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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS,,THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1920
VOL. 20 NO. 23
BREAKS STEER’S NECK
AND STARS 3 RIBS
Fights Mad Steer With Bare
Hands and Wins After
Thrilling Encounter
After a thrilling fight which
lasted several minutes, a big
husky young steer fell to the
ground with a broken neck
end Joe Ryan sustained three
broken ribs and other severe
injuries, as the result of a suc
cessful attempt to put the big
gest thrill into a motion pic
ture, during the making of
“Hidden Dangers” the new
Vitagraph serial which begins
at the Royal Saturday night,
September 11.
Few men were ever daring
enough to fight a mad steer
with their bare hands, and al
though Ryan had the nerve to
do it, the picture was delayed
for some time while Ryan was
recovering in a hospital, as the
accident occurred during the
making of the first episode of
the thrilling serial.
The exploit of the star and
the steer, as said before, was
to place right at the start of
this new serial the greatest
thrill ever attempted, and ac
complished, within the realm
of this popular type of photo
play. The plot action called
for Ryan to “bull-dog” a mad
dened steer. Thej got the
steer and they sent Ryan after
him. Now Ryan is an old cow
boy and riding “bronchs” and
doing the Quo Vadis stunt with
steers was ancient and honored
pastime with him. But this
steer was unusually healthy.
And when Ryan got to grips
with the bovine’s horns he
knew it.
Ryan proceeded however to
kink the animal’s neck. It con
aumed more time than he ex
pected. Beast and man fought
hard, but the man fought the
hardest and when he finally
twisted the animals neck and
the bones cracked, Ryan col
lapsed with the steer on top of
him.
SCHOOL OPENS
The Newark High School
opened Monday with the larg
est enrollment in the history
of the school. A number of
patrons were present and ex
presed themselves as being
heartily in sympathy with any
movement for the benefit of a
better school interest.
Rev. E. W. Nelson conducted
chapel and gave an interesting
talk. Rev. J. E. Snell made a
short talk on the need of co
operation.
Superintendent Rawlings an
nounced that the Department
of Expression had been added
this year and will be in charge
of Miss Horton, who will also
have charge cf the Music De
partment. Upon introduction
bv Mr. Rawlings, Miss Horton
delighted all with an interest
ing reading. Miss Horton
comes to the school from Moun
tain Home College and her
personality corroborates her
high i ecommendations.
The school is badly crowd
( d and it is hoped that the ad
ditional seats which have been
ordered for some time will ar
rive soon.
The faculty is composed of
Superintendent J. K. Rawlings,
Prof. E. N. C- Holcombe, Miss
Pearl Miller, Mrs. O. L. Bone,
Miss Minnie Lynn Martin, Mrs
J. E. Snell, Miss Kate Martin
and Miss Nellie Horton.
BAFTIST ASSOCIATION
The Independence County
Baptist Association will hold
its annual meeting at the First
Baptist church in Batesville,
Setpember 11, Hi and 13.
UNITED WE STAND.’
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All member banks are under the supervision of
the Treasury Department at Washington, D. C-, and
are regularly examined by men from that department.
We offer the protection and benefits of the “Fed
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JEAN PAIGE ?S THE j
GAMEST STAR OF ALL
Jean Paige, lh>. charming
and plucky little co-star of i
Joe Ryan in “Hidden Dangers"
has well earned the present
day honors ot' being th,v gam
es! and most daring woman
star in motion pictures. If she
never did anything more dan
gerous and daring than the,
stunt she performs at the cli
max of the ninth episode she'
would still hold the honors,
for that piece of work has been
acclaimed as being the top not-i
cher of the several hundredj
thrilling scenes in this wonder
ful serial.
The story of “Hidden Dang
near the close of the episode
and topping the preceding ac
tion with its big thrill, is one
where Miss Paige climbs to the
top of a church steeple and
hangs onto the weather vane.
ARRANGEMENT FOR
.STATE CONVENTION;
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Little Rock, Sept. G.—Pre
liminaries are being arranged
for the Democratic State Con
vention which will meet in Lit
tle Rock, September 14. Since
all the selections of candidates
have been made by the people
in the primary, the convention
will resolve itself largely into
a ratification meeting.
It is understood that Judge
Joseph M. ITi 1 of Fort Smith
will be the permanent chair
man of the convention and
that Harvey G. Combs, who
was manager cf the Floyd
campaign, will be secretary. It
is also reported that W. V.
Tompkins of Prescott, Colonel
McRae’s law partner is the
choice for chairman of the
Democratic State Central Com
mittee, and Virgil C. Pcttie of
L;ttle Rock, formerly of Jones
boro, is to be the new secretary
of the committee.
Should a Husband Forgive?
hoping to escape from the out
law gang that have pursue)
her there. They set fire to th
church and the steeple i
about to topple to the groun
with this little slip of a gii
clinging to it when she escar
es by sheer pluck ond chanct
The tory of “Hidden Dan .
ers” was written before Mis
Paige was selected as one o
its stars. When she was decio
ed upon to share the honor?
the director wanted to chang
the thrill scenes and modif
the hazard and danger for Mis
Paige. She would not allo\
them to do this, however, am
insisted that she go through
with the story as planned.
Her director, William Bei
tram, said after the making o
the steeple scene: “I alway
knew Miss Paige was a spier
did actress, but 1 must ci nfes
that 1 never knew she had th
lion’s heart she has.”
SAVE MON Eft; ON
UNDERWEAR
All mens’ womens’ an
childrens’ light weight unio
suits and two piece under-gai
meats to be sold out at cos'
Atkinson Bros, at Dan Moor
Store.
R. M. Galloway went t
Newport Monday and closed
deal with the Wallace Ret
Estate Co. for the purchase c
a residence in Newport. D:
and Mrs. W. D. Hinson wi
occupy the residence.
Mrs. Leone Magness an
Miss Robbie Meachem wer
called to Cave City Saturda
by the death of their siste
Mrs. Ball, whose death occui
red Saturday after a prolonge
illness of lung trouble.
The most beautiful catalo
ever published by the Sprinj
field Business College will 1
sent free to every young pe
son in this vicinity who wan
employment at $100 a montl
Write J. A. Taylor, Sprini
field, Missouri.
BEEBE TO OPEN NEW
$70,000 SCHOOL BLDG
Bcbee, Se])t. 6.—The new
$70,000 two-story brick school
building in Bebee is to be ded
icated September 10. Plans
are being made for a big cele
bration.
T. C. McRae, gubernatorial
nominee, is booked for a
speech on this occasion as is al
so J. ,1. Doyne of Lonoke, and
State Superintendent Bond.
It is expected that every
business house in the city will
Hose for this occasion. The S.
I- A. will have charge of the
musical program.
POCAHONTAS TO
HAVE NEW DEPOT
Pocahontas, Sept. 6.—Poca
hontas is to have a modern
passenger and freight depot,
the Frisco railroad having ac
ceded to requests by residents
of this city and surrounding
country that its facilities here
be improved.
Workmen have been brou
ght here and the foundation
for the depot has been com
menced- When completed, the
depot, it is said, will be one oi
the best of its size on the Fris
co railroad.
~ Lost.—Plain, goH wrist wat
1 ch, Swiss movement, picture ii
back of case. Lest betweei
* Newark and Vaughan Merri
| wether place. Reward for re
' turn of spme to Miss Haze
Nuckolls, Cord, Ark.
Mrs. Thos. Matthews o
Marion, 111., and her son, S. A
Matthews of Mound City, 111.
left Friday for their homes
after having spent several day
here visiting the lady’s sister
' Mrs. T. J. Wei born.
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Miss Eurni Foster left Mon
> day for Springfield, Mo., t<
1 enter the Springfield Busines:
i College.
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YOUNG FARMER IS
KILLED IN HIS HOME
Jesse Ford, Living About Sev
en Miles East of Newport
Shot by Unknown Party
Newport, Sept- 8.—Last Sat
urday night about 10 o’clock,
Jessie Ford, a young farmer
living about seven miles east
of Newport on what is known
as the Huey farm, was shot
and instantly killed by an un
known person, who used a .88
calibre revolver.
Young Ford was sitting in
the living room of his home
when the shooting occurred,
the shot having been fired
through an open door. It is
not known how many shots
were fired nor how many took
effect in young Ford’s body,
-ut death resulted inst*ntt?\
Young Ford was just recent
ly married, and had made a
crop this season for Mr. Huey.
It is not known just what
brought about the shooting,
or whether there was any mo
tive at all.
Sheriff J. M. Ivy was called
to the scene of the shotting
immediately after it occurred,
but no trace of the assailant
was found.
1 Coroner Henry Grant held
1 an inquest of the body Sunday
morning, but the jury return
ed no verdict on. account of
the lack of evidence.
JUDGE FULKERSON DEAD
Judge F. D. Fulkeron, for
| merly circuit judge of this ju
dicial district, died at his home
’ in St. Joseph, Mo., last Monday
following a prolonged illness.
Wanted.—To rent piano for
; a' few months- Mrs. W. T.
Thornton.
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