THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, ' - - ARKANSAS.
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CROSBY DEAD
WHEN HANGED.
Correspondent Charges That
Murderer Died En Route to
Gallows- But O ffi ce rs
•Were “Brand to
Have Hanging. ”
The Bates* Ml respondent
‘ of the Arkansi, • I ■■ ■ erat .says
that William Ct . woo was
hanged at Bat* on Nov. 25,
v/as dead be for r reached the
gallows, and that * m people of
Batesville am in 1i ,nant over the
i latter. He ■ m
“When 11 o’ ’ - came, the
i me S'. I h • f ing in the
official invit yr . the sheriff de
* elded that Crosby should be
h inged, although the attending
physician told him the man
would probably die before he
c >uld reach the gallows, and in
any event could not live more
than one or two hours.
But as they were bound to have
a hanging this only served to
spur the sheriff and his aids to
renewed activity, and so at 11:30
h*3 was taken from the jail and
p it in an omnibus with a number
of guards and driven to the gal
lows at the foot of Main street.
He died upon the way, but as
thsy were ‘bound to have a hang
in f and as the crowd of several
th jusand that had come to town
m ist not bo disappointed, his
limp body, which had not yet
as sumed rigor mortis, and could
n . be supported by men to ad
ju it the noose, was strapped to a
bo ird, a noose placed around the
n -k and the poor lifeless clay
pu died off to dangle in the air in
or ler to satisfy the thirst for
v* igeance in the breasts of some
of the relatives and friends of
Je.f Morgan.”
F AST FORGING FORWARD.
Idaho is one of the best watered
states in America. People are
moving there because hot winds
an 1 destructive storms are un
kn iwn and because its matchless
Hi late generates physical and
m. ital vigor and guarantees
go 1 health.
1 laho has rapidly grown in
popularity during the past five
ye irs and settlers in its irrigated
val eys have met with more than
ordinary success. This fact has
ind iced a large influx of eastern
capital in the state, with the re
sul that its growth has been
rapid.
If you have in mind a change
for the general improvement of
your condition in life, or if you
are seeking climate beneficial
to h jalth Idali wil meet these
req irernen
T le easiest—ii. uu the only
dirt' :t route to Idaho points is via
the Union Pacific. This road
run ; two daily trains from Oma
ha and two trains daily from
Chi igo and Kansas City to all
poin s in Idaho, Montana and
the rreat Northwest.
F r full particulars and de
scri tive information inquire of
J. H. Lothrop, G. A.,
903 Olive Strert,
St. Louis, Mo.
MINSTRELS TONIGHT.
The Eagles minstrels, undei
the leadership of two members
of tl o Josh Perkins company,
whic'i recently played here, will
hold the boards at the opera
house tonight.
You will laugh as you never
laug ed before. You just can’t
h lp it. You know everybody ir
t e i ust, but you’ll be puzzled tc
tell who’s who. And when you
do find out you will laugh again.
Th t’s what the Eagles want
you > do. They’re a jolly lot of
bir s und if you miss their enter
tai 1 jnt tonight you’ll never get
over >eing sorry.
■Mini I II III Ill Si i ■■■■MSI Ml* l ——
It might be well to get a ticket
before night at Dutton’s or from
j some member, as the indications1
are now good for the biggest
i crowd that ever witnessed a
I home talent show in Newport.
Hut whatever you do, don’t
j miss it.
THE FAST TRAINS.
To California are run over the
Union Pacific. Via Omaha 16
hours quicker to San Francisco
than any other line. No change
of roads, no detours, “The Over
land Route” all the way. He
sure your ticket reads over the
Union Pacific. Inquire of
J. H. Lothror, G. A.,
903 Olive street,
St. Louis, Mo.
FAVORABLE FOR OYSTERS,
English Royal Commission Baportf
That Danger of Typhoid Infec
tion Has Been Exaggerated.
The English royal commission
•n sewage disposal has issued a
report that should tend to allay
the frequent “oyster scare*”
caused by the assertion that shell
fish are polluted and made unfit
to eat by typhoid germs. They are
of the opinion that there is not at
present exact knowledge warrant
ing inch sweeping measures as
the compulsory purification of
sewage before discharge, for there
la nothing, they state, in the ap
pearance of shellfish to distin
guish those which have been ex
posed to sewage contamination
from those which have not been ••
exposed.
The denial of the validity of
bacteriological examination as a
test is very important, for this
test has rested on the assumption
that the bacillus coll communis, or
other allied organism, does not
normally occur in the oyster. Over
1,000 oysters taken from the pur
est waters and from beds obviously
liable to pollution were examined
and the bacillus coll was found h»
nearly all of them, from whatevet
laying they were taken, though as
a rule a very much smaller num
ber of bacilli was found in those
from pure than in those from
polluted waters. The commis
sioners say:
“If it should be seriously con
tended that the mere presence of
bacillus coll, or collllke microbes,
In an oyster should condemn it,
few oysters would probably es
cape condemnation.”
Concerning the possibilities of
the communication of disease by
shellfish, they state that there is a
j prima facia probability that at
! Umaa liulno tvnhnlfl hftHlli mfirht
j be conveyed by shellfish to the con
sumer and produce enteric fever,
experience confirms their views
that the extent to which the ill
ness is actually conveyed cannot
he determined, the present state
•f knowledge on the subject not
making It possible to make an ao
earate numerical statement.
Hade Soup of Congressman’s Beans,
Representative Mahon, of Pennsyl
vania, is laughing over a letter just re
ceived from a nice old lady residing in
his congressional district. He sent a
package of beans secured from his
quota at the agricultural department to
this lady, thinking she would like to
plant them in her garden.
In replying, the lady addressed the
Pennsylvanian, whose name was writ
ten indistinctly on the frank, as ‘"Mr.
Mackin.” Shesaid: "Those were splen
did beans you sent me. I cooked them
for dinner and they made the finest
soup I ever tasted. Thank you ever so
much.”—Washington Post.
Consoling.
George—Ethel, dear, I’m going to In
terview your father to-night.
Ethel—All right, George. And If any
thing happens I'll come to the hospital
twice a day until you are able to be out
again.—Chicago Daily Newa,
la Chare h.
I Dolly—How much Impressed Ethel
•seined by the services.
Polly—Yes, she did look solemn; but
maybe she was only mad at her Anew
maker.—Puck.
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BABY CONTEST.
Here is the proposition and the
rules governing the contest:
There is a handsome $25.00
solid gold locket with diamond
setting and solid gold chain, on
display at the Palace Jewelry
store, to be given away Decem
ber 24th, 1904, to the baby boy
or girl under two years of age,
who wins the highest number of
votes as the prettiest and sweet
est baby. Now the baby that is
not pretty is surely sweet, and
if the wee tot be a little cross at
times, beauty must offset this
badness. Fond parents at least
are expected to think their ba
bies are both sweet and beauti
ful, and so they do. But to set
tle once for all the claims of the
under two, and put at rest„this
rivalry of mothers and fathers,
the Independent has inaugurated
a contest that is to be determined
Y\tr fV*nf cjVwarJ iMCfVif* HATTIiIaT*
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ballot, and in accordance with
the following rules:
BABY PRIZE CONTEST RULES.
First—No baby that has reach
ed the age of two years Nov. 1,
1904, is eligible to this contest,
nor shall any employe or party
connected with this paper be eli
gible to vote.
Second—Every issue of the
Daily and Weekly Independent
from November 1 to December
24, will contain a ballot entitling
the holder to one vote in this
contest. For every dollar’s worth
of job, work, advertising and
subscription paid for between
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and counted. The daily issue of
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| total of the several candidates
and the public will thus be kept
informed of the voting each day.
Fourth—A committee of three
good business men will be select
ed to canvass the ballots the
morning of Dec. 24 and announce
the winner. All ballots must be
deposited at this office by 11 a.
m., Dec. 24, 1904.
Read the rules carefully.
A. Mortensen has moved his
cleaning and pressing shop to the
newly remodeled building oppo
i site city jail. 86dtf
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Not necessarily that you are danger
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The danger lies in neglecting the
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over old times with them; tell them what you^are do
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them to come back with you and look the ground over.
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ST.ULU.ftS. RAILWAY.
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No. 4. 10:40.am.
No. 12. 8:48 p.m.
No. 6. 10:45 p.m.
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