VOLUME III. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JULY 23. 1903 NUMBER 74
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BAILEY MERCANTILE e©.*S
TEN SPECIAL BRRGKINS FOR TEN DHYS t>»
Beginning July 15, lowest of low prices on Laces, Embroideries
and all Wash Goods.
1. Hope Domestic 7c a Yard 2.30 pieces Scotch Lawn, now 4c
You know what it is worth. a Yard, worth 7 1-2.
3. A few pieces of Embroidery, worth 10c and 15c 7. A few pieces of very fine white stripe and
a yard, now 5c a yard. check Dimity, was 35c yard, now 22 l-2c yd.
4. One tine of Foulards, worth 25c a yard, now 8. One line of Valenciennes Laces, worth 15c a
13 l-2c a vard. yard, now 5c a yard.
5. All wool Crepe de Chene, worth $1.25 yard, 9. A few pieces of White Table Linen, 68 in. wide,
now 75c a yard. worth $1.00 yard, now 50c a yard.
6. One line of Ladies’ Slippers, worth $1.25 and 10. This one is REMNANTS. Be sure to see
$1.50 a pair, now 70c a pair. them.
COME EARLY AND GET THE FIRST PICK OF THESE FINE BARGAINS
SPORTING 600 si
Baseball Bats, Masks, Gloves, Mitts,
Fishing Tackle, Hooks, Lines,
Trolls, Trot Lines—in fact
EVERYTHING NEEDED
FOR OUTDOOR SPORTS
A Complete Line nf Books and Stationery
Glassware, China, Lamps,
Fancy Goods, Toys, Notions,
Papers, Musical Instruments,
Croquet Sets, Hammocks,
Late Books, Magazines, Paper
Covered Novels, School Books,
• School Supplies, Pens and
Pencils, Inks, Tablets and
Box Papers.
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HOT SPRINGS EXPERIENCES
SECOND VIOLENT EXPLOSION.
Dynamite Explosion Damages Arling
ton Hotel—Number of People
Make Narrow Escapes.
Hot Springs, July 22.—The city was
thrown into a state of consternation
this afternoon at 6:30 o’clock on ac
count of a dynamite explosion upon a
lot on Central avenue on which Dugan
& Stewart are to erect a large office
building. The street was crowded
with people when the explosion oc
curred and a shower ot boulders
weighing a hundred pounds and more
were thrown into the street and
against and into the Arlington hotel.
No one was killed, but James Con
way, a workman on the lot, was se
riously and probably fatally injured.
He was struck between the shoulders
with a large piece of stone. An un
known white boy was badly injured.
A piece of stone weighing probably
one hundred pounds passed through a
window of the Arlington hotel rotun
da and a number of people narrowly
escaped death. The damage to the
hotel and bath house adjoining is esti
mated at §500. Several vehicles in
front of the hotel were smashed and
several runaways resulted.
FORCE RESORTED TO
AFTER BATTLE OF WORDS.
Fori Smith, July 22.—Yesterday
evening about 6:30 o’clock Ira D.
Oglesby of the firm of J. J. Little &
Co., severely stabbed an eastern trav
eling man named Worthern, better
known as “Tige.” Both are expert
“roasters” and it appears that Oglesby
got the best of the verbal battle and
that angered Worthern. Oglesby,
seeing he had gone too far, apologized
a number of times, but Worthern re
fused to be placated. Later on he met
Oglesby and struck him. Worthern
is a large man and weighs about 226
pounds, while Oglesby weighs only
135. Oglesby defended himself with a
pocket-knife and inflicted an ugly
wound in the side and one on the
shoulder, when a bystandei .erfered.
Oglesby is a son of Col. Oglesby, the
corporate lawyer, and is prominent
in social and business circles.
IRATE PARENT CHARGES
GROOM WITH PERJURY.
Pine Bluff, July 22.—Marvin Martin,
to whom Miss Emma Brock was mar
ried here last Sunday morning at an
early hour, has been arrested at Ken
dall, at the instance of the bride’s fa
ther, on the charge of perjury. The
father, S. T. Brock, a prominent citi
zen of Talladega township, asserts
that Martin swore falsely when he
said that his daughter was 18 years
old, in order to secure the marriage
license in Little Rock last Saturday.
Martin is an employe of Frank Ken
dall’s mill.
Mr. Brock says that he will prose
cute the young benedict to the full
extent of the law.
NORTH ARKANSAS
EXTENSION TO HOT SPRINGS.
C. E. Conley, of Marshall, who has
the contract for furnishing the tim
bers for the St. L. & N. A. railroad,
was in the city yesterday. Mr. Con
ley in conversation with Times re
porter, Btated that the road had been
coniDleted to within four miles of
Marshall, and that the work would be
pushed as rapidly as possible in this
direction. He has the contract for
furnishing timbers to within twelve
miles north of Quitman. He said it
was his opinion that the road would
be built via Quitman to this place and
from here to Hot Springs.—Conway
Times.
BIG CROWD ATTENDED
OIL TROUGH PICNIC.
Special to the Independent.
Oil Trough, July 22.—A crowd esti
mated at 1,200 people attended the
picnic here Saturday given under the
auspices of the local lodge of Odd
Fellows. The address of Judge M. M.
Stuckey was well received and dem
onstrated the speaker to be well in
formed upon the subject of “Odd
Fellowship” as well as a gifted
speaker.
The crowd was broken up in the
afternoon by a hard beating rain,
which was badly needed by the crops.
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NEGRO POSTMISTRESS SHORT.
Forrest City, Ark., July 22.—Post
office Inspector Glenn checked up the
Cooper postofflce in this county to
the tune of §123.10 short. The office
was presided over by Mathew Jones,
a negress. The inspector put the
office out of business and will call
upon the bondsmen.
HEAVY RAINS GENERAL.
Will Prove Highly Beneficial to Grow
ing Crops—Cotton and Corn Re
ported to Be in Splendid
Condition for Good Crop.
After what seemed to be one of the
warmest days ever experienced in
Newport, but which lacked five de
grees of reaching the highest ther
mometer register of the present sum
mer, 103 degrees, this section was
visited by a wind storm in whose wake
followed a heavy rain that will doubt
less prove a blessing to the agricultu
ral interests of the state and almost
insure prosperity to the people for
another year.
According to the Newport gauge,
the rainfall up to eight o’clock Thurs
day morning amounted to 2.22 inches
and even the farmer is satisfied with
its sufficiency. No general rains had
visited this section prior to Wednes
day night for two months past, and
many localities, which had been skip
ped by the local showers, were sadly
in need of moisture.
This “ground-soaker” and “gulley
washer” will insure a good corn crop
and place cotton in such shape that
the lateness of the crop will be over
come and the plant attain a fine
growth. Cotton authorities assert
that the bolls are not so apt to drop
since this timely rain as if they had
formed earlier, and are predicting a
fine crop from this section, which will
probably oring a good price and in
STRENUOUS COLLECTOR
FLED BEFORE REVOLVER.
England, Ark., July 22.—Saturday
evening W. B. Craker and R. L. Saw
yer became involved in a difficulty
over a debt of $14 Craker owed Saw
yer. Craker has been a life insurance
agent and real estate agent here for
the past year and has contracted a lot
of small debts. Of late Sawyer, who
Is a dealer in grain and feedstuffs, has
been quite persistent in trying to col
lect his bill. Saturday it was reported
that Craker was about to leave town
for good and Sawyer found him at the
depot in the agent’s private apart
ments, and asked him for his money.
When Craker told him he did not in
tend to pay him Sawyer struck him a
Bevere blow over the forehead with a
wagon spoke, cutting to the skull.
Craker pulled a pistol and fired twice
at Sawyer, missing him. Sawyer and
many of the by-standers beat a hasty
retreat.
Craker is resting easy this morning
and is perhaps not much hurt. Saw
yer gave bond.
FARMING IN COLORADO,
UTAH AND NEW MEXICO.
The farmer who contemplates
changing his location should look well
into the subject of irrigation. Before
making a trip of investigation there is
no better way to secure advance in
formation than by writing to those
most interested in the settlement of
unoccupied lands. Several publica
tions giving valuable information in
regard to the agricultural, horticultu
ral and live stock interests of this
great western section have been pre
pared by the Denver & Rio Grande
n n rl f ho Pin Hnanrlo Woofai*n nrhSnh
sure good times tor anotner year.
Hay and pasture lands are improved
by this rain, as well as all kinds of
fruits.
Travelers from the north and south
report big rains from Poplar Bluff to
Little Rock and though wind preceded
the onslaught of the rain clouds, no
damage has yet been reported from
the storm.
ENTERTAINED AT EUCHRE.
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Kinman, Jr. en
tertained in their accustomed pleas
ing manner at progressive euchre
Wednesday evening at the Kinman
home on Third Street in honor of the
members of Mrs. Narcie Minor’s house
party.
Everything passed off very pleas
antly and the refreshments of claret
ice, ice cream and assorted cake are
pronounced by all to have been delic
ious.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
R. M. Johnson, Mesdames Narcie
Minor, H. E. Cobb, A. D. Bailey,
Misses Lou Minor, Mabel Padgett,
Lucy Brandenburg, Bessie E. L. Wat
son, Claire Johnson, Mary Bailey,
Noreene Kinman, Jennie McCauley,
Messrs. Arthur Bailey, Ernest Mc
Donald, W. T. Parrish, Walter Heard,
Claude Erwin and John Stayton.
ASLEEP ON A SWITCH.
Pine Bluff, July 22.—Intoxicated and
asleep this afternoon at a late hour,
C. W. Cummins was run over by a
box car, under which he was lying on
the Cotton Belt switch, near Main
street, in the heart of the city. Both
Cummins’ legs were injured and sur- J
geons amputated the right one to- j
night.
Cummins has but little chance for
recovery.
should be in the hands of all who de
sire to become acquainted with the
merits of the various localities. Write
S. K. Hooper, G. P. & T. A., Denver,
Colorado.
WHITE LIGHTS FOR SEARCY.
Searcy, Ark., July 22.—The city
council has granted a fifteen-year
franchise to P. F. Miller of Chicago to
put in and operate an electric light
plant. The terms of the contraot re
quire him to commence work within
thirty days and have the plant in run
ning order within six months.
A TERRIBLE TALE.
The story is going the rounds xthat
you can get everything nice to eaft at
“The Little Bakery on the Corner?’
and that everything is fresh and cleanse
too. 48 dtf
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The Progressive
Business Man
realizes the com
prehensive scope
of Teleph one Ser
vice and provides
ample facilities to accommo
date his patrons, they are not
required to call again because
the “Line is Busy.”
Are your Telephone Facilities
Ample and the ‘Line not Busy?’
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TELEGRAPH &
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Headache
Facts.
i.
Headache is almost an universal ailment; 86 per cent,
have it at least occasionally.
II.
Headache could always be relieved by means of strong
opiates, but drugging a pain is not curing it.
III.
It is now possible to cure a headache quicker than an
opiate will relieve it, and to cure harmlessly by removing
the cause.
IV.
SELLS’ HEADACHE POWDERS are a perfect rem
edy. They can’t harm. They relieve the severest head
ache in from 20 to 40 minutes. Price, 10 cents.
SELLS’ DRUG ST0RE
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.
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