The Newark Journal.
published In The famous White River country. Where Alfalfa Is King
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, November Id, ldOd
Vol. 9. No. 32
POVERTY AND ILLITERACY
Greatest Power For Eradicatioi
of Poverty is Knowledge
Poverty is one of humanity’
greatest problems. It breeds dis
ease and vice. How to eliminat*
it is the greatest question of th
ages. Does illiteracy have any
thing to do with this problem o
poverty ? The relation is that o
cause and effect. W ill educatioi
solve it* Yes, by multiplying th
productive power of man. Tin
illiterate’s earning power is large
ly measured by his physicia
strength. As an animal, man i
one of the weakest; as an intelle
gent spirit, he is master and king
The illiterate is easily beaten ii
the race for meat and bread, be
cause his main source of strengtl
is in his body, and that is weak
Hence, the poor and illiterate tern
to remain stationary. On the con
trary, brain power is the greates
wealth producing agency knowi
to man. It turns dross into gold
it makes two grains grow wi^ere
one grew before.
Where is the wealth of the
South; in the hands of the white
man or the black man* Why art
the nations of the West so wealthy
while the people of China and In
dia are so poor* Education ex
plains it. Why does a farmer in
Michigan produce twice as much,
on an average, as the farmer in
Arkansas* Because Michigan
keeps her children in school twice
as long, and spends over twice at
much on each pupil as does Ark
ansas. Ten years ago the Grand
Prairie in Eastern Arkansas wa
almost worthless! Now it is selling
at f rom £.">0 to $ 100 per acre. Why <
Because about five years ago a
few scientific men from Washing
ton and the University of Arkan
sas studied the soil, and began to
experiment in raising rice, ll
proved a success—a case of apply
ing brain power to a material
problem.
The first prize of the Boys
Corn Growing Contest was won
this fall by a boy who grew 10s
bushels of corn on an acre. lie
followed the instructions sent out
by theDepartment of Agriculture,
while his father, farming in the
old way, produced 40 buahei* an
acre, on the adjoining acres. The
boy who stood second raised No
bushels, against his father's 150
bushels to an acre. The produc
tive power of a people will largely
vary with their education. To
solve the problem of poverty,
preach the gospel of universal
popular education.
DUNCAN S MEAT MARKET
i New Enterprise at Sulphur Rock
Doing Thriving Business
5 J. M. Duncan, who recently
- moved from Moorefield to Sulphur
‘ Rock, has bought a stock of gro
} ceries and put in a meat market,
- and his butcher shop at Sulphur
' Hock is much neater and nicer
i kept than can be found in many
) towns three times the size of Sul
' phur Kock.
Since the days of Adam and Eve
■ the eating problem has always
! been one of considerable magni
* tude, but Mr. Duncan’s neat and
■ and well-kept butcher shop is
playing an important part in solv
i ing this problem for the people of
Sulphur Rock and vicinity. He
i handles a nice line of all kinds of
fresh meat, groceries, lightbread
! and confectioneries, and enjoys a
liberal patronage.
Mr. Duncan is a good business
i man and a good citizen. He knows
how to treat the people right, and
the fact that his business is grow
ing every day is sufficient evinence
that his customers appreciate his
efforts to serve them.
ADAMS-DUVALL
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Will Duvall and Miss Edith
Adams were married Sunday
afternoon at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. It.
C. Adams, at Oil Trough, the
beautiful and impressive ceremony
being preformed by Rev. das. F.
«Jernigan.
The groom is a prominent and
successful young busines- man of
Newark, possessed of the many
sterling qualities that go to make
up the successful man and good
citizen, while the bride is one of
the county’s fairest and noblest
daughters.
The Journal most heartily joins
| their many friends in extending
i good wishes, and hopes that at the
sunset of a long and useful life
they may be able to view the ret
rospective with a full assurance
! that life’s voyage has held even
more of the pleasures and joys
than was anticipated e\eu in the
most sanguine moments of love's
youn g dream.
FIRE ATJACKSONPOKT
A residence in Jackson port be
: longing to J. L. Anderson was de
stroyed by tire early Monday
morning. The house and contents
were a complete loss. There was
$500 insurance on the building.
In Forming a
I Banking ConnectioQ
■ ^ * Hr
it is good business policy to open
your account at a live, growing
bank — there are alwaye reasons
for constant growth.
* Hie reasons for our constantly
increasing business are: courte
ous and liberal treatment of our
I
patrons and a careful, prudential
management that conserves the %
interests of our depositors, bespeaks
safety to the fund on deposit,
and stability to the bank.
* We extend to you a cordial in
vitation to call and open an account
at this bank.
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MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK
Geo. L. Green, President
Leslie R. A.tor, Cashier
(x. M. Fields returned Tuesday
from a business trip to St. Louis
Dr. W. J. Ilodges of Magness
was in town on business yester
day.
Presiding Elder A. K. Skinner
of Batesville spent Wednesday
night in town.
A Thanksgiving service will be
held at the Methodist church next
Thursday night.
Read the Wolff-Goldman Mer
cantile Company’s big announce
ment on the last page.
A. Z. Shipp, a prominent busi
ness man and good citizen of Hut
son, was in town on business Wed
nesday.
There is a demand for more
houses in Newark. Several fam
ilies would move here if they
could secure houses.
Rev. James F. Jernigan will
preach at Oil Trough Saturday
night, and Sunday at 11, and at
.Newark Sunday night.
Rev. J. L. Brown of Charlotte
will preach at the Baptist church
Saturday night, Sunday and Sun
day night, the 27th and 2>Sth.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Duvall are
spending the week visiting the
gentleman’s parents, .Judge and
Mrs. T. M. Duvall of Imboden.
Mr. and Mr. W. A. Edwards
arrived home yesterday morning
from Little Rock where they at
tended the meeting of the Masonic
Grand Lodge.
Dan Jackson and family, who
have spent the past three years in
Oklahoma, returned to Newark
Monday and expect to make this
their future home.
There will be a Thanksgiving
service at the Black River school
house at the old Dr. Dorr place.
Rev. James Frederick Jernigan
will be there and conduct the ser
; vices.
The Newark High School and
The Batesville High School teams
will play a game of football on the
vacant lots just north of the New
ark public school building on
Thanksgiving day.
For Sale.—A nice little farm of
HO acres, near Dota, with HO acres
in cultivation, good small frame
house, painted, good fence and all
improvements good. White River
Land & Investment Co., Newark,
Ark.
The store that thinks it worth
while to invite you, and makes the
invitation hearty and cordial—
that’s the store you should buy
from. Look over the ads in The
Journal and see who invites you
to their store.
Madness Bros, millinery stock
is complete,and they will give you
better prices and styles than other
neighboring towns. They also
have ladies’ belts and all kinds of
hair ornaments, and are making
reduced rates on dress goods.
J• E. Taylor of Hutson, who
has charge of the agricultural
demonstration work for this
county,will be in town today ( Fri
day) in the interest of the work,
and will deliver an address to a
meeting of the farmers in the
afternoon.
lion. K.A.Dowdy of Batesville,
j lay leader for the Batesville dis
trict, M. E. Church, South, occu
| ] pied the pulpit at the Methodist
i i church Sunday night, and deliver
lied an ab^e lecture, which wa
[! greatly enjoyed and and appre
ciated.
W. J. Waldrip, one of Magness
township’s best citizens, was in
town on business yesterday.
Eva May, the three-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. N. A.
Speed, formerly of this place, died
at their home in Heber Monday.
She was a bright, lovable little
girl, and the many friends of the
family in Newark deeply sympa
thize with the bereaved parents.
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers—
the safe, sure, gentle, easy little
liver pills. He sure to get DeWitts
l Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve, the
original.Always refuse substitutes
and imitations. The original De
Witt’s Carbolized Witch Hazel
Salve is good for anything a salve
is used for,but it is especially good
tor piles. Sold b.vNewarkDrugCo.
MASONIC GRAND OFFICERS
The Masonic Grand Lodge in
session at Little Rock Wednesday
elected the following officers for
J the ensuing year.
Grand master A. J. Witt of Po
cahontas; deputy grand master F.
|G. Lindsey of Bentonville; grand
senior warden M. P. Olneyof Me
na; grand junior warden W. T.
Hammock of Quitman; grand lec
turer J. M. O&thout of Boone
ville; grand orator Sam Casey of
Batesville; grand treasurer C. E.
Rosenbaum of Little Rock; grand
secretary Fay Hempstead of Little
Rock; custodian of secret work
George Thornburgh of Little
Rock; trustee of the Orphans
Home C. E. Rosenbaum of Little
I Rock.
JIM MILL ARRESTED
Sheriff Cam of Woodruff county
and J. M. Stephens of Oil Trough
arrested Jim Hill Thursday after
noon in a tent on the bank of
White river about fifteen miles be
low Augusta. Hill is accused of
stealing a tent from Med Burrow
and a gun from Jim Stephens,of Oil
Trough. The theft was committed
about a month ago, and Hill was
located a few days ago through
| some hunters. He was brought
; to Oil Trough Friday for trial,
but waived examination and was
held to await the action of the
next grand jury.
GOING OUT OF BUSINESS
Eight thousand dollars worth of
merchandise will be closed out.
The sale will begin November 15
and continue until the entire stock
is closed out. Here is a chance
for some competent man with a
small capital to make money. To
anyone who intends to make a
change in the next three months,
here is a good opening. Apply
for the building in time.
() Fimiiki! (til Tmirnrh. Arlr
RICE - SEVENS
Farris Rice and Miss Nettie
Bevens were married Sunday af
ternoon at Sulphur Rock. They
are prominent and popular young1
people of Sulphur Rock and have
many friends, with whom The
Journal most heartily joins in ex
tending congratulations and good
wishes.
TIMBER LAND FOR SALE.
16l acres finest pine timber land
in Baxter county,seven miles from
railroad. Plenty of- timber sur
rounding to make good run for
| mill White River Land & In
! vestment Co., Newark, Ark.
LOOK HERE, HR. MAN
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If you want to sell your farm
see the White River Land & In
vestment Co.
BANK MUST PAY TAXES
Supreme Court Holds That No Part
of Capital Stock is Exempt
The case of the First National
Hank of Batesville vs. the Inde
pendence County Equalization
Hoard, appealed from the Inde
pendence Circuit Court, was de
cided in Supreme Court Monday,
the decision of the lower court be
injjr affirmed.
The bank sought to evade the
payment of taxes on that part of
its capital stock invested in U. S.
bonds, and the equalization board
brought suit to compel payment
of same. The circuit court found
in favor of the equalization board
and the bank appealed.
In affirming the decision of the
lower court, the supreme court
holds that banks, both state and
national, cannot be assessed on the
amount of their capital and assets,
but that they should be assessed
on the value of their shares of
stock, and that in arriving at this
valuation, the capital of the banks
should be taken as a basis for the
assessment. The court further
held that in making the assess
ment the assessor should not de
duct the amount of the capital that
may be invested in government
bonds or other securities, as these
must be included to determine the
value of the shars of stock.
EVANS AT SULPHUR ROCK
J. A. Evans, an agricultural ex
pert, of Shreeveport, La., address
ed a meeting of farmers at Sul
phur Hock Monday, in the inter
est of the movement for better
methods of farming.
Mr. Evans’ speech indicated
that lie was master of his subject,
and he discussed some of the va
rious problems that confront the
Southern farmer in a plain, prac
tical manner. His speech was not
j marked with flights of eloquence,
nor weighted with technicalities,
but from a practical point of view
as affecting the wellfare and prog
ress of the country, it was the
biggest speech ever delivered in
Independence county.
Unfortunately the inclement
weather kept many people away,
and there were but few farmers
present.
NOTICE TO HUNTERS
Notice is hereby given that my
pasture in Sec. 1 Twp. 12 R. 5 is
posted, and all parties are forbid
den to hunt or tresspass upon the
same. W. D. Maoxess. 151 -It
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Happenings of the Week in Dota
Township Briefly Told
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Prof. W. D. Baker made a bus
iness trip to Batesviiie Saturday.
Mrs. Julia Herrington of Bates
viiie visited relatives here last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. G.J. Lindsey vis
ited relatives at Sulphur Rock last
Friday.
Rev. A. T. Ritchie will begin a
series of meetings at the Christain
church here Sunday.
Misses Delia Lane and Una
Churchill made a shopping trip to
Batesviiie Thursday.
Rev. Hayes of Salem, conduct
ed a meeting at Pleasant View the
latter part of last week.
Lige Brittain, who spent the
last few weeks with relatives in
Texas, has returned home.
Luther Ashley of Chattanooga,
Tenn., arrived here last week to
visit his sister, Mrs. O. T. Jerni
gam
Mrs. Wilma Baker and little son
Emmett, spent Saturday and Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. G. J.
Lindsey.
The public school ’’opened here
Monday with Prof. O.T. Jernigan
as principal, and Prof. W. D. Ba
ker as assistant.
George Brittain and Misses
Rena Crigler and Una Churchill
attended Sunday School at Dota
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Annie Wilson and little
sons, Carl and Claude, of Black
Rock,visited the former’s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kent here last
week.
There will be a concert at the
public school building next Satur
day night for the benefit of the
new church building. Everybody
cordially invited to attend.
BOX SUPPER AT LOGAN
There will be a box supper at
Logan church Saturday night,
November 27, the proceeds to be
used to pay the indebtedness on
the house. Old ladies, young la
box, and let’s make it a grand
success and help the church all we
BUYING CORN.
Bud Sisk is buying corn and
is paying 58 cents a bushel for
good dry corn. You will find him
on the street all the time.
dies and girls, come
can.
Pastor.
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Banking:
Is Our Business
^HE sign “Bank” does not make a
^ bank and is often misleading It
requires time, energy, close attention
to business, a substantial capital and
experience in banking to make a bank
We claim, without blushing, all the
essentials necessary to make our bus
iness that of banking, and tender our
patrons a service thoroughly seasoned
by years of experience, backed by a
substantial capital and surplus.
I,-FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NEWARK,...
imtm DIRECTORS —
C M Edwards, E. H. Williamson, d. P Magness, E. E Allen,
F C Hoyt, G M. Fields, R. B. Adams.