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WE CARE.
People get more than they ask for when they have us
fill their prescriptions. The public at large is not half
so particular as we are in these matters.
We know that our drugs are both pure and of standard
strength. We take no chances whatever, and never hesi
tate to pay the cost of making sure.
Your physician writes a prescription expecting defi
nite results; we see to it that he is not disappointed.
All prescriptions have careful,
scientific compounding, and we
also make the price right.
SELLS* DRUG STORE
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.
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Low Rates
via
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To Eureka Springs.
Round A ■■ Round
Trip . V V Trip .
Denver, Colorado Springs,
Round Round
Trip Trip
Through Sleepers. Tickets on
Sale August 15th.
Write for full information to
J. N. CORNATZAR,
Div. Passenger Agt.
Memphis, Tenn.
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, "west bound rates.
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Special west bound tourist rates via
the Iron Mountain Route—One fare
plus 60 cents to Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo and Glenwood
Springs. Tickets on sale June 16th tc
: September 30th, with final limit ol
| October 31st for return.
17btf T. H. Reamey, Agt.
For liberal prices, send your pearlf
, and baroques to 0. A. Windau, New
i port, Arkansas. 305 btf
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HENRY OWEN,
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND
OCULIST.
OFFICE - SIpfrLS’ DRUGSTORE.
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JACK JONES,
The Crack Barber, keeps a neat
and busy little shop. Upper end
of Front street. Expert tonso
rialists. Easy shaves and the best
haircuts. Our work pleases.
“Come on, ye stubby beards.”
MILITIA ORDERED OUT
AT EL DORADO.
John C. Parnell Shot to Death By City
Marshal Guy B. Tucker—Sequel
to Triple Tragedy of Last
October.
Little Rock, Aug. 8.—City Marshal
Guy B. Tucker shot and killed John C.
Parnell at 4:30 this afternoon on the
street in El Dorado. He claims self
defense and says Parnell was attempt
ing to draw his pistol when Tucker
shot. Parnell died at once. The town
is excited and at the request of Sheriff
Pendleton Gov. Davis has ordered out
the militia to assist the local authori
ties at El Dorado in their efforts to
prevent further trouble.
The tragedy of today was the out
I growth of a triple killing last October.
Matt Parnell and several of his eight
sons owned business property in El
Dorado. City Marshal Tucker became
involved in some trouble with the
Parnells about keeping the sidewalks
cleared of obstructions in front of the
Parnell property. The result was a
shooting scrape in which Walter and
Tom Parnell and Constable H. L.
Dearing were killed and Marshal
Tucker was seriously injured. At
that time the militia had to be called
out to preserve order and the great
est excitement prevailed. The trou
ble soon quieted down, however, but
it is said to have been revived recent
ly when John Parnell secured publica
tion 6f a signed article giving the Par*
nell side of the October tragedy.
The prominence of the principals in
the two bloody occurrences and the
fact that each side has warm adher
ents appears to have necessitated the
services of a military company in pre
serving order in the town.
Union county, of which El Dorado
is the county seat, borders on the
Louisiana line. Wire communication
is broken between Little Rock and El
Dorado tonight and no further news
of the situation there is obtainable at.
! this time.
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| DEATH OF JOSEPH A. RANDOLPH.
j Joseph A. Randolph, aged 20 years,
I died at the home .of his mother, Mrs.
J. P. Randolph, 208 East Eighth street,
Austin, Texas, Friday morning, Aug
ust 7th, after an illness of several
weeks, caused by a complication of
diseases. The funeral was held from
the residence Saturday afternoon at
5:30, and the interment in the City
cemetery.
Deceased was an excellent young
man who had many friends in the city
| who will mourn his death. Of a lib
i eral and generous disposition, he had
endieared himself to all who knew
him. He was a young man of high
character and exemplary habits. At
an early age he entered the office of
the Statesman where he learned the
I printers’ trade, and was engaged by
the Gammel-Statesman Publishing
Company up to the beginning of his
illness. He was a son of a leading
family, his father having been a prom
inent man in the earlier history of
Texas, and his mother, who survives
him, being one of the old and well
known residents of the city. He was
a member of the State Guard, and his
former comrades will meet at their
armory at 5 o’clock this afternoon to
attend the funeral, and the gatling
gun squad, of which he was second
lieutenant, will meet at the armory at
the capitol at 4 o’clock.—Austin, Tex.
Statesman.
Th« rlofAtiHAfl tprr the hrnther nf
Miss Laura Raudolp h, who visited
here, and the nephew of R. B. and
Will Hooker. To the relatives in
their bereavement is extended the
sympathy of Newport friends.
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| SERVICE EXTENDED
FROM BUFFALO TO COTTER.
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j A circular was issued last week an
; nouncing the White River extension
i of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain &
| Southern railway to be open for
business from Buffalo to Cotter. The
I tri-weekly service from Mount Olive
; to Buffalo will be extended to Cotter
. for the present until the regular
I schedule can be arranged. At present
j trains will make the round trip from
i Mount Olive to Cotter on Monday,
Wednesday and Friday of each week.
Cotter is a new town which was
named after Manager Win. Cotter.
It is station No. 1193 and is 380.70 miles
from St. Louis and 119.20 miles from
Newport, where the White River
branch joins the main line of the Iron
Mountain. The new station is to be
the division point of the road when it
is finally completed to Carthage and it
will be one of the best towns along
the road. A number of capitalists and
homeseekers have been traveling
over the new road with a view to in
vesting or settling and the new town
has been growing rapidly.
PARDON HUCKSTERING.
The pardon granted by Jeff Davis to
one Dr. Johnston, in the penitentiary
for the commission of a most unnat
ural and outrageous crime, is attract
ing the attention of the country.
Messrs. James & Fuller, attorneys for
Johnston, mailed him a letter saying
they had received his pardon, but that
it would be held up until he executed
a deed to them conveying all the
property he owned in Eureka Springs,
and that if he did not execute the
deed the pardon would be returned to
the governor. This is a most extra
ordinary state of affairs, especially as
the Mr. James of the firm of James &
Fuller, is a political friend an*1 asso
ciate of Governor Davis, and one of
the members of the State Board of
Charities.
The inference seems to be indisputa
ble that a pardon was granted this
man in order that his attorneys—who
procured the pardon for him—might
cdllect their fee. In other words, the
letter of James & Fuller plainly said,
no fee no pardon. The general im
pression and belief is that Jeff Davis
grants hundreds of pardons through
his faithful adherents, many of whom,
no doubt, agree in advance with the
victim for the payment of the neces
sary fee,-and upon.the condition that
if the money is not ready the pardon
will be withheld. If there is any wide
difference between this plan and the
acceptance of money in hand by the
governor, will some moralist point it
out to us? As the World has suggest
ed on many occasions, there is no
depth of infamy to which Jeff Davis
will not stoop to make friends or po
litical capital. But there is another
side to that proposition, and that side
is being carefully investigated by a
good many voters here in Phillips
county and elsewhere, and Davis will
hear from them on election day in a
way he will not relish.—Helena
World.
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TEXARKANA MAY
BECOME DRY TOWN.
Texarkana, Ark., Aug. 9.—There is
a strong probability that Texarkana
on both sides of the State line will in
the near future be a prohibition town.
The commissioners’ court meets on
the Texas side next Monday and will
almost certainly order an election on
the liquor question for the whole
county which has a normal prohibi
tion majority of at least 300, which
will likely be consideraoly increased
by the operation of the new election
law of Texas, which cuts out the riff
raff and negro vote. As soon as pro
hibition is carried on the Texas side
it is said to be the purpose of the
friends of the cause on the Arkansas
side to go after the traffic in their ter
ritory by means of the three-mile law,
which may be invoked by a majority
of the adult persons in that territory,
including women. Liquor dealers and
their friends are considerably alarmed
over the outlook.
CONTRACT LET FOR
COURT HOUSE TOWER.
The county court on Saturday let
the contract to Jack C. Herron for re
building the tower to the court house,
which was damaged over a year ago
by the heavy winds. The considera
tion is $1875, but as the insurance
companies allowed $600 damage upon
the present tower, tne improvement
will only cost the county $1,275.
The old wooden tower will be torn
away and the brick work too for a
depth of six feet below the projecting
platform and will be replaced by a
substantial structure eutirely of
masonry for a height of 24 feet. The
iron rods, which ran far down into the
brick work were all that saved the
old tower from being toppled over by
the high winds.
MISS FERGUSON MISSING.
Pine Bluff, Aug. 9.—Miss Ethel Fer
guson, daughter of Mrs. E. J. Fergu
son, last Thursday night disappeared
from her home in this city and noth
ing has since oeen heard of her. She
left her home one evening about 9
o’clock, presumably to go to a neigh
bor’s house, and that was the last seen
or heard of her. She was quite pretty,
a blonde and about 19 years old.
Efforts are being made to locate her.
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
VANDEVENTER SHOWERED
WITH FLORAL TRIBUTES.
(Forrest City Times.)
At Beebe last week Qov. Davis met
Mr. Vandeventer face to face. Jeff
announced that Vandeventer had ac
cused him of being afraid to wait and
hear his speech, and that he believed
he would stop that day, but he would
leave it to the audience. Jeff hoped
and thought the audience would spare
him by saying “no,” but when the
vote was taken it was almost unani
mous in favor of the governor re
maining, and Vand9venter proceeded
to unmask him in unmistakable terms,
confining his remarks, however, to
the record of facts.
it was a stinging rebuke to the rank
demagogue. As Vandeventer pro
ceeded he paid a beautiful tribute to
the school teachers of Arkansas, when
flowers seemed to fairly rain upon
him—great, beautiful boquets. The
speaker was surprised. It was unex
pected, but, equal to the occasion, he
paid a tribute to womanhood which
brought forth enthusiastic applause.
Mr. Vandeventer spoke for an hour
and forty-five minutes. No report
can do him justice. His speech was
one of surprises; of quick change from
arraignment of Davis and his abuse of
power, to beautiful poetic thoughts
that thrilled his audience, rising far
above the strife of worldly contest ,
which it was apparent is not agree
able to him. It was the strongest
speech he has made during this cam
paign. His friends were delighted
and the Davis men were silenced. He
closed with a beautiful peroration,
when three little girls presented him
with another armful of flowers. Hold
ing the llowers, he said:
“The life that has absorbed a tear
drop from the cheek of sorrow; that
has touched the wildly throbbing
heart with soothing sympathy; that
has spread sunshine upon a single
cloud, or brought the morning to the
rlrtrtr rtf niorht. hfl.H flnnnmnliflhflfi HOITlft'
thing that will last through all eterni
ty, God bless these little girls. The
fragrance of the flowers represents
the beauty and goodness of their life.
L will carry away with me the sweet
recollection of my visit here. This 'is
higher than that which office can
give.”
COMMENDS OUR CITIZENS.
Now we gu9BB he will be
and divide time. Six hundreu cm- W |
zens of Newport, knowing that here- 'v~*
tofore Jeff Davis has acted a hog—
petitioned him and insisted that he
should divide time with Judge Wood
and Col. Vandeventer when he should
speak at that place. The citizens of
Newport are to be commended for the
spirit of f-irness and courtesy which
their action indicates, and it is too
bad that the illness of the one and
the previous engagement of the
other prevented the presence of both.
—Forrest City Times. y
Lemons, wholesale and retail at
Bowen’s Cash Store. 63btf
Dr. II. G. Campbell of Newport
spent Friday in the city meeting bis
old friendB. Last April the doctor
graduated and shortly afterwards was
offered a position in the Nashville
hospital and since that time has been
on duty in that institution.—Batesville
Bee.
GRAND
EXCURSION
—AND—
Special Train
Newport, Ark.
—TO
St. Louis
AND RETURN m
VIA THE . ^ ^
Iron Mountain Route
Saturday, Aug. 15, ’03
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Round Trip From Newport $4.00
Train Leave Newport at 9:40 p. m
'rickets will be good returning only on
Special Train leaving St. Louis about
9:00 p. m. August 16th.
Visit the World’s Fair Grounds
BASE BALL GAME
American League
ST. LOUIS vs. PHILADELPHIA
Theatrical Matinees at the Summer Gardens.
Amusements and Pastimes of all Kinds.
Coo I noal hot tick?ts and further
OGG LUlldl Hgl. information.