Newport weekly independent., 1903-08-28
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White River is again falling, the gauge register for Wednesday being 3.3 feet.
 Judge J. w. Phillips came up from Little Rock on the noon train We'd nesday.
 R. Stephenson of the Cache River Tie Company, spent Tuesday here on business.
 Henry Bordwell continues to inn prove and now hopes to be out in a few days.
 0. A. Tucker, we'll known mer- chant of Grand Glaize, was here trad- ing Tuesday.
 c. s. Choinski of the Western Tie & Timber Company, was a Newport visitor Tuesday.
 Mrs. Etta Merrill left Wednesday noon for St. Louis to purchase fall stock of millinery.
 Miss Laura Johnson of Weldon came up Wednesday on visit to her sister, Mrs. Harry Herring.
 Mrs. Wm. Mosby, who has been sick the past week with fever, is re- ported much better.
 W. G. Bonham and family came down from Cusbman Wednesday on their way to Louisiana.
 Charley Hite, IT,, and Glen May nard took the trip to Mount Olive with the latter's father Wednesday.
 Swan 0. Dowell, the hustling real estate agent of Walnut Ridge, spent Wednesday morning in Newport.
 Walter Van Brocklin and wife of Little Rock are guests at the home of Mrs. s. E. Parrish in the country.
 Born-ten pound baby boy at the home of MT. and Mrs. R. L. Robin son, Wednesday morning, August 19.
 Miss Dove Erwin went to Batesville Wednesday morning to join the Raw Raw Klub on their camp on Miller's creek.
 Miss Nettie Huggins of Alicia passed through here on No. Il Wednesday morning on her way to Little Rock on a visit.
 Prof. R. E. Major of the chair of r Latin, Ouachita College, Philadelphia was here Wednesday in the interest of his school.
 J. Hardeman Cordell, representing the Bagnell Timber Company, was here Wednesday from Prescott on his way to Swifton.
 Misses Norine and Opal Luckett left Tuesday morning for Jacksonport tc spend 3 few days visiting relatives at that place. e.-Batesville Bee.
 Henry F. Kath, the well known shell buyer, returned Tuesday night from New Boston, Ill.,, his home, and left next morning for Bradford.
 Doctor Adolphus Jernigan of Elgin and Roscoe Jernigan of near Swifton came down Wednesday to attend the teachers institute now being conduct ed here by Prof. J. D. Neal. V. c. Reid of Remmel and J. P Stigall of Hale were here Wednesday and report cotton prospects favor able. They don't think the rains have been too frequent except for very rich land.
 J. D. Neal, county examiner for Jackson county, has filed report with the department of education showing the total school population to be 6.551; enrolment, 4,429; attend ance, 2,501; teachers, 104. Three new school houses have been erected within the past year at cost of $550.
 Robt. Wirthlin of St. Louis and Lu Wirthlin of Minturn were here We'd nesday planning fishing trip to Whitstein Lake for Thursday with their friend, L. N. Nouss. Messrs. Wirthlin own Whitstein Lake and think a club should be organized to protect the fish of this lake from dynamiting.
 
 Dr. 5, F. Johnson, professor of phil osophy and psychology and Dr. Brough, professor of economics and sociology, both of the Arkansas State University, came down from Batesville Wednesday, where they have been in the interest of the school. Newport is quite we'll repre- sented just now at the state university, by several of our best young men.
 Ike Bottenstein on Tuesday re- signed his position with the American Grocer Company, though he remains director and stockholder. Mir. Bot tenstein is thoroughly experienced in