Newport weekly independent., 1904-03-18
j. L. Root of McCrory was a visitor

 l J. L. Root of McCrory was visitor here Tuesday.
 j. c. Handel of Auvergne was here Monday night.
 Jas Graham of Tuckerman was here Tuesday on business. O. Fisher, the Oil Trough merchant, spent Saturday in Newport.
 J. F. Gardner of Tupelo spent Mon- day night in the county seat.
 The first open cotton boil was brought to town Saturday morning.
 H. E.. Bragg returned Monday even ing from points on the White River branch.
 Mrs. Vim. Mosby is able to sit up and has been free of fever since Friday.
 Mrs. c. s. Phillips of Memphis is visiting her daughter, Mrs. K, c. Wallace.
 M. Holland of Lonoke came up Tuesday noon to attend the funeral of Mrs. Lottie Robertson. Mrs. Threlkeld and Mrs. Florence Gillian of Weldon visited friends and relatives in Newport the past week. Mrs. Billie Robinson of Jacksonport, sister of the late Mrs. Savannah Jones, returned from Searcy Tuesday noon.
 Misses Josie Phillips and Katie Bishop spent Sunday at the Raw Kaw Klub camp CT Miller's creek. Bates vile Bee.
 Misses Anna and Ethel Morris, after a visit to MT. and Mrs. John Dye, re turned home to Searcy on the noon train Tuesday.
 The Missouri Pacific people are sur veying branch road from the White River line to Rush, running through Melville. Batesville Bee.
 J. F. Kittering of Tuckerman was in town Tuesday on business. He re- ports crops in his section somewhat damaged by the dry weather.
 A beautiful race is now on in the Southern league for the pennant, with the chances in favor Of Mem phis, although Little Rock is fighting hard for the flag.
 Miss Florence Bentley who has been visiting Miss Perla Best returned to her home in Olyphant Tuesday morn ing, accompanied by B. J. Best who is buying shells there. o. E. Crook, the we'll known cotton buyer called at this office Monday to show the editor two large well opened cotton bolls, raised on the farm of H. c. Mantooth of Oil Trough. The soldier boys are working hard preparatory to the state encampment and hope to give good account of themselves from military stand point at Hot Springs next month. 1 w. D. Burd and family took the 1 trip to Cotter on the first passenger train Monday, but concluded not to remain, though they were greatly pleased with the scenery of the White River road.
 L. N. Nouss and Alcorn Ferguson were disturbed at an early hour Tues day morning by parties trying to break into the former's home. The latter took several shots at the fleeing forms, but none seem to have taken effect.
 J. Frank Caldwell returned Monday from long stay in St. Louis, having been there since his trip to St. Paal with w. w. Dutton. Mir Caldwell is in the best of health, but regrets he returned during the severest Summer weather.
 Robt. Laird returned Monday morn trip to Mount Magazine. Ed Sprigg and Cecil Chitwood left there Monday to drive through, expecting to De on the road about five days in reaching home.
 E. D. Bracy returned Monday night with his family from Colorado, where they have spent the summer, chiefly at Denver, Manitou, Salida and Grip pie Creek. We are glad to know that they expect to again make New port their home.
 Capt. J. II. McHugh and Trainmas- ter w. $. Hobbs went up to Cotter on the first run of the passenger Monday The distance is 124 miles and the train reached here at S:35 p. m., only five minutes late. Capt. McHngh has not yet made up his mind whether he