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T|HE INDENPEDENT
Entered at the postoffice, Newport
Arkansas, as second class mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
DAILY—Single copy, 5 cents; per
ireek, 15 cents; per month, 50 cents;
per year, $5.50, in advance, by carrier
bi city, by mail in country.
WEEKLY—$1.50 per year, payable
in advance.
Members of the Associated Press.
The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication of
all news dispatches credited to it or
not otherwise credited in this paper
and also the local news published
herein.
All rights or republication of spe
cial dispatches herein are also re
served.
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
It is gratifying to witness the spir
it with which the business men are
taking hold of the formation of the
Chamber of Commerce in Newport.
There will be little division of opinion
as to the proper manner to be em
ployed in making the organization a
sound institution, and further grati
fying still is the unity that prevails
among our business men. Just as we
are all working for the success of our
nation, in war, should we labor for the
Chamber of Commerce in Newport.
Through this institution not only will
^ we as individuals progress, not only
will our little city become a greater
and bigger city, not only will indus
tries be added to our cities and the
county’s undeveloped resources be
’ placed in action, but the many patri
otic acts which we will be called upon
to perform, and which obligations are
gladly discharged, will be easily and
• systematically carried out, without
the work falling on the shoulders of
too many individuals.
We should like to cite our neighbor
city of Jonesboro as an example. The
Chamber of Commerce there brought
the place from the ranks of dead
ones to one of the state’s thriving
cities. Without the Chamber of
Commerce you would yet hear Jones
boro referred to as a dead town.
Newport is not a dead town, however.
It is a splendid, progressive little
city, but it is not progressive enough.
All it lacks is organization and the
Chamber of Commerce will bring,
that. And with such a town as New- 1
port for material to work with, can
you imagine the great result that will
come from organization ? The reve- ,
lation will be marvelous.
The Independent in a day or two
will publish an account of some of the
things that have accrued from organ- j
ization in Jonesboro, explained in a ;
letter to the Independent from the !
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce there, who, hearing of the .
movement on foot here, was one of j
the first to give Newport encourage
ment with facts.
For Sale—Eggs, pure bred Buff j
Orpingtons, $1.26 per setting. Ad-1
dress Mrs. C. C. Byrd, Grubbs, Ark.
60w2t
Estrayed—One frosty colored or
bhie roan, two year old steer, un
marked, strayed from my farm dur
ing snow. Liberal reward for infor
tn leading to recovery.—S. M.
502w.
MARTIN IS AGAIN
ELECTED MARSHAL
(Continued from page I).
C. P. Bandy.....144
For Aldermen—•
C. J. Saenger-117
Jesse Williams_119
$
Tom Johnson_ 1
R. J. Huguley- 3
For Committeemen—
Adam Lockai'd-143
A. T. Hubly___—.—141
J. H. Johnson_140
Secopd Ward
! For Mayor—
E. L. Watson_158
| For Recorder—
B. G. Graham_158
For Marshal—
G. C. Martin_ 94
Abe Ballew _60
For Treasurer—
C. P. Bandy_ 156
j For Aldermen—
i Tom Hutson_145
W. H. Snetser_144
!S. G. Parker_ 11
J. L. Bevens- 1
! For Committeemen—
I Adam Lockard_153
A. T. Hubly_ 153
J. H. Johnson_151
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Gourd Neck ||
Not having seen any items in the
Independent from this place we will
try to write a few.
We have been having some pret
ty weather for the past few days and
hope it will continue so people can
garden.
Miss Eva Smith spent Sunday
night with Miss Rotha Lail.
Wm. Wilson is very ill with pneu
monia and swamp fever.
Our school will close Wednesday
evening with a short program. Ev
erybody invited to attend.
Little Miss Alafa Smith spent the
day Sunday at Beedeville with rela
tives.
Mrs. T. T. Lail and children spent
Sunday afternoon with Mrs. David
Edwards.
It is reported that a stave mill is
to be located in our vicinity this com
ing spring.
Dr. King was called to the home of
Mr. Bryant Bennett Sunday after
noon to see three sick children.
1U loo 1»UUIV
week-end with homefolks at Beede
vilie, returning Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. W. H. Ray is ill at this writ
ing.
Mr. Sam Capps, who has been very
ill for the past two weeks is reported
to be lots better at this writing.
We understand that Mr. Dee Brown
is going to move to Shoffner Tues
day.
John and Lemuel Lail were cutting
wood Friday and Saturday. They
say they are preparing for cold wea
ther.
Emil Johnson rides to school every
day.
George Stewart is very ill.
Two School Girls.
STRAWBERRY PICKERS ARE
WANTED.
We want for the coming strawber
ry crop one thousand (1,000) pickers;
picking will start about the latter
part of April. Houses furnished to
families. We have raised the price
to two and one-half (2Vz) cents per
quart. Apply to Shippers Union,
Judsonia, Ark. 4 50w8t
GARDNER-HOWARD MARRIAGE.
(From the Daily Clarion-Ledger,
Jackson, Miss., Feb* 19th.)
The attractive home of Dr. and
Mrs. H. H. Howard, 720 Hoseneath
street, was the scene of an impressive
and beautiful marriage on Sunday
afternoon at half past two o’clock,
when the lovely blue-eyed daughter,
Miss Hester Agnes Howard, became
the happy bride of Dr. Powell Beall
Gardner, whose home is in Kenyon,
Arkansas—a young physician of
great promise, and who has already
achieved distinction in his health
work in foreign lands.
The only shadow of the happy
event was that Dr. Howard, who is
; now in scientific work in South
America for his countr-y, could not
| arrive in time to consign his daugh
| ter to the proud care of the man of
I her choice. Thus it was that Mrs.
i Howard s Dimner-in-iaw, mi. o. v..
: Hall, assisted her in welcoming the
I guests and dispensing the charming
hospitality of the home.
The fact that Dr. Gardner has
been called to the West Indies to
make scientific research at once
brought about the quickest arrange
! ments for an immediate marriage, as
the young lover refused to go with
out the companionship of the girl of
his choice.
Dr. and Mrs. Gardner left on the
afternoon train for their honeymoon
in New Orleans; and in a few days
: will return to Jackson to visit the
bride’s mother, and then go to visit
the groom’s relatives in Arkansas.
Dr. Howard may arrive in Jackson
to be with his children for a short
time; if not, he will meet them in
New York before they sail for the
West Indies
These young people carry with
them the love and best wishes of all
those who have watched with inter
est their pretty romance and its hap
py culmination in this marriage so
beautifully celebrated.
WARNING ORDER.
In the Chancery Court of Jackson
County, Ark.
No. 3262.
Mildred Grant, Plaintiff
vs.
Abraham Grant, Defendant.
The defendant, Abraham Grant, is
hereby warned to appear in this
court within thirty days and answer
iL _ /v£ Plninflff TVtil
tile. v —- *
dred Grant.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court this 25th day of February,
1918.
R. W. Bandy, Clerk.
By J. B. Parrott, D. C.
J. H. Johnston is hereby appointed
! attorney for the non-resident de
fendant. 50w4
Editor Williams of the Monroe
County Citizen at Brinkley, thinks
sheep would be more profitable to
his county than cur dogs, and he has
said as much in the paper several
times. The other day Mr. Williams
came to his office and found six dogs
in !the yard that surrounds it. He
threw a bfick at the dogs, whereupon
one vicous cur rushed at him and at
tacked him. He kicked it off, went
into his office, grabbed a shotgun and
took a shot at the pack, whereupon
the dogs dispersed. Now the ques
tion is whether the dogs were getting
even for Mr Williams’ advocacy of
sheep. ^
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PATTIE BARFIELD
IS GIVEN JUDGMENT
(Continued from page 1).
to be of unsound mind and we recom
mend him to the asylum."
State vs. H. Morehead and W. Che
shire, gaming, plea of guilty; fined
$10 each.
State vs. H. Churchman, gaming,
plea of guilty, fined $10.
State vs. L. Shelley and F. Shelly,
gaming; plea of guilty, fined $10
each.
State vs. E. Biggers, gaming, plea
of guilty, fined $10.
State vs. O. E. Thomason charged
with grand larceny; jury trial, ver
dict of not guilyt.
SALES ATTRACTING ATTENTION
The sale of the Taggart property
on Malcolm Avenue as advertised in
this issue, also the sale of the farm
at Diaz to be sold tomorrow, Friday,
at auction, is attracting quite a good
deal of attention at this time, as ev
eryone should be interested in a small
tract of land somewhere. More es
pecially now, inasmuch as the pres
ident has asked the “South to feed
herself.”
With the high prices of feed stuff,
poultry, eggs, pigs and farm pro
ducts of all kinds one can easily make
a good living on five acres of ground.
The Taggart property has been
subdivided into five acre tracts, and
lying as it does, just across the Lake
in East Newport, is really the only
close in property to Newport suit
able for cultivation and at the same
time an ideal home site.
As we understand the company ad
vertising both of these properties
will aell all the tracts on two years’
time and with the high prices that
will obtain for a number of years to
come for all garden products one can,
not only easily pay for one or more
tracts in a year or so but make a
good living beside. t
To advertise your goods i* to get
the attention of the man or woman
who might otherwise never have
j known it at all.
FARM LOANS.
Money to lend on improved farms.
'Prompt inspections; quick action in
I closing loans. Call on or write Con
I servative Loan Company, 722-3-4,
! Boyle Bldg., Little Rock, Ark. 50wlt
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To Our Customers:
Reasonableness of price is a prominent feature
of our goods that will appeal to buyers with dis
crimination and taste. We have a compleie
line of Ladies’ Undermuslins, Dresses, Skirts and
Waists, and Men’s and Boys’ Clothing. Shoes
for the whole family.
Everything Is Marked to
Sell at Low Prices.
COME TO OUR STORE and BE CONVINCED
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