1 Famous Cash Store Big Sale Is On}
M Hundreds of eager buyers crowded, packed and jammed our store the opening days of our sale. Entire stock s
H of Winter Goods must go regardless of former selling price or cost. Look at these prices. ||
§§ Hope Do nestic 35c value, the yard. $ .24
V. 25c Light Color Percales . 13J
81 inch Bleach or Brown Sheeting 85c
value....-.-.64
EE 36 inch Bleach Domestic 30c value.. .19
35c Sea Island Domestic 30c value.24
H 35c Shirtings Light Colors, the yard .18
36 inch Percales, 35c values.29
;:5 Limit of 10 yards to customer
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| LADIES' WEAR
b 1 Lot 5.00 Serge Skirts $2.98
f, 1 Lot 8.00 Silk Poplin Skirts. 4.98
25 1 Lot 1.00 Wash Waists. .69
1 Lot 6.00 Georgette and Crepe de Chine
W-aists. . 2.98
4.00 Sweaters.*...-. 2.98
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AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
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TUPELO.
Moving began this week in real
earnest, every one to move being
anxious to get settled for another
year.
Mrs. Cole and children left Sunday
for their new home, near Cabot. Mr.
Cole, having gone several days pre
vious.
Will Davis is very sick with pneu
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monia at the home of his brother-in- I
law, Bert Cole, though at last reports j
he was resting nicely. He is attend-,
ed by I)r. V. M. McDowell.
Clarence Thornton was over Mon- i
day from across Cache on business, j
L. W. Smith, a soldier boy from .
Port Benjamine Harrison, Indiana, j
is spending a 30 day furlough with |
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Marlar and his j
I many other friends. Mr. Smith has ,
been in service five years.
The flu is still with us, though i
a much lighter form than at first.
There are seven of Ed Morris’ fam
ily in bed with the influenza.
The rain of last week put the wa
ters on the boom again.
Lots of cotton yet in the fields and
i it is badly damaged.
I Otto Hardin has moved on the
| farm recently purchased from Mr. W.
I p. R. Cole. We are glad to welcome
| Mr. Hardin and his family among
| us and feel that they will prove quite
| an addition to our community, socially
and financially.
Bryan Thornton says no one need
! tell him that the influenza and the la-,
grippe are one and the same thing.
Hubert Crabtree has lumber on the !
ground to build a handsome home in
the north part of Tupelo.
Mrs. Minnie Flatt, nee Brazeale,
visited homefolks last week.
Cattle are reported to be dying in
some parts of the country from black
leg.
The pike road talk has begun
again and we think it is something
that all should get busy about, as our
roads are almost impassable. Cars
are laid up until next spring. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Simmons spent.
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MEN'S WEAR
2.00 Flannel Shirts. $1.39
2.25 Overalls. 1.75
3.00 Felt Hats Odd Sizes 1.25
18.00 Overcoats 13.95
23.00 All Wool Suits... 18.75
15.00 Worsted Suits. 9.95
1 Lot Work Pants 3.00 values. 1.98
5.00 Dress Pants. 3.98
4.00 Silk Stripe Shirts. 2.98
2.00 Union Suits...—. 1.45
All other Furnishings reduced.
Famous Cash Store
NEWPORT, ARK.
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Sunday at his old home.
Troy Stansberry has gone to Little
Rock to buy government mules this
veek.
Dillard Ferguson was a Tupelo vis
tor Monday and reported his father
sick from a second attack of the in
fluenza.
Mary Thompson returned from
Grays Sunday after spending some
time with her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Bud Taylor.
The Woodman Circle met last Tues
day at the home of Mrs. Jessie Ensor.
After the business of the circle was
attended to Mrs. Ensor served cake
and peaches, which were highly en
joyed by the members. Mrs. Ensor
is a charming hostess and makes one
feel at home.
It will soon be time for the house
wife to get busy with gardens and
chickens.
DOG WITH RABIES
BITES SEVEN PERSONS.
Seven persons were bitten by a
mad dog at Jonesboro last Sunday,
says the Sun in its Wednesday edi
tion. The dog was a pet owned by
Charlie Johnson, who was one of the
number bitten by the dog, while he
was playing with it, A short time
afterward the dog ran into the yard
af a neighbor and bit two children,
also running in the adjoining yard
where it bit two more children. Mr.
Johnson tied the dog in his back yard
and later in the day when his wife
went to feed it, she was bitten on the
hand. Mr. Johnson cut the dog’s
head off and sent it to Dr. C. W. Gar
rison, state health officer at Little
Rock, where he examined it and
to run on railroad right-of-ways dur- j
ing 1918 achieved results, is reflected
in comparisons with losses reported
j in 1917. The losses of 1918 were 16
per cent under the losses of the cor
responding months in 1917.
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Report of the Condition of
BANK OF SWIFTON
Swifton, Jackson County, Arkansas,
At the Close of Business.
December 31, 1918.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts-$15,464.25
Loans on real estate- 4,766.66
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured _ 5,503.40
U. S. Bonds_— 15,995.00
Other Bonds and Securities,
Including State Warrants,
County and City Scrip- 34.42
Furniture and Fixtures- __ 1,315.00
i Banking House - 2,100.00
| Cash Items- 489.73
' Cash and due from Reserve
Banks _ 87,435.27
Other Resources - 37.48
Total_$133,141.21
LIABILITIES.
i Capital Stock, Paid Up-$10,000.00
i Surplus Fund, Certified- 5,000.00
| Undivided profits, Net- 1,489.25
j Individual Deposits including
! Public Funds $111,831.97
(Time Certifi
! cates of De
Dhoned Mr. Johnson the dog had ra
bies of the worst kind and told him to
send the seven to Little Rock imme
liately for pasteur treatment. Six
if the number left last night for Lit
;le Rock, the seventh being a travel
ng man, who bad gone out on his
territory, and is not aware the dog
vas mad. An effort is being made to
ocate him, as he is in a dangerous
losition. Mr. Johnson, the owner of
the dog, is connected with the New
Enterprise Garage.
12,000 HEAD OF STOCK
KILLED BY TRAIN IN 1918.
Twenty-two thousand head of
stock, with a total valuation of $2,
>00,000, and which would have fur
lished nourishment for 400,000 men
‘or a period of one month, were kill
ed by engines and trains on Arkansas
•ailroad right-of-ways during 1918,
iccording to fgiures compiled by the
•ailroads and furnished to the State
:ouncil of defense.
The losses in stock killed by trains
md engines represented an economic
oss of 6,000,000 pounds of beef, pork
»nd fats, the figures showed.
The campaign of the State council
if defense in this state and the Na
tional council of defense throughout
,he United States for conservation of
livestock is being continued vigorous
ly, as the millions of starving people
in Europe who must be furnished
foods necessitate that every effort
to check waste be made.
That the campaign to stop the
wholesale killing of livestock allowed
| posits - 1,572.25
Cashier’s
Checks - 3,247.74
' Total Amount
j of all Classes
i Deposits as above
; shown _$116,G51.96
| Net Deposits (after deducting
amount on which more than 4
* oer cent is paid as shown
| above) _116,651.96
Total_$133,141.21
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| STATE OF ARKANSAS,
i County of Jackson, ss.
We, W. R. Harvey, president, and
! E. F. Taylor, cashier, of the above
; named bank, do solemnly swear that
\ the above statement is true to the
j best of our knowledge and belief.
W. R. HARVEY, President.
E. F. TAYLOR, Cashier.
Attest:
ROY MOON,
J. G. SMITH,
W. E. JONES, SR.,
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 20th day of January, 1919.
My commission expires February 27,
1919.
(Seal) ROY MOON,
Notary Public.
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
ARE NOW BEING REVOKED.
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Gradually all government regula
tions on prices are being revoked,
and trade is being permitted to re
Every Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Winter ||
Coats reduced to one half their regular price. g| ^
Come in and look at our line. gi
Shoes for every member of the family reduced gE
for this sale. §p
1 Lot of men’s work shoes, values to 6.00 |g
out they go for..$3.45
1 Lot of Men’s, Ladies’, Boy’s and Chil- ||
dren’s shoes values to 4.00 out they go
at...-. 198 fj
Entire stock of Men s and Ladies fine Dress ^
Shoes, values to 7 00 will be sold for 3.95 g
6.50 Thigh Boots for men, all sizes 5.45 g|
2.00 and 2.50 Extra heavy overshoes. 1.65
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sume its individual functions as ex
isted before the war. *
The food regulations were lifted
last Friday, and now any one may
buy as much sugar or flour as he
can pay for or get credit for.
The fuel administration also an
nounced on Friday that all zone and
'rice regulations on coke and coal,
except Pennsylvania anthracite, will
be suspended on February 1. This
refers to mine prices, wholesalers
margins, purchasing agents, commis
sions and retail margin and prices.
EXTRA SPECIAL THIS WEEK.
Pinto beans, per lb-Oil
Lima beans, per lb-.16
Navy beans, per lb-.15
Ki'dney beans, per lb-.12
California black eyed peas, per lb. .10
Extra fine Irish Potatoes, per pk. .40
Prunes, per lb-.11
Kraut, per can-10
Early June sifted peas, per can— Sq
Asparagus, per can-.25
B. E. SNETSER GROCER.
Phone 183. 226d5t
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Aids To Nature |
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The competent physican, when treating
the sick, relies for a cure on two great
agencies--nature and medicine.
Nature, unaided, will sometimes work
a cure! But nature frequently is unequal
to the task and must have assistance.
Then arises the imperative need for
PURE DRUGS
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These you will find at this store to meet
every demand. Bring your prescriptions
to us and have them filled correctly and
with materials of one hundred per cent
purity and strength. . . I
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Walker’s Pharmacy,
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We Ask You to Save Money By Eating Your
Sunday Dinner at Cur Cafe | •+>
Special Sundae Dinner 50c. I
Cream of Tomato Soup; Nice fat Hen with Oyster Dressing;
Cranberry Sauce; Hearts of Celery; Creamed Potatoes; June
Peas in Cream; Baked Sweet Potatoes with Butter; Fruit Salad
with Cake for dessert; Coffee or Milk to drink.
We ask you to patronize our Private Dining Room. It will be open
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26TH, all new and modern EQUIPMENT
CAN BE FIXED TO SEAT 20 GUESTS. We want One Hundred
regular boarders. Will give the best board in town for $7.00 per ✓k
week—that is 33 l-3c per meal. We have just installed 12 new
stools to our lunch counter, giving us a seating capacity for 52
guests. We want to see every seat filled regularly. We have the
most modernly equipped Cafe in Newport, and our prices are reas
onable. Visit our place and be convinced.
Yours For More Business
DYER’S CAFE
W. H. DYER, Manager
Phone 159- We Never Close-508 Front St.