For Rent—one furnished front bed
room with steam heat. Phone 189 oi
call at 323 Main street. 223d4t
C. C. Christopher, representing a
button factory of Muscatine, Iowa,
was interviewing trade here today
for a few hours, leaving on the noon
local for White River points.
Archie Blevens, a most excellent
young man of Jamestown, who was
recently discharged from Camp Pike,
and while en route home passed
through Newport, died Wednesday of
influenza.
For Rent—Two furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Apply Mr;.
L. B. Grant, 403 Leona St. 14dtf
W. C. Barnhardt and C. M. Davis,
representing the Southern Road and
Brick Builders of Little Rock, were
here yesterday on business in connec
tion with the proposed new bridge tc
be built across White river.
Mrs. T. S. Jones of Little Rock,
who has been the guest of Mrs. James
T. Buchanan of Walnut street for a
week, left for Swifton at noon today
to visit Mrs. J. C. Snow for a day or
two before returning to Little Rock.
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
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Unloading' Sale
We are still leading the town in value giving end it will be to
your advantage to come in and share m the wonderful bargains we ]
are offering right now. We must have room for the new Spring
merchandise arriving daily and every article in the house is maiked
down to effect a quick clearance. On account cf the limited space j
we quote below just a few of the many bargains that are awaiting you. I
25c quality Ginghams, sale price per yard..—.. 17 l*2c
30c quality Outing Flannel, sale price per yard... 17 l-2c ' I
Ladies’ Ribbed Union Suits, formerly sold for $1.50, sale price.$1.00 I *
Men’s Corduroy Pants. These pants are easily worth $5.00 a j
pair but will go in this big unloading sale, the pair.~.$3.45 lijiffi
We still have on hand all sizes in Men’s Gray Flannel Shirts sold |
before at $2.00, priced for this sale at.~.- —._$1.45 1
* Only a pair to a customer. Something every working man will ap- g
! predate, Heavy Blue denim overalls in all sizes that are sell- 1
ing all over town at $2.50 and $3.00 a pair will be sold in |
this big unloading sale, the pair.....— $1.95 I
One lot of Men's Blue Work Shirts regular $1.00 value, sale ^ I
We ha /e a compl ?te line of sines for the entire family that are g
greatly reduced for this big unloading sale. Don t fail to attend this ■
I Memphis Store |
WEATHER.
Tonight fair, somewhat colder
freezing; Saturday fair with rising
temperature.
HERE AND THERE
Mrs. W. W. Moore continues quit<
sick.
Judge O. W. Scarborough is in St
Louis for several days on business.
For Sale—Ford car in good condi
tion. See Bert Snetser. 184dt
Sidney C. Mack returned this morn
ing from St. Louis, where he has beei
for several days on business.
Miss Marie Fender will leave thi
evening for her home at Walnu
Ridge to spend Sunday with her par
ents.
C. W. Garrison, representing th
Hessig Ellis Drug Company of I\lcm
phis, was calling on our druggists to
day.
Charles E. Hipolite, who has th
influenza, is getting along nicely, bu
“Made in Newport”
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SWITOW’S CANDY
On Front Street
Next door to Hurley’s
lie will be kept at home for several
days.
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Knox menus snoea cheap. Ill Wal
nut street. dtf.
George Foushee was in town this
morning and said that his two little
children had been quite sick, but are
now improving.
Miss Susie Lindsey returned this
• morning from her home at Athens,
Alabama, and w’ill spend some time
here with relatives.
f Mr. and Mrs. Walter Coe of Tuck-1
erman were down shopping today and
• visiting his brother and wife, Mr. and
1 Mrs. Charles K. Coe.
WANTED—Nice clean rags at the
i Independent office,
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Miss Marguerite Morton of Mem
phis was here last night, being en
route to Batesville to visit her sister,
3 Mrs. Charles Prather.
Circuit Court at Batesville ad~
journed yesterday afternoon and
court stenographer Ira J. Pickens was
3 here last night on his return home to
t Walnut Ridge.
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Private W. C. Albright, whose home
is up the White River road, was here
last night, returning from Vernon,
Texas, where he has been in the ser
vice of his country.
Drayage of all kinds handled
romptly. Phone No, 10. Chester
Robinson. 13-dtf
W. A. Isgrig of Newark, who has a
position at Little Rock, was at the
Hazel hotel last night, being enroute
to Newark, where his wife is the
principal of the school.
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Strictly Cash No Approvals I
Rushton’s
The Store of Qualit•'
and values |
Starts Saturday 18th
We can not give detailed description of
this sale. Come and see for yourselves
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Rev. Mr. Lyman-Wheaton is recov
ering very nicely from his recent ill
ness and hopes to be able to leave to
morrow evening for New York tc
spend several weeks with his mother
recuperating.
Rev. H. T. Crumpton, pastor of the
Baptist church at Batesville, was
here yesterday going down to Little
Rock, where he will attend the Bible
school of his church, which is in ses
sion there for two weeks.
ATTENTION CAR OWNERS—
We have taken over the Collier build
ing on Front street, which will ac
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 youi
car look new. Snetser Paint Shop.
219d61
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Fletcher re
turned this morning on the earlj
train from St. Louis, where thej
were called a week ago by the death
of his mother. Mr. Fletcher is i
salesman for the Heinemann drj
goods store.
Miss Kathryn Morris of Little Rod
came up on the noon train to see hei
brother, Lawrence Morris, who has
just returned from the navy and is
here visiting his many relatives, in
cluding Mr. and Mrs. Fred Parish anc
Mrs. Tom McNeese.
Thornton Bandy, who has beer
quite sick at the home of his brother
Dixon Bandy, has returned to his
work at Little Rock, but expects tc
leave in the near future for Colorado
in the hopes of benefitting his health
which has not been good for some
time.
Mrs. O. W. Scarborough received
a message this morning from hei
son, Dr. James I. Scarborough, in
which he said he had been transferred
from Camp Logan at Houston, Texas
to the United States Base Hospital
No. 1 at Fort Sam Houston, San An
tonio.
Mrs. Dora Penix came down fron:
Tuckerman this morning to be with
her mother, Mrs. Mary Jowers, anc
sister, Mrs. Pleas Helms on the East
Side, both of whom are very sict
with influenza. However, they art
reported to be slightly improved this
morning.
Senator Marcus Bone and repre
sentative W. M. Thompson of Bates
ville were here yesterday morning
going home to look after business ir
court. They are members of the state
legislature at Little Rock and were
off for the week end to look after per
sonal business.
The Christian Endeavor of th<
Christian church entertained eacl
other and their friends last evening
with a very pleasant social meeting
in the church basement, where manj
attractive features of entertainmeni
were happily carried out. A large
crowd was out and an unusually fine
lunch served at the concluding hours
John Puckett of Tuckerman was
here last night on his return fron
Ratesville, where he and his brother
Hunt Puckett, and E. A. Billingslej
of Augusta, have recently purchasee
the Casey Drug Company and have
taken charge. The three gentlemei
own a string of drug stores, including
the ones at Tuckerman, Augusta and
the one now at Batesville.
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Frank Hoofman went to Alicia this
morning to attend the funeral of his
friend, Gus Mosely, who died Monday
of this week at Denver, Colorado
from a long illness of tuberculosis.
The body accompanied by the wife
and two children, also two brothers,
reached Alicia last night by way of
Hoxie, the funeral being held this af
ternoon. The deceased was well
known by many Newport people, who
regret to learn of his death. He had
been in Colorado for two years.
On the passenger at noon today
going north, were a large number of
soldiers going home from Camp Pike,
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where they had just been mustered
out of service. They were a happy
bunch and all wore a chevron on the
upper part of their left sleeve, show
ing they had been in service in France
for six months and some were mem
bers of the Triangle Division, which
is the 87th. Others wore the gold'
star, signifying they were among the
first fifty thousand sent to France
and had been in service almost a year.
Tom Sellers, a mechanic in the
employ of the Van Dyke garage, was
called to Searcy Wednesday night by
the illness of his 11-months-old baby,
who was suffering from bronchial
pneumonia. The little one died just
a few hours after the father’s arrival.
The mother died a few months ago
and the baby was being cared for by
relatives. Mr. Sellers has only re
cently been discharged from army
services, having been in Siberia for
quite a while, where he served as an
aviator’s mechanic for more than a
year.
Subscribe for the Independent.
LOST.
Three black mules, 6 years old in
j the spring, weigh between 900 and
1000 lbs; 2 brown nose, 1 white nose;
Two mare mules and one horse mule
—one of them is dishfaced. Reward
for information leading to recovery.
! 39w4t G. M. Dudley, Swifton, Ark. f Aft
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Join the Red Cross.
_Wnlff-fioldman Merc. Co<BHMMMMiWolff-Goldinan Merc. Co.mmmm*"
I Nothing Charged Nothing C. 0. D. Nothing on Approval
Real Wolff-Goldman
Clearance Sale
NOW
IN PROGRESS
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS!
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The wonderful success of this Sale from
the beginning clearly demonstrates the
good judgment and thrift of the buyers
who are daily taking advantage of this
extraordinary opportunity.
THE LAST WEEK
This is the last week of our big clearing
sale—and we advise anticipating your
wants for now and for months to come, at
these worth while reductions.
If you haven’t attended this sale ask your
neighbor about it.
Wolff-Goldman Merc.
“The Home of Good Merchandise**