The Newark Journal.
Published In The famous White fhver Country. Where Alfalfa Is kino
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$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, March 17, 1911
Vol. 10, No. 49
TO HEAD OFF CHANGE
Fight Will be Made to Retain
► Two Representatives in House
For This County
Senator Raney, who is a mem
ber of the Committe on Apportion
ment, was asked by The Journal
while at home Saturday, what
steps, if any, would be taken to
prevent Independence county los
ing one of her representatives in
the lower house of the legislature
through the re-apportionment un
der the 1910 census.
Senator Raney stated that a
strong fight would be made to re
tain our present representation.
Mr.Raney is a member of th’e com
mittee on apportionment,and is one
of the most influential men andbest
organizers in the general asembly.
He will make a strong fight to have
the representation based upon the
white population, instead of the
total population, and if he succeeds
Independence county will retain
her two representatives, as the
counties which have made the larg
est gains under the recent census
are all in the black belt.
Ashley, Craighead, Crittenden,
Jefferson, Mississippi, Pulaski, Se
bastian and Union are the counties
. that will gain in representation
under the last census. In Ashley,
Crittendon and Jefferson the negro
population outnumbers the white,
while in Mississippi, Pi^iski and
Union, about forty per cent of the
population is black.
In the counties that will lose, if
a re-apportionment is based upon
total population, the citizenship is
nearly all white, and it seems
hardly fair to cut down the repre
sentation of the white counties and
add to the representation of the
negro counties.
T-he counties that will lose are
Columbia, Clark, Conway, Craw
ford, Franklin, Independence, Lo
gan, Pope, Washington and Yell.
Of these, Columbia is the only one
that has very much negro popula
tion.
The outcome of the matter is of
course very uncertain, but Senator
Raney says the committee on ap
portionment is composed of good,
fair-minded men, and he believes
when the matter is properly pre
sented to them they will take much
the same view of it that he does,1
and will not favor adding to the
representation of the black coun
ties at the loss of the better ele
ment of the state’s citizenship.
BLACK RIVER RUflBLINQS
Mrs. Oliver Rider is improving
from a severe attack of measles.
Mrs. Lula Reeves is visiting her
motlfer near Cave City this week.
W. A. Parr, our hustling road
oversees, is building a new house.
Squire ft. J. McDoniel was quite
busy Saturday writing deeds of
[trust.
Wonder what is the matter with
Percy Milton? We don’t see him
out any more.
Squire McDoniel is doing quite
a lot of fencing, while his lady
makes the garden.
Mack Stewart has been very
sick with measles, but is improv
ing at this writing.
Our school at Oak Ridge, which
was successfully taught by Prof.
Bone, closed Friday.
Geoge Reeves, a hustling farm
er, stockman and merchant, made
a business trip to Batesville Thurs
day.
I)r. V. 1). McAdams caught a
fine string of trout one day this
week. The doctor said they had
quit biting on Sunday.
Wes McDoniel has moved from
Black River and taken up a more
quiet life. He is making arrange
ments to pull the bell on old Beck
this summer.
ELECTION PROCLAMATION
There will be an election held at
the city hall at Newark, Arkansas,
on Tuesday, April 4th, 1911, for
the purpose of electing the various
officers for the ensuing year, for
the town of Newark, as follows to
wit: one Mayor, one Recorder, one
Treasurer, five Alderman, and one
marshal. All legal voters who have
resided in the Corporation for six
months, in the new addition as well
as the old, are entitled to a vote
who possess the other necessary
qualifications.
E. H. Williamson, Mayor.
CARB OF THANKS
We desire to return our sincere
thanks to all those who so faithfully
rendered assistance during the pro
onged illness and death of our lit
tle daughter, Mable, and hope you
all may be abundantly rewarded.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson.
IOO TONS OF HAY FOR SALE
I am now baling, and will have
100 tons of hay for sale at prices
ranging from $10 to $17 per ton.
C. P. Vaughan,
Newark, Arkansas.
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happiness, when it is such an easy and
simple matter to start an account with the
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WHAT THE SOLONS ARE DOING
List of All Bills Passed and Approved by the Governor Since
Our Last Report, March 1st to l5tli. Inclusive
Following is a list of bills signed
by the Governor and becoming
laws since our last report.
S. B. 42, by White, for a special
school district in Logan county.
S. B. 51, by Carl Lee, amending
Section 1436 Kirby Digest, with re
ference to redemption of lands.
S. B. 34, by Covington, provid
ing for a stenographer for each of
the four Associate Justices of the
Supreme court at a salary of $600
per year each.
S. B, 55, by Holt, confering ad
ditional authority on the city of
Prescott.
S. B. 73, by Clerget for the re
lief of a school district in Conway
county, wherein the County Ex
aminer failed to make proper re
turns.
S. B. 75, by Watson, amending
Section 7530 Kirby’s Digest.
S. B. 90, by Keel, amending the
general drainage law.
S. B. 118, by Covington fixing
the salary of the county judge of j
Johnson county at $1200.
S. B. 139, by Turner, curingl
some defects in Drainage District
No. 5 in Craighead county.
S. B. 151, by Woods, regulating
the game and fish law for Chicot
county.
S. B. 156, by Raney, requiring
the St. L. I. M. & S. Ry. to fence
its right of way in Independence
county.
S. B. 171, by Fletcher, fixing the
salary of the County Judge of
Franklin County at $1000.
II. B. 48, by Rice, organizing a
special school district in Saline
county.
H. B. 65, by Toller, organizing a
special school district in Grant
county.
11. 15. U, by linswood, special
fence district in Conway and
Faulkner counties.
H. B. 74, by Faucett, authoriz
ing the consolididation of cities.
This is the bill that so much fuss
has been made about, and while it
reads, “To authorize cities to con
solidate,” it means to keep Little
Rock and Argenta from consolida-,
ting.
H. B. 78, by Kellogg, giving re
lief to a school district in Calhoun
county.
H. B. 10b, by Clark, repealing a
special drainage act in White coun
ty near Bald Knob.
H. B. Ill, by Barker, appropria
ting $10,000 to erect a monument
to the Women of the Confederacy.
H. B. 182, by Pepkin. This pro
vides a fine of not less than $50
nor more than $500 for railroads
failing to comply with the law in
reference to keeping their right-of
way fenced and applies only to
Fulton, Sharp, Lawrence and Polk
counties.
H. B. 141, by Ragan, providing
for a four wire fence in certain
parts of Johnson county.
11. B. 148 by Sims, creating a
Levee District in Miller county.
11. B. 151, by Yadon, prohibiting
the sale of liquor within ten miles
of the public school building at
Hartford, Crawford county.
H. B. 165, by Roddy, creating a
special school district at Augusta,
Woodruff county..
H. B. 161, by Barker, prohibting
betting on a primary or general
election.
S. B. 170, by McBee, consolidat
ing the towns of Norvell and
Earle in Crittenden county.
H. B. 183, by Ballard, creating a
special school district in Washing
ton county.
H. B. 195 Clingan, for the relief
of a school district in Pike county.
H. B. 295, by Floyd, placing the
officers of Polk county on salaries.
H. B. 219, by Boggs, creating a
Levee district in Little River
county.
H. B. 233, by Martin, creating a
special school district in Cleburne
county.
H. B. 49, by Nunn, authorizing
the town of Magazine to collect a
municipal tax.
H. B. 147, by Bellamy, creating
Drainage District in Greene and
Lawrence counties.
H. B. 151, by Thompson, extend
ing the crimnial jurisdiction of the
state to the East bank of the St.
Francis river.
H. B. 188, by Gingham, creating
special school district in Hempstead
County.
H. B. 190, by Davis, creating a
special stock law for Pope and
Faulkner counties.
H. B. 94, by Bellamy, separating
the office of sheriff and collector of
Lawrence county.
H. B. 145, by Scott, amending
the law regulating the keeping of
records in counties having two
districts.
H. B. 80, by Kerwin, authoriz
ing the Auburn Levee District in
Jefferson county to issue bonds.
H. B. 226, by Anderson, fixing
the salary of Treasurer of Benton
county at $1200.
H. B. 232, by Neal, changing the
name of Esau in Perry county to
Bigelow.
H. B. 257, by Glover, creating a
special school district in Hot
Springs county.
S. B. 10, by Jacobson, prescrib
ing the fees to be paid by corpora
tions.
S. B. 68, by Dill, regulating the
liability of employers for injuries
to employees.
S. B. 128, by Friedell, changing
the pay of jurors; grand and petit
get $3 per day; coroner’s $1; J. P.
50cts. Grand and Petit jurors get
lOcts milage, one way. Phillips,
Fulton, Stone, Benton, Jefferson,
Izard, Scott and Pulaski are ex
empt. The act applies to all others.
S. B. 185, by Martin, Levee dist
rict in Faulkner county.
S. B. 224, by Holland, grating
additional powers to the Quorum
court of Sebastian county pertain
ing to road matters.
Senator Raney seems to be lead
ing the battle-ax brigade. He is vot
ing against all large appropriations.
The senate voted $40,000 for the
State Fair at Hot Springs. Senator!
Raney voted against this bill, but
there are so many Senators inter
ested in other appropriations they
“joined forces” and passed it. The
four Agricultural Schools want
nearly half a million and the State
University wants nearly a half mil
lion. Raney contends it would be
cheaper to send these students out
of the State. Their railroad fares,
books, tuition, board and every- I
thing else, could be had cheaper
away from home.
CHURCH CAUOHT FIRE
The Christain church had a nar
row escape from destruction by
fire Wednesday night. Fire started *
from the flue and was burning
considerably when discovered, but
by prompt work the fire was ex- |
tinguished before much damage -
was done.
FIRST AUTO ARRIVES I
Cashier E. B. Chesser of the
First National Bank has received ,
his new automobile, mention of ;
which was made in The Journal
some time ago. It is a fine machine ,
with all the latest equipment.
Eller Bros, fine I’ercheon horse
will be at Newark from March 20th
till July 1st.
BUILD ROAD TO OIL! ROUGH
Suppose we have a good roads
rally in Newark, say about the
first Saturday in April, for the pur
pose of discussing plans for build
ing a good road from Newark to
Oil Trough. Many Oil Trough
citizens and all the citizens of New
ark should be interested in a good
road between the two towns, and
The Journal believes they would
contribute freely of their funds
and labor for the purpose of build
ing it. Lets hear from some of the
citizens on this matter.
WANTED
2000 strawberry pickers, by the
members of the Judsonia Fruit &
Vegetable Growers Association.
Picking will start about the 10th
to 20th of April, 1911, according to
the weather. Price paid two cents
per quart. Houses or tents fur
nished. For further information
address.
F. A. Hunt Vice-President
47-6t Judsonia, Arkansas
TOWN TICKET SUGGESTED
Mr. Editor. Let me suggest the
following as a good ticket for our
town: For Mayor, E. H. William
son; Recorder, Jas. B. Ketchem;
Treasurer, H. E. Hawthorne; Mar
shal, J. F. Morgan; Aldermen, 1).
C. Lane, I)r. L. G. Poe, F. C. Hoyt,
E. W. Magness and T. M. Harrel
son. Citizen
HOriE BURNED
The residence of Tom Apples,
near McHue, was totally destroyed
by fire Friday night. The fire
started while the family was away
attending a gathering at the Baker
school house. There was no insur
ance and nothing was saved ex
cept the clothing the family was
wearing.
FOR ALDERHEN
1 want to suggest the following
is a good ticket for aldermen in
the approaching town election: 1).
o. Lane, Bud Sisk, I)r. V. L. Pas
:oe, J. 1. Sturdivant and E. W.
Magness. Taxpayer.
BIG BOTTOM 1,730
A message to The Journal from
the census office at Washington
conveys the information that the
population of Big Bottom township
;iccording to the recent census, is
L730.
BUY GARDEN SEED EARLY
A large and complete assortment
of the best garden seed, in bulk
form, at E. E. Allen’s.
TYPHOiO IN COUNTRY
Protection Against Fever. Which
is More Prevalent in Coun
try Than in Cities
I he menance of typhoid fever
in country districts —a menance
arising from polluted drinking
water is throughly considered in
a report by Myron L. Fuller, of
the United States Geological Sur
vey, in which the various sources
of pollution are indictated and sug
gestions are given for means of
protection.
Typhoid-fever rates are usually
greater in the country than in the
cities, despite the prevailing belief
that farms, isolated as they are
from areas of congested population,
are ideally situated for obtaining
pure and wholesome water.
Failure to protect adequately
the wells in farming districts is
given in the survey’s report as the
most common reason for their
pollution, and ignorance of the
manner in which ground
water circulates is the cause of the
faulty protection. Chemical an
aylsis is not rated high by Mr. Ful
ler as a means of detecting polluted
water, for he asserts that a careful
common-sense inspection of the
district is usually much more to the
point.
Sources of pollution in the vici
nity of a well or spring should be
noted wherever possible, and
drinking water should not be
drawn except at a safe distance
from them. The distance required
for absolute safety varies greatly
with the caracter of the rock. For
wells sunk in sandstone, slate, and
shale, 100 feet may be sufficient;
where the surface stratum is com
posed of fine sand 200 feet should
be allowed; and where it is lime
stone or granite much greater dis
tances will be necessary. Water
may run polluted in limestone for
miles, so that wells in regions
where limestone makes up the
greater part of the surface rock
should be carefully examined after
rains for mud and floating matter,
for these are pretty sure indica
tions of pollution.
For protecting wells, springs,
and cisterns Mr. Fuller advocates,
first of all, a water-tight lining to
keep out surface water. Wells and
springs should be always cover
ed and protected from animals,
dust, and falling leaves. Watering
troughs should always be located
a safe distance away, though the
custom prevails in country districts
of having well and trough side by
side.
i LAGEST LINE l
OF
EVER BROUGHT TO NEWARK
We have them in all sizes, all grades
and all prices; and, in fact, anything
in the Rug line, from Matting Rugs to
the finest Art Squares. We also have
an excellent line of Matting, Window
Curtains, Wall Paper, and, in fact,
everything to add comfort and beauty
to your home. Call and see our goods.
£v
E. J. MAGNESS & SONS
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