Your Grocery!
Yours for Getting the Most
and the Best for the Money
We want every family in this section to
make this grocery store their trading place. You
5 will at all times find the best quality foods, the
| largest variety and lowest prices for GOOD j
GROCERIES, and a hearty welcome every time
1 you call. We really—and truly, appreciate your
patronage.
R. J. Wise Grocer Go.
i February and September.
County Court: First Mondays in
| January, April, July and October.
Probate Court: Second Mondays
in each month.
Chancery Court: Fourth Mondays
in May and November,
Captain William De Camp of
Batesville, who was captain of the
Independence county volunteer com
pany F until thy were all divided at
Camp Beauregard, was here last
night at the Hazel Hotel on his re
turn to his home at Batesville from
Camp Pike, where he was mustered
out of service Saturday, and wa(s
met at Little Rock by his wife and j
brother, Noland De Camp, who ac
companied him home. Captain De
Camp was with the famous 39th Di
vision, in charge of the first division
from France, reaching Camp Pike
last Wednesday. He was the center
o fattraction at the hotel Sunday ev
en.-ng, being surrounded by many
friends who enjoyed hearing,him talk
of his work and experiences with the
people over there. H said almost the
two last people he saw before taking
his transport for horn were Captain j
Garland Hurt annd Lieut. Charles
Sprigg, who were “rearing” to come
home, but said they were well as
could be.
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ARE BURIED TOGETHER.
Batesville, Jan. 11.—A double bur
ial was held at Moorefield Thursday
when Mumford Pool, aged 70, and his
granddaughter, aged 8, were buried
at the same hour. Mr. Mumford was
a respected citizen of the county. He
j leaves a wife and three children, two
! sons and one daughter
| Special 1919 Clubbing Offers 1
To tae advantage of this remarkable opportunity you should act at once, as
EE: the offers are good for a limited time only. zsz
~T: Present subscribers to any of these papers or magazines may have their sub
EE scriptions extended. Subscriptions may commence with any month. Each subscrip- jSE:
EEE tion is for one year. We list below a few of our bestclubbing offers. If you are
ES5 already a subscriber to the Independent you may take advantage of one of these offers
— and your time will be extended for one year.
== THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT_$1.50 ==
== PROGRESSIVE FARMER_$1.00 OUR PRICE
= NATIONAL ADVOCATE..$1.00 $3.00 =
EE - YOU SAVE 50 CENTS.
= THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT-$1.50 ^
== PROGRESSIVE FARMER_$1.00 OUR PRICE
=S POULTRY SUCCESS. 50 $2.50
EE — YOU SAVE 50 CENTS.
== THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT_$1.50
-- PROGRESSIVE FARMER_$1.00 OUR PRICE :r
=r RELIABLE POULTRY JOURNAL... .50 $2.50 =
S —-- YOU .SAVE 50 CENTS. J ™
== THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT-$1.50 H5:
= WEEKLY COMMERCIAL APPEAL.. .50 OUR PRICE ™
= TWICE-A-WEEK REPUBLIC_$1.00 $2.65 =5
£1 —- YOU SAVE 35 CENTS. ~
=§ THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT $1.50
1 NEWSJCmiTAR (Daily «cept ^ ^ ‘' 0UB PBICE S
1 PROGRESSIVE"FARMER-V0U SAVERS CENTS. M
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George A. Hillhouse, Representa
tive.
Dene Coleman, Circuit Judge.
Earl C. Casey, Prosecuting Attor
$ ney.
O. W. Scarborough, Deputy Prose
cuting Attorney.
Lyman Reeder, Chancery Judge.
John A. Melville, County and Pro
bate Judge.
J. M. Ivy, Sheriff and Collector.
L. J. Nance, Assessor.
R. W. Bandy, Circuit Clerk.
Charles K. Coe, Treasurer.
J. F. Parish, County CleTk.
Garland E. Land, County Superin
tendent.
WEEKLY REPORT
The local committee on fair fc
* quotations Tor the week, C. L. Mar:
Wheat flour (bulk), per barrel
Cornmeal (bulk)
SI oats, pkg., 55 oz._.
(unsweetened), pel
itt ox. can*.
Hutur, creamery (tub print), per lb
Oleomargarine, per lb
Cheese, American, full cream (cut)
per lb. ---
Ijird, pure leaf (bulk), per lb
Lard, pure leaf (in tin), per lb
Lard substitute (bulk), per lb..
JArd substitute (in tin), per lb
24 pounds Flour-$1.55 to $1.6(
48 pounds Flour-$305 to $31(
24 pounds Meal-$1.25 to $1.3!
11 E. H. Bowman, Surveyor.
1 j W. H. Nolen, Coroner,
i W. C. Wishon, Deputy County
Clerk.
i Mrs. L. D. Daugherty, Assistant
t County Clerk.
J. B. Parrott, Deputy Circuit Clerk.
Robert Ivy, Deputy Sheriff.
Charles Hogan, Countty Jailor.
I H. C. Nuckolls and F. P. Foushee,
| Justices of the Peace for Union Town
ship.
Ben Sandmon, Constable, Union
Township.
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NEWPORT OFFICIALS.
Claude M. Erwin, Mayor.
Gus Martin, Marshal.
Ira Mack, Attorney.
B. G. Graham, Recorder.
! C. P. Bandy, Treasurer,
j Aldermen: W. H. Snetzer, J. E.
Williams, C. J. Saenger, Tom Hutson.
; 'Circuit Court: Second Mondays in
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ON FAIR PRICES.
ocl prices announce the following
ner, Chairman.
Retailers Pay Consum’s Pay
$10.75 $11.35 .07 .07 Vi
.04 .04 Vi .05 .00
.10 5-0 .11 .15 .15
.27 .28 .35 .35
.09 Vi -11 .12 Vi .14
9.65 9.65 .11 .11
.12 Vi .12 Vi .17 Vi .17 Vi
.09 Vi .10 Vi .14 .15
.02 U .02 Vi .03 3-4 .03 Vi
.02 .02 Vi .02 3-4 .03
.15 .15 .20 .21
.15 .15 .20 .21
.15 .19 .20 .25
.16 .16 .25 .25
.06 1-3 .06 Vi ,08 1-3 .08Vi
.13 3-4 .14 .18 .19
.61 .72 6 to 7c
.30 .34 .36 .40
.37 .40 .45 .48
.31 .31 Vi .36 .37 Vi
.31 .31 Vi .36 .38
24V4 .24 3-4 .28 .30
.26 Vi .27 .31 .32
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A sad feature of the sickness and
death of the two members of the
same family is the serious illness of
the entire remaining members of the
family. On account of the illness of
this family the funeral services were
postponed until later.
NOTICE.
Remember, that the 15th is the last
day you have to pay your water and
light bill before service will be dis
continued.
219d3t Arkansas Light & Power Co.
SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING.
The regular annual meeting of the
shareholders of this bank will be held
in the banking rooms of said bank on
the 14th day of January, 1919.
The First National Bank,
Newport, Arkansas.
; W. T. Parish, Cashier. 04dl4t 37w2
For news of the store read the ad
vertisements. Newport merchants
| are offering a splendid and varied
; line of holiday merchandise.
Subscribe for the Independent.
TIME CARD.
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North Bound
: No. 2 Fast Pass, (no stop)Ar. 3:55am
! No. 34 Local passenger, Ar. 10:35am.
No. 4 Fast passenger, Ar. 11:59 am.
i No. 92 Local freight, Lv. 11:00 am.
I No. 30 Local passenger, Ar. 8:25 pm.
: No. 0 Fast Passenger, Ar. 9:30 pm.
No. 18 Fast Pass. (Hot Sgs.
Spl.) Ar. 10:05 pm.
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No. 1 Fast Fas. (no stop)Ar. 1:52 am. {
No. 17 Fast Pas. (Hot Spgs.
j Spl.) Ar. 4:55 am.
No. 5 Fast passenger, Ar. 5:55 am.
| No. 7 Mail train (no passen
gers) Ar. 9:10 am
No. 93 Local freight, Lv. 8:00 am.
' No. 3 Fast passenger, Ar. 5:43 pm.
' No. 33 Local Pas. Ar. 7:20 pm.
I Leaves 7:45 pm.
White Fiver l)i\ ision.
! No 210 Passenger, Lv. G:l0 am.
| No. 254 Mixed Pas. and freight
Leaves 12:10 pm.
No 251 Mixed Pas. and freight
Arrives 11:00 am.
! No. 205 Passenger, Ar. 7:30 pm.
PROTECT THE CHILDREN.
j Children are as likely to get the
j grip and influenza as grown-ups.
j Foley’s Honey and Tar gives quick
' relief from all kinds of coughs, colds.
! croup and whooping cough; covers
raw. inflamed surfaces with a healing
soothing coating; clears air pas
sages, checks strangling, choking,
coughing. Contains no opiates.—
Walker’s Pharmacy. (Adv.)
MEN WANTED.
We have been forced to shut down
on account of shortage of labor. We
must have thirty men to operate.
Good wages. Apply to Newport Pearl
Button Co. 215d6t
The Independent works for you.
Uso it as your salesman. It carries
news of the store into hundreds ol
homes.
Subscribe for the Independent.
Join the Red Cross.
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THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT_$1.50
COLLIER’S WEEKLY (Illustrated)—$2.50 OUR PRICE
AMERICAN MAGAZINE-$2.00 $5.15
- YOU SAVE 85 CENTS.
$0.00
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT-$1.50
CHRISTIAN HERALD-$2.00 OUR PRICE
MOTHER’S MAGAZINE -$2.00 $1.75
- YOU SAVE 75 CENTS.
$5.50_
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT ---$1.60
PROGRESSIVE FARMER (Woekly)-$1.00 , OUR PRICE
WEEKLY COMMERCIAL APPEAL- .50 $2.50
- YOlJ SAVE 50 CENTS.
$3.00_
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT—$1.50
PROGRESSIVE FARMER-$1.00 OUIl PRICE
CARDEN MAGAZINE ..y0„ SAV«'“» CENT'S.
$4.60
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT..._$llo .........
PROGRESSIVE FARMER-$1.00 OUIt IltICE
LITTLE FOLKS 7~ YOU SAVE 50 CENTS.
$4.00__
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT-$1.50
PROGRESSIVE FARMER-$1-00 OUR PRICE
NEW SUCCESS (Dr. Maiden’s $3.50
Magazine) -- YOU SAVE 50 CENTS.
$4.00
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT-$1.50
A MERIC AN MAGAZINE-$2.00 OUR PRICE
WOMEN’S HOME COMPANY--$2.00 YQU JJ5®, ^ qo
$5.50
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT-$1.50
EVERYBODY’S MAGAZINE -$2.00 Ol R I RIC L
DELINEATOR-- ~_1. YOU SAVE $1,00. t
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT-$1.50
PTSTIAN HERALD-*2.00 OUR I RICE
PHYSICAL CULTURE-YOU SAVE 75 CENTS.
THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.—$1.50
MOTHER’S MAGAZINE -$2 00 O. R l RICE
WOMAN'S HOME COMPANION...** YOU SAVE 75 CENTS.
S THE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT T.-SIAO “' "
=i ETUDE (for all music lovers)-$LCi «A(i L
EE AMERICAN MAGAZINE YOU SAVE 75 CENTS. . '•!
If vou do not find what vou want In the above list write me and I will gladly
quote vou prices on any magazines of your own selection with the Independent.
S 1 If you want either of these add to your remittance:
£5 FOR THE LADIES’ HOME JOURNAL, (monthly) one year -$L<o
==~ SATURDAY EVENING POST,' (weekly) one year
^ COUNTRY GENTLEMAN (weekly), one year - ....$1.00
srs NEEDLE OR A FT (month1!) one year--■— -r •;*
' \Ve supply every Periodical published in any country or language and will be
glad to quote you prices.
gi Farvey r. L. McLolium, g
~~ Circuit n Manager Thr W^eMv Tr^er err*f rf, ~2
^ ^ NEWPORT, ARKANSAS =§
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H8 Enclosed find $„ _for which please send me tlv Independent one year and tne
S3 following magazines as per your club offer. S3
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NOTICE OF SEWER TAX.
The tax books for the collection of
the special sewer tax on real proper
ty in Sewer District No. 1 for the
Ninth Annual Assessm^t to main
tain and oper-ate said sewer system,
have been placed in my hands. All
owners of real property lyinp; in the
district are required to pay their
taxes to me on or before January 31,
1919. If such assessment is not paid,
action will be commenced at the end
of that time for the collection of
said assessment and cost.
Given under my hand this 26th day
of December, 1918.
L. MINOR, Collector.
Sewer District No. 1, Newport, Ark.
206d30t. |
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Join the Red Cross.
Join the Red Cross.
Join the Red Cross.
There is more Catarrh in this sec
tion of the country than all other dis
eases put together, and for years it
was supposed to be incurable. Doctors
prescribed local remedies, and by con
stantly failing to cure with local
treatment, pronounced it incurable.
•itarrh is a local disease, greatly in
fluenced by constitutional treatment.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine, manufactur-!
ed by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, |
Ohio, is a constitutional remedy, is ta-,
ken internally and acts through the I
Blood on the Mucous Sudfaces of the >
System. One Hundred Dollars re-1
ward is offered for any case that j
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine fails to cure, j
Send for circulars and testimonials.)
I1. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Hail’s Family Pills for constipa
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