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And PeriT,it us to show you
'* *_ the new fashions and our
KNOX $5.
v 'HAWES’’$3. Complete line for Spring.
Our line comprises the best brands of known mer
chandise. They’re smart and distinctive, and have
that dash and elegance that appeal to particular
L_J dressers. We’re now displaying by far the largest
stocks and richest assortments in the city.
WE ARE SPECIALISTS IN MEN’S AND BOYS’APPAREL.
ALL THE CORRECT STYLES ARE HERE.
We cordially invite your inspection.
Latest arrivals are:
Bamberger Bros. Juvenile Clothing, Faultless Night Robes and Paja^
Crown Tailored Trousers, “Knox,” mas, Waterhouse Cravats, Hanhat
Hawes, and Stetson’s Hats. tan Shirts.
Specialists ^ Specialists
in Men’s and /f^’yfflUfS in Men s and
Apparel. ^-Apparel.
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JACK JONES,
The Crack Barber, keeps a neat
and busy little shop. Upper end
5m -street. Expert tonso
s. Easy shaves tuid the best
haircuts. Our work pleases.
“Come on, ye stubby beards.”
Henry ©wen
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AMi
OCULIST.
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Spring opening of millinery stock of
' Mrs. Etta Merrill at Hazel, Thursday,
March 26. dtd
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, NEWPORT ARK.
NEW MERCANTILE COMPANY.
A new corporation to be known
as the Bailey Mercantile Company has
been organized and will file its articles
of incorporation in about ten days.
The firm is to be one of the strongest
of the city in a financial way and its
[ stockholders are men of high standing
and the best order of business ability.
; The officers elected, are W. M.
Bailey, president: Wm. Hooker, vice
I president; A. D. Bailey, secretary and
I Gus Martin, treasurer. A. F. Bailey
is also a stockholder in the new com
pany, which succeeds to the business of
Bailey Bros., and will occupy the
double store building just vacated by
Henry Schott, as soon as certain im
provements are made upon that prop
erty in the way of modern fronts.
The new company will run a gener
al department store and we predict
for them a very successful future.
HOT SPRINGS EDITOR
CHARGED WITH LIBEL.
Hot Springs, March 21.- Fred W.
Vaughan, editor of the campaign pa
per called the Reformer, which is is
sued in the interest of Dr. J. W. Mc
Clendon’s candidacy for mayor, and a
young man, Lou Kay, were arrested
today on a charge of criminal libel
and placed under bonds in the sum of
§500 each for their appearance in a
justice court Monday morning to an
swer the charges.
The complaints were filed before
Justice Henry Cohn by Prosecuting
Attorney Will H. Martin this morning
and warrants placed in the hands of
Constable Sam Tate, who made the
arrests. All of the city and county
officials and three of the proprietors
of the Arkansas Club are named as
plaintiffs. The charges are based up
on an article which appeared in the
Reformer yesterday afternoon mak
ing serious charges against “certain
high officials, involving bribery and
corruption in office, and claiming the
Arkansas Club proprietors were pay
ing for protection.”
Mr. Robert Chapman and Miss Gen
ettie Schennlen of Mayfield, Kentuc
ky were married Saturday noon by
Justice Guy Smith at the residence of
P. F. Teter.
ATTACHMENT TO BE ASKED.
Flave Carpenter Failed To Appear
Before Investigating Committee
To Answer As To Alleged Mes
sage Of Davis, Calling For
Fixing Of Election Re
turns And Promis
ing Pardon.
Little Rock, March 22.—Flave Car
penter of Arkadelphia did not put in
an appearance before the ways and
means committee yesterday after
noon, and the committee voted to ask
the house of representatives for an
attachment for him on Monday.
What Col. Murphy’s side expects to
prove by Carpenter was shown by a
statement made by Dr. E. K. Will
iams.
T. J. Jackson of the Rhodes, Haver
ty & Jackson Furniture Company tes
tified that his firm had sent a chair to
Gov. Davis as a Christmas present.
The committee will meet again on
Wednesday afternoon.
FLAVE CARPENTER NOT PRESENT.
When the committee met Col. Mur
phy stated that he was unable to get
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Arkadelphia, who, he was informed,
was disposed to evade the orders of
the committee. He was informed
that Carpenter had gone to the train
last night, but nevertheless did not
come to Little Rock. He now asked
the committee to allow him an at
tachment for Carpenter, and announc
ed that he desired to hav® Dr. E. K.
Williams, who was present, make a
statement showing what they expect
ed to prove by Carpenter, and thus
give the committee the justification
for having the attachment issued.
Dr. Williams was called and came
forward.
The chairman notified the stenog
rapher and the reporters that this
statement was not testimony, but was
simply allowed so the committee
might determine whether or not to
ask the house of representatives for
an attachment for Carpenter.
ALLEGED MESSAGE TO CARPENTER.
In answer to questions from Col.
Murphy, Dr. Williams then stated that
the next day after the promises last
spring Carpenter came to him and
said: “Doc, what do you reckon,
Jeff Davis phoned me yesterday and
asked about the election, and I told
him the county went 250 for Jones,
and he said he must have it for Clarke.
I told him that was impossible, as the
vote had been counted, and he then
said (using some rough language)
that we must have it for Clarke any
way, stating that he was governor and
if I got into trouble he would see to
that.” After this matter came up a
few days ago he (Williams) had seen
Carpenter, and had told mm
that he had a good notion
to kill him for telling about this con
versation, as it caused him to be
summoned before this committee,
where he would have to tell it. He
told Carpenter that he himself was
the cause of it being known, for he
had heard a dozen men say they had
heard Carpenter say this, whereas he
(Williams), had told no one. Car
penter then said: “By G d, 1 don’t
want to go, but if they get me there 1
will have to tell the truth, but I am
not going if I can help it.”
Mr. Weaver made a motion, which
was seconded by Mr. Fletcher, that
the chairman ask the house of repre
sentatives, immediately upon their
convening Monday, for an attachment
for Carpenter. The motion prevailed,
all members voting for it except Mr.
Whitley and Mr. Crutcher, who asked
to be excused, and Mr. Futrell, who
was absent.
AUSTRIAN DROWNED IN WHITE.
Last Wednesday, while crossing the
river at Buffala, in a skiff, one of the
Austrians who had been working on
the railroad there was drowned, says
the Yellville Echo. He and two other
parties were going over from Buffalo
and almost reached the opposite bank
when the boat they were in struck a
willow and turned over. The Aus
trian sank and was not seen again;
and the others had a hard struggle to
make shore, the water was running
so swiftly.
Gainer Duffey of Pine Bluff, waB
here Saturday night on his way to
Batesville.
EXPENSIVE CONSTRUCTION
WORK.
Joplin, Mo., March 21.—An army of
3.000 men and 200 mules began work
this week on the great tunnels on the
White River extension of the Missouri
Pacific railway, where it passes from
Boone county, Arkansas, into Taney
county, Missouri. The tunnels are
2,700 and 2,500 feet long, through the
heart of an Ozark peak. The building
of the White River road from Lakes
Ferry, Ark., to Aurora, Mo., a dis
tance of 100 miles, is said to be the
most difficult piece of railroad con
struction ever attempted in the United
States outside of the Rocky Mountain
region. There will be tunnels of an
aggregate length of 8,900 feet. The
approaches to these tunnels will be
8.000 feet long. It will take 15,000,000
feet of lumber to build the trestles.
To complete this work alone will re
quire two years.
Mr. Engstrom, superintendent of
construction of this work, says that
the general public has little conception
of the evolution of the modern rail
road camp, whereas, in former years
the exposure and hardships of the
camp after a day of unmitigated toil
placed the very life of the laborer in
jeopardy, now every convenience and
precaution for his comfort and welfare
is provided. The camps are veritable
towns, comprising a store-room,
warehouse, dining-room, drug store
and hospital, fifteen commodious
quarters for engineers and foremen
anu uuusoH ior i,uuu lauorers.
FRANK WOOTEN ARRESTED.
Frank Wooten, who left here very
mysteriously last August and was al -
leged to be several hundred dollars
short with his firm, the Ayer & Lord
Tie Company, was arrested Saturday
afternoon in Little Rock and brought
back to Newport on No. 4 Sunday,
where he now rests in jail.
Under two indictments he is charged
with embezzlement , but an effort will
be made to secure bond for the pris
oner.
Wooten denies his guilt and says
that he can account for any apparent
shortage in his accounts. He further
says, that he did not run away, but
secured a job at braking on the Iron
Mountain between Little ^ock and
Texarkana and merely left to take up
this work.
WHITECAPPERS REMOVED
TO PARAGOULD JAIL.
Eight men alleged to have been
members of the “Smith Chapel'’ ku
klux gang in Cross county, were
brought to Paragould last eveniug
says the Soliphone, and locked up in
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ing. They will remain in custody
here until circuit court convenes at
Vanndale April 6. The prisoners were
escorted here by Sheriff Hammett,
Chief of Police Matthews, of Wynne,
and two deputies, and were not man
acled.
J. H. Elfrank went south on No. 3
Monday.
White River had risen to 24.1 feet on
the guage Monday.
R. J. Wise and A. B. Lippman spent
Sunday at Searcy.
Peter Anderson and W. E. Holmes
spent Sunday in Batesville.
Mrs. O. M. Bowen is one of the un
fortunates now having a siege with
the mumps.
Mrs. W. H. Barnes, nee Pearl
Sparks, and baby, came over Sunday
from Forrest City and are guests at
the Hazel for a few days.
The meeting of the Ladies of the
Maccabees, which was to have been
held Wednesday with Mrs. C. E.
Maynard, has been indefinitely post
poned.
Mrs. A. Q. Scales and children of
Newport for the past week have been
visiting relatives and friends here, re
turning home Monday morning.
—Snapp Correspondence.
Mr. Carl Teter came up Saturday
morning from Newport. He will be
at Lock No. 1 for some time assisting
In the building of a new hull for the
Cleveland.—Batesville Bee.