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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, December 8, 1905.
Vol. 5. No. 50.
ESTATE NEWS SKETCHED
Items of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of /
I the Daily Papers.
The contract.as been let for the
Erection of a rice mill at Lonoke.
/ A farmer near Bellefonte sold
$119 worth of turkeys one day
* last week.
J. T. Lynn of Mammoth Spring
is the father of 2d children, all
Democrats.
Louis Hipsh of Fayetteville was
killed in an elevator accident at
Memphis Saturday.
«J. B. Murray fell from a train
near Traskwood and sustained in
juries that will probably prove fa
tal.
F. B. Harrington of Bock Is
land, III., committed suicide at
Hot Springs Tuesday night by
taking carbolic acid.
Miss Fannie Blythe made an un
successful attempt at suicide at
Damascus Saturday, by shooting
herself with a pistol.
The Cotter Masonic Lodge is
preparing to erect a *4,000 lodge
building, and will probably build
it of Arkansas marble.
Gladys Palmer, aged four, was
accidentally shot at Carlisle by a
playmate who was playing with a
gun, and there is little hope for
her recovery.
» A wagon bridge across a small
stream near Benton fell Tuesday
while \Y. P. James was driving
over it with a load of ties. The
’ .raffAn hJkon James and he was
frightfully crashed.
The body of an unknown dead
man was found in the Arkansas
river near Pine Bluff Monday. He
had been shot in the head, and it
is supposed that he was murdered
and the body thrown into the riv
er.
Robert Houston, 15 years of
age, was accidentally killed while
hunting last week on King’s riv
er, Carroll county. The boy was
attempting to shoot a hawk and
snapped the gun, which failed to
lire. He then turned the muzzle
of the gun to his mouth to blow in
it, when it was discharged, killing
him instantly.
FARMERS’ UNION GROWS.
Conway, Ark., Dec. *2.—The
Farmers’ Union is growing very
fast in Arkansas, and the work at
the state headquarters here is in
creasing at a rapid rate. State
Secretary Griffin has issued over
one hundred new local charters
since November 1. The minimum
number of members to procure a
charter being 15, this means an
increase of 1,500 new members
added to the order from new char
ters alone. Besides there are many
new members that have been ad
ded to the old locals during the
same period. Mr. Griffin esti
mates that not less than 5,000 have
been added to the order in the last
thirty days.
NEW HAN FOR U. S. SENATOR.
It is reported that Rev. «J. S.
Hawkins of Pine Bluff, who was
suspended from the ministry by
the Little Rock conference at
• Camden, will probably announce
his candidacy for the United
States senate against Senator Jas.
H. Berry and Gov. Jeff Davis in a
few days. The report comes from
! apparently reliable sources that
| Mr. Hawkins stated at Camden
Sunday that he would announce
his candidacy for the senate and
take the lecture platform at once
in the event of his suspension by
the conference. Mr. Hawkins is
said to be a tine speaker and pos
sesses several other traits necessa
ry to make an up-to-date political
leader. His entry into the sena
j torial campaign will add much in
terest to the already heated politi
cal situation in Arkansas.
BIG MEETING OF FARHERS.
Texarkana, Dec. 6.—The farrn
j ers are gathered here from thir
teen states for their big meeting
which commenced yesterday.
The meeting is for the purpose
of forming into a national body
the Farmers’ Educational and Co
operative Union of America Al
ready the unions are strong in
many states, particularly the
southern states. So far the
state union has been the supreme
organization, being divided into
local, county and state unions.
The membership of the union
will be restricted to farmers, farm
hands, farm mechanics, country
physicians and those whose inter
ests are closely allied with the far
mers.
About 500 delegates are in at
tandance.
MACiNESS MUSINQS.
Mrs. Riddle is on the sick list.
T. \1. Waldrip killed 22 tine
hogs last week.
Farris Rice of Sulphur Rock was
in town Wednesdas,
Dr. J. T. Davis of Dota was in
Magness Wednesday.
Mrs. Lillie Owens visited at Sul
phur Rock the first of the week.
Grandpa Blythe of White River
township was in town Wednesday,
Misses Lena Douglass and Myr
tle Smith visited at Newark Wed
nesday.
Ye local reporter was sick last
week and so failed to get in our
report in time.
Rev. F. M. Strickland of Bates
ville was in town Wednesday, de
livering fruit trees.
Miss Dora Allen left last week
for Little Rock to accept a posi
tion at the State Blind School.
The Dorr Mercantile Company
have bought up to this evening
( Wednesday) 725 bales of cotton.
James Ladd’s house caught lire
Tuesday night, but the bucket
brigade was called out. and the lire
extinguished.
Grandma Campbell died Friday
night of pneumonia. She leaves
one son, two daughters and a host
of friends to mourn her death.
Miss Alice Chatman left this
morning (Wednesday) for Little
Rock to accept a position at the
.'scale Blind School at that place,
Elvin Young of Desha has been
in town since Monday, but will
leave tonight (Wednesday) for
Jackson county on business.
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HOLIDAY RATES.
Account of the Holidays, the
Iron Mountain will sell round trip
tickets at rate of one and one
1 third; rainuraum fare being 50c.
i Tickets on sale December 22, 23,
j 24, 25, 30 and 31, and .January 1,
good to return on or before .Jan.4,
1906. F. C. Hoyt, agent.
I
A fine son was born unto Mr.
and Mrs. Nathan Prince Monday
night.
Torn Wade and family of Sul
phur Iiock were trading in town
Wednesday.
A tine eleven pound son was
born unto Squire and Mrs. ,L T.
Tharp Monday.
Wyatt Tunstall of near Bates
ville was visiting relatives in the
city Wednesday.
Assessor J. J. Caldwell, of Sul
phur Hock, was in town Wednes
day on business.
The city council failed to hold a
meeting Monday night, there be
ing no quorum present.
Miss Hattie Foote returned
Monday from a pleasant visit with
home folks out near Dota.
Miss Lula Lenehan of Magness
will teach in the public school at
.Jamestown again this winter.
Grandma Flurnoy of the Mag
ness neighborhood is reported
dangerously sick writh pneumonia.
M. li. Leggett of Mooredeld
spent Tuesday night in town, the!
guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Mar
tin.
Attorney S. A. Moore left yes
terday for Searcy to look after
some business in the chancery
court.
K. P. Coe of Newport is spend
inyr a few days in the city, the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Rob
inson.
Col. V. H. Izard of Forrest City
has announced as a candidate for
railroad commissioner from this
district.
State Treasurer II. C. Tipton of
Little Rock and Mrs. Mildred
Hinkle were married at Batesville]
Wednesday.
Special holiday rates to all
points north and east via the Iron
Mountain route. For particulars
see F. C. Hoyt, agent.
The several lodges of the city
are trying to get together on an
agreement to erect a suitable lodge
building, and if they succeed in
reaching an agreement, will prob
ably erect a pretty nice building.
Santa Claus has rented our en
tire store room, fixtures and ev
i erything, for the purpose of dis
playing his toys and other valua
| ble presents, during the holiday
season. O. L. Hoover tic Com
pany, Sulphur Rock, Ark.
The statement of the condition
of the Bank of Newark, published
elsewhere in this issue, shows that
institution to be in excellent fi
nancial standing. In fact there is
not a more ably managed institu
tion of the kind in North Arkan
sas.
Hon. Paul Butler announces in
today’s paper as a candidate for
judge of the Third judicial circuit.
Mr. Butler served this circuit as
prosecuting attorney from 1894 to
| 1898, and filled the position with
i credit to himself and to the gener
al satisfaction of the public. He
j is an able lawyer and would doubt
less discharge the duties of the of
fice in a just and impartial man
ner if elected.
Rube Ray and Asa Pelley of
Oil Trough were selling cotton in ,
town Tuesday.
Dr. H. W. Vaughan of Sulphur
Rock was mingling with friends
in town Tuesday.
Geo. A. Ashley of the Iiig
Creek neighborhood wTas in town !
on business Tuesday.
R. M. Galloway wants your
chickens, eggs and butter and will
pay highest market price.
Mrs. Mabel Cravens of Poca- ;
hontas, is in the city, visiting her j
mother, Mrs. Mary Arnold.
Alvord Hugg and Sylvia Say
lors expect to make a “business” j
trip to Fitzgerald next Sunday.
W. A. Edwards expects to leave
in a week or two for Los Angeles,
Cal., to visit his brother, .lames
Edwards.
C. E. Miller of Paroquet was in
town Monday and called at The
Journal headquarters to cash up
for the paper.
We want to show you our cloth
ing, our prices will certainly suit
you. Come and take a look.
Whiting & Co.
The past week has been fine
“hog-killing” weather, and quite
a number of line porkers have
been butchered.
Mrs. Carrie Brewer of Cave
City will read The Journal six
months through the kindness of
her father, J. II. Davidson.
Men’s, boys’ and children’s ov
ercoats; ladies’ misses’ and child
ren’s jackets, all go in the Decem
ber sale at’V hi ting & Company’s.
Mr. and Mrs. \V. P. Jones of
Batesviile passed through the city
Tuesday, en route to Oil Trough
to visit Charles Wasson and fam
ily.
Mrs. Madora West, • of Frank
lin, Tenn,, arrived in the city
Wednesday to spend a few days
visiting her daughter, Mas. J. T.
Tharp.
M. M. Woodson, one of Mag
ness township’s promising young
farmers, was in town on business
Monday, and called to renew for
The Journal.
Geo. F. Grosser expects to leave
about the ‘20th for Aniston and
Springfield, Mo., to spend the hol
idays with his old-time friends and
school mates.
John McGee, the boy who was
taken to Batesvilie Friday and
placed in jail on a charge of in
sanity, died in the jail at Bates
ville Sunday morning.
The annual election of officers
for Newark Lodge I. (). (). F.No.
26J took place Wednesday night,
and the following officers were
| elected for the ensuing year: J.
W. Stone, X. G.; F. C. Hoyt, \ .
1 <J-.; T. M. Harrelson, secretary;
11. E. Hawthorne, treasurer.
Mrs. J. E. Brock and children
; of Elgin spent a few days here
j this week visiting the families of
| Alec Bouling and John Rogers.
Mr. and Mrs. Brock, F. M. Al
len, W. J. Churchman and E. C.
Brockmeyer and their families, all
of the Elgin neighborhood, expect
to leave in a few days for the In
dian Territory where they intend
, to locate.
THE V.m COTTON CROP
Government Report Issued Mon
day Estimates the Crop at
10,167,818 Bales.
The cotton crop bulletin issued
Monday by the Department of
Agriculture estimates the total
yield at 10,167,818 bales of 50d
pounds gross weight, not induct
ing 1 inters. The area picked and
to be picked is estimated at 26,
118,153 acres, a reduction of 882,
397 acres, 3.3 per cent reduction
from the acreage estimated as
planted.
The total number of pound**
produced in the year 1905 will
amount to 4,860.217,357, not in
cluding linters.
PRODUCTION BY STATES.
The estimated production in
500-pound bales by states is as fol
lows:
Virginia, 16,501; North Caro
lina, 545,055; South Carolina,
995,027; Georgia, 1,564,311; Flor
ida, 77,173; Alabama, 1,266,797;
Mississippi, 1,212,846; Louisiana,
555,443; Texas, 2,382,975; Arkan
sas, 618,433; Tennessee, 335,917;
Missouri, 40,367; Oklahoma, 231,
838; Indian Territory, 324,604.
The report caused sensational
advances in prices. In New Or
leans markets the price went up
142 points within half an hour.
PAROQUET POINTERS.
Ed Shaver moved to town la^fc
week.
Postmaster.!. C. Whited spent
Monday at Newport on business.
Rev. Pink Henderson preaehedf
at the White school house Sunday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. John Cason left
last Thursday for the Indian Ter
ritory.
We had a big rain Friday which
will stop timber hauling for
awhile.
The young people enjoyed a.
dance at the home of Clarie Long’
Monday night.
John Lane and family expect to
move to Black River township in
fhe near future.
Mr. and Mrs. Lonie Kirkland
returned Sunday from a pleasant
visit writh relatives near l)ota.
( .'has. and Ben Zuber of the Lo
ta neighborhood were in town
Tuesday, the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Lonie Kirkland.
Strong, the little son of Mr. ami
Mrs. Will Cason, was quite sick
the lirst of the week, but is re
ported to be better at thi* writing.
J. C. Crumpton and James
Sherrill returned home Sunday
from Cushman, where they spent
several days visiting Mrs. Emma.
Crumpton and children.
A. B. C.
JOHN DOW’S LIFE PROLONGED
John Dow, the negro who killed
his wife at Sulphur Rock last
spring and who was tried and con
victed in the circuit court and
sentenced to hang on December
15, will not be executed on that
date, as his appeal to the supreme
court lias been granted. The a|>
peal acts as a supersedeas until the
court can act upon the case, if
the sentence of the lower court is
affirmed the governor will set tha
date of his execution.
Blank note and receipt books alt
The Journal office.