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ENTERTAINS AT
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Mrs. B. W. St&inback Gives a
Very Enjoyable Out Door
Card Party in Honor of
Her Guest.
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One of the rrYst elaborately
prepared for and bcautuady exe-i
cured social entertainments of i
*■ the warm weather season whicn
Newport society has enjoyed was
the card party given by Mrs. B.
W.Stainbsck on the pretty lawn
of Mrs. E. R. Tyler’s home Thurs
day afternoon in compliment to
her attractive and gifted guest,
Miss Lotta Campbell oi Little
Rock. Even when seeking refuge
from old Sol’s warm-heartedness
toward the South, those who are
so fortunate as to enjoy trips
North and to the coast will recall
in pleasant memory this enjoy
able affair and fee content to turn
homeward.
The yard was a mass of bunt
ing, “old glory’’ floated every
where and the harmony of our
tri-colors was never more appar
ent. The porch railing was fairly
Wjjven with red, white and blue
g and the shades darkened tne cozy
enclosure for the more delicate
hues of sweet peas, which be
decked the punch bowl table.
The handsome bowl rested on an
embroidered centerpiece and was
presided over with grace by!
Misses Annie Dutton and Irma
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One might have thought a na-1
tional encampment of the army
was holding forth on the spacious
lawn, a half score of forts being j
represented. Like martial music j
military euchre calls forth one’s
best efforts. It arouses attention
and commands interest. One set
of comrades go forth upon a cam
paign of conquest, though some
times ’tis defeat they meet, and
after a series of ten engagements
with the enemy at successive
forts they carry home the stand
ards they have won to grace j
their own ramparts. These re- j
turns are not always triumphal:
entries and sometimes the home
garrisons are bowed in shame j
over unsuccessful efforts to resist
besiegers. The other couple then
try their luck as rovers and
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At this fascinating game, Mes
dames R. M. Johnson, R. C.,
Harder, Joe Kennedy and E. R. 1
Wilmans won the prizes, which
were all handsome offerings, lots
being cast to determine to whom
each should be given. The prizes
^were a half dozen bread and but
ter plates of a pretty design, a
gold broach with baroque se‘
ting, a pompadour silk be t and
cut glass vace. To Mrs. C. W.
Beard fell the booby prize, a cute
little drum, tied up in red white
^nd blue ribbon.
Delicious brick cream in pink
and white and home-made cake
were nicely served in the yard,
the napkins be::ng of a flag de
sign and the forks bearing a little
ribbon bow of national colors.
The hostess, whose clever
originality and good humor make
her entertainments a cherished
pleasure, was nicely assisted by
Mrs. E. R. Tyler and Miss Lula
Empie, who were untiring in
their efforts to make the after
noon enjoyable.
Those present were Mesdames
C. G. Henry, R. B. Hooker, C.
W. Be .rd, J. J. Blanchard, 0.
D. Watson, W. W. Dutton. E. B.
Wiimansj, Wm. Bailey, Wm.
Graham, T. E. Allen, R. C. Har
der, S. D. Campbell, Ike Gold
man, I. W. Stephens, Wm, Mos
by, F. S. Hess, Misses Lula Em
mie, Carrie Stevens. Elizabeth
Lhavy, Stephanie Fay an, Ray
;,nd Lucy Brandenburg, Mary
McKinnon, Bessie T. J. Watson,
Lctta Campbell, .Noreene Kin
man, Mary Bailey, Hester Phil
1 ips, G en e Ban dy, Maiille Dill ard,
Lucia? Tayler, Delia Bernstein.
OIL TROUGH’S RICH SOIL.
“The famous ‘oil trough’ sec
tion in Independence and Jack
son counties is blossoming like a
mse,” said a traveling- man to a
Little Rock representative Thurs
iay. “it is one of the most fer
ule areas in Arkansas and the
fortunate farmers there are liv
ing in ease and comfort.
“By the way, I heard how that
rich stretch of lands got its
name, ‘Oil Trough.’ In the early
lays that county was full of
bears and the hunters had a har
dest. Bear oil was a staple and
plentiful commodity and the
method of shipping it was unique.
Froughs were hewn in logs and
the oil placed therein and thus
transported to market. Hence
the designation ‘Oil Trough,’ _ ..
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White river is enjoying a steady
and substantial growth. The
place has been platted off in
tracts 250 by 300 feet and these
are being acquired by prosperous
farmers in the surrounding coun
try who desire to make the town
their home.
“Cull L. Pearce, the Democratic
nominee for circuit clerk of In
dependence county, is one of the
leading citizens of that section
and he tells me that the people
there were never more prosper
ous. One of the sources of their
prosperity is th growing of al
falfa, which has become a great
revenue-producer in that section.
As much as five crops a year arc
made and the product has a ready
9ale.
“Oil Trough, the town, is five
miles from Newark and ten miles
from Newport. It must be a
pretty . healthful country, for 1
noticed when I was in that sec
tion a few days ago a number oi
old people who have lived there
from their infancy.”
MOONLIGHT PICNIC.
The moonlight picnic that was
to have been given Thursday
evening by some of the young
people was indefinitely post
poned, but they were not to be
disappointed altogether, so they
teok a ride over the c cy and then
went to the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Wood Haffner on Main
street, where they spread their
la: ch and had a merry time, de
spite the disappointment in not
getting to have their picnic as
was planned. •
Those present on this occasion
were: Misses Annie Belle Gu
left', Ruth Wallace, Rina F.ice,
Minnie Lee Jago, Emma Drum
mond, Madie Fir.lc .. lira- H win
Messrs. Will Pelt.t and Rout.
Robinson.
DIED OF CONSUMPTION.
Noah Mobley, a farmer about
30 years of age, who lived in the
Eight Mile neighborhood of the
county, died about 8:30 o’clock
Thursday night, after a lingering
illness of consumption.
The remains were buried Fri
PLANTER CALLS IT
’ A FAIRY TALE.
• Recent Story of Passenger T ; rrr
.Running Thrcugh l o< c S
Work of Writer's Vivid
Imagination.
Leo M. Andrews, a planter
who owns much land in the vicin
ity of Linwood and Fair fir id,
laughs at the story printed m
some of the L.ittle Rock and
Memphis papers regarding the
“seas of high water between
Fairfield and Dumas,” says the
i Pine Bluff Graphic.
Mr. Andrews says the back
water from the overflowed sec
tions has jut,t reached Dumas
and Varner, but that it is not as
high as the stories make it ap
pear. The land in this vicinity
being lower than that section
first overflowed the water would
naturally run down that way,
but could not be as high as it
was in the sections first over
flowed, for much of the water
has been drained off by the fall
of the river and more territory
had to be covered.
The Iron Mountain tracks be
• tween Dumas and Varner Sre
under water, but there is nothing
like eight feet of water on the
tracks or any of the low country.
The back water puts out the fires
in the small engines on the Val
1 ley road for the simple reason *
that the fire box of the engine
is about two feet from the
tracks and the water could very
i easily reach it.
The water stands in the ditches
along side the track for about
| twenty miles, but does not reach<
j-the floor of the coaches .and by
no means could the passengers
! “reach their hands out of the
j window and dabble in the water,
i Mr. Andrews says that the fall
i of the river has been very slow
| this year and no one can give a
; good reason for this. During the
big overflow of 1898 the river,
j when it did begin to fall, ran out
rapidly and much of the crop was
saved. Had the river fallen as
rapidly this year as it did in 1898
much of the crop could have been
saved. It is the general opinion
among the planters along the
river bottom land that the stand
ing of the back water and its
consequent stagnation caused,
more damage than did the over- j
flow.
TOLSON’S SLAYER
NOW ON TRIAL.
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Doctor Parchman Arraigned for
Murder of Charles Tolson at
Van Buren—Victim Was
Theatrical Man.
Van Buren, June 24. — The case
of the state versus Dr. W. L.
Parchman was called yesterday
] in the Crawford circuit court
here. A jury was empaneled
and the case is now on trial.
Dr. Parchman is under indict
ment for murder in the killing
of Charles Tolson on October 4,
1903. The tragedy excited wide
spread attention at the time.
Tolson was at the head of the
Tolson Stock Company, which
had just closed an engagement
here and was about to leave, it
was at the depot that Dr. Pareh
mnn shot and killed him. it is
claimed in defense of the slayer
that Tolson had encouraged the
daughter of Parchman to go on
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commencing JUNE 1st, 1904,
At the Regular Spot Cash Prices,
With the following Discounts:
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Ice Cream Freezers,
Water Coolers,
Roller Top Desks.
Ill 20 Per Cent on
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: Dining Chairs, Folding Beds,
j Bed Room Suits, * Dining Tables,
Center Tables, Bed Lounges.
'? ■ Turkish Leather Chairs.
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Book Cases,
Combination Book Cases,
Buffets,
Sideboards,
China O nets,
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Dressing Tables,
Hall Racks,
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