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! vriT Truro rv NEWPORT. ARKANSAS SATURDAY. DECEMBER J7. 1904 NUMBER 200.
CAN THIS BE ,
OUR OWN BATTLING.
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The Dear Boy Who Served aj
Sentence on “the Farm” is
Now a Champion
X 'jLittle Rock, Dec. 17.—Battling
jTSon, whose victory over
Young Corbett made him the
champion lightweight of the
wbrld, and who is to defend his
newly-won laurels against Jimmy
tf^Britt in Frisco next Tuesday
iXght, began his career in Little
Stock.
Two years ago he fought Adam
Ryan fifteen rounds to a draw at
the Capital Theater. Tommy
Ryan, champion middleweight
boxer of the world, was in Nel
soh’s corner at this fight. Nel
son trained at Hot Springs and
'(canje here for the fifteen-round
bout.
THIRTY BALES OF
COTTON DESTROYED, i
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Little Rock, Dec. 16.—Fire was
discovered in a car of cotton in
the Iron Mountain yards about
4 o’clock yesterday morning, and
before the flames could be extin
guished thirty bales of cottpn
-|were more or less badly dam
laged. The car, at the time the
■fire was discovered, was stand
ling in the yards near Eleventh
Band Magnolia streets, and it re
quired an hour and a half of
■lard work on the part of the fire
■department to get the burning
■cotton out of the car. Later the
Bear’s entire contents was dumped
Ido the ground near the crossing.
The damage will probably not be
heavy.
TO USE BOX CARS
FOR NEW DEPOT.
F. E. Cary, trainmaster of the
Iron Mountain, with headquar
ters at Wynne, is in#the city for
the purpose of arranging tempo
1 rary quarters for carrying on the |
j. ^company’s business at this point j
t until a new depot can be eon
r: structed, says the Paragould
i i Soliphone. *
if A side track is being placed on
the west side of the right of
. .>way and a large furniture car
fifty feet long is to be converted j
f into a waiting room and ticket.
office, while an ordinary box j
car is to be installed for a tem
porary mail, baggage and ex
press depot.
L RESCINDED CALL
r FOR MEETING.
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Little Rock, Dec. 16.-Chair
11. L. Remmel of the Re
scan state cohimittee has re
the call he issued last
i for a meeting of the execu
ommittee in this city on
\ber 23 and instead issued
the full committee, con
r. pt-nearly 100 members,
i)f <vhom comes from each
county in the state.
The object of the meeting is
to make recommendations for
several federal positions in which
the present incumbents’ terms
will shortly expire.
MARONEY SECURES
GOOD APPOINTMENT.
Little Rock, Dec. 16.—Travel
ing Freight Agent P. H. Maron
ey, who has biten with the Iron
Mountain in tPri city for a num
ber of years, was yesterday aft
ernoon appointed division freight
agent here, succeeding D. E.
King, who has been appointed
immigration agent for the Mis
souri P^eiffc-iroi Mountain sys-1
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tern, to succeed Thomas B. Fogg,
resigned to become general man
ager of the Toledo Belt line of
railway.
The appointment of Maroney
is not a surprise to the friends
of that gentlemen in Little Lock
and throughout the state. He is
a man well qualified to fill the
position, and his appointment
gives the people of Arkansas pe
culiar satisfaction, as it indicates
an intention on the part of the
management of the Missouri Pa
cific-Iron Mountain to promote
men who have been in its em
ploy rather than import ipen, as
it were, to take these positions.
PlNSOaETY^j
MRS. HESS ENTERTAINED.
One of the most pleasant so
cial events of the week was on
Friday afternoon when Mrs.
F. S. Hess entertained about
twenty of her lady friends in
the parlors of the Hazel hotel.
The afternoon was given over
entirely to a social meeting and
was much enjoyed by those pres
ent.
Mrs. Hess is one of Newport’s
must popular matrons, and will
be greatly missed by her many
Newport friends, and this pleas
ant social event was an expres
sion of esteem tendered by
her to her many friends on the
eve of her departure from the
city, which has been her home
for a number of years.
Late in the afternoon delight
ful brick cream, the best of
home made cake and olives were
served by the hostess, assisted by
Miss Noreene Hess and Mrs. T.
B. Stewart.
Those present were Mesdames
S. H. Farrar, Jno. W. Wallace,
T. B. Stewart, Josephine Bran
denburg, G. W. Beard, R. M.
Johnson, A. Vacaro, Wm. Hook
er, L. E. Willis, L. B. Young,
Wm. Bailey, L. Hirsch, Charles
Wilmans, Geo. R. Hays, W. A.
Billingsley,W. R. Thompson, Miss
es Ray Brandenburg, Della Bern
stei and Jessie Sain.
DELAY MOVING
TO THIS CITY.
Joseph &Ridens, the upholster
ers and mattress makers of
Searcy, who were to have re
moved to Newport December 15,
will not be ready to begin opera
tions here before January 15 or
possibly February 1.
The delay was caused by the
firm not being able to secure the
location desired here, and also
to the fact that arrangements
for the removal of the plant
could not be made immediately.
P. E. Joseph, a member of the
firm, was in Newport Friday
looking after the firm’s interests
here. He is a very pleasant gen
tleman and will no doubt become
a popular and valuable citizen.
TWO NEW PAPERS
TO BE STARTED.
"Hot Springs, Dec. 15. -There
is soon to be published in this
city two weekly sporting papers.
One will be issued by Fred W.
Vaughan and Angus Miller on
Saturday and the other will be
edited by John J. Sumpter and
Doug Hotchkiss. Both papers
will be devoted to sports and
sporting events, and will soon
make their appearance in the
field.
We have 500 overcoats, a few
more than we need. They are
being sold at a sacrifice. Chas.
Meyer’s Great Bargain Store.
JUST ONE WEEK
LEFT OF CONTEST.
Little Ones Under Two Will
“Have to Hurry” to Win
the Three Prizes.
Edwin Johnson. 1565
Wm. Wallace Button. 1363
Dorothy Stephens. 1244
Ernest Theodore Phillips 1242
|Jas. Edward Wilmans 1064
i Charles Jones Brandenburg 803
• Jeannette Henry. 541
I Thelma Smart. 60
One week from today the In
| dependent’s baby contest will
come to a close and the winner
announced in the paper of that,
day.
While a large number of votes
are being cast each day, many |
are being held for the last day of j
the contest, when the voting
will look like an actual election
in a close ward.
LOST HIS LIFE
IN A RUNAWAY, j
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Farmer and Wife Driving From
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Dardanelle Met With Fa
tal Accident.
Dardanelle, Dec. 16.—H. N.
! Michael, a prosperous farmer
living near Chickalah village,
lost his life in a runaway acci
dent that occurred Tuesday.
As he and his wife were driv
ing home in a two-horse wagon
the team suddenly, from some
unexpected caused, became un
| controllably freightened, and lev
' eled down to a dead run. Mrs.
! Michael was hurled out of the
rear end of the wagon, while her
i husband was thrown down among
the tongue, double-trees and
the heels of the horses, and there
hammered to death on the bridge
that spans Little Chickalah
creek.
PROMINENT ARKANSAS
ATTORNEY DEAD.
Pine Bluff, Dec. 16—John Mv
Taylor, one of the best kriown
attornevs in the state of Arkan
sas, died here this afternoon aft
er an illness of about ten days
Death was due to a severe at
tack of-la grippe, which develop
ed into heart disease. He was
, 49 years old, and had been a res
j ident of Pine Bluff for about 20
! years. For the past 17 years he
has been attorney for the Cotton
Belt road, representing six coun
ties in South Arkansas, and also
attorney for several banks, oil
mills and business concerns in
this section.
ANOTHER SHERIFF DEAD.
Ashdown, Dec. 15.—Sheriff J.
0. Patterson of Little River
county died at his home here
this afternoon at 2 o’clock. He
was about forty years old and
| had just entered upon his fourth
1 term as Sheriff. He was one of
the most popular ,men in this
section of the state.. The fun
eral will take place tomorrow at
2 p. m.
BELDING WANTS
ANOTHER TERM.
Hot Springs, Dec. 16.—Mayor
Geo. R. Belding today announced
for re-election. Mr. Belding
has been mayor of this city for
three successive terms and if
; elected in April will have held
! the office longer than any pre
i decessor.
Mlftedjjenjam'ms^
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Plain and Patent Shoes,
Overcoats,
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Street Mufflers,
Matinee and Opera Mufflers
Full Dress Shirts,
Madras and Percale Shirts ;
Night Robes,
Suit Cases,
White and Fancy Waist
coats,
Stiff, Tuxedo and Opera
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Raincoats,
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While you can obtain Choice
Selections.
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Waterhouse Cravats.
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Correct Clothing.
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
B. B. Bond, ' M. D. Campbell, S. D. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, R. F. Drummond, W. D. McLain,
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