The Dermott news., 1917-08-02

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 Automobile contest coupons, wortt 300 votes, will be given with subscrip tions or renewals left at The Dermott News office for the Ladies Home Jour. nal, Saturday Evening Post or the Country Gentlemen.
 Mir. Ray Shirey has accepted posi-. ton as assistant cashier at the Dermot, Bank X Trust Go. Mir. Jeff Burnett will return to Dumas the latter part of the week to resume his duties with the Merchants X Farmers Bank.
 Mrs. T. NJ. Hutchinson expects to leave Sunday for St. Louis, Chicago and other markets. where she will buy new stock of fall goods for her mil linery shop and The Novelty. She ex- poets to be away about three weeks.
 George Newman last week received a post card picture of J. L. Yellowly better known as Handsome. who worked here last year for the Dermott Grocery X Commission Go. He Is now a U. S Regular. and is at present stationed at Indianapolis.
 H. N. Boulden returned Sunday night ] from Helena. where he has been visit ing his son for a couple of weeks. From here he expects to go to Gloster, l. ,l nJ there back to St Petersburg, Fla, to spend tbe Yintsr....-
 Mir. and Mrs. l.. E. Dishongh of St. Louis are expected here next Wednes- day for a two weeks visit with his parents. Mir. and Mrs. (. l.. Dishongh. This is Evans first trip home since he was married. and he has many friends here who will be glad of the opportu- nitv to meet his wife.
 We have just received big line oi Taffetas. Crepe de Chine. Georgette ! Crepes in all colors:
 75c Crepe Jeanette, all col, per yd. ise 50 crepe de chine |, as 200 Geergette crepe l.4s 2 00 Tatfetas .ie
 Weisman Company.
 Mir. and Mrs. E. B. Webb and sor have moved to Dermott to make theii home here He was manager of the Leland plantation for several years, but is now with the Union Feed X Fer tilizer Co. of Argenta. He Is also rep. resenting Oldsmobile and Maxwell cars and has stock on hand at Dermott and Eudora.
 K. NJ. and k. w Baxter of Warret spent several days in Dermott lasi week and while here closed the dea for the purchase of the klmbro Lum Der Yard. which they will operate 1T connection with the one they already have. C. T. Kennedy will remain witt the firm for the present T. Y. Baxter is the resident manager.
 The Orr Hardware Company receive, last Monday d carload of furniture iol fall and winter trade. Mir. Orr Is get ting ahead of the raise in prices sur' to come on account of the increasing scarcity of material. Last spring h' bought his stoves for next year busi ness. and he is now double decking more of his store in order to take cart his extra stock of furniture.
 City Water and Light Superintend ent w. T. Alexander wishes us to cal attention to the fact that the city water tank was drained and given | thorough cleaning last week. and ther refilled with absolutely pure fresf water from our deep well. All tn, water mains and plugs were also thor oughly cleaned, so that our water sup ply is now the best possible.
 Among the losers in the S25. 900 fir, which swept rillar last Thursday nigh was J w. Barnett. formerly of Der mott, and father of Mrs (. G. Henry now of this place. who lost lumber anc 
 hardware to the amount of Sl2o0. with no insurance. Mir. Barnett had tn. misfortune to lose a lumber yard her. by fire three years ago, and his friends will indeed sympathize with him in this additional misfortune.
 Rev. F. C. Simms and family of Wynne are expected to arrive here Saturday to make Dermott their home. They will occupy the Prothro house just back of the Baptist Church. Mir Simms recently accepted the pastoral, of the Baptist churches at Dermot' and Eudora. He will preach here tn, first and third Sundays of each month and at Eudora the second and fourti Sundays. A cordial invitation is ex tended to everybody to hear him her, next Sunday at II a. m. and D. m.