VOLUME II. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. TUESDAY JULY 8, 1902. NUMBER 60
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Goods, Wash Silks, Fancy Silks,
Mercerized Fabrics.
Parasols at half and three=fourths former
prices.
Millinery, hats trimmed and untrimmed at half
price.
Flowers at half price.
20 per cent off on all fancy hoisery.
FOR TEN DAYS ONLY.
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GRAND LODGE PROCEEDINGS.
Grand Lodge of Colored Knights of
Pythias In Convention—Reported
By Lodge Officials.
Newport, Ark., July 7.—The U. R.
and delegation from Hot Springs ar
rived on’No. 4 to-day in special coach,
brilliantly decorated with colors rep
resenting the noble order of Pythian
ism. The Newport Silver Cornet
band was on the scene and as the
delegates left their car they were
welcomed by the strains of sweet
music. After a general hand-shaking
they marched in double ranks to the
headquarters, in front of Thad’s chop
house, where Sir W. L. Parmer, P. C.
C. and chairman of the committee on
homes, assigned the delegates to
their different home prepared for
them. The delegates are seemingly,
very well pleased with the city and
its surroundings.
This session of the Grand Lodge
bids fair to be the best in the history
of Pythianism in the State of Arkan
sas.
MADE A BAD MISTAKE.
Tf there is anvbodv’s vard which
should be free of trespassers and
sneak thieves, one would think it
should be that of Guy Smith’s, for he
has a very zealous and watchful
guardian of his rear premises in a
large St. Bernard dog.
Dee Looura, whose appearance
would indicate that he has Mexican
blood coursing through his veins, not
being acquainted with Newport nor
the homes which have watch dogs,
ventured into Guy Smith’s yard about
ten o’clock Monday night, for some
unbeknown reason, probably theft,
though be claims to have been after a
drink of water.
The big St. Bernard however espied
him and he the dog, for h6 tried to
run and had reached the top of the
fence when the ca/ ine pulled him
from his chance of escape and would
have soon succeeded in eating him up
had not the owner come to his assist
ance.
As it was, his pants were gone from
the knee down and the flesh torn in
many places. He told Mr. Smith
however that he was not badly hurt
and has not been seen since. He is a
strange negro and worked about a
week as a porter for W. W. Dutton.
OPEN LETTER TO TABOR.
St. Louis, Mo., June 17,1902.
Edward A. Tabor, Esq-.
Little Rock, Ark.
Sir:—I see in your paper of June
12, an untrue statement as to the con
tract Gov. Davis made in regard to
my pardon. There was no contract
at all, and you lied when you said
there was. The men that started that
report, belong to your league in .New
port. Mr. Tabor, I see where you
write me up 'as a bad character. I
will admit selling whiskey without
license, but I have never blackmailed
Lee Cook, of McCrory, Ark., or any
one else, as you did, and I never ran
a skin dive at Ft. Smith as you have
done. Deny this and I will prove it
on you. You said Gov. Davis told
you I lost my arm in the Confederate
army. You lied; Gov. Davis never
said such a thing. Now I have this to
say, I have sold whiskey and violated
the law, but I never circulated a black
lie through the columns of a paper
like you have. Mr. Tabor, you lie
like the black cur you are and you
have got to retract your statement or
look for the worst,
dlt * R. F. Simmons.
A BUSHEL OF CORN.
We take from an exchange the fol
lowing table which shows what e
... bushel of corn may do:
The distiller gets four gallons of
whisky, which retails at.$16 8(
■ The farmer gets. . 2f
The U. S. government gets. 4 4(
The railroad company gets. 1 0(
The manufacturer gets. 4 0(
■ The drayman gets. If
The retailer gets.. 7 OC
The consumer gets.Drunk
The wife gets.Hungei
. The children get. Ragf
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NEW BUSINESS FIRM.
Joseph Berger, of Jonesboro spent
Sunday and Monday in Newport,
looking over the city with a view to
putting in a branch mercantile es
tablishment. The Independent ac
knowleges a pleasant call from Mr.
Berger, who expressed himself as
greatly pleased with our little city,
and he also has confidence in its fu
ture growth.
Mr. Berger will open up an ex
clusive gentlemen’s furnishing store
and proposes to carry a high grade of
stock, and for this purpose has rented
the store building of N. B. Wishon
adjoining the Bank of Newport. A
modern front will be constructed and
other improvements made to make it
a handsome store building.
The store will probably be opened
in August if the repairs can be com
pleted by that time. Mr. Berger is a
son of Marcus Berger, a substantial
and respected citizen of Jonesboro,
who has contributed, much to that
city’s upbuilding, as the head of its
largest mercantile establishment.
STILL IN THE RACE.
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Senator James K. Jones, who
passed through Little Rock Monday
morning en route to his home in
Hope, Ark., said to a Gazette report
er, who accompanied him a part of
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“That his candidacy for the senate
against Ex-Governor Clarke depends
entirely upon his friends when the
legislature meets.
“That he voted for the Panama can
al route because he believes it the
shortest and best in every way.
“That if the president has any in
tention of appointing him a canal
commissioner, the senator has flo
knowledge of it.
“That he has no interest in the let
ter Governor Davis wrote to Presi
dent Roosevelt protesting against the
senator’s appointment as a canal com
missioner.”
EIGHT CONVICTS ESCAPE.
Eight convicts made a successful
break for liberty Sunday night at
Preston, on the Little Rock and Fort
Smith railroad. They were part of
the gang at work on the railroad im
provements and were confined at
night in a box car. They cut their
way out of the car and made good
their escape. The penitentiary au
thorities will pay the usual reward for
the return of the escaped convicts,
one of whom was Sam Swan, a white
man, who was sent up from this coun
ty for eleven years. He was 30 years
of age, weighed 130 pounds and was 5
feet, 7 inches in height.
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
A survey will soon be made at Dex
ter for the relocation of the track of
the Cairo branch of the Iron Moun
tain line, to reduce the grade from 78
feet per mile to about 26 feet per mile.
This will necessitate a heavy cut and
report has it that a joint depot for
the Cotton Belt and Iron Mountain
lines will be established at the cross
ing.
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The Black Rock Telephone calls at
tention to the announcement that the
road from Pocahontas to Hoxie is to
be hereafter considered and operated
as a branch, while the main line is to
be extended down the west side of
Black river to this point and further,
and says: “Some months ago sev
eral of jur business men through
Attorney C. T. Burns secured the
right of way for this road from Poca
hontas to and through this city, and
the matter was laid aside till the road
could secure and build a northern ex
tension to St. Louis. This is com
pleted, and we may expect a revival
of the plan to build to this point.”
SPECIAL FAN SALE.
500 drummer’s samples of fans from
5c to $1.50 on sale at less than 50c on
the dollar at Charles Meyer’s Great
Bargain Store. 55 dtf
For your six o’clock breakfast
order Huffman’s light rolls, fresh
baked. 4-dtf
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STATE NEWS NOTES.
Charles Jacobson, the govornor’s
private secretary, has announced that
the county boards of election com
missioners would be appointed
toward the latter part of this month
after the governor returns to Little
Rock.
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At DuVall’s Bluff, the button factory
manager has recently added a new
large steam boiler and engine and ex
pects soon to double the capacity of
the plant. This city has recently nad
four blocks of street paved with the
mussel shells.
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The heavy wind after the recent
rain did a great amount of damage to
the corn crop throughout northwest
Arkansas. The wind in some places
blew a perfect hurricane and corn
fields were laid flat. Most of this
corn is too heavy to recover, and it is
thought by a great many that the
crop will be cut short nearly one-half.
Many large trees in the path of the
storm were uprooted.
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Gov. Jeff Davis has received a let
ter from the secretary of the Inter
national Mining Congress, which will
meet at Butte, Montana, in September
stating that Arkansas is entitled to
nineteen more delegates. Gov.
Davis recently appointed ten del
egates and sent their names to the
secretary. He will probably appoint
the other delegates during this week.
The railroads have made a rate of one
fare, plus $2, for this occasion for the
rrxnnrl frin
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The case of N. J. Bickford of Bald
Knob, arrested on a charge of selling
lunches within ten feet of trains at
depot, under the town ordinance,
was tried in mayor’s court last Mon
day. The defendant was represented
by Attorney Cleveland of Judsonia,
and the town by Attorney S. A.
Moore. The jury found the defen
dant guilty and assessed his punish
ment at one cent and costs. An ap
peal will be taken to the circuit court.
It is claimed by the defense that as an
ex-soldier he had a right to peddle in
any public place in Arkansas. It is
also contended that, if the depot and
tracks are the private property of the
railroad company, then the town had
no jurisdiction, and if an offense was
committed, the railroad company and
not the town should have brought
action. It will remain for a higher
court to pass upon the question at
issue.
SLEEVES AND COATS.
The Butterick Patterns for August,
just received, are strong in large
sleeve styles and the latest coats.
Slot seam features are also shown.
For sale at the Right Place. 66d6t.
Mrs. A. H. McDonald went to Wel
don Tuesday morning on a visit to
relatives.
The river continues to fall about
1 1-2 feet per day, standing at 6.5 feet
on the guage Tuesday.
Herbert Jones, a fourteen-year-old
boy was struck over the heart by a
foul ball at a game in Danville, Ark.,
Saturday and instantly killed.
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