] f SALE!
AT CHAS. MEYERS GREAT BARGAIN STORE. ' ]
=Prices That Tell the Tale.- ^
Calico Dress Styles - - - 3^C Brown Domestic, yard wide - 4>C Apron Ginghams Blue & Brown Checks 4C J
...■■■. ' ii; Amount You Want; Nothing Held Back. I
_CLOTHING CUT TO PIECES._J
Pants that were. $2.50, now - - $1.10 Pants that were $3.50. now - - $ 1.90 Pants that were $4.50. now - - $2-25 Jj
Men's Suits that were $10, now - $5-85 Men’s Suits that were $12.50, now $7.40 Men’s Suits that were $13*00, now $8.80| I
- Dump Sale Means CUT PRCES on Every Article in the House. ——— \
Ladies’Shirt Waists, plain white and colored, ICrr INDIA LINEN, GOOD QUALITY, 3Ir DRESS LAWNS, FAST COLORS, #^C i
worth 75c to $*, Dump Sale, ^s \ v
— yhnr bargains that will Make You Shiver...
75 pairs Ladies’ Fine Slippers, Sandals and Ox- | 4 C jy[en»s Shoes, Yici Kid, worth $2.00, row I 1 11 Ladies’ Shoes that were $2.00, now IIS
fords, sizes 3£ to 5, worth $2.50 to $4.00, 1 .UU _* * ** %
. DUMP SALE BEGINS THURSO A Y, JUNE 9 th. —
Come and See what a Great Saving' the Dump Sale Means to You.
CHARLES MEYER'S -GREAT BARGAIN STORE.
THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY h. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
|For Representative,
JOHN H. KEEL.
County Judire,
E. L. BOYCE.
CircuitTClerk.
J. D. NEAL.
County Clerk,
GEO. A. LOCKARD.
Sheriff.
H. S. SIMMONS.
Treasurer.
DR. F. G. SMITH.
Assessor.
R. L. CONDITT.
Surveyor.
W. A. BOWMAN.
(Coroner,
F. J. HARRISON.
Constable—Union Township.
W. H. CAROUTHERS.
Justice of the Peace.
GUY SMITH.
FOREST DILLARD.
POLICE CHIEF
KILLED NEGRO.
A Drunken Waiter at Eureka
Springs Refused Order From
Officer to Be Good With
Fatal Results.
Eureka Springs, June 10.—
Chief of Police Rush Hudgen to
day shot and fatally wounded S.
M. Butcher, a negro waiter em
ployed in the Crescent hotel,
while the latter was drunk and
abusive.
When the officer ordered the
negro to desist the latter made
an attempt to strike the former
with a heavy plank, but the offi
cer fired too quickly, the bullet
passing through the board and
the negro’s left side below the
heart.
The negro died tonight. Chief
Hudgen was exonerated by (he
coroner’s jury.
Butcher was known as the star
cake walker of the Crescent
hotel waiters.
Don’t forget that R. C. Wal
lace is getting new goods on
every train. The same old stand, j
Bevens’ drug store. 36dtf
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STEWART CHOSEN
FIRST VICE PRESIDENT.
Catalogue Houses the Subject of
Strong Resolutions Adopted
By Retail Hardware Deal
ers’ Association.
Little Rock, June 11.—The Ar
kansas Retail Hardware Dealers’
Association yesterday took a
strong stand against the cata
logue houses and adopted resolu
tions pledging the members in
every case to meet the prices
made by the catalogue houses.
The discussion of this question
was the chief feature of the fore
noon session. In the afternoon
officers were elected for the com
ing year and a large amount of
business was transacted by the
association.
The new officers, who were
elected unanimously upon the
recommendation of the nominat
ing committee, are:
President — Hamp Williams,
Hot Springs.
First Vice President—T. B.
Stewart, Newport.
Second Vice President — R. P.
a'i_^ n i
vT i ci I let iii, i 1'iuac.
Secretary and Treasurer—C.
E. Taylor, Little Rock.
Executive Committee—J. F.
Maxey. Ozark; ,1. A. Plummer,
Marianna; R. P. Allen, Van
Buren; J. L. Davis, Magnolia,!
one year each; Frank P. Gregg,
Little Rock; C. T. Rosenthal,
Batesville; J. M. Pittmann. Pres
cott, two years each.
C. E. Taylor of Little Rock
was selected as a delegate to the
national convention.
NINE MILLION ACRES
Government lands for homestead
ers in western Nebraska near the
Union Pacific railroad in section
lots of (>40 acres for almost noth
ing. The salubrity of these lands
is something remarkable. Dis
tance from railroad is three to
thirty miles. There will be a
grand rush of homesteaders. This j1
is the last distribution of free
homes the United States gov- (
ernment will ever make in Ne
braska. Write for pamphlet
telling how the lands can be ac
quired, when entry should be
made, and other information.
Free upon application to any
Union Pacific agent or J. H.
Lothrop, G. A., 903 Olive street,
St. Louis, Mo. june25
LETTER TO MR. R. F. DRUM
MOND, NEWPORT, ARK.
Dear Sir; Good yarn: How
we got our agent at Delhi, N. Y.
Gladstone & Paine were agents
for--, we mustn’t
tell names. We wanted ’em.
Paine was painting his _ big Colo
nial house. Said it took 10 gal
lons of white for the trim.
We sent him ten gallons and
said: if you get it all on, no pay;
if you have any left, return it
and pay for the rest. Agreed.
He returned four gallons and
and took the agency. Four or five
years ago. He knows now that
his old paint was and is adulter
ated; that’s why it took ten gal
lons to equal six of ours.
Go by the name; there is but
one name to go by; Devoe lead
and-zinc.
Yours truly,
F. \V. Devoe & Co.,
98 New York and Chicago.
TO OUR POLICY HOLDERS.
The recent fire has emphasized
the fact that too much care can
not be exercised in the use and
storage of gasoline.
Where a gasoline stove is kept
it is absolutely necessary that a
permit for same be attached to
your policies of fire insurance.
No charge is made for these
permits and as we cannot always
know that you have these stoves
we request that you look over
your policies and bring them to
us for endorsement, if required.
Phillips & Ferguson Agency.
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If nothing in stock suits, will
)rder by telegraph anything
vanted in way of wedding pres
?nts. R. C. Wallace. 54dtf c
EXCURSION TO COTTER
SUNDAY, JUNE 12.
$2.50 round trip. The Iron
Mountain will run a special train
to Cotter Sunday, June 12, leav
ing Newport at 8 a. m., arriving
Cotter 1 p. m. Leave Cotter at
4 p. m., and arrive at Newport
at 8:30 p. m. Take your lunch
with you and prepare to enjoy
yourselves. The track has been
laid across the new bridge and
through the tunnel and every
body will have a chance to go
through the great tunnel. Tick
ets will be on sale one week in
advance at the Iron Mountain
ticket office. Secure your tickets
early and have your seats re
served free. This is to be an
other first-class excursion, per
sonally conducted.
37td Thos. H. Reamey, Agt.
WORLD’S FAIR RATES.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
St. Louis, April 30th to Decem
ber 1, 1904. Rate for ten day
excursion ticket will be one fare
and one-fifth for the round trip.
Tickets on sale daily April 27th
to November 30, 1904. Rate for
sixty day excursion ticket one
fare and one-third for the round
trip. Tickets on sale April 25th
to Nov. 20th. Rate for season
EXCURSION TICKETS eighty
per cent, of double the standard
one way fare for the round trip.
Tickets on sale daily April 15th
to Nov. 15th, Final return limit
Dec 15, 1904.
Thos. H. Reamey. Agt.
CONFEDERATE VET
ERANS’ REUNION
Nashville, Tenn., June 14-16.
The Rock Island railway will sell
you round trip tickets to Nash
ville for $7.75. Dates of sale
June 10-13, final limit of return
July 18th. Extension of tickets
can be had until July 10.
This train will be under the
personal charge of Mr. James
Harris, D. P. A., to insure the
best of service and accommoda
tions.
The train on June 13th will
mnect at Brinkley with the
Little Rock delegation and will
be a through train. For further
information call on
tj 13 R. Thompson, Agt.
$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
Mexico. Letters should deal
with the writers’ experiences
since he settled in the Southwest.
They should tell how much money
he had when he arrived, what
measure of success has attended
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
one, in brief, who has a story to
tell and who knows how to tell it.
For circular giving details write
i to John Sebastian, Passenger
Traffic Manager, Rock Island
System, Chicago.
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL1
Dentist
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Successor to Black Bros.
Office: Watson Building
Rooms 1, and 3.
j TELEPHONE NO. 31. ,
Newport, - Arkansas.
DR. IRA H. ERWIN
EYE, EAR, NOSE
AND THROAT. .
OFFICE-8 and 9
Wishon Building
NEWPORT, ARK.
Read the Independent for the
news. '
Correct Clothes for Men I
ITYLE is essential *1
in clothes, but
it’s not everyI
thing. How they*®*’' '
fit you and wear
are equally im
portant. This
domigfctiin;&.B/£c6. label
^pd benjamin s(»
MAKERS NEW YORK
on your clothes is an assurance
that you will be correctly attired,
that they will fit you as perfectly
as though made to your measure,
and give you the same wear as
expensive custom-mades.
Equal to fine custom-made in all but
price. The makers’ guarantee, and
ours, with every garment. We are
Exclusive Distributors in this city.
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
ST. L.. I. M. & S. RAILWAY.
NORTH BOUND. *
No. 72, Local Freight. 12:20 p. m
No. 2. 4:25 a.m.
No. 4. 10:40 .a m.
No. 12. 8:43 p. m.
No. 6. 10:45 p. m. ^
No. 18. 11:14 p. m.
No. 20. ..12:08 p.m
No. 8.10:55 a. m.
SOUTH BOUND. A
Vo. 73, Local Freight. 7:30 a.m. ^ t
No. 17. .. 5:30 a. ra.
No. 5. 4:43 a. m.
No. 11. .. 6:f>a.-n.
No. 3. 4.45 p. m.
No. 1. 10145 p. m.
No. 21. . (1:57 a.m.
No. 7.11:38 a. m.
BATESVILLE BRANCH. I
Passenger Leaves. 7:05 a. m
Mixed “ . 11:45 a. m.
Passenger Arrives./ 8:30 p. m.
Mixed “ .,10:15 a. m.
ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM./
Passenger Arrives. 2:20 p. m.
Passenger Departs. 3:15 p. m.
Local Freight Departs. 6:3o a. m..
On Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
J. M. Robinson,
M. D., Oph. D.
Eye, Ear, Nose,
Throat and Lungs.
NEWPORT, ARK.
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