DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
District Offices.
For Congress; ‘
S. BRUNDIDGE, JR
For Circuit Judge:
F. D. FULKERSON.
Fbr Prosecuting Attorney
W. A. OLDFIELD.
County Qfflces.
For Representative:
JOHN H. KEEL
For Sheriff:
R. W. BANDY.
For Circuit Clerk
JAMES S. JONES.
F'or County Clerk:
E. L- BOYCE.
For County and Probate Judge
J. M. JONES.
For County Treasurer
W. A. JOYCE.
For Surveyor:
H. S. SIMMONS.
For Assessor:
PASSMORE WHITE.
For Coroner:
F. J. HARRISON.
Township Offices.
For Justices of the Peace:
J. J. MARTIN.
GUY SMITH.
LUCIAN B. HARRIS.
For Constable:
R. M. LAIRD.
y ABOUT PEOPLE—MAINLY. ^
Huffman bakes bread evei-y day.
Huffman’s cream bread takes the
lead.
Alcorn Ferguson returned Tuesday
afternoon from a trip down the Choc
taw.
The Cash Grocery is the only place
in town to get fresh raspberries and
blackberries every day. d36tf.
36d4t
H. B. Jones of Kenyon was down
Monday on his way to the state con
vention at Little Rock.
Lost—A navy blue silk umbrella
with white border. Finder will please
return to Mrs. R. W. Bandy. d3t.
WANTED—A white girl for house
work. Will pay libei'al wages. Call
on or write to L. J. Taylor, Tupelo,
Ark. 38b6t.
Huffman & Son serve ices, cream
and cake and everything in that line
it'o parties and x’eceptions at reason
able prices. d-298
Anyone wanting employment can
secure same at the camp of McCollum
& Bishop, near Grand Glaize, $1 a day
and board or 25 cents a box without
boai'd. b38-2w.
A negro named Samuel Daniels
living 3 1-2 miles south of town, died
Monday night of dropsy, at the age of
18 years, ouriai oeing nem tuesciay
afternoon.
Pearls, baroques and
slugs. The highest prices
paid by J. E. FULLY &
CO., 14 Maiden Lane, New
York.
Fine blue grass past urage in Rollen
Bend, $0.75 a month. Will be re
sponsible for any stock getting in
pound pen. All stock carefully looked
after and salted.
19d lmo. 0. F. Deane, at ferry.
Two Greeks were brought down on
the branch local Tuesday morning,
who had sustained serious injuries,
while blasting for the extension above
Penter’B Bluff. They left on No. 4 for
the railroad hospital at St. Louis.
R. J. Wise returned Monday from
Memphis where he spent a couple of
days and saw the ball game between
Memphis and Nashville, when the
team of the former city won a shut
out by a scratch with a score of 1 to 0.
The officers have not yet been able
to arrest Lee Peebles, who forged the
name of Otto Bowen to a check Sat
urday afternoon for $80.75. He pre
sented same to the Bank of Newport,
but it looked suspicious and was not
honored. The negro however by
good use of his limbs managed to
make his escape down the lake and
into the woods, where pursuit was
given up. His home is being watched
and it is probable that he will yet
answer for the forgery which is a
penitentiary offense.
Among those who left for Little
Rock Tuesday morning to attend the
Democratic state convention were
Gustave Jones, proxy for A. E. Sboff
uor, Charles Wilmans, proxy for W.
W. Dutton, J. M. Stayton, S. D.
Campbell, H. B. Jones of Kenyon and
G. A. Hillhouse, delegates; V. M. Mc
Dowell of Tupelo and E. L. Boyce,
alternates and Judge J. W. Phillips,
candidate for railroad commissioner.
John H. Keel is also an alternate from
this county, but has been in Little
Rock for several days.
Huff man’s kisses are the best, d.tf
Huffman runs the only bread wagon
Grocery. d 19
Rock salt for ice cream at The Cash
Grocery. d 19
Huffman can bake cakes for the
most fastidious. d-tf
The river continues to fall and the
guage report Tuesday was 3.3 feet.
Lost—A black bicycle tool bag.
Finder please return same to this of
fice. d3t.
Rev. C. C. Cline began a series of
meetings at Clarendon, Arkansas this
week.
For your six o’clock breakfast
order Huffman’s light rolls, fresh
baked. 4-dtf
Gus Graham, after a short visit to
J. W. and Miss Lizzie Grubbs, left
Tuesday morning for his home in
New Mexico.
J. R. Cox has returned from Mary
ville, Mo., where he accompanied his
wife on a visit to her parents Mr. and
Mrs. Wm. R. Jones.
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
N. B. Wishon was in St. Louis Mon
day and owing to the absence of an
other alderman, no meeting ot the
council was held Monday evening.
The younger crowd are to be given
a dance Thursday evening at the home
of Miss Mary Bailey in honor of her
guest Miss Stella Echols of Cotton
Plant.
The Iron Mountain offers special
rates to the lake resorts by rail and
steamship. For information call on
Gus Coffin, Ticket Agent at Iron
Mountain. 40btf.
R. K. Hutchinson, who has been
visiting his brother J. W. Hutchinson,
has been sick for the past two days,
but is improving and hopes to be out
to-morrow.
Any two persons wishing a furnished
room with board, man and wife pre
ferred, call on Mrs. M. C. Lee, corner
Third and Laurel streets. Day board
ers also wanted. 41-d4w.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cummins will
probably leave this week or next for
their former home in Milford, Michi
gan, where they will spend the re
mainder of the Summer.
Guy Stephens a nephew of T. S.
Stephens is visiting in Newport. On
Saturday he sold a pearl which he had
found on the river above Augusta for
to W. D. Burd of Black Rock.
Pearls and Slugs==Send
your pearls and s ugs to
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phis, Tenn. Best* prices
and quickest returns.
W. M. Gregg and Sig Adler took the
trip to Penter’s Bluff Sunday. They
say that the scenery above Batesville
is beautiful and the White River rail
road when completed promises to be
a scenic route.
At a meeting of the Busy Helpers
of the Presbyterian church Monday
afternoon, it was decided that a lawn
social should be given Friday evening
at the home of Mrs. J. Brandenburg,
for the benefit of the church, to which
all are invited.
The Southern Hotel, of Ravenden
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,
Southern Hotel. 20dlm
The arrivals at the Planters Monday
were Geo. Carson, St. Francis; Col
umbus Nuckals and wife, Cord; H. B.
Jones, Tuckerman; R. M. Carter, J. T.
Talley, W. A. Oldfield, Batesville; L.
Lippmann, Olyphant; M. A. Russell,
Hale; H. W. Clopton, Black Rock;
A. E. Shoffner, Weldon.
The arrivals at the Hazel Monday
were Miss T. A. Davis, Forrest City;
Miss Rena McLendon, Hot Springs;
Tom Owen, Sulphur Rock; Jno. W.
Ferrill, E. R. Butler, W. A. Oldfield,
M. M. Rutherford, Batesville; V. M.
McDowell, Tupelo; E. W. Horne, W.
C. Key, J. A. Pettey, A. H. Mall, Little
Rock; W. K. Evans and wife, Barren
Fork; F. M. Masters, Black Rock;
Henry Patterson, Searcy.
Sheriff Hinkle of Batesville is here
as a delegate from Independence
county. Sheriff Hinkle is one of the
most popular sheriffs in Arkansas, and
recently captured R. S. Deener. a .
fugitive who had left the county ten
years ago. He says Deener has an
nounced that as soon as he gets out of
trouble he expects to goon the lecture
platform and deliver a lecture on the
subject, “Ten Years an Exile.”—Little
Rock Gazette.
J. E. Dean, the popular Memphis
salesman came in Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. McCollum re
turned Tuesday noon from a short
visit and business trip to Searcy.
Laborers Wanted—Negro men
with families to work in saw mill.
Apply to Dr. Washburn in Watson
Building. b6t
W. W. Dutton left Tuesday on the
noon train for Little Rock, where he
will attend the Democratic state con
vention and buy goods as well.
Misses Tomye Davis of Forrest City
and Rena McLendon of Hot Springs
were here Monday night on their re
turn home from attending school at
Sulphur Rock. They wsre accom
panied this far by Tom Owen of
Sulphur Rock.
Miss Bessie Martin, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. H. G. Martin, has gone to
Bafcesville to attend a house party to
be given by Archdeacon Rhames and
wife in honor of their daughters,
Misses Mary and Margaret Rhames.—
Arkansas Democrat.
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The Illustrator
and General Narrator,
a handsomely illustrated mag
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N. R. R., each number of
which contains general and
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I. & G. N. country,
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LAUNDRY
COMPANY.
Has the Largest Plant in
Arkansas.
Equipped with Latest Improved
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Uses Filtered and Condensed.
Water and Positively Guar
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NORTH BOUND.
No. 72 Local Freight. 7:00 a. m
No. 2. 4:16 a. m
No. 4. 11:07 a. m
No. 12. 8:65 p. m
No. 6.10:46 p. m
SOUTH BOUND
No. 73 Local Freight. 7:00 a. m
No. 5. 4:37 a. ra
No. 11. 6:22 a. m
No. 3.11:39 a. m
No. 1.10:55 p. m
BATESVILLE BRANCH.
Passenger Leaves. 7:15 a. m
Mixed.11:45 p. m
Passenger Arrives. 4:30 p. m
Mixed ..10:15 a. ra
No. 2 makes connection at Poplar
Bluff for Cairo.
Fast trains 5 and 6 will he run at
through trains between St. Louis, Gal
veston, Laredo and Fort Worth.
Express trains 1 and 5 have through
sonnections between St. Louis, Dallas
ind Forth Worth.
Express train 4 and Fast Mail train
i have through connections between
St. Louis, Texarkana, Waco and El
Paso.
Choctaw, Oklahoma and Oulf RaiPy
Arrive Newport.2:00 p. ra
Leave Newport.7:10 a. m
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CAPITAL $50,000
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