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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. FRIDAY. APRIL 14. 1905. NUMBER 299.
SPRINGFIELD CLUB
MEET WITH WELCOME.
Other Cities of North Arkansas
Which Manifested a Cordial
Hospitality.
Eureka Springs, April 13.—
The Springfield (Mo.) Commer
cial club’s special train, consist
ing of a full complement of all
equipment used in modern luxu
riant travel, and carrying sixty
>-representative jobbers, manu
facturers and bankers, arrived
here at 11 a. m. yesterday, and
were met at the station by a big
delegation of local business men
and given a ride by the Citizens’
Electric company over the most
unique street car system in
America.
This party is taking a 2,000
mile jaunt in which the business
of trade extension and the pleas
ure of a week’s outing are joined.
The territory covered extends
from Oklahoma City on the south
west to Newport, Ark., on the
southeast. They made stops at
Berryville, Green Forrest and
Harrison this afternoon, and will
return to the Frisco main line
irom nere.
The excursionists were met at
Harrison by a band and an im
mense crowd of people, and so
cordial was the welcome that the
schedule for the remainder of the
trip over the St. Louis and North
Arkansas railroad was abandoned
and the train turned back after
a two hours’ stop.
eru An incident of the stop at
Green Forest was the singing of
a song, “Scenes of Arkansas,”
I-—pjmposed by a young man, James
Braswelk a product of the town.
The song wfcs made famous Ar
kansas day at the world’s fair.
It was unanimously agreed that
the ovation at the little Arkan
sas town exceeded any accorded
on the trip. The school children
had been dismissed and were al
lowed to pass through the bag
gage car, where a fine pianola
was playing, to their amazement
and great delight. In the mean
time the commissary was supplied
with a stock of magnificent Ar
kansas black apples, sufficient to
last the remainder of the week.
BOURLAND DELAYS
DECREE’S EFFECT.
Fort Smith, April 13.— Chan
cellor Bourland has handed down
a ruling to tne enect tnat no ae
' cree in divorce obtained in
his court would be effective
until the adjournment of court.
In several instances parties se
curing divorces have remarried
i the same day the decree was
entered, which haste Judge Bour
land deems unseemly, as motions
f to set aside such decrees are lia
| • 'ble to be made, in which event
it i innocent parties are the suffer
I ers.
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Ly' COURT HOUSE RECORDS.
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Hot Springs, April 13.—Hon.
Reid Gantt, Sheriff Williams,
Clerks Geo. H. Lower and Seward j
Erickson yesterday examined the
partially burned records for the
purpose of making recommenda
tions to the county court. The
cost of replacing the records will
amount to many thousands of
dollars and it is probable the leg
islature will be appealed to to
give Garland county some relief.
I SEEKS LOCATION
FOR LUMBER PLANT.
Pine Bluff, April 13.—H. H.
Childress of New York is in the
city in conference with the board
i
of trade regarding the establish
ment of $ hardwood plant in or
near this city. Mr. Childress
represents eastern capital that
has been attracted to Pine Bluff
because of the fine opportunities
offered for the hardwood indus
try in this vicinity. He has
looked at several locations and
may decide later to establish a
plant here. Mr. Childress is at
present located at Monroe, La.,
where his company has a large
| plant.
CHILD AFFLICTED
WITH HYDROPHOBIA.
Little Bessie Ellis of Wynne Af
flicted With Rabies as Result
Of Dog’s Bite.
Wynne, April 13.—Little Bes
sie Ellis, the six-year-old daugh
ter of Mrs. Felix Ellis, who was
bitten by a mad dog on the
streets of Wynne, March 20, yes
terday began to develop symp
toms of hydrophobia, and is now
in the second stage of that horri
ble disease. She is having fre
quent convulsions and suffers in
tensely.
Immediately after the little
girl was bitten she was carried
to a so-called madstone at To
ronto City, which those having
faith, said “stuck” and would
be effective. She may last sev
eral days before death relieves
her, but after the m-tlady devel
ops there is no cure.
COPELAND WITHDRAWS
PLEA OF. GUILTY.
Little Rock, April 13.—U. G.
Copeland of South McAlester,
former deputy United States j
marshal at Helena, pleaded guil
ty in the federal court yesterday |
afternoon to an indictment in;
sixteen counts, charging him
with having falsified his accounts
as deputy marshal, and his sen
tence was taken under advise
ment by Judge Trieber.
It was charged that Copeland
“padded” his expense accounts,
charging for services never ren
dered and expenses never incur
red.
When court reconvened Cope
land withdrew his plea of guilty
and substituted a plea of not
guilty. The case was set for
May 25. Hon. H. H. Myers is
his counsel.
ORPHANS’ HOME,
TO BE ENLARGED.
Gravette. April 13.—Grand
Officers J. W. Oglesby and J. P.
Paul of the I. 0. 0. F. have re
turned from a meeting of the
Orphans’ Home board at Bates
ville, which voted an appropria
tion of the home fund of $7,000
to build an addition and other
wise improve the home.
Grand Secretary Paul also vis-1
ited Paragould while away and
the degree of Canton was con-1
ferred upon him. No doubt
after making these home im
provements the subordinate lodge
per capita tax will be reduced.
CONNELY ACQUITTED
OF MURDER CHARGE.
Hot Springs, April 13.—Ber
nard Connelly, who on the 4th of
July last shot and instantly kill
ed Tom Monahan on the former’s j
farm near this city, was late last
night acquitted of the charge of j
murder by the jury, after a night
session of the circuit court, the
evidence showing that Connelly
acted in self-defense.
Geo. W. Decker is expected
here Saturday morning from St.
Louis.
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NO SUITS FOR
ADJUSTING LOSSES.
Rogers Promises Insurance Com
panies No Suits Will Be In
stituted For Settling and
Adjusting Losses.
In response to an inquiry on
the part of State Auditor and In
surance Commissioner Moore, At
! torney General Rogers has given
! the following important opinion
' under the anti-trust law:
“I am in recept of your inquiry
asking if insurance companies
may settle their losses in this
state without incurring liability
to the penalty provided for in our
present anti-trust law, and in re
ply will say that I do not think
the payment of losses would sub
ject an insurance company to
such penalty, and even if I did, I
would be so unwilling that a pol
icyholder in this state, who has
suffered a loss, shall be deprived
of his money for a single day,
that I shall institute no suits
against an insurance company
for settliug or adjusting a loss
sustained by a policyholder in
this state.
“I make this emphatic state
ment that no insurance company
may truthfully say to a policy
holder who has suffered loss, for
the payment of which the com
pany under its policy is responsi
ble, that adjustment or payment I
is delayed because of the fear
that it, by adjusting or paying
the loss, would subject itself to j
prosecution.”
The action of the Chicago man- j
agers and others in holding back i
drafts for the payment of losses \
during the last few weeks was j
due to a somewhat indefinite j
opinion given out by the attor
ney general two weeks ago, but
the foregoing opinion is to the
point and will relieve a situation
rapidly becoming more strained, j
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YOUNG MAN STABBED
BY NEGROCLERK
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Near Postoffice in Texarkana. In
juries Regarded Fatal— ,
Talk of Mob.
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Texarkana, April 13.—J. D. j
Hurt, a young white man, was
stabbed three times in the left
breast yesterday and fatally
wounded by a negro railway mail
clerk named Caleb H. Johnson,
whose run is on the Kansas City
Southern, between here and Port
Arthur. The cutting occurred
in front of the postoffice,and was
caused hv a remark made to a
negro woman by Hurt, which
Johnson resented. Hurt struck
the negro on the head with a
stick when the latter drew a
knife and stabbed Hurt. John
son is in the county jail and
there is talk of lynching.
INNOCENT MAN
PAID PENALTY
Of Crime Which Another Man
Confesses To Upon His
Death-bed.
Springfield, April 13.—It is re-:
ported here that Marcus Mead
em, on his death-bed, confessed
to having killed Dr. Chamless at
Center Ridge a few years ago,
for which Alexander Brinkley
was hanged at Morrilton. Mead
em lived in Perry county. He |
was Chamless’ brother-in-law, j
and Chamless, he stated, was ac
customed to whipping his wife,1
Meadem’s sister, and he told
Chamless if he repeated the act1
he would kill him. The act was i
repeated and Meadem took Cham
less’ own gun and shot his brains
out while he slept on a cot on
the porch.
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hope every lady having freckles or pimples will
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Price 50c and $1.00, by leading druggists or mail.
NATIONAL TOILET CO. PARTfNN.
Sold in Newport by W. W.
Dutton, W. A. Joyce and all
leading druggists.
HENRY OWEN,M. D. HENRY M. OWEN,M.D.
Drs. OWEN & OWEN,
Physicians and Surgeons
Will practice medicine and sur
gery in Newport and sur
rounding country.
NEWPORT, ARK.
OFFICE: Bevens’ Drug Store.
Ballew & Shuford
Undertakers.
Office, 211 Walnut Street,
Opposite Cook’s Hotel.
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.;
Bids will be received by the city council of the
city of Newport, Arkansas, until 12 o’clock noon j
on the 24th day of April, 1905, for the scraping off
of the old paint and painting the iron work of the !
bridge across Newport Lake in the city of New- :
port. Bids to be addressed to J. R. Mayhan, Re- ;
•order. The successful bidder will be required to’!
give bond for the faithful performance of the
contract. The council reserves the right to reject ;
any and all bids. J. R. MAYHAN,
Recorder. |
This notice given this April 9th, 1905. 95dtf
WALL PAPER.
Jackson, the paint and wall pa-1
per man. Don’t be afraid to,
give him a trial. He will sur- j
prise you. 69b4w |
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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.
$6,000.20
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Now on Sale
FOR EASTER SUNDAY
No attire is altogether com
plete unless footwear ac
cords with fit and style of
garments.^^Shoes selected
at this sales iftore assuredly
will match the best in
clothing. Shoes made over
latest lasts will greet your
eyes here, and our Easter
prices will not prevent lib
eral contributions to the
collection plate. See our
shoer for^Easter.
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