The Newark Journal.
published In The Famous Big Bottom Country, Where Alfalfa is king.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, November 8, 1907
Vol. 7. No. 46
DAY OF THANKSGIVING
President Issues Proclamation and
Urges Observance of the Day
President Roosevelt has issued the
following proclamation:
“Once again the season of the year
has come, when, in accordance with
the custom of our forefathers for gen
erations past, the President appoints
a day as the special occasion for all
our people to {rive praise and thanks
ging to God.
“During t,he past year we have been
free from famine, from pestilence,
from war; we are at peace with all the
rest of mankind. Our natural re
sources are at least as great as those
of any other^yfrtion. We believe that
in ability to develop and take advan
tage of these resources the average
man of this nation stands at least as
high as the average man of any other.
Nowhere else in the world is there
such an opportunity for a free people
to develop to the fullest extent all its
powers of body, of mind, and of that
which stands above both body and
mind—character.
“Much has been given us from on
high, and much will rightly be expect
ed of us in return. Into our care the
ten talents have been entrusted, and
we are to lie pardoned neither if we
squander and waste them, nor yet if
we hide them in a napkin, for they
must he fruitful in our hands. Ever
throughout the ages, at all times and
among all j>eople, prosperity has
been fraught with danger, and it be
hooves us to beseech the Giver of All
Things that we do not fall into love of
case and of luxury; that we may not
lose our sense of moral responsibility:
that we may not forget our duty to
God and to our neighbor.
“A great democracy like ours, a
•democracy based upon the principles
of orderly liberty, can be perpetuated
only if in the heart of the ordinary
citizen there dwells a keen iense of
righteousness and justice. We should
earnestly pray that this spirit of
righteousness and justice may grow
ever greater in the hearts of all of us,
and that our souls may he inclined
ever more both toward the virtues that
tell for gentleness and tenderness, for
loving kindness and forbearance one
with another, and toward those no
less necessary virtues that make for
manliness and rugged hardihood—for
without these qualities neither nation
nor individual can rise to the level of
greatness.
Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roose
velt, President of the United States,
do set apart Thursday, the twenty
eighth day of November, as a day for
general thanksgiving and prayer, and
on that day I recommend that the peo
ple shall cease from their daily work
and, in their homes orintheirchurches,
meet devoutly to thank the Almighty
for the many and great blessings they
have received in the past, and to pray
that they may be given strength so to
order their lives as to deserve a con
tinuation of these blessings in the
future.
A TRIP TO DAKOTA
Editor Journal:—Please allow me
space in your valuable paper for a
few words about Dakota. 'I have just
returned from Kimball, K. D., and
•will say Dakota is the most desirable
-country I ever saw. 1 saw' in Kimball
each day I was there iH) to 100 loads
of wheat sold at 97 cents j>er bushel.
Also about 20 ears of cattle and hogs
shipped each day. Kimball has a
population of about 2,000. The Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R. R.,
runs through this place. They have
also a large flouring mill with a capa
city of 100 barrels per day, which runs
day and night. Also two grain ele
jj -ators and* two banks. The country
is prairie surface, generally level.
Product^, wheat, corn, potatoes and
flax.
Kimball is not the only place of in
terest. All towns dlong the railroad
are tine, which goes to show the pros
perity of the surrounding county. I
saw 11 steam thrashers at work at the
■same time, all in sight of each other.
Yours Truly, j. h. Smith.
There are nine candidates for county
judge in Izard county.
OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS
Some Newsy Items From the Fertile
Valley Across the White
Oil Trough, Nov. <>.—W. A. Nichols,
Doll Pegg, Alf Burrow, R. Ray,
Perry Osborne, John Seymore, Chas.
Wasson, Jim Stephens, Bud Whaley,
Red Shirley, Dr. Ellis and Dude
Chriss are going on a big deer and
turkey hunt in a short time. Mr.
Chriss will go along to do the cooking.
As there were no judges, we can not
say who came out winner in the race
Sunday evening, but from all' appear
ances, the calico that rode the gray
which Hew the track so often, was the
winner.
Miss Edith Adams arrived home
Thursday from Woodward, Okla.,
where she had been visiting her sister,
Mrs. S. Burkett.
J. L. Outlaw, W. R. Pasley and Lem
Hunter will go to Batesville today, as
witnesses in the Moorehead trial.
The Burrow boys are getting quite
a tine lot of stave bolts stacked on the
river bank here.
Charlie Wasson and Doll Pegg are
talking of getting up a debating so
ciety here.
Rev. Purcelly filled his regular ap
pointment here Saturday and Sunday.
Our public school opened Monday,
with Prof. W. A. Mayhue as principal.
Mark Owens and W. J. Johnson at
tended court at Batesville Thursday.
Grandma Hunter is no better at this
writing, and is in a critical condition.
Robert Fisher of Elmo spent Sunday
here visiting his brother, Oscar Fisher.
James and Will Davidson went to
Newark Saturday on business.
We had a line rain Friday, which
we were beginning to need.
W. A. Nichols attended court at
Batesville Thurday.
T. .T. Raney of Newark was in town
Monday.
TEMPERANCE WORK
Little Rock. Nov. 3.—The Inter
church Temperance Federation of Ar
kansas uiet here today and adopted a
resolution chang-ing' the name of the
federation from the Interchurch Temp
erance Federation to the Anti-Saloon
League of Arkansas. This was done
to put the organization more in con
formity with the Anti-Saloon League
of America.
Reports from the superintendent,
field workers, treasurer, auditing com
mittee and other others and committees
were heard, all indicating a healthy
interest and gratifying outlook to the
temperance workers. The report of
the executive committee was approved.
The report of the treasurer showed the
largest collection in the history of the
federation, while the reports of Field
Secretaries Pinson and Salyers were
of much interest as indicating the
general progress of the temperance
sentiment.
THE STAR-HERALD’S APOLOGY
The editor of The Newark Journal is
“on his ear,” likewise the editor of
the Sharp County Record, because the
Star-Herald innocently referred to
them as being brothers-in-law. Editor
Craig of The Journal points out that
he has often been called “squirrel
head,” “mut,” and other pet names
equally unpleasant, but to be called a
brother-in-law of Claud Coger of the
Sharp County Record is absolutely
the limit. Of course it was a case of
misinformation on our part and we
will have to “fess up” and bow our
apology. But allow us to add, by
way of comment, that Coger and Craig
are brilliant enough, and bright
enough, and noisy enoug-h to be twins.
—Pocahontas Star-Herald.
CHURCH DIFFERENCES
After all that may be said about the
differences between the several
branches of the Christian Church, the
churches are more nearly agreed than
are scientists or doctors or statesman
or politicians. Would it not be. well
for those who remain out of the church
on the ground of difference l>etween
the churches to consider this?—West
ern Methodists.
KILLED HIS BROTHER
Morg Taylor Shot and Killed by Bud
Taylor, Both Negroes
Morg Taylor, a negro was shot and
instantly killed by his brother, Bud
Taylor at the former’s home over in
the bottom near White river, Sunday
afternoon.
Bud Taylor went to his brother’s
home and raised a quarrel with the
family because he claimed they had
l>een trying to influence his step
daughter to marry El Taylor, another
brother. Becoming angered at some
remark of his brother, Bud shot him
with a shot gun, killing him almost
instantly.
The negro was taken to jail atBates
ville Tuesday morning by Coroner
Flinn. The grand jury took the case
up before adjournment and returned
an indictment against Taylor for mur
der in the first degree.
SULPHUR ROCK HAPPENINGS
Items of Interest Picked up at the Hub
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock, Nov. 5.—The Ladies
Foreign Missionary Society will meet.
Thursday Nov. 14, with Mrs. Sidney
Pickens at .‘1 o’clock p. in. Let all the
members lie present.
Tom Carter who has been in the
territory for four or five months, is
spending a few days here with relatives
and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Payne who have
been visiting here for two weeks, left
Monday night for their home in Ten
nessee.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mosby of Bates
ville spent Sunday night here with the
lady’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Knox.
Dr. J. M. Byrum went out to Char
lotte Monday to visit his brother,
Jack, for a few days and who is quite
sick.
Fay Wilson has sold his residence
property east of town and is talking of
building here in town.
Prof. Pryar Huddleston of Charlotte
visited the I. O. O. F. Lodge here Sat
urday night.
Mrs. Minnie Dean and Mrs. Berry
Best of Newport visited relatives here
last week.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
Johnson, Monday the 4tli, a line girl.
Airs. Hattie Murphy has resigned
her position as telephone operator.
Hurshel Adams and Troy Barber of
Newark were in town Tuesday.
Miss Sou Baxter of Batesville visit
ed Mrs. Dan Moore last week.
Circuit Clerk Cul. L. Pearce was
down from Batesville Sunday.
Labe Hall ot Newark was visiting a
friend here Sunday.
Rev. Hively preached at Pleasant
Plains Sunday.
J. W. Crigler was down from Char
lotte Monday.
Dr. C. W. Martin was up from New
ark Sunday.
ONE VOTE
For.
The Newark Journal’s Popular Lady
Voting Contest
NOT GOOD AFTER NOVEMBER 20, 1907
MAN AND MONEY GONE
Express Agent at Hoxie Disappears
and $1,050 Also Vanishes
Hoxie. Nov. 3.—Detectives are
searching for Harry Dotson, formerly
in the employ of the Pacific Express
Company here who disappeared from
the depot at the same time that two
consignments of money were missed.
He left here October 20 for Jonesboro,
ostensibly to attend a circus. The
following Sunday the disappearance*
of the money was noted. Dotson did
not return.
Shortly before his disappearance, a
shipment of $1,000 had l>een sent from
the bank at Popular Bluff to the First
National bank at Corning, and be
cause no express is received at night
at the Corning station the package
was carried to Hoxie. About the same
time a shipment of $50 in nickles from
Philadelphia to the bank and trust
company at Walnut Ridge was sent to
the depot under similar circumstances.
Both packages disappeared when Dot
son left.
Dotson came here last spring and
stated that his former residence was
in St. Louis. He gave a $500 bond,
and was employed by the Pacific Ex
press Company shortly after his
arrival here. Other local characters,
who are absent from their usual
haunts, are thought to be implicated
in the affair. The express company
succeeded in keeping the matter quiet
until today.
A TYPICAL CASE
A sixteen year old boy studied
shorthand three months and then l>e
gan working1 for the Santa Fe R. R.,
at $70 per month. An older brother
has worked for years for the same
road as an unskilled laboror and only
$40 per month for his services. If
you were in the condition of the older
brother, what would you do? Let us
suggest you go right now and take a
course of bookkeeping, business train
ing, shorthand and typewriting at the
Tyler Commercial College, Tyler,
| Tex., the largest and best school of
the kind in this section.
FEAR THE “DRY” WAVE
Hot Springs, Nov. 1.—Thirty of the
largest liquor dealers in the city met
behind closed doors, discussed the
violations of the Sunday closing or
dinance and agreed that the interests
of the traffic in intoxicants would be
best conserved by a strict observance
of the law. Fear that the prohibition
wave which is sweeping the South
would extend to this county precipi
tated their action. Heretofore, de
spite the drastic laws on the subject,
intoxicants of all kinds have been
freely sold on the Sabbath.
ED SIMS DIED IN TEXAS
County Clerk Sims is in receipt of a
telegram announcing the death of his
brother, Ed Sims, at Sabinal, Texas,
yesterday. He went to Texas only a
few weeks ago on account of failing
health.
Mr. Sims was a young man of ex
cellent business ability and of high
character, and the news of his death
will be received with genuine regret by
all who new him.
The burial occurred in Texas—Bates
ville News.
FLINN FOR ASSESSOR
C. M. Flinn announces in today's
paper as a candidate for Tax Assessor.
Mr. Flinn is too well known to the
people of Independence county to need
an introduction at our hands, having
served the people well and faithfully
in various official capacities. There
is no question as to his ability to fill
the position acceptably, and being
well and favorably known throughout
the entire county, he will prove a
strong candidate.
COTTON RECEIPTS
The total cotton receipts up to noon
yesterday were .‘$20 hales, and it was
selling at 10* cents. The total re
eevot to the same date last year were
818 bales, and the price at that time
was 8i cents.
THE CIRCUIT COURT
Synopsis of the Cases Disposed of up
to Wednesday Night
"Hie suit of Paul Holmes against the
railroad company, which was taken up
Wednesday afternoon of last week,
was concluded Saturday morning and
resulted in a verdict for Holmes in the
sum of $.1,000. About two years ago,
while braking on the Batesville local,
be fell from the train and was serious
ly injured. The accident was caused
by the grab-iron on a freight car giv
ing away, and failing to get a satis
factory settlement with the company,
he entered suit for $10,000 damages.
A motion for a new trial in the Lee
Musick seduction case was overruled
and his attorneys gave notice of ap
peal to the supreme court.
The tiral of Henry Moorehead, who
was tried for murder in the first de
gree for killing Sam Tennyson, near
Hickory Grove, in Jackson county,
resulted in a verdict of manslaughter
and he was given five years in the
penitentiary.
Other cases of minor importance
disposed of since our last report are
as follows.
P. H. Walden vs W. F. Gire, con
tinued.
Mrs. Belle Smith vs Rv. Co., judg
ment for $200.
The following railroad cases were
continued: A. M. Edgar vs Ry. Co.;
,T. J. Davis vs Ry. (To.: Etta Williams,
et al, vs Ry. Co.; M. C. Weaver vs
Ry. Co.; A. Cook vs Ry. Co.
State vs R. A. Childers and Oliver
Mayo, malicious mischief, jury trial,
not guilty.
State vs B. R. Woodward, continu
ed.
State vs John Adams and Herman
Welbourn, contempt of court for re
fusing- to answer questions, lined $5
each.
State vs ('has. McClain, dismissed.
State vs W. D. Hawkins, forfeiture
on bond.
STATE NEWS ITEMS
Horace Isenhour was going- home
from Salem, Sunday afternoon, and
riding at a rapid gate, when his horse
fell and broke its neck.
At Guion Thursday, the 12-year-old
son of Columbus Hager fell against a,
saw at the stave mill and his body was
cut half in two. He died the following
day.
While Mrs. George Harrison and
baby were being weiged on a pair of
scales at Damascus, near Conway, the
cord which held them broke and the
fall crushed the baby’s skull and it
died from the injuries.
Samual Adams, who lives neap
Bellville, was bitten on the hand by a
house cat about six weeks ago and
died in great agony one day last week.
Physicians attribute the cause of his
death to hydrophobia.
FOR STATE WIDE PROHIBITION
Hot Springs, Nov. .1.—The campaign
for state wide prohibition in Arkansas
was inaugurated here today by meet
ings in various churches and a great
mass meeting this afternoon at tho
court house.
Rev. G. W. Eichelberger, D. D.,
and Rev. E. A. Tabor spoke at five
churches, morning and evening, and
the mass meeting at the court house
was attended by about 1,000 people.
Rev. W. D. Corrigan, pastor of th&
M. E. church, presided, and the mem
bers of the W. C. T. U. were present
and entered into the work with en
thusiasm.
BEVENS FOR CIRCUIT CLERK
Elsewhere in today’s paper will bo
found the announcement of George
Bevens, of Batesville, as a candidate
for Circuit Clerk. Mr. Bevens is a
native of this county, and is a man of
unquestioned ability and integrity.
He was in the race for Circuit Cleric
four years ago, and made a creditable
showing. In the event of his election,
we feel safe in saying tHatthe business
of the office would be well cared for.
We do not need money ourselves*
but the fellow’s we owe want us tt»
pay. Pay your subscription and help
the other fellow out.