VOLUME II, NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY JUNE Jr, i u,,j NUMBERS
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ASSESSOR’S NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under
signed, as assessor vf Jackson county,
Arkansas, will meet the people of the
different townships at the following times and
places, for the i'irpose Jof listing the Personal
Property and Per Capita Tax for the
year 1902:
Village township, Barnes’ Mill, Friday ;
June 20. j
Jefferson township, Jaclcsonport, Monday and
Tuesday, June 23 and 24.
Bird township, Elgin, Wednesday June 25.
Bird township, Centerville, Thursday, June 26.
Bird township, Tuckerman, F'riday and Sat
urday, June 27 and 28.
Glass township, Swifon, Monday June 30
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 1 and 2.
tfniou township, Court House, Newport, from
July 7 to August 20.
Please bring along your deeds or last tax
receipts.
' Given under my hand this 6th day of
May 1902.
B. F. SIMMONS
Assessor of Jackson County.
First published May 6 tiaily Independent 6t.
FOURTH OF JULY RATES.
The Choctaw Route will sell excur
sion tickets to points within 200 miles
of selling station, at rate of one fare
for the round trip; except to Mempnis
rate will be one fare plus fifty cents.
Dates of sale July 3 and 4, 1902. Re
turn limit July 7, 1902.
5lbtf. W. R. Thompson, Agt.
SUMMER TOURIST RATES.
Choctaw Route will sell excursion
tickets daily Newport to Mt. Mag
azine, Ark., at rate of $7.50 for round
trip, good returning Sep. 30,1902.
Slbtf. W. R. Thompson, Agt.
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DR. H. 0. WALKER,
Physician and Surgeoi
Office: Redman’s Drug Store!
Newport, - Arran^
PUBLIC SCHOOL REPORT.
Superintendent Woods Announces
Names of Pupils Successful In
Examinations And Places
Teachers For The
Year.
TEACHERS PLACED.
A. Woods, Ninth and Tenth grades.
Mrs. Jno. T. Box, Seventh and
Eighth grades.
Miss Mabel Padgett, Fifth and Sixth
grades.
Miss Cora Duke, Fourth grade.
Miss Hall Phillips, Third grade.
Mrs. Ella Whittaker, First and Sec
ond grades.
PROMOTIONS.
From Ninth to Tenth grade—Effie
McCollum and Lettie McLain.
From Eighth to Ninth grade—Della
Bernstein, Lillie Bandy, Blanche Stal
lings, Cora West, Hattie Kimberlin,
Rina Price, Lizzie Irby, Imogene
Bandy, Grace Ross, Tommie Thorn
ton, w. U. Wallace, Jesse McDonald.
From Seventh to Eighth grade—
Bessie Buford, Mary Sprigg, Ethel
Doyle, Emma Drummond, Lulu An
schutz, Minnie Lee Jago, Katie Har
der, Annie Bridger, Perla Best, Ruth
Wallace, Hilda Bailey, John Younger,
Glee Campbell, Clarence Crook, Clyde
Croft, Harry Stephens, Anschutz
Lockard, Tom Duffer.
From Sixth to Seventh grade—Elvie
McLain, Marie Younger, Ida JNicken,
Laura Mosby, Ida Parrish, Carl Hawk,
Billie McGuire, Walton Brooks.
From Fifth to Sixth Grade—Carrie
Garrison, Lucien Daugherty, Jennie
Jones, Leah Jones, Beatrice McHugh,
Lillian Stallings, Willie Howell, Idella
Johnson, Leelon Stewart, John War
ner, Charles Sprigg, Charles Brewer,
Philip Lockard, Willie Bandy, Leo
Volkmer, Bennie Brasch, Ellwood
Neal.
From Fourth to Fifth grade—Clara
Brooks, Blanche Ferguson, Lutie Mae
Stephens, Hazel Jones, Ethel Dean,
Arkie Dean, Madie Stephens, Jennie
Stuckey, Rina Wallace, Ada West,
Bertha Hirsch, Doris Carpenter,
Bessie Harland, Pearl Byrum, Grace
Ferguson, Mae York, Hersche‘1 Mc
Cauley, Harry Pettet, Robert Rob
inson, Leslie O’Neal, Bee Robinson,
Henry Davidson, Harry Davis, Ed
ward Doherty, Charles O’Neal, Eu
gene Wallace, Roy Wallace, Ike
Stephens, Charles Ross.
From Third to Fourth grade—Ruth
Egan, Nora Bandy, Pauline Davis,
Leona Baker, Duke Kelly, Charley
Bandy, Dottis Joyce, Glen Maynard,
Sam Taggart, Charley Hite, Willie
Campbell, Eva Harland, Ethel John
son, Neta Woodel, Hattie West, Ellen
Jones, Daisy Bayles, Katchie Dean,
Mary Kelly, Willie Huffman.
From Second to Third grade—Ralph
Hirsch, Preston Finley, Elise Hooker,
Jennie Martin, Lola Boillotte, Pearl
West, Corinne Mosby, Marguerite
Gregg, Cleo Jackson, Wesley Bengel,
George Weast, Boyce Drummond,
Luther White, Frank Humbert,
Charles Snetzer, Russell Warner, Mell
Brooks.
From First to Second Grade—Louise
Wallace, Charley Holder, Ignatius
Sprigg, Oran Stephens.
From Class B of First grade to Class
A of First grade—Ursel Coffman,
Clara White, Marguerite Morrison,
Claude Foushee, Walker and Walter
Stallings, Herbert Brune.
All students holding promotion
cards must file the same with their
teachers upon entering school. No
student who failed to be examined
can be enrolled in a higher grade
without examination. It is a matter
of importance that each student en
ters school the first day and attends
regularly,, not even to be absent from
any examination. All excuses for ab
sence from examinations will prove
unavailing.
Respectfully,
A. Woods,
Superintendent.
SPECIAL FAN SALE.
500 drummer’s samples of fans from
5c to $1.50 on sale at less than 50c on
the dollar at Charles Meyer’s Great
Bargain Store. 55 dtf
Read the ads.
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LOCOMOTIVES PURCHASED.
Gould Lines After More Economical
Transportation—Harding Says
There Will Be No New Ex
tensions Next Year.
Vice President and General Man
ager Russell Harding of the Missouri
Pacific-Iron Mountain, has awarded
a contract to the American Locomo
tive Company of Dunkirk, for fifty
freight locomotives for service on the
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain lines.
These locomotives will be delivered
at the close of the year. The im
provements which the road has been
making the past year, chiefly in the
reduction of grades and changes in
alignment, are birnging about re
markable results in the way of more
economical transportation. The road
is obtaining, it is said, on some of its
principal divisions, trainloads 20 per
cent larger than those of a year ago,
without any very material gain in ton
mileage. Thus it is figured out that
the improvements made by the com
pany are resulting in economies of
from 15 to 30 per cent.
As touching upon future earnings
and the improvements that are being
carried out, Vice President Harding
says:
“The rate of net earnings to gross
next year will certainly be larger than
it has been this year. “The cost of
operating per ton mile will be con
siderably less, and also appropriations
for betterments under ‘operating ex
penses’ will be greatly decreased,
grading and relaying the main line of
the Iron Mountain is now practically
completed, and work on the small
branches will be finished before very
long.
“For next year we have no new ex
tensions planned. We shall carry on
the White river branch and the line
on the west shore of the Mississippi.
Those are the only undertakings that
will cut into net revenue next year.
Of coiirse net earnings depend on
gross earnings and they are directly
dependent upon crops. At present,
prospects are good.”
ROCK ISLAND’S" *NEW SURVEY.
“The recent visit of First Vice Pres
ident Harry A. Parker of the Rock
Island to north Arkansas continues to
afford a fruitful theme,” says the Ar
kansas Gazette. “It seems to be a
probability that the Rock Island will
extend the St. Louis and Colorado
from Belle, Maries county, Missouri,
to Little Rock, and that there is some
thing more in it than a bluff to force
or persuade the ’Frisco to sell out.
“We are looking out for the most
practical route for a direct line, says
Vice President Parker, and we will be
surveying for six months, perhaps a
year.
“Assistant Chief Engineer George
W. Horton of the ’Frisco recently
met Mr. Parker and his party of Rock
Island surveyors at Forsyth, Mo.
The Rock Island man was very much
interested in what Mr. Horton told
him about the country south of
Springfield, and talked freely of the
new railroad route.
“He said his company would cer
tainly build a road from Maries coun
ty into central Arkansas. He had six
surveying parties at work, two at
Rolla, two at Seymour and two in
Arkansas. The route that seemed
most practical runs up the Gasconade
river to itB head at Seymour, then
over the water-shed at Swan creek
and down that stream to White river.
The aim was to get the shortest possi
ble line from the Osage country into
the cotton belt of Arkansas. The
most direct route from the point in
Maries county selected as the begin
ning of the road to Little Rock runs
near the line of Taney and Stone
counties and would not miss Spring
field very far.”
G. W. Burkhart leaves Thursday
morning for Memphis to look for a
location and steady position. The
Kelley mill closed down a week ago
for the summer and Mr. Burkhart,
who is an expert sawyer, is compelled
to leave Newport to secure steady
work. We regret to see him go, but
extend best wishes for his future.
M. E. Barten of Searcy, represent
ing a St. Louis j?at firm, was here
Wednesday.
MALONE-NUGENT.
Mr. Thomas J. Malone And Miss Josie
Nugent Married Tuesday Evening
At Home Of Bride.
Laurel Street contributed two wed
dings Tuesday to the list of June mar
riages, the second being that evening
at 8 o’clock, when Mr. Thomas J.
Malone of Hale and Miss Josie Nu
gent were quietly married at the home
of the bride, by Rev. J. W. Smith.
The parlor in which their vows were
said, was tastily decorated in roses
and geraniums. The bride, who is of
the blonde type of beauty, was very
prettily gowned in a white organdie
creation, trimmed with Valenciennes
lace and ribbon. The groom is a
handsome young man and wore a
sack suit upon this occasion.
Only a few close friends and rela
tives were present, but numerous
presents were received from their
friends, consisting of table service,
furniture and bric-a-brac.
The happy couple left Wednesday
afternoon for Hale, where the groom
had fitted up an elegant home for his
fair helpmeet. The bride is much be
loved by her friends, of which she has
a hruat Thp OTOPTB IS a. ROT! of Ml'S. .1.
H. Hale and is the owner of a mer
cantile establishment at Hale, a
young man of good habits and sterling
character. We wish him a realiza
tion of his crimson hued future but
most of all, that happiness may at
tend the united fortunes of husband
and wife.
CROP PROSPECTS
CONTINUE FAVORABLE.
Temperature conditions were more
favorable the first part of the week,
but during the close were too low for
the proper growth of vegetation.
Abundant rains have fallen in some
sections, and the droughty conditions
have been very materially relieved,
while in other sections very little rain
has fallen and the drouth remains
practically unbroken; while crops are
not yet seriously affected rain would
be beneficial, especially in the north
west and portions of the southeast
sections. Cotton has experienced
generally favorable conditions, and
the crop, as a rule, is clean and well
cultivated, the plant is making good
growth, looks well and healthy, and is
blooming nicely. Corn has been
greatly benefitted by the recent rains,
and is in all stages of advancement.
In some localities it is just beginning
to silk and tassel; in others it is in
roasting ears, while in others, partic
ularly the southern tier of counties,
the crop is practically made, although
in a few’ localities in the southern por
tion it needs an early rain to insure a
crop. Wheat harvesting is generally
completed. The yield on the whole
will be about the average. Oats have
been cut and garnered in some sec
tions, while in others harvesting is
still progressing, the yield is from
poor to 1a.11, omy a very iow
indicating an average or good yield.
Garden truck and pastures were
benefitted by the rain. The condition
of fruits has improved slightly, there
continues some drying up and drop
ping of apples and peaches.
SENATOR JONES’ REWARD.
Washington, June 24.—Senator Jas.
K. Jones, of Arkansas, chairman of
the democratic national committee,
will be selected as one of the seven
commissioners who are to superin
tend the work of constructing the
isthmian canal, if authorized by con
gress. Mr. Jones retires March 3
next. Mr. Jones voted for the Pan
ama route and w|§" therefore entirely
friendly in his attitude towards those
who advocated the Spooner substitute.
It is calculated that it will require
fifteen years’ time to complete the
construction of the canal.
DRUMMER’S SAMPLES.
500 fans all in good condition, prices
from 5c to $1.50 sold at less than 50c
on the dollar. Charles Meyer’s Great
Bargain Store. 55 tf
Swiss and cream cheese at Huff
| man’s. 53 dtf.