Newport weekly independent., 1903-08-28

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 Charles Brasch went,up to St. Louis Saturday night on the excursion.
 J. w. Scally spent Saturday in New port, having come down on No. 4.
 Peter Anderson went up to Newark Friday to attend the old soldiers pie nic.
 Tom Cross, a miller and farmer ot Denmark was here Thursday night on business.
 Miss Ethel Doyle returned Friday evening from weeks visit with rela tives at Magness.
 Miss Fannie Harder of Searcy ar rived Saturday noon on visit to her uncle Robt. Harder and family.
 Mrs. Walter M. Harris and children returned Saturday night from a pleasant stay on Mount Magazine
 Mrs. J. R. Mayhan and daughter, Bernie, left Friday morning for few days visit with relatives at Newark. MT. and Mrs. R. D. Wilmans and Mrs. J. s. Wilmans have returned from visit to Hot Springs and Potash Sulphur.
 J. G. Walker took advantage of the rates to the national encampment ot the G. A. R. for business trip to San Francisco.
 Mrs. A. A. Evans, nee Jeffie John- son, was expected down Friday from Victor on a visit to her sister, Miss Mary Johnson.
 1 Capt. G. w. Hurley of Newport went up the White River road Thurs day morning on his way to Mountain View to join his wife. Misses Mary Bailey and Noreene Kinman returned Saturday afternoon from pleasant visit with Miss Mayme McGregor of Cotton Plant.
 Wm. MeGofin returned Monday morning from St. Louis, where he spent the last week of his vacation, the guest of Norman Wolff.
 0. A. Windau left Saturday noon with a fine collection of pearls and baroques for the Chicago market, but will return here about September 1.
 George Stuckey left Saturday night for his home in St. Louis and expects to take literary course in Washing ton University the coming scholastic year.
 Holly E. Cobb, the genial assistant postmaster, left Thursday night for Ravenden Springs, where he will spend his two weeks vacation with his wife.
 Miss Louise Irby returned Saturday from Sardis, Mississippi, where she has been visiting her cousin, Miss Sue Armstrong, who accompanied her home for a return visit. The rainfall Saturday evening in the heavy shower, which came up about 5:30 was .S7 of an inch by the local gauge. This rain is reported to have been general in Missouri and Illinois.
 J. N, Moon was down here from Swifton Monday morning and left at noon for Heber for a several weeks stay. He has been in poor health ever since the date of the Swifton barbecue.
 Gus Coffin and Vic Axe returned Sunday morning from a vacation trip to St. Louis, which was greatly en- joyed though cut short by Mir. Axe being called home to make business trip to Savannah, Georgia.
 The steamboat Current View which was sunk last week at Jacksonport is being wrecked. The saving of the hull has been given up, but Captain B. G. Riddell expects to rescue the machinery, which is in first class con- dition.
 W. Milt Pyles and family, who are old residents of Newport, left Friday noon after ten days visit here, for Mammoth Spring, where they will spend several weeks before returning to their home at Mounds, Indian Ter ritory.
 The Iron Mountain railroad compa- ny is acquiring the right of way along the survey made recently next to the river from this city to the Magness spur. It has purchased majority of the interests in the land at Eagle l Mountain -Batesville Guard. |
 T. B. Stewart has returned from purchasing trip to Chicago and other Northern markets. He met his fam fly in St. Louis on their way to Me- l 4 liSta1. Srari1,crS R0th cf tLa nhila .o,,-