D. L. Shoffner was here Thurs
day on business.
R. T. Reyburn has been sick
for several days.
Perry Stegall of Grubbs was
Tiere Wednesday.
W. T. Altman of Swifton was
down Wednesday.
$1 dress goods at Wolff
Goldman Merc. Co. for 58c.
W. H. Barnes dropped in Wed
nesday night, after a trip on the
-road.
J. S. Wilmans is reported bet
ter, though still confined to his
home.
Wolff-Goldman Clearing
Sale, which is now going on,
is a stunner. i 3btf
R. C. Harvel and bride of Cot
ton Plant are spending their
honeymoon in Newport.
Overcoats and clothing
most go, so harry. Wolff
Goldman Merc. Co. S 3btf
Just think, $3 shoes dur
ing our Clearing Sale $ f .98.
Wolff-Goldman Merc. Co.
The big embroidery sale be
gins Monday, Jan. 16. Chas.
Meyer’s Great Bargain Store.
G. H. Campbell, the young in
-aurance man or Little kock, is
looking after Newport business.
Monday, Jan. 16,the first day of
-the big embroidery sale. Chas.
Meyer’s Great Bargain Store.
L. L. Etheridge has returned
from Atlanta, Ga., with his bride
and is receiving the congratula
tion of friends.
Claim Agent Walton of the
Iron Mountain was here Wednes
day settling up claims of some of
the local business houses.
The Jackson county friends of
Judge W. L. Moose learn with
sorrow of the death of his seven
year-old daughter, Susie.
E. C. Waterman returned Wed
nesday afternoon from Little
Rock, where he attended the
press association meeting.
The hearing of Gene Parker,
who was taken before Esquire
Guy Smith Wednesday afternoon,
has been sec for next Tuesday.
Wanted—A position as amanu
ensis, or both office boy and aman
uensis. Can furnish best of ref
erences. E. L. Welch, Newport,
Ark. 18d6t
Wait for the big embroidery
sale—begins Monday, Jan. 17.
A car load of embroidery at a
sacrifice. Chas. Meyer’s Great
Bargain Store. ’20b4t
J. G. Hand and A. G. Stacy,
prominent business men of Yell
ville, were guests of the Creigh
ton Wednesday night on their
homeward trip.
Jiidward uienn oi rsatesvme
was a business visitor here the
first of the week, being a guest
Monday night of John W. Wal
lace and family.
Embroidery for 5c, worth 15
and 20c. Embroidery for 9c,
worth 20 to 30c—the big em
broidery sale. Chas. Meyer’s
Great Gargain Store. ’20b4t
The total rainfall of Wednes
day was 1.52 inches, but White
River shows no signs of any con
siderable rise, standing .5 of a
foot on the local gauge.
Wanted — Hickory logs and
poles delivered f. o. b. tracks
Choctaw Railway. Write for
prices and particulars.
James Colbert & Co.,
92btf Tupelo, Ark.
Misses Roberta and Nannie
Morrison are visiting in New
Orleans and will stop off at New
port on their return to St. Louis
for a visit to their sister, Mrs. J.
L. Jones.
J. T. Jacocks, a pleasant gen
tleman from Little Rock, came
up Wednesday, and is preparing
to open his drug store in the
Watson building by the middle of
next week.
C. R. Dunn, Oliver Ramsey,
Tillman Wilkerson and George
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; Phillips of Augusta were among (
the number who sprouted Eagle
wings Wednesday night in the
local lodge.
Dr. 0. E. Jones, as a member
of the state medical board, at
tended the quarterly examina
tion in Little Rock Tuesday,
when 35 applicants were before
the board.
Mrs. S. C. Webber of Jones-;
; b ro arrived Wednesday on a
j visit to Mrs. Harry Herring. Mr.
and Mrs. Webber are moving to
Little Rock, where the former
I will engage in business.
J. U. Ard was here from Tu
pelo Thursday and brings the in- j
i formation that the town will be
incorporated and probably twTo
! saloons opened there if license
j can be secured.
j Judge L. Lippmann of Simmons
' Switch was a pleasant caller
I while in town Wednesday. His
j admiration of Bryan has not been
I lessened in hearing his recent
j lecture at Little Rock.
Mrs. Carrie Daugherty and
son, Lucian, who have been
spending the holiday season
pleasantly with old Newport
friends and relatives, have re
turned home to St. Louis.
Rev. R. B. Willis was called
home to Searcy yesterday on ac
count of the serious illness of one
of his members there, and there
will be no prayer meeting at the
Presbyterian church tonight.
Some of the friends of the
“tall sycamore of White river”
received messages Thursday
morning from Pine Bluff saying,
“John Keel, Junior, has arrived.
Politics have no further charms.
The club meeting referred to
in yesterday’s paper as being
jpostponed until next Thursday
; by the hostess, Mrs. T. D. Kin
! man, Jr., was that of the Clover
j club and not the Round Dozen
i as stated.
Batesville landed several polit
ical snaps in the organization of
the house, Walter Parsons being ■
chosen assistant chief clerk on
the second ballot and Roy Hinkle
was made the page from the Sec-1
ond congressional district.
Superintendent R. P. Dalton,
who has charge of the White
River road from Carthage as far
south as constructed, has been
given control to Cotter, which
means 35 miles of new road
above the latter town, hereto
j fore a part of the Arkansas di
vision.
! Mrs. Charles G. Henry enter
: tained at bounce euchre Thurs
day afternoon in compliment to
j Mrs. Joe Deadman of Columbia,
i Tenn., the guest of her sister,
j Mrs. B. B. Bond, whose visit to
Newport, despite the unfavora
ble weather, is being made
pleasant by a number of compli
mentary affairs. j
BEWARE OF OINTMENTS FOR
CATARRH THAT CONTAIN
MERCURY
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As mercury will surely destroy
the sense of smell and completely
derange the whole system when .
entering it through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should
never be used except on pre
1 scriptiuns from reputable physi
| cians, as the damage they will
! do is ten fold to the good you
can possibly derive from them. 1
; Hall’s Catarrh Cure, manufact-1
ured by F. J. Cheney & Co., To
ledo, 0., contains no mercury,:
; and is taken internally, acting j
directly upon the blood and mu
cous surfaces of the system. In
I buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be ■
sure you get the genuine. It is :
taken internally and made in To-1
ledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co.
j Sold by Druggists. Price 75c. j
per bottle.
Take Hall’s Family Pills for
constipation.
PASTURAGE.
1,000 acres cane pasture. Ap
ply at this office or to H. H. i
Dietz, Newport, Ark. 35 4t
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■ — PHOMF NO 29.— .— 8
New Stock. Fresh Goods. J
For the best in the grocery line, for courteous
treatment and prompt attention to orders, go to the
STANDARDGROCERCO
Just opened this month, with clean fresh st ck
of all Staple and Fancy Groceries.
Trv Us. We Promise to Please.
E. L. MARIS, Manager.
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Not Yet the Oldest.
Not the Biggest.
Grocery in Newport. Just a little better grade
of goods than the others keep, that’s all, but
that’s enough to Induce you to trade with us
when you fully realize its truth.
GOOD, PURE GROCERIES
Are worth while, and when you get them at
the same price charged for inferior goods, the
argument is convincing. The scientific way of
ascertaining the truth of any proposition is by
experiment. Test the the truth of assertion by
giving us a trial. W e will make it our ousiness
to please you.
QUALITY IS OUR WATCHWORD
A. BOWIE
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CANDY IS OUR CRY.
Prepare for Christmas and buy choice candies at
BISHOP'S KANDY KITCHEN.
They have the Best, from Purest Ingre
dients, Cleanly Made and Finest Flavors.
TRY THEM.
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