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Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
pr. Deener Pardoned.

The Christmas list of pardons granted by the governor contains nine names. Most of the benefciar- ies of executive clemency were short termers. Of those pardoned, R. s. Deener is the most noted. He was convicted at the October term, 1902, of Independence county circuit court at Batesville, of forgery, and sen fenced to four years in the peniten- tiary. Deener was a minister of the gospel and his arrest and conviction attracted widespread attention.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Mysteriously Disappeared.

T. F. Peyton, whose home is in Coal Hill, disappeared about two months ago, and all efforts to To- cate him have been unsuccessful. None of his relatives or friends can divine any reason for his silence. He was devoted to his mother, and there IS no known cause why he should willingly isolate himself. In view of these facts it is feared that he has been foully dealt with and every effort is being made to find some trace of him.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
BRIEF MENTION.

The new Frisco branch from Ash- down to Hope is now completed.
 According to a recent census the city of Mena has population of 3,908.
 Charles Welcher was probably fa- tally stabbed at Hot Springs by Meek Mitchell.
 The threatened strike of coal miners in this state has been avert ed, both sides making slight conces- sions.
 Hall Sanders, a well known young man who was shot at Forrest City by Deputy Marshal Gasdell, died from his wounds in Memphis hospital.
 The George Taylor Commission Company of St. Louis, with branches in Little Rock, Newport and Hope, has been placed in the hands of a receiver.
 Rev. J. H. Hollingsworth, aged 70, and Mrs. Martha Ellen Wear, aged 50, were married recently in Little Rock. The couple reside in Saline county.
 Thomas Murray, an invalid, was found dead in his room at Hot Springs. A coroner's jury found that his death was due to neglect and lack of attention.
 Cecil Hatcher, aged IS, died at Eureka Springs from the effects of a fall from a tall tree. With some companions he was gathering mis- tletoe when he lost his balance. Herbert Harris, aged 22, was found dead in his room at Fort Smith and, upon lnyestlgati0n, II was found that his death was due to poison taken with suicidal intent.
 The post office department has is- sued an order establishing city free delivery service at Jonesboro., on March 1, 1904, with three letter car ries, one substitute carrier and twenty street letter boxes with posts.
 The little 4-year-old girl of Henry Rush was burned to death at Jas per. It appears that the parents were out doing up the chores and left the little girl in the house and her clothes caught fire from the fireplace.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Killing at | Dance.

At country dance given near Mulberry, fight occurred, in which several young men engaged, and one of the parties, named Sam Foster, was struck on the head with single tree, fracturing his skull, death re- sulting. John Roberts, aged 20, was arrested and placed in jail on a war rant charging him with murder in the first degree.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Arkansian Shot in Mississippi.

In difficulty at Greenville, Miss, Jack Collins shot and dangerously wounded Frank Lindsey. Both Col lins and Lindsey reside in Ashley county. Lindsey had gone to Green vile to be married to Miss Griffin. The license had been secured and the minister sent for when the shooting occurred. Why Collins attempted to kill Lindsey is a mystery. The two had long been friends. A few words passed between the two when Col lins drew his gun: 44-caliber Colt, and fired, the ball striking Lindsey in the upper part of the thigh. Lind sey grabbed the pistol before Col lins could shoot the second time, and wrung it from his hands, and handed the smoking weapon to the clerk at the office of the hotel where the we'd ding was to occur.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
In Aid of Sesrcy Colle pe.

Representative Brundidge has in troduced bill which, if enacted into law, will very materially benefit an educational institution in his home town of Searcy. The bill proposes that the land commissioner of Ar kansas be allowed to sell 50,000 acres of unoccupied and unimproved min eral lands of the United States in this state and apply the proceeds to fund for the use and benefit of Searcy College.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Accommodations Will Be Ample.

Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction F. W. Miller reports that he has assurances from hotels and frst-class boardinghouses that the accommodations for teachers who attend the approaching meeting of the State Teachers Association in Little Rock, will be ample, and that all the teachers will be provided for. Rates of $l to $2 have been secured at the leading hotels and boarding houses.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Railroad Building the Past Year.

The issue of the Railway Age for December 25, gives a resume of the work of railway construction in the Unied States during the year 1903, which shows that Arkansas stood fifth with 263 miles, while Oklahoma was first with 653 miles. The total number of miles constructed in the United tSates was 5,729.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Lenox Parnell Killed.

Lenox Parnell was shot and killed during celebration at New Hope church, about eighteen miles from El Dorado. It is reported Parnell, Rufus Eastridge and man named Bowen became engaged in a difficult ty. and that Bowen knocked East ridge down with a pistol while he was being held by Parnell. East ridge then drew a pistol and shot him dead. This trouble is said to have no connection with the famous Tucker Parnell feud, in which sev- eral parties have lost their lives.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Bicyclist's Fatal Collision.

William Allen, 19 years old, met death in a peculiar manner at Pine Bluff. He was on his bicycle and collided with buggy, the point of the shaft striking him in the head and penetrating his skull, owing to the sudden impact. He was killed almost instantly.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
"CANALSn OF MARS.
Lines on Charts May Be Due to
 Physiological Influences.

AlneS on IndItS may pc Oue " Physiological Influences. Although the planet Mars is not now we'll placed for direct scru- tiny, some of the questions excit- ed by past observations are still provoking discussion. In Knowl- edge, a periodical founded by the late Richard Proctor, two astrOnO- mers give reason for regarding with skepticism most of the talk about canals" One of the writ CTS is M. Antoniadi, an assistant of M. Flammarion, and the other is E. Walter Maunder, at one time president of the British AstrOnOm- ical association. While conced- ing that limited portion of the linear markings have an objective reality, both of these writers give reasons for thinking that the ma jority of them, as charted by Schiaparelli and Lowell, are not genuine.
 For one of the objections now offered the astronomers are in- debted to an English amateur, Mir. Green. He pointed out some time ago that in drawing the vague boundary between two areas of slightly different color, gray and orange, there was tendency to emphasize unduly the contrast and to make the border darker than it should be. Following up this hint, M. Antoniadi has exam ined Schiaparelli's charts, and finds that the distinguished Ital- ian has intensified the shading in large number of such places. He is convinced that fully one half of the lines which have been intro duced into the most reputable drawings of the Martin geography are the product of physiologicalin in fiuences alone.
 MT. Maunder brings to bear on the subject another class of tes- timony. Experiments have been made with a number of selected school children. Charts which purported to represent the sur face of Mars, but which contained no canals" were hung on wall to be copied. Almost invariably lines were put into the drawings which had no precedent in the originals. Some of these were in troduced as borders to faintly colored and indistinct tracts, thus lending partial confirmation to Mir. Greens theory. Others were drawn between we'll defined spots. Finally there was a general dispo- sition to connect with straight lines microscopic markings which had been put into the charts with studied irregularity. This last fact derives additional signif- canoe when it is learned that at least two canals" usually repre- sented as absolutely continuous, break up into a series of dots un- der careful telescopic observation.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Gen. Clayton at Home.

Gen. Powell Clayton, who is at home looking after his various busi- ness interests, confirms the report that he will retire from public life at the end of his present term as minister to Mexico and again take up his residence at Eureka Springs.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Saloon. Must Close.

Mayor Lemon of Little Rock de- clares that the saloon must remain closed on Sunday during his admin istration, and that those who per sist in violating the law will be pros ecuted to such an extent that they will be compelled to go out of the business.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Oldest-Lived Big Family.

Lutterworth, near Leicester, claims the distinction of having been the home of the longest-lived large family in the kingdom. The last member of this remarkable family has just died at the age of SS. Her name was Ruth Moore, and she was one of family of 13 children, three of whom died at the age of 75, one at 76, one at 77, one at 80, one at S1, one at S3, two at S5, two at SS, and one at 90. Each of the parents died at 80, and the united ages of the family of 15 total 1,21S years.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Destructive Fire at Harrison.

A destructive fire occurred at Har- rison, December 26. The blaze start ed in Joe Halls livery stable and fifteen horses were cremated. The faAes spread to Hanlin's store, caus- ing loss of $2,000. Halls loss is placed at $3,O0O The telephone off, flee, Steel X Fraser's real estate of flee, McFinn's store and J. J. Bar dis office were badly damaged. The losers carried very little insurance.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22

asks for thorough investigation of all its affairs.
 New York and New Orleans com- mission houses are flooded with buy ing orders for cotton by foreign manufacturers, and the price is higher than for twenty years.
 Bert Barron, aged IF, shot and killed his father, Mart E. Barron, a miner rat Joplin, Mo-, while pro- tecting his mother from an assault. The elder Barron was intoxicated.
 Gen. Reyes of Colombia has sent message to his people, telling them that hostile demonstrations must cease and that a declaration of war against Panama would mean declaration against the United States.
 More specifications for patents and trademarks were printed in the Patent Office Gazette this year than
 any previous year. A report of
 ie week of the division shows 31,- 165 patents, 1886 trademarks and 369 design specifications.
 In their efforts to hide the lynch ing of Arthur Stewart, negro, mob set fire to the jail at Pineapple, Ala. The flames not only destroyed the jail, but also eight stores, two warehouses and the post office The loss is placed at $40,0OO
 A severe earthquake shock oc- cured at Los Angeles Christmas day. The big buildings in the busi- ness center swayed for an instant as though they would fall, and peo- pie rushed into the streets think ing some explosion had occurred.
 After yainly trying to have the cabmen's strike settled by arbitra- tion, the Chicago liverymen declare they will run open shops in the fu- ture. The action of strikers and sympathizers in interfering with funerals lost them the support of all conservative people, whether members of organized labor or not. Miss Erline Sinclair, a school teacher of Sullivan, Ind, has brought suit against half dozen of her pupils for $10,0o0 damages, alleging that the defendants, with force of arms, assaulted the plain tiff and oSerpowered her, bound her hands together with ropes, lashed her to 2 rail and placed her in an icy pond.
 A high official of the British gov ernment asserts that war between Russia and Japan is certain. The Japanese government feels abso- lntely certain that the Japanese army and navy are better prepared for war than those of Russia. The only hope of peace is such back down on the part of Russia as his tory has never recorded that she has yet made.
 The coming convention of the United mine workers of America, which will be held in Indianapolis, Ind, in January, promises to be one of the most important gather ings in the history of that organi- zatiQn-important especially be- cause of the contention that will arise over the adoption of scale for 1905. >It IS no seorct that the miners, delegates are coming to
 he convention with instructions to ask for a further increase in the wage scale and that the operators are not only determined that no further increase shall be grantel, but will demand a substantial re- duction.
 { Roscoe Derby of Cleveland, O., machinist by trade, Respondent and crazed on account of the loss of all his money at gambling table, mur- dered his wife and three children an then took his own life
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Expenditures on New State Capitol.

Secretary Lehman Kay of the state capitol commission has pre- pared statement showing expendi- lures since the organization of the commission, April 27, summary of which is as follows:
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Women Prisoners Make Trouble.

A riot was precipitated by four negro women confined in federal jail at Fort Smith which kept the guards busy for some time. Two of the women got into personal diff fculty and fought all over the cell, the other two acting as seconds for the respective combatants. Deputy Turner was attracted by the noise and went into the cell to part the fighters, when the entire four turned on him and tore his shirt off and mashed his hat down over his face. He called for help and Warden Eshelman and two of the guards went to his rescue. The women fought like demons, and one of them poured carbolic acid, used for disin- fecting purposes, upon Turner, but none of it touched the flesh. One of the women turned the hose on the guards, and another took stick and smashed all of the prison win dows. Some forty panes of glass were broken. The guards finally ov- empowered the women, two of whom were chained to the bars and the third placed in the dungeon.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22

Total. .$59,357 45i There is now in the capitol fund total of $263, ,00O.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Appreciation.

People seldom appreciate any thing they can afford.
Newport weekly independent., 1904-01-22
Free of Debt.

Arrangements have been complet- ed for the payment in full of the debt on the Masonic Temple at lit tie Rock. Grand Secretary Fay Hampstead is preparing circular which he will send to the lodges throughout the state announcing this news.
 Samuel Lemly, one of the oldest druggists at Texarkana, has been de clared a bankrupt.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-13
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department of the Interior United States
Land Once, Ainot, n. %. lllarch 8. 1904.
A sufficient contest affidavit having been
6led in this Office BY Albert J. DuFresne, con.
testant, against II. f. entry No. aO273,. made
December IS, 1902, for the sen of section 10,
Township $50 North Range IS West By Wesley
Chatter1ey. contesteo, in which it is alleged
that said Wesley Chatterley, said entrymaa has
wholly abandoned said tract for period Of
more than six months last past and that he
never improved o. cultivated said land, nor es-
land is now wholly abandoned and in Its natural
state, and wholly unimproyed and unoccupied
and has 50 been for more than SIX mouths i'm
mediately last past. And that said alleged alb
sence from the said land was not due to his en-
ploymcnt in the army. navyof marine corps Of
the United States as private sAldier, officer,
seanan 81 naItns during the u. with :Sp.in
States may % engaged. Said parties are hero.
BY notified TO appear, respond and offer evi.
dence touching said allegation, at 10 o'clock q.
M on May :, 1904, before the Register and Re.
ceiver At the United States Land Oaice in
The said contestant III Wing. IA q proper afti.
davit. fled February 10. ri set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service Of this notice can not be made. it is
hereby ordered aud directed that such notice
be given BY due and proper publication.
Ss3 ~ X. G. SANBORN, Register.
|, Gammons h NcGee.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-13
New Eaxiae

Il neu engine has been received
by the Bismarck, Washburn and
Great Falls road for service on
the line, from the Baldwin loco
motive works The engine was
built especially to order for the
sOsad- iron details planned by
Supt- EcEels, and is intended
for the regular run to Under
wood Its weight is 168,OOO
pounds and it is fitted with
<Eates. for Ignite which is the
flsef On the road 1t is OF the
Pacific type and goes into ser
vice for the fisrt time tomorrow
morning Bismarck Tribune.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-13
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department Of the Interior. United states
Land Once. Minot. n. D.. February IL. 1904.
SUFFICIENT contest afndavit having been
fled in this Office by William J. Armstrong.
contestant. against Homestead entry No. 943a
made October 5, 1901. for swA Section TO-
Township ICE. Range U.s. by John Callahan con-
testee. In which IL is alleged that said claimant
has wholly abandoned said tract OF land for .
period OF more than six months just prior to
the fling Of this contest against the said land.
the fact Is said claimant never did reside upon
the said tract Of Land; and never did make any
valuable improvements thereon; and that said
alleged absence from the said land was not
due to his employment in the army. navy. or
marine corps OF the United States as private
soldier. Ofiicer. seaman or marine during the
5yar with Spain or during any other war In
which the United States may be engaged.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear.
respond and oner evidence touching said al
legation at 10 o'clock q. m. on April 8. 1901. be-
fore the Register and Receiver at the United
States Land ONCE in MinOt N ID.
The said contestant having. in proper ain.
davit. fled February 10. 1901. set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service OF this notice can not be made. 1t il
hereby ordered and directed that such notice
be given by due and proper publication.
r. C. SANHORN, Register
G. G. RIPLEY. Atty. for Contestant.
Minot. -. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-13
CONTEST NOTICE.

Department Of the Interior. United States
Land Office ninot, n. D., March is, 1904
sufficient contest AFFIDAVIT having been fled
IN this Office By, Elias Q: Bacon contestant. aga
inst Homestead entry No 1880, made July il.
y seoS - To- the peh section e Township Isl. Rne
alleged that said claimant has wholly abandon
% said tract Of land Tor q period Of more than
test, upon the said land, the fact is said claim.
ant never did reside upon the said tract Of land
and never did make any valuable Improvements
thereon. and that said alleged absence from the
said land was not due to his employment in the
army, navy or marine corps Of the United
states as private soldier. officer, seaman or
marine during the war with Spain or during
any other cry var in which the United States may
appear, respond and offer evidence touching
sid SID allegation at 10 O'Clock q. m. on May a.,
United States Land Once in Ainot n. D.
Tho said contestant having. in proper afi-
davit, hled March IL, 1901, set forth facts which
show that after due .diIisence personal service
rected that such notice be given BY due and
proper Publication r. G. SANBORN. Register.
Janes johnson, Atty for Plaintiff, Minot, n y.
4aSS4.27,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-04-13
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that that certain mort
gage made, executed and delivered by Matthew
Poos as Aortgagor to H. W. Wallace as Mort
gagee. on the 10th dav Of August, 1907 and dat
ed on that day, will be foreclosed BY sale of
the property hereinafter described, by reason
Of default existing in the terms of said mort
gage BY failure to pay any Of the amount due
thereof, said mortgage having been assigned by
said h. W Wallace to ]. H. Sco6eld, assignee:
and there being due at date of sale hereinafter
named, the sum Of Two Hundred Forty-four
Dollars and Sixty Cents ($2446o) said property
will be sold at the front door of tho court house
in the City Of Minot, Ward County, North Da-
kota, on the 18th day Of April. 1901, at the hour
OF two O'Clock in the afternoon OF said day !;
said property to be sold as aforesaid being de-
scribed as follows, to-wit: One roam horse,
eight years old, weight about 400 pounds, enc
bay horse, eight years old, silver tail one set
double harness complete, and said sum 81 Two
Hundred Forty-four Dollars and Sixty Cents
ts2A.6ol having become due and payable on
August 18th, 1902.
Dated this 18th day Of April. 1901.
A. P. SCOFIELD,
B Sheriff of Ward County, North Dakota
j. H. SCoFIELD,
Assignee Of AOrtgagee.
LESUEUR BRADFORD.
Attorneys for Assignee of
Mortgage fOreclOsing mortgage. 4S
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ALIAS NOTICE OF CONTEST.
Department OF the Interior. United States
Land 0fHco

MINor. N. D. March S, 1904,
A sufficient contest AFFIDAVIT having been
filed In this ONCE by Peter kOtschevar. con-
testant, against Homestead Entry No; 16O8l.
made June IL. 1902. for the northwest quarter
Of section g. township 1853. range u. by Walter
A. Rank cOntestee. in which it Is alleged that
said entryman hos not at any time established
his residence thereon; that he has not at any
time had. or built or caused to be built thereon
any dwelling house or place Of abode Of any
kind: that he has not at any time made any i'm
provements thereon OF any kind except the
building OF q small shed: that he has not ut any
time cultivated the same or any part thereof:
that he has wholly abandoned the same for
more than SIX months last past and that said
alleged absence from the said land was not due
to his employment In the army. navy or marine
corps OF the United States as . private soldier.
Odic0r seaman or marine. during the war with
Spain or during any other war in which the
United States was or may be engaged.
Said parties are hereby notified to appear,
respond and Offer evidence touching said al
legations at 10 o'clock q. m. on Apr. g. 1905 be-
fore tho Register and Receiyer 81 the United
Ststes Land Once at the United States land
Office In ninot. N. D.
The said contestant having in proper am
davit, filed January %, 1904. set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service can not b made. it Is hereby ordered
and directed that such notice be given by due
and proper publication. u.s.
re Sanborn. Register
G. Aurland, Attornuyy, Ainot. N. D.