VOLUME II. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. FRIDAY AUGUST 8. 1902. NUMBER 93
BOOKS CLOSED AUG. 1.
A SALE THAT SAVES.
ALL GOODS REDUCED
NO GOODS CHARGED
NO GOODS EXCHANGED
- Sale Commences August 1.
Men’s Straw Hats.j
Ladies’ Trimmed and Untrimmed Hats n
Flowers, Veilings, Etc..L
All Parasols. Halt.
All Books. j
All Laces and Embroideries. 1=5 off
All Colored Dress Goods. 1=3 off
All Plain Dress Goods.. ... 1=5 off
All Shoes and Slippers.1=10 off
All Men’s Furnishing Goods.1=5 off
AH Clothing. 1=4 off
AH Men’s and Boys’ Hats. 1=5 off
ALL GOODS IN THE STORE* .HO off
*See Exceptions.
EXCEPTIONS.
New Fall Skirts, E. & W. Collars, Sargent Gloves,
Carhartt Overalls, American Lady Corsets, Silk and
Cotton Threads and Flosses.
j HIGH GRADE GOODS of every description J
...PRICES . ALWAYS . REASONABLE...
' QUALITY CONSIDERATION
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TAMALE MAN SUSPECTED.
Clarendon Industry Put Out Of Busi
ness By a Discovery As To Dogs.
Clarendon, August 7.—Until a few
days ago Clarendonians regarded the
making of sausage, bologna, hot ta
males and other similar delicacies of
dog meat as a thing that did not exist
in fact, but had its origin in the minds
of the men who make humorous par
agraphs for the city papers. Devel
opments of the past few dayB, how
ever, have made some of them think
differently, and as a result one tamale
man is out of business and the others
are experiencing a dearth of sales.
On Monday some children playing
in the street saw a tamale man coax
ing a fat sleek dog toward his factory.
This excited their suspicion, but they
thought probably the dog belonged to
the man and said nothing about it.
Yesterday, however, they saw him
with another dog, also fat and sleek,
and the canine having peculiar marks
they recognized it as belonging to J.
O. Baker, a merchant of the town,
and knowing that he valued the dog
as a pet they proceeded to give in
formation as to its whereabouts. Mr.
Baker lost no time in going after the
dog, which he found at the tamale
factory. *
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY
CANVASS.
The candidates for the various
county offices begin the joint canvass
at Salado next Monday. Except in
the case of representative and county
treasurer, there is no opposition to
the democratic ticket as nominated in
the March primary. The contest for
representative will doubtless be a hot
one as there are good campaigners
in the race for this position. The
fight between M. L. Arnold and I. J.
Matheny the disputant democrats
will be a fight to a finish and both
sides seem confident.—Newark Jour
nal.
BATESVILLE STORM STUCK.
Batesville, Aug. 7.—A terrific wind
and rain storm took place here yes
terday morning about 2:30 o’clock. It
was one of the heaviest rainfalls in
years.
The Batesville hotel was struck by
lightning, doing considerable damage
to the building and Mr. J. Rich, book
keeper for Schott & Co., narrowly es
caped with his life.
J. A. Luster’s barmwas also struck
by lightning, and burned to the ground
during the blinding rain.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Henry Odem and Miss Mary Butsher
off both of Eight Mile.
John Hunter and Mrs. Lillie Thomas
both of Remmel.
Marvin Atkinson and Laura Vance
both of Grubbs.
J. A. Perrv and Nora Parmlev. both
of Swifton.
Nick Rushing and Martha E. Hirt
son both of Eight Mile.
J. R. Mullen and Belle Layton both
of Newport.
Buford Jones and Melvina Roberts
both of Newport.
Oscar E. Jones and Fannie Redman
both of Newport.
EUREKA SPRINGS EXCURSION.
W. L. Evaijs, traveling psssenger
agent on the Frisco, writes the Inde
pendent in regard to the Saturday
excursion from Hoxie to Eureka
Springs and return for $4.00, tickets
being good to return on any regular
train within fifteen days from date of
sale. In part, Mr. Evans says:
“For the accomodation of the pass
engers who may desire to make the
trip from Newport, we have arranged
to honor excursion tickets purchased
at Hoxie on our fast train west, which
leaves Hoxie at 10:53 p. m., arriving
in Eureka Springs at 8:30 the follow
ing morning. By this means, passen
gers may leave Newport on the Iron
Mountain at 8:55 p. m., arriving in
Hoxie at 10:24 p. m., giving them
plenty of time to connect with our
west bound train. dtd.
MAYOR’S COURT BUSY.
Mayor Grubbs was kept quite busy
this bad Friday, by numerous calls to
sit in judgment upon petty criminal
cases.
Dr. Shelly’s wife secured the arrest
of a negro boy, son of Lewis Smith,
charged with shooting her own son
with an air gun, but in the hearing of
the case, the prosecuting witness
could not substantiate her story and
the defendant was acquitted.
When the Choctaw passenger ar
rived Friday afternoon, a scuffle en
sued over the grips of some lady pas
sengers, in which Will Morant, porter
for the Planters House seems to have
worsted old man Kidd, porter for the
Cottage House. The latter Uad him
arrested, but Mayor Grubbs acquitted
him, after stating his intention of
fining any other such disturbers, who
drummed on the depot platform,
against which there is a city ordi
nance.
One of the Doyle boys was arraigned
in court for jumping trains and fined.
The officers are determined to put a
stop to this misdemeanor and break
the Newport youngsters of a reckless
and dangerous habit.
GOULD SYSTEM EXTENSIONS.
The Missouri Pacific expects to
reap a rich harvest from the Granby
branch, recently opened. It is not
officially stated, but it is understood
that the Goulds expect to extend this
line from Granby to the White River
branch.
The Missouri Pacific will soon ex
tend one of the three branches to War
saw, Versailles or Bagnell southwest
to a connection at Nevada, Carthage
or Granby, which, with the Granny
connection with the White River
branch, will give both Kansas City
and St. Louis close Gould connections
with a new section of Arkansas.
The Goulds will also extend the In
ternational and Great Northern north
through Indian Territory. These ex
tensions, taken with the extensions in
Texas, and a Kansas cut-off for a
more direct St. Louis line to Denver
for the use of the f ot mail, will ag
gregate many hundred miles of new
track. Construction is only retarded
by the big mills.—Little Rock Gazette.
FINE FINANCIAL SHOWING.
For the year ending July 1, County
Judge O. W. Scarborough has com
piled some figures which make a very
creditable showing for the county
and sum up a record in the careful
and wise administration of the county
finances, of which he has a right to be
proud.
During the year $6404.30 was ex
pended for internal improvements,
which does not include the mainten
ance and opening of public roads,
nearly the entire sum being used in
the construction of several new and
badly needed bridges and the repair
ing and improving of the county jail.
Aside from these improvements 83,
448.75 was set aside for the redemp
tion of the county’s outstanding scrip,
which now amounts to between $21,000
and $22,000.
NOTICE OF INSTITUTE.
Notice is hereby given that there
will be held a Teachers’ Institute at
Newport on Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday the 20th, 21st, and 22nd
days of August 1902.
Section 7073 as amended, of the
school law requires the teachers to
attend.
The license of those who fail to at
tend the Institute will be revoked un
less a satisfactory excuse be given
and no frivolous excuse will be ac
cepted. You are also required to be
on hand at 9 o’clock the first day.
Respectfully,
J. D. Neal,
County Examiner.
Newport, Aug. 1, 1902.
HIGHEST PRICES PAID.
For this reason you should send
your Fine Pearls, Baroques and slugs
to our firm, as we sell to European
markets exclusively. J. M. O’Hara
& Co., 34 Madison St. Memphis, Tenn.
REWARD FOR CONVICTIONS.
“ ‘Blind tigers’1 formed the subject
of an animated discussion” at a meet
ing of the city fathers of Jonesboro
recently, says the Enterprise of that
city, “in which Councilmen Mathes,
Copeland and Robertson and the
Mayor and Marshal participated. That
Jonesboro had tigers seemed to be
admitted, and that it would continue
to have seems inevitable. During the
month of June alone when every ef
fort was being made to suppress the
evil, the docket shows that the city
attorney was forced to dismiss forty
five cases for want of evidence.
After some discussion Councilman
Mathes, moved to give the §100 fines
in tiger cases to the marshal for ap
prehending and correcting illegal
whiskey sellers. Councilman Cope
land moved to amend that motion by
giving the §100 to any person who
would furnish the convicting evi
dence. The motion was passed as
amended and the resolution will be
put in legal form at the nekt meeting
of the council, after which amateur
detectives will spring up in Jonesboro
like lightning bugs in a swamp fog.”
SENATOR CLARKE
ADVISES SCRUTINY.
In his speech at the Democratic
barbecue at Mabelvale Thursday ex
Qov. James P. Clarke said:
“In recent years there has been so
much talk of the practice of boodling
ill Liie gwnera.i hiju iuc un
cumstantial evidences have been so
numerous, that I think the matter has
progressed to a point where some
notice should be taken of it. There is
too much smoke for there to be no
fire. The people should scrutinize
the records of the men they send to
the legislature.
“The penitentiary question also
needs attention. The people should
commission their legislators to look
to the bottom of the whole thing.”
This is what was eaten at the Mabel
vale barbecue:
1,300 pounds of pork, beef and
mutton.
500 loaves of bread.
1,000 pounds of ice.
30 gallons of pickles.
2 bushels of onions.
1 bushel of green peppers.—Little
Rock Gazette.
SENATOR JONES
PREFERS SPOONER.
A special from Racine, Wis., says
that Senator Jones of Arkansas, was
there yesterday, and it is understood
he was using his good offices in behalf
of Senator Spooner’s re-election, says
a Washington dispatch to the Mem
phis Commercial-Appeal. It was
even reported, says the special, that
Senator Jones would stump the state,
but it is evident he would not under
take such a course. The special how
ever, continues:
“No, I would not confirm or deny
such a report,” Senator Jones said.
“But I will say in all seriousness that
if the Wisconsin people want to be
well represented at Washington, they
can pick no stronger man. I should
be glad to see a democrat at the cap
ital from Wisconsin, but this is hardly
possible, and if a republican must go
to Washington I want to see Spooner
go, and would do anything in my
power to bring about this result.”
DR. H. 0. WALKER,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office: Redman’s Drug Store.
Newport, - - - Arkansas.
PEARLS.
We pay the highest prices for
Pearls, Slugs, Points or Baroques.
Send your pearls to us, if our offer
is not accepted, we will return them
at our expense.
Try us on a small lot.
Wm. Barthman,
174 BROADWAY, CORNER MAIDEN
LANE, NEW YORK, N. Y.
DEALER IN DIAMONDS WATCHES
AND JEWELRY.