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VOLUME IV. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. MONDAY, JULY JJ. 1904. NURZI3R 64.
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BREWER’S DEATH
AT THE GALLOWS.
Nathan Brewer Follows Mart
Vo well to Scaffold at Para
gould—Meets Death
Calmly.
Paragould, July 9.—Nathan
Brewer was hung here this even*
*< mg at 8:50 o’clock^and the body
was cut down by Drs. Dickson
and Hokpins in sixteen minutes.
His neck was broken and he died
without a show of weakness.
Prayer was offered by the Rev.
; A. C. Griffin, the well known
Methodist minister, who deliver
ed a short address. Three songs
were sung.
Rev. Griffin continued singing
until after the drop and . then
wept bitterly.
Brewer spoke as follows:
“Well, you all are standing
there while I am here paying
the penalty, but I have a home
up yonder and have nothing to
fear. I have told the truth to
you all and want you to all un
derstand. I gave my statement
to the press. Good bye to you
all.”
Order prevailed throughout the
day. At least 3,000 people were
around the jail most of the day.
Sheriff Grayson and/ a dozen
deputies were kept busy most of
the day, ana hundreds of callers
went in to see the doomed man
in his ceil. Brewer is a young
man of 30, and has been in poor
health for some time.
“t ate ?. hearty breakfast this
morning, and am now eating my
dinner, and enjoy it, too,” said
he, “for this is my last meal.”
The statement was made at
neon, as he sat in his cell with
several other prisoners, all eat
ing together. The same rope
and E-.affold was used today as
» were used one month ago, when
Man Vowel! was hanged. There
was only one houi’s difference in
the time of the execution. None
or brewers relatives attenueu
t&e execution, and none of
“Bud” Dorch’3 family was here,
but all will attend the funeral
tomorrow, near Marmaduke.
Rev. Mr. Cox of Rector will
preach his funeral, by request.
Brewer’s wife kissed him good
bye Friday morning. Their part
ing was very heart-rending.
Several sheriffs from adjacent
counties were in attendance.
NAME REPUBLICAN
COUNTY TICKET.
Texarkana, July 10.—The Re
publican convention met here
and nominated the following
men: For representative, Geo.
W. Petty, of Mena; for assessor
Chas. L. Loftis of Cherry Hill;
foi* treasurer, Thos. H. Davis of
Hatfield. The central committee
was given authority to fill up the
vacant places on the tic et if it
sees fit.
George Legate was endorsed
for state senator. There were
over 100 votes in the convention,
most of them from out of town.
NEVER DOING
THE RIGHT THING.
Editing a newspaper is a nice
thing. If we publish jokes
people say we are rattle-brained.
If we don’t, we are fossils. If
we publish original matter
they say we don’t. give them
enough selections. If we give
them selections, they say we are
too lazy to write, if we don’t
go to church* we are heathens.
If we do go, we are hypocrites.
If we remain in the office, we
ought to be out looking for news
items. If we ga out, then we
are not attending to busines. If
we wear old clothes, they, laugh
at us. If we w7ear good clothes,
they say we have a puli. Now,
| what are we tc do? Just as likely
as not some one will say we stole
! this from an exchange. So we
I did. But it is a good thing, so
i pass it &ion£.
PARKER PLEASES
STATE LEADERS.
Little was -heard about the
j statehouse Saturday says the
Gazette but comments upon the
action of the Democratic nation
al convention in nominating
Judge Alton B. Parker for presi
dent. Although no attention
was paid by the convention to
the slate prepared Friday, con
sisting of Grover Cleveland for
president and Gov. Jeff Davis
for vice president, the statehouse
politicians were inclined to look
with favor upon the action of
the convention. The opinion was
almost unanimous that the con
vention, in . nominating Judge
Parker, did the best thing which
could have been done for the
party. While there were one or
two Cleveland men at the state
house, and several who had
originally pinned their faith to
Hesrst, general. satisfaction was
I expressed over the nomination
oi Parker.
All the members of the state
house delegation to the conven
I tion, which consisted of Gover
! nor Davis, Secretary of State
j Crockett, who were members of
j-the “Big Four," Associate Jus
I tire Carroll D. Wood, who was
| an alternate delegate at large,
and State Superintendent Hine
mon, who attended as a specta
tor, are expected to arrive home
today or tomorrow:
COURT ATTENDANTS
SAVED TOWN.
Risen, July 10.—The town of
Rison was visited by fire at an
early hour this morning. The
loss pernaps amuuiut. vu bunie
$4,COO or $5,000 with no insu
rance.
The Risen Bazoo office v as a
total loss, and almost entirely
the general store of A1 Read and
two general stores owned by J.
Harrison. Had it not been for
the willing and heroic efforts of
the citizens and people in attend
ance on circuit court all the busi
ness part of the town would
have been destroyed.
HODGES DAUGHTERS
DROWNED IN CREEK.
News reached Batesville Satur
day afternoon, says the Bee,
that Missle Jessie and Ethel
Hodges, daughters of Doctor
Hodges of Sulphur Rock, were
drowned only a short time before.
The young ladies attempted to
cross a creek after the terrible
rain which fell in the forenoon
and lost their lives in making the
attempt.
The bodies were recovered, hav
ing lodged in a drift near where
they attempted to cross. The
young ladies were about 16 and
18 years old. They were nieces
of Messrs. J. C. and M. N. Bone
of this city.
EVENING WITH
EUGENE FIELD.
Miss Janie Stephens will give
a recital for the benefit of the
Christian church Thu -sday eve
ning, July 14th 8:30 p.m. at the
Hazel hotel, assisted by Misses
Mae Whittaker and Gene Bandy.
A cordial invitation is extended
to the public. Price of admis
sion 25 and 35cts. - (654t)
WHLKING TO THE FAIR.
Reginaid Walcott, a West In
\ dian by birth and a piano tuner
| by profession, reached Newport
Saturday afternoon on his way
! to the World’s Fair at St. Louis,
i Walcott starred on foot Deeem
1 her k'7 to walk to the lair, and
1 has now covered more than four
I fifths of the distance, and ex
I poets to reach St. Louis by the
first of August. Walcott, with
the usual ^egotism and partially
pardonable desire for free adver
tising, has undertaken a rather
difficult task, but appears to be
standing the walk well and wall
no doubt reach the fair in time
to become an attraction on the
pike before the zephyrs of the
approaching winter warn the
frequenters of that resort that it
is time to go into winter quar
ters.
EXPECT JUDGE PARKER
TO LEAVE THE BENCH
Albany, N. Y., July 9. —There
wras some speculation at the cap
itol to-day as to the prospect of
the resignation of Chief Justice
Alton B. Parker from the court
of appeals bench in the immed
iate future. If Judge Parker re
signs at once as some ef his friends
think he may, he will probably
come to Albany the last of next
week and tender his resignation
to Gov. Odell. At the same time
| the judge will turn in to the court
[the cases he has. taken under con
sideration and- upon which he
was to write the opinions.
MUCH COTTON*REPLANTED.
Col. Louis Aitheimer of Al
theimer was in Little Rock last
week, ..and reported that there
had been a great deal of cotton
replanted on the overflowed
lands, much more than it was
feared would be done. Much of
it is already up and is being
worked. If the season is fa
vorable from now' on and the
frost is late, the loss will not be
nearly so great as at first ex
peeted on account of the flood.
The waters have now all practi
cally receded from the sub
merged lands.
HEARST ^CONGRATULATES
PARKER ON PLATFORM.
Chicago, July 10. —The follow
ing telegram was sent from Chi
cago last night by W. R. Hearst
to Judge Parker:
“1 congratulate you upon your
nomination and upon the ex
pression of Democratic principles
in the platform on which you
stand. 1 hope and believe that
battling for the people and for
such principles you will lead the
Democracy to victory.”
OLDEST MAGISTRATE
IN NORTH ARKANSAS.
Corning, July ■ 10. —Esquire
G. W. Kelly of this (Kilgore)
township, who was appointed a
magistrate last week by Gov
ernor Davis is perhaps the oldest
magistrate in the United States.
He is new in his 02d year and is
hale and hearty and his eyesight
is perfect. He is said to have
received his second sight a few
years ago. He is a veteran of
both the civil and Mexican wars
and served with distinction in the
Confederate cause.
PAPER CHANGEsllANDS.:
Coming, July 10. —H. S.
Kline, one of the oldest and best
posted newspaper men in the
state, has leased the Corning
Courier from C. C. Estes and
got out his first paper this week.
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JULY 14th,
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All 35c, 50c, and 75c Socks for
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