Newport weekly independent., 1902-03-28

Newport Monday to visit while with her elatives.-Black Rock Blade
 Mrs. M. E. Newborn arrived Sunday from Newport to spend couple of weeks with the home folks. Mari anna Index.
 Dr. G. J. Tankersley, of Weldon, was in to see us Thursday. He was attending to business here and incl dentally talking politics.
 Dr. R. R. James, of Cotton Plant, stopped last night with his nephew, John c. Hayes, of this city, leaving for Searcy at noon Friday. Mrs. o. s. Lawrence, of TeXarkana, is visiting her mother and sister this week. Her visits to Newport occasion her friends much pleasure.
 Mrs. B. B. Bond and Mr and Mrs o. D. Watson returned Tuesday noon from five weeks visit to relatives of Mrs. Watson in Galveston, Texas.
 The Frisco people say they will have the Newport & Bonneville branch under course of construction within thirty days, if Newport will agree to give them terminal room. The work of remodeling the fronts of the Hurley building on Front street has been commenced and will add ma terially to the beauty and style of Front street when completed.
 MT. D. K. Kavanaugh and wife, of St. Louis, spent Thursday night in the city. MT. Kavanaugh is president of the St. Louis Cotton Compress Co.,, and was looking at their interests here.
 MT. Percy Finch, who is an exten sive owner of mining interests in this county, was here last Saturday. He hints that mining work will be pushed now. Success to them al.-Black Rock Blade.
 Hon. Gustave Jones, of Newport, reviews the history of the trust cases instituted by Jeff Davis when attorney general, and shows clearly that they were not prosecuted as they should have been.-Democrat
 Judge J. V. Bourland, proxy for Gov. Jeff Davis, and Hon. E. w. Rec tor held the boards at the opera house Friday night. The house was crowd ed to the doors and each was cheered heartily by his followers when a tell ing point was made.
 k We hear nothing but good report from Newport's efforts to entertain the Sunday School Institute. Our delegates were greatly pleased with the splendid music rendered by the choir of that city.-Batesville Guard.
 Thieves entered the pool room of w. R. O'Neal Wednesday night and took therefrom about $500 in money and lot of cigars. Entrance was made through the back way and the loss was not discovered until this morning.
 G. L. Grant went to Grand Glaize Monday to prosecute an old man, 72 years of age, charged with assault with intent to rape. The case was dismissed for want of prosecution as the witnesses for the state failed to show up.
 The smallest infant ever heard of in this part of the country was born last week to MT. and Mrs. Henry Foster. It weighed only one and one quarter pounds, but is perfectly healthy and the doctors think there is good pros pect for the diminutive specimen of humanity to live and thrive.-Black Rock Blade.
 Some one entered the residence of Capt w. A. Joyce Wednesday night, gaining admittance by pushing the key out of the back door and opening it by use of a similar one, but owing to the house boy failing to provide him self with a match upon retiring, and going to the kitchen to get one, the thief took fright and fled without ob taining anything.
 The body of Harriet Williams, par tially demented colored woman, was discovered Saturday morning lying in the waters of the lake by parties crossing the bridge from the east side. She has been missing for several days and it is supposed that she either fell in the lake or committed suicide.