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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, February 10, 1905.
Vol. 5. No. 7.
THE ANTI-TRUST LAW
RECENTLY APPROVED
Most Important Sections of the
Much Discussed Law.
The Bill Upon Which Governor Davis
Has Faught and Won so Many
Political Battles.
Section 1. Any corporation or
ganized under the laws of this or
liny other Stale, or country, and
transacting or conducting any!
kind of business in thi" State, or
any partnership or individual, or
other association or persons what
soever, who are now, or shall
hereafter create, enter into, be
come n member of. or a party to.
any pool, trust, agreement, com
bination. confederation or under
standing, whether the same is
made in this State or elsewhere
with any other corporation, part
nership, individual, or any per
sons or eoi poration of persons, to!
regulate or fix either in this State
or elsewhere the price of any arti
cle of manufacture, mechanism,
merchandise, commody, conven
ience, repair, any product of min
ing, or any article1 or thing what
soever, or the price or premium
to l*e paid for insuring property
against loss or damage by tire,
lightning or tornado, or to main
tain said price when so regulated
or fixed, or who are now, or dial!
hereafter enter into, become a
member of, or a party to any pool,
agreement-, contract, combination,
association or confederation.
, whether made in this State or
elsewhere, to fix or limit the!
amomnt <>r quantity of any article!
of manufacture, mechanism, iner-l
chandise, convenience, repair, any
product of mining, or any article!
or thing whatsoever, or the price j
or piemium to be paid for insur
ing property against loss or dam
age by tire, lightning, storm, cy
clone. tornado or any other kind j
of policy issued by any corpora-1
tion, partnership, individual or as
sociation of persons aforesaid, shall
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CURES
STOMACH
-TrHE body gets its lifo from
* food properly digested.
Healthy digestion means pure
blood for the body, but stomach
troubles arise from carelessness
in eating and stomach disorders
upset the entire system. Improp
erly masticated food sours on the
stomach, causing distressing
pains, belching and nausea.
When over-eating is persisted in
the stomach becomes weakened
and worn out and dyspepsia
| claims the victim.
Thedford’s Black-Draught
cures dyspepsia. It frees the
stomach and bowels of congested
matter*'and gives the stomach
new life. The stomach is quickly
invigorated and the natural
stimulation results in a good
appetite, with the power to thor
oughly digest food.
You can build up your stomach
with this mild and natural
remedy. Try Thedford’s Black
Draught today. You can buy a
package from your dealer for
25c. If he does notMep it, send
the money to The Chattanooga
Medicine Co., Chattanooga,
Tenn., and a package will he
mailed you.
THEDFORD’S
BLACK-DRAUGHT
be deemed and adjudged guilty of
a conspiracy to defraud and be
subject to the penalties as provid
ed by this act.
Section 2. Any persons, part
nership, firm or association, or any
representative or agent thereof, or
any corporation or company, or
any officer, representative or agent
thereof, violating any of the pro
visions sf this act, shall forfeit not
less than two hundred dollars, nor
more than live thousand dollars
for every such offense, and each
day such person, corporation, part
nership or association shall con
tinue to do so shall be a separate
offense, the penalty in such case
to be recovered by an action in the
name of the State at the relation
of the Attorney (ieneral or Prose
cuting Attorney; the moneys thus
collected to go into the State
Treasury for the benefit of the
common school fund of this State,
except as hereinafter provided.
Section:*. Any corporation
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ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
Items of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers.
Garland county will shortly be
gin work on a #100,000 court
house at Hot Springs.
The farmers of Cross county
have organized a cotton growers’
association at Wynne.
George Faulkner of Toronto,
Canada, was sandbagged and rob
bed of #140 by unknown parties
at Texarkana,
Triplets, all girls, were born un
to Mrs. F. R. Alexander at Jones
bor. Two weighed live and half
pounds each and the other three
pounds.
The 5-year-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Anton Switzling was
burned to death recently at Jenny i
Lind, her clothes becoming ignit
ed while she was making a lire.
Walter Nobles was convicted of
murder in the second degree in
the circuit court at Hamburg, and
his punishment fixed at seven
years and six months in the peni
tentiary. He was charged with
the murder of Ren Ford.
CORRESPONDENTS WANTED.
Letter writing is within itself a
school of instruction. "We have a
number of young men holding
good positions who wish to cor
respond with young ladies and
widows in the South. No marriage
paper. We simply introduce you
by letter. All correspondence
strictly contidential.
Southern Correspondence Cm n
Newport, Ark.
BITS OF WISDOn.
Personal purity is the forerun-!
ner of civic virtue.
‘"Pluck” is the name that the
idle give to perseverance.
(irumbling is the grit that makes
hot boxes on the wheels of enter
prise.
Trouble finds difficulty in enter
ing the home supplied with good
bread.
Some men achieve a reputation
for pluck by not learning when to
let go.
‘‘Taking things as they come,”
is not optimism, and pointing out
the wrongs that abound is not
pessimism.
DR. LIGHTLE DEAD AGAIN
Had Been 111 For Several Days at
The Home of His Mother
At Searcy.
Searcy, Feb. 7.—Dr. Kobt. G.
Lightle died nr the home of his
mother in this city at lo a. m. to
day, after an illness of several
days. His death was due to pneu
monia.
Dr. Lightle was one of the prin
cipals m the sensational insurance
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DR. R. G. LIGHTLE.
swindle which stirred Searcy to its
circumference last summer, and
his cases were still pending in
court, a change of venue having
been taken to Marianna,where the
case would have called at the next
term of court.
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Independence Countv Taxes.
The tax books which were re
cently completed by County Clerk
Arnold and his deputy, Mr. Sims,
show an increase over that of the
previous year, the amount as
showd by the books for the year
1!>04, is $1*2,110 27, and that of
the year 11*03 is £,s*j,750.1*7. The
total valuation of real and person
al property is £4,*>54,74*5.00 of
this amount the assessed valuation
of the railroad is £835,0*7. The
hooks reveal the fact that there
are 4,0*23 persons in the county
that are liable to pay poll tax, and
that there are 4.0*17 horses and
17,173 cattle and *24,751* hogs in
the county.
A very interesting feature to a
number of our readers will be tin*
number of pianos and organs in
the county and where they are.
We find that there are 541 in the
county and that Batesville has
131*, Sulphur Kook has S, James
town 4 and Newark 21. One of
the most surprising features to
many will be the amount of mon
eyes, notes, credits, etc., as as
sessed by our people. The fig
ures as appears on the books are
£410,SO**. Comment is not neces
sary.— Batesville Guard.
ARKANSAS’ GOOD SHOWING.
A statement by the comptroller
of the currency shows that from
March 14, 1900, to January -51,
1905, there were twenty national
banks organized in Arkansas,w ith
a capital stock of $1,350,000.
Arkansas makes a better show
ing than Tennessee, Mississippi,
Florida, South Carolina or North
Carolina.
HARRY DANIELS CONVICTED.
Lockesburg, Feb. 3. Harry
Daniels of Mena was convicted
here of the murder of Dr. Mag
ness at Mena, after having been
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out for seventeen hours deliberat
ing-. His senterce was fixed at
five years in the penitentiary, but
an appeal was taken and his bond
was fixed at $5,000. There was a
great array of leading lawyers of
the state in the case, the defense
being conducted by Fitzhugh &
Brizzolara of Ft. Smith, Pole Mc
Phetridge of Mena, Senator W.
H. Collins of BeQueen, and Bert
Stuart of Winthrop. The state
was represented by Prosecuting
Attorney Hake, Hal Norwood of
Mena and d. B. McDonough of
Ft. Smith.
FOUND DEAD IN THE WOODS.
Texarkana, Feb. —AVm. Mor
ris, a white farmer, was found
dead in the woods near his home
ton miles east of this city, with a
bullet hole through his brain, and
a pistol with one chamber empty,
lying by his side. He had been
missing a week. The coroner is
investigating to determine wheth
er it was murder or suicide.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Short Local Items of Interest Picked
Up at the Metropolis of White
River Township.
John Moore went to Newark
on business Tuesday.
Jno. A. Gibson of Rutherford
was in town Sunday.
Wm. Kent of Charlotte spent
Tuesday night in town.
L. 11. Pascoe of Batesville spent
Sunday here with home folks.
1). C. Gibson of the Big creek
neighborhood was in town Mon
day.
The young people are having
quite a nice time sleigh riding this
week.
Mrs. W. R. Rice and daughter,
Miss Narcie, spent Saturday in
Newark.
S. 1). Maxwell is able to be out
again, after being down for some
time with pneumonia.
Wash Wilson is all smiles. Its
another boy; born last Friday.
Wash says its Wash No. 2.
Swiss (1 rillin and Charlie Wright
went to the Black river bottoms
Monday to look after stock.
Miss Bessie Martin who has been
sick for several days, was able to
enter school again Tuesday.
We had no church services Sun
day or Sunday night, on account
of the bad weather and scarcity of
wood.
Dr. W. T. Huddleston went to
Batesville Monday to attend the
meeting of the County Medical
Association.
Miss Maud V aughn is at home
this week, attending the bedside
of her brother, James,who is quite
sick with pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Will McArthur of
the Big creek neighborhood, spent
Tuesday in town, the guests of
Mr. and Mrs.Will llartslield.
Elder W. 1). Jackson of Reed’s
Creek, spent several days here last
! week, and left Saturday for Mag
| ness to take charge of the saw mill
j at that place.
Mrs. Hugh lvyler left Tuesday
for Columbia, Mo.,where Mr. lvy
ler has a position with a hardware
firm. They expect to make that
their future home.
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LEGISLATIVE DOINGS
AT THE CAPITAL CITY
Bill Introduced in the Senate For
State Prohibition.
Senator Logan Would Exempt Farm
ers From Provisions of New
Anti-Trust Law.
Senator .John P. Logan, who in
troduced the famous King-Davis
ami-trust hill in this session of the
legislature, has introduced a bid
in the senate for the protection of
working men, horticultural and
agricultural societies and trade*
unions. The bill specifies that
such associations may be formed
for the control of the prices of
labor, products of the farm, the
shipment of the same at favorable
rates, and similar purposes, and
such combinations shall not l>«
considered a violation of an.v laws
preventing or regulating the for
; mation or operation of pools,
i trusts, conspiracies or agreement.
In other words such associations
j are expressly exempted from any
danger of being construed to com©
under the provisions of the King
Davis anti-trust bill recently pass
I ed.
Senator Adams has introduced a
i bill to provide for a general elec
tion at the regular time, in each
county of the state on the question
of license or no license. Should
the bill become a law, if a majori
ty of the voters of the entire state
favor no license, liquor would Iks
j voted out in every county irres
pective of the vote in any particu
i iar enmity, lint the bill provides
that in case of a vote favoring li
| cense carrying in the entire state,
the present laws allowing local op
tion in the several counties shall
remain in full force and effect.
The bill exempts from its provi
sion cities and towns of the first
and second class.
The house and senate have both
passed over the governor’s veto
senate bill No (55 allowing addi
tional clerk hire for the attorney
general’s office. There was consid
erable debate over the proposition
■ to pass the bill over the veto, but
j it was finally passed by a vote of
119 to 11 in the senate and (51 to 23
i in the house.
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