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.HE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
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r rat St., NEWPORT, ARK.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Independent has been au
thorized to make the following
announcements of candidates,
subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic Primary.
For Congress—
W. A. OLDFIELD
For Prosecuting Attorney—
EARL C- CASEY
H. U. WILLIAMSON
For County Judge—
W- D. McLAIN
JAMES H. JOHNSTON
JOHN A. MELVILLE
O. W. SCARBOROUGH
For Sheriff—
J. F. McCUISTION L
ABE BALLEW
For Representative—
J. M. MARDIS
W. M. SHAVER
J. U. ARD
R. T. SIMMONS
For Treasurer—
JOHN H- CAMP
JESSE W. SHUFORD
J.M.IVY
J. I. HASTING
For School Superintendent—
H. L. LAMBERT
E. H- BOWMAN
J. M. BALCH
G. E. LAND .M
For Coroner— • *”=•
HENRY GRANT i
J.T. CRAFT
W. H- NOLEN ^
For Surveyor— ^ "*■
J. H. AJTKENS.
UNION TOWNSHIP
For Justice of Peace—
L. B. HARRIS
H. C. NUCKOLLS
For Constable—
W. T. GUIN
CLYDE WOOD
C. M. IVY
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP.
For Road Overseer—
CLARENCE PENIX
CLAY ROBERTS
MUNICIPAL OFFICES.
Subject to the Action of City
Primary, February 26.
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For Mayor— <»
JOHN P. PAUL
A. T. HUBLY
For Recorder
B. G. GRAHAM
H. G. BRANDENBURG.
For Marshal—
W. H. CAROUTHERS
GUS C. MARTIN
For City Treasurer—
GARLAND HURT
PERRY CLARK.
For Aldermen First Ward—
T. P. UMSTED.
C. R. PATE.
JOHN R. LOFTIN, JR.
S. HEINEMANN
For Aldermen Second Ward—
W. B. GRANT.
W. H. SNETSER.
E. L. WATSON
Q. I. HUBERT
Will Build Macadam Road.
Walnut Ridge, Jan. 21—At a
meeting of the commercial club
held Monday night, one report
of Civil Engineer Rhyne of
Corning was accepted. He had
been employed to make four
surveys between Walnut Ridge
and Hixie for the establishment
of a macadam road. East First j
and Second streets were the
routes surveyed.
West First street, which par
allels the electric street rail
way, being the cheapest and ap
parently the most practical route
for the road was accepted by the
club.
The length of road is one and a
half miles and it is to be 16
feet wide. The estimated cost
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superintendent of the construc
tion. This road will be built by
Lawrence county, the cities of
Walnut Ridge and Hoxie, and (
with private donations by the
citizens of the two towns. Work
will begin at once. Arrange
ments were perefected at the
meeting whereby R- L. Muse of
Minturn will move his big saw
mill to this town at once. The
citizens of Walnut Ridge raised
a bonus of $2,000 to attract Mr.
Muse to this place.
One Word She Could Say.
An earnest London slum worker re
cords her unremitting, patient en
deavors to Improve the acoent and
vowel enunciation of her little
protege. Blanche, for the sake of the
child’s future destiny "on the styge."
Once, falling in all else, she tried a
mild dose of gentle ridicule. “You
can’t say ‘food,* can you, Blanche?"
she smiled, teaslngly. "I can say
■fule!”’ was the child’s crushing re
tort.
Good for Honing Raaors.
People who bone their own rason
will be Interested in the statement In
one of the magazines that what la
known as "cuttlefish paper" makes
an Ideal material for the rapid honing
of razors, surgical Instruments, etc.
This paper Is made for use by dentists
for polishing gold fillings, and Is
coated with an abrasive substance of
remarkably fine grain.
When Money Talks.
"Pa, what does it mean when you
say that o man hasn’t the courage of
his convictions?" "That he has opin
ions, but isn't willing to bet money on
them.”—Detroit Free Press.
| China Opening to Foreign Trade.
! China has 64 treaty and other ports
! open to foreign trade.
Want Better Water Supply.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 22.—Mayor
Taylor and a party of city aider
men, accompanied by Edward
Flad of St. Louis, special master
appointed by the Chancery court
to investigate the local water sit
uation, left at noon today in au
tomobiles for the Little Mau
melle country to make an inves
tigation of the situation there
Mr. Flad has been engaged
for several months in making an
investigation, and has advised
Mayor Taylor that he expects to
be able to submit his report
about February 15. A special
committee of the city council
has the matter in hand, in an ef
fort to ascertain if some more
dependable source of wholesome
water supply cannot be found
than the Arkansas river.
The Water Company has sub
mitted to Master Flad the report
of its own engineers to the ef
fect that there is no other avail
able source of supply. Mr. Flad
declines to make any comment
on this report, as he is acting
in a nunsi iudicial-canacitv. He
does say, however, that pros
pects for a deep water supply in
the immediate vicinity of Little
Rock are not very roseate, and
that the most feasible plan ap
pears to be to secure water from
the Maumelle, about 25 miles
above the city.
The water fight is an old one
in Little Rock, and reached its
climax last summer when for
two weeks or more it was impos
sible to use the water because it
was thoroughly saturated with
mud.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
Jos. M. Stayton went down to
Searcy Wednesday to attend
court.
For rent—Up-to-date apart
ments, five rooms and bath—
104 Beech street. 47d3.
Have oak and hickory wood
for sale, any size load.—Jno R.
Loftin, Jr. Phone 362. 22dtf
For Sale—E. L- Watson home
place, three lots comer Second
and Main. Apply to 0. D. Wat
son or C. M. Erwin. 07dtf.
A big line of ladies’ house
dresses just received at Bowen’s
Cash Store. 45d6
When in need of fancy aprons,
caps and kimonas call at 414
Elm street. 45dlm
Carload of regular country
wood for heating or cooking, $2
per load. W. G- Compton, phone
98. 48dtf.
Mrs. J. B. Heard and Mrs- A.
West went to Tuckerman on a
short visit this morning.
For Kentucky and Illinois
fancy lump coal that is absolute
ly free from slack and slate call
phone 32. Quality, service and
square dealing has made my
business what it is.
43dlmo B. J. Best.
Miss Ruby Huston of Ida
Grove, Iowa, arrived yesterday
on a visit to her friend, Miss
Alice Bishop.
Murray Barber Shop, in rear
of McLain Building. Every
thing clean and sanitary. I
kindly ask the patronage of all.
Ed Murray, propr. 47dlm
For awhile we give with a
dozen $3 cabinets or higher pric
ed folders a 16x20 Crayon Por
trait free. You will not be re
quired to buy a frame.—Parker,
Photgrapher, Laurel St. 49dlwl
Will exchange or sell an old, es
tablished store, ontaining gen
eral merchandise for real es
tate. Apply to L. W. Watson,
108 Walnut stn h 24d6
Those desiring high class day
board, should confer with Mrs.
E. Claridge prior to February 1.
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Society Per * Classified.
Storekeeper—“'i.. jy are society
people. They belong to our first and
last families." Customer—"You mean
•first families’?” Storekeeper—"No;
first and last First to ask credit and
last to pay."-Puck
PAST TRIP THROUGH BRITAIN j
itinerary Enables Tourist, If He
Wishes, to “Do” the Islands in
the Course of Seven Days.
How to “do” the British Isles in a
week is the latest scheme for hustlers.
\ dash around London, a flying de
scent on one or two cathedral cities, ;
a race through Scotland and a glance
at Killarney—this what is open to ,
those who want to see the country
in a hurry. Tourist agents say that j
the idea is catching on with Ameri- j
cans. Indeed it was an American who
first suggested it.
Assuming that the tourist begins
his trip on Monday, he devotes that
day to the show places of London,
winding up with a theater in the eve
ning. On Thursday he goes to Wind
sor and Hampton Court and on his
return to London has time to go to &
music hall. On Wednesday he leaves
London for Peterborough, sees the
cathedral and gets to York at three
o'clock*
At York the tourist has plenty of
time to visit the Minster and other
historic buildings before catching the
6:15 train to Hamburgh. He coaches
through the Trossachs and takes
steamer through Loch Katrine and
Loch Lomond. Then the train to
Glasgow.
After dinner the hustler takes the
night train out of Glasgow by way of
Androssan to Belfast, reaches Dublin
in the afternoon and takes the night
train to Killarney.
WENT DEEPLY INTO DETAILS
Identification That Undoubtedly Was
Complete, but Could by No Means
Be Called Complimentary.
Stephen Haegen, manager of a
Harlem bank, at a dinner recently told
the following anecdote: Many years
ago, while spending a vacation in a
city in the upper part of the state, he
visited some friends in a bank. While
there he saw a severe-looking woman
move up to the teller’s window and
request that a small check be cashed.
She asked the man in the cage to
call up the person from whom Bhe had
received the check and he would iden
tify her.
The teller called up the man and
asked him to describe the woman. He
did bo in the following manner: “She
looked like the crankiest person in
the world. She was dressed in the
fashion of about five years ago. I
think she is an old cat. She wore a
blue straw hat, but then it may be
green, and I think she paints. She
wore two fake diamond rings. Good
by, old man.’’
Tree-Bark Blankets.
They have treea for blankets la
Ecuador, and they like them, too.
They are fond of the firm touch of
the bark against them as they
sleep.
We would probably think they
were “sero in covering,’’ and we
would doubtless wake up in a much
bestiffened condition It we slept under
a wood covering.
But the native Indians are most
enthusiastic, according to J. Jame
son, a traveler and lecturer, who
has recently returned from those
parts.
The blankets are made from the
bark of a tree which is cut particular
ly thin. It Is pounded and moistened
and then pounded some more and put
out into the sun to dry. And a most
desirable and economical blanket It Is,
lasting anywheres from two to five
years.
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“His Goose Is Cooked."
The expression, "his gooee is cook
ed,” appears in various forms, and
means that his cause la ruined. It
haB some reference to the common
but erroneous opinion that “goose" la
synonymous with "fool.” The Idea
has crept into moro than one language
and "will not down.” It la generally
understood that "cooking his goose” la
a phrase which originated when the
king of Sweden, on approaching a hos
tile town, excited the contempt of the
inhabitants by the smallness of hla
army. To express this they hung out
a goose for him to shoot at, whereup
on the king set fire to the town to
"cook their goose.”
Proved Truth of Answer.
On a visit to St. Louis, Archbishop
Ryan, a noted Philadelphia prelate,
rode in a carriage to the parochial
residence with Bishop Glennon, who is
rather diminutive in else and of alight
build, especially in the stomachic re
gions, while Archbishop Ryan ia *»n
and very robust. As they alighted from
the carriage. Archbishop Ryan said to
his companion: “Bishop Glennon, I
once was asked to explain the differ
ence between a bishop and an arch
bishop. I answered" (and the arch
bishop extended his arms in a semi
circle from his own healthy body, at
the same time glancing rather sharply
at Bishop Glennon), ‘“The difference
is all in the arch.’ ”
Ad Astra Per Repartee. -
“All right.” said Chollie, as he
gathered himself together after her
father had thrown him out of the
house. "I’ll have you indicted for
this.”
Assault and battery, I presume?"
grinned the old gentleman.
“Not on your life," said Chollie.
“Under the Sherman act your daugh
ter and I were about to swap vows,
and that kick of yours was distinctly
in restraint of trade!"
And the old man was so pleased
that he relented and the next day the
engagement was announced.—Has*
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We have just finished taking stock and find many X
broken lines of good seasonable merchandise that we X
must move in the next few days. Below we mention X
a few of the many bargains we have for you. gfl
$3.50 wool nap blankets II
only_$2.19 Ig
Comforts from__90c up Sf|
12 yards good, heavy brown X
domestic for__$1 an]
12 yards Amoskeag ginghams gP
for_$1 gp
Ladies’ $18.50 and $19.00 |(|S
coats, only_$10.00 gfc
Ladies’ $13.60 and $12.00 coats
' 4 only..$7.50 u
I Men’s extra heavy fleeced shirts Be
and drawers, each_39c D*
Men’s Ladies’ and Children’s K
Munsing union suits at a big K
Men’s and Boys’ Clothing at Ig
one-third off. Bid reductions Ig
on shoes. Come to the New Ig
Store and save money. p»
J.;D. Carvell ® Co. I
Fro.t si. The New Store i *price |
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| January 2
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a Having purchased the entire St
* Steyemark-Heyman, over $20,000
| aged goods a ter the big fire m St
| we will put them on sale at almost
Si own Prlce- Ladies Ready-to 1
a garments composed of cloaks, suits i
Sfi es, shirt waists, middy blouses L
a and petticoats. ’
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Dry Goods
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Start the Year
With a firm resolve to better your financial co
Connect with the starting point of increasedpoi
increasing income—a growing bank account
bank. A bank account will create better cod
better standing and an increased prestige in t
munity for you.
Our service is yours to command.
The Farmers Ban
of NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
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Strange Name*.
Every clergyman can tell tales of
the Btrange names which he has
been aaked to bestow upon children
at the baptismal font; but the place
where that Bort of thing Is rampant is
British Guinea. Nannie Bellona, John
Pantaloon, and Frank Locust are
among Christian names Imposed on
the offspring of native converts.
Worse still are “Whisky Emmanuel"
and “Seriatim ad Valorem."
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Swatting Back
Mrs Hlnm Offen—"I’m afraid you
won’t do. As nearly as I can find out,
you have worked In six or seven
places during the past year." Miss
Brady—“Well, an' how manny girls
has herself had in the same tolmef
N« leas. I’m thiakia .’ **
Clash of Contrast.
What Is that terrific noise?" ask
ed the pedestrian. “That.’’ replied the |
policeman, “la caused by an ordinary |
one-cent safety pin sticking into * ^
three million dollar baby.”
Few Words of Truth.
The attitude of ourselves toward
Buraelves has a wonderful effect tn
the way we conduct ourselves.
railroad Tail
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No. 17 leaves.M
No. 7 leaves.I
No. 23 (arrives 7:20) H
No. 91 (local freight) H
NORTH BOH
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No. 4 leaves.
No. 28 leaves.<■
No. 18 leaves.«■
No. 6 leaves......
No. 92 (local frei*M)H
WHITE BITS H
WEST BOH
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No. 608 depart* “JJB
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STOMACH TROUBLE I
FOR FIVEl
■hjarfty el Frieads Thought Mr.
Hughes Would Die, But
Quo Helped Him to
Recovery.
Peaeroyton, Ky.—In Interesting ed
vices boa this place, Mr. A. J. Hughes
writes is follows: MI was down wlthj
strmych trouble lor live (9) year* and
would have headache so bad, at
time* (hat 1 thought surely I would die.
I bled different treatments, but they
did not seem to do me any good.
1 got eo bad, I could sot eat a act*
•ad aO my blends, except one, thought 1
wadd die. He advised mi to try
rhedtaCs Black-Draught,
taking otter •
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anyeoofldeoeeh1
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