Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1906. NUMBER 2J8.
RELIEF FUND SURPLUS.
Hot Springs Has Eight Thousand Dollars
Left of Fund For Fire Sufferers.
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Hot Springs, Jan. 8.—This af
ternoon a mass meeting of con
tributors to the fire sufferers’
relief fund, which was made up
almost a year ago to alleviate the
suffering of hundreds made
homeless and penniless by the
great fire of February 25, will be
held to decide, if possible, what
to do with a surplus of $8,000,
which has been found to remain
unused.
Several suggestions as to dis
posing of the money will be
considered, the most popular of
which seems to be that it be
prorated back to the donors as
far as possible, and the remain
der, for which claims cannot be
established, be devoted to chari
ty.
Other plans provide for the
division of the whole sum among
churches burned by the fire, and
charitable institutions of the city.
Much unfavorable comment
has been aroused among citizens
by the fact that the money was
allowed to remain on hand with
out a report having been made
by the relief committee long be
fore this. It had been believed
that perhaps $1,000 remained of
the fund, but none had an idea
that the surplus would amount
to $8,000. The report of the
committee was secured by agita
tion of the matter by the press.
Chas. N. Rix, president of the
Arkansas National Bank, was
treasurer of the committee, and
the money is said to have been
on deposit in his bank.
Little Rock Girl Breaks the Record.
The following is taken from a
Washington, D. C., paper:
“Miss Florence B. Alexander,
a typewriter and stenographer
in the United States Patent
Office, copied 32,000 words on
Wednesday on a typewriting ma
chine in filling an order for a
certified copy of the file wrap
per and contents, thus breaking
the world’s record for rapid
typewriting.
“Previous to Miss Alexander’s
accomplishment the record was
held by Miss Laura Hopkins, of
the same office, who copied 30,
000 words in a single official day
of seven and a half hours.
“It is stated that the Patent
Office has some of the speediest
tj pewriters in the departmental
aoririno nr in the wnrlrl WitVi
such efficient operators the bus
iness of the office is properlp
maintained, and an examination
of the work of these typewriters
shows that they not only excel
in rapidity, but also in accuracy.
The daily average of words cop •
ied by these experts is 15,000.”
Miss Alexander is well known
in Little Rock where she resided
until only a few years ago. She,
in company with two other sis
ters, removed to the national
capital about four years ago, and
all are now employed in the gov
ernment offices.
Sixty-Seven Inches of Rain.
Fayetteville, Jan. 8.—The re
cord' at the state experimental
station shows that 67 finches of
rain fell in this section during
the past year. The coldest day
j. was February 13th, the
thermometer registered 18 de
grees .below zero, and the hot
test day was on August 24th,
when v the murcury stood 95.5
degrees above zero. The mean
average temperature was 56 de
grees above.
Directors Should Enquire.
No teacher can be legally em
ployed by a school board in this
state, who has not a certificate
either from the state or the
county examiner. Yet the Inde
pendent is informed that three
teachers are holding such posi
tions in Jackson county.
While the law does not pro- J
vide a penalty, the duty of the
school boards is clear. An ap
plicant should be required to
show such a certificate before 1
the directors enter into an illegal
contract.
NEGRO TRUE TO TRIEND.
Dying Man Refused to Tell Who Shot
him Because he Knew the Shot
Was Accidental.
Little Rock, Jan. 8. —Franki
Conway, a negro employe at
Wm. Heibach’s saloon at Sev-!
enth and Ringo streets, acciden
tally shot Albert Stratford, a j
negro several weeks ago, as a j
result of which Stratford died j
Friday night at the home of nis
brother-in-law, 1516 High street, j
The identity of the person who
fired the fatal shot was not
known until Conway told the i
stoiy at the coroner’s inquest!
Saturday evening.
He said that he had made no j
effort to conceal the fact that he i
had ac.cidpnt.lv shot Stratford.
and called to see him when he
heard that he was dying.
The fatal shot was fired from
an old muzzle-loading musket,
and it is said to have been pure
ly an accident, which was the
finding of the jury.
Stratford steadfastly refused
even in the face of approaching
death, to reveal the name of the
man who shot him, saying that
he desired to shield his friend,
who did not do the deed inten
1 tionally.
Conway was not arrested.
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The Great Change.
It was only the other day that
the boom of French cannon ech-1
i oed throughout the length and
breadth of Europe. The Em
peror Napoleon dictated fashion
for the world, and the splendor
of his establishment outrivaled
civilization.
And now?
On February 18, President
Loubet will go out of office, glad
ly, willingly, quietly, and retire
to—where?
To a simple Paris flat. And
; when the door is closed and the
I world is outside, he will sit by
' the fire, rest his weary bones,
and forget the fret and tumult
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rest from the turbulent world. J
But what a contrast!
| The world still worships and
reveres an emperor, who has
j long since turned to dust in his
! coffin.
It says “vale” to a president
| and all but forgets him.
It is all right. It is the grow
ing equality of things. It is the
day of the plain people. Once a
king stood out from the people,
like a giant among pigmies,
j Now the world is full of men
f equipped to rule and birth is not
ja handicap.
j Today |jhe peasant of yester
day governs a province, and
there » no higher title than that
of good citizen.
And 'while Loubet,<of France,
who has served hlsf country fifty
years, sits by the fire and nods
over his pipe, the world may
; marvel over the rising tide of
freedom and the recession of all
that stands for personal gov
ernment and monarchial op
pression.
The greatest sale ever
held in Newport is now go
ing on. Wolff - Goldman
Mercantile Co. 12w-btf
TWO MORE ENTRIES.
George A. hillhouse.
The race for prosecuting attor
ney of this district is further
mixed up and enlivened by the ;
announcement in this issue of
Mr. George A. Hillhouse, of his
candidacy.
Mr. Hillhouse is a popular
member of the Newport bar, an
able and experienced attorney,
who, if elected, would credita-1
bly represent the state in an im
partial enforcement of the law. I
Mr. Hillhouse made a commend
able record as senator from this
district and is held in high es
teem by the voters of Jackson
county. His home county will
give him a strong support.
Dr. F. G. Smith.
Doctor F. G. Smith, we are
pleased to announce, as a candi-1
date for re-election to the office
af county treasurer. He has
made a good official and should
receive the endorsement of a
second term. Moreover, the
genial doctor made a reputation
as a campaigner and stump |
speaker that is not very inviting
Lo any opponent.
He has given the duties of his
affice close attention and proven
tris qualifications to efficiently
administer the office.
Anthony Greenhaw.
News of the death of Anthony
GJreenhaw at his home in Tuck
srman about 6 o’clock Monday
svening was received with many
genuine expressions of sorrow
jpon the part of Newport friends
who knew not even of his sick
ness. Pneumonia had set in and
sarly reached a critical stage.
Funeral services Wednesday
md burial following at the old
family graveyard seven miles
2ast of Newport.
The deceased was the son of
J. A. Greenhaw, one of Bird
township’s most respected citi
zens, was postmaster at Tuck- J
man and a member of the Har- j
yey-Greenhaw Mercantile Com
pany.
The people who knew him were;
ill his friends. Strict in his at-1
tention to his duties, patient and;
courteous in their administra*
tion, he was of that optimistic i
temperament, kind and sympa-!
thetic disposition which made
him esteemed by all, and this j
ponfidence of the people was
further strengthened by his rep-1
utation for fair dealing and highj
sense of honor.
j IN SOCIETY. |
BRIDGE WHIST.
A party . of congenial friends !
spent the af „ernoon with Mrs. R. j
M. Johnson Monday afternoon,
and- enjoyed bridge whist for i
two hours. The afternoon was j
spent most pleasantly, as these •
3vers of whist meet often in
each others homes. Those pre
sent on this occasion were Mes
dames 0. D. Watson, Gus Mar
tin, W. A. Billingsley, T. J.
Gregg, B. W. Stainback, B. B.
Bond, Misses Lotta Thompson
and Stephanie Fagan.
Jug Has Rigtit-of-Way.
Paper shipped from Little
Rock on the 18th of December is
hung up somewhere and in con- j
sequence, says the Yellville Re
publican, we are forced to,
print a half sheet. All the ter
ritory traversed by the White
River railroad from Newport to
the Missouri line is “dry,” and
the jug traffic has been so heavy
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that other freight probably had
to be sidetracked at Newport,
rhe kind of booze shipped into j
prohibition districts is very per-j
ishable, and it is safe to assert
that in case of suit for delay of i
ather goods in transit a jury
could not be empaneled in any j
“dry” county that would not i
exculpate the railroad company;
from all blame in giving the
right of way to the jug.
Phenomenal Success.
Beginning of New Year with
;he Memphis Commercial College
16 N. Second St., Memphis,
renn. Best in History.
The College begins the new
^ear with a fine enrollment and
with brighter prospects than
ever before. Its splendid sys
tems, the Byrne, its honorable :
methods, its wonderful records, j
and the success of all its gradu
ates have given it prestige and
stamped it as a phenomenal sue- j
cess.
You would do well to investi
gate this school, the only one we
know of in this section that
teaches a face-to-face business
course and that gives a high
rate of speed in shorthand in
three months. Our people are:
proud of the college, and justly
so, and congratulate it on the
heaviest January enrollment in
its history.
NOTICE Of DISSOLUTION.
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The partnership heretofore ex
isting under the name of “South
ern Land Company,” wherein;
T. J. Copeland and H. E. L j
McCollum were partners, is this
30th day of December, A. D.
1905, dissolved by mutual con
sent.
The business will be contin-l
ued under the same name, and
at the same location, (room 4,
Chastain Building) by H. E.
L. McCollum, who is authorized
to collect all accounts due said;
firm, assumes all liabilities, and
solicits a continuance of the lib- i
eral patronage of the public.
T. J. Ccpeland.
H. E. L. McCollum
Pursuant to the above notice,
I have this day withdrawn from
the Southern Land Co., and
bespeak for my successor the!
same lib^al share of the public
patronage, which has heretofore
been accorded the company.
12bl4 T. J.Copeland, i
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You Can Always
Tell a Benjamin
Suit or Overcoat
INDIVIDUALITY” in design is
a feature of “Benjamin
garments. There is, too, an in"
describable something about
them that all tailors aspire to
and nearly all fail in accomplish
ment. If you’ll take a little
time we want to show and ex
plain to you all those details that v
go to make “Benjamin” Suits
the best.
Possibly the matter of cost is
of small moment to you, but, if
you can save half and be better
dressed, it’s worth while, isn’t
it? That’s what the difference
is between buying “Benjamin”
clothes and going to the tailor.
’Tis Now Overcoat Weather,
StarClothing Co.
Exclusive Distributors of Alfred Benj amin
& Co. Clothing.
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Big S nsation!
Wednesday and Thursday,
January 10th and 11th, 1906,
I98=cents^98|
All $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50 Manhattan, Earl & Wilson,
Eclipse and Monarch Men’s Shirts will go at 98c.
Our buyer has just purchased these goods at a bankrupt
sale of one of the largest gents’ furnishing goods stores ti
Chicago. |
Also in this sale will be all 50c and 75c Carter & Hulmes,
Onyx and The Conqueror brands of Men’s Sox at 25c per
pair. . _ . . .
All 50c, 75c and $1.00 Vogue, Auerbach and Colonial
makes of Men’s Neckwear at 4-Oc each.
All $3.00 and $3.50 R. & W., Geo. W. Cane and Her
mann & Zenn’s makes of Men’s Fancy Vests will go at ‘
$1.25 each. L
Our buyer attended this bankrupt sale m person anu m
secured these great bargains, and for two days, Wednesday jjj
! and Thursday, they are yours at the above-named low
prices. Haven’t enough space to mention any more of the
bargains.
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Bailey Mercantile Co.
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