l FEBRUARY 13. 1904. NUMBER 348
Hith gives
HIS AUTHORITY.
~ |ltter From Colonel Minor to J.
Watkins Anent the Davis
i Loan Made Public.
M Attorney W. B. Smith of Little
ilFocF’ w^° ^as been called upon i
J to give his authority for the
statement that Davis had se
culfd a loan of $1,000 from the I
Jj Arkansas Bank & Trust Company j
m' upon the endorsement of Mrs.
a Robert Simmons and others, has
f produced a letter from Colonel
I L. Minor to J. A. Watkins,
affirming the making of this loan.
From the facts, which have of
late become known, and the affi
davit of that institution’s cashier,
Charles G. Henry, it is evident
I that the letter of Colonel Minor
I was based upon a misunderstand
ing of the purposes and parties
lo the note in question.
1 The affidavit of Cashier Henry
Ihould certainly be sufficient au
[tiority for the retraction of the
/large made by Attorney Smith,
who has written the following
letter to the Gazette :
To the Editor of the Gazette:
The statement made by me in
my address Tuesday night before |
the Carroll D. Wood club of Lit
tle Rock that Jeff Davis had bor
rowed from the Arkansas Bank
& Trust Company of Newport,
Ark., $1,000 and gave his note
therefor with the signatures of
Mrs. M. E. Simmons, her brother,
Baxter Watson, Charles Wilmans,
his wife, Hettie B. Wilmans, and
of the Wilmans boys,
and that Mrs. M. E. Simmons
was the wife of Robert Simmons,
who had been convicted in the
circuit court of Jackson county!
in a large number of cases for
the unlawful sale of whisky and !
fined in sums aggregating $3,300
and had been pardoned by Davis
and the fines remitted, having1
been denied by Davis’ supporters
in order that there may be no i
misunderstanding of my author
ity for the statement made by
me I submit herewith to the pub
lic, by permission, the following
letter written by L. Minor, a
director of the Arkansas Bank j
& Trust Company, to J. A. Wat
kins of this city:
Newport, Ark.. Jan. 22, 1904.
J. A. Watkins, Esq., Little Rock,
Arkansas.
Dear Sir—In relation to the
matter you asked me about, I
find these to be the facts: Jeff
Davis did make a note for $1000,
due twelve months after date, to
Arkansas Rank and Trust Com
pany of Newport. The collateral
note is signed by Mrs. Hettie B.,
R. D. and C. H. Wilmans, Peter
Anderson & Co., M. E. Simmons
and Baxter Watson. On this
note they got the $1,000. This,
of (jQurse, I got through the bank
as one of the directors and I shall
expect you to use it with due
circumspection, as I don’t want
the bank involved or myself.
Yours truly,
L. Minor.
SENATOR CLARKE
WARMLY COMMENDED.
Senator James P. Clarke made
his maiden speech in the senate
on Tuesday last, his theme being
the Panama treaty now up for
consideration. As the World
hoped and expected, Senator
Clarke came out unequivocally
for the speedy ratification of that
convention, and while he did not
scan every act of the president
in that connection with a critical
eye, nor yet fully approve of
everything he had done, he said
he could not bring himself to the
point of obstructing a measure
in which his state and the whole
South were so vitally interested.
Senator Clarke regretted that he
could not agree with those of his
Democratic confreres who were
seeking to make political capital
out of this question—though that
was not exactly the way he put
it—and this was quite natural,
since he is a Democrat of Demo
crats and would prefer to see his
party present a solid front on all
the great questions of the day.
It was like him, however, to be
entirely candid, to speak upon
his own judgment, to join issues
at once and unequivocally with
all, whether his own party as
sociates or otherwise, and to
leave no doubt as to his own po
sition. The World is glad Sena
tor Clarke is a progressionist; it
rejoices that he has both the
sense and the courage to approve
of the acts of Republican admin
istration when these acts are in
the interest of the good of the
whole country; it congratulates
the state of Arkansas that it is
represented in the United States
Senate by a man who is not
afraid to call his soul and his
convictions his own; it predicts
that the people of Arkansas will
rally to him and that he will
honor them and himself by his
course in the senate. — Helena
World.
WANTS TO THANK
UNCLE SAM.
To Whom it May Concern:
We thank the United States for
the conveniences it has been able
to afford, and among the rest we
thank the postal authorities for
being so kind to us as to estab
lish the rural free delivery, espe
cially the Route No. 1, and we
recommend that it would be a
good idea for the patrons to co
operate with one another and
help the carrier to secure a better
salary. He goes through all
kinds of weather and deserves a
better salary than he is receiving.
If it were so we could have the
say we would say a thousand
dollars a year would not be too
much. A Patron.
SUNDAY^SERVICES.
The pastor of the Presbyterian
church extends a special invita
tion to all to worship in the Pres
byterian church tomorrow morn
ing at 11 o’clock and in ^he even
ing at 7:30. R. B. Willis, pastor.
At the Bantist Church—Sundav
school at 9:45 a. m.; services at
11 a. m. and 7:15 p. m. Morning
subject, “The Fellowship of
Light and Darkness.” Evening
subject, “Regeneration.” A coi*
dial invitation to all.
St. Paul’s Church—Quinqua
gesimna Sunday. Morning pray
er, the litany and sermon at 11.
Evening prayer and sermon at 7.
Sunday school at 9:45.
At the Christian Church—Bible
school at 9:30 a. m., M. W. Bur
kett, superintendent. Preaching
at 11 a. m., theme “Fellowship.”
Preaching at 7:30 p. m., farewell
sermon on “The Unpardonable
Sin, or Sin Against the Holy
Spirit.” S. A. Strawn, minister.
Methodist Episcopal church,
South, corner Laurel and Second
streets. Sunday school at 9:30
a. m. Preaching at 11 a m. and
7:15 p. m. Epworth League
meeting at 3 p. m., S. M. Pear
son president. The public with
all strangers and visitors cor
dially invited to every service.
C. Pope, pastor.
Read the Daily and Weekly In
dependent.
WOODSON-KITTRELL.
Mr. E. R. Woodson of Shoffner
and Miss JennieKittrell Mar
ried at Augusta Wednesday.
A very pretty wedding was
| solemnized Wednesday afternoon
! at 1 o’clock at the Presbyterian
i church, when Miss Jennie Kit
: trell and Mr. E. R. Woodson
were married in the presence of
; a large assemblage of friends
: and acquaintances, says the Au
gust Free Press.
The ceremony was solemnly
and impressively said by Dr. R. B.
Willis of Searcy.
Before the arrival of the bridal
party Miss Mary Fuller sang, to
the delight of all, “Since Thou
Art Mine.”
The bride and groom, preced
ed by the ushers, J. 0. and E.
L. Kittrell and the matron of
honor, Mrs. J. R. Vinson
marched up the aisle to the sweet
straius of Mendelssohn’s wedding
march, beautifully rendered by
Mrs. Blanche Mason.
The bride wTas attired in a beau
tiful blue z eberline. The groom
wore the conventional black.
The church was beautifully and
artistically decorated, while the
windows were darkened and the
church lighted, which made the
entire proceedings appear most
lovely.
me Dnae is a aaugnter oi r .
H. Kittrell, a prosperous livery
man of this city.
The groom is a well-do-to busi
ness man of Shoffner, Jackson
county, and is possessed of sterl
ing qualities.
Immediately after the cere
mony the bride and groom de
parted on the evening train for
Memphis, where they will spend
a few days with friends and rela
tives, after which time the happy
couple will return to Shoffner,
where they will be at home in the
future.
MRS. DORSEY ENTERTAINS.
One of the most delightful
entertainments enjoyed by New
port society was that of Mrs.
Robert Dorsey given at her home
on Pine street Friday evening in
honor of her niece, Miss Susie
Jones and her attractive visitor,
Miss Lucy N. Webster of Colum
bia^ Tenn.
The hostess was assisted by
Mesdames C. H., J. S., E. B.
and R. D. Wilmans, and the
hospitality of their Southern
home could hardly have been
more cordially and graciously
manifested than by Mrs. Dorsey
and her co-receivers.
' A pleasant feature of the even
ing were the musical and elocu
tionary contributions, consisting
of piano selections by Misses
Lula Empie and Lucy Branden
burg, vocal solo by Mr. Will Mc
Goffin and Janie Stephens.
The luncheon embraced quite a
spread of seasonable delicious,
consisting of turkey, peas,
chicken salad, Saratoga chips,
rolls, oli ves, salted almonds,
chocolate and vanila cream, as
sorted cake, orange ice, coffee
and tea.
Those present were: Misses
Lou Minor, Lucy Brandenburg,
Mabel Padgett, Lula Empie, Ma
bel Stay ton, Mary and Amanda
Laird, Janie Stephens, Eleanor
Neill of Batesville, Tillie and
Mary Sprigg, Do vie Erwin, Au
brey Arnold, Josie Phillips, Helen
Terry, Lucile Taylor, Messrs. J.
M. and J. W. Stayton, Alcorn
Ferguson, E. L. Boyce, W. T.
Dunn, C. E. Carroll, J. M. Ber
ger, Jr., F. P. Skipwith, Sprigg
Foushee, Will Sprigg, Ernest
McDonald, H. 0. Walker, G. K.
Stephens, Joe Bevens and Will
| Magoffin.
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TELEPHONE NO. 31.
Newport, - Arkansas.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newport, Arkansas.
Under the supervision of the United States Government.
PAID IN CAPITAL $50,000.00
SURPLUS - - - 8,000.00
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Deposits in sums of one dollar and upwards will be re- ;
ceived—the same cafreful attention is extended both small
and large depositors.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
T. J. Graham W. A. Joyce Sigmond Wolff
Jos. S. Harvey J. W. Ferrill
T. J. Watson, J. 0. Taylor G. W. Hurley, j*
President. Vice-Pres.
W. A. Billingsley, F. A. Jones,
Cashier. Ass’t Cashier.
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