Newport weekly independent., 1902-09-26

l in the Monarch Shell Company.
 Rev. L. H. Richardson returned Friday night from the meeting of Ar kansas Presbytery, which was held at DeVall's Bluff
 Editor Barlow of the Bald Knob Herald, which has recently been moved to Beebe, was caller at this office Friday.
 Thursday, October the second, will be observed as a holiday by many of the houses of this city, being the Jewish New Year.
 Thomas Glavin and family of Pana, Illinois, arrived on the noon train Monday and will make this city their home in the future.
 Corley G. Price, whom it will be remembered was one of Dr. o. E. Jones' groomsmen, came up from Little Rock Saturday noon.
 James Ahan died Monday night at his home in Oil Trough Bottom from an attack of typhoid fever. Arrange ments were made for burial Tuesday afternoon.
 Mrs. Gustave Jones left Monday night for St. Louis, having missed the noon train. She received word that Mrs. Cox was sinking and not expect ed to live.
 John Hencke and son Christian re- turned Friday night from ten days visit with relatives and friends in Ohio and St. Louis, having enjoyed 1 his vacation immensely. The rain came down off and on all day Monday night, the total fall regis tered being 1.28 inches. The river continues to fall, 17 feet being the register Tuesday.
 Miss Myra 6Meeks was here Satur- day on her way home from Diaz, after nursing Mrs. Ed Jackson out on Cache. That lady is very much improved, we are glad to state.
 Mrs. Emma Morris accompanied by her little sister Velma Weatherford returned home to Moorefeld Monday morning after short visit with J. L. Younger and family.
 Henry Owen left Monday noon fo1 St. Louis, where he will resume his studies in medicine at Washington University. We wish him success ful as we'll as a pleasant year. F. P. Axe, who is an old newspaper man, the founder of the Marianne Index and at present the business manager of the Ironton, (Mo.) Regis ter, left Friday noon for Little Rock
 The charges against Nobe Connel- ley for passing a $4.50 worthless check on Frank Sarlo were withdrawn il Justice Harp's court, having beer settled on the outside.-Little Rock ! Democrat.
 Dr. J.I West of Bald Knob re- turned home Saturday after making { trip to his farm in Oil Trough bottom where he found cotton opening very slowly, but big crop in sight.
 Invitations have been received by l friends of the prospective groom il this city, to the marriage of MT. Harry Snapp, of Fitzhugh to Miss lrmi , Jones of Augusta, which will take } place at the Presbyterian church il , the latter city, Wednesday, October l HIGHEST PRICES PAID-For thi
 reason you should send your Fine . Pearls, Baroques and Slugs to ou firm, as we sell to European market exclusively. J. M. O'HARA & Go. 5 34 Madison Street, Memphis, Tenn l The Jonesboro Sun says that Ton 3 l.. Johnson, now talked of as the Dem ocratic nominee for president, onc
 lived in Arkansas. His father owne' , a plantation south of Helena, Wher Tom spent many of his boyhood days The editor acknowledges the re ceipt of a copy of the Des Moines Iowa, Register and Leader" con l taining complete write-up of th' sovereign grand lodge l. o. o. F
 with numerous half tones of promi
 nent Odd Fellows, from Judge M. M Stuckey, a delegate from this chapter Nobe Connolly, the young man wh' caused considerable stir in St. Loui