I Newport Daily Independent
I VOLUME IV. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. FRIDAY. MARCH 24. 1905. NUMBER 281.
-_2IGHT WRECK
NEAR PIEDMONT.
I fie on Iron Mountain
—No Fatalities.
reight wreck occur
m Mountain at an
Thursday morning
oplar Bluff Citizen
bound freight train
c and several cars
; ditch. The train
at a high rate of
t struck a bad place
at Sabula, a small
fifteen miles north
vi£he engine and
were ^irown from
d some of sthe train
jscaped beinte killed.
3d train toreVup the
Le a distance^ and as
ains were run into
the Cairo branch
senger train No. 7,
ty at 8:30, did not
until almost one
SID CHILD
lTALLY BURNED.
News reached here Satui day of
a terrible accident north of At
kins about two miles. Mrs.
Dave Thornton and her 4-year
old son were out in the field where
stalks were being burned. The
, little boy’s clothes caught fire,
i the mother came to his relief,
/ but while trying to extinguish
/ the flames that were burning the
BL f clothes off the child she took fire
j herself, the flames fast covering
y her body. In her fright she ran,
all do when they are burning.
This'fc^course made the flames
more Iprfons, which burned to
such an extent that it caused her
death. The eiiifii lived a few
hours after the accident, while
the mother lingered about thirty
hours. The child was buried
Saturday afternoon and Mrs.
Thornton Sunday afternoon. Mr.
Thornton has the profound sym
pathy of his many friends in this
his great loss.—Russellville Rec
ord.
THE LEGISLATURE. \
The bill introduced by Jackson
of Phillips at the behest of the
saloon advocates of Jonesborc
met the fate promised Cate’s
bill in the house Thursday. The
mnnonfO H hP 51 SPW
erage enactment, gave the city
of Jonesboro the right of local
option regardless of the vote of
Craighead county upon that is
sue and in case license was
granted half such revenues were
jgt" to go toward" the establishment
of a sewerage system for that
city The vote of the house was
55 to 32 and the chief reason for
l the defeat of the bill lay in the
SH fact that both Jonesboro and
^kCraighead county had gone
WF “dry” in the last election.
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A petition will be presented tc
the legislature in a few days by
' the town of Harrisburg, asking
that it be permitted to mortgage
the school property and issue
bonds of some kind to enable the
school trustees to erect a new
school house at that place.
: 'v ooo
The nurseryman is to be looked
after by the state, if a bill adopt
ed by the house ever sees the
governor’s signature. Should he
misrepresent the trees he sells
he will become a felon under this
^ ct and may have to wear stripes,
iome of the farmer members of
house have jpvidently been
f. \
imposed upon by the traveling
nurseryman, which accounts for
the passage of the Farrar bill,
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Governor Davis has asked the
legislature to meet in joint ses
| sion and endorse the compromise
I railroad assessment, but whether
‘ ‘that bunch of ducks, ’’ who were
made the scapegoat of all his ex
cellency’s shortcomings in the
last campaign are willing to share
the responsibility of this act and
i allow the governor to bolster
himself at their expense in the
eyes of the people is by no means
assured. Upon every stump,
from the prairies of the territor
ies to the “father of waters,”
from the fruit lands of the
Ozarks to the Louisiana bord
ers, “Jeffie old boy” ex
tolled himself as the head of
the state board of assessment
and claimed all the . credit for
raising the taxes of the railroads.
Now comes the governor, admits
they were raised unreasonably
high and is willing to drop $200,
000, or from $529,000 to $334,000.
The dual character of the man
was never better disclosed, in
campaign times the friend of the
people, who demands in heroic
language that the railroads and
corporations pay their just bur
dens, then again you see the real
governor, pleading for a reduc
tion of these very taxes he claim
ed the credit of imposing. No
wonder he wants the legislature
again for a scapegoat.
HAVING HARD TIME
TO SECURE JURY.
| Forty-Seven Examined and Not
One Was Accepted — Guy
Tucker’s Case for Kill
ing of Parnell.
El Dororada, March 23.—No
additional jurors were secured in
the case of the state vs. Guy B.
j Tucker today. Forty-seven per
| sons were examined, but all were
i excused for cause today, leaving
but one juror, W. E. Lewis oi
Mount Holly, accepted, he hav
ing been secured yesterday.
Thus far sixty-nine out of a
| list of one hundred possible ju
rors embraced in the special ve
nire have shown themselves dis
qualified.
The case pending is that in
which Tucker, who was city mar
shal of El Dorado, is charged
I with killing John Parnell.
SONG SERVICE
SUNDAY NIGHT.
The following program is being
prepared by Mrs. C. E. Crook
| for the Fannie Crosby song ser
i vice to be at the M. E. church
I next Sunday night at 7:45 o’clock.
: A special collection will be ta
ken. Miss Whittaker accompa
nist.
Invocation.
Anthem—“Let us away,”
choir.
Prayer by the Pastor.
Anthem—“Out of the Shad
jow,” choir.
! Bible Lesson—Pastor.
Solo—“Mine Eyes Shall Be
hold Him,” Mrs. Crook.
“Fannie Crosby’s Life,” — D.
;W. Anderson.
Chorus by choir and orchestra.
| Duet—“Care for Me,” Mrs.
I Bandy and Mrs. Crook.
Sermon—Rev. M. B. Umstead.
Quartette—“Joy and Light,”
Miss Lura Hawk, Mrs. M. Wat
!son, and Messrs. Umsted and
Umsted.
1 Mrs. Walter Martin, Miss Mae
Whittaker, violin. C. E. Crook,
flute. Master Clarence Crook,
clarionette. Mrs. Crook, organ.
ANTI-TRUST SUIT
AGAINST J. W. BYLER
At Walnut Ridge Marks Opening
Cf Prosecutions—Defendant
Acquitted and Law De
clared Unconstitu
tional injustice’s
Court.
Hoxie, March23.—J. W. Byler,
i a traveling salesman for a St.
i Louis shoe company, was arres
! ted today on a warrant issued by
j Justice of the Peace J. H. Wood
! of Boas township, charging him
with selling leather made by the
leather trust, and in violation of
the Davis-Logan-King anti-trust
law, which went into effect to
day. Mr. Byler immediately se
cured the services of Attorney
John S. Gibson. A. M. Ponder
of Walnut Ridge made bond for
Byler’s appearance at 5 o’clock
p. m., in the sum of $2,000.
Soon it became noised about that
the anti-trust law would be test
ed, and quite a crowd gathered
to hear the trial. After hearing
the evidence, which showed that
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iui. uj ici vv ao uvt ovimig iviAniv*
for the trusts, but was selling
shoes made by his company, he
was by the court declared not
guilty, and was discharged, with
the apologies of the court. It
was also decided that the anti
trust law of the state was con
trary to public policy and uncon
stitutional.
FIRST SESSION^
BEING HELD;
Woman’s Christian Temperance
Union at Paragould Hold
Important Session.
i Paragould, March 23.—The
first annual institute ever held in
! Arkansas by the Woman’s Christ
ian Temperance Union is now in
session in this city. Yesterday’s
I sessions were well attended, and
interesting programs were pre
sented. Among those who ap
peared on yesterday’s program
were Mrs. Mary Love Yantis,
prominent in juvenile temperance
work, Mrs. Simpson of Corning,
Mrs. S. E. C. Cox of Rector,
Mrs. Cadesman Pope of Walnut
Ridge and Mrs. Lula A. Mark
well of Little Rock, state presi
dent of the W. C. T. U.
This city is a stronghold of the
temperance forces, and this or
ganization is appreciated here, a
number of prominent citizens
being identified with it.
The closing session will be
held tonight.
: IN SOCIETY. |
CLOVER CLUB.
The members of the Clover
club were the guests of Mrs B.B.
Bond Thursday afternoon, and
it’s needless to say were delight
fully entertained, for a number
of the regular club members with
guests, made the afternoon a
pleasant occasion.
All signs of spring are welcome
but none appeal more to the femi
nine mind than a showing of new
spring millinery, and Miss Eva
Graham intends having on dis
play April 4, the latest Parisian,
New York and St. Louis models.
Every attention will be shown
visitors and they cannot fail to
be pleased and benefitted. 77d6t
$(.25 quality 36-inch
black Taffeta silk, special
$( a yard at Wolff-Goldman
Merc. Co. 74btf
TO BEAUTIFY
YOUR CMPLEXION
, IN 10 DAYS USE
SATINOLA,
The Unequaled Beautifier.
CAT1NOLA 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.
Price 50c and $1.00, by leading druggists or mail.
Prepared only by
NATIONAL TOILET CO. ^Inn.
Sold in Newport by W. W.
Dutton, W. A. Joyce and all
leading druggists.
REAL ESTATE.
List your Property
For Quick Soles
With me. I guaran
tee best results.
R. W. BANDY,
CHASTAIN BUILDING.
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
A rumor has reached here that
; the St. Louis, Watkins and Gulf
! Railway, operating between Lake
, Charles and Alexandria, La., a
j distance of ninety-five miles, has
been sold to the Iron Mountain
and will become a part of the
j Gould system.
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The Cache Valley Railroad Com
; pany, owning ten miles of rail
! road passing through Sedgwick,
! has just received additional pas
i senger equipment and beginning
! Thursday the company will run
four regular passenger trains
over its tracks each day.
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Official notice has been issued
; to the effect that the Pine Bluff
j& Western Railway will com
mence regular commercial opera
I tion on April 1. Service will be
under the direction of the officials
of the Little Rock & Hot Springs
Western, in conjunction with
i which road the P. B. & W., will
operate. Trains will be run di
rect to Hot Springs via Sheridan
and Benton, from Pine Bluff, the
distance being abbreviated about
forty miles. Just at present
Pine Bluff has no through service
to Hot Springs, a change of cars
being required at Little Rock.
DON’T KNOW" WHETHER
THEY WANT IT.
Pine Bluff, March 23.—The
twenty-one year lease upon South
Common, now occupjed by the
Valley Route station, expired
Wednesday. Some time ago the
council gave notice that they
must vacate the property when
the lease expired, but no action
will be taken until General Su
perintendent Tyler’s reply to the
union station proposition- that is
now pending.
SAW MILL FOR SALE.
Saw mill and 1,000 acres of
oak for sale cheap. Party de
sires to look after other business.
Apply at this office. This mill
is a bargain and can be secured
! for $450.
■P———BHB8SBI UUli
Men’s
Sprin^uits
Single and Double-breasted in
Blue and Black Serges, Cheviots,
Thibets, Unfinished "Worsteds, Cas
simeres. Coats, 3 buttons, Lapels,
blunt and wide. Collars, Wide.
Vests, single-breasted with collar.
Trousers, peg top with belt loops.
This label
I With all its fame never went on
a prouder line or one that would
add more to its prestige. We
have many individual patterns
which we cannot duplicate, so
see them while the variety is
complete.
$15.00 to $30.00
Manhattan Shirts, Crown
j Trousers, Knox and Hawes Hats,
Waterhouse Cravats, Lord &
Taylor Hosiery, Edwin Clapp
Shoes to be found here. That’s
all. “Get the habit.
CLOTHIERS, “1 CLOTHIERS,
FURNISHERS, | FURNISHERS,
HATTERS, HATTERS
and SHOERS. and SHOERS.
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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.JDrummond, C.JJ. Saenger,'
B. B. Bond, M. D.ICampbell, S "D. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, J..P..Duck, W.\W.|Dutton,
0. D. Watson, L. E.^Willis, F.'.D. Fulkerson,
R.^K. Fitzhugh.
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