farm
CRIMINAL case
i"tent To
0 In Jackson
git Court.
0f ex-senator, John
gel Best, Ira Best
m, for assault with
1 a negro convict
last spring on the
, at Ingleside, be
iy morning in the
lit court.
tment names Lee
(principal and the
tessories before and
tt, Both state and
announced ready
,r insisted upon im
r jury panels were
« O . _ lU nr</\
ed ana uvm u*tov
had been accepted
non hour. Four of
armers and one a
ie peace. They are
el of near the Ray
' R. C. Deaton liv
Biggers farm near
John Cloud of
T. Van Winkle of
ship, who recently
n and is living on a
ere, and W. T. At
strate of Swifton.
stra jurymen were
by the sheriff upon
the court to apear
ck, from which list
o complete the jury
r the trial of this
start made, the jury
impleted during the
Host of the regular
en were disqualified
by the court large
they had formed
the guilt or inno
accused unon read
id jury report or
lesses in the case,
during the morning
listed many of its
? Attorney Erwin
ioned each juror as
lived, his acquain
defendants, his
f the case, whether
Bed pinions and l
tould hear the case
sr the testimony
instructions of the
Hillhouse for the
equally solicitous
a free expression
nrymen of all pro
ig Pictures
Ipera House
W PERILOUS
Pnancis X. Bush
1 Boyne, Helen Dun
Bayton and Win.
Ia-(S. &, A.)
IE TIGER
, Anita Stewart,
Charles Kent
°urgois.
drama—(Vita.)
Janes of the
** hands
»medy_ (Biograph)
S’S THE BABY?
(Biograph)
pictures and Nine
®C8t Players.
r» 5c and 10c
per information, asking wheth
er the juror had any prejudice
against defendants, by reason
of the connection of some of
them with blind tiger cases and
whether the fact that having
been convicted of selling whis
key illegally, the employment of
such men as guards for the con
victs, would prejudice the case
of defendants.
$4,000 JUDGMENT.
The jury in the suit of W. H.
Morris versus the Iron Moun
tain, for damages by reason of
obstructing the drainage of the
lands of plaintiff’s estate above
Newport, returned a judgment
for plaintiff for $4,000.
The trial ocupied three days
and the jury was out only a
short while in reaching a ver
dict. Stayton and Stayton were
counsel for S. Brundidge and
jthe Morris estate and the Iron
Mountain was represented tjy ,
Campbell & Suits.
HON. T. W. CAMPBELL
IN RACE FOR CONGRESS.
Prominent Local Attorney Will
Make Vigorous Fight For
High Office.
Hon. T. W. Campbell of this
city, has definitely decided to ea
ter the race for the democratic
nomination for congress from
this district, and his formal an
nouncement will be made within
the next few days.
Mr. Campbell was a candidate
for this high office two years
ago, and made a splendid race,
and with the experience and
prestige of that campaign his
friends feel confident he will cap
ture the nomination March 25. j
Mr. Campbell has had consid
erable legislative experience,
having served two terms in the
Arkansas legislature, in one of j
which he was honored witn tne ,
temporary speakership. He al
so served one term as chief
clerk of this body.
Tom Campbell, as he is famil
iarly known to his large legion
of friends, is a native of Ran
dolph county, and has always
been identified with the best in
terests of his county and district.
He has been practicing law in
Pocahontas for upwards of ten
years, and is generally regarded
as one of the ablest lawyers in
the state.
The Time? bespeaks for Mr.
Campbell the earnest considera
tion of the voters of the district
believing that should he be elect
ed to represent this district he
will add weight and dignity to
the Arkansas delegation in the
national congress.— Pocahontas
Times.
(Advertisement.)
Governor Restores Citizenship.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 18.—Gov.
Hays restored to citizenship W.
K. (Will) Tennyson of Jackson
county, who was convicted in
Monroe county in November,
1901, on a charge of removing
mortgaged property subject to
a lien, and sentenced to six
months in the penitentiary and
to pay all the costs. Tennyson
has served the time, and paid
the costs.
The governor also restores to
citizenship, General Crook, ol
Jefferson county, who was con
victed January 1, 1894 of petit
larceny in two cases and hnec
an aggregate of $35 and sen
tenced to 70 days on the farm
He has paid the full penalty, anc
petitioners say he has sinc<
proven himself an uprigh , on
est, and law-abiding citizen.
PRESIDENT TO
CLARKt’S DEFENSE
Senator Clarke Has Supported
Administration With Ener
gy and Intelligence.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 19.—Wood
row Wilson himself has risen
to the support of Senator Jas.
P. Clarke in the latter’s de
fense of charges brought by
the Kirby camp, to the effect
that Senator Clarke has not
been in harmony with the na
tional democratic administra
tion.
The following letter from the
president of the United States
was received this morning by
Mr. Stafford at Springdale, Ar
1 n i i m i
naij&aa, piiuncu lu ociiatui
Clarke's headquarters and given
out there:
“White House, Feb. 16, 1914.
“Mr. Jno. P. (Stafford, editor
Springdale News,
Springdale, Ark.
“It is with pleasure I an
swer your inquiry with refer
ence to the attitude maintained ;
by Senator James P. Clarke to-1
wards the administration, Sen- j
ator Clarke has invariably sup- i
ported the administration in a
most generous way and with his |
characteristic energy and intel
ligence. I do not feel that it is i
the privilege of the president to
intervene as between democrats
in either house of Congress but
I should be ashamed of myself
if I did not speak with a most
cordial emphasis of the support
Senator Clarke has given me.
Cordially and sincerely yours,
Woodrow Wilson.
February 22 is an important
date in American history and it
seems appropriate for Arkan
sas to observe the date in a pe
culiar manner.
It is the national “Go To
Church” day and people all over
the world are urged to awake
from a long sleep of indiflerence
and be found among the people
of God. Bv a number of church
es the day has been set apart
as the day of prayer for home,
colleges, churches and al insti
tutions that promote our
civilization. Let us then pray
earnestly that the hearts of
men may be touched and a vi
tal interest aroused in the
Kinq’s business. We feel proud
'to look forward to Sunday af
ternoon when Mr. Chas. E. Tay
lor of Little Rock will deliver
the address on this important
1 date.
! Other cities have observed the
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VZivJ • VlUVMg,'/ ~ --
arv 1st, Boston February 8th,
and Newport will observe the
day on Washington’s birthday,
j February 22, 1914. The ques
tion is are you going to church 1
City Primary Officers.
At a meeting of the city cen
tral committee officers wert
chosen for the white primary t<
be held in this city Thursday
February 26. There will be onlj
one precinct at the City Hall a1
i heretofore and the following of
J ficers will be in charge:
Joe Bevens, C. J. Saenger an<
R. C. Harder, judges; Charle:
L. Fox and J. E. Doherty, Jr.
clerks; Curry Stephens, office
at the polls and G. C. Gates b
i swear in officers.
For rent— Two furnishe
rooms. 222 Laurel. dti
TAKING TESTIMONY '
IN LICENSE CASE
As To Residence of Various!
Signers of Petition Attacked !
By Remonstrants.
With circuit and county courts i
both considering cases of much
public interest, the crowd that ;
has formerly attended the li- !
cense contest hearing before |
the latter court in the Board |
building had dwindled to less
than fifty people, when Judge
Coe called court to order at 9:45
o’clock Thursday morning.
William IT. Carouthers re
sumed the stand for cross ex
amination, which was made by
Mr. Jones for remonstrants, be
ing questioned regarding the
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iK'.iiiicD ujjuii me nun icciucni
list as to whether his testimony
was based upon “personal
knowledge” or “information”.
While witness testified upon
most names from information,
he said this information is a
bout half the cases was from the
signer himself and in other cas
es, Mr. Calloway Robert Sim
mons, J. S. Best, H. C. Sanders,
W. R. O’Neal, Joe Anderson, W. |
L. McDougald were named as
the informants, indicating that
these men would be placed upon
the stand by petitioners to es
tablish the residence of many
of the signatures attacked.
When witness was excused,
temporarily, R. T. Simmons was
called to the stand and examin
ed first upon the remonstrants’
census, which Mr. Grant for pe
titioners, alleged contained
names that had been dead for
thirteen years. Witness knew
Mrs. T. M. Simmons, his moth
er, who said she did not have a
1 1 T» 11_J1 _ 01
numti , LldUUC UU1L.IU V> i-j. I
years old the 16th day of Jan
uary, 1914; Will Magero never
did live at 109 Plum street; R.
W. Wallace, Jr., told witness he
had lived for year at Jackson,
Miss.; C. E. Smith lives at j
Tuckerman and pays tax there;
|r. W. Cooper, 809 Plum street, 1
! on census, no such number; Mrs.
|Carrie Cooper, no such person;
iz. B. Reid lives at Hardy,
j Sharp county.
i Passing to the petition witness
testified that Annie Campbell
lived at 307 West First street;
A. C. Hendrix lived near but
ton factory; Lather Lawrence
|lived at 918 Front street; W.
E. Nanny, sees him every day
and lives here; Herbert Allen
lived at 323 Ash with brother
in-law, moved here last October;
W. T. Daniels, foreman of ven
ieer plant, did live on Dewey av
enue; Oscar Diebrells told wit
ness he lived in city; A. M. Ed
: gar came here in fall or summer
; and lived at 415 Main, then a
cross the lake and now m ur.
Jones’ house; Dan Flowers and
Dona Flowers lived in tent a
cross Rock Island in city limits,
C. J. Hesley, worked for L. L.
Bowen and lives in Walton
Building; Tom Kroll admitted
to Eagles as resident of New
' port; G. Lincolnfelt worked at
, button factory, but left here
January 2 or 3 for hospital; G.
i M. Lester fisherman and lived
■ here before and since January
9; C. L. Miller, captain of Qua
1 paw; D. F. Miller his brother
^ i lived here 10 or 12 years
, Frank Moss, born and raiset
r here, never much further awaj
) than Batesville, lives here; Jno
A. Riglie lived at Passmor<
White’s; R. L. Carter has live<
3 in Newport ten years from per
sonal knowledge and informa
i
I
New “Manhattan” Shirts 1
SHIPMENT OF SPRING
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j “Manhattan” shiits that stamp them as something
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The patterns*are new and the shirtmaking is
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BErgeR’S
’’STAR CLOTH US G HOUS/zT
tion, now near sewer pump;
John W. and J. W. Schloss,
didn’t know them; G. W.
Schmidt, bartender for Bowen;
Allen Sutton, born and raised
here and Ethel Sutton will be
18 years old in April; A. V.
Thebo, cotton buyer, lived here
when petition was filed and
would return in September;
Larry F. Young moved about
February 1 lived here many
years; H. C. Thurmond lived
with Mrs. Folk left here Janu
ary 2, asked release from peti
tion and tore up and burned
the power of attorney; A. L.
Ferguson and Dora Ferguson
live in tent near water tower,
former signed for his wife;
Eva Graham signed-petition and
lived at Room 12 Planters
House, was still here yester
day, moved to Cora Ogle’s; A.
Sanders and nrotner uvea in
shouseboat near ferry; Albert
Smith lived corner 2nd and Elm;
! A. W. Boyd, blacksmith, lives
with Hopper; B. Brumbelow
lives here according to Boyd;
J. H. Houston lived with R. C.
Marshall and left after peti
tion was filed; Bud Stanley and
Ollie Stanley, his wife, lived in
Mason property on Plum anc
now lives in Morris Addition
according to R. C. Marshall; D
J. Morrison lives in town anc
works for veneer plant; C. E
; Daniels, brother of W. T. Dan
1 iels, works for him and thinki
' he lives on Dewey avenue; Jef
- Poe lived six months on Beecl
i street, with Lee Carter, bori
1 April 5, 1892.
After cross examination b;
- Mr. Jones along the same line
used with preceding witness,
Judge Coe adjourned court for
the noon recess.
Mrs. Billingsley Entertains.
Mrs. W. A. Billingsley proved
a charming hostess Wednesday
afternoon when she entertained
at bridge the guests of honor
being Mrs. Reybura Peay and
Mrs. B. B. Bond.
The card rooms were attrac
tively arranged and with many
beautiful ferns and cut flowers
ers presented a very pleasing
appearance. After the games
luncheon was served and danc
ing enjoyed until a late hour in
the afternoon.
Those present were, Mesdames
Reyburn Peay, B. B. Bond, H.
O. Walker, John W. Stayton, Jr.,
jG. A. Hillhouse, Charles G.
Henry, Jos. M. Berger, Misses
Ruth Ottenheimer, Bertha
Hirsch, Bessie Watson and
Hortense Hite.
1 _ .
I iNotice.
The assessment of Bridge Im
provement District Number One
of The City of Newport, Arkan
sas, was filed in my office on the
116th day of February, 1914, and
jthe same is now subject to in
spection.
B. G. GRAHAM,
Clerk of the City of Newport,
Arkansas.
74d2.
i i For Sale—25 head of horses
■ and mules. Apply to H. C. San
i ders, Newport, Ark. 52btf
i Carload of regular country
wood for heating or cooking, $2
t j per load. W. G Compton, phone
s 198. 48dtf.
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