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Newport Daily I
VOLUME V. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 30. 1905. NUMBER 135. -
TWENTY-ONE YEARS PENALTY.
Fate of Richard Blalock Is a Penitentiary
Sentence—Jury-Out Seventeen
Hours Before Agreeing.
The fate of Richard Blalock,
the negro under trial for the
killing of a white boy named
Harris' at Tupelo, November 17,
1903, was determined at 3
o’clock Saturday afternoon, after
v being' out seventeen hours, the
defendant being found guilty of
murder in the second degree and
his punishment fixed at twenty
one years in the penitentiary.
J The case had been submitted
to the jury Friday evening about
10:30 o’clock, and it was the
general opinion that there would
be a mistrial.
The jury was composed of J.
M. Brown, Wm. Hooker, S. M.
Beattie, T. J. Phillips. R. F.
Skinner, J. N. Churchman, J. L.
Bishop, H. E. James, W. A.
Eiland, T. W. Shaver, J. C. Her
ron, W. H. Carouthers.
In the prosecution of the case,
W. A. Oldfiled was assisted by
Campbell & Suits, both of whom
made arguments before the jury,
while the opposing counsel Jones
& Jeffery and F. M. Fulk of Lit
tle Rock, made out a strong de
fense on the ground that the de
fendant committed the alleged
crime in self defense.
Saturday morning, the jury
asked for the reading of the tes
timony of two of the state’s wit
nesses, there . evidently being
some disagreement in the minds
of the jury on points therein.
OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
An application was made by
Judge E. L. Boyce to practice
a law, and he will have an exam
ination later this term.
The case of the Arkansas
Stave Company versus William
Green was taken up Saturday
morning with Hon. John W.
Stayton presiding, Judge Stuckey
being disqualified by being an
attorney of the plaintiff, assist
ed by D. E. McGowan of Jones
boro. The attorneys for the de
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Cotton Worms at Work.
Pine Bluff, Sept. 2).—S. G.
Weil has just returned from the
Weil plantation up the river and
he says the cotton worms have
at last reached that place and
much damage is being done to
the cotton crop. This place had
escaped the worms for several
weeks, and Mr. Weil' was in
hopes that they would not ap
pear at all.
A. M. Barrow, an extensive
planter, says the worms have
overrun his plantation and they
are rapidly destroying the crop.
Other prominent planters report
that the worms have become
, much worse in the past few
# days, and the damage to the
cotton crop will be much greater
than at first expected.
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fall Opening.
Mrs. Etta Merrill desires to
call attention to her fall and win
, , ter millinery opening Wednesday,
Ocfcker 4, at which time she will
show the ladies of Newport the
newest things in millinery, and
which cannot fail to please the
most fastidious. New tailor
made and ready-to-wear hats
comprising all that is new and
up-to-date in millinery. 31olw
Batesville DiVorce Case.
Nancy E. Johnson has filed
suit for divorce ffom her hus
band, J. W. Johnson, says the
Guard. The parties to the suit
reside near Batesville. The com
plaint alleges that the defendant
and the plaintiff were married
on September 2, 1904, and con
tinued to live together until
September 25, 1905; that the de
■ fendant is an habitual drunkard,
! and has threatened the life of
j the defendant repeatedly, and
has made her life with him in
| tolerable. Plaintiff prays for an
absolute divorce, the restoration
of her maiden name .of Troy and
all the privileges of an unmar
ried person, and a division of the
i property.
' Meeting Of The U. D. C,
The Daughters of the Confed
eracy held their monthly and
annual meeting at the horpe of
the president, Mrs. 0. D. Watson,
! Wednesday afternoon. The sec
; retary and treasurer’s report
| prove that this year’s work had
been one of the most successful,
financially, in the history of the
chapter. The new officers elect
ed for the year 1905-6 are: Mes
dames B. W. Stainback, presi
dent; E. B Wilmans, vice presi
dent; R. M. Johnson, secretary;
0. D. Watson, treasurer; C. H.
Wilmans, historian.
Delegates to both state and
national conventions, to be held
in Fort Smith and San Francisco
in October, were also elected,
Mesdames 0. D. Watson and C.
H. Wilmans to Fort Smith and
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Wilmans as delegates to San
Francisco.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Stainback, and it is hoped
all the members will be present.
Reporter.
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WHIST PARTY.
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Mrs. W. A. Billingsley enter-;
tained very pleasantly a few:
friends Friday afternoon at
whist, which was much enjoyed j
by all present who were lovers
of this popular amusement.
Those present were Mesdames
W. W. McMinn, Ed. Wilmans,
Robert Cox, B. W. Stainback,
Gus Jones, E. L. Maris and Miss
Annie Martin.
CLOVER CLUB. j
A pleasant social meeting of j
the Clover Club was held with
Mrs Sam Taggart Thursday
afternoon, which was the first
meetin'Y' of the club this fall,
and which was largely attended
and very enjoyable.
The members present, with
the visitors, were Mesdames L.
Hirsch, Wm. Bailey, B. B. Bond,
Wm. Hooker, H. E. Cobb, Geo.
Hays, John W. Wallace, Harry;
Herring, C. G. Henry and C. R. j
WitP i
Hotel Burned at Harrison.
Harrison, Sept. 29.-Harrison j
! was visited by another fire yes*
terday morning at 3 o’clock, the
! Joplin Hotel and the residence
of Mrs. McDaniel burning. The
hotel was owned by Mr. Powell,
and was insured for probably
$800, and the hotel goods, owned
by J. W. McMurry, the proprie
tor, were insured for about their
value. Mrs. McDaniel’s resi
dence was not insured. Hard
I work on the part of volunteers
was all that saved the small
j wooden warehouse, etc., back
i of the south side of the square
j from burning.
My fall millinery opening will
take place Wednesday, October
4, when I will have on exhibition
a beautiful array of hats that are
designed from models that have
been approved by expert critics,
and I will be glad to show this
beautiful array to the ladies of
Newport and neighboring cities.
Mrs. Etta Merrill.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. m. Everybody cordially in
vited by the pastor. T. F. Rich
ardson.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.
There will be regular services
at the Catholic church Sunday,
October 1, at 10 a. m. and 7:30
p. m. Rev. H. Cattani, rector.
ST. PAUL’S' CHURCH.
After Trinity fifteenth Sunday,
The Holy Communion and ser
mon, 11:00. Evening prayer and
sermon, 7:30, Sunday school
9:45. Geo.B. Norton, rector.
_ METHODIST CHURCH.
Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
Preaching by pastor at 11:30 a.
m. and 7:30 p. m. Junior Mis
sionary Society in the afternoon.
All members and visitors in the
city are invited to be present at
one or all of the services. M.
B. Umsted. pastor.
No Merger Of Systems.
General Manager A. W. Suli
van denies the merging of the
Iron Mountain-Missouri Pacific
under one namejn the following
statement:
“Reports that the Iron Moun
tain is to be operated in the
name of the Missouri Pacific are
without foundation. There will
be no consolidation of the com
panies in name or in fact. They
will continue separate and dis
tinct. It is not true that Iron
Mountain bills of lading will be
issued in the name of the Mis
souri Pacific, or that the Iron
Mountain is to be absorbed and
its identity lost in the Missouri
Pacific. Relations will continue
precisely as before.”
That it was the intention of
the officials to make the change
is not denied, nor is it doubted
that the forecasted change will
ultimately be made.
Opening Week of School.
The different grades of the
public school have settled down
to hard work, and the end of the
opening week shows an increased
attendance over last year of
about twenty pupils. The total
enrollment thus far is 250.
The eleventh grade, by action
of the board, was abolished for
the year, and there will be no
class of 1906, but a large num
ber of juniors insures a goodly
list of graduates the next scho
lastic year.
Prof. William L. Wallace, the
new superintendent, has classes
in different studies from a num
ber of the higher grades, and
will devote considerable of his
time to the general work of su
perintendency of all the grades.
Saturday was evidently the
best trade day Newport has en
joyed for some time, and the
Jewish stores being closed busi
ness was rushing for their Gen
tile competitors. Considerable
new cotton is placed on the mar
ket each day, the price paid Sat
urday being 101 cents per pound.
Thanking the ladies of Newport
for their liberal patronage in the
oast, I again invite you to see or
display in my millinery parlors
Wednesday, October 4, one ot
the most exquisite line of fall
and winter hats ever shown ir
Newport.
31b7t Miss Eva Graham.
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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
| with LOCAL APPLICATIONS,
! as they cannot reach the seat of
j the disease. Catarrh is a blood
or constitutional disease, and in
I order to cure it you must take
'internal remedies. Hall’s Ca
! tarrh Cure is taken internally,
and acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces. Hall’s
Catarrh Cure is not a quack
medicine. It was prescribed by
one of the best physicians in
this country for years, and is a
regular prescription. It is com
posed of the best tonics known,
combined with the best blood
purifiers, acting directly on the
| mucous surfaces. The perfect
j combination of the two ingre
j dients is what produces such
! wonderful results in curing Ca
tarrh. Send for testimonials
free.
Frank J. Cheney.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
. Take Hall’s Family Pills foi
constipation.
YOUR EYES ARE YOUR FRIENDS
If you’ll give ’em half a chance.
Yet 'how do you treat them,
what do you demand of ; hem?
Give them a rest once in a -bile
and note the difference. What
ever your eye deficiency, see us
about it. The “seeing” is free,
and perhaps we’ll help you to
see better with little expendi
ture. Worth looking into, isn’t
it?
Dr. A. J. FRANK i
EXPERT OPTICIAN. . j
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Office—St. Louis Shoe Store
310 Front St., Newport.
$5.00 Reward.
Estrayed or stolen—One bay
pony horse, about 6 years old, 15
hands high, with snip on nose.
Reward paid for return to
R. L. CONDITT,
19wtf Tuckerman.
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Jacksonport, Arkansas. *
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