VOLUME II. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1903 NUMBER 236
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Every High Art Insured
Suit is in perfect good health
and bears an insurance policy
in testimony whereof—with
you as beneficiary, if any
thing happens, which dis
pleases you with the service
given by the garments.
We have a very large stock
of Clothing—all of the very
newest and latest in the art of
tailor construction. In order
to reduce our stock we have
made great reductions!
Without doubt they are the
most remarkable values ever
offered, even surpassing the
greatest values ever given be
fore.
Thrifty people will be quick
to take advantage of these
remarkable values, so come
early, before the choicest art
selected
Real §20.00 value—d^<-g gr
Now onty.kPlO.UU
Real §22.00 value— -g s* CLH
Now only. IDtUlJ
You don't, have to take
anybody’s word about the
goodness of High Art In
sured Clothing—not ours, nor
the maker’s. You get a
signed, sealed and delivered
policy which insures you
against any misbehavior on
the part of any High Art
Garment.
I Real $15.00 value— 00 Real $25 00 value 00
Real $18.00 value— o jr A Real $30.00 value— OO
Now only . 10«uU Now only. w^iUV/
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BAILEY BR0S.
threat. Removal
..Sale..
The large increase in our trade has made it
necessary for us to secure twice the room we
now occupy. We will move about January 15,
1903 to the store room now occupied by Henry
Schott. To avoid as much expense as possible
in moving we will,
Beginning January 1st, 1903,
Have the greatest cut-price, clean-up sale that
has ever taken place in Newport. See circulars for
prices.
BA I LEY B R©S. Newport, Ark.
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^ Our immense stock is thinning out rapidly under the pressure of Greatly
f Reduced Prices, but we are going to give you another chance W
I For the Remaining Days of January. J
fMen’s “Rialto” Bargain (Men’s Corduroy GROCERIES iii
! Shoes, $1.50, No. 2 \ Pants, were $2.00 lit
Bargain which can’t be (now $1.20. Why certainly, we are ^
Iff No-' I fownforlts^than Bargain i Men’s 75c Fleece feeding and clothing JU
HI guaranteed!106 “ °' 3 * Pe°P'e’ t0O‘ |
iii f 10 Packages Coffee, $1.00. {$!
m A Few Hot Shot in 12 lbs. Green Coffee, $1.00.
^ this line: 1 Molasses, 18c per gallon and up.
W * [ High Patent Flour, guaranteed, $3.65.
1SSS: BOWEN’S CASH STORE Ssj
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
Eight Hundred Delegates Attend the
State Convention Now Being
Held in Little Rock.
Little Rock, Jan., 21.—The first an
nual Good-Roads Convention of Ark
ansas was called to order by Presidnt
J. Woodson of the State Board of
Trade in the auditorium of Concordia
Hall this morning at 10 o’clock. The
hall was packed and jammed, and
Secretary Geo. R. Brown of the Little
Rock Board of Trade, who was in
strumental in securing the large at
tendance, reported that over 800
delegates had reported. The First
Regiment Band was in attendance and
b tween addresses discoursed inspir
ing strains.
After President Woodson rapped
for order, invocation was delivered by
Rev. P. J. Robottom of Trinity Cath
edral.
The President then introduced Hon.
W. M. Kavanaugh, county judge of
Pulaski county, who delivered the ad
dress of welcome.
Hon. W. H. Moore of St. Louis,
president of the National Good Roads
Association, responded to the address
of welcome. He is an ultra-enthusiast
on the subject of good roads, and that
topic is an especial hobby which he
has always cherished. His address
was listened to with marked interest,
and the fact that he was frequently
interrupted witn queries irom me aei
egates showed that he was given rapt
attention.
At the conclusion of Mr. Moore’s ad
dress President Woodson surrendered
tho chair to JudgeKavanaugh, who an
nounced the appointment of com
mittees.
Judge Montgomery of Lafayette
moved that the general assembly be
invited to meet with the convention,
which was carried, and a committee
was invited to wait upon that body.
Mr. Kirby of Miller moved an ad
journment until 2 o’clock, which was
carried.
The sessions of the convention to
morrow will be held in the Capital
Theater.
FORTNIGHTLY WHIST CLUB
ENTERTAINED.
Mrs. B. M. Crow was hostess at
yest rday’s meeting of the Fortnight
ly Whist Club held in the parlors of
the Hotel Hazel. The meetings of
this popular club are always occasions
of much pleasure and with Mrs. Crow
presiding in her cordial and gracious
manner, Wednesday’s number was
especially so. Miss Ray Brandenburg
was unanimously elected a member,
which was the only matter of business
aside from the general program of
the afternoon coming up.
A delicious collation of turkey,
sandwiches, nut salad, olives, salted
pecans and coffee was served at half
after four, completing the enjoyable
affair.
Those present were Mesdames J. J.
Blanchard and Narcie Minor, guests
of the club, and Mesdames C. R. Hite,
R. M. Johnson, Gus Jones, Gus Mar
tin, J. L. Sells, W. W. McMinn, E. T.
Morrison, R. T. Robertson, O. D.
Watson and Chas. Wilmans, Misses
Lula Empie, Mary Laird and Ray
Dmo tr
SOMETHING DOING
IN OLD BUTLER.
Recorder Ed L. Abington and dep
uties issued two hundred and ninety
nine marriage licenses last year, a gain
of 54 over the year preceding. All
ages wer susceptible to the darts of
Cupid during the year 1901-2. Natur
ally, the young ones had the love
fever worse. Fify-five of the brides
were under age and four of them had
passed their sixtieth birthday. Two
of the brides were 13 years of age and
one was 83. Four of the ladies were
14, and four were 50. Of the grooms,
five were 20, four were 19, two were
18, and one was 90. There was but
one extraordinary license issued, and
it was returned: that of a negro who
had induced a white woman to become
his bride.—Poplar Bluff Citizen.
PROMINENT LADY BURNED.
Clarendon, Jan. 21.—Mrs. J. P. Lee,
wife of Hon. J. P. Lee of this place,
who was so severely burned last night,
died this afternoon. Mrs. Lee was
reading before a fireplace, and did not
notice that a spark had set her dress
on fire until the dimes enveloped her.
Her husband, attracted by her
screams, was severely burned about
the hands and arms while attempting
to rescue his wife. Mrs. Lee died in
great agony, although every effort
was made to alleviate her suffering.
Mrs. Lee was prominent in church
work and in Clarendon’s social cir
cles. Her husband is a prominent at
| torney of this place. #
STATE SCRAPS.
The 4-year-old daughter of John
Hamer at Van Buren was seriously if
not fatally burned about 4 o’clock
Wednesday evening. Her clothes
caught fire from burning rubbish.
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At Eureka Springs Wednesday night
Mrs. W. S. Hoskinson, wife of a rail
road fireman, attacked Mrs. Thomas
Samples, another fireman’s wife, with
a knife, and cut her severely on the
arm and wrist. Jealousy is given as
the cause of the attack. Mrs. Hoskin
son was arrest^ 4 and placed under
bond, signed by her husband, but
later she disappeared.
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The stock of J. B. Simon Company,
one of Pine Bluff’s most prominent
clothing concerns, was Wednesday
placed in the sheriff’s hand. The
company recently proposed, it is said,
to liquidate at 40 per cent, and credit
ors refused. Its assets are placed at
$30,000; liabilities $49,000.
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Leo DanielB, an employe of the
Cotton Belt at Pine Bluff was run over
by a hand-car Tuesday and so badly
injured he is not expected to live. He
was riding on the car and fell off so
that it ran over him. The car was
heavily loaded.
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The search for G. F. Austin, the
young man who so mysteriously disap
peared from Little Rock last Decem
ber, is to be kept up with renewed
vigor. Sterling P. Austin, the brother
of the missing man, announced Wed
nesday that he would double the $500
reward offered by him January 1 for
the recovery of the body. This makes
$1,000 that is now offered, and is prov
ing an effective stimulus for searching
parties.
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According to a Memphis paper Rev
Baily White, pastor of a negro churct.
near Little Rock, Ark., walked into
the office of Chief of Police Mason
Wednesday afternoon and informed
him that the whole city of Memphis
would be entirely destroyed within a
few days. White stated that he had
had a talk with the Lord about the
situation Tuesday morning while he
was walking along Vance street.
The destruction which visted Sodom
and Gomorrah in the days of the
prophets was nothing to be compared
with the wrath of God which White
predicted would arrive in Memphis.
NEW REVENUE RULING.
A circular was received Wednesday
in the office of the revenue depart
ment at Memphis from the commis
sioner of internal revenue which is of
considerable interest locally. The
circular contains a new ruling of the
treasury department in which it is
held that druggists and others who
sell soda drinks or similar spirits bev
erages to which any distilled spirits,
wine or any compounds thereof are
added are required to pay tax as re
tail liquor dealers under the internal
revenue law.
Although the new rule was decided
upon in the latter part of last year
ii vwJ vita ci fn fvn inf a ofFanf nn fho first
January the circular containing this
information was not received at the
local revenue office until yesterday.
A numbed of the circulars were
forwarded and one will be sent to
every firm in the city where a soda
water business is conducted. A close
inspection will be made of each of
these places by the local revenue
agents and warning will be given that
if the letter of the ruling is violated it]
any instance report to the department
at Washington as insisted upon in the
circular will be made.
A HALF-DAY SESSION.
Little Rock, Jan. 22.—At noon yes
terday the senate and house met in
joint session and after the vote on
United States senator of the previous
day was canvassed, Hon. James P,
Clarke was declared elected United
States senator for the term of six
years, beginning March 4, 1903.
Both the senate and house adjourned
at noon for the purpose of enabling
the members to attend the good roads
convention.
So far the total number of bills in
troduced is 190, seventy-two in the
senate and 118 in the house. Four
bills have passed both branches.
Speaker Moore will announce the
house standing committees today.
A number of local measures were
passed in the house.
Mr. Keel called up house bill No. 5
fixing the fees and salaries of Jacksor
county officers. It was read the thirc
time. Mr. Keel said the matter hac
been made an issue in the last electioi
in Jackson county and approved by j
vote of 5 to 1. The bill passed—ayei
94, noes 0.
NEGRO RENTERS TERRORIZED.
During the past week all negro
renters living on lands in the Tomber
lin neighborhood, Lonoke county,
were notified by nightriders to leave
the country at once, and as a result
thirty-five families have moved to
more congenial districts. The ex
pulsion of negro renters is supposed
to have been occasioned by land
owners recently raising rents from 84
and 85 to 86 and 87. This antagon
ized the white renters, and their sym
pathizers propose to reduce rentals
by causing shortage of renters.
TO THE MARDI GRAS.
Come and trip as you go,
On the light fautastic toe.
TheChoctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R.
R. will sell excursion tickets at one
fare plus two dollars for the round
trip, February 17, 18 and 19, limit for
return, February 28, subject to exten
sion. Ask your ticket agent about it.
Henry ©wen
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