W. A. EDWARDS
Notary Public
All kinds of Blank Deeds, Trust or
Warranty, kept, prepared and acknow
ledgments attested. Depositions taken
pension work and collections a
specialty.
—Office with Griffith & Morrow.—
J. J, CALDWELL
Prescription Druggist
A full line of Patents and Chemicals
kept in stock. Give me a tall. Next
door to postoffice.
GEORGE F. I ROSSER
Notary Public
—AND—
Dealer in Real Estate.
All kinds of Blank Deeds, Trust or
Warranty, on hand, prepared and ac
knowledgements attested. Depositions
taken. Pension work a specialty.
gta>"'0!1ice in Post Office '■%*!
Call at
J. Qualls
BOOT AND SHOE SHOP
FOR LEGAL ADVICE.
J. W. HODGES
Physician and Surgeon
Office in Caldwell’s Drug Store.
^-Calls answeredpromptly.
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Pianos, Organs, Buggies
—ANI) —
SEWING MACHINES
On easy terms and installment
payments, see
A, B. DUFF.
Newark, Arkansas
TO THE PUBLIC:
J have o|x?ned a first class bhck
smith and wood suop at the uld Sisk
In'and, We are prepared to do all kind
of buggy and wagon work.
Horse Shoeing A Specialty.
We also have a complete Plumber's
outfit and can cut and joint any
cmlinarj piping.
Would thunk you for a liberal
Share of your patronage; All work
guaranteed. Terms cash.
E- M. ED7AR
Nkwauk • • • AltKAKSAS.
The Newport Weekly
Independent
WANTS YOf KOU A St’ ItSCKIUEU AND
l'ltOMISKS vor —
you K MONK VS WORTH
Price 11.00 a year.
Oluhs of four $'!. Sample copies on re
quest. The Independent prints the
facts. The Independent and Tine
Jouhnal both one year 1.75 cash.
r.\M: THE OLD RELIABLE
Lor Points
East, West, North or South.
Subscribe for the Journal.
$100 Reward, $100
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease t hat science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrah
Cure is the only positive cure known
to the medical fraternity Catarrah
being a constitutional disease,
requires a constitutional treat nent.
Hall’s Catarrah Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroys the foundation of
the disease and giving the patient
stengtb by building up the constitu
tion and assisting nature in doing its
work. The proprietors have so much
faith in its curative powers that they
offerQne Hundred Dollars fur any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials Address,
F. .1 . CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hall’s Family Pills are the best
Wood, turnips, potatoes or any
thing we can use, taken on sub;
script ion,
It seams that gentle spring has
come at last.
A nice line of dry goods at
Murphy & Moore’s.
A fresh car of flour just receiv
ed at. Murphy Moore’s. v
Madness Bros have just received
a nice line of new furniture.
Car load of farming implement’s
just received at Griffith & Mor
row ’s.
Go to the City Butcher Shop
for nice fresh sausage, pork and
steak.
For corn chops, bran and feed
of aLl kinds call on John M.
Martin.
For fine stationary toilet ar
ticles etc. go to J. J. Caldwell, the
druggist.
Call on John M. Martin for
German millet seed, fresh from
the seed farm.
AH kinds of produce, hides and
furs boughtat Murphy &'Moore’s.
Give them a call when in town.
Rufus Reeves, a substatial far
mer of Christian township, was in
town yesterday en route to Bates
villo.
Price Kellett, who has been
mustered out of the army arrived
home Sunday from the Philip
pines.
Oscar and Robert Fisher, of Oil
Trough, were in the city Sunday,
visiting theii brother, >1. 8.
Fisher.
Rev. W. P. Pledger, of Texas,
delivered an excellent lecture at
tin* Methodist church Wednesday
night.
Everything nice and clean at J.
11. Holder by's City Butcher Shop.
Your patronage solicited. Come
and see me.
For nice furniture in sets, or in
single peices call at Magness Bros.
They also have a nice lot of
lounges and couches.
The “insurgents” failed in their I
efforts to catch Bowed Clayton
napping. The wily old boss has
lost none of his cunning.
Cuba is still pleading for jus
| tice. It appears that theonly way
; in which Cuba can secure justice
;s to consent to annex turn.
Secretary Long has made a bid
I for the prohibition vote by coming
out in favor of the christening of
warships with water instead of
j wine.
It is notv pretty well known that
Cuban Independence will have a
stout string attached to it.and that
the end of the string will be held
in Washington.
The city in which the democrat
ic national platform of 1900 was
adopted has just distinguished it
self by electing the entire De
mocratic city ticket.
The many friends of Mr and
Mrs. W. M. McKinney will regret
tj learn that they left Sunday for
Ardmore, I. T\, where they expect
to make their future home.
Judge M. L. Arnold was in
town Wednesday and in conversa
tion with a Journal reporter stated
that he expected to go before the
people as one of the democratic
nominees for representative, un
less the squabble which certain in
dividuals at Batesville have gotten
the returns of the primary into,
are straightened out in a more
satisfactory manner than they
stand at present.
Correspondents will please ob
serve the following rules: Write
only on one side of your paper
and number each page. Sign
your name to communications,
not necessarily for publication but
that we may know who the writer
is. No paper will publish a
communication unless it is known
who has written it. Also remem
ber that we cannot publish a com
munication received at the very
' last moment. Communications must
lie in our office not later than
Wednesday to insure publication
! in the following Friday’s edition.
II. F. Mayhan is a new cash
subscriber
For fine, nice dress goods go to
Magness Bros.
J. M. Magness will hereafter
read The Journal.
For all kinds of feed go to
Murphy & Moore.
The City Meat Market for all
kinds of fresh meat
Window Shades—Nice line at
Griffith & Morrow’s.
George Wyatt, a good citizen
of Rosie, was in town Wednesday.
Govenor Davis has resigned as
vice president of the Baptist as
sociation.
For .seed oats, patatoes and
garden seeds of all kind call on
John M. Martin.
When in need of anything in
the Drug line callatthe New Drug
Store ,J. J. Caldwell
When in need of shoes and
slippers of any style don’t, forget
to call on John M. Martin.
If you need a nice hat, shirt,
pair of pants or pair of shoes,
call and see Murphy & Moore.
Nice line of new millinery just
received at Magness Bros. Every
thing new and strictly up-to-date
Janie s Deal ing, the little son of
Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Dearing, who
has been quite sick, is reported to
be improving.
it is thought that the pearl ousi
ness is going to cause a scarcity of ;
labor in this part of the country
this summer.—Newport Herald.
So the convicted Cuban postal
theives are expecting help from
Washington. This is not surpris- :
ing, but it would be very surpris
ing if they got it.
Teddy and Speaker Henderson
are said to have formed a trust to
hold up in the House such legis
lation as they do not approve un
til after the congressional election.
The Newport Herald says that
the Kelly Lumber Company has
been forced to close down their
mill on account of the laborers
taking to the river to hunt pearls.
The new city council met last
night and organ /, ‘d, but as The
■lournal went to press yesictday
evening we are unable to give the
proceedings. Same will appear
next week.
The Panama lobby doubtless
stands ready to contribute several
millions to a Hanna compaign
fund if Hanna can succeed in his
efforts to head off' the Nicaragua i
Canal bill in the Senate.
It will require some time for
the country to get accustomed to
the republican theory that the
commander of the army has no
business to have or express opin
ions on military matters.
There will be no contest before
the democratic state convention.
There will be plain sailing for all
candidates for state offices. The
people in the primary election did
the work for the convention.
Col. M- M. Stucky, of Newport,
has been appointed brigadier gen
end of the Arkansas State Guard,
vice Col. L. Minor, resigned. .1.
li. Mayhan was appointed several
days ago but did not wish to
serve.
No good democrat encourages
party dissensions. The defeated
candidate should wheel into line
and do all he can for his party’s
success. There should be demo
cratic harmony in every county in
the state.
N. M. Wilson has the agency
for the improved long staple cot
ton seed and those desiring seed
would do well to see him early.
The seed can be seen at K. K.
McHenry's, who is authorized to
till orders far same.
Photographer Thad Thomas,
who did a good deal of work at
this place last fall, and who is now
located at Cave City, was in town
Wednesday. He called and de
posited $2.50 with the cashier of
this shebang on his advertising ac
count and requested us to state
that he was coming back here to
lryw;te tr> *> short time.
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We Invite Your Attention
To a few of the following facts: We are now better prepared to
serve you than ever before. We have just received our elegant line of
Spring Dry Goods consisting of the very latest novelties in Dress Goods,
Waistings, Linings, etc. Also Ladies’ Furnishings, Kid Gloves, Parasols,
Trimmings, Notions, etc, In fact anything you can think of in the dry
goods line. Come in and look over our stock.
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Our Shoes Department
Our Shoe Department was never
more complete. We have all the
latest styles in Mens', Ladies’ arid
Childrens'Shoes an I Slippers. Don’t
overlook our Shoe Department. If you
want a good, comfortable or stylish
Shoe come in, we can suit you
and lit you.
Gent’s Furnishings.
t Our Gents Furnishing Department
; i.s full of the latest styles In Fancy
| Shirts, Shirt Waists, Underwear,
' Iloseirv, Ties, Collars, Suspenders,
\ etc. This line is complete. Look It
j over carefully and you will find some
' ; i hing you want.
] Don’t fail to look through this De
partment, or you may regret it. It
« contains some genuine bargains.
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Groceries.
Our Clothing Department.
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Our Grocery Department is full and £ We have t he exclusive sale, for this city
complete, everythin* to eat. \V(0"f tl<c pr«)duet of the eelehrated M.iytieh
< Woolen Mills and we can now show the
have a large line of Flour, Sugar,) largest and nobbiest line of Men's and
Coffee, Meat, Lard, in fact anything Chddrens' Fine Clothing that Newark has
’ J * \seen for many a day. In Fanis we can
you want in the way of Staple or 5 please you, as we carry a complete line of
Fancy Groceries ) the very newest patterns at low prices.
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TO THE FARMERS:
We have just received a full car load of the latest improved Harm
ing Implement. Let us show you our Steel Breaking Plows, Cultivators,
Corn and Cotton Planters, Check Row Planters, Mowing Machines,
Rakes, etc., with all the latest improvements.
When you want a new wagon let us show you the Weber wagon
and if we don’t sell you one it will not be any fault of ours.
We can supply you with ANYTHING YOU NEED at our store in
Newark, also at the head of Oil Trough (at the old Martin Lacy stand.)
Try us and you will be pleased with the results. Thanking you for jj£
past favors, we are YOUR FRIENDS,
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GRIFFITH & MERKOW
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Stop. Think. These Are Facts!
IF vom HOUSE SHOULD DU UN, WHAT WOULD HE YOUR CONDITION?
H if YOU SHOULD DIE WHAT WOULD HE YOUR FAMILY’S CONDITION?
YOU OR TIIE COMPANY IS CARRYING YOUR FIRE INSURANCE.
H YOUIl FAMILY OR TIIE COMPANY IS CARRYING YOUR LIFE INSURANCE.
^ IF YOU DON'T DESIRE TO CARRY THE RISK OF YOUR HOUSE OR HAVE YOUR FAMILY
CARREY THE RISK OF YOUR LIFE, CALL ON OR WRITE TO T. J. R.\NKY FOR PARTICULARS.
The Hatfields are still killing
revenue officers, in the mountains
of Pike County, K.v., and gettingj
killed. Tlie last engagement re
sulted in two dead on each side.
Ilanna has been again denying
that he is a candidate for the
Presidency. Of course, he isn U
it is only an amateur, like leddy,
who would acknowledge his can
didacy this far ahead.
Hear Admiral Schley will come
to Arkansas it is said, when lie
visits Mempnis later on in April.
If the hero of Santiago makes such
a loop he will be given a sample
of genuine Southern hospitality.
What Will Oldfield of Bates
ville did to Harry Ponder of Wal
nut Kidge in that prosecuting at
torney’s race was a quantity suf
ficient. Oldfield is worthy of the
honor, and the Record congrat
ulates him on his magnificent vic
tory.—Sharp County Record.
The candidate who goes into a
primary election determined to
win or ignore the party verdict
any run on through the general
election, can generally find some
excuse for his conduct even if he
has to scrape the slimy depths of
putrid hypoerioy and demogogery
to get it.
There are some people who say
that the Morning Star lias been
talked to death, but a native of
Jackson county was in town Wed
nesday who wanted t<> know where
the Morning Star was published.
' having gained the impression that
; it was a newspaper. Now this is
discouraging to the pencil push
ers. to think that aft'*r all the col
BANK OF BATESVILLE.
Batesville, - Arkansas.
Gapital $25,000. Surplus $23,000.
. S. Handford, President, \Y> J. Erwin, Vico President,
Jno, Q. Wolf, Cashier, C. I>. Metcalf, Ass’t Cashier.
^^^M^DIRECTORS:,
\Y. J. Erwin, C. It. Handford, It. C. Dorr,
W. P. .Jones, «J. W. Fletcher, J. M. Cook,
F. D. Fulkerson, J. S. Handford I. N. Barnett.
umns of matter that have been de
voted to this much desired road,
an ignoramus should bob up and
ask whether the Morning Star is a
railroad or a newspaper. Let's
have another inteview with the
promoters. Newport Independent
W. I). Magness, a good eitiz< n
of Magness, was in town Monday
and dropped in at The .Journal
office to have his son, Edgar's
paper changed from Devine, Tex.,
| to Magness, lie having returned
' from an extended visit in tin* Lone
’ Star State for the benefit of his
! health. We are sorry to state
1 however, that he was not benefit
| ted by the trip as much us he had
hoped for,
J J. Johnson, one of the Jiest
known and most respected citi
zens of Bin Bottom township died
very suddenly at his h me in this
city Saturday from neuralgia of
the heart. He was 60 years old
and leaves no relatives but a wife
and an adopted daughter, Mrs. J.
lJ. Magness. IIis remains were
intern'd at the Blue Springs oem
otry Suudav,
Polk & Williamson’s is head*
1 quarters for everything good to
' drink.
J. C. Lewis and Miss Annio
Barnes were married Wednesday
evening- at <! o'clock at the homo
of the bride’s step-father, Mr.
: Norwood, in this city, Squire
John T. Tharp performing the
ceremony. The Journal extends
j congratulations to the newly wed
ded couple and joins their many
friends in wishes for their future
happiness and prosperity.
Owing to the fact that a num
ber of our friends have been un
able to have work done on account
of the bad weather, we have at
their earnest solicitation, decided
to prolong our stay in Newark.
Come in and see our samples and
get our prices before > >u go t>
Batesviiie or Vc.-port to have
work done. Our work is guano
teed. All kinds of produce taken
| in exchange for work. We do
1 nothing but tint class work. J.
jO. Scott and wife, photographers,
■ Newark, Ark.