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Get The Habit
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Of eating your noon lunch at
Dyer’s. We make a specialty of the I
noon day lunch for busy people,
and serve you with neatness and
dispatch.
Other specialties, Sandwitches and"
, Short Ordem.
We c'orry in stock Oysters, Fish
and Fine Fruits.
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W. H. DYER. Manager
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Tonight fair and cooler, Sunday
, fair.
HERE AND THERE
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Knox menaB shoes cheap. Ill Wal
tut street. dtf.
Judge W. D. McLain is on the sick
list.
t L. McDougald is at Little Rock to
' day and tor'^row on business.
For Rent—Barn. Appjy this of
fice.
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Mrs. P. D. Scott of Paragould is
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. T. S.
Holloway.
There will be a meeting of the
Mother’s Club at the home of Mrs. T.
J. Gregg, Tuesday afternoon at 3:30.
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Household goods, wood and coal
stove. Apply to 310 Ash St. 166d3t
Mrs. E. L. Maris is quite sick with
the influenza, but is reported to be
doing very well.
Mrs. Charles Hipolite is expected
home Sunday afternoon from Cotton
Plant.
Good values in blankets and com
forts at Avera Furniture Store 166d3
Mrs. A. J. WV>lf and Mrs. A. J. L.
Stevens arrived home yesterday aft
ernoon from a several week’s visit
with St. Louis relatives.
| Rufus Johnston and L. G. Balch, of
Balch, and C. L. Gardner and Claude
Jones of Tupelo, were here today on
business at the county seat.
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Walker’s Pharmacy i
PHONE 39
Headquarters for Drugs and Drug Sundries \
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We carry a complete line, dnd guarantee
' prompt and accurate service, prescriptions
carefully compounded by competent
Druggists. j
Our line of toilet articles is large and complete
and will appeal to those who discriminate.
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Walker's Pharmacy
Phone 39
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Dfayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Toone No. 10. Chester
Robinson. 13-dti
Troy Pace, Missouri Pacific attor
ney, was here last night leaving this
morning for Batesville and other
points up the White river road.
Harvey Hindman, formerly of this
city, left for his home at Coffeyville,
Kansas, this morning after a few days
visit to the cci. , where he has farm
lands.
Big variety of coal and wood heat
ing stoves, priced low at Avera
.Furniture Store. 166d3
Orphie Benson of Oklahoma7 ar
rived this morning called by the
death of his brother R. D. Dennis,
and will spend a few days with the
grief stricken family.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Armstrong of the
East Side are both very sick with
influenza and have been for several
days but are reported better this
morning.
A delayed shipment of wood and
coal heating stoves just received and
priced cheap. Avera Furniture Store.
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Paul Noe has been confined to his
home with influenza for the past few
days but is better as is his wife, who
is also recovering from a week’s ill
ness.
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Mrs. T. T. McFall bf Newark,
whose husband is a memjber of Com
pany E. and in France, fis at Wash
ington City, where she h^is a position
in the War Risk Insurance depart
ment of the United States Govern
ment.
For Sale-'-Two Fords, 1 Dodge, 1
Chandler, practically new and a bar
gain. See Frank Johnson. 64d6t
On the local page of the Independ
ent yesterday it was reported that a
dog with rabies had been killed in
this community This and a few other
items, which were sent in by a rural
correspondent, were printed as New
port items through mistake.
The Woman’s Missionery Society
of the Methodist church will meet in
the church parlors Monday afternoon
at three o’clock, and every member
Is urged to be present. This is the
last meeting fif the conference year
and final reports are to be made.
LOST—One auto tire mounted o..
rim, 34x4, smooth tread for Stu.de
baker car, between Newport and
Island. Reward for return. Notify
this office. !G7d2t
Bert Snetser and Carlisle Heard,
are both confined to their homes with
influenza, neither being able to be at
the store, but James Blackwood and
Dixon Bandy were on hand to help out
and opened up the store and were
making pretty good salesmen all day.
Rev. Mr. Lyman Wheaton, returned
last evening from Little Rock, where
he had gone Wednesday to attend an
ordination service at Christ’s Church
of the Rev. Samuel Eli Wells of that
city. Assisting in the service were
Rev. Charles F. Collins, Rev. R. B.
Templeton, Bishop Winchester, Rev.
Saphore, and Rev. Mr. Lyman Wheat
on.
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Rev. A. E. Lyman-Wheaton, rector
of St. Paul’s Episcopal church, has
received the sad news of the death
of bis brother-in-law, Geo. Dippold,
who passed away from pneumonia
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A smart sKoe so Jfc,
comfortable
you forget you
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So stylish are these new Red Cross Shoes that
they will give you a delightful feeling of assur
ance—"even on the smartest occasions! ■
And yet the easy lasts they are made on—and
the way they “bend with your foot”—makes
them so perfectly comfortable that through long
hours of war work, long afternoons at exhibitions,
at concerts and meetings, they never give you
a moment of discomfort! Even the day they
are new!
Come in today and let us show you these attrac
tive new models of the Red Cross Shoe while our
stock is complete. Learn for yourself that you
do not have to choose between style and comfort
in footwear—for these Red Cross Shoes are so
smart that you will want them at once—and so
comfortable that you will forget you have them
on!
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Harry G. Brandenburg
THE MERCHANT
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it Union Hill, N. J., yesterday morn
ing. Another sister of Rev. Lyman
Wheaton lost her husband recently,
iiugo Adler whose death occurred at
Damp Dix.
Mrs. Porter Lindsey, formerly Miss
lewell Pipkin of this city, but now
if Altheimer, was stricken with ap
pendicitis Thursday and was carried
;o a hospital at Pine Bluff where
she was operated on yesterday after
moon, and a telephone message last
evening said she had rallied from the
iperation and was doing nicely. Her
Father and sister, Rev. E. M. Pipkin
and Miss Ella Pipkin, left yesterday
morning to be with her.
CASUALTY LIST
Total number of casualties to date:
Rilled in action (including
397 at sea)-12,128
Died of wounds-4,719
Died of disease-4,739
Died of accident and other
causes-1,423
Wounded in acton-38,768
Missing in action (including
prisoners) - 6,674
Total to date-68,451
The following are the Arkan
sans in the casualty list today:
Killed in action, D. Brown of
Reiser and Silar H. Hudspeth of
Yellville.
Died from disease, Eric B. Crowley
Maysville, Frank H. Ritter, of Elm
Springs, David F. Church, Detoni, Hi
ram F. Denton, Okland.
Died from accident, George A.
Christian, Jonesboro.
Wounded degree undetermined,
Fred G. Bockman, Fort Smith, Lester
Carter, Hawk, William G. Hutchison,
Gladys, James A. McDuffee, Hampton.
NOTICE OF BRIDGE TAX.
The tax books for the collection of
the Special Bridge Tax on real prop
erty in Bridge Improvement District
No. 1 of the City of Newport, Arkan
sas, for the fourth annual assessment
of said district, have been placed in
my hands. All owners of real prop
erty lying in said district are required
to pay their tax to me by the 1st
day of December, 1918. If such as
sessment be not paid by said date,
action will be taken for the collection
of said tax for the legal penalties
and cost.
Given under my hand on this the
29th day of October, 1918.
LOU MINOR,
158d30t. Collector.
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NOTICE.
LEVEE DISTRICT NO. 2: Jack
son County, Ark. The tax books for
the payment of the taxes for 1918, are
now in the harids of the collector, and
all persons, railroads and corpora
tions owning property within the
limits of said district are notified that
the taxes may be paid from this date
until Dec. 31, 1918, after which date a
penalty of 25 per cent will be taxed
thereon.
That said collector will attend at
Jacksonport, Ark., on December 10th
and 11th, 1918, for the payment of
taxes.
C. R. Hite, Collector.
Newport, Ark., Nov. 5, 1918.
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NOTICE OF STREET IMPROVE
MENT TAX.
The tax books for the collection of
the special street tax on real proper
ty in Walnut Street Improvement
District No. 1, of the City of New
port, Arkansas, for the third annual
assessment of said district, have been
placed in my hands. All owners t>f -
real property lying in said district
are required to pay their tax to me
by the 1st day of December,
1918. If such assessment be not
paid by said date, action will be taken
for collection of said tax for the legal
penalties and cost.
Given under my hand on this the
29th day of October, 1918.
LOU MINOR,
158d30t. Collector.
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Furniture,
Ranges, Rugs,
Heating Stoves,
Blankets, Comforts,
Mattresses and Beds
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We are showing the largest and
most complete stock. |
Bought right and priced reasonable.
Our customers say our quality, ser
vice and prices are right
Come and »See Our StocK
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