said in re
ply: “You know we will not
try to give any other reason.”
“All right,” said Judge Hut
ton, “call the jury, Mr. Clerk.”
DR. L1GHTLE CONPESSD.
In the opening statement,
Brundidge sprung a great sen
sation by stating that the state
would offer testimony showing
that Dr. Lightle made a confes
sion on his deathbed implicating
himself, Roberts and Gregory in
the now famous grave robbery
and insurance swindle.
, Gregory was the first witness
called. His testimony was the
same as given at previous trials.
Interest in the case continues
intense and large crowds are here
attending the tyial.
teal Estate Transfers.
Jasper N. Bieakley to James T.
Broadway, 200 acres. 2-14-1,
$1,500.
Laura Ewing to Frances Klice,
lot 14, block 29, Daugherty’s Ad
dition, Newport, $250.
Albert Nance and wife to
Wolfi-Goidman Realty Company,
20 acres, 27-12-1, $265.70.
W. A. Billingsley, trustee, to
Wolff-Goldman Realty Compa
ny, half interest 189J acres,
36-10-1, $561.
John Simpson and wife to
Ellen Walker, lot 13, block 1,
Simpson Addition, Tuckerman,
$40; also lot 15, block 1, Simpson
Addition, Tuckerman, $35.
George Martin and wife to
Clarence P. Vaughn, 29 acres,
19-12-3, $75.,
W. B. Ruddell, administrator,
to George Martin, 29 acres, 19
12-3, $75.
Josephine E. Brown to George
and Davis Green, lot 1 and half
of 2, block 4, Brown’s Addition,
$375.
Elizabeth Allen to C. W. Jones,
lot 2, block “I,” Lyon’s Second
Addition, Newport, $700.
• St. Tuck Grand United O. O.
F. in America No. 2691 to M. G.
{See, tract in 28-13-2, $100.
Alexander L. Howard to James
F. Howard, 200 acres, 14-11-2.
!8900.
J. W. Grubhs to M. C. Mc
Nees, 40 acres, 11-11-3, $2,000.
\ IN SOCIETY. \
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BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
An occasion of unusual inter
est to a number of the ladies of
Newport was the celebrating of
: the birthday of Mrs. Boyce, by
her daughter, Mrs. Hobgood.
The spacious parlors were filled
with appreciative and interested
friends, who expressed loving
wishes of added years and use
fulness to the honoree, who has
already passed the limit of years
usually allotted to human life.
A devotional and literary pro
gram had been arranged, which
w?as carried out, much to the en
1 tertainment and pleasure of all
present.
Each of the ladies whose
\ birthday was celebrated was pre
sented with a birthday book, and
each guest had the privilege of
writing his or her name on the
page indicated by the date of
; their birth. The program ended,
a much enjoyed social half hour
was spent. Elegant refresh- j
ments were served by the fair
hands of the young people pres
' ent and the company separated
feeling that love and good cheer
! abounded for a space.
Parker ins! Pay Penalty.
Little Rock, Oct. 11. — E. W.
Parker, the traveling man ar
! rested by Constable Jones and
: Chief of Police Hawkins on a
! charge of false pretenses in pass
ing a worthless cheek on John
I Frazier of the Merchants’ hotel
for $100 last spring, was taken
; to Lonoke yesterday afternoon
by Constable Jones to answer a
charge of false pretenses in cash
i ing a worthless check for $50 on
a Lonoke bank. He will be tried
therefor that offense before he
is tried here. Constable Jones
wTas this morning paid a reward
of $50 offered by the Arkansas
Bankers’ Association.
An Old ubzen or Craighead Dead.
Capt. James Turner, one of
the best known citizens of Craig
head county, died last night at
his home near O’Bear. He has
! been a resident of the county for
| thirty years and was about 75
j years old. “Captain Jim,” as
I he was familiarly known, always
| took an active part in politics
| and public affairs, and was
known for his strongly express
ed views on any cause which ap
pealed to him. The burial took
place at O’Bear today.—Jones
boro Sun, 9th.
Notice.
ty e have started our mill for
the season, and are prepared to
fill all orders for cotton seed
: hulls and meal promptly. Our
j prices to wagons will be as fol
s lows:
! Loose hulls, per ton $5 00
Sacked hulls, per ton 7 00
Meal, per sack 1 15
| The Southern Cotton Oil Co.
i 37b7t W. T. Dunn, Mgr.
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Marriage licenses.
J. R. Holden and Lettie B. Mc
i Lain, both of Newport.
Arthur Evans and Lizzie Tay
lor, both colored of Newport.
C. E. Stiles and Sarah Massey,
both of Tupelo.
An even heavier frost visited
ithis section Wednesday than the
| preceding night.
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COTTON HAS NOT IMPROVED.
Top Crop Destroyed in Many Localities
And General Conditions Have
Not lettered Cotton.
Following is the summary of
weather and conditions in Arkan
sas for the week ending Octo
ber 9.
The week was characterized
by warm days and cool nights,
with general, and in some local
ities heavy, rains during the first
; part of the week and an almost
total absence of moisture during
the closing days.
Cotton shows no improvement
and there is still a general com
plaint of damage by worms,
which have, in many localities,
entirely stripped the stalk of
leaves and destroyed the top
crop. It continues to open, in
some sections more rapidly than
in others; picking is general; in
some few cases it has been gin
ned and marketed as rapidly as
it was gathered.
Early corn is about all gath
ered ; the yield as a rule was not
very good. Late corn is doing
fairly well, but in some sections
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it is a tUbcu lanui^.
The hay crop as a general rule
is good and the quality fine.
Very little fall plowing has
been done- and - sowing of fall
grain has not begun.
Turnips, sweet and Irish pota
toes are doing well.
Monroe Farmers Organize.
Biinkley, Oct. 11.—The Mon
roe county farmers’ union met in
this city yesterday afternoon in
Black’s opera house. President
N. Perkins called the meeting to
order. Mayor Hugh C. Strong
delivered the address of welcome
on behalf of the city. The re
sponse on behalf of the union
was by H. Beecher Lewis, state
lecturer for the northern district.
An executive session was held.
About seventy-five delegates
were present, representing every
township in the district except
Roe.
The leading subjects discussed
in executive session were a sys
tem of building and maintaining
public roads and the holding cot
ton for the 11c minimum in ac
cordance with the recommenda
tions of the unions of other states.
How’s This?
■ We offer One Hundred Dollars
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 per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.*
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
Quarantine Continued.
Little Rock, Oct. 11.—A meet
ing of the state board of health
was held yesterday afternoon,
with four members present.
Gen. Haynes of the state guard
recommended that the quaran
tine guard be wholly relieved on
i the north and west borders of
the state. The board, however,
decided to adopt the suggestion,
; but to maintain the quarantine
in full force. None of the posts
I will be abandoned, but the num
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DR. HARRY E. DOWELL,
DENTIST*
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Special attention given
to crown, bridge and
inlay work.
Office Over Chas. Meyer and
Joyce’s Drug Store.
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ber of men at each will be re
duced to some extent.
The guard on the Chicot county
line and west of there is to be
kept at its present strength until
frost.
Estrayed. — Large, black mare
mule, gray around head, right
hind ankle swollen, sloped hips,
j Will pay ail charges. Address
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier. ,
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