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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
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
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
erf 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
of the Democratic primary.
The Independent is authorized to
announce the candidacy of J. M. Ivy
for re-election to the office of Treas
urer of Jackson County, subject to
the action of the Democratic primary.
Same Old Story.
The opposition of the money
lords to the pending currency
bill and their insistence that
they be given practical control
of the matter, is eminently char
acteristic of these gentlemen. It
is the same old story. When the
national banking law was pend
ing these same gentlemen, or
their forbears, protested vigor
ously against it. and held meet
ings in which it was solemnly re
solved that under the new bank
ing law the banks of the country
could not keep their heads above
water six days. The splendid
success of the national banking
laws has disproved these grew
some prophecies.
These same gentlemen came
forward again with their plaints
and dark predictions when the
postal savings banks were being
discussed The American Bank
ers’ Association protested vigor
ously against the passage of
the postal savings bank law.
W hen pressure was brought to
I bear which made it likely that
the postal bank bill would be
forced out of the committee,
many statements were made by
responsible bankers, heads of
big institutions, that a serious
damage would be done to the ex
isting banks, and especially to
■the savings banks of the country,
by such an innovation as postal
banking facilities. The argu
ment that postal banks would
stimulate the idea of saving, and
the number who saved, by mak
ing the facilities for saving more
available, was met with a fiat de.
nial by the bankers. Neverthe
less that argument has been pro
ven conclusively true, and the
position taken by the banks and .
bankers in that matter has prov- j
! en fundamentally faulty. The j
! statements that they meda on
! their reputations as bankers
they would not no\y care to face,
because those statements would
make them look ridiculous. The
fact that their prerogatives as j
j bankers might be encroached
| upon seems to have prompted op-1
position in both cases.
The public was heartily in fav
or of postal banks, and it had its
way. The public is also heartily
in favor of reform in our curren
| c.v system, and it will have its
way.
I (treat financiers who can devise
great financial systems, on the
j other hand, know little or noth
: ing about handling money. Alex.
| ander Hamilton, who was one of
i America’s greatest financiers, in
! the earlier days, knew nothing
I about handling money or turn
ing it over to advantage, and our
own Carlisle, who was secretary
of the treasury a few years ago,
land who was conceded, both in
j this country and in Europe, to
j be one of the most eminent au
i thorities on the science of fi
j nance then living, handled money
| about as unskillfully as a baby
j m’ght be expected to handle a
i rai.or. The business of lending
J money, while a useful and neces
sary one, and one that requires
p5ir Knight Shoes for Men |
S Solastic Shoes for Ladies and Webster jjp
SB School Shoes for Boys and Girls. p
pg Ladies’ Tailor made skirts, coats and one piece woolen jnP
P9 serges and shepard check dresses, especially priced this |P
ffjpj week. A splendid line of Misses and Children’s coats.
Ip Simpson’s fast color calico per yd_5c <3p]
Sj 12 yards good yard wide domestic, soft finish one an]
■K week only_$1.00 §g
K 12Y->c yd. outing, extra good value for this week 12 §5
|j| yards for_$1.00 §5
D£ Extra Rug Values—0x12 Mangor Rug. seamless Gg
fe EXTRA RUG VALUES £
jjjS 9x12 Mangor Rug, seamless at_$12.58 Eg
fp Small Rugs for_$1.00 [P
jp CFiOTHING! CLOTHING! gg
5Q Very special prices on boys suits this week. Munsing Un- Sq
afl ion Suits for the whole family. Thanksgiving Day, Nov- gg
sg ember 27th, your Thanksgiving dinner will be well
dressed; but how about the diner—you? Order your
Eg suit or overcoat today—Ed V. Price and Superior made- Be
fig to-measure clothing.
I J. D. Carvell S Co. J
I Fret a The New Store i. a‘price |j
WHERE IS THAI RECEIPT l
You believe you have paid the bill but you have mislaid *
the receipt.—how many times it happens just that way. I
Paying bills by CHECK gives an absolute receipt, all ft
uniform in size, most easily handled, and you always
know where to find them. We want your checking ac- 1
I count
The Farmers Bank 11
[ of NEWPORT, ARKANSAS |
great talent and acumen, is far
removed from and ha.' no kin
ship with the science of finance,
which requires a wholly different
intellectual equipment.
The new currency bill will ad
just itself to conditions, and the
terror-stricken bankers will ad
just themselves to the-new cur
rency bill, and in time will be
found its greatest supporters.—
Memphis News-Scimitar.
Good Roads a Business Propo
sition.
On account of the recent rains
and the further fact that road
district No. 6 has been deprived
of about twenty-four hundred
dollars of its road money, the
roads are in a deplorable condi
tion and the farmers are left to
get their farm products to the
market in the best way they can,
which at this time is a very dis
couraging proposition.
The road from the lower ferry
to the corporate limits of the
City of Newport, and the levee
at the Island bridge, the Litch
field bridge, the Murphy bridge,
are all almost impassable, and I
suppose many other places are in
the same condition, but these in
particular, I have seen and know
whereof I speak. Now, it is not
nmr f Vl \ n O* for tlipsp roads to
get bad in wet weather, but what
are we doing to better the condi
tion of these roads? Some will
say that we have no money to
make these places any better.
Now this cannot be true, as it
has only been about two or three
months since our city and county
authorities decided that road
district No- 6 had about twenty
four hundred dollars that it did
not need and, therefore, decided
to take this money and make an
experiment on one of our best
streets in the city of Newport,
although the city had on hand
eight or ten thousand dollars.
Just suppose this money had
been used in a business-like way
on these bad places. It would
have made them a great deal bet
ter, and would have been a great
accommodation to the farmer in
the way of assisting him to get
his crop to the market. Now,
friends, just stop and think for
one minute. Suppose that these
places, above mentioned, and a
few other ways of getting into
town should become totally im
passable, where would Newport
be ? And what would our condi
tion be? A fine town, with pav
ed streets, fine, large stocks of
merchandise—were these goods
bought to keep? No; we bought
them to sell to the farmer, but j
the city and county managers
have said by their acts, “The
farmers do not need any roads,
and we will just take the road
money and have a little experi
ment on one of our best streets
in Newport; and if it proves to
be a failure it will not make any
difference, as the people will for
get it in a short time and then
we will try another experiment;
but we will not spend anything
on the county roads and bridges
as the farmer is used to the mud
and bad roads and no bridges; so
let them continue in the future
as they have in the past; but we
must have good streets whether
we sell any goods or not.”
Now, friends, is this right, is
it good business? I think not.
Let us wake up and join hands
with our country friend and all
work together for the up-build
ing of our town and country, and
in a few years we will find that
we are living in the garden spot
of the land.
T have been hoping, for many
years, that we would all become
boosters for our county some
time, but it does seem that we
take hold of the proposition
mighty timidly. I do hope that
some one will take hold of this
proposition and help me to agi
tate the matter before the peo^
pie, and once the people are em
(
thused in this good work the bal
ance is easy. j
Hoping to hear from the peo-;
pie on this matter, I am,
Yours very respectfully,
W. D. McLAIN. '
Treasury Department, Super
vising Architect’s Office, Wash
ington, D- C., October 22, 1913—
Sealed proposals will be opened
in this office at 3 p. m, December
2, 1913, for the construction
complete (including mechanical
equipment, interior lighting fix
tures, and approaches) of a one
story and mezzanine building of
4,700 square feet ground area, i
for the United States postoffice i
at Newport, Ark. The building
is of fireproof construction to the
top of the mezzanine floor, exte
rior facing of brick and stone,
and the roof of tin. Drawings
and specifications may be ob
tained from the custodian of the
site at Newport, Ark., or from
this office, in the discretion of
the Supervising Architect, 0.
Wenderoth, Supervising Archi
tect. 80d5t.
Mr- and Mrs. S. Heinemann
are now at home in their newly
remodeled home on Walnut
street.
Two of the little children of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bacchus of
Chastain’s Addition are quite
sick.
L. W. Watson made a business
trip up the road today.
Miss Mary Lesmeister has re
turned from Jonesboro, where
she was called by the illness of
her brother, whom she left bet
ter.
Mrs. Cox, mother of Mrs. S.
D. Campbell and Mrs. Tom Ow
en, is expected home in a day
or two from spending the sum
mer in Washington City.
Sale Closes Saturday!
p Our sale has been extended for the remainder 0( I
1 the week and you thus have a few more days M
ij which to prepare for *■
I - Winter weather — ^ M
To our stock we have just added twenty-fiVe ne 9
Fur Cloaks and twenty-five new Fall Suits that 11
models of style, worth $12.50 but ^ 7 7(11
They are values our lady customers are certain to ap. I
predate. H
I Sale Closes Saturday, rtov, ;■
I Heinemann’s Dry Goods Store!
For Partridge, Wood
cock, Squirrel or Rabbit
Shooting the
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Llst Price Only $5.00 r\
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