Newport weekly independent., 1901-10-04

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 c. J. Tucker went up the Batesville branch Wednesday morning.
 Charles Terry and Leila Beattie en- tered Boswell Institute this week.
 Fresh oysters, celery, Swiss cheese, Weinerwurst and ham at Bracy's. 135d
 The Clover Club meets with Mrs. Robt. Hooker Thursday afternoon.
 Mrs. N. B. Wishon went to Searcy Wednesday afternoon to visit her son Earl.
 J. B. Coffin, the genial Batesville banker, was in Newport Wednesday morning.
 Mrs. Lucy B. Green recently pur- chased of Mrs. Revell her cottage at 515 Laurel St.
 U. Bender of Batesville, went to Augusta Wednesday, where he will hold meeting.
 w. R. Stewart returned Tuesday from Searcy, where he has a church building under construction.
 T. J. Gregg returned from St. Louis Wednesday noon, where he has been on business for several days.
 c. B. Kelley of Chicago, president of the Kelley Lumber Company, is here on visit to the local office.
 James P. Adams and Anderson Mar tin, of Batesville, were here Tuesday night, returning the next morning.
 The elementary French was taken up Wednesday at Boswell Institute, the class being taught by Miss Lois Vim.
 Mrs. L. B. Willis returned Tuesday night from a visit to relatives and friends at Ft. Wayne, Indiana and St. Louis.
 Mrs. Kittie Downing went to Poca- hontas, her home, Wednesday, after pleasant visit to the family of John Hencke.
 H. c. Stevenson and M. c. Scho- field, claim agents of the Iron Noun tain, were here from Little Rock Wednesday,.
 The arrivals at the Planters Tues day night were G. c. Curtis, Missouri Pacific; A. B. Shoffner, Weldon; A. J. Shell, Swifton.
 Mrs. James A. Glover, daughter Ada and little boy returned home to Batesville Wednesday morning after a visit to Little Rock.
 Dr. J. I. West, of Bald Knob, was here Tuesday on his way to Oil Trough where he has farming interests that he went to look after
 w. A. Mitchell, who has been serv- ing as night operator at the Iron Mountain for several days, left Wednesday for Little Rock.
 w. T. Gibson returned to his home with his daughter, Mrs. Lucy B. Green, Tuesday night, after a visit with his daughter at Potosi, Mo.
 To Buffalo via Iron Mountain route. If desired ticket is good on lake steamer Detroit to Buffalo. See notice of extremely reduced rates in this paper. 63 dtf
 Byron Lacy, postmaster at Elmo, and wife were in town Wednesday preparing to move to New Mexico, which state they will make their home.
 Dr. Frank White and Rev. R. C. Medaris, the two general missionaries of this state for the Baptist church, went to Little Rock Wednesday morning.
 w. T. Bishop, a pilot on the river, who has been very successful hunting pearls this season, recently purchased with the selling price of one of his pearls, $1200, the farm of Capt. w. A. Joyce, six miles east of town, contain ing 200 acres.
 The army worm is reported to be ravaging the fields south of town, de- vouring any and every kind of vege- tation. Owing to the lateness of the season little remains to be damaged except the pastures, though this in- sect seldom manifests itself so late in the year.
 Among those registered at the Ha- gel Tuesday from Arkansas points were: J. P. House and w. E. Fergu-