J HERE AND THE
Old papers for sale at this
office. tf
Mr. F. S. Hess continues to
improve slowly.
Have you read Wolff-Goldman’s
ad? Don’t get left. 96dtf
L. A. Sherwood of St. Louis
was here Saturday.
Col. V. Y. Cook of Elmo was a
Newport visitor Saturday.
'.! G. L. Grant left Saturday
m oming to take in the fair.
W. A. Oldfield returned to
Batesville Saturday morning.
Walter Wood came in Saturday
morning from a trip off the road.
Mrs. Margaret Boyce returned
Saturday morning from a visit to
Tuckerman.
Lost—Rosebud stick pin. Re
ward offered for return of same
to this office. 97d3t
No encouraging news has been
received from the bedside of Mr.
T. J. Watson.
Capt. J. H. McHugh and fami
ly left Saturday morning for the
Sc. Louis fair.
For Rent—Three nice rooms,
a lifoKlo -fnr hnnspUppninir. Call
at 519 Walnut. 99dtf
Former Chief of Police John
Harding was here Friday night
from Poplar Bluff.
Jno H. Keel of Ingleside and
George Yelverton of Tuckerman
were here Saturday.
Arthur Fels returned Saturday
morning from a trip to Atlantic
resorts with his family.
Mr. Wm. Bailey returned Fri
day night from Hot Springs,
much improved in health.
J. H. Abrams, trainmaster, and
Tom Dillard went to Little Rock
on the noon train Saturday.
Mrs. Wm. Mosby and children
left Saturday on No. 2 for the
St. Louis fair to spend a week.
Mrs. Van Pelt and Miss May
Whittaker left Saturday morning
i'or St. Louis to take in the fair.
Mrs. H. G. Drummond and
Miss Hazel Jones left Saturday
morning for a week’s visit to the
fair.
J. S. Handford and daughter,
Miss Emily, wei'e here Friday
night on their return to Bates- j
vide.
W. H. Morris returned Thurs
day night from a visit to his
daughter, Mrs. S. Brundidge, at
Searcy.
We don’t haye to talk up
White Silk Flour. Our custom
ers do that for us. Bowen’s
Cash Store. 94btf
A. Mortensen has moved his
cleaning and pressing shop to the
newly remodeled building oppo
site city jail, 86dtf
Remember that dainty “Ma
jestic” lunch next week at Wolff- j
Goldman’s. Everybody invited.
Don’t get left. 96dtf i
J. C. Yancey and Sam Casey,
prominent attorneys of Bates
ville, were here Saturday morn
ing en route home.
Mrs. Edna Hall, now of Mc
Crory,was a guest of the Creigh
ton Friday night on her way up
the White River branch.
Watson and Carl Hawk depart
ed Saturday morning on a trip
to the fair, and will be joined at
Poplar Bluff by Alva Smith.
Miss Nora Weaver is on the
sick list this week. Her sister,
Miss Harry, is filling her place
at Maxfield’s store.—Batesville
Bee.
Mrs. Narcie Minor and little
son, Charles, of Newport, are
visiting in the city, the guest of
Miss Mabel Padgett.--Batesville
Bee.
W. D. Watts, formerly agent
at Batesville, was here Saturday
on his way there from Monroe,
La., where he has accepted a
station.
Mrs. J. P. Gravett and little
daughter, Geraldine, have return
ed from a pleasant visit with
friends at Newport. - Newark
Journal.
Hugh Davidson, an old time
darkey about 68 years of age, who
was once the slave of Hugh Da
vidson, died Saturday morning
of old age.
If you want to look neat have j
your suit cleaned an depressed by j
A. Mortensen. In new quarters
opposite city jail. 86d
See the modern cooking won
der—the Majestic Range—at!
Wolff-Goldman Mercantile Com
pany August 22 to 27. Don’t!
get left. 96btf
John McFarland expects to
leave Wednesday for Texarkana,
where he will accept a position
with the Kelley Lumber Compa
ny near that place.
Mrs. Arthur Van Etten and
! Miss Christine Scull returned
home to Little Rock Friday after
noon, after pleasant visits to the
i family of W. W. Dutton.
I The first open boll of cotton for
! the season was brought to this
office hy Mr. A. Hammond of
Padgett’s Island on last Friday,
the 12th.—Newark Journal.
Mrs. N. J. Leonard returned
to her home at Newport Satur
day after a pleasant visit here
with her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Mollie Porter. —Newark Jounal.
H. I. Garfunkel, formerly of
!New Haven, Conn., has accepted
a position in the dry goods de
partment at Wolff-Goldman’s.
He is an artistic window dresser.
For the month of August Mize
Xr C*r\ will mtiIr&
a reduction of 50c on all $4.00
per dozen work and a like dis
count on all work above that
price. 84btf
Robt. Harder returned Friday
night from Searcy, where he
spent his vacation. That town
is the storm-center of Arkansas
this past week in the way of
sensations.
No ware made compares with
the “Majestic.” The full set is
worth $7.50, but we’re going to
give a set free with every Ma
jestic Range sold at our exhibit
next week. Don’t get left. 96b
D. W. Reiff and wife of Amer
icus, Kansas, after a visit to the
St. Louis fair, arrived Saturday
morning to spend a few days |
with their son, Fred L. Reiff, of |
the Pond-Decker Lumber Com
pany.
Phil Hencke of Troy, 111., j
passed through here Saturday i
afternoon on his way to Hot
Springs and was accompanied
from here by his brother, John
Hencke, who will spend Sunday
with him.
J. J. Bowman, cashier of the
Planters Bank at Cotton Plant
and a pleasant young gentleman,
was here Friday on his way to
Fredericktown, Mo. He is an
ex-newspaper man and paid the
editor a cali.
Capt. W. A. Joyce telegraphed
Friday from the summit of Pike’s
Peak, where they enjoy snow
storms most any old day in sum
mer. Capt. Joyce and Mrs.
Hungerford will spend the next
wppk at Clenwood Springs.
Miss Bertha Richardson, ac
companied by her brother from
Poplar Bluff, who is sectary of
the Y. M. C. A. there, left Fri
day for Pine Bluff on a visit to
another brother, who is secretary j
of the railroad and city Y. M. C.
A. there.
Mrs. H. M. Threlkeld of Wel
don, E. R. Woodson and wife of |
Shoffner, Mrs. M. D. and Miss
Leah Campbell of Tupelo, Mr.
and Mrs. F. L. Bleakley and
Misses Elsie and Katharine Har- j
rison of Auvergne were here Fri
day night on their way to the
St. Louis fair.
Miss Kirk Martin will enter
tain her friends with a house par
ty at her home from Thursday to
Monday. Those who will be pres
ent are Misses Cora Warner,
Beulah Alexander, Esther Neill
and Nina Rutherford. Several
others from Searcy are expected
to join the party. Invitations
are out for a watermelon carni
val Friday Evening.—Batesville
Bee.
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WORLD’S FAIR RATES.
Louisiana Purchase Exposition,!
St. Louis, April 30th to Decem-1
her 1, 1904 Rate for ten day
excursion ticket will be one fare
and one-fifth for the round trip.
Tickets on sale daily April 27th
to November 30, 1904. Rate for
sixty day excursion ticket one
fare and one-third for the round
trip. Tickets on sale April 25th
to Nov. 20th. Rate for season
EXCURSION TICKETS eighty
per cent, of double the standard
one way fare for the round trip.
Tickets on sale daily April 15th
to Nov. 15th, Final return limit
Dec 15, 1904.
Tfos. H. Reamev. Agt.
TO THE FAIR.
Tickets on sale to St. Louis
daily via the Iron Mountain route.
$9.55 for the round trip; return
limit fifteen days from date of
sale. T. H. Reamey, Agt.
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Some Midsummer
Round Trips.
St. Louis—Very low rates all sea
son. Exceptionally low coach
excursion rates July 11,18 and 25.
Colorado—Very low rates all sum
mer. Through sleeper service.
Chicago—Very low rates all SUm
mer. XT 1
Srear Lake Resorts - Very low rates
all summer.
Southeastern Resorts - Including
Atlantic Coast Points. One
fare plus $2.00 for the round
trip, on sale Wednesdays and
Saturdays, all summer
Knoxville-One fare plus $2.00 for
the round trip. June 28 to
August 25. . .
West Baden and French Lick Springs
-One fare, plus $2.00, round
trip, July 25-29.
Louisville-One fare, plus $2.25,
round trip, August 16-29.
California—Less than one fare tor
for the round trip. August
15 to September 10.
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For full information call on your
nearest ticket agent.
JAS. HARRIS. Dist. Pass. Agt.,
Little Rock, Ark.
GEO. H. LEE, Gen. Pass. Agt.,
Little Rock, Ark.
LOW RATES TO CALIFORNIA
AND RETURN.
St. Louis to San Francisco and
return or Los Angeles and return
$47.50. Daily August 15 to Sep
tember 10. Return limit, Octo
ber 23, via Union Pacific. Best
track. Quickest time. Ticket
office 903 Olive street, St. Louis.
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NOTICE.
Francis Shaw, the mechanical
engineer of the water company,
is hereby ordered that whenever
and wherever he finds a hydrant
open or left running continuously,
to shut off the whole supply
without notice. I
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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. Umstead&o.
Local Agents.
J.M. Robinson,
M. D., Oph. D.
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Eye, Ear, Nose,
Throat and Longs.
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TfIRST NATIONAL BANK
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Newport, Arkansas
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Under the supervision of the United States Government.
PAID IN CAPITAL $50,000.00 |
SURPLUS - - -1 f 5,000.00
Deposits in sums of one dollar and upwards will be re- J
ceived—the same careful attention is extended both small M
and large depositors. ’
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS: f
T. J. Graham W. A. Joyce Sigmond Wolff
Jos. S. Harvey J. W. Ferrill
T. J. Watson, J. 0. Taylor G. W. Hurley,
President. Vice-Pres.
W. A. Billingsley, F. A. Jones, i
Cashier. Ass’t Cashier.
SAFETY
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is concerned. Unless your money
comes easy you cannot afford to
run the risk of losing it. En
trust your money to a good Reli
able Bank and be saved all fur
ther worry. Our cashier will
cheerfully answer all inquiries if
you want to become a depositor
or customer of the|bank.
Arkansas Bank and Trust Co.
Capital $100,000.
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS.
J. W. Grubbs, President. Nathan'Graham,aV.-Pres.
Chas. G. Henry, Cashier.
B. B. Bond, M. D. Campbell, S.^D.lCampbell,
G. D. Clements, R. F. Drummond, W. D. McLain,
F. D. Fulkerson, C. J. Saenger, Abe Heilegers,
0. D. Watson, L. Minor. L. E. Willis,
J. S. Wilmans.
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Agent \ ictat,
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NEWPORT, ARK.
BANKERS AND BROKERS,
Cotton, Stocks, Bonds, Grain, Provisions,
Handled on Commission. f
Private Wires direct to New York, Chieago,
St. Louis, and New Orleans. v
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OPENING
OF A NEW AND THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED LINE BETWEEN
ST. LOUIS AND CHICAGO.
SUNDAY, JULY 31, 1904.
Thoroughly equipped trains leave St. Louis and Chicago nightly
(after the arrival of incoming trains), arriving either city the
following morning.
Evuipment entirely new; lavish in design, elaborate in furnish
ings. Ask your ticket agent or address
PASSENGER TRAFFIC DEPT., ST. LOUIS, N