The Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, April 12, 1917
Vol. 17, No. 2
MANY CASES DISPOSED
OF IN CIRCUIT COURT
Claim of Greenburg Iron Co., Against
County Reduced 15 I’er Cent
By Agreement
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Following are the cases disposed
of by the circuit court this week:
Nick Rutledge, carrying pistol, jury
trial, not guilty.
Joe Wood, drunk, dismissed.
Joe Wood, assault and battery, dis
missed.
City of Batesville vs. Chan Jones,
appeal from mayor’s court, dismissed.
R. L. Pentecost, selling liquor, dis
missed.
Chas. Martin, gaming, plea of guil
ty, fined $10.
P'rank Painter, gaming, nol pros.
Winfred Anderson, gaming, plea
guilty, fine $10.
Albert Lindsey, gaming, plea of
'guilty, fined $10.
Oscar Killian, gaming, plea of guil
ty, fined $10.
Andy Mino.% gaming, plea of guil
ty, fined $10.
Winfred Tomlinson, drunk, indict
ment quashed.
A1 Sparkman, gaming, plea of guil
ty.. fined $10.
Geo. Ballard, drunk, plea of former
conviction sustained and defendant
discharged.
Ernie Ballard, drunk, continued.
John Kimbrough, fuiling to dip cat
tle, jury trial, fined $10.
Jim Young, profanity, nol pros. t
Linn Gilmore, profanity, jury trial,
not guilty.
Deane Burnes, petit larceny, plea of
guilty, fine $10 and 1 minute in jail.
Will Davis, drunk, jury trial, fined
$10.
Walter Bowren, drunk, jury trial,
not guilty.
Elijah Lewis, failing to dip cattle,
plea of former conviction sustained
and defendant discharged.
Lynn Gilmor® disturbing peace, in
dictment quashei.
Jim Young, disturbing peace, in
dictment quashed.
Harvey Head, drunk, jury trial, not
guilty.
Tom Henderson, gaming, dismissed.
Nelson Brewer, drunk, plea of guil
ty, fined $10.
Wm. Julian, carrying pistol, indict
ment quahsed.
Ray Turrentine, gaming, plea of
guilty, and continued.
Joe Wilson, appeal from J. P. ap
peal dismissed.
Winfred Anderson, gaming, plea of
guilty, fined $10.
Albert Lindsey, gaming, plea of
guilty, fined $10.
Ray Turrentine, gaming, plea of |
guilty, continued.
Thco. Maxfield Co., vs. Ry., dismis
sed at cost of defendant.
J. T. Pounders vs. Ry., jury trial,
verdict for plaintiff for $6,200 and
motion for new trial filed.
Weaver-Dowdy Co., vs. F. W. Brew
er, directed verdict for defendant.
Philip Medley vs .N. O. Carpenter,
default judgment set aside.
Citizens Bank & Trust Co., vs. Na- ,
tional Security Co., dismissed at cost
of plaintiff.
J. E. Pellev vss Griffith & Pelley,
transferred to equity.
O. P. Moore vs. J. H. Kirby, appeal
from J. P. court, continued.
A. L. Greenburg Iron Co., vs. Inde
pendence county and J. A. Kennard,
interpleader, 7 cases consolidated,
claims to be abated 15 per cent and
judgment vs. county for $12,113.57,
total by agreement.
W. B. Pate et al., vs. Jno. Knight,
judgment for plaintiff for land.
Southwestern Supply Co., vs. Inde
pendence county and Ernest Neill,
intervenor, two cases, appeal dismiss
ed at cost of intervenor.
L. Loebi Sons Co., vs. V. G. Rich
ardson, writ of certiorari quashed.
J. A. Cole et ah, vs. Wm. Collie, de
murrer to complaint filed and sus
tained.
Simon Eason, selling liquor, jury
trial, not guilty.
The Grand Jury has returned 40
hills and examined 75 witnesses. They
expect to get through today.
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THE REN POPULATION
CONTINUES TO GROW
Ninety-one new prisoners were
received at the state penitentiary
during March, as against 58 who left
ihe institution. The influx of pris
oner?- swelled the population to
1,027, an increase for the month
of 83. The population on April 1 wras
divided as follows: White men, 300;
negro men, 706; negro women, 20;
Indians, one.
Two convicts escaped and two wrere
pardoned during the month. One ne
gro died, two convicts were trans
feree! to the reform school, and one
was transferred to the state hospital !
for nervous diseases. Three convicts
were paroled.
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
You’ve often heard about that man who “said
nothing and sawed wood.” He didn’t expect to saw
a whole cord at once.
He didn’t expect to make a whole fortune at
once. But he began with a little deposit in the bank
and piled up a fortune almost before he knew it.
Look at the men today who said nothing and
“sawed wood” a few year ago.
John D. Rockefeller was one of them. You
can do the same.
Put YOUR money in OUR bank.
Spirit of Patroitism
Sweeps Entire State
Now that the inevitable has hap- !
pened and the United States has been 1
forced into the world war the neutral- j
ity that kept the people of Arkansas |
quiet for the last three years has j
broken down, the restraint has been J
removed, and the actaul feelings of
the people are coming to the surface.
The. pro-German sentiment has be
come negligible, and even negative,
and the Pacifist group is dwindling
until it is very small, and confined to
a few Socialists and others who are
conscientiously opposed to war under
any conditions.
The patriotism of the people of Ar
kansas, when the supreme test comes,
will be found as great as that of any
state in the Union. Flags are flying
everywhere, loyalty meetings are be
ing held, recruiting for the National
Guard, the Navy, and the Regular
Army is going forward rapidly, there
are some industrial plants that have
offered their services to the govern
ment and hundreds of women
throughout the state are joining the
Women's Service League, which seeks
to provide for the participation of
women in such work at home or on
the battlefield, should such emergency
arise, as can be fiest performed by
the women.
The Little Rock city council pass
ed strong resolutions expressing and
re affirming loyalty to the President,
who, after years of patient forbear
ance,had been forced to a state of war
with the German government because
of its ruthless submarine warfare.
The First Arkansas mobolized at
Ft. Logan H. Roots .Monday, the call
for the Second is expected at any
lirm, and there is already a strong
nucleus of new companies for the
third regiment. It has been rumored
that in the event as large an army is
called as has been mentioned, Arkan
sas’ quota would amount to about
11,000 men, or seven regiments. The
fever is running high, and from this
time on every Lusitania will mean
another regiment of Arkansas soldiers
ready to wreak vcnegance upon a
war-mad oligarchy.
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INV<)K E ItEFEREN 1)1 M
ON SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
At a meeting of the school board
Monday night, Rev. C. W. McDonald
of Sheridan who has been temporary
pastor of the Baptist church here for
some time, was elected principal of
the Newark High School for the
coming year.
The election of a principal has been
up before the school board a number
of times recently, and the board had
apparently been unable to agree,three
members desiring to retain Prof. Is
” rig as principal and three members
being for the election of Rev. McDon
ald.
When the matter came up again
Monday night, Mr. Edwards and Mr.
Hoyt voted for the re-election of Prof.
Isgrig. Mr. Magness, Mr. Price, and
Rev. Cossey voted for Rev. McDonald
and Mr. Holderby refused to vote.
There has been considerable criti
cism of the board by those who are
displeased with the result of the
board’s action, and it is said that a
petition will be filed with the board
asking for a referendum vote on the
matter in the school election to be
held in 'next month.
None of the teachers have been
chcsen for the coming year.
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HOX SUPPER AT
PLEASANT HILL
There will be a box supper at Pleas
ant Hill church, Saturday night, Ap
ril 14, for the benefit of the church.
All the ladies are invited to come
and bring boxes, and all the gentle
men are invited to come and buy the
boxes. Come and have a good time.
Everybody, both young and old, in
vited.
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PROMINENT YOUNG
COUPLE WEI) TUESDAY
H. V. Henderson and Miss Nera
Lidenton were married at the home of
Rev, and Mrs. J. F. Cossey, Tuesday
evening at 9:30, Rev. Cossey perform
ing the ceremony.
They are splendid young people and
The Journal most heartily joins thier
many friends in extending congratula
tions and good wishes.
War Necessitates
Food and Feed Crops
With the United States on the
brink of the great world war, the
fact stands out clearly that foods and
foodstuffs will all this year and prob
ably for several years to come be in
demand at higher prices than have
ever been known for fifty years.
War has always meant high prices
for the things we eat, and high as
prices are now, actual war will prob
ably put them higher still. Nearly ev
erv day prices on flour, corn, meat,
lard, hay and similar commodities
are marked up, and the end is no
where in sight.
The situation affords a lesson to
the Southern farmer and likewise
points plainly to his duty. As we
have many times pointed out, no far
mer who does not first of all provide
food for himself and his family and
feed for his livestock is likely ever
in irpf anuwhprp finanpitillv Anil now
that food and feed prices are so high,
we may well consider not only amply
supplying our own needs, but pro
ducing a surplus to sell. Hogs are
now selling for fifteen cents a pound
on foot, and nowhere in America can
they be raised cheaper than right
here in the cotton bc.lt. Corn is bring
ing $1.40 a bushel, oats 80 cents, hay,
$18 to $30 a ton, and Southern farm
ers have the conditions for producing
these at a lower cost than the North
ern or Western farmer.
The plain truth is that Southern
farmers are face to face w’ith the op
portunity of a lifetime. Everything
they can and should produce is high
priced and likely to remain so; and
for the farmer who farms right there
sSould be few things to buy .Some cot
ton should and will be raised, and if
we feed ourselves, our stock and our
sqjls, what coton we do grow will be
clear cash.
Play safe. Grow' plenty of food and
feed crops.
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JUDGE JIMERSON NAMES
ASSISTANT TAX ASSESSORS
A law passed by the recent session
of the legislature provided for the
appointment by the county judge of
assistant tax assessors in each town
ship. In compliance with this new
law', Judge Jimerson has appointed
the following citizens as assistant
tax assessors for their respective
townships:
nsniey.—n. n. vjuveimr, v_.. x. nu
ey.
Barren—C. D. Perky, Edgar Wood
yard.
Big Bottom—G. 0. Madness and
R. R. Ratton.
Black River.—I. C. Nuckolls, J. W.
Richardson,
Christian.—.T. M. Stevens, Loranza
Pridmore.
Craig.—M. M. Rutherford, Ben
Caldwell.
Cushman.—W. M. Bonham, E. L.
Griffin. H
Dota.—W. D. Bullington, E. L. Jer
nigan.
Fairview.—G. D. Hall, W L. Mc
Mullen.
Gainsboro.—Kensey Rehard, W. W.
McClendon.
Greenbrier.—J. W. Searcy, O. T.
Edmondson.
Hill.—Joe White, Thomas Richard
son.
Jefferson.—W. M. Milligan, A. N.
Pool.
Liberty.—E. E. Bailey, B. B. Altom.
Logan.—J. H. Fetzer, W. I). Bar
ber.
Magness.—J. T. Jones, W. I). Mag
ness.
Oil Trough.—W. J. Caldwell, Dr.
Wilson.
Relief.—D. G. Hays, G. W. Burnett.
Rosie.—T L. Kramer, D. A. Wyatt.
Ruddell.—J. A. Holmes, Albert
Sims.
Salado.—J. S. Toddy, J. A. Kan
easter.
Union.—Wimps Mosier, John Dob
son.
Washington.—J. H. Marshal, W. T.
Hess.
White River.—Ed Owen, J.H.Smith.
Wycough.—J. II. McDoniel, T. F.
Eaves.
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See The Journal for good printing.
Hold Mass Meeting
at Batesville Saturday
The Independence County Demo
cratic Central Committee will meet
at the court house in Batesville next
Satruday, April 14, for the purpose
of naming two candidates for dele
gates to the Constiutional Conven
tion.
The election is to be held June 26,
and the committee decided upon the
plan of naming candidates in pre
ference to holding a primary.
A resolution has been adopted by
the committee inviting and urging
the voters of the county to be pres
ent and meet with the committee.
Every citizen of the county who is
interested in sending good men to the
Constitutional Convention should at
tend the meeting Saturday if it is
possible for them to do so. This is a
very important matter and one in
which the people are vitally interest
ed. Go to the meeting at Batesville
Saturday if you can possibly do so.
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YOUNG COUPLE MARRY
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
Hugh V. Vaughan and Miss Beu
lah Lovell, a prominent young cou
ple of this place were united in mar
riage at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
J. F. Cossey last night at 8 o’clock,
Rev. Cossey officiating.
Mr. Vaughan is one of Newark’s
hustling and enterprising young men,
he is at present employed as sales
man in C. M. Edward’s store. Mrs.
Vaughan is a pretty and attractive
young daughter of Mrs. Mary Lovell.
The Journal extends congratula
tions.
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MRS. A. M. EDGAR IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Newport, April 11.—Mrs. A. M.
Edgar, while driving her six-cilinder
car yesterday afternoon lost conrtol
of the machine and crashed into a
telephone post at the corner near
the Episcopal church. The car was
badly damaged, but the occupants
eaped serious injury.
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LINOTYPE OPERATOR WANTED
Operator to work extra on piece
basis. THE NEWARK JOURNAL.
START ROrtD WORK
IN EARLY SUMMER
Commissioners Will Go Over Route
Of the Batesville-Little Rock
Road Next Week
At a meeting of the hoard of cort
missioners of the North Arkansas
Highway Improvement District held
in Little Rock last week, a motion
wac unanimously adopted asking the
State Highway Department to furnish
e preliminary survey, with plans and
estimates of the cost of the road.
The State Highway Department,
being represented at the meeting by
Hugh R. Carter, agreed that the de
partment would comply with the re
request, and would furnish the pre
liminary survey, plans and estimate
T cost, without expense to the com
missioners, provided the respective
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engineers and furnish men to assist
in each county.
Another meeting of hhe board of
commissioners will be held in Little
Rock on next Monday, April 16, for
the purpose of going over the entire
road at which time the commission
ers will be accompanied by the coun
ty judges of the various counties
through which the road passes.
The commissioners expect to be
able to begin active work on the road
some time during the early summer.
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CAN’T EAT COTTON;
GROW FOOD CROPS
TS# farmers of Independence coun
ty, should remember that they cannot
live on cotton, and as the planting
season is now here, the necessity for
safe farming in 1917 should be con
sidered seriously We must not plant
an increased acreage of cotton, and
neglect to produce the necessary food
and feed for man and beast in our
own section of the country. Wedo not
know that we can buy bread, meat,
potatoes, or other food stuffs next
fall at any price. Therefore the safe
and sane plan to adopt is to make a
living at home.
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MERE MAN
“Did Fussleigh take his misfortune
like a man?”
“Precisely. He blamed it all on his
wife.”
BUGGY TIME
IS ALMOST HERE
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If you are going to need a buggy any
time this season, we advise you to come in
and get it now, for buggies are hard to get
and are advancing in price every day.
Come in now, while we have a good
stock to select from and before there is any
further advance in price.
C. W. MAXFIELD CO
THE BEST FOR THE MONEY
BATESVILLE
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