|BpVER PARROTT
flf UNDER TRIAL.
Bplarged With Attempting to Kill
Bp Another Negro at a Coun
X try Festival.
■ Oliver Parrott was on trial
BLTuesday morning before a jury
Ai the circuit court on the charge
BEBf assault with intent to kill, it
BHBing alleged by the state that
BBBfendant had shot with mali
■Bs intent another negro at a
^^^^oiWry festival given near
Ca™t)ell in November 1903.
TM defendant skipped the
courX at the time, but was
laterBested and is now stand
ing A]. A . large number of
witneXe/were heard, but the
testim®^ had been concluded
when tBioon recess was taken.
gBd jury active.
The p:Bnt grand jury is do
ing somXery effective work in
the way <®igging into alleged
violation ■ the law. Another
lot of sevemen indictments was
returned T®day morning which
brings the Al up to 87, and the
end is not yBn sight.
To fill the A;es of excused ju
rors, J. E. WAans, C. B. Best,
H. E. James sXFrank Biggers
have been sw<Bin by the court.
CIRCUITCOUW
PROCEEDINGS.
ohn W. Foster, et. al. versus
Tucker, et. al. continued.
. Stayton, trustee, versus
ack and G* R. Hornback;
- ^ by plaintiff.
State versus WmXuyder and
E. T. Fallen; forfeiture set aside
in four cases and coJts assessed
against defendants. \
H. S. Simmons veflsus Home
Mutual Fire Insuranceldismissed
at cost of plaintiff. \
Thad Arrington versts T. T.
Ward, case dismissed at cost of
defendant. \
A. Nelson versus Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific Railway
Company; judgment for plaintiff
in sum of $15 and costs.
City of Newport versus V. G.
Richardson; judgment against
defendant for $50 and costs.
B. F. Johnson versus St. Louis, ’
Iron Mountain & Southern Rail
way Company; dismissed at cost 1
of defendant.
Edward Hinkle; disabilities of
minority removed.
Claude Stanley versus St.
Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern i
Railway Company; dismissed by ;
consent at defendant’s cost.
T. W. Shaver et. al. versus St. |
Louis, Iron Mountain & South-:
ern Railway Company; case dis-j
missed at cost of defendant; :
Altman & Taylor Merchandise
Company versus S. E, Wilson et.
al., judgment by default against
Wilson for $171.90. Case dis
missed against Jno. Reinhardt.
Arkansas Land Company ver
sus McKay & Wilson; judgment
for plaintiffs in sum of $750.
Clifton R. James; removal of
| disabilities of minority.
CRIMINAL DOCKET.
R. L. Gaither, gaming; nolle
prossed.
Will Alvis and John Scroggins,
gaming; nolle prossed after firsl
case had been tried and jury re
turned verdict of not guilty.
B. F. Moorehead, gaming; pie?
of guilty; fined $10.
Whit McMillon, gaming; nolli
prossed.
! J. J. Reynolds; defendant dis
charged.
i C A. Arnett, assault with in
Jno. Davis, assault with intent
to kill; nolle prossed.
Jno. Davis, carrying a pistol;
nolle prossed.
Jno. Jenkins, gaming; nolle
prossed.
Monroe Thompson, gaming;
nolle prossed.
Jim Hubbs, gaming; nolle
prossed.
Sam Slayden, gaming; nolle
prossed.
Jno. Yelverton, disturbing the
peace; fined $5 upon plea of
guilty.
Foster Bates, assault with in
tent to'kill; jury trial, fined $100
and penalty of one day in jail.
Jeff Thomas, selling liquor
without license; plea of guilty en
tered and cause continued.
E. C. Fallin, dismissed by
grand jury.
A. Kellett, appeal case; plea of
guilty entered and case contin
ued.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY
ON WHITE RIVER ROAD.
Willie Briggs, son of J. J.
Briggs living just west of town,
was last Friday night held up by
three unknown persons on the
railroad at the first crossing of
Crooked creek just beyond the
Georges creek trestl and se_
verely bruised up in an attempt
at robbery. He was going along
alone about 8 o’clock and was
met by three men. Without any
word or warning, one of them
pounced upon him and tried to
run his hands into Brigg’s pock
ets while the other two stood
near by but took no part in the
encounter then. As Briggs got
loose and started to run he was
dealt a heavy blow with a cud
gel across the left arm shattering
the bone.
While the blow staggered him,
it did not get him down and he
succeeded in keeping out of reach
of his assailants who chased him
some distance distance but were
soon outdistanced. — Y e 11 v i 11 e
Echo.
DEATH OF D. TERRY.
The friends in Newport of D.
Terry were grieved Monday
evening to learn of his death
vhich occurred at his home in
rexarkana at 7 o’clock Monday
ivening.
Mr. Terry had been ill with ty
phoid fever for five weeks, and
his death had been expected for
several days. With his family
he moved to Texarkana in June
after he had made this city his
home for twelve years, and dur
ing that time he made many
warm friends who mourn his
sfrath, which occurred in the
prime of life. He leaves a de
voted wife, son and daughter,
Charley and Miss Helen, a moth
er and sister, all of whom were
present during his last hours, to
mourn the loss of one they had
loved better than life. The entire
community join the Independ
ent in sympathy to the family in
this their first great sorrow.
The remains will pass through
to-night at 10:30 to Mustan,
Iowa, where the interment will
take place.
COACH ^EXCURSIONS TO ST.
LOUIS, MO., VIA THE IRON
mountain route.
Coach Excursion tickets will be
i on sale dafiy—September 14th to
September^Oth inclusive. Rate
» $5.60 rounct^ trip; childen under
12 and overfi years of age $4.00,
. return limf 0n these tickets
seven days Aom date of sale.
ThosJ^Ireamey, Agent.
rv ^
the ^dependent.
FREIGHT WRECK
AT ARKADELPHIA.
Steel Bridge Gave Way Before
Derailed Engine—Inman-.
Hurt In Clearing
Wreckage.
Arkadelphia, Sept. 12. —On
Sunday night ’at 8 o’clock a
through freight, southbound, was
badly wrecked, nine cars and en
gine No. 405 being hurled from
the bridge over the Ouachita
river here. Strangely enough
no one was injured in the wreck,
but in clearing away the debris
today the two men were injured,
one fatally.
While on top of the wreckage
of the cars part of the mass
rolled down. L. H. Inman of
Bald Knob was so badly injured
that he died soon after being ex
tricated. He leaves a wife and
two children. The other man
hurt was W. J. Allen, but, al
! though painful, his injuries are
not serious.
The freight train was hauling
over twenty cars and in addition
| the “dead” engine. The engine
and twelve or fourteen cars
passed safely over the bridge,
but from some unexplained cause
the dead engine left the rails and
dashed into the frame work of j
the bridge, completely wrecking
the span between the third and
fourth piers. Eight loaded coal
cars piled upon the dead engine
and a car of merchandise was
turned over and the contents
scattered. The cars were splin
tered into kindling wood almost
and the iron work twisted and
gnarled, the wreckage making
an apparently inextricable mass
of debris. Bert Hill, a messen
ger, was on engine 405, but
jumped and escaped injury. The
other members of the crew were
in the caboose, which stayed on
the rails.
The railway officials are una
ble to explain the accident. The
bridge is a steel structure almost
new and was apparently in per
fect condition, and since the en
gine and a dozen cars had passed
over safely, no reason is appar
ent for the derailment of the
“dead” engine, which dragged
the cars following along with it.
■n__j_1 1_
x aoociigci uavci uao uccu pax
tially resumed by transferring
around the wreck, and it is said
the bridge will be put in condi
tion for the full resumption of;
business by Wednesday.
MAY BUY NORTH
ARKANSAS ROAD.
Leslie, Sept. 12. — President |
Davidson of the Frisco, Presi
dent Loree of the Rock Island
and President Scullin of the St.
Louis and North Arkansas Rail
road were here Saturday, pre
sumably looking over the prop-;
erty of the St. Louis and North
Arkansas. It is rumored that a
deal is on whereby the Rock
Island-Frisco system will acquire
the St. Louis and North Arkan
sas Railroad.
In all possibility the road will
be extended to Little Rock or
Searcy this fall._
NOTICE.
Francis Shaw, the mechanical
engineer of the water company,
is hereby ordered that whenever
and wherever he finds a hydrant
open or left running continuously,
to shut off the whole supply
without notice.
96d24t Nf vport Water Co.
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glad you did it. Flattish sole, toe
sloping to a point, not too “pointy,” but
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High shoes come into their own
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ones.
High shoes are here—all kinds of
leathers for all kinds of weathers.
Black, russet, calf, kid and patent
leather, single sole and strong leather
lined, double soled for rainy davs,
$3.00 to $7.00.
Slippers for tired feet, $1.50 and $2.00.
Dancing Pumps,
the new patent,
Fall Soft Hats, $3.00 to $5.00.
Fall Derbies, - $3.00 to $5.00.
HOSIERY.
Solid comfort in Hosiery is only pos
sible when you wear the material and
texture that suits the peculiarities of
your feet.
Treat your feet well—they deserve it;
at the same time please your eye with
the colors and weave that will suit your
taste.
”*5= 25c, 50c, $1.
Wonderfully pleasing effects in the t
new fall scarfs.
Four-in-hands, Ascots, Imperials, De
joinvilles, Puffs, etc., of weaves, de
signs and colorings that make our neck
wear “a thing of beauty p-n -7p: 1
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Newport, Ark.
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It has stood between many a
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And it will be there when you
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money to us you may be sure of
every courtesy and that your
business will be handled by mod
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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.ID.[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.
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
Solicits the acccounts of depositors who desire
the accommodations of a first-class, well
equipped and reliable banking house.
OFFICERS AMD DIREO TORS.
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.
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Jack Herron
For Granitoid and Stone Walks,
Curbing,/til kinds of Brick Work.
Don’t fail to get my figures
before "contracting.
My wC)rk Talks For Itself
! Parties n anting crushed Lime
' Stone Walks apply to me.
, I
Henry Owen,
Physician, Surgeon
and Oculist.
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Office - - Sells’ Drug Store.