Newport weekly independent., 1902-03-21

OOLuOll ldI1J ATKanSan. Miss Lena Weatherford returned home to Grand Glaize Monday morn ing after short visit here.
 Mrs. Wm. M. Gregg and daughter, Marguerite left Monday morning on visit to their former home, Cincinnati.
 The steamer F. w. Tucker left Mon day for Clarendon and will be engaged in the lower river traffic.
 H. Bernstein returned from St. Louis Monday morning, where he vis- ited his daughter, Miss Hattie. George Tunstall has been appointed justice of the peace of Glass township to SIC eed the late Thomas Toler. Miss Sudie Lankford after pleas ant visit to Miss Lucille Randy return ed home to Walnut Ridge Sunday night.
 Col. l.. Minor returned Friday from St. Louis, where he attended the ob- sequies of the late Colonel w. T. Wilkins.
 o. l.. Dunaway, a teacher in the Augusta schools, spent Saturday in Newport, the guest of his friend, Da- vid Bowen, of Weldon.
 J. E. Neal who has been clerking at John Hayes for several months, left Monday noon for his home in Searcy, having given up his position here.
 Thomas and Joe Stanley and Con- ner Stacey have returned home from Bingham University, the school hav- ing to suspend on account of scarlet fever. r.-Augusta Vidette.
 T. B. Stewart has returned from manufacturing points in Wisconsin and Michigan, where he bought large stock of handsome furniture for the Newport Builders Supply and Hardware Company.
 Henry Hutchinson returned Monday from visit to his mother at Oxford, Miss, and F. P. Skipwith, who tenn porarily filled his place, returned to Batesville Tuesday morning.
 Hon. H. l.. Remmel, chairman of the republican state central commit tee, was in St. Louis Monday enroute home from Washington, where he has been for the past two weeks.
 F. w. Tucker, of Clover Bend, who is a Yankee but nevertheless a very popular man over this section of Dixie land, came down Tuesday morning and was registered at the Hazel.
 Dr. B. E. Black and wife, forw q.,.ly, Gf Newport, returned shheen sheen1s cases in F. philipplIfss. S~-
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 E. H. Black finding | the United to Hot Springs for his health.
 The governor has been notified that the Bank of Commerce of Paragould will advance $500 on the proposed loan of $15,OO0 for the benefit of the drouth sufferers of north Arkansas. This brings the total, up to date, up to $3, 400.
 Mrs. Charles Wilmans and Miss Ray Brandenburg left Tuesday morning for Clinton, Kentucky, where they will make a months visit to Miss Nell Moss. Mir. Charles Wilnfans accom- panied them as far as Bald Knob.
 
 Mrs. J. A. Kearney, of Kansas City, Missouri, arrived Thursday on visit to MT. and Mrs. J. s. Wilmans, having been close friends in Arkansas City. She has been visiting in Little Rock and stopped over here on her way home.
 Dr. Ingram, who was employed by the National Specialists for their office here, left Thursday evening, though he may return and locate here. He claims to have been victimized to the extent of about $500 by the alleged specialists.
 Little has been accomplished at the oil well for the three weeks past, the depth of the boring being about 1, 100 feet. Four and half inch casing is now being used, which is the smallest