J ABOUT PEOPLE—MAINLY. V
Xiilleatber forecast.
Washington, July I.—Forecast lor Ar
kansas: Probably showers by night Wed
nesday.
Huffman bakes bread every day.
Huffman’s cream bread takes the
lead.
Huffman runs the only bread wagon
Grocery. <3 19
Fresh tomatoes can be secured at
TLie Cash Grocery. 48 d.
Cheap rates via the Iron Mountain
July 3d and 4th- one fare round trip.
Drink Pepopbate for thy stomach’s
sake. Diamond “C” Bottling Works
Telephone 73-2 rings.
Miss Ruby Blackwood, who has
been visiting relatives in Koko,
Tennessee, was expected home to
day.
W. Ray Otey of Augusta arrived
Tuesday morning on a visit to his
cousin James Blackwood and to Robt.
Laird Jr.
Huffman & Son serve ices, cream
and cake and everything in that line
to parties and receptions at reason
able prices. d-298
Summer Tourist Rates—Cheap rates
to nearly all resorts, via the Iron
Mountain. For rates call on W. M.
Gregg, Agent.
Robt. Simmons, who has been liv
ing in St. Louis for several months,
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a visit to relatives.
“Africolor” and “Pepopbate,” the
latest drinks, delivered anywhere in
the city 75c per case. Diamond “ C’
Bottling Works. Telephone 73-2 rings.
Any two persons wishing a furnished
room with board, man and wife pre
ferred, call on Mrs. M. C. Lee, corner
Third and Laurel streets. Day board
ers also wanted. 41-d4w.
W. M. Fishback, Jr., son of Ex
Governor Fishback, was in Newport
Monday and Tuesday on business, but
his stay was made pleasant by old
University friends.
Joe Mahoney, v has been man
ager of the Newport Gas and Fuel
Company resigned his position Tues
day and will return to his former
home at Little Rock.
r W. E. Babb, of Fayetteville, repre
senting the Southern Lyceum Bureau
in this state was here Tuesday, with
a view to putting in a course of en
tertainments the coming year.
Pearls, baroques and
slugs. The highest prices
paid by J. E. TULLY &
CO., 14 Maiden Lane, New
York.
The young people will give a dance
Friday evening at the Hazel hotel,
which aside from the ball game in
the afternoon, promises to be the
only event to relieve the monotony of
a very dull Fourth of July.
On the construction gang of the St.
L. M. & S. E. railroad in Missouri,
three women are employed, and the
wav thev hump those wheelbarrows
of dirt and stone is said to be a sight
to make men feel lik» weaklings.
Lawrence County Telephone.
An exchange says a newspaper is
generally as good as its patronage
justifies. Think of this you kickers,
w hen you are telling around that the
paper of your town don’t amount to
much. The chances are that you
don’t amount to tie ar as much as the
paper does. Ex.
The little daughter of a pearl
hunter named Ballard, who has been
camping on the river above town,
died of congestion at S o’clock Monday
night. A subscription was taken up
by Mayor Grubbs, among the business
men to pay the expenses of the burial,
which was held Tuesday afternoon.
A Walnut Ridge paper criticizes S.
C. Dowell for his failure to land the
round house and division point of the
Iron Mountain. It is an evidence of
the materialism of the age, when suc
cess is worshiped above that spirit,
which brings it about and when
turned into failure is openly rid
iculed.
The arrivals at the Hazel Monday
were W. E. Babb, Fayetteville; W. M.
Fishback, Jr., Ft. Smith; Neill C.
Marsh, El Dorado; E. T. Coombs, J.
P. Adams, Batesville; W. P. Wilson,
L. G. Ryland, A. H. Moll, Fred D.
Whiting, J. M. Humphreys, W. H.
Hipolite, N. J. Verrett, Little Rock;
R. F. Heath, Russell; Mrs. Irvin
Menley; W. C. Swanwick, Carthage,
Mo.; F. S. Williams, Phosphate; Joe
T. Robinson, Lonoke.
Swiss and cream cheese at Huff
man’s. 53 dtf.
Huffman can bake cakes for the
most fastidious. d-tf
One fare for the round trip 3d and
4th of July via the Iron Mountain.
For your six o’clock breakfast
order Huffman’s light rolls, fresh
baked. 4-dtf
Miss Minnie Ross returned Monday
from a visit to her friend Miss Mattie
Gardner at Kenyon.
Miss Myrtle Gravett leaves tomor
row for Campbell Missouri on a visit
to her father’s family.
Mrs. Joe Balmaz and little son Ed
win are again at home, having re
turned Sunday from a two weeks’
visit to Batesville.
Judge Jacob Trieber of the United
States court will leave next Monday
for Michigan to spend the torrid term.
—Little Rock Gazette.
Huffman’s candies are the best on
the market—the three leading candy
firms of St. Louis and the leading one
of Little Rock, say so. 275-dtf
W. T. Powell, who secures right-of
$ays for the Gould extensions, was
here Tuesday morning on his way to
Penter’s Bluff from St. Louis.
Hon. Joe T. Robinson, the Demo
cratic politician from Lonoke was
here Monday night and left for home
over the Choctaw Tuesday morning.
In future 60c will be price for soda
water delivered anywhere in the city.
Cash on delivery. Diamond “0” Bot
tling Works. Telephone 73-2 rings.
Richard Riter returned to St. Louis
Monday night on No. 4, which was six
hours late. Mrs. Niemeyer expects
her son Cameron here to-morrow
morning.
The Iron Mountain| offers special
rates to the lake resorts by rail and
steamship. For information call on
Gus Coffin, Ticket Agent at Iron
Mountain. 40btf.
Mrs. L. B. Harris and daughter
^larrie leaves to-morrow for Quitman
in Cleburne county, where they will
spend two months, trying to escape the
hot weather of the lowlands.
B. F. Finley is in Finley, Tennessee,
where he was called Saturday by the
serious illness of his father. Nothing
has been heard from him since his
arrival as to the condition of his par
ent.
Mrs. Julia Kadie and two children
of Pine Bluff stopped over Monday
night with Mrs. Kadie’s cousin, Mrs.
L. B. Harris^on their way to James
town, where Mrs. Kadie’s mother is
quite sick.
C. W. Hammond of St. Louis, gen
eral superintendent of the telegraph
department of the Missouri Pacific &
Iron Mountain passed through Tues
day on No. 3 with General Superin
tendent Cotter in the latter’s private
car.
The Southern Hotel, of Ravenden
Springs, Ark., is now open for guests.
Lithia water for kidneys, liver and
stomach troubles. 112 miles west of
Memphis on the Frisco System.
Write for rates. Address, Manager,
Southern Hotel. 59b3m.
The arrivals at the Planters Monday
were Chas. Dean, Jonesboro; A. E.
Shoffner, Weldon; J. A. Lindley,
Harry Tinsley, Battle Axe; F. M.
Goodbar, C. C. Kirkland, J. H. Allen,
Ed L. Smith, Little Rock; A. J. Mar
tin, J. F. Martin, Mrs. J. Hensel,
Batesville; L. Lippmann, Olyphant.
A big rise in White river is reported
as a probability within the next few
days. Black, Current and Upper
White have been swelled by recent
rains and it is feared that some of the
bottom land may be overflowed. Old
river men however assert that no
such calamity need be dreaded unless
further heavy rains augment the
streams now rising. White river was 3.5
feet on the guage Tuesday morning.
Dr. E. R. £ong, pres ident of Arkan
sas College, was here Tuesday morn
ing on his way to Little Rock. Dr.
Long informed the Independent re
porter that he had concluded contract
with the Rice Lyceum Bureau for a
course of live musical entertainments
and lectures the comingseason. Cer
tain Newport parties are also figuring
upon a course of these high class en
tertainments.
SEND Your FINE
pearls & baroques
to the firm that pays the
highest prices, AS THEY
SELL TO EUROPEAN
MARKETS EXCLUSIVE
LY. J. M. O’H ARA & CO.,
34 MADISON ST., MEM
PHIS, TENN. |
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The NEWPORT
LAUNDRY
COMPANY.
Has the Largest Plant in
Arkansas.
Equipped with Latest Improved
Machinery.
Uses Filtered and Condensed
Water and Positively Guar
antees all work.
Give Us A Trial.
We Will Please You. Prompt
Service and Special Work
Everyday.
Out of Town agents wanted.
NEWPORT LAUNDRY CO.
W. F. Williams, Mgr.
1r. B. A. WASHBURN, |
Physician and Surgeon.
Special attention given to dis
eases of Ear, Nose and Throat.
Also Diseases of Women.
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Offices: New Watson Building, •
Rooms 12, 14 and 15.
Newport, Arkansas.
ASSESSOR’S NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under
signed, as assessor of Jackson county,
Arkansas, will meet the people of the
different townships at the following times and
places, for the purpose Jof listing the Personal
Property and Per Capita Tax for the
year 1902:
Bird township, Tuckerman, Friday and Sat
urday, June 27 and 28.
Glass township, Swifon, Monday June 30
Tuesday and Wednesday, July 1 and 2
Union township. Court House, Newport, from
July 7 to August 20.
Please bring along your deeds or last tax
receipts.
Given under my hand this 6th day of
May 1902.
B. F. SIMMONS
Assessor of Jackson County.
First published May 6 Daily Independent 6t.
Huffmaute kisses are the best, d.tf
Blacl^river is again on the boom.
Its yellow color will begin to look
natural to us if it lasts much longer.—
Poplar Bluff Sentinel.
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE’S UNION
Providence, Rhode Island, July 10—
13, 1902.
For the occasion of Baptist Young
People’s Union; Providence, R. I.,
July 10-13, 1902, the Southern Rail
way will sell tickets to Providence,
and return July 6th and 7th and 8th,
at the rate of one fare for the round
trip; final limit for return July 22
1902. For further information call on
any ticket agent Southern Ry.
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Special
Rates
account of
4th of
JULY
==via the==
Iron Mountain
Route.
Rate one fare for the
round trip.
Tickets sold July 3rd
and 4th good for return
up to and including July
7th. ^
Tickets will be sold to
all stations on Iron Moun
tain not more than 20®
miles distant.
w. M. GREGG,
Agent, j
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
(Oldest and Largest Bank in the County).
CAPITAL $50,000
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G. W. Decker, President, A. D. Bailey, Vice-President
R. M. Johnson, Cashier. T. D. Kinman, Asst. Cashier
Directors:—A. D. Bailey, V. Y. Cook, G. W. Decker, John T. Flynn,
Thos. J. Graham, J. W. Grubbs, R. M. Johnson, A. E.
Shoffner, J. M. Stayton.
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We thank our patrons for the past year’s business out of which we are
enabled to pay our stockholders their regular ten per cent dividend, and to
add to our surplus fund and reserve profit account S7414.99.
== Capital, $50,000 =_
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED, AND THE AC
COUNTS OF MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS
AND INDIVIDUALS SOLICITED.
Directors:—T. J. Watson, John M. Cook, Ben Adler, S. Wolff, J. O.
Taylor, T. J. Craham, G. W. Hurley, W. A, Billingsley,
B. B. Bond.
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Officers:—Sigmund Wolff, President; G. W. Hurley, Vice-President;
W. A. Billingsley, Cashier; F. A. Jones, Assistant Cashier.
FI RST SPECIAL SALE
OF TOWN LOTS IN THE CREEK NATION INDIAN
TERRITORY. NUMBER OF LOTS AND DATES
OF SALE AS FOLLOWS!
MOUNDS, about 187 lots, commencing July 7.
BEGGS, about 398 lots, commencing July 9.
OKMULGEE, about 367 lots, commencing July 12.
WINCHELL, about 299 lots, commencing July 16.
HENRYETTA, about 363 lots, commencing July 18.
ALABAMA, about 144 lots, commencing July 21.
WETUMKA, about 97 lots, commencing July 22.
FOSTER, about 328 lots, commencing July 23.
HOLDENVILLE, about 23 lots, commencing July 26.
These are the first sales of town lots in the Creek Nation which
enable the purchasers to secure an absolute title to the property.
The Frisco System will sell tickets at One Fare for Round Trip,
acconut of these sales. Tickets sold July 6th and July 17th. For
full information, write
J. N. CORNATZAR G. P. A., MEMPHIS.
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SUMMER RATES.
Searcy, Ark., rate $2.00 round trip.
Ravenden, Ark., rate $2.65 for
round trip. These rates in effect to
September 30 and return limit Octo
ber 31. W. M. Gkegg, Agent.
I
I)R. H O. WALKER,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office: Redman’s Drug Store.
Newport, - - - Arkansas!