Newport daily independent., 1918-03-01
Swifton Locals

resentative of the state banking de- partment; transacted business here Friday.
 J. F. Van Behren, of Cairo, looked after business matters in this local ity one day last week.
 Rev. A. D. Cullom has moved to Bradford, where he will take up min isterial work in the Searcy district of the M. E. Church.
 William Rousey is getting ready to 1 ship a car load of old iron. Bring in your junk and help win the war.
 Miss May Henson has recovered ! from severe fall on the ice three weeks ago. Her injuries were pain 1 full and. for a time it was thought they might be serious.
 Lloyd Mosley, of Batesville, spent Tuesday greeting Swifton friends.
 Ed Crossno, of Portia, has accept ed position in the McClarty barber shop.
 J. w. Martin, of Batesville, was here Tuesday, looking after his farm. The brick layers arrived from Lit tie Rock Tuesday to work on the now school building. The work will pro- gress rapidly and the building will be completed by midsummer.
 Along with the severe winter the month of February will be remem- bered for shortage in rainfall. Two light rains for the entire month was the unusual record.
 Noah King is at work in the cler- ical department of the Swifton Mer- cantile Company during the busy sea- son.
 w. A. Holcomb and E. w. Rich mond, of Poplar Bluff, Mo-, and H.. M, Guerlson and J. A. Maignand, of Advance, Mo-, were here Monday on a business trip.
 Ernest Edens has returned from Springfield, Mo-, where he has been attending business college.
 John Harris has moved to the Buchanan farm, three miles north east of town, which he purchased some time ago.
 Howard Withbecker has returned to Stonewood, Michigan, after a visit with his sister, Mrs. w. D. Ellis.
 Artemus J. Shell returned Friday to Camp Stanley, San Antonio, Texas.
 Dr. G. A. Causey was in Little Rock several days last week, accom- panying J. G. Smith to that city for treatment.
 Elwood Camp, No. 132, Woodmen of the World, have purchased War Savings Certificate from Postmaster Lee R. See.
 Roy King, member of the Ma tional Army, has returned to Chica- mauga, after visit with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Andy King. The splen- did appearance of this young man is ' an indication of the training the men , are receiving in the government camps.
 :. A junior Epworth League has been organized at the Methodist church, with Miss Mary Altman in charge.
 s. F. Gilmore is spending several weeks at Albuquerque, New Mexico on business trip
 A bad case of catarrhal fever has kept w. T. Altman indoors for the past week.
 T. w. Nicholson has gone to Hot Springs to take treatment for se- were attack of rheumatism.
 w. T. Altman has rented the liar vey building on Front street for garage. An expert mechanic will bt in charge and every effort will b' made to care for the wants of those owning automobiles.
 c. c. Hanley, of Cape Girardeau contractor on the Maple Slougl dredge work, was here Saturday The large dredge boat is being un loaded at Alicia as that station IS tn nearest railroad point to the begin hing of the work. J. W. Hamlin, E O'Bannion and J. w. Wallace hay contracts for cutting the rlght-of way on the main ditch.
 M. A. Mumery has gone to Mt Pleasant, Texas, on business trip.
 The twenty first birthday of Ralpl Moon was celebrated last Wednesda. by a birthday dinner at the home O his mother, Mrs. Pinkie Moon.
 The supreme court decision rela live to the transportation of llquo has caused an untold amount or trou ,le in this locality. A number of ou citizens have had strenuous bout with John Barleycorn in which the!