The Newark Journal.
Published In the famous white River Country, wheri Alfalfa is kino
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July 12, 1912
Vol. 12, No. 14
TWO YOUNG LADIES
DROWNED !N RIVER
Misses flildred Tlinor and lllsie
Moore Het Death in While
River at Datesville
A happy excursion party on a
barge towed by the gasoline boat,
the Angeline, resulted in the most
shocking and sad river catastrophe
in years Tuesday evening at 11:30
when the boat and its merry par
ty were returning from a trip to
Lock Two and the rear end of the
Angeline collided with the Govern
ment dredge boat about half a
mile this side of the lock at Bates
ville.
< At the place where the Angeline
f struck,the dredge, which was an
chors just around the bend of the
river above Maxwell’s gin, the cur
rent was very strong.
The collision between the two
boats was so strong that two
young ladies, Misses Mildred Min
or of Newport and Elsie Moore of
Batesville, were knocked over
board and drowned.
\ The two young ladies with two
young men, Robert Bone and Jay
Grover, were sitting on a narrow
walk around the cabin of the boat
swinging their feet off over the
side, when the crash came. All
four were knocked by the jar into
the river between two boats.
Mr. Bone caught hold of the
young ladies and attempted to
hold onto to them until help could
arrive, but the current was so
swift that his hold gave way and
that being coupled with the fact
that Mr. Bone was seriously injur
ed himself, prevented him from
retaining his hold and perfecting
a rescue.
Mr. Grover was also injured
about the hips and back but was
able to be out Wednesday. Mr*
Bone is still confined to his room.
About 11:30 Wednesday morn
ing the body of Miss Minor was
recovered about a half mile down
the river from Batesville. The
body of Miss Moore was found
Thursday morning about 10 o’clock
one mile below town.
BRIDGES EOR JACKSON
Judge C. B. Coe of Newport has
let the contract for four new
bridges in Jackson county.
The Journal for Job Printing.
WALDRIP-MACNESS
Prominent Couple of flagness
Married Sunday Evening
A pretty home wedding was sol
emnized last Sunday evening at
the home of the bride’s uncle, Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Magness, at Mag
ness, at 5:30 o’clock. The contract
ing parties were T. M. Waldrip
and Mrs. Myrtle Magness. Rev.
Jas. F. Jernigan of Marked was
the officiating clergyman who tied
the nuptial knot pronouncing the
ceremony which united the lives
of these estimable people. The
wedding was a quiet one, witness
ed only by the immediate relatives
of the bride and groom and a few
intimate friends.
The bride is one of the most
popular and charming ladies of that
thriving little town, while the
groom, who is our efficient county
clerk, is one of the most highly es- i
teemed citizens of Independence
county, having at various times
held positions of trust and honor.
We predict for them a long,
prosperous and happy wedded life,
and of which we, with their many
friends, wish them abundantly of
the joys and prosperity to which
they are justly entitled too.
LIUHTNING STRIKES HOUSE
The residence of Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Magness was struck by
lightning Sunday afternoon and
slightly damaged. The lightning
seems to have struck a clothes
line, one end of which was fasten
ed to a corner of the house. That
corner of the house was laid open
to a considerable width and several
weatherboarding planks and the
baseboard were splintered. An
umbrella and a lady’s skirt hanging
on the inside of the house were
badly burned.
Mr. Magness was sitting on the
porch within about eight feet of
where the bolt struck, but was un
injured except for a severe shock,
from which he soon recovered.
SCHOOL CENSUS
1). C. Lane has just completed
the enumeration of persons of
school age in the Newark Special
School District and reports a total
of 529, classified as follows:
White males, 238; white females
261. Total whites, 499.
Colored males, 12; colored fe
males, 18. Total colored, 30.
This is an increase of 82 over
last year, the total last year be
ing 447.
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| Happenings of Local Interest
Vil^^rra T^wXirJaj'JS*.!* yfk nwi va<B—ia—
Mrs. A. H. Saylors is reported
quite sick.
Read the announcement of Her
man Schott’s big fire sale on page
eight.
Editor 0. F. Craig left Wednes
day for Hot Springs for a few days
rest and recreation.
Mrs. W. Y. Cibbs and little
daughter, of Sulpher Rock, spent
Wednesday in town visiting
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Horn of Pop
lar Bluff, Mo., arrived Saturday
and will make this city their home
in the future.
Miss Louolive Phillips has re
turned to her home at Earle, after
a pleasant visit here with the
Misses Morgan at the Sturdivant
home.
C. H. Miller, civil engineer, of
Little Rock was here Wednesday
in consultation with the board of
commissioners of the sidewalk im-1
provement district.
J. L. Mayhan will begin his
summer school at the White
school house on Monday, the 15th,
and desires a full attendance of all
pupils who can possibly be present
at the opening of school.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Dugger came
down from Wideman Tuesday to
spend a few days with the lady’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Uhles.;
Mr. Dugger has resigned as Iron
Mountain agent and operator at
Wideman and will go to some
other point.
Miss Ruth Crow is visiting rel
atives at Sulphur Rock.
Mrs. W. W. Jernigan and little
daughter spent Monday at Char
lotte visiting relatives.
Walter Magness has been real
sick the past week and is threat
ened with a serious attack of ap
pendicitis.
Mrs. Mary Cost returned to her
home in Little Rock Wednesday
evening after a pleasant visit to
Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Sturdivant.
C. L. Mayhan of this place was
elected a member of the executive
committee of the Arkansas Rural
Mail Carriers Association at its
meeting this week at Prescott.
Walter Terrell arrived Monday
from Jonesboro and will have
charge of The Journal during ed
itor Craig’s absence at Hot Springs.
Mr. Terrell is a first class printer
and will take care of all job print
ing that may be brought in.
The W. C. T. U. will give an
entertainment and medal contest
at the high school auditorium Sat
urday evening, beginning at 8
o’clock. In addition to the decla
mation contest, there will be a
reading contest, and a vocal con
test, with two medals to be award
ed the winners. Several musical
numbers have been arranged and
the program will be a pleasing and
entertaining one. The public is
cordially invited. Admission 10
and 15 cents.
STATE ADVANCEMENT
ASSOCIATION MEETS
Organized Movement Toward
Greater Uevelopement of
Arkansas is Launched
An impetus toward organized
support of progressive principles
was given this week by the first
annual convention of the Arkansas
Advancement Association, held at
Little Rock. This organization
composed of representative citizens
from all parts of the state, is non
political and non-partisan. But it
is Progressive, and Progressivism
and Democracy are this year more
than ever before synonymous.
This association urges the fol
lowing things:
Measures for a just and com
prehensive system of assessment
and taxation, to the end that there
shall be no discrimination.
Enactment of liberal legislation
that will invite capital to the state,
and tiie encouragement of financial
institutions.
Road laws that will encourage
the great improvement and utiliza
tion of farming lands for conse
quent profit to the farmer.
That levee building and drainage
construction shall receive more at
tention than ever before.
That there be the most careful
consideration of all questions sub
mitted to the initiative and refer
endum.
That the business interests
pledge the heartiest co-operation
with all movements for the better
ing of rural schools.
And that the state constitution
be amended to permit the issuance
of bonds for muncipal improve
ments.
Prominent citizens from all parts
of the state, leaders in the various
activities that make for its advan
cement, were among the speakers
at the two days session. Judge
John W. Blackwood of Little Rock
presided. A sharp fight develop
ed near the close of the conven
tion over state-wide prohibition
and the repeal of the anti-futures
law. President Geo. A. Cole with
drew the Farmers’ Union from
affiliation with the association and
a number of state-widers left the
convention.
It is to be regretted that these
partisan matters were injected in
into the organization, as such an
association, properly managed,
could become a powerful factor
for the material progress of the
state.
GOOD ROADS FOR RANDOLPH
Pocahontas, July 6.—The citi
zens of Randolph county are get
ting the good road spirit again and
are making preparations to build
several miles of good roads over
the county this summer. A rep
resentative of good roads machin
| ery placed an order for sixteen
; sets of graders and other road im
plements with overseers in the
county. Mr. White, the road de
| monstrator, will be here this
month to give demonstrations in
' road building.
BAKER-PRICE
Alla Baker and Miss Birdie
Price were married at the home
of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Price in this city Sun
day evening at 7 o’clock, Rev. J.
F. Cossey officiating. They are
prominent and well known young
people who enjoy the friendship
land highest esteem of all. The
j Journal most heartily joins their
| many friends in wishing for them
a full measure of all the joys and
pleasentness of life.
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TO CONFER WITH WILSON
Little Rock, July 8.—Earle W.
Hodges, secretary of State, accom
panied by a few friends, will leave
in a few days for Seagirt, N. J.,
| for a conference with Gov. Wood
row Wilson. Mr. Hodges was one
1 of the original Wilson supporters
in Arkansas, and is a personal
! friend of the next president of the
! United States.
OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS
Doings of the Week Among Our
Neighbors Across the White
Claud Sullivan and Miss Bertie
Laster were married last Sunday
evening, Squire Blevins officiating.
Miss Bertie Hankins left Mon
day for Searcy and Heber Springs
to visit friends and relatives.
We are informed that we are to
have a new railroad through Oil
Trough. Let her come.
Mrs. E. C. Lamburton left Fri
day for Eureka Springs to visit
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Owens.
J. A. Davidson was in Newport
on business Tuesday.
H. J. Harris made a business
trip to Newport Friday.
All the rest of ye scribes, have
the wars at Chicago and Baltimore
knocked you out?
Who said anything about Flinn
whipping Jack Johnson?
Mr. and Mrs. Cisero Davis re
turned to their home at Auvergne
Saturday, after a pleasant visit
here with Mrs. Davis’ parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John S. Hill.
Mrs. H. G. Burge and children
have returned from Batesville
where they visited relatives for
several days.
Rev. W. F. Wayman preached
for us last Sunday in the new
church.
There was an all-day song ser
vice at the W’hite church last Sun
day, several classes participating,
and there was some fine singing.
Dinner on the ground and every
body enjoyed the day.
Mrs. Joe Folona visited her
mother, down at Elmo, Thursday,
returning Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Granvill Kreas
tread of Long Beach, Cali., came
in Saturday to visit friends and
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. I. J. West spent
the Fourth with relatives at Tuck
erman.
Too much rain for cotton, but
corn is fine. People are having
war with General Green. Send us
over some cotton choppers.
FARHER FOUND DEAD
H. C. Leatherman, a prominent
farmer of Randolph county, was
found dead in his field near Poca
hontas one day last week. Death
is supposed to have been due to
heart failure.
I. AND R, “JOKER” IS
RENDERED INVALID
Local Laws Inconsistent With
(Jeneral Laws Cannot be Init
iated by the People
The Supreme Court in its opin
ion on the initiative and referen
endum cases, handed down last
Monday by Chief Justice McCul
loch and concurred in by the other
justices, eliminates the so-called
“joker” in the constitutional
amendment, which permits coun
ties and municipalities to initiate
local laws.
There are five cases affected by
the decision, as follows: For the
removal of the Dallas county seat
from Fordyce to Princeton; re
moval of the Montgomery county
seat from Mount Ida to Womble;
regulating horse racing in Car
land county; permiting Sunday
baseball in Little Rock, and plac
ing Sebastian county officials on a
salary basis.
The court holds that each of
these measures is inconsistent with
the general laws of the state. The
two providing for county seat re
movals are declared in conflict
with the general statutes which
prescribe the particular manner
in which elections for the removal
of county seats shall be initiated.
The Garland county horse racing
bill and the Little Rock Sunday
baseball measure are held to be in
consistent with the criminal statu
tes of the state, and the Sebastian
county salary bill is held to be in
consistent with the general statut
es, as some of the officers of the
county are now upon salaries pre
scribed by special statutes, while
other officers of the county look
to general statutes to fix their
fees, and to this extent the meas
ure is inconsistent with the gener
al laws of the state.
STRUCK BY LIQHTNINQ
While driving along the road in
a double buggy near Cave City
Monday, lightning struck one of
Dr. Tom Laman’s horses, instantly
killing it. Dr. Laman was render
ed unconscious by the shocK and
was found some time later by par
ties passing along the road, and
was still unconscious, but revived
later. One of the horses he was
driving was killed while the other
was seemingly uninjured.
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