Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. THURSDAY. AUGUST3, 1905. NUMBER 85.
CREST Of RIVER'S RISE
Will Probably Be Reached Friday and
Without Rains Tali Will Be Rapid.
White river is falling fast at
Batesville and all points above,
but with Black’s rise continuing
the effect here is a gradual but
slow rise, the gauge marking
27.7 feet at noon Thursday. The
crest of the rise will probably
reach here Friday morning, when
a stand is expected at 28 to 28.5
feet.
Black river rose 6 inches at
Elgin Wednesday night and the
water had siped into Newport
through the sewer gate until the
pipes have been filled to over
flowing and the water now stands
on the lower streets.
POPLAR BLUEf TOOK FIRST.
Put the fixins’ to Home Boys By Score
of 2 to 0-Pretty Game
Well Attended.
It’s a shame, that’s what it is.
Poplar Bluff came down here
with the big boys and did various
and sundry things to the New
port lads, that’s what they did,
and it’s a measly shame.
They brought a settin’ of gojse
eggs down and the home boys
did the rest. That’s all.
It was a pretty game, well
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tended and enjoyed by the fans.
About 500 saw the contest and
they never saw a better one on
the local grounds.
“Dutch” Wagner had curves
unsolvable to 15 Newport boys
and only one reached third, two
to second. Wagner ain’t no lady
to come down here and do that.
He didn’t mean to, but he just
couldn’t help it. Russell pitched
some himself and the batting
average of the Bluff boys was
not fattened to any remarkable
extent. They hit and run, and
that accounts for the two runs.
The score by innings:
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P. Bluff 01010000 0-2
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Marriage Licenses.
Sam Wilkins, 27, Pennington,
and Mrs. Belle Cox, 26, Pitts.
G. A. O’Quinn, 56, and Mrs.!
Caroline Folks, 42, both of New
port.
J. A. Robertson, 30, and Nora
Harris, 18, both of Newark.
Clyde Alfrey, 23, and Lucy
Cornwell, 16, both < f Shoffner.
Samuel O’Neal, 22, and Jesse
Harper, 20, both of Newport.
Joe Collins, 25, and Ophelia
Crump, 24, both of Newport.
Jerry M. Hammett, 33. and
Mrs. Martha Robinson, 34, both
of Augusta.
Wm. C. Brewer, 23, and Janie
Lois Carr, 15, both of Alicia.
Probably Moran’s Body.
A floater was found in White
river above Grand Glaize Tues
day evening, probably the re
mains of Thomas J. Moran, who
was drowned while swimming
Saturday evening.
An inquest was to have been
held Wednesday, but the result
has not been learned. John Mo
ran of St. Louis telegraphed the
Newport police chief Thursday
morning to learn if the body of
Thomas Moran had been recov
ered.
Newport Salesman Married.
Mountain View, Aug. 2.—R.
M. Ramey of Newport and Miss j
Suldir Case of Mountain View
were ma- ried at the Case hotel
at this place on the evening of:
the 20th of July.
The wedding was a complete
surprise. Invitations were sent
out for a social to which a large
number of friends of the con
tracting parties were invited.
When ail were assembled a wed
ding march was started by Miss
Mar. Sue Lee, the young couple
appeared and in the presence of
the startled crowd the ceremony
was performed by Rev. W. H. H.
Oyler. After congratulations
the party retired to the spacious
dining room, where dainty re
freshments were served.
The bride is the oldest daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Case
and has many accomplishments.
The groom is an excellent young
man, possessing good business
ability, and has been in the em
>loy of the American Grocer
Company of Newport as travel
ing salesman for some time.
JAIL CONTRACT AWARDED.
Pauley Jail Company Will Construct
Jackson County Jail.
County Judge E. L. Boyer has
awarded the contract for the
construction of the Jackson coun
ty jail to the Pauley Jail Com
pany of St. Louis, consideration
$17,926, the work to be com
pleted by February 1, 1906.
The commissioners investigat
ed the requirements of an up-to
date jail, and the specifications
manliest tneir stuuy oi ine worn.
The building is to be of pressed
brick, 46 by 43 feet, two stories
high and slate roof. On the sec
ond floor there are to be eight
cells, 5-ply tool proof steel be
ing used to make them good
lock-ups for desperate criminals.
On the first floor will be the jail
er’s office and bed room and i
apartments for juvenile and
female prisoners and insane
persons.
The contract for the building
of the poorhouse was secured by
J. M. Nickens.
Cashier in Jail.
D. P. Terry, former cashier of
the Howard County Bank, at
Nashville, is in jail at Washing
ton, Hempstead county, on the
charge of wrecking the institu
tion two years ago. Sheriff Per
ry Williams went to Los An
geles for him, but was delayed
two days on account of a writ of
habeas corpus, which was issued
at the instance of his wife, who
was alleged to be sick and desti
tute. The writ was granted by!
Judge Smith at Los Angeles just j
eight minutes before the train |
was to leave for Arkansas, and
a sensational drive was made by
the sheriff to intercept Sheriff
Williams.
Tuckerman Enlarged.
County Judge E. L. Boyce on!
Monday granted a"petition and |
issued an order for quite an ad
dition to the incorporated town j
of Tuckerman that will make the
little city four times its present
size. The petition was made by
a majority of the property own
ers within the acquired territory,
and unless there be opposition
through the courts the decree is
made permanent in 30 days.
Tuckerman will now embrace
640 acres, or one square mile,
and includes the s \ nw i and
sw i 27, s \ ne \ and se i 28, n
l ne \ 33, and n \ nw i 34, all in
township 13 north, range 2 west.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The board of health has issued
orders for all citizens to cleanse
their premises. I urge all good
citizens to cheerfully comply
with this order and save the
officers further trouble. The
order must be obeyed.
J. W. Grubbs, Mayor.
{ . . COUNTRY . .
5 CORRESPONDENCE.
ELGIN.
W< art' still ha gins
Will Churchman wt t!"T*xa
last week to lo >k out i ^cation
with a view of r .vingout there.
We won’t like to lo<e Will.
Say, didn't the Judge score "A
Reader?" Told him how about
it, we think.
Joe Pennington i« a man hunt
er for your whiskers. He gets
his knucks and goes r after
’em, don’t you, Joe?
To make a sure crop of corn
you should plant the very earliest.
C. A. Sneed did. and behold the
result.
Miss Nellie Gray of Bandy’s
Chapel was visiting here this
week, and took in the barbecue.
We have begun to play ball.
Just as soon as we get things
going right we will cross bats
with any old team, far or near.
John K. Weinmeister is not
married, as reported, but he
wants to, we think.
Messrs. Will Sigler, Hub James.
Bud Hammond and Churchman
Brothers went to New port Wed
nesday.
wen, news is scarce, winciuse.
The other boys will come on with
their budget of fun.
Bill Arp.
ISLAND ITEMS.
A nice rain Monday.
Crops are looking splendid and
the grass also, as that is a gift
of all the farmers.
Rev. Barkfr of Louis chapel
baptized some ten or fifteen con
verts, the fruits of his revival, on
last Sunday. May they hold out
faithfully in the future.
Rev. Frank Turner and Rev.
J. V. Turner will conduct a re
vival meeting on the Island this
week. We wish them great suc
cess in their work.
0. J. Gould and his newly
made bride visited J. H. Shannon
and family Sunday.
Mrs. John T. Brady left Thurs
dao for Missouri, where she was
called to the bedside of her
daughter-in-law, who was very
low with consumption and passed
away Monday. She leaves a
husband and two children.
L. H. Shannon and R. L. Gil
liam left on a summer vacation
Tuesday.
1 he summer school is progress
ing nicely with Mrs. Dora Al
bright as teacher. Some 40 or
50 scholars are enrolleh.
News is scarce this week and I
will ring off.
Roustabout.
Contract for Grading.
Batesville, Aug. 2.—The Mis
souri, Arkansas and Southwest
ern Railway Company yesterday
let to Bodkin & Moore of Mem
phis, Menn., the contract to
grade the roadbed. The distance
is 140 miles. The part to be con
structed first is from Batesvilles
to a point on the Frisco, a dis
tance of 50 miles. Work will
begin in a very short time.
Boy Drowned at Elgin.
Willie Street, a 9-year-old boy,
was drowned Tuesday afternoon
about 4 o’clock in Black river
above Elgin. The lad was carry
ing water for his mother and
tumbled into the rushing river.
The remains were shipped from
here Thursday morning on No.
5, which was five hours late, for
Vincennes, Ind., accompanied by
the father.
YELLOW FEVER
There Is So Occasion For Alarm
Rcmcr ucr The Lessors 1 The
Epidemic of »£°£
As v.f> art*now threatened with
another v -itation *>• the dreaded
yellow fever it is well to remem
ber the experiences >f the last
occasion. In all sections where
yellow fever made its appear
ance it will be recalled that per
sons who kept their stomach,
liver and bowels strong and
active were not affected by the
diseas* ; while others apparently
healthy were stricken down.
These atter were all more or less
habitually constipated, bilious or
victims of bad digestion; as a re
sult th*j blood became impure and
the vital organs were unable to
resist the deadly fever germs.
Now is the time to prepare for
what is to follow. Get your fam
ily and yourself in shape to re
sist the disease. You don’t know
when you are exposed to it;
every man you meet may be
affected, and if you put your
preparations off from day to day
you may be too late. The sensi
ble course is to begin at once
taking Prickly Ash P.itters, that
marvelous system regulator and
blood purifier. Use it regularly
every day. Half a wine-glassful
each morning after breakfast
will keep your bowels open and
healthy; it will also strengthen -
the stomach and digestion, purify
the blood and by stimulating the
liver and kidneys all bile and
uric and impurities will be
driven out of the body. In short,
it puts the system in perfect
; order. Remember 1898. That
was a record year for Prickly
Ash Ritters. In the sections
where it was used the most there
were fewest cases of fever. You
connot do better in this hour of
danger than to make use of the
means which experience has
proven to be the best for fight
ing off this terrible scourge. 78
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
Gives special attention to
Crown and Bridge Work,
And correction of Irregularities
of the Teeth.
Office Watson Beds. Phonf «3
Newport, • Arkansas.
HENRY OWEN MD HENRY M OWEN M It I
Drs. OWEN & OWEN, >
Physicians and Surgeons “
Will practice medicine and sur
gery in Newport and sur
rounding country.
NEWPORT, ARK.
OFFICE: BeveneT Dkoc Stoke
Killed By lightning.
Mrs. Barney Ferguson arrived
Wednesday afternoon on No. 3
from Raleigh, Mo., expecting to
find the remains of her deceised
husband here. Mr. Ferguson
was struck by lightning while in
the timber near Hampden, not
far from Camden, and instruc
tions had been wired there to
ship the remains to Newport.
Owing to the rapid decompo
sition of bodies struck by light
ning it is thought probable that
the burial may have taken place
at Hampden. Second instruc
tions to ship remains have been
wired the authorities.
Go to I. D. Price for ba-e ball
supplies, balls, oats, masks,
mitts, etc. 9
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If You Will Take the Trouble to Look
The world over for the best in men’s
wearing apparel you just repeat what we
! have done before.
We have the best things here in Clothing.
Furnishings, Hats, Shoes, for men and boys.
Our line of dress-suit Cases and Bags
, will stand the wear and tear of travel. They ,
Q look good and are good. Another shipment Q
just received.
Knox Hats, Crown Trousers, Hawes Hats,
Alfred Benjamin & Co. Correct Clothing.
Manhattan Shirts, Waterhouse Cravats.
H Lord & Taylor Hosiery. m
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Grasp this Opportunity
July Dividend
Was mailed to stockholders on the 8th of July.
The Penn-Wyoming Copper Co.
Made 200,000 pounds of pure copper during the
past seven days, on which the clear profit was over
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Stock in this company pays monthly dividends
of 1' < on the investment., and it is a spledid buy
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Name
Address
ELMO RIDDELL,
CO OPERATIVE REAL ESTATE AGENT,
Jacksonport, Arkansas. j
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