WEATHER.
Tonight rain, Friday probably fair,
not much change in temperature. ,
HERE AND THERE
Mr. and Mrs. Van Walton have
moved to Hot Springs.
For Sale—Ford car in good condi
tion. See Bert Snetser. 184dtf
Mrs. J. T. Richardson is quite sick
at her home on Beech street.
Knox menas snoes cheap. Ill Wal
nut street. dtf.
Walter Helms of Metropolis, Illi
nois, is the guest of Miss Ollie Mae
Kidd this week.
WANTED—Nice clean rags at the
Independent office.
Miss Luis Drummond of Little
Rock is here the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Eva Shoffner, on Main street.
Drayage of all kinds handlec
■ I'ompily. I’iione No. 10. Ehester
Robinson. Id-dtf
Mrs. M. B. Hare of Auvergne is
spending the week with Mrs. Fannie
Robinson.
are good for a limited time only.
Don’t forget in renewing your sub
scription that we are offering some
j attractive Clubs.
J. W. and H. C. Nicholson were
| down from Swifton today on business
at the county seat.
The young men of the city will give
> a dance at the Elks Home tomorrow
' evening.
F. B. Schoephoester is spending
the day at Searcy on business for the
j Newport Ice and Cold Storage Com
pany.
G. L. Smith of the Newport Real- ;
! ty Company spent the day Wednes
day at the capital city, returning on
the evening train.
Mrs. John D. Dunaway, Jr., and lit
tle son of Conway, are guests this
| week of Mrs. Forrest Bleakley on
! Walnut street.
The little son of Dr. and Mrs. A. L.
- Best was thought to be slightly bet
! ter this morning, which friends of
the family are glad to learn.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Balch and Ros- i
| coe Woodall of Balch were in New
1 port today trading, regardless of the
bad weather.
j Fred D. Watkins, representing L.
B. Leigh & Company of Little Rock,
was a visitor to local insurance of
fices today.
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i Attorney James A. Watkins of Lit
tle Rock was through here last night
on his return home from Batesville,
i where he had a case in circuit court
this week.
Mrs. A. D. Bailey and Miss Lucy
Bailey expect to leave the first of
the week for San Antonio, Texas,
where they will spend the remainder
of the winter.
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Cord Ball of Balch and W. L. Da
vidson of Elmo were among the
Jackson county men to attend the
government sale of mules and horses
at Camp Pike this week, each buying
several good animals.
The Christian Endeavor of the
Christian church will entertain their
friends with a social meeting in the
basement of the church this evening,
and all are invited and urged to at
tend.
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Captain John P. Wood of Camp
| Pike was here last night, en route to
Batesville this morning. Captain
Woods’ home is at Fort Smith and
has just returned from several
1 months’ service overseas.
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: Mrs. W. A. Williams and children,
i Miss Arnette and Johnnie, expect to
; leave the first of the week for For
! rest City, where they will make their'
home, Mr. Williams having been lo
Sweet Potatoes, Kraut, Mince
Meat, Chickens and Eggs.—Bowen’s
Cash Store. 217d6t
Alien Maxfield of San Diego, Calif,
was through here yesterday to visit
his former homo at Batesville.
For Rent—Two furnished rooms
for light housekeeping. Apply Mrs,
L. B. (.’rant, 403 Leona St. 14dtf
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Robert Armistead spent the day
yesterday at Batesville, looking after
business for his cotton company.
Lost—Pink Cameo Brooch, circled
with Pearls, return to Lois Drum
mond at Claridge Hotel for reward.
dlt.
Mrs. Florence Richter will leave to
morrow morning for a few days’ visit
to her daughter at Pine Bluff.
You can get more for your chick
ia*4gns, eggs, ducks and geese at W. W,
KhIcFS than any place in town. Store
on Front street near ferry crossing.
40wtf.
The entire family of Albert Arm
strong on the East Side are sick with
influenza.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Calloway of
Poplar Bluff are here for a visit
with her sister, Mrs. Joe Hubert.
Do not overlook our special club
bing list this week. Prices quoted
(it
One Dollar
: Invested in a
DOOR MAT
will save you j
1
$5.00
in the wear of your rugs.
Get Them at
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HAYDEN-HOLL0WAY
I FURNITURE CO.
Hil .
cated there since the first of the year.
Ralph McDonald of Weldon was a
•business visitor to Newport Tuesday.
A. C. Wilkerson is confined to his
home with a light attack of influenza.
He hopes to be out again in a day or
two.
Gus Rankin was called to Little
yesterday by the critical illness of his
cousin, Mack Foushee, formerly of
this county, who has pneumonia and
is at St. Vincent’s Infirmary. A
later message to Mrs. Rankin states
he is a little better.
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Julius Jacobstein returned this af
ternoon from Louisville, Ky., where
he had a most enjoyable visit with
his parents and friends of his old
home. He was accompanied on his
return by Harry Switow, who will be
associated with his brother in the
candy factory.
C. C. Grimes and E. C. Parsons of
the First National Bank at Batesville
were called to Calico Rock yesterday,
says the Guard of that city, to take
charge of the Calico Rock bank, as
every member of the officer’s force
is confined to his home with influ
enza.
Mrs. J. R. Givens of St. Louis, who
represents a glove house, was here
yesterday interviewing trade. She
said her son who is now in France
traveled for the same company be
fore he elisted annd she was holding
down his job until his return. She
seemed to be doing it in a most ex
cellent manner too.
W. L. Nicholson of Heber Springs
was here today and stated he had
moved his family from Swifton,
where he was raised, to Heber
Springs, where he thinks the health
of his family will be better. He has
sold his Glass township property and
will go into the poultry business at
his new home.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Logan of
Batesville were here yesterday morn
ing on their return home from St.
Louis, where they have spent the past
several days. Mr. Logan is superin
tendent of the Masonic Home in
Batesville, and went to the Missouri
city Home to get ideas for improve
ments to be made on the Home in
our neighbor city.
Do not overlook the fact that I am
in the newspaper and magazine sub
scription business and that I will ap
preciate youi' order for any paper or
magazine you may want and will
give it careful attention.— Harvey
E. L. McCollum, Newport, Ark.
J. S. Wilmans returned last night
from an extended business trip to
Missouri and Texas. While in Texas
he visited Paris and saw Mrs. R. L.
Bennett, whose family are well and
doing nicely. On his return he i
stopped off at Fayetteville, where he
joined his wife for a short stay with
his sister, Mrs. Walter Harris. Mrs.
Wilmans will return in a few days
and will be “accompanied by Miss
Fannie Harris, who will make a visit
with her Newport relatives and
many friends.
The Progressive Farmer is printed
in the South for southern farmers.
It comes every week as a messenger
of good cheer and to tell you the
latest news and results of experi
ments in farming, stock and poultry
raising. Only One Dollar a year and
a big Dollar’s worth.—H. E. L. Mc
Collum, Newport, County Agent.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Henry re
turned last evening from Little Rock,
where they spent the day. Mr. Henry
had been invited to make an address
before the convention of Arkansas’
Retail Merchants’ Association, which
was fostered by the Profitable Fat ru
ing Bureau of Little Rock, and it is
said by those who heard the address
that it was a most excellent one, the
subject being “Making Collections
Good Next Fall.” Mr. Henry is
very much interested in the vnr ious
needs of his county and state along
; the line of agriculture and is aiding
largely in furthering the interests
of that line of work.
The Progressive Farmer, The
South’s Greatest Farm Paper, The
Commercial Appeal, The South’s
Greatest Weekly Newspaper, and
The Independent, The Old Reliable
Jackson County Weekly, all three for
one year for only Two Dollars and
Fifty Cents.
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Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Sanders will re
turn this evening from a short stay
at Hot Springs. Mrs. Sanders and
Miss Lochie Graham expect to leave
tomorrow evening for Now ’V ork,
where they will spend a month,
studying the new styles and buying
goods. Miss Graham will enter the
wholesale millinery house in New
York City, where she will study new
styles in millinery and on her return
Unloading' Sale
We are still leading the town in value giving and it will be to
your advantage to come in and share in the wronderful bargains we
are offering right now. We must have rocm for the new Spring
merchandise arriving daily and every article in the house is maiked
down to effect a quick clearance. On account of the limited space
we quote below just a few of the many bargains that are awaiting you.
25c quality Ginghams, sale price per yard . 17 l-2c
30c quality Outing Flannel, sale price per yard. 17 l-2c
Ladies’ Ribbed Union Suits, formerly sold for $1.50, sale price $1.00 * f
Men’s Corduroy Pants. These pants are easily worth $5.00 a
pair but will go in this big unloading sale, the pair $3.4 5 jgi
We still have on hand all sizes in Men’s Gray Flannel Shirts sold
before at $2.00, priced for this sale at.-. $1.45
Only a pair to a customer. Something every working man will ap- |
preciate, Heavy Blue denim overalls in ali sizes that are sell
ing all over town at $2.50 and $3.00 a pair will be sold in
this big unloading sale, the pair..— $l.»5
One lot of Men’s Blue Work Shirts regular $1.00 value, sale j
price.... *75 >
XX e have a complete line of shoes for the entire family that are *
greatly reduced for this big unlcadmg sale. Den t fail to atlerd this
big sale at
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will have charge of that department
at Mrs. Sanders’ store, which is
quite a compliment to one so young
as she. The young lady has excep
tional ability in her chosen work and I
her friends are very appreciative of
the honor.
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ATTENTION CAR OWNERS—
We have taken over the Collier build-;
ing on Front street, which will ac- j
commodate fifteen or twenty cars.:
In this building we will engage in the
business of painting cars. Our paint-.
er is one of the best, and our work is
fully guaranteed. Let us make your
car look new. Snetser Paint Shop.
219d6ti
Join the Red Cross. I
FOR SALE.
$1,000 stock of General Merchan
dise at a liberal discount. Apply t<
W. P. DAVIS,
21d2t 40wl Tucker-man, Ark.
WARNING ORDER.
In the Jackson Chancery Court.
Archie Williams, Plaintiff,
vs. 3399
Luella Williams, Defendant.
The defendant, Luella Williams, i1
hereby warned to appear in this
Court within thirty day and answer
the complaint of the plaintiff, Archir
Williams.
Witness my hand and seal of sai(
Court, this the 18th day of December
j 191?.
R. W. Bandy, Clerk.
By J. B. Parrott, Deputy Clerk.
G. A. Hillhouse, Solicitor for the
plaintiff.
J. H. Johnston is hereby appointed
attorney for the non-resident re
fendant. dl w3
ESTRAYED.
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! . Black mare mule, coming four
! years old, branded “V” upside down
I on shoulder. Mule seen last in East
j Newport. Reward for return to
M. O. VOLENTINE,
39w3t Grubbs, Ark.
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Subscribe for the Independent.
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, Join the Red Cross.
W ATCH j
THIS SPACE
and he will
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show you «
S O M E
PRICES
Harry G. Brandenburg
The Merchant
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