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Washington, July 29.—Forecast for Ar
kansas: Showers Wednesday and Thurs
day, light to fresh southeast winds.
- Huffman’s kisses are the best, d.tf
Swiss and cream cheese at Huff
man’s. 53 dtf.
Nice fresh Saratoga chips just re
ceived at The Cash Grocery, btf.85
The river Wednesday was still on
a stand at 1.0 foot on the guage.
John R. Lofton was shaking hands
v .th Newport friends Wednesday.
For your six o’clock breakfast
order Huffman’s light rolls, fresh
baked. 4-dtf
Senator R. A. Dowdy spent Tuesday
night in Newport on his way to
Batesville.
W. C. Shaver of Evening Shade ar
i ived Tuesday afternoon on a visit to
bis son Thomas Shaver.
The “Upper Ten’’ crowd have a
list out for a dance Thursday night to
be given at the Hazel Hotel.
Mrs. C. L. EBnns, Miss N. C. Elkins
and brother spent Tuesday night here
on their way to Batesville from Little
T .ok.
Summer Tourist Rates—Cheap rates
to nearly all resorts, via the Iron
Mountain. For rates call on W. M.
Gregg, Agent.
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with fever and chills for a few7 days
was back at his post of duty at Henry
Schott’s Wednesday.
Try the new rigs and good drivers
at the R. L. Robinson Livery Stable,
upper end of Front Street. Good
service at reasonable charges. 62dtf
I pay highest prices for
pearls,baroques and slugs.
L. WILSON. Office at
Chas. Meyer’s Store.
Round trip tickets to Salt Lake
City via Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf
route, return limit Sept. 30, only $35,
with stop over allowed. Dates of sale
August 7 to 10 inclusive.
Mrs. Robert Cox, who has many
friends in this city her former home,
passed through on No. 3 Wednesday
noon returning to Little Rock after a
visit to relatives in Illinois and Indi
ana.
Thomas Shaver, proprietor of the
New’port Dye and Cleaning Works,
owing to the recent fire, has moved
into No. 207, Walnut Street, adjoining
W. B. Chastain’s, where he will be
pleased to see his trade. b.S4.t.f.
Round trip tickets to San Francisco
or Los Angeles, Cal., via Choctaw7,
Oklahoma & Gulf Route, with final
limit to return September 30, only
$47.50. Stop overs allowed. Dates
of sale July 20, August 2 to 10 in
clusive.
Fred Jones, wife and baby returned
Tuesday afternoon from a month’s
viut to Mr. Jones’ brothers and sisters
at Savannah, Georgia. W. A. Bill
ingsley and wife expect to leave about
the first of next month on an exten
sive Western trip.
The residence of Capt. W. A. Joyce
is being remodeled and added to by
Contractor Campbell'of St. Louis, and
will be made more convenient as
well as attractive. Two large rooms
and a bath room are being added up
on the north side and the porch ex
tended.
Miss Hannah Meyer came over
Tuesday afternoon from Searcy and
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new home is about completed aud has
all modern conveniences, being piped
for hot and cold water. Miss Meyer
will accompany her brother Charles
Meyer to St. Louis next week to buy
furniture for the house.
The ai rivals at the Planters Tuesday
were A. F. Bush, R. A. Dowdy, Bates
ville; L. A. Wallace, Ed L. Smith, S.
D. Hammond, P. G. Andrews, J. A.
Bentley, Little Rock; John Butler,
Grand Glaize; L. Dean, Weldon; Mrs.
F. L. Chunu, Mountain View; G. A.
Stephens, Springfield, Mo.; George
Holt, Poplar Bluff; Thos. Humphreys,
Olyphant; F. A. Grise, Bald Knob.
Mayor Grubbs fined Walter Smith
and J. W. Price Thursday morning for
violating the city ordinance, pro
hibiting the discharge of firearms
within the corporate limits. The two
parties had been arrested by Marshal
Stephens near the river, where they
were using a small target rifle, but the
officers wish it understood that such
offenses will be punished, whether the
guiUy parties be boys or men and that
the fines will not be remitted.
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Huffman runs the only bread wagon
Huffman’s cream bread takes the
lead. '
Huffman can bake cakes for the
most fastidious. d-tf
J. S. Handford and daughter were
here Tuesday on their way to Little
Rock.
01 Kirkland of Augusta came up
Wednesday afternoon on a short
business trip.
Mr. and Mrs. George Sink and baby
left Wednesday on No. 4, which was
several hours late, for Ravenden
Springs.
Huffman & Son serve ices, cream
and cake and everything in that line
t to parties and receptions at reason
able prices. d-298
The real young crowd enjoyed a
hay-ride Tuesday evening and ii
noise is any indication of a good time,
they certainly had it.
Jayfeprigg was able to resume his
work at the store of Percy Martin
Wednesday after a week’s sickness
with chills and fever.
Lost: A small gold medal, given
for attendance at school. A reward
will be paid finder upon presentation
of same at this office. d3t.
Huffman’s candies are the best on
the marketr- the three leading candy
firms of St. Louis and the leading one
of Little Rock, say so. 275-dtf
Lost: A small pocket book con
taining one $10 gold piece. Finder
will be liberally rewarded upon re
turn to owner. R. W. Bandy. d3t
S. F. Hines of Cape Girardeau, lefi
for Pocahontas this evening after j
short visit with his sister, Mrs. B
Perdue.—Poplar Bluff Citizen.
Neavlv the whole of Grubbs town
ship was i n attendance upon cour
Wednesday, as w-tnesses or inter
estod parties in an assault case.
Miss Pearl Foushee returned t(
Batesville Wednesday morning to re
sume her position as stenographer a
Maxfield’s after a pleasant vacation
Round trip tickets to Camden or
account of State Missionary anc
Christian Endeavor Convention on<
and one-third fare via Choctaw route
Miss Lizzie Tetwiler, daughter o
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Tetwiler, left
this muiiiing for Ironton on a visit tc
her Uncle, Editor Ake, on the Regis
ter.—Poplar Bluff Citizen.
Hon. Morris M. Cohn is in Chicago,
where he will be joined Thursday bj
Mrs. Cohn and their little son. Thej
will then go to Put-in*Bay, O., for £
sojourn of six w7eeks.—Arkansas Dem
ocrat.
The Southern Hotel, of Ravender
Springs, Ark., is now7 open for guests
Lithia water for kidneys, liver and
stomach troubles. 112 miles west ot
Memphis on the Frisco System
Write for rates. Address, Manager,
Southern Hotel. 59b3m.
The lreight wreck near Moark.
coupled with the lightning, prostrated
the leased wire of the Barnes Broker
age Co., so that they were unable tc
get anything except the closing prices
on the market today. They hope to
be able to furnish the complete range
of prices tomorrow.—Poplar Blufi
Sentinel.
Mrs. William Hooker and bright
daughters Misses Irma and Fanchelle,
left Wednesday morning for Weldon,
where they will visit relatives until
Friday and then return to Brinkley.
They expect to move to their new
home at Jonesboro about the tenth of
next month and we hope they may
flud it a pleasant one.
While Hon. Charles D. Greaves is
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Mr. Myers on their joint speaking
tour, another of the insurgent re
publican leaders, H. F. Auten, has
announced a series of speaking ap
pointments, among them, one at New
port for August 12, at 8 p. m. and at
Batesville, August 13, at 1 p. m.
Miss Ida Branch of Holly Grove,
spent Tuesday night with her Maddox
College schoolmate and friend, Miss
Neill Bandy on her way to Batesville,
where she will be the guest of Mrs.
Reynolds and also be a member of a
camping party of young people, who
leave Batesville next week. Miss
Branch will visit Miss Bandy upon her
return trip homeward bound.
The arrivals at the Hazel Tuesday
were F. M. Hanley, Melbourne; H. C.
Tipton, F. W. Harrison, J. H. Hollis,
Mrs. C. L. Elkins, Miss N. C. Elkins
and brother, B. M. Shipp, W. H.
Austin, Little Rock; Lyman F. Reed
er, E. R. Butler, J. S. Hfpidford and
daughter, W. M. Prater, J. R. Steele,
Batesville; B. F. Carson, Jonesboro;
Mrs. R. F. Winston, S. L. Humphrey,
Miss Gertrude Lancaster, Edwin
Snpth, Thayer, Mo.
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Miss Katie Price, who has been
visiting in Augusta, is expected home
Friday and will be accompanied by
her cousin Miss Arie Rottman on a
return visit.
Mesdames Laura Doswell and J. 8.
Wilmans left Tuesday for Mount
Magazine. A number of the Wilmans
family are enjoying the summer
camped out at that resort, among
them being I. Sprigg and family, J. E.
Wilmans, E. B. Wilmans, wife and
baby and Mrs. Walter Harris and
children. ■■
Great Opportunities for
i Homes in Texas.
The country traversed by i
the International & Great
Northern Railroad, embracing
the greater portion of East,
South and Southwest Texas,
contains thousands of acies of
fertile land especially adapted
to general farming, stock
raising, rice, tobacco, fruit and
grape culture; trucking, min
ing and lumber manufacturing,
that can be purchased at low
rates and on exceedingly liberal
terms.
The Illustrator
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and General Narrator,
a handsomely illustrated mag
azine, published by the I. & 6.
N. R. R., each number of
which contains general and
specific information regarding
some county or section in the
i J I. & G. N. country,
Sent Free
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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.
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SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
I CONNECTIONS FOR ASHEVILLE AS FOL
LOWS.
No. 36 No. 42
Lv Memphis 10:30 a.m. 8:00 p.m.
Ar Asheville 5:50 a.m. 2:15 p.m.
No. 36 carries coaches and sleeper
to Asheville and beyond without
change.
COMMENCING MAY 31, 1902.
No. 42 will carry a sleeper to Ashe
ville without change.
This enables one to take supper at
home and dine in Asheville next day
with daylight ride through East Ten
nessee mountains, and the “French
Broad” scenery.
Write or call for details, including
“Summer Homes” folder, list of
hotels and boarding houses, rates of
board,etc.
C. A. DeSaussure, D. P. A.,
Memphis, Tenn.
SUPERB CLIMATE.
In Colorado all the conditions of
health are met. There is a sufficient
altitude to cause lung and chest de
velopment; there is the dry, exhilar
ating mountain air, with an almost
absolute absence of malaria; there is
the tonic effect of a bracing climate,
without its rigors; an atmosphere
filled with ozone; cool nights in sum
mer, a bright, sunny sky almost every
day in the year, conducive of cheer
fulness and bringing a new pleasure
every morning, constantly stimulating
both mind and body.
The low rates put in effect via the
Union Pacific, enable vou to reach
these great parka without unneces
sary expenditure of time or money.
Full information cheerfully fur
nished on application to J. H. Loth
rop, General Agent, St. Louis, Mo.
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SUMMER RATES.
Searcy, Ark., rate $2.00 round trip.
Ravenden, Ark., rate $2.65 for
round trip. These rates in effect to
September 30 and return limit Octo
ber 31. W. M. Gregg, Agent.
SUMMER TOURIST RATES.
Choctaw Route will sell excursion
tickets daily Newport to Mt. Mag
azine, Ark., at rate of $7.50 for round
trip, g*od returning Sep. 30,1902.
5lbtf. W. R. Thompson, Agt.
SPECIAL WEST BOUND
TOURIST EXCURSION RATES.
Via the Iron Mountain Route—Rate
$25 round trip to Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo. Dates of sale, July
1 to 13, August 1st to 14, 23, 24 and
August 30 to September 10 inclusive,
final return limit October 31st.
W. M. Gregg, Agt.
Huff m an bakes bread every day.
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Send your Fine Pearls and Baroques To
the firm that pays the highest prices,
as They Sell to European Markets
Exclusively.
J. fl. O’HARA & CO.,
34 Madison st., Memphis, Tenn.
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TO NORTHERN AND
EASTERN RESORTS
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Enjoy an Observation=Cafe, Parlor or Luxurious
Chair Cooled by Electric Fans en route.
For further information ask your home ticket
agent or addresss
W. D. WOOD, T. P. A., St. Louis, Ho.
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 eeilt dividend, and to
add to our surplus fund and reserve profit account §7414.99.
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A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED, AND THE AC
COUNTS OF MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS
AND INDIVIDUALS SOLICITED.
Directors:—T. J. Watson, John M. Cook, Ben Adler, S. Wolff, J- 0.
Taylor, T. J. Craham, Q. W. Hurley, W. A. Billingsley,
B. B. Bond.
Officers:— Sigmund Wolff, President; G. W. Hurley, Vice-President;
W. A. Billingsley, Cashier; F. A. Jones, Assistant Cashier.