The Newark Journal.
Let’s Raise What We Eat and K6ep Our Money at Home. Diversified Farming Means Permanent Prosperity For All
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, May 27, 1915
Vol. 15, No. 8
FARMERS ORGANIZE
BERRY ASSOCIATION
Meet at Scott School House
and Organize and Plan to
Plant 150 Acres of Berries
Farmers residing in the
neighborhood of the Scott
school house met at the school
house last Saturday and organ
ized a berry growers associa
tion. The officers elected are
W. J. Cooper, president; A. K.
Gibson, vice president; J. O.
Robinson, secretary-treasurer
At the meeting Saturday
night pledges were secured for
planting 41 acres of strawber
ting 150 acres of berries plant
ries this season. Farmers in
that neighborhood who are
pushing the movement say
they hope to succeed in get
ed this season, and every ef
fort will be made to secure
the planting of that amount of
berries.
The movement was started
only a few days ago but con
siderable interest is being tak
en in the matter, and it is hop
ed that the desired acreage
may be secured, as the success
of the movement means a
great deal for the future pors
perity of the community.
Another meeing will be held
at the Scott school house next
Saturday night and every far
mer interested in the movement
is urged to be present.
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LADIES RAISE COTTON
FOR CHURCH FUNDS
The Ladies Aid Society of
the Methodist Church at Swif
ton has rented six acres near
town and planted it in cotton.
The society hired a man to do
the planting and the plouging
and the 25 members have been
engaged in chopping and cul
tivating the field. The pro
ceeds will go to the church.
The crop looks better than the
average in the community.—
Newport Independent.
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STATE WILL FIGHT
- TWO CENT RULING
Cases Set For Trial at St. Paul
Minn., Friday But State
Wants Continuance.
Little Rock, May 26.—Ef
forts will be made by John P.
Streepy, assistant attorney gen
eral to postpone the hearing in
the United States Court of Ap
peals on the temporary inj unc
tions asked by several rail
roads to prevent the Arkansas
Railroad Commission from en
forcing the 2-cent passenger
rates and the commission’s
new freight tariff, when {he
(cases are called in St. Paul,
Minn., Friday. The assistant
attorney general will ask con
tinuance on the ground that
the State has not had time to
prepare evidence to rebut
claims of the rairoads that
the rates are confiscatory
Sould the cotinuance be
granted the State then will
[commence is second rate fight
Gov Geo W Hays yesterday
: afternoon after a conference
with the ralroad commission,
agreed to issue a deficiency
proclamation to coverexpenses
of fighting the petition for a
ary injunction, should the rail
ruling is made, on the tempor
ary injuctioo, should the rail
roads win, the cases will prob
ably be returned to Little Rock
and a fight begun for a per
manent injunction.
Judge J. M. Hill of Fort
Smith, who led Arkansas’ 2
cent passenger rate fight has
declined to take an active part
in contesting the suits. He.
has agreed to act in an advi
sory way with the commission, |
however.
Miss Josie Verhoff has clos
ed out her millinery business:
here and left this morning for
McCrory where she will spend j
a few days before returning to i
her home in St. Louis.
First National Bank
Newark, Ark.
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,500
C. M. EDWARDS, Pres.
G. M. FIELDS. V. Pres.
E. B. CHESSER, Cashier
THUS BANK
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A HAY DAY
A PUT AWAY DAY
Against the Day
That is Sure To Dawn
When the Rain Comes On
And Your Chance is Gone
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BUY BANK MONEY ORDERS
When sending money to distant points. The orders are payable
anywhere and are ABSOLUTELY SAFE.
FOR EXAMPLE
Amounts up to So.00, cost_3 cents
Amounts of $5.00 to $30.00, cost-5 cents
Amounts of $30.00 to $75.00, cost__ 10 cents
Amounts of $75.00 to $100.00, cost_15 cents
URGES FARMERS TO
USE HOME CANNERS
Would Mean Saving of Thous
ands of Dollars Say Com
missioer of Agriculture.
'•'he genera1 wa.’ outlook in
Europe indicates a gloomy
prospect for the cotton market
this fall. In fact the price of
cotton for future delivery has
been declining for the past
thirty days.
This impresses the impor
tance of the farmers in this
state and the South preparing
to meet the hard times that
may continue through the next
season, by taking advantage
of every opportunity available
to provide a living at home
from l hi- products on ' he farm.
One of the best means of
doing this is to provide your
self with a small home-can
ning outfit, to can fruits and
vegetables for table use dur
ing the winter and early spring
months.
The modern canning outfits
for farm use are made to meet
the scientific requirements in
a simple way, and they can
be operated by any house
wife. There are several dif
ferent kinds on the market,
and hey are all good. Tiv
outfits are complete, and are
accompaned with full instruc
tions for canning all kinds of
fruit and vegetables, and be
sides the manufacturer will
often send a man to show you
how to operate them. The
dealers will furnish the cans
v. iiu solder on them and also
attractive labels if you want
them, so your canned goods
will look as attractive and be
as good as any sold in the
stores. The canning outfits
sell as low as $7.50 and up to
$25 vo $50 and higher. With a
$25 outfit you can put up from
500 to 800 cans a day wth la
bor of from two to four peo
ple.
There is a good demand for
canned sweet potatoes, pump
kin. turnip and spinach. These
roduct are all easily canned
on the farm with small out
fit. J. A. Sloate, a farmer of
Hatfield, Ark., has been op
erating a home-canning out
fit several .veranda ahoirnffiein
fit for several years and is sell
ing his product by parcel post.
He has made money.
Just think how fine it would
be if every farmer could at
the beginning of the winter
season have 1000 cans of as
soted canned goods. Such a
result can be obtained by two
or three day of labor and
$25 for cans, with a small
home-canning out-fit. Go buy
one without delay. If you have
n't if money gel y >ur mer
chant or banker to advance it
to you and pay him in canned
goods before the summer is
gone. You can do it. Try li
cut. It is worth the effort. If
you cannot dispose of your
surplus stock of canned goods
to your local merchants let
me know and I will find you
a market.
Write me for bulletins on
“Canned fruits. Jellies andper
serves,” and “Canning Vege
tables in the Home.”
JOHN H. PAGE
Agricultural Commissioner
Little Rock, Ark., May 22.
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CATCHES BIG FISH
J. F. Baker caught two large
catfish on a trot line at the
mouth of the Island slough
Monday. One of the fish
weighed 52 pounds and the
other weighed 65pounds. Both
were caught on thesame lineal
| the same time. They were the
j largest fish seen here in some
I time.
GETS LIFE SENTENCE
FOR MURDER OF 4
Conway . County. Cattleman
Wanted Death Sentence and
is Disappointed at Verdict
Morrilton, May 24.—Sam
Bell, the slayer of four, ap
| peared sorely disappointed Sat
urday night when the jury af
ter an hour and a half delib
| oration returned a verdict for
firs degree murder and fixing
Bell’s punishment at life im
pisonment in the State peniten
tiary. The case was given to
the jury at 11 o’clock Satur
day night and the verdict was
reached an hour and a half
afterwards.
It had been reported, on
good authority that Bell in
tended to interuppt the court
proceedings by breaking out
in open court and saying that
h ■ had never been insane; was
not when he commited four
murders and was not crazy at
present. All this he told his
friend Dr. J. H. Cole of Spring
field, but he did not carry out
his intention. At no time dur
ing the trial did Bell consent
to talk to his lawyers, who
were appointed by the court
to defend him and at all stages
of the trial he was not moved
the slighest by favorable or un
favorable testimony.
His plea by his lawyers was
insanity, and although he was
not acquitted, his lawyers suc
ceeded in all they tried toacom
plish, to get a verdict of life
imprisonment. Bell, himself,
had hoped to get the death
penalty, so he told his friends.
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SEES OUR FINE LAND
C. H. Walden a prominent
business man of Batesville,
spent a few hours in town Fri
drive out south of town in corn
drive out suth of town in com
pany with W. L. Hall and got
his first good view of the fal
mous valley that lies between
Newark and White river. He
had heard puite a good deal
of this secion and was expec
ing to see something good, he
said, but was more than sur
prised at the wonderful farm
ing country that he saw He
unhesitatingly pronounced this I
the finest country he had everj
seen and was profuse in his
praises of this section.
Mr. Walden drove home in
a new auto which he purchas
ed at Newport. J. W. Martin
of Newport drove the machine
up here for him and Mr. Wal
djn met him here and took
charge of the machine.
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A FREAK CALF
A cow belonging to J. W.
Rout of Gid, Izard county, re
c ntly gave birth to a calf that
is the greatest freak ever re
ported in this section of the
state.
The calf had two heads,
four eyes, four ears, six legs
and two tails. The calf was
not prematurely born.butcame
at the right time and was
about normal size and appar
ently well developed, but was
dead when it came.
Mr. Rout who owned the
cow that gave birth to this
unusal freak, formerly lived
at Newark, but moved to Iz
ard county a few’ years ago.
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Z T. NOTHERN DEAD
Uncle Zack Nothern, one of
the county’s best known citi
zens, died at his home near
Sharp last Sunday after an
illness of some time.
Mr. Nothern was 76 years
old an was an ex-Confederate
soldier. The remains were
buried Sunday at the Liberty
j cemetery.
ROBT. E. L. MAXEY
IN TROUBLE AGAIN
Attorney Who Formerly Re
sided at Batesville Charged
With Fraudalent Use ofMail
Attorney Robt. E. L. Maxey,
formerly of Batesville, who
has been in the limelight more
or less for a number of years
cpmes to the front again in
Pittsburg, Pa., as is shown by
the following Associated Press
dispatch from that city.
Miss Dorothy C. Harrington
was arrested at the offices of
the United States Steel Tie
Company by Postal inspectors
on a charge of using the mails
to defraud. R. E. L. Maxey,
president of the company, was
arrested here and Thomas S. |
Downey, fourth vice president
was arrested at Wilmington,
Del., at the same time on a
similar charge.
“Federal authorities declare
that the company was a paper
concern and the stock alleged
to have been exchanged by
Maxey for real estate was said
to have had only a few dollars
behind it. Downey, the feder
al authorities say, is one of the
defedants in the Prudential
Loan and Trust Company liti
gation at Oklahma City, Okla.
“Maxey and Miss Harring
ton waived a hearing before
the United States Commission
er and were held for court.”
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Getting Ready For
Electric Light Plant
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John L._.Grosser who ex- i
pects to install an electric light I
plant in Newark began work
Wednesday wiring buildings
for the electric current. The \
Juornal building was the first
to be wired and a number of
others have since been wired.
He expects to have nearly all
the business houses wired and
ready for the connections by
the time the machinery arriv
es.
A dynamo for the plant was
shipped out from St. Louis
early this week and will prob
ably arrive here about the
first of next week. Mr. Gros
ser expects to have his plant
completed and ready to turnon
the lights within the next thir
ty or sixty days.
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The Journal for Job Printing
2 KILLED IN STORM
IN OKLAHOMA TOWN
Storm West of Fort Smith
WednesdayAfternoon Causes
Heavy Loss To Property.
Ft. Smith. May 26.—Travel
ing from the southeast to the
northwest, a tornado hit Tal
yhina, Okla, 45 miles west of
Fort Smith at 3 o’clock this
afternoon, killed at least two
persons, injured about a score
and cause property damage es
timated at from $75,000 to
$150,000.
Capt W G Walsh, a Con
federate veteran and Catherine
Lemlig were killed.
The new municipal electric
light plant costing $50,000 was
demolished and four two-story
brick business houses were
blown down.
Captain Walsh was killed
when his houes was blown to
bits. It is reported that other
members of his family were
injured. Mrs. J. W Geary
was seriously injured when her
home was blown away. Six to
eight houses were demolished
and the City Jail and Commer
cial Hotel were unroofed.
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Lived in Big Bottom
Sfownship 62 Years
Mr. Editor:—I have been
reading the letters from the
old settlers in The Journal and
thought that I would write a
few lines as to howr long 1 have
lived in this county.
I was born in Franklin coun
ty, Tennessee, July 10, 1843.
1 came to Independence coun
ty at the age of 10 years and
have lived in Big Bottom town
ship ever since. 1 lived 50
years on Padgett Island in Big
Bottom.
At the outbreak of the Civil
War I enlisted in Compan I,
Seventh Arkansas, under Col
onel Shaver and fought in the
battles of Chicamauga, Mur
freesboro, and Shiloh. In the
battle of Murfreesboro I was
wounded, being shot in the
leg and was forced to stay in
the hospital four months.
I have raised eigth children
six of whom are now living,and
all of them live in Big Bottom
township and have families of
their own. W. C. Walker
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