Newport weekly independent., 1903-03-13

Tuesday on business.
 R. L. Conditt of Tuckerman came down Wednesday morning.
 Dr. G. D. Clements of Auvergne was here on business Wednesday.
 E.. B. Gillian, prominent mer- chant of Swifton, was here Wednes- day.
 Harry Lasker of Little Rock was here Tuesday afternoon on business trip.
 T. P. Umsted returned Wednesday noon from short business trip to Walnut Ridge.
 Bert Snetzer returned Tuesday night from Judsonia, where he had been visiting an aunt.
 w. R. Thompson left over the Choc- taw Wednesday afternoon for Forrest City on court business. Mrs A J. Woodland of Little Rock came up Monday night on a visit to her sister Mrs. F. Bosch. Thomas G. Kimberlin, living east of Newport, is very low with pneumonia, which has other complications. Ex-Senator James K. Jones of Ar kansas is confined to his bed at the national capital with an attack of the grip.
 J. B. Dent of Riverside attended the meeting of the White & Black River Valley Railroad stockholders Tuesday afternoon.
 Ike Goldman was taken quite sick Tuesday afternoon and compelled to go to bed. We are sorry to hear that he was no better Wednesday morning.
 T. P. Umsted returned Saturday night from Little Rock. The gover nor promised to announce his decision Monday, whether or not he would veto the Myers mussel bill.
 Rufus Johnson of Richwoods was here trading Monday. Village was almost too high to cross and has prob ably cut off the Eastern portion of the county by this time.
 E. P. Tetwiler came up from Hot Springs to spend Sunday at home. He will probably be absent the re- mainder of the month, but already shows great improvement in health.
 Dr. A. W. Jernigan and wife came down from St. Louis Wednesday morning on their way home to Even ing Shade. The former has been studying medicine at a school in that city.
 The rainfall for Friday was Ys5 of an inch or total of 1.53 inches for that day and preceding night. Yet the clouds are not satisfied and turned loose several spring showers Satur- day.
 Mrs. J. o. Turner, who has been very low for several weeks, has grown weaker the past few days and her condition now is regarded as very critical. Her physicians extend no hope.
 B. c. Thompson and Allen N. John son of Little Rock were here Tuesday afternoon to attend the annual meet ing of the stockholders of the White & Black River Valley Railroad Com pany.
 Col. L. Minor of Newport was here Monday to attend the U. c. V. his torical committee. He reports that White river is bank full and still ris- ing, but that there is no prospect of any damage yet.-Little Rock Demo- crat.
 Capt. F. E. Butler is putting in a stave mill twelve miles south of Syl- amore. This plant is located in one of the best white oak timber belts south of White river and turns out the fl n h d barrel slaves. Batesville Guard.
 James Martin, court stenographer for this district, was here Wednesday morning on his return home to Bates vile, not being we'll. He says that there is very little litigation to come up before the present term of court at Walnut Ridge.
 Rev. H. H. Hunt of Tuckerman and N. M. Alexander of Batesville were here Monday on their way to Hot Springs as delegates to the convention of the Woodmen of the World. The latter was accompanied by his sister