The courier-index., 1918-03-01

ii Will lie Immediately installed IN
the new we'll. after which there
should be no complaint of shortage
in the water supply.
Freemans variety store is now To-
Gated in the Atkins building, formerly
the Leary grocery stand Splendid
stocks Of all kinds of staple and
novelty goods are attractiyely dis
PLAYED and at prices that mean sub
stantial savings to you. Get in the
habit OF trading at Freemanis. You'll
find the pennies and nickels and
dimes saved quickly run into dollars.
80
We are in the market TO buy or
list for sale all Of the good, cheap
land that is for sale in this, or adj
joining counties We have num-
Der of buyers and must secure land
for them. No tract too large for us
to handle Land must be good, prize
ed right and the best of terms We
make long time farm loans at 8
per cent interest. Write us at once.
Address West Helena ReRalty Co..
ga Plaza Ave, Helena. Ark. s9
Break your Cold or LaGrippe with a
few doses of 666. If
Robt. Pope, negro, residing near
Rondo, shot and instantly killed
another negro on last Sunday morn
ing. The two negroes had been en-
gagged in crap game, embellished
with frequent libations from a bottle
of booze. The game broke up in a
row and Pope fired two bullets into
the body of the other negro. He
| made his escape and at last accounts
had not been captured.
few things to remember-and
the main one is that Shumacker's
Market always has sweet and Irish
potatoes, home raised turnips, rut-
abegar turnips, onions, celery, lettuce
cabbage. apples, oranges, bananas,
and lemons. Butter nut bread and
Cutie cakes received fresh every
day. Get the habit of phoning u.s.
We will please you as we have pleas
ed others. Phone 313. *tf
Constable j. w. Jones and Jesse
Beauchamp last Saturday arrested
negro named Sol Smith, wanted for
murder 1t is alleged and admitted
by the negro that he shot and killed
another negro at Gray''s store, near
Madison in ST. Francis county, two
years ago. An officer from st.
Francis county came here Wednes-
day and took the negro to Forrest
City where it is expected he will be
indicted and tried on the charge of
murder
+ Shumacker's Market Headquarters
for all kinds of good meats. | make
a speciality of high grade meat buy
ing only the best that the market af-
fords and from reliable sources only.
All orders entrusted to our care will
receive the very best of attention at
all times. Kansas City beef and
pork. mixed and all pork sausage.
brains, liver. breakfast bacon and
hams, home killed pork, butter and
oleomargarine. Make it habit to
place your orders early. This Sc
cures the best delivery Phone 313.
aft
Rev. W. w. Horner, pastor of the
Central Baptist Church of Louisville,
KY. spent Wednesday and Wednes-
day night here the guest of his STEP
brother. p. r. Turner. Mr.. Horner
is one of the leading Baptist minis
ters CT the south. He delivered a
splendid sermon at the Baptist church
here Wednesday night. This was his
first visit to Mariana and he ex-
pressed himself as delighted with
the many evidences of thrift and
progress and civic pride that he saw
on every hand. He left Thursday
for his home in Louisville.
Elsewhere in this issue Hugh
Nixon, collector of taxes for Water
works Improvement District No. /.
calls attention to the fact that the
taxes for the years 1915, 1916 and
1917 are now due and payable at the
Bank OF Mariana. Since the city
has taken back the property it is
necessary to collect the assessments
formerly levied against the real
estate in order that the bonds and
interest against the district may be
paid. The time limit for paying the
taxes expires April 10, after which
time penalty will be added