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Today fair, with rising tempera
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K. L. Marshall made a business
trip to Little Rock today.
Porter Wanted—one not afraid of
work.—S. Heinemann. 254d3t
For Rent—Two rooms for light
housekeeping. Apply 123 Beech 52d4
Miss Elizabeth Gullette is at the
office again, after an absence of ten
days.
For Rent—Two furnished rooms,
519 Walnut St, eet. —Mrs. L. B.
Harris. ' 226dlmo
Mrs. M. W. Burkett has been quite
sick for several days, but is improv
ing slowly.
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. Ches
ter Robinson. 13-dtf.
Charles G. Henry was out today,
having been kept at home for two
days on account of illness.
Charles Anderson and C. C. Mc
New were down from Jacksonport
Friday morning for a few hours.
Arthur Riegler and Herbert Cole
of Tuckerman were before the exam
ining board at the court house today.
The class in surgical dressing will
not meet this afternoon as usual, but
will meet-for their regular work
Tuesday afternoon, February the 5th,
in the Red Cross work rooms.
C. W. Hedges, who has been kept
at home for several weeks, suffering
with rheumatism, is still"unable to
get out.
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Mrs. Ben Stainback, of Little Rock,
is spending a few days with Mrs. G.
C. Martin and her numerous New
port friends, who always enjoy her
visits. Mrs. Stainback is returning
home to Little Rock from New York,
where she made spring purchases
for her department—the children’s
and misses’ ready-to-wear, at M. M.
Cohn’s.
We have just received a shipment
of several fine porkers from Bates
ville, and now are ready to serve our
*. customers with pork ribs, pork sau
sage and hams. Should any of our
| customers desire to buy a ham, which
, could be salted down and kept nioely,
we wTill sell it to them at the special
price of 28 cents per pound.—W. A. i
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Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street. dtf.
Miss Gertie Cohn expects to leave
this evening for a month’s visit to
St. Louis.
Judge Cul Pearce, of Bald Knob,
was at the Hazel yesterday, going to
Sulphur Rock and Batesville.
Mrs. H. Clay Sanders and Miss
Katherine Morris are in the east buy
ing spring suits, dresses and millin
ery.
Mrs. W. A. Billingsley is at Little
Rock in the interest of Red Cross
work and is the guest of Mrs. Janies
Keatts.
W. H. Diamond has lesigned his
position with H. G. Brandenburg and
has gone to Pine Bluff, where he has
accepted a position.
Miss Mildred Douglass left last
night for Blytheville, where she will
attend the district meeting of the
Christian Endeavor Convention.
Supt. J. T. Russ, of the White
River Road, it is understood will re
sign soon, expecting to move to
Shreveport, La., where he will enter a
manufacturing business.
R. W. Bandy has returned from
Swifton, where he went to be present
at the bedside of his brother-in-law,
Marion Dudley. Mr. Bandy was
there at the time of his death.
Mrs. George H. Banks is expected
home . Sunday from Fayetteville,
where she spent the month of Janu
ary in special study for her work as
canning club agent for Jackson coun
ty.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. McNew and
little son, of Caruthersville, Mo., are
visiting her mother, Mrs. R. W. An
derson, near Jacksonport. Mrs. Mc
New was formerly Miss Ella Ander
son.
Judge R. E. Jeffrey, United States
minister to Uruguay, South America,
who is in the United States on offi
cial business, has arrived in Hebei
Springs to visit his wife and son.
They will return to Montevideo in a
few weeks.
Wanted—To buy on terms, or will
lease or rent for cash, thirty or for
ty acres tillable land in Jackson
county, some improvements, no over
flow. Address M. cr. Independent.
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Don’t deny yourself of good things
to eat because they are high. Try a
can of Eggno—takes the place of
three dozen eggs. An excellent sub
stitute for eggs, for baking and cook
ing purposes. 25c per can.—Snetser’s
Grocery. 250d6th
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Years of effort and experience
have developed the strength and
service of this bank until it is
thoroughly dependable at all
times and fully able to meet all
requirements of a good bank.
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Asa member of the great Federal Re
serve System we are able to offer
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S. Heinemann left Thursday even
ing for a business trip to St. Louis.
Mrs. E. H. Yeager, who has been
ill with la grippe, is able to be up.
Mrs. W. H. Snetser is seriously ill
at her home from an attack of
appendicitis.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Massey have
returned from Bald Knob, to which
place they weic called on account of
the illness of a relative.
L. McDougald was called to Little
Rock on the early train Friday morn
ing to the bedside of his brother, Ar
thur McDougald, who has had a re
lapse from a recent illness of pneu
monia.
Mrs. M. W. Lockart, of Batesville,
was here Thursday, going to Little
Rock to join her husband, Rev. W.
M. Lockhart at the Y. M. C. A.
building at Camp Pike for a few
days’ visit.
DISTRICT CHAIRMEN
WILL MEET MONDAY
War Savings Committees From Sur
rounding Counties Will Map Out
War Savings Campaign Here
There will be a meeting in Newport
Monday of the chairmen of the War
Savings Certificates 'committees of
Jackson and surrounding counties,
when details will be worked out
by the chairmen for an extensive
campaign to be carried out in the
district. Moorehead Wright, state
chairman, will be present and assist
in the work. The meeting will be
held at the Elk Club.
Charles G. Henry, president of the
Arkansas Bank & Trust Company, is
1 district chairman of the district,
and W. A. Billingsley, president of
the First National Bank, is chairman
for Jackson county.
! LOCATES PLAN TO
SAVE MUCH FUEL
The Southern Cotton Oil Company
Burns Cinders and Makes Sav
ing of 12'/2 Per Cent Coal.
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If every industry in the United
I States would follow the example set
j by R. H. Scruggs, manager of the
| Southern Cotton Oil Company in
Newport, a great deal of the hue and
cry raised by reason of the coal
shortage would be eliminated. Last
Monday Mr. Scruggs began to look
about for some 'means of cutting
down the consumption of fuel at his
plant. He kept a strict account of
the amount of coal he burned on that
day. On Wednesday and Thursday
he took the ashes and cinders that
had accumulated in the fireboxes and
sifted the ashes from the quantity,
having nothing left but the cinders
and small pieces of coal that had not
I burned.
Mr. Scruggs had his fireman take
the cinders and small particles of
coal and dampen it, and burned it
along with the regular run of coal.
To his surprise he found that he had
made a saving of twelve and one-half
per cent of coal, Wednesday’s and
Thursday’s consumption of coal be
ing compared with Monday’s separ
ately.
So satisfactory was this saving
that Mr. Scruggs will follow the new
rule every day.
TRY THIS ON YOUR PIANO.
Amsterdam, Dec. 31.— (Corres
pondence of The Associated Press) —
It was Mark Twain who made the
discovery that the German language
abounded in words “so long that they
have a perspective.” His recoid of
a 37-letter word is easily beaten by
the Berlin Vorwaerts, which accuses
a well known Phn-German publicist
of being a:
“HUNGERFRIE DENSRESOLU
TIONSMEHRHEIESBISZUEN
DEBEKAEMPFER,”
To save time it may at once be
stated that this monstrosity is 53
letters long and it means “opponent
to the bitter end of the (Reichstag)
majority resolution for a hunger
peace.”
The assaulted Pan-German has so
far refrained from replying to the
accusation in suitable terms. Paper
is probably too scarce in Germany.
A SURE AND PROFIT
ABLE INVESTMENT.
Have Palmer, the tailor, make your
spring and summer suit now before
the rush. It will also pay you to,
have your suit and overcoat made
for next winter. Many are doing it.
Have Palmer, the Newport Tailor, do
yOur tailoring, t'so cleaning, press
ing, repairing and any kind of alter
ation done by an expert tailor.
52d6 IN OPERA HOUSE BLOCK.
A. Nutt’s Colyum |
Last night the manager called us
to the front. We thought he would;,
as usual, hand out his check for an
other month’s hard labor. Instead,
he handed us a bill for $47.95. He j
had been charging us with this col- j
umn all along at the regular rate of j
five cents per line, greatly to our
chagrin and financial embarrass
ment. This left us owing him $17.95,
for which we gave him our note,
payable in hard labor. However, the
sting was somewhat removed when he
said he had promoted us to the po
sition of office porter, the colored
man who held that position having
just answered the call of the draft ‘
and joined the army.
Hereafter and forever, another j
column will not be conducted by this
Nutt. . |
(Thank Goodness—Linotype Oper
ator.)
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.
On account of the bad condition of ;
the weather the tax collector was un- j
able to reach the following- points as
advertised, and will appear at the :
places on these dates:
Cache township, Algoa, Tuesday,
February 8. \
Cow Lake township, Eight Mile,
Wednesday, February 20.
Cow Lake towrtship, Proctor’s
School House, Thuisday, February
21.
Cow Lake township, Gourd Neck,
Friday, February 22.
Cache township, Burton’s Store,
Saturday, February 23.
Bateman township, Surrounded
Hill School House, Monday, Febru
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J. M. IVY,
Sheriff and Collector Jackson Coun
ty, Arkansas.
NOTICE.
Our cotton gin is running every
day, taking care of the cotton bolls,
which otherwise would go to waste.
Get busy, gather your bolls and
rush them to us.- We will buy th-m
in any quantities. Prices according
to grade. Call, write or phone.
N. D. Moon & Son,
43w2t. Swifton, Ark.
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NOTICE STOCKMEN.
I have at my dairy bam regis
tered Jersey and Holstein bulls for
service. Also a big Type Poland
China Boar. Fees—$5.00 for bulls,
due at time of service; for boar
$5.00 or one of the pigs at weaning
time. Every care will be taken to
prevent acciderits, but will not be re
sponsible should any occur.
254d3t, w3t. R. L. Robinson.
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announcements.
The Independent is authorised to
announce the candidacy of the follow
ing persons, subject to the action of
the voters at the city primary in
Newport, Wednesday, February 27,
1918.
For Marshal—
Abe Ballew.
G. C. Martin
For Recorder—
B. G. Graham.
For Mayor—
E. L. Watson.
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HARRY G. BRANDENBURG
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THE MERCHANT
—-HARRY SAYS—
Spring Styles—smart, stun
ning and sensible—are now on display
in his Ready-to-Wear Department. See
the Virginia Dare New York styles this
week in our windows. Fifty Spring
Dresses, every one different, at the
price you can easily afford. Also 100
New Spring Skirts, in Serges, Satin.
Silk, Poplin and Taffetas. In them you
get the smart style, perfect fit, material
and workmanship of the most fashion- a *
able modiste. They strike a new note ?
in fashion.
Come today. You will be welcome.
HARRY G. BRANDENBURG
THE MERCHANT
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Important Sale of 1
RAINCI >ATS
All Women’s and Children’s Rain
coats Have Been Divided Into
Three Groups Each
And marked at prices that will assure
their rapid clearawap—each group
provides savings hitherto unheard of
Prudent women will make it a point
to visit our store.
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LOT 1
All Women’s Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $5.00 and $6.00
_$3.45_
LOT 2
All Women’s Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $7.50 and $8.50
$4.95
LOT 3
\ All Women’s Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $12.50 and $15.00
|_$8.95_
LOT 1
All Children’s Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $3.00
$1.95
LOT 2
All Children’s Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $4.00 and $4’.50
$2.95
LOT 2
All Children’s Rain Coats
heretofore Priced $5.00 and $6.00
$195
ALL WINTER SUITS HALF-PRICE I
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Wolff- Goldman Merc. Co.
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