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RAND THEATR I
Friday and Saturday \
I Following' the Flag' to France
with
“Pershings Crusaders”
I I The Official U. S. War Film
To The Public:—These official pictures will give the people of this
city their first opportunity of seeing our boys in action in France; I
to understtand just what thesj months of preparation have brought j
about in combating our comnnn enemy; to enable the worker in j
lithe munition factories, the toiler in the field, in fact, every man,
woman and child who is doinghis or her part to visualize the re- I
suits of their labor to the present time. They will show those who \
so generously subscribed to tie Liberty War Loans, Red Cross, I
Knights of Columbus, Y. M. C. A., Salvation Army, and other
campaigns just what their mo ley has accomplished. j
« Uncle Sam Photographed it
Uncle Sam Wants You to See it
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THE WEATHER.
Tonight and Wednesday generally
fair.
HERE AND THERE
W. S. Hinkle is at Hot Springs for
a few days.
| Your Eyes
Deserve The
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Best Glasses
If you must be economical do
P not make your eyes bear a part
^ of this policy.
*, Cheap glasses are made to make
money for those who sell them.
Good glasses are made to make
good for those who wear them.
’f| If your eyes need help let me
t make an examination and tell
jM you what they need.
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1 W. D. Hinson
Optometrist and Optician
Office and Shop 123 Hazel St.
Roy Wirthlin, of Des Arc, was here
Monday en route to Mintum.
John W. Ferrell drove down from
Batesville Monday, going down to
his farm.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Dean have le
t turned from a very pleasant visit at
Detroit.
Wanted—Cook, man or woman.—
Van Noy Interstate Hotel. 81d6t
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Stephens, of
Oil Trough, were trading in town
this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Barnwell, of
Batesville, were guests at the Hazel
hotel Monday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker Ladd are
moving today in the J. L. Younger
home on Laurel street.
Little Rufus Martin went down to
Little Rock yesterday afternoon to
visit his sister, Mrs. Roy Thompson.
L. E. Moore, of Searcy, was here
yesterday morning enroute to New
ark to visit relatives for several days.
Knox mends shoes cneap. Ill Wal
nut street. dtf.
Congressman W. S. Goodwin and
son, Shields, of Warren, are guests
of Lr. and Mrs. E. R. Long, at Bates
ville.
J. M. Chancellor, who is in a na
val training station, is home on a
visit with his parents who live in
our city.
Bolting Dishes together
until Airtight
Break? Of course tbey will break.
I So it is with cast stoves or enamel stoves. If you
bolt tight enough to make tight, you break it. If
you do not bolt tight, you waste heat and fuel and
never can depend on the oven.
Then how are cast and enamel ranges made
tight? By bolting loosely, then filling the cracks
with stove putty, or cement, as it is now called. It
is tight, all right—while new—before it is fired up^
But after being put to work the putty dries, drops
out and tha cracks ruin the working qualities of the
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| slITU^E CO.
Mr. P» J. McClelland, of Western
Texas, arrived today at noon to visit
his son and family, Joseph L. Mc
Clelland.
Misses Omar and Ruby Boyce, of
Elm Creek, Neb., were here this
j morning, en route up the White
I river road.
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For Rent—Two or three rooms
for light housekeeping. 312 Elm St.
79d6t.
Charles Anderson, of Jacksonport,
who has been to Memphis for sev
eral weeks, was here this afternoon,
going home.
Miss Ethel Byrum, of Shawnee,
Oklahoma, was here last night go
ing to Sulphur Rock and Batesville
to visit relatives.
Mrs. A. N. Crawford went to Lit
tle Rock yesterday, accompanying
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Vaughn home for
a several days’ visit.
Miss Bettie Benjamin, who been
the guest of her cousins, Mr. and
Mrs. Heinemann, left this afternoon
for her home at Baton Rouge, La.
Wanted—ten timber cutters for
soft wood, will pay $1.50 per thous
an3.—S. M. Bains. 80d6t 16wl
Mrs. Florence Grant and little
daughter, Mildred, returned Sunday
from a short visit with relatives at
their old home at Sikeston, Mo.
Private Charles Rister, of Camp
Pike, was here between trains this
afternoon, going to Batesville to
visit Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Reynolds.
Jefferson Allison and J. E. Woot
en, of Little Rock, were business men
of the capital city, who were regis
tered at the Columbia hotel last
night.
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. Chester
Robinson. 13-dtf
A. K. Goodnight, county food ad
ministrator for Independence coun
ty, with his wife, were here between
trains last night, going to Kempton,
Indiana for several weeks.
George E. Terry drove down from
Batesville yesterday to meet his fa
ther, Mr. Terry, of Oklahoma, and his
niece, Miss Frances Terry, of Con- ^
way, who were going to Batesville to
visit the family.
The Arkansas Gazette this morn
ing anounces the names of C. P.
Newton of Little Rock, Fred R. Suii
of Newport, and W. M. Thompson,
of Batesville, are assured candidates
for speaker of the next house.
Wanted—To rent by Sept. 1, 5 or 6
room cottage, furnished or unfur
nished. Address K, cr. Independent.
80d4t,
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cleveland and
Mrs. Monroe Cleveland were in from
Grubbs this morning, accompanying
their son and husband, Monroa Cleve
land, who was returning to his naval
training station in South Carolina.
Mrs. James Duffer was called to
Weldon yesterday by the critical ill
ness of her mother, Mrs. Martha
Ballew, who .is not likely to last
through the day. Mr. and Mrs. Abe
Ballew are also with their mother.
Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Coe were here
this morning on their return from
Camp Beauregard, where they have
been to see their two sons, John and
| Edgar. The wives of the two young
I men remained there for a further
stay.
Corn for Sale at $2.00 per bushel
I at crib five miles west of Newport.
Crib open only on Saturdays. See
Mack Bros. 48dtf lOwtf.
County Clerk E. R. Hooper, of
Batesville, is here for a few days on
business. Mr. Thompson has just
returned from Kansas and Missouri
markets, where he bought a car load
of horses, and finding Newport a
ready market, has them on sale here.
Sergeant John Mullen, who was a
regular monthly visitor to the drug
trade of Newport for several years,
and a very popular young man, will
enter the Officers’ Training Camp,
j at Little Rock next week. He was
! drafted several weeks ago and has
been at Camp Pike since then.
For Rent—One or two large, cool
bedrooms, close to town, bath
and electric lights. Apply 123 Beech
I St. or call at Independent office, dtf
| Boyd Taylor, a former Arkansas
I Bank and Trust Company bookkeep
er, but now a second lieutenant in
] the infantry, passed through New
iport this morning with his company,
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;; Your mirror will reflect a
charming complexion if you - -
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who were en route from Waco, Tex
as. A number of his friends were at
the train to give him a handshake.
W. R. Whitten came up from Little
Rock last night, joining his wife and
children here for the day, visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Chester Wathen,
all returning home on No. 3 this af
ternoon. Their daughter, Miss Wil
helmena Whitten, who has also been
visiting her sister, left last night for
St. Louis to spend the remainder of
the summer and all winter.
For Rent—Two nice sleeping rooms
in private home, very close in, and
rates reasonable. Apply 123 Beech
Street, after 6 p. m. 58dtf
W. G. Dodd, formerly a splendid
citizen of Jackson county, but now of
Detroit, Texas., writes the Independ
ent on business and mentions that
his son, Oran Dodd, was in Battery E
327 Field Artillery, at West Point,
Kentucky, and in a recent test in tar
get practice, made ten shots at a dis
tance of four and three quarter miles
and hit the target every time, for
which he received an honor medal,
the only one of the company making
ten straight hits.
Mrs. Harry L. Williams and little
daughter left this afternoon for their
home at Jonesboro. Mrs. Williams
has been here with her mother, Mrs.
R. W. Bandy, who is recovering
slowly from an operation last week
at Little Rock by Drs. Caldwell and
Scarborough. Mrs. Granville Jones,
of Kansas City, is expected on No. 3
this afternoon to be with her mother
for several weeks until she recovers
fully.
For Rent—One furnished room to
gentleman or man and wife; bath,
electric lights and close in. Rates
reasonable. Apply 123 Beech street,
or call Independent office. 81dtf.
P. H. Van Dyke, dealer in Dodge
Brothers, Buick and Hudson cars re
ports the sale and delivery of Dodge
Brothers touring cars to R. O. Raw
lings, Newport; Charles Holden, R.
F. D. 2, Newport and Garfield John
son, Auvergne; of E 45 six-cylinder
Buicks to Otto Hardin, Tupelo; S.
D. Burton, Auvergne; Dr. L. E. Wil
lis, Newport; W. T. Davenport,
Newport, R. F. D. 1; H. E. Sullivan,
Newport and G. A. Smith, of Oil
Trough.
SPEAKING TONIGHT.
Charles Stewart, A. M., the noted
colored newspaper correspondent and
Publicity Bureau head for the United
States government, will address the
people tonight on “The Negro and
His Relation to the World War,” at
the A. M. E. church, on Main street.
Stewart was scheduled to speak here
two weeks ago, but was called away
before speaking. He is one of the
best posted negroes in the country
on the war and conditions of his
1 folk.
j Having just finished speaking en
gagements at Camp Pike and other
camps, he comes witth a stirring pa
triotic message for his people. Ev
eryone is urged to hear him.
BRECKINRIDGE BACKS
| PRESIDENT WILSON.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, July 30.—In keeping
with the strong sentiment expressed
by President Wilson against mob
j violence. Major C. R. Breckinridge,
■ of Sebastian county yesterday of
fered the following proposal in the
constitutional convention, and it
went on the calendar: .
, “In case of injury by mob violence,
; persons so injured or in case of death,
their next of kin, shall have such
right of indemnity as the general
assembly may provide.”
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STOCK PEN.
in the Iron Mountain Railroad
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yards.
E. R. Hooper
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Harry Says
He will put on sale for the
month of July and August all
summer goods at prices they can
not be bought at wholesale.
Look over some of these prices.
Must have room for Fall mer
chandise as his floor space is
small.
. 50 Ladies’ Wash Skirts worth 1.95 to 2.50
closing out price..... $1.00
200 Waists, Organdie, Voile and Tub Silk
worth 2.00, 2.50 and 3.00 closing out
price......’..... 1.00
100 Boy’s Wash Suits, 2 to 7, worth 1.50,2.00 .
closing out price.....' .50
10 Ladies’ Suits in Shepherd Plaid, Blue
Serge, Tan Peunalla and Gaberdine in .
one lot worth 37.50, 35.00 and 27.50
sale price___....._. ___ __ 19.50
10 Ladie’s Spring Coats 34 to 40, in Pekin
Blue, Tan and Grey, 37.50, 27.50 on sale 19.50
And all other Spring Goods at a big reduction.
'Shoes! Shoes! Shoes!
100 Pairs Ladies’ low shoes in gun metal,
vici kid and patterns worth 4.50, 3.50
ahd 3.00, sale price all sizes...$1.95
1.000 Pairs white canvass shoe composed of
Ladies’ and Misses, worth 2.50 and 2.00
sale price..... 1.49
100 Pairs Elk Skin shoes in men and boy’s, * -
all sizes worth 4.50, 3.50, sale price 2,95
500.00 dollars given away for this fall in merchan
dise. Look into this as it is worth your money,
100 Pairs men’s near linen pants and pin
checks worth 2.25 and 2.50 closing price $1.00
50 Men’s sport shirts and blue chambray
worth 1.00 and .75 value closing price . .65
50 Men’s Hats in Panama, Palm Beach,
Milan Straw and Boigkok worth 6.50,
5.50 and 4.50 sale price.... 3.50
50 Men’s rain coats in Tan and Grey worth
5.00 sale price_____. 2.95
Good Slickers, Fish brand worth 6.00
sale price________ 3.95
Please do not ask for credit as tRis
sale is for casR.
; Harry G. Brandenburg
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