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—THE INDEPENDENT
“9 f PERCY H. VAN DYKE
'' Publisher and Editor
m J*Tont St., NEWPORT, ARK.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
aenj-fX ^The Independent has been au
D<- thorized to make the following
[v announcements of candidates,
Itubject to the action of the Dem
ocratic Primary.
p (For Congress—
W. A. OLDFIELD
(For Railroad Commissioner:
T. J. RANEY
T. E. WOOD
(For Prosecuting Attorney—
EARL C- CASEY
H. U. WILLIAMSON
JOHN S. GIBSON.
For County Judge—
W- D. McLAIN
JAMES H. JOHNSTON
JOHN A. MELVILLE
O. W. SCARBOROUGH
For Sheriff— , A
J. F. McCUISTION v
ABE BALLEW „ g
For Representative—
J. M. MAFDIS
W. M. SHAVER
J. U. ARD
R. T. SIMMONS
For Treasurer— (
JOHN H- CAMP
JESSE W. SHUFORD
J. M. IVY
J. I. HASTING
For School Superintendent—
fL L. LAMBERT
E. H. BOWMAN
J. M. BALCH
G. E. LAND
For Coroner—
HENRY GRANT
J. T. CRAFT
W H. NOLEN •
For Surveyor—
J. H. AITKENS.
UNION TOWNSHIP
For Justice of Peace—
L. B. HARRIS
H. C. NUCKOLLS
J. M. BELL ,« <--it"
For Constable—
TERRY GUIN $> ^ ’
CLYDE WOOD
C. M. IVY ^
For Road Overseer—
GEORGE FOUSHEE.
J. C. HOGAN
W.F.HURLEY_
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP.
For Road Overseer—
CLARENCE PENIX
CLAY ROBERTS
J. B. THOMPSON
BIRD TOWNSHIP
For Road Overseer, Western D.
R. L. HURLEY
G. A. CHURCHMAN.
For Road Overseer—East. Dist.
L. G. PEMBERTON.
JOHN F. DUNN
For Constable:
R. L. BANDY.
BRECKENRIDGE TOWNSHIP.
For Road Overseer, No. 11 South
MILLARD F. HARDIN.
Nine Die From Smallpox.
Fort Smith, Feb. 26.—The
death of Betty Phillips, 20,
daughter of Wilson Phillips of
Washington county, makes the
ninth person to die from black
smallpox in the neighborhood of j
Elm Springs. Those who died
contracted the disease while j
nursing or aiding the others, j
The death list as it now stands j
is as follows: Miss Betty Phil-1
lips, her brothers, Marian and
Will, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Caron,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holloway
(Mrs. Holloway was a sister of
Mrs. Carson), R. R. Aaron, bro
ther of Mrs. Carson, Cicero Reed
a farm hand employed by the
Phillips family. The father and
mother of the Phillips children
are suffering with the disease.
A child of a sister of Mrs. Car
son who, with her mother, was
among the refugees from Mexi
co, is said to have brought in the
disease, contracting it from
sailors on board from Vera Cruz
to New Orleans.
Logging Company Incorporated
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 27.—The
Whelen Logging and Manufac
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O LODGE DIRECTORY. O
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O WOODMEN OF THE O
O WORLD. O
O Pecan Camp No. 3, meets O
O 1st and 3rd Thursday nights O
O of each month in the Board O
Building. Visiting brothers wel- O
O come. ©
0 Joe Younger, C. C. O
O P. S. White, Clerk. O
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O JACKSON LODGE NO. 191, O
O F. & A. M. O
O Meets Second and Fourth O
O Tuesday nights of each month O
O in the Opera House Building, O
O Second and Hazel streets. O
O Visiting brothers always wel- O
O come. Geo. M. Sink, W. M. ©
O S. M. Beattie, Sec. O
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O NEWPORT LODGE NO. 71, O
o I. 0. 0. F. O
O Meets each Monday night in O
© Board Building, corner Second O
O and Walnut All brothers in- •
O vited to attend. ©
O W. T. Guin, N. G, O
O W. B. Hurley, Sec. ©
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I First show g of Spring |
1 DRESS GOODS 1
|| We have just received a full line of jfi
S new and up-to-date Dress Goods, voiles, JJg
9 crepes, rice cloth, ratine, madras and §§
jg ginghams. A complete line of laces and ||
p embroideries. No matter if you are not j|
H ready to buy we will gladly show you. 3
l j Our spring line of Superior made to 3
B measure clothing now on display. Have jg
p your measure for that Easter Suit. jg
turing Company, of Whelen
Springs, Clark county, has been
incorporated, Z. D. Sparkman
president, L. Sparkman vice
president, Will W. Stone secre
tary-treasurer.
The Blue Sky Department li
censed the Pine Bluff Stock
Yards Company, of Pine Bluff
to sell stock; ;capital stock $40,
000, S. B. Russell president, and
Henry Roberts secretary.
To Inspect Benton’s Body.
El Paso, Tex., Feb. 26.—Geo.
C. Carothers of the consular ser
vice, will leave for Chihuahua to
morrow to arrange for the exam
ination of the body of William
S. Benton. As there is equip
ment for only one train between
Juarez and Chihuahua, he will
travel on a railroad velocipede
driven by gasoline. I
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xutvx uiaaiug «*i.ui*gv***v**vw
for the reception of the Anglo
American Investigating Commit
tee Carothers expects to pro
ceed with General Villa to Tor-,
reon against which an early at
tack is expected.
The British representative,
Charles Perceval, arrived here
tonight from Galveston. He will
confer with General Hugh L.
Scott, commandant at Fort Bliss
and will be governed by the gen
eral’s suggestions as to proce
dure.
An aeroplane of French manu
facture was received at Juarez
for use in the southern cam
paign. It is equipped with
bomb dropping apparatus. Near
ly a million rounds of ammuni
tion also was received.
During the day the story of A.
MicKaelis that Gustave Bauch
and 13 other American prisoners
were confined in Juarez jails
was exploded and Michaelis was
careful not to appear on the
American side or to approach
Consul Edwards.
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lo right Kaise In Kates.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 27.—Commis
soner of Labor J. C. Clary has
written Mayor C. E. Taylor, of
fering his services in fighting
the raise in rates that has been
announced by the Southwestern
Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany. He will meet with the
special aldermanic committee
that has been called for this
afternoon to consider plans for
opposing the raise. Mr. Clary
says that he considers the claim
that the raise is to be made to
enable the company to increase
the wages of its employes to be
a subterfuge, “merely an ex
cuse to raise their rates with
out any beneficial results to
their operators.’
Loses Arms, Leg Broken.
McGehee, Feb. 26.—While at
work in the freight yards of the
Iron Mountain railroad at this
place, Yard Clerk Mizell was run
down by a cut of cars at 4 o’clock
this morning, and both arms
were cut off and one of his legs
broken. He was taken to St.
Vincent’s Infirmary in Little
Rock at 2 o’clock this afternoon.
His condition is regarded as se
rious.
Rural Life Conference.
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Feb. 27.—It is
announced that Hendrix College
will conduct, June 10-17, a Ru
ral Life Conference primarily
for the benefit of the village and
rural pastors. The program is
being prepared along broad lines
and will include the country
problem stated broadly, work
among the rural people magni
fied, the rural pastor’s part in
the solution of the problem, and
what he may do and in what
manner he may do the most ef
fective work.
Some of the most conspicuous
in the rural field in
America have been secured to
participate in the conference.
Depositors Will Get Half.
Memphis, Tenn., Feb. 26.—
The assets of the Mercantile
bank are being placed in condi
tion for liquidation by Receiver
Hutton. He has not divulged
the nature of the assets.
According to his audit the
bank will pay depositors about
50 cents on the dollar, and Mr.
Hutton’s assistants are busy
getting the affairs of the bank
in shape for winding up the bus
iness as soon as possible.
Brewer Greenhaw, an old
Newport boy, who is now fore
man of the McAuliffe Printing
Company of Jackson, Miss., is
in the city for a few days’ visit
to relatives and old friends.
Dr. H. E. Dowell
DENTIST.
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WIIION BUILDING
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! NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
NOW IS THB TIME OF YEAR
FOR
Hot
Spring's
Arkansas
Spend a few days or weks in the
Valley of Vapors and find how
those wonderful waters will
make you a new person.
Rock Island Lines
offer
Convenient
Service.
I_I
Write to
CHAS. B. SLOAT
Assistant General Passenger
Agent,
UTTLE ROCK. ARg.
or consult
LOCAL AGENT
DIVORCE YOURSELF
From Dirt, Dust and Drudgery
A'9!$un£&v
Combination Pneumatic Sweeper
• fro? k'00® diudgery—from the strain of mov
e's and lifting furniture and from the dangerous
of dust and germs that are raised by the use of the broom
and the old fashioned carpet sweeper, can be attained by
the use of the Duntley Combination Pneumatic
Sweeper, which, although easily operated by hand,
creates powerful suction force which draws out all the dirt
and dust found in vour nigs and carpets and at the same
time the revolving brush picks up all lint, pins, threads,
ravelings, etc.
THE DUNTLEY SWEEPERS are made in three sizes and sold
under a rigid guarantee for one year. You may try a Dunt.
ley in your own home for 10 days Free of Charge.
For more detailed Information write TODAY
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| Bargains In DteJ
jjj and Dress God
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Oip 60 house dresses worth $1.50
y=. and $1.00.69c
nip 60Misses dresses worth $2.50
and $2.00.79c
IS
100 misses dresses 12 to 14
QS yrs., linen, $2.00 and
gj! $1.50.50c
■p 100 children’s linen dresses,
Sn 6 to 12.50c
■S 2000 yds. new ginghams,
toile de norde.12 l-2c
2000 yds. Regent ginghams,
12 l-2c value.9c
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We are now showj,
°ur new spring ^
silks, ratines, bn**
nek, fancy 5^
in 3*
dress goods.
Embroideries in a
newest designs mi
terns. Linen W ■
ings to match.
Hope Domestic,,,
W Pairs of QQetI
shoes composed of
gun metal, tan, ind
and buttons, 1 to 3 b
$5.00 and $3.50, will,
them out for.
•Heine m anJ
| Dry Goods Store |
Yellow Clothes Are Unsightly
Keep them white with Red Cross
Ball Blue. All grocers sell large
2 oz. package, 6 cents.
HR. BA B. ERWIN :
EYE
EAR
NOSE
and THROAT
Phone 74-1
| WISHON BUILDING.
W. A. Ml
CONTRACTol
and BIJIT,niJ
I Solicits An Opportunity Til
A Bid, I
RESIDENCE 1511 DEfl
j IDEAL LAUi
C.H.WALT01
Proprietor I
Washing called for oodl
to all parts of the
PHONE 150
Agents Wanted In Ere
4^-That I
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WewSm
true ®15fj
if you put money'in'tbe m
Y«, that home you think of buying when you h»«
need not be a dream for long if you open a «■
a dollar will start that. Economize on you; uf0M
commence today—here-where we welcome jus
as yours. We will help you. I
ARKANSAS BANK & TRUST 4
NEWPORT, ARRANSAS^j^l