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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, April 7, 1905.
Vol. 5. No. 15.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
Sketch of the Important Transac
tions in t he rkansas Law
Making Body.
The Rison bill to repeal the act
of March 17, 1905, making an ap
propriation of $25,000 for the
Arkansas state guard for two
.years was passed by a vote of 19
to 10.
The senate also passed Senator
Simpson's bill, to make all legal
execution’s private, by repealing
the act of 1901.
A bill by Senator Hardy was
passed to make more stringent the
laws against selling cocaine, requir
ing a physician’s prescription,
which may be filled but once.
The Fletcher bill for the regu
lation of commercial fertilizers,
failed to pass over the veto of the
irovernor.
A bill by Senator Gross to re
quire assessors to give notice to
person* who-e assessments they
increase, that they may appear be
fore the board of equalization,
wa»s passed by a unanimous vote.
A l*ill by Senator Browning for
state aid to high school* was pass
ed. It carries an appropriation of
18*50,000 for two years.
The bill introduced by Repre
sentative V, hit-ley of Polk county
to prevent lobbying with mem
bers of tiic legislature was defeat
ed in the house by a vote of 2b
ayes to b4 noes.
Senator Butt’s bill to declare
the place of delivery of intoxicat
ing liquors the place of sale was
read the third time and Senator
IjJutt, e.\plained that the bill was to
I>rovent the shipping1 of whisky in
to prohibition districts, the result
of which was that express ship
ments are received by mere boys,
who in many ca es are worthless
drunkards. '1 he saloon keeper!
had no right, moral or legal tinsi'll
whisky into prohibition territory.
The roll was called and the bill
passed ayes 22 noes 8. The de
tailed vote follows Ayes Adams
Amis, Butt, Collins, Cotham,
Fletcher, Floyd, Goodwin, Harri
son, Ivillgore, Killough, Lee, Log
an. McFerrin, Mears, Moore, Pin
nix, Rector, Simpson, Thompson,
Va tighter, Mr. President—22.
Noes Gray, Gross, Hinkle, Hol
land, McCall, Milan, Rison,
Smith 8.
I lie uouse passeu tue um uy
Representative Witt, to prohibit
white people from attending ne
gro meetings, except officers of
the law and ministers acting in
their official capacity. Should
this measure become a law, it will
have an important bearing on the
association of the races both polit
ically nnd socially. The measure
was strongly advocated by Mr.
Witt in a speech on the floor of"
the, house, and only seven votes
were cast against its passage.
A bill was introduced by Mr.
Anderson of Benton providing for
an initiative and referendum vote
of all proposed legislation affect
ing the state, and the cities, towns,
boroughs, and villages of the
state.
Mr. Black of Sebastion introduc- i
ed a bill providing for a one mill
tax levy in cities of the first and
second class, to be used in the
erection and maintenance of pub
lic libraries therein.
Mr. Andrews of Sharp intro- j
duced a bill placing the members!
of the general assembly on a sal
ary of $600 for the term of two
years.
Senator Hinkle has introduced a
bill appropriating $800,000 for the
completion of the new state capi
tol.
A bill by Senator Browning for
farmers’ annual institutes in each 1
county in the state, carr.yinga $5,
OdO appropriation passed the sen
ate.
Senator Pinnix introduced a
bill prohibiting any person from
owning or using any pistol or
Winchester rifle without first se
curing from the county judge a
license costing 25 cents, which
shall be good only in the county in
which it is issued.
ALLEN-VAUUHN.
There was a pretty home wed
ding at the residence of Mrs. E.
L. Vaughn in Sulphur Rock Wed
nesday afternoon. It was the oc
casion of the happy marriage of
her only daughter, Miss Maude, to
to Mr. E. E. Allen of Newark,
Rev. Newman officiating.
The bride was most becomingly
gowned in white silk mull, while
the groom wore the usual black.
A few of the most intimate friends
were the only witnesses. The
contracting parties are most de
servedly popular young people in
their respective communities.
Mbs Vaughn is one of the coun
ty'' most beautiful and popular
young teachers, who by her sweet,
sunny nature has won the love
and admiration of all with whom
she has ever been associated. Mr.
Allen i' a prosperous young busi
ness man of Newark and enjoys
the confidence and esteem of a
large circle.of friends, as .being a
careful, honorable and successful
.\ oung business man.
file happy young couple left im
mediately after the ceremony for
Newark, their future home, ami
were given a reception at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. ('. M. Edwards.
The united couple have a host of
warm friends in both Newark and
Sulphur Rock who join in wishing
for them a long, happy and pros
perous life.
TUESDAY’S ELECTION.
The city election Tuesday re
sulted in the re-election of both
Mayor J. H. Holderby and Marshal
Walter Pascoe. E. W. Magnessj
was elected recorder anil J. T.
Tharp treasurer. The new alder-1
men are B. F. Busby, C. M. Ed
wards, K. B. Adams, W. C. Mims
and W. J. Cooper.
The detailed vote was as follows:
For Mayor:
,1. H. Holderby.TO
W. P. Lawton.30
For Recorder:
E. \V. Magness.78
(t. F. Crosser.'23
For Marshal:
Walter Pascoe.54
T. .1. Moore.‘23
J. T. Barksdale.16
Nathan Kinrnan.6
George Pearce.‘21
For Aldermen.
B. F. Busby.101
C. M. Edwards.101
R. B. Adams.. .100 ■
W. C. Mims.loO
W. J. Cooper.100
The safe in the depot at Piggott
was blown open and robbed Tues
day night. The indications show
that the work was that of expert
safe robbers. They secured be- j
tween $100 and $150.
Rev. (t. L. Fink will preach at
Sulphur Rock Saturday night and
Sunday.
The young people enjoyed a
dance at the Hatton hall Wednes
day night.
Miss May Martin spent Satur
day with relatives and friends at
Sulphur Rock
Miss Ruby Holmes has accepted
the position as day operator at the
telephone office.
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. B. A. Magness has been
quite sick for the past few days.
Miss Maud Kent left Monday
for her home at Oil Plough after
a pleasant visit here with friends.
Miss Kirk Martin came over |
from Searcy Monday to attend the i
funeral of her sister, Mrs. H. DJ
Fdler.
I
The warmest line of shirts ever!
shown. You’ll have to hurry, j
li. C. Dorr Mercantile Co. Mag
ness, Ark.
Don't forget to stop and inspect j
our mammoth stock of general;
merchandise. R. C. Dorr Merc.!
Co., Magness, Ark.
George Green returned Wed
nesday from a business trip up
near Alicia, where he expects to
put in a sawmill in a short time.
Mrs. Lillie Guynn and Mrs. M.
K. Robertson of Newport spent
Wednesday visiting Mrs. W. T.
Magness and Mrs. Dove Edwards.
We are showing a swell line of j
shirts, hats, shoes and oxfords for
spring and summer. Come and
see us. Crescent Shoe Co., Bates
vi lie.
Uncle John Tomlinson has
made an early garden and had his
third mess of green onions, mus
tard and lettuce for dinner Last
Sunday.
Mrs. Mollie Porter entertained
a few of her friends winh a quilt
ing party Thursday, and the oe
casion was much enjoyed by those
present.
The Farmer’s Union recently
organized out at the Scott, school
house is said to be growing nicely,
and now has 19 members. .1. C.
Henderson is president, d. II.
Shipman yiee president, and A. R.
Watts secretary. Regular meet
ings are held on the first and third
Saturday nights in each month.
(Jims. Jimmerson and Miss Ellen
Logan, of Logan township, were
married Thursday of last week.
They are prominent and well
known young people and The
Journal joins their many friends
in extending congratulations and
good wishes.
The following young people of
this place attended the dance at j
Sulphur Rock Saturday night. {
Misses Myrtle Clark, Exie and
Etta McDoniel, Alpha Arnold,
Ola and Oma Kinman, Lizzie j
Magness, Robbie Mitchem, Zeno
Wilson and May Martin; Messrs.
Logan and John Saylors, Estes
Kinman, Dolph llarnett, Morg1
Magness, Willie Davidson, Luther;
Wilson, George Green, Bud Black
and Charlie Barksdale.
W. J. Caldwell of Departee,
traveling representative for the
Arkansas Gazette, spent Tuesday
night in town, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. W. .1. Littlefield.
John Dodd, a well-known citi
zen of Rosie fell dead at his home
at that place Sunday evening.
Heart failure is supposed to have
been the cause of his death.
Libert Burt a prominent young
man of Magness was in town Wed
nesday. He has been attending
school at Salado, and expects to
enter school again after assisting
his father in making a crop.
Ned Burr was pawed by a vic
ious horse at Oil Trough Tuesday
and painfully injured. He was
leading the horse when it struck
him, knocking him down, and a
considerable gash was cut on his
head.
An engine on the White River
road turned over near Batesville
Tuesday, slightly injuring Engi
neer Walter Erwin. The fireman
was also slightly bruised, but no
one else hurt. The west-bound
passenger was detained about an
hour. The wreck train went up
about noon and the engine was
placed on the track and pulled
down by the local Wednesday
morning to Newport to be sent to
the repair shops.
The heavy rains Sunday night
caused such an outpour of water
down a little hillside ravine just
west of town that the railroad
track was covered with driftwood
for a distance of several yards.
Several feet of the track was dam
aged pretty badly by the water,
but not so bad as to be unsafe.
Section Foreman Smith put his
crew to work cleaning off the
track and the passenger was de
layed only a short time.
TRAGEDY AT CLINTON.
Clinton, Ark. April 4. Riley
Stover, a young farmer living six
miles east of Clinton, cut his
wife’s throat yesterday evening,
then attempted to commit suicide
by jumping into a well. He and
his wife are in a critical condition
and not expected to live. Stover
had been exceedingly despondent
lately because of bad health and
tinancial difficulties.
Advertised Letters.
The following is a list of letters
remaining uncalled for in the Ne w
ark postotliee April 1, 1905.
Guss Ream
«J Duall
Emmett Davis
Mrs Lena Egnel
L C Johnson
L Luddington
Miss Mary Sutton
Mrs Lou Slayton
Joe Stephenson
Bertha Nash
Myrtle Lamberson
E L Mongold
Mrs Alice Owens
Mrs Uo bottom
Dr A 1' Yates
If not called for in do days will
be sent to the dead letter office at
Washington, I). C. When calling
for above letters say advertised.
T. M. Hakkklsox, 1*. M.
Canada Jones, a negro, killed
his wife itt his home near Conway
Saturday. He was captured and
lodged in jail.
KILLING AT SULPHUR ROCIC
Negro Kills His Wife, Wound*
Two Others and Then Turns
Gun on Himself.
'John Dow, a negro, armed him
self with a shotgun and Winches
ter and went on the war path at
Sulphur Rock Tuesday morning.
As a result, his wife is dead,
! his wife’s father and a younger
daughter both seriously wounded
and Dow is now languishing in
the county jail at Batesyille with,
two or three bullet holes in hi*
own body.
1 he trouble seems to have been
the outcome of a family row.
Dow and his wife had separated
some time ago, and Dow had been
staying at BatesviHe. Tuesday
morning he secured the necessary
arms for making himself a walk
ing arsenal and proceeded to the
home of his father-in-law, an old
man named Peel, and demanded
a consultation with his deserting
spouse. She refused to see him,
but shortly afterwards Dow met
his wife together with her father
and a younger daughter about 1-1
years old, walking up the railroad
track. Dow opened fire on them,
killing his wife almost instantly
and wounding the old man and his
younger daughter. lie then
turned the Winchester upon him
self with the intention of ending
his own life, and sent three bullets
into his own bony. It seems,
however, that his aim was bad,
for while he was seriously wound
ed, it is thought that lie will i'
cover.
Sheriff Kaneaster and Coroner
Stewart were notified, and after
holding an inquest, Dow was re
moved to Batesville where he is
now hi .jail with the gallows star
ing him in the face.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The spring term of the Inde
pendence Circuit Court convened
at Batesville Monday. The fol
lowing compose the juries.
(irand Jury: A. J. Craig, fore
man, (t. (). Magness, F. M. Prid
more, J. M. Fair, M. C. Weaver,
E. ,1. Rodgers, R. L. Fortune,
Geo. Lenehan, Ed Carter, Geo.
Coker, J. B. Xeslit, W. II, Callo
way, T. J. Harris, C. R. Hartwick,
.1. G. Pearson and A. J. Chism.
Petit Jury: Roe Patterson, W.
Cullins, .lack Robertson, John
Milligan, Will Petty, G. C. Rut
ledge, John Elms, Hugh Parks,
W. E. Totty, S. I). Lindsey,
James Barber, Tes Massey, M. N.
Bone, W. D. Thompson, Chas.
How, W. B. Knight, Ed Martin,
Jack Rutledge, M. M. Rutherford,
W. M. Reeves, Frank Doremus,
A. G. Gray, John Jackson and J.
J. Forrester.
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HRS. h. D. ELLER DEAD.
Mrs. H. D. Eller died at her
home in this city Sunday morning,
after a lingering illness from con
sumption. She had been very
low for some time, and while her
death was not unexpected it was
nevertheless a shock to her many
friends. She leaves a husband
and one child.
The funeral took place Monday,
| the remains being interred at the
Blue' Springs cemetery.
It is said that there will be 500
acres of rice planted in the vicin'*
J ity of Carlisle this year.