The Newark Journal.
The Men Who are Today Lifting the World Upward and Onward are Those who Encourage More Than Criticise
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, May 8, ld!4
Vol. 14, No. 5
BAPTIZING ENDS IN
WEDDING CEREMONY
Young Couple Spring Surprise on
Congregation Gathered at Creek
to Witness Baptizing
An all day service was held at
the Galloway ford last Sunday.
Song service and preaching was
held in the forenoon, Rev. G. L.
Fink conducting the services.
Dinner was served on the
ground, and in the afternoon Rev.
R. L. Finley preached, after which
the baptismal rites were adminis
tered by Rev. G. L. Fink.
Quite a surprise was sprung on
the preachers and the congrega
tion when Rev. Fink was called
upon by a young couple present
to close the day’s services with a
marriage ceremony.
Dave Wilson and Miss Iona
Duncan drove out in the afternoon
in a buggy, and arriving there
just as the preacher was getting
ready to begin the baptizing, they
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so they would be near as he came
out of the water. When he had
finished and was coming out they
signaled him to come to the buggy.
The groom handed him a marriage
license with the request to pro
ceed with the ceremony. Rev.
Fink had just come out of the
creek and the water wras stream
ing from his clothes, but he never
puts off doing anything that will
add to the happiness of others, so
he made the surprising announce
ment that a wedding would take
place, and proceeded with the
ceremony that united Dave Wil
son and Miss Iona Duncan in the
bonds of holy wedlock.
Congratulations and good wish
es were showered upon the happy
young couple in a most profuse
manner by the surprised and de
lighted congregation, thus bring
ing the day’s services to a close in
a most happy manner.
The Journal for Job Printing.
WOMANS SUFFRAGE
BILL UP TO CONGRES'
Liquor and Suffrage Amendment:
Reported From Committees With
out Recommendation
Joint resolutions proposing
amendments to the federal consti
tution to extend the right of suf
frage to women and for nation
wide prohibition have been report
ed to the lower house of congres
without recommendation. This
leaves both proposals to the hous<
for decision without suggestion:
from the committee.
The action of the committee en
ables the house to directly reach ;
vote if sufficient strength devel
ops. It would be interesting t(
note the manner in which Uie rep
resentatives meet the issues, anc
it is believed there will be muc'
sidestepping and evasion to kee]
from going on record when effort:
are made to push the measures t(
a vote.
The womans suffrage amend
ment provides that the right o
“citizens of the United States t<
vote shall not be denied or abridg
ed by the United States, or by &n\
state, on account of sex.”
The prohibition amendment pro
posed by Representative Ilobsor
of Alabama “prohibits the sale,
manufacture for sale, importatior
for sale and exportation for salt
of intoxicating liquors for bever
age purposes.” It would allow
congress to regulate the traffic ir
•liquor for “sacramental, medicinal
or scientific purposes or for use ir
the arts.” It does not prohibit th<
individual from manufacturing foi
his own use.
APPOINTED POSTMASTER
AT SULPHUR ROCK
P. T. Chaney has been appoint
ed postmaster at Sulphur Rock to
succeed Sam Tuggle. Mr. Chanes
is an excellent young man and
will no doubt make the people of
Sulphur Rock a good postmaster.
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First National Bank
Newark, Ark.
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $2,500
C. M. EDWARDS, Pres.
G. M. FIELDS, V. Pres.
E. B. CHESSER, Cashier
C. S. DUVALL, Ast. Cash
THIS OLD HUC ROW
Closed to tkaffic
WILL BE PAVED
AT ONCE
THIS BANK
• s ORGANISED
UNDER AND
CONTROLLED by
DAW" Ci
EM AC
THE DOLLARS SQUANDERED
Should Be The Few;
Those Saved
SHOULD BE THE MANY.
Get Out of the Ruts and
Begin to Save; and
THE ROAD TO WEALTH
BEGIN TO PAYE!
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NATIONAL CAPITOL
WAS N 6t ON, ^
BUY BANK MONEY ORDERS
When sending money to distant points. The orders are payable
anywhere and are ABSOLUTELY SAFE.
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Amounts up to So.00, cost,..3 cents
Amounts of $5.00 to $30.00, cost -.5 cents
Amounts of §30.00 to $75.00, cost...,10 cents
Amounts of §75.00 to $100.00, cost .15 cents
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Happenings of Local Interest
Will Slayden of Black River
township was in town on business
' Wednesday.
Lost.—Ladies gold brooch with
set. Reward for return of same to
Mrs. C. M. Edwards.
Mrs. R. M. Galloway spent Fri
day at Newport the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Will Snetser.
‘1 Jno. T. Tharp left Sunday night
> for Jacksonville, Fla., to attend
the Confederate Veteran Reunion.
( G. W. Browning, a prominent
citizen of White River township,
was in town on business yester- i
day.
i V. L. Pascoe and Walter Mag
i ness have returned to Woodson
) after a short visit here with their
; parents.
Rev. Gibson, one of the oldest
ministers in this part of the state,
: is quite sicK at his home in Wy
( cough township.
Don’t fail to see Mrs. N. R
Alexander’s nice line of ladies’ and
childrens’ hats. She is prepared to
save you money on them. Shop at
! residence, Newark.
Circuit court which had been in
session at Batesville for several
weeks, adjourned last Saturday j
and Judge Jeffery opened court at j
Mountain View Monday.
H. V. Williams who taught the
, winter term of public school at
-1 Oil Trough, is now employed as !
assistant superintendent of the
I. 0. 0. F. Home at Batesville.
For Sale.—Scholarship in Bates
ville Business College; bookkeep
ing, shorthand and stenography,
or combination and unlimited
j course. Apply at The Journal of
, j fice.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Padgett and
little daughter, of the Elgin neigh
borhood, were in town Wednesday
en route home from a visit with
H. E. Brewington and family of
the Cord neighborhood.
E. L. Christian formerly of this
| place but for the past year a resi
dent of Walnut Ridge, spent Wed
nesday in town on business. He
has been running a bakery at Wal
I nut Ridge but sold out recently
and will probably move to New
ark and open a bakery here.
HELD WITHOUT BAIL
A. J. Johnson who shot and kill
ed a blacksmith named Barnett at
! Shelbyville one day last week, was
! given a preliminary hearing and
bound over to the grand jury
without bail.
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from testimony at the prelimin
ary trial it seems that Barnett was
murdered without any warning
whatever.
Johnson offered no testimony in
j his own behalf but says he has a
i clear conscience over the matter
and that his side of the affair will
be given when the proper time
| comes.
It is said that sentiment in the
community is strongly against
! Johnson.
SANITARY SCHOOLS
■’ ufrect'ors of Inde
pendence county:
Having had inquiry from so
many school directors of this
county, if the vaccination law will
be enforced in the schools this
year, I wrote to Dr. Morgan Smith
secretary of the state board of
health, concerning the matter and
he informed me that the board
would hold a meeting about the
middle of this month, at which
time the matter would be taken
up with Prof. Cook, superinten
dent of public instruction, with
the view' of modifying that sec
tion of the law so as to remove
the prejudice that exists against
it. Not because the law is wrong,
but to secure harmony amongst
the people and build up good
schools all over the state. The
board of health is very much in
terested in schools, for through
that channel they expect to edu
cate all the people in the laws of
health and happiness. I therefore
ask the directors to encourage a
school tax, employ a good teacher
and I will help you put your
schools in a good sanitary condi
tion thereby insuring much better
health of the pupils
J. H. Kennerly,
County Health Officer.
ATTENDS CONFERENCE
Senator T. J. Raney left Wed
nesday night for Oklahoma City
to attend the Methodist General
Conference. The general confer
ence is the law-making body of
the Methodist church and meets
quadrenially. The conference is
national in its scope, as it is com
posed of delegates from each an
nual conference of the entire
church, and it is therefore one of
the greatest assemblages of church
men in the world. It is quite an
honor to Newark that one of our
citizens has been chosen as a dele
gase to this conference.
VERDICT FOR SISK
The case of L. Robinson vs. J.
M. Sisk, in which Mr. Robinson
sued for $15,000 damages for
alleged personal injuries received
in an encounter with Mr. Sisk,was
tried in circuit court at Batesville
last week, occupying the attention
of the court for several days. The
case was decided late Thursday
afternoon and resulted in a verdict
for Mr. Sisk.
Campbell <& Suits of Newport
were attorneys for Mr. Robinson,
while J. R. Alexander of this city
represented Mr. Sisk.
FOR SALE
In Sulphur Rock, Arkansas, 14
acres in one tract. Two good
residences, fine water, good barn
and out buildings. Eight acres in
orchard and line fruit, 9 acres in a
tract unimproved fine residence
building sites. 40 acre tract one
fourth mile North of Sulphur
Rock. The above tracts will be
sold together or separately. This
iidLcu ai uai^aai piiLCa us uwijcl
wants to realize quick on this
property. White River Land &
Investment Co., Newark, Ark.
ELECT ASSISTANT CASHIER
Clay S. Duvall who has been
employed in the First National
Bank here for some time, was
elected assistant cashier at a meet
ing of the directors held Wednes
day. Mr. Duvall is an excellent
young business man and is well
worthy of the promotion given
him and will no doubt prove a val
uable addition to the official board
of this popular and growing bank.
WHERE WAITING FAILS
Tis said that all things come to
him who waits; but one exception
is a pitiable case where the grouch
stands still in the background and
predicts failure for the bunch that
is forging to the front and trying
to do things.Fault finding and cen
sure are his only assets.— Saarcy
Citizen.
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A GREAT AGE IN
WHICH TO LIVE
Although Our Day Has Many Dis
advantages it is the Day of
Active Accomplishments
Mr. Editor.—It is said this is an
; age of unrest because it is an age
of unbelief. It is an age when the
masses are so busy that they for
get to guard the legacy of the
fathers. It is an age that has seen
offices bought and sold; has seen
representatives of the masses be
come rich by the sale of special
rights to the few. It has seen gov
ernors and congressmen and sena
tors placed in their offices by a few
wealthy men to do as they are
told. It is an age when sovereign
states sell an oligarchy of brewers
the privilege of ruining their citi
zens. It is an age of white slavery
worse than the slavery of the col
ored race; a slavery that knows no
Mason and Dixon line.
It is said that twice as many
men are killed in the manufactur
ing establishments of a single year
as were killed in the Spanish
American war.
This is an age of the most stu
pendous concentration of wealth
the world has ever known. Two
hundred families control more
wealth than all the rest of the 90,
000,000 Americans combined. Yet
it is said it is not an age without
hope, as long as a nation can pro
duce so many great and good men
that cannot be bought or sold.
While it is said that it takes more
courage to refuse a fortune for a
single legislative vote than it does
to march out upon the battlefield.
Yet it said there has been no
age in America that has presented
such a chance for men and women
to invest their lives to advantage,
and if you like a quiet age you
were born in the wrong time, but
if you feel the thrill of living in a
fighting age you should rejoice for
our age is a battling age for every
form of political corruption is be
ing discovered and attacked. The
men who attack are joining hands
with the men who construct. Pro
test and progress are marching
side by side. It is also said that
back in the rear there is an army
of young men and women of this
land of ours shouting the slogan,
a saloonless nation by 1920. If this
is the leaven of the Twentieth
Century of this democratic nation,
ANOTHER BUSINESS
HOUSE WILL GO UP
T. H. Henderson Will Erect Hand
some Brick Business House on
South Front Street
T. H. Henderson of Dunnington,
who recently purchased the lot
adjoining the Newark Lumber
Company’s new brick building,
contemplates erecting a handsome
brick business house on the lot in
the near future.
Mr. Henderson stated to The
Journal a few days ago that he
had fully decided to build, but
that he would probably not begin
work on the building until some
lime in the latter part of the sum
mer or the early fall.
Mr. Henderson has unlimited
confidence in the future growth
and advancement of Newark and
considers business property here a
good safe investment.
Mr. Henderson will erect a buil
ding to cover his entire lot, and is
considering the matter of making
it two stories high.
we should get busy in Arkansas
and fight some ourselves. One of
the evils that exists with us today
is the all-absorbing liquor question
that is destroying so many of our
young men, and old as well, who
maae meir wives worse man wid
ows, and children worse than or
phans. What is the raw material
of the saloon"? The bright eyed
youths of the country just emerg
ing from the parental roof with
the imprint of his mother’s kiss
still warm upon his brow. Where
is the finished product? Yonder,
staggering home at the midnight
hour; awaiting him, mother, wife
or children that shrink at his com
ing. The saloon must go. Chris
tians are praying all over this na
tion for it to go, and they have
never lost a moral battle in the
history of the world when they
turned to their God for succor in
the attitude of humble, trustful
prayer. A. R. Alexander.
NOTICE
I have for sale two hacks, two
buggies and harness, one wagon,
one cook stove, one heating stove.
One cvltivator, two cotton plant
ers and other fanning tools. Will
sell privately or at public sale Sat
urday, May the 9th, 1914. Will sell
for cash or on time. G.F.Crosser.
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ing to buy furnishing for the home
or farm. VVe have everything you
need and at the right price too.
Look over this list and see what
you want then come in and let us
figure with you:
FURNITURE, SEWING HACH1NES,
BUCK STOVES, CARTS, BUGGIES,
SURRIES, WAGONS and AUTOS.
ffsNtfc and AWNINGS, WAGON
and BUGGY HARNESS.
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Batesville. Ark.
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