Newark
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Journal
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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1922
VOL. 21 NO. 38
BANK ROBBER IN
Robber Who Held up Rank
Of Aiicia is Recovering
Rapidly
Walnut Ridge, Jan. 1—Orvil
Reese, aged 23, alias W. J.
Davis, who was seriously
bounded on November 2 in
the attempted robbery of the
bank of Aiicia, at Alicia, in
which the Rev. W. E. Franks
and E. M. Light were killed
and several others wounded,
was brought here Tuesday
from the penitentiary walls at
Little Rock, where he has been
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in the penitentiary hospital, by
Deputy Sheriff C. O. Hall, and
and placed in jail at this place
pending his hearing.
The woman M ho said at the
time of the attempted robbery i
that she M as the wife of Reese j
and Mho later admitted to the'
Litle Rock police that she was
not married to Reese, came
here also, and is being held
pending the investigation.
NOTICE TO LANDOWNERS
Notice is hereby given that
the regular meeting of the
landowners of the Rig Bottom
Fence District will be held at
the Mayors office in Newark,
on Saturday Jan. 7, 1922, at
10 A. M. for the purpose of e
lecting commisioners and for,
the transaction of such other j
business as may come before
the meeting.
Given this 26th day of Dec-:
ember, 1921.
W. J. WALDRIP
E. 1). HOUSE
E. H. WILLIAMSON
Commisioners 1
HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS
PAH SON 'LOW PE PEBIL
6WINE GIT ]>AT MAN
WHUT ROB MAH CHICKEN
RooS' BUT AH AIN' KEEK
NOTHIN' BOUT PE PEBIL
6WINE 6lT IM - - AH WANTS
PE PO-LICE T' GIT 'IM!!
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Copyright. 192.1 ty McClure Newspaper Syndicate
SALESLADY ROBEBD
Two Youths Slug and Rob
Woman at Jonesboro
Jonesboro Jan. 1—Miss
Clara Faucette, saleslady at S.
Rosenfields store, was slugged
and robbed about 10:30 last
right, by two boys, who took
from her $15.67 and a ruby
ring. She was hit in the back
and fell to the ground.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mc
Eride, who were a short dis
tance behind her, came up in
time to render assistance. The
blow rendered Miss Faucette
unconscious, but after she ral
lied she gave a minute des
scription of the boys and told
what she heard them say just
before she was hit, conversa
tion being in regard to the
time of night .
Stanley Tunsford and Jesse
Peny were arrested and were
identified by Miss Faucette as
her asailants. They are boys
about 17 years old.
The man with kis
money in our Bank
does not fear fire
nor burglars.
It is not only downright carelessness to keep
money in your house, but it subjects you and your
family to grave DANGER.
Not only may you lose it by fire, but burglars
may break in and steal it. Burglars always “spot” the
houses where money is kept and they will stop at
nothing—even MURDER—to get it.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75.QOO.OO
W#
GAIN OF 520 IN PEN
POPULATION IN 1921 j
Total of 1,186 Prisoners Re
ceived During Year While
670 Discharged
Little Rock, Jan. 1—Despite
the fact that 670 prisoners left
the institution during the past
year, the population of the
state penitentiary, including
the two convict farms, showred
a net increaes in 1921 of 520,
recording to figures tabulated
by Warden E. H. Dempsey
last night.
The population last night
totaled 1,265, against 745 on
December 31, 1920.
During the year 1,186 pris
oners were received. These
included 1,151 committed by
various courts and 35 convicts
who were returned to the in
stitution after having escaped
or been free on paroles or fur
loughs.
During the year 666 con
victs were discharged, paroled
furloughoed or escaped, while
four were put to death in the
electric chair. Separate figures
on the number of prisoners
who escaped, furloughed, pa
,1 oled or discharged were not
available.
While the penitentiary is
. considered badly crowded, at
one time it contained approxi
mately 1,600 prisoners. This
! was in 1914.
The bulk of the increase
last year was due to rigid en
forcement of the liquor law's,
officers said.
PROGRAM B. Y- P. T. C.
Subject, Peters great sermon
Song, by choir
Prayer,
Report of the secretary.
Report of the enlistment
committee, and other commit
tee reports.
Song, by choir
Prayer.
Quotations irom the scrip-1
ture lesson sketch.
1. “Peter defends the disci-]
| pies,” Rebecca Boswell
2. “The spirit was poured j
] out upon all flesh,” Essie
Brannon.
3. Wonders in heaven and
signs in the earth shall be
shown,” Eunice Young
4. “It shows Christ to have ]
been delivered by the determi-1
nate counsel and foreknowded !
ge of God, Maude Hutchinson, i
of God,” Maude Hutchinson.
5 “It says that Christ was j
loosed from the pains of death’
Mrs. Ethel Chesser.
6 “It explains Davids atti
tude toward the Christ,” En
och Brannon
7 Christ sat upon Davids
throne,” Lula Lovell.
8. The Saivors resurrection
proves him to the Lord and
Christ, Margie McClure.
Dismissal.
STAYTON HOME BURNS
Newport, Jan. 1—The hand
some home of Judge Joseph M.
Stayton and mother of this
| city was destroyed by fire early
Friday morning. Fire was
first discovered at the rear of
the house. The interior and
handsome furnishings were
either burned or ruined with
water and smoke.
POSTOFFICE ROBBED
AT MOUNTAIN VIEW
Safe Blown and $250 in Case
Stolen Early Sunday
Morning
Mountain View, Jan.2—The
Mountain View postoffice was
robbed of about $250 at 1:30I
Sunday morning’, when the safe
was blown open with black
powder. No arrest has been
made. Efforts were at once
made to get bloodhounds from
Little Rock in the hope of trail
ing the yeggs.
The postoffice changed
hands Sunday, being transfer
red from W. H. Nelson to the
new postmaster, Jno. W. Webb.
Eight Years ago, when the of
fice was turned over to Webb
lo Nelson, it was robbed just a
few days before the exchange
was made.
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II LIBRARIES ©
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There are many country
towns and villages which show
a lot of enterprise in some di
rections yet so far ,have failed
to provide a public library'.
The young people of every
community should have a
chance to become familiar with
some of the standard classics
jof literature, and to read some
of the fine new' books as they
appear.
To provide all this litera
ture for the individual home
is impossible. But a public li
brary can furnish such mater
ial at a small cost, and make
it available to all the people,
so that the children from the
most struggling family shall
come into contact with the
w'orld’s best and latest thought
The movement to start and
build up 'ibraries in country
towns is making rapid progress
and there are many such vil
lages that have collections of
several hundred volumes. In
some places such a project
looks impossible to the people,
because they have a notion
that they must first get a cost
ly building. But the library
can start without any building
and be kept in some store,
public hall or home, until a
building can be provided.
Boards of trade and improve
ment societies in many country
towns are starting libraries,1
asking gifts of their townspeo
ple and soliciting city libraries
to send them duplicate books
and copies that they no long
er wish to save. In many plac
es some society will agree to
raise a moderate amount each
year by entertainments to buy
new books and usually some
money is contributed out of
taxes. In these ways a library
always grows. It encourages
young people to form the
reading habit, to develop
their intelligence and prepare
for greater usefulness in life.
E.R. Moore has sold his mer
cantile business to W. C. Ross
of Hugo, Okla. Mr. and Mrs.
Ross are nere for a few days
arranging to close out the busi
ness.
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Charoiotte, .Jan. 3—W. J.
Ward of Batesville spent a
lew days here last week with
relatives
Miss Elsie Moore of Sulphur
Rock visited her sister, Mrs.
Wess Brittain last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Glyndon Hol
combe moved to their farm
near Pleasant Hill last week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Fallis
entertained the young people
with a party Saturday night.
Miss Vella Jernigap who is
teaching at Batesville spent the
holidays here with homefolks.
Mrs. G. W. Yates of Center
Grove spent last week here
visitnig relatives.
The past weeks weather has
been fine for butchering, and
several have taken advantage
of it.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGill
and daughter, of Batesville
visited relatives here last week
Miss Virginia Weaver who is
teaching at Magnolia, spent
the holidays with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Weavre.
BAAY BURNS TO DEATH
Playing Alone in Room and
Fell in Fireplace
Newport, Jan. 1.—Ralph
the 14-months-old baby son of
Mr. and Mrs. Crawford Mul
lins of Swifton, was accidental
ly burned to death Thursday.
While playing in a room alone
at the time, the child’s cloth
ing caught fire and he was so
terribly burned that death re
sulted soon after. The parents
are young and this was their
only child.
BUCK JONES IS IN TOWN
COTTON CAMPAIGN
IS GREAT SUCCESS
Total of More Than 240,000
Bales Signed up by the
Farmers of Arkansas
The Arkansas Farm Bureau
Cotton Association became a
reality last week. After check
ing up all reports from field
works, F. R. Shanks State cam
paign director, announced that
the total number of bales
signed up was 240,000. This
Mr. Shanks said, was a conser
vative figure and he estimated
that the total was really con
siderably more than that fig
ure.
I ne amount signed up is ap
proximately one-fourth of the
amount of cotton produced in
Arkansas in 1920. The Ark
ansas Farm Bureau Cotton
Growers’ Co-operative Associ
ation thus becomes one of the
largest if not the largest busi
ness concern in the state.
All contracts signed w,ere
contingent upon the signing up
of a total of 200,000 bales by
January 1. The contracts now
become effective and binding.
All members obligate them
selves to market all their cot
jton through the association for
! a period of five years.
It was announced that the
campaign will be continued
through January and gome
more of the optmistic workers
at headquarters predict that
300,000 bales will have been
signed up by that time.
NO HUNTING ALLOWED
Notice is hereby given that
hunting on my land is prohib
ited and all persons are warn
ed not to trespass on same.
W. J. WALDRIP.
ROYAL EVERY SATURDAY
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Two American heroes go to
Africa in in search of a banker
and his two daughters who
have disappeared. They are
beset by perils of the jungle
and have many narrow escapes
from wild animals and brutal
natives. Their adventures on
the African continent make
one of the most thrilling and
absorbing pictures ever made
II for the screen.