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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, January 13, 1916
Vol. 15, No. 41
KILL BROTHER IN
FAMILY QUARREL
rather. Two Sons and Son-in
Law Engage in Fatal Family
Row in White County.
Alf Lewis, a yuong man
about 21 years of age, was shot
and instantly killed by his bro
ther, Frank Lewis, at the home
of his father, Tom Lewis, near
Roosevelt, a small town in White
county about 20 miles south of
Newark.
A family quarrel is said to
have been started in the front
yard of the elder Lewis’ home
between his two sons, Alf and
Frank, and his son-in-law,SteVe
Powell.
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Lewis’ home about noon on
Thursday of last week, and it
seems that some old family
troubles were renewed, the
quarrel resolving itself into a
fistic encounter between the
elder Lewis and his son Frank,
pitted against Alf Lewis and
Steve Powell.
In the difficulty that ensued
Frank Lewis is said to have se
cured a Winchester rifle and
began firing. Alf fell mortally
wounded with a bullet hole
through his head and died al
most instantly.
Steve Powell received two
shots in the leg and arm and
suffered two severe knife
wounds. Tom Lewis, the father,
about 60 years old, was shot
in the leg and severely wound
ed.
Following the tragedy.Frank
Lewis surrendered to officers
and was taken to Searcy and
placed in jail.
A preliminary trial was giv
en the parties, which resulted
in the acquittal of Tom and
Frank Lewis, while Powell
waived examination and was
bound over to await the action
of the grand jury.
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The Journal Buys a
Splendid New Press
O. F. Craig returned Tuesday |
from St. Louis where he pur
chased a new Babcock Stand
ard press for The Journal. The
press has been shipped and will
urriye in a week or ten days.
With the in dallation ofthisnew
press. The Journal willhaveone1
of the best equipped offices in
North Arkansas. It is one ofthe
latest type fast press, having a
capacity of 2500 per hour, and
is capable of producing the
highest grade book and com
mercial printing handled bythe j
best offices.
The first job of printing of
any size that The Journal will
handle on this new press will
be the printing of 1,000 copies
of a 260 page book for Rev. J.
L. Brown of this place who is
compiling a book of poems and
other special articles written by
him during the past few years.
When our new press is in
stalled and ready to run. The
Journal’s many friends will be
invited to call and see it in oper
ation.
EARL C. CASEY FOR
FROSECUTING ATTORNEY
The announcement of Earle
Casey of Batesville as a candi
date for prosecuting attorney
of this district will be found in
today’s paper.
Mr. Casey is well known to
the people of the district, hav
ing made the race two years
ago.
Mr. Casey was admitted to
the bar and began the practice
of law at Batesville a few years
ago and although he is one of
that city’s youngest attorneys,
he enjoys a good practice.
He is well qualified in every
way to discharge the duties of
the of fee and should the peo
ple of the district see fit tohon
:or him with this important posi
tion he will no doubt render
them good and satisfactory ser
vice.
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| First National Bank j
NEWARK, ARK
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,000
' C. M. Edwards, Pres
| G. M. Fields, V. Pres.
% E. B. Chesser, Cashier
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THIS BANK
is ORGANIZED
UNDER AND
controUlded by
DAWS
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THE STARTING OF
A BANK ACCOUNT
Even with One Dollar
Is an Act Which
One Mai/ Wisely Count an
ACT Of COMMON SENSE
The First Dollar Is the Big One
Because It Starts the Saving
BUY BANK MONEY ORDERS
When Sending Money to Dis
tant points. They are payable
anywhere and are SAFE.
WHERE FARMERS
LOSE BIG PROFIT
Census Report Shows One of
Greatest Needs is More Poul
try on Farms of Arkansas.
While the income from the
average farm flock of chickens
is not large, the income derived
from all the poultry raised on
farms in Arkansas amounts to
millions of dollars, and could be
more than doubled with but lit
tie enort.
The following figures on the
subject are taken from a recent
census report, and show the
great possibilities for the farm
ers in raising chickens.
Increase in number of farms
in Arkansas, five acres and ov-!
er, from 1900 to 1910, was 35,
984 or 20 per cent.
Total value of farm property
including that of land,buildings,
implements and machinery,live
stock, domestic animals,poultry
and bees, was $40,089,000, an
increase of 120 per cent.
The number of Arkansas
farms on April 15, 1910, was
214,678. The number of farms
reporting poultry was 35,194.
Total number of fowls re
ported, 10,808,758. The aver
age number of fowls to each
farm reporting poultry,31 head.
Had the 35.194 farms not re
porting poultry raised the same
number per farm, 31 head, as
those reporting poultry, the to
tal would have been i,108,611
head more or a net amount of
11,917,369 head. Had these
same 35,194 farms raised poul
try the cash increase would
have been much greater.
The value of the eggs report
ed for 1910 was 16 cents per
dozen and each hen laid seven
dozen, or 84 eggs each. Using
the same averages given to the
farms that reported poultry,the
1,108,611 fowls that could have!
been raised would have laid 7,-!
760,277 dozen eggs, worth $1,
241,644.32. By addingtheprices
of eggs and poultry together,
we have a total of $1,618,571,
which represents in cold cash
what the Arkansas farmers lose
annually by neglectng their
poultry.
Iowa had 204,635 farms re
porting poultry at the same
time, which raised 29,990,000
fowls, or an average per farm
of 146 head. Iowa farms af
eraged 115 fowls per farm more
than Arkansas.
Had the farms of Arkansas
•raised the same number of fowls
per farm as Iowa, the Arkansas
report would have been 21,-!
138,840 fowls worth $7,187,205.
And again using the census fig
ures, had Arkansas farms rais
ed the same number of fowls as
Iowa, the poultry and eggs
would have been worth $30,
863,705.
it is true that Arkansas has.
been backward in many branch-1
es of farming,and it is also true I
that much has been said and
written about this state by peo-!
pie who were absolutely ignor
ant of her resources. This con
dition has been changed and no
one industry has done more to
|advance the state than that of,
poultry and poultry products. |
Arkansas is becoming noted as
a great poultry state. Our cli
mate and conditions are almost!
; ideal for this industry. Diseases
commonly known andthat make |
poultry raising hazardous in
other sections, are unknown
here and it is not uncommon for
our breeders to raise to maturi
ty 95 per cent of the chicks
they hatched.
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FOR SALE
Some good young mules,well
broken; good brood mares and
three young fHies. Apply to J.
H. Jimerson, Sulphur Rock.
INDICATIONS POINT
TO HODGES’ ELECTION
Even People of Dr. Brough’s
Section of State Endorse Mr.
Hodges Platform.
The withdrawal of Hon. T.C.
McRae from the governor’s race
insures the nomination of Earle
VV. Hodges. Already in the lead
for governor, with both McRae
and Brough fighting him, the
withdrawal of McRae gives Mr.
Hodges a great many support
ers whom he did not have prior
to that time. In south Arkansas
Mr. Hodges had a strong sup
port even with Mr. McRae in
the race, and with him out of it,
more than two-thirds of his for
mer supporters will go to Hod
ges.
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election of Earle Hodges, they
have only to read the accounts
of his campaign in Western Ar
ansas last week. Right in the
section where Dr.Broughshould
have strength if he hasstrength
anywhere in the state, Mr.Hod
ges had the the largest crowds
and the greatest enthusiasm.
The plan ^+'I)r.Brough to add
about 10,000 tax assessors to
the list of o'fice holders in the
state of Arkansas, has not met
with the approval of the people.
The charges that are being
made that Earle Hodges is lin
ed up with any political faction
or ring, is the most absurd
charge that could possibly be
made. Some of his enemies say
that he is a Hays product, oth
ers that he is lined up with a
machine. The fact is that Mr.
Hodges has sought the support
of no faction in the state, and if
there is a man in the race who
has always been free from ma
chine domination it is Earle
W. Hodges. Most of the Hays
crowd is supporting Mr. Hod
ges; that is true, but the Hays
support came to Mr. Hodges
voluntarily without silicitation
or promise from him, as did the
voters who formerly supported
the late Senator Jeff Davis.The
fact is that Mr. Hodges is sc
strong in the state and so popu
lar with the people that men of
all factions are lined up with
him. They know he is clean,
capable and competent and
that he has the efficiency and
experience to qualify him to
make one of the best governors
the state of Arkansas ever had
with the courage and manhood
to carry out the plans laid down
in his platform.
The arguments made by Hon.
T. C. McRae before he retired
from the race for govenor, are
among the very best arguments
that have ever been made
against Dr. Brough.
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NOTICE OF MEETING
DEMOCRAIC COMMITTEE
Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of t he democratic coun
ty central committee will be
held at the Court House in
Batesville on Saturday, Janu
ary 22. 1916, for the purposed
naming date for primary to se
lect county and township offi
cers and for the transaction oi
such other business properlj
coming before the committee.
Each committeeman is ur
gently requested to be present
in person and eliminate, a.‘
nearly as possible, party gov
ernment by proxy.
J. H. Jimerson, Chairman
E. A. Hodges, Secretary
Walter Raney, editor of th<
McCrory Enterprise, came uj
Wednesday to join Mrs. Rane?
who has been visiting friend:
here for several days. They re
turned to their home this morn
ing.
First National Bank
Re-elects Old Officers
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the FirstNation
al Bank held Tuesday, the fol
lowing directors were re-elect
ed for the ensuing year: C. M.
j Edwards, G. M. Fields, R. R. |
Adams, Dr. A. A. Evans, E. R.
Moore and F C. Hoyt. All the
old officers were re-elected as
follows: C. M. Edwards, presi
dent; G. M. Fields, vice presi
dent; E. B. Chesser, cashier.
The regular semi-annual divi
dend w^s declared and paid,
making a ten per cent dividend
for the year in addition to hav-j
inb passsed more than $700 to
the credit of undivided profits.
The First National is one of
the most substantial banks in
| North Arkansas. It is ably and
j efficiently managed and The
Journal is pleased to note itsin
| creasing prosperity.
H. U. WILLIAMSON FOR
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY
The announcement of Hugh
Williamson as a candidate for
re-election as prosecuting at
torney appears in today’s pa
per.
Hugh has made a record as
Prosecuting Attorney which is
the equal of that of any man
who ever held this important
position, a record of which he
jis justly proud, and is asking
jfor an endorsement of the same,
| and is making the race solely
on his merits.
It is not customary for a man
who has made a good record to
have opposition for a second
term and even though he should
have opposition, his many
friends do not fear the opposi
tion and feel that his re-election
is certain.
At the time of his election
two years ago, Mr. Williamson
was a comparative stranger in
the district except in his home
county. In spite of this he re
ceived a splendid vote in every
county in the district and in his
home county where he is best
known he received 849 votes
out of a total of 989 votes in
that county. This is a splendid
recommendation from his home
people and shows the high es
teem in which he is held in that
county.
When you cast your vote for
Hugh Williamson you are sup
porting an ambitious young
man who is clean, sober, cap
able and honest, and who will
let all times be found conscien
tiously striving to do his duty.
TO ALL OUR FRIENDS I
We Appreciate what you have done for us and we
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want to serve you better in the future than in years S
gone. We feel sure that we can and will do so. We
will carry the best in our lines, you can depend always
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on “the best for the money." Don’t foget that “Max
field’s IS THE RIGHT PLACE”. Come to See us when
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in town, whether you want to buy or not, will be glad
to meet you at any time.
We Wish a Happy and
REMEMBER
MAXFIELD’S
Is the Right Place For Furniture, Wagons, Buggies,Autos
Lime, Cement, Paint, Harness, Hardware and
Heavy Farm Implements
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Newark Canning Co
Holds Annual Election
The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Newark
Canning Company was held at
the office of the company in
this city last Saturday.
Reports submitted by Secre
tary W. A. Isgrig showed the
company had attained splendid
results during its first season,
and when stock now on hand is
disposed of the company will
have paid all expensesandhave
r. substantial surplus left over
to begin operations uponforthe
coming season.
The following were re-elect
ed as directors for the ensuing
year: F. C. Hoyt, G. M. Fields,
W. A. Isgrig, O. F. Craig, J. II
Holderby, F. O. Eller and H. E.
Hawthorne.
I he old oli icers were re-elect
ed as follows: F. C. Hoyt,presi
dent; J. H.Holderby.vice presi
dent; W. A. lsgrig, secretary;
O. F. Craig, treasurer.
The company expects to
specialize on tomatoes the com
ing season, as it has been found
there is a more retidy sale for
tomatoes than any other can
ned product. They are a profit
able crop for the farmer and
find ready sale at a good price
when canned.
The company is now ready
to make contracts for the 1916
crop and has an advertisement
elsewhere in today’s paper.
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N. M. WILSON FOR
ROAD OVERSEER
The announcement of N. M.
Wilson as a candidate *for road
overseer of Rig Bottom town
ssip appears in The Journal to
day.
Mr. Wilson has served the
people of this township in this
capacity before and has a
splendid re'eord to his credit. If
elected, he will no ooubt ren
der the people good and satis
factory service.
RE-ELECT FENCE
COMMISSIONERS
At a meeting of the landown
ers of Big Bottom FenceingDis
trict held in the town hall on
last Saturday, F. C. Hoyt, G.
M. Fields and W. W. Magness
were unanimously reelected as
commissioners for the ensuing
year.
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Dr. G. C. Croom returned a
few days ago from Oxford
where he spent a few weeks vis
iting relatives.