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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, November 2, 1916
Vol. 16, No. 31
ARKANSAS MAN ON
MARKETING BOARD
Farm Leaders From all Parts
of Country to Discuss Bet
ter Market Plans
J. W. Stroud, secretary of
the Ozark Fruit Growers’ Asso
ciation, of Rogers, has been ap
pointed state director for Ark
ansas for the National Confer
ence on Marketing and Farm
Credits. Mr. Stroud is thor
oughly familiar with the mar
keting problems of his state
and he will direct the educa
tional work of the Conference.
The fourth annual meeting
of the Conference will be held
at the Hotel Sherman in Chi
cago December 4-9. Farm lead
ers from all the states and Can
ada are to discuss plans for the
improvement of farm credit ac
comodations. The checking of
waste in both the production
and distribution of farm prod
ucts is also to receive attention.
Delegates are to make plans
for a nation-wide movement
for elimination of waste in the
sale of whole milk, livestock,
grain and perishable products.
Representatives of more than
2,000,000 farmers will cooper
ate with prominent educators
and others interested for “bet
ter business, better farming
and better living.”
Discussion of the workings
of the new Federal Farm Loan
Act will be part of the import
ant work of the delegates. The
Conference will make recom
mendations to Congress for its
more effective operation. They
will also discuss the next steps
in legislation for turningtenant
farmers and landless men into
home owners.
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GARLIC PROVES
PROFITABLE CROP
Newport, Oct. 31.—Crop di
versification in this section has
taken a new turn in the raising
of garlic for the commercial
market. T. A. Morris of near
Swifton has just sold more than
$300 worth of the plant from
half an acre of ground, realiz
ing a handsome profit for his
investment and labor.
TO BEGIN WORK ON
CORD ROAD MONDAY
Tractor and Grader Ready to
Begin Work on the Road
North of Town
The work of grading the
road from Newark to Sulphur
Rock has been completed and
the tractor and grader are no ^
doing some work in White Riv
er township.
It is announced that the ma
chines will be brought to New
ark Saturday and will be ready
to begin work Monday on the
road to Dota and Cord. This is
one of the mostimportantroads
in this end of the county and
work on it will be pushed as
rapidly as nossible in order to
complete the grading and get
the road graveled before the
bad winter weather sets in.
Those who have subscribed
to this fund and have not paid
are urged to do so at once. The
money may be deposited in the
First National Bank of Newark
to the credit of the Dota Road
Fund, or may be paid to W. E.
Self of this place or Squire W.
D. Bullington of Dota.
It Js announced that all
funds paid out for work on this
road will be paid by check,with
each check stating the purpose
for which ;t is drawn, and that
all cancelled checks will be
kept on file by Squire Bulling
ton, the secretary, subject to
public inspection at any time.
40 STATEWIDE SPEAKERS
IN CRAIGHEAD COUNTY
Jonesboro, Oct. 29.-—Forty
speakers left Jonesboro for all
sections of the county and each
day until the election there will
be waged a campaign against
the amendment number tvo
which will, if passed, repeal
the statewide liquor law. The
temperance peo; lo composed
of church men, lawyers, physi
cians, business men of all pro
fessions, are waging a fight
against this amendment and
expect to poll a large vote
against it, preferring the pre
sent situation.
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BUSY WEEK IN
CIRCUIT COURT
Large Number of Cases Dispos
ed of During the Past
Few Days
1 ne past week has been a
busy one in the circuit court
and a large number of cases
have been disposed of. The
docket record in brief for the
week is as follows:
Henry Anderson, breach of
peace, plea of guilty, fined $5,
two cases.
State vs. Harry Anderson,
assault to kill, nol pros.
State vs. Tom Glenn,gaming,
nol pros.
State vs. Nick Rutledge, car
rying pistol,continued for term.
State vs. Chas. Stevens, ap
peal from J. P., appeal dismis
sed and judgment of J. P. af
firmed.
State vs. Oscar Baker, forg
ery, nol pros.
State vs. Fred Fry, appeal
from J. P. court. Dismissed for
want of prosecution.
State vs. Jno. Monday, ap
peal from J. P. court. Nol pros.
City of Batesville, vs. Wm.
Richardson, appeal from may
or, dismissed for want of prose
cution.
State vs. Alex Essery, mali
cious mischief, continued for
term.
State vs. Ethan Lance,breach
of peace, nol pros.
State vs. Ethan Lance,drunk,
nol pros.
State vs. Chas. Carter, gam
ing, nol pros.
State vs. Sam Kist, gaming,
nol pros.
State vs. Clucus Cannon,
gaming, continued by state.
State vs. Simon Eason, sell
ing liquor, dismissed.
State vs. Harrison Seward
and Clede Nash, dismissed.
State vs. Brakeman Kirby,
Sabbath breaking, nol pros.
State vs. Joe Straub, drunk,
nol pros.
State vs. Will Case, drunk,
nol pros.
State vs. Brakeman Kirby,
drunk, nol pros.
State vs. Winfred Tomlinson,
assault and battery, plea of
guilty, fined $1.
State vs. Joe Wood, Sabbath
breaking, demurrer to indict
ment sustained.
State vs. Joe Straube, Sab
bath breaking, nol pros.
State vs. Will Case, Sabbath
breaking, nol pros.
State vs. Joe Straube, assault
and battery, plea of guilty,
fined $1.
City of Batesville vs. Chas.
Jones, appeal from Mayor’s
court, continued for term.
State vs. Nelson Fitch, ap
peal from J. P., dismissed.
State vs. Lon Sales, Henry
McCoy, Eugene Sales, Porter
Smiley and Aurthur Earles, ap
peal from J. P., jury trial, ver
dicts not guilty.
City of Batesville vs. Hankey
Holland, Evans Hicks, and Mil
lard Pankey, appeal from May
or’s court, jury trial, not guilty.
City of Batesville vs. Desha
Lester, appeal from Mayor’s
court, dismissed.
State vs. H. A. Fike, appeal
from J. P. court, jury trial, not
guilty.
State vs. Dick McCoy, ap
peal from J. P., appeal dismiss
ed and judgment of J. P. af
firmed.
State vs. Paul Curtis, lar
ceny, plea of guilty, 1 year in
pen, two cases.
State vs. Henry Anderson,
assault to kill, nol pro*.
State vs. Dave Essary, mali
cious mischief, jury trial, not
guilty.
State vs. Alex Essary, mali
cious mischief, jury trial, not
guilty.
State vs. Buster Hughes,
grand larceny, nol pros.
State vs. Geo. Scroggins,
night riding.dismissed for want
of prosecution.
State vs. Joe Wood, drunk,
continued on good behavior for
six months, to be dismissed on
FARMERS ENJOYING
ERA OF PROSPERITY
More Autos Being Bought By
Farmers Than Ever in His
tory of State
Little Rock. Oct. 31.—The
prosperity that is flooding the
country at this time is not ficti
tious or strained. It is very real,
and its effects will be reflect
ed unmistakeably in the tre
mendous mjaorities that Dem
ocracy will roll up for Wood
row Wilson throughout the na
tion, and in Arkansas for the
whole Democratic ticket next
Tuesday. Whether it be due to
the war or some other cause,
the independent voter will not
stop to make a critical analysis
of a condition which is appar
ent to all. Dr. Brough and ten
Arkansas Congressmen w'ho
have been campaigning in the
North and East verify repoi*ts
that come from other sources
that Nov. 7 will witness a Wil
son landslide that will be the
most complete endorsement of
Democratic administration and
principles.
As has been stated before in
these letters, the farmers of
Arkansas have never before
had so much money. WTith cot
ton selling at 20 cents a pound
and seed at $60 a ton, with a
larger crop than usual, the
planter is the plutocrat this
year. This taken in conjunction
with the diversification and the
practical application of the
“Live at Home” principle is
producing results that w'oultl
have been unbelievable five
years ago.
The farmer is paying his
debts, land-lorel and tenant
farmer alike. Mortgages are
being lifted, improvements are
being made, and farm conven
iences are being bought. One
Little Rock merchant reports
last week a negro paid him an
old debt of $1600 thathadbeen
accumulating through a period
of ten years, much of it charg
ed off as valueless. Many are
paying cash rent for their
farming land next year, there
by preparing themselves for
whatever may happen.
More farmers, wrhite and
negro, are buying automobiles
than ever before. And as a rule
the negro with more real mon
ey than he ever had before at
one time, does not buy a cheap
car, but the more expensive
automobile. Many reports are
current of negro tenant farm
ers paying two thousand dol
lars for a fine seven-passenger
car in which to joy ride their
families of cotton-picking pick
aninnies.
And, incidentally, the auto
mobile trade itself is a pretty
sure index of the state’s pros
perity. The number of cars in
the state this year shows an in
crease of 100 per cent over last
year. It is one of the greatest
commercial interests of Little
(Continued on last page)
good report next term.
State vs. Joe Wood, assault
and battery, same order.
State vs. Joe Wood, assault
to kill, nol pros.
State vs. Frank Holt, granu
larceny, jury trial, not guilty.
State vs. B. L. Penticost, sell
ing liquor, continued on good
behavior.
State vs. T. H. Hearing, ap
peal from J. P., nol pros.
Willie Jones, vs. Knights of
Tabor and Herietta Cullins,
plaintiff takes non suit.
Wm. Goodman vs. W. M.
Carpenter, jury trial, verdict
for defendant.
Missouri Development Co.,
vs. L. Friday, jury trial, ver
dict for plaintiff for land sued.
Vaughan Casey vs. V. G.
Richardson, jury trial, verdict
for defendant.
Allie L. Aydelott by his next
friend, M. O. Aydelott, ex
partee, petition for removal of
disabilities of minority,granted,
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TO TAKE PRISONERS
OFF COUNTY ROADS
Quorum Court Decides Expense
is Too Great and Orders
Change Made
The annual session of the
Quorum Court held in Bates
ville last week was a very busy
one, and although it was Judge
Hoyt’s first experience in this
line, he presided with ease and
dignity, and dispatched the
business of the court in a very
commendable manner.
The following committees
were appointed by the court.
On Tax Levies.—J. S. Pas
ley, J. II. Jimerson, and T. R.
Bryant.
County Officer’s Reports.—
E. L. Griffin, G. A. Hall, and
A. H. Saylors.
On Appropriations.—Pink
West, J. A. Holmes and J. S.
Totty.
Jail.—M. E. Burt, J. II. Fet
zer and W. W. Anderson,
Poor Farm.—A. N. Pool, ,J.
S. Henderson and J. II. Mar
shall.
The following rate of taxes
were levied for county pur
poses :
For county general, 4 mills;
for county paupers, V*i mill;
for county bridges, >/•> mill; for
road purposes, 2 r»« mills.
Appropriations were made
as follows:
For county general, $20,000;
for care of paupers, $5,000 ;for
bridges, $5,000; for road pur
poses, $15,000.
An appropriation of $1,500
was made for county agricul
tural agent, and $340 for can
ning club agept. The vote on
these appropriations was a tie
and *Judge Hoyt cast the de
ciding vote in favor of the ap
propriations.
The county judge was au
thorized to construct a concrete
bridge across Lowe creek, near
Sulphur Rock and one across
Blue creek near Moorefield, on
the Batesville and Sulphur
Rock road.
The working of the county
prisoners on the public roads
was ordered discontinued after
December 1, it being the judg
ment of the court that the ex
WALNUT RIDGE MAN
KILLED BY MARSHAL
Restaurant Proprietor Shot by
Officer Following Dispute
Over Stock Law
Walnut Ridge, Nov. 1.—Dan
Tolston, a restaurant proprie
tor of this place, was shot and
instantly killed at 10 o’clock
this morning by Sam Payne,
city marshal. Payne surrender
ed to Sheriff J. E. Owens, who
took him to Newport for safe
keeping.
The trouble which led to the
tragedy, was the outcome' of
the alleged refusal or neglect
of Tolston to observe the new
stock law, which recently be
came effective in Walnut *
Ridge. Payne, in his official
capacity,visited Tolston to pro
test against his allowing his
stock to run at large. A quar
rel ensued. Payne fired five
shots, of which four took effect
one in the back of Tolstn’s
head, two in the back and one
in the arm.
Payne’s preliminary hearing
is set for Saturday.
Mr. Tolston is survived by
his wife and several children,
three of whom are sons about
grown.
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MRS. YANCEY DIES
IN NEW YORK CITY
Mrs. Ella Yancey, widow of
the latesCol. J. C. Yancey, died
Wednesday of last week at the
home of her daughter, Mrs.
Brad?ha\v, in New York. Mrs.
Yancey had been in poor
health for some time.
The remains were shipped
f to the old home at Batesville
for burial, where interment
took place Sunday afternoon,
Rev. Lockhart conducting fun
eral services.
pense of werking the prison
ers is too great in proportion to
the benefits obtained. After
December 1, the prisoners will
be kept in the county jail at
Batesville.
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