In clothes that have achieved the unmatched reputation enjoyed by
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I I STROUSE & BROS’. HIGH ART CLOTHES.
They are not to be surpassed in style, workmanship and quality. Guar
antee with each suit, same being replaced if not satisfactory. $15.00 $17.50
$18.50 $20.00 $22.50. We have all the latest weaves and textures also at
$7.50 $8.50 $10.00 $12.00.
THE SCHOOL BELL
Calling children to their labors also sounds the call for
new clothing.
The boy doffs his vacation suit and dons his school
dress. There is nothing more appropriate than cloth
ing adapted to special occasions and we make it our j
study $2.50 to $10.00.
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■ Hawes Hats stacy-a dams
SHOES
$3*00 $5.00 $6.00
» HEN’S FURNISHING
is an art that keeps moving onward with each season.
New things are daily coming to life. We make this our
study and endeavor to please and satisfy every cus
tomer. In this space we cannot describe in detail our
line of fashionable goods, but suffice to say it is the
finest ever brought to this market. /
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Shirts
$1.50 $2. $2.50. ! ■
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FIRST SURVEY COMPLETED.
Hoxie, Sept. 17.—Robert Burgees
and party, locating engineers of the
St. Louis, Memphis & Little Rock
railroad, were here Tuesday returning
from the survey made from this point
to Little Rock. They will be able to
get the ten foot grade desired by
President Erb, of the St. Louis, Mem
phis & Southeastern, who seems to
be considerably interested in the con
summation of this enterprise. The
* c >mpletion of this road means much to
this place. Mr. Erb has already se
cured terminal grounds here, on con
dition Little Rock does her part in
proportion to what has been donated
here by Mrs. Boas, S. C. Dowell, John
S. Gibson, W. A. Cunningham, J. C.
Hawthorne and Tom Lamb.
GOVERNOR SOLVES TIE.
Little Rock, Sept. 17.—Gov. Davis
appointed Ira J. Matheny as repre
sentative from Independence county.
At the recent general election Ma
theny, who was the regular demo
^ cratic nominee wras opposed by J. C.
Stroud, independent. The returns as
certified to the secretary of state by
election commissioners showed that
each had received 1,129 votes, mak
ing a tie.
There was a great deal c|f interest
manifested in the county as to the
manner in which it should be settled,
and Mr. Matheny came to the city
last Saturday to look after his inter
ests. The case was presented to the
governor, who decided that as there
had been no election, there was there
fore a vacancy, and he appointed Mr.
Matheny as representative to fill the
same. This i%believed to be the first
instance of the kind in the state.
TUCKERMAN CAMPING PARTY.
Tuckerman, Sept. 17.—Special to
Independent.— Among, the most de
lightful of all camping and fishing
parties this season was one given Fri
day and Saturday last on Black rivei
about 10 miles northeast of Tucker
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man, by Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Kimberlin
and Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Dowell in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. Rue Heady of
Indianapolis, Ind., there being present
besides the guests of honor Mrs. Dan
Dowell, Mrs. Foster Dowell, Mrs.
Hargrove, Mrs. Laura Gardiner, the
Misses Fog, Cora Kimberlin, Lena
Weatherford, Mattie Gardiner, Messrs.
! Foster and Taylor Dowell, J. Brown,
I Dr. K. K. Kimberlin and Master
Ralph Heady of Indianapolis.
The mornings were spent in the
! woods on the bank of the river after
j the usual style, of course, very little
! fishing being indulged in, but the time
was delightfully put in with boating,
; shooting, riding and ending with a
most charming dinner served in
i courses, a little deviation from the
: usual style, and to this dinner every
. guest did justice. The fish served
i were caught the day before, by a
professional angler, while the game
| was likewise procured with the usual
silver bullet, but none the less en
joyable, as can be testified to by all.
The best of all was the lovely young
I (wild) turkey killed by the skillful
Harry Dowell, this however being
takeh to the home of Dr. J. C. Kim
berlin and made a feast of Sunday,
enjoyed by family and friends.
STRAYED OR STOLEN.
R. A. Tippen of Obear was here
Thursday, making inquiries for some
l lost or stoleu stock, which he thinks
j were stolen and have been or are
being driven through this county.
Mr. Tippen authorizes the Independ
ent to state that a reward of $25 will
j be paid for their recovery and he is
also willing to pay liberally for any
' information as to their whereabouts.
There were 18 head of cattle, cows,
calves and yearlings, red, white, pied
and roan, except one, a black year
J ling, mark swallow fork, uuderbit in
1 right ear and underslope off of left.
| One red cow not marked at all.
I Nearly all of them dewlapped. The
figure 7 is branded on right hip of
older ones.
Nice kisses at Huffman’s.
CASE WAS APPEALED.
In the justice of the peace court be
fore Esquire L. B. Harris, R. L. Car
penter of the Paragould Medicine
Company appeared as plaintiff in a
suit against H. Bernstein, proprietor
of the Hazel Hotel, alleging that he
had lost his grip containing #65 worth
of clothing while stopping at the
Hazel.
The defendant disclaimed any
knowledge of the grip, which had not
been placed in his keeping, but the
court found for the plaintiff. The
case has been appealed to the circuit
court, the attorneys represented
being J. M. Stay ton for the plaintiff,
Gustave Jones for the defendant.
COTTON PLANT’S
SECOND VISITATION.
News received by wire Thursday
morning from Cotton Plant states
that another tire visited that place
Wednesday night, destroying the de
pot, platform, and quite a number of
bales of cotton stored there. Just
how the fire caught is not known, but
no other losses were sustained ex
cept those mentioned.
JACKSON COUNTY’S TAXES.'
According to the statement issued
from the state auditor’s office, the
following are the amounts of taxes
collected for the year 1901 from Jack
son county: For whites, #77,723.64,
for colored, #3,372.50; the number of
poll taxes collected from whites 2,110,
from negroes 680. Total number of
taxes paid 2,790.
ROGERS ARRESTED.
Jim Rogers, a negro living on the
Dill farm east of town, was arrested
Wednesday morning about eleven
o’ciock on suspicion, charged with
petit larceny. He is believed to have
been the man who entered M. W.
Bvwkett’s home. The arrest was
made by Officer Huffman and the trial
has been set for Friday.
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DAVY CROCKETT’S RIFLE.
One of the moat interesting relics
on exhibition in the office of Secretary
of State Crockett is the rifle which
was presented by admiring friends to
his great-grandfather, the immortal
Davy Crockett, hero of the Alamo,
and author of the equally immortal
phrase, “Be sure you are right and
then go ahead.” This gun was carried
by the grandson of the first owner,
the late Gen. “Bob” Crockett, who
brought down much game with it,
but now it has been retired with
honor and full pay to pass the re
mainder of its days, or centuries, as a
relic of one of the greatest characters
this country has ever produced. It is
a formidable-looking weapon, orig
inally of the flint-lock type, with a
40-calibre bore. The barrel was
originally 46 inches long, but some of
it has been cut oft and it is now only
40 1-2 inches. It was presented to
David Crockett soon after his second
election to congress in 1829, by some
of his admiring young Whig friends
of Philadelphia. It cost 8350 and was
made especially for him. The donors
raised the money by contributing
half a dollar each to the fund. The
stock is trimmed in sterling-silver,
appropriately designed with figures
of the Goddess of Liberty, a raccoon,
a deer’s head, and other figures.
Along the upper part of the barrel
are the letters, set into the metal in
gold, some of which has worn out,
“Presented by the Young Men of
Philadelphia to the Hon. David
Crockett of Tennessee.” In similar,
letters near the muzzle are the woi/Cfs,
“Go Ahead.”
COAL! COAL!! COA td!!
Call 21-2 rings and leave your order
for coal. Full weight and prompt de
livery. M. K. Upshaw.
We want you to inspect our new
stock before laying in y<iur lad sup
plies. Our goods are (dl right and
our prices must be the lowest. Chas.
Meyers’ Great Bargain Stpre. 125btf
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A full line of musical instruments at
I. D.' Price’s. btf
PEARLS.
We pay the highest prices for
Pearls, Slugs, Points or Baroques.
Send your pearls to us, if our offer
is not accepted, we will return them
at our expense.
Try us on a small lot.
Wm. Barthman,
174 BROADWAY, CORNER MAIDEN
LANE, NEW YORK, N. Y.
DEALER IN DIAMONDS WATCHES
AND JEWELRY.
DRS. B. A. & W. R. WASHBURN
Physicians and Surgeons.
Special attention given to disease
of Ear, Nose and Throat. Also Dis
eases of Women.
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