Newark
J OURNAL.
Published In The Famous Big Bottom Country, Where Alfalfa is king.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, January 24, 1908
Vol. 8. No. 5
OUTLINES HIS PLATFORM
■J. L. Brown, Candidate For Repre
sentative Issue; t Statement
To tf\e Voters of Indei>endence County:
As I am a candidate for representa
tive, subject to the coming1 primary
election of the Democratic party, I
think it right for me to tell you where
I stand and what 1 stand for.
I am in favor of such laws as will
gives happines to the individual, be a
safeguard of protection to the home
and that will advance the moral, in
telectual and material interests of our
people at large
As the saloon stands opposed to
-each of these, 1 stand opposed to the
saloon, and to all its interests. I
stand in favor of state-wide prohibi
tion.
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I am no reformed drunkard, seeking
an office at your hands, but am a sober,
American citizen, seeking good gov
ernment for the people.
A man, to be a Representative,
should be broad enough .to look on
"both sides of a subject; deep enough
to detect its true character; honest
■enought to take the right side: wise
■enough to explain the right and expose
the wrong. He should have moral
courage enough to light to the last
ditch for the right and against ti e
wrong.
Whether I have such qualifications,
is not for me to say; that is for you
to judge. I am not asking for office
on the demerits of any opponent. I
have lived over 30 years in this
county, therefore the record of my life
is not hid. It is an oj)en book: you
«jan read it for yourself.
If you deem me worthy of your sup
port 1 will be thankful for the same,
promising you that if I am elected to
the office, that I will keep sober, and
wo.Vt honestly for such laws as will
,T5F<,».*s a blessing to this, our broad
and honored state, a state dearer to
me than all others, for in it my cradle
was rocked, and in it my coffin will
rest:
A STATE
Whose mountains steep and valleys
deep,
Have fruits and grain all growing;
With sunlit hills and sparkling rills,
Where fatted herds are lowing.
"Whose rivers hold the rarest pearls.
With diamonds in her mountains,
With wealth in soil for all who toil
And health within her fountains.
Within this land, a people stand;
To know them is to love them—
Hunt soon or late through every state,
You’l find no folks above them.
But over ail a shadow falls,
Shall 1 its name rehearse?
I need not call—its known to all—
The blood stained whiskey curse.
May each one rise and snatch the prize
TJie temperance wave is bringing.
May Arkansas enact a law
To stop this viper's stinging,
Is the wish of your friend,
,T. L. Brown.
Charlotte, Ark., Jan. 20,
RESOLUTION OF RESPECT
Worshipful Master, Wardens and
Brethren of Sulphur Rock Lodge No.
180, A. F. and A. M:
We, your committee, report an
alarm at our outter door, and our
•worthy brother, Wm. R. V ick, wasl
summoned Dec. 17th, 1907, to that un
discovered country from whose bourne
no traveler ever returns.
Therefore t>e it Reatdved, That we
<lo not question the wisdom of Him
who doeth all things aright, but humb
ly bow to His Imperial Mandate.
That we extend to the family and
friends our sympathy, born of similar
•experience, and console them with the
thought that our temporary loss is
hut his eternal gain.
That a copy of these resolutions be
*er,tthe faimily of our (teceased brother,
a copy spread upon tne minutes of our
Lodge, ar d a copy furnished The New
arkJournal for publication.
A F .espectfully submitted,
W . J. Mooke, 1
Si,M ASHLEY, [-Committee.
SAM rUGGLE, 1
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»TTON RECEIPTS
cottoiyeceipts up to noon
f hales, and it was
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SULPHUR ROCK HAPPENINGS
Items of Interest Picked up at the Hub
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock, Jan. 21.--Station
i Agent W. Y. Gibbs is on the sick list
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this week and Grover Ashley is head
man at the depot.
Mrs. Harry Baker of Cushman,
known here as Miss Archie Fetzer,
spent Monday in our city, the guest of
Miss Sue Braden.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Ball of Bates
ville are spending a few days with the
latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hugh
Moore.
Mrs. Paul Kvler and little son came
up from Little Rock Friday to visit
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Knox.
Mrs. Wyatt and Miss Young of
Rosie, visited their uncle, R. C. Gen
nings and family the first of the week.
Miss Vela Jernigan was intown a few
hours Monday on her way to Bates
ville where she is attending school.
Miss Myrtle Sink, who is teaching
at Grand Glaize, visited her parents
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sink, Sunday.
Mesdames G. W. and O. T. Jerni
gan visited the latter’s brother, G. A.
Ashley, at Rutherford Monday.
Rev. Jas. Best was in town Sunday.
He will leave Wednesday for his pas
toral woi'k near Marianna.
Miss Narcie Rice spent a few days
last week at Newport visiting her
cousin, Mrs. Claud Hogue.
Master Geo. Bevens Jr. of Bates
ville is visiting his grand-parents, Dr.
and Mrs* T. A. Bevens.
Mrs. Oscar Burns of Salado was
visiting Mr. Hugh Wright and family
the first of the week.
Miss Lota Grover of Batesville visit
ed Misses Eulah and Beulah Owens
the first of the week.
Rev. J. D. Kelly filled his regular
appointment here Sunday at 11 o’clock
and 7:30 p. m.
Miss Maud Tuggle who has l>een
visiting at Little Rock, came home
last week.
Mrs. Florence Kinman of Newark is
visiting her brother, Bob Gossett, of
this city.
Rev. Jas. F. Jernigan and wife of
Newark spent a few hours in our city
Tuesday.
Jud Bullington who is teaching at
Rosie visited home folk* Saturday and
Sunday.
Ask Miss Narcie Rice who was up
from Bradford Sunday evening.
Hubbard Kennerly of Batesville was
a visitor here Saturday night.
The young folks had a party at W.
B. Northern’s Monday night.
Miss Mamie Allen of Bradford visit
ed relatives here last week.
John Woods went to Newport Mon
day night on business.
Desha Owens of Newport visited
friends here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. T. Carter attended
church here Sunday.
Dan Moore and Will Self went to
Batesville Tuesday.
Geo. Wright went to Batesville
Monday.
QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER
One of the attractions booked at the
Ntwjroi* theatre for Tuesday Jan. 28
is “Quincy Adams Sawyer,” the great
New England drama in its sixth sea
son ot uninterrupted success. Every
one who has read the book of the same
name from which the play was takeh,
will want to see the dramatization,
and those who have not read the book
will want to see the play just the same,
for everbody loves a clean, wholesome
play of New Pngland life, and this is
just what ‘‘Quucy Adams Sawyer” is.
FARM FOR SALE
Good 80 acre cieek bottom farm,
four miles east of Newark, on Dota
creek, 25 acres in cultivation, good
three-room Vog house, good log burn,
good timber on land notin cultivation,
only one mile from school andr''>,yur'_/
Will be sold, if taken at •]
per acre. Henderson Real'
Newark, Ark.,
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STATE NEWS ITEMS
Short Items of Interest Gathered Fresh
From the Daily Papers
M. W. Duke was run over and in
stantly killed by a passenger train at
Argenta Saturday night.
Joe Smith was drowned Friday near
Maberry while attempting to ford
Buck bayou in a wagon.
A. H. Murphy, a rural mail carrier,
was killed by a Kansas City Southern
train at Gans a few days ago.
Benjamin Talley, a Columbia coun
ty farmer, was killed by the accidental
discharge of his gun while out hunting
last Friday.
The business men of Des Arc have
organized for the purpose of establish
ing a waterworks system in that town,
and have applied to the town council
for a franchise.
The postoffice and a general store at
Brookland were broken into and rob
bed one night last week. The burglars
secured a lot of clothing and a small
amount of cash.
A break in the ranks of the Farmers
Union of Crawford county occured re
cently when farmers having cotton
stored in the warehouse at Van liuren
sold 500 bales at 11.82.
Samuel Cowdell, aged 83, and Mrs.
Lucy Fairchild, aged i>7, were married
at Hot Springs a few days ago. The
groom is a citizen of Cevon, Iowa, and
the bride a resident of. Hot Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Hawley have at
their home in Kureka Springs a rock
ing chair in which the babies of six
generations of the Hawley family have
been rocked. The chair was made in
Connecticut and is still in use.
A reward of $1,000 has been offered
by his son for the capture of the slayer
of Michael Summeroit, aged 02. who
was murdered by unknown parties
near Fair Oaks a short time ago.
Summeroit lived in St. Louis and was
a railroad timber contractor.
A masked robber, a white man,
walked into Anderson's store at Zent,
near Brinkley, and upon a show of
resistance by Anderson, the robber
shot him in the temple, indicting a
wound that will likely prove fatal.
The bandit ded without securing any
thing.
The Anti-Saloon League has in
augurated a house-to-house canvass
of the “wet” counties of the state, and
one of the leaders in the movement is
reported to have stated that the can
vass so far shows conclusive majori
ties against license in seven of the
counties now permitting the sale of
liquor.
RELIGIOUS DEBATERS FINED
Conway, Jan. 18.—Three preachers
were lined $20 each in circuit court
here yesterday for disturbing public
worship, us the result of a “religious
debate.” They were Rev. J. H. Mil
burn, Baptist, and Revs. R. M. Cook
and J. M. Glenn. Holiness preachers.
During the progress of a sermon by
Rev. Milburn, the Holiness preachers
propounded some pertinent questions
to him in which quotations were made
from the Gth, 7th and 8th verses of the
8th capter of Romans. A heated col
loquy followed, in which Rev. Mil
burn called the other preachers liars,
and the Holiness portion of the con
gregation arose and left the house
singing hallelujahs.
The trio of preachers were arraigned
before Judge Fulkerson in the circuit
court and were fined $20 each.
MILBURN KNOWN IN NEWARK
Rev. J. H. Milburn is well known in
Newark, having conducted a weeks
meeting at the Baptist church here last
March.
UNITE FOR LAW AND ORDER
De Vail’s Bluff, Jan. 10.—Repre
sentative citizens- of Des Arc, Bisco
and DeVall's Bluff met at the court
house to perfect an organization which
will be known as the Law and Order
league of Prairie County. Its pur
pose is to prevent the illegal sale of
, whiskey in the county and to prostoute
'blind tigers or any violation of the
j law against society.
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'Some Newsy Items From the Fertile
Valley Across the White
Oil Trough, Jan. 21.—The musicale
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James
Stephens Saturday night was greatly
enjoyed by a la rev number of their
friends.
VV. H. Paslev has moved to town
and also moved his telephone with him.
William says he can't do without a
phone during' election year.
It seems that fresh meat is plentiful
with some of our people, from the way I
they disposed of some of it Monday
night.
.T. ('. McGuire in down from Rate.s
ville this week having some repairing
done on his property.
Mr. and Mrs. 1 pdike of the Hutson
neighborhood were in town Monday,
en route to Newark.
('apt. It. It. Reeves killed a fine
porker one day last week that dressed
500 pounds.
There are some few bales of cotton
being held by the farmers for higher
prices.
It. I). Pridmore and lady went to
Newport Monday to do some shop
ping.
It. C. Adams and C. It. Ray tran
sacted business at Newark Saturday.
Miss Virgie Morgan fo Newark is
visiting relatives here this week.
Rev. McMullen filled his regular
appointment here Sunday.
James Davidson had business at
Newark Saturday.
J. L. Taylor went to Newark Mon
day on business.
Dr. C. C. Curtis is on the puny list
this week.
Lots of had colds in this community.
BETHESDA BRIEFS
Bethesda, Jan. 21.—James Hannon
and Miss Mary Krightwell had the
nuptial knot tied Sunday by Rev.
Bracy, at the home of the bride's
mother Mrs. Nancy Brightwell.
Miss Maud Brightwell and brother,
Andy, of Greenbrier township, visited
their cousins and aunt, Mrs. Bright
well and children, from Friday till
Tuesday.
James Dreskill, a 75 years old boy,
took the $15 in cash at the old tiddlers’
contest. He lives near our town.
Tax Collector W. T. Gray was here
Monday and extracted considerable
cash from our citizens.
Most of the people are rushing what
cotton they had on the market, since
the recent rise.
Mrs. Ada Swafford of Greenbrier
spent visited friends from Friday till
Tuesday.
Lawrence Calloway left Monday for
Little Rock to attend medical college.
J. W. Bettis of St. James was in
our vicinity Monday.
Madam Rumor speaks of another
wedding soon.
MOORE NOT A CANDIDATE
Hon. K. A. Moore of Batesville was
looking after business matters in town
Saturday. When asked if he would
be a candidate for re-election as rep
resentative, Mr. Moore stated that he
would not. He is building’ up a line
law practice and will devote his entire
time to his profession, as he finds
business more pleasant and profitable
than politics.
His record as a member of the last
legislature is one that reflects credit
upon himself and his county, and
doubtless he would have been given a
second term had Wf'asked the people
for a re-election.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Notice is hereby given that as my
wife, F’orence Kinman, has left my
home w'thout cause, I will not be re
sponsib’e for any debts she may incur.
W. T. Kinman.
NOTARY PUBLIC
I Notary work of all kinds done in a
: careful and correct manner by A. A.
1 Henderson at the Merchants and
l Planters Bank.
THEY ARE ALL HERE
Boyhood Chums of D. P. Tunstall
Still Enjoying Health and Happiness
To The Newark Journal:
There is something in a correspon
dence that awakens many memories
that would otherwise lie undisturbed
and unthought of. An instance of thi;*
kind comes up in the racy and spicy
letter from D. P. Tunstall in lns-fe
week’s Journal. The stray copy of
The Journal awakened in him an im
pulse to write, and his article has been
refreshing to a goodly number of his*
old associates. Those lie mention**
are all here, and quite a number of
others not mentioned.
There is Hen Adams, Hon Adams (or
Oil Trough) Aunt Manda Adams,
Aunt Mat Adams ((’apt. Charley
Davidson’s sister,) John Barnett, Nat
Wilson, Pack Mayhan, Sam Hughes,
Tom Magness, W. (’. Best, R. R.
Reeves, Morg Moore, Dr. Bateman
(of Oil Trough), Billie Magness, Dr.
Sanders and last Joe Leneve (colored.)
So Ped can nut it down that h»
has a considerable company of kin
folks living here yet.
His Union sentiments are well re
ceived down here, and it appears that
he i* by it like Dr. David Morton was
by ‘"Church Extension.” The doctor
said in a speech on the subject at Lit
tle Rock once that he was so full of it
that he had church extension for break
fast. dinner and supper.
The farmers can and should pro
tect themselves, and when they raise
more hog and hominy for home con
sumption, and quit buying it from the
merchants, their accounts will not be
so large, and their cash receipts for
cotton will be greater. There are
other articles such as plows, hoes,
wagons, harness, dishes and so on,
that farmers can’t produce on their
farms. But there are few farmers in
deed who can’t raise hogs# and oilier
domestic animals for table use. It it*
the bread and meat hill that costs so
much, not the clothing and sundry
articles. The Union has wisely cut
out politics, and is keeping it out.
Why not “cut in” these other needful
things, make a bold leap for home and
home comforts by producing these in
dispensables on the farm?
We would all be glad to have Ped
visit us but a great many of his old
friends would be disappointed if ho
should come without his Itetter half.
But come and see us about the tima
we have another big meeting.
.1IM,
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Charlotte, Jan. 21.—Mr. andJMrs.
Ed West of Walnut Grove spent Sun
day night here, the guests of Mr. anti
Mrs. Jno. Yates. Mr. and Mrs. West
will leave Thursday for Oklahoma,
where they will make .ifcheir future
home.
Dr. W. T. Huddleston of Sulphur
Hock is attending Ralph McGill who
has a severe case of pneumonia.
Mrs. Nellie Jernigan and Miss Una
Churchill made a business trip to
Batesville Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Blair of Cor«*
spent Sunday night here, with Mrs.
Allie Blair.
W. B. Baker and son, Clarence,
made a business trip to Batesvillu
Friday.
Miss Vela Jernigan of Batesvilio
spent Sunday here with home folks.
G. J. Linsey is transacting business
at Floral this week.
PASSENGER WRECKED
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noon at Peach Orchard, Iron- '.foun
tain passenger train No. if ran into
switch on which was standing a south
bound local freight. Passenger En
gineer Charley Seymore, one of tho
oldest engineers on the road, and his*
fireman were badly hurt, both engines
being demolished.
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NOTICE TO HUNTERS
Coon hunters are hereby warned to
keep off my land, and all persons
found cutting timber on any of mf
land will be prosecuted.
Midi. F- T. MowAAU9.