Newport daily independent., 1903-08-20
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 Huffman's restaurant never closes open at all hours. 98dtf
 Mike Denton of Grubbs was here trading Thursday.
 J. M. O'Hara of Memphis came over Wedpesday night.
 Send your fine pearls and slugs to w. D. Burd, Newport, Ark. 37 btf
 Parties desiring pasturage for stock
 call on c. B. Best, East Newport. 58tf
 Huffman's restaurant is open be- fore the early morning trains arrive.
 White River has fallen to 3.1 feet on the gauge and continues to drop slowly.
 Nothing but frst-class materials used at the "Little Bakery on the Cornern s7dtf
 Alcorn Ferguson went to Little Rock on No. Il Thursday morning on business for the day.
 A. D. Brooks of Brinkley has ac- cepted position with Capt. w. A.. Joyce as drug clerk.
 Shell Simmons of Tupelo spent Wednesday here and left on No. 12 for points north on the Mountain.
 George Sink spent Wednesday and Thursday in the capital city on busi- ness and is expected home tonight.
 J. s. Handford and daughter, Miss Ruth, spent Wednesday night here and left next morning for Little Rock.
 Dr. o. E. Jones returned Wednes- day night from meeting of the allo- pathic examining board in Little Rock.
 Miss Fannie Harder, after pleas ant visit to her uncle, R. 0. Harder, left Thursday noon for her home at Searcy
 Wm. Hooker, who left here for Memphis, has joined A. F. Bailey in St. Louis on his way to the Chicago market
 Bert H. Johnson, very popular salesman, came in Wednesday for few days rest, having been threaten ed with fever.
 Mrs. Narcie Minor and son, Charles, who were expected home from Ozark Springs Friday, have written that they will remain week longer.
 Rev. M. B. Umsted of Paragould, who formerly had this charge, came over Thursday morning on a two days visit to the families of his sons.
 Joe Kennedy, one of the best known and most popular saloon men of Pop lar Bluff, spent Wednesday in New port, returning home on No. 6 that night.
 Fred Gullick of Augusta, who was here few days ago, came up Thurs day morning, having accepted a pc sition with the Bracy Confectionery Company.
 The Ladies' Mite society will meet with Miss Lettie McLain on Friday evening. Everyone cordially invited. Proceeds go for the benefit of the 1 Christian church.
 Sam Rosenfield of Jonesboro, was here Wednesday evening on his re- turn home from a trip to Newark, where he will probably embark in business this Fall.
 Capt. G. w. Decker, F. s. Hess and Ike Bottenstein drove up to the Pond & Decker farm near Tuckerman accompanied by the new bookkeeper of the farm.
 Misses Mary Pettey, Ida Key and Fannie Harder came up from a short visit to Weldon Wednesday and Misses Pettey and Key, the latter of Mari anna, left that night for Searcy.
 Miss Fan Tisdale, very attractive young lady of Springfield, Mo, who nas been the guest of R. o. Harder she past week, will spend the next week with Fred Jones and family. Austin Bailey cut and seriously if lot fatally injured Ed Ramsey at 3riffithville near Searcy Monday. The wives of the parties had a diff ,ulty over garden, which was taken ID by the husbands with the above ,esult. Bailey escaped.
 Two strangers, claiming to be from Knobel, were arrested "Wednesday night for carrying revolver and znucks and each given $50 and costs next morning in the mayors court They are serving out their fines doing 'treet work. Two other arrests were made Wednesday night for drunken less. W. M. Grerg, wife and daughter, Z