Newport weekly independent., 1902-02-28

 of the gas company which has been incorporated to do business in New port, arrived Tuesday night from Lit tie Rock. A plat of the business dis trict of the city has been made and pipes will be put in for this section first. The gas to be used is to be gen erated from gasoline, which is the re- fined product of the Beaumont oil wells.
 w. H. Wilsey returned Wednesday morning from his hunt near Newark. He says that that section, which was formerly alive with quail, has been robbed of every bird by trappers. This is violation of the game laws of Arkansas, and should be vigorously prosecuted, as such snows as the one this country has just passed through would eneable the trappers to com pletely rid the country of all game.
 E. w. Reecer, who has been build ing the St. L., M. & s. E. railroad bridge across Black river in this city, informs us that he has finished the work and the same has been received by the company. MT. Reecer is superintend- ent for the Phoenix Bridge Co.,, of Phoenix, Pa. The crew go from here to Pocahontas to build another bridge for this same road. Poplar Bluff Sen tinel.
 Governor Davis passed through here Friday on No. 3, returning to Little Rock. When seen by report CT for the INDEPENDENT he was to all appearances relishing ham sandwich in the smoker, and said he was not bothered about the Arkansas Demo crat and the other cohorts of Colonel Rector. He felt satisfied that the in reference of Judge McCaleb and oth CTS while he was speaking at Evening Shade had gained him votes. MT. and Mrs. H. Bernstein are in receipt of a book of pressed flowers, native to Palestine, the cover being of Jerusalem wood, sent out by a hospital
 of that city, which is supported by the charity of the Hebrew race. The souvenir is most beautiful one and is highly prized by MT. and Mrs. Bern stein.
 Senator James K. Jones, junior United States senator from Arkansas, spent Sunday night ill Newport, arriv- ing on late train from Little Rock, and leaving the next morning for Batesville. From the number of places about the state that he has been, the senator must be somewhat agitated
 over the shadow of James P. Clarke
 across his pathway.
 The surveying party for the White
 River Valley railroad left here We'd
 nesday for Buffalo City, where they | will begin the location of the road from that place to the Missouri line.
 It is not known where they will cross
 the river, but it is most generally be- lieved that they will cross at Buffalo | City. y.-Batesville Guard.
 The machinery has arrived and the
 Black Rock button factory will be in-
 creased in capacity from 20 to 40 saws. The button factory last week made a
 shipment of 4 1000 pounds of blanks to
 Davenport, Iowa; these blanks are shipped in sacks and while they were left in the depot over night, the rats
 riddled the sacks and went through
 the blanks on suspicion. Black Rock
 Blade.
 The Blade man and wife acknowl- edge an invitation to attend the silver
 wedding of Doctor and Mrs. J. w..
 Coffman at Newport on the 20th inst.
 These good people have lived hap
 py and useful life, and their host of
 friends will take special pleasure in 1 helping to celebrate and round out the
 first 25 years of their married life. That reminds us that the Blade man
 and wife will have been married 25 years on the 25th of March next Black Rock Blade.
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