Newport weekly independent., 1902-08-29
/ ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY.

Judge M. M. Stuckey returned Saturday morning from trip to Hot Springs.
 Col. L. Minor and nephew Lancelot Minor returned Thursday afternoon from stay at Ozark Springs.
 MT. Talbert of Calico Rock sold 8 seventy-four grain pearl last We'd nesday to Messrs. Wolf & Mosby fol 0.-Batesville Bee.
 s. R. Phillips, who has been sick the past week, left Saturday morning for Ozark Springs, where he hopes tc soon regain his health.
 Hon. R. w. McFarlane of Sebastian county will speak at Newport upon political issues Friday afternoon August 29th at 1:30 o'clock.
 B. M. Crow, who has been spend ing the summer in the East, has re- turned to Newport, where he will buy cotton for local stock company.
 Dr. R. B. Willis, president of Speers-L Langford Military Academy, came up Friday night in the interest of his school and left Friday noon for points on the Frisco.
 Miss lowers and mother, who were en route to their home in Newport from Texarkana, stopped off here for a short visit to MT. and Mrs. E. L.. Kennard.-Augusta Vidette.
 Hon. Wm. G. Whipple was here Thursday evening on his return from speaking tour up in the hills. He belongs to the regular wing of the Republican party in this state and is regarded as an able man.
 Mrs. A. l.. Newborn and Mrs. F. E.. Talley of Memphis, mother and sister of M. E. Newborn, arrived Thursday noon after visit to his brother in Searcy and are guests at the New bern home on Hazel street.
 Dr. F. D. Dale returned Saturday night from Chautauqua, with Mrs. M. H. Penn who has been quite sick We are glad to know she stood the trip home very we'll, and is getting along nicely.-Augusta Vidette
 As the gubernatorial candidates speak at Batesville tomorrow morn ing at Il o'clock, it is probable that they will come up from Judsonia on the S:55 p. m. train and spend the night in Newport, where they will speak the next evening.
 w. B. A. Barnes, now of Poplar Bluff, where he is in the brokerage business, passed through here Satur- day on No. 3, going to Little Rock He is looking well and was greatly pleased to note the difference which a new depot is to make in Newport's appearance.
 J. H. Shannon from the Island was here Saturday and subscribed for the INDEPENDENT. He says that cotton has been badly damaged the last three weeks. He will begin picking Monday and expects to be in town with the first bale unless some planter takes advantage of the next few days.
 The rain of Friday afternoon is re- ported to have been not very general over the county. The fall here ac- cording to the government register was .24 of an inch. Cotton has been firing badly the past week and the shower will afford some relief, but heavier rain will be badly needed within a few days
 Willie Dennison of Conway was here Thursday night, the guest of c. E. Crook, being called to Batesville to attend the funeral of his brother Allen Dennison, who was also drowned at Penter's Bluff Wednesday. with the companion referred to in previous issue of the INDEPENDENT. Alien DennlSOn died attempting to save the life of his friend.
 Suppose a newspaper man, every time he hears of man criticising him or his paper i'll public, should retaliate by holding up to the public gaze the faults and shortcomings of said fault finder, what would be the result? The editor may not know it all, but he does not live in community long knowing a deuce of a sight