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DAILY INDEPENDENT
PERCY H, VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
ST. L. I. M. & S. RAILWAY.
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■ i. NORTH BOUND.
No. 72, Local Freight. 11 45 u. m.
No. 2 .. 3:20 a.m.
No. 4. 2:00 p. in.
No. 12. 8:48 p.m.
No. 6........'.*-7.. 10:50 p. m.
No. 8..... . 10:25 a.m.
SOUTH BOUND.
• No, 73. Local Freight. 7:30 a.m.
No. 7.,*,-. 11:25a.m.
^.Mo. "?>... 5:00 a. m.
4^ No. 3.. .. 4:47 p.m.
No. 1. ,. 10:50 p. in.
BATESV1LLE BRANCH.
Passenger Leaves . 7:00 u. m.
Mixed “ . 11:46 a. m.
Passenger Arrives. 8:30 p.m.
Mixed “ . 10:15 a. m.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
We are authorized to announce T. T. Ward as a
candidate for the office of representative of Jack
son county, subject to the Democratic primary
election.
FOR SHERIFF.
To the voters of Jackson county.
I am a candidate for re-election to the office of
sheriff of Jackson county, subject to a Demo
cratic primary, if one is held. Feeling that I
have discharged the duties of that office in such
a manner as to merit your confidence, and thank
ing you for your support in t he past and asking
your Inalp in the future. If elected 1 will do my
duty. Your fellow citizen, R. W. RANDY.
We are authorized to announce Snell Simmons
as a candidate for election to the office of Sheriff
of Jackson county, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.
We are authorized to announce John D. Neal as
a candidate for the office of circuit clerk of Jack
son county, subject to the Democratic primary
election. —
Wo are authorized to announce James S. Jones
as a candidate for re-election to the office of cir
cuit clerk of Jackson county, subject to the Dem-.
oeratic primary election.
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FOR TREASURER.
We are authorized* to announce Dr. F. G. Smith
as a candidate for the ofliee of treasurer of Jack
son county, subject to the Democuatic primary
election.
CLAIMS HE WAS
ROBBED OF ROLL.
Pine Bluff, Dec. 27.— On the
affidavit of D. M. Cloud of In
diana, a warrant was issued to
day charging Mrs. Jessie Larch,
wife of Morgan Larch, with
grand larceny. Cloud’s state
ment is to the effect that he met
Mi's. Larch in Memphis last week
and she invited, him to her home.
• He called Thursday and she in
vited him to drink some wjiisky.
He fell into a stupor immediately
afterwai^ri, he says, and was
robbed of $150. Mrs. Larch was
a prominent young lady of Hot
Springs prior to her marriage,
and she and her husband have
always been highly regarded
here. On account of prominence
of standing of Larch’s family the
affair has attracted great inter- j
,est.
HOLIDAY EXCURSION.
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Rates to the north via the Iron!
Mountain route. Tickets will be
on sale Dec. 19, 20, 21 and 26 to
all points in Iowa, Kansas. Min
nesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and
to all points in Illinois located on
and west of the I. C. railway,
Chicago to Gibson. Wabash rail
way, Gibson to Litchfield, thence
I. €. railway, Litchfield to St.
Louis. Also to Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo and Trinidad,
Colo.
Rate, one regular first-class
fare plus $2.00 for the round trip.
Tickets to be limited 30 days from
date of sale. 97btd.
Thqs. H. Reamey, Agt.
‘ A GAMBLER’S DAUGHTER.”
The scenery used in the pro
duction of the sensational melo
drama, ‘ ‘A Gambler’s Daughter”
which is to be at this theatre
soon, presents some wonderfully
realistic stage pictures of a num
ber of famous places which form
a part of the history of this coun
try, and which people have heard
about and never seen. In the
second act is a vivid production
of the Chicago Board of Trade.
It is a day of panic on change,
and fortunes are quickly beinj;
made and lost. In the center o:
the frenzied exciting throng o:
brokers around the wheat pit
stands the gambler referred t<
in the title of the play. He ha
in hand a tremendous wheat dea
which is being smashed am
foiled by some unknown operator
who is dealing through another
broker. The place is a veritable
bedlam in its turmoil. The
gambler (he is termed a gambler
because he secretly owns a mag
nificently fitted up Michigan
avenue gaming house and not
because he is a member of the
Board of Trade) sees his own
plans going to ruin and his
private fortune dwindling away:
minute by minute. He is in an
almost crazed condition to learn
the apparently giant hand who is
working against him. He does
not know until later that it is his j
own daughter, who has familiar
ized herself with Board of Trade
methods and is frightening him
to save him from being success
ful in accomplishing his dishonest
designs.
This is said to be one of the
most wildly exciting and intense
ly dramatic scenes the stage
has known in many years. It
fairly lifts the audience off its
feet. At Newport opera house
Tuesday evening, December 29.
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NOTICE.
Parties desiring to take advan
tage of the reduced rates to
points North and to the South
east during the holidays will
oblige us if they will notify us a
day or two before they intend
leaving, so that in case we do
not have the ticket on hand that
we can procure them. 98btd
, Thos. H. Reamey, Agt.
HOLIDAY RATES TO
THE SOUTHEAST.
The Iron Mountain Route offers
the extremely low rate of one
fare plus $2 for the round trip.
Tickets on sale Dec. 19, 20, 21
and 26, with final return limit of
30 days from date of sale. For
further information please call
at ticket office. 98btd
Thos. H. Reamey, Agt.
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For the news read the Daily
Independent.
TRY THE
Weems Laundry
When you want good
work. They make a
specialty of Dyeing and
Cleaning Clothes. Let
them show you how well
they can please you.
Leave orders with
T. P. Umsted&Co.
Local Agents.
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
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Successor to Black Bros.
Office: Watson Building
Rooms 1, - and 3.
TELEPHONE NO. 31.
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Newport, - Arkansas•1
jack Herron
For Granitoid and Stone Walks,
Curbing, all kinds of Brick Work.
Don’t fail to get my figures
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before contracting.
My Work Talks For Itself
Parties wanting crushed Lime
Stone Walks apply to me.
W. H. SNETZER.
Contractor
& Builder
Plans and Specifications
furnished on short notice
All Work is Guaranteed
Henry Owen,
' Physician, Surgeon
nd Oculist.
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1 Office - - Sells’ Drug Store
KILLED BY FALL. g
Eureka Springs, Dec. 27. -Ce- ?
eil Hatcher, 15 years old, died on |j
Christmas night from the effects I
of a fall from a tall tree. Young S
Hatcher in company with a party I
of boys was gathering mistletoe, B
which hung in festoons from the I
top branches, for holiday deco- 1
rations. In reaching for a large
cluster above him he lost his
footing, and eventually his life.
VERY LOW RATES
To the Southeast Via the South
ern Railway. *
Round trip tickets will be sold |
reading over the Southern Rail- ■
way to all points in the South- |
east at the rate of one fare, plus |
$2 for the round trip. Dates of |
sale Dec. 19, 20, 21 and 26, good |
to return thirty days from date g
of sale. |
See that your ticket reads via k
the Southern Railway. Three |
daily trains out of Memphis, fine g
gas-lighted, steam-heated trains |
and quick schedules. For fur- t
ther information address
C. A. DeSaussure, a
Division Pass. Agt.,
97b.l3t Memphis Tenn.
All members of the Newport
club who invite out of town |
friends to attend the ball on
New Year’s eve are requested to
please report their names to Mr.
Alcorn Fereuson.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
One good full - top, double
seated carriage. Inquire at the
5 and 10c store, 115 Walnut St.
Mrs. E. R. Beane, after spend
ing the holidays with her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. H. McHugh, return
ed to her home in Russell Sunday j
morning. She was accompanied .
by Misses Beatrice McHugh and _
Laura Monday. |
Mrs. M. Dunn left for her
home in Greenville, Miss., Sun
day. She was accompanied by
her son, W. T. Dunn, who has
been quite ill for the past two j
weeks.
Don’t buy Xmas presents until
you have seen the display at The
Palace Jewelry Store. 96dtf
A full line of ladies’ rubbers
for high shoes and any kind of a
heel. Bailey Merc. Co. 87btf
THE “SLEEPING SICKNESS.**
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Terrible Dlaeane That Morhnatpr (br
Natl res In4 Some Pbiria of
SoWtfc Africa.
The British authorities in Uganda are
making great efforts to discover the
source of the terrible "sleeping sickness"
which periodically decimates the nati ves
of that territory and other parts of
Africa, and, if possible, to And a means
of preventing its spread. In May last)
year the Royal society dispatchedacom
mission to Entebbe, Uganda, forthe pur- !
pose of investigating the disease, and
early this year a second commission was
*ent from England for the same purpose.
The conclusions of the joint commis
sion are now available through the pub
lication of a progress report. This
shows that the disease is caused by a
minute parasite in the blood, which
could not be conveyed from man to man.
Consequently suspicion fell upon the tse
tse fly, a species of which> similar »° tha
one prevalent in 'ululand was tound
abundant in Uganda, and experiments
are now in progress to settle whether the
Uganda tse-tse carries in its blood the
identical parasite which is peculiar to
the disease, and whether it can pass it j
to an animal.
One rather tentative experiment seems
to show^this, and Lt is expected that the
truth or falsity of the theory will soon be
determined.
Catbird* Markanake.
A writer in the Selentiflc America®
says: "1 witnessed a pair of catbirds
mailing a bold defwtse against a black
I snake bent on devouring the contents
of their nest. At &rat the snake was in- j
dined to disregard the distressed birds
as they fought to drive it away, but the
; blows of their wings and bills became so
annoying that the thief had to seek
refuge in flight. On reaching the roots
of a tree from which the river had
washed the dirt the snake started to
climb, only to be driven beneath them j
and then out to an old stump, under
which the baffled and beaten reptile
took refuge.”
Mrs. M. A. Myrick, aged 58
years, a widow, died Sunday
night at 9:30 of pneumonia. The
j burial took place at Litchfield
. Monday afternoon at 4 p, m.
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Season and
Make the L-J!
More Pleasant Year r
in and Year Out*
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As Varied Sc Handsome 1
a Line of Furniture a^M
carried in the largW|
cities at Holiday Prices, |
HOLIDAY PRICES I
Beautiful valere cover, steel C
constructed couch # 0
Elegant JO row diamond CA
tuft, leather couch $ 1L i • 0 V
Clina Closet, in golden $18-00
Ladies Desk, quartered oak, golden
finish, always an / CH an^
appreciated present 4*0*up
Newport Builders'
Suapnpdy Hardware Co.
Morris Chairs, no better presents t
gentlemen $9.75 tO 22.50
Colonial Bed Room Suits, can't be
^“dtSfibed $ H .50 $135.
You should see them.
Rugs, Art Squares and Floor
Coverings of every description, v
Hall Furniture of every description.
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GOOD GOODS and
CLOSE PRICES.
Toys, Books, Games, Dolls,
Automatic Novelties, Toilet
Cases, Pictures and Ornaments, i j (|
A Visit to This Store Will Save You
Time, Money and Worry Because You
Will Find Something to Sait AH Tastes
and Parses.