Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME ” • NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. TUESDAY. JUNE »3, 1905. NUMBER 39.^
WILL RANEY
MAKES ESCAPE
After Shooting of a Farmer
Named Newberry Near
'• Swifton.
A farmer by the name of New
. berry was fatally shot early Tues
day morning near Swifton by
Will Raney, a newcomer from
V West Plains, Mo.
The origin of the trouble is not
•f known, but Raney has escaped
and in response to a request
from Constable Roy Moon of
Glass township, Sheriff Simmons
sent Deputies George' Robinson
and John Churchman to the
scene to co-operate with a posse
of Glass citizens in capturing
Raney.
Doctors were sent to New
berry after the shooting but he
lived only a short time.
STATE BUILDING
BEING RECONSTRUCTED.
A. M. Byrnes is rapidly push
ing the Arkansas building to its
completion. It will be one of
the handsomest residences in the
state. One of the attractive
features of the building will be
the inside finish and the furnish
ings for the main rooms, which
will consist for the most part of
furniture from the great world’s
•Poii* Knil/lino’C! T'f 51 tP
i dious work to take this building
down and re-erect it without
leaving the marks and scars of
wreckage.
* ' In those parts of the building
which are now ready for inspec
tion it is impossible to find a
single mark to indicate that the
material used has ever under
gone the ordeal of being torn j
down and used again. The stair
way^o this building is one of the
most attractive pieces of work
we have ‘ever seen.—Fayette
ville Democrat.
INSPECTED STATE
CONVICT FARM.
Messi* Bradford, Ludwig,
Rogers and Moore of the state
penitentiary board and Superin
tendent J. A. Pitcock have re
turned from a three days’ in
spection of the state convict farm
in Lincoln county. They report
that everything was found in
fair condition, and, taking the
weather into consideration, there
is a fine prospect for a cotton
crop. The corn crop is a poor
prospect, as it is throughout the
state. There are 2,100 acres of
cotton and 500 acres of corn.
There are 290 convicts employed
P n-n -farm TViprp arp thrpp
camps orf the farm, in charge
of Warden Nichols and Deputy
Wardens Hudson and Ives.
COUNCIL CALLS
FOR STREET WORK.
Acting under the power of the
[ ordinance adopted at the last
meeting, the council on Monday
night issued a call for three days’ j
street work upon the part of all
able-bodied male residents be
tween 18 and 45 years. This
[ work can be avoided by the pay
$ ment of $3 in cash.
Alderman Brasch was appoint
ed a committee of one to remove
V the bells from all cows. Current
accounts were allowed and the
previous minutes approved.
"VETERANS LEAVE
FOR LOUISVILLE.
|| At 3:15 Tuesday afternoon a
jolly party composed of the old
Confederates, their sons and
daughters, leftover the Choctaw
in two special coaches that had
been ordered for their use, and
it is needless to say it will be a
delightful trip throughout. Sev
eral from the country and smaller
towns joined the home crowd,
which will reach Louisville, the
mecca of the South for the next
three days, early Wednesday
morning.
Those from Newport who were
among the party were Miss
Josephine Phillips, the attractive
sponsor for Tom Hindman Camp,
with her maid, Miss Lucy Bran
denburg, and their chaperon,
Mrs. W. E. Bevens, Dr. and Mrs
A. D. Holland, L. Minor, V. Y.
Cook, T. T. Ward, W. E. Bevens,
Forrest Dillard, Sam Anthony
and J. 0. Taylor.
PRISONERS ESCAPE
AT BENTONVILLE.
Jail Birds Remove Stone From
Wall And Take Their De
parture Between Suns.
Charles Delco and Will Jeffers
broke jail Sunday night, says the
Batesville Bee. The prisoners
worked through the stone wall
above the cells. During the
night they removed a
sufficient amount of stone to
make a hole large enough to
crawl through. They made their
descent to the outside by means
of blanket tied on the inside.
The jail cells are steel lined on
the inside. The parties not be
ing locked in climbed to the top
of the cells and worked through
the wall above the Rnfngr No
clew so far has been found as
to the escapades’ whereabouts.
BIG HOO HOO
CONCATENATION.
A Hoo Hoo concatenation is to
be held in Little Rock some time
this summer, and an elaborate
program for entertainment is
being arranged, including a ban
quet. Lumbermen from Arkan
sas, Missouri, Tennessee, Missis
sippi and Louisiana will-attend.
It will probably be the largest
concatenation in Arkansas, the
birthplace of Hoo Hoo. Among
the visitors will be Supreme
Scrivenoter J. H. Baird of Nash
ville, Tenn., editor of the Bulle
tin; W. C. Barnes, editor of the
St. Louis Lumberman; B. A.
Johnson, editor of the Chicago
Lumberman.
WORLD’S TRAIN
RECORD BROKEN.
Chicago, June 12. —On its ini
tial run from New York the
Pennsylvania road s 18-hour
flyer, the fastest long-distance
train in the world, arrived in this
city at 8:52 o’clock this morning,
three minutes ahead of schedule
time.
All world’s railway speed rec
ords were broken in the run from
Crestline to Fort Wayne. Three
miles in 12Sh seconds, or%a speed
rate of 127.3 miles per hour was
shown in the vicinity of Elida,
Ohio.
BURGLARS AT WORK.
Cotton Plant, June 12. —Bur
glars entered the depot and also
the store of the R. R. James Co.,
but secured nothing of 3 value.
No clue was found as to their
identity.
All of our Mother’s Friend
boys’ wash suits $1.25, $1.50 and
$2, while they last, 50c. Star
Clothing Co. 39d2t
Read the Independent.
FELL FROM THE
MEMPHIS BRIDGE
Causing Death—The Awful End
of a Prominent Pine Bluff
Merchant.
Memphis, Tenn., June 12.— J.
W. Luddington, a produce mer
chant of the firm of Wakeman &
Co. of Pine Bluff, met with a
tragic death yesterday afternoon.
Luddington left Pine Bluff on a
Cotton Belt train Saturday night
drinking heavily, and when the
train reached Bridge Junction he
was unable to^find his bridge
ticket and was put off the train
by the bridge conductor. He
tried to retrace his way to the
station, but is thought to have
fallen off the embankment of
the approach. When found his
body was hanging over a barbed
wire fence, and it is believed
that drinking and the shock of
the fall combined to cause his
death.
UNDER ARREST FOR
SHOOTING COMPANION.
Developments Awaited to Deter
mine Whether Shot Was
Accidental.
Clarksville, June 12. —D. A. j
Allen of Fort Douglas lies in an j
unconscious condition with little j
hope of recovery from a gunshot
wound over the eye. The wound
was inflicted by L. E. Fogle, a j
sawmill man of Newton county.
Fogle had been in Logan coun
ty looking at some timber land,
and Allen had been to visit his
sister at Fort Douglas. Leaving!
the ferry together, Allen and
Fogle proceeded toward this city,
amusing themselves by shooting
■ at signs along the roadside.
; It is not known whether the
! shooting of Allen was accidental
J or otherwise, as he is uncon
scious. Fogle is under arrest
j awaiting developments.
| SMALLPOX AND DROUTH
DAMAGING CROPS.
j Cotton Plant, June 12,-A few
miles north of here a light form
of smallpox is visiting the negro
population, and though none has
I died, many have been kept from
their work in the fields and their
crops have suffered in conse
| quenee..
] Crops are needing rain now.
Old corn is beginning to suffer
considerably. Young corn is
needing rain also and unless it
comes within two weeks old corn
will be cut off at least ten of fif
teen per cent.
DURLEY FOUND
DEAD IN BED.
Wynne, June 12.—At 9 o’clock
Sunday morning Leslie Durley,
aged 56, a real estate agent, was
found dead in his bed at the Jor
dan hotel.
The coroner’s jury returned a
; verdict of death from heart fail
ure.
I Mr. Durley was a native of
Illinois, where he has relatives.
He was buried at 6 o’clock Sun
day afternoon.
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BIG REDUCTION.
—
Four days’ special —Men’s 50
cent elastic seam drawers 36
cents per pair. Bowen’s Cash
Store. 32b5t
All of our Mother’s Friend
boys’ wash suits $1.25, $1.50 and
$2, while they last, 50c. Star
Clothing Co. 39d2t
Correct Clothes for Men
OutingSuits
carrying this label
*
j^ljfed[)enjamin8(?
[makers /HEWY°RK
are made by a corps of
master tailors doing
their best possible work,
in every detail.
The makers’ guarantee, and ours,
with every garment. We are ex
clusive agents here.
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WHEN IN NEWPORT
STOP AT THE
Grand Central Hotel
* - I
Lunch Room. Service all hours,
day and night. Barber Shop in
connection with hotel.
f
• % F. BISHOP, Prop.
WE CLOSE EVERY EVENING AT 7 EXCEPT SATURDAY._
[ MEN’S OUTFITTERS
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The gentle warmth of bright June days
Suggests now Faultless Negligees.
f Trk^o«*wcks«r We have complete stocks in
Lisles, Balbriggans, New Silks,
-2-Silkine, Sea Island Cotton,$1.00
] to $5.00 per suit. Also Seri ven’s Improved Elastic Seam in
shirts and drawers.
"‘Manhattan”—Best known, known as the
Best. Shirts that will make any chest
swell with pride, separate or attached cuffs.
*** _.-- If clothes make th& man, trousers are
half the man. Baggy, high-water
-- mark trousers will put a man half to
the bad. A new pair (Crown), $3.00 to $8.50, with the old
coat, will put him right again. How about yours?
Cl. _ The spring shoe is here with both teet—low
cut, black or tan, the latter will be the shoe
-0f the year. Edwin Clapp make, $5.00 to
$7.00.jOur own brand, made expressly for us $3.50 and $4.00- |
Right up to the mark of highest excellence-our Men’s
Furnishings-For work, repose or pleasure.
Night Robes and Pajamas. Belts. Hosiery.
Cravats. Straw Hats.__
“GET THE HA.BIT. ’ ’
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I' TO THE
ST. LOUIS SHOE STORE
This SPECIAL WALKING SALE Begins!
Friday, June 2d,
And Lasts till SATURDAY, JUNE J7TH. We will give yon the easy walk on I
comfort for a very little money. We have 15 different brands of shoes that we ■
pot on sale. , I
2,200 pairs ladies’ shoes, low
quarters, Oxfords and Sandals
any color, any style, any size,
any width. No odds, no ends.
Up-to-date styles, regular
price $3.50 to $3.00, go in this
r Great Walking Sale at
$1.59“ $1.98
3,500 pairs samples worth
from $2.50 to $2.00, go in this
Walking Sale at
49c “$1.24
200 pairs of Dr. Kinney’s
Cushion Comfort Shoes, regu
lar price from $4 ^ A A
to $5.00, go for
1,700 pairs of Children’s
Shoes, Oxfords, Sandals, Low
Quarters, regular price from
50c to $2.50, go at our special
sale from
I0c°$1.19
V.
All our shoes are marked in plain figures. Everybody can see for themselves
ithis is the biggest sale ever had. Remember this sale will last 15 days only. We
will sell positively as we advertise.
ST. LOUIS SHOE ST IRE j
FRANK BROS., 1
310 FRONT STREET. NEWPORT ARK. Hj