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News of The County *
Contributed by the Independent’s
Special Corps of Correspondents jl£J
! commendation fon our country, but
| on the contrary we have a very
"healthful comunity.
j Miss Agnes Marlar spent Sunday
j night at Sholfner, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Chester Corley.
Mr. J. D. Weaver drove down from
Newport Sunday and was a pleasant
| guest at R. M. Marlar’s.
Cotton is being picked with a vim
I these sunny days, but very little is
being sold.
i Eugene Thornton was across the
j river Sunday on business.
F. M. Thornton has rented the
restaurant and butcher shop be
longing to Grover Gardner and ex
pects to run a first-class business,
and solicits the patronage of the
public.
I Mr. Brown of Shoffner was a guest
| at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tom
Marlar Sunday.
Prof. T. A. Morris is as busy as an
old hen with one chicken these days,
getting his crop gathered before com
mencing his school next Monday.
The good ladies of the Ladies’
Home Mission will observe from the
second until the ninth as a week of
prayer. Let all unite in the good
work, and pray that great good will
be the result.
The nut crop is reported as abund
ant, and a good many are going nut
ting.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryant Jones enjoyed
a pleasant drive to the dredge boat
Sunday.
Miss Mary Setles left for Kansas
last Tuesday to spend quite a while
with her sister. Poor Emmet is in
consolable. Cheer up Emmet, a
brighter day will dawn.
Miss Agnes Marlar has gone into
the poultry business these days. She
used a whole stack of cypress boards,
a pound of nails and a week’s supplv
of light bread fixing a place for one
hen and chickens.
Mrs. Ida Morris spent Sunday at
Simmons’ Switch with Mrs. Ida Bra
4 BANDY’S CHAPEL.
Sid Hardin and wife are the par
ents of a new boy, born the 6th inst.
Brother Hively of Batesville was
down to Tuckerman on missionary
work and came out to the Switch on
the 13th and preached a fine sermon.
George Huskey and family visited
their daughters a couple of days
. lately.
* The meeting at Pond Switch closed
with good results—one joined the
church. , . J
- ^ Don Davis’ mother visited him
lately.
Bill Gill has rented 100 acres of
land on Hurricane farm and gives a
part of the crop. 30 acres goes to j
cotton. ,
Anguiss and Walter Padgett have
returned from their Western trip.
George Huskey is a grandfather. '
The stewards met at Tuckerman
the 21st with the paster of the church
and the Presiding Elder to consider
the present and future welfare of the
church. j
Brother Talkington filled his ap
pointment at the Chapel the 25th. . |
Sunday school at Pond Switch in
the aftenoon prayer meeting Wed-'
nesday night there.
Ab Winkles and wife have a boy
in their home, born to them on the
21st.
Mrs. B. F. Hartwick, Pink Winkle
and family visited Cord last week,
'vj’he former was to see a brother who
Jiad been hurt 3 months ago but was
bcttGi1*
\ Albert Biggers left the 26th, mov
*r ing back to Missouri.
Several from here attended the
funeral of James Payne.
V DENMARK.
We are having quite a change in
the weather at this write-up.
Rev. Carlin Vick of Adelaide is to
soon move to Pangburn. We regret
/ to lose Brother Vick as a citizen.
* J. T. Alexander and his brother, L.
0. Alexander made a business trip to
Newport last week.
Lewis Guthrie, a former citizen of
this place, but for the last two years
a resident of Southwest Missouri, has
returned to locate here.
Elmer Hicks, a worthy young man
of Step Rock and Miss Edna Vick,
our assistant school teacher, were
maried last Monday.
Snell Simmons, who has located on
the pine hills, about three miles
Northeast of here has about finished
his residence.
John B. Smith is operating B. F.
Soloday’s sorghum mill and is to be
seen making a very fine grade of sy
rup. Johnnie is from the orange
groves of Southern California and
knows how to make sorghum.
It is said that quite a sensation was
caused Saturday evening, when the
school directors met at this place.
Cotton picking is almost a thing of
the past.
Cotton is bringing rock bottom
prices— 5 3-8 to 6 cents. Oh, that
war.
Dr. W. H. Fraser has made exten
sive improvements on his residence.
It is reported the fall fights opened
up here last Sunday. While it is a
little late, we hope they will not last.
It is said that L. A. Alexander is
now raking the ’possums, having
caught three last Tuesday night, and
it was not a favorable night for ’pos
sums either.
More Anon.
TUPELO.
Big white frost Wednesday morn
ing. Goodbye to the good old summer
time for a spell.
Ben Taylor has the contract for
building a flue and doing some re
pairing on the Peabody school house
this week, preparatory to school be
ginning Monday. .
Grover Gardner has purchased the
country home of Will Mustin and
takes possession this week. Our peo
ple are always ready to welcome good
citiens like Mr. Gardner.
Mrs. Lena Lassiter and litle daugh
ter, Marguerite, returned home to
Newport Sunday after spending a few
days with her many friends hefe.
Mrs. Theo Snow spent Sunday at
her old girlhood home.
Preaching every night this week,
at the Baptist church, by the Rev.
Mr. Chalmers who with his wife and
babv, are spending the week at the
hom" of Dr and Mrs. McDowell.
M-s. Charley Oliver was a business
vis?‘-or +o Newnort Tuesday.
Mesdames Emma Marlar and
Blanche Morris were callers at Mrs.
Bu^ Tavlor’s Tuesday afternoon.
Dr. King has located in our town,
having rented the home of Grover
Gardner. Our town can now boast
+hree doctors and a fourth to come in
the early spring. That’s a bad re
zeaie.
Miss Winnie Johnson is soliciting
for 30 Days Magazine, a good paper
of good morals, in the interest of the
Ladies’ Home Mission. She should
get a subscriber at every home.
Our butcher shops were competing
against each other last week and
beef dropped to six cents. That is
good for the consumer. We sup
pose everyone could eat beef at those
prices.
Mutt’s Wife.
SWIFTON.
Mr. Laura Taylor and Mr. Irvin
Bush were shopping in Newport Fri
day.
Messrs. L. R. See, E. Z. Edens and
T. R. Shell were visitors in Newport
Thursday.
Misses Catherine Smith and Emi
ly and Gladys Dukes were visiting
the sick patient, Mrs. S. E. Dukes.
M. D. Coffin was in Newport Sat
urday.
The ladies of the Baptist church
of Swifton will give a bazaar at
Sharp’s Drug Store, November 6th
and 7th. Also a chicken dinner on
the 7th, just back of the store.
W. E. Blanshard and son were
down from Alicia Thursday.
George A. Hillhouse and S. M.
Stuckey were in our town Thursday.
P. H. Van Dyke of Newport was
in our town last Saturday, soliciting
for more subscribers to his good pa
per, the Independent.
R. A. Cockrill and I. A. Bush were
transacting business in Newport
Saturday night.
Roy Milligan of Strawberry, who
V»no off SpVinnl VlPTP. TP
of Tuckerman’s popular young la
dies, spent Sunday here, the guests
of Mrs. Monroe Witt.
John Orr of the local telegraph
force, who has been taking a much
needed rest, has returned to his
work.
miss Willis Gum of East Newport
spent Sunday here, the guest of
Miss Roberta Hurley.
Lloyd Casteel and Austin Monroe,
two of our popular young men, are
having a very severe case of heart
trouble. Don't worry boys, it isnt’
fatal, or at least we survived.
L. E. Phant.
BATTLE AXE.
First frost today, the 28th. Some
ice formed yesterday after daylight,
under the influence of the cold wind
from the Chicago sr.ow.
J. W. Lindley acompanied by Mrs.
; Lindley and baby, Ruth, are visiting
; his daughter, Mrs. Lucy Penix to
j day and will form the acquaintance
1 of young Jim Penix, who arrived on
jthe scene two days ago.
Forest Pewitt was tried before R.
: F. Tyer on the 26th for wielding the
breast yoke on Mr. Rayburn's head,
| and fined $50 and costs and also sen
itenced to serve 30 minutes in jail,
ithe jail sentence being afterwards re
mitted.
Let every democrat remember that
next Tuesday is election day, and
turn out, giving their endorsement
to our men in the national legisla
ture, who have stood so loyally and
persistently by Mr. Wilson in carry
ing out his plans. Mr. Wilson may
or may not be a shrewd politician in
the generally accepted meaning of
that term, but he has beyond doubt,
proved to be a statesman of the
'broadest type, safe, firm, unswerv
ing and decidedly conservative. No
one who has occupied the White
House in the last half century ha?
had so many services and important
issues to meet. He has met them all
in the “Watchful waiting” way, and
today has the endorsement and gooc
will of more people, irrespective oi
their party affiliations, than, pei
haps any former president ever had
Of course, he has had his criticisms
especially by Teddy and a few other?
of the ultra style, but one shudder?
to ftiink what our condition as a na
tion would now he had Mr. Roose
velt been at the bat. since the dis
turbances began in Mexico and ir
Europe.
Glad to note the improvement ir
the cotton prospect. With an activr
demand opening for the staple abroad
and permission to ship it unmolested
to all nations, whether neutral or
not, there seems to be no reason why
the next few weeks should not bring
a better demand and a corresponding
ly better price.
Mrs. Forbes’ little girls, Carmen
and Evelyn, both yet quite sick, hav
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If Iri The Market For
Shingles
Get The.Old Reliable
Cypress Shingle
which are manufactured in di- j
HI mension widths, 4 in., 6 in. and jj
I in>’ each widtil bein« bunched t
}]! separately. Call on your deal
| XjZgP ers for CYPRESS SHINGLES,
jj — or write us at Weldon, or call
|| Newport Phone 1608—5 Rings.
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i Scene from “The Shepherd of
The Hlls” at the Opera House
November 5th.
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! the whole carcass, but when he found
i the gate locked, he evidently decid
j ed that a half hog beat none. The i
! dentity of this tiam eater is un
known, as he left no clue.
| Mr. and Mrs. Austin Dameron, Mrs.
! M- A. Dameron and daughter, Miss
| Bertha, have returned from Annola,
Texas, where they have resided the
past year. They will make this place
their home in the future.
This neighborhood was shocked and
the people leeply grieved when they
learned of the death of Officer Jas.
S. Payne of Newport, who was assas
sinated early Sunday morning by a
black wretch, who later paid the
penalty of his dirty deed at the hands
of a mob of Jackson county citizens
Mr. Payne was an excelent officei
and gentleman, and was loved anc
respected by all who knew him. The
grief-stricken wife and children have
the sympathy of the Diaz people.
Dr. J. P. Robertson, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of this
place, preached Sunday morinng and
night to an attentive congregation
Dr. Robertson is also president ol
Arkansas College at Batesville and
is a very able speaker. He preaches
here on the second and fourth Sun
days of each month.
Some of the correspondents have
requested the whereabouts of “Ye
Scribe” due to our failure to fill our
space each week. A new writer stat
that perhaps we had gone to the
jungles of Africa. Our non de plume
perhaps, is misleading for we are
1 not a denizen of that warm climate.
Misses Algie and Alta Roberts, two
turned home for a short visit,
i Ralph Moon was over from Jones
boro Monday.
David Thiebault of Newport was
in our town Tuesday.
The School Improvement Associa
jtion reorganized Tuesday. The fol
lowing officers were elected: J. F.
fWiles, president; E. T. Cashion, vice
j president; R. P. Sharp, secretary and
l treasurer.
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DIAZ.
1 Mr. and Mrs. Forest Anderson
; spent Sunday in Newport, the guest
| of relatives.
j Mrs. Bud Stanley and little daugh
ter, Bernice Muriel, have returned to
f Cotter after a week’s visit to Mr. and
j Mrs. J. R. Stanley.
| Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Boyd have mov
j "d out from Newport and will make
this their future home.
John Hutton has returned to his
home at Pocahontas after a few days'
visit to Lee Hutton and family.
Some time during Friday night,
some unprincipled rogue went into
i the barnyard of Walter Hurley and
killed one of his fine hogs. The
thief dragged the carcass to the rear
1 gate of the lot and finding the gate
locked he cut off one of the hams
and carried it away, leaving the rest
lying on the ground where it was
found by Mr. Hurley next morning.
The thief intended, no doubt, to take
Hou 0 One Night Thursday, Nov mber 5
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J5S5: through every room - and with one-third of the coal others use. No dust
ashes get out into the room. The Dust Flue whisks them up the chimnej
its Air Tight Draft Control you regulate the heat almost instantly. <
■■■* and see this parlor heater that has the power and even heating of a i
pi:, Moore’s Range with the Glass Oven Door
\zi;. A fuel saver—a heat saver—the grandest cooker and baker. No need to open the
oven door to watch your roasting or baking—you can see it through the glass.
■!!ii No chance for bread or cakes falling or the
>«*■• PllZzle Free mast disappointing you. Come to the
J!1!!, , , , store and sec this for yourself. Moors'* mean, tea, haw
,"!l Th?,t,^y °r.uK’r of, your* mpdtc». work ,n Ifto A,lefts*
* will tell you the fun there is
in our fr<* pu/zic. Bring
c!S5% the children with von W ’j v« ^ __
. J jimson-Avera Hardware Co.
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WITH your Kirsch
baum Clothes j|
we will give you a p
guarantee that they ||
are all-wool, fast in |
color, London- p
shrunk, hand - tail- |
ored, and sewn at all |
points of strain with |
silk thread. |
1 Who else do you
know who is willing
to back his clothes
in this way?
KfPSCi MUM
CLOTHES^
Wolff-Goldman Merc. Co.
ing taken pneumonia in addition to
whooping cough, but the attending
physician thinks they are improving.
Scribbler.
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ADELAIDE.
II. E. Winchester butchered a pig
Tuesday, and has been grunting ever
since.
W. M. Whitlow is attending the
Grand Lodge of I. O. O. F. at Little
Rock this week.
T. D. Rhew was in Newport Mon
day.
Bruce Frizzell and wife were visit
ing Mr. B. Walton last week. Some
of the boys here had a protracted
talk over the phone Tuesday night.
Mr. Charles Rugless of Augusta is
talking of visiting Lewis Edens in the
near future. Bob White, you had bet
ter hide out then .
_ R-Kan-Saw.
KUTTYHUNK
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The FINEST BLUE mada
You get more for your
money because you
save the cost of
useless boxes,
" etc., to hold It.
DIAMOND.
M c Donnell
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