Knox mendd shoes cheap. Ill
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Edward €. Morgan, of Tupelo, was
here yesterday on business.
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For Rent—Two rooms for light
housekeeping. Apply 123 Beech 52d4
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W. M. Tims was a visitor from
* Tuckcrman yesterday.
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W. T. Atway was a business visi
tor to our city from Swifton yester
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For Rent—Two furnished rooms,
619 Wnlnut Street. -Mrs. L. B.
Harris 1 226dlmo
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Mrs. C. G. Wathen and baby went
to'Little Rock last night for a visit
to her parents.
Dr&ya?e of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. Ches
twf Robinson. 13-dtf.
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Mrs. Walbert, of Hot Springs, was
h«r« yesterday en route to Batesville
|f to visit friends.
Qeo. Vogel and wife, of Jackson
port, were registered at the Hazel
hotel yesterday.
Miaa Robert Hurley was down
!§ Strom Diaz yesterday taking the
; teachers’ examihation.
Louis Jones and Dave Hall were
v among the Tupelo citizens who visit
ed the county seat yesterday.
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A. C. Dyer, of New York, and Geo.
‘ H. Campbell, of Toronto, were regis
; tend at the Hazel yesterday.
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»' 8. A. Wise, of Little Rock, was in
Newport yesterday in the interest of
the Underwood ypewriter Company.
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Fred A. Taylor, representing the
JSIeetric Wheel Company of Quincy,
Illinois, was in our city yesterday,
totiferring with local lumber dealers
And manufacturers.
Wanted—To buy on terms, or will
I lease or rent for cash, thirty or for
ty acres tillable land in Jackson
S’, county, some improvements, no over
flow. Address M. cr. Independent.
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* " Don’t deny yourself of good things
\ to eat because they ure high. Try a
P* can of Egguo—takes the place of
three dozen eggs. An excellent sub
stitute for eggs, for baking and cook
inf purposes. 25c per can.—Snetser’s
Grocery. 250d6th
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Loyd L'. Ball, of Beedeville, was a
MMinais visitor to oar city yesfterday.
C. H. Keller was here yesterday in
the interest of the Interstate Coop
erage Company. -
Albert Lody, of Bradford, was here
yesterday and left his subscription
for the Independent.
Mrs. O. J. Cox has returned to her
home at Auvergne, after a two days’
visit to Newport friends.
Marion Dickens is quite ill at his
home on Walnut street. He was
working on the ice on the river yes
terday when taken sick.
Saxon Simmons, one of the leading
merchants, and Tom Campbell, a
progressive farmer, of Tupelo, were
up yesterday on business.
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E. L. Johnston was up from Au
\ ergnc yesterday to take medical
i examination, preparatory to entering
j the military service of Uncle Sam.
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W. B. Frizzell, a prosperous young
farmer of Bradford, was here yester
j day, marketing. Among other
things he brought in 14 dozen eggs.
R. W. Bandy, our efficient circuit
clerk, went to Swifton yesterday on
No. 4, called by the serious illness of
his uncle, C. M. (Uncle Marion) Dud
ley.
The school teachers of Jackson
County are invited to meet at the
court house Saturday morning at 9:30
to assist the local board with the
questionnaires.
Jno. Newman, Lon Stacy, Henry
Watkins and Joe Hess, of Remmel,
were in yesterday to appear before
the medical board for examination
for military service.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Bevens, of
Helena, arrived yesterday over the
Rock Island for a visit to his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bevens, and
brother, Joe Bevens, on Elm street.
Albert Coe, Steve Graham, Taylor
Dowell, Taylor Tinsley, Will Atway,
G. W. McLaughlin and Ray Smith, of
Tuckerman, were here yesterday to
take the medical examination for ar
my service.
Judging from the number of young
men crowding around the entrance to
the examination rooms at the court
house, awaiting examination for mil
itary service, there are no slackers in
Jackson county.
We have just received a shipment
of several fine porkers from Bates
ville, and now are ready to serve our
customers with pork ribs, pork sau
sage and hams. Should any of our
customers desire to buy a ham, which
could he salted down and kept nicely,
we will sen it to them at the special
price of 28 cents per pound.—W. A.
Fike & Sons. 252d3t.
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Have Just Received the
Spring Shipment of
Noted Line of
| litchell
| Dresses
In the Following Materials:
J * Charfneuse
Crepe Meteor
.Taffeta Silk
H \ Georgette
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All Sizes and Colors.
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Also a Complete Line of SPRING SKIRTS in all
the Latest Fabrics and Styles.
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We invite all our friends to see these lines,
which are the best in the city.
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A. Nutt’s Coltjum |
The followng anonymous letter has
been received by the manager and or
dered placed in this department:
“Manager Independent; Dear Sir:—
You are letting A Nutt get a whole
lot of stuff in your paper without
paying for it, and is it possible that
you have him on your pay roll? The
public is getting awfully tired of his
stuff and is losing confidence in you
as a business man, and it is universal
ly hoped you will see the error of j
your judgment and remove the nutty |
column from your otherwise toler-]
able paper.”
Nothing short of a revolution could j
stop us now.
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Mrs. Nutt tells us the only way she
is able to keep a cook around the
place these days is by ordering a new
Jazz record every Friday and Tues
day.
One of the hardest things we’ve
had to learn in life is that a train will
not get there any quicker if we jump
up every two minutes and walk out of
the depot to see if it is coming.
Not infrequently the man who
throws a fit and cusses like the devil
when he pays twenty cents for a pair
of fried eggs is the same fellow who
hugs every opportunity to pay eight
dollars for a quart of uncertain whis
key.
A lot of people might get a great
deal further on in this world if they
would discard the first two syllables
in the word dignity and apply them
selves a little more to the remaining
one.
A hairless pup that is u®t ilealess
has taken up with the office force
and promises to grow up among us
because he can’t be driven away un
less you get in hopping distance of
After a four-minute talk with him
regarding trips, typewriters, stenog
raphers and newspapers a reporter
on this sheet decided that Carl Hud
dleston was right when he said any
mention of his name in tnis paper
should be in the Nutt column.
The weather man and the bill col
lector joined forces today.
The worst feature about buying an
Underwood typewriter on the install
ment plan is that the blamed old mill
always is as good as new when the
salesman comes around to collect ov
erdue deferred payments. Adv. 256d6
Do you remember
Around 1905, or thereabouts, that
You never heard of “Tin Lizzies.”
Ladies wore bustles,
Operations were rare.
Nobody swatted the fly.
Nobody had seen a silo.
Nobody had appendicitis.
Nobody wore white shoes.
Cream was 5 cents a pint.
Nobody sprayed their orchards.
Most young men had livery bills.
Doctors wanted to see your tongue.
Advertisers did not tell the truth.
Nobody cared about the price of
gasoline.
Farmers came to town for their
man.
The hired girl drew one fifty per
week.
The butcher threw in a chunk of
liver.
Folks said pneumatic tires were a
joke.
Nobody listened in on the telephone.
There were no sane Fourths.
Straw stacks were burned instead
of baled.
People thought that English spar
rows were birds.
Jules Verne was the only convert to
the submarine.
You stuck tubes in your ears to
hear the phonograph and it cost you a
whole dime.
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Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Hill, of Des
Arc, were here yesterday en route to
their home from Sulphur Rock,
where they accompanied the remains
of Mrs. Hill’s brother, Will Dorthy,
for burial.
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of the follow
ing persons, subject to the action of
the voters at the city primary in
Newport, Wednesday, February 27,
1918.
For Mayor—
E. L. Watson.
For Marshal—
Abe Ballew.
G. C. Martin
For Recorder—
B. G. Graham.
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CITY OF MUSKOGEE
IS REPORTED SUNK
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day below Clarendon in White river,
being the victim of an ice gorge,
which broke and crahsed against the
boat. 'For a number of years the
City of Muskogee was owned and op
erated by Captain F. L. Inman, who
is well known here. It is said the
Muskogee was carrying a cargo of
2,200 sacks of rice, 'which .went down
with the craft.
Other news reaching the city told
of other craft that are endangered by
ice gorges in White river. The Mary
C. Luker is tied up in many feet of
ice near Des Arc, and is said to be in
a dangerous plight.
The F. W. Tucker is marooned at
Lockhart’s landing, on Black river,
and may be lost. The Tucker belongs
to the Black and White River Trans
portation Company, principally a
Newport company.
The Pansy and the Leader are other
White and Black river boats that are
endangered, being now tied up in ice
near Little Paraquet, northeast of
Newport. These are the property of
the Pearl City Packet Company of
Newport.
The Geneva, the property of the
North Arkansas Packet Company, a
Newport concern, is reported also to
be dangerously situated in ice near
Lockhart’s landing.
All these boats are familiar to per
sons having knowledge of river af
fairs in Jackson county. They have
been engaged in freight and other
work on the Black and White rivers
for some time.
M. H. Allen, a prosperous farmer
of Bird township, was in our city
yesterday and called to pay his re
spects. He says he observes two
wheatless meals each day.
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! ' Hie photographic division of the
1 signal corps, needs men of experience
in photography and needs them at
once. Particulars may be had of the
local recruiting officer at^the post
office.
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Cheap clothes are a mighty poor invest
ment. They look cheap, wear out quickly
and are never well-fitted or satisfactory
in any way. One of our well-made, cor
rect-fitting suits invariably give satisfac
tion as to wear, style, comfort and appear
ance—and the cost is not unreasonable;
in fact, it is quite low, considering the |
high price of all materials that go into the * H
making. We bought advantageously. ; I
Suits, - - $15 to $60
Overcoats, $15 to $40 ?
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Important Sale of i
RAINCOATS
All Women’s and Children’s Rain
coats Rave Been Divided Into
Three Groups Each
And marked at prices that will assure
their rapid clearawap—each group *
provides savings hitherto unheard of.
Prudent women will make it a point -
to visit our store.,
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LOT 1
All Women’s Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $5.00 and $6.00
_$3.45
LOT 2
All Women's Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $7.50 and $8.50
$4.95_
LOT 3
All Women’s Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $12.50 and $15.00
I$8.95
LOT 1
All Children’s Rain Coats ;'
Heretofore Priced $3.00
$195_
LOT 2
All Children’s Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $4.00 and $4.50 ,
$2.95
LOT 2
All Children’s Rain Coats j
Heretofore Priced $5.00 and $6.00
$3.95
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Wolff - Goldman Merc. Co. '
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