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While the Smartness and Beauty of the outer Dort is in complete
keeping with its excellence within, it is the inner l)ort that you should
know thoroughly. Here, under the surface, is Beauty of another sort—the
Beauty of Sturdiness and Efficiency.
All the Dort’s component parts are remarkable for their unfailing
dependability, simplicity and accessibility.
This kind of excellence has opened the eyes of thousands of motorwise
men and women—and made them Dort owners. It makes the Dort a car
the whole family can use and enjoy. <
With all this quality, with “big car” refinements and conveniences
the Dort is a moderate priced car—$695—and it is a supremely GOOD car.
$695 F. O. B. FLINT, MICH., COMPLETELY EQUIPPED
CLEDE SHAVER, REPRESENTATIVE
Batesville, Arkansas
DORT MOTOR CAR COMPANY, FLINT, MICHIGAN
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Mrs. E. H. Williamson is
spending the day with friends
in Newport.
Dr. W. B. Lawrence, county
health officer, was down from
Batesville Wednesday.
Try me and see if you can’t
buy more fresh groceries than
any place for the money. Jno. !
M. Martin.
A school entertainment will
be given at the Scott school
house Friday night, December
22. Everybody invited.
Mrs. Jno. D. Witt and child-:
ren left this morning for!
Booneville, Miss., to spend the I
holidays with her mother. Mrs.
Barksdale.
Attend the entertainment at
the Scott school house Friday
night, December 22, get $10
\ :.th of fun for a dime, and
help the community.
Prof. W. A. Hawthorne who
is teaching at the Scott school
house, went to Sulphur Rock
Saturday to attend the meet
ing of the Independence Coun
ty Teachers Association.
Freight Conductor F. E.
Kelley of Cotter who has been
employed on the White River
route for some time, was taken
to Little Rock Saturday night
and placed in the Railroad Hos
pital. Mr. Kelley has been in
very poor health for several
months.
There are several cases of
smallpox in the Magness
neighborhood. The disease is
in a very light form, however,
and no serious results are fear
ed. Dr. W. B. Lawrence, coun
ty health officer, is looking af
ter the cases and has the situ
ation under fairly good control.
DEFER APPEAL ON
BRIDGE ALLOWANCE
The suit filed in the county
court for an appeal from the
order of Judge F. C. Hoyt fori
allowance of .$14,250 for the’
purchase of road and bridge
material for the county, was
taken up before Judge J. H.
Jimerson at BatesvilleTuesday.
The case wras continued un
til the February term of the
; court when it is announced
that Judge J. II. Jimerson will
I hear the case upon its merits
and rentier a decision. In the
meantime, it has been agreed
by all parties to the suit that
none of the material purchased,
by Judge Hoyt will be used
by the county. This agreement,
so far as it may have reference
to the metal culverts, is of no
avail, however, as a large num
ber of the culverts have al
ready been used on the roads
in various parts of the county,
a number of them having been
used on the Newark and Cord
road, north of this place. None
of the bridge material has been
used, however.
At the hearing Tuesday, the
Greenburg Iron Co..from whom
the material was purchased,
was represented by Judge
Piety of Terre Haute, Ind.,and
Hon. Ernest Neill of Batesville.
Joe Kennard. who filed the
suit, is being represented by
Attorney Sam M. Casey of
Batesville.
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WOODMEN CIRCLE
ELECTS OFFICERS
Newark Grove Woodmen
Circle, at the meeting held
Tuesday night, elected the fol
lowing officers for the ensuing
year:
Mrs. C. M. Edwards, Guard
ian; Mrs. E. H. Williamson,
Advisor; Mrs. E. W. Magness,
Clerk; Mrs. J. M. Martin,
Banker; Mrs. E. L. Vaughan,
Chaplain; Mrs. W. E. Kinman.
Attendant; Mrs. W. R. Fausel,
Assistant Attendant;
The Circle and the W. O. W.
will have a joint installation of
officers on the regular meet
ing night in January.
GOOD ROADS DAY
AT BATESVIULE FRIDAT
Batesville, Dec. 20.—A good
roads rally will be held at
Batesville Friday. All the mer
chants and business concerns
of Batesville will donate a per
centage of their cash sales and
collections to the road fund, j
same to be deposited with the
county treasurer, and used by
the county judge, only for the
operation, repairs and main
tenance of the road graders in
the county.
The commissioners appoint
ed are: M. M. Rutherford, Ed
Reeves and G. E. Yeatman.who
will collect the money from the
various business men and de
posit with the country treasur
er.
There will be good roads
speeches by a number of good
roads speakers and others, and
discussions as to the methods
of building roads, etc.
It is understood that the fer
rymen will make reduction or
perhaps allow free ferriage.
We expect a large crowd
from all over the county. Plen
ty to eat at reasonable prices.
The Gem Theater promises
a liberal donation.
Everybody come and help
create more interest in good
roads for Independence county.
ARM SHOT OFP
WHILE HUNTING
Pocahontas, Dec. 20.—While
hunting Monday afternoon,
James Pickett, a farmer resid
ing near Holmes, accidentally
discharged his gun while stand
ing with his arm over the muz
zle. The entire charge passed
into his right forearm, shatter
ing it. The arm was amputated
above the elbow. It is reported
that Mr. Pickett will recover.
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J. W. Pickens, a successful
farmer of Dota was in town
today and remembered The
Journal in a pleasant and sub
stantial manner.
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Mrs. Lillie Arnold of Miner
al Wells, Tex., will read The
Journal a year as a Christmas
gift from Mrs. R. T. Magness.
Wilson Asks Warring
Nations to Formulate
Statement For Peace
(Continued from page one)
the rapidly moving world
events toward a discussion of
peace was not permitted to be
come known until tonight when
the notes were well on their
way to the American ambas
sadors in the belligerent capi
tals and probably already in
the hands of some of them.
The w'hole tenor of official
opinion throughout Washing'
ton when the president’s action
became known wras that it im
measurably improved the pros
pects for some sortof exchanges
looking toward an approach to
peace discussion between the
belligerents without impairing
the position of fthe United
States should they finally be
unable to approach one anoth
er.
At the White House no state
ment whatever could be obtain
ed as to whether any of the
powers ever had intimated howr
they would receive the note, i
and there was every indication
that the same careful secrecy
wThich prevented anything
whatever becoming known
about the president’s action
until it had been taken, would
surround any of the succeed
ing moves.
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GEORGE WYATT’S BARN
AT ROSIE DESTROYED
A large barn belonging to
Tax Assessor George Wyatt,;
at Rosie, was totally destroyed
by fire last Saturday.
A large quantity of feed,
farm implements and harness
were destroyed,includingabout
1,000 bushels of corn and a
large quantity of hay.
The fire started in the hay
loft, but the manner of its ori
gin is not known.
The loss falls heavily upon
Mr. Wyatt as he had no insur
ance and the total loss on barn
and contents is about $5,000.
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Charlotte, Dec. 20.—G. W.
Purcelly made a business trip
to Batesville Tuesday.
Arthur Hays spent Monday
at Batesville.
S. J. and Jim Moore sold a
fine bunch of cattle at Bates
ville Friday.
We are glad to welcome
Rev. Thrasher for our preacher
another year.
Alson Weaver spent Tuesday
at Batesville.
Misses Esther Churchill, Al
ma and Jewell Lane made a i
shopping trip to Batesville
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Kent of
Gainsboro visited Mr. and Mrs.
R. S. Kent a few days last
week.
Mrs. Lizzie Griffin oF Co
manche, Okla., visited her
niece, Mrs. Lucy Moore last
week.
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Nobody loves a knocker.
“Your Uncle Santa Is Getting Fat.'
Newark Post Office
Will be Raised Jan. 1
To Presidential Class
Postmaster John T. Tharp
has this week received official
notice from the Postoffice De
partment at Washington stating
that the Newark postoffice has
been raised to a higher class
and will become a presidential
office January 1, 1917.
Mr. Tharp states that the
postal receipts here during the
past few months have broken
all records. As an indication of
the increasing business of the
office, it is stated that 69 post
al money orders were issued
last Saturday and on Monday
a total of 56 orders were issu
ed. This is a gain of about 30
per cent over the number of
money orders issued on the cor
responding dates last year, and
it is said the office shows a
corresponding increase in can
cellation and the number of
pieces of mail handled through
the office.
PUBLIC SALE
Saturday, Dec. 30th, on J. C.
Bolin’s farm four miles south
; west of Oil Trough at stock
, law gate, on public road be
tween Oil Trough and Pleas
' ant Plains.
I Fine furniture, household
goods, farm implements, hay
| and corn will be sold to high
est bidder for cash.
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With pleasure and pride we
(invite you to visit the Xmas
| store. Considering conditions
our holiday stock is wonderful.
I Still more wonderful is the fact
that the prices are no more
than former years. But the late
shopper may go away empty
handed. Won’t you come in
!at once? Miss Morgan’s Five
& Ten Cent Store, Newport.
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For prompt delivery of any
thing kept in a first class groc
ery store, telephone No. 33. J.
M. Martin.
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John Clayton is assisting at
Porter’s Barber Shop during
the holiday rush.
BARNETTS BARGAIN ANNEX
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Batesville, Arkansas
The Store That Saves You Money
At a Time When All Kinds of Merchandise are
Going Up and a Great Many Things Have X
Gone up, We Ask You to Get Our Prices |
OUR GOODS WERE BOUGHT DEFORE THE ADVANCE l
Espescially is This True of Shoes ;
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You can save from 10 to 25 per cent on Shoes f
when you buy here. And once you wear a pair I
of our famous RailYoadeY Shoes you will al- |
ways remember them. They are made of solid |
leather throughout and are guaranteed. |
Barnett’s Bargain Annex \
Batesville, Arkansas