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NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 7. 1906, NUMBER 267.
court
and
-impres
the
/ever was
the fate of
lot of candi
appointment
campaign, and
, rks a lack of in
te general public
Slitical. Even Gov
ts met with a small
Little is to be com
for the manner of his
Egn which is free from
fabuse of his opponents or
tmpt to mix up in other fights,
an able presentation of needs
5f the state, that are urgent and
wise and upon which a united
party could stand.
Education was his principal theme
—none of those abstract truths
with which public speakers are
accustomed to tire their audi
ences, but he brought the sub
ject home to the people of Ark
ansas in his advocacy of free
text books, the extension of the
the high schools to the rural
communities so that the com
ing generation may all share
equally the chances to se
re an education, and the es
Publishment oi state industrial
. Xiiools to instruct for the fac
tory and workshop the young
men of this state and thus pro
mote factories to consume and
place upon the market the fin
ished product from our raw ma
terials.
Another issue eloquently pre
sented by the speaker, was the
abolition of the system now in
vogue of leasing our state con
victs. This relic of barbarism
was shown up in its true light
Jby Judge Little and his solution
of the problem was as good as
the necessity for correcting the
evil. Good roads might be had
through the working of these
state convicts upon the public
thoroughfares and t - this good
end, their services might be
turne' , in the opinion of Judge
Little, who struck another popu
lar chord in advocating state aid
for the needy widows of Con
federate veterans.
Judge Little commended the
L citizens of Newport for their
stand in favor of a white prim
ary as a means of giving the
city a business administration
by those who had her welfare
p&jos.t at heart and declared his
emphatic approval of the means
adopted.
JUCtge intue reporteu a uig
L 'rowd out to hear him at Tuck
erman Monday night and also
Tuesday afternoon at Swifton.
Jtev. C. C. Cline Declines Call.
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'Pine Bluff, March 6—Rev. C.
Cline has declined the call
tended by the Christian church
Cf Pine Bluff to become pastor,
raS his congregation at Russell
ville would not consent for him
Ik to resign.
Sauers Milling Co. of Evans
* ule, 111., manufacture a special
||fp,atent in addition to their high
est patent flour. This extremely
'T fi.gh grade flour is known as
I “Invincible,” and is for sale by
The Standard Grocer Co. 16dtf
Clear wh:fe clothes are a sign
that the housekeeper uses Red
Cross Ball BLe Large z o:-.
package, 5 cents.
.^WfARCICAl JAIL SENTENCE.
Kdge Tea Sentences Argenta Poo! Roon
f Men to One Minute
in Tail.
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i Little Rock, March 6—Judge
iJ. Lea this morning rendered
I his judgment in the case of R.
! A. Furth, who was under indict
ment on the charge of running
a pool room in Argenta, contra
ry to the law, and assessed his
punishment at one minute in jail
and a fine of $10. He at once
gave notice through his attorney,
1 Judge Joe W. House, of appeal
to the supreme court, which was
granted, and the court an
nounced that he would be per
mitted to stand on his old bond
pending the appeal.
1 Before the assessment of the
sentence, Judge Lea exacted a
i pledge that the pool room would
be closed pending the appeal.
ARKADELPhEA OIL PROBE.
Nuch Activity With Indications of the
Existence of Oil.
Arkadelphia, March 6—Con
siderable interest is being devel
oped here in the oil prospects.
On the Henderson property, near
the city limits, the Caddo Oil
and Gas Company is drilling a
well which is making fine pro
gress, with the very best indica
tions of oil in paying quantities.
Across the Ouachita river and
a few miles south of this city
Captain Grayson of the Arkadel
phia Lumber Company is putting
in machinery of the very latest
design for drilling a well, and in
the same territory another strong
company of New York capitalists
has been drilling a well for some
months and claims it has struck
oil in paying quantities.
This company has a large land
holding near the city, on which
it has one drill working. Work
on this well has been going on
for some time with stronger
evidences every day of being a
great success. Old oil men de
clare that the indications are the
best they have ever seen in an
undeveloped field.
Dinsmore After Secretaryship.
A Washington dispatch says:
Former Congressman Hugh Dins
more of Fayetteville, Ark., has
entered the race against Charles
A. Edwards for the secretary
ship of the national democratic
congressional committee. Al
though Edwards has served in
that capacity for several years
and has a number of friends on
I the committee, the backers of
Dinsmore claim that he will be
elected.
The : osition is more important
than remunerative, because the
; incumbent moves upon a large
! stage ana nas to ao witn nation
, al figures and issues. There is
I no stated salary, but the secre
; tary is allowed an expense ac
' count.
The strongest influence against
! Dinsmore is in Representative
Griggs of Georgia, who is a
warm personal friend of Ed
wards, and will be elected chair
man. Mr. Griggs has stated
that if he is elected next Tues
day he proposes to inaugurate an
active campaign of education
with a view to placing the six
tieth congress in the hands oi
the democrats.
Part of the success of that so
ciety event was the fine abear
ance of the gowns, suits, gloves,
slippers, silks and etc. They
! were cleaned and renovated at
Newport Dye ar.d Cleaning
: Works. 47bti
LENT INTERFERES WITH BERNHARDT.
11 Little Rock Clergyman Urges Strict Ob
servance of lent Even to Tabooing
the Divine Sarah.
Little Rock, March 6.—A pro
found feeling among church
goers in Little Rock, on the
question of hearing Mme. Bern
hardt in “Camille” tonight, has
been created by a sermon
preached Sunday by the Rev, G.
Gordon Smeade, of Christ
Church, the most fashionable
church in the city.
Dr. Smeade brought the ques
! tion of observing Lent in ac
cordance with the laws of Die
church squarely before his
gregation. While he did not ab
solutely forbid attendance at the
production at Forrest Park, he
placed the matter in such a light
that it was apparent that such
attendance would not be in keep
ing with Lent.
1 The one point emphasized by
Dr. Smeade in his sermon was
that church-goers should not
violate their consciences in con
1 sidering the propriety of hearing
Bernhardt. After bringing out
this point he proceeded to say
that the condition brought out
by the coming visit of Bernhardt
was one that had never before
confronted church-goers in Little
Rock. The most famous actress
in the world—a woman of the
highest artistic accomplishments
— was to visit the city during
the Lenten season, when strict
Episcopalians were supposed to
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The opportunity was a rare
one, he said, but even in such a
case did it justify an attendance?
Dr. Smeade then said that a
final decision lay within the
consciences of the church mem
bers. But in making this final
decision he thought the church
! should be a unit in its action.
As a result of Dr. Smeade’s
I sermon a number of members of
Christ church who have pur
chased tickets for the perform
ance this evening will not attend.
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TWO SPEECHES A DAY
Will Be Made by Gov. Davis from Now
Until March 28.
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| Gov. Davis begins at Mena
Wednesday night his final tour
in the interest of his senator al
candidacy before the primary,
March 28. After his speech in
, Mena the governor will go into
Montgomery county, where there
are no railroads and where he is
i scheduled to make four speeches.
Before leaving Little Rock the
governor announced that it was
i his intention to make two
j speeches a day until March 28,
Sundays excepted. He will not
return to Little Rock until the
i day of the primary, ->nd will be
jin the governor’s office in the
I state house the night of March
! 28 to receive election returns.
Election Proclamation.
By virtue of the power in me
vested as mayor of the town of
Tupelo, in the county of Jack
j son, and state of Arkansas, I
hereby give notice and make
proclamation that an election
will be held in said townonTues
; day, April 10, 1906, for the pur
pose of electing the following
town officers, to-wit:
; One Mayor.
Or.e Marshal.
One Recorder.
^ive Aldermen.
In testimony*whereof'I here
unto set my hand as such Mayor
on the 1st of March, 1906
W. L. TayloPw, Mayor.
“'Around evpny circle
another can be drawn."
Th re is no “Biggest St on as
i yet—there is no store in \ lis
city as big as it may be.
Bv bigger an 1 yet big
g.r adverti-jug—bet
ter and yet better
publicity cam- %
paigns—
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You may draw
a circle around
your own biggest
success!! <£
UNION PACIFIC
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OREGON
and
WASHINGTON
Every day, Feb. 15 to
Ayril 7, 1906. Colon
ist rates to all points
in these states, from
St. Louis $30/
Through Sleeping and Din
ing Car service.
QUICKEST TIME
Inquire of
J. H. LQTHROP,
General Agent,
903 Olive St,, St. Louis Mo.
Notice to Contractors.
Notice is hereby given that the city council of
the City of Newport. Arkansas, will on Monday,
March 12, 190(1, let a contract to the lowest res
ponsible bidder, to construct a concrete side- ,
walk, according to the specifications of Ordin
ance No. 134, in front of the city hall and jail
property on Walnut and Second streets, the side
walk to embrace at least 1300 square feet and in
clude a driveway from the hose house. Bids
must be made per squat e loot and may be de
posited with the recorder oi said city and will be
received by him until 0 o'clock p. m. of said day
The council reserves the right to reject any and
all bids.
Dated this 1st day of March. 1906.
J. R. MAYHAN,
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ELGIN.
Lots of news this week; read
carefully. .
A few of the candidates spoke
! at this place Monday.
We are having a few days of
very nice weather now.
Well, well, we saw a letter
from Brother Brock last week.
Good boy; come again Zeke; glad
! to hear from you.
Grover Cleveland has emi
grated to Battle Axe.
The people of this neighbor
hood have begun to - do some
little farming.
i B. 0. Craig and family and
; Arthur Cleveland were visiting
here Sunday.
j Churchman Brothers went to
Newport Saturday on business.
J Messrs. Hub and Alf James
were breaking a young mule to
work Friday.
Walter Cole is grocer clerk for
J. 0. Taylor here, selling flour
.mostly.
Rufe Hattler of the Decker
farm was seen in our burg Sun
day evening.
Tom Ray is still getting along
very well.
C. A Sneed is going to plant
some corn just as soon as Uncle
John is able to run the ferry alone.
Look out for next week and
! good-bye Farmer Zeke.
Sarge Plunkette.
I IF you put half as much thought
■ into the buying of a suit or coat
| Put into making it, so that it shall befit for H
I® you to buy, we know that you will never
again pay twice our prices to some fashionable ||
to-order tailor or be satisfied with half our
values from some dealer .'.
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A suit or coat of
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Correct Clothes for Men
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you ^vould have d^cov- ;
ered a great deal more j
— qualities of shape-keep
ing, durability and com
fort that are none the
less important for being
! below the surface. That’s
due to the way they are ?
| made—with more care j
I and honesty than is gen
I erally put into order
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I tailored clothes at twice j
I the price.
$15.00 to $30.00.
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Correct Clothes for Men
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are unmatched. Jp
No picture can give an j
adequate idea of the fault- f*
! less style, the perfect fit y
! or careful finish of these "i
! unmatched garments.
In Alj^tyles,
For All Men,
At All Prices. ■
$15.00 to $30.00. [;
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These incomparable wearables are sold in Newport only by
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Has purchased the * entire stock of
Millinery
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of Mrs. ETTA MERRILL, and it is
now on sale at their dry goods store*
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