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AUGUST 21. 1902. NUMBER 1(4
if, BOOKS CLOSED AUG. 1.
I A SALE THAT SAVES.
I I ALL GOODS REDUCED
NO GOODS CHARGED
F I ' NO GOODS EXCHANGED
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Sale Commences August 1.
f| Men’s Straw Hats.
I Ladies’ Trimmed and Intrimmed Hats ^
f Flowers, Veilings, Etc. „ ,
All Parasols. Halt.
All Books.J
All Laces and Embroideries. 1=5 off
All Colored Dress Goods. 1=3 off
All Plain Dress Goods. 1=5 off
All Shoes and Slippers.1=10 off
All Men’s Furnishing Goods.1=5 off
All Clothing. 1=4 off
All Men’s and Boys’ Hats. 1=5 off
ALL GOODS IN THE STORE*.1=10 off
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EXCEPTIONS.
New Fall Skirts, E. & W. Collars, Sargent Gloves,
Carliartt Overalls, American Lady Corsets, Silk and
Cotton Threads and Flosses.
WILL EXHIBIT AT
Newport, Friday, Aug. 29
TWO PERFORMANCES, Afternoon and Night. TWO RINGS, ELEVAT
ED STAGE, MUSEUM and MENAGERIE. Monster, Majestic, Spectacular
«<JFREE street phrhde^
Unapproachable . in . Wealth . and . Grandeur.
largerTgreater, grander than ever before,
with an entirely new show—new, elegantly finished costumes and wardrobes
throughout.
* MUSEUM, MENAGERIE AND EXHIBITION OF TRAINED ANIMALS.
Positively and Emphatically the Only All-Feature
Show Coming this Season.
Modest in its promises, honest in its announcements, lavish in its per
formances, presenting at all times twice as much as advertised—producing
performances that can not be duplicated by any other show, no matter how
great. __
”# The Only Behemoth of Holy Writ I"
AS LARGE AS AN ELEPHANT.
Grand Free Street Parade at 10 a. .m.
Two Performances Daily, doors open i and 7 p. m.
The Southern Hotel, of Ravenden
Springs^ Ark., is now open for guests.
Lithia water for kidneys, liver and
st^nach troubles. 112 miles west of
Mjjjnnphis on the Frisco System.
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SENATOR JONES SICK.
Senator Jones Confined To His Bed In
Little Rock. His Wife Denies That
He Has Received Letter From
President Relative to Appointment
As Canal Commissioner.
“United States Senator James K.
Jones, who arrived in Little Rock,”
says the Gazette, “at an early hour
Wednesday morning from Memphis,
over the Choctaw, is ill in bed at the
home of J. N. Johnson, his brother
in-law, at 209 East Eighth street. He
had a considerable amount of fever
all during the afternoon, the result of
a chill which came on in the morning.
It is hoped that his condition will not
prove serious, and that the attack
will not return. While in Wisconsin
he suffered from several attacks of
the same nature, and until Wednes
day it was thought that the recurrence
was not probable. He reached the
city at 12:30 o’clock, but did not leave
the sleeper until several hours later.
He then went out to the Johnson
home, and soon after began suffering
with the chill. He took his bed early
in the afternoon and did not leave it
again that night. He has a physician
in attendance, who visited him sev
eral times during the day. The noise
of construction work near by at first
prevented his sleeping, but early in
the night he fell asleep, and his wife
declined to have him disturbed on
any account.
“It is thought that Senator Jones’
illness was induced by a lack of rest
for several days past. He has been
aboard trains for three nights on his
way back from Wiscodjin, and has
consequently been unable to secure
much quiet and repose.
“It was reported Wednesday in the
city that Senator Jones,had received
a letter from President Roosevelt in
regard to his appointment as one of
the Panama canal commissioners.
No one seems to know how the rumor
originated, but it had gained consid
erable credence from frequent repe
tition Wednesday night. A repre
sentative of the Gazette called at the
Johnson residence, and Mrs. Jones
authoritatively denied the report, de
clining to arouse the senator, who
was sick and getting the only rest he
has had for several days.
“ ‘I am positively certain,’ said Mrs.
Jones, ‘that no such letter has been
received, nor does Senator Jones ex*
pect one from President Roosevelt.
It seems that the papers are a great
deal more anxious on the subject than
is my husband. The matter has
never been mentioned at Washing
ton, either by the president or Mr.
Jones, in writing or verbally. The
only thing known about it is what the
newspapers seem to know. When
Mr. Jones is better he can be seen
himself, but not now.’ ”
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IN HONOR OF MRS. HAMILTON.
Mrs. A. V. Hamilton, of Newport,
Arkansas, who is here visiting Mrs.
Perdue was the guest of honor at a
reception given at Mrs. Perdue’e res
idence. A few young people wore
present and made merry the evening
with songs and games. Of these last
progressive crokiuole was the most
popular.
Messrs. Bert Nixon, Ralph Townley
and Louis Hortsman favored the
guests with some excellent vocal
music, and Miss Neppie Ferguson won
much praise for well rendered piano
solos.
Refreshments of a sort suitable for
a warm evening were served.—Pop
lar Bluff Citizen.
POLITICAL MUDDLE CLEARED.
Texarkana, Aug. 20.—News has
been received from Richmond, Little
River county, that the political mud
dle that has been existing in that
county for several days has beeu set
tled. The convention nominees, who
have been in the field against the
primary nominees, announced Tues
day morning that they would con
tinue the race no further. They could
not get on the ticket as regular dem
ocrats, but would have to run as inde
pendents. Being unwilling to do this,
they withdrew and left the democrats
who were nominated by the primary
in full posession of the field.
SURVEYING THE OZARKS.
Hartville, Mo., August 19.—Two
gentlemen, the forerunners of a large
surveying party, passed through here
Saturday on their way to Stone coun
ty, eight miles east of Galena, where
the surveying party is now camped.
They have orders to commence sur
veying at the head of Railey creek, in
Stone county, and continue southward
until they meet a surveying party that
is working northward from Arkansas.
This survey will follow what is known
as the Van Frank survey,- which was
made several years ago, and which is
considered the most practicable route
ever found for building a railroad
through the Ozarks. Corporations
have recently purchased large bodies
of unimproved land in the southern
part of Stone county, and this fact,
together with the arrival of a large
surveying party, gives much encour
agement to the belief that the Missou
ri Pacific system intends to build a
road from some point in Arkansas to
connect with their line at Webb City
or Joplin. This is known as the
White river extension.
ARKANSAS CROPS NEED RAIN.
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Pine Bluff, Ark., Aug. 20.—Captain
J. M. Hudson, Jefferson County Com
missioner of Agriculture, today issued
the following report of crop con
ditions:
Extreme hot weather of the past
week has had an injurious effect on
crops, cotton especially. Shedding
and boll worms occasion great com
plaint; also there is some rust and
blight. Bottom bolls of large cotton
are rotting for want of sunlight, and
many observing farmers contend that
the crop will be very short. The
crop in the hill country will be better
than the average, but will make no
more after this. The plant has stop
ped growing and is shedding all
blooms. It is opening in the hills, and
picking will be general as soon as the
weather moderates. The crop will be
a disappointment to farmers. Rain
would be welcomed, as all fall crops
would be benefitted.
INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS.
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The institute convened promptly at
nine o’clock Thursday morning,
being called to order by Prof. J. D.
Neal, with a better attendance than
marked the opening day.
Prof. J. R. Hodges of Tuckerman,
led off in the work of the day with an
excellent interpretation of Poe’s
“Raven” and closed the morning’s
work by a selection from Mark Twain
“A Western Funeral.” The perfect
attention accorded Prof. Hodges is
abundant proof of the recognition
paid him as a reader.
Among the visitors of Thursday
was Prof. D. L. Paisley of Conway
Public Schools, who will be remem
bered as an old teacher of Jackson
county and for a while, our efficient
county examiner. It is rumored that
Professor Paisley will be a candidate
for the office of state superintendent
of public instruction and is already
at work on his political fences.
SURPRISE WEDDING.
Dr. B. A. Washburn, of Newport,
Arkansas, and Miss Rebecca Turner,
of Oscar, Kentucky, were married
Tuesday night by Rev. H. W. Robin
son. They left Wednesday morning
for Newport their future home.—Pop
lar Bluff Sentinel.
Dr. B. A. Washburn recently located
in this city for the practice of his pro
fession and stole quite a march on his
Newport friends in slipping away and
quietly marrying, who nevertheless
are cordial in offering belated con
gratulations.
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PROBABLY FATALLY SHOT.
Jonesboro, Aug. 19.—At Nettleton,
three miles east of here, shortly after
noon today, Joe Horn shot and se
riously wounded Joe Brandon.
Both had been employes of Keich’s
stave factory and Horn is said to have
caused him to lose his place and the
quarrel ensued.
Horn has been placed in the county
jail here, pending the result of Bran
don’s wound.
A BIG HIT.
Campbell Bros. Shows Made a De
cided Hit at Wahpeton—Thor
oughly Endorsed—Tribute
To The Dead.
Wahpeton, N. D., June 11, 1902.
Special to the Forum, Fargo, N. D.
This was an ideal summer’s day, and
4,500 people crowded the Campbell
Bros, shows in this city. The large
menagerie was a grand lesson in
natural history. The museum and
side shows were replete with the best
specimens in that line.
One of the grandest entertainments
ever given here took place in the
large tent this afternoon and was re
peated this evening. The perform
ance was simply wonderful. The
show is one of the cleanest ever ap
pearing here and won the plaudits of
the multitude.
In the afternoon 250 employes of
the circus led by the magnificent
band, and accompanied by the Camp
bell family visited the graves of
Charles Smith, of Rock Island, 111.,
and Chas. Walters, of Alma, Wash.,
who were killed in this city by light
ning June 10, 1897, when engaged in
work for Ringling Bros., and to whose
memory the Messrs. Ringling have
erected a granite column. Rev. W.
Edwards of Abercrombie, offered
prayer and delivered an address in
which he said that the true religion
of humanity embodied the fatherhood
of God and brotherhood of man.
The band played “Nearer My God to
Thee.” The graves were then dec
orated with beautiful plants in bloom
—the gifts and tokens of a company
of human hearts touched by the in
spiration of friendship, love and
truth. After the closing prayer by
Rev. Edwards, the procession re
turned to the city. At Newport, Au
gust 29.
REFUSED TILLMAN HER HAND.
Eureka Springs, Aug. 20.—Senator
B. R. Tillman of South Carolina spoke
two and one-half hours on the “Race
Problem” to a large audience here
today.
As the crowd pressed about the
Senator to shake his hand, a woman
pushed her way to his side and said:
“I do not want to shake your hand.
I want to say that you have not con
vinced me.”
“Are you not better than a nigger?”
was the Senator’s laconic reply.
Senator Tillman will pass through
St. Louis en route to Washington
tomorrow morning.
DROWNED AT PENTER’S BLUFF.
Walter Dennison, manager of the
Keystone Supply Company at Cush
man, was here Thursday on his return
to Batesville from St. Louis, where
he had been telegraphed that a young
friend had been drowned while in
swimming Wednesday afternoon at
Penter’s Bluff. The telegram also
contained the information that his
half-brother had been in swimming at
the same time and had narrowly es
caped losing his own life in an effort
to rescue his companion.
The remains were to have been
brought to Batesville for interment.
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