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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1921
VOL 31 NO. 27
ANITA STEWART WINS
THRILLING HORSE RACE
Great Kentucky Race is Shown
With its Thousands of
Cheering Spectators
The greatest and most
thrilling race ever seen is
shown in the First National
Special, “In Old Kentucky.”
It is the great Kentucky
handicap race, and you see it
from start to finish. There is
shown the gigantic grand
stands in which thousands up
on thousands of persons are
crowded, all cheering wildly
for their favorites.
You get a flash of the
stables where the jockeys are
rubbing their mounts, in prep
aration for the great event and
then the jockeys coming one
by one onto the track to be
greeted by cheers from the
spectators.
Finally you S3e Mirs Stew
art, come on the track at the
last minate dressed as a iock
ey, to ride for one of the jock
eys who has been drugged in
order to frame the race.
Then comes t.'ie call for the
start from the judges’ stand
and a score of mounts are off
in the great race. The cam
era follows the horses practi
cally from the start to the
finish, as one forges ahead
and another drops gradually
behind.
Miss Stewart, who is an ex
pert horsewoman, rides in a
mad gallop, at first far Joe
hind, but gradually working
her way to the front, until at
the end she goes under the
wire a nose ahead, winning the
race.
There is all the wild enthu
siasm of the most e cciting race
and it grips with the same
dramatic intensity those who
watch the picture.
GRAVEL HAULER KILLED
UNDER FALLING EARTH
Murry Grief of Jonesboro
Makes Dash to Save Life
But is Caught by Slide
Jonesboro, Oct. 15.—Murry
Grief, aged 28, was killed
this morning at 8 o’clock by a
gravel slide at the Wimbley
pit, two miles north of this
city. lie was digging under
an embankment, saw the bank
of earth above him loosen and
rushed backward to his wag
on. He was caught by the
slide as he stood with his back
to the wagon and was com
pletely buried. Grief was dead
when dug out. Many bones
were broken and his body was
badly crushed.
Five other gravel haulers
witnessed the occurence.
Grief leaves a wife.
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FIGHT FOR HIGHWAY
Newport Will Receive Lakes
to Gulf Engineers
Newport, Oct. 15.—The City
of Newport, through its cham
ber of commerce is making a
strong effort to secure the
Lakes to the Gulf Highway. A
recent meeting at Poplar Bluff
when delegates from a half
dozen cities in the state were
present to work for the road
to come their way, Newport
delegates gained recognition
enough that representatives
of the road will come to New
port Oct. 22 to look over the
situation in regard to selecting
the road’s course.
Three men, with a number
of Newport business men, will
map out the road in automo
biles. At the convention held
at Poplar Bluff John H. Keel
of Newport was elected vice
president.
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put a part ol your earnings in the bank every pay day
there is nothing can stop you from becoming influen
tial and RICH.
Money -breeds .money. _ The man .with money
knows that the young man who can and does take
care of his own money w ill take care of his money
too. He TRUSTS him. The young man gets oppor
tunities for making more money and a partnership.
FIRST NATIONAL RANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,00040
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TRIAL OF REEVES IS
EXPECTED THIS TERM
Man’s Sensational Elopment
With Young Girl Will Be
Investigated
Circuit court convened at
Batesville last Monday, and
after empanelling the juries,
the entire afternoon session
was taken up with a civil suit
involving the ownership of one
dark red heifer calf. The calf
had been replevened by T. A.
Sammons of Magness in a jus
tice of the pecae court from
Oscar Miller, both of whom
claimed ownership of the calf.
Miller appealed the case to
circuit court. About 40 wit
nesses testified in the case,
which was bitterly fought and
at a late hour that afternoon
the jury had been unable to
reach a verdict and the calf
was still without a legal own
er. The case was finally de
cided in favor of the plaintiff'
; Judge Dene H. Coleman in
1 his opening address to the
grand jury laid special stress
upon violations of the law in
the liquor traffic and in carry
ing concealed weapons, order
ing a careful investigation as
to the source of the whiskey
supply which seems to be
plentiful in this county.
The case of Claude Reaves,
young business man of Bates
ville who was arrested charg
ed with pandering, in cosnec
tion with his sensational elop
ment with Miss Kathryn
Smith, 16-year-old school girl
will be investigated by this
grand jury and if an indict
ment is returned he probably
will be tried at this term of
court.
Will and Jonas Brown will
be tried on the charge of mur
der in the first degree. The
brothers were \v:th Peeler
Brown last spring when he
shot and killed Will Britt in a
dispute over some hogs. Peel
er Brown w$s tried last Spring
and sentenced to 21 years in
the penitentiary and his case
recently was. affirmed by the
supreme court. They were in
dicted jointly with Peeler by
the grand jury. A large num
ber of bootlegging and gam
ing cases are on the docket
for this term of court. The
first week of court will be
given over to civil cases, of
which there are a large num
ber.
The juries are composed of
the following citizens.
GRAND JURY
R. M. Crow, Magness.
Will Headstream, Salado.
W. A. Brown, Liberty.
M. B. Sims, Hill.
W. B. Pate, Greenbrier.
T. F. Leonard, Washington.
E. R. Hooper, Ruddell.
George Jernigan, White
River. *
John D. Martin, Craig.
James Harrelson, Dota.
Mack Churchill, BlackRiver.
J. A. Kennard, Ruddell,
Foreman.
Chas. Polston, White River.
Will Ottinger, Ashley.
G. W. Thompson, Jefferson.
W. P. Ford, Barren.
PETIT JURY
Ed Pankey, Henry Hooper,
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i FARMER IS VICTIM
OF BRUTAL ATTACK
Cross County Man Robbed of
$1200 and Beat up By
Youthful Thug
Wynne, Oct. 15.—W. L.
Black, a 60-year-old Cross
county fanner, living near
Wynne, was robbed of $1,200
! in currency at his farm about
8 o’clock this morning by an
unidentified white youth. Af
taking all of his vicitm’s mon
ey, the rdbber beat Mr. Black
over the head with a pistol,
severely injuring him, then
made an effort to break his
leg so that he would be un
able to reach his home and
call for help.
Although officers have a
good description of the high
wayman, late tonight they
had found no trace of him. A
reward has been offered for
his capture.
Mr. Black came to Wynne
yesterday to sell a bale of cot
ton. While he was here, the
man who later robbed him, in
troduced himself as a prospect
ive buyer of his farm. Mr.
Black invited the stranger to
his home, but the invitation
was refused, the stranger say
ing that he would spend the
night with a friend here. He
promised to call at the farm
this morning to look over the
place.
The stranger reached Mr
Black’s home shortly after 7
o'clock this morning. Togeth
er the two started out to in
spect the, farm. They had
gotten considerable distance
from the Black home when the
stranger suddenly pulled *a pis
tol and fired two shots into
the air, evidently to frighten
the farmer. Then the weapon
was pointed at Mr. Black and
he was ordered to lie down.
The robber at once began
rifling Mr. Black’s pockets.
The farmer’s savings for sever
al years, totaling approximate
ly $1,200 was taken.
Apparently not satisfied
with taking the farmer’s mon
ey, the robber beat him un
mercifully with the butt of his
pistol. Then, to prevent his
return to his home and spread
ing the alarm, the highway
man made a desperate but
unsuccessful effort to break
his victim’s leg, twisting it
until Mr. Black was writhing
in pain. The beating and
other abuse rendered the far
mer unconscious. When Mr.
Black recovered, the stranger
had vanished.
Mr. Black hurried to his
home as quickly as possible
and telephoned Sheriff Coop
er of Wynne, who, with sev
eral deputies went to the Blacfc
farm. The robber was describ
ed as about five feet 11 inches
in heighth, red complexioned
about 28 years old, weighed
about 150 pounds, had a small
wen above right eye, wore blue
overalls, brown coat and
brown hat, and had an extra
large head.
BOY FATALLY INJURED
Conway,, Oct. 19.—Morgan
Thornton, 7-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Thornton,
living near Tucker school
house, succumbed to injuries
he received Friday when he
fell from a wagon.
BIG CROWDS ARE
ATTENDING FAIR
Splendid Exhibits and Good
Amusements Attract Big
Crowds to Fair
The second annual Inde
pendence County Fair opened
' at Batesville Tuesday and is
being attended by large
i crowds.
) There are some splendid ex
! hibits of live stock, poultry,
farm products and minerals on
display. The exhibits of live
stock and poultry are said to
be the best ever shown in the
county.
A big free barbecue was a
feature of the Fair for Wed
nesday, and it is said that there
were fully 5,000 people in at
tendance Wednesday and
Wednesday night.
A big football game be
tween Arkansas College and
Hendrix College will be a fea
ture Friday.
The midway attractions are
said to be the best ever seen
at a County Fair.
The Fair will close Satur
day night.
SMALLER WHEAT CROP
Wheat on farms excluding
that required for use by the
farmers was estimated by the
Department of Agriculture in
figures made public Monday
at 318,000,000 bushels this
year, compared with 447,000.
000 bushels last year.
PETERO-ESTES
George Petero and Misa
Dollie Estes were married at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. E.
A. Horn last Sunday morning,
Rev. Horn officiating.
DISPUTE OVER WINE
CAUSE OF KILLING
William Jordan of Atkin* Shot
at 1 o'Clock Tuesday
Morning While in Car
Atkins, Oct. 18.—Follow
ing a dispute of an attempt to
purchase a quantity of wine,
William Jordan of Atkins, was
shot and killed about 1 o’clock
this morning while at the home
of Frank Zimmerman, near St.
Vincent, and Zimmerman is
under bond on a charge of
second degree murder.
Jordan, who was a son of
Richard Jordan of Atkins,
drove with his brother, Clyde
Jordan, and three other men
to St. Vincent last night to at
tend a dance. They stopped
on the return trip in front of
the Zimmerman home to buy
wine. Zimmerman told them
he could sell them only a
quart. A dispute arose when
the crowd insisted on a larger
quantity and Clyde Jordan is
said to have thrown a rock
through a window of the
house.
According to those in the
party, a son of Zimmerman
then fired two shots in the
air, and Zimmerman, who had
re-entered the house, shortly
after appeared on the porch
and fired into the crowd in
the auto.
The bullet struck Jordan in
the left breast near the heart,
and he died almost instantly.
NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that
all persons are prohibited
from gathering pecans or oth
erwise trespassing on the Mag
nes Cane Pasture.
J. D. MOORE.