Newport Daily pendent.
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VOLUME V. _ NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. THURSDAY. MAY 25, X905. NUMBER 22.
CHANCE TO LAND
VENEERING PLANT
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Representative of Michiga^
neering Plant Wants to
Factory to Newpo:
Newport has a chance to Ian
a veneering plant that is now in
successful operation at Ypsilanti,
Michigan, which is rated at
$600,000, and would employ a
force of 50 to 75 skilled laborers.
To secure the factory the citi
zens must put up a five-acre site
I on the river front, and probably
$2,000 to pay for the removal of
the plant to this city.
Such was the proposition placed
before a meeting of the business
men of this city at 2 o’clock
Wednesday afternoon at the city
hall, and be it said to their credit
and enterprise, they were unani
mously of the opinion that New
port snouia grasp tne opportu
nity, and was equal to the re
quirement.
All that was needed was a sys
tematic and intelligent effort, a
long pull, a strong pull and a
united pull and the enterprise
would be ours.
Hon. J. M. Stayton acted as
chairman, and after Mr. S. B.
Hutchinson, manager of the plant
to be moved, had outlined the
nature of the industry, the pro
cess of the work and what they
would ask of this city, the chair
appointed a committee of three,
consisting of C. G. Henry, A. G.
Anderson and Alcorn Ferguson,
to confer with Mr. Hutchinson, i
*• draft an agreement with him,;
guaranteeing the operation of!
the plant and the employment of
* a certain number of men, else
the title to the site is to revert to
the donors, and then to solicit
Subscriptions of our citizens.
No chances are taken; if we
pay for a site the industry is se
cured and its continued opera
tion guaranteed. The firm seek
ing a location by reason of de
pleted timber resources in that
section of Michigan, has been
successfully run there for many
^ears, and has a splendid rating,
i / It is managed by progressive
f pen, who seek to enlarge its
, product, and while in the past it
las been the individual interest
of S. B. Hutchinson, if moved
► * to Newport it will be incorporat
ed as the American Lumber and
Veneering Company.
A POSITIVE GUARANTEE.
Mr. Hutchinson, for a five
acre site on ihe river and the
cost of removing his plant, esti
mated at $2,000, has entered into
a written contract with the solic
iting committee guaranteeing a
weekly pay roll of $500 for ten
years, which means an aggre
gate sum of $250,000, exclusive
f of salaries paid his managers and
superintendents. Add to this
money that is brought into our;
section by a utilization of our
* vast and varied timber interests |
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good such an industry will do
Newport and her tributary sec
tion.
Never can this city afford to
^ stand back on raising $9,000 to
secure such an industry. Look
at Jonesboro and Paragould, how
they have forged past us by going
after such industries and making
inducements for their location,
while Newport, with all her nat
ural advantages, which have at
tracted Mr. Hutchinson, has
allowed such chances to slip un
til the demand is urgent and the
need imperative that we mani
fest a more progressive spirit
and solicitous activity for the
welfare of our city.
TWO SITES SUITABLE.
Only two sites on the river
offered
000 and accompan
ied by a contribution frpm C. B.
Kelley of $500, but an acre from
the Decker tract would be neces
sary, which would make the cost
of this site about $7,000.
FURNITURE FACTORIES WILL
FOLLOW.
As explained in the talk of Mr.
Hutchinson, nearly all the fur
niture made now is veneered
work. The costlier woods are
veneered into thin sheets which
make more durable furniture
and by utilizing gum and cheaper
woods for the heavy interior por
tions the cost is greatly reduced.
With a factory at home to furnish
veneered woods of all kinds, as
mahocranv and imported woods
could be brought to Newport
from New Orleans by river at a
minimum cost and with an
abundance of gum to supply the
demand for a cheap wood, why
should not Newport, as Mr.
Hutchinson says, become the
Grand Rapids of the South in
her furniture factories? We
have the natural advantages, let
us manifest the enterprise.
CHANCERY COURT.
Fannie Williams vs. Sam Wil
liams, divorce; decree granted.
Newport Lodge No. 711. 0. 0.
F. of Newport vs. A. C. Collier
et al., dismissed at cost of the
plaintiff.
Ida Sowell et al. vs. Charles
B. Coe et al., continued by con
sent.
Bank of Newport vs. Wm. A.
Hale, foreclosure; decree of fore
closure. .
Geo. W. Bandy et al vs. T. D.
Lawrence et al, possession; de
cree for plaintiff and appeal
taken.
The Kelley Lumber Company
vs. H. S. Simmons, collector; de
cree for plaintiff.
S. E. Massey vs. Fannie Mas
sey et al, partition; report of
commissioner approved and fees
allowed.
Louis Davis vs. Sarah Davis,
divorce; decree.
May L. Johnson vs. Roy John
son, divorce; decree and custody
of child given plaintiff.
Laura Warren, vs. Geo. War
ren, divorce; decree.
Sedgwick Tie Company vs. H.
S. Simmons, collector; defendant
enjoined and restrained.
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adjourned until Wednesday, May
31. ______
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Henry A. Ridley to Joseph M.
Stay ton, lots 5 andJ6, block 24,
Newport, $5.
Bank of Newport to Joseph M.
Stayton, lots 5 and 6, block 24,
Newport, $3,000.
Joseph Volkmer and wife to E.
B. Harris, lot 6, block 2, Hirsch
second addition, Newport, $3,415.
Zoa Murphy to P. P. Stegall,
otie lot in Grubbs, $15.
L. C. Gammill to Western Tie
and Timber Company, 960 acres,
21,33,29, 16-11-2 and 4-10-2,$200.
W. B. Verdell to Knights and
Daughters of Tabor, lot 4, block
4, range 5, Jacksonport, $40.
Alfred Mortensen to L. J.
Taylor, 160 acres, 30-9-1, $1.
W. A. Roy and wife to Thos.
T. Lail, 40 acres, 25-9-2, $160.
A. J. King and wife to Norah
King, 40 acres 2-13-1, $50.
Gustave Jones and wife to
Western Tie and Timber Com
pany, 130.84 acres, 18-9-1, $250.
ERAL COURT
PROCEEDINGS
nt Session in Batesville.
'Craig Fined—Colbert
bt to Jail And Fined.
Batesville, May 25.—Judge
Trieber, District Attorney Whip
ple, United States Marshal Fow
ler and other court officials have
returned home.
The grand jury returned nine
indictments.
0. F. Craig, a newspaper man
from Newark, pleaded guilty of
having mailed with his paper a
lottery circular, and was fined
five dollars.
James Colbert, arrested at Au
gusta on a charge of using the
mails to defraud by representing
himself to be at the head of a
large vehicle business, was fined
$300 and sentenced to four
months in jail.
Will Hodge of Newberg was
I convicted oi rimng a registered
j letter while employed as a mail
! carrier on a star route.
C. M. Fletcher of Black Rock
was sentenced to a year and a
day in the penitentiary at Atlanta
on the charge of using the mails
to defraud.
Alfred English and Joe Pack
; of Lawrence county were con
victed of the illegal sale of liquor
and sentence was suspended.
F. M. Martin and Daniel Mar
tin, his son, pleaded guilty to
stealing whiskey from a bonded
warehouse. Sentence was sus
pended as to the old man, and
the young man was sentenced to
ninety days in jail.
COMMITTEE VISITS SCHOOL.
The committee composed of
Mesdames M. A. Dorsey, B. F.
Whittaker and 0. W. Scarbo
rough visited three rooms at the
public school Wednesday and
made splendid reports of the
work done in these rooms.
In Miss Alma Futrall’s room
the seventh grade was heard
in geography, which was very
interesting to those who heard
them and showed their thorough
ness in work.
In Miss Margaret Beattie’s
room the committee was delight
fully entertained by the drawing
and paper cutting done by these
little folks.
The class in arithmetic was
heard in Mrs. Albright’s room
and showed careful attention
paid this study.
MAY CHANGE
TERMINAL’S NAME.
Little Rock, May 25. —Oregon,
the present western terminus of
the White River route of the
Missouri Pacific in western Ar
kansas, will soon be Oregomno
longer. It is announced that the
; postoffice department has decided
to discontinue the naming of
postoffices after states, the red
son given being that confusion
oftentimes results therefrom.
Therefore Oregon will soon be
named Bergman. This will be
the name of the postoffice and
the Iron Mountain officials will
change the name—not of Arkan
sas—but of Oregon to conform
to the new name for the post
office.
REV. J. I. NORRIS
CALLED TO PINE BLUFF.
Pine Bluff, May 2).—The an
nouncement has been made that
the Rev. J. I. Norris of Orlando,
Fla., will occupy the pulpit of
the Presbyterian church, and
take charge of the pastorate next
J
month. He will succeed Rev.
John L. Caldwell, who retires
from the ministry. Dr. Caldwell
resigned some months ago, but
has continued to occupy the pul
pit until a successor could be
secured.
THE HONOR ROLL.
The honor roll of the seventh
and eighth grades for the fourth
quarter is as follows:
I T.pfth .Ton ps 92.
I Philip Lockard, 93.
Irma Wolf, 93.
Ed Doherty, 93.
The (following pupils received
100 in deportment:
Bernice Brasch.
Claude Drummond,
i Hortense Hite.
Ruth Hines,
j Leah Jones.
Laura Mosby.
I Irma Wolf.
George Hipolite.
Lutie May Stephens.
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| FRECKLES AND PIMPLES
IN 10 DAI S USE
SATINOLA,
The Complexion Beautifier.
<^ATINOLA is a new discovery, guaranteed,
and money refunded if it fails to remove
the worst ease of Freckles, Pimples, Tan, Sal
lowness, Liver Spots, Blackheads or any Skin
Eruption, in 20 days. Leaves the skin clear,
soft, healthy, and restores the beauty of youth.
Thousands testify to the merits of Satinola.
Miss Alace Lirette writes:—Thibodeaux, La.,
Oct. 15, ’04. “For four years my face was com
pletely covered with freckles and pimples. All
remedies failed until I used two packages of
Satinola, which completely removed the freckles
and pimples. My complexion is now perfect, and
hope every lady having freckles or pimples will
try Satinola.”
Price 50c and $1.00, by leading druggists or mail.
NATIONAL TOILET CO. par^Nn. -
Sold in Newport by W. W.
Dutton, W. A. Joyce and all
leading druggists.
HENRY OWEN,M. D. HENRY M. OWEN.M.D.
Drs. OWEN & OWEN,
Physicians and Surgeons
Will practice medicine and sur
gery in Newport and sur
rounding country.
NEWPORT, ARK.
OFFICE: Bevens’ Drug Store.
PENSIONS
A great many soldiers
who served in the Span- ’
ish-American war, as
well as those who serv
ed in the civil war, also
the wives and children
who survive those sol
diers now deceased are
entitled to pensions. If
yoo think yoo are en
titled to a pension call on
R. A. SUIT,
At office of Stuckey & Stuckey.;
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Newport Laundry.
! SAM LEE, Prop.
All kinds laundry work done:
neatly and promptly.
Also clothing cleaned and
dyed. Prompt service and rea
sonable prices.
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Laundry in L. B. Harris’ old
n Chastain’s grocery.
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WE CLOSE EVERY EVENING AT 7 EXCEPT SATURDAY.
; MEN’S OUTFITTERS
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Single and Double Breasted
Outin^Suits
B,::f
Serges, Worsteds, Homespuns,
Cheviots, labeled, “Alfred
Benjamin & Co.,” are the
smartest and handsomest in fab
rics and models brought out
this season.
Measured by regular standards
they’re worth dollars more than
we ask for them. They’ll not
only make you feel well dressed,
but look it,
$15.00 to $30.00.
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SINGLE and DOUBLE BREASTED
Business Suits
If we were asked what makes
the clothes labeled “Alfred
Benjamin & Co.” so popular we
_ would say it is attention to de
tails. *
Life is made up of trifles. So
is good clothes making. What
will you choose—Black or Blue
Cheviot, Serge, Cassimere or
Worsted? They are all here,
$15.00 to $30.00
MANHATTAN EDWIN CLAPP SHOES. KNOX AND
shirts. J0S M berger. Jr. hawes HATa
GET THE GET THE
habit. £\ei\’s Outfitters ^cv?port/\rk^ HABIT‘
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\V | Your money
/—WK \ safest place
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Arkansas Bank and Trut
NEWPORT; ARK.
Capital $100,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
Jos. M. Berger, Jr. R. F. Drummond, C. J. Saenger,
B. B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, S. D. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, J. P. Duck, W. W. Dutton,
0. D. Watson, L. E. Willis, F. D. Fulkerson,
R. K. Fitzhugh.
THE * WISEST * MAN
a Puts His Foot In It
once in a while—the shining ^
mark of his wisdom being >*|
the putting of his feet in a |
comfortable pair shoes pur- J
chaseable here. You can’t ||
beat our $3.50 shoe any- j 1
where in this land—the fa- JB
mous. For patent leathers
and special lasts we charge jH
more to be sure. But you’ll k|
get full value for every dol- mm
lar you spend with us for MU
shoe leather. |.Jh
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