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VOLUME II NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1902 NUMBER 218
We have a very large stock of Clothing—all
of the very newest and latest in the art of tailor
construction. In order to reduce our stock we
have made great reductions!
Without doubt they are the most remarkable
values ever offered, even surpassing the greatest
values ever given before.
Thrifty people will be quick to take advan
tage of these remarkable values, so come early,
before the choicest are selected.
' Men’s Suits, made up from the strongest and
most durable fabrics—
Real $15.00 value— /w-v
Now only . ^AO.vIvl
Real #18.00 value— . q CO
Now only . 10*uU
Men’s Suits, splendid specimens Men’s Suits that are equal to
of modern tailoring, made from any made by the highest class
rich, plain and beautiful fab- of custom tailors—
ll<b Real 825.00 value—^ . Q
N8ow oT ^$15.00 ^ ^S-00 c^tecl lau2 g
Real $22.00 value— * E rk % Real *30.00 value- 00
Now only. 10.50 Now only .
BAILEY BR0S.
Great. Removal
..Sale..
The large increase in our trade has made it
necessary for us to secure twice the room we
now occupy. We will move about January 15,
1903 to the store room now occupied by Henry
hott. To avoid as much expense as possible
moving we will,
Beginning January 1st, 1903,
Have the greatest cut-price, clean-up sale that
eVer taken place in Newport. See circulars for
prices.
BAILEY BROS. Newport, Ark.
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THE BANK OF NEWPORT
CAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS, - $25,000.
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
G W Decker, President. A. D. Bailey, Vice-President.
R. M. Johnson, Cashier. T. D. Kinman, Ass’t. Cashier.
V. Y Cook, Thos. J. Graham, A. E. Shoffnep
Jno. T. Flynn, - J. W. Grubbs, Jos. M. Stayton.
pipe FYPFRIFNPF I8 an important factor in successful banking. With all
lili L LAi LlllLllUL due sense of modesty, we venture to direct your at
tention to *a brief review of the long business career of the men who compose
our Board of Directors and Officers.
FMIRTFFN YFAR^ Experience in the affairs of Banking in this community
ruuillLLll l Lrtlio enables us to measure and meet the needs of our cus
tomers. We solicit your account, and promise proper help in time of need.
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Eupion Oil
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When buying illuminating
oil insist on having Eupion, the
family safety. This is a double
distilled process, oil that is
odorless and absolutely safe.
If ^ou will use clean burners
and^wlcks and Eupion Oil you
will have best light obtainable.
The only merchants in Newport
that sell this high-grade oil are
Wolif-Goldman Merc. Co., W.
B. Chastain, Wilmans Bros., R.
D. Wilmans, Heiliger’s Union
Market Co., Martin Bros.,* Har
ris & Daugherty L. G. DaVaul
and 0. M. Bowen.
Waters*Pierce Oil Comp’y
Henry ©wen
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AN»
OCULIST.
'•VER BAILEY BROS'. DRV GOODS STORE
AN ELABORATE DINNER.
Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Watson enter
tained very charmingly a number of
young gentlemen friends at six thirty
o’clock dinner Tuesday evening.
Their hospitality would hardly have
been more gracious and refreshing
and the well-appointed dinner would
have won extravagant compliment
even from a connoisseur in the cui
sine art.
The round table about which the
guests were seated was beautiful in
deed with its Christmas tree agleam
with the light of tiny candles and
tinsel that reflected their light. The
menu was elaborate and the manner
in which it was served completed a
most elegant affair. At each plate
was a hand painted calendar, the work
! ofMrs. R. L. Bennett, the subject there
on being flowers and a bit of verse,
which was read in turn by the favored
individuals seated there. The menu
was as follows: blue points; bouillon
with toasted squares; baked turkey,
! potatoes, macaroni, asparagus on
toast, brown bread, olives, cranberry
punch; shrimp salad with mayonaise
dressing; salted almonds; mince pie;
ice cream and assorted cake; coffee;
assorted nuts and raisins; cigars.
The young gentlemen present were
Messrs. Claude Erwin, F. P. Skip
with, Alcorn Ferguson, John Stayton,
Percy Van Dyke, Drs. Owen Walker
and George Stephens, all of whom en
joyed the evening at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Watson and will always re
member how delightfully they were
entertained upon this occasion.
APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
Pine Bluff, Ark., December 30.—
Mrs. B. E. Benton, president of Ar
kansas division of U. D. C., has is
sued the following address:
To All Chapters, U. D. C., Arkansas
Division:
The Confederate Monument com
mittee intend to ask the next legisla
ture for an appropriation for the state
monument. And to arouse their in
terest it is desired to Bhow them how
much has a'^eady been acquired for
that purpose. This is, therefore to
request that without delay you inform
Col. John G. Fletcher, Little Rock,
treasurer of the committee, how much
money you have raised for the monu
‘ment, and where that money is,
whether in your possession or depos
ited elsewhere. This is desired so
credit may be given where it proper
ly belongs, and that the same money
may not be twice counted.
me committee uu not uesigu to
assume control of the money in any
way until properly turned over to
them at the proper time, and when
that proper time arrives you will
doubtless add a further sum to your
contribution, as it is one of the chief
objects of our association “to erect
monuments to the heroes of the Con
federacy.” And while we concede to
the veterans the right to direct and
execute, we, the Daughters, claim the
privilege to aid in and contribute to
this glorious work.
MRS. B E. BENTON.
President Arkansas Division, U. D. C.
COWBOY SMITH
WON SECOND RACE.
The local v'alkers, selected by the
Fire department proved to be slow in
comparison with Cowboy W. A. Smith
in the race at the opera house Tues
day evening, the last named winning
the ten mile walk by 2 1-2 laps over
his contestants.
S. H. Jackson won the first prize
silver cup and the second was award
ed Walter Branch, with whom Will
Chavey had tied. These two had each
walked their mile of the race in the
same time and had to walk again to
determine the rightful winner of sec
ond honors.
Only a fair house was present and
the Fire department were rather dis
appointed in the receipts.
SMALL POX PREVALENT
AT POPLAR BLUFF.
Health officer Dr. Johnson reported
seventeen new cases of smallpox
Tuesday, making a total of sixty-eight
cases in all at Poplar Bluff says the
Citizen. None of these seem to be of
a dangerous nature. Several parties
who have fully recovered from the
disease will be given their freedom
during the week.
AUGUSTA HOTEL BURNED.
Augusta, Dec. 30.—The Jones hotel,
owned by Mrs. Octa Jones and run by
Mrs. Bob Boles, burned Sunday morn
ing. Mrs. Boles had $500 insurance on
the furniture, and Mrs. Jones $500 in
the Planters’ Insurance Company of
Arkansas. The bouse was valued at
$2,500.
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AUDITOR AUSTIN DISAPPEARS.
Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 29.—On De
cember 17 G. F. Austin, of Pittsburg,
Pa., auditor of the Home Water Com
pany of this city, disappeared very
suddenly, and, although search was
immediately instituted for him and
has been maintained from that date
until now, no trace of him has been
discovered.
He was sick at the room over the
German Bank, and has been sick sev
eral days. These rooms are in charge
of the Metropolitan hotel, just across
the street.
Today the residence where Cora
Garrison, colored, lives was searched,
and the detective found a gold watch
and chain belonging to the missing
man. In the watch case was an in
scription, showing that it had been
given Mr. Austin by his mother on his
21st birthday. A silver-mounted hair
brush, also the property of Mr. Austin,
was found in the room occupied by
the negress, who is one of the cham
bermaids of the hotel.
She was placed under arrest under
suspicion of knowing something of the
disappearance of Austin, and locked
up pending further investigation. She
claims the articles were given her by
the sick man, and stoutly asserts that
she knows nothing about his disap
pearance.
Mr. Austin’s brother came down
from Philadelphia, and has been
probing into the affair in the hope of
solving the mystery. The Garrison
woman was seen in the sick man’s
room at 6 o’clock on the evening of
hiB supposed disappearance.
DANCE AT MINOR HOME
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The home of Col. L. Minor was the
scene of a gathering of young people
Tuesday evening, who were assembled
for the enjoyment of the waltz and
two-step.
Light refreshments were served
during the evening, of cake and coffee
and the music upon this occasion by
Criswell’s orchestra was unusually
good.
Those present were Misses Mary
Laird, Mary and Hilda Bailey, Nor
eene Kinman, Marille Dillard, Roberta
and Nannie Morrison, Lou Minor,
Claire Johnson, Gene Bandy, Aubre
Arnold, Della Bernstein, Jennie Mc
Cauley, Tillie Sprigg, Hester Phillips,
Janie Stephens, Emily Handford of
Batesville, Messrs. F. P. Skipwith,
Claud Erwin, W. E. and Alcorn F. r
guson, Jno. Prewitt, Frank Gullett,
C. D. Jones,-Daniels, Wm. Par
rish, Roy Dutton, Eugene Hirsch
W. B. Egan, Tom Dillard, Charles
Holmes, Ed Sprigg, Sprigg Foushee,
Mesdames Sam Taggart, Wm. and A.
D. Bailey, T. D. Kinman, Jr., Nareie
Minor; Messrs, and Mesdames C. W.
True and W. A. O’Neal.
ENTERTAINS AT CARDS.
Miss Roberta Morrison entertained
very delightfully the Smart Set and a
number of invited guests, at cards
Tuesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. J. H. McHugh, the affair being
in compliment to Miss Nannie Mor
rison, who is attending Hosmer Hall
this year and has been spending the
holidays at home.
Dainty refreshments of sandwiches,
salad, pickles and coffee were served,
the winner of the prize, a box of
writing paper, being Mrs. W. W. Mc
Minn.
Those present were Mesdames W.
A. O’Neal, E. D. Bracy, Wm. Bailey,
J. L. Sells, J. H. McHugh, T. E. Mor
rison, J. L. Jones, Gus Martin, O. D.
Watson, Clyde Wood, T. E. Allen,
Arthur Fels, W. W. McMinn, T. D.
Kinman, Jr., Robt. Cox of Little Rock;
Misses Mabel Stayton, Hester Phillips,
Mary Laird, Roberta and Nannie Mor
rison and Mayme Palmer of Brinkley.
DRIVE TO ELMO.
Owing to the illness of Gol. V. Y.
Cook, the directors of the Morning
Star Railroad were compelled to hold
their meeting at Elmo Wednesday.
Colonel Cook’s presence was neces
sary in order to secure a quorum of
the members with which to do busi
ness.
The local members of the board, J. J
M. and J. W. Stayton, and L. Minor !
left Wednesday noon in a hack for the I
country home of Colonel Cook, where |
the meeting will be held. J
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IN HONOR OF MRS. CLARK.
Mrs. J. G. Walker entertained in- J
formally Tuesday afternoon in honor j
of Mrs. Henry W. Clark of Chicago, j
Light refreshments were served and 1
the afternoon greatly enjoyed.
Those present were Mesdames M. A.
Dorsey, I. Sprigg,-DuVall, J. J.
Webster, Sam Taggart, L. J. Dills,
R. B. Willis, A. D. Bailey, C. H. and
R. D. Wilmans.
NO PAPER TO-MORROW. :
The Independent will issue no
daily to-morrow, New Year’s, the J
same being a legal holiday, and will
he observed by the banks, post office
and other institutions.
The Independent has enjoyed a
constantly increasing circulation and
advertising patronage during the past
year and would thank its patrons and
friends for their support and wish
each one a happy New Year, with the
hope that the coming year may be the
best they have ever seen and the
worst they ever will.
holiday’goodsT
Our stock of holiday goods is now
complete and open for your inspec
tion. Don’t fail to see the greatest
assortment of Christmas presents ever
shown in Newport. No trouble to
show goods. Come early and often.
I. D. Price. * 197 btf
LOCAL HOLIDAY
EXCURSION RATES.
The Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R.
R. will sell holiday excursion tickets
locally at one fare for the round trip.
December 24, 26 and 31, 1902, and Jan- ■
uary 1, 1903, limited for the return un
til January 2, 1903.
Warning Order.
Annie Newman. Plaintiff, j
vs. -In the Jackson
Maurice Newman, Defendant, j Circuit Court.
The defendant Maurice Newman is warned to
appear in this court within thirty day*, and an
swer the complaint of the plaintiff, Annie New
man.
J S. Jones, Clerk
December 31. 1902 85 w4t
DO IT NOW.
Have your w:ttch repaired at the
Palace Jewelry Store. 202 btf
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NORTH BOUND.
No. 72 Local Freight. 6:46 a. m.
No. 2.. 4:05 a. m.
No. 4. 11:06 a. m.
No. 12. 8:48 p. m.
TScJS... 10:50 p.m.
No. 8.v......ll:32j—
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 73 Local Freight . 7:00 a. m.
No. 11. 6:16 a.m. ■
No. 3. 11:39 a.m.
No. 1. 10:60 p. m.
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i'assenger weaves . 7:uua. m.
Mixed “ . 11:45 a. m.
Passenger Arrives 0:45 p.m.
Mixed “ . 10:15 a. rn.
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