Newport weekly independent., 1904-03-18

to Heber.
 Wm. Hooker returned Friday night from business trip to Memphis and Little Rock.
 Miss Laura Johnson returned home to Weldon Sunday, after a visit to her sister, Mrs. Harry Herring.
 A. J. Lowell, q we'll known druggist of Bradford, accompanied by his wife, spent Thursday night in Newport.
 Miss Florence Bentley of Olyphant came up Saturday night and is visit ing Miss Perla Best of East Newport.
 Mrs. John Walker left Friday after noon over the Choctaw for a three weeks visit with relatives in Mem phis.
 B. c. Graham and little daughters went to Hot Springs on the noon train Saturday to spend Sunday with relatives.
 Mrs. R. F. Drummond and children Boyce and Maude and Mrs. A. J. Scales left Monday morning for stay at Heber.
 Mrs. J. c. Kimberin of Tuckerman while in Newport Friday, subscribed for Jackson county's best weekly, the Independent.
 w. B. Robinson left Thursday night to spend his vacation at his old home Lebanon, Mo, where he will join his wife and sister.
 Dr. Ira Erwin, who has many friends in Newport, came up Saturday night from Little Rock to visit his father Dr. Nj. M. Erwin and family.
 Miss Hattie Higgins, of Alicia, is visiting her brother, conductor Tine Huggins, of the Iron Mountain main line. Little Rock Advertiser.
 Dr. George K. Stephens spent Sun day in Walnut Ridge, the guest of his friend, Dr. Ed Ponder, who has just completed handsome cottage home.
 Wes Martin, a middle aged negro, living on the Wishon farm, died about 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon of pneu monia and was buried at Shiloh Fri day.
 Dr. ! I. West of Oil Trough was in town Friday. He is well satisfied with crop conditions and is counting on a big cotton yield that will bring good prices.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. E. Cobb reached here Tuesday night from Ravenden Springs, called home by the death of the latter's mother, Mrs. Lottie Rob ertson.
 Arthur Neill of Little Rock came down Friday on his return from a visit to his relatives at Batesville and was accompanied by his sister Miss Ella Neill.
 Mrs. A. A. Evans after short visit to her sister, Miss Mary Johnson and other relatives in Jackson county, re- turned to her home at Victor Friday afternoon.
 Arthur F. Bailey returned Sunday morning from business trip to St. Louis and Chicago, where he pur- chased fall stock for the Bailey Mercantile Company.
 w. w. Campbell has just about completed the delinquent tax list for this township, having found 3s0 in dividuals who have failed to assess, or eighteen less than last year.
 J. U. Ard of Tupelo, one of Breckin- ridge townships most substantial farmers was in town Friday and Sat urday. He paid this office pleasant call and renewed for the Independent.
 J.J. Hunter and wife were here Thursday night on their return to Batesville from delightful Colorado trip. MT. Hunter will resume his run on the Batesville local about the first of the month.
 Herman Schott was here Saturday morning on his return home to Bates vilie from a visit to Mount Nebo. He says that his brother, Henry, now in Germany, is much better and will be home in the fall
 Russell Harding and other officials of the Iron Mountain Railroad com pany after an overland trip over the route of the White River extension, through from Carthage to Cotter, were here Sunday.
 s. F. Muirhead of Jonesboro, a member of the firm of Muirhead Bros, who own the saw mill on Gamble Lake, was here Monday, having deci- ded to move their general offices from Jonesboro to Newport.
 Capt. T. J. Watson returned to Mountain NiaVy Safurdav vhara ha ia