Newport weekly independent., 1903-08-07

J. H. Dye and wife have gone to Sulphur Rock on visit.
 Nathan Graham returned home to Tuckerman Monday night
 c. H. Wilmans spent Monday in Walnut Ridge on business.
 J. L. Root of the Cache River Tie Company, was here Wednesday.
 Mrs. E. R. Beane left Tuesday noon tor her home at Russell after a visit here.
 White river was rising slightly Tuesday and stood at 3.7 feet on the gauge.
 Mrs. Bert Snetzer left Tuesday morning for visit with relatives at Judsonia.
 MT. and Mrs. J. c. Dice have gone to Memphis on a visit to the former's brother's family.
 Mir. and Mrs. Champ Simpson re- turned Tuesday noon from short visit to Memphis.
 Mrs. T. D. Snetzer went to Jud- sonia Tuesday morning to spend the day with her sister, who is sick.
 F. J. Smith of Poplar Bluff has re- gently accepted position as bar tender at w. R. and N. B. O'NeaPs saloon.
 Misses Bessie Reynolds and Julia Elliott left Tuesday noon for their home at Judsonia after a short visit with Miss Perla Best.
 Jake B. Hirsch came in Wednesday morning. He is out on his first trip for the Ben J. Strauss S5 Samish Milli- nery Company of St. Louis.
 Capt. G. w. Hurley, chairman of the Front Street Improvement com mission, left Tuesday morning to join his wife at Mountain View.
 Henry Hutchinson, who has been buying cotton for the Lesser Cotton Company in Little Rock the past year, went up to St. Louis Saturday.
 Alcorn Ferguson, who was better Monday and able to sit up, left Tues day noon for Hot Springs, where he will spend few days recuperating.
 White River is still rising slightly and on Wednesday stood at feet even on the gauge. Heavier rains have evidently been enjoyed above here.
 Capt. o. H. Kennedy of the City of Idaho returned Tuesday night from a visit to the Iowa button factories. High water on the Upper Mississippi is again interfering with clamming.
 Charles Whitley and Ed Folwell went to Newport Friday night to sell mammoth pearl they had found. It is beauty but they could not say what it's value was.-Searcy Citizen.
 L. L. Smith of Little Rock arrived Wednesday morning to take the place of Vic Axe at Cotter & Company's office. MT. Axe still has very high fever and there is not much change in 1 his condition.
 The City of Idaho came in Tuesday afternoon from trip down the river in charge of Capt. l. E. Russell, bring ing one of the finest barge loads of shells, ever sold on this market. There were B tons in all and cost from S7 to $8 per ton.
 w. L. Evans, travelling passenger agent of the Frisco system, who honored this office with a pleasant call Wednesday, was looking after the interests of his road here. MT. Evans is tireless worker and a very valua- ble man to the Frisco.
 Misses Mabel Padgett and Eleanor Neill of Batesville came down on the local Wednesday, having taken part in the entertainment at Sulphur Rock the previous night. Miss Padgett is the guest of Mrs. Narcie Minor where mousse party IS Delng gwen ln her honor.
 Maurice Brewer of New York, who is associated with w. D. Burd in the buying of pearls, was here Tuesday. He is one of the leading pearl buyers of the country and a pleasant gentle man. While here Mr. Brewer and a group of pearl buyers had their pie ture taken.
 A. H. Mansfield, claim agent for the Iron Mountain railroad, left Tues day noon for Little Rock, having set tied the claim of B. F. Moorhead, who was injured fe Y days ago, the wagon he occupied being struck by an extra train at the button factory crossing of tbe Iron MOupfoip