NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. TUESDAY, APRIL 25. 1905. NUMBER 308.
COUNCIL FAVORS
IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT,
Resignation of Sewerage Com
mission Accepted and Peti
tion for Improvement
District Acted Upon
Favorably.
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At a regular meeting of the
’ council Monday evening, the
^ sewerage commisioners, C. G.
-s Henry and Ike Goldman tender
ed their resignations, that of F.
S. Hess having been previously
made owing to his removal
from the city.
In resigning the commissioners
stated that they had been unable
to get a reply from the water
company in regard to rates rela
tive to a sewerage system and
consequently they were unable
to answer objections and ques
tions raised by the citizens. Sen
timent was too strong against
the construction of sewerage
without city ownership of the
water works and they had reach
--/ ed the conclusion that under the
circumstances the sewer system
project could not be successfully
carried out.
The petition of certain proper
1 ty owners for an improvement
district of this city for the pur
pose of constructing and main
taining therein water works and
water supply, sewerage and elec
tric light system was ordered
published and an ordinance to
^k this effect was introduced and
V given first and second reading.
Thametition is published in an
r flEndr column.
Hon. G. A. Hillhouse ap
peared before the council urging
an appropriation of $100 for the j
improvement of the cemetery,;
which was laid over until next
meeting.
Current accounts were allowed
and the previous minutes ap
proved.
HEAVY RAINS
WERE GENERAL
Promising High Water For
White River—Now Rising
Rapidly.
White River is rising rapidly,
being eleven feet on the New
port gauge, and a depth of twen
ty feet is predicted without fur-1
ther rains. The local rainfall I
was 3.20 inches, and from re
ports on Upper White and Black !
rivers the rain was equally!
heavy in those sections.
AMENDED BILL
I PASSES SENATE.
The Village Creek drainage
' bill introduced bv Senator Har
rison, which has been amended
P to exclude Newport from its pro
I visiQns and authorizing a better-'
mp ment tax, that is, a tax varying
^ as to the benefits received by the
property to be taxed, was passed
by the senate Monday.
It now goes to the house, |,
where Representative Keel will •
see that it reaches the governor 1
in due time. The bill takes the
state lands out of the hands of
the Lawrence County drainage i ’
commission and places them with j
the Jackson County commission, 1,
composed as in the original meas- j
ure with the exception of two
members.
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METHODIST CHURCH ' j
TO BE REMODELED. .
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■ 1 Work was begun on tearing
P out the interior of the Methodist
I church Tuesday morning. The 1
B entire interior will be remodeled, t
■ the floor will be raised seven \
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U pU]pit placed in the
east en> 0f the building and a
steam h<ting plaat installed.
The laiaS 0f the church have
taken as ejr work the carpeting
of the ente floor, at an estimat
ed cost of 350
Mr. Unve(j an(j his board of
stewards HI push the work as
j rapidly as possible, and when
I completed th will be a very
i handsome ctj.ch and the interior
will be moi. conveniently ar
ranged and .)mfortable at all
seasons.
ALCOHOL r
SllPLANT OIL.
“Trust Buster” ti)ge Introduced
as a Commercial Power Pro
duct in Colorado-Out
look is Pronging.
Denver, Colo.. %il 25.-Al
cohol as a trust bister” is in
prospect for Colorado. Joseph1
Brucker, formerly editor of the
Staats-Zeitung of Chicago, is
here in consultation with local
capitalists looking toward the
introduction of alcoholinto this
country as a commercial power
in place of petroleum. He has
selected Colorado as the scene of
his initial efforts because of the
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grown nere, the second grades of
which may be turned into alco
hol at a profit. Plans are already
under way for the erection of. a
mammoth distillery near Greeley 1
and for the introduction of Ger- j
man methods into the use of the!
alcohol for lighting, maipifa&.J
turing and mechanical purposes.'
In the latter country the fight
against Standard oil has made
alcohol * its general commercial
substitute and Mr. Brucker pro
poses simply to transfer old
world methods to the western
plains.
Mr. Brucker and his associates
say that alcohol can be made tc
entirely supplant petroleum foi
every purpose for which the lat
ter is used, and that in Colorad<
it can be manufactured and pu
on the market at a price les:
than that charged for oil.
BENTON PRISONERS
DIG OUT OF JAIL
Bentonville, April 24.— Thre<
prisoners in the county jail mad<
their escape some time Sunday
night by digging out under the
north wall of the jail. Those
who escaped were Elmer Gugel
John Landers and Tim Wilson
all serving out fines and jail sen.'
fences for carrying concealec
weapons. They managed to gel
a piece of iron loose from some
part of the grating, and with
this they dug a hole through
the floor and under the wall,
then climbed up the grating and
:ut a hole in the ceiling. They
are still at large.
NEPHEW SHOT
JEALOUS UNCLE.
Magazine, April 24.—Alf Lee,
aged 54 years, has been killed by
ns nephew, John Hilton, near
his place.
The shooting occurred last
Friday. Lee, it appears, was
ealous of attentions which he
alleged Hilton was paying his
vife. He had threatened to kill
ais nephew last Friday morning.
Early Friday afternoon Hilton,
irmed with a rifle, encountered
lis uncle. Report says the lat
er tried to get his gun rnto play
ind that Hilton shot and fatally
vounded him.
Are your clothes faded ? Use
ied Cross Ball Blue and make
hem white again. Large 2 oz
>ackage, 5 cents.
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BRANCH RAILROAD
I TO RUSH CREEP
Will Eventually Be Used foi
Main Line—Some Facts Leak
ing Out as to Discharge
of Mo. P. Officials.
“The chief engineer of the Mis
souri Pacific, accompanied by his
assistant, has been inspecting
the route laid out by Engineer
Reaugh to Rush creek, says the
Yellville Republican, and it is
more than likely that work will
soon be commenced on this im
portant branch, which eventually
will be the main line.
There are good reasons for
assuming that this branch will
in the very near future carry all
the freight and passenger trains
between Batesville and Carthage.
Mr. Middleton says it costs ap
proximately the interest on $1,
000,000 to operate a mile of road
a year. He finds that the line
can be shortened between Buffalo
and Powell about eight miles and
at the same time a better grade
be secured, while the cost will be
much less for maintaining the
line.
The bridge at Cotter, with its
thirteen pies, cost in the neigh
borhood of $175,000, while a
bridge at Buffalo would have
cost but about $68,000. The re
suit ot the longer and more ex
pensive route has been the dis
charge by the Missouri Pacific of
all connected with that piece of
work, to call it by the mildest
term known. It is now the
purpose to rectify the expensive
error of the old officers, even
though the first cost may be
great. The saving effected will
be sufficiently large to fully
warrant the expenditure of
§500,000.
GIRL OF SEVENTEEN
CHARGED WITH THEFT
—
/Of$250 Diamond Stud in New
;j Orleans and Arrested in Lit
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tie Rock — Indignantly
Denies Charge.
Little Rock, April 24.—Miss
Florence Stokey, a petite blonde
; of 17, was arrested yesterday
! evening as she got off the Valley
Route train by Detectives Mor
( gan and Spight.
! The arrest was made upon
I telegraphic instructions from
| Chief of Police John Journee of
' j New Orleans, who stated that
she was wanted on a charge of
stealing a $250 diamond stud.
She indignantly denied the theft.
COTTER EXCURSION.
There are many people who
I have never taken advantage of
! the White River excursion trip
j on account of them being run on
Sunday. These have a chance
j next Wednesday to view the
i beautiful White river scenery at
! the regular excursion rates of
j $2.50.
NOTICE.
! More help has been secured to
wait on our customers this week,
; which will obviate the trouble of
waiting.
07b7t Bailey Merc. Co. 1
EXCURSION TOMORROW, j
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Newport to Cotter and return 1
under auspices of Odd Fellows
of Batesville. There will be six !
coaches and room for everybody, j
If you wish beautiful, cleata,
white clothes use Red Cross Ball
Blue. Large 2 oz. package,
cents. I
TO REMOVE
FRECKLES AND PIMPLES
IN 10 DAYS USE
S A TINOLA,
The Complexion Beautifier.
^ATINOLA is a new discovery, guaranteed,
and money refunded if it fails to remove
the worst case of Freckles, Pimples, Tan, Sal
lowness, Liver Spots, Blackheads or any Skin
Eruption, in 20 days. Leaves the skin clear,
soft, healthy, and restores the beauty of youth.
Thousands testify to the merits of Satinola.
Miss Alace Lirette writes:—Thibodeaux, La.,
Oct. 15, ’04. “For four years my face was com
pletely covered with freckles and pimples. All
remedies failed until 1 used two packages of
Satinola, which completely removed the freckles
and pimples. My complexion is now perfect, and
hope every lady having freckles or pimples will
try Satinola.”
Price 50c and $1.00, by leading druggists or mail.
NATIONAL TOILET CO. PARTI|NN.
Sold in Newport by W. W.
Dutton, W. A. Joyce and all
leading druggists.
flililNiv X UWilJN.JVl. U. J1KINKX M. U W iUIN U.
Drs. OWEN & OWEN,
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; Physicians and Surgeons
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Will practice medicine and sur
gery in Newport and sur
rounding country.
NEWPORT, ARK.
| OFFICE: Bevens’ Drug Store.
E. L. WATSON, M. D.
OFFICE OVER MOSBY’S.
NEWPORT, - - ARK.
NOTICE
Of Calling in the City Warrants
of the City of Newport for
Cancellation, Reissue and Clas
sification.
Notice is hereby given that the City Council of
the City of Newport at a regular meeting held on
the 13th day of February, 1905, made the follow
ing order, to-wit:
Whereas, It is deemed expedient by the City
Council of the City of Newport, Jackson county,
Arkansas, to call in all outstanding warrants or
scrip of said city heretofore issued, in order to
cancel the same and to reissue and classify all of
said warrants or scrip which are not now barred [
by limitation or other lawful cause.
It is therefore ordered by the City Council of j
the city of Newport. Jackson County, Arkansas. ;
that all the outstanding warrants or scrip of
s»id city heretofore issued be and the same are
hereby called in for the purposes of cancellation,
reissuance and classification.
And it is further ordered by the City Council
of said city that all Iholders of any of said war
rants or scrip heretofore issued shall present the
same to the City Council of said city at the city
hall or council room of said city, in the City of
rvewpori, jansson ujuniy, Arsansas, on tne
22nd day of May, 1905, for such cancellation, re- 1
issuance and classification of all such warrants
as are not barred by limitation or other lawful
causes.
And it is further ordered that the recorder give
such notice and make due publication of this
order as required by law.
And it is further ordered that all persons who
hold any warrant, warrants or scrip of said city
and who neglect and refuse to present the same I
as required by this order shall after the 22nd day
of May, 1905, be forever debarred from deriving
any benefit from their claim. And all such war
rants or scrip issued previous to the date of this!
order shall be null and void in whomsoever hands
they may be.
This order made ibiu Use 13th day of February,
1005.
And all paeons, individuals or corporations
holding any warrant or warrants of the said city '■
are hereby notified to present the same to the
City Council of the City of Newport, Jackson
County, Arkansas, at the council room or city
hall of said city on the 22nd day ef May. 1905,
for the purposes of cancellation, reissuance and
classification. And all persons who shall hold
any of such warrants of said city and neglect and
refuse to present the same as required in the
above order of the City Council and this notice
shall thereafter be debarred from deriving any
benefit from their claims.
This notice given this the
1905- J. R.
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Read the Daily
Independent;
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worsteds, hand-tailored, and full
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$15.00 to $30.00.
We are showing swell oxfords I
in tans and black—the new lasts
—Wall Street, Arrow, Tuxedo, I
Kaiser, etc., in the famous
Edwin Clapp make, H
$5.00 to $7.00.
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known, known as the best. jff
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DON’T
HOARD
Your money in unsafe places. The
safest place for your money is in
a good bank. Start a bank ac
count with us and
YOU CAN SLEEP BETTER
AT NIGHT.
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.
THE BANKRUPT SALE
Will continue till j
MAY 6TH ONLY.
Boys’ Brogans 45c
Men’s Brogans. 70c
Men’s Calf Shoes 90c
| Men’s Heavy Work Shoes 90c
Men’s Box Calf and Vici $L99
Ladies’ Slippers 59c *
Ladies’ $2.50 to $3.50 Slippers 99c |
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