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I )' I CAPITAL $50,00000: EARNED SURPLUS OVER $150,000 00_ M -j--—-— L? darned Surplus This bank has always made a strong feature of placing safety for its depositors’ funds ahead of every other consideration. , 1 j Consequently a definite portion of its earnings is regularly devoted to building up its surplus fund all of which has been earned, and which together with our undivided profits amounts to $175,000. “The BanK With The Big' Surplus” I -i rl THE WEATHER. Tonight fair and warmer. HERE AND THERE T. L. Harrelson, a popular business man of Augusta, was here on business today. Wanted—Cook, man or woman.— Van Noy Interstate Hotel. 81dGt Schley Church well has returned from a vacation visit with friends at Little Rock. For Rent—Rooms in private dwell ing. Phone 67 or 310. 83dtf. Miss Eva Graham expects to leave the first of the week for Chicago millinery markets. For Rent—Tw'o or three rooms for light housekeeping. 312 Elm St. 79d6t. W. R. and J. S. Harvey were down from Swifton Thursday on an impor tant real estate deal. Knox mends snoes cneap. Ill Wal nut street. dtf. - Misses Minnie and Kutn McMillan, of Batesville, were here last night, going home from the south. Wanted—ten timber cutters for soft wood, will pay $1.50 per thous and.—S. M. Bains. 80d(it Kiwi Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Plant, of Brad ford, have moved to their newly pur chased home at 500 Hazel street. Wanted—Fifteen men for sawmill work and timber cutters. Begin Au gust 10.—I. V. Jackson, Cache, Ark. 85d2t. Marguerite Foster, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Gochenour, has gone to Little Rock to visit rela tives- *. «Mfi iDrayage of all kinds handled 'promptly. Phone No. 10. Chester Robinson. 13-dtf Mrs. C. P. Trice, of Swifton and Mrs. C. R. Trice, of Searcy, were shopping in our city yesterday after neon. Wanted—To rent by Sept. 1, 5 or 6 room cottage, furnished or unfur nished. Address K, cr. Independent. 80d4t. Mrs. A. B. Cost returned home to Searcy this afternoon, after a few days’ visit to Mrs. Varley, on Main street. Corn for Sale at $2.00 per bushel at crib five miles west of Newport. Crib open only on Saturdays. See Mack Bros. 48dtf lOwtf. Jackson county will send twelve of her young men to Camp Shelby, Mis sissippi, Monday, which is the first call for August. Found—Bunch of keys. Owner may have same by calling at Harry Bran denburg’s, identifying them and pay ing for this ad. 84dlt. Marion Dickens, who has been ill at his home on Walnut street for sev eral days, has greatly improved, his friends will be glad to learn. Mrs. H. E. Smith, of the Columbia hotel has been very sick for several days, but we are glad to know that she is now slowly improving. Miss Leah Jones will have charge of the nurse’s enrolling service at the school house Friday. Two applicants have been enrolled for training so far. Charles Smith left yesterday for the naval training station at Norfolk, Virginia, after a furlough visit with his many Jackson county relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Wait and two sons, William and Frank, of Little Rock, were guests at the Hazel hotel last night, going to Hollister, Mo., this morning. n r 1 nr. .. T T-v Ci! ___J XT II. Cl 11VI XTXIO. fJ . X/. UlOOUU «UU daughter. Miss Bess, left yesterday morning in their car for a trip over the state and will visit at Pine Bluff, Morrilton and Hot Springs. G. L. Smith went to Tuekerman this afternoon to see his two little sons, who are staying with their grandmother, while their mother is at the hospital in Little Rock. The work of placing gravel on the streets of Newport is going forward nicely, in consequence of which the thoroughfares thus treated present a very much improved appearance. Elizabeth, the little 3-year-old daughter of Mrs. Ross Houston, of Marianna, was operated upon yes terday by Dr. C. R. Gray for the re moval of adenoids, and is doing splendidly. John E. Williams, the capable cashier of the Arkansas Bank & Trust Company, with his wife and children, left in their car this morn Rice Flour, Grits, Pearl Homi ny, Cream Meal, Huberts Country Style Corn Meal and Branzos to save flour and help win the war. H' Also a Full Line of Staple and Fancy Groceries See Our Line of Aluminum Ware and Get Our Premium Catalogue R. J. Wise Grocer Co. ing for St. Louis for a two or three weeks’ vacation. Hubert Blanchard of Swifton, a nephew of Mrs. P. S. White, has gone to Tulane University to study wire less opeiating. George Blanchard, an older brother, left two weeks ago for Camp Pike. The remains of Mrs. Melinda Hay j den were carried to Batesville this S morning for burial, the funeral be ing conducted there. Accompanying the body were Mr. and Mrs. John Hayden, Mrs. Floyd Jackson and Mrs. W. B. Grant. O. T. Gilmore, of Conway, is here for two or three days in the interest of Hendrix college, at Conway, and has several of our fine young men in Newport and other places in the county booked for entrance in the college this fall. Mrs. Estelle Claridge announces the opening of the new Claridge Ho tel for Sunday, August 4th, and will serve dinner and supper. Her menu will be published Saturday. All wish ing meals for that day, will please phone for table reservations. dlt Wanted—by respectable young white woman, any kind of house work to help support two small chil dren, although they are not with her. Good references. Can do any kind of work. If any one will help this wo man they can call at this office for information. 83d3t. Mr. and Mrs. Clee Campbell and little daughter left yesterday for 4- Vi I •»» Vinwin nf T lf+lrv D/volr xxrill conclude a very pleasant trip of sev eral hundred miles in their car, in cluding several weeks in Colorado, and terminating in a visit with his parents of this city. Mrs. R. L. Bennett and family leave on No. 3 this afternoon for their home in Paris, Texas, after a two months’ visit with her mother, Mrs. T. J. Watson. Mrs. Bennett’s son, Watson Bennett, expects to be called to the navy in a short time, as he enlisted awhile back. The Red Cross work rooms are busy this week in making little Belgian boys clothes, and are sadly in need of more workers. There is considerable basting and button hole working, and if any of the ladies will assist in this part of the work, it will aid greatly in turning out the little suits. Misses Atta McDonald, of Little Rock and Miss Ida Williamson, of Batesville, drove down this morning in the latter’s car, and spent the day with friends. Miss McDonald went to Weldon to visit the McDonald family, and Miss Williamson, accompanied by Peyton English, of Little Rock, drove home to Batesville, where Mr. English will transact business for a few days. Miss Alabama Parker of this city, and Mr. Samuel Davis of Tupelo, were married last night by Rev. El mer Burt of the Christian church. Mr. Davis is one of Tupelo’s most prosperous merchants and farmers. His wife has been one of the opera tors in the local telephone office for several years, and a courteous and capable one, who will be missed both by the company and patrons. Mr. W. F. Hunter brought a wagon load of the finest watermelons ever seen in Newport to town this morn ing. They were purchased by the Newport Novelty Company and plac ed on ice. In fact, these melons are so fine that County Farm Agent George Banks said he would see that Mr. Hunter is given first prize. Wc have three hundred melons on ice j Let us sell you one.—Newport Nov elty Co., W. II. Dyer, Mgr. 85d31 Mrs. O. W. Scarborough made th« | best shipment this week of knittec | garments for the Jackson Countj | Chapter of the Red Cross, that has ever ueen nmue. in me list were pairs of socks and 114 sweaters i which made a total of 10,554 knitted garments shipped this year. Mrs, Scarborough will make an itemized statement of this last shipment in a few days. The chapter is handi capped just now, by having no wool for either socks or sweaters, but it is hoped in a few days to receive a ship ment. A few days ago the Independent made mention of the fact that it had a young 16-year-old lad on its pay roll who has set a pace for persons much older in the matter of buying war savings stamps. This lad, whose 1 name is Owen McGinness, is also an extensive gardener. When he gets through work at the office he goes straight home and works his garden, | in consequence of which he has not ; been heard to complain of dry weather. He knew just what steps to _ j ~ ; _ m hHHH take to keep his truck patch in a j growing condition. Among other things he raised a fine patch of to matoes from which he selected one that tipped the scales at one pound,! and other products of his industry j and care have measured up to an un usual standard. Somebody in Newport or vicinity appears to be engaged in the work of collecting bicycles. Last night Leo Saenger lost his bicycle when it disappeared from the front porch of his home on Walnut street, while Ralph White and Babe Washam lost their bicycles in the same manner. A few weeks ago some one stole the wheel belonging to O. E. Jones, Jr., but it was recovered when an adver tisement for its recovery was placed in the Independent. C. R. Pate, who for several years has been manager of the Pate Grocer Company here, has disposed of a greater portion of his stock in the concern to Alf James, with whom Mr. Pate has been associated in the con duct of the business. Mr. Pate will no longer be connected actively in the management of the business. He has not completed his plans for the fu ture, but has been offered a position in Little Rock and other places here, and says he will probably continue his residence in Newport, which the many friends of the family hope he will do. ' ELECTION IN TENNESSEE. (By The Associated Press.) Nashville, August 2.—With two thirds of the counties heard from in yesterday’s primary, the Nashville Banner this morning estimated Sen ator Shields was renominated by fifteen thousand votes and that Judge Roberts was nominated gov ernor by ten thousand. FOR SALE. Two heating stoves (for wood), one sewing machine and one davenport, practically new. 618 Main street. Phone 409. 85d6t w3t Do not forget that War Savings Stamps are not for children only. Most of the squandering is done by the grown-ups. The government needs your money; ou need the stamps. •^.^^Wolff-Goldman Merc. Co.aHHaaHBMH^MMWolff-Goldman Merc. COhmw> An Extraordinary Sale Of All Summer vShoes MEN S WOMEN S CHILDREN S Our policy of quick stock renewals is what makes a sale of this kind necessary, every season—about this time every year we find the ne t cessity in a larger way. Fall shoes are coming in and wemust make room for them, and this means faster selling, and faster selling means lowering of prices. That’s the course —and the only course we have ever found open, and we’re not going to look for any other way now. Our Aim Is To Sell The Shoes and the selling must be fast, and to make it so we are going to sacrifice th9 “best sellers.” We have no slow sellers, but we are going to shove \ forward the most desirable first—and the wise buyer will come and come i early- ' - LLJUl'., - - . Women's—2.50 Kid Button and Women’s—5.00 Dull Kid and B1 icher Oxfords sale 4 Q O Patent Leather Pumps price... l>vO and strap slippers, sale Q QO Men’s--8.00 and 8.50 Howard & price the pair. J Foster Oxfords in Russia Calf, Women’s—6.00 Mahogany Calf Vici Kid and Gun Metal in Oxfords, sale price the A QC English and high toe C QO pair.•-.-. l| shapes sale price O.VO Wome„.s.„4-50 and 5 0Q ^ Men’s-6.00 Gun Metal and Vici Linen Boots, high and Q JO Kid Oxfords in English low heels, sale price O.TO -% and Freak Lasts sale A JO Women’s-4.00 and 3.50 Pumps, Men’s-Gun Metal and Vici Kid sale price the pair „ Blucher Oxfords sale O OC Women’s-2.50 Mary Jane Pumps price the pair—.— O.^vl jn K;d anj patent •! QQ Women’s—8.00 White Washable Leather, sale price .30 Kid and Grey Pumps, C QO 33 1-3 Per cent off all White Can sale price,... vas Low Slippers. Wolff-Goldman Merc. Co. “The House of Satisfaction*' A H J