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Dan Moore left last night for
a business trip to St. Louis.
Mrs. E. A. Horn has been
quite sick for the past few
days.
Mrs. S. C. Curtis of Wycough
township was shopping in town
today.
A fine program and good
music at the Skydome Satur
day night.
Squire J. H. Fetzer of Logan
township was transacting busi
nes3 in town Wednesday.
For Sale.—Five passenger
Maxwell car in good condition.
Apply at The Journal office.
Dolph Barnett of Paragould
is spending a few days in town
visiting relatives and friends.
In a world full of rifles and
bayonets and plows and hoes
there is little room left for
luxuries.
Miss Effie Sisk arrived Wed
nesday from Little Rock to
spend a few days visiting her
mother, Mrs. Sophronia Sisk.
C. P. Vaughan has gone to
Hattiesburg, Miss., to visit his
son, Clarence, who is in the
military service at Camp Shel
by.
Mayor J. B. Ketchem left
Tuesday evening for Hot
Springs to visit his wife and
children who are spending the
summer there.
When the world is to be
saved a Man of Destiny always
appears. All eyes are turned
on General Foch. Has Destiny
laid a finger on his sleeve?
V. Y. Cook Camp U. C. V.
will hold a special meeting at
the town hall in Newark on
Saturday, August 17. All old
Confederates are urged to at
tend.
Under the call issued for 881
negroes from Arkansas for ar
my service, Independence coun
ty’s quota is 11 men. They
will be sent to Camp Pike Aug
ust 22.
Miss Monta Rutledge who
has a good position with the
telephone company at Augusta
is spending a few days here
visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Rutledge.
Otto Warren of Chicago who
has been visiting his aunt, Mrs.
S. C. Curtis, in Wycough town
ship, left this morning for
points in Oklahoma to visit rel
atives before returning to his
home.
103 miles an hour in an au
tomobile! This is the world’s
speed record, made on the
greatest race track in the world
at Sheepshead Bay, N. Y.,
when the world’s champion
driver races against an air
plane driven by a woman. See
it at the Skydome Saturday
night.
A carrier piegon has recent
ly taken up with the other
pigeons at the home of G. M.
Fields. It was first seen there
just after the recent heavy rain
and it is thought that the bird
was en flight to some point and
got caught in the storm and
lost its way. The pigeon’s
number is 498. The bird is
being taken care of by Mr.
Fields and miltary authorities
at Camp Pike have been no
tified.
Orove's Tasteless chill Tonic
restores vitality and energy by purifying and en
riching the blood. You can soon feel its Strength
enlng. Invigorating Effect. Price 60c.
Put Your Seed Bed in
Good Condition for Wheat
To get a good seed bed it is necessary to do your
work at the right time. With an Avery Kerosene
Tractor you can plow when you are ready. Hot
weather and hard ground can’t stop you. And
wet weather will not put you back long. You
can even plow day and night if necessary.
Avery Kerosene Tractors are also light weight
enough so that you can do your discing, harrow
ing and seeding without fear of injuring your
seed bed. Getting your seed bed in good condi
tion is of vital importance. It spells the differ
ence between good crops and poor ones.
No Farm l oo Small or Too Big
For an Avery Tractor
No matter what size your farm is there is a size
Avery Kerosene Tractor to fit it. They are built
in six sizes. The five larger sizes are built alike
and have the same design. Also have many ex
clusive features such as renewable inner cylinder
walls, pantented sliding frame transmission and
Avery Duplex Gassifier, which makes kerosene gas
F. C. Hoyt & Company
LOCAL DISTRIBUTORS
FREE SCHOLARSHIPS
A'i SlAlE ONIVEkSIi t
i am pleased to announce to
.he young men and women of
independence county that i
am authorized to appoint 21
students as beneficiaries in the
University of Arkansas at Fay
etteville. These appointments
entitle the holder to free tui
tion for four years.
The university is a state sup
ported institution, maintained
for the benefit of the young
people of the state. In addi
tion to the usual literary and
clasical courses offered in col
lege, it comprises as a part of
its organization the state col
leges of agriculture and engi
neering, and it is the only in
stitution in the state giving
complete college courses and
degrees in these important in
dustrial subjects.
The university is also a col
lege of education, whose grad
uates receive diplomas entitling
:hem to teach in the public
schools for life.
For the young ladies there
ire complete courses in domes
;ic science and art. Graduates
if these courses are in demand
is teachers and as county
agents and canning club and
lome economics work.
New courses recently added
10 the curriculum are journal
ism, public speaking, stenog
aphy, typewriting, and ac
counting. Thre is a reserve
officers’ training corps for
training army officers.
For admission to the univer
sity as an unconditioned stu
dent, one must be a high school
graduate. Those who do not
live in towns having high
school may secure appointment
For Indigestion, Constipation or
Biiionsncs:’
Just try one 50-eent boti'.c of LAX-FOS
WITH PEPSIN. A Liquid Digestive
Laxative pleasant to take. Made and
recommended to the public by Paris Medi
cine Co., manufacturers of Laxative Bromc
Quinine and Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic
and enter the university train
ing- high school, where they
may prepare themselves for
the Freshman year.
Complete information about
the university may be obtained
by addressing the registrar of
the university at Fayetteville.
J. H. JIMERSON,
County Judge.
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BLACK RIVER SCHOOL
Aug. 2nd closed a very suc
cessful month of our school at
Black River Academy.
Ola Rainwater and Rufus
Bullington received 100 per
cent in attendance and deport
ment.
Lela Bullington, Vern Pick
ens, Earl Davis, Floyd Bulling
ton, Buster Bullington, J. R.
Bullington, Marvin Harrelson,
Dwight Reaves and Roy Bull
ington received 100 per cent
in attendance.
We hope to have the hearty
co-operation of parents and pu
pils in making this months
work better than last.
Victoria Saylors,
Elsye Moore,
Teachers.
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SHIPPING MANGANESE
Batesville, Aug. 3.—Thir
teen cars of manganese ore
have been shipped from this
district in the past three days.
With an increasing capacty for
mining and shipping, there is
now prospect for large and
constant developments in the
mining sections of this com
munity.
DROUTH KILLS TREES
—
Ozark, Aug. 3.—Many trees
in the forest in this section are
dying, caused by the long con
tinued drouth. The oldest citi
zens here say this is the long
est and worst drouth ever wit
nessed in Franklin county for
30 years.
TUCKERMAN BOY
WOUNDED IN BATTLE
Edmond Brock, son of Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. Brock, who re
side near Tuckerman, was se
verely wounded in action on
the battle front in France u
few days ago. He has been
with the American Forces in
France about three months.
EXTEND ELECTRIC LINE
Newport,Aug. 5.—The work
of clearing the right of way
for the erection of the line to
conduct electric current from
Newport to Tuckerman was be
gun this week. It is expected
that Tuckerman will be getting
its 24-hours-a-day current not
later than October.
CLOSE BIG TIMBER DEAL
E. D. Plant and George H.
Vogel of Jaeksonport have
purchased the timber rights on
1,645 acres at Paradise, on
Black river. The purchase was
made from Harvey Bros, at
Swifton. Mr. Plant and Mr.
Vogel both have mills near the
tract.
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STRAYED OR STOLEN
From my place 1 mile west
of Sulphur Rock one light Gol
den Duroc Sow, about three
years old, weighs about 300
pounds. A liberal reward will
be paid for information leading
to her recovery.
E. A. GIBSON.
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WANTED TO BUY
I want to buy one roan mule.
6 or 7 years old, about 15 or 16
hands high and about 1000
pounds weight.
T. J. RANEY,
Newark, Arkansas.
SCHOOL STATISTICS
FOR THIS COUNTY
(Continued from page one)
there” may mean a matter of
life and death.
Our young people who are
growing up today will have to
meet duties and responsibilities
we have never known. They
will live in a different world
from the one in which we have
been living. It is our duty to
see that they are prepared.
Will we do it? I believe we
shall.
SIDNEY PICKENS,
County Examiner.
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SOME FINE COTTON
W. C. Edwards brought in
two stalks of cotton Wednes
day that are as fine as was
ever seen in this section at this
time of year. They are 4 1-2
feet high, splendidly formed
and are loaded almost to the
breaking point with bolls,
blooms and squares. Mr. Ed
wards says this cotton has nev
er suffered a minute for rain
and he has ten acres of it that
will make a bale and a half
to the acre.
GET READY
Now is the time that your
hens will moult or shed their
feathers. This prcess is rath
er slow and nature should be
assisted. B. A. Thomas’ Poul
try Remedy will help your hens
to moult causing them to shed
earlier and be ready to lay
when eggs are highest in the
winter. If this remedy does
not make good we will. F. C.
Iloyt & Co., Jimerson Bros.and
R. T. Herrington & Son.
FOR SALE
Well equipped Blacksmith
shop, grist mill, engine, also 4
room residence, one mile north
of Newark, known as the Pro
pes property. Apply to R. W.
Taylor, R. 1. Newark, Ark.
DIES OF SUNSTROKE
An elderly man named Mad
dox, whose home is at Parsons,
Kan., was found in an uncon
scious condition near Springs
Park in Heber Springs and
died soon afterward. It is
thought that he was suffering
from Sunstroke.
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EVERYMAN'S PLEDGE
America shall win this war!
There;ore, I will work, I will
save, I will sacrifice. I will
endure. I will fight—cheerful
ly, and to my utmost—as if
the whole outcome of the
struggle depended on me alone
GOOD NEWS
Many Newark Readers Have
Heard It and Profited Thereby
Good news travels fast,” and
the many bad back suffers in
this vicinity are glad to learn
where relief may be found.
Many a lame, weak aryl aching
back is bad no more, thanks to
Doan’s Kidney Pills. Thous
ands upon thousands of people
are telling the good news of
their experiences with this test
ed remedy. Here is an exam
ple worth reading:
Mrs. M. Porter, 416 Hazel
St., Newport, Ark., says: “I
had a constant ache in the
small of my back. Stooping or
lilting made me suffer dread
fully and I felt languid and
worn out most of the time. My
kidneys didn’t act as they
should, either. 1 got a box of *
Doan’s Kidney Pills and they
rid me of the trouble.”
Price COc at all dealers.Dont
simply ask tor a kidney reme
dy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—
the same that Mrs. Porter had.
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfgrs.,
Buffalo, N. Y. 8
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Piles Cured In 6 to 14 Days
Druggists refund money if I’AZO OINTMENT fall*
to rure Itching, Blind. Bleeding or Protruding Piles.
Instantly relieves Itching Piles, and you can gi-t
restful sleep after the hrst application. Price 60c.
W olff-Goldman’s
JULY CLEAN-UP SAL
Now Going On
After a successful Spring season, we find
many lots of merchandise broken in sizes and
assortments. These we wish to clean up at
once and offer them at a great reduction
from their regular selling price.
This will be a spleddid opportunity to se
cure these goods much under today’s whole
sale market value, and comes right in the
heart of the season when they are most want
ed for immediate use.
Many of these lots are limited in quantity, and will be sold out
quickly, and not to disappoint any of our patons we are not going
to quote the prices or items in this sale. Come and investigate.
WOLFF-GOLDMAN MERC. CO
Newport, Arkansas
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