Newport Daily Independent
VOLUME IV, NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1905, NUMBER 282.
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His
of
24.—Capt.
of Forrest City,
Bminent citi
is addressed
;o Governor
rch 19, 1905.
ns,
rk.:
sense of
vrVte you in
>n \n filling
rini; in the
of \the St.
trieA. The
_ _ __ rk mtrusted
to this boafd, the preservation
p of the millions of wealth to the
* "state, and the security of the
lives of thousands of people of
state, all suggest that the
itest care should be observed
instituting this board, to se
men of experience in hand
largo-interests, men who are
_in +Vio irnrlr mpn in
whose capacity to prosecute this
great public enterprise the peo
ple interested have some confi
dence. In short, that the best
men in the district should be se
lected for appointment, having
* due regard to their interests heir
capacity, and the confidence re
posed in them by the community
to be served. Your private as
surances that these considera
tioirJ^lone should influence your
7 / conduct jn this matter was very
gratifying^ indeed, and for a
time, we fei’c'secure in the belief
that this great piiblic improve
ment would not be retarded by
any improvident appointment.
When the result of your delibera
tion became public, and your ap
pointments made known, we
scarcely knew whether to be more
disgusted with your lack of sin
cerity in this matter or your evi
dent lack of knowledge of the
kind and class of people in the
St. Francis Levee District from
whom you could select directors.
“Governor, you have often
maintained that a public trust,
to be sacredly performed, not a
means nor an engine for oppres
sion, not to be exercised to pun
ish one’s enemies, not to be used
tor Dunamg up a iouowmg to
further the officeholder’s ambi
tion, but to be exercised solely
for the purpose of promoting the
moral and material prosperity of
the whole people.
‘ At such times we who have
' ’ heard your vehement exclama
tions have felt great hopes of
your efforts in behalf of the
pfeople, but when we come face
to face with your actions in mak
i ing appointments in the board
L. of directors in the St. Francis
^ levee district the illusion is dis
pelled and when you are tried in
the forum of an enlightened pub
lic opinion your insincerity is ap
parent, your judgment, if not
corrupt, is grossly, radically and
inexcusably erroneous, and we
are sorrowfully constrained to
admit that you stand convicted
in the matter of having used this
public trust for every purpose for
which it should not be used and
of not having used it for the only
purpose for which it should be
used.
4 ‘Governor, I regret the neces
sity of having to express myself
thus freely to you on this sub
ject, but I have been your friend;
I have stood sponsor for you to
many of my Mends here, and the
.utter and rec jLess disregard for
the best peon® of this county,
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residing in the levee district and
having large interests there,
manifested by you in the ap
pointments you have made in
this county, I can .not overlook.
“I make no question of your
action in the other counties com
posing the levee district. My
observations are made entirely
upon your action in this county,
where you have taken one who
has no direct and immediate in
terest in the levee, who does not
reside in the district, and, as far
as the record shows, one who
owns no land in the district and
contributes nothing toward pay
ing the taxes he is empowered to
levy and disburse. Hoping that
your future acts may be better
advised, I am, most respectfully
yours, etc.,
“James Fussell.”
HARD TO SECURE
JURY FOR TUCKER.
El Dorado, March 24.—Thurs
day was the third day of the pro
ceedings in the case of the state
vs. Guy B. Tucker on a charge
of killing John Parnell. Again
but slow progress was made in
the task of selecting jurors.
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Vyul U1 IVL iy VCilXXCllidX CAOiir
ined yesterday, five jurors were
chosen, making six altogether
thus far secured. The state has
objected to nine and the defense
to four.
One hundred and nine persons
have been examined, and from
these but six jurors have been
taken.
SURVEYING CORPS
ON LESLIE LINE.
Leslie, March 24.-A locating
corps of surveyors under Engi
neer C. S. Henning arrived here
yesterday evening and started
today locating the line for ,the
extension of the St. Louis and
North Arkansas railroad.
Chief Engineer Lee is here and
construction work will probably
begin in a short time.
F%en%sooety7*|
woman’s club elects officers.
The annual meeting of the
Woman’s club was held at the
home of Mrs. S. M. Beattie on
Friday afternoon, with an attend
ance of eleven members.
The program was set aside to
allow time for the election of
officers and adelegatetothe state
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1 Eureka Springs. The balloting
' was spirited and widened the
j sympathy of the club for the
masculine interest in the game
| of politics.
It resulted in the election cf
; Mrs. Chas. H. Wilmans 'as presi
dent, Mrs. 0. D. Watson vice
president, and Mrs. R. M. John
! son secretary, and a delegate to
the state federation,
i The names of applicants for
1 membership in the club were not
voted upon, owing to limited
time.
After the business of the club
was concluded it was told by
| Mrs. R. M. Johnson of the en
lightened laws of Arkansas for
! protection of women, proving
! this much slandered member of
Uncle Sam’s family the most
chivalrous of the states.
POSITIVELY THE
LAST CHANCE.
The Bowen Railroad Photo Cai
will on account of extraordinary
rush of business be here untf
March 30th only. All work guar
anteed strictly first class.
SPRINGFIELD EXTENSION
SURVEY COMPLETED.
Missouri Pacific Promised a Much
Cheaper Road Than White
River Line.
Springfield, Mo., March 24.—
The survey for the Missouri Pa
cific road between Springfield
and Crane, Mo., has been about
completed and the contract for
the grading is expected to be let
soon and the work will doubtless
begin at once.
Some of the members of the
surveying crew under 0. L. Ken
nedy, who composed the party of
twenty men surveying from the
White river branch north to this
city, returned to Springfield to
day and they report that the sur
vey had been completed as far
as Clever, Christian county, about
sixteen miles southeast of here,
where they met the survey made
from this city by Vance some
time ago.
It is said that this survey was
in every way satisfactory and
that it would doubtless be ac
ceptable tVthe head officials. It
is through a rich country, which
is fomnarativelv devoid of hills
or steep grades; in fact, the sur
vey was made on less than one
per cent grade, which is much
less than that of the White river
branch.
The cost of constructing the
line will be thousands of dollars
less per mile than on the other
end of the White river branch.
There remain only about ten
days more of surveying in all.
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The house renewed its alle
giance to the governor Friday
when by a two-thirds vote the
Killough levee bill was called up
; out of the regular order and laid
I on the table. This clinches the
| appointments recently made by
Davis and kills all chances of
Ollie Killiough and Attorney J.
C. Hawthorne holding jobs on
the new St. Francis levee board.
Representative Keel is reported
to be again “following the gov
ernor blindly” and the offense is
the more serious after having his
eyes opened to the light on the
jBlack-Meade penitentiary bills.
He voted against the Killough
! bill and with the friends of the
) governor.
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The railroads have for many
years strained the patience of the
public by their dilatory and pro
crastinating methods in the set
tlement of small claims. They
are responsible for the public
sentiment that has at last se
cured the passage of an act re
quiring them to pay damages on
goods lost whose value does not
exceed ten dollars within three
days. Such is the substance of
the Jobe act, which was adopted
by the house Friday and now
goes to the governor for appro
val. The enforcement of this
law may often work a hardship
on the railroads, as the time limit
; is short, but it should be accepted
as a lesson and all claims more
j promptly adjusted, else this act
j may be supplemented with legis
j lation fixing a time limit on the
settlement of all claims.
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accused to begin within ten days
of the judge’s receipt of notice
from the sheriff. Should the
sheriff refuse to act then sev
en citizens may request of the
judge a special trial. The sher
iff or judge violating the act is
subject to a fine of not less thar
$200 nor more than $1,000.
ooo
I Senator Toney’s bill, whicl
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j
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and money refunded if it fails to remove
the worst case of Freckles, Pimples, Tan, Sal
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soft, healthy, and restores the beauty of youth.
Thousands testify to the merits of Satinola.
Price 50c and $1.00, by leading druggists or mail.
Prepared only by
NATIONAL' TOILET CO. PARTlkN.
Sold in Newport by W. W.
Dutton, W. A. Joyce and all
leading druggists.
REAL ESTATE.
I -
List your Property
For Quick Sales
With me. I guaran
tee best results.
R. W. BANDY,
CHASTAIN BUILDING.
| met with approval in the senate,1
i is receiving much attention and,:
i if a solution of the mob evil, |
j should meet with adoption in thej
'house. Under this act, in cases'
where mob violence is feared, it
becomes the duty of the sheriff
! to notify the circuit judge of the
! facts. Then the judge shall em-1
:panel a special grand jury and;
provide for the legal trial of the
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From present indications the
I senate will probably adopt the
! bill providing state aid for high
! schools. A board of commission
ers on preparatory schools for
j the encouragement of higher ed
I ucation is named to consist of the
governor, superintendent of pub
| lie instruction, the secretary of
; state, the chief justice of the su
1 preme court and the president of
i the state university, one of whom
i is to visit each high school every
1 T T ^ ■f A11»»_
year course are to have $500 state
aid; three-year course schools
$400, and two-year course schools
$300.
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House bill No. 460 (Keel), au
thorizing the board of directors
of school district No. 24, in Jack
son county,to mortgage its prop
erty, was read the first and sec
ond times Friday.
ooo
If the senate and governor take
similar action to that of the
house upon Eldridge’s bill it will
{be unlawful to fish except with
, hook and line in Woodruff and
' Independence counties.
SAW MILL FOR SALE.
j Sawmill and 1,000 acres of
: oak for sale cheap. Party de
sires to look after other business.
Apply at this office. This mill
is a bargain and can be secured
for $450. _____
We have fast received our
new line of ladies white lin
en and lawn shirt waists.
Be sore and see them. Wolff
i Goldman Merc. Co.
Men’s
ring^Suits
Single and Double-breasted in
Blue and Black Serges, Cheviots,
Thibets, Unfinished Worsteds, Cas
simeres. Coats, 3 buttons, Lapels,
blunt and wide. Collars, Wide.
Vests, single-breasted with collar.
Trousers, peg top with belt loops.
This label
j^l^dfcnjamins^
/AAKERS#;NEWy<>RK|
With all its fame never went on
a prouder line or one that would
add more to its prestige. We
have many individual patterns
which we cannot duplicate, so
see them while the variety is j
complete.
$15.00 to $30.00
Manhattan Shirts, Crown
Trousers, Knox and Hawes Hats,
Waterhouse Cravats, Lord & )
Taylor Hosiery, Edwin Clapp |
Shoes to be found here. That’s fl
all. “Get the habit. |
CLOTHIERS, I CLOTHIERS,
FUHNISHERS, I FURNISHERS,
HATTERS, j HATTERS
and SHOERS. | j and SHOERS.
DON’T
HOARD
Your money in unsafe places. The
safest place for your money is in
a good bank. Start a bank ac
count with us and
YOU CAN SLEEP BETTER
ATNIGHT.
Arkansas Bank and Trust Co.
NEWPORT, ARK.
Capital $100,000.
OFFICERS AND (DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham,'V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry,^Cashier.
Jos. M. Berger,‘Jr. [R. F.JDrummond, C.JJ. Saenger, *
B. B. Bond, M. D.ICampbell, S.JD. Campbell,
G. D. Clements, J. P. Duck, W.lW.lDutton,
0. D. Watson, L. E.iWillis, F.JD. Fulkerson,
R.#K. Fitzhugh.
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Qi q | Saturday.Mar. 18th i
OIIUG Od.lt/ And Continue Until April 1st.
For Cash only. A four thousand dollar stock of
Spring and Summer Footwear. Oxfords, Sandals,
Men’s, Misses’ and Children’s—up-to-date—will go
for half price. Call and see us before you buy
anywhere else. Don’t wait until your number
is gone.
St. Louis Shoe Store,
FRANK BROS.
310 East Front Street, [NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. J
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