he Newark Journal.
Published in The famous White river Country, where Alfalfa is kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, May 3, 1MI2
Vol. 12, No. 4
FOR GREATER
STATE FAIR
New Features to be Added and
Fair This Year Will be Best
in History of State
Hot Springs, May 1.—Elaborate
preparations are being made to
eclipse all previous efforts in as
sembling the greatest Fair and
Exposition ever seen in this section
of the country. To step into head
quaters just now a stranger would
almost mistake it for the head
quarters of the Panama Exposition
as everything is bustle and hurry.
The merry hum of the typewriter
can be heard on all sides, and tons
of advertising matter is being pre
pared for distribution. It has been
the purpose and ambition of the
promoters of this great enterprise,
to make it all that the name im
plies, a great State Fair, and after
seven years of hard labor and the
expenditure of vast sums of mon-I
ey, the State Fair of Arkansas has
taken its place alongside of other
State Fairs and is now recognized
as one of the strongest and best
expositions in the' United States.
The premium list for 1912 has
been materially increased and
many new classes added.
The great exhibition palace will
' be crowded this year with very
x fine exhibits from all parts of the
-United States, as it has now be
come an established fact through
out the country among manufact
urers and exhibitors generally that
the very best results have been at
tained from showing their pro
ducts at the Arkansas State Fair.
The Fair this year will open in
a perfect blaze of glory as the
greatest spectacular production
ever witnessed on a fair ground
will be seen on this occasion. Add
ed to this, many well known na
tional characters will be present
and participate in the opening
ceremonies as well as the State
and also a number of Arkansas'
foremost citizens.’
The United States Government,
through its agents in this State,!
will assemble the great Boys’ Corn
. * Club at this time besides giving
every assistance possible in build
ing up the greatest agricultural
exhibit in the history of this insti
tution.
The educational, geological, tex
tile, speed, live Stock, poultry ex
position and amusement depart
ments are all to be greatly enlarg
ed and elaborated upon, therefore,
it is safe to say that the Arkan
sas State Fair of 1912 will go down
in history as a record breaker
both in point of attendance and
excellence.
BRAKEMAN OWEN5 DEAL)
G. F. Owens, the Iron Mountain
brakeman who was injured in the
wreck at Berry's Switch, died from
his injuries at the emergency
hospital in Batesville Tuesday.
NOTICE
The assessment of Local Im
provement District Number One
was filed in my office on the 23rd
day of April, 1912, and the same is
now subject to inspection.
J. B. Ketchem,
Clerk and Recorder of the Incor
porated Town of Newark, Ark.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION 1
The Republican County Conven
tion was held at Batesville last
Saturday. No action was taken
with regard to nominating a coun
ty ticket, but a meeting will be
held later to consider the matter.
Delegates were elected to the
State Convention, which meets in
Little Rock next Tuesday, and
were uninstructed as to Presi
dent.
I, n. CHEAP PAI RS
Hot Springs, all-year tourist
rate, $7 for round trip.
Hollister, Mo., Summer Chau
tauqua, delightful place to spend
a few days pleasantly and bene
ficially. Hound trip $7, effective
June 1.
Republican State Convention,
Little Rock, May, 7, one and one
third fare for round trip.
F. C. Hoyt, Agent.
OLDFIELD FOR SENATOR
A number of newspapers over
this district are boosting Hon. W.
A. Oldfield, present congressman,
for James P. Clarke’s place in the
U. S. senaU two years from now.
A movement of this kind would
please ‘the people of Randolph
county very much. Mr Oldfield
won a great victory in the recent
primary election and this is a high
tribute to his worth as a congress
man. He is very popular over the
district and in the future will re
cieve the endorsement of the peo
ple for any of the higher officers
he might wish to win.—Pocahon
tas Star-Herald.
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The EMF and Flanders Cars are
$300 cheaper and $500 better
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Builders Supplies, Lime, Cement,
Plaster, Furniture, Stoves, Ranges,
Wagons, Buggies and Machinery.
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C. W. MAXFIELD CO.
Batesville, Ark.
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Dallas Johnston of Newport
spent Sunday in town with friends.
G. W. Sturch, a good citizen of
Magness, was in town on business
Friday.
Geo. L. Green left yesterday
morning for points in Stone county
to spend a couple of weeks on
business.
VV. T. Morris, formerly of thi^
place, but now a citizen of Ham
monsville, spent yesterday in town
on business.
Dr. W. P. Moore came up from
Litttle Rock Friday to spend a
few days with his mother, Mrs. E.
W. Magness.
G. S. Saylors arrived home Wed
nesday from Little Rock, where
he has been attending the Univer
sity Medical College.
A table showing the total tax
valuations of the various counties
as complied by the State Tax Com
mission will be found on page
three.
We have for sale 10 acres good
land, all under good fence, four
room house, orchard with 150
trees; on the edge of town, for
$550. Henderson Real Estate Co.
Dr. M. B. Owens of Sulphur j
Rock was a passenger up the road I
Wednesday en route home from
Little Rock where he has been at
tending the University Medical!
College.
Twenty-one in April, nineteen
in March—calls for graduates at
Joplin Business College. When
you take YOUR course line up
with a “Government Bond” guar
antee school.
Rev. E. A. Horn has just placed
at the grave of Mrs. May Hodges
in Blue Springs cemetery, the first
granite monument ever placed in
the local cemetery. It is a fine
piece of work and was placed by
the Woodmen Circle.
For the next thirty days we will
offer for sale the residence proper
ty of W. R. Williamson, together
with the Sherman Miller property,
for only $2,100. These two prop
erties are easily worth $2,800.
Henderson Real Estate Co.
The ‘Journal has no desire to
butt in on a matter that does not
concern us, but it occurs to us
that it would be good policy for
those who have-the placing of the
sidewalk contract, to let the con
tract for grading to our home peo
ple, as far as possible. The con
tracts for this part of the work
could be let now, or at least in the
near future, and the grading and
leveling could be done entirely by
home labor.
Prof, and Mrs. 0. T. Richardson
came up from Beebe Friday night
and are spending the week here
with the lady’s mother, Mrs. Ida
Hogue. Prof. Richardson’s school
at Beebe closed Friday. He has
accepted a position w ith the Home
Life Insurance Company and will
retire from school work to devote
his entire time to the insurance
business. Prof. Richardson is one
of the most prominent and success
ful young educators in this section
of the state and the teaching pro
fession loses a good man in his re
tirement. The insurance business
is not entirely new to him, as lie
has had considerable experience inI
that line of work.
STATE WIDE DAY
June 16 has been named as
State-wide Sunday for Arkansas,
to be celebrated by all the Sunday
Schools of the state in the inter
rest of state-wide prohibition. The
project was endorsed by the Ark
ansas Sunday School Convention
at Russellville. A program and cat
echism is being prepared for the
occasion by a committee consisting
jof Rev. Ben Cox, Hon. David A.
I Gates, Rev. B. A. Few, and Col.
| George Thornburg. These will be
i printed soon and will be furnished
free to all Sunday Schools of the
state upon application. The pro
gram, which may be changed to
suit local conditions, is interspers
ed with music, and includes the
following features: Responsive
Scriptural readings; five reasons
why we should have state-wide
prohibition in Arkansas; the men
and women of tomorrow who
stand for a stainless flag; catech
ism; ten minute address and offer
ing for the state wide work. It is
| beleived that this will have a
! great educative effect upon the
state.
SCHOOL CLOSES
This week marks the close of
one of the most successful school
years in the history of the Newark
High School. The event has been
observed in fitting manner by all
departments of the school, begin
ing Monday night with a recital
by the music department. Tues
day night the first and second
grades held their closing exercises,
while Wednesday night was given
over to the third, fourth and fifth
grades. Last night (Thursday) the
declamation contest was held and
the students presented a play,
“The Masonic Ring.” Torfight
(Friday) the graduating exercises
will take place.
The graduates are Misses Pearl
and Ruby Poe, Bess Arnold, Mor
gan Tuggle and Mary Alexander.
WORK TRAIN WRECKED
A work train coming south on
the White River road was wreck
ed near Berry’s switch, a short
distance west of Calico Rock, Sun
day about noon. The engine and
two cars were ditched, and Brake
man G. F. Owens was seriously
injured, his right leg being broken
in three places and his hip badly
crushed. Engineer Dycus and
Fireman Routzong jumped from
their engine and escaped uninjur
ed.
Excessive rains had caused a
small stream to damage the road
bed to such extent that when the
train ran upon the weakened track
it gave way, causing the engine
and two cars to leave the track
: and tumble down a high embank
ment.
KILLED WITH AN AX
Hardy, April 27_Leonard
Davis, a prominent young farmer
living a few miles northwest of
Hardy, died this morning from a
wound received accidentally from
an ax in the hands of a young
man working for him. The two
men . went to the wooes to make
some ties and both were working
on the same log Davis was hewing
and the other man scoring, their
backs turned together, when the j
ax of the hired hand glanced,
striking Mr. Davis just back of!
the knee, cutting an artery, from 1
which he bled to death before a j
i physician could be reached.
CALL FOR COUNTY
COMMITTEE MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the
Independence county democratic
central committe is called to meet
the circuit court room of the
in
! county court house in the city of
Batesvilie, Ark., on Saturday, May
25, 1912, at 10 o’clock a. m., for
the purpose of transacting the fol
ing business, towit:
1. To select a nominee for rep
resentative to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Hon. John
C. Stroud, or to order a primary
for the purpose of filling said va
cancy.
2. To hear and determine the
contest proceedings instituted by
Hon. A. J. Craig against Hon. Cul.
L. Pearce for the nomination for
county and probate judge.
3. To transact any and all
other business that may lawfully
be brought before said committee.
Each committeeman is urgently
requested to attend in person, and
if not convenient to do so, they
are requested to send a proxy, to
the end that a full attendance may
be had. All proxies should be in
writing.
Given under my hand as chair
man this April 27, 1912.
J. II. Jimerson, Chairman.
E. A. Hodges, Secretary.
SOCIALIST CONVENTION
The Socialist Count}' Convention
met at Batesville last Saturday.
W. P. Detherow was elected chair
man and W. E. Bell secretary. A
county central committee was
elected as follows: W. M. For
tune, of Cushman; H. VV. Brown,
of Batesville; J. L. Fugett, of
Magness.
On account of the small attend
ance of delegates present, the mat
ter of nominating a county ticket
was deferred until May 18, when
another meeting will be held to
take some action upon the matter.
It was decided to hold at least
three encampments in the county
before the fall election.
POLITICS EXPENSIVE
Candidates for state offices spent
a total of $45,131.80 in the recent
campaign, according to statements
tiled in the secretary of state’s of
fice. This does not include Jeff
Davis’ expense and the expense
of VV. II. Martin one of the con
gressional candidates.
The greatest amount of money
was spent in the gubernatorial
campaign, a total of nearly $25,
000, possibly $30,000, for an office
that pays only $4,000 a year.
CLEAN UP CEMETERY
There will be a meeting at
Macedonia the second Saturday in
May for the purpose of cleaning
up and decorating the cemetery.
COMMITTEE
HAS NOPOWEH
Only Way to Select Nominee is
by Primary, Otherwise No
Obligation Exists
Mr. Editor: In your last weeks
Journal and also in the Gazette
and the Guard were articles sug
gesting that the county central
committee appoint W. J. Caldwell
to fill the vacancy on the Demo
cratic ticket caused by the death
of J. C. Stroud. You and your
contemporaries, theGuard and the
Gazette, are all wrong in offering
such a suggestion, because there
were about 2300 voters in the last
primary who did not vote for Mr.
Caldwell, and he got about 1086
votes, so you see not more than a
third of the voters have expressed
themselves in favor of Caldwell,
and two-thirds express themselves
in favor of other men. Again, you
are wrong, because there is no
precedent, and no law authorizing
the Democratic Central Committee
to fill such vacancies, and for them
to assume such unwaranted pow
er and authority, as to attempt to
make a nomination for the Dem
ocratic party of the county would
be the height of unwarranted pre
sumption, and the voters would
not stand for it. As a rule, peo
ple are opposed to just a few men,
such as a central committee, rul
ing the country or party. I say let
the people rule. There is no need
for another primary; let anybody
run who wants to in the general
election. You know that no ap
pointed man was ever elected in
Independence County. And no
Democrat would be under party
obligations to vote for such an ap
pointee. The primary is the only
way to nominate a man so as to
bind Democratic voters.
J. R. Alexander.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this method of thank
ing our neighbors and friends for
their kindness and help during the
illness and death of our dear fath
er and grandfather, J. VV. Barrel.
May the Lord bless each and every
one of you, is our prayer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Moxley,
_ and family.
SHIP FIRST STRAWBERRIES
Judsonia, April 29. The first
shipments of strawberries to
northern makets were made
today.
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jwell, and he saved his money. Why don't
{you do the same?
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