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The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-09
Thanks

To those who so kindly assist
ed us in the late illness and after
the death of our mother, we ex-
tend our sincere thanks and pray
the blessings Of the Lord to be
upon you.
MR..AND MRS. L. B. Raglan
AND SISTER
Parrottsville, Tenn.s
| desire to thank our many
friends for the favors rendered
and the kind words spoken dur
ing the illness and after the death
of David McNabb. These friends
will always be remembered in my
prayers. Respectfully.
SARAH McNABB.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-09
JONES FAMILY REUNION
Del Rio Family Holds Interesting Reunion and Rela-
tives From Far and Near Participate

nlngs; Mr.. and Mrs. Marve Jones.
Misses Lou, Ella and Mildred
Jones; Ameircus, Willie, Ralph,
Roy and Tom Burnett Jones;
Aunt Esther" Burnett, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. N. Stokely, Mrs. Evelyn
r. Lutz, Mr.. and Mrs. Jehugh
Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Greed McMa-
han and daughter, Dorothy; I'm
tcle Marve" and Miss Alletha
Jones and Mrs. John Cole, of Del
Rio.
Mrs. Swan L. Burnett of New
port, and Little Berry Burnett of
Loudon, have been spending a
! few days here with relatives.
Mrs. Elizabeth B. Gass of Tam
pa, Fla, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. H. S. Burnett.
Hamilton Burnett of jefferson
City, has been visiting his grand
mother.
Mrs. Kate B. Jarnagin has re-
turned to Coal Creek, after spend
ing the summer with her mother.
Mrs. j. w. Ruble and Mrs. j. w.
Justus were at Newport Sunday
to see Charles Ruble, who was
right seriously injured Saturday.
Bratus Lee Of Kentucky, visited
friends here Sunday.
Mrs. Clyde Walker of White
Pine, and Mrs. 7. H. Campbell of
Newport, visited Mr.. and Mrs. M.
N. Stokely on their return from
Asheville, N. G. Mrs. Forrest
Stokely and daughter, Elizabeth,
OF Newport, were their guests also
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Myrtle Cole left Tuesday
to enter school Tusculum College.
Miss Chloe Bowers of PARROTS
vile, came here Sunday enroute
to Houston Valley to teach school.
Lark Rains was at Newport
Tuesday.
The 7. c. |. R. R, Co., ball team
of Paint Rock, and Del Rio team
played ball here Saturday. The
score was l6 to 5 in favor Of Del
Rio.
Mrs. Susie Ellison Woody and
children of Tucapau, S. c., ara
visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Ward, of
Marchall, N. c., are visiting Esq.
Jim Jones, on Route 2.
Miss May Self, Of Wolf Creek,
visited Misses BERTHE and Clyde
Bryan the last Of the week.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-09
j.. Perkins Dead

Many Of our readers will regret
to learn that j. j. Perkins died al
his home in Marshall, N. c., about
three weeks ago. He was sick
for several weeks. His last visit
to this place was last Christmas
when he met many of his old
friends. He was rs years old and
was always liked by the people.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-09

NEWPORT, TENN, WE
duty. We condemn him for re
naming. at Nashville and med
ding in state affairs, while Con
gress was in session; and we op'
pose any congressman who re-
ceives and accepts pay for days
he is not present at Congress.
HONOR THE FLAG
We believe in honoring the flag
of our country. We believe in the
resolution offered and passed in
Congress, authorizing President
Wilson to demand Of Mexico q
salute to the American flag, be.
cause of the arrest of our sailors
and Imprisonment of our repre-
rentatives was necessary and
just, and we condemn Congress
man Sells for voting against said
resolution. We believe in up
holding the hand of our president
which holds the flag of our coun-
try.
MILEAGE
We condemn the practice of
paying 20 cents per mile to mem
bers of Congress for attending
Congress as ancient and unjust.
This might have been just when
our congressman travelled by
stage coach across the mountains
when there was no railroad; but
under our present system of
transportation, which costs not
over two and one-half cents per
mile, the payment of 20 cents per
mile is not only unjust but rid
iculous.
We condemn the so-called Sells
committee for not carrying out
the legal primary which they
agreed to do, and their
legal effort to continue he
tactics used in the memorable
Chicago Convention, two years
ago. The same so-called commit
tee assisted in that gigrntic steal
at Chicago, when, in a high hand
ed manner they helped to rob the
American people of their Echoice
for president, and among the
chief in that fraud was the pres
emf representative in congress,
Sam R. Sell, who now has the
nerve to come before the people
he helped to rob and defraud of
their political rights, and ask
to be reelected to Congress. We
condemn him for that theft, and
do not believe a Roosevelt Re-
publican in the first congressional
district should vote for him. We
condemn the robbery and the rob-
Der.
We thank the daily and weekly
press for the notices they have
given our convention and the
courtesies they have shown us.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-09

gathering which our communit
has ever had was given on tn
third of this month by Mr.. an,
Mrs. John A. Jones and Mr.. an,
Mrs. Marve Jones, at the home 0
the former. The principal featur,
OF the occasion was the bountifu
and excellent dinner which wa
eerved from a table in the from
yard. After dinner a musica
program was rendered by Mr.
Stirewalk, of China Grove, N. C
Quite a number of the older ones
Joined in singing Home, Swee'
Home and many other old time
songs which appeal to the mem.
ory of by-gone days. The CROWD
was large and came from so many
places of a little distance that we
will hardly be fortunate enough
to meet all at one gathering again,
but it will certainly be source of
pleasure to all when they think of
the Jones Reunion" which in :
Guided many friends aside from
relatives. Those present were:
j. N. Jones, Miss Eliza and Jim
Jones, Jr., of Greenville, S. c.;
Mrs. Lillian H. Waddell and chill
dren, Pauline, Eulala and Floyd;
Paul Huff, John Nichols, Mrs.
Crit Jones and Mrs. Laura Green
wood, Of Asheville, N. c.; Uncle"
Len Huff, of Mars Hill, N. c.; Rev.
and Mrs. Jack Bailey, Mrs. Ella B.
Sprinkles and children, Ralph and
Bernice; Mrs. Dora j. Rice and
daughter, Edna; Mr.. and Mrs. Bob
Rice and daughter, Francis; Miss
Minnie Jones and Mrs. R. G. An
ders, Of Marshall, N. c.; Mrs.
Mary Foreman, Mrs. Laura F.
Brown and children, Paul, Steve
ane Juanita, Of Hot Springs, N.
c.; Mrs. James Carly, Joe, Hazel,
and James Carly, DR., Of Huckle-
berry; Mrs. Mollie and Miss Swan
ME Brooks and Maj. Jim Huff, Of
Bridgeport; Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Jones and children, John and
Dorothy; Mrs. Jessie j. Robinson
and daughter, Lena; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Newman, of Newport;
Mrs, Mary Drummond, of White
Pine; Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Huff,
Mrs. Albert Ruble and little son;
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ruble. of
Morristown; Jim Penland, ESQ.,,
of Knoxville; DR.. Steve Penland,
of jacksonville; Mrs. Edna Huff
Price, Mrs. Mary Hurley, Mrs.
Florence N. Drinnon, Miss Clara
and Luther Nease of Greenville;
Mrs. Eliza and Bernice Harmed,
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Harmed,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mack Mack Harmed
and children, Loise, S. D. and
Aubrey; Mr.. and Mrs. Steward
Kelley and children, Charles,
Carl and Clayton; Mr.. and Mrs.
Len Jones, Miss Mabel, Earnest
and Frank Jones; Mr.. and Mrs.
Thaddeus Ellison, Mrs. Sue Cor
mon, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Huff,
Misses Kate Huff. Nora Ellison
and Essie Kelley, of Parrottsville;
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Meas and
family, Scion, Floyd, Misses Beu-
lah and Edna Nease; Mr.. and Mrs,
Ed Huff and son, Jesse Wood
ward; Mrs. Addie j. Huff. Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Jones and chill
dren, Margie, Bonnie and Jen-
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-09

of the First Congressional District
of Tennessee, in convention as.
sembled, believing that our prin.
ciples should be embodied in reso.
lutions SO that the people may
know for what We stand, therefore
renew our allegiance and loyalty
to the Chicago platform, as ad.
vocated by Col. Theodore Roose'
welt, and we believe that this is
the government of the people, by
the people and for the people, and
not a government to be run in
the behalf of any interests, politi-
clans and office holders.
We therefore affirm our conf
dence in the wisdom, foresight,
integrity and craftsmanship of
that noble leader, the Honorable
Theodore Rooseville, and point to
the fact that he has been tried
and found not wanting; that he
has filled every public position he
has ever held with credit to him.
self and honor to his country; we
admire him for his progressive
policies and American spirit, and
we especially commend him for
his recent open attack upon the
Barnes and Penrose machine in
New York and Pennsylvania.
We accept, approve and bind
ourselves to support him and his
principles so long as he is at the
helm, and we urge upon the peo-
pie of the First Congressional Dis
trict to do what they can to help
us place him again at the head OF
our government in 1916 and we
pleAge ourselves to do what we
can to that end.
He is honest, fearless, aggressive
and is just such a man as is need
ed at the present time to manage
the complex situation in which
our government is placed. And
especially do we admire and love
him for his great American spirit
and his friendship toward the
common man and the laboring
classes of our country; He hates
the oppressor and loves the op-
pressed. He is every inch an
American and a man of the peo-
pie.
PENSIONS
We favor pensions to depen-
DIT widows and orphans left by
American citizens with large
families to support, and with no
other means Of support, and we
also favor a liberal pension to
soldiers and sailors who have
been disabled in the service of
their country, and we believe that
all pensions should be paid every
thirty days instead of quarterly,
and that no survivor of the Civil
War should receive less than $50
per month.
PUBLIC ROADS
We believe the burden of build
ing public roads is heavy upon
the state and county and the far
mevs of our country. We are
therefore in favor Of government
aid in constructing our public
roads:
EDUCATION
We believe in the education of
four children, and that patriotism
should be taught in our public
schools, and the government
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-09

.NAS AiAAASA ASeAAi nag ohOAiu "oS>
from the top of every schoo
house in our country.
IMMIGRATION
We favor such a restriction o.
the immigration laws of this coun
try as will protect our intelligent
: American from competition witt
foreign labor, and especially dc
we approve the principles as
taught and advocated by the
Junior Order of the United
American Mechanics"
TEMPERANCE
We are opposed to intemper-
ance. We are opposed to the
manufacture and sale of Whiskey
in any form as beverage. We
are therefore in favor Of prohibi-
ton statewide and nation wide.
CIVIL SERVICE
We oppose the present Civil
Service rules and regulations; we
oppose any system which allows
any one man to hold the same
office for life.
POSTAL SERVICE
We favor an extension of the
Parcels Post so as to do away
with the circle system, and favor
a one cent postage instead of the
present two cent postage.
COLO INDIA
We are opposed to the payment
to Columbia of twenty-five million
dollars of the peoples money as
blackmail because it is unjust and
not in accord with the principle of
right.
TARIFF
We condemn the tariff policy
as administered and advocated by
President Wilson and his admins
tration as failure, as it has not
lowered the cost of living as
claimed by his advocates, neither
has it busted the trust as claimed
it would do by the Democratic
party, and we favor instead of
the present tariff Legislation, a
non-partisan tariff commission,
composed of men of experience
and ability with power Eto adjust
the tariff to meet the conditions
as the. necessities Of the situation
demand, so as to protect our
American labor and increase our
National revenue, so as not to
drive the American manufactures
out of business nor to cause the
American laborer to carry an
empty dinner pail. sasa ,...-
MEXICO
We condemn the Democratic
administration for its watching
and waiting policy N the Mexican
trouble and for permitting the
shipment Of American arms and
ammunition in Mexican territory
so that our arms and ammunition,
as it were, can be used to kill our
American soldiers, and weIcon-
denim the Democratic administra-
ton for the quasi and outlaws,
and we favor the immediate paci-
fication of Mexico.
OPPOSE, MEDDLING
We believe that a congress
mans duties are at Washington,
that he should be present at every
roll-call. We therefore condemn
Congressman Sam R. Sells for re-
naming away from his post of
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-09

Miss Margaret Smith left Mon
day for Abingdon, Va, where she
will enter Stonewall college.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-09
Progressive Resolutions

The Following Resolutions Were Unanimously Adopted
at the Progressive Republican Convention Held
at Jonesboro, Saturday, Aug. 49, 1914
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-09
EDUCATION

We believe in the education of
eour children, and that patriotism
should be taught in our public
schools, and the government
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-09
PUBLIC ROADS

We believe the burden of build
ing public roads is heavy upon
the state and county and the far
me.s of our country. We are
therefore in favor of government
aid in constructing our public
roads.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1914-09-09

We are opposed to the payment
to Columbia of twenty-five million
dollars of the peoples money as
blackmail because it is unjust and
not in accord with the principle of
right.
The Hayti herald., 1914-10-01
Buying Cotton.

Fred Morgan is now in the cot.
ton market, buying the farmers
cotton on the market values. He
is an old cotton buyer, coming
here several years ago to engage
in that business for some of our
earliest gins, and for several
years he was buyer for the Rob-
erts Cotton Oil Company.
Fred is now buying and sell.
ing for himself, and Saturday
paid as high as S2.65 per hun
dred pounds, which, when we
look back a few years, is not so
bad. Twenty years ago this fall,
1894, cotton sold as low as IS
cents per hundred pounds, and
about this time of the season it
was selling for $1.25 per hun
dred pounds. Four years later,
1898. the first load of the season
sold for $1.50 per hundred
pounds, and about this time of
the season had advanced to S1.90
to $500 per hundred pounds.
Fred is using the VIM. j. Lemp
Brewing Company money, which,
after all, shows that the brewers
feel an interest in the toiling
masses, the Turncoat and the
Argus to the contrary, not with
standing. And, by the way. we
have not heard of any preachers,
churches, schools, millionaire re-
formers, christian temperance
unions or state anti. saloon lea
CUES advancing any money to
the farmer in this hour of need.
What has the Turncoat and it's
bunch of pauper fanatics done to
market the cotton of Pemiscot
county?
The farmer has spent almost a
year making his crop and is ow-
ing honest debts for his rents,
supplies, borrowed money, doc.
tors bills, ETC., which he wants
to pay, and now when his crops
are made the greatest war in his
tory has closed the markets of
the world, and there is no de-
mand for the cotton he depend
ed upon to pay his debts and
feed his family, is it wrong for
The Hayti herald., 1914-10-01
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Averill,

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. G. Averill,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. l.. Letter, Mes
danes Joe Num- G. l.. Letter Mol
lie Doris, and Master Ernest
Letter, and Misses Hettie Dor
ris and Eva Allen motored to
Gayoso and other points on
the river Sunday, and all ex-
cept Mesdames G.. l.. Letter, Joe
Num- and Miss Eva Allen took
the opportunity to enjoy boat
ride across the river.
Two New Home Sewing Machines,
to be shipped from the factory, new
and firstclass, drop head style, for
sale at a bargain. Ask the Herald
office. II
Mesdames Lucy Mcdonald of
Blaine, Washington, and l.. P.
Hatfield of Sikeston visited the
Herald family Tuesday. They
were old friends in Indiana.
while here they also visited the
family of J. w. Gather, former
Indiana friends. Mrs. McDon-
aid will visit in California on her
way home.
Wild Boy and Wild Boys Sisters
hose are the very thing for these cool
mornings 25 cents for any size, at
Buckley's. Att
r. D. Sanders, constable of
Concord township and candidate
for reelection, has placed his
name upon the Herald list.
j. V. Pollock, the we'll known
contractor and builder, has en-
rolled his name among our fast
growing list of subscribers.
Lee Spencer has placed his
name upon our honor roll until
the end of the sixth year.
The best stove pipe and adjustable
elbows at Buckley's. Att
The Hayti herald., 1914-10-01

FRIDAY, September 30, 1881
Doll Niche and wife were in
town Thursday.
George PERT of Carleton paid
this office a pleasant call.
DR.. G. d. Crawford of St. Fran
els, Ark, had located in Hayti.
Mrs. Georgia Carleton and
son came over from Caruthers-
vile Sunday to visit friends.
A. G. Foust and Mrs. Jennie
Crockett were married at Gayo-
50 Wednesday evening.
Dove Martin of Pascola was in
our Office recently, and said he
had just finished deadening the
timber on 200 acres of land.
Sheriff John Pierce was here
from Gayoso Tuesday, tacking
up notices for the election for
the removal of the county seat
from that city to Caruthersville.
Earl and Frank Long of Brag-
gadocio took the train here Tues.
day morning, on their way to
kennett, to recover some cattle
that had been stolen from them.
Seed cotton was selling at $50
to $500 per hundred pounds.
New York quotations were 4t to
So for lint There was no
government aid or any other
kind of aid for the farmers then;
and the democrats were not in
control of the nation, either.
Little" Johnnie Doris, (son
Of }. l.. Dorris then of Gayoso),
now J. L. Doris IL of Hayti, was
the proud pOssessor of a small
pony, which he was very fond of
riding. He is now owner of the
Doris Theatre in this city, and
has given to his family name, J.
l. Dorris III. and we hope to live
to chronicle the coming of j. l..
/ Doris w.
Miss Letitia Mcfarland is Wis
itip,r ~, C,rut borS u;lln
The Hayti herald., 1914-10-01
Ed Adams informed us Satur-

Ed Adams informed us Satur-
day if the city would pay the
freight on a car of material,
which he said would be loaded on
the cars free at the lead mines,
he and his neighbors would un-
load the car and place the ma
terial on the road, free. The
piece of. road he mentions is right
at the very doors of our city,
touching the city limits on the
west on the road to Braggadocio,
and unless something is done
will soon be impossible, cutting
Hayti off from some of the best
trade in the county. We hope
something can be done to rene
dy this piece of road, and it
should be done right away.
Lost--A Is jeweled, American Wal
tlutu, oDtH SOiu -
reward If returned to j. V. Pollock,
Hayti, Mo. AL
Miss Edna Merrell of Carle-
ton, accompanied by her friend,
Miss Grenna Hodges, left Sun
day to resume her studies in the
State Normal at Cape Girardeau.
She closed her first term of
school Friday.
"Biliken Shoes" are selling fast.
Come early and get correct sizes, at
Buckley's. Att
Rev. G. G. Berry of St. Louis,
formerly pastor of the Metho-
dist church in this city, while at
tending conference at Caruthers.
vile last week, stopped over on
his return to visit old friends.
Good cooks want the best flour
''Excello" is it. AT Buckley's. Att
Constable Hammie Smith OF
Cooter has placed his name upon
our honor roll.
The Hayti herald., 1914-10-01

the brewer to come to his res.
cue, buy his cotton and pay for
it and send him on his way re-
joicing? What the farmer needs
and must have is money, and he
needs it right now, and the dol
lar paid him by the brewer for
his honest toll will feed just as
many hungry mouths and buy
just as many little dresses and
shoes as will the dollar of the
"holier than thou" windiammer.
The Hayti herald., 1914-10-01
Joachim Ravenstein.

For the second time within the
past week our good citizen, P. s.
Ravenstein, has been called to
his old home at Mount Carmel,
ILL.,, to witness the passing away
of a parent, the first being his
aged mother, and last week his
father. The following is taken
from the Mount Carmel, ILL.,,
Daily Republican of Sept. 25:
Joachim Ravenstein, one of
the old citizens of Mount Carmel,
passed away at his home on east
Fourth street in this city, after a
protracted illness. The cause of
his death was cancer of the stom-
ach, from which he suffered for
several months prior to his
death. The disease was found
to be incurable, and his condi.
ton gradually grew worse until
death ended his suffering about
$50 Thursday evening.
'The deceased was born near
Emden, Germany, December 1S,
1885, his age at death being 7s
years, 9 months and 6 days. He
came TO the United States with
his parents at the age of II years,
and spent the remainder of his
life in this county. He first To-
Gated in Belmont precinct, fol.
lowing the occupation of farm.
er for many years, and being
quite successful in financial
way. About twenty years ago,
deciding to give up the activities
of the farm, he moved to Mount
Carmel, where he resided until
his death.
HE was united in marriage to
Mrs. Cynthia Rounding in Sep
tember, 1865, near Belmont, and
to their union seven children
were born, of whom four are liv
ing. Mrs. Ravenstein died only
about a month ago. The surviv
ing mem bers of the family are
Mrs. May r. Kimbel of this city
Messrs. George and John Raven
stein of Belmont precinct, ano
Peter of Hayti, Mo. Two sisters
also survive him, Mrs. j. w. Rige
of Ashton, Ark, and Mrs. Bertha
Epler of Belmont.
"Mr. Ravenstein was a man o
excellent and substantial char
acter and was good citizen ir
every sense of the word. FIJI:
death is loss to the community
"The funeral will be held from
the residence, 331 east Fourtl
street, on Saturday afternoon a
2:3O, the services being conduct
ed by Rev. J. G. Tucker of TIN
M. E. church. The casket viii
not be opened during the funera
hour, but the body may be view
ed by friends until that time.
is requested that no flowers b
sent. The interment will be i
Rose Hill cemetery"
The Hayti herald., 1914-10-01
For Sale.

3 mules, 10! and l6 hands high, 6
and years old, and one black horse,
three years old, 16l hands high, known
as Holders teams. Also one new
Studebaker log wagon, and one new
Weber & Dame Wagon. Address all
enquiries to Cape Cooperage Co.,
Cape Girardeau, Mo. 47-2tp
The Hayti herald., 1914-10-01

Mesdames Joe Mum and En-
met Warner were called to Pig
gott, Ark, Monday, on account
of the illness of Mrs. A. G. Train
or, the daughter of Mrs. Num-
and niece of Mrs. Warner.