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Short Local Items of Interest Picked
Up at the Metropolis of White
River Township.
O. L. Hoover went to Batesv ille
Monday.
Pleas Crigler of Charlotte was
in town Tuesday.
Rev. Newman went to the coun
ty capital Thursday.
• Miss May Martin of Newark,
spent Sunday here with home
folks.
.lames Ford of the Cross Tim
ber neighborhood was in town
Tuesday.
Miss Archie Fetzer of Cushman
visited Miss Sue Braden the first
of the week.
Mrs. Lizzie Churchill and child
ren and Mrs. A. 'f ates and little
son, Ray man, of Charlotte, spent
Sunday night here visiting rela
tives.
Flam F. Bevens of near New
port came up Saturday and spent
a few days visiting his parents,
I)r. and Mrs. T. A. Bevens, and
other relatives.
Estes Rice, Armie Hodges, and
George Nothcrn, and Misses Net
tie Hodges, Maud Moore, Ethel
Griffin, Nettie Bevens, and Odell
Lath more attended the party at
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Shely's near
Magness, Friday night, and re
port a nice time.
Mrs. M. A. Read of Little Rock,
and Mrs. Belle Ilonahoo, of Jones
boro came in Saturday and insti
tuted an I. O. O. F. Rebekah
Lodge at this place with :>4 char
ter members. The officers are as
follows: Miss Erma Sanders, N.
G.; Mrs. Hattie Murphy, V. G.:
Miss Ola Jernigan, secretary.
They left on the morning train
Monday for Newark. Quite a
crowd came down from Batesville
to attend the meeting here, and all
seemed to enjoy themselves.
Miss Maud Vaughn is spending
the week out near Dota with her
I uncle, George Merriwether and
! family.
Two more new students entered
school Monday. We have a school
here that everyone should feel
; feel proud of.
Rev. C. H. Newman filled his
: regular appointment Sunday at 11
o’etock and W. F. Wayman
preached at 7:80 p. m.
The W. R. Rice Mercantile Co.
have moved into the house recent
ly vacated by the Dorr Mercantile
Co. and Dr. Bevens will occupy
the Rice building.
Among the large congregation
Sunday night at the M. E. church
was a young man from—well,
guess we had better not say, as we
promised to be good.
Mrs. Paul Kyler, of Pine Bluff,
came in last week to visit her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Knox for
a few weeks. Her many friends
are glad to see her again.
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KILLING AT BLACK ROCK.
Black Rock, March 30.—Ver
non Myers, the lb-year-old son of
Dr. J. H. Myers, a prominent
i physician and druggist at this
I place, shot Will Payne three times
I yesterday afternoon, from the ef
j fects of which he died in a few
j hours. It seems that Will Payne,
I a young man about 20 years old,
I had a difficulty with the Myers
boy several weeks ago and gave
him a beating, after which Payne
left town, returning Sunday.
Young Myers met him in front of
his father’s store where the shoot
ing occurred.
Try one of those hot baths at
the Newark bath house. They are
fine.
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
Items of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the DailynPapers.
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Mayor Wm. Frazer of Gravette
has been nominated for his fifth
term.
Eggs and poultry are being
j shipped in carload lots from Si
loam Springs.
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The Marshall canning factory
I has contracted for 250 acres of to
i matoes this year.
A plague of Buffalo gnats is
j said to be playing havoc with live
j stock along Red river.
A company with a capital of $5
! 000 has been formed at Harrison
| to erect a canning factory.
Sam Welch, leader of the R.tra
I gould cornet band, died from me
effects of drinking bay rum.
The discovery of oil flowing
| from the ground near St. Raul,
Madison county, has caused a stir
| in that section.
Experiments in asparagus cul
ture at Fayetteville promises to
• make that city a second Milwaukee
j as an asparagus center.
G. F. Biggs and Miss Mary
j Goshen were married at Bald
Knob two years ago, but the an
I nouncement of the marriage has
: just been made.
The residences of Robert Mc
jCreary, J. T. Brady and Frank
I Anderson at Black Rock were
j burned Monday. Origin of fire
unknown. Total loss, $5,000.
G. T. Norris, a fisherman, was
shot and instantly killed by Bill
McCoy, another fisherman, at
Mary Saline landing on the Oua
chita river near Fesenthal Tues-;
day. McCoy’s excuse is that Nor- \
ris had been stealing fish from
him.
ANNOUNCEHENT.
To the voters of Newark:
As my name has been mentioned
as a candidate for mayor, and >inoe
1 have been solicited by many cit
izens of the town, I now offer my
services for the above office, and
promise, if elected, to discharge
the duties of the office to the best
of my ability. Thanking you in
advance for your support.
J am yours truly,
W. P. Lawton.
The Journal one year, one dollar.
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WHITE RIVER BRANCH
St. L. I. Iff. & S. Ry.
Trains pass Newark as follows:
GOING WKST,
No.127.12.50 p. m
N'o. 125.H.00 s. m.
GOING KAST.
No. 128.0.10 a. m.
No. 128.7.02 p. m.
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That we are not Doctors, Lawyers nor Preachers, we readily conceed, but Merchants of the
Twentieth Century kind. We believe in merchandising on a fair and legitimate profit, giving the
same price to all alike. And this will be the season in which you will be benefitted more than any
in the past by the business of Fred. D. Whiting & Company. Being connected with three other big
stores gives us a buying leverage surpassing that of any of our Newark competitors, and equal to
that of any concern in this section of Arkansas.
GINGHAMS IN DRESS STYLES.
Ginghams in solid red, per yard,_10c
Ginghams in solid blue -----10c
Ginghams in white and pink checks...10c
Ginghams in blue and white checks___ _10c
Toil du Nord Ginghams in all the latest patterns ...... 12J
SEASONABLE GOODS.
American Prints, in light and pretty patterns, per yard 5c
American Prints, in Indigo patterns_
Peabody Prints, in apron checks___ 5C
Geneva Prints, assorted patterns in red_ 5c
Gamer Prints, assorted patterns in red__ 5c
New arrivals in beautiful quality
Teneriff design Embroidery with insert
ing to match at 12J, 15, 20 and 35 cts
per yard. This is a high class line. We
have many designs in cheaper grades
at 3 cents a yard up.
Fine I'.ne of all Linen Laces with
edgings a id insertings to match, rang
ing in p,’ xe from 1\ cents up, quality
guaranteed as represented. Imitations
of the above at smaller prices. We are
headquarters for all kinds of Laces.
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Dress Braid in all the latest colors
and at all prices. Seam braid in white,
red, blue, red-and-white, and in fact, in
any and all grades and colors. You are
cordially invited to call and inspect our
assortment.
Our milliner, Mrs. Ruby Lancaster, is now in St. Louis studying the new spring styles, and you
may depend on getting just the proper style in this line if you buy from us. You will get no machine
made hats here, but the latest creations of the milliner’s art. Watch for opening announcement.
WHITING
C. L. LOVE, Manager.
Other stores: Tillar,
K, ARKANSAS.