VOLUME III. • j ' NEWPORT. ARKANSAS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19. 1908 NUMBER 97
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Apron Gingham wjpK i-sc. r Price 25c and 35c now.!. 1DC
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Ladies Shirt Waists and Skirts at Cost.
Children’s Drop Stitch Hose Red, White, ^A_ 72-inch White Table Linen worth $1.00 PA
Blue and Black worth 35c, now.£Vv now.wvv
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They make a specialty of
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Leave orders with
FRANK LYNN, Local Agent.
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C Write Deeds, Mortgages, Acknowledge- \
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\ A specialty of the blending of hearts, l
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WEST BOUND RATES.
Special west bound tourist rates via
the Iron Mountain Route—One fare
j plus 50 cents to Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo and Glenwood
Springs. Tickets on sale June 15th to
September 30th, with final limit of
October 31st for return.
47btf T. H. Reamey, Agt.
For liberal prices, send your pearls
and baroques to 0. A. Windau, New
I port, Arkansas. 305 btf
HENRY OWEN,
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND
OCULIST.
OFFICE - SELLS’ DRUG STORE.
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JACK JONES,
The Crack Barbert keeps a neat
and busy little shop. Upper end
of Front street. Expert tonso
rialists. jjasy shaves and the best
haircuts. Our work pleases.
“Come on, ye stubby beards.”
NEGROES ABDUCT WHITE GIRL.
Abductors Entrenched on Island West
of Fort Smith, Fire Upon and Kill
one Member of Rescuing
Party.
Fort Smith, Aug. 18.—The kidnap
ing of a young white girl and the kill
ing of one of a party that tried to
rescue her are the crimes with which
a party fortified on Bruce’s Island,
sixteen miles west of this city, are
charged, and which are likely to lead
to a bloody encounter. Eight negroes
are said to be in the gang and all are
armed.
A couple of days ago two farmers
living near Wilson’s Rock, near the
scene of the trouble, landed on Bruce’s
Island in search of plums and acci
dentally ran into a camp in which
there were two negro men and a
white girl about twelve years old.
They made some inquiries about the
girl and the negroes said she was the
daughter of a white man who was
traveling with them and had gone to
Fort Smith for some provisions. The
negroes would not let the girl taike
part in the conversation and this
aroused suspicion. The negroes said
they were going down the river and
this made the story of the white man
coming down the river seem improb
able. A watch was kept on the ne
groes that day and the next, but no
white man appeared.
Monday afternoon shortly before
dusk a party of farmers decided to in
vestigate the case of the little girl,
and as they neared the island were
fired on by the negroes, and one of the
party, Roland by name, was shot
through the breast with a Winchester
and killed.
Posses of citizens left today for the
scene of trouble from Fort Smith,
Spiro, Muldrow and Fort Gibson.
There is great excitement in the
country around the island, and it is
not improbable that the occasion may
lead to a race war. One or two of the
negroes in the gang are known to be
desperate characters.
CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR
SPEAK AT BOONEVILLE.
Booneville, Aug. 18.—Between 2,000
and 3,000 people gathered here today
to hear two of the gubernatorial ean
diaates, Gov. Davis and Hon. A. F.
Vandeventer, discuss the issues of the
campaign. Arrangements for the
meeting were in the hands of the
governor’s friends, and when it de
veloped that the governor had the
opening and closing Mr. Vandeventer
entered a vigorous demurrer, but the
program was not changed.
In his speech the governor excoria
ted the legislature and dwelt at some
length upon the failure of that body
to pass the King anti-trust bill and
told who he thought was responsible
for its defeat. He defended his par
don record, claiming that of the par
dons granted by him one-third were
to restore citizenship and another
third embraced misdemeanors in jus
tice of the peace courts.
Mr. Vandeventer followed and de
voted his speech principally to caustic
criticisms of the governor’s record,
especially with reference to the
grafting of pardons. He followed
the same lines characterizing his for
mer eloquent speeches in the cam
paign.
REAL, ESTATE TRANSFERS.
M. E. Walker, guardian Sidney O.
Walker et al, to Simeon Dean, 160
acres 33-10-2, $1,300.
James W. GruDbs to W. M. Pyles,
480 acres 21, 10-9-1; 160 acres 10-12-1;
40 acres 11-11-1; 200 acres 6, 7-13-1;
40 acres 14-13-2, $2420.
Thos. W. and Laura Burton to Sim
eon Dean, one-seventh interest 160
acres 33-10-2, $1,300.
J. W. Grubbs to Newport Land Com
' pany 30 acres 21-9-1, $60.
W. B. Wortheu andy wife to New
j port Land Company 2240 acres 2, 10,
12, 14, 20, 22, 34-10-3, $12,320.
TUCKER GRANTED BAIL.
Little Rock, Aug. 19.—Circuit Judge
R. J. Lea yesterday afternoon ad
mitted Guy B. Tucker, the slayer of
Johu F. Parnell at El Dorado on Au
i gust 8, to bail in the sum of $12,000.
I This action was the result of habeas
corpus proceedings instituted by
Tucker, and followed the hearing of
testimony in the form of affidavits.
Attorney General G. W. Murphy and
Chas. T. Gordon of Camden appeared
in behalf of the state, and the de
fendant was represented by Hon. H.
P. Smead of Camden and Farrar Mc
Cain of Little Rock.
The “Little Bakery on the Corner”
has the largest shop between Texar
kana and St. Louis. 87dtf
MEDICAL BOARD MEETS.
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Number of Impostors Will be Refused
Certificates By Allopathic Board—
Requirements of New Law.
Little Rock, Aug. 18.—An important
meeting of the board of examiners of
the State Medical Society is being held
today at the Capital Hotel, and it is
probable that on account of the great
amount of work to be transacted the
session may last over tomorrow. The
following piembers are present: C.
R. Shinault, Helena, president; J. P.
Runyan, Little Rock, secretary; Wm.
Crutcher, Pine Bluff; Adam Guthrie,
Prescott; O. E. Jones, Newport; M.
L. Norwood, Lockesburg.
The purpose of the present meeting
is to put the finishing touches on the
certificates to be issued to all physi
cians in the state entitled to practice
in the allopathic school. There will
be about 2,760 certificates issued. The
board has uncovered quite a large
number of impostors in various parts
of the state, who will not be licensed,
and who will therefore not be per
mitted to practice medicine in the
state.
The penalty for non-compliance
with the law in this respect is a fine of
not less than $26 nor more than $600,
imprisonment ft not less than ten
nor more than ninety days, or both
fine and imprisonment. The law pro
vides that:
“Every person receiving a certifi
cate from the board, whether prac
ticing now or hereafter licensed to
practice, shall have such certificate
recorded in the office of the county
clerk where he is practicing or pro
poses to practice, and when such per
son moves to another county for the
purpose of continuing the practice of
medicine, he shall file for record
with the county clerk of the county to
which he moves a certified copy of his
certificate.”
KAW KAW KLUB NOTES.
All well and lots of fun.
Had about seventy-five out at sup
per laBt night.
Mr. Russell Rose of Little Rock,
Miss Scroggins of Little Rock and Mr.
Heatly of Missouri spent Monday
evening in the camp.
The girls are in the majority today.
Dene Coleman was the only boy on
the grounds. He couldn’t stand it, so
he borrowed apamonaandsome “hair
combs” (Bald Head Dene.)
Like old campers they can say:
“Here’s to the chigger
For he is no bigger
Than the point of a pin,
But the whelp he raises
Burns like blazes,
And that’s where the rub comes in.”
—Batesville Bee.
BOX CAR BLOCKED TRACK.
A box car standing on the passing
switch but not clear from an adjoin
ing track was struck by a car pro
pelled by the yard engine shortly
after No. 4 had gone north Wednes
day morning and thrown from its
trucks sideways across the main
track,
An hour was consumed in clearing
the passing track, which caused quite
a blockade of freights. The over
turned car was loaded and at press
hour had not been removed. A
wrecker from Hoxie will probably be
required.
PRAYER MEETING NOTICE.
The members and congregation of
the Presbyterian church are hereby
notified that the weekly prayer meet
ing for this week will be held on Fri
day evening at 8 o’clock, instead of
Thursday evening. The subject for
the prayer service will be “The Secret
of Guidance.” It is sincerely hoped
that every one who can possibly do so
will come.
It is also suggested that the mem
bers of the choir come prepared to do
some practising after the prayer ser
vice is over. R. B. Willis.
'WHY CHANGE ?
Why make any change of sleeper on
your trip to the East? Southern rail
way train leaving Memphis union sta
tion 11 p. m. carries a sleeper (open
at 9 p. m.) to Washington, Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York without
any change, with fine dining car ser
vice beyond Chattanooga next morn
ing, and with no change of coach to
Washington. 82tsl5
T. C. Reid of Remmel and J. P.
Stigall of Hale were here Wednesday
and report cotton prospects favor
able. They don’t think the rains have
been too frequent except for very
rich land.
WRANGLE OVER WOMAN
Caused Death of Richard (Blalock.
Shot by Another Negro, Porter
Williams Who Surrendered to
Sheriff.
Richard Blalock, a tenant on the
farm of Esquire E. E. Bible, east of
Newport, was shot and killed at biB
home Tuesday afternoon by another
negro, Porter Williams, who lived in
that neighborhood.
Justice L. B. Harris went to the
scene of the tragedy Wednesday to
hold an inquest, but the finding of this
investigation has not been learned.
Williams came to town the night of
the shooting and delivered himself
into the hands of the sheriff. He
claims that his wife had been estrang
ed from him by Blalock’s attentions
and had gone to the latter’s home.
He went over to Blalock’s to plead
with her to return and was ordered
from the premises. His life was
further threatened after he reached
the road, when he claims to have
shot Blalock in self-defense.
SUMMER TOURIST TICKETS.
The Southern Railway has on sale
cheap summer tourist tickets to some
215 mountain and seashore summer
resorts in Tennessee, North and South
Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia and
other states. Good for return until
October 31 with liberal stop-over
privileges both going and returning.
Three daily trains carry Sleepers
through without change into the heart
of the resort section. Dining cars and
good meal stations add to the comfort
of the tourist. Maps, guides, time
tables and lists of hotels and board
ing houses, rates of board and names
of proprietors sent on request, and all
inquiries answered promptly. Berths
reserved any time in advance. City
ticket office under Peabody Hotel.
Both phones No. 140.
L. M. DeSaussure,
C. P. and T. A.
O. A. DeSaussure,
D. P. A.
C. A. Benscoter,
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.
R. L. Conditt 44, and Georgia Har
rison 24, both of Tuckerman.
Roy Bowman 20, and Fannie Brotfqi
18, both of Remmel. 'Satv
Fletcher Hawk 23, and Ellen Peo
ples 18, both of Newport.
D. L. Shoffner 34, Shoffner, and
Minnie B. Murphy 24, Newark.
Thomas McClarky 27, and Mrs.
Eliza Tucker 26, both of Tuckerman.
J. D. Neal, county examiner for
Jackson county, has filed a report
with the department of education
showing the total school population
to be 6,551; enrollment, 4,429; attend
ance, 2,501; teachers, 104. Three new
school houses have been erected
within the past year at a cost of $550.
APPOINTMENTS.
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and conversa
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a personal interview
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