/about PEOPLE—MAINLY. V
Skates at Bowen’s Cash Store f
Walter Woods spent Sunday in
Newport.
Reliable watches at the Palace Jew
elry Store. 254—btf.
Buy your stationery at the Palace
Jewelry Store. 254—btf.
Will Mendenhall Sundayed at his
home in Newark.
Low excursion rates for the Mardi
Gras via the Choctaw.
Miss Harry Weaver spent Sunday
at home in Batesviile.
Wanted—mree or four boarders.
Apply to 301 Main St. d tf.
Fine line of ladies’ wrist bags at the
Palace Jewelry Store. 254—btf.
Jos. M. Stayton went to Little Rock
on the noon train Monday.
Dr. Geo. K. Stephens spent Sunday
with friends in Walnut Ridge.
Oliver Dodson and B. J. Best spent
Sunday in the state Capital.
White River stood 23.1 feet on the
guage early Monday morning.
A. C. Collier and bride came up
from Tupelo on a visit Monday.
Roy Pace went to Memphis Sunday
with his brother on a short trip.
J. E. Mann and wife returned to
their home in Jonesboro Sunday night.
Milt Russell came over from Jones
a _ill _
Doro ounaay on uis way tu Daicoviuo,
Mrs. Wm. Gregg, came up Saturday
for a short visit with Mrs. C. R. Hite.
F. P. Skipwith spent Sunday in
Little Rock, returning on No. 4 Mon
day.
W. W. McMinn returned Sunday
morning from a purchasing trip to St.
Louis.
Sprigg Foushee spent Sunday at
Riverside, the home of a young lady
friend.
Mrs. Emma Turpin, of Grubbs, re
turned Saturday from a visit to Hot
Springs.
Jewell Mann, of Memphis, came
over Sunday on a visit to his uncle A.
T. F. Mann.
Corn, bran, corn chops, corn and
oat chops, oats and hay at Bowen’s
Cash Store. 224-btf
Judge P. H. Powell of Batesville was
here Saturday night on his way to
Little Rock.
H. W. Clopton, of Newport, will
open a real estate office at Imboden.—
Pocahontas News.
J. E. Doherty left Sunday for St.
Louis on a business trip, preparatory
to opening a saloon here.
A spectacular production of Marie
Corelli’s “Thelma” will be given to
night at the Opera House.
Wedding rings, (solid gold) finest
quality, §2.50 to §15.00. Palace Jew
elry Store 412 North Front St. btf.
Ed T. Ponder and wife were here
Sunday night on their return home to
Walnut Ridge from Batesville.
Mrs. Charles Hungerford is expect
ed here the last of the week on a visit
to Capt. W. A. Joyce’s family.
Jas. F. Martin, who has been at
tending court at Augusta, was here
Sunday on his way to Powhatan.
Jesse Strother and Ira Davis, both
negroes, received penitentiary sen
tences at Augusta for stealing hogs.
Miss Elizabeth Pugh has opened a
Kindergarten at 419 Laurel street, and
would like a few more pupils. d7t—60.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
will meet to-morrow at three o’clock
at the home of Mrs. W. A. Billingsley.
For Rent—furnished front room
suitable for one or two gentlemen.
Apply to Mrs. Wolf on Hazel street.
Have your watch repaired at the
Palace Jewelry Store. Lowest price
for first class guaranteed work. None
other is safe. 254—btf.
One fare plus two dollare for the
round trip for the Mardi Gras, New
Orleans, February 18-24 via the Choc
taw-Rock Island.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Wilson and little
* daughter Omeita May left Monday
noon for West Plains, which will be
their home in the future.
Ed Reed and wife came down from
Batesville Sunday night on their way
to Little Rock, where Mr. Reed has a
position with the Choctaw.
Stenographer Germany of the
American Grocer Company, Clarence
Holmes and Emmett Jeffery spent
Sunday at home in Batesville.
jQhn Hencke spent Sunday at Poca
hontas. He went up on No. 12 Satur
day night, three engines on that trair
breaking down before reaching New
port.
j HIGH GRADE GOODS of every description \
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QUALITY °-t CONSIDERATION
flikansas Bank & Tiusl Co.,
CAPITAL $100,000.
ABSOLUTE SAFETY
IS THE BEST THING WE HAVE TO OFFER.
Other inducements are of secondary
importance. Upon this basis we solicit
your business.
Officers and Directors:
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J. W. Grubbs, Pres. Nathan Graham, Viee-Pres. Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
B B. Bond, R. F. Drummond, W. D. McLain,
M. D. Campbell, F. D. Fulkerson, C. J. Saenger,
S. D. Campbell, Abe Heiligers, L. E. Willis,
G. D. Clemen Minor, J. S. Wilmans.
Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Holland return
ed Saturday night from a visit to
Paducah, Kentucky. The former went
to McCrory Sunday night for a few
days.
W. A. Oldfield was here Sunday on
his way to Powhatan, where Judge
W. L. Moose will hold court for
Judge F. D. Fulkerson, who was un
able to go.
Mrs. Robt. Neill, who has been visit
ing her daughter Mrs. S. R. Phillips,
was called home to Batesville Satur
urday by the sickness of her daughter,
Miss Esther.
Peter Anderson says that his license
will be issued and that he expects to
to be ready to open up for business
Tuesday morning at the Planters
House corner.
Tuesday morning last the thermom
eter registered 10 degrees below zero.
This is the only zero weather we have
had this winter. In fact it was the
coldest day we have had in four years.
—Yellville Echo.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hooker and
daughter Franchelle arrived Monday
morning from Brinkley and are guests
of Wm. Bailey. Their many friends
here hope that they may conclude
to make Newport their home.
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MethodiBt churches at Tupelo and
Weldon, was in Brinkley Sunday and
Monday. The special object of his
visit was to officiate at the Collier
Brumley wedding Sunday evening.—
Brinkley Argus.
L. H. Campbell and T. L. Payne Jr.,
spent Sunday at their home in Beebe
and were accompanied on their return
by O. R. Adams, who will assist in this
office, during the absence of Mr. E. P.
Tetwiler, who leaves soon for Hot
Springs, being in very bad health.
The heavy rains of Monday night
and Tuesday washed out about 60 feet
of the railroad near Rock Castle, also
a land slide, near the same place that
delayed the train for two days. When
we get the Morning Star these wash
outs and land slides will be a thing of
the past for transportation and pas
senger service.—Stone County Demo
crat.
Through the burning of some
freight cars the advertising matter of
Aiden Benedict’s “Thelma Co.” book
ed for tonight at the Opera House
failed to arrive and the company ar
rived in town unheralded, As it is
‘ manager Benedict’s boast that he
always keeps faith with the public,
the company will play in spite of the
lack of advertisement, and from re
ports from other towns should give
one of the best productions of the
season.
J. P. Berman returned Monday
morning from St. Louis and Chicago,
where with Sigmund Wolff, he pur
chased a big line of spring goods for
the Wolff Goldman Mercantile Com
pany.
It is seldom that Dallas has the op
portunity of witnessing the perfor
mance of so happily constructed a
drama as “Thelma,” which was pre
sented at the opera house last night.
The cast was a very good one. Spe
cial mention is due Miss Emily E.
Green for her splendid conception of
the Swedish role of Britta, the ec
centric character that pervaded the
entire performance, and lights it up
with what comedy there is, and in the
role of Violet she was quite artistic.
Miss Martha Bedleford gave a pretty
interpretation of Thelma. The bal
ance of the cast was good.—Dallas
News.—At Opera House to-night.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the firm
of Stewart Bros., doing business un
der the name and style of The New
port Builders Supply and Hardware
Onmnanv in thfi Hitv nf Nftwnort.
Ark., has been disolved, and all of
their stock and goodwill has been sold
to The Newport Builders Supply and
Hardware Company, a corporation,
and Thos. B. Stewart assumes the
payment of all indebtedness due by
said firm and all of the accounts and
notes due said firm have been sold to
him. All parties, who are indebted
to us, will confer a favor by calling
at once and settling.
Thos. B. Stewart,
259—b6t Wm. R. Stewart.
FINED FOR CONTEMPT.
Lawyer Who Made Reflection Upon
Incorruptibility of Court, Sentenc
ed to Jail at Hot Springs.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Feb. 21.—
(Special.)—In the Chancery Court this
morning Hon. R. G. Davies, one ol
the most prominent lawyers of the
city, was fined §100 and sentenced tc
sixty days in jail by Chancellor Leath
erman for contempt of court. The
attorney gave an interview to the edi
tor of the Sentinel-Record stating em
phatically that it was his opinion the
court was corrupt. After the intro
duction of Douglas HotchkiBs, editoi
of the paper, as proof of the authority
of the statements, and several other
witnesses, the fine was imposed. A
stay of thirty days was granted on the
imprisonment.
Daily Independent 10 cents a week.
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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.
THE BANK OF NEWPORT 1
CAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS, - $25,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
G. W Decker, President. A. D. Bailey, Vice-President.
R. M. Johnson, 'Cashier. T. D. Kinman, Ass’t. Cashier.
V. Y Cook, Thos. J. Graham, A. E. Shoffner.
Jno. T. Flynn, J. W. Grubbs, Jos. M. Stayton.
qipc FYPFRIFNPF"Is an imP°rtant factor in successful banking. With al
nirt LArLniMluL due sense of modesty, we venture to direct your atQ
tention to a brief review of the long business career of the men who compote
our Board of Directors and Officers.
FflllRTFFN YFAR^v Experience in the affairs of Banking in this community
rUUniLLli ILHnO enables us to measure and meet the needs of our cus
tomers. We solicit your account, and promise proper help in time of need.
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Branch Offices:—Pine Bluff, Monticello, Ft. Smith
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