Second Prize Winner.
As a grateful user of 'Gold
Leaf’ flour, I am glad to publicly
express my private opinion that
it is the best on the market and
the only flour which has been
sold continuously in Newport for
twenty years, holding its own
against all “comers.”
In my Quest for the best I
have flitted like an old beau,
from one pretty flour to another
to finally espouse the one which
possesses besides prettiness all
the homely virtues—purity,
sweetness and reliability.
Housekeepers, stop envying
your neighbors’ good bread and
cake, use “Gold Leaf flour and
have same.
MRS- CARRIE LAWTON HITE.
Third I'ri/.e W inner.
I have heer* at - ■ (: 11 ,w <■:'
Itild 1 .oaf" 1 / ''i:,
iime it was r<.. i
t ln> Newport t ■ pic
ent time.
I pon several cimi - my
grocery men have insisted upon
my trying other brands which
they represented as being “just
as good as Gold f,“ but i
found after using t ..i that 111e\ k
had misrepresented the matter. ;
for I have never yet used any I
flour that I considered just as ;
good as Gold Leaf, in fact, 1 have
never found a flout' that i consid
ered was in the same class as
Gold Leaf.
1 have found that Gold Leaf is
not only good for biscuit, pies
and cakes, but is also just as '
good for making light bread,
and rolls and '<> any one who
wants a good flour and flour that
is always the same, I heartily re
commend Gold Leaf.
MR>. A. J. Wold-'.
is a flour, you see, that can be recommended
by long users. Nothing too good to be said
about “GOLD LEAF”. Tell your grocer you
want “GOLD LEAF” if you want the best.
sH^BiffissasasKss^ss^r
News of The County
Contributed by the Independent’s (Ut^
Special Corps of Correspondents [U5
I DENMARK.
e are having very dry weather and
crops and pastures are drying up.
[iss Gracie Bennett got her arm
cen last Sunday in alighting from
iggy.
js. Thomas Golden and daughter,
•issa, of Judsonia are visiting
r relatives and friends in this com
ev. Jas. McMullen closed a pro
ted meeting at Liberty Grove last
rof. G. E. Land of this place will
e to Auvergne this week to teach
edges & White of this place are
ringing on quite a lot of new goods
ir the fall trade.
Cotton picking is the order of the
»y with the farmers.
The merchants are standing like
angry wolves ready to sample the
eecy staple.
School Superintendent W. M. Shaver
id Dr. Garrison of Little Rock visited
te picnic at 27 school house last
eek.
J. G. Alexander is preparing to build
large barn on his farm at Grassy
end in the near future.
There are to be twelve candidates
i be baptized next Sunday near the
ridge on Glaise creek.
Mr, John Cruee of Tupelo, Mississip
i, is visiting Airs. Lennie Alexander.
_
BRIDGE SCHOOL HOUSE.
Dust is about the only thing that is j
lentifui here now, as there has not
een any rain in this vicinity for sev
ral weeks.
Several of the good people of this
lace went to the picnic at Swifton
ist week. All report a good time.
Cotton is beginning to open here
cw so that it looks white. Some are
liking of picking some in the near fu
ure. Don’t seem as though it will
ske long to pick it.
There is to be a school rally at the
chool house Friday, September 12th,
verybody is asked to be present. Pa
snts come out and bring your chil
ren. Help us to make the dav a sue
Bro. Campbell, who has been con
ucting a meeting at the Arnold
rnool house, started a meeting at
’e school house here MoMnday night.
e wish him much success and a
cod meeting.
The enrollment of our school is still
'creasing. There were four pupils
omitted Monday which makes the
otal enrollment 27, the largest that
j en enrolled for several years.
Mr. Sam Rorex and wife and Miss
ertie Jenkins attended Sunday School
Sunday.
,^rs- J°e Brooks visited Mr. and
's. Campbell and family last week.
. , us all go to Sunday School next
| rray and help to make it a con
inued success.
Don t forget the school rally. Everyb
ody come.
Wishing much success to the Inde
cent, we will close,
j More Anon.
T, BALCH.
is=itu .'veatbei' continues dry and
m is very good at this writing.
en 4H?'\Ba11 uand dauRhter of Og
’ ty14'’ nave been visiting relatives
'ere the past week.
Luther and Bernard Ford have left
W part.s unknown.
r„ ?’the5U,izens °f Balch, are enjoy
lari f 6 tbe best revivals we have
nll°1r1 years. Revs. W. E.
on?ald Knob and F- s- Gib‘
neetingNaShville are conducting the
lierpl6^ ^,our neople attended the
0f|d tinie^18^61" Br’day and rePort a
)een*°vf ■{.rorn other places who have
He nasf'ltln^ re'fatives and attending
nd ,5Week a.re Mrs- Tobe Compton
lalch M'sses Idel and Gert'e
lall aS ?Teme1’ Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
fide-e B. Bell of Hickory
ie n„’rS- B- B. Camp and Miss Wil
f Johnsfn °f Grubbs, W. A. Jackson
nd yr:'; °n> Mr. and Mrs. James Kelly
adden of nALme^a and Fredda Mo
on anr! f.®eedevdle, James H. -Tohns
reeard !+uer’ Miss Ada of Marked
t Present 6rS W® Cannot cal1 to mind
ng this %^ar,d and family are mov
>rv Ri.i' : *'■mnday) morning to Hick
£ ■ ^t seems that the Ridge is
drawing some of our good citizens.
One of the largest crowds that ever
gathered at Lorton’s Ford on Cache
river assembled there Sunday at 3:30,
when 28 converts of this place were
baptized.
Z. E. Reid was here Sunday and as
sisted in the singing.
We do not hear very much talk of
the road working days, as set apart
by Governor Hays. Sorry to say so,
but this district has more bad roads,
no tools less hands and practically no
funds—it is very discouraging.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Johnston are expect
ed home Wednesday from Hot Springs.
AUVERGNE.
Dr. Meade Owens of Eight Mile
was in Auvergne Monday to meet his
wife and little son.
Miss Elsie Harrison left Saturday
for her home in Conway.
M. B. Hare and F. L. Bleakley and
families spent Sunday in Augusta vis
iting Mr. Conner.
Mrs. Mattie Land of Batesville is
visiting relatives and friends here this
week.
Misses Johnnie Dawson and Mabel
Ensor of the bottoms spent Sunday
with Miss Lottie Gibson.
Rev. Will Mink and family of New
port spent Sunday with Mrs. Mink’s j
father.
Mrs. Bud May returned last Thurs
dav from Heber Springs.
Mr. John Hollis of Greenbrier spent
Wednesday night with J. F. Gibson.
Mr. Rufe Gibson and children and j
bis niece returned home last Wednes-.
day from Monette.
Miss Jones of Batesville is visiting
Mrs. Bruce Burton this week.
Mrs. John Gibson and Mrs. Pairlee
Thompson left Thursday for Green
brier to visit relatives.
Mrs. Ellison of Weldon is here vis
iting her son and his wife.
Miss Ella Neal spent Sunday with
Mrs. Nannie Webb.
Mrs. W. P. Neal spent from Wed
nesday until Sunday with her sister
at Shoffner.
Dr. and Mrs. R. 0. Norris of Kenyon
are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Burton.
Mrs. J. R. Rittenhouse and daughter
Jennie Bill, left Tuesday for Harvell,
Mo., to visit relatives.
Mr. Dee McCartney of Shoffner was
a business caller in Auvergne Mon
day. , _
Miss Estelle Sherrill returned Tues
dav from Argenta where she has been
visiting her sister.
WELDON.
Dr. Bell and wife chaperoned a
crowd at Woodlawn park Wednesday
evening. A nice supper and refresh
ments were served at 5 p. m. to Miss
es Johnnie, Marguerite and Hazel
Shoffner, Myrtle and Maggie Harris
of Oklahoma City, Lotta McDonald
and little Alice and Ruth Bell, Clay
Jones and Silvanus Lamb.
Mrs. F. M. Vaughn, Mrs. C. Harris
and Miss Ruby Vaughn have returned
from Heber Springs.
Misses Myrtle, Edna and Nellie
Garrigus are visiting relatives at
Gregory this week. , ^
The Weldon team played McCrory
Saturday, score two and one, in fa
vor of Weldon.
Cotton is beiner damaged very
much by dry weather. ,
Mr. Oscar Winfred and sister of
McCrory visited Mrs. Bob McDonald
this week.
Pet.
BATTLE AXE.
Dry, dry, distressingly dry! Every
body you * meet mentions it; some
Cheerfully, some complaimngly. Dry
as dust,” “dry as a bone, dry as
powder” are getting to be very fa
miliar expressions. The ladies no
longer have a monopoly in wealing
( ?) powder on the face—we all now
have it on the face and on all other
exposed surfaces. Men, who usuallv
are found these summer days in their
shirt sleeves, are now compelled to
wear coats—of dust. Crops of course
are withering and parching corres
pondinglv. The estimate on cotton
vield Pei- acre growing lower every
dav It’s an ill wind that blows no
good; and we are having exception
ally fine weather for saving hay.
Quantity not quite up to the average,
but quality is excxellent; and the
acreage is so fai> in excess of the av
era go her', that more fine hay is be
ing saved than for many years. The
rules is that farmers have not suffi
cient storage i iom, and are putting it
in stacks preparatory to having it
baled later. Late con. suffering, but
all early corn safe and good.
The wagon and i owing machine
hospital now very much crowded with
patients; bu* the physicians in
charge. C. A. Tver and a new work
man whom he has just secured, are
turning them out properly healed
very rapidly. In fact, our blacksmith
and v. ,od shop is now the busiest
place to be found, and Mr. Tyer is
prepared to make or repair all kinds
of machinery, from a corkscrew to an
engine, and all kinds of implements,
from a pegging awl to a gang-plow,
on short (if not too short) notice.
Will Henson puts on the finishing
touch—the paint, and is prepared to
color artistically anything from a
lady’s face to an automobile.
F. B. Dowell and family are taking
a week off to visit his wife’s family
at Wiliiford and in the meantime T.
E. Jones is doing his own counter
jumping.
W. J. Mitchell died yesterday morn
ing, after more than a week's con
finement, and will he buried Wednes
day at the Ray Chapel cemetery, near
Elgin. James was a good, useful
citizen, whom we are sorry to lose.
His sorrowing wife and children have
our sincere sympathy in this great
bereavement.
Mrs. Etta Blackburn (nee Langston)
is improving after being rather se
riously ill for the past week or more.
Rev. F. M. Champion preached for
us last Sabbath at eleven in the fore
noon and at night. Reports that
both of his children have typhoid
fever—-one about recovered, and the
other not yet out of danger.
Rev. Mr. Barber of the Christian
church is to preach for his congrega
tion here next Sabbath.
J. W. Lindley had another cow to
die last week, supposed to be “mad”,
having lost a nice steer a few weeks
ago, similarly affected. Suppose they
were bitten by a dog that had rabies.
J. W. Lindley and A. G. Craige have
just received a car of bagging and
ties.
Picking will perhaps begin in ear
nest about next Monday. Pickers are
dropping every day from the hills to
locate jobs.
A light shower just north of us
Tuesday, and we are waiting some
what anxiously for our turn. Should
like one at once, at least enough to
settle the dust and enable us to
sow our turnip seed.
Scribbler.
BANDY’S. CHAPEL.
Mrs. Thomas Doolin, who lives at
Judsonia, and who hasn’t visited this
neighborhood for ten years, visited
here recently. While here she had
a spell of nervous headache and had
to phone for Dr. Graham.
We have just heard of J. D. Rings
marriage to a Mrs. Nancy C. Black
well of Walnut Ridge. Mr. Ring is a
worthy citizen and we wish them un
bounded happiness.
Mrs. Ben Hartwick visited rela
tives near Batesville a week.
Bro. Talkington came through go
ing to Battle Axe, after Prof. Henry.
A few attended picnic at Alicia
from here.
The teachers and a lot of scholars
came and gave the Chapel a cleaning.
The stork has visited David Huskey
and Clint Townsley of late.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitlock are visiting
relatives and friends in Missouri now.
Mrs. Buck Van has been very sick,
but is better now.
Mrs. B. Hartwick has returned from
her week’s stay in Independence coun
Mr. Porter and Mr. Follis,. while the
latter was visiting here, visited Au
vergne neighborhood, where Mr. rol
lis once lived, and found one of hi?
nephews there who is a relative ol
Rev. Mr. Bray.
Thos. Dooiin departed the 2 >d, go
ing to Texarkana to resume charge
of his work train which had .been re
oentlv moved there.
Two of Mart Roberts’ children died
lrtelv, about a week apart.
Praver meeting was extensively at
tended or the night of the 24th ant
also on the 30th. . , j
I believe another wedding is on hann
Mr. Ring has brought his wif<
^°Geo. Huskey was over from Straw
berrv and rented .Tim Baileys place
Jojin Mitchell lost a little child or
thMifsd'E. Cagle returned with Mrs
^william Mitts\nnd family visitec
\ 1
I Heher for two weeks.
Protracted meeting commences the
1 (ith,
• Biggers is better from his blood
j poison.
Ilav saving is the order of the day.
Mrs Ed rage of Ohio county, Ken
tuck; and a niece ni Estil Wester
’ field, is visiting hint.
1 tarley Hutton has moved to his
! fa* Iter-in-law’s.
Some of the folks from here attends
the meeting at Tuckerman and some
the picnic at Swifton.
Ernest Doolin spent part of last
week at J. H. Davis’.
Wm. Biggers and Dr. Kimberlin,
who went to Texas with Frank Big
gers, have returned well pleased with
Texas. The latter invested in land in
Texas.
Wm. Biggers is hauling lumber to
! rebuild where his house burned.
We are very glad to learn that Mr.
Sorrell’s boy who had such a severe
case of blood poisoning is better.
R. L. Oonditt made a trip to St.
Louis recently.
Mrs. .losie, Miss Myrtle Conditt and
little Hazel Robinson visited Maulden,
Missouri lately.
Mrs. Mattie Doolin visited Swifton
j Friday night.
Robert Kibble and family visited the
J hill country recently.
Mr. Staficld and others of Cave
| City visited Mark Hardin recently.
After George Huskey returned home
j he brought his family over to visit a
! few days.
John J. Padgett came in from Texas
and is visiting relatives.
Chas. Hutton’s boy has a severe case
of membraneous croup.
Bro. Champion is to help in the
meeting here.
The drouth has cut the crops from
1 one-fourth to one-half.
SWIFTON.
Willie Atway of Tuckerman visited
homefolks here during the three days
! of the picnic.
1 Miss Lola Scott began teaching at
! Possom Trot Monday.
| Miss Zoe Toler left Tuesday for
. Searcy. She will make her home with
her brother, Dr. R. W. Toler and at
tend Galloway College.
Mrs. Cecil Harvey’s horse ran away
with her last Thursday, throwing her
from the buggy and breaking her leg.
She was taken to the hospital at Lit
tle Rock and is reported doing well.
Messrs. Altman, Jones and Smith
are in St. Louis this week buying their
fall and winter goods.
Mrs. W. T. Altman is visiting in
Jonesboro this week.
Taylor Keton had business at New
port Monday.
Uncle Bob Jones and family former
ly of this place but for several years
of .Tudsonia, moved back here Tuesday
j and will run a hotel at the Morgan
place. . ,
Mrs. Lula Harvey and Mi Beulah
I Shaver returned from a six weeks
{stay in Colorado last week.
Miss Jewel Dearmon of Walnut
.Ridge was visiting friends here Sat
urday and Sunday.
Dr. Justus and family returned
from Heber Springs Sunday.
Brother Cullum and son of Judso
nia will begin a revival meeting ona
I mile south of town Saturday night. A
larpre arbor has been built and p^reat
revival is hoped for. .
Prof. Fred Moore was visiting Prof.
Lambert Saturdav and Sunday.
Miss Beulah Shaver went over to
Strawberry Saturday. .
Messrs. T. M. Rorex and E. T. ' ash
ion celebrated Labor Day by ta£'np
a big squirrel hunt. They killed 2—
Miss,Mattie Toler is at Little Rock
Messrs .F. Tonney and J. M. Glass
are in Newport this week on business
pertaining to the drainage section.
Miss Berthal Bush gave a party
Monday evening in honor of Mi ses
Beulah and Lunie McFadden o. Mem
P*Mrs. Eva Harris went up to Alicia
Tuesday. . . ... „
Miss Kate Scott is visiting Mis*
Claudia Smith this week. .
\ much needed rain fell in the A
nold section just east of town Tues
dav afternoon. Just showered a little
here.
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If so use Red Cross Ball Blue. It
will make them white as snow.
Large 2 oz. package 5 cents.
< .
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: is one which completely satisfies
the demand for sanitary security,
durability and beauty of design,
A Standard" Modern Bath
room installed by us with a careful
regard for sanitary efficiency and
the following out of your instruc
tions will jilease you.
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McLain Bldg. Phone 154
IDEAL LAUNDRY
C. H. WALTON
Proprietor.
N
No. Six-Sixty-Six
This is a prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHILLS A. FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
if taken then as a tonic the F'ever will not
return. „ It acts on the liver better than
Calomel and does not ({ripe or sicken. 25c
Clear, white clothes are a sign
that the house keeper uses Red
Cross Ball Blue. Large 2 oz.
package 5 cents.
Iron Mountain (lives Reduced
Rates.
Accoun' Twenty-third Annual
Session, of the National Baptist
Convention, (colored), Nashville*
Tenn., September 17-23, 1913,
we will operate special train of
coaches, chair cal's, and Tourist
Sleeper, to accommodate the Ar
kansas delegation.
This train is scheduled to
leave Little Rock 3:00 p. m.
Tuesday, September 16, 1913,
and will be operated via Mem
phis and the N. C- & St. L. Ry.,
arriving Nashville, Tenn-, 7:00
o’clock, morning of September
17th, 1913. (Adv.) .
LOW
COLONIST
FARES - -
TO
California
North Pacific Coast
Mexico
New Mexico
Arizona
and all points
West
TICKETS ON SALE
SEPTEMBER 25
TO
OCTOBER 10
INCLUSIVE
1913.
I l'- Vj
Write to
CHAS. B. SLOAT
Ass’t Gen’l Passenger Agent
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
or consult
Ticket Agent Rock Island Lines
Station
Stove Wood
Any Size Good Mill Wood
Close Prices on Carloads. \
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$1.00 and $2.00 Loads
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West’s Livery Stable
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