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WEATHER FORECAST
Tonight unsettled weather, Wed
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Arctics, rubbers and gum boots.—
Bowen’s Cash Store. 237d3t,
Mrs. John R. Loftin, Jr., continues
very ill, with little change in her con
dition.
Mrs. G. B. Fike and children have
returned to Batesville after a visit
with Newport relatives.
Turkeys, chickens, eggs, country
butter, country dried apples.—Bow
en’s Cash Store. 237d6t.
Misses Margaret and Marie Toland
expect to leave today at noon for
school at Ursaline Convent, Arcadia,
Mo.
Steve Graham, of Tuckerman,
braved the rigors of this Arctic
weather and paid Newport a visit to
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Conw’ay Hail wrere
here this morning, returning home to
Batesville from Kansas City and St.
Louis.
Alfalfa hay, oats, bran, cotton seed
meal at Bowen’s Cash Store. 237d6t
For Rent—Two furnished rooms,
519 Walnut Street.—Mrs. L. B.
Harris. 226dlmo
Save your canned goods, get apples
while they last at 522 Front street,
Newport. 234d2wk
Miss Rena Cunningham returned
today at noon from a visit to Sul
phur Rock.
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. Ches
ter Robinson. 13-dtf.
L. McDougald continues at the
bedside of his brother at Little Rock,
who has pneumonia. The patient was
reported to be slightly improved yes
terday.
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The little daughter of Elmer Da
vidson, of Weldon, who was brought
here last wreek for an operation on
her skull by Dr. Jones, was thought
to be better this morning and hopes
are now entertained for her recovery.
For Rent—A model farm 30 acres
in timothy, 40 acres high state of cul
tivation; known as the Humphrey or
Little Place, 1% miles from Grand
Glaise. Write us.—Berg Jackson Co.,
Camden, Ark. 234d6t 43w3t
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Wilkerson go to
Batesville tomorrow morning to at
tend the marriage of the latter’s sis
ter, Miss Jo Case, to E. J. Mead, of
Clayton, La. The wedding will take
place at St. Paul’s Episcopal church
tomorrow afternoon at 5 o’clock.
Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street. dtf.
For Rent—Two partly furnished
rooms.—123 Beech Street. 28d3
Boys’ rubber boots only $1.98.
Buy ’em. —Bowen’s Cash Store. 37d3
Charles E. Hipolite left yesterday
afternoon for his usual trip down the
road.
J. L. Brawnd is expected home soon
from a visit to his old home in Ken
tucky.
Alfalfa hay, bran, oats, shorts and
molasses feed.—Bowen’s Cash Store,
rwdet.
Mrs. Evelyn Kinman was reported
] on the sick list today and unable to
I be down town.
D. L. Shoffner and R. L. Robinett,
of Weldon, were business visitors to
the county seat Monday.
W. B. Knight and Lytle Peyton
were here from Batesville last night,
registered at the Columbia hotel.
Mrs. A. C. Martin was here Sun
day, returning home to Pine Bluff
from a visit to her mother at New
ark.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Freid left this
afternoon for Texarkana, where they
will make their home, Mr. Freid to
go into business in March.
On account of weather conditions
there will be no prayer meeting ser
vice at the Baptist church Wednesday
night.
First Lieutenant Clyde Hudson
Dorr, who has been stationed at Fort
Sill, klahoma, arrived Monday morn
ing to visit his mother, Mrs. S. H.
Cobb on West Monroe. He is On a
seven days’ leave of absence. Lieut.
Dorr is well pleased with army life |
and has before him a brilliant mili- J
tary career.—Jonesboro Sun.
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.
A slight change in the schedule of
the Missouri Pacific trains took place 1
Sunday. Passenger train No. 4, j
coming formerly at 11 o’clock, now
arrives at 12:30; No. 36 arrives at
8:50 instead of 9:10; No. 5 south
bound will arrive at 5:53 instead of
5:30 and No. 5 has been set back a
few minutes arriving at 4:28. No. 6
fast train from the south, will reach
here at 11:55 instead of 11 o’clock
as formerly.
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STEFFANSSON, EXPLORER,
DISCOVERS NEW LANDS
IN ARCTIC REGION
Associated Press Dispatch.
Fairbanks, Alaska, Jan. 15.—News
has been received here that Steffans
son, the explorer, has discovered sev
eral large areas of Arctic lands
northwest of Banksland. He claims
the lands for Canada.
ITALIANS GAIN AND
INFLICT HEAVY LOSSES
Associated Press Dispatch .
Rome, Jan. 15.—By an attack on
the Monte Asilone region the Italians
gained considerable advantages and
inflicted heavy losses, says the war
office.
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For Sale—Team of matched ponies,
buggy and harness complete.—Harry
Grimes at Wolff-Goldman’s. 236dGt
( Mrs. Will Campbell returned Sun
day from a pleasant few days’ visit
with her sister, Mrs. Conrad, at Par
agould.
/ Rev. E. A. Horn, of the Jackson
port circuit, Methodist church, was
here today meeting his friends, being
en route to Newark, his home.
The public schools of our city
closed Monday for two days, on ac
count of the severe weather. They
•will open tomorrow morning, how
ever, when everything will be ready.
__ The Independent is in receipt of a
letter from A. J. Schell, former as
sistant cashier of the Arkansas Bank !
&, Trust Company, in which he en-!
closes the price of two month’s sub- j
scription to the Daily. Mr. Schell j
wrote from Camp Beauregard, La.,'
but stated he would leave there this
week for Leon Springs, Texas, to en
ter the officers’ training camp. He
has just been released from quaran
tine at the Louisiana camp. Mr.
Schell reports his health splendid and j
says he weighs 154 pounds.
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Lon L. Campbell is expected home
today from a business trip to St.
Louis. Mrs. Campbell continues at
the bedside of her mother, Mrs. A. L.
Johnson at Hope, who has been very
ill with pneumonia. We are glad to
report that Mrs. Johnson is now im
proving.
I. D. Price is in receipt of a letter
from a New York publisher this
morning stating that the terminal
warehouses were piled high with
magazines and periodicals awaiting
transportation on account of the con
gestion of traffic occasioned by the
severe storm, and movement of gov
ernment supplies. This is why the
magazines were all late.
The Independent Saturday enjoyed
a visit from O. T. ' Finch of Little
Rock, field secretary of the Arkan
sas Y. M. C. A. war work council,
who was in Newport looking after
interests of the organization. Mr.
Finch praised Jackson county in loud
terms for the manner in which the
people supported the Y. M. C. A.
campaign, and paid an appreciated
tribute to the Independent for the in
terest the paper took in the work.
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S-CENT CLUB PAYS 63.75
2-CENT CLUB PAYS 25.60
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Mr. Jacobstein arrived home last
night from Louisville, Ky., where he
enjoyed a visit to his parents and
many other relatives. Ho reports
Louisville in the grip of the cold
spell also.
Louis Fortner died in our city Sun
day from a long illness of tuberculo
sis. The body is being held at the
Holloway undertaking rooms until
the weather is more settled. The de
ceased had no relatives.
Will Sprigg of Phoenix, Arizona, is
here spending a few days with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. Sprigg. Mr.
Sprigg has been living in the west for
about eight years. He will visit his
borthers, Ed and Charles Sprigg, at
Camp Beauregard, La., before re
turning to Phoenix.
Our neighbor city of Jonesboro is
having its troubles also as well as
the rest of us. The fuel administra
tor and the mayor have ordered all
stores and places of business to close
every afternoon at 2 o’clock and the
public schools will be closed for a
week in order to save fuel.
Mr. and Mrs. James Butler, of
Hope, Reed Bualer, of Chicago, and
• Mrs. Wallace Byler, of Passadena,
California, were here between trains
yesterday afternoon on their return
from Batesville, where they -were
called by the death of their sister,
Mrs. W. B. Lawrence.
A meeting of the Jackson County
Teachers’ Association, held in New
port Saturday, was almost aban
doned, only four members out of
town being present. The program
was unusually fine, and unfortunatly
the weather was so fierce few could
be present.
The public schools have been closed
since Monday morning on account of
the extreme bad weather, but the
superintendent wishes to announce
through the Independent that all
schools will open on schedule time
Wednesday morning. The buildings
were comfortably warm Monday but
many of the children came without
rubbers and it was thought best not
to have them sit all day with wet
feet.
Any business man or employee in
Newport who is interested in the lec
ture and moving picture show7 to
morrow night at the Opera House
that has not received ticket, may
have ticket by calling on Mr. Tom
Johnson or Mr. Nick Lewis. New
port is fortunate indeed in securing
this illustrated lecture and every
business man and every employee in
town should attend.
The class in surgical dressing re
sumed its work this afternoon, after
two days of staying at home from the
severe weather. The class met this
afternoon and with tomorrow after
noon’s lesson the course will be fin
ished. Mrs. Keatts is very much
pleased with the class in Newport
and the progress being made. The
Red Cross work rooms are again at
the First National Rank, as that
building is muclv/wths oer. This is
good knitt
we hear o:
are turnin
pretty rap
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Hal's Family PiUs for constipation.
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