Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-09
] ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY. '

G' e' WoouSou ol AuguSUd WAS nefe over Saturday night.
 Miss Mabel Padgett, who spent the holidays at Batesville, returned Sun day night.
 Miss Jetta Ross returned Monday morning from visit to friends at Tuckerman.
 Rev. L, H. Richardson has been in Chicago and points in Ono visiting the past week.
 Uncle Billie Robinson of Jackson port has been sick for several days confined to his bed.
 Miss Nina Rutherford came down Sunday from Batesville on visit to I. D. Price and family.
 Laura Mosby returned Sunday night from Little Rock after visit to her aunt Mrs. E. G. Ferrill.
 Miss Alice Mills of Little Rock came up on No. Friday afternoon to visit Miss Carrie Garrison.
 H.. F Kath is reported to be much worse, his typhoid fever now being complicated with pneumonia.
 White river had risen 4 of a foot in the past twenty four hours and stood at Ill feet on the guage Tuesday.
 Miss Rebie Buster of Riverside came up Saturday morning on visit to her school friend, Miss Claire John- son.
 Ed R. Woodson, who is to be the manager of the Shoffner Mercantile Company came up from Augusta Fri day.
 Judge L. Lippmann and family were removing their household goods from Olyphant to their new home at Tupelo Monday.
 Wesley M. Shaver has been ap- pointed administrator of the estate of L. w. Penix, deceased, by Judge J. M. Jones.
 Simon Adler came down from Batesville Monday on his way to St. Louis to attend the funeral of his brother Ben Adler.
 Elmo Riddell and sister Miss Rid dell were down trading Saturday. Capt. Riddell, who has been sick, is very much improved, we are glad to state.
 
 Colonel V. Y. Cook and daughters Misses Mae and Jennie Cook of Elmo were here Monday on their return home from a visit to Mrs. Paul Butler at Batesville.
 Misses Noreene Kinman, Nellie Terry, Lucille Taylor, Neill Randy and Mae Whitaker left Monday noon for Little Rock to resume their studies at Maddox College.
 F. H. Heinrichs telephoned the IN DEPENDENT from Helena Monday, announcing the birth of a baby daughter upon Sunday, January 4. MT. Heinrichs is no doubt the happiest man in Helena.
 Miss Pearl Foushee came down from Batesville Saturday night and we are glad to know will make her home in this city for awhile, with her sister Mrs. l.. N. Nouss and will act as stem ographer for Stewart Bros.
 G. w. Harrison was here from Au- vergne Saturday with his sisters, re- turning to their schools after the hol- idays. He informed the INDEPENDENT reporter that his brother, Dr. A. q. Harrison is now living at Warren, Ar kansas.
 w. Sprigg Brown has removed his office from the Lacks & Lilies building to the offices of the W-D-B-A, where he will take charge of the collection department of that firm. Sprigg is a dandy collector and the W-D-B-A has made no mistake in securing him. Poplar Bluff Journal.
 If United States marshal will come up in "Hepsidam" with 6-horse wagon he can soon load it down to
 
 the guard with "blind tigers" who are "seeking whom they may de- vour" along the railroad and other points, says Madam Rumor, and no mistake !-Melbourn Register.
 s. s. Prewitt, who resigned his po- sition with the electric light company, has been succeeded by MT. McCarty of Collinsville, Illinois. MT. Prewitt expects to go to St. Louis next week, where he has several openings among which he has not yet chosen. His family will remain in Newport for the present.
 Thos. w. Shaver has secured po- sition with the receiver of the One Price Company in Little Rock and