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DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
District Offices.
For Congress:
S. BRUNDIDGE, JR.
For Circuit Judge:
F. D. FULKERSON.
For Prosecuting Attorney:
W. A. OLDFIELD.
County Offices.
For Representative:
JOHN H. KEEL
For Sheriff:
R. W. BANDY.
For Circuit Clerk:
JAMES S. JONES.
For County Clerk:
E. L. BOYCE.
For County and Probate Judge
J. M. JONES.
For County Treasurer:
W. A. JOYCE.
For Surveyor:
H. S. SIMMONS.
For Assessor:
PASSMORE WHITE.
For Coroner:
F. J. HARRISON.
Township Offices.
For Justices of the Peace:
J. J. MARTIN.
GUY SMITH.
LUCIAN B. HARRIS.
For Constable:
R. M. LAIRD.
J ABOUT PEOPLE—MAINLY. \
Huffman bakes bread every day.
Huffman’s cream bread takes the
lead.
Mrs. Gustave Jones will entertain
the Clover Club to-morrow afternoon.
The Cash Grocery is the only place
in town to get fresh raspberries and
blackberries every day. d36tf.
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Drink Pepophote for thv stomach’s
sake. Diamond “C” Bottling Works’
Telephone 72-3 rings.
Mrs. M. J. Kelly returned to Little
Rock Wednesday afternoon after a
six w eelts visit to her son T. E. Kelly.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W.'Rhodes are ex
pected home from Chicago after a
month’s visit with the former’s fam
ily.
Huffman & Son serve ices, cream
and cake and everything in that line'
to parties and receptions at reason
able prices. d-298
Don’t forget that the Presbyterian
ladies will give a lawn social at the
residence of Mrs. J. Brandenburg Fri
day evening.
Mrs. Lacy Tighlman returned home
to Little Rock on the noon train
Wednesday but expects to be back in
a few days.
“Africolor” and “Pepophote,” the
latest drinks, delivered anywhere in
the city 75c per case. Diamond “C”
Bottling Works. Telephone 72-3 rings.
Anyone wanting employment can
secure same at the camp of McCollum
& Bishop, near Grand Glaize, •SI a day
and board or 25 cents a box w ithout
board. b8B-2w.
E. L. Boyce attended the state con
vention Tuesday and remained over
for the annual state gathering of
county clerks, which convenes in
Little kock tms ween.
Samuel Powell, state agent for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany, arrived Wednesday noon from
Little Rock to attend the Wilmans
Phillips wedding to-night.
Rev. and Mrs H. E. Gabby returned
Wednesday noon from Conway where
they attended the Hendrix College
commencement, the former deliver
ing an address to the graduates.
Pearls, baroques and
slugs. The highest prices
paid by J. E. TULLY &
CO., 14 Maiden Lane, New
York.
Miss Beaulah Casey of Mountain
Home, who has been called the
“Nightingale of North Arkansas,”
was here Wednesday on her way to
Little Rock to atttend the annual
music festival.
The Sunday school of the Christian
church5 went picnicking Wednesday
down on White river below the
bridge. The Presbyterians will have
their annual picnic at Batesville next
Tuesday and the Baptists too will
probably have theirs next week.
The arrivals at the Hazel Tuesday
were were, R. H. Powell, J. S. Hand
ford, J. C. Yancey, Batesville; F. M.,
Martin and wife, Newark; Harry M.
Ramey, Chas. A. Ault, Chas. Watkins
Ed MoElwee, Little Rock; John
Baker, Hunter; Edwin Bcvens, R. S.
Jacobs, Helena; J. E. Moran, Shelby
vill; A. E. Kelley, Brinkley; H. B.
Jones, Kenyon; James Graham,
Tuokerman; Zeb Griffith, T. J. Raney,
Newark.
Huffman’s kisses are the best, d.tf
Huffman runs the only bread wagon
Grocery. d 19
Rock salt for ice cream at The Cash
Grocery. d 19
Huffman can bake cakes for the
most fastidious. d-tf
Lost—A black bicycle tool bag.
Finder please return same to this of
fice. d3t.
Judge O. W. Scarborough attended
the Democratic state convention this
week.
For your six o’clock breakfast
order Huffman’s light rolls, fresh
baked. 4-dtf
Ernest Neill of Batesville came down
on the local Wednesday on his way to
Little Rock.
Andrew Johnson and family of
Richwoods were trading in Newport
Wednesday.
Homer Buford and Ernest McDonald
returned Wednesday morning from a
short visit to Batesville.
Mrs. J. W. Jackson, who has been
very low with slow fever, is now able
to sit up, the fever being broken.
The young people now expect to
give their dance at the Hazel Hotel
Thursday evening and are circulating
a list for the same.
Huffman’s candies are the best on
the market—the three leading candy
firms of St. Louis and the leading one
of Little Rock, say so. 275-dtf
Lost: German section pipe, 21-2
feet long. Owner offers $1 reward
for information sent to this office
leading to its recovery.
In future 60c will be price for soda
water delivered anywhere in the city.
Cash on delivery. Diamond “C” Bot
tling Works. Telephone 72-3 rings.
Miss Jennie McCauley, who has
been a member of Miss Margaret
Rhames’ house party at Batesville,
returned home Wednesday morning.
H. Bernstein accompanied his
daughter Miss Hattie and her guest
Miss Josie Weisel to Little Rock Wed
nesday morning to spend the day in
the city.
The Iron Mountain offers special
rates to the lake resorts by rail and
steamship. For information call on
Gus Coffin, Ticket Agent at Iron
Mountai 40btf.
Any two persons wishing a furnished
room with board, man and wife pre
ferred, call on Mrs. M. C. Lee, corner
Third and Laurel streets. Day board
ers also wanted. 41-d4w.
Pearls and Slugs==Send
your pearls and s ugs to
J. M. 0’Hara& Co., Mem=
phis, Tenn. Best’prices
and quickest returns.
The arrivals at the Planters Tuesday
were P. It. VauFrank, Jr., H. J. My
ers, B. F. Lewis, Little Rock; Chas.
M. Jones, Hot Springs; Jno. Mc
Namara, Batesville; Tom Rutledge,
W. D. Burd, Black Rock.
Hon. John H. Keel, the sage of
Jackson county, and one of the mem
bers or the last house, is attending me
convention. Mr. Keel was renomi
nated in the recent primaries.—Ar
kansas Democrat.
L. N. Nouss and family and H. O.
Nouss expect to leave Saturday June
21 for St. Louis on a visit, to be pres
ent at Mr. Leo Nouss’ graduation and
to attend the family reunion to be
held on their mother’s birthday, June
'23rd.
W. R. O’Neal has returned from
Rector, where he met Lis friend and
former business partner, E. W. Mc
Pherson. Very little cotton is rai d
in that section says Mr. O’Neal, but
the wheat crop and corn prospects
were never better.
Mrs. L. H. Richardson returne
from Batesville Wednesday morning
and Rev. L. H. Richardson in the
afternoon. They have been attending
Arkansas College commencement and
the latter was detained by a board
meeting, as he is one of the trustees.
Col. V. Y. Cook, who do lbtless has
as many friends among the delegates
as any man in the convention, is down
from Elmo. He always looks hale
and hearty, and has a genuine warmth
of greeting that betokens the secret
of his popularity.—Arkansas Demo
crat.
A. B. Lippmann went to Searcy on
the noon train Wednesday to attend
the wedding in that city of Mr. W.
A. Mitchell to Miss Bertie Calloway,
Wednesday evening at the home of
the bride. A honeymoon trip to
Dallas, Texas has been planned, after
which they will return to Little Rock
to make their home. Mr. Jay Sprigg
also went down Wednesday morning
to be present at the wedding.
Laborers Wanted—Negro men
with families to work in saw mill.
Apply to Dr. Washburn in Watson
Building. b6t
Charles Wilmans, W. W. Dutton,
T. T. Ward, J. W. Phillips, H. B. .Tones
of Kenyon, James Graham of Tuck
erman and J. C. Yancey of Batesville
returned Tuesday night from the
Democratic state convention.
R. P.M0RRIS0N,
Architect and.—-a*
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Building Superintendent
Parties desiring Plans or Spec
ifications. write or call
on me at
316 Second Street,
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SUMMER SCHOOL
Knoxville, Tenn, July 19-July 30,1902.
Reduced Rates via Southern Ry.
For the above occasion, the South
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points on its lines to Knoxville, Tenn.
and return, at one fare for the round
trip, selling June 16, 17, 18, 28, 29, and
30 and July 11, 12 and 13, with final
limit for return passage August 15,
1902. For further information, call on
any ticket agent of the Southern Rail
way or write, C. A. Benscoter,
• Asst. Gen’l. Pass. Agt.