1 Newport Daily .
VOLUME Y. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. MONDAY. MARCH 26, 1906. NUMBER 263
MAY SWEEP AWAY BRIDGE.
While River Threatens to Destroy Mam
moth Steel Railroad Structure Now
Spanning Raging Waters.
Sunday night, one span of the
mammoth steel structure of the
Iron Mountain railroad bridge, i
two miles south of Newport, be- j
v gan to sway out of line, forced
by the mighty pressure of the j
flood waters. Driftwood piled
against the piers and the piling
that had been recently driven
into the river’s bed to make
more secure the bridge, was
jammed against the old work,
requiring its immediate removal
in hopes of saving the bridge.
A deluge surges beneath the
threatened span, making it very
unsafe and a box car is kept up
on the track to hold it in posi
tion. No engines are allowed to
cross and though the passenger
trains continue to operate over
the main line and cross the im
periled structure, they are
bumped across one coach at a
time and engines are kept ready
at each end to carry on each
succeeding train.
AS nigner waiei js tuning,
with more drift, the destruction
of the whole bridge is threat
ened. It would mean a half
million dollar loss and for months
compel the Iron Mountain to de
tour all trains via Knoble, Wynne
and Bald Knob branches.
RIVER PASSES DANGER LINE.
:
White River Floods Second Lowlands
and Promises to Reach Dangerous
Dimensions.
Heavy rains in the hills of
North Arkansas and South Mis
souri, have brought a deluge .up
on this section traversed by
White River. From 20 feet early
Sunday morning, the gauge reg
ister has jumped to 27 feet and
the rise continues 1 1-2 inches
per hour. The danger line at 26
feet was passed Monday morn
ing which means that the over
flow has reached the second bot
toms. No crops have been plant
ed and all stock was probably
driven to higher ground without
loss.
Batesville on the Upper White
reported the highest water there
Sunday for years, but a fall of
10 inches had been recorded
Monday morning.
Black river and its tributaries |
Strawberry and Spring are all
out of their banks and will con
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tnuuie IV tlic lii&n wau^x, mat
now expected to reach 30 feet on
the Newport gauge.
Good Advice.
Do you want to earn a good
salary as a bookkeeper and sten
ographer, or become a success
ful business man or woman? If
so, attend a good commercial
school like the Memphis Com
mercial College, 46 N. Second
street, Memphis, Tenn., which
. 1 is receiving more calls for its
graduates than it can supply.
Have you read its great finan
cial inducement? If not, and
you are interested in a commerc
ial education, you should
write for it. State whether
you are interested in Bookkeep
keeping, Shorthand, Typewrit
ing, or Telegraphy, and when
you could leave for school, should
its proposition suit you.
Sauers Milling Co. of Evans
ville, 111., manufacture a special
patent in addition to their high
est patent flour. This extremely
high grade flour is known as
“Invincible,” and is for sale by
The Standard Grocer Co. 16dtf
PARNELLS IN TROUBLE.
find Trouble in Their New Home After
Removal From Union County,
Arkansas.
Little Rock, March 25.—Ac
cording to information received
in this city yesterday, Jim and
Winton Parnell, formerly of
Union county, are in custody at
Athens, Tex., on a charge of
murder. Sheriff W. 0. Williams
of Henderson county, Tex., in a
letter to a friend in Little Rock,
states that the elder Parnell has
been tried and convicted, being
given five years in the peniten
tiary, but has taken an appeal.
The case against Winton Parnell
is to De tried next September.
The Parnells are well known
in connection with the Union
county trouble of several years
ago and Winton Parnell is said
to be under indictment on a
charge of murdering W. P. Lee,
who was a deputy under Guy B.
Tucker as city marshal of El
Dorado.
Big Lot of Cotton Sold.
T. J. Williams of Mount Olive
and J. W. Williams of Guion,
prominent planters, were here
Friday and sold the Wolff-Gold
man Company 250 bales of cotton
from their plantation on the
White River branch of the Iron
Mountain.
They are brothers, and have
one of the largest plantations in
the state, extending from Ren
ter’s Bluff to Shipp’s Ferry, in
Baxter county. Their rents
amount to over 500 bales of cot
ton each year, and they run
seven gins and three mills, be
sides raising a large number of
fine cattle. They shipped ten
car-loads of beef cattle to St.
Louis in one month recently, and
have several head on hand now.
NECROLOGICAL.
MART LINDSEY.
Mart Lindsey, age 9 years,
died at the home of his uncle,
John Lindsey on Third street
Sunday morning, from an illness
of pneumonia which lasted one
week.
The deceased was the son of
Scott Lindsey who died one year
ago, and is the seventh one to
die in this family within the past
fourteen months.
The funeral service was con
ducted by Rev. E. J. P. Garrott
at the Baptist church Monday
morning at 10 o’clock, burial
following at Walnut Grove cem
etery. The bereaved family
have the sympathy of the entire
community.
Revival Services.
The revival at the Christian
church was well attended on
Sunday. The afternoon subject,
“The Devil’s Old Fish Pond”
was attentively listened to by all
present, much interest being
manifested throughout. At the
close of the services nearly every
one gave the minister his hand
agreeing to take a stand for the
right. The subject last night,
^Heartfelt Religion” was heard
by a packed house. Two were
added to the church. The sub
ject tonight “Lost Opportun
ities.’’This being the last night
of the meeting let all come out.
Promptly 7:30 p.m.
We have the L. E. Hays & Co
Cincinnati, 0. line of samples,
also the old line which we have
had for the past 6 years. Call
and see our samples and prices
before you buy your spring and
summer suits.
Newport Dye & Cleaning
Works.
i BRADFORD HAS A BANK.
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News of Little City Indicate Prosperity
and Growth —Immigrants
locate There.
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Brad ford, M a re h 25—The Bra d -
lord State bank has opened for
business. W D. iJlant is presi
dent, H. C. Denson, vice-presi
dent and H. J. Drennen, former
ly of Bate.svkle, cashier. The
directors are H. C. Denson, C.
H. McKnight, H. J. Drennen, S.
S. W. Criswell and W. D. Plant.
The bank has a capital stock of
$5,000.
Prof. T. E. Hickman has
charge of the public school with
over 200 pupils in attendance.
The two assistants are Miss Nan
nie Coffman and Miss Clara
Whitley.
The Masonic hall at this place
has recently been completed and
refurnished, at a cost of over
$800. J. W. Denson, district
deputy of the Ninth district, says
it is one of the finest halls in the
state. The lodge has a good
membership.
A great deal of immigration
from the North has been brought
into this part of White county
, ■ i 1 i 1 T
tne past six monuis vy uic jiuu
Mountain railroad. Four fami
lies located near here last week,
and they are highly pleased.
BRADfORD MAN KES1ED.
Robert Vinson formerly ot Bradford
Shot and Killed in Oklahoma in
Trouble Over His Daughter.
Mangum, Ok., March 25.—At
the Wm. Rosswell farm, near
Kelley, Friday night, Robert
Vinson of Bradford, Ark , aged
70 years, was shot and killed
and Rosswell was shot and
mortally wounded. Robert
Regan of Bradford, who with
Vinson and the latter’s daughter,
Katherine, were traveling over
land and had stopped at the
Rosswell farm for the night,
have been placed under arrest.
Mrs. Vinson says that her
father and Regan quarreled dur
ing the night, Vinson objecting
to his attention to his daughter,
and that Rosswell was shot when
he tried to interfere.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured
| by local applications, as they can
| not reach the diseased portion of
the ear. There is only one way
to cure deafness, and that is by
constitutional remedies. Deaf
I ness is caused by an inflamed
i condition of the mucous lining ol
1 the Eastacian Tube. When this
tube is inflamed you have a rum
bling sound or imperfect hearing,
j and when it is entirely closed,
deafness is the result, and un
less the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored
to its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine
; cases out of ten are caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an
inflamed condition of the mucous
j surfaces.
We will give One Hundred
i Dollars for any case of Deafness
| (caused by catarrh) that cannot
be CL.red by Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
Notice.
In order to give all persons
ample time to make provisions
for taking care of their stock we
will not begin the enforcement
of stock ordinance No. 139 until
April 10. 1906.
(Signed) W. R. Thompson,
1 Mayor.
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Newport Opera House.!
Vining & Parish’s Offerings. |
FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH.
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Scenic Sensation
A
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SLAVE
By Clarence Bennett,
Author of “The Holy City.”
A Story of the Days " When
Knighthood Was in Flower”
in Old Mexico.
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I the brilliant newness and finish of
Pianos, Furniture, Picture Frames
Interior Woodwork, Hardwood
Floors, and all polished, varnished
or enameled surfaces.
It renews and redresses every- I
thing it touches. Revarnishing is
unnecessary, becauses scratches,
stains and dirt instantly disap
i pear, leaving a smooth, brilliant j
surface.®
Liquid Uetieer is not a varnish, but
| a surface food that is absorbed by
the old finish, instantly restoring
the latter to its original bright
ness. Easy to use—only a piece
! of cheese cloth is necessary. Dries
instantly.
One delighted customer writes
that it is worth $100 per bottle.
The price is only 60 cents.
A trial bottle* at IQc. each
Soldi by
R. H. ASKEW,
The Paint Dealer.
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Contract for Sprinkling.
The sprinkling of the streets
1 of this city has never been done
upon any systematic basis. One
i man probably paid for a privil
' ege that his equally able neigh
i bor also enjoyed, and to put all
i on the same footing, the water
j company this year proposes to
■ make contracts for the season
from April 16 to November 1
and to sprinkle only those blocks
where the property owners or
renters are willing to subscribe
for the service for that time.
And as stated, unless the people
I are willing to get together, there
may be no street sprinkling,
whereas if all pay a proportion
I ate rate to the frontage of their
i property and guarantee it for
the season by subscribing to
such a contract, general service
: may be secured without the cost
'falling heavily upon any indi
! vidual.
Wanted—Gentleman cr lady
with good reference to travel for
firm of $250,000 capital. Salary
$1,072 per year and expenses;
salary paid weekly and expenses
advanced. Address, with stamp,
J. A. Alexander, Newport, Ark.
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¥F you put. half as much thought |
into the buying of a suit or coat il
AS 1
Alfred Benjamin & Co., New York,
Put into making it so that it shall be fit for you
to buy we know that you will never again |
pay twice our prices to some fashionable to
order tailor or be satisfied with half our 1 -
values from some other dealer . ‘ .’
Ii After You'd Worh ^
A Suit, or Coat of \ ^ ^
Correct Clothes for Men .
You would have discovered a great deal more—qualities j
of shape-keeping, durability and comfort th,at are
none the less important for being below the sur- i
face. That’s due to the way they are made—with |
more care and honesty than is generally put into
order-tailored clothes at twice the price.
I $15.00 to $30.00.
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SPRING HATS I'
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A beautiful Picture g'iven •
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wbo attends this g'reat 'j
display of Ladies’ New *
Spring Hats, 4
Tuesday, April 6, 1906.
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