VOLUME n. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS, THURSDAY MAY 29, 1902. - NUMBER 33
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ASSESSOR’S NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under
signed, as assessor of Jackson county,
Arkansas, will meet the people of the
different townships at the following times and
places, for the purpose of listing the Personal
Property and Per Capita Tax for the
year 1902:
Barren township, McDougal’s residence, Mon
day and Tuesday, June 2, and 3.
Glaize township, Grand Glaize, Wednesday
and Thursday June 4 and 5.
Breckinridge township, Auvergne, Friday
<June 6,
Breckinridge township, Weldon, Saturday
June 7.
Breckinridge township, Tupelo, Monday
June 9.
Cow Ivake township, Nance’s Store Tuesday
and Wednesday, June 10 and 11.
Richwoods township, Martin’s Old Residence,
Thursday and Friday, June 12 and 13.
Cache township, Burton’s Store, Saturday
June 14.
Cache township, Martin’s School House, Mon
day and Tuesday June 16, and 17.
Grubbs township, Robinson’s Chapel, Wednes
day and Thursday June 18 and 19.
Village township, Barnes’ Mill, Friday
June 20.
Jefferson township, Jacksonport, Monday and
Tuesday, June 23 and 24.
Bird township, Elgin, Wednesday June 25.
Bird township, Centerville, Thursday, June 26.
Bird township, Tuckerman, Friday and Sat
urday, June 27 and 28.
Glass township, Swifon, Monday June 30
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 1 and 2.
^ Union township, Court House, Newport, from
July 7 to August 20.
Please bring along your deeds or last tax
receipts.
Given under my hand this 6th day ol
May 1902.
B. F. SIMMONS
Assessor of Jackson County.
First published May 6 Daily Independent 8t.
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DAVIS DISMISSED.
Second Baptist Church of Little Rod
Withdraws Fellowship With Gov
ernor, Who Absented Himself
From Meeting—He Had
But Five Defenders.
“Now we command you brethren, ii
the name of our Lord Jesus Christ
that ye withdraw yourselves fron
every brother that walketh disorderly
and not after the tradition which he
received after us.—II Thessalonians
3:6.
Hon. Jefferson Davis, governor 01
the state of Arkansas, is no longer f
member of the Second Baptist churcl
of this city, it having Wednesdaj
night, with but five dissenting votes
withdrawn church fellowship fron
him.
Gov. Davis was not present at the
trial, having left Tuesday morning foi
Chicot county on a fishing trip.
There were nine counts in the mo
tion to withdraw fellowship, whicl
was presented to the conference bj
Mr. J. E. Daniel. Ex.Gov. Jas. P. Ea
gle was not present.
The charges against Gov. Davis were
preferred by the discipline committee
of the church April 23, 1902, while he
was in Washington, D. C. A weel
later Gov. Davis returned to the city
having abandoned his proposed trip te
the Pacific coast. On May 7 he issuec
a reply to the charges, and the tria
has been expected each Wednesdaj
eirino that. time. The committee an
pointed to present Gov. Davis with i
copy of the charges, last night pre
sented his reply and the trial was be
gun.
The regular prayer meeting wai
concluded before the Davis matter was
taken up, and when the governor’!
reply was presented ex-Attorney Gen
eral E. B. Kinsworthy moved that th<
matter be referred back to the dis
cipline committee. This was lost
with but five affirmative votes. Ther<
were about one hundred member
present, and all the others voted ij
the negative.
Mr. J. E. Daniel then arose and rea<
a paper, arraigning the governor o
disorderly walk and unchristian con
duct and submitting proof of same.
The communication closed with tin
following motion:
“Therefore, inasmuch as the charge
made by the discipline committee hav<
been proven in committee and on th<
committee’s statement to us to tha
effect, feeling that the evidence sub
mitted to us in this meeting has no
been in any manner refuted and con
sidering the bearing of the brother t<
us as manifested in the newspaper ar
tides and letters, above alluded to,
move you, brother moderator, tha
the church obey Paul’s injunction t<
the Thessalonians, chapter 3, verse 6
and withdraw fellowship from Brothe
Davis without further notice.”
A discussion followed in which tei
members participated. Those wh<
spoke in favor of the motion were
Ex-Attorney General W. E. Atkinson
Associate Justice of the Suprerm
Court, Carroll D. Wood, ex-Auditoro
State, A. W. Files, Messrs. M. F. Locki
J. J. Jones and J. Earl Daniels. Thosi
who spoke against the motion were
Ex-Attorney General E. B. Kins
worthy, Rev. R. P. Lucado and J. M
Battle.
Finally the motion was put by Mod
erator O’Kelley and carried, with flv<
negative votes. Dr. J. H. Buckley
and Mr. Talbot voting with the tlire<
above uamed.
There being no further business, th<
conference adjourned.—Qazette
WEDNESDAY’S MUSICAL.
The musical given at the home o
Mrs. R. M. Johnson Wednesday
afternoon by the Daughters of th<
Confederacy, proved not only a sue
cess financially, but a most delightfu
entertainment for those present.
About nine dollars was realized an<
the program of music was thorough!
enjoyed, being contributed to by Mrs
G. A. Hillhouse, Mrs. S. R. Phillip
and Miss Hester Phillips in vocal solos
Misses Lucile Bandy, Lucy Branden
burg and Marille Dillard in piano sel
ections; Miss Jennie McCauley, viol!
solo. Miss Amanda Laird also ren
dered a very pleasing recitation.
ANOTHER SHOOTING SCRAPE.
Constable Henry Beardon of Bird
township came down Wednesday
night with a prisoner in custody, W.
B. O. Renfro, 'whom he committed to
jail to await action of next grand
jury.
Renfro, who lives about seven miles
north of Tuckerman, got into trouble
i with a man named Maude Sharp,
, whom he shot at, but most of the load
i of buck shot seems to have taken
, effect in a bystander’s face and shoul
i der and may result fatally. The name
; of this man is not known here. Ren
fro says he is called Jack but does
not remember his last name.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
State of Arkansas to Chas. R. Hite
240 acres 11-11-2, #300.
State of Arkansas to Chas. R. Hite
1 40 acres 30-12-1, #50.
State of Arkansas to Chas. R. Hite
160 acres 11, 12-11-2, #201.
Chas. R. Hite and wife to Sedgwick
Tie Company 440 acres 30, 11, 12—12
and 11—1 and 2, #660.
Louisa B. Empie to H. L. Remmel,
power of attorney to rent or convey
1-6 interest in tract of land in 11-11-3.
W. W. Bierce to The Union Com
press Co. interest in lands and prop
erty of local plant as described in
Mortgage Record 30, page 212, #1.00.
G. D. Clements and wife to J. R.
Davis lots 4 and 5 and north half of
3 less block 2, town of Auvergne,
#400.
G. W. Hurley and wife to W. W.
- Weaver, 203 acres 16-11-3, #1325.
State or Araansas to it. u. womans,
40 acres 14-12-2, $61.
State of Arkansas to Abe Knight,
1 160 acres 15-10-6.
> A. J. Shell and wife to Della Powell,
* a lot in Swift-on, $400.
Adler Goldman Commission Co. to
> E. C. and A. B. Lippmann 1240 acres
6, 7-13-1; 23, 24, 27, 28, 33-14-1, $8000.
- B. W. Jones and wife to John H.
3 Jones, 1-4 of an acre 20-9-2, $25.
3 B. W. Jones and wife to Ann Bur
1 ton, lot 7, block 4, town of Tupelo $50.
N. B. Wishon et al to James W.
I Davis 50 acres 11, 2-11-2, $500.
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ENTERTAINS HIS CLASS.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
3 Thompson was the scene of a party
3 Wednesday evening given by Mr.
3 Homer Buford and Miss Bessie Buford
t in honor of the former’s, class, though
• a number of outsiders were included
t among the invited.
Mrs. Maude Marshall and Miss
> Katherine Morrison assisted Mr. and
■ Mrs. Thompson in entertaining the
[ young people and the games and
other diversions were thoroughly en
> joyed as were the elegant refresh
, ments of cream and cake nicely
- served.
Those present were Misses Noreene
i Kinman, Mary Bailey, Jennie Mc
> Cauley, Josie Phillips, Della Bern
: stein, Bennie Humble, Lettie McLain,
, Janie Irby, Amanda Laird, Janie
) Stephens, Tommie Thornton; Messrs.
t Kobt. Laird, wra. Laris n, lidwin (jar
) ter, Bennett Egan, Ernest McDonald,
) Lonnie Campbell, Watson Hawk,
: Harmon Younger, James Blackwood
and Allie Lippmann.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
’ M. M. Meyer, Tuckerrnan and Mrs.
Mattie M. Watson, Tuckerrnan.
Hurd Henderson, Newport and Mrs.
Della Wilkerson, Newport.
! John B. Kittrell, Augusta and Mrs.
Josephine Cook, McCrory.
Edward Cresey, Tuckerrnan and
Georgia Kendrick, Tuckerrnan.
T. F. Brown, Tuckerrnan and Eva
Tackett, Tuckerrnan.
R. F. Overgard, Savonburg, Kansas
and Ethel Graham, Tuckerrnan.
Louis Gray, Tupelo and Daisey
| Stewart, Tupelo.
LOCAL DELAYED.
r
. The Batesville local suffered an ac
3 cident at Diaz Thursday morning.
; which delayed its arrival here aboul
- two hours. The cow-catcher of the
- engine was badly broken up, but nc
i further damage ivas done except tc
- the track. Only two freight cars were
attached to the engine at the time.
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
HOUCK SYSTEM MERGER.
The long rumored change in south
east Missouri has at last occurred and
as a result the Houck system of rail- .
roads is merged into another line and
the road is now knowh as the St.
Louis and Gulf Railroad.
Act of incorporation has been is
sued the new line and the directors
are as follows: Louis Houck, J. W.
Fristoe, J. H. Allen, C. W. Whitelaw
and E. Smith. All these gentlemen
with the exception of Mr. Houck, are
residents and well known business
men of St. Louis.
The capital stock of the new com
pany is given as §5,000,000 and the
line is to extend from Cape Girar
deau through the counties of Cape
Girardeau, Scott, New Madrid, Stod
dard and Dunklin to the Arkansas
state line, a distance of 125 miles.—
Poplar Bluff Sentinel.
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GEORGE GOULD TALKS.
In conversation with a Little Rock
Democrat reporter Wednesday, Geo.
Gould, the Missouri Pacific magnate,
refused to offer any encouragment to
the belief that a new depot building
would be accorded Little Rock. He
said, “We iare putting a pile of money
into the practical re-building of our
Arkansas lines, but” said he with a
twinkle of his eye, “we expect to get
two dollars for every dollar we put in
here. Improvement of railroads is
the order of the day with the rairoads
all over the country, aud the Iron
\/Tnimtn5« i ci t L n Inn rl nnu in f h A
movement. Arkansas is none the less
the beneficiary of the improvements
because the railroad is making some
thing of it. We have the most lively
interest in Little Rock. We are put
ting considerable money into new
buildings at Newport, Walnut Ridge
and other points in the state.”
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Mr. G. W. Gardner has been ap
pointed roadmaster, Little Rock to
Poplar Bluff, and the Doniphan branch
of the Iron Mountain system with of
fice at Newport, vice Mr. W. H.
Sheedy, transferred. Mr. W. H.
Sheedy is appointed roadmaster,
Little Rock to Texarkana, and the
Camden branch, with office at Gur
don, vice Mr. G. W. Gardner, trans
ferred. That portion of the White
River branch, between Diaz and
Cushman, is transferred to the juris
diction of Roadmaster J. T. Denthorn,
with office at Batesville.
OVERGARD-GRAHAM.
R. F. Overgard of Savonburg, Allen
county, Kansas, and Miss Ethel Gra
ham, of Tuckerman, the latter being
the daughter of the proprietor of the
hotel at that place, were quietly mar
ried Sunday by Justice W. G. Hogan.
The groom and his fair bride have
gone to the prairies of Kansas to
make their home, which the Inde
pendent joins with other friends in
wishing that it may be ever blessed
lcvirn unrl lionnnmuo
Maury Stevens went north on No. 4
Thursday and promised to sample the
newly established dining car service,
which has been added to the Iron
Mountain passengers.
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