Newport weekly independent., 1903-09-11

Fl
 rhe Beebe Gun Club is expected bsre next Wednesday to meet the socal shots.
 4 Mrs. George Norton returned home Friday night from visit to Ravenden Springs, being met at Hoxie by her husband.
 MT. and Mrs. George May and daughter, Miss Sallie May, returned Saturday noon from short trip to Shawnee, Indian Territory.
 R. M. Bailey, who expects to engage in the saw mill business here, re- turned home to Hammett Saturday, after short prospecting trip here.
 w. A. Billingsley reached home on the noon train Saturday, after a months vacation trip in the west. His wife remained in Kansas City for a visit.
 Mrs. George Hays and children re turned home Monday morning from Augusta, where they visited Mrs. T. L. Gardner, after sojourn at Eureka Springs.
 Mrs. George w. Decker and daugh 1 ter, Miss Laura, who have been spend ing the summer with relatives at Keokuk, Iowa, have returned home to St. Louis.
 Esquire l.. Manning of Balch was here Saturday, but is very blue over crop prospects. He does not think rain would help the cotton now, being too long delayed.
 Will Mendenhall left Sunday night for Longview, Texas, on account of his health, and his mother was pre- pairing Tuesday to return to her former home, Newark.
 A. M. Shelton and wife came down Monday night from Newark to witness the wedding of MT. Chas. P. Meehan to Miss Rose MeHenry, returning home Tuesday morning.
 c. H. Neimeyer has oeen appointed local manager of the warehouse of the St. Louis Compress Company at Nashville, Ark, and has moved to that town from St. Louis Jno. Q. Guynn returned Sunday night from a several weeks visit to relatives in Christian and Trigg counties, Kentucky, as well as Fulton and number of other towns.
 Roe Tins, member of the petit jury from Bird Township, was down Monday. He is very much discour- aged over the outlook and does not believe that half crop of cotton will be raised.
 Mrs. H. G. McBurney and children left Tuesday noon for Hot Springs, where Lieutenant Colonel H. G. Me- Burney is one of the most conspicu- ous and best informed officers of the Arkansas State Gnard.
 Judge F. D. Fulkerson, Prosecuting Attorney w. A. Oldfeld and Court Stenographer James Martin came down from Batesville Sunday morning for the September term of the Jack son county circuit court, which con- vened Monday.
 Wm. Mosby, o. s. Lawrence, Geo. Sexton, Henry Owen, R. T. Simmons, L. L. Bowen, W. 0. Wharton and Park Deaderick, all members of the local gun club, went to Beebe Friday morn ing, having been invited to participate in shoot there.
 w. 0. Williamson, a successful Jackson county farmer, was in Mon day and renewed his subscription to the Weekly Independent. He is a former Davis supporter, but oon't think the governor deserves a third term and is out for Wood.
 Misses Louise Irby, Sue Armstrong, Josie Phillips, Amanda Laird and Messrs. Ed Sprigg, Sprigg Foushee, Robert Laird and Chas. Holmes drove down to Auvergne Sunday afternoon, visiting at the homes of Miss Kathar- inc Harrison and Walter Davis.
 John w. Hopkins and Mrs. Hattie N. Farley of St. Louis arrived Friday morning to attend the funeral of their father, the late Captain Nathan Hop- kins, whose remains were laid to rest in Walnut Grove Friday morning by his brothers in Odd Fellowship. The services were conducted by Rev J. w. Smith
 1 Mir. and Mrs. Ike Goldman reached home Friday morning after a sum- mer abroad, which has certainly worked wonders in the health of Mir. Goldman, who returns strong man, which is very gratifying to his many friends. MT. Sigmund Wolff returned 1 with them from St lOuis after short