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VOLUME III NEWPORT. ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 28. 1908 NUMBER 105
“Get the
Habit.”
On Friday, August 28
We will sell one hundred
“Manhattan Shirts”
tiie #1.50 and #2.00
for
95C
’Tis ’nougli said—Get the Habit
First come first served—no th
orites.
“Get the Habit.”
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==Yes, Cut Price Sale!==
Now is your chance to get good goods cheap.
Just a few of the Bargains:
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25 pieces of Scotch Lawns worth 6c 50 pieces of Fine Lawns, Regular 15c A
now. wv Value now. 7v
. . .. _ 30 pieces of l>est quality of Lawn, Regular IF.
Apron Gingham worth 7 i-2c... ! 6 1ST
?ir Price 25c and 35c now. I«7V
now «7v
Ladies Shirt Waists and Skirts at Cost.
Children’s Drop Stitch Hose Red, White, 'lA 72-inch White Table Linen worth $1.00 rA
Blue and Black worth 35c, now.now.3vv
All Ladies and Children’s Slippers at Cost—We Mean Cost.
JTHE BAILEY ilERCANTILE COflPANY
Needless
Constipation.
Constipation shortens life. It kills by inches, but none
the less*snrely. The condition is seldom necessary; it is
due to a morbid condition of the liver that can be 6ver
come with the proper remedy.
Sells’
Liver Pills
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v if persistently used, are a radical cure for constipation.
They do even more, for with the disappearance of the
chief trouble many minor ones will vanish. Complexion
will be keener, and a new supply of energy will appear.
Price 25 cents
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SELLS’ DRUG STORE
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.
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TRY THE
...Weems Laundry...
When you want good work.
They make a specialty of
DYEING AND CLEANING CLOTHES
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1 well they can please you.
Leave orders with
FRANK LYNN, Local Agent, j
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\ L. B. HARRIS, 11
(Justice of the Peace*
> UNION TOWNSHIP. (j
? All papers executed promptly. C
V Write Deeds, Mortgages. Acknowledge- J |
/ ments, and Bills of Sale. v |
y All cases decided according to law and l |
J evidence, irrespective of persons. )
y A specialty of the blending of hearts, (
t causing two to heat as one. Ceremony C
c short and to the point. \
N Office at Grocery Store, 209 Walnut \
\ street. f
WEST BOUND RATES.
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Special west bound tourist rates via j
the Iron Mountain Route—One fare
plus 60 cents to Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo and Gienwood
| Springs. Tickets on sale June 15th to
: September 30tb, with final limit of
October 31st for return.
47btf T. H. Reamey, Agt.
For liberal prices, send your pearls
and baroques to C. A. Windau, New
port, Arkansas. 305 btf
I
HENRY OWEN,
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND
" . OCULIST.
- SELLS’DRUG STORE.
JACK JONES,
The Crack Barber, keeps a neat
and busy little shop. Upper end
of Front street. Expert tonso
rialists. Easy shaves and the best
haircuts. Our work pleases.
“Come on, ye ktubby beards.”
DAVIS VERSION OF
BISMARCK TROUBLE.
Says Wood Rushed Upon Him Un
awares and With a Shove Tipped
His Chair Over and Caused
Him to Fall From the
Platform,
Governor Davis has addressed the
following letter to the Commercial
Appeal giving his version of the Bis
marck affair:
“I see in the Gazette this morning a
very unfair and garbled statement of
a supposed difficulty that is said to
have occurred between Judge Wood
and myself on yesterday at Bismarck,
in Hot Springs county. I ask that you
give this letter publicity over my
signature, that the facts in regard to
this matter may De known.
“Bismarck is situated some twenty
miles from Malvern and is a farming
community. A magnificent barbecue
had been prepared and some 4,000 or
5,000 farmers were present. I spoke
first, with an hour *and fifteen min
utes. Mr. Vandeventer followed with
an hour and a half. Judge Wood spoke
last, and I should have had a lifteen
minute rejoinder. During my speech
I called the attention of the crowd to
the fact that on the day before at
Arkifdelphia 1 bad asked Judge Wood
to explain the relationship between
himself, John R. Dos Passos and his
law partners, a firm of lawyers in
New York city, with regard to a min
ing deal between them in Marion
county in this state, and that I had
requested him at Arkadelpbia to state
whether or not be and this firm were
yet interested jointly in this deal, and
that he on that occasion had not done
so. I stated also that John R. Dos
Passos recently had pending before
the supreme court of our state a suit
on the Holford bonds, the suit amount
ing to more than $2,000,000. Judge
Wood in his reply said he was not
now interested with the law firm of
John R. Dos Passos in this mining
deal. I was sitting at the edge of a
small platform some eight feet square,
taking notes preparatory to my re
joinder, and in as polite language as 1
could command I asked Judge Wood
to please tell the addience if he was
not now in partnership with John R.
Dos Passos in this raining deal, when
did he cease to be in partnership with
him and when had he severed this
connection? This enraged him very
much and while I was sitting and pay
ing no attention to what he did he
rushed upon me and shoved me, my
chair tipped over and 1 fell from the
platform. Several of my friends,
however, caught me. Any statement
that he knocked me from the plat
form or struck me at all is false. The ,
assault was absolutely unjustifiable
and unprovoked. I was simply pin
ning Judge Wood down too strong on ,
the facts to be comfortable. The
sheriff immediately arrested him and
he was fined before a justice of the
peace, so I am told. The crowd was
absolutely unanimous in their con
demnation of his conduct, and but for
my personal pleas to them to desist I
fear that some of them would have
done him personal violence. Very
respectfully,
“Jeff Davis, Governor.”
SENATOR CLARKE
WILL ASSIST STATE. I
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United States Senator James P. I
Clarke bas been retained to assist At- j
toritey General Murphy in represent- i1
ing the state railway assessment j :
board in the suits brought by four 1
railroads to restrain the secretary of {1
state from certifying to the various I ’
county clerks the assessment of the ! <
property of those roads for taxation, j J
It is alleged by the Frisco, Cotton j 1
Belt, Choctaw and Kansas City South- j
ern railroads that the increased as- ;
sessments made by the board upon j
them are excessive and unwarranted, j
The suits instituted by the four com- j (
plaining railroads are in the nature of . j
injunction proceedings, and a hearing j ,
will be had at Fort Smith on Septem
her 7 before United States District |
Judge John H. Rogers on the merits
of the case. A temporary injunction
is in effect pending this bearing.
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MURPHY AND DAVIS
SPEAK LABOR DAY.
Governor Davis is said to have ac
cepted an invitation to speak in Pine j
Bluff on Labor Day and Attorney !
General Murphy is said also to have |
indicated his acceptance of a similar
invitation. It is understood that as
the speeches are to be made under the
auspices of the Labor Day committees
no reference to political issues will be
expected. In fact, it is stated that
the two orators will be the guests of i
thc^Pine Bluff Labor Trades Council i
and that politics will be barred for the
once.
DOINGS AT DIAZ.
Miss Ella Fritts, after a two weeks’
visit in our city, returned home to
Bald Knob Friday.
Mrs. Bowles, Miss Martha Smith and
Walter Smith went to Little Rock
Wednesday on a visit.
Joe Armstrong thinks he will be all
right soon, as hay harvesting is about
over.
Miss Minnie Lee Jago of Newport
was the guest of Mrs. Tattie Hurley
Thursday.
T. McLain and family of Minturn
are visiting relatives and friends in
our city this week.
Lige says if Miss J.‘S. stayed much
longer bin business would prove a
failure, as Mr. Hobgood is getting all
the profit and part of the capital.
Oscar Roberts while going to church
at Jacksonport got as far as Bergen
Lake before he discovered he had just
one mule hitched up. If he is that
easily excited he had better leave the
girls at home and go by himself.
Will Crawford of Judsonia is here
visiting relatives and friends.
Wm. Toothaker of Guinn, Ark.,
spent Saturday night at his liomg in
our city.
Mrs. Robert West and daughter,
Fannie, Walter Hurley and Cromwell
West returned Saturday from Ozark
Springs.
Misses Jennie Sheridan, Jennie Wil
son and Annie Shirley and Messrs.
Lige Hackney, Adolphus Kidd and
Ben Hackney visited Tuckernian on
Sunday.
Dutchman West of Newport was in
our city Sunday.
Emmet Doyle of Newport was in our
city Monday.
W.»Y. Armstrong and family left
Tuesday for a two weeks’ visit to
Heber.
Miss Jennie Sheridan, after a three
weeks’ stay in our city, returned home
to Judsonia Wednesday.
A party was given at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hurley Tues
day night and a nice time was re
ported.
Miss May McLain and Bud Stanley
left Wednesday for a weeks’ visit to
Denieville, Ark. Rattle Box.
BIG LAND OPENING.
A large tract comprising thousands
of acres of fertile lands in the famous
Red river valley is now thrown open
o the public for settlement. This
oody of land lies directly adjoining
hat rich and fertile section known as
he Kiowa and Comanche country of
Jklahoma, on the Red and Pease
•ivers, within a few miles of Vernon,
Texas, a flourishing county seat town
of 3,500 people, substantial homes,
oublic buildings, schools and churches.
Two lines of railroads now completed;
one (Frisco System) runs directly
through the land. Here is a country
vbere wheat, oats, corn, cotton and
ilfalfa grow side by side; where they
oave a seaboard market and favora
ole rates; where the growing seasons
ire long and the winters are
ihort and very mild, the laws
iecond to none and taxes one- j
Ifth that of Eastern and Northern!
states. Special trains via the F sco
System will run to this land,| leaving
it. Louis at 2:30, 8:35 and 10:00 p. m.,
md Kansas City at 7:15 and 11:30 pJ
n., Tuesday, September 15, next, i
^ow rate of $15.00 from St. Louis and
vansas City to Vernon, Texas, and
■eturn. Proportionately low rates
rom all other points.
If it is your intention to make this
rip to secure a valuable homesite,
vrite to R. S. Lemon, Secretary, Fris
!0 System Immigration Bureau, St.
jouis, in order that arrangements for
mur accommodation may be made.
arrested"as"aocessor.
El Dorado, August 27.—Dr. R. A.
lilton was arrested for accessory be
ore the fact to the killing of John j
’arnell August 8. His examination |
vas waiveo and a petition for habeas j
sorpus is now being prepared to be j
ieard before the county judge.
WHY CHANGE?
Why make any change of sleeper on
four trip to the East? Southern rail
way train leaving Memphis union sta
:ion 11 p. m. carries a sleeper (open
it 9 p. m.) to Washington, Baltimore,:
Philadelphia and New York without
my change, with tine dining car ser
fice beyond Chattanooga next morri
ng, and with no change of coach to
Washington. 82tsl5
SPECIAL RATE
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Via Iron Mountain Route. $4.25 j
■ound trip to Hot Springs account
jolored carnival. Tickets on sale j
August 22, 24, 27 and 29, return limit
August 30. T. H. Reamey, Agt.
RAILROADS RESPECT
NEW GAME LAW.
At a meeting of passenger traffic
officials of the Southwestern lines held
Wednesday in St. Louis it was decided
that it would be inadvisable to make
hunters’ rates to points in Arkansas.
This action is the result of what is
known as the De Rossitt game law,
which prohibits non-residents from
hunting or fishing in Arkansas.
Arrangements for joint clergymen’s
permits were discussed, and it was
understood that the joint permit with
the Western and Transcontinental
clergy bureaus would be continued.
Representatives of the Rock Island
served notice that their company
would withdraw from the Southwest
ern Clergy bureau, commencing with
1904.
OTHER RAILROAD G088IP.
A notice has been posted in Little
Rock by Trainmaster Hobbs stating
that bids will be received for ten days
for two runs as conductor on the
freight trains on the new extenson of
the White River road to Cotter. The
run is every other day each way,
giving one trip a day except Sundays,
from Cotter to Batesville, a distance
of ninety-five miles.
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It is not generally known what a
I heavy amount of mail is received at
I the general passenger offices of the
great railway systems. As an illus
tration, II. U. Townsend, general pas
senger agent of the Missouri Pacific
system, gives the following interest
ing ligures: During the month of July
there were received at the St. Louis
offices 36,438 letters, cards and tele
grams. The heaviest day’s mail was
on July 6, when 2,481 pieces were re
ceived, and the lightest was the fol
lowing day, when 740 pieces were re
ceived. The other twenty-nine days
averaged from 800 to 2,000. The daily
average for the month was 1,401
pieces. These figures, of course, rep
resent the amount of mail received
only at the offices of the general pas
senger department, and do not in
clude that of the f ight, operating
and other departments.—Globe-Dem
ocrat.
GOVERNOR WAS ABSENT,
GOOD HUMOR PREVAILED.
Clarendon, Aug. 27. —The barbecue
here today was a most gratifying Stic*
cess in every particular. The weath
er was perfect, the heat being the
only drawback, and this was largely
remedied by ample provision of shel
ter and ice watel.
Gov. Davis, Judge Wood and Mr.
Vandeventer had all accepted invita
tions to address the people, but this
morning a telegram came from Gov.
Davis announcing that he could not
come on account of official business.
The chief interest of the day cen
tered in the speeches of the guberna
torial candidates. Judge Wood spoke
first, being introduced by Hon. M. J.
Manning. He was accorded a warm
welcome and given a respectful hear
ing. He read the telegram of Gov.
Davis telling of the governor’s in
ability to be here. He declared that
the governor’s course in seeking a
third term was undemocratic. He
also arraigned the governor on his
pardoning record. It was apparent
that he made a most favorable im
pression on his hearers.
Mr. Vandeventer followed Judge i
Wood in his usual eloquent and logi- *
cm Biyie. rae pruvusBU irequeiu.
bursts of laughter and applause by his
sharp show of wit, and a better hum
ored or more orderly crowd could
hardly be found. The interruptions
coming from one or two of the gov
ernor’s partisans were soon laughed
down. It was plainly an anti-Davis
audience and seemed to be about
equally divided between the other two
candidates.
The baseball game between the Pine
Bluff boys and the local team resulted
in the defeat of the visitors, the score
card showing 9 to 1.
APPOINTMENTS. *
May be made
and conversa
tion held, giv
ing all the advantages of
a personal interview
through the use of The
Long Distance Telephone.
SOUTHWESTERN
TELEURAPH &
TELEPHONE CO.