Newport weekly independent., 1903-07-10

and son Frank left Monday for Mem phis on visit.
 Vic Axe returned Monday morning from two day visit to his old home at Ironton, Missouri.
 Miss May Tillman of Batesville came down Saturday on visit to Mrs. Baxter Watson.
 Mrs. w. D. Cobb left Friday night for Tuckerman for further visit be- fore returning home to Jonesboro.
 Max Weisle, after pleasant weeks visit with the Bernstein family, left Sunday night for his home in St.. Louis.
 Mrs. Marvin Hare of Auvergne has been visiting her sister, Mrs. J. L. Conner, for the past week.-Augusta .Vidette.
 Chas. Terrell, the Swifton horsethief who was arrested in Jonesboro, was brought over Friday and now awaits trial in jail.
 Ike Bottenstein returned Monday morning from Jonesboro, where he spent the Fourth on a picnic and had a fine time.
 w. s. Luce came in from his camp on Cache River Monday and is pre- pairing to leave for Michigan with his wife and baby.
 Mrs. Lacy Tilghman came up from Little Rock Friday night to visit her mother Mrs. J. M. Jones and was ac companied by Hazel.
 M. Holland of Lonoke came up to spend Sunday and Monday with his little daughter, Hattie, who had the misfortune to break her arm last week.
 Mrs. Elm Mcdonald and Misses Hilda Bailey and Irma Hooker went to Weldon Friday afternoon for short visit to the family of Tobe Me Donald.
 o. D. Hawn went to Little Rock, Sunday on No. 3 and returned that night with Miss Claire Johnson, who has been visiting Miss Addie Garner at Clifford.
 Ed Phillips has been awarded the contract for the building of 32-room frame hotel building for Capt. J. H. MeHugh on the lot adjoining the Christian church.
 W. D. McDougal returned Monday from Newark. The race between the horses of B. w. Stainback and George Paul, set for the Fourth, was post poned to next Saturday.
 Miss Elvie McLain, daughter of W. D. McLain, the Newport lumber man, was in the city the past week the guest of relatives, MT. and Mrs. J. 0. Moshier.- Arinkley Argus.
 Twins were born to MT. and Mrs J. A. Elliott, Friday, July 8. One is 6 ooy weighing g IA pounds and the other a girl, who tips the scales al / IA. Both are getting along nicely.
 J. Phil German, head salesman ot the dry goods department of the Wolff Goldman Mercantile Company, left Saturday for visit to his ole nome at Fort Smith and probably tc Eureka Springs.
 Claude L. Coger, one of the bright est young paragraphers in the state, and editor of the Sharp County Rec ord, was here Saturday night on his return home to Evening Shade from {. trip to Little Rock.
 The little three year old girl of Mir. Tucker living across the railroad from the button factory, died Sunday night and was buried Monday at Sur rounded Hill. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. w. F. Walk CT.
 Exter Gentry, the Augusta gir. confined in jail, was tried before Jus Cice Albert Collier of Tupelo. Visitors from that section assert the facts were not as given by her, but even with their reports true, the Jackson county jail is no fit place for her con finement.
 John R. Loftin, Sr., was down from Jacksonport Monday and we are glad to hear from him that his wife is much better and improving right along. MT. Lotion says there was little rain in Oil Trough bottom and the drouth of five weeks duration is playing havoc with corn and cotton.
 Miss Nellie Reyburn of St. Paul came up from Little Rock Sunday night to nurse Mir. B. W. Stainback through a seize of slow fever that has typhoid symptoms. MT. Stainback's