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WEATHER FORECAST
Today partly cloudy, warmer.
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Grover Lamkins was in yesterday
on business.
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Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street. dtf.
Geo. White and J. R. Smith were
im from Elmo yesterday.
Mrs. Homer Nuckolls of the Island
■was in yesterday shopping.
W. B. Verdell and Lon Quick were
down from Jacksonport yesterday.
Mrs. Harvey and Miss Schell, of
Shvifton, were shopping here Wednes
day.
Capt. F. L. Inman, of Memphis, is
ia our city on business for a few
<fcys.
Save your canned goods, get apples
while they last at 522 Front street,
Newport. 234d2wk
Miss Novella Kirkland left this
morning for Little Rock to spend a
Jew days.
Miss Fannie Wolf, one of the pop
ular salesladies at Wolff-Goldman's,
is still on the sick list.
Mrs. Minnie B. Bishop has return
ad from a visit to her daughter, Mrs.
H. L. Bandy, at Tuckerman.
Conditions are rapidly approach
ing normal. The Rock Island pas
seriger train went out yesterday on
time.
For Sale—G40 acres on west side of
Cache river, seven miles east of Swif
ten, good timber. Address E. G. 95,
er. Independent. 244d4t 45wlt
Mrs. Geo. Robinson is in receipt of
a telegram from Mrs. S. M. Stuckey
stating that Judge Stuckey was
slightly improved and that she was
coming home today.
W. H. Dyer, manager of . The New
port Novelty Company, says he has a
good hot fire, plenty of light lunches,
drinks, cigars, and asks his
Jeiends to call on him. dlt.
Randolph Moore, of Grubbs, was
here yesterday after his car, which
snow-bound. He expected
to Grubbs via Tuck
he believes in “safety
earn at Tuckerman to
a; on the remainder of
mdy if needed.
Little Miss Ruth Hinkle was re
ported on the sick list yesterday.
P. P. Stegall, of Stegall, was in
town yesterday transacting business.
K. A. Kaminska, of Chicago, was a
business visitor to our city yesterday.
Mrs. J. A. McMichael, of the Is
i land, was in town shopping Wednes
j day.
Mrs. A. B. Drummond has been ill
for the past few days, but is now
! much improved.
Miss Lillian Moorehead, who has
j been ill for several days, is reported
greatly improved.
Miss Bertha Cohn is expected to
i arrive home tomorrow from a visit
■ to relatives in St. Louis.
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1 W. H. Wellbrick, of St. Louis, was
! here calling on his meat trade for
j Armour & Co. yesterday.
i E. W. Woodall, D. C. McRae and
| il. A. Ileffington, of Little Rock, were
i registered at the Columbia last night.
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j The Baptist Missionary society will
meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30
with Mrs. Will Hurley, on Newport
' avenue.
Mrs. Granville Jones and baby
daughter left last night for their
home in Kansas City, after a month’s
visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
R. W. Bandy.
Miss Nita Belle Mock, one of the
teachers of the East Newport school,
I is taking advantage of this enforced
“recess” to spend a week with home
folks at Pocahontas.
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W. L. Susanka came in on No. 4
yesterday from Camp Beauregard.
Mr. Susanka has been discharged
from the army and will take a posi
tion in the postoffice at Little Rock.
We are glad to report that H. C.
Sanders is getting along nicely.
While he is still confined to his bed,
he is improving. We join his many
friends in hoping for his early re
covery.
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WANTED—Twenty button cutters
Good pay. Experienced men making
five dollars per day. Steady work
j and comfortable quarters. Newport
Pearl Button Company.
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Mrs. M. B. Hare, of Auvergne, was
the- guest of Mrs. Fannie Robinson
; for a few hours yesterday, enroute
to Kensett. to meet her sister, Mrs.
1 Conner, and her niece, Miss Conner,
1 of Augusta, they going on to Searcy,
where Miss Conner will enter Gallo
way college.
RISTMAS
LUB
and
have
WNEY
nothing to join and is the one sure way to
money. You can begin witn 10 cents, 5 cents,
cents or 1 cent, and increase your deposit the
amount each week.
IN 50 WEEKS
10-CENT CLUB PAYS $127.50
5-CENT CLUB PAYS 63.75
2-CENT CLUB PAYS 25.50
1-CENT CLUB PAYS 12.75
begin with the larger amount and de
payments each'week.
payments'zuosit 50 cents, $1.00 or $5.00 or
can deposit 50 Abo,
each week. .
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The First National jas
NEWPORT. ARKANSAS Surplus’‘
"The Bank With the Big Surplus’* ’
George Foushee was in from the
farm yesterday trading.
G. Steele and W. H. Bush, of St.
Louis, were Newport visitors yester
day.
Henry Holloway and Elmer Hun- j
ter were in from Hickory Grove
Wednesday.
Shelby Burton was in from Au
vergne Wednesday for a few hours ,
on business.
Mrs. O. W. Scarborough announces
that the local chapter of Red Crpss |
has received a shipment of yarn. The
jarn can be obtained by applying to
Mrs. Scarborough.
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J. D. Craig has returned from a
business trip to Little Rock. He
says that is the coldest place lie ever
saw and that he had to keep on the
move to keep warm.
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W. W. Kidd is in receipt of a let
ter from his brother, Cicero Kidd, of
Burley, Idaho, stating that he and
his wife were coming for a visit to
spend the remainder of the winter in
the “Sunny South.”
O. P. Brnner, special agent for the
National Manganese Company, of
Chicago, with temporary headquar
ters at Batesville, spent last night in
the city, going to Poplar Bluff this
morning.
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Mr. and Mrs. George B. Smith, of |
Batesville, passed through here last
night, en route to Palestine, Illinois,
where they are taking the remains of
Mrs. Smith’s father, B. 0. Isbell, who
died at Batesville yesterday.
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D. James, who was living in a
cabin boat on the river, had the mis
fortune of losing his boat; the boat
sank under the pressure of ice. He
is sick and without means, but the
citizens have made up a purse for his
relief. t
Jared E. Trevathan, the bright
young editor of the Batesville Guard,
who also is engaged in the practice
of law, spent last night in New
port while returning home from Lit
tle Rock, where he spent a short time
on legal business.
J. H. Tarkington, the genial mana
ger of the Singer shop, says that he
has been practically snow-bound for
several days and unable to make his
regular rounds, but is getting things
in readiness for a big drive when
the weather opens up.
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Mrs. C. A. Morgan has returned
from a visit to her old home at
Mountain View, Mo., where she was
called by the illness of her mother,
who died on January 2nd. We join
with the many friends of Mrs. Mor
gan in sympathy and condolence.
EXTRA SPECIALS: $1.75 ladies’
and children’s middies $1.25 and 98c;
Boys’ and girls’ Whit Leather Hose
! (guaranteed), 1714c; Ladies’ 85c silk
| hose only 59c; 25c dress ginghams
1 only 17 %c. Extra values in towels.
1242d3t BOWEN’S CASH STORE.
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'F. W. Beede, of Bcedcville, was in
town Wednesday and made a very
pleasant early morning call at this
office while the circulation manager
was hugging the stove trying to keep
warm while waiting for the carrier
boys. Mr. Beede says that there is
some suffering among the live stock
in his section, but so far, not much
loss.
NOTICE.
Any one having business in my j
j pasture must see R. C. Wallace.
244d(5t, 45\vlt. M. M. Stuckey.
NOTICE.
I will resume my class Monday de
spite the weather.
Mrs. John Stayton.
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FOR SALE.
One 200 Account System.
One Iron Safe.
One Loose Leaf ledger and file.
243d(5t. Bowen’s Cash Store.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that, as I
I marshal of the city of Newport, I
have taken up the following live- j
t stock, to-wit:
One dark, fawn colored Jersey cow,
about 12 years old; no marks or
brands.
The owner of said stock is hereby
notified to come forward and prove
to the undersigned and that in de
fault thereof I will on
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1918,
offer for sale at public auction to the,
highest bidder for cash, in fronf of
the city hall in the City of Newptfrt,
Arkansas, between the hours of 10
o’clock a. m. and 3 o’clock i’i the af
ternoon of said date.
G. C. MARTIN,
244dl0t. City Mp M.
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FARENWARMUR.
Well, here’s the second night’s
siege of it. The enire force showed
up on the job, probably because they
didn’t have any coal at home.
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The squib editor didn’t meet any
body from Poplar Bluff or Memphis i
last night. The roads are giving !
preference to coal shipments.
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A late caller-friend of ours last!
night admonished the force to read a
chapter in the good book before go- f
ing to bed. There’s time for all |
things, including advice, but the pub- j
lication of a morning paper doesn’t j
allow a fellow to take anything but j
orders.
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The Independent may look easy on
paper, but you were darn lucky to
get it this morning. Now cuss it.
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The initial appearance of the Morn
ing Independent aroused a flow of
complimentary remarks that were ap
preciated from the manager up. If
the business men will guarantee the
office about a thousand dollars a
week in advertising we will in turn
warrant a continuance of the night
program. It’s worth it.
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The office porter is an A-No. 1
drafted nigger, and he’s raring to go
since the fuel lid was clamped.
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If opportunity doesn’t knock at
our door soon, charity must.
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When you have finished reading
this paper please throw it out of the
car window.
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Batesville is about to put the fuel
saving schedule into effect, following
the example set by Newport, which
followed the example set by hundreds \
of other towns and cities all over the
country.
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This old town may be short on fuel,
but it’s got the ginger.
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If some good Samaritan with a hip
of balm doesn’t come around one of
these nights and grab our S. O. S.,
we’re going to start to publishing the
hotel arrivals in Poplar Bluff.
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The architect of this column doesn’t
get a thing extra for the three hours
he puts in on this stuff. That’s ^
why he is so lengthy with his impo
sition upon the reading public.
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Local real estate dealers request
us to state in this column that they
will have plenty of land to sell when
they find it. They are in hopes it
can be found sometime this year in
the same place where they left it be
fore the snow flew.
Miss Camille Carmichael is spend
ing the week in Little Rock with
homefolks while the public school is
closed.
Batesville merchants are contem
plating following suit and taking
steps to close the business houses at
5 in the evening and remaining clos
ed till noon the following day. This
action is being taken to assist in the
fuel saving campaign in that city.
Economy of fuel consumption in
steamships often requires the mixing
of two or more kinds of coal, and an
Englishman has invented a coaling
barge that mixes coal as it delivers it
into a bunker.
This Sign Hangs Over the Sidewalk
*8 Cars in 8 Months, We Thank You
PERTINENT FACTS
We are the only individually owned Furniture Store
in Newport.
We are not an incorporation, as we do not have
foreign stockholders for whom we have to make prof
its to pay them dividends.
All profits from this business stay in Newport,
and are mostly spent here.
We believe we are the only Furniture Store pay
ing real estate, bridge, levy and sewer taxes in
Newport.
We are the only Furniture Store furnishing Motor Truck De
livery, country and city.
Our’s is the largest exclusive New Furniture Store in Jack
son county.
Our store is out of the High Rent District.
Our store expense is comparatively small.
Our percentage added for profit is small in proportion to our
small store expense, hence our low profits.
Come trade with us. It will prove mutually profitable.
AVERA FURNITURE STORE.
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All Women’s and Children’s Rain
coats Rave Been Divided Into
Three Groups Each
And marked at prices that will assure
their rapid clear a wag — each group
provides savings hitherto unheard of.
Prudent women will make it a point
to visit our store.
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LOT 1
All Women’s Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $5.00 and $6.00
$3.45
LOT 2
All Women’s Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $7.50 and $8.50
$4.95
LOT 3
All Women’s Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $12.50 and $15.00
■[_$8.951
LOT 1
All Children’s Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $3.00
$1.95
LOT 2
All Children’s Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $4.00 and $4.50
$295_
LOT 2
All Children’s Rain Coats
Heretofore Priced $5.00 and $6.00 i
$ 3.95
Wolff i Goldman Merc. Co. |