Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY S. 1905. NUMBER 237.
TWO PRISONERS
TAKE SENTENCE.
William Jackson and Cora Strad
ley Plead Guilty to Grand
Larceny and Take One
Year’s Penitentiary
Service.
Wm. Johnson and Cora Strad
ley, both negroes, entered pleas
gwilty to grand larceny in the
circuit court Wednesday morn
ing, being charged with robbing
J. 0. Jacobs of $30 in money last
October 24th. The mercy of the
court was a penitentiary sen
tence of one year for each.
No jury cases were heard
Tuesday afternoon or Wednesday
\ morning. Twenty-four witness
es have been examined by the
grand jury and twelve indict
ments were reported Wednesday
morning. The greater part of
that session was occupied with
the case of murder against Ches
tJt Flenall.
CRIMINAL COURT ITEMS.
Town of Tuckerman versus
Frank Blair, appeal dismissed.
Charley Johnson, assault with
intent to kill; C. E. Erwin ap
pointed to defend prisoner.
_ Wade Goulden. assault with
intent to kill; Fred Suits ap
fJM pointed to defend prisoner.
U|A CIVIL DOCKET RECORD.
llllj^.Hobgood & Robinson versus
i|l||Rv Louis, Iron Mountain and
^^^Buthern Ra^,-^y Company,
SSSSHpiages; jud^fen^by consent
l:i%4^ML2Port ^ocer CorSpany ver
Bach, debt; lowing to
||i|Keath of defendant, action re
in name of administrator,
Hafner. \
W. Scally versus Samuel
^P^^Mvey, continued by consent. 1
KVjSsfBlike Denton* versus Marvin
^^^Bdkinson, unlawful detainer; dis
' ‘ at cost of plaintiff.
J. Boggs versus Berry Nel
,■ debt; judgment confessed
$450 with interest.
KERENS HAS
ARKANSAS TROUBLES.
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Sureka Springs, Jan. 31.—Bu
d L. Burson, 12 years old, died
his home at Green Forest from
Kerens of St. Louis, against
whose property here the side
walk abutted.
RANDOLPH BREAKS
INDICTMENT RECORDS.
Pocahontas, Jan. 31.—The
grand jury adjourned here Fri
day. They were in sessic n ten
days and turned in 209 bills of
indictments.
Court will continue here
through this week. Three have
k been sentenced to the peniten
ts tiary up to date, as follows: Lige
i Story, carnal abuse, one year:
m Jesse Odom and John White,
burglary, three years each.
There are three more burglary
cases set for Thursday.
The suit of Rev. A. C. Gra
ham for damages is creating
1 quite a senation. The case will
come up Tuesday. Rev. Graham
is suing the stewards of the
Methodist church here for dis
missing him from the work here
last year. He filed suit against
the stewards as soon as the
White River conference exon
erated him.
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PRESIDENT NAMES
AN OUTSIDER.
Appoints Lyman S. Roach Post
master at Texarkana in Spite
of Primary, Committee
and “Insurgents.”
Washington, Jen. 31.—Behind
the nomination of Lyman S.
Roach for postmaster at Texar
kana, which was sent to the sen
ate yesterday by the president,
lies the story of a unique fight
for patronage which was settled
in a way typically Rooseveltian.
The two leading candidates
were Jacob S. Bickley, the pres
ent incumbent, and Ben M.
Foreman, both prominent eiti
7.f>r»s of Texarkana.
So intense was their rivalry
that the referee in Arkansas
matters, 'the Republican state
I committee, would make no
choice. Then the issue was sub
mitted to a primary vote in Tex
arkana. Bickley had 26 major
ity on the face of the returns,
but Foreman undertook to con
test this unusual election.
The state committee consid
ered the facts at length and
finally decided that the election
was “regular” and that Bickley
had won.
Then came Bickly’s friends to
the president, telling how he
had won his fight. The fore
men men, however, protested,
whereupon the chief executive,
the primary and the Arkansas
Republican state committee not
withstanding, determined to set
tle the affair by the appointment
of an outsider. Hence Roach be
comes the postmaster.
TIP FOR COTTON PLANTERS.
Now that the great cotton con
vention has decided upon a twen
ty-five per cent reduction of the
acreage and a like reduction in
the use of fertilizer it is of inter
est to recall the prophecy or fore
cast made by Prof. Andrew J.
Devoe, the prophet of Hacken
sack, N. J., who predicted a se
verely not summer ior lyuo. rce
! ferring to the cotton crop he
! said that cotton planters who are
; preparing to burn their surplus
should store it, because the crop
of this year will be slim. “H
jwill all be burned by the sun.”
This prediction was offered
I last month, says the Pine Blufl
! Graphic. If it should be verified
i the cotton planters will realize 8
■ handsome profit on the surplus.
If all of the cotton of this crop,
the one that is yet to be planted,
is to be burned by the sun then
it most assuredly behooves all
| planters to hold on to what they
j have got. Prof. Devoe is pretty
! well up in the forecasting busi
ness and called the turn on sev
eral occasions.
For cleaning, pressing and re
pair work take your clothes to T,
W. Shaver’s shop on Second
street, recently purchased of
Mortensen Bros. All work care
! fully and promptly attended to,
Read the Daily and Weekly
| Independent
HOUSE REFUSES
TO BE RULED.
Governor’s Veto of Local Meas
ure Overruled by Almost
UnanimousVote—In Hon
or of Mrs. Alice
Tipton.
Little Rock, Jan. 31. —By a
vote that leaves no doubt as to
the position of the house with
; reference to the dictation of the
. executive, a bill was passed over
the governor’s veto this morning.
Three representatives voted to
sustain Governor Davis in his po
; sition. It was upon the bill to
! declare lawful a four-wire fence
i in Monroe county—purely a local
measure, local in its provisions
and affecting no other people of
the state than those who by their
vote sent Mr. Chapline to the
lower branch—that the governor
was figuratively speaking “sat
upon.” Eighty-two representa
tives voted to pass the bill, the
governor’s veto notwithstanding,
j In the senate only one bill was
j passed. It was the measure by
j Senator Jobe, declaring all com
I mon carriers liable for all dam
! ages to goods, wares, merchan
dise, etc.
Senator McFerrin attempted to
| have his bill prohibiting any tele
phone company from charging
! more than $2 per month for tele
phone service, called up on its
third reading, but it met with
such objection that it could not
be voted upon and^ent over un
til tomorrow.
There seems to be apparent a
feeling to kill the measure, and
when it does come up tomorrow
it is safe to say that many will
vote against it. Where the stat-^
ute now says that a telephone
company cannot charge more
than $4 per month for telephone
service, this law would reduce
the price one half.
In respect to the memory of
Mrs. Alice Tipton, wife of State
Treasurer H. C. Tipton, who
died yesterday afternoon at her
home in this city, both branches
of the general assembly ad
journed at 10 o’clock this morn
ing until 9 o’clock tomorrow
morning. A concurrent resolu
tion of respect by Representative
DuLaney of Little River county
passed both branches of the
legislature.
HOMAN BOYS
HEARD FROM.
Homan, Ark., Feb. 1. —(Special
to Independent.)—Homan is sel
dom heard from, but business
picks up with us occasionally.
C. B. Kelley is doing an excel
lent business. The new mill is
running regularly with daily out
put of 45,000 feet of hardwood
j lumber, and they have figured on
a large handle and spoke factory,
which they will begin work on in
a few days.
There is quite a lot of building
going on in the little city, which
is rapidly growing.
We are favored with fine
! weather, which makes hunting
good in this section. Ducks and
quail are plentiful.
A party of hunters consisting
of Hubert E. Hill, Vernon Chav
ey, S. H. Jackson, W. T. Brock
and W. A. Jett were enjoying a
bird hunt Monday afternoon,
which came to an abrupt ending
by the shooting of the well
known and favored bird dog
' owned by Capt. T. E. Morrison
and W. T. Brock. The injuries
were serious but not fatal.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Bird en
tertained a party Saturday even
ing at flinch. The game being
A D0Y0U
Contemplate
a Journey.
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With its attendant risks, and
which involves absence from
your home and neglect of your
business? In nine t^ses out of
ten the necessity for this can be
obviated by the use of the
Long Distance Telephone
The SouthwesternTelegraph
and Telephone Co.
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JAMES L. JONES,
Solicits your
NOTARIAL BUSINESS,
And promises
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Prompt and Careful Attention
To Your Business.
REAL ESTATE.
List your Property
| For Quick Sales
With me. I guaran
tee best results.
R. W. BANDY,
CHASTAIN BUILDING.
:DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
:
Dentist
Gives special attention to
^ Crown and Bridge Work,
l
And correction of Irregularities
of the Teefh.
Office Watson Bldg. Phone, 68.
Newport, ~ Arkansas•
\ very interesting, the evening
was pleasantly spent by the in
vited guests. Refreshments
were served by the hostess.
The sick list is decreasing and
Mrs. J. H. McFarland, who has
been ill for the past few weeks,
is now rapidly improving.
S. H. Jackson, who was acci
! dentally shot a few weeks ago,
j will be at his work again in a
; few days.
Vernon Chavey, who has been
j confined to his room by an at
i tack of pneumonia, we are glad
to see, is out again.
Mesdames H. G. Tarvin and
T. K. Eldridge left Saturday
night for a visit to relatives in
Jonesboro and Clarendon.
Will Chavey left Friday for
Memphis, where he has accepted
a position.
Miss Ola Hall of Greenville,
Tex., is visiting her brother and
his wife, Mr. and Mrs. S. M.
Bird of this city.
Mrs. H. E. Hill left Saturday
morning on a visit to her mother,
Mrs. A. E. Short, of Searcy.
Very truly yours,
1 Homan.
DEATH BROUGHT
DESIRED DIVORCE.
Little Rock, Jan. 31.—Mrs.
Fannie McRoberts, who filed a
suit in the Pulaski chancery
court Saturday for a decree of
divorce from J. H. McRoberts,
appeared in court this morning
crying bitterly and asked to
withdraw the suit, saying that
her husband was found dead in
| bed yesterday morning in the
east end of the city.
i Read the Independent.
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Our Semi-Annual
SOGK SALE
Takes Place
FRIDAY, FEB. 3D, 1905.
All of our 35c, 50c and 75c values for
i-—— -1
25 Cents |
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For one day only, and not more
than six pairs to the customer.
You know the hosiery we handle,
Lord & Taylor and Wilson Bros. ’Tis
’nough said.
“ ONE DAY ONLY Cash *
FRIDAY, FEB. 3 Only.
GET THE HABIT. GET THE HABIT.
Star Clothing Co
JOS. M. BERGER, JR.
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Arkansas Bank and Trust
NEWPORT, ARK.
Capital $100,000*
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
Jos. M. Berger, Jr. R. F. Drummond, C. J. Saenger,
B. B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, S. D. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, J. P.’Duck, W. W. Dutton,
0. D. Watson, L. E. Willis, F. D. Fulkerson,
R.|K. Fitzhugh.
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That is the comment Mrs. Seymour
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