Newport weekly independent., 1903-03-06

ing over the Iron Mountain and is the guest of his cousin B. J. Best. V. Allen, merchant of Brinkley, came up Tuesday on a visit to rela- tives, T. P. Umsted and family.
 Mrs. N. G. Hardister of Fitzgerald was here Wednesday on her way to Hoxie, where her husband is sick. Dr. and Mrs. w. T. Mccain of Nc Crory came up Tuesday on visit to 0. B. Best and family in East Newport.
 Dr. G. A. Causey, of Swifton, was down on business Wednesday and subscribed for Jackson County's best paper.
 Judge M. M. Stuckey returned Fri day noon from Black Rock and Pow hatan, where he has been attending court.
 T. B. Stewart, who has been sick for several days, was able to be out Tues day and we hope his health may soon be good.
 George L. Robinson after a short stay with his friends in Newport, left on the noon train Wednesday for Little Rock.
 Mrs. D. Terry went to Cotton Plant Wednesday afternoon, where her hus- band is engaged in business and will be gone several weeks
 Mrs. Wm. Skillern, of Black Rock spent Thursday night here on her way to Newark, where she will visit Mrs. C.. Mendenhall.
 Mrs. J. B. Mann left Friday after noon for her home in Jonesboro after a pleasant visit with the family of her father, Dr. F. G. Smith.
 John Prewitt came down from Springfield, Missouri, his present home, Friday morning on visit and is assisting his friend s. P. Redman.
 Mrs. H. Kitcinger of New York, and Mrs. Simon Adler of Batesville, came down Tuesday morning on visit to tho latter's daughter, Mrs. Arthur Fels.
 White River had reached a stand Wednesday morning at 2O.9 feet A heavy rain at this time would bring a very disastrous overflow, as the Mis- sissippi is also very high, which would tend to impede the waters of this river.
 Dr. Henry Owen returned Tuesday night from St. Louis and brings very encouraging news of the condition of Elise Hooker, who stood the trip we'll and is now at St. Johns Hospital. MT. Hooker is expected back to- night or tomorrow.
 Maurice Schott, of El Paso, Texas, is expected here in a few days to assist Henry Schott in business, and to take charge in April when his brother together with his family leave for Europe, where they will spend several months.
 MT. Wertheimer, representing a large wholesale liquor house of Pine Bluff was here Friday to watch the proceedings of county court in the license question, his house being a packer of Thad Arlington in his ap- plication for license.
 A report of Secretary of State c. F. Curry of California, received at the office of Secretary of State Crockett shows that during the two years end ing June 30, 1902, Governor Gage granted four pardons, six commuta- tions of sentence and six reprieves.
 The purchase of the Frisco system by the Rock Island explains the mystery of the Frisco building railroad from Eureka Springs by way of Harrison to Leslie and the Rock Island buying the s. & D. A. The missing link between Leslie and Heber can almost be seen.- Searcy Citizen.
 Mrs. H. F. Kath left Monday night for New Boston, Illinois where she will join her husband. MT. Kath has given up Newport as his home, owing to the passage of the Myers mussel bill, and has sent Capt. Biel here to take the steamboat "Ondine' up the the Mississippi River.
 The silence that reigns supreme in the I. M. yards comes the next thing to being oppressive. The division is gone in spite of us. We give the di- vision six months to get back and we