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VOLUME III. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, MONDAY, AUGUST 3. 1903 NUMBER 83
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Summer Suits
that are cool, correct and com
fortable bear this famous mark
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Note the individuality of fit
and style; the broad shoulders,
close-fitting collar and shapeli
ness of coat and trousers. But
no picture, however perfect,
can do BENJAMIN clothes full
justice; you must see and wear
them to really appreciate them.
The price is right. Your
money back if anything
goes wrong. BENJA
MIN Summer Suits at
this store $15 to $30.
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Edwin Clapp
Shoes and
Oxfords,
complete line
to be found
here,
$5.00 to $7.00.
Manhattan Shirts
best known,
known as
the best,
$1.50 to $3.50.
=== THE BIG SAr.E ON — %
Ladies* and Children’s Slippers
_ IS NOW ON AT THht_
BAILEY MERCANTILE CO.’S
All of our Fine Slippers at the ver.\ lowest of low
prices. Now is your chance to i^t good Slip
pers cheap.
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THE BAILEY iTERCANTILE COnPAMY
Agents for Butterick Patterns and Q.-D. Corsets.
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WE CARE.
People get more than they ask for when they have us
fill their prescriptions. The public at large is not half
so particular as we are in these matters.
We know that our drugs are both pure and of standard
strength. We take no chances whatever, and never hesi
tate to pay the cost of making sure.
Your ^physician writes a prescription expecting defi- .
nite results; we see to it that he is not disappointed.
All prescriptions have careful,
scientific compounding, and we
also make the price right.
SELLS’ DRUG STORE
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.
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| Low Rateg
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To Eureka Springs.
Round 0 m Round
Trip yO Trip .
Denver, Colorado Springs,
Round Round
Trip ytU Trip
Through Sleepers. Tickets on
Sale August 15th.
Write for full information to
J. N. CORNATZAR,
Div. Passenger Agt.
Memphis, Tenn.
WEST BOUND RATES.
Special west bound tourist rates via
the Iron Mountain Route—One fare
kplus 50 cents to Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo and Gleuwood
Springs. Tickets on sale June 15th to
September 30th, with final limit of
October 31st for return.
47btf T. H. Reamey, Agt.
The ice cream at “The Little Bakery
on the Corner” is flavored with the
fruit itself and not with compounded
extracts. 38 dtf
HENRY OWEN,
physician, surgeon and
OCULIST.
OFFICE ' A SELLfK DRUG STORE.
JACK JONES,
The Crack Barber, keeps a neat
and busy little shop. Upper end
of Front street. Exnert tonso
rialists. Easy shaves oad the best
haircuts. Our work pleases.
“Come on, ye stubby beards.”
GOVERNOR’S COMMISSION
WANTS AN INJUNCTION.
Many Contractors After Capitol Job
Governor’s Private Secretary Will
Apply to Supreme Court to
Prevent Action by Legis
lature’s Commission.
little Rock, Ark., Aug. 2.—Capitol
Commissioner McFarland states that
there are about twenty of the most
prominent contractors of the United
SUtes figuring on the contract for the
completion of the State capitol build
ing and the indications are that there
will be quite a spirited contest for the
coitract to complete the building
abcve the foundation, which is to be
let August 12.
Charley Jacobson, private secretary
to t^ie governor, says that it is the
DUiDose to brine' suit, at once in the
Superne Court to secure an injunc
tion, to prevent the commission elected
by tie legislature from awarding the
contact for the completion of the
buifling. The action decided Friday
in fsvor of the legislature commission,
by didge Winfield of Pulaski Circuit
Cout, was a quo warranto proceeding
instiuted by the attornei'-general for
the hate against the members of the
comaission appointed by Gov. Davis,
to dttermine by what authority they
propsed to assume any of the rights
and trerogatives of the commission.
The egislative commission was not a
part; to the proceeding in any way
exceit inferentially, and the ouster of
the pvernor’s alleged commission by
Judgi Winfield places them outside
the pie of the law until the case at
issuejan be passed upon by the Su
premi Court on its merits, which
cann<t be before late next fall.
Attorneys say that the filing by the
govenor’s commission of a cross
compiint asking that the legislative
comnnsion be enjoined was a most
unhead-of proceeding in a quo war
ranto ction, but they did not insist on
its bei g thrown out of court, as there
was ni desire to try the suit upon
such tchnicalitieB.
JOUL PLAY SUSPECTED.
Whi^ W. S. Armstrong, road over
V-iVIinoral township, was going
to his work at an early hour Saturday
morniig h9 found the dead body of
Alex Todd lying near the roadside
about ten miles north of little Rock.
Examfciation pointed to the fact that
foul pixy had been committed and Mr.
Armstrong hastened to Sullivan’s
store, a few miles north of the city,
xnd telephoned the sheriff. Deputy
Sheriff Chichester and the coroner left
for the scene to investigate.
The deceased was at work on the
road Friday, and was last seen
xlive about 5 o’clock, when the men
juit work. He was in excellent
aealth. Later in the evening several
shots were heard in the vicinity, out
nothing was thought of it as they
were thought to have been fired by
some hunter. The body was found
within three hundred yards of the
place where Todd quit work.
Todd was a prominent farmer of the
community about thirty-five years
old. A few years ago he was the chief
witness against Dick Forbes and
other members of what was known
among the officers as the Brushy Is
land gang, of whom Dick Forbes,
Rufe Lee and John Lee served terms
in the penitentiary for cowstealing.
He was indicted with Forbes, but the
(case against him was nolle prossed on
(condition that he turn state’s evi
l deuce.
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L’TER.
Springs, Aug. 2.—Judge Carroll
i D. Wood has improved wonderfully
| since his arrival here. The rest and
I hot baths are proving to be just the
| panacea he needed. He little re
sembles the invalid who came here
! only a short time ago. In spite of the
j rain the judge was out among his
many friends yesterday. He feels
1 greatly encouraged both on account
1 of his improved physical condition
| and the general political outlook. He
j confidently expects to begin a vigor
I ous campaign jn a short time that will
end in success.
Helena paving delayed.
Helena, Aug. 2.—A scarcity of ma
terial makes it necessary to delay the
paving of Helena until later. Possiblj
next spring is as soon as it can be be
gun. In the meantime the board o
improvement will endeavor to locati
material sufficient for the work. Dur
ing the winter high water in the Mis
sissippi this can be conveyed to th
city by means of barges at almost hal
the cost of train rates. By this dela
the city will save probably £3,000, bt
will have to put up with the mud fc
another year.
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
HAS S. & D. A. CHANGED HANDS?
Persons coming from Searcy report
that a rumor is current there that the
Iron Mountain has secured or is about
to secure control of the Searcy & Des
Arc railroad, a Choctaw property.
The report is that it was taken over
in part payment for the Arkansas
Midland, which the Rock-Island
Frisco-Choctaw system is said to have
secured from the Missouri Pacific.
The Searcy & Des Arc road, originally
an independent line, is a valuable
feeder of the Choctaw, and is now
being extended from Des Arc to De
Vail’s Bluff. The rumors, however,
lack official confirmation and are
given only as such.
From another source it is learned
that the Iron Mountain will take over
the Searcy & Des Arc road and extend
it to a connection with the new White
River line of the Missouri Pacific.
This will give a more direct connec
tion with Memphis. It is also learned
in corroboration of this report that
the Choctaw has abandoned all work
on the Des Arc-DeVall’s Bluff exten
sion.—Little Rock Democrat.
RAILROAD INTO COTTER.
The White River branch of the Iron
Mountain was completed today into
Cotter, a new station about 100 miles
northwest of Batesville. Trains on
this road are running from Newport,
where it joins the main lino, to Buffalo
City, and in a short time it is expected
that the service will be extended to
Cotter, which is twelve miles west of
Buffalo City. Cotter is to be the divi
sion point of the line, which is to be
extended to Carthage, Mo., where it
will connect with another Missouri
Pacific line. It will become one of
the most important towns on the
new road and already a rapid growth
has begun. The White River road
from Newport to Cotter is under the
jurisdiction of General Superintendent
Tyler, Superintendent Hartigan and
Trainmaster Hobbs of Little Rock.—r
Little Rock Democrat.
The Iron Mountain railroad survej
has been completed along the pro'
posed new route along the river fron
Newark to Magness spur, and the en
gineers went up the road yesterday ti
resume work there. If the line shouli
be changed to this route it vvouli
leave the towns of Moorefield am
Sulphur Rock off the railroad.
KATY MAY RUN
INTO FORT SMITH
Fort Smith, Aug. 2.—Col. John De
gan of Huntington yesterday began
taking up options on about 5,000 acres
of land north of Sugar Loaf mountain
and west of Montreal, and between
the land purchased by Franklin Bache
for the old Choctaw interest and ter
ritory line.
The options were taken about sixty
days ago in the name of Mr. Halliday
of South McAlester, I. T., who is
identified with the Missouri, Kansas
& Texas road.
The purchase of this large amount
of land is regarded here as an indica
tion that the rumors that the M., K. &
T. contemplated placing Fort Smith
on its map have good foundation.
Farmers owning land optioned say
they receive an excellent price for
their holdings, and that in their local
ity it is believed a new railroad is to
pass through the tracts purchased.
THE WORK ON THE RIVER.
The Government forces, under
Oapt. Parkin, have resumed work on
the river, both here and at lock 2,
says the Batesville Guard. The
dredgeboat is clearing out the dirt for
a foundation for extending the dam
here, and a part of the dam at Lock 2
is being reconstructed. About 40 men
are at work here, and 30 at Lock 2.
The river has fallen to 3 feet on the
gauge, but lower water is needed be
fore much work can be done. The
rebuilding of the steamer Cleveland
is about completed.
BARBECUE AT SWIFTON.
Justice Carroll D. Wood and Hon
A. F. Vandeventer have been invited
to divide time with Governor Davis at
the Swifton barbecue upon Thursday
August 6th, given under the auspices
of the Swifton Cornet Band. A bal
game will also be a feature of the daj
and arrangements have been made tc
: provide for a big crowd. d3t
A TERRIBLE TALE.
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f The story is going the rounds tha
Y you can get everything nice to eat a
t “The Little Bakery on the Corner’
r and that everything is fresh and clean
too. dtf
LARGER PETITION THAN FIRST.
The petition from the Front Street
Improvement district, which includes
the park property of the Iron Moun
tain Railroad company, already con
tains the signatures of a larger num
ber of the real property owners than
the first petition and yet has not been
presented to all the parties interested.
After securing the signatures of all
the individual owners, the petition
will be mailed to C. G. Warner, sec
ond vice-president of the Iron Moun
tain and if possible, the cooperation of
the railroad company secured.
FINED FOR SLAPPING WIFE.
W. E. Wallace, a negro, was brought
before Justice Guy Smith Monday
morning for slapping his wife and had
to pay §5 and costs for the privilege
of punishing his wife.
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SUMMER TOURIST TICKETS.
The Southern Railway has on sale
cheap summer tourist tickets to some
215 mountain and seashore summer
resorts in Tennessee, North and South
Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia and
other states. Good for return until
October 31 with liberal stop-over
privileges both going and returning.
Three daily trains carry sleepers
through without change into the heart
of the resort section. Dining cars and
good meal stations add to the comfort
of the tourist. Maps, guides, time
tables and lists of hotels and hoard
ing houses, rates of board and names
of proprietors sent on request, and all
inquiries answered promptly. Berths
reserved any time in advance. City
ticket office under Peabody Hotel.
Both phones No. 140.
L. M. DeSaussure,
C. P. and T. A.
C. A. DeSaussure,
D. P. A.
C. A. Benscoter,
82tsl5 A. G. P. A.
WHY CHANGE?
Why make any change of sleeper on
1 your trip to the East? Southern rail
way train leaving Memphis union sta
> tion 11 p. m. carries a sleeper (open
1 at 9 p. m.) to Washington, Baltimore,
• Philadelphia and New York
I any change, with fine dining
vice beyond Chattanooga nex
ing, and with no change of coach to
Washington. 82tsl5
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Miss Bessie Harland left Saturday
for Clarendon on a two weeks’ visit to
her aunt, Mrs. Fred Harland.
Rev. George D. Norton left Satur
day night for Chicago and will spend
the month of August on the Great
Lakes.
J. E. Doherty is still agent for the
Lemp Brewing Company and Lemp’s
“Extra Pale” and “Falstaff” beers
are handled only by Henry Bordwell
and J. E. Doherty. 59b7t
TnHcrft nnrl Mrs. Fulkerson and the
little boys left Wednesday for a visit
to the former’s old home at Higgins
ville, Mo., to be gone about three
weeks.—Batesville Guard.
Mr. John W. Glenn, who was oper
ated upon Friday last for appendicitis
and lay for three days at death’s door,
is improving with excellent prospects
of ultimate recovery, to the gratifica
tion of the community at large.—
Batesville Guard.
A very pretty watermelon party was
given Friday night in honor of Miss
Zerlena Meyer of Newport at the
home of E. Yout. At 8:30 the young
folks assembled and ate watermelons.
Music and singing by the young peo
ple kept up the entertainment until
11:30 —Little Rock Gazette.
A NEW TRAIN
— TO —
Little Rock
VIA THE
AND
C. O. & G. R. R.
1 Leave Van Bureu. 0 00 p m.
“ Fort Smith. 9 15 “
“ Bonanza. 9 40 “
“ Hackett. 9 55 “
“ Montreal. 10 17 “
“ Burma.. 10 22 “
“ Huntington. 10 34 “
‘ Arrive Mansfield. 10 40 “
t Arrive Little Rock. 3 35 a m.
THIS TRAIN CARRIES
’ through sleepers