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I VOLUME IV. THURSDAY. JULY 14. 1904. NUMBER 67. •
[drove while drunk
INTO WHITE RIVER. ^
LI. M. Mayhue Drowned Safcur-!
day Evening at River Ferry
Below Batesville. ,
i
Lf.sk. Saturday evening, be
tween 7 and 8 o’clock, M. M.
Mayhue was drowned in White
river at the Allen ferry below
town, says the Batesville Bee.
He had spent the day in town i
and when he left he was under
l the influence of liquor. Some
) apprehension was felt for his
safety and Sheriff Morgan hired
a party to take him homes But
after leaving town they met Ed
Stewart, a brother-in-iaw of
I Mayhue, who agreed to accom
pany him. Before reaching the
ferry Mayhue concluded to come
back to town and they separated.
He again changed his mind and
took the road home, passing
Mr. Stewart and Will Sellers at
the gate. He drove rapidly and
, it is. supposed that when, he
reached the river he drove into
; it. Parties on the other side
j heard him and the horses strug
gling but could not see them.
When Stewart and Sellers came
up and found the boat was on
the other side it was realized
what had happened. The body
* was found about 2 o’clock Sun
day morning.
ARTESIAN WELL
AT POPLAR BLUFF.
Machinery is on the ground,
says the Poplar Bluff Citizen
Democrat, to begin the boring
of an artesian well by the Iron
Mountain railroad, near its shops.
A diamond drill and the neces
sary apparatus to work it will be
nut ud within a few days and
the boring will begin. Accord
ing to plans it is expected to go
down into the ground 3,000 feet,
when a supply of water would
be reached sufficient to run the
whole city.
It is stated on good authority
that a qualative analysis of Black
river water has shown chemicals
destructive to boilers and causing
them to rust rapidly, and it is
for the purpose of obviating that
that the well is dug.
ROCK ISLAND WILL
ADOPT PAY CAR.
A change in the manner of
paying the employes of the Rock
Island will be made this month.
Heretofore it has been the cus
tom of this road to mail checks
from the general office to the lo
cal cashier and thus to the men,
but this month a pay car will ar
rive on the 16th from which all
employes will receive their June
checks. This is four days earlier
than the usual pay a ay on the
Rock Island and will suit the em
ployes a great deal better.
LOST
Small, white dog, has curly
hair; answers to name “Doodle.”
Liberal reward paid if returned
to Jack Gibson at the Opera
House. __
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
James M. Green to Frank
Keen, 179.10 acres 1-14-1. $300.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern Railway Company to
A. J. McNutt, 41.23 acres 30-13
1, $226.76.
E. L. Boyce, county clerk, to
Gustave Jones, 46.50 acres 18-9
1. $4.18.
E. L. Boyce, county clerk, to
Gustave Jones, 20 acres 34-10-1,
$2.72; also 84.34 aerea 18-9-1,
$4 18; also 20 acres 26-10-2, $3.18.
HOSPITAL SECRETS.
A Nurse Says i “ Pe-ru-na is a
Tonic of Efficiency."
I
■!;. Mrs. Kate Taylor, • graduated
i; nurse ot prominence, gives her ex- /
11 perlence with Peruna In an open J
i1 letter. Her position In society and 11
! professional standing combine to , j
give special prominence to her
utterances. '
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“Peruna seems to restore vitality,
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and strength In a wonderfully short
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Address The Peruna Medicine Co
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•re on catarrh.
J. J. Madden and wife to John
E. Smith et al, 101 acres 3-9-1,
$1,500.
James W. Lindley to James A.
Lindley, 40 acres 5-13-2, $5.
R. M. Johnson and wife to R.
H. Askew, lots 5 and 6, block 2,
Lyon’s second addition, New
P» AA
port, ^x,uou.
Robt. H. Askew and wife to
Mrs. Frances M. Johnson, lot 8,
block 43, Newport, $1,100.
E. L. Boyce, county clerk, to
Gustave Jones, 35.48 acres 36-9-2,
$2.25.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern Railway Company to
Rosa M. Myrick, 98.15 acres 5-10
2, $441.68.
Annie Yelverton to A. G. An
derson, Yelverton barn tract 138
x 142 feet on Beech street, New
port, $5.
St. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern Railway Company to L.
Lippmann, 159.10 acres 6-10-3,
$617.08.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
J. W. Little, 26, Plummerville,
and Mrs. Fannie Lowery, 24,
Newport.
James Osmon, 24, and Mattie
Nite, 18, both of Bradford.
J. C. Copeland, 28, and Dema
Pharris, 18, both of Balch.
Solomon Carr, 21, and Fannie
Thompson, 16, both of Newport.
Houston Gage, 25, and Mrs.
Letha Boston, 36, both of New
port.
Walter Clark, 21, Kate Arnold,
19, both of Newport.
Albert Thomas, 21, and Josie
Bowen, 18. both of Auvergne.
L. D. Smith, 46, and Mrs. Cora
, B. Steen, 36, both of Tuckerman.
Waiter Davidson, 24, and Ethel
Breckinridge, 18, both of Swif
[ ton.
| LOST.
Small, white dog, has curly
I hair; answers to the name of
“Doodle.” Liberal reward paid
if returned to Jac ; Gibson at
the Opera House.
OLD MAN SHIREY
SUED FOR DIVORCE.!
Young Bride Tired of Her Rich \
but Aged Husband—
Wants Relations Ab
solved.
Walnut Ridge, July 13. —At an |
adjourned term of the Lawrence
county chancery court today the i
case of A. W. Shirey of Minturn, j
Lawrence county, came up. His j
wife, Mrs. Fairbelle Shirey, re-1
cently instituted suit against j
him for a divorce. Mrs. Shirey;
is 16 years old and the husband j
is about 70. He is worth at least j
$200,000, and is one of the best!
known merchants in north Ar- j
kansas. He is well known ini
Memphis and St. Louis.
The attorneys for the defense
are Yancey & Casey of Bates
ville and John S. Gibson of
Hoxie.
The matter of court costs, |
temporary alimony and attor-j
ney's fees is being argued here;
today. The case is of a sensa-;
tional nature. - j
Hon. S. D. Campbell of New- j
port is representing the plaintiff. >
Allen W. Shirey is a wealthy j
merchant at Minturn, and the,
case is attracting a great deal of j
attention. His wife was a Miss.
Hill, *and they were married last
February. The marriage fol-!
lowed a suit for $10,000 damages
for breach of promise, together
with other highly sensational al
legations.
DIAZ ITEMS.
i
Miss Leola Ray and brother, j
Ernest, spent Sunday in the city, j
The /infant child of Mr. and
Mrs. T. M. Finch died Friday
and was buried Saturday at Shi
loh cemetery. They have the
sympathy of our entire commun
ity.
Among those who went to
Tuckerman Sunday were Mes
rlnmp.Q R W. Hurlev. A. I
Bowles, Fannie Jago, and Misses
Martha Smith and Myra Meeks,
Messrs. W. F. Hurley and Walter
Bowles.
W. Hunter and Jno. Jackson of
Hickory Grove visited here Sun
day. . .
A heavy rain and wind storm
passed over the city Monday
night.
Miss Gertie Maxwell left on
Wednesday for her home in Sul
phur Rock, after a week’s visit
to Miss Mabel Craft.
Misses Gertie Maxwell ^nd
Mabel Craft and Mrs. J. R.
Stanley visited in Newport Sat
urday.
Mr. Walter Clark and Miss'
Katie Arnold were quietly mar
ried at the residence of the
bride’s parents Tuesday evening,
Rev. Wm. Woodel performing
the ceremony. The bride is one
of our city’s charming young
ladies and the groom one of our
best citizens. We wish them a
! long, happy and prosperous life.
As news is scarce we will rir.g
off. Uncle Josh.
IAN EXCELLENT EN
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1 comes very highly recommended
j as a lecturer, will be in Newport
j Thursday, July 18. With Claude
M. Reves, a gifted reader and
j impersonator, they will give an
I entertainment at the court house,
j admission 25 and 35 cents.
| John Sharpe Williams says of
; Dr. Brough: “He is a gifted
[ scholar and a fascinating speak
!er.” The Commercial Appeal,
referring to his lecture there,
terms *t “a vrn • >a ”
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