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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, October 19, 1906.
Vol. 6. No. 43
COMING CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION
Chairman of Democratic Commit
tee Urges Democrats to Rally
to Support of Brundid e
To the voters of the Second Con
gressional District.
The enormous plurality of 05,
000 given .Judge Little for Gover
nor in the recent election is cause
for genuine congratulation, as
showing that the Democratic par
t.y is once more united and aggres
sive.
It is now in order for us to fol
low up this splendid victory by
rallying our forces in support of
Hon. S. Rrundidge, dr., our Con
gressional nominee, and giving
him a rousing majority on Novem
ber 0 th, because:
1st. It is our duty, as citizens,
to take part in all elections. If
an attempt should be made to take
away our rights in this respect we
would be up in arms and would
go through rain or snow in order
to get to the polls.
2nd. We ought to show our
appreciation of faithful public ser
vants by remembering them on
election day, no matter whether
they are in danger of defeat or
not.
• <ra. .Many Kepunliean parti
san of the North are demanding
that the representation of the
South be cut down in Congress
and in the Eiectorial College, be
cause of the small vote cast in
\ many Congressional Districts of
"ThWSnuth. Io remain away from
the polls will give aid and encotir
agement to this feeling. Every
patriotic Southerner, Republican
or Democrat, ought to be opposed
to having the South's representa
tion cut down, or any of her po
litical rights taken away. Then,
in order tha’ ’here may be no ex
cuse for such demand on tl e part
of our friends at the North, let us
turn out in force and vote for our
candidates and let it be known
that we are on the map; that we
are alert, patriotic and progres
sive.
Mr. Brundidge has made a most
faithful and efficient Congressman;;
he has done his best (and that is a
great deal) to promote the inter
ests of his people. Moreover, he
is the representative of all the peo
ple. No Democrat, or Republi-1
can or Populist in the Second Dis
trict has been discriminated against
by Mr. Brundidge in the discharge j
of his official duties. lie has treat-!
ed all alike.
While it is true the Republicans
have a candidate for this office,
yet there is no possibility of bis
election, and the Republican vo-;
ters may, with good reason, lay
aside party "regularity” in this
y election aigTcast their votes for a
< faithful, able and impartial public ;
fervant who has represented the j
District with much credit to him
self and great material benefit to
the people.
We therefore appeal to your pa
triotic pride and to your sense of
duty as citizens to let no ordinary
obstacle keep you away from the
polls on November Hth.
J no. Q. Wolf.
Chairman Congressional Com.
SAH JONES DEAD
The Rev. Sam P. Jones, the cel
ebrated Methodist evangelist, died
suddenly on Hock Island train No.
4 at Perry, Ark., early Monday
morning, presumably of heart
| failure. He was en route from
Oklahoma City, Okla., to Carters
ville, Ga., his home, to celebrate
the 59th anniversary of his birth
with a family re-union.
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DYING WOMAN WAS THIEF
Hot Springs Woman Plays Slick
Game of Bunco to Get Money
Hot Springs, Oct. 13—L. Fol
loway, of Matewau, \\\ Va., lost
880 and a railroad ticket here last
night in assisting a woman whom
he thought to be in distress.
Folioway was passing an alley
when he heard a woman groaning.
Hushing up the alley he found a
young white woman prostrate up
on the ground. Folioway assited
her to her feet, after she had re
quested him to call an ambulance,
as she was dying. The woman
fell over limp in his arms, and
Followay believed she had fainted.
Suddenly she roused herself and
staggered off in the darkness. The
man became suspicious, and felt
for his pocketbook, but found it.
Later, at his hotel, lie found that
the woman had removed his purse,
abstracted the money and return
ed it to his pocket.
riAUNESS MUSINUS.
Madness, Oct. 17.—Mr. Sims,
the blacksmith, failed to tret off to
Memphis. lie has bought the
shop from \V. B. Tomlinson and
will stay with us.
The Magness Gin Co, has gin
ned 161 bales of cotton. They
ginned one this morning that
weighed 72*i pounds.
The Dorr Merc. Co. has just re
ceived a car load of Keller Wag
ons.
Hubbard Kennerly of Batesville
visited K. M. Crow last Friday.
John Browning of Sulphur
Ruck was in town Tuesday.
We are glad to see Ally Owens
on the streets again.
(i. W. Butts of Rutherford was
in town today.
W. B. Tomlinson is very low at
this writing.
Some sickness at this writing.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Charlotte, Oct. 1»>.—Miss Lena
Blown returned to school at Cave
City Sunday, after spending a few
days at home visiting her brother
who has been very low with the
fever.
Mrs. Lillie Nf^kolls returned
Monday from Rector, where she
has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Dunn, who is very ill.
Miss Vela Jernigan who is at
tending school at Sulphur Rock
spent Saturday and Sunday here
with home folks.
Mrs. Mary By rum and daugh
ters, Misses Nettie and Ethel, vis
ited relatives at Sulphur Rock
Friday.
Mrs. Bettie Bishop returned last
Thursday after a pleasant visit
with relatives at Sulphur Rock.
Peter Byrum lias been on the
sick list for* the last few days.
Charlie Brown went to Sulphur
Rock Thursday.
Miss Josie Moore has the
mumps.
Half interest in best business
house and lot on south side of
Front street for sale at a bargain.
A pply to Craig <& Moore.
AN UNKNOWN MAN FOUND DEAD
Had Probably Been Dead a rionth
When Found in a Vacant
House Near Sulphur Rock
Sulphur Rock, Oct. lb.—The
dead body of an unknown man
was found in an old house about a
mile and a half west of this place
Friday. The body was badly de
composed and from all appear
ances the man must have been
dead a month. It is thought by
some that the man was Henry
Geoble, who came here some time
ago, and of whom but Mttle is
known, except that he spent some
time drifting around the neighbor
hood, but the body was too badly
decomposed for positive identifi
cation and there were no papers
about the clothing by which the
body could be identified.
BRIEF PERSONAL MENTION
Hugh Moore and Mrs. Dr Bev
ens came in from McKenzie, Term.
Sunday, where they spent several
days with their brother, Dr. Char
lie Moore, who died while they
were there.
Mrs. Sallie Jernigan came back
from Texas Saturday. She was
accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
Tune, who will make this her
home.
Gee, but that pumpkin vine at
The Journal otlice is a whopper!
The next thing we hear of some
one will be seeing snakes of all
kinds.
Mrs. Lutie’Ashley and daugh
ter, Ruth, left !a*t Friday for
Chattanooga, Tenn., where they
will make their future home.
Mrs. Dunnington and her daugh
ter, Mis. Yancey of Batesville,
spent several days visiting rela
tives here this week.
\V. D. Bullington, of Dota, the
county secretary of the Farmers
Union, was in town Saturday
night.
Mrs. Lizzie Churchill of Char
lotte was in town Saturday and at
tended the Eastern Star Lodge.
Circuit Clerk Cut. L. Pearce
and deputy. Army Hodges, were
down from Batesville Sunday.
Joe I). Magness of Batesville
spent Tuesday night with his
mother, Mrs. Angie Wilson.
Johnson Moore is here spending
a few days with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. 8. Moore.
Squire and Mrs. C. P. Pickens
of Dota spent Saturday night here
with their son, Sidney.
Miss Gertrude Covington left
Monday evening to spend a week
at Memphis.
Miss Amanda Ilively is acting
as saleslady at O. L. Hoover’s I
this week.
The young people enjoyed a
party at the city hall Saturday I
night.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. W. C. ;
Grammer, last week, a boy.
Ashley York of Clarendon came
in Sunday to visit relatives.
Burk and Charlie Wright went;
to Newport Saturday.
John Thompson is on the sick
list.
ROBERTS’ TRIAL POSTPONED
Marianna, Oct. 17. The trial
of .Ino. V. Roberts, ex mayor of
Searcy, in cases growing out of
the noted grave jobbery nn<l life
insurance charges several ^ears,
ago, at Searcy; has been postpon
ed until the next term of the cir
cuit court here, on account of ill
ness of council for the defense.
The cases were brought here on a
change of venue.
BLOWN INTO FRAGMENTS
Man Fixing to Dynamite Fish Kill
ed by Premature Explosion
Thomas Johnson was accident
ally killed a few days ago by a
premature explosion of dynamite
on the Ouachita river, near Moro
bay. Johnson and a companion
were on the bank of the Ouachita,
near the mouth of Saline river,
where they went to dynamite lish,
intending to capture a wagon load
to sell. Johnson sat down on the
bank with three sticks of dyna
mite, two of which he placed be
tween his legs and the third he
endeavored to light. The fuse
did not immediately ignite, when ■
he remarked to bis companion who
was a short distance away that the
Stud was “no good.’1 As he ut
tered the words the stick of dyna
mite to which the fuse was attach
ed exploded, which caused the ex
plosion of the other two. Johnson
was literally torn to pieces. Both
legs and one arm were torn off,
his body ripped open, his face
torn off and his eyes blown out.
The man who was with Johnson
sustained no injury, but was mo
mentarily stunned by the shock
of the explosion.
SALADO SAYINGS
Salado, Oct. 16.—In trying to
jump a paling fence, a tine young
mare which belonged to Capt.
C. M. Engles killed herself
by sticking a paling through her
side, Sunday morning.
Iiev. Kelley of Desha tilled his
regular appointment at the Math-1
odist church Sunday evening fifod
attended prayer meeting Sunday
night.
Rev. R. H. Montgomery of
Batesville began a protracted
meeting at the Christian church
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Wheeler
visited friends and relatives at
Rosie Saturday and Sunday.
The choir is preparing to sing
at the singing convention at Mc
Hue Sunday.
H. C. Reaves of the Enterprise
neighborhood visited friends here
Sunday.
J. W. Scott who has been quite l
sick for the past week, is reported}
better.
Dr. S. J. Ward of Batesville ;
was in town Saturday on business. I
The rain this week lias given
some of the boys the blues.
Dr. L. Reaves i" quite -ick this
week with fever.
SECOND CROP OF PEACHES
Eureka Springs Oct. 16.— .1. X..
Baker, a fanner living south of i
this city, has a very peculiar freak,
of nature in the form of a branch]
from an early peach tree which)
has bloomed the second time this
year and has a crop of about half
matured peaches. The tree bore
an excellent crop in the early
spring.
The Merchants and Planters
Bank does business strictly on
business principles and has noi
pets. Your business solicited. |
THE VICE PRESIDENT IN ARKANSAS
Will MakeTwo Speeches in Fourth
Congressional District Next
Wednesday, the 24th
\ ice President Fairbanks will
make two speeches in the Fourth
congressional district on October
24. He will arrive at Fort Smith
on the morning of the 24th, and
during his stay in Arkansas will
be the guest of George Tilles, the
Republican nominee of the Fourth
district. Mr. Tides has arranged
for a special train to take the vice
president to Paris, Logan county,
where he will speak at 1 o’clock in
the afternoon. After speaking he
will return in the special to Fort
Smith, where he will deliver an
address in behalf of the candidacy
of Mr. Tides in the evening.
A^NICE HOME FOR SALE
W e have one of the nicest pieces
of residence property in Newark
for sale at a bargain. Two-story
eight room house with good barn,
smokehouse and good well of wa
ter. An entire block goes with
the property including two small
houses which rent for $5 per
month each. Also tine garden and
young orchard. Buildings all
nearly new and well finished, paint
ed inside and out and papered
throughout. The houses would
cost what we ask for the property
to say nothing of the lots, barn,
fencing and other improvements.
CiiAKi Sc, MoOliK
REWARDS REVOKED
Governor Davis issued a procla
mation Friday revoking all out
standing rewards. This was made
necessary from the fact that the
reward fund is now almost ex
hausted. The records of the state
auditor show there is $:561 in the
fund, but there are now on tile
with Governor Davis several ex
pense accounts and other order*
which will deplete the fund. Sev
eral fugitives have been captured,
but t'ne rewards call for the cap
ture and conviction, and when
these men are convicted the fund
will be depleted.—Arkansas Ga
zette.
FAVOR COMPULSORY LAW
The members of the grand jury
of Benton county, finding that
several witnesses could not sign
their names, incorporated a clause
in their report asking the legisla
ture to make it obligatory upon
every child in the state to attend
public school at least three mouths
each year until 16 years of age.
COTTON RECEIPTS
Up to noon yesterday there had
been a total of 364 bales of cot
ton bought in Newark this sea
son. It was selling yesterday at
11 cents.
dust a day lafer than this last
year there had been 410 bales sold
here and the price at that time was,
10 cents.
FOUND DEAD IN BED
Cotton Plant, Oct. 16.—W. R_
Ilrown, who has been employed
by Charles Meehan, Jr., for some
time as manager of his livery
stable in this city, was found dead
in his bed this morning. Heart
failure appears to have been the
cause. He came here from Mc
Crory.
See 1 lie Journal for job printing.