.INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
Pront St., NEWPORT, ARK.
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Bettered at the oostoffice Newport, Ark., as
ae nd-class mail matter.
The Independent is authoriz
k ed to announce the candidacy oi
IT William A. Oldfield of Independ
ence County for re-election as
congressman from the Second
district, subject to the action oi
the Democratic primary.
Good Roads.
“Wouldn’t it be a good thing,”
says the Yellville Echo, “to elect
men who have charge of roads
of this county some time who
have a little of Caesar’s spirit
in them. Read the following
clipping from an exchange.”
“When Caesar took a north
ward ride and grabbed the Gauls
for Rome, what was the first
thing he did to make them feel
at home? Did he increase the
people’s load and liberty forbid ?
No, he dug in and built good
xroads—That’s what old Caesar
tud.
“Did Caesar put the iron heel
upon the foeman’s breast, or did
he try to make them f'eel that
|: Roman Rule was best? What
did he do to make them glad,
he’d come their midst amid? He
built good roads from hill to
hill; good roads from vale to
vale; he ran a good roads
movement till old Rome got all
the kale. He told the folks to
buy at home, to build their hills
amid, until all roads led up to
Rome—that’s what old Caesar
did.
“If any town would make the
town the center of the map,
where^'folks will come and set
tle down and live in plenty’s lap;
if any town its own abodes of
poverty would rid, let it go out
and build good roads—just like
-*■. old Caesar did.”
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That Newport-Batesville Road.
Had you thought any more
“ about the numerous road pro
jects that have been talked of
more or less during the recent
% past? The Newark Journal, the
C: Newport Independent and the
It Guard devoted several columns
of space sometime ago to advo
eating and agitating the propo
j, sition of building a good road
from here to Newport. Several
citizens authorized the state
ment that they would materially
assist in such a project both in
- donations of cash and work, but j
? v. the project does not seem to
have generally struck a popular
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| Ului u. xt may anuvugn At a ► ~
J exceedingly difficult to compre
; i hend, that the people of Inde
pendence and surrounding coun
ties do not want any better
roads, and if such is the case,
theyAvill never have them. It
-^fs a certainty that very little
travel can be had and an exceed
ingly small amount of tonnage
can be hauled upon these paper
roads. It is certain that just a
few people in each community
can not, and should not be ex
pected to build the roads for all
•i. the others. It is not just that
Mr. Jones should donate his
money and labor to building
good roads for Mr. Smith who
reclines supinely and never even
manifests any interest in any
laudable public undertaking.
This Newport to Batesville road
might not appeal to some people
for mercenary and selfish mo
tives, but any good road in any
community to any place is a
decided benefit to each com
munity through which it runs.
If the people of Batesville are
interested in a good road move
ment at all, and one that would
mean more to Batesville and a
^splendid section of country
which is now without good
roads, and also without any
I
transportatk
access to th
certainly be
from Batesv
county line.
Every citi;
cannot deny tne races,auu juovj
why a general interest is-^j]
ter roads and more good roads
cannot be aroused is strikingly
peculiar. A Good Roads Asso
ciation should be formed for this
county—by that it is meant an
| organization should be perfect
led and maintained for more
than a passing moment—-a per
manent organization with a de
finite object in view. An organi
zation that can be perpetuated,
and one that can and will ‘do
things.’ There are enough peo
ple interested around which to
Iform an organization, and it is
: only a question of work and of
perseverance till the good roads
sentiment would be general.
Then good roads will be built.
Try just a little bit of personal
agitation of this matter, and let
us get together for the good and ■
; upbuilding of this section. (
j Batesville Guard.
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Newport Building Notes. t
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Preparatory to delivery to tne <
government of the lots on Hazel ^
street upon which the federal ]
building is to be erected, Jos. M.
and Tohn W. Stay ton are mak
n wiiwiknn y-vP nl-mnA'OO ro -f r l
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houses owned by the estate be
tween Second and Third streets.
The two large houses formerly
occupied by T. D. Snetzer and
B. G. Graham are to be turned
sideways facing the s+reet upo11
the Snetzer lot and joined by a
hallway between the two. Ar
chitect Bonnell drew the plans
and the double house will be
suitable for a boarding house or
hotel. When completed, the
owners state, it will present a
very neat appearance.
The old Hurley home will be
moved to the lot south and th ■
Wallace home torn down when;
the government is ready to
build.
Upon the first lot, adjoining;
the government tract, the j
Staytons contemplate building a j
handsome two story brick edi-j
fice, with a store room on the;
first floor and office rooms on
the second, which would be oc
cupied by the law firm.
Joseph Balmaz on a recent j
trip . to St. Louis purchased!
three lots on Laurel street for
$1250 each from Mrs. Ike Gold
man. They lay between the
Drummond home on the corner
and the cottage owned by Mrs.
M. M. Erwin and occupied by
Q. G. Fairleigh. Mr. Balmaz ex
peers to Dima an eigm, ruum,iwu j
story home for himself on the
lot adjacent to the Drummond
place and the plans of this home
show that it will be a credit *to
one of our best residence streets.
Mr. Balmaz will build cottages
on the other two lots, unless he
should sell them to other parties
figuring upon buying property
and building homes.
Contractor D. A. Carr is ra
pidly completing the handsome
home of 0. D. Watson, corner of
Third and Vine street. This
home will be one of the most
modern in every way that has
ever been erected in Newport
in recent months. It is to be
bungalow on the exterior, and
two stories with eight rooms
and tile roofing. The interior
will be colonial in effect and a
pretty feature will be a central
hall the entire length of the
house. A living room and den
on one side and with dining
room and itchen will make up
the rest of the downstairs i
rooms, while four large bedj
rooms and bath constitute the'
second floor, the entire build
ing to be heated with steam j
i fixtures of the American Radia-1
| tor Company.
An attractive feature of this
home will be the living porch
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Rock, who will move here soon.
Don’t Tell Everything.
Do not tell everything, even to a
friend. When you undertake great af
fairs, confide In but few. Never love
a mean man; he will not rescue you
from calamity nor share what he has
with you. To do good to the base Is
like sowing the sea. The mean are
never satisfied; one slip cancels all
former benefits. Comrades In feast
ing are plenty; not in serious matters
- Theajjnls.
Curfous Toy.
A curious toy which is common in
Europe and less known in this coun
try is very popular In China, Korea
and Japan. It represents a round fig
are with a head but without arms and
legs. This Is really, In Its origin, a j
igure of Daruma, the priest who sat |
(Trapped in a state of abstraction un- j
II his limbs disappeared.
Consolation.
Wife of Belated Fox-Hunter—"Oh, j
’erkins, what do you think can have j
appened to Sir John? Surely, if he’s
een thrown and hurt the mare would
:ave found her way home by now?”
loachman—"Oh, no mum—a nice
;entle animal like 'er would have
rowsed round the body until it was
ound.”—Punch. j
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Something Lacking.
McCarthy—“An’ how do ye loike the
new fireless cooker 01 hear ye’ve
got?” Maloney—"Rotten! Shure,
there’s no satisfaction takin’ off me
Ehoes and restin' me feet on the edge
of a thing loike that!”—Judge.
. Uncivilized.
"That child Is a regular little sav
age.” “Yes, when he was at our house
for dinner yesterday he always said
he wanted more, Instead of politely
lying when I asked him if I could
help him again.”
Tickles the Clerks.
“Your clerks seem to be in a good
humor,” remarked the friend of the
great merchant. ‘Yes,” replied the
great merchant. “My wife has Just
been in and it tickles them to death
to see somebody boss me around ”
Best Old Folks’ Town.
On the average there are nearly ten
thousand people more than sixty-five
years old dying in New York every
year. This is the highest proportion
of old folk ever recorded by any city
in the world. New York is the best
old folks' town in the world
Branching Out.
“So your daughter has givey up hei
piano studies?” "Y'es,” replied Mrs
Cumrox; “I have thought the matter
over and doubt the desirability of let
ting it be fnderstood that we are com
pelled to economize and depend on
home-made music <
INSIST
When buying, insist that
you get the American Lady
corset (it means a better !
figure and a more perfect
fitting gown for you). Al
so insist that you get just
| the right model of
AMERICAN LADY
I CORSETS.
Wolff-Goldman
Mercanfde
C mpany
of
in
was
e last night en route to the
farih at Shoffner.
Judge L. D. Smith of Tucker
man was here this morning en
route to St. Louis.
W. H. Craig, one of Tucker
man’s substantial citizens vis
ited our city today.
J. E. Doherty and C. R. Pate
were passengers to Swifton on
24 this morning.
Ellwood Neal made a busi
ness trip to Tuckerman today
for the sheriff’s office.
Miss Mary Lesmeister spent J
Sunday very pleasantly with
homefolks at Pocahontas.
Taylor Dowell, one of Tucker- j
man’s splendid young men, vis
ited our city this morning.
Tom Hutson arrived home
last evening from a several
days’ business trip in Southern
counties.
Mrs. L. E. Willis is expected
home on No. 3 this afternoon
from a month’s visit to St.
Louis.
J. D. Bateman, a prominent
young business man of Little
Rock, spent today in our city, a
guest at the McLain hotel.
Dr. Ewers went to Swifton
this morning to look after his
work of having cattle sprayed
in that section of his territory.
Joe Lyons of Little Rock has
returned home after a business
trip and visit to John H. Keel.
Rev. S. INI. Blackwell and
daughter, Miss Lucile of Tucker
man were shopping in our city
this morning.
There will be a regular meet
ing of Jackson Lodge, No. 191,
F. & A. M., tonight at 7:30.
S. M. Beattie, Sec.
Dr. W. N. Pierce of Tupelo
was here this morning en route
home from Lake City, where he
reports great land development
in progress.
Mrs. H. D. Herring left Sun
day evening for her home at
Batesville. after a visit to Lit
tle Rock and to her mother, Mrs.
Margaret Johnson of this city.
Mrs. Frank Innis and little
daughter, Annie Olivia of
Crane, Mo., are here for the day
on their return Home from
spending the summer in Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hogue
have returned from a week’s
stay at Heber Springs, and left
for Tuckerman this morning to
spend the day with friends.
Morris Solomon has just re
turned from a three weeks’
stay in St. Louis, where he
bought extensively for his new
port and Walnut Ridge stores.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Vander
houff are doing light housekeep
ing in the home of Mrs. L. E.
Hite on Laurel street. Mr. Van
derhouff has recently come here
from St. Louis and is engaged
in the lumber business, his wife
having a position as saleslady
at S Heinemann’s.
A reporter for the Arkansas
Democrat, who visited the Ha
benbeck-Wallace Show in that
city Monday interviewed one of
th eanimal keepers who made
the following remarks about a
Shetland pony. “We have a
cute little fellow in the horse
j tent which I expect the ladies
will rave over,” said Sauer. “It
i is a Shetland pony colt that
was born in Newport, Arkansas]
Saturday. It is about as big as
a rabbit and, of course, the wo
men will declare it is the sweet
est thing that ever was. We
have named it Newport in honor
of the town in which it was
born.
A QUESTION OF $ AND
.. CENTS generally interests
everyone, and it does us. How
ever, we never scant quality
in any of the ingredients that
we use in the making of our
BREAD, CAKE AND PASTRY,
no matter what the cost.
If y<.u will discontinue bak
ing and buv a I of y - -r l ea
thing'- of us, vf guarantee
you 1 never die if dy "pep'ha.
~ou can also rid you,seif of
’pbor and save monpy as well.
Be Lie< try it.
CITY BAKFRY.
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plumbing bill for first-class i
work. A feeling of content
should remain. Nor should the
I bill be excessive. If you would
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