[Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. FRIDAY. JUNE 16, 1905. NUMBER 42,
| WHITE CAPPERS fRIGHTEN NEGROES.
Paragoukl Proves to Be a Dangerous
Resting Place for Negro Concrete
Laborers—Notices Posted.
A notice was posted on the
Baptist church, says the Para
gould Soliphone, warning the
■ negroes working on the new con
Crete walk around the church to
Cleave town. A notice was also
posted on the new building which
fe being erected by the canning
factory, warning the negroes
who are working as brick masons
under Mr. Sharp to leave town.
These men are needed here to do
the work that an inexperienced
man cannot do, and Mr. Sharp
j and Mr. Atkins, contractors for
mk the concrete walk are going to
V keep the negroes here, and it is
' hoped by all parties interested
I that the matter will drop here
and the negroes will not be mo
lested.
The negroes are taken to Jones
boro at night but returned to
Paragould each morning.
HOW MISSOURI SECURED PANHANDLE.
Col. W. F. Switzler of Colum
j bia a few days ago, in answer to
an inquiry, explained why there
was a panhandle at the south
eastern corner of the state. ‘ ‘In
1821, when Missouri was admit
ted into the United States,” said
the colonel, “John Walker, after
I 4ward the third treasurer of the
|| state, lived down in the panhan
■ die country, where he owned
thousands of acres of land, well
jf- stocked with horses and cattle.
When the boundary line of the
state was established he had in
fluence enough to have his prop
erty included within its borders.
Thus Pemiscot and Dunklin
counties became a part of Mis
' souri.”
TRAVELING MAN HURT
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England, June 15.— J. N. Crow,
traveling representative of the;
Plunkett-Jarrell Grocer Compa
ny of Little Rock, was seriously
injured near here this morning
by a runaway team.
Mr. Crow had started to drive
to Tomberlin on his regular
weekly visit. He was overtaken
by a runaway team, and although
the driver with Mr. Crow drove
to the side of the road, the run
f . aways struck the carriage, com
pletely demolishing it, and injur
ing Mr. Crow severely by a blow
in the back.
ARKANSAS MAN ROBBED
Memphis, June 14.-Edward
V^rdeof Fayetteville, Ark., was
ji^assaulted and robbed at the union
dfcpot in this city while he was
passing through the city on his
•way to Louisville, Ky. Orde
told the police that while he was
standing in the depot he pulled
his watch from his pocket to as
certain the time. He says that
as he did so he was struck by a
negro and his watch was snatched
from his hand.
BUTTON FACTORIES TO RESUME WORK.
“The two button factories in
our town,” says T. D. Wynne, of
Devalls Bluff, “are idle at pres
t ent, but it is expected they will
' be started up anew before long.
The fact that White river has
been unusually high so long has
prevented the gathering of mus
sel shells from which the buttons
gjre made. It is for this reason
that our two factories shut down.
There has been no abandonment
of the two enterprises. On the
contrary, there is a probability
• that an additional factory, a
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finishing plant for turning out
buttons, will be established.
When that is done the rough
material will not have to be
shipped out of the state to be
finished. One of our two but
ton factories when in operation
employs about sixty persons and
the other twenty-five to thirty.
“Of course the shutting down
of the two plants is felt in the
town and surrounding country
and we are hopeful that condi
tions will favor an early resump
tion of operations.”
Mr. Wynne has been attending
the commencement exercises of
Hendrix college at Conway. He
made no definite announcement
while in the city relative to the
rumor of his prospective candi
dacy for prosecuting attorney.
GANTHfR BURNED TO DEATH IN JAIL
butcher George Ganther of Dermot
Loses Life By Fire After Attempting
Suicide With Chloroform.
Dermot, June 15. — George Gan
ther, a white man who was for
merly in the butcher business in
this city, was burned to death in
the calaboose last night. He was
found in his room yesterday in an
unconscious state. Physicians
were called and found that he
had taken chloroform.
When he became conscious he
confessed to having taken the
drug with the purpose of suicide.
He made several efforts during
the day to kill himself and was
placed in the calaboose to pre
vent him from harming himself.
About 2 o’clock an alarm of
fire was given and the prison
was found enveloped in flames.
Ganther’s body was discovered
almost entirely consumed by the
flames. The remains were ship
ped to Tillar for burial.
Two negroes were in adjoining
cells. They gave the alarm and
were rescued from the burning
building unhurt.
It is supposed Ganther set the
building on fire.
NFGRO WOMAN FOUND DEAD
Pine Bluff, June 15.—Coroner
McGaughy was called to a small
farm three miles south of Pine
Bluff Tuesday to hold an inquest
over the remains of Catherine
Campbell, a negro woman, who
was found in the woods.
The coroner summoned a jury
and held an inquest. It was
found that the woman was 71
years old, and the verdict of the
jury was that she came to her
death from natural causes.
There was no evidence of foul
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BLIND TIGERS ALLEGE PREJUDICE.
The defendants in the blind)
tiger cases resulting from the in
dictments at the session of the
grand jury are making affidavits
for changes of venue. The form
used alleges that the citizens of
Craighead county are so preju
diced against the defendants as
to present their getting a fair
and impartial trial therein, says
the Jonesboro Sun.
The blind tiger defendants
have resorted to the change of
venue before in fighting their
cases in the courts.
BERRY CROP WAS LARGE.
Bentonville, June 15.—The
berry association has been very
busy for the past week shipping
berries. Northwest Arkansas
had an abundant crop of all
kinds of berries. From the best
information obtainable the apple
crop in Benton county will be
about the same as last year, but
of better quality, both as to size
' and soundness.
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BODY OF UHLES IS SENT HOME
Greenway Merchant Killed in Wreck of
Veterans’ Train Buried at His Home.
Injured Taken to Louisville.
Princeton, Ind., June 14.—En
gineer Otto Graetz of the Cotton
Belt special on the Southern Rail
way which went through the
Golden Gate (111.) trestle, near
Albion, yesterday, is dead as the
result of his injuries.
No body of a woman was
found in the wreckage, and the
number of dead is therefore but
three.
The body of J. J. Uhles, a mer
chant of Greenway, Ark., who
was the only passenger killed,
was shipped home today. The
surgeons attended the injuries of
44 passengers, and many of the
injured were sent to Louisville
from here today.
The engine had passed over the
trestle safely, but the baggage
car went through, dragging the
engine and four coaches to the
ground, 20 feet below. All the
cars were practically new.
TAKING CARE OF HIS FRIENDS
“Jeff Davis is certainly'taking
care of his friends,” is the com
ment made on the developments
following the deposing of Dr.
Henry Hartzog as president of
the University of Arkansas.
Hon. John N. Tillman of Fay
etteville, judge of the Fourth
judicial circuit, is elected presi
dent of the university. His resig
nation will create a vacancy,
whiuh is to be filled, according to
the announced slate, by the ap
pointment of Hon. T. H. Hum- j
phreys, chancellor of the Elev-j
enth district. This will create’
another vacancy, and it is said
that Hon. Frank Pace of Harri
son, another staunch supporter
of the governor, is to be elevated
to the chancellorship. — Little
Bock Democrat.
BUILDING ALMOST COMPLETED.
Harrison, Ark., June 15.—The
work on the $100,000 government
building at this place is progress
ing nicely, the walls of the third
story being nearly completed.
The white Eureka Springs stone,
so lavishly used in the finishing
of the building, makes a very
pretty contrast with the red
brick, and the building Will be a
very handsome one.
Under the contract let the
building was to be completed by
August 1, but owing to the se
verity of the past winter it will
probably be the first of next
year before it is entirely finished.
• BODY OF INFANT FOUND.
Hot Springs, June 15.—The
torn and lacerated body of a
white infant was found in the
lake at Potash Sulphur Tuesday.
Deputy Coroner Weil held an in
quest, but so little light was shed
on the mystery that the jury was
unable to determine whether the
death was natural or the result
of foul means.
SWIFT CURRENT DROWNS BOY.
Mammoth Spring, June 15.—
Forrest Wilson,, a 15-year-old
boy, was drowned in Spring river
yesterday afternoon just back of
Hotel Nettleton. He attempted
to wade the river and was car
ried down by the swift current.
After three hours’ search the
body was found.
GRAND JURY RESUMES MONDAY
Little Rock, June 15.—The
Pulaski county grand jury will
Correct Clothes for Men
OutingSuits
On the sands, in the
mountains, in the coun
try, touring, you’ll find
the suits bearing this
label
^IJred^enjamins^
MAKERS #AIEWyoRK
j on the backs of “The
Best.”
The makers’ guarantee, and ours,
with every garment. We are ex
clusive agents here.
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reconvene next Monday morning
for the purpose of resuming the
bribery investigation. Prosecut
ing Attorney Rhoton has been
getting his evidence in shape,
and it is probable that several
more indictments will be return
ed. The cases in which true
bills have already been returned
will be definitely set some time
next week, and the trials are
expected to begin June 26.
Vinol at Jacocks’ store. 40b7t
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WE CLOSE EVERY EVENING AT 7 EXCEPT SATURDAY. Ill
MEN’S
The gentle warmth of bright June days
Suggests now Faultless Negligees.
We have complete stocks in
Lisles, Balbriggans, New Silks,
-—- Silkine, Sea Island Cotton,$1.00
to $5.00 per suit. Also Scriven’s Improved Elastic Seam in
shirts and drawers.
“Manhattan’’-Best known, known as the
Best. Shirts that will make any chest
-- swell with pride, separate or attached cuffs.
qr„ If clothes make the man, trousers are III
half the man. Baggy, high-water- III
--- mark trousers will put a man half to
the bad. A new pair (Crown), $3.00 to $8.50, with the old
coat, will put him right again. How about yours?
^51_ _ _ ^ The spring shoe is here \vith both feet—low
cut, black or tan, the latter will be the shoe
-the year. Edwin Clapp make, $5.00 to
$7.00.JOur own brand, made expressly for us $3.50 and $4.00.
Right up to the mark of highest excellence-our Men’s
Furnishings—For work, repose or pleasure.
Night Robes and Pajamas. Belts. Hosiery.
Cravats. Straw Hats.
’ “GET tIebThABIT.”__
TO THE J
ST. IS SHOE STOREl
This SPECIAL WALKING SALE Begins!
of <*ii. i ' ■ ki
Friday, June
And Lasts till SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH. We will give you the e on I
comfort for a very little money. We have i 5 different brands of si we ■
pot on sale. 1
2,200 pairs ladies’ shoes, low
quarters, Oxfords and Sandals
any color, any style, any size,
any width. No odds, no ends.
Up-to-date styles, regular
price $3.50 to $3.00, go in this
Great Walking Sale at
$1.59 “$1.98
3,500 pairs samples worth
from $2.50 to $2.00, go in this
Walking Sale at
49c “$1.24
200 pairs of Dr. Kinney’s
Cushion Comfort Shoes, regu
lar price from $4 ^ yd O
to $5.00, go for y
1,700 pairs of Children’s
Shoes, Oxfords, Sandals, Low
Quarters, regular price from
50c to $2.50, go at our special
sale from
)0c-°$l.l9
Ladies’ and Men’s House
Slippers, regular price from
50c to 75c, in our spe- _
cial Walking Sale go at
2600 pairs of Men’s Shoes,
and low quarters, vici kid, j
velour, Russian calf, box calf,
patent leather colt, worth
from $5.00 to $4.00, go in this
Walking Sale at
$1.24 - $2.74 ,
All out shoes are marked in plain figures. Everybody can see for themselves
this is the biggest sale ever had. Remember this sale will last 15 days only. We |
will sell positively as we advertise.
ST. LOUIS SHI STORE
FRANK BROS., /
310 FRONT STREET. NEWPORT ARK. fj