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AUSTIN C. WILKERSON
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§1 ; SWIFTON.
S. A. Driver, who has been quite
Sick for a few days, is somewhat bet
ter. Miss May Hinson has been in
the store during his absence.
Mrs. R. F. Morton has gone to No
land for a week’s visit with rela
tives. She was accompanied by Dr.
Morton’s mother.
Mrs. Barbara Wood and Mrs. Ber
tha Yeatman spent Tuesday shopping
in Newport.
4 J. E. Lane and family have moveJ
to Jonesboro.
Dr. and Mrs. Shelby Justus have
gone to Heber Springs to spend two
weeks. The doctor has had a severe
attack of malaria and will endeavor
to recuperate during the time he is
away.
Lieutenant Eugene Baker of Camp
Pike is visiting homefolks. Lieut.
Baker is the first Glass township
boy to win a commission in the Na
tionai army.
C. A. Mauck, manager of the stave
mill, left Tuesday for Hannibal, Mo.,
where he wll take a course of baths.
* jfrrs. Mauck will visit relatives at
. Bernie, Mo., while Mr. Mauck is at
Hannibal.
Miss Jeanette Ashley of Benton
ville, is the guest of her aunt, Miss
Kate Forster.
Claude Justus, cashier of the First
National Bank at Calico Rock, spent
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Jasper Justus. Mr. Justus was
for a year bookkeeper for the Swif
ton Mercantile Company of Swifton.
Dr. G. A. Causey has built a garage
on his lots on Main street.
Mrs. W. S. Mobley of Camp Beau
regard is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Austin F. Smith.
Eli 0. Allen, Tom Wood, Louis De
vore and Louis Ester left Tuesday
for Camp Pike. These four boys rep
resented Glass townships last call.
Heavy rains last week gave the
ground a good soaking in the imme
diate vicinity of Swifton. It appears
that the •''"rainfall was considerably
heavier in ths localty than else where
and accordng to reports no more rain
is needed for some time.
J. G. Sallee, former cashier of the
Bank of Swifton, has leased the Gil
more Sons’ mill and will turn it inti
a hickory mill.
The condition of the cotton crop
continues to be a matter of much
speculation. The recent rains have
Undoubtedly helped the crop, but as
to what extent is not known. Some
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Headaclie!
Stopped
TTeartaches are "Nature’s danger signals.
Find out what is the trouble. Cure that
and you won’t have any more headaches.
Most headaches come from indigestion.
Bowels fail to act properly. Poisons ac
cumulate in the body. The blood be
comes impure, and headaches and more
serious troubles naturally follow.
H. S. Cope, a glass molder at Alton
Park, Tenn., says that he suffered con
stantly from headaches, but that Vin
Hepatica restored him to health so that
he was able to go back to work.
All such headaches are stopped by \ in
Hepatica, the great Nature medicine and
universal system purifier. It contains
eight herbal remedies which tone up th«
bowels and kidneys, purify the blood and
thus make that kind of headaches lm
^°We surely recommend this wonderful
remedy. Come in and get a bottle on our
recommendation that it will help not
only your headaches, but will regulate
your bowels and kidneys so that you will
find your health better than you have
known it for year*.
W. E. Bevens and R. D. Brown Drug
Co., Newport, Arkansas.
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report their yield of cotton will be
the same as last year, while others
say the yield will be less. All agree,
however, that the remainder of the
season has much to do with the mak
ing of the crop. Some cotton is open
ing prematurely, the bolls bein small
and the list short.
Dr. J. 0. Johnston and Rev. S. E.
Kirby will begin a series of meetings
at the Baptist church, beginning next
Sunday, September 1.
Monday night some miscreant
placed three crossties on the railroad
track just south of town. Fast train
No. 1, southbound struck the ties
throwing them off the track. 1 he
train barely escaped being wrecked
and, but for the fact that the engine
struck the ties as it did, no doubt
would have wrecked. A few hours
previous some one removed the
switch light at “B” Siding and placed
i^ in the middle of the track, where
Train No. 18. ran over it. There seems
to be no clue to the would-be wreck
ers. Railroad officials were here
Monday making an investigaton.
Miss Bessie Morse of Memphis is
spending her vacation with her sis
ter, Mrs. Jas. N. Moon.
Charles Jones of the Swifton Phar
macy has gone to Edwardsville, 111.,
where he will visit for two weeks.
Lawrence Duncan, who has been in
a Little Rock hospital for three
weeks, is at home.
The sweet potato crop and the late
hay crop received the full benefit of
the late raids and with a normal
season for the next sixty aays uuui
• crops promise an abundant yield.
Ed Walton of Bradford was here
Wednesday and Thursday.
The C. O. Jones Furnishng Compa
.ny of Little Rock, has several men
putting in the desks in the school
rooms and the seats in the auditor
ium at the new school house this
week.
Will Atway of Tuckerman is spend
ing his vacation with his parents in
Swifton.
Charles Wright, a young negro
was arrested Tuesday charged with
stealing several hogs off the range
near Swan Pond. It is claimed the
hogs were sold to parties near Swif
ton.
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BATTLE AXE.
Not enough happenings out of the
ordinary last week to justify notes,
where the writer wasn’t feeling in a
writing humor.
Daughter born to Mr. and Joe So
den last week. Mother and babe do
ing nicely, while Joe lost only one
day from his regular work as as a
result of the interesting family epi
sode.
Fred Murray left Tuesday the 27th
in response to call for service in the
army. He supposed his destination
for the present to be Camp Pike.
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Mrs. W. E. Davidson of Salem is
spending a few days with her mo.
er, J. W. C. Gardner.
Miss Johnnie Gardner returned
from her visit to Melbourne and
Batesvi\le last week, accompanied
by her nephews, Earl and Gardner (
Landers, who come to spend some
time with Battle Axe friends.
Pastor T. H. Wright is having ex
cellent success at his Elgin and Yel
low School House meetings, having
had 33 conversions in the first, and
17 with more to follow, perhaps, in
the latter.
Several cut hay last week, just in
time to have it wet before curing. It
seems that the rains may now be
over, and that they may be permitted
to get it taken up wthout further in
jury than being somewhat darkened
in color.
Cotton crop on our sand not be
lieved to be seriously injured by late,
hot, dry rays, but same cannot be
said, I’m informed, of conditions a
few miles north and east of us,
where most of the young forms have
dropped off and weed not left in con
dition to promise anything for fu
ture—estimate being for less than
half a crop.
They say Frank McClain is gettir
to be quite hoggish, having already
something near 200 head of hogs and
still buying. Must have a better
corn crop growing than most of his
neighbors.
Miss Pearl Davis is in Izard visit
ing her mother, Mrs. F. C. Richie, to
be gone several weeks.
Protracted meeting for the Center
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vine naptist uhuiui cu. £
place last week and first part of tnis,
by Elder McEwen of Jonesboro and
Pastor J. N. Weaver. A part of the
result—three are to be baptized this
Tuesday afternoon.
P, ENGEL.
Plenty of rain and the farmers are
feeling fine.
Mrs. W. M. Campbell has had the
misfortune to fall and throw her left
arm out of place, also fracturing a
small bone of the fore arm. While
she is bravely attending to her
household duties, she is suffeiing
greatly.
Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Plant motored
down to their farm from Newport
Friday last, looking after their farm
interests.
Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Robinson enter
tained the young folksdisathefro._ep
tained the young folks with a dance
the latter part of the week. All
present report a good time.
Several of the boys here have been
called for examination. They are ex
pected to entrain for the training
camps about the 15th.
Mrs. R. O. Thurman and daughter,
Miss Grace of Lttle Rock, are spend
ing a few days with their cousins,
Mr. and Mrs. 0. J. Jones of this
, place.
The Independent has the exclusive
i sales rights for the American War
Atlas, without which you cannot
keep up with the war news as you
should. Call at the office and get
one. Only 35 Cents.
Emmett Rice of Little Rock, who
has been to St. Louis and Kansas
City on a two weeks’ vacation, was
here this morning, leaving at noon
for a short visit with his parents at
Tuckerman, and will return to his
work in Little Rock in the morning.
WARNING ORDER.
In the Circuit Court of Jackson
County, Arkansas.
Boston Store Dry Goods Co., Plaintiff
vs. No. 3347
Mrs. Vannie Carpenter, Defendant.
The Defendant, Mrs. Vannie Car
penter, is hereby warned to appear
in this court within thirty days and
answer the complaint of the Plain
tiff, Boston Store Dry Goods Co.
Witness my hand and the seal of
said Court this 22nd day of August,
1918.
(Seal.)
R. W. Bandy, Clerk.
By J. B. Parrott, D. C.
J. H. Johnston is hereby appointed
non-resident attorney. 20w4t.
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN!
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Horse mule, dark bay or brown,
light brown nose. No marks notice- j
.in ■ ■ m him iiiTiu uni! ii imiiumtm
able unless collar marks; 7 years
old, blocky or stout build; about 15
or 15% hand high, weight 90o or
950 lbs. In medium good condition.
Will pay liberal reward to any one
who will notify or return same to me.
Will H. Barnard
20wlt Hickory Ridge, Ark.
STRAYED OR STOLEN.
$10.00 Reward.
Two bay horse mules, branded
about three weeks ago, with S on
left shoulder. Will give the above
reward for return of mules to C. R.
Stacy, Augusta, Ark. 20w2t.
|E Life Insurance
is not a luxury, but
A NECESSITY
you should insure now
with
I' NEW YORK LIFE
Geo. M. Sink, Special Agent
Room 10 Ark. Bunk & Trust Co. Bldg.
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I Special Three Months Summer Term I
In Arkansas’ Greatest Bus'ress'CcISege I
yx RAUGHON’S Practical Business College of Little Rock, Arkansas, announces the opening of a
) Three Months Summer School, during June, July and August, for the benefit cf teachers and others,
jL/ who cannot remain in school longer than that time. 1 he work will be exactly the same as that of our
regular departments and under supervision of best educators in the South. Those who desire intensive work in ,v
Shorthand, Stenotypy, Touch Typewriting, Bookkeeping and higher accounting, English, cffi.ce practice, nrulti- I
graphing, etc., will be given an opportunity such as is not provided elsewhere m this ternlcry. 1 he ecuises g
offered follow: |§
DEPARTMENT OF GREGG
SHORTHAND, direction of
Mr. R. W. Manly, principal
of the business department
of Little Rock High School,
, Tuition rate, including all
text books and course in
touch typewriting, $38.75.
DEPARTMENT OF GRA
HAM SHORTHAND, direc
tion of Miss Joe Garvey and
Mrs. Blanche Eakin, highly
competent instructors in this
system. Tuition rate, in
cluding all text books and
course in touch typewriting,
$40.25.
UJUf AKTiUtJN i Uf SlJCiiM
OTYPY, (machine short
hand), direction of Miss
Clara Peloubet, a recog
nized authority on the Sten
otype. Our Summer tuition
rate, including all text books
and course in touch typewrit
ing, $39.75.
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KEEPING AND ADVANC
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tion of Mr. H. H. Caudill, on® |
of the South’s foremost in
structors in this depart
ment. Tuition rate, includ
ing text ooks, $44.85.
Other departements are in charge of experienced instructors, cur staff hoilg ccn pored of tv five highly compe
te, t teachers of the various courses of business instructicn. 1 be College is in position tc picvce ice ir arc board
for o it-of-town students in private homes, where the envirermorts are of thebigbost crcerard the iates reason
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WANTED. j
Draughons Practical Business College
1112 East Capital Xve. - Little RocK, ArK. II
Opposite Y. M. C. A. Building |S I
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| Good Friday and Saturday, August 30 and 31 on
H Our ten specials which we place cn sale briday ai
H Saturday of each week, presents a money saving opportunity.
== Every special quoted beiow shows a bonafide reduction for the
If two days. Read every item quoted below.
== 5.50 value Silk Po.plin Skirts
colors Navy or Grey. $3.95
H 1.50 value Children’s Fancy
H Straw Hats trimmed with
flowers and ribbons. .75
H 2 50 value Women’s fancy
sailor hats fancy tops, straw
!== brims. 1-00
§§ 1.85 value Crepe De Chine
i== large assortment of colors
=5 per yard.-. 1-50
H 1.25 Women’s Pure Silk Hose
White, Black or Grey ...1.00
.35 striped Voiles, light or
dark colors per yard. $ .25
.25 Dress and Apron Gingham
fancy plaids, checks and
stripes. -19
1.45 values Men’s Blue Polka
Dot shirts, full made with two
pockets.. 1.00
2.50 values Men’s Blue Overalls
heavy weight with bib. 1.85
2.00 to 5.00 value Leather and
white canvass shoes anti
pumps odd lots and broken
sizes. 1.00 _
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1 “Always the Lowest Prices”.
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