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*\ VOLUME V. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. MONDAY. AUGUST >4, 1905. NUMBER 94.
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1 SURVEY ALMOST COMPLETE.
BatesvilSIe Citizens Make Final Effort to
Raise Funds to Build Railroad.
The engineers who are survey
ng a route for the proposed road
tarth from here to the Frisco
)egan work Tuesday at Goforth’s
■spring, nine miles above here,
E nd are running a line from that
|*oint into the city. It was ex
pected they would establish camp
Vithin the city limits Thursday
Vrug'-.t,, and that the survey would
be finished by Saturday night.
^ The company is offering 186
shares of stock for sale at ten
cents on the dollar. The re
mainder of the stock has been
advanced to 25 cents. Those
, wishing to buy and help the en
terprise should see Ira J. Mathe
ny, the secretary. A final effort
to have the $30,000 desired from
Batesville subscribed will be
made today. Contractors for
"The first ten miles of the road
were expected here hes.erday.—
i Batesville Citizen.
Hoo ffoo Concatenation.
Little Rock, Aug. 13.— A re
union of the Arkansas Hoo Hoos
was held here yesterday and
fully 500 members of the order
took part in the ceremonies. An
interesting leaiure 01 me uay s
exercises was an illustrated lec
ture “Storv of the Hoo Hoo” at
the opera house this afternoon by
Bolling Arthur Johnson, one of
ffie founders of the order.
At night a class of fifty-four
was initiated, among the kittens
k being Superintendent W. T.
Tyler of the Iron_Mountain;
Freight Traffic Manager H. W.
Morrison of the Choctaw, and F.
. W. Gregory, general freight
Ygent of the Little Rock and Hot
Springs Western. A banquet
followed the ceremonies.
^ _ lumbermen in Session.
Little Rock, Aug. 13.—At the
' second annual meeting of the
Arkansas Association of Lumber
Dealers, held in room 20 of the
r!nrU i'i v.0te]( yesterday fore
following officers for
the ensuing year were elected:
L. R. Putnam, Fayetteville,
president.
C. M. Dickinson, Paragould,
secretary.
C. W. Fouke, Texarkana, vice
president.
J. 0. Burgess, Newport, treas
urer, and also director.
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f Did Not Invite Refugees.
R Eureka Springs, Aug. 13. - The
report wired from here announc
ing that Eureka Springs had offi
cially invited refugees fleeing
from yellow fever from New Or
leans and southern points to come
_ here was entirely unauthorized
bv the authorities of this city.
Every precaution will be taken
by the authorities to safeguard
the city from any danger from
infected points.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
If you wish to better your con
dition 1 will tell you how you can
do so by investing a little of your
surplus earnings. Sign below
and mail. Don’t neglect this.
Name.
Address.
Elmo Riddell,
L Co-OperativeIBroker,
% Jacksonport, Ark.
I --—
Earl Arrington.
* In the death of this young
man many hearts were saddened
in this city, his former home for
several months, where he filled
the position as stenographer for
S. D. Campbell in this city.
The deceased was taken with
typhoid fever at his fathei’s
home in Jonesboro about six
weeks ago, and was taken to the
Baptist sanitarium at St. Louis,
where he died last Friday, being
brought back to his home and
buried at Jonesboro Sunday after
noon.
Mr. Arrington made many
friends during his stay in New
port. who regret very much the
untimely taking off of this ex
emplary young man, whose
future seemed unusually bright.
STOCKMAN DISAPPEARS.
Wife of W. J. Ducken Alarmed Over His
Disappearance in Indian
Territory.
Little Rock, Aug. 13. -W. J.
Ducken, a well known stock
dealer of Little Rock, has myste
teriously disappeared from the
Indian Territory and no trace
whatever can be found of him.
His wife placed the matter in
the hands of United States Mar
shal A. S. Fowler, who is in cor
respondence witn the authorities
in the territory. He received a
letter today from Deputy Mar
shal J. L. O’Briant at Wagoner
in which O’Briant says:
“I have just returned from
Inola and Claremore, where I
nau Deen m searcn oi vv. a.
Ducken. At Inola I learned
that he was there on the 12th of
July. He came there on the
morning train from Claremore
in company with J. H. Fisher, a
cattle man who resides in Clare
more.
“He went from Wagoner to Clar
emore, as that train does not stop
at Inola,and returned with Fisher'
on the south-bound train that
stops at all stations. At Inola
Ducken and Fisher got a team
and drove to where Fisher’s cat
tle are and returned to Inola
about o p. m., and from that
time on the Inola people do not
know anything about them. I
am satisfied that nothing has
happened to Mr. Ducken in this
vicinity or some one would have
heard of it by this time. He
may be sick somewhere and do#t
want to alarm his family. I am
acquainted with all the deputies
in this and the district north of
me, and as soon as 1 can locate
the direction he started I will
notify them, and will also keep
you posted in the meantime.’’
Knows Not of Report.
J. F. Ayers, right of way
agent for the Iron Mountain
railroad, under Right of Way
Agent Abell, is in Little Rock,
and from present indications
will be here for some time. Mr.
Ayers said yesterday that he
had been ordered into Little
Rock until the yellow fever
scare has subsided. He states
that work on the Gurdon-Green
wood extension has been resum
ed, and that all work for the
: southwest system is proceeding
j nicely. He says he knows noth
| ing of the rumor that a cutoff
j will be built from "Newport or
Diaz to Wynne. — Little Rock
Democrat.
Ward Wants Pardon.
Searcy, Aug. 13. —Dr. H, B.
i Ward, who was convicted here a
j few days ago and sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary for
violation of the age-of-consent
law, and who prayed an appeal
to the supreme court, is now cir
culating a petition for a pardon.
Citizens of White county, it is
said, will circulate a counter pe
1 tition.
Special corset sale going
on at Wolff-Goldman Merc.
Co. 92-3t
BREAKING INTO RANKS
Of Gang of Horse Thieves Operating In
Counties Along Lower V>hite.
Des Arr\ Aug. 12. —For some
time past a gang of horse thieves
has been operating in the coun
ties of Lee, Woodruff and F-in
sett and have done their work so
skillfully as to render all efforts
to catch them futne.
Early in the week the sheriff
of Lee county telephoned Sheriff
Hodges of this (Prairie) county
and gave him a detailed descrip
tion of several horses and mules
which had been stolen. Sheriff
Hodges, assisted by ex-Sheriff
Reinhardt, located two horses
and a mule answering the de
scription given and arrested Tom
Lynn. Later he arrested Orris
B. Lynn, his brother. Both are
in jail charged with horse steal
ing.
Sheriff Hodges still holds the
stock, awaiting their identifica
tion by the owners. One of the
horses, it is claimed, was stolen
from Poinsett and the other in
Lee county.
The Lynn boy? lived in this
neighborhood several years ago,
but originally came from Mis
souri. They went from here to
Oklahoma or Indian Territory,
but returned two or three years
ago, buying land five miles north
of here and engaging in farm
ing. They were suspected by
the sheriff because of their fre
quent deals in horses. Their
mother lives in Des Arc and an
other brother lives five miles
east of here. He bears an ex
cellent reputation and no sus
picion attaches to him whatever.
Tom Lynn is married.
It is not considered likely that
any other arrests will be made
here, but it is thought probable
that arrests may follow at the
other end of the line. It is the
belief of the officers that east of
here there are confederates of
the gang which has been so ex
tensively operating. It is not
thought that the Pat Lacey gang
is connected with these recent
thefts of stock.
ANOTHER SUSPECT JAILED.
Later: Sheriff Hodges landed
another suspect in jail tonight.
Frank Holdup, a young man from
Woodruff county, presented him
self to the sheriff with papers
signed with the name of the
sheriff of Lee county purporting
to establish the innocence and
'secure the release of 0. B. Lynn,
one of the men in jail.
The Lee county sheriff was
wired and replied that the papers
were forgeries. Holdup was
wanted there for horse stealing.
He was thereupon locked up.
Resigns Pastorate.
Rev. H. M. Long, who has
been the faithful pastor of the
Baptist church in this city for
the past several months, ten
dered his resignation at the close
of the morning service Sunday.
Mr. Long came to Newport
from Mississippi several months
ago, and has been considered one
of the ablest ministers that has
had charge of this work, and his
efforts have been appreciated by
his people, and the church pros
pered, there being no friction
whatever between pastor and
people, the extremely bad health
of Mr. Long’s family being the
only cause of the resignation,
which does not take effect until
November 1.
TENfDOLLARS PAID
To any one who will prove that
Jackson will not sell any article
in his stock at actual cost to him
when he tells you its cost. Call
and see him about paints and
paper. 30-dtf
YELLO'Y FEVER
There Is No Occasion For Alarm
Rcmcrr.icr The Lc:.sons cl The
Epidemic cl I2°2.
As we are now threatened with
another visitation of the dreaded
yellow fever it is well to remem
ber the experiences of the Hast
occasion. In all sections where
yellow fever made its appear
ance it will be recalled that per
sons who kept their stomach,
liver and bowels strong and
active were not affected by the
disease; while others apparently
healthy were stricken down.
These latter were all more or less
habitually constipated, bilious or
victims of bad digestion; as a re
sult the blood became impure and
the vital organs were unable to
resist the deadly fever germs.
Now is the time to prepare for
what is to follow. Get your fam
ily and yourself in shape to re
sist the disease. You don’t know
when you are exposed to it;
every man you meet may be
affected, and if you put your
preparations off from day to day
you may be too late. The sensi
ble course is to begin at once
taking Prickly Ash Bitters, that
mowTolAnc Vfltrill £1 t flY* H (1
b’ood purifier. Use it regularly
every day. Half a wine-glassful
each morning after breakfast _
will keep your bowels open and .
healthy; it will also strengthen
the stomach and digestion, purify
the blood and by stimulating the
liver and kidneys all bile and
uric acid impurities will be
drivetL-' 't of the body. In short,
it puts the system in perfect
| order. Remember 1898. That
! was a record year for Prickly
Ash Bitters. In the sections
where it was used the most there
were fewest cases of fever. You
connot do better in this hour of
danger than to make use of the
means which experience has
proven to be the best for fight
ing off this terrible scourge. 78
OR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Gives special attention to
Crown and Bridge Work,
I And correction of Irregularities;
of the Teeth.
Office Watson Bldt. Phone, 63.
Newport, - Arkansas•
HENRY OWEN.M. I) HENRY M.OWEN.M.D. j
Drs. OWEN & OWEN,
|
Physicians and Sur^eonsj
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Will practice medicine and sur- [
gery in Newport and sur
rounding country.
NEWPORT. ARK.
OFFICE: Bevens’ Drug Store.
THERE IS NO USE
To wait for a foreign sales
man when you have one at
home who sells
EVERYTHING IN THE
MUSICAL LINE.
! Just Received—12 new or
j gans direct from the factory.
Pianos on short order.
Z. B. REID, Managet.
B. W. Haffner, salesman.
Jack Jones
The Crack Barber, keeps
a neat and busy little
shop. Upper end of Front I
street. Expert tonsorial- (
ists. Easy shaves and
the best haircuts. Our
work pleases.
“Come on, ye stubby beards.” <
A IF 1 ' If ^ UMMUHI—Mil AgMiiiBMini
V in— iii i■ —fl U .Iihiiii V#rnmmh——
WE CLOSE EVERY EVENING AT 7 EXCEPT SATURDAY.
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CAN WE HAVE YOUR EAR?
. Here's the Proposition. ;
Baggy trousers hurt a man’s appearance;
make his whole suit look old and “tacky.
A new pair will make it look like a new ,
suit, and give the old ones a chance to get a
pressing now and then.
Season’s end prices on all Men’s Trousers ,
O—see window. ft
We wish to clean them out. See the lot ^
|*| we’re selling at $2.50 this week. | j
U Men’s Superior Suits, Furnishings, Hats If
ani> Shoes. New Goods are Now Arriving 55
O Daily. g
Get the
Habit. w ... v, —T A . .
O J\ci\s OiHfitlcrs Newport/\rk O
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Grasp this Opportunity !
July Dividend
Was mailed to stockholders on tine 8th of July.
The Penn-Wyoming Copper Co.
Made 200,000 pounds of pure copper during the
past seven days, on which the clear profit was over
$15,000.
Stock in this company pays monthly dividends
of i<it on the investment, and it is a spledid buy
at the present price of 50c per share.
Send Your Orders. Cash or Deferred Payments. (I rice
subject to change without notice). No water m
this stock; every dollar goes into betterments. No
preferred or promotion stock and no bonds. Eveiy
share is of equal value Visible assets, $<,(K>o,QUO;
value of plant, etc., $2,500,000.
Let me tell you more about PENti>\\ YOMING '
Coppers. Sign and return.
Name
Address ..
ELMO RIDDELL,
CO OPERATIVE REAL tSTATE AGENT,
^ jACKSQNPQkT, Arkansas. j
CLEARING SALE
Beginning Wednesday,Aug. \ 6; ending Saturday, Aug. 26
In order to make room for fall and winter stock,
Low Quarters,
Sandals,
Oxfords.
Misses’, Men’s and Children’s
will go at cost.
Everything Marked in Plain Figures.
Remember this sale is not made to make money, but
to make room.
Ladies’ Low Quarters. 4-Oc and up.
Children’s Shoes. 10c and up.
Men’s Shoes.70c and up.
All shoes guaranteed. Call and see our prices.
They will surprise you.
ST. LOUIS SHOE STORE
FRANK BROS.
110 East Front Street. NEWPORT, X 1CANSAS.