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VOLUME m NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6. 1904. NUMBER 293
BAD FIRE AT BEEBE.
Landmarks Destroyed By Fire
at An Early Hour Tuesday—
All Frame Structures.
Beebe, April 5. This morning
at the break of day fire was dis
covered in the rear of the groc
ery store occupied by Jace Stan
ley , fronting on Main street, and
in thirty minutes the three
wooden buildings fronting on
Main and Front streets were en
veloped in flames. It was a hot
fire, but owing to the favorable
conditions of the weather and
heroic work of the fire-fighters,
none of the brick buildings near
by was seriously damaged.
The buildings destroyed were
landmarks in Beebe, being the
first erected in town thirty-two
years ago. They were all frame
structures and belonged to Maj.
H. B. Strange, T. L. Payne, the
Ferguson estate and Senter &
Co., and all together were worth
$2,000, insurance $1,500; Dr.
Wilson, groceries and drugs,
$300, no insurance; Jace Stanley,
groceries, $500, no insurance;
Doss & Thompson, hay, $100, no
insurance; Campbell’s butcher
shop, $100, insurance $100; the
Sanders & Jones bakery, $200,
no insurance; Sanders, house
hold furniture, $200; Dr. Smith,
office supplies, $200.
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GRUBBS RE-ELECTED.
Old Officials Win in Municipal
Election Tuesday—Close Con
test for Aldermanic Honors.
P^ ^The city election was a very
hotly contested affair and aroused
much interest. The returns
were announced by 9 o’clock,
* 213 votes being cast in the First
ward and 340 in the Second ward,
or a total of 553.
The old officials were all re
elected, J. W. Grubbs defeating
C. R. Hite for mayor by 89 votes.
T. S. Stephens secured a major
ity of 172 over Abe Ballew. J.
R. Mayhan was re-elected re
corder over Will Whitaker by the
largest majority received by any
candidate, or 241 votes.
In the First ward, W. R.
Thompson and S. Brasch were
chosen aldermen, the latter de
feating 0. M. Bowen by 29 votes.
In the Second ward C. H. Wil
Imans received the largest vote
and J. M. Hobgood the next
highest, the two being elected
over T. J. Watson and A. D.
Bailey. . |
3 The judges of election in the
First ward were H. Bernstein,
M. Stuckey and E. L. Maris;
! clerhs, F. P. Skipwith and W.
H. Carouthers.
Second ward—R. M. Johnson,
?• L- Bishop and H. E. Cobb,
Judges; Robt. Harder and S. R.
“hilling, plpj-lra
[ c are t^ie figures:
P* /jj l8t 'Vard 2d Ward Totals Maj.
Hdp’b'S. 107 210 317 89
For Marshal' 124 228
bIE"3"" 793 249 355 172
F°r Recorder ““ 81 183 /
Mayhan.. ,,n
Whitaker " -ft° 250 390 241
For Treas! 79 149
Hurley
For Alderman 337 647 -•
Brasch .
V Thompson..
\ Bow«n.
; Hobgooti
Wilmans'192
Watson...'.'' 203
Bailey 134
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Hp!?!61106 corner Sixth and
Eight rooms, re
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Inquire^’ h0t &nd C°ld water‘
J. VOLKMER.
OUTRAN THE SHERIFF.
Though Shackled, the Negro Made
Good Time With Half Gal
lon of Whiskey.
Yellville, April 5.—Jack Nolin,
Marion county’s only black ne
gro, wjio escaped the guard and
skipped the county, was captured
at Batesvilie three weeks later.
After escaping the guard here
he stole Lum Weist’s horse and
sold him in Baxter county for
$50. He was captured in Bates
vilie and turned over to Sheriff
Perkins, who brought him within
one-half mile of the jail, when
Jack saw his last chance and he
jumped out of the hack with the
shackles on one leg and outran
the sheriff, carrying with him a
half gallon of whisky belonging
to some one in his place. How
ever, he was captured about
three hours later in a bunch of
cedars drinking. He was bound
over to the next court.
MUNICIPAL? EJECTIONS.
QUIET AT COTTON PLANT.
Cotton Plant, April 5.—The
city election passed off quietly,
resulting in the election of Hon.
W. T. Trice mayor and D. H.
Echols, Bert McGregor, T. C.
Carter, J. R. Trice and J. G.
Barrett, aldermen.
HUFF WINS IN HOT SPRINGS.
Hot Springs. April 5.—The
city ejection today was one of the
quietest ever held in this city.
There was no opposition to the
Democratic city ticket, with the
exception of city attorney, which
was contested for by R. G. Da
vies and Judge C. Floyd Huff,
the Democratic nominee. Huff
received 439 votes and Davies
139. Davies was one of the in
surgent Republican leaders two
years ago, and the regular Re
publicans did not give him sup
port today.
HOT FIGHT IN TEXARKANA.
Texarkana, April 5.—The elec
tion on the Texas side of town
today was the most bitter and
hotly contested in the history of
the city. The entire citizens’ |
ticket headed by A. C. Stuart for
mayor was elected, defeating the !
straight Democratic ticket headed
by L. A. Wheatley, by 130 ma
jority. A large number of Demo- j
crats, some of the party leaders,
supported the citizens’ ticket on
the alleged ground that the nomi
nation of the Wheatley ticket
was irregular and against the
will of the majority of the Demo
cratic party.
On the Arkansas side of town
the Democratic ticket, headed by i
Tnos. A. Brewer for mayor, was;
elected without opposition. |
LIGHT VOTE AT PINE BLUFF. j (
Pine Bluff, April 5. -The city j i
election passed off very quietly j ]
today, and, aside from the fact! i
that the saloons were closed, I
very few noted the election at j
i all. An extremely light vote t
1 was polled by the Democrats, and t
the Republicans cast a small 1
| scattering vote. So tar as can (
be learned, not a negro voted at
any of the polling places. 1
The following Democrats were
elected: City attorney, W. F.
Coleman; city clerk, Dan laylor,
I aldermen, Fred Fox, H. Riley, c
Charles Weil and J. A. Clement. \
The officers were all elected for s
the second term with the excep- t
tion of Mr. Taylor, who defeated j c
R Lee Johnson, the present m- c
cumbent, for the Democratic a
nomination. Scarcely 300 votes l
were polled.
FINAL VOTE FOR GOVERNOR
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Davis’ Popular Majority 24,000
Governor Carried Fifty-Eight
Counties, Wood Seventeen.
Little Rock, April 6.—Com
plete official returns from fifty
seven counties give the following
totals in the vote for governor in
the Democratic primaries on
March 26:
Davis, 59,085.
Wood, 39,975.
Davis’ majority, 19,112.
Eighteen counties have yet to
send in their official returns. The
result is known, unofficially, in
all the counties and Governor
Davis’ majority in the state on
the popular vote will be about
24,000.
In reply to requests for the
final alignment of counties on the
governorship in the Democratic
primary on March 26 last it is
announced that Gov. Dayis has
carried fifty-eight counties, hav
ing 330 delegates in the state
convention, 7and Judge Carroll
D. Wood carried seventeen coun
ties, having 112.
INSPECTION OF
STATE GUARD.!
Major General W. H. Haynes j
of the Arkansas state guard has
issued a statement to the cap
tains of all companies in the
state, urging them to prepare for
the inspection, which will begin
Monday. The inspection will be
conducted by regular army offi
cers and from the reports of the
latter, twelve companies will be j
picked to form the provisional
regiment which will be sent to j
the World’s Fair.
DROWNED IN
THE ARKANSAS.
Bodies of James Kunn and Jack
Carter Have Not Been
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Recovered.
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Conway, Ark., April 5. — In-:
formation just at hand states
that James Kunn and Jack Carter
were drowned in the Arkansas I
river near Ledwig Sunday even- j
ing and their bodies have not yet j
been recovered.
PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH NOTICE.
The subject for prayer meeting
at the Presbyterian church on |
Thursday evening at 7:45 o’clock, j
will be, ‘ ‘Joy as a Fruit of the
Spirit and the Strength of thei
Christian.” Every member of I
the congregation and others are
invited to be present.
R. B. Willis, Pastor.
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TUCKERMAN ELECTION.
Tuckerman elected municipal
)fficers Tuesday, L. D. Smith be
ng chosen mayor; Shelby Law
rence, recorder; C. H. William
ion, marshal; W. S. Armstrong,
reasurer.
The city council for the next
wo years will be composed of T.
. Graham, Frank Harrison, J.
S. Graham, L. T. Slay den and
J. L. Smith'
VANT PARDON FOR I
' CONDEMNED MAN. '
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An effort is being made to se
ure a pardon for Mart Vo well,
/ho was convicted of murder
nd sentenced to be hanged in
he Greene county court on a
hange of venue from Clay i -
ounty. The case has been!
ffirmed by the supreme court, 11
ut a petition for a rehearing is a
ow pending. . o
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
B. B. Bond, R. F. Drummond, C. J. Saenger,
M. D. Campbell, F. D. Fulkerson, 0, D. Watson.
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