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Well, we write again to let the peo
ple know that we did not freeze dur
ing the recent blizzard.
Clarence Kidden has moved down
from Dayton, Ohio. He says there
has been some winter up there too.
D. L. Burgess was on the grand
jury last week.
Mrs. Phil Brown is on the sick list.
Mr. Jansen is preparing to build
a new house on the Moore farm.
Charles Lody is home this winter
from Wisconsin and is a regular vis- J
j itor at Bill Goad’s.
K Barney Heffington is preparing to 1
do some fencing. . j
Lewis Edens is settled in his new;
home.
Rev. J. W. Black died Saturday;
after a long illness, and was buried
Sunday at 12:30 at the Heard ceme- j
tery in charge of the Masons. He is
survived by his wife, two sons and j
four daughters.
Otis McDaniel is working for Un
cle Sam now (on the extra gang.)
Dan O’Brien is on the sick list.
J. P. Piker will move next week to
his new home.
Jim Smart has sold the Winchester
farm to Hubert Clark and a Mr. Wal
ker of Illionis.
Leon Land is improving slowly
from a severe case of pneumonia.
Dr. S. Daggett, formerly of Brad
ford, but stationed now at Deming,
-*• N. M. in the medical reserve corps, is
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reported seriously ill. Dr. Dagget’s
many friends in this community re
gret to hear of his illness, but wish
for him recovery.
Deputy Sheriff L. A. Edens has
been riding quite a lot in the last
two weeks, subpoening witnesses
to circuit court.
Wishing the Independent and Un
cle Sam success, I am
A. Citizen.
HERE AND THERE IN ARKANSAS
In a can of tomatoes, purchased at
a store < in McGehee particles of a
substance resembling ground glass
were found. After the discovery was
made six cans of the same tomatoes
were selected at random from the
store and opened. No one of them
contained the foreign matter. How
ever, to be on the safe side, the gro
cer withdrew the whole shipment
from sale.
George Wickersham, a goosebone
prophet of Yellville, says there will
be as many snows this winter as
there were fogs last August. There
were 20 fogs last August, according
to people who say they kept count.
Six srtows have fallen thus far this
year.
B. F. Spencer, of Marshall, Searcy
county, has prepared six articles of
food from persimmons. They are
persimmon syrup, persimmon pre
serves, persimmon jelly, persimmon
butter, dried persimmons and per
simmon breakfast food. All are said
to be appetizing and all are nutri
tious.
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WHY NOT
A RUG?
Why Not Cover Your Floors
With a Good Rug ?
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It will certainly save fuel, makes
for the comfort of the whole fam
ily, and might save a doctor bill.
We have a large stock, all qualities and prices,
from extra Wilton Velvet, to the cheapest.
Easy Terms If You Wish
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IS THE INEVITABLE RESULT OF A TRIP TO
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The Famous Health and Pleasure
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CHAS. B. SLOAT, A. G. P. A.
Little Roch, Arkansas
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Tuckerman Department
Sam Walker recently severed rela
tions with the Citizens’ Light and
Power Company and will pull the bell
cords over the backs of some Arkan
sas mules just as soon as the weather
will permit.
It pays to trade at Rieglsr’s, their
prices prove it. 48wtl.,
Mrs. W. M. Whitlow and daughter,*
of Adelaide, Barren township, visited
at the home of Rev. S. C. Vick several
days during last week.
Rev. B. L. Wilford, of Batesville,
presiding elder for the Batesville dis
trict of the Methodist church, is
scheduled to hold his first quarterly
conference here during the latter part
of this week. He has made several
dates previously for this purpose but
the weather conditions prevented him
from being- here.
Mr. Farmer, we have the largest
and most complete stock of Farming
Implements to be found anywhere,
all of which we purchased before the
big advances. Don’t overlook this
fact when making your purchases
for we can certainly save you some
money.—Riegler Mercantile Co. 48w2
The town officials began the en
forcement of the stock law this week.
Lots have been prepared for the re
ception of all stock found running at
large. Several animals have already
been shown the way into the pens and
the officials have declared their in
tentions of rigidly enforcing the law.
Arthur Reigler spent the day last
Friday at Jonesboro, where he went
for the purpose of being instructed
in the work being done by the gov
ernment, which has for its purpose
the eradication of evil from the ar
my and further safeguarding the sol
diers from such evils in the future.
This movement is as meritorious as
any being undertaken and the people
must furnish the necessary funds to
insure success in the undertaking.
Those who go into the army and help
fight the battles for freedom and
liberty of the world must have every
aid and comfort that can be given
them. Anything short of that will be
a reflection upon the honor and in
tegrity of our citizenship. While
they go out to do the fighting and
risk and lose their lives for us we
certainly can and will provide for
them. Whoever refuses to assist in
these various movements is a slacker
and should be openly condemned by
the entire citizenship. There is some
thing for every man, woman and
child to do in order that civilization
may win the war. Not only must we
conserve but we must put forth
greater efforts financially and physi
cally in order that our aims may be
successful.
Ladies, Riegler’s have just receiv
ed a beautiful lot of Silk Skirts in all
the latest spring styles and shades.
48wtf.
Mr. Raigler will probably have
charge of this new department of
work as far as Tuckerman and Bird
township are concerned and the peo
ple will be asked for money with
which to carry out the work which
has already begun. No doubt most
of our people will assist him in this
work in a financial way as well as
doing missionary work among others
in order that our community will not
fail in its duty.
Otis Armstrong left Tuesday for
Little Rock where he will look after
business matters for a few days.
Steve Graham left Tuesday night
for Memphis, where he will transact
business during the next few days.
Mrs. Susan Bandy left Tuesday for
Bay, Ark., where she will reside in
the future.
Our stock of household goods, such
as furniture of all kinds, stoves,
ranges, mattings and rugs was never
more complete and our prices are
absolutely “Lower than the Lowest.”
—Riegler Merc. Co. 48wtf.
Mrs. Henry Shetter has been very
ill during the past week, but is re
ported somewhat improved just now.
J. E. Bowen is on the sick list this
week.
Ulyssus W. Layton, a well known
farmer, whose home was about five
miles northeast of town, died from
the effects of an attack of pneumonia
one day last week. H« leaves a wife
and several children and several rel
atives who have the sympathy of
their friends in their bereavement.
Since the supreme court's decision
relative to bringing whiskey into the
state nearly every train going to and
returning from the north have been
loaded with passengers for Poplar
Bluff and return. Unfortunately
many citizens of this community have
allowed their appetites to get the
best of their will power and have
again been imbibing freely. Numer
ous drunks have been in evidence and
much whiskey has no doubt found its
way into the community.
The past week has been exceeding
ly pleasant as far as the weather is
concerned if we make a comparison
with conditions one month ago.
Nearly all of the snow and ice has
disappeared. The ground is becom
ing more settled and people have
again begun to work. Farmers are
picking cotton, repairing fences, and
doing other preliminary work pre
paratory to growing another crop.
We offer at a special bargain 24c.
percale at 12Wc per yard.—Riegler
Merc. Co. 48wtf.
The roads are in a worse condition
in this section of the country than
they have been in many preceding
months. The • thaw, together with
the melting snow and ice have caused
them to be completely saturated with
water. Most of the roads leading in
to town are in such bad condition
that teams can pull only small loads.
The present conditions prove how
very necessary it is that the country
must have good roads.
rviegusr s nave jusc- umuaucu a tui ,
of Royal Wire Fence, let them figure J
with you on your requirements. 48wtf j
The people of Tuckerman are
greatly interested in the work of the
Red Cross. Many of the ladies have
signified a willingness to help in the
work of sewing and knitting for the
organization. In order that they
might do the work in a systematic
and orderly way a branch to the
county chapter is in process of organ
ization. A meeting was held at the
Masonic hall last Monday evening to
complete the work necessary to or
ganization. A very large number of
people were present and officers were
elected to serve are as follows: L.
B. Smith, chairman; W. M. Tims,
vice chairman; E. V. Holt, treasurer;
F. L. Penix, secretary; Mesdames S.
C. Vick, James Graham and F. L. Pe
nix, members of the executive com
mittee.
The fourth and fifth grades of the
public school will render a patriotic
program, Friday night, Feb. 22nd.
Admission charges will be 15 and 25
cents. The proceeds will be used in
buying Liberty Bonds, which will be
the property of the school. This is a
movement that should meet with the
approval of everybody and such as
sistance as possible should be ren
dered those who have charge of the
work.
Battle Axe
We are congratulating ourselves on
escaping the overflow, which almost
everyone regarded as practically in
evitable; we attribute the escape to
the slowness with which the thaw has
come.
We have had no preaching service
at either the Methodist or the Baptist
church since November last; Metho
dists having no preacher and Baptists
no flue in church. Arrangements
have been made with Rev. Best of
Tuckerman to take charge of Ken
yon circuit and he began his work by
giving us a sermon last Sunday. He
intends to be here on the second and
I fourth Sundays at 11 a. m.
Appointment was • left for Elder
Weaver to preach at Methodist
church next Sunday. Trust by March
the weather will permit use of church
at Centerville.
Monday was an ideal spring day,
which put almost every one on the
hustle. The schools had their atten
tion called to the matter by the small
attendance, so many pupils remaining
out to pick cotton. Rain enough last
night to stop picking this morning,
but indications point to more picking
tomorrow, and perhaps some today,
j Few autos on the road last few
■days; get along fairly well on most
1 of our sandy roads, but mud in other
places is prohibitive, and cars mostly
remain in.
W. B. Straubie has recently put up
a new grist mill at Centerville, being
prepared to do his bit towards con
serving the wheat supply, by helping
to fo furnish a substitute.
Some signs of an intention to farm
later on—saw freight wagons unload
ing a nice lot of seed oats at Lind
ley and Hanley’s warehouse last
week, and also observed J. M. Forten
berry looking at new two-horse plovr.
True, a neighbor accused him of look
ing at the plow as a means of secur
ing credit, but Jim claimed to already
have more credit than was good for
him. I passed on and loft them to
settle the point.
Speaking of seed oats reminds us
that Elder J. L. Brown said last
spring that neighbor got excellent
results from sownig rye in the
spring, claiming it lasted longer for
pasture in spring than rye sown in
the fall on account of drouth, and the
seed being still on hand, suggests the
propriety of giving the theory a test,
as a rye pasture is a very valuable
asset.
The present session of court is at
tracting little attention at Battle
Axe, not as many of our people as
usual being called to help. We have
only one regular hand there, J. A.
Lindley, as foreman of grand jury;
and, up to date, have furnished a
small contingent of transients.
During all the stringency of fuel
supply in our late unpleasantness, I
have heard of only two who absolute
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ly gave up the struggle end left
home: one of our prominent citizen*,
the initials of whose name i* Judge B.
F. Tyer, pulled up and went to hie
brother’s in Tuckerman; and an ac
quaintance of mine, who was keeping
a boarding house at Norfolk, took hi*
family to his son’s at Guion. Shall
not give his initials, as he might find
out I’ve been telling on him.
The marrying Justice, R. F. Tyer,
tied another matrimonial knot yester
day. Guilty parties are P. A. Free
man, of Sharp county, and Miss Elsie
Stroud, living near us.
Mrs. J. W. Bowden and Mrs. Retha
Bowden are down today visiting their
sister, Mrs. Hubert Hanley.
Sunday school to be organized next
Sunday.
A partial report of the sorghum
production of Grant county last fall
shows 7,545 gallons.
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