THE INDEPENDENT
AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
Editor and Publisher.
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Arkansas, aa second class mail matter.
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tsu»e of 7V.menca tor me
penod of the war.
(FARMERS MUST
f PREPARE TO SECURE
GOOD SEED CORN.
If .The drouth has badly injured the
com crop on thousands of farms in
Arkansas. It will not be possible
for a grettt many farmers to gather
toy good seed corn from their own
fields. Indications aie that good lo
calised com will be scarcer this com
ing spring than it has been n a num
ber of years.
It is important that we look for
ward to every possible means of sup
! WITH SAGE TEA
| If Mixed with Sulphur It
Darkens so Naturally
Nobody can Tell.
The old-time mixture of Sage Tea
! and Sulphur for darkening gray,
streaked and faded hair la grand
mother's recipe, and folks are again
using it to keep their hair a good,
even color, which is quite sensible, as
we are living in an age when a youth
ful appearance is of the greatest ad
vantage.
Nowadays, though, we don’t have
the troublesome task of gathering the
sage and the mussy mixing at home.
All drug stores sell the ready-to-use
product, improved by the addition of
other ingredients, called "Wyeth’s Sage
and Sulphur Compound.” It is very
popular because nobody can discover
it has been applied. Simply moisten
your comb or a soft brush with it and
draw this through your hair, taking
one small strand at a time; by morning
the gray hair disappears, but what de
lights the ladies with Wyeth’s Sage
and Sulphur Compound, is that, be
sides beautifully darkening the hair
after a few applications, it also pro
duces that soft lustre and appearance
of abundance which is so attractive.
This ready-to-use preparation is a de
lightful toilet requisite for those who
desire a more youthful appearance. It
is not intended for the cure, mitiga
tion or prevention of disease.
plying our own seed corn. This ap
peal is made at this time because
there is a considerable quantity of
good corn of the 1917 crop still in the
hands of farmers and the prospects
are that all such corn of good seed
grade should be held for that pur
pose.
Farmers are hereby urged, both
from the standpoint of self and com
munity interest and from the stand-*
point of patriotism, to pick out and
hold all sound corn of the 1917 crop
to make same available as seed,
particularly in his own community
or for other communities that
may have suffered worse from the
drouth.
The importance of this matter is
clear when it is realized that a pood
crop n 1919 will be possible only by
having a supply of good seed.
Martin Nelson,
* Dean and Director.
SUNDAY CLOSING. j
Commencing Sunday, August 25,
our garage will be closed from 10 a.
m. to 7 p. m.
Hutson-Ladd Motor Car Co.
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NOTICE.
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Everybody is requested to call on
their respective school boards and
give their pledge to the Farmers’
Give-a-Bushel War Fund. This is a
worthy cause, and it is your duty to
'assist your school directors in bring
ing your district “over the top.” All
together, please.
George M. Sink,
lOOdtf Chairman Jackson County.
WANTED FOR GOVERNMENT
WORK.
50 Carpenters, 55c an hour. |
50 Pipefitters, 72c an hour.
50 millwrights 72c an hour. j
35 colored hod carriers, 40c an
hour.
50 Brick Masons, 80c an hour.
25 colored female Kitchen help, $35
a month and board and room, also
100 laborers 20 years old and must
weigh 150 pounds.
(Address) Chas. W. Eaton, 1
U. S. Emp. Agent,
Cr. State Federal Emp. Office,
100d2t. wit. Jonesboro, Ark.
MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Frank Branett to Miss Emma Mar
tin, both of Jacksonport.
Audrey Henderson of Algoa to Miss
Lottie Smith of Pennington.
F. C. Lewis , to Miss Margaret
Pressley, both of Johnstown.
Robert Drummond to Miss Pearl
both of Newport.
J. H. Grogan to Mrs. Eva Kesler,
both of Walnut Ridge.
Southwestern Bell Telephone CO.
Newport, Ark, August 20, 1918 *
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& Conditions confronting us in the operation of our exchange at
Newport make imperative an increase in rates. The Newport ex
.change has not earned a reasonable return upon the investment for
the past few years, and this unsatisfactory condition is due to
the inadequacy of the rates. The present rates were established
under conditions vastly different from those of the present time.
p It is well known that- the increase in the cost of materials
in the past three years has been enormous. The prices of a few
specific items constituting about 75 per cent of the telephone
plant increased in the fall of 1917 over 1915 as follows: Cross
arms, 43 per cent; locust pins, 107 per cent; poles, 24 per cent,
cross arm braces, 220 per cent; lead covered cable, 80 per cent;
steel strand, 104 per cent; iron wire, 103 per cent; copper wire,
145 per cent; switchboard cable, 88 per cent; swixcnocards, to. p
per cent. The cost of maintenance and operation has also increas
ed beyond all expectations.
The telephone company has endeavored to keep pace with the
progress and growth of the city, and, while our investment and
operating expenses have been rapidly increasing, cur revenue has
been and is inadequate to meet these conditions. It is necessary
that the Company should be able to earn a reasonable return upon
its investment and only by that means can it survive and meet its
obligations to the public.
Effective September 1, 1918, the following rates will be
charged for telephone service in Newport:
BUSINESS:
Direct Jine . . $3.25 per month
Extensions . . • 1.00 per month
RESIDENCE: •
* Direct Line . . $2.25 per month
Extensions . . . .50 per month
We believe our subscribers wilI'appreciate the conditions
enumerated above and that they will agree that our action at this
time is reasonable, fair and oust.
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, (j
Fordson Tractor
Demonstration
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The Famous Fordson Tractor, Henry Ford's great
gift to Humanity, manufactured by Henry Ford & Son,
Dearbon, Mich., is now available to Arkansas farmers.
This wonderful machine is the result of Mr. Ford's ambi
tion to build a low-priced, servicahle tractor which will be
in the reach of every thrifty farmer and enable him to
operate his farm on a 100 per cent efficiency basis.
You will be surprised at the work you can do with
this tractor. We will give demonstration
Saturday Afternoon, August 24
at the Fair Ground.
Hutson-Ladd Motor Car Co.
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Dependable Goods
You may always depend upon this store
to be always ready and anxious to serve
you with the lowest orices and best quality of
—FURNITURE
-—HARDWARE -
—IMPLEMENTS
ana anything else you may need in our
line.
Ours is the biggest furniture, hardware
and implement house between Little Rock
and St. Louis.
Don’t forget your duty to boost New
port and Jackson county, the best town and
county in the best state of the Union.
Johnson-Cloyes
Hardware Co.
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