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VOLUME II. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1902. NUMBER 184
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For This Week’s Special Selling
Representative values are to be found here for men and boys in each and
every article we have and offer for sale. There is to be found only a stylish
and a serviceable article at a big saving to you. We do not handle every=
thing, but we do handle everything in our line.
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47? CA For Men’s High Art
tyLLJvv Suits in the most
beautiful patterns and
styles known,in the tailor art.
41 r AA We have the High
Art exclusively fash
ioned in two and three
button, double breasted sacks.
4lA AA People are astonished
at the great variety
and the unusual qual
ity of .our fabrics for this money.
They note and admire the color,
harmony of linings, trimmings,
buttons, efc., with the fabrics.
$Q 5jA Youths’ Suits, beauti
O.tJUfui jn design and color.
10 00 Wear like steel. Single
* 'jand double-breasted, in
12.00 worsted, cheviot and
1C AAcassimere. In ages 15
ItMlOto 19 years.
$r AA For Boys’ All Wool
I1I1DI) Suits, in two and three
pieces, single or double
breasted, in handsome figures,
designs and colors.
43 AA For Boys’ (the little
fellows) All Wool Suits
made with double thick
ness seat and knees. All sizes,
3 to 16 years.
43 fin Hawes’Guaran=
tpd.lnJ teed Hats
You can buy a $5.90 hat, but
we guarantee you’ll be better
satisfied with a Hawes Hat at
three.
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JBUSIUCSS;! Sack Suits of Wor
1 8ted, Cheviot, Cassi
j mere and several of
St^lC !| the popular suitings.
XfATIPP* With each Hi§h
Itl/llvC* Art Suit you get
... this card:
HIS HIGH ART SUIT
is guaranteed by us to
[___ -be well fitting, to be
£££*£ made of perfect mate
rials, to be of a high
grade of tailoring and to be fast
in color. If you will fill out at
tached blank form and mail same
to us, we will immediately for
ward you an Hron=Gla& 1Tn=
surance lPollcp absolutely
guaranteeing this suit in every
respect, and will register your
name and number on our books.
If this suit does not give you per
fect satisfaction we will replace
same without any expense to you
upon receipt of the unsatisfactory
garments, which must be Returned
prepaid to our possession.
Fill out attached form carefully
and do not omit to mention size,
lot number of suit, price paid and
date of purchase. Your clothier
must then countersign the blank.
Very Important. Our guar
antee does not hold if you fail to
send for an insurance policy.
. STROUSE & BROS.,
Makers of High Art Clothing,
Lombard and Paca Sis,, BALTIMORE, MO,
Jos. M. Berger, Jr.,
Star Clothing House.
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$1.50, $2.00, $2.50
Shirts for Men—the best known,
known as the best.
The New Store
Why buy in
ferior goods
when good
goods can be
had for the
The Same Money?
2 B. <& B. Collars
for In all the prevailing ::
# styles and widths.
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Hnci'prv Complete line of
Lord & Taylor’s
men’s goods shown in lisles, cotton
and cashmeres.
25c, 35c anfc 50c.
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Clothiers
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( Hatters
Furnishers
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Jos. Ni.
Berger, Jr.
Hanager.
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NEW ROUTE PROPOSED.
Black Rock, September 24. There
will be a preliminary survey made in
a few days for a railroad commencing
at Corning, Ark, to be run via Reno,
Pocahontas, Black Rock, Powhatan,
Lynn, and on to Newport on the west
side of Black river, a distance of about
100 miles, and through one of the
finest farming and timbered sections
of the state, aud will run near enough
to the Calamines and other zinc
mines in Lawrence and Sharp coun
ties that are now being opened up,
which will make it a paying road
from the start. It is supposed to be
the work of the Iron Mountain.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
John Eyer to J. W. Pullan, 40 acres
27-11-3, $100.
Sig Wolff and Elise Wolff to J. K. P.
Stoves and Kitty Stoves, lot 13, block
2, Davis Addition to Newport, $100.
J. K. P. Stoves and wife to J B.
Warren and S. W. Warren, lot 13,
block 2, Davis Addition to Newport,
$190.
J. B. Warren and wife to S. W.
Warren, lot 13, block 2, Davis Ad
dition to Newport, $150.
A. D. Bailey trustee, to W. D. Mc
Lain, 40 acres 29-11-2, $330.
W. W. Wbybrew to Dr. L. E. Willis,
40 acres 14-9-2, $100.
i State of Arkansas to Sedgwick Tie
[ Company 80 acres 10-12-1, $100.
RECTOR RESIDENCE BURNED.
Hot Springs, Sept. 24.- The resi
dence of Col. E. W. Rector, in the
southern portion of the city, was de
stroyed by fire this morning about 5
o’clock. Only a few articles of furni
ture and clothing were saved by mem
bers of the family, as they made a
hurried exit from the house. Colonel
Rector lost a valuable library and
many heirlooms which have been in
the family almost a century and can
not be replaced. The fire is thought
to be of incendiary origin. The resi
dence was valued at $8,000, with insu
rance of $4,500. There was no insu
rance on the furniture.
I. D. Price for gin books. 113 btf
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REFUSES NEGRO RESPITE.
Final Appeal Of Attorney For De
fendant Proves Unavailing
Letter of Governor.
Though Attorneys E. L. Grant and
John Stayton and Judge O. W. Scar
borough njade another special trip to
Little Rock Wednesday, where they
had a private audience with the Gov
ernor and plead eloquently and warm
ly for the life of their client, his ex-*
cellency stood firm upon his determi
nation not to interfere with the court’s
judgment. His position is well shown
in the letter published below to hik
friend, J. R. Mayhan, of this city,
wherein he holds that his duty cannot
be sacrificed for friendship.
The scaffold has been completed and
the view about the same obstructed so
as insure the privacy of the execu
tion. The condemned man, it is said,
by the jailers, maintains composure
and does not seem half so interested
in the fate that awaits him as many of
his race, who have been hanging
around the jail building for several
days.
LETTER OF GOVERNOR.
Little Rock, Sept. 24, 1902.
Mr. Riley Mayhan,
Newport, Ark.
Dear Riley:—I have your esteemed
favor of the 23d inst., asking me to
extend the time for the execution of
the negro recently convicted in your
county for murder. I feel this is un
necessary and would only bring more
horrors surrounding the hanging by
putting it off. I regret to have disap
pointed you and to have been forced
under my conception of duty to de
cline to do what you want done; but
this is the way I see it. I am sorry
you have become so wrought up over
the matter as to feel almost a personal
interest in it. This makes it all the
harder to do what I conceive to be my
duty in the premises, but under all
the circumstances I think the negro
had better pay the penalty prescribed
by the law and given him by the court.
It was a.case of cold-blooded murder,
and the only question I had about the
matter was whether or not the negro
was sane. That has been passfed upon
by the jury, who are supposed to be
good citizens, and inasmuch as it was
one negro killing another I feel that
he got a fair and impartial trial.
With kind personal regards, I beg
to remain,
Yours very truly,
^ Jeff Davis,
Governor.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Copeland White and Maggie Smith,
both of Newport.
Eastin Lee and Mrs. Kate Shaw,both
of Eight Mile.
J. F. Horner and Susie Delosch,
both of Floral.
W. J. Ezzell and Mary Butchett,
both of Newport.
T. B. Mooney and Mrs. Hettie Raut
rong, both of Newport.
George Jarrett and Amanda Rodgers,
both of Kenyon.
John Talley and'Lula Robinson,both
of Auvergne.
J. Q. Wall ice and A. E. Gatling, both
of Oil Trough.
Richard Haley and Rosa Brumley,
both of Balch.
O. C. Bettis and Mary S. Ponder,
both of Swifton.
Willie Burton and Hattie McNeely,
both of Bradford.
D. D. Tubbs and Maggie E. Hannum,
both of Grubbs.
James A. Anderson and Lula Burton,
both of Layton.
Jesse Mills and Emma Venable, both
of Remmel.
TLe arrivals at the Hazel Wednes
day were J. F. Martin, J. 0. Yancey,
J A. Hardy, Batesville; Win. P.
Johnston, R. H. Elouston, Batesville,
Miss.; J. W. Moore and wife, Black
Rock; R. O. Danenhower, L. G. Ry
land, R. H. Dw,yer. Little Rock; Jno.
W. Crow, Brinkley; W. A. Schnable,
Corning; T. J. Graham, Tuekerman;
W. E. Ferguson, Augusta.
COAL! COAL!! COAL!!!
Call 21-2 rings and leave your order
for coal. Full weight and prompt de
livery. M. K. Upshaw.
SECOND DAY’S SESSION.
Proceedings Of Confederate Reunion
At Hot Springs Senator Berry,
General Cabell and Minor
Wallace Address the
Gathering.
Hot Springs, Ark., Sept. 24.—The
second day’s session of the Confeder
ate reunion was opened this morning
at 11 o’clock, immediately after the
parade, which began at 10 o’clock. It
was an imposing affair, composed
chiefly of old Confederates, besides
the civic organizations of the city.
Gen. W. L. Cabell, known during the
the war as “Old Tige,” occupied a car
riage to which was attached a splen
did pair of horses, and, pulling over
to the side of the street, reviewed the
parade. He was known to all of the
veterans and was greeted with cheer
after cheer as they passed. The ma
jority of them were attired in full gray
uniform and presented an inspiring
appearance.
The session was opened, as usual,
with prayer. The lobby, hallways and
porticos of the big Eastman hotel were
packed with a mass of humanity.
Gen. Cabell delivered the first address
of the day. It was strictly extempo
raneous and characteristic of the old
soldier. Among Borne of his trite say
ings was that he would not. take in ex
change for what he had done for the
confederacy a lump of gold as large as
the state of Texas or a diamond trhe
size of Arkansas. He requested the
veterans present never to allow a con
federate soldier to be buried in a pot
ter’s field if they could prevent it. He
urged the sons of veterans to perpet
uate the m< mories of the confederacy
by maintaining confederate camps.
In D . way the fires would be kept
b< ng. His speech was greatly en
jd J and appreciated.
e was followed by Senator Berry
in one of the most eloquent speeches
ever heard at a Confederate reunion.
The afternoon session began at 2:30
o’clock, with a crowded house, many
ladies being in attendance. The en
tire session was consumed with an
address by Hon. Minor Wallace pf
Hope, who received the nomination
for congress at the recent election
from his district.
The address was one of the, most
J brilliant efforts ever made by this
gifted orator. It was replete with
reminiscences of the civil war. He
paid an eloquent tribute to its leading
generals, the late ex-President of the
Confederacy Jefferson Davis and to
the valor, endurance and loyalty of
the Confederate soldiers and their
wives, mothers and sisters during the
war.
A grand ball was given tonight at
the Arlington hotel in honor of the
Confederates and their families. The
election of officers will take place to
morrow.
ABSORPTION NOW COMPLETE.
The position of general manager of
the Searcy and Des Arc line having
been abolished' Mr. H. C. Brown has
been assigned to other duties. The
Choctaw officials W. W. Wentz, Jr.,
has been appointed general superin
tendent, and J. F. Holden, traffic man
ager, both freight and passenger, with
headquarters at Little Rock. The line
is absorbed by the Choctaw.
ipj|gj You can
Stay at
Home
and take care of your
business by purchasing
A ROUND-TRIP TALK
to any point within the
state
There and back. Prompt
service.
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