WEATHER.
Tonight fair and warmer; Tues
day generally cloudy and warmer.
HERE AND THERE
Mr. and Mrs. Ramsey Weaver of
Batesville were here Sunday after
noon to be with Mrs. Adam Lockard
in her bereavement.
Mr. and Mrs. D. D. Adams and Mr.
and Mrs. Ramsey Weaver of Bates
ville attended the funeral of Adam
Lockard hero this afternoon.
For Rent—Steam heated, furnish
ed rooms. Call this office. 4Ddl2t
Neill Rutherford and little daugh
ter of Batesville were here last night,
guests of the Hazel hotel, on their
• --return from a visit to Little Rock.
Junius Case, M. M. Rutherford of
W. E. Smith’s
Garage
SI6 Front Street ;
Phone 437
We are at your ser
vice.
We do first-class work jj
at reasonable price?.
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i Batesville and C. A. McCurry of
Mountain View were in our city Sun
day night on their return from Little
; Rock.
A fine baby girl was born last
night to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Rout
j zong, who reside on Main street. Mr.
Routzong is foreman of the Independ
I ent’s mechanical depaitment.
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| For Sale—Typewriter in good con
i dition.—Bowen’s Cash Store. 5od6t
Miss Nora Rohscheib, aged 18
years, deid at Little Rock Saturday
and the body was carried to Bates
ville, the former home, Sunday morn
ing for burial, accompanied by the
parents.
Mrs. Cline of San Antonio, Texas,
was at the Claridge hotel last night,
going to Jacksonport this morning
to look after three little children,
whose father died last week, leaving
them without anyone to care for
them.
Knox menus snoes cheap. Ill Wal
cut street. dtf.
Joseph M. Berger arrived this
morning from Moberly, Mo., called
by the death of his friend, Adam
Lockard, remaining for the funeral,
after which he left on No. 3 for Little
Rock to spend a day with his sister,
Mrs. Jake Less.
John Wj. Wallace was stricken with
influenza Saturday and was very sick
for two days, but was much better
this morning and doing nicely. His
wife was wired Saturday afternoon,
but has been sick in bed for several
days and is unable to come just now.
Dr. and Mrs. James I. Scarborough
and little son, James Parker of Little i
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Beat the Huns B^at the Huns
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Handsome, New Ga mert i for Fail and
Winter. Our Stock o": Ready-to-Wear
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for Women and Children are the most
complete in cur history. j
Despite the unfavorable markets we
have protecte 1 our patrons in point of
Style and Price.
Ladies’ Suits, Coats and Dresses in
Velours, Serges, Gabardines and all
| other popular fabrics.
j $12.00 to $75.00 I
MILLINERY DEPARTMENT
Stylish Velvet Hats in great variety.
This popularfabric is incorporated in
our displays in every imaginable form.
You will be delightfully pleased with
our new hats, also the low prices at
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Rushton Dry Goods Co.
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it the Huns Beat the Huns
Iiock, will pass through here this ev
ening. Dr. Scarborough, having been
called to Washington City on busi
ness, his wife and little son will visit
her parents-in Baltimore while he is
away. Mrs. O. W. Scarborough, who
has been at Little Rock for several
days’ visiting her son and wife, is ex
pected home this afternoon.
Drayage of all kinds handled
.romptly. Phone No. 10. Chester
Robinson. 13-dti
Mrs. W. D. Hinson and baby spent
S’unday witth her mother at Newark.
Miss Ruby Drennan of Newark
spent; the day in our city with friends.
A message from Mrs. John W.
Wallace from Chicago just as we go
to press stated she would arrive this
afternoon on No. 3. Mrs. Wallace
has been ill, but is better and Mr.
Wallace is very much better.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Wilson spent
the day Sunday with his mother at
Sulphur Rock.
Judge Dene H. Coleman was here
Sunday, returning from a business
trip to Little Rock.
Forrest Abernathy is very ill with
pneumonia at the hoome of his wife’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe White on
TTfizpl st.rppfc.
O. C. Bell, representing Marshall
Field of Chicago, was registered at
the Columbia hotgl today while in
the city interviewing trade.
Miss Jeanette Giltreath, stenog
rapher at the Farmers’ National
Bank, spent the day Sunday at her
home at Sulphur Rock.
Joe Foster of the Wolff-Goldman
Mercantile Company, who has been
quite sick for two o rthrse days, is re
ported much better.
Byron Lancaster and J. W. Wheat
of Lonoke were here last night, go
ing to Batesville to enter the Stu
dents’ Army Training Corps of Ark
ansas College.
Mrs. Willie Hinkle of Batesville
came down Sunday evening to be
with her son, Roy Hinkle, who is
■suffering from a slight attack of in
fluenza, and is being kept at home
for a day or two.
Mrs. H. D. Douglass of Batesville
came down on the Saturday evening
train and spent Sunday with her hus
band, who represents Swift & Com
pany in this territory.
Mrs. John Sims of Peoria, Okla
homa, was at the Claridge hotel Sun
day, going to Batesville to join her
husband, who is with one of the banks
of that icty.
We can make prompt deliveries of
coal at $7.50 per ton now, but can’t
promise anything after November 15.
—Rutland Fuel Co. Phone 290. 50d4
A district meeting of the United
War Work committtees will be held at
Batesville to plan for the campaign,
which commences November the
11th. Th0 district is composed of
Jackson, Independence, Stone and
Izard, with Charles G. Henry, dis
trict chairman, A. T. Hubly county
chairman, Prof. Edgar W illiams
county chairman of the Liberty boys
and girls and Miss Dove Erwin dis
trict chairman of the Liberty boys
and girls. All of these officers ex
pect to attend the convention at
Batesville Thursday. Dr. 0. E. Jones
is a member of the advisory board
from this district. A, C. Wilkcrson
is chairman of publicity in this coun
ty
THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
At the November election (Tues
day, the fifth, the people will vote
for a United States Senator, govern
or, secretary of state, state auditor,
treasurer, attorney general, superin
tendent of public instruction, Associ
ate-justice of the Supreme Court,
Commissioner of State Lands, Com
missioner of Agriculture, Congress
men, and railroad commissioners.
District and county officers will also
be elected on the same date. The on
ly state officer having opposition will
be Gov. Brough, who is opposed
by Clay Falks, socialist. The repub
licans will have no ticket.
Three amendments to the constitu
tion will be voted on at the Novem
ber election. No. 13 is known as the
bond amendment, allowing cities to
issue bonds. No. 14 provides for an
increase in the number of Supreme
Court judges from five to seven. No.
15, known as the farm loan amend
ment, provides for a state fund to be
loaned upon farm lands within the
state. This last amendment will be
of enormous benefit to the farmers,
especially the small farm owner, and
will greatly advance the agricultural
interests of the state.
COMMITTEE ISSUES
FAIR PRICE LIST.
At a recent meeting of the “Fair
Price Committee,” appointed by the
County Food Administrator, the fol
lowing were agreed upon a3 being
fair prices:
Wheat flour, 24-lb sacks-$1.58
Wheat flour, 48-lb. sacks-$3.11
Flour less 21-lb. lot-614c
25-lb sack country meal-$1.28
25-lb. sack cream meal-$1.43
10-lb. sack cream meal-60c
Rolled oats, 22-oz. pks.-_-15c
Rolled oats, 55-oz. pkg. -35c
Bread, 16-oz. loaves -10c
Corn starch, 1-lb. pkg-10c
Rice, 1-lb -14c
Navy beans, 1-lb-1714c
Lima beans, 1-lb. -20c
Pinto beans, 1-lb.- 13c
Bulk lard, compound -30c
Bulk lard, pure-35c
114-lb. net wt. lard substitute—50c
2- lb. net wt. lard substitute-05c
3- lb. net wt. lard substitute____$1.00
4- lb. net wt. lard substitute-$1.29
5- lb. net wt. lard substitute-$1.60
6- lb. net wt. lard substitute-$2 00
8-lb. net wt. lard substitute-$2.54
10-lb. net wt. lard substitute —$3.13
No. 10, pure lard, 1-lb.r.-36c
No. 5-lb. pure lard, 1-lb-36c
Canned corn, per can -2Uc
No. 2 tomatoes -18c
No. 3 tomatoes -19c
Evaporated apples ---21c
Evaporated peaches -22 lic
Corn syrup, blue Karo -80c
Com syrup, 5-lb. blue Karo-40c
Potatoes, 314c per lb. over peck lots.
Less peck lots, per lb.-4c
These prices must be rigidly ob
served and are in effect immediately
after publication.
These prices will bo changed from
time to time as condition warrant.
FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
for Jackson County.
When the chest feels on fire and
the throat burns, you have indiges
tion, and you need HERBINE to get
rid of the disagreeable feeling. It
drives out badly digested food,
| strengthens the stomach and puri
i Pies the bowels. Price 00c. Sold by
W. E. Bevens. 134d4tm 25wt. m.
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I If Its Good To Eat
I We Have It
Call and inspect our stock, it will
attract your attention as to quality
and freshness both. We have in stock
I RICE FLOUR CREAM MEAL j
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jjj PEARL HOMINY STYLE CORN MEAL ■
BRANZOS
| Country produce on hand at all times
I R. J. Wise Grocer Co.
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. Secuely 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, threie-fourths
of bale of cotton per acre, and aver
age yield of corn per acre 60 bushels.
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
j pective purchasers. Address com
munications to S. D. Campbell, New
port, Ark. Time limit for sale No
! vember 1, 1918. 144dl7t 27w2t
The more you help the men at the
liont the quicker the end will come
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NOTICE.
To Whom Th-is May Concern:
i I will not be responsible for any
debts or contracts that any one makes
' unless accompanied by a written or--..^
der from me.
157d5t wit A. N. Trent.
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We have bought the interest ^
4} of A. R. Jones in the New ^
Central hotel and will con- ^
| ^ tinue to operate the place, ^
^ promising the public the 4b
1 ^ same up-to-date service ^
| ^ which we have established ^
i ^ during the past several ^
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Three grades in Styleplus overcoats: $25,
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