STORM CENTER
NEA WELDON.
Two Churches Ar Blown Down
at Weldon and imilar Dam
age to Schtfl Houses
at Autrgne.
^9 ThecStorm of tiday morning,
Bhich visited nis section just
y^Bpfore the noo hour, was most
^BF^verely felt If Auvergne and
Jw /Veldon, eight md twelve miles ,
Mj Inut.h of here bn the Choctaw!
Hf ranch..
H In thjfe foinJr town the school
IBnousbs sufferd, both the build
19 ings for whit and colored chil-1
9 dren being carried from their
■ foundations
9 At Wel(bn the Methodist j
9-church wag badly damaged, the
9 wind teariig a hole through the
^»structurefand the colored church
IBwas blowi from its foundation.
|B In GruJhs township the storm
§9lemolishfcd a stable of Mike Den
■on’s, jvlich had just been com
^9leted/at a cost of $300.
9l Trees were blown down in this
|lBty, hut no loss of life or injury
99) pefson has thus far been re
■/lHA H. ERWIN
BB LOCATED IN NEWPORT.
Bfhe Independent takes pleas
BBlh announcing that Dr. Ira
||§gB Erwin has permanency io
||||Bd in Newport, having his
■ Be in rooms 8 and 9 in the
MB*hon buildmg on Hazel street.
BB rooms’ which are en suite,
mBe been beautifully papered
i||B with the new and tastefully
HBBiyed" firriiitu^e are two of
BJ^Proost pleasant offices in the
^■pL*. Erwin is one of the home
|^l)ys, having been born and j
§(Bared in Jackson county, and
[Bas always been a favorite and
IBreatly admired for his business
|Bnd social qualities. He has just
JBnished a four years’ course of
rJLudy and training under the ■
Jrloted specialist, Dr. Frank Vin
t ' sonhaler, of Little Rock, and is j
[ also a graduate of the Arkansas j
L Medical College in that city,
flfe Dr. Erwin makes a specialty.
lB"Ae %'h ear and nose and we |
■ bespeak ’ for him a successful
■easiness t weer in his chosen pro
Bo^sion.
iAS^ER IN TROUBLE.
•iiana, June 3. — W. D.
[, postmaster at Same, :
rdOil, was b ought here
ity United Slates Marsha]
dm an on a warrant is-!
a. indictment returned
ast session of the federal
n/y at this place against |
used charging misappli
ir misapprop- ration of
lent funds. The piisoner
wed bail by United States
SioperSummeiville in the
?500, which he promptly
d.
LONG ABSENCES.
g as Senator Killough is
ot governor it is not ex- j
hat Gov. Davis w Hi stay
pm the state veiy long.;
3 not on speaking terms-;
’is usually slips out of the
ithout serving notice on
,toi. — Rogers Democrat, i
lere are several reasons why j
fovei nor does not love Sena
lillough. One is that the
lor is an honorable man.
J o the governor made his
|\ at Wynne last summer he .
| 'led upon by Senator Kil-,
| /ho infoimed him that
1 hold him responsible for
actions he might cast
t !\
upon the general assembly. The
governor blustered around and
swelled up in his usual style
when this ultimatum was de
livered to him, but when he
made his speech he omitted his
virulent abuse of the legislature,
and also he referred to Killough
in the most complimentary terms.
This is part of the unwritten his
tory of the last campaign. —Ft.
Smith Elevator.
Sthe CHURCHES |
METHODIST CHURCH.
Corner Second and Laurel
streets. Preaching at 11 a. m.
and 8 p. m. Sabbath school at
9:30 a. m. Free seats and a cor
dial wel ome to aM. C. Pope,
pastor.
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH.
The first Sunday after Trinity.
Morning prayer and seimon at
11. Evening prayer and sermon
at 8. Sunday school at 9:45. The
bishop will visit the parish Mon
day night. Service at 8.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Sunday school at 7:45 a. m.
Mission band at 3 p. m. Church
conference at 4 p. m. Preaching
at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. The
church mortgage will be burned
at the evening sei vice. The spe
cial meetings begin Sunday and
Dr. A. B. Bohannon will be with
us in Monday evening’s service
and at 3 and 8 p. m. each day
rhrough the week. He and the
pastor and the church especially
invite all singers to come and
help. Let everybody come to
each service.
MUSICAL COTERIE.
The Coterie was entertained
Thursday evening by Mrs. G. A.
Fillhouse. To say we were de
lightfully entertained would but
faintly express it.
Mrs. Hillhouse departed from
the usual hour and invited the
husbands of the members, to-:
yet her with a few friends, mak
ing an evening long to be re
membered by all.
By special request Misses Neill
and Imogene Bandy favored us
with a vocal duet entitled, “The
Land of the Swallows,” a most
beautiful piece and well rendered
i winn, i wmy'Ck cilarv
with a reading by each of them,
which were greatly enjoyed by
? 1, and we hope to have such
h'ea^s often.
Lteiig.b fa: ice cream, cake and 1
stives we e serred by the hos-,
tess, a3iisi°d by Misses Arnold,
Ba ndy, Bandy and Master Albei t
Bevens.
The usual order of business
was dispensed with end aside
from the program the entire
evervng was spent in a social
way. The following program
was rendered:
Ins. duet . Shooting Stars
Mesdames Holland and McHugh.
Vocol solo Sweetest Gi I in Dixie
Mrs. Hillhouse.
Musical recitation Selected
Mrs. Bragg.
Vocal solo. Nigh' Birds’ Coming
Mv's. McMullen
Vocal solo.
.Oh I Have Sighed to Rest Me
Miss Pearl Martin.
Vocal solo .
Ten Thousand Leagues
Mrs. Bandy.
[ns. solo Selected
Mrs. Sink.
Vocal solo .A Spanish Romance
Mrs. Crook.
Vocal duet.Telephone Song
Mesdames O’Neal and Beard.
Coterie Reporter.
MOSTLY NEGROES
SEEKING DIVORCES.
yl I
Observation of Lawyer On Color
Line Marking Most of Di
vorce Cases in Cou^t.
“My observation is that 75 per
cent of the divorce suits in the
Arkansas courts concern negro
couples,” said a lawyer to a
Little Rock Gazette reporter re
cently.
“It is not an infrequent oc
cUi. rence that a term of chancery
court in some parts of the state
is practically taken up with hear
ing the marital woes of negro
couples recited. A great many
of these suits are so flimsy that
they are thrown out of court. In
some instances even where statu
tory grounds are alleged the
proof is insufficient. There are,
however, scores of cases in which
it is easy to establish desertion
and thus pave the way for a
severance of a tie that binds in
name only. The nomadic tend
ency of some modern negroes
makes the charge of desertion
the basis for a large percentage
of negro divorce suits.
“I imagine, however, there
would be a greater number of
these suits if the com is were not
strict in constuiing the divorce
laws. Persons inclined to rush
to the judicialy with their
troubles, real or imag’inaiy, in
this connection have come to
realize that they must present a .
strong case before they can get ]
the coveted decree. The lulings
of the chancellors have not been
conducive to the encouragement
of divorce-getting as a fad.
“I have heard of negroes so
proud of a divorce decree that
they would place the document
in a frame and exhibit it with
gusto, the effect being to stimu
late a desire upon the part of j
envious neighbors to go and do
likewise. It is easy to ti ump up
grounds, but the obstacle comes
when proof is required. The di
vorce laws of Arkansan are strin
gent enough and the * are ad- j
hered to by the judmV y.”
NAMED AS SPONSOR.
Pine Bluff, June 3,—Comman
der B. E. Benton of .the J. Ed
Murray camp of Confederate
Veterans has announced the ap- *
pointment of Miss Willie Jean
Atkinson as sponsor for that
camp to attend the Nashville
reunion. A chaperon and maids
of honor were also named to ac
company Miss Atkinson.
LETTER TO MR. J. W.
WALLACE, NEWPORT, ARK.
Dear Sir: Would you rather
have your customers speak of
your shoes as wearing well, as
not running down at the heel, as
turning water and taking a shine, I
or wag their heads and say, _
nothing?
We’d rather have ours, at long
intervals, say: ‘ We want some 1 a
more paint, and we want De- i
voe.” We know it isn’t in hu
man nature to paint ve*y often;
we don’t expr:t them to come
very often; don’t want ’em to. ; -
All we want is to paint what
they have to paint, whenever
they paint it; the longer the time |
the surer they are to come back.
There’s business enough in the
world; there are houses enough
to paint; let em take their time.
If we were a shoemaker we’d
make shoes to last half a life
time, and shoe the whole town. I
Yours truly, (
F. W. Devoe & Co., '
97 New York and Chicago.
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Handkerchief?,
Suspender ,
Belts,
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Collars,
Cravats,
Black and Dark Blue Serges
Coat and Vest,
Unlined Suits,
Trousers,
Straw Hats,
Night Robes and Panamas,
Hosiery,
“The Mother’s Friend,”
Wash Suits and Waists for Boys
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The House that VVe will sell for 30 Days only The House that
Saves You Money. our entire Saves You Money.
LINE OF FURNITURE
And other seasonable goods to make room for Fall Stock,
commencing JUNE Jst, J904,
At the Regular Spot Cash Prices,
With the following Discounts:
15 Per Cent on
Refrigerators,
Ice Cream Freezers,
Water Coolers,
Roller Top Desks.
20 Per Cent on
Iron Beds, Rocking Chairs,
Dining Chairs, Folding Beds,
Bed Room Suits, Dining Tables,
Center Tables, Bed Lounges, j
I
Turkish Leather Chairs. j
25 Per Cent on
Book Casts,
Combination Book Cases,
Buffets,
Sideboards,
China Closets,
Leather Couches, Bed Couches,
Dressing Tables,
Hall Racks,
1
Hanging Mirrors, J
Children’s Go-Carts and Buggies. |
We Are Wolff-Goldman Merc. Co. We Are ;
THE PEOPLE. NEWPORT, ARK, THE PEOPLE. I||
k 1 —A
BIG LINE OF
(lew Goods Arriving.
Crown. Schuler & Shaeffer
—PIANOS-!
AND
Iroirsn Organs*
Patronize a Home Man.
Z. B. REID.
DR. F. ANDREWS,
5hysician - & - Surgeon.
Office and Residence . .
. . . Fitzgerald, Ark.!
——TO THE--—
Traveling Men of Arkansas,
' WELCOME?
We extend a cordial invitation to use our Direc
tors’ Room whenever convenient and ycur
pleasure so to do. Hotels are crowded. Our
offices and stationery are at your command.
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
OFFICERS and DIRECTORS.
Geo. W. Decker, President, R. M. Johnson, Cashier.
A. D. Bailey, V-President, T. D. Kinman, Asst. Cash,
Thos. J. Graham, Ed. P. Shoffner, J. T. Henderson,
Jos. M. Stayton, Dr. J. M. Jones, T. S. Stephens,