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Newspaper
Newport Weekly Independent
Location
Newport, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1902
Page
3
Assessor of Jackson County issues a notice in the Daily Independent Ot. first published May 6. The notice informs property assessment actions and potential tax implications.
W B A Barnes and J W Grubbs dissolve their partnership in the wholesale grocery business. Mr Grubbs sells his interest to Mr Barnes, who will remain in the business.
Roger A. Suit an Newport abstractor and ex convict was arrested in Memphis after attempting to pass a forged check. The 45 year old Little Rock native traveled through Swifton and Paragould amid alleged business schemes and a past two year penitentiary sentence. Local officials tie his activities to plans for Morning Star terminal facilities in Newport.
A posse attacked Jailor Thomas on Tuesday night, seized keys, freed John Pettey, a Black man. They roughed him with horsewhipping and threats, then warned him to leave Searcy at once for resisting an officer earlier that day.
At a Wednesday stockholders meeting in the city the Morning Star Railway Company elected seven directors: C. H. Jackson GC, 8. Jackson, Samuel Russell of New York, W. Y. Cook, Elmo L. Minor, Joseph M. Slayton, and John W. Slayton. The group will convene Friday at the company offices. E. D. Chadick, chief promoter, is expected in town this week and work is to start by August first. T. D. Kinman Jr. remains in charge of the general offices.
Wynne June 18 pandemonium filled the congressional convention as Mississippi county delegates split from Macon on the 569th ballot. John B Driver cast three votes for Judge Taylor triggering a one hour storm among Drivers Calhoun and Rhodes Lovell and cast off sheriff nominee J L Caston.
Robert High, a white man employed by Joe Bunyan on the Minor farm, was found Tuesday morning near the Choctaw depot with a severely fractured skull. In serious condition, he underwent skull bone removal surgery and remains conscious but unresponsive, with authorities believing a blunt blow caused the injury.
Real estate transfers show Missionary Baptist Church trustees selling lots in Newport to W B Chastain for 1.00. State of Arkansas conveys 32.77 acres to William D Hodges for 16.00. Jos M Slayton trustee transfers 40 acres to Nathan Graham for 575. Junius R Cox and wife sell lots in Diaz to Wm McLain for 384.84. Laura Ewing transfers five Newport blocks to Union Compress Company for 31000. Isaac N Greenhaw and wife convey 1 4 interest in 160 acres to John Greenhaw for 800. Pond Decker Mortgage Co transfers 89.94 acres to Z Pipper for 3130.
Marriage licenses granted to R Dorsey Wilmans and Cornelia Phillips of Newport. Floyd Thomas and Eva Gray of Rufus. G W Clark and Nettie Moody of Newport. George Dodson of Elmo and Florence Fletcher of Elmo. George L Cameron and Novella Vaulher of Newport. M C Bedlock of Bradford and Mattie Ritter of Bradford. William Clingham and Jennie Wiggs of Newport. Alford J Cheatham of Potosi and Laula Christian of Little Rock. Geo R Irby and Lucy A Taylor of Newport. Public teacher examinations in the county began at Walnut Street school, under county examiner J D Neal, continuing through Friday.
Mrs Borror reports a June 13 1902 ice cream lawn supper on the Fer rill farm near Pickett Lake hosted by Mr and Mrs Warry D Her ring and attended by Weldon residents including the Misses Kellie Ethyl Hallie Tankersley Bertha Jennings Mae Glover Lula Gilliam Laura Johnson Eva Shufford and men such as Oscar Crain Syd Cameron Tim Dean J C Tankersley J Griffin Archie Boyles Ed Shoffner Sig Shoffner Link McDonald Dr E W Johnson John Starnes Robt McDonald plus guests from Tupelo Bryant Jones Jr Felix Simmons The event featured an amusing snapp game and a formal lawn supper beneath grand old trees an elegant elder bloom decor and warm hospitality concluding with thanks to the Herring and Drain families and Miss Pauline Davis visiting from Shreveport La.
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