The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous White River Country. Where Alealea Is King
$1 Per Annum Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July 17, 1908 Vol. 8. No. 30
GROWING ARKANSAS CITY
Geo. Wright Tells Interesting Story of
Growth of Progressive Ft. Smith
Dear Editor: As many of your
readers know no more of Fort Smith
than I did when I came here four
months ago, and as I have been pleas
antly surprised at the great prosperity
and many places of interest and amuse
ment, I shall endeavor, in a very brief
way, to inform the readers of The
Journal of some of these. I will state
here, however, that what I shall say
is not for the purpose of causing any
one to leave Independence county, for
I would advise any citizen against
such a move and expect myself to re
turn to Independence as soon as my
duties here are finished. The sole
purpose, aside from the little advan
tage which might accrue to me, is to
furnish what F hope will lie interesting
information to the subscribers of The
Journal.
The population of Fort Smith has
doubled in the last few years and the
town is still growing rapidly. A few
streets here ha ve many splendid resi
dences. This we know portends con
siderable wealth and home pride. All
1 I
the citizens of Fort Smith are boosters
for ther home city, but they an* not so
narrow as to be jealous of the pros
. perity or growth of any other city in
the land. Their disposition in this
regard is noticeable to any one who
becomes at all familiar with the social, I
business and commercial life of the!
city. This habit is of course a good |
one for the welfare of the city, and its |
remarkable prosperity and almost i
j/in nuiiiiuai ^luniu duus m uuu ,
popularity to the habit; one, which, if
more strictly adhered to by the citi
zens of other cities and smaller towns
of the state, would create for them a
more favorable impression abroad,
and. best of all. would cause the better
class of citizens to remain contented
where they are, besides encouraging
others to immigrate and not emigrate,
with the almost inevitable result that
many needed improvements would l>e
made and a healthy growth would
characterize the life of the town or
city and happiness and prosperty
would be tiie lot of all. Hut 1 digress.
One great causes of the steady
growth and prosperity of Fort
Smith is its factories, and some of
them large ones. A wagon factory
manufactured more than 10,000 wagons
last year There are also factories
for iron, foundry works, confection
ary, powder, clothing, brick, concrete
blocks, lime, lumlier, harness and sad
lery, brooms, flour, cigars, chairs, ice
and packing houses. These factories
furnish employment for thousands of
people, and 1 presume there are a few
other factories 1 know nothing of.
These are sufficient to make Fort
Smith a distinctive manufacturing city
and furnish a foundation for a steady
growth in futurity.
Ft. Smith also has six trunk lines
of railroads and a splendid street car
system. Among the principal public
buildings, are 14 church buildings for
whites besides some smaller ones and
the colored churches, one club build
ing, three for lodges, several depots,
a< 'arnegielibrary, county court house,
Federal building, U. S. jail, high
«chool, TaVternacle (where Torrev held
a great revival in May), three theater
buildings and a Catholic church, con
vent, academy and infirmary. The
Catholic property at the head of Gar
rison avenue cost more than $700,000,
aside from the grounds.
Among the points of interest may be
mentioned, in addition to the above, a
city and a national cemetery, gun club
grounds, baseball park, l . S. ritle
range, City Park and Electric Park.
These include most all of their kind
within the confines of the city. The
Electric Park, 1 think, is the most
beautiful. This park is located on
either side and near the end of the
Fifth street car line, and covers about
60 acres of ground. Now as to the
floral designs of this park T will quote
from an article in the Southwest Ameri
can of July 3: “Out-of-town visitors
who attend the great July 4th celebra
tion at Electric Park will find many
improvements in that beautiful resort
since their last visit, ihe many new
attractions on the ‘Pike’ will of course
entertain and amuse, but the new rioral
(lesions will especially delight the eye.
The first view on entering the grounds
will he the Coleus bed. This is a dark
rich red star in a setting1 of gold: on the
left is a scarlet geranium bed. while on
the right is the flaming salvia ex
hibit: further on the Chinese Asters are
now bursting into bloom. In front of
the Casino are two crescents, of colors
white and red, in them settings of
geraniums. They are backed by the
waving Boston ferns and in front runs
a narrow border of varigated Alter
anthums. One of the most beautiful to
visitorsof this favored spot is the
Hyndrangea walk, which is now ap
proaching its best season. The pure
white clusters of the greenly shrub,
many of them measuring thirty inches
in circumference, makes a most
entrancing sight. Just beyond the
scenic coaster is seen the Lily bond.
This, especially in the morning hours,
is the most charming. In the upper
end of the Lily pond is the island,
which is covered with perennial Phlox.
These are now in flower and their
entense of pink blossoms are counted
by many to be the most beautiful sight 1
in the floral fairyland. The new grass :
plots are now clipped until they look
like verdant stretches of velvet.”
Now in order to give you some idea
of the illuminations at night, it will .
only be necessarry to say that nearly <
l,uoo electric lights adorn the front, in- (
elding domes.of the Auditorium build- i
ing alone. The Casino and several :
other buildings and places of amuse- '
ment are almost equally voluminous- l
ly lighted. It all certainly makes 1
a beautiful sight to witness at night.
And I will also add that no one can i
properly realize or appreciate the su- '
perb beauty of this park without pay- <
ing a visit to it. Tt is evident to any
observer that Electric Park justifies
the name, and it is said by those who
know, that this is the most iteautiful
park, not only in Arkansas, but in i
the entire southwest.
I trust you will pardon me. Mr.
Editor, if I have taken too much space.
It is too little to give you an adequate
idea of the status of Fort Smith whose
subriquet is the Little Giant of the *
Southwest. And I will say as a con
cluding remark that Port Smith is *
now building 72 miles of first-class *
brick pavement, and all these brick 1
are made here in Fort Smith.
1 tespect fu 1 ly yours,
George Wright.
P. S. Last week I heard a lecture *
by the famous Mrs. Florence E. May
brick and also one by Eugene V. 1
Debs: the onea socialist, the other a '
prison reformer. f
REPUBLICAN COUNTY TICKET
At the Repubican county convention
held at Batesville last Saturday the
following gentlemen were nominated
as candidates for the various county
offices:
Representatives—.las. F. Huddle
ston, Gainsboro township: L. S.
Starnes, Cushman township.
County .Judye—J. W. Scott, Sal ado
township.
Sheriff—W. G. Ball, Barren town
ship.
Circuit Clerk -J. O. Burns, White
River township.
County Clerk'— R. B. Vick. Kail-view
township.
Treasurer—G. M. Fields. Big1 Bot
tom township.
Assessor—J. S. Ottinjfer. Washing
ton township.
Collector—J. L. McDaniel, Black
River township.
Coroner J. L. Wells, Greenbrier
township.
Surveyor—Henry Hindman, Fair
view township.
SCHOOL ENUMERATION
Squire J. T. Tharp finished taking
tlie school enumeration a few days
ago, and found a total of 458 children
in the Newark school district. This
shows a loss of 100 from last year, the
total last year be in”- 558.
The report shows 222 white females, (
and 212 white males of scholastic age.
The total colored population between <
the ages of six and twenty-one, in this
district, is only 24, ten males and
fourteen females.
There are Democratic, Republican
and Socialist tickets in the field in
j Scott county.
CONFEDERATE PENSIONS
Allowances and Increases Made at
Meeting of Board Last Monday
The County Confederate Pension
Board, composed of T. B. Padgett,
las. P. Coffin and A. M. Young, met
at the court house at Batesville Mon
day and allowed the following new
pensions: J. B. Lowe, $75: .T. M. John
ston, $100; S. B. Wilkins, $75: M. M.
Moore, $100: H. S. Hunter, $100; B.
Blanton, $100; W. U. Frazier$l00: ,T. A.
Petty. $50; Wm. Hicks, $75. The
application of Franklin Perrin for an
artificial limb was allowed.
T he applications o f Lucy
Barton, S. B. Wilson and K. Miller
ivere continued and will he acted upon
a meeting of the board to be held to
day (Friday.)
Pensions heretofore allowed the fol
lowing were raised to $loo: J. M.
Garrison, G. W. McLendon, James
Roliertson, J. W. Woodlif, and J.
K. Long; W. J. Gennings raised to $75.
l'lie following widows were raised to
H00: Fannie Milligan. Pheolie Dumas,
\manda Stephens, M. M. Palsgrove,
B. A. Morrison and Octovia Shirley.
Jane Barnes. Margarette Godfrey,
lane Swain and Annie Trent, widows
>f deceased soldiers who had not been
Irawing pensions, were allowed $100
•ach, and Mrs. A. Craig was allowed
<loo on account of her son, John Craig,
vho died in the service, this being the
irst pension of this kind ever allowed
>y the board.
The jiensioners will get about 85 per
ent of the amounts allowed this year,
vhere they have heretofore received
inly about 50 per cent.
HOUSE AND BARN BURNED
_
Vinston Home, Near Cord, Burned 1
by Supposed Incendiaries
The house and barn on the Winston
lomestead, near Cord, was burned
ibout ,'i o’clock Thursday morning- of
ast week. No one was at home at the
ime, Mrs. Winston, being- alone, had :
one to a neighbor's to spend the j ;
light. The fire was not discovered <
ntil it was impossible to save any- i
hing. Everthing in the house, the >
mokehouse and barn was completely <
lestroyed
It is the general opinion of people
n the community that the fire was
tarted by an incendiary, and it is
aid that five sides of bacon, the feath
r beds and possibly other things were
aken by the party or parties who '
ired the buildings, as there were no in
lications that these articles were burn
d.
The house and barn were some seven- 1
y-five yards apart, and as there was
10 wind, it would have been impossi- 1
tie for one to ha vecaught from theother.
n fact, both seem to have been tired 1
t the same time, as both were equally 1
icar burned down when discovered. '
Mr. Winston died a short time ago,
eaving a second wife, with whom, it 1
s reported, his children could not 1
.gree, and they were not at home.
There are rumors as to the origin of
• f the fire, but nothing is known de- 1
initely as to the identity of the mis
reant who tired the buildings, and
here seems to be no suspicious circum
tances of sufficient foundation to war
ant the arrest of any one.
STEWARDS MEETING MONDAY
All members of the board of stewards
>f the Methodist church a re requested
o meet at the church Monday, July
10, at 8:1") p. m. A full attendance is
rerv much desired.
C. M. Edwards, Chairman,
O. F. Craig, Secretary.
SHIPPING PEACHES
Sulphur Rock, July 15.—The tirst
sarload of peaches ever shipped from
Sulphur Hock was shipped yesterday,
rhere will l>e several cars shipped
luring the next week or ten days.
G. O. P. PUBLIC SALE
Our lease with Uncle Sam having
practically expired, and having de
cided to quit business and retire to
private life, we, the undersigned, will
offer at public sale, at our residence
at the Capitol in Washington, T).
on November 4, 1H0S, the following
described property, to-wit:
One elephant, about 4~> years old:
one financial panic, old enough to be
weaned, sired by Gold Hug and damn
ed by K very body: one Republican
machine, somewhat out of repair; one
financial system well supplied with
clearing house certificates and little
cash: five million Teddy Bears and
other articles too numerous to men
tion.
livery body, regardless of past party
affiliations or previous political ser
vitude, is invited to attend this sale.
It is expected that most of the articles
herein mention will be bid in by stand
patters as relics, but everything will
l»e run on the square and all articles
will be sold. There will be no by-bid
ders. Possession of property will be
given March 4. If•(>!>.
The sale will positively take place
on the date mentioned regardless of
the weather. G. O. P. Maxager.
P. S.—If either or all of the auction
eers and clerks are at that time re
strained of their liberties by the courts,
others equally as good will be sup
plied on the date of sale.
BOYS ROB BATESVILLE STORE
Early Monday night the grocery
store of the Watkins-Young Grocer
.'n., was entered, and in some way the
safe was opened and cash to the amount
of about *40 was taken, nothing else
of value lieing missed.
There was nothing indicating who
the guilty parties were, but about
Saturday some boys offered to pay
kl 1 for a pair of goats belonging to
Ei. M. Carter’s boy. and Mr. Carter
suspecting that the boys had some
knowledge of the theft, encouraged
the trade, which was made, the money
being paid, consisting a ten dollar
bill and a one. Mr. Carter reported
the matter to Marshal DeCamp who
undertook an investigation, with the
result that Richard Jones, 10 years
:ild, and residing on the West Side,
ind To be and Winfred McClure, aged
< and 11, were arrested. They at once
icknowledged their guilt and turned
iver all of the money except a dollar
>r so, which they had spent. The boys
leclare they will never be guilty of
mchconduct again. — Bates ville Guard.
LOCAL PEACH CROP GOOD
The fruit prospects were never finer
n this section of the state than at the
)resent time. This is especially true
if peaches, which are ripening nicely.
We are reliably informed that the
lorticultural Association at Moore
ield will shipthirty carloads of peaches
his season. The fruit is ripening
n fine shape and shipment will begin
his week. Several cars will be ship
ied from Sulphur Rock also. Neigh
ior J. ,1. Roillott of the Magness
leighborhood has a nice little orch
ard from which he will ship about
.,000 crates, and there are others in
he same vicinity who will ship several
lundred crates.
The fruit is bringing a good price and
rhe Journal heartily rejoices at the
mcouraging prospect and the prosperi
:y coming to those who have led off
m and fostered the fruit-growing move
ment in this section of the state.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
There will be an annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Sulphur Rock
Telephone Co., held at the town hall
in Sulphur Rock, Ark., on Monday,
August 10, 1008, at 8 o’clock, p. in.,
for the purpose of electing seven di
rectors to serve for the ensuing year,
and the transaction of such other busi
ness as may legally come before the
meeting. Sam TUUGLK, Pres.
John K. Rawlinu, Sec.
Sulphur Rock, Ark., July 10.
WHITES FIRED ON BLACKS
Pine Bluff, July 11.—A story reach
ed here today from Grant county to
the effect that the white employes of
the Grant Lumber Company fired upon
the negro employes of the same com
pany, who were encamped near Grape
vine, and later fired into a number of
negro homes. According to the story,
none was injured, but the negroes were
terrified for a time and many lied to
Clio for protection.
THE MARRIAGE RELATION
Rev. J. I. Martin Discusses Who and
When to Marry for Happiness
To The Newark Journal:
Marriage is a question that should
concern the old as well as the young1,
because some of the older ones have
children who are likely to marry. Par
ents should study this question so as to
give their children the proper instruc
tion. 1 do not believe in parent*
selecting a companion for their chil
dren, but they need to give them whole
some advice and instruction and no
parent can do this without giving the
matter some thought.
If there was more common sense
used in these matters there would bo
less use for divorce laws. There is no
young person but who, some day, ex
pects to marry, so it is proper to give
the subject a good deal of thought*
for a failure in marriage may wreck
their entire life and cause them to drujf
out a miserable existence.
No one should for a moment think
of entering upon married life unless
they are sure they would l>e happier
and could make their companion
happier.
ilus leads us to ask. W ho sliould
marry. ”
I do not believe in lottery, but do
believe in adaptability. It i^ the ease
in some instances that people marry
without this congenially, and in al
most every instance of this kind you
will find and unhappy marriage. So
I say only those should marry who
have this congeniality, and in no in
stance should relatives ever marry,
and persons of different nationalities
should not marry. People who are
posted readily recall instances of
American girls marrying foreigners,
and their consequent unhappiness.
People of different political beliefs
may marry with little risk of any un
happiness therefrom, but in many in
stances religious differences lead to
unpleasantness. However, people of
different religious views often marry
and live happily, but it would be bet
ter if they were of the same religious
belief.
None should marry before they at
tain their majority, yet some have
married younger and lived hapily. but
it is often otherwise. And again an
unhappy union often results from a
late marriage, because, as they grow
older, people become more fixed in
their habits, and instead of being the
small sapling that may be bent, it is
the sturdy tree that does not bend so
easily. None should marry for sta
tion, title or wealth. I especially pity
the woman who sells herself for wealth.
She is guilty of the crime mentioned
in Mark, 10:12, even if there is a mar
riage ceremony between them and the
law. She is verily a slave.
Hut where there is pure love, even
though there is poverty, with but few
of the comforts of life, the congenial
love makes both happy. For this
reason marriage can only he between
one man and one woman. That only
will God honor.
To the young I would say. be care
ful as to who you select as a life part
ner.
Where there is pure love in marri
age, this the happiest state that be
longs to earth. J. I. Martin.
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS
At an adjourned term of the circuit
court held at Batesville Tuesday the
case of W. A. Rutherford et. al. vs.
K. H. Williamson, et. al., the noted
Bi^ Bottom ditch case which was ap
pealed from the county court, was
taken up and most of the day was spent
in hearing testimony. The case was tak
en under advisement by the court and a
decision will be rendered at an ad
journed term of the court to be held
Monday, August 17.
Only one other case was taken up,
that of Stacker Barret vs White River
Mining Co., in which judgment
rendered for plaintiff for $2,412.23.
J. T. Tharp, J. T. Powell and A. A.
Webber were re-appointed commis
sioners of accounts.
F. C. Tucker was found dead on tho
railroad track near Jenny Lind Mon
day morning. He had been run over
| by a coal train.