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Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME IV. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. THURSDAY. APRIL 13. 1903. NUMBER 298.
iPENITEN 11 ARY SENTENCE
FOR NEXT CONVICTION
For Peonage Promised by Dis
trict Attorney Whipple In
Federal Court.
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%Little Rock, April 12.—There
have been twenty-six-convictions
in the United States District
Court in the last eight days, and
the most important of these are
the seven for peonage.
* “It is safe to predict,” said
District Attorney Whipple, “that
peonage has been effectually bro
ken up in Arkansas, for it is gen
erally understood that the next
man convicted of the offense,
will be sent to the penitentiary.”
The Ashley county planters
who were convicted, were given
the minimum fine, because this
was their first offense, and they
said that the conditions under
which if had been committed had
I grown up unconsciously about
them, so that they really did not
realize what they were doing.
This will not be the end of
their troubles however, since five
of the negroes wnom they
brought from Texas to be held
in peonage, two of the Logans,
two of the Andersons and Char
ity Dodson, have employed coun
n/\1 4-a UmivtA* rmif o n*ninct f PnnrViC!
1 for $10,000 damages each for
I false imprisonment. These suits
I will be filed in the federal court.
I The federal grand jury has re
S*254 turned an indictment against
| Robert Hill, a wealthy negro
t planter of Varner, Lincoln coun- j
^ " X wen t,he charge of peonage, by
■ holding two other negroes, Henry ;
• ^ Davis and Wm Armstrong, for
* a period of six months. He was
I called and not appearing, forfeit!
|- was taken on the bond given in 1
i the preliminary examination be
■ fore Commissioner Burnett at
fl Pine Bluff, and an alias capias is
p ■ sued.
| STATE WITNESSES
I AGAINST ROBERTS
*;!■ Follow Closely Testimony of Jud
sonia Trial at Marianna.
Marianna, April 12.—Charged
with desecrating the grave of
Edward Pitts at Searcy, ex-May
or John V. Roberts of that place
today heard the principal ev
idence the state had to offer.
The testimony followed closely
that given in Judsonia last Octo
ber, when, in a justice of the
peace court, Roberts was ad
judged guilty of the same charge,
fined $1,000 and assessed six
months in jail, and from which
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in, lie a P P v M l V x uv utmiv ** it
nesses went into the same de
tails of the alleged plot,
embracing the robbing of the
grave of Edward Pitts, the pass
ing off of Pitts’ body as that of
Dr. R. G. Lightle, upon whose
life there was $21,000 insurance,
W the disappearance of Lightle and
the alleged connection of Roberts
with the plot.
REAL ESTATE*TRANSFERS.
C. Si Maynand to Dr. L.E. Wil
lis, 90 acres 4-11-2 and interest
in ditch 4-11-2, $725.
Sam White ard wife to Edward
Brown, 101 acres 1-9-1, $75.
J.E. Brown to Della Patterson,
lots 4 and 5, block 3, Brown’s
addition, Tuckerman, $215.
Martin S. Avery to Ellen M. !
Fowler, 160 acres 36-9-1, $1,000.
W. D. Plant to W. H. Chap
man, 40 acres 35-10-5, $180.
Andrew Chapman and wife to
W. H. Chpaman, 80 acres 35-10
5, $200.
State of Arkansas' to W. H.
Chapman, 80 acres 2K-10-5.
State of Arkansas to R. W.
Taylor, 40 acres 24-11-1.
J. W. Widdows to Agnes Clos-j
sen, 2 acres 14-10-4, $40.
W. F. White and wife to Hor
ton B. Allen, 85 acres 2-10-1 and
35, 36-11-1, $375.
J. B. Danner and wife to A.L.
Best, 120 acres 8-11-3, $700.
T. D. Kinman and wife to A.
L. Best, 98.36 acres 8-11-3, $1000.
R. L. Robinson to Julia C.Loft-j
in, 1-2 interest in lots 7 and 1-2
of 8, block 1, Newport, $1,500. j
John W. Jackson and wife to j
Minnie Balmaz, lots 7 and 8, block1
“J” Chastain’s addition, New
port, $1,100.
Belle Wilson to M. A. Dorsey,
lot 9, block 1, Lyons’ addition,
Newport, $800.
WEATHER HINDERS
FARMERS’ WORK.
Little Cotton Land Prepared.
Corn Planting in Progress.
Status of Fruit Crops.
For the week ending April 10
cool wet weather delayed farm
operation the first of the week;
the latter part was more favor
able, and considerable progress
was made in preparing the
ground for crops, except in the
eastern portion of the state,
where the ground was still too
wet generally to be worked.
Very little cotton land has
been prepared. Considerable
corn has been planted, and some
is coming up to good stands.
Oats are mostly sown, and
where up are looking well.
Wheat is doing nicely. Pota
toes being planted and some are
up to good stands. Peaches
were winter-killed generally in
the northwest portion of the
state; in other sections they
passed through the winter nice
ly. Apples, peaches, plums and
pears are in full bloom over
most of the state, and the out
look for full crops is very prom
ising at this time. Strawberries
are blooming, and a full crop is
indicated. Stock is not in good
condition in some portions of the
northwest section of the state.
SHOOTING TRAGEDY
AT CLARKSVILLE.
Half-Intoxicated Negroes Resort
To Guns And One of Them
Is Killed.
Clarksville, April 12.—A shoot
ing affray at Spadra last night
ended in the death of a negro
named Ed Wheeler, his slayer
being another negro named
Cooper.
Cooper surrendered to the!
authorities after the shooting I
onrl in stnru tnlfl
by him to the. jury at the inquest
an attack was first made on him
by the dead man, and whisky
seems to have been at the bottom j
of the trouble.
According to Cooper, Wheeler
came to his house shortly before
the killing, partly intoxicated, i
and ordered him to furnish some
thing more to drink. After a !
row, caused by the refusal of,
Cooper to furnish whisky, Wheel- i
er drew his gun on Cooper and
tried to shoot him, but the gun
failed to work. Cooper then seiz
ed his gun and shot Wheeler,
with fatal results.
Dr. Goldstein, the well-known
optic specialist of Louisville, Ky.,
has his office at Hotel Creighton.
If you are suffering with neural
gia, headache or letters blur or |
run together, or other defect of j
vision, consult Dr. Goldstein. He
can give you instant relief. He
will remain until Saturday, April
15. ! 96dtd
JACKSONPORT JOTTINGS.
It’s time again for the corres
pondents to make their appear
ance this week, so your humble
servant will proceed to enlighten
the public about affairs in and
around our growing town.
Rogers & Gibson’s mill is again
in operation.
J. M. Gibson spent a few hours
in Newport Wednesday.
The Jacksonport Singletree Co.
are now operating their plant.
Elmo Riddell and George Wilk
ins spent Wednesday in Newport.
R. W. Anderson was in New
port attending to business Tues
day.
J. P. Jones, our genial barber,
has been doing a rushing business
lately.
R.W. Anderson will have sweet
potato plants by the million in a
short time,
The steamer Welcome arrived
from lower White river with a
cargo of lumber for points north.
We hear that the Muirhead
Shingle Co., will resume work at
their mill just north of town in a
short time.
J. Marion Quick, Willie Nelson
and Oscar Pike Massey, have
been busy the past week in the
walnut business.
Quite a crowd of Jacksonport
people walked, (or strolled I
should have said), out to Bergen
Lake last Sunday; the day was
beautiful and everyone enjoyed
themselves. j
Pond Switch is becoming pop
ular, as well as certain parties
there. The writer noticed items
from that place in the Post-Dis
patch Monday; that paper called
them “rural gems,” and they
were.
There was a correspondent at
Diaz, I believe, advertising for
pretty girls to full vacancies there.
Well, my friend,we have not ad
vertised yet, but are thinking se
riously about it, as we do really
need some more girls here, real
lively, sweet and lovely girls,you
know. Don’t mention it at pres
ent, but I think that in the very
near f uture we will endeavor to
coax a few our way.
Speaking about “Gems,” the
Auvergne correspondent writes
them without a flaw, the closing
of his article last week was fine.
While we are not so far advanced
in years as the correspondent at
Auvergne, we do recall with
pleasure our happy by-gone
school boy days; although the
scnooi nouse oi our youtn is iar,
far away, we can at all times
picture the happy throng of chil
dren spending the most delight
ful times of their lives at differ
ent games and full of mischief.
But I am leading away from
news-notes, so let’s see what
the other folk have been do
ing.
With best wishes to the Inde
pendent and all its friends, I am
as ever yours,
“Sunny Jim.” i
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WELDON.
George Hall will soon have his
residence finished.
Mrs. L. B. McDonald of New
port was visiting relatives and
friends here this week.
B. R. McDearmond is prepar
ing to make brick this season,
having the machinery on the
ground.
Timothy Dean is building a ’
nice house on his farm near
town. What does this all mean,
Timothy?
It would seem as though
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Sold in Newport by W. W.
Dutton, W. A. Joyce and all
leading druggists.
HENRY OWEN,M. D. HENRY M. OWEN,M.D.
Drs. OWEN & OWEN,
Physicians and Surgeons
Will practice medicine and sur
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rounding country.
NEWPORT, ARK.
OFFICE?" Sevens* Drug Store.
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Undertakers.
Office, 211 Walnut Street,
Opposite Cook’s Hotel.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Bids will be received by the city council of the
city of Newport, Arkansas, until 12 o’clock noon
on the 24th day of April, 1905, for the scraping off
of the old paint and painting the iron work of the
bridge across Newport Lake in the city of New
port. Bids to be addressed to J. R. Mayhan, Re
sorder. The successful bidder will be required to
give bond for the faithful performance of the
contract. The council reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. J. R. MAYHAN,
Recorder.
This notice given this April 9th, 1905. 95<|tf
WARNING ORDER.
James H. Mills, Plaintiff,
vs.
Georgia Ann Mills, Defendant.
In the Jackson Chancery Court
The defendant, Georgia Ann Mills, is warned j
to appear in this Court within thirty days and
answer the comnlaint of the plaintiff', James H.
Mills.
April 13th, 1905.
ISEALl J. D. NEAL, Clerk.
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Huckleberry Bill has either died
or gone hence, so I shall try in
future to keep Independent
readers posted on the news from
this place.
This city has added two nice'
residences, two tenement houses j
and one two-story furniture store,
this year. Weldon is improving.
There will be considerable paint-;
ing done as soon as the weather \
will permit.
Donchuno.
wallTaper. |
Jackson, the paint and wall pa-!
per man. Don’t be afraid to
give him a trial. He will sur
prise you. 69b4w
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