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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, May 17, 1907.
Vol. 7. No. 21.
LEGISLATURE’S WORK IS ENDED
Thirty-Sixth General Assembly
Adjourned at Noon Tuesday
After Busy Session.
Tuesday at noon the thirty-sixth
general assembly of the state of
Arkansas came to an end, after
120 days of continuous labor. The
feature of the session was the large
number of bills passed that other
assemblies have been trying to en
act into laws for decades. Up to
the present time almost 300 new
statutes have been placed on the
books, and there is a strong possi
bility that the number will be al
most doubled before the governor
gets done affixing his signature to
bills that have passed both houses.
Among the most important acts
that have been approved by the
governor are: The Amis bill,
prohibiting betting and poolrooms
in connection with horse races; the
measure by Mr. Ross fixing the
maximum passenger fare at 2 cents
a mile for all roads over eighty
five miles in length; the Oldham
fellow servant law, a copy of the
national act on the subject; the
Barker demurrage bill;'the act by
Messrs.. Moore and Ileartsill pro
hibiting the dealing in futures and
bucket shop operations; the Lee
Browning measure repealing that
section of the King anti trust law
•or muo mat drove me oia line nre
insurance companies out of the
state; the Lee anti-jug bill; the
Harrison bill raising the salary of
the supreme judges to $4,000 per
annum, and the Patterson bill in
creasing the salary of the gover
nor to $4,000 a year; the Rowell
act, limiting the hours of services
of train dispatchers to eight hours
a shift; the bill making the birth
day of Robert E. Lee a legal holli
day, and the measure by Acting
Gov. Moore, giving the county
judges the right of removing chil
dren from disreputable surround
ings, and the McKenzie anti-cig
arette bill that goes into effect at
the begining of the new year.
These are the measure of the
greatest importance that have
been enacted, but there are a
number of others that have pass
ed both houses that will almost
certainly be signed by the gover
nor. Among the these are: The
Leigh child labor bill; the measure
by Senator Greenhaw, prohibiting
the adulteration of foods and
drugs; the Patterson bill, making
landlords responsible for blind
tigers conducted on their premises;
the l)u Lancy measure, authoriz
ing the teaching of elementary
agriculture in the common schools
of the state: the measure by Sena
tor Yopp, giving the courts dis
cretioaory powers in the issuing
of changes of venue; the Combs
bill, requiring copot afions to pay
an annual franchise tax, and one
by Senator Legate, appropriating
money for a geological survey of
the state.
HOriE MISSION SOCIETY.
The Horae Mission Society met
with Mrs. Floyd Tuesday after
noon. We had but little business
to transact, so we spent the even
ing in a,social 'meeting. All the
members and those who wish to
join the society, are invited to
meet with Mrs. Hawthorne Tues
day, June 4. The members are
also requested to make some kind
of a piece to sell, and have a sale
on that day. Secretary.
WEEKS DOINGS AT SULPHUR ROCK
Short Items of Interest Picked Up
at the rietropolis of White
River Township.
Sulphur Rock, May IT.—J. B.
Hodges and family of the Oil
Trough country, visited in town
several days last week, the guests
of his parents, Dr. and Mrs. J.
W. Hodges.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Owens of
the Magness neighborhood visited
his mother here Saturday and
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Conn Dean came
up from Newport Sunday to visit
the lady’s mother, Mrs. Harvison.
Revs. L. H. Covey and A. E.
Horn spent a couple of days in
town the last of last week.
\\T. T. Jernigan and family of
Magness visited his uncle Geo.
Jernigan here Sunday.
Uncle Henry McDaniel of the
Dota neighborhood visited W. R.
Rice here Sunday.
Sidney Pickens and family at
tended Childrens Day services at
Newark Sunday.
Geo. Magness of Hope and F.
C. Hoyt of Newark were in our
town Monday.
L. H. Pascoe was down from
Batesville Sunday night to visit
homefolks.
Jim Jimerson went to Batesville
Friday. Ask him what time he
got back.
If you want a patent footlog
you would do well to see Doc
Caldwell.
Perly Gilley was over from
Dota Saturday to visit homefolks.
Mrs. Ella Pascoe and Miss Maud
Tuggle are visiting in Little Rock.
Estus Rice returned Saturday
from a two weeks visit in Texas.
John Wood and Sam Parks
went to Batesville Satin day.
Miss Francis Wilson went to
Newark Tuesday.
Rev. G. L. Fink was over from
Dota Saturday.
Dr. T. A. Bevenswentto Bates
viile Tuesday.
NOTICE OF .SCHOOL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that there
will be an annual school meeting
of the Newark Special School Dis
trict (No. 83) held at the. public
school building in Newark on the
third Saturday in May, 1907. At
this meeting the following matters
will be submitted to the consider
ation and action of the electors
of said district:
The election of four directors
and levying a tax for general
school purposes. Every elector
is urged to be present.
N. M. Wilson, President,
E. II. Williamson, Secretary.
REWARD FOR SAFE BLOWER
Acting Gov. Moore has offered
a reward of $100 for the arrest
and conviction of the unknown
party who blew open the safe of
the circuit clerk of Boone county,
at Harrison, on May 0, and de
stroyed* valuable court records.
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
A. M. Todd, 00 years old, living
near Cotter, attempted suicide a
few days ago by cutting his throat
but a doctor took twelve stitches
it the wound and the man may re
cover.
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Did you ever
stop to think.
Mr. JUisims
Man, that tin
news of your
business is as
much a par'
of the I oca
events as a
wedding or
church fair:
The ladie
are just a>
much interested in a new fabric
you have on the shelves as they art
in any home happening. Your stor<
news and anouncenaents in thesi
columns will reach a large circle of
eager buyers. This will enable vor
to sell your goods while tliev an
new and fresh and von will not
have to sacrifice later at remnant
counter prices. Think it over.
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COLUMN 1
JUST FOR TODAY
Be good today and bad tomor
row, is a motto which, if kept
strictly, will injure all men a
happy life, and heaven in the end.
Be sober today and drunk tomor
row, and yon are sober from now
till you die, for the reason that
tomorrow never comes. Today!
today!! today!!! Forever today.
Paste this on your front door, on
your dinner plate and on your
hat. Head it three times a day
and see! He who lives today
right, lives right all the time. He
who is armed with right, is armed
with might, for right makes might,
but might can’t make right. “Be
sure you are right and then go
ahead” Avus Davy Crockett’s
motto.
It is right to be good, to be
sympathetic, to be unselfish, to be
thoughtful of the wants of others,
to be polite, gentle, kind and hell ■
ful. Don’t be hoggish; some men,
when you speak to them, grunt
! like it hurts them to be polite.
In the next five years Newark
should have an electric plant, and
furnish light for Magness, Sulphur
Rock and every farm house along
the lines. Then heave ahead for
electric cars, connecting these
three points. Why not? There
is lots of money within the radius
of this circle, and it could be used
for the promotion of these much
desired facilities and conveniences.
Lift up your eyes, ye enterprising
; men in' this neck o’ .woods and see
if there is not something like this
in store for you. Gen. Grant said
“Men. money and time will take
Richmond.” He got the men, he
got money, and time gave him the
city. It is more men, and no more
mice,we need. Men first, for any
thing; then money comes as a
natural result. The time was
when the people about in this
country thought they needed flight
and they had race-horses. Now
they see it is might and muscle
they want, something that can pull
a saw log, pull a big plow, and not
the wind-burner.
We’ll all awake and see it is not
the dram, nor the saloon, nor the
“tige,” nor the dance, nor the
cards, nor sin of any kind we need;
but schools, churches, Sunday
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GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR FARMERS
Less THan One-third of Crop
Planted in Arkansas and
Other States
Little Rock, May 14.—The out
look for a cotton crop in Arkan
sas is more gloomy than at an.Y
time in the memory of planter.-:
and cotton men of the state. It
was stated yesterday that fully
two-thirds of the cotton acreage in
Arkansas is yet unplanted; that
the acreage probably will be de
creased ten per cent and that
nothing short of a late fall and ex
cellent growing weather from now
on can save the situation and pro
duce anything near an average
crop of the South’s great staple.
flames I. Ellis, state business
manager of the Farmers’ Union,
said .\ esterday he jvas certain the
gloomy prospects had no parallel
in twenty years, He said it is
doubtful if unfavorable growing
conditions has ever extended over
such a great portion of the cotton
belt. Mr. Ellis has made numer
ous inquiries and has found the
gloomy outlook is general, not
only in Arkansas,- but thoughout
the entire South.
BAR ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS
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Batesville, May 13.—The chan
cery court convened this morning
but little business was transacted
today, the court adjourning at 2
p. m., for the bar memorial session
| at which resolutions of respect to
| Gen. Kobt. Neill, Hon. W. S.
Wright and Col. J. C. Yancey
were adopted. Circuit court was
then opened and a copy of the
resolutions adopted was ordered by
i the court to be spread upon the
j records of the circuit court, using
j two pages of the record for each
resolution. The chancery court
| made a similar order. There were
i severl memorial addresses by
| different members of the bar,
touching upon the virtues of their
decease brothers. Among the
! speakers were Hon. Chas. Coffin
who dwelt upon Gen, Neill’s in
tegrity to his clients and the self
sacrificing devotion to his chosen
profession, also ashort byographi
oul sketch. Judge Powell made a
short and similar address.
Dean Coleman and several other
members paid beautiful tributes
to the memory of W. S. Wright.
Among those who spoke of Col.
Yancey was Hon. Sam Cassey who
read a very intelligent and most
beautiful and elegant address on
many of the sterling qualities of
the subject of his sketch.
ED BAKER SHOT BY BROTHER
Hountain Home, May 11.—
Yesterday evening about 4 o’clock,
while out squirrel hunting, Ed
Baker was seriously, if not
fatally, wounded by his brother,
J. Will Baker. They were rid
ing horses and had stopped at a
branch to allow their horses to
drink. Ed Baker started first and
crossed the creek when Will’s
horse became frightened and
jumped, and in some manner
caused the gun, which was lying
across the saddle, to discharge,
the contents of which Ed received
just above the right hip.
j He was removed to the home of
Mrs. S. E. Westmoreland and is
resting as easy as could be expect
ed, but the physicians have given
up all hope for him.
; ARKANSAS HAS A NEW GOVERNOR
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> Senator X. O. Pindail Assumes
Charge and Says He Will
Wear no flan’s Collar
Little Rock, May 14.—The
■ Thirty-sixth General Assembly of
' Arkansas adjourned at noon to
; day. X. (). Pindail, of Desha
t county, was elected president pro
’ tem, of the senate, and after the
) oath of office was administered by
tj Associate Justice Carroll D.
Wood, he went to the executive
’ { office, where he was met by Acting
| Governor John I. Moore, who
’ j surrendered the office to him.
In his address to the senate in
1! assuming the duties of Acting
jGoverner, Senator Pindail said
> that he regarded his position as
only temporary, as he expected
■ that Governor Little would soon
return to the state, and relieve
i him of the responsibility of the
11office.
In regard to the political phase
! he said: “We are ali mindful of
the divided sentiment in our party
concerning the policies of one,
■ who, by his energy, tact and ca
■ pacity has become a potent factor
i in Arkansas politics, and my atti
tude shall be one which I hope
will result in reuniting both fac
tions of the Democratic party in
Arkansas,
“In matters that come before
’ me I shall not be governed by the
i i attitude of Jeff Davis. 1 shall
» not oppose those matter -sin...iy
because he indorses them, nor
shall I indorse them simply because
11 he opposes them. 1 will wear no
man’s collar.”
Senator Pindail took charge of
the Governor’s office about
1 o’clock this afternoon and
throughout the remainder of the
- day the office was thronged with
visitors from all sections of the
state, who called to congratulate
I him.
MAGNESS MUSINGS.
Magness, May 14.—E. A.
Young who has been visiting
homefolks at Desha for the past
two weeks, returned last night and
says the crops are all washed away
in that part of the country.
Walter Grisham, Will Grisham,
Sana Conner and I)r. Tubbs at
tended the initiationof Dan Moore
and Hugh Parks into the Odd Fel
lows Lodge at Sulphur Rock last
Friday night.
It is not hydrophobia that
Whorton Magness has got; it is
a tine boy. Mother and boy are
; doing well and Whorton is geting
! some better.
Will Page of Norman, Okla.,
! came in last Saturday to visit re
latives and friends. He says Ok
lahoma is a fine country and crops
are good.
Horse shoe pitching is the order
of the day. Mr. Summers and
i Thomas Jones are the champions.
Mrs. Welch has been visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Meachem, of
Batesville for the last week.
Soda water and ice cream are
not on the Sunday market any
more, so they say.
Several of the young folks at
tended church at Newark last Sun
day night.
Squire Tomlinson transacted
business in Newark yesterday.
Tell ’em you saw it in The Journal