Newport weekly independent., 1903-04-17


 are guests of the formers father, John Daniels. They will make New port their home.
 The Arkansas strawberry crop will be on the market in a few days, and it is probable the plice will go down to a minimum of 10 cents box or three for % cents.
 Miss Ernestine Hill, an attractive and popular young lady of Searcy came up Friday noon to accept posi- tion of stenographer with the Ameri- can Grocer Company. Mrs. A. J. Woodward and baby, J. D., returned to their home at Clifford on the noon train Tuesday, after 1 visit of several weeks with the form er's sister, Mrs. F. Bosch. R. B. Hooker returned Tuesday morning from St. Louis, where he found his daughter, Elise, progressing nicely and Miss Ray Brandenburg en- toying much better bealth.
 Sigmund Wolff returned Friday night from Texas, where he wei t with party of Jackson county gen. tlemen to buy machinery for the Tuckerman Ginning G mp my. | John McLain has returned from New Mexico and is enjoying the best of health. He wants to make New port his home again and we hope that his health will permit the change.
 Mrs. William Barnes, nee Pearl Sparks, after stay of several weeks at the Hazel Hotel, left Saturday noon with her little daughter for Little Rock, which will be their home in the future.
 s. K. Wallis went down the river the first of the week with his pearling crew. Jerome Taylor is getting his craft in shape for big years pearling campaign.-Black Rock Correspon- dence.
 Rev. w. P. Gibson, superannuated preacher of the St. Louis conference, has come to the city and will make. his home with his children, Col. and Mrs. George Thornbupg.-Little Rock Gazette.
 Mir. and Mrs. Ike Goldman left Tuesday noon for Mullanphy Hospital, St. Louis, where the former will take a course of treatment and we hope may soon regain his good health com pletely.
 Mrs. D. Terry, after a visit of sev- eral days with Mrs. Percy Robottom of Little Rock, during which time Miss Nellie was guest at this home, was here Tuesday on her way to Cot ton Plant.
 Simon Adler came down from Batesville Sul d ny, Mrs. Adler having arrived the evening before. They were guests while here of Arthur Fels and family and returned home on tine local Monday.
 The Batesville Guard says: "Prof. J. L. Graham, formerly at Jamestown, is now resident of Reliance, Va., and has filed a petition in bankruptcy. He has number of creditors in this s ction." Here too.
 Mrs. w. M. Gregg and daughter Marguerite passed through on No. Tuesday noon on their way north from Philadelphia for visit to Chica- go and Milwaukee. They expect to stop over day in Newport on their return
 Rufus l.. Randy returned Monday night from St. Paul, Minnesota, hay ing accepted position in the sad dlery department of the Wolff Gold man Mercantile Company. He was accompanied upon his return by Wl-- lie Randy.
 The Maxfield Grocer Company oi Batesville, capital stock $5O,0OO all of which has been subscribed was in corporated Monday, Thodore Max field, president; Thomas Sidney Max field, vice president, and Allen Ag- new Maxfeld, secretary and treas urer.
 MT. and Mrs. J. E. Mann returned Tuesday night from Jonesboro and we are glad to state will again make Newport their home, MT. Mann hay ing accepted a position with William Mosby. They have host of friends here and their absence has been felt in social circles.
 It is reported on reliable authority that Vice. president A. c. Bird has appointed w. c. Stith, now freight traffic manager oi the Missouri Paci- fic Iron Mountain system, as assistant to the vice. president in charge of all the traffic on the Gould lines, which