Newport weekly independent., 1902-11-28

Hon. Jno. H. Keel and wife returned from Little Rock.
 M. F. Davis, postmaster at Swifton, came down Friday morning.
 Roy Johnson returned Tuesday noon from a short visit to Little Rock.
 c. c. Henry returned Saturday night from business trip to St. Louis. Roy Anderson spent Sunday in Walnut Ridge and was expected back Monday.
 General Superintendent Tyler went Monday in his special car at tached to No. 8.
 T. J. Watson and Henry Bordwell returned Saturday from a pleasure trip to St. Louis.
 Sigmund Wolff was called to St. Louis Saturday to attend the funeral of an uncle, Alexander Adler.
 Mir. and Mrs. Jacob Less came over night from Jonesboro and are the guests of J. M. Berger, Jr., at the Hotel Hazel.
 Mrs. J. A. Holmes of Batesville spent Sunday with her son Clarence here, who is a clerk in the Iron Mountain freight office.
 Geo. w. Burkhart, lumber man of Newport, Ark, passed through the city Saturday morning on his way to Blodgett, Mo.-Poplar Bluff Sentinel.
 The rainfall up to seven o'clock Monday morning amounted to .SS of an inch and the river was again on rise Monday, standing at 3 feet on the guage.
 F. M. Phillips of lzard county was down Monday and subscribed for the INDEPENDENT to be sent to his son Andy, who is attending school at Nashville.
 The people who have been giving a street fair at Batesville the past week came down Sunday evening and left Monday noon for points south.
 c. w. True received letter from w. w. McMinn Monday, stating that he was now ready to go on the road and was very favorably impressed with his house.
 R. w. Earnhardt of Batesville was here Tuesday morning on his return home from St. Louis, where he marketed car load of hogs at $6.3C per hundred.
 Mrs. P. B. Price, who has been visiting the family of her son Farley Price of this city, returned to he1 home in Little Rock on the noon train Monday.
 s. R. Phillips accompanied his wife and son Neill to Batesville Sunday returning that night. The others vii spend Thanksgiving at the home o Gen. Robt. Neill.
 Miss Susie Rogers visited at New port this week, and Miss Ethel Child CTS assisted in the post office during her absence.-Walnut Ridge Item II Black Rock Telephone.
 William Crutch of Bald Knob wa in town Tuesday, and sold very val uable pearl Dr. Boyd of Black Rocl being the purchaser. The price givel was $9OO.-,Augusta Free Press.
 Marvin Hare returned Sunday nigh from Hot Springs, where his wife i staying with her mother Mrs. G. D Clements. Her friends will be gla' to know of her continued improve l ment.
 Trade at Otto M ovens Casl Store, the lowest priced house il town We are also giving as spec ial inducement with cash coupons re turned to the value of every $25 an pair of S2 shoes in the house. 30 wtI
 The Newport Dye & Cleaning Work have been moved two doors south C former stand, beneath Lone Sta Boarding House, where the proprieto T. w. Shaver, will be pleased to SC his trade. D. H. Smith is no longe with him. b167
 Miss Annie Minor arrived Tuesda noon from Kansas City on a visit t the family of her brother Colonel l Minor Dr. J. c. Minor of Ht Springs expects to spend Xmas her and the Minors are looking torwar to quite family reunion. Spend Christmas holidays with kir
 folks and friends in the old State Only one fare, plus $2.00, for tt , round trip by the "Rock Island Sy' tenn" Choctaw, Oklahoma x Gulf , R. Tickets will be limited 30 da, from date of sale. btf
 w. D. McLain, our worthy Newpo friend, is one of the directors in u new Bank & Trust Co.,, recently e