Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 9, J9Q6. g NUMBER 245
TWO MORE PEN CONVICTS.
Circuit Court Adjourned Friday Morning
Until Monday—A Few Days’
More Work.
Arthur Rager and Ed Riggins,
both negroes will swell Jackson I
county’s contribution to the peni- j
tentiary, making a total of seven
sent up during this term of court,
and all of them were negroes
with one exception.
Neither Rager nor Riggins had
the means to secure counsel and
the court appointed G. L. Grant
to defend the former and John
W. Stayton to plead for the latter.
In a jury trial Thursday after
noon, Rager was given one year j
for burglary and the two other
indictments were nolle prossed..
Riggins, however plead guilty to
grand larceny and receiving
stolen goods and the judge gave
him a year in the state’s service.
Court adjourned Friday morn
ing until Monday and it is prob
able that a few more days next
week will conclude the business:
of this term.
\ IN SOCIETY. \
PROGRESSIVE EUCHRE.
The Minor residence was the
scene of a most brilliant social
Thursday afternoon, when this
hospitable home was thrown
open in true old Southern style
by those incomparable hostesses,
* Mrs. L. Minor and Miss Lou
Minor who entertained fifty of
their lady friends at euchre.
In the planning and execution
of this charming affair the minut
est detail was looked after, and
everything that could have been
done, for the perfect comfort!
and pleasure of their guests was j
remembered.
The three large rooms used for •
cards, were made fragrant by;
a profusion of fresh carnations
which added brilliance and
beauty to the delightful sur
roundings.
The hostesses gave no prizes
but as favors each score card
was attached to long stemmed
carnations, which made all equal
sharers of the beautiful gifts.
The luncheon served at 5
o’clock was as faultless in style
and cuisine as could be desired,
and to add but another pleasure |
to the afternoon, Chriswell’s ■
stringed orchestra, which had
been concealed in an adjoining
room, played many beautifnl
selections, concluding a social
event that will long be a green
spot in the memories of those
participating.
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WHIST CLUB.
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The meeting of the Whist club
with Mrs. 0. D. Watson Wed-i
nesday afternoon resulted in a |
delightful informal gathering,
which was pleasant throughout.
A business meeting followed,
when it was decided to con
tribute the amount in the treas
ury, which was $4.00, to the city
Relief society.
EVENING EUCHRE CLUB.
The pretty cottage home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Johnson was
the meeting place of the Even- j
ing Euchre Club Thursday, and
a number of invited gues.s were
admitted to share the enjoyment j
y of an evening in this attractive
home, where the warm-hearted
hospitality of the host and
hostess assures mirth and pleas
ure. ^
. cards, among the number
\ good players, who are raera
rs of this club, Mrs. 0. D.
Watson and Mr. John Blanchard
distinguished themselves in high
est scores of games won and
were each awarded, as trophies
of their skill, a very handsome
silver fork.
The favors were very clever
conceptions, being tambourines
for the ladies and walking sticks
for the gentlemen, and for each
game won a ribbon bow was
added to the cane or tambourine
as it happened to be. The pre
sentation of prizes was made by
the hostess in a happy vein of
humor.
The luncheon served was a
very dainty one consisting of
chicken salad, peas in patties,
olives, finger rolls, wafers and
mint punch, followed by coffee
and rolls.
An Arkansas Record.
Rogers, Feb. 8.—A grand pie
eating contest took place at
Hartley’s restaurant; in which
dozens participated.
A nice cake baked by the Rog
ers Home Bakery was offered as
a prize to the one eating the
largest number of pies.
Gunter Stephens won the cake
by eating twenty-five pies. He
was closely seconded by Bob
Cravens and Henry Tribble,
both of whom ate twenty pies j
each.
The total number of pies de-;
voured was one hundred and
eighty.
A large crowd witnessed the;
interesting event and much ex-1
citement prevailed.
Gunter Stephens is holding
down his job at the Rogers j
flouring mills today, but his ap
petite is somewhat out of order.j
New Public Building.
Washington, D. C.. Feb. 8.—
Speaker Cannon has concluded
to give the “boys” an omnibus
public buildings bill after all, I
and no small one at that. Word
has been passed down the line
that the measure will carry
about $15,000,000 in appropria-!
tions and that all the faithful!
and stalwarts, particularly those
who stood by the chair during
the recent insurgent movement
in Republican ranks, will be well
cared for.
Little Rock, it may be stated,
will receive a substantial ap
propriation with which to en
large its present Federal build
ing—about $150,000, it is said.
Representative Robinson will
get about $100,000 for Pine Bluff.
The state cannot hope to get
more money for additional build
ings at this time.
Must Be Sighted.
Little Rock, Feb. 8. —State
Auditor A. E. Moore yesterday
refused admission to the Wabash
Fire Insurance Company of Ham
mond, Ind., which had made ap
plication for permission to do
business in Arkansas. Frederick
S. Gray is president of the com
pany, and its capital stock is
$200,000, all of which has been
paid up.
In giving a reason for refusing
admission to the company, Dr.
Moore said:
“I will not admit the company
until I can make an examination
of its securities, and this is a
rule I propose to adopt with any
company unless I am thoroughly
well advised of its standing and
reliability.”
NOW ON DISPLAY.
The grandest line of em
broideries ever brought to
Newport. See them at
Chas. Meyer’s Great Bar
gain >tore. 43 btf
SHERIFF’S PLEA SAVED NEGRO.
Murderer in Hands of Mob Delivered fo
Officer Upon Promise of Speedy
Trial.
Pine Bluff, Feb. 8.-Shelton
Bean, a white man who was em
ployed in J. M. Gracie’s store at
Rob Roy, was shot and killed by
Sherman Lovelett, a negro, Wed
nesday afternoon about 4:30
o’clock, as a result of which a
lynching was narrowly averted
later in the evening.
Deputy Sheriff C. M. Philpot
hurried to Rob Roy last night
and met a posse which had cap
tured the negro and the lynching
would have occurred in a few
minutes if the officer had not
prevailed on the crowd to deliver
the prisoner to him, assuring
them that a speedy trial would
be secured.
The killing appears to be a
most atrocious murder and the
citizens in the vicinity of Rob
Roy were greatly stirred up.
The white man was shot in the
store as a result of a quarrel
several days ago, and he expired
about 11 o’clock last night, a
ball from a winchester rifle hav
ing passed through his left
breast.
Wood Would Not Accept.
The Hot Springs News says:
“There have been rumors afloat
in Little Rock that Governor
Jeff Davis would appoint Judge
J. B. Wood of this city as dis
trict attorney to succeed the
late H. Ruffner Morrison, it
being the evident idea that j
Judge Wood would put the lid i
on with pleasure if he were:
given the office and the governor |
should give the order. Those ^
familiar with the situation, how
ever, regard the rumor as ut- j
terly ridiculous. In the first
place those who know the gov
ernor and who know Judge
Wood can readily understand
why they could not work togeth
er. Judge Wood himself says
that even should the governor
offer him the appointment, for
which possibility he believes
there is not the slightest foun
dation, he states that he could
not think of accepting it.”
Morrell Bill Will Pass.
Little Rock, Feb. 8—Maj.-Gen
W. H. Haynes, who returned
yesterday from St. Louis and
Washington, D. C., states that
the passage of the Morrell bill in
congress, providing for an in
crease of $1,000,000 in the annual
appropriation for the National
Guard, is assured. Should this
bill become a law, the national
government will appropriate
$2,000,000 for the benefit of the
national militia, and of this
amount Arkansas will get $35,
905.86, an increase of nearly
double that of last year.
Gen. Haynes also states that
he has secured through the war
department a battery of four
rapid-fire guns for Company A,
at Hot Springs. This ordinance
will be sent to Hot Springs next
summer.
Boodle in Site Buying.
Joplin, Mo., Feb. 8-In the
trial of Charles L. Blanton,
charged with illegal conspiracy
in connection with the selection
of postofflce sites in Missouri and
Arkansas, M. M. Alexander, a
jeweler at Batesville, Ark., tes
tified that there was an agree
ment between himself and Dr.
J. .. Vernon, whereby $2,000
was paid for the selection of a
certain site.
Alexander was to receive $500
and Vernon was to receive$1,500
That’s an
Expensive
Watch
No matter how little it cost
you, if it doesn’t tell you t e
right time. That kind of a
watch would be dear if you got
it for nothing.
A handsome case is desirable
—but an accurate inside
mechanism is absolutely
INDISPENSABLE.
If you like you may put one of
our $15 works into a tin
case, and you will have an
excellent time-piece.
VVIlciL we VV loll JJU1UL out 10
that, the works are the watch,
the case is the adornment.
And another thing we wish to
point out is that if ever there
was a Jewelry store that was
prepared to please you in
Watches, this is the place—
and we include our guar
antee for your protection.
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Call in and hear our arguments.
Palace Jewelry Store
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 HO
Cosmopolitan Magazine, one year ] 00
Both one year. $4 HO
The price of one
Daily Independent, one year $4 HO
Woman’s Home Companion, one year. 1 00
Both one year. $4 HO
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
13UO.
The Woman’s Home Companion
is too well known to need men
tion, being regarded by many
good critics as the equal of the
i Ladies’ Home Journal.
Call at office or make known
to carrier your desire in the
matter. Respectfully,
Daily Independent.
DR. HARRY E. DOWELL
DENTIST
Special attention giv
en to crown, bridge
and inlay work.
Office over Chas. Meyer and
Joyce’s Drug Store.
of the amount, he said. Dr
Vernon is under indictment on a
similar charge.
For dray at any hour call up
Hazel hotel. • 83dtf
j ANNOUNCEMENT
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It, is with pleasure that we announce to you
: that we have become a fixture in this city, and
we wish to thank you for your past favors and
I consideration which has brought this result and j
made this store a success and I assure you that
[ i we will always endeavor to merit your confi
: dence by giving you always the best goods at
i 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
I caused by the recent fire, finds us better equip
J 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.
W7 a or*o onnmoliof o in !\ m Armovnl I H
! you will always find the correct styles here,
j Among the famous brands we handle are the
[ Alfred Benjamin & Co. Correct Clothing, Man
i,: hattan Shirts, Crown Trousers, Knox, Stetson
’ and Hawes Hats, Edwin Clapp Shoes, Adler
Gloves, Waterhouse Cravats, Lord & Taylor
Hosiery. We would be pleased to have you
call in and inspect our line.
Thanking you for your kind consideration,
we beg to remain i
Very truly yours.
Jos. M. Berger, Jr.
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