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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, July I, !(>15
Vo!. 15, No. 13
> SHIPMENTS OF NEW
WHEAT BEING MADE
Two Cars Shipped From New
ark and it is Estimated 25
More .Will be Shipped.
Wheat threshing wasstarted
in earnest this week and a
great deal of wheat has been
threshed.
The Newark Canning Com
pany has bought two carloads
which will be shipped today to
the Arkadelphia Milling Co. at
Arkadelphia. They are pay
ing 92 cents per bushel.
The-crop is reported to be
turning out well, the yield run
ning from 20 to 35 bushels per
acre.
1 he best yield reported so
far is by Elmer Smith of Mad
ness who reports a yield of 375
bushels from Id acres, an av
erage of 37 ■/*> bushels per acre.
It is reported that G. W.
Sturch’s crop in the same nei
gh borhood made an average
yield of 30 bushels per acre.
Several others are reported to
have made 25 bushels per acre
Uncle Billie Magness had 65
acres in wheat which made a
total yield of 1835 bushels per
acre.
No threshing has been done
in the lower part of the bottom
but it is reported that thresh
ing will begin in this neighbor
hood early next week.
It is thought that about 25
cars of wheat will be shipped
from Newark.
SAFETY FOR TUNNELS
Crickett, June 30.—A crew
of engineers and workmen are
here putting in automatic
block systems in the Crickett
and Cress tunnels, the two
longest tunnels on the White
River Division. Their installa
tion will practically elimiante
the possibilities of collisions.
Other tunnels on the division
will also be equipped with
them.
Survey For Good
Road is Completed
The surveying of the ma
cadam highway which it is
proposed to build from Bates
ville to Magness has been com
pleted by Engineers Carter
and England of the state high
way department, and it is re
ported that these gentlemen
will soon submit an estimate
of the cost of constructing the
proposed road.
Parties interested in the mat
ter propose to organize a road
improvement district under the
distric. If the road can be
passed by the last legislature.
It is their intention to secure a
reliable estimate of the cost of
the road before proceeding
with the organization of the
provisions of the Alexander law
built at a reasonable cost, the
matter will be pushed as rap
idly as possible in order that
the district may be organized
and the work proceed with the
least possible delay.
PROF. WYNNE RESIGNS
I’rof. J. C. Wynne of this
place \\ ho was recently elect
ed principal of the Des Arc
High School for the coming
term, has tendered his resig
nation to the school board at
Des Arc.
His resignation is due to the
condition of his wife’s health,
she having recently undergone
a very serious operation at a
sanitarium at Batesville.
Mrs. Wynne is improving
nicely hut the physicians say
she ear.! ot hoe to regain her
normal h.-.lfh for several
weeks.
DIPPING DATES
J. S. Griffin who has charge
of the tick eradication work,
announces the following dates
for dipping cattle at the places
mentioned below.
Newark, Saturday, July 3.
Magness, Tuesday, July 6
Dota, Thursday, July 8.
Sulphur Rock, Saturday,
July 10.
First National Bank
Newark, Ark.
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,500
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BAD TREATMENT
STORY IS DENIED
Charges Made by Former Pen
Chaplain Not True Commis
sioners Declare.
Little Rock, June 30.—Mem
bers of the State Penitentiary
Commission and T. P. Murrey,
a former member, yesterday
denied charges made by the
Rev. Lee Tomme, former ehap
Ilain of the penitentiary, regard
ing ill treatment of prisoners.
Mr. Tomme "had made charges
more than a week ago at Levy,
and on Sunday night reiterat
ed them in a lecture at the Bar
ing Cross Baptist in Argenta.
With regard to Mr.Tommo’s
statement that “the old politi
cal machine is running the
state pen in a way that makes
criminals out of young men
who are sent to this place to
be reformed,” Commissioner
John T. Burkett said:
“Naturally Mr. Tomme
blames the administration be
cause he was not re-elected
chaplain. We do not care to
engage in any controversy
[with him and should not have
replied to his statements with
out being asked. We are wil
ling that any man see the con
ditions for himself or talk to
[men who have been discharged
I or pardoned. We do not ob
ject to Air. Tomme’s citing
[cases of alleged inhuman treat
ment of prisoners that occur
ed before the institution was
controlled by the commission
in connection with a lecture on
! present conditions.”
Mr. Burkett denied that
iprisoners were punished in a
brutal mariner, as charged by
Mr. Tomme. He said the
charge that several of the men
are forced to bathe in one bar
rel of water is entirely without
foundation, and added that
many of the negro prisoners
had to be forced to bathe ev
en once a week. Mr. Tomme's
statement that the negro pris
oners and whites are kept in
the same room at the hospit
al also was denied, by Mr.
i Burkett. lie said there are
I two wards in the hospital and
that the whites and negroes
hire in different rooms. Other
charges made i nthe lecture
also were denied by Mr. Bur
kett.
“Conditions on the farm are
not what they might be, per
haps,” Mr. Murray said yester
day, “but 1 am sure they have
improved and that they are im
proving still. What is alleged
to have been done under the
old system when convicts were
leased to railroads should not
be attributed to the present
commission, even if true, Teh
commission has been handicap
ped by the lack of funds and
cannot improve the farm fast
enough for the increase in pop
ulation, perhaps, but I do not
i believe that there is any foun
dation for the charge that the
iprisoners are treated inhuman
I ly.”
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SURPRISE WEDDING
Alvin Pickens and MissMar
jgaret Lanier of Batesville were
; married at the home of Rev.
|M. S. Smith in Batesville on
I Wednesday evening of last
week. Rev. Smith, officiating.
The many friends of the
couple were agreeably surpris
ed when the marriage was
announced, as it came entirely
unexpected to all their friends.
The bride is one of Bates
ville’s best known and most
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I well known in Newark and has
many friends here.
Mr. Pickens was formerly
deputy county clerk and is ;i
son of Squire C. P. Pickens ol
Dota.
Will Bisnop Shot by John Best
at Russell Last Saturday—
Best Surrenders to Officers.
Will Bishop, aged 25. was!
shot and killed at Russell, a
small town of the Iron Moun
tain ; few miles south of New
port, last Saturday.
John Best is in .jail at Sear
cy, charged with the murder.
Best is about 25 years old, and
both men are married.
The tragedy was enacted in
a blacksmith shop, which
was formerly owned by the
two men until two weeks ago.
when the partnership was dis
solved. In winding up their
business affairs two weeks ago J
a difference existed in their j
settlement, and it is stated |
that ill feelings have existed ;
between them since. At the'
shop Best drew a 38-caliber re-!
volver and began firing, the1
first shot striking Bishop in the j
face. He started to (lee and 1
•aa" shot twice in the hack and
shoulder. Death was almost
instantaneous.
Immediately after the killing
Best walked with revolver in
hand to the office of Mayor;
R. E. Jones and surrendered
to that official, and was taken
by officers in automobile to
Searcy where he was placed in
jail.
Bishop is survived by his
wife and two children. Best
has a wife and four children.
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
TOMORROW NIGHT
John L. Cosser is putting the
finishing touches on his light
plant today. He expects to!
have all the connections com- \
pleted and everything in read
iness to turn the lights on to
morrow night.
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NEW THRESHER COMNG
The new Case threshing ma
chine ordered by J. W. An
derson some time ago was
shipped from the factory at
Racine, Wis., last Saturday j
and is expected to arrive here
about tomorrow or Monday.
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CORD CHRONICLES.
Cord, June 20.—We have I
been having some pretty wea
ther the last few days.
Miss Althea Osborne who
has been quite sick with the
measels is able to be up again.
Mrs. Rhoda Coleman and
children visited Mrs. W. N. Os
borne Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Neil Northcutt
visited Mr. and Mrs. McDoniel
Sunday.
Dr. Rice of Hazel Grove was
in town Tuesday.
Jesse Carey filled hisregular
appointment at Mr. Pages’
Sunday.
I.C. Nuckolls and soil. Earle,
made a business trip to New
port last week.
Rev. Thompson filled his
regular appointment at the
Presbyterian church Saturday
night and Sunday.
Dr. V’. I). McAdams made a
business trip to Ratesville this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Nuckolls
spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Buck Crigler.
We have a new case of
measels in town.
Miss Hazel Nuckolls enter
tained a few of her girl friends
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the occasion being in honor of
her birthdav.
Dr. and Mrs. V.D. Me Adam
spent Sunday very pleasantly
with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Page
of Dota.
Berry Growers Will
Meet at School House
The Berry Cl rowers Asso
ciation recently organized at
.he Ssott School lion e, will
meet at the Scoot school h(
on the second Saturday night
in July, at 8 o’clock, tor the
purpose of making contrac
for planting berries for the
coming season, and for the
transaction of such other busi
ness as may come before the
meeting. All members and
others interested in the mov; -
ment are urged to attend.
W. J. COOPER. President.
J. O. R O B1XS ON ,Se c re t a i • y.
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RESIDENCE BURNS
The residence of V. H. Mc
Cord of Logan township,
about five miles north of here
was burned Tuesday after
noon.
'Chore was no one at home
except the women folks, who
were canning fruit, and it is
thought that the fire originat
ed from a defective Hue,wh:j
the women were thus engag
ed.
There was no insurance
carried on 1 he building or con
tents, the contents being only a
partial loss.
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RECEIVES NEW THRESHER
A new threshing machine,
one of the latest models built
by the J. I. Case Company, ar
rived last Saturday for J. U
Martin of Sulphur Rock. The
machine was unloaded Sat
urday afternoon and was put
to work in the wheat fields
M on day.
It is a splendid machine
with a capacity of 1.000 bush
els per day and is run by a 25
horse ower gasoline engine.
MARSHALL COMING
Hot Springs, July 1.—This
noted health resort is await
ing with the keenest pleasure
the arrival of Vice President
Thomas R. Marshall, who will
speak here here Monday after
noon, July 5, at what is pre
dicted will be the greatest pa
triotic and fraternal celebra
tion that Hot Springs has ever
seen.
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BATESVILLE TO CLEAN UP
Batesville. June 29.—The
mayor and the health officer
issued an order for residents
to cut the weeds from their
premises under penalty of $10
fine.
BOY’S CARELESNESS
COSTS LADY’S LIFE
Eoy Snooting at Sparrows
Shoots Mrs. C. H. Hoag
Causing Death in Short Time
Jtidsonia, June 25.—Mrs. C.
! 1. IToag, wife of a prominent
business man of Judsonia, was
shot and accidentally killed
h re yesterday afternoon by
Erin-sl Forbes, a boy, who was
shooting at sparrows.
Mrs. Hoag was riding in a
buggy with another lady when
the accident happened. As
the) pass, d the school house
near the Forbes house, a shot
from the gun struck Mrs. Iloag
below the right shoulder, and
she 11\, d onl\ about 15 min
utes. the boy was standing
on his back porch shooting at
sparrows. Mrs. Hoag was
Miss Ethel Dickey. She leaves
a husband and five children.
Ernest Forbes is a son of Will
Forbes, a merchant.
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RESIDENCE FOR SALE
Good six room frame resi
dence, with hall, two porches
good well of water, smoke
house and barn. Convenient
to business part of town. Will
sell cheap. Newark Real Es
tate Company.
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W. R. D. A. WILL
MEET AT RUDDELLS
Secretary A. A. Webber an
nounces that the next meeting
of the White River Develop
men Association will be hied
at Ruddells on Thursday, July
22.
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WEATHER FORECAST
Issued by the U.S. Weather
Bureau, Washington, I). C.,
tor the week beginning Wed
nesday, June MO, 1915.
A week of fair weather, with
moderately high temperatures
is probable.
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R. F. D. ROUTE EXTENDED
The extension of the rural
I mail route out of Newark be
came effective today. The
miles and the total number of
miles and teh total number of
[families served is about 500.
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If you have property for
sale, list it with the Newark
Real Estate Co.
REMEMBER!
The old reliable when you are go
ing to buy furnishing for the home
or farm. We have everything you
need and at tile right price too.
Look over this list and see what
you want then come in and let us
figure with you:
I-URN ITU RE, SEWING flAC HINES,
BUCK STOVES, CARTS, BUGGIES,
SURR1ES, WAGONS and AUTOS,
TENTS and AWNINGS, WAGON
and BUGGY HARNESS.
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