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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCt COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1922
VOL. 21 NO. 51
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE
FINIS WYATT AT ROSIE
Fired on by Unknown IVbn
Who Escapes
.Unknown parties have made
three unsuccessful attempts to|
bygrn the large barn on the Wy
att farm near Rosie during,
the past few days, tut were
driven away each time by arm-.
ed guards who have been on
dut yon the Wyatt farm for
several days.
- Late Wednesday afternoon j
some unknown party attempted
•to assassinate Finis Wyatt at,
•his home. He was standing in!
the backyard at his home when
someone fired at him from be-i
hind a small barn nearby, j
Wyatt was armed and immedi
ately began firing at the would
be assassin, shooting five times
at the man who turned and|
fled and succeed in making!
his escape.
'Sheriff Harris was notified
and went to the scene with a
number of deputies.
Finis Wyatt is about 21
years old and is a son of Dave
Wyatt.
Dave and G'eorge Wyatt
gained the enemity of the law-;
less element of that community j
when they began dipping their
cattle some time ago.
When the second unseccess
ful attempt was. made to bum
the Wyatt barn, it is said that
12 or 15 men, all on horseback,
were in the party of incendia
ries. Armed guards on the Wy
att farm and neighbors are
said to have fired 20 or thirty
shots at the men and it is be
lieved that one of them was
wounded ,as one of the men is
said to have fallen and called
for help, but was quickly pick
ed up by other members of the
gang and all escaped in the
darkness. It was reported
that a horse ridden by one
of the gang got loose and was
captured but this proved to be
a mistake..
Bloodhounds were taken to
the scene but failed to take up
the trail.
Old Kentucky Shindig
Rivals City Cabarets
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Brodway Cabarets create
pity in the light of the gaiety
of a good old Kentucky shindig
as shown in “Heart O' the
Hills,” Mary Pickford’s latest
First National picture which
will be shown at the Royal Fri
day, April 14.
As Mavis Hawn, the hard
working and unlucky daughter
of a Kentucky mountain fami
ly, Miss Pickford is given an
unprecedented opportunity to
display her ability to produce
laughs and tears.
Unwilling to see her rustic
Romeo defeated in jigging hon
ors by an aristocrat from the
lowlands, Miss Pickford dashes
into the circle and makes a
nobele tffort to keep the
dancing laurels among the
mountain folk. The dance is
suddenly interrupted when
Uncle Zeke, going on 93 years
old, orders the dance to stop.
He has lost his teeth.
CITY ELECTION QUIET
Entire Ticket is Elected with
out Opposition
The city election passed
very quietly in Newark. Only
one ticket was in the field and
only 115 votes were polled, as
there was not much interest
taken in the election.
Officers elected were as
follows.
Mayor, J. H. Holderby.
Recorder, E. H. Williamson.
Treasurer, H. E. Hawthorne.
Marshal, J. F. Morgan.
Aldermen, E. R. Moore, E.
W. Magness, Joe Freeze, E.
G. Magness and W. L. Hall.
FINES TOTAL $1,600
Walnut Ridge, Apr.4.—More
than $1,600 in fines was im- i
posed in the mayor’s court in j
Walnut Ridge during the past!
year. A very large portion of,
this amount was collected.
i
Tf»e man wiih money keeps it
in the Bank where it is safe
from fire or burglars op his
own extravagance.
When you carry your money in your pocket
the temptation to spend it is very great.
Greater than you think, for a few dollars here
and there for things you don't need, soon
melt your pile away.
Put your money in the Bank. It is safe
there. Add to your balance every cent you
can spare. Soon you’ll be “a man with money
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SPECIAL OFFICERS TO
AID CATTLE DIPPING
Federal Authorities Will See
That Cattle Dipping Law
is Enforced
The latest move in the In
dependence county tick war
became known Friday morning
when W. A. McDonald, head
of the animal husbandry de
partment of the United States
agricultural extension service
for Arkansas, announced that
12 deputy sheriffs Would be
sworn in to assist the dipping
inspectors in enforcing the cat
tle dipping quarantine now in
force in this county.
This squad of deputy sher
iffs will take charge of the
dipping work in the trouble
zone, which lies in the south
west part of the county, ac
cording to Mr. McDonald. The
trouble centers in and around
Jamestown, about 10 miles
southwest of Batesville, where
J. E. Jeffery, dipping inspector
was killed, and acording to the
plans made known by Mr. Mc
Donald the department plans
to establish a camp for the
special officers near there
which is to be used as a head
quarters for the dipping work.
These men will be divided
into squads of from three to
four, and each squad will be
assigned to a different vat in
the trouble zone, working un
der the direction of the dip
ping inspector assigned to that
special vat. Just how long
the men will be kept in the
trouble zone was not made
know'n. However, they will
probably be kept there during
the entire summer, or until the
quarantine was lifted from the
county.
These men will have full
power to act in all emergen
cfes. They will have authority
to dip all cattle in that sec
tion, and in cases where the
cattle owners are opposed to
dipping they will be instructed
to dip the cattle regardless of
their statements. In cases
wrhere they are forced to dip
their cattle against the owners’
consent, they will charge $3
a head for this work. The cat
tle owners will be forced to
pay this and in case they re
fuse the cattle will be sold at
auction, the costs of dipping
going to the government and
the remains to the county gen
eral fund.
WAS A GOOD GAME BUT—
‘'Babe” Ruth Failed to Make
Any Long Wallops.
Little Rock, April 4.—Five
thousand people witnessed an
exhibition game at Kavanaugh
Field yesterday afternoon be
tween New York and Brooklyn
teams. The star of the oc
ecsion was “Babe” Ruth, the
! celebrated home-run king, of
the New York Giants. The
! throng of fans, however were
jsome-what disappointed when
; the great Ruth failed to do any
! spectacular stunts—not even
| a single home run was chalked
up to his credit.
INTERESTED IN POTATOES
Jackson County Farmers Also
Growing Strawberries
Newport, Apr. 1.—Straw
berry and sweet potato culture
is causing much interest among
the Jackson county farmers,
according to Joe L. Bevins,
president of the Jackson coun
ty Farm Bureau. An effort
is being made to have units of
the county organization form
ed in each township. A total
of 170 acres has been pledged
by farmers near Newport for
raising strawberries, while 100
acres has been pledged at
Tuckerman.
WHITE EAGLE SATURDAY
CIRCUIT COURT IN
SESSION THIS WEEK
Juries Selected And Court Gets
Down to Business of Dis
pensing Justice
The spring term of the Inde
! pendence Circuit Court con
vened at Batesville Monday
: with Judge Dene H. Coleman
presiding. The juries were
made up of the following citi
;zens:
: Grand Jury.—
i A. A. Webber, Foreman;
j B. F. Adams, Clerk; Frank
j Wright, Oscar Warren, L. L.
i Ellison, G. L. Moore, M. D.
i Hulsey, L. P. Robertson, T. C.
Johnson, W. T. Morgan, J. S.
jSims, Will Barnett, Lee Chism,
IS. W. Williams, C. A. Reaves,
W. W. Wright, Lawrence Ful
bright, Baliff.
; Petit Jury.—
; J.R. Mount, R. N. Coleman,
Robert Blevins, W. L. Cossey,
M. L. Pickens, G. H. Gunther,
H. W. Johnson, Elgin Bickers,
Wesley Jobe, Ghas. Hawkins,
W. J. Caldwell, Sam Brown
low, Clarence Taylor, Desha
Lester, Jesse Adams, Kennard
| Baker, Bly Wright, Jesse Rob
'ertson, Jim Ward, John Felts,
Felix Johnston, John Bridg
man, John Morrow.
The following cases have
been disposed of.
J. H. Holderby vs. A. L.
jMcClard, default judgment
ifor plaintiff for $640.94.
I O. E. Elms et.al. vs G. O.
Duffy, dismissed at plantiffs
costs.
Wm. K. Moore Dry Good?
Company vs.J. T. Jones, de
fa u 11 judgment for plantiff
for $396.24.
S. M. McCauley vs. H. T.
Aiken, estate, Jury trial, Ver
dict for plaintiff for $100.00.
Rush M. Hess vs. R. W. Earn
hart and J. D. Magness, con
fessed judgement for $480.00
Clyde Iron Works vs. White
River Manganese Co., default
judgment for $2,956.50.
B. I. Sandman vs. R. L. Pat
terson, default judgement for
$1,305.37.
F. S. Thompson vs. Ameri
can Railway Express Co., Jury
trial, verdict for defendant.
Abe Harris vs. Geo. Kenedy,
Jury trial, verdict for plantiff.
Luella Kenedy vs. Abe Harris
admr., jury trial verdict for
defendant.
I Geo. Kenedy vs. Abe Harris,
[admr., jury trial, verdict for
defendant.
Goodwin & Jean vs. Mo.
Pac. Ry. Co., jury trial judg
ment for defendant.
Goodwin & Jean vs. Mo.
Pac. Ry. Co., jury trial, judg
ment for plantiff for$72.64.
Goodwin & Jean vs. Mo.
Pac. Ry. Co., jury trial, judg
ment for plantiff, for $6.97.
i The reason why some people
I are proud of their ancestors
is because that is the only
'thing they have to be proud of.
I HAMBONE’S MEDITATIONS
OLE C LOE 5 SHINE 5
JES' EI MUCH EZ
NEW CLO ES DOES ,
CEP'N HITS A DlPFUNT
FIGHT OVER LIQUOR
RESULTS IN KILLING
Keg of Moonchine is Cause of
Fatal Shooting Affray
Near Harrison
Harrison, April 3.—Yates
Stand ridge, known as the
“human wolf” lately paroled
convict, who holds the record
in the state for the number of
times he escaped from the
penitentiary, today lies wound
ed here as the result of a run
ning fight in which Harry
Campbell was killed. The
fight is believed to have been
the result of a duel over a
keg of liquor which Standridge
jand his nephew Alonzo Stand
| ridge, are said to have brought
to Harrison from their home
in Newton County, Saturday
night.
Campnell was shot five
times through the body and
probably died instantly, ac
cording to physicians. Stand
| ridge was shot twice through
I the abdomen and once in the
left arm. He will recover
| physicians say. Alonzo Stand
ridge escaped.
The killing is the second1
Standridge has figured in since
| his parole from the state prison
(farm at Tucker recently, al
though Standridge denies that
he was implicated in the form
jer one. This occurred during
a raid on a still in Newton
county on which Standridge ac
Icompained prohibition agents
who are charged with having
| killed Teddy Cox, alleged
moonshiner.
Standridge’s career of crime
dates back several years, when
he was sentenced to the peni
tentiary for murder. He kill
ed another man in the peniten
tiary and at one time had sen
tences aggeregating 51 years
! hanging over him. He escaped
from the penitentiary several
times and at one time was at
large more than a year. At
another time Standridge was
captured by officers in Okla
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TWO DEAD AS RESULT
MOONSHINE TRAFFIC
Two Brothers Lose Lives in
Battle With Officers in
Cross County
Jonesboro, April 3.—James
Barnette, aged 23, died at St.
Bernard’s hospital at 10:30
this morning from the effects
of wounds received at Hickory
Ridge, Saturday in a battle
with officers in which his
brother, O. M. Barnette was
killed.
It is said that James Bar
nette had been convicted of
making and selling liquor in
Cross Circuit Court and had
been sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary. However,
the sentence was suspended on
condition that Barnette leave
the state.
Instead of leaving, it is
said that Barnette returned to
Hickory Ridge and resumed
the operation of a still. Offi
cers at Hickory Ridge say that
they received a' message from
Barnette saying: “I will be
in town with whiskey for all
and plenty of guns and if any
officers attempt to arrest me,
I will kill them.”
Deputy Sheriff Mack Bur
nett of Hickory Ridge says
that he learned that Barnette
made good his promise and
that the man was in town sell
ing whiskey Saturday evening.
Deputy Burnett found Bar
nette and remarked: "Jim I’ve
come for you.” It is said that
Barnette promptly pulled his
gun and opened fire on the
officer. He missed two shots
and then his gun jammed. The
deputy returned the fire and
Barnette ran.
While Deputy Burnett was
discussing the situation with
W. L. Banks and R. L. Malone
of Hickory ridge, Barnette re
turned with his brother, O. M.
Barnette. The latter covered
the trio with a double barrel
shotgun, but the three men
quickly opened fire, accord
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