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BOOKS CLOSED AUG. 1.
A SALE THAT SAVES.
ALL GOODS REDUCED
NO GOODS CHARGED
NO GOODS EXCHANGED
- Sale Commences August 1.
Men’s Straw Hats.j
Ladies’ Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats u
Flowers, Veilings, Etc. [
All Parasols. Hall.
All Books. .j
All Laces and Embroideries. 1=5 off
All Colored Dress floods.* 1=3 off
All Plain Dress floods. 1=5 off
All Shoes and Slippers.1=10 off
All Men’s Furnishing floods.1=5 off
All Clothing. 1=4 off
All Men’s and Boys’ Hats. 1=5 off
ALL GOODS IN THE STORE* HO off
*See Exceptions.
EXCEPTIONS.
New Fall Skirts, E. & W. Collars, Sargent Gloves,
Carhartt Overalls, American Lady Corsets, Silk and
Cotton Threads and Flosses.
J HIGH GRADE GOODS of every description J
| Newport Builders' Supply |
I ^Hardware Co. j
' ...PRICES . ALWAYS . REASONABLE...
* | QUALITY ^ CONSIDERATION
DAVIS WAS ALONE.
Penitentiary Board Reject Governor’s
Resolution Relative To Brick
Company’s Re-Leasing
Of Convicts.
Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 2.—The
board of penitentiary commissioners
finished their labors today.
There was no special business be
fore the board, the only fight being on
a resolution offered by Gov. Davis in
reference to the contract with the
Dickinson Brick Company, as in
dicated in the Gazette of Friday.
* After considerable discussion the
resolution was voted down by a vote
of four to one, Gov. Davis voting aye,
and Secretary of State Crockett, At
torney-General Murphy, Auditor
Monroe, and Commissioner of Ag
riculture Hill voting nay.
The resolution referred to is in full
as follows.
Whereas, Unofficial information
having reached the governor’s office
that recently a large number of con
victs formerly worked upon the con
vict farms and other places upon the
state’s account, have been, by the
superintendent of the penitentiary,
turned over to the Arkansas Brick
and Manufacturing Company and are
being worked by said Arkansas
Brick and Manufacturing Co. on the
Little Rock & Fort Smith Railroad
at contract price of $1.50 per day for
each convict, said Brick and Manu
facturing Company paying the state
50 cents per day for each convict, the
state to guard, clothe, feed and fur
nish medical attention to said convicts
free of charge, thereby leaving the
state a very small, if any margin for
the service of said convicts; there
fore be it
Resolved, by the board of peniten
tiary commissioners, That a fair con
struction of said contract entered in
to between the State of Arkansas and
the Arkansas Brick and Manufactur
ing Company does not permit said
Brick and Manufacturing Company to
sublet, sublease or hire out for pay
the convicts which they may obtain
under said contract, but only per
mits said Brick and Manufacturing
Company to use said convicts in
works of their own, the kind and'
character named in said contract, and
any construction of said contract that
will permit the said manufacturing
company to sublease these convicts
without touching her hand or being
at the slightest expense and at the
same time receiving a net profit of
one dollar a day for each convict is
iniquitious and unjust to the state,
and especially is this true when the
state stands sorely in need of money
to defray tho ordinary expenses of
the penitentiary, and these convicts
could and should have been hired by
the superintendent to said railway
company on state account, the state
thereby receiving full price for their
labor. Second, be it further
Resolved, by said board of peniten
tiary commissioners, That the hiving
of said convicts by said brick man
ufacturing company to said railroad
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in violation of their contract, and the
superintendent of said penitentiary is
therefore hereby instructed and di
rected to transfer all convicts worked
by said brick manufacturing company
on said railroad back to the peniten
tiary walls, and they be hired out
to the best advantage directly on
state account, to the end that the
state may have sufficient means to de
fray the actual and ordinary expenses
for the ensuing year.
SEARCY ATTORNEY’S
SUDDEN DEATH.
Searcy, August 3.—R. A. Moore, a
prominent attorney of this city, died
Saturday morning at 11 o’clock after
a short illness with congestion. His
remains were interred Sunday at this
place.
HIGHEST PRICES PAID.
For this reason you should send
your Fine Pearls, Baroques and slugs
to our firm, as we sell to European
markets exclusively. J. M. O’Hara
& Co., 34 Madison St. Memphis, Tenn.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The damage suit of Mrs. Kittie Er
win against the St. Louis, Iron Moun
tain & Southern Railway was heard
in court Monday morning, and at
eleven o’clock had been given to the
jury, but no verdict had been reached
at two o’clock. A cow, belonging to
the plaintiff had been killed by an
Iron Mountain engine and the action
brought by the plaintiff was to secure
the value of the animal.
The last criminal case on the
docket was set for Monday afternoon.
The defendant is Eugene Valentine,
a negro, who is charged with having
perjured himself before the last
grand jury in some of the whiskey
cases.
CIVIL DOCKET RECORD.
J. S. Hudson versus B. F. Lawson;
continued on application of plaintiff
and set for second day.
Newport Oil Prospecting Company
versus John M. Malang, attachment;
bond fixed at §1,000.
Wolff-Goldman Mercantile ^ Com
pany versus Estate J. J. Walker, de
ceased, debt;judgment for §504.39 and
interest from Aug. 10, 1899 at 6 per
cent.
Wolff & Goldman, versus Belle
Jones, foreclosure; continued on ap
plication of defendant.
Louise Finch versus Cornelius Finch
divorce; decree for plaintiff and de
fendant files answer.
'TVid '\ro 1 T3nffm» (''r\mtravcnic
Orlando Hubert and J. O. Burgess,
damages; dismissed at defendant’s
cost.
BRANCH STAVE FACTORY.
Batesville, Ark., August 3.—The
Pond-Decker Manufacturing Co., of
Newport, is putting up a stave factory
near McHugh, about nine miles south
west of this city. The factory will be
in operation within a couple of weeks,
will employ fifteen to twenty men
and have a daily capacity of 6,000 to
8,000 staves. It will be under the
management of Captain E. R. Butler,
the very active and successful busi
ness agent of the company in this
section. There is much fine timber
within easy reach of the factory.
MET AFTER TWENTY YEARS.
Walnut Ridge August 3.—M. PeAr
sen, a saw filer who is here from the
southern part of the state, and Geo.
W. Pearson, a young man from Mis
souri, who is employed on the Frisco
bridge here, have been boarding at
the Randall house for some time. A
few days ago in comparing notes,
they discovered themselves to be
father and son, who had not seen or
heard of each other for twenty years.
It feems that the elder Pearson hav
ing disappeared from home some
years his wife married again. He on
learning the state of affairs, remained
away and unheard of until last wTeek.
The whole is quite an interesting
story, and sounds like a romance.
BAKERY BURGLARIZED.
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The bakery establishment of I.
Huffman was entered Saturday night
by unknown parties who left the
front door wide open. Nothing is
missing except a large supply of
bread checks and 20c in pennies. As
the proprietor will issue checks of
a different fdrm, the burglars will
profit little through their bread
checks.
NEW TIME TABLE.
A new time table that went into
effect on the Iron Mountain Sunday,
makes no change in the arrival and
departure of trains here, as published
in another column.
Several trains that have not been
able to manitain the schedule were
given more time in which to run
from Little Rock to Poplar Bluff.
The river registered 1.2 Monday
and was falling.
Jesse J. Sinclair left Saturday night
for Dallas, Texas, where he had been
jailed by a telegram, stating that his
mother was in a very critical con
lition and not expected to live.
STATE’S FLOURISHING
FINANCIAL STATUS.
Little Rock, Aug. 3.—The financial
condition of Arkansas is better than
ever in the history of the State, with
81,500,000 in the treasury and only a
small indebtedness overhanging,
which can be paid at any time.
The following statement of indebt
edness was computed by Auditor
Monroe at the close of last week:
Arkansas bonds, 3 per cent issue,
189!), investment in permanent school
fund, 81,118,500; investment in Uni
versity of Arkansas endowment,
8100,000; outstanding (private indi
viduals), 837,500; total, 81,256,000.
Of this amount the 837,500 is the only
item that will have to be paid, and
the State is able to liquidate it at any
time.
MILITIA MEETING CALLED.
All members of Company “G” 1st.
Infantry, A. S. G., are requested to
meet at the Armory of the company
on Tuesday evening, August 5, at 8
o’clock sharp. There is important
business that concerns each member
which must be transacted at once.
All members of the company who
have Uniforms or Equipment in their
possession will turn in same on the
above mentioned date.
H. G. McBurney,
Major Commanding Co. “G..” 1st
Infantry, A. S. G.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Charles Wilmans returned Sunday
mornuvj from Little Rock.
The council will probably meet to
night, all the members being in the
city.
A full attendance of the Odd Fellotvs
is desired at to-night’s meeting as
business of importance will come up.
Mrs. W. M. Gregg and daughter
Marguerite returned home Sunday
morning from a visit to relatives in
Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mesda mes James VanBrocklin and
Walter Walsh arrived Saturday night
from Little Rock and are guests of
S. S. Prewitt and family.
The condition of L. B. Young is
gratifying to his -physician, as the
danger period from bursting blood
vessels was passed Sunday.
Sam Meyer came up from Little
Rock Sunday night and will have
charge of the store this week during
his father’s absence on the market.
The editor is in receipt of a letter
from Hon. John H. Keel, who, with
his fair bride, is now at Manitou
Springs, Colorado, to which address
he orders his paper.
Fred Watkins, a brother of J. A.
Watkins, stopped over here a part of
Saturday on his way home to Little
Rock. While here, he was the guest
of Miss Bessie E. L. Watson.
F. P. Skipwith leaves West Baden
Springs this week and after a few
days in St. Louis will spend the re
mainder of the summer in Chicago,
but will probably return to Newport
about September first.
The arrivals at the Planters Satur
day were E. C. Lippmann, L. Lipp
mann, Olyphant; A. M. Edgar, New
ark; Maude Marshall, Kennett, Mo.;
S. Barre, N. Barre, L. H. Wirthlin,
Alicia. For Sunday were Chas. Ma
lone, Hoxie; A. M. Love, Jonesboro;
G. W. Haddock, Newark; L. B. Boon,
Kenyon; L. A. Wallace, J. A. Bentley,
Little Rock.
O. M. Bowen, wife and Raymond
returned Sunday morning from their
trip East, having spent most of their
time at Niagara Falls, Coney Island
and New York. They had a splendid
time and Mr. Bowen returns greatly
improved in health. His face wears a
ruddy glow that he acquired on the
beach, where they found surf bathing
a delightful pastime.
The merry-go-round, which has
been held for several years by Mr.
T. J. Watson, having secured the
same upon a debt, has been sold to a
pearl hunter named Kepping and is
being fitted up and repaired. Upon
the completion of this work, the boys
and girls of Newport will have a
chance to enjoy their favorite pastime,
at least it seem ed that way last sum
mer.
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