iHE INDEPENDENT;
AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
Editor and Publisher.
Entered at the posfcoffice, Newport
Arkansas, as second class mail matter.
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fc* Additional Locals
Dolls of all s /<-. and } t iros all
jnado in Ai : n ioa. I. D. i’i ico.l 1
Mrs. loc ik A m!.*: son and littlo
son, Frank, dr., of d nA.- ■ nor: arc
making th- ir k on o -to Airs. And- r
son’s am!, A; re. t . S. '•* hi’ , on 1. <u
<rel street.
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Every farmer in Jackson County
should read the Progressive Farmer,
the. best farm paper in the south.
Weekly, $1.00 per year. See or write
Harvy E. L. McCollum, County Apt.,
Newport, Ark. * lOldOt Tr>w2t
Mi's. O. W. Scarborough, chairman
of the Red Cross nit,ting unit, will
make a shipment of knitted articles
next Monday the (ith, and wants iv
m v knitter in the county to send in
all finished articles that she may
send in the required shipment for
December.
The Youths Companion and Mc
Call's Magazine one year for only
$2.bn. Many otter money-saving
(dubs listed in my catalogue which
will be mailed free on request.— 11. E.
I.. McCollum, Newport, Ark.
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A line ot Niule:. an l lost
aments at I. lb Prices. I89bl.it
Xcill (Iriffin of Elmo, who is in
the list of wound d today, was a
j Company E boy and a brother of
Airs W. 11. Carouthers anl Airs.
Aaron Keeay, Jr., ol this city also
i of Alls. Arthur Fate of Elmo. Il(‘
was a fine lookiny and splendid
vouny man, whose friends hope soon
to hear of his recovery. He was one
,,f th" first volunteers of Company
K and was very cnthusmstic over
i yoiny to France to fiyht the Hun.
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E'er a r al useful Christinas pro
scut Hi re is notliiuy better than a
Waterman ideal Fountain J'em Full
stock of all sixes oil band. T. lb
Price. i*9bl7t
! h W. (’ T. U. bad a ver; pleas
| Tiie United States has coni- j
man leered the wool supply.
Give your graments added life
and usefulness by on* Cleansing
Service. jj
Look for the em
blem tag; it is vour
guar a n tee of
Master Service.
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For the Whole Family at this Store
When you buy some good
Famltare, a nice Rag, new Beds,
a good Range, new Rockers,
lifting Stove < r a Kitchen Cabi
net you contribute to the Whole
Farrdlv.
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Cur stock is larpe, our prices
jy\ our qu ility the best.
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AVERA FURNITURE STORE
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.ant business meeting with Mrs. J. E.
’Williams on Walnut street yesterday
afternoon, when officers for the year
of 1!)19 were elected. Mrs. W. B.
Grant had- been previously elected
president, and at this meeting Mrs.
(). M. Bowen was elected first vice
president, Mrs. J. E. Williams, second
vice president, Mrs. A. T. llubly, cor
responding secretary and .Mrs. F. B.
Moorehead, treasurer. The next
meeting will be the second Wednes
day in January.
MR. SWITOW IS ABOUT
READY TO BEGIN M VNU
FACTURE OF CANDIES.
S. Switow has just returned from
| his former home, Louisville, Ky.,
i where he purchased machinery with
which he will begin the operation of
! a candy factory in Newport as soon
as the shipment arrives and is in
i stalled. lie will occupy th brick
j building next door to W. II. Hurley
i on Front street.
Mr. Switow’s enterprise will be
welcomed by Newport, and because
■ of his having had wide experience in
the industry, and the fact that he 's
assured by local jobbers that his en
tire output will meet ready sale, it
is certain that Mr. Switow will suc
1 ceed.
At first only peanut candy will be
| manufactured, but later on as the
business expends, Mr. Switow will
1 engage in the making of other va
rieties.
Casualty List
The following casualties are re
port'. <1 by the commanding general of
t he American Expedition*', ry I'orccs:
K d in action - :
; Died of wounds . 8d
Died of accident and other causes ! 1
Died of airplane accident. •”
Died of disease. ._ — — ‘-TJ
Wounded severely - 1,11!
Wounded (degree undetermined)
Wounded slightly 24!)
Missing in action . - -208
Total - - 2,81.)
Arkansans in the list are as fol
lows:
Killed in action, John H. Hicks,
Whitecliff; Laddie Eshee, Little
Rock; Edgar Walker, Mountain
i Home; Henry Stanford, Pine Bluff;
George Stark, Shiloh.
Died of wounds in airplane acci
dent, Albert J. Spieler, Charleston.
Wounded severely. Chester
lahan, Locksburg; Forrest Morris, i
Big Flat; Floyd Russell, Okalona; j
Luther Perkins, Quitman; James A. j
Speer, Cotter; William H. Barker.:
Salem; fid Balar, Lepanto; Chas.!
L. Carw: 11.-Danville; Virgil Dale,
Light; Guy Henderson, Corning;
Arthur E. Hurberer, Ulm; Neill1
Griffin, Elmo.
Wounded, degree undetermined,'
Robert F. Love, Timmons; Robert
L. Williams, Hobart; Thomas J.
Ilodg s, Quitman; Charles R. Hines,
Whitehall, James J. Kelly, Viola;
Clay D. Stewart, Maysville; Joseph
Levy, Forrest City.
Died of disease, Uzziah Curring
ton, Morrilton; Acy Ilalton, Village;:
Eugene Osborn, Kenton; Columbus:
Bradford, Laumm; Clayton Steven
son, Lonoke.
Missing in action, Elmer Brower,
Haynes; George Cm ter, MayPower;
Chari s Hollis, Grand Ridge.
UNITE!) STATES’ NOTE
TO PERU ANI) CHILE IS
MADE PUBLIC BY POLK.
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(By The Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 12.—Acting Sec
retafy of State Polk today made pub
lic the text of a note handed by the
United States’ ambassador recently
to the presidents of C hile and Peru j
urging those countries to compose
their differences a d informing them
that the United Stales is ready to
tender alone or in conjunction with
other countries of this hemisphere all
possible assistance to bring about an
equitable solution. The note said
the United States viewed the sever
ance of consular relations between
those governments with the grates.. ■
apprehension.
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(id>Ti ST CftN VEN TION
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Dec. 12. -At the ses
sion of the Baptist State Convention
yesterday afternoon, the Rev. L. E.
BaK;.n. of Faj .'tteville, was eleete J
President, and Associate Justice ( ai -
red! D. Wood and Dr. J. P. Runyan of
Little Rock were elected vice pre-si
i dents.
The convention, which vepi .srsts
about 30,000 Baptists in the State,
unanimously adopted the following
resolution offered by Dr. J. P. Run
yan:
I “Whereas, the voters of our state
i on next Saturday, Dec. 11, will bo
I Of eating your noon
I Dyers. We make a specialty of the
noon day lunch for busy people,
and serve you with neatness and
dispatch.
Other specialties, Sandwitclies and
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I Short Orders.
We carry in stock Oysters, Fish
and Fine Fruits.
called upon to adopt or reject the
proposed new constitution, and
“Whereas, article 14 of that instru
ment is pronounced by leading edu
cators, and those who have studied
other State Constitutions, to bo on'
of the very best on the subject of ed
ucation, of any state in the Ameri
can Union, and
“Whereas, article 10 of the pro
posed Constitution provides for ab
solute state-wide prohibition, which
will' fort ver put at rest the liquoi
question in this state, now, therefore
be it
-Resolved that we, the members of
the Baptist Slate Convention recom
mend the new Constitution to the
favorable consideration of our peo
ple.”
NEW GENERATIONS A NT
C'ONSTITl TIONS.
Thomas Jefferso > h
stitution should automatic. ^
20 years after its ado
‘ il l dead hand sh.mldj
“the living."
The constitution ofr
viiit'SvTot' fTie nn et inf ■
tiona! convention 20 yea
adoption of the constitution.
The present Arkansas const
inis been the organic law of the
for it . ears. Jeffers on believed till
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a constitution should be rewritten
and for every new generation. Then*
have been two generations since the
prsent Arkansas constitution wa*
written.—Gazette.
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SMOKE I
CHAMP CLARK
“The Most Wonderful Cigar in America.' ; |
Twelve Popular Sizes, 0 cents to 3 for 50 cents
j. Also Put up in Christmas Roxes t
SOLD EVERYWHERE • j i
Thompson Bros. Cigar Co. Inc., Lillie Rock. Ark. _j j
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t tnis Store as usual. Our stocks are replete
» with gifts of the kind which, with their
^ Christmas message, take wjfrh them the
t deeper lasting thought of caieful cheesing
* and real worth, conveying more than just
* the ordinrry Christmas Gift by reason of *
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