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m VOLUME III NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY,.
JUDGE WOOD
ILL AT HOME.
Suffering From Injuries Received
At Kingsland Last Friday.
Little Rock, Feb. 26.—Judge
Carroll D. Wood is confined to his
home in this city in consequence
of injuries he received at Kings
land, Cleveland county, last Fri
day, by being thrown against an
iron railing in the caboose of a
freight train. One of his ribs is
broken, and he is suffering ad
ditionally from a severe cold.
Judge Wood was compelled to
(temporarily abandon his speak
ing tour in the interest of his
candidacy for governor on ac
count of his injury. He spoke
Monday and Tuesday at Heber
and Quitman, in Cleburne coun
ty. At Quitman he suffered so
much that Dr. Inman w^as called.
An examination showed that one
of Judge Wood’s ribs was broken.
Upon this discovery the physi
cian peremptorily ordered him
to go home at once, and not, un
der any circumstances, to at
tempt speechmaking for the
present, as it would serve to ag
gravate the trouble caused by the
broken rib.
Judge Wood had made a rough
overland trip to reach the points
in Cleburne county, as there is
no railroad in that part of the
state, and the journey was rather
1 1 1 • TT _ 1.
iiaru un uim. nc came numc ao
soon as possible, and is now un
der the care of Dr. C. E. Witt,
who states that Judge Wood will
be confined to his bed several
days.
At first Judge Wood experi
enced no ill effects of the inju
ries he received at Kingsland. He ;
was anxious and able to continue j
filling his appointments, and did S
not come to a realization of his i
real condition until the examina
tion was made by a physician at
Quitman.
The accident at Kingsland was
the result of a sudden lurch of
the train. Judge Wood, after
filling an appointment, started to j
Rison. The train made a stop
at Kingsland and Judge Wood
got out of the caboose to speak
to some friends. The freight j
train on the Cotton Belt was
standing at the station, and sud
denly it made a start. Fearing j
that he would get left Judge
Wood jumped on the caboose and
just as he did so the train came j
to a stop, unexpectedly to him,
and he was thrown violently
against an iron railing. His side j
struck the iron and he was almost
rendered unconscious by the
force of the contact.
He recovered in a short time,
however, and anticipated no se
rious results, continuing on his
pamnnicrn as t.houerh nothin? had
happened. His appointments for
this week were in a portion of
the state where the country is j
mountainous and no railroads af
ford means of transportation. It
wits only after he began to suffer
severely and received medical
attention at Quitman that he
felt impelled to refrain from fur
ther canvassing and to accept the
urgent orders of his physicians
to desist.
Judge Wood is now resting
quietly and his physician thinks
he will be able to resume his
canvass at Brookland next Mon
day.
fineIstock.
A fine lot of jacks just arrived
from Lebanon, Tennessee, for
sale at Yelverton’s wagon yard.
Also a fine lot of registered and
full blooded Short Horn (Dur
ham) cattle. W. T. Murphey.
58b4t H. E. Turner.
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FOREMAN KILLED
BY AN ITALIAN.
: Sheriff and Posse Scouring the
Country for Slayer.
El Dorado, Feb. 25.—R. L.
Youngblood, an extra gang fore
! man working on the El Dorado
& Bastrop Railway was shot and
killed today by an Italian laborer,
| name unknown. The killing oc
curred at Bolding, about thirty
miles southeast of here.
The cause of the killing is un
known. Youngblood formerly
lived in Camden, but has been
on the E. and B. for about six
months. He leaves a wife and
several children.
The sheriff and a posse left for
the scene of the killing, and as
there are eighty Itaiians at the
camp they expect to have some
difficulty in capturing the mur
derer.
ALLEGED HORSE
THIEVES ARRESTED.
Dick and James Spaigo were
brought here Thursday from
Hoxie by Sheriff Bandy, charged
with having stolen a horse from
J. R. Pulse near Centerville in
1891.
Their trial was set for Monday
before Justice Guy Smith. The
mpn plnim tVmf whpn tvnvplincr
through the county the horse fol
lowed them from Grand Glaize.
MRS. WALTER MARTIN
COTERIE HOSTESS.
f The Musical Coterie was most
delightfully entertained Thurs
day afternoon by Mrs. Walter
Martin. The afternoon was
spent in the study of “F. Cros
by,” who through her soul-in
spiring writings has won the
hearts of all who love that which
is heavenly—music.
Mesdames Crook and Martin
read particularly fine papers,
after which discussion was lively
and general, and a most interest
ing afternoon enjoyed.
Mrs. Holland opened the pro
gram with a beautiful organ
solo, followed with a duet by the
well known favorites, Mesdames
Bandy and Hillhouse, after which
the remainder of the program
was rendered, as follows:
Reading, poem, Mrs. Kelly.
Violin solo, Mrs. Martin.
Song, hymn by F. Crosby,
Coterie.
Song, Mrs. Crook.
The members were delighted
to have with them Mrs. Pope.
The hostess, assisted by Miss
Mann, served a luncheon which
was enjoyed by all, and the meet
ing adjourned to meet with Mrs.
Goldman March 10.
CLOVER CLUB MEETING.
Mrs. Wm. Hooker entertained
the Clover Club Tuesday after
noon very pleasantly. The mem
bers of this organization are all
said to be good talkers, hence j
no other diversion 'than conver-1
sation is necessary to entertain, I
and upon this particular occa
sion, we are realiably informed
that the chief topic of those pres
ent was anent those absent in
keeping Lentj
Dainty refreshments of cream
and cake, cheese straws and;
coffee were nicely served, the'
following being present:
Mesdames S. W. Taggart, R.
M. Johnson, A. D. and William
Bailey, W. W. Dutton, George
Hays, B. B. Bond and two in
vited guests, Mesdames 0. D.
Watson and L. Hirsch.
Read the Daily and Weekly j
Independent.
BROKE JAIL
AT MORRILTON.
Two Prisoners Liberated Through
Assistance From Outside.
Morrilton, Feb. 25.—Chester
| Bruce and A. Brown escaped
j from the jail here last rtaght by
| breaking three iron bars to the
j windows and cutting the screen
from the outside. It seems that
, friends of the prisoners helped
| to plan the escape.
! Bruce was sentenced to the
| penitentiary for two years last
October, but the supreme court
ordered a new trial, and it was
to have come up at the March
term of court. Brown was ac
cused of making way with cattle
not belonging to him.
BATTLING NELSON
RESISTED ARREST.
Escaped Convict Surrounded by
Officers and Captured Near
White River Bridge.
Clarence Nelson, the pugilist,
better known as “Battling Nel
son,” who was recently sent to
the county farm, where he served
as a guard and was entrusted
a pistol, assaulted and badly dis
figured one of his fellow trus
ties, Dave Frye, one- night while
the latter was lviner asleen.
Nelson escaped with two guns
belonging to Ike Stephens and
soon met up with another bum.
They were camping out below
White River bridge in the woods
and had sent to Newport for
whisky, when 'officers followed
the man delivering same and ar
rested Nelson g.nd his companion,
who had assaulted and robbed a
second tramp.
Nelson first drew a gun and
started to shoot Ike Stephens,
but the latter quieted him with
a Winchester.
Nelson was fined $50 and costs
for assault and battery before
Justice Guy Smith Thursday
afternoon and returned to the
farm. The trial of his pal was
set for F/riday afternoon. The
grand jury may further investi
gate Nelson’s offer ses against the
law.
MULES FOR SALE..
I will have a car of young
broke mules, ranging from 141-2
to 15 1-2 hands high for sale at
Yelverton’s barn in Newport on
or about Friday, February 26,
and will remain there until sold.
Come and figure with me, I will
treat you right. '
41w2t- W. R. Ross.
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