THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
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Good Roads Meeting Called.
From nearly every city in the
state, comes the news of a clos-j
ing of business houses for the
good roads days upon September 1
3 and 4 and the announcement !
that citizens in general will don |
their overalls and working
clothes and contribute two days J
labor to the betterment of the !
roads.
What are we going to do here?
Not in Jackson County partial- j
Inrly, but we business and pro
fessional men of Newport. Are
the newspapers of the state to
chronicle the achievements of,
nearly every city and hamlet in
the state and leave New
Surely not.
lo your public pride, your in
terest in Newport’s material wel- j
fare and growth, let the appeal
be driven home, that we must1
take up the slogan of the hour
and do service for our section.)
The man, who cannot give his
own time, should at least employ
a substitute and make these two
days an awakening of our peo
ple to the value, yes the necessi
ty of better roads, if we are to
have a trade territory that
will maintain a city.
The county judge has suggest -!
ed that Newport citizens con-!
tribute their work toward the
improvement of the Oil Trough
road from the ferry west to the j
^pounty line and we think it a
*“ood one. But the movement
ist be organized, to solicit
9 ms, funds, dinners for the
Hi mi and general participa
iport the part of the people,
12 r these purposes and any
incidental to the success
•S mis campaign, a public meet
ing of our business men and cit
\ izens is called for 10 o’clock
Monday morning at the court (
house. Make it a point to be
there and bring others with you.
Real Athleticism.
An English athletic authority ;
says that thirty-five is the max
imum age for a good athlete
Perhaps most people have no
ticed that professional athletes
wear themselves out young.
Prize fighters, sprinters and cir
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:us performers quit in early
prime.
But are these the real ath
letes? ,
How much more true an ath
lete is the average farmer, who
at 65 can pitch more hay than
his son or grandson?
The best athleticism is that
which holds through the ripe
years, and enables a man to sit
on his horse as erectly at 80
its at 20.
A New York financier has an-j
nounced his theory that his
good health at the age of 88 is
due to his policy of mixing good
work with play.
Russell Sage, who was nearly
DO, passed practically his whole
life in unremitting labor with no j
vacations.
John D. Rockefeller, who at
the age of 74, is hale and hearty,
gives much time to golf and
other exercises.
Andrew Carnegie at 75, is
about as lively a specimen of
humanity as could be imagined,
and has a wide variety of diver
sions.
Surely here are sufficient no-;
table instances of strenuous ath
leticism at advanced age to]
prove that thiry-five years is
not the maximum, if the athlet
icism be real, and not an imita
j
t ion.
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Multimillionaires are given be
cause that is the class of people
the American people pay most
attention to, and try hardest to
imitate, and for the further rea
son that all of them have led
very busy lives.
Taken collectively, they pre
sent important evidence of the
value of toil and temperance.
But these are by no means u
nique. Millions of men and wo
men have had health as the re
sult of steady activity, and are
still strong, active and serene
in old age.
The kind of athleticism that
fails at 35 is the wrong kind of
at ldeticism.
It is the tense, violent, virtuo
so sort of skill in mere spectac
ular accomplishment.
The test of real athleticism is
health and activity in old age.
Healthful and happy old age is
the final proof of right living.
And the farmer at 65, who
does as much work as his son.
or as he himself did at 30, and
with as keen zest, is as good an
example as the liveliest million
aire.—Memphis News-Scimitar
Monday night at the opera
house James K. Hackett, Ameri
ca’s greatest actor, in “The
Prisoner of Zenda.”
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Or At Least The Part Which Have
Arrived.
Brocaded Velvet,
Brocaded Paon Velvet for trimmings.
The new Mandaline light weight
Duryea stripes.
Diagonal Serges, 52 inches, all colors.
We cau Show You All The New Silks J
in Corticelh and Pine Tree Mills. j
News of T1
Contributed by the
Special Corps of (
SWIFTON.
Dr. Justus returned from Heber
Springs Friday. His family will stay
awhile longer.
Mrs. Williams, sister of Mrs. Wake
Purvis, is visiting here this week.
C. C. Nicholson went over to Bates
ville Tuesday evening,
r Swifton won another ball game the
I 21.st. Their victim this time was Bald
j Knob. Bald Knob won over Beebe
I 2 to 0 and Swifton won over Bald ;
( Knob 5 to 4.
Little Tommy Murphy and Billy1
| Posson ,the Swifton race horses, won j
! both races at Alicia last week.
' Alto Coffin went to work for the !
Jones-Harvey Mercantile Company j
the 25th inst. Alto is a worthy young j
man and deserving of all the good i
things that might come his way.
Cleo Taylor was over from Bates
ville Saturday.
Miss Lola Scott will finish out Mr.
Floyd Pierce's term of school at
Possum Trot. Mr. Pierce has accept
ed a position with an Oklahoma firm
and will leave right away.
Bro. Cullom filled his regular ap
pointment here Sunday.
The band boys have been practicing
of late and will furnish music at the
picnic.
Ferdinand Tonney was showing a
party of prospectors of Flora, 111.,
around Saturday. Mr. Tonney is a
great booster and has done much good
for this place.
Mr. Lane of Judsonia, formerly of
this place, is here for the three days
picnic.
Miss Glenna Collins of Jonesboro
Big Special Feature
Pala e Theater
SATURDAY. AUG. 30
CHAS. H. CAMP. The Feature Man
PRESENTS
i FOUR SEE
| Complete DARKEST
PARTS RUSSIA
America’s Greatest Actress, In
The
Resurrection
LEO TOLSTOI S IMMORTAL DRAMA
Six Reel, Matinee 2 to 5 and 7 to I 1
i PALACE THEATER TOMORROW AFTERNOON AND
I NIGHT ONLY. DON'T MISS IT.
ADMISSION, 5c and 10c
THE STORY.
When Blanche Walsh, one of
America's greatest actresses,
appears in motion pictures at
the Palace Theater tomorrow
afternoon and night, in Leo j
Tolstoi’s immortal drama. “The
Resurrection", local patrons of '
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this popular motion picture the
ater will have an opportunity
of witnessing one of the great- 1
est picture stories ever shown j'
on a screen. ! i
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“The Resurrection" is rec
ognized as one of the best of
Tolstoi and when portrayed by
Blanche Walsh it is most vivid- j
ly conveyed to the mind and
eye- (
The picture shows scenes of
darkest Russia, tells a story of
love, devotion and tragedy. The (
principal character, a young
peasant girl, who falls in love
with ayoung noble who betrays
her. As a result she goes to a
tavern in Moscow, where she is t
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accused of murder, and sent to
Siberia. The count repents of j ’
his wrong and spends his time ji
and fortune to get her pardon, i
and at last succeeds, but she j
refuses to marry him or leave Is
the prison.
le County §1
Independent’s
Correspondents
is visiting Miss Glenna sharp ihis
WGGkt
Swifton ball fans will be treated to
some good ball during the three days
picnic. Good games have been ar
ranged for each day.
The promoters of the picnic have
endeavored to secure some good
speakers for the occasion and it
those who have been invited a^-encl,
there will be Quite a treat in this le
speet.
PAGE SCHOOL HOUSE.
Rain is needed at this place very
badly, to save late corn.
The children’s day last Sunday at
this place was a success. We had a
laro-e crowd from Swifton, among
them being R. P. Sharp, J. L. John
son and family, Misses Revel and Ada
Hawley, Miss Laura Bush, Miss A u
Johnson and Miss f'tttie Halfacre and
a number of young men. Rev. Cm
lum preached at 3 p. m. and a-tei -he
sermon a beautiful program was ren
Miss Louise Taylor, our school teach
er, deserves much credit for the work
she has done in drilling the children
and Misses Daisy Lane and Laura
Johnson also deserve credit for their
untiring efforts in preparing some
drills and songs for the little girls.
Our protracted meeting starts at
this place on Saturday night before
the first Sunday in September. Rev.
Cullum, pastor of the Baptist church,
at Swifton, will conduct the meet
ing with the aid of his son. Every
body invited to come and take a part
in the good work.
T. M.* Jseard nas a contract to
cut a large ditch near Grubbs, to
begin work soon. He has just fin
ished one for J. M. Glass, near town.
J. E. Lane is doing some improv
ing on his place. Dr. G. A. Causey
rias purchased a farm near here and
is clearing it up, A. H. Keedy is clear
ng 40 acres, and Mr. Hawley has
ffeared 80 acres almost in sight of
iur school house.
Jack Rorex our road overseer has
lone some fine work near our little
jurg and we need some more.
Some of our folks missed children’s
lay last Sunday to visit the rice
'arm. •
The big racing picnic will begin
Wednesday, for three days. We are
rying to get up a good roads rally
lay to build a model road from the
ichool house to town, a distance of
wo miles. It will be a credit to
iur community.
A Visitor.
J ACK SON PORT.
Several students from here are
>reparing to go off to school in Sep
ember.
Misses Laura Moore and Ida Wick
srshant attended the picnic at Ali
na last week.
Bob Anderson of Newport spent
Sunday at home.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Crowell of Wel
lon buried one of their children here
ast week.
W. B. Turner of Mauldin, Mo., sec
retary of the U. S. Cooperage Co., j
s spending the week here on bus- *
ness.
Jim Blanchard of Jackson, Tonnes-!
see. an old .Tacksonport boy, was a
risitor here Sunday.
Judge Boyce and Dr. Jones were ,
lere Sunday warning our citizens :
o clean up all alleys, cut all weeds
iown and also conferring with our !
eople in regard to vaccinating all !
chool children before entering school.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Black, i
nee Anderson) of Morehouse, Mo..I
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a baby girl last week.
Joe Bridges was in Newport Tues
day.
<Jhas. Bandy and Miss Birdie Ma
rion were visitors at the Anderson
home Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Huff of Des
Arc are here visiting their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Huff.
Miss Ella Anderson returned
home from Chicago last Tuesday
night, where she has completed a two
months’ course in voice under the
great tenor, Claire Hall.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mason,
a fine baby girl, last week.
John Senehan of Magness, book
for some time, has resigned his po
keeper for the U. S. Cooperage Co.
sition to be succeeded by a young
man from Little Rock.
Airs. Ida Saylors and children of
Newport spent Sunday here.
Lots of new people in town now and
more coming every week. Let them
all come, for the mills only run half
time now, as there is such a scarci
ty of hands.
BATTLE AXE.
At the Yellow School House (paint
ed white) a protracted meeting will
begin next Sunday at 11 a. m., con
ducted by Rev. Earl Davis of Izard
county, assisted later in the week
by Elder J. L. Brown.
Rev. Brown, who edits a page in
the Arkansas Baptist, had this to
say editorially last week of the“boy
preacher”:
Attorney Hillhouse and Judge Coe
were out yesterday. Mr. Hillhouse
represested a client in justice court
and Judge Coe apparently just com
ing along to take care of him. Come
again gentlemen.
TUPELO.
We are needing rain very badly in
this settlement and unless it rains in
a few days crops will be cut 25 per
cent.
Deputy J. I. Hastings was on the
streets of our town Saturday, shak
ing hands with his many friends.
Look out boys, court is drawing near.
Mrs. Bessie Webb of Alabama
came Friday to visit her parents,
Mr. and' Mrs. Tom Marlar.
Tupelo and Weldon crossed bats
Friday and at rhP '
the score wa= i3 Cl,s« of
Weldon. If Tu1 , 10 2jJ
any better they had 1 ^
hide. • narJ »etter|
Willie Jones and
homa are here vi ■ lfe ft
friends. They wdnB*»i
tives at Weldon. ala<H
T. E. Thornton i«
this week. JR ‘-lit
The Tupelo Gin r>
one of Rogers’ f]e 13 f«
be a great improvement' *
“ fs /"ana Angus of r
guest of Mi.ss Jim t . rj!
Saturday. Ta*M
l TuPel.° went r0 y
played ball two dav- iL-i
looked very crestfallen ^
they were beaten. 80 ’
Will Jones apd wpP f,
ma are visiting relatives»
here and at Weldon 8
Walter Robinett’s house e*
burning down one nigh |*
caused from leaving
near the wall. Thefe‘’J
the public Friday night
which was voted a sSL?
ceeds of $22.40 will be used
the hall and help pay fortk
The following program w«i
dered. ’
'J*1??. ^01^0,;- a widower,«
—Will Jaci.ii..
Pete Ad nr..- nac’neihl a
man—Millard I’ainey. .
Paul Lri. . uatnelor a 1,
Will Jr . ; "a“
Winthrop B.:-' , a half
to Paul—Arthur Morgan.
Mrs. Alb t Brisco, wiilJ
A societ; wader—JamesS
Evalinc. New York beM
Brisco’s damrhter—Irene Md
Nora O’Neal, "An Irish ®j
| nes Marlar.
Eleanor Horton, an U
! beauty—Annate Jacobs, ]
i 1st act—Scene of kitchen at
\ ow Park.
2nd act -one month later
j Card party upon the lawn j
j Briscoe’s house in Newport,
j 3rd act—Six months later
ry in Mrs. Briscoe's town hoi
Music by Mrs. Lassiter 1
acts.
Song by Conway Gardner
Monologue by Miss Edna]
Title of play. “When a
Single. Mi
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BALLEVV’S CHAPEL
We have had a good old
meeting at thin place which
Tuesday night, there being
new member.-- added to the ch
Joe Henshaw and Bee Wo
had bu.-ine" in Newport, Aug
Big timber week opened up
Harlan land near Denton’s 1st
August lk. Think the Widow
son and Mr. Turner are goingt
care of th • liar, !.- while they
work.
Mrs. Fannie Hopkins has n
home I'm,:. Wr.-t Plains, Mo.i
weeks’ visit with her relath
Mrs. Holland has moved 1
the Denton Island.
1 M. V. Hosford, Luther El
Jeff Sullivan and Don Tubbs
..four davs’ drive over in East b
! last week. Ali reported a goo
Master Edgar Ogden is at
! again. He has been off at sch
1 Mrs. Byrd has been very sick
j A crowd of young folks »
! a picnic August 15 and all repo
good time. ,
i Lee McQuay and family an
! Fannie Hopkins left here fo
to spend a few days ^ ^
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the island.
Miss Tabitha Turner is the
| of her cousin, Miss Madie
this week. ,
Misses Hettie Butler and
Gravette were the gues
Bertha Sellers Sunday.
Mrs. John Smith went to.
Saturday. . M
Miss Dewey Sellers is
up again after an illness of
weeks with typhom lever.
Mr. J. M. Sellers made a
i trip to Newport Monday.^
We started __
life t< »get tier
, j j_^bot 1
With the same hope of success, that motorist 3,1 in lux®1!
S.V\ ED his money— I did not. .Now HE iives his o! aj^ ^ j
with automobiles and servants—I ani nearly stan
world's scrap heap. We had the same chance. ^ ^
Reader, save while there is yet time. Open a
here today—a dollar wil be sufficient.
ARKANSAS BANK & TRUST ft
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