CAPITAL $50,00000: EARNED SURPLUS OVER $150,000 00
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THE FIRST QUESTION J
Is it a SAFE bank? That is the
first* thing you want to know when
depositing your money.
Twenty-six years of successful ex
j perience; management by men of
recognized integrity and ability; ' i
Pf • Capital, Surplus and Profits of over
$225,000— these features assure
complete security for funds entrusted
to our care.
Small and large accounts invited.
V "The BanK With The Big Surplus”
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HERE AND THERE
Mrs. Nick Lewis is spending the
week with her father at Batesville.
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One Ford Car for sale.—Frank
Johnson. 106d6t
Mrs. J. L. Bishop returned Sunday
night from a visit with her brother at
Poplar Bluff.
Knox mends snoes cneap. Ill Wal
nut street. dtf.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs. A.
Bowie, who has been quite sick is im
proving nicely.
Wanted— Lady for clerical posi
tion. Call Singer Sewing Machine
office. 109dtf
Don J. Ethridge spent the day
Sunday at Little Rock, returning on
the late evening train.
Preserving pears, apples, cabbage
and sweet potatoes at Bowen’s Cash
Store. 108dGt
A. B. Jones of Jonesboro, of the
Huguley-Jones Company of this city
spent Sunday in Newport.
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. Chester
A Robinson. 13-dtf
Ed Neal left Sunday for a week’s
vacation visit with his sister, Mrs.
J. D. Carlton, of Jonesboro.
- For Rent—Nicely furnished or un-1
furnished room very cheap. Apply
522 Newport Avenue. L
Mrs. C. R. Pate and Miss Adalene
Pate leave tomorrow morning for
Little Rock, their future home.
For Rent—1 furnished room, elec
tric lights and bath, close in. Rates
reasonable. Apply 123 Beech St. dtf
The “Man from Kahn” is here to
day at Bowen’s Cash Store and ready
to measure you for that fall suit.
110d2t.
Corn for Sale at $2.00 per bushel
at crib five miles west of Newport.
Crib open only on Saturdays. See
Slack Bros. 48dtf lOwtf.
J. Plummer Sweatt of Weldon was
here Sunday, accompanying his son
to the Jonesboro agricultural school.
For Sale or Trade—One first class
butcher shop complete on Front St.,
good location. If interested call or
see J. T. Craft. 04d 30t
Mrs. Homer Edwards and Miss
Nannie Weaver of Batesville, were
here last night on their way to Little
Rock.
Wanted—An experienced woman tc
cook and do general housework for
family of four. Apply at 51o Main
Street, Newport. 104d&wtf
Miss Marie Hafner has accepted s
position at the Singer Sewing Ma
chine office, and is fully competent tc
fill the place.
Mrs. Burly Wingo and little sor
returned Saturday afternoon from £
two weeks’ visit with her parents al
Hattiesburg, Miss.
Dr. and Mrs. H. 0. Walker, Miss
Martha Walker and Mr. and Mrs. J
S. Jones enjoyed a trip to Batesvilli
Sunday afternoon.
H. A. McCallister returned t<
Camp Pike this morning after spend
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Be Patriotic About
Buying Clothes j
You may not need clothes this
fall; if you can get along with what
you have save the money for
Liberty Bonds or War Savings
Stamps. But—if you have to buy, j
remember this: t
You don't buy anything in f
which Quality is more important j
than wearing apparel. You ought I
to be very particular what you get jj
1 for your Money, especially because
I it’s so easy to make poor quality
I in clothes look very good, and there
is plenty of poor quality to be had.
COME TO THIS STORE
and view our styles, Quality you
can rely on absolutely. The new
styles are economical but smart
looking as ever.
Suits, Coats, Dresses, Hats and Shoes
We Have Bought Carefullij, Bearing In Mind j j
All the Time Our Friends and Customers
Rushton Dry Goods Co.
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ing Saturday and Sunday with Mrs.
McCallister here at home. i t
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Mr. and Mrs. Mack Long and chil-j i
dren, who have been visiting Mr. and : 1
Mrs. Eugene Long at Batesville, were r
here today on thir return home.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. G. Henry, Miss
Janet Henry, Miss Lou Minor and :
Miss Bessie Watson enjoyed a trip 1
to Batesville Sunday in the Henry j
car.
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Mrs. Hugh Williamson of Moun
tain View was here last night, re
turning from Little Rock, where Mr. j
Williamson is in the officers’ training
camp.
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Misses Alva, Paula, Elizabeth anu (
Winifred Smith and Beatrice Church'
well left at noon Sunday for Arca
dia, Mo., to re-enter Ursaline Con
vent.
Mr. and Mrs. Junius Sconyers and '
Miss Ora Knight of Batesville drove
down Sunday, spending the day with |
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Sconyers near
town.
Otho O’Neal of Poplar Bluff, Mo., (
is the guest of Vernon Ridley for a
few days and has been warmly greet
ed by the many friends of his old
home. .
Mrs. W. D. Williams and little
daughter, Julia, left Saturday after
noon for Little Rock, where she will
visit her sister, Mrs. Tom Shavdr, .
rr\r* n wppIc.
Mrs. Grant Minton and little '
daughter, Mary Sue, were here early ]
Sunday morning, returning home to j
Batesville from Canada, where they •
spent the summer.
Walter McDowell and Poindexter
Hill of Batesville, who have many 1
Newport friends, are to enter the '
next Officers’ Training Camp at
Camp Pike, where they are now.
G. L. Smith returned Sunday af
ternoon from Little Rock and was
accompanied by his wife, who has ;
recovered sufficiently to be removed
from St. Vincent’s Infirmary.
Miss Belle Phillips and Miss Opal
Albright of Little Rock were at the
Hazel hotel Sunday night on their
return from Calico Rock, where Miss
Phillips taught a summer school.
Prof, annd Mrs. A. G. Albright arid
; baby were guests at the Claridge ho
tel Sunday night, going to Tucker
man, where Prof. Albright is the
; superintendent of the public school.
■ Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bircher of
Batesville were guests of Mrs. A. J.
L. Stevens today on their return
i home to Batesville from Little Rock,
driving through in their new Dodge
, roadster.
Mr. Bradberry of the Van Noy In
terstate Hotel service has resigned
the management and left Sunday for
Texarkana, having been succeeded by
J. C. Dexter of Missouri, who has ta
ken charge.
Mr. and Mrs. Dibrell Vaughn will
return home to Little Rock this af
ternoon, after a short visit with their
motther, Mrs. Fannie Robinson, who
will join them in a few days for a
month’s stay.
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left Sunday afterhoon for Sewanee,
Tenn., where they enter the univer
sity for the coming winter. The two
boys will be greatly missed by their
many friends at home.
Mrs. Minnie Balmaz, Adrien Bal
maz. O. P. Moss, Mrs. Laura Drum
mond and Miss Lochie Graham com
posed an automobile party to Bates
ville Sunday. On their return home
they had lunch at Lock 1.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tucker, who has
been visiting her brother, Judge A.
J. Craig at Batesville, was here Sat
urday on her return home to Ingle
side, where she makes her home with
her daughter, Mrs. John Keel.
A1 Lindsey came up from Little
Rock and spent Sunday with his
Newport friends, who are glad to
know he is well pleased with his new
work as bookkeeper for Crump-Brit
ton and West, cotton buyers.
Rev. John Zerand of Bentonville,
state evangelist of the Christian
church preached twro very interest
ing sermons at that church in this
city Sunday, which was an appre
ciated event for the congregation.
Mrs. Gustave Jones, Mrs. Adam
Lockard and Miss Carolyn Jones, ar
rived home on No. 4 this afternoon
from a most delightful trip through
Texas, and a visit of a month to Mr.
and Mrs. Louis Stevens, at Galveston.
Mr3. Ernest G. Ferrell and daugh- j
er, Miss Dorothy of Corpus Christi, j
’exas, arrived this afternoon and will j
emain indefinitely with Mrs. Wil- j
am Mosby and family, as Mr. Fer
ell will enter military service soon, j
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Sheriff .J. M. Ivy arrested John
rVood, a negro, in Newport Friday j
md took him to Camp Pike Satur- ]
lay, where Wood is now in military j
raining. Wood lived at DeVall’s j
Huff, where he failed to answer his j
all in the draft.
Mrs. Harriet Jackson of St. Louis,
in attractive and charming young
f.dy, is the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
). M. Kahman, and will be the guest
>f honor at a dancing party this
ivening given by the young men of
iur city.
When you sit down with your daily
>aper to learn what the boys are do
ng at the front you should have with
;ou an American War Atlas, in or
ler that you may better understand
he war news. The Independent sells
hem. Only 35 cents.
Rev. Mr. Curie of the North Little
Bock Baptist church will visit our
:ity this week and will preach at the
Baptist church Wednesday evening
it 8 o’clock. Rev. M. Curie comes as
i prospective pastor of the church
md the congregation, as far as pos
lible, is requested to be present.
Mrs. James C. Johnston and Ray
iohnston of Batesville, who have
ecn visiting her son, Guy Johnston,
n Spokane, Washington, were at the
Bazel hotel Sunday night on their re
urn and were accompanied home by
Mrs. Guy Johnston, who will make
he family a visit of several weeks.
The American War Atlas contains
:ixteen pages of wonderful informa
ion about the progress of the pres
;nt great war. The Independent has
he exclusive sales rights in Jackson
munty for them. Only 35 cents.
Mail orders given prompt attention.
Lieutenant John Pipkin, who has
ust finished training in the Officers’
rraining Camp at Camp Gordon, Ga*
-eceiving a lieutenant’s commission,
irrived this afternoon to visit his
;wo sisters, Mrs. Henry M. Owen and
VIrs. Fred R. Suits. Lieutenant Pip
tin is returning from Arkadelphia,
New SiikGeorgette Blouses—
Beautiful beaded and em
broidered models in flesh,
white and combinations of
colors specially priced
$10.00 and (|>q QH
down to__$0.00
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where he has been visiting his par
ents, Rev. annd Mrs. E. M. Pipkin.
Mrs. Elizabeth Spitzer of Chigago
arrived this morning and will take up
her work as the Jackson County
Town and Country Nursing Service,
under the auspices of the American
Red Cross. For the present an office
has not been arranged but will be in
a few days, when Mrs. Spitzer will
be ready to begin her duties in the
city and county as well. Mrs. Spit
zer has a room with Mrs. Hubert Ty
ler on Main street.
Charles Best, who lives in Okla
homa just west of Joplin, is here for
a few days’ visit with her mother,
Mrs. C. B. Best, and his many other
relatives and friends. Mr. Best stat
ed that the whole section of that
country was wild over the splendid
output of lead and zinc that is found
and shipped from there in large
quantities. Mr. Best has a son, Lieu
tenant Boyd Best, who has just arriv
ed in France, having finished in the
officers training camp at Little Rock
a year ago, and has been in service
since in Texas.
Claude M. Erwin and Robert B.
Hooker went to Diaz Sunday after
noon, where they attended a rally of
colored people who are interested in
th war savings stamps campaign.
John W. Leggitt, president of the Old
Glory College at Diaz, has formed a
Thrift Stamp Club among the stu- M
dents of the school, and while a large ^
number were already members, Mr.
Erwin reports the addition of thir
ty-six new members at the meeting
yesterday.
NOTICE.
Everybody is requested to call on
their respective school boards and
give their pledge to the Farmers’
Give-a-Bushel War Fund. This is a
worthy cause, and it is your duty to
assist your school directors in bring
ing your district “over the top.” All
together, please. '
George M. Sink,'
lOOdtf Chairman Jackson County.
__Wolff-Goldman£Merc. Co.__*_—Wolff-Goldman Merc. Co. ■».
Autumn Styles Are Here
A Wonderful Variety of Modes and Materials
We Invite You to come to see the Host of New Fashions
Our Buyers have gathered together—the most compre
hensive early---season displays we have ever made.
NEW SUITS NEW COATS J
NEW DRESSES *
A wonderful variety of models in beautiful new Fall—Styles for every figure
from the growing Miss to the Woman who, though stout, wishes to be correctly
dressed. All the popular new materials are shown and the trimmings are new
and correct.
New Suits—Priced at 15 00, 18 75, 25 00, 30,C0 and up
New Coats---llnusual Values at 15 50,17-50,20 00, 25 00and up ^
New S ilk & Wool Dressesat 8-50,10 00,12-50,15 00,1800,25 00 and up
0*1*3 V * G'lti G'l5 v ^
The New Blouses
Silk CrepedeChme Blouses—
A special showing flesh,
white, pink, buff and tan
blouses, with the new
round necks. Priced at
$6.95 down <j^
Voile andOrgandie Blouses— |
a large showing of pretty s
new styles in fine quality f
blouses attractive low |
prices $3.50
down t(j>.
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AThis store will be closed Satur
OpQCICU /YOl/CG* t/ay September 7th on account
of Holiday. Will re-open in the evening at 6 o’clock.
Wolff-Goldman Merc, Co.
"The House of Satifaction”
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