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vrkTrTWfF^V^ NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 20, 1905. NIR will be re |
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ZINC SUPPLY fOR WORLD.
rth Arkansas Awaits White Rive?
Opening and Promises To Rival
Joplin District.
Harrison, Dec. 10—There is
newed interest in the zinc fields
north Arkansas, on account of
me recent discoveries and on
' ount of shipments which are
V being made by some of the
jperties located sufficiently
ar the railroad to haul their ore
the road.
Traffic will be opened on the
hite River road, to the north,
out February 1906, after which
velopment of these lands a«nd
increased demand for the
me along the line of the road
ill increase to such an extent as
"bon.make the north Arkansas
strict; a worthy rival of the
mous Missouri district, which
now furnishing about one
urth of the zinc ore of the
jrld, and which district will
irket about $14,000,000 worth
ore this year.
Large bodies of land are being
ught by foreign companies and
jn the most desirable lands will
out of reach of the small in
stors.
The price of zinc and land con
tinues upward, and the demand
seems unlimited. Already miners
from the Joplin and Galena dis
tricts are getting in and securing
leases and when the road is open
ed to the north and direct con
nection made between the two
districts there will be hundreds
more who will come, on account
t,- of the less expense of mining in
"•'thife' district. Henceforth north
* Arkansas will furnish a large
percent of the zinc of the world,
»and take the place of the deep
and expensive and now fast fail
jp| ing mines of Belgium and Wales.
I Letter List.
Following is a list of letters remaining uncalled
for in the postoffice at„Newport. Arkansas, De
cember 19,1905:
Babb, J J Misenheimer. Lewis
Bandy, R M Mrs Owens, Jennie
Berry, Ella Pruitt, Abe
Blanton, Della Passmore. Edmond
Eooe, Jullia Royal, I
Bryant, Wm Roberts, M D
Brown, Wilb J Simmons, W D (2)
Criss, Chans Spraigins, John
Calvier, E Stevens, Doc
Disbennett, Grace Shaw, Joseph
Finch. E L Tate, Josephine
Glenn, Ge<^ Thompson, Ada
Harris. Annie Vemeeder, Chas
ftolt, Tom Vaughn, Berch Miss
Jenkins. Millie Warner, C R
Jones, F F West, Joe L Mrs
Kendrick, Harriet West, Geo
Love, R C West, Jessie ;
Mashone, MB Wiles, Denton
1 Malone, JC Wilson, C H
Mank, Matie Mrs Williams, Emer
Martan, Eof Williams, Porter
Martian. W T
■ When calling for any of the above letters please
\ Bay “advertised.” W. B- EMPIE.P. M.
Both Negroes Bound Over
tlison Jones ana Lmaney ray
ton, the two negroes who stole
several suits and overcoats from
the Baltimore Clothing House
and also some clothing off a dum
my in front of Charles Meyer’s
store, were bound over to the
grand jury in a trial before Es
quire Guy Smith Monday.
They had shipped their stolen
goods in a trunk to Fort Smith,
but these have been recovered by
the owners.
LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS.
The Independent has a
grape vine wire direct to San
ta Claus, and will be pleased to
let the old boy know just what
|v, the little folks want. Write
l as plainly as you can on one
I side of the paper, and send or
R mail your letters to the Daily
1 Independent.
Martin Bros, carry the fines
i line of canned vegetables am
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* NINE PUPILS EXPELLED.
fort Smith School Boys Who were Using
fireworks in School Must Be
Penalized.
Fort Smith, Dec. 19.— Nine stu
dents of the local high school
were expelled by the school board
last night for a series of pranks
played during the past week.
Five of these were in their senior
year, three sophomores and one
junior.
The trouble started last week,
when a new invention in explo
sives, with sparks flying every
where, was introduced into the
city." The boys secured some of
this and took it to school, placing
j small portions of it all over the
I floor of the study hall. G'rls
would step upon this and com-!
plete disorder would ensue."
Three days of this drove the;
professors to distraction. To cap;
the climax, the students broke j
into the building and piled books
from every desk upon the ros
itrum, almost suspending school
operations -on Friday. Most of
the day was spent in getting the
I books straightened out.
Fifteen students were before i
ill 1 1 1 _1 1#. rai. . . v. U V. 1 1 4"
lilt; oCIlUvJl uuaiu iaoi uignt)
all refused to tell who did the
mischief. Nine students were
then expelled for the balance of
the year.
W. J. Echols, a prominent
wholesale grocer, was the only
member of the board who wished
to overlook the pranks.
Anti-Pass Movement.
The anti-pass movement which
has started with the Pennsylva
nia in the east, has not extended ,
to the western roads. No road in
the west is considering the ad-1
visability of cutting off all free
transportation, and it is not like
ly that they will soon.
The eastern experiment, how
ever, will be watched with great
interest all over the country, and
if it is successful it is possible
that reforms may be inaugurated
i by western lines. It is the gen
eral opinion that no action will
be successful if taken by any one
road in competitive territory and
that such a move could only be
successful through concerted ac
tion. _>_
Little Rock City Hall.
Little Rock, Dec. 19.—Little
Rock is to have a new $150,000
city hall, which will include the
public auditorium for which the
officials and business men of the
city have been working for years.
The city council last night passed
an ordinance appropriating $150,
000 for the purpose of building
the combined city hall and audi
fnrinm and it is declared that
work on the new structure will
be begun within the next three
or four months.
Business Men Attention.
There will be a meeting of the
business men of this city at 2
o’clock Thursday (tomorrow) af
ternoon at the office of Phillips &
i Ferguson to take up the proposi
| tion submitted by Mr. G. W.
j Scoggin.
Let every business man come
out, as a permanent commercial
-organization will probably be
! formed. Get behind the move
jmentfor a greater Newport and
help push.
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The celebrated Carhartt Over
all. We have the exclusive
agency. Star Clothing Co.
Highest quality in everything
in the jewelry line at the Palace
! Jewelry Store. 92dtf
Go to I. D. Price for fine China
Card Bric-a-Brac for holiday
' presents. 91btf
NOW IP TO GOVERNOR.
White Woman Sentenced to Penitentiary
and Governor Davis Must Now Re
deem Campaign Promise.
Little Rock. Dec. 19. —Refus
ing to give the name of her par
ents, whom she claims are well
known and respected people in
Oklahoma, and with little appar
ent concern over her fate, Mrs.
Matt Tighe pleaded guilty to four
indictments charging her with
grand larceny yesterday forenoon
and received a sentence of one
year on each count, making four
years in all, at the hands of
Judge Lea, without a tremor.
She is a woman of attractive
appearance, claims to be 25 years
of age, and was dressed fashion
ably when she appeared in court
yesterday.
A movement, however, has
been placed on foot to secure a
pardon at the hands of the gov
ernor. At present there is no
other white woman at the peni
tentiary.
It is claimed that each of the
business men from whom the
goods were stolen will sign the
petition for the pardon, and Gov
prnor Davis has stated in his
speeches that he would pardon
any white woman sent to the
penitentiary, as there was no
place to take care of them. The
petition will be prepared tod *y
and early action is expected by
her attorney and friends.
Afraid to Carry Game.
Two deer that had doubtless
been killed in Arkansas by a non
resident and were being shipped
to an Ohio point, were found in
his car by an express messenger
on one of Monday night’s Iron
Mountain trains and thrown off
here. To have carried them out
of the state, the express com
pany would have been liable.
Deputy Sheriff R. M. Laird was
soon on the trail and took the
matter into court by swearing
out warrants against Agent Rea
mey and Expressman Chrisp. Of
course they w ere not liable and
there could be no legal confisca
tion, so the court, ’Squire Guy
Smith being the magistrate, ar
ranged a little compact, whereby
all concerned in the affair at law
took an equal divide of the booty
and enjoyed some most elegant
venison.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas county.
. Frank J. Cheney makes oath
that he is senior partner of the
firm of F. J. Cheney &Co., do
ing business in the city of Tole
do, county and state aforesaid,
and said firm will payithe sum of
one hundred dollars lor eacn
and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of
Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
Frank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and sub
scribed in my presence, this 6th
day of December, A. D. 1886.
A. W. Gleason,
[Seal] Notary Public.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, and acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. Send for testi
monials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
TOYS! TOYS!
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Iron toys, wooden toys, rubber
toys, tin toys, big toys, little
toys, and all kinds of toys at I.
D. Price’s Toy Bazaar. 93tc
For dray at any hour call up
Hazel hotel. 83dtf
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THIS IS A MISTERtOUS
SPOT
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Celebrated
Carhartt
Overalls.
Come in and Get
Stick Pins.
StarClothingCo.
BARGAIN HUNTING.
They Know What They Want and Ash
Tor It.
The Central Christian Advo
cate publishes the following
clever take-off, which, unfortu
nately, contains more truth than
poetry. There are too many con
gregations that want a first-class
preacher at a knock-down price.
The letter reads:
“To the presidin’ elder: Send
us a two thousand dollar preach
er fer our four-hundred-dollar
salary. We want a preacher who
don’t use no no es, who don’t
holler, who has perswaisive eler
quence. We want a preacher who
ain’t afeard of good, hard, hon
est work, who will look after the
church propaty ter us, neip us
git money from the world an’
keep things 0. K. We want a
college gradiate. He’ll need a
horse an’ buggy. He simply
must have an ideal wife. We
have a dept on the parsinage of
three hundred dollers, which
keeps us poor. We have a dozen
1 men wurth all the way to twenty
| thousand dollers, an’ many who
air doin’ well, but with that old
dept, we can’t pay more than
four hundred to our preacher.
Of course, if he is consikrated,
he won’t complane. An’ if he
complanes, we will be complan
j ing to you next Annual Confer
ence, an’ don’t you fergit it!
I “Yours truly, Committee.”
Will you attend the greal
closing oat sale of Bailee
Mercantile Co. and secart
the great money-saving ad
vantages offered this week!
SUGGESTIONS. I
Now is the lime to get the best Christinas wear
I ables for men. Gifts of Quality and Fashion.
Very sure to please particular men. ,
I Fashionable Gloves, Luxurious Neckwear,
I $1_,j$2.50 50c to $2 00
T Street Mufflers, Matinee, Opera and Dress
I $1.00 to $1.50 Mufflers.
$2.00 to $5.00
Silk Suspenders, .
75c to $3.50 Ful1 Hress Shirts,
$1.00 to $2.00
Lisle and Silk Half Hose,
50c to $1 00 Pajamas and Night. Lobes,
$1.00 to $3.50
Umbrellas,
$1.50 to $10.00 Suit liases .•.»■! Travel g Lags
. $5.00 to $25 00
Fancy and White Waistcoats p
$1.50 to $5.00 Raincoats and Overcoats,
, $15.00 to $30.00
Linen and Silk Hanker
chiefs, Smoking and House Jackets
25c to $2.00 $6.00 to $20.00
Bath and Lounging Robes, Hawes and Knox Hats, j
$4.00 to $8.00 $3.00 and $5.00 j
' GET THE GET THE
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A. D. Bailey, Vice Pres’t. Jas. L. Jones, Ass’t Cashier.
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