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Who was the first good friend I knew,
In early youth when friends were few,
And unto me was ever true?
My Mother.
Who watched o'er me with tender
care ?
Who washed my face and brushed
my hair,
_J^.nd for my welfare said a prayer?
My Mother.
Who grieved with me when I was
sad?
Who plead with me when I was bad,
And laugh:d with me when I was
glad ?
My Mother.
Who was a friend to all the boys,
That came to share my youthful joys,
And ne’er complained about the
noise?
My Mother.
Who spoke to me of future days?
Who warned me of life's evil ways,
That . she might always sing my
' praise ?
My Mother.
Who ever since my day of birth
Has always proved, in sterling worth,
The dearest friend to me on earth?
My Mother.
FROM FLETCHER JACKSON.
Mrs. J. K. Granger is in receipt of
the following letter from her son,
Fletcher Jackson, who is in France:
Dearest Homefolks: We have
moved from the town we landed in
and I believe we will be in this place
some time, and you may expect let
ters from me oftener.
This is a nice and clean little vil
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lage and the people treat us Tine.
They think there is no one like the
American soldier. It looks comical to
! see a crowd of French people coming
| down tlistreet wearing wooden
shoes. They make a noise like a
bunch of horses running away.
The weather here is rial cold and it
rains nearly every day. But Unqle
Sam is looking out for his boys and
furnishes them with warm clothing
and waterproof coats, rubber boots
and plenty of good things to eat.
As soon as I can I will send you
some souvenirs of France. The sol
’ diers have a great time trying to talk
French. The natives cannot under
! stand us and we cannot get but a few
words of what they say, but I am
learning to talk a little, and shortly
will be able to talk freely.
: Candy is a very scarce article in
this country at any price, so I want
you to get me a box of chocolate
caramels and put them in a strong
I wooden box and send them to me. I
always did have a sweet tooth.
| With the exception of two or three
! days we had good weather on our
trip over, and of course you know an
old sea dog like me would not get
seasick, but just the same the big
waves during those rough days kinda
scared your boy.
Now I want you and dad to write
to me often because I look for your
letters every day. Don’t worry
about me. I am in good health and
spirits.
Your loving son,
Fletcher Jackson.
Hdqs. Co. 114, Am, Tr., American
Expeditionary Forces.
FROM JESSE JONES.
Mrs. Ida Winbourn has received
the following letter from her brother,
Jesse O. Jones, who is with the
American Expeditionary Forces in
France:
My Dear Sister: We are having
some very fine weather over here
and I am enjoying the very best of
health. Crops here are good and the
vegetable and fruit crops are fine.
Thre are about two months’ differ
ence between seasons in this country
and in the states.
I hope all of you are getting along
; all right. I hope to be back home
with you by 1920 anyway. I want
you to rest easy about me. I am still
with Elmer in the supply company,
and if anything 'happens to me Elmer
will see that I am taken care of. My
desire is to be a good boy and save
my mony, so that when I get back
home I will have something to lean
on. Tell all the folks hello for me,
and Elmer sends hi sbest regards.
May God bless you all.
Your loving bud,
Jesse O. Jones,
Sup. Co., 154th Reg. Inf., A. E. F.
THE LONGEST POLE KNOCKS
THE PERSIMMON.
i The old democratic way of letting
■ the “longest pole knock the persim
1 mon,” has been returned to in Lo
: noke county by the county democrat
ic central committee, hence the of
fice of sheriff is being sought by
four candidates, to-wit:
W. 13. Durham of England, James
G. Cannon of Wattensaw, H. P. Kirk
patrick of Carlisle and J. H. Melton
of Lonoke.
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Casualty List
The following is a summary of
the casualties for today, of the Amer
ican Expeditionary forces now fight
ing so heioically in France, for
I world democracy and the freedom of
mankind, as given out by the com
manding general.
Died of accident and other
causes _ 3
Died of disease- 8
I Wounded, degree undetermined-88
Missing in action -6
Total_105
Among the list of names compris
ing the above summary, we find the
following Arkansas boys listed: Tay
lor Ivy, Grubbs, wounded, degree un
determined; Noel Dougherty, Hardy,
missing in action.
Dewey Birly, reported missing, in
the casualty list of the 24th, is now
ported as having returned to duty.
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
The Odd Fellows Home at Bates
ville is fighting a serious epidemic
of the “flu” that has prevailed in that
nstitution for a week or ten days.
One nurse from Little Rock has been
called in and others are needed.
The body of C. V. Riley, who lost
his life in the Fort Smith fire that
ostroyed the Fort Smith Commission
Companyy, has been found in the
ruins. The body which was identified
by remnants of clothing, was found
in the basement near a side- entrance.
Despondent, it is thought over the
death of a friend, and the illness of
another, Mary Ramage, aged 20,
daughter of a farmer living near Gi
rard, Kansas, committed suicide in
Fort Smith Friday.
E. S. Ready, a prominent banker
of Helena, who has been in t'he Or
dinance /department of the United
States army for some time, has been
appointed a major.
An unusually expressive cartoon,
representing the return of the Bel
gian soldiers, appears in the Arkan
sas Gazette today.
There is a movement on foot at
Camp Pike to erect a new Hostess
House in the Liberty Theatre area.
General Omar Bundy is the new
commandant at Camp Pike. The gen
eral is a veteran and recently return
ed from the front in France.
FROM JOHN W. LEGGETT.
Owing to the order issued by the
Arkansas State Council of Defense
those of us who are interested in the
construction of Columbia Hall, the
main building of the Old Glory In
dustrial College, will learn with re
gret that this part of the building
program has been deferred indefin
itely. But in lieu of this, we shall
work in effort to erect the Betsy
Ross Hall as soon as the ban is re
moved from building material.
Several white friends will assist us
in this work.
As a stimulus Mr. J. R. Cox pledges
to donate fifty dollars if nine other
patriotic citizens of Jackson county
can be found who will donate a simi
lar sum. In making this generous
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logic of the future, therefore we take
off our hats and bow to him.
In his notes to the Imperial crown.
President Wilson touched upon the
'“reign of law,” “rights of small peo
ples,” and “International Justice.”
From past experience, we have ev
ery reason to believe that he and his
advisors mean to act as they have
spoken. But, interpreting this in
he light of reason, we know that it
will take some considerable time and
much prayerful training to bring
about these marked changes.
As head of the nation President
Wilson speaks from higher reason.
But can the mass of people take on
these high ideals at once? I answer
no! This will be demonstrated on
the part of both the white people
and the negroes. Indeed it will be
as marked on the one side as it is on
the other.
Tho properly trained negro will
prove a mighty factor in reconstruc
tion problems for he can step in line
and do a man’s work in a man’s place
and take a man’s disappointments.
But he who will threaten to secede
every time he cannot have what he
wants when he wants it in the way
he wants it, is a menace to the state.
J. W. Leggett,
President of Old Glor College.
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In asking the people to Invest ie
*Var Savings and Thrift Stamps, the
government is not asking them to ,
sn a paying basis.
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The government needs your money;
ou need the stamps.
WARNING ORDER.
In the Chancery Court of Jackson
County, Arkansas.
Katie Meek, Plaintiff
vs. No. 3356.
Tom Meek, Defendant.
The defendant, Tom Meek, is here
by warned to appear iu this court
within thirty days and* answer the
complaint of the Plaintiff, Katie
Meek.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court this 1st day of October,
1918.
(Seal) R. W. Bandy, Clerk.
By J. B. Parrott, D. C.
C. M. Erwin is hereby appointed non
resident attorney. 25w4t.
WARNING ORDER.
In the Chancery Court of Jackson
County, Arkansas.
Sallie Ward, Plaintiff
vs. No. 3355.
Robert F. Ward, Defendant.
The defendant, Robert F. Ward, is
warned to appear in this court with
in thirty days, and answer the com
plaint of the plaintiff, Sallie Ward.
(Seal)
R. W. Bandy,
Chancery Clerk.
By J. B. Parroott, D. C.
This the 30th day of September,
1918.
C. M. Erwin is hereby appointed at
torney for the non-resident de
fendant. 25w4t
AFTER 22 YEARS’
SUFFERING HER
TROUBLES ENDED.
Mrs. Owenby Ganed 12 Pounds On
Tanlac anid Her Health Has Been
Entirely Restored, She Declares—
“Ever since I was eleven years old
until after I started taking Tanlac,
recently, I’ve suffered misery with
my stomach,” said Mrs. Kate Owen
by, a well-known Chattanooga, Ten
nessee, woman, living at 121 Vine
street, recently.
“Yes, sir, for twenty-two long
years I never knew what it was to
be able to eat what I wanted without
terrile suffering afterward,” she
continued. “I suffered with pains be
tween my shoulders and my stomach
just felt like there was a hot brick
in it. It would get all bloated up
Tom gas that formed, and I would
choke and smother so I could hardly
get my breath. I was so nervous that
often I couldn’t lay in bed, but would
get up and walk the floor for hours
at the time.
“I had heard so much about the won
derful relief Tanlac was bringing
suffering people that I decided to try
it, and it’s th honest truth, after tak
ing five bottles I haven’t a sign of
trouble. I eat anything I want and
never have any pains or even feel un
comfortable. The nervousness is all
gone, and I sleep sound all night long,
and get up in the morning feeling fine
and full of energy. I’ve gained twelve
pounds in weight, and my improve
ment is the talk of the neighborhood.
All my friends compliment me on the
way I look now.” Tanlac sold by all
Jackson County Druggists.
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COMMITTEE ISSUES
FAIR PRICE LIST.
At a recent meeting of the “Fair
Price Committee,” appointed by the
County Food Administrator, the fol
lowing- were agreed upon as being
fair prices:
Wheat* flour, £l-lb sacks-$1.58
Wheat flour, 48-lb. sacks-$3.11
Flour less 24-lb. lot-614c
25-lb sack country meal-$1.28
25-lb. sack cream meal-$1.43
10-lb. sack cream meal-60c
Rolled oats, 22-oz. pks.-15c
Rolled oats, 55-oz. pkg. -35c
Bi’ead, 16-oz. loaves _10c
Corn starch, 1-lb. pkg-10c
Rice, 1-lb _14c
Navy beans, 1-lb-1714c
Lima beans, 1-lb. _20c
Pinto beans, 1-lb. -13c
Bulk lard, compound -30c
Bulk lard, pure-35c
114-lb. net wt. lard substitute-50c
2- lb. net wt. lard substitute-65c
3- lb. net wt. lard substitute-$1.00
4- lb. net wt. lard substitute-$1.29
5- lb. net wt. lard substitute-$1.60
S-lb. net wt. lard substitute-$2.00
3-lb. net wt. lard substitute-$2.54
10-lb. net wt. lard substitute-$3.13
Mo. 10, pure lard, 1-lb-36c
Mo. 5-lb. pure lard, 1-lb-36c
banned corn, per can-20c
Mo. 2 tomatoes _18c
Mo. 3 tomatoes _19c
Evaporated apples -21c
Evaporated peaches-——2214c
Horn syrup, blue Karo -80c
Zorn syrup, 5-lb. blue Karo-40c
Potatoes, 314c per lb. over peck lots,
.ess peck lots, pel- lb.-4c
These prices must be rigidly ob
erved and are in effect immediately
ifter publication.
These prices will be changed from
ime to time as condition warrant.
FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
for Jackson County.
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