DECEMBER 26. 1903. NUMBER 207.
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CAME TO GRIEF.
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\ Young Man Attempted to Work
.B People on Prize Winning
Contest and Used Uncle
^B Sam’s Mails.
The young man, A. V. Keech,
B who is alleged to have attempted
I to work a rather brazen fraud
| through the mails from his office
jB in Memphis, came to grief rather
mm early in the game, says the
Little Rock Democrat. His
U* scheme did not possess the in
|§§y genious Matures that usually
I characterize postal frauds. He
j appears to have mailed thous
I ands of circulars to persons in
different states informing them
uhat they had won a valuable
B pri’/- a horse and buggy, in some
B kind ofa contest which the Plan
ters Publi Mng Company, a con
cern that dia , ot exist, had con
ducted. The w. mer in every in
stance was requested to send the
amount necessary to pay the
freight on the alleged prize. He
;5f| did not calculate on the result
that followed. In many in
stances the supposed winners
went to Memphis in person to
secure the prize and others sent
to merchants requesting them to
pay the necessary charges. The
exposure of the scheme must
have followed in a day or so even
if the similarity of the circulars
had not been discovered by the
postal authorities. Keech claims
that he was only the stenographer
for a man named Banks, who
was working the scheme, but the
theory of the government is that
he is the whole thing.
VJInHS- DID NbT
LOSE CITIZENSHIP.
Concerning a report that Ex
Senator James K. Jones left
(Arkansas and abandoned his
citizenship in the state, the
Ouachita Herald says: “As for
his desertion of our state, that is
I the merest rot, the product of
the heated imagination (we can
not say brain) of some penny-a
liner who cares more for ‘sensa
tions’ than for facts. Senator
Jones is in the national capital,
where he is in immediate touch
with all the events and leaders
‘ that concern and control his
party’s future. When his duty
in that capacity is ended he will
return to his old home in the
state which has so greatly hon
ored him and which he, too, has
so greatly honored.”
. COSTS MONEY TO
GET AN OFFICE.
“It costs money to get ar
office in Arkansas, even if one
has no opposition,” said a sea
soned campaigner, talking with s
coterie of friends in the Capital
hotel lobby, says the Little Rock
Gazette. “I refer only to whal
may properly be termed legiti
mate expenses. For instance the
item of getting a state candi
date’s name on the ticket in each
of the seventy-five counties ir
the state is no small one. It is
true that some of the county cen
tral committees assess state can
didates only $1 each for that pur
pose, but there are some coun
ties that exact $2 and a few tha1
have charged as high as $5. Tin
state candidate is really in gooc
luck if his total expenses on this
line are less than $200.
“That is one of the numerous
items of legitimate expense. Il
costs several hundred dollars tc
cover the state with letters anc
circulars and several hundrec
-dollars more to travel and see th<
people before the primaries. N<
wonder the candidate is unabh
to spend much money with the
' newspapers. A man who seeks
a state office cannot make a de
cent canvass on less than $1,000,
and it is well known that Arkan
: sas does not pay its state officers
! princely salaries. I’m glad to
see, however, that some of the
Democratic county central com
mittees are letting ‘the boys’ off
light. A few or them are mak
ing no charge whatever for in
cluding the names of the state
candidates on the tickets in the
county primaries. ’ ’
SUNDAY SERVICES.
j At the Baptist Church:—Sun
day-school at 9:45 a. m. At the
morning service Pastor Mahan
will preach, at the evening ser
i vice Harmon W. Younger will
preach his initial sermon. A full
; attendance is desired and a cor
i dial invitation is extended to all.
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M. E. church, South, corner
Laurel and Second streets, Rev.
jC. Pope, pastor.—Sabbath school
j at 9:30 a. m. Preaching at 11 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m. Seats free.
The public is cordially invited
; and strangers and visitors wel
comed.
At the Christian Church—C.
C. Cline, pastor. Sunday school
at 9:30 a. m., J. W. Burkett, su
perintendent. Let all come
I promptly. Rev. E. C. Browning
of Little Rock will address the
audience at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.
St. Paul’s Church:—Divine ser
vices for the Sunday after Christ
mas, also St. John’s Day. The
Holy Communion and sermon
11:00 a. m. Evening prayer and
sermon 7:00. Sunday-school at
9:45 a. m,
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GUESSING CONTEST.
We, the committee appointed
to cut the pumpkin and count
| the seed, in the Bailey Mercan
tile Company guessing contest
hereby certify that we cut said
pumpkin and counted seed
therein and found there were 801
seed perfect and imperfect.
Ticket No. 6472 drew $40, first
prize, Savannah Simpson, Jftck
sonport. Ticket No. 7075 drew
$25, second prize, Heard Lindsey,
Newport. Ticket No. 7154 drew
$20, third prize, V. E. Richai-dson,
Newport. Ticket No. 7224 drew
$10, fourth prize, George L. Con
ditt, Tuckerman. No. 7289 drew
$5, fifth prize, Marion Terry,
Elgin. W. B. McCauley had
ticket 7510, guessed 801 seed and
six guessed the exact number.
C! i rirVY s\f J
B. W. Crow,
T. S. Stephens,
F. P. Skipwith.
STATE BUILDING
ABOUT READY.
Manager T. W. Milan of the
! World’s Fair board has returned
from a hurried trip to St. Louis.
; Col. Milan expects to establish
; headquarters in the building bj
January 1. The weather is not
materially interfering with the
work of building the exposition.
Great progress is being made.
' The plans for the Arkansas
I booths in the agricultural build
ing have been approved, and the
1 contractor is ready to proceed
with the work as soon as the
I building is ready, which will be
about January 1.
Don’t buy Xmas presents unti
II you have seen the display at The
Palace Jewelry Store. 96dtf
■ A full line of ladies’ rubbers
»| for high shoes and any kind of f
! I heel. Bailey Merc. Co. 87btJ
CASE OF TOO MUCH BOOZE.
Jeese Cross Killed at Prescott in !
Christmas Quarrel—W. A.
Moncrief Also Badly
Wounded.
Prescott, Dec. 25.—This even
ing at 6:30 in a difficulty between
W. A. Moncrief and Jesse Cross
the former was shot in the stom
i ach and seriously wounded and
the latter was shot in the bead
and killed.
The trouble originated by
Cross, who was apparently un
der the influence of whisky, at
tempting to interfere with son e
of the hands at Moncrief's livery J
stable. j
Cross was ordered away by j
Moncrief. He refused to go and J
was advancing when Moncrief
caught him. In the scuffle that j
followed both men fell to the: j
floor, when Cross drew a gun
and shot Moncrief. Moncrief !
then took the gun and killed !
Cross.
Both men have been citizens of i
Prescott for twenty years, Mon
crief being related by marriage
and natural ties to the leading
families of this city, and is about
35 years old. [
\xroc o tmTmo* mQn nVtnnt
30 years old and worked at the
! furniture factory. He had no
relatives here and was unmar- j |
rled.
A man by the name of Hines
who attempted to separate the
men was shot in the hand. The
affair created considerable ex
citement.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
One good full - top, double
seated carriage. Inquire at the
5 and 10c store, 115 Walnut St.
Leave your orders for oysters,
celery, etc., with the Bracy Con
fe tionery Company. 03dtf
FOR RENT
“Hotel
Creighton”
On Walnut street Newport,
Ark. This is the best hotel town
in the state and is centrally
located, being one full block
from St. Louis, Iron Mountain &
Southern Depot and opposite the
Jackson county court house.
Will be Finished About
January 15th. 1904
And will contain twenty-eight
sleeping rooms, office 25x30 feet,
dining room 20x45 feet, one par
lor on first Floor and one on
second floor, three bath rooms,
large kitchen, pantry and store
room, will be equipped with
electric return annunciator to
each room, long distance and
ocal telephone.
Electric and Gas Lights
Laundry and servants’ apart
ments in yard adjoining. When
completed will be very conven
ent for the commercial trade.
Apply to,
J. H. McHugh.
"BOB S IN TOWN”
He buys cotton seed and
j don’t forget it. With no ill
will to any company, he
: buys for himself and pays
for the same.
R. L. JOHNSON
1775 ^
‘"A pleasing figure is a perpetual letter of recommendation. It is certainly
an agreeable forerunner of merit, and smooths the way for it.”
GIFTS OF QUALITY AND FASHION
VERY SURE TO PLEASE PARTICULAR MEN
At Christmas-tide the open handl
Scatters its bounty o’er sea and land;
And none are left to grieve alone,
For love is Heaven and claims its own.
Fashionable gloves $1.50 to 2.50.
Luxurious Neckwear 50c to $2.00.
Street Mufflers $1.00 to 1.50.
Matinee, Opera and Dress Muf
flers $2.00 to 5.00.
Silk Suspenders 50c to $3.50.
Full Dress Shirts $1.50 to 2.00.
Madras and Percale Shirts $1.00
to 2.50.
Cotton and Silk Lisle Half Hose
50c to $1.25.
Scarf Pins and Link Buttons 50c
to $2.50.
Pajamas and Nightrobes $1.00 to
2.50.
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Walking Sticks and Umbrellas
50c to 10.00.
Suit Cases and Traveling Bags
$5.00 to 20.00.
Fancy and White Waistcoats
$2.00 to 6.50.
Overcoats and Suits $15.00 to
30.00.
Linen and Silk Handkerchiefs
25c to $1.50.
Smoking Jackets $5.00 to 15.00.
Plain and Patent Shoes $3.50 to
7.00.
The above are a few auirKestions showing the ,
scope of The Star as a Christmas Store.
Star CLOTHING HOUSE
Jos. M. Berger, Jr., Mgr.
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al ' 0necoatt8.Boy:8.$3:75.over'..$^*95 21 pounds sugar $J.
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VU vTy&r *uaranteed) $L55 0%\oLMv7iuehpavymixed.p.ants..76c 6 oz> snuff J2c bottle. AJ
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jjXl Christmas goods, fireworks, etc. for everybody.
&d This Sale Lasts Till January 1st. W
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LIVERYMEN 5
FARMERS i
DRAYMEN j
And all users of axle grease j
that want the best grease on the j 2
market and that recognize a good j
thing when shown its merits, we J
recommend our Golden and Gas- 4
tor Oil brands of Axle Grease, j j
It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes
and 3 pound tin buckets. For
sale by all up-to-date merchants, j
Ask for it and take no substitute.
It is guaranteed to have no equal
for quality on the market.
WATERS-PIERCE
OIL COMPANY. j
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With Abundant Capital j
and with every faculty for good service, we solicit £
the patronage of those who are in need of a banker X
Arkansas Bank and Trust Co. i
Capital, $ 100,000. \
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. S
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V.-Pres. J
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier. \
B. B. Bond, R. F. Drummond, W. D. McLain <»
M. D. Campbell, F. D. Fulkerson, C. J. Saenger, < [
S. D. Campbell, Abe Heiligers, L. E. Willis, ''
G. D. Clements, L. Minor, J. S. Wilmans. j J