Newport daily independent., 1903-01-03
] ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY.


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 0. D. Anderson and child of Corn ing were down Friday.
 Henry Grant was here Saturday mixing with his friends,
 w.P. Blair of Lonoke was here Friday on his way to Batesyille.
 Guy Beauman of Pine Bluff came in Saturday morning on business trip. The river at noon Saturday regis- tered II feet even by the Newport guage.
 Herman Schott was the guest of hls brother Henry Schott Saturday from Batesville
 Mrs. l.. J. bills continues to improve and her condition is no longer consid- cred critical.
 l.. M. Petit of McCrory spent Fri day night here and returned home next morning.
 Ralph Wolff will return to St. Louis to might after spending the holidays with MT. and Mrs. Ike Goldman.
 E. P. Moore of Helena and Jas. B. Ketchem of Morrillton were here Fri day night on their way to Batesville.
 Ed R. Woodson, who is to be the manager of the Shoffner Mercantile Company came up from Augusta Fri day.
 Wesley M. Shaver has been ap- pointed administrator of the estate of |. w. Penix, deceased, by Judge J. M Jones.
 The Odd Fellows will have public installation of officers Monday night, to which all the friends of the lodge are invited.
 The Arkansas Bank Sy Trust Com- pany will rent you a safety box in their fire and burglar proof vault for s1.5o per year. a ot.
 w. F. Alfrey and wife of Poplar Bluff were here Saturday morning on their way to Brinkley, where MT AL frey owns heading plant.
 For nice rigs of any kind and good driving horses, place your call with R. L. Robinson, upper end of Front Street. Charges always reason- able. b2dtt
 Elmo Riddell and sister Miss Rid den were down trading Saturday Capt. Riddell, who has been sick, is very much improved, we are glad to state.
 e. w. Harrison was here from Au- verQne Saturday with his sisters, re- turning to their schools after the hols -aidavs. He informed tAe-Lsv4sSp END DENT reporter that his~yyother, Dr. A. q. Harrison is now living at Warren, Ar kansas.
 Lost A lady's pocket book between Iron Mountain depot and corner of Second and Laurel streets. Yellow cover containing necklace and pendant, and stick pin with opal set ting, also $1 bill Finder will confer favor by returning same to this office or Mrs. J. L. Carpenter, d2t
 Application blanks for the Crosses of Honor to be distributed to the vet erans of Tom Hindman Camp can be secured of Capt. w. A. Joyce and the L. 0. Cause chapter of the U. D. 0. desire each member to apply for and fill out these blanks at once, so that the crosses may be bestowed by Jan uary 19.
 $. s. Prewitt, who resigned his po- sition with the electric light company, .-~has been succeeded by Mir. McCarty of ofJioIIfnsville, Illinois. Mir Prewitt expects to go to St Louis next week, where he has several openings among which he has not yet chosen. His family will remain in Newport for the present.
 Thos. w. Shaver has secured pc sition with the receiver of the One Price Company in Little Rock and will make the outside collections for 
 the defunct firm Upon the comple- ton of this work, he expects to open up a Home Supply Company here in Newport, in which he will act as manager.
 Capt. Ed Warner is here to take charge of the Quiekstep, which was recently sold by the Kelley Lumber Company and will be entered in the Arkansas river service, leaving this port probably tomorrow. The Kelley Lumber Company is anxious to sell all of their boats, as they are tied up by reason of low water too great a portion of the year.
 Mrs Dudley s. Robinson accom- b,.. larerh4S,t ATins NNiwf a