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Dread Disease Seems to Be Making Rap
id Headway in Louisiana and*
Along Coast.
Yellow fever is rapidly spread
ing in Louisiana and along the
gulf coast in Mississippi. Gulf
port reports five new cases;
Vicksburg four; Mississippi City
two.
New Orleans’ report was
worse than that of the previous
day, being 58 new cases, 5
deaths and the Marine Hospital
service are now using railroad
automobiles for inspection work
along the Illinois Central.
Three hundred and twelve cases
of fever have been reported from
Leeville, La., a town of only 600
persons, and 29 deaths have oc
curred in the last three weeks.
There are 145 cases now under
treatment. Nearly every one
who was not stricken has fled
from the town.
The farmers’ Union.
Secretary Ben Griffin of the
state Farmers’ Union issued 36
new charters last week. It is
evident that the Farmers’ Union
is growing and that the agricul
tural sections are getting to
gether for mutual benefit. It is
intended that the Farmers’ Union
shall steer clear of politics, and
we must bear in mind that the
the remnants of the Farmers’
Alliance are still in existence and
the members of this latter or
ganization were much in politics.
It would be v ell to remember
this fact and to avoid any at
tempts to entangle the Farmers’
Union in any political schemes.
The politicians are sometimes
willing to sacrifice the useful
ness of a very fine organization
for their own selfish purposes. —
Little Rock Democrat.
Wants lomoke Postoffice.
Lonoke, Sept. 4.-A lively en
' counter has already opened
among the Republican contest
ants for postmaster at this place.
.The position pays an annual sal
ary of $1,500 and has been held
by J. A. Brouse ever since Mc
Kinley’s first administration. Mr.
Brouse had also held the office
before that time. W. H. Stout,
who has been here about a year,
has now circulated a petition
asking that he be given the of
fice, to which he has secured a
number of signers.
Davis’ Appointments.
Gov. Davis has accepted an in
vitation to speak at an anniver
sary celebration at Tecumseh,
Pott a wtomie county, Okalahoma,
Sept. 22. His other dates foi
the month are: Sept. 6, Webt
City; Sept. 16, DeVall’s Bluff:
Sept. 19, Ozark; Sept. 26, Rog
ers. Beginning about October
15 he announces that he wil
make a systematic canvass of
the state.
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\ fined By Mayor.
Conway, Sept. 4.—J. D. Collier
was fined by Mayor Frank E.
Robins a total of $100 in ter
cases for selling beef without a
license and P. T. Hilliard was
fined $10 for the same offense.
They took an appeal to the cir
cuit court.
Confederate Reunion.
Rogers, Sept. 4.—The ex-Con
federate soldiers of Benton coun
ty will hold their annual reunior
at Bentonville September 14-15.
The various committees have
been appointed and the meeting
promises to be largely attendee
and full of interest.
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Three Fires Succeed Taeh Other in
Arousing Neighbor City on
/ Saturday Night.
Jonesboro, Sept. 4. —There
were three fires in this city Sat
urday night. The first was at
Mule Thompson’s place in
“Swamp Poodle” and occurred
about 8:80. The origin is not
known, but is supposed to have
been incendiary. The damage
| was slight.
The second alarm was turned
' in about 2:30 a. m., and this time
the fire was located at a resort
' run by Pearl Howell and known
as the Frisco House. This is
| thought to have been of ineen
; diary origin. The house was
j valued at $1,000 and was insured
for $750. The furniture was
valued at $1,500 and insured for
$1,000. The house was almost a
total loss, but a considerable
amount of the furniture was
| saved.
The fire department had not
yet finished the work at the sec
: ond place when the third alarm
a 1 * _ ^ J 4- 1% 1 ri 4- 1 W> A if
Was tUIIiCU iif, -w
was at J. N. MacKey’s on West
Oak avenue. The building and
furniture both were almost a
total loss, but were covered by
insurance. It is not known how
this fire originated, but evident
ly it was the work of an incen
diary, as the family state there
had been no fire in the house
since Saturday noon.
The Bridge at Branson.
High waters have caused great
delay in the construction of the
piers for the bridge crossing
| White river at Branson, says the
i Cotter Courier. Until the pres
ent week the stage of water has
been continuously far above the
standard of the river, and it has
been impossible to make the pro
gress on the bridge that was ex
pected. In spite of the watei
all the piers but one are in ane
the last one will be finished ane
j ready for the superstructure be
fore the last of the month. The
track is now at Branson, having
reached that point last week, ane
as soon as the bridge is in, whicl
i will be some time in October
the rails will cross the river ane
| be laid to the Omaha tunnel
where the approaching ends wil
meet. This will close the gag
and through trams will pasf
over the line by or before No
j vember 1.
Galveston as a Port.
The Galveston News of Sep
tember 1 contains a synopsis oi
the commerce of the port of Gal
veston for the trade year jusl
closed, which shows the making
of new records. Galveston holds
fourteenth place among the ports
j of the world in the rank of its
1 foreign trade. Galveston holds
i first place in the world in the ex
| portation of cotton and cottor
seed products. Galveston holds
! third place in foreign exports
j among all United States ports
! The total value of the commerce
j handled over the Galvestor
! wharves during the past yeai
$521,856,849. The total coutor
! receipts at Galveston were 2,874,
336 bales, compared with 2,406,
I 031 for the preceding year. Gal
' veston handled more than the
| entire crop of Texas.
For Sale at Auction.
I will on Saturday, Septembei
• 9, sell to the highest bidder, or
Front street, all my persona
property, consisting of household
: dining room and kitchen furni
■ j ture, together with two mat
1! tresses. Terms of sale cash.
Jd6t W. W. Weaver.
Arkansas Tightens Quarantine on All
Sides—Yellow fever at Several
New Points.
Little Rock, Sept. 4.-The
board of health quarantined
against Atlanta last night, and
issued instructions to inspectors
not to honor health certificates
from that city. The board re
ceived several telegrams from
j Texas and other points this aft\
lernoon that a fully developed
;case of yellow fever had been
! discovered at Maysville, I. T.
Dr. Runyan, president of <he
i board, immediately began an in
I vestigation, and if his informa
! tion is confirmed the board will
quarantine against that point
also.
Maj.-Gen.W. H. Haynes, com
manding the Arkansas State
Guard, which is furnishing the
guards to enforce the quaran
tine declared by the Arkansas
| State Board of Health, was offi
! eially informed today of the ex
i istence of a case of yellow fever
at Maysville, I. T., and immedi
I nfAltr f'rnim fn 0*1151 n~i ft
| on the four sides of the State to
tighten the quarantine. Here
| after if the guards find on any
train at the Arkansas State line
a passenger who cannot make
affidavit that he has not for ten
days previous been in an infect
ed /district, not only will the
| passenger not be allowed to pro
ceed, but the train will be forced
to back into the adjoining state
! to discharge the passengers.
Mississippi,- Louisiana, Florida
and Atlanta, Ga., have been de
clared infected territory by the
(Arkansas state board of health.
The request of the St. Francis
levee board for permission to
' transfer three levee outfits from
’ Friars Point, Miss., to Critten
den county was granted without
opposition. It was clearly shown
’ that the men and teams could be
transferred without a particle of
danger.__ _
> LETTER LIST.
| Following is a list of letters remaining uncalled
■ for in the postoffice at Newport, Arkansas, Sep
I | tember 5, 1905:
! Boll, Mr XI Jones, Mande
' j Branchcomb, James Kyle, Mrs Mattie Rogers
1 Crump, Cornelius Lois, Wm
Canady, Wm lewis, Mary
Davis, Stanley 1 Miesen, D J
l Fletcher, Mrs W P Menegoz, Jennie
, Fields, Violet Morrison, Mr J
Ford, Mr Lou Soson, Willie
’ Gibson, W M Southard, Ritta
. Gilmore, Servanter Summers, John
Grigam, Green Spillman, Geo
Green, Jim Tucker, Will
J Jackson, Mathew West, Roy
j Jones, Mas Rattie White, Laura
When calling for any of the above letters please
! say “advertised." W. B. EMPIE.P. M.
Tabor Talks of the “Lid.”
Lonoke, Sept. 4.—Rev. E. A.
•1 Tabor, manager of the Askansas
branch of the anti-saloon league,
! talked to a fair audience at the
i Methodist church last night. He
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i; is very entnusiasuc m regaru iu
. j this work, and says that in a
i | short time the “Sunday lid” will
;; fit as closely over Little Rock
j; and other Arkansas towns as it
does in Memphis and St. Louis.
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Notice.
At a meeting of the school
[ board it has been decided to open
.! the public schools on September
.! 25. Gustave Jones, Pres.
W. R. Thompson, Secy.
! White river is now lower than
for several months, being only
4.5 feet on the gauge._
SPECIAL RATES TO CALIFORNIA.
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I Special rates to San Francisco,
Cal., via Iron Mountain route,
■ account convention of United
■ Daughters of Confederacy. Rate
$63.50 round trip. Ticketsjon
sale September 1 to 5 inclusive,
Dentist
Gives special attention to
Crown and Bridge Work,
And correction o: Irregularities
of the Teeth.
Office Watson Bliv;. Phone, 63. i
Newport, - Arkansas■
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E. L. WATSON, M. D.
OFFICE OVER MOSBY’S.
NEWPORT, - - ARK.
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Stops Chills at Once
Instantly destroys all fever germs inocu
lated by mosquitoes. First dose stops ach
ing bones and hot and chilly sensations; cures
Malaria, Ague, and Chills and Fever in Three
Dav*. Ask your druggist to see circular and
testimonials around the bottle. "‘3 DAY” is
■ Positive and Harmless Cure. 75 cents,
j Francis S. Ott, Sacramento, Cal.
^SolM^J^ruggist^^
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September 12 to 14 inclusive, and
September 26 to 28 inclusive.
Tickets will be routed via Iron;
Mountain to St. Louis, Missouri i
' Pacific to Pueblo (free side trip j
j to Denver), D. & R. G. through |
j the Royal Gorge, Salt Lake City, j
! to Ogden, thence Southern Pacific
I to San Francisco. (Side trip to
' Los Angeles, thence back to
1 Portland, Southern Pacific entire
distance). If desired can take
steamer line. Meals and berths
included between San Francisco
and Portland. Returning you
| will be routed via Ogden and
I Denver, or via Billings and Bur
lington Route, or via St. Paul
and any direct line to St. Louis.
Stop overs allowed at any point
I west of Pueblo and St. Paul.
| Final return limit of these tickets
! 90 dates from date of sale, ex
cepting tickets are not to be
limited for return later than
November 30.
T. H. Reamey, Agent
Scholarship For Sale.
The Independent recently of
fered for sale a scholarship in
the Memphis Commercial College
at a cut rate. It was sold the
second day by ’phone message as,
a result of the advertisement and ;
the fact that a bargain was
offered.
We have another, a $50 schol
_4-u -Cnrv» Ann T nf Ql*riO _
j CUlJUlp ill WIV
I tional Correspondence School of
Scranton, Penn., for almost any
course of study desired. Business j
course, bookkeeping, stenogra
j phy, architectural, electrical and
civil engineering, chemistry,
metallurgy, teaching, surveying, j
in fact most any line can be taken j
up at home and acquired. This
scholarship will be sold first ap
plicant for $35. btf
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
—
If you wish to better your con
dition I will tell you how you can
; 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,
Jackson port, Ark.
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