Newport daily independent., 1914-03-13
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 DENMARK. Rev. s. B. Nick preached here last Saturday and Sunday at eleven O. clock and Rev. Mir. Adams preached Sunday night.
 MT. Mason of Velvet Ridge died last Thursday, and was buried Friday at Velvet Ridge graveyard. Rev. Ira Ransom conducted the funeral serv- ice. The widow Scantlin lost her son. aged about Il years from pneu- monia last week. She has the sym pathy of her many friends Tn this, her sorrow
 Two more weeks of school at this place.
 John M. Harlow of Maddock at i tended examination at Searcy some two weeks ago, for rural U. $. mail service.
 The two travelling preachers are i still conducting religious services eV- cry night at Liberty:
 J. c. and Etta Alexander are the happy parents of an eleven pound boy, which arrived at their home on last Thursday morning. Mother ana babe doing well.
 Wonder why the prize shooting match at Adelaide failed to come off last Saturday evening. Some of the bovs had their old roosters caught and were stall feeding them all the week for target practice. There was quite a circus here last Saturday evening, by some of the boys riding a steer, which dumped his would riders more than once. Mir. J. M. Harlow of Maddock comes to town every Saturday evening, driving his buggy horse.
 Mrs. Edna Hays and family visit ed her parents last Saturday.
 Much success to the Independent
 ISLAND.
 Farmers are getting busy, hens are doing better, frogs hollering and mosquitoes matching; everyone has smile as spring time seems to be here. It makes us want to get out early to our work-even our friend, "Joker", can be seen out every morn ing about nine o'clock, chopping stove wood to get breakfast. :. MT. and Mrs. w. D. Runyan left Monday for Bonneville, where Mrs Runyan has gone for her health. MT Runyan returned Wednesday.
 Mrs. s. B. Haggard is very SICK this week.
 We are glad that Ar-Kan-Saw told us where Adelaide is situated, fol we have worn out three maps looking for that town.
 Robert Drummond of Rector came in few days ago and will likely stay through the summer. The candidates passed througt here Monday, on their way to lngle side, to fulfill their speaking date a that place.
 Of course, everybody knows wher, the Island is but Ar-Kan-Saw. vii try to tell him. It is one and one half miles south of your count, "cote" house, and will soon be tn Third Ward of Newport. Are yo from Missouri?
 c. M. Ivy,candidate for constable o Union township, was among us Tues day. We predict good vote in tn l SOutIicIIl pd1e OA ViAS eo"AAoAAAP AS~ N-' ivy.
 We should have singing at ou school house Sundays. There are to many young folks, as we'll as olde ones, not to have something of tha kind. If we can't have Sunday Schot we could have singing, which woul be beneficial in several ways.
 BIG FIELD SCHOOL HOUSE.
 We are having some real co' weather in our part of the countr, but farmers have begun farming.
 Roads are bad, but getting son better, as the overseers are doin some work on them.
 School is progressing nicely. Mi Blanche Sink is our teacher and ever. body likes her fine.
 We had box supper Saturday nigl at the school house and it was carrie on nicely.
 There is going to be debate Harper's school house and ever body is invited to come, Saturd; night.
 Maude and Bessie Chatham al Lindley Mcdaniel took a flying tr to Newport Sunday afternoon.
 MT. King is visiting friends on u