[ •['STREET FIRE
jlL RUINS TWO STOCKS.
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J ' Early Morning Blaze Thursday
Destroys Building Occupied
By Mrs. Mattie Moore’s
Millinery and J. W.
P Jackson.
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■ v-,. Front street suffered a loss by
Thursday morning in
b auction of two business
j| UnitX J the partial demolition
, ^ D*aTieSSCMjc building owned by
*// Mrs. Cora W. Spencer Of Denver,
fJ | Col., niece of N. B. Wishon.
IMrs. Mattie Moore’s stock of
; v’ millinery was completely ruined
by fire and water, her loss being
| estimated at $2,000, with only
I $700 insurance. Her stock was
t invoiced at $3,000 the first of the
[ year, but had been consider bly
k reduced.
i J. W. Jackson is the next
heaviest lose", his stock of wall
paper, pictures and paints being
ruined. He estimates the dam
age at $900, and we are sorry to
state had no insurance. A por
tion of his stock, consisting of
oils, turpentine and paints, was
stored in an outbuilding to the
rear and luckily this was kept
free of the flames, or the confla
* gration would doubtless have
spread to surrounding property.
*• B. Wishon, who had an
m\ office in the rear of Jackson’s
store, lost his belongings, but
B the loss is covered by $250 in
A \ surance.
kJA The building proper was fully
A insured, as the policy of $1,500
j II will cover loss. J. E. Doherty,
i ' occupying the store of Bailey
Lil Bros., next door, sustained a
slight loss from water, but he is
H S* fully protected.
A Ml The fire was discovered by
Hp'J Baxter Watson at 2:30 a. m., and
Bt j it was at that time confined to
B 1 \ the rear of the millinery store,
but soon broke through the trame
^portion into Jackson’s.
1 The origin of the fire is a mys
Itery that will probably never be
solved. The fire department re
sponded promptly and performed
;heir work well.
The next contribution to this
column will be from the pen of
Rev. R. B. Willis, and will ap
pear next week. The Indianap
olis platform has been published
in this column in so far as it
deals with the liquor question,
but we publish the remainder of
that document in this issue,
showing the Prohibition party’s
stand upon other issues of na
tional importance.
POSITION ON OTHER QUESTIONS, i
“7. Recognizing that the intel-1
| ligent voters of the country may
properly ask our attitude on other
questions of public concern, we
declare ourselves in favor of:
“The impartial enforcement of
all law.
“The safeguarding of the peo
ple’s rights by a rigid application
of the principles of justice to all
combinations and organizations
of capital and labor.
“A more intimate relation be
tween the people and the govern
I ment by a wise adaptation of the
principle of the initiative and re
ferendum.
“The safeguarding of every
i citizen in every place under the
government of the people of the
United States of all the rights
! guaranteed by the laws and the
constitution.
“International arbitration and
we declare that our nation should
contribute in every manner con
Ij sistent with national dignity to
the permanent establishment of
> peace between all nations.
V “The reform of our divorce
laws, the final extirpation of
polygamy and the total overthrow,
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PELVIC CATARRH CURED.
General Health Greatly Improved
Pe-ru-na.
Milwaukee, Wis., writes:
“ I have been a sufferer for years with
female trouble, causing backache and
——^ at times terrible head
PEKFECT aches. I had also
HEALTH complications from
REGAINED. indigestion and heart
__trouble, so that I
often had to lie down. I took six bottles
of Peruna. I was then in perfect health,
was regular, had no more headaches, in
fact, my health is now all that I could
wish.”—Mrs. E. Von Stienau.
Kidney Trouble Cured.
Mrs. M. J. Danley, Treasurer of the
Rebecca Lodge, I. O. 0. F., writes from
124 First street, N., Minneapolis, Minn.:
“1 was afflicted for several years with
kidney trouble which became quite sei
ious and caused me considerable anxiety.
/ spent hundreds of dollars trying to
be cured, but nothing gave me any
permanent relief until 1 tried Peruna.
It took less than three months and
only ten bottles to effect a permanent
cure.”—Mrs. M. J. Danley.
Address The Peruna Medicine Co.,
Columbus, Ohio, for free book on catarrV
written bv Dr. S. B. Hartman
of the present shameful system
of illegal sanction of the social
evil (with its unspeakable traffic
in girls) by the municipal author
ities of almost all our cities.
‘‘We declare ourselves in favor
oi the recognition ot tne tact
that the right of suffrage should,
depend on the mental and moral
qualifications of the citizens.
“We declare ourselves in favor
of such changes in our laws as
will place tariff schedules in the
hands of an omnipartisan com
mission.
“We declare ourselves in favor
the application of uniform laws
for all our country and depend
encies.
“We declare ourselves in favor
of the extension and honest ad
ministration of the civil service
law.
“We declare ourselves in favor
of the election of United States
Senators by vote of the people.”
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DIAZ DASHES.
Miss Laura Clark was reported
quite sick the past week.
Chas. Bode and family of
Okane came down Saturday on a
short visit, returning Monday.
Wanted to know if G. H. has j
entirely lost out?
Nearly all the farmers are done
laying by and have their crops
in fine condition.
Miss Cora West 'of Newport
was a visitor to this city Monday.
Miss Myrtle Holden was a
Monday visitor.
We wonder what has become
of the Independent’s many cor
respondents? Now come on,
friends, and let us make the In
dependent the best paper in
North Arkansas.
R. B. Warner of Hoxie visited
in the city Monday.
W. F. Hurley is on the sick
list this week.
Among those who went to
Camp church Sunday were R. L.
Pierce and family, J. H. Strider
and family, Geo. W. Hackney
and W. T. Moyer.
J. R. Cox of Newport was in
the city Friday looking after his
business.
A dance was given Monday
night at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. W. Clark and the young
people enjoyed themselves until
the wee small hours of the morn
ing arrived. Those present:
were Misses Lillie Clark, Nora
Montgomery, Laura Clark and
Mrs. W. Clark; Messrs. B. F.
Hackney, Rob Stevens, W. and
B. Clark, 0. L. Roberts, A. Kidd,
C. West, Ed Stevens, George |
Hackney, W. Moyer, Jno. Fair
cloth, Bud Stanley, T. West.
Anyone desiring to know the
whereabouts of ‘ ‘Nig’ ’ will find
him at “Dad’s” house.
We think the young people are
taking advantage of leap year,;
for we learn there is going to be
another wedding soon.
If you want to see John turn
red behind the ears whisper
something about Pearl.
Well, as news is scarce we will
i ring off. We would like to hear
from the other correspondents.
: Yours, Uncle Josh.
WELDON NOTES.
D. A. Kimbrough and wife re
i turned Friday from Heber.
Miss Pearl McDearmond is
numbered among the sick list
this week.
Tom McNeice and Miss Cora
Parish of Newport were down
Sunday visiting Miss Bertha
Jennings.
Quite a number of our town
! people attended the missionary
rally at Tupelo Sunday.
Will Morris and Sam Berry of
Wiville are now logging for Mc
Kay & Wilson’s sawmill.
The two junior clerks of Mc
Donald & Bond are looking srd
as Mr. W. T. Sweat left Monday
for the fair.
Mqq TTolHr nf Sirrinorfielrl
Mo., is visiting her brother,
Esquire A. W. Kelly.
McKay & Wilson commenced
sawing and the boys will find
plenty to do.
We had the pleasure of attend
ing the barbecue last Saturday
on Horseshoe Lake, which was
an enjoyable affair. Those who
attended were from Newport,
Auvergne, the Island and Wel
don.
As the correspondents have
discontinued writing, one and:
two at a time, will give my rea
son: It is now the “Good Oldj
Summer Time” and too warm to j
hunt news, and I will “go away j
back and sit down;’ in the shade
for awhile. So wishing the In
dependent success, I shall watch
the weekly for the news.
Huckleberry Bill.
ANOTHER FIRE AT NEWARK.
Sunday night a serious fire oc
curred at Newark. The sheet
iron warehouse of Dan Whiting
was destroyed and the loss sus
tained was about $6,000. The
fire occurred about 11 o’clock
and so far as we have been able
to learn there is no clue except
that it was the work of an incen
diary.—Batesville Bee.
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DR. A. KELLETT,
Tito Ganoer, Scrofula and
Venereal Expert.
We make a cure of above without the knife or
or pain. We challenge the world for the radicar
cure of cancer. It matters not the size of your
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suggestion, we cure by a special written guaran
tee on our part. Please drop u» a card or call at
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We make a specialty of female diseases.
Yours, very truly,
A. KELLETT, M.D., C. S.
Newport, Ark
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