I ABOUT PEOPLE-1KAINLY. \
Wanted—Three or four boarders.
Apply to 301 Main St. d tf.
Low excursion rates for the Mardi
Gras via the Choctaw.
Day boarders wanted, 222 corner
of Laurel and Third St. 240 dtf.
The river Wednesday was rising and
stood 7.9 feet on the guage.
Chas. Meyer was out again Wednes
day, after a short sickness.
George B. Bradley came down from
Batesville Tuesday evening on busi
ness.
Corn, bran, corn chops, corn and
oat chops, oats and hay at Bowen’s
Cash Store. 224-btf
J. T. Jarrell, of the firm of Plunkett
& Jarrell of Little Rock, came up
Tuesday night.
John Payne of Memphis, came over
Tuesday night on a visit to his daugh
ter, Mr. J. O. Walker.
Mrs. Maude Marshall returned Tues
day night from a visit of several weeks
to relatives in St. Louis.
T. L. Payne, Jr. of Beebe, came
up Tuesday night to accept a position
with the Independent.
Miss May Boyd, who has been visit
ing in Batesville, was here Wednesday
on her return Lome to Little Rock.
H|The total rainfall Tuesday was 1.37
inches, of which .70 of an inch fell
after seven o’clock Tuesday morning.
Morris Schott of Texas, who travels
for a St. Louis firm, went to Batesville
Tuesday to visit his brother, Herman
Sehott. T,
W. N. Nai ce, J. L. Proctor and W.
N. Beede of Eight Mile, and T. J. Bur
ton of Layton, are here attending the
Johnson trial.
One fare plus two dollare for the
round trip for the Mardi Gras, New
Orleans, February 18-24 via the Cboc
taw-Rock Island.
Mrs. Jane Diaz and Miss Lena
Weatherford of Olyphant, came up
Monday evening and are the guests of
Mrs. I. W. Stephens.
. Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Kinman, of
i Newport spent Sunday in Batesville,
(Vtbe guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
i 'Jo-1*® %ugh.—Batesville Bee.
Sale—Residence, corner Hazel
Fifth streets. Terms made known
on application.
144-dtf Mrs. Cora A. McDonald
Elder Mahan spent a couple of days
at home last week. He filled the pul
pit Sunday at Newport for his brother,
who is now pastor at that place.—Jud
sonia Advance.
A. D. Bailey was not able to report
at the store Wednesday on account of
sickness. Ralph Richardson, one of
Bailey BroB. salesmen, was also off on
account of illness.
A good musical entertainment where
r« the proceeds go for a good cause, the
benefit of the Episcopal church, the
Swiss Bell Ringers at opera house Fri
day evening, February 6.
Mrs. E. Merrill went to Hoxie on
No. 4 Wednesday, where she expected
to meet her cousin, Mrs. Will Mayd
well from Memphis, who will return
with her tonight on a visit.
Dr. ur. J. TanKersiey, a prominent
citizen of the Weldon community was
here on court business Wednesday
and made the Independent a pleas
ant call, renewing for the weekly.
The semi-annual installation of
Knights of Pythias officers will be
held Wedneseay evening at the hall,
followed by a dinner, which will in
clude roast pig upon the bill of fare.
The Busy Helpers of the Presby
terian church will serve a supper next
Tuesday, February 10 in the building
formerly occupied by J. C. Hayes,
corner Front and Walnut Streets, dtf
Rev. M. M. Smith, P. E. of the
Searcy District, will preach at the
Methodist church at 7:30 p. m. next
Wednesday. After preaching he will
hold the 15th quarterly conference for
the present conference year.
See America’s most unique fete—the
New Orleans Mardi Gras. Only one
fare plus two dollars for the round
trip by the “Rock Island System”
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R. R.
Tickets can be limited twenty-five days
from date of sale.
E. Louise Kienly sang in sweet so
prano with magnificent pitch and true
melody two solos, and was cordially
greeted. Her first song was “May
Morning” and the second “Cupid Will
Guide.” She was in excellent voice
and won many hearts.—New Orleans
Picayune. At the Newport Opera
House Friday evening with the Swiss
Bell Ringers. dtd
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Harry Maynard, who has been sick
for a day or two, is out again.
RF. T. Trent, of near Olyphant, was in
Newport on business Wednesday and
renewed for the Independent.
The Swiss Bell Ringers ana Wells
Greenawalt Musical Novelty Enter
tainers, known as the Asetcean Trio
at the opera house Friday night. Pro
ceeds for the benefit of the Episcopal
church. dtd
Mr. and Mrs. Junius Bracy of Bates
ville, were here Wednesday, the form
er on his way to Camden, where his
mother still remains quite sick, and
the latter was enroute to Hot Springs
for a month’s stay.
Mrs. A. H. McDonald and Mrs. Hat
tie Threlkeld of Weldon, left here on
the noon train Wednesday for a
month’s stay at the Carlsbad of Amer
ica, Hot Springs. Mrs. McDonald was
not well when she departed, but we
hope the visit may prove a beneficial
as well as pleasant one to both.
Juba Beard, colored, was arrested
by Constable R. M. Laird and triea be
fore Justice Guy Smith Tuesday and
bound over to await the action of the
next grand jury. Thirty-six knives
stolen from the trunk of Whit Wall,
Simmons Hardware Company’s rep
resentative in this territory, were
found in his possession.
One of the largest of recent cotton
transactions was made at the board of
trade yesterday between T. H. Hutch
inson of the Taylor Commission Com
pany and Brooks Allen of the Allen
West Commission Company. The
cotton formerly belonged to the
Alphin & Lake Cotton Company, and
was pledged to the Citizens’ Bank on
the security of valid compress receipts
from one of the Little Rock com
presses. The consideration was $42,
000 for 1,017 bales. It was bought in
November by Alphin & Lake. The
Taylor Company will ship the cotton
to New Orleans for export.—Little
Rock Gazette.
PRINTERS OUT ON STRIKE.
The printers employed on the local
papers served an ultimatum on the
proprietors Tuesday morning, setting
fortn a scale of wages to be paid irre
spective of the value of a man or
without regard to the amount of work
he could perform, demanding a com
pliance with same together with a
nine hour a day law.
An answer was requested by five
o’clock that afternoon and as for the
proprietor of the Independent, he
had no trouble in reaching a conclu
sion by that time. Upon refusal of
their request, the printers served
notice of an immediate strike. Rath
er than submit to an unreasonable re
quest, this office will first be closed
However no such extremity is ex
pected, as Mr. E. P. TetwilerTs^ener
ously helping us out and we have se
cured the services of an excellenl
young man, Mr. T. L. Payne, of Beebe
though slightly inconvenienced bj
this unexpected turn of affairs the
Independent will continue to pub
lish the news to the best of its ability
BRIDGE PIERS COMPLETED.
Harrison, Ark., Feb. 3.—The piere
for the St. Louis & North Arkansas
railroad bridge crossing Buffalo rivei
at Gilbert were finished Saturday,
January 31. The road is completed two
miles beyond, and by the time the
bridge is completed the road will be
finished into Marshall and ready for
the running of trains.
TO THE MARDI GRAS.
Come and trip as you go,
On the light fautastic toe.
TheChoctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf R.
R. will sell excursion tickets at one
fare plus two dollars for the round
trip, February 17, 18 and 19, limit for
return, February 28, subject to exten
sion. Ask your ticket agent about it.
WORKING ON JURY.
Court is grinding very slowly in se
curing a jury for the trial of the John
son murder case. At noon, out of
twelve members of the venire sum
moned, only two had qualified, and up
to three o’clock in the afternoon this
number had only been increased one.
Following are the names of those
accepted, together with occupations
followed by each:
Thos. Biggers, farmer, of Tucker
man.
J. M. Terrill, farmer, of Jefferson
township.
J. J. Brown, school teacher, residing
in East Newport.
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