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£ cd to announce the following
! persons as candidates for public
office, subject to the action of
the Democratic party:
For County Superintendent—
J. M. Balch.
Garland E. Land.
A. J. Garner.
Z. D. Barber
H. L. Thomas
For Congress —
wm. A. Hodges.
. #. D. Davenport.
W. A. Oldfield
.For Rent—Two nicely furnished
front rooms in private home. Mod
conveniences. Apply 222 Hazel
Phone 326. 250d3t.
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GORGE LOOSENED
AT JIGKSONPORT
Breaking of Ice Causes White River
in This City to Rise Four Feet.
No Damage.
There was a rapid rise in White
river yesterday afternoon, when a
great ice gorge at Jacksonport broke
and released a large volume of water.
The river rose four feet in Newport
within a very short ttime, but there
was no damage done by the ice as it
raced down stream.
The river last night stood ten feet
on the guage, and was rising slowly,
but no apprehension is felt here, as
there is no reason to believe that
White river will reach a dizzy height.
GIRGUifCOUHT
STAMM
Docket For Winter Term Contains
Ont Hundred and Twenty Cases,
57 Civil and 63 Criminal.
There are one hundred and twenty
cases on the trial docket for the term,
fifty-seen civil and sixty-three crim
inal cases.
The criminal cases include four for
murder in the first degree, one for
accessory, one for rape, one for big
amy, two for carrying pistol, One for
grand larceny, one for malicious mis
chief, two for disturbing religious
worship, seven for selling liquor, two
for fogery, twelve for gaming, one
for embezzlement, fifteen appealed
from justice of peace court on va
rious charges and thilrteen kniecel
laneous cases.
In reviewing the docket one thing
specially noticeable is the small
number of liquor cases. This shows
that the “bone-dry law” is working
all right in Jackson county and is
rapidly putting the county “bone
dry.”
The court officials have everything
in readiness for opening court Mon
day morning on schedule time.
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, a? they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in
fluenced by constitutional conditions, and
in order to cure it you must take an
internal remedy. Hall’s Catarrh Medi
cine is taken internally and acts thru
the blcfod on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
in this country for years. It is com
posed of some ..f the best tonics known,
combined with some of the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination of
the ingredients in Hall’s Catarrh Medi
cine »s what produces such wonderful
results in catarrhal conditions. Send for
testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O,
All Druggists, 76c.
Ha'l’s Family Pills for constipation.
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It will certainly save fuel, makes
for the comfort of the whole fam
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We have a large stock, all qualities and prices,
from extra Wilton Velvet, to the cheapest.
Easy Terms If You Wish
Battle-Axe Notes**
Ths correspondent ‘has been rather
horned off for several weeks by un
usual weather conditions, and circum
stances arising from them. Of
course our mails have been very ir
regular, and often none at all for
several days. Few are making any
pretense to do anything like work—
only things absolutely necessary to
be done. We feel encouraged to hope
the “spell” is at last beginning to
break up; but are dreading, too, to
see anything approaching a rapid
thaw, fearing an almost inevitable
overflow.
Several cases of pneumonia in the
vicinity, there having been three
deaths from that malady within the
past two weeks—Frank Prissock, his
sister, Mrs. Jane Kissinger, and our
immediate friend and near neighbor,
James A. Thompson. Mr. Thompson
was interred here on the 22nd, his
funeral being attended, despite a cold
day, by a large number of sad rela
tives and friends. His bereaved wife
has the deep sympathy of all, having
lost in these three deaths, an only
brother, an only sister and her hus
band.
J. H. Landers and family came
down from Melbourne to attend the
Gardner family reunion, reaching
here the 7th. After remaining two
days, Mr. Landers returned to Mel
bourne, where he thought he had very
uigent business. On reaching home,
however, and finding a thirty inch
snow and nothing to do, he rejoined
the wife and boys at Battle Axe.
nrvi^ir nlnn t« return tomorrow, the 24.
The Kenyon postoffice has been
discontinued, and we are now on
Route No. 1 out from Tuckerman.
The schools, like the mail, have
been quite irregular, the attendance
being quite small when in session at
all.
Perhaps the busiest people for the
past two months have been J. W.
Lindley and the men who feed cattle
for him, being out necessarily almost
the whole day every day, regardless
of the weather.
No trick at all now to cross Black
river—just walk or ride on across
whenever you reach it.
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BATTLE AXE NO. 2.
Sorry my last week’s notes reached
you too late for the printer. Trust
shall be in time with this. Should
like to have last week’s notes in this
issue also, as some of the items will
be of interest to absent relatives to
whom the Independent goes.
Scarcely worth while to remind
yourreaders that the weather is more
than we can conveniently use, being
like Mark Twain’s New England
Specimen—so abundant as to “stick
out over the edges all round.” Have
little idea, however, that Battle Axe
weather differs materially from the
samples furnished by the “Bureau”
to the readers and correspondents
elsewhere.
Our smith, G. W. Lacey, is having
much trouble with his customers’
horse-shoes-taking off for snow, re
shoeing when thaw begins, and now
changing to iceshoes for the sleet.
He and J. W. Lindley’s cattle feed
ers are the only really busy people
we see; all others merely do a few
chores, and get a little fuel (just
enough to do till “it clears off.”)
Some pneumonia in vicinity, but
no serious cases, as far as we hear
Intimated above that I should say
nothing else about weather, but find
that every item suggested to my
mind is directly and intimately con
nected with the weather, so I shall
be forced to let it enter or quit.
Dr. P. B. Gardner, after spending
two weeks at home, taking in the
family re-union, has gone to spend
remainder of his three-mbnths’ va
cation in New Orleans at Tulane,
where ht wishes to take a special
course, bearing oq his West Indies
work for the International Health
Board. While in the state, however,
he registered, filled out his qutstion
airre, took the required physical ex
amination etc., preparatory for en
tering the army. Was informed by
examining physician that he is not
likely to be accepted, by reason of
defective teeth and gums.
Mrs. Lee Pilquist was confined to
bed several days last week from
pleurisy, Dr. Smith attending. Is
again up, but not out any.
Bill Mannering, with wife and
children, over from “the hills” to
visit Mrs. Mannning’s mother, Mrs.
Thompson, so recently hereaved of
brother, sister and husband. Mr.
Manning did not learn of Mr. Thomp
son’s decease in time to attend the
funeral and interment.
WANTED—Twenty button cutters
Good pay. Experienced men making
five dollars per day. Steady work
and comfortable quarters. Newport
Pearl Button Company.
44w2-241dl2t
For Rent—Two furnished rooms,
519 Walnut Sfc-eet. -Mrs. L. B.
Harris. 226dlmo
marriage license.
c. C. Means to Miss Lou Bethel,
both of Saffel, Lawrence Co., Ark.
Chas. Weaver to Miss Ira Edgar,
both of Magness, Independence Co.,
Ark.
John Jones to Miss Lula Lewis,
both of Diaz.
Willie Wadkins to Clara Robinson,
colored, both of Newport.
Willie Fulton to Marie Young, col
ored, both of Newport.
McKinley Morgan to Zodie What
ley, both of Auvergne.
Robert White, of Tupelo, to Miss
Kate Galloway, of Calico Rock.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Alvin McDonald, executor to Mil
dred Johnson Horton, Florence Her
ring and Laura Terry, N% of Lot
No. 2 of the SW^ Section 31-10-2.
P. H. Van Dyke and wife to Jesse
Rogers, Lots 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, Block
11, Daugherty’s Addition to New
port, $1,750.
Arthur Fels and wife to C. G. Wal
ker NW14 of SE^i Section 6-10-3,
$450.
J. E. Williams and wife to J. L.
McElrath SE1^ of SE% Section 3,
and WYz of SE!4 Section 3, also E%
of SW14 Section 3-12-1, 200 acres
$10.
Wilmans Land Co. to Ernest Dyke,
Lots 7 and 10 and W%, of Lot 9,
Block 12, Range 1, E. of Jefferson St.
in the town of Jacksonport: also
the EVa of NW%, the E% of frl. SW
% Section 28-12-3, $4,000.
J. J. Massey to E. S. Dyke, Lots 2,
3, and 6, Block 12, R. 1,E. of Jeffer
son street, Jacksonport, $40.
Wolff-Goldman Realty Company to
E. S. Dykei, Block 14, R. 3 E., Jack
sonport, $100.
James S. Cameron and wife to J.
0. H. Scott, N% of N%; the N%
of S% of NE% and the N% of the
Sy2 of the NW% Section 16-12-3,
240 acres, $12,000.
United Statts of America to Thos.
Hughes EM> of SE!4 frl. Section 35
12-3, Patent.
Nellie Brundidge and Vannie Car
penter to J. Monroe Witt and wife,
E% of SE14 Section 35-12-3, 80
acres, $1,200.
Isaac Goldman and wife and C. J.
Saenger and wife to W. N. Dunaway,
Lots 3 and 4, Block 3 of Goldman’s
Addition to original town of New
port, $1.00.
George W. West and wife to Jas.
A. Henson, Lot 5, Block 46, Law
rence Addition to town of Tucker
man, $100.
John F. Gipson to A. Thomas and
Alafa Thomas S% of SE!4 Section
8-9-1, 80 acres, $2,000.
A. L. Mabry and wife to Maye
and Robinson, part of Section 4-9-1,
$295.
J. N. Moon and wife to J. L. Har
ris and E. T. Harris *NW!4 Section
21-14-1, 160 acres, $2,500.
J. Frank Simmons and wife to Wm.
N. Dunaway 1-7 interest in and to
SW14 of the NE%; the SW1^. SE%;
Lots 1, 2, 5 and 6 of SW!i and Lots
5 and 6 of NW% Section 7-11-3,
368.53 acres, $1,500.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of the follow
ing persons, subject to the action of
the voters at the city primary in
Newport, Wednesday, February 27,
1918.
For Marshal—
Abe Ballew.
G. C. Martin
For Recorder—
B. G. Graham.
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MOTHERS’ CLUB TO MEET.
The Womans’ Missionary Society
)f the Baptist church will have a reg
ular meeting of mothers with Mrs.
Baker on Fourth and Ash stretts
this afternoon at 3 o’clock. The sub
ject will be “Food Conservation,”
with the following program:
Roll call.
Response by some conservation re
:ipe.
Song.
Scripture reading. Proverbs 30th
verse, 7th, 8th and 9th verses. Job
22nd chapter, 5th, 6th and 7th
verses.
Prayer.
Discussion by Mrs. Hurley, Mrs.
Hays and Mrs. Gardner.
Song.
Prayer.
Read the advertisements in the In
dependent.
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Take Grove’s.
The Old Standard Grove’9 Tasteless
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