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Newport weekly independent., 1902-02-14
been visiting relatives and friends.

 An entertainment was given at the residence of Mrs. Jenning to our social circle on the evening of the 1st instant. On account of the bad weather the Washington birthday exercises were postponed until Saturday evening" Misses Fallen and Mccall, of near town, were seen in the circle of their friends Saturday evening.
 Miss Nave Glover visited her par ents, of the Ridge, the latter part of last week.
 As it has showed again it seems that our weather prophet has predicted right.
 John Livingston, of Fakes, was up Saturday, returning Sunday forenoon. General health is better and those indisposed are nearing recovery. The Messrs. Shoffner, of the switch, were down Sunday.
 T. J. Boon goes on a business trip to Batesville this week,
 Link Mcdonald was on the sick list the first of the week.
 It seems that something has befalien Will Latta.
 Success and prosperity to the INDIE PENDENT.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-02-14
JoNEsBoRo CONNECTION.

The state board of railway incorpo- rators Monday granted a charter to the Jonesboro, Newport & Western Railroad Compeny for the construc tion of road from Jonesboro to New port. The promoters of the new line announce that they will begin work within few days. The road will pass through fine timber belt and fer tile valley between the White and Cache rivers. The incorporators of the road are as follows: Ed L. West brooke, c. J. Westbrooke, Ed H. Mathes and c. w. Culberhouse, of Jonesboro; J. s. Stearns, R. L. Stearns, w. T. Culver and w. A. Kume, of Ludington, Mich.; Jos. M. Stayton, Newport; J. J. Mardis, Harrisburg.
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 Henry s. Marquand, of New York, died last Tuesday. MT. Marquand was one of the purchasers, in 1868, of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern railway, of which he was vice-presi- dent until it's consolidation with the Gould Missouri Pacific system. He founded and endowed the free library at Little Rock, and there are similar tokens of his generosity in other parts of the country.
 Superintendent Tyler, of the Mis- souri division of the Iron Mountain, has been in the city for ten days super intending the relieving of the freight congestion on the Arkansas division. Two weeks ago over ], 800 loaded cars were tied up on the Arkansas division, but MT. Tyler has caused things to move and without the aid of an extra engine or crew he has succeeded in reducing the number to about 1,000.- Poplar Bluff Sentinel.
 Another improvement is soon to be inaugurated be the Frisco system in their passenger service. Electric lights will be installed in all first class passenger coaches just as soon as the work can be done. The lights will be
Newport weekly independent., 1902-02-14
TO THE PUBLIC.


 I am reliably infor ned that some
 persons in Newport aT0 circulating the
 report and seeking to create the im- pression in the town and country that
 I am so prejudiced against saloons
 that would not grant license to any
 one to run saloon under any circum-
 stances. This does me an injustice and is untrue and false. To contra
 dict this statement refer all persons to county court record M, pages 362, 363, where I made an order January, 1901, authorizing certain saloon men to continue their saloon business.
 am in favor of the majority ruling I made an order as provided by sec ton 4877, Sandels and Hills Digest
 and an act of the legislature session
 1895, page S6, prohibiting the sale of liquors, etc., in three miles of the
 white school house in Newport, be-
 cause majority of one hundred and forty mine persons living in three
 miles of said school house petitioned the county court to prohibit the sale of liquor in a radius of three miles of said school house. On an appeal of this case to the circuit court, and then to the supreme court of this state, the order made was affirmed by both of these courts. This proves I simply followed the law and recognized the will of the majority. If the majority
 of the voters of this county in the l general election to be held Septem- | Der, 1902, vote for license and ma jority of the adult inhabitants, living l in three miles of said school house, petition the county court to revoke
 the order made prohibiting the sale of liquors, etc., in three miles of said
 school house, as provided by law, as
 county judge, I will revoke the order prohibiting the sale of liquors, etc., and grant license to such persons as
 the law provides shall have license to
 run saloons. The law provides what hliiO Ol IuSll Slldll udVO lCOuSO uO Full
 saloons and to such will grant license. l I am opposed to cross road saloons,
 where there is no kind of police regu-
 lation, or protection to the people.
 am opposed to granting license to per-
 sons who run low dives and keep dis
 orderly houses. am in favor of | placing the saloon business in the l hands of men who will run it accord ing to law. will protect the people
 and only grant license to such men as the law authorizes and who will run orderly homes. The liquor business
 is made lawful business by the laws of this state and should be conducted lawfully. As judge will follow the
 law and will obey the will of the ma jority, and issue license to and place the saloon business in the hands of law abiding men who will conduct the liquor business according to law.
 Respectfully,
 OTIS w. SCARBOROUGH.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-02-14
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
NEW MISSISSIPPI BRIDGE.

NEW MISSISSIPPI BRlDGE.
 Tn writingiof the new bridge which will span the Mississippi river the Globe Democrat says: 'sThe company is composed of executive officers rep resenting the following proprietary interests: M jsouri Pacific, Iron Noun tain, Cotto Belt, Chicago & Eastern Illinois and the Illinois Central. Vice President o. c. Warner, of the Mis- souri Pacific Iron Mountain, is presi- dent of the company. Messrs. Alfred Noble and Ralph Modjedki, of Chicago, have been retained as engineers. This bridge will take the place of the car ferries at Gray's Point on the Cotton Belt. A branch of the Chicago & East ern Illinois ends at Thebes and a branch of the Illinois Central at Gale, from which point cars for the Cotton Belt and Missouri Pacific systems are now ferried across the river to Gray's Point. When finished the interchange of cars between these roads will be by the new bridge.
 The bridge will be double track, through structure with masonry piers extending to rock, which at this point is no more than forty feet below the water level. The clearance beneath the lowest portion of the superstruc ture at high water will be 65 feet. Be- ginning at the east end, there will be first about 600 feet of concrete arches having 45 or 50 foot openings, then in order, a 50- foot span; one span each of 521 feet inches, 671 feet, 521 feet 3 inches, 51S feet inches; then con- crete arch with a clear opening of 100 feet, followed by about 500 feet of con- crete arches with 45 or 50-foot open ings. In the earth approaches at the ends about 3oO,O00 cubic yards of fill ing will be used. The bridge will be designed for the heaviest locomotives. The plans are sufficiently advanced so that bids for.the substructure will soon be asked for.
 c. w. Hammond, superintendent of the Western Union telegraph wires on all lines of the Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain systems was in New port Thursday and Friday, investigat ing conditions here for the retention of the local dispatcher's office and it is understood, should such a determina- 
 tion be arrived at, Newport will be made through freight division point It is claimed by those favoring this step, that the overtime expenses, i. e., the cost of crews working over the regular hours would be reduced 50 per cent, making a saving for the road that is not to be passed over without serious consideration. New port is but eighteen miles from the halfway point between St. Louis and Texarkana and would prove a far more convenient location for the pas senger division than Poplar Bluff.
 JONESBORO CONNECTION.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-02-14
ANNEXATION NOTES!

1 The Ozark Queen left yesterda with heavy trip for Buffalo City It is the first time since last spring that there has been sufficient stage of water for her to make a trip. All hope that she may have prosperous trip and that good season will fol- low. She is a good boat and Capt. Woodbury has been faithful to the upper river trade. Capt. John T. Warner is pilot again this season. Baxter Bulletin.
 The river improvements in the De- Vall's Bluff, Ark, neighborhoqd, of which so much has been said and writ ten of late, has been taken up by the representatives in Congress from Ten nessee.
 This morning Secretary Graves, of the Merchants Exchange, received a letter from the Tenth District Repre- sentative. The Congressman said: Il am in receipt of your favor of re- cent date and beg to say I have al- ready taken some interest in the pro- posed appropriation for DeVall's Bluff. ."-Memphis Scimitar.
 
 The Mississippi river, which has been blockaded above Cairo with ice, is breaking and river traffic is being resumed.
 The aPortia," an entirely new steamers belonging to the Inman- Deck CT Packet line, will make her trial trip this week from Beebe. The last of the machinery went down Monday. This will give the packet company five handsome steamers. Black Rock Telephone.
 l The recent rains, snow and sleet have brought Black river up whoop- ing and it is now almost even with the top of it's banks. The steamboats that have been moored at the warf for the past several months have all gone to work and much activity is noticed in river circles. Some of the larger boats have been laid up for seven months. Poplar Bluff Sentinel.
 
 The river Saturday according to the guage stood at 16 feet, showing de- creased rise from that of the previous day. The river is expected to con- | tinue rising for day or two, without more rains and is causing much alarm at points below here, such as Augusta, Clarendon and DeValls' Bluff, which have kept Capt. Joyce busy lately answering calls for information by wire.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-02-14

III NA>Ao iii eAO NOAiAA s VI biiO SOoNACo and have much the appearance of the Pintsch gas chandelier now in use. Power for the light will be generated by small dynamos which will be loca- ted on the trucks underneath the cars. The revolving axle will run the dyna- mo.-West Plains Gazette.
 Last Saturday we published letter from Newman Erb, president of the St. Louis, Memphis & Southern rail road, to Judge F. E. Burrough of this city, denying that the Frisco road had anything to do with the St. Louis, Memphis & Southeastern, and on the same day there appeared an article in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat inti- mating that the St. Louis, Memphis & Southeastern belonged to the Frisco Who is who, and what is what in this railroad matter? Cape Democrat.
 It is now said that the Illinois Cent ral railroad company eontemplates planting certain varities of trees along it's right of way for the purpose of growing the necessary timber for railroad ties in the future. The Com pany is looking ahead and figures that at no distant date the stock of timber will become short and prices will be higher, hence they propose to beready for the emergency.
 Superintendent T. J. Roberts, of the local Iron Mountain yards, looks for a cessation of freight business on the Missouri and Arkansas divisions the first of April, and in that event the yard crew in this city will be cut down both in switchmen and switch engines, using only one engine. The force now consists of two day crews and three night crews Poplar Bluff Sem tinel.
 Illinois Central officials have been inspecting Louis Houck's line in this state, and it is now rumored that a deal will be made in which the Mis- souri & Arkansas road will pass into the hands of the Central company Poplar Bluff Citizen.
 Latest information from Missouri Pacific surveyors represents them running preliminary on the north side of White River, having stopped crossed section work at point oppo- site mouth of Crooked creek. Yell vile Echo.
 There is a serious freight blockade on the Missouri division of the Iron Mountain, especially between Pied mont and DeSoto, and that portion of the road may have to be double track ed.
 Tn letter to Judge Burroughs, of Cape Girardeau, Newman Erb, presi- dent of the St. Louis, Memphis & Southeastern Railway, denies that this road is part of the Frisco system. The special car of Walter Cotter, general superintendent of the Iron Mountain, was attached to No. Mon day.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-02-14

in clusters in the ceiling of the coaches and have much the appearance of the Pintsch gas chandelier now in use. Power for the light will be generated by small dynamos which will be loca- ted on the trucks underneath the cars. The revolving axle will run the dyna- mo.-West Plains Gazette.
Newport weekly independent., 1902-02-14

Leave your orders at Braey' for
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-23
HAD LESSON
Experience OfGOiug to Daw-
 Sun on d Bike.

J. :. Wol;Ctt and J. B. Beckman agree1 that for speed and comfort nothing would bent a bicycle
 They Sly between fhe duty and the ride of the bikes in the baggage car ahead the bicycles increased wonderfully in value.
 At White Horse thsv were told that the tr,.l was fine. That was on Christmas, and when they started next day it was in a snow storm. Everyone they met told of the boulsyarjs just ahead, and they pa tienily led their silent Steeds across the great white plains of the North.
 One fellow told US it was two miles to Montague, and we carried those bikes for four honrS 70 get there. We were going ,o leave them at several points, but were always assured of a good trail just ahead, so away we'd go again. Well. to tell you the truth. We eariied those machines from White HlTSe.-DawSon Sun.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-23
PERSONAL MENTlON

Jlmss Cannon. the discove-er oi B-lr Creek in the British Po-cupine Is registered at the Dewey.
 w. H,vk,haw of the Dlwson seUe, service, is registered at the Dewey,
 -O- W J. McKay, 5uicher Of DlwSon is regis,erel d, The Dewey. E.O. Sylvester and his partner Max Heiling;- luivsi from Dawson Inst night. D. Burns. the butcher Of White Horse and Dawson. is a, the Fih Avenue He is going south Co buy stock.
 -o- W. Norval came out from Dlwson on laS, nights ,riin He is siopping a, the Fifth Avenue.
 Stlnlev Sce,rse. merchant of Dawson, is registered at the Fifth Avenue. ChlS. Walker drove a wild duck under the sidewalk veS,er!av, ant captured i,.
 -o- Anione E. Sander, the wealthy Klon- diksr. ant wife. are registered d, the Fifth Avenue. He came in on lIS, nights rain and Is going south.
 -O- Webb LlmpklnS, of Dlws1n, IS iesis- tered at the Fith Avenue.
 =o= n. W. Weeks went Co White Horse yeS- terily morning.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-23

Stirlev Seearse, merchant of Dawson is registered at the Fifth Avenue.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-23

ChlS. Walker drove wild du.k under the sidewalk vsSteriav, an1 ptured i,.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-23
Are You Going to Nonoi

Then get the latest reiiemo map Of the Toyukuk. Blue Stone, Cornell City. Nome. Port Clarence ano cooper River Mining districts. Price. % eats. Issued by the Seattle Daily Timer. Sent on re- ceipt of price. u
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-23
Hover Fails.

A pretty girl draws attention-an adver- tlSement ln the Alaskan draws trlde.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-23

"All the news that's fit to print" pub liShsd in the Daily Alaskan Send in voul subscription now. Phone To.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-23

All kinds of soft drinks and Seattle Ex- port Beer at R. B. Bottllng Co.. Fifth Avenue. opposite Fifth Avenue Hotel.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-23

IT you want good work done telephone No. il9 Automatic. Key City Laundry. They take it away and return it In a few hours u
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-23

rworth 6 Aggors. wholesale ieairr-. th avenue. between Broadway ano
 streets. received by last boat .Da,ce poultry. tut' and str~ tables
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-23

Seattle Export Beer. delivered In any part og the city for s2 pcr dozen quarts ay T B. Botthng Co.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-23

Hotel Leland SI}, and Ave. Phone Red 37OI Only three blocks from depo, and wharf. Rates soc 7sc anl Si.o'. c. T. O'ts, Seattle. Wash.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-23
Now oPeu.

White Piss. Sixth Ave, formerly Rit- ter's, with fun line cigars, candles, sl' ,ionerv. AI The htss, plperS- Mrs. Remic.<, Proprietor.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-01-23

The time to advertise IS all the time.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-02
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

In 1900 England imported nearly
$4,000 tons of German wines, or twice
as much as ten years ago.
Locke is said to have spent over
six years in the preparation of his
essay on the "Human Understand
ing"
The first stage line was between
New York and Philadelphia, and BIZ
monthly trips were first made in
1870.
A Pittsburger offers to buy all the
municipal and private street railways
of st. Petersburg, Russia, and electric
ally equip them.
The Pharaohs wore their boards
when in mourning for a relative.
Court mourning in Egypt seems to
have lasted a year.
There are scores of references in
the Bible to the use of perfumes by
the Hebrews both in their religious
services and in private life.
Railroad officials at Salt Lake City,
Utah, say that not less than 10000
tourists visited that city during the
five months ending October 81 last, and
they estimate that at least $500, 900
was spent there by them during their
stay.
Across the North river there is a
parish of New York suburbanites
who own a valuable church prop
erty. Upon their plot stands what
is perhaps the smallest church build
ing known to the denomination. One
of the women members declared to
the minister in charge that the build
ing ought to have a slit in the roof,
so that she might deposit her sub
scriptions in accordance with the ira
ditions of childhood-N. Y. Trib-
une.
Cranberries are grown in boys
that cost from $500 to $500 an acre.
The soil in which they flourish is
composed of peat and clean, sharp
sand, the latter being absolutely es-
sential to healthy growth. The bush
on which the berries appear grows
about six inches high, and every year
it puts out runners" that, in turn,
take root and form new bushes; so
that, when a bog first becomes pro-
ductive, five years from the time of
its beginning, it is thickly covered
with bushes
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-02
CURED BY ST. JACOBS OIL.
Unable to Stand For Months Because
of Sprained Ankles.

(From the Cardiff Times.)
Among the thousands of voluntary en-
dOrsements of the great value of St. ia
cobs Oil for spralns, stiffness, and soreness,
is that OF Mrs. G. Thomas, 4 Alexandra
Road, Cell, Ysbrod, near Pontypridd,
South Wales, who says
1T is with great pleasure that | add my
willing testimony to the invaluable excel
lence of your celebrated st. Jacobs Oil, as
experienced in my own case. l spralned
both my ankles in walking down some steps
SO severely that | was unable to stand tor
several months. The pain | suffered was
most severe and nothing that | used helped
me until l applied St. Jacobs Oil, wnen
they Immediately became better daily, and
In short time | was able to go about, and
soon after | was quite cured. | am now
determined to advise all persons suffering
from pains to use this wonderful remedy,
which did SO much for me"
Mrs. Thomas does not enlighten us as to
what treatment she pursued during the
months she was unable to stand, and dur
ing which time she was suffering so much,
but we venture to suggest that had she
called in any well known medical man he
would have at once have prescribed st. ia
cObs Oil, for it has conquered pain upwards
OF fifty years, and doctors know there is
nothing so good. The proprietors of St.
Jacobs Oil have been awarded twelve gold
medals by different international exliibi-
tions as the premium pain-killing remedy Of
the world. The committees who made the
awards were in each instance composed
largely of the most eminent medical men
obtainable. Mrs. Thomas evidently did not
know the high opinion in which st. ia
cobs Oil is held by almost every progressive
medical man.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-02
War Waste o Horses.

Roughly speaking, a corps requires
to be remounted every forr months,
but one cavalry regiment records the
staggering figure of 5000 animals in
little over.a year. 1t was the gen.
eral opinion of experts that the MEM
bers of the Household cavalry proved
themselves the best "caretakers,"
and despite their heavy weights got
as much work out of their mounts
as any cavalry in the field. There
was even one instance of troop
horse weathering the whole cam
paign and returning fit and well 10
ceremonial duties in London.-Lon-
don Telegraph.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-02
SASKATCHEWAN, WESTERN
CANADA, IS CALLED THE
"GARDEN OF EDEN,"
By a Former Resident of Reed City,
Michigan.

In letter to the Reed City, Mich
igan, Clarion, Mr.. James C. Arm
strong, of Meltford, Saskatchewan,
says, writing on 9th May, 1901:
This is a fine country for a poor
man, as he can go out on the hay
slews and cut all the hay he needs.
He turns his cattle out on the prai-
rie, and when he is not using his
horses, he turns them out also. There
is such an abundance of food, they
never wander away.
"a lady, who has lived here eight
years, told me that this was the
original Garden of Eden ] certain
ly would believe it, if we could only
find the apple trees. But as it is,
we have many varieties of fruit
strawberries, cranberries, saskatoons,
huckleberries, red and black cur
rants, dewberries, pN-ns, red and
black cherries, and red raspberries.
All of these fruits grow wild. Then
the flowers that dot the prairies,
making them look like real garden.
We have eaten of the wild red cur
rants, and they are equal if not SUI
perior to those grown in Michigan.
We have sweet corn ~ inches high.
AS the western farmers are all done
seeding, branding cattle and sheep
shearing are now progressing. Wool
is only five cents pound, and many
ranchers have on hand last years
clip. 1 inclose you a potato blossom,
slice of new potato, which measured
6b inches when cut. This is no
fairy tale, if we are so much farther
than Reed City. 1t is all facts. Come
up and see. This has been truly
called the Garden of the West
With fruits and flowers, lakes and
streams, fish and fowl, beautiful riv-
ers, tracts of timber and mountains,
what more does a man want?"
Information concerning Western
Canada will be cheerfully given by
communicating with the agent of the
Government of Canada, whose adver-
Gsement appears elsewhere.