VOLUME II NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY JULY 16, 1902. * NUMBER7\
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IN DRESS LENGTHS,
WAIST LENGTHS
AND FULL PIECES
Fancy Cottons, fladrasses, Linen Waistings,
Lawns, Swisses, Organdies (except
Fancy White Ginghams, white and black.)
t Goods, Wash Silks, Fancy Silks,
Mercerized Fabrics.
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Parasols at half and three=fourths former
prices.
Millinery, hats trimmed and untrimmed at half
price.
Flowers at half price.
20 per cent off on all fancy hoisery.
Newport Builders' Supply
and Hardware Company
HIGH GRADE GOODS
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Quality Our First
Consideration
..PRICES ALWAYS REASONABLE..
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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.
DRS. B. A. & W. R. WASHBURN,
Physicians and Surgeons.
Special attention given to diseases
of Ear, Nose and Throat. Also Dis
eases of Women.
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Office: Redman’s Drug Store.
! Newport, - - - Arkansas.
SUIT FOR DAMAGES.
| Mrs. J. F. Thompson Seeks To Re
cover $9,000 from Choctaw Rail
road For Alleged Injuries To
Herself and Son..
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The damage suit of Mrs. J. F.
Thompson against the Choctaw, Okla
homa & Gulf Railway Company oc
cupied the attention of court most of
the day Wednesday and up to the
hour of going to press, the examina
tion of witnesses had not been con
cluded.
The plaintiff’s petition alleges that
in July, 1901, when coming from
Riverside to Simmon’s switch, the
train ran about one hundred yards
beyond regular stopping point, com
pelling her, together with her son, to
get off in a cut, where an embank
ment forced them to walk so near
the track that they were struck by
the train and injured, wherefore dam
ages are prayed for in the sum of $4,
500 each.
The attorneys for the plaintiff are
Phillips and Campbell, while E. B.
Pierce and Thos. H. Buzbee represent
the railroad company.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Mrs. Kitty F. Bains won her suit
against the Choctaw, Oklahoma &
Gulf Railway Company, the jury
awarding her judgment for $107.50.
Wednesday a motion for a new trial
was filed by the attorneys for the
railroad.
L. D. Bronson versus Nicol, the
Tailor, appeal from jusiice’s court;
jury trial and verdict for plaintiff in
sum of $73.75. Motion entered for
new trial.
S. C. Bandy versus Choctaw, Okla
homa & Gulf Railway Company, ap
peal; dismissed at cost of plaintiff by
order of court.
CIRCUSES IN COMBINE.
Columbus, Ohio, July 15.—The three
largest outdoor amusement enter
prises in the world are to be brought
into close corporation on a communi
ty of interest plan. Those interested
are the proprietors of Forepaugh &
Sells Bros.’ circus, Barnum & Bailey’s
circus and Buffalo Bill’s wild west
show. An agreement to enter into
the proposed arrangement was made
at a conference held at Detroit last
Thursday. Peter Sells of this city
represented Forepaugh & Sells’ cir
cus, and George O. Starr represented
the Barnum circus and Buffalo Bill’s
show.
Mr. Starr had come direct from
France to lay before Sells Bros, a plan
proposed by Mr. Bailey. The basic
idea is to have the three enterprises
operated by the Barnum & Bailey
Company, Limited, of England. The
formula to be carried out will so di
vide the territory that one show will
be in the United States for two years,
one in Great Britain and one in Ger
many.
UNIVERSITY CHANGES.
Professor of Chemistry—A. M.
Muckenfuss, of Jackson, Miss.
Music Director-—Paul Schpxolck of
Gallatin, Mo.
The above were chosen members
of the University of Arkansas faculty
at a meeting of the board of trustees
in Gov. Davis’ office. The pi-esidency
of the univei-sity was not settled and
will be taken up by the board at 10
o’clock this moxming.
All the members of the board were
present at the meeting, viz.: Gov.
Davis ex-officio president; V. Y.
Cook of Elmo, C. C. Hamby of Pres
cott, J. C. Mitchell of Fayetteville,
Henry Stroup of Paris, H. N. Pharr
of La Grange and W. H. Langford of
Pine Bluff.
BUZZARD PERCHED ON PULPIT.
Clarendon, July 15,—The antics of a
buzzard at a negro church meeting
here Sunday have aroused all the
hereditary superstition in some of the
colored people of Clarendon. The
buzzard entered the church during the
progress of the service and deliberate
ly sought out the pulpit, where it
perched itself, from which poilit it
viewed the congregation with solemn
and ominous dignity. Efforts to
frighten it away were unavailing and
the bird had to be seized and thrown
out of the church. Many of the ne
groes, naturally very superstitious,
believe the mysterious visit of the
bird portends some great evil.
BERRY MAY NOT
BE A CANDIDATE.
It is rumored that Senator Berry is
not going to enter the field for an
other term as United States Senator
and that Hon. S. Brundidge, Jr., our
present congressman, will go up
against Jeff for that place. It is quite
certain that Mr. Brundidge would
not oppose Senator Berry, for they
are such close friends as to prohibit
the possibility of such an eventuality,
and this lends color to the story that
Mr. Berry will not be a candidate.
However the whole story has no bet
ter foundation than rumor.—Claren
don Sun.
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
It has been persistently rumored
for several days past that the pro
posed new railroad line from Para
gould to Osceola would be built this
year, and be in operation by January
1. It is said that surveying will be
gin from Paragould next week to
connect with the route now being
surveyed from Cardwell.
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President James Campbell of the
Arkansas and Choctaw, now the pro
perty of the Frisco, has appointed
Captain J. F. Hinkley, chief engineer
of the Frisco, as supei’vising engineer
of the Arkansas & Choctaw. It is an
nounced that a contract has been let
for the extension of the line from
Ashdown to Hope, a distance of
thii'ty-three miles.
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Though it was but recently an
nounced that there would be no fur
ther changes in Choctaw official cir
cles, General Manager H. G. Clark,
who came to the C. O. & G. last Feb
ruary from the general superinten
dency of the Missouri Pacific System,
has sent in his resignation. The office
of general manager has.been abolished
and W. W. Wentz, Jr., has been ap
pointed to the newly created office
of general superintendent.
ISLAND ITEMS.
Born, unto Mr. and Mrs. Couch on
last Sunday the 13th, twins—a boy
and girl.
Mr. Turner is moving his family to
ffie, river and will engage in the shell
ousiness, and of course will keep his
aye peeled for all fine pearls that
3ome his way.
Bro. Weaver preached two excellent
sermons at the Island School House
last Sundajr, July 13, at 11 a. m. and 6
o. m. We hope to see a church or
ganized here in the near future.
Early corn on the Island is fine and
cotton at this writing is very promis
ing, but August always tells the tale
with cotton, however we hope to see
a good crop as the people surely need
it.
The singing school being conducted
at the school house by Prof. Rain
water, is a success. We love to see a
community take an interest in such
work. It is both elevating and re
fining to any community.
Jake Phillips has the finest field of
hay on the Island; he says he will
save 100 tons if the weather is good at
cutting time. This speaks well for
the farmers as there are several oth
ers out here that will harvest large
quantities of hay this year.
O. J. Gould has had an operation
performed on his head for mastoride
tus by Drs. Willis and West and is im
proving nicely. He is still at the
home of his father-in-law, Mr. J. H.
Shannon, but will be able to go home
in a short time. Mr. Gould lives near
Eight Mile, this county.
Wishing the Independent success
we hope to come again soon.
Orange Blossom.
NEW WASH GOODS.
15 and 20c dimity, lawn and baptiste
all go for 10c a yard at Chas. Meyer’s
Great Bargain Store. 67dtf.
NEEDS NO SUBSTITUTE.
Governor Davis Informs Harry My
ers That He Will Be Present In
Person and Not By Proxy
Colonel Murphy in Joint
Discussion and Invites
Greaves To Share
Time.
In an interview given out Tuesday
Governor Davis says in regard to the
joint-campaign controversy:
“I see that the Democratic central
committee, or rather the executive
end of it, instead of straightening out
the complications of the state cam
paign, and pouring oil on the troubled
waters, as they claim, have compli
cated matters immeasurably. I have
tried to be respectful to the commit
tee, but have not been consulted in
the least, and I want to say here and
now, that I go wherever Mr. Myers
goes, and, if the crowd will permit, I
will speak wherever Mr. Myers
speaks, and I have this day forwarded
to Mr. Greaves an invitation to be
present at each and every appoint
ment where Mr. Myers and I speak.
“I don’t intend that any substitute
shall be furnished in my place to Mr.
Myers, however much I appreciate
the kindness in Colonel Murphy to be
made this substitute, and 1 don’t in
tend that Mr. Myers shall skulk over
the state saying that I am afj'aid to
meet him and that a substitute must
be furnished. It seems exceedingly
strange to me mat our uoumuiioo
would play directly into the hands of
this Clayton contingent of the re
publican party. I am tired of it and
am not going to stand for it any longer.
I here and now notify Mr. Myers and
his committee that I will be present at
Stuttgart in Arkansas county on Wed
nesday, July 23, and ask an equal and
fair division of time and I have in
vited Mr. Greaves to be there also.
If Mr. Myers can’t stand up before
the gun and take his medicine then he
had better quit this race.”
DEATH OF PEARLER.
Thomas Helm, whose home is
Mexico, Missouri, from which point
he recently came to this city to en
gage in pearling, died Monday. He
was camped about five miles below
here on the river on what is known as
the Tow Head bar.
On Monday, he died suddenly, sup
posedly from heart failure, and his
relatives were telegraphed for, Flem
ming Stockton of St. Louis and H. I.
Matthews and wife of Hot Springs
arriving Tuesday night.
TIE CHUTE BURNED.
Hoxie, July 15.—The tie chute of
the Western Tie and Timber Com
pany burned last night at Black Rock.
Read the ads.
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