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PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS
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BATESVILLE BRANCH.
Passenger Leaves. 7:00 a.m.
Mixed " 11:45 a. m.
raasenger Arrives. 8:30 p. m.
Mixed “ . 10:16 a. m.
ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM.
Passenger Arrives. 2:20 p. m.
Passenger Departs. 3:20 p. m.
Local Freight Departs.. !. 6:30 a. m.
On Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
e FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
We are authorized to announce T. T. Ward as a
candidate for the office of representative of Jack*
son county, subject to the Democratic primary
election.
FOR SHERIFF.
To the voters of Jackson county.
I am a candidate for re-election to the office of
sheriff of Jackson county, subject to a Demo
cratic primary, if one is held. Feeling that I
have discharged the duties of that office in such
a manner aB to merit your confidence, and thank
ing you for your support in the past and asking
your help in the future. If elected I will do my
duty. Your fellow citizen, R. W. BANDY.
We are authorized to announce Snell Simmons
as a candidate for election to the office of^Sheriff
of Jackson county, subject to the action"of the
Democratic party.
FOR COUNTY AND PRORATF. JUDGE.
We are authorized to announce E. L. Boyce as a
candidate for the office of county and probate
judge of Jackson couVity, subject to the Demo
cratic primary election.
We are authorized to announce Otis W. Scar
borough as a candidate for the office of county
and probate judge of Jackson county, subject to
the Democratic primary election.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.
We are authorized to announce John D. Neal as
a candidate for the office of circuit clerk of Jack
son county, subject to the Democratic primary
election. —
We are authorized to announce James S. Jones
as a candidate for re-election to the office of cir
cuit clerk of Jackson county, subject to the Dem
ocratic primary election.
FOR TREASURER.
We are authorized to announce Dr. F. G. Smith
as a candidate for the office of treasurer of Jack
son county, subject to the Democaatic primnry
election.
We are authorized to announce Capt. W. A.
Joyce as a candidate for re-election to the office
of treasurer of Jackson county, subject to the
Democratic primary election.
FOR COUNTY CLERK.
We are authorized to announce E. C. Water
man as a candidate for the office of County
Clerk, subject to the action of the Democratic
primary election.
We are authorized to announce G. A. Lockard
as a candidate for the office of county clerk, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic primary
election.
FOR CITY MARSHAL.
* We are authorized to announce Abo Ballew as a
candidate for Marshal of the city of Newport,
at the ensuing April election.
F'OR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
We are authorized to announce the candidacy of
W. A Oldfield for re-election to the office of
prosecuting attorney, subject to the Democratic
primary election.
The interest that is felt in good
roads by the people of Jackson
county is well evidenced in the
attendance of a good delegation
of substantial farmers upon the
state convention.
The Mississippi house of rep
resentatives has adopted resolu
tions censuring in no unstinted
manner the action of President
Roosevelt in closing the postoffice
at Indianola, which is termed “a
willful nullification of the consti
tution and laws of congress.”
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John C. Breckinridge, a young
Arkansan, a son of Major J. C.
Breckinridge and a grandson of
Gen. John C. Breckinridge, has
been appointed an assistant coun
sel for the city of New York at
an annual salary of $3,000. Ar
kansans are every day forging
ahead and the state is proud of
such ambitious sons.
‘‘Old Judge House.” Vaughan,
McCain, Hemingway and a lot of
other citizens of Little Rock, who
have an interest in the good
name of Arkansas may expect to
be villified and abused by one
Jeff Davis as ‘‘old reprobates”
after having taken the lead in
organizing a Pulaski county Wood
club. Condemnation from some
sources is a good indication often
times that one is right.
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Governor Davis at Atkins in
his 1/ome county requested his
hewers to stay and hear his op
. Judge
seeing power wilii naf. ,
on the eyes. Vitroscope sent
free. Vitro-Resilient Optical
Co., 152 to 158 Lake street, Chi
0, 111. , 225 4w
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evidence of fair play and we
take pleasure in publishing the
item, for it is seldom we have a
chance to endorse the present
governor. Like many other men
Jeff does not always wear his
good behavior away from home.
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The act passed by congress
authorizing the construction of a
: bridge across the St. Francis at
Marked Tree, wisely provides
that the government shall not be
charged a higher rate per mile
! for the transportation of mail,
| troops and munitions of war than
S over the railroads and public
highways leading to the bridge,
j But why not go further and pro
tect the public in general from
the extortion practiced by most
bridge companies?
Jeff, whose personal magne
tism, or rather hoodooism, has
| often brought forth lusty and
! prolonged cheers from a sympa
I thetic audience, is being treated
! to a new sensation in the way of
: frosts. At Conway, Wood was
given an ovation lasting fully
| ten minutes, while the governor
had to content himself with a
few scattered hurrahs. From
every corner and county of the
state come these indications of
which way the wind is blowing.
The Carroll D. Wood club of
Little Rock now has a member
ship of 1,100 voters. While this
is an age in which the value of
insurance is fully appreciated, it
is hard to believe, as one Davis
paper has asserted that the mem
bership of this club is confined
to insurance agents. If there
were this many underwriters in
the city of Little Rock Jeff Davis
would never have advocated the
anti-trust bill which bore the
name of Jackson county’s repre
sentative.
The Independent contains the
announcement of Hon. W. A.
Oldfield as a candidate for re
election to the office of prosecut
ing attorney. He has an excel
lent record to his credit as a
prosecutor and is deserving in
other ways. Big hearted and
whole souled, he keeps in touch
with the people and does not
allow his election to office to les
sen his interest in and sympathy
with them. Honorable and gen
tlemanly in his treatment of
others, he has increased the num
ber of his friends since the last
election, when he made a re
markably successful campaign,
defeating a popular opponent.
DRUNK AND DISORDERLY.
John McCarthy was fined
Tuesday afternoon by Justice
Guy Smith for having been
drunk and disorderly and using
profane language before ladies
at the Iron Mountain depot.
The defendant had no words of
excuse to offer. He wanted to
plead guilty, and did. His fine
and costs, amounting to $15.50
will be paid for in work at the
county farm.
FOR SALE!
240 acres of land, 140 in culti
vation, with four houses, raised
50 bales of cotton the past season,
six miles from Newport, 3 miles
from Jacksonport. Eighty acre
pasture at Jacksonport, frame
! store house of two good rooms
at Jacksonport.
29blmo. J. M. Grubbs.
W. H. SNETZER.
Contractor
& Builder
Plans and Specifications
furnished on short notice
All Work is Guaranteed
Henry Owen,
Physician, Surgeon
And Oculist.
Office - - j Sells' Drug Store.
rooms good location “for met,
tile business at Jacksonport,
Ark. b30d J. M. Grubbs.
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ALL EYES ON ST. LOUIS.
The eyes of all the world will
be turned toward St. Louis dur
ing the year 1904. Everybody
will want to get, from first
hands, the news of the greatest
World’s Fair which the world
has ever seen. Our readers are
advised, therefore, to subscribe
for the greatest St. Louis news
paper—a newspaper which ack
nowledges no equal or rival in
all the West, and which stands
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' great newspapers of the world.
Subscribe for the St. Louis Globe
Democrat and get all the news
of the World’s Fair, all the news
j of the national campaign, and all
the news of all the earth. See
advertisement elsewhere in this
issue. 24d6x
‘STRANGER FOUND
DEAD BESIDE TRACK.
George A. Pulley, a stranger
who spent Monday in this city,
{was found dead within a few
feet of the Iron Mountain track
about half way between Camp
j bell station and Tuckerman Tues
day morning. He is not known
here, but papers found upon his
person indicate his name to be as
above and every effort is being
! made by Tuckerman parties, to
; which point his remains were
| taken, to locate the relatives of
the deceased.
He was a large, heavy-set lel
! low, well dressed and rode on a
i pass. He took the delayed No.
4 Monday night, and- is thought j
to have fallen from-the train.
There are suspicions of foul
play and murder, however, as,
his purse and a large revolver
were found near him. His form
lay in a small pool of water, face j
downward. He was a Mason and
that lodge has interested itself in
tracing down the relatives of the
stranger.
WRECK REPORTED
ON MEMPHIS BRANCH.
A wreck has been reported on |
the Memphis branch of the Iron j
Mountain below Martin’s Junc
tion, occurring Tuesday night.
A passenger train is said to have
run into an open switch, the fire
man and engineer both sustain
ing injuries, but no fatalities are
reported.
Chas. A. Pfieffer of Batesville
was in the city Monday night on
his way to Little Rock. He owns
the quarries near Batesville from
which the marble for the new
Arkansas capitol is being taken.
TERMS OF"COURT.
Circuit Court—Second Monday
after third Monday in January,
and second Monday after fourth
Monday in August.
Chancery Court—Fourth Mon
days in May and November.
Jack Jones
The Crack Barber, keeps
a neat and busy little
shop. Upper end of Front
street. Expert tonsorial
ists. Easy shaves and
the best haircuts. Our
work pleases.
| “Come on, ye stubby beards.”
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Surprise PriZBS
! Given away to get the people to;
talk about Bixler Physical Train-1
ing in Penmanship, the best |
method of instruction in the
world—Saves 90 per cent of time,
etc. Merit Prizes, Surprise
Prizes, Prize Prizes, Sure Prizes,
Big Prizes, Little Prizes, Con
tingent Prize and other prizes
for little folks and big folk. Send
10c for Business Penman, 12
writing mottoes sample rapid
writing, skilled Bird Flourish,
and full particulars. (1 Surprise
Prize will be included, worth
from 10c to a $1, and a $10 prize
goes v 1th each 100th 10c order—
conditional.)
Sweeping
Reductions
They can better be
sold cheap than car
ried over to another
season and during the
month of January
prices will be made
Lsuch as to make the
goods move*
On Many Lines of Win
ter Goods in Both the
Furniture
and
Hardware
Dep artments.
1 Newport Builders’ SUS Hardware Co.
I Newport's Leading Home Fturnishers
Business
Houses
Having widely distributed
interests will find an able
assistant in the Long Dis
tance Telephone.
TRY IT.
The Southwestern Telegraph
and Telephone Co.
1 Low-.^Colomst
3 Rates
— = TO THE -■
WEST and
SOUTHWEST
This is a good route to the
new and fertile fields of
Oklahoma, the Indian Terri
tory and Texas. Low rates
—both single and round
trip—in effect on the first
and third Tuesdays of each
month. For detailed in
formation, address
J. N. CORNATZAR
Division Passenger Agt.
MEMPHIS, TENN.
“BOB'S IN TOWN"
He buys cotton seed and
don’t forget it. With no ill
will to any company, he
buys for himself and pays
for the same.
R. L. JOHNSON
CHAS. R. HITE
Farpi, City and Timber
Lands Bought and Sold.
Farm Insurance
Notary Public.
Will Pay Your Taxes.
Call or write, No. 107 Hazel
street, Newport, Ark.
MARDI GRAS
NEW ORLEANS
L Q_UJJSJ_A N_A
FEBRUARY 16, 1904
VERY LOW ROUND - TRIP RATES
Geo. H. Lee, Jas. Harris,
G. P. A. D. P. A.
Little Rock, Ark.
J
J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slayden, V-Pres. E. V. Holt, Cashier.
BANK OF TUCKERMAN
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.00.
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.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY.
Your Patronage is Solicited.
Tuckerman, - - Arkansas«
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