PLANTER TUCKER
DIES IN PEN.
Fine Physical Specimen of Man
hood Declared He Would
Die and Did—Murdered
a Tenant.
Little Rock, Feb. 2.—W. D.
Tucker of Woodruff county died
at 10:30 o’clock last night at the
state penitentiary. His death
was under most peculiar circum
stances.
Tucker was brought to the
'penitentiary last December for
safe keeping pending trial for
murder. He received a message
about two weeks ago that his
wife had died and the news af
fected him so deeply that he de
clared he would lie down and die.
Little attention was paid to his
declaration, as he was a man of
fine physique, without any appar
ent physical ailment. But from
that moment he began to go in
to a decline. The penitentiary
physician said that the^ appear
ed to be no disease afflicting him, j
but no course of medicine was
effective in preventing the rav
ages of an unknown force that
seemed to be* wasting his vitality.j
Three days ago he was forced to
take to his bed in the hospital
and last night at 10:30 he died.
He had been a resident of
Woodruff county for about ten
years, having come from Missis
sippi county. He had made con
siderable money as a farm man
ager and killed a man in a diffi
culty over a crop on his farm
near McCrory.
CONGRESSIONAL PRIMARY.;
Pursuant to a call for the meet
ing of the Congressional Com
mittee for the Second Congres
sional District by its chairman,:
the committee met at the office
of Gustave Jones in the city of
Newport, Arkansas, on the first
day of February, 1904, and was
called to order by the secretary,
the chairman being absent,
after which the following pro
ceedings were had to-wit:
It is ordered by the committee
that the candidate for congress
for the Second Congressional dis- j
trict be voted for at the coming
Democratic primary election,
which will be held at the various
voting precincts throughout the
district on the 26th of March,
1 GOA nnrl flip rnndidatp receiv
ing the largest number of votes
shall be the nominee of the
democratic party.
Upon motion B. C. Black and
Gustave Jones were appointed
to receive and count the votes
and declare the result of said;
election. B. C. Black,
Chairman.
Gustave Jones, Sec’y.'
CIRCUIT JUDGE
SPEAKS PLAINLY. |
RjJjittle Rock, Feb. 2.—The Wood
club is holding daily levees in its j
new quarters on the second floor
of the Reeves building at Second
and Louisiana streets. The mem
bership is growing rapidly and a
program of great interest is be
ing prepared for the next public
meeting at the court house next
Tuesday night.
Correspondence is pouring in
from all parts of the state, of
which the following from Circuit
Judge E. G. Mitchell of Boone
county, of the Fourteenth judi
cial district, to President Vaugh
an is a fair sample:
“I read with pleasure your
pleasant reference to Davis. I
thought perhaps you would like j
to hear first hand from this sec
tion of the state. Our grand;
jury stood for Wood 16 to 0 for
Davis. The petit jury, 1 under
stand, was 23 for Wood and 1
for Davis. I never was able to
locate the one juror.
“I denounced Davis in my in
structions to the grand jury, i
Really, I have done so every time
I ever instructed a grand jury,
but only in’ a general way. I
always denounced criminals. Rut j
lately I have referred to him by j
name as a menace to society for |
encouraging men to perpetrate
crimes. I do not believe the de
generate will carry a single coun
ty in northwest Arkansas. ’ ’
CONTRACTED PNEUMONIA.
Standford Sues Choctaw Railroad
For Not Keeping Waiting
Room Open.
Hot Springs, Feb. 2.—J. W.
Standford yesterday filed a dam
age suit in circuit court against
the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf
Railway for $1,950, alleging for
cause of action that on a recent
ovvnmrl ad- Pilot I
Lawrence station after night,
and was unable to gain entrance
to the waiting room while -wait
ing for a train. By reason of
this exposure, he alleges, he con
tracted pneumonia, by which he
suffered greatly in body and
health.
FIFTY CENTS
CAUSED MURDER.
Malvern, Feb. 2.—Jno. Shorty
shot Robert Lea here today,
killing him almost instantly.
Three shots' from a 38-caliber
■
took effect. The exact cause of
the trouble is not known, but the
two had been at outs for about a
week. The first trouble grew
out of a difference over a settle
ment of fifty cents, which Lea 1
claimed Shorty owed him. Shorty ;
surrendered to the officers and
was placed in jail. Both men
are negroes.
BAPTIST CHURCH BAZAAR.
The Helping Hand of the
Baptist church will give a no
tion bazaar March 31st next.
Place will be mentioned later.
As all the other churches of the
city have been before the public
and have been well received, and
as this is the initial bazaar for
the Baptists, they shall expect
and should receive the liberal
patronage and support of all,
which they hereby respectfully
and earnestly solicit.
BEER HOUSE TO
' BECOME CITY HALL.
Pine Bluff, Feb. 2. —The board
of public affairs today decided to
close the contract for the pur
chase of the Anheuser - Busch
building for city hall purposes at
once. Estimates will be made
on the cost of remodeling the
lower floor and beer department
for suitable -quarters for the fire
department. The city will take j
possession of the second story
and office rooms in a few days.
ROLL CALL RALLY.
The Christian church of New
port will have a unique church
roll call rally and supper, (each |
family bring basket as to a pic-;
nic) at the home of Mrs. Eunice
Bowen on Laurel street from 5
to 10 p. m. Thursday evening.
Bvery member of the church
is expected to be present and
answer to their name at roll call
and share in the joys of the oc
casion.
RYAN A HEAVY LOSER.
Hard Hit By Failure of W. R. I
Baxter and Company, the !
Commission Men.
Hot Springs, Feb. 2.—When!
Baxter & Company, the eommis- j
sion men, with over 150 offices |
throughout the country and aj
wire into Hot Springs, suspended ;
Saturday they are said to have |
struck John J. Ryan heavily, j
Mr. Ryan said today:
“Yes, they hit me a little rap; j
only a few days ago I sent them
a check for $55,000. You see, E.
E. Smathers was the real factor
in the concern, and he is now in
Europe on a tour. He will prob
ably remain away until the sky
clears up, and went for that pur
pose, no doubt. I stand to lose
$200,000, and will take 50 per
cent if any one thinks the con
cern will resume business, al
though it may. ’ ’
Ryan did not seem to feel very
sore over his loss.
FOR~SALE!
240 acres of land, 140 in culti
vation, with four houses, raised
50 bales of cotton the past season,
six miles from Newport, 3 miles
from Jacksonport. Eighty -acre1
pasture at Jacksonport, frame
store house of two good rooms
at Jacksonport.
29blmo. J. M. Grubbs.
FIRE IIsTCOTTON.
Collins, Feb. 2.—A spark from
a passing engine set fire to the
cotton on the platform at the de
pot today and several bales of
cotton were badly damaged. The
fire was discovered by men on
their way to dinner and by quick ■
work it was extinguished before :
the entire lot of cotton which
filled the platform was damaged.
GRAND JURY REPORTS.
Third Day of Circuit Court Un
eventful-Several Petty Cases
Disposed Of.
The grand jury on Tuesday
made its first report, returning
three indictments, and on Wed
nesday morning announced the
finding of five additional ones.
Judge Fulkerson has requested
Justice Guy Smith to report to
the circuit court the case of the
state versus C. A. Arnett,
charged with assault with intent
to kill.
Frank Harris, Sabbath break
ing, plea of guilty, fined $25.
Second indictment for same of
fense nolle prossed.
Tkff.Mi. T'*_n _3 n_ n* i
iniiu lvuoocu ci xi'a oaxii uiot,
gaming, plea of guilty; fined $10
each.
Maggie Sims, motion to dis
miss sustained.
Jackson Day, assault with in
tent to kill and carrying a pistol;
fined $5, and $50 on two indict
mepts respectively.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Osborn Perkins, 45, and Mat
tie Jones, 25, both of Auvergne.
John Foster, 22, and Alganie |
Mudd, 19, both of Weldon.
Gus Barnes, 32, and Mrs. i
Roxy Johnson, 27, both of New- J
port.
Shelby Clay, 21, and Mary
Doward, 17, both of Newport.
Carl Teeters, 30, Batesville,
and Mrs. Susie Montgomery, 32,
Dexter county, Mo.
Amos Carter, 21, and Pearl!
Hays, 18, both of Tupelo.
Sam Austin, 23, and May Ta-1
turn, 21, both of Newport. j
Will Knight, 29, and Maggie
Hudson, 29, both of Newport.
G. W. ' Camp, 42, and Mrs.
Sarah Mott, 45, both of Newport.
Peter Heckmann 24, and Pearl
Bergitt, 16, both of Becton.
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1 Clean-Up Sale j|
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Manhattan Shirts.
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and attached cuffs ^ | AA P*
jrgj $1.50, $2.00 and $2.50, for . . $ 1 *UU g
tyf Our own brand“Star Clothing House”made r
^ expressly for us; stiff bosoms, $1 and $1.25 / OC ..Ml 1
N/f Mot more than four shirts to customer. All we ad- ^
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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.
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DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL I
Dentist
Successor to Black Bros.
Office: Watson Building
Rooms 1, - and 3.
TELEPHONE NO. 31.
Newport, - Arkansas•
FIRST NMTmmL &MVK
Newport, Arkansas.
Under the supervision of the United States Government.
PAID IN CAPITAL $50,000.00
SURPLUS - - - 8,000.00
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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T. J. Graham W. A. Joyce Sigmond Wolff
Jos. S. Harvey J. W. Ferrill
T. J. Watson, J. 0. Taylor G. W. Hurley,
President. Vice-Pres.
W. A. Billingsley, F. A. Jones, |
Cashier. Ass’t Cashier. |
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w» These Goods Must Move! Our entire stock of Winter Tt
W Dress Goods, Flannelettes, Outing and all Woolen Goods, •
Gloves, Corsets, etc. Clothing, Boots, Shoes, Hats and
Trunks AT ACTUAL COST For Cash only! We
M mean what we say! A visit to our store will convince
hrt you. Come Early, before Stock is Picked Over. m
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