The Newark Journal.
O. F. CRAKJ, Editor.
NEWARK- - . ARKANSAS
Augustus X. K. Shaffer was hang
ed at Washington lor the murder of
his divorced wife.
Rev. John Morris, colored, oT
New York City, alleged author of
the cakewalk, is dying.
The twentieth ballot for United
States senator from Missouri result
ed: Niedringlians, (50; Cockrell, (52;
Kerens, 11.
By a vote of ,‘52(5 to 11 the lower
branch of congress passed the Esch
Townsend bill for the regulation of
freight rales.
Gov. Vardanian of Mississippi, an
nounce that lie will have nothing
to do in any way with the inaugura
tion of President Roosevelt.
A persistent rumor is in circula
tion at St. Petersburg to the effect
that former Interior Minister Svia
topolk-Mirsky will shortly return to
power.
It is said Consul General Good
now, who is in Washington, has de
cided to retire from his office as con
sul general at Shanghai and a change
in that post will lie announced soon.
Edwin Fitzgerald, assistant gen
eral freight agent of the Southern
Railway system, died in Denver af
ter a severe attack of grip. Mr.
Fitzgerald was a well-known rail
way limn, and fought through the
civil war on the Confederate ;-ide.
ll<* was the youngest major in the
Confederate army.
•I. Samuel MeCue. former niavor
of Charlottesville. \ a., was hanged
there February 10 for the murder of
his wife September 1, 1904. After
the execution his spiritual advisers
made a public statement that McCue
had confessed to them that he had
murdered his wife, impelled to com
mit the crime by an evil power be
yond his control.
The Chicago Daily News says: ‘-It
is estimated that there are 45.000,
000 eggs in cold storage in Chicago.
Notwithstanding this a famine in
the product exists, and householders
are paying 4S cents a dozen. The
big meat packers are said to have a
corner oil the market. The eggs were
bought at a price ranging from 15
to 17 cents a dozen.”
To release his mother from the
dutches of a drunken man. who was
choking her, Lee E. Magnus, the
14-year-old son of Mrs. Ida Mag
nus, placed a pistol against the
head of Ward 1>. Jug, his parent's
asasilant, and blew out the man’s
1 rains at Memphis. The boy was
placed under-arrest, but several
prominent city officials immediate
ly gave bail for him and Ik* was re
leased.
Weather conditions in Wesi Ten
nessee. Mississippi, Arkansas, Louis
iana and North Texas last week
were the worst that these sections
have experienced in years. Street
car traffic in many cities was com
pletely demoralized, and business
was reported to lie practically at a
standstill. Kailroad trails main
tained only irregular schedule, and
river traffic entirely suspended be
cause of floating ice.
While attempting to cross Broad
way at Sixty-sixth street, Bus Guer
rero, a well-known athlete and bold
er of several long distance pede*
trian records, was knocked down by
a cab and is suffering from internal
injuries which will probably prove
fatal. Guerrero, twenty years ago,
was one* of the best known pedes
trians in America and participated
in many six-day contests in differ
ent parts of the country.
Atlanta, Ga., was cut off from
the rest of the world Tli hours during
a sleet storm and blizzard. Nearly
every wire in and near the* city went
down and street cars <iid not run for
three days.
Ambassador McCormick, now at
St Petersburg, will be transferred to
Baris and will be succeeded by Geo.
V. L. Meyer, present ambassador to
Italy. Henry White, secretary of
the London embassy, will succeed
Meyer.
Railroad Shops Cannot be Taxed.
Judge Coffman of Pulaski county
struck from the county tax hooks
an assessment of $000,000 made on
tlie Iron Mountain shops at Baring
Cross. This will reduce the county
taxes to Be paid this year about
$15,000. The railroad attorneys
contended that the power to assess
the shops lay only with the state
railway assessment board, which
was based on a recent decision of
the supreme court. This was the
firs! time the county had assessed
the shops. A certificate of the sec
retary of state was tiled showing
that the state hoard had assessed
the shops at $100,000.
Sues Hot Springs Medical Board.
In tho federal court at Little
Rock S. (’. Van Lear, a Hot Springs
physician, has filed suit against M.
A. Eisclc, superintendent of the
government reservation and the
members of the federal medical
board, asking for an injunction re
straining them from interfering
with his business as a physician, and
for $50,000 damages. In the com
plaint the hoard is termed a “trust/
and the allegation is made that the
refusal to issue him a license is to
shut off competition in the drug
store hu si ness.
Attempt to Burn Grand Stand.
The new Oaklawn raee track
grand stand at Hot Springs was
set afire two days before the day
set for its opening. A window was
raised, coal oil poured on the floor
and ignited. When the night watch
man passed the window shortly af
terward tho lire was burning free
ly, but he called assistance and the
blaze was extinguished. Sherifi
Williams has offered a reward of
$5,000 for the arrest of the incen
diary.
Favor Reduction of Cotton Acreage.
Meetings were held in many town
ships in cotton growing counties of
this state February 11. pursuant to
tin' call of President Jordan of the
Southern Cotton Association, look
ing to a reduction of the cotton
acreage. There was no dissent from
the proposed plan and the farmers
pledged themselves to plant one
fourth less cotton this year, reduc
ing Arkansas’ crop about 200,000
bales.
Rock Island will txisna.
Representatives of live railroad
contractors made a trip horseback
over the route of the proposal ex
tension of the Rock Island system
from Renton to Cr os sett in Ashley
county. The contract for the con
struction of the road was to have
been let in Chicago the loth. The
proposed road will run through Sa
line, Grant, Cleveland, Bradley and
Ashley counties.
Maj. J. J. Hornor Dead.
Major .J. J. Hornor of Helena
died in that city February 7, aged
72 rears. He had resided there con
tinuously except while attending
school at Columbia, Term. He was
representative from Phillips county
to the constitutional convention in
187 1. lie became president of the
Bank of Helena in 1891.
Ralph Davis Acquitted.
At Malvern Ralph Davis, a Mem
phis attorney, was acquitted of an
indictment charging him with em
bezzlement of $10,500 in connec
tion with the alleged foot race
frauds, and a charge of perjury
against him was dismissed.
Frozen to Death.
R. \Y. Hudgens died at Little
Rock from the effects ■ exposure to
the severe weather. He was found
in a box ear in a semi-conscious con
dition and taken to the hospital
where he died. He said ho had been
wandering around and li t.; trawled
in the car to get warm.
S. H. Oliver, supposed to live at
Makanda. 111., was run down y a
train at Baring Cross.
Baptist Publishing House Formed,
At Little Lock the Baptist Pub
lishing Company lias been formed
with a capital stock of $100,000, of
which $40,000 has been subscribed.
It is proposed to publish a Baptist
paper and also books, tracts and oth
er Baptist literature. The Baptist
Flag, now published at Fulton, Ky.,
will be moved to Little Bock. The
following directors were elected:
J. N. Hall, Fulton, Ky.; W. R.
Cross, Magnolia; B. M. Regard,
Little Rock; W. 11. Paslav, Forrest
City; O. Echols, Fort Smith; W.
M. Barker, Wynniewood, 1. T., and
Blount C. Trice, Little Rock. The
directors elected the following offi
cers: ,7. \\ Hall, president: B. M.
Regard, vice president; Blount
Trice, secretary; \Y. R. Cross, treas
urer.
Dr. R. G. Lightle Dead.
Dr. Rk-hard G. Lightle of Searcy,
who came into notoriety last July
through his alleged connection with
an alleged conspiracy to defraud
life insurance companies, died Feb
ruary 7 of pneumonia at the home
of his mother in Searcy. 11 is wife
was not with him at the time, hut
had started from Perryville, where
she has been staying, when she heard
of his death. Two small children
also survive. 'I'llere was no insur
ance carried by Dr. Lightle at the
time of his death as it was all can
celed last summer. It is said that
just before his death Dr. Lightle
made a confession in which he ex
onerated John V. Roberts.
Choctaw Strip in Courts.
The courts now have before them
the question of jurisdiction of Ar
kansas peace officers over the ten
acre strip adjoining Fort Smith in
the Indian Territory, known as the
Choctaw strip. The Curtis hill,
passed l>y Congress, gave Fort Smith
police jurisdiction and an ordinance
was passed accepting the grant. Re
cently there was a dance at a house
in the strip and a Fort Smith officer
arrested a man named Lewis for
earning a pistol. His counsel ar
gued that the city could not exer
cise jurisdiction until the strip had
| been accepted by the state, hut the
court assessed a fine under the city
ordinance.
May Enlarge Fort Roots.
The officers and men at Fort I.o
gan II. Roots as well as the citizens
of Little Rock are awaiting with in
j to rest the visit of Major General S.
S. Summer the latter part of April
! or early in May, as they believe his
visit may result in the increasing
of the j>ost to a regimental post or
at least to one quartering a battalion.
Major General Sumner has com
mand of the southwestern division,
which includes the department of
Texas, commanded by Brigadier
General Ijcc. and the department of
Colorado, commanded by Brigadier
General Frank Baldwin.
Historical Committee Met.
At. the historical committee of the
United Confederate Veterans meet
ing, held in Little Rock, the report
of Chairman Nowlin was adopted
and the Nowlin bill for an appro
priation to restore the Confederate
records of Arkansas now before the
legislature was endorsed. A com
mittee consisting of Prof. Junius
Jordan, T. A. Futrall and S. C.
Harley was appointed to review the
histories for use in southern schools
by Mrs. Lee and W. Thompson.
New Dormitory for Deaf Mute.
Bids are asked for the construc
tion of the $}5,000 new dormitory
for the deaf mute institute. This
was arranged for two years ago and
the appropriation incorporated in
the deaf mute hill passed by the leg
islature at that time. This was
among the hills which went down
after the session closed. The appro
priation was only available when the
present general assembly passed the
deficiency bill.
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Real Estate For Sale*
Some Bargains in Desirable Farm and City Property
Offered by Craig & Henderson.
No. 1. 80 acres good land 1 m lrotn
Newark, on railroad; 40 acres cleared;
23 in cultivation; good bottom land
and a bargain.
No. 2. 80 acres good bottom land 4
miles N.-E. Newark; half subject to
overflow, balance above highwater;
40 acres in cultivation. Fine land and
a bargain.
No 10. 40 acres good timber land
2 miles from Newark; would make tine
cotton land.
No. 15. 160 acres tine land in the
famous Big Bottom country; makes a
bale of cotton and 75 to 100 bushels of
corn to the acre. Fine farm and in
a few years will be worth 16 thousand
dollars, but if taken at once can be
bought for about half that amount.
No. 18. 400 acres fine Big Bottom
farming land; 200 acres in cultivation;
4 houses on place; makes a bale of cot
ton to the acre. Well improved farm
and a genuine bargain if taken at once.
No. 21. 279 acre farm adjoining
Paroquet, 40acres in cultivation, 20
acres in pasture; one 6-roora frame
and one 2-room box house on place.
Good well, two pumps, three barns,
two good orchards of an bearing trees;
land not in cultivation has good tim
ber.
No. 24. 20 acres nair iniic norm or
Newark, 15 acres iti cultivation; excel
lent location for truck or poultry farm.
No. 25. 11 acres half mile north of
town; (rood 5-room house, barn, orch
ard, good out buildings and two wells.
50. 160 acre farm with 40 improved
good orchard of :]<X) trees, good 7 room
frame house and good barn; everlast
ing spring.
60. 10 acres in northeast part of
town, all under good fence; good ‘i
room box house with brick Hues; good
well of water, barn, garden: orchard
of 75 bearing trees of apples; also
pears, peaches and grapes.
61. 440 acres 1 mile north of Paro
quet; 140 acres in cultivation; 250 acres
under fence; 2 pastures. 1 of 100 acres
and 1 of 40 acres; 4 2-room and 0-room
houses, good barns, pumps and plenty
of water; three-fourths mile of river
front; ferry landing on place; makes
three-fourths to a bale of cotton and
40 to 60 bushels of corn per acre.
Price tifty-five hundred dollars.
No. 62. New g room house with
good barn and smokehouse, fine water
and all modern conveniences, located
two blocks from school building, and
near baptist church. One of the most
desirable locations in town, and will
be sold at a bargain.
no. 26. 140 acre farm, SO acres in
cultivation; good timber on land not
in cultivation; three 2-room houses,
good well and spring, 2i acre orchard.
Located 8 miles north of Newark,
mile from Black Liver Academy, mile
from church and in trood neighborhood.
Small creek runs through the farm.
no. 27. One block beautiful resi
dence lots just nortli of school build
ing. Very desirable property and a
bargain. »•*'*5**'
no. 3». 40 acres timber land 6 miles
southwest of Oil Trough store, good
white oak timber; Price $60,
No. .t.i. N) acres nig uui wmi iuna
24 miles from Newark: 00 acres in cul
tivation, 3 acres in alfalfa; grows bale
of cotton to the acre.
no. 37. 2 acres nicest residence
property in north part of town; good
well and garden on place.
55. 100 acre farm 3 miles north of
town, 140 acres in cultivation, 20 acres
good timber, no rocks, 5 room log
house and 4 room frame house, good
well, and nice young orchard.
No. 2*. 15 acres tine Big Bottom
land,mile and a half from Newark,all
in cultivation: makes bale of cotton
per acre.
no. 30. 529 acres tine bottom land;
mile river front on Black river; 300
acres under fence; 200 acres tine cane
land; valuable white oak timber on
land.
No. 31. Block of nicest residence
property in Newark, near sclioo
building.
No. 32. Block nice residence prop
erty in west side Newark, 1 block from
school building.
no. 4::. 40 acres umoerea iana .s mi.
north of Newark; good hill land and
nice location for small fruit farm.
no. .53. Block residence property in
north part of town; 80 bearing apple
trees on place; choice residence prop
erty.
no. 35. 99 acres 2 miles north of
Newark, TO acres in cultivation, 2-sto
ry 5-room house, good outbuildings,
barns, 20 acre pasture and line youn
orchard.
No. 38. 4u acres timbered land on
Village creek, 2 miles from Newport,
tine land; valuable white oak timber
on place.
43. 3(K) acres good bottom land. 280
acres in timber; 80 acres in timothy;
good 4 room house; good barn and out
buildings; good orchard; 100 acres in
pasture; improvements good; l<x‘ated
3 miles from Newark; a tine stock
farm. Price five thousand dollars.
45. 2 room house and 1 acre land in
north edge or city, at a bargain.
4ti. 3 acres nice residence property
in north edge of city; beautiful loca
tion, and genuine bargain.
4s. so acres in the manganese belt,
2 miles northwest of Cushraan;healthy
location; springs in abbndance.
49. 40 acres timbered land 8 miles
north of Batesville in the manganese
belt; .soil rich from mineral.
50. 2 acres fine residence property
in north part of town; 4 blocks from
school building; tine orchard of about
75 bearing trees; nice location.
52. 14(H) acres tine river bottom land
on Black river, lying on both sides of
railroad; over 200 acres in cultivation;
400 acres in pasture; good timber, 3
miles river front, railroad station and
switch on place, all good farming land
and has natural drainage, fine for cot
ton, and would make as tine stock
farm as any of its size in the South.
52. 240 acres tine land in the famous
Big Bottom country, half mile from
Newark; makes a hale of cotton and
60 to 1(H) bushels cot n per acre; 25 acres
in alfalfa yielding 7 to 8 tons per acre
every year.
ar.
Craig; & Henderson,
NEWARK,
ARKANSAS.
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