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Many Before the Mayor.
As a result of drunkenness
and other disturbances Saturday
and Sunday, the docket of Mayor
Boyce Monday afternoon pre
sented quite an array of cases.
Frank Mann, a white cook at
a local restaurant, was charged
with beating his wife, the latter
appearing before the court to
prosecute her husband.
Isom Hydrick had been ar
rested by Officers Carouthers
and Eaton early Sunday morn
ing charged with being drunk.
N. L. Albright, a paper-hang
er and painter had also been ar
rested Saturday night by Officer
Carouthers.
George Hamilton, a white far
mer, appeared to answer a
charge of drunkenness, Officer
Eaton making the arrest Sunday
night.
Joe Stoker of Newark, who
about two months ago created a
disturbance near the ferry, was
before his honor again for try
ing to break into a room at the
Eaton hotel, having been arrest
ed Monday morning.
Two negroes arrested Satur
day for being drunk, were also
on trial before the mayor.
ARRANGE EOR
UNION MEETING
Mass Meeting Sunday Named
Committees to Arrange for
^Big Tent Meeting.
At a mass meeting Sunday af
ternoon the following commit
tees were appointed to make ar
rangements for the Great Union
Meeting to be conducted by
Revs. Burke and Hobbes, which
will begin 'Friday evening, No
vember 3rd. If for any reason
anyone appointed on these va
rious committees cannot serve
he will please secure some one to
act in his place, or notify his
pastor that another may be se
lected at once.
We expect Rev. Mr. Hobbes to
arrive with the tent on No. 18
this evening and we will want
all the help we can get to put up
the tent on tomorrow morning
and arrange for the heating and
seating of same. Let every man
who can be ready to help in any
way possible to make this a
great pieeting for the City of
Newport.
Committees Named. -
Location arid Arrangement of
Tent—R. T. Robertson, Geo. R.
Hays, P. S. White, Ira J. Pickens.
Advertising Committee—Rev.
B. L. Harris, Rev. L. C. Bauer,
Rev. J. F. McKenzie.
Finance Committee—H. G.
Drummond, P. S. Whit6, W. W.
Dutton, J. D. Carvell.
Music Committee—R. H. As
kew, Dr. Rossington, Tom Um
sted, 0. M. Bowen.
Ushers for the Meeting—Dr.
Ira Erwin, B. E. Snetzer, A. L.
Otey, J. E. Williams, Grover
Gates, Wesley Bengel, T. S. Ste
phens, J. D. Carvell.
Arkansas Farm For Sale.
An ideal farm of 200 acres, 75
in acres in cultivation, 3 houses
located in West Mississippi Val
ley, adopted to corn, cotton, all
| kinds of vegetables, adjoining
j the town of Grubbs, where there
is school church, lodges, cotton
' gins, mills and railroad. Price
$35.00 per acre, Half cash, bal
ance terms.
N. A. HOLBROOK
' 79b7 Grubbs, Ark.
George J. Terry of Batesville
was a guest at the McLain hotel
Sunday night.
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Supreme Court Affirms Death
Sentence Against White
Bootlegger.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 30.—The su
preme court today affirmed the
sentence of death in the case of
Henry Coats, a white bootlegger
who killed Deputy Sheriff R. L.
Ferguson of Mississippi county,
April 5.
The court also refused to
grant a re-hearing in the Earl
Gilchrist case, the kinky-headed
babe, whose impending execu
tion is raising such a “hubub” in
the North.
Would Discontinue “Hot Shot.’
I Secretary Webber of the
Board of Trade of Batesville, is
in receipt of a letter from Secre
tary Floyd of the railroad com
mission to the effect that a peti
tion has been filed with' the com
mission by the Iron Mountain
railroad asking for an order to
discontinue the train running be
tween Batesville and Newport
i i « ti-w* i t i ••
Known as uie xiui onui, wnicn
has proved so great a conveni
ence to the traveling public.
Mr. Webber is advised that
this petition will be heard in Lit
tle Rock on November 15th, and
anticipates that a large delega
tion of business men from Bates
ville and points along the line
will appear before the commis
sion to protest against the peti
tion being granted.
There is only one way by
which the people of Batesville
and the other towns between
Newport and this city can af
ford to allow the early morning
and night train between here and
Newport to be discontinued.
That is for the railroad company
to operate another through pas
senger and mail train between
Newport and Joplin, as it should
1 do. To a person who will ob
serve the crowded condition of a
majority of the trains running
as Nos. 209 and 210 between
Joplin and Newport, the necessi
ty for another train each way
per day will be readily apparent.
The importance of this great di
vision of the Iron Mountain cer
tainly demands more than one
passenger train a day. each way.
—Batesville Guard.
At Opera House Tonight.
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managers rarviu nuu i/viici
will have for the attraction at
the Newport theatre for two
nights only, beginning tonight,
the Emery Musical Comedy Co.,
which comes as a high class at
traction and will no doubt be the
best so far of the season. The
management guarantee this at
traction and the seats are going
fast.
The company for this evening
will present “She’s a College
| Girl,” which is made up of
catchy music and dancing and
the costumes are said to be beau
tiful.
Miss Phyllis Eltis as Prima
Donna, assisted by a company of
fifteen others, sing many catchy
numbers that always make a hit,
The company have just clos
! ed an engagement at Jonesboro,
where the press endorsed them
very highly.
To Automobile Owners.
I now have a first class repair
man and am in shape to take
care of your troubles at reason
able Drices. Phone 38.
29dtf J. L. Younger.
BPPOWv Bpnfi88» uct*
ness men of this city, aroused ov
er Governor Donaghey’s action
in appointing Hugh L. Hale sher
j iff and refusing their request
yesterday to issue a call for a
special election, are planning to
institute mandamus proceedings
against the governor in an ef
fort to for^t him to issue the
call.
To this end, it is understood,
a retainer fee has been paid Sen
ator Jacobson to investigate the
matter. It is also said quo war
ranto proceedings are to be
brought against Sheriff Hale to
force him into court to show his
authority for holding office. It
is contended his commission
from the governor reads that he
is to “hold office until a special
election is held,” and if the gov
ernor does not call a special elec
tion, it is argued, Hale will then
be holding the office without a
term.
I _
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Remmel
and Miss Bertha Hirsch reached
home this morning from a two
months European trip, which all
enjoyed thoroughly. They re
turn in good health, Mr. Remmel
. weighing 181 pounds, which
speaks amply for him. Mrs.
Remmel stopped off for the day
here, the guest of her sister,
Mrs. L. Hirsch.
C. E. Crook and Mrs. Ella Ma
son have completed a block of
concrete walk on the East side of
Main street, which greatly adds
to the convenience and pleasure
of people residing on that street.
Mr. Crook has also put in a gran
itoid walk in front of his cotton
office.
Going Out For Keeps.
Is there any one who will not,
when he may,save a few dollars?
You know we are going out of
business. All our stock is being
sold at cost—not over and not
below, and there is a good deal
left—things that everyone who
eats, and lives, needs every day
in every month.
We are anxious to close it out
and you are going to buy it from;
some. The others will be here
after we leave, and we ask'that'
you will let us have your orders.
Come up and see what we
have. a. r- -
Your for awhile.
68btf Martin Bros.
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Bridge Club Entertained.
Miss Margaret Beattie enter
tained the Young Ladies’ Bridge
Club Saturday evening and a
more delightful meeting has not
been held since its organization.
A fe>v of the regular members
were unable to be present but
their places were filled with sub
stitutes that were enthusiastic
Bridge players and the meeting
in every respect was a success
ful one.
Miss Bessie Watson and Miss
Josie Lindsay were the recipients
of the prizes, which were a beau
tiful hand bag and hat pin, re
spectively.
i A salad coarse with coffee was
| nicely served at the conclusion of
the games by Misses Margaret
and Lelia Beattie.
I Those present were Misses
Carrie Stevens,Lucy Bailey, Bes
sie Watson, Hortense Hite, An
nie Laurie Lindsay, Josie Lind
say, Frankie Lindsay, Katherine
Morris, Maidie Stephens, Mary
Sprigg, Eleanor Dunnaway, Kate
Harder; Mesdames H. G. Bunn
and Rex McCuistion.
REACHES CAPITOL
Very Late But Receives Enthu
siastic Ovation From Crowd
At Station.
In spite of a three hours’ delay
Sunday night, which brought
him to Little Rock near the hour
of midnight, a large crowd gath
ered at Union Station there Sun
day night and tendered Govern
or Woodrow Wilson a cordial re
ception and enthusiastic ovation.
Owing to delays in the train!
schedule below Texarkana, the,
Texas railroad delivered train!
No. 6 to the Iron Mountain sev-!
eral hours’ late.
For twenty minutes the gov-j
ernor spoke and in his deliberate j
fashion impressed his audience;
with the sincerity of his convic
tions and the profundity of his(
thought. As was mentioned by,
many present, it was not in a,
manner calculated to take bv;
storm that he spoke, but to give (
each one present something to
think about. Evidently from
his appearance and look he was
somewhat fatigued by the all
day trip and the speech-making
at different points along the
way. Although He expressed his
appreciation of an audience at so
late an hour, many of the com
mittee assured him of a recipro
cal feeling on the part of the Lit
tle Rock people.
Governor Wilson continued
north on No. 6, passing through
Newport at a very early hour
Monday morning.
For Sale.
Good base burner, nearly new.
Will sell cheap. Phone or call at
415 Hazel street. 78d6
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Were Married Here.
Arthur Starr and Miss Cordie
Hill were married at the Hotel
McLain at Newport, Ark. on
Saturday, Oct. 21 at 6:30 p. m.
The wedding was a quiet one, on
ly 4he relatives of the contract
ing parties being present. The
bride is the accomplished daugh- * ■ \ \
ter of John M. Hill, a prominent
liveryman of this place, and the
groom is a rising young railroad
man, who has charge of the
Frisco station at Grubbs,\rk.
He is a son of John C. Starr, a
prominent farmer living near
this place. Both the young, peo
ple are very popular here and
have many friends who wish
them much happiness.—IipbO-’
den Gazette.
Business Block Burns.
Hoxie, Oct. 28.—Word re
ceived here by passengers com
ing in tonight from Pqpaliontaa
says that the brick buildings*
_—« iM M11 am ciilo nf
(3CVU. it* UK) V««w
the square in that pity, ware
burned, caused by the explosion
of a gosaline stove in a restau
rant. Unsatisfactory informa
tion over the telephone is that
the Jansen meat market, Kerch,
Ivan & Rice, Merchants' Stock
house Grocers, Haynes and oth
ers sustained heavy losses;- al|g
covered by insurance.
Good Positions.
A written contract containfiaj
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ine. They yield to every movement of the body without 8
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straining or cramping you. Men who know comfort wear 8
Mentor and men who wear Mentor know comfort. ! j
There are many interesting feat- |y|£m'YQ|| jjl
ures that go to make Mentor the
“comfortable underwear” for j||
half a million wearers. The m
broad, two-button flap is one of jjj .v
8 you buy another undergarment. / J
8 Let us show you our lab I J
v underwear. iiuiAllfi I
Q $1.00 to $5.00 Suit. . UNIUW®
jl| We have underwear of every description and » Lord jj
j! j & Taylor Hosiery and Manhattan Shirts. ^ w ^ X ‘
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