I ABOUT PEOPLE—lMAiNLY\
Boiled ham at “The Little Bakery or
the Corner.” 38 dtf
Ladies: See onr shirt waistf
Sink & Martin. 32btf
Caramel sugar just received al
Bowen’s Cash Store. 77 dtf
Eggs and spring chickens for sale al
Bowen’s Cash Store. 68 dtf
J. B. Coffin of Swifton was dcwr
on business Thursday.
Boston brown Dread at “The Little
Bakery on the Corner.” 41 dtf
Union made goods at “the Littk
Bakery on the Corner.” 49dtf
Our White House shoes 83.60, buj
no other. Sink & Martin. 32btf
Satin, Taffata and Moria Taffata
Ribbon. Sink and Martin. 32btf
White Silk Flour, the best on the
market, at Bowen’s Cash Store. 33bti
Parties desiring pasturage for stock
call on C. B. Best, East Newport. 68tf
Miss Edith Maxfleld came down
from Batesville Wednesday night.
Miss Emma Beard, saleslady at
Chas. Meyer’s, is off on a vacation.
Ben w. BtainDacK was reporieci
better Thursday with very little fever.
T. D. Kinman returned Thursday
morning from a short business trip to
St. Louis.
Don’t forget the recital of Miss
Mary McKinnon this evening at the
school house. dlt
White river had reached 3.1 feet on
the gauge Thursday and was still
falling slowly.
Send your fine pearls and slugs to
W. D. Burd. Office in Planters Hotel,
Newport, Ark. 37 btf
For liberal prices, send your pearls
and baroques to 0. A. Wiudau, New
port, Arkansas. 305 btf
Misses Amanda Laird and Jamie
Irby came up from Auvergne Wed
nesday for the day.
D. R. Roberts and wife and Mrs. J.
C. Land and children of Sedgwick
spent Wednesday night in this city.
Booh! it’s cold. Why, I thought it
was hot. Oh I meant that lemonade
at “The Little Bakery on the Corner.”
38 dtf
J. D. Hays of Trenton, Tenn., a
brother of George Hays, came over
Thursday morning on a business trip.
When you have pearls, slugs and
baroques, send them to P. O. Heide,
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin for top
market prices. S.f.t.f.
S. G. Parker and John Sorrels went
to Bald Knob Thursday morning tc
put in a gas lighting plant. The for
mer returned on No. 4.
Messrs, and Mesdames J. S. and
R. p. Wilmans and Miss Susie Jonet
psh Thursday noon for a severa
week’s stay at Hot Springs.
H. Rich of New York came in Wed
nesday night on a business trip. Ht
is buying shells through T. B. Aller
and other Newport agents.
Jno. W. Glenn of Batesville was re
ported considerably better Wednes
day afternoon and the family now
have strong hopes of his recovery.
S. P. Redman has accepted a posi
tion with Capt. W. A. Joyce and hit
friends will be glad to know that
Newport will continue to be his home.
John Glass was here Thursday from
Swifton and left at noon for Fort
Smith, from which point he will go to
Denver, Colo., to meet his wife and
sisters.
Just received another shipment of
Waterhouse “Cadet” and “Longfel
low” 4-in-hand8 and 29-inch “Mid
gets”—swell for summer wear. Star
Clothing House. 76d6t
Misses Rina and Ruth Wallace and
Rina Price, accompanied by Eugene
and Roy Wallace returned Wednes
day night from a visit with the Ruth
erford family at Batesville.
Thomas J. Wolff, a mail clerk on
the Frisco, has tne congratulations of
his Newport friends upon a second
promotion. He is now clerk of his
car and has been given a raise of 8200
a year in salary.
T. Y. Casey of Pecos, Texas, and an
old friend of T. J. Copeland, was here
Thursday on his way to Marcella to
visit his father. He informed an In
dependent reporter that the first po
sition he ever held was railroad agent
at Diaz.
Lutie Arnold, who is now living on
a farm near Swiftou, was down Thurs
day to meet his wife, who has been
visiting in Batesville, while he pre
pared and fitted up a home on a farm
in Glass township, upon which they
will go to housekeeping.
Get a good suit of clothes. T. L.
Joslin, representing L. E. Hays & Co.,
the Cincinnati tailors, will display his
woolens and take orders for suits and
pants on Wednesday and Thursday,
July 29th and 30th, at the Bailey Mer
cantile Co.’s. Fit guaranteed. 77d4t
C. D. Jones leaves Friday night for
a three weeks’ visit to his home at
Canton, Missouri. The button fac
tory, owing to scarcity of labor, will
be closed down during the month of
August. The management finds it
very difficult to secure skilled labor j
during the warm weather months.
I. D. Price for jelly glasses. 36 btf
A full line of hammocks at I. D.
Price’s. 36 btf
Beautiful summer suits. Sink &
Martin. 32btf
Fresh turnip seed just received at
I. D. Price’s. 36 btf
I. D. Price for fruit jar rubbers and
jelly glasses. 36 btf
Jelly glasses with lids, 2 for 6c. 6
and 10c store. 72b7t
I. D. Price for fishing tackle and
base ball supplies. 36 btf
Lemons, wholesale and retail at
Bowen’s Cash Store. 63btf
Theo. Phillips has resumed his posi
tion at Wolff-Goldman’s.
White goods, organdies, dimities
and batistes. Sink & Martin. 32btf
Miss Mayme McGregor of Cotton
Plant is visiting her friend, Miss Mary
Bailey.
Capt. G. D. Fitch was here Wednes
day night on his return to Little Rock
from Batesville.
“In the good old Summer time”
you will always find ice cream and
cooling drinks at Huffman’s. 16 dtf
The bakers that bake the goods for
“The Little Bakery on the Corner”
never sleep. They work night and
day. 38 dtf
The assessor will be in his office
from 7 to 9 p. m. on Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday and Friday nights of each
week. 65dlm
Mrs. A. Crouch and children were
here Thursday morning on their re
turn home to Batesville from a six
weeks’ visit in Tennessee.
See us before ordering your Fall
suit. Bowen’s Cash Store. Remem
ber we represent the Peerless Tailor
ing Company of Cincinnati. 71 btf
Jesse McDonald left Thursday
morning for his home at Augusta
after a short visit witn his grand
mother Mrs. A. H. McDonald.
Mrs. Lottie Robertson and little
grand daughter Hattie Holland left
Thursday morning for Batesville
to spend the rest of the Summer.
Just received another shipment of
Waterhouse “Cadet” and “Longfel
low” 4-in-hands and 29-inch “Mid
gets”—swell for summer wear. Star
Clothing House. 76d6t
Misses Josie Phillips and Allie Rud
dell of Batesville expected to go to
Auvergne Thursday afternoon for a
few days’ visit, as guests of Walter
Davis and family.
J. E. Doherty is still agent for the
Lemp Brewing Company and Lemp’s
“Extra Pale” and “Falstaff” beers
are handled only by Henry Bordwell
md J. E. Doherty. 59b7t
Miss Le Rose Bosley of Little Rock,
who is quite a genius upon the violin,
is expected here tonight from Bates
ville and will be the guest of Miss
Neill Bandy for several days.
Sam Meyer is expected here tomor
row night from Little Rock on a two
weeks’ vacation. He will be accom
panied by his sister, Miss Zerlena
Meyer, who has been visiting him.
Mrs. H. Bernstein and daughter,
Miss Hattie, returned Wednesday
uight from St. Louis, where they at
tended a big reception Sunday after
noon given at the home of Mr. Max
Weisl.
Col. L. Minor came down from
Ozark Springs Wednesday evening on
a short visit to look after his business
and upon his return will be accom
panied by his daughter Miss Lou
luuiur.
Um me! Why over at Mrs.
the other day we had some of the
nicest cakes ] ever ate. Guess she
made them herself. No she did not.
She said she got them at “The Little
Bakery oil the Corner.” 38 dtt
Messrs, and Mesdames T. W. Shaver
and H. E. L. McCollum, Miss Allie
Adams, Messrs. Cary Davidson, Percy
Martin and H. P. Mize left Thursday
morning to spend a couple of weeks
at Evening Shade. Miss Eudora
Shaver, who has been visiting her
brother, accompanied the party to
her home.
The Memphis Morning News says
that the arrest of Dr. H. Z. Landis of
Memphis, on the charge of violating
the DeRossitt game law by fishing in
St. Francis river, Cross county, has
raised a new question, that of the
right of a non resident to fish in a
stream which the national govern
ment has declared navigable.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Bond and daugh
ter Antoinette and Mrs. A. H. Mc
Donald left Thursday noon for Put
in-Bay, Ohio, where they will enjoy a
ten days’ stay, before going to Niaga
ra and Toronto and winding up at
Atlantic City. Mr. Bond expects to
return in a month, but the other
members of the party will probably
be gone six weeks or two months.
Hon. M. M. Stuckey of Newport,
who is in the city, a guest of the Odd !_
Fellows, is being shown reasons ga- j
lore why Hot Springs should have the j
next!. O. O. F. national convention, j
This gifted orator will present the j
claims of this city at the convention J
at Baltimore in October. This city j
was a close second for the honor last j
year, and expects to capture the 1904 j
convention.—Hot Springs Corres- j
pondence of Little Rock Democrat.
Rufus Fitzhugh of Fitzhugh spent
Wednesday night here.
Ladies, misses and children’s slip
pers. Sink & Martin. 32btf
Capt. G. W. Decker came down
from St. Louis Thursday morning.
Miss Annie Lally of Little Rock
came up Thursday on her way to
Batesville to visit the family of J. S.
Handford.
The commission office of Cotter &
Company will be closed after today
until September 1st, Vic Ake being
absent on a vacation trip.
A TERRIBLE TALE.
The story is going the rounds that
you can get everything nice to eat at
“The Little Bakery on the Corner’1
and that everything is fresh and clean,
too. * ' 48 dtf
JUDGE ISRAEL DEAD.
Walnut Ridge, July 29.—Judge A. B.
Israel, express agent here, died at 4
o’clock this morning. His death re
sulted from a fall received Sunday.
Judge Israel was 68 years old and was
loved and esteemed by every citizen
of Lawrence county. The funeral will
be preached at the Methodist church
tomorrow at 1 o’clock by Rev. B. A.
Morris, assisted by Rev. C. P. Brown
ing, after which the remains will be
buried with Masonic honors.
BATESVILLE BREVITIES.
Batesville, July 29.—The recent rains
have greatly improved the crop con
ditions of north Arkansas and the
farmers say that the corn crop espe
cially is safe. Cotton is coming out
to a great extent and the prospect
generally is greatly improved.
John W. Glenn, one of the promi
nent citizens of our city, is very low
with appendicitis. An operation was
performed on him last week, but his
condition today is no better and but
little hopes are entertained for his re
covery.
The Barnett Bros. Mercantile Com
pany will erect a two story stone
building 108x150 feet, plate glass front,
on the Neely lot, corner of Main and
Church streets.
From a prospector who has just
come in from the interior it is learned
that a company of Leavenworth, Kan
sas, people have begun the sinking of
three prospect holes in the hills two
miles below Mount Olive, Izard
county. The drill was put in place
July 27 and operations began the 28th.
Zinc is the object sought, but lead will
not be rejected, neither will gold or
silver pass unnoticed. There is a
continual tide of prospectors flowing
into the new region of North Arkan
sas, made accessible by the White
Kiver railroad, which is now open for
[raffle to the city of Buffalo.
A corpB of engineers entered the
Held on Monday to locate a line from
Buffalo to St. Joe, supposed to be in
[lie interest of the Houck system.
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ONE MORE WEEK 1
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SEMI-ANNUAL
CLEARING SALE.
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If you haven’t been here to get some of the good things, ask
your neighbor about them and come on. The biggest values
ever. CASH.
WOLFF GOLDMAN MERCANTILE C0/~
GENERAL OUTFITTERS. N EWPORT, ARKANSAS. WE ARE THE PEOPLE. |
|r WANT ADS™"]
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Classified advertisements in the In
dependent are charged for at tht
rate of 5 cents per line for first inser
tion, 21-2 cents for every subsequenl
insertion, or 15 cents for week. On«
fourth off by month.
Six words make a line—count youi
words and send casn with order foi
insertions desired. No advertisement
accepted for less than 15 cents.
FOR SALE.
For sale—good six year old combi
nation horse. Apply to C. W. Best.24
For Sale—8450 Crown piano at 8300
Only used fifteen mouths. Planters
Hoube. 53dtf
For Sale—New Smith Premier type
writer. Never been used—offered at
a bargain. Apply °t this office. 78 dtt
For Sale—Two good log and farm
wagons, one Bowser corn crusher,
capacity 300 bushels per day, one paii
of Victor wagon scales. L. F. Kim
berlin. 13w2t
For sale at a bargain—Gasoline boat,
length 70 feet, beam 15 feet; will carry
20 tons in 2 feet draft. Hull requires
considerable repairs. Machinery ir
good condition. Will sell very cheap
B. C. Blakelyq Fort Smith, Ark. 74blm
for rent.
For Rent—Five room cottage with
bath room, hot and cold water. Ap
ply to R. M. Johnson. 52dtf
LADIES’ LAWN PARTY.
The lawn party given by the Ladies
of the Maccabees Wednesday evening
at the home of Mrs. R. W. Bandy was
quite a success financially, netting
about $20 for the organ fund and in a
social way afforded all those present
much pleasure.
The refreshments were elegant and
the music was utilized late in the
evening by the young people for a
dance. Those remaining for this
feature were Misses Claire Johnson,
son, Josie Phillips, Allie Ruddell, Au
brey Arnold, Janie Stephens, Mary
| Bailey, Jennie McCauley, Laura Nun
nally, Katie Bishop, Katie Price, Neill
and Gene Bandy, BesBie E. L. Wat
son, Susie Jones, Minnie Ross, Emma
Beard, Mayme McGregor, Mesdames
Baxter Watson, W. A. O’Neal, Messrs.
Chas. Holmes, W. B. Egan, Adam
Lockard, Sprigg Foushee, Chester
Daniels, H. E. Bragg, Claude Erwin,
O. D. Hawn, Tom Dillard, W. T. Par
rish, Roy Dutton, George Stuckey.
RAILROAD TIME CARD
ST. L. I. M. & S. RAILWAY.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 72 Local Freight. 12:30 p. m.
No. 2. 4:05 a. ill.
No. 4. 11:05 a. in.
No. 12. 8:48 p. ill.
No. 6. 10:60 p. m.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 73 Local Freight. 7:00 a. m.
No. 5. 4:40 a. in.
No. 11. 6:16 a. m.
No. 3. 11:39 a. m.
No. 1. 10:50 p. in.
BATESVILLE BRANCH.
Passenger Leaves. 7:00 a.m.
Mixed “ 11:45 a.m.
Passenger Arrives.. 6:45 p.m.
Mixed “ 10:15 a. m.
ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM.
Passenger arrives. 12:45 p. m.
Passenger departs.3:00 p. m.
Direct connections to and from
Memphis by this train.
Local freight arrives 1:45 p. m.
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
Local freight departs 6:30 a. m.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.
ARE YOU WAITING
Until you get more money
before you start your Bank Ac
count? Do not wait any long
er. We like to have small ac
counts. Our large capital in
sures you absolute safety.
ARKANSAS BANK & TRUST COMPANY
Capital = $100,000.00
Officers and Directors:
J. W. Grubbs, Pres. Nathan Graham Vioe-Pres. Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
B. B. Bond, R. F. Drummond, W. D. McLain,
M. D. Campbell, F. D. Fulkerson, C. J. Saenger,
! S. D. Campbell, Abe Heiligers, L. E. Willis,
j G. D. Clements L. Minor, J. 8. Wilmans.
"first national bank"
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.
Under tlie supervision of the United States Government.
PAID IN CAPITAL. $50,000.00.
Deposits in sums of one dollar and upwards will be re
ceived—the same careful attention is extended both small
and large depositors.
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OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS:
T. J. GRAHAM W. A. JOYCE T. J. WATSON
SIGMUND WOLFF, J. O. TAYLOR G. W. HURLEY,
President. Vice-Pres.
W. A. BILLINGSLEY, F. A. JONES,
Cashier. Ass’t Cashier, j
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I We are Going to
Offer the low Round Trip rate of Z(|
from Memphis to San Francisco, ^ ^
| California
| For the occasion of the National Encampment
G. A. R.
8 Tickets on sale August 1 to 14.
Final Return Limit October 15th.
Stopovers allowed.
I Further information on request.
GEO. H. LEE, G. P. A., Little Rock. Ark.
■ JAS. HARRIS, l). P. A., Little Rock, Ark.
White Faced
Black Spanish
Cockrels
FOR SALE.
Eggs in Season.
None Setting Variety.
J. W Jackson,
Newport, Arkansas..