Newport weekly independent., 1901-09-06

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 Will Hencke and sister Mary leave Sunday for Jonesboro, where the former will attend the high school of the Convent at that city and the lat ter enroll in the primary department.
 s. r. Barnes, tie inspector for the c. B. & o., left Saturday for Chicago.
 He was relieved by John Mcclure, who is six feet, 9 inches in height and a good enough man to hold anybody's position.
 Mrs. Hattie Moore leaves Sunday for St. Louis, where she expects to buy a complete line of millinery for the fall trade. During her absence, Miss Edna Jackson will have charge of the store.
 Mrs. J. ". Sullivan and two little daughters Misses Roberta and Eunice, returned to Newport Monday from Philadelphia. They were met at Lit tie Rock by MT. Sullivan, who return ed with them.
 Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Mcdonald re- turned Sunday night from Colorado Springs and Manitou, where they en- joyed visit of several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Bond will remain for another week.
 J. T. Ruddell, young man from Tuckerman, began work with the IN- DEPENDENT Tuesday morning. He learned his trade in White county and comes of a good family ill the Tucker man community.
 R. F. Drummond returned Monday night from a visit to his brother and sister at Dyersburg. He says there is no doubt but that crops, both cotton and corn, are far better in Tennessee this year than Arkansas.
 Privates Dee Finley of this city, and A. B. Lippman of Olyphant, have been selected as delegates from this county to the Spanish American Vet erans' Reunion to be held at Buffalo, N. Y., September to 12 next.
 s. M. Adler returned Friday night from St. Louis and the eastern mar kets where he made the fall purchases for the firm of Schott & Adler. He was gone about three weeks and re- turns greatly improved in health.
 William G. Req, representing the Rea-Patterson Milling Company of Coffeyville, Kansas, was in Newport Sunday and Monday. He is an old friend of the proprietors, who find much pleasure in his thirty day calls. s. w. Harper of Stuttgart was sent here Thursday by the Ferguson, Me- Kinney Dry Goods Company, to open up the Nouss stock of goods. The store was accordingly thrown open Friday and business proceeded as of old.
 Those registered at the Planters Monday night were w. s. Dunlop and wife, Mrs. w. P. Campbell, Little Rock; Mrs. E. R. Goodwin, BatesvilIe; Mrs. Stella Lucas, Mrs. Bertha Rains, Pocahontas; Wm. and L. M Smith, Alicia.
 Chas. Meyer returned Sunday from St. Louis and Chicago, where he did his fall buying, selecting the largest stock he has ever purchased. While on this trip, he visited Omaha, where he left his little daughter zerlina in school.
 The arrivals at the Hazel Monday included the following: J. A. Ram sey, West Plains; John w. Ferrill, s. M. Casey, Batesville; D. Hopson, Corning; o. G. Russell, Clarendon; J. B. Dent, Riverside; Lena Murphy, | Newark.
 G. B. Bradley, buyer for the Aver Lord Tie Company, with headquar- ters in this city, returned Monday morning from visit to his old home at Carbondale, III. The fire the day previous had robbed him of his desk and office.
 Captain I. E. Russell, formerly en- gineer of the Harry Waltz and per- haps as well known as any man on the river, is now buying pearls and slugs. There must be money in the business and the INDEPENDENT hopes | Captain Russell will make it.
 Mrs. w. s. Dunlop, very sick lady, who had to be carried upon a cot, was brought here Monday night from Lit