Newport Daily I
VOLUME IV~ NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 13. 1905. _ NUMBER 247.
BAD FIRE ON
LOWER FRONT STREET.
Negro Quarters Suffered Sunday
Morning Early Through an
Incendiary Fire.
A fire alarm about 1 o’clock
Sunday m:rning awakened the
town and brought many people
forth into the cold night air of
an approaching blizzard, for the
a sky was well lighted by flames
*€. which threatened destruction to
all the frame buildings on Lower
Front street.
The fire laddies were prompt
'/ in responding and by hard work
and through the most trying con
ditions managed to prevent the
spread of the flames, which had
'* started in the lunch room of a
negro named Dickson at the cor
w ner of Pine and Front streets.
* This building and that adjoin
ing, occupied and owned by Jack
Bridges, were almost totally de
stroyed. Bridges places his loss
at $1,500. but carried only $500
insurance. The other negro had
no protection.
The fire is thought to have
been of incendiary origin and
started at the side of the corner
room oecupied by Dickson.
CONTRACTORS INSPECT
ROCK ISLAND ROUTE.
^Preparing to Bid for Contract
Covering Proposed New Line
from Benton to Crossett.
Benton, Feb. 12.—Representa
tives of five contracting firms
left Benton this week for a trip
oWr the proposed Rock Island
route from Benton to Crossett,
Ark. They will submit bids for
this work on the 15th, when the
contract for the building of this
js road will be let in Chicago.
The proposed road will pene
trate Saline, Grant, Cleveland,
Bradley and Ashley counties and
open up a territory rich in tim
ber and farming lands, much of
which is not in communication at
present by rail with the outside
world.
BLIZZARD DELAYS
CIRCUIT COURT.
Though Judge Fulkerson and
Prosecuting Attorney Oldfield
had returned Sunday in order to
• ppen court early Monday morn
ing, on which date the murder
| trial of Chester Flenall had been
set, the blizzard that has taken
\ possession of this section made
the jury and court officers and
attorneys late in assembling, and
%£> the noon hour . was close at *hand
(' when the sheriff declared court
nnnr\ ,4r
i Thq work of making up a jury
for die trial of Chester Flenall
was immediately begun at the
- /Afternoon session, and it will not
i y be lortg before his fate rests with
^ a.jury. The indictment is for
murder in the first degree, and
the negro is defended by Stuckey
& Stuckey.
organized BAND
LOOT BRANCH CARS.
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At some point on the Iron
Mountain or on the White River
road or along the main line on
both is a gang of thieves whc
regularly break into cars con
taining merchandise and steal
go ds. Hardly a bill of goods
from St. Louis or the east reaches
Cotter in the same condition as
when it left the shipper.
Last week an entire case ol
shoes consigned to W. H. Meers
was stolen, and this week in a
shipment for Dr. Hall a dozer
| pairs of fine elkskin bootees
| worth $7 a pair were stolen and
a case of gloves for Mr. Hall was
also broken open and ten pairs
taken.
It is a common thing to find
the floors of cars opened here j
strewn about with all manner of
g(ods taken from the cases
shipped for dealers here or to
be distributed from this point to
inland towns.—Cotter Courier.
CHRYSTAL WEDDING.
Capt. and Mrs. J. H. McHugh
celebrated their fifteenth wed
ding anniversary Saturday even
ing at their beautiful home on
Hazel street, but owing to the
severity of the weather, many of
their friends were deprived of
the pleasure of participating in
this event.
The chrystal wedding was j
borne in mind by the invitedj
guests with many handsome cut,
glass remembrances, and in each j
present the host and hostess!
! have the good wishes of their
friends for many future anniver
sary occasions.
Capt. and Mrs. McHugh were
assisted in receiving by Mes
dames L. Hirsch, -Ike Goldman
and Robert Cox, and the whole
ar^air was aamiraDiy cameu uui,,
music by a colored orchestra add
ing to the charm.
The refreshments were delic
I ious and beautifully served, cw
! sisting of creamed eggs, salmon;
| croquettes, chicken salad, olives, j
neapolitan cream, cake and salt
ed almonds.
SCHOOL HONOR ROLL.
Honor Roll for the Seventh and
Eighth grades of the Newport
Public School.
The requirements for the hon
or roll are an average of ninety
and ninety in deportment:
Irma Wolf, 92 7-8.
Myrtle Sink, 92 1-2.
Ed Doherty,. 91 8-9.
Musadore House, 91 4-9.
Leo Volmer, 90.
The following pupils received
one hundred in deportment: Of
fie Benson, Ethel Dean, Leah
Jones, Musadore House, Lutie
Mae Stephens, Edith Wharton,
Fred Bowie, Bennie Brasch,
Laura Mosby, Myrtle Sink, Irma
Wolf.
JAMES M Ar EE.
James McAfee, a well known
farmer ' living across Village
creek near Holden’s mill, died
Saturday night from heart fail
ure at his home. He had been
| to town that day.
He was about 65 years of age
and leaves a wife. Burial Mon
day in the Williams graveyard.
| COTTON PLANT
CITIZEN DEAD.
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Cotton Plant, Feb. 10.—Mrs.
Mary A. Locke of this place died
last night of heart disease. Mrs.
Locke was the oldest living resi
dent of Woodruff county, being
sixty-seven. Her funeral will
take place today, the interment
: to be in the family cemetery.
SAW MILL FOR SALE.
Saw mill and 1,000 acres of
oak for sale cheap. Party de
sires to look after other business.
Apply at this office. This mill
is a bargain and can be secured
| for $450. ' ’
■ Read the Daily and Weekly
i; Independent.
CONCERTED EFFORT
TO REDUCE ACREAGE. |
_
Farmers of One Mind in Move
ment to Reduce Acreage of
South’s Greatest Staple.
Little Rock, Feb. 12.—A move
ment by which Arkansas cotton
growers will produce about 200,
000 bales less of the white staple
this year than usual received a
substantial impetus yesterday,
when township meetings were
held in many of the cotton coun
ties, responsive to the call issued
by President Harvie Jordan of
the Southern Cotton Association.
Delegates were elected to county
conventions, which will be held
next Thursday, and which will
elect delegates to a state cotton
covention at Little Rock Febru
ary 21.
The plan suggested by the
new Southern Cotton Association
to improve the existing condi
tions relative to cotton is as fol
lows:
1. To tie up and take care of
the surplus of this crop; remove
it from the markets until next
fall and hold balance of crop un
til prices advance.
2. Reduce cotton acreage and
use of commercial fertilizers un
der cotton at least 25 per cent of
that of last year.
3 Arrange for a general
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system oi oonaea warenuuse& un
der control of the people of the
south.
4. Organize the producers of
the south in every cotton grow
ing county on a business basis to
carry into operation a permanent
system of relief and protection
for the future.
-On the point of reduced acre
age the cotton growers of this
state are of one mind, as the re
ports of yesterday’s meetings in
dicate, and, proceeding upon the
understanding that the slogan,
“plant less cotton,’’ is general
in the cotton states, Arkansas
farmers propose to carry out
their part of the program.
In some places township meet
ings were prevented by bad
roads and inclement weather.
Where the meetings were held,
however, there was no dissent
from the advisability of reducing
the acreage, and in some in
stances the farmers present read
ily pledged that they would plant
at least one-fourth less cotton
than heretofore.
LETTER TO MR. W. D. Mc
LAIN, NEWPORT, ARK.
Dear Sir: Father and son: one
is glad, the other is sad. Devoe;
lead-and-oil.
Mr. Charles Hollenbeck, Fair
Haven, N. Y., painted his house
Devoe three years ago; bis'father,
same time, painted his house
lead-and-oil.
The father’s house 'is all
chalked-off; the son’s is as good
as new. They’ll paint the same
way next time.
Yours truly,
F. W. Devoe & Co.,
New York and Chicago.
MARRIED SATURDAY.
David ’Davis and Miss May
Payne of the county were mar
ried Saturday afternoon at the
i office o^ Esquire Guy Smith, that
1 genial and accommodating gen
tleman tying the nuptial knot.
Both the young people are
well known and popular in their
neighborhood and have many
i friends to congratulate them.
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When you want drugs go to
1 Jacocks’ drug store. 42b7t
WHY KIDNEY DISEASE
IS DANGEROUS.
Neglect of the First Warning Symp
toms is the Prime Cause of so
Many Deaths from the Dreaded
Bright’s Disease.
It Is Easily Curable in the Early Stages.
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Kidney diseases are so destructive to
human life because they do not manifest
alarming symptoms until the constitu
tion i< ^seriously weakened and the
strength exhausted. Then, too often,
the remedies employed by many physi
cians are of indifferent or doubtful value,
and the patient rapidly sinks under the
disease.! The wisest course is to apply a
reliablejkidney and liver remedy on the
first appearance of the symptoms. A
little uiffasineas in the small of the back,
digestive troubles, bowel irregularities
and disorder in the urinary organs are
matters of small moment in the estima
tion of strong men and women, yet they
have a serious meaning. They show
clearly that the kidneys are suffering j
and heal help, which must be forth- j
coming at once to prevent serious, per- j
haps fayal consequences. A few doses
of Pricl^iy Ash Bitters at this time would |
prove oPincalculable value in restoring .
the weakened organs to health. An [
investment of one dollar in a bottle of ;
Prickly Ash Bitters when the disease i9 j
yet in tfte early stage will save hundreds j
of dollars in doctor’s bills, besides the j
suffering that would surely follow should j
the disease be allowed to fasten itself in |
the body, j The excellent curative power ;
of Prickly Ash Bitters is not confined to i
the firstHStages of kidney disease. It is
acious in severe or chronic
cians have used it as a last
se9 that defied their best
^ -most brilliant results,
and lThas'Sliown its superiority over the
many so-called kidney cures, now being
loudly advertised, in instances innu
merable.
Accept no substitute. Insist on having
the genuine Prickly Ash Bitters with the
,-- c-3 jn re<j on the front label.
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i obviated by the use of the
| Long Distance Telephone
The Southwestern Telegraph
and Telephone Co.
JAMES t JONES;
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Solicits your
j NOTARIAL BUSINESS,
And promises
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To Your Business.
REAL ESTATE.
List your Property
For Quick Sales
With me. I guaran
tee best results.
R. W. BANDY,
CHASTAIN BUILDING.
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Doesn’t the fact of a firm devoting
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And if a factory sends us goods ;
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This store is not an experiment any
more. We are pretty well establised
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and fair prices. m
Our spring and summer display of
“Correct” Clothing, Shoes, Hats and
Furnishings will be the talk of the town.
Watch for it! Come here and get
posted on the correct apparel foremen
and boys.
GET THE HABIT. GET THE HABIT.
Star Clothing Co
Capital $100,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham,‘.V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
Jos. M. Berger,tJr. |R. F. Drummond, C. J. Saenger/,’
B. B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, S *D. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, J. P. Duck, W. W. Dutton, 1
O. D. Watson, L. E. Willis, F.‘,D. Fulkerson,
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