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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
*\ The Independent has been au
thorized to make the following
^announcements of candidates,
Subject to the action of the Dem
•<?ratic Primary.
For Congress—
GEORGE T. HUMPHRIES
W. A. OLDFIELD
For Prosecuting Attorney—
EARL C- CASEY
-For County Judge—
W- D. McLAIN
JAMES H. JOHNSTON
JOHN A. MELVILLE
O. W. SCARBOROUGH
For Sheriff—
J. F. McCUISTION
ABE BALLEW
For Representative—
J. M. MARDIS
W. M. SHAVER
J. U. ARD
For Treasurer—
JOHN H- CAMP
JESSE W. SHUFORD
J. M. IVY
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For School Superintendent—
H. L. LAMBERT
E. H. BOWMAN
J. M. BALCH
For Coroner—
HENRY GRANT
J. T. CRAFT
W. H. NOLEN
UNION TOWNSHIP
For Constable—■
W. T. GUIN
CLYDE WOOD
MUNICIPAL OFFICES.
Subject to the Action of City
Primary, February 26.
For Marshal—
W. H. CAROUTHERS
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Additional Local.
E. E. Herndon of the Weldon
public school was here today.
Misses Claudia Smith and Zoe
Toler of Swifton were shopping
in our city today.
J. L. Bishop has been right
sick for several days with mala
rial fever.
For Sale—E. L- Watson home
place, three lots corner Second !
and Main. Apply to 0. D. Wat-1
aon or C. M. Erwin- 07dtf.
Mrs. W- W. Dutton and son,
Wallace went down to Brinkley
th is afternoon to spend several
days with Mrs. R. B. Nance.
Lon L. Campbell left on No. 3
yesterday for Hope to join his
wife for the holidays.
C. L. Shoffner of Shoffner was
here last night en route home
from Hot Springs.
E. H. Bowman, the genial can
didate for county superintendent
was in from Grubbs today ming
ling with friends.
Buy your Christmas turkey,
goose, duck, or chicken of
Combs Poultry and Egg Com
pany. Price reasonable and
nicely dressed poultry. 21d3
Miss Willie Mashburn left this
morning for her home at Mel
bourne for fhe Christmas vaca
tion. She was joined here by
her sister, Miss Lillie Mashburn,
who teaches at Heber Springs.
For Rent—Nicely furnished
front room. 215 Vine st. dtf.
Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street. dtf.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hurley
are in from Diaz to spend two or
three days with their mother,
Mrs. M. 1’. Hurley.
Captain and Mrs. James T.
Henderson left yesterday for
Pulaski, Tenn. to spend the holi
days with relatives at the old
home.
If everybody who sends Christ
mas packages only puts one Red
Cross Seal on every individual
package (and it will only cost 1
cent) and only buys 5, 10 or 25
cents wortn, it win neip to
maintain a state institution
where tuberculosis patients may
be properly treated and it will
help Arkansas and your own lo
cality to get rid of tuberculosis.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Wilmans
will arrive from Louisiana this
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Folbre of
Forrest City and Robert Laird of
Memphis, will arrive this after
noon to complete a family reun
ion at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
R. M. Laird and Mr. and Mrs. E.
P>. Wilmans.
Lawrence Bailey is home from
Pine Bluff for the holidays.
Attorneys J. B. McCaleb and
Lyman F. Reeder of Batesville
were here last night en route
home from Little Rock, where
they were attorneys in the suit
of Levee District No 2 against
the Rock Island railroad.
Dibrell Vaughn will leave on
No. 3 for his home at Little
Rock to spend Christmas day
with his parents. He will be ac
companied by A. V. Thebo, with
McFadden Bros., who will be his
guest for the visit.
A Special program at the Pal
ace Theatre tonight—two prom
inent two part features. “Ex
oneration’^ two part Puritan
the entire picture by the Dom
ino Company. “A Pitfall On the
Installment Plan” featuring J.
Warren Kerrigan in a two part
American drama. “Man of the
Wilderness,” a Majestic special
by their best players. 5200 feet
in all—the regular price of 5 and
10 Cents. dlt
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k- is an effective system regulator and bowel ■
b tonic. Persons of a constipated habit find U
J it to be just what they need to re-establish jKL
regular bowel movements and to correct the Ft^k
'W^ s evil effects of the disorder in the skin and B
» blood. It drives out the impurities that B ■
V I /■ have accumulated in the system. Removes
vL /b sallowness, bad breath, pimples, skin erup- wQ
tions, and restores the ruddy hue of health
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__CITY DRUG STORE, SPECIAL AGENTS
We wish our Patrons
A Merry Christmas
and
A Happy New Year
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Office of The Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific Railway Company.
Chicago, 111., Nov. 15th, 1913.
To All Stockholders of The Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Company:
A special meeting of the stockhold
ers of the company will be held at the
office of the company in the City of
Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday the
31st day of January, 1914, at ten
o’clock a. m., for the purpose of vot
ing upon the acceptance by the com
pany of a lease of the line of railway
of the Rock Island, Stuttgart and
Southern Railway Company, extend
ing from Mesa, Prairie County, Ark
ansas, in a southerly direction through
the counties of Prairie and Arkansas
to Stuttgart, Arkansas County, Ark
ansas, a distance of approximately 22
miles; said lease to extend for a
term of 999 years from February 1,
1914, upon such terms and conditions
as may be agreed upon.
H. U. Mudge, President.
Geo. H. Crosby, Secretary.
'.Voman S-G-l r !’ •• T>
rorn Nervous Breakdown
Impoverished ncr\ - lestr iy many
people be ore t ir t •: ■ ( ' n be
in' a sufferer re; es what the
is, be is on ;M verge of a
«te nervous breakdown. It
11 ihe utmost importance to keep
nervous - stem in ■■ sod con
us the nerves are i lie source
bodily power. Mr- Rosa
S-5 \ 18th St., Birming
. Ala., says:
e been suffering with nerv
' pi istrati >n for nine or ten
Have tried : ny of the best
-Mrs m Birmingham, but they all
e ! to reach my c use. I would
: i* if I was smothering; finally
" ent into convulsions. .My little
| . r! saw ■
Dr. Miles’ Nervine
' -c 1 in the papers and I at
, ;.\::uii to take It. I continued
' 1 * ? in.e time and r.ow I
on weh."
t ' hi are troubled with loss of
"! ' -c. poor digestion, weakness,
o mty t>- m- p; if you are in a
=■ 11 :1* r-”i • uwn condition and
•:ah:e to bear your part of the
. -h' grind of life, you need sorae
iiv; to Strengthen your nerves.
\ ., may not reilize what is the mat*
v ■ ' -,t that is no reason
. ay you suouiJ delay treatment
Dr. Isles’ Nervine •
has proven its value in nervous dii
orders for tuirty years, and merit!
a trial, no matter how many other
remedies have failed to help von.
Sold toy all druggist*. If firstbottle
tells to bensflt your money It returned.
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