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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, January 9, 1914
Vol. 13, No 40
JUDGE LANKFORD
WON’T MAKE RACE
Finds Judicial Duties Will Not Per
mit Him to Seek Congressional
Nomination
Judge Eugene Lankford of I)e
Vall’s Bluff, who had, intended to
get into the race for the Demo
cratic nomination for Congress to
succeed Congressman Oldfield, has;
decided not to make the race.
Judge Lankford says he has;
found that he cannot make as i
thorough a canvass as a congres- j
sional candidate should make
without neglecting his judicial:
duties and this he declines to do.
"I think an officer should first;
comply with the contract he makes |
with the people when they elect
him and prove faithful to his duty
in the office he has before he asks
the people for others favors,” said
Judge Lankford.
Judge Lankford’s withdrawal
leaves the race to Congressman
Oldfield and Chancellor George
Humphries of Fulton county.
DEFEAT NEWARK
The Batesville High School
basket ball team came down last
Saturday, with Miss Zada Roe,
coach, and played the Newark
High School girls. A large crowd
witnessed the game, which result
ed in a score of 21 to 8 in favor of
Batesville. The line-up was as fol
lows.
Batesville.—Forwards, Dee Wil
liamson, Nellie Greenfield; centers,
Erika Guenzel, Rossie Westmore
land; guards, Berta Maynard, Rox
ie Westmoreland.
Newark. Forwards, Vada Alex
ander, Lena Pascoe; centers, Hazel
Edwards, Ella McDonald; guards,
Nobe Holderby, Winnie Dearing.
The features of the game were
the goal throwing of Nellie Green
field and the playing of Hazel Ed
wards, one of Newark’s centers,
who threw a field goal.
AUSTIN-DUGGER
Robert Austin and Miss Hattie
Dugger of the Magness neighbor
hood were married at the home of
Rev. Z. T. Griffin last Sunday at
2 p. m. Rev. Griffin officiating.
WILLIAMSON ANNOUNCES
The announcement of Hon. H.
U. Williamson of Stone county as
a candidate for prosecuting attor
ney of the Third judicial district
appears in today’s paper.
Mr. Williamson is one of the
ablest young attorneys in the dis
trict, having been successfully en
gaged in the practice of law at
Mountain View for a number of
years. He was county examiner
for his county for a number of
years and represented Stone coun
ty in the last session of the Ark
ansas legislature. He has occupied
a number of responsible public
positions and in every instance he
has been faithful and conscientious
in the discharge of his duty and
has so conducted himself as to
merit the entire confidence of his
constituents. His past record is
sufficient assurance that if elected
prosecuting attorney he will rend
er the state faithfully, conscien
tious and meritorius service.
FARM FOR SALE
Good upland farm of 69 acres, j
55 acres in cultivation, 21 miles
north of Newark, in good neigh
borhood, near church, school, R.
F. D. and on rural phone line.
Good four room box house, good l
log barn, fine well water, small
orchard and plenty of timber for
home use. All under good fence,
and will be soid at a bargain. For
price inquire at The Journal office
or see owner, A. R. Watts.
MARRY IN COTTON PLANT
James Doss of Cotton Plant and
Mrs. Addie Green of this place
were married last Sunday night at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. \V. E.
Lee in Cotton Plant, where Mrs.
Green was visiting her sister, Mrs.
Lee.
Mr. Doss is a prominent business
man of Cotton Plant and the bride
is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J
W. Kinman of this place.
NO HUNTING ALLOWED
1 have posted all my lands in
Wycough township and no hunt
ing will be allowed.
1-1 W. C. Sanders.
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kind in the papers frequently, hut
von novel' see n lost elieok hook ml
vc r( isetl.
The renson is that n elieok hook has
no value to whatever to the Under.
So matter who finds your elieok hook
he can’t ycf your money. It would he
different if he fount1 your purse.
Keep your money in the
First National Bank
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITA C A SI) SURPLUS&i30K0(X).00
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The county campaign is going to open up in earnest
now, and in order to give everybody an opportunity to
keep better posted with regard to the political situation,
and in order to place The Journal into more homes where
it is not now read, we are making a Special Campaign
Offer, to new subscribers only, to send The Journal from
now until after the primary for only 15 cents. This gives
you practically a three months trial subscription for about
half the regular price. Hurry aud get in on this offer, as
all subscriptions received under this oiler will expire with
the first issue in April regardless of when they are sent in.
T. A. GRAY
His Platform and Contract With
The People
Thornberrv A Gray is a candi
date for Prosecuting Attorney,and
believes in clean politics There
fore, he wishes to let the people
know what he stands for.
Hence, he positively agrees, if
elected, he will not PERSECUTE
any one, but will PROSECUTE,
and will not be blind to those who
need mercy. He further agrees,
when there has been a crime com
mitted iin any part of the county,
that he or his deputy will go to
the township where the crime was
committed and let the nearest jus
tice of the peace try the case, in
stead of having them summoned
or dragged through the cold, heat,
sleet and the rain to the county
seat to give some favored indivi
dual a fat job. And he further
contracts or agrees that if anyone
having committed an offense, and
he wants to submit before a jus
tice of the peace, that he will not
claim any fee, which is the law.
He further agrees that he will
not file information in order to
satisfy the private spite of any in
dividual, who has not sutficient
faith in his cause to give the bond
required by law, and thus proses
cute at the cost of the taxpayers,
and force the justice of the peace
j and constable and juries to work
for nothing, as often is the case.
And he also covenants that he
will be a prosecuting attorney for
ALL THE PEOPLE, but will not
i be a tool for any set of men. Gray
has been accused of being a whisk
ey man, which is absolutely false,
as he never voted for license.
The following resolution sent to
i the Arkansas Legislature will
show how he stands on the ques
tion:
“Hickory Valley, Ark., Feb.,1913
“We the people of Hickory Val
ley and surrounding country, in
mass meeting assembled, do pass
the following resolution:
“Whereas, we believe in local
self-government and a white man's
domination, and that the white
people of our state should control
the manufacture, the sale and
traffic of whiskey in Arkansas.
“Therefore, we believe that Sen
ate Bill No. 118 should pass be
cause we believe that it possesses
every requirement that local self
government by white people could
I demand.
“Therefore, be it moved that the
I aforesaid Senate Bill be passed
and be made a part of the laws of
1 the State of Arkansas.
"This resolution was introduced
j by T. A. Gray and seconded by
Messr. J. T. Robertson and Rev.
J Samuel Adams, and the motion
; was unanimously passed. There
were 81 present at the mass meet
ing. "T. A. Gray, Chairman.”
You know that it was thought
for quite a while he was the nom
inee four yeaisago. Therefore, he
lippCtift tv) y^u'iirstatttf^diy iiiTii
the last vote is counted and that
he will always have in mind the
Strand old motto of our State,
“Regnant Populi”—let the people
rule. Yours at command,
(Ady) T. A. Gray.
CORD PUBLIC SCHOOL
Editor Journal.—A little space
in your paper to correct certain
reports that have been current for
some time concerning our school
will be appreciated.
Our directors received complaint
that a certain pupil attending
school was over age, upon investi
gation the enumeration reports
and also the teachers register
showed the pupil to be over legal
age. Directors requested pupil to
leave school or have parents make
affidavit as to age, if affidavit
showed him to be of school age he
was informed that he would be
reinstated. Parents refused to cer
tify to age and directors after wait
ing a time with patience and hav
ing their orders ignored by pupil
attending school after notice of
suspension was served they again
stopped him
This statement is made from an
interview with directors.
We have heretofore enjoyed the
very enviable reputation of having
one of the most harmonious school
districts in the county, never hav
ing friction of any kind between
directors, teachers or pupils. Our
present board of directors are: T.
N- Blair, Walter McClain and J.
W. Reeves, all good citizens who
are working in perfect harmony
with our very efficient teachers,T.
L). Lindsey and Miss Victoria Pick
ens They have an arrangement
with Prof. Lindsey to teach a class
in 8th grade work leaving it op
tional with pupils whether they
take it or not. A small charge be
ing made for same to help defray
expenses of district for reason
that finance was short.
We are informed by statistics as
well as progressive teachers that
the teaching of this grade in rural
schools is of great benefit, being
an incentive to lower grades to
aspire to the higher work. For
this one thing among others in
troduced by our present board of
directors we feel they should be
complimented. Very sincerely,
.1.1. Martin,
N. A. Winston,
W. N. Osborne,
John Linville,
R. E. Damron.
P. S. Report has just reached
us that parents have made ailida
vit to pupils’ age.
FIRE DESTROYS RESIDENCE
The residence of F. M. Barnes
I was totally destroyed by lire about
; 2:30 Sunday morning, the house
and entire contents being a total
loss The family were away from
home to spend the night and it is
not known how the fire orignated.
The total loss on house and con
i tents is about $1,500. There was
■'4600. insurance an tfc-; buildup
1 and $200 on the contents.
BONE FOR SENATOR
The announcement of Marcus
Bone of Batesville as a candidate
for state senator from this district
appears in this issue of The Jour
nal.
Mr. Bone is one of the county’s
most progressive young citizens
and is regarded as a most able and
deserving young man. He was in
the race two years ago for repre
sentative and made many warm
friends throughout the county,be
ing defeated by only a few votes.
He has given much study to the
matter of state legislation and is
fully alive to the best interests of
the state and the general needs of
the people. If elected to the sen
ate there is no doubt that he will
reflect credit upon himself and the
district and will discharge his du
ties in a manner entirely satisfac
tory to the people.
NOTICE OF MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the
Democratic County Central Com
mittee of Independence County,
Arkansas, is called to meet at the
County Court House, in the city
of Batesville, at 10 o’clock, a m.
on Saturday, January 17th, 1914
for the purpose of arranging to
hold the regular democratic pri
mary to nominate state, district
and county candidates, and tran
sact such other business as may
properly come before the commit
tee
Each committeeman is urgently
requested to attend in person.
Given under my hand as chair
man, this the 6th day of January
1914. J. H Jimerson,Chairman.
E. A. HodoES, Secretary.
SUGGS-DECKER
John Suggs, of Dunnington and
Miss Maude Decker, of this place
were married at the residence of
Rev. Jacob King, north of town,
on last Saturday evening. The
young people will soon leave for
Dunnington, where the good wish
es of the Record and their many
friends follow them—Stone Coun
ty Record.
GETS PAUPER CONTRACT
In the county court at Batesville
Monday the contract for keeping
the county paupers was let to J.
M. Duncan who has had charge
of the county poor farm the past
year. He is to receive $11 per
head per month. No bids were
submitted except the one by Mr.
Duncan.
HOME PAPER NOT
FOR HUMPHRIES
Paper Published in Home Town
Does Not indorse His Candi
dacy Against Oldfield
John Hall, editor of the Salem
Sun, who wss Republican nominee
for Congressman four years ago
has the following to say in a re
cent issue of of his paper.
“Apropos to the charges against
Congressman Oldfield, concerning
the recommendation for a Demo
cratic postmaster at Batesville, we
want to make the bright and
happy confession, that it is none
of our business, know nothing
about it, care nothing about it
and are proud of our ignorance.
“But we do know something
about Will Oldfield. In the year
of our Lord, A. I). 1910, we op
posed Oldfield for Congress, or
rather followed him around and
learned good manners, and watch
ed a good man who knows how to
electioneer. In justice to our 300
democratic subscribers, we want
to say, “that a bigger hearted,
more generous, moral, sober hon
est and truthful gentleman, can
not be found in Arkansas or else
where. Our lack of education, un
couthness, lack of training and ex
perience in campaign work, were
charitably overlooked by our mag
nanimous opponent. He is so
democratic in manner so kind in
comradeship and so generous to
an enemy that after his opponents
the Judge from Fulton and the
Judge from Prairie, have canvass
ed the district with him, we be
lieve that they will do like we did.
Use good judgement, and vote for
Billy Oldfield for Congress.”
HOXIE WOMAN KILLS SELF
Hoxie, Jan 3.- Mrs. J. A. Lore
of Hoxie killed herself early this
morning. She went into a cotton
patch about a mile from town and
shot herself. She had been in poor
health for some time. She leaves
three daughters, the oldest about
16 years old. Her husband, a
freight conductor on the Iron
Mountain, was on his run at the
time.
TOMLINSON-GR1SHAM
Enos Tomlinson and Miss Vira
Grisham, both of Magness, were
married at the home of Rev. Z. T.
Griffin Wednesday afternoon at 3
o’clock, Rev. Griffin officiating.
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