The Newark Journal.
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published In The Famous Big Bottom Country, Where Alfalfa Is King.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, December 15, 1905.
Vol. 5. No. 51.
4 " , iftONAL FARMERS’
1 UNION ORGANI/EI)
Heeling at Texarkana Resulted in
the Organization of a Na
tional Union.
Hie convention of the National
Fanners’ Union which convened
•at Texarkana on Tuesday of last
■week for the purpose of organiz
ing a National Union, completed
its labors Friday night at 12
o'clock and adjourned sine die, af
ter having been in session four
days.
The constitution as brought in
t>y the Committee on Constitution
und By-Laws was debated for six
hours and then adopted w ith only
•a few slight alterations. Among
the provisions is one placing the
per capita tax on members at five
mills instead of one cent, as was
at tirst proposed. The article on
membership provides that in ad
v*Hition to farmers, lawyers, doc
tors living in the country and in
■towns that are not incorporated
may become members, but law
yers and doctors living in cities
and incorporated towns are not
•eligible to membership. News
paper men may become mem
bers.
P. P.vle of Mineola, Tex.,
cted president of the na
>ody by acclamation. W.
A. Morris of Sunlight, Ala., was
■elected vice president. It. X. Mc
<Julloch of Arkansas, secretary
treasurer: Newt (ire-ham of
.JJWfp'i^'onai orttauiaer; J. II.
Hen >er.
Z. R. Bell of Georgia, sergeant at
arms.
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I he- Executive Committee as
elected is as follows: E, . Cook.
Huin, Ala.; J. H. Reyuiflds, Ap
pleton, Ark.: I. N. McAllister,
Rattan, La.; C. S. Barrett, Atwa
ter, (ia.; Campbell Russell, Here
ford, 1. T.; \Y. 8. Miller, Lake
Creek, Texas.
The Executive Committee will
have the naming of the headquar
ters for the officers of the national
union.
The question of the advisability
of establishing a national newspa
per organ, after being exhaustive
ly discussed, was decided in the
affirmative by a practically unani
mous vote of the convention, and
a resolution to that effect was
adopted. The resolution provides
that the publication shall be a six
•column folio, to be published
weekly and devoted to the general
interests of the union.
The selection of a location from
which to issue the paper, as well
as Ihe selection of an editor and
business manager and the other
details, are to be left entirely to
the National Executive Commit
tee. It is understood the paper
will be established and published
in the same town where the head
-qminers of the.national-officers is
located. »
The salary of the president is
placed at $100 per month, and
that of the secretary-treasurer at
$1,000 per year. These are the
only salaried officers of the nation
al body. The Executive Commit
tee will receive $3 per day for ac
tual days they may serve in the
discharge of their official duties.
The Executive Committee has
the power to call the annual meet
ing and to name the place at which
they shall be held.
, Two important resolutions were
adopted. One was in the nature
of a memorial to the national Con
gress, asking that gambling in fu
tures, at least insofar as farm pro
ducts are concerned, shall be stop
ped by federal legislation.
The other resolution declared in
favor of railway rate legislation's
advocated by President Roosevelt.
The constitution, as adopted, is
practically the same as that of the
Texas state union, there being on
ly a few necessary minor changes.
A REPUBLICAN SPLIT
Shadow Cast Athwart the Coun
tenance of the Peaceful
Pie Eaters.
The Republican county central
committee met sit Batesville Satur
day and made the following re
commendations for, the appoint
ment of postmasters in this coun
ty: Batesville, W.P, Jones: New
ark, T. M. Harrelson; Sulphur
Rock, Sam Tuggle; Floral, P. B.
Roach; Pleasant Plains, R. B.
Vick.
Col. A. S. Fowler was indorsed
for l'. S. Marshal for the Eastern
district of Arkansas, and Capt. B.
F. Bodenheimer for receiver of
the land office at Harrison.
A split occurred over the post
mastership at Batesville, and Geo.
M. William who was a candidate
for the position, but was turned
down, declares that he will ao-'eal
to the state committee. -Seven of
the coinmitteeny-1 present at the
meeting w£t> for Williams and
theyo'sifclfdrew from the conven
tion.
PAROQUET POINTERS.
The public school opened last
Monday.
Mrs. Ed Shown is on the puny
list this week.
II. C. Shown went to Newark
Friday on business.
W. A. Edwards of Newark was
in Paroquet Monday.
Lonie Kirkland has been on the
puny list for several days.
Postmaster Whited is talking of
putting in a telephone at his store.
Rev. Pink Henderson left last
week for points in the Indian Ter
ritory.
Squire W. H. Jones and daugh
ter, Miss Pearl, spent Tuesday at
Newport
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Dry expect
to move to Logan township in a
few weeks.
Chall Abenathy and his little
friend, Nelson Whited, spent Sat
urday at Newark.
Postmaster J. C. Whited and
Ed Shown transacted business at
Newark Saturday.
Frederick, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Jones, was quite
sick last week, but is reported bet
ter. •
Dr. A. P. Yates who is in bad
health, came very near dying
Monday night but was reported
better last account.
School began at White school
house Monday with a very good
attendance, Prof. B. F. Cash of
Logan township is teacher.
Charlie, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Lane, has been
quite sick, but is reported better
at this writing. X. Y. Z.
Blank note and receipt books at
The Journal office.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brown of
j Oil Trough left Monday for Tex
; as, to make their future home.
Miss Mary Outlaw and Miss
Cordia Pridmore of Oil Trough
l were shopping in the city Tues
i day.
Miss Bessie Brooks left Wed
nesday morning for Cotton Plant
for a two weeks’ visit with rela
tives.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kent and lit
tle daughter, Laura, of Charlotte,
were visiting relatives in the city
Tuesday.
Hurry! Hurry! Moore Bros.
& Co. want to see you and put you
next to some of their extraordina
ry offerings.
Miss Mat Leach, one of the
pioneer residents of Jacksonport,
died at her home at that place
Sunday morning.
W. T. Magness and Maj. B. F.
Busby shipped three car loads of
cattle and hogs to the St. Louis
.markets Wednesday.
Special holiday rates to all
points north and east via the Iron
Mountain route. For particulars
see F. C. Hoyt, agent.
Santa Claus is making headquar
ters at M airness Bros, and has a
tine line of dolls and other holiday
{foods on display there.
We show the largest line of
silks, neckwear, kid gloves, laces,
embroaderies, wool dress goods,
etc. Fred I). Whiting & Co.
We have some novelties in ties,
shirts and hats, for the holiday
trade, Don’t fail to see our line.
Crescent Shoe Co., Batesville.
Miss Eulah Foote, who is at
tending school at Sulphur Rock,
spent Friday in the city, the guest
of her cousin, Miss Anise Barnes.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Murphy
left Wednesday morning for
| Shot!tier, to spend a few days vis
iting the former’s sister, Mrs. Sig
Shotlner.
Wolf! And if you ever try it,
you will run like a scared wolf to
get another barrel of the famous
Wolf brand flour, sold by Moore
Bros. & Co.
Jno. W. Outlaw has accepted a
position as traveling salesman for
the Donnell Manufacturing Com
pany, of St. Louis, and will start
on the road Monday.
doe B. Polk of Sulphur Rock,
candidate for county treasurer,
was in town Wednesday. Mr.
Polk was formerly a citizen of
Newark and has many friends
here.
1 will sell at auction on Satur
day, December 2d, at 2 o’clock p.
m., one jump-seat buggy, nearly
; new; one 2-piece bed room suite
and two bedsteads. W. J. Little
j field.
V. V. Cook Camp, U. C. V.,
met last Saturday and elected the
following new officers for the com
ing year: R. R. Reeves, Conf
mander; D. D. Whisnant, firs
lieutenant; W. H. Bowman, sec
ond lieutenant; J. E. Shipman,
third lieutenant; J. W. Barnett,
adjutant.
Joe B. Polk of White River
township announces in today’s pa
per as a candidate for county
treasurer. Mr. Polk has been a
resident of this county for quite a
number of years and is a <;ood
citizen. Me is well qualified for
the position and if elected would
no doubt fill the position to the
entire satisfaction of the public.
CHEATHAM ON COTTON
Says Crop is Short and Well-Nigh
Sold and Remainder is
Worth 15 Cents.
National Secretary Richard
Cheatham of the Southern Cotton
Association has issued the follow
ing statement to the farmers in
regard to the cotton situation:
“The cotton growers of the
South, through and with the as
sistance of their organization, the
Southern Cotton Association, are
slowly but surely winning the
greatest commercial battle ever
known to the world. They are
being applauded by millions of
people who are watching the great
light that is being successfully
waged by them to throw off the
yoke of thieving and speculative
manipulation that has held them
so long, and has been the means
of enabling the spinners to grow
enormously wealthy at the ex
pense of the poor farmer.
“Those who stood loyal to the
Association and accepted its ad
vice, as given last January, to tix
a price of 10c per pound on their
cotton—demand it and get it—did
so, notwithstanding there were
thousands who decried their ef
forts.
“On September 7th, the Asso
ciation advised the farmers to ask
11c for their cotton as conditions
fully warranted that price. Many
fixed that price and sold for it.
“Now, the fact that the crop is
very short has been established
beyond the shadow of a doubt, and
only a small remnant of that |pft
unsold, also, that the markets are
bare of dry goods with future
prices enormously advanced, cot
ton mills loaded down with con
tracts and orders for goods several
months ahead, and only with about
one-half enough cotton in sight to
till them. Will they pay 15c for
cotton^ Why, of course, they will
if you ask it! If you do not they
will take it at 5c as they have done
in the past.
“Decide for yourselves let
them have it at its actual value,
15c, or let them take it at their
price, 5c—it is yours, do as you
please but remember that if you
sell for less than its value, 15c,
' you are not only injuring your
| self, but every other owner of cot
ton is being denied his price while
you are giving yours away, which
prevents the advance as long as
they can get it *t less than its
value.’# -
SCH(X)L FURNITURE.
School directors are retnincec
1 that Craig & Henderson of New
| ark still handle school furnituri
and apparatus of all kinds, and ar<
prepared to sell first-class goods a
low prices. If you expect to bin
•*«*%vthinif in their line see or writ<
> to them and you will have promp
, attention.
IBET. C. H. NEWMAN
RETURNER FOR I'.MKl
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Former Pastor Re-Appointed ta»
the Work on This Circuit
For the Next Year..
The annual session of the White
River M. E. Conference closed at
Helena Sunday night, after a busy
session lasting several days.
The statistical report fdiows tha
conference paid this year for for
eign missions $5,021.29, for do
mestic missions $1,411.80, and that
there are 24,771 members within
the bounds of the conference, &
gain of 1,185 this year.
The report of the Committee on
Books and Periodicals favored the
consolidation of the Arkansas
'Methodist and the Western Christ
ian Advocate, a matter in whicti
all the conferences concerned have
now concurred.
Wynne was chosen as the place
for holding the next conference,
after a spirited contest.
Rev. C. II. Newman was re-ap
pointed as pastor for this circuit
for another year. Other near-by
appointments were as follows:
BATESVILLE DISTRICT.
J. F. Jernigan, Presiding Elder;
Batesville Station, W. M. Wilsonj
Central Avenue, Batesville, W. T
Locke; Desha circuit, .1. D. Kel
ley; Melbourne circuit, T. D. Mc
Clure; Mountain View circuit, EL
A. Blanton; Calico Rock circuit,
O. S. Moorehead; Bexar and Vio
la, N. W. Watson; Salem anti
Camp circuit, E. M. Davis: Ash
Flat circuit, supplied by George
Rogers; Evening Shade circuit, W.
S. Southworth; Cave City circuit,
R. A. Robertson; Jackson t ort cir
'cuit, J. M. Threasher; Pleasant
Plains circuit, supplied by W. L.
McMullin, Jessup Mission, sup
plied by W. 8. Story; Bethesdst
circuit, supplied by P. II. Wilker
; son.
SEARCY DISTRICT.
J. I). Sibert, Presiding Elder;
Searcy Station, F. Barrett; West
Searcy circuit. S. F. Brown; New
port Station, M. B. Umstead; Au
vergne and Weldon, F. R. Noe;
Wiville circuit, R. H. Grisset;
Augusta Station, A. M. R. Bron
json: Bald Knob circuit, supplied
by J. A. Roberts; West Point cir
cuit, I). W. Hope; Heber circuit,
W. I) Ellis: Bethany circuit, sup
plied by J. II. Gibbons; Beebe
circuit, H. II. Hunt; Elpaso cir
cuit, supplied by J. E. Buchanan;
Cato circuit, J. G. Parker; Argen
ta, S. L. Cochran; Gardner Mem
orial, W. E Hall; Tuckerman ami
Kenyon, T. Jj Taylor; Cabot, W.
11. Wood tin.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.
The tax hooks for the special as
sessment upon the land in Fencing
District No. 7, has been placed in
j my hands. All owners of land
lying in the district are required
to pay their assessment to ms
within thirty days from this date.
If such payment is not made,
action will be commenced at the
end of that time for collection of
said assessments, and for legal
penalties and costs.
(liven under my hand this 9th.
' day of December, 1905.
« Frank Wuhuit,
Collector.
I will be at Newark on the loth
, day of January, 1906, to receive
t tax’
The Journal one year $1.