The
Newark
J OURN AL
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, April 27, 1916
Vol. 16, No. 4
3 AUTO ACCIDENTS
OCCUR IN NEWPORT
Mayor Hubley and Wife are
Painfully Injured When
Car Collides With Another.
Newport, Apr. 24.—There
were two automobile wrecks
in East Newport yesterday af
ternoon. In the first, Mr. Baker
proprietor of the Main hotel,
ran into W. T. Guins’ buggy
and demolished it. None of the
occupants was hurt.The second
occurred at the Graff store cor
ner, when Torn Jones of the
Kenyon neighborhood, with his
new Studebaker Six, crashed
head-on into Mayor A. T. Hub
ley’s new Chevrolet. Mrs. Hub
ly was seriously cut on the face.
Several stitches were necessary
to close the wounds. Mr. Hubly
suffered a badly sprained wrist.
The Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Hays
occupied the rear seat of the
Hubly car. Mrs.Hays was slight
ly cut on the hand. The Rev.
Mr. Hays escaped injury, as
did the five-month-old Hubly
baby and the two-yearold Hays
baby . The occupants of the
Jones car also escaped. Both
cars were badly demolished.
This morning Fred Parish’s
car skidded on the causew’ay
over the lake and turned com
pletely over. No one was in the
car except the driver, and he
escaped injury.
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DRAIN 10,000 ACRES
JACKSON COUNTY LAND
Newport, Apr. 26.—The
drainage of 10,000 acres of
land east of Swifton in the
northern part of Jacskon county
is contemplated by the organi
zation of the Maple Slough
Drainage District. The organi-:
zation was effected after a;
hearing of petitions by County
Judge W. I). McClain, who ap
pointed W. R. Harvey, J. W.
Nicholson and Ferdinand Ton
ney as commissioners.
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WRECKS DON’T DAUNT
BATESVILLE STUDENTS
When Train Turns Turtle They
Come Out on Top Giving
High School Yell
A characteristic demonstra
tion of the bouyant spirit of
youth was witnessed by passen
gers on the eastbound Cushman
local when that train was
wrecked near Pfeiffer junction
last Friday morning.
Several cars left the track,
including two passengercoaches
occupied by Batesville High
School students en route to
Newport to attend the meeting
of the Northeast Arkansas Con
test Association.
Notwithstanding the fact
that the two passenger coaches
turned entirely over, no one
was seriously injured, and
hardly before anyone realized
what had happened the youth
ful high school students had
extricated themselves from the
wreckage and were sending up
a school yell that made the
welkin ring.
Considerable damage was
done to the track and traffic
was delayed several hours. A
special train was made up at
Newport and sent up to carry
the passengers into Newport,
arriving there about 4 o’clock
in the afternoon.
The following passengers
were reported slightly injured
In the wreck: D. C. Houston,
of Paragould; L. G. Daniel of
'Swifton; Owen Williamson, Hy
Garbacz, Jesse Rout, Miss Viv
ian Magness, Ernest Kinman,
Jr., and Miss Sarah Childress
of Batesville. None of the pas
sengers or train crew were
seriously injured.
THE EDITOR LETS
HIS FANCY PLAY
It is great, owning a car,
and we expect to purchase one
as soon as we make a fortune
publishing a country newspaper.
First National Bank
NEWARK, ARK
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,000
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E. B. Chesser, Cashier
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DESHA FARMERS HAVE
FINE CROP OF BERRIES
Association Organized Only a
Year Ago Expects to Ship j
$50,000 Worth of Berries
A representative of The
Journal spent a few hours at
Desha Wednesday and found
the strawberry growers of that i
section very optimistic over the
Outlook for a profitable crop of
berries.
The Desha Berry Growers
Association was organized about
a year ago with about 85 mem
bers. Each member planted
from one to two acres of ber
ries last spring and they will
begin harvesting their first crop
next week.
The outlook is very favor
able for a profitable crop and
it is expected that the crop will
bring the farmers of thatneigh
borhood at least $40,000 or
$50,000.
A few crates of berries have
already been gathered and
sold on the local market in
Batesville. The berries are of
splendid quality and good fla
vor and compare frtVorably with
the best berries grown any
where in Arkansas.
In addition to the berries be
ing grown at Desha, the Bates
! i 11 e Association, organized
about a year ago, expects to
market about $15,000 or $20,
000 worth of berries this sea
;son.
1 Since the people around
Batesville and Desha have de
monstrated the fact that straw
berries can be successfully and
profitably grown in Independ
ence county, it is thought a
more determined effort will be (
made to organize an association
at Newark. The farmers here
have for some time manifested
[more or less interest in berry
| growing, and a movement was
I started about a year ago among
; the farmers north of town to
.form an association. Several <
meeting were held and pledges
were secured for about
(30 or 70 acres, but as the min
imum acreage was placed at
100 acres,the promoters lost in
terest in the movement and
nothing further was done. ]
The Journal believes the i
time is now ripe for the organi- i
jzation of a berry growers as- i
isociation here. If the farmers ]
will make a little personal in- \
vestigation of the conditions ;
and prospects in the berry fields
in \\ hite county and in ourown !,
| county, it is very evident that
they will be favorably impres- 1
!sed. Strawberries will produce
an average of 100 crates per
acre, and many of the more i
successful growers often pro-i
uu«.e iuv Lillies per acre, j he
average price of berries is$1.75
per crate, and it is said thatthe
expense averages about 75
cents per crate, leaving the
farmer about $1 per crate, net i
for producing the crop. The
cost of producing an acre of
berries it is said, about equals
|the cost of producing an acre
of cotton.
In view of the above facts »
and the further fact that it is
now being demonsrated that
berries can be successfully >
grown in Independence county
it seems that the time is now
here for the farmers around
Newark to take up this matter
and push it to a successful con
clusion.
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Woven wire farm fencing in
all the best styles; also barbed j
wire, nails and staples. A fresh \
carload just received at the i
Newark Lumber Co. 1
COUNTRY STORE IS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
kelson Fitch Sustains Loss of
Business House and Contents
With no Insurance
Nelson Fitch’s store building
ocated about three miles north
if Newark in Wycough town
ship, was totally destroyed by
fire about 2 o’clock Tuesday
morning.
The building and entire con
tents were a complete loss,noth
ing of any value being saved,
as the fire was not discovered
until after it had gained such
headway that it was impossible
to check the flames or save any
thing of any consequence from
the burning building.
Mr. Fitch had no insurance
and his loss on the building
and contents is about $2,800 or
$8,000.
It is not known how the fire
started but it is thought to have
been of incendiary origin.There
had been no fire in the building
for several days and everything
indicated that the building had
been set by some one. Tracks
showed that a horse had been
hitched nearby and a man’s
tracks were traced from the
place where the horse stood tc
the building and back to the
horse. The horse’s tracks were
followed some distance in the
public road leading away bu'
the trail was finally lost. It k
said that if bloodhounds coule
have been secured early Tues
day morning they would have
had no difficulty in following
the trail.
T he loss falls heavily upon
Mr. Fitch and he has not de
nied whether he will rebuild
>r not.
BANK AT ALICIA IS
ROBBED BY GIPSIES
jirl Steals Money While Older
Companion Tells “Fortune”
of the Bank’s Cashier.
Hoxie, April 26.—While gy
)sy women engaged the atten
ion ot the cashier, a seven
ear-old-girl who accompanied
hem, robbed the Farmers’
Bank at Alicia, Lawrence coun
y, 13 miles south of Hoxie, of
>000 this afternoon. The money
vas given to a man, who fled
m a horse.
Two gypsy women went into
he bank and engaged thecash
er in conversation, endeavor
ng to “tell his fortune.” While
hey talked the little girl slip
ped behind the cashier’s cage,
he door of which happened to
oe unfastened, and secured a
package of bills containing
£000 and slipped out unobser
?d by the cashier. She handed
'he money to a man who was
waiting on horseback near the
bank and he made his escape
before the robbery was discov
?red.
Officers in towns in all direc
:ions from Alicia have been
notified to be on the lookoutfor
:he gypsy who is said to be rid
ing a horse without a saddle.
He is believed to be about 45
^ears old.
RESIDENCE FOR SALE
Good six room frame resi
lience, with hall, two porches
jood well of water, smoke
house and barn. Convenient
;o business part of town. Will
iell cheap. Newark Real Es
ate Company.
LITTLE ROCK BANKERS
SENTENCED TO PRISON
Given Six Years and $1000
Fines But are Released on
Bond Pending Appeal.
Little Rock, April 21, W. H.
Garanflo and R. D. Duncan,
former cashier, oespectively ,of
the defunct state National
'Bank, were today sentenced to
j'serve six years in the Atlanta
federal penitentiary and fined
;$1,000 each.
r The men were convicted last
week in federal court on a
j Charge of misappropriating
$80,000 of the bank’s funds.
Both were released on $15,
000 bond pending the result of
an appeal to the United States
Court of Appeals. The trans
cript in the appeal case has al
ready been perfected, and will
be filed wit’, the clerk of the
court of appcals^at once, attor
neys stated today.
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NEWPORT TEACHERS
ARE NAMED
Newport, April 25.—The
Board of Education last night
re-elected the following teach
ers: Edgar Williams, superin
tendent; O. N. Ward, principal
'of the high school; Miss Eliza
beth Irby, English and history;
Mrs. F. J. Harmon, principal of
; the East side school; Miss Car
s We White, Miss Minnie Amis,
[ 'Miss Kate Harder, Miss Mar
. garet Beattie, Miss Mildred
, Douglass, Mrs. Elizabeth Shav
• er and Mrs. Ella Box, grades.
W. C. Howard was elected as
principal of the negro school,
with Clara Graham and Ollie
Chatman, assistants. There are
three vacancies to be filled.
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At the recent primaryBaxtre
and Stone counties nominated
county treasurers. Both of the
nominees are named Joe Coop
er, both are lame and both are
school teachers.
FERGUSON RESIGNS
ENDS PEN SQUABBLE
Prison Probe Brought to Close
by Resignation of Member
Being Investigated
Little Rock, Apr. 25.—Gov.
Hays’ proceedings to oust Pen
itentiary Commissioners J. A.
Bradsher and J. V. Ferguson
ended today,when Commission
er Ferguson resigned, and the
governor announced he would
drop the charges against Mr.
Bradsher. Mr. Ferguson’s resig
nation is effective May 1. His
successor will be Judge H. L.
B’Shers of Hope, the governor
announced.
Mr. Ferguson, in a letter to
the governor announcing his
resignation, said he had been
advised by able counsel that
the power to remove rested
solely with the governor, and
that he is sure the governorhad
his “mind made up’’ before he
started the investigation.
’ The develoments today now'
give Gov. Hays two appointees
on the commission—John T.
Burkett of Camden and Judge
B’Shers. Mr. Bradsher and Mr.
Ferguson were appointed by
former Gov. Joe T. Robinson.
The governor, in a statement
issued this afternoon said the
evidence brought out at the in
vestigation caused him to retain
Mr. Bradsher on the board.
PARAGOULD PHYSICIAN
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED
Paragould, Apr. 26.—Dr. N.
| Donaldson, 70 years old, a pio
neer of Paragould, accidentally
jshot and killed himself at his
home here this afternoon, while
cleaning a revolver. The bullet
entered his left side near the
heart. He lived 30 minutes. Dr.
Donaldson was a native of
Lake County Tennessee. He
came to Paragould soon after
the Civil War and for many
years he was the leading drug
gist of Paragould. He is surviv
ed by his wife and four sons.
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arriving and if you are going to
| need anything in the buggy, auto
mobile or wagon line this year,
come and see us or write for prices
and specifications.
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