' RIXEY STRUCK
BY LIGHTNING.
Party Sought Shelter From Storm
Beneath Tree and Were
Struck By Lightning.
Other Damage.
Jonesboro, July 20. - Charles
Rixey was struck by lightning
,and killed and his wife and
Vmother-in-law, Mrs. Summers,
received injuries which it is
thought will result in their death,
while driving to the city about
noon today.
The party was about a mile
south of this city when a severe
storm arose and they sought
shelter under a large tree. A
bolf of lightning struck the
vehicle and its occupants. Rixey
was instantly killed, while his
wife and her mother received
such severe shocks that they are
in a critical condition. Dr. Jack
son and Dr. Harrison were sum
moned from this city and at
tended to the injured persons.
Heavy damage is reported in
this city and the surrounding
country from a heavy wind and
rain storm. Several buildings in
this city were badly damaged.
The awning on the building oc
cupied by the Bank of Jonesboro
was blown down, breaking two
large plate-glass windows.
CLIMAX OF A ROMANCE.
An event of the week in local
social affairs, says the Memphis
Commercial Appeal, was the
wedding on the evening of July
17, which united Miss Etta Ma
bry, of Memphis, and'Ray Pace,
of Newport, Ark. The ceremo
ny, said by Rev. Dr. Thompson,
of the Seventh Street Baptist
church, took place at the home
of the bride, and was witnessed
by relatives and a few intimate
friends.
Quite a little romance is con
nected with the wedding, the
bride and groom having been
sweethearts since childhood.
Their union seemed a fitting cul
mination to a pretty little love
story.
Mrs. Pace is a charming wo
man. possessing all the noble
qualities of Southern woman
hood. She has been a very
popular girl in Memphis, and as
' a young matron, she will but add
to the already attractive coterie
of Newport society folk.
Mr. Pace is a progressive young
merchant of the Arkansas town,
which place the couple will make
their future home.
SHOULD SUPPORT
PARTY NOMINEES.
Grand Glaize, July 19.
Editor Independent: I see an
article written by C. A. Point in
your paper of July 15 on the duty
of Democrats. I now see where
he stands. Why don’t he come
out in plain words and say I in
tend to bolt the primary and vote
the Republican ticket?
He says there were avowed
Republicans voted in the pri
mary where they could be voted
for Jeff Davis, but I am per
fectly satisfied that C. A. Voint
and all Republicans voted for
Carroll D. Wood in the primary.
He says that Gov. Davis has
said to the criminal class of peo
> pie from almost every stump in
the state, “Give me your votes
and I will give you your liberty.”
Now I wish some one would in
form C. A. Point that the grand
old state of Arkansas don’t allow
criminals to vote. Or do you
suppose that he means that those
are criminals and outlaws. If he
does think so there would be
about three-fourths of our voters
that are criminals, and I suppose
that he thinks so, for. he says
' that he believes that Governor
Davis is justly charged with
high treason.
Now, if Governor Davis is
guilty of a high crime why is he
not punished by the laws of our
state? Or is it a fact that we
have not got good men enough to
enforce the laws of our state.
Now that looks fishy. We have
as good a class of citizens as
there are in any state in the
Union and I am proud of the
good people of our state. Now,
if he thinks he can turn true
blue Democrats by such articles
he certainly is mistaken, for
they are not wafted about by
every wind that blows. Gover
nor Davis is the nominee for
governor, and every true blue
Democrat will support him in the
September election.
A Voter.
RECRUITING FOR
TRIP TO FAIR.
Maj-Gen. W. H. Haynes, A.S.
G., has designated Lieut.-Col. W.
K. Surridge of Black Rock, sec
ond in command of the Provis
ional Regiment for the World’s
Fair trip, to take temporary com
mand of the regiment in the ab
sence of Col. Charles T. Duke of
Monticello from the state. The
preparations for the World’s Fair
trip, September 19-25, are draw
ing on apace, and the suc
cessful companies are proceeding
under the direction of the gen
eral orders issued July 5 to re
cruit their organizations to the
full company strength of sixty
men wherever they are short in
numbers. Competitive drills
are being held between, the suc
j cessful companies and others
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UCai UJ , anu Lilt utoi mvn
chosen from each for the pro
visional company. In this way
Ola has recruited, its company
from Dardanelle and Helena will
draw its men from Forrest- City.
REAL ESTATE* TRANSFERS.
Dan and Isaiah Sheppard ver
sus W. H. Shoffner et al, order
of circuit court establishing
title of plaintiffs to 120 acres,
19, 18-10-2.
T. J. Boone and wife to J. R.
Tislow, tract in 31-10-2, $400.
T. S. Stephens and wife to
Des Arc Hoop and Lumber Com
pany, elm and cottonwood timber
on tract in 5, 8, 9, 16, 17-10-3;
16, 34, 32-11-3, $1100.
Wolff-Goldman Realty Compa
ny to Carrie A. Lawrence et al,
120 acres, 27-14-1, $800.
E. D. Austin to Orasho Conley
et al, 1-8 interest 116.74 acres
32-11-3, $50.
A. G. Anderson and wife to
Newport Grocer Company, tract
in Jones addition Newport, $6750.
Emma Wilson to Clarence A.
Ross and Arthur S. Kimberly,
21,82 acres 29-10-4, $25.
J. E. Brown to M. F. Moore,
lots 5 and 6, block 4, Brown’s
addition, Tuckermap, $200.
W. T. Tims, guardian of Yel
verton heirs, to A. G. Ander n,
property occupied by Yelvei n
stable and house on Beech stre .,
142x138 feet, Newport, $2800.
A. G. Anderson and wife to
Wolff-Goldman Realty Company, j
tract 25x300 feet in Jones addi
tion, between Beech and Plum
streets, Newport, $1450.
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Col. V. Y. Cook, wife and three
daughters, Misses Mae, Jennie
and Rina, came down from
Batesville Thursday morning and
left that night for a several
weeks’ visit to St. Louis.
COMPLAINT COMES
FROM SALOON MEN.
Hogins Investigates Conditions
at Cotter as to Labor of
Convicts.
Superintendent R. B.'Hogins,
of the state penitentiary re
turned yesterday from a visit to
Cstter on the White River road,
where he was called to investi
gate the conditions with refer
ence to certain complaints that
had come to him about the em
ployment of state convicts on
the railroad there. To a Demo
crat reporter he said: “The com
plaint came mostly from saloon
men, who can not sell their li
quor to the convicts and who
have a good trade from free la
bor. There are cwo camps at
Cotter with about 130 men and
they will continue to work there.
Before I left I wired the war
dens to continue to work the
men, and if they were interfered
with to call on the sheriff for as
sistance, and if he could not pre
serve peace to appeal to the fed
eral authorities. This had the
desired effect, as they did not
desire to be mixed up with Uncle
Sam. Mass meetings were held
andjdemands made before this
that the men be removed. But
when I got there the malcon
tents were not to be found. One
of the camps will be moved this
week to Flippin, several miles
above Cotter.”
$10 REWARD.
Estrayed— Black pony mare,
mane roached half way back, old
shoes on fore feet, with black
horse mule colt following. One
flea-bitten gray pony, been
roached. $10 reward for return
of same or information leading
to recovery. B. H. Campbell,"
Tuckerman. Ark.
Capt. W. A. Joyce and little
Dotice went to Augusta Wed
nesday on the Joe Wheeler and
will run a colored excursion
from there to Newport Thurs
day, returning Friday night.
The governor on Wednesday
appointed Edwin Bevens, a son
of our fellow-townsman, W. E.
Bevens, as special judge in the
court of common pleas in Phillips
county to preside in several
cases, in which the regular judge
is disqualified.
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"The extreme heat, close confinement
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