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I. ,*• _ BATTLE AXE.
;3 Last week I inadvertently had
|» JfLute Eidridge married to the wrong
wwoman—Clara, instead of Jessie. If
he will pardon me this time, I will try
to be more careful the next time he
married.
Jrk decided majority of Battle Axeites
the Fourth at fish frys and pic
nics. A few just plowed on and oth
ers simply rested.
^,Dr. P. B. Gardner began school at
^ew Home this week. Is to be as
- started by Elmer Fortenberry.
* Rev. J. B. Stewart is to begin his
protracted meeting here tonight
(Wednesday) and is to be assisted in
the work by Rev. J. F. Jemigan.
* i W. B. Straubie has been on the sick
Jfist, but is able to resume his work
L /again in the store and his brag cot
L T ton patch.
W. H. Craige, who was reported as
I sick la3t week, is improving.
E. B. (Harry) Jones made a hasty
i visit to Arkansas this week, spend
ing one day and night with his broth
er, T. E. Jones. He returned to his
B Missouri home yesterday.
C. A. and R. F. Tyer and their sis
ter. Mrs. G. W. McElroy, spent the
| Fourth in Cross county, at Wynne,
participating in a family reunion at
the home of their mother, Mrs. D. A.
Tyer. Allen and Bob have returned,
leaving Mrs. McElroy to make a
| more extended visit among relatives
and old friends there.
L. D. Smith will, on July 14th, begin
I selling his stock of merchandise for
' cost. The stock consists of groceries,
hats, caps, shoes, clothing, dry goods
j and in fact, everything usually car
ried in a first-class store. wl.
School at Centerville began this
week, with Prof. Harrison Boles as
^principal and Miss Gelena Hazlette
'assistant. At this end of the dis
trict, Prof. E. D. Ring is principal and
Mrs. Grace Forbes assistant.
Had several light, but very refresh
ing showers last week, greatly re
lieving us from the dust and heat,
I ’'and making a decided improvement in
crop conditions. The rain we were
looking for though, that regular Ju
Dtiimnn ^numnAIII’ O rl CAol'-l I
^ affair to enable us to do some more i
* planting—has failed to show up. We
are still expecting it.
When Smith tells you he is selling
for costs, you know what that means
—it means cost. wl.
Lindley & Davis are taking steps
jn have their sawmill in operation \
^ Tagain, beginning perhaps, this week.
If you need any^ sugar, coffee or
anything in the grocery line you get
it at cost. If you need a suit of
clothes, a hat, pair of shoes or any
dry goods, you get them at COST—
i , No goods charged at cost prices. L.
; ''‘W ' Smith, at Tuckerman.
Mr. G. D. Sherrill’s little son had
the misfortune to fall and break both
bones in his leg between the knee and
ankle. Dr. Jernigan is attending him.
A very important result of the pres
ident drouth is the drying up of the pas
| tures and outside range. Grass in
places is virtually dead and water is
becoming scarce.
Scribbler.
PLEASANT VALLEY.
The drouth was broken in this part
f f the country last Thursday morning
y a nice shower. The people have
quit fishing and have returned to their
crons. „ , .
The “New Home Giants” defeated
^ the “Battle Axe Tigers” last Satur
W* dk?. Both teams played airtight ball
iftlom the beginning to the end. At
the close of the ninth inning the score
was tied, but in the last half of the
eleventh inning the New Home boys
■Managed to score another run, which
■d^ade the score 6 to 5. “Champ
Smith, for the “Giants”, pitched good
bail, striking out 18, while Kid Mil
ligan. for the “Tigers’’, only struck
out 4, although he held the Giants
to short hits. Swifton’s “Can’t be
farmed”. (Ring) played with the
“Tigers”. We are sorry to state
that he was among those who laid
down the stick. The batteries were,
New Home, Smith, Lambj Battle Axe,
Milligan, Richie. ......
Both schools in this distnct began
last Monday with Mr. A. Ghist and
Mr. P. B. Gardner as teachers.
There will be no Children’s Day at
Pleasant Valley on July 12th. It has
been put off. We hope to have one
Punch.
- ISLAND. ,
* The rain last week was very light,
but was welcome, although it barely
made the moisture meet, where the
ground was well cultivated. ~ ,
The Fourth passed oft very quietly
here. There were two picnics on the
» Island, one on Village creek and one
r on the East Side. Good times are re
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he County
he Independent’*
Correspondent*
ported from each.
The ice cream supper Saturday
night , given by Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Seilers, was highly enjoyed.
Misses Nellie Ridley and Myrtle
McCuistion of Newport spent the
Fourth here with the former’s cousin,
Mrs. Kate Anthony,
Isaac Rutherford and Charley Jelks
of the Baker Ridge community, at
tended the ice cream supper here on
Saturday night.
J. W. Hall of near Murphy Bridge
was here Monday on business.
W. D. Runyan went to Ingleside
Sunday.
Vernon Porter went to Little Rock
Friday, returning Sunday. He went
to see his wife who is in the hospit
al there.
Frank Bales of Bakers Ridge passed
through here Sunday, en route to
Newport to meet his wife who has
been at Black Rock several days with
relatives.
We understand that W. D. Runyan
has contracted to build one-half mile
of levee at or near Hooper’s old mill
site.
It is not too dry to marry here, yet.
John Pickett broke into the county
clerk’s office Saturday and armed
himself with the proper papers and
next day he didn’t do a thing but
march up to Esquire Nuckolls’ resi
dence and gave the Squire a com
mand and the good old Ex-Confeder
ate said the proper thing that made
Mr. Pickett and Miss Gwendolin Beck
husband and wife. Wfe extend our
most heary congratulations with the
rest of their many friends.
Mr. 0. D. Watson! was here the
Fourth, fishing some and looking af
ter his land interest. He contemplates
doing some ditching and other work
this summer.
Slim Jim.
DECKER STORE.
James Harvey had the pleasure of
eating a ripe watermelon on the 1st,
and roasting ears, watermelons and
canteloupes on the 5th; also has green
cotton bolls as large as a guinea egg
and lots of them, too.
Mrs. Helen Holloway is visting her
daughter. Mrs. Cliffie Harvey.
Mrs. Wagoner visited Rev. Frank
King and family Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr. John Staggs from Newark,
spent the Fourth with relatives and
menus.
Theodore Langston will move soon
and that will close the cold drink
parlor at the Decker store. Who will
be next?
There h?s been just a little too
much shooting on the public road a
round here to suit the peaceable citi
zens, and it must stop for we have
no room here for desperadoes or bad
men.
Mr. Cooper from near the mouth of
Strawberry, on Black river, was down
to look at a pair of mules J. T. Har
vey has for sale on the 3rd.
Well, if it don’t rain pretty soon—
wonder who will feed fodder next
year? Will Jim Harvey be selling
corn on the Fourth of July, 1915?
Understand he is still selling corn.
Jim must be a real socialist.
If the officers in Newport don’t stop
i that way of enforcing the law, we
! country people will be scared to come
to town.
If it don’t rain in a few days com
cutting will be the rage around here.
If the operator can make out this
lingo the Independent may get anoth
er correspondent. I suppose if I am
accepted as correspondent I will have
to join the union. Eh?
Jas. Harvey is on the sick list. Dr.
Kimberlin was out to see him and his
baby the 6th.
Bright Eyed Beautiful.
BALLEW CHAPEL.
Our revival meeting is coming on
and will begin on the 11th of July.
Everybody is invited to attend the
meeting, both far and near.
Jeff Doyle of Walnut Ridge, who
preached here about 25 years ago, will
be with us and also Bro. Lewis Doyle
of Hoxie and other preachers.
School will start M'onday, July 13th,
at this place. Our teacher is Miss
Mittie Douglas, who has taught sev
eral schools in our district before. We
trust that pupils will give good at
tendance.
After a nine week’s drouth and it still
continues dry, our crops are short, es
pecially old corn. Young corn and
cotton look fairly well.
Mrs. Rufus West of Bird township
was visiting her sister on Denton Is
f land the 4th, leaving home with their
! darling baby who they thought to be
well. The child was taken sick Sat
urday night at nine o'clock and was a
corpse Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock.
The little body was laid to rest at
Ballew’s Chapel graveyard Monday
evening. , „
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Closson of
G*and Glaize are visiting old friends
and relatives of Grubbs township.
Blue Eyes.
DIAZ.
Mrs. Nellie Keene and Mr. and |
I Mrs. Claude Vaulner of Stringer’s
Mill, spent Sunday here the guest of
Mrs. S. H. Brown.
Thurman West has resumed his du
ties as carrier on Route No.l, after
a two weeks’ vacation.
Lee Hutton of Minturn has relieved
Pat Ca-ey as second trick operator
here. Mr. Casey returned to Little
Rock Monday.
Mrs. Dora Albright of Conway,
came up Sunday and spent the day
with Mrs. J. M. Witt. Mrs. Albright
began a summer term at the Camp
bell school Monday.
The Rev. Mr. Stewart of Newark
preached at the school house • Sun
day morning and Rev. Mr. Brown at
night. A nice crowd was present at
both services.
Austin Monroe of Truman spent the
Fourth with homefolks.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hackney of
O’Neal spent the Fourth here with
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Stanley.
John Orr spent the Fourth with his
family at Judsonia.
J. B. Copp of Pine Bluff spent Sun
day here, the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
W. F. Hurley.
Miss Blanche Stillwell of Newport
is visiting here this week.
Little Junius West is quite sick
at this write up.
Rev. 0. G. Jones of Batesville will
conduct a protracted meeting here to
begin Friday, the 10t’n. The services
will be held under a large tent and
the public is invited to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Roberts visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Thurman West
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hurley of
at Newport Saturday.
Mrs. M. F. Hurley of Newport and
Campbell were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. W. T. Guin Sunday.
The recent showers have helped
cotton and late corn considerably.
Corn that was planted early was past
redemption.
The glorious Fourth passed very
quietly in our city. Nothing done
worthy of mention.
George Young left Sunday for
Truman, where he will accept a po
sition.
R. D. Wilmans and Cromwell West
spent Monday at Swifton on business.
The trip was made in Mr. Wilmans’
Ford car.
Personal mentions are few in this
write up and fearing the criticism of
'the All Over Arkansas man, we will
! not try our hand at writing eaito
i ials to fill in.
L. E. Phant.
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j BANDY’S CHAPEL.
I
! Miss Ethel Arnett spent a week in
j Swifton country recently.
Lem Dixon »was over and took Ru
bie Hatler, his sister-in-law, home
! with him to live.
j Several men are going to different
; places, hunting a job.
' The recent light showers are of lit
tle benefit.
Mrs, A. Biggers. formerly of Mis
souri, but now of Arkansas, visited
her old time friend, Mrs. Joe Davis,
' on the 24th.
James Huskey and others from the
' hills, were over Saturday night to
see George Huskey and others.
Clint Townsley’s boy3 visited the
hills a few days last of the month.
Miss Pearl Davis went to Grand
Glaize to spend a few days the 4th
with relatives and friends.
Ice cream at Mr. Milligan’s the 27th
was largely enjoyed.
Aunt Sallie Van, Green Choate and
wife and children were out here visit
ing the 28th of last month.
Lute Eldredge, Fleltch Ritchie and
others have been on the sick list
but are better.
Lute Eldredge is married, which is
only the fifth time. He married a
Miss Clara Mayhan this time, a good
woman. We wish them a happy life.
Mrs. E. A. Roberts visited relatives
here the 30th.
School started up here on the 6th.
Uncle Renzie Conditt is recovering
from a billious attack.
Joe. Lindley and Marion Davis and
Grover Cleveland were at Newport
on the 1st, looking after a logging
job. Five miles was too far to haul.
Rain came on the first at 2 p. m.,
which ran in the yard a little. We
never saw crops need rain worse.
Lightning struck a tree in Joe Da
vis’ yard about 20 yards from the
house, making a streak down one of
the limbs an’d the tree from top to
bottom and ran along a barbed wire
fence, damaging five fence post.? of
the yard and lot fence. Tom Mitchell
was within ten or twelve yards of it
His folks were sitting on the front
porch at the time. They were ail
sliehtly shocked.
George Huskey and family went to
: the hills on the 5th to see his oldest
| married daughter ^ who is bad off
! with blood poison in her foot.
I There has been some scrubbing and
I repairing of school houses lately.
Some went to the picnic and sev
eral went to the lakes fishing the j
4th,
Charley Hutton and family went
to Minturn to visit a few days and j
spend the Fourth,
Tom Mitchell and Wife spent the
Fourth at Walnut Ridge.
D. K. Hubbard, the promoter of i
the Jackson County Singing Cor.ven-;
tion, has the date of the convention j
jumbled up. The singers want the !
date definitely announced.
Bro. Talkington preached here on j
the first Sunday at 3 p. m., instead of!
the second Sunday at 3 p. m. Preach- j
ing at Pond Switch on the 12th at '
7 p. m.
The people here are making ar
rangements for children's day the
fourth Sunday of this month.
Protracted meeting is to start here
on the fourth Sunday.
Luther Spurlock and wife are the
proud parents of a young baby.
A singing class is to be organized
here, and they want to be represent
ed at the county singing convention
if the class doesn't go.
Carl Nelson and wife are here from
Conway on a visit. He returned on
the 8th. Mrs. Nelson will remain
and visit her grandpa. C. Biggers,
and sisters and uncles awhile.
BALCH.
We have been having some light
showers of late, but not enough to
benefit crops.
W. A. Bowman, engineer for the
Cow Lake drainage district, was here,,
Monday on business.
A crowd of young folks from here
spent the Fourth on Cache river
Those who composed the party were
Misses Ada, Eunice and Aline Balch,
Hettie Bali and Edna Cook; ^Messrs, i
Dallas and Corbett Johnston, Roy
Turrentine., G. A. Tucker, R. Miller,
Chas. Ball and Emmett Howard.
The Balch ball team went to Swif
ton Thursdav and got “mopped upon”
by the Swifton team. The score was
y to 7. The boys came back telling
how it might have been had their oth
er players been on duty. \
Rev. F. S. Gibson of Nashville, Ark.,
preached here Sunday and will lec
ture Monday and Tuesday nights on
Romanism. ‘ 1
A. Johnston has a job as a “day
watchman” on the dredge boat.
School opened here Monday morn
ing with Doss Jackson as principal
and Frederick Ball assistant. They
are both home boys and we feel sure
they will give satisfaction.
Misses Lydia Camp and Edith Balch
of Grubbs are visiting relatives here
this week.
Quite a crowd of young people
from Remmel attended church here j
Sundav. returning home after the j
night service.
W. 3. Overstreet’s niece and her
family whose names we did not learn,
are visiting him this week.
Chas. M. Balch and family and Mrs.
M. Balch and daughter, Florence, ex
pect to go to Heber in the near fu
ture to spend a few weeks.
The dredge boat cannot go much
further without more water. _ The
manager says it is too expensive to
sink a pump and we believe it is too
dry to rain.; 30 we see no other way,
but to take out.
TUPELO.
The farmers resumed cultivation
again Monday after a weeks’ waiting
on rain. Several good showers fell
last week, but it seems a good gen
eral rain is one of the improbables.
Cotton is growing and blooming;
corn i3 ruined in places and badly
damaged in all.
Miss Beulah Ard of Newport is the
guest of Miss Lois Gardner this
week.
Mi3s Mary Settles returned to Tu
pelo Friday after a two months’ visit
! to her sister in Indiana.
Tom Morris began a three months’
school at Snapps Monday.
Miss Agnes Marlar left Friday for
Langston, where she will teach a sum
mer school.
Our doctors are getting a rest, as
i health is tine.
Mrs. Ellison and granddaughter,
little Miss Thelma Williams, and her
grandson, Raymond Corley, spent
: Sunday the guests of Mrs. R. M. Mar
i lar.
Ye scribe spent the Fourth on Cache
among about fifty other picnicers, and
listen, the table groaned under its
load of good things, such as barbecu
ed mutton, fish, friend chicken, all
sorts of cakes and pie3, pickles coffee
and other things too numerous to
mention. And the hungry pleasure
seekers did ample justice to the spread
and the fragments would have fed
as many more. Our people certainly
know how to prepare for such occa
sions.
Hogs are dying, some say of chole
ra, but we should think from dust
and bad water, and want of corn.
Mr. and Mra. Will Morgan enter
tained the young population Saturday
night with a social. Everybody and
his girl was there, and all voted it a
success.
Mrs. Louise Gray of Grays came up
Friday and spent the Fourth on Cache
among her relations and friends. Mr.
Gray came up Sunday, and they re-,
turned Monday.
Misses Hasei and Johnson McDow
ell of Weldon were guests at Tupelo
Saturday.
Albert Pierce spent last week at
home.
Ed Morgan began a three months’
school Monday on White river.
Miss Mabel Ensor left Sunday for
Dorson to teach a summer term of
school.
Gee, the teachers that Tupelo is
turning out. Tupelo is a brainy little
place, and would be something yet if
only for some things.
Dr. Pierce drove to Newport in his
car Monday accompanied by his son,
Albert and several others.
Mr. Wallace Lassiter will move to
Newport in the near future and work
for Arthur Bowie.
Gardner Bros, are having the mate
rial put on the ground to build a large
two-story brick store. The old store
building will he moved and the brick
built on the same site.
The Baptist meeting begins Satur
day. Let everybody take an interest
and pray that much go^ji will be the
result of the meeting.
Buck Carter of Illinois, returned a
few days ago and his family will fol
low in a few days. Mr, Carter says
crops in Illinois are ruined.
Chester and Arthur Corley were
guests of their sister, Mrs. Jim Wil.
Iiams, Saturday at dinner.
Mrs. Marcella Ellison returned to
her home at Shoffner Monday after
spending several days with her daugh
ter.
Mutt’s Wife.
EIGHT MILE.
A crowd of young folks went to
Hickory Ridge Sunday afternoon. All
report a nice time.
Rev. C. A. Northcutt preached at
Algoa Sunday night and a part of the
Eight Mile Singing Class at
tended the song service. All report
a nice time and we hope much good
was done.
The dry weather we have had this
season should teach farmers the val
ue of level and shallow cultivation,
and also diversified crop3.
P. R. Locke has accepted a position
with F. A. Ireland as timber foreman,
his corn being laid by. Mr. Locke
is one of our good citizens, and we
are glad that he has accepted the new
position. We also believe he is far
better equipped for this kind of work.
E. E. McFadden and family spent
Sunday with parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. S. McFadden, of Cow Lake.
Brother C. A. Northcutt and family
spent the Fourth with D. J. Nance
and family.
J. W. Kerr was in town this morn
ing, selling produce.
Pea sowing is the order of the day
with the farmers.
A. J. Mead, our overseer, has done
some excellent work on the Cow Lake
roads the past few days. Same is
very highly appreciated.
D. J. Nance has been very busy
for the last few days, sowing peas.
W .W. Beede and wife of Beedeville
passed through town Tuesday.
Oscar O’banion reports having a
splendid time the Fourth.
James Sharkey, Desha Owens, D.
J. Nance and G. C. Nance went to
Swifton last Thursday to play ball.
The boys claim that Swifton ha3 a
good team but they (Swifted) will
not and cannot wear a banner long.
W. N. Nance says the squirrels are
scarce.
A1 Ireland was up Monday on busi
ness. Ha i3 still talking good roads.
A1 seem3 to be very much enthused
over the godd roads question. We
There is no luxury to
baby or mother like a Sid
way. So gently suspended
is the seat of the carriage
by means of the patented
Sidway long-leaf suspen
sion springs that even on a
very rough road, the baby
will receive no jar or shock.
The Sidway is the classiest
carriage ever made, yet costs
no more than many un
guaranteed carriages.
CIrfuirtO/
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ThU Name on the Frame of Every Genuine
From top to tires, guaranteed un
conditionally for two years. The
Fabrikoid Leather made exclusively
for the Sidway, is included in this
guarantee, and in addition carries
the guarantee of the Fabrikoid
makers, the DuPont Fabrikoid Co.
Made in various styles and prices
to suit your purse by the Sidway
Mercantile Co., Elkhart, Ind. Sec
the full line at
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are glad to see him that way and we
hope he will be the same after the
general election; we believe he will.
Charley Hammond makes regular
trine t.o Cow Lake on Sundavs.
Singing was fine Saturday night.
Remember you are cordially invited
to come again any time and bring one
or more with you,
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STRINGER’S MILL.
Well, the weather continues dry in
this part of the country. The farm
ers have just about given up all hope
of their crop unless it rains in a very
few days.
Claude Vaulner is sick at this
writing.
Mrs. Jennie Clark came in this
morning from visiting his sister, Mrs.
Pelly Scott of Amagon.
Mesdames Jennie Vaulner and Nel
lie Keene, who have been visiting their,
mother, Mrs. M. E. Vaulner, at Hutch
ins, and relatives at other places, the
past three weeks, returned home last
night.
Miss Grape Holt who was sick the
past week, is well again.
Dr. Loftin of Grubbs wag called
down thi3 week to see Kid Lanster.
Mrs. Margaret Holt is on the puny
list.
The mill is in splendid running or*
der and everyone is busy.
BEEDEVILLE
Robert Carter of near Newport*
was here Saturday conferring with
our stockholders in our local tele
phone company, with a view to buy
ing it out. He made some very fair
proposition*.. It is likely that the
company will sell to him.
Fishing is the main occupation out
here now. Fish are plentiful and
most all have good success.
No rain yet. Old corn is ruined and
cotton is on a stand still.
The literary society wag well at
tended last Friday night. The socie
ty is doing well unden the manage
ment of President Coffey.,}
From a personal letter from the
I. C. A, he informs me that the
«?dn*‘ spondents are a little slow in
sending in their names. Send your
name to Willis T. Moyer at Diaz,
who is secretary, and .have your name
enrolled as a member of the I. C. A. ' M
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