The Newark Journal.
The Men Who are Today Lifting the World Upward and Onward are Those who Encourage More Than Criticise
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, June 26, 1914
Vol. 14, No. 12
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LOOKING FORWARD
TO 1916 POLITICS
Several Avowed and Prospective
Candidates For State Offices Al
ready Being Mentioned
More than a half dozen men are
being mentioned as probable can
didates for governor in the Demo
cratic primaries to be held in
March, 1916. Of these men, two
already are avowed candidates—
Secretary of State Earle W. Hod
ges and Dr. C. H. Brough of the
University of Arkansas, A half
dozen others have intimated a de
sire to try for the Democratic^
nomination, and several of them
have a considerable backing to
sustain their desires.
State Treasurer John W. Crock
ett has been assured of some back
ing should he enter the race, and
close friends of Mr. Crockett say
he is not averse to making the ef
fort. John H. Page, commissioner
of mines, manufactures and agri
culture, also has been spoken of
as a probable candidate for gover
nor. Commissioner Page has made
no comment, declaring that just
now he is rather more interested
in building up the department he
heads.
Wallace Davis, son of the late
Senator Jeff Davis, also is looked
upon as a probable candidate for
the gubernatorial nomination, and
while he is reticent about discuss
ing bis political aspirations, his
friends say that he will be among
those who “will stay in the race.”
Little Hock's chief executive,
Mayor Chas. E. Taylor, has been
spoken of frequently over the state
as material for the state’s chief
honor, and may be induced to
make the race.
David A. Gates, chairman of the
Tax Commission, also is said to be
contemplating an effort for the
place.
It is also said that Congressman
Carraway of Jonesboro is groom
ing himself to make the race
against Joe T. Robinson for the
United States senate. Judge Jo
seph M. Hill of Fort Smith is also
mentioned as a candidate against
Senator Robinson.
Gov. Hays has not intimated,
even to close friends, as to what
position he will aspire in 1916, and
his friends are divided on the mat
ter, many of them advocating his
candidacy to succeed himself as
governor. Others are said to be
urging him to make the race foi
associate justice to succeed Justice
Wood.
X. 0. Pindall, former acting
governor, has announced that he
will be a candidate for attorney
general. Virgil A Beeson, presi
dent of th£ Arkansas Press Asso
ciation is an avowed candidate for
secretary of state to succeed Earle
W. Hodges.
NEW FIRM WiLL BEGIN
BUSINESS HEREJULY 1
A corporation has recently been
organized to be known as the
Golden Rule Store Company, for
the purpose of operating a chain
of stores at a number of the best
towns in this part of the state.
The company has just opened
the first store at Calico Rock and
will open a store in Newark July
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by Adams Bros, has been rented.
Those who compose the new
tirm are R. R. Ramey and M. Moix
of Conway, J. W. Williamson of
Batesville, Austin Billingsley of
Guion, J. L. Rector, P. A. Billing
sley and Ed Billingsley of Mel
bourne, R. 1. Sharp, R. F. Wood
and E. C. Parsons of Calico Rock.
It has not been announced who
will have charge ot the business
here.
CATTLE DIPPING DATES
J. S. Griffin, who has charge of
the cattle tick eradication work in
this territory, announces that Sat
urday, June 27, will be dipping
day at Newark, and Thursday,
July 2, will be dipping day at the
Dota vat.
First National Bank
Newark, Ark.
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $5,250
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G. M. FIELDS, V. Pres.
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BREWER’S SLAYER
AGAIN CONVICTED
Man Who Murdered Elston Brewer
Given Second Trial and Jury
Finds Him Guilty
S. L. Johnson who so brutally
murdered Elston Brewer about a
year ago at Vicksburg, Miss., was
given a second trial at that place
last week and was again convicted
and sentenced to hang.
Johnson was tried a short time
after the crime was committed
and was found guilty and sentenc
ed to hang but appealed to the
supreme court and was granted a
new trial.
His second trial was held last
I Friday and after being out only
eighteen minutes the jury return
ed a verdict of guilty of murder
in the first degree. The date of
his execution has not been fixed
by the court.
Brewer was a printer and was
well known in Newark, having
worked on The Journal at various
times. He and Johnson were trav
eling together on a gasoline house
boat and Johnson murdered him
with an axe while he was asleep
and threw the body overboard.
Brewer was a son of Geo. W
Brewer of Cave City.
WOULD YOU G!VE
YOURSELF^YOUR JOB?
It is only the man who is broad
between the eyes who can answer
this question, and answer it hon
estly. Suppose the boss does ap
pear satisfied with the work you
are doing—are you satisfied? You
know a lot of things about your
work and yourself which the boss
may never suspect. You know
how easy it is to pretend that you
have accurate information about
a certain matter, when if the truth
were known you only think or
guess at the real facts. If you can ,
honestly say that you are perfect
ly satistied with your work, you
have a bad disease— and for want
of a better name we will call it
‘blind ego.’—Caxton Magazine.
Sulphur Rock
Sulphur Rock, June 24.—Wish
it would rain.
W. R. Westbrook, democratic
nominee for county treasurer,
spent Saturday night in town.
On account of some slight break
age about J. U. Martin’s mill,
grinding was delayed from Satur
day until Tuesday.
Mrs. W. C Grammar of New
! port visited relatives here Satur
jday night and Sunday.
Clarence Vaughan is spending
this week at Batesville.
G. W. Reynolds, the tooth car
1 penter, is spending part of the
; week in Sulphur Rock.
Mrs. Palmer of Chicago is visit
ing in Sulphur Rock this week.
The promoters of a second oil
company who are interested in
the prospects for oil here, began
; drilling the lirst of the week. This
makes two drills operating at dif
ferent places here.
Miss Maude Tuggle left Mon
day for Little Rock where she in
I tends to spend a few days visiting.
i Cecil Wade ot Batesville was
! here a short time Wednesday.
S. E. Wells, county demonstra
tor, was viewing the situation
through here Wednesday.
Geo. Long of the Walnut Grove
section is visiting Dr. W. J. Long
and family.
Mrs. Chas. Mosby of Batesville
visited at the home of T. C. Knox
l tie* first of The week.
S. S. CONVENTION
AT OIL TROUGH
Excellent Program Prepared For
Township Meeting to be Held
There Next Sunday
The Township Sunday School
Association composed of Salado,
Greenbrier, Rosie and Christian
townships will convene at the new
Oil Trough church on Sunday,
June 28. The meeting will open
promptly at 10 o’clock. We earn
estly request the Sunday schools
of these townships to send dele
gates. The program is as follows:
Devotional.—Rev. Pane.
Needs of a Country Sunday
school.—Chas. Metcalf.
The Teacher and his Work.—
Rev. J. M. Harrison.
Building up the Sunday School
—Ross Bell and E. R. Hooper.
A Standard Sunday School.—
Herbert Harris and Mrs. Tom
Barnes.
Address.—Sidney Pickens.
What I am Teaching my Class
For.—Vernon Sammons.
Teacher Training.—Dr. Reeves
and Robbie Engles.
Work for the Elementary Divi
sion— Mollie Fowler, Luther Ba
ker and C. 0. McClendon.
We invite the countv officers
and all other workers who are in
terested in the cause to be pre
sent and help us make this meet
ins profitable to the schools of
these townships, that we may be
better organized and do more ef
ficient work.
W. R. Shelpman,President.
Mrs. Jane Dodd, Secretary.
NO TRESPASSING
We have posted our farm north
of Newark known as the old Mag
ness place. Hunting, cutting tim
ber or trespassing in any manner
is forbidden, and any violation
will be prosecuted.
Woods Arnold.
PICKENS APPOINTED
County Examiner Sidney Pick
ens of Batesville has been appoint
ed by Gov. Hays as a member of
the State Board of education from
this congressional district to suc
ceed Jno. P. Lee of Clarendon.
Dota Doings
Dota, June 23.- Oh, for a re
freshing shower.
Several from this place attended
the auction sale at Newark Sat
urday.
Mrs. Jack Gibson, after several
days illness is able to be up again
we are glad to say.
George Ilout one of Jackson
county’s promising young men,
spent Sunday here very pleasant
ly visiting friends.
Mrs. Jim Harrelson spent last
week at Newark attending the
bedside of her mother, Mrs. A. H.
Saylors, who is dangerously ill.
Mrs. Minnie Jernigan and
daughter, Miss Vergie, of Char
lotte, visited friends here Friday.
Misses Wreatha and Sallie Best
spent Monday at Newport, having
some dental work done and also
shopping.
Prof. Toosc Jernigan of Bates
viHe visited friends here Friday
and was also looking after the in
terests of the Batesville Business
College.
J\lis. ronte
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spe~
’this!'
week with her daughter, Mrs. Jim
Herrington of Newark.
R. R. Bullington, one of our
hustling farmers made a business
tiip to Newark Friday.
Claude Brogdon after working
wtih his uncle here for some time
left Saturday for his home at
Charlotte.
| Mrs. JacK Davis anu cnildiett of
Newport came up last week and
spent a few days here with rel
atives
Rev. Irwin of Cave City, pastor
of the Baptist church here, failed
to fill his regular appointment
Sunday on account of sickness,
Mr. and Mrs. Will Taylor and
children and Miss Lee Taylor of
Walnut Grove passed through
here Saturday en route to New
ark where they visited relatives.
TAYLOR CASE REVERSED
The case of the Iron Mountain
Railway Co. vs. J. Taylor, appeal
ed from the Independence circuit
court, was reversed and remanded
by the supreme court last Monday.
Taylor, who was a section hand
and lived at Sulphur Rock, became
sick in the fall of 1910 and asked
to be sent to the railroad hospital
at Little Rock. Alleging that the
railroad company delayed sending
him to the hospital' thereby incur
ring heavy expense upon him
when he was entitled to free
treatment in the hospital, Taylor
brought suit against the railroad
for damages and a jury in the cir
cuit court gave him a verdict for
$750. Taylor entered a remittitur
for $300 but the company refused
to settle and appealed to the su
preme court, where the case was
reversed with instructions to enter
judgment for Taylor for $33,
which amount covers the exnen
ses incurred by Taylor for doctor’s
bill and medicines before he was
sent to the hospital.
J. R. Alexander of this place
was attorney for Taylor.
REPUBLICANS MEET
The Republican county central
committee met at the court house
in Batesville last Saturday to fix
the date for holding the county
convention. J. VV. Parse was
chairman and J. Rich secretary of
the meeting.
The committee fixedWcdnesday,
July 8, as the date for holding
the county convention, at Bates
vilie. _
EDGAR SELLS RESIDENCE
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A. M. Edgar closed a deal Wed
nesday for the sale of his residence
property here to J. F. Cossey.
The residence is the one recently
vacated by Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
when they moved to Newport. It
is known as the Murphy residence
and is one of the best pieces of
DroDertv in Newark.
BIG DEMAND FOR
NEWARK PROPERTY
Entire New Addition Containg 195
Lots Sold at Auction Last Satur*
day in Two Hours
The sale of lots in the Oak Park
Sub-Division conducted last Satur
day by the McQuiddy Real Estate
Development Company fully dem
onstrated the fact that the people
have faith in the future of New
ark. The sale opened at 11 o'clock
and in just a little more than two
hours every one of the 195 lots
were sold. The sale was started
at the southeast corner of the tract
and the first lots sold were bought
by W. E. Kinman who paid $50
each for the two lots. The lots
were sold singly but when the sale
was made the purchaser was giv
en an opportunity to take as many
more as he wanted at the same
price and nearly every purchaser
took from two to eight lots, one
man buying 18.
Newark was given quite a boost
by this sale, as many of the people
who bought lots will erect homes
on them this fall and winter.
Others bought as an investment,
expecting the property to advance
in price which it will undoubtedly
do, as it is all good property, high
and well drained and beautifully
located.
The sale was conducted in an
absoultely fair and legitimate man
ner and every promise made by
the company in their advertising
was fulfilled to the letter.
BUYS MAGNESS HOME
Senator T. J. Raney closed a
deal Wednesday for the purchase
of J. P. Magness’ residence in the
north part of town and 53 acres
of fine Big Bottom land owned by
Mr. Magness and lying about a
mile south of town. The considera
:ion is $8,500 and Mr. Magness
jets the rent of the land this year
and retains possession of his home
jntil November 15. The Magness
residence is one of the nicest and
most modern homes in Newark, is
beautifully situated and embraces
lbout four acres of land.
Mr. Magness expects to move
to Little Rock early in November
and Mr. Raney will then take im
mediate possession.
HOBBS-BETHEL
Tom Hobbs and Miss Maude
Bethel were married Sunday af
ternoon near Paroquet, Rev. G. L.
['ink officiating.
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ing to buy furnishing for the home
or farm. We have everything you
need and at the right price too.
Look over this list and see what
you want then come in and let us
figure with you:
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BUCK STOVES, CARTS, BUGGIES,
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