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The Virginia enterprise., 1903-01-09
Buy The: :: Wil|$.
The Republic Iron & Steel Co
Buy the Lease Of Mckinley
Iownsite Mine
PAY A BONUS OF $4,000.

While iron property transfers are
of so common occurrence as to at
tract but trifling note in many in
stances the deal for the sale of the
lease of the Wills, or Mckinley
townsite property, to the Republic
Iron & Steel company, concluded on
Tuesday, is of more than ordinary
interest to Virginians from the fact
that Supt. E. D. Parmelee, superin-
tendent of the range interests of the
Republic Iron & Steel company, un-
der whose supervision the Wills was
explored and developed, is one of
those who directly benefit from the
transaction.
The Wills comprises 160 acres en-
bracing4he Mckinley townsite, and
was proven by the Wills Mining
company, composed of Messrs. A.
w. Thompson, of Chicago, presi-
dent of the Republic Iron & Steel
company, A. Maitland, of Negaunee,
Mich, general manager of the vast
mining interests and +. D. Parme-
lee, of this city, superintendent of
the Mesaba interests of the same
company, under Is cent lease from
Petit & Robinson, of Minneapolis.
Exploratory work was commenced
on the property about year ago,
and work thus far has proven a
high grade ore body OF large ex-
tent.
The price received for the trans.
fer of the property is given as $780,.
600. The mine is an underground
proposition, and became shipper
late in the season, forwarding near
1900 tons to dock as it's first season
shipments.
While the mine embraces the Nc
kinley. townsite, the ore body. al
proven does not underlie' the busi
ness portion of the village, and thu
residents of our eastern neighbo
will reap the fruits of increased &C
tivity in their midst without being
disturbed by the removal of thei
business places, as was the case a
Eveleth at the time of the opening
of the Spruce.
The Virginia enterprise., 1903-01-09
STATION WUKk ONLY.

In conversation with r. NJ. Bell,
headquarter agent for the Duluth,
Virginia & Rainy Lake railroad, he
informs us that there are now en-
sployed on grading for the new line
about 275 men, butzsa all present
work is contract station work no
record is skept=at theScom pany office.
"A new SCI of camps is being erected
under direction OF A. w. Snew;scap-
a BILE pleasing for abodt::two hun
'dred additional men, nd a greatly
increas sea force wfflIIss1be, put onto the
work in the early spring
The Virginia enterprise., 1903-01-09

The Mesaba Meat Market shows a
fine display of native steer beef, a
car of same being received from
Swift & Co. this week.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Drowned in White River.

Henry Ward, the 12-year-old child of Cap Remedy of the steam CT City of Idaho, was knocked from the boat into the river near Angus la by the falling of some freight and was drowned. The little fellow made a heroic effort to save him. self, having presence of mind to swim out of danger of being caught by the wheel and battled with the rushing current for several minutes before his strength gave out. When the little fellow went under row boat was within few feet of him, but so swift was the current the craft could not be manned quick enough.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Lawyer in Trouble.

The Garland county grand jury returned an indictment against Ralph Davis, prominent attorney of Memphis, charging perjury and embezzlement in connection with his attorneyship for parties under arrest for alleged footracing frauds. The specific charge in the indict- ment as to embezzlement is that he converted to his own use a portion of $12,500, given to him in a check, to secure the release on bond of l.. H. Hindman, J. E. Clark, R. E. l.. Goddard and William Nelson. Da- wis was at one time debarred from practicing at Memphis on a charge similar to the one upon which he was indicted at Hot Springs.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Big Increase in Assessment.

The railroad assessment board, composed of Gov. Davis, Secretary of State Crockett ana Auditor Mon roe, has completed its labors. The assessment of the Iron Mountain stood at $14,000 per mile. The Cotton Belt was raised from $9,500 per mile to the same as the Iron Mountain the C., o. < G. from ST. 500 per mile to the same figure; the Frisco from $10,000 to the same figure, and the Kansas City South ern from $7 ,500 per mile to the same figure, which was $14,000 per mile for all these lines. After this there was general raise O 20 per cent on these railroads. The Memphis bridge was raised from $750,000 to $1 100000. On some of the roads the increase amounts to over 100 per cent. The assessment rate per mile on short line roads was also increased in proportion. It is more than probable the railroads will re- sist the increase in the courts.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
To Test Game Law.

The constutionality of the DeRos- sitt game law is to be tested in fed eral court, according to a report from Memphis. The section of the DeRossitt law which makes 1t un- lawful for any person who is non- resident of Arkansas to shoot, hunt, fish or trap at any season of the year in the state, is believed by members of Memphis hunting clubs to be too arbitrary to stand the test of the federal court. It is believed that there are other weak sections in it. Mississippi county is the only county in the state excepted from the provisions of the bill.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Tarred and Feathered.

W. D. Thomas, salesman, and John Ward, telegraph lineman, had terrible experience at the hands of crowd of citizens at Wynne. 1t seems that Ward was endeavoring to entice a woman to desert her husband and elope with him. He sent her a telegram stat ing that he would arrive on cer- tain train and to be prepared to leave with him. Before delivering the message, the telegraph operator notified several parties A few hours later, when Ward arrived, in company with Thomas, they were taken in charge by a crowd in wait ing. After receiving a severe beat ing, a coat of tar and feathers was administered to each of the men and they were compelled to walk to the next station in this condition. Thomas claims he knew nothing about Wards intentions nor that he was Tn any manner connected with his scheme. Those who administer ed the punishment, however, contend that Thomas was acting as friend of Wards.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Handlers of the Queer Captured.

Officers at Hot Springs made an important arrest of a counterfeiter and his wife, besides capturing a complete counterfeiting equipment. The man arrested is known as Will liam Brock. When taken into GUS tody he was in the act of passing a $5 counterfeit bill in saloon. His wife was located soon thereafter and Tn their apartments was found sev- eral thousand dollars in $5 bills, to- gether with the plates and other pharaphernalia. Brock resisted ar rest violently, and was only sub dued by the officer after a violent struggle, during which a pistol of large caliber was taken from his person. The counterfeiters succeed ed in passing large number of the spurious bills, although detectives had been on their trail for several weeks.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Fight on Train.

A bloody fight took place on an excursion train near Wilmar, in which Sherrill Byrd, Houston Ben man and E. A. Maury of Wilmar were probably fatally cut. Ed Ad- ans of Warren was stabbed three times with a knife, and was struck over the head with a beer bottle. Clay Collins was cut about the face with broken beer bottle and pain fully injured. As the train was pulling out of Wilmar W. A. Stacey was struck by rock and painfully but not seriously injured. The train was making the return trip from Arkansas City, where the excursion ists viewed the monitor Arkansas.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Paid in Full.

Hon. James P. Clarke has filed his final report in the receivership of the Bank of Little Rock. The report, aside from the statements for the information of the court and the necessary explanation of exhibits, states succinctly the work done. One hundred and ninety-six thousand, seventy-six dollars and eighty-three cents has been collected, and the whole amount disbursed. There re- mains to be distributed to the de- positors S1,387.71, and with $651.- S7 in drafts there is a total balance of $2,o39.57. The depositors were paid in full.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
James Dougherty Convicted.

James Dougherty was convicted by a Garland county grand jury of murder in the first degree for kill ing Jack Donahue, city detective, of Hot Springs, Dougherty, in company with woman, was creat- ing some trouble in the outskirts of the city, when Donahue was sent to arrest him. As the officer approach ed the couple Dougherty, without the least provocation, shot him through the head. This is the first verdict for murder in the first de- gree ever rendered by a Garland county jury.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Arkansas State News
Connecting Line May Be Built.

A special from Newport says: The acquisition of the Frisco by the Rock Island would seem to favor
 rather than retard the construction of the fifty miles surveyed railroad
 between Pocahontas and Newport,
 from the fact that the filling in of this gap would furnish the Leeds
 system connections, a St. Louis-Little Rock line, by way of the St. Louis and South eastern, to Pocahontas, and from
 Newport to Little Rock over the Choetaw. The Frisco surveying corps, under the charge of Engineer Robert Burgess, reached Pocahon- tas last week after completing from Newport one of the most careful ahd precise surveys the corps had ever been instructed to make, re- qulring over six weeks and covering over fifty miles. Two surveys were made out of Newport, one leaving Jaeksonport to the left and crossing Black river at Elgin, a route short CT by five miles than the other through Jacksonpurt, which will bridge the Black river at Point Fer
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
To Suppress Gambling.

An anti-gambling association has been organized at Little Rock for the purpose of suppressing the evil. The association is composed of lead ing citizens. An attorney has been employed, and should the mayor and other officials fail to act under the Wilson anti-gambling law, it is proposed to proceed against these officials in the manner prescribed by law. It is a we'll known fact that at least dozen public gam bling houses are in full blast in Little Rock.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
New Road Chartered.

The state board of railway ineor- poration has granted charter to the Midland Valley Railroad Com pany, with capital stock of $1,- S60,000. This is the line organized by the capitalists who constructed the Choctaw. The total length of the various lines in Arkansas is to be ninety-three miles, as follows: Commencing at Fort Smith, Se- bastian county, in southerly and southeasterly direction through Greenwood, to a connection with the Choctaw at Hartford, dis tance of 53 miles. A branch from Hartford easterly through the counties of Sebastian and Scott to Bowies postoffice, Scott county, a distance of 30 miles. A cut-cff branch from Montreal on the main line southeasterly to the Bowles branch near the town of Ipava, on Cherokee creek, a distance of five miles. A branch from the main line near Montreal, westerly and northwesterly to the west boundary of the state, crossing the same in section IF, township 5 north, range 32 west, a distance of five miles. The road will parallel the Arkansas Central from Fort Smith to Green wood. The surveys have all been completed.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Judge Caldwell Retires.

Judge Henry c. Caldwell of the Eighth circuit court of appeals has retired. He reached the age limit of 70 years six months ago, and va rious rumors have been current re- garding his intentions since his last birthday. Judge CaldwelPs retire ment became effective June 4, let ter having been written to the presi- dent June 3 from Wagon Wheel Gap, Col, where the veteran jurist is staying. Judge Caldwell retires on full pay, $7,500 per year.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
This Bank has an authorized
 CAPITAL of $IOO, ,oOO. .OO.

An authorized and subscribed Capital convenient thing good thing for advertising but to be perfectly honest and tell patrons the truth really counts for little We could have had just easily, Subscribed Capital of $500,0OO. It would not have cost cent more.
 What patrons really interested in knowing is this Bank has invested lin its busness of ITS OWN MONEY, $5S GOO GO OF CASH. PAID IN CAPITAL and undivided profits That the this Bank is prepared take good of your business And you that MORE CAPT. TAIL WILL BE PAID IN believe be safely and proftaby invested
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Big Blaze at Stamps.

Fire at Stamps destroyed the dry goods store of Smith & Sulli- want, the grocery store of L. R. Hendrick & Co.,, the hotel of B. w. Benton and the residence of L. A. Baker. The mayors office and store buildings belonging to W. L. Wallace and Mrs. Copehast were also destroyed. The total loss is placed at $15,O0O.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Denied Bail.

Napoleon McDaniels, who shot and killed an old man at Texarkana during street fair several weeks ago, has been denied bail and will be compelled to remain in jail until his trial at the fall term of court. McDaniels served number of years in the Texas penitentiary for train robbery, and was psrdoned about two years ago.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Fruit Badly Damaged.

Hon. John P Logan, who has charge of the work of collecting the fruit exhibit for the St. Louis worlds fair, says the crop was so badly damaged by the late cold weather that it will be extremely difficult to gather creditable ex- hibit.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Change in Postmasters.

The following changes in post masters have been announced Eros, Marion county, John A. Cow. drey, vice B. M. Estes, resigned :; Hurricane, Saline county, William M. Steed, vice J. D. Steed, resign ed; Philadelphia, Izard county, Richard J. Wheeler, vice c. W. Maddox, resigned; Ranes, White county, William H. Ranes, vice To- mia Ranes, resigned; Whitehall, Poinsett county, James I. Foust, vice James P. Jones. dead.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12

Gov. Bailey of Kansas will call an extra session of the legislature to relieve the suferings of flood victims should the aid received from the public prove inadequate.
 A half dozen prisoners confined in jail at Charlottesville, Mo, on the charge of taking part in a lynch ing, were poisoned by eating food sent them by some unknown per son. The doctors had hard work saving their lives.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Work of Fair Board.

The Arkansas worlds fair board has created the departments of hor- ticulture and of mines and metallur- gy. Hon. J. P. Logan, president of the State Horticultural Society, has been placed in charge of the former department and Prof. A. H. ,Perdue of the State University will look af- ter the gathering of an exhibit of the states mineral deposits. The board desires the cooperation of every citizen in the state in gather ing specimens of every character that will add to the exhibit to be made at St. Louis.
 Among the class that will grad uate from West Point this month are two young men from this state They are Geo. F. Rozell of Little Rock and Chas. B. Moore of Texar- kama.
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.

GW DECKER President A. D. R T D KNMAN Ass,tC Cashier w. Y Cook, THos J. A E. T. FLYNN, w. GRUBBs Jos N. STA yToN
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12
Eupion Oil

When buying Illuminating oil insist on having BUTTON, the family safety. This is double distilled process oil that is oDoRLEss and absolutely safe. If you will use clean burners and wicks and EUPIoN OIL you will have best light obtainable. The only merchants in Newport that sell this high-grade oil are Wolff Goldman Nero. Co., w. B. Chastain, Wilmans Bros., R. D. Wilmans, Heiliger's Union Market Co.,, Martin Bros, liar ris x Daugherty l.. G. DaVaul and o. M. Bowen.
 Waters-Pierce Oil Comply
Newport weekly independent., 1903-06-12

0r Dss5f11cs' 1tfS1 v, Io0o, 'r'o v es'-
 debt, less cash ia the treasury, amounted to $1,310, ,85o,esso, a de- crease for the month of $3, 3,247,3S5. The debt is recapitulated as follows: Interest-bearing debt, $914,541,- 360; debt on which interest has ceased since maturity, S1,924,9oo; i; debt bearing no interest, $395,100,- gro; total, $I31o,856,930. This
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-09-03

on came the invaders over the blasted
corpses of their comrades like rising
tide. We might as we'll have striven
to drive back the inflowing tide of the
sea.
But, while some o. us were fighting
their vanguard, others, under the di-
rection Of the experienced traders. were
laying blazing splinters Of wood in
line along the front Of the charging
column. and meeting it with an i'm
passable barrier of fire, whence the
rising wind, luckily in our favor, blew
the flames right into the ranks Of the
assailants, destroying more Of them
than we could NOW down with our
firebrands.
Little by little, human energy aud
skill began to prevail over blind ami
NAL ferocity; and at length. to our in
describable relief. we saw the line Of
their march gradually slant off to the
right, in q direction which would carry
them past the house into the "bush"
beyond it, Before the first drop Of the
gathering storm had fallen all was
over and We were saved; and the deep
"Thank God"' uttered by brave mis-
sionary whose sick wife was among
those for whose lives We had been so
desperately battling found an echo in
the heart of every man amongst U.S.
Waverley Magazine.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-09-03
CarInu for Your Books.

In nothing is it truer that "a stltcn
in time saves nine" than in the care OF
your good friends the books. Watch
them, and as soon as signs OF old age
appear do your best to heal the raw
ages of time. A book-hospital might
we'll be established in every house
hold, so that the injured would receive
first aid"-the timely assistance that
will prolong life and service. You Will
find the equipment of such hospital
a simple matter and not expensive.
You will need a tube of paste, tough
thin paper, strips of lealher and of lin
en-, water colors, transparent gummed
paper, and so on. With these at hand
you may easily graduate into compe-
tent book surgeon. Torn leaves can
be Strengthened, backs can be rein
forced, missing pages replaced, copy
ing the text from another volume.
Thus many a good book rescued from
early dissolution may go on to an hol-
ored and Useful old age. Remember
that a book of good fiction Is seldom
like lump of chalk; the chalk is USE
full down to the last fragment, but a
book rather resembles soap bubble,
being often destroyed by the first in
jury.-From Books and Reading in he
September st. Nicholas.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-09-03
Gold Facts Spoil n Ro1nance.

As is known, The new King of Servia
married Princess Zorka, the eldest
daughter of the Prince of Montenegro,
and his supporters in Germany are
now spreading story of his marriage
which is more romantic than exact.
Peter Karageorgevitch served as a vol
unteer with the Montenegrins during
the Turkish war, and toward the end
of the struggle the Turks captured
Prince Nicholas camp and carried OF
his daughter. Peter at once got to-
gether his followers and started in pnr-
suit. Coming up with the Turks he at
tackled them with the greatest fury,
and with his own hand slew the SOL
diers who were carrying off the Prin-
cess. The Prince of Montenegro, de-
lighted at the rescue Of his daughter.
asked the gallant Peter how he could
reward him, but Zorka, throwing her
self into her fathers arms, exclaimed:
Father, let me be his reward.' Prin-
cess Zorka had before that hardly
known Peter Karageorsevitch, but his
desperate valor had made her fall vio-
lcntly in love with him, like princess
in a fairy tale. The story is such a
pretty one that it is a great pity it has
so very small a foundation in fact
Philadelphia Telegl aph.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-09-03
Peril in Mans Instinct.

"Here's another automobiler's death
recorded" said the chauffeur, "and the
accident was due to the usual error
the error Of taking of the brake in
stead of putting it on. ...
"In several makes Of automobiles the
brake is worked By means of q lever
that has q backward and forward
movement. To put on the brake you
pull the lever toward you; to take it or
you pull it away from you. Those
movements are, somehow or other. con-
fusing to the average man. They
seem wrong to him-as wrong as 1t
would seem to pull Oh horses right
rein to make him turn to the left.
"Riding along swiftly in an automo-
bile you have an instructive feeling, as
you hold the brake lever in your hand,
that you should push this lever for
ward in order to put the brake on, and
that you should bring it back toward
you in order to take the brake off. This
feeling, as 1 say, is instructive, and 1t
is apt to come over the most skilful
driver in moments Of excitement and
peril. He yields to it; when he wants
to put the brake on he moves the lever
the wrong way; the next moment he is
crushed against g stone wall, or he
falls over a serenty-foot cliff.
Therefore, those autos with brake
levers that have a backward movement
for 'on-brakes' and a forward move
ment for 'off-brakes' should have
their levers working reversed. out Of
consideration for mems instinct in
this matter. Accidents, thereafter,
would be more rare. e."-Philadelphia
Record.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-09-03
TO STUDY THE BAHAMA ISLANDS
An Expedition From Baltimore to
Make a Thorough Report.

An Expedition From Baltimore 10
Make a Thorough Report.
An expedition recently left Balti-
more for the purpose Of making an
exhaustive study of the Bahama ISL
ands, the report to be presented to
the United States Government. The
idea of the expedition originated with
Professor George R. Shattuck, Of the
Johns Hopkins University, and Is
under the auspices Of the Geographi-
cal Society Of Baltimore, which de-
trays a portion Of the expense.
Some of the principal lines cf In
vestigation will be concerned with
the animal and plant life Of the ISL
ands. The geology of the group will
also be examined and bench mark
will be left with the view of ascertain
ing to what extent, If any, the BAHIA
mas are sinking or rising above the
level Of the sea. Special attention
will be given in the reports to the
Industries, commerce, physical condi-
ton of the inhabitants and any other
economic feature which may suggest
itself. An elaborate outfit of scienti-
fic apparatus for the study Of climatic
conditions has been provided. The
diseases which may be prevalent and
general sanitary conditions will be
included in the investigation. This
portion of the work will be in charge
of DR.. Clement A. Penrose, assistant
director of the expedition.