The Newark Journal
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas. Friday, March 8, 1912
Vol. 11, No. 48
CAMPAIGN IS WARM
Senatorial and Gubernatorial
Candidates Actively Engag
ed in Political Scrap
Some decidedly warm literature
is being distributed over the state,
and charge and counter-charge
is the burden of it all. Jeff
Davis is circulating speeches and
posters on red paper charging
that an effort will be made to
“steal the election” from him, and
he repeats on every stump that
Brundidge is “a political corpse”
and cannot get a corporal’s guard
to hear him. Col. Brundidge re- j
torts with affidavits and newspa-1
per statements proving that he is
being heard by tremendous crowds
everywhere, that the people are
enthusiastically flocking to his
standard, and that he will defeat
Davis over-whelmingly.
Gov. Donaghey has issued g red
hot pamphlet which is stirring up
a great deal of talk. It is entitled,!
“You Cannot Serve the State and j
the Devil—and Why.” In this j
pamphlet he asserts Nthat the j
Whiskey Ring, the School Book
Trust, the Big Cotton Dealers and j
Gamblers, the Hot Springs* Gam
blers and Thugs, the Caldwell & |
Drake Crew, the State Farm Graft-1
ters, the Convict Contractors, the i
Pulaski County Political Ring, the
Railroads, and the Little Rock
street Railway Company are all
against him, and are supporting
Robinson. And he says:
“Will you perpetuate a condi
tion-ihe supporters of which are
for Mr. Robinson-that debauches
the Senate thorough a whiskey
lobby; that made some rooms of
the state capitol a place viler than
the vilest wine-room?”
To all charges Mr. Robinson en
ters denial, asserting that the gov
ernor’s administration has been a
‘‘record of insincere pledges, brok
en promises, extravagance and in
competence.
TELEPHONE SERV ICE
The Newark Telephone Com
pany’s operators have been in
structed to charge all parties, that
are not subscribers. We can no
more afford to give you free talks
than your grocer can give you
free sugar.'
We are not climbing poles for
the fun of it.
It will cost you no more to have
a telephone in your home than it
costs your neighbor.
H. D. Eller, Manager.
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
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Father and Son Charged With
Murder of Hilton Sweatt
Declared Not Guilty
Newport, Mch. l.--Not guilty,
was the verdict of the jury return
ed late last night in the trial of J.
P. Phillips and Roy Phillips, father
and son, w'ho were charged with
murder in the first degree for the
killing of Milton Sweatt, near
Ingleside last summer.
The jury was given the case at
3 o’clock in the afternoon, and is
said to have stood upon the first
ballot eleven for acquittal and one j
for conviction of the elder Phillips, j
KNOCKNERS NOT WANTED
It is a well-known fact that the
Herald has never supported Gov.
Donaghey in a primary election,
and has at times been very severe
in its criticisms of some of his ac
tions but at the same time we feel
that .unless the opposition comes
out on some well-defined platform,
the governor will succeed himself
in the gubernatorial chair. No man
has ever yet won a political race
on the demerits of his opponent;
he must have a well-outlined plan
of his own, and stand on his indi
vidual merits.—Ilazen Herald.
ELECTION PROCLAMATION
Notice is hereby given that
there will be an election held in
the Incorporated Town of New
ark, at the Town Hall, on Tuesday,
April 2, 1912, for the purpose of
electing one mayor, one recorder,
one treasurer, one marshal and
five aldermen to serve for the in
coming year, and for voting upon
the question of for or against hog
law.
Given under my hand as mayor
this 6th day of March, 1912.
E. H. Williamson, Mayor.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE
Sunday morning a telephone to
coroner Melville stated that Clar
ence Ray had shot and killed him
self at Grubbs. General continued
bad health is given for the prob
able cause of the act. Deceased
was about 30 years of age and
leaves a wife and family.—New
port Democrat.
CAN HE DO IT?
Congressman Robinson is a
windy campaigner but he fails to
show us how he can run a pro
gressive state government on wind.
— Paragould Soliphone.
| THEY TAKE THE LEAD! j
j The EM F and Flanders Cars are /
$300 cheaper and $500 better ?
Builders Supplies, Lime, Cement,
Plaster, Furniture, Stoves, Ranges,
Wagons, Buggies and Machinery.
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GOV. DONAGHEY COMING
Gov. Geo. W. Donaghey will address the
voters of Independence counry as follows:
Batesville_Friday, Marck 15, 7:30 p. m.
Jamestown_Saturday, Marck 16, 10:30 a. m.
Oil Trougk._Saturday, Marck 16, 2 p. m.
Newark_Saturday, Marck 16, 7:30 p. m.
OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS
Doings of the Week Among Our
Neighbors Across the White
The postmaster has a good case
of la grippe.
The county candidates were
with us Tuesday. ,
David Altom came in Wednes
day from Judsonia.
Grandma Woodson died Friday
night, after nearly a year of suf
fering.
John Harty died Friday night,
after an illness of only a few days
of pneumonia.
C. W. Webb of the black lands
neighborhood was trading in Oil
Trough Tuesday.
W. R. Batson of Elmo was in
our town Tuesday on business
with the postmaster.
Uncle Marion Pridmore, who
has been down with la grippe for
several, weeks, is worse.
A. B. Pelley of Dunnington was
in town Tuesday with a smile for
all he met-and lie’s not a candi
date, either.
Our deputy sheriff has been
rounding up some of the boys in
Oil Trough township for circuit
court, and it is reported that he
carried up one to board with Fike.
Sov. J. L. Outlaw has received a
fine gold spoon from the Supreme
Grove of the Woodmen Circle. We
havn’t learned whether it is for
him to drink buttermilk with or
whether the goat is sick and has
to take catnip tea out of the spoon.
A man hired a hand. He put
him to work but the hand soon
quit and went away on a trip, but
finally when the crop was gather
ed he came back to draw his pay.
Was he entitled to anything?
Would you have paid him any
thing? Yes, you will if you vote
for Jeff Davis, for he goes off and
leaves his job any time he gets
ready and goes back and draws
his salary just as though he had
been at his post of duty all the
time. How long are the people
going to stand for such unworthy
public servants?
DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINriENT
Sulphur Rock, Mch. 5. — Miss
Daisy Northern entertained her
Sunday School class Saturday af
ternoon from 2:30 until 5 o’clock.
An hour was spent in studying and
preparing the lesson for the follow
ing Sunday, with Mrs. Geo. North
ern acting as teacher. After sing
ing “Why Stand Ye Here Idle” we
were invited into the dining room
where refreshments were served.
We were entertained the remaind
er of the afternoon with piano
solos and duets by the Misses
Northern.
Owing to the inclemency of the
weather only a part of the class
were present, as follows: Mrs. Geo.
Northern, Misses Daisy and Lockie
Northern, Rachel and Emma Gil
breath, Nora Lindsey, Blanche
Sink, Orena Long, Josie Huddles
ton, Mazilla Brown and Maud
Moore.
Miss Daisy has been teacher of
the young ladies’ class since the
Baptist Sunday School was organ
ized in 1908 and each of us left
feeling glad we were a member of
her class. A Member.
ORGANIZE CORN CLUB
Boys of Scott School Enter the
Corn Growing Contest
J. L. Mayhan, who has done
such good woork in the school at
Scott school house, recently organ
ized a Boys Corn Club among the
boys of his school and thereby
takes the lead in this part of the
county in this great educational
movement. Mr. Mayhan is to be
commended for his good work,
and The Journal hopes other
teachers will follow his worthy
example. There should be a Boys
CornClub organized in every coun
try school in the county.
The members of the Scott
school house club are as follows:
Clarence Hart wick, Clyde Hender
son, Charley Bowles, Opal Hender
son, Mack Magness, Elbert Ship
man, Goldman Miaehels, Cecil
Norris, Willie Watts and Eph
Hawkins.
STROUD ANNOUNCES
Hon. John C. Stroud of Washing
ton township announces in today’s
paper as a candidate for represen
tative. Mr. Stroud is no stranger
to the people of Independence
county, having represented this
county in the legislature of 1887,
1889 and 1897. ilis record marks
him as a man of more than ordi
nary legislative ability and a man
of sound judgment. He favored
and fought for retrenchment and
reform, and stood at all times for
those measures calculated to lessen
taxation. His friends declare that
while he was in the legislature,
taxes were lower and the country
in a more prosperous condition
than it has ever been. He was
ever watchful in the interests of
the people and while in the legis
lature was dubbed “The Watch
dog of the Treasury.”
Mr. Stroud declares himself in
| favor of the same economical and j
I conservative policies, and those
j who know him best, declare that
j if elected he will do much toward
bringing the country back to a
I more safe and sound basis.
I
ED WISER NOT CiUlLTY
Newport, March 2.--Ed Wiser
I indicted for manslaughter in Sep
tember, 1910, was acquitted at a
; second trial in the Jackson Circuit
| court, which ended today. The
state introduced only two witness
es, and the testimony was conclud
ed before adjournment for supper.
The case went to the jury at 10:45
; p. m. Fifteen minutes later the
jury had agreed upon a verdict of
I acquittal.
SISTERS DIE WITHIN HOUR
Newport, Mch. 2.—Martha and
! Cassie Williams, aged 65 and 75,
years, respectively, sisters who
had never been married, but had
! always lived together, died at
! Balch last Saturday about the
I same hour, and were buried Sun
i day in a special coffin made for
! the two. Theyare natives of Tenn
essee and came to this county
about 15 years ago.
HRS. KENT DEAD
Mrs. W. M. Kent died at her
home at Charlotte last Saturday,
after a brief illness. The remains
were buried Sunday at Liberty
cemetery.
DREAM OF THE FUTURE
A Glimpse of the Things That
Will be Brought to Pass in
Newark by Mr. Hog
Squeeze over, Mr. Editor, I am
dreaming. I heard a mighty, rush
ing wind; it rent the heavens, and
the little oaks in Newark bowed
and gave up their acorns, and the
hogs waxed and growed fat. The
children, on going to school, had
to be sent home to wash the grease
from their hands and face, after
eating so much hog fat. While
they were gone, the school board
paid off the $6,00() debt on the
building with the hog crop. In
the distance was heard the “honk,
honk” of Dr. Evans’ and Ed Ches
ser’s old automobiles coming down
the street, Dr. Evans yelling “Look
out, the street cars are just be
hind!” But lo! and behold, as
those great electric street cars
come rushing in we smelled an
awful scent, yet nothing to com
pare with a hog pen, and it imme
diately stopped the wheels of the
great electric cars that the hog
crop, fattened on those acorns, had
put in progress in Newark.
Every time I come to town,
The boys keep kickin' my hog- arotin;’
Makes no cl if if lie is lean and poor,
Shant kick my hog aroun' no more.
Second Spasm. And the cotton
acreage was cut down, and New
ark was put in corn and it came to
pass that the same year another
crop of hogs did wax and grow
fat upon upon the streets, and as
the chariots leisurely wended their
way down the magnificently paved
streets dotted with beautiful man
sions, and the Newark millionaires
pointed out to us what the hogs
running on the streets had done
for the town; and not a poor man
could be found, and now no man
has to live on a piece of ground
100 x 150 square. Selah!
Comrades, let the watchword
be: “Allow no improvements till
everybody gets rich.”
See, they have tore down the
fence from around our school
house, turned our children outside
and built sidewalks. Iseeah.
BILL HOCKADAY INSANE
Rev. Bill Hockaday the well
known traveling preacher, was ad
judged insane wnile at the Rhea
hotel this week, and was taken to
the asylum at Little Rock Wed
nesday by M. J. Doyle and J. J.
Powers. It is hoped that the
treatment will completely restore
Rev. Hockaday’s health and mind.
— Walnut Ridge Times.
WORKED HIS WAY UP
Donaghey Came From Working
Class and is in Sympathy
With Those Who Toil
Hon. Geo. W. Donaghey is the
first governor Arkansas has had
in a score or more of years that
came up from and represented the
business and industrial masses of
our people. All of his predecessors
for years back while some of
them were truly good men—have
either been lawyers or profession
al politicians, or both. Gov. Don
aghey represents the whole peo
ple, but more particularly is he in
sympathy with the laboring or in
dustrial classes. For the greater
portion of his life he has been
closely associated with this class of
people, having spent the best part
of his life and earned his little all
in all as a builder of houses,
bridges, road-bedsand other public
work, and having in his employ
thousands of good, honest men
who earned their living "by the
sweat of their brow.” Insn’t he
then better qualified to know the
wants and needs of the masses
than those who only know and
represent their classes? Being hon
est beyond criticism, and having
made a success of his own person
al affairs, is evidence sufficient
that the affairs of our state are in
safe hands. There is no doubt
but that Gov. Donaghey will be
re-elected, but let the people of
Arkansas show their appreciation
of his past services by giving him
an overwhelming majority.—Earle
Enterprise.
LET YOUR LIGHT SHINE ™
The other day a merchant hap
pened to see a farmer receive abox
from a mail order house. He also
noticed that the goods were right
in his line and like he had carried
years. He immediately approach
ed the farmer and said: “I could
havesoldyoueveryarticle you have
there for less money than you paid
the Chicago house and saved you
the freight besides.”
“Then why didn’t you do so?”
answered thefarmer,“I have taken
the local paper for a year and
haven’t seen a line about you sell
ing these goods. This mail order
house sent advertising matter to
measkingfor mytradeand they got
it. If you have any bargains, why
don’t you have them put in the
paper, so we can see what they
are?” j <
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