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<>PRose Eldridge is still
zck with fever.
Sale—My home in East
port. C. W. Best. 71btf
fajor General Haynes of Lit
i Rock was in the city Friday.
Nr Frank Thomas of Coffeyville
*was in town Friday on business.
Lace curtain stretchers for sale
or rent. Apply to J. W. Jack
son. 268d4t
Wolff Combill of Tuckerman
was in the city Friday to see his
friends.
Miss Daisy Coffman and Oscar
Randall of Russell are expected
Sunday.
J. F. Felts and daughter of
Melbourne were in the city on
Thursday.
Mr. Morgan, a prosperous mer
chant of Tupelo, spent Friday in
the city.
White river still continues to
rise, the gauge registering 5 feet
even Friday.
Six tons of extra fine cotton
seed for sale at $30 per ton. A.
Poer, Tuckerman, Ark. 45w4.
'irA'fa ic tc/vl 1 /"» 14'1 -fr\v* rhad
R. Hite, candidate for mayor of
»*~tAre-cifcy-<>f Newport. Ark. 68
Just received another shipment
of White Silk flour—the best on
earth—at Bowen’s Cash Store.
Mrs. R. H. Askew and chil
dren have returned from a
week’s visit to relatives in Bates
ville.
Walter Darling is expected
home from Little Rock Sunday
to spend the day with home
folks.
Don’t forget the special mil
linery opening, Tuesday, March
22. Misses’ and childrens’ hats
a specialty. 75-5t.
J. W. Jackson returned Thurs
day from Walnut Ridge, where
he has been on business for a
few days.
Mrs. E. R. Walker returned to
her home in Vandale Friday,
after a visit to her sister, Mrs.
Fannie Robinson.
C. A. Windau on Thursday
purchased at Hoxie a pearl
weighing 150 grains for $2,750.
The pearl was found in Black
river near Poplar Bluff.
Another lot of lace. 13500
yards more lace, 6 to 25c value;
all go at 5c. Will be on sale
Monday. Bowen’s Cash Store. 65
On Tuesday, March 22nd, Mrs.
Etta Merrill will be prepared to
show ,the ladies of Newport a
a first-class selection of millinery
for 1904. 75-5t
Miss Jessie Dunn and Mr.* J.
E. Mason of Batesville were
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John Thursday night, L. B. Har
ris officiating.
First spring opening of the
season, at Mrs. Etta Merrill’s,
Tuesday March 22. We are pre
pared to show you the finest line
ever exhibited in Newport.
Governor Jeff Davis spent
Thursday night here on his way
to Oil Trough, where he had an
appointment for Friday. He
left on the branch train for New
ark.
The first glimpse of spring
millinery will be shown Tuesday,
March 22, at Mrs. Etta Merrell’s.
Smart hats for jitreet and shirt
waist \veaj>»*^tl <correct styles.
FrankGullette has a good po
sition with the Mayo Grocery.
Company of Clarendon, and has
ordered the Independent sent to
bim, expressing a desire to keep
posted on the local events of the
day.
It never dawned upon us until
in the afternoon Thursday that it
•was St. Patrick’s Day and that
one should have been true to his
country by wearing o’ the green,
for the shamrock was everywhere
in evidence, but we attribute our
forgetsulness to the fact that we
were given a brand new Wood
button that morning and attached
more interest to it than we did
to St. Patrick and his followers.
Elza Lippmann was here Friday.
0. S. Lawrence was reported
sick Friday.
Joe Michael of Cincinnati was
in the city Friday.
Miss Mary Laird has been quite
sick since Monday.
Trainmaster Hobbs of Little
Rock was here Friday.
The Iron Mountain pay car
came in Thursday evening.
B. F. Whittaker made a busi
ness trip to Forrest City Friday.
We regret to learn that Mrs.
| J. L. Jones is still confined to
her bed with fever.
A portion of the long-looked
for town clock has arrived, in
cluding the bell, which is an im
mense affair.
Albert Drummond, who sprain
ed his ankle jumping from his
bvggy the first of the week, is
still confined to his bed.
Little Neill Phillips returned
Thursday from a visit to his
grandparents, Col. and Mrs.
| Robt. Neill, at Batesville.
Hon. W. V. Tompkins arrived
' Friday noon from Judsonia and
j was driven to Oil Trough to
1 answer Governor Davis there in
j the afternoon. He was accom
! noninrl Kir f inofoira Iahoq
Miss Aubrey Arnold, a charm -
| ing young lady of Newport, spent
; Sunday in the city, the guest of
j Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kennedy.
—Jonesbro Times.
Mrs. W. D. Burd, who has
been here, the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert McCreery, left Tues
day for her home in Little Rock.
—Black Rock Telephone.
Judge Allen Hughes is able to
be out, but he and Judge Fulker
son had already arranged to ex
change courts, and as Judge
Fulkerson has no court this week
Judge Hughes will have a week’s
needed rest.—Jonesboro Times.
Go to Mrs. Etta Merrell’s for
first spring opening, Tuesday,
March 22. No old goods; every
thing new and correct. Two ex
perienced trimmers. Prices reas
onable and courtesy extended to
all. 75-5t
We are of the opinion that
Poinsett county is safe for Wood
now. One hundred and forty
five votes taken from Davis’
vote of two years ago would lose
the county for him, and we be
lieve there are thatmany changes
in Bolivar and Scott townships
alone.—Harrisburg News.
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Best terms. Credit given. Freight
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O matter whose
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stick to them. A fair trial will
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is your protection in buying ready
| to-wear; as it is ours in selling.
Equal to fine custom-made in all but
price. The makers' guarantee, and
ours, with every garment. We are
Exclusive Distributors in this city.
$390 FOR LETTERS TO
ENCOURAGE EMIGRATION.
The Rock Island system offers
twenty prizes of the aggregate
value of $390 for letters relative
to the territory along its lines in
| Arkansas, Indian Territory, Kan
| sas, Oklahoma, Texas and New
j Mexico. Letters should deal
| with the writers’ experience.?
! since he settled in the Southwest.
They should tell how much money
he had when he arrived, what
measure of success has attende'
; his efforts and what he thinks of
-
that portion of the country in
which he is located. Letters
should not be less than 300 nor
more than 1500 words in length,
and will be used for the purpose
of advertising the Southwest.
Letters are desired not only
from farmers and farmers’ wives,
but also from merchants, school
teachers, clergymen, from every-1
one, in brief, who has a story to
tell and who knows how to tell it.
For circular giving details write
to John Sebastian, Passenger
Traffic Manager, Rock Island
System, Chicago.
NOTICE TO*TAXPAYERS.
I
I will be in my office from 7:30
o’clock a. m. to 6 o’clock p. m. to
collect taxes. Office will close to
balance collections and answer
letters. Books will be closed on
April 10th and 25 per cent penal -
ty will be added. Don’t wait un
til the last day or week.
Your friend,
R. W. Bandy,
Sheriff and Collector.
Newport. Ark., Feb. 22. 55
LIVERYMEN
FARMERS
DRAYMEN
And all users of axle grease
that want the best grease on the
market and that recognize a good
! thing when shown its merits, we
recommend our Golden and Cas
tor Oil brands of Axle Grease.
It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes
and 3 pound tin buckets. For
sale by all up-to-date merchants.
Ask for it and take no substitute.
It is guaranteed to have mo equal
for quality on the market.
WATERS=PIERCE
OIL COMPANY.
jack Herron
i For Granitoid and Stone Walks,
Curbing, all kinds of Brick Work.
Don’t fail to get my figures
before contracting.
My Work Talks For Itself
Parties wanting crushed Lime
Stone Walks apply to me.
Contractor
& Byi!der
Plans and Specifications
furnished on short notice
Ail Work is Guarante
jack Jone
The Crack Barber, keeps,
a neat and busy little
shop. Upper end of Front
street. Expert tonsorial
ists. Easy shaves and
the best haircuts. Our
work pleases.
“Come on, ye stubby beards.”
A. Mortensen has moved his
cleaning and pressing shop to the
newly remodeled building oppo
site city jail. 86dtf.
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McGee’s Female Tonic
and Combined Treatment.
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A double treatment, combining
' tablets for local use and a tonic for
i; internal use. A positive cure for
2 lamalediseases. Price, $1.00. Sure
1 and quick relief for weak, delicate
women. Sold by all druggists.
MANUFACTURED BY
The Mayfield Medicine .Manufacturing Co.
ST. LOUIS, MO.
j? $500 IN CASH
\ 45 CENTS.
With congress In session, and the presidential election next rear, every Intelli
gent mau will want a dally paper. If be does not care to keep posted himself hw
will realise that a dally newspaper Is a great educator and his children should have1
It The Memphis Morning News has reduced Its price for a eereiv-day paper, postage
paid, to 45 cents a month, and tn fHldltiou Is going to glTe
$500 IN CASH FREE
to the one of Its subscribers who makes the nearest estimate on the number of be let
of cotton received at Memphis from Sortomlier 1, 1903. to and Including March 1ft*
l'.K*. This is no lottery. The United States government permits no lottery, but doe*
not object to contests based on crop estimates, tas they are a matter of coujpsjtetlea
and judgment, and educate the people. Tire Morning News is a slmon pole and
honest Democratic newspaper, one month 4o cents, three months £L3S, Sfx month*
$3.50 and one year $5.00.
CONDITION OF CONTEST.
An estimate will be allowed each one pn payment of cents fbi one moutt'a
subscription to The Morning News or for one year's subecrtptloo to Tbs Weekly Ncjrs.
If you subscribe for three mom s. you get three estimates, stx for stx month* and
twelve for one year. No e«lini re wi i ix* counted that Is rsNhvd at 11s Now* of•, j
flee after midnight of Febru. y .J !!• 1 if <!,-sired, parties can send nape* TO thv'.r
friends and retain estimate & v t euiselv«i», and ran have one estimate n>r each month
ly subscription. Under nd co •••■> ; n can . estimate be changed after It l* re
ceived at The News office '. n estimate may be had each month, provided the U
cents accompanies the estimate.
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receipt of price.. Send for illustrated catalog.
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Make finished pictures on
Kod&KFlan
Load and unload Kodaks or Brownie
cameras anywhere. Develop without |
dark-room in the Kodak Developing
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KodaKs, - ■■ - $5 to $75.
KodaK Developing Machines,
66 and $7.50.
Brownie Cameras. * $t and ?2.
■‘Brownie ” Developing
Machines. - *
EASTMAN KODAK CO.
taea/ogrue at ait dealt* Rochester. N- f
nr by mail.
V
L • • i want to look neat, have
your suit cleaned and pressed be
A. Mortensen. In new quarters
opposite city jail. 86dtf.
For toilet articles 'fancy goods,
combs, brushes andJmirroi s« g°
to W. E. Bevens, successor to J.
L. Sells. OOdtf