Newport daily independent., 1903-08-25
ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY.\

DEeSStuspElHB cnlcKen db nun HldH , restaurant. s7dtf
 J. L. Root of McCrory was visitor here Tuesday.
 The first in town-fresh oysters at Ira's Chop House. 99 diff
 H6fman's restaurant never closes open at all hours. 9sdtf
 Jas. Graham of Tuckerman was here Tuesday on business.
 Send your fine pearls and slugs to w. D. Burd, Newport, Ark. 37 btf
 White River is now two feet even on the gauge and still falling.
 Parties desiring pasturage for stock call on c. B. Best, East Newport. 58tf
 Percy Martin is reported much bet ter this morning, with less fever.
 Huffman's restaurant is open be- fore the early morning trains arrive.
 Mrs. Wm. Mosby is able to sit up and has been free of fever since Friday.
 Mrs. 0. s. Phillips of Memphis is visiting her daughter, Mrs. R. c. Wallace.
 Nothing but first class materials used at the "Little Bakery on the Corner.u S7dtf
 The "Little Bakery on the Corner" has the largest shop between Texar- kama and St. Louis. s7dtf
 R. A. Peterson and wife of Jones' boro are guests of the latter's sister, Mrs. Wm. McMullin.
 M. Holland of Lonoke came up Tuesday noon to attend the funeral of Mrs. Lottie Robertson.
 E. P. Tetwiler, after a great inn provement by a visit to Galveston, is expected home tomorrow.
 Mrs. Threlkeld and Mrs. Florence Gillian of Weldon visited friends and relatives in Newport the past week.
 Mir. James Jeffers, an expert horse- shoer from New York city, has ac- cepted position with J. L. Younger.
 U. c. Hagenbach, Sawyer Paper Company's popular salesman, came in Monday night on one of his regular trips.
 Miss Lesser Hopper of Hannibal, Missouri, who has been the guest of Miss Merla Gravett, returned home Monday.
 Misses Anna and Ethel Morris, after a visit to Mir. and Mrs. John Dye, re- turned home to Searcy on the noon train Tuesday.
 Miss Florence Bentley who has been visiting Miss Perla Best returned to her home in Olyphant Tuesday morn ing, accompanied by B. J. Best who is buying shells there.
 Mrs. Edyth Johnson's school of mu sic will open the 1st of September, 1 1908. Pupils are invited to come and make arrangements for studies any evening during this week. lo2d6t
 o. E. Crook, the we'll known cotton buyer called at this office Monday to show the editor two large we'll opened ] cotton bolls, raised on the farm of ! H. G. Mantooth of Oil Trough.
 w. D. Burd and family took the trip to Cotter on the first passenger train Monday, but concluded not to remain, though they were greatly pleased with the scenery of the White River road.
 |. N. Nouss and Alcorn Ferguson were disturbed at an early hour Tues day morning by parties trying to break into the former's home The latter took several shots at the fleeing forms, but none seem to have taken effect.
 J. Frank Caldwell returned Monday from long stay in St. Louis, having been there since his trip to St. Paul with w. w. Dutton. Mr. Caldwell is in the best of health, but regrets he returned during the severest Summer weather.
 E. D. Braey returned Monday night with his family from Colorado, where they have spent the summer, chiefly at Denver, Manitou, Salida and Grip pie Creek. We are glad to know that they expect to again make New port their home.
 Capt. J. II. McHugh and Trainmas- ter w. s. Hobbs went up to Cotter on the first run of the passenger Monday The distance is 124 miles and the train reacbes here at s:35 p. m., only five minutes late. Capt. McHugh has not yet made up his mind whether he will accept his old run.
 The game of ball between Newport and Melville tomorrow afternoon will not be called until four o'clock, owing