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Percy h. Vandyke,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
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(For Representative.
JOHN H. KF.EI.
County JudRe,
E. L. BOYCE.
CircuitJClerk,
J. D. NEAL.
County Clerk.
GEO. A. LOCKARD.
Sheriff.
H. S. SIMMONS.
Treasurer.
DR. F. G. SMITH.
Assessor,
R. L. COND1TT.
Surveyor,
W. A. BOWMAN.
Coroner,
F. J. HARRISON.
Constable—Union Township,
W. H. CAROUTHERS.
Justicejof the Peace,
GUY SMITH.
FOREST DILLARD.
MANIFEST YOUR
PUBLIC INTEREST.
Appeal of Superintendent Hop
kins for an Interest Upon the
Part of Public School’s
Patrons.
The Newport public and high
school will close its year’s work
on Friday, May 20. It is desired
that the patrons and friends of
the school visit all its depart
ments during the last week, in
order that they may form some
i idea of the character of work
done during this school year.
As the course of study for the
high school department has been
p made to embrace three years of
work instead «f two as hereto
fore, of course we shall have no
graduating exerSses at the close
of the present Session. Up to
January, 1904, tpe school has had
no regularly Adopted course of
study. We tMn have an excel
lent course^wrhich admits our
uates wppiout an examina
tion Xfo "a'n'^the colleges of our
state and to the University of
Arkansas.
There are cities in the state
twice as large as Newport which
have not yet accomplished this
end. Several of them continually
boast, through the papers, of
their magnificent system and yet
are not accredited to any of the I
higher institutions of learning. |
In many ways we have labored
<■ at great disadvantage, but in the
r ~ V face of all difficulties most of the
children have done a fair year’s
work and many have succeeded
exceptionally well. Their efforts
demand recognition by their
parents and friends. Will you,
parents and friends, show them
your interest by spending a day j
or a half day in witnessing some
of the final review and examina
tion work ? Everybody is in
The following special commit
tees have been appointed by the
school board and sanctioned by
the faculty:
High School—Rev. C. Pope,
chairman: Revs. G. B. Norton,!
T. C. Mahan, Dr. Hiram Camp
bell.
Intermediate—Hon. Gustave j
Jones, chairman; Prof. J. D.
Neal, Hon. M. M. Stuckey, Judge j
E. L. Boyce, Mrs. W. R. Stew
art, Mrs. T. J. Watson, Mrs. 0.
W. Scarborough.
Primary—Mrs. Dorsey, chair
man; Mrs. Ike Goldman, Miss
Pearl Martin, Mrs. W. W. Dut
} k- ton, Mrs. D. W. Anderson, Mrs. j
\ A. T. Cummins,
f our These committees are request
wishingd to be present every afternoon
^ay call i witness and assist in the oral
d any tirmjews and examinations of the
s be ready rooms and to examine j
of written exercises,
etc., which have been
in the forenoons.
Respectfully,
Geo. R. Hopkins,
Principal.
JACKSONPORT. <
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right in line <=
lodge in- i
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stalled Tuesday evening, the or
der of The Fraternal Home, with
about thirty charter members.
The officers elected are as fol
lows: Past president, Stinson
Robinson; president, John P.
Jones; vice president, John W.
Grubbs; chaplain, Rev. J. E.
Thomas; secretary, John L. An
derson; treasurer, Geo. T. Wil
kins; conductor, Elmo Riddell;
inner guard, W. B. Verdell; sen
try, B. A. Boling. Everything
moved off in elegant style and it
is hoped by the lodge that a num
ber of new members will be
added within the week. Hurrah
for Jacksonport.
WEATHER FAVORABLE
FOR PLANTED CROPS.
Cotton Planting Has Progressed
Rapidly—Stand is Good —
Corn all In.
Following is the weather bu
reau’s summary of Arkansas
crop conditions for the week end
ing May 9:
Seasonable temperatures with
showers the latter part of the
week were favorable for all the
growing crops.
Cotton planting is progressing
rapidly and is now well advanced.
Considerable of the early planted
is up, the stand is fair to good
and very little replanting will be
necessary. Some of the early
planted has been worked out for
the first time.
Corn planting is nearing com
pletion. Considerable of the
early planted is up and is being
cultivated for the first time. The
stand is generally fair, but re
planting has been necessary in
some sections.
Small grains, pastures and
gardens are doing well; potatoes
are promising and in the south
ern portion of the state are being
harvested in some sections.
Peaches and apples promise to
be fair to good crops, although
there is still some complaint in
isolated sections of dropping,
which is caused by previous cool
nights and excessive rain. Straw
berries are late, but are up to the
average in yield.
A TRIBUTE TO A
NEWPORT GIRL.
As we passed along the streets
of this beautiful little city, made
all the more beautiful by the ex
penditure of time and money in
decorations, we feel that the peo
ple of Newport considered the
coming of the Arkansaw Travel
ers as an event worthy of their
notice.
The window display of the
Newport Builders’ Supply and
Hardware Company would do
credit to any city, and much
credit is due the skilled mind
that designed these displays.
Every traveler should have
viewed these windows before
leaving the city, also those of
the Wolff-Goldman Mercantile
Company, which shows that they,
too, have an artist within their
doors.
While the merchants were
laboring over their show windows
battling in thought with their
competitors, each trying to gain
supremacy, the Bank of New
port, with no such object in view,
has by the arrangement of their
office furniture, displayed to us
that which eclipsed them all.
They have received an elegantj
box of candy to be given to the ■
young lady in the window, to
whom this article is dedicated.
An Arkansas Traveler.
UNIVERSITY~TEAM~
DEFEATS OUACHITA.
Fayetteville, May 10.—The
University of Arkansas today
ivon the second and last game of!
:he series from Ouachita Baptist!
college by a score of 7 to 5. Fer
guson for Arkansas made a sen
sational one-handed catch at
short, while Carroll Wood for
)uachita pulled a long one off the i
louds in right field. It was an
xciting game from the start and
t looked as if the visitors were
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
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.
BIG LINE OF
New Goods Arriving.
Crown, Schiller & Shaeffer
-PIANOS
AND
Patronize a Home Man.
Z. B.' REID.
JAS. V. RIDLEY,
TRA YEUNG MACHINIST,
REPAIRS ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY.
—TWENTY YEARS EXPERIENCE. -
Tel Fine your Engine Trouble
Phone No. 51—Three Rings.
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CKic j.-ee falls, mass.
going to win out in the ninth,
but they could not connect with
Booker’s curves at the proper
time.
The Ouachita boys have favor
ably impressed every one by their
gentlemanly conduct and clean
ball playing. The University
team starts on its Northern trip
on the 12th, playing Missouri
School of Mines, Christian Broth
ers’ College, University of Mis
souri and University of Kansas. :
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Gustave Jones left Tuesday for ;
Pine Bluff to attend the state
diocesan council.
Read the Independent for the !
news.
Time Tells
The iStory.
There is a big difference be
tween the cost of making a first
class sewing machine, embodying
the best materials and workman
ship, and one which is made in the
cheapest manner. The buyer of
the cheap machine soon pays the
difference of price in the constant
cost for repairs, to say nothing of
its annoying inefficiency.
Singer Sewing Machines do
good work during a lifetime.
Sold on Installments.
Old Machines taken in exchange
Liberal Discount for Cash.
Oils, Needles, Attachments and
Repairs for all makes of machines.
The Singer Manufacturing Co.
"Tile Sewing Machine Makers of the World.”
FRANK W. LYNN. M’g’r.
121 Hazel St., Newport, Ark.
FOR SALE.
Residence corner Sixth and
Hazel streets. Eight rooms, re
ception hall electric lighted,
bath room, hot and cold water.
Inquire of
55d20 J. Volkner.
ROAD NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will
apply to the County Court, at the July term, I
1904, thereof, for an order establishing a new road
in Glass township, to run as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at the quarter section line running
cast and west through section 33, town
ship 14 N., range 1 west, where said quarter sec
tion line crosses Village creek, running thence
vest on said quarter section line through sec
tions 33 and. 32 to the southwest corner of the
MW 1-4 of section 32, said township and range,
thence north on ecstion lines 1 mile, to the north
vest corner of the SW 1-4 of section 29, there in
ersecting the public road.
This April the 24th, 1904.
F. M. PARSONS.
W. H. CRANE.
and others.
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FURNITURE
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And Artistic Beauty is Found in Our Display.
Especially attractive is our display of Hall and
Bed Room Furniture. They are not expensive, but
are Elegant in Design and of Fine Workmanship
and Quality. An Elegant New Line of
Rugs, Art Sqaresi Portiers ,
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J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slayden, V-Pres. E. V. Holt, Cashier. |
BANK OF TUCKERMAN 1
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.00. 1
We are open to the public for all business f I
which constitutes safe & reliable banking 1
DIRECTORS:
J. W. LINDLEY, L. T. SLAYDEN, D. C. DOWELL,
GEO. L. SMITH, W. E. TALLEY.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY.
Your Patronage is Solicited.
Tuckerman,
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Look Ahead.
Many a wise man who thought
of the future when he was pros*
perous, has a large bank account
today. A small amount set
aside regularly will assume [pro
r—f , portions you never imagined
topes a ■
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Arkansas Bank and Trust
Capital, $100,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan Graham, V. -Pres
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
B. B. Bond, R. F. Drummond, C. J. Saenger
Ivl. D. Campbell, F. D. Fulkerson, 0. D. Watson
S. D. Campbell, Abe Heiligers, L. E. Willis,
G. D. Clements, W. D.^McLain, J. S. Wilmans
L. Minor.
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