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DAILY INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
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On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
P ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
We are authorized to announce T. T. Ward as a
candidate for the office of representative of Jack
son county, subject to the Democratic primary
election.
FOR SHERIFF.
To the voters of Jackson county.
I am a candidate for re-election to the office of
sheriff of Jackson county, subject to a Demo
cratic primary, if one is held. Feeling that I
have discharged the duties of that office in such
a manner as to merit your confidence, and thank
ing you for your support in the past and asking
your help in-the future. If elected I will do my
duty. Your fellow citizen, R. W. BANDY.
V e are authorized to announce Snell Simmons
as a candidate for election to the office ofSheriff
of Jackson county, subject to the action„of the
Democratic party.
FOR COUNTY AND PROBATE JUDGE,
i We are authorized to announce E. L. Boyce as a
candidate for the office of county and probate
\ judge of Jackson county, subject to the Demo
cratic primary election.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.
We are authorized to announce John D. Neal as
a candidate for the office of circuit clerk of Jack
son county, subject to the Democratic primary
election. —
We are authorized to announce Jumes S. Jones
as a candidate for re-election to the office of cir
cuit clerk of Jackson county, subject to the Dem
ocratic primary election.
FOR TREASURER.
We are authorized to announce Dr. F. G. Smith
as a candidate for the office of treasurer of Jack
son county, subject to the Democaatic primary
election.
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
We are authorized to announce E. C. Water
man ns a candidate for the office of County
Clerk, subject to the action of the Democratic
primary election.
What's the matter with a
Union township Wood club? Let
Newport lead off.
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Noting our laudable efforts to
pave Front street last summer,
has made the elements more
merciful to our roads and people, j
Hereafter instead ot voting for,
and against license, the electors;
of the First Ward will vote upon
long or short walks for the top
ers.
Perhaps some Russian fired the
laundry of Li Hon, suspecting
friendship for the Jap. This is
casus belli. Turn loose the dogs
of war upon the Russian bear.
The fire company on Monday
night had a good chance to learn
what is meant by the Roosevelt
phrase “strenuous life.” Three
calls in one night caps the record.
The only way to accomplish
anything in politics nowadays is
through organization and the op
ponents of Davis, who are now
united upon Carroll D. Wood, the
only opposition candidate, should
organize clubs in every township
in Jackson county.
Charley Kratz, the boodler,
says that he is a bigger man than
Folk and boasts of his renown,
^he class who mistake notoriety
for reputation is on the increase,
but Kratz is the most pronounced
apostle of this belief the present
century has brought forth.
The Arkansas Democrat claims
to have been extremely cautious
in making election forecasts, for
fear that paper might be thought
prejudiced. No need of such
caution during this generation.
The Democrat’s prophecies two
years ago rise up in the memory
of us all to repudiate their claims
of forensic powers.
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Sam Jones says the women cif
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the present circumstances, when
the men have disgraced the state
through ‘ ‘the election of a whisky
bloated governor, ’ ’ to rise up and
say “Let us do the voting.” If
such were the case Jeff’s stock
would tumble like securities be
fore a declaration of war.
The sentiment against a third
term was too strong nationally
for General Grant to secure the
nomination from his own party
for president, and Jeff Davis is
doubtless coming to find that the
same idea px’evails in this state.
It is contrary to an established
custom and the case is made
worse against the governor by
reason of his plea for vindica
tion. Two terms should be
sufficient to establish the record
and reputation of any man, and
if Jeff has been weighed and
found wanting he has himself to
blame, for with this monster of
deception, the people have dealt
leniently, yea indulgently.
THE REASON WHY.
Mr. Editor: These two edi
torials appeared in your yester
day’s paper:
‘ ‘The man who, wanting a drink,
will not walk one block to secure
it, is still missing. General
opinion inclines to the belief that
the man who reallv craves a
drink (and it is this class which
prohibitionists would help resist
such temptations) would walk
twenty blocks. ’ ’
“The grand jury was in session
last week four days at Corning
and adjourned without returning
a single indictment. The states,
which were once accustomed to
laugh at Arkansas, must now ad
mire a people who walk so well
within the statutes of the law as
to make criminal courts unneces
sary. ’ ’
Two years ago Corning voted
out saloons and elected officers
that could and would see blind
tigers as they stalked the streets
or crouched in the corporation.
Before they were voted out the
writer held a meeting in Corning
during a session of court and
they had plenty of criminal cases
on hand. Crack this nut, and if
you wish Coming’s record in
Newport change your course re
garding this curse.
T. C. Mahan.
$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
to John Sebastian, Passenger
Traffic Manager, Rock Island
System, Chicago.
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Great trouser sale Friday and
Saturday, January 15th and 16th.
See ad in this issue. Star Cloth
| ing House. 19d6t
NEW—EMBROIDERIES—NEW
First of the season. All the
' new designs for spring 1904. At
Chas. Meyer’s Great Bargain
Store. lObtf
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FOR SALE.
Frame store house of two good
; rooms good location for mercan
tile business at Jacksonport.
PROGRAM OF EVENTS
For Meeting of State Travelers
Association at Newport
Complete List of
Committees.
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The Arkansas travelers, who
have selected Newport for their
first annual convention, have
mapped out the following pro
gram:
First day — Athletic contests
for prizes, band concert and ball.
• Second day — Mardi-Gras pa
rade, baseball game between
merchants and traveling men,
banquet and band concert.
Third day—Business meeting,
reunion, etc.
The association now has a
membership of 314. Its colors
are royal blue, white and old
gold, and the button adopted is a
reproduction in old gold of the
familiar picture of the Arkansas!
Traveler.
The following committees were j
appointed:
General amusement—J.Hirsch,
chairman, H. Kranz, J. B. Rus
sell, John S. Davis, Oscar T.
Knight, Harry Isaacs, 0. S. Law
rence, R. C. Rudisill, Ed McEl
wee.
Color committee—O.T. Knight,
chairman, Albert Mond, H. T.
Tucker, R. C. Branch.
Button committee—T. E. Bur
lingame, chairman, Tom C. Fain,
W. R. Crow, H. A. Thompson,
Frank Farley.
Reception committee — 0. S.
Lawrence, chairman, Ed McEl
wee, W. P. McDermott, Bob
Kirkpatrick, M. A. Stevens,
Walter Woods, Bob Cox, W. J.
Martin, Guy H. Brown, M. E.
Newbern, Ed Hippie, W. E.
Williamson.
Railroad committee — Tom C.
Fain, chairman, Jake Hirsch, M.
Bloom, S. E. Odom, H. Temple
Tucker, W. R. Lynch, J. L. Har
ris, T. N. Terry.
Advertising committee—J. B.
Dickinson, chairman, J. C. Ste
phan, L. M. Noll, A. W. Turner, I
Ed E Welsh.
Music committee—F. W. Far-1
ley, chairman, Bert H. Johnson,
H. T. Tucker, H. S. Spivey, T.
E. Burlingame.
Donation committee—Lee Omo
hundro, chairman, E. S. Thomp-1
son, John S. Davis, Hicks Mal
lory, John Regensburg, J. Aren
son, H. A. Thompson.
Mardi Gras committee—John ;
G. Russell, chairman, H. J. I
R’rara R C Rranph
Suits and umbrellas—Oscar T.
Knight, chairman, A. F. Bond,
Gus Frederick, Jake Hirsch.
Baseball committee—0. S.
Lawrence, chairman, H. Temple
Tucker, M. A. Stevens, J. L.
Harris, W. F. Flowers, R. T.
Bates, W. R. Crow, W. R. Lynch,
P. A. Stanley, H. A. Hawkins, j
W. B. Myers.
Official umpire—Major G. W.[
Bellamy.
Grand Marshal—Lee Omohun
dro.
Marshal of Mardi Gras parade
—H. S. Spivey.
The present officers of the
Travelers are: Wm. H. Barnes,
president; John S. Davis, first
vice president; Harry J. Kranz,
second vice president; John G.
Russell, treasurer; j. G. Burlin
game, secretary. Advisory board
—Albert Mond of Walnut Ridge,
Ben Cohn of Memphis, W. M.
[Jameson of Memphis, Jake
Hirsch of Little Rock, W. G.
Williamson of Helena.
I CANDIDATE FOR
COUNTY CLERK.
In this issue of the Indepen
dent will be found the announce
ment of E. C. Waterman, editor
; of the News, as a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
' county clerk.
FOR RENT.
Six room cottage, furnished.
Located on Laurel street. Apply
at this office. 16dtf
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For the news read the Daily
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Sweeping
Reductions
They can better be
sold cheap than car
ried over to another
season and during the
month of January
prices will be made
such as to make the
goods move* <£ *£
On Many Lines of Win- j
ter Goods in Both the I
Furniture I
and I
Hardware 1
Departments. I
Newport Builders' SS Hardware Co.I
Newport’s Leading Home Furnishers I
CH AS. R. HITE
Buys and Sells Farms,
City Property, Timber
Lands, etc., Money to
Loan, Farm Insurance.
Notary Public.
Call or write, No. 107 Hazel
street, Newport, Ark.
Will Pay Your Taxes.
| mall Profits
I and More Sales
IS THE WATCHWORD
OF THIS STORE.
Watches, Jewelry, Diamonds,
Silverware, Diamonds and Pearls
Mounted. Repairs a Specialty.
Newport’s ,*LEADING,* JEWELER I
r ]
I Palace Jewelry Store I
l 2f 2 North Front St. Newport, I
Surprise PriZGS
Given away to get the people to
talk about Bixler Physical Train
ing in Penmanship, the best
method of instruction in the
world—Saves 90 per cent of time,
etc. Merit Prizes, Surprise
Prizes, Prize Prizes, Sure Prizes,
Big Prizes, Little Prizes, Con
tingent Prize and other prizes
for little folks and big folk. Send
10c for Business Penman, 12
writing mottoes sample rapid
writing, skilled Bird Flourish,
and full particulars. (1 Surprise
Prize will be included, worth
from 10c to a $1, and a $10 prize
goes with each 100th 10c order
conditional. )
Prof. G. Bixler,
97 Ogden Ave.,
Chicago, 111.
W. H. SNETZER.
Contractor
& Builder
Plans and Specifications
furnished on short notice
All Work is Guaranteed
LIVERYMEN
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
tor Oil brands of Axle Grease.
It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes
and 3 pound tin buckets. For
sale by all up-to-date merchants.
Ask for it and take no substitute.
It is guaranteed to have no equal
for quality on the market.
WATERS-PIERCE
OIL COMPANY.
Huffman the baker is still bale
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BANK OF TUCKERMAN *
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We are open to the public for all business
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