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Newport Daily Independent.
YOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1905. NUMBER 35.
PUSHING WORK
ON NEW ROAD
In Effort to Open Through Ser
vice On White River Route
By First of September.
Little Rock, June 8. —Reports
from the White River Route tell
of rapid work on that line. The
track is laid to a point three
miles beyond Bear creek, and
the telegraph line is being built
to that place. The holes for the
posts are dug four miles beyond
Bergman, the present terminus
of the wire, and the line will be
put into Bear creek within a
short time. The track laying
has proceeded to a point 48 miles
beyond Cotter, the division point,
and there is every reason to be
lieve that the road will be open
ed on September 1 of this year.
f Every effort is being made to
complete it by this date, in order
to be able to handle the great
amount of traffic which will be
gin to move about that time.
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LADY MACCABEES
OVERTURN HIVE.
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Blytheville, June 8.—At a
meeting of the ladies’ branch of
the Maccabees at this place last
night the hive was overturned
and the session ended in a scrap
ping matcn oy yueens Aimon
and Burch.
The bout ended in a drawn bat
tle with much loss of hair and
blood on the part of each bellig
erent and the acquirement of a
— reputation as a scrapper by each
of the sisters.
The causus belli was the open
ly expressed opinion on the part
of one of'the sisters that she was
“no better than she ought to
be.” Reply was made in kind
except more so and the whole
business ended in a row.
The organization in this city is
' composed of highly respectable
ladies, and has been given mush
local publicity by the fight. Both
parties to the fight were ar
raigned in police court today.
S IN SOCIETY. j
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COTERIE CONCERT.
The ladies of the Musical Co
terie scored a brilliant success in
their first annual reception given
in their pretty club rooms Thurs
day evening.
The rooms were tastefully
k /topnr'Dtpd with netted nlants and 1
(vases of cut flowers, which were |
placed in the windows and on the j
piano.
x, Jlie rooms were completely
''Tilled with friends who were anx
ious to partake of the hospitality |
offered. Misfe Laura Mosby and
Beatrice McHugh dispensed de
licious cherry punch, which was
very refreshing on this unusually
warm evening.
The first number on the pro
gram was the rendering on the
violin the popular “Narcissus”
by Mrs. Walter Martin.
Mrs. Will McMullen sang in a ■
full soprano “If Thou Art
There,” followed by a piano solo
by Mrs. Percy Van Dyke, j
both of which were highly ap
preciated by their hearers.
The contralto solo by Miss Imo
gene Bandy, “TheSands o’ Dee,”
, • was listened to with much inter- j
est, as was her violin solo, which
was unusually fine and among
the best numbers on the pro
grom.
Mrs. Robert Cox gave a read
ing, “The Soul of the Violin,”
which proved the reader to be
i quite an artist in that line and
her selection was much enjoyed.
Miss Mae Whittaker conch
the program by a sonat&J
Haydn, which was reji
her usual attractive Wj
SURPRISE DANC
One of the most pleas&tf
spring social events was the
dance given the young people at
the elegant Kinman home Thurs
day evening, given in honor of
the charming daughter, Miss
Noreene Kinman, and her guest
from Memphis, Miss Margaret
Postal.
The pleasant occasion was a
complete surprise to the honorees,
who had been taken out for a
walk, and during their absence
the guests assembled, but the
novelty seemed to have added
to the pleasure of the event, for
the evening proved to be one of
rare pleasure to those who were
fortunate enough to be present.
THOSE PRESENT.
Those present were Misses No
reene Kinman and guest, Marga
ret Postal of Memphis, Louise
and Rachel Van Dyke of Mar
shall, Mo., Jamie Irby, Lou
Minor, Janie Stephens, Hilda
Bailey, Annie Dutton, Irma
Hooker, Jennie McCauley, Au
brey and Ruth Arnold, , Lucy
Brandenburg, Hal Phillips, Tillie
Sprigg, Lucile Taylor; Messrs.
Clyde Roseborough of Batesville,
J. M. Berger, A. Arndt, Sprigg
Foushee, Arthur Bailey, Adam
Lockard, W. T. Parish, Tom Dil
lard, Ben White, W. T. and
Frank Dunn, Will Magoffin, E.
C. Waterman, Charley Holmes,
James Blackwood, R. T. Rey
bum, H. 0. Powell; Mesdames
A. D. Bailey, Narcie Minor, 0.
S. Lawrence; Messrs, and Mes
dames T. D. Kinman, R. J. Wise
and P. H. Van Dyke.
Great Sacrifice Sale of men’s
suits tomorrow, See ad in this
issue. Star Clothing Co. 2
FREIGHTS COLLIDE
ON TIP TOP HILL.
Two Iron Mountain freight
trains collided on Tip Top hill be
tween here and St. Louis Thurs
day morning, says the Poplar
Bluff Citizen. No one was killed,
but the two trains were badly
wrecked and the road was put
out of business for considerable
distance. All south bound trains
were several hours late on ac
count of the wreck. Passenger
train No. 7, due in this city at
11:32 in the morning, did not ar
rive here until almost 5 o’clock
in the afternoon.
Great Sacrifice Sale of men’s
suits tomorrow. See ad in this
issue. Star Clothing Co. 2
YOUNG LADY SHOT.
BY UNLOADED GUN.
Warren, June 8.— A 12-year
old daughter of El Waters was
accidentally shot and her ankle
so badly shattered that amputa
tion of the limb below the knee
was necessary.
A young man boarding in the
family was carelessly snapping
an old shotgun that no one
thought was loaded when it ex
ploded. The girl was sitting but
a few feet awTay from the muz
zle of the gun, and the whole
load took effect, nearly severing
the foot.
BIG REDUCTION.
Four days’ special—Men’s 50
cent elastic seam drawers 36
cents per pair. Bowen’s Cash
Store. 32b5t
Read the IndeDendent.
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TORNEY.
Jeffery, of
to make
ting attor
d, judicial
Mountain
News, the old home paper of our
promising young attorney, and
thus indorses his candidacy:
“Emmett is well qualified to
fill the place and would make an
excellent prosecuting attorney.
He is a man of more than ordi
nary ability and well qualified in
every way for the position. He
is an honorable, Christian gen
tleman; agreeable and accom
plished, fond of social inter
course with his friends and ac
quaintances, and a fine lawyer.
The state’s interests would be
safe in his hands. He is a good
business man, and no young man
ever raised in Stone county ever
enjoyed a higher character for
good citizenship. He has stood
for good morals and a strict com
pliance with the laws of the land,
and those whom the law would
make it his duty to appear in
court against might expect a
strong and firm prosecution but
would need to have no fear of
being persecuted or receiving!
unfair treatment at his hands.
“At the age of 18 years he be- i
profession he soon took rank as
one of the most successful and
up-to-date teachers of his county, j
and later on while engaged in j
teaching he began the study of j
law, and in 1898 he was, by'
Judge Fulkerson, licensed to
practice law, since which time
he has followed practicing law.
In 1900 he was elected to the j
state legislature, where he serv- J
ed with distinction and credit.
“Since the adoption of the con-!
stitution of 1874, Stone has been j
one of the counties composing
the old Third judicial circuit, and
in all these thirty years she has j
never furnished a judge or pros-!
ecuting attorney, and if at the I
coming primaries the Democrats1
of the old Third circuit should
choose Mr. ’Jeffery as their
standard bearer for this import
ant and honorable position, Stone
county would feel greatly hon
ored by having one:of her favor
ite sons thus honored.”
FATAL ENDING
OF PRACTICAL JOKE.
Pine Bluff, June 8.—Informa
tion has been received from
Sheridan of a killing which took
place at the mill of Sam Hardin,
three, miles from that town Sun
day night.
A nnrt.v nf mill men after sun
per were relating all the horrors
they could summon relative to
wild animals they had met.
When they retired most of the
party were impressed with the
terrors inspired.
Taking advantage of the psy
chological moment the least ter
rified member of the party, John
H. Sneed, endeavored to further
frighten the men by imitating a
wild animal. Will Woolurn, mis
taking Sneed for an animal, fired ;
upon him with fatal results, '
Sneed’s death resulting a few
minutes thereafter.
speciaTrates
United Confederate Veterans re
union at Louisville, Ky., via the.
Iron Mountain route. ^R^tesj
$10.25 for the round tr$jpv *nckel»s
on sale June 10, 11* 12 and 13,
return limit June 19. Leave
Newport 10:40 a. m., arrive at
Louisville 7 o’clock -next morn
ing. Leave Newport 10:45 p.
m., arrive Louisville 5:40 p. m.
T. H. Reamey, Agt.
Correct Clothes for Men
Outing
T rousers
Labelled thus
j^ljtedftenjaminsg
MAKERS % MEWyoRK
Are in fabrics, style and
fit unapproached by any,
at any price.
The makers’ guarantee, and ours,
with every garment. We are ex
clusive agents here.
WHEN IN NEWPORT
STOP AT THE
Grand Central Hotel
Lunch Room. Service all hours,
day and night. Barber Shop in
connection with hotel.
W. F. BISHOP, Prop.
■lL‘l.li._!l-:j!LLL_L'-J-1.-1.-. _BLLiiJ
WE CLOSE EVERY EVENING AT 7 EXCEPT SATURDAY.
MEN'S OUTFITTERS
Great SACRIFICE SALE!
Men’s Superb
Suits
Friday, June 9, Saturday, June 10,
2 DAYS ONLY,
We will sell out $ 15.00,
$16.50, $17.50, $18.50 |
and $20.00 Suits for
Every suit offered in this great sale is dependably and
fashionably tailored, bearing the imprint of superior genius f
in design and workmanship—“AlfredBenjamin & Co.” Cor
rect Clothes for Men— Tis ’nough said. No goods charged,
exchanged or altered (except at cost to customer).
Blue or Black Serges are not included in this sale. Re
member the dates—Friday and Saturday, June 9th and 10th
—Two days only—First cpme, first served—No favorites.
You Know What We Advertise.
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WALK!
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ST. LOUIS SHOE STORE
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This SPECIAL WALKING SALE Begins
Friday, June 2d,
And Lasts till SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH. We will give you the easy walk on
comfort for a very little money. We have \ 5 different brands of shoes that we
pot on sale.
200 pairs of Dr. Kinney’s
Cushion Comfort Shoes, regu
lar price from $4 ^ A A
to $5.00, go for
1,700 pairs «f Children’s
Shoes, Oxfords, Sandals, Low
Quarters, regular price from
50c to $2.50, go at our special
sale from
10c “ $1.19
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Ladies’ and Men’s House
Slippers, regular price from
50c to 75c, in our spe
cial Walking Sale go at
2600 pairs of Meh’s Shoes,
and low quarters, vici kid,^
velour, Russian calf, box calf,
patent leather colt, worth
from $5.00 to $4.00, go in this
Walking Sale at
$1.24 - $2.74
I All our shoes are marked in plain figures. Everybody can see for themselves I
this is the biggest sale ever had. Remember this sale will last \5 days only. We I
will sell positively as we advertise. I
$T. LOUIS SHinST IRE
FRANK BROS., I
3JO FRONT STREET. NEWPORT ARK I