Happenings of Local Interest
H. D. Terrell has moved to Yell
ville.
New and pretty goods at Whit
ing’s.
Circuit court convenes next
Monday.
K. R. Ramsey, of Bates ville, was
in town Friday.
E. H. Ridley of Newport was
in town Monday.
Everything good to eat at Gallo
way’s restaurant.
J. I). Pope of Searcy was in
town Wednesday.
J. M. Sisk was down from
Magness Monday.
\ ou will find what you want at
Moore Bros. & (do.
All kinds of fresh meat at Hol
derby & Lawton's.
For childrens clothing go to
Moore Bros. & (do.
W e want to buy your cotton.
Moore Bros. & Co.
Harm (fire spent Sunday with
friends out at Charlotte.
Hot or cold baths at all hours at
the Newark Bath House.
Magness Bros, have a full line
of furniture and matting.
M. A. Stevens, of Newport,
spent Tuesday in the city.
\\ nen you want good whisky
call on W. K. Williamson.
Don’t forget that Moore Bros.
Co. are in the cotton market.
“Vour Money’s Worth” shoes
sold only at Moore Hros. & Co.
Wanted A good farm hand.
Apply at once to .1. II Murphy.
There were 174 hales of cotton
marketed in Newark Wednesday.
Finest apple vinegar on the
market, at Ilolderhy & Lawton’s.
\\ hen you want something good
to drink call on W.R. Williamson.
Barrel of extra fine sugar-house
molasses at Ilolderhy & Lawton's.
Go to II. E. Hawthorne for all
kinds of hardware, stoves, nails,etc.
Your money’s worth in anything
you buy at Moore Brothers &
Company.
II. F. Jurtis of Paragould was
registered at tin* Hotel Magness
Wednesday.
Miss Bobbie Meaehum returned
Friday from a pleasant visit to
Hickory Valley.
Attorney < ieo. L. Grantof New
port was looking after business in
the city Wednesday.
Mrs. ,1. 'I'. Foot, came up from
Newport Sunday to spend a day
or two with home folks.
This is delightful weather and
the farmers are making good use
of it in gathering their crops.
N. M. Wilson and son, Luther,
arrived home yesterday morning
from a visit to the World’s Fair.
Mrs. Mattie McAren left Friday
for her home near Charlotte, after
a pleasant \ i^t. here with her
daughter, Mrs. John Rogers.
J. R. Cleveland, of Tuckerman,
came over Tuesday to spend a day
or two visiting his son, Arthur
Cleveland, of The Journal force.
All kinds of fruit, ice cream and
cold drinks at Galloway’s restau
rant.
Finest new-crop sorghum mo
lasses in town at Holder by & Law
ton’s.
Call at Galloway’s restaurant
and get your dinner when you
come to town.
\Y. R. Williamson invites you
to call and quench your thirst when
you come to town.
You will see a sample of Moore
Bros. & Company’s clothing in
their show window.
Squire W. S. Moore of Sulphur
Rock was in town Tuesday, en
route to Tuckerman.
You will find a complete line of
tinware, glassware and dishes at
Holderby & Lawton’s.
Adams Bros, carry a full line ol
groceries, and will deliver goods
free to any part of town.
A. L. Brisendine, who has been
quite sick for some time, was able
to come to town Tuesday.
Carload of shelled corn, bran,
chops and meal just received at
the Newark Lumber Co’s.
Don't wait too long to select
your new dress goods, for they
are yoing fast at Whiting’s.
Brock Long came up from Des
Arc the first of the week to spend
a few days here with relatives.
If you have not worn a Motor
shoe get a pair from Moore Bros.
iSc Company and wear them all
winter.
Before buying your fall and
winter clothing call and see our
line of dress goods. Moore Bros.
& Company.
Before you buy come in and ex
amine our complete and up-to
date line of Star Brand shoes. Ad
ams Brothers.
Holderby c\c Lawton carry a full
line of staple and fancy groceries
and respectfully solicit a share of
your patronage.
The best and most reliable line
of clothing—the S. L. S. & Co.
brand—is now being handled by
Moore Bros. & Co.
I still have two or three Capital
wagons I will sell for $49.50 spot
cash. Here’s your chance to save
$15 on a good new wagon. Whit
ing.
Prof. Sidney Pickens of Sulphur
Rock, the newly appointed county
examiner, went down to Little
Rock Wednesday to qualify for
the position.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will give a supper and an enter
tainment at the Hotel Magness on
Thursday night, October ‘20, for
the purpose of raising funds for
the church.
The gin at Magness hail a nar
row escape from destruction by
lire Wednesday. The tire origi
nated at one of the gin stands, and
is supposed to have been caused
by a match in the cotton. The
tire was extinguished before doing
and great damage and the gin will
be ready to resume operations
again by today (Friday.)
Rev. K M. Brannan of Bates
vi lie spent Saturday in town.
Pete Byrum and John Yates of
(•hailotte were selling cotton in
town Wednesday.
Speed <Sc Magness have opened
their butcher shop and invite you
to call on them when you want
tresh meat of any kind.
Bankers money orders are the
satest way to send money. Sold <
b,\ the Bank of Newark payable
in all parts of the civilized world.
1 lie ice cream season is here.
I 1 ake your best girl around to Gal
I loway s restaurant and enjoy a
dish ot that delicious cream they
make.
, Judge Lindsey has appointed
II rot. Sidney Pickens, of Sulphur
| Rock, county examiner, and Mr.
I Pickens will enter upon his duties
) at once.
1'• M. Martin is representing
the Arkansas Mutual Fire Insur
ance Co., and parties desiring in
surance can find him at Fred D.
i Whiting's.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Goatley of
Dodd City arrived Wednesday and
will make this their permanent
home. Mr. Goatley has taken a
position as salesman wtih Griffith i
& Morrow.
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Adams of'
Little Rock stopped over to spend ;
a day or two the tirst of the week i
with the gentleman’s sister, Mrs.
J. P- Magness. They were en
route to Sedalia, Mo., where they
expect to locate.
The local cotton market has
been rather brisk this week, and
there is a good deal of good-natur
ed rivalry among the buyers.
Fred I). Whiting seems to be the j
Daniel J. Sulley of the local mar-j
ket just at this time.
It is reported that Hon. John
Hindman will in a short time be
gin the circulation of a petition
asking the legislature to detach
Rig Bottom and Oil Trough town
ships from Independence and at
tach them to Jackson county.
Wednesday the Rank of New
ark cashed checks to the amount
of $‘24,600.04. The biggist part
of this was paid to farmers for
cotton. This is only one days bus
iness, and is conclusive evidence
that the people are prosperous.
1). I). Whisnant arrived home
Monday from a visit to the World’s
Fair. He was accompanied by
his niece, Mrs. J. H. Pendleton,
of Caroleen, >\ C., who met him
in St. Louis. Mrs. Pendleton will
.spend two or three weeks here vis
iting friends and relatives.
Capt. R. R. Reeves, one of the
Oil Trough country’s best citizens,
and a good friend of The Journal,
was in town Wednesday with six
bales of cotton. He reports that
the hail storm which occurred on
the 4th of this month, did consid
erable damage to cotton in his sec
tion of the country.
The .Journal has a plan on foot
i whereby every person who sub
scribes for one year during the
next two months will get their pa- j
per absolutely free. Squire W.S. ;
Moore of Sulphur Rock will can- j
vass this end of the county, begin
ning today or tomorrow, and we !
hope to add 500 or 600 new names
to our list of subscribers. ]
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MONEY TO
t ON IMPROVED FARMS
( AND CITY PROPERTY.
We are corresponding with homcseekers: if you have a
farm for sale, list it with us. We write fire and life insur
ance for the most reliable companies of America.
ADAJflS-RANEY REAL ESTATE & LOAN COMPANY,
T. J. Raney, Secretary, Newark, Arkansas
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100 Per Cent Information
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And Nothing Misleading.
lien you rend our advertisements you can n*st
assured that we mean just what is said. There is
nothing hard to understand, the goods are properly
described, and sell in the house at the prices quoted,
whether you have read the paper or not.
If the goods were old or wrong in some way
then they would not be bargains.
We don’t try to allure trade by making promises
we can not or will not keep.
\\ e don’t advertise, then make the prices as near
that way as possible; we first make the prices and
then advertise exactly what they are.
1'here can be only one Best trading place, and
you want to find it.
This store is ready for your inspection, and
ready to make good all its claims.
Investigating doesn't obligate you to spent a
cent.
A Good Single Barrel Breech Loading
Shot Gun.$3.90
A Good Double Barrel Breech Loading
Shot Gun. 7.90
A First-Class Alarm Clock that sells elsewhere
at$l, our price.59
A Genuine 'Texas Saddle Steel Fork 2$ inch
Stirrup Leathers.12.50
A Buck’s Stove and Vessels.10.00
Peters solid leather Concord Shoe anywhere
else $1.25, our price. 1.00
First Patent Flour (in sacks). 5.75
Second Patent Flour (in sacks). 5.50
2<> pounds Granulated Sugar. 1.00
22 pounds Y. C. Sugar. 1.00
Arm & Hammer Soda, pound packages.<»,>
Keg Soda, 15 pounds.25
Arbuckle Coffee, pound.
MAXFIELDS.
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V. L. Pascoe, Pres. M. S. Fisher, Vice-pres. E. B. Chesser,Cashier
Bank of Newark,
Newark, Arkansas,
Paid in Capital, . . . $10,000.
Surplus and Undivided Profits, . 3,500.
DIRECTORS
V. L. Pascoe, G. O. Magness, E. B. Chesser, M. S. Fisher,
\\. II. Jones, G. M. Fields, VV. T. Kintuan.
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Edgar’s Livery » Feed Stable
A. M. Edgar, Proprietor,
Everything New and Up-to-date,
Special Attention Given Commercial Travelers.
Live Stock Bought and Sold.
Newark, . . . Arkansas.
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.1. M. Magness who was injured
n the boiler explosion at the gin
Monday is reported to be getting
dong nicely, and it is thought that
le will be able to be out again in
i few days.
A new mercantile firm to be
cnown as the Magness Mercantile
Company has been organized here
'or the purpose of conducting a
General mercantile business at the
:ross roads three and a half miles
southeast of Sulphur Rock. The
itockholders in the new company
ire (i. (). Magness, E. «I. Mag
tess, F. C. Hoyt and John A.
jribson. An acre of land has been
mrchased from M. I?. Rutherford,
md J. A. Hibson left Monday
norning to begin the work of
•reding a building. The company
s to be incorporated and expects
o be ready to begin business in a
very few days. A stock of goods
lias already been ordered.
The premiums won by parties
having the best colts from T. B.
.Jackson s stock were as follows:
1*. H. Hulsey, best mule colt, $10;
J. E. Henderson, second best mule
colt, $5; II. E. Hawtliorne, best
horse colt, $10; Mrs. Matilda
Sousle.v, second best horse colt,
$.n The judges were A. M. Ed
gar, N. M. Wilson and K. K. Hat
ton.
Cashier E. B. Chesser of the
Bank of Newark spent Sunday
with friends at Imboden. These
trips to the metropolis of the
Spring river valley are becoming
so frequent as to cause alarm
among certain of the fair sex, and 4
The Journal would suggest that a
court of inquiry be held to ascer
tain, if possible, what it is up at
Imboden that wields such a mag
netic influence over the gentleman.