^ ~ • NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. MONDAY JUIAr 28, 1902. NUMBER 83
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Parasols at half and three=fourths former
prices.
Millinery, hats trimmed and untrimmed at half
price.
Flowers at half price.
20 per cent off on all fancy hoisery.
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DEATH SENTENCE AWAITS HIM.
Judge Fulkerson Will Pronounce
Death Sentence Upon Wallace
Grant To-Morrow Afternoon
—Alexander Again Under
Trial.
The sentencing of Wallace Grant,
who was upon Friday found guilty of
murder in the first degree for the
killing of Essex Powers, October 23,
1901, will occupy the attention of
court Tuesday afternoon at 1:30
o’clock, when that body convenes
after the noon recess.
The jury having found a verdict for
murder in the first degree, the penalty
prescribed by law is death by hang
ing or imprisonment for life. It is
the general opinion that the former
penalty awaits Wallace Grant for his
crime and upon Tuesday afternoon,
the date of his hanging will probably
be announced.
The trial of Arthur Alexander, for
the burglarizing of Mrs. Estelle Clar
idge’s residence was occupying the
attention of court this afternoon. The
jury in this case failed to agree Fri
day and a re-trial of the same is
being had. Judge O. W. Scarborough
and Love Grant are defending Alex
ander.
State of Arkaneas versus W. H.
Shawler, aggravated assault; contin
ued on motion of state and set for
Wednesday of the third week.
State of Arkansas versus Thomas
Milligan, selling liquor without license;
plea of guilty and fined $50 and costs.
CLOPTON-CHESSER.
Mr. B. M. Clopton, formerly of
* this place, but now of Newport, and
Mrs. Mamie Chesser, of Imboden,
were married at the Southern Hotel
Sunday by Rev. T. C. Mahan, pastor
of the Baptist Church here. The
ceremony was witnessed by a large
crowd of friends who had gotten wind
of the fact that “something was to
happen,” and determined to be on
hand to oiler congratulations and
good wishes. Mr. Clopton has been
identified with our town in various
enterprises during several years, and
is now very prominent among suc
cessful pearling men. His bride had
been for some time the Imboden
agent for the telephone system, a
most popular lady, with countless
friends. Mr. and Mrs. Clopton left
Monday morning for Newport, where
they will make their home for several
months, but expect to return to this
place in the winter and go into busi
ness. Here’s congratulations and
best wishes, but we have not forgiven
Mr. Clopton for taking our “hello
girl” away from Imboden.—Black
Rock Telephone.
HOCH! THE EDITOR.
Editors ought not to brag of the
achievements of the “The Fourth
Estate,” but sometimes admiration
gets the better of discretion. This is
an instance of that kind, says the St.
Louis World:
A violent hailstorm at Atlantic, Mo.,
last week destroyed all the windows
of the three churches of the town.
Passing to any inquiry into the rea
sons why Jupiter Pluvius, the heathen,
should attack church buildings, the
fact of the disaster is sufficient for
this occasion.
In their dismay at the loss the pas
tors were disheartened. What with
the collection of their salaries, the
raising of funds for the maintenance
of the churches and the apportion
ment for foreign missions the preach
ers had strained their congregations
to the limit.
Then a happy inspiration came.
They called on the editor. When
preachers need help or want a boost
they have a habit of calling on the
. editor. Unfortunately for the editor
perhaps, he does not call on the
preacher as often as he might.
Editor Round was equal to the
■ emergency. Editors usually are.
Frequently they have to do all the
thinking for a whole countryside.
“Advertise a hailstorm social,” he
■ said without a moment’s hesitation.
“Gather up these hailstones and
freeze ice cream and sherbet with
them. I’ll print your advertisements
, and broadsides for nothing. Go
ahead and you’ll get back what
you’ve lost.”
There’s your arbiter ot destiny.
Trust an editor, however small his
field of operation, to snatch victory
from the jaws of defeat.
It goes without saying that the
hailstorm social succeeded. Blucher
had come up at the right moment.
What credit did the editor get?
None. The preachers got both the
credit and the cash. The editor,
having furnished the brains and the
advertising, got only the satisfaction
of having served his day and gen
eration.
The satisfaction of having done a
good thing is the reward of every
editor. It is the satisfaction in a
lesser degree of God Almighty in
planning and doing good things for
the universe.
STATE SCRAPS.
Scissored From Our Exchanges—Ac
counts of Things in General.
Emmett Harrington, aged 27, was
killed Friday afternoon while work
ing as lineman for the Pine Bluff
Telephone Company. Harrington
came in contact with a live wire of
the Citizens Light and Transit Co.,
and was electrocuted. Deceased was
a very popular young man.
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“Report came over the telephone
Friday of the running amuck of a
man named Knaves, near Oakland,
Marion county,” says the Harrison
Times. “It is stated that he rode
alone the hiehwav callinsr DeoDle to
their doorways and then shooting
them. Jere Jenkins and two brothers
named Lance were instantly killed
! and a woman, name unknown, was
seriously wounded before the people
turned out and captured the mur
derer. It is not known here as to
whether the man was simply crazy,
or prompted by some feud.
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Last Friday was known as hang
man’s day in Arkansas, for the reason
that six persons met a grewsome
death in different parts of the state.
In a number of these cases appeals
were made to Gov. Davis to commute
the capital punishment meted outjthe
prisoners by the courts. The gover
nor withstood all the appeals, how
ever, and each criminal was hanged
according to schedule. The men
executed were Dave McWhirter,
white, who was hanged at Van Buren,
Lathe Hambree, also white at Nash
ville, and Cy Tanner, Jim Kitts, Dee
| Noland and Tom Simms, all negroes.
There was no excitement at any of
the executions.
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During Friday night five cars *on
the Iron Mountain tracks in the
southern portion of Helena were
broken open by either thieves or
tramps. Four of the cars contained
merchandise and have been checked
over and found correct. The fifth
was a car of meat consigned to Clar
endon over the Arkansas Midland,
and if anything was stolen it was out
of this car, which will be checked
when it reaches its destination. This
manner of thievery is a popular one
in Helena, all three of the railroads
suffering lately to a greater or less
extent, and owing to the fact that the
tracks are in an isolated portion of
the city very little police protection
can be given.
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Last Sunday, at the home of Louis
Altschul, near Varner, Mrs. Fannie
Fort of Pine Bluff was married to W.
D. Persons', a well-to-do planter of
Lincoln county. Recently Mr. Per
sons, who is 86 years old and a three
times widower, commissioned Mr.
Altschul to look for him a wife. Mr.
Altschul started on the trip and found
it unnecessary to go further than
Pine Bluff, as the marrying tendency
is strenuous there just now. Mrs.
Fort, aged 66, had never met her in
tended and saw him for the first time
when she assisted him to the altar
last Sunday. Rev. John F. Carr of
Pine Bluff, of the M. E. Church of
ficiated, and a number of Pine Bluff -
ians attended.
NEW WASH GOODS.
16 and 20c dimity, lawn and baptiste
all go for 10c a yard at Chas. Meyer’s
Great Bargain Store. 67dtf.
ARKANSAS LUMBER INTERESTS.
According to the United States cen
sus, Arkansas had 1,119 lumber and
timber establishments of all kinds in
1900, exceeded in number only by
Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Mich
igan, New York, North Carolina,
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and
Virginia. Pennsylvania leads with
2,338.
There are 1,142 saw mills in the
state and 57 tie and timber camps.
Of the total number of establish
ments 615 are owned by individuals,
431 are partnerships and 153 are in
corporated companies. This number
of corporations is exceeded by only
Michigan, Washington and Wisconsin.
The aggregate lumber and timber
product of the state for 1900 was #21,
727,710, exceeded only by California,
Michigan, Minnesota, New York,
Pennsylvania, Washington and Wis
consin. The lead is held by Michigan
with a total of #67,379,698.
There were 1,565 proprietors, 873
salaried officials and clerks and 21,302
wage earners engaged in the lumber
industry in the state for the year 1900.
There was #682,545 paid in salaries
and #6,410,843 paid in wages. Mich
igan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Wash
ington and Wisconsin were the only
states that disbursed more money to
wage earners. The figures given are
the averages for the year, the great
est number employed in the state at
any time being 32,273, and the least
number 20,042. There were only ten
women enumerated as proprietors
and firm members. The salaries paid
officials and clerks amounted to $598,
529, exceeded only by Michigan and
Wisconsin.
The lumber establishments used 182
animals which cost 87,075 per year
for keep.
The total product for the state for
the year 1900 was $23,959,983, ex
ceeded only by Michigan, Minnesota,
Pennsylvania, Washington and Wis
consin, the last named state leading
with $57,634,816.
There were 349,522,000 shingles pro
duced, valued at $597,855, Arkansas
being ninth in the list of states.
The total horsepower employed in
the miils of Arkansas was 71,549.
Huffman bakes bread every day.
George Sink is taking his vacation
and expects to leave Wednesday with
his wife and Miss Pearl Martin for a
stay at Ravenden Springs.
S. Wolff, left Monday afternoon for
St. Louis, where he will join his wife
and together they will visit Saratoga,
New York. While away Mr. Wolff
will do his buying on the eastern mar
kets.
Frank A. Brewer, a law student in
the office of Smead and Powell, of
Camden, shot and killed a negro by
the name of Joe Kidd on the court
house stepB Saturday afternoon. The
negro fell dead from the threshold of
the courthouse to the ground six
feet below. The trouble was over a
debt. The negro became abusive and
drew a long knife with which he had
intimidated several citizens during
the past few days. The coroner’s jury
exonerated Brewer.
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