Newport daily independent., 1918-02-20
Swifton Locals.

en are requested to register, whether their work is gratitutious or they de- sire to be paid for their services. Frank Floyd and Miss Della Null lens, well known young people of Swifton, were married last Monday.
 Prof. A. J. Garner returned Sun day from Little Rock.
 Otto James has purchased two lots from Gordon Williams and is build- ing residence in the Smith Addi- tion.
 The public schools opened Monday and six day term each week will be taught to make up the time lost by the zero weather in January.
 Mrs. Ferdinand Tonney returned Thursday from two months visit with relatives in Illinois.
 The store of N. D. Moon and Son was burglarized Friday night, with a loss of about one thousand dollars. A large safe-was blown open by charge of nitroglycerine and $4O0 in cash and possibly the same amount in checks stolen. The cash register was also broken open. No unusual noise was heard by residents of the town and thus far there is no clue to the robbers. The manner in which the safe was blown seems to indicate the work of professionals as the work was successful in every detail
 J. c. Smith, president of the Swift ton Mercantile Company, who has been sick for several weeks, is still confined to his room.
 Andrew J. Schell, aged 68 years, died of general debility at his home in Swifton Saturday.. Deceased was born in Elizabethtown, Hardin coun- ty, Illinois, in 1850, and had lived in Glass township for nearly forty years. He was one of the early set tiers, having cleared farm in the northwest part of the township near the Lawrence county line. For six teen years he was postmaster at Swifton. A widow, four sons, Milo Shell, E. B. Shell, Artemus J. Shell, Theodode R. Shell, and a daughter, Miss May Shell, survive him. The two younger sons, Artemus J. Shell and Theorore R. Shell, are members of the national army, stationed at Camp Beauregard. Interment was at the Swifton cemetery Sunday after noon.
 Charles Dukes is building cottage |in the new addition east of town. Cotton receipts last week at the Farmers Gin were 16O wagon loads, making new record in the local cot ton market for this season of the year. Since January 1, this gin has received more than 300 wagon loads of cotton, something unprecedented in the history of Swifton. Just what amount of cotton is yet to come in is not known, but it is thought that an other week of good weather will practically see the winding up of the crop. These late receipts have been surprise to even those who have kept in close touch with the local crop conditions.
 
 w. T. Altman has been on the sick list for several days.
 Frank Cook, of Fort Wayne, Ind, was here last week to look after the removal of the remains of his father and mother, Clarence Cook and wife, from the family cemetery on the Cook farm south of town to the Swifton cemtery. The late Clarence Cook lived for number of years two miles south of Swifton. The family retained the ownership of the farm until last spring when James N. Moon purchased the property from the 1 heirs.
 A close examination shows the peach trees have been killed by the low temperatures. The blackberry canes are also dead. Plum and cher ry trees seem to have lived through the severe winter.
 Under the leadership of Rev. M. A. Fry, troop of Boy Scouts IS be- ing organized in Swifton. Ben 5. Brann, Ferdinand Tonney and Will liam T. Altman have agreed to act as trustees. Joseph LeRoy Moon, Jr., 1 is the scribe scout The following members have thus far enrolled: Talbert Away, Clarence Hanley, Joe Moon, Robert Cockrell, Francis Gull Ilom, Will Hinson, Ben Brann, Jr.' Willie Dukes, Sam Dukes, Darrell U. Shell. Frisco Lane, Will Parsons Harry o. Parsons, Ollin Garner, Mer- lin Leach. An effort will be made to