Newport weekly independent., 1903-02-06
George w. Decker returned to St. Louis Saturday night.

George w. Decker returned to St. Louis Saturday night.
 Mrs. J. M. Dryden of Council Bluffs, Iowa is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Lottie Robertson.
 H. D. Herring has accepted po- sition with J. L. Sells and began work Monday morning.
 c. A. Windau left Sunday for Chica- go to dispose of some of his pearl and baroque purchases.
 w. Hawk has accepted a position as assistant in the Newport Electric Light plant, commencing Feb. 1. Miss Lula Empie will entertain the Fortnightly Whist club Tuesday after noon at her home on Laurel street. Mrs. Geo. D. Norton left on the noon train Monday for visit to friends at her former home, Searcy.
 Ed. R. Woodson, manager of the Shoffner Mercantile Company, was here Monday and Tuesday on business. Miss Martha Walker of Little Rock spent Sunday with relatives and friends in this city, returning Monday morning.
 Curtis Albro of Poplar Bluff, spent Sunday here the guest of J. G. Walk CT and family, accompanying home l.:
 Judge F. D. Fulkerson of the Third judicial district, who has been holding court at Newport, was visitor in the city Saturday. Little Rock Gazette. Ed R. Woodson, manager of the Shoffner Mercantile Company, who purchased the fixtures of John. c. Hayes store, was here Sunday night.
 MT. and Mrs. Ed T. Ponder spent Saturday night in this city on their way to Batesville from Walnut Ridge to visit the father of the bride, N. E. Duffey.
 J. D. Eldridge, the young represen- tative from Woodruff county in the state legislature, accompanied by his wife, spent Sunday in Batesville, stopping oyer here that night.
 Dr. G. J. Tankersley, prominent citizen of the Weldon community was here on court business Wednesday and made the INDEPENDENT pleas ant call, renewing for the weekly. Invitations are out to the wedding of Miss Rhoda Keedy to MT. Guildford M. Dudley, to take place Thursday afternoon at three o'clock, February | 12, in the Methodist church of Swifton.
 Capt. Leslie Inman of Black Rock, was down Friday, making arrange ments to move his family to Newport. He says the Inman Decker line of boats is doing fine business just at present.
 MT. and Mrs. w. w. Dutton re- turned Friday morning from St. Louis, where they enjoyed seeing number of fine attractions, among them, Ben Hur and The Prince of Pilsen. Though it was professedly business trip, the visit proved one of pleasure also.
 Esquire s. L. Bogle of Tuckerman came down on court business Thurs day and made the INDEPENDENT a pleasant call, renewing for the WEEK LY. He says that the people of Bird township think so we'll of the INDIE PENDENT, that even those who don't take it, borrow it from their neigh bors who do.
 | G. H. Brown, formerly with John c. Hayes, has accepted position as salesman in the dry goods department of the Wolff Goldman Mercantile Company. MT. Brown has earned the reputation of a good salesman and made host of friends, who are glad to know that Newport will continue to remain his home.
 Ike Goldman and Alcorn Furguson returned Thursday night from Little Rock. To reporter for the Inde- pendent, MT. Goldman expressed his belief that the antitrust bill would pass the senate, just as it came from the house, though Senator Mardis of this district and Senator Hinkle of Independence county are both op- posed to it's enactment.
 The speech of Hon. J. H. Keel, Jackson county's representative, be-