Newport weekly independent., 1903-03-13

 Evans, a former conductor on the Iron Mountain who died Sunday night in Little Rock
 Judge F. D. Fulkerson, Prosecuting Attorney w. A. Oldfeld, court stenog- rapher James Martin and attorneys J. F. Yancey and Sam Casey of Bates vile spent Sunday night here on their way to Walnut Ridge, where court opened Monday morning.
 The steamb oat "Gladys Maberry' now navigates Cache and White rivers with MT. Henry Schroeder, our efficient surveyor as pilot. Sometime ago, MT. Schroeder stood government examination at Memphis and he now has license to turn the wheel in the pilot ouse.-McCrory News.
 The Wolff Goldman Realty Com pany of Newport Jackson county, on Friday filed amended articles of incor- poration, showing capital stock of $50,00O. The concern will do a gen. eral real estate business. The officers are: Sigmund Wolff, president; Isaac Goldman secretary; Elise w o if, treasurer.
 The Southwestern Telephone and Telegraph Company on Friday an nounced the extension of it's service to Alicia and Minturn in Lawrence county, on the line that is being con- structed to Hoxie and Walnut Ridge. At Alicia, the line runs into the store of W. M. Mccullough and at Minturn that of J. P. Kelly.
 The river after rising steadily until it reached about 20 feet on the gauge Sunday morning, dropped about six inches that afternoon. Monday morn ing it began to rise again about o'clock and came to stand about noon today (Monday) at about 20 feet. At three o'clock this afternoon the gauge at both Locks and stood at 20 feet.-Batesville Bee.
 
 White river ou Monday morning stood at 25.2 feet and latest reports from Black Rock state that Black is now on stand. The river was still rising however Sunday night at Mt. Olive and big rains were reported above. The danger line of 26 feet is apt to be passed, but without further rains, no serious overflow is expected
 Congressman s. Brundidge Jr. and family stopped off here Monday morn ing to visit W. H. Morris and family on their return home from Washing ton, D. 0. MT. Brundidge went on to Searcy on the noon train. In speak ing of the work of the last congress, MT. Brundidge thought very little had been accomplished, due to the fili- bustering methods of the Senate Re- publicans. If every district had been as faithfully represented as the Second the Littlefield antitrust bill would have been placed upon the statutes.
 s. D. Campbell, O. w. Scarborough and G. A. Hillhouse as attorneys for the prohlbitionists and M. M. Stuckey and Gustave Jones representing the saloon men went to Batesville Satur- day morning to be present when the cause of the State of Arkansas and j.. E. Wilmans ct al against the county judge and clerk and those to whom licenses have been granted, was brought up before Judge F. D. Full kerson. Robt Simmons, Peter Ander- son, James Sanders and B. w.. Stainback also accompanied the at- torneys.
 o. H. Wilmans, Ike Goldman and T. s. Stephens went to Little Rock on the noon train Friday. The purpose of their visit, it seems, is to influence the governor to add his signature to the recently passed Myers musseI bill and thus place it upon the statutes of Arkansas. The measure as finally passed is regarded as strictly in the interests of the planter and a death blow to the pearling industry. Gov ernor Davis has given out privately that he is seriously considering a veto for the bill. T. P. Umsted went down on the noon train to present several lengthy petitions, praying His Excel ency to refuse his sanction of the measure.
 Ike Goldman and T. s. Stephens re- turned Friday night from Little Rock, where with c. H. Wilmans, they had