Newport Daily indent.
VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. TUESDAY. NOVEMBER I*. 1905. _ NUMBER 173.
AFTER HOLT'S SCALP.
Judge L W. Kimball is After the
Plum Holt Has and Wants
to Keep Holding.
Little Rock, Nov. 12.—Anoth
er fight was added yesterday to
those which are being waged
among Republicans for the most
> juicy federal plums by the an
nouncement that Judge E. W.
Kimball would be an applicant
for appointment to the Little
Rock postoffice. Postmaster W.
S. Holt is an applicant for re
appointment and up to the pres
ent time, while there have been
rumors that other candidates
would appear, the indications
have been that he would have no j
opposition.
V Judge Kimball has been men
tioned-as a possible candidate
for the postmastership for sev
eral days, but it was . not until
yesterday that it became known
that he would go after the
place.
CARNIVAL GETS BIG CROWDS.
Shows lee! With Popular Approval On
Opening Niight— Injunction Pro
ceedings lay Be Dropped.
Front street from Laurel toj
Walnut was almost a mass of j
surging humanity Monday night,
so big were the crowds of the
opening performance of the
Whitney Carnival Company.
Mr. A. r. Whitney, neaa ot tne;
company, says they have never i
enjoyed a better opening night.
“Lotta” and “The Electric
Theatre” seemed to be the star
attractions and drew packed,
tents, but there were many other]
offerings well worth seeing.
The gentlemanly magagement j
of the company have won their;
way in Newport and the injunc-!
t/ion proceedings to stop them
from using the streets, it is re
ported. will be dropped.
(Gieitiimg 0®se fo Him.
The Honorable—with a big H
—James L. Graham of Searcy
-has a very flattering clipping
anent his candidacy from the
columns of a paid newspaper!
which he is sending to the vari-1
ous papers in the district with
the request to reproduce, that his
paid announcement will appear
in such papers later on. And'
the hard-up, easily gulled sheets,
of the district are reproducing ]
as requested, with the expecta
tion, we presume, of getting
something from him after a
while. Is it a wonder the masses
set so little store by what a
know that a majority of t hem
can be made to say that the
devil is a saint for a ten dollar
bill? The clipping which Gra
ham is sending out, though, is so
fulsome that it is farcical.
Makes him out an angel minus
wings, that’s all. Ha! ha!! ha!!!
— Marianna Citizen.
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A\ Wwd About Kirby.
Jeff Davis in his speeches,
with monumental gall, claims to1
have done great things for the
old confederates during his ad-j
ministration. Now the truth of
the matter is w hat has been.
done has been done solely with
out his suggestion or assistance;
while it is a notorious fact,
which an examination of the
records will prove, that his run
ning mate— W. F. Kirby—oppos
ed every beneficiary act for the
“old boys who wore the gray”
during his legislative career. To
hades with such a friend. — Mar
ianna Courier.
BETTER SERVICE NEEDED.
Telephone Service Has Reached a limit
That Is Raising a Vigorous liidp
tetter of a Patron.
Editor Independent—Usually
the newspapers will take up and
agitate a question involving pub
lic matters until some sought
good is a reality or some wrong
is corrected. So it is out of the
u&ual way that1 nothing ever ap
pears in any of our papers criti
cising the wretched telephone
service with which the patrons
of the Newport exchange are
afflicted. Can you not so pub
licly condemn this corporation
that public interest will be so
aroused that the management
will be forced to supply this
office with sufficient force to do
the work, and to pay such wages
as will induce capable operators
to remain in its employ ?
The telephone company pa^s
starvation wages and furnishes
wretched, miserable service and
yet charges one hundred per
cent more here than it. does in
several other towns uf the same
size elsewhere and gives better
service, simply because other
systems are in competition, be
cause this concern has no com
petitor. It is deriving a revenue
of eight hundred or a thousand
dollars per month from this
office and we have to accept such
service as it-sees fit to give, and
are asked ”what are you going
to do about it?” It is a fitting
illustration oi wnat a monopiy is.
Will not some one come to the
relief of a long suffering and
patient people and organize or
help organize an independent
company? I will help.
Yours truly,
Gustave Jones.
Unclaimed Letters.
Following is a list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the post
office at Newport, Ark.. Monday,
November 13, 1905:
Archer, John; Austin, Tom;
Beaver, Frank; Davis, Dora;
Fears & Statton; Goldman, Ida;
Graham, W. V.; Hewitt, Louis;
Herring, Fannie; Hockett, A.;
Jones, Mary; Johnson, R. A.;
Landum, Rebecca; Lane, Fred;
Leon, Harry; McKinley, An
drew; Nelson, Margerette;
Payne, Mandy; Rule, Callie;
Scott, Richman; Shannon, T, C.;
Stafford, Kate; Stow, W. R.;
Vickrey, Minnie; Warren, Nel
lie; Woodward, Charles B.
W. B. Empie, Postmaster.
Robert S(Hve> Married.
Augusta, Nov. 13.—Miss Nora
Short, the popular telephone
lady ot this place, and Mr. Rob
ert Spive-, of Cotton Plant were
quietly married in McCrory on
the 20th of October. There be
ing some objections on the part
of the young lady’s relatives, it
was decided to keep the affair a
secret, but today it leaked out
that they had married, which
came as quite a surprise to even
the most intimate friends of the
young couple, so completely had
they concealed it. Cotton Plant
will be their future home, but
Mrs. Spivey will continue as
“hello girl” until the first of De
cember. Mr. and Mrs. Spivey
have many friends here who
wish them a long and happy life.
JUST RECEIVED
The largest assortment and
latest patterns of seamless
Velvet, Axmmster, Tapes
try, Brussels, Art Squares
and Rugs. Wolff-Goldman
Mercantile Co. 70-Iw
SHOULD KEEP QUIET. *
While River Farmer Boasts of Won
derfully Profitable Crop in. the
Raising of Ginseng.
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John McDonald, who lives near
Handford’s switch, twenty-five
miles west of this city on the
White river road, was telling his
; friends here in to . n Saturday,
Isays the Batesvi.'ie Guard, about
the wonderful financial possibil
ities of his ginseng patch. Last;
Spring he set a plot of ground
25x75 feet in seeds and trans
planted roots, gathered from the
woods about his place. The
patch is flourishing. He has
gathered from it this fall 1900
matured seeds, which he says
are worth five cents each, and
the plants have grown nicely.
Continuing the process of re
planting, Mr. McDonald expects j
to have before long an acre of j
ginseng, the second crop from'
which he declares he can sell for ;
I the snug sum of $25,000. He
| estimates the value of the seeds
i from this acre, however, to be
| worth $37,000 a year, and he I
will more probably perpetuate
his patch for the benefit of this
princely income, rather than sac
| rifice it for the roots, whi eh sell
; for $14,000 a ton.
“Sang” has been a merchant
| able commodity among the peo
ple of the hill country since its
first settlement. The root is
something like a sweet potatoe.
: ana is snippea principally to oni
na, where it is put into medicine
use. The plant reaches its full
growth in five years. Mr. Mc
Donald has a single two-year-old
| plant from which he gathered
I ninety-six seeds this fall. The
wonder is its cultivation is not
more general.
$100 Reward, 5100.
The readers of this paper will
! be pleased to learn that there is
; at least one dreaded disease that
i science has been able to cure in
! all its stages, and that is Catarrh.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is the only
i positive remedy now known to
; the med-ieal fraternity. Catarrh
I being a constitutional disease, re
i quires a constitutional treatment.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon
the blood and mucous surface of
the system, thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease,and
i giving the patient strength by
| building up the constitution and
; assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so;
much faith in its curative pow-,
ers that they offer One Hundred I
i Dollars for any case that it fails j
I to cure. Send for list of testi- ■
: monials. Address
F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, 0.
Sold by all druggists.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
Answers Governor’s Sl'uir.
j As is known by nearly every
I one who attended the public
i speaking here October 26, says
I the Calico Rock Progress, Attor
! ney General Rogers was 311 from
i the effects of a violent chill
which he had on the train on his,
way here. At the conclusion of I
the speaking he still had a fever
' and was feeling so bad that he
took the train home and canceled
his date at Melbourne for Octo
ber 28 until some future time.
Gov. Davis insinuated in his
speech at Melbourne that the
reason that Mr. Rogers did not
meet him at that place was that
he (Rogers) had been on a drunk.
If anybody puts any credence
in the insinuation of the governor
(which is hardly possible) the
| falsity of the same can be proven
by dozens of our most honorable
citizens, including a physician.
Is Your
Money Idle?
You would do extremely well j
to invest a few dollars in a lot
at Mena, Ark. Mena has
nearly*|7,000 population now
and growing fast. : : : :
Have You Real
Estate to Sell?
If so, send me a full descrip
tion for my estimates. I make
quick sales. ::::::
If You Want to
Buy a Home
Farm or business anywhere,
write me; 1 can save you dol
lars, and that’s what you are
interested in. My list is large
and varied. : : : : : :
i
—
Let Mef Tell You! How
Yot> [Can'IPBay [An
Orange Grove
j
In the Great Sacramento Val- j
ley, Cal., and pay for it as j
you can, by the month. Its j
a -*great plan and so easy— i
oranges pay well. Many ten
acre places _ age paying'from j
$2,000 to $2,500 a year. Write j
today. Now. A postal !
will do. : * • - : - • j
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ELMO RIDDELL.
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Co-Operative Real Estate Agt
JACKSQNPQRT, ARK.
Hi lie
Conversations
Are of daily occurrence in
large numbers, over the
Long Distance lines of this
Company. No transaction
is too important for the tele
phone, and no errand too in
significant for its employ
ment. The busy man doesn’t
travel—he telephones.
The Southwestern Telegramh
and Telephone Co.
LIVERYMEN
FARMERS
DRAYMEN
And all users of axle grease
that want the best grease on the
market and that recognize a good
thing when shown its merits, we
recommend our Golden and Cas
tor Oil brands of Axle Grease.
It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes
and 3 pound tin buckets. For
sale by ail up-to-date merchants.
Ask for it and take no substitute.
It is guaranteed to have no equal
for quality on the market.
WATERS * PIERCE
OIL COMPANY.
DR. IRA HTERWi
EYE, EAR. NOSE
AND THROAT..
OFFICE-8 and 9
Wishon Building
NEWPORT. ARK.
The Benjamin Single-Breasted Crofton
Is the most; fashionable and serviceable storm coat made; 52
inches long, made principally of plaid and stripe cloths with
large self collar, of use for outdoor events such as football,
driving, etc. Belted back.
Prices from $15.00 to $30.00.
Up-to-date tailors would charge at least twice as much.
Discriminating men—those who know what true discrimina
tion in clothes means—wear and are admired when wearing
Correct Clothes for Men.
The most distinctive fabrics, of unusual weaves, the kind
worn only by the Elect of mankind and made up only by the
Elite of Tailordom. The perfection of detail, and the air of
good form, make these clothes permanently the garment of
and for the gentleman.
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“GET.THE HABIT.’*
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THE BANK OF NEWPORT
Solicits the acccounts of depositors who desire
the accommodations of a ■‘rrsc-class, well
equipped and reliable banking house.
OFFICERS ARID DIRECTORS.
Geo. W. Decker, President. R, M. Johnson, Cashier.
A. D, Bajley, Vice Pres’t. Jas. L. Jones, Ass’t Cashier.
Thos. J. Graham. Ed. P. Shoffner. . J. T. Henderson.
Jos. M. Stayton. Dr. J. M. Jones. T. S. Stephens.
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A bank at u nt - a help to every
man ’om the procession and
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Arkansas Bank and Trust Go.
NEWPORT, ARK.
Capital $100,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
W. Grubbs, President, Nathan Graham. V.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
Job.. M. Berger, Jr. R, F. Drummond, C. J. Saenger,
B., B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, S. D. Camp'tell,
G. D. Clements, J. ?. Duck, W. W. Dutton,
0. D. Watson, L. E. Wiilis. F. D. Fulkerson,
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