Newport weekly independent., 1903-09-18
ABOUT PEOPLE, MklNLY.A

with his wife Friday night
 Col L. Minor reached home from Hot Springs on the noon train Friday, |
 Charles P. Meehan and wife of New ark spent Friday visiting in New port.
 Mrs. A. Sherrill returned home to Weldon Friday, after visit to her sister, Mrs. R. F. Drummone.
 Homer Buford and Roy Dutton de- parted over the Choctaw Sunday aft ernoon for the university at Fayette- vile.
 J. 0. Yancy was here Monday night on his way to St. Louis, accompanying part of the way home fair Virginia visiior.
 H. Bernstein, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Blanche, returned Sun day night from a short stay at Hot Springs.
 J. w. Scally wasdown from Tuck erman Friday. He reports his wife, who has been sick with malarial fever, much better.
 Eugene Hirseh, after a few days a home, left Tuesday noon for Little Rock, where he will re-enter Arkan- sas Military College.
 J. U. Ard of Tupelo was Newport visitor Tuesday. He says the cotton crop is much poorer than anticipated but few weeks ago.
 Mrs. w. A. Billingsley has returned from visit to Kansas City, having stopped over there on her return from California tour. i
 Nathan Adler, ,swho has been spend ] ing the summer at Waukesha, Wis. was here Tuesday morning on his re- turn home to Batesviile.
 Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Lockard and son, Anschutz, left Tuesday noon for ten days visit with relatives in Breckinridge county, Kentucky.
 The Heber correspondent of the Gazette announces the arrival there | of Prof. David Bowen, who has been elected principal of their schools.
 Mrs. E. J. Farrar of Quincy, Ill.,, left Thursday night for Lincoln, Neb., after spending the past eight months here with her daughter, Mrs. Frank Hess.
 Mss Ma y La rd, who has been spending several months at Elkmont Springs and other points in Tennes see, has returned home much inn proved in health.
 Mrs. J. M. Whtworth of Searcy and Mrs. Mayme Worsnop of Jack son, Mo-, came up from Searcy Friday noon on visit to their aunt, Mrs. William Robinson, of Jacksonport.
 E. D. Bracy went to Little Rock Saturday noon for few days visit with his brother and doubtless to see few of the closing games in Little Rocks hard fight for the pennant of the Southern League.
 The large roller mill being built at Jamestown is now about completed and will be ready for business within two weeks. This is one of the largest modern roller mills in the state and adds very materially to the town.
 s. Brasch and wife, accompanied by their sons, Will and Bonnie, the for mer of whom has just completed a business course, returned home Thurs day night. Mir. Brasch purchased a , fa1 afr 5c los1o ;,, I | T. l. Herrn and Jno. B. McCaleb | accompanied to Newport from Even ing Shade, Misses Genior and Minnie Davidson, Julia Herrn and Ethel Me Caleb, returning home Tuesday morning. The young ladies left at ' noon for Maddox College. MT. and Mrs. R. B. Hooker and sweet little daughter, Elise, left Tues day noon for St. Louis, where the latter will be further treated. MT. ' Hooker will return Friday, but Mrs. , Hooker and Elise will probably not return home again before December. The postoffice at Minturn was robbed , about o'clock Thursday morning by . unknown parties, who secured about . S75 and escaped. Taylor Slayton is the present postmaster at Minturn, e the second station above Swifton on the Iron Mountain in Lawrence coun- ty. Citizens of Cotton Plant held a meeting last Saturday and subscribed $1O, ,0OO toward building railroad from . Cotton Plant to Zent in Monroe county, distance of six miles. This will be a paying project as it opens up T a fine timber country Augusta Free T Press. c