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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, June 30, 1905.
Vol. 5. No. 27.
STATE MILITIA ACT
IS DECLARED VALID
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Militia is Part of Executive Branch of
Government and Appropriation
Was Legally Passed
The act of the legislature appro
priating $25,000 for the support
of the state guard, which was
questioned b.v Attorney (icnerul
Rogers on the, ground that it was
not const itutionl.v passed, was de
clared valid hy the State Supreme
Court at Little Rock Saturday.
Some time ago Attorney Gener
al Rogers tiled a bill in the Chan
cery Court to restrain the auditor
from drawing warrants for appro
priations under this bill, thereby
-challenging its validity. He con
tends that the law was not legally
passed because it failed to receive
the affirmative vote of two-thirds
of the members of both houses of
tlie legislature, which is required,
as he contends, because the appro
priation was not to defray neces
sary expenses of the government.
The court holds that the militia
and the volunteer guard of the
state is, under the constitution and
laws, a part of the executive
branch of government, and the ex
penses of organizing and main
taining the same is a proper sub
ject for appropriation by the leg
islature as a part of the necessary
expenses of government, and that
a bill for such appropriation need
not receive more than a majority
of both houses fur its passage.
\ The court has nothing to do with
< | ■ the propriety of expediency of
legislation, as that was a mat
ter solely for consideration by the
legislature, and if the same was
improper or ill-advised, correction
rests with the people. The stat
ute is declared to be vallid and the
decree affirmed.
KILLING AT DUMAS.
Saturday night last liobt. Wil
lis, a farmer and timber man re
siding near Dumas, was shot and
killed in front of the store of the
Dumas Mercantile Company by
,1. .1. Schmidt, also a farmer.
About an hour before the killing
the parties met at a saloon, and,
before a number of witnesses,
Willis accused Seruidt, who is also
road overseer, of cutting road
ditches in such a way as to run
water on his (Willis') land.
Schmidt denied this, and a few
words passed when Willis curs ad
Schmidt. Willis and others then
went into the saloon, and Schmidt
left.
Schmidt returned, however, in
a short time, and Willis left the
saloon to go home. Schmidt fol
lowed a short distance down the
street and shot him twice. Schmidt
surrendered anil was taken to the
Arkansas City jail for safe-keep
ing. _
LIFE FROM RADIUM.
An English physician at Caven
dish Laboratory, Cambridge,
claims to have discovered that life
comes from Radium. 'I'llis is quite
as plausible as the alleged discov
ery of Professor Loob made pub
lic some months ago. The secret
of life appears to have been almost
within the reach of numerous
scientists within the past few years,
but somehow the results of their
investigations are never satisfac
tory. Time and again we have
been told that a great discovery
had been made, but thedemonstra
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! lions have failed to sustain the
I claimants. The English scientist,
John Butler Burke, may have
made an important discovery, but
it will be, doubted that he can dem
onstrate that life comes from Ra
dium. He says: ‘"What has been
done has suggested vitality. Do I
not put it higher than that. *’
Placing radium with sterilized
bouillon Professor Burke got cul
tures, but what these cultures are
he is unable to state with any de
gree of confidence, lie does not
think they are crystals, and Dr.
Sims Wood head of the Cambridge
chair of pathology does not think
they are bacteria.
Professor Burke is content to
leave the question open. He ma,\
have discovered that a cultivating
medium treated with radium will
generate living organisms, and if
so he lias won immortal fame, but
he does not profess to have made
that discovery. All he says is
that he has produced manifesta
tions previously unknown, and
has brought into existence objects
which seemed to be alive, and
which divided and multiplied.
CROP REPORT.
The government bureau's crop
report for Arkansas for the week
lending .June 2*i says the tempera
ture was seasonable during the
week with general and well dis
tributed rains. Cotton is making
a good growth, and while small
has good color and is healthy:
chopping is well advanced. In
the southeast portion of the state
there is considerable in the grass.
Early corn is poor but the late
planted is promising: rains during
the week were very beneficial:
considerable early corn has been
laid by. The oat crop is general
ly good and harvest has begun in
some sections. Wheat harvest i*
in progress; the yield is generally
light, Potatoes are a fair to good
crop and art' being marketed.
Considerable land is being prepar
ed for pea vine hay. Very little
hay has been cut and that which
has been cut is generally of poor
quality. Apples continue to drop
and there is also some complaint
of peaches dropping. The pres
ent indications are for a poor crop
of apples and a good crop of
peaches. Other fruits and ber
ries are doing well.
PREACHER IN TROUBLE.
Rev. ,1. L. Gray, a Methodist
minister living at Pottsville, Ark.,
was assaulted by a mob of Casa
citizens Monday night while in
the middle of his sermon which lie
was delivering at the school house
at Casa.
It seems that the Rev. Gray had
been warned not to attempt to
preach in Casa again, but notwith
standing the threats he attempted
to preach again, and was run out
of the house and forced to leave
town by parties who did not like
him and his style of preaching.
WOHAN KILLS HERSELF.
Friday morning Mrs. Hattie
Ford, aged years, residing at
Kingston, Yell county, committed
suicide by taking thirty grains of
morphine. Domestic troubles are
supposed to have been tin* cause.
She and her husband separated
Thursday before the suicide and
her father would not take her
back home. There is somewhat
of a mystery surrounding the case.
Don't forget to come and bring
all your neighbors to the l\g pic
nic at Newark the Fourth of July.
Misses Annie .lack, Alpha
Burns and Esther Troy of Mag
ness were shopping in town Tues
day.
The ball games here the 3rd and
4th of July promise to be very in
teresting, as Brinkley is said to
have* a good team.
Jno. \V. Outlaw and \Y. E.
Benton left Wednesday for Calico
Rock and intermediate points, tak
ing pictures, and “other things.”
Prescott has challenged Newark
for a series of ball games, and
dates will probably be arranged
for three games about the 11th of
J uly.
II. E. Hawthorne arrived ho rut;
Saturday from Little Rock where
he attended the meeting of the
Arkansas Hardware Dealers As
sociation.
I)r. J. T. Miller who has been
quite sick for the past two weeks
with inflammation of the stomach,
is still no better, and is in a dan
gerous condition.
The young ladies of Sulphur
Rock will give a concert at the
City Hall at that place Friday
night, .June 80th, for the benefit
of the different churches.
Dr. and Mrs. \V. ,T. Long came
down from Hazel Grove Wednes
day and will spend a few days
with Dr. ,J. T. Miller who has
been quite sick for several days.
Bob Robinson of Newport has
bought the livery stable from A.
M. Edgar. Mr. Robinson and his
family moved in yesterday, and
occupy the Brooks residence on
Locust street.
The case of H. L. Remmel vs.
Graham Bros, appealed to the su
preme court from Jackson county,
and which Hon. T. «J. Raney of
this place was interested in, was
reversed in the supreme court Sat
urday and remanded for new trial.
For Sale—One live room one
stor.v house, oue five room two
story house and one eight-room
two-story house, a good well,
smoke house, and barn and one
acre of land with each house.
North of school building. Would
sell one or two of them. 1 also
have other real estate bargains in
Newark property. If you want
to buy do not fail to see me. T.
J. Raney.
The Newark baseball team ar
rived home Wednesday evening
from Vellville where they played
a series of three games. They
lost two out of the three games;
the two first games resulting in a
score of eight to one, and six to
three in favor of Vellville, while
the last resulted in live to one in
favor of Newark. The team was
accompanied by the following en
thusiastic crowd of “rooters"* and
they report having a royal good
time: lion, and Mrs. T. d. Raney,
Mr. and Mrs. T. II. hearing, l>r.
and Mrs. V. L. Pascoe, Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Grosser, Mr. and Mrs.
E. E. Allen, Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Paseoe and Mrs. Dove Edwards.
Arrangements were made for the
Yellville team to come down here
for a series of games about the :
17th of July. A definite an- j
nouncement will be made later.
Prof. W. J. Jernigan, principal
of the Batesville District Male and
Female Academy, of Sulphur
Rock, was in town on business ;
Wednesday. Prof. Jernigan will
teach a short term of public school
at Charlotte during the Academy
vacation.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES.
Mies ()la Jernigan went to New
ark Tuesday.
Sam Conner of Magness was in
town Monday.
Mrs. J. II. Moore is dangerous
ly ill at this writing.
Frank Ham of Moorefield was
in our town Monday.
Dr. W. 11. Crigler of Charlotte
was in town Tuesday.
Miss Xarcie liice spent a few
hours in Newark Monday.
Dr. L. R. Wright has been on
the sick list for several days.
L. II. I’aseoe of Batesvilie spent
Sunday here with home folks.
Miss Erma Sanders visited
home folks Saturday night and
Sunday.
Uncle doe Turner was shaking
hands with his many friends here
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. (iibson
spent Sunday at Magness visiting
| relatives.
Rev. C. W. Burks filled his ap
pointment at the union church
here Sunday night.
Mrs. Lizzie Vaughan visited
her daughter Mrs. E. E, Allen of
Newark Saturday.
Mrs W. D. Bonham and chil
dren of Van Buren visited Miss
Hattie Murphy last week.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
j J. U. Martin died Monday even
ing and was buried here Tuesday.
Miss Jesse Braden returned
from Newport Tuesday where she
spent a few days very pleasantly
with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Burk Wright re
turned home Sunday from Fay
etteville where they spent a month
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Tom Nes
bitt.
Quite a number of our people
attended services at the Gap Sun
day and report a good time and a
large crowd, which was estimated
at 800 people.
Two more weddings in our town
Sunday morning. Stokerl.y Qualls
and Miss Ivinnie Hunter, and .1. R.
Hunter and Miss May Qualls.
They were married in their bug
gies in the street, Squire Anderson
officiating.
There was a great excitement in
town Tuesday afternoon. (). L.
Hoover was seen going towards
home with a mowing blade and
not knowing What his intentions
were he was followed at a
distance by the marshal, fear
ing that he meant to commit some
awful deed, but on the marshal’s
arrival he found that Mr. Hoover
had mowed down -several bunches
of dog fennel and was sitting in a
rocker in the shade whetting his
blade and looking as though he
had done wonders.
--
M. K. Qnigley of St. Joseph,
Mo., committed suicide near Hot
Springs a few days ago by drown
ing himself in a creek.
BOODLE CASES NOW ON
TRIAL AT LITTLE ROCK;
First Case Called Was That of Senator
A. W. Covington, Who is Charg
ed With Bribery.
Little Rock, June 28 The first
of the alleged “Iwodling” eases
incriminating several members of
the last general assembly, was call
ed in the first division of Pulaski
circuit court at 10 o’clock this
morning, Judge R. J. Lea presid
ing. The case being tried today
is one charging President A. VV.
Covington of the late senate with
having received a bribe of Sn,00f)
in connection with the state, Capi
tol appropriation bill, which was
l>efore the last general assembly.
The court room was crowded
with spectators a half hour before
the case was called, among the
audience being Senators Cross,
Risen, McFerrin, Butt, Holland,
Gray. Several prominent citizens
of Little Rock and a number of
the city officials of Argenta were
also in the court room.
Hon. I>. K. Bradshaw is assist
ing Prosecuting Attorney iihotott
in the prosecution of the cases.
MAQNESS MUSINGS.
Mrs. Conner has been sick for
fcveral days.
Iftlrs. W. I). Magness is able to
be out again.
C. 1J. Vavghn is at presents cit
izen of Magness.
W. H. Knight of Sulphur Rock
was is our city Monday.
A couple of Mormon elders have
been in our town this week.
Miss Archie Fetzer of Cushman
was visiting in Magness Wednes
day.
Rev. Perry, an evangelist,
preached at the chapel Tuesday
night.
Aunt Jane Wilson of Sulphur
Rock is visiting B. B. Owens and
family.
Master Milbourn DeVaughn
has been quite sick for the past
ten days.
Sam Conner is on the road sell
ing queensware for the Dorr Mer
cantile Co.
Several of the .young people
from Magness attended services at
Rutherford Sunday.
Mrs. Kva Cunningham and Miss
Nettie Bevens of Sulphur Rock
were in our city shopping Wednes
day.
,1. lv. Rawlings has moved hi*
family from Sulphur Rock to
Magness, and occupies the N. A.
Malone residence.
Our schpol at this place will be
gin the second Monday in July,
with Prof. \V. J. Lenehan as*
principal, and James L. Ashley as
assistant.
The Sulphur Rock ball team
passed through here Saturday or*
their way to Ileber to have a 3
day’s game. The first game end
ed 12 to 10 in favor of Ileber. We
have not heard from the other
games at present writing.
INDIAN LANDS TO BE OPENED.
By direction of the secretary of
the interior, 37,800 acres of Indian
I lands in Minnesota will be open to>
settlement August 17. The tract
at present is partly in the Fon du
Lac, Red Lake, White Earth ami
Chippewas of Minnesota reserva
I tions.