H. Oliver Nous# went to Little Rock
Thursday morning on a short trip.
The river continues to fall slowly,
standing at 10.1 feet on the guage
Friday.
George W. Decker returned Thurs
day night from a business trip to
Jonesboro.
Corn, bran, corn chops, corn and
oat chops, oats and hay at Bowen’s
-Cash Store. 224-btf
Jno. H. Arnold of Hope was here
Thursday on business and left that
night for St. Louis,
Dr. Ed Ponder of Walnut Ridge was
here Friday, the guest of his college
friend Dr. Geo. Stephens.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Reid of Remmel
came iu Friday for a few days visit
with the former’s brother Z. B. Reid.
Mrs. M. E. Newbern of Newport
was expected here Thursday on a visit
to the home folks.—Marianna Index.
H. Devereux, the head civil engi
neer on the White river extension,
was here Thursday night on his way
north.
Geo. B. Bradley of the Ayer-Lord
Tie Company came down Thursday
from Batesville, which he iB making
headquarters.
For rent—Three furnished rooms
for light housekeeping at corner of
Ash and Second streets. Apply to
Mrs. A. B. Smith. 216 dtf
Mrs. H. Bernstein was presented
with a handsome buffet as a birthday
remembrance Thursday by the waiters
at the Hazel Hotel.
Mrs. Florence Gilliam of Weldon
has been visiting relatives in Newport
for several days and is the guest of
Mrs. A. H. McDonald.
Fred Draper of Jonesboro, has been
spending several days in this city look
ing after the.'interests of the Illinois
State Tobacco Company.
The Arkansas Bank & Trust Com
pany will rent you a safety deposit
box in their Are and burglar proof
vault for $1.50 per year. d 6t.
The button factory at Black Hoc a
has been moved into new and more
ample quarters. A force of eighty
cutters is now on the pay roll.
J. D. Burns, agent of the National
cash-register in this territory, and
whose home is at Jonesboro, came in
Thursday noon on a business trip.
A small house in Jacksonport bev
longing to Dr. E. E. Erwin caught
fire Thursday night and was partially
destroyed. The loss is estimated at
$40.
For nice rigs of any kind and good
driving horses, place^ your call with
-fit. L. Robinson, upPjf/'end of Front
Street? Charges " always reason
able. 62dtf
S. M. Powelll, state agent for the
Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany, returned to Little Rock on the
noon train Friday after a short busi
ness trip here.
Elise Hooker, though not out of
danger, rested well Thursday night
and was so much better Friday morn
ing, that her physicians and relatives
are much encouraged.
Two bales of burning cotton were
observed Thursday night floating
down White river past this town,
doubtless being of that number thrown
off the Krata above Jacksonport
Thursday.
The Current View, owned by Capt.
E. Q. Riddell arrived Friday afternoon
in Jacksonport with a load of wagon
stock from Moore and Montgomery’s
ffrtH and-will return Saturday to Lock
* ard’s Landing.
Lon Bowen is here looking after hiB
interests. He will be a partner in the
1II ill UI DlLliUiUUO IX UUWCU, WUU W ill
be applicants for a license to run a
saloon in the building formerly occu- !
pied by W. R. O’Neal.
Ool. 0. W. Phillips, who was last
winter and spring in the employ of j
the Independent, has associated:
himself with the New Lewisville
News. Ool. Phillips is an editorial
writer of extraordinary ability as well
as a good printer.
The new heavy steel is being laid on
the Frisco from Black Rock to Hoxie
and there is in consequence a marked
improvement in that part of the line.
The old steel that is being taken up
was put down when the road was
built in 1883.—Lawrence County
Blade.
The fight over the license question
continues from day to day. Neither;
side is now sanguine, and both sides
at last realize that the law will be
followed to the letter and that the
contest is a close one. The fight may
come to a close Friday night, but this
is by no means sure.—Jonesboro En
terprise.
Relative to the retirement of the old
railroad commission, the Democrat
says: “Commissioner F. M. Hanley
will return to his home at Melbourne
to resume the practice of law, and
Commissioner J. G. Wallace will re
turn to his old home at Russellville for
the same purpose. Commissioner
Abner Gaines will continue to raise
cotton at Lake Village.”
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Skatea—neW stock just received at
Bowen!*Gash Store. b tf 218.
W^nthd—Three or four boarders.
Apply to 301 Main St. d tf.
Sack found containing gentleman’s
clothing. Owner can recover same
by calling at this office or upon Henry
I Buford. 214 dtf
The Arkansas Bank & Trust Com
pany will rent you a safety deposit
box in their fire and burglar proof
vault for §1.60 per year. d 6t.
j For Sale—Residence, corner Hazel
and Fifth streets. Terms made known
on application.
144-dtf Mrs. Cora A. McDonald.
T. H. Hutchinson, manager of the
Geo. Taylor Commission Company,
who went up to St. Louis last week,
returned Thursday morning via Paris,
Tex. A rather roundabout trip, but
it is suspected that Mr. Hutchinson
has himself been doing a few stunts in
crop inspection.—Little Rock Dem
ocrat.
SPEND A NIGHT OF TERROR.
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Thrilling; Experience of Two Farmer*
in Trying; to Crojin Mis
souri River.
J. U. Floerschinger and Nick Nel
son, two Cedar county (Neb.) farm
ers, who had spent the day in Yank
ton, S. D., left for home in a light
skiff the other evening. The night
was dark, and the Missouri river full
of floating ice. But they anticipated
no particular danger as they left the
3hore and struck out for their homes.
Suddenly they struck a current of
water running at mill-race speed.
Somewhat alarmed, they pulled more
vigorously, and were soon across the
open current, but found their path
blocked by a heavy gorge of ice,
pounding and grinding its immense
blocks against each other, and tower
ing far above their heads one minute,
to fall with a tremendous crash back
info the river the next. Now thor
oughly scared, the voyagers hastily
searched in the icy barrier for a
channel to the shore, and then des
nopotfllw nnllo/1 Liw.lr 4/-.
Routh Dakota side. A few strong
strokes carried them across the roar
ing current, only to find that the
quantities of ice they had met on
I that side had also closed in and
! formed into another wall, as formid
able as the first. During the resd of
the night they were forced to battle
for their lives against the ice and
the angry river which was forced into
a torrent between the walls on either
side and filled with drift chunks that
threatened each moment to wreck
their little craft. A hundred times
they were ready to give up the un
equal struggle, but ngain took cour
age to fight a little longer. Just at
daylight they succeeded in forcing a
way through the gorge on the Dakota
side, and, more dead than alive,
reached the land.
UNIQUE WEDDING OF MUTES.
Bride and Groom Speak Different
LnuKiniKt'" in Finffer Talk and Ar*
Acquainted Four Duj-m.
A wedding with unusual features
was held the other morning at the
residence of Justice N. A. Ladd, at
Madison, Wis., when Michael Wolf, of
Arcadia, Wis., and Miss Bessie Ander
son, a pretty Madison girl, both
deaf mutes, were married. The
couple met for the first time
only four days ago and spent
the intervening time in courting, get
ting acquainted nnd devising a com
mon language, for the groom, being
a German, cannot understand writ
ten English nor the reading of the
lips, by which his more accomplished
bride receives communication from
friends. He uses “finger talk” entire
ly. None of the parents of either of j
the principals is a deaf mute. Mr. j
Wolf'Is a stone cutter, the son of
well-to-do pnrents, while his bride j
lived at Madison with her mother and ;
stepfather. Owing to the language i
difficulty, the questions and answers j
of the wedding ceremony were re- j
duced to writing, a long, amusing j
and pantomimic performance. They j
were attended by Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Redder, of Arcadia, also deaf mutes.
but who have a bright, talkative lit
tle son with them. It was through
Mrs. Pedder that their union was
brought about. She was the girl
chum of the bride at a deaf mute
school. Recently she proposed mar
riage to her two friends. They' found
the idea agreeable and she came on
and assisted In the details. The bride
and groom left for Arcadia, where
they wid live.
BODIES PETRIFY IN GRAVES.
Cemetery Located at Ely. Minn.,
Turns All Remains Interred
Into Stone.
The old cemetery at Ely, Minn., is
a bed of petrifactions, many of the
bodies buried there having turned to
stone. The discovery was made the
other dayr when the work of trans
ferring the bodies to the new ceme
tery was begun. The rirst graves
opened were those of Henry Polking
horn and Adam Penglase who died
ten years ago, and when the work
men undertook to lift the coffins out
of the graves they were unable to
move them.
When the lids were raised it was
found that the bodies had turned to !
stone. The flesh tints still remained j
and the clothing looked as bright and j
fresh as it did the dayr of the funeral j
until exposed to the air, when it
crumbled to pieces. So heavy' were !
the bodies that it took the com
bined strength of five men to remove
them.
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ST. L. I. M. & S. RAILWAY.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 72 Local Freight. 6:46 a. m.
No. 2. 4:06 a. m.
No. 4. 11:06 a. m.
No. 12. 8:48 p. m.
No. 6. 10:60 p. m.
No. 8.11:32 p. m.
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 73 Local Freight. 7:00 a. m.
No. 7. 4:05 a.m.
No. 6. 4:40 a. m.
No. 11 6:16 a. m.
No. 3. 11:39 a. m.
No. 1. 10:60 p. m.
BATESVIDLE BRANCH.
Passenger Leaves. 7:00 a. mJ
Mixed “ 11:45 a.m.
Passenger Arrives. 6:45 p. m. !
Mixed “ . 10:15 a. m. !
JACK HERRON.
Back again in Newport and i
Prepared to do all kinds ol
Brick AVork.
Repair Work Promptly
Attended To.
jack Jones,
The Crack Barber, keeps a neat
and busy little shop. Upper end
of Front street. Expert tonso
rialists. Easy shaves and the best
haircuts. Our work pleases.
“Come on, ye stubby beards.”
Have Your
Clothes Made,
Cleaned, Pressed
and Repaired
-BY
Arthur Hunly
The Tailor on Front Street.
I Promises to be one of the greatest bargain giving events that ever hap- j
j pened in Newport. It is our desire to clear out all the woolen dress fa
as well as the balance of our 1902 stock of linens, stap ’ reduc
clothing, furnishings and shoes. In addition to making «.' .
tions on the above lines we have also given a general d j
various departments. Of course this sale will be
STRICTLY FOR CASH j
But we will exchange all uncut goods or refund money it
prices quoted here wiil give you an idea of the immense barg - j
here. The sale commences |
January 5th.
<^_COME EARLY AND OFTEN AND BRING YOUR POCKETBOOK._^>- |
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Dry Goods Values. Clothing.
Our heavy woolen drees goods at Our line of Men’s Kirsehbaum
almost one-half former prices. hand-made clothing from $18.00 to
Lightweight woolens, silks and $25.00 suits all go at the uniform
velvets all less 20 per cent. price of $15.00.
Our 10c outing flannels 6 l-2c. Choice of all youths’ $10.00 $12.
Our 15c French flannelettes at 50 and $15.00 suits cut to $7.75.
10c- ^ 25 per cent discount on men’s
20 per cent discount on ladies shirt8, ties and hosiery,
and children’s hose.
One third off on ladies’ belts. 33 1-3 per cent discount on men s
20 per cent off on all linens and and ladies’ underwear,
towels. .
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Shoes.
BARGAIN COUNTER NO. 1. i
Choice of 173 pairs ladies’ shoes, g
worth §2.50, §3.00 and §3.50, broken g
sizes, all cut to §1.48. ■
BARGAIN COUNTER NO. 2. P
89 pairs of men’s fine shoes, bro- 1
ken sizes, comprising box' calf, Ej
vicis and patent leathers, choice
§1.95. H
SPECIALS.
Choice of 127 pairs children’s E
lace and button shoes, worth §1.50 S
to §2.00, cut to 95c. All felt shoes [|
in the house cut to 75c. Come j|
soon if you come; but come.
WOLFF-GOLDMAN MERCANTILE CO., \
| “The Busy Corner.” Newport, Arkansas.
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