Newport Daily Independe
VOLUME V. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. MONDAY. AUGUST 7, 1905. NUMBER 66.
FLAY RETURN GAME.
Poplar Bluff Given a Game On Home
Grounds—Newport Batters Hit
But Wouldn’t Run.
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The Newport team played a
return engagement with Poplar
Bluff Sunday afternoon, but
owing to delayed trains did not;
'.'ouch there until 4 p. m., when a i
large part of the crowd had dis
banded.
The score, two to one in favor
of the Bluff, tells the story of a
pretty stiff game, which New
port promised to make interesting
until the umpire took a hand.
Emery knocked a three-bagger,
and others lined out safe hits,
but not a man ran. It seems
there was no use, and the home
boys knew what they were up
against, and submitted in a way
that made the last three innings
a perfect farce.
A FALSE CHARGE.
The Poplar Bluff Citizen, an
esteemed contemporary, has
been imposed upon, and pub
lished this false charge anent the
last game at Newport :
“The Popular Bluff players
claim, and are corroborated by a
number of reputable citizens
who attended the game from
this city, that the umpire delib
erately stole the game from them
and that the score should have
been 3 to 5 in favor of Poplar
Bluff. They say the umpire de
liberately told Dutch Wagoner
that it was useless for him to
work so hard, as the Newport
team was going to win the last
game if it took the umpire to do
it, and that he (the umpire) then
proceeded to give the game to
Newport.”
The inference that corrobora
tion of “reputable citizens” is
necessary to father this charge
certainly reflects upon the ve
racity of the team, and the Citi
zen’s ground is well taken, if the
members have been in the habit
of starting such fakes. The um
pire in that game was Mr. T. D.
Kinman, Jr., a personal friend
of Mr. Bruce Hays, manager of
the Bluff team, and Mr. Kin
man, it seems, was commended
to the team by Mr. Hays as a
fair and safe umpire. No New
port citizen doubts but that Mr,
Hays would have upheld the de
cision of the Newport umpire
had he been present.
Missed Man-Struck Mule.
A few days ago while George
Gibbs was plowing corn beyond
Spring river, says a Black Rock
correspondent, he heard the corn
f making a noise. He looked back
and saw a tree falling. It missed
him, but fell across his plow,
breaking the beam, and killed
' the fine mule he was plowing
with. The mule died standing
on her knees, and remained in
this position until the next day.
Gibbs must have been stunned
, by lightning as he did not ap
pear to be in his right mind for
several hours after the accident.
Died on River.
Joseph G. Souder, an inmate
of the Nebraska soldiers’ home,
and bearing letters upon his per
son from Omaha, died on a house
boat on White river, tied up at
Newport.
His remains were buried in the
potter’s field at Gum Grove cem
etery Monday.
Dr. Ward Convicted.
Searcy, Aug. 5. —Dr. B. H.
Ward, a prominent physician of
Mount Pisgah, in this county,
who has been on trial for the
last two days on a charge of vio
lation of the age of consent law,
the prosecuting witness being
under 16 years of age, was con
victed today and punishment
fixed at one year in the peniten
tiary. He prayed an appeal,
which was granted, and bond
was fixed at $750, which bond
had not been given late this
afternoon. I
Blake Robbins was sentenced
today iO one year in the peniten
tiary for grand larceny.
ENORMOUS FEES.
Governor of Choctaw Nation May Get
four Million Out of Indians Unless
Roosevelt Interferes.
Fort Lnfith, Aug. 5. —It has
just developed that Green Mc
Curtain, governor of the Choc
taw Nation, who was delegated
by an act passed at a special ses
sion of the Choctaw council, to
wind up the affairs of Choctaws,
will receive 10 per cent, of the
receipts for his services.
McCurtain is given authority
to sell segregated coal lands in
the Choctaw Nation as he sees
fit. The government tried twice
to sell this land, but bids were
not satisiactory to tne cnoctaws.
The lowest estimate of value on
the coal lands is $40,000,000,
which would net McCurtain
$4,000,000, besides fees on other
transactions.
Efforts are being made by
prominent Choctaws to have
President Roosevelt veto the
action of the Choctaw council
and to place McCurtain on a
reasonable fee for his services.
Should the president uphold the
action of the Choctaw council,
McCurtain will continue as chief
representative of the Choctaws
for a number of years, although
the Choctaw government was
dissolved by an act of congress
in March 1900.
WHY SLAVE LONGER ?
I can offer you an investment
for a moderate outlay that will
put you on the road to^'wealth.
Sign and mail.
Name.
Address .
Elmo Riddell,
Co-Operative*Broker,
Jacksonport, Ark.
Good housekeepers use the best.
That’s why they buy Red Cross
Ball Blue. At leading grocers,
5 cents.
Lon Bevans came in from
Gainesville. Tex. Saturday to
visit his wife and two little sons
and his many Newport friends
who are giving him a hearty
welcome home.
S. R. Phillips returned from
Ozark Springs Monday morning
and reports the Newport delega
tion there getting along fine and
not even thinking, of coming
home.
Yellville will play here Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday
of this week for the state cham
pionship after an engagement
with Newark Tuesday afternoon
and Wednesday morning.
H. E. Kyler, who has charge
of the tinware department at the
Newport Builders Supply and
Hardware Company, expects to
move his family to Newport in
side of another week.
R. F. Drummond and 0. I.
Hubert returned Sunday after
noon from Thornton, bringing
the remains of the late Barney
Ferguson, which were laid to
rest in Walnut Grove.
Special Ladies’ Vest sale.
All Vests from J5 to 50
cents go for J5 cents while
they last. Wolff-Goldman
Mercantile Co. 88-3t
COTTON WORM S WORK.
Insect P'eys Havoc With Cotton Near
Arkansas River.
Pine Bluff, Aug. 5.— Since the
publication several days ago of
the fact that the cotton worm
had made its appearance in Jef
ferson county manv planters
wave examined ’heir crops and
it has been found that the cot
ton worm has begun its work of
estructi in on all the farms
along the river front in t
county. The worms appear only
near the river, and farms remote
from the river have not yet been
affected. Capt. J. M. Hudson,
who is a recognized critic of cot
ton crops and pests, has been
carrying on an investigation and
he reports conditions as stated
above. He has placed on exhi
bition at the board of trade a
bottle containing more than a
hundred of the worms which do
such wholesale damage to grow
ing crops. He has advised the
local druggists to lay in a large
supply of Paris green as there
will be a big demand for poison
by farmers who will attempt to
destroy the pests and prevent its
spread.
Brinkley Wedding.
Brinkley, Aug. 4. — J. M. Stark
and Mrs. Elise Smith, both of
this city, were married tonight
at 8:45 o’clock at the Arlington
hotel, with a few friends as
witnesses. H. C. Cox, pastor
of the Methodist church, officiat
ed. The groom is a young
farmer, formerly of Woodruff
county. The bride is one of
Brinkley’s most highly esteemed
ladies, and is quite well known
in Woodruff and adjoining coun
ties. She is a sister of Mrs. D.
H. Smith of Estival Place, Mem
phis, Tenn. The wedded couple
will leave Saturday morning for
a trip to Alabama.
CREAM NOTICE.
We will deliver cream on ice
every Sunday the remainder of
the summer. Guarantee sweet
ness at time of delivery. Orders
must be received by 8 p. m. Sat
urday. Pure Milk Dairy.
87d6t W. M. Harris, Manager.
Henry McLain, the little 10
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W.
D. McLain of East Newport, is
lying critically ill with fever,
with but little hopes of his re
onvprv
Charles Meyer will leave to
night for St. Louis and Eastern
markets, where he will buy a
mammoth stock of fall and win
ter goods. He will be gone sev
eral weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Sigfreid Adler
arrived home Sunday from St.
Louis, where Mrs. Adler has
been for several weeks. Mr.
Adler feels much improved from
his two weeks’ rest.
Mrs. W. L. Muirhead and
mother, Mrs. J. W. Mangrum,
of Morrell, this state, arrived in
the city Sunday, and will remain
here until the yellow fever scare
in their section of the state is
over.
Mrs. A. H. McDonald and
daughter, Mrs. B. B. Bond, are
comfortably settled at the Park
Hotel, Waukesha, Wis., and
write Newport friends that they
are perfectly delighted with their
location, and are feeling fine.
Rev. George B. Norton went
to Batesville Saturday morning
to fill the Episcopal pulpit in
that city Sunday. He expects
to leave next week for Spring
field to spend his vacation.
YELLOW FEVER
There Is N o Occasion For Alarm
Remember The Lessons of The
Epidemic cf J£°£.
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As we are now- threatened with
another visitation of the dreaded
yellow fever it is well to remem
ber the experiences of the last
occasion. In all sections where
yellow fever made its appear
ance it will be recalled that per
sons who kept their stomach,
liver and bowels strong and
active w7ere not affected by the
disease; while others apparently i
healthy were stricken down..
These ’after were all more or less
habitually constipated, bilious or
victims of bad digestion; as a re
sult the blood became impure and
the vital organs w7ere unable to
resist the deadly fever germs.
Now is the time to prepare for
w7hat is to follow7. Get your fam
ily and yourself in shape to re
sist the disease. You don’t know
w7hen you are exposed to it;
every man you meet may be
affected, and if you put your
preparations off from day to day
you may be too late. The sensi- j
ble course is to begin at once
■» • • ■* -l a i ■ . . i l j
laKjng rncajy ash onieis, ui<h
marvelous system regulator and
blood purifier. Use it regularly
every day. Half a wine-glassful
each morning after breakfast
will keep your bowels open and
healthy; it will also strengthen
the stomach and digestion, purify
the blood and by stimulating the
liver and kidneys all bile and
uric acid impurities will be
driven out of the body. In short,
it puts the system in perfect
order. Remember 1898. That:
was a record year for Prickly
Ash Bitters. In the sections
where it was used the most there
were fewest cases of fever. You
connot do better in this hour of
danger than to make use of the
means' which experience has
proven to be the best for fight
ing off this terrible scourge. 78
OR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
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Gives special attention to
Crown and Bridge Work,
! And correction of Irregularities
of the Teeth.
| Office Watson Blds. Phone, (>3.
I Newport, - Arkansas•
HENRY OWEN,M. D. HENRY M. OWEN.M I>.
Drs. OWEN & OWEN,
Physicians and Surgeons
Will practice medicine and sur
gery in Newport and sur
rounding country.
NEWPORT, ARK.
OFFICE: Bevens’ Drug Stoke.
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THERE IS NO USE
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To wait for a foreign sales
man when you have one at
home who sells
EVERYTHING IN THE
MUSICAL LINE.
Just Received—12 new or
gans direct from the factory.
Pianos on short order.
Z. B. REID, Manages.
B. W. Haffner, salesman.
Jack Jones
The Crack Barber, keeps
a neat and busy little
shop. Upper end of Front
street. Expert tonsorial
ists. Easy shaves and
the best haircuts. Our
work pleases.
j "Come on, ye stubby beards.”
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WE CLOSE EVERY EVENING AT 7 EXCEPT SATURDAY. ||
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MEN'S OUTFITTERS
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wearing apparel you just repeat what we
have done before.
We have the best things herein Clothing,
I Furnishings, Hats, Shoes, for men and boys.
UOur tine of dress-suit Cases and Bags if
will stand the wear and tear of travel. They ||
Q look good and are good. Another shipment Q
just received.
Knox Hats, Crown Trousers, Hawes Hats,
Alfred Benjamin & Co. Correct Clothing.
! Manhattan Shirts, Waterhouse Cravats. \
Lord & Taylor Hosiery.
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July Dividend
Was mailed to stockholders on the 8th of July.
The Penn-Wyoming Copper Co.
Made 200,000 pounds of pure copper during the
past seven days, on which the clear profit was over
$15,000.
Stock in this company pays monthly dividends
1 of 1 '!< on the investment, and it is a spledid buy
at the present price of 50c per share.
Send Your Orders, Cash or Deferred Payments. (Price
! subject to change without notice). No water in
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value of plant, etc., $2,500,000.
Let me tell you more about PENN-WYOMING
Coppers. Sign and return.
Name
Address
ELMO RIDDELL,
CO-OPERATIVE REAL ESTATE AGENT,
y Jacksonpokt, Arkansas. _j
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Get Your Money's Worth!
We have the finest
$1.00 and
$1.95 SHOES
I On the market. We guar
antee every pair of our
shoes. Come and let us
show you.
....ST. LOUIS SHOE STO FE...
FRANKJBROS.
310 East. Front Street, NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.