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RAILROAD TIME CARD. 1
ST. L.. I. M. & S. RAILWAY.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 72, Local Freight. 12:10 p. n.
No. 2...,. 2:05 a.m.
No. 4. 10:40 .am
No. 12. 0:02 p. m
No. 6. 10:4.5 p.m
No. 18.... 11:14 p.m.
No. 20. 12:43 p. m
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 78, Local Freight. 7:00 a. m.
No. 17. 4:00 a. m
No. 5... 4:43 a. m
No. 11. 6:45 a. m.
No. 8. 4:55 p.m.
No. 1. 10:45 p. m
No. 7.,....,.11:33 a. m.
BATESVILLE BRANCH.
Passenger Leaves. 7:05 a. rr.
Mivii " . 11:45 a. m.
PaseengerlArrives. 7:40 p. m.
Mixed “ . 10:15 a. m.
^ ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM.
rlkuenger Arrives. 1:40 p. m.
Pa9kt|nger Departs. 3:15 p- m
Local Weight Departs. 6:30 a. m.
ODtffuesday. Thursday and Saturday
' 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.
Jack Herron
For Granitoid and Stone Walks,
Curbing, all kinds of Brick Work.
Don’t fail to get my figures
before contracting.
mm m a V ■■ P» 11 — -IX
my wont lams rui iiaeii
Parties wanting crushed Lime
Stone Walks apply to me.
THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
A wreck on the Iron Mountain
near De Soto, Mo., delayed the
early trains about six hours Fri
day morning.
Miss Hazel Kirke Bragg, who
. —+ has been visiting Mrs. C. V.
Rettie, returned to her home in
Little Rock Saturday.—Jones
boro Tribune.
For cleaning, pressing and re
pair work take your clothes to T.
W. Shaver’s shop on Second
street, recently purchased of
Mortensen Bros. All work care
fully and promptly attended to.
W. L. Evans, the genial and
popular Frisco traveling passen
ger agent, was here Friday look
ing after business. He is giving
special attention to the scenic
beauties of the Kansas City
Memphis line to counteract the
advertising the White River
route is receiving.
Bell & Maynard have opened
.... *^-neat restaurant in the rear
v „ . , , n . .. i._1 TT.l.l iL.
Ox lilt? vjiauu wiwai iivici, tuc
dining room of the old Planters’
House, to be known as “The
Little Gem.” Same cooks, the
best of everything to eat and
good service will continue to up
hold the reputation of “The Lit
tle Gem” as a first-class regular
and short order eating house. 87 j
In the suit of Sheriff Kaneaster j
against the Arkansas Democrat
for damages based on a publica
tion made last November con
cerning the execution of Robert
Crosby, the plaintiff took a non
suit, says the Batesville Guard.
The question was raised on de
murrer by Cockrell and Stay ton,
attorneys for the Democrat,
whether a domestic corporation
can be sued outside its own coun- j
\ ty. The suit will be renewed in ,
Pulaski county.
STORM’^DESTRUCTIVE
SWEEP NEAR FOREMAN.
People Injured and Property is
Damaged in Wind and
Hail Storm.
Foreman, April 13.-Reports
of extensive property damage
and injury of several persons by
Monday night’s destructive wind j
and hail storm in this section j
have been received.
A few miles southeast of here
_\ '
Wm. Anderson’s house was
blown to pieces and his wife was
badly injured.
A mile south of here, at Old
Rocky Comfort, Capt. N. A.
George’s servant’s house and
smoke house were destroyed,
along with his extensive orchard
and garden. A negro named
Haywood escaped with slight in
juries.
PlN SOCIETY. \
MUSICAL COTERIE.
Yesterday was “Japanese Day”
at the Coterie club rooms, it
seems, and if a sly old kodak
could have been near at hand
we’re sure the sale of snap-shots
would be all that is necessary to
cancel the rent notes due on the
handsome piano which adorns
the platform, instead of waiting
for the entertainment which is
planned for early June.
This was a meeting of unusual
pleasantness and the members
were treated to some fine music
which showed much study. The
beautifully prepared papers and
well rendered „ recitations, would
have done credit to any club.
On account of missing the last
regular day of meeting, a double
program was rendered as follows:
MOZART MUSIC.
Piano solo, Mrs. Geo. Sink.
Vocal solo,Mrs. Will McMullen.
Paper: Mozart’s Life, Mrs. W.
A. Billingsley.
Vocal duet, Miss Phillips and
Mrs. Bandy.
Piano duet, Mrs. Reamey and
Miss Whittaker.
Recitation, Mrs. Bragg.
HAYDN MUSIC.
Piano solo, Miss Whittaker.
Vocal solo, Mrs. Crook.
Haydn paper, Mrs. Bunn.
Vocal solo, Miss Phillips.
Recitation, Mrs. Robert Cox.
Violin solo, Mrs. W. Martin.
CLOVER CLUB.
A delightful meeting of the
Clover club was held with Mrs.
Charles G. Henry Thursday aft
ernoon. Mrs. Henry is one of
Newport’s most popular young
matrons, whose generous hospi
tality to her friends make an
afternoon in her pleasant home
long to be remembered.
To the regular club list a num
ber of invited guests added pleas
ure to the delightful affair.
Those present were Mesdames
Sam Taggart, B. B. Bond, H. E.
Cobb, George Hays, L. Hirsch,
Ed Wilmans, A. H. McDonald,
Guy Brown, P. H. Van Dyke,
Ed McElwee, Robert Hooker, F.
E. Vining.
MUST REMAIN ON
PENITENTIARY BOARD
Says House to Arkansas Govern-1
or in Answer to His Appeal
To Be Relieved.
Little Rock, April 13. — The Ar
nold penitentiary bill, which pro
vides for the retirement of the
governor and attorney general
from the penitentiary board, was
defeated in the house Wednesday
afternoon by a vote of 46 to 43,
Representative Keel voting with
the majority.
The consideration of the meas
ure occupied nearly the entire
afternoon and attracted more
than ordinary attention, from
the fact that Governor Davis
had only recently sent to the |
house a special message asking
to be relieved from the duties as!
a member of the board owing to
the alleged unfriendly attitude of
the other members of the board.
The Baskin bill providing that
no widows of ex-Confederate
soldiers who have married since j
the civil war shall receive pen-:
sions under the Confederate pen
sion law was adopted by the
house by a vote of 67 to 3.
HALF-HOLIDAY SATURDAY.
The senate yesterday afternoon
passed the Rison bill declaring
each Saturday afternoon a legal
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holiday. The vote was 16 to 11.
The measure had been in the
senate for some weeks and when
called up found several ardent
supporters. It is in the interest
of the working classes, who can
not enjoy a holiday more than
twice or three times a year.
Senator Hardy’s bill imposing
a privilege tax upon all trading
stamps, checks, coupons, tags,
etc., passed by the vote of 14 to
11.
CLOTHING
For men and boys fit for a king
to wear. See the nobby styles
at Chas. Meyer’s Great Bargain
Store. 92btf
PENNSYLVANIA ANTHRACITE
Tonnage of Last Year Exceeded by Bis
Million Tons That of Any
Previous Year.
The year 1903 stands as the high
water mark of prosperity In the
anthracite coal trade, as the tonnage
for that year exceeded by more than
6,000,000 tons that of any prevloua
year, and the demand for coal waa so
good as to make it possible to dispose
of the product at prices whioh
brought a fair return to all con
cerned in the industry. Some signifi
cant figures in conWdtion with the
production of Pennsylvania anthra
cite during 1903 have been collected
by Mr. William W. Ruley, special
agent of tbe United States geological
■urvey, and will be included in Mr.
E. W. Parker's report on the produc
tion of coal in 1903, which is a regular
feature of the survey’s .annual volume
on the mineral resources of the United
States.
At the commencement of 1903 there
was practically no anthracite in stocE,
as the amount which had been mined
after the strike of 1902 had gone
directly into consumption. All that
could be mined during the first three
months of 1903 was in immediate de
mand.
With the opening of navigation and
a reduction in price on April 1, dealers
at all points endeavored to lay in an
ample supply of coal to meet their fall
and winter requirements. This made
a brisk demand for the product dur
ing the spring and summer months,
with the resultant accumulation oi
stocks in dealers’ hands. The early
arrival of cold weather, however, end
the prolonged severity of the wlntes
created an unusually brisk demand
for coal.
In connection with the large pro
duction, it is interesting to note ths
increase in the shipments of the smell
•izes of coal during 1903 over those of
previous years. This is especially
noteworthy on acconnt of the opinlos
generally expressed at the close of tin
anthracite strike, that bituminous
coal had largely supplanted anthrm
cite for steam purposes, and would
continue to hold this trade to thi
exclusion of the small sizes of the lat
ter product On the contrary, how
ever, the consumption of these smallec
sizes of coal increased 2,468,694 tons la
1903 over 1901. It would seem thai
the only cause which would seriously
effect the prosperity of the anthracite
business is the general condition ot
the entire country. As long ee Uu
people at large are able to buy anthra
cite, it will not want a market
It is also of Interest to note ee
increase of 16 cents In the averags
value per ton tor coal at the mines
The total production was >6,361,711
tons, valued at $163,036,446. The aver
age price per ton wee $2.60; the num
ber of men employed wee 150,4I3| sad
the average number of days that each
man worked was 206.
Tables are given in the report whleg
■ nows mo pruuucuun uy oounuoa in
the years 1902 and 1904; also the ship
ments of anthr&cltyf and the propor
tion of sizes shipped. A tabular ar
rangement of the various sections at
the anthracite fields Is given, with 4
list of ten railroads that enter the ter*
rltory.
The anthracite fields comprise as
area of somewhat over 4S0 square
miles, and are located in the eastern
middle part of the state, In the coun
ties of Carbon, Columbia, Lackm
wanna, Loaerae, NorthumberlandL
Schuylkill and Susquehanna. They
are classed under three general divi
sions, namely, the Wyoming, Lehigh
and Schuylkill regions. Geologically
they are divided into fields or baatae,
wbieh are again subdivided Into dis
tricts.
Tbs Bernice field, in Sullivan coun
ty, is not included In any of these re
gions. The classification of the prod
uct of this field la a matter of some
contention. The fracture of the cent
and some ef Its cbaractsrMfes ars
more like those of some bituminous
or semianthraette coals than strlet
anthracite, but ou account of its high
percentage of fixed carbon and lew
percentage of moisture It is classed as
mtfhr&cite by the second Pennsyl
vania geological survey, and the
product 16 so included in this report.
Vy Analmat It
"Mr, I don’t think I quite catch On
drift of your remarks,” said tbs haughty
maid who seemed to have suddenly de
veloped a case of refrigerator heart
"Well, 1 seem to catch your drift, ad
right, all right.” rejoined the young man
who had been trying to frame np a pns
posaL "It seems to be something on the
order at n snowdrift”—Chicago Daily
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When Things Don’t
Look Right,
Objects dance before your
eyes, the letters on your
paper become blurred,
It May Be That You Need
Glasses.
Dr. A. J. Frank, the
expert optician, will exam
ine your eyes free. If you
need glasses he will fur
nish the right kind, prop
erly fitted and adjusted.
Dr. A. J. FRANK,
Expert Optician.
Office, 306 E. Front street, up
stairs, next Dr. A. Kellett.
Office Hours—10 to 12 a. m.,
4 to 6 p. m., except Sunday.
Call Central (3 rings) for Dr.
A. J. Frank. If inconvenient to
come, kindly let him know and
he will call on you.
DO YOU
Contemplate
a Journey,
With its attendant risks, and
which, involves absence from
your home and neglect of your
business? In nine cases out of
ten the necessity for this can be
obviated by the use of the
Long Distance Telephone
The South western Telegraph
and Telephone Co.
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
Gives special attention to
Crown and Bridge Work,
And correction of Irregularities
of the Teeth.
Office Watson Bldg. Phone, 63.
Newport, - Arkansas.
REAL ESTATE.
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With me. I guaran
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i PUAGTATM nTTTT.nTWn
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AND THROAT..
OFFICE-8 and 9
Wishon Building
NEWPORT, ARK.
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The Crack Barber, keeps
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shop. Upper end of Front
street. Expert tonsorial
ists. Easy shaves and
the best haircuts. Our
work pleases.
“Come on, ye stubby beards.”
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sent free. Oldest agency for securing patents.
Patents .taken through Munn 4 Co. receive
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NEWPORT, - - ARK.
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