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* ilk' * — w> Wasson Lumber Co. Price Makers Local and "Personal 3 000000 0 0 00000 0 0 O Tonight and Saturday fair. O ') O JOOOOOOOOOOOOO Fresh turnip seed at Casey's. ts Buy your dry goods at Edwards. Found, a child's bracelet. Call 210. Fall styles in Ginghams at Ed wards. jm Prof. Sidney Pickens spent yester day at Dota. Suits made to order at Guensel’s. Satisfaction guaranteed. Mrs. Alfie Kipley of Dumas is the guest of Mrs. Percy Finch. There are always bargains in any thing bought at Edwards. W. P. Detherow was a pleasant caller at this office this morning. Few good milch cows, calves by side, for sale. D. L. Shaver. 6td O. N. Rutledge of Huff had busi ness in Batesville this morning. We guarantee our cleaning and pressing. See Herman Guenzel. Extra fine Nancy Hall sweet pota toes at Barnett's Annex. Phone 190. For Sale—Fine young mare and de livery wagon. Edward R. Baxter & Ca. tfd Dr. W. P. Dobson of Cushman was in the city today meeting his many frsends. For Rent—Five room cottage in East Batesville. Apply to Geo. H. Trevathan. Buy your sweet potatoes from Bar nett’s Annex. We have the right kind. Phone 190. For Sale—Two good farms. For quick sale best offer takes them. Ap ply Guard office. 6td Tom Leonard, a good citizen of Bethesda, spent yesterday in Bates ville on business. Mrs. Percy Finch has returned from points in Colorado, where she spent several weeks. R. Ponders, a well known gentle man of Sidney, is here visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jewell Pounders. Joe H. Medlock of Poughkeepsie was among the out of town merch ants in the city last night. , Miss Martha Belie Amis of Bates ville was the guest today of Mrs. J. F. McQuistion. —Thursday's Newport Independent. Mrs. J. B. Morrow and Miss Nettie Johnson left this morning for Little Rock, where they will spend a few days with relatives. Suits Made to Order |ii Gome in and examine The Big Six Line Old Suits Made New Work Called and De’ livered. . Phone 306. Mack Hardy, The Tailor | j Our Lumber Made Right Handled Right Sold Right G. E. Yeatman spent yesterday in Newark on business. Charley Baxter was here today from Hickory Valley. Roe Patterson was here from the High Rock community today. Jim Rutherford spent a few hours in Newport with friends last night. Haywood Kent of Poughkeepsie was in the city today transacting business. E. Norman of Strawberry was among the business visitors to Bates ville today. Be sure to attend the living model display at the Gem theatre Monday afternoon. l.et Barnett’s show you the latest in suits and coats Monday afternoon on living models. Tom Lackey and J. E. Pinkston of Shelbyville were business visitors to Batesville today ladies, select your fall suit and coat at living model display by Bar nett Bros. Mercantile Co. We guarantee to please. See our living models Monday afternoon. Bar nett Bros. Mercantile Co. Alex Bell, a good citizen of south of the river, is among the business visitors in Batesville today. Mrs. W. T. Magness and Miss Eloise Mimms of Newark were guests of Mrs. W. D. Murphy today. Mrs. Dunnington Yancey returned to Little Rock last night, after spend ing a few days with Batesville friends. Oscar Albright, who represents Yeatman-Gray Grocer Co., came in this morning from a trip through the country. Mrs. Pettus, after spending some time here with her sister. Mrs. Lock ridge. returned to her home at Little Rock today. Robert Rogers of Chicago. 111., ar rived this morning and will spend a few days here visiting his mother. Mrs. M. E. Rogers, and family. Miss Lucille Roberts of Macon, Ga., is here visiting Miss Bess Max field. She is en route to Cincinnati, where she will enter a conservatory of music. W. C. Gaylor of Cooper, Tex., spent yesterday in Batesville, en route to Mountain View, where he has been called on account of the serious ill ness of his mother. Judge Dene H. Coleman returned this afternoon from Powhatan, where he presided over the term of circuit court for the Western District of lawrence county this week. JUSTICE HAS HIS RIGHTS la Entitled to Accept Any Fee Preseed Upon Him by an En thusiastic Bridegroom. Sacramento. Cal.—A Justice of the peace is entitled to close his hand upon any number of shining coins pressed upon him by an enthusiastic i bridegroom, according to an opinion , of Attorney General Webb, rendered ■ to W. H Klee, justice of the peace in Modesto Rice, whose very name is sugges five of wedding Jollity, asked for a rul I Ing as to whether or not he could ac cept money after joining Jubilant couples, inasmuch as the law forbade him from charging a fee for the op eration. Webb decided as there is no duty devolving upon the Justice to marry folks, there could be no objection to his receiving presents if they were thrust upon him. FARMER CASEY WON SUIT Bought Horae From Widow—lt Took Fits—Released From Paying Balance. Pyatt, Ark —A. W Casey, a farmer, sued Mrs. Bridges, a widow and farm er, In Justice Ledbetter's court over a rue bargain In a horse trade. Casey won. When Casey parted with a well-se cured note for (90 he didn't know that the nine year old nag that he led home with a halter was subject to fits. The horse periodically would emulate a trick horse at a circus. The first payment of 145 came due and he paid It under protest. When the balance came due he balked and sued The court decided that the horse was worth the *45 he had al ready paid and released Casey from paying the balance. PREMIER OF CANADA i MM ■ Sir Robert L. Borden, premier of Canada, recently visited Great Brit ain and France for the purpose of dis- 1 cussing with the authorities the co operation of the Dominion in the war. Canada's finances and resources and the manufacture of munitions of war were among the subjects which re ceived attention FIND OLD WEAVING SHUTTLE Prehistoric Sample is Now in Ethno logical Department of the Okla homa University. Norman. Okla. —A small boat shaped stone Implement, believed to be the handiwork of some prehistoric race, bar been received by J. B Thoburn, I member of the ethnological depart- . ment of the State University. It was sent to Mr. Thoburn by Edward B An derson. formerly an arts and science , student of the university, r. w located I at Anglin. Tex. According to Mr Thoburn. the tin plement Is a shuttle used in weaving, arid probably was made by some pre-1 I Isyorlc race that inhabited the south- J we»' section of the United States. It Is regarded by Mr Thoburn as one of ' the most interesting relics be has re ceived in some time. NATURE STORY THAT’S TRUE California Man Breaks Double Egg and a Perfectly Formed Chick Jumps Out. Oakdale. Cal —This is the silly sea eon for summer yarns, but Dan Low-1 rey has a nature story which Is the truth and beats all the fakes yet per petrated. Lowrey found an egg larger than a turkey egg In the nest of one of his Plymouth Rock chickens the other day and brought It Into the bouse to show his family Discussion arose as to whether it was a double egg or not, and finally the shell was broken, to disclose a yolk and white, and within that a second egg of small size. When the shell on the second egg was crncked a perfectly formed bah* chick hopped out. Style Show of New Fall Suits, Coats, DresseS, Waists and CorSetS displayed on Living Models at Gem Theatre Monday Afternoon 2:30 The Bon Ton Corset Company will have an expert Corsetiere here and will display the newest Corsets on living models. All ladies are cordially invited to be present. A. G. Gray left last night for Felier Springs, where he will de liver an address today and meet the people of Cleburne county in the in terest of his candidacy for congress. A fire alarm was turned in this morning from the residence of Chas. Maynard in East Batesville. Little damage resulted from the slight blaze, which was caused by a flue burning out. Now is tne time to buy your corset. See the living models display them. Note the individuality and distinctive ness of style in suits and coats shown by Barnett Bros. Monday afternoon. No two alike. .1, R. Evans, accompanied by Misses Lucile Hardy and Norine Case, spent today in Cushman. Mr. Evans looking after his grain business and Misses Hardy and Case visiting C. .P Bandy, Miss Hardy’s uncle. Newton McCord arrived last night from Little Rock, bringing a car of Household goods, and will make Bates ville his future home. His family will arrive within a few days. Mr. Mc- Cord is a well known building con t'actor and resided in Batesville sev eral years ago. J. W. Davis, cash grocer of West Batesville, has moved his stock of goods to the old Bishop store where he will continue business. Mr. Davis made this change owing to the fact that more room was necessary to ac commodate his growing trade He w ill also carry a complete line of school supplies. The meeting at WK-t Batesville Christian church was well attended last night, and the sermon was en joyed by all. Rev. Black is an able minister and it would pay all to hear him. His subject for tonight’s dis-, cussion, ‘‘ls There a Holy Ghost? The Mission of the Holy Ghost.” Services start promptly at 7:45. Every one come and join in making this another grand service. X. X. X. Charles Grigsby, accompanied by his young son, spent yesterday in Batesville and made a pleasant visit at the Guard office. Mr. Grigsby says the people of his section are talking good roads and are anxious to follow up the suggestion made in the Guard concerning the building of permanent highways throughout the county. Ho says many have discussed a now road that would lead from Salado to Bates ville. At the jewelry store of Charles Mosby are several ears of corn on display, the speciments being taken from the farm of Robert Mosby and W. L. lenders several miles up the river. About seventy-five acres of the corn was inundated by the high waters, and as soon as the rise re ceded the work of saving as much of the crop as possible was started. The owntrs of the farm believe at least one-half of the crop will be saved in fine condition. The production, it is cstio ated. would have averaged sev enty five bushels per acre. Mrs. V. A. Wilber and daughter. Miss Mildred, and son. John, arrived Saturday from Joplin, where they have been spending the summer, and are guests this week of Mrs. Wilber’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cowdrey. They are en route to Batesville where Mrs. Wilber will have charge of the boys’ dormitory of Arkansas College again this year. Mr. Wilber, who has been the successful athletic coach of the college for the past few years, will join them about February and put forth his best efforts again this season to give the A. C. baseball team another pennant. -— Yellville Echo. To Begin Railroad Construction. Mountain Home. Sept. 2.—K. V. Loba. president of the Ozarks Rail way Company, has arrived from Mis souri. where a charter has been ob tained and a license will be secured in Arkansas this week. The company has a capital stock of *900,000, with the statutory amount required under the Missouri laws paid up. Actual construction on the road will likely be started by the middle of this month. It is estimated that the first ten miles from Rothville to this place will cost *250,000 to build and put in operation. The company expects to have trains in operation into this place not later than March from the Iron Mountain line, a distance of ten miles. Negro Wanted for Murder. Will Davia, wanted here for killing a negro named Blanton and who broke jail nearly three years ago, has been recaptured by Sheriff McQuis tian, who stuck to the trail of the fugitive for three years. Davis was finally located and arrested in Jones boro Wednesday, from which city the sheriff brought his charge home that night. Davis was indicted for mur der in the first degree for the killing of Blanton near the Lake in this city. It is alleged Davis was a bootlegger, that he sold Blanton a bottle of whis key and in a dispute over the price, shot and killed him. He was arrested and jailed, but later escaped before trial 'bf the case.—Newport Independ ent. Ths QuMne That Dess Net Attest Tbs Head Because of its tonic and laxative effec‘ LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININK ia better than ordinary Quinine and does not cauae rervousnest nor ringing in head Remember tb full nnn> and look for the sign*' ure nt K. ^ROVE tSc. Submarines Trapped By British. New York. Sept. 2.—An officer of the White Star liner Adriatic, which arrived from Liverpool today, de clared that the German submarine which sank the Arabic had been caught in a steel net and the P boat’s crew were now prisoners in England. He added that within the past sixty days the British have captured no less than fifty German submarines. The officer said he eould not, for obvious reasons, disclose the place of capture, nor detail the circumstances. He said, however, that the U boat was of the latest and largest type, and that the craft carried a double crew. He understood that the Ger mans now manned all of the large submarine with an auxiliary crew for training purposes. Garrett Bros. Co. 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