The Newark Journal
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,
OSCAR F. CRAIG, Editor.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 2*. 190.T
The senatorial campaign be
tween Governor Davis and Sena
tor Berry will probably open in a
short time after the adjournment
of the legislature.
There have been organized ip
the state of Arkansas since April
^0. 1904, thirty-three banks, with
a total capitalization of $1,128,000.
There is no money famine in Ark
ansas. ____________
The Korean Catholic church has
a total membership of 12,402,790
in the United States and is the
largest church organization in
Uncle Sam s domain. The Meth
odists come next with ♦>,2od,7.">s
members and the Baptists 5,1.40,
a i :>. _
The Bentonville city council lias
passed a dog tax ordinance, plac
ing the tax at SI a year on males
and S:> a year on females, kept by
any person ‘living within the cor
porate limits. Newark needs such
a law. There are too nigny worth
less dogs in town.
In th(> past three months the
state of Arkansas has spent about
$400,000 out of the general ex
pense fund, and during the same
period the state has collected only
about $117,ooo. With all our
boasted prosperity and a full treas
ury, it will not take the state long,
at this rat'', to go bankrupt.
The legislature will adjourn
next Thursday, after having been
jii session 110 days. All the work
accomplished during the entire
session could have been done in
thirty days if the members had
confined themselves to business.
And if the members were paid a
.salary, instead of a per diem, the
sessions would never last more
than thirty days.
The legislature deserves a word
of praise for passing the reform
j school bill. This is an institution
that Arkansas has needed for
J many years.
The reception accorded Gover
nor Davis at Galveston seems to
indicate that Arkansas’ governor
| is not such a back number as some
| people would have us believe, after
all. _
President Harvey Jordan of the
Southern Cotton Grower's Asso
ciation has issued a call for all cot
ton growers and those interested
in the welfare of the South to as
semble at the county seats of their
| respective counties on Tuesday,
I May 2. for the purpose of diseuss
J ing the situation and formulating
‘apian for the reduction of the
cotton acreage.
The Stone County Democrat
seems to have serious objections
: to Hon. T. #J. Raney as a senator
i ia] candidate, for the reason, as it
claims, that Stone county is en
titled to the senator this time.
The Journal has no reliable infor
mation at hand to the effect that
Stone county is any more entitled
to furnish the state senator than
Independence county. .V senator
ial district embraces a certain
amount of territory, and there is
| no law prohibiting any man liv
ing within that territory from of
fering himself as a candidate for
senator. W hen there is a mutual
.agreement between counties con
cerning matters of this kind, sena
torial representation is usually
1 based upon population. The last
census shows that Stone county
; lias a population of 8,100, while
! Independence county has a popu
lation of -1%2,~r2~, or nearly three
| . . ~
j times as much as Stone county,
therefore Independence county
' would justly be entitled to the sen
ator three terms to Stone’s one.
So, if Mr. Raney wants to run,
! we see no reason why he should
not do so. While The Journal
may have disagreed with him on
' some things of minor importance,
we are free to admit that he has
made a good representative. On
matters affecting the general wel
fare of the state he has always
voted right and his record in the
house will he a strong recommen
dation of him for the senate if
he should decide to become a can
didate for senator.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
Sketch of the Important Transac-!
i 1
tions in the Arkansas Law
Making Body.
Only Live more working days
remain of the present session of
the general assembly, and a large
portion of the time this week has
been devoted to the passage of ap
propriation bills.
The Barker demurrage bill,
which was urged by the Little
Rock Board of trade and requires
the railroads to pay shippers *•'» j
per ear per day for delays when
cars are requested, passed the sen
ate.
Two bills were passed by the
hou»^ over the governor's veto.
One, was Representative Baskin sj
bill to divide I’nion county int-oj
two districts, with Felsenthal as,
the seat of the Kastern district.
This passed over the veto by a
vote of 7*2 to 1". The other was
Senator Cotham’s bill appropriat
A. ! - _
listory commission. The vote on
ts passage over the veto was -'4 to
7,T. Tiiis bill also passed the sen
ile over the governor's veto.
The house killed the bill bySen
itor Butt to make the place of de
iverv of intoxicants the place of
>ale in prohibition territory. Dur
ng the discussion on the bill a
notion by Mr. Coleman that con
sideration of the bill be indefinite
ly postponed was carried by a vote,
:>f 4.“) to MS.
The Senate passed house bill No..
4.~>, declaring all men and boys
over 14 years of age who do not
work and have no visible means
of support, to be vagrants.
Senator McFerrin introduced a
bill to provide for the rebuilding j
of the boys’ dormitory of the!
blind school. There was no insur-1
ance on the dormitory which burr
ed. An appropriation of *4.ono
is made.
Senator Fletcher called up Sen
ate bill 48, requiring all deeds
of land to be filed within five years,
and it was read the third time and
passed.
Governor Davis lias approved
the McCullom bill providing for
the establishment of a reform
school.
Mr. Haney’s bill making Black
river a lawful fence became a law
without the governor’s signature.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Short Local Items of Interest Picked
Up at the Metropolis of White
River Township.
A. '1'. Best of l)otit was in town
Monday.
7. T. Notliern of Sharp was in
town Tuesday.
Doc. Caldwell was seen at
church again Sunday.
Kd Wilson of Newark visitec
; his father here Sunday.
Paul Kyler spent Saturday ant
1 Sunday here with his wife.
,!as. Huddleston of Shari
| passed through town Monday.
) O. L. Hoover and Prof. Sidne;
Pickens went to Batesville Mon
day.
Rev. and Mrs. W. F. Way man'
baby has been real sick for sever
; al days.
.Joe Magness of this place air
Miss Essye Earn heart of Batesvill
were seenjin town Sunday. W
understand now why Joe likes to
i»o to Batesville so well.
W ill W ard of Charlotte spent
Saturday and Sunday here with
friends.
Miss May Martin who is teach
ing at Newark visited home folks
here Sunday.
W\ T. Anderson went to Moore
tield Monday to do some work for
Young Mack.
Miss Lee Hogan of Magness
was visiting her sister Mrs. l>an
Moore Sunday.
Squire W. B. Tomlinson and
W es Moore of Magness were in
our town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. ltarnett
and daughter. Miss Mattie, of Do
ta visited friends here Saturday.
Mrs. .Julia Herrington returned
Saturday from Charlotte, where
she spent two weeks visiting rela
tives.
Mrs. Hattie Murphy returned
from Newport Saturday, where
she spent two weeks as a seam
stress.
Misses Gun/.ala Wilson and
Kate Saylors of Newark spent
Sunday here with Misses May and
Kate Hodges.
The baseball team of this place
played Batesville Monday. The
game stood 'J to 12 in favor of
Sulphur Rock.
Geneva, the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. ,J. S. Griftin fell off
the bed Tuesday morning and
Itroke her arm.
We are glad to see George Mar
tin out on the streets again, after
being confined to his room for two
weeks with rheumatism.
The Faster services Sunday was
largely attended. The program
was rendered nicely and everyone
seemed to enjoy the occasion.
Edgar Walden of Little Rock
who has been spending several
days visiting here and at Hazel
Grove returned to Little Rock
Monday.
Prof. Ed Martin spent three
weeks at Batesville in court. He
says he is through courting for a
while. Guess some people are
sorry to hear that.
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1 AY hen people want comfort*
s style and durability in a shoe they
e go to Moore Bros. Co’s.
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TO OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS.
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You arc invited to pay our store a call, and inspect
the many new and up-to-date good things we have so
carefully selected and bought for the season.
We Ask Tor Your Patronage Purely
on Business Principles.
There is a great difference in stores. Some have but
* one object-sell. We have three-sell, satisfy and accom
modate. We make it a part of our business to satisfy
our customers. Come in and get your Easter Shoes and
Clothing here. We have just received a full line. It has
become an unwritten law that young men shall dress
well and neatly. We can dress both old and young better
than any other store in town at any given price.
Your patronage respectfully solicited.
M. S. FISHER.
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