iHt INDtPNtUENT
AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
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some fields too wet to plow for a
week.'
CROP CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
The hot weather of the past week
and the abundant moisture has given
cotton and corn a good growth. A
rapid growth has resulted from these
favorable conditions and with a con
tinuation of good weather and plen
ty of moisture the yield of corn wi
be much greater than was anticipatec
i several weeks ago.
AUGUST MEDICINE ADS
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
Mrs. Frank P. Wood, Box 18, R. F.
D. 2/ Morrill, Me., writes: “Foley
Kidney Pills help me so much. My
husband also has received much ben
efit from them. He was so lame he
could not stoop over and now he feels
no pain.” Lame back, sore muscles,
stiff joints, rheumatic aches and
pains quickly conquered by Foley
Kidney Pills.—Walker’s Pharmacy.
IT’S IN THE AIR.
Windblown pollen, carrying the
,germs that cause hay fever, is
abroad in the land. One remedy is
known to give relief and comfoi
from choking, gasping astma and
formatting hay fever. Foley s
Honev and Tar spreads a healing
nn inflamed membranes,
Stops coughs and colds.—Walker’s
Pharmacy.
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SWIFTON.
Miss May Harris, of Bellingham,
Washington, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Emma Harris.
Prof. A. J. Garner, of Little Rock,
former principal of the Swifton
schools, was here Thursday and Fri
day. . ,
Mrs. R. F. Morton is visiting rel
atives at Noland.
C. W. Pfrimmer, of Poplar Bluft,
looked after business matters here
Wednesday. ,
Postoffice Inspector R. C. Hard
age, of Newport, made a business
trip to Swifton Thursday.
I Gordon Justus has been appomte
' assistant to Mrs. A. A. Cheek, the
new agent of the Missouri Pacific
Railway at Swifton.
} Will Atway, of Tuckerman, spent
i Sunday with homefolks.
-I J. A. Martin, of Batesville, was lr
■ j Swifton Wednesday, loqking aftei
_ ...--nn mu —I, ,i iirH—rnrr"''
I I Three
f I Bargains
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m I No. 1. 440 Acres Timber only,
By ,1 4 miles west of Nuckles Switcn,
| I Hickory, Oak and Gum. Price
| I $15.00 per acre,
tf:. I No. 2. Farm, 200 acres, 50
R I acres in high state of cultivation.
Hr , 1/80 acres deadened, two good houses
«V ' I and good barn, located'in eastern
P I portion of county on good road and
I I in fine stock range, 16 miles east
fe . I of Newport. 3 miles from Bonner
SSs I ville Southern railroad and 5 miles
I from Cotton [Belt [railroad, price
I $5,500.
I No. 3. Farm of 135 acres, 75
g| I acres in high state of cultivation,
B I adjoining above No. 3, Ten room
R I house and good barn, price $5,500.
■ I Wallace Real Estate Co.
I Newport Arkansas
his farm east of town. “
Miss Berthal Bush spent Wednes
day in Little Rock.
Otis Armstrong, of Tuckerman,
was a visitor tor Swifton for a few
hours Sunday afternoon.
Ben Parsley left Sunday morning
to spend a few days with Mrs. Pars
ley, who is the guest of relatives at
Forrest City.
Judge L. D. Smith and S. O. gra
ham, of Tuckerman, were here on
business Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McDaniel were
in Newport Tuesday morning. I
The public schools will open the
first Monday in October. |
r. J. Nesbitt, who is working for
Missouri and North Arkansas
Railway at Heber Springs, spent (
several days here last week with his (
family. -1
Mrs. Wm. Dudley and children, ot ,
Lawton, Oklahoma, are here visiting
relatives.
Mrs. Charles Bolinger, of McAl
lister, Okla., is spending a few weeks
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A.
Hughes. /
C C Hawley, of Cape Girardeau,
Mo.,’ contractor for the Maple Slough
Drainage ditch, arrived Saturday
evening to look after the work here.
W. K. Harvey made a trip to Little
Rock Wednesday. ... .
Ben Hardwick, of Pond Swittch,
mingled with our people Saturday
morning. ,
Wm. H. French has been selected
by the school board as janitor of the ,
I ftCkXXT Vinol building. 1
Ben Brann, who has been on his
Village Creek farm during the sum
mer will return to town in a short
time. . , ,
J W. Taylor, of Imboden, spent
Wednesday with his son, Elmer Tay
Miss Eugenia Hazelrigg, of Salado,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Shelby
Justus.
Boyce Coe, of vTuckerman, was m
town Saturday greeting his many
Swifton friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Bailey, of
Shawnee, Okla., are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Bush.
W. B. Smith, Wm. French and
Ferdinand Tonney made a business
trip to Newport Tuesday.
When you yawn a good deal in tin
day time, feel dull, achy and want t<
stretch frequently it is an unmistak
able symptom of malaria, and unles
I you do something at once you ar
. i Looked for a speil of chills. Herbm
lis a chill medicine that will preveri
or cure the disease. It drives out th
’ impurities on which the malaru
k thrives, strengthens the live
land cleanses the bowels. Pnce bOc. j
Sold by W. E. Bevens. 'I
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HICKORY GROVE. '
Our farmers have been very busy
the past week with their crops,
i Mr. Chas. Smith, one of our U. S.
I bailor boys, who has been home on
| a furlough, will leave for some point |
Jin Virginia Thursday,
i Mr. B. B. Roberts and family visit
! eci Mr. L. B. Rogers and family Sun- j
j CaM» Curtis Sorrels left Monday for
I Washington to work in the spruce
j forest for Uncle Sam.
The ice cream social at the school I
‘ house Friday night, was well attend
I ed and all report a splendid time.
|| Mr. James Smith has been out of
j school this week on account of sick
i Nine more pupils entered school
' Monday and the enrollment is now
a 82. We hope to see every pupil of 1
1 the district in school by next Monday. j
jj Mr. Henry Rogers, Miss Maude I
| i Rogers and Blanche Hawthorne mo- I
§ tored to Newport Saturday. jj
i | A number of our young folks spent |
11 Sunday afternoon kodaking. The I
f party was composed of Alfred Hun- I
liter, Jim Ten ell, Henry Rogers,' Ber
|S nice Rains; Misses Lacy Sorrells, I
|' Mabel Hunter, Irpne Williamson, I
|; Maude Rogers and Thelma Roberts. ,
K I They report a nice time. !
11 There will be a box supper at our I
11 school house Friday night.
t WOOD FOR SALE. I
I! Oak and Hickory, cut stove length, I
11 double horse load, $1.75 at mill, $3.00 I
11 delivered. Apply Arkansas Hard- I
11 wood Co., or H. C. Sanders. Strictly I
I!cash on delivery. 82dl2t w2t |
I COMMITTEE ISSUES 1
I FAIR PRICE LIST. I
I At a recent meeting of the “Fair I
§ j Price Committee’, appointed by the I
| j County Food Administrator, the fol
I lowing were agreed upon as being |
| j fair prices: I
11 D-S Meat, per pound-.--32c |
11 Hams, per pound-38c
| i Breakfast Bacon, per pound-60c g
11 Smoked Bacon Bellies, per pound.-38c j
| Pure Lard (bulk), per pound-35c |
I j 5-lb. Buckets Pure Lard, ^ f
| per bucket - .--$1.50. I
1110-lb. Buckets Pure Lard, < •
Jiper bucket ———.~?300 [j
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Compound Lard (bulk), per ^
pound -
5-lb. Buckets Compound Lard,
per bucket -?
10-lb. Buckets Compound Lard,
per bucket -°
2-lb. Std. Corn, per can-20c
2- lb Std. Tomatoes, per can-«c
3- lb Std. Tomatoes, per can
Rice, per pound-iTiX
Std. Meal, 25-lb. sacks, per sack $1.50
Cream Meal 25-lb sack, per sack $1.60
Cream Meal, 10-lb. sacks, per sk. 70c
Navy Beans, per pound-^c
Lima Beans, per pound
Pinto Beans, per pound---1®®
Wheat Flour, 24-lb. sacks-$L^
Corn Flour, per pound
; 12 ounce loaf of Bread
1 24 ounce loaf of bread
These prices will be changed from
3 time to time as condition warrant.
2 FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
3 for Jackson Counuty.
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We have opened a Garage in the old Collier build
ing at 816 Front Street in Newport, and will deal ex
clusively in the buying and selling of used cars. Also
we will do all kinds of repair work, which is guaran
teed to produce satisfactory results.
Bring us your car. We will buy it. We can
make your used car look new.
Newport Atuo Co.
J. E. HENDERSON, Manager
816 Front Street
Phone 437
1 Meat Market Opens
I will open a cash meat market \ugust 10 at ||
the place formerly conducted at 702 First street by 9
W A Fike&Sons. While Mr Fike and sons were 9
here I was connected with them, and believ |
know what the public demands in the meal line, 9
| aI1d promise to meet my customers expectations. 1
> Will have fresh and cured meats at all times an 1
1 will sell only on days prescribed by government ||
regulations. The patronage of the public will be
anpreciated. Telephone 68.
J. T. MASHBURN |
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Dependable Goods j
You mag, always depend upon this store
to be always ready and anxious to serve
you with the lowest prices andbest quality of
—FURNITURE
— —HARDWARE
j ” —IMPLEMENTS
and anything else you may need in our
line.
Ours is the biggest furniture, hardware
and implement house between Little Rock
and St. Louis.
Don’t forget your duty to boost New
port and Jackson county, the best town and
county in the best state of the Union.
Johnson-Cloyes
Hardware Co.