One Policy of “THE HOME OF NEW YORK” recommends another
“The Largest Fire Insurance Company In America'’
The Home company New York
Home Office: No. 56 Cedar Street
ELBRIDGE G. SNOW, President
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RESOURCES INVESTED IN AMERICAN SECURITIES
One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Semi-Annual Statement
January, 1918
CASH ASSETS. $44,048,651.58
CASH CAPITAL.WOO,000.00*
• LIABILITIES. 25,047,401.00
NET SURPLUS OVER LIABILITIES. 13,001,250.58*
•Surplus as regards Policyholders, $19,001,250.58
FIRE AND ALLIED BRANCHES OF INSURANCE
Fire, Lightning, Automobile, Explosion, Hail, Marine (Inland and Ocean),
Parcel Post, Profits and Commissions, Registered Mail, Rents, Sprinkler
Leakage, Tourists’ Baggage, Use and Occupancy,Windstorm, Full War Cover
FARM PROPERTY AND CROP DAMAGE INSURANCE A SPECIALTY
WESTERN FARM DEPARTMENT:
Lesch & Cornell, Managers Chicago, III.
' AGENTS IN CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES
AND ITS POSSESSIONS AND IN CANADA
strength reputation service
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i * sixty-five years of fair dealing with policyholders
1 LOSSES PAID SINCE ORGANIZATION OVER $187,000,000
PROMPT ADJUSTMENT AND PAYMENT OF LOSSES
# WEATHER FORECAST
Tonight fair, frost; Thursday fair
and warmer.
&ere and There
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"V^hippoorwill Peas, millet and sor
ghum seed.—Bowen’s Cash Store.
296blmo.
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' W. B. Hurley has installed a new
Sherer display counter and McCray
display refrigerator.
Kauga garden hose guaranteed for
2 years, only 17tfcc foot.—Bowen’s
• Cash Store. 291dlmo
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Mrs. C. M. Avera left yesterday
afternoon for Casa, Ark., having
be^n called to the bedside of her fa
ther, aged 89 years, who is critically
ill.
Your shades will be hung right if
^ bought at Hayden-IIolloway Furni
tc?&C#mpany. 288dtf
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Dr. John Van Lear, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Little
Rock, will preach the baccalaureate
sermon of the Searcy high school,
which closes April the 28th.
Davenettes that make a full length
couch without onpninr' the hed. We
have them.— Hayden-IIolloway Fur
niture Co. 297dtf
On April 16th, 1918, the Modern
Woodmen of America will have a
regular meeting and all members are
urged to be present. Something “do
ing” so don’t forget the night—April
I ICth.—Hary Grimes, Consul. 04d6t
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Drayage of all kinds handled
>romptly. Phone No. 10. Ches
er Robinson. 13-dtf.
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Be on hand Friday morning at 10
’clock at the old Hazel hotel build
tg to get your flower and vegetable j
lants at the bazaar to be given by;
ie ladies of the Methodist church, j
!d2t.
Money to lend on improved city
pt operty; easy monthly payments,
/ft rkansas Building and Loan Asso-,
e^l ition, Little Rock, Ark. See Geo.
R. Wilson, local secretary. 8Gd26
• The Bible Study Class will meet
with Mrs. B. E. Snetser on Hazel
street, Thursday afternoon at 4
o’clock. Until the new books come
the class will study some of the pro
phecies of the Bible. Subject:
“Amos,” leader, Mrs. W. E. Bevcns.
The Arkansas Building and Loa’
Association of Little Rock has placed
a local branch in Newport and is
now prepared to make loans on city
property on easy monthly payments
at a low rate of interest. See Geo.
R. Wilson, local secretary. 86d26
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W. B. Hurley announces that he J
has a large quantity of Irish potatoes
on hand which he will give away,
free‘of charge, to persons calling at
his store. He will allot one peck of
pot&toa to each person.
In response to a call for a type
writer to be used in the Red Cross
work room, several were offered, but
Mrs. J. E. Henderson of Hazel street,
whose offer of a splendid Oliver
typewriter was the first and was
gladly accepted. In addition to this
1 Mrs. Tom W. Johnson offered her
services to do all stenographic work
for the chapter. The spirit with
) which the women of our city are re
! sponding most generously to all calls
J and demands is gratifying, and
work is being turned out at a more
rapid rate than previously.
Shades that will roll up; cut to
fit with special machine.—Hayden
Hollow&y Furnitur? Co- 28 d4*.
The flower bazaar to be given by
the ladies of the Methodist church
will be held Friday morning of this
week in the parlor room of the old
Hazel hotel building, and will open
at 10 o’clock in the morning. It is
hoped that every one having given
orders for plants of any kind will
come or send for them, that the work
may be finished by that afternoon, as
that is the Methodist ladies day at
the Red Cross sewing room, and all
must be present. 06d2t
The Northeast Arkansas School
Contest Association meets in New
port Friday and Saturday of next
War Savings Stamps
LIMIT CLUB
. LIST OF THOSE WHO HAVE TA
KEN THE LIMIT—$1,000—OF
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS:
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WAft SAVINGS STAMPS
Him w THI
UNITED STATE*
GOVERNMENT
GO THOU AND DO LIKEWISE
Mike Denton Dr. Joe Graham
Frank Farmer W. A. Billingsley
W. II. Harvey Alcorn Ferguson
A. J. Goetz S. W. Harvey
James Graham N. C. Wolff
Charles Greenhaw Dr. O. E. Jones
Pickens Black Mrs. J. Collison
Tom Hutson R. B. Hocking
Helen Collison J. R. Holden
Miss Alma Morgan J. Collison
W. N. Dunaway M. O. Valentine
Chas. G. Henry Joe Collison
J. L. Bevens Marvin Hare
Mrs. A. J. Goetz Wm. Collison j
Tom J. Gregg Forrest Bleakley
John F. Gardner M. A. Stevens
J. W. Lindley W. H. Murphy
W. B. Overstreet B. J. Best
Buddy Hunter J. W. Grubbs
Mrs. M. A. Dorsey C. E. Balch
Joe White Edw. Wilmans
R. D. Wilmans J. S. Wilmans
Mrs. Ella Wilmans Walter Hurley
S. Heinemann R. B. Hooker
Bud Graham Isaac Goldman
Mrs. Mary Emma Stephens
Mrs. L. J. Dunkin
This Space Patriotically Contributed
to the War Savings Limit Club
By the First National Bank.
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week, which is April 19-20. About
three or four hundred pupils and
teachers are expected to be in at
tendance.
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Wanted—Good cook, colored, at
once. Apply Mrs. Z. E. Stallings, 200
Laurel street. 303d6t
Mrs. George M. Sink, Miss Rowena
Campbell and Miss Ida Parish went
to Newark this afternoon, where they
were asked to serve as judges in the
Political Announcements
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The Independent is authorized to an
nounce the following persons as can
didates for public office, subject to
the action of the democratic primar
ry, May 28, 1918.
FOR CONGRESSMAN
Wm. A. Hodges
W. D. Davenport
W. A. Oldfield
FOR CHANCELLOF.
(Eighth District.)
Lyman F. Reeder
George T. Humphreys.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
R. T. Simmons
Fred R. Suits
FOR COUNTY JUDGE
John A. Melville
R. P. Tyer
W. M. Tims
W. A. Mink
.' OR SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR.
Terry Guin
J. M. Ivy
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
J. M. Balch
Garland E. Land
A. J. Garner
Z. D. Barber
Lehman Thomas
COUNTY TREASURER
W. D. McLain
Charles K. Coe
Geo. W. Grant
FOR COUNTY CLERK
J. F. Parish
Grover C. Nance
FOR ASSESSOR
D. J. Nance
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK
R. W. Bandy
FOR SURVEYOR
E. H. Bowman
FOR CORONER
T. J. Mooney
FOR CONSTABLE
(Union Township)
C. M. Ivy
Ben Sandmon
FOR ROAD OVERSEER
(Richwoods Township)
Mark Cole
(Bird Township, Eastern District)
R. A. Wilson
(Western District, Bird Township)
Walter Cole
(Jefferson Township)
J. D. Wyatt - -
Clay Roberts.
(Union Township.)
Add An Column.
W. D. Runyan
FOR JUSTICE OF PEACE
(Union Township.)
Frank Foushee.
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school contest this evening and when
representatives to the district school
contest to be held in Newport next
week, will be selected on this even
ing’s merit. Mrs. Jno. W. Stayton,
and Miss Dove Erwin also were
judges in the reading and declama
tion contest. The party will return
this evening after the contest, ex
pecting to drive home in a car.
Lost—Crank to 7-passenger Over
land. Reward if returned to W. D.
Williams or this office. Id lw.
Miss Bessie Watson leaves this ev
ening for Washington City. She will
be joined by a young lady friend of
Pine Bluff, the two to make tjhe de
lightful trip together.
Bert Fry, of Alicia, came down
this morning and accompanied his
wife home. Mrs. Fry has been in
Dr. Jones’ sanitarium for two weeks,
having undergone an operation, but
is now improving nicely.
Miss Joyce Stone of Mountain
Grove, Mo., has been elected teacher
of the 3rd grade in our Walnut
street school.
Mrs. C. R. Hite was expected home
this afternoon from Cattanooga,
Tenn. She will be accompanied home
by her mother, Mrs. Lawton, who is
recovering slowly from a very se
rious operation, which she underwent
three months ago. Her many friends
are glad to know she is improving
and is to return with her daughter
for a visit.
Mrs. and Mrs. Charles K. Coe, Mr.
and Mrs. W. W. Coe, of Tuckerman,
and their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Tip
ton Hall, of Everett, Washington,
were Newport visitors to our city
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Earnheart, of
Poplar Bluff, Mo., were here 'Kast
night, going to Batesville this morn
ing.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Williams and
children will move to their country
home above Jacksonport tomorrow,
where they go each spring until
crops are made.
T. E. Wood, of Marianna, railroad
commissioiner from this district, was
in our city last night.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Leigh, of Les
Arc, are spending a day or two here
while Mr. Lee is looking after his
business interests.
John W. Glenn, of Batesville, was
down last night, going to Little
Rock this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Walton have
gone to Denver, Colorado to visit his
mother and from there to California
to visit his uncle and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. C. W. Maynard.
Mrs. Ira J. Mack will return home
tomorrow from a visit to Mrs. L.
Minor at Sewanee, Tenn.
There will be a regular meeting of
the Elks lodge tonight. All members
are urged to be present.— Jas. H.
Johnston, Sec.
The usual Bible study of the Bap
tist ladies missionary society will be
held Thursday at 3 p. m. at the
church.
Frank Johnson left on No. 4 today
for Pocahontas, where he will spend
a few days.
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! JACKSON COUNTY’S
FIRST WAR BABY.
Probably Jackson county’s first
“war baby” was bora week before
lest, March 26, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Hammond. Mrs.
Hammond is living with her parents
near Eight Mile. Her husband is in
training at Camp Beauregard, being
one of Jackson county’s quota in the
first selective draft.
High grade davenports covered
with tapestry at Hayden-Holloway
Furniture Co. 297dtf.
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