WEATHER FORECAST
Tonight fair; Tuesday fair with
rising temperature.
Here and There
Herschel McGee, of Cave City, has
been added to the number of postof
the clerks at the local office.
For Sale—A small cash register.—
W.‘E. Bevens, Bevens’ Drug Store.
Ed Doherty came up from Little
Rock and spent the day Sunday with
his parents and friends.
See our window display—Newport
Novelty Co. 21d3t
Miss Willie Overton Minor left
this morning for Hot Springs and
Little Rock, where she will organize
Lindenwood college clubs.
Dnyage of all kinds handled
/ promptly. Phone No. 10. Ches
* fer Robinson. 13-dtf.
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' N. B. Wishon was called to Hot
Springs Sunday by the illness of his
ion, Earle, who is again confined to
his bed from rheumatism.
Come In and see our display of to
bacco and fine pipes. — Newport
Novelty Co., W. H. Dyer, Mgr. 91d3
’ Mrs. Charles G. Henry left this
° morning for Indianapolis, Indiana, for
a three weeks’ visit to her daughter,
Janet, who is attending school there.
1 Meatless Day Special— All kinds
of fresh and salt fish and mutton.—
Henderson’s Cash Grocery and Meat
Market. Phone 297. 292d2t.
Miss Elise Hooker left on No. 4 this
afternoon for Walnut Ridge, where
she will spend the week teahcing a
\ class in surgical dressing in the Red
Cross society of that place.
Shades that will roll up; cut to
fit with special machine.—Hayden
Holloway Furniture Co. 28 dtf.
Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Bleakley, Mr.
and Mrs. J. D. Carvel, of Auvergne,
attended the Liberty Loan and Red
Cross meetings in our city Sunday af
ternoon.
Your shades will be hung right if
bought at Hayden-Holloway Furni
ture Company. 288dtf
Mrs. J. W. Armstrong and Miss
. Mary Babcock, of Jonesboro, were
here early Saturday morning, going
to Batesville to visit their brother,
Allen Babcock 'and wife.
,> Kauga garden hose guaranteed for
2 years, only 1714c foot.—Bowen’s
Cash Store. 291dlmo
John Meacham of Cave City, is
V here 'for a day or two, visiting his
sifter, Mrs. C. R. Gray. Mr. Meach
am is in the first call in the draft and
will report in a short while for duty.
For Rent—Rooms for light house
keeping, 519 Walnut St. 268dtf.
Judge J. B. McCaleb, of Bntesville,
was here Sunday night, returning
from Walnut Ridge, where he had
gone to be present at the opening of
Hon. S. Brundidge’s campaign for
United States senator.
The Arkansas Building and I.oar
Association of Little Rock has placed
a local branch in Newport and is
now prepared to make loans on city
property on easy monthly payments
at a low rate of interest. See Geo.
R. Wilson, local secretary. 8Gd2G
The engagement and wedding an
nouncement of George Cornelius Ball
of Batesville and Miss Marie Lois
Davis, expression teacher of Arkansas
College, has been announced, the wed
ding to take place at Memphis on
April 16th.
We are pleased to announce to our
customers that we now have a supply
of country smoked jowls at 30c. a
pound; country smoked meat at 40
cents a pound and nice pork sausage.
Telephone us and let us take your or
der.—W. A. Fike & Sons. 91d3t
Mrs. Etta Kelley received a short
letter Sunday morning from her son,
Duke Kelley, in France. He is still
confined in the convalescent hospital
from a severe attack of pneumonia,
but is recovering nicely, which his
friends here at home learn with
pleasure.
For Rent—My home property on
Walnut street House is two-story
building in splendid condition. Will
rent furnished or unfurnished. Large
ly not objectionable. Would
by the year.—Mrs. Len.H.rria,
'alnut street. K 292dtf,
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Mrs. John W. Stayton returned
from Little Rock Saturday night,
where she had gone the first of the
week. ‘ Mrs. Stayton was accompan
ied on her return by her mother, Mrs.
Virginia Campbell, who has many
friends in Newport, who always ap
preciate her visits. Mrs. Mary Ellen
Marshal, Mrs. Stayton’s sister, also
accompanied her, spending the day
Sunday, but leaving that evening for
St. Louis to attend a convention of
life insurance* writers.
Meat Special— Red Snapper, Cod
Fish, Crappie, Smelts, Buffalo and
Cat Fish. Fresh and cured meats of
all kinds and Fresh Vegetables. Call
phone 297.—Henderson’s Cash Gro
cery and Meat Market. 292d2t.
Dr. C. G. Hinkle, a well known
practicing physician of Batesville, re
ceived a telegram Friday night from
Surgeon General Gorgas at Washing
ton, ordering him to report for duty
in the medical department of the army
by April 8. Dr. Hinkle offered his
services early ‘in the year and passed
his examination at Memphis. Mrs.
Hinkle will go with her husband to
his assignment, and remain with him
as long as he is in this country.
Money to lend on Improved city
property; easy monthly payments.
Arkansas Building and Loan Asso
ciation, Little Rock, Ark. See Geo.
R. Wilson, local secretary. 86d26
Rev. M. W. Lockhart, rector of St.
Paul’s church of this city, and who
for the past four months has been
serving at Camp Pike as a Y. M. C.
A. secretary, has been appointed by
Adjutant General McCain of Wash
ington as an army regimental chap
lain, with headquarters at Charleston,
S. C. Mr. Lockhart is now in Bates
ville and will remain here awaiting
orders.—Batesville Guard.
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Dye received a
telegram Saturday morning from
their daughter, Mrs. Wm. Appleton
stating that she and Mr. Appleton
had reached New York and were at
the Hotel Sturgess. Their stay in
the United States will be limited as
Mr. Appleton is here on business for
the British government.—Searcy Cit
izen.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Murphy and
little son, of Batesville, were here
Saturday, Mr. Murphy being enroute
to St. Louis to attend a convention of
Equitable Life Insurance writers.
Mr. Murphy has succeeding in win
ning this trip given by his company
for four successive years. Mrs. Mur
phy will visit her sister, Mrs. Sig
Shoffner, at' Shoffner.
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Mrs. Emma Marlar, the Independ
ent’s valued correspondent at Tupelo,
was shopping in Newport Saturday
and made this office a pleasant visit.
Wesley Bengel, of Jacksonville,
Florida, was expected here cn No. 4
this afternoon, going to Cotton Plant
to visit his parents. He is enroute to
Washington City, where he has been
ordered to report for quartermaster’s
work.
Mrs. William Calvin Chilton enter
tained a large audience at the opera
house last night, it being the closing
War Savings Stamps
LIMIT CLUB
A LIST OF THOSE WHO HAVE TA
KEN THE LIMIT—$1.000—OF
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS:
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VA* SAYINGS STAMPS
IMUKD BY TNI
UNITED STATES
' GOVERNMENT
GO THOU AND DO LIKEWISE
Mike Denton Dr. Joe Graham
Frank Farmer W. A. Billingsley
W. R. Harvey Alcorn Ferguson
A. J. Goetz S. W. Harvey
James Graham N. C. Wolff
Charles Greenhaw Dr. O. E. Jones
Pickens Black Mrs. J. Collison
Tom Hutson R. B. Hocking
Helen Collison J. It. Holden
Miss Alma Morgan Bud Graham
W. N. Dunaway J. Collison
Bud Graham M. O. Valentine
Chas. G. Henry Joe Collison
J. L. Bevens Marvin Hare
Mrs. A. J. Goetz Wrm. Collison
Tom J. Gregg Forrest Bleakley
John F. Gardner M. A. Stevens
W. B. Overstreet W. H. Murphy
Buddy Hunter B. J. Best
Limit Club. J. W. Grubbs
J. W. Lindley “!
This Space Patriotically Contributed
to the War Savings Limit Club
By the First National Bank.
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lyceum event of the season. To
prove that Mrs. Chilton is a pleasing
entertainer, it is only necessary to
say that she is a typical Southern
woman, beautiful in person, attractive
in manners and with a voice whose
adences are like music. Being of
s uthem blood, she thoroughly under
stands and appreciates the negro, and
her impersonations were perfect when
introducing the negro dialect in the
fascinating stories by Southern writ
ers. She discriminates carefully in
the shades of difference between the
dialects of the states, and her enun
ciation in the Virginia story was per
fect.—Chattanooga (Tenn.) News.—
At the school auditorium Tuesday
night at 8 o’clock.
L. McDougald spent Sunday at the
capital city. A ,
Knox mends shoes cheap. Ill
Walnut street. dtf.
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Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Brown are in
Memphis fo ra few days.
W. L. May, of Auvergne, spent Sun
day in our city.
Mrs. Rina Carouthers, of St. Louis,
is here visiting relatives, and also a
sister at Beedeville.
Mr. and Mrs. James Buchanan of
Swifton were down on business to
day.
For Rent— Three unfurnished
rooms with bath, 416 Laurel street.
Phone 363. 293d6t
Miss Stella Hardy and Miss Amy
Ferrell, of Batesville, were here last
night, returning from a Little Rock
visit.
W. B. Grant, of Pine Bluff, is
spending the day in our city meeting
friends of his former home.
Rev. W. B. Hays left at noon for
Newark to attend a missionary con
ference for two days of the Batesville
district.
Mrs. W. B. Mitchell, of Batesville,
was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Hinkle Sunday night on her return
from a St. Louis visit.
Lieutenant Warren Dunaway, en
route to Kansas City from Jackson
ville, Florida, stopped off here Sun
day for three hours with his brother,
W N. Dunaway. Lieutenant Duna
way has been transferred from Jack
Political Announcements
The Independent is authorized to an
nounce the following persons as can
didates for public office, subject to
the action of the democratic party:
FOR CONGRESSMAN
| Wm. A. Hodges
l W. D. Davenport
W. A. Oldfield
FOR CHANCELLOR
(Eighth District.)
Lyman F. Reeder
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
R. T. Simmons
Fred R. Suits
FOR COUNTY JUDGE
John A. Melville »
R. F. Tyer
W. M. Tims
W. A. Mink
FOR SHERIFF AND COLLECTOR.
Terry Guin
J. M. Ivy
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT
J. M. Balch
Garland E. Land
A. J. Garner
Z. D. Barber
Lehman Thomas
COUNTY TREASURER
W. D. McLain
Charles K. Coe
Geo. W. Grant
FOR COUNTY CLERK
J. F. Parish
Grover C. Nance
FOR ASSESSOR
D. J. Nance
FOR CIRCUIT CLERK
R. W. Bandy
FOR SURVEYOR
E. H. Bowman
FOR CORONER
T. J. Mooney
FOR CONSTABLE
(Union Township)
C. M. Ivy , ■» V|
Ben Sandmon
FOR ROAD OVERSEER
(Richwoods Township)
Mark Cole
(Bird Township, Eastern District)
R. A. Wilson
(Western District, Bird Township)
Walter Cole
(Jefferson Township)
J. D. Wyatt
FOR JUSTICE OF PEACE
) (Union Township.)
Frank Foushee, i *.^d\mz.
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sonville to Washington City, where
he was ordered to report Thursday.
He was going to Kansas City for a
day’s visit to his mother, which will
probably be his last visit home for
some time.
Mrs. Chiltoi^ a popular reader of
southern fame, will be heard at the
high school auditorium Tuesday ev
ening, being one of the Lyceum num
bers. The press all through the
South recommend her most highly,
Mr and Mrs. N. H. Landes left
Sunday afternoon for Memphis to
spend two or three days. Mr. Landes
is cashier of the Farmers’ National
Bank and is making a trip to the city
on business.
Mrs. Hood Churchman, of Sim
mons’ Switch, formerly Mrs. Georgia
Luker, will arrive here tonight with
her little daughter, Mae, whom she
has had at Joplin, Mo., for treatment.
The child has been with her grand
mother, Mrs. Bleakley, at Joplin.
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Barker & Daugherty announce the
sale of Maxwell touring cars to Dr.
A. L. Best of Newport and R. R. Rat
ton of Newark. They have sold used
cars to V. Y. Woodson and Mr. Will
Bateman, both of Oil Trugh.
Byron Cherry left Sunday evening
for Little Rock, where he has ac
cepted a position in the Wclls-Fargo
office. i
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Mrs. I. M. Holland returned home
to Judsonia this afternoon, after a
few days’ visit with her sister, Mrs.
T. D. Snetser, on Laurel street.
In asking the people to invest in
War Savings and Thrift Stamps, the
government is not asking them to
contribute money.
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GREAT THINGS IN
STORE FOR TEACHERS
ATTENDING CONVENTION
Never in the history of the fifty
years of the Arkansas State Teachers’
Association have so many good things
been in store for the members as are
on the program for the coming meet
ing. The coming of Vice President
Marshall, W. J. Bryan, Dr. Charles
McMurray, Dr. Lee Driver, Dr. Thos.
Jesse Jones, Dr. Mary C. C. Bradford,
should be enough to bring every
teacher in the state to this conven
tion.
Coupled with this array of speak
ers is the Fiftieth Anniversary Pa
rade, Vice President Marshall, Gener
al Sturgis and his staff, the governor,
the state superintendent, the presi
dent of the State Teachers’ Associa
tion will lead this parade. The visit
to Camp Pike on Friday afternoon
where a Review of the 87th' Division
of the National Army will take place
before the vice president and the
teachers of Arkansas will be an event
long to be remembered by those who
see it.
The banquet in honor'of Vice Pres
ident Marshall, which will be given
at the Marion hotel, Friday night,
will be one of the most enjoyable
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happenings of this great fnletfifi|r.
There will be at this banquet 5Q#
teachers. General Sturgis and his
staff will be the guests.
NOTICE CHAPTER.
There will be a rrfeeting of Jack
son Chapter, No. 40 on March 28th.
Grand Secretary Bone and Companion
Ward, will be with us.
Lunch a la Hoover,
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