Newport weekly independent., 1902-06-13


 morning from weeks visit to St. Louis.
 J. T. Cumley of Chicago spent Fri day in Newport looking after his trade.
 T. J. Gregg left Friday night on a visit to his former home at Joplin, Missouri.
 John H. Keel and T. J. Graham went to Little Rock on the noon train Friday.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Watson left Satur- day noon for Little Rock on visit to her daughter Mrs. J. A. Watkins.
 The daughters of Charles Meyer came up from Searcy on the noon train Saturday to spend Sunday with their father.
 Miss Dove Erwin who has been at tending Galloway College the past year, returned home Thursday after noon for the Summer vacation. The steamer Kennedy came down the river Saturday morning on her way to St. Louis. She has been en- gagged in the railroad hauling, but will be placed in another line of trade Dr. A. G. Harrison and niece Miss Katie Harrison were here Thursday, both leaving Friday morning, the former returning to Auvergne, but expects to move in a few days to Washatachee, Texas, his future home.
 Mir. and Mrs. T. s. Stephens, dele gates from the local church, returned Thursday night from splendid meet ing of the st ate convention of the Christian church held at Hot Springs for four days of this week. Rev. 0. c. meeting.
 Miss Elizabeth Chavey left Thursday night for Omaha to spend her two months vacation, but is too much in terested in home affairs to do without the news and has ordered the DAILY INDEPENDENT. Mrs. B. R. Tyler left the same night for Fort Wayne where she will visit relatives for three or four months.
 Mrs. Emma Neiman has returned to her home at West Plains, Mo-, after a pleasant visit with her old friend and to IT Mrs. Neiman looked over the Planters Hotel property with view to pur- chasing, having had many years of successful experience in this line in Marianna and West Plains.
 Harvey Osborne and J. Edwards, who were bound over from the pre- liminary examination held Friday, failed to put up the bond of $500 each and are resting securely in jail. The interior of the jail is cool and the prisoners state that they are quite comfortable, with plenty of ice water to drink and good meal service. Contractor w. R. Stewart was pre- pairing Friday for the removal of the present depot. It is to be taken 45 feet down the track and the express office will have to be moved 100 feet up the track, where both will remain until the new edifice is completed, probably the middle of September as stated in Thursdays INDEPENDENT. Newport Lodge No. 26 Knights of Pythias at their meeting Wednesday night, elected the following officers for the ensuing six months: Alcorn Ferguson, c. O.; c. R. Hite, V. o.; o. w. Beard, Prelate; M. M. Stuckey. M. of w.; E. P. Tetwiler, I. G.; Wm. Mendenhall, o. G.; Holly Cobb, M. of A., who will be installed the first Wednesday in July.
 The Jonesboro Enterprise says that the people who are boring for oil at Lake City have lost their drill and for three or four days not a wheel has turned. The we'll is only little more than 200 feet deep now, and the stock holders are losing patience. If this be true, the people of Newport have indeed cultivated that virtue to a point, where it ceases to be called such a name.
 Neill Foushee was in town Friday from the AuNerona nnnnnnnit,r