In order that we may devote our entire
attention to the Lumber and Planing Mill
business, as well as shelf Hardware, we
have decided to close out our entire line of
Furniture,
Farming Implements,
Wagons, Buggies, Etc.
Beginning on this date we otter every
thing contained in these departments at
bargain prices for cash. Don’t miss the
opportunity to furnish your house or to
supply yourself with
Buggies, Wagons, Plows, Cultivators, Etc.
Be sure and bring the cash, as all pur
chases not accompanied by the cash will
be charged at regular prices.
Newport Builders' Supply & Hardware Co.
Newport, February 20, 1906.
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OUR WAY I
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of doing business is to save our cus
! tomers money when we possibly can.
If you are not now a customer of
ours we ask you to give us a trial
1 when you need anything in the Drug 1
Store Line. We keep in mind the
< fact that if we please you we may ex
pect a share of your future patronage. ?
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Bevens Drug Store.
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$ BLANKE’S CELEBRATED ^
Grand Prtee and Gold Medal Awarded at St. Kj
Louis World’s Fair and Portland Exposition.
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t This Coffee is packed in air-tight German bags to get ^
'l it to you just as it comes from the roaster, free from all X
\ foreign matter and odors. ^
) Call on following merchants for this coffee, which is A
\ put up in 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 cent packages:
H P. MARTIN. W. B. CHASTAIN. ^
> H. G. DRUMMOND. 0. M. BOWEN. K
Z. Q. RUSSELL. J. T. MALONE.
OR. HARRY E. DOWELL
DENTIST
Special attention giv
en to crown, bridge
and inlay work.
Office over Chas. Meyer and
Joyce’s Drug Store.
For dray at any hour call up
Hazel hotel. 83dtf
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
Gives special attention to
Crown and Bridge Work,
| And correction of Irregularities
of the Teeth.
Office Watson Bldg. Phone, 63.
Newport, ~ Arkansas.
Read the Daily and Weekly
Independent.
THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
Entered at the postoffice at Newport. Ark., as
second-class mail matter.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
j Martin Bros, are headquarters
; for good things to eat. 46 dtf
The best line of stationery is
I carried by Jacocks, of course.
New line ladies’ oxfords just
received. Sink Martin &Co. 59d6
Eugene Hirseh returned to his
school at Little Rock Tuesday
after a few days’ visit to home
folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ken
nard of Augusta have gone to
Batesville, where they will make
their home.
Prosecuting Attorney Louis
Rhoton of Little Rock was a dis
tinguished guest at the Hazel
Tuesday night.
Mrs. S. R. Phillips and little
Neill left for Batesville Tuesday
morning for a visit to Col. Robt. ;
Neill and family.
Joe Harvey and R. C. Jones,1
two prominent Swifton mer
chants, were pleasant Newport
visitors Wednescay.
Mrs. Alvin Scales and two!
little boys oi laatesvme were in
the city Tuesday on their way to
Weldon to visit friends.
Sauers Milling Co. of Evans
ville, 111., manufacture a special!
patent in addition to their high
est patent Hour. This extremely
high grade flour is known as
“Invincible.” and is for sale by
The Standard Grocer Co. 16dtf
Governor’s father Very Low.
Russellville, Feb. 27.—Judge
Lewis W. Davis, father of Gov.
I Davis, who has been confined to
his room since last July.with
heart failure, grew suddenly
j worse Monday Gov. Davis,
, who was on his campaign, was
summoned by wire to his bed
side, and is now here. His
grandson, Wallace Davis, from
Fayetteville, also arrived this
morning. It is feared that Judge
Davis’ illness will prove fatal,
and that the end may be ex
pected at any time.
DOW PAYS PENALTY.
Negro Murderer hutig at Batesville for
Killing His Wife.
Batesville, Feb. 27—John Dow,
1 the negro wife murderer, was
hanged here this morning as ar
ranged. The trap was sprung
by Sheriff J. A. Kaneaster at
11:30 a. m., and the man died of
strangulation thirty minutes
afterward, the fall failing to
break his neck. The hanging
was witnessed by twenty-five
persons and took place in an in
closure adjoining the county jail.
Dow was allowed to address
the crowd of about five hun
dred spectators gathered on the
outside before being taken to the
scaffold. He made tne usual
talk of a condemned guilty man,
warning his hearers to take ex
ample from his fate. He was
.hen at once taken to the scaf
fold and the execution speedily
rushed through as planned.
Walnut Ridge Runaway.
Walnut Ridge. Feb. 27—While
out driving yesterday afternoon
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matthews
had a narrow escape from se
rious injury in a runaway. They
were trying a new horse Mr.
Matthews had recently pur
chased and while driving along
the street over which the street
railwav runs, a car came un from
behind and frightened the horse.
It lunged and broke the single
tree and was jerked out of the
bug^y. The horses ran on up
town where they were soon
stopped. Mrs. Matthews was
left seated in the buggy and was
uninjured. Mr. Matthews re
ceived a few bruises.
Hoxie’s Union Depot.
Hoxie, Feb. 27—Engineers are
here laying out the grounds for
the new Union passenger station
at this place. Contractor George
W. Goodlander is also here, the
material is being shipped and
work will be started this week.
The station will be a frame struc
ture and will be built on the site
of the station destroyed by fire
about fifteen months ago. The
station will have two wings, one
24 feet long facing the Frisco
tracks and the ' other 70 feet in
length facing the Iron Mountain
tracks.
Cotton Moving Now.
Little Rock, Feb. 27—The
movement of cotton on the Rock
Island is taking on new life. At
the office of Superintendent Mer
rell yesterday the statement was
made that the compresses at
Newport, South McAlister and
Little Rock are looking up and
turning out more cotton than for
some time past. It is said that
January and February, this year,
have been lower months than is
usually the case. The outlook at
this time is indicative of a good
business from this time forward.
Baby Badly Burned.
Mammoth Spring, Feb. 27.—
While the little 18-months-old
baby boy of John H. Caldwell, a
local attorney, was playing in
front of an open grate yesterday
morning he fell headlong into
the fire, and before assistance
could reach him was severely
burned about the face and body,
the flesh in several places leav
ing the bones. Medical assist
ance was at once called and
everything done for its relief
possible. But little hope of its
recovery is entertained.
Woods & Thompson present a
stirring Western Melodrama, en
titled “A Struggle for Gold.”
This play deals with the exciting
times in California in ’-19. A
strong vein of comedy runs
through the entire play and a
clever line of up-to-date special
ties are introduced between the
acts. __ _
The Woods-Thompson Co.
presents the stirring Western
Melo-drama, “A Struggle for
Gold” in four acts. The spec
ial feature of this attraction is
TALK I BUSLNESS-^^^^M
Why do you carry insurMj^^^H
your property? You say bt
every w se business man sees
fire insurance policy does not la.
But listen, Mr. Business Man^iJ^
Suppose vou knew the monr,«, V
you pay annually for your poucie. ^
was going into insolvent compa-'
nies' That means you have thrown \
away” that much money. * . .
And suppose you had a fire dur
ing that year! . , . , _
MaaMK There is a lesson in the. picture
story for YOU. Look over your policies, and if you aie in doubt
call up our Fi-e Insurance department NOW. Tomorrow may b
too late.
THE SOUTHERN LAND COMPANY,
Second Floor Chastain Building.
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NEWPORT COTTON EXCHANGE
DEALERS IN— _ a
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Cotton, Stocks, Grain and Provisions.
Direct Wires to Al! Markets.
Members National Board of Trade.
GUS C. MARTIN
CASHIER.
How Is Baby Today?
j Better, thank you. In fact, quite well,
j Fat, round and full of life and mischief.
; Pink and white flesh, dotted with dim
: pies. .No cough, no indigestion.
All on account of
administered by a mother whose love
was tempered with common sense.
one knows that OZOMULSION is
a fountain of energy for grown-ups.
too. It stops waste of flesh. It makes
plenty of rich blood. For pale, feeble
folk it is the chief nourisher at life’s
feast. It cures Consumption whetr
taken in time. All druggists sell it—
j 50 cents and $i.oc the bottle. Let us
send you
Free Sample Bottle by Kali
Write letter or postal to
OZOMULSiON CO.
df> Pino Srreet, Now York,
the specialties that the company
i carries to take up the time be
tween acts. ' hompson & John
son, society sketcu, A. J. Wood,
vocalist, Blanche Bowers, sing
ing and dancing soubret and Sam
Waldon, monologist. Popular
prices. Wednesday, Feb. 28.
J ANNOUNCEMENTS. $
Wc are authorized to announce the following:
candidates subject :o the action of th Democratic
ori3 ary:
For Prosecuting Attorney—
CLAUDE M. ERWIN,
Newport.
R. E. JEFFERY,
Newport. i
S. M. CASEY,
Batesville.
GEORGE A. HILLHOUSE, |
Newport.
For Circuit Judge —
J. C. YANCEY,
Batesville.
PAUL BUTLER,
Batesville.
F. D. FULKERSON,
Batesville.
OTIS W. SCARBOROUGH,
Newport. !
For Sheriff— i
FRANK J. HARRISON,
Tuckerman.
H. S. SIMMONS.
Newport.
JAMES R. DAVIS,
Breckinridge Township.
For County Judge,
E. L. BOY. E,
Newport.
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For Treasurer—
DR. F. G. SMITH,
Newport.
For County Clerk—
GEO. L. ROBINSON,
Newport.
G. A. LOCKARD,
Newport.
For Representative —
JOHN GALE,
Swifton. +
J. U. ARD,
Tupelo.
DR. W. N. PIERCE
Breckinridge Township.
G. L. GRANT,
Newport.
For Assessor—
R. L. CONDITT,
Tuckerman.
For Surveyor—
W. A. BOWMAN.
Rem m el.
For Coroner,
HENRY GRANT.
Jefferson Township.
JOHN YELVERTON
Bird Township.
J. C. MASTERS,
Bird Township.
For Constable—Jefferson Twp.
R. W. WALLACE
For Constable—Union Tp.
ABE BALLEW.
J. L. BISHOP,
Newport.
W. T. GUIN,
Newport, R. F. D. No. l.^0
For Justice of Peace —Bird Twp.
S. L. BOGLE,
mi 1
Tuckerman.
For Justice of Peace—Union Twp
T. W. SHAVER
Newport.
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
For Mayor—
R. VV. BANDY.
JAMES M. PORTER,
Teacher of Piano.
The Leschetizky Method will be
used as the basis of technical
work. Advanced pupils and be
ginners solicited.
STUDIO—Musical Coterie Club Rooms.
HOURS.
Tuesdays and Fridays, 1 to 5
h. m. Wednesday and Saturdays.
8 to 12 a. m., and 1 to 5 p. m.
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