if COMMITTEE ISSUES
K 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:
D-S Meat, per pound_35c
Hams, per pound _42c
r. Breakfast Bacon, per pound-65c
Smoked Bacon Bellies, per lb-40c
Pure Lard (bulk), per pound-35c
6-lb. Buckets Pure Lard,
per bucket -$1.50
10-lb. Buckets Pure Lard,
per bucket _$3.00
Compound Lard (bulk), per
pound _30c
4-lb. Bucket Comppujid Lard,
per bucket _$1.30
8-lb. Buckets Compound Lard,
per bucket---$2.60
2-lb. Std. Corn, per can-20c
ft 2-lb. Std. Tomatoes, per can-20c
—'1 3-lb Std. Tomatoes, per can-25c
Rice, per pound_15c
Std. Meal, 25-lb. sacks, a sack—$1.40
Cream Meal, 25-lb. sack, a sack_$1.5(
Cream Meal, 10-lb. sacks, per sk._65i
Navy Beans, per pound-ZOi
Lima Beans, per pound-20i
Pinto Beans, per pound-15i
Wheat Flour, 24-lb. sks-$1.6!
Corn Flour, per pound-10i
12 ounce loaf of Bread-10
24 ounce loaf of bread-20«
Soda water, per bottle,-6i
Coca Cola, per bottle,-7(
Irish potatoes, per pound-4<
Potatoes must be sold by weight an:
not measure.
These prices must be rigidly ob
served and are in effect immediately
after publication.
These prices will be changed fron
time to time as condition warrant.
FAIR PRICE COMMITTEE
for Jackson County.
The Independent works for you
Use it as your salesman. It carriei
news of the store into hundreds oi
homes.
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Cleaning, Pressing and Re
i, pairing Clothes
We respectfully solicit the patronage of
these who would conserve clothing and do their
bit in this way to help win the war.
We solicit from those who may be over
particular about the way their work is done.
We solicit from those who appreciate care
and attention to details.
All who come may feel assured of service
that's different.
Let Us DyeYour Old
^ Sait and Make It
Look Like New.
Wm. A Barker
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I GREAT FAIR PROGRAM WILL
| BE GIVEN AT POPLAR BLUFF
—
j Each year produces events which
; stand out from a background of con
. | ventional and ordinary occurrences.
, Oid and young alike get real pleasure
out of anticipation of some genuinely
exceptional event to take place. It
is a well known fact that thousands
in Southern, Southeast Missouri and
[ Northern Arkansas are eagerly awi.it
| ing the dates for the really big But
. ler County Fair to be held at Poplar
■ Bluff, Missouri, September 25th, 2bth,
j 27th, 28th and 29th, 1918
LI Friday, the 27th will be patriotic
and Children’s Day and thorough prep
arations have been made to make it
the biggest day this section of the
country has ever had. There will be
! a pageant procession of children,
j which the Ladies of the American
Child’s Welfare League assure us will
have three thousand children in fine.
Dr. High'Birckhead will deliver the
' patriotic address. Dr. Birckhead was
sent to England by the National Red
Cross to lecture throughout the coun
try upon “America.” He visited the
battlefields of France and has a won
derful message. There will be War
Planes every day, with a Flying Cir
cus well worth seeing. The racing
contests will not be exceeded any
where in the Central west. We jave
the largest entry list. On September
29th, Poplar Bluff will enjoy the
greatest auto racing program ever
seen outside of the big cities. Some
of the champions of the world will
take part in these races
i The program of the Butler county
Fair at Poplar Bluff this year will be
unexcelled in the history of Southeast
Missouri. The dates are from the
25th to 29th inclusive. 23wlt
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HICKORY GROVE.
—
John F. Smith and family spent
Sunday afternoon with relatives at
Newport.
Mr. Fortner and family and Mrs.
'Terrell of Tuckerman visited relatives
here Sunday.
Mrs. Jackson and children returned
home last week from Heber.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Sorrells spent
Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. A. Mauldin of E'gin.
Mrs. Skyrmes visited her mother,
Mrs. Roberts, last Wednesday.
Norman Dunahay was a Tuckerman
visitor Saturday.
i Mr. and Mrs. Dunahay and family
of Hickory Grove spent Sunday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Stephens of
the Mauldin settlement.
I Misses Trella and Alberta Sorrells
of Hickory Grove were shopping ii.
j Tuckernmn Saturday.
SOON YOU’LL BE COMING HOME,
LADS.
. The joyful sound of victory is heard
; on every hand,
i It conies across the ocean, it comes
| from distant land;
Our hearts are filled with hope and
trust the strife will soon be o’er,
1 And soon will end the sorrow and
struggle of the war.
1 The bells will soon be ringing, the
flags will soon wave high,
And shouts of joy shall rend the air
as gallant troops march by;
i The task is nearly ended, the cannons
roar shall cease,
j And thankful hearts will sing the wel
come hymn of peace.
Soon you’ll be coming home lads, while
you’ve been so brave and true,
Nothing’s too good for khaki, noth
ing’s tco good for blue;
We’re proud of our boys in the
hnnst. nf nnr lads at
sea,
Fighting for home and honor, fighting
for Liberty.
Mrs. James Roy Sorrells.
TIk American War Atlas contains
sixteen pages of wonderful informa
tion about the progress of the pres
ent great war. The Independent has
the exclusive sales rights in Jackson
county for them. Only 35 cents.
Mail orders given prompt attention
“Dash, determination and faring—
also efficiency”—That’s what our
boys at the front are doing Keep ’em
going! War Savings is a message t<
the kaiser that will “get over.”
The government needs your money
ou need the stamps.
Swellmgs of the flesh caused b>
inflammation, cold, fractures of the
bone, toothache, neuralgia or rheuma
tism can be relieved by apnlyinp
BALLARD’S SNOW .LINIMENT
It should be well rubbed in over the
part affected. Its gr$at healing am
penetrating power eases the pain, re
duces the swelling and restores nat
ural conditions. Price 25c. 50c anc
$1.00 per bottle. Sold by W. E. Bev
i- ens. 110d4tm 21w4tn
MRS. BROUGH, WIFE OF GOVERN
OR, NAMES DISTRICT AND
COUNTY CHAIRMEN.
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BIG WORK FOR WOMEN
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! Little nock, Ark.—Arkansas' pa
j triotic women are planning to again
| demonstrate their Liberty Bond sell
ing abilities when the gong rings and
the race for “over the top" begins in
the Fourth Liberty Loan drive, ac
cording to Mrs. C. H. Brough, wife of
the governor, state chairman of the
women’s organizations.
Mrs. Brough has announced that Ihe
women’s organizations throughout the
state are thoroughly organized, with
exception of t>ne or two counties
whose chairmen have been required
to resign.
The plan for co-ordination of (ho
men’s and the women’s work does not
mean, Mrs. Brough says, that the wo
men's organizations are to lose tlieir
individuality. On the contrary, sepa
rate reports showing the amount of
I bonds sold liv the women will he kent.
to be forwarded to the women’s na
tional organization. The women will,
however, co operate with the men and
plan with'the men.
The wromen will have a voice in the
work of the county executive commit
tees. The women, Mrs. Brough said,
will make house-to-house canvasses,
maintain bond selling booths and
such, although the character of tile
campaign has been left to the discre
tion of the individual county organi
zations.
Mrs. Brough has appointed thirteen
district chairmen and a county chair
man for each county, or where coun
ties are divided, each division. The
chairman named by Mrs. Brough fol
low :
District Chairmen.
First District—Mrs. A. G. Flowers,
Fayetteville, and Mrs. YV. A. Ramsey,
Fayetteville.
Second District—Mrs. Nellie Treva
than, Batesville.'
Third District—Miss Annie Castle
berry, Jonesboro.
Fourth District—Mrs. Harry Wil
liams, Jonesboro.
Fifth District—Mrs. Brose Masin
glll, Ileber Springs.
Sixth District—Mrs. J. W. House, Jr.,
Little Rock.
Seventh District—-Mrs. J. S. Holt,
Fort Smith.
Eighth District—Mrs. T. C. Drennen,
Hot Springs, and Mrs. Dougald McMil
lan, Arkadelphia.
Ninth District—Mrs. W. If. Arnold,
Texarkana. .
Tenth District—Mrs. Annie W . Meek,
Camden. „
Eleventh District—Mrs. II. C. Rule,
Crossett.
Twelfth District—Mrs. A. W. Troupe,
Pine Bluff. T
Thirteenth District—Mrs. J. N. Mare,
Helena.
County Chairmen.
Arkansas, Mrs. Fred Tow) and Mrs.
E B Gibson; Ashley, Mrs. W. C. Dun
lap; Benton. Mrs. Mary Plummer;
Boone. Mrs. J. N. Milum; Baxter, Mrs.
Z M. Horton: Bradley, Mrs. J. Ii. Wil
son; Chicot, Mrs. T. K. Eee; Clark, Mrs.
J. S. Cargile; Cleburne, Mrs. Ida
Burns; Columbia, Mrs. C. G. Colquitt;
Crittenden, Mrs. J. M. Jenkins; Craw
ford, Miss Margaret Wood; Craiffhead,
Mrs J. L. Burns; Conway, Mrs. W. L.
Moose; Carroll. Mrs. C. A. Fuller and
Mrs. A. J. Russell; Clay, Mrs. Lura
Brown, Pig'gott, and Mrs. J. E. Rhyne,
Cross, Miss Mary Dabbs; Cievelana,
Mrs. E. R. Buster (west half), and Mrs.
H. D. Sadler (east half); Desha, Mrs.
G. E. Ewing; Dallas, Mrs. C. S. A^dams,
Drew, Mrs. Lemar Williamson; JfranK
lin, Mrs. Daisy Burrow (north half),
and Mrs. G. L. Amos (south half); Ful
ton, Mrs. J. II. Caldwell; haulkner,
Mrs. G. W. Clarke; Grant, Mrs. Mary C.
Teter; Garland, Mrs. Jack Manier;
Greene, Miss Irene Taylor; Howard,
Mrs W. B. Dorman; Independence, Mrs.
John Q. Wolf; Izard, Mrs. Elbert God
win; Johnson, Mrs. Sam Lasci , Jeffei
son. Mrs. A. W. Troupe; Jackson. Mrs.
C. A. Henry; Lafayette, Mrs,. T. F. Gil
lispie; Lawrence, Mrs. G. W. 1 arker
(cast half), and Miss StetSa Howe
(west half): Lee, M.-s. Paul Benham;
Lincoln, Mrs. U. R. Rice, Jr.; Little Riv
er Mrs 12. G. Campbell; Logan, Mrs.
r’l. Utley and Mrs. C. cr rmichael;
Mississippi. Mrs. J. L. Williams and
Mrs. W. L. Hollipetei ; Monroe, Mrs,
J. S. Black; Madi: u Mrs. L. It. Flck
hardt; Marion, Miss Nina Floyd; Mil
ler, Mrs. G. A. Kays; Nevada, Mrs. Nat
Martin; Newton. Airs. E. E. Ahr.mons;
Ouachita, Mrs. C. S. Early; Perry, Mrs.
I, i'l jiin : piI. e. .vi i.is E' 1 en Murphy,
Polk, Mrs. F. 12. DeloTv^v; I mine, Airs
John I. Booe; Pulaski. Mrs. Cilo Har
per and Miss Morv-.la Arthur, hoin
s^tt Mr,s. J. T. Sniil.h and Mrs. L, Ai
Peal-son: Phillips, ilra. John N. Ware
Pope. .Mrs. (*, il. Wilson} Randolph
,,|r; p E. Voorhers; Saline, Mrs. E. J
ilul'i: Scott, Mrs. K. U. Sebas
•i-m, Mrs. H. C. King and Mrs. W. N
Ware; St. Francis, Miss Stella Wo,,
g vier Jewel LeFevre; b'.une, M,si
Mary Jeff Mabrey; Searcy, Mrs She.
mail Ti'eece; Sharp. Airs. J. H- Kirtlej
and Mrs. S. T. Sherrill; Union, Mrs. W
E. C!a"'<c; Van Bur.cn, " s. Pleni Mor
row; Washington, Mrs. V.M. Briscoe
Woodruff. Airs. Eaura C-onnei , 1 ell
Mrs. Edith Moody.
Caropa:g¥i Opens Socn.
In loss than two weeks the cam
paign will be in fall swing. “Volun
te*er Days,” September 28 and 29, are
expected to be the biggest days of the
campaign, in that they will be the
days for the patriots who need nc
urging to come forward and loan their
money on the beat security in tne
world, that of the United States oi
America. The larger the subscrip
tions on “Volunteer Days,” the les
time business men will have to take
from their occupations to prosecute a
campaign.
Many county publicity managers are
beginning to send in reports of the
activities in their respective counties
and these are to be used to give the
people of various counties an oppor
tunity to know what is being done in
other counties. Some of the reports
will be published in Little Rock and
same forwarded to St. Lows for pub
lication in “The Liberty Bell,” tha
magazine published at headquarter,!
j of the Eighth Federal Reserve Du*
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Did you read that America is the
leciding factor? Coming from Lord
Milner this statement is momntuous
and America is not coming in—she
has come in—America is in.
State of Ohio, City of Toledo,
Lucas County, ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of F.
J. Cheney & Co., doing business in
the City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of One Hundred Dollars for
each and every case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Hall’s
Catarrh Medicine.
FRANK J. CHENEY,
Sworn to before me and subscrib
ed in my presence, this Gth day of
December, A. D., 1886.
A. W. GLEASON,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Hall’s Catarrh Medicine is taken
internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucuous Surfaces of the Sys
tem;. Send for testimonials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
PREPARE FOR CHANGEABLE
Weather.
H. B. Miller, R. F. D. 10, Wooster,
O., writes: “By the changing of
beds and the weather, I took a very
bad cold and sore throat. Four doses
of Foley’s Honey and Tar put me
right in a day’s time.” It pays to
get the genuine Foley’s and avoid
substitutes and counterfeits. Con
tains no opiates.—Walker’s Pharma
cy. (Adv.)
TRIED MANY FOUND THE BEST.
WARNING ORDER.
In the Chancery Court of Jackson
County, Ark.
Jeff Jones, Plaintiff,
vs. No. 3344
Mattie Jones, Defendant.
The Defendant, Mattie Jones, is
hereby warned to appear in this
court within thirty days and answer
the complaint of the Plaintiff, Jeff
Jones.
Witness my hand and the seal of ,
said Court this 2nd day of September,
1918.'
R. W. BANDY, Clerk,
^ By J. W. Parrott, TD. C.
F, R. Suns is hereby appointed at
torney for the non-resident de
fendant.
(Seal) R. W. BANDY, Clerk.
21w4t.
ESTRAY NOTICE.
Muley cow, about six years old,
weight about 900 pounds, branded
with Fig. 4 on right hip. Strayed
from Hurricane farm last spring. $5
reward for return to W. L. Ussery,
Tuckerman, Ark. 21w4t
HERBINE is the medicine that
cures biliousness, malaria and con- > -
stipation. The first dose makes you
feel better, a ‘few additional doses
cures completely. Price 60c. Sola
by W. E. Bevens. 110d4tm. 21w4tm
If your child is pale and sickly,
picks at the nose, starts in the sleep
and grinds the teeth while sleeping,
if la o onro citrn nf wnrms A rem
edy for these parasites will be found
in WHITE’S CREAM VERMIFUGE.
It not only clears out the worms, but
it restores health and cheefulneSS.
Price 30c per bottle. Sold by W. E.
Sevens. ' 110d4tm 2iw4tm
Surgeons agree that in cases of
Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds, the
FIRST TREATMENT is most impor
tant. When an EFFICIENT anti
septic is applied promptly, there i*
no danger of infection and the wound v
begins to heal at once. For use on
man or beast, BOROZONE is the v;
IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and HEAL
ING AGENT. Buy it now and be
ready for an emergency. Price 25c,
50c, $1.00 and $1.50. Sold by W. E.
Bevens. 110d4tm 21wt. m.
When you have an achey, stretchy
feeling and you are dull, tired and
discouraged it is a s:gn of approach- g
ing malaria or chills. You should
act quickly to ward off an attack.
IIERBINE offers you the help you
need. It destroys the malarial germ,,
drives out all impurities and make
you feel bright, vigorous and cheer
ful. Price 60c. Sold by W. E. Bev
ens. 110d4t. m. 21w4tn*
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Rollen Bend pasture, rate3 $1.50
per head per month. I will not be
responsible for stock. For informa
1 tion apply to H. G. Mantooth. 54wtf
j Subscribe for the Independent.
Foley Cathartic Tablets keep the
bowels regular sweeten the stomach
and tone up the liver. J. G. Gaston,
Newark, Ind., says he used a great
many kinds of cathartics, but Foley
Cathartic Tablets gave him more
satisfaction than any other. He
says they are the best cathartic tab
lets made.—Walker’s Pharmacy.
(Advertisement.)
A WOMAN’S HEARTY RECOM
MENDATION.
Worry and overwork cause kidney
trouble, and women suffer equally
with men. Miss Sara Westen Belvi
dere, 111., writes: “I could not stoop
and when down I had to crawl up by
a chair. I was so lame I suffered
agony. Now I feel like a new person,
stronger «nd better in every way. I
heartily recommend Foley Kidney
Pills.”—Walker’s Pharmacy.
(Advertisement.)
UP AND ABOUT AGAIN.
“I was sick in bed with kidney
trouble,” writes C. F. Reynolds, El
mira, N. Y. “I commenced talcing
Foley Kidney Pills and in a few days
was out of bed. Keeping up the
treatment, I was able to go to work.
Since then I have had no more back
aches.” Foley Kidney Pills stops
sleep-disturbing bladder ailments.
(Advertisement.)
HENDRIX COLLEGE
Answers Young Men's Perplexing Questions.
Bp having a unit of the STUDENTS’ ARMY TRAIN
ING CORPS established there.
a. S. A. T. C. is open to all healthy men 18 or over who
have High School education or equivalent. Barracks lor
some 200 additional men are being erected.
b. Members of S A. T. C, receive $30 A MONTH, FREE
TUITION, CLt 7 H1NG AND BOAh D.
2. ---Bp providing M1LIIARY TRAINING for all male
students whether members of the S. A. T.C. or not.
3. —Bp its strong scientific, liierarp and practical courses.
4. —Bp its high grade AC A DEM Y for bops and girls who
not readp for college classes.
Hendrix Will Open October 1
in order to conform to the revised regulations of the War Depart
ment governoring S. A. T. C. the college is co-operating with the War
Denartment in its plans to train officers for the Armg. For informa
tion address the President \
J. H. REYNOLDS
CONWAY, ARKANSAS