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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, February 16, 1906.
Vol. 6. No. 8.
TUESDAY FEItIMJARY?<
® Date Set For Execution of John
Dow Who Killed His Wife
Last Spring. ♦
•John Dow, the negro who killed
his wife at Sulphur Hock last Ap
ril. will be hanged at Batesville on
Tuesday, February 27.
Dow was tried in the circuit
court and given the death sentence,
the date of the execution having
been set for December l.'», last.
The case was appealed to the su
preme court and resulted in the
affirmance of the judgment.
The mandate of the supreme!
court was sent to the governor’s
office Friday and the governor
named Tuesday, February 27, as
the date for flow’s execution.)
The execution will be private.
KENTUCKIANS tiOINtj HOME.
The Louisville Commercial Club
is receiving daily hundreds of
names of former Kentuckians re
siding in other states and in differ
<mt countries who request that in
vitations be sent them to “Home
Coming Week” in Louisville, June
13 to IT, The Commercial Club,
under whose auspices the event
will be driven, has already received
st^*ral thousand names, covering
«very state and territory in this
I nion, and thirteen foreign coun
tries. The Commercial Club in
vites all Kentuckians t<^ send it
the names and addresses of any
fflends or'relatives who now re
side dlsewheee. These names
should be forwarded at once to K,
L. Hughes, Secretary, Louisville.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES.
Clyde Rogers, of Sharp, visited
friends here Sunday.
.1. \Y. Blair made a business
trip to Cord Saturday,
.1. C. McGill made a business
trip to Batesville Tuesday.
Walter Young of Antioch, at
tended church here Sunday.
A large crowd attended the
speaking here last Thursday.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. J.
\Y. Blair on the »>th, a tine girl.
Miss Lucy Baker oi' Antioch,
Attended church here Sunday
•evening.
Mrs. Ada Nuckolls and >on
Tommy, visited relatives at Cord
Saturday.
Miss Laura Nuckolls, of the
Dota neighborhood, visited Miss
Ethel Byrum Sunday.
Uev. d. F. Jcrnigan of Bates
ville, is visiting his brother, Will
Mernigan, here this week.
Rev. Strickland preached an
interesting sermon to an attentive
j audience Sunday evening,
a Misses Geneva Lane, Nellie and
Unie (’hurchill attended church
at Walnut Grove Sunday.
Miss Dora llarrelson of the
Center Grove neighborhood, is
visiting friends here this week.
Owen and Curtis W alden visit
ed their grandmother, Mrs. Tina
Churchill, of Hazel Grove Sunday.
A mysterious tragedy was
brought to light recently near
Port land, in the finding of the dead
body of an unknown man in an
old field, lie could not be identi
fied, and nothing is known as to,
how he met death, except that
there were several knife wounds j
in different parts of the body.
GEORGE A. HILLHOUSE.
Hon. George A. Hillhouse of
Newport announces in today’s pa
per as a candidate for prosecuting
attorney for this judicial district.
Mr. Hillhouse has been engaged
in the practice of law at Newport
for the past sixteen years, lie
served as state senator from the
year 1S!*7 to ls'.W, and a number
of good laws are to his credit, a
mong them being the one requir
ing that the evil effects alchohol
upon the human system to be
taught in the public schools; estab
lishment of the ollice of court sten
ographer in the Third judicial cir
cuit, and authorizing municipal
incorporations to collect a license
from liquor dealors, who sold in
quart (jpantities. In addition to
his services in the legislature, Mr.
Hillhouse has served his party as
chairman of the Jackson county
Democratic central committee, and
has also been a member of the ju
dicial and congressional committee.
He is a capable lawyer and would
make a good prosecuting attorney.
MAQNES5 MUSNGS.
B. C. Sturch is at work on the
railroad.
T. \1. Waldrip is reported bet- i
ter this week.
Mrs. Shea of Sulphur Rock, was
in Madness Tuesday.
Candidates for state senator
speak at Madness Friday.
M. M. Stewart, candidate for
sheriff was in Madness Wednes
day.
Little Claus Lewis has been
real sick for the past week with
pneumonia.
Another wonder in Mayness—
Charlie Mayness walks in his
sleep—*\so they say”
(). K. derniyan and Luther Ash
ley of Sulphur Rock were isitiny
in Mayness Saturday.
B. B. Owens and family and
Miss Annie French visited M. B.
Owens and wife Sunday.
Mrs. Hutchinson and Miss F, iith 1
Owens, of Newport, are visitiny
friends at Mayness this week.
A SUGGESTION.
Mr. Editor: I would like to
suggest through The Journal that
the county candidates begin their
joint canvass in Greenbrier, at
Jamestown, the loth of March,
then go to Salado the 20th, Oil
Trough the 21st. Newark the 22nd,
Sulphur Rock the 2.'!rd, liatesville
the 24th and let that end the joint
canvass. These townships would
have to feed them and their horses.
Corn is 00 cents a bushel and hay
is scarce. The people of the back
townships would have further to i
go to hear them, but they would j
save their corn and fodder.
John Tomi.inson.
MRS. JANE WILSON DEAD.
M. Jane Wilson died at the
home of her nephew, J. W. Kin
man, in this city, Thursday, the
Nth. from pneumonia. She was
70 years old and had been a resi
dent of this community for many
years. The remains were shipped
to Sulphur Rock for burial Friday
morning.
A young man known as Granni
son was arrested in Judsonia re
cently on a charge of murder near
Henderson, Ky., June 3, last, and
was taken back to Kentucky.
Come out tomorow and hear the
candidates for state senator and
circuit judge.
Scrap Iron Wanted—Will pay
20 cents per 100 delivered at New
ark. E. E, Burnes.
Mrs. W. F Adams spent Tues
day at Newport, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Mayhan.
Mrs. Dove Ed wards left Tuesday
morning for Corning, in response
to a telegram announcing the ser
ious illness of MissOretha Robert
son.
You can always got something
good to eat at Galloway’s restau
rant. Meals 25 cents. Short or
ders at all hours. Also nice clean
beds and up to-date aecommoda
dations.
Her many friends will regret to
learn of the death of Miss Oretha
Roberstson, which occurred at her
home in Corning pesterday (Thurs
day) morning at t»:30 o’clock, af
ter a brief illness from pneumonia.
For good, clean, downy beds
and something good to eat (no
children to bother) go to Hotel:
Moore, southeast corner Main and
dames street, when in Sulphur
Rock. W. S. Moore, proprietor.
The candidates for prosecuting
attorney entertained the voters
here Saturday with a rather lively
discussion principally along per
sonal lines. Judging from the ap
plause given them, Casey and Hill
house seemed to be the favorites.
Judge J. \V. Phillips of New
port, candidate for re-election as
railroad commissioner,was in town
yesterday. The editor has known
Judge Phillips for several years.
He has done good work for the
people as a member of the commis
sion, and The Journal would like
to see him re-elected.
,). F. McCuistion of Dunning
ton, was in the cit.v .yesterday en
rou te home from the Sulphur
Rock neighborhood. He organ
ized a Union at Lone Oak school
house Wednesday night with a
membership 19. 1'he officers are
as follows: President, (i. L. Sue
berth; vice president, A. A. Smith;
secretary and treasurer, I). A.
Ashley.
Postmaster Harrelson of this
city jumped off a moving freight
train at Pond Switch, near Tuck
erinan, Sunday and was painfully
injured. His left shoulder was
thrown out of place and his face
somewhat bruised up. Drs. ,). (J.
and K. 1\. Kimbcrlin of Tucker
man re-set the discolated shoulder
and Mr. Harrelson was able to re
turn home Monday.
The last Federal census shows |
that there are 20,641 native
born Kentuckians living in Arkan
sas. The Louisville Commercial
Club wants to get the names and
addresses of as many of these
former Kentuckians as possible,
and any one having friends or
relatives who have moved from
the state will confer a favor upon
the Club by sending the names to
R. E. Hughes, Secretary, Louis
j ville.
STATE NEWS ITEflS.
Mrs. Andrew Camp, while in an
epilectic fit, near Paragould, fell
into an open fireplace and was per
haps fatally burned.
A barn on the Jordan farm near
DeWitt was destroyed by fire one
night last week, and three horses
were burned to death.
The White River News is the
name of a paper that has com
menced publication at Omaha. F.
II. Perry is the editor.
The Covington hotel and five
residences were destroyed by fire
at Texarkana Monday morning.
The total loss is $55,000.
Hill Solomon was struck by an
Iron Mountain train a few days
ago and killed one mile west of
Earle. He was walking on the
track.
Mrs. \V. II. Camp of Redfield,
was burned to death a few days
ago, her clothing having caught
from a tire in the garden where
I she was burning rubbish.
The area in strawberries at Jud
sonia is t'»50 acres, and it estimated
that 30,000 cases will be used in
l shipping the output of the berry
fields at that place the coming
i season.
Charles Kelley, section foreman
at (Juion, was struck by an engine
and knocked off the trestle near
(iuion last Saturday. He fell a
distance of 40 feet and was serious
ly injured about the back and hips.
B. M. Brooks was accidently
killed Friday near Malvern. He
was hauling logs, and one of them
rolled from the wagon, passed
over his body and he was so badly
mangled that he died in a few min
utes.
A young man named Ware was
killed a few days ago near Hot
Springs by a falling tree. He and
his father were cutting the tree
and in attempting to get out of the
way the young man stumbled and
fell, and the tree fell on him kil
ling him instantly.
.Jesse W ilcox, age 14 years, son
of Smith Wilcox, was frozen to
death near his home at Liberty,
Polk countp, during the cold spell
of last week. The young was
caught in a storm and was evident
ly overcome by cold and fell, and
the exposure resulted in his death.
HE SURPRISED HER.
The Stamps Democrat tells a
good story on a farmer living near
there, who wore his old suit until
everybody was tired of it, and his
estimable wife was almost ashamed
of the hustling farmer who had
been inside of it so long. Butone
day while selling produce in town
he determined to buy a new suit
and surprise Eliza. So he bundled
a new suit into the wagon, hurried
toward home, and at the wagon
bridge, tsvo miles from home he
stood upon the wagon, peeled and
threw the despised old suit into
the creek, then he reached for the
clothes. They were gone had
jolted out of the wagon! The
night was cold and hi* teeth chat
tered as he skurried home. He
surpsised Eliza even more than he
anticipated.
Wanted: Men in each state to
travel, post signs, advertise and
leave samples of our goods. Sal
ary STii.OO per month. Three dol
lars per day for expenses. Kuhl
man Co., Dept. S. Atlas Block,
|Chicago, III.
SULl’Hnt HOCK ITEMS
Short Items of Interest Picked IJp
at the Metropolis of White
River Township.
George Martin is quite sick thl*
week.
Jim Vaughan of Newark was ir»
town Monday.
James Huddleston of Sharp,
was in town Tuesday.
M. M. Rutherford was over
from Rutherford Tuesday.
R. II. Waddell of the Batesville
(iuard was in town Friday.
R. M. Gossett is doing some re
pair work on his residence.
Dan Moore and Madison Gossett
went to Batesville Monday.
The Rice Mercantile Company
bought 'I'l bales of cotton Tuesday.
Col. James Rutherford of
Moorefield, was in our burg Tues
day.
\\ . B. Knight has about recov
ered from a severe attack of pneu
monia.
Mrs »J. C. Gibson, who has been
sick for some time is still confined te
her bed.
Charles Akins of Gasville, spent
a few days in our town the first of
the week.
See Gibson, the photographer,
about your face. He makes old
faces look young.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Hartslield of
Newark visited Mrs. Hartslield’»
mother of this city Monday.
Gibson is prepared to show you
samples of as fine work in crayon,
sepia and pastel portraits as you
ever saw.
A. C, Magness’ store house
caught fire last Saturday, but was
discovered and put out before
much damage was done.
Quite a number of the county
candidates were in town last Fri
day, the day the candidates for
prosecuting attorney spoke here.
John Bcliew of Bradford, came
in Sunday to visit old friends and
acquaintances here. Mr. Beliew
was formerly station agent at this
place.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the
candidates for county offices of
Independence county and for state
senator, will meet in the grand
jury room at the court house in
the city of Batesville, on Mhnday,
March 5th, 1POO, at 10 o’clock a.
m., for the purpose of arranging st
joint campaign, and for the tran
saction of all other business that
may properly be brought before
the convention.
This meeting will he called
promptly at the hour named, and
no one except the candidates men
tioned will be admitted. Dated
this, the 5th day of February,
I1K)6. Ci i.. L. Pearce
T. J. Raney
S. B. Wvroi t;ii
•John A. Hinkee
and others.
BURNED TO DEATH.
Jonesboro, Ark., Feb. !*. This
morning Lela owens, a girl about
14 years of age, was badly burned.
The accident happened by her
pouring gasoline on some wood, to
start a fire, she thinking it was
coal oil, and when she touched the
match it flared up in her face and
burned her so badly that she died
in about, five or six hours.