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1: VOLUME II. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. FRIDAY, DECEMBER fi, 1902. NUMBER 194
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Copyrighted 1002.
WE’D rather you’d
see every other
store’s $15 suits before
you scan ours. Be able
to appreciate ’em then—
you’ll know that most
folks want $20 for as
much value. Their
goods aren’t overmarked
—ours are under-priced.
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High Art Clothes.
THE makers of High
Art Insured Cloth
ing keep any promises
that their garments
break. They claim that
you are entitled to the
last penny of value, so
they insure their goods
to you.
! SPECIALTIES 1
IN MEN’S AND BOYS’ tA(/i I
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■Ha Great Sacrifice
On Clothing!
Hx^ On account of the backwardness of the season we are compelled to put
a price on our Clothing that will cause it to move rapidly. For ten days
we slaughter prices unmercifully.
Hen’s Overcoats.
Men’s blue, black and brown Kersey
overcoats, regular 89.00 overcoats—
for quick results. 84 89.
Men’s light and dark gray unfinished
worsted overcoats, with or without
cuffs, straight or slashed pockets—
ten da.vs, 84.68.
Men’s long loose back overcoats
with cuffs and slashed pockets, regu
lar 815.00 overcoats—for ten days.
89.00.
Men’s all wool Beaver and Kersey
overcoats, regular 812.00 and 816.0C
overcoats, sacrifice price 87.90.
Men’s ulsters, good value at 88.00—
slaughtered price, 84.78.
-Men’s extra good ulsters with storm
collar, regular 816.50 overcoats—for
ten days 89.98.
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Hen’s Suits.
Men’s gray cassimere double breast
ed suits, regular $7.00 goods—for ten
days, $4.19.
Men’s gray pin stripe and checked
cassimere suits, good value at $7.50—
sacrifice price $4.98.
Men’s dark blue pin stripe and green
checked worsted suits, regular $9.00
values—a bargain at $5.48.
Men’s brown unfinished worsted and
blue flannel suits, $11.00 goods—for
ten days only at $7.68,
Men’s brown melton suits, regular
$12.50 values—slaughtered price, $7.98.
Men’s blue serge and clay worsted
suits, always $13.50—for ten days,
$8.48.
Men’s $ 5.00, $16.00 and $18.00 suits
to make them move quickly, $12.00.
Men’s Trousers.
$2.00 corduroy trousers—sacrifice
price, $1.39.
$2.50 corduroys for ten days, $1.89.
$3.00 and $3.50 corduroys—another
pair free if they rip—slaughtered
price, $2.78.
Good heavy black and blue cassi
mere and Kersey pants, regular $3.00
goods—for ten days, $2.19.
A big assortment of men’s trousers
made up to date in all the newest pat
terns—theses sold from $3.00 up to
$4.50—your choice, $2.98.
Ask to see these.
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H - ■w^sYours for Quick Results^^^=
. The Store
518 Front Street.D. CARVEL, Manager.
TIE MEAT HEMCTIIH SUE!
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Is now going on. We Must Make Room
for ©ur Big Line of Christmas Goods.
A FEW ©F THE BARGAINS!
I All wool Venetian cloth in all colors worth I
75c per yd. reduced to 50c per yd.
All $3.50 and $3.00 fancy waist patterns
reduced to $2.50.
All wool Albatross in all colors worth 75c
per yd. reduced to 50c per yd.
The Georgiana hose for ladies, the iinest
hose made, reduced to 4 pair for $1.00.
All W hipcord, Prunella, Serge and Broad
cloth dress patterns at cost.
All $2.00 fancy waist x^Gerns reduced to
$1.50.
All 15c per yd. flannellettes reduced to
12 1-2 per yd.
All plain and fancy worsted goods at cost.
All flannels for waists worth 75c per yd.
reduced to 50c per yd.
All 7c per yd. flannelettes reduced to 5c
per yd. ,
Fleece lined pique worth 50c reduced to 30c.
Come and see the great bargains we are
offering.
BAILEY BROS., Newport, Ark.
SNOWFALL OVER ARKANSAS.
EUREKA SPRINGS’ RECORD BREAKER.
Eureka Springs, Dec. 4.—The great
est snowfall since 1900 occurred here
last night. The local weather bureau
reports six and one-half inches in
twelve hours.
HEAVY SNOW AT HOT SPRINGS.
Hot Springs, Dec. 4.—A heavy snow
fell today, beginning at 5 o’clock this
morning and continuing until late in
the afternoon. Tonight the ground is
frozen. Heavy skies indicate a
further snowfall before the weather
changes.
SNOW RECORD BROKEN AT TEXARKANA.
Texarkana, Dec. 4.—Snow began
falling here at 11 o’clock last night
and continued until noon today, form
ing a white inantle fully eight inches
in depth. This is the heaviest snow
fall that has occurred in this locality
prior to Christinas within the memory
of the oldest inhabitants. The weath
er moderated considerably today.
SIX INCHES AT VAN BUREN.
Van Buren, Dec. 4.—About 3 o’clock
this morning snow commenced falling,
and at 8 o’clock snow had covered the
ground to a depth of six inches. The
weather then moderated and a great
deal of the snow has disappeared this
evening, yet in sheltered places the
ground is still covered. The sudden
change caused some suffering among
people unprepared.
WALLIS CONVICTED
JERNIGAN ACCUSED.
Paragould, Dec. 4.—At the second
day’s session of White River con
ference of the M. E. Church, South,
! the call of elders was finished and their
characters passed.
Revs. W. B. Palmore, S. Anderson, j
C. C. Godden and F. S. H. Johnston
arrived today.
The committee on the trial of E. H.
Wallis reported a verdict of immor
i ality and a suspension for thirty days.
A committee of investigation was
appointed in the case of James F.
Jernigan, who left his work, it is al
i leged, before the year was out.
Rev. J. 8. Maynard was located at
his own request. Dr. W. B. Palmore
| lectured at 3 o’clock p. m. Rev. S.
! Anderson preached at 7 o’clock to
I night.
MOVES TOWARD SPRINGFIELD.
Jefferson City, Mo., Dec, 4.—Secre
tary of State Sam B. Cook has issued
a charter to the Osage and Ozark
Railroad Company of Eldon, Mo.
The company is incorporated for
$250,000, and intends to build a line
twenty-five miles in length from El
don on the Lebanon branch of the
Missouri Pacific to the Osage Iron
Works in Camden county. The in
corporators are all of Kansas City,
and are as follows: A. F. Cox, W. H.
ninni.iv> g o_ n I
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Culp.
It is the general opinion here that
the fibad is a Missouri Pacific move
ment, and will be extended from the
Osage Iron Works in Camden county
to Springfield. The Missouri Pacific
has announced that it is ready to
build the Jefferson City-Springfield
line, and it is supposed that this is the
initial move.
SEPARATE AGENCIES
ESTABLISHED.
Paragould, Dec. 4.—The business of
the railroads entering Paragould
which has been under the manage
ment of a joint agency for the past
several years has been severed and
the business of the Iron Mountain will
be conducted under a separate man
agement, while that of the Cotton
Belt and the Paragould-Southeastern
will be conducted jointly.
The agency of the Cotton Belt and
the Paragould-Southeastern has been
placed in charge of J. A. Morgan,
with L. A. Hamner cashier, Arthur
Lineberger check and bill clerk and
Geo. Carry ticket clerk and telegraph
operator.
HEAVY DIVORCE DOCKET.
Augusta, Ark., Dec. 4.—The Decem
ber term of the Woodruff Chancery
Court, Judge E. D. Robinson, chan
cellor, presiding, is now in session, it
being the first court held in the $40,
000 courthouse just completed in Au
gusta. This courthouse is complete
with all the modern conveniences aud i
very elegantly furnished.
There are sixty-eight cases on the
docket, thirty-eight of these being
brought for divorces, thirty by ne
groes and eight by white persons.
The most prominent among the latter
iB that of Mrs. Theo. Malone vs J. E.
Malone, which was filed at the March
term, 1900, and promises to be still
further continued.
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SHOFFNER
MERCANTILE COMPANY.
The papers have been prepared and
•will be forwarded to the Secretary of
State in a few days for the incorpo
ration of a new mercantile house, the
Shoffner Mercantile Company, capi
talized at $17,500, though this may yet
be increased by the addition of an
other prospective stockholder.
A building will be constructed at
Shoffner’s Switch and the company
propose to do a general supply busi
ness. The officers are A. E. Sboffner,
president; Jno. W. Ferrill, vice-presi
dent; Ed R. Woodson, secretary and
treasurer. These officers together
with Jas. R. Davis and Sim Dean are
directors of the new concern.
The stockholders not represented
in the directorate are Walter Davis,
Will Shoffner and Gus Martin.
Ed R. Woodson, now of the Conner
Mercantile Company, Augusta, will
have charge of the store.
BONDS FLOATED FOR
ARKANSAS RAILROAD.
Pine Bluff, Dec. 4.—President W.
H. Langford of the Pine Bluff and
Arkansas River Railway has just is
sued and sold $25,000 in gold bonds
bearing five per cent interest, to
cover the cost of construction of a
five-mile extension of that road from
English to Reydel. This is one of the
best paying short line railroads in the
state, and under the able and efficient
corps of assistants selected by Presi
dent Langford, the earnings of the
company are showing a satisfactory
increase each year.
The Pine Bluff and Arkansas River
road extends from Rob Roy to English,
a distance of 19.06 miles, with
branches and spurs 1.06 miles in
length. It has trackage rights over
the Cotton Belt from Rob Roy to
Pine Bluff, a distance of 7.60 miles.
FILLING IN SOUTH SIDE.
That part of the railroad property,
south of the new depot, which has
been used for park purposes, is being
filled in and will be leveled off so as to
furnish a gradual slope from the track
down to the street. This improve
ment will not be carried out north of
the depot, so the roadmaster inform
ed the Independent reporter.
Division Superintendent J. G.
Hartigan spent Friday here, having
come in from the north and looked
oyer the work thus far accomplished
toward putting in double track. A
large force of laborers is being em
ployed in leveling the sand.
RICHWOODS WEDDING.
Eight Mile, Dec. 4.—Special to In
dependent.—Mr. Dave Norman, a
prominent young farmer of Richwoods
township and Miss Roxie Johnson, a
popular young lady of this community
were married Wednesday afternoon
at two o’clock.
The correspondent of the Inde
pendent extends congratulations and
wishes them long lives of happiness.
CONTEST CLOSES DECEMBER 18.
The word contest instituted by the
Newport Builders Supply & Hardware
Company will close Dec. 18. J. R.
Cox has offered a second prize to the
one handing in the next largest list of
words, $5 in gold. The name of the
contestant must not appear on the
list and no letter is to be repeated in
the same word. 194 d6t
NOTICE TO PATRONS.
M. K. Upshaw has leased the
property of the Newport Laundry
Company, which will be shut down
for the next weok for a few repairs
and the importation of expert labor.
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NEW NOVELTY REPAIR SHOP.
Clocks, sewing machines, tinware,
graniteware, saws, scissors, razors
sharpened. All work guaranteed or
money refunded. W. W. Atkins,
next door to Flannigan’s shop. 192d6t
The Palace Jewelry Store will open
in a few days with a full and complete
line for holiday presents. 192 btf
Jack Nelson and wife, who once
lived in this city but have made their
residence in Newport for some fime,
have moved back.—Jonesboro Times.
The holiday rates to the Southeast
this year via the “Rock Island Sys
tem,” Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R.
R., are unusually low, with additional
dates of sale and long limit. Ask your
nearest ticket agent for full informa
tion. tdl3
Sample skirts—Wolff-Gold
man Mercantile Co. 190 btf
Prof. Austin Woods of the Newport
Public School is in receipt of a com
munication asking him to announce to
the teachers that a fare of one and a
third will be granted for Association
meeting at Mammoth Spring, Jan. 1
to 3. At this meeting Prof. Woods
has promised to deliver an address
upon “Mathematics.^
Attorney General George W. Mur
phy left Thursday night for Clarksville
to attend the trial in behalf of the
state of the alleged murderers of
Sheriff Powers at the time of the cel
ebrated bank robbery at that place.
It is not a part of Col. Murphy’s duty
to aid the prosecution, but his aid was
requested, and having been a friend
of the dead sheriff, he responded to
the call immediately. The trial prom
ises to be one of the hottest legal bat
tles of the year.—Little Rock Gazette.
Division Freight Agent A. R. Bragg
of the Missouri Pacific returned Wed
nesday afternoon from Newport,
where he attended the celebration of
the opening of the new §10,000 depot.
“It was a great success,” said Mr.
Bragg, “and reflected much credit
upon the people of Newport. We
were entertained all day Tuesday by
the Commercial League of Newport.
The occasion was of especial interest
to me, as it was there, or rather at
Jacksonport, near by, that I began my
railroad career.”—Arkansas Demo
crat.
MEW THROUGH CAR LINES FROM
NEMPHIS TO THE PACIFIC COAST.
The “Rock Island System,” Choc
taw, Oklahoma & Gulf R. R., have
established through personally con
ducted tourist sleeping car lines to
California and Portland, Oregon.
The California car leaves Memphis
every Tuesday at 9:00 a. m., Little
Rock 1:16 p. m., South McAlester, I.
T., 10:50 p. ra. same day, Oklahoma
City 2:40 a.m. Wednesday, El Reno
3:40 a. m. arriving El Paso, Tex.,
Thursday morning, Los Angeles Fri
day morning and San Francisco Sat
urday morniug.
The Portland, Oregon, car leaves
Memphis every Thursday on the same
schedule arriving Denver 7:30 Satur*
day morning, Ogden Sunday morning
and Portland Monday morning.
J A 6K\J O S,-——
The Crack Bar&e"r, keeps a neat
and busy little shop. Upper end
of Front street. Expert tonso
riaiists. Easv shaves and the best
haircuts. Ofc,. vork pleases.
“Come on, yR stubby beards.”
JACKFERRON.
Back again in Newport and
Prepared to do all kinds of
Brick Work, . . .
Repair Work Promptly
Attended To.
Have Your
Clothes Made,
Cleaned, Pressed
and Repaired*1'" ^
Arthur Hunly
The Tailor on Front Street.
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of gas and gasoline engines, automobiles,
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