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VOLUME V NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY. JUNE 21, J905. NUMBER 49.
COLOSSAL SALE DRAWS BIG CROWDS.
The greatest sale ever inau
gurated by a Newport business
house was opened at nine o’clock
i Wednesday morning at the Bailey
Mercantile Company, where
crowds thronged the dry goods
and clothing departments, buy
ing themselves rich in the well
~ advertised bargains. Peter Sells,
. the great showman, says one
A can’t spend too much money ad
. vertising, for the more printer’s
"'ink and paint one uses the bigger
the crowds.
And so it has been with this
. colossal sale. The Bailey Mer
' cantile Company used the col
) umns of the papers throughout
( this section, and about fifty thou
sand seven-column page hand
bills to tell the people of their
mammoth cut price sale, and the
results are seen in the jam of
their .fig store from the opening
hour of the sale.
With a big force of extra clerks
the trade could hardly be han
. died, and the shoppers waited
their turn. A good orchestra
had been engaged for the event
and discoursed sweet music from
the double deck in the rear.
Those who saw the crowds of
Wednesday are wondering into
how many thousands the number
of those who will attend New
port’s greatest sale will run.
Sales are an advantage to a
city in the crowds they bring
from what is ordinarily an out
side territory, and assist in se
curing a larger and wider retail
trade. Thus business in all lines
is helped by the advertising of
one individual firm. The repu
tion of the Bailey Mercantile
Company for honest dealing and
living up to their advertisements
has been a strong factor in the
supreme success of this sale.
In putting on this sale Mr.
Harry Goldman, of the New
York and St. Louis Consolidated
Salvage Company of St. Louis,
was secured, and that he has
done his work well and is an
expert in his line the crowds
attest and the big sales verify.
He is a pleasant and agreeable
gentleman to do business with,
and his advertising efforts have
revolutionized Newport into a
busy, hustling city.
JEFF’S ENDLESS CHAIN.
Little Rock, June 20.—While
the statement is made at the
governor’s office that the resig
I-ntion, of Hon. John N. Till
an, judge of the Fourth Judi
il Circuit, has not yet been
ceived, the identity of the
ivernor’s appointees has be
me very generally known,
lancellor Humphreys’ declina
>n of the circuit judgeship
oiled the original plans, but
is will enable the governor
work more of an endless
ain in his appointments. Ac
rding to the program as out
led. Prosecuting Attorney J.
Maples of Berryville, of the
mrth circuit, is to be appointed
judge. D. B. Horsley, the cir
cuit clerk of Benton county, is to
be made prosecuting attorney,
and Pierce Galbreath is to be ap
pointed circuit clerk of Benton
county.
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POPULAR BATESVILLE
COUPLE MARRIED.
Batesville, June 19.—Will Lafi
ders and Miss Gertrude Mosby,
two leading young society peo
ple of this city, were married
Sunday evening at 7:30 o’clock,
Rev. W. M. Wilson officiating.
The wedding was a home affair,
only a few friends being present.
For dray?at any hour call up
Hazel hotel. 83dtf
I Announcement
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I THE FAMOUS
1ST. LOUIS ORCHESTRA
Will play their sweet melodies during the progress of the
I Great
sensational
Sale
AT THE
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Bailey Mercantile Co.
P. S.—Bring the children
ilong.
PARAGOULD PRISONERS
ESCAPE FROM JAIL.
Took Advantage of Jailer’s Kind
ness, Cutting Their Way
Through Ceiling.
Paragould, June 20. —“Salty”
Jackson, Dave Burns, Tansil
Burnet and Jim Hackett escaped
from the Greene county jail yes
terday afternoonbetween 4 and 5
o’clock.
The jail is a very hot place!
these sultry days, and the pris
oners were all locked in a cage j
some distance from all the win-1
Idows. Yesterday being a very
hot day the prisoners begged
Jailer Willcockson to turn them
out into the corrider so they
could catch a little of the breeze
that was stirring. Willcockson
complied with their wishes,never
thinking there was any possible
chance of their escaping.
The prisoners escaped by climb
ing upon top of the cage and cut
ting a hole in the ceiling, which
is made of galvanized iron. They
tVion pvnudpd into tbp hnlp and
wormed their way like snakes to
the front of the building where j
they cut another hole in the ceil-!
ing and let themselves down into
the front corridor with a rope
made from strips of a blanket.
The rest was easy, as the front
door down stairs was open.
As soon as the escape was dis
covered a searching party was
organized, but as yet nothing has
been seen or heard of the prison
ers. They were all awaiting the
action of the next grand jury, j
Jackson and Hicks were charged;
with robbery and Dave Burns
bootlegging whisky and Tansil j
Burnett with forgery.
NEWTON SUFFERING
WITH TYPHOID FEVER, j
Sheriff Simmons has succeeded
in locating the relatives of Wil
loughby Newton and his mother,
Mrs. L. Y. Newton of Hague,
Virginia, in response to a mes
sage is now on her way to his
bedside, for the doctors pro
nounce him to be out of his
mind with typhoid fever and not
insane. He has been traveling
with a fever that made him de
lirious at times and when his
temperature was reduced, he
collansed from weakness.
Letters have been received by I
him from Swift & Company, j
showing that his claims of rep-;
resenting them as a salesman
j were true and this house when j
notified assisted in the location
of his relatives. i
A wire was also received from;
Mrs. E. P. Tuttle, an aunt, of j
San Antonio, and it seems his |
wife is now in a sanitarium.
POTATOES BRINGING
VERY POOR PRICES. |
Van Buren, June 19.—Satur
day practically closed the potato
shipping season from Van Buren.
The market for the past three
days has been 18 cents per bush
el, or but little more than the
cost of digging them.
J. L. Rea & Co., who have
handled the bulk of the crop
from here, report having shipped
100 cars so far this season, and
estimate that 25 per cent, of the
crop is still in the ground.
EATING GREEN FRUIT
CAUSED CHILD’S DEATH.
Lonoke, June 20.—Ray, the
J nine-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.
|G. H. Rule, Sr., died yesterday
J evening. His death was sudden, j
the first symptoms of his illness
Correct Clothes for Men
OutingSuits
On the sands, in the
mountains, in the coun
try, touring, you’ll find
the suits bearing »#iis
label
^IJfed[)enjainin5(?
MAKERS ff-AIEWyoRK|
on the backs of “The
Best.”
The makers’ guarantee, and ours,
with every garment. We are ex
clusive agents here.
having appeared on Sunday even
ing. Green fruit is supposed to
have caused his death.
HOT SPRINGS EXCURSION,
Via Iron Mountain, leaving New
port 11:30 p. m., Saturday, July
1, giving passenger a full Sun
day at the celebrated resort.
Rate $3.00. btd
Go to I. D. Price for base bail
supplies, balls, bats, masks,
mitts, etc. 9
WE CLOSE EVERY EVENING AT 7 EXCEPT SATURDAY.
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We are strictly up to date, but
judiciously so. Our styles will not
shock the conservative.
Freaks and fads don’t go here,
but we have every new thing that’s
good.
Everything in wearing apparel
for week-days and holidays, in style
and fabrics that are proper.
A Hot Weather Prescription
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Flannel or Serge overwear
Lisle underwear
Negligee shirt
Low turn-over collar
Lisle hose
Low shoes, russet preferred
Straw hat.
SHAKE: High shoes, high collars
and stiff-bosom shirts.
Knox Hats. Alfred Benjamin & Co. Correct Clothes. Manhattan Shirts. jj
Get the Get the
Habit. Habit.
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The
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Special
Shoe
Sale
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AT THE
ST. LOUIS SHOE STORE
Will continue until JULY THE FOURTH. We will celebrate the Fourth of July as a holiday, i
Therefore we will give everybody the advantage of this special sale so they can get new shoes
for the Fourth of July for very little money.. T „r
Don’t miss these great chances. This sale will positively last only until July 4th. We
have fifteen different brands of shoes now on sale. Come in time in order to get your number.
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2,200 pairs ladies’ shoes, low
quarters, Oxfords and Sandals
any color, any style, any size,
any width. No odds, no ends.
Up-to-date styles, regular
price $3.50 to $3.00, go in this
Great Walking Sale at
$1.59 - $1.98
3,500 pairs samples worth
from $2.50 to $2.00, go in this
Walking Sale at
49c-$1.24
200 pairs of Dr. Kinney’s
Cushion Comfort Shoes, regu
lar price from $4 ^ ^ A A
to $5.00, go for.
1,700 pairs of Children’s
Shoes, Oxfords, Sandals, Low
Quarters, regular price from
50c to $2.50, go at our special
sale from
10c ■» $1.19
Ladies’ and Men’s House
Slippers, regular price from
50c to 75c, in our spe- ^
cial Walking Sale go at L VC
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2600 pairs of Men’s Shoes,
and low quarters, vici kid,
velour, Russian c-lf, box calf,
patent leather colt, worth
from $5.00 to $4.00, go in this
Walking Sale at j
$1.24$2.74 ^g
ST. LOUIS SHOE STOR
FRANK BROS.,
310 FRONT STREET. NEWPOR'