I Newport Daily
VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. FRIDAY.
!I MATTOX GOfS TO PtV
Dev* Matte* Given fif hi Two on Char?*
ot Carnal Al»u<>* N^frn Boy
to Reform School.
Dave Mattox was found guilty
of carnal abuse by a jury of his
peers and sentenced to eight
years in the penitentiary. He
wa* acquitted on a trial for rape
and it is the general opinion that
he deserved the sentence.
Arthur Dean, the negro boy
of Auvergne who did some carv
ing on another negro, for which
he was indicted for assault with
intent to kill, wjs ably defended
by G. L. Grant and Fred Suits,
but the jury gave him five years
in the reform school. Until
that institution is ready to re
ceive enrollments, the penitenti
ary will be his habitat.
The jury commissioners, R.
W. Bandy, George Yelverton
and W. S. Davis have returned
to the court sealed lists of the
grand and petit juries for the
next term in January and been
discharged.
The trial of J. Fullington,
charged with the forgery : a
$3 order on J. Davis, upon which
he tried to get the money of the
Wilmans Mercantile Company,
was in progress Friday at press
hour. A demurrer to the first
indictment was sustained. His
attorneys are G. L. Grant and
Fred Suits.
The case of the state versus
Henry Starnes, who cut and
Skilled a man in Oil Trough and
Was charged with murder in the
second degree, was continued
and set for the third day of next
term.
There are two further crim
inal cases to be heard before ad
journment tomorrow.
The Lawrence circuit court
opens at Walnut Ridge Monday
and the Independence circuit
court on October 23.
Batesville Booming Road.
Batesville, Oct. 5. — The James
town, Diaz and Cherry Valley
Railroad Company has been or
ganized in this city with the fol
lowing officers: P. Caldwell,
president; Col. L. Pearce, secre
tary; E. Moore, treasurer. The
company is capitalized at $1,000,
000, of which $100,000 is sub
scrioed.
It is proposed to construct a
railroad from Jamestown, seven
miles from the city, by way of
Diaz, in Jackson county, and
thence to Cerry Valley, in Cross
county.
Stands By His Statement.
Hot Springs, October5.—Dave
Young, when shown Mayor Beld
* ing’s letter to Gov. Davis, stat
ing that the mayor borrowed the
$150 mentioned in Young’s letter
to Attorney General Rogers
from Young for the purpose of
loaning it to the governor, stated
that he (Young) would stand by
what he said, that Mayor Beld
I ing never got the money, and
that' the transaction was be
tween him and the governor’s
secretary.
Notice.
We have started our mill for
the season, and are prepared to
fill all orders for cotton seed
hulls and meal promptly. Our
prices to wagons will be as fol
lows:
Loose hulls, per ton $5 00
Sacked hulls, per ton 7 00
\ Meal, per sack. . 1 15
The Southern Cotton Oil Co.
i 37b7t W. T. Dun?\, Mgr.
Mrs. loefa Improving.
Little Rock, Oct. 5. —Mrs. Leh
man Loeb, who was assaulted
and seriously cut last Saturday
afr-'-n n by the negro John
Mayes, was able to sit up yester
day afternoon for a short time,
* Sieved now that dan
ger has passed and that she will
recover. It will be two or three
weeks, however, before she is
able to appear in court against
her assailant, and in the mean
time he will be kept safely in
toe Miller county jail at Texar
kana. Sheriff Kavanaugh will
bring him back any time he is
wanted.
It is quite pr -table that Mayes
will be five> thl maximum sen
tence. which willl be twenty-one
years in each of two cases of
assault to kill, with a few years
for lagniappe on the attempted
robbery charge.
; IN SOCIETY, j
CLOVER CLUB.
A social event of much pleas
ure to the many guests present
was the entertainment of the
popular Clover Club by one of its
enthusiastic members, Mrs. E.
B. W limans, Tnursday aiter
noon.
The social intercourse of the
congenial members, made more
pleasant by the presence of out
side guests, makes life more
pleasant and helps break the
monotony of everyday life to a
great extent.
The members present were
Mesdames Wm. Bailey, H. E.
Cobb, L. Hirsch, V*’. W. McMinn,
A D. Bailey. -.e-urge Hays, S.
W. Taggart, W. A’. Dutton, B.
B. Bond; guests, Mrs. Walter
Harris, Mrs. Guy Brown,
MUSICAL COTERIE.
The Musical Coterie held its
usual fortnightly meeting Thurs
day afternoon.
The excellent program was en
joyed by an exceptionally large
attendance of members.
The program opened with a
biographical discussion of Handel,
the composer, from whose works
the day’s selections were chosen,
led by Mrs L. E. Willie.
A vocal solo followed rendered
by Miss Hester Phillips in her
usual graceful and expressive
manner.
A piano solo by Mrs. T.
H. Kearney was succeeded by
a paper, ‘‘The Messiah.” by
Mrs. A. 1J. Holland and read
by Mrs. W. A. Billingsley; after
q aoltw’t it in ;iC
rendered by a quartette composed
of Mesdame- ■ 'ro-k. Stephens,
Bandy and Martin.
A piano solo by Mr& O D.
Hawn closed the program.
Each number evoked its due
share of enthusiasm and the
members seem to have taken
hold of the work for the coming
y*ar with renewed energy.
The work for 1905-6 as outlined
in the carefully prepared year
book sets an ambitious mark for
the club, and if each member
does her part a distinct impetus
will be given to musical culture
in our city by the work of this
organization. A Member, i
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Feather Stock Afire
The stock of feathers, valued
at $700, collected in a storeroom
I west of Ash street by J. W.
i Caspar for the purpose of reno
1 vating them, were either burned
or ruined by fire about 6 o’clock
Thursday evening, caused by a
defective due.
The house, which consisted of
: three rooms, is a total loss,
| though the fire department re
sponded promptly. It was owned
by Mrs. M. A. Dorsey and insur
ed for $200. Caspar carried no
insurance.
Brands Davis 4s Malicious tiar.
Mr. W. W. Dickinson, in a
published card in reply to the
attacks made upon him by Gov.
Davis, says that he was “not
surprised, for nothing low and !
base can surprise me in him, nor
any falsehood that he may tell.” 1
He says further that he has I
been hounded by Gov. Davis for
years and has borne his misrep
resentations with great patience'
until it has almost become un- j
bearable, and [concludes with the
statement:
“I dislike to go into print and
dislike more a difficulty with any
man, but 1 cannot refrain from
branding him as the most mali- j
cious liar and defamer of char
acter that I have ever known. ”
Mr. Dickinson makes the fol
lowing statement with reference
to certain matters that have
been publicly discussed:
“It is true that I indorsed Mr.
Rogers’ note. He is a man
whom I am proud to call my
friend, and I took pleasure in
indorsing for him, as I have in
dorsed for many other friends.
1 knew that he was an honora--!
ble gentleman, and that if he
lived I would suffer no loss. But i
1 have never received any favors
from Mr. Rogers as a member of
tne ooaru oi penitentiary com-;
miSsioners, and Gov. Davis’ in
nuendo to that effect is a base j
lie, a slander alike on Mr. Rog-;
ers and myself. He measures
all men by his own standard, and j
cannot understand that a gentle
man can extend a courtesy to i
another without expecting a cor
rupt return. Mr. Rogers has v
nwtr favored me in. hi?, conduct ,
as a member of the board, and 1
in fact I have never received i
from the board the number of
convicts that I am entitled to;
under my contract, except at
one time for three or four ;
months, and that was before
Mr. Rogers was a member of the
hoard.
“The contract for the convicts ■
was not let to me. It was made ;
with the Arkansas Chair Facto
ry, and a considerable time after
they got it 1 bought it in good
faith. I had nothing to do with
its procurement; but afterward
I applied to the board of peni
tentiary commissioners for an
amendment of the contract. 1
Gov. Davis signed the original
contract and afterward signed j!
the amendment. Then the union j
labor organizations took offense, 1
and to curry favor with theift j.
Gov. Davis turned completely I
around, repudiated tne agree-j
>v\An*L . IioG oiirruwI (inn f'H
bruk them up in the courts.
When, after full investigation,
the courts upheld the contracts i
as fair and honest, he proceeded |
to take out his spite in every
way, and to villify me person
ally. as a vent for his personal
malice.”
Itow’s This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall’s 1
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo.
We, the undersigned, have i
known F. J. Cheney for the last!
15 years, and believe him per- i
fectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able
to carry out any obligations j
made by his firm.
Waluing, Kinnan & Martin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price 7 cents per
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Hall’s Family Pills fort
constipation.
CITY MALL STATION, NEW YORK.
Underground Rapid Transit.
This, entrance to New York’s
“hole in the ground” is a great
place to see styles in men’s cloth
ing. By general consent the most
distinguished BUSINESS SUITS
seen here are those Single and
Double Breasted Cheviots, Thlbets,
Worsteds, Cassimeree labeled
I
The ^falters’ guarantee, and ours, with every i
garroe$f bearing this label.
We are- exclusive agents here.
Newport Opera House.
Nothing Doing 'Tiff
Special Engagement f A ■; '■ a‘s
Greatest Minstrel T r. v
The GUS SUN
American minstrels.1
introducing the Grand fcp*c‘.acu
iar First Part Setting
"A City of Splendor.” |
—-———SEE--!
:.has. 7..Milton fee* RV- l
Crawford & Finning Clarence Stonaker
rhe Great Ky.ler Brag don Bios
ires. Spaulding James E. Emerson
Slliott & West JamesBarardi j
J j mm.ie Rose, and (>the r •
SUPERB BAND AND ORCHESTRA. j
STREET PARADE AT NOON j
See It! !
Se»8s ©n Sale a! Jacwfo’ Drug Store, j
OR. HARRY E. DOWELL,
«
DENTIST.
Special attention given
to crown, bridge and
inlay work.
Dffjce Over Ceas. Meyer and
Joyce’s Drug Store.
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Read the Daily and Weekly
independent. \
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One of the A!f. Benjamin Cz Co. Tcy Coats in
your wardrobe is worth more to ycc than two
in oar store. Tl e time to bay is sow.
DON’T WAIT
until other men’s wardrobes
arc lull and our stock empty.
Don’t wait until later in the
season when conditions of
our stock will make it almost
impossible to supply your
needs as you desire...* .* a* ..*
Our Great Manhattan
Top Fall Overcoat.
Finest cloth and finish.
Perfect style and fit.
Covert Cloths in tan, olive,
gray and) black, $J5.00 to
$25.00.
Fashionable Suits and Rain
Coats, $15.00 to $30.00. (COPYRIGHTED.}
These coats are recognised as “Correct Clothes
for Men” and are made by Alfred Benjamin Sc
Co., Mew York, whose garments are acknowl
edged equal to those made by the most exclusive
tailors.
$50.00 Will Buy a Lot
In Woodland Addition to Mena, Arkansas.
No Mosquitoes. No Malaria.
come off. Don't you want to be in? Send
$70.00 as first payment, balance in equal
monthly payment*. I also have some fine lots
in Memphis at* $6.00, $7.00 and $15.00 a
front foot.
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ELMO RIDDELL,
CO-OPERATIVE REAL ESTATE BROKER.
Jacxsonport, Arkansas.
I handle only high grade Investment Securities.
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BEST EFT.
BEST STYLE.
BEST V ALUE.
BEST WEAR.
i $15.00 to $2:5.00
Kohrs Bros.’
Fine Clothes
IF YOU CONSIDER
That the best bargain is
the greatest amount of
value for the price you
pay you*ll be surprised
to discover how much
you get and at the same «
time f
BOW MUCH YOU *
CAM save: HERE.
BE SURE YOU BUY "ME BEE"
THERE’S AN EXCELLENCE I
IN THE WAKING OF KOHN
BROS.’ CLOTHING WHICH
MAKES THEM SUPERIOR :
TO ALL OTHERS.