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THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
DEMOCRATIC.COUNTY TICKET.
iFor Representative,
(JOHN H. KEEL.
County Judge,
E. L. BOYCE.
CircuitJClerk.
J. D. NEAL.
County Clerk.
GEO. A. LOCKARP.
Sheriff.
H. S. SIMMONS.
Treasurer.
DR. F. G. SMITH.
Assessor.
R.2L. CONDITT.
Surveyor.
W. A. BOWMAN.
Coroner.
F. J. |H ARRISON.
Constable—Union Township.
W. H.ICAROUTHERS.
Justicejof the Peace,
GUY SMITH.
FORESTlDILLARD.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
We are authorized to announce |thel candidacy
of H. M. Woodard "of Elgin] for Justice of the
Peace of Bird township.
FIVE MILL TAX FOR
WOODRUFF COUNTY.
Judge Hutton Gives Pistol Toters
a Round of Condemnation
and Scores Sellers of To
bacco to Minors.
Augusta, Ark., Aug. 17.—
Judge Hutton, in his charge to
the grand jury impaneled yester
day evening, was especially full
and severe on the crime of “car
rying concealed weapons," to the
giving away or selling of cigar
ettes and tobacco to minors,
claiming that statistics show that
many cases of idiocy and insani
ty occur from their intemperate
use, and that many bright youths
are being destroyed by this vic
ious habit.
Before the juries were organ
ized the court heard the com
plaint of C. W. Clark, asking a
mandamus of the said circuit
court requiring the county levee
board to levee a county tax of
five mills. Mr. Clark is the con
tractor who built the courthouses
at Augusta and Cotton Plant, and
on which they owe him about
$44,000. The court ordered the
mandamus.
Col. Minor Gregory was ap
pointed foreman of the jury and
Fletcher Lewis was elected clerk.
It is a strong jury, composed of
first-class business men and in
telligent farmers.
The state case against Jeff
Burkitt, who was indicted for
killing Jas. W. Bell in August,
1902, near Cotton Plant, and
who succeeded in breaking jail
and evading arrest since, was
nolle prossed, State’s Attorney
Andrews saying that he had
made a diligent search and not a
living witness could be round
against Burkitt.
Wes Jacobs, a negro, was fined
$50 for selling liquor without a
license.
An attachment was ordered for
J. S. Peiter, a delinquent wit- j
ness in the case of the state vs. j
Chas. King.
The case of C. B. Mills, a tax- j
payer, against M. H. Patterson,
sheriff, went over.
The visiting attorneys present
today are T. M. Mehaffey and
R. L. Campbell, Little Rock; H.
F. Roleson, Marianna.
AWAY FOR THE
« SUMMERTIME.
The mountains, seaside or
springs of California bring hap
piness to everybody. The Yo
semite valley, the big trees, boat
ing, fishing, golfing, every day
in the year. Most delightful
climate in the world. The Union
Pacific is the best line. Makes
quickest time. Ticket office 903
Olive street, St. Louis. w8-2t
MINSTRELS AUGUST 25.
The great Richards & Pringle
minstrel aggregation will appear
at the Newport opera house on
Thursday, August 25. This or
ganization, which started in a
modest way some years ago, has
through the most liberal kind of
management acquired an envia
ble position in the amusement
field and is today conceded to
lead the world in its class. They
bring with them this year more
well known comedians and nov
elty acts than have ever before
been collected together in one
i company and the costuming is a
marvel of elegance and beauty.
1 LIGHTLE FRAUDS
STILL THE TALK.
Suits Have Not Yet Been Dis
missed—Story of Undertak
ers Who Examined
Pitts’ Body.
The suits instituted by the in
: surance companies to recover
! money obtained fraudulently on
policies held by the now notorious
Doctor Lightle of Searcy, have
not been dismissed. The widow
will not be affected thereby.
The companies have secured
about $15,000 of the $19,000 paid
out, and the loss will be propor
tioned among them. The A. O.
U. W. had not paid the $2,000
policy held by Dr. Lightle. Many
believe the insurance companies
can show the whereabouts of the
missing doctor, and are expect
ing further sensational develop
ments.
J. A. Chandler, the Searcy un
dertaker, has given out a state
ment telling of his visit to the
grave of Ed Pitts last Saturday
night, which, when opened, was
found empty. “After finding
that the Pitts body had been re
moved from the grave I inter
viewed the sexton of the ceme
tery, Mann Wood, and asked him
if he had ever noticed that there
had been any disturbance about
Ed Pitts’ grave.
He replied that he had noticed
that the grave was disturbed
about the 20th of May, two days
before the burning of Dr.
Lightle’s barn. The sexton said
that he noticed that the grave
had been fresh and he didn’t
know but what the family of
Pitts had worked on it.
Mrs. Pitts stated that she
would prosecute Dr. Lightle and
his co-conspirators to the full
extent of the law. The maxi
mum penalty for grave robbery
is six months imprisonment.
WATER SUPPLY SHUT OFF.
A water famine is on in the
city through failure of the pumps
of the Newport Water Company
to work. The Front street
sprinkling exhausted the supply
in the tower reservoir, and with
no back water the engineer has
not yet been able to prime the
pump.
It is alleged that only a few
feet of water has been kept in
the tower and that the fires at
the pump house have been al
lowed to die down at night,
which it is contended leaves the
city without fire protection.
Members of the council state
that an investigation of these
charges will be made.
The water supply was shut off I
about 5 o’clock Wednesday after- j
noon and had not been resumed
at press hour, though it is exect-1
ed that the trouble will be reme-!
died before night.
MIDGET BRUBAKER MARRIED.
lauIlHl Mas la lk« World MarriM
* Tall Tou( Woman la
Ran York State.
Claude Brubaker, better known na
Kaj. Page, a midget weighing 4ft
pounds, 31 years old, and standing 34
inches high, was wedded to Mis*
Mary Wickle, of Shamoldn, Pa., at
Cortland, N. Y. Brubaker is said to
ke the smallest man in the world.
While traveling with the Wallace
lircus he visited Shamokin. Mis*
PUekIe attended the show and fell U
lore with the dwarf. With him it
rrae a case of love at first sight. Miss
(Vickie is 18 years old, stand* 5 feet
10 inches, and weigh# 150 pounds. Th«
Mremony was performed in Taylor
kail, which was crowded with specte
to** to witness the novel wedding, by
lie. Georg* C. Smith. The bride waa
Mwd la whit* satin.
BARBERS’ SHOP DISEASES.
Patrons Advised to Have Their Own
~ Brush and Comb—Carbolic Acid
tor the Bazor.
The transference to his cus
tomer^ by meaus of bis hands and
instruments, of many parasit
ic skin diseases has long been rec
ognized as one of the unnecessarj
accomplishments of the necessarj
barber. Among these affections,
says American Medicine, are
sycosis, impetigo, seborrheic alo
pecia and furunculosis that is
more or less chronic in type. Dr,
Graham Chambers states thet
during the past five years impeti
go circinati has been very prev
alent in Toronto, scarcely a month
passing without an outbreak oi
from two to thirty cases, gener
ally traceable to a common
source. The barber shop is so com
monly the source that he desig
nates the disease as “barbers’ im
petigo.” Quite recently Dr. W.
A. Hardaway has called attention
to a point which he believes, and
we think rightly, has been but lit
tle realized by the medical profes
sion. That is the frequency with
which carbuncles are acquired in
barber shops. He has seen many
cases of carbuncle in which the
evidence of this means of trans
mission was to him indisputable.
The relative importance of this se
rious affection as compared with
the other diseases mentioned
needs scarcely to be impressed.
For the prevention of contagion
in barber shops* Hardaway be
lipvpa that wo will ho fnppail
rely upon an educated public
opinion rather than upon compul
sory laws directed against the
barber. He recommends that
each patron of a barber shop pro*
vide himself with a box, contain
ing his own brush and comb, a
small package of absorbent cot
ton and a five per cent, carbolic
acid solution. The barber will
then wipe his Bhears or clippers
with the solution, and use the pa
tron’s comb and brush. For the
man who shaves his own soap, cup
and brush are necessities. These
suggestions are sensible. To car
ry them out properly means some
inconvenience, but it is worth
while, especially to the aged and
debilitated, or to those suffering
from diabetes or similar diathe
sis. Physicians atending such pa*
tients should extend them a warn
ing in this refard.
ANCIENT DOLL-LIKE IDOLS.
Were Found Imbedded hi Walls erf
Ancient Cliff Dwellings Near
Santa Fe.
While exploring the Puye and
Shuflnne cliff dwellings near San
ta Fe recently Dr. R. W. Scheuss
ler discovered some antiques of
a kind not previously catalogued
by students of that region. No
ticing upon the wall of an ancient
dwelling some spots of an unu
sual color, he dug into the soft
stone with his pocketknife and
discovered a hole 5 inches in diam
eter and 12 inches deep, partly
filled with mud. Inside was im
bedded a stick on which was
mounted a doll’s head. In the
same hole was a small, highly pol
ished turquoise.
Dr. Schuessler investigated fur
ther. He found three more of the
sealed openings, each of them
containing a doll and a turquoise.
One of the holes contained a piece
of petrified resin, in which tooth
marks indicated that it had been
used as the chewing gum of the
day. The probability is that the
doll heads were idols, but the sig*
niflcance of burying them in the
mesa walls and the presence of
the turquoise are not explained.
In Sunny Florida.
Never shall I forget, writes
Julia Daniels Moseley, in the
Four-Track News, the magic of a
certain garden in the south, in
sunny Florida. . . . The stars
down there have a way of seem
ing to hang out of the sky, like a
jewel placed high in the setting.
The moon was full and the magic
of her yellow beauty bewitched
everything, enhancing the very I
shadows. There is an abandon
about that spot that takes away
the stiffness so often found in
large, formal grounds, and, as you
walk on and on, there seems to be
no end to it, but it is as though all
the world was a sumptuous gar
den; and when you lift your eyes
to the matchless night blues, ft
Beems as if the very dome of Hear
en had opened to charm jobs
vision.
r BREAKFAST ROOMS. ||
V._U_^ II , u rn
Appropriately furnished prove a con
tinual source of pleasure. If your
breakfast is served among cheerful, har
monious surroundings it gives you a
good start for the day.
DINING ROOM SUITES.
We have a nice line of Dining Chairs,
! Sideboards, China Closets, Dining
Tables—in fact, anything in the Furni- ;
ture line. Come and see us. We are
are ready to show you what we have.
Time Tells
THe Story.
There is a big difference be
tween the cost of making a first
class sewing machine, embodying
the best materials and workman
ship, and one which is made in the
cheapest manner. The buyer of
the cheap machine soon pays the
difference of price in the constant
cost for repairs, to say nothing of
its annoying inefficiency.
Singer Sewing Machines do
good work during a lifetime.
Sold on Installments.
Old Machines taken in exchange
Liberal Discount for Cash.
Oils, Needles, Attachments and
Repairs for all makes of machines.
The Singer Manufacturing Co.
"TheSewing Machine Makers of the World.”
FRANK W. LYNN. M’g’t.
121 Hazel St., Newport, Ark.
-THE
LONG
DISTANCE
TELEPHONE
places you in direct and
instant communica
tion with all important
towns in Texas and
Arkansas and many
other states. Its use
will often save you a
fatiguing Journey.
TRY ROUND TRIP TALK.
The SouthwestemTelegraph
and Telephone Co.
LIVERYMEN
FARMERS
DRAYMEN
And all users of axle grease
that want the best grease on the
market and that recognize a good
thing when'shown its merits, we
recommend our Golden and Cas
tor Oil brands of Axle Grease.
It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes
and 3 pound tin buckets. For
sale by all up-to-date merchants.
Ask for it and take no substitute.
It is guaranteed to have no equal
for quality on the market.
WATERS-PIERCE
OIL COMPANY.
Jack Herron
For Granitoid and Stone Walks,
Curbing, all kinds of Brick Work.
Don’t fail to get my figures
before contracting.
My Work Talks For Itself
Parties wanting crushed Lime
Stone Walks apply to me. j
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Henry Owen,
Physician, Surgeon
and Oculist.
Office - - Sells’ Drug Store.
J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slayden, V-Pres. E. V. Holt, Cashier
BANK OF TUCKERMAN
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.00.
We are open to the public for all business
which constitutes safe & reliable banking
DIRECTORS:
J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLAYDEN, D. C. DOWELL,
GEO. L. SMITH, W. E. TALLEY,
J. A. GREENHAW, L. D. ^MITH.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY.
Your Patronage is Solicited.
Tuckerman, - - Arkansas
Low Rates from Memphis.
$7.00 Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and Return. I
$Q 00 KANSAS CITY
O.UU and return.
19 0ft ALL POINTS W OKLAHOMA
I 4.UU and Indian Territories and return
90 ftft Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo
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Tickets on sale at Memphis August 13th, limited 15 days.
For full information write
J. N. CORNATZAR,
General Agent, Memphis, Tenn.
V_ _
Coach Excursion
-TO
WORLD’S FAIR,
$6.35.
Seven Days’ Limit. Tickets on sale July \ 1, 18, 25.
St. Louis may be included in return trip at small additional
expense.
Full information on request.
GEO. H. LEE, JAS. HARRIS,
Gen. Pass. Agt. 1Dist. Pass. Agt.
UTTLE ROOK, ARK.