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VOLUME II. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1902*. NUMBER 145
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Men, Boys and the Little Fellows
and Their Fixings.
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and the striking points are always your money’s worth at the
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N. B.—We have just received from the Rufus Waterhouse Co., the very latest,
newest and swellest in Neckwear. The new Four-in-Hands, the 29-inch Midgets, the
swell Ascots—50?, 75f , $1.00, $1.25. You cannot fail to be pleased with these goods
—an inspection is all that is needed.
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FAILED TO FULFIL CONTRACT.
Texarkana, Oct. 7.—The Texarkana
waterworks property was sold at
auction today on an order issued by
Judge Rogers of the federal court.
Howell Barry, representing the bond
holders, made the highest bid, #76,000,
and the property was knocked down
to him. The court will later pass
uoon the sale. The trouble of the
waterworks people grew out of a
failure to furnish a sufficient quantity
of water to supply the public de
mands. Representatives of the peo
ple secured the appointment of a re
ceiver and later an order to sell the
property, which sale was consum
mated today.
THREE PROMINENT BROTHERS.
The nomination for congress of the
three Landis brothers, two in Illinois
and one in Indiana, prompted the
claim that if these gentlemen were
elected, it would be the first time
three brothers had served in congress
together. The Augusta, (Me.) Jour- [
nal, however, disputes this contention |
and points to the case of Maine’s i
famous Washburn brothers, four of |
them representing as many states in j
congress, three of them being mem
bers at the same time and all three
later becoming governors of their
respective states. In the Thirty
seventh congress were the three
Fessendon brothers, all from the state
of Maine. One was in the senate and
the other two were congressmen.
COTTER REFUTES RUMOR.
A rumor became current yesterday
in railroad circles that H. Q. Clark,
formerly with the Missouri Pacific,
and later general manager of the
Choctaw, was to be appointed general
superintendent of the Missouri Pacific
to succeed Wm. Cotter, promoted.
When that official was asked, by wire,
about the report, he replied tersely:
“Rumor unfounded.”
It is still believed that Division Su
perintendent W. T. Tyler will get the
place.
JACKSONPORT WEDDING.
Mr. Edward Lowery Grant and Miss
Lena Cathey United In Marriage
At Methodist Church By Rev.
Mr. Thomas—Reception
Follows.
Society was quite astir in the good
old town of Jacksonport, whose very
name recalls pleasant memories of a
former home in the minds of many
Newport denizens, when upon Tues
day evening the troth of Mr. Edward
Lowery Grant to Miss Lena Cathey
was plighted at the Methodist church
in that little burg.
The church was crowded with
friends and relatives who witnessed a
very pretty wedding performed by
Rev. Mr. Thomas. The edifice had
been adorned with decorations of
greenery and flowers and above the
altar hung a canopy of vines.
The bride was indeed pretty, gowned
in a gray etomine, trimmed in white
applique, wearing white gloves and
carrying a handsome boquetof bride’s
roses. Her maid, Miss Maud Rich
ardson, was beautiful in a blue silk
dimity, made decollette and trimmed
in white lace. ,She carried a huge bo
quet of La France roses.
The groom and his best man, Mr. G.
^inn tif »inoi
tional black, Mrs. Eugene Shaver
playing the wedding march.
After the wedding a reception was
given in honor of the newly married
couple at the home of Mr. Lowery
Grant, at which about seventy-five
guests were present.
A very delightful repast was served,
consisting of most everything good to
eat, the table fairly groaning under its
weight of tempting dishes: chicken,
turkey, with oyster dressing, potato
salad, oyster salad, chicken salad,
cranberries and celery; assorted cake
and ambrosia.
The bride and groom have gone to
housekeeping in a handsomely fur
nished home, the gift of Mr. and Mrs.
Lowery Grant, and were the recipients
of many beautiful presents.
The Independent wishes them in
their lives made one, a future of un
alloyed happiness in which their de
votion to each other may be lasting
and true.
The guests from Newport were as
follows: Dr. H. O. Walker, Messrs.
Love and Henry Grant, Geo. L. Rob
inson, Thos. Shaver, Mr. and Mrs. C.
S. Mulheron, Misses Maude Richard
son, Aubre Arnold, Mesdames J. W.
Moore, Arthur Richardson, Susan
Lester and Mattie Steinberger of
Grand Glaize.
E. T. WASHBURN,
E. T. Washburn, aged about fifty
years, died at his home fifteen miles
south of here on White river, where
he was engaged in the saw mill busi
ness, Wednesday morning at 12:30
o’clock from a congestive chill after a
sickness of several weeks.
The remains of the deceased will be
taken back to his former home at
Wickliffe, Kentucky for their last
resting place and the family will leave
here on this sad mission tomorrow
morniner.
Mr. Washbrn moved to Newport
with his family last April, where they
have made many friends who sympa
thize deeply with them in their dis
tress. A widow, three sons, Drs. B.
A. and W. R. and Edgar Washburn,
two daughters, o^ married and the
other Miss Etta Carl Washburn, are
left to mourn a very kind and loving
parent, a thoughtful and devoted hus
band.
REDEEMED BONDS BURNED.
Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 7.—The State
burning board held its final- session
Monday morning and destroyed $13,
000 in 3 per cent bonds redeemed
during last month. Besides this the
board has destroyed $1,672.60 Arkan
sas university bonds, $33,666.65 per
sonal school bonds, and $825 floating
bonds, all of which have been re
deemed.
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Farmers, when you come to New
port, put up your rigs and horses at
Robinson’s Feed and Livery Stable.
The horses will be well fed and looked
after carefully. lOwtf
SUIT FOR HEAVY DAMAGES.
Helena, Oct. 7.—A big damage suit
was recently filed here in the Federal
court in which the Cotton Belt Rail
road is defendant. On a transcript
from the circuit court of Monroe
county the suit wras sent to the United
States court, the title of the case being
Mary Jane and Walter Norman, her
husband, vs. the St. Louis Southwest
ern Railroad Company, W. E. Graham
and W. A. Lee. The plaintiffs ask for
damages from the defendants to the
extent of §26,000 for personal injury
received by them. The case was in
the Federal court before, but was dis
missed for error, and afterward re
vived in the state courts, from which
it is now sent to the Federal courts for
retrial.
The plaintiff alleges that several
years ago she was en route from Cla
rendon to Altheimer, a station on the
Cotton Belt a short distance from Pine
Bluff, and that the train did not stop
at Altheimer, and in her effort to
alight from the platform she was
thrown to the ground and mangled by
the wheels of the moving train. The
plaintiff claims that an agent of the
road offered to settle the claim for
§1,200, and did pay her §700 of the
amount. The complaint further states
that the plaintiff signed the agreement
to compromise when she was still suf
fering from her injuries and not in her
right mind, and that her husband was
□ot present.
The woman has been seen in Helena
it previous terms of the court and is
i most piteous sight, both her limbs
being horribly mangled.
In view of the circumstances of the
illeged settlement of the claim and
;he recent critical condition of the
plaintiff, damages are asked for to the
axtent of 826,000. Parker & Parker
ire attorneys for the plaintiff and
I. M. & J. J. Taylor for the defend
ints.
ASSOCIATION SECEDES.
Little Rock, Ark., Oct. 7.—The Sa
line Baptist Association, the oldest in
:he State, which has been in session
iere since Saturday, by vote Monday
ifternoon severed its connection with
he Baptist State convention and in
dorsed the General Association of
Baptist Churches as being “more in
narmony with the teachings of the
Bible, and admitting of freer eo-op
sration of the churches without a de
parture from the Bible teachings, and
recognizing the sovereignty and in
dependence of the churches more
fully.” This is to continue “until
juch time as the State convention
iees fit to eliminate the objectionable,
md we think, the unscriptural feat
ire of the present plans of work.”
Over thirty styles and lasts of
this one make on hand to select
from, as well as a variety of the
Manns shoe, but
THE WALK OVER IS
‘King of ’em all.’
Come in and look the line over. /;
They are beauties. |
A $5.00 Shoe for $3.50
Wolff Goldman Merc. Co.