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PULLEY PROBABLY
MURDERED ON TRAIN.
Further Facts About Finding of
Dead Body Near Tuckerman
—Coroner Refuses to
Give Up Remains.
The body of George A. Pulley,
foreman of an extra gang on the
Iron Mountain, who was employ
ed on the White River extension
and in Northern Louisiana, is
being held by Coroner Harrison
at Tuckerman pending a more
complete examination of the case,
the signs of which point to mur
der.
A representative of the Reubel
undertaking establishment came
up Wednesday from Little Rock
to secure the body, but this was
refused by Coroner Harrison,
who insisted that an order from
the dead man’s relatives must
accompany the request.
The body was found Tuesday
morning between 6 and 7 o’clock,
as stated in Wednesday’s Inde
pendent. A small suit case,
which had been opened and the
contents scattered, lay near the
body. Also an empty pocket
book, watch and large Colt re
volver, that had been pulled
from the scabbard.
Pulley is thought to have been
decoyed into the vestibule be
[ ) tween the coaches shortly after
l No. 4 left Newport and therd
murdered for his money, as he
had just cashed a check for $150,
of which only $6 was found upon
his person. Two deep gashes
were found in his head as if
| from blows received and one arm
I was also badly bruised. The po
sition in which his body was
*ound is said to preclude the idea
*» i 1 the injuries having been re
vived in falling from the train.
The deceased has a brother
hving near Prescott and a sister
and only child, Bryant Pulley,
5 years of age, at Beauxite, Ark.
On his person was found an in
surance policy for $2,000 in the
Penn Mutual of Philadelphia,
payable to the little boy.
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CLUB GATHERINGS.
MRS. BEARD ENTERTAINS R. D’S.
The R. D. club has taken its
place inlfae club life of our little
city and the meetings are proving
a great source of pleasure to its
limited membership of a round
dozen. Mrs. C. W. Beard enter
tained this club very prettily
Wednesday afternoon at her
home on Walnut street.
Refreshments of chicken salad,
crackers, pickles and coffee weie
daintily served by the hostess,
assisted by Mrs. C. E. Maynard.
The invited guests present out
side of club members were Miss
Mabel Stayton and Mrs. John
Blanchard. <
WHIST CLUB MEETING.
M’ Narcie Minor, who is ever
a ver clever and accomplished
hostess,^ ntertained the Whist
club Wednesday afternoon in a
Wanner that contributed a great
Jtaal of pleasure to her guests.
. J Delightful refreshments of
; x ’rozen punch, nut salad, crack
■■'s :rs, pickles and coffee were nice
y served, Mrs. Minor being as
sisted by Mesdames Gustave
les and W. W. McMinn.
^ The only invited guests of the
dub present were Misses Ray
i ind Lucy Brandenburg.
DIAZ ITEMS.
1 1 Miss Myrtle Hettal of Corning
visiting in the city this* week.
’ W Will Crawford returned Sun
| "day from a two weeks’ visit to
P Judsonia.
B. F. Hackney returned to
Little Rock Monday after a
; week’s visit to his home in this
I city.
Miss Annie Shirley left Sun
day for a week’s visit to Jud
sonia.
J. T. Craft of Sulphur Rock is
visiting friends and relatives in
our city this week.
A dance was given at the resi
dence of Mrs. J. Clark Friday
night which lasted until a late
hour. Those present were: Mes
dames R. West, W. Hurley, B.
Montgomery, Misses Pearl and
May McLain, Fannie West, Lillie
and Laura Clark, Cora Kimber
lin, Annie Shirley, Mittie Doug
lass, Myrtle Hettal, Messrs. Joe
Armstrong, Fred Ray, Walter
and Bob Clark, Geo. Hackney,
Cromwell and Thurman West,
Bud Stanley, Joe Ragsdale, Wm.
Toothaker, Ed Stevens, Ed Isa
bell, Will Moyer, Sam West,
Walter Wallace, Ben Hackney,
Oscar Roberts.
J. R. Stanley is on the sick list
this week. Rattle Box.
GOOD ROADS CONVENTION.
Five Hundred Representative
Citizens Gather—National
Aid Keynote of Promi
nent Speakers.
Little Rock, Jan. 21. —“Good
Roads Lead to Prosperity” is the
motto of the Arkansas Good
Roads Convention which opened
in annual session in representa
tive hall at the state house yes
terday at 2 p. m.
About 500 delegates represent
ing a great majority of the coun
ties in the state are represented
in the assemblage. After the
election of Hon. Sam Q. Sevier
of Camden as chairman and Hon.
0. C. Ludwig of Little Rock as
secretary, the convention heard
able addresses on pertinent sub
jects.
The speakers included Hon. W.
H. Moore, president of the-Na
tional Good Roads Association,
and Hon. J. B. Killebrew of
Nashville, Tenn., who is a spe
cial agent of the national gov
ernment’s public road inquiry
department.
National aid in road construct
ion was the keynote of the ad
dresses. Great interest was
shown in the suggestions of the
speakers.
The convention will conclude
its deliberations today.
$390 FOR LETTERS TO
ENCOURAGE EMIGRATION.
The Rock Island system offers
twenty prizes of the aggregate
j value of $390 for letters relative
i to the territory along its lines in
Arkansas, Indian Territory, Kan
j sas, Oklahoma, Texas and New
Mexico. Letters should deal
with the writers’ experiences
! since he settled in the Southwest.
They should tell how much money
he had when he arrived, what
measure of success has attended
his efforts and what he thinks of
that portion of the country in
which he is located. Letters
should not be less than 300 nor
more than 1500 words in length,
and will be used for the purpose
of advertising the Southwest.
Letters are desired not only
from farmers and farmers’ wives,
but also from merchants, school
teachers, clergymen, from every
one, in brief, who has a story to
tell and who knows how to tell it.
For circular giving details write
to John Sebastian, Passenger
Traffic Manager, Rock Island
l System, Chicago.
Tor the news read the Daily
; Independent.
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CANNON BALL
TRAIN WRECKED.
Engineer and Fireman Escape
By Jumping Before Train
Crashed Into String of
Box Cars.
Malvern, Jan. 20.—The Iron
Mountain cannon ball train, No.
6, due here shortly before 7
o’clock, collided with a string of
box cars in the yards here this
evening and was partially
wrecked. Several of the box
cars were splintered and the en
gine of the passenger train was
badly damaged.
An engine to draw the cannon
ball during the remainder of its
journey to St. Louis was secured
from Little Rock, as was a
wrecker, and the train was sent
on its way after a delay of sev
eral hours.
No one was seriously hurt by
the wreck, although several were
slightly bruised, and an employe
of the dining car on the passen
ger train was cut in the forehead.
The collision occurred a few
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was caused by a misplaced
switch. It seems that some one
had opened the switch after the
arrival of the El Dorado train.
There was no light on the switch
stand and the engineer did not
know of the misplaced switch un
til his engine had turned from
the main line into a siding. See
ing that a collision with a string
of box cars was unavoidable, the
engineer and fireman jumped
and escaped without injury.
RELIEF SOCIETY’S
GOOD REPORT.
The Newport Relief Society
enters upon the year 1904 well
supplied with funds for the de
mands of winter, with $299 in
bank. So far there has been
less than usual for the officers to
do. The churches are kindly re
quested to report any deserving
cases.
At the election of officers the
following were chosen for the
! year:
Mrs. J. S. Wilmans, president.
Mrs. W. A. Billingsley, vice
president.
Mrs. C. E. Crook, secretary.
Miss Lou Minor, treasurer.
I. D. Price handles the Mc
Kinley 10c music and carries in
stock at all times a full line of
this popular and fast selling mu
sic. 87btf.
LIVERYMEN
FARMERS
DRAYMEN
And all users of axle grease
that want the best grease on the
market and that recognize a good
thing when shown its merits, we
recommend our Golden and Cas
tor Oil brands of Axle Grease.
It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes
and 3 pound tin buckets. For
sale by all up-to-date merchants.
Ask for it and take no substitute.
It is guaranteed to have no equal
for quality on the market.
WATERS-PIERCE
OIL COMPANY.
jack Herron
For Granitoid and Stone Walks,
Curbing, all kinds of Brick Work.
Don’t fail to get my figures
before contracting.
My Work Talks For Itself
Parties wanting crushed Lime
i Stone Walks apply to me.
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58 E. & W. Collars Waterhouse Cravats
5W Alfred Benjamin & Co.’s Correct Clothing
K Manhattan Shirts Knox Sc Hawes Hats
*y Edwin Clapp and Stacy-Adams Shoes
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JY The #. M. Depot is Opposite
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Faultless Nightrobes Crown Trousers
^ Bamberger Bros. Juvenile Clothing
{j£ Adler’s Gloves
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GET THE HABIT
TRY THE
Weems Laundry
When you want good
work. They make a
specialty of Dyeing and
Cleaning Clothes. Let
them show you how well
they can please you.
Leave orders with
T. P. Umsted&Co.
Local Agents.
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
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Successor to Black Bros.
Office: Watson Building
Rooms 1, ^ and 3.
TELEPHONE NO. 31.
Newport, - Arkansas•
| BAILEY MERCANTILE
|Clearin I
Is now on, and will continue until stock is reduced.
These Goods Must Move! Our entire stock of Winter
I'M Dress Goods, Flannelettes, Outing and all Woolen Goods,
m Gloves, Corsets, etc. Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats and _
M Trunks AT ACTUAL COST For Cash only! We £0
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