Newport weekly independent., 1901-08-23

1 T. J. Mccartney, from Cache town ship, was in Newport Friday. J. c. Hamblet, father -in-law of Jno. c. Hayes, was Friday visitor in Newport.
 Geo. w. Decker came in on 53 Fri day noon from visit to his family at Keokuk, Iowa.
 Edward A. Tabor, state president of the anti-saloon league, was a visitor to the metropolis Friday.
 F. M. Ham passed through the me- tropolis Friday morning on his way from Searcy to Batesville.
 w. L. Mcdonald came in Friday from several days spent in Lawrence and Independence counties.
 w. w. Waller, with the Goodyear Shoe Co. at Memphis, was passenger to Batesville Friday morning.
 Lon Duren, aged 25 years, died at his home in Jacksonport Wednesday, August 14th, from bilious fever.
 E. D. Bracy, wife and little daugh- ter, who have been sojourning at Hot Springs, came in Friday noon on 54.
 Robt. Simmons orders the peoples favorite paper sent to the address of Miss Grace Watson at Bagwell's Tex.
 R. F. Drummond returned Thursday night from Kensett, where he had charge of the funeral of Mrs. Arthur Harrison.
 Judge F. D. Fulkerson came in from Batesville Thursday afternoon to be present at the convening of the cir cult court Friday.
 H. R. Palmer and wife expect to leave tomorrow night for trip east, and will visit the American ex- position before returning.
 Maury Stephens, representing D. w. and A. G. Anderson's wholesale grocery, returned Friday from fly ing trip to Lawrence county.
 Mrs. J. I. Cleland, of Mobile, Ala, who has been visiting her parents at Batesville, was in Newport over Thursday night, going from here to Warren.
 w. W. Moore, a former citizen of Batesville, but now engaged in busi- ness at Helena, was in the city Friday morning, returning to his old home for visit.
 Wm. J. Lee, of Salem, Ark, was in town Friday trying to rent cain pas turage for 300 head of cattle. He says crops are literally burned up in Fulton county.
 Jno. M. Hines, travelling represent ative for the Cotton Commission Com pany, came in from Batesville Friday morning and "jollied up'' the boys in the local office.
 Miss Alta Harper, of Texas, came in Thursday night from visit to her aunt at Paragould and will be the guest of her cousin, Mrs. R. F. Drum mond, several days.
 Mrs. G. D. Clements and daughter, Miss Annie, returned Thursday night from Kensett, where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Clements niece, Mrs. Arthur Harrison.
 Miss Addie Branch, from Holly Grove, passed through Newport Fri day morning on her way to Batesville, where she will be the guest of friends for a couple of weeks.
 Roy Johnson, who while resident of Newport was constant reader of the INDEPENDENT, writes his father in-law, MT. Tom Duffer, to have it mailed to his St. Louis address.
 Col. L. Minor and family returned Thursday afternoon from a two weeks stay at Ozark Springs, which the Colonel declares the greatest and most picturesque health resort in Ar kansas.
 Large numbers of people from Howell county, Missouri, are arriving in this section daily, looking for cot ton picking. Missouri is just little previous for our Arkansas-we're not picking yet.
 Dr. J. w. Coffman and wife re- turned Thursday night from a visit of several days at Black Rock. The Doc tor is still somewhat lame, but thinks he has sufficiently recovered to re- sume his practice.
 R. c. Cushing, contractor on the