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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. FRIDAY. JANUARY 13. *905. NUMBER 221.
DAVIS DRAMATIC
IN CLOSING MESSAGE.
Consumes Two Hours in His Ad
dress to the Legislature Upon
the Needs of the State—
Closing Incident.
Little Rock, Jan. 12. —Gov.
^ Davis in his message to the legis
lature yesterday afternoon, occu
pying two hours in its reading,
i^jide an attack on the manage
ment of the penitentiary and:
recommended that the present;
board of state officers be discon- i
tinued and the management'
placed in the hands of a commis
sion to be appointed by the gov
ernor.
He declared that the legisla
ture had made a great mistake
in taking the building of the new
state capitol out of the hands of
the governor, and that ‘ ‘now he
washed his hands of the whole
business.” He said that the ar
tchitect will be unable to deliver
the building for the $1,000,000
at first provided, and that it will
cost $5,000,000 before it is done.
He recommended that the old
statehouse and grounds be pre
served as a monument and that
it be remodeled, the east wing j
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I and the west wing as a govern
’ or’s mansion.
J He asked the legislature to1
{ “steer clear of county superin
6 tendency as they would of the i
Ipestifence,” and recommended!
Pthat if any legislation is needed :
for the schools, which, in his |
opinion, are good enough, that it
consist of a provision for free
scho^oooks. v
m never referred to the ex
Confederates or the state militia.
He made complaint of the unsan
itary condition of the boys’ dor
mitory at the state university,
and recommended the erection
of a girls’ dormitory in the resi
dence district. He also recom
ded an additional institution for
the incurable insane, and strong
ly favored the segregation of the
school taxes. He also favors a
reform school.
A melodramic incident at the
close of his review of the peni
tentiary management, was the
production of a leather lash
such as are used in the discipline
of-convicts, and holding 'it aloft
and then throwing it down upon
the speaker’s desk, he said:
This is the kind of a lash that
is laid upon the backs of the
poor, unfortunate prisoners at
our penitentiary, and if you do
not do something during the
present session of the legislature
to reform the methods of man
agement of the institution the
lash of public opinion should be
laid across your policical backs at
the next election.”
BOUNCE EUCHRE PARTY.
Mrs. Charles Henry entertain
ed Thursday afternoon compli
mentary to Mrs. Joseph M. Dead
man of Columbia, Tenn., a large j
number of matron friends who!
found pleasure in forming the |
acquaintance of the affable guest
of honor as well as in the delights j
of bounce euchre, a six-handed
game in which the loser does the
moving or is “bounced,” to use
a little vernacular that doubtless
accounts for the name of the
game.
The home of the hostess is ever ■
an attractive one by reason of its i
handsome interior and the easy,
I ■ cordial hospitality of Mrs. Henry, j
j who proved herself a model hos- i
tess in another way, the excel
lence of a two-course luncheon
nicely served and consisting of
chicken salad, oyster patties,
salted crackers, pickles and
coffee; maple mousse and cake.
At cards Mrs. R. B. Hooker
led with 176 points to her credit,
thus winning the handsome prize
of a hand-painted china tray,
while the guest of honor was re
membered" with a pretty brass
candlestick.
Those present were Mesdames
W. W. McMinn, T. E. Morrison,
J. L. Jones, 0. D. Watson, A. G.
Anderson, 0. S. Lawrence, J. H.
McHugh, Robt. Cox, B. B. Bond,
Wm. Bailey, L. Hirsch, C. W.
Beard, R. B. Hooker, E. L.
Maris, W. W. Dutton, G. A.
Hillhouse, T. D. Kinman, Jr., C.
H. Wilmans, H. E. Cobb, Clyde
Wood, C. M. Erwin, F. E. Vin
ing, B. W. Stainback, George
Hays, Wm. Hooker, Gus Graham,
B. M. Crow.
THURSDAY EVENING DANCE.
The new sample room of the
Creighton hotel was opened with
a dance Thursday evening that
will long be remembered; for its
good music by the Magnet or
chestra, the excellence of the
floor and the presence of a good
representation of local society
i t • • i n
anu many popular visnurs an
contributed to its success.
Not until 1:30 a. m. did Home
Sweet Home come in to tell the
hour of departure and bring to
an end this delightful hop, which
we might add, was another com
plimentary affair to the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Bond, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Deadman and Dr.
Wilks.
PEOPLE PRESENT.
Those present were Messrs,
and Mesdames J. L. Jones, F. E.
Vining, H. G. Bunn, Jr., B. B.
Bond, C. G. Henry, Joe Dead
man of Columbia, Tenn., Mes
dames R. M. Johnson, W. W.
McMinn, Gus Graham, L. Hirsch,
Wm. Hooker, Misses Hester and
Josie Phillips, Jennie McCauley,
Noreene Kinman, Esther Neill,
Lucy Brandenburg, Aubrey Ar
nold, Sue Armstrong, Lou Minor,
Janie Stephens, Carrie Stevens,
Lucile Taylor and Til lie Sprigg;
Messrs. J. M. Berger, C. E. Car
roll, W. T. and Frank Dunn, A.
Arndt, A. Lockard, F. P. Skip
with, W. T. Parish, T. E. Tap
pan, Ike Bottenstein, Tom Dil
lard, J. 0. Powell, Ira Erwin,
G. K. Stephens, Sprigg Foushee,
E. C. Waterman, Joe Bevens,
Alcorn Ferguson, Chas. Holmes,
Eugene Hirsch, Frank Daniels
of Little Rock, Robt. Thornton
of Jonesboro, Dr. J. W. Wilks of
Columbia, Tenn., Julius Harris,
Louisville, Ky.
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Ex-Sheriff “Biliy” Williams
as he is familiarly known, has
been appointed by the governor
to fill out the unexpired term of
J. D.McKnight as sheriff of St.
Francis county. He once fell
out with Governor Davis, but the
estrangement was short-lived.
The Lonoke County Club, an
organization of widely advertised
whitecappers, whose existence
seems as yet to be mythical, but
whose reported object was to
drive the negroes from that sec
tion, has been laying low, since
Sheriff Gould announced what he
would do.
The meeting of farmers to
elect delegates to a national cot
ton growers’ association in New
Orleans, failed to bring out a
crowd in any of the counties re
porting. This was doubtless due
to the very inclement weather
more than to lack of interest.
In all sections of the state a
greater diversification will mark
the planting of the coming crop.
I CONTRACTORS WILL
SUE RAILROAD
For Damages of $50,000 for Can
cellation of a Contract That
Would Have Been a
Snap.
There promises to be some le
gal complications over the big
Oregon Flat cut, says the Cotter
Courier.
A. F. Burke, in making his
contract for seven miles of grad
ing in which the big cut occurs
did not like the looks of the hill
and wanted it left out or done
under a special contract. This,
so it is said, Chief Engineer Roh
; wer would not hear to and told
: Burke and Robbins they must
I sign the contract including the
I Oregon hill or he would not o. k.
| their claim for other work al
I ready done.
! As this claim was for some
! thing like $60,000, Burke & Rob
bins, accompanied by an engi
neer, went and made a closer in
spection of the big flat and dis
covered that instead of solid rock
like other hills on the line it is j
for the most part loose ground j
with but little rock. In short
that at the price it is a snap, the :
best thing on the line.'
Returning, they closed the con
tract. Shortly after the contract
was made, it is alleged, the con
struction department of the road ;
also discovered the character of
the hill, saw a good thing in it
and notified the contractors that
inasmuch as they had protested
against taking in the hill the i
company had decided to take
that part of the work off their
hands, accordingly the company
has begun preparations to do the
work.
Mr. Burke has it figured out
that there is over $50,000 clean
profit in the job to his company
and notified Mr. Rohwer that it
would take $50,000 to get his re
lease. The chief engineer would
not entertain the proposition and
notified the contractors to keep
their hands off, and is making
preparations to do the work.
The contractors do not propose
to lay down, but if a settlement
cannot be reached without it will
take the matter into court. In
any event it is said the work will
not be delayed.
This statement is partly *hear
say and may be erroneous to
some extent, but is believed to
be in the main correct.
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR
CATARRH THAT CONTAIN
MERCURY
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As mercury will surely destroy
the sense of smell and completely
derange the whole system when
! entering it through the mucous
'surfaces. Such articles should
! never be used except on pre
scriptions from reputable physi
cians, as the damage they will
do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufact
ured by F. J. Cheney & Co., To
ledo, 0., contains no mercury,
and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. In
buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be,
sure you get the genuine. It is
taken internally and made in To
ledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co.
Sold by Druggists. Price 75c.
per bottle.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
PASTURAGE.
1,000 acres cane pasture. Ap
ply at this office or to H. H.
Dietz, Newport, Ark. 35 4t
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NEWPORT OPERA HOUSE.
Possession given the 1st day
of April, 1905, together with the
scenery, fixtures, furniture, etc.
Seating capacity 500. Stage 40
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Good piano. Bids received up to
February 1st and right reserved
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SAW MILL FOR SALE.
Saw mill and 1,000 acres of
oak for sale cheap. Party de
sires to look after other business. .
Apply at this office. This mill;
is a bargain and can be secured
for $450.
Wanted — Hickory logs and
poles delivered f. o. b. tracks
Choctaw Railway. Write for
prices and particulars.
James Colbert & Co.,
92btf Tupelo, Ark.
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