Farley Price went to Memph
Wednesday night.
C. R. Craig, special agent o
the Iron Mountain, was here o)
business Thursday. M
For Rent- Five room cojf
in East Newport. Apply W
B. Best. Jffle
J. S. Handford of Rf this
spent Thursday morn inf
city. ^ Hazel,
E. C. Lippmann k/n With the
having been taken -
grippe. of Littie Rock
Lee Omoluin kere looking
spent Thurs£rg
after his Stuckey went
Judge 17 Thursday morn
north ojgiyjess trip.
ing u”t—One nicely furnished i
l"°Good board, 222 Laurel
r0£ Mrs. Lee. 12d4w
rairie, timothy and alfalfa
.y, corn, oats, C. and 0. chops,
jran and corn chops at Bowen’s
Cash Store. 35btf
Mrs. S. M. Wooten, formerly
of this city, but now of Cotter,
was registered at the Hazel Wed
nesday night.
Gus Coffin returned Wednesday
night from New Orleans, where
he spent two weeks taking in the
sights of Mardi Gras.
A. Mortensen has moved his
cleaning and pressing shop to the
newly remodeled building oppo
site city jail. 86dtf.
The rainfall Wednesday night
was 1.66 inches on the Newport
gauge and will probably bring a
rise in White River.
Mr. and Mrs. B. W. Stainback
are expected home from New
Orleans on any train, as Mr.
Stainback has been suffering
with chills.
The annual stockholders’ and
directors’ meeting of the New
port Builders’ Supply & Hard
ware Company has been post
poned until tonight.
“The Country Cousin” com
pany laid over here Wednesday
night on their way north, assist
ing the “Sweet Clover” company
by furnishing an excellent or
chestra.
J. H. Crandall, formerly ope
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latui at tiic nun mmuuuu, nao
gone to Little Rock, where he
has accepted a position in the
dispatcher’s office of the Choctaw
at Little Rock.
The Newport friends of E.
Star Thompson, the well known
tobacco salesman, extend their
congratulations. He was mar
ried the first of the week to one
of Paragould’s fair daughters.
C. E. Carroll. W. T. Dunn and
Joseph M. Berger, Jr., left
Thursday afternoon for Mem
phis to witness the production of
Ben Hur, in which over 300 peo
ple take part.
A freight on the Iron Moun
tain was ditched at Kensitt Wed
nesday afternoon, eleven cers
leaving the track. No one was
injured, according to reports re
ceived, but No. 4 was delayed
two hours, also No. 7.
Mrs. C. E. Crook left over the
Choctaw Thursday afternoon to
witness Ben Hur, playing this
week at the Lyceum Theatre,
Memphis. She will meet her
father at the Gayoso. The crowds
which have been attracted to
Memphis to witness Ben Hur,
have been so large that an extra
matinee will be given Friday
afternoon.
A petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy was filed in the federal
court Wednesday by John C.
Hayes of Cotton Plant and the
case was referred to Standing
Referee Waters. The liabilities
amount to $6,160, being three
notes. Two are for a total of
$3,080 to the bank of Newport
and the third to Dr. R. R. James
of Cotton Plant for the same
amount. The personal property
is given in at a value of $206. — |
, sand ’possums at
fwjWa butcher shop. 06
\Va/w?^e agents f°r W. B.
s^Bo\ven’s Cash Store. 46
—Furnished house. Ad
. 0. box 305. 42dtf
your eyes with one of our
'troscopes and you will get bet
ter results from the glasses fur
nished you%at one-third the usual
cost. Our lenses give double the !
seeing power with half the strain
on the eyes. Vitroscope sent
free. Vitro-Resilient Optical
Co., 152 to 158 Lake street, Chi
cago, 111. 225 4w
LADIES FREE
MONDAY NIGHT.
Every lady who is accompanied
by a person holding a paid re
served seat ticket will be ad
mitted free to the opening per
formance of the Woods-Briggs
Company at the opera house
Monday night, Feb. 22. Prices
15, 25 and 35c.
CANDIDATES’ PUB
LIC SPEAKING.
Notice is hereby given that
the candidates for the various
offices of Jackson county, Arkan
sas, who are subject to the Dem
ocratic primary election, to be
held Saturday; March 26, 1904,
will speak at the several voting
precincts of said county on the
dates set out below, to-wit:
Swifton, Glass township, Sat-j
urday, March 5.
Denmark, Barren township,
Monday, March 7.
Grand Glaize, Glaize township,
Tuesday, March 8.
Hickory Grove, Jefferson town
ship, Wednesday, March 9.
Elgin, Bird township, Thurs
day, March 10.
Centerville, Bird township,
Friday, March 11.
Tuckerman, Bird township,
Saturday, March 12.
Post Oak School House, Vil
lage township, Monday, March
14.
Robinson’s chapel, Grubbs
township, Tuesday, March 15.
Martin’s old residence, Rich
woods township, Wednesday,
March lb.
Eight Mile, Cow Lake town
ship, Thursday, March 17.
Tupelo, Breckinridge town
ship, Saturday, March 19.
Weldon, Breckinridge town
ship, Monday, March 21.
Auvergne, Breckinridge town
ship, Tuesday, March 22.
Martin’s school house, Cache
township, Wednesday, March 23.
Jacksonport, Jefferson town
ship, Thursday, March 24.
Newport, Union township, Fri
day, March 25.
The speaking will begin at 10
o’clock a. m. All voters are re
spectfully solicited to be present
and all candidates who desire are
invited to participate.
KNIGHTS OF HONOR
IN ANNUAL SESSION.
Pine Bluff, Feb. 17.-This
morning the grand lodge of Ar-1
kansas Knights of Honor con
vened at the local K. of H. hall;
in annual session. Several of the ‘
grand officers arrived yesterday
to complete arrangements for the :
meeting, and a large number of
delegates arrived today.
Supreme Director Sheppard,
ex-governor of South Carolina,
and Supreme Reporter Noah M.
Givan of St. Louis, are expected
to be present during the session.
The meeting will adjourn next
Thursday afternoon.
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.
Read the Daily and Weekly In
dependent.
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FOR ONLY TJ
45 CENTS. Ji
With congress In session, and the presidential election next
gent man will want a dally paper. !f he does not care to keep posted nlmseir as
will realize that a dully newspaper (s tf great educator and his children shoukittn v*
It. The Memphis Morning News has reduced Its price for a seven-day paper, postaga
paid, to 46 cents a month, and In addition is going to give
$500 IN CASH FREE
to the one of Its subscribers who makes the nearest estimate on the number of bale*
of cotton reci ived at Memphis from September 1, 1903, to and including March lo»
1904. This is no lottery The United States government permits no lottery, but doe*
not object to contests based <>n crop estimates, as they are a matter of computation
and judgment, and educate the people. Tire Morning News Is a slmon pure ana
honest Democratic newspaper, one month 45 cents, three months $1.36, six monraa
$11.50 and one year $5.00.
CONDITION OF CONTEST.
An estimate will be allowed each one on payment of 45 cents for one month’s
subscription to The Morning News or for one year’s subscription to The Weekly News.
If you subscribe for three months, you get three estimates, six for six months ana.
twelve for one year. No estimate will oe counted that Is received at The New* or-1
flee after midnight of February 9. 1904 !f desired, parties can send paper to tlK.f;
friends and retain estimate for ’hem dvs, and can have one estimate for each roontn-,
ly subscript inn. Under no consideration can an estimate be changed after it is re
celved at The News office. An estimate may be had each month, provided the «
cents accompanies the estimate.
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for the past five years: Baleg. • Bates. |
Bept. 1, 1898, to March 15, 1899....641,715 sept, t, 1900, to March 15, 1901....605^91
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,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
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to the territory along its lines in
Arkansas, Indian Territory, Kan
sas, Oklahoma, Texas and New
Mexico. Letters should deal
with the writers’ experiences
since he settled in the Southwest.
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he had when he arrived, what
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his efforts and what he thinks of
that portion of the country in
which he is located. Letters
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more than 1500 words in length,
and will be used for the purpose
of advertising the Southwest.
Letters are desired not only
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but also from merchants, school
teachers, clergymen, from every
one, in brief, who has a story to
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STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that the annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Bank of Tucker
man will be held in the office of said bank in the
city of Tuckerman, Jackson county, Arkansas,
at 10 o’clock on Monday, the 22d of February,
1904, for the election of a board of directors, and
any other business that may properly come be
fore the meeting. J. W. Lindley, President.
E. V. Holt, Cashier.
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FARMERS
DRAYMEN
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that want the best grease on the
market and that recognize a good
thing when shown its merits, we
recommend our Golden and Cas
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and 3 pound tin buckets. For
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, for quality on the market.
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street. Expert tonsorial
ists. Easy shaves and
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forget your old Friend, the Bank with the
LARGEST PAID IN CAPITAL and SURPLUS COMBINED
of any Bank in Jackson County,
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
OFFICERS and DIRECTORS.
Geo. W. Decker, President, R. M. Johnson, Cashier.
A. D. Bailey, V-President, T. D.*Kinman, Asst. Cash, I
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Jos. M. Stayton, Dr. J. M. Jones,
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KodaKPlan
Load and unload KodaKs or Brownie
cameras anywhere. Develop without
darK-room in the Kodak Developing
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Kodaks, ■ • - $5 to $75.
Kodak Developing Machines,
$6 and $7.50.
Brownie Cameras, • $1 and $2.
“Brownie ” Developing
Machines. • « $2.
EASTMAN KODAK CO.
CeUalo^e the dealer<
or 4> mail.
If you want to look neat, have
your suit cleaned and pressed by
A. Mortensen. In new quarters
opposite city jail. 86dtf.
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For toilet articles, fancy goods,
combs, brushes and mirrors go
to W. E. Bevens, successor to J.
L. Sells. OOdtf
“Barren Fork Training School." ?
The fifteenth year of the above school opened on
November 16, 1903, with a good attendance in all
departments. As the title indicates, this school
offers a very thorough drill in all subjects for a
six year state and all grades of the county certifi
cates. The principal holds a life state certificate
and many first grade county license, has had much
experience in this line and fully understands the
needs of the country teachers. The location can
not be excelled for health, good morals and an
obliging people—an ideal place in every way, for
young people to attend a school. Board from $6.00
to $8.00 and tuition from $1.00 to $3.00 per month.
Classes in all subjects noted. Those with a true
educational motive are solicited, but no others.
New students are entering every week. “Learn
it Right.” Address,
A. G. Taylor, B. S. Prin.
Barren Fork, - Arkansas.