DAILY INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VANDYKE,
Publisher and Editor.
NEWPORT, - - ARKANSAS
RAILROAD TIME CARD.
ST. L. I. 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. 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. 6. 5:00 a- m
No. 11. 6:37 a.m.
No. 3. 4:47 p. m.
No. 1. Ul:50 p.jB.
BATES VILLE BRANCH.
Passenger Leaves. 7:00 a.m.
Mixed ' “ 11:45 a.m.
Passenger Arrives. 8:30 p. m.
Mixed " . 10:15 a. m.
ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM.
Passenger Arrives. 2:20 p. m.
Passenger Departs. 3:20 p. m.
Local Freight Departs. 6:30 a. m.
On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
FORlREPRESENTATIVE.
We are authorized to announce T. T. Ward as a
candidate for the office of representative of Jack
son 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 I 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.
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK.
We are authorized to announce John I). 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. G. Smith
as a candidate for the ollice of treasurer of Jack
son county, subject to the Democaatic primary
election.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
At a largely attended meeting
of the Republican state central
committee held in Little Rock
this week it was decided to hold
but one state convention in 1904.
This will be held in Little Rock
on May 17, at which time a state
ticket will be nominated, dele
gates appointed to the national
convention and a platform adopt
ed. All the members of the
committee are favorable to the
nomination of Roosevelt and the
sentiment seemed to be favora
ble to the nomination of Hon. H.
H. Myers for governor.
County conventions shall be
held not later than May 14 on two
weeks’ notice.
THAD ARRINGTON
GRANTED LICENSE.
County Judge J. M. Jones on
Thursday afternoon granted the
application of Thad Arrington,
colored, for a dram-shop license.
Much interest was taken in the
case, owing to the fact that the
applicant was a negro and this is
the first instance in which one of
that race has been granted a
license in Jackson county. Thad
is preparing No. 622 Front street,
in the same block with W. R.
O’Neal’s saloon, for his place of
business. He is being backed by
a Pine Bluff liquor house.
The saloon fixtures of J. E.
Doherty, Henry Bordwell and L.
L. Bowen & Company are not
being moved, though their places
of business in the First ward are
closed pending the finding of the
supreme court in the appea
cases.
STAG PARTY.
One of the most enjoyable af
fairs of the season was a staj;
dinner party given by Mrs. L
Hirsch at her elegant home or
Walnut street New Year’s nighi
in honor of her son Eugem
Hirsch.
The beautiful dining room was
made more so by the brillian
lights and decorations of ijollj
and mistletoe. The place cards
were lovely, consisting of Gibson
heads to which appropriate
verses were tied with red ribbon.
An elaborate dinner of seven
courses was served consisting of
oysters, crackers, tomato soup,
turkey, creamed potatoes, peas,
chestnuts asparagus, chicken
salad, crackers, olives, caramei
cream, coffee and cigars.
INVEIGLED STRANGER.
Clarence Nelson, known as
| “Battling Nelson" by reason oi
his pugilistic proclivities, is now
having a chance to improve his
muscle by work at the county
‘farm, to which he wras sent on
| Thursday afternoon by Justice
Guy Smith, after a jury had fixed
his fine for a badly mixed case
of robbery and vagrancy at $40,
which he was unable to pay.
Nelson, together with a strang
! er named Alex Jones, who
| claimed to hail from Crookston,
i Minnesota, and wras supposed to
! be looking for a business invest
ment in this city, are alleged to
have been accomplices in the
; hold-up and robbery of W. F.
Jarvis north of the Iron Moun
tain track Wednesday night.
The Minnesota crook escaped,
but a reward has been offered
for his arrest and he may yet pay
the penalty of his work. Nelson,
it seems, met Jarvis at the train,
or*rl fair in nr Vmn fnt’ on linQiictnapf.
ing fellow, made his acquaint
ance. The two were walking
alone when Nelson’s confederate
stepped from the darkness and
with pistol in hand forced each
| to search the other. The stran
ger carried his money sewed up
in the lining of his coat and the
foodpads secured only a cheap
watch and a little pocket change.
For the news read the Daily
Independent.
DON’T SNUB THE SPAGHETTI.
i The One War to Create Consterna
tion In a New York Italian
Restaurant.
When a customer enters an Italian
restaurant in New York, he is supposed
| to have bestowed himself upon that
particular establishment for the pur
; pose of procuring spaghetti, says the
Sun. The experienced patron yields to
the requirements of the restaurant and
! enjoys the spaghetti when he gets it,
; though there is no positive assurance
in an Italian restaurant at what point
the spaghetti will appear any more than
I there is when the cheese or salad will be
served. It is no unusual thing in an Ital
ian restaurant for a dinner to be begun
with salad, and cheese, grated and served
! in a saucer, is generally brought in with
the soup instead of at the end of the re
past.
The unsophisticated patron of an Ital
ian restaurant in New York, high or low,
expensive or cheap, celebrated or new,
can in one way only cause surprise, bor
dering on bewilderment, to the conduc
tors, employes and patrons of the es
tablishment alike, and that is by declar
ing with firmness at the proper mo
ment:
“I don’t care for spaghetti. Take II
away."
Such a declaration, seldom made ant
never repeated in the same restaurant
has the same effect on the business done
in it that the explosion of a boiler has
on a locomotive. It brings everything
to a full stop. It ends abruptly the pop
ularity of the patron there. He pays his
score and departs, but not until he hat
done so is serenity restored.
fp Asnlnut It.
"Sir, I don't think I quite catch th<
drift of your remarks,” said the haughtj
maid who seemed to have suddenly de
veloped a case of refrigerator heart
"Well, I seem to catch your drift, al
right, all right,” rejoined the young mai
who had been trying to frame up a pro
posal. “It seems to be something on th<
order of a snowdrift.”—Chicago Dailj
News.
The OI«l Thiuk Won't Go.
Hewitt—First be sure you’re right
then go ahead.
I Jewett—You may be sure you’re righ
and not be able to go ahead, if you an
la an automobile.—Brooklyn Life.
MARRIED IN NEWPORT.
Mr. W. F. Alvis and Miss Mar
garet M. Gaither, young peopli
of Elgin, were married Thursda:
. afternoon by Justice Guy Smitl
: in the presence of a number o
of friends who had accompaniei
i them to Newport. A trial wa
in progress, but court was tern
, porarily adjourned and the tw<
made one in the bond of wedlock
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For the news read the Dail;
Independent.
MILITARY EUCHRE.
The social activity of the New
Year season has resulted in a
number of enjoyable entertain
ments and that of Friday even
ing when Misses Ray and Lucy
Brandenburg entertained half a
hundred friends at military
euchre can well uphold the dis
tinction of leading off the New
Year.
The hostesses were well assist
ed by Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Maris
and Mesdames R. B. Hooker and
C. H. Wilmans and the quickness
| with which the evening passed
was proof positive of the enjoy
ment of the affair, had it not
previously been read upon the
faces of the participants at cards.
Just as martial music makes
: the heart beat faster and thrills
1 the ardor of the young patriot,
so does the military spirit of this
game excite a rivalry that is
pleasureable. In this instance,
there were eleven tables called
forts by reason of their embattle
ments from which floated the
j stars and stripes to urge on to
victory and to bear up in defeat.
| The winning couple at each table
after the first game go forth on
a campaign of conquest, attack
ing the several forts of the
enemy in their turn. The stand
ards won in each battle are car
ried home as trophies to signalize
I each victory. After every foi’t
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ui tilt; cucm^ xiao xjc^xx cvluc^iyv^y*.,
usually with varying success, (for
there are few Napoleons—even
such have their Waterloos) in the
successive order of the tables,
the traveling warriors return and
guard the home entrenchments
while the other couple are sent
out on a similar mission of con
quest.
The number of-standards taken
determine the conquering table.
The fortunate ones upon this oc
casion were Miss Bessie E. L.
Watson, Messrs. Claude Erwin,
J. B. Daggett and P. H. Van
Dyke. To the first named, a
very prettily worked hand bag
was awarded; to Messrs. Dag
gett and Erwin, novel calendars
for the year and to the last
named a pretty cup and saucer.
The refreshments of ice cream,
assorted cake, cheese straws and
coffee were very dainty and
nicely served, Miss Ida Parish
assisting in this duty.
The evening was one of rare
pleasure to all present. The
affair had been beautifully car
ried out and the compliments of
the departing guests were richly
deserved.
LIST OF GUESTS.
Those present were Misses Lou
Minor, Lula Empie, Lula and
Fannie Wolf, Susie Jones, Bessie
E. L. Watson, Hester and Josie
Phillips, Mary Bailey, Noreene
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j XVilllliail) 1V/1X J, iimuimw
! Laird, Aubrey Arnold, Tillie
Sprigg, Jennie McCauley, Mabel
Stayton, Esther Neill of Bates
ville, Pearl Foushee, Carrie
Stevens, Marille Dillard.
Messrs. F. P. Skipwith, Jno.
Stayton, Claude Erwin, Chas.
, Holmes, Ernest McDonald, J. B.
j Daggett, Max Gregg, G. W.
Wadleigh, Sprigg Foushee, Thos.
i Maris, Ike Bottenstein, J. M.
l Berger, Jr., Adam Lockard, R.
T. Reyburn, T. P. Tappan, W.
B. Egan. P. H. Van Dyke,
Eugene Hirsch, Ed Spiigg, T( ir
Dillard, W. T. Parish; Drs. H. 0,
. Walker and C. E. Carroll.
; NOTICE.
Parties desiring to take advan
tage of the reduced rates t(
points North and to the South
east during the holidays wil
; oblige us if they will notify us i
’ day or two before they intenc
' leaving, so that in case we d(
not have the ticket on hand thai
we can procure them. 98btd
Thos. H. Reamey, Agt.
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>| FOR SALE CHEAP.
One good full-top, double
seated carriage. Inquug| at th<
5 and 10c store, 115 W^^mt St.
IS To the many Friends and Patrons of Our Sto«V we
1 extend greetings for the New Year which we would
1 hope may be a happy one to each. The year rust
1 closing has been a very satisfactory one to us m the
I increased volume of our business and to the friends re
ft sponsible for this good showing, we would offer our *
I thanks. We hope that our methods of doing business _ —
I may continue in effect these pleasant relations.
S Newport Builders
JS'S Hardware Co.
. . I
I “BOB'S IN TOWN"
I He buys cotton seed and
I don’t forget it. With no ill
I will to any company, he
I buys for himself and pays
I 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 Haze
street, Newport, Ark.
Will Pay Your Taxes
1 $390 FOR LETTERS TO
ENCOURAGE EMIGRATION
The Rock Island system offers
| twenty prizes of the aggregate
, value of $390 for letters relative
i to the territory along its lines ir
i Arkansas, Indian Territory, Kan
i sas, Oklahoma, Texas and New
Mexico. Letters should dea
I with the writers’ experiences
| since he settled in the Southwest
They should tell how much mone?
he had when he arrived, wha
I measure of success has attendee
his efforts and what he thinks o
I that portion of the country ii
which he is located. Letter:
should not be less than 300 no
more than 1500 words in length
and will be used for the purpose
VX MU » Vi O ^w
Letters are desired not onh
from farmers and farmers’ wives
but also from merchants, schoo
teachers, clergymen, from every
one, in brief, who has a story to
tell and who knows how to tell it
For circular giving details writ
to John Sebastian, Passenge
Traffic Manager, Rock Islam
System, Chicago.
SPECIAL RATES
Account Christmas and Nev
Years’ Holidays Via the Iron
Mountain Route.
An open rate of fare and one
third for the round trip, witl
minimum selling rate of 50 cents
and maximum selling rate o
1 $3.50 between points within :
■ J distance limit of 100 miles. Rat
; one fare plus 50 cents for th
■ round trip between points out
j side of 100 miles radius and with
' in 200 mile radius. Tickets oi
- sale Dec. 24th, 25th and 31s
and Jan. 1, good to return up t
and including Jan. 4, 1904. A1
tickets to be limited to continu
ous passage in each direction.
98btd T. H. Reamey, Agt.
i Huffman the baker is still bak
ing. 05dtf
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ists. Easy shaves and
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work pleases.
Come on, ye stubby beards.”
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Physician, Surgeon
d n d Oculist.
Oliiee - . Sells’ Drug Store.
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When you want good
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Local Agents.
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Dentist
Successor to Black Bros.
Office: Watson Building
Rooms 1, and 3.
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