DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
District Offices.
For Congress:
S. RRUNDIDGE, JR.
For Circuit Judge:
F. D. FULKFtRSON.
For Prosecuting Attorney:
W. A. OLDFIELD.
County Offices.
For Representative:
JOHN H. KEEL
For 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
W. A. JOYCE.
For Surveyor:
H. S. SIMMONS.
For Assessor:
PASSMORE WHITE.
For Coroner:
F. J. HARRISON.
Township offices.
For Justices of the Peace:
J. J. MARTIN.
GUY SMITH.
LUCIAN B. HARRIS.
For Constable:
R. M. LAIRD.
Meatber ^forecast.
Washington, June 17.—Forecast lor Ar
kansas: Showers Wednesday; with cool
er In northwest portion: Thursday show
ers.
V ABOUT PEOPLE—MAINLY. ^
Huffman bakes bread every day.
Huffman’s cream bread takes the
lead.
Fresh tomatoes can be secured at
The Cash Grocery. 48 d.
For fishing tackle and base ball
goods go to I. D. Price’s. 45 btf.
The Cash Grocery is the only place
in town to get fresh raspberries and
b'ackberries every day. d36tf.
Drink Pepophote for thy stomach’s
sake. Diamond “C” Bottling Works
Telephone 72-3 rings.
Louis Lorch returned home on the
noon train Wednesday after a visit to
his father Sol Lorch in this city.
For Sale—A complete outfit of
household furniture and a cow and
calf. Apply to Mrs. Kate • Maughan.
6d 50.
Laborers Wanted—Negro men,
with families to work in saw mill.
Apply to Dr. Washburn in Watson
Building. b6t
Huffman & Son serve ices, cream
and cake and everything in that line
to parties and receptions at reason
able prices. d-298
Mrs. W. H. Wilsey and daughter
Miss Mollie of Poplar Bluff passed
through here Wednesday on their way
to Batesville to visit.
“Africolor” and “Pepophote,” the
latest drinks, delivered anywhere in
the city 75c per case. Diamond “C”
Bottling Works. Telephone 72-3 rings.
Anyone wanting employment can
secure same at the camp of McCollum
& Bishop, near Grand Glaize, ©1 a day
and board or 25 cents a box without
board. b38-2w.
Miss Leila Moore of Memphis re
turned home with Miss Lucy Taylor
Monday to attend the Irby-Taylor
wedding and will remain for a visit to
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Taylor.
Pearls, baroques and
slugs. The highest prices
paid by J. E. TULLY
CO., 14 Maiden Lane, New
York.
The river is rising slowly and stood
at 1.8 feet on the guage Wednesday.
Rains Tuesday night were received at
Augusta and Batesville and they are
thought to have been sufficiently gen
eral to bring a rise in the rivers, that
will improve and in many places,
make possible navigation.
Dr. Miller of the First Presbyterian
Church, Little Rock, will deliver an
address under the auspices of the
W. C. T. U. at the Methodist Church
Thursday evening 8 o’clock. Subject,
“Keeping The Law.” All are cordi
ally invited to be present.
M. Brewer, Mrs. Anderson,
Secretary. President.
The scale of wages paid experienced
cutters by the Valley Button Com
pany is ais follows: 12 and 14 line J
blanks, 6 cents; 18 line, 7 cents; 18 j
line, 8 cents; 20 line, 9 cents; 22 line,
10 cents and 24 line, 11 cents. The j
plant is now in full operation and the
blanks from which the buttons are j
made are being turned out in large j
quantities
I. D. Price’s for hammocks.
Huffman’s kisses are the best, d.tf
Huffman runs the only bread wagon
Grocery. d 19
Nice line of hammocks at I. D.
Price’s. 45 btf.
Huffman can bake cakes for the
most fastidious. d-tf
Rock candy drip again for sale at
The Cash Grocery. 48 d.
Bird cages, feather dusters and
alarm clocks at I. D. Price’s. 45 btf
Guy L. Hatfield made another busi
ness trip to Walnut Ridge Wednes
day.
For your six o’clock breakfast
order Huffman’s light rolls, fresh
baked. 4-dtf
For Rent—One room with board.
Day boarders wanted also. Apply to
Mrs. Wole on Hazel Street. 45 d6t
Mrs. D. H. Echols and baby of Cot
ton Plant arrived^ Wednesday after
noon on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. John
C. Hayes.
Mrs. Charles Hungerford left Wed
nesday noon for her home at Louis
ville after a short visit to Capt. W. A.
Joyce and family.
Huffman’s candies are the best on
the market—the three leading candy
firms of St. Louis and the leading one
j of Little Rock, say so. 275-dtf
J. D. Vincent and Charles Zimmer
man of Swifton, and A. E. Shoffner of
Weldon, spent Tuesday night here,
being registered at the Planters.
The Cash Grocery never advertises
anything it doesn’t have. When you
read that any article can be purchased
at that store, you may know it’s ao.
48 d.
The Iron Mountain offers specia
rates to the lake resorts by rail and
steamship. For information call on
Gus Coffin, Ticket Agent at Iron
Mountain. 40btf.
Any two persons wishing a furnished
room with board, man and wife pre
ferred, call on Mrs. M. C. Lee, corner
Third and Laurel streets. Day board
ers also wanted. 41-d4w.
Misses Mattie Kennard and Lula
Hardy of Batesville after a short visit
| to the families of Captain William
Warner and Robt. Bandy, returned
home Wednesday morning.
Pearls and SIugs==Send
your pearls and slugs to
J. M. O’Hara & Co., Mem=
phis, Tenn. Best prices
and quickest returns.
Stephen R. Brown, who spent sev
eral days here, the guest of his
brother, Sprigg Brown, returned to
St. Louis this morning, where he is
keeping books for the Garetson-Grea
son Lumber Co.—Poplar Bluff Citizen.
J. H. Reynolds, chief contractor of
the White River extension, was here
Wednesday morning on his way to
Penter’s Bluff. It will probably be
September before the trains on the
new road run beyond Penter’s Bluff.
Abe Heiliger waB confined to his
bed Wednesday by sickness. His
nephew Saramie Heiliger assisted him
at the store however, having come up
from Searcy Tuesday night and was
accompanied by little Milton Meyer,
who will visit his father until Sunday.
Mrs. ivnne cjauie wnsuu, wuu is
traveling in the interest of the Wo
man’s Board of Missions of the Christ
ian church left Wednesday noon for
Little Rock. While here, she was the
guest of Mrs. T. S. Stephens and she
expressed herself as well pleased with
the work of the local church.
The arrivals at the Hazel Tuesday
were J. M. Humphreys, Will O’Leary,
T. J. Hart and son, Wm. M. Brown,
Little Rock; T. J. Graham, Tucker
man; R. M. Carter, Jno. W. Ferrill,
N. G. Nunn, J. E. Latham, Mrs. Cass,
Batesville; W. T. Rhew and wife,
Osceola; E. P. Moore, Helena.
Announcement has been made of
the approaching marriage of Mr.
Thomas J. Malone of Hale and Miss
Josie Nugent of Newport upon Thurs
day, June ‘26th at the Methodist par
sonage in this city by Rev. J. W.
Smith. Mr. Malone is a merchant of
Hale and a fine young man and we
congratulate him in advance upon the
fair young lady, whose promise he
has won.
The rains of Tuesday afternoon,
night and early Wednesday morning
seem to have been general over the
entire county. Every township has
been heard from and all received a
blessing in the much needed rain.
The corn in many places was suffering
for water and is far enough along to
assure a good crop from the early
planted. The rainfall as registered by
the Newport guage was 2.10 inches.
Gus Coffin returned Wednesday
morning from an eight days visit to
his mother and brother in Memphis.
In future 60c will be price for soda
water delivered anywhere in the city.
Cash on delivery. Diamond “C” Bot
tling Works. Telephone 72-3 rings.
Will F. Williams, an experienced and
skilled laundry man from Neosho,
Missouri, has been employed and
placed in charge of the plant by the
Newport Laundry Company, which is
now prepared to do the highest class
of laundry work. Being a home in
stitution, the excellence and prompt
ness of its work will secure a better
support than previously enjoyed
locally. 45 btf.
The Presbyterian Sunday school
would have had a most enjoyable pic
nic, had the fun and pleasure of the
day not been marred by the rain.
The storm came up shortly after the
noon lunch hour and the ladies and
children were compelled to hurry
away to seek refuge and shelter in an
old stone house, formerly the home of
Judge Butler. Rigs from Batesville
carried them to that city, where they
boarded the train for their return
home.
Invitations have been received from
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ludwig to the
marriage of their daughter Miss Clara
Maria Ludwig to Mr. Christian J.
Saenger, Wednesday morning, June
25, at 8 o’clock in St. Anthony’s
church, St. Louis. The invitations
include also a reception to be given at
the home of the bride 3205 Dakota
Street from 7:30 to 12 o’clock. New
port does not contain a more popular
and honorable gentleman than the
prospective groom, whose bride will
receive a cordial welcome to Newport
as a token of the esteem in which Mr.
Saenger is held.
Henry ©wen
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON ANA
OCULIST.
f»VER BAILEY BROS'. DRY OOODS STORE
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.
| If You Intend to Take a Trip to |
| CHICAGO f|
| Or any point north, write for maps time I
t' tables and lowest rates to the I
| CHICAGO & ALTON RY. HI
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respect, its superb appointments having earned for «
^ it the title of PB
i ’’THE ONLY WAY.” jpjB
^ D. BOWES, Asst. G. P. A., St. Louis, Ho.
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
(Oldest and Largest Bank in the County).
CAPITAL $50,000
- --OFFICERS- - :-.Trrrr=s=^=
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.
■ 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, 8. Wolff, J. 0.
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.
Traverses,the Great Fruit Belt of Arkansas, and
Gladly l urnishes Information.
_ J- N. CORNATZAR G. P. A., MEMPHIS.
SUMMER HOMES
FOR SUMMER DAYS.
I have full supply of the beautiful
“Resorts of the South.” Also many
other booklets of Summer resort
literature sent free to any address
Write or call for particulars.
C. A. DeSavssuee,
D. P. A. Southern Ry., Memphis.
The Daily Independent
by mail or carrier, ioc
per week.
SPECIAL OCCASION
SUMMER SCHOOL
Knoxville, Tenn, Jjply 19-July 30,1902.
Reduced Rate.* via Southern Ry
For the above occasion, the South
ern Railway will sell tickets from all
points on its lines to Knoxville, Tenn.
and return, at one f»re for tJ?etJ'ounH
trip, selling June 16, l7’ 18» 28,.t2h9’ff.fal
30 and July 11 12 ai>d 13, "’llh
limit for return rJassaK® . B on
1902. For further 4{°r£mthernRail
any ticket agent of §beB|NScoTER,
way or write, C. Pa88. Agt.
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