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rOn Walnut street Newport,
Ark. This is the best hotel town
in the state and is centrally
Ioeated, 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
ient for the commercial trade.
Apply to,
J. H. McHugh.
LICENSES REVOKED.
Judge Fulkerson Annuls Licenses
Issued By Lower Court With
in Jacksonport Three-Mile
District. Decides Against
Legality of First Ward
Election.
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Judge F. D. Full/erson, upon
the conclusion of tifie arguments
— -i\f the atto'T.eya for and against
license, announced his finding in
the appeal cases late Wednesday
afternoon, holding that no elec
tion had been held! in the First
ward of this city upon the ques
tion of license and revoking the
licenses issued by the county
rKurt to the five Newport saloons,
on the ground that ^the"Jlatter
court did not have jurisdiction to
issue license withinjthe Jackson
port three-mile district.
Unless this judgment be su
perceded, the saloons of Newport
must close or move without the
limits of the Jacksonport three
iile district. The case will be
ealed, however, to the su
rjourt of the state and it is
tnat tne saioons win
to run through the cur
rent year.
They may be subject to fine
continuing in contempt of
rt or open to indictment. The
r of the court is effective un
?r the general election next
B. J. Huguley and B. W. Stain
back went to Little Rock Wednes
day on business, and will return
today.
Huyler’s, Allegretti’s, Plow’s
and Shrafft’s, the highest grades
of candies at Bracy Confectionery
■ Company. 88dtf
The Episcopal bazaar has been
very generaly patronized, and up
to two o’clock this afternoon had
taken in $265.
Mrs. L. Beane who has been
her daughter, Mrs. J. H.
left for her home in
this morning.
Annie Sue Mann arrived
from Helena, being
home on account of serious
of her father.
lady, Miss Lem
who is nursing Mrs. J.
s, returned from hei
yesterday.
Ved
Pxpects to leave
i Christ!, Tex.,
ce his home in
;o the regret of
Mrs. C. H. Wilmans went to
Little Rock Thursday morning to
attend a meeting of the execu
tive committee of the Arkansas
; division of U. D. C.
; We have been fortunate enough
; to secure the agency for Huyler’s
; candy. You all know its stand
ard of excellence. Bracy Con
fectionery Company. 88dtf
; Did you know that you could
■ buy indemnity against burglary
just as you can against fire? We
! will sell you a policy in one of the
best companies in the world very
cheap. Call or ’phone Phillips
& Ferguson Agency. 176
Mrs. E. G. Ferrill has accepted
a position as reporter for the
Daily Independent and all cour
tesies shown her will be appre
ciated by the paper. Mrs. Ferrill
is naturally gifted for reportorial
work and we feel confident that
the columns of the Independent
will have an added interest to our
subscribers from her contribu
tions to its news.
MERCHANT ROBBED.
Pocahontas, Dec. 2. R. J.
Foster, a merchant at Success, a
few miles north of Pocahontas,
on the Frisco railroad, was robbed
of $500 a few nights ago by bur
glars. Mr. Foster had gone to
Pine Bluff on business when the
burglary occurred. No clue to
the guilty parties.
DOG COMMITTED SUICIDE.
This Spaniel Conl«l Not Stand Bully
InK oi Kennel Mate, It In Thought,
So GndN Life with Uw.
Mig, a pet spaniel owned by Lafay
ette Heidell, of Rochester, N. Y., is
dead, and the manner of his shuffling
oft establishes a precedent in dogdom.
j He died by asphyxiation, and whether
j the case is one of suicide or murder is
puzzling the disconsolate owner.
In company with a bull pup Mig oc
cupied comfortable quarters in Mr
Heidell’s home for several years, and
his lot was happy, far beyond that 'Of
i the ordinary dog. If his end was in
duced by his own devices the cause for
the act is hard to trace. Motive for
the murderous deed on the part of the
bull pup is equally difficult to And.
; Therefore mystery surrounds the lam
entable case. But Mig is certainly
dead.
Mr. Heidell -was awakened one night
recently by a nauseating odor of gas.
Being familiar with the use of gas
jets, he was convinced that he had not
blown out the gas before retiring, so
he searched the premises to discover
the leak.
The cause of the trouble was found
in the kitchen, where the gas range
was discharging its fuel from an open
pipe. Near the range were stretched
the two dogs. Evidently they had be
come restless and in moving around
the stove had opened the stop-cock.
Both had been overcome, and Mig had
passed away to the dogs’ paradise.
After some trouble the bull pup was
revived and Is still In the ring, though
weak.
Persons acquainted with Mig’s dis
position are inclined to believe that,
long suffering from the pup's bullying
abuse, he sacriAced his life in a spirit
| of revenge.
GINGERSNAPS KILL COWS.
Herd of Maryland Bovine* Make a
Mldnltcht Haiti on the Sweets and
All Hie ns a Result.
Edward M. Gillet, of Venora, Baltimore
county, Md., has lost $2,750 worth of prize
cattle because of their inordinate ap
petite for aged ginger snaps, mixed and
; fruit cakes. Eleven of his fine herd of
Hereford cows died after a too free in
; duigence in the American delicacies nien
I tioned. He valued the cows at $250 each.
Mr. Gillet, like many farmers of the coun
’ ty, has been in the habit of buying these
' cakes by the ton and feeding them to his
cattle and hogs in small quantities. Sat
urday night the bar door was left open
and 11 of his cows got into the building
and ate ginger snaps and cakes till they
could eat no more. Dr. Dickenson Gor
such, of Glencoe, was called in, but he
j could do nothing to relieve them. First
one and then another would fall to the
ground and die. Dr. Gorsuch said death
was caused by the large quantity of the
cakes eaten. They being in a dry state
j caused the cows to drink freely of water,
with fatal result*.
GENTS’ SMOKING JACKETS.
I An elegant line just received
at Chas. Meyers’ Great Bargain
Store. 185btf
» LOST.
black and white English
dog, Kenneth; had collai
^Wicense tag on. Suitable
h. p ;i 1 >>:' • i ini' ''
COTTON PLANT MYSTERY.
Fowler Deeds Back Land to
Avoid Arrest — Awaits Re
turn of Mrs. Parker.
Since last Saturday, when W.
' L. Fowler was arrested at Cotton
Plant, developments have come
| thick and fast in the somewhat
sensational casg, Fowler made
his appearance not long ago in
; Cotton Plant with deeds to valu
able lands belonging to Mrs.
Meade P. Parker and, it is said,
claiming that he and Mrs. Parker
would be married when the lands
were sold. It is said he offered
to sell the lands at a reduced
price. A son of Mrs. Parker
j caused the arrest of Fowler. ’ To
! add to the excitement over the
case, Mrs. Parker was missing
and her relatives could not ascer
tain where she was.
When the case was tried at
j Cotton Plant Tuesday, Fowler
agreed to deed back the lands to
Mrs. Parker’s heirs. Prior to
j that, indignation ran high in Cot
ton Plant and violence seemed
imminent until Fowler said that
Mrs. Parker was in Biddeford,
Me., but that she would answer
no telegram or letter sent to ner
from Cotton Plant unless he ad
vised her to do so. Later he sent
her a telegram urging her to
reply at once to any letter or
telegram that her people might
send her. Thereupon her uncle,
who lived near Cotton Plant,
telegraphed her that Fowler was
in the town in company with a
woman whom he claimed to be
his lawful wife, and that he had
; a warranty deed to her farm,
; bearing her signature, and was
trying to dispose of the place at
a price far below its actual value.
Twelve hours later a telegram
was received from Biddeford,
Me., signed by Mrs. Parker and
declaring that the author knew
nothing about any other woman
claiming to be Foster’s wife; that
she was coming on the next
train and asking that in the
meantime Fowler and the papers
in his possession should be held.
Latest reports from Cotton
Plant are that Fowler, who says
he hails from Maine, and his wife
i are still in the town, stopping at
a hotel and seem well supplied
with funds. It is said he has
expressed the intention of await
ing the arrival of Mrs. Parker.
Another report is that advices
from Biddeford, Me., where Fow
ler declared Mrs. Parker to be
and whence came the telegram
purporting to be sent by her, are
to the effect that she cannot be
found in that town, nor is there
discoverable any trace of any
one who knows her. Mrs. Par
ker has a number of wealthy
relatives in Cotton Plant.
WEDDINGS.
LIPPMANN-WORD.
R. J. Wise returned Thursday
afternoon from Forrest City,
: where with Elza and Miss Stella
Lippmann, he attended the wed
ding of his friend Allie Lippmann
to Miss Mary P. Word, Wednes
day evening at 7:15 o’clock at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. G. B.
Taylor. The bride and groom
left at once for Memphis, and
! after a visit there and to Hot
Springs, will return to Simmon’s
Switch about Sunday to make
their home. The Independent
joins with a host of other friends
in congratulations and good
wishes for long and happy lives.
BLANTON-RUNYAN.
R. Y. Blanton and Josie Run
yan were married Wednesday
afternoon at three o’clock by
Justice Guy Smith at the bride’s
j home.
POWELL—ROBINSON.
Jas. Powell and Josie Robinson
plighted their troth Wednesday
afternoon at one o’clock before
| Justice Guy Smith.
HELM—MAYHUE.
Jno. Helm and Lucy
both of Elmo, were
Justice L. B. Harris
h the office
H^t^lerk.
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NOW while our stock is complete. We are, already
_ some of our most useful articles for shipment to away
~~ Never in the history of Newport has there been displayei* towns.
Elegant Line of Furniture and useful household articles. Oui An
sists of almost con
Every Article in the Housefurnishin
From very cheap and medium grade goods such as carried n
petitors to the very highest class of artistic and up to date furapf*1
chased direct from the leading furniture manufactory in the Unit4,r^ P^r
.JEp States
Bedroom Su,
$11.00 to ts ranging'from
opeers $6. $35.00. Chif
. f)0 and up.
Beaiftiful Lc
Karpen iather Couches,
constructiiake, all steel
$24.00 ancn, guaranteed, '*
t'lp up. 4
An elegant
furniture, ine of mission
finish. weathered oak
Our hall i
finest theumiture is the
market affords.
See our lac
are elegant1
price.
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WE GOT A SCOOP IN IRON
At the close of tbe-Chicago* Furniture Exposition in July and they wei
arrive,and' weTiow have ovev fifty different patterns on display at our s
are on sale at prices that wil\move them quick. Remember too that
, " is complete only when fitted with one of our
Quick Meal Rang
The name tells the story. We Newport’s Exclusive
Newport Builders
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and CATARRH
IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH
A WHOLE FAMILY CURED BY
Johnston’s Tonic Capsules
Mrs. C. H. Kingsbury, who keeps a millinery
anti fancy goods store'at St. Louis, Gratiot Co.,
Mich., and who is well known throughout the
country, says:
“ I was badly troubled with rheumatism,
catarrh and neuralgia. I had liver complaint:
and was very bilious. I was in a bad eondi-1
tion; every day I began to fear that I should
never be a well woman; that I should have to
settle down into a chronic invalid, and live in
the shadow of death. I had JOHNSTON’S
TONIC CAPSULES recommended to me. I
TOOK FOUR PACKAGES AND IT CURED ME,
and cured my family both. I am very glad that
I heard of it. I would cheerfully recommend
It to every one. I have taken many other kinds
of medicine. I prefer JOHNSTON’S to all of
them.” Michigan Drug Co., Detroit, Mich.
DR. KERMOTT’S LIVER REGULATOR
Positively Cares Pimples and Dyspepsia.
Shedden, May 20, ISM.
GentleheH: — One year a«o now my face pre
.•tented at horrible appearance from pimple* and
blotches, I al*o wan much troubled with dyspepsia
and constipation; had tried physicians and patent
medicines, but received little good. A friend recom
mended Dr. Kennott’8 Liver Regulator. I found It
all that could be desired,It having removed all my
troubles and willingly bear my testimony.
Mrs. Wesley Stafford.
Price 25 cents per package, nr five packages for $1.00.
Ask for FREE sample.
For Pa'o "* HkHoti's
CONVICT’S CRIME.
England. Ark., Dec. 2. Ed
mund Warren, colored, an es
caped convict, shot and instantly
killed his father-in-law, Daniel
Moore, aged 50, Monday morning
when Moore refused to let his
daughter accompany her husband
after his escape. The convict is!
still at large.
J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slayden, V-Pres. E
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NOTICE OF EXAMINATION.'
Notice is hereby given that j
there will be a public examina
tion of teachers at Newport, J
Arkansas, on Thursday and Fri- j
day, the 17th and 18th days of i
December, 1903, to ascertain the
professional qualifications of all j
persons desiring to teach in the
public schools of Jackson county.
The examination will begin at
8:30. Be on hand at that hour,
as it will take the full time to
the work. J. D. Ne.