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Tucker man Department
PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES.
Your correspondent recently pre
dicted that before the campaign for
democratic nomination was under full
headway other popular sons from
Bird township would ask the suf
frage of members of that party be
fore they came to the point of decis
ion as to who will be the standard
bearers at the next general election.
"Very recently the many friends of
Rev. S. C. Vick have encouraged him
J to enter the race for representative.
As yet he has not made up his mind
to enter the race, but those closest to
him think that he will do so within
a" very short time. Rev. Vick was
born and reared in Barren township
and most of his life has been spent
among its people. He has, in addi
tion to his work as a, minister, spent
much of his time in the teaching
profession, and very few teacheis in
the county have been more success
ful than he has. He is a quiet, pleas
ant gentleman, with many sterling
qualities that eminently fit him for
a leader. His life has been an open |
record before the public, inasmuch j
as he has almost constantly been in |
public life since he first enteredj
manhood. His life and character are
well known to most of the people of j
the county. Being so well and fav-'
nrably known all over the county in
sures for him a strong support from
the very beginning of the race if he ’
should enter it. In the event of his
election the people of the county may i
rest assured that their interests will j
be carefully looked after in the next j
P* general assembly.
SALE OF SCHOOL BONDS.
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The school board of Tuckerman
Special School District met last Sat
urday afternoon for the purpose of
considering bids which were made
for the bonds which ,had been adver
tised for sale at that time. Several
bids were received and upon investi
gation the bid made by Judge Gould
of Pine Bluff was found to be the
lowest and he was declared to be the
successful bidder. Bonds to the
amount of $34,000 w*ill be issued.
The board will advertise for the con
struction and equipment of a build-;
ing according to the plans and spec
ifications which were approved last
year when they had contemplated
building. An error in the notice of
sale of bonds was discovered and they j
decided then to postpone further!
consideration until this year. They j
expect to enter into contract for the
erection of the building in time for
material to be purchased and placed
on the ground so that actual work
may begin by the time school shall
have ended in the spring.
The plans provide for a wing to
be placed on each side of the present
building and the entire building to be
under one roof. The lower rooms of
thp present building will be retained
as class rooms and the entire upper
part will be retained as an audito
rium. The new. part of the building
will be class rooms on both floors.
When completed the building will
contain twelve class rooms, four
stairways, five hallways, an audito
rium and numerous smaller rooms
which will be used for various pur
poses. The heating plant and sewer
• age will be placed in the basement.
When completed the value of the
buiuings and grounds will exceed
$50,000 and will be one of the best
arranged and equipped buildings in
the state.
MORE POLITICS.
The political line-up for the next
democratic primary will find Bird
township well represented if those
who have bees of a political kind
buzzing about them continue to
throw their hats into the ring. Bird
township will probably have a candi
date for the office of coroner in the
person of Dan Hogan. He has in
formed his friends that he will enter
the race if he can arrange to make
the necessary campaign. Mr. Hogan
was born and reared in this commun
ity and has a host of friends who
would.,give him their undivided sup
port for that office if he seeks it.
He is a pleasant and courteous gen
tleman with all the qualifications ne
cessary to make a competent officer
and in the event of his entry will
make a strong candidate.
SMILEAGE WORK.
That division of the work being
done by the war department and
known as kmileage work has been ta
ken up at this place. The direction of
it in the raising of funds with which
to carry on the work intended has
been placed in the hands of J. N.
Hout as far as Tuckerman and vicin
ity are concerned. But few, if any,
persons in the community could or
would do more for the cause than the
leader selected. He has proven him
self by selecting ten of the best cit
izens of town as a committee to as
sisi mm in maxing me necessary can
vass to raise the amount allotted to
this place. THe money collected for
this purpose will be spent in paying
expenses of lecturers and others who
will appear before the various parts
of the army at home and abroad and
by their work they expect to inspire
more patriotism among the soldiers
and not only relieve the monotony of
their lives but by the inspiration
given cause them to make greater
sacrifices for the liberty and freedom
of the people of the world. The work
fully merits the support it is receiv
ing and every citizen should respond
readily when the matter is presented
to him.
RESOLUTIONS OF THE W. C. T. U.
OF TUCKERMAN, ARK.
Whereas, it has pleased God in his
infinite wisdom, to remove from our
midst, our beloved sister, Mrs. Ger
trude Graham, the W. C. T. U. of
Tuckerman loses one of its most val
ued members, one whose pure per
sonal character and Christian activ
ity has not only endeared her to the
organization, but to the community
in which she lived and to which she
was ever an honor.
Resolved, That not only has the
cause suffered an irreparable loss,
but each member has lost a personal
friend whose wise counsels, sympa,
Ithetic and affectionate manner won
j for her the love and esteem of all.
| Resolved, That while we bow with
| resignation to the will of God, we of
ifer this testimonial of our apprecift
tion of our sister’s worth, and do
(extend our deepest sympathy to her
beloved family in their bereavement
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and commend them to the God on
whose strong arm she leaned with
such confiding faith.
Resolved, That copies of these res
olutions be sent to our county paper,
to the bereaved family and be spread
on the records.
Mrs. J. C. Cook,
Mrs. Sam Tinsley,
Mrs. K. K. Kimberlin,
Committee.
TUClvERMAN LOCALS.
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Miss Essie Byers, of Kensett, visit
ed Tiickerman friends last Saturday.
Rueben, little son of James Har
vey, is suffering from an attack of
pneumonia.
Hubert Hall recently moved into
the home on West Second street that
was vacated a few days ago by W. A.
Wade.
Chas. K. Coe, candidate for county j
treasurer, was mixing among the vot
ers in adjoining townships part of
last week. i
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MEN NEEDED EOR
BUILDING SHIPS
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Committeemen Have Been Appointed
In Jackson County to Secure
Men for This Work.
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The United States Shipping Board
has issued a call for volunteers to of
fer themselves for enrollment in the
following lines of occupation, among
others:
Blacksmiths, boilermakers, carpen
ters, electrical workers, foundry,
workers, laborers of all kinds; ma
chinists and machine hands, painters,
plumbers and pipe fitters, cementers.
The purpose of the call is to ascer
tain who and how many will enlist for
the work of building and preparng
ships for government use and is not
a call for men to go to the shipyards
now; but to form a reserve of skill
ed workmen who can be called from
time to time as they are needed. This
reserve enables a man to stick to his
present job until he is authoritively
informed by the department of labor)
that he is needed in the shipyards.
The pay is high, in fact these volun-1
teers will draw a greater rate of pay
than they are now earning in this lo
cality. The need is urgent—every
nail driven and every rivet set today is
a blow at the Kaiser. Every ship
turned out now brings nearer the vic
tory of democracy. Each man en
rolled now means more nails driven,
more rivets set, more ships built. I
You can apply to the following
named agents who will furnish you!
with an enrolling card, to-wit: C. E.
Smith, Tuckerman; Bob McDonald,
Weldon; F. L. Bleakley, Auvergne;
R. D. Wilmans, Diaz; H. C. Patton,
Newport; C. R. Pate, Newport; W.
N. Nance, Eght Mile; W. W. Beede,
Beedeville; W. A. Ford* Grubbs; J.
G. Sallee, Swifton; W. N. Jones, Tu
pelo.
FIVE-COUNTY MEETING.
There will be a meeting in Bates
ville, Tuesday, February 5th, of the
consuls, clerks, deputies and mem
bers of the|M. W. A. of Jackson, In
dependence, Sharp, Stone and Izard
counties. During the afternoon and
night, there will be five reels of mov
ing pictures run, showing the great
work the M. W. of A "Life Saving
Station” is doing—fighting and cur
ing the White Plague. A motion pic
ture of facts—not fiction. Every
citizen should make an effort to see
these pictures. They are different
from the ordinary. 251d5t wit
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that, as
marshal of the city of Newport, I
have taken up the following live
stock, to-wit:
One dark, fawn colored Jersey cow,
abcut 12 years old; no marks or
brands.
The owner of said stock is hereby
notified to come forward and prove
to the undersigned and that in de
fault thereof I will on
THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1918,
offer for sale at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, in front oi
the city hall in the City of Newport
Arkansas, between the hours of 1C
o’clock a. m. and 3 o’clock in the af
ternoon of said date.
G. C. MARTIN,
244dl0t. City Marshl.
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Swifton Notes
SWIFTON .
Dr. G. A. Causey, who has held a
commission as first lieutenant in the
medical corps of the national army,
and who has been stationed at Col- j
umbia, South Carolina, has received
his discharge. Dr. Causey returned
to Swifton Thursday and resumed his
practice here.
J. G. Smith, president of the Swif
otn Mercantile Company, was on the
sick list all of last week.
S. H. Russell is reported by his
physician to have a case of catarrhal
fever.
Prof. A. J. Garner, principal of the
Swifton schools, spent last week in
Weldon and Newport looking after
his interests as a candidate for coun
ty superintendent of schools,
Mrs. George Munger, of Tulsa, Ok
lahoma, is visiting her mother, Mrs.
M. E. Hawley.
Mrs. R. P. Sharp has been* on the
sick list for a few days.
A large hay barn on the farm of
Sydney Harvey, three miles north of
town, collapsed under the heavy
weight of ice and snow Sunday.
Mrs. Selma Stokes, of Oklahoma
City, Okla., is the guest of her aunt,
Mrs. Kate Forster.
On Monday R. P. Sharp ended his
27th year as a druggist. For more
than 20 years Mr. Sharp has been
in the drug business in Swifton.
Sheetz Bros, 'have secured the lo-1
cal agency for the Birch automobile.
This is a new car in this locality.
Geo. A. Fry left Saturday for his
home in Iola, Kansas, after a four
months’ stay here, looking after
business interests.
Miss Alene Howell, of Batesville, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ben
Parsley. *
John Campbell, one of the substan
tial farmers of Glass township, lost
a valuable mule one day last week.
The animal was playing in a barn lot
and fell and broke its neck.
Rev. J. P. Dunn, of Hoxie, filled
his regular appoointment at the Bap
tist church Sunday.
Dr. Ira Erwin, of Newport, was a
business visitor here Monday.
Because of the severe weather, the
shortage of fuel and the bad condition
of the Swifton school building, the
school has been dismissed until the
first Monday in March.
Uncle Marion Dudley had a bad
fall on the ice Monday morning. A
severe cut on the hand and bad
shaking up, however, were the ex
tent of his injuries.
Janies N. Moon has sold his resi
dence in the north part of town to
Wm. B. Smith.
Several parties from Bird township
have been interviewing our citizens
on the stock law question. It appears
that such a law is but a question of
time and the cattlemen and farmers
will do well to prepare for it.
W. T. Altman and W. H. Murphy
were in Newport Monday.
William Hatfield made a business
trip to Little Rock Friday.
The many friends of A. J. Cullins
regret to learn that he has been ill
for some time at Hope. Mr. Cullins
looked after the timber interests of
the Southern Cooperage Company,
moving from Swifton to Hope early
in December.
Culylen Bryant, of Weldon, visited
relatives here Tuesday.
Vernon Vaughn has returned from
Grand Glaise, where he had been
hauling timber for five months.
G. W. Williams, of East St. Louis,
111., was the gues tof his brother, Lee
Williams, several days last week.
Cam Dunn is the owner of new
Reo automobile.
Mrs. M. A. Williams, mother of
Lee Williams, died last Sunday at
Little Rock. Mrs. Williams was a
resident of Swifton for a short time,
Ferdinand Tonney looked after
\—■ interests in Newport Thant*
c Friday.
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