- WEATHER FORECAST
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jTdtaight partly cloudy, warmer;
Thursday unsettled, warmer.
Here and There
John Mullen and W. B. Savage
were calling on their ding trade in
town Tuesday.
S. M. Holte and E. T. Thomas, of
Jonesboro, were in Newport on busi
ness today.
Lost—Brindle Boston bull terrier,
white throat and spot on head, short
ears and tail. Reward for return to
T. J. Gregg. 28d3t.
Mrs. Frank Vaughn, of Weldon, is
spending a day or two in our city vis
iting her daughter.
For garden seed go to I. D. Price
Book and News Co. 8Gd6t. 52wl
Mrs. W. R. Farvey and Miss M ie
Shell were down from Swifton Tucs
S»y. i
! Drayage of all kinds handled
fVomptly. Phone No. 10. Ches
ter Robinson. 13-dtf.
Mjs. A. C. Wilkeison spent today
in Batcsville with relatives and
friends. ,.M.
We are always able to fill your or
der for fresh tomatoes and celery.
Telephone u* today. Newport Nov
elty Co., W. H. Dyer, Mgr. 288d3t
The Bible study class will meet
with Miss Dove Erwin Thursday af
ternoon at 3:30 with Mrs. E. R. Kel
ly, leader. Subject “The Marys of
the Bible.”
Mrs. E. R. Curry and children left
yesterday afternoon for Memphis to
visit her sister.
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For Sale—A small cash register.—
W. E. Bevens, Sevens’ Drug Store.
James Rutherford, who is in school
at Lake Forrest, Illinois, was here,
Monday, returning home to Bates
ville.
For fishing tackle, base ball goods
and croquet sets calls on I. D. Price
JJook and News Co. 286d6t 53wl
Mrs. N. B. Wishon and Earl Wish
on left this morning for Hot Springs
to spend several weeks.
Shades that will roll up; cut to
fit with special machine.—Hayden
Holloway Furniture Co. 28 dtf.
Mrs. W. H. Wilscy, of Poplar Bluff,
was expected here this merning, go
ing to visit Mrs. Roseborough at
.. Batesville.
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Your shades will be hung right if
bought at Hayden-Holloway Furni
ture Company. 28£dtf
Mrs. Adams and little daughter, of
Monette, Mo., arrived yesterday af
ternoon to visit her brother and wif«\
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Gretzsinger on
Walnut street.
Let us take your order for fresh to
matoes and celery.—Newport Novel
ty Co., W. H. Dyer, Mgr. 288d3t
Mrs. Rex MeCuistion and little
daughter, Hildegarde, are here from
Blytheville visiting her mother, Mrs.
William Bailey.
Waterman’s Ideal Fountain Pens
are guaranteed to give perfect satis
faction in every respect. For sale by
L D. Price Book and News Co. 8GdGt
E2wlt.
Money to lend on improved city
property; easy monthly payments.
Arkansas Building and Loan Asso
ciation, Little Rock, Ark. See Geo.
R. Wilson, local secretary. 86d26
At the Red Cross sewing room one
day each week is given to the differ
ent churches, and it is hoped every
woman in the various churches will be
\ in the sewing room on, not only the
'day set apart for her church, but any
other day she can spare for the work.
Heretofore the different circles of the
Methodist church would sew on Fri
day, but hereafter the circle day has
been dispensed with and a general
gewing day for that church will be on
Friday, when the members are urged
to make a better showing than in the
past.
Have you tried our bananas? They
arrive fresh every day from Louisi
ana. The reason we can furnish
them fresh to you fiom the field is
because we sell fourteen bunches a
week.— Newport Novelty Co., W. H.
Dyer, Mgr. . 288d3t.
WHAT YOUR QUARTERS WILL DO
If you have an idea that your quar
ters won’t help win the war and do
lots of service when invested in War
Savings and Thrift Stamps, just look
over this table. The “little bonds’’
are translated into terms of soldiers’
enuipment. Here’s how they stack
up:
1 Thrift Stamp_Five bullets
1 War Savings Stamp, 1 pair of shoes
1 War Savings Stamp, Two woolen
shirts.
1 War Saving Stamp, 4 winter under
shirts.
1 War Saving Stamp, 1 steel helmet
and $114 over.
1 War Savings Stamp, 1 shelter tent
and part payment on overcoat.
Those quarters will do the govern
ment lots of good. And remember
you are not giving them away, but
lending them at 4.27 per cent interest.
Tailored to measure suits, coats,
dresses and skirts by Victor Ladies’
Tailoring Co., Chicago. Our repre
sentative, Mrs. Annie McNeill, will
be in town one week to take meas
ures. Satisfaction guaranteed. We
also have a fine line of ready-to-wear
coats, silk and voile dresses,'waists,
•etc. Telephone 31 and be measured at
your home. 287d3t
Mr. Earle Hanks, of Batesville,
will begin work for A. B. Drummond
in the Walnut street barber shop
Thursday morning. Mr. Hanks is a
first class barber, having worked in
that shop before, and now asks his old
friends and all others to give him a
trial. 288d_t
For Sale—Big Four Overland five
passenger car in the best condition.
Four brand new Nobby Tread casings
and inner tubes. Equipped with
bumper and extra casing. Will sell
at a bargain for quick sale.—Newport
Auto Co., Cor. Front and Pine Sts.
288d3t.
The Arkansas Building and Loar
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
Seed sweet potatoes, seed peanuts,
rape, seed Irish potatoes and onion
sets.—Bowen’s Cash Store. 85d6t
TUPELO
Cotton picking is about over and
the farmers are getting quite busy
preparing for another crop.
The roads are getting in fine con
dition again and the numerous cars
raise a cloud of dust.
Bud Ferguson and family were wel
come visitors of Mr. and Mrs. R. M.
Marlar Satui'day night and Sunday.
Ed Morris and wife welcomed an
other 10 pound baby boy at their
home on the 3rd. The little fellow
bears his father’s name in full.
Miss Sina Posey continues very
low.
Mrs. Pritchett, of near Jonesboro,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Idell
Cole, this week.
Tom Marlar and wife spent Sunday
afternoon at his brother’s. Mrs.
Marlar will leave for Little Rock in
a few days to visit her daughter.
Seed potatoes are very scarce in
our little town—in fact there are
none to be had.
A good many people are losing
hogs from cholera. Better get busy
and vaccinate.
Eggs are plentiful, hence the price
has dropped, but the farmers are
reaping a benent by eating eggs ana
saving meat.
Walter Ferguson of Simmons
Switch took dinner with Mr. and
Mrs. Richard Marlar Sunday.
B. F. Simmons and wife entertained
the young folks Saturday night with
dance.
The speaking Saturday was well
attended and $4,800 worth of war
savings stamps were bought by our
■ patriotic people. Mrs. Banks’ talk
was fine on the conserving of food.
Emmett Taylor was here in his
new car Sunday.
Chester Corley, of Auvergne,
passed through Tupelo Sunday, go
ing across Cache river. Mrs. Corley
and children accompanied him as far
as her mother’s, where she spent the
day.
Miss Bernice Taylor, of Grays,
came up Saturday and spent the
night with her sister, Mrs. B. F. Sim
mons.
We were requested to ascertain the
sentiments of the people here in re
gard to the candidate speaking. Af
ter talking with some of the men or
the subject we think the majority
would favor it.
We hear a good deal of talk of the
i light seen in the north on the night ol
! the 6th. Some say the stars anc
!stripes could be seen; others say il
' looked like blood. Suppose those whc
| saw the light tell us through the In
[dependent just how it looked.
I L. E. Phant, of Diaz, we miss youj
newsy items. Why your protracted
silence ?
Preaching at the Baptist church
Sunday was well attended.
Mutt’s Wife.
PRE-EASTER SPECIALS.
See Show Windows.
Several thousand yards of new laces <
at 25 per cent discount.
40c lingerie cloth-26c
25c bleached domestic-21c
25c lawns a special at-19c i
10,000 yards new spring ginghams at
one-fourth off.
Children’s gingham dresses from
49c to $1.98.
Rit soap, washes and dyes—--10c
89d6t wit Bowen’s Cash Store.
WORK IN COLORED SCHOOLS.
Miss Ellen M. Young, supervisor
of the colored rural schools of Jack
son county, put in two very busy
days here Wednesday and Thursday
of last week. The work that is being
done by her is worth while. She goes
about her work in a very quiet man
ner, a trait that is peculiar to all
Tuskegens.
While here the organized a boy’s
agricultural club, a girl’s agricultur
al club, and a mother’s home making
club. No doubt, all of these backed
by the industrial atmosphere of Diaz,
will make good.
The question that should concern
us now, most of all, is how to make
early and efficient bread winners.
We see all about us men who are
learned in the lore and history of
Ancient Greece and Rome and famil
iar with the characters of mythology,
while lamentably ignorant of Ameri
can history, unfamiliar with Ameri
can statesmen and more ignorant
still of the agricultural possibilities
about them.
If I could, I would teach more of
the beautiful lessons of the flag, less,
perhaps of Ancient lore, certainly
a more thorough knowledge of Amer
ican history and agriculture.
J. W. Leggett.
To advertise your business in the
Independent is to put your business
i on a naving basis.
Political Announcements
The Independent is authorized to an
nounce the following persons as can
didates for public office, subject to
the action of the democratic party:
FOR CONGRESSMAN
Wm. A. Hodges
W. D. Davenport
W. A. Oldfield
FOR CHANCELLOR
(Eighth District.)
Lyman F. Reeder
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
R. T. Simmons
Fred R. Suits
FOR COUNTY JUDGE
John A. Melville
R. F. Tyer
W. M. Tims
W. A. Mink
FOR 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
a V/IV kJ V a* I
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
FOR JUSTICE OF PEACE
(Union Township.)
Frank Foushee. j
What ls LAX-FOS
UX-FOS IS AN IMPROVED CASCARA
A Digestive Liquid Laxative, Cathartic
and Liver Tonic. Contains Cascara Bark,
Blue Flag Root, Rhubarb Root, Black
Root, May Apple Root, Senna Leaves and
Pepsin.* Combines strength with pala- |
table aromatic taste. Does not gripe. 50c
SECRETARY OF AGRI
CULTURE HOUSTON
APPEALS TO FARMERS
(In an appeal to the farmers to put
;heir savings into Government War
Savings Certificates, Secretary of
Agriculture Houston today said:
“It is the patriotic duty of every
:itizen who is in a position to do so,
:o invest in War Savings and Thrift
Stamps and thereby help the Nation
:o win this waf. The purchase of ev
=n a twenty-five cent Thrift Stamp,
s a definite contribution to this end.
“War Savings and Thrift Stamps
foster the habit of thrift in small ex
penditures, make it possible for near
ly every one to purchase what are in
reality small government bonds, and
affer a unique opportunity to the
people at once to help their govern
ment and to economize conveniently
for the purchase of the best invest
ment securities in the world.
“To win this war, we must have
both men and money. I know that
every farmer wants to do everything
in his power for the Nation, in this
day of trial. He will not only labor
to produce the necessary foodstuffs,
but ■jvill also generously contribute of
his means to make it possible for the
men at the front to achieve victory.
I am confident that the farmers of
the land will not permit any other
class to take the leadership in sup
porting the government in this crisis,
financially or otherwise.”
Use the columns of the Independ
ent. They will carry your business
talk into nearly every home in New
port.
To Cure a Cold in One Day. ”
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It stops the
Cough and Headache and works off the Cold,
Druggists refund money if it fails to cure,
E. w. GROVE’S signature on each box. 30c,
You command the immediate inter
est and attention of local customers
when you patronize the Independent’s
advertising facilities.
wife who needs your wares and de
pends upon the Independent to keej
her posted.
I5T0VE POLISH
Quick-Easy
Everlastinb
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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured
With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease.
Catarrh is a local disease, greatly in
fluenced by constitutional conditions, and
In order to cure it you must take an
internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medi
cine is taken internally and acts thru
the blood on the mucous surfaces of the
system. Hall’s Catarrh Medicine was
prescribed by one of the best physicians
In this country for years. It is com
posed of some ^f the best tonics known,
combined with some of the best blood
purifiers. The perfect combination of
the ingredients in Hall’s Catarrh Medi
cine is what produces such wonderful
results In catarrhal conditions. Send for
testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY t CO., Props., Toledo, O.
All Druggists, 15e.
IlaU’s Family Pills for constipation.
RUB-MY-TISM
Will cure Rheumatism, Neu
ralgia, Headaches, Cramps, C* ’ie
Sprains, Bruises, Cuts, Burns, Old
Sores, Tetter, Ring-Worm, Ec
zema, etc. Antiseptic Anodyne,
used internally or externally. 25c
The Beauty Secret.4
Ladies desire that irre
sistible charm—a good
complexion. Of course
they do not wish others
to know a beautifier
has been used so they
buy a bottle of
Magnolia Balm
LIQUID FACE POWDER
and use according to simple diredtions. Improve
ment is noticed at once. Soothing, cooling and
refreshing. Heals Sunburn, stops I an.
Pink. White. Rosc-ReJ.
75c. at ‘Druggists or by mail direct.
Sample (either color) for 2c. Stamp. J
Lyon Mfg. Co., 40 South Fifth St., Brooklyn, N.Y.
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The Fmest New Weaves
In Spring Silks
The silks that fashion has decided upon for Spring and Summer Frocks, are all
here in pleasing varieties; in ample time to complete your costumes for Easter
wear. Visit our silk department and see the newest novelties in Silks and
Foulards.
Foulards for 1918
No fabric more servicable.
Newest designs. $3.00 Foulards,
36 inches wide. Many ex
clusive patterns at
$0.50
^ yd
$1.75 Silk Foulards, large as
sortment of patterns at
$1.50
yd
$1.50 Foulards in many pleas
ing designs to choose from at j
$1.25
yd
75c Mercerised Foulards, 32
inches wide at
50yd
New Silk Shirting
Satin stripe silk shirting. All
new 1918 patterns.
$1.50 Satin stripe shirting
$1.25
-*■ yd
$1.25 Satin stripe shirting
$1.00
A yd
New Taffetas
We offer a splendid quality of Chiffon Taffeta in
all the leading shades for street, afternoon and
evening wear, Navy, Copen, Grays, Tan, Greens,
Browns, Rose and many others. 36 inches wide
and good value at
$1.50
A yd
175 Fast Black Taffeta
yard wide
Si .50
yd
Crepe De Chene
For Dresses, Skirts,
Kimonas and Under
wear.
36 inch Crepe DeChene
extra best quality in
all the new shades,
including Black,
White, Flesh, Pink and
all the leading colors.
$1.75 quality at
$1.50
A yd
$3.00 Novelty Taffeta
in fancy stripes. Many
ribbon and Roman
stripes 36 inches wide
$0.50
^ yd
Silk Poplin
$1.25 quality Silk Pop- !
lin in all colors. 36
inches wide at
$1.00
lyd
Novelty Stripe Shan- 1
tung, 36 inches wide at
$1 and $1.25
a yard
Wolff - Goldman Merc. Co.
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