$1.50 PER ANNUM
NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1921
VOL- 21 NO. 7
JUDSONIA WELL TO
BE DRILLED DEEPER
Operat:ons Suspended but Own
ers WtU Take Charge and
Continue Drilling
Judsonia May 24.—The Ken
Ark Company, owner of the
large acreage near Judsonia
has taken over the well that
was being drilled for them by
the Arkansas Invincible Com
pany and will drill deeper, a
ccording to the statement Sat
urday of W. A. Rate, presi
dent of the Ken-Ark Com
pany.
Mr. Baton stated that the
well is now in Ranger shale,
which in practically every for
mation is followed by the Ran
ger sand, which produced the
deep wells of the Ranger field.
The well has been temper -
ily closed down at 3,100 feet,
it is stated, and six inch casing
pulled to allow the hole to be
reamed. The six inch is to be r ■
set and will be followed b>
ft ur and a half inch casing.
RjE’V. STORY DEAD
Rev. W. S. Story, a well
known Methodist minister
who was serving as pastor ot
the Battle Axe circuit in
Jackson county, died last Fri
day and the remains were
shipped to Sulphur Rock for
burial. He is survived by his
wife and several children,
Mrs. H. C. Little of Little
Rock, Virgil Story ofvHendrix
College, Conway; Miss Ber
nice Story and Herbert Story,
who live at home; als the
Rev. W. N. Story, pastor of
the Weldon and Auvergne
churches, near Newport.
GIRL DROWNED
IN WHITE RIVER
Ovelva Thomas, nine years
old, daughter of W. H.
Thomas of Mountain View,
was drowned about 4 o’clock
fhursday afternoon when she
fell into White river from a
terry boat. The accident occur
ed at Ruddells ferry. Mr.
Thomas and family, who were
on their way to Ruddells,drove
their car upon the ferryboat.
The child left the car nd was
playing: about the boat and
fi ll over the side while the
boat was in midstream.
METHODIST CHURCH
Sunday school at D :4T«.
Come and help swell our
: number to the 200 mark. If
you don’t come don’t go “a
fishing.” At 11 o’clock the
sub - nef wid be “Opportunity.”
Gol. 6-10. The subject mat
ter will be “.j'ohn Wesley’s Six
0 ns.” Every member of the
church is earnestly requested
to be present and all church
people of other fellowships,
and the “outsiders” are es
pecially invited t come. At
7:30 p. m. there will be
preaching again. You folks
have been “playing hookey”
so long ccme out and see how
you will feel. You will have
next Sunday only once in life
what are you going to do with
it? God and the devil will
keep tab on you. ,
PASTOR.
“Keep your hands off the
girl; she’s mine,” said Drag
Harlan to the outlaw leaders.
A command like this would
have meant a bullet for any
man but Drag Harlan. Rut
they had seen Drag’s “smoke
wagons” working. Bill Farnum
in a Fox picture you’ll never
forget, at the Royal Friday
night.
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money
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pul some' of
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when he was
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lard unti youe
dyjny day
without any
money in ihe
Bank.,
START IT NOW.
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We never know when we start out in the morn
ing what's going to happen to 11s. An accident or
sickness could overtake us any moment.
But the man with a snug sum tucked safely away
in the hank knows he can tide over without going into
debt or becoming a burden to his family or friends.
It makes a man happy to be independent.
We are at your service.
We invite YOUR banking business.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
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CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000.00
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McRAE EXPECTED TO
SEEK RE-ELECTION
Rather Early But Lit Up
Being Made by State Can
didate For Primary
Little Rock, May 24.—Gov.
McRae has failed to satisfy
the curiosity of a good many
state politicians who an. anx
ious tc know’ whether h will
be a candidate to succee I
himself in the Democratic pri
. ext year. While poli
ticians have been guessing,
Governor McRae har steadily
declined to announce his
plans.
From sources believed to be
reliable, however it is learn
ed that Governor McRae will
be a candidate, and at the
proper time will make a for
mal announcement. There was
a time when Governor McRae
had no plans to be a candi
date for a second term.
since men, nowever, me
legislature wrecked a major
portion of his legislative pro
gram. He was thrawted in
many of his plans, and was
without means of changing
the decision. To carry out
his platform, he will seek re
election, and along with his
own campaign, will be a cam
paign for election of a legis
lature sympathetic with his
policies.
There have been reports
that Governor McRae would
have oppostion if he ran for
re-electicn.
There are two members of
the 1921 Senate who aspire
, to be gubernatorial cand'
; dates. They are Senator Lee
ICazcrt of Lamar, president
I of the last Senate, and Sena
tor Albert Walls of Lonoke,
who was an administration
leader during the first half of
the sesssion. It is not known
whether either Senator Cazort
■ or Senator Walls would run
against Governor McRae next
year, however, with the Go\
ernor seeking a second term.
There are several other off"
cos which probably will be the
center cf contests in the next
primary election. These are
superintendent of public in
struction, commisssioner of
agriculture, state treasurer,
railroad commissioners and
one associate justice of the
supreme court.
“Uncle” Joe Ferguson is al
so mentioned prominently in
political circles as a third
term aspirant as state treas
urer. However, Uncle Joe
himself declares that he has
not fully determined in his
own mind what his action wi 1
be in this respect.
It is considered as a certain
ty that the present members
of the Arkansas Railroad
Commission, all of whom are
appointed by Governor McR ie
will attempt to secure ratifi
cations of their appointments
at the hands of the people at
the next election. They are
W. E. Floyd of Little Rock,
Joe Hardage of Arkadelph n
! and J. G. Walker of Newport.
Miss Blanche Lacy of Lit
tle Rock is spending a few
days here and at Elmo visit
ing relatives. While here
she is the guest of her sister,
Mrs. R. B. Adams.
TRAVELING SALESMAN
KILLLS FORMER SHERIFF
M. H. Patters°n Well Known
Woodruff County Politi
cian Killed at Jelks
Augusta May 21—Marshall
H. Patterson, aged 60, former
sheriff and member of the
Arkansas legislature for manv
years, was shot and killed by
Ed Harris, aged 30, traveling
salesman, in the railroad sta
tion at Jelks, at 3 o’clock Fri
day afternoon.
It is said that Patterson's
ire had been aroused by the
fact that he accused Hams,
among others, of havng cir
culated stories that Patterson
had been paying clandstine
visits to a woman living in
Jelks.
Patterson, who was 60 years
of age, was shot eight times by
Harris and instantly killed.
Haris who is 30 years old,
claims that Patterson was the
aggressor asd that Patterson
attempted to draw a gun. A
pistol was found in Patter
son’s pocket after the shoot
ing, but if he attempted to
draw he was killed or render
ed helpless before he could
reach it.
Patterson was at the ticket
window yesterday afternoon
when Harris entered, and was
talking with the ticket agent.
Harris either was accompanied
by his employer, J. W. Mullins
when he entered the station,
or Mullins came in immedi
ately after. Patterson was said
to have remarked to the ticket
agent, using an epithet, that
there were two more — —
that were circulating lie§ about
him and that no man could d)
that and live.
According to Harris’ state
ment to the sherrif, Patterson
was sitting on the edge of a
desk and made a movement
to draw a pistol. Harris said
that he pulled his own gun and
began firing. Patterson fell t
the floor at the third shot, he
said. Harris emptied his gun,
and then stepped behind a par
tition. reloaded his gun, and
came out and fired two more
shot, all six taking affect in
in Patterson’s body. Haris sta
ted to the sheriff that after
emptying his gun he thought
Patterson was still trying to
fire at him and it was because
of this that he reloaded his
own gun and fired two more
shots.
. Harris alleges that Patter
had previously threatened
his life.
Patterson leaves a wife, one
son, Bennett Patterson, a law
student in Washington, D. C.,
and three daughters. Miss Ori
ole Patterson, a student at Gal
loway College, Searcy, and
Misses Mildred and Olive Pat
terson, school teachers, one of
whom is in Hawaii and the
other at some point in the west.
Harris has a wife and two
children.
WILL BUY COTTON SEED
We will buy cotton seed
until May 28th. Better sell
your surplus seed and get
them out of the way. If you
have any for sale, bring them
in. Duvall Mercantile Com
pany, Sulphur Rock, Ark.
CHILDRENS HEALTH
CONFERENCE JUNE 3-4
The Children’s Health Con
ference will be held at Red
Cross Headquarters in Bates
ville Friday and Saturday
June 3rd and 4th, at which
time we hope to weigh and
measure all the children of
the community under the age
of six years.
In our schools we find a
large per cent of the children
undei weight. Let us try to
correct this before the child
starts to school and “give him
an equal chance.”
If your child is normal
physically it will be your
pleasure to know it; if he is
not normal it is your duty to
knew it.
SALLIE CROW.
Public Health Nurse.
BERRY CROP BRINGS
FARMERS BIG SUM
Bald Knob. May 20—The
strawberry season is drawing
to a cose. The total shipped
from Bald Knob will be lot)
cars, and it is estimated that
the sales from strawberries
will bring $300,000 into this
distrct. Aromas are now sell
ing at $" a crate f. o. b. Bald
Knob. Shipments have been
made to some very di stant
points, including Boston, New
York, Montreal, Winnipeg and
Calgary.
ROAD WORK PROGRESSES
Bald Knob, May 23—The
work of hauling gravel on the
Arkansas-Missouri pike has
been started at Overflow creek
by the contractor, and is pro
gressing toward Bald Knob.
The gravel is being unloaded
here. Concrete bridges and
culverts are in place, and it is
expected that this road soon
will be in excellent condition.
RIVER MAN KILLED
BY ELGIN MERCHANT
Monroe Goff Held Justifiable
in Killing Man Who En
tered Store Drunk
Roy Geary, a white man
about 30 years of age, was
shot and killed by Monroe
Goff, a merchant at Elgin
Tuesday morning about 9
o’clock. The shooting occur
red in Goff’s store.
Geary went to the store in
toxicated, it is said, and be
gan cursing Goff and made a
motion as if to draw a gun.
Goff took a pistol from his
money drawer and fired at
Geary who continued to ad
vance upon him and Goff then
seized a shotgun and shot
Geary.
Geary staggered outside the
store and fell upon some
scales and died in about ten
minutes.
Goff remained at his store
until the arrival of Sheriff
Hays from Newport.
The coroner’s jury wrho in
vestigated the case returned
a verdict of justifiable homi
cide.
Geary came to Elgin about
three years ago from Poplar
Bluff, Mo., and had lived on
a houseboat. He and Goff
had trouble some time ago
over money matters.
FIFTH SUNDAY SINGING
There will be an all day
singing at Mountain Gap
church, Sunday, May 29. All
classes in the county have a
cordial invitation to attend.
Come and bring well filled
baskets. An old time singing
for both young and old.
W. A. BISHOP.
T omMix
“The Untamed”
Lightning is plum slow com
pared to the way Mix can pull
a gun. And the bad men and
bandits always deserved what
they got at his hands.
A Thrilling Story of Life in the
Great Western Country
FRIDAY, JUNE 3
Snub and Sambo Comedy
ROYAL THEATRE
Admission 15c and 30c