THE SCHOOL FUND APPORTIONED
Independence County (lets $11,
I IN.(W From the State’s
Common School Fund
The state board of school com
missioners met at Little Hock
Tuesday and apportioned the fund
due each county from the state
school fund.
The total amount apportioned
was $070,130.8N. This amount
{joint: to the 75 counties of the
state, furnishes $1.28 for each
child of school age in Arkansas.
The total number of school chil
dren in Arkansas, as shown by the
reports of the county examiners
to State Superintendent llincmon,
is 530,571.
Following is the school popula
tion of Independence and sur
rounding counties, with the
amount apportioned to each.
County School Apportlon
Population merit
I ndependence — 8,569 ^11,118.OS
Clebnrn..‘1,404 4,357.12
Izard.5,270 6.746.00
Jackson..6,800
Lawrence.6,465
Sharp.4,633
Stone.3,317
White .9,086
s,78s.48
8,275.20
5,80-. 24
4,245.76
11, ft30.08
The scholastic population of the
Newark district is 55H and it will
receive $711.68 from the state
fund.
ADLER MADNESS DEAD
Adler Magness, a prominent
young business man of Sulphur
Rock, died at Batesville Tuesday
night from congestion of the brain,
after a very brief illness.
The remains were buried Wed
nesday afternoon at the family
graveyard at the old Magness
place on White river south of Sul
phur Rock.
Blank note and receipt books at
The Journal office.
THE NATIONAL FARMERS UNION
Second Annual Meeting now Be
ing Held at Texarkana With
Good Attendance
Texarkana, Sept. 5.—The sec
ond annual meeting of thp Nation
al Farmers Educational and Co
operative I'iiion convened at the
i city hall here at 10 o’clock this
morning and will continue for
three days. The meeting was call
i ed to order by National President
K. K. Duckworth of Thomastou,
Ga.
At the afternoon session the re
port of the credentials committee
was adopted unanimoufl.v. It
showed a total of about 300 dele
grtes, Texas leading the list with
[sixty. The states lepresented arc
Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Cali
fornia, Tennessee. Alabama, Geor
gia, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas,
Kentucky, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Mississippi, Indian Ter
ritory and Oklahoma. The organ
ization claims a total membership
, of 000,000.
Following the report of the cre
dentials committee came discuss
ion by the convention of the con
dition of the cotton crop through
out the states represented. Re
ports showed an average deterior
| ation of 20 per cent in the crop
j within the last twenty days due
| mainly to insects and excessive
j rains.
| At the afternoon session E. B.
Hunter, George W. Bennett and
i A. II. Evans, representing the 111
1 inois Farmers Union appeared at
' the hall and were admitted to seats
i in the convention as fraternal vis
! itors.
A committee consisting of Ben.
! L. Griffin, chairman, Arkansas;
| E. A. Calvin, Texas; Dr. H. P.
Hudson, Tennessee; E A. Cook,
: Alabama, and ,1. B. Pickett, South
! Carolina, was appointed to fix the
1 minimum price for this season's
1 cotton crop, and it is thought it i
may make its report at tonight’s
! session of the convention though
it will probably be at a late hour.
It is generally understood that
nothing less than ten cents will be j
considered as the minimum price
1 per pound. About fifteen com
mittees have been appointed to at
tend to the various routine mat
ters, and these are expected to
bring in their reports at tomor
row’s session.
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CLEAN-UP SAL
OF ALL SUMMER GOODS
f1 GREAT FEAST OF BARGAINS
Space will not permit us to quote prices, but we are en
deavoring to wind up all the Summer Goods we have
and have made some great reductions, which will
positively exhaust the stock in a very few days
i
We have the ^
largest stock of
Shoes in New- /
ark. Come in '
and see us if
you need shoes
Courtney's full
vamp shoes al
ways give sat
is! ction. Try a
pair and you
will say so, too
We must have room for our immense stock of Fall Goods,
Millinery, Shoes, etc., which will arrive shortly
If it is Bargains you are looking for, we have them for you. The cost has
been lost sight of on all Summer Goods in an effort to make room for
our immense stock of new ball Goods now coming. We want
your trade and will do everything in our power to merit your
patronage and confidence. There’s a reason for it.
SISK, HULSEY & HADDOCK
TUB STORE THAT LEADS
NEWARK, .V .V .V ARKANSAS
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that we are in the market with the Chat
tanooga Hancock Double Disc Plow for
the Fall plowing and sowing. Hemember
also that we sell the Chattanooga Cane
Milk best on the market. We have anoth
er car each of the Luedinghaus and Ow
ensboro Wagons to arrive within the next
few days. Come to see us, or send us
your orders. We always treat you right
BARNETT BKOS. MERC, COMPANY
THE BIG STORE
BATESVILLE, ARK
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WEEKS DOINGS AT SULPHUR ROCK
Short Items of Interest Picked L’p
at the Metropolis of White
River Township.
To The Newark Journal:
Sulphur Rock, Sept. 4. The
election Monday resulted in the
election of the following township
officers: Justices of the peace,
George Jernigan and J. H. Mc
Doniel; constable, Sam Bevens.
Amendment No. s carried by a
good majority and the township
went against license. Edmond
son led for state senator, with,
Cole second and Hinkle third.
There were 200 votes |>olled.
. Dr. H. \\\ Vaughan, Sidney
Pickens, J. P. Sink, Madison (Jo
sett, .lack Hodges and Jack Gib
son went to Batesville Saturday to
see and hear Carrie Nation.
Sam Bevens and Ewing Lane,
Misses Lizzie Moore and Nettye
Bevens attended the camp meet
ing at Gray’s Spring Sunday.
A successful meeting closed at
Lebanon Sunday night with s or
10 conversions and a general re
vival among all denominations.
Rev. James F. Jernigan and
brother, (J. XV. Jernigan, left
Monday for Pleasant Valley to
commence a meeting.
Mi*s ()la Jernigan went to Bates
ville Saturday. She is teaching
tliere again in the public school.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Harvison left
last week for Texas where they
expect to make their home.
The young people enjoyed a
party at the New Central hotel
Monday night.
W. J. Jernigan and Ewin Line
of Charlotte spent Sunday and
Sunday night in town.
Dr. J. II. Ivennerly and Joe
Magness of Batesville were in
town Tuesday.
liev. W. F. Way man left Mon-j
day for Sidney to help m a ten
days meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wilson of
Newark were visiting relatives
here Sunday.
Rev. C. F. Hively left
for Safado where he will
i irteeting.
Tuesday j
help in
Miss Ella Sanders of Newport
’Pent Sunday here with home i
folks.
Luther Ashley left Friday for
Jhattanooga, Tenn., where he '
will probably spend some time
with his brother. Jim, who ha*
been there several months.
Kev. II. T. Gibson passed thru
town Friday en route to Barren
Fork.
Armie Hodges was down from
Batesville to visit home folks Sun
day.
Cul. L. Pearce of Batesville was
visiting friends here Sunday.
(’has. F. (’ole and W. S. Wright
spoke here Saturday night.
Mrs. J. C. Gibson has been on
the sick list this week.
Cleo Baker of Shelbyville waa
in town Tuesday.
E. M. Gibson was up from Mag
ness Tuesday.
Paul K.vler of Little Hock spent
Sunday here.
DEATH FROM HYDROPHOBIA
The 5 year old son of T. W.
Batson of Fort Smith died from
hydrophobia a few days ago. Ha
had been bitten by a dog about
four weeks ago.
YOUR
DOCTOR
SAYS
I hat Medicines are
the Weapons with
which he fights Dis
ease, and
EVERYTHING
DEPENDS UPON
THEIR PURITY
AND FRESHNESS.
We carry the kind of Drugs
your doctor likes to, use.
They are reliable. When
we compound a prescription
it can he depended upon to
he just what the doctor
prescribed. We don't sub
stitute. Do you realize the
meaning of this' It might
mean a difference of several
liours—yes, several days—in
a patient’s sickness.
NEWARK DRUG COMPANY
Jas. li. Ketchem, rigr.