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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
District Offices.
For Congress:
S. BRUNDIDGE, JR.
For Circuit Judge:
F I). FULKERSON.
• For Prosecuting Attorney
W. A. OLDFIELD.
County Offices.
For Representative:
JOHN H. KEEL
F'or 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
\V. A. JOYCE.
For Surveyor:
H. S. SIMMONS.
For Assessor:
PASSMORE WHITE.
For Coroner:
F. J. HARRISON.
Township Offices.
For Justices of the Peace:
GUY SMITH.
i LUCIAN B. HARRIS.
For Constable: ,
R. M. LAIRD.
; ABOUT PEOPLE—MAINLY. \
Huffman makes his own Ice Cream
Fresh eggs and butter at The Cash
Grocery. _ 96dtf
Lady-fingers and macaroons at
fluff mans. 95dtf
Furnished room for rent. Apply at
314 Hazel Street. 97d9t.
The river Friday stood at 0.2 of a
foot on the guage.
Nice Devil’s Food and Angel Food
cakes at Huffman’s. 95dtf
Mrs. E. Merrill began clerking Fri
day for Henry Schott.
The best peaches of the season now
for sale at The Cash Grocery. 95dtf
Dr. G. D. Clements was here on
business Friday from Auvergne.
Conner Stacy expects to return
home to Augusta in the morning.
New records just received for the
talking machine at the Planters House
Corner. d6t
Miss Minnie Ross leaves tonight for
Tnckerman on a visit to Miss Mattie
Gardner.
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Miss Nelia Upshaw went to Little
Rock on the noon train Friday to
visit her aunt.
Mrs. Frank Albro of Batesville,
Ark., is in the city, the guest of Mrs.
Emma Albro.—Poplar Bluff Citizen.
Miss Janie Stephens arrived from
Augusta Thursday afternoon where
she has been visiting Mrs. T. L. Gard
ner.
Miss Janie Stevens returns to her
home in Newport after a week’s
pleasant visit to friends today.—Au
gusta Vidette.
Henry Bragg is enjoying a week or
ten days vacation accorded him by the
Bank of Newport, visiting his mother
at La Plata, Mo.
The arrivals at the Planters Thurs
day were E. C. Lippmann, Olyphant;
J. H. Carner, Black Rock; S. M. Hen
drickson, Batesville.
I pay highest prices for
pearls,barotjues and slugs.
L. WILSON. Office at
Chas. Meyer’s Store.
Misses Bessie McDonald of Bates -
vide, Laura Johnson of Weldon, Leah
Campbell of Tupelo, are the guests of
Mrs. A. Sherrill this week.—Augusta
Vidette.
Henry Schott returned Thursday
night from Mt. Nebo, where he left
his family very comfortably situated,
enjoying cool weather on the heights
of that mountain.
Miss Nina Fogg, of Kenyon, and
Miss Ruth Powell, daughter of Judge
R. H. Powell, spent Thursday night
with the family of W. D. Ross on their
way to the former’s home.
For Rent: Residence 916 Fourth
St., furnished or unfurnished, 7 rooms
hot and cold water; good garden and
out houses. Apply to Mrs. L. G. Mc
Cauley or R. M. Johnson. 97d6t
The Ch&jftaw freight which left
Brinkley Wednesday morning arrived
here Friday morning about four
o’clock and had to wait here for a fire
man from Little Rock before making
the return trip.
Brick, Swiss and Cream Cheese at
Huffman’s. 95dtf.
Ice cream by pint and quart at
Huffman’s Bakery. 95dtf.
Canned and bottled goods for
lunches and picnics at Huffman’s.
Anshutz Lockard returned Friday
noon from a short visit to Little Rock.
Mayor J. W. Grubbs went South on
No. 5 Friday morning, on a business
trip.
Best peanuts and popcorn at the
Old Reliable Stand, Planters House
Corner. d6t
Berry J.Best left Friday morning for
Bradford, where he is buying shells
for„F. H. Kath.
F. Ijff. Kath left Friday noon for New
Boston, Illinois, his former home, on
a short business trip. '
Come and see what we
are doing just for fun at
The Cash Grocery.
If you want to get the best, while
you are buying peanuts and popcorn,
go to Planters, House Corner stand.
Mrs. Mary West returned to Little
Rock Friday on the noon train, after
visit to Wm. C. Brinkley in the coun
try.
Prof. A. Woods returned to Heber
by way of Searcy, leaving here Friday
noon, after a short business trip to
Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Billingsley leave
Catalina Island the first of next week
for a sojourn at Banff, in Alberta
Province, Canada.
Just for fun we are
selling our $1.50 ladies’
shoes for 87 cents. The
Cash Grocery.
Mrs. R. C. Wallace has moved her
dress making establishment to No.
206 Hazel Street, where she will be
pleased to see her friends and cus
tomers. 94 d6t
When going to Memphis take the
Iron Mountain Route. Leave New
port at 6:22 a. m. and take dinner in
Memphis. Close connection made
at Bald Knob. b4w
Esquire Guy Smith is controverting
the opinion that seedling peach trees
do not bear good fruit with a fine
sample from one of his own trees
weighing three-quarters of a pound.
Clarendon has an ordinance which
prohibits stock from running at large
or even kept penned within the cor
porate limits, which the Sun claims
has led to the extinction of those little
pests, fleas.
The advertising car of the Campbell
shows was taken to Batesville Friday
and will bill Newport tomorrow. The
circus will be at Batesville on the 28th
of this month and at Newport next
day, Friday, August 29th.
Miss Carrie Stevens left Friday
morning for Batesville to visit Miss
Lou Lawrence. The branch passenger
did not leave until about nine o’clock,
owing to tne lateness of the south
bound passengers, Nos. 6 and 11.
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. 59b3m.
Col. L. Minor and nephew, Lancelot
Minor, left Friday morning to join the
Newport party at Ozark Springs. Col.
Minor will return the first of the
month, but his family will remain un
til cool weather sets in. Mrs. Narcie
Minor, son Charles, and Miss Ida Par
rish are expected home tomorrow.
By having a Victor Talking Ma
chine, an exact reproduction of the
renditions of the world’s greatest
musical artists, whether vocal or in
strumental, upon violin, piano, guitar
or any other instrument can be had in
one’s own home. See L. B. Wilson,
Agt., at Planters House Corner. 93 d6t
T. S. Stephens returned Friday
morning from Kennett, Mo., where he
had been called to identify Harry
Cunningham as the ex-convict who
was sent to the Arkansas penitentiary
from here for burglarizing several
stores and residences. While break
ing in a Cotton Belt box car, he was
shot by one of the guards and now lies
in a very critical condition. He had
made a statement in which he claimed
that he was not an ex-convict and was
not trying to burglarize the car when
shot. Public sentiment was running
high against the officer, who alleged
he had been compelled to shoot in
self-defense. A pal of Cunningham’s
had been acquitted and Marshal Steph
ens was called that the people of Ken
nett might know Cunningham’s char
acter and identify him as the ex-con
vict.
Geo. W. Decker came in on No. 4
Friday from a short business trip down
the road.
J. S. Handford, of Batesville, was
here Friday morning on his way to
Little Rock.
Df. Ira Erwin and a cousin, Walter
Erwin, of Little Rock, went to Black
Rock Friday.
Thomas Shaver returned Thursday
afternoon from Evening Shade, where
he visited his parents and friends of
his former home.
Just for fun, all of our
$6.50 and $8.50 men’s
suits are going at $3.98
The Cash Grocery.
Shelby Ament, of Marshall, Mo.,
was here Friday morning on his way
up the White River extension. He is
on the corps of surveyors and had
been home on a short visit.
Miss Jeffie Johnson returned from
Tupelo Friday morning and left for
her home at Rufus, where she will
spend the remainder of her month’s
vacation before taking up her work
at Charles Meyer’s.
Miss Hannah Meyer was a passenger
on No. 3 Friday, returning to Searcy
from St. Louis, where she assisted her
brother, Charles Meyer, in buying
furniture for their new home, which
is almost completed.
O. D. Hawn is oft on his vacation,
having been relieved by C. L. Fox,
who will in turn have his place filled
by a despatcher named Graham. Mr.
Hawn expects to leave as soon as his
transportation arrives.
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Newport Dye and Cleaning Works,
owing to the recent tire, has moved
into No. 207, Walnut Street, adjoining
W. B. Chastain’s, where he will be
pleased to see his trade. b.84.t.f.
The arrivals at the Hazel Thursday
were Harry Speck, Claude Buchanan,
John T. Ward, W. H. Austin, Little
Rock: George G. Wadleigh, West
Plains, Mo.; W. H. O’Neal, Augusta;
E. H. Hippie, R. S. Thomas, E. H.
Anderson, W. E. Matthew's, Memphis.
A number of young ladies, members
of last year’s Card Club, are planning
the organization of another club, to
be known as the “Smart Set,” w'ho
will be entertained on a certain day
each week, to be selected by the mem
bership, the duty of entertaining fall
ing to the members in rotation.
Lieutenant and Mrs. H. C. Evans
stopped over in the city from Mon
day morning till yesterday on their
way from California to Virginia, to
visit Mrs. Evans mother, Mrs. Peter
son wTith other relatives and friends.
Lieutenant Evans goes to Fortress
Monroe, to attend the artillery school
for a year.—Jonesboro Times.
HIGHEST PRICES PAID.
For this rpason you should send
your Fine Pearls, Baroques and slugs
to our firm, as we sell to European
markets exclusively. J. M. O’Hara
& Co., 34 Madison St. Memphis, Tenn.
SPECIAL WEST BOUND
TOURIST EXCURSION RATES.
Via the Iron Mountain Route—Rate
825 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.
SUMMER RATES.
Searcy, Ark., rate 82.00 round trip.
Ravenden, Ark., rate 82.65 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 87.50 for round
trip, good returning Sep. 30, 1902.
5ibtf. W. R. Thompson, Agt.
DR. H. O. WALKER,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office: Redman’s Drug Store.
Newport, - - - Arkansas.
PEARLS.
We pay the highest prices for
Pearls, Slugs, Points or Baroques.
Send your pearls to us, if our offer
is not accepted, we will return them
at our expense.
Try us on a small lot.
Wm. Barthman,
174 BROADWAY. CORNER MAIDEN
LANE. NEW YORK, N..Y.
DEALER IN DIAMONDS WATCHES
AND JEWELRY.
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THE BANK OF NEWPORT
(Oldest and Largest Bank in the County).
CAPITAL $50,000
. ■^OFFICERS=====— Tr~
G W T)FfKFR President A. D. Bailey, \ ice-Presldent
I: M: JohS, cShier’ T. D. Kiuman. Aset- Cashier_
Directors:—A. D. Bailey, V. Y. Cook, G. W. Decker, John T. Flynn,
Thos. J. Graham, J. W. Grubbs, R. M. Johnson, A. R.
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 $7414.1 .
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: Capital, $50,000 ~
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. O.
Taylor, T. J. Craham, G. 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.
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FOLLOW THE FLAG
TO NORTHERN AND
Eastern resorts
VIA THE
Wabash Line.
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.
CHEAPSUMMER
Excursion Tickets
ON AUGUST 16TH THE
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
A\ ill sell round trip tickets, good to return August
31, at the following rates from Memphis.
Old Pt. Comfort, Va., $18.00
Virginia Beach, Va., $18.00
Ocean View, Va., $18.00
Hot Springs, Va., $18.00
Roanoke, Va.. $15.35
Asheville, N. C., §12.00
Hot Springs, N. C., §12.00
Tybee, Ga., §16.35
Monteagle, Tenn. §7.30
Both morning and night trains from Memphis
carry through coaches and sleepers as usual, and
afford quick and comfortable means of reaching these
points. Berths reserved any time in advance. Tickets
will be sold at city ticket office, 309 Main street and
at Union Station. Write or call on
L. M. DeSaussure, C. T. A., Memphis
C. A. Bensooter, A. G. P. A. Chattanooga.
C. A. DeSaussure, D. P. A., Memphis.
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