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> Dan Williams had a bona
d*»,lef««ment» •'•«’“ Mitchfi's
Seve, rom here. Deep sympathy
'fliers ,fr? t0 the bereaved ones.
j extended 1 tQ be a father to
jSSS?^ a husband t0
ridoW' g g Tinsley was very sick a
i^rfiEng hands made prepar
A1 mating that began night of
ont
ie 6th. Ge0. Churchman, Ar
G'K and families and Mrs.
a?and we also had plenty of rain
’ «in tJorn6and Talkington were on
d°the^th The former preached a
Id se"Ton' cotton opening prema
has been decided to have
g Axe and Arbor meetings jomt
Hnrtwick went home
Mhs Butt? independence and
Sffher unde, Rod Hartwick two
three weeks. k,s Httle girl had
GeffortHune of getting her arm
okTnlust at the shoulder by a kick
Citielvinfree is visiting her uncle,
r"TmS "S™And Nellie
*■ 8 int to Battle Axe on the
fto^e Goodrich Pilquist and wife
are at his father’s. .
tffcne Dudley of Alicia vuuted
atives 18th going by
(.“.ndCoveila Huskey visited a
[fiuO went'with1Frank"Bin-ers
(J Jas. Harvey has a new heir,
Sffii two mules
JtSrk Harden. Sold a mare
lhuff£V to Louis Johnson.
lr5 Ute Davis has been sick at
ferman. Her relatives here have
Ttt'visited C. D. Johnson
idav and Sunday night. #
lie meeting is progressing well,
irother Champion never has show -
up here as promised.
13L HOUSE.
n-eat rain in this
rhich was very
, , . . .
d made a trip to
run?".
am makes a daily
de of the creek
iwn purpose. _
and family visit
or evening,
icted by Brother
iday night with
conversions.
correct a . little
eex. Instead of
s enrolled in the
e are 87 enrolled,
bell has been oil
some better now.
ling to pick cot
ind Misses Ollie
' nearSwifton at
is place Sturday
girls made an in
iday evening on
loved that Coun
lasant Than City
enkins being the
ho was injured
ile to be out, but
erutches.
lis place has ac
ith J. H. Carlin
iiden and Ludie
ittended church
r night.
ependent and its
ND.
y School Sunday
ain, but we were
; to see the much
two weeks short,
eking.
tuart, colored, an
dand, died at her
ng, September 6.
d near this com
10 lives near Oly
me Sunday morn
isband and sever
Phe remains were
and cemetery,
n has been on the
cas real sick last
it this writing.
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Mrs. Ann Taylor and Mrs. L. W.
Taylor spent Saturday night and
Sunday with Mrs. Ida Bright.
. There was a candy breaking and
singing at Mr. Oliver Smith’s Satur
day night, but as the writer was not
present we do not know what kind of
a time was enjoyed.
Wild Rose.
AUVERGNE.
We had a good rain Sunday and
Monday and everything looks refresh
Mrs. John Gipson returned Thurs
day from Greenbrier, where she has
been visiting relatives.
James and R. A. Davis left Sunday
for Conway and will enter school
Monday.
Prof. Land moved into Mr. .Jame«
Davis’ residence last Wednesday.
School will open Monday.
Miss Rowena Harris went to New
port Saturday to begin work Mon
day.
Mrs. Campbell of Argenta is vis
iting relatives here.
Mr. Will Guinn of Pleasant Plains !
was here last week attending the I
meeting at Sand Hill.
The meeting at .Sand Hill Baptist
church closed Wednesday night. The ,
meeting lasted twelve days. Brother !
Brown did the preaching the first j
week. His other work called him 1
away and Brother Sherrill, the pastor,!
did the preaching the remainder of
the time. They are both very fine
preachers and much good was done, j
The church was greatly revived and ;
built up. There were 38 or 39 con
versions and 28 additions to the
church.
BEEDEVILLE.
Several of our sportsmen spent sev
eral days on Bayou DeView last week
bagging plenty of squirrels but no
deer.
F. H. Beede and wife returned last
Friday from a three weeks’ stay at
Hot Springs.
W. W. Slater closed an eighteen
days’ vocal music school at Eight
Mile last Friday night with a musical
entertainment.
Little Ray Ukena of Eight Mile
died last Wednesday from congestion
of the brain.
Miss Ruby Huffman of McCrory is
visiting friends at this place.
J. Y. Plunkett came up from Little
Rock Friday on a visit to_ relatives.
Bro. Barber went to Kenyon last
Saturday, where he preached that
night and Sunday.
Prof. Shaver visited our school one
day last week and in grading our
building and grounds we lacked only
a few noints of reaching the first
class. We are determined to raise it
to the first class before the end of
the year.
BATTLE AXE.
Mrs. E. N. McElroy of Wynne has
been visiting her brothers, R. I. and
C. A. Tyer, and her sister, Mrs. G. W.
McElroy, for several days, returning
yesterday. Miss Maude Tyer accom
panied her home and will attend the
public school there the next year.
Curtis Bowlby has been under phy
sician’s care several days, having re
mittent fever, but is improving.
J. F. Guiltner on flying trip to Pop
lar Bluff and St. Louis, Missouri since
Sunday last. Expected home today.
R. F. Tyer is looking after his busi
ness during his absence.
Miss Johnnie Gardner returned last
Monday to her work in the Alabama
Blind School at Talladega.
All the public schools out this way
are to close this week, as people gen
erally are preparing to invade their
cotton patches next week.
Nice rain Sunday and some light
showers since, removing the dust
pest, relieving somewhat the intense
heat and spreading one broad general
smile everywhere.
Indications now are that our cotton
yield per acre will be about equal to
iast year. Considering the price, pres
ent and prospective, that should en
courage the producer. Pickers com
ing in rapidly ,and there is general
sentiment expressed to rash the pick
m W. B. Straubie, we’er glad to
say, has grown weary of worshiping
strange gods and come back to Jack
son county to stay. Think you could
not have done any better, Tip, and^ we
gladly offer the welcoming hand to
you and yours. .
F. B. Dowell is back on the job
while T. E. Jones is taking little out
ing at Newport on the jury.
Almost everybody sowing turnip
seed since the rain.
Dr. Norris and wife attending the
annual camp meeting at Calamine.
I am told that fish are biting finely,
but, unfortunately, very few now
have the time to spare to enjoy the
sport of catching them.
Bill Manning and wife will spend
the fall on this side the river helping
their poor neighbors and friends
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The most perfect and most |
et tomical stove on the market. 1
Mnufacturres its OWN GAS |
liefore buying another kind, see
your dealer or WRITE US. |
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Waters=Pierce Oil Co. I
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“gather.” ?*h s. Manning has been on
l the sick list, but is now “up and
about.”
L \\. Lindley is trying the experi
ment of mixing mud and hardpan from
the pond with sand on the road, hoping
to make a composition that will pack
Will report the result later. So far
I it promises to be <|uite satisfactory.
Can toll better after hard rains and
J some heavy hauling. Am sure that a
suee >: on this line would be appre
ciat - : by auto drivers. They certain
ly ’ ve trouble in getting over some
of oi, - sandy places.
Scribbler.
HURRICANE.
W e are having some dry, hot weath
er and people were making good use
of it taking care of their hay.
There have been a few bales of cot
ton gathered in this vicinity at this
writing.
The people say that crops are short
on account of the dry weather.
The school at this place is progress
ing nicely.
Phinas King happened to an acci
dent Monday, being thrown from a
mule and strained his back, although
not badly.
There was a musical entertainment
at Mr. and Mrs. Coffman’s Thursday
night and a good crowd attended. A
mong the crowd were Messrs. Thomas
Stultz, Phinas King. Charley Daw
son, Luther and -T. C. Gentry, Robt.
and Fletcher Smith and Doss Lash
lee from Grubbs. Mso several others.
A large crowd of Misses attended too,
and report a nice time.
SWTITOX.
J. if. Nicholson left Tuesday even
ing for Batesville, where he has se
cured employment.
Misses Lottie and May Halfacre re
turned to Batesville Friday night af
ter an extended visit with friends and
relatives here. Misses Glenna Sharp
and Gladys Parsons accompanied
them as far as Newport.
Quite a number of our townspeople
are attending the camp meeting at
i-:.... : . _u
The ice cream social to be given un
der the auspices of the Woman’s Mis
sionary Society will not be Friday ev
ening as was announced.
J. TV. Nicholson returned from the
capital city Friday evening.
Mrs. McFadden and daughters, Beu
lah and Zunie, left Monday morning
for the* home in Memphis, after a
two weeks’ stay here.
Minturn and Slipin ball teams
crossed bats on Swifton’s gorunds
Saturday with a result of 8 to i in
favor of Minturn.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. .Altman spent
Saturday and Sunday in Jonesboro.
C. 0. Riggle, real estate dealer of
Flora, 111., was looking at lands in this
section again last wc ?k.
Miss Kate Scott, who has been vis
iting friends here for the past ten
days left Monday morning for her
home at Little Rock.
The first bale of this season’s cot
ton was brought to town Wednesday,
September 5, by J. H. Holder. Mr.
Lee Hamilton was close second.
Miss Lola Scott will sever her con
nection with the Possum Trot school
Friday and leave for Little Rock.
Miss Lola begins teaching in the pub
lic schools of Little Rock next week.
Misses Caroline and Willie Strider
of Cotter were visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Wiles Wednesday.
The drouth in this section is broken.
A good rain fell Sunday and again
Wednesday.
Taylor Keeton, rural carrier, had
business in Newport Monday and
Dock Rorex served the route in his
stead.
Russell & Green have bought out
the H. V. Goodwin restaurant and cold
drink stand.
Miss Mattie Toler, who has been
visiting here for the past six weeks,
left for her home at Bentonville Mon
day evening.
More Companies Enter State..
Special to Independent.
Little Rock, Sept. 12—The
Salamandra Fire Insurance
Company of St. Petersburg, Rus
sia, a re-insurance company, has
been admitted to the state by
the Insurance Commissioner.
Three other companies are ap
plying for admission, the Sea In
surance Co. of Liverpool, the In
demnity Mutual Marine Associa
tion Co. Ltd., of London, and the
Standard Marine Insurance Co.
of Liverpool. _
'Standard" "NaTora" Lavatory
The Bathroom That Pleases
is one which completely satisfies
the demand for sanitary security,
durability and beauty of design.
i A "Mandat’d" Modern Bath
room installed by us with a careful
regard for sanitary efficiency and
the following out of your instruc
tions will please you.
Ask for booklets.
| W. #?. Whitten
i McLain Bldg. Phone 154
I
I When In Newport "ComeJTo
Open Day and Night. Prices Reasonable ;
Regular Meals 25c L
SHORT ORDERS AND LUNCHES OF ALL KINDS j!j
PROMPTLY SERVED i|
Let Us Do Your Hauling
8? Drav Wagon on Street j 1
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| W. M. PRICE, Prop. |
F Second Door Soutn of Standasd Grocer Co., or Sec- P’F
Ff ond Door North of Earnheart’s Saloon
p= pit.’
Stove Wood
Any Size Good Mill W oo«.
1'lose Prices on Carload.1.
$i.>JO and $2.00 Loads
Phone 58
West’s Livery Stable
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LOW
COLONIST
FARES
TO
California
North Pacific Coast
Mexico
New Mexico
Arizona
and all points
West
TICKETS ON SALE ,,
SEPTEMBER 23
TO
OCTOBER 19
INCLUSIVE
1913.
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Write to
CHAS. B. SLOAT
A.ss’t Gen’l Passenger Agent
LITTLE ROCK, AUK.
or consult
Ticket Agent Rock Island Lines
Station
IDEAL LAUNDRY
C. H. WALTON
Proprietor.
Washing called tor and delivered
to all parts of the city.
Phone 150.
Agents Wanted In Every Town.
1 Advantages of 1
| LITTLE ROCK |
as a jobbing market i
I
Location:
Situated close to • the geographical center of
the State.
Convenience:
Train schedules so arranged that in most
cases merchants can come to the city, make their
purchases and return home the same day.
Complete Market:
In Little Rock the merchant can buy his com
plete stock, whether he specializes or has a gener
al store; from car lots to the smallest orders, he
can get everything in the staple and fancy lines.
Shipping Facilities:
Little Rock is splendidly equipped for the
quick filling and delivery of orders. A railway
belt line encircles the city and spur tracks run
through the wholesale district to within one block
of main street, giving trackage for loading car-lots
at the very doors of the jobbers.
Low Freights:
Because of its nearness, freights are necessa
rily lower to points in this territory than from dis
tant markets.
Railway Fare Refunded:
Your Railway Fare will be refunded both
ways, by calling at the Board of Trade, Second and
Scott streets, if your purchases aggregate $500 in
all lines.
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PAY LITTLE ROCK A VISIT AND LOOK OVER
OUR JOBBERS PRICES AND STOCKS.
ARKANSAS BRICK & MFC. CO.,
Brick, Crushed Stone and Fire Clay. 05
ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT, fip
Little Rock Publishing Co., Publishers. bra
BARTHOLOMEW ROOFING CO.,
Gravel Roofing, Roofing Paint. (05
beal, McDonnell & co., jjjP
Wholesale Dry Goods and Furnishings. 3Q
BOARD OF TRADE,
Visiting Merchants always welcome. 05
BRANDON & TURNER CO.,
“The Stove People.” Stoves, Ranges, S3
Gas Stoves and Refrigerators. bra
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 0|
Fourth and Main Streets. All visitors jug
cordially invited. 20}
CENTRAL SUPPLY CO. 5§
Mill Mine and Contractors’ Supplies. 05
COOPER-DICKINSON GROCER CO., gP
Wholesale Grocers. gO]
DOYLE-KIDD DRY GOODS CO., 3§
Wholesale Dry Goods and Notions. ! A'
FLETCHER COFFEE & SPICE CO., 05
Wholesale Coffees, Teas and Spices. gQ
FONES BROS. HARDWARE CO.,
Wholesale Hardware.
GAY OIL CO., §£
Gin Oils, Grea.<fe, Gasoline and Gaymo- gy
bile Oils. 20
GAZETTE PUBLISHING CO., Sffl
Publishers Arkansas Gazette.
GEYER & ADAMS CO., 05
Wholesale Grocers. gy
GLEASON HOTEL, bn|
Remodeled and Refitted. >
KARCHER CANDY CO., i
Manufacturers Candy and Paper Boxes. g_J
HOTEL MARION, . SD|
Gaston Saux, Manager. “The Pride of | j
Arkansas.” ;
LEIFER BROS. SEED CO.,
Wholesale and Retail Seeds, Implements .
and Safes. '
C. J. LINCOLN DRUG CO., i |
Wholesale Drugs.
MERCHANTS’ HOTEL, M
John R. Frazier, Prop. Newly Fitted.
European Plan. ;
O. K. HOUCK PIANO CO., ijTg
Pianos, Piano Players, Organs and Sflj
Talking Machines.
SAFFERSTONE HAT CO., 05
Wholesale Hats and Caps. gg
TUNNAH & PITTARD, gpj
Paper and Paper Bags. bra
LITTLE ROCK FURNITURE MFG. CO., 05
Furniture and Oates Mattresses. jnQ]
LITTLE ROCK TENT & AWNING CO.,
Wholesale Rubbers and Tents. 05
PARKE-HARPI R NEWS SERVICE, _
Correspondence, Advertising, Publicity 5nj
and Clippings. Qjn
PLUNKETT-.J ARRELL GROCER CO., jjP
Wholesale Grocers. jsDj
SCOTT-MAYER COMMISSION CO.,
Wholesale Grocers.
ROSE-LYON HARDWARE CO.,
Wholesale Hardware.
VOSS-BARBEE MANUFACTURING CO., |
Manufactures of Saddles and Harness.
WEIL PACKING CO., ! |
Meats, etc. Highest Market Prices Paid ; ;
for Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. i