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115 WALNUT ST.
NEXT TO
L. MINORS OFFICE.
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STORE.
J. C. DICE, PROP.
Newport Builders’
Supply and Hard
ware Company
HIGH GRADE GOODS
I OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.
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Quality Our First
Consideration
..PRICES ALWAYS REASONABLE,.
ASSESSOR’S NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under
signed, as assessor of Jackson county,
Arkansas, will meet the people of tile
| different townships at the following times and
places, for the purpose Jof listing the Personal
Property and Per Capita Tax for the
I year 1902:
Village township, Barnes’ Mill, Friday
June 20.
Jefferson township, Jacksonport, Monday and
H Tuesday, June 23 and 24.
■’% Bird township, Elgin, Wednesday June 25.
Bi-d township, Centerville, Thursday, June 26.
Bfrd township, Tuckerman, Friday and Sat
i/ urday, June 27 and 28.
Class township, Swifon, Monday June 30
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 1 and 2.
Union township, Court House, Newport, from
July 7 to August 20.
Please bring along your deeds or last tax
receipts.
Given under my hand this 6th day of
May 1902.
B. F. SIMMONS
Assessor of Jackson County.
First published May 6 Daily Independent 6t.
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FOURTH OF JULY RATES.
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The Choctaw Route will sell excur
sion tickets to points within 20Q mi'es
of selling station, at rate of one fare
for the round trip; except to Mempnis
rate will be one fare plus fifty cents.
Dates of sale July 3 and 4, i902. Re
turn limit July 7, 1902.
Slbtf. W. R. Thompson, Agt.
SUMMER TOURIST RATES.
Choctaw Route will sell excursion
tickets daily Newport to Mt. Mag
azine, Ark., at rate of $7.50 for round
trip, good returning Sep. 30,1902.
51btf. W. R. Thompson, Agt.
A. H. MIZE & CO.
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Fine Photos,
Photo Buttons,
PICTURE FRAMES, ETC.
Pictures Copied and Enlarged, any
Size or Style. View Work on
Short Notice.
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GIVE US A CALL.
Studio 114, Walnut St.
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rDR. B. A. WASHBURN,
Physician and Surgeon.
Special attention given to dis
j eases of Ear, Nose and Throat.
Also Diseases of Women. ,
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Offices: New Watson Building,
Rooms 12, 14 and 15.
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I)R. H. O. WALKER,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office: Redman’s Drug Store.
Newport, - - - Arkansas.
QUIET HOME WEDDING.
Mr. Thad Allen and Miss Elizabeth
Grubbs Plight Their Troth Tues
day Morning At Residence Of
W. W. McMinn—Leave
For Trip To Hot Springs
On Noon Train.
Mr. Thad Allen and Miss Elizabeth
Grubbs, two popular young people of
this city, were quietly married Tues
day morning at ten o’clock at the
residence of Mr. W. W. McMinn.
Only a few friends and relatives had
been invited to be present and the
event was in the nature of a surprise
to Newport society.
But the rite was no less impressive
and beautiful by reason of this and the
ring service as performed by Rev.
J. W. Smith, pastor of the Methodist
church, was indeed affecting and
pretty. The room was decorated in
carnations, red and white, with a
huge bowl of cut geraniums upon the
dining room table.
The bride was lovely in a handsome
white organdie, trimmed in Valen
ciennes lace and insertion, wearing a
bunch of sweet peas in her hair. The
groom is a fine looking young man
and wore the conventional black up
on tms occasion.
After the ceremony was said, the
intervening time before No. 3 south
bound was due, was occupied in re
ceiving the congratulations and good
wishes of the friends gathered about.
Those present were Messrs, and Mes
dames John Grubbs, W. W. McMinn,
J. L. Sells, S. Brasch; Mr. J. W.
Grubbs, Mesdames Wm. Snyder,
Maude Marshall; Misses Mae Smith,
Katharine Morrison, Minnie and Fan
nie Redman, Orbie and Ruth Arnold,
Sallie May; Messrs. H. Bernstein and
B. W. Stainback.
The bride and groom left on the
noon train for Hot Springs, where
they will spend a short honeymoon,
but as No. 3 was not on time, they
were compelled to submit to showers
of rice and the other Customs which
have long been popular sequels of
such meetings in Hymen’s court. But
their happiness and good humor could
not be disturbed even by the practice
of such jokes at the hands of friends.
Their return is expected about Sun
day when they will be at home to their
friends at the residence of Mr. J. H.
McHugh on Hazel Street.
The bride is the daughter of a prom
inent and wealthy Jackson County
family, whose happy temperament
and cordial, easy grace of manner will
contribute that to the home, which
makes it a retreat from the world of
business and strife, where love reigns
unvexed by such cares.
The groom was formerly of Beebe,
but has been clerking at the Hazel for
several years. Those who know him
best value his friendship and esteem
him hiehlv. He is an excellent voune
man, to whom, along with congratu
lations, we would extend the sincere
good wisnes of the Independent.
May the united twain be ever richly
blessed in the happiness and useful
ness that shall fall to their lot in life
and their love ever evidenced and
made beautiful by acts of devotion to
each other.
PERTINENT CRITICISM.
And the Hon. James K. Jones of
Arkansas voted for the Panama route.
No other Southern senator voted with
him. Hanna and the republican trust
servants were on that side of the
question. The railroad senators were
also on that side of the question.
Berry was not, nor was Carmack, nor
old man Bate, nor the Mississippi nor
the Alabama senators. The Texas
senators were against the Panama
route. Well, we are sorry to see
Senator Jones in the company of the
men he voted with yesterday.
After all the people of Arkansas
seem to have known what they were
doing when they made up their minds
that James P. Clarke should occupy
the seat of James K. Jones in the
United States Senate.—Memphis Com
mercial Appeal.
SPECIAL FAN SALE.
500 drummer’s samples of fans from
5c to $1.50 on sale at less than 50c on
the dollar at Charles Meyer’s Great
Bargain Store. 55 dtf
STATE NEWS NOTES.
Frank Ware Tabor, the 1-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward A. Tabor,
died Saturday in Little Rock and was
buried Sunday evening. Mr. Tabor
is superintendent of the Arkansas
Anti-saloon League, and is publisher
of the Searchlight, a prohibition
paper in Little Rock.
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About twenty hands began Monday
morning making preparations for ac
tive work on the locks and dams
above Batesville. During this season
the dams at locks Nos. 1 and 2, and
the lock at No. 3 will be completed.
This will carry the work for the first
thirty miles up the river. At this rate
in a few years the locks will be com
pleted to Buffalo.
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The St. Paul Mountain Air contains
an account of Capt. J. W. Bivens, who
lives just west of St. Paul, being
robbed last Friday night by a sneak
thief of §6,500, which he kept in gold
in a bureau drawer at his home. Cap
tain Bivens has lived on his farm in
Madison county some seventy years,
and is well known in this part of the
state. He is quite wealthy, and al
though his loss is quite an item it will
not fall as heavily on him as on a man
of smaller means.—Fayetteville News.
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Last Tuesday Deputy Pro Tem J. G.
Haralson arrested Rev. L. Stewart at
Fitzhugh and brought him to Augusta
that evening, turning him over to
James Hill for safe keeping. Rev.
Stewart was at one time a Baptist
preacher near McCrory, but now he
is a fallen angel, being charged with
the murder of another negro in Crit
tenden county. Stewart, known to
quite a number of our citizens as “Old
Seven Hundred,” is an ex-farmer,
ex-preacher and now an ex-detective.
He claims that he was doing detective
work at the time the negro was
killed. The trouble seems to have
been over some negro wench.—Au
gusta Free Press.
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C. C. Andrews the liveryman at Al
myra, was killed one day last week
while driving on his way to Stuttgart.
In company with two little girls he
was approaching the Cotton Belt
track between here and Almyra just
as the train came by. His team be
came frightened and started to run.
Mr. Andrews was thrown from the
buggy and struck on his head, being
rendored unconscious. The train
stopped and picking up the body,
took it back to Almyra. An examin
ation by the physicians showed that
the skull had been fractured and that
the patient could not recover. He
died the day following and was
buried in the Almyra cemetery. He
leaves living here a wife, but his chil
dren all reside in the North.
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At a meeting of the state railway
assessment board, Governor Davis
presiding, it was voted to assess the
railway, telegraph and express com
panies in the state for taxation on the
same basis U6ed last year, when the
total assessment valuation was $28,
298,031. Of the total last year the
Gould system lines in Arkansas were
assessed $11,349,354, the Cotton Belt
$4,127,132 and the Choctaw $2,689,470.
Increased mileage will increase this
year’s grand total of assessed valu
ation to about $29,000,000. The totals
have not yet been computed by the
secretary of state. Tue rate of as
sessment per mile is: Cotton Belt,
$8,500; Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf,
$7,500; Kansas City Southern, $7,500;
Frisco, $10,000; Iron Mountain (new
line). $14,000; Kansas City, Fort Scott
and Memphis, $10,000.
FINAL BALLOT AT WYNNE.
Jonesboro, Ark., June 23.—Hon.
W. W. Cate, who was chairman of the
congressional convention at Wynne,
certifies that the correct vote on the
final ballot was as follows:
Macon—Lee 8, Woodruff 8, St. Fran
cis 4, Poinsett 1, Crittenden 1, Craig
head 3, Greene 3, Mississippi 6, Phil
lips 9, total 43.
Parrish—Craighead 6, Greene 4,
Cross 5, total 15.
Taylor—Clay 8, Poinsett 3, Critten
den 3, total 14.
BRYAN ADDRESSES ASSEMBLY.
Mammoth Spring, June 22—The third
annual session of Mammoth Spring
Chatauqua Assembly opened aus
piciously yesterday with- Hon. W. J.
Bryan’s great lecture “A Conquering
Nation.” Fully 2,000 persons heard
the address, which lasted for two
hours. Mr. Bryan was met at the
station by the cornet band and a com
mittee of prominent citizens and es
corted to the grounds. The exercises
opened with a scene from “Queen
Esther,” rendered by Messrs. Wal
lick and Coan, Mrs. Kay and Miss
Nugent. Yesterday evening an ex
cellent musical concert was given and
Mr. Bryan again addressed the au
dience for an hour upon national is
sues.
Col. L. F. Copeland lectured to a
large audience this morning upon his
old theme, “Seeing the Elephant,”
and Dr. P. D. John, ex-president of
De Pany University, spoke of “The
Worth of a Man.” Tomorrow John
Roach Stratton of Georgia, will de
liver a popular lecture, and Thomas
Elmore Lueey “Poet Optimist of the
Ozarks,” gives an evening of reading
and impersonations.
The Chatauqua gives every evidence
of being a great success this year.
LIPPMANN NEWS.
The rain last week was fine on
crops.
Miss Dora Lee is on the sick list
this week.
Farmers are laying by their corn
and will soon lay by their cotton.
Church services at Barry’s Chapel
last Saturday night were very inter
esting.
Mrs. Bert Eaton, who has been
visiting| relatives, Mrs. Lou Eaton,
daughter Mae and Mr. and Mrs. R. F.
Biggers, started Monday morning for
Bradford to visit her cousin Mrs. Fred
Monroe.
As there has never been anything
in the Independent from here ana%
“Three little chums” have been giv
ing the news to the Herald I think
“Swamp Angel” had better give the
Independent the news.
Well I will ring off, and if the Editor
is willing I will come again soon.
Swamp Angel. Jit • .
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BRIEF COUNCIL MEETING.
The council met in regular session
Monday night with all members pres
ent except Mr. Wilmans, but the ses
sion was a brief one. 0
The reading of the minutes was dip
pensed with and the bills approved by
the finance committee were allowed. t
The bond of H. O. Huffman was ap
proved and the mayor administered’
the oath of office, after which the
council adjourned.
DRUMMER’S SAMPLES. •
500 fane all in good condition, prices
from 5c to $1.50 sold at less than 50c
on the dollar. Charles Meyer’s LMSfUV,
Bargain Store. 65 tfx v
Swiss and cream cheese at Hult
man’s. 53 dtf.
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