VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. TUESDAY.
CIRCUIT COURT RECORD.
Iron Mountain Cases Now Under Tria
in Circuit Court—Suit of I.P. John
son for Injuries Received.
The first of the numerous dam
' age suits against the Iron Moun
tain that mark each term of the
Jackson circuit court came uf
for trial Tuesday. The plaintiff
J. P. Johnson sues for $10.00(
damages, alleging serious in
juries to his body resulting frorr
a fall into a hole in the Iror
Mountain yards, whither he hac
gone for his baggage.
The cause of Dr. 0. W. Farrar
versus F. M. Smith, was won bj
the plaintiff and a judgment
given for $25.50. the balance of
a medical account, the defendant
was alleged to have assumed for
services rendered his son-in-law.
The suit of T. S. Stephens ver
sus Rodney Stephenson was dis
missed at the cost of plaintiff.
The action of B. Cannon ver
sus Dave and Marguerite White
to secure the return of $60. al
leged by the plaintiff to have
been given the said woman to
be held at his demand, was
heard by the court sitting as a
jury Monday afternoon and a
judgment given the plaintiff
against Marguerite White.
Nimrod Graham has been ex
cused from the grand jury and
C. L. Rorex substituted.
j IN SOCIETY. J
INFORMAL TEA.
The informal tea. given under
the auspices of the Woman’s
Auxiliary, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. J. 0. Taylor Monday
evening, was all that could be
desired in both pleasure and
finances, the neat sum of
about $35.00 being added to the
treasury of this deserving church
social organization. The form
of entertainment was quite novel
and certainly very beautiful.
The large dining room was
beautifully decorated for the
occasion, the four corners of the
room being fitted into booths
representing three different
countries and people.
One booth, which looked an
ideal Japanese tea garden, was
presided over by Misses Steph
• i m , i Ml
ariie ra&cin anu xdsuici i'ncjii,
who were dressed in imported
Japanese kimonas, and served
tea and wafers.
A second one which attracted
much attention by their Dutch
costumes and quaint caps, was
the Holland booth, where Misses
Mary Bailey and Lucile Taylor
dispensed delicious coffee and
cake.
At the Quaker booth, where all
was neatness and precision, and
in regular puritan costume
Misses Jennie McCauley and
Noreene Kinman sold hot choco
late and cakes, and that proved
to be one of the most popular
booths in the room.
A candy table was presided
over by Misses Hortense Hite,
Mary Sprigg and Lucy Bailey.
Mr. William Magoffin added to
the already pleasant social even
ing by rendering a number of
vocal selections in his usual
happy way.
fire Call Tuesday.
The fire department was called
out Tuesday morning to the
home of Thad Arrington. The
house had caught fire from a
torch used in heating frozen
water pipes and the damage done
probably amounted to $50.
For dray at any hour call up
Hazel hotel. 83dtf
WILMANS CHOSEN MAYOR.
i Council Elects Charles Wilmans to Suc
ceed Retiring Mayor and S. R.
Phillips to Council Va
cancy Created.
At a regular meeting of the
' city fathers Monday evening,
1 upon motion of A. D. Bailey sec
onded by S. Brasch, one of their
1 number, Charles H. Wilman’s,
was unanimously elected mayor
to fill the vacancy created by the
resignation of -J. W. Grubbs,
i which had been previously ac
cepted.
To fill the vacancy thus created
in the board of aldermen, upon
motion of VV. R. Thompson, S. R.
Phillips was by unanimous vote
elected a member of the council
from the Second ward.
Both officials will serve until
after the April election, The
retiring mayor was extended a
vote of thanks for his courtesy
to the council and the city at
torney was instructed to draw
up resolutions setting foi'th their
appreciation of his services.
Current accounts were allowed
and the previous minutes read
and approved.
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1 SOUGHT TO SAW OUT.
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Negro Dow, Condemned to Hang for
Murder of Wife, Attempts to
Get Out of Bates
ville Jail.
John Dow, the negro who is
in the Independence county jail
! under sentence of death for the
murder of his wife, at Sulphur
Rock, seems to at last realize
that his chance for life now de
| pends upon his own efforts, since
1 the supreme court has affirmed
the sentence of the lower court,
I and he has been making attempts
to escape from the jail recently,
says the Batesville Guard.
Sheriff J. A. Kaneaster a few
days since discovered that a bar
I in the cell occupied by Dow had
been sawed almost in two, and
that a heavy chain had also been
severed. He demanded that
Dow give up the tools with whicn
he had been working, and the
! prisoner surrendered a small
I piece of saw, claiming that he
| had nothing else. It has devel
; oped, however, that Dow did not
I give up all the saws in his pos
| session, as evidences of late work
! has been found in his cell,
j Sheriff Kaneaster will keep a
j close watch on the condemned
l man to prevent his escape. He
! is not fond of executing criminals,
1 but states that he does not pro
i pose to allow any of them to
| break jail while in his charge, if
| he can possibly prevent it.
Constable Uses Pistol.
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I Conway, Feb. 5.—In a quarrel
between Wash E. Clibourne,
i constable of this township, and
iGeo. S. Sehichtl, Clibourne shot
! three times at Sehichtl. No in
jury resulted.
The men fell out over a trifling
matter and Sehichtl struck Cli
bourne with an iron poker and
then grabbed Clibourne from be
hind around his body and arms.
Clibourne secured his pistol
and fired. A trial of the parties
will be had today.
Constable of Jefferson.
Mr. R. W. Wallace authorizes
the Independent to announce
him as a candidate for constable
of Jefferson township and we
take pleasure in so doing.
Mr. Wallace is a progressive
and energetic young farmer,
who would make a good officer.
He is a loyal democrat and his
candidacy is subject to the party
| primary.
MOTHER’S LOVE RESCUES SON.
Prisoner Removed Erom Hot Springs'
jail to End His Days With
Dtvoted Mother.
Hot Springs. Feb. 5—The love
of the mother of an accused burg
lar, Richard Cummings, who
has been in the county jail here
since the rob! ery of the large
millinery establishment of the
Busch Sisters in December, has
been the means of saving his
life.
Cummings, who is scarcely
more than a boy, for the past
two weeks has been seriously ill
in a dark, unsanitary cell in the
county jail. Recently his condi
tion became decidedly worse and
the county physician announced
that unless he was removed from
the building he could not live
ten days longer.
His mother, Mrs. F. E. Cum
mings. although almost destitute,
old and without a friend, came
to Hot Springs when she heard
Dick was in trouble. She suc
ceeded in interesting Chancellor
Curl and in having his bond re
duced from $500 to $200.
Then three of t he most repre
.seriiaiive citizens licit1, Attuxney
C. V. Teague, Alderman Chas.
E. Veland and Rev. French W.
Thompson of the First Presbyte
rian church, went on Cummings’
bond and as a result he is now
being nursed back to life and
strength in a bright cheerful
room near Oaklawn by his happy
old mother.
“Dick is innocent and God will
prove it so’’ she maintains.
It is probable that Cummings
will go free wThen his case comes
up in March.
Urges Uniform Sabbath.
Little Rock, Feb. 5.— Rabbi
Louis VVolsey, of congregation
B’Nai Israel, has come into more
general prominence on account
of his open advocacy of changing
the Jewish Sabbath from Satur
day to Sunday. His suggestion
is attracting much attention
among the members of the con
gregation, and is likely to spread
to the faith throughout the
country. It has given rise to a
problem that will require some
time to settle, and there are
many who freely predict that it
can oe settled only in one way—
and that favorable to Rabbi
Wolsey’s position.
Some influential members of
the congregation are in favor of
the change, while others are now
opposing it.
Revival Services.
The revival services at the
Methodist church are doing
great good in arousing and im
pressing men and women with
their need of salvation.
The sermon Monday night,
was on “The Barren Fig Tree,”
and was forcefully illustrated.
Services every evening at 3
and 7 p.m. everybody invited
to come. Arrangements will be
made to put chairs in the aisles
if necessary, to furnish seating
capacity for ali. A special ser
mon against sin tonight.
Important!
It has been decided by the
management to issue commuta
tion books for the best seats only,
for The National Grand Opera
Company, in scenes from
“Faust,” “Parsifal,” etc. The
plan is to issue books to subscrib
ers, each book contains two to
four ti.-kels, entitling the holder
to two or four seats, to be used
as the holders choose, and are
transferable. The two-ticket
Newport Opera House.
Vining & Parish’s Offerings.
ONE NIGHT,
Tuesday, Feb. 6th.
The National i
Grand Opera
C o m pan y
With Musical Features of
International Reputation.
In Scenes and Arias from
FAUST, PARSIFAL,
IL TROVATORE,
LOMBARDI LUCIA,
AIDA, ETC.
Revival of Favorite Old Songs
and Songs of all Nations.
Reserved seats $1.50
To subscribers for two or more
tickets the price is $1.00 each.
Subscribers’sale opens Friday,
February 2d. Regular sale Sat
urday, February 3d.
Subscription books now open
at JACOCKS’.
Both for Price of One
Our daily subscribers are pay
ing $4.80 per year for the Daily
Independent at 40 cents per
month, and to relieve us of the
monthly collections and book
keeping, and at the same time
give our patrons more matter for
their money, we are putting on
the following clubbing proposi
tion:
Daily Independent, one year $4 80
Cosmopolitan Magazine, one year 1 00
Both one year. $4 80
The price of one
Daily Independent, one year. $4 80
Woman’s Home Companion, one year. 1 00
Both one year .. $4 80
The price of one
The Cosmopolitan is now owned
by W. R. Hearst, and prom
ises to be THE MAGAZINE of
1906, just as Lawson made
“Everybody’s” pre-eminent in
1905.
The Woman’s Home Companion
is too well known to need men
tion, being regarded by many!
good critics as the equal of the
Ladies’ Home Journal.
Call at office or make known
to carrier your desire in the
matter. Respectfully.
Daily Independent.
book will be sold for $2 and the
four-ticket book for $4, to
those sending their order to J.
T. Jacock’s drug store, where
the subscription sale is open.
Aside from the monetary savi;:g,
the subscriber has the additional
advantage of selecting his seats
one day before the opening of
the regular sale.
It is with pleasure that we announce to you >
that we have become a fixture in this city, and ;
vve wish to thank you for your past favors and
| consideration which has brought this result and ;
| made this store a success and I assure you that j
t we will always endeavor to merit your confi- j
dence by giving you always the best goods at [
the lowest possible price.
This store is your store, its policy is dictat
ed and directed by your demands. It will grow
? and greaten only by pleasing you. Your every
| dollar weighs a full one hundred cents of value
at all times. *
Having closed out our entire damaged stock j
caused by the recent fire, finds us better equip- i;
ped to serve your every fancy than ever before. :
Our Spring and Summer line is now in transit,
and we will show a complete brand new stock.
We are specialists in Men’s Apparel and
you will always find the correct styles here. j
| Among the famous brands we handle are the \
Alfred Benjamin & Co. Correct Clothing, Man
hattan Shirts, Crown Trousers, Knox, Stetson
and Hawes Hats, Edwin Clapp Shoes, Adler
I Gloves, Waterhouse Cravats, Lord & Taylor
j Hosiery'. We would be pleased to have you
call in and inspect our line.
I Thanking you for your kind consideration,
we beg to remain
Very truly yours,
M * -
Jos. M. Berger, Jr.
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