Newport Daily Independent.
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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 22. *904. NUMBER *53.
DEATH OF PIONEER
• BUSINESS MAN.
Word Reaches Newport of De
mise of Thomas J. Watson
At New York Sanitarium
Friday Afternoon.
Recent years have witnessed
the removal of many of our pio
neer citizens and leading busi
, ness men of this section’s earlier
development, for death’s sickle
has been no respecter of persons.
The activity and usefulness of
former years has not counted in
staying the inevitable end; the
love and devotion of family and
friends has not sufficed to bar
the final conqueror of human
man.
In the death of Capt. Thomas
J. Watson, the community which
has been his home for the greater
part of his life, feels deeply the
loss of an estimable and public
spirited citizen, and the friends
and family of the deceased are
bowed in sorrow over the calling
of one they loved, and especially
to that inner circle whose bonds
of affection are tied closely by
blood relationship, waxed strong
by intimate acquaintanceship and
daily contact in the home and
about the fireside, does the sym
pathy of our people go out as a
consolation in their hour of sor
row.
rrepared as all were lor tne
sad news, by reason of the poor
health of the deceased for the
past year, and his rapidly declin
ing condition for several months,
the stroke is none the less se
vere. Dr. Elbert Watson who,
with his mother, have been min
istering at his bedside in a New
York sanitarduih, wired Friday
afternoon of his father’s death
at 1 p. m.
The remains are expected to
reach Newport Monday morning
on one of the, early trains, and
the funeral will be from the Epis
copal church that afternoon,
probably at 3 o’clock.
Rev. Percy J. Robottom, an
old friend of the deceased, will
conduct the services, in which he
will be assisted by the Masons,
an order of which Mr. Watson
has long been an esteemed mem
ber.
The pall bearers are Messrs. T.
J. Graham, L. Minor, J. M.
Stayton, W. A. Billingsley, L. M.
Hoffman, Henry Owen, W. R.
Thompson, T. D. Kinman.
In remembrance of the active
part Mr. Watson has taken in
all matters of the city’s welfare
and upbuilding, and in recog
nition of these public spirited
services and standing as a citi
zen, it has been very timely sug
gested that the business houses
of the city be closed tor the hour
of the funeral Monday afternoon,
and that the mayor issue a proc
lamation to this effect.
LIFE OF DECEASED.
Thomas J. Watson was born in
Hickman county, Kentucky, in
1846, and received a college edu
cation in Virginia under the
classic walls of Emery and Henry
College. Coming to Jacksonport
in 1857, he has since that time
been prominently identified with
the progress and growth of this
section.^ During the war he
served with distinction in For
rest’s cavalry, and at the end of
that bloody strife, again located
in Jacksonport. He was also a
merchant at Swifton, and when
Newport came to be the successor
of Jacksonport in commercial ac
tivity, he moved his family here
in the year 1882.
When Oklahoma City first
loomed into promise, Mr. Watson
moved to that city and was one
A FAMILY REMEDY.
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Pe-ru-na In Use In Thousa nds of
Homes.
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? Ex-Governor Isaac Sharp, s
Isaac Sharp, ex-Governor of Kansas,
in a letter from 1227 I street, N. E.Wash
ington, D. C., writes:
“/ can earnestly recommend yout
Peruna as an excellent tonic. Its
reputation as a cure for catarrh is
firmly established by my friends, who
I have been benefited by its use, and
the public should know its great cura
tive qualities. ’’-—Isaac Sharp.
Congressman fl. Henry Powers writes
from Mor risvi lie, Vt.:
“Peruna 1 have used in my family with
success. I can recommend it as an ex
cellent family remedy.”
If you do not derive prompt and satis
factory results from the use of Peruna,
write at onoe to Dr. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he will
be pleased to give you his valuable ad
vice gratis.
Aildress Dr. Hartman, President oi
TUie Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus. O
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| of the promoters of the electric
Slight and water system there.
But the home of his old friends
drew him back once more to the
banks of the White.
Mr. Watson was married at
Jacksonport in 1868, to Miss
Elizabeth Board, second daugh
ter of Colonel Board, prov
isional governor, who sur
vives him, also four children,
Mrs. R. L. Bennett of College
Station, Tex., Mrs. T. J. Gregg
and Miss Bessie Watson and Dr.
Elbert Watson of Crowley, La.
To the family, bound by
strongest ties of love to a kind
I father and devoted husband,
; their many friends in Newport
would offer the sympathy of
hearts tihat are akin in sorrow.
DEATH PENALTY
FOR ROBERT CROSBY.
Batesville, Oct 21.— The trial
of Robert Crosby for the murder
of Sheriff J. D. Morgan was re
sumed this morning at 8:30, and
the judge first gave his instruc
tions to the jury, making them
very plain and specific.
After the argument the jury
went to the jury room and in fif
ty minutes returned a verdict of
murder in the first degree.
Crosby, who, previous to this
time had remained calm and in
different, broke down and cried
bitterly as the officers returned
him to jail. It is understood that
Judge Fulkerson will pass sen
tence upon him Monday morn
ing.
PRIZES EVERY WEEK.
For the best scores made at
Million’s bowling alley during
each week, the following prizes
are awarded every Saturday
night: $5.00 ticket in ten pins;
$2.50 ticket in “five back;” $2.50
ticket in cocked hat. 41dtf
Fresh oysters just received at
the Bracy Confectioney Com
pany. 52-d6t
PRESCOTT VISITED
BY BAD FIRE.
Seventy-Five Thousand Dollar
Fire In Business and Resi
dence Section of Town.
Prescott, Ark., October 21.—
; One of the most disastrous fires
; that has visited Prescott in many
j years, started this afternoon at
13:30 o’clock and destroyed about
'$75,000 worth of property in a
few hours, The fire originated
in the warehouse of Levi Fran
cisco, aad caught from a spark
from a passing engine. A fiei'ee
wind was blowing at the time,
and the fire soon spread in two
directions, going to the residence
portion of the town on the east,
and the business portion on the
north.
The supply of water was in
adequate, and for a time it looked
like everything east of the rail
road was doomed. The flying
sparks set fire to a number of
buildings many blocks away, but
these yvere soon extinguished. A
lag of the wind at 6 o’clock stop
ped the fire just as it was ap
proaching the main business cen
ter of town.
HOXIE RECEIVES
HELEN GOULD.
Miss Helen M. Gould changed
her itinerary and disappointed a
large crowd of admirers who ex
pected to greet her Thursday,
says the Blade of Walnut Ridge,
The change brought her to Hoxie
at 6:30 a. m;, and she left at 8
a. m. At 8:30, in company with
her party she went to the Y. M.
C. A. building and inspected same
from basement to garret, after
which an informal reception was
held in the library. The Hon.
John S. Gibson, of Hoxie, deliv
ered the address of welcome in
his happiest vein, to which Miss
Gould responded in her own
characteristic manner. Her re
marks were pointed and business
like. At the conclusion of same,
the entire crowd was presented
to Miss Gould and her party, and
were greeted by a hearty hand
shake.
Miss Gould is tho personifica
tion of simplicity, she is very ap
proachable, and her genial smile
I which she wears upon all occa
I sions, puts all at ease. It would
I never be necessary for the photo
I grapher to say, “Now look pleas
jant,’’for she looks that way all
I time.
! LETTER TO MR. SAM AN
THONY, NEWPORT, ARK.
Dear Sir: Three churches in
Baldwinsville, N. Y., have had
their first lesson in Devoe. '
Messrs. Osterhout& Lockwood
fVio PvocVu?forion noi*onn_
age; estimated 30 gallons; took
22.
Messrs. Slingerland & Shutter
painted the Episcopal church; es
timated 40 gallons; took 28.
Same painters ,p a i n t e d the
Catholic church; estimated 50
gallons; took 3*9.
Of course, they estimated from
what they had been using. The
saving in paint and work is $4 or
$5 a gallon. Total saving on three
jobs $125 to $150—the paintings
costs two or three times as much
as the paint, you know.
Yours truly
F W Devoe & Co
New York and Chicago
J. W. Edwards, a good citizen
of Eight Mil#, paid the Independ
ent office a /feasant visit Satur
day, and lyfu the weekly sent to
his friend/ L. L. Loftus, at Lit
tle, I. T. w
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NATIONAL TOILET CO.,™™
Sold in Newport by W. A.
Joyce, W. W. Dutton, and all
leading druggists.
New Hazel dray to all parts of
city. Telephone your orders to
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A BANK IS SAFER
THAN A SAFE.
THIS BANK IS
ENTIRELY SAFE '
And absolutely reliable. We
give especial attention to
each customer.
Arkansas Bank and Trust Co.
Capital $100,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
B. B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, S. D. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, R. F. Drummond, W. D. McLain,
F. D. Fulkerson, C. J. Saenger, Abe Heilegers,
0. D. Watson, L. Minor. L. E. Willis,
J. S. Wilmans.
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THE BANK OF NEWPORT
Solicits the acccounts of depositors who desire
the accommodations of a first-class, well
equipped and reliable banking house.
OFFICERS AMO DIRECTORS.
Geo. W. Decker, President. R. M. Johnson, Cashier.
A. D. Bailey, Vice Pres’t. T. D. Kinman, Ass’t Cashier.
Thos. J. Graham. Ed. P. Shoffner. J. T. Henderson.
Jos. M. Stayton. Dr. J. M. Jones. T. S. Stephens.
Jack Herron
For Granitoid and Stone Walks,
Curbing, all kinds of Brick Work.
Don’t fail to get my figures
aefore contracting.
My Work Talks For Itself
Parties wanting crushed Lime
Stone Walks apply to me.
Jack Jones
The Crack Barber, keeps
a neat and busy little
shop. Upper end of Front
street. Expert tonsorial
ists. Easy shaves and
the best haircuts. Our
work pleases.
“Come on, ye stubby beards.”
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