Newport weekly independent., 1903-10-23

R. Stephenson, the we'll known timberman of Eight Mile, was here Tuesday.
 Cotton took spurt upwards We'd nesday and sold on the streets here at $50 and 9.75 cents.
 Miss Lou Minor accompanied her guest Miss Bertie Weaver Tuesday on visit to Fitzhugh and Augusta.
 Mrs. Dot Gunter left Wednesday noon for Newark to join nutting party given by Mrs. Eli Magness.
 Judge M. M. Stuckey left Wednes- day noon for Black Rock to attend the wedding of his law partner, Fay Tor Burns.
 The delegates to the state U. D. 0. convention will leave for Hot Springs next Tuesday. Newport will be we'll represented.
 Mesdames George Sexton and L. B. Harris went to Memphis Monday night on the low rates in effect to the races.
 V. c. Richardson returned Monday night from Hoxie, having almost completely recovered from his in- juries.
 A pardon was granted Tuesday to D. R. Bowren of Independence county, who had been fined $50 for the offense of carrying a pistol.
 E. O. Lippmann, who is running saw mill at Swifton and doing a very successful business, spent Tuesday and Wednesday in town.
 Justice Guy Smith on Monday morn ing at 10 o'clock united in marriage the hands of Mrs. Fannie Tate and Mr. Joe Hubbard, both of the county.
 M. l.. Fisher, a merchant of Newark who has also carried stock at James, town, has removed his store from that place to Tupelo.-Batesville Bee.
 MT. and Mrs. James Adams of Bates vile came down Sunday morning on visit to MT. and Mrs. Arthur Fels. Mr. Adams returned home next morn ing.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Magness of Newark came down Tuesday night, the former on his way to Memphis, while his wife will visit Mrs. Lena Egner.
 T. T. Ward, editor of the Herald and Ali Joblin of Batesville left Tuesday for Pine Bluff to attend the reunion of the state organization of Confederate veterans.
 Misses Powell and Addie McFar- land, after visit to Mrs. c. R. Pate, left Tuesday morning, the former for her home at Bradford and the latter for Little Rock.
 Sterling Davidson, formerly fore man of the Independent came down from Evening Shade Tuesday on his way to Janesville, Wisconsin, to at tend school of telegraphy.
 Mrs. Joe Kennedy and baby left Wednesday noon for Jonesboro, the family's home in the future. Miss Ruth Arnold will remain for a longer visit with her sister, Mrs. W. w. Me- Minn.
 Oil Trough seems to have expe- rienced killing frost Sunday night from reports at hand, though the visitation in other sections of Inde- pendence and Jackson counties has had little effect.
 E. Less of Jonesboro, who is inter- ested in the Star Clothing House, came over on business trip Monday night. MT. Less says that Jonesboro's new union depot surpasses that of Newport, both as to size and finish.
 In the circuit court at Batesville Monday, the case of the state against Dr. J. P. Dorr for assault with intent to kill, was dismissed, the defendant pleading guilty to assault and battery, for which offense he was fined $2OO.
 Webster Mendenhall, aged IF years and an employe of Ira Huffman, while playing foot and-a-half Sunday afternoon slipped and fell, breaking his right arm just above the wrist The injured member is reported to be getting along nicely.
 The Dowell residence is going up rapidly and Contractor Stewart thinks