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VOLUME III NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY,
, RUSSELLVILLE
WOOD VICTORY.
Hon. Lawrence Russell Nomina
ted for Mayor of Davis’
Home Town.
Russellville,- March 3. — The
city election was helli in this city
yesterday and a good vote was
polled. Considerable interest was
taken in the race between Hon.
Lawrence Russell and Walter
Harkey for mayor. The returns
showed the following results:
For mayor—Lawrence Russell,
172; Walter Harkey, 137.
^ For marshal—C. K. Reed, 212;
C. E. Campbell, 96.
For treasurer—Walter Henry,
’19B; R. C. Brown, 107.
For recorder—Tom L. Mourn
ing had no opposition.
The following aldermen were
elected: First ward—Floyd Ho
gins, Tom Oates. Second ward—
Tom M. Neill, L. B. McGuire.
Third ward—Rush McArthur, E.
J. Martin.
Hon. Lawrence Russell, for
mer prosecuting attorney of the
district, is well known as a sup
porter of Judge Wood and Mr.
Harkey is a supporter qf Gov.
Davis. Judge Wood’s friends,
therefore, consider the nomina
tion of Mr. Russell as quite a
victory.
DRUNKEN SPEAKER
DEFENDED DAVIS.
As advertised, Senator Sloan
addressed the Black Rock Wood
Club last Friday night. The
large opera house was crowded,
and many ladies were present.
Mr. Sloan is an able reasoner
and knows the state’s political
and financial history better than
any other man in it, and his ad
dress proved it to every one pres
ent, Davis men and all, that it is
impolitic to elect Gov. Davis to
a third term. The red hot Davis
men were “convinced against
their will, and of the same opin
ion still,” nevertheless in their
hearts they recognize the truth
of every word Senator Sloan said.
Mr. £>ioan s speecn was uigm
fied, scholarly, and the audience
felt that purity, dignity and sense
had taken hold of the campaign.
The opera house was lighted
with electric lights and the dig
nity that becomes American
voters was apparent to every
face. But the Davis people had
asked permission to have a man
answer Mr. Sloan, and one Brit
tian was there for the purpose.
Then shame upon the impudence
and beastliness of a man that
would appear before such an au
dience. He was maudlin drunk
and his Nothing looked as if he
had been drunk for a week and
slept in a clay pit. But drunk
and senseless as he was, he per
haps was a fitting representa
tive of Gov. Davis. Stoame upon
honest, sober men that will fol
low such speaker leaders.—Black
Rock Telephone.
v ATE CAPITOL
WORK PROGRESSES.
The next meeting of the State
Capitol Commission will be held
next Monday and it is expected
that at that time the commission
will turn the foundation over tc
the contractors, Caldwell &
Drake. The commission’s work
on the foundation, as required
by the bill, is practically com
pleted, and there remains only
a little finishing up. Mr. Blaine,
representing the sub-contractors
in charge of the fire proofing, ar
rived yesterday to take charge
of that part of the work, whicl
will be begun at once. He wil
t
lay the first floor on the founda
tion, composed of iron rods and
concrete, making it practically
indestructible. Chairman John
B. McCaleb of the commission
was in the city yesterday look- j
: ing over the work and returned
! last night to his home at Even
ing Shade.
DIED TRAIN.
Frank Nelson of Little Rock,
who has been in the employ of
the Iron Mountain and was being
! taken to the railroad hospital in
St. Louis Thursday night on No.
j 12, died just before reaching
Newport of heart failure.
His body was taken off here
and is being held subject to or
ders from the railroad company.
LAST TRIBUTE TO
MRS. CRUTCHFIELD.
Little Rock, March 3. —The fu
neral of Mrs. David Crutchfield
nee Thompson, was held Thurs
day afternoon and was the largest
attended held in Little Rock in
some time. It seemed as if all
the friends of the family of the
young -woman had gathered to
pay a last tribute to her memory.
In the number were many who
| but a little over a year ago were
[present at the ceremony which
| united Miss Ada Lee Thompson
I to David Crutchfield. Rev. J. K.
I Smith performed the service and
! beautiful music was rendered by
i a quartette composed of Mrs.
Robert Fones, Miss Fannie Wiley,
Lacy Tilghman and Thomas W.
Yeakle. Their singing was an
impressive feature of the service.
The services at the house began
at 3:30 and were concluded at
i the grave. The interment was
in the Thompson lot in Mount
Holly, in theVhadow of the tall
| spear of mart ° erected some
time ago to the memory of the
late Col. W. J. Thompson by his
two daughters, but one of whom
now survives.
The floral offerings were many
and of unusual beauty, the grave
being heavily banked with all
kinds of flowers.
The casket containing the body
of Mrs. Crutchfield arrived at
10:30 a. m. from New York, ac
companied by the husband and a
| friend. It was at once taken to
the residence of E. G. Thompson,
where hundreds of friends called
until the time of the funeral to
pay a last tribute. Many flowers
came from New York with the
casket.
PAINFUL INJURY.
Charles Holmes while out col
lecting for his firm Thursday met
with a painful injury. In closing
the plate glass door of the New
port Builders’ Supply & Hard
ware Company’s lumber yard
office he slammed it too hard and
knocked out the glass, which
was already cracked. A piece
of it struck him above the knee,
cutting the flesh to the bone,
| making an ugly wound. We are
glad to state that he is getting
along nicely.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
I will be in my office from 7:30
o’clock a. m. to 6 o’clock p. m. to
collect taxes. Office will close
balance collections and answer
letters. Books will be closed on
April 10th and 25 per cent penal
ty will be ad led. Don’t wait un
til the last day or week.
Your friend,
R. W. Bandy,
Sheriff and Collector.
Newport, Ark., Feb. 22. 55
Read the Daily and Weekly
;Independent
INTIMIDATED NEGROES.
Four Men Charged With Violat
ing Federal Laws at
El Dorado.
El Dorado, Ark., March 3. — W. |
B. Holman, Deputy United States!
marshal is here to-day and will!
take back with him the four
parties, - Bob Wallace, Nelson
Neilson, Josh Asketf and Andrew
Carrigan, who tried to run off j
some negro laborers last Satur
day night by shooting into their
house in El Dorado. The negroes
were employed by the contractor
on the county jail work. The j
charge in the Federal Court is
for “intimidating laborers on ac
count of color.” Bob Wallace
was the only one who fought his
case in the mayor’s court, and is
out on that charge on appeal to
the Circuit. All the negroes ex
cept one, working on the jail,
have left, and the contractor has
had to close down the work for
the time being.
SMITH HELD
FOR MURDER.
Cotton Plant, March 3.—Cir
cuit court, which has been in
session here since Monday, ad
journed this morning. The docket'
was cleared up. T. A. Smith,
who killed E. F. Koch here last:
November, made application be
fore Judge Hutton for bail, but |
was remanded to jail without
bond to await the action of the
grand jury.
The joint campaign of candi
dates for county officers opens j
next Monday at Hunter.
NEW CITY CLERK.
—
Hot Springs, March 3.—F. J.
Pattee has been elected city clerk j
pro tern, by the city council to j
fill out the unexpired term of Ed!
Thomas, the defaulting clerk. |
The council also appointed a com-;
mittee to investigate the Thomas
shortage.
CHURCH DESTROYED.
—*
England, March 3.—An incip
ient tornado here yesterday
morning about 9 o’clock com
pletely destroyed the negro Bap
tist church. The loss is about
$1,000.
SPOKE AT ENGLAND.
England, March 3. — About 100
people here met the morning
train from Little Rock to see
Governor Davis, who delivered
about a five-minute talk.
Read the Daily and Weekly In
dependent.
. . VOTE FOR . .
J. U. ARD
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
The Farmer Candidate and
Poor Man's Friend.
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Local Agents.
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Dentist
Successor to Elack Bros.
Office: Watson Building
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Jos. S. Harvey J. W. Ferrill j
T. J. Watson, J. 0. Taylor G. W. Hurley,
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