VOLUME II. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. SATURDAY JUNE 14, 1902. NUMBER 47
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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 tfie following times and !
places, for the purpose *of listing the Personal j
Property and Per Capita Pax for the
year 1902:
Barren township, McDougal’s residence, Mon
day and Tuesday, June 2, and 8.
Glaize township, Grand Glaize, Wednesday
and Thursday June 4 and 5.
Breckinridge township, Auvergne, Friday
June 6.
Breckinridge township, Weldon, Saturday
piu i, June 7.
Breckinridge township, Tupelo, Monday
June 9.
Cow Iyake township, Nance’s .Store Tuesday
and Wednesday, June 10 and 11.
Rich woods township, Martin’s Old Residence,
Thursday and Friday, June 12 and 13.
Cache township, Burton’s Store, Saturday
June 14. »
Cache township, Martin’s Schoo 1 House, Mon
day and Tuesday June 16, and 17.
Grubbs township, Robinson's Chapel, W ednes
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.
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REMARKABLE ESCAPE.
Fifteen-Months-Old Agnes James
Fell From Second Story Window
In Newport.
“Agnes, the fifteen-months-old
daughter of B. B. James, who lives
near Newark,” says the Journkl of
that town “had a most thrilling and
dangerous experience Friday night at
Newport. She fell from a second
story window, a distance of sixteen
feet, and what is more remarkable,
escaped uninjured.
Mr. James and his wife and little
daughter were en route home from
Grand Glaize where they had been
pearling. On arriving at Newport
they went to the Cook hotel for the
night, and were assigned to a room in
the second story. Their bed sat be
side a window, the lower sash of
which was raised, but had a screen
over it. About the middle of the
night Mr. James was awakened by
the cries of the child. He supposed
she had fallen out of the bed and
reached over on that side to find her.
Imagine his surprise when his arm
ran out through the window screen.
Realizing that the child had fallen
out of the window, he jumped fran
tically out of the bed and rushed
downstairs expecting so find her mor
tally injured. However when he got
to the child she had pulled herself up
and was standing on ner teet resting
against the house.
A careful examination showed that
no bones were broken; in fact no
marks of the fall were visible except
a scratch on one arm, supposed to
have been caused by coming in con
tact with the rough edge of the win
dow screen when she rolled over
against it and bursted it out.”
PEARLING IN ARKANSAS.
Linn Dever of this city, recently had
some experience down about New
port, Ark., with “pearling”—that is
hunting for pearls in Black River. He
was not successful in a big find, but
is convinced that the chances for
good luck are pretty good; so about
the first of July he will go back and
make another effort. He says that
the business has assumed big pro
portions, and during the three weeks
that he was there about §15,000 worth
of pearls were found and sold. A
pearl button factory of large capacity
has been located at Newport. Mr.
Dever says if it had not been for this
new industry the people down there
would have bad a hard time of if dur
ing the winter following last sea
son’s drouth; as it was, they fared
very well. For ground on the river
bank large enough to pitch a tent, one
has to pay §2.50 per month rental, but
even at this rate it is hard to find a
vacant place at some seasons of the
year.—Charleston (Mo.) Enterprise.
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Piggott—Great excitement was cre
ated in South Piggott by the attack of
a large dog on the son and wife of
Mr. Miller. They met the dog just
opposite the house of Jesse Under
wood and the animal made an attack
on the boy, biting and bruising him
terribly. Mrs. Underwood went to
the rescue and succeeded in driving
him from the boy, when he seized
Mrs. Miller, biting her through the
arm in several places and causing
dangerous wounds. Jesse Under
wood was attracted by the noise and
drove the dog from Mrs. Miller. It
then attacked Mr. Underwood and in
flicted several ugly wounds on him.
Mr. Hern drove the dog from Jesse
and it then left. It was killed by El
mer Williams.
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Fayetteville—The twenty-ninth an
nual commencement of the University
of Arkansas opened Friday night with
exercises by the Garland Literary
Society. The program carries the
exercises to and including next
Thursday. Commencement exercises
proper will be held next Thursday
morning.
ANOTHER DAVIS STORY.
An interesting story is going the
rounds of the statehouse that is well
authenticated. On the day that the
supreme court recently decided the
famous brick contract case in favor of
the contractor, Gov. Jeff' Davis told
Superintendent Rees B. Hogins of the
state penitentiary to have all the con
victs then employed at the brick yard
on the Dickinson contract brought to
the walls and locked up. Superinten
dent Hogins demurred and said that
he had no desire to place himself in
the attitude of being in contempt of
the court.
“Oh, that’s all right,” said the gov
ernor, “you do as I tell you and if
they put you in jail I will pardon you
out.”
“I am not so sure about that,” said
Mr. Hogins, “I have only your word
for it.”
“You do not seem to have much
confidence in my promises,” remarked
the governor.
“Very little,” assented Mr. Hogins.
And the incident was closed.
And the convicts are still at the
brick yard.—Arkansas Democrat.^
SUNDAY SERVICES.
At the Presbyterian Church—Morn
ing service at 11 o’clock, subject,
“Finding Out Our Destinies.” Even
ing service at 8 o’clock, subject, “Why
a Man Should Join the Church.”
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Preaching at the Baptist church to
morrow morning by the pastor. Sun
day school at 9:45 a. m. At night the
children will have their annual en
tertainment. Everybody invited.
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At the Methodist Church—Sunday
school at 9:30 a. m. Preaching at 11
a. m. and 8 p. m. by the pastor, J. W.
Smith. “The Lord’s Care for His
People” is the subject of his morning
sermon and he will speak on “God’s
Greatest Gift to Men” at the evening
hour.
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The pastor of the Christian church
will preach Sunday at 11 o’clock on
“The Church of the First Century to
be the Model of the Church of the
Twentieth Century.” At night he
will speak on “The One Body Which
is the Church.” Sunday school at
9:45 a. m. Visitors and strangers in
the city will be kindly welcomed to
all the services.
Mrs. J. M. Jones is not so well,
having been taken worse Friday
night.
Arthur Jacobs and wife, of New
port, came in Tuesday evening. They
have come to stay and will occupy a
house near Uncle John Jacobs’ we
learn.—Melbourne Register.
The county jail now contains twelve
prisoners, the largest number in the
past year, but court next month will
dispose of most of them, either
through acquittal or conviction.
Mrs. C. H. Niemeyer expects her
two sons, Richard and Cameron, here
next Wednesday from St. Louis on a
visit of two or three weeks and is
quite naturally very happy over the
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J. G. Hartigan, superintendent of
the Arkansas division of the St. Louis
Iron Mountain & Southern Railway,
spent Friday up the Batesville ex
tension and returned to Little Rock
on the noon train Saturday.
Twenty-five Greeks from the rail
road above here were in our burg
Monday, enroute below. After cash
ing their time checks and taking din
ner at the City hotel, they pulled out,
leaving their baggage with an inter
preter who hired a wagon and fol
lowed on. Also another squad of
thirty-five Greeks struck the town
Tuesday morning, took breakfast at
the City Hotel and pulled out east, all
afoot, carrying a considerable amount
or baggage.-—Melbourne Register.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church were highly pleased with
the receipts at their supper Friday
evening, given at the home of Mrs.
J. Brandenburg, when the proceeds
netted $30.25. As everything was
contribfeSSd by the members, the net
profits will not fall far below these
figures. The lunch consisting of
salads, ham, tongue, pickles, coffee,
ice tea and ice cream and cake, was
enjoyed by all, in fact it was the re
mark of all that the fare was too
I much for the money and a higher
1 price would have been willingly paid.
WELDON WARBL1NGS.
Mr. Will Crider and family moved
into the hotel last week.
Dr. May of Auvergne preached in
the “Tabernacle” Sunday.
Wonder why Jim Tankersley wore
his new red tie Tuesday night?
Prof. Speers, ex-minister to Africa,
is the guest of Dr. Whidden this week.
Mrs. McDowell, of Tupelo,
visited Mrs. Tankersley one day last
week.
Mr. B. R. McDearmon is painting
the house of C. L. Shoffner in Tupelo
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dee Kimbrougn visited
the family of F. M. Vaughn at Tupelo
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Drayne en
tertained a few of their young friends
Friday night.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. Miller
who has been quite sick the past week
is some better.
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Herring, of
Ferrills, spent Sunday with their many
friends of this place.
Robert Towan found two nice pearls
last week. He hasn’t learned how
much they are worth.
Mrs. Gilliam and Misses Lotta Mc
Donald and Mildred Johnson left
Wednesday for a visit to relatives in
Newport.
We are sorry to lose Mr. Bowen
who has gone to Tupelo to teach a
summer school. He will return here
this fall to teach.
Miss May Glover, ana orotner Guy,
of Layton, came over Wednesday on
a visit to the Misses Tankersley, Miss
Glover remaining over for an enter
tainment.
Syd Dameron, one of the best ball
players in the country, has joined the
Tupelo club for this summer. The
game with Augusta went 14 to 4 in
favor of Tupelo.
People ar° beginning to wonder how
J. H. of Tupelo can make his ap
pearance in Wetdon before breakfast
every Sunday morning. Can any
one solve the mystery?
Rev. W. C. Toombs and family left
Tuesday morning for Harrisburg,
where they will attend the district
conference. They will visit Searcy
before returning home.
It is time the Weldon boys were
waking up. Yes, we fear it is part
time from the way the Tupelo and
Layton boys had our prettiest girls
out driving and walking Sunday eve
ning.
We are sorry to learn that Pink
Parks, formerly of this place but now
of Cotton Plant, is paralyzed. His
mother and father brought him home
Wednesday. He has the sympathy of
the entire town.
Oscar Drayne, one of our prosper
ous young farmers, seems to enjoy
chasing his sporty hat down the cot
ton rows this cool, windy weather.
Oscar says, “Farming isn’t what it is
cracked up to be.”
The Sunday School pupils of the
Christian church tendered Miss Merla
Gravett a surprise party Friday even
ing that was enjoyed by both the
young lady in whose honor it was
given and those in attendance.
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