The Dermott news., 1917-07-12


 week with Mrs. w. J. Splawn at Lake Village.
 Lucien P. Andrews, wealthy plant CT of Imboden, was a guest of G. R. Kirkpatrick here Tuesday. He is a brother of C. M. Andrews, formerly superintendent of the Valley Division of the Iron Mountain, with headquar ters at McGehee.
 An electric ceiling fan is to be in- stalled in the Unity Bible Glass room of the Presbyterian Sunday School be- fore next Sunday and will add con siderably to the comfort of those who attend. A cordial invitation is extend ed all adults who do not attend Sunday School elsewhere.
 l $. r. Hornor, assessor of Chicot ] county. has been at the Mayors office here since Monday morning. assessing the property owners of Bowie Town ship He is being assisted in the work by local township assessors W. C. Bowden and J. T. Freeman. Today will be his last day in Dermott
 Mr and Mrs. Otto M. Bowen and children. Elizabeth and Martel, of Newport. were expected here last night to visit Mrs. Bowen sister. Miss Elizabeth Pugh From here they will go to Chieot to spend couple of weeks. Miss Pugh accompanying them. They are making the trip in Mir. Bow en's automobile.
 Rev. and Mrs. N. Smiley of Frank lin, Ky, arrived in Dermott last week and have rented the Higgins cottage on the corner of Daniels and Main St. with the expectation of making their home here. They have for years been prominent in church and educational work and will doubtless prove valuable additions to our town.
 Mir. and Mrs. II. D. Elliott and little daughter Maxine left Monday for For dyce to spend a couple of weeks with relatives. From there Mrs. Elliott will go on to Nashville to spend the remainder of the summer with her mother. During Mir. Elliott's absence Mir. Dewitt Patrick of Monticello is assisting with the pharmaceutical work at Hanchey's drug store.
 MT. and Mrs. R. Pope Blythe. who l left couple of weeks ago for Orange, Texas. have decided that Dermott's a pretty good place after all, and came back the last of last week. They have rented the Higgins cottage on Daniels avenue, formerly occupied by l. H, 1 Harrison. Sydney Blythe, who has been working at Orange, returned with [ them
 We wish to call attention to the fact that all women in Bowie Township, in order to be able to vote in 1918, must assess their pole tax while the assessor is here this week. July S-f2 inclusive. No matter what issues may arise or how interested you may be in the elections next year. you cannot vote unless you have assessed your poll tax, so don't let the opportunity slip.
 Committee. 1 Delegates from the various counties through which the proposed Arkansas 1 link of the transcontinental road from Winnepeg to New 0rleanse will run were appointed last week by Governor Brough to attend a meeting to be held at Eureka Springs July a to 26. Del egates from Chicot County are J. A. Bennett of Dermott. R. C. Carlton of Lake Village and j. l.. Carter of Flu dora
 Under Two Flags" masterly pie turization of Ouida's internationally famous novel. will be presented tonight at The Alex Theatre. with Theda Bara in the leading role. Many who have admired Theda Bara's ability as an ac- tress will be glad to see her in some other role than that of vampire. and in a play of more merit than those she formerly chose. The picture tonight is really special feature. but will be shown at the low price of 5c and l0c.
 A. L, Saine, representing the Becher Piano Company of New York. spent Several days here last week in an in tensive advertising campaign for their player pianos, one of which he had on exhibition at Hanchey's Drug Store from Thursday until Saturday. As an advertising stunt, the instrument, which was priced at $500, was demon strated for couple of days and then sold to the person who submitted the