Newport weekly independent., 1902-09-12
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J. P. House of Augusta was in Newport Wednesday on business.
 Miss Ellen Atkinson of McCrory spent Tuesday in Newport shopping. Misses Annie Clements and Kath erine Harrison were in Newport Wednesday shopping. Mrs. Addie Willis returned We'd nesday morning from weeks visit to relatives in Augusta.
 Miss Margaret Rogers, a charming young lady of Walnut Ridge is the
 uest of R. w. Randy and family. | Miss Laura Johnson of Weldon left
 Wednesday noon for Searcy, where she will attend Galloway College this year.
 Thomas Bagnell, tie inspector for the Bagnell Timber Company of St. Louis, was here Wednesday on business.
 Mrs. J. A. Watkins and baby ar rived Wednesday noon from Little Rock on visit to Mrs. Elizabeth Watson and family.
 Misses Dove Erwin and Gertrude Skillern expect to leave tomorrow for Searcy, where Miss Erwin will spend the scholastic year at Galloway College.
 Mrs. H. F. Roleson, who spent two months with a party of Newport friends in the mountains above Bates vile, returned home Monday.-Mari- anna Index.
 Ike Stephens family are moving from their country home. where they have spent the Summer, to their residence at the corner of Vine and Third Streets.
 The Iron Mountain will make all passing tracks between Poplar Bluff, Mo-, to Little Rock 4,5OO feet long. Many of these tracks are now only 2,000 feet long.
 Cotton sold on the street Wednes- day at to 1-16 cents. The receipts continue heavy for this time of year, due to the cool weather, enabling the pickers to keep in the field. President Newman Erb and other officials of the St. Louis, Memphis & Southeastern railway laid over in Hoxie Monday night. They are on an inspection tour of the road.
 John Dye, who has charge of the gang of convicts now being worked on the Diaz road pulling stumps etc., is we'll satisfied with the results thus far obtained in utilizing the time of the county's convicts. B. Less, who is partner of Joseph M. Berger Jr., of the Star Clothing house, was here Wednesday and ex- pressed himself as we'll pleased with their prospects here and the good trade enjoyed since opening.
 Geo. Robertson sold two pearls last week, one for S14OO, the other for about $150. Besides these he has realized about $100 from shells gath cred during his three weeks work at the industry Bradford Correspond ence to Searcy Citizen.
 It is reported that the Rock Island survey from Jacksonport to Rolla, Mo-, may cross the Frisco somewhere near Imboden. The surveyors are coming this way and will cross the Frisco in few days. Here's hoping they may come through Imboden.- Imboden News.
 J. G. Handel of Auvergne was here
 Wednesday. He says most of the cotton of that section is being held
 back for the new gin now being con- structed by stock company of Breckinridge townships largest plant CTS. The gin will probably be ready | for business next week. | Miss Lois Vim, who had con-
 tracted with Prof Carter to teach at
 Boswell institute this year, has been
 released that she may accept pos ition as teacher in the Mena school
 under Prof A. V. Hamilton. She left 1 Wednesday noon for Judsonia and
 will go from there to Mena.
 Mrs. A. H. Mcdonald, Mrs B. B. Bond
 and daughter Antoinette Bond and