MAY 20. *904. NUMBER 2*.
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YEAR’S WORK IN
SCHOOLS CLOSED.
Term Was the Most Successful
in Newport’s History—Talks
By Several Patrons—
Excellent Showing.
(The examinations and closing
exercises of the public schools
have been going on all this week,
and never in the history of the
school have the parents and citi
0 zens generally of the city mani
Ifested more interest than in
these closing exercises.
It is the universal opinion that
the term just closed was the
most successful in the history of
the Newport school. Prof. Geo.
R. Hopkins, who is one of the
most enthusiastic educators in
the state, has certainly endeared
himself to the parents .and pupils
of Newport.
A reporter for the Independent
visited each room and listened to
lithe examination of the different
m grades and never saw more thor
ifough work in any school. The
|| oral examinations in Latin and
If ancient history in Prof. Hopkins’
i51 inth and tenth grades would do
onor to any school.
Thursday afternoon was given
ver to recitations in the differ
nt rooms, and short talks by the
oard of trustees, who spent the
fternoon in the school. Talks
re re also made by Mesdames D.
V. Anderson, Ike Goldman and
jl M. A. Dorsey, which were lis
fltened to with much interest by
| the children.
H It would be impossible to tell
ywhich room or grade had accom
plished the most work, so thor
„ough has been the work in the
fentire school, and it is the gen
uleral opinion that it would be wise
ypf it were possible for the board
I ‘of education to retain the entire
? Ifaculty for the next term.
j The following program was
fe-endered:
Greeting, Charley Ross.
? Quotations from “Lady of the
Lake,” 9th and 10th grades.
Address, Prof. Hopkins.
Chorus by school.
; Arkansas, Claud Drummond.
The Conjugating German.
\Solo, Lutie May Stephens.
RVhen Papa is Sick, Grover
rapkins.
sweet Clover, Hazel Jones,
the Harper, Walter Bowles,
then I’d Be Satisfied With
Lil, Bennie Brasch.
Mne Little Goblins, Leslie
a Broom.
, ‘ J* Before Christmas, Willie
i Barw.
I Si* in Your Owm Back Yard,
I chorl
Competing Railroads.
< Wen We Were Two Little
■ Bop, duet.
B The Unpardonable Sin, Leo
■ Volkner.
1» ^)ovvn Where the Cotton Blos
r 5oms Grow, chorus.
The Puzzled Dutchman, Leelon
Stewart.
Beautiful Belles.
Seeing Things at Night, Harry
Davidson.
Since I Have Grown So Use
to You, solo, Beatrice McHugh.
When the World Busts
Through.
Beautiful Dudes.
Our Hired Girl, May York.
FOR SALE.
Bixth and
ooms, re
lighted,
1 water.
rolkne^
IRON MOUNTAIN
TRAINS COLLIDE.
Freight and Passenger Trains
Run Together Near Leeper.
Fireman Jumped But En
gineer Was Crushed.
Iron Mountain passenger train
No. 8, which is made up at Pop
lar Bluff and runs from there to
St. Louis, and southbound freight
No. 97, one of the heaviest
through trains on the road, col
lided while running at full speed
near Leeper Thursday morning,
says the Poplar Bluff Citizen
Democrat, and Engineer Keith
of the freight was killed almost
instantly and five other men
were injured more or less se
verely.
The blame for the terrible ac
cident has not yet been fixed,
but it is thought that a misun
derstanding of orders somewhere
caused the catastrophe.
No. 8. left here this morning
with Conductor Hall in charge
and Engineer Ed Walters and
Fireman Green in the cab. At
Mill Springs Engineer Walters
was struck on the, side of the
head by the arm of a mail switch
and was compelled to give up
his place to Engineer Hull, who
happened to be on the train.
The train was running along
at a good speed when it came in
sight of No. 97, running in an
opposite direction. The engine
crew of the passenger leaped
from the window of the cab and
rolled down the embankment,
escaping with slight bruises. The j
fireman of the freight jumped,
and in falling sustained a broken
leg, but the unfortunate engi
neer of the freight was caught
in the wreck and was crushed to
death.
Both engines were demolished,
and several baggage and mail
cars were derailed and mo^e or
less damaged. Conductor Hall
received bruises about the head
and face, while Leonard Gris
wold, the newsboy on the pas
senger train, received injuries in
the back. No passengers were
hurt, only members of the train
crews being injured. The wreck
age piled up the track and it was
many hours before the line could
be opened.
Number 2 was flagged just this
side of the wreck, and the injured
people were placed upon it and
brought back to Poplar Bluff.
Nos. 2, 4 and 20 were compelled
to go around by way of Dexter,
Thebes and Bismarck.
DAVIS TRIAL MONDAY.
Pine Bluff, May 19. — Judge A.
B. Grace of the Jefferson circuit
court has set the trial of Elisha
Davis, alias Robert Davis, the
negro charged with assault upon
little Katie Ross, for Monday,
May 23.
A number of men have been in
the city inquiring about the trial
of Davis, but no demonstration
was made. Davis is now in the
county jail.
A. W. Spears, a negro lawyer,
has been appointed to defend
Davis. Prosecuting Attorney
W. D. Jones will conduct the
prosecution.
ESTRAY NOTICE.
Sorrel mare 7 years old, bald
face, glass eyes, white on side.
“V” on left jaw, “G” on left
hip. Right fore foot a little dis
figured. A liberal reward will
be paid for her return *to Mar
shall Hatcher, Diaz, Ark., or to
Sink & Martin, Newport. w2tf
Read the'Independent for the
news.
CHANGING GRADES
ON THE ’FRISCO.
Civil Engineers at Work on Line
Reducing the Sharp Curves
and Grades on Road Near
West Plains, Mo.
Just why the ’Frisco officials
contemplate expending several
million dollars in changing the
present roadbed is somethin few
people understand, says the West
Plains (Mo.) Gazette.
By doing so the distance be
tween Springfield and West Plains
would be shortened eight or ten
miles. The grades would be
lowered and trains could be run
with greater safety to passengers
and less damage to rolling stock.
At the present time sixteen
loads of freight is considered a
good haul over the Ozark divis
ion. Cut down the grade as it
is proposed to do and the ton
nage can be doubled. This re
duction would pay for the im
provements in a few years.
Near Mountain Grove the sur
veyors encountered the greatest
obstacle, known as Whetstone
hill. Two surveys were made
around the hill, one missing
Mountain Grove a mile and the
other survey passing through the
town.
Several surveys were made in
the vicinity of Cabool, one of
which le^f the town off the line.
The survey from Sterling down
the divide went several miles
west of Willow Springs. An
other survey passed through the
northern limits of the town.
From Willow Springs south the
new survey went directly through
Burnham, Pomona and Olden,
changing the present line but
little. At Olden the new survey
left the present roadbed several
miles, coming to the eastward
and following the line surveyed
two years ago by Capt. £lark of
the Rock Island. The survey
eliminates the heavy grade be
tween West Plains and Olden,
and strikes the present roadbed
three miles north of here.
NEW FACTORY
FOR PINE BLUFF.
I
Garment Factory Proposes to
Have 100 Machines and Give
Employment to About
125 People.
Pine Bluff, May 19.—S. C.
Lackland and W. M. Harrison of
Muskogee, I. T., are in the city
in the interest of the establish
ment of a garment factory in
Pine Bluff. They will appear be
fore the board of trade tomorrow
and state their plans.
The factory that they propose
to establish here will employ
about 125 people and will have
100 machines. The product will
be overalls, men’s pants, jump
ers and ladies’ skirts.
Mr. Lackland is the president
and general manager of the Mus
kogee factory and will look after
the establishment of the local
factory here.
CORNERSTONE FOR
A NEW CHURCH, j
Hope, May 19. — A notable
event today was the laying of the
corner stone of St. Mark’s Epis
copal church corner Third and'
Elm streets. The grand master |
of the grand lodge of the state
of Arkansas being unable to at
tend, he delegated C. A. Bride
well, M. W. master, to officiate.
Whitefield Masonic lodge con
ducted the services, assisted by
Prescott, Spring Hill and Friend
ship lodges.
Correct Dress Demands Perfect Fit.
The Benjamin
Patterns are made from
models of your figure; thus
the garmets fit you perfectly.
Even the fining, stays and
inside materials are hand-cot
from patterns. If yoor fig
ure is irregular, ample out
lets in all garments make
them easy to alter and to fit
yoo. Therefore this label
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Waterhouse Cravats,
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Southern Hotel,
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The most beautiful Home Resort
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Cheap rate to Hot Springs on
account Knights of Pythias meet
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