IRORS
U ARE SECURED
(Convict Fann Cases
completed Friday
Afternoon.
ihourthis afternoon
juror in the convict
was secured when J.
was acepted. This
the jury and the trial
> will proceed when
eBes tomorrow morn
urors had been se
, court adjourned
iming until 2 o’clock
emoon, when Sheriff
was directed to
hand further jurors
ch to choose the
iember of the body
iass upon the guilt or
of John H. Keel, Jew
i Best and Lee Quinn
nfent for assault with
ill and accessories be
tter the fact,
irors were secured
morning and the fol
have been added
i_.1 wvtnw rv'f
ICJUMlUvl y m i»*“*v* ;
ark.
Brner, fanner of Bar
lip.
itlin, farmer of Bate
ihip.
nrell, farmer of Bar
lip.
latfield, farmer living
Ion, Glass township,
likes, member of firm
Bros, merchants of
t two jurors were se
iay morning and with
juror to be secured
noon.
nested But Escape,
nd Claude Jones of
ho were arrested Wed
that place and plac
to answer a charge of
made their escape, de
faet that the hoys
huffed together,
are charged with en
lore at Tuekerman and
•da amounting in val
■t $20.
after it was discover
* lads had gotten out
>* said they were seen
>M*i»ger going toward
hut this rumor could
rifled.
's are 16 and 17 years
•Pectively, and it is al
' burglarized the store
some time ago.
they secure help, it is
^ they can remove
and they will
Captured without
trouble. — Batesville
Pictures
%era House
messenger.
* a little six year old
Pet, a white mouse,
Pandfather’s money
' Adelaide Law
fs? Phillips, George
P«ephen Purdee.
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ESCARP pin.
‘ ^st lead in this
&UBIN)
(-Made good
l Steadman,
^edy—SELIG.)
Mrs. Josephine Brandenburg.
Surrounded by a loving fam
ily of children, the death angel
took from the Brandenburg
home the beloved mother, Mrs.
Josephine Robinson Branden
burg at 2:30 Friday morning.
After a several weeks’ illness a
sudden change for the worse
took place the first of the week,
when it was feared the end
might be near. Her daughters,
some of whom were away from
home, were sent for and arrived
in time to receive a mother’s
loving caress before the end
came.
Mrs. Brandenburg -was 68
years old, was born and raised
on the old homestead a few
miles East of town. She was a
daughter of Col. and Mrs. James
Robinson, a pioneer settler of
Jackson county, and most estim
able people, wrhose children and
grandchildren are among our
city’s most splendid citizens.
The funeral service will be
held at the family home on
Third street Saturday morning
at 9 o’clock, conducted by Rev.
W. P. Chalmers of the Presby
terian church, assisted by Dr.
R. B. Willis, a former pastor, of
Fayetteville, the burial to take
« i i i i_•
pioce at uic lauuiy vuiyiiig
place near Litchfield.
The death of this estimable
iady removes from our midst a
lovable Christian woman in
whom her friends had the
greatest love and respect, a mo
ther who has lived to raise a
large family of sons and daugh
ters, who are deeply grieved ov
er the taking away of the moth
er and only parent of the home.
The deceased is survived by
five daughters and two sons,
who are Mrs. Hettie B. Wil
mans, Mrs. Robert B. Hooker,
Mrs. E. L. Maris, Miss Ray
Brandenburg Miss Lucy Bran
denburg and Harry G. Branden
burg and Fred Brandenburg.
To all of these the sympathy of
their friends is extended in their
sorrow.
The pall bearers who will offi
ciate at the funeral service will
be Gustave Jones, S. Heine
man, John Loftin, Jr., Charles
G. Henry Norman C. Wolff, Ira
J. Mack, S. M. Beattie and Jos.
M. Berger, Jr.
ALL WRONG.
The Mistake Is Made by Many
Newport Citizens.
_ . . m • 1.1.
JjOOK ior me cause ui uae*.
ache.
To be cured you must know
the cause.
If it’s weak kidneys
You must set the kidneys
working right.
A resident of this vicinity
shows you how.
Mrs. E. M. Baker, W. Pleas
ant street, Searcy, Arkansas,
says: “Kidney trouble fasten
ed itself upon me in a mysteri
ous way and I ran down so rapid
ly that I was in bad shape be
fore I realized it. I had back
ache and dizzy spells. The kid
ney secretions were also in bad
shape and my joints swelled. 1
used Doan’s Kidney Pills and
they soon gave me relief. I will
ingly confirm my former en
dorsement of this remedy.”
Price, 50c at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy
—get Doan’s Kidney Pills— the
same that Mrs. Baker had. Fos
ter-Milburn Co., props., Buffa
lo, New York. (Adv.)
For Sale—25 head of horses
and mules. Apply to H. C. San
ders, Newport, Ark. 52bti
Need Second
Court Division
{
! .
Owing to Congestion of Docket
! —Separation of Civil and
Criminal Courts Pro
posed.
At a meeting of the Bar As
sociation of this county held in
the circuit court room Friday
morning the matter of creating
a new division of the Circuit
Court, separating the civil and
criminal docket, owing to the
congestion of the docket
throughout the circuit, which
condition has obtained for some
time past and continues to grow
worse was discussed. It was
suggested that the expense in
cident to the creation of a new
j judicial official would be more
ithan offset by the saving to lit
igants of time and costs. It was
the unanimous opinion of the
members of the bar present
that such a course was necessa
ry and steps should be taken at
once to get the matter in shape
to present to the next legisla
ture.
Jos. M. Stayton, L. L. Camp
bell, Judge J. W. Phillips, G. A.
Hillhouse, C. M. Erwin, Judge R.
E. Jeffery and others spoke rel
ative to the necessity for the
change and Judge Jeffery act
ing as chainpan of the meeting
appointed a committee consist
ing of Ira J. Mack, L. L. Camp
bell and S. M. Stuckey to inves
tigate and take whatever action
might be possible at this time.
Jos. M. Stayton suggested
i that the press be furnished
with a list of the cases continu
| ed for the last two terms of the
j Jackson circuit court owing to
I the fact that they could not be
i tried on account of the congest -
jed condition of the docket, in
order that the people of the dis
trict might be advised as to the
, necessity for the change,
j It was agreed that neither the
litigants nor the court could be
! charged with the condition
which obtain, and the only rem
edy suggested for their better
ment was as above outlined.
James W. Butler.
James W. Butler, aged 36
years and unmarried, living in
the Island neighborhood, died
in this city Friday morning
from tuberculosis. Mr. Butler
left in December for the Boon
ville Sanitarium for treatment,
but had waited until the fatal
disease had advanced too far to
be checked. He returned to
Newport Sunday and died this
morning. Burial will take place
at Watson graveyard Saturday
morning.
Convict Farm Scandal.
Jackson county has a convict
farm scandal that is enough to
bring the blush of shame to the
face of every good citizen who
has a drop of human sympathy
in him. The blame is laid at the
door of ex-senator John H. Keel,
one of the county’s most promii
nent citizens, and a man upon
whom the people of Jackson
[county have conferred many
i honors. Insatiable greed is the
jreal cause of all these convict
I farm scandals, and they will
continue until the legislature
abolishes this form of punish
ment, which is nothing more or
; less than a relic of heathen bar
jbarism.—Newark Journal.
The Ladies of the Baptist
church will give a cake sale Sat
' urday afternoon at the City
Drug Store.
Petitioners
Close Case
In License Contest and Re
monstrants Put On Witness
es In Rebuttal.
When county court adjourned
for the noon recess Friday,
counsel for the petitioners an
nounced that they had practical
ly closed their case and the af
ternoon session was given over
to rebuttal testimony offered by
remonstrants.
Most of the morning was
spent in attacking the census of
the prohibitionists, the chief
witnesses upon this matter be
ing W. H. Carouthers and R. T.
Simmons.
Ira Winkle was the first wit
ness introduced Friday and tes
tified that he has lived at Plant
ers House for three years and
on cross examination said that
he did not testify in the Eyer
case that he lived on Black
river.
W. E. Nanny has lived at 918
Front street since last Septem
Mvl mivt |/VV*V1V«»
Larry Young staying across
river since January 19, has
lived here 27 years and resided
in Board building since Septem
ber to time of removal.
Frank Moss has lived in New
port 26 years and lives at home
of his sister, has never left
town, brought his wife home
and claims this as his home.
W. F. Daniels, superintendent
of veneer plant, lived on Mal
colm avenue and now lives on
Bryan avenue and Watson. On
cross examination admitted he
lived outside of city limits be
fore January 16 and when he
signed petition, he was not ask
ed whether or not he lived in
the city of Newport; C. E. Dan
; iels and D. J. Morrison live with
witness now and were residing
[with Ed Hopper during fall and
before he moved to Bryan av
' enue.
W. H. Carouthers testified
jthat Mrs. Ed Davenport on the
| remonstrants’ census did not
i live in Newport and had not
been since the past fall; Gro
ver Greachum, no such party at
Walton building and had not
been; Angie Naley lives 214
Laurel and is 17 years old; Wil
liam Owen was at Passmore
White’s three weeks and lives
at Little Rock; Estes Rice
claims Tuckerman his home;
W. K. Mathews, no such person
at Walton building, but knew H.
K. Mathews; D. J. Morrison
claims home at Batesville; R.
D. Stuart not at Walton build
ing; E. G. Turner express agent,
claims Marble Hill, Missouri, as
his own and wife’s home; Mrs.
Mamie Paul should be Mrs.
E. Melvin.
R. T. Simmons was also ex
amined upon names upon re
monstrants’ census and testified
that H. B. Tulb did not live at
Hopper hotel and never had;
Mrs. John Fairchilds lived in
Little Rock, and had since last
fall, but that Mr. Fairchilds
lived here; E. G. Turner said
he would have signed petition
but did not live here and his
wife never had; Rev. H. E
Spears and wife left here aboul
January 1 and asked Mr. Mar
tin to leave them off census
Capt. Ryan’s wife had beer
dead 7 or 8 years and there was
no such person; Cecil Nickem
born March 22, 1892; Jessi<
and Ollie Lemons 21 and 25
years old, according to countj
clerk’s record; C. E. Smith re
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There’s a general all ’round superiority about
“Manhattan” shirts that stamp them as something
extra good!
| The patterns are new and the shirtmaking is
faultless!
ALL SIZES
tl.50, $2.00 and $2.50 I
The shirtings are'the finest Foreign and
Domestic Fabrics
You’ll enjoy seeing these splendid shirts. Come in
Beroer’S
"STXKR CLOTHING HOUSE?
sided at Tuckerman and told
census takers so; Henry Stuart,
[couldn’t find any such flame;
Grover Smith told witness he
was going to Helena before 1st
of year; J. S. Wilmans and wife
have no residence, shipped
household goods to Lousiana,
don’t know where they claim
their home; Jack Allen never
did live at 115 Vine; B. B. Bond
lives in Weldon and family in
Memphis; J. C. Blackburn, can’t
locate; Effie Becton Had worked
at telephone office and lived at
Kensett; Frank Current could
not be located; Nellie Back, not
_ V* w» * m 1 Tk T'V
Known; n. u. uirn. luuuu xv. xj.
Duck at address given; R. T.
Griffin 3121 Sixth street, could
not find such number; Paul
Green, found on census two
times, couldn’t find either one;
Dave Hayutin not known; Fred
Inman, talked to his father, has
been in Memphis since July;
Charley O’Neal lives in Monroe,
Lousiana, and moved before
first of year; Mrs. Arthur Rich
ardson was taken to home of
daughter at Clarendon two
jdays before petition was filed;
j Clara Keys, 909 West First, no
■ such number; R. T. Logan ap
! pears twice on census accord
ing to Logan; I. L. Christy
claimed Illinois or Indiana as
his home; J. C. Mandolanson,
don’t know him, couldn’t find
any 50 First street, number giv
en on census; W. K. Mathews
mistake in initial; E. McBee,
1 witness, said there were only
1 four adult inhabitants there,
! whereas census gave six; cen
! sus had listed two unknown
' girls on Pickett street, witness
■ said there were about 50 ht
didn’t know; Will Negero not on
Plum street at address given;
Mrs. Melvin, known as Mrs.
Mamie Paul; Miss E. Melvin,
known as Miss Eva Paul. On
cross examination, witness ad
mitted that he did not know
Mrs. Grover Srriith was visiting
her sister in Texas and that
Grover Smith maintained his
home here and kept it furnish
ed; J. C. Blackburn’s name did
not appear on census; Mrs.
Nettie Bach was mother of Con
rad Bach; Robert Seibt signed
the petition, lived 2 doors be
low Dunaway’s from November
until he moved into Dr. Willis'
house on same street. ,
George Hinson knows Mrs.
Lizzie Prince, (Lissa Prentiss)
lives at Batesville, came here in
i November and stayed about
jsix weeks, wasn’t sure whether
she left before petition was filed.
Captain J. V. Ryan boards at
I Mrs. Kelley's on Hazel street
and is about 23 years old.
C. E. Knoles didn’t know a
C. L. Knoles or a D. L. Knoles.
Homer Atchison knows Bes
sie and Virgil Atchison, they
moved to Batesville in Decem
ber or November, but came back
in January, didn’t know whether
before or after petition was
filed.
C. E. Smith calls Tuckerman
his home, votes and pays poll
tax there; thought Miss Myr
tle Gonditt considered Tucker
man her home, but that she
boarded here. Witness stated
that he was single but refused
to answer how long he would be.
C. G. Henry was introduced to
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