J ABOUT PEOPLE—MAINLY. ^
Fresh garden seed at I. D. Price’s.
I. I). Price for flower seed. 76 btf
Sweet peas at I. D. Price’s. 76 btf
I. D. Price for garden seed in
bulk. 76 btf
Buy your jewelry at the Palace Jew
elry Store. 71 b. t. f.
The Butterick Patterns are the best.
Bailey Bros. 78 d 6t.
Go to Bailey Bros., for the Butter
ick Patterns. 78 d 6t.
A fine line of Jacobs’ box chocolates
at Sells’ Drug Store. 72 d. t. f.
Have your pearls mounted at the
Palace Jewelry Store. 71 b. t. f.
Nathan Graham of Tuckerman was
a visitor here Friday.
“White Silk” flour—the best made—
at Bowen’s Cash Store. 80 btf
Fine line of ladies’ wrist bags at the
Palace Jewelry Store. 264—btf.
Time to plant sweet peas— buy them
in bulk at I. D. Price’s. 76 btf
Call on H. E. Bragg at the Bank of
Newport for notarial work. 79 dtf
Eight day clocks with alarm, $2.75
at the Palace Jewelry Store. 71 b. t. f
New stock of Butterick Patterns
just received at Bailey Bros. 78 d 6t.
Foe Rent—Six room cottage fur
nished or unfurnished on Hazel St.
Mrs. Dot Gunter. 77 d 6t.
Yellow yam sweet potatoes always
on hand at Bowen’s Cash Store. 80 btf
Miss Perrin of Batesville came dow n
on the branch passenger Friday even
ing.
Miss Birdie McClure of Batesville
spent Friday night here on her way
home.
Everything in farm and garden
seed for sale at Bowen’s Cash Store.
80 btf
J. C. Hamblet spent Friday night
in fchis city on his way home to Cotton
Plant.
Don’t neglect your watch but have
it cleaned at the Palace Jewelry
Store. 71 b. t. f.
Corn, bran, corn chops, corn and
oat chops, oats and hay at Bowen’s
Cash Store. 224-btf
J. H. Strider and Miss Strider of the
county were registered at the Hazel
Friday night.
Smart, chick and up-to-date are the
new goods at Chas. Meyer’s Great
Bargain Store. 73 btf
W. C. Shipp and MiBS Fay Shipp of
Little Rock were registered at the
Hazel Friday night.
The popular store for popular goods
at popular prices. Chas. Meyer’s
Great Bargain Store. 73 btf
E. D. Chadick of the Morning Star
came up on No. 4 Friday afternoon on
business of the company.
Victor Ake went to Little Rock on
tne noon train saturaay to spenu {Sun
day with his mother and brother.
Ike Goldman is reported to be out
of danger and recovering rapidly. He
expects to return home next week.
Fok Rent—Furnished front room,
for one or two gentlemen or man and
wife. Apply to Mrs. Wolf on Hazel.
Elegant line of embroidery and
trimmings—all of the Newest things
at Chas. Meyer’s Great Bargain Store.
Miss Mary Griffin of Oakland, Ar
kansas stopped over here Thursday
night on her way home from Galloway
College.
MisB Emma Walker went to Little
Rock Saturday noon for a few
days visit with her siBter Miss Mattie
Walker.
Lost—Silver chatelaine containing
between 80 and 87. Finder will re
ceive reward for return of same to
this office. 278 dtf
Herbert Hurley, who haB been at
tending school at Sulphur Rock, came
down Saturday morning for a few
days visit.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Robinson left
on No. 3 Saturday noon for Augusta,
the former’s home, wheiv. they will
spend Sunday.
The rainfall Thursday night was .13
of an inch and the forecast for Satur
day and Sunday sayB more rain with
variable winds.
Dr. J. W. Coffman returned Friday
night from Black Rock with his wife,
who was resting well Saturday and
slightly improved.
Roy Dutton who is attending the
Arkansas Military College at Little
Rock, came up Thursday night for a
few days visit at home.
Joseph M. Stayton and S. D. Camp
bell returned on the noon train Satur
day from Walnut Ridge, where they
have been attending court.
NEWPORT
BUILDERS SUPPLY AND HARDWARE CO.
(Incorporated)
—Wholesale And Retail Dealers In—
Hardware, Furniture, Mill Supplies.
Plows, . Tools, Harness, Lumber,
Stoves, Paints, Buggies, Coal,
Wagons, Iron, Window Glass, Brick.
Building Material, and Hardware of every De
scription. Our Furniture Department cannot be
equaled anywhere.
11 OUR MOTTO HI
Best Goods, Lowest Prices.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
T. B. Stewart, Pres. J. O. Burgess, Vice Pres.
L. N. Nouss Secty andTreas.
E. D. Bracy, R. F. Drummond
S. M. BeaTtie, Frank Hess, J. R. Cox/
Post yourself on prices before mak
ing your Spring purchases. Our stock
is complete, our prices are right. Chas.
Meyer’s GreatjBargain Store. 73 btf
Among the new goods just received
at Mrs. Mattie Moore’s is a full line ol
embroidery silks, linen doylies, point
lace materials and Battenburg. 275 b6t
White river on Friday had dropped
an even foot from the highwater mark
of 28.7 feet on the Newport guage
Without further rains the danger ol
an overflow is passed.
C. D. Jones, manager of the Valley
Button Company, left Friday night on
a ousiness trip for the company tc
Muscatine, Iowa and will stop off at
his home in Canton, Missouri for a
short visit.
Ex-Senator James K. Jones, who
for forty-eight hours suffered from an
attack of hiccoughs at his home in
Washington, is reported fully recov
ered, though much weakened from
his trying experience.
Miss Allie Ruddell, who has just
finished her term of school at Erwin’s
school house is again a student at
ArLmriHau Politer*} tn t.hfi Hftlicfht of
her mai^ friends in the college and
city.—Batesville Bee.
Miss Mary Word of Forrest City,
who has been teaching school at Tu
pelo, was here Saturday on her way
to Searcy, where she will visit before
returning home. She is the guest ol
Miss Claire Johnson for a few days.
Among the names of those nomi
nated Thursday night upon the Re
publican municipal ticket of Poplar
Bluff, are those of Charles Tetwilei
and Conductor W. H. Wilsey for al
dermen in the Third and Fourth wards
Otto M. Bowen has just purchased a
very handsome National cash register,
the finest one in town, which contain*
a separate cash drawer for each clerk,
who thus, you might say, runs a little
Btore by himself. There are numer
ous other conveniences, which make
it a model as well as a beauty.
There is a rumor going the round*
in railroad circles that the passengei
division is to be removed from thi*
city to Hoxie as soon as the mud driei
up and the tracks can be put in gooc
shape. This rumor, like that of th«
freight division removal, is hard tc
believe, yet there is some danger in i
being true.—Poplar Bluff Journal.
The continued rains make it verj
difficult to get the Hoxie railroat
yards in good shape. Although some
2,000 car loads of gravel have beei
used, still the yards are very soft foi
the large engines to get over. There
are a dozen tracks in the yards, bu
five of them have been spiked dowi
and are not to be used until condition!
change.—Walnut Ridge Blade.
A. E. Shoffner, while in town Satur
day informed the Independent tha
the post office department had estab
lished an office at Shoffner’s Switcl
to be known as Shoffner and preside*
over by Ed P. Shoffner. The big store
to be opened there by the Shoffne
Mercantile Company promises te
make it a live competitor of the othe:
small towns along the White & Blacl
River Valley Railroad.
A PALATIAL SALOON.
That Newport is up to snuff, the
visitor may easily be convinced b'
stepping into the beautifully furnishee
saloon of James E. Doherty in the
Hotel Hazel building. The fixture!
are of mahogany and the designs are
works of art, that give food for study.
As for drinks the bartender furnishes
those and they are of the best, as the
names of many high grade brands
bear witness upon the bottle.
Mr. Doherty has two very pleasant
and agreeable gentlemen behind the
bar, H. D. Lagorio and Virgil Graham
from Hot Springs. The former has
been with the Arlington in that city
and has made quite a reputation as a
mixer of throat tickling and palate
| thrilling viands.
The interior is to be covered with
lenolium and the whole place
made very attractive. In a word,
Mr. Doherty says that he proposes to
lead and has set about to realize his
hopes.
ELEVEN WH1TECAPPERS
HELD BY SHERIFF.
Alleged Slayers Of Detective Brown
Under Arrest At Wynne—Coroner
Continues Investigation Of
Crime.
Wynne, Ark., March 13.—Consider
able excitement prevails on the streets
of Wynne over the exposure of the
gang of whitecaps, an organized band
of desperadoes know as the “Smith’s
Chapel Club.” Eleven men are under
close guard charged with being mem
bers of the gang and implicated in the
assassination of Detective John H.
Brown in the battle last Monday night
which occurred within four miles of
this city.
Twelve men impaneled as a coro
ner’s jury have been in secret session
for two days and are likely to continue
in their deliberations the remainder
of the week before a verdict is an
nounced.
nnuixjts*t ur lfinnun.
For two weeks the neighborhood
southwest of Wynne has been in the
throes of a reign of terror provoked
by the midnight depredations of a
band of lawless men who have been
tiring volleys of buckshot into the
homes of both white and black and
scaring the denizens out of their
i senses. According to the best inform
i ation obtainable, the recent rioting is
an outburst from a religious difference
, that began last fall in a Baptist and
i Methodist settlement by a protracted
meeting inaugurated by the Christian
church, or Campbellites. The neigh
, borhood four miles southwest of
I Wynne is largely composed of Meth
, odists and Baptists. A Campbellite
: minister intruded in their midst and
. began a revival. As a result a Christ
( ian church was promulgated and a
house of worship built by the denoroi
| nation. Among its membership was
, R. R. Fallis, a wealthy planter. A few
weeks later it was burned to the
ground. There was never sufficient
evidence gathered to convict any one
and apparently the matter dropped.
WHITE RENTERS OUSTED.
[ When the time arrived for the re
j newal of contracts between the land
• owners and the renters for the crop ol
> 1903 the negroes were the successful
• bidders, and the white renters be
: came without jobs. Soon after, the
organized band sprung into active ex
istence and rioting began in earnest.
I On trees and upon houses warnings
w’ere posted a la the ancient ku klxu
j plan, and negroes were w’arned to rid
r the county of their presence or take
1 the consequences. A mounted band
> rode through the neighborhood at
i night and fired volleys of buckshot
> into the homes and huts.
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■- ■- Capital, $50,000 —-—=
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED, AND THE AC
COUNTS OF MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS
AND INDIVIDUALS SOLICITED.
Directors:—T. J. Watson, John M. Cook, Ben Adler, S. Wolff, J. O.
Taylor, T. J. Craham, G. W. Hurley, W. A. Billingsley,
B. B. Bond.
Officers:—Sigmund Wolff, President; G. W. Hurley, Vice-President;
W. A. Billingsley, Cashier; F. A. Jones, Assistant Cashier.
Arkansas Bank & Trust Do.,.
CAPITAL $100,000.
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OUR PLATFORM
1st—Safety. “
* j j ,L If our platform suits
Zna==Liberailty. you come and see us.
Officers and Directors:
J. W. Grubbs, Pres. Nathan Graham, Vice-Pres. Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
B. B. Bond, R. F. Drummond, W. D. MuLain,
M. D. Campbell, F. D. Fulkerson, C. J. Saenger,
S. D. Campbell, Abe Heiligers, L. E. Willis,
G. D. Clements L. Minor, J. S. Wilmans.
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CHAN EVER BEFORE.
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We are the only Specialists in Arkansas who
successfully treat Antrum, Abcesses, Pyorrhoea
Alveolaris, gum and tooth troubles. Every day
we are moving forward in the line of progress,
and in the volume of our business. A recent '
change in our staff places us in a position to
FULFIL OUR PROMISES TO-DAY AS NEVER
BEFORE. Our operative and mechanical dentis
try fits, Seamless Cap Crowns and Bridge work,
Artificial Aluminum and Rubber Sets of Teeth
for all ages Accurately, Scientifically. Every
piece the very highest of its class, and at reas
onable prices.
For 60 days we will offer our Aluminum metal
plates at the same price of our high grade Rub
ber plates. No worry, no taste of rubber, and
only about one fourth the weight. Our methods
are the latest and as near painless as can be
made. All work guaranteed.
BLACK BROS., Dentists,
Newport, Arkansas.
/Tain Office, Little Rock, cor. 5th and Main streets,
Masonic Temple.
Branch Offices:—Pine Bluff, Monticello, Ft. Smith
and Batesville.