WORK OFTHE LAW MAKERS
Brief Sketch of Important Matters
Before the Legislature.
A joint resolution was adopted
by the senate petitioning Congress
for an amendment to the federal
constitution providing that United
States senators shall bo elected by
popular vote, and providing that
copies of the resolution be sent to
Congress and the several state
legislatures now in session.
The house passed the bill by
Representative Iioss for a 2 cent
passenger rate on all railroads
more than eighty-five miles in
length. The bill was passed by
the house early in the session, but
was amended in the Senate, and
the bill later passed the house as
amended.
Two bills providing that the
carrying of concealed weapons
shall be a felony were introduced
in the house. The bill by Repre
sentative Roby on the subject also
amends the digest so as to make it
unlawful for concealed weapons to
l»e carried by persons going on
journeys.
/v Dili inirouuceu me senate o.y
Senator \N intrc> prohibits the stock
of corporations of the state being
purchased, acquired, owned, held,
controled or voted by another cor
poration, and prohibiting corpor
ations of another state, territory
or country, a majority of the
stock of which is owned, held, or
controlled by another corporation,
from engaging in or being licensed
to engage in business in this state.
A bill by Senator Carlock pro
poses to submit the question of
temperance to the voters of the
state as a whole, providing that if
a majority of the state votes
against license there shall be no
license granted in any part of the
state, but that if the majority is
for ' license, only such counties
stat'dl grant liquor licenses us have
voted majorities for the same in
/ the general election.
The senate has passed a bill to
prohibit the giving of lees or tips
to servants, agents or employes
The Senate and house unanim
ously adopted the Senate concur
rent resolution by Senator Wingo
providing for a thorough investi
gation of the conditions that have
surrounded the work on the state
capital.
Both houses have passed a bill
placing the salaries of road over
seers at per day of eight hours.
The house was the only body of
the General Assembly in session
Saturday and its proceedings were
all of a routine character. The
second roll call for the introduc
tion and advancement of bills was
linished, and at the end of the
third week of the session 14S bills
had been introduced.
Mr. Smo.ii > - ii.tr «.».;,•« ! •, 1 1
to suppress lobbying, it mam ,
lobbying and the employment of
lobbyists, felony punishable byline
and imprisonment. The fine is
fixed at not less than $ 1,000 nor
more than $5,000, and the impris
onment at not less than two nor
more than five years.
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Sketch of Some Items From The Jour
nal of February 7, 1902
The gin at Oil Trough had put
up 508 bales of cotton.
There was a big snow on the
ground and sleighing parties were
numerous.
C. S. Adams was quite sick at
his home at Oil Trough with typ
hoid fever.
R P. Weaver of Ruddell town
ship announced as a candidate for
representative.
H. J. Drennen announced as a
candidate for justice of the peace
for this township.
Cal. Seward, aged 58, died at
his home in Newark on Saturday
morning from pneumonia.
A party of bird hunters made a
raid on a robin roost in the Lus
ter cane pasture on Wednesday
night and bagged 539 birds.
Bird and rabbit hunters were
slaughtering game by the whole
sale. W. A. Edwards held the
championship, having killed ‘252
rabbits within a few days.
A meeting of the county candi
dates, with M. L. Arnold as chair
man and C. H. Hogan secretary,
was held at Batesville on Satur
day to arrange for a joint canvass
of the county.
KANSAS ABOLISHES HANGING
Kansas, which has never had a
legal hanging, probably will never
have one.
A bill has been passed by the
legislature abolishing capital pun
ishment. The bid now needs only
the governor’s signature to be
come a law, and there is no doubt
that he will approve the measure,
as he has expressed his disap
proval on several occasions of
“legal murder.” The Kansas law
provides that the governor has to
sign the death warrant. This no
governor of Kansas has ever done,
hence death prisoners have gone
to prison for life.
GAMBLING TABLES BURNED.
Little Rock, Feb. 2.—All of the
gambling paraphranalia, which
was cuptured in twelve different
places in Argenta by sheriff Kava
naugh and his deputies on the
night of December 10, was burned
yesterday in the courthouse yard.
The burning order was issued on
rhe npolication of Prosecuting At
• ■:ri.1 \ K lotoo after the property
nad ht-eu identified. The order
was issued by Judge Lea.
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•LEGISLATORS IN A FIGHT
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Disagreement Between Representa
tives Resulted in Fight.
Little Rock, Feb. 3.—Repre
1 sentatives W. K. Oldham of Lo
noke county and W. B. Owen of
Miller county were the principals
in a fight following an executive
meeting of the house Committee
on Railroads late Friday night.
Both are members of the commit
tee, which has had under consid
eration for the past week three
demurrage bills. As the members
; of the committee were leaving the
hall of the house it is said that
Mr. Oldham and Mr. Owen were
engaged in a discussion as to the
bills. They differed in their op
inions and it is stated that Mr.
Owen called Mr. Oldham a bar.
Mr. Oldham, it is alleged, struck
Mr. Owen, and it is also stated
that several blows were passed be
fore the legislators were separated
by their colleagues.
TOO A1UCH POWER.
The Wall Street Journal says
that E. H. Barriman is, perhaps,
the most powerful individual in
the United States not even except
ing president. The Journal ex
plains: “His power is absolute
over about 15,000 miles of railroad
having a capitalization of about
$1,100,000,000. His authority is
very large over 13,000 additional
miles of road having a capitaliz
ation of $1,200,000,000, while he
has a potent voice in the manage
ment of 38,000 miles of road hav
ing a capitalization of $1,600,000,
000. Thus directly and indirectly
his power extends over one-third
of the railroad-transportation in
terests of the United States, and
of a very considerable part of this
he is an autocrat, and by reason
of his autocratic powers over the
! Union Pacific, and especially his
, unrestricted power over its fin
ances, his influence over the re
maining portion, as well as over
the financial markets, is increas
ed.”
FATAL FIGHT BETWEEN BOYS
Waldron, Feb. 2 —News lias
been received here of a fight be
tween two schoolboys at the Davis
I school, several miles north of this
city, which resulted in the death
of one of the combatants. The
boys who engaged in the tight, ae
! cording to the report, were named
Balkman and Pittman. It is al
leged that Balkman, who is If*
i years of age, had the Pittman boy,
who is 15 years old, upon the
ground and was striking him in
j the face when the Pittman boy
succeeded in drawing a knife from
his pocket and drove it into his as
sailant’s heart. Balkman died
^ within a few minutes after receiv
ing the knife wound.
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TWO CENT BILL PASSED.
Litth Rock, Feb. L.—The Ross
i bill, fix.ng the maximum passen
j ger rate to be charged by railroads
j in Arkansas over eighty five miles
! in length at 2 cents per mile, was
I passed by the house this afternoon,
| and in a few days will be ready
| for the approval of the governor,
j Before the passage of the measure
all the senate amendments were
agreed to.
SMOKING LAHPS.
To prevent a lamp from smok
ing soak a new lamp wick two or
three houis in vinegar. Dry well
before using. If you follow this
recipe your trouble with your
lamps will cease. Lamp wicks in
lanterns or carriage lamps that
are not in daily use should be
treated in this way.—Home and
Farm.
Tell ’em you saw it in The Journal
Real Estate for Sale.
iome Bargains in Desirable Farm and City Property
Offered by Craig & Moore,
No. 2. 80 acres good bottom land 4
miles N.E. Newark; half subject to
overflow, balance above highwatei,
40 acres in cultivation. Fine land and
a bargain.
no. 37. 2 acres nicest residence j
property in north part of town; good
well and garden on place.
78. Nice tive room house and acre j
of land in Magness; house nearly new
and all improvements good.
80. 500 acre farm half mile from
railroad station and post office; 200
acres in cultivation; 100 acre pasture;
six iiouses with good barns; half mile
from school and church house; over a
mile of river front and good ferry
landing on the farm. Grows t bale of
cotton and 50 tj 60 bushels corn per
acre. Good property and a bargain.
Price $8,000. Easy terms.
84. Good small farm of 00 acres fine
bottom land, 28 acres in cultivation,
balance in pasture; good 3 room house
and barn. Price $1,200.
No. 69. Good farm of 86 acres, 45 in
cultivation located 6 miles northeast
of Newark; good three room box house
fine cistern, good barn and orchard of
50 bearing trees; good white and red
cak timber on land not in cultivation.
Located near church and school house.
63. 70 acres three miles north of
Newark, 50 acres in cultivation; one
3 room and one 2 room house. Good
upland and and a bargain.
85. 64 acres good bottom land, one
mile from railroad station and post
office, half mile river front; 35 acres
in cultivation; good 3 room house and
small tenent house; fine water; 29
acres in pasture. Price $1,280.
71. 141 acres nne cane ana timoer
land on Black river 3 miles north of
Paroquet; on river front.
70. Nice borne of six acres and good
four room house one mile west of
Newark: nice young orchard and good
water; improvements good. Would
make an ideal suburban home.
83. Fine bottom farm of 80 acres,
33 acres in cultivation, two good hous
es with barns and good water; half
mile from railroad and postofHee and
mile from school and church house;
grows bale of cotton per acre. Price
$20 per acre; one third cast), balance
to suit.
88. Good lour room, bauble box
house and half acre of land in Mag
ness; good barn; nice location.
101. 160 acre creek bottom farm Hi
miies from Newark, 1 mile from post
otlice and school; 100 acres in cultiva
tion, balance good timber; 1 four room
frame house and small tenant house,
barn and other outbuildings; cystern
and spring of good water; land in cul
tivation is good creek bottom land
and produces well.
103. 120 acres tine Oil Trough bot
tom land, all in timber except twenty
acres which has been cut off; 3 miles
from postofHee; 8 miles from Newark;
land lays well and when put in culti
vation will be worth $40 per acre; land
adjoining grows bale of cotton or 50 to
75 bushels corn per acre, and will also
grow alfalfa; land is inside of fencing
district and has good timber on it.
108. 60 acre farm li mile north of
Magness, 40 acres in cultivation, five
room house, good well, barn, smoke
house and other outbuildings; 12 acre
orchard, consisting of 250 apple trees,
1650 peach trees, 12 pear trees, 20 grape
vines and fine lot of plum trees; six
acre pasture under fence.
112. Good five room house and acre
of land in north part of town; good
barn, smokehouse and tine well of wa
ter, all nearly new and in good shape.
82. Good farm of 120 acres, half
mile from rail-oad station., postofflce
and school; 20 acres in cultivation;
good house and barn and good water.
Will be sold cheap. Price $2,400, one- ^
third cash, balance in 1 and 2 years.
90, 00 acres tine cut-over rive r bot
tom land, very high and seldom over
flows; can be cleared very cheap and
will make a tine small farm; river
front with railroad running across one
corner; half mile from station and
postofflce. Price $10 per acre.
79. 411 acres tine White river land
near Jacksonport; 70 acres in cultiva
tion; 2 houses; fine cane pasture of
150 acres fenced. Only one mile from
railroad station, postofflce and church;
one of the tinest pieces of land on
White river.
86. Good bottom farm of 165 acres
half mile from railroad station and
postofflce and mile from school and
church; good house and good water
57 acres in cultivation and balance in
pasture; will grow 50 to 75 bushels o
corn per acre; good timber on land not
in cultivation; mile of river front.
Price $20 per acre: one-third cash bal
ance in one and two years.
100. Good live room house and
three acres of land in north part of
town, all fenced and in cultivation,
line well of water, good garden and
! barn, good orchard for family use,con
sisting of apples, peaches, plums,
grapes and black berries. Very cesir
able location.
93. Good small farm of acres, 35
acres in cultivation, <i miles n. e. of
Newark, mile and half from school,
church and postofflce; good three room
box house and small barn.
95. Ten acres nice residence proper
ty in nortbest part of town, four room
box house, small barn and good well
of water, 100 peach trees. 25 grapes
and 12 plum trees; good property.
97. Good two room box house and
two lots, with good small barn; near
school building.
98. Good farm of 80 acres, 60 acres
in cultivation, one two room log house
and one two room box house, good
well of water; located v miles from
Newark, half mile from post dfice and
one mile from school and church; a
small orchard for family use.
94. Good two room box house and
acre and half land in north part of
town; good well, tine garden and good
small barn.
106. Farm of 40 acres. 1 mile from
Magness, 30 acres in cultivation, good
house and barn, fine well and good
spring mi the place; nice young orch
ard of 150 apple trees, 60 peach trees
and several pears, plums and grapes;
also live acre pasture under fence.
107. Tract of 680 acres timber land
east of Newark; enough white ana red
oak timber on land to pay for it, and
will make good farming land after
timber is cut off. Price $7.50.
99. Tract of 3,000 acres line Black
| river bottom land, 350 acres cleared,
9 houses, big barn;2 miles river front;
| 4 miles from railroad station and post
office; all under fence; one of finest
stock farms in the county.
L09. Good 39 acre farm adjoining
town, with 26 acres in cultivation; six
room house, tine water, good barn and
other improvements and 1.3 acres in
pasture. Very desirable location and
will be sold at a bargain.
i 113 Good farm of 160 acres three
miles from Charlotte; 45 acres in cul
tivation, good four room house with
good barn and smokehouse and good
well of wates; good timber on land
not in cultivation. Price $450.
NEWARK,
Craig & Moore,
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V L Pascoe
L. Q Poe
Phone No. 10 Phone No. 24
PASCOE & POE
Physicians and Surgeons
Office with Newark Drug Company,
Front Street. Phone No 17.
Office hours 8 to 12 a. m., and 1 to 5 p. m.
If you have property for sale
j list it with Craig & Moore.
A Valuable Lesson. ^
"Six years ago I learned a valu
able lesson.” writes .John Pleaa
ani. of Magnolia, Ind. “I then
began taking Dr. King’s New Life
Pills, and the longer I take then*
the better 1 tind them.” They
please everybody. Guaranteed at
Sturdivant’s drug store 25c.
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