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I STORM PLAYS A PART.
All Night Dance at the Cedars Inter
rupted by Rain Storm Which Drench
ed Portion of Party Enroute
to the Scene.
A much-talaed-of, keenly-an
ticipated and carefully-prepared
for event was the all-night dance
at the country home W Mr. and
\Mrs. I. W. Stephens, “The Ce
dars," set. for Wednesday even
s ing and carried out as planned,
notwithstanding the unkindly
interference of the elements.
Probably a full hundred people
were there and their ardor was
not a whit dismayed nor their
pleasure lessened by the deluge
of wind and rain which set in
shortly after 9 o’clock and lasted
until most everything and every
body not under cover had been
drenched.
The lawn had been beautifully
lighted with .Japanese lanterns
in profu-ion everywhere and the
tables were arranged and prettily
spread for the delicious barbecued
beef and pork, sandwiches, pick
les and coffee which the hostess
served in the house, owing to the
rain. A keg of pickles and a
hundred loaves of bread give a
proper idea of the number of
guests and what was expected of
inern uy me generous auu • -.'pi
table host and hostess.
The intense heat of me after
noon and early evening- was
broken by a sudden storm. The
r clo ids nly
ominous in the north, took a
^ -nofion to roll this way and with
a'speed that made the night look
hideous to those along the bot
tom roads, en route to the scene
of festivity. The full moon
failed to penetrate the blackness
of the storm, and many had
stories to tell of how they ran off
bridges, got off the road, and re
ceived drenchings to the skin. But
nothing serious happened, and
after the rain the dancing floors
were wiped oft and the pastime
resumed.
Lemonade mixed honors with
the contents of the clouds, for
the inner man was not satisfied
with external applications, and
though many exquisite organ
dies, lawns and mulls will live to
tell the mishaps of this night, it
will be a happy recollection with
ail present.
Shut Out for Hot Sprints.
Newport not only shut out
Ilot Springs in the opening
game, but piled up eleven runs
Wednesday afternoon at Sports
man’s Park. The visitors chang
ed pitchers during the game,
I tr| )lclL III JJ; vyjui itjpvuuuni
at the end of the fourth inning,
but Newport continued to bat
the sphere unmercifully.
Crosser put in two 3-biggers
and Hammett one, while Hays,
Emery, Russell and Richardson
contributed 2-base hits and Dut
ton a couple. Strock made the
, only 2-bagger for the vapor boys.
Russell and Austell were in the
points for Newport, and seven
Hot Springs players went up i
against them in “one, two, three
and out” order. In number of
errors Newport made same kind
of showing, only 1 to 9 of the
opposing team.
To Prevent Back Water.
Pine Bluff, Aug. 16.—The city
council has at last created an im
provement district for the pur
| pose of constructing a levee and
flood-gate near the mouth of Har
din’s drain in the eastern part of
the city. In time of high water
■It the Arkansas river has hereto
i fore backed up through this drain
and flooded a large portion of the
city in the east end and in the
old lake bed. The construction
of a flood gate has been agitated
for a long time and at iast some
provision is made for its con
struction.
The city council also instructed
the city treasurer to redeem time
warrants which are now held by
the city employes in payment for
last month’s services. The banks
refused to cash these warrants
as they had loaned out all their
surplus money, and the city em
ployes were having trouble get
ting cash for their paper until
the council came to the rescue.
CORNER STONE LAID.
Court House Destroyed By Fire at Hot
Springs to Be Replaced by a
Handsome Structure.
Hot Springs, Aug. 10. — One of
the largest crowds that ever
gathered in Garland county wit
nessed the corner-stone laying
to the new $115,000 court house
this afternoon. Nearly all the
stores in the city were closed
and the attendance from the
country was very large.
Congressmen Minor Wallace
and Joe T. Robinson were the
orators. The other ceremonies
incident to laying the corner
stone were interesting. Plenty
of amusements were provided for
the crowd and at night a pyro
technic display was given. The
ceremonies were under Masonic
auspices.
Real Estate Transfers.
.John T. May to JohnM. Hollis,
80 acres. 28-0-2, 340.
State of Arkansas to J. T.
May, 80 acres, 28-9-2.
Arthur S. Kimberly and wife
to Trix Ninde Ross, 35 acres,
25-10-4, 3100; 21 33-40 acres,
29-10-4, $$100; 58 7-40 acres,
29-10-4, $100.
Trix Ninde Ross and husband
to Pere L. Wickers, 25 acres,
29-10-4, $475.
80. G. Crow, Sr. and C. G. Crow
Jr., Ada Manwaring and Mamie
Smith to Daisy Crow, 40 acres,
4-12-2, $600.
C. G. Crow, Sr., Daisy Crow
et al. to C. G. Crow, Jr., 60
acres, 4-12-2, $600.
Albert Ross to Emma Thom
ason. 73.02 acres, 19-10-3, $200.
United States of America to
Allen B. Lippmann, 40 acres,
19-10-3.
H. E. Willbanks to Thomas
Hale, 40 acres, 14-10-4, and lots
1 to 16, Coffeyville, $300.
W. A. Gibbons and wife to
Thomas Hale, 102 acres, 14-10-4,
and certain lots in Cuffeyville.
C. B. Kelley Lumber Company
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acres, 16-14-2, $5.
A. G. Anderson and wife to
Wolff-Goldman Realty Company,
tract >n Jones Addition, New
port, $2,000.
Frances M. and R. M. John
son to J. S. Graham, lot 8, block
43, Davis addition, Newport, $5.
Marriage Licenses.
E. C. King, 58, and Mrs. Cyn
thia Jane McAfee, 50, both of
Newport.
John Redman, 45, and Mrs.
Bettie Cochran, 23, both of New
port.
Ed Standford, 32, and Mrs,
Mollie White, 30, both of Paro
quet.
W. M. Ellison, 28, and Mag
Perkins, 20, both of Auvergne.
J. W. Campbell, 24, and Nellie
McAdams, 18, both of Swifton.
Bath House Robbed.
Hot Springs, Aug. 16.— The
desk in the office of the Hale bath
house was robbed last night, the
thief secured $3 in stamps, but
overlooked a drawer containing
money belonging to patrons.
SLITS FOR BACK TAXES.
Rogers Opens Fire in Court on Private
Car Lines for Bark Taw-.
Due the State.
Little Rock, Aug. Li, ^Cmi*
plaint was filed in chaneeryc
today by Attorney Ceneral Root.
L. Rogers for the state < + Arkan
sas against the Armour ear lines,
the Swift Refrigerator Transpor
tation Company and the Streets
Western Stable Car Company, al
leging non-payment of taxes due
the state on rolling stock for the
years 1892, 189b and 1894.
Taxes for the above years are
alleged to be due from the Ar
mour company on twenty-three
cars; from the Swift company on
seven cars, and from the Streets
company on fourteen cars.
The complaint asks that the
court order the cars assessed by
the railway board of assessment
who are ordered to ascertain the
value on said cars and make as
sessment and report same to
court. The former suits recently
instituted against Armour A
Company and the Armour Pack
ing Company are asked by the
attorney general to be dismissed
as the cars agaii at which assess
ment was asked, were found to ,
be the property of the Armour
car lines.
Refuse to Recede.
An important meeting of the
state board of railway assess
ment was held Wednesday in the .
office of Secretary of State 0. C. ;
Ludwig.
Secretary Ludwig made a mo
ti m to reduce the ass •- ments of
the Iron Mountain, Cotton Belt
and Kansas City Southern to the
compromise basis, but it was lost
by a vote of 2 to 1, Messrs. Davis
and Moore voting in the nega
tive.
The a.-sessment °- the St.
Louis and North Arkansas was '
reduced from $7,000 to $6,500
per mile, Messrs. Ludwig and
Moore voting for it and G \
. i
Davis against it.
All members voted for the fol
lowing reductions: Warren and .
Ouachita Valley, $3,000 to$2,000;
Prescott and Northwesters,
$3,000 to $2,000.
Woman Attempts Suicide.
Van Buren, Aug. 16. —Edna j
Turpin, a woman living on the
river front, attempted to take
her life here at an early hour
this morning by throwing her
self before the engine of the
north bound Frisco passenger
train.
The train was just leaving the
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and was running so slow that the
engineer was a.de to stop his '
train with the pilot point within
a few feet of the woman as she
lay face down across the rails
and her hands pressed tightly
over her eyes.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
If you wish to better your con
dition I will tell you how you can 1
do so by investing a little of your <
surplus earnings. Sign below :
and mail. Don’t neglect this.
Name
Address .
Elmo Riddell,
Co-Operative‘Broker,
Jacksonport, Ark.
Newport Pressing Club
Desires the patronage of every
one. All work guaranteed. Get
your pressing ticket, $1.60 per
month. Clothes delivered prompt
ly for ladies and gents. For fur
ther particulars call or phone
616 Front street.
97d6t A. J. Turner, Prop,
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dens 1st
Gives e ' 1 ttenti n t j
Crown and Bridge Work,
And ■■ rre.-v -n u ] r- yularities
of the Te- ' h.
Office Vi at ns J’i nt. I’iionf- • .
Newport. - Arkansas.
JAMES l7JONES.
Solicits v®ur
NOTARIAL BUSINESS,
And promises
Prompt and Careful,*Attention
To Your Business.
Jack Jones
The Crack Barber, keeps
a neat and' busy little
shop. Upper end of Front
stret t. Expert tons/>rial
ists. Easy shaves ar.-l
the best haircuts. Our
work pleases.
‘O n ■■ n, ye stubby beards.”
Warning Order.
• • . I'b.in* M. v .Jam*- M< i-. i)«
. •uJan* I n * i- .lac 1 s- n (": :snc«-*y < ' t f.
Thf f- M< ■ ' •.Ml: - 1 to ap
>• -a '-i • ■ ’ v. i;| !;:v •. ,.i ■ I ai, ver
ho cm • .j !;» nt o' !n*‘ plain* if*• Lb:Momm
Amue ! i .1. D. NEAL. UU-rk,
A left' Davis Politician.
The following- story is going
he rounds of the state pro-', ft
3 n<>t ct edited, and the Inde
pendent does not know its
irigin, but it is a good story and
ve reprint it:
An old Dutchman in Prairie
county had a beautiful boy, of
vhorn he was very proud, and he
lecided to find out the bent of
he little fellow’s mind. He
idopted a very novel method. He
dipped into the boy’s room one
norning and placed on. his table
\ bible, a bottle of whisky and a
silver dollar. “Now,” said the
)ld man, "ven dot boy comes in,
jf he takes dot dollar he is going
,o be a beeznis man; ef he takes
lot bible hevill be a preacher, ef
te takes dot viskey he is no good
— he is going to be a drunkard.”
de hid himself behind the door
.0 see which his son would
choose.
In came the boy whistling. He
-an up to the table, picked up
che dollar and put it in his pocket;
oicked up the bible and put it
mder his arm; then he snatched ■
ip the Dottle of whisky and took
woor three drinks ami went'
out smacking his lips, and the
tld Dutchman poked his head out
Tom behind the door and ex
claimed, Mine gracious, he is
?oing to be a Jeff Davis politician
ind run for office in Arkansas.”
Major J. B. Dent Dead.
Major J. B. Dent, one of the
nost highly esteemed and hon
)red citizens of Woodruff county,
lied at his country home, Brent
wood, near Augusta, Wednesday
norning from a complication of
liseases from which he had been
i sufferer a number of months,
md his death was not wholly:
mexpected by his many friends
ill over the state, but over whom
i gloom was cast when the an
louncement was made that the
md had come.
The funeral will probably be
leld at Augusta Friday.
Stock Estrayed.
Ten dollars reward for return
>f or information leading to re
covery of one gray mare, mane
shingled, collar burned, and one
nouse-colored bluish mule with
patent yoke. D. E. Hill,
Tuckerman, Ark.
U Here's the Proposition. U
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Itaory tn-isvrs !: wt a ::;;nV appearance;
malm hi' wholes jit look >M and "tacky."
A nmv pair will make it look like a new
■ lit, and jrive the old -.ru-s :i cknnce to <ret. a
pr*" my now and l her..
* Swoon's “nd pri >n all Men’s Trousers ,
Q see v. mdow. q
m'-- -.vi.'h to ••i<-an tk-mi ».p. S— t h<* P>t SJ
we"r<-‘ ~'inr, at $2.50 t <- d |
!\1pn’s Si pkkiok Suits, I’t'knishin* s. Hats
ANI) Sli o s. Nl'AV daODS am: Now Awuvi.v;
Q Daily.
5lt thk i ' Glt the
Hai u f v Habit.
L \wr\s Ot Hitler > \cv. poii Ark 0
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Would You Like a Change of Climate?
VVJ I can sell you: place for you very quickly,
and locate you fust where you wish to locate. A-h
1 can satisfy that longing desire. Just sit
down and answer this ad. today, stating
what you have to sell, and I will give you my
plan lor selling it.
IF YOU WANT TO BUY
A farm, or business of any kind, in any state,
Jet me know and I will find it for you.
ELMO RIDDELL,
CO OPERATIVE REAL ESTATE AGENT,
Jaoksonport, Arkansas.
Over 5,000 Representatives in the United States.
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CLEARING SALE
Beginning Wednesday,Aug. 1 6; ending Saturday, Aug. 26
Jn order to make room for fall and winter stock,
Low Quarters,
^Sandals,
Oxfords.
| j
Misses’, Men’s and Child' ,’s
will go at cost. f
Everything Marked in Plain Figures.
Remember this sale is not made to make mon<\ \ but
to make room.
Ladies’Low Quarters 40c aha tipi.
Children’s Shoes 10c and up.
Men’s Shoes 70c and up.
All shoes guaranteed. Call and see our prices.
They will surprise you.
ST. LOUIS SHOE STORE
FRANK P iOS.
310 East F-ont Street. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.
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