Newport daily independent., 1903-04-01

AiSVIlcO uSSu On6 BTauer OH rEohu Street Wednesday morning. There is great room for improvement of this street however and the low places should be filled.
 J. E. Wilmans has returned from short trip to Little Rock. He is in- terested in the defeat of the Keel bill. The passage of this measure is being urged through petition, containing long list of property holders in New port.
 The Missionary Ladies of the Meth odist church will hold their bazar at the Hazel Hotel, Saturday April II, the day before Easter Sunday. Spec ial orders for plants or cut flowers should be placed now with Mesdames R. w. Randy, J. w. Wallace or T. B. Stewart. 91 dtf
 o. s. Lawrence, who has been travelling for the American Grocery Company, has resigned, effective April first. His territory was south of here on the Iron Mountain and the Bates vile Branch. He has proven valua- ble man to his employers, who lose him with regret.
 It is currently reported that the new wholesale grocery house, which has been under process of organization for several weeks, will be merged with one of the two already establish ed houses of this city and that the stockholders in the new company vii become interested in the consolidated corporation.
 The Cotton Plant Oil Mill Company Monday filed it's articles of incorpora. tion with the secretary of state. The capital stock is $50, ,0o0, of which $4s,. 500 have been subscribed. The off. cers are: R. R. James, president; R N. Westmoreland, vice. president Robert 0. Lynch, secretary, and L B Moore, treasurer.
 Quite crowd of picnicers went III the White River road Monday morn ing. The party was composed of Mrs J. W. Glenn and family, MT. Davi, Glenn and family, MT. J. c. Fitzhugl and family, Mir. 0. w. Maxfeld an, family, Misses Rosenthal, Esther Case Mrs. Blanford and son, Rev. w. H Morrow and Prof. Bizzell. Batesvill Bee.
 The Bailey Mercantile Compan, on Wednesday moved their stock o goods into the double store room building formerly occupied by Henr, Schott, where they will have commod ious and we'll arranged quarters. Th east half of the building will be use for dry goods and the other for com plete line of groceries soon to b added.
 Capt. E. G. Riddel left Memphi Wednesday morning in charge of th bis Mississippi River steamer Russel Lloyd on a special trip to Newport This boat is said to be 220 feet long Recalling that the Orlando was onl, 135 feet from stem to stern will giv one an idea of the size of this boat which will reach Newport Saturda, or Sunday.
 "The Missouri Girl" which come to Newport, April 3, produces nor genuine, hearty laughter than an, comedy yet written. In connection with strong and interesting plot, i contains the most ludicrous situation ever conceived. The company pre- senting the play is fully capable o extracting this fun, and dealing it ou to the public in most satisfactor, manner. dtd.
 A big mogul engine, purchased b, the El Paso x Southwestern, with tel drive wheels and weighing 150 ton was brought in by Denny Moore ol the Iron Mountain Tuesday and takel south Wednesday. It is being takel south by the local freights, which re ceive positive instructions not to run over 15 miles an hour, for fear tn, track and tressles may prove too weak for this monster.
 Newton Nance of Eight Mile wa, here Wednesday and reports buffalo gnats very bad in his section of tht county. The stock remain about the smoke in the day and graze at night He says that when the pest was SC bad several years ago and much stock was killed by the insects, it was found by examination of the dead animal. that the biting of the insects had no produced death but that the gnats were inhaled into the lungs and thus proved fatal.