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VOLUME V. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. JUNE 3, »905. _NUMBER
BOY ACCIDENTALLY
KILLS OLD MAN.
An Old Negro Shot at Shoffner
Friday Afternoon With
Target Rifle.
Sheriff Simmons received word
Friday afternoon of the killing
of an old negro man by a twelve
year-old white boy at Shoffner’s.
The names of the parties were
not given, but Coroner Harrison
was notified and was here Satur
day morning on his way to the
scene to hold an inquest.
The boy was playing with a
twenty-two calibre target rifle
when it was accidentally dis
charged and struck the old man
in the mouth some distance away,
sitting on the porch of the Shoff
ner Mercantile Company. He
died a half-hour later.
SAY SALOONS
MUST DEPART.
Mammoth Spring, June 2.—
One of the strongest contests in
the state over the liquor license
question has been decided at Sa
lem by Circuit Judge Meeks fa
vorable to the Methodist Temper
ance League.
The order of the county court
granting license was held inval
ia, tne league snowing a major
ity against saloons. The fight
has been a bitter one, but the
league won and the saloons must
go.
ARREST CAUSES SURPRISE.
Pine Bluff, June2.—The arrest
of Senator H. K. Toney yester
day was one of the biggest sur
prises which has been pulled off
in the city in years. The citi
zens of Jefferson county have
implicit confidence in Senator
Toney and will not believe him
guilty until his guilt is estab
lished beyond a doubt. A num
ber of local attorneys have of
fered their services to defend
him, and he could have secured
$100,000 bond without difficulty.
BANK CLERKS
FORM UNION.
Pine Bluff, June 2.—Organiza
tion has been effected of the Pine
Bluff chapter, America Institute
of Bank Clerks, the membership
of which embraces the clerks of
all of Pine Bluff’s eight banking
institutions. Rooms for social
and business meetings will soon
be fitted up as headquarters of
the chapter, which hopes soon to
establish a clearing house for all
the local banks.
JONESBORO’S NEW
TRUST COMPANY.
Jonesboro, June 3.—The Mer
cantile Trust Company has been
organized here with a capital
stock of $100,000. The officers
are: President, Dr. C. P. Merri
wether of Walnut Ridge; vice
president, L. W. Copeland; sec
retary and treasurer, Rudy Cope
land.
AUGUSTA ENTERTAINMENT
On Tuesday afternoon Mes
dames W. E. Ferguson and M.
M. O’Neal entertained the La
dies’ Social Club at the elegant
home of the former on Third
street, says the Free Press of
Augusta.
Progressive trix was the game.
This game grows in popularity
and each meeting seems more
enthusiastic than the last.
Score was kept by Miss Louise
Ferguson, and when the playing
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ceased it was found that
H. Dale had won the
and was entitled te
colors until the
The color
was carried
ments, which
appetizing, and in
of which the hostesses were
sisted by Mrs. Ferguson’s charm
ing young daughters, Misses
Louise, Ruby and Willie. Sev
eral guests were present.
STHE CHURCHES J
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Preaching Sunday by the pas
tor at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sun
day school at 9:30 a. m. A cor
dial invitation is extended the
public to attend these services.
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH.
The Right Reverend, the
Bishop of the Diocese, will make
his annual visitation, celebrating
the holy communion at 11 a. m.,
being the preacher both morning
and evening. At the evening
service at 8 the scriptural rite of
laying on of hands will be min
istered. Sunday school at 9:45.
Geo. B. Norton, rector.
METHODIST CHURCH.
Services at the New Methodist
church tomorrow at 11 a. m. and
8 p. m. Sunday school at 9:30
a. m. Come out; you will find a
welcome. Junior Missionary so
ciety at 3 p. m. M. B. Umsted,
pastor.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
At 9:30 a. m. a short Chil
dren’s Day program will be ren
dered, with an offering for the
foreign missions. Preaching ser
vices 11 a. m. and 8 p.m. Every
body most cordially invited to
these services. Come for your
own good and spiritual upbuild
ing. T. F. Richardson, pastor.
THE GIRL DIVER OF
THE GREAT LAKES.
Pretty, well educated and only
twenty years of age, Miss Fran
! cis Baker of Detroit has won the
i reputation of being one of the
most fearless and resourceful
divers along the great lakes, and
within the last three ’ years has
accumulated nearly twenty-five
'thousand dollars in a profession
that heretofore only the most
courageous and physically per
fect of men have dared to follow.
The story of this girl’s success,
of her thrilling adventures and
discovery of treasure reads al
most iiKe a cnapter in an excit
ing book of fiction, and the ele
ment of romance was completed
a few months ago, when Miss
Baker discovered and raised fifty
thousand dollars’ worth of cop
per from the treasure-ship W.
H. Stevens, which sank in eighty
| feet of water in Lake Erie sev
!eral years ago.—Woman’s Home
I Companion for June.
I STOCK AT LARGE NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that
certain persons have hogs run
ning at large which are trespass
; ing upon my premises, although
I have a lawful fence under the
recent act. I don’t wish to
cause my neighbors any loss, but
to protect myself from damage
I will have to put up their hogs
unless they put them up.
C. F. Dean.
Red Cross Ball Blue should be
in every home. Ask your grocer
for it. Large 3 oz. package only
5 cents.
■fce^^r^TROYS
UILDINGS
<ri Lower
Night.
aturday morn
clock in the rear of
the restaurant owned by Joe
Phillips, on lower Front street,
immediately north of the water
tower, and located upon the lot
of the Newport Water Company.
The building was a frame
structure, and the flames soon
spread to the grocery store
of J. W. Reed, where none of
the stock was saved. Within a
few feet lay the house of John
McNeal, but this was saved by
the prompt response of the fire
department, though badly dam
aged. The office of Dr. Ed
Craigen, colored, was also
burned, but all the fixtures, etc.,
were saved.
The loss of Phillips was light,
but Reed was damaged probably
$750, insurance $500.
GOVERNOR FOLK
ON THE BOODLERS.
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Governor J. W. Folk of Mis- i
souri has this to say of boodlers:
“The givers and takers of
bribes are the enemies of the re
public, more dangerous than the
enemies ol war. wnen legisla
tion becomes a commodity to be j
bought and sold like merchandise
we shall have a government not
of and for and by the people, but
a government of and for and by
a few with wealth enough to
purchase official favors. The
hearts of the people are right
and civic evils can be corrected j
when the public conscience is;
aroused to the necessity of1
stamping out the things that
dishonor.”
ROCK ISLAND THE
OFFICIAL ROUTE.
Tom Hindman Camp No. 318
U. C. V. has adopted thel.Rock j
Island as the route to Louisville,
Ky., for the reunion June 14-15-1
16, which will provide necessary i
sleeping car accommodations for j
all who desire to go. All who j
desire to avail themselves of this j
arrangement should notify me or j
W. R. Thompson at Newport so!
that we may arrange for service.
Train leaves Newport at 3:15 p.
m. on the 13th and arrives at
Louisville next morning at 7
o’clock. F. W. Dillard, Adjt.
Approved:
W. R. Thompson, Agt.
RELEASED FROM CUSTODY.
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England, June 2.—Ben High,
who was arrested on suspicion
of having shot T. J. Tygart, was
i released by Justice Newton for
; lack of evidence. Tygart is un
! ^’“■'“"'^ent in a Little Rock
; hospital.
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NEW COURT HOUSE.
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Hamburg, June 2.—The new:
county courthouse was turned.
over to the county by the con-1
tractors, it having .;een accepted j
by the architect, and all of the J
county officials have moved in.
TEN DOLLARS PAID
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To any one who will prove that
Jackson will not sell any article
in his stock at actual cost to him
when he tells you its cost. Call
and see him about paints and I
paper. 30-dtf
Colored Lawns and Batistes in
white and colored grounds, val
ues up to 10c, now 4c. Sink &
Martin. 28d-wtf
G*rred Gothes for Men
“ManHattan”
TopCoats •
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Just right to “Knock
about town” in. Sturdy,
little coverts, full of the
individuality that made
this label
j^ljte<l[}enjamin$(S
IAVAKERS ^^EWyoRK|
famous.
The makers’ guarantee, and ours,
with every garment. We are ex
clusive agents here.
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WH^N IN NEWPORT
STOP AT THE
Grand Central Hotel
Lunch Room. Service all hours,
day and night. Barber Shop in
connection with hotel.
V, W. F. BISHOP, Prop.
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WALK!
1 TO THE
I ST. LOUIS SHOE STORE
This SPECIAL WALKING SALE Begins!
Friday, June 2d,[
And Lasts till SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH. We will give you the easy walk on 1/
comfort for a very little money. We have X5 different brands of shoes that we ^
pot on sale. If
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2,200 pairs ladies’ shoes, low
quarters, Oxfords and Sandals
any color, any style, any size,
any width. No odds, no ends.
Up-to-date styles, regular
price $3.50 to $3.00, go in this
Great Walking Sale at
$1.59“ $1.98
3,500 pairs samples worth
from $2.50 to $2.00, go in this
Walking Sale at
49cto $1.24
200 pairs of Dr. Kinney’s
Cushion Comfort Shoes, regu
lar price from $4 ^ ^ Af\
to $5.00, go for.. 7
1,700 pairs *f Children’s
Shoes, Oxfords, Sandals, Low
Quarters, regular price from
50c to $2.50, go at our special
sale from
I0c“$l.l9
Ladies’ and Men’s House
Slippers, regular price fron
50c to 75c, in our spe
cial Walking Sale goat ms,
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2600 pairs of Men’s Sh
and low qur^rs, vfc^J
velour, Russian calf, bj
patent leather colt, }
from $5.00 to $4.00, go]
Walking Sale at'
$1.24’° $2.
All oat shoes are marked in plain figures. Everybody can see for
this is the biggest sale ever had. Remember this sale will
will sell positively as we advertise. J
ST.LOUI SHOE
FRANK BROS.,
310 FRONT STREET.