Newark
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Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, January 20, 1916
Vol. 15, No. 42
WANT 300 ACRES
TOMATOES GROWN
Newark Canning Company Now
Ready to Make Contracts
and Will Pay $9 Per Ton.
Everf farmer should raise a
crop of tomatoes in order to de
fray the expense of the summer
months as they are harvested at
a time when he is most idle.
Tomatoes will pay a part or
all of the grocery bills and save
taking it from the proceeds of
the fall crops.
Don’t be afraid of producing
too many tomatoes, as we are
going to double the capacity of
our plant this year. We want
three hundred acres of toma
toes.
vv aicn inese columns ior in
structions in culture and hand
ling of the crop.
Remember that all who culti
vated and handled their toma
toes properly last year were
satisfied with the results and
are going to plant again this
year. We are going to assistyou
in every way possible to make
a good crop, as we know our in
terests are mutual.
Call at the office of thiscom
pany and make your contract
and talk over tffce arrangement
for this year. We will be glad
to contract and render you all
the help possible.
NEWARK CANNING CO.
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BAD RUNAWAY
A team belonging to Dr. J.
P. Dorr of Dota became fright
ened at the Red Ball freight
Friday about noon and ran a -
way. One of the horses wassev
erely injured about the ankle
and could not be taken home
for several days. The team ran
about ten blocks before they
finally stopped. The tongue
was broken out of the wagon
but it was not otherwise mater
ially damaged. There was no
one in the wagon.
Nothing Compulsory
About Better Farming
It is not the intention of those j
promoting the “better farming”
campaign to undertake to dic
tate to any farmer what he shall
raise or how he shall market it. |
The object of the campaign is
to place valuable information
before the people, and make it
possible for them to avail them
selves of it. Those it is intended
to benefit, of course, have a per
fect right, if they see fit, to re
ject or neglect this information
and follow any method they
like—to continue the one-crop
system that has impoverished
them and practically enslaved
them and their families. No one
presumes to infringe on or to
abrogate the right of the farm
er to continue thissystem.Those
backing the movement for bet
ter things tor the farmers will
be glad of those who take ad
vantage of the new order of
things, but they will lose no
sleep over those who prefer the j
old way.
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DEMOCRAIC COMMITTEE
Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of the democratic coun
ty central committee will be
; held at the Court House in j
Batesville on Saturday, Janu
ary 22, 191fi, for the purpose of
naming date for primary to se
lect county and township offi
cers and for the transaction of
(such other business properly
coming before the committee.
Each committeeman is urt
gently requested to be present
in person and eliminate, as
j nearly as possible, party gov
ernment by proxy.
J. H. Jimerson, Chairman.
E. A. Hodges, Secretary.
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NOTICE
We have our pasture three
' miles east of town posted, and
| will prosecute anyone hunting
or tresspassing in any way.
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NEWARK, ARK
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,000
C. M. Edwards, Pres
G. M. Fields, V. Pres.
E. B. Chesser, Cashier
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THE STARTING OF
A BANK ACCOUNT
Even with One Dollar
Is an Act Which
One May Wisely Count an
ACT OF COMMON SENSE
The First Dollar Is the Big One
Because It Starts the Saving
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BUY BANK MONEY ORDERS
When Sending Money to Dis
tant points. They are payable
anywhere and are SAFE.
A Crying Need For
Improvement at Home
Much has been said about
rural imrovement but there is
room for considerable improve
ment in the conditions in our
mall towns and villages. Why
not get ready now for a great
‘clean up” campaign sometime
in February or March. Too
many village streets are worse
than the country roads. Why
not grade and drag these street
improve the drainage; put in
crossings, haul out the tin cans
and rubbish, clean out the al
leys and back yards, plant
trees along the streets, a differ
ent kind of tree for each street,
fix up wide parkings and set to
Bermuda or Blue Grass, and
then most important of all, look
after the outhouses, the great
est disease breeding factor in
small towns. Haul off the ma
nure from the stables before
the first of March, provide air
tight boxes and use lime or
treat with powdered borax at
rate of one pound per 16 cubic
feet. The unsanitary privies in
the villages and small towns is
the cause of more deaths than
tuberculosis. Why not have
this slogan for Newark: “Let
us make this a good town to
live in.”
GOVERNOR’S RACE IN
SOUTH ARKANSAS
If Earle Hodges develops as
much strength in every county
as he has developed in this
county within the past. 20 days,
he will be our next governor by
the largest majority ever given
any candidate in the state.
Hodges men are getting so nu
merous here that we are think
ing of suggesting that we make
it unanimous in thiscounty.And
reports from all parts of the
state bring the news that the
people are expressing themsel
ves for Hodges. Any man who
has ever met Earle will like him.
He is a man of splendid ability,
i nd one who KNOWS the needs
of the state and her people,yet
is unassuming and without a
trace of egotism, vanity or self
conceit. He makesthe boys from
the hills an hollow feel at home
when they call at his office
and they like him. The race for
governor won’t even be excit
ing.—Sheridan Headlight.
POPULAR RAILROAD
MAN HAS SMALLPOX
C. S. Adams, one of the most
popular brakemen on the Cush
man local, is under quarantine
at Batesville with smallpox.
Mr. Adams had been puny at
his home at Cushman for two
or three days and on Thursday
of last week he went down to
Batesville to see a doctor. The
doctors decided that he had
smallpox and he was immedi
ately quarantined. Reports
from Batesville indicate that
the disease is not of a very ma
lignant form, and that Mr.
Adams is doing as well as can
be expected.
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$1,050,000 FUR SALE
St Louis. Jan. 15.—The four
day auction of fuia from all
parts of the world dosed here
today It was announced that
more than 700.000 pelts had
been sold for approximately
$1,050,000. A greater auction
will begin March 20. when $2,
000,000 worth if furs will be
disposed of.
The highest price paid for
any skins during the sale was
$2,350 for a pair of silver fox
pelts.
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FOR SALE
Span of good big work hor
ses, weight about 1100 pounds.
See or phone me at J. A. Lewis’
it Magnet. W. N. LEWIS.
Government Issues
Live Stock Report
A summary of estimates ol
numbers and values oflivestocl
on farms and ranges on Janu
ary 1 for Arkansas, compilec
by the Bureau of Crop Estima
tes. United States Department
of Agriculture, is as follows:
Horses.—270.000 comparec
with 276,000 a year ago, anc
260.000 five years ago. Valut
per head, $82, compared wit!
$76 a year ago and $92 five
years ago.
Mules.—240,000, compared
with 240,000 a year ago, anc
224.000 five years ago. Value
per head, $102, compared with
$96 a year ago.
Milch Cows.—402,000, com
pared with 387,000 a year age
and 417,000 five years ago
Value per head, $38, comparec
with $37 a year ago and $27.5(
five years ago.
Other Cattle.—523,000 com
pared with 484,000 a year age
and 572,000 five yearsago.Val
! ue per head, $17.00, comparec
with $17.20 a year ago anc
$10.70 five years ago.
Sheep.—124,000, comparec
with 130,000 a year ago anc
141.000 five years ago. Valut
per head, $2.90, compared wit!
$2.60 a year ago and $2.43 fivt
years ago.
Hogs.—1,590,000, comparec
with 1,573,000 a year ago anc
1.671.000 five years ago. Val
I ue per head, $5.40; comparec
(with $6.50 a year ago and $5.
, 90 five years ago.
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W. H. M. SOCIETY
The Womans Home Mission
ary Society will meet with Mrs
W. W. Jernigan next Tuesda>
afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The
following program has been ar
ranged for the meeting.
Light and Life for Women.
—Mrs. F. M. Martin, leader.
Bible Lesson: Acts 16 14-15.
Hymns, 77, 205, 211, Revival
Praises.
Prayer, Mrs. B. A .Baker.
What Makes a NationGreat?
.—Mrs. B. F. Adams.
My New Year’s Resolve.—
Mrs. T. N. Rodman.
A short catechism on Prepar
edness.—Led by Mrs. E. R.
Moore.
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HEALTH NOTICE
On account of the prevalence
of smallpox in town, the under
signed has been elected health
officer and all persons who
have been t xposed to the dis
ease must be vaccinated or iso
lated. It is recominened that all
others be vaccinated,especially
children attending school.
All persons applying at my
office from 8 to 9 a. m. and
12:30 to 1.30 p. m. will be vac
cinated free of charge.
A. A. EVANS,
City Health Officer.
HEALTH WARNING
On account of the prevalence
of smallpox at Newark, I
recommend a general vac
cination among all persons who
have not recently been success
fully vaccinated. This applies
also to the neighborhoods of
Paroquet and Dota .where oth
er cases of the disease have
developed.
W. B. LAWRENCE,
County Health Officer.
Newark, Ark., Jan. 19, 1916.
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LOCAL COTTON CROP
IS 781 BALES SHORT
The tabulation of the reports
of the ginners of Independence
county as returned by Special
Agent S. M. Bone, shows that
there were 6289 bales of cotton
ginned in the county prior to
January 1, 1916, as compared
with 7070 bales ginned in the
county prior to January 1,1915.
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Blank notes for sale at The
Journal office.
Contest Association
Elects New Officers
The Northeast ArkansasCon
test Association held a meeting
at Newport last Saturday and
elected the following officers
for the ensuing yeas:
Edgar Williams, Newport,
president; W. A. Isgrig, New
ark, vice president; O. T. Rich
ardson, Bald Knob, secretary
treasurer.
Six other schools were ad
mitted to membership as fol
lows: Cotton Plant, McCrory,
Augusta, Bradford, Swifton
and Tuekerman.
The officers and exeuctive
committee will meet at New
port on January 29,for the pur
pose of selecting the time and
place for holding the next an
nual contest. Batesville, Sear
cy, Newport,and Walnut Ridge
i are contestants for the honor of
entertaining the next contest
; meeting.
SMOKEHOUSE ROBBED
Unknown parties entered the
smokehouse of Joe Burns of
Magness township one night
last week and stole a quanitity
of meat,consisting of two hams,
two shoulders an das ide of ba
i con. The theives evidently be
came alarmed at something, as
in their haste to get away the
side of bacon was dropped near
the gate, where it was found
the next morning by Mr. Burns.
There is no clue as to the iden
tity of the guilty parties and no
arrests have been made.
CHURCH SERVICES
Services at the Methodist
church next Sunday and Sun
day night as usual.
Theme at morning hour: (1)
The Old World, the flood and
the new world, (2) The old
i world, the new world and the
j flood.
| d) Egyptian bondage, the
Red Sea and deliverance.
(2) Egyptian bondage, de
liverance and the Red Sea.
(1) Wash and be thou
clean.
(2) Wash because thou are
clean.
d) Hethatbelieveth and is!
baptized shall be saved.
(2) Hethatbelieveth and is
saved shall be baptized.
Everybody cordially invited
to be present and worship with
us. Bring your Bibles that you
may read what you are asked
to read. Text: Titus 2:2
E. B. HANKINS, Pastor.
C.W. MAXFIELD CO
Batesville, Arkansas
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2 CASES SMALLPOX
DEVELOP IN TOWN
Families Where Disease Ap
pears are Quarantined and
Persons Exposed Vaccinated
Two cases of smallpox have
developed in Newark within the
past few days.
The persons who have the
disease are Oscar Sammonsand
Mrs. Boswell.
Prompt action was taken to
prevent the spread of the dis
ease when the twro cases wrere
discovered Wednesday.
Dr. W. B. Lawrence, county
health officer, was summoned
from Batesville, and after an
examination of the cases, he
immediately quarantined the
families w’here the disease has
developed.
pic^ciuuuns are oeing ta
ken to prevent the spread of
the disease and it is thought by
the local authorities that they
have the situation well in hand.
A special meeting of the town
council was held last night. Dr.
A. A. Evans was elected city
health officer, and wasinstruct
to use every means at command
to stamp out the disease and
prevent its further spread.
He was instructed to vacci
nate all persons who have been
exposed to the disease. He has
put in a large part of the day to
day ascertaining who has been
exposed and vaccinating them.
A large quanitity of vaccine
has been ordered and all per
sons in town who desire to be
vaccinated, whether they have
been exposed or not, will be
vaccinated free ofehargeifthey
will call on Dr. Evans at his of
fice during office hours, as per
his instructions published in to
day’s paper.
The citizens of the communi
ty should co-operate with the
health officer in every way pos
sible to prevent the spread of
the disease. It is believed they
will do so, and that there wiil
be no further spread of the dis
ease.
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FOR SALE
Some good young mules,well
broken; good brood mares and
three young fllies. Apply to J.
H. Jimerson, Sulphur Rock.
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