J ABOUT PEOPLE—MAINLY. ^
XKHeatber forecast.
Washington, July 19 -Forecast for Ar
kansas: Sunday, showers and pooler.
Huffman’s kisses are the best. . d.tf
Huffman’s cream bread takes the
lead.
Gus Craig of Kenyon, spent Monday
in the city.
Huffman can bake cakes for the
most fastidious. d-tf
Col. L. Minor returned from Ozark
Springs this morning.
L. Hirsch, the insurance man, spent
Monday with his family.
W. A. Oldfield, our next prosecuting
attorney, is in attendance at court.
For your six o’clock breakfast
order Huffman’s light rolls, fresh
baked. 4-dtf
Tuckerman and intervening terri
tory is quite well represented at court
today.
Miss Minnie Ross returned from
her visit to Miss Gardner at Kenyon
this morning.
Mr. E. D. Bracey returned Saturday
night from Camden, where he spent
last week at the reunion of the Bracy
family.
Huffman & Son serve ices, cream
and cake and everything in that lint
to parties and receptions at reason
able prices. d-298
Lockard Bandy accompanied his
cousin, Tom Davidson, to his home
at Williford Saturday night for a visii
of several days’ duration.
A small blaze in the railroad pari
caused some excitement Sunday, somt
of the dry grass having caught from
sparks from a passing engine.
Try the new rigs and good driven
at the R. L. Robinson Livery Stable
upper end of Front Street. Gooc
service at reasonable charges. 62dt
Round trip tickets to Camden oi
account of State Missionary anc
Christian Endeavor Convention one
and one-third fare via Choctaw route
I pay highest prices foi
pearls,baroques and slugs,
L. WILSON. Office at
Chas. Meyer’s Store.
Round trip tickets to Salt Lake
City via Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gul
route, return limit Sept. 30, only $35
with stop over allowed. Dates of sale
August 7 to 10 inclusive.
Round trip tickets to San Franciscc
or Los Angeles, Cal., via Choctaw
Oklahoma & Gulf Route, with fina
limit to return September 30, onlj
$47.50. Stop overs allowed. Dates
of sale July 20, August 2 to 10 in
clusive.
Contractor Morrison is pushing
work on Dr. Frazer’s new house. He
has the framing of the first story up
The building is to be an eight-room
two-story, with two large halls, anc
one of the handsomest dwellings ir
the city.—Clarendon Sun.
One of the suspected car robbers
who have been operating arounc
Malden, Mo., was arrested in this citj
Monday morning and gave hie name
as Walter Branch. He is supposed tc
be a member of the same gang, one ol
whom was killed—Harry Cunning
ham—last Thursday.
The following guests registered al
the New Hazel Sunday and Monday:
A. H. Tardy, Alf H. Joblin, J.L
Grover, J. O. Larster, J. S. Marklin
Chas. Tabor, St. Louis; J. D. Clark
F. W, Aydlett, Memphis; J. L. Root
Eight Mile; Jno. T. Ward, Little
Rock; Edward Fisher, Greenfield; O
H. Wheeler, Texarkana; W. Hantry
Jonesboro.
Sunday and Monday’s arrivals ai
the Planters were W. R. Harvey
Swifton; J. H. Pilling and wife, Cush
man; Mrs. H. F. Roleson, Marianna
Mrs. McCurdy, Augusta; D. O. Kirk
laud, Ben Gideon, D. B. Stubblefield
M. Miles, Little Rock; Wm. Link
Jonesboro; L. Lippmann, Olyphant
A. E. Shoffner, Weldon; J. T. Braey
Batesville; Wm. Strohmein, Ando
lusia, 111.; R. c. Frazier, St. Louis.
W hile the south end local wai
standing at the depot at Judsonij
Saturday evening, an extra freigh
ran into the caboose, demolishing i
and derailing several other cars, on<
of which struck the depot and insonn
manner set fire to the building, whicl
was completely consumed. The en
gine of the extra was also badb
wrecked. The engineer and firemai
jumped after seeing that a collisioi
was inevitable. Fortunately nobody
was in the loco! caboose at the tim<
of the smash up.
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Huffman bakes bread every day.
Swiss and cream cheese at Huff
mato’s. 53 dtf.
Huffman runs the only bread wagon
Grocery. d 19
Judge R. H. Powell, of Batesville, is
in attendance at court today.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Gardner of
Kenyon, spent Monday in the city.
Mrs. Mattie Gilliam of Des Arc,
is visiting her-eister, Mrs. F. H. Hein- ^
rich.
For Sale: New rubber tired surrey
and gentle horse. Apply 213 Laurel
street or J. J. Hunter. 77d6t
Mr. Joe Leonard, a farmer on the
the Minor place south of town, is not
expected to survive the day.
Summer Tourist Rates—Cheap rates
to nearly all resorts, via the Iron
Mountain. For rates call on W. M.
Gregg, Agent.
Huffman’s candies are the best on
the market—the three leading candy
firms of St. Louis and the leading one
of Little Rock, say so. 275-dtf
Cards are out announcing the ap
proaching wedding of Dr. Oscar Eve
Jones to Miss Fannie Redman, which
will take place at the Methodist
church Wednesday evening, August 6,
at 8:30 o’clock.
The island received quite a good
rain Saturday evening, but Newport
and territory west was passed over.
Walnut Ridge had aground soaker of
some hours duration, which helped
the crop prospects materially in that
section.
i ne soutnern notei, or navenaen
1 Springs, Ark., is now open for guests.
' Lithia water for kidneys, liver and
stomach troubles. 112 miles west of
Memphis on the Frisco System.
! Write for rates. Address, Manager,
1 Southern Hotel. 59b3m.
Send your next lot of
1 pearls, slugs and bar=
j oques to J. E. Tully & Co.,
14 Maiden Lane, New
York, who pay best
1 prices.
! The Evening Star was to have taken
out a party of young folks on the
. river Saturday night, through the
courtesy of Capt. Morrison, but ow
ing to the stormy appearance of the
clouds it was called off. A barge had
been attached to the little steamer
, for dancing and a good time was an
. ticipated by the merry crowd.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Court convened this morning pur
suant to adjournment, with Judge
Fulkerson on the bench.
The first case called was that of the
; State against J. C. Alexander, charged
with agravated assault. Alexander
is a school teacher who taught school
across the river, among his pupils
being a little girl whom he is charged
with having too severely chastized.
The case was given to the jury about
2 o’clock Monday, but up to the hour
of going to press no verdict bad been
returned.
The next case called was that of the
State vs. Frank Sanders, charged
with unlawfully cutting timber, which
will probably occupy the attention of
the court for the remainder of the
day.
NEW WASH GOODS.
15 and 20c dimity, lawn and baptiste
all go for 10c a yard at Chas. Meyer’s
Great Bargain Store. 67dtf.
SUPERB CLIMATE.
In Colorado all the conditions of
health are met. There is a sufficient
altitude to cause lung and chest de
velopment; there is the dry, exhilar
> ating mountain air, with an almost
absolute absence of malaria; there is
the tonic effect of a bracing climate,
without its rigors; an atmosphere
filled with ozone; cool nights in sum
mer, a bright, sunny sky almost every
, day in the year, conducive of cheer
fulness apd bringing a new pleasure
every morning, constantly stimulating
both mind and body.
> The low rates put in effect via the
Union Pacific, enable you to reach
these great parks without unneces
sary expenditure of time or money.
Full information cheerfully fur
L nished on application to J. H. Loth
t rop, General Agent, St. Louis, Mo.
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| SUMMER TOURIST RATES.
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Choctaw Route will sell excursion
r tickets daily Newport to Mt. Mag
i azine, Ark., at rate of §7.30 for round
trip, good returning Sep. 30, 1902.
51btf. W. R. Thompson, Agt.
No. 4 only 20 minutes late today.
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The NEWPORT
LAUNDRY
COMPANY.....
las the Largest Plant in
Arkansas.
Equipped with Latest Improved
Machinery.
Jses Filtered and CoiWensed
Water and Positively Guar
antees all work.
□ive Us A Trial.
We Will Please You. Prompt
Service and Special Work
Everyday.
Out of Town agents wanted.
NEWPORT LAUNDRY CO.
W. F. Williams, Mgr.
The Leading Newspaper
Of the South =—
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SCIMITAR.
It is just as easy and much more
pleasing to read fresh news, as
printed in the Memphis Evening
Scimitar, than to wait ten to six
teen hours and read the Same
news in morning papers.
Closing quotations of the markets
of the world. The Scimitar owns
exclusive day Associated Press
dispatches; has 150 correspon
dents in three states; uses a bat
tery of six type-setting machines;
runs the fastest and finest press
in the South; employes a large
corps of experienced editors and
reporters, and in general ac
knowledges no superior in this
section.
Agents wanted in every town, no
matter how small the place. If
therer is no agent in your town,
send amount for the time desired,
and the Scimitar will be mailed
direct.
Subscription rate by mail:
One Month $ 50
Three Months 1 50
Six Months 2 50
One Year 5 00
A special rate will be made on order
of five or more in one town. Send
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Memphis, Tenn.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
CONNECTIONS FOR ASHEVILLE AS FOL
LOWS.
No. 36 No. 42
Lv Memphis 10:30 a. m. 8:00 p. m.
Ar Asheville 6:50 a. m. 2:15 p. m.
No. 36 carries coaches and sleeper
to Asheville and beyond without
change.
COMMENCING MAY 31, 1902.
No. 42 will carry a sleeper to Ashe
ville without change.
This enables one to take supper at
home and dine in Asheville next day
with daylight ride through East Ten
nessee mountains, and the “French
Broad” scenery.
Write or call for details, including
“Summer Homes” folder, list of
hotels and boarding houses, rates of
board, etc.
C. A. DeSaussure, D. P. A.,
Memphis, Tenn.
INTERESTING READING.
We have on hand at all times a
supply of literature, descriptive of
the resources and resorts of the great
west.
It is interesting and instructive
reading for the farmer, business man
ind tourist, and will be mailed free
on application to
J. H. Lothrop, G. A., U. P. Ry. Co.
903 Olive St. St. Louis, Mo.
SPECIAL WEST BOUND
TOURIST EXCURSION RATES.
Via the Iron Mountain Route—Rate
$25 round trip to Denver, Colorado
Springs, Pueblo. Dates of ale, July
1 to 13, August ist to 14, 23, 24 and
August 30 to September 10 inclusive,
final return limit October 31st.
W. M. Gregg, Agt.
Read the ads.
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In Arranging Your Summer Outing
Do not make final arrangements
until you have written for infor
mation about the low rate to Den
ver, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake
and San Francisco, via the Frisco.
J. N. Cornatzar, D. P. A., Memphis.
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THE BANK OF NEWPORT
(Oldest and Largest Bank in the County).
CAPITAL $50,000
- - • = = OFFICERS-- ..- |
G. W. Decker, President, A. D. Bailey, Vice-President i
R. M. Johnson, Cashier. T. D. Kinman, Asst. Cashier j *
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.
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— r Capital, $50,000 -— i
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TTtAWBAnmtm
COUNTS OP merchants^manSuebTs THE A°
and individuals solicited
Directors:—T. J. Watsnn „ ,
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B. B. Bond.
Officers:—Sigmund Wolff, President- a w u ,
W. A. Billingsley, Cashier- F A t‘ W' Hurley’ Vice-President:
_ _ ^asmer, h. A. Jones, Assistant Cashier.
Daily Independent.
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