Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-17


 WhVe goods, organdies, dimities . &Mtistes. Sink & Martin. 32btf sopnen Stainback passed good night "Wednesday and is some better. Mrs. Hattie Hare left Thursday afternoon for visit to Des Arc. Roy Pace was reported sick Thurs day and unable to be at the store. R. L. Hurley and wife of Bird town ship were here Wednesday shopping.
 Little Miss Mary Hencke left Thurs day noon for visit to Hoxie and Pocahontas.
 B. w. Stainback was taken worse Tuesday, but has been resting well since and improving.
 White River has begun falling again after slight rise and now registers 3.7 feet on the Newport gauge.
 Mesdames T. D. and B. E. Snetzer returned Tuesday night from a one days visit with the former's sister.
 The Joe Wheeler is laid up for a general overhauling and numerous repairs, to be ready for the fall trade.
 Senator Jno. H. Hinkle of Inde- pendence county was here Thursday morning on his return home to Bates vile from Little Rock.
 Miss Clara Beane was brought up from Russell Wednesday night upon a stretcher, attended by Mesdames E. R. Beane and J. H. McHugh.
 MT. and Mrs. Will J. Fort stopped over in the city Monday night on their way home to Dexter, after their bridal trip.-Poplar Bluff Citizen.
 Mrs. w. w. Young left Wednesday night for Chicago on a visit. Larry Young accompanied her and will take trip to points on the Great Lakes.
 J. E. Doherty is still agent for the Lemp Brewing Company and Lemp's "Extra Palen and 'sFalstaff'' beers are handled only by Henry Bordwell and J. E. Doherty. 59b7t
 Mrs. G. H. Brown and son, Linville, left Thursday noon for visit to Des Arc, where she will be joined later by MT. Brown, who left over the Choc- taw in the afternoon for @ visit to Memphis.
 Col. l.. Minor and family left Thurs day morning on their annual recrea- tion visit to Ozark Springs. Miss Lou Minor will follow later upon the breaking up of the house party given by Mrs. Narcie Minor, of which she is member.
 T. H. Hutchinson, manager of the Geo. Taylor Commission Company, arrived Wednesday from St. Louis and will leave in day or two for his home in Mississippi, where he will spend his vacation.-Little Rock Democrat.
 O. M. Bowen and wife, W. J. Knox and wife, Willie Knox, Lutie May and Harry Stephens formed bathing party Wednesday evening to the bar across the river below the ferry. This bar is free of snags, but the current is rather swift.
 W. P. Williams, foreman of the Southern Cotton Oil Company, left with his family Wednesday over the Choctaw for their old home at Spar tanburg, South Carolina. o. s. Me- hinley arrived that day to succeed him at this mill.
 The secretary of state is sending out the blanks for the annual afidavits under the anti trust law, on which all corporations in the state are required to make affidavit that they do not be- long to a trust. The affidavit is to be signed by the president, secretary, treasurer or director of the corpora tion.
 Sheriff R. w. Randy expects to make a settlement with the state Saturday. Jackson county will this year contribute $25, ,O61 .S9 to the reve- nues of the state. Of this amount $1, ,500 represents the state's portion of the saloon license, and about the same amount has accrued from the sale of state lands. The remainder was raised by taxation of the people for state purposes.