Clearance
©f Colored and Fancy
Dress Goods
COMMENCING JUNE 27TH.
SALE FOR CASH.
i FOR TEN DAYS ONLY.
MATCHLESS BARGAINS IN DRESS
LENGTHS, WAIST LENGTHS
AND FULL PIECES
Fancy Cottons, Hadrasses, Linen Waistings,
Lawns, Swisses, Organdies (except
Fancy White Ginghams, white and black.)
Goods, Wash Silks, Fancy Silks,
Mercerized Fabrics.
Parasols at half and three=fourths former
prices.
Millinery, hats trimmed and untrimmed at half
price.
Flowers at half price.
20 per cent off on all fancy hoisery.
FOR TEN DAYS ONLY.
GOME SATURDAY
AND GET AN IMPORTED DECOR
ATED CHINA CAKE PLATE FOR 25C.
FIVE AND TEN CENT STORE.
J. C. DICE, Proprietor.
115 WALNUT ST. NEXT TO L. MINORS OFFICE.
Newport Builders’ Supply
and Hardware Company
high grade goods
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
Quality ©ur First
Consideration
..PRICES ALWAYS REASONABLE..
ROCK ISLAND CONNECTION.
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Newport was visited by a party of
Rock Island and Choctaw officials
Monday night, who met a number of
our leading business and professional
men, and after a drive over the city
Tuesday morning with Mr. W. R.
Thompson, left on their special train
for Brinkley.
The party consisted of H. A. Par
ker, first vice-president of the Rock
Island system; C. H. Warren, mem
ber of the board of directors of the
Rock Island and president of the
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf; J. F.
Holden, traffic manager and H. G.
Clark, general manager of the Choc
taw, Oklahoma & Gulf.
Vice-President Parker recently
made the trip overland through North
ern Arkansas from Springfield, Mo.,
and it is known that the Rock Island
system contemplates a connection
from some point in Arkansas on its
newly acquired Choctaw, Oklahoma
j & Gulf lines, with the World’s Fair
City. Whether this point is to be
Ft. Smith, Little Rock or Newport,
the future alone can determine by a
consideration of which would be the
cheapest, most feasible and best pay
ing route.
The Rock Island recently purchased
the Missouri & Colorado road, which
in in nnminA rtf nniintiiiintirtw n ■v^ rl Vi n n
been completed to Versailles, Missou
ri. It is thought by good railroad au
thorities that the Arkansas line will
leave this road at La Belle in Maries
county and will almost certainly pass
through Springfield, Mo.
Newport is further north than either
of the other two cities named on the
Choctaw and in this way enjoys the ad
vantage, as the present branch could
be utilized and the read by taking this
route could also become a factor in
St. Louis-Memphis traffic.
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Ten residences ware entered by
burglars about 2 o’clock Monday
morning at Clarendon and a lady at
one place was badly beaten by one of
the burglars.
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Chairman H. L. Remmel Monday
paid into the state treasury the sum of
§377.50, the fee required under the
law in order to have the names of the
regular state nominees to go on the
ticket at the September election.
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Governor Davis on Monday heard
argument in the application of John
Blair of Boone county for a pardon.
Blair was sent to the penitentiary for
thirteen years for the killing of Chas,
Miller at Harrison. After hearing the
case argued pro and con, the gov
ernor took the case under advisement
and will give his decision today.
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Eleven convicts escaped from the
stockade at Doyleton, on the line of
the Pine Bluff and Western railway
Sunday night. One of the men was
white, the rest negroes. Henry Wool
folk, in for a term of years, and a ne
gro convicted in the Jefferson
circuit court as accessory to the mur
der of one of the convicts. Doyleon
is tw’elve miles west of Pine Bluff. The
convicts were used in working the
road.
PROMISES CONCRETE WALKS.
At the meeting of the city council
Monday evening, with all members
present, the minutes of meetings on
June 16 and 23 were read and ap
proved, also the usual bills allowed.
Upon motion of Alderman Wilmans,
seconded by Alderman Bailey, the
city printing for the ensuing year was
awarded to P. H. Van Dyke, by a vote
of 3 to 1, Wishon, Wilmans and Bailey
voting yes, Walker no.
Judge O. W. Scarborough addressed
the council in regard to grade estab
lished for walks about the court house
yard and asked permission to lower
same about eight inches, promising
the council if the request were grant
ed, that he would have concrete
walks constructed. No action was
taken by the council however as
Judge Scarborough expressed a de
sire to first submit his proposition in
writing.
Upon motion of Alderman Bailey,
seconded by Alderman Wilmans, the
council then adjourned.
HISTORY OF A NAME.
An exchange asks: “Do you know
why the name ‘Marked Tree’ was ap
plied to the town in Arkansas?” and
answers: “The St. Francis river runs
just south of the station about two
miles; at that point there is a place
where the river is fordable and it is
the only point for miles and miles
above that point, and no ford below
there where the river can be forded.
During the war this ford was used by
all men going to or from the confed
erate army from all eastern Missouri
and those going north from the south
side of the river. So that it might be
easily and readily recognized by the
traveler, day or night, big blazes or
marks were cut in the trees on either
bank facing the water, showing the
weary traveler where to go into the
water and where to come out. Any
one directing you where to cross the
river would direct you to these marked
trees. And the war name has stuck
to the place. When the railroad built
in there it named its station ‘Marked
Tree’ which to thousands was the
most noted point on the river.”
SATISFIED THAT
ADVERTISING PAYS.
A merchant who had a store in each
of two neighboring towms recently
tried an experiment. He put a bar
gain counter in each store, containing
the same article at exactly the same
price. In the newspaper of one vil
lage he advertised his special counter.
In the paper of the other he did not
advertise and sold goods amounting
to $984. In the store the same month
where he did advertise he sold goods
amounting to $1,727. In commenting
on the result of his experiment that
merchant says: “The people who
got the advertisement passed by one
of my stores and drove miles to the
other for what they could have gotten
at the same price at my store at their
aoor.’-i -Poplar Bluff Citizen.
BAILEY AFTER BEVERIDGE.
Washington, June 30.—Senator Bai
ley of Texas assaulted Senator Bev
eridge of Indiana tonight just after the
senate had adjourned from executive
session. The affair was the result of
the bitter controversy which the two
senators had during the afternoon.
Senator Bailey demanded that Mr.
Beveridge retract the language ut
tered at that time, and when the latter
declined it is alleged Mr. Bailey seized
him by the throat and threw his
weight upon him at the same time.
The two men were separated, how
ever, before any damage was done.
WALKER-CHATMAN.
Mr. Chas. G. Walker of Olyphant,
and Miss Cornelia Chatman of Brad
ford, arrived in Newport Monday
evening and were soon after married
by Justice J. J. Martin at the store.
The young man is a farmer of the
Olyphant community and his bride is
a teacher. The Independent offers
them congratulations and best wishes.
The newly married spent Tuesday
in Newport.
CROPS SWEPT AWAY.
Dr. J. J. Norwine was in St. Louis
Sunday, and upon his return states
that the river is filled with shocks of
wheat which have been swept from
the bottom lands by the high water.
The loss will foot up many thousands
of dollars in the counties along the
Mississippi, Missouri and Illinois
rivers. The Mississippi continues to
rise and there are grave fears of a de
structive flood.
Among the Presbyterian ministers
who were presented to President
Roosevelt when he was in New York
recently was one who bears the bur
den of an overweening sense of duty,
and is wont to “rebuke in season and
out of season”—mostly out of season.
“I regret,” said the preacher, “to see
that the administration countenanced
the use of liquor in the governor’s
palace at Havana.” “But I am glad
to see,” said the President deftly
changing the subject, “that the gen
eral assembly is discountenancing the
use of brimstone.”—K. C. Star.
WRECK ON CHOCTAW.
Monday morning about 3 o’clock
the engine of Choctaw freight train
No. 88, while near Round Pond, elev
en miles east of Forrest City, struck a
cow and was derailed, causing the
instant death of the fireman, Charles
Gilliland, who was crushed into a
shapeless mass under the wreckage.
The body was not found for several
hours. Gilliland was a young man
who bore a splendid reputation. He
made his home in North Little Rock,
and it is understood he was soon to
have been married to a popular young
lady. His remains will be interred at
Wynne today. A committee of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
left last evening to attend the fu
neral.
Engineer Sid Moore was badly
scalded, but will recover.
The accident caused a delay in
traffic on the Choctaw east of this
city, the fast mail and passenger train
due here from Memphis at 1 p. m. not
arriving until 2:15. It ran out of
Memphis on the Iron Mountain tracks
to Fair Oaks, thence south on the
Cotton Belt to Brinkley, where it took
the Choctaw track west.
KINMAN WON SUIT.
In Pulaski chancery court Monday,
judgment for plaintiff was rendered
in the sum of §2,000 in the suit of T.
D. Kinman of Newport vb. the Minne
apolis Fire and Marine Insurance Co.
Suit was based on a fire insurance
policy.
This suit was taken to Pulaski
county on a change of venue and has
been in court about a year and a half.
The defendant, while nominally the
Minneapolis Fire and Marine Insur
ance Company, is in reality an East
ern bond company, which stood surety
for the defunct fire insurance com
pany, which failed about ten days
after the plaintiff lost his country
home in Oil Trough bottom by fire.
thanks, Thanks.
Newport, Ark., June 30, 1902.
Thanks to the public and churches
of our city for what they gave in the
collection for our church work on
last Sunday. We succeeded in raising
the amount of §208.86. “He that
giveth to the church lendeth to the
Lord,” and unto you that have given
shall in no wise lose your reward,
therefore we pray God’s blessings
upon the noble hearted friends to his
cause, and that his enemies may ground
their arms of rebellion and come
under one common head of salvation.
Saint John Baptist Church,
Elder J. W. Green, Pastor.
DRUMMER’S SAMPLES.
500 fans all in good condition, prices
from 5c to §1.50 sold at less than 50c
on the dollar. Charles Meyer’s Great
Bargain Store. 55 tf
SPECIAL FAN SALE.
500 drummer’s samples of fans from
5c to §1.50 on sale at less than 50c on
the dollar at Charles Meyer’s Great
Bargain Store. 55 dtf
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