Newport DxIily Independent.
VOLUME V. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 2, 1905. NUMBER 84.
FARMERS’ UNION CONVENTION.
State Meeting in Little Rock Opens With
Large Attendance—President-J. T.
Batten Responds to Welcome.
Little Rock, Aug. 1.—The
Farmers’ Educational and Co
operative Union of Arkansas
opened its convention at the old
statehouse in this city this morn
ing with over 300 delegates pres
ent, representing practically
every county in the state. Del
^ egates continue to arrive on every
train.
The convention was called to
order at 10 o’clock by President
J. T. Batten of Tuckerman and
the program for the three days’
session of the convention was
announced by Ben L. Griffin of
Nashville, secretary-treasurer of
the state organization. An in
vocation was then offered by Dr.
j. T. Christian of the Second
Baptist church.
ADDRESS BY MAYOR LE.NONP
Mayor Lenon on behalf of the
city of Little Rock then wel
comed the delegates of the con
vention to the city. Mayor
Lenon in a speech of some five
minutes gladly extended the
freedom of the farmers to the
different departments of the city,
through which they would be
gladly shown. He was sorry, he
said, that the financial depart
ment of city could not be opened
to them, for there was now some
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of some aid to the farmers whose
crops had been suffering more
'' or less on account of the recent
rains. He was glad, the mayor
said, that the farmers of the
state had decided to hold their
convention in Little Rock, for it
would give the delegates a
chance to see what a rapidly
growing capital city the state
had.
Mayor Lenon then in a gen
eral way discussed the progress
the city of Little Rock had made
within the last year in the way
of streets and public improve
ments. He mentioned the work
of the city hospital, electric light
plant, board of trade, city park,
etc. He extended a special in
vitation to the delegates to visit
the park on next Thursday even
ing and attend the band concert.
Mayor Lenon expressed the
sentiment that the business men
of Little Rock were interested in
the success of the farmers and
their movement to better their
condition, for the success of the
farmer, he said, meant the suc
cess of the men of the city.
PRESIDENT RATTEN TALKS.
President J. T. Batten then
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convention in a short speech, in
- which he further expressed the
gratitude of the union in the
kind advances of the citizens of
Little Rock. He assured the
business men of Little Rock pres
ent that the farmers of the state
had not come together as antago
nistic to the people of the city,
for the prosperity of the business
men was as necessary to the
' prosperity of the farmer as was
the farmer’s welfare to that of
the business man.
Stood Creditable Examination.
Tuckerman, Aug. 2.-The Bank
of Tuckerman has just been ex
amined by an expert bank ex
aminer and its financial condition
pronounced first class. It is a
well known fact that Arkansas
has no banking la .vs or state
bank examiner, consequently
most all our state banks go year
in and year out without a thor
ough examination by men who
understand the details of good
banking. The Bank of Tucker
man is examined thoroughly two
or three times a year, giving
every possible protection to its
customers.
7VLER DISCUSSES VVRECK.
Declares That Switch at Diaz Had Been
Tampered With or It Could Not
Have Been Split.
In discussing the recent wreck
at Diaz General Superintendent
Tyler has given out the-follow
ing interview:
“The wreck at Diaz Saturday
morning was due to the switch
having been tampered with.
There is no doubt in the mind of
anyone who knows anything of
the circumstances. The clip,
which is a safety appliance to
hold the knuckle joint in place,
showed the effect of four distinct
hammer blows, which proves
conclusively that the switch was
tampered with. The switch was
a safe one even without the
safety clip, which is used merely
as a precaution, for the knuckle
joint could not become discon
nected unless one rod was lifted
off the other, as was the case in
this instance. We have made
tests which prove without a doubt
that it would be impossible for
the engine to have gone through
this switch if it had not been
tampered with.”
It will be readily seen that on
a single track railroad all
switches will be facing point
switches, either from one end or
the other. It is an impossibility
to so construct a switch on a
single track in which the point
will not point either one way or
the other.
There is little doubt that at
least one passenger lost his life.
It is stated upon good authority
that a watch, a buck-horn han
dled knife, the metal part of a
purse, vertebrae of a child, part
of the bone of the arm and sev
eral ribs were found, which go
to show that a human was burned
in the wreck.
The conductor said Saturday
morning that an old man and a
lad were passengers on his train,
but that he did not remember
where they were going. He had
a number of passengers for New
port and it was thought that
these two were going there and
that they had proceeded to their
home, two miles distant. It now
appears that they lost their lives
in the wreck. This seems to be
the only opinion of officials of
the system.
RIVER CONTINUES RISING.
Prospects Are That While River Will
Hardly Reach 28 Feet Here.
The rise of White river con
tinues at Newport, reaching 26
feet Wednesday morning on the
local gauge, but the crest of the
rise is hardly expected to reach
28 feet, and will pass Newport in
the next 86 hours.
Director Richards on Tuesday
evening promised 30 feet of
water, but Batesville reports a
15-inch fall and S. 0. Massey of
Cotter wires the upper river is
falling fast, gauge register 28
feet.
Black river rose 8 inches Tues
day night and is now rising one
inch an hour at Elgin, and it is
from this tributary that further
danger is threatened.
Capt. T. D. Kinman has 300
acres of corn under water in Oil
Trough, and many of our good
citizens have suffered heavy
losses in this disastrous over
flow.
Read the Daily and Weekly
Independent.
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REMMEL.
Rain, rain, rain: nothing but
rain and mosqmtoes.
Mr. and Mrs. Rober Simpson
of Newport are vDring relatives
here this week.
The Remmel and Cow Lake
ball teams played two games last
week. The score Friday gave
Cow Lake 11, Remmel 6. Satur
day gave Remmel 17 and Cow
Lake 2.
Albert Nance and family visit
ed at Grubbs Sunday.
Geo. Davis and Geo. Stacey,
two of Sedgwick’s tie contractors,
made a flying trip to Erwin
Switch Saturday night. Gue.-s
they are estimating a piece of
timber.
Miss Atmore Johnston of Balch
visited relatives here Saturday.
Bud Bridgers had business in
Newport Monday.
Gus Bridges and Dee McCart
ney, two young men of Shoffner,
were up to see the ball game on
Saturday. A Reader.
TUCKERMAN PARTY.
A most enjoyable occasion for
the little folks of Tuckerman was
the birthday lawn party given
by little Miss Ida Dowell, daugh
ter of Mr. D. C. Dowell, on last
Friday afternoon, at their charm
ing home. Each little guest
came bearing some dainty gift.
Games and music were indulged
in, after which a delicious repast
of ices, fruits and other delica
cies was served, the table being
exquisitely decorated with cut
flowers and candelabra, holding
lighted wax tapers. In the cen
ter was a large birthday cake,
which was decorated with eleven
lighted wax tapers, one for each
returning springtime of her
young life. After the refresh
ments had been served the elev
en tapers were removed and
each little guest cut into the
birthday cake with eager expec
tation, for it was known to con
tain certain fateful articles, a
ring, a dime, a bachelor button
and a darning needle, which
caused much merriment as they
were brought forth from their
hiding places. Miss Ruth \el
verton got the darning needle,
Clara Harvey the ring and Mas
IterGreenhaw the bachelor but
1 ton. All were happy, and after
more games on the lawn, as the
sun was sinking in the west they
bade their charming little hostess
adieu, wishing her many happy
returns of the day.
A Guest.
Roosevelt Kays the Kostage.
President Roosevelt sent a
2-cent stamp to Postmaster Bow
man of Berwick today for an un
stamped letter which was mailed
here last Monday for him. In
accordance with the postal regu
lations, Postmaster Bowman no
tified him two cents postage was
due and that he would not for
; ward the letter until he got it.
Surely there isn’t another nation
on earth wherein the chief exec
utive would thus be treated.
The little incident snows how
thoroughly democratic the insti
tutions of this country are.—
Charleston (111.) Courier.
Col. W. C. McDougal came
down from Poplar Bluff Wednes
day to visit his daughter, Mrs.
B. W. Stainback.
Game called at 3:30 each after
noon, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, Poplar Bluff vs. New
port at Sportsman’s park.
YELLOW FEVER
There Is Ko 0::asion For Alarm
Rcmcr.Acr The Lc^orm of The
Epidemic cl >SR5.
As we are now threatened with
another visitation A 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 were not affected by the
disease; while others apparently
healthy were stricken down.
These latter 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 were unable to
resist the deadly fever germs.
Now is the time to prepare for
what is to follow. Get your fam
ily and yourself in shape to re
sist the disease. You don't know
when 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
ble course is to begin at once
Taxing rncKiy ash rotters, uiai
marvelous system regulator and
blood purifier. Use it regularly
every day. Half a wine-glassful
eac‘h morning after breakfast
will keep your bowels open and
healthy; it will also strengthen j
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
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
Gives special attention to
Crown and Bridge Work,
' And correction of Irregularities
of the Teeth.
i Office Watson Bldg. Phone, 63.
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Newport, - Arkansas,
HENRY OWEN,M. I). 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: Revens’ Drug Store.
Jack Jones
The Crack Barber, keeps
a neat and busy little
shop. Upper end of Front
street. Expert tonsorftil
ists. Easy shaves and
the best haircuts. Our
work pleases.
“Come on, ye stubby beards.”
THERE IS NO USE
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, Manage*.
B. W. Haflner, salesman.
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ELMO RIDDELL,
CO OPERATIVE REAL ESTATE AGENT,
Jacksonport, Ark an."Art.
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