The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous Big Bottom Country, Where Alfalfa Is king.
I* $1 Per Annum ,
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas
•
iday, November I, 1907
Vol. 7. No. 45
GIN REPORT IS SHORT
Shortage of 500,000 Bales Shown in
Government Report on Cotton
The complete report of the Census
Bureau on the quantity of cotton of
this year’s crop, ginned up to October
18, which was issued last Friday,
shows 4,407,055 bales and 24,034 active
.ginneries. In 1906 there were 4,931,
621 bales and 26,125 active ginneries.
In this report round bales are counted
as half bales.
The "report includes 97,433 round
bales for 1907 and 132,144 for ltMKi,
and 17,984 sea island bales for 1907
and 12,091 for 1906.
The number of active ginneries and
bales ginned by states, as compared
1906, is as follows:
4 Alabama — 419,834 bales, against
469,667; active ginneries 3,147, against
•3,351 in 1906.
Arkansas — 162,608 bales, against
163,106: active ginneries 1,821, against
2,000.
<0 Florida—10,210 bales, against 24,
321; active ginneries 207, against 248.
Georgia—878,315 bales, against 720.
216; active ginneries 4.82!), against 4,
283.
Indian Territory—1.30,480 bales,
against 103,634: ginneries 491, against
515.
Kentucky—175 bales, against 218;
ginneries 1, against 2.
Louisiana—183,104 bales, against
421,123: ginneries 1,542, against 1.907.
Mississippi—398,318 bales, against
315,306; ginneries 3,188, against 3.293.
Missouri 5,934 bales, against 7,185:
ginneries 54, against 53.
North Carolina — 215,013 bales,
against223,437; ginneries2,323, against
2,487.
Oklahoma - 120,299 hales, against
•1)5,07.7; ginneries 402. against 344.
South Carolina-530,242 hales,against
390,557; ginneries 3,010, against 2,809.
Tennessee—54,970 hales, against 38,
880: ginneries 519. against 533.
Texas—1,292,029 hales, against, 1,
998,807: ginneries 3,891, against 4.108.
Virginia—80.3 hales, against 4,099;
ginneries 48, against 102.
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
No man can loaf hy himself. He
needs someone to help him do nothing.
The child of God is the only person
■who can he alone, and yet not alone.
He meditates on God, magnifies his
mercies, counts his blessings hy the
multitude.
He who hegings his days work with
prayer, is not likely to fall that day.
“Commit thy self unto me,” sayeth
the Lord. The sin lies in yielding,
not in the temptation, and the yielding
is often done when the man purposely
puts hiraelf where he will he tempted.
“Shun the very appearance of evil.”
The appearance, is the shadow, the
shadow is proof of the substance be
ing near. Therefore, the warning as
to the appearance. Sin is a viper.
The bite of the viper is deatli to the
physicial: so is sin death to the spirit
ual. Beware; beware. A. Friend.
DRENNEN A CHICKEN EATER
Mr. Editor:—I see in a recent issue
-of The Journal where Morg Drennen
has returned from a trip to Oklahoma
andsays he is satisfied with Arkansas.
I want to say he is easy pleased. But,
say, Mr. Editor, I can say one thing
for him: He got all the chicken he
could eat. Bud Campbell told me that
Morg went into a hotel out here and
wanted all the chicken he could eat.
When he got through the bill was
ninety cents. Chickens are mighty
cheap out here, so you can guess
about what it took. I think the boys
will come back as soon as there is
| another crop of chickens raised.
Crops are very good. I will soon
have 1,000 bushels of corn on the mar
ket- G. M. Morris.
New Castle, Okla., Oct. 24, 1007.
new MINISTER AT BATESVILLE
Batesville, Oct. 20.—Rev. Cochran
Preston, pastor of the Frierson
Memorial (Presbyterian) church at
Columbia, Tenn., has accepted a call
to the pulpit of the First Presbyterian
church of this place, and expects to
take charge of his new work about the
middle of November.
NEGRO HIGHWAYMAN SPREADS
AROUND NEWPORT
PRAISE FOR ARKANSAS
Secretary of Agriculture Says Some
Goods Things About Arkansas
Washington, Oct. 25.—“I would be
glad were you to send to the people of
Arkansas this message from me.'’
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson said
today, to the Gazette correspondent,
as he discussed the proceedings of the
American Association of Cotton Manu
facturers recently in session here.
“That Arkansas is naturally one of
the most remarkably rich states in the
Union: that, so soon as the people
there get time to make the most of the
boundless wealth provided by nature
in soil, forest and mine, Arkansas
will take its rightful rank among the
commonwealths of the country as to
its commerce, agriculture and indus
trial output.
“Nature did much for that state:
now it remains for man to add his
contribution. The manufacturers of
cotton goods have been here’ ask
ed me to speak before them; this I did,
and J told them something that aston
ished them—that the farmer of the
South nowadays is the creditor of
Wall street: that the time has passed
when he is hurt by the hurts of Wall
street, and he has earned the position
of independence of the financial in
terests of New York, and has piled up
a surplus instead of doing business on
borrowed capital”.—Arkansas Ga
zette.
SULPHUR ROCK HAPPENINGS
Items of Interest Picked up at the Hub
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock, Oct, 29.— Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Wright, Mr. and Mrs.
Swish Griffin, Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Payne, Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wright
went pecan hunting Tuesday and re
port a good time with plenty of dinner.
Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Hodges are now
domiciled among’ their many friends
here. We are glad to welcome them
hack.
Mrs. Paul Kyler and baby, of Little
Rock, came in Saturday to visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Knox.
Mrs. Geo. Ball, Mrs. .Tones and
Mrs. Herrington, of Batesville, spent
Sunday with relatives here.
Will Rutherford and family of
Batesville passed through town Mon
day going’ to the bottoms.
Ed Atchison had the misfortune of
getting his arm broke while loading a
car with bolts Monday.
Mr. Buchanan of Jackson county
has moved to the Dr. W. H. Vaughan
place on College street.
Mrs. Louis Paitney, of Ware. Mo.,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Tom
Bagents, of this city.
Dr. Rosborough of Batesville is
spending a few days in our city, doing
some dental work.
Rev. George James tilled his regular
appointment here Sunday at 11 o’clock
and 7:30 p. m.
Clarence McGinty of Batesville is
putting down concrete for Mr. Wood
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Ashley of Bates
ville were down Sunday visiting rel
atives.
Miss Jessie Moore of Charlotte
entered school Monday at this place.
Miss Nannie Morgan of Moorefleld
was slioping in town Tuesday.
John Kinman of Newark was in
town Tuesday.
Dr. Davis of Sharp was in town
Tuesday.
THREE MONTHS FOR FAUCETTE
Three months’ imprisonment in the
Pulaski County Jail and a tine of $100
was the punishment assessed by Judge
Lea in the Circuit Court at Little
Rock on W. C. h>ucette, mayor of
Argent a, and Frank Cumnock, former
mayor of Baring Cross, convicted
over a week ago of conspiracy to
bribe the jury which convicted Sena
tor Gross of bribery at Perry ville last
August.
Ed Robinett Shot Down
and Robbed in Pub
lic Highway
OFFICERS ATTACKED AND ROBBED
Negro Desperado Kills One, Seriously
Wounds Another and Hobs Four,
Including a Constable, and
Made His Escape
A murderous negro highwayman
played a high hand around Newport
Friday and Saturday, and as a result
of his operations one man is dead and
another dangerously wounded.
The negro's first victim was Ed
Robinett, whom he held up in broad day
light, only about a mile north of New
port. on the public road leading out
to Diaz. After shooting Robinett, he
robbed him of what money he had in
his pocket, which was only about 75
cents, then took Robinett’s horse and
rode off, leaving him lying in the
road.
Going on up the road, he held up a
negro named Pegg, and robbed him
of $50 and a bottle of whiskey.
Saturday the negro moved the base
of his operations over west of New
port, in Oil Trough bottom, and held
up and robbed several other parties
and shot Earl Harris.
W line driving' along the public road
leading from Newport out through
Oil Trough bottoms Saturday evening.
Earl Harris and Pete Hale, who were
in a wagon together, were confronted by
the negro, who ordered them to throw
up their hands. Hale tumbled off the
wagon on the opposite side and
escaped through a cornfield. Harris,
however, showed fight and was shot
three times, one ball grazing the left
wrist, another entering the right arm
and the third shot striking him about
the left ear and ranging upward, but
only producing a flesh wound.
Later the negro held up Constable
Henry Stone of Oil Trough township,
who was returning home from New
port, on horseback, and took his
horse and about $5 in money. The
negro got about $12 from Harris.
Ed Robinett, the first vitim of the
highwayman, was shot through the
breast, .the ball penetrating his lungs.
The negro left him lying in the road,
thinking he was dead, but Robinett
managed to crawl to a house, some
distance away, and was taken to his
home where he died Sunday morning.
Earl Harris, who was shot in the
arms and head, lives near Jamestown,
and after being shot by the negro, he
drove on to Salado, where he awoke
Dr. Reeves, about 3 o'clock Sunday
morning and had his wounds dressed.
He is reported to be getting along
nicely and will recover.
Four negroes have been arrested,
John, Ed and Ward Smith, brothers,
all of Newport, and a negro, whose
name we have not learned, who was
arrested at Hoxie Monday. It is not
believed, however, that either of the
negroes arrested is the guilty party,
but they are still being held in jail at
Newport pending further investiga
tion.
Only a short time ago some parties
were held up and robbed just east of
Newport by a lone negro highwayman
and it is thought that these last crimes
were committed by the same negro.
Judge Fulkerson has announced
that he will convene a special grand
jury at Newport at once to investigate
the case and if possible bring the
guilty party to justice.
THE MOVING SPIRIT
People who leave Arkansas in search
of better homes farther Weit generally
spend enough money and time to im
prove their old places and make them
better than the homes they find. But
people will move, and it is useless to
talk to them. People are leaving the
very section of the West whither the
restless Arkansawyer is just now drift
ing: some returning, some going
farther West. This shifting around
is by no means confined to Arkansas;
it is a restless spirit that is prevalent
the country over.—Calico Rock Pro
gress.
AT THE MARRIAGE ALTAR
Miss Grade Henderson and Mr. J. B.
Brown United in Marriage
A pretty home wedding- was solem
nized at the home of the bride's
[parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hender
son, Sunday afternoon, the contract
ing parties being Miss Grade Hender
son of this city and Mr. Jesse H.
Brown of Gargona, C. Z., Panama.
Promptly at four o’clock the couple,
unattended, took their places and Rev.
Jas. F. Jernigan, pastor of the Metho
dist church pronounced the ceremony
in a most beautiful and impressive
manner.
The wedding was a very quiet one
and was witnessed only by the’ im
j mediate family and a few intimate
friends.
The bride is the only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Henderson and
is one of Newark's choicest young
ladies. From a little girl she has
grown up in our midst, honored and
loved by old and young alike. She
has been a devoted and untiring
church worker and has been a bright
star in the home circle—the idol of her
devoted parents. The groom is a
stranger to most of our citizens, but
judging from what the bride is worthy
of, he is a good and noble man.
Mr. Brown holds a position on the
Panama canal, and after a brief
sojourn in our city, he and Mrs.
Brown will leave for Gorgona, where
they will make their future home.
OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS
Some Newsy Items From the Fertile
Valley Across the White
Oil Trough, Oct. 2!).—Saturday
night November 9, is the next regular
meeting night for the Odd Fellows, and
there are two very important questions
to be discussed at this meeting. Nine
members from each side have been
selected to speak on the matter, and
every member is urged to be present.
J. M. Stephens, E. L. Reeves and J.
L. Outlaw went out to the Tunstall
graveyard Sunday to inspect the W.
O. W. monument recently erected at
the grave of Ruben Hill.
Ed Uliles of Sulphur Rock was here
this week wanting to rent land. He
has sold his property at Sulphur
Rock and says he wants to move to
the farm again.
Wonder who’s pop gun it is that
bellows so on certain nights? Boys,
that is no fun, and it might cost you
$50 and some trouble.
The singing Sunday night at the
home of James Stephens was well at
tended and the good music was
thoroughly enjoyed.
Uncle Fx-ank Pridmore has sold his
property at the head of the bottom
and is talking of moving back to the
bottom again.
The movement set on foot some
time ago to build a church house here
has fallen through, owing to poor
crops.
Constable W. R. Pasley has been
busy this week and last assisting
Sheriff Dunlap at Batesville.
J. C. McGuire and son, Irvan, are
down from Batesville this week, brok
ing after business.
It is reported that ('apt. R. R.
Reeves will leave next week for the
Blue Grass State.
John Taylor and family visited rel
atives at Salado Saturday and Sun
day.
Some people here think the corn
crop will he about like the crop of
’74.
A. B. Pelley, the Dunnington mer
chant, was in our town Sunday.
E. L. Woodward of Columbus, Ga.,
was in our town Thursday.
The river is about as low as it was
ever known at this place.
Lee Davidson made a business trip
to Newport Saturday.
Lum Hunter went to Newport on
business Saturday.
F. M. Pridmore is having his new
residence painted.
THE CIRCUIT COURT
Synopsis of the Cases Disposed of up
to Wednesday Night
The following business has been dis
posed of in the circuit court since oup
last report.
Four cases against Jim Morgan and
one each against Woods Arnold and
Will Fausel for selling liquor were
continued until the next term of couW
Thefollowingcases were nol prossed:
N. T. Abernathy and Sam St. John,
selling liquor: Riley Sherrill, carnal
abuse: Ed Pasley, carrying pistoi^Rlf
James, gaming.
The following cases for selling
liquor were continued: Walter Earls,
Bruce Smith, Bud Strong, W. B.
Pank.v, Henry Kennell, Bud Harris
and Bud Bex ion.
Lafe Jones and Phil Rucker were
tried and convicted for selling liquor*
to a minor, and were fined $o<) and
costs. They will serve the fines in jail.
The Alf Hogan seduction case was
settled on a compromise basis.
Hugh Baker, charged with resisting
an officer, acquitted.
The grand jury has returned an in
dictment for murder in the first degree
against Frank Helms, for killing his
wife, some months ago, near Cush
man and- the case has been set for trial
on Monday, Noveml>er 11.
Lee Musick. charged with seduction,
was found guilty, and the punishmenfc
given him was a fine of $10 and one
year in the penitentiary.
me following cases were dismissed
at the instance of the plantiffs: W.
H. Tomlinson against the railroad,
and Ed Tomlinson against the rail
road: Herman Kahn & Co., against
W. T. Hiuldlestoa, and Thos. Hobbs
against J. T. Tharp.
In the case of The State against J.
F. McCuiston and A. J. Harper the
forfeiture heretofore taken on bail
bond was dismissed.
The suits of J. C. Miller and E. F.
Mathenv against J. S. Stowman were
continued until next court.
The jury in the case of the State
against N. A. Cypert, charged with
malicious mischief for killing some
hogs, returned a verdict finding him
guilty and assessing a fine of $20 and
$15 damages.
Ella A. Yancv, Adm., vs. ,T. W.
Henderson, dismissed by plaintiff.
Emma Howard vs Ella Yancey,
adm., judgment for plaintiff $125 and
interest, by consent.
Elv-Walker Dry Goods Co., vs Ella
A. Yancey, adm., judgment by de
fault for $439.60.
Batesville Real Estate Co., vs L. E.
Moore, et al, plaintiff takes non-suit.
P. H. Hulsey vs Roxie and T. E.
Holderby, continued by defendant.
Mary E. Hammond, vs Ry. Co.,
jury trial, verdict for plaintiff $25.
This was a case for damages for being
carried by Magness, to which station
plaintiff had bought a ticket, but was
carried by and put off at Newark.
J. J. Caldwell vs Ry. Co., and Geo.
L. Green vs Ry. Co., continued to
next term.
Mrs. .T. D. Morgan vs Andy J. Tay
lor appeal fx-om ,T. P. court at Rosie,
verdict for plaintiff $1(1.18.
Following cases against Jno. Holt;
were dismissed at plaintffs’ cost: D.
E. Evans, Denison-Shell Co., L. R.
Simpson and T. A. Bone, all appeal
cases from Cushman township.
T. W. Hulsey vs W. J. Littlefield
continued by defendandant, and set
for second Monday next term.
Magness & Mims vs Ry. Co. judg
ment for plaintiff $75.
C. A. McKaig vs A1 Osborne, et al.v
jury trial, verdict for defendants.
The grand jury had returned five
indictments up to Wednesday night,
and had dismissed the following cases
coming before it upon preliminary
hearing from J. P. courts: State vs
John Adams, embezzlement; State vs
Dick Bailey, grand larceny; State vs
Billie Long, burglary; State vs J. W.
Miller, slander: and State vs Barrett
Morrow, seduction.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Notary work of all kinds done in ta
careful and correct manner by A. A.
Henderson at the Merchants an&
Planters Bank.