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s' For Sale—Jersey milch cow.
Ira Best. 81dtf
Read the Daily and Weekly In
dependent.
For Sale—My home in East
Newport. C. W. Best. 71btf
Oscar Knight of Jonesboro was
in Newport Monday.
T. J. Graham of Tuckerman
was in Newport Monday.
The resurrected Easter bonnet
had a cold day Sunday.
Miss Mary Laird has returned
from a visit to Auvergne.
Dr. V. M. McDawell of Tupelo
was in Newport Saturday.
Sunlight Flakes. The latest
out. Bowen’s Cash Store. 87dtf
Norman Wolff went to Bates
ville Sunday to visit relatives.
Mrs. Addie Willis of Augusta
came up Monday for a visit to
friends.
Nathan Adler and Robert Neill
of Batesville spent Sunday in
Newport.
The St. Paul’s Parish will have
its annual parish meeting Mon
day night._
W. A. Oldfield was here from
Batesville Sunday night and Mon
day morning.
Mrs. 0. D. Watson will enter
tain the Whist club Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o’clock.
Mrs. E. R. Beane of Russell
spent Sunday with her daughter,
Mrs. J. H. McHugh.
Dr. J. C. Minor of Hot Springs
spent Easter with the family of
his brother, L. Minor.
Henry Schott has sold his home
on Hazel street to L. Minor, and
it is now for sale or renf.
Six tons of extra 'fine cotton
seed for sale at $£0 per ton. A.
Poer, Tuckermah, Ark. 45w4.
Tom Dillard'went to Batesville
Monday to-attend a dance, given j
by the young men of that city.
Yoijfr vote is solicited for Chas.
E/Bite, candidate for mayor of
the city of Newport. Ark. 68
A. Mortensen has moved his
cleaning and pressing shop to the
newly remodeled building oppo
site city jail. 86dtf.
Miss Belle Troupe, an accom-1
plished young lady of Nashville,!
Tenn., is the guest of Miss Ma-:
bel Stayton.
The Newport Relief Society will j
meet Tuesday afternoon at the
residence of Mrs. Charles Wil
mans, at 3 o’clock.
T-f vnn want to look neat, have
your suit cleaned and pressed be;
A. Mortensen. In new quarters
opposite city jail. 86dtf.
Eugene Hirsch came up from
Little Rock Saturday to spend
Easter at home. He is attend
ing Arkansas Military college.
P. V. Ferguson left Sunday for
Little Rock, where he will be
employed by the Wells Fargo
Express Co. His wife will join
him in a few weeks.
Miss Josie Forbes, who has
charge of the orphans' home at
Batesville, spent Saturday night
in Newport on her way to Beebe
to visit her mother.
Sunday afternoon a Mogul en
gine passed west on the Iron
Mountain tracks with a train of
seventy freight cars and a ca
boose trailing in her wake.
Ernest McDonald, who has
been in the employ of Wolff-Gold
man, has accepted a position with
the Bracy Confectionery Com
pany and entered upon his duties
Monday.
E. S. Barry of Springfield, Mo.,
is in the city. Mr. Barry comes
as the successor to Geo. A. Ste
phens as manager of the local
business of the Martin Bros.
Piano Company of Springfield,
Mo.
Sheriff Morgan of Independ
ence county was here Sunday
with five prisoners en route to
the penitentiary at Little Rock.
One of the prisoners was the
man who so murderously at
tacked Ed Summers, the timber,
p||.man, about a month ago.
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W. P. McDermott of Bates
ville was in the city Sunday.
The city election comes off to
morrow and the candidates are
all busy today.
Farley Price went to Little
Rock Saturday to spend Sunday
with his family.
Capt. J. H. McHugh took the
Batesville branch run out as con
ductor Monday morning.
T. M. Bell left Monday for a
week’s canvass of the county in
the interest of his insurance
business.
Joe Pennington came up from
| Little Rock Sunday night and
| went out on the branch Monday
| morning.
| B. H. Lumpkin has purchased
j the Hotel Brownell at Bald Knob
and will assume the management
on Saturday, April 9. 91d2w
Anyone desiring a trained
nurse can find one at corner of
Third and Vine streets. Mrs.
A. E. Clark. 84d4w
The train service on- the Iron
Mountain is gradually improving
and it is expected that the regu
lar schedule will be resumed by
Wednesday.
The churches of the city were
unusually well attended Sunday,
the Easter services and special
musical programs proving very
attractive.
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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
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EXCURSION TICKETS eighty I
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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.
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CORSETS.
Why do we say Easter Corsets?
Because your Easter costume
worn over an ill-fitting Corset
spoils the beauty2 of your cos
tume.
Upon the Corset depends all.
Be fit in a W. B. and you know
| you are all right.
! See Easter Display in Show
I Windows.
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Parties desiring good
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Lower end of Laurel St.
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$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, what1
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, I
and will be used for the purpose
of advertising the Southwest.
Letters are desired not only!
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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
to John Sebastian, Passenger
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
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I will be in my office from 7:30
o’clock a. m. to 6 o’clock p. m. to1
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
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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
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It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes
and 3 pound tin buckets. For
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Ask for it and take no substitute.
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Don’t fail to get my figures
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My Work Talks For Itself
Parties wanting crushed Lime
Stone Walks apply to me.
W. H. SNETZER.
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Plans and Specifications
furnished on short notice
A3S Work is Guaranteed
Jaek Jones
The Crack Barber, keeps
a neat and busy little
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ists. Easy shaves and
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“Come on, ye stubby beards.”
TRY THE
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When you want good
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Leave orders with
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Local Agents.
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Physician, Surgeon
And Oculist.
Office - - Sells’ Drug Store.
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