The Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, December 9, 1915
Vol. 15, No. 36
IMPORTANT PLACES
FOR ARKANSAS MEN
Efforts of Mr. Oldfield Get Im
portant Committee * Assign
ments For Our Congressmen.
Washington, Dec. 4.—Due
to the efforts of Congressman
W.A.Oldfield on the Ways and
Means Committee, Arkansas
now has the best house commit
tee assignments in the history
of the state.
Four Arkansas members are
on exclusive committees: Old
field, Ways and Means Commit
tees; Caraway, Judiciary; Ja
coway,Agricultural ;Taylor,Riv
ers and Harbors.
Every committee assignment
asked by the- members of the
Arkansas delegation was grant
ed by the Ways and Means
Committee. These were this af
ternoon ratified by the Demo
cratic caucus. The Ways and
Means Committee has been
working without intermission
all the week on committee as
signments and Mr. Oldfield to
day said that he was very happy
over the results. He said that
Arkansas is second to no state
in the Union in its committee
membership.
With the assignment of Con
gressman S. M. Taylor of Pine
Bluff to the house Committee
on Rivers and Harbors by the
Democratic caucus today, Ark
ansas is represented on that
committee for the second time
since the Civil j/Var, although it
has more miles of navigable
rivers and liver frontage than
any other state. While the
Ways and Means Committee
worked out the committee as
signments in executive sessions,
it is said that there was consid
erable contest for places on the
Rivers and Harbors Committee.
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High class commercial print
ing promptly done by The
Journal.
! Christmas Edition of
The Journal Dec. 16
On December 16, the Annual
Christmas Edition and Buyers
Buide of The Journal will be is
sued.
This edition of The Journal
has become an annual event in
newspaperdom in Independ
ence county and is looked for
ward to by reader aftd advertis
er alike. It will be representa
tive of the business life of this
section and will direct you to
where you can buy your Christ
mas goods to best advantage.
The edition will be unusually
large and much space has al
ready been contracted for. The
business men will take advan
tage of this opportunity to tell
you what they have in store for
you in plenty of time tomissthe
annual Christmas rush.
It will pay you to read the
Christmas Edition closely before
you do any of your Christmas
shopping. Watch for it and if
you want extra copies to send
to your friends phone the office
in advance so we can reserve
them for you.
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Geo. L. Green Leases
Big Hotel at Des Arc
Geo. L. Green has leased the
Merchants hotel at Des Arc and
took charge of it this week. It
is one of the leading hotels of
Des Arc, well located near the
;court house and enjoys a splen
did patronage.
Mr. Green will have the
j building re mi i red and refur
nished throughout, making it
I practically new in every parti
cular. He expects to have the
repairing completed and new
furnishings in by the first of
January.
Walter Graham, an experi
enced hotel man of Conway,
will have charge of the hotel as
manager.
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List your farm with F. O. El
ler, Newark, Ark.
I First National Bank
NEWARK, ARK
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,500
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C. M. Edwards, Pres
G. M. Fields, V. Pres.
E. B. Chesser, Cashier
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CONTROLLED by
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THE SIGNS
Of the Times Suggest Saving jg
Your Dollars
YOU CAN T
Commence Too Soon
The morning of Life
Is quickly passed.
And old age
Follows after Noon.
START A BANK ACCOUNT |
BUY BANK MONEY ORDERS
When Sending Money to Dis
tant points. They are payable
anywhere and are SAFE.
Wife Murderer is
Sentenced to Chair
Henry Woods, a white man,
was convicted in circuit court
at Jonesboro of murdering his
wife and was sentenced to be
electrocuted February 7.
He was taken to Little Rock
Monday and placed in the
death cell to await electrocu
tion.
There are now four men in
the death cel! at the state pen
itentiary awaiting electrocu
tion. Clarence Dewein and Joe
Strong, the two youths convict
ed nearly 18 months ago of the
murder of L. H. Thompson at
Benton, are in the death cell
awaiting execution December
15. The other prisoner in the
cell is Neill McLaugbin of
Franklin county, whose sene
tence for assault was affirmed
by the Supreme CourL several
weeks ago. The date & his ex
ecution has not been set. All of
the prisoners in the death cell
| are white.
Children’s Quarrel
Causes Damage Suit
Newport, Dec. 7.—The quar
rel of two children and the in
tervention of the mothers fur
nished ground for a suit that
'occupied the circuit court Tues
day in the irial of the damage
case of Mrs. J. R. Rittenhouse
against Mrs. Eva Shofflier, both
of Weldon. According to the
testimony introduced, Jennie
Belle Rittenhouse andFayShof
ner had a childish quarrel, in
which the former is alleged to
have struck the latter. Mrs. Shof
ner, the younger girl’s mother,
took Jennie to task. The plain
tiff alleges that Mrs. Shoffner
struck the Rittenhouse child
and pulled her hair. Mrs. Rit
tenhouse brought suit against
Mrs. Shoffner for $10,000 dam
ages, $5,000 for alleged injur
ies and mortification to the
child and $5,000 punitive dam
ages.
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May Enter Race
For Tax Collector
G. O. Magness is considering
the matter of entering the race
for Tax Colector, and will prob
ably make his announcement
within the next few days. Mr.
Magness has been identified
with the best business interests
of Newark for a number of
years and is a man of splendid
business ability. He is well
known and has many friends
all over the county and if he
decides to enter the race will
prove a strong candidate.
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SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
The tax book for the collec
tion of the special assessment
upon the real property in dis
trict No. 1 for the purpose of
paying the third payment on
,the Newark Sidewalk Improve
|ment District bonds has been
placed in my hands.
All owners of real property
lying in the district are request
ed to pay their assessments to
me within thirty daysfromNov.
15, 1915.If such payment is not
made,action will be commenced
! at the end of that time for the
collection of said assessment
and for legal penalties and
costs.
Given under my hand this
28th day of October, 1915.
E. B. CHESSER,
Collector.
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BUILDING NEW HOME
B. A. Magness started work
this week or a handsome new
residence on the site of his resi
dence which was destroyed by
pill'd Efefrrfe tfmte avo,
Local Train Service
Is Greatly Improved
The early morning passenger
resumed the run between Bates
ville and Newport last Sunday
morning, giving the people of
this section much better train
serivce. The train is 24 minutes
later than the old schedule, but
makes connection at Newport
with the southbound local pas
senger. and enables passen
gers to leave here at 6:01 and
get into Little Rock at 10:30.
j The following table gives the
jtime of arrival of trains atNew
ark.
Westbound
No. 210-7 :10 a. m.
No. 246_12:25 p. m.
No. 232_9:43 p. m.
Enstbound
No. 231-6:01 a. m.
No. 245-9:00 a. m.
No. 209-6:43 p. m.
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Slight Earthquake
Shock is Felt Here
A slight earthquake shock
was distinctly felt in Newark
about 12:45 o’clock Tuesday.
The tremor was felt at a
number of places throughout
Eastern Arkansas, including
Paragould, Jonesboro, Forrest
City, Blytheville and as far
north as Cairo, 111., where two
tremors are reported to have
been felt, each lasting 10 to 15
seconds.No damage is reported
from any point.
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TO FIGHT CHOLERA
It is reported from Batesville
that Dr. J. E. Gibson, special
agent in the employ of the gov
ernment, has arrived in Bates
ville for the purpose of assisting
J. E .McKell, county farm dem
onstration agent, in starting a
campaign to eradicate hog
|cholera in this county. During
the past week Mr. McKell lo
cated many hogs sufferingfrom
cholera. Dr. Gibson and Mr.
McKell will hold demonstra
tions in Batesville and Desha,
where cholera is reported, and
later will visit all sections of
i the county. They will appoint
an agent in each community.
PORTER S BLACKSMITH
SHOP OPEN AGAIN
After having been closed up
for some time on account of the
serious accident to my hand,
my blacksmith shop is now op
en again. I have secured the
services of a first class all-round
workman who has had 30 years
experience in general black
smithing and who is also an ex
pert horse shoer, and I am now
in position to handle all work
promptly and in first class
shape. W. L. PORTER.
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TIE TRAINS BUSY
Two tie trains are now in op
eration on the White River
road, taking up ties. It is re
ported that all ties now on the
right-of-way will be taken up
as rapidly as possible and it is
expected that at least a million
ties will be taken up along the
White River road within the
next few months. Tie buyers
are said to be active again at all
points along the road and the
tie-hackers are expecting to be
kept busy all winter.
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YOUNG WOMAN
KILLED BY TRAIN
Miss Gillie Niven ,aged 30,
of Clio, Ark., was found dead
and mutilated on the track of
the Cotton Belt at Pine Bluff.
Both arms and head were sev
ered and could not be found.
Miss Niven was a victim of
tuberculosis for several years,
and it is believed she threw her
self in front cf a train.
Children's Letters to
Santa in The Journal
We are glad to announce to
the children that The Journal
will publish their letters to San
ta Claus in a big Special Christ
mas Edition to be issued Dec
ember 16. All our little friends
are invited to write the good
old fellow, as he reads The
Journal, like everybody else,
and he wri)I be sure to see your
letters. It will be necessary,
however, to make your letters
short, stating as briefly as you
can what you want Santa to
bring you. Sign your name and
give your postoffice address so
he will know where to find you.
Write as plain as you can, on
only one side of your paper and
mail your letters to Santa Claus
in care of the Newark Journal.
Mail your letters so as to reach
us not later than December 10,
os letters received later than
this date cannot be published.
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Young Man Charged
With Stealing Cotton
Charlie Fike, a young man of
the Rosie neighborhood, was
arrested here lastFriday,charg
with having stolen a hale of cot
ton and disposed of it at New
port.
The cotton was taken from
Dodd & Wheeler’s gin at Rosie
and belonged to Jack Garrett.
Fike was taken to Newport
and placed in jail.It is reported
however, that the owner and
the purchaser agreed to release
Fike if he would return the
money and make good the loss.
STEWART MANAGER
FOR MR. GOODWIN
HarryW. Stewart,formersec
retary to Governor Hays, will
manage Congressman W. S.
Goodwin’s campaign for re
election in the Seventh district,
according to late reports from
Little Rock. It was reported
some time ago that Mr. Stewart
would enter Dr. Brough’s head
quarters.
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W. O. W. ELECTION
The Woodmen of the World
will hold their annual election
of officers at the next meeting,
Tuesday night, December 14.
Every members is urged to be
present.
I. M. RAILROAD WILL
AID HOMESEEKERS
Iron Mountain Will Publish
Land Bulletin Giving Infor
mation for Homeseekers.
Land Bulletin No. 1, a pam
phlet containing much informa
tion valuable to land seekers,
has .just been issued by the Col
onization Department of the
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain
Railroad. The aim of the Colon
ization Department is to build
up the territory traversed by
the lines of the company, and
j the Land Bulletin, which will
| be issued periodically, is forthe
purpose of putting in touch, at
,as little expense as possible,the
man who is seeking land in the
I West, South andSouthwest with
the land that is obtainable and
suitable for the purposes desir
ed. The Land Bulletin contains
full descriptions of the best
farming lands that are for sale
in the territory served by the
Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain
lines.
The field men of the Colon
ization Department of the rail
road keep in close touch with
conditions in the country
reached by the railroad, especi
ally as regards the possibilities
of locating settlers. Whenever
a particularly attractive land
bargain is found,it is at once re
ported to headquarters in St.
Louis, the size of the farm.price
; asked, amout and condition of
equipment, adaptability of the
soil or the production of differ
ent crops and all other facts
that might interest prospective
purchasers are obtained and la- x
ter appear in the Land Bulletin.
The paper is given wide circu
lation, and whenever an inquiry
is received concerning farming
lands listed in the publication,
.the owner or agent of thfe,pro
Iperty and the prospective pur
chaser are placed in communi
cation through correspondence.
Many sales are brought about
in this way and the railroad is
eventually benefitted through
freight and passenger earnings,
which are recessarily increased
by additional settlers in the ter
ritory served by its lines.
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Trade wdth the merchants
vho advertise in The Journal.
MiiimiiiiiaiiiiifftfTiiiiMm
WHICH DO YOU PREFER!
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A White Cabinet Sewing Machine
A Handsome Runabout or
A Buck's Cook Stove
Do you want one of the above-mentioned articles
freer Well, we are going to give one of them away I
without a cent of cost to you. With each note paid
in full we give you one ticket with two numbers on
it. You keep one of the numbers and we keep the |
other. On December 24, some one will draw a num- f
ber from our box and the person with the corres
ponding number gets their choice of the three things
offered. In case the note is above $25 we will give
one ticket for each fraction above $25. In addition
to the above, we will give one ticket with each $10
cash purchase. Come in and see the prizes. A
heartv welcome to all, with goods and prices like
they have always been—the Dest for the money.
-REMEMBER
MAXFIELD’S \
7 Is the Right Place For Furniture, Wagons, Buggies, Autos
Lime, Cement, Paint, Harness, Hardware and
Heavy Farm Implements