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VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. TUESDAY. JANUARY 16, 1906. 1A a^. v
TO REDUCE SALARY.
Council lias Up Ordinance to Reduce
Marshal’s Salary Which Is Said
to Be Slated to Pass.
An ordinance reducing the sal
ary of the marshal to $1.00 per
month and allowing that offi
cer the 'same fees as are paid to
> a constable, together with 50
cents allowance for every license
issued, was introduced at a reg
ular meeting of that body Mon
day evening, by Alderman W.
R. Thompson. Mayor J. W.
Grubbs and Alderman Wilmans
being absent, no action was taken
(as it was desired that the matter
should come up before a full
meeting of the council.
'“v The present salary of the mar
TS^al is $75, but his fees are not
as as the law allows him to
charged '1 the proposed ordin
ance passel and by the way,
there is golf reason to believe
that it will, j^he change would
not be effect** ..until after the
April election y ty^he officer is
sworn in. R Jn^Hormat-ion
has been givt^ out that other
salaries may be changed, some
lowered and others raised.
Among the latter is the office of
city treasurer, whose pay at
present is not commensurate
with his duties and tne Dona re
quired of him.
A,bout the only item of busi
ness transacted by the council
Monday evening was the allow
ance of current accounts. Among
these were a number for street
work, as the laying of the big
sewer pipe from the public school
building to the lake on Fifth
street is being pushed during the
interval ~jL good weather.
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Dredging Ouachita River.
Hot Springs, Jan. 14.—Scores
of men are dragging the Ouachi
N ta river at Half Moon Bend,
five miles above Arkadelphia,
searching for the body of Jessie
Stevens, of Hot Springs, who
was drowned Wednesday after
noon.
A number of Hot Springs peo
ple who joined in the search
have returned and say Stevens
died the death of a hero, giving
his life in an attempt to save his
companions, Joe Golden and Will
Watt, who couldn’t swim.
The men were drifting down
the liver on a hunting trip in a
large skiff. It collided with a
clump of half submerged willows
and, breaking in two, sank. Its
occupants succeeded in scram
bling into trees where death
from exposure stared them in
the face.
After two hours, no help ap
pearing, Stevens plunged into |
the icy waters in an attempt to
make shore and get help, despite i
remonstrances and warnings. |
Weak from exposure, he was j
quickly swept under by the
strong current. A few minutes
later farmers rescued Watt and
Golden.
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Second Candidate for Coroner.
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John Yelverton, a prosperous^
farmer of Bird Township, has <
announced his candidacy for cor
oner through the Independent. :
He is a whole-souled, generous b
representative of the second i
largest township in the county
and has a host of friends among i
his neighbors and acquaintances, s
who will support his claims. He ;
is a true blue democrat and a <
good citizen. ]
» A handsome wedding present j
can be selected from the bright <
new stock of the Palace Jewelry ;
Store at wonderfully low prices. |
See us before buying elsewhere. I (
MILE SITE IS SECURED.
Martin-Massey Will Locate Their Lum
ber Plant in Batesville.
The Martin-Massey Lumber
Company has secured a site for
their lumber plant in this city,
and the work of getting ready
for business will begin as soon
as possible. The ground pur
chased is at the foot of Main
street, across the street from the
railroad from the plant of the
Reuter Hub and Spoke company
and was purchased of Theodore
Maxfield.
This firm put in re-cut saws,
planers and all other machinery
necessary for turning out finish
ed lumber products and will em
ploy quite a number of men. —
Batesville Guard.
Play Your Hand.
In the game of life, labor deals
the cards; you make or mar your
game. You will take the trick
if you have the energy, ability,
grit and preparation. Success
isn't named “chance” or “fate,”
Lvsh; “sweat. ” Luck doesn’t pre
pare one for success, chance isn’t
its price. Luck didn’t evolve the
Byrne Simplified Shorthand, the
only system with both vowels and
vowel positions, no vowel dots
and dashes or circles and loops, j
no excentions and only a few
rules and word signs. Nor did
it write the Byrne Practical
Bookkeeping, the only face to
face business course extant.
Years of study, of thought, of
toil are back of them. “By the
sweat of the brow,” by physical j
or mental toil, you must attain;
success. Train your head; it i
pays much better; and it always (
rules the hand.
And go to the Memphis Com
mercial College, 46 N. Second
street, Memphis, Tenn., to get
that training which insures suc
cess, to deal yourself that hand
which always wins the game.
No, not cards, but education,;
power, and prosperity. And if
you wish to learn more of those j
systems or of Telegraphy, write;
for free catalogue full of spark-!
ling thoughts, startling facts J
and striking comparisons.
Reward For Duckworth.
Hamburg, Jan. 15,—Sheriff
Henry Stilwell has offered $400 j
reward for the arrest and con- j
viction of Lum Duckworth, the j I
negro who murdered Thomas i1
Howie at Morrell on last Satur- j
day; $200 will be paid when he
is turned over to the sheriff and
the remaining $200 will be paid
by the state when he is convict
ed. The only clue that pursuers <
have as to the whereabouts of i
the negro is that a negro which ;
answered to the description of
this one was seen by some par
ties running to catch a freight j
train near Holly Station, and his j
watch was found near that .
place. ____ .
Makes Fire Boys Feel Good. ' i 1
The fire boys had something
:o be thankful for Monday, when j
presented with checks for $25 1
jach from J. S. Sanders, N. B. |(
iVishon and L. L. Bowen & Co., ]1
md request the^ Independent to
nake known their apreciation of I j
;hese liberal donations. |
Upon L. L. Bowen & Compa
ly’s check was written “for
saving the lot” and as the boys
ilways do this well, they shall
ixpect regular contributions c
‘rom this firm. Twenty-five \
dunks looks pretty good, to the; t
iremen, and is easy money for j
imply saving the lot.
If you are in a hurry for gro- z
eries telephone Martin Bros. 92 \
WILD BOYS CREATE TERROR
Among Residents of Grand River Sec
tion and Come to Grief When
Caught by Officers.
Gravette, Jan. 16.-Two young
men, supposed to have come
over from the Grand river sec
tion of territory, caused a reign
of terror east of here in the
neighborhood of Hivvasee, where
they threatened every farmer
at whose house they stopped.
They gave the settlers the im
pression that they were “bold,
bad men” loaded with arms dy
namite and nitroglycerine.
At one place they declared
they would stay all night and
the family went away to get rid
of them. At the home of James
Ferrill, beyond Hiwasee, they
went to the house and finding
the parents absent proceeded to
go to bed and freightened the
children into hysterics.
Constable Phillips of this1
place was notified and he over
took them near Pineville, Mo.
They made no resistance and
were taken to Bentonville,
where they were tried before a
justice, who assessed them for
“breach of the peace,” and held
their horse, buggy and watches
to cover the same. The men
were Charlie Morris and Tom
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nephew of Bill Matney, who was
killed “with his boots on” some
years since. Ferrill at last re
port was making an attempt io
charge them with a serious of
fence.
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New Train to Mexico.
The Iron Mountain System will j
inaugurate its special service be- j
tween Su Louis and the City of1
Mexico on Tuesday, January 16.
The trip from the metropolis of
the Southwest to the capital of
the Republic of Mexico will be
made in sixty hours, and with
all the comforts of the best ap
pointed Pullman train.
This service will be permanent, j
The train will leave St. Louis
avery Tuesday and Thursday at
at 9 a.m., reaching the City of
Mexico on Thursday and Sunday
at 8:30 p.m. The train will bear
the title of the “Mexico St. Louis;
Special.”—Poplar Bluff Citizen, j
Clarke Coming to Take Hand.
Little Rock, Jan. 15, 1906— j
Senator James P. Clarke and
Jordon Frierson, his private sec-;
retary, left last night for Wash
ngton. Senator Clarke will)
•eturn to Arkansas about March
L, and give the people of Arkan-:
>as nis side of the railroad tax
tompromise case, which is one of;
;he main issues in the senatorial
ind gubernatorial campaign.
Day’s Pardon Record.
Little Rock, Jan. 15—Governor
Davis returned from his cam
signing tour Saturday morning,
ind during the day dished out i
he usual number of pistol and
vhiskey pardons. Six pardons
'or carrying pistols and nine con
victions for selling whiskey with-!
•utlicense made up the day’s!
eeord in the executive office.
Good goods' ( :ly get the
msiness. Fresh and cured
neats of all kinds and the right
luality to please. Send your
•rders to H. A. Stiles. 07dtf
Miss Mollie Duffey was in the
ity Monday returning to her ]
iome at Batesville from a visit I
o Mrs. Ed Ponder of Walnut i
lidge. <
C. W. McCrory, a leading citi
en of the little city of that name,
/as in Newport Monday. I
WHEN THE KIDNEYS
ARE AILING.
The Urgent Need of Prompt Restora
tive Measures is Something
That Every One Should
Understand.
“A Stitch ie Time Saves Nine.”
Slight disorders in the kidneys or uri
nary organs are more serious than most
people think. The first warning symp
toms should receive prompt medical
treatment to ward off Bright’s Disease
or some other dangerous malady. When
the kidneys are ailing and the symptoms
become sufficiently pronounced to he
noticeable the condition calls at once
for prompt measures to stay the progress
of the disease. Prickly Ash Bitters is
the remedy needed. Taken on the ap
pearance of the first symptoms, such as
pain in the back, puffiness under the
eyes, irregularities in the urine, digestive
disorders, it will save the victim incal
culable misery and suffering, mental
torture and expense. Used at the begin
ning of the trouble it cures quickly.
Used in the more advanced stages it will
win hack health and strength as rapidly
as circumstances will possibly permit.
Accept no substitute. Insist on having
the genuine Prickly Ash Hitters with the
large figure 3 in red on the front label.
Sold at Drug Stores, $1.00 Per bottle.
GOING LIKE
HOT CAKES
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The lots in the new town
of Kinta, I. T., are selling
faster than any new town
opened since the days of
Enid, Pond Creek, Ponca
and a few others.
Many people claim, who
really are in close touch with
the new town and surround- I
ings, that Kinta will be a .
city of from 2,000 to 5,000
in two years or less.
What would that mean to
you should you own one of
these lots that are centrally
located, as all that I am of
fering are?
It would mean probably
1,000% to you on the in
vestment. Kinta has fine
agricultural lands, great
coal, gas and oil deposits.
Why shouldn’t it be a great
place? If you have not
bought, do so now.
$5.00 Secures
Each Lot
In the mad chase for a
lot in Kinta please don’t
overlook i
Penn
Wyoming
Copper
It is an investment in the
products of the earth, and a
very valuable one. It is
steadily advancing — 55c
per share nowm
When.the new railroad is
completed, which will be ,
only a short time now, then
the big jump will come.
Will you be in? Remember,
save today for your needs
to morrow.
Cash or Installment.
ELMO RIDDELL,
Co-Operative Broker.
JACKS0NPORT, ARK.
The Bowen photo car and
Bowen art gallery has all nega
ives made by the late Mr Ross
indrf. P. Mize & Co. Duplicate
>rders can be had at any time.
17btf.
For dray at any hour call up
lazel hotel. 83dtf
JOB POINTING
JVU 1 Wl11 1 1,1Vi and best equipped JOB
PRINTING ofiiices in Jackson county. Bring us youi
Printing and let us quote you our prices.
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INDIVIDUALITY in design is 8*yamiMI
a feature of “Benjamin h'intcub 9
garments. There is, too, an in* <***? 1
describable something about
them that all tailors aspire to
and nearly all fail in accomplish
ment. If you’ll take a little
time we want to show and ex
plain to you all those details that
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the best.
Possibly the matter of cost is
of small moment to you, but, if
you can save half and be better
dressed, it’s worth while, isn’t
it? That’s what the difference
is between buying “Benjamin”
clothes and going to the tailor.
’Tis Now Overcoat Weather*
StarClothingCo.
Exclusive Distributors of Alfred Benjamin
& . Clothing.
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>/ ARRIVAL OF
I NEW DRESS GQODS
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We have just received an entire
new and beautiful stock of
tA Dress Goods, consisting of
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Rich Silk Eoliennes,
All Silk Crepe de Chine,
Pure Wool Scotch Suitings,
All Wool Cheviot Mixtures,
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Striped Siotine,
Muslin de Persia,
Manila Muslin,
English Mohair, ... ,
Serges, all colors,
Brilliantines, all colors.
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