SECOND EXCURSION
ON SCENIC ROUTE
, ' leauties of White River Scenery
Enjoyed by 400 Excursionists
From Newport and Points
g | on the Branch.
V'
HThe fortnightly excursions or
the White River branch fron
Newport to Cotter, personally
, conducted by Messrs. T. H. Rea
mey and Gus Coffin, are proving
4ji a very popular summer diver
si»n. the second being enjoyed
1 by over fom hundred sight-seers
and pleasure seekers.
There was not a rowdy on the
entire train and not an unpleas
ant feature nor occurrence marred
the pleasure of the day. Re
freshments of sandwiches, cream,
lemonade, soda pop, cigars, etc.,
were served by the Bracy Con
fectionery Company aboard the
train and everything that could
have contributed to the success
of the affair had been looked
after by Messrs. Reamey and
Coffin, who would both make
guuu general eACursiun cigents.
Mr. Townsend should be advised
in this regard.
Till one reaches the mountains
that enclose the river above
Batesville you have to content
yourself with snatches of unre
claimed forest and fields of grain,
cotton and corn. The shimmer
ing waves of ripening wheat as
they undulate beneath the com
mand of summer breezes dispute
v \rritory of king cotton and
y give a dfv.. \sity that pleases the
" eye and no doubt proves profita
Ible to the tiller of the soil.
^But these are everyday scenes
and the excursion train rushes us
onto “fresh fields afid pastures
new. Fifteen or twenty miles
above Batesville the track closes
in upon the river to escape the
ascent of high bluffs that loom
up as sentries on either side and
the beauty and grandeur of natu
ral scenery are unfolded as the
(windings of the White through
these mountain confines sweef
the train around succeeding
bluffs. The White River route
is aptly named. The civil engi
neer conceived no course better
than that made by the mountair
river. The plans of the Creatoi
for a waterway had been adopted
by man for a railway as the onl.v
possible inlet to the rich minera
stores of North Arkansas.
From Penter’s Bluff to Cotter
you but follow the White river
onr) o pvpw in VnV mV linp flip"Vl1
v would save many miles and cross
and recross a hundred times th«
windings of the rails in horse
shoe and semi-circle figures.
Sometimes thet rain seems hem
i med in by the mighty cliffs thal
Ll (have jutted out to the water’s
r edge and against whose rock\
sides'' the rushing torrent of e
swollen stream dashed its foarr
J in fury for ages without avail,
but which gave way before th«
7fasting of man’s appropriatec
■#'powers and now rise in perpen
dicular heights of several hun
dred feet as monument stones tc
i hi^ engineering skill.
The west bank is characterizec
by similar walls of rock, un
marred by the work of man
Their layer formation tells tn<
story of creative periods and thi
exuberant vegetation, for soil s<
rocky, which frequently hides re
cesses or caves, about whos(
mouth thousands of swallow:
dart and sweep underneath th«
protection of friendly cliffs tha
hide their nests, adds anothei
feature to a wonderful rich land
scape. The grandeur and grea^.
k ness of the mountains are in ad
mirable and true conrtast to th<
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narrow valley, which has been
accorded the humble pursuits of
man.
Cotter will be a pretty town
and gives evidence of thrift and
progress. As a division point, it
will become a good business
town. The bridge over White
river has recently been com
pleted, but no passenger trains
have yet crossed. You get a
; glimpse of the tunnel into which
i the track disappears from this
side, however.
On a side track stood several
stock cars loaded with convicts,
penned up on the day of rest
that is accorded them, like so
many cattle. How is it possible
that humane treatment may be
secured these men, when let out
to private contractors and taken
to remote sections where any in
humanities might be practiced?
Like Jean Valjean, it would
harden any unfortunate’s heart
and develope his criminal in
stincts. It is a barnacle of bar
barism and a shame and disgrace
to our state, which our lawmak
ers should remedy.
SCENE OF DEVASTATION.
Hundreds of Devastated Homes
and Thousands of Acres of
Crops Under Water In
Rich Arkansas Valley.
As the last rays of the setting
sun glanced across the western
lands on the evening of June 11,
1904, at Pine Bluff, says the
Graphic, it shined upon 50,000
acres of inundated farm lands in
Jefferson county, hundreds of de
serted homes surrounded by
water, cattle left to drown on
the lonely farms, desolate and
dreary waste everywhere, while
the Arkansas river, now a rag
ing, rushing torrent rolled on,
bringing down tons upon tons of
water to cover what is left, and
sweep the growing crops from
the face of the earth.
‘ ‘The river is rising, ’ ’ were the
last words of the anxious crowds
in Pine Bluff said when the night
blotted out the scenes from sight
and left nothing but the sounds
of the rushing water. Lasc night
the water reached the mark set
by the floods of 1898 and were
, within a foot of the high water
mark of 1892, which is the high
est known rise of the river.
A conservative estimate of the
I lands in Jefferson county that
j have been inundated by the floods
'place it at 50,000 acres wTbile
: many more acres are gradually
| being covered.
JOHN A. HICKMAN DEAD.
Russellville, June 12.— Hon.
John A. Hickman, one of the
best known citizens of Pope
county, died at his home near
Hector Friday, after a lingering
illness of about two months. Mr.
Hickman had served three terms
as assessor of Pope county, and
had been a valiant Confederate
soldier.
The infant son of Hon. John A.
McCracken died Saturday morn
j ing and will be buried at the
family burying grounds at Scotts
’ ville today.
Miss Mabel Padgett came down
! from Batesville Saturday even
! ing on a visit to Mrs. Narcie
) Minor.
’ i. oToTfTeLection.
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> The election of officers of New
l port Lodge No. 71, I. 0. 0. F.
. will be held Monday night, June
13th, 1904. All members are re
. quested to be present.
R. P. Morrison, N. G.
; Otis W. Scarborough, Sec’y.
SPEEDY JUSTICE
METED BIGAMIST.
Eloper Ephriam Yates Captured
Near Poplar Bluff and Takes
Two Years in Missouri
Penitentiary.
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On the night of Saturday, June
11, Ephriam Yates, a farm hand,
who, with his wife and four chil
dren, had been living on the
farm of D. W. Nicholson near
Swifton, eloped with the daugh
ter of his employer, Miss Dovie
Nicholson, the two being mar
ried in Poplar Bluff, as told in a
previous issue of the Independ
ent.
But conjugal happiness was not
long to be theirs under the un
lawful barriers which they had
overriden. Sheriff R. W. Bandy
was soon on the trail of the
eloper and bigamist, who had
led the 15-year-old girl away and
doubtless induced her to swear
that she was of age in order to
secure the necessary license.
The two were located and
Sheriff Bandy sent a warrant for
the man’s arrest to Sheriff Hogg
of Butler county, which was
_J _ T7*_j_j. xl_£_~£
vcu laicoai tiic laiiu v/x
Charles Kittredge, where he had
been employed.
The arrest was made Friday
night and next morning Yates
plead guilty to the charge of
bigamy before Judge Fort and
was given the minimum penalty
under the Missouri law of two
years in the penitentiary.
Sheriff Bandy on Saturday re
ceived the marriage license that
had been issued the elopers and
news of the speedy punishment
awarded Yates. He will go after
the young lady if her father so
desires.
LINEN SHOWER.
Miss Bessie E. L. Watson paid
a pretty compliment to her inti
mate and life-long friend, Miss
Susie Jones, Saturday afternoon
when he entertained with a
linen shower at her elegant home
on Main street.
The house was filled with a
merry party of the young lady
friends of this fair bride-to-be,
who gave as evidence of their
love for the honoree many beau
tiful and expensive pieces of
linen and handiwork, which will
long be treasured by Miss Jones
as that many good wishes from
her girlhood friends.
The decorations were the fra
grant sweet pea, which was in
profusion throughout the house.
Miss Watson proved a charming
hostess and was assisted in serv
ing the dainty refreshments by
Misses Lula Anchutz and Minnie
Lee Jago.
FELL FROM A WINDOW.
Little Eula Coxie fell from a
second story window of the
Earnheart hotel Thursday night.
! The little girl got up from her
bed while asleep and climbed out
of the window. She fell to the
metal awning, several feet be
low the window, and from it to
I the street. The awning checked
the force of the fall and pre
vented her from striking the
concrete pavement below.
Deputy Marshal Mankins noted
i the disturbance when it occurred
and rushed to the spot and found
the child lying on the ground ap
parently lifeless. Dr. Dorr was
at once called and after a little
while partial consciousness was
restored. No bones were broken
and she is resting very well to
day.—Batesville Bee.
Read the Daily Independent.
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And other seasonable goods to make room for Fall Stock,
commencing JUNE 1st, 1904,
At the Regular Spot Cash Prices,
With the following Discounts:
15 Per Lent on
Refrigerators,
Ice Cream Freezers,
Water Coolers,
Roller Top Desks.
20 Per Cent on
Iron Beds, Rocking Cha irs,
Dining Chairs, Folding Beds,
Bed Room Suits, Dining Tables,
Center Tables, Bed Lounges.
Tur. .Ji Leather Chairs.
I
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Book Cases,
Combination Book Cases,
Baffets,
Sideboards,
China Closets,
Leather Coaches, Bed Coaches,
Dressing Tables,
Hall Racks,
Hanging Mirrors,
Children's Go-Carts and Baggies.
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daily via the Iron Mountain route.
$9.55 for the round trip; return
limit fifteen days from date of
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