Newport weekly independent., 1901-07-12
L. Root went to Batesville Satur-

urday on business.
 Mrs. J. w. Coffman is again able to be out after long sickness.
 The river gauge on Saturday morn ing registered O6 on a stand.
 Mrs. J. c. Myers of Tuckerman is visiting Mrs. Lou Porter in this city.
 Mrs. G. w. Hurley is improving slightly at her home on Walnut street.
 Arthur Feltz of Batesville was in Newport Saturday on visit to friends. S. M. Adler returned Saturday morning after a week spent in St. Louis.
 Jack Lawrence returned Friday night from a several days visit in Lit tie Rock.
 MT. and Mrs. F. M. Hanly returned home to Melbourne Saturday after a visit to Little Rock.
 The rain fall at this point from a. m. Friday to the same hour Saturday was 50 of an inch.
 Miss Fannie Boyd returned to Batesville this morning after spend ing the 4th and 9th at Little Rock.
 Mrs. Rosa Baggs and little daughter, who have been visiting friends in JonesborO, returned Saturday noon.
 J. E. Doherty of this city has re- built his ice house at Newark, and is now ready for business with Polk & Magness.
 Mrs. Nancy Carr returned Saturday to her home in West Plains, Mo-, af- ter visiting her son, John Carr, at Jacksonport.
 Mrs. Theo. Maxfeld returned to Batesville Saturday from Pine Bluff, where she visited her daughter, Mrs. JIM. Hawley.
 c. E. Crook returned Friday night from Texarkana, where he went on business with the cotton firm which he represents.
 MT. and Mrs. J. T. Tally and family of Memphis were here Saturday on their way to Batesville, where they expect to live.
 MT. Sig. Lowenstein, representing L. Jonas & Co.,, of Nashville, arrived Saturday morning and will spend Sunday in Newport.
 H. Oliver Nouss returned from St. Louis Saturday morning accompanied by his mother, who will make a visit to her sons in this city.
 Dr. Geo. Stephens and James Scar ~ borough returned Friday night from Little Rock, where they saw the sights upon the Fourth. l R. w. Anderson, mayor and post master of Jacksonport was in New port Saturday rejoicing over the good rain of the previous night.
 Mrs. Josie Brandenburg is expected home tonight from stay of over three weeks at Hot Springs, where she has taken the course of baths.
 Capt. F. I. Inman, general manager of the Inman Decker Packet Com pany, came down from Black Rock Saturday morning and took the train here for Little Rock.
 Train 55, south bound, on the Iron Mountain, was three hours late Sat- urday morning, delayed at De Soto and other points on account of a couple of hot boxes. 1 Parties unable to make provisions for keeping ice from Saturday to Sun day, can secure same Sunday morning at the plant, but only when such con- ditions make it necessary.
 Miss Viola Mitchell, who was a teacher in the Newport school last year, left Saturday for Campbell's Station, where she will hold a sum- mer school for several months.
 Secretary T. J. Gregg is in receipt of letter from the firm of Melang & Cowan, the Joplin engineers, stating that they will be in Newport in few days and hope to commence boring as soon as possible. 1 J. w. Sullivan went to Little Rock Saturday morning with his two little daughters, Roberta and Eunice, who go from there to Pine Bluff to spend the summer and will be joined shortly by their father and mother.
 The arrivals at the Planters Friday from nearby points were: Mrs. Louis Bosshardt, Seligman Mrs. I. B. Manly,