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Washington, July 3.—Forecast for Ar
kansas: Friday, showers and cooler;
brisk to high south winds.
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Huffman bakes bread every day.
Huffman’s cream bread takes the
lead.
Huffman runs the only bread wagon
Grocery. - d 19
"“br. Add A. Evans of Cushman was
in Newport today.
Fresh tomatoes can be se cured at
The Cash Grocery. 48 d.
Geo. Stephens went to Little Rock
on the noon train Thursday.
Cheap rates via the Iron Mountain
July 3d and 4th—one fare round trip
Will Landers of Batesville went to
Little Rock on the noon train Thurs
day.
Mayor J. W. Grubbs took the noon
train Thursday to Little Rock on
business.
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Johnson went to
Batesville on the noon train and will
be guests of J. P. Coffin for a few
days.
Mrs. Jennie McCauley returned
Wednesday from a camp down on the
river, where her son Street has been
pearling.
Huffman & Son serve ices, cream
and cake and everything in that line
to parties and receptions at reason
able prices. d-298
Miss Luella Mustin of Tupelo came
up Thursday afternoon to visit her
sisters in this city, Misses Cora and
f Mnofin
Mrs. F. Bosch and little daughter
and Miss Addie Garner left Thursday
noon for Gifford in Hot Springs coun
ty on a visit.
Summer Tourist Rates—Cheap rates
to nearly all resorts, via the Iron
Mountain. For rates call on W. M.
Gregg, Agent.
B. F. Finley writes from Finley,
Tennessee that his father shows no
improvement and all hope of his re
covery is about gone.
Dr. John H. Dye has been in the
city several days visiting his daughter
Miss Patty, and the family of Mr. J.
E. Lightle.—Searcy Citizen.
Rev. R. B. Willis, D D. and daugh-.
ter Miss Margaret, returned home to
Searcy Thgrsday noon after a brief
visit to friends in Newport.
Mrs. Bryant of Beebe came up from
Beebe Wednesday and will be the
guest of Mrs. W. J. Knox until Satur
day, when she leaves for Helena.
“Africolor” and “Pepophate,” the
latest drinks, delivered anywhere in
the city 76c per case. Diamond “C’
Bottling Works. Telephone 73-2 rings.
Try the new rigs and good drivers
at the R. L. Robinson Livery Stable,
upper end of Front Street. Good
service at reasonable charges. 62dtf
Rev. W. M. Wilson and wife came
up from Beebe Wednesday night and
spent the night with Dr. M. M. Er
win and family on their way to Bates
ville.
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.
The Wilmans family will celebrate
the Fourth by a picnic at the Village
Creek bridge on the Island, to which
they have invited a large number of
relatives and mends.
Pearls, baroques and
slugs. The highest prices
paid by J. E. TULLY &
CO., 14 Maiden Lane, New
York.
There is considerable travel on the
railroads to-day, owing to the re
duced rates now effective for the
Fourth. The Iron Mountain platform,
prior to the arrival of the noon trains
was a perfect jam of people.
The river Thursday had reached a
standing of 12.6 feet on the guage. A
telegram received by Capt. Joyce
Wednesday evening from Penter’s
Bluff stated that the Upper White was
still rising slowly and Black also is
reported on the rise at Poplar Bluff.
The arrivals at the Hazel Wednes
day were C. N. Patterson, V. P. Bra
shear, O. C. Placard, Fred D. Whiting,
W. P. Wilkins, Jr., Little Rock; V. G.
Richardson, Alicia; Jack Yarbrough,
E. L. Cogbill, Augusta; F. S. Williams,
Phosphate; Nettie Jones, Pleasant
Plains; J. S. Graham, Tuckerman;
J110. W. Ferrill and Master John Fer
rill, Batesville.
Huffman’s kisses are the best, d.tf
Swiss and cream cheese at Huff
man’s. 53 dtf.
B. B. Goodman the Memphis fruit
salesman was here Thursday.
One fare for the round trip 3d and
4th of July via the Iron Mountain.
For your six o’clock breakfast
order Huffman’s light rolls, fresh
baked. 4-dtf
Mrs. L. A. McKinnon of Crowley,
Louisiana, after a visit with Mrs. F. H.
Heinrich, returned to Weldon Thurs
day.
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
The cottage of R. C. Wallace on
Hazel Street is about completed and
will be occupied by a young man and
his wife from St. Louis.
Frank Allen was here Wednesday
night on his way to St. Louis from
Batesville and will make the former
city his home in the future.
In future 60c will be price for soda
water delivered anywhere in the city.
Cash on delivery. Diamond “C” Bot
tling Works. Telephone 73-2 rings.
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. 40b^f.
The people of Breckinridge town
ship will have a big basket picnic on
Pickett Lake the Fourth of July,
which a number of Newport people
expect to attend.
The friends of J. W. Hutchinson
will be interested in knowing that he
has gone to St. Louis, to accept a
position under the Hamilton-Brown
Shoe Company.
Judge F. D. Fulkerson was here
Wednesday arranging the docket for
the July term of circuit court. He
was the guest while here of Mr. and
Mrs. J. S. Wilmans.
A 1,700 foot boom has been put
across the river above the tie yards.
Mr. Churchill lias the boom made and
fastened in a substantial manner and
will use it to catch ties.—Judsonia
Advance.
Gov. Davis leaves Thursday for
Monte Ne, “Coin” Harvey’s resort,
where he will deliver a Fourth of July
oration. The governor will visit his
family at Sulphur Springs, Benton
county, before returning.—Gazette.
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. 59b3m.
Colonel Vincenheller, who has been
touring the western part of Washing
ton county estimating the apple crop,
has returned. He says: “I do not
believe there will be more than 10 per
cent of the apples raised this year
that there were last.”
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Lost: Brown alligator pocket book
on Iron Mountain track between Oly
phant and Newport, containing 4 an
nual passes, and 85 in currency. Finder
may have currency for return of
passes, papers and pocket book to W.
M. Gregg at Iron Mountain depot, btf
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highest prices, AS THEY
SELL TO EUROPEAN
MARKETS EXCLUSIVE
LY. J. M. O’HARA & CO.,
34 HADISON ST., /TEH
PHIS, TENN.
SPECIAL RATES VIA
THE [RON MOUNTAIN.
Tacoma, Wash., §52.50. Tickets on
sale July 11 to 21 inclusive, final re
turn limit Sept. 15.
San Francisco, Cali., only §47.50.
Round trip tickets on sale August 2 to
8. Going transit limit on these tickets
September 25 passage to begin on
date of sale and to be continuous up
to first. Colorado, Wyoming or Texas
points enroute, west thereof stopovers
may be had at any point, final return
limit Sept. 30. Going or returning via
Portland, §11 higher. Via Portland
and St. Paul, §16 higher. Via Port
land, St. Paul and Chicago, §21 higher
For further information call on
W. M. Gregg, Agt.
SUMMER TOURIST RATES.
Choctaw Route will sell excursion
tickets daily Newport to Mt. Mag
azine, Ark., at rate of §7.50 for round
tiip, good returning Sep. 30,1902.
51 btf. W. R. Thompson, Agt.
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ASSESSOR’S NOTICE.
NOTICE is hereby given that the under
signed, as assessor of Jackson county,
Arkansas, will meet the people of the
different townships at the following times and
places, for the purpose Jof listing the Personal
Property and Per Capita Tax for the
year 1902:
Bird township, Tuckerman, Friday and Sat
urday, June 27 and 28.
Glass township, Swifou, Monday June 30
Tin sday and Wednesday, July 1 and 2.
Union township, Court House. Newport, from
July 7 to August 20.
Please bring along your deeds or last tax
receipts.
Given under my hand this 6th day of
May 1902.
B. F. SIMMONS
Assessor of Jackson County.
First published May 6 Daily Independent 6t.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
CONNECTIONS FOR.ASHEVILLE AS FOL
LOWS.
No. 36 No. 42
Lv Memphis 10:30 a.m. 8:00 p.m.
Ar Asheville 5:50 a. m. 2:15 p. m.
No. 36 carries coaches and sleeper
to Asheville and beyond without
change.
COMMENCING MAY 31, 1902.
No. 42 will carry a sleeper to Ashe
ville without change.
This enables one to take supper at
home and dine in Asheville next day
with daylight ride through East Ten
nessee mountains, and the “French
Broad” scenery.
Write or call for details, including
“Summer Homes” folder, list of
hotels and boarding houses, rates of
board, etc.
C. A. DeSaussure, D. P. A.,
Memphis, Tenn.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Summer tourist season opens June
1. Liberal round trip rates to 201 re
sorts situated in Mississippi, Alabama,
East Tennessee, Kentucky, Georgia,
Florida, North Carolina, South Caro
lina, Virginia, and to Baltimore, Phila
delphia, New York, Providence and
Boston, good to October 31. Through
coaches and sleepers without change
to most resorts in East Tennessee,
North Carolina and Virginia. A full
supply of summer resort guides,
names of hotels and proprietors,
rates of board, etc. Write, telegraph
or telephone to, or call on us for
above, or any details of routes, sched
ules, etc.
Reservations of berths or drawing
rooms may be made any time in ad
vance.
C. A. Benscoter, A. G. P. A.
Chattanooga, Tenn.
C. A. DeSaussure, D. P. A.
Memphis, Tenn.
L. M. DeSaussure, C. P. & T. A.
Memphis, Tenn.
Will Andrews of Batesville was here
Wednesday night on his way to Little
Rockto spend the Fourth.
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Special
Rates
account of
4th of
I JULY
==via the==
Iron Mountain
Route.
round trip.
Tickets sold July 3rd
and 4th good for return
up to and including July
7th.
Tickets will be sold to
all stations on Iron Moun
tain not more than 20®
miles distant.
W. M. GREGG,
Agent.
THE BANK OF NEWPORT
(Oldest and Largest Bank in the County).
CAPITAL S5C.000
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G. W. Decker, President, A. D. Bailey, Vice-President
R. M. Johnson, Cashier. T. D. Kinman, Asst. Cashier
Directors:—A. D. Bailey, V. Y. Cook, G. W. Decker, John T. Flynn,
Thos. J. Graham, J. W. Grubbs, R. M. Johnson, A. E.
Shoffner, J. M. Stayton.
We thank our patrons for the past year’s business out of which we are
enabled to pay our stockholders their regular ten per cent dividend, and to
add to our surplus fund and reserve profit account $7414.99.
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— Capital, $50,000 =
A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS TRANSACTED, AND THE AC
COUNTS OF MERCHANTS, MANUFACTURERS
AND INDIVIDUALS SOLICITED.
Directors:—T. J. Watson, John M. Cook, Ben Adler, S. Wolff, J. O.
Taylor, T. J. Craham, G. W. Hurley, W. A. Billingsley,
B. B. Bond.
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Officers:—Sigmund Wolff, President; G. W. Hurley, Vice-President*
W. A. Billingsley, Cashier; F. A. Jones, Assistant Cashier.
FIRST SPECIAL SALE
OF TOWN LOTS IN THE CREEK NATION INDIAN
TERRITORY. NUMBER OF LOTS AND DATES
OF SALE AS FOLLOWS:
*
MOUNDS, about 187 lots, commencing July 7.
BEGGS, about 398 lots, commencing July 9.
OKMULGEE, about 367 lots, commencing July 12
WINCHELL, about 299 lots, commencing July 16
HENRYETTA, about 363 lots, commencing July is
ALABAMA, about 144 lots, commencing July 21.
WETUMKA, about 97 lots, commencing July 22.
FOSTER, about 328 lots, commencing July 23. ~
HOLDENVILLE, about 23 lots, commencing July 26.
These are the first sales of town lots in the Creek Nation which
enable the purchasers to secure an absolute title to the property
The Frisco System will sell tickets at One Fare for Round Trin
acconut of these sales. Tickets sold July 6th and July 17th For
full information, write
J. IM. CORNATZAR G. P. A., MEMPHIS.
SUMMER RATES.
Searcy, Ark., rate $2.00 round trip, j
Ravenden, Ark., rate $2.65 for |
round trip. These rates in effect to •
September 30 and return limit Octo
ber 31. W. M. Gregg, Agent.
DR. H. O. WALKER,
Physician and Surgeon.
Office: Redman’s Drug Store.
Newport, . - . Akkan8a8