THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
iiront St., NEWPORT, ARK.
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DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
For Congress—
W. A. OLDFIELD
For Circuit Judge—
R. E. JEFFERY
For Prosecuting Attorney—
HUGH WILLIAMSON
For Representative—
W. M. SHAVER
For County Judge—
W. D. McLAIN
For Sheriff—
J. F. McCUISTION
For Circuit Clerk—
C. E. SMITH
For County Cleric— j
G. L. ROBINSON
For Treasurer—
J. H. CAMP
For Assessor— r
W. M. TIMS
For Surveyor— '*■ ;• *
J. H. AITKENS
For Coroner— . s
W. H. NOLEN
For School Superintendent—
E. H. BOWMAN
For Justices of Peace—
J. M. BELL
L. B. HARRIS
For Constable—
TERRY GUIN
For Road Overseer—
W. F. HURLEY
Additional Locals.
Hickory wood for sale. See
Will Risner or phone 246- 25dtf
Reserve chairs at the Elks-Ma
son ball game, 25c. dl
Mr. and Mrs. J- A. McMichael
are rejoicing over the arrival of
an eight pound boy Tuesday ev
ening. This is the second con in
this home and as he is a fine
one, they are justly proud of
him.
Fertilizers—All Kinds—South
ern Cotton Oil Co. 98blm.
For Rent—One large furnish
ed room with alcove- 806 Third
street. 21dtf.
William Bengel, Sr., went
down to Little Rock this morn
ing on business for the day.
Nothing like it, the high qual
ity and low prices at Palace Jew -
elry Store. 28d6
O, that good, cold soda and
served by the Boy Scouts at the
ball game tomorrow.
Judsonia strawberries, two
quarts for 25c. B. E. Snetser.
30d2.
M[rs. L. Hirsch and Mrs. Sal
lie Peers arrived home last ev
ening from a visit to Little Rock
For that graduation present a
Sterling Silver Vanity Case, at
Palace Jewelry Store. 28d6.
Special fancy dancing at the
Tea Dansant Saturday afternoon
—Miss Willie Overton Minor
and Carl Hirsch in several in
tricate dances will be a feature.
Benefit St. Paul’s parish house.
d2.
The Boy Scouts have made ar
rangements with the committee
in charge of the Elks-Masons ball
* game to furnish chairs, also so
da and popcorn. dl
Oak and hickory wood— any
; size load for sale. Special prices
on car lots. Jno, R. Loftin, Jr
Phone 58. 59dtf.
Screening and all kinds of re
pair work done at reasonable
prices. T. N. Humphreys, 918
Front street. 93d24
For rent—A 6-room house on
Hazel street. Apply to R. C.
Wallace, 207 Hazel. 30d6
Wanted—Two or three neatly
furnished rooms for light house
keeping. Care of Independent
office. 31d3.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend the dansant at the Board
Building Saturday afternoon,
from 3:30 to 6:30. Mrs. John
Stayton and Miss Mildred Ream
ey will be seen in their beautiful
“Will-o-The-Wisp dance” Pro
ceeds for the benefit of improve
ment and refitting of St. Paul’s
parish house. d2.
The late Governor Bob Taylor
said: “I have heard Miss Sted
man sing and consider her voice
magnificent.” At High School
Auditorium, Friday evening for
benefit of Freshman and Junior
classes. 32d2t
r or rent—r our room nouse at
408 Main street. Apply to J.
H. Elfrank. 21dtf.
Charlie Meyer of this city is in
receipt of a handsomely engrav
ed invitation to attend the gold
en wedding anniversary of his
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Van Ronkel of
Chicago, which will be celebrat
ed with a brilliant reception in
the Florentine room of the Con
gress Hotel Sunday evening,
May 24. Mr. Meyer and his
daughter, Miss Clara Meyer, will
attend the brilliant affair.—
Jonesboro Tribune
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. —
' Chester Robinson. 18dtf.
Hot weather is coming. Bet
ter have that fan cleaned before
you need it. See Sam Denty, e
lectrician, about it. SOdtf
You miss more than we do if
you buy anything in the jewelry
line before first calling and in
specting our line of jewelry.
Palace Jewelry Store- 28d6
For Rent—2 furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Apply
to.Mrs. L. B. Grant, Leona Ave.
j 26dtf.
Mrs. R. S. Kirkpatrick of
Springfield, Mo., will arrive this
afternoon to visit Mrs. C. L
Fox and her many friends here,
who hold her is much esteem.
Edgar Glenn, C. P. Holmes and
IConway Hail of Batesville will
pass through Newport this ev
ening en route to Atlanta, Ga.,
to attend the Shriners’ Conven
tion.
|Sensational Prices I
a On Seasonable Merchandise §jj
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£ Save Money ^'
|fi BELOW WE QUOTE A FEW PRICES: g
Summer Underwear.
Men's 40c shirts and
drawers this week, per
garment_25c
Men’s 75c Athletic un
ion suits only,a suit_50c
Men's extra good work
shirts, a trade win
ner _ 44c
75c dress shirts, guar
anteed fast colors, this
week f_59c
Extra value $1.00 shirts
latest patterns, all
sizes_89c
Boys union suits 25c and
up.
$1.25 and $1.50 Munsing
union suits, ladies this
week only_$1-00
Ladies 40c union suits
for only_29c
Just received big line
mens, boys and child
ren’s straw hats.
D. Carvell S Co.
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Q If You Want to Know How to Beautify Your Complexion g
2 —to rid yourself of wrinkles g
g —to eradicate skin blemishes g
2 %-to bring the glow of health to g
2 Your Cheeks g
| Don’t fail to Talk With 1
I Miss Fay Hendrix 1
1 8 Boston’s Noted Beauty Specialist 8
2 Miss Hendrix will give free personal advice and a few free g
2 facial massages in your own home. Telephon us. g
I THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNIT YTO TAKE ADVANAGE g
I I OF IT 2
Bear in mind—Mi^sHendrix will be at our store a Is
whole week, commencing May 11th. Don’t fail to hear Is
her. 15
FREE DAILY BEAUTY LECTURE 8
To Follow Her Advice Means a Better Complexion for you 15
WALKER’S PHARMACY |
Sole Distributor for Harmony Toilet Requisites |jj
The Rexall St ere 15
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS |
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Mrs. C. W. Harwell of Osceola,
who has been attending the Wo
man’s Missionary Conference at
Augusta, will arrive this even
ing to be the guest for a week
of Mrs. E. L. Boyce. Mrs. Har
well -was formerly Miss Lucy
Rhodes and is remembered very
pleasantly by many Newport
friends.
For up-to-date picture framing
telephone 303, R. F. Drummond
& Son, who will call for and de
liver your work. 29d6
We invite you to call and in
spect our stock of jewelry, sil
verware, diamonds, watches
etc. We do repair work prompt
ly.—Newport Jewelry Co. 23dtf
Lost—One bird dog.White
Lewellyn Setter, has one black
ear- Reward if returned to L.
McDougald, manager Hazel ho
tel. 29d3.
Pecan Budding—I am prepar
ed to bud every native pecan tree
of suitable size in Jackson coun
ty with superior soft shelled va
rieties, These trees properly
handled are worth more than
anything that can be grown on
the land. Particulars on appli
cation. Charles L. Edwards,
Nut Grower, now at Ingleside.
dj.a<s
Call Sam Denty. about the Va
cuum Cleaner, the only sanitary
way. Telephone 117. 304dtf
Mrs. Lon L. Campbell and lit
tle daughter left this morning
for a month’s visit to her par- i
ents at Hope.
Is your vision bad ? Perhaps
you need glasses or new lenses, J
if you are already wearing them. '
Newport Jewelry Co., Hazel Ho
tel Bld’g. 23dtf.
Mrs. T. J. Watson returned last
evening from Little Rock, where
she attended the Woman’s Aux
illiary of the Episcopal church.
Mrs. Dorsey .also attended and j
went from Little Rock to Lousi- j
ana, where she will make an ex-:
tended visit to Mr- and Mrs. J.
S. Wilmans.
For Rent—Furnished rooms
with board or for light house
keeping. Phone 263. 28d6
Banquet to ‘“Loyal Sons”.
Rev. G. A. Hoffman will give a
banquet to the “Loyal Sons”
class of the Christian church on
Friday evening, May 8th, at 8
o’clock, in the basement of the
church
The following is the program:
Toastmaster, Rev. G. A. Hoff
man.
“My Boys”—Mrs. Otto M.1
Bowen.
“Our Teacher”—Vernon Sin- ;
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“Our Class”—Walter Stallings. |
“Christian Endeavor and Young ;
Men”—Ben White.
“The Bible School And Young
Men”—J. D. Carvell.
A royal good time is expected, j
No young man can afford to miss
it.
Vernon Singles, Pres.,
Chas. Burkett, Sec’y.
You can get a good seat for £
he big ball game for 25c. See |
Says Poison Caused Death.
Cletus Mayhew of Newport,
died suddenly at Judsonia Tues
day night at the Iron Mountain
depot. Coroner J. A. Chandler
of Searcy was summoned to Jud
sonia next morning and the ver
dict of the coroner’s jury stated
that the deceased came to his
death from an overdose of snow
I powders, unintentional or with
| suicide intent. The young man
was about 22 years old and well
known in Newport, where his
mother and other relatives re
side.—Searcy Citizen.
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Entertains Senior Class.
The senior class of the 1914
ligh school, has been the recipi
ent of many beautiful social cour
tesies in the last few wreeks and
was again entertained on Wed
nesday evening when Miss Car
rie Harris, a popular member of
the class, gave a hay ride out to
her home, a mile from town.
The party left here about 8
o’clock on a big load of hay, re
turning about midnight. At the
home of Mrs. Daugherty numer
ous features of entertainment
were enjoyed and cream and cake
served.
The class composed of Misses
Stella Wallace, Carrie Harris,
Julia Younger, Mary Bains, Wil
lie O- Minor, Frances Bailey,
Kate Williams, Nellie Snetser,
Rita Whitten, Aline Mosby and
Josephine Deaderick; Messrs.
Wylie McMinn, Carl Hirsch, Will
Childers, Allen Martin, Walter
Stallings, and Charles Minor.
Others in the party, who en
joyed the hayride were Misses
Emma Baird, Walker Stallings,
Phillip Lockard and Harry Lit
tleton.
One Word She Could Say.
An earnest London worker re
cords her unremitting, itlent en
deavors to Improve accent and
rowel enunciation of her little
protege, Blanche, for the sake of the
child’s future destiny "on the styga.”
Once, falling in all else, she tried a
mild dose of gentle ridicule. *Tou
can’t say ‘food,’ can you, Blanche
she smiled, teaslngly. "I can say
•fulai’** was the child’s crushing re
tort
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^ of Ladies’ Low Shoes and can say we ffi
^ have all the new heels. You know, our ^ %
demand for Queen Quality Shoes has ^
^ been so great, we have had ||
^ our first order duplicated. y ,
[jjcj Call and see the newest in Low Hi .
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$3.50 to $5-00 jycj
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§ BOSTON’S NOTED BEAUTY SPECIALIST *
I MISS FAY HENDRIX 1
g will spend the week of May 11th at §
1 The Rexall Store |
g Free Personal Beauty Advice g
g Free Samples of Harmony Toilet Aids g
g It’s your opportunity to obtain valuable advice on the 5^
g care of the skin, free of all charges. Appointments madefJNfc
g in your own home by telephone. Don’t fail to take advan- S
g tage of this much talked of beauty specialist’s > |
| FREE BEAUTY LECTURES B
Remember the dates—May 11, 12,13,14,15,16 §
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Sole Distributor Harmony Toilet Aids
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