Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-16

guest of T. J. Watson and family.
 L. Hirsch left Monday noon fo- points south on the Iron Mountain.
 Mrs. J. s. Wilmans has returned from pleasant visit of several weeks to Memphis.
 Masters Karl and Ralph Hirsch went to Little Rock Saturday morn ing on short visit to H. L. Remmel and family.
 Ike Bottenstein went to Jonesboro Saturday afternoon, on business he said, but we are inclined to disbelieve him there.
 | Miss Alta James, after weeks visit to MT. and Mrs. John Hayes re- turned Monday morning to her home at Cotton Plant.
 Prof. Ed Craigen, colored, went to | Little Rock Monday noon, where he will deliver the address to the Shorter l University class of 1902.
 H. B. Axe formerly agent of the Iron Mountain at this point, arrived Tuesday night from Dallas, Texas to visit his brother Vic Axe.
 Mrs. F. M. Birdsong returned to Jonesboro Saturday afternoon after visiting her daughter Mrs. Rufus Ussery, east of here in the country.
 Mrs. Sol Lorch went to St. Louis Monday on the noon train for medical treatment, having been in poor health Mrs. Henry Schott accompanied her.
 All our 50, GO and 75 ct, corsets at 30 cts. See window at The Right Place, dtf. Willis Daniels section foreman on the Iron Mountain, who has been in poor health for sometime, went to St. Louis Wednesday on No. and will enter the hospital.
 H. B. Scott left Friday night for Burlington, Iowa, where he was called by the critical condition of his mother, who was very low at last re- ports and not expected to live.
 Pearls and Slugs==Send your pearls and slugs to J. M. O'Hara& Co.,, Mem= phis, Tenn. Best prices and quickest returns.
 Judge O w. Scarborough of New port returned last night from Star City, Lincoln county, where he has been attending an exciting meeting of the Democratic county central com mittee in contest for sheriff, clerk and county judge.-Arkansas Demo- crat.
 An exchange tells a horrible tale about young lady who unthought- edly jerked her head back to keep from being kissed and broke her neck, and didn't get kissed either. It is a terrible warning to girls not to jerk in fact 'twould be better to lean over a little.
 w. H. Hipolite of Little Rock ar rived Wednesday morning. He is state agent of the Climax Gas Com pany, and has arranged for meeting of the local stockholders to decide upon the rates to be charged and other matters, incidental to trans ferring the new system to the local company.
 Dr. George Stephens, now full hedged M. D. with a diploma from the Medical Department of Washing ton University, returned to Newport Friday night. He made an excellent record in the medical college and his many Newport friends are cor dial in their wishes for his success in this chosen profession.
 Hon. E. F. Brown of this city with A. L. Dimmitt, of Kansas City, last week organized bank in Pocahontas, with capital stock of $50,000 one half paid up. The stock was promptly taken by the business men of the town. The bank will be known as the Pocahontas State Bank.-Jones boro Times.
 T. s. Stephens returned from St. Louis Friday noon, after attending the commencement of the medical de- partment of Washington University, from which his son, Dr. George Steph-