Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-02


 via Iron Mountain Route, only $4.00 round trip. 2-b-6t.
 Dr. L. E. Willis left Tuesday night for St. Louis to attend meeting of the railway surgeons.
 Onion sets, just arrived, for sale at The Cash GrO= Cery. b=207
 c. B. Best on Saturday received a telegram rom his son Ed Best at Judsonia, announcing the birth of a baby girl in his home.
 Mesdames J. R. Cox and B. w.. Hafner went to Elmo Saturday morn ing to spend the day at "Midland Holm," the country home of MT. and Mrs. V. Y. Cook.
 Judge R H. Powell, of Batesville, came down on the local Friday morn ing and spent part of the day mixing with his friends, leaving on the noon train for Little Rock.
 s. L. Shellenberger left Wednesday for St. Louis. Everything is now in readiness for the commencement of work on the Morning Star, and he ex- poets to return in few weeks.
 John Prewitt and Silvey Redman returned Tuesday night from their Dallas trip. They made quite swing around the Lone Star state, stopping off at Galveston, Paris and other cities. Gov. Davis wired acting governor Huddleston Monday evening that he will return next Saturday from the east. He has evidently abandoned the proposed Seattle junket.-Arkan- sas Democrat.
 Mrs. R. w. Randy and daughter Miss Lucille, sponsor for the Tom Hindman camp at the Dallas reunion returned night. They also visited Mrs. Bandy's brother, MT. J. P Huddleston in Farmersville, Texas.
 Pearls and SIugs=-Send your pearls and slugs to J. M. O'Hara& Co.,, Mem phis, Tenn. Best prices and quickest returns.
 J. M. Stayton and Jno. H. Keel left over the Choctaw Wednesday morn ing for Memphis, where they will take part in the Masonic program for the day, which had been arranged in honor of Admiral Schley, also the banquet in the evening at the New Gayoso hotel.
 D. Settlemier, of Muscatine, low arrived Sunday night and will remain here as buyer for large Northern button factory. In company with Capt. T. E. Morrison, he went up the river Monday on the Harry Waltz with a barge to buy his first shells.
 E. P. Tetwiler left Saturday morn. ing for Galveston, Texas, where he
  Mrs. w. J. Hammersmith. The jot department of this plant has beer left in competent hands however ant all work will be promptly attended to
 Editor J. c. Riley of the Black Rock Blade, was in Newport Saturday an6 made the INDEPENDENT a pleasan call Even this champion of tht Black River city is compelled to ad init after this visit, that Newport hal become the leading pearl market O northeast Arkansas.
 I. D. Price returned Friday nigh from the Dallas reunion, where ht says the veterans were well takel care of and the crowds handled, not withstanding reports of some of tht kickers to the contrary. He was in formed that over 1000 cots, provided for the crowd, were never used. MT Price visited his brother, G. J. Price at Hillsboro, Texas.
 The hunting party, consisting of 0 R. Hite, s. M. Stuckey, Alcorn Fer guson, E. L. Boyce and G. A. Hill house, through their spokesman, tn, last named, have given out that they killed F turkeys, 5 wild cats and | rattle snakes. They report the mos uuitoes to have been very bad an( the tobacco habit was cultivated b, every member of the crowd, iron force of necessity. Camp was mad in the Mississippi river bottom, jus tan n,iIes from Cat Island