The Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, December 27, 1912
Tke J
urnal Most Sincerely Wishes You a Happy and a Prosperous New Year
Vo!. 12, No. 38
NEWPORT TO HAVE
SALOONS NEXT YEAR
County Court Grants Petition to
Revoke Three-Mile Order
and 7 Ask for License
Newport, Dec. 23.—Saloons will
be allowed to open in Newport on
January 4, as a result of a ruling
of the county court today, revok
ing the three-mile order granted
by Judge Simmons in 1910.
The city council recently fixed
the saloon license at $3,000 a year
and seven applications will be made
for license.
W. R. O’Neal, L. L. Bowen, H.
C. Sanders, A. D. Bailey and 1,941
other petitioners asked the revo
cation of the prohibition order.
According to the census taken by
the petitioners, there are 3,062
persons within the three-mile dis
trict eleigible to sign the petition.
As they had 1,945 names on their
petition, their figures show a ma
jority of 414. Upon this showing,
Judge Coe granted the order with
drawing the prohibition ruling.
As Newport and Jackson county
voted “wet” in the election in Sep
tember, it appears certain licenses
will be granted January 4, when
the court again convenes.
Although Judge Coe expressed
himself as willing to be governed
by the vote of the citizens in the
September election, it is under
ftood he will refuse to grant li
censes in towns outside of New
port on the ground that proper po
lice protection is not offered.
A QUIET CHRISTHAS
Christmas passed off very quiet
ly in Newark. There were large
crowds in town every day for sev
eral days preceding Christmas but
there has been practically no dis
order of any kind during the past
week. Everybody has enjoyed
themselves and the holidays have
passed in a most pleasant manner.
HOLIDAY TRADE GOOD
All the merchants of Newark re
port a big holiday business. Some
say they have enjoyed the best
holiday trade they have had in a
number of years.
HEBER SPRINGS STAYS“DRY"
bounty Court Grants Petition
Under Three-Mile Law
Heber Springs, Dec. 22.—The
County Court has granted the pe
tition of the inhabitants living
within three miles of the Heber
Springs Public School for an order
prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquor at Heber Spriugs for the
next two years. Consequently the
town will be “dry” for that period
at least. This country went “wet”
at the last general election and
the three-mile petition was invok
ed to head off any effort to estab
lish saloons here.
GOOD FARfl FOR 5ALE
First class upland farm of 87
acres, with 67 acres in cultivation,
located 2* miles north of Newark,
near R. F. D. route. Good orchard
of 200 young apple trees, plenty of
peaches, pears, plums, and straw
berries. Good five room frame
house, well finished and painted,
and has good stone chimney; good
barn 42x58 and good smoke
house and outbuildings. Also three
room tenant house and small barn.
Farm all under good fence, with
good cross fences. Will be sold at
a bargain if taken at once. Apply
at the Journal office or see owner,
Nelson Fitch.
EXTRAVAGANT
Lead Hill, Dec. 24. — Linsey,
homespun, jeans and overalls have
sufficed for the wmrkday and Sun
day apparel of Jake Yochum for
60 years. “Uncle Jake” lives near
Lead Hill and he celebrated his
60th birthday last Saturday by
purchasing his first suit of “store
clothes” from a local merchant.
He chided himself for his extrava
gance, but said that he believed
he was old enough now to dress
up for Christmas.
HOT SPRINGS SPECIAL WRECK
Little Rock, Dec. 24.—The Iron
Mountain passenger train known
as the Hot Springs Special was
wrecked near Lonsdale eight mil t *
from Hot Springs, shortly before
noon today. Ten passengers were
injured, the most serious being H.
N. Anderson of Hot Springs and
Mrs. F. G. Mathias of Argenta.
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i FIRS f NATIONAL BANK ° NEWARK f
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| CAPITAL AND SURULITS &2H,7.50.00 % |
Our bank is a NATIONAL HANK. operating
under n charter grunted us hy the UNI TUD
STATUS GOVERNM15NT to do a hanking busi
ness. Under this charter our hank must conform
to the National Hanking laws which includes be
ing examined regularly hy examiners sepresent
ing the Treasury Depart ment at Washington.
ISesitles this, upright, honoraie ami reliable
men are behind our hank.
DU YOUR HAN RING WITH US
itgjk0ri0titta£
HANTme a rhyme of
Christmas —
Sind me a jovial sono\—'
And though it is filled with
laughter,
Let it be pure and strong
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ind of the hearts brimmed over
With the story of the day—
Of the echo of childish voices
That will not die away.-~
Of the blare of the tasseled bugle,
And the timeless clatter and beat
Of the drum that throbs to muster
Squadrons of scampering feet.
But,O,let your voice fall fainter,
Till, blent with a minor tone,
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Thu temper your song with the beauty
Of the pity Christ hath shown,
And sing one verse for the voiceless;
And yet, ere the song be done,
A verse for the ears that hear not,
And a verse for the sightless one.
For though it be time for singing
A merry Christmas glee.
Let a low, sweet voice otpathos
Run through the melody.
____JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY.
Ladies visiting cards at The
Journal office.
If you want what you want
when you want it, advertise in The
Journal.
Mr. and Mrs. Stacy 0. Crow of
Winslow, Ariz., will read The
Journal a year as a Christmas
present from Mrs. R. M. Crow.
Rev. R. L. Lewis, of Knobel,
spent Saturday and Sunday in the
city and preached some excellent
sermons at the Baptist church.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Benson of
Swifton arrived Tuesday to spend
the holidays with the lady’s par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. V. L. Pascoe.
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Lee of Des
Arc arrived Saturday night to
spend the holidays with the lady’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Kin
man.
Rev. and Mrs. J. B. Lashlee of
Cash are spending the week here
and Rev. Lashlee is preaching a
series of sermons at the Cleghorn
Chapel.
For Sale.— Two sewing machines
and nice lot of good household
goods, at a bargain. Mrs. J. W.
Hodges, phone 22,—2 rings, East
Newark.
For Sale.—Good six room resi
dence and one lot, with small barn
and garden, well located one block
from business part of town. F. M.
Barnes. [Adv.]
Dr. Z. L. Ford of Elgin was a
passenger down the road yester
day en route home from Sulphur
Rock where he spent Christmas
with his family.
T. M. Ration who is attending
business college in Springfield, Mo.,
came in Friday night to spend the
holidays with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. R. Ratton.
Prof. 0. T. Richardson came up
from Beebe Friday and he and
Mrs. Richardson will spend the
holidays here with the lady’s moth
er, Mrs. Ida Hogue.
Miss Morgan Tuggle, who is at
tending a business college in
Springfield, Mo., arrived home
Friday night to spend the holidays
with her mother, Mrs. Maggie
Tuggle.
Wanted.—Sewing to do. Will
come to your home and sew for 50
cents a day. Mrs. Birdie Holloway.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Gilbreath of
Pastoria arrived Tuesday morning
to spend the holidays with Mr. and
Mrs. R. K. McHenry and Mr. and
Mrs. G. D. Gilbreath.
Misses Virl Pascoe, Ruby Poe
and Bea Ratton, who are attend
ing Central College at Conway, ar
rived Saturday night to spend the
holidays with home folks.
Chester Edlin, who has been at
tending Joplin Business College at
Joplin, Mo., arrived home Satur
day night to spend the holidays
with his father, J. W. Edlin.
Clint and Lee Foster have
bought the restaurant formerly
conducted by H. H. Barnett in the
Crosser buildidg, and are making
some decided improvements in the
business.
For Rent.—Good five room
house, with good barn and other
out-buildings; good water, garden
and six acres of land, in north
part of Newark. Apply to A. T.
Best, Dota.
Rev. M. B. Umsted will preach
at the Methodist church next Sun
day at 11 a. m. Presiding Elder
E. K. Sewell will preach Sunday
night and will hold the first quar
terly conference Monday.
The Masons will install the new
officers for the ensuing year at a
special meeting to be held tonight
(Friday) and a banquet will be
given the members and their fam
lies after the installation cere
monies.
Dr. H. G. Taylor of Batesville
formerly in charge of the govern
ment tick eradication work in this
county, has been appointed meat
inspector, and was a passenger
down the road Sunday en route to
Chicago, where he will make his
headquarters.
RNK-LAHBERSON
I. E. Fink and Miss Augie Lam1
berson were married at the home i
<»f Rev. and Mrs. Z. T. Griffin of
Magness Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Griffin of officiating. The Journal
joins their friends in extending!
good wishes. I
j GOLD AT PLEASANT PLAINS
Scientists Believe Pay Gold Has
Been Struck Near That Place
Newport, Dec. 24—That pay
gold is found in the quartz discov
ered about three miles from Pleas
ant Plains, is the statement of H.
Graham, who has just returned to
this city from a several days’ in
spection trip through the hills of
that section. Mr. Graham brought
back with him a number of pieces
of quartz, which he will send to a
government assay to determine
the richness of the field.
There is an old legend in that
section that an early settler found
a valuable gold nugget about
three miles from the present site
of Pleasant Plains, but the place
was never located postively, though
the samples to be assayed were
found about that distance from
Pleasant Plains. Mr. Graham also
has specimens of the clay found in
that section, which a reliable assay
shows to contain 2.9 per cent al
luminum.
ENTERTAIN S. S. CLASS
Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Horn en
tertained the members of the
Queen Esther Snnday school class
with a Christmas tree at their
home Tuesday evening.
After some very appropriate
preliminaries, the gifts were dis
tributed, and every member of
the class was remembered with a
gift. The occasion was greatly
enjoyed by all present and every
member of the class expressed
themselves as very grateful to
these good people for thus ming
ling material joys with this very
appropriate and pleasant celebra
tion of the birth of the meek and
lowly Nazarine.
HOLLENBECK PROMOTED
J. G. Hollenbeck, of Little Rock,
assistant general passenger agent
for the Missouri Pacific - Iron
Mountain system, has been ap
pointed general passenger agent,
to succeed B. H. Payne. Mr. Hol
lenbeck is one of the best known
railroad men in Arkansas. After a
vacation of a few weeks Hr. Hol
lenbeck will remove from Little
Rock to St. Louis to assume the
duties of the general passenger
agent.
BEST CHRISTflAS EDITION
The best Christmas edition, both
from an editorial and mechanical
standpoint, that we have seen this
season, is The Newark Journal.
Well, The Journal is one of the
best country newspapers in the
state, anyway. — Walnut Ridge
Times-Dispatch.
KILLED SEEKING
TO AID BROTHER
Newton County Man Who Sought
to Prevent Arrest Shot
By the Constable
Jasper, Dec. 22.—Because, it is
alleged, he interfered when an at
tempt was being made to arrest
his brother for being intoxicated,
Henry Barr was shot and instantly
killed last night by Constable C. L.
Carlton of Low Gap township. The
shooting occurred at a box supper
at Low Gap.
The constable, according to re
ports, had arrested Frank Barr,
when his brother, Henry Barr, in
terfered in his behalf. The con
stable then is alleged to have shot
him through the head with a pis
tol. Both Carlton and the Barrs
have borne good reputations and
are said never to have been in
trouble before. Constable Carlton
was arrested and will be given a
preliminary hearing at Jasper
next Saturday.
NEW PASTOR PREACHES
Rev. M. B. Umsted came down
from Batesville Sunday and filled
the Methodist pulpit at the morn
ing and evening services. Rev.
Umsted has filled some of the
most important stations in the
White River conference, among
them being Newport, Paragould,
Wynne, Forrest City, and others.
He expresses himself as well pleas
ed with the work and the outlook
here, and is very hopeful of the
future. The Methodist people,
as well as those of all other denom
inations, are very much pleased
with his appointment as pastor
here, and good congregations were
present at both services Sunday.
THE POOREST INVESTMENT
One of the poorest investments
of public money is a schoolhouse
that stands idle half of the year.
Lengthen the school term—use
the building as a social neighbor
hood center—open it as a reading
room for the children during the
long winter evenings—do any
thing rather than let it fall down
from disuse. An unused building,
like an unused muscle,is the quick
est to decay—Southern Agricul
turist.
RANEY A WINNER
Senator T. J. Raney, of Newark,
is making a strong fight for the
presidency of the senate, and the
knowing ones say he will win with
a few votes to spare. Senator
Raney is one of the strongest of
the hold-over senators, and would
make an excellent presiding of
ficer.—Walnut Ridge Times-Dis
patch.
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THEY TAKE THE LEAD!
The EMF and Flanders Cars are
$300 cheaper and $300 better
Builders Supplies, Lime, Cement,
Plaster, Furniture, Stoves, Ranges,
Wagons, Buggies and Machinery.
C. W. MAXFIELD CO.
Batesville, Ark.
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