piAL SERVICE
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■Jautiful Eulogy.
fci of Sorrow
■ Lodge No. 968
■he High School au
■ :. afternoon, was
Kt and most ^ im
■Jhe history of the
■ A fair audience was
■ear the program,
■ brief, was of ex
iKi _
Ihe ianu up>/ii
. pays tribute of
ove to departed
i public exercises
teachings of the
is a beautiful cus
[ay brings com
iolation to many
Ion. Thomas E
Rock, whose ora
Iose attention of
id was generally
j of the best de
local lodge’s me
Contrasting the
inite shafts that
ng place of the
•tender, sympa
brothers and
laker beautifully
much better it
tained the latter,
the kinds of he
roin life to death
those of war are
mors and econi
paid higher trib
to the man of
lived up to his
of the grave
le and portion of
1 in choice con
site diction; and
e inevitable lot
importance of
is strongly and
I’ of the late J. 1-rank
e only member the
st in the past year,
eautifully paid by
I. Stayton, who told
the departed’s life
interesting manner,
ute of love to the
d life of the brother
' from roll call was
g and eloquent.
i L Bevens as ex
presided over the
d about him upon
sre seated the other
speakers of the af
veral excellent mu
*s contributed to
1 and consisted of
1 voluntary, a vo
ossing the Bar”, by
Marion, and a vio
•'avatina”, by Prof,
legiate Debates.
‘dependent.
Dec. 8—The Uni
rkanfcs at Fayette
ompleted arrange
5 inter-collegiate de
the year 1913-14
e debates with th<
sities of Mississipp
na at Fayetteville
‘s University will b<
tin- The prelimin
ese debates will b<
^B, and grea^in
i^ing manifeste<
dudents.
Little Girl Dies Here
The nine year-old little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. See
gar of Greentown, Indiana,
passed away in this city Satur
day evening after a two days’
illness at the Hazel hotel.
The little girl was a sufferer
from Bright’s trouble and the
loving parents were en route to
Hit Springs, where it was hop
ed she would be benefited. Be
fore reaching Newport Friday,
on No. 3, the little girl became
much worse and it was thought
best to stop here for medical
attention- She was carried to
the Hazel hotel where Drs
Jones and Willis did all in their
powrer to relieve the little suffer
er, who passed away in a little
more than twenty-four hours af
ter reaching this city.
Mr. and Mrs- Seegar are ex
cellent people and were very
appreciative of the many kind
nesses shown them while here
during their sorrow.
The parents, with the remains,
left on No. 18 Sunday evening
for their return home, where
the little body will be buried.
Mrs. Lee Earnheart is spend
ing a few days at Batesville.
J. S- Wilmans is home from
Lousiana for a few days on bus
iness.
Mr. and Mrs- T. J. Gregg left
Sunday evening for St. Louis
jfor a few days.
i President J. P. Robinson of
Arkansas College at Batesville
!was here Saturday evening en
! route to Jonesboro, where he
preached Sunday.
MesdamesTJ. B' Avera and E.
L. Maris will serve at the E
piscopal bazaar Wednesday.
Charles Smith returned this
morning from Tuckerman,
where he spent Sunday with
his father, W. J. Smith, who is
very sick.
Distributing Red Cross Seals.
Special to Independent
Little Rock', Dec. 8.—M. A.
Uerbach, secretary of the Ark
ansas Society for the Prevention
of Tuberculosis, is distributing
to all who will sell them supplies
of the American Red Cross
Seals. Already the calls that
have been received have almost
exhausted the original supply
sent for use in this state, and an
additional supply has been or
dered- The Red Cross Society
receives ten per cent of the pro
ceeds, that being just enough to
cover th cost of printing and
distribution, and 90 per cent will
be spent in the state campaign
for the reduction of the rate
nf mortal it v from tuberculosis.
Moving Pictures
at the Opera House
THE FOUR DARE DEVILS
A thrilling 3 reel feature.
LOVE’S QUARANTINE
Featuring Wallie Van, Lilliai
Walker, John Bunny and * Ion
Finch.
(Comedy—VITAGRAPH)
Bi:.D S OF PREY
1 Robbery and detective stoiy
■ featuring Jack Conway anc
! Helen Holmes,
i (KALEM)
! THE APACHE KIND
A good Western—LI BIN)
k .
6000 feet of good pictures.
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1 ADMISSION 5 and 10 CENT?
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$54,524 BEST ,
BUILDING BID
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Received At Washington City
For Construction of Govern
ment Building Here.
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Postmaster Hays has received
information from unofficial
soui’ces that in the opening of
bids for the construction of the
proposed government building
at Newport, held in Washington
City, December 4, the lowest bid ,
was $54,534 for limestone build
ing or $1,000 additional for sand
stone. This was the offer of }
Newport Construction and En
gineering Company, of Newport
News, Virginia.
Bids were also received from
Galbeatt & Roy.se of Pine Bluff,
$57,967 for either limestone or .;
sandstone and from Callahan, ,
Mandel & Company of Chicago,!
who made a bid upon limestone
only, of $66,532.
No contract has been awarded I
and it is known that of the or- ■
iginal appropriation, a balance;
of $50,500 is all that is availa- *
ble- Whether some of the spec
ifications may be reduced to i
bring the cost within the a-1
mount on hand or whether a de- j
lay may result until an addition-1
al appropriation can be secured!
| is unknown here. . ' -!
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FARM BOYS’ AND
GIRLS, RECEPTION
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Program of The National Boys’
And Gins’ ReceptionTn
Washington.
Washington, D- C., Dec- 6.—
The Department of Agriculture
has issued an official program for
the annual reception of the
champion members of the boys’
and girls’ agricultural clubs,
j which will be held in Washing
jton, December 11th to 18th. The
l itinerary includes a reception by
President Wilson, the awarding
of diplomas by the Secretary of
riculture Houston and attend
ing sessions of both the Senate
and House and hearings before
the Senate and House Commit
tees on Agriculture.
There will be a champion mem
ber of the boys’ clubs from each
of the Southern states; champ
ions of the girls’ clubs from the
• Southern, Northern ancl Western
states, and Girl’ and Boys’ Pota
to Club champions from Massa
chusetts, Ohio, Utah, Iowa and
! Michigan.
1 Colorado will send a Sugar
I Beet Club boy as the champion
sugar beet grower of the state
land the sole representative of
! this club work which has recent
ly been started by the Depart
l-ment. These champion boys and
| girls will represent an organiza
tion of over 150,000 boys and
; gh’is
j While the Department will of
ficially have charge of the pro
gram for the reception, the ex
penses of the trip are. being de
frayed by the different states,
counties, municipal authorities
and private citizens.
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. i j. W C. Gardner, a. splendid
citizen of Kenyon, was here to
day to meet his brother-in-law.
Col. Ransom Gulley of Heber
Springs, who is en route to
: Batesville to attend . Federal
court tomorrow.
Two furnished rooms for light
housekeeping. 415 Main street,
i Telephone 348. - 12d6
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May Be Called Into Service.
Jonesboro, Dec. 8.Capt.
Clyde N. Clark of .Company "G"
of this city received orders Sat
urday morning from Adjutant
General W. C. Bradford to e
quip sixty-five men and three |
officers for field service. The
orders stated that Capt. Clark i
was to draw on the state com
missary for the needed equip
ment, which will be done at
once.
A meeting of the company was
held Sunday morning in the ar- ,
mory for the purpose of male-j
ing the necessary preparations,
so that the company will be
ready if it should be called into
service.
An order similar to the one
received in this city has been
sent out to all the companies of
the Southwest, they being near
est to Merico, where it is feared
that trouble may arise. Should i
trouble arise, Company “G” will
no doubt be one of the first to
reach the scene of action
Newport “Hi” Basketeers W in.
13 to 1.
Last Saturday Prof. Williams i
with the girls’ basketball team.1
went to.Tuckerrnan to play the -!
nigh school of that place a
basketball game.
The game was one-sided for
Newport from the very start,
though the Tuckerman girls,
showed a decided improvement
from ihe time they played the
Newport girls here two weeks
ago.
This is four games for our
Newport high school this season ^
and they have been fortunate ;
enough to win three of them.
The features of the game j
was the gardening of Misses j
Bains and Ballew and the goal
throwing of Miss Jessie Little-1
ton. She threw all the goals i
made by the Newport team, ,
throwing 6 field goals and -1
free goals.
The line-up and score was as
follows:
NEWPORT
Forward—Littleton.
Forward—Hafner.
J. Center—Whitton
D. Center—Sprigg.
Guard—Bains.
Guard—Ballew.
Substitue—Helen Jowers.
TUCKERMAN.
Forward—Cleveland
Forward—Hill
J. Center—Smith.
S. Center—Roberts and Hur
ley
Guard—Gardner.
Guard—Bradley.
SCORE.
Newport—Field goals, 0; free
| goals, 4, Littleton.
'rtickerman—Freegoals, 1, Cleve
jland.
The Newport girls will play
Searcy next Saturday at seai
cy.
•Democratic City Primaries Be
ing Held Today.
Special to Independent
i Little Rock, Dec. 8—The
Democratic ?ity primaries are
being held ij^ Little Rock today,
for the nomination of a city at
torney, city -clerk, eight alder
men, and two school directors
| There is arc interesting contest
. for city attorney between Rob
, ert Martin, a member of the last
Legislature, and James Mehaffy,
a young lawyer, also three con
tests for aldermen. Aldermen
I Clio Harper, H. G. Loiser, Ed L.
Younger, and Wilbur T- Bla<ik
will be re-elected without oppo
sition.
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jjfi Is Something To Wear
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^ 1 MIo store now presents a fascinating exhi- c ,
bition of those things which men and young men jyej
^ would buy for themselves and associate with the icq
spirit of Christmas. picj
IS Stock now complete with merchandise dc- tycj
S£d hghtfully suggestive of the Christmas spirit and ty=j
^ gift-giving. Carefully selected goods embodying ty^j
ai ail the newest and best ideas that make for the
jyj| comforts and pleasure of men and young men vie |j=j
with each other in this store for your attention.
We advise shopping early, when fiee, intelli- p. *
gent advice on gift selections will be given by our ^
salesmen, if desired. "fj
The Best Gift of All Is a Fine
Suit, Overcoat or Raincoat ^
m a new Suit, Overcoat or Raincoat for a Christmas Cnl
^ present is sure of a hearty welcome. You can ^
^ surely find just the garment you want at the price 1 ! J
!HHi you wish to pay.
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"C A Good Sweater Makes a Fine Gift.
^ Give Him a Hat or a Pair of Stylish Cloves. ^
jUjH A Wealth of Beautiful Neckwear. ^
aHi House Coats and Bath Robes are excellent Presents. ^
^ A Bag or Suit Case which everyone is glad to get.
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^ Fine Hosiery and "Manhattan" shirts for Gifts. ^
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" Good Handkerchiefs Always a Welcome Gift.
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Many Leather Novelties for Christmas Gifts. |£J
An Umbrella Will Win His Admiration. jjjjj
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The Puzzled Christmas Shoppers’ 5
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problems of “what to get for him,’’ HR
all dissolve upon entering this supe- jjjj
rior Men’s Oatfitting Store, where
scores of elegant, practical gifts are g
suggested at every tuai.
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iHEi We Furnish Gift Boxes Wiih All The Smaller Articles £
^ and Make No Charge at all For Them. !R
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