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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, Novembei 29, 1917
Vol. 17, No. 35
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STRUCK BY CAR WHEN
CROSSING THE STREET
Little Walter Hoyt Struck by
Car Saturday Afternoon
ahd Dies Sunday
Walter Hoyt, the little son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hoyt,
was struck by an automobile
driven by Ray Chamberlain
aturday and sustained •
juries which caused his death
on the following day.
The accident occurad at a
street crossing near the Baptist
church at 1:30 Saturday after
noon and the little fellow died
about 1 o’clock Sunday after
noon.
The car was occupied by
Mr. Chamberlain and the Mis
ses Minnie Lovell and Estan .
Boswell. They were driving
into town and Mr. Chamber
lain claims that he was driving
very slow. He says that he did
not see the child because of a
“blind corner’’ at that point.
The first he saw of the child,
he says is when it stepped from
behind the corner, and that it
was then impossible to stop the
car or turn to one’side enough
to keep from hitting the child.
The fender of the car struck
the boy and knocked him
down. His head struck a rock
or the edge of the sidewalk anti
fractured the skull.
An operation was performed
Sunday morning by Drs. R. C.
Dorr, L. G. Poe and V. L. Pas
coe in an effort to save the
child’s life but all efforts to
save the little life was fruitless
and death resulted about 1 o’
clock Sunday* afternoon.
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The reason why the man with money has a
REAL THANKSGIVING is because he STARTED
to bank his money a long time ago and is now
reaping the harvest of his early thrift.
He is thankful that he didn’t squander his
money on extravagances or put it into some “get
rich-quick” scheme. He is thankful he banked it.
Are you thankful that you banked your money?
Put YOUR money in OUR bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
BIG COTTON FIRE PREVENTED BY
QUICK ACTION OF NIGHT OFFICER
Patrolman Discovers Fire on
Platform Containing $20,
000 Worth of Cotton
A bale of cotton on the cot
ton platform at the depot
caught fire in some mysteriou.
n liner Saturday night and bu
for its tim.ly discovery by Pa
trolman Magness would have
resulted in enormous loss.
-v . i.tdgness says ho s... 1
cotton burning for some time
and a lie. making a systematic
search of the gin y; rd ancl the
railroad cotton platform, he
discovered the fire about 2 o’
! clock Sunda morning. It was
ready to burst into flames when
discovered by him, and its dis
; cover} saved a heavy loss as
‘there was something like $20.
! 000 worth of cotton on the
! platform awaiting shipment.
The fire spread to another
bale before beihg extinguished
bu* \\ as finally gotten under
control and the damaged bales
rolled out into the street.
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EXPECT RISE IN RIVER
A message from the U. S.
t Weather Bureau at Little Rock
; predicts an 18 foot rise in
White river at Calico Rock by
tonight or Friday morning.
The message is sent out as a
1 warning to those whose prop
erty would become endanger
ed by such a rise.
NOTICE TO HUNTERS
My farm known as the Ben
Magness place in Wycoughf
township and occupied by J. H-j
Tilley is posted, and all parties
are forbidden to hunt on same.
H. T. MAGNESS.
AN AID TO PROSPERITY
The fact that Arkansas is!
Bone Dry is responsible in a
large measure for the present
wave of prosperity being en
joyed by the people of this
State. With the curse of in
toxicating beverages gone, the
future of the State is brighter
than ever before. In a few
years those who seem so de
termined to bring back the evil
conditions that obtained under
the liquor regime will have
passed away or removed to
other localities, and the drink
curse will reman only as a
memory or as a matter of his
tory.—Monroe County Citizen.
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SHOULD ORGANIZE
HOME GUARD UNIT
Citizens of Newark Should Get
Together and Prepare to
Protect Home Interests
It is announced that a meet
ing will be held at the Newark
High School Auditorium on
next Tuesday night for the pur
pose of considering the matter
of organizing a company of
home guards.
While The Journal has no
desire to figure in the role oi'
an alarmist we desire to com
mend the movement for the
organization of a eoifcariy of
Home Guard ih Newark.' ;
The tension between the
United States and Germany is
being drawn tighter and tight
er as the days pass. German
LAXTON AND THREE SONS ARE
IN JAIL CHARGED WITH MURDER
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Principals in Family Row
Fail to Give Bond and
are Still in Jail
Ed, Laxton and his three
sons, Clarence Bedford and
Benton, were given a prelimin
ary hearing before Squir J.
L. Outlaw last Friday on a
charge of second degree mur
der in connection with the
death of W. L. Johnson, who
died from injuries received in
a fight with the Laxtons on
Tuesday of last week.
As stated in The Journal last
week, Johnson was struck on
the head with a rock during a
tight in which he and his son,'
Leslie, were pitted against Lax-1
Ion and his three sons.
The trouble occured at Lax
ton’s home in Christian town
ship Tuesday afternoon and
Johnson died Wednesday
morhing.
At the preliminary hearing
before Squre Outlaw at Oil
Trough last Friday, Laxton and
his three sons were bound over
to await the action of the
grand jury on a charge of sec
ond degree murder.
Bond was fixed at $5,000
each. They were unable to
give bond and were taken to I
Batesville and placed in jail.
They had not succeeded in giv
ing bond up uhtil today at noon
and Laxton and his three som
are still in jail.
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THE TOBACCO FUND
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The Journal has received the
following contributions to the
tobacco fund being raised to
furnish tobacco to the soldiers
at the front:
Previously acknowled
ged _$11
Mabern Sisk_
Dr. T. N. Rodman_
Mrs. Minnie Sanders-_
F. M. Martin_
W. J. Waldrip_
Mrs. Otto Gilbreath __
Claude Sisk_
Mrs. Mattie Robinson__
Virgil Robinson_
Miss Ona Gipson_
H. F. Gibson_
Mrs. A. C. Hines_
W. J. Edmonds_
George Martin_
Silas King_
Henrv Walker_
W. W. Jemigan_
C. F. Hartsfield_
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154,000 HOGS LOST IN
ARKANSAS PAST YEAR
World’s Meat Supply is Short
and Farmers Should Raise
More Hogs This Year
Arkansas has lost 154,000
head of hogs from disease in
the past twelve months and
the world’s supply of pork is
35 per cent short.
The situation is serious and
something must be done. We
must raise more hogs and pro
tect those we have from dis
ease. Every farmer should
keep more brood sows. Only
registered boars should be used
in order to produce larger ani
mals and better feeders. Eco
nomic feeding should be prac
ticed by using more forage
crops and giving the hogs bet
ter attention. Protection should
also be given the hogs
against cholera. The serum
and virus treatment will insure
you against the losses. The
serum can be secured at cost
from the State Serum Plant at
Little Rock.
Every farmer in Indepen
dence county should make a1
special effort to raise more
hogs the coming year than was
raised this year.
The world demands more
meat and Independence county
farmers can assist in supplying
1 his demand and make money
for themselves. Hogs grow
into money faster than any
other farm animals.
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PAROQUET ITEMS
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Paroquet, Nov. 28.—Prof. T.
D. Lindsey spent Saturday and
Sunday with his family at Sul
phur Rock.
Mrs. Mary Malone and chil
dren of Newark spent Sunday
here visiting: relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Whisnant
spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. P. S- For
tune in Wycough township.
Harris Thompson returned to
his home at Pfieffer Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W- Yaney
spent Saturday at Newport
Saturday.
Sterling Johnson is moving
his family ti Logan township
this week.
S. W. Douglas and son. Ren
nie, made a business trip to
Newport Monday.
$3,743 COST OF 3 DAYS SESSION
OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
spies and German emisaries
abound in this country. Ev
ery day witnesses some act of
vandalism traceable to that
source. Brazil has a German
uprising. Can we assure our-1
selves that the United States is
proof against the same?
How many times in recent
years have disturbances brok
en out in this country of too ;
great magnitude for local of
ficers to handle? It is of fre
quent occurence . Can we say
that we have seen the last
such? Or if not when they do
ovecur, to what force will we j
look to restore order? The
troops will be across the water
or at least out from the state’s
mtrol and otherwise busily en
gaged.
Every state in the union, ev- |
cry county in every state has
thousands of able-bodied men. i
patriotic as any who marched
away, who would be glad to
be called for home defense.
These men are above draft age
but would make none the less
efficient .soldiers. The com
munity that has not made pro
vision for organizing this ele
ment of its manhood for home
defense, should lose no time in
doing so. No man can teli
what a. day may bring forth.
Home Guards have been or
ganized in many towns in the
state and the people of Newark
should get together and organ
ize for their own protection.
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NOTICE TO HUNTERS
Our land is posted- No
hunting will be allowed day or
night. All trespassers will be
prosecuted. ELLER BROS.
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Circuit Clerk and M/lit B. F.
Adams, and chldren, B. F. and
Mildred, are spending Thanks
giving in town with relatives.
Action of Delegates 'n Meeting
and Organizing Took One
Eighth of Appropriation
Three days of the Constitu
tional convention at Little Rock
last week cost the taxpayers
of Arkansas $3,743.50, accord
ing to items totaled in the
state auditor’s office Friday
mornng.
There may be a few vouch
ers outstanding,but the amount
will not swell the total materi
ally. The legislature appro
priated $25,000 to pay all ex
penses of the convention.
The largest expense item
was that of salary and mileage
for the members. The mem
bers received $4 per day ami
ten cents per mile each way
to and from their homes. This
mileage added to 109 times
$4 represehted the first big
item.
Another item was stationery
and pencils which amounted to
$250. The secretary was paid
$4 per day, as was the assist
ant secretary. The journal
clerk and his assistants receiv
ed the same salary as also did
the sergeant-at-arms- The
chaplain also received $4 per
day. Janitors .received $3 and
pages $2 per day.
BEHIND THE MEN
BEHIND THE GUNS
The Modem Woodman of
American will pay all claims
to their members caused from
military duty in this or any •
other country. While you are
fighting for Democracy, pro
tect the anxious ones at home.
Send in your application be
fore it is too late.
ROCKING CHAIRS i
We have a large assortment
of Rockers ranging in price
from $2.00 up. * jj
Have an extra good, curved
arm, cobble or saddle seat
rocker, with a high back
that we are offering while
they last at $3.50 each. \\
If i ou are in need of anything
in the furniture line come in
and look through our stock.
C. W. MAXFIELD CO I
THE BEST FOR THE MONEY j;
BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS \ \
FURNITURE, RUGS STOVES FARMING IMPLEMENTS ii