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I. ,*• _ BATTLE AXE.

;3 Last week I inadvertently had |» JfLute Eidridge married to the wrong

wwoman—Clara, instead of Jessie. If he will pardon me this time, I will try to be more careful the next time he

married. Jrk decided majority of Battle Axeites

the Fourth at fish frys and pic- nics. A few just plowed on and oth- ers simply rested. ^,Dr. P. B. Gardner began school at

^ew Home this week. Is to be as- started by Elmer Fortenberry. * Rev. J. B. Stewart is to begin his protracted meeting here tonight (Wednesday) and is to be assisted in the work by Rev. J. F. Jemigan.

* i W. B. Straubie has been on the sick Jfist, but is able to resume his work

L /again in the store and his brag cot- L T ton patch.

W. H. Craige, who was reported as

I sick la3t week, is improving. E. B. (Harry) Jones made a hasty

i visit to Arkansas this week, spend- ing one day and night with his broth- er, T. E. Jones. He returned to his

B Missouri home yesterday. C. A. and R. F. Tyer and their sis-

ter. Mrs. G. W. McElroy, spent the

| Fourth in Cross county, at Wynne, participating in a family reunion at the home of their mother, Mrs. D. A. Tyer. Allen and Bob have returned, leaving Mrs. McElroy to make a

| more extended visit among relatives and old friends there.

L. D. Smith will, on July 14th, begin

I selling his stock of merchandise for cost. The stock consists of groceries, hats, caps, shoes, clothing, dry goods

j and in fact, everything usually car-

ried in a first-class store. wl.

School at Centerville began this week, with Prof. Harrison Boles as

^principal and Miss Gelena Hazlette 'assistant. At this end of the dis-

trict, Prof. E. D. Ring is principal and Mrs. Grace Forbes assistant.

Had several light, but very refresh- ing showers last week, greatly re-

lieving us from the dust and heat, I ’'and making a decided improvement in

crop conditions. The rain we were

looking for though, that regular Ju- Dtiimnn ^numnAIII’ O rl CAol'-l I

^ affair to enable us to do some more i * planting—has failed to show up. We

are still expecting it. When Smith tells you he is selling

for costs, you know what that means

—it means cost. wl.

Lindley & Davis are taking steps jn have their sawmill in operation \

^ Tagain, beginning perhaps, this week. If you need any^ sugar, coffee or

anything in the grocery line you get it at cost. If you need a suit of clothes, a hat, pair of shoes or any dry goods, you get them at COST— No goods charged at cost prices. L.

; ''‘W Smith, at Tuckerman. Mr. G. D. Sherrill’s little son had

the misfortune to fall and break both bones in his leg between the knee and ankle. Dr. Jernigan is attending him.

A very important result of the pres-

ident drouth is the drying up of the pas-

| tures and outside range. Grass in places is virtually dead and water is becoming scarce.

Scribbler.

PLEASANT VALLEY. The drouth was broken in this part

f f the country last Thursday morning y a nice shower. The people have

quit fishing and have returned to their crons.

The “New Home Giants” defeated

^ the “Battle Axe Tigers” last Satur- W* dk?. Both teams played airtight ball

iftlom the beginning to the end. At the close of the ninth inning the score

was tied, but in the last half of the

eleventh inning the New Home boys ■Managed to score another run, which ■d^ade the score 6 to 5. “Champ Smith, for the “Giants”, pitched good bail, striking out 18, while Kid Mil-

ligan. for the “Tigers’’, only struck out 4, although he held the Giants to short hits. Swifton’s “Can’t be farmed”. (Ring) played with the

“Tigers”. We are sorry to state that he was among those who laid down the stick. The batteries were,

New Home, Smith, Lambj Battle Axe, Milligan, Richie.

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Both schools in this distnct began last Monday with Mr. A. Ghist and

Mr. P. B. Gardner as teachers.

There will be no Children’s Day at

Pleasant Valley on July 12th. It has

been put off. We hope to have one

Punch.

ISLAND. * The rain last week was very light,

but was welcome, although it barely made the moisture meet, where the

ground was well cultivated. ~

The Fourth passed oft very quietly here. There were two picnics on the

» Island, one on Village creek and one r on the East Side. Good times are re-

he County he Independent’* Correspondent*

ported from each. The ice cream supper Saturday

night , given by Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Seilers, was highly enjoyed.

Misses Nellie Ridley and Myrtle McCuistion of Newport spent the Fourth here with the former’s cousin, Mrs. Kate Anthony,

Isaac Rutherford and Charley Jelks of the Baker Ridge community, at- tended the ice cream supper here on

Saturday night. J. W. Hall of near Murphy Bridge

was here Monday on business. W. D. Runyan went to Ingleside

Sunday. Vernon Porter went to Little Rock

Friday, returning Sunday. He went to see his wife who is in the hospit- al there.

Frank Bales of Bakers Ridge passed through here Sunday, en route to Newport to meet his wife who has been at Black Rock several days with relatives.

We understand that W. D. Runyan has contracted to build one-half mile of levee at or near Hooper’s old mill site.

It is not too dry to marry here, yet. John Pickett broke into the county clerk’s office Saturday and armed himself with the proper papers and next day he didn’t do a thing but march up to Esquire Nuckolls’ resi- dence and gave the Squire a com-

mand and the good old Ex-Confeder- ate said the proper thing that made Mr. Pickett and Miss Gwendolin Beck husband and wife. Wfe extend our

most heary congratulations with the rest of their many friends.

Mr. 0. D. Watson! was here the Fourth, fishing some and looking af- ter his land interest. He contemplates doing some ditching and other work this summer.

Slim Jim.

DECKER STORE. James Harvey had the pleasure of

eating a ripe watermelon on the 1st, and roasting ears, watermelons and canteloupes on the 5th; also has green cotton bolls as large as a guinea egg and lots of them, too.

Mrs. Helen Holloway is visting her daughter. Mrs. Cliffie Harvey.

Mrs. Wagoner visited Rev. Frank King and family Saturday and Sun- day.

Mr. John Staggs from Newark, spent the Fourth with relatives and menus.

Theodore Langston will move soon

and that will close the cold drink parlor at the Decker store. Who will be next?

There h?s been just a little too much shooting on the public road a-

round here to suit the peaceable citi- zens, and it must stop for we have no room here for desperadoes or bad men.

Mr. Cooper from near the mouth of Strawberry, on Black river, was down to look at a pair of mules J. T. Har- vey has for sale on the 3rd.

Well, if it don’t rain pretty soon— wonder who will feed fodder next

year? Will Jim Harvey be selling corn on the Fourth of July, 1915? Understand he is still selling corn.

Jim must be a real socialist. If the officers in Newport don’t stop

i that way of enforcing the law, we

! country people will be scared to come

to town. If it don’t rain in a few days com

cutting will be the rage around here. If the operator can make out this

lingo the Independent may get anoth- er correspondent. I suppose if I am

accepted as correspondent I will have to join the union. Eh?

Jas. Harvey is on the sick list. Dr. Kimberlin was out to see him and his baby the 6th.

Bright Eyed Beautiful.

BALLEW CHAPEL. Our revival meeting is coming on

and will begin on the 11th of July. Everybody is invited to attend the meeting, both far and near.

Jeff Doyle of Walnut Ridge, who preached here about 25 years ago, will be with us and also Bro. Lewis Doyle of Hoxie and other preachers.

School will start M'onday, July 13th, at this place. Our teacher is Miss Mittie Douglas, who has taught sev-

eral schools in our district before. We trust that pupils will give good at- tendance. After a nine week’s drouth and it still continues dry, our crops are short, es-

pecially old corn. Young corn and cotton look fairly well.

Mrs. Rufus West of Bird township was visiting her sister on Denton Is-

f land the 4th, leaving home with their ! darling baby who they thought to be well. The child was taken sick Sat- urday night at nine o'clock and was a

corpse Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The little body was laid to rest at Ballew’s Chapel graveyard Monday evening.

Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Closson of

G*and Glaize are visiting old friends and relatives of Grubbs township.

Blue Eyes.

DIAZ. Mrs. Nellie Keene and Mr. and |

I Mrs. Claude Vaulner of Stringer’s Mill, spent Sunday here the guest of Mrs. S. H. Brown.

Thurman West has resumed his du- ties as carrier on Route No.l, after a two weeks’ vacation.

Lee Hutton of Minturn has relieved Pat Ca-ey as second trick operator here. Mr. Casey returned to Little Rock Monday.

Mrs. Dora Albright of Conway, came up Sunday and spent the day with Mrs. J. M. Witt. Mrs. Albright began a summer term at the Camp- bell school Monday.

The Rev. Mr. Stewart of Newark preached at the school house Sun- day morning and Rev. Mr. Brown at

night. A nice crowd was present at both services.

Austin Monroe of Truman spent the Fourth with homefolks.

Mr. and Mrs. George Hackney of O’Neal spent the Fourth here with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Stanley.

John Orr spent the Fourth with his family at Judsonia.

J. B. Copp of Pine Bluff spent Sun- day here, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Hurley.

Miss Blanche Stillwell of Newport is visiting here this week.

Little Junius West is quite sick at this write up.

Rev. 0. G. Jones of Batesville will conduct a protracted meeting here to

begin Friday, the 10t’n. The services will be held under a large tent and the public is invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Roberts visited

with Mr. and Mrs. Thurman West Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Hurley of at Newport Saturday.

Mrs. M. F. Hurley of Newport and Campbell were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Guin Sunday.

The recent showers have helped cotton and late corn considerably. Corn that was planted early was past redemption.

The glorious Fourth passed very quietly in our city. Nothing done worthy of mention.

George Young left Sunday for Truman, where he will accept a po- sition.

R. D. Wilmans and Cromwell West spent Monday at Swifton on business. The trip was made in Mr. Wilmans’ Ford car.

Personal mentions are few in this

write up and fearing the criticism of 'the All Over Arkansas man, we will ! not try our hand at writing eaito-

i ials to fill in. L. E. Phant.

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j BANDY’S CHAPEL. I ! Miss Ethel Arnett spent a week in

j Swifton country recently. Lem Dixon »was over and took Ru-

bie Hatler, his sister-in-law, home

! with him to live. j Several men are going to different ; places, hunting a job.

The recent light showers are of lit- tle benefit.

Mrs, A. Biggers. formerly of Mis- souri, but now of Arkansas, visited her old time friend, Mrs. Joe Davis, on the 24th.

James Huskey and others from the hills, were over Saturday night to see George Huskey and others.

Clint Townsley’s boy3 visited the hills a few days last of the month.

Miss Pearl Davis went to Grand Glaize to spend a few days the 4th with relatives and friends.

Ice cream at Mr. Milligan’s the 27th

was largely enjoyed. Aunt Sallie Van, Green Choate and

wife and children were out here visit- ing the 28th of last month.

Lute Eldredge, Fleltch Ritchie and others have been on the sick list but are better.

Lute Eldredge is married, which is only the fifth time. He married a

Miss Clara Mayhan this time, a good woman. We wish them a happy life.

Mrs. E. A. Roberts visited relatives here the 30th.

School started up here on the 6th. Uncle Renzie Conditt is recovering

from a billious attack. Joe. Lindley and Marion Davis and

Grover Cleveland were at Newport on the 1st, looking after a logging job. Five miles was too far to haul.

Rain came on the first at 2 p. m.,

which ran in the yard a little. We never saw crops need rain worse.

Lightning struck a tree in Joe Da- vis’ yard about 20 yards from the house, making a streak down one of the limbs an’d the tree from top to

bottom and ran along a barbed wire fence, damaging five fence post.? of the yard and lot fence. Tom Mitchell was within ten or twelve yards of it

His folks were sitting on the front

porch at the time. They were ail sliehtly shocked.

George Huskey and family went to

the hills on the 5th to see his oldest

| married daughter who is bad off ! with blood poison in her foot. I There has been some scrubbing and I repairing of school houses lately.

Some went to the picnic and sev-

eral went to the lakes fishing the j 4th,

Charley Hutton and family went

to Minturn to visit a few days and j spend the Fourth,

Tom Mitchell and Wife spent the Fourth at Walnut Ridge.

D. K. Hubbard, the promoter of i

the Jackson County Singing Cor.ven-; tion, has the date of the convention j jumbled up. The singers want the ! date definitely announced.

Bro. Talkington preached here on j the first Sunday at 3 p. m., instead of! the second Sunday at 3 p. m. Preach- j ing at Pond Switch on the 12th at

7 p. m.

The people here are making ar-

rangements for children's day the fourth Sunday of this month.

Protracted meeting is to start here on the fourth Sunday.

Luther Spurlock and wife are the proud parents of a young baby.

A singing class is to be organized here, and they want to be represent- ed at the county singing convention if the class doesn't go.

Carl Nelson and wife are here from Conway on a visit. He returned on the 8th. Mrs. Nelson will remain and visit her grandpa. C. Biggers, and sisters and uncles awhile.

BALCH. We have been having some light

showers of late, but not enough to benefit crops.

W. A. Bowman, engineer for the Cow Lake drainage district, was here,, Monday on business.

A crowd of young folks from here spent the Fourth on Cache river Those who composed the party were

Misses Ada, Eunice and Aline Balch, Hettie Bali and Edna Cook; ̂ Messrs, i

Dallas and Corbett Johnston, Roy Turrentine., G. A. Tucker, R. Miller, Chas. Ball and Emmett Howard.

The Balch ball team went to Swif- ton Thursdav and got “mopped upon” by the Swifton team. The score was

y to 7. The boys came back telling how it might have been had their oth- er players been on duty. \

Rev. F. S. Gibson of Nashville, Ark., preached here Sunday and will lec- ture Monday and Tuesday nights on

Romanism. 1

A. Johnston has a job as a “day watchman” on the dredge boat.

School opened here Monday morn-

ing with Doss Jackson as principal and Frederick Ball assistant. They are both home boys and we feel sure

they will give satisfaction. Misses Lydia Camp and Edith Balch

of Grubbs are visiting relatives here this week.

Quite a crowd of young people from Remmel attended church here j Sundav. returning home after the j night service.

W. 3. Overstreet’s niece and her family whose names we did not learn, are visiting him this week.

Chas. M. Balch and family and Mrs.

M. Balch and daughter, Florence, ex-

pect to go to Heber in the near fu- ture to spend a few weeks.

The dredge boat cannot go much

further without more water. _

The manager says it is too expensive to sink a pump and we believe it is too

dry to rain.; 30 we see no other way, but to take out.

TUPELO. The farmers resumed cultivation

again Monday after a weeks’ waiting on rain. Several good showers fell

last week, but it seems a good gen- eral rain is one of the improbables.

Cotton is growing and blooming; corn i3 ruined in places and badly damaged in all.

Miss Beulah Ard of Newport is the

guest of Miss Lois Gardner this

week. Mi3s Mary Settles returned to Tu-

pelo Friday after a two months’ visit ! to her sister in Indiana.

Tom Morris began a three months’

school at Snapps Monday. Miss Agnes Marlar left Friday for

Langston, where she will teach a sum-

mer school. Our doctors are getting a rest, as

i health is tine. Mrs. Ellison and granddaughter,

little Miss Thelma Williams, and her

grandson, Raymond Corley, spent : Sunday the guests of Mrs. R. M. Mar- i lar.

Ye scribe spent the Fourth on Cache among about fifty other picnicers, and

listen, the table groaned under its

load of good things, such as barbecu-

ed mutton, fish, friend chicken, all

sorts of cakes and pie3, pickles coffee

and other things too numerous to

mention. And the hungry pleasure seekers did ample justice to the spread and the fragments would have fed

as many more. Our people certainly

know how to prepare for such occa-

sions. Hogs are dying, some say of chole-

ra, but we should think from dust and bad water, and want of corn.

Mr. and Mra. Will Morgan enter- tained the young population Saturday night with a social. Everybody and his girl was there, and all voted it a

success.

Mrs. Louise Gray of Grays came up Friday and spent the Fourth on Cache

among her relations and friends. Mr.

Gray came up Sunday, and they re-, turned Monday.

Misses Hasei and Johnson McDow- ell of Weldon were guests at Tupelo Saturday.

Albert Pierce spent last week at home.

Ed Morgan began a three months’ school Monday on White river.

Miss Mabel Ensor left Sunday for Dorson to teach a summer term of school.

Gee, the teachers that Tupelo is

turning out. Tupelo is a brainy little

place, and would be something yet if only for some things.

Dr. Pierce drove to Newport in his car Monday accompanied by his son, Albert and several others.

Mr. Wallace Lassiter will move to

Newport in the near future and work for Arthur Bowie.

Gardner Bros, are having the mate- rial put on the ground to build a large two-story brick store. The old store

building will he moved and the brick built on the same site.

The Baptist meeting begins Satur-

day. Let everybody take an interest and pray that much go^ji will be the result of the meeting.

Buck Carter of Illinois, returned a

few days ago and his family will fol- low in a few days. Mr, Carter says

crops in Illinois are ruined. Chester and Arthur Corley were

guests of their sister, Mrs. Jim Wil.

Iiams, Saturday at dinner. Mrs. Marcella Ellison returned to

her home at Shoffner Monday after

spending several days with her daugh- ter.

Mutt’s Wife.

EIGHT MILE. A crowd of young folks went to

Hickory Ridge Sunday afternoon. All

report a nice time. Rev. C. A. Northcutt preached at

Algoa Sunday night and a part of the

Eight Mile Singing Class at-

tended the song service. All report a nice time and we hope much good was done.

The dry weather we have had this season should teach farmers the val-

ue of level and shallow cultivation, and also diversified crop3.

P. R. Locke has accepted a position with F. A. Ireland as timber foreman, his corn being laid by. Mr. Locke

is one of our good citizens, and we

are glad that he has accepted the new

position. We also believe he is far

better equipped for this kind of work.

E. E. McFadden and family spent Sunday with parents, Mr. and Mrs.

J. S. McFadden, of Cow Lake. Brother C. A. Northcutt and family

spent the Fourth with D. J. Nance and family.

J. W. Kerr was in town this morn-

ing, selling produce. Pea sowing is the order of the day

with the farmers. A. J. Mead, our overseer, has done

some excellent work on the Cow Lake roads the past few days. Same is

very highly appreciated. D. J. Nance has been very busy

for the last few days, sowing peas. W .W. Beede and wife of Beedeville

passed through town Tuesday. Oscar O’banion reports having a

splendid time the Fourth. James Sharkey, Desha Owens, D.

J. Nance and G. C. Nance went to

Swifton last Thursday to play ball. The boys claim that Swifton ha3 a

good team but they (Swifted) will not and cannot wear a banner long.

W. N. Nance says the squirrels are

scarce.

A1 Ireland was up Monday on busi- ness. Ha i3 still talking good roads. A1 seem3 to be very much enthused over the godd roads question. We

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are glad to see him that way and we

hope he will be the same after the

general election; we believe he will. Charley Hammond makes regular

trine t.o Cow Lake on Sundavs.

Singing was fine Saturday night. Remember you are cordially invited to come again any time and bring one

or more with you, _____

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STRINGER’S MILL.

Well, the weather continues dry in this part of the country. The farm- ers have just about given up all hope of their crop unless it rains in a very few days.

Claude Vaulner is sick at this writing.

Mrs. Jennie Clark came in this morning from visiting his sister, Mrs.

Pelly Scott of Amagon. Mesdames Jennie Vaulner and Nel-

lie Keene, who have been visiting their,

mother, Mrs. M. E. Vaulner, at Hutch-

ins, and relatives at other places, the

past three weeks, returned home last night.

Miss Grape Holt who was sick the past week, is well again.

Dr. Loftin of Grubbs wag called down thi3 week to see Kid Lanster.

Mrs. Margaret Holt is on the puny list.

The mill is in splendid running or*

der and everyone is busy.

BEEDEVILLE Robert Carter of near Newport*

was here Saturday conferring with our stockholders in our local tele- phone company, with a view to buy- ing it out. He made some very fair proposition*.. It is likely that the company will sell to him.

Fishing is the main occupation out here now. Fish are plentiful and most all have good success.

No rain yet. Old corn is ruined and cotton is on a stand still.

The literary society wag well at- tended last Friday night. The socie- ty is doing well unden the manage- ment of President Coffey.,}

From a personal letter from the I. C. A, he informs me that the «?dn*‘ spondents are a little slow in sending in their names. Send your name to Willis T. Moyer at Diaz, who is secretary, and .have your name

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