VOLUME II. NEWPORT, ARKANSAS. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1902. NUMBER 217
Star Clothing House Announcement
^A GREAT REDUCTION IN SUITS—*
We have a very large stock of Clothing—all
of the very newest and latest in the art of tailor
I construction. In order to reduce our stock we
have made great reductions!
Without doubt they are the most remarkable
values ever offered, even surpassing the greatest
values ever given before. %
Thrifty people will be quick to take advan
tage of these remarkable values, so come early, ?
before the choicest are selected.
Men's Suits, made up from the strongest and
* most durable fabrics—
Real $15.00 value— ^i-g 1
Now only .
Real $18.00 value— . g q j* a
Now only . IO»uU
J ” HIGH
Men’s Suits, splendid specimens Men’s Suits that are equal to
■ of modern tailoring, made from any made by the highest class
rich, plain and beautiful fab- of custom tailors—
!5 1 lcs Real $25.00 value—■* q / W'l
Real$20.00 value—on Now onlv ®10»UU
Now only.1 O . U U *. cuPy,ti*,e<J r«r>2.
Real $22 00 value- ^ U Real $30.00 value- QO KO
Now only. lO.OU Now only
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Merrie Christmas and a Happy New Year!
The Good Luck Store
Christmas Presents of all kinds to be found
■ ~ x_ at our store.
Below we mention a few, just as a reminder^^=
Girls, for your best fellow a pair of our Gloves wouldn’t be bad. We
have them both in dressed and undressed kid, all the newest colors,
from 75c to $1.50.
Silk and Linen Handkerchiefs, both gentlemen’s and ladies.
Silk and Velvet Mufflers, 50c to $1.50.
Ladies’ Kid and Golf Gloves, in all the latest shades.
A beautiful line of Men’s Shirts and Neckties just received for the
holidays; shirts, from 50c to $1.50; ties, 25c to 50c.
Men’s Underwear from the cheapest to the finest. Hen’s ribbed cot=
ton underwear, cotton fleeced, silk fleeced, silk and wool ribbed
underwear.
A big assortment of Ladies’ Underwear. Ladies’ ribbed vests and
" pants, fleeced cotton vests and pants, ladies’ union suits; ztfso a
nice line of ladies’ wool underwear.
Special Reduction in Men’s and Boys’ Clothing
all through the holidays.
| Yours to please, The S. Steinberg V *y ( ods Co.
I J. D. CARVEL, Manager.— —
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
CAPITAL $50,000
SURPLUS, - $25,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
G w Decker, President. A. D. Bailey, Vice-President.
R. M. Johnson, ’Cashier. T. D. Kinman, Ass’t. Cashier.
V Y Cook, Thos. J. Graham, A. E. Shoffner.
Jno. T. Flynn, J. W. Grubbs, Jos. M. Stayton.
ninr rVDCDIENPE Is an important factor in successful banking. With all
nlrt LArCnirilliL due sense of modesty, we venture to direct your at
tention to ‘a brief review of the long business career of the men who compose
our Board of Directors and Officers.
CnilDTCCN VCAQC Experience in the affairs of Banking in this community
rUUnltkn I LHno enables us to measure and meet the needs of our cus
tomers. We solicit your account, and promise proper help in time of need.
Eupion Oil
When buying illuminating
oil insist on having Eupion, the
family safety. This is a double
distilled process oil that is
odorless and absolutely safe
If you will use clean burners
and'wicks and Eupion Oil you
will have best light obtainable.
Tht? only merchants in Newport
that sell this high-grade oil are
Wolff-Goldman Merc. Co., W.
B. Chastain, Wilmans Bros., R.
D. Wilmans, Heiliger’s Union
Market Co., Martin Bros., Har
ris & Daugherty L. G. DaVaul
and O. M. Bowen.
Waters-Pierce Oil Comp’y
Henry ©wen
PHYSICIAN,SURGEON AMS
OCULIST.
'•VCR BAILEY BROS’. DRY 00008 STORE
MARRIED IN BATESVILLE.
Mr. Peyton V. Ferguson of Gates,
| Tennessee and Miss Allie Ward
Were Wed in Batesville Mon
day Evening.
Saturday, December ‘27tb, Miss Allie
Ward and Mr. Peyton V. Ferguson of
Gates, Tenn., who has been the guest of
T. T. Ward and family, went to Bates
; ville on a visit to the Ruddle family
and just before returning Monday af
ternoon, repaired to the Methodist
parsonage, where they were united in
marriage at 5 p. m. by Rev. Z. T.
Bennett, pastor of that church, a li
cense having been previously pro
cured of the county clerk of that
county.
Returning on the evening passen
ger, they brought the first news of
the plighting of their troth, which
came as a surprise to both relatives
and friends, who were unaware that
between these distant cousins an at
tachment had sprung up that should
lead them to the altar.
They are guests for the present of
the bride’s parents and are the recip
ients of the congratulations of many
friends, who with the Independent
wish for them a bountiful portion of
the riches, pleasures and happiness of
life.
Mr. Ferguson is a pleasant young
gentleman, whose occupation is farm
ing and hails from our neighbor state
of Tennessee. The bride is the oldest
daughter of our fellow editor, Mr. T.
T. Ward of the Herald, and possesses
those graces of disposition and char
acter that should make happy the
home of the newly married.
MORNING STAR
COMPANY’S INTENTION.
When questioned about the Morn
ing Star line by a reporter, Edwin
Chadiek, known as the father of the
Choctaw, said:
“Oh, I have nothing to do with
that. I made a survey of that line for
some English parties. I made a re
port of it. Col. Shalenberger made
the survey for me and we located a 1
per cent grade from Newport to Yell
ville. If built, that road will traverse
a country rich in zinc, marble and tim
ber. I never saw finer white oak than
along that line. The marble appears to
be in inexhaustive quantities. There
is a fine quarry of gray marble, and x
think there is a whole mountain of it.
“That line will always be an inde
pendent one. It will never become a
part of any great system, for the
reason that the parties for whom we
made the survey are largely interested
in the zinc fields. English zinc is get
ing scarce and the question of getting
American mineral to England at the
lowest cost is one that is attracting a
great deal of attention now. The
heaviest purchases, of course, will be
made from those mines the product of
which can be delivered cheapest.”
The intention of the promoters of
the Morning Star road is to build a
line long enough to briug the product
of the richest mines of North Arkan
sas to Newport, and there connect
with a barge line, which will be run in
connection with a line of steamers
plying between New Orleans and Eu- j
rope.
MISSOURI PACIFIC CHANGES.
General Passenger Agent H. C.
Townsend of the Missouri Pacific-Iron
Mountain has announced the follow
ing appointments, to become effective
January 1, 1903:
Mr. W. H. Bissland, assistant gen
eral ticket agent, St. Louis Mo.
Mr. H. D. Wilson, assistant general
passenger agent, Memphis, Tenn.
Mr. Ellis Farnsworth, traveling pas
senger agent, Memphis, Tenn., trans
ferred to Denver, Colo., vice Mr. E.
E. Hoffman, resigned.
Mr. J. P. Pannill, appointed travel
ing passenger agent, Memphis, Tenn.,
to succeed Mr. Farnsworth.
The office to which Mr. Wilson has
been appointed is a newly-created
one.
Lucien Wright, at present depot
ticket agent of the Iron Mountain in
Little Rock, will succeed Mr. Pannill
as assistant city passenger and ticket
agent at Memphis.
SHOT WHILE HUNTING.
Little Rock, Dec. 29.—Mort Moore,
a baker, who lives at Bentonville, was
accidently shot by a companion Sat
urday while out hunting. He re
ceived a load of shot from both bar
rels of a gun in his leg. The wound is
a painful one, but not regarded as
dangerous.
The beautiful display of burnt wood
at W. W. Dutton’s affords many a
chance for a suitable Christmas pre
sent. 200btf
EXAMINATION GRADES
ANNOUNCED.
In the regular examinations of the
Public School, held Dec. 18, 19, 22 and
23, the following report is made for
the ninth and tenth grades by Prof. A.
Woods, superintendent:
“In the tenth grade Jamie Irby
leads with an average of 96.5. Gar
land Hurt ranks second with 95.5.
Effie McCollum, who did not take the
full examination, leads in algebra with
the maximum grade 100. Garland
Hurt and EfHe McCollum lead in
geometry with 100 to the credit of
each.
“J8mie Irby and Garland Hurt tie
in Latin with 95. Garland Hurt leads
in rhetoric with 96.7.
“In the ninth grade, Lizzie Irby
leads with an average grade of 98.2.
James Blackwood is second with 93.7.
Lawrence Bailey third with 92.7 and
Lyle Croft, fourth with 91.6.
“Lizzie Irby leads in arithmetic and
physiology with 100 in each, Tommie
Thornton, in Latin with 99.4. James
Blackwood and Lyle Croft lead in
algebra with 97.5 each.
“These examinations were con
ducted in such a way as to test
thoroughly each pupil in the work of
the first four months of the term.
“The majority of the pupils acquitted
themselves with credit. A few fell
below the standard required and the
causes of these failures are matters
that have passed into history.
“However, we hope and believe that
all will resume work on the 5th of
January with renewed energy, and
that the final examination of the term
will find each one with a flrst-clasB
record.” A. Woods,
Principal.
HELENA’S HEAVY
COTTON RECEIPTS.
Helena, Dec 29.—In spite of the
unsuitable weather for cotton gather
ing, hauling and ginning, the receipts
at this market continue to be record
breakers. At the first of the cotton
season it was thought by the cotton
kings that the best part of the crop
would be out by the first of the new
year, but it has developed that in
many parts of the country nearly half,
or at least a third, of the crop is yet
to be picked. It is remarkable the
amount of cotton that remains in the
boll after the heavy rains that visited
this section The second growth of
the staple was far beyond the expec
f-» Ustw-wx rtf f Rrt
cotton fields in western Mississippi
look as though it had never been
picked this season, though in some
places it has been twice picked.
FELL BENEATH CARS.
Louis Smith, a negro boy living near
Auvergne, while attempting to board
a moving freight train that was
switching in the local Choctaw yards,
slipped and fell about three o’clock
Monday afternoon.
Several cars passed over his left leg
just above the knee, crushing the
limb to such an extent that amputa
tion was necessary, the operation
being performed by Drs. Willis and
West. The forefinger and thumb up
on the right hind were also crushed,
requiring their dismemberment from
.the body.
The negro was doing very well
Tuesday morning, but the injuries may
yet cost him his life.
Miss Eda Bacharach of Clarendon
arrived Monday night to visit her
friend Miss Blanche Bernstein.
Just received a new shipment of
Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pens, the
best fountain pen on the market.
Guaranteed to give perfect satisfac
tion. I. D. Price, sole agent. 193 btf
W. C. Wharton, district manager of
the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance
Company received a check Tuesday
for $1600 to be paid Jno. W. Revels
Sr. of Augusta on a policy held by
Mary Revels, deceased.
At Lake’s Ferry, on the line of the
White River Railroad, in Baxter coun
ty, a new town has been laid off and
will be called Cotter. There is talk of
constructing an electric line to con
nect the county seat, Mountain Home>
with Cotter.
Gus Martin has resigned his posi
tion as conductor on the passenger of
the White and Black River branch of
the Choctaw, a position which he has
filled capably for several years. His
successor has been named and took
his new run Sunday.
Peter Anderson & Co. of Batesville
filed articles of incorporation Monday.
The capital stock is $3,000. The con
cern proposes doing a general mer
chandise business in Batesville. All
the stock has been suDscribed and
paid in. The corporators are Peter
Anderson, D. Ottenheimer, R. Soko
losky.
LANG INJURED BY FALL.
A. J. Lang, representing S. J. Lang
& Sons, distillers, of St. Louis, was
nursing a very large and painful head
Monday, the result of a fall on the icy
pavement at the north of the Crown
Hotel, Sunday, says the Poplar Bluff
Journal. Mr. Lang was on his way to
the train, No. 4, intending to go to his
home in St. Louis, when he slipped
and fell, his head striking the pave
ment and cutting a great gash, which
required fourteen stitches to sew up.
Mr. Lang was carried back to the
Quinn and Dr. Adams was called in.
The wound, while very painful, will
not interfere with Mr. Lang’s duties.
MORNING STAR MEETING.
There will be a meeting of the di
rectors of the Morning Star Railroad
to-morrow morning at nine o’clock in
this city. The most important feature
will be an increase of capitalization
from 83,000,000 to 83,600,000.
LOCAL HOLIDAY
EXCURSION RATES.
The Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R.
R. will sell holiday excursion tickets
locally at one fare for the round trip.
December 24, 26 and 31, 1902, and Jan
uary 1, 1903, limited for the return un
til January 2, 1903.
DO IT NOW. I
Have your watch repaired at the
Palace Jewelry Store. 202 btf
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
ST. L. I. M. & S. RAILWAY.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 72 Local Freight. 6:46 a. m.
No. 2.f.. 4:05 a. m.
No. 4. 11:05 a.m.
No. 12. 8:48 p. m.
No. 6. 10:50 p. m.
No. 8.11:32 p. m.
80UTH BOUND.
No. 73 Local Freight. 7:00 af. m.
No. 7. 4:05 a. m.
No. 5. 4:40 a. m.
No. 11. 6:15 a. m.
No. 3. 11:39 a. m,
No. 1. 10:50 p. m.
BATE8VILLE BRANCH.
Passenger Leaves.. 7:00 a. m.
M’.xed f‘ . 11:45 a. m.
Pasg^gef Amves^ ..^^ 6:45^.
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JACK HERRON.
Back again in Newpoi% and
Prepared to do all kinds ot
Brick Work.V ■;
Repair Work Promptly
Attended To. 9
The NEWPORT
LAUNDRY
COMPANY.....
Has the Largest Plant in
Arkansas.
Equipped with Late^t-iaagfovea
Machinery.
1 Uses Filtered and Condensed
Water and Positively Guar
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We Will Please You. Prompt
Service and Special Work
Every Day.
Out of Town agents wanted.
NEWPORT LAUNDRY CO.
M. K. Upshaw, Mgr.
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