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VOLUME V. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 23, J905, NUMBER i02.
JURY SAYS SCANLONS WERE KILLED.
Inquisition Over Diaz Wreck Victims Con
cluded—Jury Refuses to find 1 hat
Switch Was Tampered With.
“Thomas E. Scanlon and Bryan
Scanlon, both of El Dorado, Ark
ansas, came to their deaths on
the 29th of July, 1905, by the
wrecking of passenger train No.
5 on the St. Louis. Iron Moun
tain & Southern Railway at Diaz,
Ark., occasioned by a defective
switch,” says the jury in the
coroner’s inquest upon the re
mains found in the Diaz wreck
age. The report goes further as
to the responsibility for the
wreck, but does not commit that
body to any theory. The conclu
sion of the finding is in these
if '
words: “While some persons
have testified that in their opin-,
ion the switch was tampered
with, we do not think it is suffi
cient to warrant us in finding
that said switch was tampered
with.”
'■ The concluding session of the
jury Tuesday was marked by the
introduction of important testi
mony, linking together as it were
llit* ijeceoSaiy piuuis. ucpusi
tion from J. C. Baldwin of Pine
Bluff was made a part of the
testimony. The witness de
clares that that Thomas E. Scan
lon had his watch repaired in
Baldwin’s shop, and that his
records show the number of
same to be 232095G, and of the
same description answering
Trainmaster Stallcup’s testimo
ny of the watch found in the
wreck.
Judge M. M. Stuckey, who
had been sent to St. Louis to
secure the ticket used by Scan-;
Ion on this fatal trip, testified
that General Passenger Agent
Townsend and Assistant Claim
Agent Hoepner successively re
fused to turn over the ticket, the
latter alleging that it might be
made the basis of a suit for
damages against the company,
and holding that he was not
amenable to a coroner’s court in
this state. Mr. Merriam, coun
sel for the railroad company,
was in turn seen, out also re
fused the request, though Mr.
Stuckey was courteously received
at all the offices.
Superintendent Tyler, Divis
ion Superintendent Green and
£ Trainmaster oumcup, wuu tea Li
fted Saturday, were very p. sitive
the Diaz switch had been tarn-,
pered with, alleging that the;
clip found showed four indenta-!
tions as though struck with a
hammer.
They had experimented the!
following morning ' in breaking
such a clip and found that the \
iron would rust in a few hours.
While the clip was admitted one
third defective, it would never
have given way without heavy
blows was the opinion of the wit
nesses.
STATE NEWS NOTES.
In five pardons announced by
Governor Davis that of Robert
L. Maxey of Batesville appears. j
Maxey was an attorney who was
convicted of aiding his client to
escape and was fined $100 and j
six months in jail, from which !
burdens the governor has out of \
his most merciful and tenderj
heart relieved this friend.
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Following upon the announce-1
ment of Judge E. D. Robertson j
that he will not be a candidate
for reelection as chancellor of the i
Fifth district, Hon. E. L. West-,
brooke of Jonesboro gives notice1
to his friends that he is in the i
race for the judgeship.
J. F. Jones, a laborer for the i
Big Bay Railroad Company, re
ceived a check for $625 in pay
ment of services which were
valued at $6.25. Mr. Ed VVest
brooke of Jonesboro made the
mistake and the temptation was
too great to the laborer. He
skipped, had the check cashed at
Mammoth Spring, but was cap
tured at Koshkonong, Mo., and
is now in jail at Jonesboro.
COTTON STILL IMPROVING.
Rains as a Rule Beneficial to Growing
Cotton and Corn - Temperature
Seasonable lor Week.
The temperature was season
able, with frequent showers,
which were heavy in some por
tions of the state, and were ac
companied by high winds, which
did some damage to corn and
cotton. Cotton, while small and
late, continued to show improve
ment, and is now fruiting fairly
well; however, there is com
plaint locally of the crop making
too much weed, of shedding and
af insects.
Early corn is generally made
and is a fair to good crop; rains
were very beneficial to the late
crop and it has improved, but in
lUci'.y strcuuiis i;i*r ciup jljuui .
Peavineand other hay are good
crops and are being harvested as
rapidly as the weather will per
mit.
Sweet and Irish potatoes are
good crops.
Apples and peaches continue
to drop; apples will be a poor
crop and peaches a fair crop.
Pastures and ranges are good
and stock is generally healthy
and doing well.
funeral Service.
The funeral service of little
Ernest Theodore Phiilips was
held at the family residence
Wednesday morning at 9 o’clock
and was largely attended by the
many friends of the family.
The service was conducted by
Dr. Cadesman Pope, pastor of
the Methodist church at Walnut
Ridge, assisted by Rev. M. B.
Umsted of this city. The music
was sweetly rendered and very
appropriate to the occasion.
The service as conducted bv
Dr. Pope was a beautiful one
and a touching tribute to the
purity and sweetness of the lit
tie life just closed, lhe floral
emblems were many and beauti
ful, given by loving friends as a
last gift to this little babe.
The pall bearers were near
relatives of the little deceased,
being Messrs. Theodore Phillips,
Robert Neill, Jr., W. T. Parish
and Lawrence Bailey.
Preparing tor Opening.
Acting General Foreman C. E.
Winne of the telegraph depart
ment of the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern, in the
absence of General Foreman J.
C. Browne, is at Cotter, on the
White River line, inspecting the
property of the company. Mr.
Winne will go over the entire
line of the road as far as the tel
egraph wire is si rung, and will
spend several days there. The
opening of the White River line,
the time for which is fast ap
proaching. makes it necessary to
have the telegraph line in readi
ness to carry on the work ex
pected of it. From reports from
the line everything will be ready
for the opening of the line.
For Sale Cheap at Once.
Fresh chemicals, office fixtures,
household goods, one piano, $25,
one $80 mahogany folding bed
complete, new $20, and every
other article as cheap. Have to
leave in search of health.
00d6t A. Kellett, M. D.
STRICT STATE QUARANTINE.
Louisiana Citizens Wus! Get Special Per
mit from Arkansas health Board
!o Enter This State.
The Arkansas state board of
health Monday night adopted the
Memphis quarantine against
Louisiana. No person from that
state shall be permitted to enter
Arkansas unless provided with a
special permit from the Arkan
sas board.
While the method of issuing
these permits was not decided
upon, it was agreed that none
should be issued unless the mem
ber of the board had every rea
son to believe that the applicant
had not been in any infected dis
trict.
These orders are to be con
veyed at once to the members of
the state guard, who are enforc
ing the quarantine.
This tightening the regulations'
was due to the threat of the citi
zens of Chicot and Ashley coun
ties to establish shotgun quaran
tines because of the use of worth
less health certificates by citizens
of Louisiana in crossing the line.
The report was made to the state
board by Capt. W. C. Lavat, in
charge of the McGehee station.
Unveiling of Monument.
The ceremony of unveiling the
monument erected in Rockport
cemetery by the W. 0. W. at the
grave of Edwin B. Wallace will
occur Sunday, August 20, under
the auspices of Patronelle lodge
of that order.
Quite a number of members of
the order from Owensboro, Ky.,
will attend and assist in the cer
emony. Booneville and Evans
ville lodges have also been in
vited to participate, and are ex
pected to be in attendance. The
Owe.'sboro lodge will be met at
Main street landing by the local
members and all will march to
the cemetery where services will
be held. The monument was
erected last April by the New
port (Ark.) lodge, to which Mr.
Wallace belonged. — Rockport
(Ind.) Democrat.
Canceling Policies.
Little R >ck, Aug. 22.— While
there is no concert of action
among the old line companies,
and there is not likely to be,
some of them have commenced
IV vavvvJ |;vixvjvw Miiw wv i vvwj
to the assured cheeks for un
earned premiums. This presu
mably is due to their disinclina
tion to maintain relations with
the state that has driven them
: out.
The Travelers of Chicago and
the Atlanta-Birmingham are re
ported to be canceling and the
New Hampshire is refusing to
make any indorsements and can
cels when any change in an ex
isting policy becomes necessary.
It is expected that a number
of other smaller companies will
adopt the same course.
Newport Pressing Club
I Desires the patronage of every
one. All work guaranteed. Get
! your pressing ticket, $1.60 per
month. Clothes delivered prompt
ly for ladies and gents. For fur
ther particulars call or phone
616 Front street.
97d6t A. J. Turner, Prop,
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Deputy Constable Davis west
over to Nettleton Monday night
and captured a barrel of bottle
whisky and twelve quarts. The
barrel was consigned to W. and
the twelve quarts to Luther
Johnson, the hack driver from
Nettleton to Jonesboro.—Jones
boro Sun.
OR. CBAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
Gives special attention to
Crown and Bridge Work.
And correction of Irregularities
of the Teeth.
Officii* Watson Bi.iv:. I’honf >■
Newport, - / rkansas.
E. L. WATSON. ML.D.
OFFICE OVER MOSBY’S.
NEWPORT, - - ARK.
WHEN IN NEWPORT
(STOP AT THE
Grand Centra! Hotel
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Lunch Room. Service all hours,
day and night. Barber Shop in
connection with hotel.
W, F. BISHOP, Prop.
JAMES L. JONES.
Solicits va-ur
NOTARIAL BUSINESS,
And promises
Prompt and Careful Attention
To Your Business.
Jack Jones
The Crack Barber, keeps
a neat and busy little
shop. Upper end of Front
street. Expert tonsorial
ists. Easy shaves and
the best haircuts. Our
work pleases.
“Come on, ye stubby beards.”
TELEGRAPHERS
NEEDED
Annually to fill the new portions created by
Railroad and Telegrapn Companies;. We want
YOUNG M UN and CADIES of good habits to
LEARN TELEGRAPHY
AND R. R. ACCOUNTING.
; Wo f urnish 75 per cent, of the Operators and
Station Agents in America. Our six schools are ,
the largest exclusive Telegraph Schools IN i
THE WORLD. Established 20 years an en- :
dorsed by all leading Railway Officials.
We execute a $250 Bond to every student tc
furnish him or hei a position paying from $40 ,
to $60 a month in states east of the Rocky
Mountains, or from $75 to $100 a month in ,
states west of the Rockies IMMEDIATELY
UPON GRADUATION.
Students can enter at any time. No vaca
tions For full particulars regarding any of
our Schools write direct to our executive* office
at Cincinnati) O. Catalogue free.
THF MORSE SCH001 Of TE1EGRAPH> !
Cincinnati, Ohio, Buffalo, N. V I
Atlanta. Ga. LaCrosae, Wia. 1
Texarkana, Tex San Francisco, Cal.
THERE IS NO USE
To wait for a foreign sales
man when you have one at
home who sells
EVERYTHING IN THE
MUSICAL LINE.
Jus'i Received—12 new or
gans direct from the factory.
Pianos on short order.
Z. B. REID, Manager
B. W. Haffner, salesman.
Jack Herron
For Granitoid and Stone Walks,
Curbing, all kinds of Brick Work.
Don’t fail to get my figures
before contracting.
My Work Talks For Itself
Parties wanting crushed Lime
Stone Walks apply to me.
Warning Order.
Lizzie Moore, Plaintiff, vs. Jamei Moore, De
fendant—In the Jackson Chancery Court.
| The defendant, James Moore, is warned to ap
peal in this court within thirty days, and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff . Lizzie Moore.
August It), 1905. J. D. NEAL. Clerk.
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WE CLO I : V'Ein EVENING AT 7 EXCEPT SATURDAY. M
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diciously ~o. Our styles will not shock
Q the conservative. O
™ Freaks and fads don’t go here, but
wo have everything new that’s good.
Everything in wearing apparel for week
days and holidays, in style and fabrics
% that are proper.
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Latest Arrivals
The new fall fancy and White Vests.
Edwin Clapp and our own brand shoes. ;
L, A shipment of the famous Alfred Benja- :k
Q min & Co. Correct Clothing. Sail Cases Q
■ , and Bags. Silk Handerchiefs, etc. ■
Come In and Let Us Show You.
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and locale you fust where you wish to locate.
I can satisfy that longing desire. Just sit
down and answer this ad. today, stating
what you have to sell, and I will give you my
plan for selling St.
IF YOU WAN'!' TO BUY
A farm or business of any kind, in any state,
i let me know and 1 will find it for you.
ELMO RIDDELL,
CO-OPERATIVE REAL ESTATE AGENT,
Jacksonport, Arkansas.
Over t ,000 Representatives in the United States.
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CLEARIN SALE
Beginning Wednesday, Aug. X 6, ending Saturday, Aug. 26
In order to make room for fall and winter stock,
Low Quarters.
vSandals.
Oxfords.
Misses’, Men's and Children’s
will go at cost.
Everything Marked in Plain Figures.
Remember this sale is not made to make money, but
to make room.
Ladies’ Low Quarters . 4-Oc an , up*
Children’s Shoes. 10c and up.
Men’s Shoes. 70c and up.
All shoes guaranteed. Call and see our prices.
They will surprise you.
ST. LOUIS SHOE STORE
FRANK BROS.
310 East Front Street. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.