The Dermott news., 1917-12-20
Silk hose. the best gift of all. at
The Novelty.

WANTED Plain and fancy sewing.
Satisfaction guaranteed
2t Mrs Pearl Anderson.
Butter. milk and cream delivered to
any part of the city. Phone a.
l.. 5. McFadden
Mrs c. F. Skipper returned home
Monday from two-weeks sojourn in
in the McGehee Sanitarium at Lake
Village.
II you are not in sympathy with the
Red Cross, you are in sympathy with
the Kaiser and should be interned until
the war is over.
Mrs Chas. S. Robertson of Little
Rock came in Monday night to spend
the holidays with Der parents. Mr. and
Mrs. g. Ford.
For SALE:-Fine cut over lands IN
Desha and Chicot counties; excellent
farming land Bliss Cook Oak Co..
Blissville. Ark.
The Dermott Public school viii close
tomorrow afternoon for the Christmas
holidays work to be resumed on We'd
nesday morning. Jan. 2nd.
If you have not paid your pledge to
Y. NJ. {. \. you will please send check
or call in person and pay same to
G. NJ. Measel. Chairman.
DIR. w +. Hutchison will move his
dental offices January 1st to the Ben
nett building. and he and DR.. Barlow
will have their reception room together
Miss Dorothy Anderson came in
Tuesday night from Memphis to spend
the Christmas holidays here with her
mother, Mrs Matte Anderson, and
other relatives.
Miss Mary Briscoe. who is a student
at Central College this year, came
home Tuesday to spend the Christmas
holidays with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs w L. Briscoe.
A. f. Thurman. formerly of Der
mott. but for the past two years a res
ident of Montrose, has bought the Chi
cot Hotel barber shop and will take
charge January lst.
Mr. and Mrs. B. s. Cumnock and
family of North Little Rock are ex-
pected here next week to spend Christ
mas at the j. f. Leeper home Mrs
Cumnock is Mr.. Leeper $ sister
The Suburban Store, f. Schnelz.
proprietor. handles chickens. eggs.
butter and fancy groceries of all kinds
Delivery to any part of the city at all
times. Your patronage appreciated
According to government reports.
there We're Ii. Boo bales of cotton ginned
in Ghcot county prior to Dee lst.
1917. as compared with l4.O47 bales
ginned during the same period last
year
Up to last night about 500 members
had been secured in the Red Cross
drive in Dermott OF the individual
solicitors, Mr. Guy Alexander was lead
iug the list, having reported 50 mem
bers in one day.
5. b. krisle of this place. travelling
salesman for Delco lights. has been
awarded a ten dollar gold piece by his
firm, it being a prize for his having
proven the second best salesman in the
state the past year.
As is customary at this season of the
year, many of our merchants have
their stores attractively decorated with
Christmas tinery, Among the most
attractive and elaborate is that of Mr.
George Newman, who has very effec
lively converted his shop into typical
log cabin Christmas scene
Miss Margaret Callahan, home eco
nomics demonstration for Chicot County, /
spent last Thursday in Dermott. and
while here addressed a gathering of
the high school girls and ladies of the /
town at the school house on the sub
ject of food conservation. She plans /
the organization of a domestic science
class and a canning club soon after the |
holidays.
Hon. f. G. Hammock. candidate for
chancellor. was in town last week re
pairing fences. Mr. Hammock has
many warm friends and supporters in
this section who are always glad to |
have him call Mr.. Hammock is meet
ing with great deal of encourage
ment in his campaign, and it is our
opinion that the man who beats him
will be the chancellor. Hamburg Bud
get
LAST CALL:-All those who pur-
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