Newport daily independent., 1902-06-17
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 Mayor J. W. Grubbs was out of town Tuesday on business.
 For fishing tackle and base ball goods go to I. D. Price's. 45 btf.
 E. P. Moore of Helena was in New port Tuesday on business.
 Miss Lucy Brandenburg has been quite sick since Sunday, but is inn proving.
 The Cash Grocery is the only place in town to get fresh raspberries and blackberries every day. d36tf.
 Drink Pepophote for thy stomach's sake. Diamond 'sC'' Bottling Works. Telephone 72-3 rings.
 LABoRERs WANTED Negro men. with families to work in saw mill. Apply to DR. WAsHBURN in Watson Building. b6t
 Huffman & Son serve ices, cream and cake and everything in that line to parties and receptions at reason able prices. d-298
 John Prewitt, S. P. Redman and others are planning a fishing trip to- day and expect to leave for Whit stpin Lake this evening.
 "Africolor" and "Pepophote, the latest drinks, delivered anywhere in the city 75c per case. Diamond "C'' Bottling Works. Telephone 72-3 rings. Anyone wanting employment can secure same at the camp of McCollum & Bishop, near Grand Glaize, $1 a day and board or 25 cents box wit hou board. b38-2w.
 w. Bennett Egan and Eugene H irsch left Tuesday morning for Little Rock, where they will visit the latter's brother, Irving Hirsch the remainder of the week.
 Pearls, baroques and slugs. The highest prices paid by J. E. FULLY & CO, IA Maiden Lane, New York.
 Marshal Stephens opened fire on the canines of the town Tuesday morning, whose tax had not been paid for this year. Eight ownerless dogs were killed and the work will continue un- til the surplus dogs of town have dis appeared.
 Will F. Williams, an experienced and skilled laundry man from Neosho, Missouri, has been employed and placed in charge of the plant by the Newport Laundry Company, which is now prepared to do the highest class of laundry work. Being home in- stitution, the excellence and prompt ness of it's work will secure a better support than previously enjoyed locally. 45 btf.
 The arrivals at the Hazel Monday were w. F. Rhew, Osceola; s. A. Bruce, Pine Bluff; w. P. Martin, R. A. Dowdy and wife, Searcy; T. H. Saw age, A. J. Martin, Jno. T. Ward, Little Rock; J. 0. South and wife, Mountain Home; R. M. Carter, Chas. B. Lewis. Dene H. Coleman, John w. Ferrill, J. c. Yancey and son, Agnes Max field, Batesville; G. o. Magness, New ark; J. A. Chambers, Des Are; w. E. Ferguson, Augusta; Guy Beauman M. P. Tate, Pine Bluff.
 A white man was found Tuesday morning between the bridge anc Choctaw depot who had evidently come in contact with some body ol something. His head seemed badly battered and was bleeding, but he could tell no connected story of hi, trouble. His identity has not beer established, but he is probably bun or perhaps some workman from ul the White river extension, as a larg, number of them are to be found Iyin. around town every day. He i thought to have been drunk when h, suffered the mishap.
 The river Tuesday had reached very low stage, the guage registe being IT feet, which almost suspend river traffic above this port. Tn steamer Buck Elk, which has been en gagged in hauling railroad supplie from Penter's Bluff to Buffalo City i reported stranded on rock just be