Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-30

J. ;. Handford came down rom Batesville Tuesday night.
 Gus Coffin returned Tuesday night from short visit to Hot Springs.
 Miss Harry Weaver was on the sick list Wednesday, unable to be at the store.
 Harvey McCallum returned from a business trip to Cotton Plant Satur- day morning.
 w. A. Oldfield spent Wednesday al his home in Batesville, during Hull in criminal court.
 E. c. Romine of the Pacific Express Company came up from Little Rock Tuesday night.
 T. s. Stephens returned Friday from trip to Texarkana, where he went Wednesday on business.
 Miss Lena Davenport, of near New port, visited relatives here Tuesday and Wednesday.-Newark Journal.
 Capt. Will Warner and wife came up from Newport Thursday morning days. Batesville Bee.
 Mrs. Tom Wolford, who was so badly burned last Sunday night at her home near White river bridge, died Tuesday night from the effects of her burns.
 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
 Mrs. Arthur Fels and her little son returned Sunday to their home at Newport after very pleasant visit to her parents, MT. and Mrs. Simon Adler Batesville Guard
 Hugh Kyler was down Wednesday from Sulphur Rock and informed a reporter for the INDEPENDENT that his wife's sister Miss Leah Knox will be married Thursday evening at her home to Dr. Byrum of the Indian Territory.
 The steamer F. ". Tucker will run regular trips from Newport to John sons Landing, on Current river, with Captain Leslie Inman in charge. The Captain will move his family to New port to be convenient to his work - Black Rock Blade.
 It seems that Jackson is not the only county in Arkansas that has bad roads. Hear this from the Marianna Index: Beyond doubt the bad roads are keeping the country people at home. They are not coming to town because it is hard to get here."
 A man named Davis from Corning was in town Saturday with 30 grain pear shaped pearl. The pearl indus try seems to be opening up again, since the fall in the river, as quite a number of pearlers are in the city with pearls and slugs from down the river.
 The Newark Telephone Company of Batesville Friday filed it's articles ot incorporation with the secretary of stafe. The capital stock is $1O,OOO, of which $5,000 has been subscribed. C.. J. Magness is president, J. s. Hand ford, vice. president and treasurer J. c. Yancey, secretary.
 Mrs. T. E. Morris on entertained in formally two tables at whist Friday afternoon. After the games, a chaf ing dish lunch of welsh rarebit, pick les and coffee was served. Those en- toying the pleasure of the. occasion were Mesdames Blanchard, Gus Jones, Sells, Watson, Martin, Johnson, Crow and Morrison.
 MT. J. U. Ard, a leading planter of Jackson county, residing at Tupelo, was visitor to the city Thursday He was in the city to visit the legislature and to attend the Good Roads Con vention. Ard would make splendid member of the house and his friends hope to see him represent Jackson county some day.-Arkansas Demo- crat
 The Citizen learned from reliable authority today that the Iron Noun tain freight division will be move d from this place to HoXie the 18th of neXt month. The move will affect this place but slightly, for very few of the railroad men whom the change will affect live here. The locals will run from this place just the same, so none of the offices will be moved. The passenger division will remain unchanged. In return for the change four or five operators for dispatch CTS office will be located here. The Y. M. c. A. will suffer the most from the move. Economic conditions are what caused the change Poplar