COLD AND RAIN
RETARD PLANTING.
Weather Has Interfered With
Farming Operations — Fruit
Crop Apparently Not
Damaged by Cold
Weather.
Following is the weather and
crop report for the week ending
April 12th:
In nearly all sections of the
state cool, wet weather has
greatly interfered with farming
operations, prevented the proper
germination of seed and retarded
the growth of vegetation. Very
little corn has been planted in
most sections, but is progressing
as rapidly as the weather will
permit. Some of the early
planted has come up, but the
stand is generally poor and con
siderable replanting will be ne
cessary.
Preparations for cotton plant
ing are progressing slowly and
very little has been planted on
account of the unfavorable con
dition of the ground. Wheat and
oats generally look well, but oats
do not appear to be making very
much growth. Irish potatoes
are being planted, some of the
early varieties are coming up to
fai.r. Garden truck, as a
- ^ SlaiCnot doing well; the growth
has been retarded by the cool,
wet weather. Peaches do not
appear to have been materially
injured by the cold weather;
apples present favorable pros
pects for a good crop; strawber
ries have been damaged by the
cold weather.
■ C , ^t.QPvtheast SECTION..
*■ Cormng^Uiay county; Jacob
Brobst — Weather unfavorable
for faming operations, ground
too cold and wet for plowing and
planting; very little corn planted.
No damage to fruits by cold
weather.
Bay Village, Cross county, J.
G. Dobson-Groifnd very wet
and cold: no crops planted yet.
Light frost first part of the
week.
Mack, Greene county, J. J.
Graham—Good growing weather
first of week, dry and cold last
part, retarding planting and
' growing; no planting done on ac
count of cold, wet weather.
Ik Batesville, Independence coun
ty, R. Wells—Weather favorable
for the preparation of the ground;
light showers on the 4th; weather
cool most of the week; very little
corn has been planted.
Greenfield, Poinsett county, T. :
H. Ripley—Weather cool with a
few light showers, generally fa
vorabie for farm work; some;
corn planted; gardens not doing
very well; prospects at present;
favorable for a good fruit crop, j
Attica, Randolph county, T.
Chastain—Weather cool; ground
Itno wet; low lands overflowed;
Qne corn planted, light frost
"st part of week, but did no
image to fruits. Wheat and
‘asses improved.
Hardy, Sharp county, C. A.
iywood—Wet and cold, unfa
>rable for farm operations; not
uch planting done and some,
rmers not commenced plowing
rcorn. Early potatoes coming;
), too wet and cold for oats.
Gregory, Woodruff county, G.
Fowler—Rain first part of the
eek delayed farm work; cold
id windy latter part.
MAJOR HALLUM INVITED.
The Lucien C. Gause chapter
f the United Daughters of the
onfederacy at Newport has ex
uded to Major J. H. Hallum of
attle Rock an iijvitation to ap
j
pear there at an early date and j
deliver a lecture on the Confed- j
eracy, and he has signified his
acceptance. Mrs. P. V. Fergu
son resigned as vice president of
the chapter on account of a con
templated removal to Little Rock;
and Mrs. A. M. Ballew was
elected to fill the vacancy. — Lit-!
tie Rock Democrat.
WONDERFUL
RESOURCES
OF THE WEST.
If you are looking for a home
and want to visit the west you
| can do so with very little ex
! pense, as the Union Pacific will
! sell one way colonist tickets every
j day at the following rates from
Missouri river terminals, Coun
cil Bluffs to Kansas City inclu
sive:
UNTIL APRIL 30th.
$25 to San Francisco, Los An
geles and many other California
! points.
j $20 to Ogden, Salt Lake City,
Butte, Anaconda and Helena.
$22.50 to Spokane and Wenat
chee.
$25 to Portland, Tacoma, Seat
tle and many other Oregon and
Washington points.
From Chicago and St. Louis
proportionately low rates are in
I effect by lines connecting with
| the Union Pacific.
The Union Pacific has also ex
: tended territory to which round
trip homeseekers’ excursion tiek
j ets will be sold as follows:
FROM JVIISSOURI RIVER TERMINALS
To many points in Kansas, Ne
braska and Colorado.
To many points in Wyoming,
! Utah, Montana and Idaho.
To many points in Eastern
Oregon and Washington.
One fare plus $2 for the round j
trip. . j
rvvi 1
X 1^/ivvl/O vii tOMiv mwivii Jivj **
5 and 19, May 3 and 17, August
2 and 15, September 6 and 20,
October 4 and 18.
For full information call on or
address
J. H. Lothrop, G. A.,
903 Olive Street,
tmayl St. Louis, Mo.
JAPS SINK TWO
RUSSIAN WARSHIPS.
The commission office of A.
Bohlinger & Company learned by
private wire Wednesday morning
that the Japs have sunk two
more Russian warships at Port
Arthur.
From present indications it
seems that the Japs will be ready
to handle Rear Admiral Rojest
vensky’s Baltic squadron of seven
battleships, seven cruisers and
two transports when they reach
the Yellow sea next summer.
LAKE INDICTED.
Edward H. Lake was indicted
by the federal grand jury Tues
day in six counts for perjury
in bankruptcy proceedings.
His bond is fixed at $5,000.
Mr. Lake was president of the
Alphin & Lake Cotton Company,
which was adjudged a bankrupt
February 20, 1903. On May 5,
1903, Mr. Lake filed a schedule
showing the following alleged as
sets: Cash, $100; office fixtures,
$300; 4,000 bales linters, $7,000;
choses in action, $6,704.
The indictment alleges fraud,
charging that he had in posses
sion more than one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, which he
concealed from R. E. Douglass,
trustee. Also that he concealed
a claim of $50,000 against him,
due to the company, $10,000
against the Bank of El Dorado,
and a ciaim against E. H. Smith.
—Little Rock Democrat.
HEARST CLUB ORGANIZED.
Planning to Go to Hot Springs
In a Special Train.
Eureka Springs, Ark., April
12. —The first Hearst club in Ar
kansas was organized here Fri
day night with the following
officers: President, Jas. T. Smith;
vice-president, Col. C. D. James;
treasurer, Nick Kizer; secretary,
Judge Wade H. James; corres
ponding secretary, Jas. T. Pome
roy.
The aims and objects are de
clared to be: “To labor unceas
ingly for the candidacy of W. R.
Hearst for the Democratic presi
dential nomination at St. Louis,
In general, and more immediate
ly, to work for the instruction of
the Arkansas state delegation to
be selected at Hot Springs in
June to vote and work in the na
tional convention for the nomi
nation of W. R. Hearst.”
BRADFORD BEAMS.
Bradford business men are
doing a very good business.
Miss Belle Lovell is our post
mistress, succeeding Roy Good,
who is going to undergo an ex
amination in the civil service for
mail clerk, Edman Whitlow will
also take the examination.
Our real estate men are doing
some business here.
The measles are subsiding a
little here, as nearly all have bad
them.
A blacksmith and a photog
rapher arrived here this morn
ing looking for a location.
E. L. Humphreys has gone to
Simons Bros, mill near the rail
road bridge at Newport to run
their saws.
You See Who.
GRUBBS GATHERINGS.
rne weatner is oeautiiui ana
our farmers are busy plowing
and planting.
Albert Nance has his goods in
and is smiling behind the coun
ters.
Tom Martin has moved into
his new residence and says any
widow desiring a new house
should make application at once.
The Woodmen of the World
met Saturday night and trans
acted some very important busi
ness.
Jim Shirley is building a busi
ness house.
Thos. McElrath has been con
fined to his bed for several days
with la grippe.
Two more of our champions
had a scrap the other day, but
neither was seriously hurt.
Oscar Bonner died of pneumo
nia on the 7th inst and was bur
ied at the Cook cemetery. The
family have the sympathy of the
sntire community.
Wilkins & Luce are doing a
^ood business cutting lumber.
We are going to have a tele
phone line into our town soon,
rhe wind work is mostly done.
Capt. Chronicle.
F. K.-F. K.
We are the exclusive agents
for the F. K. clothing. Chas.
Meyer’s Great Bargain Store 29.
LAND SALE.
Under a resolution passed by the stockholders
of the Jackson County Fair Association on March
21st, 1904, the following lands belonging to said
association will be offered for sale for cash: The
frl. s w 1-4 n e 1-4 sec 12, 111 n, r 8 w„ known as
the ‘‘-Fair Grounds.” Said sale will be at the
Third street entrance of the court house in the
city of Newport, Arkansas, Saturday, April 23,
1904, between the hours of 9 a. m. and 3 p. m.
Said sale subject to the terms and conditions ex
pressed in said reShlution authorizing this sale.
Witness our hands and seal on this the 31st day
of March, 1904. HENRY BORDWELL, Pres.
CHAS. R. HITE, Secretary. w2 dl
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Edwin Clapp .Shoes Man
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For Rent — Furnished rooms
and board. Day boarders so
licited; 222 Laurel street. Mrs.
Lee. 79dtf_
DR. F. ANDREWS,
Physician - Sc - Surgeon.
Office and Residence . .
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It Will Pay You
-
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Don’t waste your youth in
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Arkansas Bank and Trust Co.
Capital, $100,000. jfl
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres. ^."
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
B. B. Bond, R. F. Drummond, C. J. Saenger,
M. D. Campbell, F. D. Fulkerson, 0. D. Watson.
S. D. Campbell, Abe Heiligers, L. E. Willis,
G. D. Clements, W. D. McLain, J. S. Wilmans,
L. Minor.
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“THE PAINTY DECORATOR.M
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Parties desiring good
wood of all kinds should
call on
J. D. CALVIN,
Lower end of Laurel St.
All orders are promptly
filled. 404 Leona Ave.
B. H. Lumpkin has purchased
the Hotel Brownell at Bald Knob
and will assume the management
on Saturday, April 1 99'*d2w
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