Newport Daily
VOLUME Y. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1906. NUMBER 285.
PRECINCT DELEGATES CHOSEN.
Contesting Delegations Elected From
First Ward Precinct to' County
Convention.
I n pursuance to the call of the
Democratic county committee,
mass conventions of the voters
.were held at each precinct in
’Union township at one o’clock
Wed nesday af t ernoon.
In the First Ward, dual con
ventions were held, that of the
Davis and anti-Davis followers.
The first was held in the Rice
livery barn and was presided
over by Judge M. M. Stuckey,
the following being nominated
as delegates to the county con
vention: Z. B. Reid, John Lof
tin, M. M. Stuckey and George
Foushee.
The Berry people held their
convention without the stable
and chose the following delegates:
Gustave Jones, J. W. W .lla<;e,
R. C. Wallace and R. M. Laird.
Their meeting was presided over
by Gustave Jones, with J. W.
Stayton as secretary.
In the Second Ward and coun
itry precinct, there were no con
tests.
In the Second Ward E. L.
( Boyce was chairman and George
Sink, secretary. The delegates
chosen were S. D. Campbell, T.
J. Gregg, W. C. McDougal.
In the county precinct at the
court house, L. Thomas was
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W' of a well prepared
tram, a copy of which is
Sen below. Mrs. Crook is an
jal hostess, and the only pos
L flaw in the occasion was
| absence, from sickness, of
^^^^Jleral members of the class and
!«!!!!■ ted guests.
addition to the numbers by
Mrs. Bragg gave a read
gagiBHwhich was appreciated by
a mental Duet- Mrs. Crook
BHHBlMiss Lily Bandy,
gpga.nume Solo, “Glory to God”
jr^'iv<;;Wrs. Walter Martin.
%gpB|ILr, “Violets”-Mrs. T. E.
BbMB,\ Snip. “When the Lights
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held an interesting called meet
ing in the club rooms Tuesday
evening for the purpose of mak
ing arrangements to attend the
Elks’ celebration at Jonesboro
Thursday. The afternoon will
be given to the initiation of a
larae class, followed by a ban
quet that evening. A great
time is expected. The party will]
leave tonight and will return
Friday afternoon.
Those who will go from here
will be Gus Coffin, J. L. Elevens,
Jos. M. Eerger, Jr., Arthur F.
Bailey, L. Minor, F. E. Vining,
C. E. Carroll, I. Bottenstein,
Will Magoffin, Chas. Meyer, Jos.
M. Stayten, Alcorn Ferguson,
W. T. Parish and J. 0. Taylor.
WHITE RIVER RISE CONTINUES.
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Batesville and Cotter Report River Still
Rising Which Assures Higher Water
lor Lowlands.
White river is spreading out
for miles in the lowlands of this
section and owing to the in
creased area covered, made only
a slight rise Wednesday, the
gauge register being 29.6 feet.
However Cotter and Batesville
wired Wednesday morning that
the Upper White was still rising,
which means at least 30 and per
haps 32 feet of water for this
section.
White river bridge still stands
the force of the current, a large
force of workmen being kept
busy at the scene of the threat
ened disaster keeping the drift
from lodging in the artificial
work that now sways with the
river current. The engineers
are divided in opinion about
equall. as to' whether the bridge
will continue to withstand the
pressure of the flood.
Having decided to put in
another line of carpets we
are offering our entire line
of Axminster, Velvets and
Brussels carpet samples at
actual cost. These samples
are 54 inches long by 27
inches wide, nicely bound
and axe elegant designs,
prices ranging from $1.00
to $2.00 each. These same
values will cost you from
$5.00 to $6.00 elsewhere.
See our show windows.
We are daily expecting the
arrival of our furniture that
has been delayed on account
of the rush of orders at the
fartnfv and shall fiotifv the
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public immediately upon its
arrival. Wolff-Goldman
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Notice.
To Voters of Union Township:
Owing to the difficulty in pro
curing a polling place, the elec
tors residing in Union Township
and outside of the city of New
port will vote in the witness
| room at the court house instead
| of at the Experimental station,
at democratic primary election
! March 28, 1906.
M. M. Stuckey,
Sec’y. Dem. Cent. Com.
Notice.
In order to give all persons
!ample time to make provisions
for taking care of their stock we
I will not begin the enforcement
of stock ordinance No. 139 until
1 April 10. 1906.
j (Signed) W. R. Thompson,
Mayor.
i Do your clothes look yellovv*;
i If so, use red Cross Ball Blre.
It will make them white as snow.
2 oz. pa kage, 5 cents.
A Directory’s Benefits.
The benefits offered by an ac
curate and well-compiled city di
rectory are numerous and are,
essential to all well regulated
business houses and residence^.
They are usually referred to.
more frequently than the diction
ary or Bible. It is convenient
when desirous to learn the proper
way of spelling a name, initials, i
location, profession or calling of
any resident of the city, you j
have only to refer to your direct-j
ory, you will find it there com
plete and accurate. The classi
fied commercial directory gives
you in alphabetical order every
avocation, profession or business
in your city. An indespensible
commodity.
FRONT-IS-PIECE.
The work opens with a hand
some half-tone photogravuer of
some present or former promi
nent and respected citizen.
HISTORICAL.
Following this will be the his
tory of Jackson county from its
organization to date, showing
the number of square miles,
number of acres, number of rail
roads and their mileage within
the county limits, its various
products, its numerous advan
tages and its great wealth, etc.,
etc.
NEWPORT.
The history of your city from
its inception to the present date i
■ showing the growth, the various
enterprises, the new additions,
the prominent and most progi’es
sive citizens and its many advan- J
tages as a manufacturing town,
its shipping facilities, churchs, |
: schools, etc. j
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INFORMATION.
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This work will contain the
names of all the county and state
officials, all the banks of the
county, postoffices, newspapers,
notaries public and justices of
the peace of the county as well
as all other information pertain
ing to the county and city. For
all the aoove matter including
the names of the directory there
is no charge.
You ask, from where do we
get our pay for this enormous
amount of free work? From the
business and professional men of
your city; they all advertise, if
they don’t they should. The
cost is but nominal when divided
between one or two hundred1
business men. Their returns,
, for the amount invested are ten |
fold as the directory is recog- j
j nized as one of the best mediums
I of advertising in the world.
BIOGRAPHIES AND BUSINESS
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SKETCHES.
At the beginning of this work,
each alternate page will be solid
reading matter devoted to biog
raphies of leading citizens, min
isters, and professional men.
This is another reason why
! this should and will be pre
served, and has always proven
I to be one of the most interesting
features of the book. There will
; be the usual amount of display
advertising, black face type or
raised lines and marginal adver
tising. Who buys the book?
Every hotel,’ railroad office, real
estate firm, druggist, manufac
turing plant, ministers, mer
j chants, private citizens and
others,in fact every enterprising
! and well wisher of the city
will buy a book.
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Contract for Sprinkling.
The sprinkling of the streets
of this city has never been done
| upon any systematic basis. On*
: man probably paid for a privifl
; ege that his equally able neigh
follow the Crowd
Newport Opera House.
Vining & Parish’s Offerings.
FRIDAY, MARCH 30TH,
Gordon & Bennett’s Superb
Scenic Sensation
A
ROYAL
SLAVE
By Clarence Bennett,
Author of :‘The Holy City.”
A Story of the Days “When
Knighthood Was in Flower”
in did SVIexico.
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Prices Never .00. 75C, 50C. 35C !
. Vary
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DR. B. F. CAIN,
Veterinary Surgeon
Permanently Located
in Newport.
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
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EklMld OettCtr instantly restores
the brilliant newness and finish of
Pianos, Furniture, Picture Frames
Interior Woodwork, Hardwood
Floors, and all polished, varnished
or enameled surfaces.
It renews and redresses every
thing it touches. Revamishing is
unnecessary, becauses scratches,
stains and dirt instantly disap
pear, leaving a smooth, brilliant
surface, m
Elquld Ucnctr is not a varnish, hut
a surface food that is absorbed by
the old finish, instantly restoring
the latter to its original bright
ness. Easy to use—only a piece
of cheese cloth is necessary. Dries
instantly.
One delighted customer writes
that it is worth $100 per bottle.
The price is only 50 cents.
A few trial bottle* at 10c. each
Sold tty
R. H. ASKEW,
The Paint Dealer.
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bor also enjoyed, and all
on the same footing, the water
company this year proposes to
make contracts tor the season
from April 16 to November 1
and to sprinkle only those blocks
where the property owners or
renters are willing to subscribe
for the service for that time.
And as stated, unless the people
are willing to get together, there
may be no street sprinkling,
t whereas if all pay a proportion
ate rate to the frontage of their
property and guarantee it for
the season by subscribing tc
such a contract, general service
,mav.,be secured without the cost
' a ^.v..y . poa a..y nui.
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C'orm! Clulha for Men
IF you put half as much thought
into the buying of a suitor coat
AS
Alfred Benjamin <& Co., New York,
Put into making it so that it shall be fit for you
to buy we know that yo^i will never again
pay twice our prices to some fashionable to- i
order tailor or be satisfied with half our
! values from some other dealer . ‘ «
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A Suit or Coat of >
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Correct Clothes for Men
You would have discovered a great deal more—qualities
j of shape-keeping, durability and comfort that are
none the less important for being below the sur
| face. That’s due to the way they are made—with L
more care and honesty than is generally put into ^
order-tailored clothes at twice the price. f
$15.00 to $30.00. i
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FREE FREEj
Grand Opening
Display
Of Ladies’ and Children’s New and Beautiful
SPRING HATS!
Tuesday. April 3. 06 i
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A beautiful Picture g'iven |
away FREE to every lady |
wbo attends tbis g'reat |
display of Ladies’ New !•
Spring Hats, y
Tuesday, April 3, 1906. *
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