Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-22
l pay highest prices for pearls, ,baroques al slugs. l.. WILSON. Office at Chas. Meyers Store.


 l.. WILSON. Office at Chas. Meyers Store.
 Vic Axe returned from Little Rock on the noon train, where he made arrangements for wire service and will open up his commission office as soon as possible, to be run this year under the name of Cotter & Go.
 Thomas Shaver, proprietor of the Newport Dye and Cleaning Works, owing to the recent fire, has moved into No. 207, Walnut Street, adjoining w. B. Chastain's, where he will be pleased to see his trade. b.S4.t.f
 The merry-go- round is being erected on the vacant lot on Main Street, opposite the colored school house, being just beyond the site used for this purpose last summer and will probably start up about Satur- day.
 Miss Cora West accompanied by her nurse is expected to- night, that is if she stands the trip we'll and does not need a rest at Searcy. She has had no fever for several days and her father has written that she may now return.
 A. Laupheimer of St. Louis, arrived Thursday morning, having accepted a clerkship under Chas. Meyer. He was in the employ of Wilmans Bros. in '9s and is reputed good salesman. MT. Myer is expected home the last of this week.
 Mrs. Henry Schott, daughter Hor- tense, little niece and nephew an1 MT. Sol. Lorch returned Wednesday night from Mt. Nebo, owing to Mr. Schott's poor health. MT. and Mrs. Schott, nephew and niece will prob ably leave Friday for St. Louis
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Wilmans, Mir. and Mrs. R. D. Wilmans and Mir. J. s. Wilmans returned Thursday morning from a ten days visit to St. Louis, stopping at the Hotel Beers while there and enjoying the trip immense ly. Miss Susie Jones is visiting rel atives in Chicago.
 Mrs. w. R. Stewart came down Wednesday night from Ravenden Springs, her baggage having been de- layed at this station and being unable to locate same was compelled to re- turn home. She left on the noon train Thursday however to join Mrs. T. B. Stewart and children.
 Jonesboro is having organized a burial association. It is unique and charitable. The membership is to be between 1000 and 4,000, and each member pays an assessment of 12 cents when any other member dies. In this way a man will pay his funeraI expenses while he lives.-Ex.
 Robert Randy, the well-known twirler, who has earned the sobriuuet of Smiling Randy" by reason of his good nature, which "smoles smiles" continually upon his countenance, re- turned Wednesday night from Wynne, where he has been pitching recently and will probably remain in Newport the rest of the season.
 Milt A. Russell while in this city Thursday, said that he had never re- ceived any notification of his appoint ment as an election commissioner except through the newspapers. He had too much business to dabble in politics and had notified Sheriff Randy that he would not serve. No other appointment however has been made
 Sheriff John A. Hinkle was here Thursday to secure Kid Roy, a negro arrested upon his orders by the local officers for the stealing of banjo at Batesville MT. Hinkle will be a member of the next state senate and his duties as sheriff will be over in about two months. Speaking of the crops of his own county he said that they were better than those of Jack son, where firing had set in.