Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-19

j came in Tuesday night and will visit Miss Dove Erwin at her home on Laurel street.
 Mrs. Laura J. bills went to Poplar Bluff on Wednesday noon train to vis- it the family of her daughter, Mrs. Emma Albro.
 Mrs. Henry Nouss left Wednesday noon for St. Louis after visit of sev- eral weeks to her sons L. N. and H. Oliver Nouss.
 The wife of Rev. MT. Nelson, of Springdale, returned Tuesday night to her home after months visit with relatives at Cushman.
 J. c. Fritz, of Diaz, returned Tues day from the Missouri Pacific hospital greatly improved and will be able to resume work in few days.
 Mrs. A. J. Brewer was called to Springfield, Mo-, Wednesday, leaving on the noon train, her sister Mrs. M. E. Fulbright being dangerously ill.
 J. H. Stryder, one of the prosperous farmers from north of town went to Memphis Wednesday afternoon on business after being excused from the petit jury for the week.
 J. E. Wilder, foreman of the gov ernment works at Batesville was here Wednesday on his way to Little Rock, in response to a telegram that h.s wife was dangerously sick.
 Mrs. R. c. Cushman of Kansas City, and Mrs. J. M. Wolfe of Lucas, Mo-, both wives of ub-contractors for the Iron Mountain extension, went to Batesville Wednesday morning.
 Mr. Wiley Creel, grocery drum mer who is brother of the noted car toonist, after a sickness of several weeks is again on the road and called on his Newport trade Wednesday.
 The wire of the long distance tele- phone between this city and Little Rock was broken beyond Cabot Mon day afternoon about 1 o'clock, since which time no connection has been established.
 The Arkansas people registered at the Planters Tuesday were John A. Hinkle, Batesville; L. Lippman, Oly- phant; M. T. Daugherty, Barring Cross; Frank Browning, Sulphur Rock; c. L. Crawley, Little Rock.
 The guests at the Planters Wednes- day were A. M. Hughlett, Searcy; J. E. Danier and family, Sulphur Rock; G. w. Yelverton, Tuckerman; Geo. s. Congdon, J. R. Williams, Little Rock; J. H. Sifford, Cherry Valley.
 Mrs. J. M. Hobgood entertained at a morning breakfast Thursday Misses Hal and Hester Phillips, Bessie (E. L.) Watson, Lucy and Nell Rhodes of Golden Lake, Arkansas, in honor of the two visiting young ladies.
 w. L. Erwin, agent for the Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Co.,, of Phila- delphia, Pa., will write anything from an ordinary life to 20 pay and gold bonds. A policy in the Fidelity Mu tual Life grows more valuable every year. 76t2
 Rev. A. E. Holloway, formerly pas tor of the M. E. Church of this city, but now of the Black Rock charge, was here Wednesday, shaking hands with frierds. He was on his way to attend the district conference at Batesville.
 Sid Walsh has been changed to night operator of the Iron Mountain and o. D. Hawn given the day work. The change is only temporary and given to relieve the night men, who find it hard to secure refreshing sleep during the hot days.
 Mrs. J. S. Wilmans left Wednesday night for Newport News, Virginia, where she will spend the next two months, famed by the breezes of the Atlantic. While away, she will read the Newport, Arkansas, news in the DAILY INDEPENDENT.
 J. Phil German returned Tuesday night from Fort Smith where he visit ed his fathers family. His wife re- turned on the same train, but went north to St. Louis where she will visit until later in the summer, when they go east on trip to the Pan-American Exposition.