DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
District Offices.
For Congress;
S. BRUNDIDOE, JR.
For Circuit Judge:
F. D. FULKERSON.
For Prosecuting Attorney:
W. A. OLDFIELD.
County Offices.
For Representative:
JOHN H. KEEL.
For Sheriff:
R. W. BANDY.
For Circuit Clerk:
JAMES S. JONES.
For County Clerk:
E. L. BOYCE.
For County and Probate Judge:
J. M. JONES.
For County Treasurer:
W. A. JOYCE.
For Surveyor:
H. S. SIMMONS.
For Assessor:
PASSMORE WHITE.
For Coroner:
F. J. HARRISON.
Township Offices.
For Justices of the Peace:
J. J. MARTIN.
GUY SMITH.
LUCIAN II. HARRIS.
For Constable:
R. M. LAIRD.
J ABOUT PEOPLE—MAINLY, i
Huffman bakes bread every day.
Huffman’s cream bread takes the
lead.
Dr. B. E. Black is again able to be
out after an eight days .sickness.
The Cash Grocery is the only place
in town to get fresh raspberries and
blackberries every day. d36tf.
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Lon Carter of Batesville came down
Sunday to accept a position as night
man at the express office.
Gus Coffin went to Memphis Tus
day morning on a visit of a few days
to his father and mother.
Ernest McDonald and Homer Buford
went to Batesville Monday morning
to spend a few days visiting.
Mesdames Maude Bayles and C. L.
Fox spent Monday at Newark, the
guests of Mrs. Geo. Magness.
WANTED—A white girl for house
work. Will pay liberal wages. Call
on or write to L. J. Taylor, Tupelo,
Ark. 38b6t.
Miss Pearl Fousbee returned to
Batesville Monday morning after a
short visit to her sister Mrs. L. N.
Nouss.
Huffman & Son serve ices, cream
and cake and everything in that line
to parties and receptions at reason
able prices. d-298
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Shaver came
down Sunday from Clover Bend on a
visit to the latter’s father W. P.
Robinson of Jacksonport.
Mr. and Mrs. Junius Bracy of Bates
ville came down Saturday and re
turned Monday morning after a visit
to the former’s brother E. D. Bracy.
Dan Fowler of Henderson, Ky., was
here Monday on a prospecting trip.
He says that he likes Newport and
her people and may conclude to in
vest.
A. L. Doss of Evansville, Indiana
and the owner of one of the largest
Angora goat ranches in Northern Ar
kansas, was here Sunday and Mon
dav.
Anyone wanting employment can
secure same at the camp of McCollum
& Bishop, near Grand Glaize, 81 a day
and board or 25 cents a box without
board. b38-2w.
Hon. Jerry South, who achieved a
national reputation in the part he
played in capturing the Taylor boys,
was here Sunday on his way to Moun
tain Home.
Pearls, baroques and
slugs. The highest prices
paid by J. E. TULLY &
CO., 14 Maiden Lane, New
York.
Fine blue grass pasturage in Rollen
Bend, 80.75 a month. Will be re
sponsible for any stock getting in
pound pen. All stock carefully looked
after and salted.
19d lmo. C. F. Deane, at ferry.
Heavy rains were reported from
points north of Walnut Ridge Sunday
morning. Little Rock also enjoyed a
good rain. To the above named
causes may be attributed the drop in
the temperature.
The lands in Jackson county on
which the taxes were advertised as
delinquent were offered for public
sale at the court house Monday. The
sale will probably continue through
to-morrow.
Huffman’s kisses are the best, d.tf
Huffman runs the only bread wagon
Grocery. d 19
Rock salt for ice cream at The Cash
Grocery. • d 19
Huffman can bake cakes for the
most fastidious. d-tf
The river Monday was falling,
standing at 3.6 feet on the guage.
For your six o’clock breakfast
order Huffman’s light rolls, fresh
baked. 4-dtf
The arrivals at the Planters Sunday
were A. E. Shoffner, Weldon; Dau
Fowler, Henderson, Ky.; J. H. Allen
Little Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Maynard left
Monday morning for Grand Glaize,
having raised their house boat which
was sunk near that point.
Huffman’s candies are the best on
the market—the three leading candy
firms of St. Louis and the leading one
of Little Rock, say so. 275-dtf
The arrivals at the Planters Satur
day were C. H. Stuart, Paragould;
M. A. Russell, Hale: T. J. Graham,
Tuckerman; H. Beauchamp, Little
Rock.
The Iron Mountain offers special
rates to the lake resorts by rail and
steamship. For information call on
Gus Coffin, Ticket Agent at Iron
Mountain. 40btf.
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Any two persons wishing a furnished
room with board, man and wife pre
ferred, call on Mrs. M. C. Lee, corner
Third and Laurel streets. Day board
ers also wanted. 41-d4w.
Charles Thorn of Dallas, Texas ar
rived Sunday night on a visit to
George Redman and other Jackson
port friends, as Mr. Thorn was form
erly a resident of Jackson county.
Pearls and SIugs==Send
your pearls and s ugs to
J. M. 0’Hara& Co.,^Mem=
phis, Tenn. Best* prices
and quickest returns.
The question of uniting Walnut
Ridge and Hoxie under the one name
of “Maryville” is being agitated. The
town of Hoxie originally belonged to
Mrs. Mary Boaz while Walnut Ridge
originally belonged to Mrs. Mary
Ponder.
The Southern Hotel, of Ravenden
Springs, Ark., is now open for guests.
Lithia water for kidneys, liver and
stomach troubles. 112 miles west of
Memphis, on the Frisco System.
Write for rates. Address. Manager,
Southern Hotel. 20dlm
Work on the Morning Star property,
on the other side of the mountain
from the present mine, has been re
warded by rich discoveries, thus veri
fying the opinion of most of our ex
perts that a blanket vein extends en
tirely through the mountain.—Harri
son Times.
The arrivals at tLe Hazel Saturday
were Joe Bevens, Helena; Guy Beau
man, Pine Bluff, V. G. Richardson,
Alicia; Mrs. Riley, Batesville; E. H.
Allison; Saxon, Tenn.; R. R. Ball,
Geo. R. Williams, Harry M. Ramey,
E. C. Romine, J. F. Sugrue, Little
Rock; J. C. South, Mountain Home.
Advertising has made John Wana
maker. He pays over $1,000 a day
just for advertising his Philadelphia
store. He uses a page a day in five
daily newspapers in that city. They
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§60,000; Times, §50,000; North Amer
ican, §75,000; and Evening Telegraph,
§50,000.
The arrivals at the Hazel Sunday
were J. N. Culpepper, E. E. Raines,
Little Rock; E. T. Ponder, Walnut
Ridge; A. B. Lippmann, Olyphant;
Claude L. Coger, J. R. Metcalf, Even
ing Shade; J. C. Yancey, G. M. Lewis,
W. II. McLean, Mrs. S. M. Bush and
daughter, Batesville; H. C. Sanders,
Forrest City; Mrs. A. G. Deener,
Marianna.
The mills of the gods grind slowly
but they sure do grind. We have at
last found how the Sunny South is go
ing to square accounts with the cold
and contemptuous North. Last night
twenty-five car-loads of cucumbers
passed through on their way from
Texas to the northern markets. Such
diabolical revenge is unprecedented
in the annals of crime.—Poplar Bluff
Sentinel.
All four of the Inman-Decker line
of steamers are running; the Tucker
and Krata on White River, under
Captaius Charlie Miller and Lan In
man; the Bragg and Taylor on Black,
with Captains Leslie and George In
man in charge. The river and busi
ness are both in good condition, and
we are glad to see a great recovering
from the set-back suffered from last
year’s drouth.—Blade.
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Dr. and Mrs Willis will leave soon
for East Tennessee and Virginia,
where they will spend the summer.
Miss Margaret and Master Richard
will accompany them.—Searcy Citi
zen.
Rev. John Wesley Smith of New
port, preached the baccalaureate ser
mon at Imboden Sunday, for Sloan
Hendrix academy, and on Sunday
night preached to a good audience in
Walnut Ridge. Rev. Smith is a very
eloquent and earnest talker.—Walnut
Ridge Blade.
Vice-President and General Mana
ger Harding and Superintendent Cot
ter, of the Iron Mountain passed north
in their private car Thursday. They
examined the proposed terminal
grounds at Walnut Ridge and Hoxie
and will report final action within a
few days.—Blade.
Great Opportunities for
Homes in Texas.
The country traversed by
the International & Great
Northern Railroad, embracing
the greater portion of East,
South and Southwest Texas,
contains thousands of acres of
fertile land especially adapted
to general farming, stock
raising, rice, tobacco, fruit and
grape culture; trucking, min
ing and lumber manufacturing,
I that can be purchased at low
rates and on exceedingly liberal
terms.
The Illustrator
and General Narrator,
a handsomely illustrated mag
azine, published by the I. & G.
N. R. R., each number of
which contains general and
specific information regarding
some county or section in the
II. & G. N. country,
Sent Free
to any address on receipt of
25c to cover a year’s postage or
2c for sample copy. Address,
D. J. Price, G. P. & T. A.,
Palestine, Texas.
Please mention this paper.
The NEWPORT
LAUNDRY
COMPANY.
Has the Largest Plant in
Arkansas.
Equipped with Latest Tmproved
Machinery.
Uses Filtered and Condensed
Water and Positively Guar
antees all work.
Give Us A Trial.
We Will Please You. Prompt
Service and Special Work
Everyday.
Out of Town agents wanted.
NEWPORT LAUNDRY CO.
W. F. Williams, Mgr.
RAILROAD TIME CARD
NORTH BOUND.
No. 72 Local Freight. 7:00 a. m
No. 2. 4:16 a. m
No. 4.11:07 a. m
No. 12. 8:65 p. m
No. 6.10:46 p. m
SOUTH BOUND
No. 73 Local Freight. 7:00 a. m
No. 5. 4:37 a. m
No. 11. 6:22 a. m
No. 3. 11:39 a. m
No. 1.10:55 p. m
BATESVILLE BRANCH.
Passenger Leaves. 7:15 a. m
Mixed.11:45 p. m
Passenger Arrives. 4:30 p. m
Mixed.10:15 a. in
No. 2 makes connection at Poplar
Bluff for Cairo.
Fast trains 5 and 6 will oe run as
through trains between St. Louis, Gal
veston, Laredo and Fort Worth.
Express trains 1 and 5 have through
connections between St. Louis, Dallas
and Forth Worth.
Express train 4 and Fast Mail train
3 have through connections between
St. Louis, Texarkana, Waco and El
Paso.
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Rail’y
j Arrive Newport....2:00 p. in
I Ltave Newport..7:10 a. m
I If You Intend to Take a Trip to ^
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THE BANK OF NEWPORT
(Oldest and Largest Bank in the County).
CAPITAL $50,000
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G. W. Decker, President, A. D. Bailey, Vice-President
R. M. Johnson, Cashier. T. D. Kinman, Asst. Cashier
Directors:—A. D. Bailey, V. Y. Cook, G. W. Decker, John T. Flynn,
Thos. J. Graham, J. W. Grubbs, R. M. Johnson, A. E.
Shoffner, J. M. Stayton.
We thank our patrons for the past year’s business out of which we are
enabled to pay our stockholders their regular ten per cent dividend, and to
add to our surplus fund and reserve profit account 37414.99.
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Capital, $50,000 --
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED, AND THE AC
COUNTS OF MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS
AND INDIVIDUALS SOLICITED.
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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.
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Officers:—Sigmund Wolff, President; G. W. Hurley, Vice-President;
W. A. Billingsley, Cashier; F. A. Jones, Assistant Cashier.
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SPECIAL OCCASION J
SUMMER SCHOOL
Knoxville, Tenn, July 19-July 30,1902.
Reduced Rates via Southern Ry.
For the above occasion, the South
ern Railway will sell tickets from all
points on its lines to Knoxville, Tenn.
and return, at one fare for the round
trip, selling June 16, 17, 18, 28, 29, and
30 a.nd July 11, 12 and 13, with final
limit for return passage August 15,
1902. For further information, call on
any ticket agent of the Southern Rail
way or write, C. A. Benscotek,
Asst. Gen’l. Pass. Agt. J