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Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. TUESDAY. MARCH 27, 5906. _ NUMBER 2S4.
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RIVER CR1DGE CONDEMNED.
Trams No longer Cross White River
Bridge But Structure Still Stands
Raging River.
The fast mail train No. 7 Mon
day morning was the last train j
lie cross the White river bridge, i
Coach by coach, it was bumped J
across at 8:40 a. m. fifteen min
utes after No. 24 had passed
ov^ going north. The risk was
too hazardous and service was
discontinued by order of the!
superintendent.
Loaded box cars were placed
upon the threatened span, to
hold it in place and if possible
save the structure. Though so.
far standing the terrific force of
the seething waters impeded and
given momentum by the drift
thrown against the piling and
artificial work, a rising river j
gives little hope that a span at
least will not be torn away.
The span most out of line and
which the hopes of saving are
slight, is the one next to the
draw and is probably 75 feet
long. There are two spans this
side of the draw over the river
bed proper and then a third
over what is dry ground in
low water. Of these three it
is the one nearest the center of
the stream, which is in greatest
danger.
Railroad men say the bridge
has been in bad condition for a
long time, but the mistake came
in fixing it at this season of the
year, when White river is sub
ject to overflows.
If only the one gpan is de
fs stroyed, it could probably be re
placed within a week after the
waters subside sufficiently for
work, but should the whole
>• bridge be swept away, six
months might be required before
traffic could be resumed.
REGULAR "1 RAIN SERVICE.
While detouring all through
trains via Knoble,. Wynne and
Bald Knob, the local trains will
be run in and out of Newport
and will carry the mail.
No. 29 reaches here at 6:15
a.m. and returns as No. 24,
departing at 8:30 a.m.
No. 23 arrives at Newport at
its old time, 3:10 p.m. and de
parts as No. 30 at 8:55 p.m.
Having decided to put in
another line of carpets we
are offering our entire line
of Axminster, Velvets and
Brussels carpet samples at
actual cost. These samples
are 54 inches long by 27
k inches wide, nicely bound
Wand are elegant designs,
V prices ranging from $1.00
to $2.00 each. These same
values will cost you from
* v$5.00 to $6.00 elsewhere.
See our show windows.
We are daily expecting the
( arrival of our furniture that
has been delayed on account
. of the rush of orders at the
factory and shall notify the
public immediately upon its
arrival. Wolff-Goldman
Mercantile Co. 84 dtf
Notice.
All Elks are earnestly re
quested to meet at the club roums
(over Wilman’s Bros.) tonight at
8 o’clock to make arrangements
to attend the Elks celebration at
Jonesboro. Jos. M. Bigger,
I Exacted Ruler.
Mrs. Frank Lynn and little
daughter Inez, of Walnut Ridge,
arfi visiting Mrs., J. W. Pettet
far a few days. ' ' ' '
FALLING ROCKS BLOCK TRACK.
White River Trains Suffer Delays Owing
[o Recent Rains—Local De
railed Near Dennieville.
The recent heavy rains have
caused considerable delay to
traffic on the new road from here
to Joplin, Missouri.
Saturday the passenger only
got as far as Yellville, from this
way and the passenger out of
Joplin got only as far as Berg
man. The tunnel nearest Pyatt
was blocked with a big rock that
had fallen from the roof right at
the mouth. Trainmen were at
work Saturday and Sunday with
derricks, clearing away the rock
and the passenger yesterday
made the run through to Joplin.
The Cushman local was ditched
yesterday morning at Dennie
ville, two box cars becoming de
railed, were thrown from the
track, and tore the tressle at
Dennieville up and the track for
about one hundred yards was
damaged to a considerable ex
tent. One car was torn from
the trucks and another, car
jammed into the first one. The
front trucks of the passenger
coach were thrown from the
track.
The local crew brought the bal
ance of the train in and got a
Cotter local caboose and made
the trip to Newport.
A lady passenger from Cush
man was brought down on the
engine.
As the local came in from New
port Sunday afternoon, the
trucks of a box car next to
the engine became derailed,
about one mile out of town caus
ing a delay of an hour, and a
good many of the passengers
walked in. —Batesville Guard.
RIVER STILL RISING.
Highest Water for Many Years Seems
Probable from Present Prospects.
White river passed the 29 foot
mark on the Newport gauge
Tuesday morning anu good river
authorities now predict a regis
ter of 32 feet before the fall ^ets
in. It will be tne highest stage
reached for many years and
flood an immense area of the
lowland country.
The river had fallen 10 inches
at Batesville Monday morning,
but another rise soon followed,
that passed the earlier register
of 30 feet at Lock No. 1. Calico
Rock wired Tuesday morning
that the river was still rising
there, so White evidently has a
flood in store for the lowlands.
Black River rose 1 1-2 feet
Monday night at Kenyon, but
the only comforting news comes
from Poplar Bluff and points on
the Upper Black, where the rise
is not of serious dimensions. It
is usually the deluge that the
sluggish Black heaps upon the
swollen White that makes the
overflow serious in this section.
The Iron Mountain railroad
yards will probably be covered
by Wednesday, but the city of
Newport is protected by levee to
34 feet. That is, if the embank
ments hold good. The Rock Is
lank dump is the weakest point
and the current that surges
against it by the river cutting
through the lake, would play
havoc with Newport property
should such a break ever occur
upon this side of the city.
Sauers Milling Co. of Evans
ville, 111., manufacture a special
tpatent in addition to their high
est patent flour. This extremely
high grade flour is known as
“Jnvincible.” and is for sale by
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HEAVY VOTE IS EXPECTED.
Tomorrow’s Primaries Will Settle th<'
fate of Candidates—Mas Been a
Mot Campaign.
Little Rock, March 25. —The
vote in the Democratic primary
election of Wednesday is expect
ed to be unusually large. The
campaign has been going on for
more than a year, and there is
not a county in the state that
has been neglected by the can
didates.
Ten of the counties have al
ready held county primaries for
the nomination of candidates for
county offices, and the others
will select county nominees in
addition to voting on state can
didates.
There are several interesting
contests to be settled by the pri
mary, the most prominent of
which is that for United States
senator and the one for governor.
The Democratic state convention
in 1904 ordered that the popular
vote at the primary should de
termine the senatorial nomina
tion. Both Senator Berry and
Gov. Davis, the two candidates,
have signed an agreement to
abide the result. Goy. Davis in
augurated his campaign on July
4, 1905, at Conway, and up to
and including yesterday has
made 226 speeches. Senator
Berry has been touring the state
since the first week in January.
The candidates for governor
are Attorney-General Robert L.
Rogers, Congressman John S.
Little and Samuel Q. Sevier,
sheriff of Ouachita county. The
contest for this and other state
and district offices will be de
termined by the delegated votes
in the convention, the delegates
from each county voting as a
unit for all candidates instructed
for by the vote of the county at
the primary election.
There will be 512 delegates in
the next state convention, 257
being necessary to secure a nom
ination.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
by local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion of
the ear. There is only one way
i to cure deafness, and that is by
constitutional remedies. Deaf
ness is caused by an inflamed
| condition of the mucous lining of
the Eastacian Tube. When this
| tube is inflamed you nave a rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result, and un
I less the inflammation can be
; taken out and this tube restored
to its normal condition, hearing
wiU be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is notningbut an
! inflamed condition of the mucous
surfaces.
I We will give One Hundred
Dollars for any case of Deafness
(caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
Contract for Sprinkling.
The sprinkling of the streets
of this city has never been done
upon any systematic basis. One
man probably paid for a privil
ege that his equally able neigh
bor also enjoyed, and to put all
' on the same footing, the water
company this year proposes to
make contracts for the season
from April 16 to November 1
i and to sprinkle only those blocks
where the property owners or
renters are willing to subscribe
for the service for that time
Follow the Crowd
Newport Opera House, j
Vining & Parish’s Offerings, j
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FRIDAY. MARCH 30TH.
Gordon & Bennett’s Superb
Scenic Sensation
A
ROYAL
SLAVE
By Clarence Bennett,
Author of “The Holy City.” $
A Story of the Days -When
Knighthood Was in Flower”
in Old Mexico.
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1 Prices Never $1.00.75c. 50c. 35c
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MAKES OLD THINGS NEW
Eiquid Uetteer instantly restores
the brilliant newness and finish of
Pianos, Furniture, Picture Frames
Interior Woodwork, Hardwood
Floors, and all polished, varnished
or enameled surfaces. |
It renews and redresses every
thing it touches. Revamishing is
unnecessary, becauses scratches,
stains and dirt instantly disap- \
I pear, leaving a smooth, brilliant
6urfac6. to
Eiquid Ucncer is not a varnish, but ]
a surface food that is absorbed by
the old finish, instantly restoring
the latter to its original bright- i
ness. Easy to use—only a piece
, of cheese cloth is necessary. Dries
customer writes
that it is worth $100 per bottle.
i The price is only 50 cents.
A few trial bottle* at 10c. e«ch
Sold by
R. H. ASKEW,
The Paint Dealer.
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are willing to get together, there
may be no street sprinkling,
whereas if all pay a proportion
ate rate to the frontage of their
property and guarantee it for
the season by subscribing to
such a contract, general service
may be secured without the cost
falling heavily upon any indi
vidual.
Christian Revival Closed.
Rev. R. 0. Rogers preached an
excellent sermon at the Chris
tian church Monday night on
“Lost Opportunities” bringing
out many splendid thoughts on
the subject. One addition to
the church was the result.
This was the last service con
ducted by Mr. Rogers, who left
that night for Fredericktown,
Mo., where h_j has accepted a
pastorate.
Mr. Rodgers is an interesting
and attractive speaker and his
splendid discourses on different
subjects ha 3 ro doubt left their
1 good effect upi 1 the hearts of
«his hearersv
Mr. Rodgers promised to re
Correct Clothes /or Men
IF you put half as much thought
K into the buying of a suitor coat
AS
Alfred Benjamin &: Co., New York,
Put into making it so that it shall be fit for you
to buy we know that you will never again
pay twice our prices to some fashionable to
order tailor or be satisfied with half our
value? from some other dealer .'
After You'd Worn
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A Suit or Coat of
Correct Clothes for Men
You would have discovered a great deal more—qualities
of shape-keeping, durability and comfort that are
none the less important for being below the sur
face. That’s due to the way they are made—with
more care and honesty than generally put into
order-tailored clothes at twice the price. j
$15.00 to $30.00.
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"CFT THE JIABIT."
£lci\s Outfitters J^c^port^rk |
FREE FREE
Grand Opening
Display
Of Ladies’ and Children’s New and Beatrtifol !!
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SPRING HATS
Tuesday, April 3, 06 |
A beautiful Picture given i
away FREE to every lady j
who attends this great t
display of Ladies’ New £
^Spring Hats, [
Tuesday, April 3, 1906. p