NOT READY TO REPORT.
V Committee Named by Depositors Meet
■ ing Asks Further Time Before ^
Wk Report—Judge Hum
phries in Mis
(fipf souri.
iv The committee named by the
{ 'fleeting of depositors of the
Bank" of Newport, Wednesday
I evenhig, consisting of Dr. C.
1 West, E. C. Waterman and L.
Lippmann are not as yet able to
make a report and no meeting
) will be held tonight as had been
previously announced.
Receiver Ferguson is still busy
in getting ready for a statement
| and has sent Judge L. Lippmann
1 to Homan to look into the af
fairs of the Kelley Lumber Co.,
p and report upon what the bank
J will be able to recover upon
I their paper.
* Mr. Ferguson is doing all in
kHoVinwer to make as good a
bank as^Sy/^^
have confidenWffms^oesire to
treat all concerned fairly, as
i well as in his good judgment
I and abilitv.
STATEMENT
-OF
TCje Condition of Arkansas
Bank & Trust Company
at Cfose of Business
April 28,1906.
LIABILITIES.
Capital.—.’-••• $50,000.00
Surplus and Profits.$11,811.02
Deposits.$270,119.29
$331,930,31
ASSETS
Loans and Dis.. 136,541.78
Cotton Loan. 46,253.65
Scrip on hand. 955.57
Furn. and Fixt.. 1287.46
Cash on Hand. 146,891.85
$331,930.31
The above statement is true.
J. W. Grubbs, Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
Subscribed JtA bftfgP0 W*
»»»•«■*'’t.Tvining, ‘
Notary Public.
My commission expires Sep
tember 1st, 1908,__
NO WORD FROM CHANCELLOR.
Dr. C. West is in receipt of a
letter from Attorney G. L. Grant,
bearer of the petition of deposit
ors asking the appointment of
Capt. T. D. Kinman as co-re
ceiver, stating that Chancellor
Humphries is in Springfield,
Missouri and would be there
several days. Mr. Grant ex
pected to leave at once for that
city.
A well known attorney, speak
to an Independent reporter, said
that the chancellor could not act
in the matter while out of the
state, as such an appointment
would not be valid, and it may
be a good many days before the
action of the court upon this
petition will be known.
Land Receivers Stick.
Washington, D. C., May 4—
Secretary Hitchcock’s pet plan
to abolish land office receivers
throughout the country, and
thereby cause a saving of nearly
a quarter of a million dollars to
the government every year, was
buried under an avalanche of
adverse votes in the Public Lands
Committee of the house today.
HOLLAND DISCHARGED.
Justice Holmes of Batesville Releases
Holland Because State’s Witness
Is Impeached.
The case of State vs. Holland,
charged with incest, was tried
before Justice J. A. Holme? yes
terday. J. L. McGee and his j
son, father and brother of the
Lewallen woman, with whom
Holland was said to have run
away, were the prosecuting wit
nesses. Mr. McGee’s testimony
was impeached, and there being
nothing else to hold Holland on
Justice Holmes discharged him.
The case against the Ijewallen
woman was withdrawn, as the
evidence in the Holland case
would apply to her case.
Holland left with his family
for Rushing, Stone county, and
the Lewallen woman went to her
uncle’s, R. R. Files, in Stone
county. —Batesville Guard.
Notice to Depositors.
Depositors of the Bank of New
port aro requested to come and
secure and sign for their pass
books that have been turned in.
Alcorn Ferguson.
|Bi / j
E, LESS, President.. ALEX. BERGER, Secretafy-Teasurer.
Among the stockholders of the American Trust
. Company are the most responsible people finan
cially in this section of Arkansas, and includes.
Y. A. Cole, J. B. Gregg, B. H. Berger, Joe Berger,
Sr., E. Less, Alex. Berger, J. Less, M. Stonefield,
J. W. Harrell, Bradford & Etchison, J. A. Dixon,.
Nathan Ichenhauser, H. Carlton & Co., S. P.
Thompson, A. Daust, J. D. Stringer, and many
others.
We offer 5 per cent, interest and safety. Are you
doing this well? If not. write today asking about it.
HAILSTORM PLAYS HAVOC.
Two Thousand Windows Broken in
Jonesboro by Heavy Hail Storm
Thursday Afternoon.
Walnut Ridge, May 4— (Special
to Independent)— Jonesboro was
visited by a heavy rain and hail
storm Thursday afternoon,which
did quite a damage to that city.
It is estimated that two thousand
windows were broken out by
the hail, some of the stores
and hotels were flooded with
water, greatly damaging goods
and furniture. All of the win
dows on the north and west
sides of the Baptist church were
broken. In some places the hail
was drifted to a depth of six to
eight inches.
James Ammon, a young boy,
was severely injured during the
progress of the storm. The
horse *he was driving became
frightened by the pelting of the
hail and ran aw»y, throwing the
bey tra/ax the bURgry.
MISS HALLIBURTON FOUND.
Little Rock Young Lady Had Walked
Seventeen Miles When Found and
Her Mind Seems to Have
Been Affected.
Little Rock, Arkansas, May 5.
—Miss Agnes Halliburton, who
disappeared from her home in
this city Thursday night, was
found yesterday afternoon at
Little Maumelle, in the northern
part of the county. She had
walked from Little Rock to that
place, a distance of 17 miles, and
in spite of the fact that she was
very weak as the result of an
illness of several months, she
apparently suffered no serious
effects from her experience.
She was brought to, this city
on a special train early this morn
ing and taken to her home.
City Physician Watkins, who
went to Little Maumelle on the
special train, stated after his re
turn that Miss Halliburton
seemed very tired, but that other
wise she did not seem to have
suffered any ill effects from her
long walk.
A meeting had been called by
the Board of Trade and fifty men
had responded to institue search.
The young lady’s mind has been
recently affected.
Walnut Ridge Locate.
Walnut Ridge, May 4. —(Spec
ial to Independent.)—S. C. Dow
ell was a business visitor to
Jonesboro Friday.
Prof. J. D. Beakley left Friday
afternoon for a few days visit to
relatives at Pocahontas.
Burleigh Vandergriff, of Little,
Ind. Ter., passed through this
city Friday enroute to Lima,
Ark., where he will visit rela
tives.
Attorney J. N. Beakley was a
visitor to Alicia Thursday after
noon.
Special Agent Wilson, of the
Home Fire Ins. Co., of Fordyce, I
was in this city Friday in the!
interest of his company.
John N. Lewis, accompanied!
his wife to Jonesboro Friday,
from which place Mrs. Lewis
went to Pine Bluff to visit her
brother Elmo Durham, who will;
leave in a few days for New J
Mexico for his heal' h.
Notice for Bids
Notice iw hereby iriven that wealed hide for the
scavenger work for the next two years, will be
received by the City of Newport up U> 6 p. m. of
Monday, May 7, 1906. Bids to he wubmitted to !
the recorder by W&rdtu
The council receives the ri*?M to teject any *
and all bids. R. C. HARDER,
May 2, 1906. td City Recorder.
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