_K VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
Front St., NEWPORT, ARK.
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- The Independent is authoriz
ed to announce the candidacy of
William A. Oldfield of Independ
- ence County for re-election as
congressman from the Second
• district, subject to the action of
the Democratic primary
j Additional Local.
„ The want ad column is a great
- help to people in want.
. Don’t fail to visit “Busy Cor
ner” Friday.
: Just received—Fresh Country
Sorghum. — Snetzer’s Grocery.
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;y Read the “Busy Corner’s”
speech on front page.
■1 For drayage, see B. G. Gra
ham, the transfer man. Phone j
334. OOdtf j
Mrs. Ben Brann, Mrs. Ed Dukes
and Mrs. Jack Rorex of Swifton.
were shopping in our city this j
morning. ,
Hickory Stove Wood—any
size load.—John R. Loftin, Jr,]
Phone 58. 18dtf.,
Watch the “Busy Corner’s”.
„,-''$undow Friday. j
Don’t miss the best pictures(
and the Greatest American Yod- J
ler at opera house all this week |
.—equal to any 25 to 50 cent|
show. Prices 10 and 15 cents.
64d4
The Presbyterian Brotherhood
Jvill have a smoker at Colonel
(. L. Minor’s Home tonight.
'll Try Virtue’s Little Liver
^-'■V'anules at City Drug Store.
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ter, Mrs. Walter Ellis, is improv
ing slowly which will be good
news to her many friends here.
“Busy Corner” is the city
store for city people.
Strayed or Lost: One sorrell
horse two years old, white spot
in forehead, branded with' M. on
left shoulder. Left Johnny
Greenhaw’s farm three weetev
ago. $10 reward for return of
animal or information leading to
recovery of same. — L. M. Mar
tin, Newport, Ark., R. F. D. 2,
Box 49b * 64d6t
Harry G. Bunn, the popular
manager of the Southern Cotton
Oil Mill, spent Wednesday in the
capital city.
Cheese of all kinds and the
best of every kind can always
be had at Riley’s restaurant.
James G. Ferrell, Lester Ho
gan and F. A. Johnson of Bates
ville were among the big crowd
registered at the Hazel hotel last
night en route to Hot Springs.
All kinds of repairing done at |
the Palace Jewelry Store. 58b7
The world can’t beat us on
high quality and low prices. —
Palace Jewelry Store. 58b7
25 per cent off on all cut glass
and china at Palace Jewelry
Store. 58b7
Sterling silver for wedding
presents at Palace Jewelry
Store. 58b7
premier
gould team baseball
season of 1909, is His nu
merous friends in '-he city.—Pur
agould Pr' ss.
Ferdinand Tonney, John M.
Glass and W. R. Harvey, J-. of
j Sv, ifton, were here this morning
| on county court business.
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With the best of instruments,
thp best, of material and a life’s
experience, Van Hendrix of the
Hendrix Studio is prepared to
meet all wrants in the line of
photographs. Call and see his
work and i ceive courteous
treatment. Telephone 353.
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last Wednesday, the 20th. Mr.
Marson picked 616, the oldest
328, next to oldest 335, next to
-youngest 241 and the youngest
210. We believe this is the re
cord-breaker for five people for
one day and is over a bale of cot
ton per day for the family. —
Booneville Progress,
Automobile Ruined.
I. H. McIntyre’s automobile
was burned near Stuttgart last
week. Mr. McIntyre Had driven
some friends to his farm and
left the automobile standing in
the road. The carburetor was
leaking and a pool of gasoline
was found under the car. When
Mr. McIntyre cranked the ma
chine the engine back-fired and
in a few minutes the car was
consumed.
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! If you were*to investigate the families who have ac*
I complished daughters, you would find that in practically
every instance a bank account is started for their educa*
tion when they were children. You envy such . people,
so will your children when they grow up unless they
have the same advantages.
ARKANSAS BANK & TRUST CO.
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NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
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SOUVENIR NIGHT_
' 1 Given With Each 15c Paid Admission.
Tomorrow Night
FRIDAY
_Amateur Night
With The Best Pictures And Vaudeville
•' ' '
Tonight
is Souvenir night at the opera
house and the best vaudeville
with the best motion pictures
ever given.
In order to keep this class of
vaudeville and pictures up it is
necessary for us to have patron
^\v|StjjL age, which we have been unable
to have since putting on first -
V - ■ class entertainments, but we will
still try to please the people re
gardless and at all times give
their money’s worth.
Hereafter every Wednesday
night will be souvenir night.
Three first-class reels of pic
tures and America’s greatest
yodler and singer, Fritz Otto.
A 50c Performance for 15c
ADMISSION 10c and 15c
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Little Chester Robinson cele
brated his fifth birthday Wed
nesday afternoon at his home on
Leona avenue. The little fellow
was host to twenty-five or thir
ty little girls and boys, who en
joyed the afternoon very much
with him. He was the recipient
of manv beautiful gifts as birth
day presents, and the afternoon’s
merriment closed with refresh
ments of cream and cake.
We are now serving the real
and only Sealshipt and pure oys
ters in any style.
64d4 Busy Bee.
Mrs. W. W. Campbell, Clee and
Will Campbell returned home to
day on No. 4 from Hope, where
they attended the Campbell
Johnson wedding and reception.
They were accompanied, upon
their return by Mr. Rupert Tay
lor of New York, who will visit
the family several days. The
bride’and groom passed through
Newport upon No. *8 en route
North on a ten days’ visit to St.
Louis and Chicago.
Winona Mills.
I am here for 3 days to deliv
er goods. Will take other or
ders to be delivered November
6th. Phone 226.
63d3t C. T. Willson.
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INSIST
When buying, insist that
you get the American Lady
corset (it means a better
figure and a more perfect
fitting gown for you). Al
so insist that you get just
the right model of
AMERICAN LADY
CORSETS.
Wolff-Goldman
Mercantile
. Company
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LODGE DIRECTORY.
Royal Arcanum.
Newport Council No. 322
Royal Arcanum meets 1st and
3rd Friday nights in each
month in the Opera House build
ing. Visiting brethren always
welcome.
S. M. Beattie, Regent.
W. C. Wishon, Sec.
Woodmen Of the World.
Pecan Camp, No. 3 meets 1st
and 3rd Thursday nights of
each month. Visiting brothers
welcome.
W. H. Bacus, C. C.,
P. S. White, Clerk.
Modern Woodmen. I
Newport Camp, No. 13674 j
meet 1st and 3rd Friday nights j
of each month. Visiting breth-;
ren invited.
Ben Bray, Counsel,
Jackson Lodge, No. 191 F. &
A. M.
Meets Second and Fourth
Tuesday nights of each month in j
the Opera House 'Building, Se
cond and Hazel Street?.
Visiting Brothers always wel
come.
H. E. Dowell, W. M.
S. M. Beattie, Sec.
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Barometer of Trade.
Smiles irradiated the floorwalker's
face. Business had been poor, but tt
was picking up for that day. How did
he know? Women were shopping In
pairs and trios. “They always buy
so much mpre,” he said, “when they
come in bunches. When a woman
,'hops alone she buys only what she
needs or can afford, but when she
hops with friends she buys what she
wants them tc: think she can afford."
Ready Remedy.
"What’s the matter with the kid
now?” “Husband, the lessons at
school are too difficult for him.”
“Then buy him some patent brain
food. And don’t come to me with
every little trouble,’’
Best Old Folks’ Town.
On the average there are nearly ten
thousand people more than slxty-flve
years old dying in New York every
i year. This is the highest proportion
of old folk ever recorded by any city
in the world. Now York Is the best
old folks’ town in the world.
Reaching the Ideal.
The vision that you glorify in your
mind, the ideal that you enthrone in
your heart—this you will build youl
life by, this you will become.--Jaioes
Allen.
Carrlee His Own House.
A German artist carrlee a portable
bouse about with him on his automo
I bile tours.
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Good Plumbing Gives Good
Satisfaction
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There is a good deal of satis
faction experienced in paying a
plumbing bill for first-class
work. A feeling of content
should remain. Nor should the
bill be excessive. If you would j
have these, get my figures on
your work.
Most Modern and Best Goods. j
Work Guaranteed. ——— 1
W. R. WHITT E,N
1 Phone 243 207 Walnut St.
To Automobile Owners.
I now have a first class repair
man and am in shape to take
care of your troubles at reason
able nrices. Phone 38.
29dtf J. L. Younger.
Do Your Clothes Look Yellow?
If so, use Red Cross Ball Blue.
It will make them white as
snow. Large 2 oz. package 5
cents. mwM
EVERYBODY—geng for free
sample of Success Magazine aag
the National Post—thl healthy
vigorous and sensible? American
home magazine containing thl
thrilling Oppenheim; §t0f2 »sa
“The Girl of the Thirty; Thous
and,” J. receive also our
money-, ’dvr agent’s proposi
tion. Pt .anent winter employ
ment for right persons. Ad
dress Cd, ulation Department,
SUCCESS MAGAZINE, New
York. 68b7t.
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