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BEECH AND THIRD STREETS
Newport, Ar.k. Phone 167
SWIFTON.
Rev. and Mrs. M. A. Fry left Mon
day on a ten days’ trip by auto to
(Paris and Fort Smith,
j Mr. and Mrs. Claude P. Trice are
Spending a month* with relatives at
Searcy.
I W. E. Jones, Sr., is having his
home remodeled by D. A. Whaley.
W. H. French has returned from
Kensett, where he has been assisting
’D. W. Nicholson in his store.
I' G. W. Strong, of Clarksdale, Miss.,
has charge of the Swifton Pharmacy
during the absence of C. P. Trice,
who is on his vacation.
| Prof. J. W. Best and family are
staying Ht the home of J. F. Wiles
this summer. Prof. Best is teaching
(the summer school at Pleasant Val
ley and will be principal of the
! schools at Rector next winter.
| Cal Monroe has sdld his sawmill
ko Jerry Hockenberry who has moved
'it to a site near Denton’s Island.
| William Hunter, a married man
with one child, was called in the
draft Monday. Hunter was register
ed from Independence county and it
is said that county has exhausted its
quota in the first classes and is call
ing men with dependents.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Johnson return
ed Monday from a trip to Little Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Moon are at
home after a stay of six weeks at
'Hot Springs and Armstrong Springs.
Mr. Moon’s health is very much im
proved by his trip.
J. N. Hamilton, for a number of
years one of the substantial farmers
of Glass township, is visiting friends
here. Mr. Hamilton moved to the
Canadian valley country in Oklaho
ma two years ago and reports that
he is well pleased with his new home.
AUTOMOBILE WRECKED.
While demonstrating a car one
day last week, W. T. Altman ran his
machine into a tree along the road
south of town and badly wrecked his
Overland car. The occupants were
roughly shaken, but suffered no se
rious injuries.
COTTON PROSPECTS.
The cotton crop in this locality, ac
cording to many reports, is all that
could be desired. The stand is good
and the stalk, wrhile small, is very
well fruited. The condition of the
crop is also good. The fields are
clean, having been well worked dur
ing the recent dry weather and one
more -working is all that is needed.
The acreage seems to compare fav
orably with that of last year.
CROP CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
Two heavy rains last Thursday and
r two inch rain Monday night have
materially changed the crop outlook
in Glass township. No rain of any
consequence had fallen for forty
seven days and the corn and hay
mops were suffering from lack of
moisture. The early corn was cut
short and the percentage of a yield
;s a matter of conjecture. Some es
timates running from forty to sixty
per cent of a normal crop. Much de
pends on the conditions yet to follow,
as there is a considerable acreage of
late com and a good season may ma
terially increase the yield. The gen
eral opinion, however, is that the
crop is better than was expected ten
days ago.
BUYS RESTAURANT.
I _
j G. W. Elrod, of Lake City, last!
week purchased the J. E. Lane res-1
taurant on Front street, and will con-'
tinue the business at the old stand, j
i Mr. Lane has not yet decided on an
other business venture since dispos
ing of his restaurant.
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SELLS TIMBER.
Ferdinand Tonney has sold to V.
O. Jones, of Newport, two tracts of
timber east of Village Creek. Mr.
I Jones will ship most of the logs to
his Newpot mill, working only the
small timber at a small mill in the
woods.
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S
SALE.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned, as Commissioner in Chan
cery, under the direction contained in
a certain decree rendered in the
Jackson Chancery Court at the May
Term, 1918, thereof, to-wit:—On the
12th day of June, 1918, in a certain
| cause therein pending wherein C. W.
. Newberry<«is plaintiff and Mrs. Daisy
Brewer, Mrs. Bertha Jackson, Mrs.
Etta Becker, Miss Ida Newberry,
Mrs. Hattie Smith and Jack New
berry are defendants, cause number
ed 3296, will cn the 12th day of Au
jgust, 1918, between the hours of 9
I o’clock a. m., and 3 o’clock p. m., at
the East Third Street entrance to the
County Court House of Jackson j
County, in the City of Newport, Ark- j
ansas, offer for sale at public outcry,!
to the highest bidder, cn a credit of i
three (3) months, the following de-j
scribed real estate situate in the!
County ol Jackson and btate of Ark- i
1 ansas, to-wit:
The South half cf the Northeast
quarter (S^NEti) and the North!
half of the Southeast quarter (N%
SE14), of Section Twenty-three (23),
in Township Twelve (12) North of,
the Base Line, and in Range One j
(1) West, containing One Hundred I
Sixty (160) acres, more or less,
reserving, however, to the St. Louis,
Iron Mountain & Southern Railway
Company, its successors and assigns,
a strip of land One Hundred (100)
feet wide for a right-of-way or for
■ether railroad purposes. Reserving, j
also, tef the Bonnerville & Southwest
ern Railway Company a strip of land
One Hundred (100) feet wide to be
used by said Railway Company, its;
successors and assigns, for a right- j
of-way and for other railroad pur-j
poses.
The purchaser will be required to
give note or bond with approved se
curity, bearing interest at the rate
of six (6) per cent per annum from
the date of sale until paid, and a
lien will be retained on said lands as
additional security for the purchase
money.
In Witness Whereof, I have here
unto set my hand as Commissioner in i
Chancery and affix the seal of said i
Court, this the 15th day of July, 1918.
(Seal) R. W. BANDY,
14w3 Commissioner in Chancery.
STRAYED OR STOLEN.
One bay mare, 4 year's old, no
marks, also one mare mule, 6 years
old, branded 7 11 on shoulder, white
nose. Will offer $10. reward for re
turn. Notify J. W. Anthony, Au
vergne, R. No. 1, Box 35. 15w2t.
WARNING ORDER.
In the Chancery Court of Jackson
County, Ark.
Ernest Adams, Plaintiff,
vs. No. 3324.
Kinnie Adams, Defendant.
The Defendant, Kinnie Adams, is
warned to appear in this court within
thirty days and answer the complaint
of the Plaintiff, Ernest Adams.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court this*13th day of July, 1918.
(Seal) R. W. BANDY, Clerk.
G. A. Hillhouse is appointed attorney
fcr Non-Resident Defendant.
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NOTICE.
To the Citizens of Newport and Un
ion Township:
I will be at the court house Mon
day, July 22nd to 26th to assess your
personal property, also your poll or
per capita tax for the year 1918 and
you are warned to meet the board
of assessors and attend to your as
sessing in person or file list of same.
I ask that you come out and attend
to your assessing on the first days,
thus avoiding the rush of the last
day.
Remember after Friday you will be
placed on the delinquent list.
D. J. Nance, Assessor.
PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE AMEND
MENT.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
No. 14.
Amending Sections 2 and S of Arti
cle 7 of the Constitution of the Stat«
of- Arkansas; providing that the Su
preme Court of .the State shall b«
composed of seven Judges, one Chief
Justice and six Associate Justices; pro
viding the Judges may sit In two di
visions, and otherwise providing th«
manner in whloh the court shall sit
snd shall render Its decisions.
Providing for the selection and elec
tion of the two additional Judges.
FOR AMENDMENT NO. 14.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. 14.
Preposed Constitutional Amendment
No. 14.
Be It Resolved by the Senate and
B*n*e of Representatives of the
State of Arkansas, the Majority ot
Both Houses Agreeing Thereto!
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being submitted to the elec
tors of the State for approval or te
Jectlon at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, if a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment the
same shall become a part of the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, to
wlt:
That Sections 2 and 2 of Article 7
of the Constitution of the State of Ar
kansas be amended to read as follows:
The Supreme Court shall be compos
ed of seven Judges, one of whom shall
be styled Chief Justice and elected as
such. In the consideration and decis
ion of cases, all Judges may sit or the
Court may be divided l,nto two divis
ions, and the decision of each of said
divisions shall be the decision of the
Court. The Chief Justice shall assign
three of the Associate Justices to each
division, and he may -change such as
signments from time to time, and the
Associate Justices may Interchange
with each other by agreement among
themselves. The concurrence of three
Judges shall be necessary to a decis
ion In either division. When the
Court is sitting In banc, the Chief Jus
tice shall preside, and the concurrence
of four shall be necessary to a decis
ion. The Chief Justice shall allot the
cases to the divisions, and he may or
der any case to be decided or recon
ddered by the court In banc. The
Chief Justice may sit In either division,
and shall preside when so sitting. The
Judges of each division shall elect a
presiding Judge for thftt division, who
shall preside when the Chief Justice Is
no~t sitting In that division. If the
Chief Justice is absent from the Court,
the senior Judg'e present shall perform
his duties.
The Governor shall appoint the two
additional Judges provided for herein
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successor is elected at the general elec
tion for State officers in 1222. and
iualif.es, and one of whom shall hold
office until his successor is elected a*
the general election for State officers
in 1924. and qualifies.
Approved hv the Governor, and flled
in the office of the Secretary of State.
January 17. 131 ..
Each elector mty vote for or against
'.he above amendment.
Witness my official signature this,
the 24th day of April. 1912.
[Seal] TOM .T. TERRAL,
Secretary of State.
PROPOSED lEfit*! ATIVE AMEND
MENT.
Proposed Constitutional Amendment
No. 15.
Providing credit of State may be
loaned and indebtedness incurred to an
amount not exceeding two per cent of
the assessed valuation of property in
State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State or mak
ing farm loans; providing Governor,
Secretary of State and State Land Com
missioner shall constitute State Land
Board having authority to sell bonds
in namq of State, place money in State
Treasury and loan money to bona fide
purchasers of farm lands in Arkansas,
and prescribing manner in which such
loans shall be made and repaid; dele
gating to the Legislature the authority
to provide for carrvlng out, administer
ing and safeguarding the provisions of
this amendment; providing all provis
ions of the Constitution of Arkansas
in conflict with this amendment are
repealed.
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FOR AMENDMENT NO. 1*.
AGAINST AMENDMENT NO. II.
Be It Resolved by the House of Rep
resentatives and the Senate of the
State of Arkansas, the Majority of
Both Houses Agreeing Thereto i
That the following is hereby pro
posed as an amendment to the Consti
tution of the State of Arkansas, and
the same being submitted to the elec
tors of the State for approval or re
jection at the next general election
for Senators and Representatives, if a
majority of the electors voting at such
election adopt such amendment, the
same shall become a part of the Con
stitution of the State of Arkansas, to
wit:
Section 1. Notwithstanding the lim
itation contained in Section 1 of Arti
cle 16 of the Constitution, the credit
of the State may be loaned and In
debtedness incurred to an amount not
exceeding two per cent of the assess
ed valuation of all the property in the
State for the purpose of providing
funds to be loaned upon the security
of farm lands within the State, subject
to the limitations herein contained.
Sec. 2. The Governor, Secretary of
State and State Land Commissioner
shall constitute the State Land Board.
.1 J i 1_I .. L mitVinrlrrorl ShH
directed to Issue and sell or pledge
bonds in the name of the State, to he
known as “Arkansas Farm Credit
Bonds.” in an amount not to exceed
two per cent of the assessed valuation
of all the property In the State, and
to place the proceeds in the State
Treasury in a fund to be known as the
"Arkansas Rural Credits Loan Fund."
Sec. 3. Said bonds shall be issued
In denominations of $25.00, $100.00,
$500.00 and $1,000.00, and shall be Is
sued in series of $10,000.00 or multi
ples thereof, drawn to mature in not
more than thiny-slx years; nor shall
said bonds be sold until application*
from bona fide purchasers of land ag
gregating $10,000.00 have been filed
with and approved by the State Land
Board. Said bonds shall bear interest
at the rate of four per cent per an
num, and shall be exempt from tax
ation by the State of Arkansas, or any
of Its subdivisions.
Sec. 4. Said State Land Board Is au
thorized and directed to loan the mon
eys In said Arkansas Rural Credits
Loan Fund to bona fide purchaser* of
farm lands In Arkansas, upon notes se
cured by mortgages or deeds of trust
constituting first liens on such farm
lands in amounts which shall not ex
ceed seventy-five per cent of the ap
praised value of such lands. The cred
it of the State shall not be locned to
airy person to purchase more than $0
acres of land, nor land valued at more
than $60.00 per acre. Nor shall a loan
of lees than $200.00 nor more than $*,
000.00 be made to any purchaser of
land.
Sec. 5. Such loans shall not be made
except to owners who "operate" and
"occupy" lands mortgaged, and shall
be made for the following purposes;
(a) The payment for lands purchased;
(b) the purchase of live stock and oth
er equipment, and the making of im
provements which. In the Judgment of
mid board, will Increase the produc
tivity of such lands or add to their
value as a farm home In a degree to
lustlfy such expenditure; and (c) for
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cna satisfaction of encumbrances upoti
>uch lands, which, in the Judgment of
raid board, were incurred or assumed
by said applicant for the aforesaid
purposes.
Sec. 6. Every applicant for a farm
loan shall state clearly In his applica
tion the purposes for which such loan
is desired, and upon its approval by
the board this statement shall be deem
ed a part of the note or contract under
which the loan is granted. But no
failure to apply such funds to the
purposes stated In such application or
enumerated herein shall invalidate a
loan when once made, nor shall any
thing herein contained be deemed to
prevent any farm owner from selling
or leasing lands subject to such in
cumbrance; but if he shall violate his
-<aid contract by applying the moneys
borrowed to purposes other than those
stated In his application or enumerated
herein, or if he shall lease such lands
or sell them to any person not fulfill
ing the conditions and purposes pro
vided for herein, said board Is author
ized and directed to require the repay
ment of said loan upon six months' no
tice, and said note or contract shall
•ontaln a clause providing therefor.
Sec. 7. Such loans shall be repaid
with Interest accruing In annual In
stallments on the amortization plan,
uch Installments being fixed at such
sumi ns will cover the interest rat.
ind will liquidate the debt in a period
o be agreed on between said board
tnd the applicant, said period to be
lot less than five nor more than thlrty
lx years; but any debtor may llqul
late any part or nil of his Indebtedness
n amounts of f&O.OO or multiples there
>f upon any amortization payment
late.
Sec. 8. The rate of Interest on loans
hall be five per cent per annum; pro
dded, that no Farm Credit Bonds shall
'e sold for less than par; and pro
ided further that (he board shall re
:ulre each applicant to pay an Initial
harge of 1 per cent of the loan grant
d, the minimum charge to be $10.00
o cover the cost of appraisal and el
imination of title.
Sec. !). All surplus funds accruing
rom the operation of the system of
ural credits herein provided for. aftei
laying interest accruing on the nfore
ald bonds, and all ope-ating and other
■xpenses arising from the admlnlstra
lon of said system of rural credits
'hall be placed in the State Treasure
ind become a part of a fund to h<
nown as the "Arkansas Rural Crcd(l
teserve Fund.” Said Arkansas Rurs
>edits Reserve Fund shall be loaned
in farm lands in the manner here!
H-ovided for the Arkansas Rural
“redlt Loan Fund, and the Interest ac
■ruing from loans made from said A*
tansas Rural Credits Reserve Fun'
■hall be added to It and become a pn'
It Ts. said Arkansas Rural Credit
reserve Fund shall be Irreducible, ex
•nburse the State for loss Incurred ii
he administration of said system o'
ural credits.
Sec. 10. The Legislative Assembl
hall provide in such detail as it sha!
teem advisable for the carrying ou
nd administer'ng of the provisions o
his amendment, and shall provide ad
quate safeguards against the use o
net) loans ns an aid to the purchas
ng and holding of lands for (he pur
loses of speculation. Such safeguard
■hall include clear definitions of tt
erms "operate" and "occupy" use
’erein. In the absence of such legis
ation, and subject to the same afte
its enactment, the State Land Bonn
shall proceed to administer said svs
tem of rural credits under rules ant
regulations provided by itself, but sub
ject to the provisions herein contained
Sec. 11. The provisions of the-Con
titution of Arkansas in conflict with
this amendment are hereby repealed, in
so far only as they conflict herewith
The provisions of this amendment
shall be self-executing, and shall take
effect and be In operation 60 days af
ter their approval and adoption by the
people of Arkansas.
Approved by the Governor, and filed
In the office of the Secretary of State,
March 17, 1917.
Each elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this,
tne 24th day of April, 1918.
ISoad] TOM J. TERRAL,
Secretary of State.
FOR CONSTIPATION AND BIL
IOUSNESS.
George Jenner, 416 Labor St., San
Antonio, Texas, writes: “Foley Ca
thartic Tablets have proven the best
laxative I have taken and I recom
mend them to sufferers from consti
pation or biliousness. They should
be in every traveling man’s grip.”
Relieve sick headache, bloating or
other condition caused by bad dig'
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War Savings Stamps help provid<
that “Force, force to the utmost
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STOCK NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that, aa
marshal of the city of Newport, I
have taken up the following livestock,
to-wit:
One'Jersey heifer, crop and split in
right, swallow fork and underbit in
left ear, one year old.
One black Jersey heifer, crop and
split in right, swallow fork and un
drbit in left ear, one year old.
One yellow and white heifer, crop
and split in right, swallow fork and
underbit in left ear, two years old.
The owner of said stock is hereby
notified to come forward and prove
ownership to the undersigned, and
that in default thereof, I will on
THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1918,
offer for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, in front of
the city hall in the city of Newport,
Arkansas, between the hoars of 10
o'clock a. m. and 3 o’clock in the af
ternoon of said date.
G. C. MARTIN, |
69dl0t City Marshal.
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Re
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cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh
Medicine.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine has been
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past thirty-five years, and has be*.||
come known as the most reliable rem
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Medicine acts through the blood on
the mucous surfaces, expelling the .,
Poison from the Blood and healing
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After you have taken Hall’s Ca
tarrh Medicine for a short time yon .
will see a great improvement in
your general health. Start taking *
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The kidneys work day and night to i
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stream impurities that cause ache#
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It is only natural these important
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NOTICE. ':M
I will pay $10 for information lead
ing to recovery of following stock;
One blue Broncho pony three year#’ 1
old, branded Bar Five on left shod*-.,
der and V on left hip, with bell (MB
with rope collar.
One light red mare mule two ye*’r#’,f-'
old, branded W on left shoulder. .1^
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