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sses that are exactly right
;ee W. D. Hinson, the opto
228d6t.
Hare was here this morning,
•g from St. Louis.
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Grover, of Batesville, was j
:i his trade today.
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Nash, of Springfield, Mo., j
:> last night, going to Bates- j
Erwin, of Batesville, was
night, returning from Little
our canned goods, get apples
y last at 622 Front street,
234d2wk
mual meeting of the Woman’s j
..ry Society of the Methodist
will be held at Conway Feb- j
-14. A delegate will be sent
ent the church at this place.
u’istian Endeavor Society of
i Christian church has en
t Piano contest now in pro
J. Grossman’s store. Help
his beautiful piano by giving
votes, please.—Christian En
o Society.
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Mrs. Marion Dickens left yesterday
For Shawnee, Oklahoma, to rrsii rel
atives.
Alfalfa hay, bran, oats, shorts and
molasses feed.—Bowen’s Cash Store.
230d6t
For Rent—Two furnished rooms,
519 Walnut Street.—Mrs. L. B.
Harris. 226dlmo
Lyman F. Reeder, of Batesville,
was here last night, returning from
the capital city.
Harry P. Mathis, of Cotton Plant,
called on his trade here today for
Swift & Company.
Dr. V, M. McDowell was up from
Tupelo on business today and ming
ling with his numerous friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hamilton, of
St. Louis, are spending a few days
here while Mr. Hamilton is calling
:>n his trade for the Shapleigh Hard
ware Company.
Mrs. W. B. Lawrence, one of the
most estimable ladies of Batesville,
lied yesterday afternoon after a lin
gering illness of Bright’s disease.
The funeral will be held Thursday
morning at 9:30 from the family
home at Batesville. The deceased
was a cousin of Mr. W. E. Bevens
ind Mrs. T. S. Stephens of our city.
Mr. Bevens will go to Batesville to
morrow to attend the funeral.
Boarders Wanted: 3 square meals
aer day. Rates $5.00 per week; 75c.
?er day or 25c per meal. All home
booking.
Slew Central Dining Room, 211 Wal
nut Street. 233d6t wit
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The Season s Greetings
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'T'HE R. J. Wise Grocery Com
f pany trusts that everyone is
enjoying this holiday season to
the utmost, and thanks its pa
trons for their liberal patronage
§ during 1917, and wishes them a
Happy and Prosperous New Year.
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We Extend New Year’s
i Greetings
To All Our Friends and Customers
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TO those who have given us their
loyal patronage and support in making
the past year pleasant as well as profit
able, we wish to express our sincere apprecia
ion, and we wish for ourselves that these re
gions may continue.
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Hundred Eighteen\bring to
pou greater peace andpros
peritpthan pou ’ve ever had.
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Attorney Lon L. Campbell is at
Little Rock today on legal business.
For Rent—Nicely furnished rooms.
420 Pine street. Rates reasonable.
—C. G. Wathen. 228dtf.
Miss Mae Bowman of Remmel was
here this morning, enroute to Ten
nessee to enter college.
Manager O. P. Moss, of the local
light office, was out today after an
illness of two or three days.
Miss Sophia Glenn, of Batesville,
has gone to Mexico, Missouri, to at
tend school at Hardin College.
Mrs. Gillieus Hircus, of St. Louis,
is expected next week to visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. I. I). Price.
Mrs. O. D. Hawn and children of
Batesville, were here Sunday, return
ing from spending the holidays at
El Dorado.
Dr. V. M. McDowell was in from
Tupelo this morning, and reports
everything lively in his thriving'
little town.
Artemus Shell of the Machine
Gun Company, Camp Beauregard, will
enter the Officers’ Training Camp at
Little Rock.
Mrs. Bocage, of Pine Bluff, was in
Newport Monday, going to Batesville,
called by the illness of her sister, Mrs.
R. L. Givens-Smith.
Judge J. B. McCaleb was down
from Batesville yesterday, being one
of the examining attorneys of this
district, who assisted in the exami
nations of law students at the court
house Monday and Tuesday.
Prof. Sidney Pickens, of Batesville,
has been appointed by J. R. Jewell
director of the College of Education,
a member of the State University
school faculty, for next summer’s
training school at Fayetteville.
For Rent—A model farm 30 acres
in timothy, 40 acres high state of cul
tivation; known as the Humphrey or
Little Place, IV2 miles from Grand
Glaise. Write us.—Berg Jackson Co.,
Camden, Ark. 234d6t 43w3t
The engagement of Miss Josephine
Deaderick and Eugene Devine, Jr., of
St. Louis, has been announced and
the popular bride-elect, who is now
visiting in Newport, is receiving the
congratulations of her many friends.
The Bible study class of the Meth
odist church will not meet Thursday
afternoon on account of members be
ing enrolled in the Red Cross Surgi
cal Dressing class, but will meet
without fail Thursday afternoon,
January 17.
Mrs. H. H. Luckett and the Kinman
brothers of this city are related to
Private John McLain, who wears the
first medal awarded an American for
bravery in France, says the Bates
ville Guard. The late Ralph McClure,
who went down recently in a wrecked
submarine was also kin to them.
! Mb. and Mrs. John H. Keel brought
their two children to our city today
to be vaccinated. Miss Jean McCaleb,
of Batesville, who teaches the school,
was also here to be vaccinated. The
school, which opened for the winter
term three weeks ago, was closed
Monday until all the pupils were vac
cinated.
Walter Rushton today distributed
among the business houses posters
which display a call to the people of
the country to observe the rules laid
down by the U. S. Food Administra- j
tion. Every day it is becoming more !
apparent that the public will have to
observe these directions, and to dis
regard meatless and wheatless days
is to become a traitor.
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Mrs. R. W. Bandy and Mrs. M. A.!
Umsted were joint hostesses Tuesday j
afternoon to a combined business and
social meeting of Circle No. 5. The
meeting was well attended and very
pleasant in every way. Mrs. Gran
ville Jones, a guest in the Bandy
home, gave some songs and readings
that proved a most attractive feature
of the afternoon’s pleasure. A salad
course was nicely served. This circle
of the Methodist church has set
apart the Second Friday of each
month to sew at the Red Cross work
rooms and the last Friday of each
month will be for the business and so
cial meeting. The next meeting,
February 22, will be with Mrs. H. G.
Drummond.
NOTICE TO AUTOMOBILE
OWNERS.
Automobile owners are requested
j to make application for 1918 car li
cense within ten days after the first
of January or within ten days after
purchase of car.
228dtf J Sheriff.
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There will be a meeting of the Elks
lodge tonight at the club. All mem
bers are urged to be present.
The Christian Womans’ Board of
Missions of the Christian Church will
meet Thursday afternoon at 2:30 with
Mrs. Otto M. Bowen, Mrs. George K.
Stephens leader.
The Independent is indebted to Mr.
A. Hindman for several fine red eat
ing apples, which he presented yes
terday. Mr. Hindman sells his apples
at 522 Front street.
The first Dodge Brothers commer
cial car to be shown in this territory,
is now in the service of the Standard
Grocer Company and both in beauty
and in service is living up to the rep
utation of this line of cars. This half
ton truck is equipped with oversize
tires and extra leaf springs. P. H.
Van Dyke, the local dealer, also re
ports the delivery Tuesday of a Dodge
Brothers touring car to T. J. Selvidge
of Alicia.
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BUSINESS MEN’S
COMMITTEE ANNOUNC
ED FOR LECTURE
W. F. McCandless, advance man
for the National Cash Register Com-'
pany, which concern will give an il- j
lustrated lecture at the Opera House
on the night of January 16, has an
nounced the following committee,
whose services have been secured in
promoting the event:
Tom W. Johnson, chairman; Chas.
G. Henry, Mrs. R. B. Hocking, Mr.
R. B. Hocking, L. McDougald, T. S.
Holloway, Harry Brandenburg, Robt.
Hooker, O. M, Bowen, W. A. Billings
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ley, Wm. Dunaway, S. M.
Walter Rushton, Jos. L. Bevens, R.
J. Wise, Bert Snetser, W. A. Snetser,
A. C. Wilkerson, J. D. Sisson, W. T.
Parish, C. Bach, I. D. Price, E. L. Ma
ris, Tom Umsted, Tom Hutson, P. H.
Van Dyke, Claude Hoirue, S. Heine
mann, Adam Lockard, J. L. Cooksey.
Every business man and salesman
and all lady employes of the city
should bear in mind the date of this
lecture and plan to attend It will be
worth their while many times over.
Charles Minor left Tuesday after
noon for Sewanee, Tenn., to take up
his work at the University.
I Meets All Requirements Com
| plete in Every Little Detail
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The Cadillac Table Desk
| Is of the best material and construction, and
j is beautifully designed and finished.
Used as a desk does not
detract from its service. r
Begin the New Year Right—Buy a Cadillac
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Hayden - Holloway
Furniture Co.
Miss Grace Devine, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. Eugene Devine of 57tjj
Bartmer avenue, entertained with t
bridge party yesterday afternoon for
about 20 guests, when the engage
ment of her brother, Eugene Devine
Jr., to Miss Josephine Park Deader
ick, daughter of Mr. Park Deadericli
of Newport, Arkansas, was an
nounced. Miss Deaderick was grad
uated at the Visitation Convent ir
1916, and has many friends in St
Louis. Mr. Devine received his edu
cation at the St. Louis University
No date for the wedding has been set
—St. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Baxter County Bulletin and
the Baxter County Citizen advanced
the price of their yearly subscriptions
from $1 to $1.50 last week. The Cot
ter Courier and practically all the
leading weeklies of this part of the
state have advanced to $1.50 per year,
A company of Newport’s best busi
ness and professional men have
leased the Newport ferry at Lower
Front street and have filed articles
of incorporation with the secretary
of state, the capital stock being $5,
000. The stockholders are Marion
Dickens, Lon L. Campbell, L. Mc
Dougald, Sidney and Ira J. Mack.
The company will install additional
new ferriage apparatus and will give
Newport and Jackson County one of
the most modern and safest ferries in
the state.
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Stamp out the war with Thrift Stamps—Buy one today j
I The Wirthmor at $1 I
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WIRTHMOR WAISTS are made throughout the year and they are worn J
throughout the year by prudent women who have learned of their unusual
I merit. In the Fall we get the new Fall styles—as in Winter we get the Winter
styles, and, too, the fabrics, are always seasonable and appropriate. • Besides
the general style excellence, the values are really matchless. |
Wirthmor Waists can be sold in just
one GOOD STORE in every city—
and they are sold here exclusively.
Wolff - Goldman Merc. Co.
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