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Contributed by the Independent’s ^§*y
X Special Corps of Correspondents X
PICKETT LAKE.
Mr. Walter Mayberry was a New
port visitor Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. Eliza Furnatter is visiting
ilt daughters at Remmel this week.
Miss Myrtle Miller visited her moth
er Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hatcher of Tu
pelo visited relatives in this vicinity
Saturday and Sunday.
Among those who attended the ball
at Fitzhugh from here, were Messrs.
Dick Peebles, Ed Harris, Frank John
and Lester Hatcher. All report a
nice time.
Dewey Hatcher returned Saturday
from a visit to friends at Tupelo.
Cliff Jones was over at Mrs. Furnat
ter’s Saturday, but there wasn’t any
one at home.
Mrs. Lumley visited Mrs. M. E. and
Allie Camp Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Mayberry were
pleasant callers at C. C. Hatcher’s
Sunday evening.
Misses Effie Costello and Joe Martz
are staying with Mrs. C. C. Hatcher
this week,
Mrs. Allie Camp and sister, Miss
Miller, were shopping at Auvergne
Wednesday.
Mrs. Nellie Keen of Hutchinson is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Lula Hatcher.
Mr. and Mrs. Ches Calici are the
proud parents of a fine baby boy.
Mrs. Elizabeth Furnatter returned
from Remmel Tuesday.
Miss Effie Costello and Mrs. E.
Camp were Shoffner visitors Satur
flQTf
stead of the regular pastor, Rev. Mr.
Blackwell.
The county candidates, chaperoned
by C. E. Smith, came in force last
Friday, and spoke to a large gather
ing of Bird township voters at the .
Centerville school building. They dis
tributed cards promiscuously and made
promises still more promiscuously.
Charley' says he can pilot the boys
over the county,showing the near cuts
and by-roads to every precinct, but
on the morning on the 2f>th, when the
embarkation for th» Saline river trip
begins, shall have to bid most of them |
farewell—doesn’t know the way up the
river.
Jim Ard says that if he had the elo- I
quence of Simmons, the erudition of
Shaver and the gall of Mardis, he
could take his former record in the
legislature and gold-headed cane and
be elected president. Don’t know a
bout that, Jim. Running for presi
dent, you know, is a mighty big under
taking. But I suspect you might be
elected governor—if you could get
votes enough.
If the solons who made it a penal
offense to kill a backbird coud see
them by the millions here waiting to
destroy the sprouting corn, oats, etc.,
they' would very probably get busy re
pealing that statute and substituting
p resolution providing for national aid
in exterminating said bird. Do you
suppose any of them ever saw flocks
of these birds flying over in lines
sc long you could not see either end?
Or do ymu imagine any of them ever
had the pleasure of having to plant
over an entire field of corn to replace
a nice stand destroyed by' these same
pests? It may be in order to protect
i"“eetivorcus birds, but most Jackson
county people will agree that the
blackbird needs no protection.
Scribbler.
Yes, that home you think of buying when you have the price,
need not be a dream for long if you open a bank account. Even
l dollar will start that. Economize on your expenditure and
wmnence today—here—where we welcome just such accounts
u ;ours. We will help you.
ARKANSAS BANK & TRUST CO.
NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
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Miss Olga and Miss Alta Roberts
came up from Tuckerman to 13 Sid
ing the 1st to take charge of their
schools.
Mrs. 13. Harcwick is still right sick.
Tom Mitchell’s little child is very
pick with pneumonia.
The Payne girl, at Mrs. Mitchell’s,
is sick.
Kenney Richardson visited C. Rig
gers Sunday.
Several girls talk of going to pick
berries at Judsonia.
Sam Swann’s adopted child. Miss
Ethel Arnett, and Walter Dunn’s wife
left here for Cairo, Illinois. Sam
Swan and Pink Winkle went in quest
of them.
DENMARK.
Weather fine and health is good in
this community.
Preaching the last few days at Lib
erty, with small attendance, by two
Christian ministers.
Bessie Bros, of Pleasant Plains, clos
ed the sale with A. H. Edwards for the
grist and saw mill, cotton gin and all
fixtures at this place Saturday.
Now that we have a precinct es
tablished at this place, which has been
a long felt want, as the voting popula
tion mostly is mostly in the western
! half of Barren township, we will poll
! a large vote March 25th.
j If the saw mill at this place could
! furnish more sawdust, we could soon
have main street at this place passa
ble.
Allen McCauley of Bliss was in town
Saturday.
We learn at this writing that a Miss
Burrow of Pleasant Plains, who fell
in the fire a few days ago, is not ex
pected to live.
Miss Grace Burnett and Miss Hazel
Cross of Denmark visited Miss May
and Sylvia Alexander last Sunday.
Now as there is some sign of spring,
Mr. Ellsworth Van Winkle is giving
some old-fashioned shin digs.
The young girls say it was a show
to see a six foot man dance at J. L.
Alexander’s last Wednesday night.
L. A. Alexander, having procured
farming implements is training his
gray mules to the plow.
More Anon.
Mr. Rhines has employed quite a
number of hands to make boards for
him this week.
I suppose everyone will begin to get
ready to farm in the near future—if
it doesn’t stay too cold.
Bright Eyes.
BATTLE AXE.
Farmers got in two days of oat-sow
ir.g, seeding an unusually large acre
age, but rain Tuesday evening put a
quietus to further work in that line
for awhile. Generally, the land now
being put in oats is where the wire
worm destroyed the corn and cotton
last year, and this is an experiment
that some tried with fairly satisfac
tory results last year, when the worm
had gotten in his work in 1912. They
produced a fair crop of oats and after
wards a luxuriant crop of crabgrass.
Mr. Forest Penix and wife spent
last Sunday with J. W. Lindley, Mrs.
Penix’s father. Forest (we called
him Buddy before he became a bene
dict,) is now a full-fledged farmer and
is becoming brown-skinned and horny
handed.
J. W. Lindley is now feeding some
thing over four hundred head of cattle.
We suppose he will be among the num
ber glad to see grass come, as pas
tures are all eaten out and he must
feed from the barn.
Rev. Mr. McDaniel preached for the
Christian church here Sunday in
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BANDY’S CHAPEL.
There is a telephone line leading
from Pond Switch to Tuckerman.
Pink \\ inkles and wife are the par
ents of a ten-pound boy, born on the
twentieth.
Mrs. Watson goes to Dr. Willis
weekly to be treated for cancer.
Mrs. Grant Welty, who lived east of
Village creek, is dead. She leaves
several children.
Brother Talkington being sick Sun
day, he failed to fill his appointment.
Mrs. Lucy Penix has been on the
sick list.
- m i ar>d wife have the 9th
cmld at their house—four girls and i
five boys.
j Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Penix passed
; Sunday going in the direction of her
father’s.
March came in like a lion, and we
suppose, will go out like a lamb.
Miss Allie Smith has pneumonia.
Miss May Smith had typhoid fever,
but is better.
Lee Bass has returned from Mis
sissippi.
Some of the folks met Miss Olga
Roberts at B Siding Sunday night.
There are three new telephone lines
being put in here. It is a cheaper sys
tem than the former.
; Mrs. Myrtle Boatman left on the
I 13th for Hobart, Oklahoma.
Mrs. Hartwick is having trouble
[ with her back.
Aunt Babe Biggers and Mrs. Joe
j Davis spent the day with Mrs. Hart
i wick on the 20th.
| i Joe Davis got eight and three
[ | fourth cents per pound for hens.
II The good roads proposition is en
[ | gaging the minds of a good many.
I j Well, it ought to be strong for our
II roads have been very bad this season.
A. MINK
CONTRACTOR
and BUILDER
li An Opportunity To Make Yon
A Bid.
IDENCE 1511 DEWEY AVE.
IDEAL LAUNDRY
C. H. WALTON
Proprietor
Washing called for and delivered
to all parts of the city
PHONE 150
Agents Wanted In Every Town
I Comini University of Arkansas Glee Club
I The Club will give a Concert at the I T JJ-T QF) A V 10
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^ PROMPTLY SERVED £8i
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GRUBBS.
The week has quietly passed away
with very little done on account of
the weather, part of the time ' sing
very cold
D. J. Browning left for Jonesboro
last Wednesday with his daughter,
where he took her to the doctors for
treatment. The little girl has been
bothered some time with head trouble
which has been very unpleasant. They
arrived home Friday with the little
girl much improved.
Mike Denton left last Wednesday
for Jonesboro on business and re
turned home Saturday.
Deputy Sheriff A. T. Guffey was
called home Friday from Newport on
account of his baby being very sick,
but the little fellow is getting aong
nicely now.
The candidates for prosecuting at
torney began to arrive here Thurs
| day morning about 10 o’clock, but o
| wing to some of them being a little
! late, speaking never began until late.
I J. S. Gibson of Hoxie came in on the -
10 o’clock, and wanted to go out on
it, so he was given the time first. The
store of E. Mayer was used for the
speaking, there being several present.
Mr. Gibson only announced himself
to the voters of Grubbs townwship and
made a few remarks, thanked Mr.
Williamson for letting him come first,
then introduced Mr. Hugh William
son of Stone county, as candidate for
the same office, who made a brief !
statement of the duties of the prose- j
cuting attorney and gave some good
promises if elected, closed and intro
duced Mr. Earl Casey of Batesville as
a candidate for the same office. Mr.
Casey told of his qualifications and
experience he had as deputy under Mr.
Erwin. He made some good promis
es also and introduced Mr. Matheny of
Newark who gave his past experience
and what he had done in his past life.
He closed with the introduction of I
Thornberry Gray of Independence j
county. Mr. Gray made quite a talk. ,
He told what he had done and what
he would do if elected. And the meet
ing closed. They were all good j
fellows and sure of being elected *
Our City Bakery is now ready for
business and will be turning out light i
bread right away. I
Moon & Ivy have sold their entire
stock of groceries to W. H. Hale and
the business will be run at the same
old stand.
J. L. McElrath is putting the mate
rial on the ground for his new cot
tage on Barnwell avenue, and work
will commence at once.
Ray Webster is now putting the fin
ishing touches on J. T. Malone’s resi
dence on Barnwell avenue.
Grubbs township will storm the
court house again on the 4th, as the
case between Lizzie Murphy and John
Smith is set for that day. Very near j
ly everybody is summoned. They ah
would have been, but the sheriff gave
out before he got around and there
will be a few left at home.
The good ladies of Grubbs town
ship had better look out on the 14th.
The candidates are coming and the
chickens will suffer. We have 3 can
didates for road overseer here. I
don’t know who will get it, but from
the looks of the roads it will take all
of them to keep the road so the peo
ple can travel them.
We are informed that the ladies of
the Baptist church here will prepare
' dinner and have it on the ground on
i the 14th, which will be the day the
' candidates speak here, and charge 25c
! for dinner. They are trying to build
I a church. They have a good donation
i already and will make it.
j A series of sermons are being had
this week at the Christian church by
Elder Jesse Lashlee of Cash, Arkan
! sas. How long it will hold, we have
j not learned.
! On the evening of March the 1st, at
3 o’clock p. m., there arrived at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. McMur
ry a seven and a half pound baby boy.
Mother and babe are getting along
| nicely, but “Me,”, as we call him, is
not doing so well.
Happy Jack.
Hats Cleaned And Blocked
Old hats made new
is the time to hay*
spring hatd \
guaranteed"^
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