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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6. 1904. NUMBER 60.
SMALLPOX O' GES
| AT WA TUT RIDGE.
E Five New Cases Hi e Developed
^ \ North of That Town in the
I Past Few Days.
Within the past few days, says
the Walnut Ridge Journal, five
new cases of smallpox have de
veloped at the Hill-Fountaui
farm north of the city, but they
are those of the family where
disease was first discovered.
tr(T. McCabe, who has been
(felting the first case that was
he.eloped, promptly notified the
at -ith authorities and steps were
* :once taken to guard against
i_naie further spread of the dis
tl^ase.
But little fear is entertained
, a by the board of health that the
't>eruti£&se will become epidemic
1 thatradical steps will be taken
r tak< stamp it out as soon as possi
rs tie.
* PRAIRIE COUNTY’S
I' NEW COURT HOUSE.
i« -
® Corner Stone to be Laid July 28,
)i And Big Time is Expected—
Barbecue and Picnic.
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tw Des Arc, July 5. —Active work
^ on i. \new court house for Prai
rie col ty has begun at this
# place. The excavations for the
cf foundation, have been completed
m and bricklaying commenced to
ol day, the first brick being laid by
Judge J. R. Reid. Shipments of
$ stone for the trimmings have
^ commenced and about twenty
aa five car loads of brick have been
received.
The laying of the corner-stone
will take place about the 28th,
and a committee has been ap
pointed to arrange for a celebra
tion of the event. It is probable
that a barbecue and picnic will
be given.
UNUSUALLY HEAVY
PASSENGER TRAFFIC.
/ Little Rock, July 6.- Passen
ger traffic from this city to the
World’s Fair continues to in
crease. At the opening of the
fair the Iron Mountain put on
some of the finest equipped
trains in the southwest to handle
the traffic which was sure to re
sult. Extra long trains were
provided. New engines were
purchased'to draw these trains
and ail arrangements made to1
t accommodate the enormous j
amount of business which this j
( road expected.
Jj All these calculations have j
been set at naught.. These trains
s with their extra ars are unable
ri - q carry all who desire to visit |
* St. Louis.
* On^*aturday night two more:
l sleepers were added to the fast;
I night train and again Sunday!
night. Last night this was the j
^use a third time in succession. I
All plans for caring for the j
| crowds who are going to the fair |
are upset, and every train goes i
out of Union station loaded to
j| the guards, with every berth
j j taljen. Even the local trains |
1 which stop at almost every
1 station between this city and
I St. Louis come in with every car
!| taxed to the utmost.
WHITE FOX CAPTURED. !
il Ed Six and his bride spent the
l|Fourth with relatives in Oil
JlTrough, says the Batesville Bee,
y Monday morning the young ben
ledict and his brother concluded
i lto celebrate by engaging in a fox
I lehase, and with hounds, horns
the weixin rang with the music
of the chase. T re h unters s - a
igct a glimpse of the rex and
ithey were surpri-ed to nee that
it *was of the white specie. The
sight of the p.mmai intensified
their interest and finally a well
directed shoe from Eddy’s gun
put an end to the chase. The
fox was a white one and was a
well grown animal. Tne white
fox is a rare animal and is seldom
found in the temperate zone.
: COTTON IS MAKING
A RAPID GROWTH,
Crop Report for the Past Week
is Encouraging and Show’s
Much Progress in All
the Staples.
The crop report for the wreek
just closed, sent out by the gov
ernment bureau, follows:
T' Vi a f nnvtoriHnf >i>*n rKiwirmp fU
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week was nearly seasonal, with
warm days and cool nights. The
rainfall was in excess of present
requirements over most of the
| state and as a result crops are
: grassy in many sections. A high
[wind on the 29th did considera
ble damage to corn and orchards
in some localities.
Cotton is making good growth.
The plant is still small for the
season, but is healthy. Chop
ping is about completed and
blooms are reported in some sec
tions.
Corn is about all laid by. It is
making a very favorable growth
and the indications are for a full
crop.
Oats and wheat harvest has
been retarded somewhat by the
rains, but where this wrork has
been carried on the yields se
cured have generally been very
satisfactory.
The indications are for good
crops of apples and peaches of
excellent quality.
DANCE AT HAZEL.
A dance of unusual elegance
was given at the Hazel Tuesday
evening by Mrs. H. Bernstein,
who is a most charming hostess.
The music was furnished by a
Mexican orchestra and was con
sidered very fine.
The affair was attended by a
large number of the young so
ciety people of the city and were
chaperoned by Messrs, and Mes
dames R. M. Johnson, 0. D.
Watson and W. A O’Neal.
POPS NAME WATSON.
Springfield, 111., July 5.—All
the other names were withdrawn
from the Populist national con
vention here today and Thomas
Waison of Georgia was unani
mously nominated for president.
Thos. H. Tribbles of Nebraska
was nominated for vice president
and the convention then ad
journed.
MARRIED AT AUSTIN.
Austin, July 5.— Last night at
the Baptist church Mrs. Sue
Scruggs of this city was married
to J. B. Naylor of White county.
The couple left this morning for
their future home.
ROBBED LAST NIGHT
The Palace Jewelry Store, but
opened this morning with the
largest display of watches ever
opened in Newport. #0d4t
Read the Independent for the
news.
OVERTURNED ON
STREET CAR TRACKS.
Fast Moving Cur Struck Surrey
and Mangled T-.ree X virus,
and Injured Others.
• Texarkana, July 5. While
Mrs. Wm. K. Pugh and several
: relatives were out driving late
yesterday afternoon their horse
took fright and ran madly away,;
finally overturning the surrey j
, with the occupants on West
Broad street on the street car
tracks and directly in front of a
rapidly moving street car.
In a second or two the car was
plowing through the vehicle and
its occupants with fearful effect.
The car was heavily laden with ,
passengers, rendering its force
that much greater.
Miss Sybil Pugh, aged 15, had
her chest and abdomen crushed
and died instantly.
Little Birdie Belle Pillow, aged j
4 years, had her skull crushed
! and brains scattered along the
I track for twenty or thirty yards.
! Miss Maude Pillow, aged 14,
had both legs cut off above the
knees. She was taken to a sani-;
tarium and died in an hour.
The other four occupants of
| the surrey were badly bruised,
! but none of them seriously hurt, j
j T;.e Pughs reside at Mande-j
! ville, seven miles east of here, |
| and were on route home from'
; spending the day with relatives j
| in town when the accident took j
place. The home of the Pillows
is at Hornbeck, La., near
Shreveport. The two dead girls
are neices of Mrs. Pugh and
had arrived here only last night
for a visit to the latter. Mrs.
Pugh and Mrs. Pillow are i
daughters of Judge Thomas Orr,
one of the best known and most
prominent Republican leaders of j
Southwest Arkansas.
i
! BETTER MEN FOR
PUBLIC LIFE.
New York Preacher Talks on
Questions of Vital Interest
to His Congregation.
New York, July 5.—Dangers
and safeguards of the United
States as a great nation of the
future have’been discussed by the
Rev. David G. Wylie, pastor of
the Scottish Presbyterian church.
“Although church and state
are separate under our govern
ment, their welfare,” he said,
“is closely connected. The coun
try has made marvellous pro
gress in civilization and prosper
ity, but,” he asked, “would
America remain great and grow
greater, or would it collapse as J
other great nations had done?”
He continued:
“If our country is to maintain
the place it now occupies certain
great evils must be very swiftly
checked.
“One evil isMormonism. The
second is divorce. It endangers
our social state by destjoying
thousands of families. The next
danger is the saloon.
“Still another danger is from
corporations. They must be
carefully regulated by law and
held strictly responsible.
“The need in America is great
er respect for law. We ought to j
feel the law is sacred. There j
ought to be no such thing as a
‘liberal administration.’
“We must put our best men in
public life. They should measure,
up to Bible standards. They!
should fear God, hate covetous- i
!
ness and have ability. There
ought to be no place in our pub
lic life for any other kind of!
men.”
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I Men and Young Men, I
1 To be sold at Less than Cost of Material. |
I We do not wish to carry them over till next season, therefore make this H
~— - special Great Offer, as long as they last. B
I Two Days Only=-Friday and Saturday, I
JULY 6th AND 9th. I
Two-Piece Suits===Crash, Homespun, Flannels, I
H Tweeds, Worsteds and Serges, I
| For $6.00. I
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I Newport, Arkansas. I
B The I. M. Depot is Opposite. The I. M. Depot is Opposite. B
TWINS’ OWNERS
HEAVILY FINED.
Violated Maritime Regulations
In Running Boat Without
Licensed Engineer.
At Memphis Friday Williams
& Purcell of Batesville, Ark.,
owners of the steamer, Twins,
of that place, were fined $500 in
two cases on the charge of vio
lating the government regula
tions governing navigation by
running the boat without a li
censed engineer. V. Purceli one
of the owners, was also fined
$100 for acting as engineer with
out holding an engineer’s license.
The fines were assessed by Sur
veyor of Customs James Jeffreys.
The papers in the cases have
been forwarded to United States
District Attorney? W. G. Whip
ple of Memphis, and he will pro
n , d o rvn i n : t f h.o a ? f-L a
j w j « j >./ w v i * V J. 1. I 1 V
Twins as in other criminal cases.
The matter will probably be laid
before the next federal grand
jury.
The fines were assessed on
charges and evidence presented
by Capt. Hiram 0. Brazee, in
spector of hulls, and Capt. Henry
L. Waltz, inspector of boilers,
both of Memphis.
The owners are charged with
having violated section 4463 of
the revised statutes of the United
States, which applies to ali
owners or managers of steam
vessels navigating waters of the
United States.
LOW ROUND TRIP RATES.
St. Louis to Denver and
return $25.80
St. Louis to Salt Lake City
and return 38.00
Low rates to other western
points, via Union Pacific. Quick
est time. Ticket office, 903 Olive
street, St. Louis. w8-2t
TO THE FAIR.
Tickets on sale to St. Louis
daily via the Iron Mountain route.
§9.55 for the round trip; return
imit fifteen days from date of
sale. T. H. Reamey, Agt.
I -TO THE
TRAVELING MEN OF ARKANSAS,
WELCOMEJ
We extend a cordial invitation to use oar Direc
tors’ Room whenever convenient and yoor
pleasure so to do. Hotels are crowded. Oar
offices and stationery are at yoor command.
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
OFFICERS and DIRECTORS.
Geo. W. Decker, President, R. M. Johnson, Cashier.
A. D. Bailey, V-President, T. D. Kinman, Asst. Cash,
! Thos. J. Graham, Ed. P. Shoffner, J. T. Henderson,
Jos. M. Stayton, Dr. J. M. Jones, T. S. Stephens,
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