( THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - ARKANSAS.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
For Representative,
JOHN H. KEEI.
.County Judge,
E. L. BOYCE,
Circuit Clerk,
J. D. NEAL.
County Clerk,
GEO. A. LOCKARD.
Sheriff.
H. S. SIMMONS.
Treasurer.
DR. F. G. SMITH.
Assessor,
R.IL. CONDITT.
Surveyor,
W. A. BOWMAN.
Coroner,
F. J. (HARRISON.
Constable—Union Township.
W. H. CAROUTHERS.
Justice|of the Peace,
GUY SMITH.
FOREST DILLARD.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
We are authorized to announce the candidacy
of H. M. Woodard of Elgin for Justice of the
Peace of Bird township.
EXCURSION TO YELL
VILL, SUNDAY, AUG. 25.
Rate, $3.00 for the round trip.
Special train will leave Newport
at 7:30 a. m., and will arrive at
Yellville at 12:30, leaving Yell
ville at 4 p. m., giving you over
three hours to view the thriving
city of Yellville. All Yellville
will be at depot to see the first
passenger train to arrive at their
beautiful little city. This will
be the last excursion and you
will regret it if you fail to take
advantage of this opportunity.
Delightful ride of-140 miles each
way; rock road-bed, no dust;
through great tunnels half mile
long, and the scenery is beyond
description.
Take your wife or sweetheart
and let them enjoy a day’s out
ing. Refreshments will be
served by the Bracy Confection
ery Company of ice cream, soda
' water, lemonade and sandwiches.
This is going to be another one
of our popular first-class excur
sions, personally conducted. This j
will also be the last excursion the!
Iron Mountain will run up their
new line and this will be the last j
chance to view this magnificent
scenery at such a small cost,
dtd T. H. Reamey, Agt.
BRAKEMAN WALKER
SUSTAINS INJURIES. I
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Brakeman C. E. Walker of the
Iron Mountain was painfully in
jured Mpnday afternoon while at
work in the yard at Newport.
Mr. Walker was uncoupling two
cars when in some manner one
finger was caught between the
knuckle and the hand. The fin
ger was broken and the wholei
hand was oaaiy masnea. He
came into Little Rock and Dr.
Meek attended to his injuries,
says the Democrat, and it is
hoped that the finger may be
saved.
MINSTRELS AUGUST 25.
The gKea^ Richards Pringle .
minstrel aggregation will appear
at the Newport opera house on
Thursday, Augv'st 25. This or
ganization, which staged in a
modest way some years ago,'has
through the most liberal kind of
management acquired an envia
ble position in the amusement
field and is today conceded to
Jead the world in its class. They
bring with them this year more
well known comedians and nov
elty acts than have ever before
been collected together in one
.company and the costuming is a
marvel of elegance and beauty, j
NOTICE.
Francis Shaw, the mechanical
engineer of the water company,
is hereby ordered that whenever
and wherever he finds a hydrant
open or left running continuously,
to shut off the whole supply
without notice. r
96d24t Newport W atrr Co.
New Hazel dray to all parts of
citv Telephone your orders to
the Hazel.
k Read the Daily and Weekly
^ Independent
THE WORLD’S
GREATEST DIVER.
The greatest, longest, highest
diver the world has ever seen,
Capt. Santiago. Promptly at
10:30 a. m. and 6:30 p. m., every
day, on the ground free. The
Captain will fairly astonish all
who behold his fearful, high,
backward, and headlong dives.
The height will surprise you, the
flight will hipnotize you, the de
scent will appall you, the finish
will make you wonder why the
whole does not finish the flying,
falling, tumbling, summersault
ing, intrepid, dashing and dar
ing, death-defying diver himself,
to be seen with the great Pan
American Shows, at Newport on
Thursday, Sept. 1.
MINSTRELS COMING
UNDER CANVASS.
The New Orleans Minstrels
gave a performance in their can
vass theatre at the corner of
Court and Fourth streets last
night. The tent was packed and
many were turned away because
there was no more room. The
idea of presenting a minstrel per
formance under canvass is quite
original, and judging from the
crowd last night we judge that it
is a paying venture. The tent is
arranged with stage scenery and
curtains the same as an opera
house.
The performance as a whole
was meritorious. The saying
and gags were all very good, as
well as the choruses, ballads and
other' singing. The orchestra
was also good. In the olio the
electrical male dance, the “Black
Eighth Regiment,” the terpsi
chorean artist and “Pastimes of
the Levee” were amusing, and
the rip-roaring farce presented
as a finale was a highly ludicrous
and mirth-provoking piece of ex
travagance.—Memphis Commer
cial Appeal.
This company will show here
July 26.__
' ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
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Mrs. V. V. Allen of Walnut
Ridge, a daughter of Rev. M. B.
Umsted, was here Thursday
morning on her return home
from a visit to Batesville.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Goodwin,
who have been visiting relatives
in Batesville, were in the city
Wednesday night, returning to
their home in Hot Springs.
We are now prepared to
do all kinds of tin work,
having two of the best tin
ners in the city.
Wolff-Goldman Merc. Co.
Tom Richards, the opposition
agent for Sells & Downs, who
show here Sept. 19, left Thurs
day for Helena, Forrest City and
Augusca to advertise dates.
Miss Stephanie Fagan, whose
visits to this city are a source of
much pleasure to her many New
port friends, left Thursday morn- j
ing for her home in Galveston,
Texas.
Mrs. C. G. Price, and baby of
Little Rock were registered at |
the Hazel Wednesday night,!
leaving for Batesville Thursday
to visit her parents, Dr. and Mrs.,
Woods.
R. M. Johnson and Miss Jen- j
nie McCauley reached home Wed
nesday night from their visit to ;
the fair, Mrs. Johnson having;
taken the children to Mr. John-1
son’s relatives near Springfield
on a visit.
Judge M. M. Stuckey of New
port was in the city Monday, and
upon invitation made a rousing
Democratic speech before the
county central committee. —
Searcy Citizen.
A letter has been received by
the family of Mr. T. J. Watson,
which states that he has shown
much improvement, and all feel
greatly encouraged in their hopes
for his recovery.
Mrs. S. D. Campbell has issued
a half hundred invitations to a
dancing party to be given at the
Hotel Creighton Friday evening,
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WASH BLUE
Costs io cents and equals ao cents
worth of any other kind of bluing.
Won’t Spill or Break
Can’t Spot Clothes
DIRECTIONS FOR USE:
W«le
around in the Water•
At all wise Grocers.
in honor of her accomplished
sister, Miss Annie Cox, of Pu
laski, Tenn.
Mrs. John Fletcher of Little
Rock, who is state president of
the Woman’s Missionary Society
of the Christian church, has been
in the city Wednesday and
Thursday, the guest of Mrs. T.
S. Stephens.
Remember, a set of the best
cooking utensils, made of cop
per, steel and enamel, worth
$7.50, given away absolutely free
with every Majestic Range sold
this week at Wolff-Goldman’s.
Don’t get left. 101
Will C. Wishon returned Wed
nesday night from a stay at I
West tfaaen ana st. l-ouis, ana
is greatly improved. He says
that crowds flock to West Baden
every day. The resort is off on
a little branch road, and the
train usually carries two car
loads full of health seekers.
Railroad iron is being unloaded
from the cars at “88” siding to
be used for laying track on the
Searcy and Des Arc extension
from this place. Grading and
bridge building is progressing
rapidly and ere many weeks the
laying of track at this end will
begin.—Devalls Bluff Observer.
YELLVILLE EXCURSION.
Grand excursion via Iron Moun
tain to Yellville and return Sun
day, August 28, for $3. Special
train leaves Newport at 7:30 a.
m., reaching Yellville at 12:30
and remaining three hours to
view the sights and have dinner.
Refreshments will be served
by the Bracy Confectionery^ Com
pany on the train. Don’t miss
this opportunity to make the first
trip to Yellville and see the beau
tiful White river scenery. 101
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WORLD’S FAIR RATES.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
St. Louis, April 30th to Decem
ber 1, 1904. Rate for ten day
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
to Nov. 20th. Rate for season
EXCURSION TICKETS eighty
SINGER
SEWING MACHINES
At Bargain Prices.
We Suit Payments
to Your Income
You may test our machines
before purchase and they will
be delivered to your home.
Guaranteed to be a simpler,
stronger and more durable
machine than any other.
The Singer Manufacturing Co.
FRANK W. LYNN, Mgr.
M. A. UMSTED, Ass’t. Mgr.
121 Hazel Street, Newport Ark
-THE
LONG
JMEL DISTANCE
^SjfH&TELEPHONE
places you in direct and
instant communica
tion with all important
towns in Texas and
Arkansas and many
other states. Its use
will often save you a
fatiguing Journey.
TRY ROUND TRIP TALK.
The SouthwestemTelegraph
and Telephone Co.
per cent, of double the standard
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. |
Read the Independent.
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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
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.
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OPENING
OF A NEW AND THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED LINE BETWEEN
ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO.
SUNDAY, JULY 31, 1904.
Thoroughly equipped trains leave St. Louis and Chicago nightly
(after the arrival of incoming trains), arriving either city the
following morning. . . . .
Evuipment entirely new; lavish m design, elaborate in furnish
ings. Ask your ticket agent or address
PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT., ST. LOUIS, MO.
r BREAKFAST ROOMS. I .
Appropriately furnished prove a con
tinual source of pleasure. If your
breakfast is served among cheerful, har
monious surroundings it gives you a
good start for the day.
DINING BOOM SUITES.
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We have a nice line of Dining Chairs,
Sideboards, China Closets, Dining
Tables—in fact, anything in the Furni
ture line. Come and see us. We are
are ready to show you what we have.
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J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slayden, V-Pres. E. V. Holt, Cashier
BANK OF TUCKERMAN
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CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.00.
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We are open to the public for all business
which constitutes safe & reliable banking
DIRECTORS:
J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLAYDEN, D. C. DOWELL
GEO. L. SMITH, W. E. TALLEY,
J. A. GREENHAW, L. D. ^MITH.
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Tuckerman, - - Arkansas
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Low Rates from Memphis.
ROUND TRIP, $15.00. v
To Amarillo, Quanah, Vernon, Fort Worth, Dallas,
San Angelo, San Antonio, Colorado, Galveston,
Houston and other Texas points. Also to all
points in Oklahoma and Indian Territory, except
where one fare plus $2.00 makes less.
Tickets on sale Aug. 23d, Sept. 13th and 27th.
ROUND TRIP, ONE FARE PLUS $2.00.
To all points in Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Terri
tory. Tickets on sale First and Third Tuesday of
each month.
SS££ CA LIFORNIA
Other Pacific Coast points in proportion.
Tickets on sale at Memphis Sept. 15th to Oct. 15th, inclusive.
For full information write .. V
J. N. CORNATZAR,
^ General Agent, Memphis, Tenn. *
OUT IN CALIFORNIA
The Triennial Conclave of Knights Templar will be
held in the early fall. Thousands are going. It's a
good time. There is no doubt but that all good Amer
icans desire to see the Golden State some time. Here's
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an opportunity. Is there anything to prevent your
taking advantage of the exceptionally^low rates an
I nounced for this occasion.
I TICKETS ON SALE AUG. 15 TO SEPT. 10.
a Rates from your home town on request.
I GEO. H. LEE, JAS. HARRIS,
a Gen. Pass. Agt. Dist. Pass. Agt.
I LITTLE ROCK, ARK.