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| From the present good news we are getting from the front the enemy will unconditionally surrender before long. This may cause a \
drop in prices. Our idea may be wrong, they may go still higher, but we are going to back cur judgment and
REDUCE OUR STOCK
| Practice economy, be true to your country and yourself, and spend your dollars where you can get the most fur them. We will quote
| you a few of our prices. You must see the goods to appreciate the bargains:
Men’s heavy ribbed shirts or drawers.
The 1.25 and 1.50 grade, our price.$1.00
Men’s extra heavy fleeced shirts or
drawers per garment....$1.00
Men’s heavy weight ribbed union suits,
all sizes, a 2.00 grade only...$1.50
Men’s heavy fleeced union suits, sizes
from 34 to 46 only....$1.50
Men’s extra heavy ribbed union suits
made by the best millsin the United
States, others will charge you for
the same garment from 2.50 to 300
our price only.$2.00
Men’s hose, a good grade in eight dif
ferent colors others are asking 25c
our price only....15
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THE INDEPENDENT
AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
Editor and Publisher.
Entered at the postoffice, Newport
Arkansas, as second class mail matter.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
DAILY—Single copy, 6 cents; per
fsek, 15 cents; per month, 50 cents; j
year, $5.50, in advance, by carrier
fa city, by mail in country.
WEEKLY—$1.50 per year, payable
'* advance.
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Members of the Associated Press.
The Associated Press is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication of
ail news dispatches credited to it or j
aot otherwise credited in this paper
'-'and also the local news published j
heroin.
All rights or republication of spe- <
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“FOREIGN SERVICE”
IS ATTRACTIVE.
While the men’s Division of the
District of Columbia office of the
United States Employment Service
places several thousand mechanics |
and laborers every month, it also ‘
supplies stenographers, typists, |
draftsmen, interpreters and clerks ' i
for positions in the various states, |
and even distant countries.
“When it was made known some ■
time ago that the Department of j;
State wanted young men for foreign \
W. E. Smith’s j
Garage j
816 Froi\t Street
Phone 437
We are at your ser
vice.
We do first-class work
at reasonable price \
service, we had many applicants anx
ous to go to the war zone,” said Ed
vin M. Kline, examiner in charge of
;he District of Columbia. “Ten sten
igraphers were selected from the
lumber that qualified and then it
,vas announced that in order to play
“air they must draw lots for loca
;ions.
“Naturally, all expected to be sent
somewhere in France,’ and there was
1 surprised young man who found
hat ‘Africa’ was plainly marked on
lis slip. But he was gams and he
vent away declaring that a little jun
jle experience might make him fit
“or the barbe wire entanglements of
he front line trenches, when the
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For Sate By JOHN R. LOFTIN, JR., Newport, Arkansas.
Men’s heavy gloves, wristband.15
Men’s gloves made of 8 oz. cotton
flannel, leather palm, only.40 .
Medium weight outing flannel, all
colors, per yard only.20
Outing flannel, very heaviest grade dark
and light patterns, the same others
are asking 35c. Our price as long
as it last, only.25
Ladies’ dresses made of ginghams and
percale, a large variety of colors,
all sizes, for less than you can buy
the goods and make it, only.$1.50
Children’s gingham dresses sizes up to
14, only..... $1.00
Ladie's petticoats made of the heaviest
outing flannel, all colors, also black
satinee, only. . 75
Ladie’s hose, black, white and tan, the |
25c quality, our price only. -15
Misses’ union suits, sizes frcm 2 to 16,
medium weight, ribbed bleached
only..-.-. 75
Misses’ union suits extra heavy ribbed, .
bleached, all sizes only.$1.00
Boy’s union suits, extra heavy fleeced, |
sizes up to 16, only....-.51.00
Men’s blue work shirts in all sizes. -75
Men’s blue work shirts, extra heavy
weight, sizes up to 20, only .. $1.00
Men’s wool over-shirts, heavy weight,
colors, blue, brown and grsy, all
Men's overalls, all sizes made of medium
weight denim, only.$1.75 |
Men’s overalls, heavy weight in all sizes.$2.00 |
time came for him to exchange his
typewriter for a rifle.”
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
GROWING WORSE IN
THE CAPITAL CITY.
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Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 12.—The influen- ,
za epidemic is growing worse.
There is an increasing number of
cases, and it appears to me of a more
severe type.
A great many deaths are occurring,
from pneumonia and other complica
tions resulting from it.
Dr. C. W. Garrison, the State
Health Officer, says he sees no pros
pect of . early relief. He received an
official message yesterday announc
ing that there had been 2303 deaths
in Boston sine the outbreak of the
epidemic, indicating that the per
centage of fatalities in the East is .
greater than in this section.
The disease is spreading rapidly
natural aptitude and initiative, must
help.
“Hospitals must recognize that in
this emergency their undergraduates
will have to be released for duty
wherever the epidemic manifests it
self. Untrained women can be util
ized better in well-organized hospit
als, thus releasing the student nurses
with some hospital training for this
emergency service. Men as well as
women are badly needed in canton
ments and military hospitals.” •
“The call is not limited to gradu
ate nurses, but includes undergradu
ates, r.ures’ aids, practical nurses,
home defense nurses, and even wo
men of natural nursing ability who
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LF F u 3 keep your
-J suits always new.
i ms is an economy.
Some fabrics gather soil faster u
than others. i his depends as j|
much upon the weave as upon S
the color. .
A part of our service is to give you g
correct advice in regard to cleansing H
of all fabrics. W
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have had no special training. Every
such woman should immediately get
in touch with the local Red Cross
chapter.
ST. PAUL’S CHURCH.
Rev. A. E. Lyman-Wheaton, Rector.
On account of the epidemic there
will not be any services, Sunday
school or meeting of any kind until
further notice. Church will be open
from 9 a. m. until 6 p. m. for private
prayer daily.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
On account of the recent ruling
looking to fhe safe-guarding of the
public health, there will be no ser
vice at the Christian church tomor
row. However, we trust the danger
will soon subside; then we will wel
come you to our church.
We have lately been added to the
city of Newport. We come among
you to like and be liked. Lt’s make
it our business to get acquainted.
C. Bridenthal, Pastor.
FOR SALE.
A fertile bottom farm in Jackson
county, Arkansas, containing 527
acres, 140 acres in good cultivation,
four tenant houses.
387 acres of fine commercial tim
ber. Secnely levied and well watered
for a stock farm. Will grow corn,
cotton and all kinds of grains and
hay. Will yield this year, under un
favorable conditions, ithraa-fourths
of bale of cotton per acre, and aver
vield of corn per acre 60 bushels.
all over the state. j.
A total of more than 500 new cases
was reported in Little Rock yester
day, making more than 6,000 in the
city since the outbreak of the epi- <
demic. '
The quarantine order was made
more rigid yesterday, by closing all ^
retail stores except rug stores, soda ,
fountains, cigar stores, food stores
and restaurants at 4 p. m., and that
they shall not open before 9:30 a. m.
Business offices exclusive of banks
are ordered to close not later than
4:30 p. m.
THE RAIN DID IT.
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The dust that has been so annoy
ing the past week or two no longer
bothers us. We did not get oil to al- •
lay it, but we got a good rain, which
for the time being, answers every «
purpose.
PLEADS FOR VOLUNTEERS
TO ASSIST IN NURSING.
Miss Lyda Anderson Points Out In
creasing Need For Women In
Five States.
A pl'ea for volunteers to assist in
nursing was issued by the Red Cross
yesterday through Miss Lyda M. An
derson, Director of Nursing Service
for the Southwestern Division.
“Influenza is spreading rapidly in
th? five states, Missouri, Kansas, Ar
kansas, Oklahoma and Texas,” said
Miss Anderson.
“It is imperative that we utilize to 1
the full all of our nursing resources,
if we are to avert a serious epidemic.
Many do not realize our resources, so
far as graduate nurses are concerned, >
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partnerships with God, because his
days in the partnership business are
drawing to a close. But Bill Hohen
zollern is not yet in the proper
frame of mind to receive considera
tion from anybody and won’t be until
; he comes to realize that he is nothing
[ more than a worm in the dust and
that his righteousness (?) is as fil
thy rags in the sight of God. This
same swell-headed kaiser boastfully
tells his army and navy that he has
offei-ed the entente allies peace, with
f no suspicion in his bloated and
blissful egotism, and with his armies
being driven to the four winds of de-!
feat, that he is being laughed at as :
the biggest joke of the ages, occupy- j
ing the unique position of having no- :
thing to give and at the same time,!
being beyond the pale of recognition ’
as a receiver.—Exchange.
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PRESENT CONDITIONS
CAUSE SUSPENSION OF
MANY ARKANSAS PAPERS
Due to the high price of paper and
all printing materials and to the fur-,
, ther fact that printers are about as
j scarce as the proverbial hen’s teeth,
and the pay in advance law, more j
than thirty weekly papers in Arkan- j
sas have suspended publication with- i
in the past few weeks. Such things J
as that will be certain to conserve j
I the paper supply, because the govern- .
1 ment has issued an order prohibiting,
the establishment of any newspaper
in the United States during the pe
riod of the war.
O. C. LUDWIG ILL
WITH INFLUENZA.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Oct. 12.— O. C. Lud
wig, former secretary of state, who
| recently returned to Little Rock to j
| do reportorial work on the Little
. Rock Daily News, was taken to the
!'hospital yesterday with a severe
case of influenza.
j Have you bought a Fourth Liberty
Bond ?
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STOCK NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that, as.
marshal of the city of Newport, I
have taken up the following live
stock, to-wit:
One dark bay horse mule with
roach mane and tail; no shoes on;
weight about 1,100 pounds; age
about 6 years; no marks or brands..
The owner of said stock is hereby
notified to come forward and prove
ownership to the undersigned, and in.
default thereof I will on
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1918,
offer for sale at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, in fror.t
of the city hall in the city of New
port, Akransas, between the hours of
iO o’clock a. m. and 3 o’clock in the
afternoon of said date.
G. C. MARTIN,
13.'o9t wit. City Marshal.
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS CAN
NOT BE CURED. M
by local applications, as they cannot j
reach the diseased portion of the ear..
There is only one way to cure ca- ;|
tarrhal deafness, and that is by a
constitutional remedy. Catarrhal'
deafness is caused by an inflamed
condition of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube is
inflamed you have a rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness is the re
sult. Unless the inflammation can
be reduced and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever. Many cases of
deafness are caused by catarrh, which
is an inflamed condition of the mu
cous surfaces. Hall’s Catarrh Medi
cine acts through the blood on the jfk
mucous surfaces of the system.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case of Catarrhal Deafness
that cannot be cured by Hall’s Ca
tarrh Medicine. Circulars free. All
Druggists, 75c.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
(Advertisement.)
Have you bought a Fourth Liberty
Bond?
*
Located five miles south of Newport,
and three miles west of Auvergne.
Accessible to two railroads. Terms
one-fourth cash, remainder of pay
ments one, two and three years with
6 per cent interest with approved
securities.
Why pay rent when you can buy
lands on these terms? John B. Hop
kins on place will show lands to pros
pective purchasers. Address com
munications to S. D. Campbell, New
port, Ark. Time limit for sale No
rember 1, 19HP. 144dl7t 27w2t
KAISER BILL'S PARTNER
SHIP WITH GOD IS DRAW
ING TO A CLOSE.
The kaiser now claims to be the
divinely appointed guardian and pro
tector of Alsace, but it is useless for
Bill to try to trump up any more
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are aeciueuiy imuwa. ^
the epidemic it will be necessary to
enlist the services of every woman
with nursing experience, whether she
be an amateur or professional.
“Graduate nurses will, of course, be
placed in command of these groups t
of lay workers, but every nurse’s,
aid. every' undergraduate nurse, ev
ery woman who has had training in
elementary hygiene and home care
of sick, and even women without ac
tual nursing experience, but with
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