[ MASTER
of City Pay Hand
to J- W.
\s Retiring Of
ficial
surprise of
vho was call
Friday ev
fictitious post office in
large and representa
•ng of Newport’s bus
professional men were
about the banquet
y honor to Mr. J. W.
retiring postmaster,
fiiment, which had'
ed and arranged for
ve Jones, was deep
i by Mr. Grubbs as
of th'e appreciation
ns of the Newport
d of the high regard
in which he is held
ess public.
uet hall presented a
scene in its holiday
and at each plate,
ivors were placed.
m also a very at
and thoroughly en
jse partaking, being
witless style by the
palters of the hotel,
was as follows:
i|Martmi tocKian ,
Boint Oyster Cocktail
I Pickles Olives
■ermont Turkey
[ Oyster Dressing
Asparagus Tips
[ Champagne
Lemon Sherbet
' Champagne
Roquefort Cheese
Crackers, Toasted Wafers
Champagne
Vanilla Ice Cream.
Music
Coffee
Cream DeMenthe
Jones as toastmaster,
most admirable and clev
er of ceremonies and the
and wit evinced particu
the readme of tplpcrrams
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a long South
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’ and 10 CENTS
American jungle address declar
ing that “I put you in, I helped
to put you out” and several oth
ers including a burlesque from
Burleson. Letters from Mr. H.
L. Remmel and Colonel L. Minor,
paying tribute to the honoree
were also read by the toast mas
ter.
The principal responses to
toasts were made by Messrs Jos
eph M. Stayton, G. A. Hillhouse,
M. M. Stuckey, E. L. Boyce, Geo.
R. Hays, Alcorn Ferguson, S. D.
Campbell, C. G. Henry and 0. E.
Jacobs though many others made
brief remarks relevant to the oc
casion and in tribute to the gen
ial honoree, who with the audi
ence thoroughly enjoyed the
friendly jibe as well as the mer
ited praise.
Mr. Campbell by reason of his
well known influence in Wash
ington, had procured the letter
of acceptance written by Mr.
Grubbs to the postmaster gener
al at the time of his appointment
and while it smacked decidedly
of Bill Nye, convulsed the ban
quet crowd with laughter.
G. A. Hillhouse in a tribute to
“Whistling Jim,” declared that
the honoree reminded him of the
humming bird, which while sap
ping the flower of its sweetness,
whirrs its wings in countless
strokes to hold its position in
midair just as our noted whist
1 nn IrAOtvo liio oIKatito m tv»a4-iav»
while he warbles.
But throughout each response,
was apparent and expressed the
cordial appreciation of the splen
did public service rendered by
Mr. Grubbs and of the esteem in
which he is held.
The honored guest wras finally
called upon and told of his deep
appreciation of this unexpected
compliment, but gave the credit
for his satisfactory administra
tion as postmaster to the capa
ble and efficient employes who
! had served under him. He might
have considered leaving Newport
in the past, he stated, but now
he felt that there was no better
place in which to cast his lot
than here among his friends.
The banquet was an inspira
tion to civic spirit and enthusi
asm, better understanding and
closer, more harmonious work
ing relations among our business
men and in serving these lauda
ble purposes was more than a
festive occasion or tribute to
any citizen.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 Crawford and
Mr. Barker furnished excellent
music for the occasion.
Labor Chieftain Deported.
Calumet, Mich., Dec. 26.—
Charles H. Moyer, president of
the Western Federation of Mi
ners, was put on a train and sent
out of the copper strike district
tonight. The deportation was
the direct result of refusal of
families stricken by the Chiist
mas Eve disaster here to accept
relief from the committee the
majority of whose members be
longed to the Citizens’ Alliance,
an organization combating the
five months’ strike of the feder
ation. , _ ,
It was stated to the Relief
Committee that the federation
had forbidden its members to
accept any of the $25,000 raised
for relief of the panic victims.
A section of the committee was
delegated to confer with Mr.
j Moyer.
Lost- Gold rimmed nose
| glasses. Return to M. M. Stuck*
jey at Court house. ~bddt
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FRAME STORE
BUILDINGS BURN
— ■
$8,000 Loss In Early Morning |
Fire Which Ruined Dyer
Market and Drummond
Restaurant. i
—
Newport has for several years j
had but two frame buildings in :
the retail business section and
one of these, the Stayton build
ing on Upper Front street, first
door north of 0. M. Bowen, was
totally destroyed by fire about;
8 o’clock Saturday morning.
I. H. Dyer is the heavy loser I
from the flames, as he lost prac-1
tically all of a $5,000 stock of
meats and groceries with no in-;
surance, a policy for $1,000 j
which he had, having been can- i
celled owing to the risk.
The fire originated in the
Drummond restaurant from a
gasoline stove. D. F. Husbrook,
the cook had just filled the gaso
line stove and the gauge not
working, had run the gasoline
over the tank. When he lighted
the stove, the flames shot all
about him and he was badly
burned about the face, hands
and wrists. A. B. Drummond.
the proprietor, was also singed
in trying to smother the blaze.
That the building could not be
saved was at once apparent.
Three occupants of the sleeping
quarters on the second floor were
aroused and escaped. They
were a transient, Sidney Hus
brook and the cook Lula, a white
girl, who was so overcome that
she had to be carried out of the
burning building.
The fire department respond
ed promptly, but their work was j
seriously handicapped by lack of .
water pressure and for a time, it j
looked as though the blaze:
might spread north to the Col- j
lins second hand furniture store, |
where much of the stock was re
moved to the street.
The Stayton estate valued the |
building at $3000 with $1250 in
surance.
The Dyer loss was as stated
above with no insurance. The
cash register, books and a few
items were saved.
A. B. Drummond estimates
his loss at $500 with no insur
ance.
Mr. Joseph M. Stayton states
that two modern brick buildings
will be erected at once upon the
lots, where the fire occurred,
which is embraced in the fire
limits of the city.
26,652 Bales Ginned.
The government ginners re
port shows 26,652 bales of cot
ton ginned up to December 13,
compared with 19,228 up to the
same date last year. The num
ber ginned to December 1 was
22,949 bales, showing that 3,303
bales were ginned the first two
weeks in December, but very lit
tle cotton remains in the field
yet to be picked. Jackson Coun
ty’s total production will proba
bly run close to 29,000 bales.
Burned By Trick Cigar.
Argenta, Dec. 27.—L. House, a
member of the Argenta Fire
Department, was badly burned
on the forehead Thursday af
ternoon, when a loaded cigar,
which Police Judge James Ger
lach was smoking, exploded.
The cigar had been given to
Judge Gerlach, and House was
standing in front of him hold
ing a match to the end of the
cigar when the fire reached the
powder.
Proposes Wafer Pipe Line.
Dr. J. W. Coffman of Black j
Rock has a proposition to .sub
mit to the commercial club or j
to the city council of Walnut j
Ridge. He says that Coffman
Hill at Black Rock is 175 feet
higher than the land at Walnut
Ridge. In so much as Walnut
Ridge is to have waterworks, he
thinks a concrete reservoir could
be placed on Coffman Hill and
fdled with water from Black
river, then piped to Black Rock,
Portia, Hoxie, Walnut Ridge and
intermediate points at a much
less expense than it would cost
Walnut Ridge to build stand- i
pipe and dig sufficient wells to '
supply the own, as all the towns
by his plan could be yoked to
gether to pay the bill. When
asked how he would cross
Black River with the piping, he
said: "Go right under the riv
er. I was at Galveston and saw
them place piping under Gal
veston bay, three miles long.
Dr. Coffman is much in earnest
and his proposition may be feas
ible hence is worth considering.
—Walnut Ridge Blade.
President a Hero.
Pass Christian, Miss., Dec. 26.
—President Wilson played vol
unteer fire chief today and di
rprtprt thp fitrht rm n hlnzp that
threatened to destroy one of the
handsomest homes of the south
ern shore.
The president was returning
about noon after a game of golf.
Passing through Gulfport, eight
miles from here, he saw a blaze
on the roof of a big house. It
was the home of Judge J. H. Ne
ville, who won fame in 1891 by
prosecuting John L. Sullivan for
a prize fight with Jake Kilrain at
Richburg, Miss. Mrs. Neville
was alone in her home. From a
window she saw two machines
stop and the president alight.
He sprang up the front steps,
followed by Dr. Gary T. Gray
son, the Secret Service men and
chauffeurs, who had unstrapped
the fire extinguishers from
their machines and awaited the
president’s orders.
“Don’t be alarmed,” said the
president to Mrs. Neville. “Your
house is afire but these men will
put it out if you will show them
the way to the attic.
Mrs. Neville pointed the way
and under the direction of the
! president the chauffeur and Se
jcret Service men extinguished
the fire.
Judge Neville and his son came
running up before the president
left. The judge was profuse in
his thanks.
Very Sudden Death.
J. A. Greenhaw died very sud
denly and unexpectedly Friday
j morning at the home of his
'daughter, Mrs. Ida Porter, al
[Newark, says the Joumaai.
1 He had been enjoying his usu
al good health and went to bee
Thursday apparently as well as
he ever was in his lif2. About l
o’clock this morning Mrs. Por
Iter went into his room to buil<
'a fire for him, but he told hei
| not to build it, but to go on abou1
her work and he would get u]
and start a fire. About an hou;
later he was discovered dead ii
his bed, death having resulte<
from heart failure.
He was 63 years old and i
survived by five children. Th
remains were shipped to his oli
home near Newport for burial.
Fortune Teller Says Advertise.
The Blade man never believed
in fortune telling, that is, if one
person was endowed with that
gift, why not others and the
whole works as to that matter.
But we are free to confess that
some mighty funny things have
been happening of late. At New
port there is an old negress pos
sibly 80 years of age. all bent
with age, who is consulted by
rich and poor, high and low. It
is said that the late A. W. Shirey
consulted her for years about all
of his big transactions, and
they were successful. It is said
also by one who knows that she
told him what would be his ulti
mate end. All of which proved
to work out. just as she said it
would. About a month ago a
man from Knobel. Clay County,
stalked into the Blade office and
told his tale of woe. Said that
last May he had his only mule to
go estray and that he was scarce
of money and had put in rc&ny
weeks hunting his mule on foot,
had searched all over- Clay, Ran
dolph, Lawrence, Jackson and
White counties for his animal
until he was foot sore, tired out
and busted. He had just heard
of this old negress and with the
small amount of money he had
left, sought an interview with
her about his lost animal. He
said as he entered the door she
asked, “Have you come to ask
about dnt mule?” He replied in
the affirmative. He supposed he
would have to tell his business
but she didn’t wait for him to
diagnose the case. She said,
“You haven’t done the right
thing, you never did advertise
for that mule, that mule is on
the bank of Black river, being
worked in a four mule team.
You go back to Walnut Ridge
and place an ad in t he Blade and
you will get your nude.” He put
the ad in the Blade. Two week.-i
ago while we were sitting in the
Rhea hotel lobby, a man came i:
slapped us on the shoulder and
said, “ain't you the editor of the
Blade? We replied in the affirm
ative, and he said, “I came to
answer the advertisement o:
that lost mule. The mule ha
been posted and I want the los
er’s correct address, so that !
can write him. We gave it t1
him. Within a few days tlv
man and the mule got togethev.
The mule was on the bank e
Black river, not in a four muh
logging team but was in a Co'uj;
mule farm team. The mule "wa
lost since May. The kjser lived
in Clay county, the, fortune tell
er was in Jacks/,,n county and the
mine m i/a;,vrenc<' county.—Wal
nut Ridge Blade.
Brought Here For Burial.
The remains of John A. Green
haw, aged 63, who died early
Friday morning, at Newark,
were brought to Newport Satur
day morning for burial at Wal
; nut Grove. The body was ac
companied by the deceased’s
daughter, Mrs. Ida Porter, with
; whom he had made his home for
| the past two years.
| The service at the grave was
conducted by the Masons. The
deceased is survived by four
sons and two daughters, who are
Thomas B. Greenhaw, of Lit
tle Rock; Will H. Greenhaw of
Paris, Texas; Jack Greenhaw of
Newark; Brewer Greenhaw of
i Mississippi; Mrs. Ida Porter of
Newark and Mrs. Will Littleton
I of Route No. 2.
NOW IS THE TIME
Here is the Place
TO GET YOUR OVERCOAT
One-Fourth [1-4] Off.
We have always prided ourselves' on our big se
lection of Overcoats, but this season we have exceeded
our former displays in every way.
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l Tailoring, $15 to $30
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