Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-16
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ihS AiNOl SOllulhuOo UO dIOp SlOWiy9 et@lding at 3.9 feet on the guage Thursday.
 The river Friday morning registered the same standing on the guage as yesterday, being 4.3 feet.
 Miss Rubie Blackwood, of Newport, is spending this week with Augusta friends.-Augusta Vidette.
 Mir. and Mrs. s. R. Phillips and baby went to Batesville Friday morning to visit Mrs. Phillips relatives.
 Dr. B. F. Brewer arrived Wednesday night from the Indian Territory on a visiG to his brother Dr. A. J. Brewer. , Mrs. Maude B. Marshall left Thurs day at noon for Batesville to be pres ent at reception given by Miss Emma Coleman.
 T. J. Davidson of Williford, Sharp county, and a nephew of Sheriff R. w. Randy, came down Thursday noon to look for employment.
 Mrs. M. A. Ballew and little grand daughter Emma, and Mrs. H. S.. Loretz left Monday for visit to rel atives at Newport and Paragould.- Des Arc Guidon.
 F. H. Kath the shell buyer, while in Newport, Friday, gave it as his opinion that the present price of shells, $7.5O to $9.50 was too high and prices would eventually drop lower.
 John Teichmiller of Muscatine, Iowa, one of the leading shell buyers at this point, returned Thursday morn ing, after being away several weeks. George Hillhouse and Milton Stuck ey represent the legal fraternity among the pearlers at Rollen Bend, having gone up Wednesday with complete outfit.
 Dr. A. D. Holland, who had ex- pected to attend the meeting of the state dental association in Little Rock this week, was unable to get away, much as he regretted missing the meeting.
 E. w. Tunstall of Paroquet, who has four boats in service getting out shells at Grand Glaize, was here Thursday with carload of shells. He sold several small pearls and slugs to Jack Ripping.
 Dr. B. E. Washburn, while down the river Thursday on professional business, made several quite nice in vestments in pearls, one of them being 35 grain perfectly round pearl, which he is holding for $500.
 Dorsey Wilmans and Arthur Bailey returned Friday noon from visit of several days to St. Louis. They had fine time and saw Dr. Owen Walker, who expects to be in Newport in a few days and has not yet made up his mind as to where he will locate.
 John M. Malang of the firm of Ma lang and Cowan, the contractors, who have in charge the digging of the oil we'll in Chastain's Addition, came in from Joplin Thursday morning. To a reporter for this paper, he expressed doubt as to whether the boring would be continued further.
 One of the Iron Mountains most popular engineers, George Norton, lost an eye at Holland, Arkansas, Thursday night, caused by the burst ing of the water glass of his engine. He passed through here on No. 4 Friday on his way to the Missouri Pacific hospital at St. Louis.
 Miss Grace Ross, while riding a wheel in company with several other girls on Front Street Wednesday afternoon, was almost run over by a drunken rider, whose horse stepped on the rim of one of the wheels, badly breaking the same. The man did not even stop to apologize and his identity is not known.
 The plant of the Lake City Shingle and Lumber Company at Lake City, was destroyed by fire Sunday morning about 5 o'clock. The plant cost when it was put in $16,000. We learn that the company carried $S,OOO insurance $6,000 of which was with companies represented by J. E. Parr.-Jonesborc Times.
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