J ABOUT PEOPLE—MAINLY. ^
Huffman bakeB bread every day.
Huffman’s cream bread takes the
lead.
Huffman runs the only bread wagon
Grocery. d 19
Huffman can bake cakes for the
most fastidious. d-tf
The river Friday stood at 3.9 feet
on the guage, a slight fall.
Guy L. Hatfield left Friday morning
for Searcy on a business trip.
For your six o’clock breakfast
order Huffman’s light rolls, fresh
baked. 4-dtf
J. B. Daggett returned to his home
in Marianna Friday morning, leaving
on the Choctaw.
Charles Holmes returned Thursday
afternoon from a week’s visit to his
home in Batesville.
There will be a dance at the home
of L. ITirsch tonight, given by the
“Upper Ten” crowd.
Prof. D. L. Paisley of Conway
stopped off here Friday on his way
home from Black Rock.
Miss Clara Sprigg of Searcy arrived
Wednesday night and is the guest of
her cousin Miss Tillie Sprigg.
Mrs. R. E. Mosby and children ar
rived Thursday from Helena and are
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Phillips.
Miss Elsie Harrison of Auvergne
was here Thursday and attended the
O’Neal-Bandy wedding that evening.
Huffman & Son serve ices, cream
and cake and everything in that line
to parties and receptions at reason
auio priees. u-.a»o
Senator and Mrs. W. E. Ferguson of
Augusta attended the O’Neal-Bandy
wedding and are guests of L. Minor
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Lacy Tighlman arrived
Thursday night from Little Rock and
will spend a month with the latter’s
parents in this city.
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
Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, the
new talking machine will be at the
Planters House corner. Don’t fail to
drop around and bear some of the
new selections. 68 d4t
J. E. Wilmans has wired from
Magazine that he has secured accom
odations for Mrs. Walter Harris and
children and they will leave Sunday
for this resort.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Huddleston of
Farmersville, Texas, are the guests of
the former’s sister Mrs. R. W. Bandy
and were present at the wedding
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Junius Bracy of Batesville left
Friday noon for Camden, where the
Bracy family will have a reunion next
week. Mr. E. D. Bracy and Mrs.
Maude Marshall will go down Monday.
Pearls, baroques and
slugs. The highest prices
paid by J. E. TULLY &
CO., 14 Maiden Lane, New
York.
H. G. Drummond returned Wednes
day from Dyersburg, Tenn., where he
had a flue visit. “Tennessee,” he
says “rivals Arkansas in her cotton
prospects and will raise even a better
corn crop.”
The Beven year old son of Mrs.
Long, a widow living on the Dave
Lumley farm, eight miles south of
this city, died Thursday of congestion
and was buried the following day at
Baber’s Ridge.
Miss Hester Phillips left Friday
morning for Memphis, where she will
join her sister Miss Hal Phillips and
Misses Lucy and Nell Rhodes and the
whole party will then spend a month
visiting in Tennessee.
The arrivals at the Planters Thurs
day were J. A. Robbins, Bald Knob;
L. Lippmann, Olyphant; Thos. H.
Bagnell, St. Louis; J. T. Johnson,
Little Rock; C. L. Miller, DeValis
Bluff; Thos. J. Scott, Portia.
In the competitive drill contest of
the grand lodge of Knights of Pythias
colored, held on Front Street Thurs
day evening, Hot Springs won tht
capital prize of #50. The special cai
of the Hot Springs delegation was at
tached to No. 3 Friday.
The arrivals at the Hazel Thursdaj
were W. L. Baker, John W. Ferrill
Batesville; J. B. Daggett, Marianna:
Mrs. M. M. O’Neal, Augusta; Mrs
Charles Mason and son, Toledo; J. H
Reynolds and wife, St. Louis; W. C
Wharton, J. G. Burlingame, A. H
Moll, Little Rock; E. B. Warner,
Steamer Buck Elk.
Huffman’s kisses are the best, d.tf
Swiss and cream cheese at Huff
man’s. 53 dtf.
Summer Tourist Rates—Cheap rates
to nearly all resorts, via the Iron
Mountain. For rates call on W. M.
Gregg, Agent.
Sixty new records and a larger horn
for the talking machine. Be sure to
hear the new pieces at the Planters
House corner. 68 d4t
Huffman’s candies are the best on
the market—the three leading candy
firms of St. Louis and the leading one
of Little Rock, say so. 275-dtf
J. 11. Reynolds and wife, the for
mer the head contractor on the ex
tension, were here Thursday evening
on their way to St. Louis.
W. Sprigg Brown, formerly an at
torney of this city, has announced his
candidacy for prosecuting attorney
in the papers of Poplar Bluff, Butler
county, Missouri.
Mr. I. W. Tull, from Cotton Gin,
Texas, and a cousin of our fellow
townsman T. S. Stephens, is visiting
relatives here, being the guest this
week of Mrs. M. M. Stuckey.
J. C. Strader, a well known pearl
buyer of Clinton, Tenn., who has been
on this market the most of this season
left Friday tor a three weeks’ visit
home and will then return to New
port.
Miss Pearl Foushee, who has been a
stenographer for Maxfield in Bates
ville, came down Thursday afternoon
and with Mrs. L. N. Nouss and Henry
will leave Saturday for Ravenden
Springs.
Butterick shirt waist costumes
ahnnlrl ho lr»r»lrorl at mif norfnna
for they are absolutely reliable. When
next you are in our store, be sure to
visit our paper pattern department.
The Right Place. 66 d6t
The bride and groom, Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. O’Neal, owing to the night
train being late several hours, did
not leave for Augusta until Friday
morning. They were accompanied
by Mrs. M. M. O’Neal, who returned
home.
The Southern Hotel, of Ravenden
Springs, Ark., is mow open for guests.
Lithia water for kidneys, liver and
stomach troubles. 112 miles west ol
Memphis on the Frisco System
Write for rates. Address, Manager
Southern Hotel. 59b3m.
Capt. J. E. Wilmans left Thursday
morning over the Choctaw for Mag
azine Mountain, wThieh is said to have
the highest altitude of any place be
tween the Rockies and the Alleghe
nies. Mrs. T. D. Kinman left on the
same train for a visit to her brothei
in the Indian Territory.
Rev. Percy J. Robottom, dean ol
Trinity Cathedral, left Wednesday
morning for Searcy, where he de
livered the address at the laying ol
the cornerstone of the new Episcopa
church at that place at 11 a. m. Aftei
the services he went to Armstrong
Springs for a brief visit, and w*ill re
turn to Little Rock Saturday*.—Arkan
sas Democrat.
JOINT DEBATES ANNOUNCED.
Twenty-Four Appointments Between
Davis and Myers Made Public—
Will Speak at Newport
August 12.
There will be a joint canvass be
tween Gov. Jeff Davis, democratic
nominee and Hon. H. H. Myers, “reg
ular” republican nominee for gov
ernor. Arrangements to that enc
were'perfected Thursday and twenty
four speaking appointments were
agreed to, opening at Danville, Yel]
county, July 28. After speaking al
Russellville August 18, an interreg
num of ten days follows. Subse
quently the unfilled time will be fillec
and the additional appointments an
nounced.
Among the dates and places namec
for these joint discussions of politica
issues, are the following in this sec
tion of the state:
Brinkley, Monroe county, Friday
August 8, at 8 p. m.
Jonesboro, Craighead county, Sat
urday, August 9, at 1 p. m.
Walnut Ridge, Lawrence county
Monday August 11, at 1 p. m.
Batesville, Independence county
Tuesday, August 12, at 11 a. m.
Newport, Jackson county, Tuesday
August 12, at 8 p. m.
SUMMER TOURIST RATES.
Choctaw Route will sell excursioi
tickets daily Newport to Mt. Mag
azine, Ark., at rate of 87.50 for rounc
trip, good returning Sep. 30,1902.
5ibtf. W. R. Thompson, Agt.
The NEWPORT
LAUNDRY
COMPANY.
Has the Largest Plant in
Arkansas.
Equipped with Latest Improved
Machinery.
Uses Filtered and Condensed
Water and Positively Guar
antees all work.
Give Us A Trial.
We Will Please You. Prompt
Service and Special Work
Everyday.
Out of Town agents wanted.
NEWPORT LAUNDRY CO.
W. F. Williams, Mgr.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
CONNECTIONS FOR ASHEVILLE AS FOL
LOWS.
No. 36 No. 42
Lv Memphis 10:30 a.m. 8:00 p.m.
Ar Asheville 6:50 a.m. 2:15 p.m.
No. 36 cari’ies 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.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Summer tourist season opens June
1. Liberal round trip rates to 201 re
sorts situated in Mississippi, Alabama,
East Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia,
Florida, North Carolina, South Caro
lina, Virginia, and to Baltimore, Phila
delphia, New York, Providence and
Boston, good to October 31. Through
coaches and sleepers without change
to most resorts in East Tennessee,
North Carolina and Virginia. A full
supply of summer resort guides,
names of hotels and proprietors,
rates of board, etc. Write, telegraph
or telephone to, or call on us for
above, or any details of routes, sched
ules, etc.
Reservations of berths or drawing
rooms may be made any time in ad
vance.
C. A. Benscoter, A. G. P. A.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
C. A. DeSaussure, D. P. A.
Memphis, Tenn.
L. M. DeSaussure, C. P. & T. A.
Memph’’ Tenn.
SPECIAL RATES VIA
THE IRON MOUNTAIN.
Tacoma, Wash., 852.50. Tickets on
sale July 11 to 21 inclusive, Anal re
turn limit Sept. 15.
San Francisco, Cali., only 847.50.
Round trip tickets on sale August 2 to
8. Going transit limit on these tickets
September 25 passage to begin on
date of sale and to be continuous up
to first. Colorado, Wyoming or Texas
points enroute, west thereof stopovers
may be had at any point, final return
limit, Sept. 30. Going or returning via
Portland, $11 higher. Via Portland
and St. Paul, 816 higher. Via Port
land, St. Paul and Chicago, $21 higher
For further information call on
W. M. Gregg, Agt.
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE’S UNION
i _
Providence, Rhode Island, July 10—
13, 1902.
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For the occasion of Baptist Young
People’s Union; Providence, R. I.,
July 10-13, 1902, the Southern Rail
, way will sell tickets to Providence,
and return July 6th and 7th and 8th,
at the rate 6f one fare for the round
trip; final limit for return July 22
1902. For further information call on
, any ticket agent Southern Ry.
> INTERESTING READING.
We have on hand at all times a
supply of literature, descriptive of
the resources and resorts of the great
west.
It is interesting and instructive
i reading for the farmer, business man
md tourist, and will be mailed free
l oh application to
J. H. Lothrop, G. A., U. P. Ry. Co.
903 Olive St. St. Louis, Mo.
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I If You Intend to Take a Trip to |
| CHICAGO J
Or any point north, write for maps time gg
tables and lowest rates to the 3 ^
J CHICAGO & ALTON RY. §
^ Full information and details cheerfully gy given. 1 h< :3
^ equipment of “The Alton” is matchless in every ^
^ respect, its superb appointments having earned 101
it the title of 3
| ’’THE ONLY WAY.” |
| D. BOWES, Asst. 0. P. A., St. Louis, Ho. %
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
(Oldest and Largest Bank in the County).
CAPITAL $50,000
. __ OFFICERS_=- -■==
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 cent dividend, and to
add to our surplus fund and reserve profit account $7414.99.
0 CO9
===== 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. Graham, G. W. Hurley, W. A. Billingsley
B. B. Bond.
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Officers: Sigmund Wolff, President; G. W. Hurley, Vice-President*
W. A. Billingsley, Cashier; F. A. Jones, Assistant Cashier.
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FIRST SPECIAL SALE F
OF TOWN LOTS IN THE CREEK NATION INDIAN
TERRITORY. NUMBER OF LOTS AND DATES
"OF SALE AS FOLLOWS!
MOUNDS, about 187 lots, commencim? Inlv 7
ALABAMA about 144 lots, commencing jfiyaL
FOSTER^b'oS'S oi%8im°Sc!,„CgTu?v“12y322
HOU.ENVII.LE, about 23 lo^oTSnfjuly 26.
These are the hrst sales of town lots in Dip, Ft J . • u
enable the purchasers to secure an absoMte thle tn tv tl°n F
The Frisco System will sell tiewJTnl c to the property.
acconut of these sales. Tickets sold Inm ?ri**ound T"p’
full information, write ^ &th and 17th. For
_|_J- N. CORNATZAR G. P. A., MEMPHIS.