Harry Says:
For the next ten days he will put on sale all of
! his Ladies’ Misses’ and Children’s Gingham dresses.
| All new Fall patterns and the latest models far
cheaper than you can buy the high priced Gingham
and have them made. They are wonderful values.
. You should see them before buying elsewhere.
Misses’ Plaid Dresses with wide patent
leather belts 14 to 16 years.
ffs $7.50 values.-.... ...$4.95
$4.50 values Embroidered Trimmed.. .. $3.95
’ $3.50 values white pique pearl buttons.$2.95
$3.00 values stickerie braid sailor collar.$2.45
S| $2.50 values fancy braid..-.'._ $1.95
$2.00 values Plain white belt and cuffs.$1.45
They are worth looking at and I will save you money. Every
dress will be shown in my window for ten days. Come early
and get the cream. For next year I do not believe you can
buy them on 40c cotton.
HARRY G. BRANDENBERG
I I The Merchant
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THE WEATHER.
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Tonight and Wednesday cloudy,
prob ably showers; cooler.
HERE AND^THERE
One Ford Car for sale.—Frank
Johnson. 106d6t
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Collier were in
our city from Tupelo Monday after
noon.
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J. O. Taylor was in from Elgin
this morning mingling with his many
Knox mends shoes cneap. Ill Wal
nut street. dtf.
Miss Lucia Loftin went down to
Helena this morning to visit . Mrs.
James Keesham.
J. L. Jacobstein left last night for
St. Louis to buy goods for Jacob
stein Brothers.
Wanted-- Lady for clerical posi
tion. Call Singer Sewing Machine
office. 109dtf
Mrs. Frank Innis and little daugh
ter of Cotter, were here today visit
ing friends of her former home.
Leo Saenger left last night for
Clayton, Mo., where he will resume
his studies in Chamide College.
Preserving pears, apples, cabbage
and sweet potatoes at Bowen’s Cash
Store. 108d6t
T. 0. Howland, with Adams and
Boyle, is in the city looking after
business in the insurance line.
Joseph M. Stayton has returned
from Cleveland, Ohio, where,he at
tended the American Bar Association.
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. Chester
Robinson. 13-dtf
Lieutenant John Pipkin will return
to Camp Gordon, Ga., this evening,
after a short visit to his two sisters
here.
Private Ray Dixon of Camp Pik<
was here last night on his return tc
camp
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fi A Rust Germ Stampedes
the Boastful Back Flues
A bunch of back flues were boasting
about their good points—but as soon
as they saw a RUST GERM they ran.
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A range should be as good in the back
as in front. Buy a Copper-Clad,--The
| World's Greatest Range.
I HAYDEN-HOLLOWAY
I FURNITURE CO.
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Batesville.
For Rent—Nicely furnished or un
furnished room very cheap. Apply
522 Newport Avenue. lv
Mrs. Harry Toland and Mrs. Walter
Hurley went down to Little Rock this
morning to place their daughters in
St. Mary’s Academy.
Mrs. W. 1J. Jackson and daughter
of Laurel street, expect to leave to
morrow for Lonoke to visit her son,
John Jackson, and family.
For Rent—1 furnished room, elec
tric lights and bath, close in. Rates
reasonable. Apply 123 Beech St. dtf
Lieutenant Elmer Patton leaves on
the early train tomorrow morning
for Camp Beauregard, where he has
been assigned to service.
Miss Maude Kidd left on No. 3
this afternoon for Little Rock, where
she assumes management of the Sing
er Sewing Machine office.
The “Man from Kahn” is here to
day at Bowen’s Cash Store and ready
to measure you for that fall suit.
110d2t.
riUL. oiunc4v x wx me
ville public schools, was at the Hazel
hotel last night returning from a bus
iness trip to Little Rock.
Mrs. Will Perkins and son, Ken
neth, cam in last night on the 10:50
train for a week’s visit with her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. R. H. Routzong.
Corn for Sale at $2.00 per bushel
at crib five miles west of Newport.
Crib open only on Saturdays. See
Mack Bros. 48dtf lOwtf.
Mrs. Granville Jones and little Isa
belle left yesterday for their home in
Kansas City, after a several weeks’
visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. W. Bandy.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Smith were
down from Tuckerman yesterday for
a short visit, the latter coming to see
Miss Mabel Stayton, who is home
from McGhee on her vacation.
For Sale or Trade—One first class
butcher shop complete on Front St.,
good location. If interested call or
see J. T. Craft. 04d 30t
Mrs. Fannie Robinson and Miss
Louise Robinson went down to Little
Rock this morning, where Mrs. Rob
inson will remain for a month under
treatment of Dr. Scarborough.
Miss Beulah Shaver was down from
Swifton today on business for a
short while. Miss Shaver expects to
leave soon for service in the army as
a Red Cross nurse, having been qual
ified and accepted.
Wanted—An experienced woman to
cook and do general housework for
family of four. Apply at 51o Main
Street, Newport. 104d&wtf
5 A dancing party composed of sev
eral couples enjoyed a few hours
dancing to good music Monday even
ing. This is probably the last dance
of the summer biven by the vacation
set who are to leave for school soon.
A heavy rain fell in Newport last
night and was accompanied by a dis
play of lightning and a thunderstorm.
Farmers complain of too much rain
at this time, but the weather man in
nis report today preuici-s muss uiioci
tled weather.
For Sale—Lot and half—Corner
2nd and Elm. Desirable neighbor
hood. One of highest corners in
town. Price reasonable. See H. C.
Patton. llldtf.
Mr. and Mrs. Byron Cherry of Ken
sett are spending the day here, Mr.
Cherry being one of the young men
who leave with the Newport contin
gent this evening for Camp McAr
thur, Waco, Texas, his wife accom
panying him this far.
The coming winter will be a hard
one. Better buy your wood now,
while we have plenty. All hickory
and well seasoned. $2.75 delivered.
Newport Handle Works. Illd6
A. N. Walker, of Chattanooga,
Tenn., who has been in Newport for
two or three days on business, went
down to Little Rock yesterday and
! returned this morning. Mr. Wal
; ker states Mrs. Walker and Kathryn
j are delighted with their new home
j at Chattanoogra, where Mr. Walker
is in business.
When you sit down with your daily
paper to learn what the boys are do
ing at the front you should have with
you an American War Atlas, in or
der that you may better understand
the war news. The Independent sells
them. Only $5 cents.
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Miss Mary Altman of Swifton has
been approved by the school board as
teacher of expression in the Newport
High school, and Mrs. Adam Lock
ard will be the voice teacher, both of
which continue to put our school
higher in the educational line, and
pupils desiring to study eitther voice
or expression, or both, will be able to
do so right in the school building,
probably in the auditorium. Work on
the domestic science room is pro
gressing nicely, and this too is also
m additional feature to the splendid
curriculum.
The American War Atlas contains
sixteen pages of wonderful informa
tion about the progress of the pres
ent great war. The Independent has
the exclusive sales rights in Jackson
county for them. Only 35 cents.
Mail orders given prompt attention.
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Miss Eva Graham returned yester
day afternoon from Memphis, to
which city she was called by the
death of her brother-in-law, Walter
Blanchard, whose death, a very sad
and untimely one, occurred when the
Illionis Central train on which he
was engineer collided with another
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wreck was caused by the engineer of
the other freight train overlooking
his running orders. Mr. Blanchard,
who stayed at his post, was thrown a
distance of thirty feet into a creek.
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Pickens of Walnut
Ridge, who also attended the funeral,
remained with their sister in Mem
phis for a few days.
Casualty List
The following casualties are report
ed by the commanding general of the
American ' expeditionary forces:
Died of Wounds, S. L. Stephens,
McCrory.
Wounded Severely— Leon D. Hall,
Little Rock; Jas. N. Christian, Au
brey; Arthur L. Thomas, Bauxite;
Wm. F. Hammond, Eight Mile.
Wounded, degree undetermined, Os
car L. Bunting, Belleville; Henry
Lewis, Elizabeth; Roscoe Johnson,
Alzy; Geo. F. Woods, Walker; Clyde
Fisher, Blytheville; Earle Williams,
Rogers; Shadrack Permenter, Mt.
Vernon.
Killed in action, 68; missing in
action, 114; wounded severely, 163;
died of disease, 5; wounded, degree
undetermined, 143; died of wounds,
11; died of aeroplane accident, 1;
died of accident and other causes, 1.
Total, 506.
Wm. F. Hammond, who is listed in
the above casualties as having been
wounded in action, was a Jackson
county selected soldier, and left here
for Camp Pike on October 3, 1917,
leaving there for Camp Beauregard
later, going from the latter camp to
France several months ago. At the
time of his registration Hammond
was 29 years of age. He had beer
married but a short time, and since
reaching France he has become a fa
ther, the child being the first to ar
rive in a Jackson county home, where
the father had entered the service.
Hammond’s father is not living
but his mother, Mrs. Sarah E. Swear
inger, resides at Eight Mile, where
Mrs. Hammond also lives.
Every one will unite in the hope
that Mr. Hammond’s wouhds will no
prove serious and that he will arrive
home safely after the huns are thor
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which he was engaged when wounded
WHERE THEY GO TO SCHOOL
Vacation days are about over ane
the boys and girls are preparing foi
the winter studies and these cool fall
like days makes one think of the
time to get scoool books and clothes
together. After weeks filled wit!
picnics, swimming parties, dances
and all kinds of good times, it will be
hard at first to get down to books
Some are already gone and by the
latter part of next week all will be
gone, for most of the schools are op
ening a little earlier this year. Miss
Frances Gregg, it is learned, will re
main in Minnesota, where she has
been spending the summer, and go t<
school; Miss Matilda Wilmans, Elea
nor Hubly and Myrtle Hedges wil
go to Galloway, Searcy; Miss Jane
Henry returns to Indianapolis; Miss
Frances Bailey to the University oi
Arkansas; the four daughters of Mr
and Mrs. Fred Smith and Beatrice
Churchwell are at Arcadia, Mo.; Mar
garet and Marie Toland and Heler
Hurley are in St. Mary’s Academy ai
Little Rock; Feeman Irby has gone
to the Jonesboro Agricultural Col
lege; Alcorn and Launcelot Minoi
and Frank Jones will be in school a
Sewanee University; George R
Hays, Jr., leaves next week for Cas
tie Heights at Lebanon, Tenn., anc
Lee Reid is at Mounutain Home
Academy; Lawrence Hillhouse leave:
soon for the University of Arkansas
and Neill Phillips goes to a Prep
school at Annapolis, Maryland, oi
October first.
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A meeting of registrars, who will
have charge of the registration of
persons from 1)8 to 45 years of age
for military service on Thursday,
September 12, was held at the county
court house this afternoon. Instruc
tions were given by J. Fred Parish,
secretary of the local exemption
board.
NOTICE.
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
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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.
Quality Goods
Our long line of customers attest to the
splendid quality of goods to be found at
this drug store, and that they are in
creasing in numbers is also evidence %
that service, added to quality is highly
appreciated.
We cany a complete line of drugs
1 and drug sundries, and our prescription
department is in the hands of competent
i druggists.
I Walker's Pharmacy
|, Phone 39
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Life Insurance
is not a luxury, but
A NECESSITY
you should insure now
with . jj
NEW YORK LIFE
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Geo. M. Sink, Special Agent
Room 10 Ark. Bank & Trust Co. Bldg. l. 1
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