Newport weekly independent., 1902-04-04

nesday on business.
 Only $9.OO to Dallas and return via the Iron Mountain.
 Iron Mountain trains Nos. l, 3 and 5 carry through chair cars and sleepers to Dallas.
 Bird Cages, Hammocks, Feather Busters, Alarm Clocks, Boys Wagons, Trot lines, Hooks, and other sporting goods, at l. D. Price's. 294b
 Miss Verne Patterson left Tuesday noon for Little Rock to visit Mrs. Lacy Tighlman.
 B. B. Bond and wife went to St. Louis Tuesday on the noon train for a visit of several days.
 Miss Dove Erwin returned to Searcy Tuesday afternoon, where she is at tending Galloway College.
 Mrs Lena Egner and Mrs. c. L. Fox went to Batesville Tuesday morning on visit to the former's son Robert.
 Rev. A. J. Barton who occupied the pulpit of the Baptist church Sunday night, returned to Little Rock Mon day.
 Miss Jennie Sims came down from Jamestown Monday to visit he brother, Ed Sims, of the Iron Noun tain.
 Mrs. Andrew Ponder and daughter, Miss Mary and Miss Susie Ponder ar rived Tuesday noon from Walnut Ridge on a visit to Miss Bessie E. L. Watson.
 George R. Hays was here Saturday and Sunday from Stone county, get ting the primary returns. He has not lost his interest in Jackson county politics.
 Take the iron Mountain to Dallas. $9 % round trip, daylight ride. Tickets on sale April 19, 20 and 21st limited for return April 30th. Return limit extended to May 18th if desired,
 The many Newport friends of Misses Kittie, Ladye and Stephanie Pagan will be pleased to know that these young ladies expect to visit Mrs o. D. Watson and Mrs. B. B. Bond the coming summer.
 Word has been received form J. s. Wilmans stating that he left Arkansas City Monday night, and from the fact that no further news has been re- ceived from Dr. Heard, it is to be in ferred that he has improved.
 Pearls and SIugs==Send your pearls and slugs to J. M. O'Hara & Co.,, Mem phis, Tenn. Best prices and quickest returns.
 J. B. Daggett, who for the past two seasons has been checking clerk at the Newport Compress and who is very popular in social and business circles, l it Wednesday for his home at Mai anna. He will probably return to Newport in the fall when the next season opens.
 Mr. Balch, one of the clerks at Richwoods precinct in Saturdays pri mary, informed Capt. Joyce that the vote was 25 to il in the race for treas urer in his favor, which would give Joyce a majority of IA on the entire vote. Dr. Smith according to the re- ported vote of Richwoods, estimates Jocye's majority at votes.
 Old Phil was on trial for chicken stealing, and as the case was called the prosecuting attorney, in starting to question Phil, leaned over and said: "Well sir, you are the defendant in this case are you?" "No sar," says Phil, ''I aint no 'fendant. I got law yer to do all de defensen; Pse de one dat stole de chickens. .p-Lawrence County Telepnone.
 Mesdames w. A. BilIingsley and J. L. Sells were the recipients yesterday of many congratulations on the sue cess of their Lenten effort in organiz- ing and drilling St. Paul's vested choir of forty voices. It is their purpose to sustain and improve same constantly. Through it all they have been ably as- sisted by the Ladies' Guild of the church, without whose help in the making of vestments it would have been impossible to fit the choir for