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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, January 7, IQ 10
Vol. Q. No. 39
PREACHER IN TROUBLE
Journal Causes a Row in home of
Former Newark Pastor
. Mr. Editor: There’s trouble in
the home of a preacher in this
town, rfSd it is all brought about
by The Journal.
In fact, the trouble is right in
my own home, and its this way:
When The Journal comes, I want
it, wife wants it, Paul wants it
and Willeen wants it, and as there
is but one copy, you see where
the trouble begins. It is no joke
that The Journal is like the face of
a Newark friend, and we all enjoy
it.
This is a big, rich country.
Nothing to surpass it in the state,
and few, if any, sections in the
state equal it. But there are
more poor people here now than
were here when I was here twenty
years ago. While some grow
rich, others grow poorer and poor
er. But this, no doubt, is true al
most everywhere.
The farmers here have the best
class of mules and horses I have
seen anywhere in the state, (rood
. saddlers are rated at #‘250 to $400,
and good mules at $400 to $550 a
span; but they are good.
The school interest here is not
what it should be. I tind here, as
elsewhere, a disposition to econo
mize on brains, which never pays!
in the long run.
I think if sortie legislator would,
take up the tight for and enact a
law providing for a uniform series I
of text books for the entire state,;
he would write his name high as a
benefactor to his race.
Our churches here are not as
live and wide-awake as they should
be. There is a strong Baptist
church here without a pastor; the
Presbyterians are in the same con
dition, and so are the Christians
and Episcopalians, so you see 1
am sort of deputy pastor to the
whole town. There is a Catholic
Father who comes once in awhile.
My congregations are good, and
growing every service. Have re
ceived one into the church, with
others to follow.
Glad to see Bro. Russell’s report
in The Journal. Let Greater
Newark do herself all over in spir
itual glory this year, by holding
the fort with what has been gain
ed in the years gone by, and in
adding greater things to what has
already been accomplished in her
church life.
Wishing one and all a happy
and prosperous year, I am, as
ever, Cordially your friend,
Jas. F. Jkrnioan.
Osceola, Ark., January 3.
CV-V?
KILLED BY A HUNTER
Prominent Jackson County Farm
er Loses Life While Hunting
Newport, Jan. 4 —Jim Mullins,
a prominent farmer and stock rais
er living four miles north-west of
Grubbs, was shot and killed about
5 p. m. yesterday by Robert Coff
man, while the two were out turk
ey hunting. Mullins died almost
instantly, being shot in the back
and about the shoulders with large
shot from the discharge of a shot
gun at fairly close range.
Mullens and Coffman went turk
ey hunting about one and one half
miles northwest of the Mullins
home. Mullins had stopped in a
fallen tree top and was using a
wooden caller to attract the wiry
fowl when Coffman came up, and
seeing the brush move drew his
gun and tired. Mullins rose, took
four steps toward Coffman, called
him, fell forward, life being ex
tiuct when his companion reached
him.
The careless hunter then notified
the people in the neighborhood,
and the body of Mullins was car
ried to his home by Neil Mullins,
Tom Ford and Abe Guthey.
The deceased was a highly re
spected citizen, about 45 years of
age, and leaves a wife and a small
child.
RUDDELL FOR SHERIFF
Lawrence Ruddell announces in
today’s paper as a candidate for
sheriff.
Mr. Ruddell comes of one of the
best familes in the county and has
many friends. He is a big-hearted,
generous and genial young man.
He was born and raised in the
county near Batesville, but for
the past few years has been a citi
zen of Newark.
This is his first race for a coun
ty office, and he has many friends
here and throughout the county
who hope that he may be success
ful.
NEWPORT IS “DRY”
The eight saloons in Newport
were closed at midnight Friday,
and for the first time in eight years
Newport is a “dry” town.
The county court convened
there Monday, Judge Simmons
presiding, and all applications for
license were refused by the court,
thus carrying out the announced
intention of Judge Simmons to re
fuse to grant any more liquor li
cense.
In Forming a
Banking ConnectioQ
it is good business policy to open
your account at a live, growing
bank — there are alwaye reasons
for constant growth.
* The reasons for our constantly
increasing business are: courte
ous and liberal treatment of our
patrons and a careful, prudential
management that conserves the
interests of our depositors, bespeaks
safety to the funds on deposit,
and stability to the bank.
• We extend to you a cordial in
vitation to call and open an account
at this bank.
MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK
Geo. L. Green, President
Leslie R. Acton, Cashier
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I)r. L. E. Willis of Newport was
in town Tuesday.
G. W. Sturch was down from
Magness Wednesday.
J. W. Harnett spent Tuesday at
Batesville-on business
Mr. and Mrs. John Fetzer of
Logan township were in townMon
day.
Miss Fay Williamson of Elmo
is visiting relatives and friends
here this week.
II. L. Helms, an experienced
meat cutter of Batesville, has tak
en a position with J. H. Holder
by.
Little Miss Eloise Miras return
ed home from Newport Wednes
day where she has been visiting
relatives.
C. M. Edwards spent Wednesday
at Batesville attending the meeting
of the stewards of the Methodist
churches of the Batesville district.
We don’t need the money our
selves, but the people we owe
want us to pay. Pay your sub
scription and help the other fel
low.
The biggest snow fell Wednes
day night that this section
of country has experienced
in some six or eight years. The
snow measured about six inches
in depth on a level.
Prof. ,1. H. Curry who spent
several days here delivering a
series of sermons at the Christian
church, left Saturday for his home
at Ravenden Springs. He was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Mag
ness while here.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Peyton and
little daughter, Jay, left Tuesday j
night for Searcy where they ex
pect to make their home. Mr. !
Peyton has been conducting a
racket store here and will engage
in similar business at Searcy.
Miss Robbie Meachem gave a
watch party at her home on Lo
cust street Friday night. Some
splendid music was rendered by
Miss Anise Barnes and little Miss
Lena Magness, after which re
freshments were served in the!
diningroom. It was a most en-,
joyable evening for all who at
tended. ^
Adams Bros, expect to move in-1
to their building recently purchas-'
ed from John Austin as soon as
the carpenters can finish the work I
of remodeling and repairing it. The
building to be vacated by them will
be occupied by Hawthorne’s hard
ware store, and E. E. Allen will
i move into the building now occu
pied by Mr. Hawthorne, Mr. Al
len having purchased this building
and the one adjoining, now occu
pied by the Merchants and Plant
ers Bank.
NEW PASTOR S REPORT
flethodist Hinister is Pleased
With Conditions in Newark
Dear Editor:- If you will allow
rr.e space in your good paper, I
should like to give a report of my
new charge.
At the close of the annual con
ference in Searcy, Bishop Hendrix
read me out as pastor for Newark
station. Very early Monday
morning I bade farewell to my
friend, Bro. F. M. Daniel, and
left the home of Dr. Moore,where ;
I was royally entertained during
| the conference.
i Arriving in Newark with my j
i family or, the following Thursday
night, we were escorted by Bros.
J. W. Fetaer and F. (J. Hoyt to
| the home of Sister Mollie Porter,
where we were privileged to stay
until Monday. Monday Bro. .1.
F. Jernigan, my worthy prede
cessor, who has done so great a
work in building up this church,
moved out, and we moved into the
parsonage.
On the following Thursday
night 1 met the largest crowd at
prayer meeting at the church that
1 have ever had the pleasure of
seeing at a prayer meeting. There
were 93. And just such a prayer!
meeting I have never been in be
fore. 1 understand that three
years ago there were but few who
would pray in public, but we have
a large number now who will lead
in prayer.
Friday night following, we had
the second largest pounding we
ever had. About 75 of the lead-1
mg citizens stormed us, bringing
with them all sorts of good things.
And maybe you think they were
not welcome!
Our first quarterly conference
was held last Sunday and Mon-1
day, the ‘2nd and 3rd, Bro. Gallo
way presiding, and we were able!
to report the following: An Ep-!
worth League, organized two
weeks ago, with a membership of
50, and a Junior League with ‘24
members. We have a Sunday
school with an enrollment of 160,
and have organized a good choir.
The Board of Stewards raised the
pastor’s salary #‘200 over last I
year, and of this, #1«3.25 has been
paid to date. We have a well-or
ganized board of stewards and I
am quite sure they will bring
things to pass this year. We have
received into the church six mem
bers by certificate and one on pro
fession of faith. Baptized one 1
adult. We have the names of sev
eral to be received later. We are
hoping and praying for 100 new
members for Newark station this j
year. We have a Ladies Aid that
is doing a great work, and we ex
pect to have a good Home Mission
Society in the near future. Our
church membership is about ‘275
and we have some as good work
ers in church as 1 have ever seen.
Newark is one of the most pleas
ant and desirable places 1 have
ever lived.
1 hope all who read this will
join me in the prayer that this j
may, indeed, be the best year of
my life.
Vours ready for sacrifice or ser
Ika II. Russkll.
vice.
HINKLE FOR SHERIFF
The announcement of Hon Jno.
A. Hinkle of Batesville as a can
didate for sheriff appears in to
day’s paper.
Mr. Hinkle is one of the best
know men in the county and needs
no introduction from us. He has
served the people in various offi
cial capacities, first as postmaster
at Batesville, then as county treas- j
urer, sheriff and state senator. j
He is perhaps better known than '
any man in the county. He made j
the county a good sheriff while
serving in that capacity several
years ago, and would doubtless do
so again should the people see tit |
to elect him.
AN OLD TinEPEICE
—
Henry Bone of the Sharp neigh-1
borhood is the posessor of a clock !
that is perhaps the oldest in this '
section of the state. It is an old I
Seth Thomas clock that formerly
belonged to Mr.Bone’s grandfath
er and is known to be 115 yearsold.
It is still running and keeps good
time.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Happenings of the Week in Dota
Township Briefly Told
Health is very good in this
vicinity.
Mr. and Mrs. G. ,f. Lindsey
spent Sunday at Sulphur Rook.
Miss Beaula Crigler visited
friends near Newark a few days
last week.
Miss Italeue Walden of Hazel
Grove spent last week here with
her cousin, Miss Clara McGill.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jernigan
of Newark spent Saturday night
and Sunday here with relatives.
The young people enjoyed a
singing at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Commodore Ball Sunday
night.
Misses Alma Lane and Julia
Bray returned home last week
from a pleasant visit with friends
near Newark.
George Britain and Misses Rena
Crigler and .Julia Churchill attend
ed Sunday school at Pleasant Hill
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Yates of Par
is Tenn., arrived last Friday to
visit the former’s brother, A. P.
Yates, and family.
Miss Vela Jernigan returned to
Batesville Monday after spending
some time here with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. \Y. Jernigan.
YORK FOR REPRESENTATIVE
In another column will be found
the announcement of James Iv.
Vork of .Jamestown as a candi
date for representative.
Mr. Vork has had considerable
experience in public life, having
represented Stone county in the
legislature several years ago. He
has been a citizen of this county
some six or eight years and is well
known. (
Mr. York’s platform embodies i
the principles of local self-govern
ment and strict economy in state
appropriations. He declares him
self opposed to the creation of any
more oflices in the state or county
ind opposed to the raising of sala- i
ries. ,
TIMBER LAND FOR SALE.
100 acres finest pine timber land
in Baxter county,seven miles from
railroad. Plenty of timber sur
rounding to make good run for
mill. White River Land & In
vestment Co., Newark, Ark.
Deeds of trust and legal blanks
for sale at the Journal office.
AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS
Through Practical Education and
Demonstration in Arkansas
The general acceptance in Ark
ansas of the value of practical ag
ricultural education and demon
stration is being evidenced in many
ways.
The four thousand farms upon
which demonstration crops were
grown in 190!) under the direction
of State Agent ,J. A. Evans of the
II. S. Department of Agriculture
and his twenty-seven local agents
produced a yield of from fifty per
cent to over two hundred per cent
above adjacent crops of the same
class.
The contest affidavits of the Boys
Corn Clubs showed that a yield as
high as one hundred and eight
bushels of corn to the acre had
been produced in 1909.
The Farmers Institute work by
the College of Agriculture, under
direction of Prof. Geo. A. Cole, is
doing much to popularize specific
agricultural training.
The annual Farmers Institute at
the University of Arkansas, Jan
uary 4 to 15, 1910, is free to Ark
ansas farmers. A course of great
interest has been prepared and the
attendance promises to be much
larger than ever before.
The IT. S. Department has en
gaged H. S. Mobley as organizer
of Boys Corn Clubs and School
Extension work, and county and
district Corn Club Organizations
are being rapidly effected. This
campaign contemplates the early
organization of every county and
the enrollement of 25,000 boys in
the corn growing contests through
the active work of Mr. Mobley
cooperating with the College of
Agriculture and the Farm Demon
stration Agents, and the State
Jommistee of the Boys CornCluba
composed of State Superintendent
ieo. B. Cook, Commisioner of
\griculture Guy B. Tucker, Pro
'essor of Agriculture Rufus J.
Selson and J. A. Evans.
The Boys Corn Clubs are secur
ng the hearty support of the Ear
ners Union, the congressmen and
county officials, the commmerciai
organizations, the school teachers,
nerchants and citizens generally.
These are some of the tangible
facts indicating the wide-spread
iwakening in this state along the
ines of most practical wealth and
comfort producing advancement
for the entire citizenship and es
pecially for the farmer who con
stitutes nearly ninety per cent of
our citizenship.
I Banking
I Is Our Business
t^HE sign “Bank” does not make a
bank and is often misleading. It
requires time, energy, close attention
to business, a substantial capital and
experience in banking to make a bank
We claim, without blushing, all the
essentials necessary to make our bus
iness that of banking, and tender our
patrons a service thoroughly seasoned
by years of experience, backed by a
substantial capital and surplus.
| ....FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NEWARK....
DIRECTORS —
JH, C. M. Edwards, E. H. Williamson, J. P. Magness. E. E Allen,
F. C. Hoyt, G M. Fields, R. 8. Adams.