J ABOUT PEOPLE—MAINLY. \
I. D. Price for gin books. 113 btf
Lamps and lamp fixtures at I. D.
Price’s. btf
Nice California Bartlett pears at
Huffman’s.
Lady-fingers and macaroons at
Huffmans. 95dtf
Pocket books, bill books and purses
at I. D. Price’s. btf
For best lump coal call 21-2 rings.
M. K. Upshaw.
Nice Devil’s Food and Angel Food
cakes at Huffman’s. 96dtf
Ice cream by pint and quart at
Huffman’s Bakery. 95dtf.
Canned and . bdttled goods for
lunches and picnics at Huffman’s.
Waterman fountain pens at I. D.
Price’s—every pen guaranteed, btf
E. C. Waterman, editor of the News,
went to Little Rock on the noon train
Saturday.
For sale cheap—Second-hand cook
stove and two heaterB. Apply to 517
Hazel Street.
Thos. Kincaid, traveling represen
tative for the Mound City Paper
Company, was here Saturday.
Henry Burrows has located in New
port, where be is now engaged in the
dray business.—McCrory News.
Take a look at the display of
Walkover shoes in the showwindow7 of
Wolff-Goldman Mercantile Company,
ranging in price from $2.50 to $5.00.
The corner show window of the
Wolff-Goldman Mercantile Company
contains a beautifiul display of dress
goods that should interest shoppers.
btf
1 pay highest prices for
pearls,baroques and slugs.
L. WILSON. Office at
Chas. Meyer’s Store.
Mrs. F. W. Tucker, wife of Collector
Tucker, arrived Thursday and the
family will locate at Sixteenth and
Arch, in the Gibbs residence.—Little
Rock Democrat.
Miss Maggie Gibson returned Tues
day from a pleasant visit in Little
Rock and Morrillton. She will return
to school at Searcy next week.—Law
rence County Blade.
John Hencke, of Newport, Arkan
sas, and Mrs. Frank Hencke and son,
of St. Louis, Mo., arrived here on
Tuesday evening to visit with J. T.
Zahner and family.-Sugartown (Ohio)
Budget.
Highest Prices Paid—For this
reaso i you should send your Fine
Pearls, Baroques and Slugs to our
Arm, as we sell to European markets
exclusively. J. M. O’Hara & Co.,
34 Madison Street, Memphis, Tenn.
Mr. O. Pool, formerly ticket agen^,
at the Cotton Belt depot, who re
signed recently to accept a position at
Ruston, La., has returned to Pine
Bluff, and is now a revising clerk
with the Cotton Belt.—Pine Bluff
Graphic.
The tie between Matheny and
Stroud, candidates for the legislature
still stands. The governor will most
probably solve the difficulty by ap
pointment. There isn’t much left for
a special election in Arkansas.—Bates
ville Guard.
No good offerings are reported to
have been sold on this pearl market
Saturday and even the amount of
smaller stuff usually here for sale has
decreased very perceptibly, due
doubtless to the demand for labor in
the picking of the cotton crop.
The new maps of Jackson County
which were completed about the 20th
of August, have been distributed, and
all consider it satisfactory in every
detail. Mr. H. G. McBurney, in con
nection with Prof. Hamilton and Mr.
C. C. McBurney, is preparing a sim
ilar map of Independence county.—
Batesville Guard.
The Iron Mountain has been chosen
as the official route to the colored
Baptist Convention at Birmingham on
September 17. Special train leaves
Little Rock at midnight of Sept. 16
and Bald Knob at 3 a. m. Will be in
charge of Rev. J C. Battle and Rev
J. p. Robinson. Through to Birm
ingham without change. btf
Miss Nellie Harrison of Little Rock,
the winner of the Gazette scholarship
prize, is twelve years old and is the
daughter of a popular locomotive en
gineer who lived here about four
years ago. A few months ago the
little girl stuck a darning needle in
her leg, and later, amputation was
necessary. She was materially as
sisted in her race by Mr. N. M Alex
ander and Drs. Lawrence and Case.—
Batesville Guard.
Nice kisses at Huffman’s.
Mrs. Lucy B. Green and little Ver
neille were expected home from Cor
ning Saturday on No. 3.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Keel returned
Saturday noon from a visit to the lat
ter’s mother at Mammoth Spring.
Mrs. Robert Simmons went to
Corning Saturday noon on a short
visit, expecting to return tonight.
Mrs. A. H. McDonald, Antoinette
Bond and Miss Bessie Watson are
expected home tonight from their
eastern trip.
Miss Mildred Bernstein is enter
taining some twenty of her young
friends at the Hazel Hotel this after
noon, this being her twelfth birthday.
S. Brasch, wife and son Ben, re
turned Friday night from a two
weeks’ visit in St. Louis, where Mr.
Brasch also looked after his fall buy
ing.
Judge L. Lippmann spent Saturday
in Newport, the first time for several
weeks as he has been quite sick, but
wa are glad to state that he is now
improving.
Mrs. J. L. Bishop and daughter Miss
Katie Bishop, returned Saturday on
the noon train from a long visit to
friends and relatives in Illinois and
Missouri.
Slight frosts are reported from Vil
lage creek bottom, though no definite
authority can be quotec f r this state
ment. If there was a frost it was so
slight that vegetation has not been
affected.
Rev. C. C. Cline, who conducted
the protracted services at the
Christian church last May, is expec
ted here to-night from Little Rock,
having accepted the pastorate of this
church. He Will be the guest of S. S.
Prewitt and family.
Sheriff John A. Hinkle of BatesvPle
was here Saturday on his way to Little
Rock, where he will take charge of
Jim Gibson when he is released from
the penitentiary. He must answer to
a charge of stock stealing in Inde
pendence county before he is given
his liberty. Sheriff Hinkle is expected
to return with his man Sunday.
Mr. J. E. Wilmans informs us that
the figures published in Friday’s issue
of the Independent stating that in
1900. 31 counties voted for license and
44 against, should have been reversed
Our authority for the statement was
the Little Rock Gazette and we glad
ly make the correction, which shows
the prohibition sentiment throughout
the state to be gaining ground.
SPECIAL WEST BOUND
TOURIST EXCURSION RATES
Via the Iron Mountain Route—Rate
$25 round trip to Denver, Coloradc
Springs, Pueblo. Dates of sale, July
1 to 13, August 1st to 14, 23, 24 a*id
August 30 to September 10 inclusive,
final return limit October 31st.
W. M. Gregg, Agt.
A H. MIZE & CO.
Manufacturers of —.
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Fine Photos,
Photo Buttons,
PICTURE FRAMES, ETC.
Pictures Copied and Fnlarged, any
Size or Style. View Work on
Short Notice.
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GIVE US A CALL.
Studio ii4, Walnut St.
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Music Instruction
MISS CLAIRE E. JOHNSON
September 1, and after,
will be pleased to meet at
her home 217 Elm street,
anyone desiring to take
music lessons on piano.
VERY LATEST METHODS. _
PARTICULAR ATTENTION
GIVEN TO FINGERING.
DRS. B. A. & W. R. WASHBURN
Physicians and Surgeons.
Special attention given to diseases
of Ear, Nose and Throat. Also Dis
eases of Women.
-:o:
Offices: New Watson Building,
Rooms 12, 14 and 15.
Newport, Arkansas.
DR. H. O. WALKER,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office: Redman’s Drug Store.
Newport, - Arkansas.
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NATIONAL ENCAMPMENT
Grand Army Republic, Washington,
D. C., October 6, 11, 1902.
jjor tne oucabiun ui un atiuncii mu
campment of G. A. R. Washington,
D. 0., October 6-11, the Southern
Railway will sell tickets to Washing
ton and return at less than one way
rates (round trip from Memphis
$16.90) October 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th,
final limit for return October 15th,
1902. By depositing ticket with joint
agent, Washington, before noon of
October 15, and on payment of fee of
50 cents, an extension of final limit
until November 3, 1902, may be ob
tained.
Choice of two routes is offered.
Train leaving Memphis at 11 p. m.
carries both coaches and sleeper to
Washington without change, with
dining car service, arriving in Wash
ington at 6:52 a. m. second morning,
over the shortest mileage and with
quickest time and at seasonable hour
of arrival.
Side trip tickets will be on sale to
holders only of return portion of G.
A. R. tickets, or joint agent’s receipt
showing ticket is on deposit with him,
to nearby battlefields, Oct. 6 to 14, in
clusive. Limit to return within five
days.
For further information call on any
ticket agent of Southern Ry.
SUMMER TOURIST RATES.
Choctaw Route will sell excursion
tickets daily Newport to Mt. Mag
azine, Ark., at rate of $7.50 for round
trip, good returning Sep. 30,1902.
51btf. W. R. Thompson, Agt.
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. Gregg, Agent.
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
enabled to pay our stockholders their regular ten per cent dividend, and to
add to our surplus fund and reserve profit account $7414.99.
I
©ur New an II
date Stock of v 1
FALL DEI 1
is now open and readyfor
your inspection.
Come and see the# p*|ts t
tiest line of goods in tie 1
city. Be sure to get on*
prices before buying.
BRILEY BROS.
NEWPORT, _ ARKANSAS ^
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AT NEWPORT Z5 ONLY.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17. v
Gentry Bros’.
United Shows.
America’s largest and most complete trained animal exhibition
presenting many NEW and HIGH CLASS features this year.
200 Performing Horses Dogs and Ponies 200
50 Monkey Comedians _5JW
Herds of Elephant Actors. 9
Congress of
Juvenile Mexican Rough Riders.
Imperial Troupe of Japanese
The Yamada Family. 1
Positively the Greatest Show in the World of
its kind.
Watch for the Grand Street Parade the most Bril
liant Array of Miniature Magnificence Ever Pre
sented, at io a. m. in Newport.
Admission 25 and 35 Cents.
Tents Located in Chastain’s Addition.