Newport daily independent., 1903-08-14
l ABOUT PEOPLE MAINlY.\

Newport visitor Friday.
 Send your fine pearls and slugs to w. D. Burd, Newport, Ark. 37 btf
 Parties desiring pasturage for stock call on c. B. Best, East Newport. 5stf
 Huffman's restaurant is open be- fore the early morning trains arrive.
 Mrs. Etta Merrill returned Friday noon from a short visit to Little Rock.
 A slight rainfall of .04 of an inch was experienced here Thursday night.
 Allen Babcock of Batesville spent Thursday night here on his return home.
 Sigmund Wolff leaves tomorrow night for visit to his family in St.. Louis.
 White River now registers 8 feet even on the gauge and has reached q stand.
 Ed Neal returned Thursday night from short visit with his parents at Searcy.
 J. E. McElwee, who travels out of Newport to points south, spent Friday in town.
 Nothing but first class materials used at the sT4ittle Bakery on the Corner.' 87dtf
 Tom Cross, miller and farmer of Denmark was here Thursday night on business.
 Dotis Joyce, who has been confined to his bed for several days with fever, is improving.
 Large and small orders filled with promptness at the "Little Bakery on the Corner.' s7dtf Mayor J. ". Grubbs went to Hot Springs on the noon train Friday for few days visit
 Miss Hilda Bailey was taken quite sick Thursday night, but is now re- covering rapidly.
 Frank Sparks, of Sexton's barber shop, left Friday noon for a few days visit to St. Louis.
 The "Little Bakery on the Corner" has the largest shop between Texar- kama and St. Louis. s7dtf
 Mrs. j. R. Mayhan and daughter, Bernie, left Friday morning for few days visit with relatives at Newark. J. c. Walker took advantage of the rates to the national encampment of the G. A R. for a business trip to San Francisco.
 Will McGoffin, who is the guest of his friend Norman Wolff in St. Louis, writes that he is enjoying his visit immensely. Mrs. A. A. Evans, nee Jeffie John son, was expected down Friday from Victor on visit to her sister, Miss Mary Johnson.
 When you have pearls, slugs and baroques, send them to P, o. Heide, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin for top market prices. 5.f.t.f.
 Joseph Cox, bookkeeper for the saw mill of J. E. Hart x Son at Swifton, was down Friday on business for the firm and is looking for more labor.
 Louis Risse, the thirteen year old son of A. L. Risse, was taken to Bald Knob Thursday to the home of his sister. He has been sick here with fever.
 Frank Gullette returned over the Choctaw from Clarendon Thursday. The damage to the engine on the launch of Umsted Bros. is estimated at $200.
 Holly E. Cobb, the genial assistant postmaster, left Thursday night for Ravenden Springs, where he will spend his two weeks vacation with his wife.
 A mite party for the benefit of the Christian church was given Thursday evening at the home of T. s. Stephens. It was lawn affair and snug sum was realized.
 J. E. Doherty is still agent for the Lemp Brewing Company and Lemp's Extra Palen and "Falstaff" beers are handled only by Henry Bordwell and J. E. Doherty. 59b7t
 Tom Owen of Sulphur Rock is as- sisting J. L. Sells at his Front street store during the absence of Don J. Casey on visit to relatives at his old home, Mountain Home.
 Miss Mary Laird, who has been spending the past month at Elkmont Springs, Tenn, has left there for sev- ever other points which she will visit before returning home.
 W. Milt Pyles and family, who are old residents of Newport, left Friday
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