Vol. 4, No. 10.
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday flarch 4, 1904.
$1 Per Annum
IS NOT FOR DAVIS
Father of the Pomp Brown Victim
Makes a Statement in Regard!
to Davis and the Pardon.
There has been so much said re
cently in regard to the Pomp
Brown case that we publish the
following circular-letter which we
received some days ago from Mr.
McCulloch with a request to pub
lish same.
“I am daily receiving many let
ters asking if T. L. Evans, the
husband of my daughter, Arkie
Evans, and myself are supporting
Gov. Davis, and asking for an ex
planation of a certain sworn state
ment purporting to have been
made by me before I). Meisner, J.
P.,at Little Hock on October24th,
1903, and asking many other ques
tions about the Pomp Brown af
fair. It is impossible for me to
answer all these letters, and I have
decided to issue this circular for
the benefit of any who may be in
terested.
i. u. r.vans nnu mysen are
neither of us supporting Gov. Da
vis and any statement that we or
either of us are supporting him is
untrue.
“The petition to pardon Pomp
Brown was presented to the gov
ernor without my knowledge and
without my having an opportunity
to know that it was being circulat
ed. It was never circulated in this
community at all, and was not
signed by any one that lived in
this community at that time, but
it was signed by the trial judge
and the prosecuting attorney.
“The statement purporting to
have been made and sworn to by
me before I>. Meisncr, J. P.. in
Little Rock on October 34. 1903,
is a forgery pure and simple, i
never made such a statement then
r at any other time, and never
Authorized any one to make it for
me. The statement is untrue.
Some parties wanted me to make
a statement, which 1 did. 1 told
them that I believed Gov. Davis
pardoned the negro without know
ing^all the facts. I also stated
that 1 had always supported Gov.
Davis which was t rue, but I did
not say that he did right in par
doning Pomp Brown or that I
would support him in this race. I
now state publicly that 1 will not
support him.
“The statement made and aworn
to by myself and daughter, Arkie
Evans, before *J. ( ’. Eaton, «J. P.,
September 19, 1903, is a true
statement of the facts in the case,
and is the. substance of the evi
dence at the trial,
“I live within a half mile of the
father of Pomp Brown, which is
supposed to be Pomp’s home, and
1 have never seen hjm there since
his pardon, and 1 do not believe
he ever shows himself in public
anywhere in thin community.”
C. II. McCullough.
It Saved His Leg.
P. A. Dan forth of LaGrange,
Ga., suffered for six months with
a frightful running sore on his leg;
but writes that Bucklen's Arnica
Salve wholly cured it in five days.
For ulcers, wounds, piles, it’s the
best salve in the world. Cure
guaranteed. Only 25 cts. Sold
by J. I. Sturdivant. Druggist.
Fell From Train.
Searcy, Fet>. 26.—Joseph Gad
vey fell from the top of a north
bound passenger train Thursday
morning about 2 o’clock and was
instantly killed. His companions
did not see him fall, but, missing
him, got olf at Higginson and went
back to look for him. Not finding
him, he reported it to the authori
ties. His body was found about
three miles south of Higginson.
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liver or kidneys as Electric Bitters.
It's a wonderful tonic, and effec
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around medicine for run down
systems. It dispels nervousness,
rheumatism and neuralgia and ex
pels malaria germs. Only 50c,
and satisfaction guaranteed by -I.
1. Sturdivant. Druggist.
Notice of Dssolution.
The co-partnership heretofore
: existing among the members of the
[ mercantile firm of Aldridge & Co.,
of Magness, Ark., has. by mutual
I consent, been dissolved, A. L. Al-1
: dridge retiring. The business will
' be continued at the same place
under the firm name of Ladd
Lcwis Mercant ile Company, with
j whom all settlements are to be
! made. A. L. Aldridge,
d. 11. Ladi>,
d. E. Lewis.
Tragedy Averted.
“Just in the niclc of time our
i little hoy was saved" writes Mrs.
V,'. Watkins of Pleasant City, Oh
1 io. “Pneumonia had played sad
. havoc with him and a terrible
| cough set in besides. Doctors
i treated him, but he grew worse
i every day. At length we tried
Dr. King’s New Discovery for
Consumption, and our darling was)
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| Everybody ought to know, it’s
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bottles free.
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lishing Co. Little Rock Ark.
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Hattie Aldridge.
She has gone to yonder city.
To abide forevermore,
To that land of fadeless beauty,
She has reached a brighter shore.
Earth has lost a precious jewel,
God’s own hand was in in all—
In His wisdom it has pleased Him,
She was ready for His call.
She is resting, sweetly resting
On Ilis everlasting arm;
She's free from all temptation,
Safe from all earthly storms.
“Mamma, I see angels waiting,
I see Jesus on llis throne,”
Were the last words she uttered
Ere she reached that brighter home.
How it tills our hearts with sadness
As we speak the last good bye
But we soon will meet In gladness
Where we’ll never say good-bye.
We shall meet in that bright mansion
Where sad partings come no more
O, how sweet ’twill be to meet her
On the happy, golden Shore.
A Hebkb EiilpKD.
SUED FOR LEBEL
Editor of a Davis Paper Gets Into
Trouble Over the Notorious
Pomp Brown Episode.
Morrillton, Feb. 29.—A great
sensation was caused here today
when it became public that Mrs.
Ai kie Evans, through her attorn
ey, J. F. Sellers, had sued the ed
itor of the Record of Russellville
for $15,000. Mrs. Evans is the
lady whom Pomp Brown assaulted.
When the candidates for governor
spoke here last fall the Pomp
Brown case was often referred to
and discussed pro and con. C.W.
Dodd, editor of the Record, in
giving a write-up of the speaking
here referred toArkie McCulloch
(now Mrs. Evans) as having had a
bad character. As a result she
has sued him for damages.
The Best Cough Syrup.
S. L. Apple, ex-Probate Judge,
Ottawa Co., Kansas, writes:
“This is to say that I have used
Ballard's Horehound Syrup for
years, and that I do not hesitate to
recommend it ns the best cough
syrup ! have ever used." 2ac. 50c
and 31.00. Sold by J. I. Sturdi
vant. Druggist.
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Accidentally Shot Himself.
Lonoke, Feb. -Arthur Rob
inson a ytiung man who resides
here, was dangerously wounded
yestoi day - v 1 idea
tal discharge of a »■ fL.*. i k.• v. -
preparing to withdraw the load
when the gun exploded, the ball
penetrating the abdomen near the
navel. Mr. Robinson was a tinner
and stood well in the community.
Cured Consumption.
Mrs. M. W. Evans, Char water,
Ivan., writes: “My husband lay
sick for three months. The doc
tors said he had quick consump
tion. We procured a bottle of Mal
lard’s Horehound Syrup, and it
cured him. That was six years
ago and since then we have always
kept a bottle in the house. We
cannot do without it. For coughs
and colds it has no equal.” 25c,
50c and $1.00. Sold by J.I.Sturdi
vant.
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Election Proclamation.
Notice is hereby given that there
will he an election held in the in
corporated town of Newark, Ark.,
on Tuesday, April 12, 1904, for
the purpose of electing the follow
ing officers to serve one year: One
Mayor, one Recorder, one Treas
urer, one Marshal and five Aider
men. Given under my hand this
29th day of February, 1904.
E. II. Williamson, Mayor.
Invaluable for E^heumatism.
I have been suffering for the
past few years with a severe at
tack of rheumatism and found that
Mallard's Snow Liniment was the
only thing that gave me satisfac
tion and tended to alleviate my
pains. March 24th, 1902, John
C. Degnan, Kinsman, Ills. 25c,
50c and $1.00 at J. I. Sturdivant’s
drug store.
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The Country Clerk.
A lady called at the leading
mercantile establishment in Paro
quet ami inquired if they had any
hose,
“Oh yes, plenty of them,” re
plied the head clerk, Lee (Jason,
as he reached up and took down u
__
field hoe, “how many did you
want?'’
“Oh, I wanted ladies hose,stock
ing,” replied the lady somewhat
e in harassed.
Mr Cason meekly wrapped up a
pair and his friends say that he is
now talking of raising a cotton
crop.
The Hustling Hen.
Hallettsville, Texas, with a pop®
illation of 3000 inhabitants, has
shipped $60,000 worth of chickens
and eggs within the past four
months. No one lias yet comput
ed bow many boll weevils and oth
er insects the Hallettsville hen ate
when she was not cackling over
her lay.
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Ilerbine is a boon for sufferers
from aneamia. By its use the blood
is quickly regenerated and the col
or becomes normal. The drooping
strength is revived. The languar
is diminished. Health, vigor and
tone predominate. New life and
happy activity results. Mrs. Belle
LI. Shirel, Middlesborough, Ills.,
writes: “I have been troubled with
i liver complaint and poor blood,
and have found nothing to benefit
' me like Ilerbine. I hope never to
be without it. 1 have wished that
1 had known of it in my husband’s
lifetime.” 50c. Sold by J. I.
Sturdivant. 1 >ruggist.
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Additional Local Items
Eld. d. I. Marlin, of Cord, was
i > '■ ,v - igo on route to
i .. iv lie was to re
j!:*e•••'..• i lie Baptists in a four days
! debate with Ilev. R. (). Rogers.
Henry Mayhan, and sister, Miss
j Neal, came up from Little Rook
; Monday morning in response to a
| telegram announcing the serious
| illness of their sister, Mrs. Lon
I Magness.
Judge M. L. Arnold today an
j nounces as a candidate for repre
sentative. Judge Arnold is well
known to the people of the county
and we feel safe in saying that if
elected he will make a good and
efficient official. Read his card in
another column.
The tax collector has finished
his rounds of the townships and
the total number of receipts issued
up to date is 1,515 on real and per
sonal property and 1,260 poll tax.
The amount collected is $15,737.
6S. From now on to the close of
the tax-paying season the collec
tor or his deputy will be found at
his office in the court house ready
ancf willing to furnish you with his
| autograph.—Batesville Bee.
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We, the undersigned, have
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firm. West & Truax, wholesale
druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Walding
; Kinman A Marvin, wholesale drug
' gists, Toledo, Ohio.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Price 75 cents per bottle.
Sold by all druggists. Testimo
THE COUNTRY BOY
Some Wor^ i Advice Which Ap
ply With Equal Eorce to the
City or Country Boy.
We are frequently in receipt of
letters from young people asking
our advice, whether to remain in
the country or come to town, says
Mrs. S. E. Buchanan in Texas
Farm and Ranch. We feel thus
every time: “Surely we have tried
to make it clear to our young read
ers that when a boy or girl has a
good home and kind parents it is
worse than folly for him, or her,
to leave it for the Uncertainties of
town life, Of course this cannot
be a hard and fast rule for all, for
circumstances differ widely, and
what would perhaps be best for
one would mar the life of another.
When a young person has really
decided upon some object or aim
in lift*, some chosen work which
they believe themselves fitted for,
a change is often necessary to be
made. No boy or girl will ever
amount to much in life unless they
have some definite object in view.
They must make up their minds
as to what this work must be and
then pursue it with all the zeal and
ardor they can command. Hav
ing some object in life is the first
principle of success; this settled,
the next step is hard and persist
ent work'. Of recent years much
has been said of the “Captains of _
Industry,” these wore not made
captains by purchase of commis
sions, nor by succession in office,
but by the hardest strokes of
pluck, energy and hard work. Of
course all the boys and girls born
and brought up on the farrp will
not remain there always, the world
needs them, needs their muselo
and brawn, needs their clear heads
and clean hands and they will be
heard from in future years, in ev
ery profession and walk of life.
Many, indeed, most of the great
men and women of the world were
country born and reared, they
were taught the value of time and
labor, of good morals, of economy
and plain living in the country, so
that when the test came of endur
ance and of patient waiting for bet
ter things they were prepared to
hold their own against adverse in
fluences.
But many of the brightest will
remain on the farm, close to God,
in touch with nature, content and
happy. Already it is said that the
tide is beginning to turn toward
the country. The pleasures of a
life in the country appeals to the
man or woman who is satiated with
the never ending grind and tur
moil of business-business in which
men sometimes show such evil
characteristics—such lack of vir
I tue and honesty—the man of mor
| al courage and action feels repul
; sed and disgusted to such a degree
! he wishes to flee from it all.
Working Overtime.
Eight hour laws are ignored by
those tireless, little workers—Dr.
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curing indigestion, billiousness,
constipation, sick headache and all
| stomach, liver and bowel troubles.
Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only
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Only once in a great while can
you buy staple goods like Moore
| Bros. & Co. are selling them now.