The Newark Joernal.
Published In The Famous White River Country, Where Alfalfa Is King
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, May 6, Id 10
Vol. 10, No. 4
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Township fleeting iMay 14; Coun
ty Convention flay 28
A meeting of the Republican
County Central Committee was
held at Hatesville Saturday and
the following call issued for town
ship and county conventions to be
held on the dates named.
A Republican County Conven
tion ^or Independence County
Arkansas, will be held on Satur
day, May 28, 1910, at 10 o’clock
a. m. at Hatesville, for the pur
pose of considering the nomina
tion of a county ticket, electing
seven delegates and alternate del
egates to the State and Congres
sional Convention, choose a new
county central committee, and
transact such other business as
may come before the convention.
The basis of representation in
said convention was fixed at one
delegate for each township, and
one additional delegate, or majori
ty fraction, cast for Hon. J. I.
Worthington, for Governor in
1908. On this basis the several
townships of the county will be
entitled to the following number
of delegates, to-wit:
Ashley, 3; Barren, 4; Big Bot
tom, 3; Black River, 4; Christain,
2: Cushman, 6; Dota, 4; Fairview,
3; Gainsboro, 3; Greenbrier, 3;
.Jefferson, 4; Liberty, 2; Logan, 2;
Magness, 2; Oil Trough, 2; Re
lief, 2; Rosie, 3; Ruddell, 8; Snla
do, 3; Washington, 3; White River
4; Wycough, 2.
The township conventions will
be held in the several townships of
the County on the 14th of May,
for the purpose of electing dele
gates to said County Convention.
All Republicans of the County
are urged to meet in these town
ship conventions.
By Order of the County Com
mittee, ,1. W. Scott, Chairman.
Chas. F. Cole, Secretary.
hl.bC I ION IOO COSILY
No wonder the people of Arkan
sas are astonished at the cost of
the recent gubernatorial contest in
their state. Mr. Kavanaugh was
overwhelmingly defeated in the
primary and hi* effort cost him
more than $15,0UU. Gov. Donag
lie.v sj>ent only something like half
as much, as he never regarded
himself in any serious danger of
defeat. Something must be done
of a certainty to reduce the cost,
else a poor man cannot aspire to
political prominence. —Memphis
News Scimtar.
CLOSING OF SCHOOL
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Program Arranged For Closing
Exerciees Next Week
The commencement exercises of
the Newark High School will take
place next week, beginning Wed
nesday night. The following pro
gram has been arranged.
Wednesday night, May 11, the
play, “Esmeraldo,” will be given
by the Literary Society.
Thursday afternoon at 3 o’clock
an entertainment will be given by
the primary and intermediate
grades.
Thursday at 8:30 p. m. the gram
mar-high school department exer
cises will take place.
Friday night the graduating ex
ercises will take place, at which
time the following program will
be rendered.
Invocation.Rev. E. A. Horn
Piano duet.
.. .Miss Kinman and Miss Dudley
Recitation .... Miss Nell Welborn
Declamation.Ren Arnold
Piano solo.Ruby Poe
Essay.Ida Welborn
Recitation.Mary Alexander
I Address and Diplomas.. Principal
Piano duet.S
!-Miss 1'ascoe and Miss Dudley
Benediction.. ..Rev. I. H. Russell
The exercises will be held in the
chapel of the public school build
ing.
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CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC
COMMITTEE MEETING
A meeting of the Democratic
i County Central Committee is here
by called to convene at the court
house in Batesville on Saturday,
May 7, for the purpose of taking
some action toward filling the va
oancy on the Democratic county
ticket, caused by the recent death
of the nominee for sheriff.
I'nder a ruling of the state com
mittee, proxies are not permitted
to vote in such meetings, and it is
hoped that every member of the
committee will be present.
R. K. McHenry, Chairman,
W. C. Sanders,
W. J. Waldrii*.
TOWNSHIP COVENTION
There will be a Republican
township convention held in the
city hall at Newark on Saturday
May 14, at 10 o’clock a. m. for
the purpose of electing three del
egates and three alternates to at
tend the Republican County Con
vention to be held at Batesville on
Saturday May 2S.
G. M. Fields,
Township Committeeman.
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Only State Bank in
the County
Under the able and conservative management of
our Hoard of Directors, the Bank of Sulphur Rock
is EXPANDING AND GROWING every day. Be
ing the ONLY STATE BANK in the County, we
offer our customers all advantages without the
necessity of substitution.
We are at all times READY AND WILLING to
give you every advice and assistance possible in the
conduct of your finances. We offer you fair and
courteous treatment absolutely regardless of the
size of your account, and we are interested in the
prosperity of all our customers.
No account too large and none too small for our
most careful consideration.
The Bank of Sulphur Rock
CAPITAL $10,000 SURPLUS $525.54
DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY $75,000
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Fly-time will soon be here. Buy
your screens now from the New
ark Lumber Co.
L. S. Arnold, of HI mo, one of
the county’s best citizens, was in
town on business Wednesday.
The postoffice at Nettleton was
broken into and robbed a few
nights ago, the burglars securing
about $750.
When you want a hot or cold
bath, shave, shampoo, sea foam,
massage or first-class haircut, drop i
in at Morris’ Barber Shop.
A meeting will be hold at the :
Edwards graveyard on Saturday,
May 7, for the purpose of clean
ing up and decorating the grounds.
For Sale. — A nearly new 2-V
horse-power Stover gasolene en- i
gine. Latest model. Will sell at a j
bargain, as am going to install el
ectric motor. E. C. Waterman,
Democrat Office, Newport, Ark.
The Iron Mountain will make
reduced rates to Little Rock ac
count of the second annual meet
ing of the Arkansas Hardware
Dealers Association. Tickets on
sale May lfifh to 20th, inclusive,
good for return until May 22nd.
F. C. Hoyt, agent.
A. T. Best and W. W. McClen
don, viewers for the proposed
drainage district east of town,
were here Monday, and in com
pany with Engineer Lund of Lit
tle Rock, went over the route for
the proposed ditch.
The Baptist ladies gave a straw
berry and ice cream supper in the
Allen building Wednesday night.
A large crowd was in attendance j
and everybody thoroghly enjoyed
themselves. Quite a nice sum was j
netted, which will be used toward j
carpeting the church.
E. J. Brooks of Pleasant Plains
was among those who gra dilated
from the medical department of
t ie Arkansas University at Little
Rock at the close of the recent
session. The closing exercises took
place Monday night and twenty
six students were graduated.
At the recent state convention
at Pine Bluff, Rev. Ira H. Russell
was elected as a delegate to the
Worlds Sunday School Convention
which meets at Washington, D.C.,
on the 18th of May. He will leave
for Washington Monday week and
will be absent about ten days.
W. A. Pike of Batesville was in
town a few hours Wednesday
evening. Mr. Kike will be a can- J
didate for sheriff if the county cen
tral committee calls a special pri
mary to till the vacancy on the
Democratic ticket caused by the
death of the nominee, ,1. M. Mag
ness.
.Judge Cul. L. Pearce will take j
a position as traveling salesman ;
for a Kan-as City shoe house at
the close of his present term as
as county judge. Judge Pearce :
has always been a very aggressive ,
man in anything he undertakes j
and will no doubt prove a valuable j
man for his house.
Rev. E. A. Horn has delivered
a number of Odd Fellow anniver
sary sermons recently, among the
number being one at Jamestown
on the fourth Sunday in last
month, at Oak Ridge on the 2tith
and at Salado last Sunday. Each
of these places have flourishing
Odd Fellow and Rebekah lodges,
and he found good interest in the
work of the order.
CORD CHRONICLES
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Cason and
family of Dota attended church
here Sunday.
A fine girl was born unto Mr.
and Mrs. N. A. Winston on the
25th.
Health is reasonably good with
the exceptiou of a few severe
colds.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesle.v lltigg and
Mrs. (i. (i. Ilugg visited the hit
ters’ son at this place Sunday.
M e are having soma beauti
ful weather and the farmers in
this section are making good use
of it.
The singing at the church house
was well attended Saturday night.
We should get interested in this
work; there is nothing better than
good vocal music.
Rev. J. R. Lewallen preached
to a large and attentive crowd
here Sunday and organized a pray
er meeting Sunday night, to meet
every tirst and third Sunday night
in each month at the Baptist
church.
The Odd Fellows at Oak Ridge
celebrated the 26th of April with
some able speaking and plenty of
good wholesome food. The brass
brand and string band furnished
some tine music, and despite the
rain they all spent a most pleasant
day.
DIRECT LEGISLATION
At the state election, early in
September next, the people of Ar
kansas will vote on the dire ct leg
islation amendment. Another
amendmend will be submitted at
the same time, providing that all
money invested in the manufacture
of cotton materials for the next ten
years be exempted from taxation
for seven years.
We believe direct legislation is
a good thing for the masses of the
people, and we hope the people of
Arkansas will see that this amend
ment is carried by an overwhelm
ing majority. No state has yet de
feated such an amendment and the
majorities have ranged from 3 to
1 to about 11 to 1.
Eight states now have an Initia
tive and Referendum constitution
il amendment. They are South
Dakota, Utah, Oregon, Nevada,
Montana, Oklahoma, Maine and
Missouri.
V AUGHAN ARRESTED ON
A SERIOUS CHARGE
Jim Vaughan was arrested yes
terday on a warrant charging se
iuction, sworn out by Miss Mittie
Duff.
The young woman is about 20
years old. She was born and rais
ed here and has always borne a
good reputation. The young man
is perhaps four or live years her
senior and has lived here several
years, coming here from Sulphur
Rock, lie is the present Demo
cratic nominee for constable of
Rig Bottom township.
Vaughan was released on bond
md will be given a preliminary
rial before Squire E. M. Wilson
on the 18th of this month.
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ANNUAL SCHOOL ELECTION
One in Which Every Patriotic Cit
izen Should Fake an Interest
State Sujjertendent (ieo H,
| Cook is urging the County Exam
iners and school officials through
out the state to arouse a greater
interest in the annual school elec
tion.
The question of county uniform
ity of text books will be voted on
in a number of counties, and in
all districts a m&xium seven-mill
local school tax may be voted.
One director will be elected in
each common school district and
two directors in each special dist
rict.
The question of county superin
tendency, however, can not he
voted upon this year. The law
provides that this question shall he
submitted only the years preceding
the general election. The first
time this question was submitted
was last year, at which time seven
counties—Garland, Miller, .lack
son, Lee, Crawford, Mississippi
and Sebastian voted for the new
law. The county supertendents
will be elected in these counties
this fall at the general election.
AN UNVARNISHED TRUTH
The best man of every town for
the advancement of the general
affairs of the community is the
man who is always seen on the
front seat in the progressive ba nd
wagon. He is the first one to ex
tend an open and warm hand to
the stranger, welcoming him to
the “best town in the country.”
He is ever ready to give his time
and just proportion of his money,
to every enterprise that is for the
good and uplift of the community.
He talks about its people at home
and abroad, and believes in its
future growth and prosperity. He
never croaks nor mopes about as
though he lived in a cemetery
where no one wishes to enter, and
one who enters can never escape;
he is always a live member. Fill
a town with such men and some
thing will “turn up”.—Smithville
Homecrofter.
A SUGGESTION
Mr. Editor I am glad to see
the sanitary committee’s order to
clean up. Its a good thing, but 1
would suggest that they go a little
further and order that all sawdust
be removed off the streets and
sidewalks where hogs bed up and
create filth and breed fleas.
Taxpayer.
A FEW OBSERVATIONS
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Attention Called to Some Hatters
Worthy of Note
Mr. Kditor. I have observed
that the last term of circuit court
lasted only three weeks, and that
it was the shortest term there has
been in this county for six years.
Of the six persons charged with
penitentiary crimes, one, a negro
boy who had no money nor
friends, and plead guilty, was con
victed and sentenced; the others
either plead guilty to misdemean
ors or the charges were not pross
ed. I have also observed that the
brotherhood of whiskey peddlers
of Ratesville have inaugurated the
“co-operative reciprocal plan” for
their own exclusive benefit and for
the upbuilding of the country in
their line of business. Their plan
is this: When one peddler is be
ing tried for selling whiskey all
the other peddlers, together with
some disinterested parties (just
enough to keep down suspicion) go
on the witness stand and impeach
me state s witnesses—swear that
they would not believe them on
oath—thereby clearing the ped
dlers so they can go on with their
profession,which, with her schools
and churches, makes Batesville
what she is.
I have observed further—
That Prosecuting Attorney Jef
fery was not to be found at his
post of duty during the whole of
the last term of court.
That in the last election, the
i strongest prohibition township in
the county, White River, voted
for avowed whiskey men.
That the present county election
commissioners seem to favor
whiskey men for election judges,
strange as this may seem in a pro
hibition county. Rut remember:
“When we think good easy man,
surely our greatness is ripening?”
That the Goddess of Justice on
the court house, seeing her cause
remorselessly trampled under foot
by persons who should be her
strongest devotees, has, in dis
gust, hurled to the ground her
scales of justice and is now contem
plating suicide because the people
have not enough interest in her
cause to hand her scales back or
try to revive her cause.
Farmer Jim.
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