fire spreads quickly and
the blaze seems to
gotten under big headway
the start. - Mr. Littleton,
is the largest stockholder in
mpany, saved his office
and this was
buildings as esti
Littleton will run
$10,000, with probably
insurance while the loss
is yet to be determiii
will probably reach
t $7,500.
had on the plat
about 125 bales, part of
eh belonged to different far
s, but upon which he carried
The loss is a severe
S deton coming as it
idst of the cotton
hopes to have a
nd ready for ser
lays upon %the site
t.
lith shop of J. A.
o a complete loss,
bably loses $500
WHITE
_SLAVE ACT
itor Held For Fed
I Jury For En
endenl X ,•
, Oct? 20.—In de
bond, J. E. Smith
d in jail to await
the federal grand
ge of violating the
ws of the United
ras arraigned yes
Commissioner W.
■ charge of abduct
immoral purposes
, aged 17 years,
lob Grouch, a Pu
barber.
a urac eiiffinipni in
mi the commissioner, to
^Mjto the grand jiiry,
*n sess*on a
\ ■ ystigation. If eon
^'.Vf^t’wihe Mann act, he
'- fenced to not less
’. h in the penitent!-.
and fined hoi*
There is no
subject, but as
unced his in
the
ac
ctionable
Lit
Four Thousand Hear Norwood
Searcy,' Oct. 19.—Attorney
General Hal L. Nffwood was the
principal speaker today at the
WhitA county fair, which was at
tended by over 4000 pefeple,1 He
was joined at Beebe this morn
ing by the Beebe brass band; led
by Mr. Westbrook* and the band
furnished good music during the
day, which was appreciated by
the entire crowd, as well as Sir.
Norwood, who was ip a happy
frame ofdnind. He was intro
duced bjptludge W. R. Chrisp m
a five-minute speech.
Mr. Norwood spoke for nearly
an hour and devoted consider
able- tjjinae tp the resources and
developments of'Ark&nsas. "The
state is making great progress,”
said Mr. Norwood/ "evidenced
by the various coufity fairs nd
showing up the great resources
of the
He was frequently applauded
during his address. * r
' ..iin-'i
Game Again Postponed.
Special to Independent.
Philadelphia, October 20.—
The fourth garde of the world’s
series has been again postponed
on account of and l^ad wea
ther. The jdetl&fin .plajjpg jtfae
remainder of tne series is re
garded as favoring the Giants
as it may enable Matthewson to
twirl in two more of the games.
—--* ' i ' -*V. A' V K
Going Out For Keeps.
Is there any one who will not,
when he may,save a few dollars ?
You know we .are goinpout of
business. All our stock^is being
sold at cost—not over and not
below, and there is a good deal
left—things that everyone who
tm, and lives, needs every day
in ev.euy mdiith.
We*are anxious to close it out
and you are going to buy it from
som£ The others will be here
after we leave, and we ask that
you will let us have your orders,
i Cdme up and see what we
have.
i » Your for awhile.
68btf Martin Bros.
Benson Awarded Carnegie Medal
Marcus E. Benson, our well
known and highly esteemed lum
berman and steamboat owner,
has been awarded a bronze medal
as a recognition of heroism in
the attempted saving of the lives
of two young women from
drowning in Black River near
Clover Bend October 29, 1909.
This medal was one of 47 bronze
l and 12 silver medals awarded at
the fall meeting of the Carnegie
Hero Fund Commission.
' DitchinggPase Continued.
No action has been taken by
the county court in the Cook
tSlough drainage district peti
tions for a reduction of assess
ments, the matter being contin
ued by consent without hearing
argument of attorneys, until
the protest of the railroad com
pany’s attorneys had been
heard*
_. .. ]:!
$10 Reward
tfor return of or information
leading to the recovery of one
dark bay mare mule 4 years old,
branded on shoulder, blind in
left eye, long mane and tail,
sabout 14 1-2 hands high, also
one light bay horse mule, same
age and brand, about 14 hands
high. Strayed or stolen from
range October 9.
John H. Laird,
72btf Auvergne^ Ark.
Major Alf Joblin of St. Louis
was a guest at the McLain last
night.
MANY
SHOW INCREASES
* #
In Assessments As Resuit of
Boards of Equalization
Work.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 19.—Reports
are coming in constantly from
various Boards of Equalizations
over the state, showing that
.they are actively engaged in the
work of settling the tax lists to
the satisfaction of all concerned
—in rare instances.
“The work is more thorough,
more systematic and more pains
taking than ever before in the
history of the state,” said Chair
man Burge of the Tax Comrnis
| sion .
The county judge of Hernp
| stead county put up to the
Board the proposition that the
state should pay one half the ex
pense of the Equalizers, as they
pay one-half of the cost of the
assessment, but there is nothing
in the law to authorize this, and
the counties must continue to
pay all the expenses cf equaliza
tion
Benton county reports a big
increase, but that the equaliza
tion is being made on an aver
age basis or about zb per cent,
one of the lowest in the state.
Logan reports an increase of
about$275,000. Good increases
are reported in Jackson, Frank
lin, Fulton, Baxter, Saline, Cle
bum and Searcy. The increase
in Washington will be small, and
chiefly in Fayttevile. There is
none in Izard and Marion, and
very small increase in Boone.
Caroll lost $345,000 last year,
and will do well to regain this
amount in the present assess
ment.
The mountain counties, as a
rule, assess above the average to
provide sufficient funds to keep
up their county expenses and
I their schools, and many of ihem
get back more from the state
than they pay.
Stock Company Arrives.
Mr. Otto H. Kraup, manager
of the Woods Sisters Stock Co.,
arrived in the city this morning
and his company wilpSe the at
traction at the local theatre for
! two nights only Friday and Sat
urday nights.
i The Woods Sisters’ Company
| are too well known to Newport
| theatre goers to need any intro
duction for they have been com
ing to our city every season for
ooro!*o1 voart
! The company will present this
evening “The Shadows of a
! Great City,” which is considered
: by Mr. Krause to be one of their
| very best plays.
The specialties of the company
j are also new and clever, in fact
the company with the exception
| of Mr. Krause and Miss Hazel
Woods, is a new one.
I ' '
Donaghey Still a Sphinx.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 20.—When
Governor Donaghey was asked
if there was any truth in the re
port that the chancery decision
on the Turner-Jacobson bill
would have any effect upon his
political attitude, He said:
“I have nothing whatever to
say about it at this time. Just
let them keep guessing. You
remember the old Revolutionary
general who said to his men,
‘Don’t shoot till you see the
whites of their eyes.’ Well, I
am waiting till I see the whites
of their eyes.”
I‘W-Jtiw Is 11
Broke Out About 10:30 Thurs
day Night in Rear of Colo
nel Paul's Office.
One of Newport’s best busi
ness buildings, the Hotel Hazel
block suffered a $3,000 fire oss
Thursday night, the alarm being
turned in about 10:30 o’clock
and brought a ready response in
the fire department and a large
crowd of citizens attracted by
curiosity and a desire to help in
case the conflagration proved se
rious.
The Hazel hotel was filled with
smoke and just how bad the fire
was, could not be told at first.
The front door of Colonel Paul’s
office was broken through and a
stream of water played over the
entire office though the blaze
was largely confined to the rear.
The dense smoke indicating a
more advanced fire, caused the
fire boys to rather lose their bet
ter judgment and the water
damage to the office supplies of
Colonel Paul was much heavier
than it should have been.
Miss Alice Bishop, the capable
assistant of Colonel Paul in the
Grand Secretary’s office, proved
th# heroine of the occasion and
wVion PlrUnrwal Paul nrna rofnsprl
entrance to his office to secure
valuable records, Miss Bishop
with the help of several young
men secured entrance through a
door from the Hazel dining room
and removed the books of the
lodge that could never have been
replaced.
The heaviest losers were the
owners of the building Wolff and
Goldman, whose damage is plac
ed at $1500, which is fully cov
ered by insurance.
Colonel Paul owned individual
ly much of the furniture and
[furnishings of the office and es
' timates his personal loss at $500,
Iwith insurance at $400.
| The Grand Lodge, I. O. O. F.
has property in records, station
ery, desks, typewriters, address
ographs and other things valued
at $1500, with insurance of $1,
000. The lodge’s loss is proba
bly about $500, which is thus
fully covered.
John A. Creesinger of the Ho
tel Hazel estimates his loss at
$500, which is fully covered.
The groceries and supplies car
ried in the storeroom to the rear
of the grand secretary’s office
were all badly damaged by wa
.
When the »lurm was commu
nicated to the occupants of the
various rooms, most of them
fled pell rnell and with’scant at
tire to the McLain across the
corner. In fact next morning
Mr. Creesinger did not know
whether he had any of his
guests.
Another loss to the hotel pro
prietor was in the dining room
silver, much of which had been
stolen during the fire, as watch- j
men were employed to look after |
the exposed property for the re-;
mainder of the night.
W. H. Snetzer was delegated j
early the next morning to make!
an estimate on the loss of the:
building, which will be put back!
in first class condition at once.
The hotel property is not dam
aged to any extent that will in
terfere with good service.
Colonel Paul was assigned the
storeroom to the north and the'
furnishings and fixtures that
were saved, were carried into
this place, which will be used for
temporary office quarters.
Cl .^9 •j ■
I WHEN A MAN ' J**
| BUYS CLOTHES I
g He goes to the store in which he ’9nl
8 has the greatest confidence. He '•■% J * ,
g does not judge stores by what 1
8 they CLAIM to do, but by what i|I
6 they DO do. He goes to the . * wij
0 store that he has learned al- "':m
o ways gives all or more than
g they promise. While some stores %-^iB
8 are always claiming to give -M
g unheard of values, it is quite of- ®
|| ten the case that some other < jj V
g store, not claiming so much is #
| . really giving BETTER values. ' '
8 While we are firm believers in ! ^
g advertising, we know that men #*•••'
0 judge us mostly BY WHAT WE
o DO and not by what we say,
0 hence we depend upon REAL
| GENUINE VALUE GIVING to {J
g get us customers and KEEP j|
I them. We want YOU.' \
Star Clothing Co. > .Jp
Jos. H. Berger, Jj. <
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Notes of the Revival.
Being a member of the church
won’t save you. You have got
to live up to the Christian star
dard.
* * *
How many professed Chris
tians of Newport have an influ
ence with sinners for good. You
must live above the things of the
world to have an influence for
good.
* * *
Less than 25 per cent of the
church membership of Newport
attend church services at every
opportunity. The rest come
when it is convenient. One side
serves God and glorify him, the
balance serve him when there is
nothing of interest to serve in
the world. To which side do you
belong?
*{. * $
The devil tells you a lie when
he says you cannot be a Chris
tian and run your business at
the same time. Mr. Profesional
and Business Man, you can be a
Christian and be a better busi
ness man, doctor or lawyer at
the same time.
* * *
Many men and many women
serve the goddess of fame and
money to the neglect of their
souls, striving to become rich
and famous and just when they
apparently have reached the pin
nacle of their earthly ambition,
death comes and their spirit is'
wafted away to face the awful,
judgment of the God they would
not serve. i
* * *
They gained earthly wealth
but lost their souls.
Mr. Business* Man and Mr. Pro
fessional man, get into the
/ . 1
church andJtercSi’8 f
should dicing to sacrifice j
cop, - ■
a home^h^^Heavem^^
* * .* *
“First seek ye th^Kingdom
of God and these otfter things
shall be added unto you.”
* * *
Get right today and attend <
your church, do your duty as a
Christian and your business will
be better for it.
. . .
* * *
-A- i s'M
•ASffl||
Many men and women can
not find time to leave their busi- '^
ness or their homes to attend
church, but how many are there ||
who cannot find time to attend
shows, lodge meetings or socie- ;
ty events.
Be honest, people! You know
you are taking chances when jjf
you put service to the things of
the woi;ld before the service of
your God. That is just what Sa
tan wants you to do. Serve Cod
or the devil. Which one is your
Master.
* * * •
*V ... ■
There are many hypocrites in
the church' but there are more
out of it. Don’t stay out of the
church because you think some
of its members are hypocrites
because there is a larger bunchlf^
of hypocrites serving the devil
who do not belong to any church.
* * *
Come to the court house to
night at 7 p. m. and help ma
the' meeting a success. It
your duty as a professed Chris
tian to be there if possible.
Contributed.