Newport weekly independent., 1902-07-25

III the GUY.
 Dr. Geo. Tunstall, of Swifton, spent Wednesday in Newport.
 MT. and Mrs. Emerson Gardner of Kenyon, spent Monday in the city.
 An old-fashioned basket picnic will be given at Ponds Switch on August 1st.
 MT. E. D. Bracey returned Saturday night from Camden, where he spent last week at the reunion of the Bracy family.
 Mrs. H. o. Douglas, accompanied by Mir. Douglas as far as Hoxie, left Thursday night for visit to relatives at Nevada, Mo.
 Lockard Randy accompanied his cousin, Tom Davidson, to his home at Williford Saturday night for visit of several days duration.
 A small blaze in the railroad park caused some excitement Sunday, some of the dry grass having caught from sparks from passing engine.
 Clint, brother of Mr. c. w. Rhodes of this city, died at his home near Chicago last Tuesday night, which sad event causes MT. Rhodes New port friends to extend sympathy.
 Miss Jett Hamilton, one of the at tendants at the O'Neal Randy we'd ding, returned to her home in Clarks- vile Friday morning, after pleas ant visit to the family of R. w.. Randy.
 MT. J. o. Taylor and family left Saturday morning for Eureka Springs, where the latter will remain during the heated term, Mir. Taylor expect ing to return home in about a week or ten days.
 Cards are out announcing the ap- preaching wedding of Dr. Oscar Eve Jones to Miss Fannie Redman, which will take place at the Methodist church Wednesday evening, August 6, at 8:30 o'clock.
 | Mrs. Liza Davidson and MT. l.. J. Patterson, sister and brother respect ively of Mrs. J. M. Jones of this city, who has been in poor health for some months, left Saturday for their homes at Sidonia, Tenn.
 An advertisement should be plain and honest, not fowery othing need be said in it for mere ornamentation. It should contain nothing which is not strictly true, but should be sure to claim as much as is true.-Publicity The island received quite a good rain Saturday evening, but Newport and territory west was passed over. Walnut Ridge had a ground soaker of some hours duration, which helped the crop prospects materially in that section.
 Contractor Morrison is pushing work on Dr. Frazer's new house. He has the framing of the first story up. The building is to be an eight-room, two-s story, with two large halls, and one of the handsomest dwellings in the city.-Clarendon Sun.
 Mrs. J. w. Combs, nee Savannah Ross Hunter, of Centralia, H., spent Friday night in the city, on her way to visit her sister Mrs. Johnson, near Tupelo. Her husband, Mr. Combs has accepted more lucrative position in Chicago, at which place they will re- side in the future.
 One of the suspected car robbers who have been operating around Maiden, Mo-, was arrested in this city Monday morning and gave his name as Walter Branch. He is supposed to be member of the same gang, one of whom was killed-Harry Cunning ham-last Thursday
 MT. Eli Cravens, a progressive and enterprising farmer two and one-half miles southwest of this city on the Doniphan road, has just completed thrashing forty acres of wheat which yields twenty-six bushels to the acre total of one thousand and forty bushels.-Poplar Bluff Sentinel.
 The Evening Star was to have taken out party of young folks on the river Saturday night, through the courtesy of Capt. Morrison, but ow- ing to the stormy appearance of the clouds it was called off, A barge had