MARCH 2, 1906. NUMBER 263.
USED HER POWER OF ATTORNEY.
ft Wealthy Broker Now Sues Woman in
ftf Whom He Had Such implicit Con
B fidence.
| Hot Springs, March 1.—Mrs.
■ Leonie Fordham, one of the best
I known business women of this
| section, the wife of Dr. W. G.
ft Fordham and for the past three
»' years proprietor of the Potash
t Sulphur resort and mineral water
ft- business, has been made the de
B« fendant in a suit brought by
* George Hutton Potts, a wealthy
broker of Hong Kong, China, in
which he charges that she at
■ l tempted to swindle him out of
| $75,000.
Potts is the '/wrier of Potash
rf Sulphur, located eight miles east
of the city,/and Mrs. Fordham
has managed the business since
r he went /o China, in 1903. To
? facilitate the transaction of busi
ness, /Potts conferred on the
woirim his unlimited power of
att/ney, with the understand
in/ however, he alleges, that
/was not to sell or mortgage
the property or part of it.
A year ago, however, as the
county records show, she sold
one-third interest to Mrs. W. H.
Schriber of New York for a con
cealed consideration. Later,
after Potts had become suspic
ious, he appointed Frederick
Charles White of London his at
torney, and revoked Mrs. Ford
ham’s nower.
When White arrived here,
yr' however, Mrs. Fordham pre
vailed upon him to delay in filingj
the papers, it is said, and, tak
^ .. mg 'cfivantage of this delay, al
’**’ kges the plaintiff, conveyed the
remaining two-thirds of the
property to herself.
Explosion Ruins fountain.
F. T. Parker, who runs a con
fectionery on North Main street
in Jonesboro, says theTimes-En
terprise, had tne misfortune this
morning to have a disastrous
fire start in his place of business,
and before the flames could be
extinguished, much damage had
been done to his beautiful foun
tain and mahogany counter.
Mr. Parker uses a coffee urn
that is heated by the use of gas
oline, and when he went to light
the burner this morning it ex
ploded. The wall around the
fountain was badly scorched, all
the woodwork on the fountain
was burned, the glass and mar
ble badly charred and the high
ly polished mahogany counter
blistered.
The fire was extinguished,
however, without calling out the
fire department, but it was not
until at least $500 damage had
been done. The fountain was
put in at an expense of $ 600
and Mr. Parker cannot possibly
right the loss he has sustained
for less than the amount named.
Letter List.
, Following is a list of letters remaining uncallei
for in the postoffice at Newport,Arkansas,Marcl
1. 1906.
Ayers M. W. Marshall A. W.
Adams R. C. Morris Bessie
Aldridge Harry Morgan Chas.
Andrews W. N. Mrs.' Moore S. A.
Beanes Addia Milan Thos. W. (2)
J ^W^jBorten H A. Miss Miller Ollie
Baldly C. J. Mrs. Miller Dave
Brotvn W. J McGee Ed
Brov ,n F. C. McCarroll Homer
Burc'iett Dr. R.C. Neil (2)
Cunningham Gussie Nelson Pollie
Cabler Tabitha Pipkin R. C.
j Conkins George Paraley Lou
f Cook, P. R. (3) Parsons James
Davenp' t T. B- Peple Bessie
DaAent rt Thomas Perkins Hattie
Deadma George PhinbyM. F.
Flemming Elias Porter Lou
Fields Richard Robinson Thos B.
Pork C. W. Roberts J. H.
Graham Fred Shelton T, H.
Honey T. H. Steif Frank
Holland Dora Stuckey Eli
Isbell Otis Stuntly Hazel
» Jones M. F. Mr. Steward Chronic Miss
Kt%cr Aller . Terry W. T.
Lacks H. F. Vanderpool D G.
Littoral P. Warren Rosie'
Meait Bet.e Wooten Clyde
Mulies F annie W inkelman Henry
Massio Lula Williamson Willie Mrs.
When calling for ant of the- above letters pleat
nay ’ advertised.’'. W. B. EMPlE.P. M.
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A COMING STAR.
Miss florcnce Davis and a Clever Com
pany Who Present "The Player
Maid” at Opera House
Tonight.
j From Little Rock Gazette.
j Miss Florence Davis came to
Little Rock unknown. Unknown
also was “The Player Maid;”
which she presented at theCapi
: tai Theatre yesterday afternoon
and night. If a good play and
clever acting count for anything
the lady will be better known
next time, and it is to be hoped
she will receive better support
at the hands of the public. Her
: audiences were sufficiently ap
preciative, but it was a pity they
were not larger. Both play and
actress are worth while, but a
new star has a hard row to hoe to
i make herself believed in ad
vance. The play, written by
Louise Malloy, a Baltimore news
paper writer, has a prettily con
ceived plot. The relatives of
Lady Dorothy Hastings wish her
to marry the Earl of Roxbury,
who has never seen her, she has
a mind to marry one of her own
choosing and she gets Eleanor
Hal lam, leading lady at Drury
Lane theatre to impersonate her
at her home, where she meets
an uncle and aunt of Lady Doro
I thy who receive her as the niece
; they have never seen, and where
she receives the attentions of the
Earl of Koxbury. ine earl naci
refused to be introduced to Miss
Hallam, but in her role of Lady
; Dorothy he falls in love with her
: and she with him. A jealous ad
mirer, Charles Barry, an actor,
follows her from London and
'threatens to expose her. He
| does so, indeed, to the earl, who
: swears him to secrecy, and keeps
up the deception to the end,
when the real Lady Dorothy,
meantime happily married, ap
pears on the scene, and the earl,
overcoming the precljudices of
the day against actresses, offers
his heart and hand.
Miss Davis displays a pleasing
versatility in her role ranging
S from a little vixenish shrew, who
breaks up things, to the imper
i sonation of an innocent, unso
; phisticated maiden and finally to
! her own self, a woman who can
really love. She is admirably
I supported by Elliot Dexter, who
I makes a charming lover, and a
! generally adequate company.
Miss Dorothy Lamar, a very
handsome young woman made a
i good impression as Kitty Hayden,
and Pauline Soles as Eleanor
Hallam’s dresser, displayed much
cleverness in her character role,
i Frederick Lane as the jealous
II lover, spying on his mistress anc
threatening her humiliation, has j
a thankless role at best, which
! may account for the rather un
; favorable impression he created,
i i Certainly it is not a role for any
' actor to shine in. There are
places where it seems the dia
logue might be pruned to. ad
vantage. On the other hand the
lively scene where Eleanor plays
the show, the charming love
I scene in the garden and the
! comic effect when Barry is mis
taken for a lunatic, are delight
ful.
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| Road Overseer of Union Township.
In this issue, we present the
jeandidacyof Mr. J. C. Hogan
for road overseer of Union town
| ship, subject to the Democratic
primary. Mr. Hogan is well
known to nearly every voter and
needs no introduction at our
hands. He is a young man of
I good habits, industrious and pro
gressive and would fill well the
* ’ place he seeks.
GOULD LINE OPENED.
Memphis, Helena and Louisiana Railroad
Now handling Traffic, from
Helena to Clayton.
Little Rock, March 1.— The
Memphis, Helena and Louisi
ana Railroad, which extends
from Helena on the north to
Clayton, La., on the south, was
today opened for traffic. This
is the latest of the Gould lines to
be opened. The line from Mc
Gehee has been in operation
some time, under the manage
ment of the superintendent of
the Valley division of the Iron
Mountain. That portion opened
is that lying between Latour,
near Helena, to McGehee, a dis
tance of 82 miles. The road runs
through a section of country
heretofore without transporta
tion facilities, and although a
mint of money has been expend
ed in the construction, all who
know of the conditions believe it
will be a paying proposition.
Between the Arkansas and the
White rivers, in Arkansas, there
is one of the longest trestles in
the world. The distance be
tween the two streams, where
the road crosses, is little more
than six miles, and this trestle
is a few feet short of six miles
in length. It is said that in a
distance of fifteen miles in that
section there are thirteen miles
of bridge work.
How’s This?
We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall’s ■
Catarrh Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned,‘| have j
known F. J. Cheney for the last;
15 years, and believe him per
fectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able
to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surfaces i
of the system. Testimonials sent
free. Price, 75c. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
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Revival Services.
The evangelistic services con
ducted by Mr. McIntosh at the
Methodist church are increasing
: in interest, many new faces be
ing seen in the congregation
Thursday night.
The sermon was a strong one,
and certainly should appeal to all
who were present. The people
freely testified to the blessings
they had all roceived in these
meetings.
i'onight Mr. McIntosh hopes
to have a full house, as he will
preach a sermon which he hopes
may be beneficial to all present.
A sermon to children Saturday
morning at 10 o’clock.
Ves Harper to Hang.
Jonesboro. March 1. —A ver
dict declaring Ves Harper guilty
of murder in the first degree was
returned tonight in circuit court
here. The entire week has been
consumed in the trial of Harper,
who was charged with killing
his father-in-law, Ulick Knight,
on Clear Lake last August in
Mississippi county. The case
was brought here on change of
■ venue. Harper’s father and
brother are under indictment as
accessories, but the cases again11
them have been continued until
the next term of court.
The case attracted great crow us
TONIGHT! [
Newport Opera House
• i
Vining & Parish’s Offi rings
“A Great Actress and a Great I
Play. ” — Richmond New'-Leader. I
I
FLORENCE DAVIS,
j
Supported by
ELLIOTT DEXTER
And a notable company in the
Reigning Comedy Success,
The Player Maid
An unsurpassed display of Cos-, B
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In the case of under-coats,
the length is 31 inches, which
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never go to extremes.
have adopted the
latest fashion of sacK
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We believe that we are the
only clothing makers of ready
to-wear clothes in the country
who have introduced this Fifth
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customers throughout the
country are already getting ,
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Business Sack Suits are be
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Outing Suits are made up
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but on similar lines._
We are exclusive distribu
tors in this city for this fam
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Notice to Contractors.
Notice is hereby given that the city council of
the City of Newport, Arkansas, will on Monday,
; March 12, 1906, let a contract to the lowest res
ponsible bidder, to construct a concrete side
walk, according to the specifications of Ordin
i ance No. 134, in front of the city hall and jail
property on Walnut and Second streets, the side
walk to (mbrace at least 1300 square feet and in
clude a driveway from the hose house. Bids
must he made per square foot and may be de
posited with the ree rder of said city and will be
received by him until 6 o’clock p. m. of said day
The council reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
Dated this 1st day o' March. 1906.
J. R. MAYHAN,
f,2 d 10 t City Recorder.
of people from Mississippi county,
more than one hundred persons j
being present as witnesses.
War * d —A good white girl to j
do ge. housework, inquire j
of Mrs. G. h. R .binson, 323 \sh
sti’eet. [_
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