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VOLUME III. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1908 % ' NUMBER 84
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KAKJE
as a day in J une
--the Summer
Suits bearing
this famous
trade-mark
the mark equal to “i8k”
on gold and “STERL
ING” on silver. BENJ- I
AMIN Summer Gar- I
ments come nearest to |
thecustom tailor’s ideal. I
The price is right—your money B
back if anything goes wrong. B
This is the only store in town 9
that sells them. B
I Manhattan Shirts
Edwin Clapp Shoes
Crown Trousers
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J. W. Lindley Pkes. L. T. Slayden Vice Pkes. E. V. Holt Cashiek.
BANK OF TUCKERMAN,
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.00
We are open to the public for all business which constitutBS safe and re
liable Banking.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY.
Your Patronage Is Solicited.
TUCKERflAN - - ARKANSAS.
(-Life-\
Is often hanging in the balance when a physi
cian writes a prescription. If the compounding
is inaccurate, or if the drugs supplied are lack
ing in purity and strength, who shall answer for
results?
We recognize our responsibility in
these matters. We regard every
prescription as one requiring the
utmost care as to accuracy, and de
manding the highest grade of drugs
that money will buy.
Our ideal prescription service costs you nothing
extra. We always strive to give the best of ev
erything at prices that are absolutely fair. |
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SELLS’ DRUG STORE
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.
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I L. B. HARRIS, |
( JUSTICE OF PEACE,
') UNION TOWNSHIP.
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f All papers executed promptly.
} Write Deeds, Mortgages, Acknowledge
V ments, and Bills of Sale.
J All cases decided according to law and
(\ evidence, irrespective of persons.
? A specialty of the blending of hearts,
J causing two to beat as one. Ceremony
f short and to the point,
r office at Grocery Store, 209 Walnut
« street.
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Pearls and Baroques.
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Highest Prices paid for
' Pearls, Baroques and
) Slugs. : : : : :
i Send your offerings to
| me and if my price is
» not accepted, they will
> be promptly returned.
: C. A. W1NDAU,
[I Prairie du Chien,
Wisconsin.
| R=I=P=A=N=S Tabules
Doctors lind
A good prescriction
For mankind.
The 5-cent packet is enough for usual
occasions. The family bottle (60
cents) contains a supply for a year.
All druggists sell them.
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NEWPORT BUILDERS
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| Eupion Oil
When buying illuminating
oil insist on having Eupion, the
family safety. This is a double
distilled process, oil that is
odorless and absolutely safe.
If you will use clean burners
and wicks and Eupion Oil you
: will have best light obtainable.
| The only merchants in Newport
that sell this high-grade oil are
Wolff-Goldman Merc. Co., W.
B. Chastain, Wilmans Bros.,R.
D. Wilmans, Heiliger’s Union
Market Co., Martin Bros., Har
ris & Daugherty and 6. M.
Bowen.
Waters-Pierce Oil Comp’y
The Burglar Is Abroad.
We write Residence In
surance covering loss
through Burglary, Theft
and Larceny. The pol
icy insures the personal
property and effects (ex
cepting money) of the
assured and members of
his family and other
persons residing with
him
Against theft committed
by any person unlawful
1 y o n t h e premises.
Against theft committed
by any domestic servant
employed by assured.
Premises may be left
without notice to or
permit from the Com
pany. The rates are
low. BEE US.
Phillips & Ferguson
Agency ....
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TRICK SCENTED BY
GOVERNOR DAVIS.
Explains Great Legislative Massacre
With Affidavit Of Member Of Leg
islature Who Says Enrolling
Committee Held Back Bills
To Escape Executive
Veto.
Piue Bluff, Ark., June 4.—Major
Charles Gordon Newman, editor of
the Pine Bluff Commercial, yesterday
published the following letter from
Gov. Davie with regard to the much
discussed bills which Gov. Davis
claims are vetoed:
“Executive Chamber, State of Ar
kansas, Little Rock, June 1, 1903.—Tc
the Editor of the Commercial: 1
herein hand you an exact copy of an
affidavit made by a member of the
last legislature and sworn to before
the deputy clerk of the Supreme
Court, showing that it was the pur
pose and object of the enrolling com
mittee of the house to hold back their
bills and give me no chance to either
approve or disapprove them. I knew
there was a trick in it and now I am
able to prove it.
“Mr. Ferguson is an old farmer,
perfectly honest and reliable; nobody
will doubt his word. Please inserl
this in your paper with whatever edi
torial comment you think is appro
priate, and oblige yours truly.
“JEFF DAVIS,”
FERGUSON’S AFFIDAVIT.
“I, J. N. Ferguson, member of the
thirty-fourth general assembly from
Lonoke county, do solemnly swear
that after the adjournment of the
legislature I came to Little Rock on
the 11th day of May and had a talk
wim some memoers or rue enrolling
committee and asked them how they
were getting on enrolling their bills.
They said they had enrolled nine bills
and had over 100 more to enroll, and
had a good, easy job, and I inferred
from what they said they would stay
here just as long as possible. After
ward, on the 19th day of May, the day
before the twenty-day constitutional
limit expired for the presentation of
the bills to the governor. I had a talk
with Wm. D. Rodman on Main street
near Hutt’s grocery store, in which 1
asked him, ‘How is Jeff getting along
with his veto?’ Mr. Rodman was
chairman of the enrolling committee
of the house and said: ‘Tomorrow,
the 20th of May, is the last day that
Jeff will get a whack at any of the
bills; after then they will all become a
law without his consent. We are
holding them back on him so that
they may become a law in spite of hie
opposition or without giving him a
chance to examine them.’ I make
this statement because I know the
facts and that justice may be done al
parties. “J. N. Ferguson.”
“Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 30th day of May, 1903.
P. D. English,
“Clerk Supreme Court.”
“By J. H. Campbell, D. C.”
SCOF1ELD-GLBSON SUIT
NOW ON TRIAL,
Augusta, Ark., June 4.—A special
term of chancery court, presided over
by Hon. Thos. B. Martin of Little
Roek. has taken nn the hearim* of t.hf
case of Octavia Mitchell Scofield and
others against Sallie Spotl, Gibson and
others. In 1864, J. N. S. Gibbon died
in Woodruff county, leaving a valu
able estate and one child, Sallie Spotl
Gibson, then three years old.
Litigation grew out of the eslat«
between the collateral heirs and tht
child, but the matter was finally com
promised and the estate sold. Aftei
the girl became of age, she appealed
to the supreme court, claiming thai
she was not bound by the compromist
decree and won her case, that tour
referring the whole matter back tc
the chancery court of Augusta upoi
its original merits. More than $100,
000 is involved in the case, includin^
lands and accrued rents. The depo
sitions are voluminous and wi 1 re
quire several days for their reading.
DANCE AT MINOR HOME.
The home of Colonel L. Minor oi
Third Street was thrown open to th*
young people Thursday evening for i
dance, music being furnished by i
colored orchestra.
Those present were Misses Gen*
Bandy, Lou Minor, Mary and Amandi
Laird, Bessie E. L. Watsor, Clair*
Johnson, May Ward, Blanch Stallings
Nellie Terry, Noreene Kinmau, Lucil*
Taylor, Josie Phillips, Tillie Sprigg
Jessie Draper of Jonesboro an<
Messrs. Ernest McDonald, W. B
Egan, F. P. Skipwith, R. M. Black
W. T. Parish, ChaB. Terry, C. D
Jones, George Stuckey, Eugeni
Ilirsch, Tom Dillard, Ralph Richard
son and George Stephens.
TRIBUTE TO JUSTICE WOOD.
Col. T. H. Matthews of MonticeUo,
for many years a member of the state
charitable board and a leading Demo- I
crat of Southeast Arkansas, speaking |
of Justice Carrol D. Wood as a can
didate for governor, says: “With
Wood as governor, we would have a
man in that office whose life and work
are worthy of emulation by every
Arkansas boy. The people of our
section have known Judge Wood from
childhood. They know of his strug
gles and sacrifices until he came forth
from our university an honored grad
uate. We knew him as a young and
rising lawyer. As a lawyer he is the
peer of any man in the st°te; as a
citizen, he is a gentleman, true and
chivalrous; as an orator, he is chaste
and polished, and as a campaigner, he
is simply ‘out of sight’ and can’t be
caught.’ In a race for circuit judge
he was opposed by one of the most
popular Democrats of our section, and
when the count was made it was
found that he had carried every town
ship in the tenth judicial district ex
oept one, and he lost that by only a few
votes, on account of a county-seat
fight.
COTTON CROP CONDITION.
Washington, June 4.—The cotton
bulletin of the department of agri
culture, issued today, is as follows:
The statistician of the department
of agriculture estimates the total area
planted in cotton in the United States
this season at 23,907,000 acres, an in
crease of 1,029,000 acres, or 37 per
cent, upon the acreage planted last
year.
The average condition of the grow
ing crop on May 26 was 74.1 as com
pared with 95 1 on May 26, 1902; 81.5
on May 2, 1901, and a ten year average
of 86.9.
The condition of the Arkansas crop
is .76 per cent.
WHITE RIVER REACHES STAND.
White river is believed to have
reached a stand lightly in excess of
25 feet on the Newport guage, a slight
rise over Thursday’s register. White
river fell two feet at Batesville Thurs
day, but had struck another rise Fri
day morning, which is regarded as
only temporary. Black river con
tinues to rise slowly at Elgin, but
there have been no heavy rains for
several days and the worst is thought
to be passed.
ESCAPE OF PRISONERS
PREVENTED BY DISCOVERY.
Deputy Sheriff Lockard Bandy on
Friday afternoon found three steel
saws and two flies in a molasses jug at
the county jail and upon investigation
discovered that four iron bars at the
windows had been cut through. The
inmates of the bastile were doubtless
preparing to escape as soon as the
night came and their plans were thus
frustrated on the eve of execution.
TEACHERS WANTED.
We need at once a few more teach
ers for fall schools, both experienced
and inexperienced. We have more
calls this year than ever before.
Schools and colleges supplied with
competent teachers free of cost. Ad
dress with stamp.
American Teachers Ass’n.
J. L. Graham, LL. D., Mgr.,
28 b2m Memphis, Tenn.
WELL WELL!
Arbuckle coffee given away free at
Chas Meyer’s Great Bargain Store. 32b
SPECIAL EXCURSION
To St. Louis via Iron Mountain
Route. 84.00 for the round trip.
I'rain will leave Newport 9 p. m. Sat
urday, June 6, returning, leave St.
Louis 9 p. rn. June 7. You can spend
Sunday in the city. All the summer
gardens are now open. Can visit th l'^ru
World’s Fair Bite. Base bal __
between two National league “
St. Louis vs. Brooklyn, and va
other attractions. For further in i
mation call on
T. H. Reamey, Agt. l<
SUMMER EXCURSIONS.
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Unusually low rates to Colorado,
Yellowstone Park, California and .
great northwest. Descriptive to
and full particulars Union PaciijjQQ-p
R. Co., 903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mi
CHEAP COFFEE. Newport
_ better a
A pound of Arbuckle coffee gib0 mem
with every purchase of 81.50 and uj^st.
Chas Meyer’s Great Bargain Store. &W. C. W
__ _,w _T. Siinn
White river reached a maximu’ Owen i
stage of a little more than 22 fe^ Deaije
Wednesday and has fallen since abov
two feet. It is still falling and wi“
soon be down to normal stage .agai.*^
—Batesville Bee.
Mrs. Joe Kennedy, sister of Messrs. ^ee f
Burt and Hort Arnold, and baby of an.d u
Dos Arc after a few days visit in the Wrts
city, the guest of her aunt, Mrs. C. P. ,rli
Long, returned home Thursday morn- m*
ing.—Batosville Bee.
& ue
Allie li. lappmann sutrerea quite q , ja
painful accident Thursday evening at
iholr mill near Simmons Switch. His
right hand was caught by the belting lr
and carried around the pulley. The 0
strings in the belting were broken,
Mr. Lippmann’s hands badly crushed
and one finger dislocated. He came
to Newport at once to have the in- f
jured member dressed and is suffering s
very little from the hurt.
RAILROAD TIME CARD- '«• J
ST. L. I. M. & S. RAILWAY.
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NORTH BOUND.
No. 72 Local Freight. 12:30 p. m. ,eei
No. 2 . 4:05 a. m.
No. I . 11:05 a. m. t;
No. 12. 8:48 p. m. 6r
No. 0. 10:50 p. m.
No. 8.11:32 p. m.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 73 Local Freight. 7:00 a.m. J
No. 7 . 4:05 a. m". ' ~
No. 5 . 4:40 a. m.
No. 11. 6:16 a.m.
No. 3. 11:39 a.m.
No. 1. 10:50 p. m.
BATESVILLE BRANCH.
Passenger Leaves. 7:00 a.m.
Mixed “ 11:45 a. m.
Passenger Arrives. 6:45 p.m.
Mixed “ 10:15 a. m.
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