FINED FOR
HOPE AFFRAY.
I Wood Escapes With Light Fine
While the Governor is Found
Guilty of Aggravated
Assault.
Hope, Jan. 16.—In Mayor J.
H. Black’s court the trial of Gov.
Davis and Judge Carroll D.
Wqod, growing out of the per
t sonal encounter during the joint
discussion in the opera house
here on December 18 last, termi- j
nated at 5:30 this afternoon.
Mayor Black assessed a fine of
$10 against each of the defend
ants for breach of the peace. In
addition, he fined Gov. Davis $50 i
for aggravated assault. Each of J
the defendants, by their attor
neys, filed notice of an appeal to ‘
the circuit court.
The testimony of twenty-one >
witnesses was taken before j
Mayor Black. A preponderance
of the evidence pointed to the
conclusion that Gov. Davis was
the aggressor in the trouble, and
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Live laci mat me guvcmui was
fined for aggravated assault
shows that the court believed
from the testimony that the clash
was precipitated by the governor.
Judge Wood was again present j
today, but Gov. Davis did not ap
pear, not having come to Hope
for the trial. When all the evi- j
dence was in Hon. W. M. Green j
addressed the court in behalf of i
Judge Wood, and was followed;
by Judge James B. Wood of Hotj
Springs, also on the part of Judgej
I , jCarroll D. Wood. The argument
' l|vas closed by Hon. C. C. Hamby
oW Prescott, who appeared as the
K>itorney for Gov. Davis. Mayor
wtfeck at once announced his de
splidn in the two cases, and after
|£ne notice of appeal had been
/given the proceedings were
closed.
Each side had waived the right
of trial by jury, agreeing to sub
mit the case on the evidence ad
duced. There was practically!
nothing new developed in the
sworn statements of the witness
es, their testimony being sub
stantially in line with that pub
lished in the form of affidavits
soon after the fight.
Quietude prevailed in the court
room today, and Mayor Black j
did not deem it necessary to re
new his order of yesterday re
quiring those in the room to be
searched.
MAGNOLIAS AND PALMS.
Now is your chance to get a j
fine magnolia and have it planted i
by an experienced florist. Call
at 0. M. Bowen’s Cash Grocery.
Specimens of both , palms and
magnolias. Three days only. d3t
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NECROLOGICAL.
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G. W. SHIRLEY.
G. W. Shirley died Sunday
morning at 3 o’clock after a sick
ness with pneumonia. The burial
was held at Shiloh.
C. W. PHILLIPS.
C. W. Phillips, printer, jour
s;; nalist and ex-Confederate soldier
died Sunday morning at the
Planters Hotel after a month’s
sickness, during which time he
was taken care of by the New
port Relief society. Death in his
case cannot be assigned to any
specific trouble, but only to a
general breaking down after
years of exposure.
I| Little is known of the life of
H| the deceased, but his mental
Hr powers were of a calibre that
I had evidently pushed him for
ward into the lime light of public
observation. Born in South Caro
. lina, he had served as a corporal
y.
in Company K. of Wade Hamp-:
ton’s valiant legion in defense df!
those rights of state over the!
federal government, doubly dear
to the sons of the Palmetto state.
He was later a member of the
Ku Klux Klan and in the years
of Horace Boies’ supremacy in
Iowa politics played an import
ant part in the Democratic coun
cils of that state. In a number
of towns of this state, Paragould
and New Lewisville among them,
he proved himself an editorial
writer of unusual ability.
The remains were laid to rest
Monday morning in Walnut
Grove. With no relatives and
only a few friends to lower the
casket to his last resting place is
ended all that is mortal of a
brave soldier and patriot. Peace
to his ashes.
ALL EYES ON ST.' LOUIS.
The eyes of all the world will
be turned toward St. Louis dur
ing the year 1904. Everybody
will want to get, from first
hands, the news of the greatest
World’s Fair which the world
has ever seen. Our readers are
advised, therefore, to subscribe
for the greatest St. Louis news
paper—a newspaper which ack
nowledges no equal or rival in
all the West, and which stands
in the front rank among the
great newspapers of the world.
Subscribe for the St. Louis Globe
Democrat and get all the news
of the World’s Fair, all the news
of the national campaign, and all
the news of all the earth. See
advertisement elsewhere in this
issue. 24d6x
“THE HOOSIER GIRL.
When a person or a number of
persons who try to do right, let!
their manners be ever so ludic-1
rous, their dialect ever so un
couth, in the end they will im
press the people or community
in which they live with the sin
cerity of their motives. In the
end they will win out. Just the
simple, plain and unvarnished
story of the struggle for success
of such people is often a pathetic
as well as humorous recital.
The above is probably an hon
est criticism of “The Hoosier
Girl” for the reason that the
drama is a true blending of the
funny and serious, just as repre
sented by the lives of some per
sons. The story is dramatic for
the reason that it is filled with
stage surprises, at the same time
it is a simple story because it
deals with only simple people, i
While not claiming to be a home
spun story it is at the same time
true to life.
At opera house, Wednesday
night, January 21.
WORK BEGUN
ON SUPERSTRUCTURE. |
Cotter, Jan. 16.--Work began:
today on the steel superstructure j
of the White River railroad
bridge at this place. Superinten
dent Thos. Madden is on the
ground and General Foreman
Lee is also here. Seventy men
will be employed for about ninety
days. The bridge will be sixty
feet above low water mark and
will have a draw span near the
center.
TERMS OF COURT.
Circuit Court---Second Monday
after third Monday in January,
and second Monday after fourth
Monday in Au ist.
Chancery Cc "t—Fourth Mon
days in May a: November.
For the nev read the Daily
Independent..
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DAMAGE SUITS
AGAINST RAILROAD.
Two Suits Filed Against Iron
Mountain for Damages Ag
gregating Over Forty
Thousand Dollars.
Two suits have been filed in
the Jackson circuit court by
Capt. George W. Hurley and the
other by W. A. Billingsley as
administrator of the estate of
Mary L. Hurley, against the St.
Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern
Railway Company for damages
aggregating $40,810, alleged to
be due plaintiffs by reason of
negligence of employes of said
company which caused an injury
that resulted in the death of the
late Mrs. Mary L. Hurley.
The petition of W. A. Billings
ley as administrator recites the
manner of the accident which oc
curred while Mrs. Hurley was
aboard the branch local on her
way home from Batesville on
rsuvemuer ou. me piainuu al
leges that employes of the com
pany negligently, violently and
wrongfully kicked and dropped
several freight cars down grade
against the passenger coach, caus
ing Mrs. Hurley to fall and break
the thigh bone near the hip, from
which death resulted December
23.
For the items of nurse hire,
medicines, medical attention and
funeral expenses $810 is asked,
and for bodily pain, suffering and
mental anguish, $20,000.
The other petition asks $20,000
damages on the ground that the
services and companionship of
the deceased were of great com
fort and value to the plaintiff.
The attorneys in each case for
the plaintiff are Stuckey & Stuck
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NINE TO TWO
FOR JUDGE WOOD.
Forrest City, Jan. 16.—The
Democratic central committee of
this, St. Francis, county met
here this afternoon. The date
for the primaries for state and
county officers was set for March
26. No charge will be made to
state candidates for placing their
names on the ticket. A poll on
the governor’s race showed, of
those present, seven for Wood
and two for Davis. The two ab
sent are both for wood.
NEW—EMBROIDERIES—NEW
First of the season. All the
new designs for spring 1904. At
Chas. Meyer’s Great Bargain
Store. 16btf
LIVERYMEN
FARMERS
DRAYMEN
And all users of axle grease
that want the best grease on the
market and that recognize a good
thing when shown its merits, we
recommend our Golden and Cas
tor Oil brands of Axle Grease.
It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes
and 3 pound tin buckets. For
sale by all up-to-date merchants.
Ask for it and take no substitute.
It is guaranteed to have no equa]
for quality on the market.
WATERS-PIERCE
OIL COMPANY.
Jack Herron
For Granitoid and Stone Walks
Curbing, all kinds of Brick Work
Don’t fail to get my figures
before contracting.
My Work Talks For Itself
Parties wanting crushed Lime
Stone Walks apply to me
ESBBBE
E. & W. Collars Waterhouse Cravats
Alfred Benjamin Sc Co.’s Correct Clothing
q-| Manhattan Shirts Knox Sc Hawes Hats
m Edwin Clapp and Stacy-Adams Shoes
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J Faultless Nightrobes Crown Trousers
^ Bamberger Bros. Juvenile Clothing
^ Adler’s Gloves
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TRY THE
Weems Laundry
When you want good
work. They make a
specialty of Dyeing and
Cleaning Clothes. Let
them show you how well
they can please you.
Leave orders with
T. P. Umsted&Co.
Local Agents.
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL!
Dentist
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Office: Watson Building
Rooms 1, • s and 3.
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