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' Plans for the purchase of a modern
— moror fire truck for Newport are be
■ ing discussed by city officials. The
i new equipment would take the place
of the hose wagon and team of
horses ijow in use.
Few cities in Arkansas the size of
Newport are still operating with the
; wagon and team equipment, and in
every town where the motor truck
has been tried out, a great saving has
been made.
In the first place, the upkeep of a
| motor truck is trivial as compared
| with the expense attached to the op
? eration of tlje present method of
fighting fires in Newport.
> In other cities statistics show that
| a great majority of fires are success
t fully handled wihout use of water
hose, damage being prevented by the
use of chemical apparatus. There is
a great saving in hose, and the .fact
j that the fire can be combatted with
I out using water brings a great sav
! ing to the property owner, who or
dinarily suffers by reason of house
hold furniture being impaired by wa
ter. A fire call can be answered
much quicker with a truck, as it is al
ways in readiness for service.
Fire Chief G. A. Hillhouse is heart
ily in favor of the purchase of a new
and modern, specially built motor
fire truck, and the Independent hopes
the public will endorse the movement,
which would mark another progres
sive step taken by our growing city.
-BUY W. S. S.
SCOUTS TO ENTER
j GAMP NEXT WEEK
Thirty-Three of the Boys Will Be
Taken to Walls Ferry by Scout
master G. A. Hillhouse.
The Boy Scouts of Newport, thirty- ^
three in number, will leave next Sun- 1
day morning for Wall’s Ferry, twen- j
ty miles north of Batesville on the j
White River railroad, to enter their '
annual camp. They will be accom- ■
panied by Scoutmaster Geo. A. Hill
house, and are looking forward to a
week filled with rare enjoyment to be j
made so by fishing, hunting, swim-'
ming and the many other pleasures
that come to the boys every year
when they are turned loose to indulge
in all play and no work—and it must
jbe said here that Newport affords a
! mighty fine set of scouts, all manly,
enthusiastic little fellows who take a '
great interest in their scout work. j
The reason the trip will be made to
Walls Ferry next Sunday is because,
auto owners of Newport have volun- j
teered to drive the boys through,
thereby creating a saving of railroad
transportation expense.
Walls Ferry affords a splendid
place for the annual outing. It is lo
cated on White river at the govern
ment lock No. 3, where the fishing,
hunting and swimming is great, and
the scenery unsurpassed.
What ls LAX-FOS
LAX-FOS IS AN IMPROVED CASCARA
A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic
and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark,
Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black
Root, May Apple Root, Senna Leaves and
Pepsin/ Combines strength with pala
table aromatic taste. Does not gripe. 50c
IS ONE OF THE BEST
investments you can
place your money in. We
have several that will net •
investor 8 per cent.
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Products from farm
lands were never higher
than now, although land
values are no higher than
they were two years ago.
Let us show you some of
these tracts.
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VACCINE MAY BE
HAD FREE HERE
Government Furnishes I)r. O. E. Jones
With Enough to Vaccinate Six
Hundred Persons.
Dr. O. E. Jones of Newport, A. A.
Surgeon U. S. Public Health Service,
has just received a sufficient amount
of vaccine to vaccinate 600 persons
against typhoid fever and 'paraty
phoid fever. The vaccine was sent to
Dr. Jones by the government.
The vaccination is applied free of
charge, there being no expense what
ever attached to the operation for
those taking advantage of it. Dr.
Jones believes everyone should be vac
cinated at this time, as some typhoid
is likely to develop during the sum
mer season.
Persons desiring the vaccination
may call at Dr. Jones’ office on Tues
days and Thursdays, between the
hours of 3 and 4 o’clock.
This vaccine is only obtainable in
two cities of Arkansas—Little Rock
and Newport, and this is a rare oppor
tunity, and citizens should avail them
selves of it.
A. M. EDGAR HOLDS
LUCKY NUMBER AND
GETS HORSE AND BUGGY.
The fine horse, buggy and harness
belonging to A. G. Stedman, which he
began to raffle off some time ago,
was disposed of yes'terday afternoon
at 5 o’clock at the rear of Walker’s
Pharmacy, the prize being won by A.
M. Edgar, who held the lucky number,
421. The winner wras decided when
a whirling board with numbers
printed on it was shot at by A1 Craw
ford. The' judges were J. D. Parks
and Frank Hoofman. - The .buggy,
horse and harness are said to be
worth about $500.
-BUY W. S. S.
“THE HONOR SYSTEM”
TO BE SEEN HERE.
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William Fox will present tomorrow
in this city at the Grand, a
drama which has already come to be
known as the pride of his studio. In
the great and mighty study of Amer
ican life, “The Honor System,” direct
ed by R. A. Walsh, all of the artistic,
scientific and psychological knowl
edge of film production which this
pioneer producer has he put ungrudg
ingly into this majestic story of the
suffering human soul.
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Local Red
1% Cross Notes
Mrs. C. L. Dague is contributing 5
per cent of her sales in toilet articles
to the Red Cross Chapter in lieu ox
her sewing. Her check this month
amounted to $1.86. We need workers
in both departments, but Mrs. Dague
has the right spirit. She feels unsat
isfied unless giving time or money,
and so she is offering the thing that
she feels would be most helpful from
her.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
work rooms of the Red Cross are
comfortable, roomy and as cool as
any place in town, we have been un
able to get out 5,000 dressings a week,
when this chapter could and should
have an average of 10 to 15,000. We
cannot hope to maintain, or even ba
entitled to a place among the Chap
te> of the Southwest Division wno
are doing fair amount of war work
with four persons a day, even though
some of them are very good workers.
We have repeatedly called for more
workers and have emphasized the fact
that it is work that ar.y one can eas
ily learn to do and that it is not neces
sary to have taken the .course in sur
gical dressings given by Mrs. Keatts
in January. That WAS necessary.
In order to guarantee the continuance
and permanency ox the work, ml
Chapters are tequiied by the Red
Cross to open it with a class ana
these women constitute the organiz
ing, or guarantee of proper urri
standing of requirements. Having
obtained through the class a stand
ing and permission to have this work,
we now are asking all women and
girls to come and help us prove that
more than 20 women of Newport are
willing to make surgical dressings for
our soldiers.
The output in the sewing room
this month will not enable us to have
our usual shipment—unless Tucker
man and Tupelo branches have done
better than we have. For the whole
week we have not averaged four
garments a day. We are now asking
that the various units volunteer for
more than one day’s service. ' And
if you do not wish to give in sewing,
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The Red Cross Chapter acknowl-'
edges some very interesting pieces of
I crochet, beatwork and a piece of filet j
| crochet that were given us by Mrs.
! Mary L. Taylor of Grand Glaize, to
j be sold for the Chapter. She brought
! the patterns with her from England
when sixteen years old and now she j
is seventy-six, but she does not feel ;
that she is too old to offer some sort!
of service to her country.
A visit to the Tuckerman Branch of
Red Cross last week was most inspir
ing. They have two nice rooms, and
they have daily workers in each of
them. Surgical dressings, under Mrs.
Holt is getting the girls and younger
women interested and the knittin gand
sowing under Mrs. Joe Graham is do
ing splendidly. One of the noticeable
things was the representation of the
older women of the community—they
knit too, but they have not forgotten
how to sew and their example is
worth imitating. There are no
grandmas nowadays and one is never
too old nor too young to help the Red
Cross.
How many hours are you giving
each week to sewing, knitting or sur
gical dressings for our soldiers?
Money does not mean as much to
you as service does. Every hour you
spend in actual work is a satisfaction
rr.m joy to you that nothing else'
could be.
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The various companies and regi
| meats in this country and in France
I have hit upon the very best sort of
“Mascot"—they are each adopting a
| French orphan. They ask the name,
I the age and sex and they are very
I oroud of their little French boy or
gill. Newport had one more orphan
■ provided for last week—a girl adopt
| ed by the Laides Aid of the Baptist
I church and Mrs. Crittenden sends ap
plication from the Woman’s Mission
j ary Society of Tupelo for a girl. Why
i can’t Tuckerman, Swifton, Grubbs
and other towns through their
churches or lodges undertake the
support of an orphan? It is a very
| good example that our army sets us—
and we hope every community will
have at least one “Mascot.” Address
Mrs. W’ A. Billingsley, local treas
urer Fatherless Children of France.
10 cents a day will keep a child in its
home—$3.00 a month or $36.50 a year.
You may know the name and address |
of the child and make your payments j,
weekly or monthly, quarterly or en
tirely as you please.
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STOCK NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that, as
marshal of the city of Newport, I
have taken up the following livestock,
to-wit:
One dark Jersey bull calf, crop off
right ear; about one year old.
One black Jersey Bull, undgrslope
in right ear, overslope and underbit
in left ear.' About 2 years old.
The owner of said stock is hereby
notified to come forward and prove
ownership to the undersigned, and
that in default thereof I will on
MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1918.
offer for sale at public auction to
the highest bidder for cash, in front
of the city hall in the city of New
port, Arkansas, between the hours of
10 o’clock a. m. and 3 o’clock in the
afternoon of said date.
G. C. MARTIN,
39dl0t City Marhal.
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Called to Service
\ Having been Called lo Mil
i itarp Service next Mondap,
\ June 24th, L
/ am very anxious to get
[ mg business adjusted be
fore leaving, and ask that
all mg friends and custom
ers who know themselves
to be indebted to me, call
this week and make settle
ment of account.
/ THANK YOU ALL FOR PAST PATRONAGE
L. 0. UMSTED AUTO CO.
By L. 0. UMSTED, Owner and Manager |[