I VOLUME III NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY.
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CARROLL WOOD
CLUB ORGANIZED.
' x'uwhatan Comes Forward As
Organizer of Anti-Davis
Sentiment.
Carroll D. Wood Clubs are be
ing organized throughout the
state. The latest reported is the
I Carroll D. Wood Club at Pow
hatan, Lawrence county. W. N.
Stedman was elected chairman
. an(KJ. W. Martin secretary.
*'~~R‘lna following resolution of
fered by W. E. McLeod was
unanimouSly adopted:
Resolved, That Carroll D.
Wood Club of Black River town
ship invite all Democrats in Law
rence county favorable to good
government, to unite with
Black River township club until
such time as they may have
clubs in their own townships.
The meeting was held in re
sponse to the following call:
,, We the undersigned citizens of
Black River township believe
that the best interests of our
people demand a change in the
_ .«|)ffic£ of governor of our state.
The present governor, Davis, is
asking for a third term, which
is contrary to the keeping of
Democratic principles and con
trary unprecedented in the his
tory of our state, and believing
that we have in Carroll D. Wood
a candidate who represents prin
tuples that all good democrats
can indorse, therefore we the un
■ dersigned Democrats of Black
| River township' would suggest
I that we meet at the court house
in-Powhatan, Ark., on Saturday.
k,_jhe. 19th d^yf - December, 1903,
j|at 2 o’clock,’ for tflfe purpose of
Borganizing a Carroll D. Wood
MpClUb.
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REDMEN ELECTION.
At the semi-annual election of
officers of Chickasaw Tribe No.
19, Improved Order of Red Men
Tuesday night, the following
chiefs were elected to serve, for
’the ensuing six months:
J. H. McFarland, Sachem.
^ i, J. P. Eubank, Senior Sagamore.
[ Geo. K. Stephens, Junior Saga
nore.
A. T. Hubly, Prophet.
I G. M. Sink, C. of R. and C. of
^ W. *
L. B. Harris, K. of W.
J. F. Hoofman, Trustee.
The present sachem, A. T,
Hubly, was elected to serve as
representative to the next Great
B Council of the State of Arkansas:
S to be held at Ft. Smith the com
ing spring, with L. B. Harris as
alternate.
WELDON COUPLE WED.
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Solomon Newburn and Miss
I Lugenia Carter, two well knowr
and popular young people of Wei
| don^twere married by Justic<
, Guy Smith at his office about i
R o’clock Tuesday afternoon.
■ SMITH AGAIN
REFUSED BAIL
Little Rock, Dec. 30.— Judg<
I E. W. Winfield yesterday re
■ fused the petition of T. A. Smitl
of Woodruff county for a writ o:
f habeas corpus to compel th<
[ judge of that county to admi
[ him to bail pending the date o;
I his trial. Smith is a white mai
|pf and has been in jail at August!
s since last October on the charg<
of killing E. F. Koch at Cottoi
Plant. The Woodruff count:
grand jury has not taken up hi;
I case, as it has not met since th<
ikilling, hence the application fo
Prosecuting Attorney P. R
j Andrews of Woodruff county ap
| peared for the state, and his ob
jection to admission to bail was
his allegation that it was a cold
blooded murder and would be
murder in the first degree. Hon.
Im. J. Manning of Clarendon and
P. R. Jordan of Cotton Plant ap
peared for Smith, who was also
present before Judge Winfield,
in the custody of Sheriff Patter
son of Woodruff county.
EASTRIDGE HELD.
He is Charged With the Killing
of Leonard Parnell.
El Dorado, Dec. 29.—Sheriff
Pendleton returned this morning
from the scene of the killing of
Leonard Parnell. The inquest
was held by a justice of the
peace and a verdict returned
charging Eastridge with the
killing of Parnell. A commit
ment was issued, but Eastridge
was too ill from cuts and bruises
on his head to be moved and the
j sheriff left a guard with him,
and as soon as able he will be
brought to town.
The details of the killing are
i that Bowen and Parnell were ap
pointed by a justice of the peace
■ to keep order at a Christmas
celebration, and they are alleged
to have raised a row with East
ridge on an old gr udge and to
have knocked him down and
beaten him over the head with a
pistol. A shot was fired anO
Parnell killed. He and Bowen
had Eastridge down at the time.
YOUNG GIRL CONVICTED.
Given Penitentiary Sentence for
Killing Her Child.
Fort Smith; Dec. 29.—Jessie
Long, a 16-year-ol 1 girl charged
with infanticide, was this even
ing convicted of involuntary
manslaughter and sentenced to
serve six months in the peniten
tiary.
The girl threw her new-born
infant into a clump of bushes
and it died after eight hours of
exposure.
The girl is simple-minded. Her
mother will be put on trial as an
accomplice.
WHAT ADVERTISE
MENTS ACCOMPLISH.
The American Tobacco Com
pany each year spends $1,000,
000 in advertising: Dr. Pierce of
Buffalo, N. Y., $750,000; C. I.
Hood & Company $750,000; Pe
runa Company and Castoria Com
pany $500,000 each; Force Food
Company and Ivory Soap Com
pany $500,000 each; Lydia Pin-;
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11 Cl 111 UUULC O unuuoxvu
, i $300,000; Royal baking powder
! | $250,000.
j All these are prosperous busi
! ness corporations, says the New
1 Haven Leader, and the chief rea
son why they are such is that
they have let the world know
what they had to sell. by liberal
I advertising. The sums men
i tioned are enormous, but the in
vestment paid big interest. Dr.
' Pierce of Buffalo said: “M>
•1 success is due to the fact that 1
1 let people know wrhat I could dc
for them and then cjjxl it. 1
' should never have found success
- unless I had advertised. ” Todaj
-1 the most prosperous corporations
1 and firms are those wrho do tht
1' most advertising. Those wh(
' lare “close to the wall” are thoss
1 who do not advertise. The mora
r is plain.—National Advertiser.
1: Xmas presents for everybody
*: Cheap, at the 5 and 10 cen
store. Xmas goods of all kinds
. 1115 Walnut street. 98btf
WIFE MAY HAVE
MURDERED HUSBAND, j j
John Porter Killed In a Drunken I j
Stupor—His Brutal Conduct ||
Had Rendered Wife
Desperate.
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Warren, Ark., Dec. 29. — Mi's. Jj
Allie Belle Porter, the pretty |
young wife of John Porter, who 11
lived about four miles from here,! J
is in jail in this city, charged i j
with the murder of her husband,! j
who was killed at her home Sun-! ]
day night when he lay in a t J
drunken sleep. He was shot in
the head with a shotgun and was
instantly killed.
Porter went home under the
influence of liquor and quarreled
with his wife. He told her he
would leave her on the following
morning, marry another woman <
and would take the children with j
him, and would kill her if she
object^. He then went to bed
and was soon sleeping heavily.
During the night he was killed, j
It is supposed his wife had been j j
rendered desperate by his con- I
tinued abuse and by his threats; j
to leave her and take the chil- ] j
dren, of whom there are two, i |
and that she killed him.
TVip ■upvrlif’t nf flip pnrnnpv’s 1
i jury was.that ‘ ‘John Porter came;
to his death by a gunshot wound
inflicted by his wife, Allie Belle;
Porter.” *
Mrs. Porter was arrested j
! shortly after the killing.
GUBERNATORIAL
CAMPAIGN, j
Siloarn Springs, Dec. 29. —The
candidates for governor spoke at I
Gentry last night to a large
crowd that gathered in the audi
torium. Gov. Davis spoke first, j
covering about the same ground
as that gone over in their other
i speeches. Both candidates were
accorded a respectful hearing
and both received a fair share of
applause.
At Maysville today Gov. Davis
waited until after the hour for
I the speaking to commence, and
Judge Wood not having appeared,
a telephone message was sent
to Gentry and, after some de
lay, brought the news that
Judge Wood was indisposed and
could not be on hand.
Gov. Davis then delivered a
speech of an hour and a half to a
crowded house of five hundred
people.
FLINCH PARTY.
Miss Mildred Bernstein enter
tained a number of her friends
with a flinch party at the Hazel
Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Laura Mosby won the
first prize, a beautiful bottle of
perfume, and Miss Norine Hess
came in for the booby, a hand
kerchief. After the game nice
refreshments of ham sandwiches,
chocolate, fruits and candy were
served.
Those present were: Misses
Irma Wolf, Hortense Hite, Ethel
Johnson, Hazel Jones, Laura
Mosby, Ellen Jones, Esther and
Clara Meyer, Lillian Stallings,
Norine Hess, Jennie Price, Bea
trice McHugh, Leah Jones, Cor
rinne Mosby and Kate Harder.'
NOTICE.
Parties desiring to take advan -
i tage of the reduced rates to
, points North and to the South
! east during the holidays will
oblige us if they will notify us a
day or two before they intend
leaving, so that in case we do
: not have the ticket on hand that
we can procure them. 98btd
Thos. H. Reamey, Agt.
SARTORIAL SORROWS, ffi
Any man. may be merry, though lacking in wealth, UJ
And fear not the frowning of Fate,
If he has a clear conscience, exuberant health, fefel
And can have his goods charged on the slate, m
But he can’t face the world with a smile quite serene m
And an air like a Spanish grandee, pro
If the back of his coat has a mirror-like sheen, Lm
And his pantaloons bag at the knee. /jj
New York Times. fejS*
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Moral:—Wear Benjamin “Correct Clothes for m
Men.”
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P. &
SPECIALIZING $
1 1 "' feet because of the
Benjamin System of Specializing. Their 3,0(X) Q.
tailors are divided into little groups, each of whom h/
produces but one portion of the garment. Day in
and day out the year round each artisan does but (X
one thing, and that expertly. Therefore, when
the parts are assembled and the finished garment
given a final pressing, it is manifestly superior to Q,
that of the average custom ta.ilor who must make >»/
the whole garment, and all kinds of garments.
If you could visit New York and go through f*/
the three great Benjamin factories, it would be a ^
revelation to you and a revolution of all your
former ideas about ready-to-wear clothes.
^ This is the I And we are go- jj
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I REMEMBER f~~i
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aOJ 74 paira Men’8 eap toe lace shoes 46 Men's aH wool suits $7.25 Pattnptr„J',OUr worth $4’86 $4.40 j'h
(every pair guaranteed) $f A.^% KM
*2 00-alue * °necoats.Boy.'8 $:3:75.over:.$ * .95 2i pounds sugar $*. m
87 pairs Ladies’ patent tip lace shoes
i"V1( (even’ pair guaranteed) <fc f C, A One lot Men’s heavy mixed pants 7&C 6 OZ. Snuff t 2c bottle. gU
■lyU *2.25 value.*1.50 value.,wv ^ 90
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v(3 Christmas goods, fireworks, etc. for everybody. J&
3J This Sale Lasts Till January 1st. < *£ ffl
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1 BOWEN’S CASH STORE|
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.
With Abundant Capital j
and with every faculty for good service, we solicit X
the patronage of those who are in need of a banker 2
Arkansas Bank and Trust Co. J
Capital, $100,000. \
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. J
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
B B. Bond, R. F. Drummond, W. D. McLain
M. D. Campbell, F. D. Fulkerson, C. J. Saenger,
S. I). Campbell, Abe Heiligers, L. E. Willis,
G. D. Clements, L. Minor, J. S. Wilmans.,