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DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.
/ Far Congress—
WT A. OLDFIELD
Fer Circuit Judge—
R. E. JEFFERY
<Fer Prosecuting Attorney—
HUGH WILLIAMSON
Fer Representative—
W. M. SHAVER
For County Judge—
W. D. McLAIN i
For Sheriff—
J. F. McCUISTION
Fer Circuit Clerk— j >'
C. E. SMITH t' -
•For County Cleric— , 4% .
G. L. ROBINSON
For Treasurer— M • v*
J. H. CAMP • • _
■For Assessor—
W. M. TIMS
For Surveyor— '5 •! ,
J. H. AITKENS
For Coroner— * ■**'
W. H. NOLEN
For School Superintendent—
E. H. BOWMAN
For Justices of Peace—
J. M. BELL
L. B. HARRIS
For Constable—
TERRY GUIN
For Road Overseer—
W. F. HURLEY
Additional Locals.
Hickory wood for sale. See
Will Risner or phone 246- 25dtf
Reserve chairs at the Elks-Ma
son ball game, 25c. dl
Mr. and Mrs. J- A. McMichael
are rejoicing over the arrival ot
an eight pound boy Tuesday ev
ening. This is the second con ir
this "'home and as he is a fine
one, they are justly proud oi
him.
Fertilizers—All Kinds—South
em Cotton Oil Co. 98blm
For Rent—One large furnish
• ed room with alcove- 806 Thin
■street. 21dtf.
William Bengel, Sr., wem
-down to Little Rock this morn
ing on business for the day.
Nothing like it, the high qual
ity and low prices at Palace Jew
elry Store. 28d<
0, that good, cold soda anc
served by the Boy Scouts at the
ball game tomorrow
Judsonia strawberries, twc
t quarts for 25c. B. E. Snetser
30d2.
Mrs. L. Hirsch and Mrs. Sal
lie Peers arrived home last ev
ening from a visit to Little Rock
For that graduation present i
Sterling Silver Vanity Case, a
Palace Jewelry Store. 28d6
Special fancy dancing at the
Tea Dansant Saturday afternoor
—Miss Willie Overton Minoi
and Carl Hirsch in several in
tricate dances will be a feature
Benefit St. Paul’s parish house.
d2.
I The Boy Scouts have made ar
rangements with the committee
in charge of the Elks-Masons ball
igame to furnish chairs, also so
;da knd popcorn. dl
! Oak and hickory wood— any
size load for sale. Special prices
on car lots. Jno, R. Loftin, Jr
Phone 58. 59dtf.
Screening and all kinds of re
| pair work done at reasonable
! prices. T. N. Humphreys, 918
Front street. 93d24
For rent—A 6-room house on
Hazel street. Apply to R. C.
Wallace, 207 Hazel. 30d6
Wanted—Two or three neatly
furnished rooms for light house
keeping. Care of Independent
office. 31d3.
Everyone is cordially invited to
attend the dansant at the Board
Building Saturday afternoon,
from 3:30 to 6:30. Mrs. John
Stayton and Miss Mildred Ream
ey will be seen in their beautiful
“Will-o-The-Wisp dance” Pro
ceeds for the benefit of improve
ment and refitting of St. Paul’s
parish house. d2,
The late Governor Bob Taylor
said: “I have heard Miss Sted
man sing and consider her voice
magnificent.” At High Schoo
Auditorium, Friday evening foi
benefit of Freshman and Junioi
classes. 32d2t
For rent—Four room house ai
408 Main street. Apply to J
H. Elfrank. 21dtf
Charlie Meyer of this city is ir
receipt of a handsomely engrav
ed invitation to attend the gold
en wedding anniversary of his
brother and sister-in-law, Mr
and Mrs. Joe Van Ronkel oJ
Chicago, which will be celeb rat
ed with a brilliant reception ir
; the Florentine room of the Con
gress Hotel Sunday evening
May 24. Mr. Meyer and his
daughter, Miss Clara Meyer, wil
’ attend the brilliant affair.—
| Jonesboro Tribune
Drayage of all kinds handler
promptly. Phone No. 10. —
' Chester Robinson. 18dtf
Hot weather is coming. Bet
ter have that fan cleaned beforr
you need it. See Sam Denty, e
lectrician, about it. SOdti
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[ You miss more than we do id
, you buy anything in the jewelry
line before first calling and in
, specting our line of jewelry
Palace Jewelry Store. 28d6
For Rent—2 furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Apply
to Mrs. L. B. Grant, Leona Ave.
: 26dtf.
Mrs. R. S. Kirkpatrick oi
Springfield, Mo., will arrive this
afternoon to visit Mrs. C. L
Fox and her many friends here
who hold her is much esteem.
Edgar Glenn, C. P. Holmes anc
Conway Hail of P.atesville will
pass through Newport this ev
ening en route to Atlanta, Ga.
‘to attend the Shriners’ Conver.
tion.
1 Sensational Prices 1
^ On Seasonable Merchandise
■ ' Start This Month Right—Buy at The New Store and
ffi Save Money jj|
i;; BELOW WE QUOTE A FEW PRICES:
Summer Underwear.
Men's 40c shirts and
drawers this week, per
garment_23c
Men's 75c Athletic un
ion suits only, a suit_50c
Men's extra good work
Hp shirts, a trade win
ner_ 44c
75c dress shirts, guar
anteed fast colors, this
week _59c
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Extra value $1.00 shirts £C
latest patterns, all
sizes_89c ^
Boys union suits 25c and p
up.
$1.23 and $1.50 Munsing
union suits, ladies this
week only-$1-00
Ladies 40c union suits
for only_29c
Just received big line
mens, boys and child
ren’s straw hats.
J. D. Carvell S Co. |
Freest. The New Store lhupmce j j
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If You Want to Know How to Beautify Your Complexion
—to rid yourself of wrinkles
—to eradicate skin blemishes
—to bring the glow of health to
Your Cheeks
Don’t fail to Talk With
Miss Fay Hendrix
Boston’s Noted Beauty Specialist
Miss Hendrix will give free personal advice and a few free
facial massages in your own home. Telephon us.
THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNIT YTO TAKE ADYANAGE
OF IT
Bear in mind—MissHendrix will be at our store a
whole week, commencing May 11th. Don’t fail to hear
her.
FREE DAILY BEAUTY LECTURE
To Follow Her Advice Means a Better Complexion for you
WALKER’S PHARMACY
Sole Distributor for Harmony Toilet Requisites
The Rex all Store
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
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Mrs. C. W. Harwell of Osceola,
who has been attending the Wo
man’s Missionary Conference at
Augusta, will arrive this even
ing to be the guest for a week
of Mrs. E. L. Boyce. Mrs. Har
well was formerly Miss Lucy
Rhodes and is remembered very
pleasantly by many Newport
friends.
For up-to-date picture framing
telephone 303, R. F. Drummond
& Son, who will call for and de
liver your work. 29d6
We invite you to call and in
spect our stock of jewelry, sil
verware, diamonds, watches
etc. We do repair work prompt
ly.—Newport Jewelry Co. 23dtf
Lost—One bird dog.White
Lewellyn Setter, has one black
ear. Reward if returned to L.
McDougald, manager Hazel ho
tel. 29d3.
I Pecan Budding—I am prepar
- ed to bud every native pecan tree
of suitable size in Jackson coun
[ ty with superior soft shelled va
. rieties. These trees properly
, handled are worth more than
anything that can be grown on
the land. Particulars on appli
. cation. Charles L. Edwards,
Nut Grower, now at Ingleside.
, 31d3
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Uaii sam ueniy. a»oui uic t *
cuum Cleaner, the only sanitary
way. Telephone 117. 304dtf
Mrs. Lon L. Campbell and lit
tle daughter left this morning
for a month’s visit to her par
ents at Hope.
Is your vision bad? Perhaps
you need glasses or new lenses,
if you are already wearing them.
Newport Jewelry Co., Haael Ho
tel Bld’g. 23dtf
Mrs. T. J. Watson returned last
i evening from Little Rock, where
she attended the Woman’s Aux
illiarv of the Episcopal church.
Mrs. Dorsey also attended and
went from Little Rock to Lousi
ana, where she will make an ex
, tended visit to Mr- and Mrs. J.
S. Wilmans.
. For Rent—Furnished rooms
I with board or for light house
I keeping. Phone 263. 28d6
I
I Banquet to ‘“Loyal Sons”,
j Rev. G. A. Hoffman will give a
I banquet to the “Loyal Sons”
I class of the Christian church on
I Friday evening, May 8th, at 8
1 o’clock, in the basement of the
i church.
1 The following is the program:
| Toastmaster, Rev. G. A. Hoff
; man.
! “My Boys”—Mrs. Otto M.
| Bowen.
“Our Teacher”—Vernon Sin
gles.
“Our Class”—Walter Stallings.
“Christian Endeavor and Young
Men”—Ben White.
“The Bible School And Young
Men”—J. D- Carvell.
A royal good time is expected.
No young man can afford to miss
it. " ;
Vernon Singles, Pres.,
Chas. Burkett, Sec’y.
j
| You can get a good seat for
| the big ball game for 25c. See j
the Boy Scouts. dl I
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Says Poison Caused Death.
Cletus Mayhew of Newport,
died suddenly at Judsonia Tues
day night at the Iron Mountain
depot. Coroner J. A. Chandler
of Searcy was summoned to Jud
sonia next morning and the ver
dict of the coroner’s jury stated
that the deceased came to his
death from an overdose of snow
powders, unintentional or with
suicide intent. The young man
was about 22 years old and well
known in Newport, where his
mother and other relatives re
side.—Searcy Citizen.
Entertains Senior Class.
The senior class of the 1914
high school, has been the recipi
ent of many beautiful social cour
tesies in the last few weeks and
jwas again entertained on Wed
; nesday evening when Miss Car
I rie Harris, a popular member of
I the class, gave a hay ride out to
’ her home, a mile from town.
The party left here about 8
| o’clock on a big load of hay, re
J turning about midnight. At the
! home of Mrs. Daugherty numer
1 ous features of entertainment
i were enjoyed and cream and cake
| served.
The class composed of Misses
| Stella Wallace, Carrie Harris,
j Julia Younger, Mary Bains, Wil
! lie O- Minor, Frances Bailey,
jKate Williams, Nellie Snetser,
iRita Whitten, Aline Mosby and
Josephine Deaderick; Messrs.
Wylie McMinn, Carl Hirsch, Will
Childers, Allen Martin, WTalter
Stallings, and Charles Minor.
Others in the party, who en
joyed the hayride were Misses
Emma Baird, Walker Stallings,
Phillip Lockard and Harry Lit
tleton.
One Word She Could Say.
An earnest London slum worker re
sords her unremitting, patient en
deavors to Improve the accent and
vowel enunciation of her little
protege, Blanche, for tho sake of the
child’s future destiny “on the styfe.**
Once, falling In all else, she tried a
mild dose of gentle ridicule. *Tou
can’t say ‘food,’ can you, Blanchef"
3he smiled, teaslngly. “I can aay
fula!*" was the child’s crushing re
tort.
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We have just received our second order
of Ladies’ Low Shoes and can say we
have all the new heels. Vou know, our
demand for Queen Quality Shoes has
been so great, we have had
our first order duplicated. Mlj \ ^ m
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Call and see the newest in Low / A ,
Shoes—Bostonian Shoe, For Men
$3.50 to $5-00 III
Wear easy, long and hold
their shape to your own JW 'y
satisfaction—better than ff
any shoe in your midst. ff
Heinemann’s (
Dry Goods Store
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