Newport weekly independent., 1903-01-02

Robt. Cox came up Sunday night from Little Rock.
 George w. Decker came down from St. Louis Sunday.
 Homer Buford spent Sunday with Batesville friends.
 Mrs. Robt. Cox of Little Rock is the guest of Mrs. c. G. Henry.
 Wm. Ballard, the Iron Mountain de- tective, came in Monday night.
 Claude Monroe came up from Little Rock on the noon train Tuesday.
 Mrs. H. c. Hungerford leaves for her home in Louisville Friday night.
 Eugene Hirsch returned Tuesday noon from short visit to Little Rock M. w. Burkett was able to be out again Monday after a short sickness Ernest Mcdonald went to Bates vile Monday morning for a two days | visit.
 Miss Laura Mosby went to Little Rock Tuesday noon to visit her aunt, Mrs. E. G. Ferrill.
 Misses Eva and Callie King arrived Tuesday noon from Heber on their way to Batesville..
 Dr. George Stephens returned Tues day noon from visit to the Ponder home at Walnut Ridge.
 Elise Hooker, whom it is feared has typhoid fever, was reported some better Tuesday morning.
 Louis Lorch of Little Rock came up Monday night and was the guest while here of his sister, Mrs. Henry Schott.
 Mrs. w. B. Hays returned to Bates vile on the local Tuesday afternoon after visit to R. F. Drummond and family.
 Ed Neal, after spending the holidays at his home in Searcy, returned Sun day night to resume his clerkship for M. Cohn.
 w. w. McMinn and family have moved into the cottage on Hazel street, formerly occupied by A. G. Anderson.
 Mrs. R. E. Mosby of Helena arriv- ed Sunday on No. 4 to visit her par ents, in the country, MT. and Mrs. A. T. F. Mann.
 Chas. E. Bone, E. A. Hodges and Miss Ola Jernigan came down from Batesville Monday night on their way to Little Rock.
 Chas. Meyer accompanied his daugh ter, Miss Zerlena, as far as St. Louis on her return to Omaha. They left Monday night.
 Mrs. Lacy Tilghman of Little Rock returned home on the noon train Tuesday, after visit with her father, Dr. J. M. Jones and family.
 Miss Annie Sue Mann returned Sun day afternoon over the Choctaw to Helena, where she is making her home with the family of Ed Mosby
 White river, though still falling, registered 15 feet even on the guage Monday. The average fall per day since the high water has been about & of foot.
 MT. and Mrs. Ed Mann left Monday morning on the early train for their home in Jonesboro, aster a pleasant visit with the latter's parents, Dr. and Mrs. F. G. Smith.
 Miss Dove Erwin, one of Galloway Colleges seniors, returned to her school at Searcy on the noon train Monday after spending the Christmas vacation at home.
 R. P. McGregor, J. D. McGregor, Alex Wood and J. " Echols, students of Arkansas College, were here Mon day night on their return to Batesville from Cotton Plant.
 Prof. c. F. Brizzell, Mrs. S. E. Brizzell and Miss Sophia McGuire were here Monday night on their return to Batesville after spending the Christ mas holidays away.
 Miss Emma Walker on Monday be- gan working at the telephone office and has charge of the local board, Miss Maude Richardson being assigned to the long distance board.
 Mrs. c. s. Mulheron and baby are visiting the former's mother at Gov ington, Tennessee and will also visit MT. Mulheron's relatives at Browns vile in that state before returning.
 E. M. Richardson, manager of the Tennessee Lumber Company of Mem phis, left Monday morning for Little Rock after short visit to the family of his brother, Rev. L. H. Richardson.
 c. A. Windau thinks an effort should l-