BRIDE’S TRAGIC DEATH.
Recalled by Her Husband’s Mar
riage to Her Sister.
Pine Bluff, Ark., Jan. 13.—
^ Miss Camile Friedman and J. E.
! Francis eloped from Pine Bluff
to Little Rock last evening and
were quietly married by Rev. J.
N. Jessup. Only a little more
than a year ago Mr. Francis mar
ried Miss Lena Friedman, sister
'*• of his present wife, and after
about four months of married
life she took an overdose of
strychnine, from which she died.
The bride is a Jewess and the
groom a Gentile.
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e ' ... /an. 13.—Judg
ipayettevi ’ cr-t}cady [\\ a
j. XL^a* ; this city. Judg
lais home United states sena
Washer ;jis gtate for sjx years
tor ^ March 4, 1879, andwa
begged by James K. Jones o:
&M, 1885.
BECOMES A BANKRUPT.
rw. M. McCraig, a merchant al
Hammonsville, White county,
Wednesday filed in federal courl
1 his petition of voluntary bank
ruptcy. His liabilities are aboul
I $3,000, and his assets are mucl
/ smaller. Among his creditors
are the following: Dudley E.
Jones & Co., Little Rock, $965
for a cotton elevator; People’s
Bank, Searcy, $235, notes; Marj
Pendergrass, administrator
Searcy, >p.$7-90. notps: TT -LJCejnn
t* ner, mortgage, $200; Geyer & j
Adams, $14; Beal-Doyle Dry
Goods Co., $302.74; Dudley E.
Jones, $63.05; Thomas-Fordyce
Co., $5; H. L. Remmel, $62.76. 1
BLAZE AT OZARK.
Ozark, Jan. 13.-Ozark was
visited this morning by one of the
most disastrous fires in the his
tory of the town. Seven busi- j
ness houses and other buildings
were in ruins before the confla
, gration was stopped, and for a
time the entire business portion
. * he town was threatened. The
. loss is not yet known, but!
r 'it will reach into the thousands.
The buildings occupied by the
postoffice, W. C. Bill, jewelry, E.
W. Blackburn, drugs, and Rich
ardson Bros., groceries, were
saved by hard work on the part
of the citizens, but the stocks
and fixtures were considerably
damaged. Operator Adcock fell
from one of the buildings during
the progress of the fire, and it
is thought he was seriously in
jured.
'j • ITANSAS STATUE
RECEIVES ROAST.
| j Arkansans returning from St.
(Louis bring a. most disgusted re
import of the statute which has
been erected in the colonade of
"7 states to represent Arkansas,
| says the Arkansas Democrat:
| It is one of fourteen statues
by Carl Bitter, the celebrated
a sculptor, but those who have
f\ seen it declare that they could
I I hew out a better one from a
I chunk of plaster with an ax. It
l has been erected, but it is not
\likely there will be any elaborate
|Veremonies at its unveiling.
| [fudging from the views ex
\ pressed by its critics, Arkansas
; J Vould be better represented if it
} were never unveiled.
It is a colossal female figure,
seated, heavily draped, with a
bear cub held captive by her
right arm. It is about twelve
Ifeet high'on a jlklestal A \
u high and 14 feetjfln diame^/
is a mystery who furnished the
design, and it must have been
executed while the eminent
sculptor was asleep. There are
no lines of artistic beauty in the
whole monstrous figure. The
face is that of a haggard, bilious
old woman, harsh and repellent,
“in fact it is about as fierce a
composition as you will ever find
among the things alleged to be
artistic,” said the critic. It is
understood that each state will
be expected to pay $8,000 for its
plaster statue, but it is probable
that Arkansas will hesitate some
time before it consents to pay so
much for a caricature that can
only excite derision from all who
view it.
-MAGNOLIAS AND PALMS.
■4 -
it?|Now is your chance to get a
:eine magnolia and have it planted
i-iy an experienced florist. Call
3,.tlO. M. Bowen’s Cash Grocery,
tsipecimens of both palms and
n i|gnolias. Three days only. d3t
0 MARK GRAVES
OF BOYS IN GRAY.
11 ft
Washington, Jan. 13.—Senator
| oraker’s bill providing for the
>propriate marking of the
t aves of all Confederates who
^ ?d in Northern prisons or hos
, ,;als has been favorably report
* from the committee on military
tairs.
V.n amendment is inserted in
" casing the appropriation from
' $0,000 to $200,000.
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PETITION CAPTAIN
W. A. JOYCE.
I .
Realizing the fact that you
have made us a good and worthy
officer, and desiring to show our
appreciation of the same, we
hereby solicit you to make your
announcement for re-election:
J. L. McElrath G. W. McElrath
G. W. Grant H. F. Edwards
A. M. Sullins W. S. Ellison.
D. D. Camp John Howell.
Alex Sutherlan J. H. Stevenson
E. D. Murphy C. M. Robinson
J. T. McElrath Isaac Woodcock
Jeff Sutherlan Jas. Sandlin.
H. T. Loyd R. Applewhite
J. J. Grant L. G. Porterfield
John Cloud M. C. London.
JEW AND GENTILE
JOIN IN SERVICE.
Texarkana, Ark., Jan. 13.—A
religious service of peculiar and
unusual interest was held at the
Jewish synagogue Monday night.
It was a joint service of Metho
dists and Jews. A year ago the
Methodists organized, but had
no church building. Rabbi Bo
gon tendered them the use of the
synagogue, and for a year servi
ces have been held there. The
.Methodists have now completed
a church edifice, and last night a
joint service was held to say
good-bye. Rabbi Bogon and the
Methodist pastor, Rev. James
Thomas, sat side by side in the
pulpit, while the two choirs dis
coursed sacred songs alternately.
Dr. Bogon delivered an address
praising the Methodists and their
pastor and the latter responded
eulogizing the Jews. Rev. Thom
as prayed for the Jews and Rab
bi Bogon asked the throne of
grace to shower rich blessings
upon the Methodists. The ser
vices closed with both choirs
singing “Nearer, My God, to
Thee.”
I. D. Price takes subscriptions
for all the leading magazines and
newspapers. Hand in your
Larders now so as taget the Janu
ary numbers without delay. 97btf
MINISTER CHARGED
WITH ARSON.
The Heber Review says :
“Rev. Beshears, a Christian min
ister, was bound over to await
the action of the grand jury yes
terday in Esquire Watkins’ court
on a charge of arson. There has
been considerable excitement in
the neighborhood of Waco dur
ing the past week. On Wednes
day night of last week Beshears’
haystack burned down about 8
o’clock and about 2 o’clock the
same night che barn of John B.
Smith was destroyed in like man
ner. Things went on until Satur
day, when Smith went before
Esquire W. C. Watkins and had
a warrant issued for Beshears,
charging him with burning his
barn. Officers went out Satur
day evening to arrest Beshears.
He and one of the deputies, W.
H. Warden, exchanged a shot
apiece at each other, when Be
shears capitulated.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Newport Land Company to W.
N. Nance, 160 acres 5-9-1, $150.
C. C. Nicholson, guardian, to
L- B. and M. A. Shell, one-sixth
interest in 160 acres 6-14-1, $300.
C. L. Rorex and m ife to U. W.
Layton, 40 acres 17-13-1, $225.
Oscar Haynes and wifejto Sam
uel Haynes, two-thirds interest
80 acres 20-13-2, $1,000.
G. O. Bandy and wife to Geo.
W. Bandy, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, block
27, Tuckerman, $1,100.
W. S. Armstrong and wife to
G. O. Bandy, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, block
27, Tuckerman, $1,000.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain and
Southern Railway Company to
Western Tie & Timber Company,
240 acres 9, 11-10-1, $1,120.
Mrs. Laura E. Allen to Frank
Claycomb, 80 acres 28-10-3, $175.
Thad and Lizzie Arrington to
C. J. Saenger, lot 4, block “J,”
Chastain’s addition, Newport,
$1,850.
R. J. Rich and wife to L. T.
Slayden, 80. acres 36-13-2, $725.
Charles P. Senter to Lancelot
Minor, 80 acres 14-11-3, $160.
H. S. Simmons and wife to Ar
kansas Land Company, 400 acres
29-9-1, $10.
$390 FOR LETTERS TO
ENCOURAGE EMIGRATION.
The Rock Island system offers
twenty prizes of the aggregate
value of $390 for letters relative
to the territory along its lines in
Arkansas, Indian Territory, Kan
sas, Oklahoma, Texas and New
Mexico. Letters should deal
with the writers’ experiences
since he settled in the Southwest.
They should tell how much money
he had when he arrived, what
measure of success has attended
his efforts and what he thinks of
that portion of the country in
which he is located. Letters
should not be less than 300 nor
more than 1500 words in length,
and will be used for the purpose
of advertising the Southwest.
Letters are desired not only
from farmers and farmers’ wives,
but also from merchants, school
teachers, clergymen, from every
one, in brief, who has a story to
tell and who knows how to tell it.
For circular giving details write
to John Sebastian, Passenger
Traffic Manager, Rock Island
System, Chicago.
FOR SALE.
Frame store house of two good
rooms good location for mercan
tile business at Jacksonport,
Ark. b30d J. M. Grubbs.
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For the news read the Daily
Independent.
3 GIST THE HABIT 0
CONDITIONS:—
No Goods Charged.
No Goods Exchanged.
No Alterations (except
cost to customer.)
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1 mS OctJ.6 markable events many
- seasons. New*>« novel
ties and designs. Progress* interest.
Successive greatness. Boasting is not to _
our taste. We lean to the conservative,
wears longest. Extravagan
cheap and stupid. This
Year’s Start.
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Leave orders with
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Local Agents.
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
Successor to Black Bros.
Office: Watson Building
Rooms 1, and 3.
TELEPHO^l NO. 31.
Newport, - Arkansas•
FIRST NA TIONAL BANK\
Newport, Arkansas. f
Under the supervision of the United States Government. B
PAID IN CAPITAL $50,000.00 1
SURPLUS - - - 8,000.00 g
Deposits in sums of one dollar and upwards will be re- :
ceived—the same careful attention is extended both small ,
and large depositors.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
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Jas. S. Harvey J. W. Ferrill I
T. J. Watson, J. 0. Taylor G. W. Hurley,
President. • Viee-Pres.
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Cashier. Ass’t Cashier.
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