►indict DEPUTY ”
' u. s. MARSHAL
For Interfering With Another
Officer in Handling Prisoner.
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i Texarkana, May
district court wh^— ■",J
H|ned here last M£«SSms are reported from1
m vester Via waters of Black and
^Rdge Ro] stfe rivers that threaten an
^■econven Ifiow °f all the lowlands.
m Among e gauge standing shows
Wturned .ght fall, registering 23 feet,
l^^yan, ch higher water than the re
HHLh fent rise is now predicted by old
river men.
■ Poplar Bluff reported an inch
■ rainfall Friday, Batesville .62 of
■ an inch and the total for that day
and night at Newport was 2.78
' I inches. The night showers are
I thought to have been general.
^ CONVICTS WELL TREATED.
Pine Bluff, May 11.—Deputy
Sheriff Mason Philpot, who re
cently made an inspection of the
two convict camps a£ New Gas
cony and Hannaberry, where the
Jefferson county convicts are
■ work^foLvu ibubm itted a report
4bpn iflie conditions of the camps,
in which he says that, “after
making a thorough examination,
I find that all the prisoners are i
furnished with sound, wholesome j
food, sufficient clothing, medical
attention and are humanely
mm treated.
Hi Judge Kerwin also made an
■ inspection of the camps with Mr.
■ Philpot, and says he finds them
HB in excellent condition. He be
HE lieves Mr. Gracie treats the con
H victs better than the average
B.»«- > contractor.
J^j^lKirs. Suits ^-fract held by Mr.
Gracie extends over a period of -
Sli two years, and will not expire:
M until 1906. The rules and rega
in lations as provided for the gov
ggg ernment of the convicts last year
■ will be in effect this year.
B MAIN THOROUGHFARE
I To the Lewis and Clarke Exposi
■ tion, June 1st to Oct. 15th, 1905,
■ will be via the Union Pacific.
.This is not only the shortest way
Hfl by many miles, but is also the
scenic route, passing through;
some of the most charming scene
Hl ry in the world.
H The low rates made by the
Union Pacific to Portland this
HBBflBsummer offer the people of the
and Middle West an oppor
HHHBunity to visit the Pacific North
H||^^H|>'est and see what a great coun
HnB Mry lies west of the Rocky Moun
"i; tains. It is a chance of a life
time.
There is also an opportunity en
route to visit Yellowstone Na
tional Bark, June 1st to Septem
19th. Inquire of
M. J. H. Lothrop, G. A.,
903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo.
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH.
The third Sunday after Easter.
11 a. m., morning prayer, the
litany' and sermon. At 4:30,
evening prayer. Sunday school
Geo. B. Norton, rector.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
services Sunday. Sun
at 9:30 a. m. Preach
1 a. m. and 8 p. m. The
is cordially invited. H.
Long, pastor
METHODIST CHURCH.
The regular Sunday services
congregation
'XjK&yMm&ttir lSlB dis
course will be “The Scapegoat.”
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
Children not in a Sunday school
are invited to come. Preaching
at 11 a. m., sermon on “Church
Membership.” 1st Cor. 12:27.
Sermon at 8 p. m. Everybody
invited to come and worship
with us. The pastor will preach
at the Litchfield school house at
3 p. m. It is expected to make
this appointment a regular one.
T. F. Richardson, pastor.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Services will be continued in
the Presbyterian church, begin
ning on Sabbath and continuing
through the ensuing week. We
shall be glad to have every one
who can come. We hope it may
be possible for employers to ar
range for their employes to come
to the evening services at 8
o’clock if they desire to come. It
is usual for our good women to
participate in and freely lend
their aid to special efforts of this
character and we look for and
ask their cooperation in this in
stance, but a very special request
is made that men old and young
come to these services, specially
in the evening. Rev. J. W.
Cobb of Morrilton will assist the
pastor. R. B. Willis, pastor.
PILGRIMS TO
CAROLINE’S SHRINE.
Messrs. H. J. Cariker, J. E.
Atkinson and M. J. Johnson vis
ited Newport the latter part of
last week. We were informed
by reliable parties that these
gentlemen all saw Aunt Caroline
and had their fortunes told.
Each one of the gentlemen is
satisfied with the result. Mr.
Atkinson had more purpose in
his visit than any one else. Some
one had stolen some money from
him and he wanted Aut Caroline
to tell him where to find it.
Quite a nuber have left town
since, and some are still leaving.
—McCrory News.
$100 REWARD $100.
The readers of this paper will
be pleased to learn that there
is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to
cure in all its stages, and that is
catarrh. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being a constitutional dis
ease, requires a constitutional
treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure
is taken internally, acting direct
ly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation of the
disease and giving the patient
| strength by building up the con
I stitution and assisting nature in
doing its work. The proprietors
have so much faith in its curative
powers that they offer One Hun
dred Dollars for any case that it
• fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials. Address
F. J. Cheney & Co.,Toledo, 0.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
, Clear white clothes are a sign
that the housekeeper uses Red
Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 oz.
Hl^^^^^ents.
jpwy 'ii /XPENSES.
■pose oj
-•si Promises to
. „rmeis l;;j*5vlanagernent of
,-•* 'State Institution.
Gr~ _
Little Kock, May iz.-An im
portant adjourned meeting of the
state penitentiary board will be
held tomorrow in the office of the
chairman, State Auditor JA. E.
Moore,for the purpose of taking
up the question of providing for
the maintenance of the institu
tion under the new laws.
The most serious phase of the
problem will be that of provid
ing for the salaries of the peni
tentiary officers, amounting to
$650 a month, which has hereto
fore come out of the general
revenue f und. These items hav
ing been vetoed by the governor,
the board must make other pro
vision for this expense, which, it
is believed, can be done under
the item of “maintenance,”
The officers who are thus to be
provided for are the superintend
ent, financial agent, clerk, phy
sician and chaplain.
Under the terms of the Black
bill, which has been approved,
all the earnings of the peniten
tentiary are to be paid into the
state treasury, from which the
c^orvin mov Vi£» rlrawn for tVl(P PY
penses of the institution. There
is a' total appropriation by the
Logan act, which has also been
approved, of $214,580 to meet the
expenses, provided that all must
come from earnings.
BLACK ROCK’S
BUTTON FACTORY.
The button factory is now a
thing of the past at Black Rock,
says the Telephone, and Dr.
Myers has sold its boiler to the
Imboden waterworks. Wednes
day the exuberant spirits of the
boys broke forth in song, which
became so vociferous or some
thing as to exasperate Superin
tendent Wainscott to the point
of firing the whole crowd. The
boys immediately attached the
stock of buttons to secure their
pay. It nas been predicted for
some time that the factory would
soon close for want of shells, and
its loss is quite a big thing to
Black Rock.
ROCK ISLAND THE
OFFICIAL ROUTE.
Tom Hindman Camp No. 318
U. C. V. has adopted the Rock
Island as the route to Louisville,
Ky., for the reunion June 14-15
16, which will provide necessary
sleeping car accommodations for
all who desire to go. All who
desire to avail themselves of this
arrangement should notify me or
W. R. Thompson at Newport so
that we may arrange for service.
Train leaves Newport at 3:15 p.
m. on the 13th and arrives at
Louisville next morning at 7
o’clock. F. W. Dillard, Adjt.
Approved:
W. R. Thompson, Agt.
PYTHIANS ELECT
REPRESENTATIVES.
I
The Knights of Pythias, at a
regular meeting Friday night,
elected M. M. Stuckey and C. R.
Hite representatives to the grand
lodge, which meets in Little
May 15, and as alternates Alcorn
Ferguson and Charles Meyer. H.
S. Simmons was installed as vice
chancellor and. W. D. Ross keep
er of records an$l seal.
A full line of fc^hing tackle a'
A. M. E. CONFERENCE
IN REGULAR SESSION.'
Meeting of Newport District is
Largely Attended and Dele
gates From all Churches
Were Present.
•
The annual conference of the
Newport district of the A. M. E.
! church convened in this city dur
ing the week in regular session,
J. A. Johnson presiding. ,
When the roll was called the |
ministers came forward and gave
very liberally themselves and for
the charges they represented,
the amount raised up to the pres
ent time being $2,584.01. j
Rev. E. D. Evans of Jonesboro,
Mrs. Mary Rogers of Clover
Bend, Rev. White of Newport \
and Mrs. Johnson of Jonesboro |
were all introduced to the con
ference. !
Bishop B. F. Lee, D. D. of the
Ninth Episcopal district was in
troduced to the conference and
said many good things of the
ministers and of the conference
that can never be forgotten by
those who heard them.
Rev. A. B. Speerman and Rev.
E. D. Evans both preached very
ably and indisputably the gospel
of Jesus Christ during the ses
sions of the conference.
i__
JLilOiJL/p ^ApjaJUVVI I-V inuov
present how the home missionary
work could be better supported
than it is now or has been in
past years, and asked that the
conference send a resolution to
the celebration to be held in St.
Louis May 18 to show its appre-1
’ ciation of the great honor to be.
conferred upon Bishop H. M.
Turner, the greatest man the]
race has ever produced, and who
has done so much for his race.
The conference wants the world
to know that the A. M. E.
church is going forward in the
discharge of its duties in the up
! lifting of fellow humanity.
NEWPORT STARTLED.!
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' Sink & Martin’s Dry Goods and
Clothing House Temporarily
Closes Its Building to Arrange
Their Spring and Summer Cloth
ing and Dry Goods Stock for a
Gigantic Sale.
The Sale Will Open Wednes
day, May 17th, and Will be
in Progress for 10 Days,
Closing Saturday Night, !
May 27th.
Scores of clerks were put to
work on the entire Sink & Mar-1
tin dry goods and clothing stock
to arrange it in order to handle j
tne masses.
Suits from $10 and up to as
high as $25 will goat $2.89, $3.89,
$4.89, $6.89, $8.89, $9.98 and
$11.98. Men’s 10c hose will go
for 4c; 3c for men’s 10c hand
kerchiefs and 9c for men’s 25c
suspenders. For ladies’ $2.50
shoes and oxfords $1.47 will be
i the reduced price. Thousands
and thousands of yards of em
broideries that sold for 7 and 10c
a yard will go at 3 1-2 c and 4 1-2 j
; c per yard.
The entire $38,000 stock con
sisting of dry goods, ready-to
wear tailor made clothing for
i men, women’s and children’s
shoes, notions and thousands of
other articles usually found in a
WANTED.
A good coal property. Ad
dress T. B. Stillman, | care M. P.
Hall Co., 52 Broadway, N. Y.
o6-bl4t
WE CLOSE EVERY EVENING AT 7 EXCEPT SATURDAY^
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MEN’S ; OUTFITTERS
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i
“The apparel oft proclaims the man/’ i
As Shakspeare wrote long ago:
Oar styles proclaim the Gentleman,
The goods are right, the prices low.
CORRECT CLOTHES
FOR MEN,
j Two-piece outing Suits,
labeled “Alfred Benjamin
Is & Co.,” never fail to arouse
the greatest admiration.
They are the realization of
the Tailor’s dream.
$15.00 to $30 00.
STIFF, SOFT and STRAV
HATS
i
jj A spring suggestion—A
, new light-weight hat of
rakish style. Don’t mar
the effect of that new spring
; coat by the false economy
of old-hat-wearing.
$2, $3, $4, $5.
UNDERWEAR.
An immense assortment
I of imported and domestic—
in Lisles, Balbriggans, Mer
cerized, Fancy Silkine, New
silk, from
$1 00 the suit to $5.00. ^
Pajamas and Night Robes,
$J .00 to $3.50.
“If It’s an
Edwin Clapp
!It’s Correct,’’ means a
great deal to anyone who
wants stylish shoes. It is
a satisfaction to know that f
the shoes vou buy have the
undisputed hall-mark of
fashion stamped throughout
their entire make-up.
$5.00 to $7.00.
Our own brand, made ex
pressly for us,
$3.50 and $4.00.
_“Get the Habit.”
| ^ STAR CLOTHING CO.[5iE3
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DON’T '
HOARD
Your money in unsafe places. The
safest place for your money is in
a good bank. Start a bank ac
count with us and
YOU CAN SLEEP BETTER
AT NIGHT.
Arkansas Bank and Trust Co*
NEWPORT, ARK.
_ *_
Capital $100,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
Jos. M. Berger, Jr. R. F. Drummond, C. J. Saenger,
B. B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, S. D. Campbell,
G. I). Clements, J. P. Duck, W. W. Dutton,
0. D. Watson, L. E. Willis, F. D. Fulkerson,
R. K. Fitzhugh.
* WISEST * MAN
/
Puts His Foot In It
once in a while—the shining
mark of his wisdom being
the putting of his feet in a
comfortable pair shoes pur
chaseable here. You can’t
beat our $3.50 shoe any
where in this land—the fa
mous. For patent leathers
i and special lasts we charge
more to be sure. But you’ll
get full value for every dol
lar you spend with us for
;'******’ shoe leather. ,
••
St. Louis Shoe Store,
FRANK BROS.
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.