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DIAZ.
and Mrs. Bud Stanley after a
Sy3’ visit to relatives here, left
iv for Cotter. ,1
Fannie Jago is spending the
here, the guest of Mrs. Walter
fRoberta Hurley returned Fri
»m Conway, where she had been
,g Miss Opal Allbnght.
and Mrs. Sid Harnng of the
er settlement were the guests o,
and Mrs. Monroe Witt Thura
s Littie McNew of Newport vis
her mother, Mrs. J. A. Weatn
d, Sunday. ,
ite a crowd of young people
this city attended the dance at
reraid.
W. McMurry made a business
;o Newport Saturday.
s. Mattie Osborne is quite ill this
5, Cromwell West left Sunday
[ visit to relatives at Mansfield,
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lice rain visited this section Sun
which put the finishing touches
le cotton crop.
W. Ford, official sprayman, was
nd last week, putting his dope
ittle.
iss Ruth Norwood left Tuesday
risit to relatives at Newark,
s. Gid Seaton and daughter, Miss
, returned Monday from a week’s
to relatives at Swifton.
, T. Guin and Fred Monroe at
id a meeting of the Odd Fellows
ewport Monday night.
:hard Faulkner of Olyphant was
siness visitor to this city Mon
Iter Clark and George Young left
lesday for a camp hunt on Pick
ike.
s. Charles Polston of Strawberry
mding the week here, the guest
r. and Mrs. G. S. Seaton,
and Mrs. Roy Pitchford of Tu
are visiting here this week, the
s of Mr. and Mrs. Austin Dam
Ii a loss oi over two thousand
of its funds, Road District
must go another year without
Road Overseer W. F. Hurley
st began to build some good
in his district when the two
id dollars were given to the
Newport, which will soon end
m country roads. The bal
' the funds now on hand will
keep up the emergency work,
tion of the county judge in
nating this money to be used
streets, which are better than
““try roads, is meeting with
oval among the people here,
oney could have been put to
use had it bean used to build
from this place to Malcolm
out it is too late now.
L. E. Phant.
ISLAND.
!\P- Runyan and J. M. Grant
' Newport Monday.
ek^Ravr® °f NewP°rt spent
v£nh M!ss Martha Hester.
t t„ erS *?as been real sick
tg two weeks. Dr. Willis is
fweek wither SPr6nt a day °r
qnni ^ * ¥lss Laura Grant.
Samuel Anthony is able to be
ud hv gettln.g Pretty badly
ibed withCadbnt’ When his
•ain xv J a Ray wagon.
' greatlv lab vand Sun’
sreatlj needed m this neigh
^i*ey Herring was visiting
M. Seilers Sunday.
at severaTm1S n°me a^ter Raving
Its. AlLe v?rthsat Memphis.
Veek with n ar ane 1S spending
Urs Kate v,er,.s?,n- Dee Washam
nt°oth u-ero £k0l!? an<i Emma
nday. c shopping in Newport
IS at the^?S£as transacting bus
09 DrumrrmUaty seat Monday,
are expSd‘and family of Rec
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te?£sS>‘-er.sf„Tth1
da Gilliam and Miss Maude Turner.
Miss Jennie Stuckey of Newport is
spending the week with Miss Laura
Gravett.
S. E. Free is remodeling his house,
which will add greatly to its appear
ance when finished.
Rev. Charles J. Bonner of Atkins
will begin a series of meetings here
Friday night. People are through
with their farm work, and it seems
that the meeting could be well at
tended; so let everyone attend. It is
hoped that this meeting will accom
plish much good.
If you want all the local news and
lots of the other news,you should sub
scribe for the Independent.
Slim -Jim.
JACKSONPORT.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Huff of Des
Arc are here visiting their parents,
M.r and Mrs. G. W. Huff.
The sad news of the death of Mrs.
B. B. Davis and son-in-law, Ber, West,
which occurred in Des Arc Sunday,
was a severe shock to the whole town.
They made their home here about
two years and were highly respected
people. The whole town mourns with
the family in this, their hour of trou
ble and sorrow.
Miss Ella Anderson has finished
her six weeks’ study under the. cele
brated Texan Claire Hall in Chicago,
and is now visiting her sister, Mrs.
Harry Block, in Morehouse, Mo.
Buddie Holt and Frank Anderson
have accepted positions in Weldon.
Miss Ollie Martin, one of our socie
ty girls, was married last week to. a
brakeman on the White River Divis
ion of the Iron Mountain.
Messrs. Barton & Barton, manag
ers of the hoop mill here, have re
signed their positions and left for
Memphis Monday.
John Jamison has dissolved part
nership with D. D. Burkett here and
is working in Newport.
Chas. Anderson will attend Hen
drix this year, while Frank will go
hack to Ouachita.
John Senehan went to Magness
Tuesday to attend the funeral of
his mother.
Several from I ere attended the
funeral of Mrs. Davis and Mr. West at
Des Are Monday.
Miss Koenig was in Newport Tues
day.
For Sale—Store Fixtures, includ
ing a pair of Standard Computing
scales, small stock of drugs, two big
safes and postoffice fixtures. R. W.
Anderson.
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WELDON.
Tobe McDonald and wife, chaper
oned a four days’ crowd in camp on
Cache River this week, about fifty be
! ing present. Hunting, fishing, swim
ming, singing and playing were the
amusements. It was one of the most
delightful trips of the season.
Miss Attie McDonald of Newport
is spending the week with Miss Lot
tie McDonald of this place.
Miss Ida Tarpley of McCrory is
j spending the week with Mrs. Bob
i McDonald. „ . .
| Mrs. Vera Holland of Newport vis
ited Mrs. Abe Ballew this week.
! Miss Margaret Sapp, of Brinkley,
visited Mrs. Starnes Tuesday. _
Dr. Starnes and wife of Brinkley,
are the guests of their parents this
1 wggIv.
Mrs. F. M. Vaughn and Mrs. C. L.
Harris are taking their vacation at
Heber Springs. .
Little Miss Violet Johnson of iu
pelo is visiting Miss Edith Johnson
1 of this place.
S. V. Lamb visited friends at Cinna
mon Lake Sunday evening.
Brother Blevins, filled his regular
appointment here Sunday and Sun
day night. His subject, “Pontius Pi
late, the Roman Procurator of Judea
afforded a remarkable sermon.
Mrs. F. C. Blevins, is visiting
friends at McRae this week.
Misses Myrtle and Edna Gargus of
Bakerville, are visiting friends here
this. week. , , _
The Misses Myrtle and Beulah To
rian and Miss Fannie Burton of Sun
I Set Lane, visited the Misses Shoff
i ner, this week.
i The labor industry has a dandy
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j outlook at this place, for all the mills ■
: and manufacturing plants are adding |
1 new machinery and increasing their |
j output.
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BRIDGE SCHOOL HOUSE.
The farmers: of this immediate vic
1 inity seem to be feeling somewhat I
better at the present time, at least j
they ought to feel better anyhow, for
they have been blessed with a good
rain of late, which was very badly
needed. _ i
Lawrence Duncan and Will Mur
phy are spending a few days at Har
j risburg attending the races at that
i place.
j Fishing seems to be all the go here
i now, as there was another fish fry
1 last Saturday at the Haynes lake.
The little two-year old baby of Joe
Knight’s died Saturday night and
was buried Sunday evening at the
Arnold cemetery. W'e extend our
sympathy to the bereaved family.
Joe Chapin and sister, who have
been visiting friends in this vicinity,
! have returned to their home ir. the
Promised Land.
Mrs. Dunham is reported to be on
j the sick list. W'e hope to hear of her
speedy recovery.
! Uncle Alf. Jackson of this place
died last Tuesday, after a short ill
ness, and was buried W ednesday ev
ening at the Arnold cemetery. Uncle
Alf was about 68 years old, having
spent part of his life fighting in the
war of 1361-1865. He was highly re
spected, and loved by all who knew
him. and leaves a host of friends all
j over Jackson county to mourn his
I loss. W’e join with the Independent
i in expressing our heartfelt sympathy
to the bereaved family.
Claude and Max Massey went to
| Cache last week where they joined
the Swifton boys in a game of ball.
Swifton was the winner, as usual.
Score, 11 to 10.
N. D. Moon, Jr., and wife and Will
Murphy spent a few hours last Fri
day evening at the home of John Cam
ell, Sr. ..
I Miss Jennie McDaniel is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Mollie Sneed, tor a
few days. •
Johnnie Long is reported to be
very badly hurt, caused by a log fall
ing on him. We hope to hear of him
being up again soon.
Everybody is invited to come out
to the School House Friday night,
August 22, to the entertainment given
by the school to get means to finish
paying for our organ.
Unde Jim Campbell is on the puny
list.
Albert Eno of near here and Miss
Era Williams of the Page School
House, were married last Saturday.
We extend hearty congratulations and
wish them a long and happy married
life. _ „
Brown Lyes.
DENMARK.
This section of the country had four
and one-fourth inches of rain last
Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. Strickland is holding a pro
1 tracted meeting at the church.
Last Friday, during a thunderstorm
lightning fired the barn of George
Goad and a fine mare, colt and jack
perished in the flames, together with
a lot of corn, hay wagon harness and ,
farm implements. I
Prof. John Coffman and Miss Edna
Vick, our worthy school teachers,
have organized a literary society that
is very interesting to both old and
young. , , ...
Prof. G. E. Land and wife are visit
ing his brother, Rev. Luther Land,
near Jacksonport.
Everybody come to the picnic near
Pleasant Plains on the 16th of Au
gust.
; Dr. W. H. Fraser is having a ten
ant house built on his farm at Rosen
dale. .
Arthur Rhew is peddling medicine |
and luxuries for the Rev. S. B. \ ick
I of Adelaide. ,,
L. O. Alexander is having trouble
with his neighbors’ stock destroying
his growing crop. He says he^ can
not attend church or Sunday School
or get a night’s sleep.
Success to the Independent.
More Anon.
THE ISLAND.
Mrs. Kiah Davis returned Monday
| from Corning, where she spent a
few days with her daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thomas are
the proud pai'ents of a fine boy.
Mr. Sam Junior went to Little KocK
FlRev. Robert brur- ..ond and James
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Giilia >f Recto at isiting
Island this week.
Mr and Mrs. Will Davi- spent
Saturday and Sunday Mrs. Da
vis’ mother at Elmo.
Mr and Mr- Janm- Ragsdale
Grubbs spent a few days with Mr.
and Mrs De; VI in returning
Sunday.
Roy Johnson retained t Grubbs
Sunday.
THE ISLAND.
The farmers in this part of the
country are about through harvest
ing hay and are rejoicing over the
rain that visited us Saturday night
and Sunday.
Born—to Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Webb. Friday, a fine twelve-pound
boy.
Mr Ben Phillips and Miss Jennie
Jernigan were out driving Sunday ev
ening.
Mrs. Nettie Chestnut and little son,
Turner, of East Newport, spent a few
days with her father. Bill Phillips,
Miss Laura Gravetta spent Wed
last week.
nesday night with Miss Maude Tur
ner
Miss Cora Coleman visited her
grandmother at Diaz last week.
Mr. Ben Holt of Newport and Miss
Fay Smith were out driving Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Bertha Seilers is on the sick
list this week.
Mrs. John Smith spent Sunday ev
ening with Mrs. W. D. Runyan.
Mrs. Jack Turner arrived Wednes
day from Fort Worth, Texas, to spend
three or four weeks with relatives.
Miss Gwendolyn Beck was on the
sick list last week.
Mrs. Fred Smith spent Wednesday
with Mrs. W. G. Eads.
Mr. W. D. Runyan and Mr. J. M.
Gravette were county seat visitors
Monday.
Miss Dewey Sellers,, who has been
sick for the past two weeks with ty
phoid fever, is improving.
Mr. Robert Drummond of Rector
is visiting friends on the Island this
week.
Miss Jennie Stuckey is the guest
of Mrs. Era Pool this week.
Mrs. Kate Nuckolls was shopping
in Newport Monday.
Mrs. J. N. Gravette was the guest
of Mrs. Charles Webb Sunday after
noon.
Mr. Bud Reed spent a couple of
days at Mr. Websters’ the first of the
week.
Rosebud.
EIGHT MILE.
To the Swifton ball team:
Wo understand that Swifton is get
ting anxious to cross bats with our
team. It appears to me that the
Swifton team is feeling as if we are
afraid to cross with them. We are
very glad to say that we can and
will play you boys at an early date.
We will admit that we would be more
than glad to meet the boys on the
Tuckerman ground. Still we are not
uneasy to play on your own ground, as
umpires are plentiful. Get busy and
show us that your hearts are in the
right place by matching a good quiet
game with us. We are leaving the
date with you. Would be delighted
to cross bats with you boys on the
Tuckerman ground to prove before
the eyes of the peoplo where there
has been much talk that you can
plav honest ball.
Affectionately vours,
JIM SHARKEY. Manager.
Eight Mile Team.
BATTLE AXE.
G. E. fGoodrich) Pilquist, with his
wife and babe, came up from In
home at Dardanelle last week to
spend a month with his parents.
When Goodrich and Gus, together,
come out of the water and surrender.
William Phillips, who lives on the
Island, east of Newport, with his
family, spent last Saturday and Sun
day with his wife’s sister, Mrs. C. A.
‘.T. a. Morton, after a few days’
sickness, is again able to answer the
daily roll call at Guiltner’s store and
help the boys pitch shoes.
.T. A. Sexton was ouite sicV a few
davs last week, but is uo again.
Have the finest rain imaginable
Saturday night and Sunday morning.
Crops and farmers are smiling to
correspond. The cotton here is con
sidered the be®t for the season, in
manv years. Some are beginning to
cut hay. but most of the neas here
were sowed late and will not be ready
for the mowejf before September.
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v i: l ‘ . i< now order.
J. W. I ...Hey an ! ;vif,- with baby
Ruth. t Tuesday it' Tuckerman,
■. g ,'dr. 1 dndley‘ ■ dan hter, M rs.
Ralph Smith, who : became
the mother of a hoj Tim babe ha
been named Bindley Van.
Farnvrs are not taking hold very
sition made them by the Southern
eagerly of the B>-cerV cotton propo
Cotton Corporation. Would like to
have fifteen cents for their cotton,
i)ut do not know enough about this
corporation yet to make contracts. It
occurs to some of us that this matter
should have been instituted earlier in
the season to give the planter more
time to study ami investigate.
Herbert Benson is marketing some
unusually fine watermelons. Can be
seer, with a two-horse load almost
every day.
Glad to see George Churchman
and road working crew hustling these
hot days. They are doing quite a
deal of good work on roads which we
stay on tho job and seem very much in
winter and spring.
Miss Hamdson was employed to
assist P. B. Gardner in New Home
school, taking charge of first and sec
ond grades last Monday
If you have any unemployed men or
boys, send them to Battle Axe or
Centerville, where they cat, get a
job of hor.-e shoe pitching. I am told
that when they ring the peg it counts
five. Have never learned how much
the pitchers make. Suppose, though,
they get fairly good wages, as they
earnest.
J. P. Barnes and wife, G. A. Bowl
ny arm wnu, niucuy aim < mu uww
den have gone to Newark to swing
and drink red lemonade at the three
days’ picnic, and incidentally, to see
their friends and relatives in that bail
iwick. Hope they will fatten John
Barnes up just a little over there—,
at least enough for him to make a j
shadow.
We play ball some. Battle Axo’s !
club won two games last week, play- i
ing Centerville club Friday, score 17
to 0, and Tuckerman dub Saturday, i
score 5 to 0. If some club doesn’t
! lower their feathers soon, we shall
suggest we name the Battle Axe
Blue Ribbons.
Jeff Thompson and family have just
returned from Mobley, in Sharp
t county. He says the rain there was
good, but too late to help the farmers
! otherwise than to enable them to
I sow turnips. Crops were already
ruined.
H. Hanley moved to Tuckerman to
day to take a position with Grhaam
Bros.
A. J. Hester and family, accom
panied by Mrs. J. M. Fortenberry,
visited relatives in Stone county for
a few days.
Who lost a cow last spring, wearing
a bell put on with a dog chain for a
colar? If the ovr*>er will write me
at Kenyon he may hear of her.
Scribbler.
AUVERGNE.
We had a fine rain Saturday night,
Sunday and Monday, and everything
Is looking better.
Mrs. Tom Neal returned last weok
from Argenta where she has been
visiting relatives a few days.
Mrs. John Gipson spent Friday
with Mrs. M. B. Hare.
The boys crossed bats with the :
Remmel boys Saturday, here, and
beat them 12 to 8. The boys intend
to play them at Remmel next Satur
day.
Mrs. F. L. Bleakley and Mrs. M. !
B. Hare went to Newport shopping
Thursday. I
Rufe Gipson and children and Lot
- left Monet) ■ ■ i visit
rolat.iv- a 1 friend-.
M r Bruce Burton ,-i i Mi - Kt t,a
Join 1 left da fo Kei - to
-pei 'I a ■ v day v ith Dr. Non-; - and
wife.
Emmet* . .'nnsi >- returned Tues
day from hi - - annier vacation.
Misse- Mabel Knsor and rahnnio
Daw -or. wet * in town last Saturday.
SVYTFTON.
Mr. Qualcs of Sulphur Rock was
here sevral days this week.
Miss Zoo Toler was having dental
work done at Newport this weok.
Miss Claudia Smith went down to
Tuekerman Monday evening.
Jack Rorex and party returned
from Harrisburg Monday, where he
had been to enter his horse, Tom
Murphy, in the races. Tommy won
the $500 purse offered for the best
in the half mile race,
Clarence Nicholson returned from
Batesville Monday night.
This section of the country was
visited by a fine rain last Sunday
morning. Indications are now fine
for a good cotton yield. Corn was
damaged by the dry weather.
Mrs. Purvis has been dangerously
ill but we are glad to report that she
is much better at this time.
Mrs. Van Benson went to Newark
to visit relatives and friends.
The M. E. revival is still in prog
ress. Quite a number are joining
the church.
A party going bv auto from Black
Rock to Hot Springs were detained in
our little town all Thursday on ac
count of a breakdown.
.1. N. Moon and F. M. Parsons were
among those that went to Harrisburg
to the races Saturday.
Mrs. H. L.'Lambert and daughter
are visiting relatives at Tupelo this
week.
Results From Deep Plowing
On the Iron Mountain railroad
demonstration farm at Hope,
oats land, plowed four inches
deep, yielded but 2‘i bushels per
acre, while the same land plow
ed ten inches deep and fertiliz
ed, yielded 77 bushels to the
acre. This increase results
from the fact that the deep
plowing afforded a better reser
voir for soil water, and dry
weather did not delay the
growth. In the deeper plowing
a larger supply of moisture
came in contact with more soil
particles and dissolved more
plant food. There was also
more space for root develop
ment, and the larger root de
velopment was enabled to se
cure more moisture and more
plant food.
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Carouthers Granted Bail.
W. H. Carouthers was this af
ternoon granted bail in the sum
of $20,000 in a hearing before
Judge Guy Fulk at Little Rock.
Dr. Mile*' laxative Tablet* do a
agreeable duty Ip an agreeable way.
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