The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous White River Country, Where Alfalfa Is King
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, August 25, Id I I
Vol. 11, No.20
DEAD BODIES WASH AWAY
Arkansas River Almost Destroys
Graveyard
Aug., 17.— The rise in the Ar
kansas river has brought a new
kind of drift down the stream,
and the bank dwellers, instead of
pulling in stray saw logs, are now
catching coffins. Reports from
Conway and other points state
that during the past few days
fishermen along the Arkansas riv
er have caught and tied up sever
al, containing the remains of peo
ple evidently dead for some time.
The coffins vary in size, and are
supposed to come from the Port
land graveyard, near Plummer
ville, and others located along the
stream. The recent rise caused a
caving-in of the banks and several
graveyards have fallen into the
treacherous current.
Robert L. Green, of Conway,
first noticed a coffin floating down
the river. It lodged on a sandbar,
but was later floated away by the
rising water. W. W. Mathews |
and Jim Helton were with Green
at the time, but the sight was too
much for them and they did not
make an effort to catch the drift
ing corpse.
Will Banner, also a resident of
Faulkner county, reported seeing
a small coffin floating past the
same spot, where Green and his j
companions allowed the larger
one to pass.
Word of the floating coffins was
conveyed to those who have rel
atives buried in cemeteries along!
the banks of the Arkansas within
50 miles of Conway,, and conster
nation reigned. Horror-stricken
relatives visited the Portland and
other graveyards to find their
fears more than realized, and the
remains of their loved ones wash
ed down the river. Rewards have
been offered for the recovery of
several bodies which haw been
washed away, and fishermen all
along the Arkansas river are
watching for the truant corpses,
which have performed the unus
ual thing for one in the eternal
sleep—of waudering from the last
resting place.
Several fishermen have aband
oned their usual avocation to
watch for the floating coffins, but
not so with the negro fishermen
nor the negroes on the plantations
along the river they are giving
the Arkansas a wide berth at pres
ent for fear Gabriel will blow his
trumpet and the floating corpses
rise from their boat-coffins and
walk toward the shore.
FLOOD ON SPRiNG RIVER
T. E. Linebaugh of Imboden Re
ports Crops Ruined
T. E. Linebaugh of Imboden
was in Pocohontas Monday and re
ported that the crops along Spring
river were absolutely ruined on
account of the floods caused by
the excessive rains of last Sunday
and Monday. The oldest citizens
along the river state that the like
was never seen in that locality be
fore. The water was from 10 to
20 feet deep all over the low lands
and extended from hill to hill, up
and down the river from Mam
moth Spring to the mouth. Many
thousands of acres of the finest
corn and cotton ever seen in that
locality is now absolutely worthless
A. .1, McCarroll, a farmer who lives
on the river, states that his loss
will amount to at least $1,000, and
a number of other farmers up and
down the river will suffer like los
ses.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Holmes and
infant child living seven miles
north of Hardy, who have been
camping on Spring river, under
went a harrowing experience Mon
day night. The river divides and
forms an island, on which they
were camping. The rains swelled
the river untii they were driven
from their tent at 8 o’clock, taking
refuge in a nearby tree. The rain
continued almost the entire night,
and they were forced to remain in
the tree until daylight Tuesday
morning, taking turns holding
their eight months old baby. Their
trunks, the contents of which were
valued atabout $40, floated off,
hut the tent is still here. Poco
hontas Star Herald.
ROBBED HOTEL CASH DRAWER
Jos. W. Voohers was at Hoxic
last. Friday night and reports that
sometime during the early morn
ing hours, while the clerk at the
Boas-Gibson hotel had left the of
ffice for a few minutes, someone
entered the room and took the ci
gar case from the stand made a
clean get-away with it. After day
light the case was found in an al
ley near the Pitman hotel with
the lock prized off and the cash,
amounting to about $30, missing.
None of the cigars were taken and
the clerk’s revolver was in its
place in the drawer. At
last accounts the theif had not
been apprehended. Pocahontas
Star Herald.
GREAT ANNIVERSARY COMING
Preparations are now going on
for what will be, in all probability,
one of the grsatest commemora
tive celebrations of modern times.
It will mark the one hundreth an
niversary of peace between the
United States and Great Brittan,
the two greatest nations in the
world.
The Treaty of Ghent, which
ended the war of 1812, was signed
on December, 14th, 1814, and rati
fied by the United States Senate
on Feb. 17, 1815.
By the terms of this treaty, a
provision was made, that neither
the United States nor Great Brit
ian should ever maintain large
war vessels on the great lakes ly
ing between the two countries, or
rather between this country and
Canada.
This treaty, with this special
provision has probably contributed
in a larger measure, than anything
else, to the present friendly, and
most cordial feeling that exists to
day.
Two committies have been ap
pointed on this great event. One
national and the other internation
al, and contain the names of Elihu
Root, W . .1. Bryan, Theodore Roos
evelt, Andrew Carnigiea nd others.
HORSE WHIPPING AT lip EKE
As a result of the ire and in
dignation of the people at Beebe
on account of the killing of city
marshal Mercing by Tom Choate,
who was an alleged bootlegger, a
mob of infuriated men masked
themselves and broke into the
city jail and removed a white man
and a negro who were in confine
ment for boot legging, and after
severely whipping them they
were released with the warning
that if they sold any more whisk
ey, a genuine lynching would be
the result. Neither of the boot
leggers have since been seen.
The two men were Tom Smith
I and Lydell Padgett a white man,
. and both are said to have been
convicted several times in the last
! three years for bootlegging.
I FARMS READY FOR IRRIGATION
A scheme is planned at Hazen
to selj about 1000 acrrs of land on
the colinjzation plan. The whole
tract is to be divided into smaller
tracts of 40 and 80 acres, each al
ready equipped with apparatus
for irrigating by connection with
an electric current power, from
the town of Hazen.
The farms are also to have
cottage, barn and fences ready for
occupaney. On each farm will be
a motor and well for irrigation in
quanities of from 100 to 200 gal
lons per minute, according to the
size of the farm, and the amount
needed for irrigation purposes.
The farm may be utilized, for
rice, as it is in the rice district, but
the plan is to irrigate the products
and raise garden truck in most
chses. It is contended that land
provided with irrigation facilities
in the West sells for from $300 to
$1000 per acre, while this land
will only sell at from $75 to $100
per acre, already equipped for
farming. The plan is to provide
j power supply from the power
plant at Hazen.
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MAUNESS nUSINdS
Mrs. H. T. Jones has been quite
sick for several days.
Norman Snappa traveling sales
man, of Little Rock, spent Monday
here, the guest of his sister, Mrs.
Ben Smith.
Joe Ladd who has been confined
to his room for sometime with
typhoid fever, is reported some
better but is not able to sit up yet.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Waidrip and
mother, Mrs. Lizzy Waidrip, re
turned Sunday from a pleasant
visit to relatives and friends in
Texas.
Leo. Pearce and family, Oscar
Miller and family, Marion Jackson
and family, John Bevens and fam
i ily, Ed Woodson and family and
Lyce Davidson and family have
all moved out from the Island to
town on account of the overflow.
D. FRANCIS BUYS REPUBLIC
Former Governor Buys Oldest Pa
per in Missouri
Control of the St. Louis Repub
lie, the oldest Democratic news
paper in Missouri and one of the
pioneer journals of the middle west
has passed to David R. Francis who
it is said, has been interested fi
nancially in the newspaper some
time. Mr. Francis is believed to have
obtained the majority stock after
his unsuccessful race for the Unit
ed States senate at the primaries
last year.
Several changes in the editoral
staff will follow the change in
ownership. Horatio W. Seymour,
who for many years was editor-in
cheif of John R. Walsh’s Chicago
C hronicle, and is now a member
of the Pulitzer organization, which
publishes the New York World and
the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, will go
over to the Republic, it is announ
ced. It is supposed he will be edit
or-in-chief of the Francis paper.
David R. Francis is a former gov
ernor of Missouri and was presi
dent of the Louisiana Purchase
exposition in St. Louis. For a long
time he has been considered a
heavy stockholder in the Republic.
During his candidacy for the sen
ate the Republic supported him
enthusiastically, but never admit
ted that he had any financial inte
rest in the paper.
1 he Republic is a morning and
Sunday newspaper, and was found
ed in 1808.
CHARLOTTE CIPHERS
I Hon. and Mrs. W. I). Baker vis
ited friends at Sulphur Rock Sat
urday.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Kirkland spent
Sunday at Pleasant Hill with rel
atives.
Kllis Hick of Paris, Tenn., is vis
iting his uncle, A. P. Yates and
family.
Miss Ethel Byrum visited Miss
Laura Nuckolls at Cord, from Fri
day till Sunday.
Hon. (i. J. Lindsey and L. E.
Kirkland made a business trip to
Batesville Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Pickens of
1 )ota spent Friday with the lady’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Lane.
A. P. Yates returned home last
week from a pleasant visit with
friends and relatives, at Dawson
Springs, Ky., and Paris, Tenn.
SKETCHES FROM SALADO
VV eeks Happenings Timely and
Tersely Related
Charley McClendon and family
of Morrilton, is visiting relatives
here and at Desha.
Elder Blackwell begun a pro
tracted meeting here at the Chris
tian church Friday night.
An infant of Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
\\ illiams, died Friday evening,
and was buried Saturday.
The continued rains Sunday and
Monday caused a discontinance of
the big meeting until better weath
er.
W. M. Kent was here on the 3rd
and 4th of this month in the inter
est of the Masonic Lodge, at this
place.
A revival meeting was in pro
gress all last week and will con
tinue this week at the Methodist
church.
1 he new editor of The Journal
is all right, we would not have
known any difference if he had
not told us.
Hon. G. J. Lindsey of Charlotte,
was here a few days ago attending
lodge meeting and shaking hands
with friends.
Simon 'Potty and family of
Woodruff county, came up a few
days ago, and is visiting relatives
in this and Greenbriar township.
Rev. Ira Crabtree of Okla., came
in last wKek and is visiting the
family of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fow
ler. Mrs. Crabtree has been here
some weeks visiting relatives and
friends.
Luther Daniels died the lstinst.
near McHue of consumption, and
was buried the following day, at
the Kyler graveyard two miles
w'est of Salado. The I. (). 0. F.
lodge, of this place, attended the
funeral and buried the deceased
with the honors of Odd Fellowship.
BATESV1LLE TO HAVE
TILING PLANT
Local capital is behind a move
at Batesville, for establishing a
plant for the manufacture of brick
and tiling. It is proposed to erect
a large and modem plant for this
purpose, and lease has been grant
ed on a tract of land south of the
city which will afford unlimited
quantities of the best clays for
brick and tiling, and it is expected
to have the plant in operation with
in 60 or 90 days.
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Announce to the public that our new and up-to-date
mill is now in operation, and is making a good quality
of flour second to none. Our manufacturing depart
ment is in charge of Mr. J. F. Cravens, a progressive
miller of forty years experience. Your patronage is
solicited and will he appreciated. *’ We are in the
market at all times for wheat and corn, and will pay
the highest market price.
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