INDEPENDENT
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The government experts have
fbund that a meadow lark’s fav
orite diet is boll weevils and
grasshoppers. This ought to in
ure this helpful bird a home se
cure in every southern state and
Kansas too, where the hoppers
are reported to have recently
stalled a train. The meadow
larks must have been off on a
l.ark when the invasion occurred.
The people, or some of them,
are signing petitions to initiate
great long and expensive acts
which they propose to submit to
the voters at the next election
We hope these people won’t ob
ject to paying the bill when it
comes due as some of them did
last winter.—Stephens News.
It is eafcv to iret neonlo to
to sell slit skirts, but forbids
their use by the purchaser. The
other significant fact is: That at
the trial resulting from Miss
Browning's arrest for indecent
exposure, Judge Brownfield’s
court was packed with the most
select audience it ever held. —
Pine Bluff Commercial.
When Miss Browning testified
that she bought the skirt, which
was split to the knee, from a
Richmond merchant and thought
she should have a right to wear
it. Justice Crutchfield retorted:
“Merchants are allowed to sell
firearms in Richmond, but that
does not give the purchasers of
these firearms the right to do
murder.” But really, the most
significant fact about the Blos
som Browning case is that none
of the news dispatches have told
who Blossom Browning is and
somehow or other her name,
coupled with her conduct, does
not sound like the name of a girl
who lives at home with her moth
er.—Arkansas Gazette.
A Transaction in Wives.
Miss Virginia Elizabeth Dol
lar was recently married in Vir
ginia, and here’s hoping that hei
husband will never want to
change her.—Hot Springs Senti
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H News of The County"
Contributed by the Independent’s
[U^ Special Corps of Correspondents
at Des Arc this week.
F. Arnold is engineer or. the Wel
don Southwestern.
.Miss Lotta McDonald has had charge
’ of the A. McDonald Co. store since
her brother, Bob, has been away.
Dr. .1. T. Starnes and wife of Brink
ley visited their parents at this place
Sunday.
L. J. Bickers was in Newport Mon
day and Tuesday on some business
! deals, which will be made known in
; a few days.
| The curiosity of this people was a
i roused Tuesday when the local
j freight train unloaded an eight wheel
log wagon, one of the first to be put
; in use in this country. It is said
that this wagon ha; several good fea
tures over the common four wheel
wagon.
OAKLAND.
The Oakland Sunday School took a
part in Children’s Day Service given
at Hardy’s Chapel last Sunday. There
was a large crowd and plenty of din
ner.
There will be a Sunday school picnic
at Oakland church house the 16th day
of August. We are expecting a large
crowd and invite everybody to come
and bring well-filled baskets.
The farmers certainly enjoyed the
much needed rain which fell yester
day afternoon.
Bro. Petty will begin a revival
meeting at this place soon.
Aunt Dollie Stuart, who has been
real sick, is improving.
Miss Ida Rawlinson of Crossville,
111., is visiting her aunt. Mrs., Harriet
Brown. Miss Rawlinson expects to
extend her visit until September. We
are glad to have her with us.
Elzie Brown, who has just returned
from Crossville, 111., has been work
ing at the sawmill at Ingleside.
R. L. Stuart has laid the foundation
for a new dwelling house. We ex
pect to see it go up soon.
School is progressing nicely. The
Saturday gvsi
to crops, which" r . .T'8 n'-uch
for moisture. 1 begUr- to J
Mrs. J. A. Bo ';
iting her
month left Sut.Y - ' ’ J " th«Y
Rixie, Tennessee • i
R- 0. Ra .vlir.)
agent for the IrY ■ :-as k,
place for the re
assigned to the Y:,Yar;'»tl!
job at Newport . telega
Mr. Rawlings ,v,
capable and efficient renll ,*>»
the railroad comparY
courteous to the mY al»,
is with regret
this place, although ^>1*1
promoted to a oetter £.£** >*
he deserves. Just who h?’ **
will be we are unable to YUcce»'
present time. 0 state at t
Mrs. J R. Stanley, Mr« n. j
ley and Miss Lottie HaeY„ Stl
in Jacksonport Monday. -v ^
J. T. Craft left ■
week’s visit to relatives?/ >
J. G. Armstrong returned 5^
from a two w^ek ■’ rea *uih1
Springs. S sta-’ at He*
Will Monroe of Alicia „
Friday for a visit to v”?d»
Fred Monroe ‘lls broU
Mrs. V. Morgan and
Morgan, who have been virfr’J'
and Mrs. .J. M vv,tt tY1Stl,1?
returned Frida. Y> £!pa?t*
Heber. ' their home
. Mrs. Fannie Jago 0f v
is visiting Mr- Walter
this place. er F' Hurley
Wilmans M r0 , |
of mules tr
Transylvania, I.;; . the P a"tati°”
Forrest A- .„ )as, ^eek.
list. ' ' ;S on the s
W\ '■ >ad-overseer i
completed the v n , on fi,„ v
this, place to the Rod-Tc]0^1
.through :h.-: Sited** USf ‘
he certainly has put up a J,
Mhen it come ; to road building
Hurley is “right there.” ™
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GRUBBS.
The rain on last Friday did lots of
good here and everybody is rejoicing
i over fine crops.
J. M. Gibson is running his saw
mill in full blast.
The stave factory at this place
i started up again Tuesday morning,
after having been closed down sev
eral davs for repairs.
Mrs. *J. E. Williams is at Pleasant
Plains this week visiting W. A. Ford
and family, formerly of this place.
Chas. Grizzle and wife visited L. P.
Huey and family of Remmel Saturday
and Sunday. .
Miss Anna Lawton of Remmel is
making her home with her uncle, D.
D. Camp of this place.
There was baptising at the Blan
sett Ford on Cache river Sunday,
nine being baptised. The revival at
Ballew school house is still in pro
grjSN. Nance and wife visited Hope
j Weli church near Remmel Sunday and
I reported a good time and plenty to
I eaMrs. John Grizzle, Sr., visited rela
tives at Algoa Saturday and ..unday,
| returning home Monday morning on
11' T 'j^Malone made a business trip
| to Newport Monday, returning the
IXJt in our little, town has
been good in the past thirty da>'
bitter than usual at this season of
I thTheasinging school at this place
i** i“st.d0S5? t'niSlrlf' BaS
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visit to relatives and friends.
Joe Parrott of St. Louis is to be in
on a visit the tenth.
D. D. F. & A. M. visited Kirkpat
rick Lodge officially the first and sec
ond.
Worthy G. M. visited the O. E. b.
at Tuckerman the second. The first
G. M. ever to visit Tuckerman O. E.
S. Chapter. . _
Joe Davis and wife, Marvin, John, C.
D. Johnson and wife and the writer
started to Heber Springs July 21st.
We went by way of Newport, up
through Oil Trough, out at its head,
then over Fairview mountain and we
agreed that it was the rockiest road
we ever traveled and said to be the
worst in this part of the country. We
camped at Mr. Hayes’ the first night.
(A fine man.) We went by Corner
Stone, Alonzo, Bailey, Wilburn, and
through public gates at Red river and
camped within 6 miles of Heber, ar
riving there the 24th at i a. m. The
trip was worrisome going on horse
back and in the wagon, but in spite
of rough travel we enjoyed ourselves
well. We liked the genial, social citi
zens and visitors fine. The water of
the springs was fine and we believe
if we could have stayed longer it
would have been of still greater bene
fit. We only stayed three days. We
came back bv Par.gburn, Searcy, Jud
sonia. Rio Vista, Russell. Bradford
and Grand Glaize and were on the
road part of four days.
The road home was much better
than the one going over. We met sev
eral relatives and friends on the
route, which made it more enjoyable.
We had jokes, such as misapplication
of title, losing of cooking vessels, par
asols and missing the road. Most
places crops were bad—others places
L. M C.
He might get a Mormon to
(give him two better halves for
her and be ahead on the deal.—
Fort Smith Times-Record.
Man has long ago found that
as a lesser half, he’s an almost
negligible quantity and with two
better halves he’s left out alto
gether. Where does he get
ahead on such a deal? He’d bet
ter be quartered by one than lost
altogether.
Setter Pups For Sale.
Some thoroughbred Setter
pups from field trial winner
stock, ready for fell training.
Apply to T. M. Rorex Swifton,
Arkansas. 56btf.
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Dr. John D. Cole
OSTEOPATH
Successor to Dr. Whipple
STAYTON BUILDING
210 HAZEL STREET
Rooms 2 and 3
OFFICE HOURS:
8 to 12; 1 to 5.
Phone 365.
dance but collecting money to
pay the fiddler is quite another
matter.—Fort Smith Times-Re
cord.
But when it comes to the ex
penditure of public moneys, it is
remarkable of how little con
cern a bit of economy is to the
people. These long initiated
acts cost the state much money
and when you are asked to sign
a petition to refer some bill or
to initiate another, you ought to
know’ that the proposition is
meritorious. They ought not
only to be meritorious, but the
time ought to be ripe for them,
so that many propositions may
not be submitted upon which
the sentiment of the people is
too w’ell known and the fate of
the measures thus settled in ad
vance. The education of the peo
ple upon such issues should be
through less expensive chan
nels.
There are two significant facts
in connection with the recent tri
al of Miss Blossom Browning,
who shocked the officials of
Richmond, Va., by appearing on
the streets in a slit skirt. The
first is: that Miss Browning ob
tained the skirt from a depart
ment store operated under ii
cense from the city. In other
words, the city permits the store
' ^ CUT FLOWERS FLORAL DESIGNS DECORATIONS ^
rn PAUL M. PALEZ, Leading Florist |Ucj
Blooming Plants, Roses Phone 403,
gjcf Bulbs, Shrubs, etc., 400 Main St., Little Rock, Ark. [Uc^
| “ We started_
life together
I With the same hope of success, that motorist and 1—but HE
1 SAVED his money— 1 did not. .Now HE lives his old age in luxury, jj
I with automobiles and servants—I am nearly staiving—on the
■ world's scrap heap. We had the same chance. <
1 Reader, save while there is yet time. Open a bank account ;
1 here today—a dollar wil be sufficient.
I ARKANSAS BANK & TRUST CO. |
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viHe, will teach a singing school at
the Hankin School house. „
Mrs. J. M. Gibson and Mis- Harry
Toland will leave for Jon^boro Wed
nesday and return hornevT^or^was
Alcorn Ferguson of Newpoit
a guest of J. M. Gibson last Friday
night, returning to Newport Satur
day.
A serious accident occurred to E.
H Watkins, who lives on J. M. Ivy
farm about 3 miles Southeast of
here last Friday evening, while he and
Harvpv Henrv were out nunung.
^om^repoTts it ferns as though
Mr Henrv was in front of Mr. w ai
kins with a shot gun and by some
means one barrel of the gun went off
the whole load passing through the
leg between the knee and thig •
bad flesh wound was inflicted, but
unless blood poisoi01,1 V Both’ no
thing serious will result. Both par
ties were the best of friend,.
C C Byrd, road overseer, is now
putting in his time on the roads,
which work is badly needei .
Messrs. McMurry and W limans
of Diaz were in our town on busi
ness last week. *
J. M. Ivy, county treasurer of
Newport, passed through our town
Sundav on his way home fiom hi,
farm in Richwoods township.
The infant of Mr. and Mrs. I. f
Collins was laid to rest in the Cook
cemetery on the evening of the otm
Mike Denton made a business trip
to Jonesboro Monday, returning
home Tuesday evening.
Misses Sudie and Ethel Nance vis
ited Miss Alta Browning at Algoa
Tuesday. T
Happy -Jack.
BALLEW’S CHAPEL.
We have had, and are still having,
the greatest revival of religion this
country has witnessed in a number of
years. There have been added to the
Free Will Baptist church here thirty
or more members. Nineteen have
been baptized to date, and more to fol
'°R. C. Dunahew and family and Miss
Wiliie Faircloth paid a visit to the lat
ter’s father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Faircloth.
Mrs. Woodrufl returned home the
other day from Newport, where she
had been taking treatment under Dr.
Willis.
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BANDY’S CHAPEL.
I Jas. Bratton and family have re
. turned from a visit to the hills.
Mr. Blackburn went home with Mrs.
B lackburn’s mother and grandmother,
The burning of Wm. Biggers’ house
: is quite a sad affair. We hear there
was $000 insurance on the house. Ilis
loss was heavy.
There is quite a lot of road working
here now
John Bailey and Miss Ovie Yande
vier were married Thursday. This
worthy couple has the good wishes of
the entire community.
Miss Ruth Yelvertor. is assisting in
the school here.
Chas. Johnson is having ties got
ten off of his land.
Cal Biggers, wife and little Nellie
have returned from Baxter county.
He says crops are very light on ac
count of dry weather.
Miss I.aura Nuckolls is assistant
teacher at Pond Switch.
The meeting for Decker Store House 1
Arbor is set for Saturday night be
fore the first Sunday in September.
We didn’t get to see Lee Terrell of
Tampa. Florida, while he was visit
ing relatives and friends in this coun
ty.
There was a good rain August the ]
first.
Mrs. Ep Guy and two nieces were '
over from Nettleton. visiting Wm. '
Hurst and relatives at Cord.
Mr. Hurst talks of visiting Crow- 1
ley’s Ridge, going through in a wagon.
One school house on the Goetz farm <
is about completed and another is to <
be built soon. <
Oscar Womack and wife are on the f
sick list. 1
Wm. Hurst’s mare was bogged 1
down in Village creek and came near 1
dying before being found. Was in
the mud 24 hours, probably. >
Frank Biggers of Shawnee. Oklaho- c
ma, has come and joined his vife on a
SWIFTON.
Rev. Cullom, a Christian preacher of
Judsonia, preached at the Christian
church here Sunday and Sunday
night.
A great many of our young people
attended the picnic at Alicia last Fri
day and Saturday.
R. P. Sharp spent Sunday at Jones
boro visiting his mother, who celebrat
ed her 86th birthday on the third.
Fine rains have visited sections of
our community, but in the immediate
vicinitv of Swifton there has been but
little rain for quite awhile, and crops
are suffering.
Mr. Tonney’s new residence is re
ceiving the finishing touches this
week and they will occupy it right
away.
Bro. Wilcoxen of .Jonesboro came
over Tuesday evening and is assist
ing in the revival here.
Uncle Alf .Jackson, one of the old
est citizens of this community, died
here Tuesday morning. He was 68
years old and his sickness was ol
short duration. He was liked by all
who knew him and the entire com
munity extend sympathy to the be
reaved.
Prof. W. M. Shaver was m town
Sunday evening.
Miss Glenna Sharp is on tne sick
list this week.
The Swifton ball team went to
Cash Wednesday, but at this writ
ing we are not able to give the re
sults.
Mr. Carter of Southern Illinois is
visiting relatives here this week.
Artemus Shell began work in the
bank this week.
Mr. W'. T. Altman has been quite
sick this week.
AUVERGNE.
We had a rain last week, but did
not get enough to supply our needs.
All of the girls of Auvergne spent
Sunday at Remmel, attending the
Singing School Convention, and the
all day singing and all enjoyed them
selves fine.
M. B. Hare has a new buggy and
he and his wife were out trying it
Ciin/lniT
John Hollis and family of Green
brier, who have been spending a few
days with J. F. Gipson, left for home
Monday morning.
Rufe Gipson and children spent Sun
day with Dr. W. P. Neal and family.
Lee May and family left Saturday
for Heber Springs to spend a week
or two for their health.
Willie Neal spent Sunday in Rem
mel.
Emmett Johnson is off on his sum
mer vacation.
WELDON.
Misses Ova and Dora Thompson of
Bald Knob are visiting Miss Myrtle
Gargus this week.
Miss Maude Kidd and Mrs. Cora
Folk of Newport, are visiting Mrs.
Lester Baxter here this week.
Miss Mary Baxter of this place vis
ited relatives at Malden, Mo., this
week.
Miss Ethel Ensor of Tupelo is visit
ng Mrs. Ruth Bickers.
Misses .Tosie and Beulah Williams j
>f Riverside are guests of the Weldon
lotel this week.
R. H. McDonald and wife have re
urred from an extensive visit to Cot
on Plant and other points.
Bob Torlan and Joe McDonald are
;topning at Heber Springs for a cou
>le of weeks.
S. V. Lamb, the Rock Island agent,
mtertained Mr. Coleman and wife of
[Mpelo Tuesday evening in his office,
dr. Lamb is still living in hopes that
le will some day have a home.
Sumner Sweatt of this place has
barge of a big logging camp on
^ache river. He is with his family
mly of Sundavs. Mrs. Sweatt enter
ains herself six days out of the week
iy canning fruits and vegetables n>'d
ireparing things nice and tidy for
tubby on Sundays.
Clarence Robertson of Nashville,
isited his sister, Mrs. F. C. Blevins,
f this place.
Miss Aleene Jones is visiting friend
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attendance is not large, but larger
than usual.
Miss Edith Bright spent Friday
night with Misses Ruth and Pearl
Stuart.
A crowd of folks from Oakland at
tended church at Hardy’s Chapel Sat
urda night. They reported a good
meeting.
The people of Hardy’s Chapel are
having quite a time at their revival
meeting.
R. L. Stuart filled his regular ap
pointment at the Ridge Sunday.
Miss Annie Bright spent Saturday
night with Misses Bessie and Flossie
Stuart.
R. L. Stuart chaperoned a crowd of
young people to church Saturday
night. The crowd consisted of R. L.
Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. La Tourette,
Clyde Stuart, Misses Bessie, Flossie,
Ruth and Pearl Stuart and Annie
Bright.
Wild Rose.
BATTLE AXE.
■J. F. Guiltner %nd family have
.gone to Heber Springs for a short
rest and recuperation, R. F. Tyer
taking charge of Mr. Guiltner’s busi
ness during his absence.
H. Hanley has sold his crop, stock,
etc to J. W. Lindley and moves this
week to Tuckerman to take a posi
tion with Graham Bros, as salesman.
Hubert is a good man and Battle Axe
people regret , to lose him.
People having stock on Spice range
would do well to look after them as
there is no water on that range. J.
W. Lindley is moving his cattle to
the river bottom.
A. J. Hanley and J. J. Thompson
with their families have gone to
spend a week or two among relatives
in the hills—Hanley to Izard county
and Thompson to Sharp.
Mr. Seagraves and family from
Sharp are visiting relatives in this
vicinity.
Crops east and north of us are be
ginning to wilt and burn rather se
riously. They did not share in the
rain that we had last week. Crops
here looking fine. Old com practi
cally made and cotton growing arid
fruiting very satisfactorily, being
laid by much cleaner that it some
times is.
George Hubble and family started
last week to spend a few weeks at
some springs in Sharp county. Be
| luit: returning mere, one 01 ms cmiu
| ren, the baby girl, grew quite sick
! and he returned. The little one is
! dangerously ill.
I The F' ptist meeting closed Sunday
j night No visible results.
J. A. Lindley has finished his job
I with the as. -or, and is now amus
ing himself repairing lane fences.
G. A. Pilquist is trying all the fish
ing places, but not having his usual
success. Where Gus fails to catch
fish, it is hardly worth while for any
one else to try.
P. B. Gardner’s school at New
Home is growing somewhat crowded, j
and he is clamoring for an assistant, j
Think his directors are “looking I
round” for one.
Miss Johnnie Gardner is to leave j
this week to visit her sister, Mrs. :
Landers at Melbourne, and to take in
the Confederate Reunion there on the
13th, 14th, and 15th.
J. A. Crabtree has moved to the
Lindley and Brown mill to work for
the summer. Scribbler.
DIAZ.
Miss Robert Hurley is visiting in
Conway, the guest of Miss Opal Al
bright.
^ Mrs. H, M. Anderson returned
Thursday from a week’s visit to rela
tives at Sallisaw, Okla.
Mrs. Charles Cellars left Sunday
for a week's visit to relatives at Lo
noke.
W. Y. Armstrong returned Thurs
day from a week’s stay at Heber
Springs.
Bud Stanlev came down Saturday
from Cotter for a few days’ visit to
his parents.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Chis
holm Sunday. -Julv 27th, a baby boy.
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Witt spent
Sunday in Tuckerman, the guests of
relatives.
T. R. Amick is on the sick list this
week.
A heavy rain accompanied by an 1
electrical storm visited this section
nAiA-'w..;:,;:'■■•’iB
Mrs. George _ Hackney will iB
Thursdnv to visit relatives at WvnBI
Miss Gertrude Allen, who is feS
ing school at Amagnn, spent S^B
with her parents. M
Mr. and Mrs. Thurman WestB
Newport were visitors to our S'
Sunday. K
Miss Ruth Norwood who has B
visiting relatives at Newark theB
two weeks, returned Monday. W
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