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VOLUME III NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1903. NUMBER 196.
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CONVICTED OF MURDER.
Negro Found Guilty of Murder
in First Degree for Brutal
Killing of a White Boy
Near Clarendon.
Clarendon, Dec. 11.—Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week were consumed in the trial
of John Bell for the murder of
Winnie Gideon, a white boy 12
years old. F. E. Brown and
Thomas & Lee represented the
state, and M. J. Manning the de
fendant. The case was turned
over to the jury about 5:15 p. m.
and by 6 o’clock the jury brought
in a vercict of murder in the
first degree.
Lyman Couch, an alleged ac
cessory to the crime, testified he
was with the defendant, John
Bell, on the day of the''murder,
helping to unload cotton from a
wagon into a cotton stall, and
while doing this Winnie Gideon
came up and climbed on the
wagon and began helping to un
load the cotton, and while in the
wagon the defendant, Bell, took
a pencil away from the little boy,
who insisted that he give it back
to him. Upon the negro’s re-,
fusal to do so the child laid down
on a plank near the wagon and
began crying and threatened to
tell his mother, whereupon the
negro seized a stick and struck
him across the back of the head,
and then pushed him in the cot
ton stall and covered him with
cotton, where he was found dead
by one of the hands at the mill
the next day.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
. - There will be regular services
at the Presbyterian church both
morning and evening at the reg
ular hours. Rev. R. B. Willis,
D. D., will occupy the pulpit.
At the Christian Church—C. C.
Cline, pastor. Sunday school at
9:30 a. m., J. W. Burkett, super
intendent. The subject at the
11 o’clock hour is “Fight' of
Faith,” and for 7 p. m., “Our
Greatest Enemy.”
St. Paul’s Church—The third
Sunday in Advent. Morning
prayer, litany and sermon at 11
o’clock. Evening prayer and
sermon at 7. Sunday school at
9:45 a. m.
At the Baptist Church—Sun
day school at 9:45 a. m. Preach
ing at 11 a. m. Promptly at 7 p.
m. will begin the children’s day
exercises as seen elsewhere in
the program. We invite all to
attend.
There will be services both
morning and evening at the
Methodist church, conducted by
the new pastor, Rev. C. Pope.
LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS.
The Independent has some
good news for the little tots.
Santa Claus has. written us a let
ter stating that in accordance
with his old custom he would
visit Newport on Christmas eve.
He reports further that our
home merchants have bought
large and beautiful stocks from
which to select presents, but not
knowing what the different chil
dren desire, he has written the
Independent to ask them to
please contribute letters to this
paper, telling him what they
want in their stockings upon this
eventful night.
The Independent has gladly
volunteered to publish them, that
Mr. Santa Claus may b/assisted
in his charitable work, and wants
all of its little friends who still
believe in the happy delusion of
letters, which will be published
in the ordqr of their receipt.
Only the good little boys and
girls will be remembered by this
patron saint of the children, but
as there are a great many of1 this
class in Newport, we must re
quest that the letters be short.
Don’t forget that Santa Claus
is going to read these little epis
tles through the Daily Indepen
dent and a sweet, original and
childish letter will please him
best.
GOVERNOR’ EYE
ON BERRY’S HOME
Davis Plans Campaign to Carry
Benton County—Also Wants
To Defeat Dinsmore.
Governor Davis, who made the
assertion publicly some time ago
that he would rather carry Ben
ton and Carroll counties than any
others in the state, is arranging
to again enter -Benton county on
a speech-making tour, says the
Little Rock Gazette. On Mon
day, December 28, he will deliver
an address at Siloam Springs on
the occasion of the livestock
salesday, when there is expected
to be a large crowd in the town.
He will speak the next day at
Maysville. also in Benton county.
These appointments will not in
terefere with the scheduled list
of agreed discussions between
the three candidates for governor.
December 28 and 29 will be open
dates. The governor can speak
in Maysville December 29 and
get to Texarkana the next day
in time to participate in the joint
discussion appointed for that
city at that time.
The governor’s anxiety about
Benton county is due to the fact,
as interpreted in political circles,
that it is the home of United
States Senator James H. Berry,
for whose seat in the senate the
governor is an avowed candidate.
At present the governor is pri
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term as governor, but he has de
clared his ambition to succeed
Senator Berry in 1907 and is in
cidently looking after his fences
in that connection. In the pri
maries in March, 1902, the gov
ernor came near losing Benton
county as a second-term candi
date, receiving a majority of only
134 over Col. E. Wv Rector in a
total vote of 2,748 in the county
primary. - ~,>
The fact that the governor re
gards Benton county as debata
ble ground in the present cam
paign is shown by the attention
he and his managers are giving
| to it and the herculean efforts
! they are making to carry it next
I March. It is also the gossip in
| nolitical groups that the governor
' is as anxious to defeat Congress
| man Hugh A. Din - more, as he is
: to carry Senator Berry’s home
[ county.
The governor’s act in throwing
jdown the gauntlet to Senator
| Berry has not had the effect of
l drawing from the senator an
! open defi. Should it do so even
itually the state campaign will
! take on a new phase. Senator
i Berry is one of the best cam
paigners in Arkansas. He is
! considered by many invincible in
| the “great northwest.”
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! HOT BISCUIT AND COFFEE.
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The Newport Builders’ Supply
| & Hardware Company have been
i serving hot biscuit and coffee to
| the public for several days. This
| is done to advertise their Quick
; Meal Range, for which they have
'the exclusive agency. If the
I range contributes any thing tc
j the very excellent flavor of the
; biscuit and coffee, we would pro
j nounce it a dandy.
FORT SMITH SITUATION.
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Gould and Frisfco Interests on
Alert at Fort Smith.
Fort Smith, Dec. 11.—Super
intendent Davidson of the Frisco
and Superintendent Tyler of the
Iron Mountain were in this city
this afternoon looking over the
situation. Both companies are
on the alert, and Colonel Miles,
attorney for the Iron Mountain,
and Col. R. B. Davidson, of coun
sel for the Frisco, are active in
| their surveillance of the rnove
t ments of each company. It de
veloped this evening that it is
the probable intention of the j
Iron Mountain to attempt to cross;
the Frisco tracks with the Su-1
burban near the Frisco freight!
depot, about four blocks north of j
Garrison avenue, the main thor- j
oughfare. On the west side, and
between the Frisco main track
and the river, the Iron Mountain
freight houses, offices and tracks
are located. About a year ago
; the company purchased a num
ber of vacant lots opposite the
Frisco freight depot.
Should the Iron Mountain be
able to cross at that point it
would have a straight run from
| Van Buren to its depot here and
: its bridge across the Arkansas
! river at this point, and could run
jits trains direct from Van Buren
across the bridge here and get
to Muldrow, I. T., with a saving
of ten miles in distance.
Subdued excitement exists
among employes of the two sys
tems and a railroad crisis is be
lieved to be at hand.
ACCIDENT AT COTTER.
Collins Knocked From Bridge
Pier-Falling Forty Feet and
Crushing Skull.
Cotter, Dec. 11.—One of the
tubs that carry concrete across
White river for the piers to the
new bridge broke today from the
cable, knocking K. ivi. comns,
signal man, off the pier. He fell
a distance of forty feet, crushing
his skull, breaking one leg in two
places and one arm. He only
lived about six hours. His home
was at Gainesville, Mo. He leaves
a wife and four children.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
One good full-top, double
seated carriage. Inquire at the
5 and 10c store, 115 Walnut St.
FOR RENT
; “Hotel
Creighton”
On Walnut street Newport,
Ark. This is the best hotel town
in the state and is centrally
located, being one full block
from St. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern Depot and opposite the
Jackson county court house.
Will be Finished About
January 15th, 1904
And will contain twenty-eight
sleeping rooms, office 25x30 feet,
dining room 20x45 feet, one par
lor on first Floor and one on
second floor, three bath rooms,
: large kitchen, pantry and store
j room, will be equipped with
! electric return annunciator to
each room, long distance and
ocal telephone.
Electric and Gas Lights
Laundry and servants’ apart
j ments in yard adjoining. When
| completed will be very conven
j ent for the commercial trade.
| Apply to,
1 J. H. McHugh.
CHRISTMAS. |
An impressive -assortment of entire store affords special offer- 5t|
men’s and boys’ apparel to be ings that are such as to interest fcfia
found here. Ideal presents for careful shoppers. JjJi
father, brother, friend or sweet- This store is your store. Its
heart, useful, serviceable and policy is dictated and directed by
good for all occasions the year your demands. It will grow and Qj
round. Our stock is now com- greaten only by pleasing you. rn
plete and it is to your advantage We invite your inspection. We RES
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Weems Laundry
When you want good
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specialty of Dyeing and
Cleaning Clothes. Let
them show you how well
they can please you.
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Local Agents.
I "FIRST NA TIONACrA WiM
Newport, Arkansas, ■ j 1
I Under the supervision of the United States GovernmjP j
J PAID IN CAPITAL $50,000;
Deposits in sAinis of one dollar and upwards will be
reived t!i>‘ .^anie eareful attention is extended both sm^^P I
and large depositors. !jf 1
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: J
T. -J. Graham W. A. Joyce T. J. Watson jp|||B
Sigmond Wolff, J. 0. Taylor G. W. Hurley,
President. Vice I
W. A. Billingsley, F. A. Jones, 1
Cashier. Ass’t Cashier.
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