Newport weekly independent., 1902-07-11


 H. G. Terrill on Front Street.
 T. T. Ward, editor of the Herald returned Wednesday afternoon from visit of ten days to Gates, Tennes- see.
 Summer Tourist Rates-Cheap rates to nearly all resorts, via the Iron Mountain. For rates call on w. M GREGG, Agent.
 Hon. Harry H. Myers, republican nominee for governor, has just re- turned from weeks visit in Iowa. Arkansas Democrat.
 Peter Huffman returned Tuesday from a business and pleasure trip to Illinois, Missouri and Kansas, where he has been looking for a location.
 Mrs. Eva Albright and daughter Miss Sarah, who have been visiting the formers son, Arthur Fels and wife, leave tonight for their home in Kansas City.
 
 over the Choctaw Tuesday afternoon and in alighting from the train, sprained her ankle. She was able to continue on her trip however.
 Maury Stevens, the popular sales man of D. w. and A. G. Anderson re- turned Tuesday from a ten days visit to his brother Louis, in Galveston, Texas. He had a fine time and re- turned looking we'll.
 F. H. Heinrichs went to Walnut Ridge and Hoxie Wednesday looking over the field with view to the ex tension of the lines of the South western Telephone and Telegraph Company to those towns.
 An old adage says that but ninety days will follow the first song of the katy did till frost. The first we noted was on the 3Oth of June, consequently look out for frost on the 3Oth of Sep tember.-Black Rock Telephone.
 The Southern Hotel, of Ravenden Springs, Ark, is now open for guests. Lithia water for kidneys, liver and stomach troubles. I12 miles west of Memphis on the Frisco System. Write for rates. Address, Manager, Southern Hotel. 59b3m.
 w. A. H. Mcdaniel, circulation manager of the Memphis Morning News in this state was in Newport Saturday looking for an agent Hereafter both of the Memphis morn ing papers will arrive in Newport at 1885 p. m. over the Choctaw.
 A catfish was caught few days ago in White River near Calico Rock which measured four feet and one inch in length, 36 inches around the body, 29 inches around the head and it's eyes were inches apart. The fish weighed "A pounds.-Batesville Guard There is being 40 cars of gravel per day taken out of the gravel pit west of Newark and 15 hands are kept busy loading these cars. This gravel is being used as ballast on the White River Railroad, and is putting that road bed in fine shape. pe.-Batesville Guard.
 MT. and Mrs. c. J. Saenger arrived Sunday morning from St. Louis and have gone to housekeeping at MT. Saenger's attractive cottage home on Hazel Street. MT. Saenger is very highly thought of in Newport and the INDEPENDENT hopes that the acqui- sition of a fair bride to his home, may make his happiness more complete.
 Division Superintendent Cahill and a number of other Choctaw officials took dinner in Newport Monday They were here on a special train, making an inspection tour. A party of citizens, who called on them at the hotel did not receive much satisfac- tion as to whether the time schedule of the branch passenger would be changed
 Track laying on the second twenty miles of the White River railroad will begin July 25 and will be rapidly pushed to completion. This will com plete the track to Soldiers Rock, a distance of 40 miles up White river from this city. The work is being car ried forward all along the line as far LID as the mouth of North Fork