Newport Daily Independent.
VOLUME IV. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY it, 1905. NUMBER 246.
CIRCUIT COURT
TOOK A RECESS
Over Saturday, After Conclud
ing Trial of Two Tuckerman
Suits Friday Afternoon.
Late Friday afternoon Judge
F. D. Fulkerson adjourned court
until Monday morning and ex
cused the petit jury until that
- fey
yhe grand jury, having return
ed |a final batch of thirty-nine in
dictments, had handed in their
final report and been discharged
from further service.
The two jury cases of Friday
' afternoon were the actions of 01
• Bandy versus Ulysses Layton,
unlawful detainer, in which the
plaintiff was given judgment,
and the suit of C. L. Rorex
against 01 Bandy, wherein the
plaintiff secured a judgment for
$150.
The suit of Cora King versus
Ab Lawrence, T. D. Lawrence
and T. J. Graham, the last two
being sureties for Ab Lawrence,
when constable of Bird township,
has been set for next Friday,ow
ing t.o the sickness of F. R. Dow
. ' ell. "
IjKAINJJ JUKI KKrUKl.
[ To the Hon. F. D. Fulkerson,
I Judge of the Jackson County
B Circuit Court:
■ grand jury of the
■ Jackson Wcuit court for the
B spring terntkl905, thereof, sub
B mit the following report:
§B We have eAmined diligently
■ all treasons, felomes and misde
I meanors of which |ve had knowl
■hifge or of which w^ obtained in
jBformation, and returned 106 true
‘|®bills. In our investigation we ex
Bamined 112 witnesses.
Wm We sent a committee of our
%?lBody to inspect the poor house
BBBLid inmates, and have the pleas
P ure to report it in good condition
and the inmates seem to be well
L taken care of.
Ik We find that there was an ap
B propriation of $1,000 made at the
■l October term, 1904, of the levy
HB ing court for the purpose of
|B erecting a new building for pau
BBpers, that commissioners to pre
HBpare plans and specifications for
BBhe erection of the same, and we
j^B^a^^he assurance of the county
|||B BB ' it will be built at as
B possible.
lined the county
•v twelve prisoners
who seem to be
for as regards food
They all say they
that he will personally investi
gate the conditions complained of
and that he will require the con
tractor to comply with the law
and his contract.
We find that the officers have
made their reports as required by
law except W. M. Nance, justice
of the peace of Cow Lake town
ship, and Andrew Johnson, jus
tice of the peace of Richwoods
township.
Finally, we desire to extend
our thanks to the court and all
the officers for the courteous
manner in which they have as
sisted us in our duties.
C. B. Coe, Foreman.
J. A. Strider, Clerk.
l IN SOCIETY. ]
MUSICAL STUDY CLUB.
A musical study class was or
ganized by the’ pupils of Mrs.
Edyth Johnson at her home on
Hazel street Friday afternoon,
the object of the class being to
study the history and works of
the old masters during the past
one hundred years. Each pupil
will take part in the program by
playing some of their composi
tions at least twice during the
term.
^ wtAffA /»lnVfc will ViP
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“Progress is made by work
alone.” The colors of this popu
lar club will be green and gold,
and the meetings will be held
the first Saturday in each month.
woman’s club.
The program given by the mem
bers of tfie Woman’s”' clubat
Mrs. C. H. Wilmans’ on Friday
1 afternoon was not full on account
of the absence of several who
were to have had a part in it,
but the nature of the work was
of such interesting character as
to make it highly entertaining.
Miss Bessie Watson sent a
beautifully written paper on the
“Origin and History of Valentine
Day,” which was read by Mrs.
0. D. Watson.
“An Original Valentine” by
Mrs. R. T. Robertson was espe
cially bright and good, and the
reading, selected to suit the day,
given by Mrs. 0. D. Watson was
also very much enjoyed.
A paper written on Maggie
Tul iver of George Eliot’s “Mill
on the Floss” was read as a sup
ply
Mrs. L. E. Willis will be hos
tess at the next meeting.
Reporter.
GINGER, THEY SAY,
MAKES DRUNK COME.
Merchant Who Sold “Bottled
Ginger” in Grocery Store is
Held for Violation of
Prohi Laws.
Texarkana, Feb. 10.—Pres
Gannett, a merchant doing busi
ness at Vandervort, Polk county,
[near Mena, was brought here
! Thursday on a warrant charging
him with violating the federal
revenue laws.
A preliminary trial held before
United States Commissioner Som
erville resulted in holding the
accused for the federal grand
jury in a bond of $300, which he
gave.
Gannett’s offense consisted of
, selling a kind of bottled gingei
1 in his grocery store, which is in
1 prohibition territory. It is claimed
the stuff would readily intoxicate
and that Gannett had been sell
ing lots of it.
When you want drugs go tc
Jacocks’ drug store. 42b7t
NEGRO SHOOTS
SECTION FOREMAN.
—-i
First Quarreled in Saloon, Negro
Gets Gun and Plugs White
Man Three Times.
Pine Bluff, Feb. 10.—Section
Foreman Northcut of the Pine
Bluff & Arkansas railway, was
shot yesterday afternoon at
Swan Lake by Henry Hall, a ne
gro, and is in a serious condition.
1 Northcut was wounded three
i times, once by a bullet in the
leg which broke the bone, and
again in the shoulder, while the
third shot shattered his elbow.
He was brought to Pine Bluff
and will be sent to the railroad
hospital at Tyler, Tex., for treat
ment. It is thought he will re
cover, as the shot in the shoulder
did but little damage.
The trouble arose over some
minor affair which took place be
tween Northcut and Hall in a
! saloon near Swan Lake. The
! men quarreled at the time, but
went back to work. At noon
while Northcut was eating his
dinner Hall approached him and,
drawing a pistol, began to fire at
the white man.
He fired three shots and each
j shot took effect. Northcut fell
and the neero made firood his es
cape before others could come to
Northcut’s rescue.
A posse started out this morn
ing from Swan Lake, but have
not found the negro. It is
thought he will come to Pine
Bluff.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Aged Lover Would Not Take
Horses Out in Bad Weather
for Long Drive.
Texarkana, Feb. 10.—Charles
W. Schaeffer, a well-to-do farm
er living fourteen miles south of
here, came all the way to town
on foot today to get license to
marry his neighbor, Mrs. Anna
Attaway. The roads are in a
terrible condition, being several
j inches deep in snow, ice and mud.
' It was near noon when he arrived
here. The wedding is set for to
i night.
Schaeffer has several good
horses and mules, but said he
could not think of taking any oi
them out on such roads and
through such disagreeable weath
er. He gave his age to the li
cense clerk as 69 years, and that
| of the bride-elect at 50.
RECOVERED DIAMONDS—
WON’T PROSECUTE.
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| Hot'Springs, Feb. 10.—Nellie
i Knapp, an 18-year-oid girl, from
* Chicago, is being held by the
j city detectives for the alleged
theft of $1,500 worth of dia
monds from Mrs. Travis of Un
ion City, Tenn., with whom she
was boarding, on Court street.
The diamonds were found in the
girl’s suit case, where she se
creted them preparatory to leav
ing the city. The girl confessed
the theft, but Mrs. Travis may
not prosecute.
NEW LUNCH COUNTER.
Bell & Maynard will open a
new lunch counter Saturday in
; the old Bordwell saloon building,
corner of Second and Walnut
streets, where they will be
pleased to see their friends and
promise good service on all short
orders. Everything new and
•clean, good cooking and only
“ II
Ballew & Shuford
Undertakers.
Office, 211 Walnut Street,
Opposite Cook’s Hotel.
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j business? In nine cases out of
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REAL ESTATE.
List your Property
For Quick Sales
" 'With Imre. 1 guaran
tee best results.
R. W. &ANDY,
CHASTAIN BUILDING.
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
Gives special attention to
Crown and Bridge Work,
And correction of Irregularities
of the Teeth.
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Office Watson Bldg. Phone, 63.
Newport, - Arkansasm
Jack Jones
The Crack Barber, keeps
a neat and busy little
shop. Upper end of Front
street. Expert tonsorial
| ists. Easy shaves and
the best haircuts. Our
work pleases.
I “Come on, ye stubby beards.”
A GRATEFUL MUThtK
From Tennessee
Expresses Herself Freely.
Mrs. Adah C. Means, 49 Rossville
Ave., Chattanooga, Tenn., says: “My
! little son received a severe blow on bis
j head, causing a “rising” or abscess.
1 After coming to a head it left a run«
hing sore which continued almost a
year. We tried everything we could
but it got worse. We finally tried
Paracamph, and after the first appli
cation the neck and shoulder broke out
1 into many little sores. I continued
the use of Paracamph and in just two
weeks the sore was entirely healed and
we have had no trouble since. I give
all the credit to Paracamph as I only
used about a half bottle. Paracamph
j also cures nervous headache as I have
tried it with splendid results.”
Don’t suffer from Neuralgia, Pains
in the Head, Rheumatism, Old Sores,
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! Swellings or Inflammations of any
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1 It is sold on a positive guarantee to
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Keep Paracamph in your home. Rub
it on your sore spots and you will get
instant relief. It absolutely prevents
blood poisoning. Trial size 2oc. j fam
; ily sizes 50c. and ?1.00 at all druggists
or sent direct. If you have never tried
Paracamph we will send you a trial size
free. Write to-dav. The Paracamph Co.,
Louisville, Ky., tJ. S. A.
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