VOLUME IV, NEW PORT, ARKANSAS. TUESDAY. JANUARY 47. 1705. NUMBER 224.
BODY CRUSHED BY
PASSENGER TRAIN.
Dick O’Brien Killed Near Alicia
By Iron Mountain Passen
ger Train No. 17 Early
Tuesday Morning.
Dick O’Brien, supposed to be |
from Hot Springs from letters
fbumd upon his person, was in
stantly killed Tuesday morning
near Alicia, where he was run
fe over by Iron Mountain passenger
train No. 17.
The train ran over his lower
limbs, crushing that part of his j
body, and death came to his re
lief before he could be carried
upon the train, which had been j
stopped. His remains were
brought to Tuckerman, where
Coroner Harrison held an inquest
and found that his death came
about as related.
Q- The body of the dead man was
f %u ^ brbught to Newport in the after
wl noon to be embalmed and to
toj await the finding of his relatives,
an O’Brien passed through Tucker
01 man the evening before op his
se( way north and was thought to
Kj be drinking at that time. He
| probably became intoxicated and
jJ laid down upon the track.
FUNERAL SERVICES
OF J. B. BENSON, j
$LJan. 17.—The funeral
ices ofNthe late J. B. Benson
were conducted at the Presbyte
rian church Friday afternoon at
3 o’clock by ReV. R. B. Willis,
assisted by Rev. Frank Barrett. I
The church wa3 crowded with |
the-relatives, friends and ac
quaintances of the family, dem
onstrating in no unmistakable
manner the high esteem in which
Mr. Benson was held. The cas
ket was literally covered with
floral tributes from the business
men, the Phoenix club and other
friends.
Dr. Willis had but little to say
of the life of the deceased, stat
ing that he knew it was not the
wish of the departed brother'
that there should be any eulogy j
on his life at this time; that he j
had grown up here and every- f
body knew him, and his many!
noble traits of character and his *
Christian life.
His talk was to the living, urg
ing them to give their strength
in their young clays to the Lord
and asking^them to read the 53d
chapter of Isaiah applying the use
of the pronoun I.
The choir sang sweetly,
“Abide in Me,” “It is Well With |
My Soul,” and “Come Ye Dis
co n s o la t e.” The services1
^ were concluded at the grave in
Oak Grove cemetery.
COUNCIL CHOOSE
BAILEY ALDERMAN.j
By unanimous vote the council
elected A. D. Bailey alderman
from the Second ward to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of
the late James M. Hobgood. All
the members were present and
the nomination of Mr. Bailey j
was followed immediately by his:
election without the presentation :
of other names.
There was little other busi-l
ness transacted except the al
lowance of accounts. The ordi
nance relating to the posting of
hand-bills was referred back for j
second reading and correction.
The license for the opera house
the current year was fixed at
I: $25. ____
t BURSTING PIPES
INJURE BATESVILLIAN.
L. Hickerson happened ^ at
m.
very painful accident early Sun
day morning, says the Batesville
Bee, by getting his leg broken
in two places. Mr. Hickerson
had built a fire in the kitchen
range and the steam pipe lead
ing from the reservoir being
frozen and the steam having no
means of escape burst, wrecking
the stove and pieces of the iron
struck Mr. Hickerson, breaking
his leg in two places. Dr. Law
rence set the broken limb, but
Mr. Hickerson suffered a great
deal of pain yesterday and last
night.
ARKANSAS TRAVELERS
NAME COMMITTEES.
The Arkansaw Travelers, now
numbering several hundred mem
bers, who meet May 4, 5 and 6
at Hot Springs, held a session of
their executive board Saturday in
Little Rock, when committees for
the coming convention were
announced.
J. B. Hirsch will be chairman
of the general amusements de
partment and have such assist
ants as Billie Leach, Ed McEl
wee, Oscar Knight, Harry Isaacs
and others. A good time is thus
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ClOOUICU.
Mayor Belding of Hot Springs
is to fix the press, and his right
hand bower is to be Ed Heiskell
of the Little Rock Gazette.
On advertising “Billie” Mc
Clain, as he is best known among
the boys on the road, will direct
affairs, and Bob Griffith, the base
ball fanatic who went up against
Charles Meyer’s aggregation last
spring with a picked nine and
came out discomfited (by the
rain), will be given another
chance to see what he can do in
the base ball line. Maury Ste
phens, 0. S. Lawrence and Oscar
Knight are supporting him and
perhaps he’ll do better.
Talbot Field is assigned the
music chairmanship upon his
creditable work of last year, and
Wylie Creel will be king bee in
the Mardi Gras parade.
Hon. Charles T. Greaves, the
“insurgent” Republican candi
date for governor three years
ago, was complimented in being
invited to act as toast-roaster at
the annual banquet.
The heads of the other com
mittees are: Uniform, Henry
Reinfeld; railroads, Tom Fain;
donations, Henry Patterson; ho
tels, E. Star Thompson. Robt.
Cox will be chief of the receiv
ing party and J. J. Prather
grand marshal of the dress
parade.
CAPITAL STOCK
TO BE PAID UP.
The annual stockholders meet
ing of the Newport Grocer Com
pany was held in their handsome
new building Monday afternoon
and was well attended. The
showing for the year was good
and an eleven per cent dividend
declared, in the face of a large
loss by the fire of last summer.
The increased business and
stock of the company has made
it necessary that the remainder
of the $100,000 capital stock be
paid up, as up to this year only
35 per cent of the capital had
been paid up.
With four new salesmen on the
road, the year of 1905 promises
a big increase in business for this
popular wholesale house, of which
Newport is proud. Aside from
the value of those in their imme
iiate employ as contributors to
aur trade, such a house is a
strong factor in bringing people
and business to Newport.
The old directors and officers
were all re-elected and thus com
mended for their successful man
agement of the institution’s
affairs.
ANTI-TRUST BILL'S
PASSAGE ASSURED.
House to Give Governor a Chance
to Sign His Long-Fostered
Pet—Systematic Work
for Reform School.
Little Rock, Jan. 16.—It is
now an assured fact that the
King-Davis-Keel anti-trust bill
: will be passed by the house to
; morrow morning and will receive
; the signature of the governor as
j soon as presented. It does not
become effective for 60 days, but
i most of the old-line insurance
companies have announced their
intention to retire at once from
I the Arkansas field.
Simultaneously in the house
and senate this morning bills
were introduced to establish in
the state a reform school for the
care and maintenance of incorri
gibles. For the purpose of car
rying into effect the provisions
of the measure $50,000 is appro- j
priated out of the state treasury i
and the governor, superintend-1
ent of public instruction and at
torney general are to compose j
the governing board of the insti-1
tut ion.
In the senate the bill was of
fered by Senator Moore, read the j
first time and 500 copies ordered
to be printed. In the house the
bill was introduced by Represen
tative McCollum and read for the
first time.
In the senate a bill by Senator
Kilgore is to abolish all chancery
districts in the state except the !
1st, 3d, 4th and 10th. It was
sent to the judiciary committee.
Senator Butt offered thiffffforn
ing a bill to appropriate $5,000
out of the state treasury to be
used by the attorney general in
employing counsel to assist him
in prosecuting the anti-trust
laws of the state. The bill, after
being discussed for some time,
went to a committee until the at
torney general can be seen.
WAITING TO SEE
ENACTMENT’S EFFECT.
Hoxie, Jan. 16.—Our people
are anxious to see the effect of
the operation of the Gov. Davis
King-Logan anti-trust bill when
it becomes a law. Many think it
will be the knell of Gov. Davis’
political death. If the merchants
are deprived of insurance it will
be necessary to raise prices on
their goods to the consumers for I
the extra hazard they must take j
in carrying their own insurance.
LAWRENCE COUNTY ITEMS.
Alter tour years oi Dima tig-1
ers, license has been granted by
the county court as follows: Four
saloons at Walnut Ridge, two at
Hoxie, two at Sedgwick, one at
Minturn and one at Alicia, on
condition, however, that no Sun
day business is done, gambling
allowed or disorderly conduct
permitted.
Sunday morning the thermom
eter stood 3 degrees below zero,
the coldest weather here in sev-1
eral years. It was severe on
both people and stock.
FORGERS RAISING
MONEY ORDERS.!
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Postmaster Holt of Little Rock i
has reason to believe that a gang j
of forgers is at work in Arkan
sas raising money orders, and
merchants and hotel men are
warned against accepting orders
presented by strangers. Recent
ly A. Thompson, a Benton hotel
proprietor, cashed an order for
$29.90, issued at Little Rock,
which had been drawn for 501
cents.
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CHASTAIN BUILDING.
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Oentisl
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And correction of Irregularities
of the Teeth.
Office Watson Bldg. Phone, 63.
Newport, - Arkansas.
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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.
HON GEO. W. MORRIS;
Present Grand Treasurer
of tha I. 0. 0. F. of Kentucky.
MAKES A STRONG STATEMENT.
From the position which Mr. Morris
holds, it is evident that he stands very
high with the I. O. O. F. of Kentucky
and any statement which he makes car
ries a great deal of weight. Mr. Morris
says : “Sometime ago, as the result of a
fall down the stairs of my home, I injured
my arm and badly strained my back,
side and hip. I experienced intense pain
and was unable to get any relief until I
was advised to try Paracamph, First Aid
to the Injured. After applying Para
camph to the injured parts, within an
exceedingly short time the pain was en
tirely free from the effects ot the fall,
which remarkable results I consider
solely due to the use of Paracamph. I
am fully persuaded that Paracamph pos
sesses all the curative powers claimed for
it. I freely recommend its use to all
those whose sufferings you claim it will
relieve or cure.”
Paracamph is a combination of cam
phor and cooling, sothing, healing oils
which allays pain almost instantly, heals
and cures all hurts quickly. It is a mod
ern scientific remedy, indorsed by Amer
ica’s best people. Try it for Rheumatic :
Swellings, Neuralgia, Sore Joints, Skin 1
Diseases, Old Sore.% Cold in the Head,
Sore Chest, Sore Feet and all forms of
Swellings and Inflammations. If it fails
to give you satisfaction vour money will
be refunded. Trial size 25c ; family sizes,
50c and fd.00. If yon have never used
Paracamph we will send you a trial size
free. Write to-day. The Paracamph Co.,
Louisville, Ky. U. S A.
Everything in car entire
store has been redaced dar
ing this sale. Wolff-Goldman
Merc. Co. t3btf
I This Week's
Offerings
At the STAR CLOTHING CO.
I .:
| The Famous Spear Caps
For winter wear, consisting of Kerseys,
Worsted Cheviots, Tweeds, Imported
| Cheviots. Bands to tarn down from inside
or oatside to cover the ears, and far or cloth
| lined.
I Ifie 75c, $*.00, $*.25 and $*.50
j kind all go this week—while they last—for
| 50 c
I Our One Dollar stiff bosom shirts, in neat
figares and stripes, go this week H Eir*
(while they last) for... rOL
Star Clothing Co
“GET THE HABIT.”
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Statement of the Condition of the
Arkansas Bank and Trust Co•
At the Close of Business January9, 1905,
the End of the Second Fiscal Year.
RESOURCES. LIABILITIES.
Loans and Discounts. $131,873.79 Capital Stock $ 50,000.00
Dom’d loans on Cotton 47,362.58 C1 9 non no
Overdrafts. 1,283.11 Surplus. 2,UUU.UU
Scrip, county and city 734.76 Undivided net profits. 6,610.23
Furniture and fixtures 1,367.58 Dep0sits.. 168,859.51
Cash and sight exch g 44,847.92 _
$227,469.74 $227,469.74
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
Commenced business January 1, 1903.
Capital $100,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
Jos. M. Berger, Jr. R. F. Drummond, C. J. Saenger,
B. B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, 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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