Newport weekly independent., 1902-05-30
/ ABOUT PEOPLE MAINLY. \

N'e5 So@E. Lippmann visited in Newpo-5 Thursday.
 +@ -~: Dugan of the Walnut Ridge republican was here Saturday to attend the Republican county con vention.
 Jack Gray of Oil Trough was here saturday expecting his daughter Mrs. J. F. Gordon of St. Louis who will V s'. him.
 Mrs. s. Brundidge, Jr. and little daughter, came up from Searcy Sat urday noon to visit her father w H. Morris and family.
 Mrs. Whit Wall of Helena is spend ing few days at the Hazel while her husband is making points in this section of the state
 Chas. Coffin of Walnut Ridge wa here Saturday on his way to Bates vile where he has business in the federal court which opens Monday.
 James L. Jones is prepared to take your orders for custom made shirts or anything in gentlemen's furnishing goods. Nice line of samples. 28dtf
 Miss Aurora Conditt who has been visiting Miss Ethel Arnett, left Satur- day morning for Bradford, where she will visit before going to Little Rock. Miss Imogene Randy went to Little Rock on the noon train Saturday to visit her sister Miss Neill at Maddox Seminary. She was accompanied by her father.
 J. M. O'Hara came in Satur day morning from Memphis. No large pearl finds were on the market Sat- urday, though he purchased num- ber of small pieces.
 Sheriff R. w. Randy raided Sim mons saloon Saturday morning, with the assistance of deputy Neal. They secured a sack of bottled whislzey, one case of Lemp beer and part of an- other case of the same stuff.
 C@.ot. E. G. Riddell nd son Elmo were here Saturday. They informed us that a derrick is being put up at Jacksonport and much of their haul ing from Black river points will henceforth be unloaded there i'd go out over the Choc w.
 Miss Hattie Bernstein returned Sun day night from ,5y. LO44S accompanied by friend Miss Josie Weisel. MT. Bernstein and daughters Misses Della and Mildred spent the day in Walnut Ridge and returned to Newport with the young ladies from St. Louis. Rev. J. w. Smith returned Friday night from Dallas, Texas, where he attended the general conference of the Southern Methodist church. Mir. Smith says that the crops of that sec- ton are far in advance of those here. and that the wheat there has been cut and schocked.
 Sam Pullman was in Newport Sat urday calling on the merchants and is perhaps one of the youngest salesmeu on the road, but they say he can get orders where others fail He is but 16 years of age and represents a Dallas, Texas drug house. lie started out when only 12, selling shoes.
 A telegram was received Friday afternoon announcing the death of Mrs. Martha Robinson at her home in Clinton, Ky, at o'clock that after room from paralysis. The deceased was sister of the late E. L. Watson and her relatives in this city have the sympathy of friends in their loss.
 MT. ord r :. Ike Goldman went to St. Louis Saturday night, where they attended the funeral of Mrs. Yetta Lorch. MT. Goldman returned to Newport, but Mrs. Goldman remained Tor visit to St. Louis relatives and will go from there west on trip for the summer, when MT. Goldman will join her for part of the time.
 Tone Pool came down on No. 2 from St. Louis Sunday and stopped off day with friends here. Another purpose of his visit was to deny the reports of him being married man He is hoping that the Pine Bluff papers have not given the reports credence through publication, as il may forever injure his prospects il his home town