THE INDEPENDENT
rERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Congress.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of Judge
George T. Humphries of Salem for
Congressman from the Second Con
gressional District of Arkansas, sub
ject to the action of the Demicratic
primary.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of W. A. Old
field of Batesville for iT*-elcction as
Congressman from the Second Con
gressional District of Arkansas, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
primary.
For Prosecuting Attorney.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of Earl C.
Casey of Batesville for Prosecuting
'Attorney of the Third Judicial cir
cuit, subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic primary.
For County Judge.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of W. D. Mc
Lain for the office of county and pro
bate judge of Jackson County, subject
to the action of the Democratic pri
mary.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of James H.
Johnston for the office of county and
probate judge of Jackson County, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
idependent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of John A.
Melville for the office of County and
Probate Judge of Jackson County,
subject to the action of the Demo
cratic primary.
For Representative.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of J. M. Mar
dis, for the office of Representative ot
Jackson County, subject to the ac
tion of the Democratic primary.
The Independent is authorized tr
announce the candidacy of W. M
Shaver for the office of Representa
tive of Jackson County, subject to the
Democratic primary.
For Treasurer,
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of John H.
Camp for the office of Treasurer of
Jackson County, subject to the action
>f the Democratic primary.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of Jesse W.
' Shuford for the office of Treasurer of
| Jackson County, subject to the action
>f the Democratic primary.
• The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of J. M. Ivy
i for re-election to the office of Treas
urer of Jackson County, subject to
! the action of the Democratic primary.
For School Superintendent.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of H. L. Lam
bert for the office of School Superin
tendent for Jackson County, subject
to the action of the Democratic pri
mary.
For Coroner.
The Independent s authorized to an
nounce the candidacy of Henry Grant
for the office of Coroner of Jackson
County, subject to the action of the
Democratic primary.
BEEDEVILLE.
O. E. Johnson has moved to his '
farm at Gourd Neck. a <
Joe Chilson, our mill man, spent j
Thanksgiving with his family at
Jonesboro, returning here Monday.
Ralph McFadden, who is attending
the agricultural school at Jonesboro, I
spent Thanksgiving at home. I
Ed Livingston left Saturday for
Little Rock, where he expects to J
make his home, his family having
gone therfe about two weeks ago. |
Mrs. Munger of Jonesboro is visit
ing her son, Dewitt at this place.
H. A. Huggins is visiting his daugh
ter at Pleasant Plains this week.
Hoyle Hill of Riverside visited his
sister here one day last week.
Mr. Gosney of Texas is here on a
visit to his sister, Mrs. Zeb Self,
whom he had not seen for several
years.
F. W. Beede shipped a carload of
hogs to the St. Louis market last
Monday.
Omar Hamilton came in last Sat
urday from Kansas, where he has
spent the last six or eight months.
Elder Jesse Lashlee filed his ap
pointment here last Sunday and Sun
day night, preaching to a good sized
congregation.
Bro. Barber came home Sunday
from Surrounded Hill, where he spent
last week in a religious debate with
Elder Joe Gipson.
DENMARK.
We are having warm weather in
this part of the country, but there is
some sickness at this writing.
Buck McDougal an old and former
citizen of this place, but of late years
of Bradford, died at that place last
Thursday night from old age and
was'buried Friday at the Heard
graveyard.
Gabriel Goad, a young man of this
neighborhood became insane last
Wednesday and is having to be cared
for by citizens until he can be taken
J Before StocK-TaKing 1
I ..SALE.. _ I
p We want to get our stock reduced just as much as pos- ||
jP sible before we invoice, therefore we are quoting fP
® prices that will interest you. Eg
jl BOYS’ CLOTHING.
S Boys’ $2.00 Suits .$1.48
M Boys’ $3.50 and $4.00 Suits will go^
pr| Boys’ $6.50 and $7.50 Suits, in ... . jfjg
I ■ this sale at ..$4.98
|j| Men’s and Youths’ suits at greatly fiP
| | reduced prices. Don’t miss this big jp§
I J BLANKETS AND COMFORTS. ffi
§P Comforts from.90c up
I I Extra large blankets, $3.50 value, ra
! | in this sale at .$2.38 ja£j
! I Our shoe stock is complete. Special 2Q|
I a prices on every article in the house.
lj J. D.Carvell S Co. I
j J f I’OD^St. The New Store I. DJPRICE ||
■HrorBianBruaruEnBiii Ensnianejuni ej ttEniEnanenrdiw ter leriui
I $65.22 Majestic!
j; Range _ I
E n Premium given away to most popular house wife by Val- §s
II ley Commission Company. Hfl
I | 24 lb. Sack Gold Leaf.100 votes
|js 48 lbs. Sack Gold Leaf.250 votes
S3 1 bbl. Gold Leaf.1,200 votes
5§ Independent Coupon.10 votes
gP GOOD FOR 10 VOTES. | Valley
l|| Gold Leaf Flour Contest Commission
jjjjj Void* After December 10,1913. Company
to the state asylum, fro which ar
rangements are being made.
R. M. Hodges of this place will
soon depart for California.
John Smith purchased an automo
bile a few days ago, about 10 miles
from home, and on his way in his ma
chine wheels went down in the mud
and turned turtle on him; so he pro
cured some spades and hands and
dug her out. He came in home last
Tuesday.
The people of Liberty are talking
much of having a Christmas tree
there the 25th of December.
Dr. Fraser is quite busy, owing to
sickness here.
Prof. John Coffman and Miss Ed
na Vick commenced school at this
place last Monday with a good at
tendance.
The prayer meeting and Sunday
School at Liberty is progressing nice
ly.
The writer and family visited New
port last week and met a number of
our old friends of that place. We vis
ited the Independent office and found
the occupants of that office very so
ciable and ready to serve their cus
tomers and friends.
Success to the Independent.
More Anon.
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BATTLE AXE.
The question perplexing Carroll
Murphy last Saturday, Sunday and
Monday was, when and where to
meet, object of the meeting, matri
mony; quorum necessary for trans
action of business—himself, Miss
Mattie Stiles, the justice of the peace,
R. F. Tyer; hindering cause— the
old folks at Miss Mattie’s home. Af
ter an ineffectual effort on Saturday
night and another Sunday morning,
he succeeded Monday afternoon in
frptt.ino' tho niiornm tnirether and hav
ing the stunt pulled off. Now all is
serene.
J. W. Lindley and family visited rel
atives in Tuckerman Sunday.
Mrs. Jines, who has been with her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Maude Jines,
for about ten days, at Charley Holt’s
returned yesterday to J. W. Lindley’s
where she is now making her home.
Mrs. Clara Bowden spent several
days last week in Newark, renting
for next year some property she has
recently purchased there.
Some of our young men have just
learned a very important lesson—
that they cannot every time with im
portunity, become a little boozy and
then disturb their neighbors. The les
son cost them fifteen or twenty dol
lars each, but will prove cheap at that
if, as we trust it may, suggest to
them the impropriety of repeating
the dose. What a source of saving
and satisfaction it would be to this
land all other communities if whiskey
|could not be had!
I Fred Barnes is on the puny list, not
i being able for several days past, to
| do regular work, though not confined
' to his room constantly,
j J. W. Bowden, of ’Possum Trot was
smiling among us Saturday and Sun
■ day. He says he was offered one
I hundred dollars for his Jersey cow
but no trade—wanted her himself.
The majority of our farmers are
getting well on towards the end of
picking. The staple being gathered
rapidly now, and for the most part,
being put on the market at once.
If you wish to know how things
would appear in a leading metropo
lis at a busy season, just step into
J. F. Guiltner’s establishmnet on
Main street, Battle Axe, Arkansas,
any night between seven and nine.
Mrs. Addie Wesson at Lindley &
Brown’s sawmill, died last evening
after several days’ of suffering.
Cattle buyers from Missouri and
the upper counties are beginning to
drop in and I am told, have been of
fering some fancy prices for cattle.
This is the result growing out of the
tick eradication work that has been
done in recent years.
Rain last Saturday, though light
and unimportant, came precisely at
the time and lasted just long en
ough to prevent us from going to the
box suDDer. which was conseauentlv
deferred. The ladies prepared boxes
and the men saved their change for
another trial on Thanksgiving night,
hoping for more favorable weather.
Scribbler.
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BATTLE AXE.
R. F. Tyer is one of our busy ones
these days. He held court two days
last week to determine how much the
booze fighters owed the commonwealth
of Arkansa, married Miss Bama
Huskey to Mr. Andy Harris Sunday
morning and has other booze trials
on for this week.
A. J. Hawley and wife went to New
port on Tuesday to interview a dentist.
W. F. Murphy and his sons. Melville
and Luther, went the same day. Don’t
know their mission, but am sure
they did not go to the saloon.
J. W. Lindley and family spent
Monday night in Tuckerman.
“Buddy” Penix came out again last
Sunday. Wonder how he knows just
when. iSee below.)
Mrs. Vandivier and Miss Lucy
Lindley came out Saturday from
Tuckerman and returned Monday af
ternoon.
Mr. Patton was out at J. W. Lind
ley’s gin for Lesser-Goldman Co.,
sampling cotton Tuesday, after which
Mr. Lindley sold to Mr. Gregg for
the Lesser-Goldman Co., forty odd
bales.
We h ve no negroes at Battle Axe,
but there are several hereabouts
that remind one of the old negro men
tioned in last week’s Gazette." He was
strolling leisurely down the street in
ragged garb, when he was hailed by
a merchant,"Uncle Eph, Pve got a
little job for you, don’t you want a
quarter?” “Who, me? No, sah; Use
done got a quahttah*” No need to
work so long as you know where the
next meal is to come from. Any of
that sort down about Newport.
Hubert Hanley Sundaved with us
again. Always glad to see him.
No special spreads out this wray
on Thanksgiving day. Most of us
celebrated by going right on with
the old job. Of course, we had no
mail, but had a box supper at night,
^sPcftVnl Cut down your lead—Get yam bird
mMUvl with the center of the load
fiftSxiJr i| IN the making of shotshella, die greatest forward step
ffc'OTI*/ ■ aince the invention of smokeless powder ia the tteel lining
I li I *° *r'P die powder^and concentrate all die drive of the
J l'*^U It’s e Remington special invention—that steel lining,
y _yj-j You find it in Remington-UMC Arrow end Nliro Club*.
'•V') • These steel lined shells get their shot to the target quicker
‘'ifi I than any other shells known to the shooting fraternity.
C'-pj jr* «? They cut down the guess-work about lead and angles.
V, '/'jJFZM They put the center of the load right on your bird. )
J fflHhl The steel lining is moisture-proof—no dampness can get through.
yM lar-proof—no powder can get out Waste-proof—no energy is lost
Shoot Remington-UMC Arrow and Nitro Club Steel Lined Eastern
Factors Loaded Shells for Speed Pint Pattern in any make of shotgun.
Your ^dealer ^cames^them—or. if he doenn't. thereat a
I
proceeds amounting to something
like eighteen dollars, being turned
over to the pastor of the Methodist
church. Boxes were sold by that
same busy man, R. H. Tyer, in his
usual eatery and eloquent style.
Look for Bob to become a candidate
for congress as soon as he makes e-J
nough out of marriage fees to meet:
campaign expenses.
Christmas is just around the corner,
almost in sight. Wonder how many
Jackson county fathers will have the
grit and grace not to spend a cent
for whiskey, but rather see how hap
py they can make the children by
spending the odd change for presents.
Isn’t it very odd and unexplainable
that Christ's birthday should be cel
brated by rioting and drunkenness?
Have you ever known a man who was
considered a gentleman and yet made
Christmas day a day of trouble, shame
and wretchedness for his wife and
children by becoming drunk and re
maining so all day: . I have several
times, but hope nothing like that will
be in evidence December 25, 1913.
Scribbler, j
PICKETT LAKE.
On account of so much bad weath
er ye scribe has failed to get the us
ual budget of news, but will try to do
better hereafter.
Mrs. Rod Jelks has been right sick
but is able to be up again.
Arthur Collins and Claud Gipson of
Tupelo were in this vicinity buying
furs Tuesday.
Master Arthur Keen and Misses
Jewel Keen and Joe Martz were the
guests of friends at Tupelo Satur
day.
Mrs. M. E. Vaulner of Hutchinson
is visiting her daughter this week.
Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Vaulner of
Fitzhugh visited their sisters, Mes
dames Colen Hatcher and Mollie
Keen Sunday.
Mr. Pete Lightle visited relatives
at Jonesboro last week .
Mrs. Eliza Furnatter made a busi
ness trip to Newport last week.
Frank Hatcher atended a box sup
per at Snapps Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Vaulner of
Algoa were guests of relatives Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Ben Camp, James Hopkins and Co
len Hatcher all made a business trip
to Newport Saturday.
John Gale of Swifton, who has been
visiting his aunt, Mrs. M. E. Camp,
returned home Friday.
Daisy Hatcher of Tupelo and Jewel
Keen were the guests of Joe Martz
Sunday night.
Mrs. Colen Hatcher, who has been
sick for so long, is improving rap
idly.
Mrs. M. E. Vaulner, with her two
grandchildren, Arthur and Jewel
Keen, will return to Hutchinson Sat
urday.
James Wallender of Fitzhugh was
the guest of friends here Sunday.
I’ll bet Ii. E. Phant and Slim Jim
are glad they aren’t turkeys today.
Bright Eyes.
OAKLAND.
We had no Sunday School last Sun
day, because of rain and mumps.
We are having some rain at pres-1
ent. i
Miss Annie and William Bright!
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wvu i uv,nu o iviU^C laot
Sunday.
Misses Bess and Flossie Stuart
spent Saturday night with Mrs. Ber
tha La Tourette.
Grandpa Heaton visited Mr. E. J.
Brown; also R. L. Stuart last Sun
day.
Little Marie Halfacre, after a long
illness, died last Friday and was bur
ied at the Oakland cemetery.
Mrs. Bettie Frizell died at her home
Wednesday evening and was buried
at Oakland Thursday afternoon. She
is survived by a husband, four sons
and three daughters, to whom we ex
tend our deepest sympathy. Funeral
services conducted by Rev. R. L.
Stuart.
School will begin late this fall, on
account of the mumps.
Mr. 0. C. Bright and family spent
Sunday with Mrs. Rozettie Brown.
Grandpa and George Heaton have
been on the sick list this week.
R L Stuart failed to fill his regular
appointment Sunday on account of the
rain.
SWIFTON.
Mrs. J. F Wiles and her two little
girls, Thelma and Juanita, are spend
ing the week with relatives in Hele
na.
Mrs. Van Benson is visiting home
folk at Newark this week.
The program rendered by the school
JT
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on Thanksgiving was good and every
body expressed themselves as high
ly entertained.
Mr. Waterman and little son of
Piedmont, Mo., visited relatives here
this week.
A. J. Shell, Jr, spent Thanksgiving
at Newport .
W. E. Murphy went to Little Rock
to witness the football game Thanks
giving.
Mrs. Ferdinand Tonney left Tues
day for St. Louis and hen old home
at Flora. 111. She will be gone until
after the holidays.
A. H. Keedy and family who for the
past few months have been living at
Newport, have returned and will
make Swifton their home.
Mrs. A. H. McFadden and her
daughter, Miss Zunie, of Memphis,
Tennessee, came over to spend the
Thanksgiving holiday with relatives,
returning Monday.
Burglars have been busy in our
town again. J. H. Carlin’s place of
business was entered last Friday ev
ening and a gun and some shells
were taken. Certain parties were sus
picioned and the officers succeeded in
arresting one of them on Saturday,
and the other Monday and the case
awaits the action of the grand jury.
Being unable to make bond, they
were committed to jail.
Miss Effie O’Bannon of Edgemont
began a term of school at the Bridge j
school houst Monday.
W. E. Harvey and wife enjoyed the
Thanksgiving dinner with Mrs. Har
vey’s mother at Strawberry.
Taylor Keaton atended the Rural
Carriers’ meeting at Judsonia on the
27th.
Jeff E. Lane has received the ap
pointment as postmaster here, to
succeed J. F. Wiles, resigned.
The local sportsmen have brought
in a goodly number of birds and
ducks, and one deer to town this
week.
IDEAL LAUNDRY
C. fl. WALTON
Proprietor.
Caching called tor and delivered
to all parta of the city.
Phone 15t.
Agents Wanted in Every Town.
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Did You Ever Wash Q(l
in the old fashioned wayMj
wooden washtubs? B
Perhaps that is still your fflfl
and you look forward to each S
day with delight. Well, hardH
A set of '{Standard" kB
trays would mean an orderly^
dry, one of more inviting itjH
ance and easier laundering an^B
satisfaction would not be taB
by-the high class worknuB
which characterizes the workiB
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