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AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
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RED CROSS NOTICE.
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St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 11.—Every
American soldier overseas will re
ceive one Christmas package, but on
ly one. Labels are now being dis
tiibuted throughout our army. These
labels will be sent back by the boys
wmmmmvTmmmmmmmKmmmmammmmmmmsmmamjmtaru
amount of shipp ig space prove d
for them will not permit of any de
viation from these rules. The msn
themselves will decide who is to
I send each one his parcel.
If you do not receive a label from
' your boy you cannot send him a
• Christmas present.
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TUCKERMAN.
Miss Alta Roberts, who has a posi
j lion with one of Newport’s wholesale
j houses, is at home here this week
! suffering from an attack of influenza
Dan Hogan motored to Newporl
last Sunday afternoon to see his
: brother, Charles, who was reported to
be very ill. Later reports are that
I his brother is very much improved
j physically.
Jaes W. Slayden spends much of
his time on the large Clover Bend
plantation which Slayden Bros, re
cently purchased. He contemplates
moving there next year and assum
ing full control of the entire business
Vaughn Strider came over from
Batesvilie last Friday and remained
over Sunday with Tuekerman home
folks. He is taking the military
course in Arkansas College which
Uncle Sam has provided for young
men of draft age.
Vernon Roberts, formerly a resi
dent of this place, was up from Little
Rock last week mingling among
Tuekerman* friends. He is stationed
at Camp Pike just now and is a Se
cond lieutenant in Uncle Sam’s ser
vice.
G. A. Choate and wife left Tues
! day for Batesvilie in response to a
message stating that their son, Rich
! ard, was very sick with Spanish in
!
The crowd became incensed because
of it and a riot came near ensuing.1
A missile was thrown which struck
a little child and came near fractur-1
ing its skull. The tents were badly
cut and havoc in general was played.
The country* would be fortunate if
''laws were passed which would pre- ;
vent such grafting outfits from oper- j
ating. The moral influence which j
they exert is bad and such influences|
by resident citizens Would not be tol- j
erated. The public is always fleeced j
out of much money and as a result j
legitimate channels of business suf- j
fer and scores of simple-minded peo
ple spend money that should be used
to buy food and clothing and other
wise keep the “wolf from the door.”
Our town council would do a good
thing for the town if it would pass
! an ordinance placing a prohibitive
tax on them.
j County Clerk Fred Parish of New
port was here last Saturday mixing
and mingling among the large crowd
that had gathered here to see the
show.
E. B. Gardner and wife, who reside
in the western part of Glass town
ship, were here visiting among rela
tives and looking after business mat
ters the latter part of last week.
They are making arrangements to
become citizens of Tuckerman again.
They have rented their farm to other
tenants for next year and will prob
ably move here before the first of
the year if they can arrange for a
house to move in.
I Mrs. Ed Walton and children left
for their homP in Barren township
1 Buya Liberty Bond J
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== Mr. Thos. W. Johnson, =5
EE Newport, Ark. §§
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== I hope when this little note reaches you that jcu and ==
EE vour family are well and that “biz” is good. =§
fluenza. The latter is taking the mil
itary course at Arkansas college
which Uncle Sam has provided for
young men of draft age.
John W. Stayton, a prominent
Newport attorney, was here Tuesday
looking after professional business.
Vaughn Strider and Boyce Coe
who are taking the military course at
Arkansas college at Batesville came
home last Monday night. The lattei
is ill with Spanish influenza, .which
is raging there. Dewey Parrott anc
Richard Choate, Tuckerman boys
who are also there for the same pur
pose, are reported to be ill with the
same trouble.
Lafe Armstrong, whose home is in
Texas, is here visiting his mother
Mrs. Mary Armstrong, and other
Tuckerman relatives.
Work on the transmission line
which is being built to Newport by
the Arkansas Light & Power Com
pany, is progressing slowly. Most
of the poles have been set to Grassy
Slough. Scarcity of labor is retard
ing the work some.
Tuckerman was visited by a show
last Saturday. As usual such things
draws a large crowd. The town was
crowded all day with country people
who came to see the show. When it
came the crowd was bitterly disap
pointed inasmuch as the entire thing
was on board two cars. No afternoon
performance was given and at night
tickets were sold until the entire
space within the tent was taken and
practically nothing could be shown.
to that person in the United States
from whom he wishes to receive his
Christmas package. Packages that
do not bear this label will not be ac
^-C'r_jC.epted for delivery by the postal au
thorities. Families and individuals
receiving these labels from France
will take them to the nearest Red
Cross chapter or branch where they
will be given card board boxes, 3 x 1
x9 inches. These boxes will be fur
nished by the American Red Cross
without cost. With each box will be
given complete instructions regard
ing the articles which may be sent.
!* No message or written material of
. any kind will be allowed to go in the
pi boxes. When the boxes are packed,
they must not weigh more than two
H pounds, fifteen ounces. If a parcel
| is over weight some article must be
removed. Perishable food, soft can
p |dy, liquors or anything in glass con
■vainers will not be accepted. Indi
viduals must not mail the boxes
themselves, but should deliver th m
to the nearest collection station de
signated by the Red Cross, un
sealed and unwrapped and ready for
inspection. Parcel post zone rates
will be charged. No Christmas par
cel will be accepted by the Ameri
can Red Cross for shipment after
November 20th. The war department
will not allow more than one parcel
for each man. It is expected that ap
proximately two million of these
packages will be sent abroad, and the
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COMFORTABLE HOMES
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We have the Rugs in ail the latest
colors and designs.
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Large room sizes in price from
$5.50 to $75.00
Small rugs in all sizes. Buy now
and be comfortable for the winter.
AVERA FURNITURE STORE ,
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the latter part of last week, after
having visited at the home of Rev. S.
C. Vick during the preceding week.
Deputy Sheriff Bob Ivy of New
port was here Saturday looking af
ter official business,
i Miss Maude Tyer left here Sunday
for Swifton, where she went to be
gin her labors the following day as
one of the teachers in the public
school of that place.
State Manager Goodheart of the
Modern Woodmen was here last week
in the interest of that order. He ex
pects to put on a class adoption here
about the 7th of next month. All
camps in the county will be expected
to participate in securing members
for the class to be initiated in the
mysteries of the order at that time.
W. H. Terrell recent’y sold his
butcher shop and grocery business to
Bowen and Coe and retired' from bus
iness. He will probably "engage in
the vocation of a carpenter during
the next few months.
Ernest Edens and wife, accompan
ied by Roy Congleton and wife, mo
tored to Alicia last Sunday and spent
the day among their relatives and
friends.
‘ Hon. Geo. A. Hillhouse of Newport
was here last Saturday swapping big
yarns among h>s friends, as he usual
ly does when he hits *1 uckerman.
Those not belonging to his “ring"
supposed that he was arranging fot
a big camp-hunt which he desires to
have pulled off within the next few
weeks.
W. A. Cook left here Sunday for
his home at Memphis, after having
visited his brother, J. C. Cook, and
other relatives during the preceding
i week.
The weather during the past week
was ideal for crop-gathering and the
farmers of this vicinity have certain
ly taken advantage of it. With a |
continuation of such weather dur
ing all of this month the bulk of the
crops in this section would be har
vested.
All you who hive torpid liver,
weak digestion or constipated bowels
look out for chills. The season is
here and the air isSfull of the dis
ease germs. The best tiring to do is
to get your liver in good condition
and purify the stomach and bowels, j
HERBINE is the right re. edy, it
answers the purpose completely.
Price COc. Cold by W. E. Bevcns.
131d4tm.25wt rn
Surgeons agree tlr it in cases of
Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds, the
FIRST TREATMENT is most impor
tant. When an EFFICIENT anti
septic is applied promptly, there is
no danger of infection and the wound
begins to heal at once. For use on
man or beast, BOROZONE is the
IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and HEAL
ING AGENT. Buy it now and be
ready for an emergency. Price 25c,
50c, $1.00 and $1.50. So'.! by W. E. |
Bevens. 134d4tm. 25wt. m !
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When the chest fee’s on fire ar.d
the throat burns, you have indiges
tion, and you need IIERRINE to get
rid of the disagreealde feeling. It
drives out badly digested food, j
strengthens the stomach ar.d puri- |
fies the bowels. Pri-e 60'. Sold by
W. E. Bevens. 134d4tm 25wt. m.
Wanted Timber—We wish to buy
hickory timber by wagon or carload.
We would also be interested in buy-1
iiV standing hickory timber.—Hoxie
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I have just finished a good day’s work and am looking
to be called upon to work again tomorrow. I am buguler and have
work to do day and night when on duty. I am working awfully
hard to get some of the better things out of life in the army.
Perhaps a letter of recommendation from you would help me
some. In the army they don’t take a man’s own w. rd they
have to have the proof.
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I don’t know when we will sail for “over there,” but I
am not worried about it. I know you are all behind me as are
all good Americans. Perhaps I will never ccme heme, but wfith
all my follies 1 believe there is a place of rest for us alter the
battle of life, and I want every one to know that I am one of the
many who is not afraid to risk my chances for a cause that is as
just and right as ours is.
Tell Mrs. Johnson I thank her ever so much for the
nice candy and cake, and 1 will wrrite her a fetter from Berlin on
the Kaiser’s best linen stationery. Tell Sid I would sure like to
see her going to school. I know she is a very important little
lady.
Well, I must close and go out and sound my last call
for the dav. Give mv best regards to Capt. Bevens, Harry
Gri mes and boys in store, and w?rite to me some time.
Your friend,
EFF AVERA
The above is a letter received frcm cur former assistant
manager, who bad charge cf and did our hardware, mill supply
and harness buying at a salaiy cf $1 50.00 per month, who start
ed to work in our store five years ago at $35.00 per month.
Now, this young man is twenty-four years of age, in the PRIME
OF LIFE,' with his WHOLE FUTURE before him, but he
GAVE IT UP and enlisted in the army at $30.00 per month,
leaving A FATHER, A MOT HER, A WIFE AND ALL
FRIENDS, to FIGHT for and DEFFND the best and truest of
all nations, for which he is not sorry.
What he has done there are thousands of men and
boys that we know who have done and are doing the same thing,
so can WE, who are left at home, afford to let these boys when
they come home, point the finger of scorn at us and say he did
not buy a bond and support us as we supported and fought for
him? So wfe as a fiim, as individuals, as eirployees, say that we
are going to support them with the last dollar rnd hour of work
that we have to give, and that any one in this great U. S. A. of
A., who does not do the same to the extent of his financial ability,
is not entitled to live in this great and Democratic country of ours,
rS under the same stars and Stripes that true 100 per cent Ameri
H cans are living under, and we predict that if you do rot do your
full duty, when the boys come marching home you will want to
— move to Germany, or some other foreign land.
Think this over ard he 100 per cent American and
buy 4th Liberty Bonds. They are as good an investment as any
bank stock in the world. Think or a note with 100,000,000
names on it to make it good.
If this letter will not cause you to go your limit and buy 4th
Liberty Bonds until it hurls, you sure must have a bcdy that is full of yellow,
and want to live under a one-man rule instead of under the lest country on
God’s green earth.
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