THE INDEPENDENT
AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
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i paper has enlisted
government in the
of America for the
period of the war.
Prussianism.
Already more than 75,000 Arkan
sas boys have answered the summons
to the colors, and the daily casualty
lists brings back the sad story of
many who are now sleeping their last
sleep on the shell-torn slope of the
Vesle and the Aisne, and within the
last few days have made the supreme
sacrifice on the Eastward slopes of
French Lorraine, overlooking the
Rhenish provinces of Germany
As time passes there’tsis scarce’y a
home in the state that wifi not have
in its window the mute protest of a
service star against the war-lust of
the Hohenzollerns, and the color of
many of those stars will turn to gold,
announcing that the great sacrifice
has been made complete.
But Arkansas is not faltering. It is
ready for any call, and prepared fcr
any emergency. Just as it has re
sponded to every call that has been
made, has answered every re guest
for co-operative effort, and gone
“over the top” in every drive for fi nds
to support civilian war activities, so
will they continue till the end of the
chapter.
It is no time for partisan or denom
inational prejudices or bickerings or
petty fault-findings.
The republican leaders of the state
sounded the key-note when tliey an
nounced, “politics is adjourned.”
Denominationalism is the same in
its relation to the world struggle It
is no time for jealousies of creed or
religious dissension, and fortunately
those things are very rare.
The nation is confronting a grand
campaign for the raising of funds for
the conduct of war work activities, in
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ALL FOR ONE AND ONE FOR ALL
It is the call over again. Unity of
purpose, continuity of effort, identi
cal objectives, these are the senti
ments that are spurring on ai! >oyal
Arkansans today.
More and more every day personal
affairs are being laid aside for the
one great mission toward whieh our
hearts and hopes and ambitions are
aet
Last Thursday, nearly 200,000 of
the best manhood of the state were
registered at the call of our presi
dent, the biggest and the noblest fig
ure in the history of the day, and
every one of them is ready to stand
back of him to the last ounce of their
blood and the last cent of their .reus
ure.
And in the whole state there was
not the least semblance of opposition
or disloyalty, but every man knew his
| duty, and was ready to perform it.
The draft numbers will be known
soon, then will come the calls for se
. lectives up to 36 years of age, at first
taking men from every walk of life, j
It is inevitable that business will be
more or less crippled, but it is letter
that business should be crippled, than
that it should be annihilated by the
curse of the Hun and the blight of
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The Prosperous Fall
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Will find you in need of many articles in the pur
Big Ig j
chase of which both quality and price should be I
I considered. As always we are prepared to take J
care of our customers and friends, and invite j
'them to call. j
I We carry a complete line of hardware—in
fact, we have never before been better stocked
with everything that makes up a progressive and
uo-to-date hardware store.
Beattie Hardware
Company
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TEXTILE WORKER ENDS SUFFERINGS !
BY TAKING VIN HEPATICA
Nashville Woman Was In Terrible Condition Until Persuaded
To Take the Great Nature Remedy, Vin Hepatica
"I simply suffered the pangs of i
death,” says Miss Nora Clay, textile
worker, of 16th Ave and Broadway,
Nashville, Tenn., and scarcely ate
enough to keep a bird alive before re
lief came to me.
“I could scarcely see at times; black
■pecks would appear before my eyes; j
I was dizzy and almost had what they
call ‘blind staggers.’ The suffering in
my stomach was intense; there were
mighty few things I could eat. at all
and what I did eat and any medicine
I took, didn’t seem to do me any good.
“Had almost despaired of all hope
when I read in the papers about Vin
Hepatica. I decided to try it, and
It is a God’s blessing to me that
1 did, for I am now on the road to full
recovery; am eating three meals a day
Without any distress in my stomach
W. E. Bevens and R. D. Brown Drug
and I sleep like a baby. I heartily rec
ommend Vin Hepatiea to any one suf
fering from stomach trouble, dizziness,
sleeplessness and that tired, run-down
like feeling.”
Vin Hepatiea is Nature’s own medi
cine and is known as Nature’s own
Universal System Purifier and Tonic.
It is a combination of eight of the most
powerful herbal remedies known to
medical science for those who suffer
from stomach, liver and kidney trou
bles; indigestion, constipation, slug
gish liver, disease of the kidneys,
sleeplessness, dizziness, nervousness,
headaches, etc.
We strongly recommend this great
Nature remedy. Come and get a bottle
and try it, on our recommendation.
You will like it and it will do you good.
Co., Newport, Arkansas.
which seven organizations will par-1
ticipate. Seven is a sacred nurr) er,1
and it presages ill for the Kaiser and
his hordes of barbarians.
The campaign will win. just as the
campaign of Pershing for the “limited
1 objectives” of the St. Mihiel sector
brought undying glory to American
i arms, and another significance to us
! for “Friday, the 13th.”
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A CORRECTION.
Through some error or misunder
standing of a telephone message it
j was reported in yesterday’s Daily
! that the primary class of the Metho
; dist church had adopted a French or
phan.
i The announcement should have read
I the Primary Department of the Meth
: odist Sunday school, Miss Dove Er
win, Superintendent.
The Peace Incident Closed.
The peace move is a closed inci
| dent, and President Wilson’s rejection
; of Austria’s veiled proposal has set a
| record for brevity and speed. His
; answer has been widely commended.
1 It was stated in Washington that any
I further maneuvers by the enemy will
j be met by a firm insistence upon the
terms of the United States.
TUCKERMAN NEWS.
1 Mrs. G. W. Hout left Sunday on
No. 4 for Egypt, where she will visit
; relatives during the next few days.
Mrs. J. E. Graham left last week
for W’hite and Saline counties in Illi
nois, where she will spend about two
! weeks among relatives in that section,
j J. B. Heard and wife of Newport
were here a few hours last Thursday,
visiting at the home of J. C. Cook.
John M. Covey is on the sick list
this week, 'suffering from an attack
of malaria. He is confined to his bed
j most of the time.
I Z. B. Reid of Newport passed
! through here last Saturday en route
| to Centerville, where he went to be
i present at the Sunday services of the
1 Baptist congregation at that place.
| A. S. Riegler was here Monday
j mingling with his many friend., and
j associates. He recently entered Un
de Sam's service and is now connect
ed with the quartermaster’s depart
ment at Camp Pike.
A number of citizens of Tucke-man
ami community went to Newport last
Sunday aiternoon to attend the meet
ing which was held for the purpose
oi organizing for the Fourth Liberty
Loan Campaign which is to begin next
week, as usual Bird township will do
j its part in buying bonus, savings
; stamps, and otherwise assist the gov
1 eminent in winning the war.
i Prof. J. G. Albright moved his
household effects and family here last
I weeii and they are now domiciled in
one of the Griffin houses cn tne west
! side.
John Arnold of Alicia was a Tuck
erman visitor last Sunday.
Kev. S. (J. VicK leit cany ir. me
j week for Roosevelt, White county,
i where he went to conduct a series of
revival services for the Baptist con
gregation there.
| Miss Rose Smith of Walnut R’dge
j was here early in the week visiting
: among her friends.
The latter part of last week was
| very favorable for cotton picking.
As a result many farmers in this sec
| tion availed themselves of the oppor
1 tunity offered and a considerable
! amount of the fleecy staple was gath
ered. All of the gins here found
' something to do. If the weather con
i tinues favorable the work of gather
ing that crop will be on in earnest
within a few days.
Monday was an unusually cold and
rainy day for the season of the year.
Enough rain fell to stop most all
kinds of labor and retard the work
of picking cotton for a few days.
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BENGEL.
These cool mornings presage a
visit from Jack Frost in the near fu
ture.
Mrs. Paul Durham of Bradford is
visiting her brother, Wilburn Steed,
and family of this place.
John Norman, T. A. Ray and A. J.
ones drove up to Newport Sunday in
the former’s car to be present at a
meeting of the committeemen of the
Fourth Liberty Loan.
P. A. Hall of Morrow, La., is spend
ing a few days with relatives at this
point. He is preparing to ship out
his saw mill from Simmons Switch
to his home in Louisiana.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. King were made
happy on the 13th by the arrival of
two dainty little ladies. The mother
and babies are doing fine.
Mrs. W. R. Mathews has been on
the sick list this week.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gray of Dom
ing have recently moved in to keep
the boarding house for the Plant mill.
We are glad to have them among us
and wish them luck in their new ven
ture.
Miss Birdie Johnson of Biggers is
the guest of her sisters, Mrs. Rodgers
and Mrs. W. C. Hizer of this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilber Steed and
Master Edward, also Mr. and Mrs.
Wade spent the week end in Brad
ford with friends and relatives.
Mr. John Gatley and Miss Agnes
Masters were chief actors in a quiet
wedding Sunday afternoon. Their
friends extend congratulations and
best wishes.
DIAZ.
The cotton gin has been bu-y the
past week, quite a lot of cotton being
brought in. Wilmans Gin Company
expect to put their large gin plant in
operation this week.
Mrs. J. G. Harstfield left Wednes
day for a visit to friends at Little
Rock.
Mrs. Myrtle Best of Newport has
been engaged as principal for cur
school lor the ensuing term and the
school will start the first of the
month.
E. L. Taliagerro, machinist for
Wilmans Gin Company, has moved his
family here from Memphis and will
make this his home during the gin
ning season.
W. F. Lowery, who has been remod
eling the home of J. R. Stanley, has
completed his work and left Friday
for his home at Callie.
Mrs. Eugene Gibson has moved tc
Graysonia, where she has secured a
position as principal of the scnoil al
that place.
Cromwell West has resigned as
carrier on rural route No. 1 out oJ
' Newport and has secured a position
! with the road district.
| Bud Stanley and little daughter
Merle, of Cotter, visited relatives
I here last week.
Mrs. Robert Shirley of Flint, Mich,
has been visiting relatives here the
past week.
! Tom Hightower has been confined to
I his room for several days, suffering
from an attack of rheumatism.
Walter Hurley has accepted a posi
tion as weigher at the Wrilmans g.n.
FINE SWEET TONED PIANO.
Has been used. Will sell cheap for
cash or Liberty Bonds. Poone 31.
Hayden-Holloway Furniture Co. 21dti
STOCK NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that, as
marshal of the city of Newport, I
have taken up the following livestock,
to-wit:
. One dark bay mare mule with bell
on, roached mane and tail, shoes on
irons iecs, uraiiutju un
weight about 800 pounds, about 8
years old.
One dark bay horse mule, roached
mane and tail, shoes on front feet,
weight -bcut 900 pounds, about 8
years old, no brands or marks.
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
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1918.
offer for sa'e at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, in front of
the city hall in the city of Newport
Arkansas, between the hours of 10
o’clock a. m. and 3 o’clock in the af
ternoen of said date.
G. C. MARTIN,
120dl0t. City Marshal.
In asking the people to Invest ii.
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, th*
government is not asking them tc
.«• a paying basis.
CUT THIS OUT—IT’S WORTH
MONEY.
Don’t Miss This. Cut out this slip
enclose with 5c to Foley & Co. 2S35
Sheffield Ave., Chicago, 111., writing
your name and address clearly. You
will receive in return a trial pack
age containing Foley’s Honey and
Tar Compound, for coughs, colds and
a
Mr. Merchant
the time is fast approaching when you
will not find time to go home for your
meals. Remember—we are headquarters
for Merchant’s Lunch, We put service
above everything else, and will not allow
a customer to leave dissatisfied or hungry.
Our sandwiches have made a hit.
We sell hundreds of them every day—-our
fruits are the best. Get the habit of go
ing to Dyer’s.
Newport Novelty Co. ;
W. H. Dyer, Manager
croup,Foley Kidney Pills and Foley
Cathartic Tablets.— Walker’s Phar
macy.
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You may not need clothes this
fall; if you can get along_with what
you have save the money for
Liberty Bends or War Savings
I Stamps. But—if you have to buy, J
remember this: ■
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which Quality is more important 5
than wearing apparel. You ought R
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for your Money, especially because I
it’s so easy to make poor quality j
in clothes look very good, and there
is plenty of poor quality to be had.
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and view our styles, Quality you
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styles are economical but smart
looking as ever.
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