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’NOTICE!
This is the time of the year when we repair our
cases, and if >ou have any empty Coca Cola
fcases at your place of business or your home
please call this office by phone so we can send
for them.
Bottling Co.
Phone 116 620 Front St.
WEATHER.
Tonight unsettled colder; Sunday
partly cloudy, warmer.
HERE AND THERE
Sec W. H. Snetser, Jr., for all kinds
of electrical work. Phone HO. Ild26t
Fred Smith continues very sick.
Mrs. W. K. Gray and Miss Martha
Strider of Cotter were at the Hazel
hotel last night going to Little Rock.
Funislied room for rent. Call 100.
Illd3t
Miss Frances Bailey leaves Sunday
morning for Fayetteville to re-enter
the State University.
Knox menus stioes cneap. Ill Wul
nut street. dtf.
Miss Dorothy Ferrell returned this
afternoon from Stuttgart, where she
enjoyed a very pleasant visit with
Mrs. Hugh Kyler.
WANTED—Nice clean rags at tire
Independent office.
C. L. Mariner came home this
morning from Jonesboro, where he
has been for several days on Red
Cross business.
For Sale—Ford car in good condi
tion. See Bert Snetser. 184dtf
Mrs. W. W. Kidd had the misfor
tune to break her arm yesterday af
ternoon, from which she is suffering
very much. She was going home
from the store and fell on the ice,
breaking her arm below the elbow.
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1 Rubbers, Arctics, rain hats and
raincoats.—Bowen’s Cash Store.
210d6t
Miss Jessie Kidd is home from Hot
Springs for a two weeks’ visit. She
is in St. Joseph’s Hospital, where
she is studying for a trained nurse.
Her friends will be glad to know she
is doing nicely.
If you need Comforts, we have
them from $2.98 to $8.00.—Bowen’s
Cash Store. • 210d6t
Rev. M. B. Umsted was down from
Tuckerman this morning getting
things in readiness to move his fam
ily here Tuesday. They will occupy
the M. S. Littleton home in East New
port.
Dtayage of all kinds handler
iompiiy. Pii.me No. 10. Chester
Robinson. 13-dtf
Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Coe of
Tuckerman, were here today and will
move into the cottage on Vine street
recently occupied by H. C. Patton and
family. Mr. Coe is the newly elected
county treasurer.
Wanted—Position as stenographer
or general office work by young lady
who lias had some experience. Good
references. Apply at Independent
office or 219 Hazel street, Phone 338.
209d6t
Dr. Bolling Blocker of Chattanooga,
Ter*n., who has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. C. R. Hite, left Thursday
for her home, accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Lawton,'who has been
with her daughter in our city for sev
eral months.
Rev. Thomas H. Watkins will
preach at the Presbyterian church
Sunday, January 5, morning and ev
ening. Come out and hear a good
sermon. llldot.
On account of the severe cold wea
ther, the president of the Woman’s
Missionary Society of the Methodist
church, announces there will be no
meeting Monday afternoon of next
week, as there is no special business
to necessitate a meeting.
Position Wanted By Returned Sol
dier—Experienced in Grocery busi
ness. Also understands automobile
business and am first-class chauffeur.
—Lieut. J. R. Hurd, Newport, Ark.
Phone 1G28 F3-1. 212d3t
Miss Carolyn Whitmarsh, who has
been the guest of the Minor family
for three days, will leave this evening
for New York to re-enter Wellsly
Colleg'e, where she has been for two
years, and had been home at Texar
kana to spend the holidays.
R. B. Hooker arrived home this
morning from St. Louis where he
was called by the death of Isaac
Isaac Goldman. W. A. Billingsley
wilt return Sunday morning and Mr.
J. S. Wilmans was unable to reach
St. Louis being out of the city. Mr.
Hooker stated the funeral was held
from the Goldman home Friday after
noon at three o’clock and attended by
many friends. Mr. and Mrs. Gold
man on the evening of his death had
dinner “with Mr. and Mrs. Jake Gold
man, a few blocks from their home
and at ten o’clock returned home, and
soon after arriving home Mr. Gold
man was stricken, and died (forty
minutes later. Mr. and Mrs. Gold
man were planning to leave in a few
days for California to spend the re
mainder of the winter. His death is
generally regretted by all of our peo
ple he^e and over the county where
he had many friends.
Gustave Jones is in receipt of a
letter today from Walton Thompson
of Denver, Colorado, and in the letter
told him of the recent fine promotion
of Homer Buford, a former Newport
boy, who has been made superintend
ent of the Superior Division of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul
Railroad, with headquarters at Green
Bay, Wisconsin. This is a significant
honor and we feel 3ure was a deserv
ed promotion, as he had been with
the company for some time and had
worked his way up to the superintend
tncy of this road, one of the main
line roads in this country. Homer
Buford was born and raised in New
port, received his education in New
port schools and the University of
Arkansas, and is a product of the city
and state to be proud of.
Casualty List
The following casualties are re
ported by the commanding general
of the American Expeditionary
Forces:
Killed in action_70
Died of wounds_86
Died of accident and other causes 13
Died of aeroplane accident- 1
Died of disease-63
Wounded slightly - 3
Wounded severely-320
Wounded (degree undetermined) 6
Missing in action-32
Total_594
Arkansans in list today are Wesley
J. Ketchum, Warren; Loin Alexander,
Walnut Ridge.
Missing in action, Enoch L. Meeks,
Green Forrest; James L. Wilson,
Moro.
Severely wounded, Hugh L. Pen
nington, Hermtiage; James C. Rob
inson, Lone Oak; John R. Scott,
Gates; Louis F. Vann, Hot Springs;
Clarence E. Hampton, Colt; Robert
T. Brown, Dover.
Wounded slightly, Louis Reynolds,
Wideman; Boss Reeves, Hoxie; Al
bert L. Mills, Gravettc; James W.
Patterson, Hutchison; Lonnie Shel
ton, Letonia; Henry T. Coston, Lit
tle Rock.
Severely wounded, previously re
ported missing, Willie A. May, Kings
land.
STATE SUPERINTENDENT
COMMENDS PATRIOTISM
OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 4.—Commending
the patriotic work done by the public
schools during the last two years,
State Superintendent J. L. Bond says:
“The Department of Education feels
that this patriotic work should be
continued along definite lines in the
schools—there should be definite
work of this character outlined for
the schools, and time should be
found in every school for this work
to be given. The opening exercise
period once a week might be used to
fine advantage for this work—it
might well be correlated with some
other school subject. In any event,
this work should find a definite place
on the program of every school in the
state.”
JOHN H. PAGE RECOM
MENDS CREATION OF OF
FICE OF STATE GEOLOGIST
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Jan. 4.—John H. Page,
retiring commissioner of Agriculture,
in his farewell message, recommends
the creation of the office of State
Geologist, with headquarters at Lit
tle Rock, who shall spend his time in
the development of the mineral re
sources of the state. He says:
“In my opinion the position is of
sufficient importance to have a man
in the State Capitol to devote his
entire time to the work. To have as
State Geologist a man in a part of
the state remote from the capital, a
! member of the University faculty,
| whose work as geologist is purely in
I cidental, and who can render no offi
t cial service unless paid to do so, out
j side of his office, is to say the least
farcial, and should not be in a state
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so rich in undeveloped mineral re
sources. A State Geologist, with
ample funds to carry on the work,
should be in this department, at the
State Capitol. This is an era of pro
gress and development and our state
cannot keep pace with empty titles.
We must have officials who are real
and prepared to render the best ser
vice possible, and the necessary funds
with which to do it.”
This proposed new constitution,
which was defeated, carried a specific
provision for a State Geologist.
STORING UP WHISKEY.
Searcy, Jan. 3.—The supply of
whiskey in Searcy continues to in
crease, although the residents of the
town pursue the even tenor of their
way, as the liquor is safely stored in a
steel-mound vault, where no one
drifiks it and thieves do not break in
and steal it. The latest addition re
sulted from the arrest of two negroes,
a man and a woman, at Judsonia by
Deputy Sheriff Frank Rudd. Three
negroes were said to be on their way
to Augusta. One eluded the officer,
the other two being brought to Ken
sett, where Sheriff Plant took them
in charge, bringing them to the White
county jail to await trial. Five suit
cases, containing about 12 gallons of
whiskey, were captured.
TO THE BUSINESS MEN OF
NEWPORT.
It having been brought to our at
tention that a movement is on foot
to establish a free ferry across White
river near New'port, we wish to take
this manner of offering the business
men of Newport this proposition:
As is known we are operating a
ferry across White river at Newport.
In order to give the town of Newport
a free ferry for the benefit of both
the business men and the tributary
trade territory, we will sell outright
our equipment, consisting of a low
water boat and a high-water boat,
gasoline engine and other accessories.
Or we will agree to operate our
ferry under contract with the mer
chants of Newport, for a stipuated
yearly amount, payable monthly.
The stockholders and directors of
the Newport Ferry Company were
the first to endorse the movement for
a free ferry here a year ago, and we
are anxious to see the project an ac
complished fact, and will co-operate
with Newport to this end.
NEWPORT FERRY CO.,
dl By Marion Dickens, Pres.
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SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING.
The regular annual meeting of the
shareholders of this bank will be held
in the banking rooms of said i>ank on
the 14th day of January, 1919.
The First National Bank,
Newport, Arkansas.
W. T. Parish, Cashier. 04dl4t 37w2
WANTED
I want to buy a lot of new and se
cond hand furniture and ladies’ and
men’s clothing of all kinds. We
handle all kinds of new and second
hand furniture.
Warren Furniture Co.,
Corner Third and Beech Sts.
Phone 109. 04dtf.
NOTICE OF SEWER TAX.
The tax books for the collection of
the special sewer tax on real proper
ty in Sewer District No. 1 for the
Ninth Annual Assessment to main
tain and operate said sewer system,
have been placed in my hands. All
owners of real property lying- in the
district are required to pay their
taxes to me on or before January 31,
1919. If such assessment is not paid,
action will be commenced at the end
of that time for the collection of
said assessment and cost.
Given under my hand this 26th day
of December, 1918.
L. MINOR, Collector.
Sewer District No. 1, Newport, Ark.
206d30t.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that it is
a violation of the laws of the city to
engage in business where it is neces
sary to obtain a license to do so, un
less you first obtain such license.
Pay your money to C. P. Bandy,
treasurer, who gives you a receipt
which then must be endorsed “approv
ed” by the mayor and presented to
Recorder B. G. Graham for issuing
license.
Notice is hereby given that the li
cense of any person or business man
will be Revoked upon information
that improper or unlawful conduct is
permitted on premises or in connec- £
tion therewith.
C. M. ERWIN,
Jan. 2, 1919. Mayor.
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Thanking All Ourp ;
CUSTOiVIERS AND FRIENDS |
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Everywhere for their patronage
of the past, we wish them a
happy and prosperous |New
Year.
HAYDEN-HOLLOWAY
FURNITURE CO.
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. Harry Says
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Before greeting you with my best wishes
for a Happy and Prosperous New Year, please
| let us individualize our heartiest congratula
| tions upon being Americans and the great
I peace of the world brought about by one
| great merit and cc-operation.
S Let us live up to our standard of fairness
I and successful prosecution of our great will
1 toward all mankind.
My policy in the future, as in the past I
is that of giving and* receiving full value, and 1
with still greater effort, I shall try to merit I
your confidence and patronage SO that as in the 8
I past our co-operation shall be to our mutual I
benefit. 1 wish to thank very kindiv for past favors
and assure you of my great desire to continue my
pleasant relations with greater promise for 1919.
Harry G. Brandenburg
The Merchant
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