Newport weekly independent., 1902-07-25
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 fly of his father, Rob't. Randy.
 Mrs. Dr. Heard and son, Walter, of Arkansas City, Kan, are visiting relatives and friends in the city.
 MT. w. E. Benton, of Bowling Green, Ky, is in the city, having ac- cepted position with A. H. Mize, the photographer.
 There are now 75O inmates of the penitentiary. Fifty have been par doned by Governor Davis and sew enty five have escaped.
 Round trip tickets to Camden on account of State Missionary and Christian Endeavor Convention one and one third fare via Choctaw route.
 Five prisoners dug out of the county jail at Texarkana Tuesday night. Lucius Ammonetth (white) was recaptured. The rest were ne- groes who escaped.
 Round trip tickets to Salt Lake City via Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf route, return limit Sept. 30, only 1885, with stop over allowed. Dates of sale August to 10 inclusive.
 Chas. King, colored, was up before Acting Mayor Mayhan Wednesday morning charged with wife beating, and his failure to prove himself inno- cent cost him $5 and trimmings.
 MT. and Mrs. B. P. Tetwiler and Miss Mollie Neal and Mir. V. M. Axe spent Wednesday evening at Bergan Lake, where they lunched and other wise enjoyed themselves for a few hours.
 Round trip tickets to San Francisco or Los Angeles, Gal, via Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Route, with final limit to return September 30, only $47.50. Stop overs allowed. Dates of sale July 20, August 2 to 10 in- elusive.
 MT. P. H. VanDyke left Friday morning for ten days outing at Ravenden Springs, and the present incumbent of the editorial tripod will appreciate any information leading to the whereabouts of any items of in- terest which may be given him by friends of the paper.
 Bro. E. c. Waterman, of the News, had his hand severely cut while on his way to Little Rock Tuesday, caused by freight train failing to get in the ''clear" for No. 3 and a car door struck the chair car, breaking out a window where MT. Waterman was sitting and otherwise damaging the coaches.
 The day of the street medicine man is upon us. The whole of last week one of the fakirs held the attention of crowds on the corner with his snakes and banjo player, while this week an other one is giving us cake walks and coon songs, interspersed with rattle snakes, to the delight of the small boy and the colored population.
 A Springfield newspaper reporter who is "proud father" is said to be responsible for the following: He walked away the hours while his heir in gurgles strong kept the bed room walls a ringing with stirring march ing song. Not swear word did he utter as the wind whisked up his back; not murmur did he mutter as he trod the upturned tack. But he in- wardly decided that when baby,s years are four, he will get a walnut paddle and he'll even up the score.
 Two bus loads of young ladies, ac- companied by three young men, had picnic lunch at the Confederate park Tuesday night. The following made up the party, and they say it was the best time of the season: Misses Imogene Randy, Maude Richardson. Orbie Arnold, Noreene Kinman. Mary Bailey, Hilda Bailey, Neil Ban dy, Della Bernstein, Annie Dutton Lulu Wolf, Kate Bishop, Miriam Handford of Batesville, and Laura Johnson of Weldon; Messrs. Edwin Carter, Chas Holmes and Ed Sprioo They were chaperoned by Mesdames Wm. Bailey and T. D. Kinmann, Jr.
 "A printing office," says a writer. lis usually considered a rather touch place and the newspaper worker a