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WEATHER.
Tonight and Saturday fair, with
slowly rising temperature.
HERE AND THERE
For Rent—Barn. Appjy this of
| fice.
Forrest Abernathy is reported to be
getting along nicely from a severe
illness. J u
Knox menus snoes cheap. Ill Wal
tut street. dtf.
John W. Ferrell and J. P. Cypert
of Batesville were here last night
and today.
— ■for*'fllifat—Two furnished rooms.—
Mrs. L. B/^prant, 403 Leona Avenue.
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Mrs. E. R. Beane is very ill at her
W. E. Smith’s
Garage
810 Front Street
Phone 437
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We are at your ser- I
vice.
We do first-3lass work
at reasonable prices.
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home in Russell and Mrs. McHugh
and Mrs. Powell are at her bedside.
Drayage of all kinds handled
gomplly. Ph^ne No. 10. Chester
Robinson. 13-dtf
' Roy H. Hinkle and Joe Foster are
\gain at their posts of duty today af
ter an illness of several days with
influenza.
Wanted to buy an Iron Safe, me
dium size, state where it can be seen.
—Kimble & Co., P. 0. Bx. 135.
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Dr. A. A. Evans of Newark and
Dr. H. H. Smith of Calico Rock were
here last night returning from Little
Rock. <jj$!
Mrs. Hattie Threlkeld and Mrs.
Frank Vaughn, two of Weldon’s es
timable ladies are spending a day or
two with friends in our city.
Mrs. Joe Warren of Sulphur Rock
was here last night, coming to meet
her husband, who was returning home
from Cuba, where he has been for
several months on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Drummond and
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Moorehead have
moved into the newly built cottage
home of A. T. Hubiy on Newport ave
nue.
Mrs. W. J. Bernsburg of Little
Rock and one of that city’s most pop
ular musicians, is here today in the
interest of a musical concert compa
ny to be given in Little Rock at an
early date.
C. F. Dean is reported better this
morning, having suffered a severe
stroke of heart trouble yesterday.
For a while his condition was alarm
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Handsome, New Garment; for Fall and
Winter. Our Stock o! Ready*to-Wear
for Women and Children are the most
complete in our history.
Despite t'le unfavorable markets we
have protectel our patrons in point of
Style and Price.
Ladies’ Suits, Coats and Dresses in
Velours, Serges, Gabardines and all
other popular fabrics.
$12.00 to $75.00
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT
Stylish Velvet Hats in great variety.
This popular fabric is incorporated in
our displays in every imaginable form.
You will be delightfully pleased with
our new hats, also the low prices at
Rushton Dry Goods Co.
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ing, but his friends are glad to learn
that he is better.
At a meeting ot tne school board
last, night it was decided to open
next Wednesday or Thursday. It is
j thought by the health authorities
I that the influenza epidemic has
I about run its course and conditions
such that it would be alright to re
sume school work.
Prof. H. M. Hill and Mrs. Ira J.
Pickens of Walnut Ridge passed
through here last night, returning
from Batesville, where they attended
the United War Workers meeting.
Mrs. Pickens stopped off here and
spent the night with her sister, Miss
Eva Graham.
A beautiful tribute paid the mem
ory of the late Fred R. Suits by the
W. C. T. U. of this city was the adop
tion o£ a little French orphan boy in
his name. They will support the lit
tle fellow in the memory of of a
faithful co-worker of that organisa
tion. This beautiful tribute took the
place of a floral offering.
Walter Fife came in this morning
from Oklahoma City and to the sur
prise of his friends, brought with him
a bride, to whom we extend a welcome
to our city. The marriage was a
complete surprise to his many friends,
not one having been taken into his
confidence. However, he is being
congratulated upon having won a
splendid looking young ladjf of our
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The remains of Mrs. Sam Gist, who
died in Memphis Wednesday night
from pneumonia, were brought to
this city this morning for burial.
The body was carried to the under
taking rooms of Hayden & Holloway,
where a short funeral service was
read by Rev. W. B. Hays, burial fol
lowing in the family lot at Walnut
Grove. The husband of the deceased,
Sam Gist, is very low with the same
disease and is not expected to live.
Ferdinand Tonney was down from
Swifton this morning and stated the
health conditions at his home town
were much better and also said if
they were not better there would not
be much of them left. One of the
physicians and one nurse had been
able to return to Little Rock, from
which help was sent to Swifton. Sev
eral hundred cases has been in the
town, all caused from the people not
heeding restrictions placed upon
them, whole families and crowds con
gregating and exposing one another
to the malady. This has been the
case over the ‘county.
Prof. Edgar Williams and Miss
Dove Erwin returned from Bates
ville last evening, where they attend
ed a district meeting of the United
war workers of this district. Miss
Elizabeth Irby has been appointed the
Jackson County chairman for the
Liberty Girls and will enter upon her
duties at once. Prof. Williams is
chairman of the Liberty Boys and
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chairman. A very important meet
ing of the district workers will be
held in the school auditorium in this
city next week, when a number of
state workers will also be present.
In asking the people to Invest it
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, tht
government is not asking them to
ton a paying basis.
NOTICE OF BRIDGE TAX.
The tax books for the collection of
the Special Bridge Tax on real prop
erty in Bridge Improvement District
No. 1 of the City of Newport, Arkan
sas, for the fourth annual assessment
of said district, have been placed in
my hands. All owners of real prop
erty lying in said district are required
to pay their tax to me by the 1st
day of December, 1918. If such as
sessment be not paid by said date,
action will be taken for the collection
of said tax for the legal penalties
and cost.
Given under my hand on this the
29th day of October, 1918.
LOU MINOR,
158d30t. Collector.
NOTICE OF STREET IMPROVE
MENT TAX.
The tax books for the collection of
the special street tax on real proper
ty in Walnut Street Improvement
District No. 1, of the City of New
port, Arkansas, for the third annual
assessment of said district, have been
placed in my hands. All owners of
real property lying in said district
are required to pay their tax to me
by the 1st day of December,
1918. If such assessment be not
paid by said date, action will be taken
for collection of said tax for the legal
penalties and cost.
Given under my hand on this the
29th day of October, 1918.
LOU MINOR,
158d30t. Collector.
STATE NEWS.
Moorehead Wright of Little Rock,
state chairman of Arkansas, reports
that there has been a total of cash
sales of $10,500,000 War Savings
Stamps in Arkansas up to October 1,
with a maturity valuation of about
$12,000,000.
Col. V. Y. Cook of Batesville has
been appointed chairman of a finance
committed to take charge of a fund to
be raised by The Woman’s Memorial
Committee of Lake Village to erect
a shaft in honor of Gen. D. H. Rey
nolds of that city. The memorial
is to be built at Little Rock on the
state capitol grounds by a special or
der of the last legislature.
Mrs. Lula A. Westfall of Para
gould has received notice of the
death of her son, Oscar Ray Clayton,
who died from influenza on board a
transport enroute to France. He was
buried at sea with military honors.
Train No. 203, the Red Ball on the
White River road was derailed Wed
nesday, delaying all trains on that
division. No lives were lost, but a
member of the section gang who was
clearing the track, was injured from
a fall, his head being cut very badly.
He was carried through here yester
day by Dr. H. H. Smith of Calico
Rock, to the St. Vincent’s Infirmary
for treatment.
Twelve carloads of big, luscious
Washinton statte apples will b6‘
sent to the boys “over there” for the
holiday season by the Seattle Cham
br of Commerce. The consignment
will contain 1,500,000 apples. It is
believed this will be an especially ap
preciated gift, as it is declared ap
ples are not to be had in France.
It is now lawful to shoot wild duck,
the open season dating from Novem
ber 1 to Feb. 1, with a bag lim
it of twenty. The open season for
quail and partridges is from Novem
ber 10 to January 11. The trapping
season is from October 1 to March 1.
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