Newport weekly independent., 1903-08-07
Dr. H. o. Walker returned night from a short visit to Lii

!. D. Price returned Tues 4t from short. business trip to Little Rock. 1 Judge J. w. Phillips returned Tues day night from business trip to Lit tie Rock.
 White river has begun to fall again, the gauge register for Wednesday being Al feet.
 Park Deaderick, who has been sick for several days, was able to be out again Wednesday.
 Miss Allie Ruddell of Batesville came down Tuesday evening on visit to her friend, Miss Josie Phillips.
 J. R. Mayhan accompanied his daughters, Oracle and Vernie, to Newark on a visit Wednesday after noon.
 Mrs. F. D. Whiting and little boy came up from Searcy on the noon train Wednesday on their way to Newark.
 Mrs. Harvey G. Drummond, who has been sick for long time with slow fever, has been able to sit up for several days.
 George Hays returned Wednesday noon from Eureka Springs, where he accompanied his wife who will remain there for the summer.
 Dr. R. M. Black returned Tuesday afternoon by way of Nashville and Memphis from very pleasant trip to New York and Eastern resorts.
 Capt. J. E. Wilmans, accompanied by Mrs. M. A. Dorsey, left Wednesday morning for Mount Magazine, where they will join other members of the family.
 l George Sexton, Harry Knoles and Frank Gullette have been spending several days this week on Bear Lake, which is short distance below Horse shoe Lake.
 MT. and Mrs. c. w. Rhodes returned to Devero Wednesday morni g, where the former now has mill in opera tion, after visit to the latter's rela- tives here.
 George E. Stuckey of St. Louis came down Tuesday night on a visit to his son, George, and to his brother, Judge M. M. Stuckey. He was accom- panied by his wife.
 Sigmund Wolff received a letter from Ike Goldman Tuesday, in which he stated that he was getting along finely and hoped to be home about 1 che first of September.
 L. P. McLennan, secretary of the railroad Y. M. 0. A. of Poplar Bluff, came down Tuesday noon with the plans and specifications for the new building at Hoxie, to consult Newport contractors.
 w. A. Oldfield came down from Batesville Thursday night to prose cute the alleged counterfeiter, James E. Erwin. Mir. Oldtield is preparing to move into his new cottage home, 1 erected by Wm. BengeI. Curtis G. Faulkner of Brinkley came up Wednesday morning to ac- cept the position of stenographe1 at the Newport Grocer Company, having secured the place upon the recom- tnendation of his friend Bert Snetzer. The wife of James L. Howard, a pearler, who has been living on White river about eight miles below lere, died Tuesday of consumption and was buried Wednesday. The de ceased was about twenty one years of age.
 Miss Nellie Reyburn returned to Little Rock Wednesday morning, after several weeks stay here, dur ing which time she has been nursing B. w. Stainback through a siege of fever. Miss Myra Meeks succeeds her here.
 Thad Arlington has been reelected master of the exchequer of the grand lodge of the colored Knights of Pythias, very responsible position and one which gives him control of about $15,o00 that is brought to New port for deposit.
 A log train on the De Queen & Eastern Railroad while backing ran over and crushed both legs of Chester Oldham, a Tennesseean. He was taken to DeQueen and both legs were amputated below the knee. He is in very critical condition.
 The residence of Wm. Bailey has been greatly improved both from the standpoint of beauty and comfort in tla t1.,as.:.... .....l 2