XE.
Ueserted Vil
li around any
jNo waters
traveling tne
lalifcr at tne
toout all tne
>K oeyond tne
•oss tne hews,
inter of at
planting now
tio8e not yet
to get ready,
the village is
erchant. But
use he knows
the counter
iter on.
>ver Tyer are
from Wynne,
and sisters’
$trs. Lindley
Mr. and Mrs.
ansas is here,
n that separ
minutes from
suading some
r, Prince, was
evening. Dr.
fe departed
ornia. The
venture is
1th. We trust
is and other
isfactory.
preaching or
about the
spondents. Let
it suggested. I
We will never
be convenient
well meet on
er time, I So,
Igo. L.
nd place
see how
Let us
Sunday
sllers.
shopping
sd into
. | Mart
buggies and racing horsemen, where
can the poor “Old Country”, who is
not able to afford these modern con
veniences cf travel, hie to that he may
be sure of remainirg intact!
If the much talked of “Good Roads”
; project brings the same results as
the concrete sidewalks, with refer
ence to the automobiles and roller
skates, your humble servant would
oppose the same, unless the farmer is
allowed tio carry a red flag, and a
Flobert rifle to protect his life and
limbs. . ;
Mr. ahd Mrs. J. S. Lewis spent
the Sabbath with Mrs. Abies of Bryan
Will'fiiierta salute the flag? This
is the question uppermost in the mind
of Slim Jim, as my experience in
gunning for big game is very limited,
besides I can get very busy with my
fanning if necessary.
Slim Jim.
THE ISLAND
Spring is here at last. The farm
ers are preparing their land for plant
ing cotton and the vegetation is grow
ing rapidly.
Mrs. B. W. Holt of DeValls Bluff
spent the week with her mother, Mrs.
W. L. Smith, and returned home Sun
day afternoon, reporting a nice time.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Herring spent
Saturday night and Sunday with the
former’s brother, A. S. Herring.
Quite a number of the young men
of the Island spend the greater part
| of their Sunday mornings at Mr.
Jim Drummond’s breaking a bron
cho. How are you making it boys?
1 Xf_ -KX * 7A11o
iUIOOCO SJMMiVV ---
Hopkins were shopping in Newport
Saturday.
Mrs. Newton died suddenly at her
home near the Bains farm Wednes
day, the loth, and was buried at
the Watson graveyard. She is sur
vived by her husband and twelve chil
dren. This takes from our midst
a noble friend, loving wife and fond
mother. We extend our heartfelt
sympathy to the bereaved.
Misses Edna and Pearl Smart of
Jacksonport are spending a few days
with their cousin, Miss Gwendolyn
Beck. . - . >
| Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Tur
! ner, Friday, the 10th, a ten-pound
Igirl../ -
There was church at the Stephens
1 school house Sunday afternoon. Quite
a niee crowd was but.
There was a dance Friday night at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Thrift
i and everybody reports a grand time,
with thanks to their host and hostess.
Two evangelists held a meeting at
the Island school house this week,
but owing to bad weather and the
farmers being busy in the fields, they
! had a small attendance.
R. L. Gilliam, W. K. Tennyson and
;j. M. Sellers attended the I, 0. 0. F.
lodge in Newport Monday night
Mrs. Hulse Willis spent Sunday with
Mrs. Querry, her cousin.
Mrs. C. R. Prather, accompanied by
her husband, Visited at the Sellers
home Sunday.
We are glad to state that Mrs. W,
j D. Runyan’s health is still im
provipg.
• ' Mrs. Laura Smith visited at the
home of her fathen, T. E. Rainwater,
Sunday.
The Jolly Three.
i EIGHT MILE.
The weather is cold and the farm
ers haven’t done much planting this
S6&S0tl<
Alfred Johnson of Tuckerman spent
a few days visiting Shelley Burton
and Grover Nance last week.
The turkey hunters, W. N. Nance,
|R. W. Bigham, Amet Lail and D. J
j Nance, have been out a few days on
a turkey hunt. All returned - v •
Saturday, bn*-— ’ MKkMM
w m f If Jlf
~ q
of them, and both shot, but found
nothing but feathers.
Dr. Owens has been on the sick
list for the past week, but is now able
to fill his calls.
Burl Jackson of Balch visited Mr..
H. M. McFadden and folks Sunday.
Our baseball team will meet Satur
day and organize out ball team for
the season.
Mrs. W. N. Nance was called to*
McCrory last week to see her sister
who is reported to be in a very criti
cal condition, and not expected to
live.
Charley Hammond seems to think
there is gold to be found near J. J.
Madden’s farm on Cow Lake*.
R. W. Bigham, Jack Langley and
A. J. Mead, three among the most
prominent men of our city, who have
been looking after the dredge boat
system, returned to their, homes Sun
day, all reporting everything in good
shape.
J. S. McFadden and Nathan O’
Guinn of Cow Lake were here Sat
urday.
Rev. C. A. Northcutt filled his
regular appointment on Cow Lake
Sunday.
Singing at Beedeville every Sunday
and very good attendance.
X. Y. Z.
BEEDEVILLE.
visited
F. W. Beede killed two nice turkeys
last week, being the only one killed
by anyone here this season.
Singing of Sunday evenings con
tinues to improve. Those who love
good vocal music are missing a treat
when they fail to come out.
Floyd Smith spent Saturday night
1_n_I XT--1.
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M. Thomas and Will Roy of Gourd
Neck, were in town Saturday.
Elder 0. L. Hays, a Christian min
ister of Calico Rock will begin a
week’s meeting here on Friday night,
May 1.
Prof. Coffee spent Saturday and
Sunday visiting in Grubbs.
Roy Chilson was a business visit
or to Newport Tuesday.
STEGALL.
We are having some fine farming
weather now, and the farmers are
making good use of it.
Mm, W. G. Slatton of Trumann is
visiting her son, St. Claire Slatton.
Henry Cobb is moving this week to
the Mulligan house on Frank Car
ter’s place.
There was a nice crowd out to
singing Sunday evening.
The baseball boys will meet Wed
nesday night to reorganize their team
again. They say they wili have a
better team this year than ever.
There will also be a literary society
organized too Wednesday night. Let’s
everybody, come out and take a hand.
We are informed that the smallpox
are raging in Village township.
Will Scobey can be seen down at
Will Matney’s often from some un
known cause. Guess they are tell
ing each other how to farm.
W. M. Matney went to Newport
Sunday to meet his wife’s cousin, who
came m on the Batesville train from
Cotter.
Pearl and Callie Stegall spent Sun
day at Johnstown.
W. H. Nolen and family spent Sun
day at Johnstown.
John Roberts anl wife spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with Ambros
Lackey.
A, B, C.
THE ISLAND.
School will close here the first day
in May and there will be an enter
tainment at the school house that
night, and everyone is invited to at
tend.
Mrs. McFadden was called to the
bedside of her daughter Sunday, w*
is real sick.
Don Washam apd T'
* -'-v. e«
£* MU’
.- —
wa4 visiting h*"- son, Mike Denton
during the illness of his little boy.
Prof. E. H. Bowman attended the
Teachers’ Association at Little Rock
Friday and Saturday and returned
home Saturday.
Prof. Clifton B. Coffey, a teacher
of Be^deville, was visiting the school
board, at this place Saturday and made
application for our next term of
school.
Lennon Thomas of Jonesboro, an
old Jackson county boy, stopped off
of the train Saturday a few min
utes with us. We were glad to shake
hands with Mr. Thomas, for we have
known him for a number of years.
He taught a number of schools in
this county before he moved to
JonesbotW.
We are having, laid in Grubbs
several thousand feet of concrete
walks. The contractor has been here
about two weeks and will take about
one more week to finish.
A. G. Steadman of Newport was
•here Thusrday on his way to Para
gould- He left on the local Friday.
Mr. Steadman has worked here for
the past two years in the tick eradi
cation.
Elder J. B. Lashlee of Cash passed
through here Saturday on his way to
Pennington where he preached Satur
day night and Sunday.
Cord Ball of Balch was in our town
Saturday night and Sunday, a guest
of Mrs. D. D. Camp, his sister.
It seems as though our correspond
ents are not taking much interest in
the organization of county corres
pondents on the 16th of May. May
we suggest that the editor write per
sonal letters to each correspondent,
inviting them to attend on that day.
We would do this if we knew who
thev were. We highly endorse this
movement and urge that each and
every one be present on that day and
let’s perfect the organization which
some two or three of us have been
after for two or three years.
Da Stover of Jonesboro, a dentist,
has been in our town, but returned to
Jonesboro Saturday.
Denton Bros, have commenced
work on their gin and plant here and
will erect the cotton and seed houses
at once.
The soda fountain fixtures for the
M. & M. Drug Store are coming in
and when -fitted up will be a swell
place for all who indulge in soft
drinks.
C. M. Ivy of Newport, deputy sher
iff, was in our town Thursday on
business.
Since the above was written we
are sorry to chronicle the death of
little Goldman, the infant son of
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Denton. The lit
tle one at his death was 4 years, 1
months and 7 days old. He was the
idol of his father and mother, and
bright for his age. Doctors Loftin
and George were at his bedside most
all the time during his sickness and
at the time of his death Dr. Willis
of Newport, Doctors Loftin, George
and McCurry were with him. There
was a host of friends and relatives
visited through all the trouble and
gave all the assistance that could be
given. His funeral was preached al
the Christian church Monday even
ing at 1 o’clock and thence they pro
ceeded to the Denton cemetery, where
his remains was laid to rest. Wt
extend to the bereaved family and
relatives our sympathy over the loss
of the dear one who is gone never to
return.
Happy Jack.
PENNINGTON.
The weather hindered a good many
from going to church Saturday night
but church was well atfc Mg'Vf'l'h
day and S-inday night. *
Elder J. fi” , lit "oached the derf
Charles u tnO)1
again froti/u. es of sleep was refs
intends to person may lie dowi
ahn’YWt tending to sleep. It
I be motv j 'X e afternoon, but the fai
i that pnrfi the person to He c
i overconlfeTJm, and, after a sound s
I he awakens without any knowledi
H time in any sense. He does not re
I whether it is morning or aftern
1 whether he has had luncheon, or wl
19 ar mav not have sl«Dt through i
very good crowd present.
Mrs. Dorothy McCall is reported
very ill this week.
We are going to have a grist mill
in our little town in the neat future.
George Cole, Proprietor. Watch us
grow.
Mr. Jones and daughter of Mem
phis spent Easter with O. C. Smith
an'4 family.
W. H. Edens of Bradford has been
taking his share of the mumps.
L. O. Alexander has been working
one of his young mules this week.
T. E, Kneel says he is still a candi
date for matrimony.
S. C. Vick fell across a box last
week and came very near breaking his
back, but he was able to attend church
Sunday.
I. W. Turner and family were guests
of L. A. Edens Sunday. ,
David Wineman is breaking anoth
er team of goats.
L. E. Phant, you surely must be
a large man—Judging by your name.
Say, has anyone secured a correspond
ent for the unrepresented places. I
have a .promise of one. Ljt’s all try.
Success to the grand old Independ
ent.
R-Kan-Saw.
OAKLAND.
We have been having some cold
weather. Thihk we won't have man:
peach pies.
The farmers have been very busy
with their crops, but on account of
rain they cannot do much now.
Aunt Dollie Stuart has been very
low the latter part of last week.
Sunday School was slimmer than
usual last Sunday. All the boys at
tended church at Grand Glaize.
Singing at Mrs. Razer’s Sunday
night was attended by a small crowd
—plenty of singing.
Mrs. Ida Bright spent Saturday
night with her sister, Mrs. Mary
Stuart. _ ,, ,
Thft box supper given at Oakland
school house, was attended jby a
party of girls and boys of Grand
Glaize, Misses Carrie and Ethel Ross,
Bertha Hudson, Messrs. Charlie and
Wilford Ross. Tod Wilson and Clyde
Widdows. ..
NOTICE.
STATE OF ARKANSAS
County of Jackson:
In the Jackson Chancery Court.
Board of Directors of Levee District,
No. Two of Jackson County, Arkan
sas, Plaintiff
versus No. 2678
Certain Delinquent Lands, and G. W.
Huff, et al, Defendants.
The following named persons and
all others having or claiming an in
terest in any of the following de
scribed lands, and lots, or parts there
of, are hereby notified that a suit is
pending in the Chancery Court of
Jackson County, Arkansas, to en
force the collection of levee taxes,
penalty, costs, interest, and attorney
fees, on the following list of lands,
the name or names of each supposed
owner or owners having been set op
posite his or hen land or lot, or part
thereof, together with the amounts
severally due from each, to-wit:
MARY RIDDELL—East Half of
the North Half of Lot No. 3 and
South Half of Lot No. 3, and all of
Lot No. 4, Block No. 7, Range Two
West, in the Town of Jacksonport—
Taxes $6.75; Penalty $1.68
JIM McKINNEY—Lot No. 2, Block
No. 1, Range 4 East, in the Town of
Jacksonport—Taxes $4.50; Penal
ly $1.12.
•»Vr** For 1913.
rred cento* aeeom !>«««'?£«F estliftaLQT
l for /"
may t ..
Igue ; - ..
1^. j THB MKMPH1S MOBN
|6 0( ) ...
alize Enclosed find.
oon;
leth- pap«r for..month
i day
HWW
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TUCKERMAN NEWS
OOOOOOOOOOOOCOOOOOOOOOOOQO
John Williams spent Monday
at Grubbs.
Fred Gire spent Monday at
Newport on business.
Chas- Laurwood aM family
spent Sunday in the country
with friends. > •£;' »
Mrs. E. R. Williarrison came
in home Tuesday after 1 visit
to her sister in JonesborC
Joe Greenhaw left Sunday for
Hot Swings where he will spend
some time.
If you have cattle, hides, poul
try or eggs to sell, see Terrell &
Bowen, who pay highest market
prices. v
Mrs. J. A. Roberts’ father and
sister, from Oklahoma, came
in Monday to spend a few weeks
with her.
Ready-to-wear clothing at low
figures—See us before you buy
that spring suit. R. C. Pierce.
Iw4.
Mr. M. F. Moore is sick at his
home in this town and Henry
Williamson is still bedfast at his
AmA ...
B. P. Roberts, who has been
visiting his relatives in this
town for several days, left last
week for the northwest part of
the state, where he will visit rel
atives fdr a few days.
For highest prices for yotjr, .
produce and poultry, see R. C.
Pierce, who pays cash. Iw4
Uncle Johnnie Graham came
in home Friday from Hot
Fancy groceries and confec
tions at lowest possible prices.
For insurance see Judson N.
County Realty Company of this
Mrs. E. V. Holt, Mrs. D. C.
Dowell, Jr., little Emma and
Miss Ida Dowell spent a few
days the first part of the week ;
at Little Rock.
home Sunday from Little Rock. ^
where he attended the
Teachers’ meeting.
produce and poultry, see B. C.
Pierce, who pays cull. Iw4
Will buy at R. H. Hunter A
{Co.’s store, all kinds of junk,
(rubber, brass and copper at
highest market price. T. F.
IN
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