Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-22
L.. Hirsch was in town Saturday.

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 Sam Meyer will spend Sunday with the family at Searcy. R.J. Wise left Sunday morning on visit to his sister st Floss, Okla.
 J. M. Gibson, of Elgin, spent Mon- day night and Tuesday in Newport.
 Elmer Brownell of Bald Knob, came up Sunday to visit o. s. King at the Planters House.
 Mrs. Arthur Fels and baby went to St. Louis Sunday on the noon train to visit relatives.
 J.G. Handel, of the firm of R. P. Fry & Go. of Auvergne, was here on business Friday.
 The pay car on the Iron Mountain came in early Saturday morning and left at 5:3O o'clock.
 MT. and Mrs. w. B. Robinson left Friday night for St. Louis, where they will take steam boat for St. Paul.
 A. Ballew returned Friday from Jonesboro and Paragould, where he purchased two horses for R. F. Drum mond.
 @. Bicners, a merchant of Brad ford, was here Friday and Saturday with a 5s-grain pearl found by his son.
 1 Mrs. c. B. Best left on the noon train Saturday for Judsonia, where she will visit her son Ed Q. Best and family.
 Mesdames w. R. and T. B. Stewart and children left Saturday noon for stay of several weeks at Ravenden Springs.
 Rev. Charles D. Lafferty went to Little Rock Saturday noon to fill his pulpit engagement on Sunday at Christ's Church. Mrs. Marcie Minor, little Charles Minor and Miss Ida Parrish returned Friday afternoon from a weeks stay at Ozark Springs. Adolph Lester and Will McGoffin returned Friday night after spending two weeks vacation at Manitou, Colorado Springs and Denver.
 The government thermometer on Friday again registered 103 degrees, which will compel Thursday to share honors with it's successor.
 Joseph A. Evins, who was one of the surveyors employed by the Morn ing Star, left Saturday noon for Mem phis after spending week here on business.
 E. C.. Rankin of St. Louis, Joe Deckelman, Jr., and Joe Deckelman, ST. of Jonesboro, who are interested in the lumber industry, were here on business Saturday.
 Dr. Pepper Ss Son report the pur- chase of $500 worth of pearls Satur- day, the best piece costing them $25O. There was large number of medium pieces on the market.
 R. R. Smith of Bald Knob, is credited with having made $780 in two months by pearling, and is also said to have sold pearl for $500 that should have brought $1, 500 or $2,OOO.
 Agent w. M. Gregg now wears the uniform cap of the Iron Mountain, designating his official position. A new rule requires this of the agents when trains are standing on the track.
 T. B. Stewart returned Friday from a trip north and west. He not only enjoyed his stay in Colorado, but re- turns much improved in health and with tan one soon acquires in the west.
 MT. Leon Helman of St. Louis ar rived Friday night and is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Sig. Adler. He ex- poets to make trip into North Arkan- sas next week, where he has mining interests.
 Mrs. H. G. McBurney's mother re- turned home to Davenport, Iowa, Friday night, after visit of several months here and was accompanied by Mir. and Mrs. McBurney's oldest daughter.
 Miss Hannah Meyer was passenger on No. Friday, returning to Searcy l from St. Louis. where she assisted her