Newport Daily Independent.
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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 24. 1905. NUMBER 257.
DR. BOHANNON
PASSES AWAY.
Baptist Minister Well Known in
Newport Goes to His Reward
— Died in Memphis—
Lived in Jonesboro.
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News has been received in the
city of the death of Rev. A. B.
Bohannon, D. D., of Jonesboro.
tl Dm Bohannon died in Memphis
Tuesday afternoon. He had
gone there for medical treat
^ ment.
A recent sojourn of several
weeks in New Mexico did not
seem to prove beneficial. He
had been in poor health for six
, months or more, and his friends
ir, tfiis city were not surprised to
hear of his death.
Dr. Bohannon was one of the
most prominent figures in the
Baptist denomination of this
state. He came from Missouri
about two years ago to accept
the pastorate of the First Bap
tist church at Paragould, and
greatly endeared himself to the
people of that city.
, December 1 he resigned his
| Eharge there to accept work
las a general missionary under
Jthe state mission board, and
amoved his headquarters to Jones
I boro. His enfeebled condition,
m however, never permitted him to
i enter upon the duties of his new
ift position.
FROM THE ISLAND.
Colon Rainwater and his sister
are visiting relatives in Indepen
dence county this week.
'fcps. Jftilger Kl Little
Red, j£rk., was her'Mhis week
attending the funeral of her sis
ter, Miss Lillie Dial.
Wm. Turner of Forrest City
has moved to the Island and
will make this his home in the
future. He is a brother of Nick
Turner.
The rural free delivery has
come to the Island at last and
now we get our mail daily. Un
cle Sam is getting mighty liberal
with his mail of late.
John T. Brady of Oil Trough
bottom has moved to the Island
and will make a crop with J. H.
Shannon. We welcome him to
our midst.
The rabbits have suffered dur
ing the cold and snowy weather
and some of the boys have eaten
rabbits until t,hey are ashamed
to see one.
Miss Lillie Dial, daughter of
W. B. Dial, died last Friday of
pneumonia. She leaves a father,
mother, threp sisters and two
brothers to mourn her death.
H Last Sunday death robbed us
of another dbod man and citizen,
| Wm. Brockf who died Pneu_
monia, in ?his 44th year. He
leaves a wife and several chil
dren. 1
t I Orange Blossom.
GASOLIME BOATS
I BEING DISCUSSED.
Want Them Placed in
ass as Steam Vessels
15 Tons or More.
ing up the announce
that they desired to re
etters from prominent riv
‘ ’s protesting against the
mination in favor of gaso
oats as against steam ves
Inspectors Waltz and Bra
received already a half
nimunications from
men, says the
immercial Appeal,
n all of these the views of the
I
writers are forcibly expressed on I
the point of bringing gasoline j
boats of under fifteen tons under;
the workings of the inspection
laws the same as steam vessels.
The securing of the letters was
advised by Rear Admiral Sy
monds. The latter proposes go
ing before the board of supervis
ing inspectors to make a fight'
for an amendment in the inspec
tion laws that will treat gasoline
boats the same as steam vessels,
j He desired a number of letters
from prominent river officials in
order that he might use them
when he went before the super
vising inspectors.
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I IN SOCIETY. I
EUCHRE PARTY.
Mrs. William Bailey com
, plimented a number of her young
gentlemen and lady friends
Thursday evening with a small
card party given at her hospi
table home on Walnut street. It
was indeed a congenial crowd of
merry young people that were
gathered together and it proved
to be one of the most enjoyable
card parties which are at present
demanding the time of society.
A dainty course luncheon con
cluded the pleasant* affair.
The guests present were Miss
es Aubrey Arnold, Roberta and
Nannie Morrison, Jennie McCau
ley and Mrs. William Hooker;
Messrs. T. E. Tappan, W. T.
Reyburn, W. C. Daniels, H. 0.
Powell, Charlie Holmes and Mr.
Burns.
WHIST PARTY.
Mrs. Gustave Jones entertained
with a whist party Thursday
afternoon, complimenting her
charming guest, Mrs. C. C. Rose
of Little Rock, who has many
friends in this city by former
girlhood visits.
After two hours of whist,
which is so much enjoyed by the
lovers of this fascinating game,
the charming hostess served a
delightful lunch, which brought
to a close an unusually pleasant
affair.
The guests present besides the
hostess and honoree were Mes
dames R. M. Johnson, L. Minor,
W. A. Billingsley, Narcie Minor,
Misses Mabel Padgett and Car
rie Stevens.
LADIES’ EVENING AT CLUB.
Thursday being ladies’ day at
the Newport club, a number of
the maids and matrons took ad
vantage of the occasion and spent
a delightful evening at cards in
the handsome club rooms.
SIX o’clock dinner.
An elegant six-o’clock dinner
was given Thursday evening by
Misses Hal and Hester Phillips
complimentary to their attract
ive guest, Miss Nell Rhodes of
Osceola, who is one of the most
charming of the many visitipg
young ladies.
It was a jolly crowd that
graced the festal board and en
joyed the delightful course din
ner. The guests present were
MiSses Nell Rhodes, Lou Minor,
Mabel Stayton, Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Erwin, Dr. and Mrs. H.
0. Walker, Messrs. Charles E.
Carroll, Joe Bevens, George K.
Stephens, Alcorn Ferguson and
E. L. Boyce.
For cleaning, pressing and re
pair work take yojir clothes to T.
W. Shaver’s shop on Second
street, recently purchased of
Mortensen Bros. All work care
fully and promptly attended to,
NEEDLESS ALARM ^ |
ABOUT SMALLPOX. !
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Hoxie Has Not Even Quarantined
Against Walnut Ridge, Less
Than Two Miles Away.
Hoxie, Feb. 23.—An erroneous
impression is abroad that a quar
antine has been established here
against Walnut Ridge on account
of spiallpox at that place.
In justice to that place and to
the public generally it is deemed
right to say that no action has
been taken by the authorities
here toward inaugurating such
a quarantine, for the reason that
the board of health at that town
has isolated the case there, and
is using every precaution to pre
vent the spread of this disease.
“RAILROAD JACK.”
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In “Railroad Jack” there is a
breeziness and frjshness about
every movement that is redolent
of the unconfined American re
gion where the story is laid. Al
together there is a charm around
it. With its mingled fun and
tragedy, its oddity, and its path
os, its pretty little traits of na
ture, of native life, its hits and
reflections of every day Ameri
can character that ought to spell
continued success. “Railroad
Jack” will appear at the opera
house Monday, Feb. 27.
PEMBERTON WON
LLOYD MEDAL.
Pine Bluff, Feb. 23.-J. M.
Pemberton of Ashvale won the
J. T. Lloyd championship medal
in the live bird contest under
the auspices of the Arkansas!
Sportsmen’s Association at Jones j
park this afternoon, scoring 22
out of a possible 25 birds.
W. B. Powell of English and
W. Hubby tied for second place,
with 21 each. There were 18
entries.
DR. MORGAN DEAD.
Ashdown, Feb. 23.—Dr. R. S.
Morgan, one of the best known
physicians of southwest Arkan
sas, died at his home at De Queen
at noon yesterday. He leaves a
wife, seven children, a mother
and three sisters and a large
number of friends. He was one
of De Queen’s leading citizens, a
Mason and a Woodman of the
World.
SPECIAL SESSION TONIGHT.
A special session of the vestry
of St. Paul’s parish is called for
tonight (Friday) at the rectory
at 7:15. Matters of consequence,
both diocesan and parochial de
mand attention. The wardens
and vestrymen are requested to
bring their copies of the canons.
Geo. B. Norton, Rector.
ANDERSON CAN’T
QUIT HIS JOB.
Conway, Feb. 23.—The board
of trustees of Hendrix college;
met today and refused to accept
the resignation of Rev. Stonewall
Anderson as president of that
college, and then adjourned un
til June.
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SENATOR M’CALL
WILL REFORM THEM.
Senator McCall of Lawrence
county, who introduced a bill in
the senate to prevent the re
marriage of divorced persons
within three years of the grant
ing of the divorce, said regarding
his bill:
“I introduced this bill with
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
Gives special attention to
Crown and Bridge Work,
And correction of Irregularities
of the Teeth.
Office M^atson Bldg. Phone, 63.
Newport, - Arkansas»
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TRY THE
We0ms 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.
Baliew & Shuford
Undertakers.
Office, 211 Walnut Street,
Opposite Cook’s Hotel.
JAMES L. JONES,
Solicits your
NOTARIAL BUSINESS,
And promises
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Prompt and Careful Attention
To Your Business.
REAL ESTATE.
List your Property
For Quick Sales
With me. I guaran
tee best results.
R. W. BANDY,
CHASTAIN BUILDING.
the intention of passing it, if
possible. While acting as sheriff
of my county I have in that way
as well as >n others become fa
miliar with a large number of
divorces which are granted every
year in Arkansas. My experi
ence is that more than half these
cases are brought by the hus
band because he thinks he has
fallen in love with some other
woman.
“There are too many divorces
in Arkansas, as well as in many
other states, and I think this
law, if passed, will decrease the
number very materially. I have
IrirtAMTM f A fol/A Allf Q IlDOIlOO
to remarry within ten minutes
of the time their decree of di
vorce was handed down, show
ing their object in securing the
divorce. Such laws as this I pro
pose have recently been passed
in Texas an$l Missouri, which is
what first drew my attention to
the matter. I am in earnest in
this, and I believe that the bill
ought to be enacted into law.”
v MILK NOTICE.
We are now prepared to take
care of a few more customers
for pure milk, and owing to the
change in the weather will make
a cheaper price after this. Phone
146. The Pure Milk Dairy Co.,
W. M. Harris, Mgr. 55d3t
Plants “Pure and Sure” gar
den seed are the best. For sale
in bulk at I. D. Price’s. 55btf
I
New j
Arrivals I
Our Spring Line
Of the Famous
Knox and Hawes Hats
The nearest approach to featherweight
for comfort in headwear is the soft hat.
We’ve a well-balanced stock of them in
the Alpine, Flat Iron, Sombrero and other
shapes—gray and various shades of brown
and black.
If you believe in taking the best part of
the road to comfort the soft hat is the hat
for you. That doesn’t mean that the
*1 Derbys haven’t their points of excellence,
however. We have them in the various
shades of brown and black. $
$3.00. Ha% $5.00.
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“get the habit.” !
I Star Clothing Co.
Jos.JM. Berger, Jr.
1 DON’T
HOARD
— Your money in unsafe places. The
safest place for your money is in
a good bank.H Start a bank ac
count with us and
YOU CAN SLEEP BETTER
AT NIGHT.
Arkansas Bank and Trust Co.
NEWPORT, ARK.
Capital $100,000.
OFFICERSfAND IDIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham,'aV.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry,iCashier.
Jos. M. Berger,“Jr. iR. F.^Drummond," C.'J. Saenger,1^
B. B. Bond, M. D.ICampbell, S.JD. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, J.JP.|Duck, W.IW.IDutton^
0. D. Watson, L. E.|Willis, F.|D. Fulkerson,
R. K. Fitzhugh.
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