]ABOUT PEOPLE—MAINLY. \
When?
Huffman bakes bread every day.
Huffman’s cream bread takes the
lead.
Rock salt for ice cream at The Cash
Grocery. d 19
Miss Stella Lippmann visited in
Newport Thursday.
Mayor J. W. Grubbs was on the
sick list Wednesday, but is able to be
out again.
Miss Kate Harder went to Searcy
on the noon train Thursday to visit
relatives.
For Rent—Six-room cottage, with
bath room and large stable. Apply to
Baxter Watson. 392-dtf.
Wm. R. Stewart went to Searcy and
other points Thursday, where he is
figuring on building contracts.
When?
I)r. J. M. Jones went to St. Louis
Wednesday night to see his wife, wno
gets quite lonesome away from home.
Huffman & Son serve ices, cream
and cake and everything in that line
to parties and receptions at reason
able prices. d-298
For Sale: Good family horse, new
harness and well made run about,
at low price. Inquire at this office
for particulars. d-2-tf.
Henry Hutchinson came up from
Little Rock Wednesday night and will
return tonight after this brief visit to
his brother and friends.
When?
Little Matilda WJlmans, the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilmans,
who has been quite sick recently, is
irnTMtAiririer .nrr
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Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Watson returned
from Clinton, Kentucky, Tuesday
night where they attended the funeral
of Mrs. Martha Robinson.
Capt. W. A. Joyce went to Bates
ville Thursday on the steamer Ken
nedy which will re-enter the work of
hauling railroad supplies on the Upper
Whit
Mrs. E. P. Tetwiler returned Thurs
day noon from Galveston, Texas,
where she made a long and delight
fully pleasant visit to her sister Mrs.
W. P. Hammersmith.
When?
C. B. Kelley, president of the Kelley
Lumber Company, whose mill and
office here contribute materially to
the city’s prosperity, came down
from Chicago Thursday morning.
„ Fine blue grass pasturage in Rollen
Bend, $0.75 a month. Will be re
sponsible for any stock getting in
pound pen. All stock carefully looked
after and salted.
19d lmo. C. F. Deane, at ferry.
Pearls, baroques and
slugs. The highest prices
paid by J. E. TULLY &
CO., 14 Maiden Lane, New
York.
Miss Neill Bandy returned Thurs
day noon from Little Rock, having at
tended Maddox Seminary the past
year. She was accompanied by her
sister Miss Imogene who attended
the college commencement.
When?
The Southern Hotel, of Ravenden
Springs, Ark., is now open for guests.
Lithia water for kidneys, li'*er and
stomach troubles. 112 miles .vest of
Memphis, on the Frisco System.
Write for rates. Address. Manager,
Southern H otel. 20dlm
The arrivals at the Planters Wed
nesday were R. H. Cox, Hardy; W.
D. Burd, Black Rock; Arthur Neill,
Batesville; J. Wilkins, Jas. Menzies,
Markle; L. B. Boon, Lockharts; T. J.
Graham, Tuckerman; G. W. Gardner,
Hope; W. H. Goin, S dalia, Mo
The arrivals at the Hazel Wednes
day were W. C. Key, John McClure,
C. Biggs, A. S. Fowler, Fred E. John
son, H. C. Bateman, R. II. Frazier,
W. L. Kellogg, A. II. Moll, Little
Rock; A. J. Wirt, Pocahontas; J. C.
McGuire, E. R. Butler, Jno. W. Fer
rill, Batesville; U. G. Copeland, Hel
ena; Guy Branmar, line Bluff; C. S.
Choinski, St. Louis.
Mrs. G. B. Johnson wishes to thank
the ladies who assisted so kindly in
making her recital a success, Mes
dames Sells, Berman and Van Pelt,
also her pupils for selling so manj
tickets. Little Mildred Bernstein
proved herself the champion ticket
seller and Messrs. Bennett Egan, Ed
win Carter and Lyle Croft were alsc
of great service.
When?
Huffman’s kisses are the best, d.t
Huffman runs the only bread wagor
Grocery. d 19
Huffman can bake cakes for th<
most fastidious. d-tf
For your six o’clock breakfasi
order Huffman’s light rolls, fresl
baked. 4-dtf
Miss May Ward left Wednesdaj
night for Springfield, 111., where she
will visit relatives.
Hon. Joseph M. Stayton of Newport
who is a delegation all by himself, is
attending the convention.—Arkansat
Democrat.
Huffman’s candies are the best or
the market—the three leading candj
firms of St. Louis and the leading ont
of Little Rock, say so. ‘276-dtf
When?
The ‘‘upper ten” crowd are always
planning entertainments of some kind
and have a very gay social time. They
expect to give a dance at the Hazel
Friday night.
Judge F. D. Fulkerson, who was hon
ored with the vice-presidency of the
Arkansas Bar Association from this
district, returned through here Thurs
day morning to his home in Bates
ville.
When?
Mrs. I. D. Price and daughter Miss
Rina left on the noon train Thursday
for Searcy, where they will attend the
commencement exercises of Searcy
Female Institute, where Miss Katie
Price is a pupil.
Mrs. William M. VanPelt, who has
hfirtii viHitinor hnr rlamrhtttr Mrs. L. H.
Richardson for several months, re
turned to her home in Chicago Tues
day night, accompanying Mrs. R. T.
Robertson as far as St. Louis.
Misses Roberta and Nannie Mor
i'i son, the accomplished daughters of
Capt. and Mrs. T. E. Morrison are
spending the week in St. Louis, since
leaving Monticello and will return
home to Newport Saturday night.
Pearls and Slugs==Send
your pearls and s ugs to
J. M. O’Hara & Zo., ^Mem=
phis, Tenn. Best* prices
and quickest returns.
H. B. Ake came up from Dallas,
Texas Tuesday night. He says that
snow fell in Waxahachie, Texas
Tuesday, and the cool weather of the
last day or two can very well, be ac
counted for when such a temperature
has prevailed in one of our border
states.
When?
Mrs. J. R. Cox, who has been in
very poor health for several weeks,
expects to leave here Friday night for
Maryville, Missouri, where she will
visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
R. Jones and other relatives. We
hope she may have a pleasant visit
and return in the best of health.
When?
George Runyon, a tenant on the
Minor farm below town, brought in
bundle of very fine new wheat Wed
nesday, of which he has 100 acres, now
being cut, that will probably average
30 bushels to the acre. The largest
yield on record was in one of the Da
kotas, where 4S bushels to the acre
was raised. If this state would only
raise a diversity of crops, her con
dition would be far better off, is the
opinion of many well informed.
DYNAMO CARS
On “The Overland Limited” carry
expert electricians, whose special
duty is to supervise and see that the
electric lighting arrangements are
entirely satisfactory. Each sleeper
has 70 electric lights, dining car 70,
buffet, smoking and library car 40.
Observation cars, dining cars, buffet
smoking and library cars are equipped
with 12-inch electric fans. Electric
reading lamps in every berth. Elec
tric curling irons in every ladies’
berth.
This famous train reaches Salt Lake
City 12 hours and San Francisco 16
hours j^Jiead of all competitors.
If you contemplate a trip to any
western point the Union Pacific offers
you the highest degree of comfort and
luxury, with no additional cost and a
great saving of time and expense.
Full information cheerfully furnished
on application to
J. H. Lothrop, Gen’I Agt.,
St. Louis, Mo.
SUMMER HOMES*"
FOR SUMMER DAYS
I have full supply of the beautiful
“Resorts of the South.” Also manj
other booklets of Summer resort
literature sent free to any address
Write or call for particulars.
C. A. DeSavssuke,
D. P. A. Southern Ry., Memphis.
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Good Line Fancy
Trimmed Parasols
at
HALF PRICE.
Big Line of Corsets
at
HALF PRICE.
First outside cuts
of a line of sum=
mer lawns, piques
ginghams and
Fancy Figured
I Goods at
HALF PRICE.
P. S. Some few of
these are slightly soiled
n first yard or near the I
edges.
20 per cent off all
Trimmed Hats as
they are.
THE RIGHT PLACE.
Do You Suffer?
Whose Fault?
Your teeth may be bad.
but you need not suffer
We’ll put them in good
shape for you. Light cost,
slight pain. No pain at all
if we can help it. We are
careful to get right at the
difficulty to avoid needless
working where it’s painful.
Set of Teeth for $5.00.
Gold Crowns and Bridge
work, $5.00 per tooth. A
malgam fillings, 50c. Great
reduction in all classes of
Dental work for 60 days.
All work guaranteed five
years.
BLACK BROS
Painless EleGtro Dentai Parlors
New Watson Building, opposite Depot
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.
Henry ©wen
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON ANft
OCULIST.
»,VER BAILEY BROS'. DRY GOODS STORE
STEAMER JOE WHEELER SOLD
Captains W. A. Joyce and Stallings
on Wednesday afternoon purchased
the steamer Joe Wheeler from Cap
tain E. G. Riddell, who for several
years has been running the Joe
Wheeler in the Newport-Black Rock
trade.
The boat will be taken up White
river and used in the hauling of rail
road supplies above Batesville for the
White river extension. The Kennedy
and Buck Elk have not been able to
handle this class of business by them
selves.
LEVEE TAX.
The tax books of levee district No
1, are now in the hands of the col
lector.
Books will be kept open at the office
of L. Minor until June 10, 1902.
Parties failing to pay by that tiim
will be declared delinquent as the
law directs. T. J. Watson,
Treasurer Levee District No. 1.
By L. Minor, Deputy.
. — .———— -•i1l/nir:
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
(Oldest and Largest Bank in the County).
CAPITAL $50,000
---- -'.OFFICERS- -;
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.
We thank our patrons for the past year’s business out of which we are -
nabled to pay our stockholders their regular ten per cent dividend, and to
dd to our surplus fund and reserve profit account $7414.99.
____
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'---- 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. Graham, G. W. Hurley, W. A. Billingsley,
B. B. Bond.
Officers:—Sigmund Wolff, President; G. W. Hurley, Vice-President;
W. A. Billingsley, Cashier; F. A. Jones, Assistant Cashier.
UUi During the Summer to
||{| Eureka Springs, Ark.
j| J. N. CORNATZAR, D. P. A. Memphis, Tenn.
A. H. MIZE & CO.
©Manufacturers of
and Dealers in 'S'
Fine Photos,
Photo Buttons,
PICTURE FRAMES. ETC.
Pictures Copied and Ftilarged, any
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PUBLIC EXAMINATION.
Notice is hereby given that there
will be a public examination of teach
ers at Newport on Thursday and Fri
day the 19th and 20th days of June,
1902, to ascertain the professional
qualifications of all persons desiring
to teach in the public schools of Jack
son county. J. I). Neal,
County Examiner.
This May 28, 1902.
SPECIAL OCCASION
SUMMER SCHOOL r
Knoxville, Tenn, July 19-July 30,1902.
Reduced Rates via Southern Ry.
For the above occasion, the South
ern Railway will sell tickets from all
points on its lines to Knoxville, Tenn.
and return, at one fare for the round
trip, selling June 16, 17, 18, 28, 29, and
30 and July 11, 12 and 13, with final1
limit for return passage August 16, j
1902. For further information, call on j
any ticket agent of the Southern Rail
way or write, C. A. Benscotee,
Asst. Gen’J. Pass. Agt.
Great Opportunisms for
Homes in Texas.
The country traversed by
the International & Great
Northern Railroad, embracing
the greater portion of East,
South and Southwest Texas,
contains thousands of acres of
fertile land especially adapted
to general farming, stock
raising, rice, tobacco, fruit and
grape culture; trucking, min
ing and lumber manufacturing,
that can be purchased at low
rates and on exceedingly liberal
terms.
The Illustrator
and General Narrator,
a kanc&omely illustrated mag
azine, published by the I, & G.
N. R. R., each number of
which contains general and
specific information regarding
some county or section in the
I. & G. N. country,
Sent Free
to any address on receipt of
25c to cover a year’s postage or
2c for sample copy. Address,
D. J. Price, G. P. & T. A.,
Palestine, Texas.
Please mention this paper.
DR. H. O. WALKER,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office: Redman’s Drug Store.
Newport, . - Arkansas. -