VOLUME III. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11. 1903 NUMBER 90
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fill their prescriptions. The public at large is not halt
so particular as we are in these matters.
We know that our drugs are both pure and of standard
strength. We take no chances whatever, and never hesi
tate to pay the cost of making sure.
Your physician writes a prescription expecting defi
nite results; we see to it that he is not disappointed.
All prescriptions have careful,
scientific compounding, and we
also make the price right.
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NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.
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PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND
OCULIST.
OFFICE - SELLS’ DiSUG STORE.
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The Crack Barber, keeps a neat
and busy little shop. Upper end
of Front street. Expert tonso
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via
To Eureka Springs.
Round Round
Trip . Trip .
Denver, Colorado Springs,
Round Round
Trip Trip
Through Sleepers. Tickets on
Sale August 15th.
Write for full information to
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Div. Passenger Agt.
Memphis, Tenn.
WEST BOUND RATES.
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Special west bound tourist rates vi£
the Iron Mountain Route—One fart
plus 50 cents to Denver, Colorack
Springs, Pueblo and Qlenwooc
Springs. Tickets on sale June 15th tc
September 30th, with Anal limit o
October 31st for return.
47btf T. H. Reamey, Agt.
For liberal prices, send your pearl
and baroques to C. A. Windau, New
port, Arkansas. 305 btf
COMMISSIONERS CHOSEN.
Stayton Succeeds Watson Upon New
Commission Named By Council
Petition for Front Street Improve
ment District Contains Necessary
Majority Even With Iron Mountain
Park Property Valued at $25,000.
After passing upon the new petition
of the property owners affected, for
the making of a Front Street Im
provement district, the council at a
meeting'Monday night elected J. M.
Stayton to the place of O. D. Watson
upon this commission. The other
members of the old board, Q. W.
Hurley and A. D. Bailey were re
elected.
The mayor and all members of the
council were present at this meeting,
to whom the petition of the property
owners embraced in the new Front
Street district was read. By vote ol
the council, the mayor was authorized
to appoint a committee of two to ex
amine the petition. Aldermen Bailey
and Wilmans were assigned to this
duty and immediately presented a
resolution, embodying their report
1 and recommending as a commission
rhe names of Q. W. Hurley, A. D
Bailey and J. M. Stayton.
The report reviewed the steps taker
toward the establishment of Improve
ment District No. 5 and found that
upon comparison of the property rep
resented upon the petition with the
assessed values of all the property in
the district, the petition contained a
majority in value of the owners oi
real property within such district.
The resolution met with a unanimous
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The petition contained the signa
tures of owners of property to the
value of $95,850 out of a total assess
ment for the district of $108,350, thus
affording $41,674 in excess of neces
sary majority required by * the law.
The committee appointed to examine
the petition, held that $25,000 would
be a fair and conservative estimate of
the valuation of the railroad park
property, which has never been as
sessed.
The resignation of Ed Phillips was
accepted as a member of the board of
, public health and Dr. G. K. Stephent
;vas appointed to this vacancy bj
Mayor Grubbs.
The marshal was ordered to close
Third street between Walnut and
Main while the court house tower was
being removed.
An ordinance was ordered drafted
requiring the telegraph and electric
light companies to remove all poles in
the way of paving Front street.
The minutes ot July 20 and August 3
and 4 were read, and all approved ac
counts were allowed, after which the
council adjourned.
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BOSTON MOUNTAIN RAILWAY.
West Plains, Aug. 10.—A survey was
begun Monday of a railroad that
means a great deal to North Arkan
sas, and which will eventually be a
great benefit to Southern Missouri
for it is the beginning of a line which
will be an extensive system in the end
The survey now being made is fron:
Buffalo river via Rush to St. Joe, it
Searcy county, Arkansas. Major. J
F. Brooks is chief engineer in charge
of the surveying party, with wanei
B. Harris as assistant.
A charter for this road was issued
last February by the secretary of statt
at Little Rock, and it is known as tht
Boston Mountain Railway Company,
It is capitalized at $100,000, which hae
all been paid up, and which is the es
timated host of construction. Tht
directors of the company are E. C
Cook of Buffalo City, P. H. Gehr, Al
bert Garver, Beulah E- Curlee, W. H
Brown and P. E. Bratton, of Mountaii
! Home; W. B. Harris, John Tlapek
j Leon J. Albert, Cape Girardeau; A. R.
J Ponder, Walnut Ridge. There are £
j number of other stockholders whose
names are withheld from the public
At the present time the line is to bt
surveyed and construction begun in e
short time from Buffalo City to St.
Joe, a distance of fifty miles. Tht
line is to connect the White River
road with the St. Louis & North Ark
ansas line now building southwarc
from Harrison to Marshall. It wil
I traverse a country rich in mineral ant
j oy far the greatest zinc producing sec
tion of North Arkansas.
WHY CHANG E?
Why make any change of sleeper oi
your trip to the East? Southern rail
' way train leaving Memphis union sta
tion 11 p. 1in. carries a sleeper (opei
at 9 p. m.) to Washington, Baltimore
Philadelphia and New York withou
any change, with line dining car ser
i vice beyond Chattanooga next morn
ing, and with no change of coach t<
Washington. 82tsl5
j TUCKER REMOVED
FROM EL DORADO.
Parnell’s Slayer Taken to Camden On
Special Train—Militia Still Doing
Duty Though Town Has Be
come Quiet.
El Dorado, Aug. 10.—Guy B. Tucker,
the city marshal, who shot and killed
John C. Parnell Saturday, was taken
on a special train this morning to
Camden, at which place, it is reported
he will make application for bail.
Tucker had been kept in the court
house under guard of the militia until
this morning.
The military company is still doing
duty, but everything is quiet. It is
thought the militia will be relieved
from duty as soon as Sheriff Pendleton
returns. He will probably do so to
morrow.
Tucker claims that Parnell was try
ing to get a pistol out from under his
vest and that he was too quick for
Parnell. Either one of the shots that
struck Parnell was death-dealing. It
is claimed that Parnell had a Smith &
Wesson “gun.” After the three shots
had been fired Tucker ran across the
street to the court house yard, where
he gave himself up. He was placed
in jail, but when the military company
went on guard he was removed to the
court house.
On account of the strained relations
existing between the parties there
were some fears that a mob would
come into town, but since Tucker
has been taken to Camden the situa
tion has become more satisfactory
and the town seems quiet.
TRACING JUG OF WHISKY.
Texarkana, Aug. 10.—The jug of
alleged poisoned whisky that was
shipped from here to El Dorado dur
ing the past.week was sent by an un
known party who gave his name as J.
L. Worsham. The express company
people here say he looked like a
tramp, but that this was probably a
shrewd way the fellow had of dis
guising himself. In fact the express
company employes, since their atten
tion was called to the importance of
the case, say that the appearance of
the fellow was such as to. lead to the
belief that he was made up.
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GOVERNOR STANDS BY
INTENTION TO BORROW.
Gov. Davis reiterates the statement
that he will not call a special session
of the legislature to provide funds for
the running of the Deaf Mute Insti
tute, but will borrow the money from
a banker who has promised to advance
it. In the meantime, however, it is
probable that mandamus proceedings
will be instituted to compel the auditor
to issue the warrants and the treasur
er to pay them, and this will bring the
issue before the Supreme Court, al
though a decision can not be bad from
that tribunal before November. The
mandamus proceedings will probably
come before Judge Winfield of Pulaski
Circuit Court when it convenes again
on August 17. State Treasurer Tipton
says:
“I am of the opinion that the de
cision of the Supreme , Court on the
ex-Confederate roster bill settled the
status of the bills that were delivered
to the governor on the 22d day of
May, 1903. As the Deaf Mute bill was
among the number presented at that
fimo T thinlr it failaH nu rliH all thfl
others. I am very sorry that such is
the case, because it will deprive the
Deaf Mute children of the State of the
means of support and education for
the coming two years, which will be
nothing less than a calamity. If the
Deaf Mute bill has failed there is no
appropriation for the support of that
school for the next two years, and no
indemnifying bond, however good,
would be legal. I do not think an in
demnifying bond, to secure me in the
paying out money for the support of
Deaf Mute School, for the next two
years, could be made binding on the
bondsmen, from the fact it is made to
secure me in the performance of an
illegal acL— the paying of warrants
without an appropriation.
“I have been anxious that the in
terested parties would test the matter
in the courts. A decision of the Su
preme Court would brush all the
doubts away.”
YOUNG MAN STABS AN OLD.
Bradford, Ark., August 10.—News
i has just reached here of a serious cut
ting affray in Woodruff county, five
miles east of this place on August 7.
i R. S. Turneaux was stabbed in eight
, places by a young man named Ed
; Harrod. Bad blood has existed for
some time between them. Turneaux
is about 55 years old and a mill man.
> The chances are against his recovery.
Uarrod is still at large.
BOON BOUND OVER
UNDER HEAVY BOND.
Damaging Evidence is Introduced
Against Defendant—Bond Fixed at
$2,000—Negro Fined for Car
rying Pistol.
The preliminary trial of L. B. Boon,
charged with the carnal abuse of bis
step-daughter, Mary Cloud, was held
before Justice Guy Smith upon Mon
day and resulted in the defendant
being held for the September grand
jury under a bond of $2,000, which he
had no trouble in making up.
According to the prosecuting wit
ness, the fourteen-year-old girl, short
ly after her mother’s death was com
pelled to flee from the home of her
step-parent in Chastain’s addition
owing to his outrages. A number of
citizens have become interested in the
prosecution of the case and the state’s
attorney, W. A. Oldtteld, was assisted
by S. D. Campbell and Judge M. M.
Stuckey.
NEGRO FINED FOR PISTOL TOTING.
J. M. Williams, a negro from Little
Rock, was arrested for carrying a
pistol and upon trial before Justice
Guy Smith Monday morning was fined
$50. The costs increased his penalty
$6.60.
HOT SPRINGS WILL
SECURE ENCAMPMENT.
While no official announcement has
been made and will not be until Major
General Haynes’ return from Texar
kana, Hot Springs will undoubtedly
get the encampment of the Arkansas
State Guard. Sunday was spent by
Gen. Haynes and several of his staff
officers in looking over the ground in
the City of Vapors and in conferring
with the citizens’ committee repre
senting Hot Springs. According to
all accounts the visitors were well
pleased with the site offered for the
encampment and with the interest
manifested by the people.
COMMISSION ORGANIZES.
At a meeting of the newly elected
board of improvement for District No.
•5, at the office of Stayton & Stayton
Tuesday morning, the following or
ganization was perfected: G. W.
Hurley, chairman; A. D. Bailey, sec
retary; J. M. Stayton,treasurer.
Dressed spring chicken at Huffman’s
restaurant. 87dtf ’ .
APPOINTMENTS.
May be made
and conversa
* —V— ) tion held, giv
ing all the advantages of
a personal interview
through the use of The
Long Distance Telephone.
SOUTHWESTERN
TELEGRAPH &
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GRAND
EXCURSION
—AND—
Special Train
Newport, Ark.
—TO—
St. Louis
AND RETURN
VIA THE
Iron Mountain Route
Saturday, Aug. 15, ’03
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Round Trip From Newport $4.00
Train Leave Newport at 9:40 p. m
I Tickets will be good returning only on
Special Train leaving St. Louis about
9:00 p. m. August 16th.
Visit the World’s Fair Grounds
BASE BALL GAME
American League
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Theatrical Matinees at the Summer Gardens.
Amusements and Pastimes of all Kinds.
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