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PERCY H. VANDYKE,
> Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
ST. L. T. M. & S. RAILWAY.
NORTH BOUND.
No. 72. Local Freight. 11:45 a. m.
No. 2. 3:20 a.m.
No. 4. 2:00 p.m.
No. 12.t. 8:48 p. m.
No. 6. 10:50 p. m.
No. 8... 10:25 a. m. !
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 73, Local Freight. 7:30 a. m.
No. 7. 11:25 a. m.
No. 5. 5:00 a. m.
No. 11. 6:37 a.m.
No. 3. <:47 P- m.
No. 1. 10:50 p. m. ,
BATKSVILLE BRANCH.
Passenirer Leaves. 7:00 a. m.
Mixed “ . 11:45 a.m.
Passenirer Arrives. 8:30 p. m.
Mixed " . 10:15 a. in.
ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM.
Passenirer Arrives. 2:20 p. in.
Passenirer Depart s. 3:20 p. m.
Local Ereisrht Departs. 0:30 a. m.
On Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FOR]RE PRE3F, NT ATI VE.
We are authorized to announce T. T. Ward as a
candidate for the office of representative of Jack
Bon county, subject to the Democratic primary
election.
FOR SHERIFF.
To the voters of Jackson county.
I am a candidate for re-election to the office of
sheriff of Jackson county, subject to a Demo
cratic primary, if one is held. Feeling that I
have discharged the duties of that office in such
a manner as to merit your confidence, and thank
ing you for your support in the past, and asking
your help in the future. If elected 1 will do my
duty. Your fellow citizen, R. W. BANDY._
We are authorized to announce Snell Simmons
as a candidate for election to the office of Sheriff
of Jackson county, subject to the action of the
Democratic party.
FOR COUNTY AND PROBATE JUDGE.
We are authorized to announce E. L. Boyce as a
candidate for the office of county and probate
judge of Jackson county, subject to the Demo
cratic primary election.
IN
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.
We are authorized to announce John 1). Neal as
a candidate for the office of circuit clerk of Jack
son county, subject to the Democratic primary
election. —
We are authorized to announce James S. Jones
as a candidate for re-election to the office of cir
cuit clerk of Jackson county, subject to the Dem
ocratic primary election.
FOR TREASURER.
We are authorized to announce Dr. F. (I. Smith
as a candidate for the office of treasurer of Jack
son county, subject to the Democaatic primary
election.
DIAZ ITEMS.
There was a party given at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
McLain’s Friday night. Those
present were: Mesdames R.
West, W. Hurley. B. Montgom
ery and Mr. and Mrs. B. New
bill, Mr. and Mrs. A. Bowles,
Misses Pearl and May McClain,
Martha Smith, Lillie and Laura
Clark, Fannie West, Annie Shir
ley, Cora Kimberlin, Ed Steph
ens, Bud Stanley, Thurman West,
Cromwell West, Walter Bowles,
Walter and Robert Clark, Geo.
Hackney, W. Moyer, L. Hack
ney, Sam West, F. Ray and 0.
L. Roberts. A nice time wras re
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purteu.
Cromwell and Sam West re
turned Friday over the Choctaw
from a two weeks’ visit to
friends and relatives in Sauls
bury, N. C.
Misses Carrie, Maude and Jes- S
sie Kidd retui n>d Tuesday from
a week’s visit to Bonnerville.
Miss Cora Kimberlin, who
teaches the public school here
left Friday night to spend Satur
day and Sunday at her home in
Tuckerman.
Charlie Tuggle of Sulphur
Rock was in our city Sunday on
his way to Little Rock.
Miss Jennie Sheridan of Jud
sonia came up Tuesday on a visit
to Miss Annie Shirley. She re
turned home Friday.
Rattle Box.
FAUST MINSTRELS.
The Ted E. Faust Minstrels
brought out a full house Wednes
day night. Every one pro
nounced this the hit of the sea
son. Manager Doherty should
be congratulated upon securing
such a strong company, as it is
not often a town the size of New
port is treated to such a rare at
traction.
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SPRING 1904.
New and elegant embroideries
just received at Cl
Great Bargain Store
cisjfcersSALE.
The ladiek of the Christian
church will have a cake sale in
the parlors of the Hotel Hazel
Saturday, Janua y 9th. All
kinds of cakes and candies for
sale. lodtd
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FOR SALE.
Frame store house of two good
rooms good location for mercan
tile business at Jacksonport,
Ark. b30d J. M. GRUBBS.
MOTHER’S FRUIT CAKE.
It Wa» a Big One, llut the Expreai
<Iiurgc» Were a Little
Bit Bigger.
The woman who was telling the story
was the best gowned of all the women
in the cafe. It seemed to amuse the
company around her table and some at
near-by seats couldn’t help listening to
it, relates the New York Sun.
“I never see a piece of fruit or pound
cake that I don’t think of my poor dear
mother out in Kansas,” she was saying.
“Did 1 ever tell you about the cake she
sent me? Well, it was the first Christ
mas I was in New York.
“Prom my chill little bedroom in a
rooming house half way up town I used
to write to her the rosiest letters of my
progress and expectations. It used to
cheer my gloomiest hours to see what
lies I could put down on paper for the
gratification and comfort of the little
old lady. one ntgnt wnen i nauu i u»u
any dinner, I remember sending her a
long letter about plans I was making
to bring my little sister east and give
her the education she ought to have.
‘‘A few days before Christmas I got a
letter in mother’s own labored writing.
She said she knew I hankered for a
taste of the fruit cake we always had
at home at Christmas time and she had
made a whole big one for me and had
shipped it by express,
“I promised myself that with one of
mother’s nourishing fruit cakes at hand
I would be able to sustain myself on the
off days, and I sat in expectancy next
day when the bell rang and the maid
came toiling up the two flights to tell
me that there was a package for me.
“The expressman climbed up with a
round parcel almost as big as a wash
tub. He held up the book for me to
sign and remarked, incidentally,
‘charges are $6.45 ma'am.’ Mother had
sent it collect, all the way from the lit
tle Kansas town.
“Six forty-five! The fruit cake was as
far beyond my reach as a Tiffany tiara.
So the expressman bore it away while I
muttered something about dropping
into his office with the money as soon as
I had been to the bank. Then I wrote
a strictly private note to my little sis
ter telling her to tear up any notice
that might be sent to mother by the
company telling her the parcel was un
delivered. I have an idea they have
some such system. Haven’t they?
“Then I sat down and wrote a fresh
letter to mother telling her how much
I had enjoyed the cake, and describing
all the fictitious persons who had shared
it with me, and who sent their con
gratulations to her on her skill as a
cakemaker. I ran out and mailed the
letter and went back and cried myself
to sleep."
"And that was the end of the cake?”
asked one of the women at the table.
“Oh, no,” continued the narrator.
“Three months later I went to the auc
tion sale of unclaimed express packages
and bid it in for 45 cents. Mother's
fruit cake Is so wholesome and solid that
it will keep for a year. If you'll all
come up to the house now, each of you
shall have a small piece.”
“What!” exclaimed one of the men.
“Was this event as recent as that?”
The story-teller smiled bewitchlngly.
“You know,” she said, turning her look
to the fat and apoplectic person who
was presumptively the husband, “it was
a case of love at first sight with Mr.
X-and me.”
"Yes,” assented the fat one, “and
we’ve just shipped to mother a fruit
cake that’s so crammed with $20 gold
pieces that there’s no room for raisins.”
Dr. Mendenhall’s
CHILL and FEVER
CURE
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(This Picture ou Erery Bottle)
Cures Chills. Pavers, Malaria, Biliout'
ness. Take it as a General Tonio and at al
I times in place of Quinine. Broaks up Coughs
Colds and iUGtippo. NO CURE, NO PA'S
j. c, rrmwiNUALL.
?oio Owner T'vans'riD.e, Indian.
FOR RENT.
Six room cottage, furnished,
Located on Laurel street. Apph
at t|iis office. 16dtf
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UMBRELLA MAN *
WANTED TO DIE
But Cruel Railroad Engineer
Discovered Him on Track,
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Stopped Train and Pulled
Him Out of Way.
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Van Buren, Jan. 6.—A travef
j ing umbrella repairer made two
I unsuccessful attempts at suicide
| here today. About 2:15 this af
ternoon, as the south-bound
| Frisco passenger train was leav
ing the depot, the engineer dis
covered the man lying across the
track a few feet west of the
Main street crossing. The train
was stopped and he was dragged
from the track.
About thirty minutes later a
woman discovered him lying on
J a trestle that crosses Sixth street
one block north of Main. As a
train could be heard approaching
j she called a policeman who ar
rested the would-be suicide. He
had been drinking heavily and
could g;ve no account of himself.
POSTOFFICE BURNED.
Conway, Jan. 6.—Information
has been received that the post
office and store of B. F. Acre and
Harris & Mobb were burned at
Republican today. The loss is
total. Harris & Mobb carried
insurance to the amount of $2000.
Lowest Colonist
Rates
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- TO THE ■—
WEST and
SOUTHWEST
This is a good route to the
new and fertile fields of
Oklahoma, the Indian Terri
tory and Texas. Low rates
—both single and round
trip—in effect on the first
and third Tuesdays of each
month. For detailed in
formation, address
J. N. CORNATZAR
Division Passenger Agt.
MEMPHIS, TENN.
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 you.
Leave orders with
T. P. Umsted&Co.
Local Agents.
DR. CHAS. E. CARROLL
Dentist
Successor to Black Bros.
Office: Watson Building
Rooms 1, and 3.
TELEPHONE NO. SI.
Newport, - Arkansas.
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Business
I Houses
Having widely distributed
interests will find an able
1 j assistant in the Long Dis
tance Telephone.
I TRY IT.
The Southwestern Telegrapt
and Telephone Co.
Sweeping
Reductions
They can better be
sold cheap than car
ried over to another
season and during the
month of January
prices will be made
such as to make the
goods move* «£
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On Many Lines of Win- \
ter Goods in Both the
Furniture
and
Hardware
Pepartments. I
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Newport Builders SS Hardware Co. I
Newport's Leading Home Furnishers I
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“BOB'S IN TOWN''
He buys cotton seed and
don’t forget it. With no ill
will to any company, he |
buys for himself and pays |
for the same.
R. L. JOHNSON
CHAS. R. HITE
Buys and Sells Farms,
City Property, Timber
Lands, etc., Money to
Loan, Farm Insurance.
Notary Public.
Call or write, No. 107 Hazel
street, Newport, Ark.
Will Pay Your Taxes.
Surprise Prizes
! Given away to get the people to
talk about Bixler Physical Train
ing in Penmanship, the best
method of instruction in the
world—Saves 90 per cent of time,
etc. Merit Prizes, Surprise
Prizes, Prize Prizes, Sure Prizes,
Big Prizes, Little Prizes, Con
tingent Prize and other prizes
for little folks and big folk. Send
10c for Business Penman, 12
writing mottoes sample rapid
writing, skilled Bird Flourish,
and full particulars. (1 Surprise
Prize will be included, worth
from 10c to a $1, and a $10 prize
goes with each 100th 10c order
conditional.)
Prof. G. Bixler,
97 Ogden Ave.,
Chicago, 111.
W. H. SNETZER.
Contractor
& Builder
Plans and Specifications
furnished on short notice
All Work is Guaranteed
LIVERYMEN
FARMERS
DRAYMEN
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 Golden and Cas
tor Oil brands of Axle Grease.
It is put up in l 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=P1ERCE
OIL COMPANY.
i Huffman the baker is still bak-j
j ing. 05dtf
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f mall Profits
I and More Sales
IS THE WATCHWORD
OF THIS STORE.
Watches, Jewelry, Diamonds,
Silverware, Diamonds and Pearls
Mounted. Repairs a Specialty.
mewpor-ts ,* LEADING ,* JEWELER
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I Palace Jewelry Store
1212 North Front St. Newport, Arkansas.
Bad Blood?
Bad blood shows itself in a thousand familiar ways.
Pimples, boils, muddy complexion, headache, backache and
a general tired-out feeling are among the more common
results of impure blood. Johnston’s Tonic Capsules purify
and enrich the blood.
Rhematism, gout, eczema, catarrh, anemia, scurvy, scrofula, etc.,
result from impurities forced into the blood with food or drink, or from
the lack of certain necessary food substances.
Johnston’s Tonic Capsules are the surest, safest, most reliable, conven
ient and satisfactory medicine that can be taken to purify and enrich the blood.
They unload it of every impurity and at the same time so promote the nutritive
functions as to abundantly supply it with new, rich and self-sustaining
qualities. They make the blood pure and rich, and through pure blood the
bodily structures come right because they depend on the blood for nourish
ment and renewal.
For over 40 years Johnston’s Tonic Capsules have been held in high
esteem as a most reliable and satisfactory remedy for scrofula, rheumatism,
eczema, old sores, painful swellings, kernels and enlarged glands, catarrh,
scurvy, boils, liver complaint, dyspepsia, jaundice, constipation, kidney
troubles and a long list of common ails and ills.
We have great confidence in this medicine, a confidence born of many
years’ experience with it, and we make the following extraordinary offer:
Send us a dollar for a large box of Johnston’s Tonic Capsules, or buy the same
of dealer whose name appears below, use half of them, and if you are not
satisfied, mail the balance to ue and we will return your money. Test them at
our risk and be your own judge. Michigan Drug Co., Detroit, Mich.
DR. KERMOTT’S LIVER REGULATOR Positively Cures Pimples and Dyspepsia.
Price, 25 cents frer package or five packages (or $ 1.00. Ask (or FREE sample.
_For sale at Dutton's Drug Store. »
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J. W. Lindley, Pres. L. T. Slayden, V-Pres. E. V. Holt, Cashier.
BANK OF TUCKERMAN
CAPITAL STOCK $20,000.00.
We are open to the public for all business
which constitutes safe & reliable banking
DIRECTORS:
J. W. LINDLEY. L. T. SLAYDEN, D. C. DOWELL, "
GEO. L. SMITH, W. E. TALLEY.
COLLECTIONS A SPECIALTY.
Your Patronage is Solicited.
Tuckerman, - - ' Arkansas•
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