The Newark Journal.
Published in The famous white River country. Where Alfalfa is King
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, October 13, 1911
Vol. 11, No. 27
ORDAIN J. F. GOSSEY
Impressive Services Held at Ordi
nation of Promising Young
Baptist Hinister
Rev. J. F. Cossey was ordained
as a minister of the Gospel at a
special service held for that pur
pose at the Baptist church in New
ark Friday night.
Ollicial representatives of the
church present were as follows.
Elder J. I. Martin, of Cord
church; Elder J. L. Brown of Cen
ter Grove church; Elder L. S.
Starnes of Macedonia church, and
Elder D. I. Holt of Newark church.
Deacons R. T. Hall and J. M.
Dry of Macedonia; Jesse Bishop of
Center Grove; Bud Martin and W.
W. Hartsfield of Newark.
Elder J. I. Martin was elected
president of the presbytery, and
an able and impressive sermon
was delivered by Elder J. L. Brown,
after which the examination was
conducted by Elder M. P. Matheny
pastor of the church. The examina
ation was a very rigid one, but the
young man proved that he was
well informed, and passed the or
deal in a very creditable manner.
Rev. Cossey is a product of In
dependence county, having been
born and reared near Moorefield.
He was born November 2, 1879.
and grew to young manhood in
this county. He was educated in
the public schools of the county
except for a short attendance at
the Sidney High School at Sidney.
He united with the Baptist church
in 1890 since which time he has
been an earnest worker.
He came to Newark seven years J
ago, transferring his membership
here shortly afterward and hasj
proven a constant and untiring
worker for the church here and
has been one of its most useful
members.
He expects to attend a Bible
school in Little Rock and will
leave for that city in a short time
to enter school and more thorough
ly prepare himself for the great
work of preaching the Gospel
he has undertaken.
BIG SCRAP COMING
The Baptist church has accept
ed the challenge of Rev. Bynum
Black for a debate, and the big
scrap will be pulled off here some
time in November. Rev. Ben. M.
Bogard of Little Rock will repre
sent the Baptists.
ARKANSAS CROPS
Statistics relative to the leading
crops for the state of Arkansas,
collected at the Thirteenth Decen
ial Census are contained in a state
ment just issued from the census
office at Washington.
The leading crops of the state
for 1909, ranked in the order of
valuation, were: cotton, $54,560,
000; corf, $27,910,000; hay and
forage, $4,887,000; oats, $1,642,000;
Irish potatoes, $1,440,000; sweet
potatoes, $1,360,000; rough rice,
$1,146,000; wheat, $533,000.
Cotton, in the ten years from
1899 to 1909, increased 511,367
|acres, or 31.1 percent. Corn show
ed a decrease of 40,606 acres, or
1.8 per cent. Hay and forage in
creased 196,479 acres, or 82.1 per
cent. Oats decreased 82,666 acres,
or 29.5 per cent. Irish potatoes in
creased 3,233 acres, or 12.2 per
cent. Sweet potatoes increased
9,117 acres, or 68.7 per cent. Rice
increased 27,394 acres. Wheat de
creased 319,027, or 84.1 per cent.
MRS. R. K. McHENRY DEAD
Mrs. H. K. McHenry died at her
home in the northeast part of town
Monday morning about 3:30, after
a prolonged illness.
She is survived by her husband
and five children. She was a
member of the Methodist church,
and was a most estimable Christ
ian lady, a devoted wife, a kind
and affectionate mother and a
good neighbor.
Funeral services were held at
the Methodist church Tuesday af
ternoon at 2 o’clock, Revs. A. H.
Dulaney and E. A. Horn conduct
ing the services. All the business
houses closed during the funeral
services and a large crowd was
present to pay a last tribute of re
spect. The remains were interred
at Blue Springs under the auspices
of the Woodmen Circle.
THROWN FROM TRAIN
Buck Duck of Newport was
painfully injured in attempting to
catch outgoing passenger train No.
210 here Sunday night.
The train had started before he
attempted to get on, and as the
last car passed the depot, he at
tempted to swing on to the rear.
The train was going pretty fast
and he failed to make connection
and was thrown to the ground
with considerable force, bruising
his face and causing blood to flow
from his nose for several minutes.
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RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts.$65,519.97
Overdrafts.... none
United States Bonds. 25,000.00
Building and Fixtures. 1,500.00
Five Per Cent Redemption Fund.. .$1,250.00
Due From Other Banks on Demand. 8,254.04
Cash in Vault. 9,041.96- 18,546.00
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Capital Stock, Fully Paid.$25,000.00
Surplus.$3,000.00
Undivided Net Profits. 493.82— 3,493.82
Circulation. 24,600,00
Deposits. 57,472.15
Total.,.’.’$110,565.97
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SKETCHES FROM SALADO
Weeks Happenings Timely and
Tersely Related
J. W. Cook left Monday for He
ber Springs for a few days stay.
C. W. Fowler and H. I). Lillies
has been on the sick list the past
week.
A good many people from here
attended the show at Batesville
Saturday.
Elder J . W. Harper went to
Jackson county Friday to fill an
appointment Saturday and Sunday, j
Rev. W. M. Jones returned Fri
day from Charlotte and Batesville
where he had been assisting in a
protracted meeting.
The Masonic Hall at this place
has had some repairing in the way
of repapering and inside painting
which makes it quite attractive.
II. I). Uhles has sold his proper- J
ty here to W. E. Sturdivant and
has purchased the Frank Helms
property in Green briar township
and will soon remove there.
Crop gathering in this neighbor
hood is an easy job this fall. The
wolf got in with many of us the
14th of August and we have not
succeeded yet in getting rid of him.
John H. Varnell, an old citizen
of our township, died Friday night
and was buried at the Egner grave
yard Saturday evening, Rev. W.
M. Jones conducting funeral ser
vices.
Robert Sherlock, aged about 55
years, died on the 27th of Septem
ber at Edgemont this state, and
was brought here for burial. He 1
was a member of the I.O.O.F. lodge 1
at this place and was buried by
that order at the Egner graveyard
on the 29th.
CHARLOTTE CIPHERS
Hon. \Y. D. Baker of Sulphur
Rock spent Monday here.
R. H. Brogdon made a business
trip to Newark Saturday.
Hon. G. J. Lindsey spent Thurs
day and Friday at Batesville.
Jack Gibson of Sulphur Rock
was here on business Monday.
Born. To Mr. and Mrs. John
Yates last Friday night a line girl.
Dr. W. J. Long left Monday for
Hot Springs to attend the State
F air.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jernigan
of Newark spent Sunday here with
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Pickens of
Dota spent Sunday here with the
lady’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. 1*. L.
Lane.
Miss Vela Jernigan one of the
teachers in the public school spent
Sunday here with her parents Mr.
and Mrs. W. M. Jernigan.
Mrs. Daisy Williams who has
been visiting Hon. and Mrs. G. J.
Lindsey and family left last Thurs
day for her home at Conway.
Ellis Hicks left last Thursday
for his home near Paris, Tenn., af
ter spending some time here w ith
his uncle, A. P. Yates and family.
TEN DOLLAR* REWARD
Lost.—A gold watch IS size 17
jewel Elgin, movement No.
15459938 in 20 year gold-filled open
face solid back case, with long gold
chain. A reward of $10 will be
paid for above watch or the name
of person that has it.
W. 1). Hinson.
W. O. W. UNVEILING
Newark and Paroquet Camps
Woodmen of the World, will un
veil two monuments at the Blue
Springs cemetery on the 4th Sun
day in October. Everybody come.
Go to Gibson’s Gallery at Sul
phur Rock and have your face
mudv over.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest From the Hub
of White River Township
J. H. Jimerson went to Newport
Monday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gibson came
in from Stutgart Friday.
Jack Gibson went toDota Mon
day to do some photo work.
Several of our people attended
the show at Batesville Saturday.
Mrs. M. B. Owens and baby vis
ited Mrs. Wash Browning at Ruth
erford Tuesday.
Mrs. J. F. Rice and baby of
Knobel came in Saturday to visit
her parents, Dr. and Mrs- T. A.
Bevens.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hoover who
are moving from Newark to the
Dota neighborhood were trading
in town Monday.
Mrs. Chas. Mosby and daughter,
Mrs. Will Landers came down Sun
day from Batesville to visit Mrs.
Mosby’s parents Mr. and Mrs. T.
C. Knox.
Mr. Chaney, a prominent citizen
of Calamine, was in Sulphur Rock
Saturday making arrangements to
move his family here for the bene
fit of the school.
To the Public-Jack Gibson is at
work for me in the photo business
and I guarantee his work to give
satisfaction any work to given him
will have my best attention and
will be appreciated. J. C. Gibson.
PUBLIC SCHOOL TO OPEN
The Newark Public School will
open October 23. and it is hoped
that every pupil in the district will
be ready to enroll the first morning
Pupils who are not altogether
ready for school should enter at
the beginning so as to be graded
and classified and then if they have
to quit and work for a few days
they can study at night, and by
this means keep in line for promo
tion with their classes.
It is the earnest desire of all the
teachers and members o f the
Board to see every child in school
every day of every week during
the entire term. Parents are urged
to see that their children are reg
ular in attendance and to notify
the teacher in case the children
are detained at home.
Lets have all the large boys and
girls who have been out of school
for some time to enter now and
help to make the ensuing term of
school the most successful we’ve
ever had.
The school Board, at a great ex
penditure of money in enlarging
the building, has provided ample
room for every pupil in the dis
trict. A nice lot of new seats has
been ordered and will be ready for
use when school begins. A winter’s
supply of fuel is now in, and with
some minor repairs and changing
furniture, we will be ready for
work. J. B. Stewart, Prin.
PREACHER MORN POUNDED
Quite a large crowd of the town
folk, headed by Rev. Dulaney, un
invited and unannounced, walked
into the home of Rev. E. A. Horn
Thursday night after prayer meet
ing and pounded the Reverand uu
mercifully. ‘Tis said they even
went so far as to load his dining
table with flour, canned goods and
other “trash” until it resembled
a country grocery store, and the
family had to serve breakfast on a
soap box.
OLD CITIZEN DEAD
Dr. F. G. Smith, one of New
port’s oldest citizens, and formerly
treasurer of Jackson county, died
at his home in Newport Friday, af
ter an illness of several months.
He is survived by his wife and
one daughter. He was i eared
near Brownsville, Tenn.
JESSE BISHOP RECOVERING!
Jesse Bishop, of Black River
township, who fell or was thrown
from an incoming passenger train
here some time ago, was in town
Saturday. Mr. Bishop is yet un
able to account for how the acci
dent happened, but says he had no
intention whatever of getting off
the train until it got to the depot
when he walked out upon the
steps.
He says the porter had been
hurrying the passengers off the
train at other stops on that night,
sometimes hardly giving them
time to get off before the train
would start again, and it was for
this reason that he got up and
went out, so as to be ready to get
off as soon as the train stopped.
He is inclined to think that just as
he got out to the steps, the train
was given a sudden jerk or bump
in slowing down, [the force of
which threw him off.
He has not fully recovered from
the injuries sustained and is yet
quite stiff in the spine.
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GOOD DAY FOR BAPTISTS
At a church conference held at
the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing, R. M. Galloway and Mrs.
Robbie Drennen were elected del
egates to the Baptist State Associ
ation, which convenes at Bald
Knob on the 9th of November.
Rev. J. F. Cossey wa? elected
messenger to the general associa
tion, w'hich convenes in Little Rock
on the 28th of November.
Pastor Matheny preached an ex
cellent sermon at the morning ser
vice, and five members united with
the church, Mrs. J. P. Lovel and
Ewen Johnson by letter, and Mrs.
Ida Hogue, Bessie Drennen and
Estama Bozwell by profession of
faith. The three last named were
baptised in Dota creek Sunday af
ternoon by the pastor, Rev. M. P.
Matheny.
AN inPORTANT HATTER
Every cotton farmer should go
through his field and pick out the
stalks that make the biggest yields
and are of the finest type, and have
the cotton picked separately from
these stalks so that the seed may
be ginned separately for planting
next year. Unless you are able to
buy improved seed from some re
liable breeder for planting your
crop next year, you should not fail
to give this matter your immedi
ate attention.—ProgressiveFarmer
FILE COMPLAINTS NOW
Petitions For Reduction of Tax
Assessments Hust be Filed
Before the 25th
Some important changes are
made in the new law regarding the
filing of petitions for reductions of
assessments of property for taxa
tion. Under the old law, the pe
titions might be filed any time
during the October term of county
court, but under the new law all
such petitions must be filed be
tween the second and the fourth
Wednesdays in October.
Unless the taxpayer files his
complaint during that time, he
will have no recourse, save an ap
peal to the circuit court.
Reports indicate that the equal
ization boards everywhere are add
ing large amounts to the assess
ments, and Chairman Gates of the
State Tax Commission estimates
that the increase for the whole
state will not fall far short of forty
million dollars.
The Pulaski county equalization
board added about a million dol
lars to the assessed values in that
county alone, the raise being
chiefly upon Little Rock business
property.
At least twelve million dollars
has been added by the State Tax
Commission to the railroads, tele
phone, telegraph and pipe lines.
Next year the increase will prob
ably be larger, bringing the aggre
gate near the $450,000,000 mark,
which would automatically bring
about the first reduction in the
levy under the sliding scale of the
Turner-Jacobson law, should it 1 e
ratified by the people.
RUDDEI.L (JETS FIVE YEARS
John Ruddell, who shot and kill
ed Hub Dunn near Tuckerman
some time ago, was found guilty
in the circuit court at Newport,
and sentenced to five years in the
penitentiary. The case was given
to the jury Saturday afternoon
about five o’clock, and after being
out all night the jury brought in a
verdict Sunday morning about 8
o’clock.
JACKSON TAX VALUES
I he total assessed value of per
sonal property in Jackson county,
says the Newport Independent, is
$1,839,700, an increase of $200,000
over last year.
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