Newark
J OURNAL.
published In The Famous Big Bottom Country, where Alfalfa Is Kino.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, December 6, 1907
Vol. 7. No. 50
STATE NEWS ITEMS
Short Items of Interest Gathered FresT
From the Daily Papers
There are eight candidates for repre
Sentative in Lonoke county.
Thirty divorces were granted at th«
recent term of chancery court at Ash
down. ,
T. D. Jones, a farmer living neai
Mountain Home, was killed one daj
last week by a tree falling upon him,
In the cold storage at Gentry ther(
are 300,000 pounds of dried fruit, 00,'
000 gallons of vinegar and 1,600 bar
rels of apples.
Gov. John W. Smith, recently elect
ed United States senator from Mary
land. is a nephew of Mrs. M. T. Dry
den of Forrest City.
Mrs. wiman Iteeee was burned t<
death at her home at Goodman Thurs
day. Her clothes took tire while sht
was engaged in ironing.
Mrs. Earl Ward of Van Buren was
seriously burned Saturday afternoon,
her clothing1 coming in contact wit!
the flames in an open grate.
Forty-two wagon loads of cotton,
the procession extending a mile ir
length, arrived at Searcy Tuesday foi
storage in the union warehonse.
Williamson Bros.’ large barn neai
l)e Queen was destroyed by fire Wed
nesday night, entailing a loss of $1,500,
Three mules perished in the flames.
The postoffiee at Kahoka, a small
town in Stone county, was entered b\
burglars recently who stole all tin
stamps and several dollars in silver.
Jasper Underwood, aged 10, anil
Floyd Hampton, aged 10, were play
ing with a shotgun at DeWitt, wher
the gun was accidentally discharged anc
young- Underwood's head was blowr
off.
The state penit*mt+tt*-y board, at si
meeting held in Little Rock Monday,
decided to hold all the state’s cotton,
grofcn on the state convict farm, foi
fifteen cents si pound. The state will
have about 2,000 bales.
The four-year-old son of Mr. anil
Mrs. William Randolph of Paris was
burned to death recently. The little
fellow was roasting peanuts in an open
fireplace, and his clothes became ignit
ed. He was so badly burned thal
death resulted on the following day.
The (i-year-old child of Win. Smith
of Morrilton met with a peculiar acci
dent. The child was running anil
pushing on the ground the rod to a
wagon end-gate, when it struck an ob
struction, the end of the rod piercing
the child’s body and inflicting a wound
which caused its death.
FIRE AT POCAHONTAS
Pocahontas, Dec*. 1.—The Hughes &
Hall sanitarium, one of the largest
buildings in Pocahontas, was detroyed
by tire this morning at 2 o'clock, en
tailing a loss of $5,(MM). The building
was the property of W. H. Waddle,
and insured for $2,000. The loss to
Drs. Hughes & Hall, managers of the
sanitarium, was about $1,500, partly
covered by insurance.
The tire is known to have been oi
incendiary orig in, and the firebug- used
kerosene in kindling- the fire, which
started on the front porch. This is the
fourth lire within the limits of Poca
hontas during- the past week, and has
caused much excitement and fear to he
aroused as to the future safety o1
the town.
COUNTY UNION MEETING
The Independence County Union,
F. 15. & C. U. of A., will meet in re
gular session with Hickory Grove
Union, .'5 miles north east of Batesville
Friday and Saturday, December 1.'
and 14, 1907. All local unions are re
quested to send full delegation.
it is hoped that the state secretary
may be present. A full delegatior
with much enthusiasm is anticipated.
]?e sure to attend.
W. D. Bullington, Sec.-Treas.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Notary work of all kinds done in a
careful and correct manner by A. A
Henderson at the Merchants anc
Planters Bank.
BETHESDA BRIEFS
Bethesda, Dec. !),—.T. S. Ottinger
recently spent two weeks attending1 the
State Baptist Convention and the
Masonic Grand Lodge. He also visit
ed the eastern and south-western parts
of the state, looking over the country.
He is now prepared to give his friends
some real estate information.
Our school is progressing nicely.
New students are entering nearly every
week. No one can make a mistake in
attending this excellent school, 'the
best of instructions, water, etc. Write
J. S. Ottinger, secretary of the school
board, for catalogue.
Harry Porter and Miss Ella Ander
son eloped Saturday night. They
stayed at Batesville over Sunday and
left for Oklahoma Sunday night, where
they will be married and make their
future home.
nev. u. sorter oi lexola, Ukla.,
visited friends and relatives here last
week, returning Sunday. He moved
from here a year ago.
Our school was dismissed for Thanks
giving, and Profs. Compton and
Cottindatfer sjient from Friday till
Sunday at Mt. Olive.
The absence of this scribe for two
weeks caused some Bethesda news to
become stale’, hence will not be picked
up at this late date.
Health fair, With the exception of
Mrs. J. S. Ottinger, who has just re
covered from a spell of sickness.
Mrs. Gentry, of Calico Rock, is here
taking treatment under Drs. 1). E. and
A. A. Evans.
The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Aaron Vanhorn was buried here last
week.
The 18-months-old child of Mrs.
Mollie Roberts, died last week of croup.
Dr. D. E. Evans made a business
trip to Barren Fork Monday.
Quite a lot of our citizens left for
Western Texas Tuesday.
PLEASANT HILL POINTERS
C. A. Moore of Charlotte attended
singing here Saturday evening.
Will Ivory has been selected as
leader for the singing class at this
place.
John Hicks and Arthur House of
Convenience were students at the sing
ing school here.
Mr. Patterson, who conducted the
singing school here, has returned to
his home at High Rock.
Ben Haley and L. P. Jackson took
(juite a ride Friday night to attend
singing and then got left.
Mr. Patterson who taught the sing
ing school here will sing here Satur
day night before the 4th Sunday.
Everybody invited.
There seems to be a fair contest be
tween Miss Alice Sandefer and Miss
Iva Griffin in regard to “cupid.” But
no votes have .vet been received.
W. B. Hugg and Mrs. M. B. Haley
were quietly united in matrimony Sun
day morning at the home of Rev. G.
L. Fink, Rev. Fink officiating.
One of the students from Convenience
to the singing school at this place says
if he could have found his way home
he would have captured the prettiest
girl in Independence county.
The singing school closed last Sat
urday and we are glad to note that
interest seemed fairly good, there be
ing '2o students enrolled: which speaks
well of the Pleasant Hill community.
John Bruce and Mrs. Susie Logan
were married Thanksgiving day at the
home of Rev. Fink. That they may
live long and enjoy God's greatest
blessing's, health, wealth and pleasure
is the heart-felt wish of the writer.
BURGLARS BURN A BANK
The safe in the Citizens’ Bank at
Pettigrew, Madison county, was blown
open by burglars one night last week,
the explosion causing it to fall on its
face, which prevented the burglars
from getting into it. The building was
set on tire and destroyed, together
with several smaller buildings adjoin
ing. All the papers and currency in
the safe were burned and much of the
silver was melted. There was about
$1,000 in the safe, but the amount was
insured against loss by burg*lary.
THE VOTING CONTINUES
Substantial Gains Made by Young
Ladies in the Voting Contest
The Journal’s voting contest {foes
merrily on and the voting continues
with increased interest. There is a
new candidate in the field this week,
Miss Pearl Morgan of Moorefield, and
she will likely prove a strong candi
date before the contest closes.
A little personal effort on the part
of some young lady is going to win
this beautiful watch an chain, and it
is well worth the small amount of time
and trouble necessary to win it. A
little personal solicitation among your
friends, asking tham to subscribe or
renew for The Journal and give you
their votes, is all that is necessary.
Each yearly subscription to The
.journal enuues me suuscriner 10
cast 50 votes for any one he may
choose. If he pays for two years lie
is entitled to 125 votes. Thus if a sub
scriber is a year behind and pays up
his back dues and a year in anvance
he is entitled to 125 votes. Three-year
subscription entitles the subscriber to
200 votes; four-year subscriptions,
325 votes: five-year subscriptions 500
votes. The payment of back dues
count the same as new subscriptions.
The coupons printed in each issue
of The Journal are good for one vote
and any young1 lady or her friends are
entitled to gather up as many of these
as they can find and vote them for
their choice. Quite a number of votes
may be secured in this manner without
any cost or trouble except to gather
up the coupons and send them to The
Journal office.
The standing of the candidates this
week is as follows:
Miss Maud Moore, Sulphur Rock, 2006
Miss Kate Saylors, Newark..1106
Miss Ola Kinman, Newark_491
Miss Lucy Nuckolls, Cord.235
A COSTLY LAW SUIT
Last fall Brown & Son, blacksmiths,
of this place, brought suit against R.
R. Ratton, administrator of the R.
G. Conn estate, for $10 for work done
for Mr, Conn before his death. The
case came up for trial in Squire
Tharp’s court and the court dismissed
the case on the ground that it had no
jurisdiction over administrators.
Brown was represented by Attorney
Alexander, who appealed the dismissal
to the circuit court. The circuit court
held that the justice court had juris
diction, whereupon Ratton confessed
judgment. Brown’s attorney probated
the claim Monday, which by this time,
including costs, amounted to about
$37, not including the probate cost and
attorney’s fees.
TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS
If your district needs desks, black
boards or school furniture of any kind,
call and get my prices. I handle the
best desk made and can make prices
as low as the lowest. A. A. Hender
son, Newark, Ark.
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The Newark Journal’s Popular Lady
Voting Contest
NOT GOOD AFTER DECEMBER 18, 1907
HAPPENINGS AT CORD
Cord, Dec. .'5.—Prof. Toose Jernigan
of Sulphur Rock who is teaching at
this place visited home folks Satur
day and Sunday and on returning
Sunday night was kicked by a mule
but not seriously injured.
Miss Victoria Martin entertained
her many friends at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Walter McClain Monday
night.
Rev. ,T. I. Martin left Thursda^jor
the southern part of the state, where
he will continue in the missionary
work.
Kin Reaves of this place will leave
in a few days for Texas, where he ex
pects to make a crop.
The Ladies Aid Society gave thirty
dollars last week for lumber for the
new church building.
MissLucy McClain of Cord is attend
ing the protracted meeting at Cave
City this week.
Mrs. Ada Nuckols and son, Tom, of
Charlotte were visiting relatives at
Cord Sunday.
The young folks had an apron party
at Mrs. Mollie Winston’s Saturday
night.
Rev. J. L. Brown and wife of Char
lotte were visiting at this place last
week.
Miss Josie Taylor who has been
visiting in Missouri came home last
week.
Ira Martin and wife visited home
folks Saturday and Sunday.
G. G. Hugg of Charlotte was visit
at this place Sunday.
I. C. Nuckolls made a business trip
to Newport Monday.
Little Myrdie Grace gave a birthday
dinner Sunday.
Not considering bad colds, health is
verv trood.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS
Notice is hereby given that there will
be a public examination at Batesville,
Ark., on Thursday and Friday, the
10th and 20th days of December, 1907,
to ascertain the prefessional qaulifica
tions of all persons desiring to teach
in the public schools of Arkansas
within the limits of Independence coun
ty. The examination will begin prompt
ly at 8:30 a. m. and each applicant is
requested to be present at that hour.
Given under my hand this the 18th
day of November, 1907.
Sidney Pickens,
County Examiner.
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
What others have done, you can do.
The salaries that others have drawn,
you can draw. It is entirely with you.
If you are interested in securing' a
position at a splendid salary twelve
months in the year, you could not do
better than to take a course of short
hand and bookkeeping, or bookkeep
ing and telegraphy, with the Tyler
Commercial College, Tyler, Texas.
The editor has investigated this in
stitution. and finds it to be a splendid
school, and that its claims can be re
lied upon. Write for a catalogue or
call at this office for furthur informa
tion.
FARM FOR SALE
Good 80 acre creek bottom farm,
four miles east of Newark, on Dota
creek, 25 acres in cultivation, good
three-room log house, good log barn,
good timber on land not in cultivation,
only one mile from school and church.
Will be sold, if taken at once, for $8
per acre. Henderson Heal KstateCo.,
Newark, Ark.,
BUSINESS FOR SALE
Owing to Mr. Alexander's absence
at Hot Springs since September, and
will probably have to remain all win
ter, so he cannot look after the busi
ness, we offer our business at Sulphur
Rock for sale at a bargain. Well sell
on terms to suit the purchaser. Alex
ander & Travis, Sulphur Rock, Ark.
COTTON RECEIPTS
The total cotton receipts up to noon
yesterday were TlZ.J bales, and it was
selling at lli cents. The total re
ceipt to the same date last year were
2,472 bales, and the price at that time
was 10 cents.
MR. DONAGHEY IN TOWN
Gubernatorial Candidate Here Satur
day Mixing With the People
Geo. W. Donaghey, of Conway, can
didate for governor, spent Saturday
afternoon in Newark, and addressed
the people in behalf of his candidacy
for governor.
Mr. Donaghey stated in his speech,
that his opponents were telling it on.
him that he could not make a speech,
and thereby trying to convey the idea
that he had no sense. Mr. Donaghey
cited the names of many well known,
men who had achieved the greatest
fame and yet who were not orators.
But the climax of this part of his
speech was reached when he stated
that real ability and deep oratory sel
dom dwell together. He then called
attention to the fact that while the
other candidates were poking1 sarcasm
at his oratory they were appropriating
the most of his platform for their own.
use. He said Mr. Kirby was trying to
take the state capitol issue for himself,
but that Kirby had never spent even a
postage stamp to expose the fraud.
Kirby had not done what the ought to
have done in tl^s matter, for the pay
he was getting from the state, hut since
lie had entered the gubernatorial race
Mr. Kirby had become very loud
mouthed about tiie state house scandal.
The speaker then took up Mr. Hine
mon's tax exemption proposition and
showed that by its operation practical
ly every negro in the state would lie
freed from paying any taxes whatever.
He then asked if Mr. Hinemon would
still ask us to continue to educate the
negro, while he thus encouraged his
idlenese, and at the same time not ask
a penny of taxes from him. Mr.
Donaghey said that, as private citizens,
there were many men in Arkansas who
had done more for the cause of educa
tion than had Mr. Hinemon, while, at
the same time, they were assisting to
build up the state along other lines
also, while Mr. Hinemon had done
nothing for the advancement of Ar
kansas except in the cause of educa
tion, and for all he has done in that
work he has been well paid by the
state.
He said that if the other candidates
can get up no better platform of prin
ciples than they have done they should
quit the race and quit asking the peo
ple to vote for them.
This was Mr. Donaghey’s first visit
to Newark. He is a very pleasant and
agreeable gentleman, clever, affable
and a good mixer, and it is safe to>
say that he made many friends here
during his short visit.
HODGES FOR CLERK
Thb Cave City Clarion pays the fol
lowing deserved compliment to Armie
Hodges, one of Independence county’s
candidates for circuit clerk:’
“Armie is a home-raised boy, being*
born and raised in Independence coun
ty, and has secured his education by
teaching in the summer, and thus ole
taining means to attend school in the
winter, and has worked his way up to
his present position largely by dint of
his own efforts. He is the present
deputy clerk, and bears the well earn
ed reputation of being one of the most
efficient, clever and accommodating*
men that ever held this position.
“The position of circuit clerk is one
of the most important to the citizens
and taxpayers of any in the county,
and the applicant should be selected
largely with reference to his qualifier
ions and fitness to till the office. Armie,
by reason of his thorough acquaint
ance with every detail of the office, his
unfailing kindness and courtesy shown
to all alike, would be an invaluable
man for those citizens of the county
who have business in this department
of the county’s affairs. His records
are a model of neatness and accuracy
and compare favorably with those of
any clerk or deputy that Independence
has ever had.
“*He is a young man of splendid
habits and untiring energy, and wo
bespeak for him the kindly considera
tion of those who believe in rewarding
those young men who have qualified
themselves for positions of trust, ami
to become citizens of whom their
county may well feel proud.”