I TOR COVINGTON
SEEMS EXEMPT
Like Court, People And
rs Of Johnson County
Lack Sand.
of the results of articles
lly published in the Free
giving the result of cer
vestigations made into
ans in Johnson county,
i assault made upon Edi
3. Holbrook of the Clarks
jmocrat by Senator A. W.
ton and the fining of Sen
>vington $1 and costs for
. During the trial Sena
ington is reported to have
ined in open court to kill
tor of the paper if he con
to “fight” him in the pa
he editor announces that
man of peace and that
?\t” has stopped,
ng the trial Senator Gov
said he had a letter from
iting Attorney Strait de
the accuracy of the orig
erview in the Free Lance,
terview was taken in the
:e of a witness and the
ance vouches for its au
ity.
last issue of the Clarks
smocrat gives the follow
ounf of the affair:
“FIGHT” IS STOPPED.
rat Will Express No Polit
>r Personal Opinion On
sbb Covington Here
after.
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^S LEFT TQ THE PEOPLE.
| Webb Covington pleaded guil
V to a charge of simple assault
i R. B. Holbrook, editor of the
farksville Democrat last Fri
page 8.)
Died Near Weldon.
O. W. Baker, aged 27 years
died from heart trouble Friday
afternoon at 4 o’clock at the
home of Mr. W. M. Henderson
near Weldon.
The young man, with his wife,
came Here from Evansville, Ind.
about six weeks ago and intend
ed making Jackson county his
home. He was a fine specimen
of young manhood and his sud
den death has caused sorrow
among his many new-made
friends in that vicinity.
The body was brought to this;
city this morning and shipped on
No. 4 to Yankeetown, Ind. for
burial, accompanied by the wife
and brother-in-law Alfred Col
lier.
•Mr. and Mrs. Henson accom
panied the remains to this city
returning home thisf afternoon.
Rev. J. F. McKenzie, who has
been very sick with malaria for
two weeks, was not o well today
and is confined to his bed.
Jess Martin Withdraws.
Special to independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 14.—The
contest for attorney general con
tinues to simplify itself, and
where half a dozen candidates
for this place were pros
pective a few months ago,
it begins to look like it might
narrow down to two or three.
Former State Senator Jess Mar
tin of Pope county, who was
most prominently mentioned last
| summer in connection with the
office, has decided not to make
the race, and has instead enter
ed the contest for county judge
of Pope county.
Notice.
Commencing October the
first, I will start closing out my
entire grocery stock. I will
run no delivery wagon and will
have no bookkeeper employed,
of any credit business whatever,
not be in a position to take care
This will be an opportunity to
stock up on groceries as the en
tire stock must be sold if possi
ble, in thirty days at actual cost.
We wish to thank those who
have been our customers and
friend* v> kmf for their kind
consideration, and assure you
one and all, that we fee) grateful
to you.
56btf. H. P. Martin.
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OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO T'OOOOOOOO
Baseball.
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World game between New
York and Philadelphia.
New York 2 runs, Philadel
phia 1.
The New York team had 5
: hits and no errors to their cred
it; Philadelphia, G hits and 3
errors.
Batteries—New York: Mat
thewson and Meyers; Philadel
phia: Bender and Thomas.
CURED OLD
i DOWEL TROUDLE
rkable proofs of
rit contained in
psin is that it is
pie in the prime
es of ages. As
from mothers
ildren, as from
, seventy and
ust be truly a
tion and bowel
no equal. It
pels the head
wsiness after
ing in years
bowels move
to take Dr.
ou can pro
wel action.
Women
rlod cannot
I
times a week until the system has set- ]
tied to its future condition. !
Among the strongest supporters of Dr.
Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin are Mr. W. G.
Zorn of New Decatur, Ala. and Mr. George!
S. Spaulding of the National Soldiers'
Home, Kansas, both elderly men. The
regular size bottles can be bought of anj
druggist at fifty cents and one dollar, but
a free sample bottle can be had by send
ing your address to the doctor.
Dr. Caldwell does not feel that the !
purchase of his remedy ends his obli • (
gation. He has specialized in stomach,
liver and bowel diseases for over forty
years and will be pleased to give the
reader any advice on the subject free i
of charge. All are welcome to -write
him. Whether for the medical advice
or the free sample address him Dr.
W. B. Caldwell, 541 Caldwell building,
Monticello, 111. |
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NEW SCHEDULE “
ON MOUNTAIN
Effective Sunday, October 15
Changing Time Of Several
Passenger Trains.
A new time card has been is
sued by the Iron Mountain ef
fective Sunday morning, Octo
ber 15 and copies of same have
been received by the local office
of the company.
No. 4 is moved up to 10:20 a.
m. from 10:45 a. m. as at pres
ent; No. 24 the local passenger
north is 5 minutes earlier in ar
j^ving, stops here 15 minutes
and leaves at 10:30 a. m.
No. 3 south in the afternoon
will be due at 5:25 instead of
5:30 p. m. These are the
changes of trains scheduled to
stop at Newport.
Reduced Rates via
Iron Mountain.
Reduced rates to St. Louis,
October 16th to 18th, good re
turning October 31st. Account
American Gas Institute $10.70
round trip via Iron Mountain.
Pnrlnporl vatpe Tn T.iTTlo Tfnnlr
October 16th and 18th. Ac
count Arkansas Postmasters
Convention. $3.40 round trip
via Iron Mountain.
I. O. 0. F. Grand Lodge Lit
tle Rock October 21st to 24th.
Fare $3.40 round trip via Iron
Mountain.
• Gus P. Coffin, Agent.
MISS BELK
FREE WOMAN
Jury Returned Verdict Of Ac
quittal After Being Out
Three Hours.
Miss Stella Belk was acquit
ted at Walnut Ridge late Friday
afternoon on the charge of mur
dering Miss Norah Owens of Al
icia. The jury was out three
hours before reaching a verdict.
Judge M. M. Stuckey of this
city presided in this the second
trial of the case. Prosecuting
Attorney Claude M. Erwin was
assisted for the state by W. P.
Smith, and Judge Poindexter
and Harry Ponder were counsel
for the young woman.
Died Of Heart Trouble.
Orley Baker, 27 years old,
died on the Ireland farm east of
town Friday afternoon from
heart trouble.
The deceased, with his wife,
came here one month ago from
Evansville, Ind., and intended to
settle in Jackson county. He
was a fine specimen of young
manhood, and his death was a
very sad one.
The remains were shipped on
No. 4 today to Evansville for
burial and was accompanied by
the young wife.
Purity In Oysters.
Yes, we are handling now for
the season the only SEALSHIPT
OYSTER. You must remember
there is but one—all others are
imitators. We pay a royalty
each year for the agency and
have the exclusive agency for
Newport.
These oysters are solid meats
not water soaked oysters, and
the came in flavor size
purity as if just from the sheik
Yours for Purity and Oyster
Business,
64b7 Busy Bee.
Meeting For the S,
dist Church and Others.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7
p. m. at the court house by Rev.
H. H. Hunt of Argenta. Mr.
Charles Russell and daughter]
will lead the singing.
It is the purpose of the pastor
to begin a protracted meeting,
yes, a revival meeting but it will
depend largely upon the people
as to the results. Personally
the pastor of the Methodist
church is expecting a great re
vival for the good common peo
ple are beginning to realize who
is their friend and they are mak-;
ing up their minds to follow the1
“Carpenter of Gallilee” and serve
Him who alone can and will save |
from sin if we will let Him. All!
Christians in Newport are urged j
to be on hand—regardless of;
creed, church, or class socially
—and help in this battle for
souls and the cause of Christ.
Bring the babies, the boys and
j the girls. Come and keep on
coming and you will see the pow
er of GOD.
You are invited, it don’t make
any difference how big or how
I little you are. Come and bring
(your friends. All the Christian
| people of Newport are urged to
be present and help all you can.
Do your best to save some lost
soul.
Don’t forget the time and
place. — court house, 11 a. m.
and 7 p. m.
Rev. Hunt and Singer Russell
will conduct services in East
Newport in the school house at
3 p. m.
Bedford Harris, P. C.
Big Sale On.
Our stock of dishes must be
reduced. We need the room and
the money. Hundreds of pieces
of China will be placed on sale
Friday and Saturday for 10 cent
each. This includes our gold
band ware, English Blue ware,
also Austrian and Bavarian Chi
na. As many articles to each
customer as are desired. Come
whether you intend to purchase
or not. Hundreds of useful ar
ticles on display for your inspec
tion.
New 5 and 10 Cent Store.
65 b4t
Arthur Anderson is up from
Little Rock spending a few days
at home.
NEGRO WILL
HANG DECEMBER 1
Governor Fixes Date For Exe
cution of Mack Johnson Who
Killed His Wife.
Little Rock, Oct. 14.—Mack
Johnson, a Sebastian county ne
gro, convicted of wife-murder,
has been condemned to death
and the governor yesterday is
sued a proclammation fixing
Friday, Dec. 1, as the date of
his execution.
Johnson killed his wife, Quee
nie Johnson, Oct. 3, 1910, by
stabbing her to death with a
knife, and was sentenced to
hang Nov. 25, 1910. An appeal
was taken to the supreme court
and the case was affirmed Jan. 2,
1911. In the meantime, howev
er, the accused became violently
insane, and the supreme court
recommended that an investiga
tion be made as to his sanity.
He was chained to the floor in
| the Sebastian county hospital to
! prevent him doing hims-df or
i others bodily harm, and manag
! ed to escape. He was recently
! recaptured in Oklahoma City,
1 and returned to Fort Smith.
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j-iic: iooucu ci \jil ci”
clamation relieving 0. M. Mun
day of a fine of $15 assessed by
Justice of the Peace J. W. Yo
cum, of Donald township,Frank
lin county, who was convicted on
the second trial on a charge of
usipg insulting and obscene lan
guage. The first trial resulted
in a hung jury, and according
to the petitioners, including sev
eral of the trial jurors, there was
some doubt of his guilt.
The'governor has not yet re
ceived the mandate from the su
preme court in the Earl Gil
christ case, but letters continue
to pour into his office for his
commutation. M. D. Bell, of
Chicago, “a former citizen of
the state and a lover of its good
name,” has written the govern
or as follows:
“I know from my own knowl
edge that the negro is better off
in Arkansas than he is in Illi
nois, and that the South can
solve its negro question far bet
ter without its interference of
Northern sympathizers. As a
Southerner, however, I cannot
believe that the execution of a
i fifteen year old boy will solve it.”
State Licenses For Teachers.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 14.—The is
suance of state teachers’ li
censes under the regulations
provided in the new law has *
been commenced by the Depart
ment of Education. The old /
law required twelve months’ sue- /
cessful teaching experience for l
a state license, and six months’
experience for a professional li
cense, the first good for life, and
the second good for six years.'
The new law provides that the
holders of degrees from educa
tional institutions in the state or
outside, may also be entitled to
state licenses. Yesterday the de
partment issued state licenses to
Stanley J. Moore of Springdale,
Miss Grace Leas of Springdale,
and Miss Ellen Morrow of Der
mott, and renewed the profes
sional license of Winifred
Weeks of Hot Springs.
Associate Justice Dead.
Special to Independent.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 14.—John
M. Harlan, associate justice and
senior member of the supreme
court of the United States, died
at his home in Washington, D.
C. at 8:15 a. m. today, following
a brief illness of bronchitis,
which developed complications.
He was 78 years old, he sat on
the bench when the October •
term of court opened Monday,
but Tuesday was kept at home
with a cold which gradually —
grew worse.
Warning Order.
Jackson Chancery Court.
Amanda E. Moseley, Plaintiff
vs.
Thomas Moseley, Defendant,
The defendant, Thomas Mose
ley, is warned to appear in this
Court within thirty days, and
answer the complaint of the
plaintiff, Amanda E. Moseley.
October 12th, 1911.
Geo. R. Hays, Clerk.
Phillips, Hillhouse & Boyce.
29w4 Solicitors for Plaintiff.
30 Head of Good Milk Cows To
Be Sold Saturday, October ._
1 21.
| Sale will be held at Remmel
barn on Remmel Ave. and each
cow will be auctioned off to
' highest bidder regardless of
'price. -’wmm
'price. W. D. Sprigg,
' 66b7t Auctioneer.
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MANY a man is well dressed, not because he
pays fancy prices lor his clothes but rather be
cause he does his thir king before he buys and not
afterwards. Before you purchase your fall and
Winter Suit, Overcoat, Hat, Toggery or kny other
Outfitting Sir, you owe it to yourself to investigate
the merits of our “Better Clothes.”
We feel sure that the excellence of our outfitting
and our moderate prices will make a strong appeal to
your good judgment and, in the end, secure your trade.
Suits, $15.00, $20 to $30
Overcoats, $15, $20 to $30.
Trousers, $3.50, $5 to $8.50.
Clapps Shoes, Manhattan Shirts,
Star Clothing
Jos. M. Berger, Jr.