RAILROAD TIME CARD.
ST. L.. I. M. & S. RAILWAY.
8^ NORTH ROUND.
No. 72, Local Freight. 12 10 p. rr.
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Jo. 6. 10:45 p, tn
it” No. 18. 11:14 p. ir
No. 20. 12:48 :>. n
SOUTH BOUND.
'Jo. 73, i/ocal Freight. 7 11 a. nu
No. 17.■. 4 11 a. m.
No. B. 4:45 a. m.
No. 11.*.. 6:15 u. m.
No. 8. 4:55 p.m.
No. 1. 10:4' p. m.
No. 7.11:38 a. in.
BATESVILLE BRANCH.
Passenger Leaves. 7:0a a. rr
Mixed- •• 11:45 a. m.
... p. m.
Mixed " . 10:15 a. m.
ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM.
Passenger Arrives. l.tOp. m
Passenger Departs . 31j p‘ m'
Local Freight Derm is. 6:30 a. m.
On Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
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^NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
I. D. Price for gift books.
Buy umbrellas at the Palace
Jewelry Store. 96btc
Cheap candy, but good candy
at Bishop’s Kitchen. lhTt
C. C. Dean of Remmel was in
town Wednesday and Thursday.
Gold plated picture frames,
oval and square, at Moshy’s. 99
Imported china in numerous
pretty pieces at the 5 and 10 Cent
Store. 98btc
For the best of Christmas can
dies go to Bishop’s Kandy
Kitchen. Ib7t
Oysters, celery, fruits, nuts
and candies of all kinds for the
holidays at Bracy’s. 97btc
For Sale—Eight-foot show case,
good as new, will sell cheap.
Wm. Mosby. 01b7t
- jfc.. Christmas is coming and you
want to buy your candies for the
little people. Go to Bishop’s
Kandy Kitchen. Ib7t
A handsome jardeniere would
make a nice Christmas present
for your wife or daughter. Get
it at Mosby’s. 99dtf
I. D. Price is headquarters for
Christmas presents of all kinds.
Holiday shoppers always find
what they want at reasonable
prices. 89btf
From out of town subscribers
the baby votes are pouring in by
small packages. No votes re
ceived by mail or at office after
11 a. m. Saturday, December 24.
Mrs. H. E. Cobb returned
from a short visit to Lonoke the
first of the week, bringing with
her little Hattie Holland, who
will spend Christmas with her.
Misses Lucile Sanford of Searcy
and Sue Rogers of Walnut Ridge,
both popular society young ladies'
,of their home towns, will visit
Mrs, W. A. O’Neal next week
and attend the Christmas dance.
fine lurkish and leather
chairs and couches at actual,
cost at Wolff-Goldman Mer
cantile Co. 0td6t
Henry Bordvvell, between 8 and i
9 o’clock Thursday morning
closed the doors of his saloon,
fearing that a search warrant
and seizure, such as now ties up
the stock of J. E. Doherty & Co.,
might be issued against him.
Mrs. W. R. Jones and daugh
ter, Miss Mollie, who have been
visiting Mrs. Pauline Davis at
Shreveport, La., for the past
two weeks, returned to this city
Wednesday to spend the holidays
with Gustave Jones and family.
Magazine and newspaper sub
scriptions are becoming very pop
ular Christmas remembrances.
They last a year and any friend
would appreciate receiving the
Independent for the coming year.
An announcement is mailed to
the subscriber just prior to
Christmas stating that the paper
is to come as a remembrance and
the name of the donor given, tf
J. S. Handford was in the city
a guest of the Hazel Wednesday
night, coming down from Bates
vmH.to meet his two daughters,
MiasCs Ruth and Emily, and Miss
H^en Corley of Yellville, who
were returning home from St.
I Louis, where they have been at
tending school.
If you want any nice
pieces of furniture the Wolff
Goldman Mercantile Co. is
the place. They are going
to sell and sell cheap. 0 i d6
Mrs. J. W. Smith and little
son Charles of Dallas, Tex., for
merly of Newport, wex-e at Bald
Knob Wednesday going by way
of Memphis to their old home at
Fayetteville, Tenn., to spend the
holidays. They will probably
stop off at Newport fora visit on
their return home.
A story is told of a conductor
on the Iron Mountain road who
became very angry one night be
cause his train took up some of
the ground at the side. He used
some very rude language and
asked the engineer why he did
not stay on the track. The en
gineer said: ‘ ‘The track on either
side of the railroad belongs to
the Iron Mountain system and I
will run where I damn please.” —
Ex. ?
The recent action of the sheriff
in seizing the stock of J. E.
Doherty & Company, we are re
liably informed was not in pur
suance of the mandamus of the
; supreme court against Judge
j Fulkerson, which is held Nup
i pending a rehearing. The firm
whose liquors have been seized
I are comment oi tneir recovery
when a day in court has been
accorded them to determine the
legality of this search warrant
action.
Christmas day at the M. E.
church there will be a special
service. There will be no Sun
day school, but at 10:30 the
school will combine with the
church service, to which the pub
lic is most cordially invited. The
children will assist the choir and
five musical instruments will be
added. A chorus of thirty chil
jdren are preparing their best
music and ask their friends to
be present. The complete ser
vice will not consume an hour.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,) gg
Lucas County f '
Frank J. Cheney makes oath
that he is senior partner of the
firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., do
ing business in the City of Tole
do, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the
sum of One Hundred Dollars
for each and every case of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Frank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and sub
scribed in my presence, this 6th
day of December, A. D. 1886.
[Seal.] A. W. Gleason,
Notary Public.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken;
internally, and acts directly on 1
the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system. Send for testimon
ials free. ^
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
CAPITOL CLOSED AS
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
Little Rock. Dec. 21.—For the
first time in years the statehouse
is today closed throughout in re
spect to the memory of ex-Gov.
J. P. Eagle, whose funeral oc
curred this afternoon. A proc
lamation was issued yesterday
by Gov. Davis enjoining upon the
various state officers this homage
to the memory of a great man,
and it is being observed unifor
mily.
The entire Arkansas delegation
at Washington expressed sympa
thy over the death of ex-Gov.
James P. Eagle. Senator Berry
said: “We have been friends
for thirty years. He was one of
the purest and best men I have
ever known. He was a splendid
Confederate soldier, a true and
sincere man and always a gen
tleman.”
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DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
Wiggle-Stick around in the water.
A. Mortensen has ipoved his
cleaning and pressing shop to the
newly remodeled building oppo
site city jail. 86dtf
Toys for the babies and little
folks at the 5 and 10 Cent Store.
Ttoe CHRISTMAS SEASON
f Is almost here, and the Holiday shopper
* can hardly afford to miss seeing oar large
n. and handsome line of
FINE
CHAIRS
Parlor, Library, Bed and Dining
Room Furniture.
Every article well made, artistically designed, attractively priced.
A NICE CARVING SET
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j Makes a handsome and acceptable Christmas present. Owr Hard
| ware Department has a variety sure to please yoo.
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Newport Builders' Suap„pJy Hardware Co.
.000 DOLLARS
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OF NEW BUSINESS IN TEN DAYS IN NEWPORT.
THIS IS THE RECORD OF
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S. M. POWELL,
STATE MANAGER FOR^THE
Metropolitan Life InsuranceXo.
The Policies'are plain and guarantees absolute.
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LIVERYMEN
FARMERS
DRAYMbN
And all users of axle grease
that want the best grease on the
market and that recognize a good
thing when shown its merits, we
recommend our Golden and Cas
tor Oil brands of Axle Grease.
It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes
and 3 pound tin buckets. For
sale by all up-to-date merchants.
Ask for it and take no substitute.
It is guaranteed to have no equal
for quality on the market.
waters-pierce!
OIL COMPANY. I
WINCHESTER \
FACTORY LOADED SMOKELESS!
POWDER SHOTGUN SHELLS!
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Good shells in your gun mean a good bag !
in the field or a good score at the trap. !
Winchester “Leader” and “Repeater”!
Smokeless Powder Shells are good shells. I
Always sure-fire, always giving an even I
spread of shot and good penetration, their !
great superiority is testified to by sports- I
men who use Winchester Factory Loaded ■
Shells in preference to any other make. !
ALL DEALERS KEEP THEM!
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I ANNOUNCEMENT. |
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pQ Owing to the decline in cotton our sales have been very light daring the month of De- fiftj
cember, consequently we are overstocked in all departments. We have, therefore, concluded to |C
'f) reduce our stock during the month of January, and in order to do this we will make great reduc- yy
^ tions, as shown on Banners in our store. We will make this a STRICTLY CASH SALE, and
| POSITIVELY NO GOODS WILL BE CHARGED |
^3 In any department. This sale will commence JANUARY 2D, and will excel any we have ever jfc
had in regard to prices. . . , , „
Thanking all our friends and customers for past favors, and assuring them that in the
future we will do as well, if not better, and wishing everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy Jj
New Year, we remain, Your friends, ^
I WOLFF-GOLDMAN MERCANTILE CO. |