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I Christmas Season
I You can’t spend money to more enjoyment and
fl usefulness than on the home, and we have the
I goods to beautify and make it comfortable and at
fl tractive. No better present than a
Dresser,
Chiffonier,
Table,
Desk,
Chairs,
See us for Fine Cutlery.
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Newport Builders’ Supply & Hardware Co
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Stationery, Perfumery
and Pipes*
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J Our Staple and Holiday Line of
I these articles are, we think, the most
1 complete ever shown in our city,
I Come, look and tell us what you
1 think about them
9 Elevens’ Drug Store.
Those Christmas
Fruit Cakes
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THE INPEPENDENT
PERCY H.VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Go to I. D. Price for Christmas
books, albums, etc. 93tc
Chafing dishes for Christmas
presents at Mosby’s.'
Dr. M. D. Campbell was up
from Tupelo Tuesday.
I. D. Price for hobby horses,
shoofly rockers, doll buggies,
cabs, etc.
Oui entire line of Muslin Un
derwear at cost for one week at
Bowen’s Cash Store. 90btf
Miss Hester Phillips left Mon"
day for a visit to her cousin, Mrs.
Walter Evans at Memphis.
If you want the best Buck
wheat Flour go to Gullette’s and
get the Sweet Home. It’s the
best. 93-lw
Tomorrow the big sacrifice
sale of men’s suits. First come
first served. Star Clothing Com
pany.
The very handsomest
Rain Coats ever shown in
this city are at Sink Sc
Martin’s. 89btf
Mrs. J. E. Rosebot^ugh, of
Batesville, was in the city Tues
day, en route to Poplar Bluff to
visit Mrs. W. H. Wilsey.
Take your father, mother, sis
ters, brothers and sweetheart
around to jacocxs' and see tn
new goods. 94tc
Christmas Candies a specialt;
at Wegley’s restaurant. 92bt
Gold filled Umbrellas and Cane
at Palace Jewelry Store. 96bt
Dr. R. B. Willis returned to
his home at Searcy Tuesday.
Meadow Gold Creamery Butter
the best made, at Bowen’s Casl
Store. 90btf
For Sale—New Remingtoi
Typewriter, No. 7. Mrs. R. W
Bandy. 90tf
All the late and popular shee
music can be had by calling 01
I. D. Price. 91btf
Exquisite line of Cut Glass an<
imported Chinaware at Jacocks
Drug Store. 94tc
When you want Molasses don’
forget Gullette has the pure Rok
land at 65 cents. 93-lw
Regardless of cost we wil
sell Clothing for ten days
Sink Sc Martin. 89bt
We cater to a trade that ap
preciates good cooking. Give us
a call. James Wegley. 92btf
Go to I. D. Price for Christmas
toys. It is headquarters foi
everything in that line. 93tc
For the best pure coffee come
over to James Wegley’s restau
rant and you will come again. 95
Just a few of the prettiesl
Rain Coats left. Come quick,
ladies. Sink Sc Martin. 89
Special orders for holiday mu
sic will be attended to promptly.
Please hand in your orders early.
I. D. Price. 91btf
Sterling and plated silverware
goods in most everything. Go
to Wm. Mosby, who handles a
first-class stock. 96tf
I. D. Price takes subscriptions
for all the leading magazines.
Subscribe now in order to get
the January numbers. 91btf
Pitkin & Brooks cut glass takes
world’s fair premiums and is
acknowledged the best. A beau
tiful line at Mosby’s. 96-btf
I. D. Price has a good line of
scholars’ and teachers’ refer
ence Bibles. Very appropriate
for Christmas presents. 91btf
Do not .fail to see the new
Library Photo Folders. Bowen’s
Art Gallery. Something entirely
new. Morocco binding. 91b7t
Give us your orders for meats
and we will see that they are
promptly delivered to any part
of the city. Pettet & Stiles.
A home paper is a good Christ
mas present for those absent ir
another state. Weekly Inde
pendent $1.00 for the year.
Mrs. E. L. Givens, of Bates
vilie, was in the city Tuesdaj
night, returning home from i
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Buy a Waterman “Ideal’
Fountain Pen. It is the besl
pen made, and every one guar
anteed. For sale by I. D. Price,
Xmas shoppers are invited t(
the Palace Jewelry Store. W<
are pleased to show you any
thing in the jewelry line. Cal
and see. 97-d2t
I. D. Price is headquarters fo
Christmas presents of all kinds
Holiday shoppers always fine
what they want at reasonabli
prices. 93tc
Handsome gold-headed cane;
and umbrellas at Mosby’s jewelr:
store, from which you can pick i
suitable present for gentlemai
friend. 96t£
Dr. E. T. Ponder and A. M
Ponder left Walnut Ridge Sun
day night for St. Louis, to bi
present at an operation on th<
latter’s wife.
Mrs. 0. D. Hawn will reopei
her music class at her home
217 Elm street. Pupils desir
ing to make arrangements cai
call any time. 95d6
The bazaar given by the Bus:
! Helpers at the Hazel Tuesday af
I ternoon, was a most successfu
| affair financially, the treasur:
| being increased by more than $50
Will you attend the grea
| closing out sale of Bailey
Mercantile Co. and secon
the great money-saving ad
vantages offered this week!
Cut in Half. $
Made Up to Date S3
New and Nobby kN
Unequaled ia Style, and fit for £|j
a queen to wear. ||S|
Blue, black, green and gray rR
) are the colors. m ^
I To see them you will wonder
how they can be sold at the price, m
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1 | ^ We haven't a thousand of these IQs
' suits. Only a few, though what S$Sj
there is will be sold f\||
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At HALF PRICE|
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MEYER'S |
_ Headquarters for Ladies’ and Gents’ »
Wearing Apparel. Wi
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^ Qteat Bargain Store. _
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J. C. Flood, of Memphis, was
in the city Wednesday.
Caramel and powdered Sugar
at Bowen’s Cash Store. 90btf
Xmas presents for mothers,
wives, sons and daughters at 5
and 10 cent store. * 89btf
Martin Bros, are sole agents
for Golden Gate and Baker’s
Steel Coffee, finest coffee grown.
Souvenir / state and other
Spoons engraved, court house.
Episcopal church, Methodist
church and depot, at Palace Jew
' elry Store. 96btf
The case of Martha Carleton vs.
S. M. Bains, for damages in the
sum of $10,000, for the killing of
the husband of the plaintiff by
the defendant, was begun Tues
, day morning.
Mrs. G. A. Hillhouse returned
| from Ravenden Springs Tuesday
night, where she was called by
the illness of her husband, whom
his friends will be glad to know
; is much improved.
R. T. Davis Milling Cos.’
“Angel Food” cake and pastry
flour awarded gold medal at the
World’s Fair. Put up in 25c
packages. For sale at The
Standard Gorcer Co. 70dtf
Fresh and cured Meats of all
kinds, with fish and game in
season. Call up Pettet & Stiles.
Phone 195. 46dtf
Gentlemen, do you need a
Suit of Clothes regardless of
cost for the next ten days?
Sink Sc Martin. 89bts
Juicy Steaks and Roasts that
bring you back for another at
Pettet & Stiles’ Meat Market,
Con Dean’s old stand. 46dtf
The great closing out sale
of the Bailey Mercantile Co.
is still going on. Big reduc
i tion in prices this week.
j Five turnips,-weighing from
4 to 5 pounds each, and grown
! five miles northwest of the city
I by G. W. Hilman, have been re
GEORGE L. ROBINSON,
Justice of the Peace.
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Collections a Specialty.
Office: Third door south of
Chastain Building.
egraph company and forthwith
took the train for St. Louis.
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Aged Man Found Dead.
The dead body of J. R. B.
Lancaster, of Mountain View,
one of the oldest and most prom
inent citizens of Stone county,
was found in the woods near his
home Friday, by a party of
searchers, who went^out to look
for him when he did not return
home from hunting at the prop
er time.
I Mr. Lancaster was seventy
; five years of age and it is sup
posed that heart failure from
j the unusual exercise caused his
death.
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The Cache Valley railroad, of
which E. W. Culver is president,
has let the contract for building
’ the extension from Walnut Cor
t ner to Wolcott, Ark., six miles,
and work is in progress.
Quarterly conference will be
held next Saturday at Jackson
“ port, with Rev. J. M. Thrasher,
P. C., conducted by Rev. J. F.
' Jernigan, presiding elder. A
large atl endance is hoped for.
j Hon. Emmett Hare, a promi
nent attorney of Var.ndale, was
’ here Tuesday night on his re
, turn home from Batesville, where
t he won a suit in the Federal
T court for an eastern loan com
. pany against Tom Greenfield of
1 Cow Lake Township.
Mrs. C. H. Cleveland, a sister
, of Mrs. G. B. Norton, who has
t been a guest at the rectory for
the past three weeks left for her
home in Le Roy, Kansas, Mon
5 day. She was accompanied as
■ far as Little Rock by Dr. Nor
‘ ton.
ceivea at tne Bureau oi Agricul
ture. Despite their large size
the turnips are sweet and palat
able. Mr. Hilman says that he
has received *s high as 60 cents
a bushel for ones just as large.
i Mrs. J. S. Jones, Mrs. G. P.
Horner and Mrs. Owen Walker
came up town shopping Tuesday
evening, and near the Hazel
hotel a thief jerked a pocket
book from the hand of Mrs.
Jones which contained thirty dol
lars. The identity of the person
is not known, but officers were
summoned and gave the fellow
a lively chase, but he finally
made his escape.
, ' Joe Kellett, whose disappear
ance was a source of great anx
iety to his kinspeople, whc
thought that he must have been
foully dealt with, wrote his
brother, Doctor Kellett, that
while at the depot Tuesday, De
cember 5th. he had been offered
a position with a construction
[ crew of the Western Union Tel
It has been like a bee hive
inside the Bailey Mercantile
Co. store from morning un
til night since their great,
closing out sale started. 78
Court Considering Bains Case.
The Federal grand jury ad
journed for the term Tuesday
morning, after returning only
four indictments says the Bates
Guard.
) J. T. Williamson, charged
with obstructing navigation, by
placing a ferry wire across the
river, was aqqitted by a jury.
Don’t fail to attend the big
Linen sale at the Wolff
Goldman Mercantile Co.
Note advertisement. 82btf
For Sale Cheap—Base burner
for $10. Apply to this office, tf