Newport weekly independent., 1903-03-06

Ralph Richardson has been quite sick for several days. Roy and James Moon, of Swifton, were down on business Friday. 0. A. Windan on Monday received an extra fine small four grain pearl valued at S70.
 B. w. Stainback went to Hoxie and Pocahontas on business trip Monday afternoon.
 White River has been rising very slowly and the guage register, for Tuesday is 2o.9 feet. White River has been rising slowly for three days and stood at 2O.7 feet on the guage Monday. Charley Walton left Saturday morn ing on No. for Hot Springs, where he will spend several weeks. Col. L. Minor returned Friday night from pleasant visit with his brother, Dr. J. c. Minor of Hot Springs. J. s. Wilmans and Geo. Hays re- turned Friday night from a business trip to their tie camp at Sylamore. Mrs Ed McElwee, of Newport came down Tuesday and is the guest of Mrs. R. N. Smith for few: ::days.-Augusta Vidette.
 Mrs. Hattie Moore returned Friday from visit to New Orleans. She was accompanied by Miss Novella Jackson on this trip.
 B. D. Chadick, the Morning Star magnate and promoter, left Saturday noon for Little Rock after few days spent in Newport.
 I. D. Price has moved into his new and handsome two story home on Laurel street which occupies the site of his old residence.
 Mrs. Charles Hungerford arrived Monday night from Louisville Ken lucky on visit to the family of her father, Capt. w. A. Joyce.
 z. w. Sweet, pilot and Wm. Berry, engineer, both officers of the Joe Wheeler, left Tuesday noon to join their boat at Batesville.
 Mrs. R. w. Randy went to Little Rock on the early train Tuesday morning to visit her daughter, Miss Neill Ut Maddox College.
 White River has risen one tenth of foot and stands at 1915 feet on the guage. If there is to be any rise, the chances are it will be small.
 Mrs. Elizabeth DuVall, after visit of several months to MT. and Mrs. J. s. Wilmans, left Saturday noon for her home in Lexington Missouri.
 Miss Lena Weatherford and Mrs. Romeiro of Diaz spent Friday night here the guests of Mrs. Ike Stephens on their way to Batesville on visit.
 Mrs. Maggie N. Finley, living in Oil Trough, died Friday morning after a sickness of several months and was buried Saturday at Surrounded Hill graveyard.
 w. A. Oldfeld and James Martin were here Saturday on their return home to Batesville from Powhatan, where court was adjourned Friday afternoon.
 Hon. John H. Keel, Jackson coun- tvs representative in the house, came up from Little Rock Friday night, ac- companied by his wife, for few days visit to Newport.
 Henry Owen, student of the Wash ington University medical department came down from St. Louis on No. II, Saturday morning for few days visit to his parents.
 Miss Hattie Walker, who has not been well, came up from Little Rock Saturday night to take a rest from work and is the guest of her brother J. G. Walker and family.
 The editor was shown letter Satur- day from dealer in shells on the Mississippi in which he stated that the shell supply there was exhausted and he had sold all he had at $16. and $17.: ton.
 President J. A. Woodson of the Ar kansas state board of trade on Satur- day appointed Col. L. Minor of this city delegate to National Good Roads Convention, which meets in St. Louis, April 27.
 Judge Butler and daughter. Mrs. |