Newport daily independent., 1903-01-08
] ABOUT PEOPLE, MAINLY.


 Mrs. w. A. O'Neal will notentertain the Smart Set this week.
 ]. H. Critics of Corning was down Wednesday on business.
 White river has begun falling again, the guage register Thursday being l0.6 feet.
 Corn, bran, corn chops, corn and oat chops, oats and hay at Bowen's Cash Store. 224-btf
 Mrs. Ike Goldman left Wednesday night for Quincy, Illinois, where she will visit relatives
 Dr. c. J. Tankersley, prominent citizen of Weldon, spent Thursday trading in this city.
 Mrs. Robert Neill of Batesville has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. s. R. Phillips for several days.
 ]. A. yolkmer returned Wednesday night from trip to Poplar Bluff and other points north of here.
 Arthur Fels returned Thursday morning from St. Louis, where he was called by the death of Ben Adler
 Mrs. Arthur Fels left Tuesday night for St. Louis to be present at the funeral of the late Ben Adler, her uncle.
 A new floor is being putin the build ing to be occupied by Simmons x Bowen's saloon in the event that liz censes are granted.
 w. M. Ball was here Thursday morn ing on bis return to Batesville from Little Rock.
 Jas. F. Huddleston, deputy United States marshal spent Wednesday night here on his return to Batesville.
 Rafe Hirsch, representing the Rice Stix Dry Goods Company of St. Louis came in Thursday morning to see his trade.
 Miss Louise Mills, who has been visiting Miss Carrie Garrison, re- turned Thursday noon to her home in Little Rock.
 For rent-Three furnished rooms for light housekeeping at corner of Ash and Second streets. Apply to Mrs. A. B. Smith, 216 dtf The residences of Mrs. Edmond Cummings and Capt. J. w. Beck at Forrest City, Ark, were burned We'd nesday. Loss S12,0Oo.
 The Arkansas Bank & Trust Com pany will rent you a safety deposit box in their fire and burglar proof vault for s1.5O per year. d St.
 Mrs. R. E. Mosby anGsscr Robert left T6nTsdry ry-SstsEzs6on over they Choctaw for their home in Helena, after visit to Newport relatives.
 Mrs. W. w. McMinn will entertain the Fortnightly Whist club Friday afternoon at two o'clock in honor of Mrs. Lon Bevans of Gainesville, Texas. Frank Holmes, representing the Clarke Leather Company of St. Louis { and popular travelling salesman, called on his customers here Thurs day.
 For nice rigs of any kind aud good 1 driving horses, place your call with 1 R. L. Robinson, upper end of Front Street. Charges always reason- able. 62dtf
 MT. and Mrs. Sig Adler, after spend ing the two weeks vacation allowed the former by his employers Wolff x Goldman, returned Thursday morning 1 from St. Louis.
 Miss Lois Vim, after spending nearly two weeks with her parents l and friends, returned last Friday to Mena, where she has charge of the seventh and eighth grades in the Mena Public Schools. Ad- vance.
 F. Rosanie, French pearl buyer, 1 who has been spending the past week 1 in Newport, left Thursday noon for New York and will go from there to Paris. He has spent thirty days in this country, visiting the leading pearl markets.
 Miss Lena Cross of Boston, Massa chusetts and Miss Laura O'Connor of Franklin, Tennessee were here We'd nesday evening on their way to Col unbia, Tennessee where they are at tending school They were accom- panied by Miss Estelle Handford, with whom they have been visiting several weeks.
 0. s. Lawrence, who has been a traveling salesman for Plunkett & farrell of Little Rock in this territory