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VOLUME III. NEWPORT. ARKANSAS, THURSDAY. JUNE 25 1909 NUMBER 51
50 50
CENTS i CENTS
Thursday and Friday, June 25 and 26
We will sell our B. & B. and Opera
High Grade $1.00 Shirts for 50c.
N ot more than tour to each customer.
Remember, first come, first served. These are
the best one dollar shirts on the market, and ev
ery one who wears shirts should avail themselves
of this opportunity.
SO | TWO DAYS ONLY I SO
CENTS__ CENTS
Alfred Benjamin & Manhattan Shirts_
Co. Correct Clothing Edwin Clapp Shoes
Knox and Hawes Stacy=Adams Shoes
Hats Crown Trousers
J. W. Lindley Pres. L. T. Slayden Vice Pres. E. V. Holt Cashier, j
BANK OF TUCKERMAN,
^ CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.00
We are open to the public for all business which constitutes safe andre
liable Banking.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY.
Your Patronage Is Solicited.
TUCKERHAN - - ARKANSAS.
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The Doctor’s
Best Efforts
will come to naught unless his prescription is
accurately compounded from drugs of known
purity and strength. A prescription often means
too much for any chance to be taken in the filling.
A Physician’s Dilemma
A doctor may dislike to tell you where to take
your prescription, because his motive may be
misunderstood, but he will be satisfied it you
bring it here. Our drugs fall short in nothing;
^ our compounding is accuracy itself, and our
* "*■ prices are always as low as they can be.
SELLS’ DRUG STORE
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS.
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JACK JONES,
The Crack Barber, keeps a neat
and busy little shop. Upper end
of Front street. Expert tonso
rialists. Easy shaves and the best
haircuts. Our work pleases,
j “Comeon, ye stubby beards.”
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PEARLS.
We pay the highest prices for
Pearls, Slugs, Points or Baroques.
Send your pearls to us, if our offer is
not accepted, we will return them at
our expense.
Try us on a small lot.
Wm. Barthman,
174 BROADWAY. CORNER MAIDEN
LANE, NEW YORK, N. Y.
DEALER IN DIAMONDS, WATCHES
AND EWELRY.
Ravenden = Springs, = Ark.
SOUTHERN HOTEL.
Is open for guests. 110 miles west of
Memphis, Tenn. Ozark Mountains.
On Frisco Ry. Rates $7.00 per week.
Lithia Waters.
R. D. WELCH,
Owner and Proprietor.
LIVERYMEN,
FARMERS,
DRAYHEN
And all users of axle grease
that want the best grease on
the market and that recognize
a good thing when shown its
merits, we recommend our Gold
en and Castor Oil brands of
Axle Grease. It is put up in 1
pound tin boxes and 3 pound
tin buckets. For sale by all
up-to-date merchants. Ask for
it and take no substitute. It is
guaranteed to have no equal
for quality on the market.
WATERS=PIERCE
OIL COHPANY.
SUMMER SCHOOL,
Knoxville, Tennessee, June 23 to July
31, 1903.
For the occasion of the Summer
School, Knoxville, Tenn., June 23 to
July 31, 1903, tho Southern Railway
will sell tickets from all points on its
line to Knoxville and return June 21,
22, 23, 28, 29, July 5, 6, 13 and 20, 1903
with limit for return passage fifteen
days from date of sale at a rate of one
fare plus 25 cents for the round trip.
An extension of final limit may be
obtained until September 30, 1903 by
depositing ticket with special agent at
Knoxville not earlier than June 21,
1903 nor later than fifteen days from
purchase, and upon payment of fee of
50 cents per ticket at time of deposit.
For further information, call on any
ticket agent of the Southern Rail
way. 37 t July 20.
PEARL FISHER’S RICH FIND.
George Robertson of Bradford Re
ported to Have Found Seventy
Five Grain Pearl in White
River Which Sold for $3600.
Bradford, June 24.—George Robert
son of this place found, while fishing
for pearls yesterday in White river,
the largest pearl that has ever been
found in this section. It weighed 76
grains, and was sold on the streets
here to a pearl buyer for more than
three thousand dollars. The exact
amount paid for the jewel iB not
known, nor would the buyer or Mr.
Robertson divulge it, but it is known
that Mr. Robertson refused an offer
of $3,100 for the pearl before he finally
sold it. It is thought he received $3,
600 for it.
Mr. Robertson started uis season of
pearl-fishing yesterday, and had been
at work only three hours when he
found the big pearl. He will, of
course, continue his fishing as if noth
ing had happened, but he has already
cleared a good profit on his season’s
work.
Last season a lad of the Robertson
family found a pearl which he sold on
the streets of Bradford for $1,560.
This was the largest find of last sea
son.
The finds have caused some excite
ment in these parts, and an influx of
pearl hunters is expected. Already
many are leaving their crops to hunt
pearls in the beds of White river.
TO ENTERTAIN VISITORS.
Mayor James W. Grubbs on Thurs
day morning received a letter from
II. C. Townsend, general passenger
agent of the Iron Mountain, stating
thaS a party of Immigration Agents
would be in Newport Saturday night
on their way to the mineral sections
of North Arkansas, and wanting to
know if our citizens would take care
of them and show them over the city.
Mr. Townsend was wired that he
might count upon Newport to take
advantage of such an opportunity and
a request was made that the depart
ure of the branch passenger be de
layed Sunday morning so as to afford
time for a drive.
The railroads are now advertising
this state and giving It much atten
tion through their immigration de
partments. Much good is expected
to result, if we will be awake to our
opportunities.
GOVERNOR PARDONS GROSSER.
A pardon was granted Wednesday
to George Grosser, who wascon,Ticted
at the January term of the Jackson
county circuit court of grand larceny
and sentenced to serve a year in the
state penitentiary.
Crosser lived at Newark and plead
guilty to the charge of robbing C. J.
Sharkey of Tuckerman in this city.
When first arrested he was very in
dignant over the “insult,” but after
the stolen property had been found
upon nio person, ue inuugnii ueni 10
submit bis case.
What the mitigating circumstances
are, which should call for a pardon,
we know not. In the general opinion
there are none; it’s only another case
of the Governor’s encouragement of
crooks.
COLONEL COOK HONORED.
Col. V. Y. Cook of Elmo, Independ
ence county, who was attending the
hearing of the Davis mandamus case
in Pulaski circuit court Wednesday as
a member of the historical committee
of the U. C. V., has been highly hon
ored, says the Little Rock Democrat,
by being appointed a member of the
board of directors of the American
Flag Protective Society, which was
organized for the purpose of increas
ing public sentiment against the dese
cration and misuse of the United
States flag. The organization of the
society was perfected at Philadelphia,
Pa., June 15. Literature is to be pre
pared and distributed at once.
COMPLIMENT TO MISSES RHODES.
Mrs. S. R. Phillips entertained a
small party of ycfung ladies at a very
elegant dinner Wednesday evening in
compliment to Misses Nell and Lucy
Rhodes of Osceola.
The others present were Misses
Mabel Padgett, Ray Brandenburg,
Hal and Hester Phillips.
A TERRIBLE TALE.
The story is going the rounds that
you can get everything nice to eat at
“The Little Bakery on the Corner”
and that everything is fresh and clean,
too. 48 dtf
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ORGANIZE BALL LEAGUE.
Minor Arkansas Towns Organize the
Eastern Arkansas Baseball League
—Brinkley and Jonesboro May
Be Added.
Helena, June 24.—Representatives
of the baseball enthusiasts of Marian
na, Wynne and Searcy met with the
Helena boys in this city Monday after
noon for the purpose of effecting a
permanent organization, which will be
in the form of a circuit or league of
four cities. Later Jonesboro and
Brinkley will be added. This organi
zation will be known as the Eastern
Arkansas Baseball League and each of
the cities named will play three games
every other week. There were in at
tendance at Monday’s meeting Mayor
John Roberts and Dr. H. Lightle of
Searcy, Messrs. S. Daltroff, M. Bloom,
James Hammett and R. L. Block of
Wynne, and Hugh Mixon of Marianna.
Each of the towns has already raised
sufficient money to launch the scheme.
Mayor John V. Roberts of Searcy
was elected president and Will Draper
of Helena secretary and treasurer.
Playing will begin July 2. Searcy at
Wynne July 2, 3 and 4, Helena at Ma
rianna same dates.
The players will not consist of resi
dents of the respective towns, but
will be employed from other places,
amount of salaries being controlled
by the board of directors.
SPECIAL TRIP TO BOSTON.
Via Iron Mountain Route, account
of National Educational Association
Annual Convention July 6 to 10, 1903.
Arrangements have been made for a
tnrough chair car to leave Little Rock
at 8:20 p. m., July 1st to run through
to Albany, New York via Detroit.
From Albany the party will take the
magnificent trip in daylight down the
Hudson and after a short visit in New
York, the Sound Line Steamer will be
taken to Boston, reaching there the
morning of July 6; returning via
same route, except that one may take
boat from Buffalo to Detroit without
extra cost. This is the official route.
A splendid trip for teachers and
others.
The rates for this trip are given be
low from principal points where the
party is being made up, and cover
cost of all the privileges referred to:
RATES.
From Texarkana.$41.20.
From Camden. 41.20.
From Arkadelphia. 40.45.
From Hot Springs. 40.15.
From Little Rock. 38.45.
From Pine Bluff. 39.60.
From Higginson. 37.10.
From Newport. 36.00.
From St. Louis. 28.00.
Rates slightly less via direct rail
route. Additional information per
taining to route, rates, etc., may be
obtained of ticket agents. Those de
siring to take advantage of the above
special rate should notify us about
two days before they intend leaving.
Thor. H. Reamky, Agt.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Freeman Draper et al. to N. Y. Gul
lette, 1-5 interest in tract of land
8-10-3, $125.
E. L. Boyce, county clerk to George
Koettle, 40 acres 3-10-2, $2.70.
E. L. Boyce, county clerk to Sedg
wick Tie Company, 40 acres 9-11-1,
$2.70; also 54.62 acres 4-11-1, $3.16;
also 40 acres 4-11-1, $2.70.
E. L. Boyce, county clerk to L. N.
Nouss, 40 acres 28-10-6, $2.45.
E. L. Boyce, county clerk to S. M.
McFadden, 160 acres 10-9-1, $8.26.
Thad Arrington and wife to J. S.
Reed et al., trustees colored Methodist
Episcopal church, lot 6, block 9, Rem
mel’s Addition to Newport, $275.
Sedgwick Tie Company to H. J.
Hale, 65.34 acres 4-11-1, $1.
E. L. Boyce, county clerk to E. B.
Wilmans, 20 acres 2-11-2, $2.23.
BOARD NOT SATISFIED.
The board of health were not satis
fied with conditions found upon their
first round of investigation. Three
more days will be allowed for a fulfill
ment of the requirements of ordi
nance relating to sanitation and par
ties failing to look after their premi
ses will be cited to appear before the
mayor to give reason for not being
subjected to fine. The next round of
the board will be next Monday.
ENTERTAINED AT FLINCH.
Mrs. M. E. Newbern entertained a
small party of young friends Wednes
day afternoon at progressive flinch,
being assisted in her duties as hostess
by her sister, Miss Laura Nunnally.
Refreshments of chocolate cream
and cake were nicely served and the
affair much enjoyed oy all.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
Cal Payne and Ethel M. Whaley,
Doth of Tnekerman.
Ernest W. Mallow and Mrs. Dora
Prichard, both of Tuckerman.
H. G. Brandenburg and Minnie Red
man, both of Newport.
Lee Bailey and Mrs. Nora Justice,
both of Augusta.
Wm. Barnes and Mrs. Mary Curry,
both of Newport.
J. L. McGrew and Daisy Burton,
both of Denmark.
Will J. Fort, Dexter, Missouri and
Miss Mame Goss, Poplar Bluff.
J. R. Rowland and Bailie Smith,
both of Newport.
SPECIAL RATES.
Via the Iron Mountain Route.
Atlanta, Oa.—$16.90 round trip.
Tickets on sale July 6 to 9, final re
turn limit August 16.
Boston, Maes.—$36.46 round trip.
Tickets on sale June 30 to July 4, re
turn limit July 12.
Saratoga Springs, N. Y.—$32.76.
Tickets on sale July 4 and 6, return
limit July 31.
Baltimore, Md.—$29.06. Tickets on
sale July 17 and 18, return limit July 31.
Detroit, Mich.—$22.96. Tickets on
sale July 14 and 16, return limit Au
gust 16.
San Francisco, Cal.—$47.60. Tickets
on sale August 1 to 14, return limit
October 16. 46 btf
DECLINE THE CHALLENGE.
Alcorn Ferguson, secretary of the
Newport gun club is in receipt of a
letter from James F. Barnett of the
Batesville club, declining to accept
the challenge for a shoot here upon
July Fourth.
Mr. Barnett stated that their club
had only been out a few times and
they were not yet in such practice as
to make it interesting for the Newport
sportsmen.
OUR AUTHORITY CITED.
This is to certify that I requested P.
H. Van Dyke to state through the
Independent that the report pub
lished in the News relative to my
connection with the taking of a cen
sus in the Jacksonport district was
without foundation. C. R. Hite.
TEACHERS WANTED.
We need at once a few more teach
ers for fall schools, both experienced
and inexperienced. We have more
calls this year than ever before
Schools and colleges supplied with
competent teachers free of cost. Ad
dress with stamp.
American Teachers Ass’n.
J. L. Graham, LL. D., Mgr.,
28 b2m Memphis, Tenn.
auiviivmn HiAAJunoiuiNO.
Unusually low rates to Colorado,
Yellowstone Park, California and
great northwest. Descriptive matter
and full particulars Union Pacific R.
R. Co., 903 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. w
CANADA AND THE LAKES.
Special rates via the Iron Mountain
Route to points in Canada, Michigan,
Iowa, Minnesota, New York, Ohio
and Wisconsin. Tickets on sale to
September 30th, return limit Oct. 31.
47btf Thos. H. Reamey, Agt.
FOR SALE!
200 Acres of Land. 176 acres
of which is in cultivation.
Well Improved=Good Houses
Sold On Easy Terms.
^ J. W. SCALLY.
TUCKERMAN, - ARKANSAS
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of Telephone Ser
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