THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
(For Representative,
JOHN H. KEEL.
County Judire,
E. L. BOYCE.
CircuitSClerk.
J. D. NEAL.
County Clerk,
GEO. A. LOCK \RD.
Sheriff,
H. S. SIMMONS.
Treasurer.
PR. F. G. SMITH.
Assessor.
R. L. CONDITT.
Surveyor,
W. A. BOWMAN.
Coroner,
F. J. HARRISON.
Constable?—Union Township,
W. H. CAROUT ERS.
J ustice of the Peace,
GUY SMITH.
FOREST DILLARD.
LUMBER DEALERS
PERFECT ORGANIZATION.
Newport Man Complimented By
Election to Office of Treas
urer of the New
Association.
Little Rock, June 6.—The Ar
kansas Association of Retail
Lumber Dealers was organized
at a meeting held in this city a
few days ago. Dealers from va
rious parts of the state were
present, in answer to a call is
sued by F. P. Schilling of St.
Louis, representative in Arkan
sas of the St. Louis Sash & Door
Works.
The association was organized
for the purpose of protecting the
retail dealers and making a fight
against the shipment of lumber
direct to the consumer by the
jobbers and manufacturers. An
nual meetings will be held and
an effort will be made to extend
the membership to include all re
tail and wholesale lumber deal
ers in the state. Headquarters
" will be established in Little Rock.
The following officers were
elected by the association:
President—Clarence M. Dick
inson, Paragould.
Vice President—J. M. Tenney,
Fort Smith.
Secretary—F. P. Schilling, St.
Louis.
Treasurer — J. 0. Burgess,
Newport.
Board of Directors—J. M. Ten
ney, Fort Smith; C. M. Dickin
son, Paragould; R. H. Patrick,
Imboden; Dick Putnam, Fayette
ville; J. 0. Burgess, Newport,
H. B. Strange, Beebe; Claude
Faulk, Texarkana; H. Carville,
Helena.
SWITCH TRACK
FOR PLUM STREET.
The city council on Monday
evening granted the Rock Island
railway right-of-way for a switch
track on Plum street, commenc
ing at the intersection of that
street with the property of the
railroad named and running west
to the Iron Mountain right-of
way.
The ordinance is published in
this issue, and was voted for by
Thompson, Brasch and Hobgood, I
Alderman Wilmans not being
present.
A resolution empowering the
street and alley committee to
contract for the paving of Frunt
street at its intersections with
Beech, Laurel, Hazel, Walnut
and Mainjstreets, was adopted.
The only other business trans-:
acted was in the allowance of ac
counts and approval of previous
minutes.
RIVER STILL RISING.
White river will probably reach
18 to 20 feet on the Newport
gauge, and without further rains
will only overflow the very low
bottom lands. Tne repoi ts from
Black river are very encouraging,
only slight rains being reported
at Poplar Bluff, Pocahontas and
Black Rock.
At Cotter White river is 18
feet above low water mark, but
has reached a stand and the rise
at Batesville is slow.
The Newport gauge mark was
: burned in the recent fire, but at
I Jacksonport, only three miles
above here at the mouth of
i Black, 16 feet was the register
Tuesday morning, and the water
was rising rapidly.
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BOTTLE FIGURES
IN MURDER CASE.
John Roberts’ Trouble in Getting
a Bottle to Little Rock on Ac
count of Newport Friends.
Hon. Jno. V. Roberts of Searcy,
one of the Democratic nominees
for representative from White
county, was in Little Rock Mon
day, says the Gazette. Mr. Rob
erts is one of the attorneys for
the prosecution in the case of The
State vs. Mrs. Flowers, who is
charged with the murder of her
son-in-law, R. F. Middleton, in
White county.
Mr. Roberts brought to Little
Rock a bottle of whisky which
will figure in the trial of Mrs.
Flowers. The theory of the state
is that it is drugged whisky and
the purpose is to have it analyzed.
The evidence against Mrs. Flow
ers is altogether circumstantial.
Middleton was shot and killed at
his home and it is the contention
of the prosecution that before
the tragedy Mrs. Middleton was
given a dose of the poisoned
whisky from the bottle now in
the hands of the prosecutors, so
that she could not hear the fatal
shot which is alleged to have
been fired by her mother. It is
said the supposed poisoned whis
ky will have an important bear
ing on the result of the trial.
“I had a good deal of trouble
coming down on the train from
Newport,” said Mr. Roberts.
“A couple of Newport friends
of mine were on the train
and when they found out I had a
bottle of whisky, they almost
mobbed me in their efforts to get
possession of it. They did not
know what they would have been
up against if they had got hold
of it.”
LETTER TO MR? R. F. DRUM
MOND, NEWPORT, ARK.
Dear Sir: Good yarn: How
we got our agent at Delhi, N. Y.
Gladstone & Paine were agents
for--, we mustn’t
tell names. We wanted ’em.
Paine was painting his big Colo
nial house. Said it took 10 gal
lons of white for the trim.
We sent him ten gallons and
said: if you get it all on, no pay;
if you have any left, return it
and pay for the rest. Agreed.
He returned four gallons and
and took the agency. Four or five j
years ago. He knows now that!
his old paint was and is adulter- (
ated; that’s why it took ten gal-!
Ions to equal six of ours. j (
Go by the name; there is but!
one name to go by; Devoe lead-1 i
i •
aiiU-£iil!V. .
Yours truly,
F. YV. Devoe & Co.. ]
98 New York and Chicago. <
CONFEDERATE" VET- '
ERANS’ REUNION |
I
Nashville, Tenn., June 14-16. 1
The Rock Island railway will sell
you round trip tickets to Nash-1
ville for $7.75. Dates of sale
June 10-13, final limit of return
July 18th. Extension of tickets
can be had until July 10.
This train will be under the
personal charge of Mr. James
Harris, D. P. A., to insure the '
best of service and accommoda
tions. ^
The train on June 13th will
connect at Brinkley with the _
Little Rock delegation and will
be a through train. For further
information call on
:j 13 W. R. Thompson, Agt. |
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DR. KERMOTT’S LIVER IrEGULATOR
a preventive and cure for all Female Complaints
and the Complexion. J
1 Allies will find Dr. Kermott's Liver Regulator *
w ithout an equal. It regulates the system and pro
vente painful and suppressed menstruation, and
brings to all wli« have Kvn sufferers new life. It
is so perfectly mild t hat a child may take it without r
harm, but yet pow erful and a> tive enough to briug I"
1 appme*- to ladies who have been long 6utferers ■
frou their peculiar ailments. It purifies the Mood
ami cleanses the system of ;4.11 refuse matter, there
1 v giv mg to all a clear and beautiful complexion,
which only nature gives. rn
l'rict 'JS cents per packaae or Jive packages fbr$ 1.00.
Ask for FREE SampU.
Postal Card Too Small
Mrs. A. T. Neal, of Maryville, Mo.,
Says:
"A postal card is to small to begin my
praise of your wonderful preparation, Par
acamph. My first experience with Para
camph was about one year ago; my little
girl was very badly burned with hot grease
One of my kind neighbors recommended
Paracamph and gave me what she had on
hand, as we live in the country and could
not immediately get it from town. The first
application gave relief. We used about
three bottles and the burns were healed up
nicely, although they were very bad burns.
My little girl was playing and fell knock
ing the grease in her lap; she was burned
on both legs from the knees almost to her
hips, and in removing hsr clothing a great
deal of the skin came off, leaving her legs
perfectly raw. I have used Paracamph for
a great many things since then, and never
like to be without it in my house. I have
quite a family aud find it a great task to
write, but I hope my letter will reach you
in time, as I am a great friend of Para
camph. I could tell you more of its good
works but guess this will be enough for
this time. I am always willing to sound
the praise of a valuable remedy.”
This letter should convince all mothers
of the necessity for keeping in their homes
a bottle of Paracamph. This wonderful
remedy is needed almost every day in the
year. It not only relieves pain quickly
but it heals all manner of wounds without
leaving ugly scars. Get a bottle of Para
camph today, and if it fails to do what we
claim for it and if you don’t find it is the
most useful remedy you have ever had in
your home, we will refund your money.
All good druggist sell it in 25 cent, 50
cent, and $1.00 bottles. The Paracamph
Company, Louisville, Ky., U. S. A.
A Subscriber to the Service
of the
Southern
TELEGRAPH
and
TELEPHONE COMPANY
Is and enrolled member of the
REGULAR ARMY of telephone
users, at whose disposal is placed
the comprehensive system oper
ated by this Company in Texas
and Arkansas, comprising 60,
000 milles of copper metallic cir
cuits, affording connection'with
upwards of 3,000 cities and
towns and 70,000 subscribers in
these two States, and with long
distance lines reaching far dis
tant points throughout the
country.
JOIN THE ARMY.
TRY THE
Weems Laundry
When you want good
work. They make a
specialty of Dyeing and
Cleaning Clothes. Let
them show you how well
they can please y*u.
Leave orders with
T. P. Umsted&Co.
Local Agents.
Jack Herron
^or Granitoid and Stone Walks,
Curbing, all kinds of Brick Work.
Jon’t fail to get my figures,’
)efore contracting.
My Work Talks For Itself
’arties wanting crushed Lime
stone Walks apply to me.
:has. r. hite ;
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Farm, City and Timber
Lands Bought and Sold.
Farm Insurance
Notary Public, t
Vill Pay Your Taxes. £
'all or write, No. 107 Hazel s
street, Newport. Ark. c
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‘Id
Southern Hotel, !°
M VENDEN SPRINGS, ARK.
Is now open and ready ^
'OR SUMMER GUESTS.
fates $7.00 per Week. R
_1 T
he most beautiful Home Resort
in the State of Arkansas. ^
-LITH/A WATERS
I FURNITURE
NEW DESIGN
And Artistic Beauty is Found in Our Display•
Especially attractive is our display of Hall and ^
Bed Room Furniture. They are not expensive, but 11
are Elegant in Design and of Fine Workmanship II
and Quality. An Elegant New Line of 11
RugsArtSquaresi Portiers I
■ Also, Exclusive Agents for H
VUDOR PORCH ®. WINDOW *SHADEvS., I
They will interest you. - I
Newport Builders’ Suapnpdy Hardware Cor'
Newport's Leading Home Furnishers
DR. IRA H. ERWIN
EYE, EAR, NOSE
AND THROAT..
OFFICE-8 and 9
Wishon Buildi: g
NEWPORT, ARK.
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
Successor to Black Bros.
Office: Watson Building
Rooms 1, i and 3.
TELEPHONE NO. 31.
Newport, - Arkansas*
Henry Owen,
Physician, Surgeon
and Oculist.
Office - - Sells’ Drug Store.
DR. F. ANDREWS,
Physician - Sc - Surgeon.
Office and Residence . .
. . . Fitzgerald, Ark.
J.M. Robinson,
M. D., Oph. D.
Eye, Ear, Nose,
Throat and Longs.
NEWPORT, ARK.
Jack Jones,
The Crack Barber, keeps
a neat and busy little
shop. Upper end of Front
street. Expert tonsorial
ists. Easy shaves and
the best haircuts. Our
work pleases.
‘Come on, ye stubby beards.”
rime Tells
The Story.'
- I
There is a big difference be
ween the cost of making a first- i
lass sewing machine, embodying
le best materials and workman
hip, and onevrhich is made in the
heapest manner. The buyer of
le cheap machine soon pays the
ifference of price in the constant
)st for repairs, to say nothing of
s annoying inefficiency.
Singer Sewing Machines do
3od work during a lifetime.
Sold on Installments.
Old Machines taken in exchange
Liberal Discount for Cash.
Oils, Needles, Attachments and
epairs for all makes of machines.!
ie Singer Manufacturing Co.
The Sewing Machine Makers the World.”
RANK W. LYNN. M’g'r.
121 Hazel St., Newport, Ark. V
Look Ahead.
Burglars Never Stop Work.
You are liable to see one dis
appearing through the window
I with your hard earned dollars at
anytime. Let us suggest that
you open a bank account with us
and get protection without any
cost to you. y
Arkansas Bank and Trust Co.
Capital, $100,ooo.
t wr n 0FFICERS AND directors.
w. W. Grubbs, President \t ,1 ^
cZT r it Nathan Graham, V.-Pres
D Chas. G. Henry, Cashier. * .
-t>. B. Bond, d p n , ••
M. D. Campbell, F d FuHtp^1011 ’ Saenger,
S. D Campbell,
C,ements'
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Low Rates from Memphis.
frOQ OC ATLANTIC CITY AND RETURN.
On Sale July lOth, 11th and 12th.
(j'QH QC Denver, Colorado Springs and Return.
^OU.LJ On Sale Dally.
d> 10 7 c ATLANTA, GA., AND RETURN.
S 13.50 Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and Return.
^ * On Sale Dally.
Write for rates from your home town.
J. N. CORNATZAR,
General Agent, Memphis, Tenn.
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' WHO GOES THERE ? 1
U. C. V. REUNION,
Nashville. June 14=16.
Very Low Round Trip Rates.
St. Louis may be included in return trip at small additional :
expense.
BU information on request.
H. LEE, JAS. HARRIS,
Gen. Pass. Agt. Dist. Pass. Agt.
LITTLE ROOK, ARK,
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