\ak TOYS j
r parents may find hints ||
plexed minds. ||
Tor the little miss:
DOLLS With kid bodies or char
acter faces—a beautiful line.
DOLL FURNITURE—A big
assortment to choose from and
just what the little girl wants—
Doll buggies, chairs, dressers,
pianos, dishes, kitchen sets, ev
erything a doll could want.
Perfumes and Toilet Articles
FOR THE REAL BOY:
Wagons and Cyclomobiles,
Fire Engines and Rocking
Horses
Tool sets to give them a me
chanical turn.
! Drums and Horns. !Hfi
GAMES—Parchesie, Chessin- pe
dia, Puzzles and a hundred other [ye
dia. Puzzles and a hundred oth- W5
er amusements. ^
1 Collar and Cuff Bags. sp
A Splendid line of china—No
present so useful.
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Manicure and Toilet Sets— iyp
sure to please you. jOe
Some choice pieces of Cut
Glass.
Buy your Christmas decora- |P
tions here.
When In Newport Come To ,
pliers Beslamani |a
AOpen Day and Night. Prices Reasonable I
I Regular Meals 25c |
A SHORT ORDERS AND LUNCHES OF ALL KINDS |
A PROMPTLY SERVED 3
I Let Us Do Your Hauling 1
I Dray Wagon on Street |
I W. M. PRICE, Prop. I
■ PHONE 275 gj[
I One Dour Soutn of Standasd Grocer Co., or Sec* |
■ ond Door North of j Earnheart’s Saloon Wt
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I If I had only saved my money
B1 C0ULD have accepted this offer and spent my re
l| Gaining days in comfort, it is too iatei too late:
Sworn?!? man d>d not save his money, thinking a chance
II ttoaev ZZZ come‘ When » splendid opportunity came he hadl no
[] *£?£ doo,1Iied himself to live in poverty for the rest his lx
?1 nijBty8 himself every remaining moment for his folly and draw
II YOU will one day have such an opportunity. Take heed.
I* “tart saving NOW. Come in and talk it over today.
^ARKANSAS BANK & TRUST CO
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
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Sale of Bonds.
|! Sealed bids will be received by
; G. R. Hays, secretary of the
a Board of Directors of Village
j i Creek and White River Levee
| District, of Jackson County, Ar
il 1 kansas, until 10 o’clock a. m.,
y January 6, 1914 at the office of
| Phillips, Hillhouse & Boyce,
| Newport, Arkansas, for the pur
|> chase of not less than $80,000,
y or exceeding $100,000 6 per cent
y 5-25, bonds.
j The right to reject any and all
I j bids is reserved- For further in
! formation write George R. Hays,
3 Secretary Board of Directors,
I Newport, Arkansas,
i GEORGE R. HAYS,
I Secretary Board of Directors
j dlt.
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j Suits Reversed and Remanded.
j Special to Independent.
5 Little Rock, Dec. 15.—The su
| preme court today reversed and
j remanded the case of George
| Allen Rie versus St. Louis and
J San Francisco Railroad Compa
j ny, on appeeal from the Jack
j son circuit court, where plain
1 tiff secured a judgment foi*
$1800 by reason of injuries sus
. tained in removing a hand car
from the track, when a gun car
ried upon same by the section
I foreman’s son was discharged.
Jones & Campbell represented
plaintiff and appellee in the cir
cuit and supreme court.
The Helena Shield in compli
menting a recent moving picture
production in that city, portray
ing one of the battles of the Civ
il War says: “And to add to the
interest of it all was the effort
of Prof. Robert Anderson of
Newport who followed the bat
tles’ progress with appropriate
music for the occasion. The se
vere critics of music admitted
that rarely had they ever heard
anything to compare to his ren
dition of a real battle in music.
Manager Lex Graves was almost
made vain by the praise given
him for the pleasure of the even
ing.”
Primary January 21.
Lonoke, Dec. 14.—The Lonoke
County Democrat central com
! mittee met at the court house
J yesterday and set Jan- 21 for the
r county primaries- Ex-Senator
; W. P. Fletcher is chairman of i
the county central committee
and presided at the meeting. A
large number of candidates have i
announced for the various coun
ty offices. __
Additional Iiocal.
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!
Mr. and Mi's. \V. I'). Muirm-a .
came up from Weldon Sumi/v.
Dr. J. P. Robinson < *f Bat>
viile was a guest a* the Haze! ,
hotel last night. !
Rev. G. A Hoffmann return
led home to Corning this morn
ing.
j Brad McCulley spent Sunda>
| evening with his Newport
! friends. - . „•
W. A. Rutherford of Bates
! ville was here last night on
' route to Pulaski county.
Dr. E. P- Yager is in the city
| meeting his manv friends for ;
i
jfew days. .
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Public Sale of cattle, hogs,
farming implements and house
hold goods at my home on Ex- i
perimental farm. Sale opens at
10 a. m. Saturday, December 13- [
—J. L. Davis. lO’oTt.
M. B. Hare was here Sunday
j returning home from Heber
I Springs.
Herman Richards and Mr
Moiiie Watson and children were
down from Swifton shopping
Monday.
Anrnrv fmm mi m llie In.
! zaar Wednesday. d2t
| Dishes in great variety and ;
prices that are sure to please, |
| any quantity you want—As
kew’s Variety Store. llhT
j George' Hays, Jr., has been
quite sick for the past few days
but is better now
We have the largest stock of
Books that we have ever hand
led. Books for boys, and books
for girls, also books for grown
ups. Algers, Boy Scouts, Avia
tors, Tom Swift, and many oth
er authors. Also large list of
popular copyright by the best
authors, 50c each, formerly were
$1-50. 09b tf.
Ladies of Christian Church.
d2t
Mrs. N. D. Moon was down
from Swifton toda7 doing
Christmas shopping
The ladies of the Christian
church will serve lunch at their
Bazaar next Wednesday from
11:80 through the afternoon. d2
You will always be sorry if
you fail to see the pretty and
practical things on sale at reas
onable prices at our Bazaar next
Wednesday.
F. B. West and little son and
Mrs. Sallie West of Palmyra,
Missouri, will spend the Christ
mas holidays with Judge and
Mrs.rM. M. Stuckey.
Mrs. S- D. Campbell and Mrs
Fred Suits ,of Newport were
[week-end. guests of Little Rock
friends, says the Gazette.
The Christmas shopping be
gan in earnest this morning for
all the stores were crowded and
clerks busy.
Ladies and gentlemen come to
the bazaar for your noon lunch
next Wednesday. d2t.
Mr. Will Mills and Miss Leath
ey McCartney, both excellent
young people of Remmel, were
married in Miss Bertha Cohn’s
store Saturday, Esquire J. R.
Loftin officiating. Their many
friends join the Independent in
best wishes for a happy mar
jried life.
Prof. Becker of the Agricul
tural Department of the State
University at Fayetteville, was
here this morning, going to
Newark, where he will address
the people at a Farmers’ Insti
tute to be held there
A- J. Grant of Striderville, was
a Newport visitor Monday
Mrs. Gratoit of St. Louis, who
has been down on a short visit
to her daughter, Mrs. G. H.
Hamil, Jr., left for home on No.
4 this morning.
Mrs- John W. Stayton has re
turned home from a several
weeks’ visit in St. Louis
Christmas presents for all
members of the family can be j
found at the Bazaar Wednesday ,
at Colonel Paul’s office. The |
doors will open at ten o’clock. <12 «
Big Closing Out
SALE
Of all fall and winter stock.
Our annual stock taking is January
I st and for the next 20 days our big
stock of goods will be placed on sale at a
great reduction in prices and now is the
time to get your holiday and other goods
very cheap.
Dolls, toys, holiday chi
na, nuts, fruits, candies,
dry goods, shoes and
clothing. Just what you
are sure to need
Boys’ Sweaters_39c
Men’s Sweaters_1 lc
Men’s overcoats from
St. 49 and up.
M‘-n's $12.00 serge suits
(while they last)__$6-89
Ladies cloaks (short)
from 40c and up.
Ladies long cloaks from
$1-08 and up.
Ladies $3.00 sweaters
only_ _$1.89
Blankets for 2oc each
and up.
Comforts from $1.19
and up.
Ladies’ 40e underwear
only- -25c
EXTRA SPECIAL
We have just received
from a hosiery mill 200
dozen ladies’ hose that
retail from 15c to 20c a
pair, which we bought
at a bargain. _You can
have them, per pair
for only-8c
100 pairs ladies’ $3 50
and $4.00 shoes, our reg
ular stock but broken
sizes, while they last
for only-$2.19
Friday December 19th only
You can buy guaranteed patenl flour in wood for $1.35
per barrel. Let us save you money.
BOWEN’S CASH
STORE
I I
We Have Them—The jbigest
shipment ever received in
Newport and we bought them
at a bargain and will sell them
i at prices that will startle you.
DOLLS FOR EVERYBODY
| $8.00 dolls our price on ly- ,$3.00
I $3-00 dolls for only-51-25
jju $2.00 dolls for an even-- $1-00
gp Dolls on down as cheap as-1&C
jug Santa Claus is making headquarters at our store and
§| We invite the chi ldren to come and see him.
gg Our Manicure and Toile t Sets make nice Christmas pres- jp;
ents—See them- ffj
|| But best of all, give yo ur friends and family something gj
pi useful and serviceable—a good suit, overcoat, pair of §g|
shoes, slippers, cloak or ready-to-wear suit is sure to -K
fill the bill. ____ gS
The Famous!
Store I
Next Door to Arkansas Bank A Trust Company JB
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