$1.50 PER ANNUM
NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS*THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1920
VOL. 20 NO.
TOWN OF PARKIN
SWEPT BY FLAMES
Second Big Fire in Four Mon
ths Almost Wipes Out
Little Town
Parkin, Aug. 31.—Twelve
business houses, two residence,
and the W. M. Wilson hotel
were destroyed by fire discov
ered at 2 o’clock this morning,
entailing a loss estimated at
approximately $100,000. About
$28,000 issurance was carried
on the property destroyed.
The blaze, which was the
second conflagration here with
in four months, is believed to
have been of incendiary origin.
Officers who made an investi
gation early today said that in
dications point to the work of a
fire-bug. They suspect a lo
cal resident it was said tonight.
The buildings covered a
block and a half in the busi
ness section. They were on
the south side of the Missouri
Pacific Station, while the main
business section of the town is
north of the station.
Five of the burned business
buildings and the two houses
were owned by Sim Cox. His
loss was about $12,000. He
allowed his insurance to lapse
about three weeks ago, and
his loss was toal.
The fire originated« in a
warehouse at the rear of the
Cole furniture store. Mr.
Cole said that there had been
nc fire in the warehouse dur
ing the day, and that he be
lieved the blaze was started
intentionally. However, he
was unable to assign a cause.
Parkin suffered a fire loss
in the buiness district about
four months ago, property
being’ worth about $75,000
going up in smoke. Incendiar
ism was suspected at that
time, but officers were unable
to obtain a clew.
DeCAMP TO CONTEST
SHERIFF’S ELECTION
E. F. DeCamp, recent candi
date for sheriff of Independen
ce County in the Democratic
primary, filed a complaint Fri
day in the circuit court, al
leging that there were illegal
! votes cast in his race against
Sheriff Noah Harris, who won
the election by 14 votes. The
date has not been set for a
hearing, but according to the
law it will be necessary to hold
a special term' of court within
30 days after the complaint
was filed.
MORE MONEY FOR VETS
Little Rock, Sept. 1.—Pea
sion warrants to ex-Confeder
ate soldiers this year will
amount to acbut $120, it was
announced at the state audi
tor’s office today. Heretofore
the amount was limited to
$100. This year the list of
pensions will be less than
10,000, the majority being
widows of veterans
CARD OF THANKS
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We desire to express cur
deep appreciation for the
many acts of kindness and for
the many honors showered up
on the memory of our dear
boy whose remains were re
turned to us from France, and
we especially desire to express
our gratitude to the noble sol
dier boys for their kind re
membrance.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M- McKinney
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Center Grove, Aug. 31.—J.1
E. Harrelson and Curtis Wal
den transacted business in;
Batesville Saturday.
Mrs. Bettie Greer of Dota
spent Monday visiting her'
brother T. A. Bullington and
family.
Mr- and Mrs. Curtis Walden
spent Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Byrum.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Bul
lington of Tupelo spent Sun
day visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. A.!
Bullington.
J. E. Bishop made a business
trip to Newark Monday
Mrs. O. L. Baker spent the)
latter part of the week at Sul
phur Rock visiting relatives.
Dr. J. M. By rum of Okla
homa is spending a few days
here visiting his brother, Jack
Bvrum and family.
Miss Ruby Taylor of Dota
spent Sunday night the guest
of Miss Ola Bullington.
Price, the little son of Frank
Bullington, of this place fell
from the barn loft Sunday af
ternoon, suffering a broken
arm.
Rev. George James will be
gin a revival meeting here the
second Sunday in September.
SEPTEMBER SHOWS AT
THE ROYAL
There is splendid entertain
ment value in store this month
for patrons of the Royal, as
will be seen by the following
features which have been
booked by this popular play
house for the month of Sep
tember.
Saturday, Sept. 4, “Her El
phant Man”—Shirley Mason,
Fox Special Attraction.
Monday, Sept. 6, “Glorious
Lady,”—Olive Thomas.
Tuesday, Sept. 7, “The Vir
tuous Vamp,” —- Constance
Talmadge, First National
Special Attraction.
Thursday, Sept. 9, “Broken
Commandments,” — Gladys
Brcekwell.
Saturday, Sept. 11. First
Episode of Thrilling New Ser
ial, “Hidden Dangers.”
Tuesday, Sept. 14, “Ladies
Name” Constance Talmadge.
Thursday, Sept- 16, “Evan
geline” Fox Special Attraction.
Saturday, Sept. 18, “Second
Episode ‘Hidden Dangers.”
Monday, Sept. 20, “Out Yon
der,” Olive Thomas.
Tuesday, Sept. 21, “The
Tempermental Wife,” Con
stance Talmadge, First Nation
al Attraction.
Thursday, Sept. 23, “Molly
and I”—Shirley Mason.
Saturday, Sept- 25, Third
Episode “Hidden Dangers.”
Tuesday, Sept. 28, “Great
er Than Fame”—Elaine Ham
merstein.
Thursday, Sept. 30 “Should
a Husband Forgive?” Fox
Special Attraction.
TEACHERS WANTED
Wanted, in School District
48, two teachers for 6 months
school, beginning about No
vember 1.
R. A. NORTHCUTT,
Secretary School Board.
Cord, Arkansas.
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Paroquet, Sept- 1.—Hot sul
try weather with rain. The
farmers are all busy cutting
hay and sowing turnips.
Charles Prather of Bates
ville v,»as a business visiter here
Friday.
D. P. Whinant of Logan
township was looking over his
farm here Friday.
Mr. Lawrence, the telephone
man of Newark was a busi
ness visitor here Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Line
bough spent Friday evening at
Newark shopping
Seth Lewallen made a busi
ness trip to Newport Thurs
day.
Marion Brannon of Bates
ville visited relatives here
Thursday.
Finas McCaleb made a busi
ness trip to Newark Saturday.
S. B. Williams spent Satur
day at Tuekerman.
Ro3s Williams and Guy Per
ryman spent Friday night and
Saturday at Tuekerman at
tending the picnic.
Gus Yaney spent Saturday
and Sunday at Newport visit
ing friends.
C. C. Whisnant made a busi
ness trip to Newport Satur
day.
Winslow Evans of Batesville
was looking after his farm
here Monday.
Ernest Wayman spent Sun
day at Alicia visitisg friends
Mr. arfd Mrs. Marvin Mc
Clure left here Monday for
Texas to make their future
home.
Jeff Shirley of Magness
spent Sunday here with friends
Walter Jones made a busi
ness trip to Newark Monday.
Homer Malone made a busi
ness trip to Newport Satur
day.
B. R. Clark made a business
trip to Newport Monday.
Frank Moxley of Magness
spent Sunday evening here
w'th friends.
THOUGHTS ON WORK
It is impossible to achieve
by doing less than one’s best.
It matters not whether one’s
job be to stoke a furnace,pound
a type-writer, handle tools,
tend looms, dig coal, run an
engine, answer correspondence
teach children, sweep the
streets, preach, plow, sell
goods or edit a publication, the
work can be done in a way
that degrades it.
Not the nature of the work,
but the nature of the spirit in
which the work is done,
counts.
No man or woman who is
doing superior work ever feels
superior to that work.
It is he who is doing work
in a way that is not worth
doing who feels that the work
is not worth doing.
Were Carlyle jilive today
he could not write a truer or
more timely word than this:
“Work is the grand cure for
all the maladies and miseries
that ever beset mankind—hon
est work which you intend
getting done.”—Forbes Maga
zine. __
Nelson Fitch has sold his
business to W. J. Cooper and
Mr. Fitch is Jnoving to Wood
ruff county.
PLEASANT OCCASION
On last Sunday a surprise
meeting cf old friends and rel
atives occurred at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Mayfield Smith.
Those present were Mrs. Liz
zie Matthews and Mr. Jessie
Setzler of Enola, Ark.; Mr.
and Mrs. N. M- Wilson, father
and mother of Mrs. Smith; W.
11. Tomlinson, R. R. Ratton,
J. R. Barnett and Mr. and
Mrs. N- D. Freeze.
The meeting came as a very
happy surprise to the whole
party, being the first time the
older ones had thus met in
forty three years.
After partaking of one of
Mrs. Smith’s delicious south
ern dinners and indulging in
many happy reminiscences of
the past, the guests departed,
glad indeed that they had
chosen that particular day to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Smith and
hoping some time in the future
to meet the same friends in
lhat hospitable home.
A FRIEND.
IS KILLED BY A
FALLING TREE
Jonesboro,, Aug. 31.—Dave
Freeman, aged 52, was fatally
injured near Truman by a fall
ing tree striking him Saturday.
He had just chopped the tree
and was felling it when he
ran the wrong way and the
massive timber crushed down
upon him. He was carried to
Truman for medical treatment
and died there at 3 o’clock in
the afternoon.
75 CENTS FOR COTTON
Helena, Sept- 1.—The first
bale of the 1920 cotton crop
in Phillips county was received
in Helena this morning. It was
produced cn the Preston place
of the J. B. Pillow estate, and
weighed 560 pounds. It
brought 75 cents a pound.
CROP FORCAST IS
12,783,000 BALES
Department of Agriculture Es
timates Cotton Condition
at 67 Per Cent
Cotton production this year
was forecast at 12,783,000
bales by the Department of
Agriculture, which based its
estimate on the condition of
the crop on August 25, which
was also announced as 67,5
per cent of a normal.
Production was forecast last
month at 12,519,000 bales
and the crop July 25 was 74.1
per cent, while the forecast
made in July was 11,450,000
bales, based on a condition of
70.7 on June 25.
Last year’s production was
11,239,755 bales, and the con
dition of the crop on August
25 a year ago was 61.4. The
10-year average condition on
August 25 is 68-2.
The condition of the crop
this year on August 25 by
states, was: Virginia, 81; Nor
th Carolina 79; South Caro
lina, 71; Georgia, 58; Florida,
57; Alabama, 58; Mississippi,
60; Louisiana, 55; Texas, 67;
Arkansas, 75; Tennessee, 75;
Missouri, 23; Oklahoma, 84;
California, 80; Arizona, 80; all
other states, 90.
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE
At the Republican county
convention held at BatesvKle
| last Saturday, a partial ticket
i for county officers was nomin
ated. The candidates select
ed were J. M. Reynolds for
county judge; Wesley Ball for
sheriff; M. G. Burge for rep
resentative.
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