r WEATHER FORECAST.
Tonight and Wednesday fair,
warmer.
Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street. dtf.
Captain Leslie Inman returned
last night from Little Rock.
For Rent—Rooms for light house
keeping, 519 Walnut St. 268dtf.
Mrs. Earl Folk left last evening for
St. Louis, where she will remain for
several weeks.
Miss Maida Morrison, of Little
Rock, is the efficient telegraph oper
ator at the Rock Island station in our
city, having arrived Sunday to at
sume her duties.
I Land for Sale—Call on E. F. Dun
can, attorney-at-law, Newport, Ark.
I 265d6t wit.
F. W. Beede, one of the county’s
best citizens, was here today on busi
ness in court.
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Let us bid on your second hanr
furniture. —Hayden-Holloway Furi%
ture Company. 270dlmo
D. D. Adams and Albert Sims were
here last night, returning from a bus
iness trip to Little Rock.
James and Steve Graham were in
Newport this morning, having come
down to spend the day on business.
Senator Edmonson, of Mountain
View, was in the city today. He says
he will make the race for prosecuting
attorney in this district.
Mrs. K. K. Kimberlin, Mrs. Ralph
Smith, Mrs. Dan Dowell, Jr., and Mrs.
Forrest Penix drove down from Tuck
erman Monday afternoon shopping.
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Thrifty
Women
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NINE TIMES OUT OF TEN,
the women are the money-savers
| of the family. Men mean well
| enough. They Know the value
1 o/* having money in the bank,
| but they haven’t the knack of
saving. They haven’t learned
1 I the trick of making one dollar do g
S I the work of two in buying, and
I 1 of laying the other dollar away
1 V for the rainy day that may come. *'
We desire to encourage tnese • ?|
thrifty women, and this is our urgent
invitation to those who may desire
to open a bank account. Our officers
I and employes will be glad at all ||
times to give any information that 4
may be desired in reference to the f
! 1 banking business. ^
The First National Bank ■
j is a member of the Fed
eral Reserve System, and
your deposits have U. S.
Government protection.
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The First
National Bank
Newport, Ark.
The Bank With the Big Surplus
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HARRY G. BRANDENBURG
THE MERCHANT
|-HARRY SAYS
Everybody who holds keys for the $200
Victrola may come and try them to
, learn who is the lucky one holding the
lucky key.
OUR SPRING GOODS
are arriving daily. I can save you
money on anything you may need.
HARRY G. BRANDENBURG
THE MERCHANT
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D**nyage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. Ches
ter Robinson. 13-dtf.
We buy and sell second hand furni
ture. — Hayden-Holloway Furniture
Co. 270dlmo.
Lon McCallister came home last
night from Camp Pike and will spend
a ten days’ furlough at home.
Wanted— Industrious 16-year-old
boy to learn to run pi-esses. Good
wages to begin. Apply at this office.
M. Gorman has bought the home
of Morris Solomon on Laurel street,
occupied by R. W. Bandy and family.
Mrs. J. L. McClellan, of near Tuck
erman, left on No. 4 today for her
home, after a short visit to relatives
here.
Harry Neely, one of Searcy’s
prominent business men, was looking
after business here Monday after
noon.
L. P. Cryer, special agent for
Adams & Boyle, at Little Rock, was
a visiter at local insurance offices
here today.
J. S. Harvey, of the firm of Harvey
Bros., swiiton, was a business visitor
to Newport today and made this of
fice an appreciated visit.
Mrs. R. W. Bandy, Mrs. Geo. A.
Hillhouse and Mrs. W. A. Billingsley
drove to Tuckerman this afternoon to
meet with the ladies of that city, who
have opened a Red Cross sewing room
and are doing most efficient work.
Gardening time is here. With a
wonderful soil like we are blessed
with, if people will be careful to con
fine stock and chickens, Newport
gardeners will be able to show some
wonderful results.
Lieut. Hugh Williamson, of
Mountain "View, on his return from
Little Rock spent the day with New
port friends. Lieut. Williamson
stated that he had raised one hun
dred and seventy men in his company
of the 4th regiment, which would be
mustered in next Monday.
J. C. Masters, a good farmer and
stock raiser of the Stegall section,
was in the city this morning and
made this office an appreciated visit.
Mr. Masters is a firm believer in ad
vehtising and is preparing to give
publicity to his farm and stock ranch
through the Independent.
Late Wire Briefs
Associated Press Dispatch.
New York, Feb. 26.—The British
freighter, Philadelphian, of five
thousand tons, owned by the Leyland
line, was sunk by a submarine Febru
ary 21, according to advices to the
Leyland line. There were no details.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Copenhagen, Feb. 26.—The Spanish
steamship, D. G. Qyz IVIendi, with a
German prize crew and prisoners ta
ken from six vessels which were sunk,
is ashore near the Skaw lighthouse.
Two prisoners are Americans and
several other prisoners have been
aboard the vessel eight months while
she cruised the Pacific. Twenty-two
persons, including nine women and
two children, landed. The prize crew
reiusea to leave# uie anu
commander was intenrned.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Berlin, Feb. 26.—The general staff
announces forces operating in Volhy
nia have captured the town of Kolen
kowitz after a battle.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washinton, Feb. 26.—As a means
of stimulating the movement of farm
products to the consumer the post
master general today increased the
maximum weight of parcels post
packages of first and second class.
This delivery to first, second and
third zones up to seventy pounds
order is effective March 15th.
NOTICE.
I have in pound two heifers about
three years old; one red roan, mark
ed crop off the right, swallow fork in
left: has horns; no visible brands.
One yellow, marked smooth crop off
the left, crop and split in the right:
some white on belly and has horns.
Any one who has lost stock answering
this description, please notify or call
j and see W. M. Mosley, Marshal,
Tuckerman, Ark. 268dl0t 49w2t
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LOST.
! Mud chain for Republic truck. Re
I turn and get reward.—Hayden &
Holloway Fu". Co. 73d6t %lwlt
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AMERICANS TO
QUIT MOSCOW
Germans Will Probably Not Occupy
City But Americans Are Advised
To Go To Samaria
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Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 26.— Arrange
ments have been made to move
Americans in Moscow to Samaria. It
is not expected that the Germans will
occupy Moscow immediately, but it
is thought advisable to move the
Americans. The state department is
also advised that the Rumanian pre
mier is going to meet Von Kuehl
mann and Czernin presumably to re
sume peace negotiations.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Petrograd, Feb. 26.—A special
train with fifty Americans, including
a part of the embassy and military
staffs, left Petrograd Sunday for Si
beria. About one hundred Americans
are still in Petrograd.
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FOR THE THIRD LIB
ERTY LOAN DRIVE.
Associated Press Dispatch.
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 26.—Commit
tees in charge of the Third Liberty
Loan are making arrangements foi
the selling campaign. The St. Louis
district comprises all of Arkansas,
the greater part of Missouri and a
large section of Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi,
totaling about 350 counties.
William R. Compton is chairman of
| the Central Committee of the Libertj
j Loan organization and Tom K. Smith
is vice chairman. These two met
had charge of the previous cam
paigns, and have a comprehensive
organization, which will be perma
nent until the end of the war. The
woman’s division is in the hands ol
Miss Florence Wade.
STRONG ON POLITICS.
Associated Press Dispatch.
Washington, Feb. 26.—Presiden
Smith of the Louisville and Nashvill
railroad, in an affidavit made public
by interstate commerce commission,
admitted the road spent many thous
and of dollars in political activity
from 1907 to 1914 but declared the
i practice has been abandoned.
Mrs. W. A. Bowman secured 80
signatures to a petition to Gov. C. H.
Brough, asking for a sepecial session
of the legislature to consider the
Bone Dry law. This was very good
for a community like Remmel and
shows they want better things for
our state.
Jamie Case, of Camp Beauregard,
La., was through here this morning
going to Batesville to spend a few
days with his father and other rela
tives and friends.
Mrs. T. T. Cotnam, of Little Rock,
state chairman of the woman’ de
partment of the war savings stamps,
is in our city today and spoke at the
high school auditorium ' this after
noon on organizing for the county
work. She was the guest while here
of Mrs. John W. Stayton.
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HEAVY DUELS IN
AMERICAN SECTOR
Germans Fire Hundred Shells In One
Day and Use Gas and High
Explosive Shells
Associated Press Dispatch.
With the American Army m
France, Monday, Feb. 25. Artillery
duels in the American sector, north
west of Toul, are growing in intensity.
The Germans have fired a hundred
or more shells during the past twen
ty-four hours. Late this evening
they began to bombard wra gas and 4
high explosive shells. American ar- V
tillery replied constantly, doing ef
fective work against the enemy first
line trenches and battery positions.
MMBumiiyjiniL no j
' have splendid fabrics—
I all wool— in pattern as
sparkling and colors as jj
dear as any you had be- g* J
fore the war.
They are finely tailored
to your individual meas- g
ure. Make you selection S
today. S
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Prices Range From ||
j $20 to $75 . | ! t
. Barker's |
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American Art Custom Tailors
CinclnnatI
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Announcing the Spring Sale of Ladies’ and Misses’ (
Coats and Suits
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Instant favor will be accorded this sale of Coats and Suits, which are the latest
I importations from the eastern markets. Delayed in shipment, they have arrived
in time to be SHOWN IN THIS GREAI EVENT IN SPRING FASHIONS. |
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I Ladies’and
\ |‘Misses ’
Suits
Many beautiful materials,
designed to be especially pop
ular for the spring and early
summer are shown, including
serges, gabardines, English
mixture, poiret twill, basket
cloth and Jersey weaves—all
in the season’s newest
shades. Shown also in the
staple navies and black and
white checks. The values
are exceptional in a complete
range of prices. All sizes.
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Ladies ’ and »
Misses ’
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Coats »
An unusually extensive dis
play of coats, for ladies and
misses, in covert, poplin,
serge, mixtures, silvertones,
basket-weaves, velour in blue
and tan, Copenhagen, taupe,
gray, Pekin and khaki colors.
All the smart new belt ef
fects in fancy pockets, col
lars and stitch ings are
shown. Large assortment L
and sizes for all. '
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These Suits and Coats will instantly appeal to discerning women, and, although f
the assortments are large, naturally the best ones will be selected first—-so we I
advise an early attendance at this interesting spring sale. 1
Wolff - Goldman Merc. Co. .
"THE HOUSE OF SATISFACTION” "
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