ELOPED WITH
WIFE’S NIECE.
Merchant Hall of Austin Elopes
With Miss Bess Hancock,
• Leaving Family
Behind.
Austin Jan. 25.—Sam B. Hall,
a well-known merchant of this
city* is alleged to have eloped
* with Miss Bess Hancock, his
wife’s niece. Several days ago
Hall left here, saying he was
going to St. Louis to buy goods.
Since his departure, it is claimed,
a letter has been received by his
wife from him, stating that he
was in Memphis; that Miss Han
cock was with him, and that his
wife would never see him again.
In the letter, it is stated, he no
tified his wife that he had left
her a stock of goods, paid for,,
and $2,300 in bank. A letter
has also been received from Miss
Hancock, it is said, corroborat
ing the statement of Hall that
she was with him.
The news has caused a great
surprise here. Hall has long
been a leading fnerchant in Aus
tin, and it was supposed that he
lived happily with his tamily,
consisting of his wife and five
sons, th<5 latter ranging in age
from 4 to 18 years. He is about
45 years old. Miss Hancock, his
wife’s niece, is about 25 years
old and of attractive appearance.
She formerly taught school, but
of late had been employed in her
uncle’s store.
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DEPENDS ON THE COLOR.
Most everybody down along
the Choctaw branch between
Newport and Brinkley knows
John Smith, a big planter of
Monroe county, but they know
him better as* ‘Whispering John, ”
not because he speaks in sub
dued tones of voice, but rather
for the opposite reason, that he
lets himaelf €e heard and as Mr.
Smith is a big-hearted, jovial
fellow, who both tells and appre
ciates a joke well, his acquaint
ances take the liberty of laugh
ingly calling him “Whispering
John.”
With this much of preface and
of introduction to the leading
character of a recent incident
that came to our notice from a
reliable source, we delve into a
narration of the item.
“Whispering John,” who is
an ardent advocate of Judge C.
D. Wood, was a passenger from
Brinkley the other day on his
way to Augusta and made a
proposition to Conductor Lash,
who has Davis leanings, that he
(Smith) would pay Lash one dol
lar for every white man whom
the,y met on the trip, who was
going to vote for Davis, while
Lash on the other hand was to
pay Mr. Smith 50 cents for every
white voter who expressed a
preferance for Wood. Now Mr.
Lash has not been on the road
all these years for nothing, and
he flatly turned down the gen
erous offer of his friend Smith.
But this did not end the mat
ter. Mr. Smith then offered
him the reverse proposition on a
poll of the negroes. Smith was
to pay one dollar for every Wood
negro found and Lash was tc
give Smith 50 cents for every
Davis negro.
The conductor was too wise
again and refused, but just tc
show that the negroes were foi
Jeff by a vote of over 2 to 1 and
the whites were opposed to hin
by the same majority, a poll was
taken of every man seen on the
trip and i was found that Whis
pering John would have wor
money on each of the two propo
sitions.
We offer this as an explanation
of why John Keel and other prox
ies at the county committee
meeting Saturday struck out the
word “white” from the qualifi
cations of electors in the coming
primary. The negroes are for
Davis and they are to be used in
a Democratic primary to subvert
the will of the majority of right
ful voters.
NEGROES IN A
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY.
When Gustave Jones intro
duced a resolution at the meeting
of the Democratic central com
mittee of Jackson county at
Newport on Saturday that a
white primary be held on March
26, John H. Keel, who held a
proxy, moved to amend by strik
ing out the word “white.” This
motion of Keel’s to allow ne
groes to participate in a Demo
cratic primary prevailed by a vote
of 6 to 5.
This incident will attract at
tention since Gov. Davis’ atti
tude toward the negro is so well
known, since he has attacked
JiiHcrp Wood for armointine1 one
negro jury commissioner in three
when he was a circuit judge
seventeen years ago, and since
John H. Keel is one of Gov.
Davis’ right bowers and trusted
lieutenants.—Little Rock Ga
zette.
SENT TO THE FARM.
Justice Guy Smith has sent tc
the county farm within the past
few days the following violators
of the law, the amount of whose
fines, which they were unable tc
pay, follows their names
George Farley, assault and bat
tery, $18.50; Mike Casey, $17.50
Harry Robins, $17.50; Ed Ward,
$15.50; Frank Mackey, $17.50
Jno. Carthey, $17, all for being
drunk and disorderly. The^
j were all hoboes and honest laboi
! may do them good.
Also Bully John Smith, a noto
rious negro crap shooter, whorr
: a jury fined $50 and costs Tues
day for vagrancy and gaming.
ALL EYES ON ST. LOUIS.
The eyps of all the world wil
be turned toward St. Louis dur
ing the year 1904. Everybody
I will want to get, from firs
| hands, the news oi tne greatesi
: World’s Fair which the work
| has ever seen. Our readers ar<
! advised, therefore, to subscribf
; for the greatest St. Louis news
paper—a newspaper which ack
nowledges no equal or rival ii
I all the West, and which standi
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j Subscribe for the St. Louis Globe
Democrat and get all the new;
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FOR SALE!
240 acres of land, 140 in culti
nation, with four houses, raise;
50 bales of cotton the past season
six miles from Newport, 3 mile
from'Jacksonport. Eighty acr
pasture at Jacksonport, fram
store house of two good room
at Jacksonport.
29blmo. J. M. Grubbs.
STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING
NoticJis hereby given that the annual Me*
ing of til’ stockholders of the Bank of Tucke
man wi*tie held in the office of said bank in tl
city of \uckerman, Jackson county, Arkanss
! at 10 o'#,’k on Monday, the 22d of Februar
| 1004, the election of a board of directors, ai
any ojfl.’r business that may properly come b
, fore* L meeting. J. W. Bindley. President.
E. V. HOLT, Cashier.
GRAND JURY PROTESTS
Against Refusal of Gov. Davis
to Honor Requisition From
Missouri for Lee King.
Gov. Davis has brought down
upon his head the indignation of
the good people of Boone county.
Several days ago he issued his
warrant of arrest for Wes Hud
son, a Harrison young hian, Bill
Baker and Clyde Elliott, upon
the requisition of the governor
of Missouri, for alleged connec
tion with the killing of a bar
tender, Henry Barchman, on
December 22, at the State Line
saloon just across the line in
Taney county, Missouri, near
Omaha, Boone county. None of
j them have been appi*ehended.
At the same time he denied a
warrant of arrest for Lee King,
who had been arrested and was
in jail at his home at Harrison
awaiting requisition from Mis
souri. When Gov. Davis re
ceived the requisition from Gov.
j Dockery of Missouri he endorsed
; it as follows:
“Requisition granted to all ex
cept King, who is under indict
ment in Boone county for a fel
ony and who will be extradited
as soon as Arkansas authorities
are through with him.
“Jeff Davis,
VJI V » VA AAVA •
The statement by Gov. Davis
that King is under indictment in
Boone county is without founda
| tion, as Circuit Clerk B. F. Mc
Mahon says there is no charge
pending against him in Boone
; county.
The Boone county grand jury
prepared the following protest:
Harrison, Ark., Jan. 18, 1904.
“Whereas, Lee King, a citizen
of this, Boone, county, Arkansas,
is charged with the crime oi
murder in the first degree in our
; neighboring county of Taney, in
our neighboring state of Mis
1 souri.
‘ ’Whereas, It has come to our
knowledge that the governor oi
Missouri has made a requisition
upon the governor of Arkansas
for the surrender of said King tc
the authorities of the said state
for trial upon the said charge.
“Whereas, we are informec
that Gov. Davis has refused te
I honor said requisition of the
governor of Missouri and has or
dered the release of said King,
who was in custody of officers oJ
' this county.
inow, tnereiore, we, memuw
| ■ of the grand jury now in sessior
' for the good county of Boon*
hereby respectfully protesi
against said action of Gov. Davis
and as citizens, loving the goot
[ name of our county and state
’ express our sense of shame ant
humiliation on account of sait
action on the part of Gov. Davis
" (Signed) B. M. Estes, fore
’ man, C. L. Glines, C. C. May, J
j D. Daltcn, W. H. Hamer, J. B
Eagle, T. M. Parrish, W. H
' Raley, J. T. West, C. R. Row
5 j lett, J. B. Jackson, G. S. Bar
ham, John W. Logan, J. D. Rut
ledge, J. L. Harvey, I. M. Rog
ers, W. B. Ellis, bailiff.”
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.
1 _
’ The firm of Martin & Com
’ pany, comprising H. P. Aubrey
“ G. C. Martin and Wm. Hooker
2 is this day dissolved by mutus
s consent. Wm. Hooker.
G. C. Martin.
January 18, 1904. 29d3t
, Henry Owen
Physician, Surgeon
! And Oculist.
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Office - - Sells’ Drug Stort
IpaEoaaoesBo- —-as
j§ -— A GREAT SALE OF =====
CRAVATS AND
| WAISTCOATS
® For THURSDAY and FRIDAY.
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OUR sale continues with
an enthusiasm charac
teristic of our offerings!
Why is response to
our announcements
always prompt? &
Because, when we announce
“a sale" it means values
beyond the ordinary and cus
tomers know it.
FOR TQESE FIVE DAYS
ONLY and for Cash. No
Goods Exchanged. We will
sell as follows:
The famous Waterhouse, 4
in-Hands— 50 and 75c;
kind for 25c.
The famous Waterhouse,
English squares, Ascots,
4-in-Hands, Ascot scarfs,
$*.00, $*.25 and $*.50
kind for 50c.
(This Waterhouse shipment just
received by express.)
ALL of our famous Benjam
in White and Fancy
Waistcoats j* j*
CONSISTING OF
$3.50 to $6.00 Values
for.
REMEMBER!
2 DAYS ONLY.
Thursday and Friday.
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GET THE HABIT
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TRY THE
Weems Laundry
When you want good
work. They make a
specialty of Dyeing and
Cleaning Clothes. Let
them show you how well
they can please you.
Leave orders with
T. P. Umsted&Co.
Local Agents.
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
ES&ntist
Successor to Black Bros.
Office: Watson Building
Rooms 1, and 3.
TELEPHONE NO. 31.
Newport, - Arkansas»
FIRST NATIONAL
Newport, Arkansas. i
Under the supervision of the United States Government. fJF
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PAID IN CAPITAL $50,000.00
SURPLUS - - - 6,000.00
S Deposits in sums of one dollar and upwards will be re
ceived—the same careful attention is extended both small
I and large depositors.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
I T. J. Graham W. A. Joyce Sigmond Wolff ,.f|
Jos. S. Harvey J. W. Ferrill
I T. J. Watson, J. O. Taylor G. W. Hurley, ‘ ^
President. Vice-Pres.
W. A. Billingsley, F. A. Jones, 1 ■ .
Cashier. Ass’t Cashier. ,m
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