WEATHER.
Tonight fair, Sunday probably ris
ing temperature.
HERE AND THERE
For Sale—Ford car in good condi- j
tion. See Bert Snetser. 184dtf
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Mrs. Gordy of the Van Noy Inter-.
state has been very ill for two or I
three days.
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Fred Smith continues to improve
and expects to be able to sit up in a
day or two.
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Otto M. Bowen was taken quite
sick Friday, but was reported some
better today.
Knox menus snoes cneap. Ill Wal
nut. street. dtf.
Mrs. O. R. Crosby is expected home J
Sunday evening from a month’s visit
at her old home in Ohio.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Umsted have
both been confined to their homes all
this week with influenza.
Mrs. W. L. Smith and. little daugh
ter, Ruth, are both reported quite ill
at their home on the Island.
The little son of Dr. and Mrs. A. L.
Best is much better and hopes are
entertained for his recovery.
Mrs. A. T. Hayden and children of
Forrest City were here this afternoon
on their return home from a visit
with Batesville relatives.
Tom B. Davidson of the Interna
tional Harvester Company was here
today stopping at the Columbia ho
tel and interviewing trade.
Miss Nellie Koenig, who teaches at
Elgin this winter, is here for.a visit
over Sunday with her two sisters,
Misses Nettie and Lula Koenig.
Ford Roadster for Sale—Good as
new will take good note due Nov. 1,
1919. See J. H. Tarkington, 209
Walnut St. 24dlt.
Mrs. A. C. Folbre, Jr., who has had
a month’s enjoyable visit with rela
tives at San Antonio, Texas, is ex
pected home tonight.
F. B. Schoephoester returned today
at noon from a several days’ business
trip to Searcy for the Newport Ice &
Cold Storage Company.
For Sale—One Jersey cow, fresh, 6
years old. Price $100. Farm 3 miles
below the bridge. Box 223, J. R.
Paul, Newport, Ark. 224d2t
Miss Eva Graham left last night
for New York City, where she will
spend several days at the millinery
markets. From there she will go to
Chicago.
commodate fifteen or twenty cars.!
In this building we will engage in the
business of painting cars. Our paint
er is one of the best, and our work is
fully guaranteed. Let us make your
car look new. Snetser Paint Shop.
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Mrs. A. Lieberman and little
daughter of Walnut Ridge, who have
been visiting Mrs. R. L. Stdtes of
Batesville, will arrive here this even
ing to spend a week with Mrs. T. A.
Sharp on Main street before return
ing home.
Page Robertson, bookkeeper for
McDonald and Bond at Weldon, was
here last night, the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Lucien Daugherty. Mr. Robert
son’s little daughter is just recover
ing from a very serious illness of
pneumonia.
At the Churches 1
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Bible school increase last Sunday !
was twenty-three. Continue the!
drive—nothing better. 9:45 a. m. is '
the hour. Be on time.
Christian Endeavor at 6:30. You '
should have been at the social the
other night. The spirit of progress
is in the air.
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7130 p. J
m. Another of a series of lectures j
on fundamentals will be given to- J
morrow night on “Democracy.” Let!
everybody who heard “Time” and “Is
There a God,” hear “Democracy.”
Everybody is invited.
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County Judge Jimmcrson of Inde
pendence county has appointed Sid
ney Wells, principal of the Sulphur
Rock school, as county superintend
ent to succeed Sidney Pickens, re
signed.
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The great Anheuser-Busch brew
ery at St. Louis which has turned out
millions of gallons of beer, is to be
converted into a packing house. It’s
quite a jump from suds to sausage,
but the Dutchman loves ’em both.—
Newark Journal.
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For the fourth consecutive time In
dependence county boys have been
awarded the prize for the best acre
of corn raided by the Boys Corn Club
of the state. This year Earl Best of
Dota won the prize, having raised
10614 bushels to his acre. This young
man won the same honor two years
ago.
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Dr. J. R. Hobbs, pastor of the First
Baptist church at Jonesboro, has ac
cepted the pastorate of the First
Baptist church at Birmingham, Ala.
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W. A. Rutherford of Batesville on
Wednesday of this week shipped to
Charleston, Missouri, ten car loads
of cattle, this being one of the larg
est cattle deals ever pulled off in In
dependence county. The considera
tion was $10,000.
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R. M. Ruthven of Cotter lately
shipped in the highest price pig ever
received in |f,hat section. The price
paid was approximately $500. It was
a Hempshire boar from the East
Law Hempshire farm in Iowa. Its
brother sold a few days ago for $1,
250.
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The Fair Stores of Arkansas, of
which F. R. Mitchell of Harrison is
president, has tabulated their annual
report, an account of which was pub
lished in the Sentinel Record of Hot
Springs, where the annual stock
holders’ meeting was held last week.
The 36 stores’ sales totaled over a
million and a half, the average divi
dend paid was 32 per cent. Income
tax paid which came out of the pro
fits this year was about fourteen
thousand dollars.
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Our Menus
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at every meal consist of every good
thing to eat to be found at an up
to-date and modern cafe. Our
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Merchant Lunches are pleasing n
many business men every day.
Another popular feature is the f
reasonable prices we charge for
what we sell. Call on us and you
will get the habit of eating here,
because the habit is a good one.
DYER ’ S CAFE
W. H. DYER, Manager
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A. H. Reeves and Mrs. M. S. Blaker
of Beedeville were married in the
county clerk’s office this morning at
11:30, Esquire II. C. Nuckolls offi
ciating.
Mrs. L. Minor, Charles, Alcorn and
Launcelot, Minor and Frank Jones
will leave Monday afternoon for Se
wanee, Tenn., where the boys will re
enter the university.
Sweet Potatoes, Horseradish, Let
tuce, Celery, Spinach, Mustard, Beets,
Turnips, Cabbage, Cocoanuts, Or
anges, nice Apples, fresh Oysters,
Malaga Grapes and Honey.— Snet
ser’s Grocery. 223d2t
J. W. Powell of Little Rock, insur
ance adjuster, is here today adjusting
the loss by fire on the Sanders prop
erty on Newport avenue, which was
recently destroyed by fire.
Prof. H. C. Bateman, principal of
the Searcy High school, is here tofjay
attending the meeting of teachers of
the Northeast Contest Association
in the office of Prof. Edgar Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Goodnight of
Batesville were hgre between trains
last night on their way to Kempton,
Indiana, called by the critical illness
of near relatives who have pneu
monia.
ATTENTION CAR OWNERS—
We have taken over the Collier build
ing on Front street, which will ac
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WANTED—Nice clean rags at tlio
Independent office. '
Captain Leslie Inman left this af
ternoon for Memphis to spend Sun
day with his family in Memphis.
Mrs. Jasper Ju3tus of Swifton was
here Thursday on her return from a
visit to relatives at Evening Shade.
S. R. Hudson returned to his work
at Jonesboro this afternoon, after a j
* few days’ visit with Dr. Owen and
family. .
The friends of Mrs. Geo. L. Robin-;
son will regret to learn that she has
been very sick for the past two or j
three days.
Drayage of all kindaf handled
■vromplly. Phone No. 10. Chester
Robinson. 13-dtf
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Mrs. E. R. Long of Batesville was
at the Hazel hotel last night on her!
return from a visit to Warren and
Little Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Olive of Paris,
Tenh., were here today going to Sul
phur Rock to visit the family of Dr.
and Mrs. Bevens.
John Claridge of Little Rock came
up on the noon train today and
will spend a few day with friends of
,, his former home.
One Dollar
Invested in a
DOOR MAT
will save you
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$5.00
in the wear of your rugs.
I Get Them at
1 HAYDEN-HOLLOWAY
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FIRST METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. J. F. E. Bates, Pastor.
Treadling services at 11 a. m. and j
7:30 p. m.
Sunday school, 9:45 a. m., A. T.
Hubly, Supt.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at
7:30 p. m.
A church with a welcome.
The public is cordially invited to
worship with us.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday school wdll meet as usual
Sunday morning at 9:45 sharp. All
officers of the church and Sunday
school are cordially invited and
urged to attend this service. Come
and bring others with you.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
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On account of pastor being out of
the city all services will be omitted
with the exception of Sunday school
at 9:45 a. m. and B. Y. P. U. at 6:30
p. m.
NOTICE.
Complaints ai-e made that boys
are appearing on the streets with
bean shooters and air rifles promis
cuously shooting them, and that win
downs and street lights are being
shot out.
This is a violation of the city laws,
and notice is given that on proper
information fines will be assessed
against guilty parties.
C. M. ERWIN, Mayor.
Join the Red Cross.
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won't pull that buyer. ; >
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■ I the people you are after. ;i
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Ithe business.
Don't think of having ■ !
special sale without using ]>
advertising space in this , |
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at a sale often pays the
entire expense of the ad.
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Lieut. S. T. Tapscott writes to a 1
friend at Searcy, stating he was
aboard the transport, Northern Pa- j
ific, which was beached on a sand j
bar 60 miles off the coast of New,
York. Lieut. Tapscott states that j
those on board had a terrible experi- !
£nce. Over 2,000 persons were on j
board, including several hundred
wounded soldiers, and all were landed
without mishap.
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Ministers of the gospel throughout
the country will be asked to aid in the ;
campaign for a general day of infor- ;
mation regarding public health and
February 9 has been designated as \
the Sunday when the ministers shall
give one service to the subject. The
object of the meeting is to emphasize
the responsibility of the nation to
protect returning soldiers and sailors
and the community at large, and to
inaugurate vigorous measures for
combatting social diseases.
Heartburn, indigestion or distress
of the stomach is instantly relieved
by HERBINE. It forces the badly
digested food out of the body and re
stores tone in the stomach and bow
els. Price 60c. Sold by W. E. Bev
ens. Ill 4tm. 38wtm.
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NOTICE. v
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned will present to the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of Arkan
sas thirty days from this date for
passage by it a special act authoriz
ing the assessors of Road Improve
ment District Number Four of Jack
son County, Arkansas to increase the
assessment of benefits heretofore
made in said district by adding to
the assessment of benefits now on file
against each of the tracts and par
cels of land, railroad right of way and
all other realty in said district an
amount equal to twenty per cent of
the assessment heretofore made
against each.
S. W. Harvey, J. A. Lindley
and H. E. James, Commis
sioners of Road Improvement
District No. 4 of Jackson
County, Arkansas.
Given this the 18th day of January,
1919. 224dlt 41w3t.
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Harry G. Brandenburg 1
The Merchant j
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