Newport weekly independent., 1902-10-17

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 A. Arndt, the popular young sales man at the Star Clothing House spent Sunday in Jonesboro.
 Dr. c. West went to Little Rock on the noon train Tuesday, where he will have his eyes treated.
 Dr. B. A. Washburn and wife and Miss Carl Washburn returned Satur- day night from Wickliffe, Ky.
 Mrs. J. L. Polk and children re- turned to Imboden Tuesday via New port after visit to Sulphur Rock. J. M. Berger, Jr., and Ike Botten- stein returned Monday morning from a few days pleasant visit to Jones' boro.
 Charley Hite, Jr., had the misfortune to fall and break his arm again Thurs day evening, near the same place once before fractured.
 The Lucien Cause Chapter publicly express their thanks to Capt. J. R. Lotion for the use of a confederate flag during the convention.
 Charley Holmes, one of Newport's promising young men, went to Bates vile Saturday morning to spend a few days at his old home.
 Mrs. Carrie Daugherty and son I tof f11rIox1 n, from St. Louis, where they spent carnival week seeing the sights.
 Judge Fulkerson has been holding court this week at Heber, as court esy to Judge Mitchell, who is looking after a prosecution in Oklahoma Batesville Guard.
 Mrs. J. w. Coffman, little Ruth and Ursel Coffman and Mrs. Mollie Sprigg and son, Ignatius, left Saturday noon for Black Rock to spend few days visiting relatives.
 c. E. Newborn has returned from Marianna, where he accompanied his wife and baby. Marianna will be their future home much to the regret of Newport friends.
 Farmers, when you come to New port, put up your rigs and horses at Robinson's Feed and Livery Stable. The horses will be well fed and looked after carefully. 10wtf
 T. H. Reamey of Gurdon arrived Friday night to accept the agency of the Iron Mountain at this place. MT. Reamey comes here with splendid record and is very pleasant gentle man.
 w. R. Stewart, the contractor oi Newport, was in town Monday making arrangements to commence work on the new brick block of the Conner Mercantile Company. Augusta Vii dette.
 The Batesville Ginning & Compress Company has put up nearly 400 round bales of cotton this season. This is nearly as much as the company handled during all of last season. Batesville Guard.
 Wallace's second advertising cal arrived Monday, with another big lot of billboard matter and hangers. The Wallace show closes the season this year November 8, four days after the Newport engagement.
 Tom Kippur, the Jewish Day oi Atonement, has been generally ob- served by the Jewish firms of this city, who closed their doors at 6 p. m Friday for the twenty four hours end ing at that hour Saturday.
 Mayor Roberts, of Searcy, while ir Little Rock a few days since, an nounced that Searcy is to have with in the near future a $3O,000 electric light and water plant, which will dc much to improve that handsome town.--State Republican. T. J. Clingman, colored, has in hi' possession the jaw bone of a masto donic class, which was found in White river near Augusta by pearler. The bone contains teeth and weighs 1: pounds, the teeth showing plainly while the bone is petrified. Admiral Winfield Scott Schley ant wife will leave Washington City nex Monday night for Fort Smith, wher' they will be the guests of the cit. during the street fair Wednesday an( Thursday of next week. Dispatche from Washington state that the ad