Newport weekly independent., 1903-08-28

Sigmund Wolff left Monday nighh for visit to his family ill St. Louis.
 Mrs. c. L. Fox went to Bald Knoll Monday night on visit to her husy band.
 Peter Anderson accompanied his wife home to Batesville Tuesday, morning.
 Mrs. L. B. Harris and little daugh- ter have returned from a visit with relatives at Marcella.
 Misses Lena and Barbara Weather ford left Monday afternoon for Clar- endon on visit to relatives.
 Miss Aubrey Arnold went up to Batesville Monday morning to join the Raw flaw Klub on their annual camp.
 Miss Bonnie Humble has returned from a visit of several weeks with relatives at her former home, Hum boldt, Tenn.
 Miss Lena Kimberlin left Monday for Indianapolis and will be absent two years, studying to become a trained nurse.
 Mrs. J. V. Richardson and daughter of Alicia were here Monday evening on their return home from a visit to Sulphur Rock.
 R. J. Wise left Monday night for Crowley, La., on two weeks visit to relatives. He will also visit other points in that state.
 G. Roy Anderson returned Tuesday noon from Hiawatha, Kansas, where he spent his vacation with his family. His wife is very slightly improved.
 D.. M. Gregg, a brother of T. J. Gregg, arrived Tuesday noon from Joplin, Mo-, having accepted posi- tion with c. w. Beard at the compress.
 w. T. Dunn of Greenville, Miss, and very pleasant gentleman, ar rived Monday to accept the position of manager of the local Southern Cot ton Oil mill.
 w. A. Oldfield, who spent Monday here in the prosecution of parties charged with boot-legging whisky, returned to his home in Batesville Tuesday morning.
 Ed Maughan, w. s. Crafford, Ed Means, J. R. Shelton, Walter and E.. L. Rives and A. c. Carter, all mer- chants of Cotton Plant and seemingly quite a fraternal crowd, were here Monday afternoon on their way to the St. Louis market.
 Miss Roberta Sullivan, the bright daughter of Mrs. Carrie Sullivan, ar 1 rived Saturday night for two weeks visit to her friend Miss Kate Harder. This is her first visit back to her old home, where. the family had and still have many warm friends. Shem Key of Weldon came up from Searcy Monday night, accompanied by his sister Miss Ida Key of Mari anna al Miss Mary Petty of Searcy. | They were on their way to Weldon for few days visit and were joined here by Miss Fannie Harder, leaving on the morning train Tuesday.
 John Loftin, Jr. and family returned Sunday night from Seattle, Washing 1 ton, where they went few months ago. with view of locating. It was l another case of having too long inn bibed the health giving waters of White river and homesickness was ! not long in bringing them back. R. M. Johnson returned Monday morning from a two weeks visit North with his family. Mrs. George Anderson and Miss Lula Wolff were also members of the party, who while they are making Detroit headquarters, have visited Niagara Falls and crossed the lake to Toronto. They also spent pleasant Sunday at Put-in- Bay with Messrs. and Mesdames B. B. Bond, o. D. Watson and Mrs. A. H. McDon- aid. MT. Johnson reports the New port contingent well and enjoying themselves.
 The Batesville Business Mems league has contracted with the Guard of that city for 5000 copies of special edition of that paper, giving an extensive re- view of the resources of Independence county and setting forth the commerce ial advantages of that enterprising town. Such things cost money, but it is short sighted economy, which prevents town from heralding to the world its advantages and openings. Newport could we'll afford to take similar step at this time, when the railroads are seeking to attract to North Arkansas the attention of in-