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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, April 27, 1906.
Vol. 6. No. 18
PROMINENT CITIZEN PASSES AWAY
Judge Wilson Died Saturday at
Sulphur Rock—-Other hap
penings Briefly Related
Sulphur Rock, April 25.—Judge
W. G. Wilson died at his home in
this city Saturday about 12:30
o’clock, after an illness extending
over two years.
Judge Wilson was one of the
oldest and best known citizens of
the county, having served as coun
ty judge for two terms, and filled
other positions of trust to the hon
or of himself and his constituents.
Funeral services were conducted
at the Methodist church Sunday
afternoon at 2:30 by Rev. C. H.
Newman, after which the inter
ment rook place at the city ceme
tery with Masonic honors.
ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATE
The Odd Fellows on Monday
.night initiated a class of 15 eandi
Mates, and the goat was complete
ly tired out by the time we were
through. We had a good attend
ance and several visiting brothers
from Newark. We will celebrate
the 87th Anniversary next Sun
day at the M. E. church at 11
•o’clock. Rev. A. E. Horn will
preach on Odd Fellowship. The
members are requested to meet at
l'< o’clock, sharp. Members of
other lodges and the public gener
ally are cordially.invited.
BRIEF PERSONAL MENTION
Bob Wilkerson of Mobley was
in town Tuesday.
\V. C. Caldwell has been on the
«ick list this week.
Hula Moore was down from
Batesville Sunday.
Rev. A. E. Horn of Conven
ience was in town Monday.
J. 1>. Polk went to Batesville
Monday to spend a few days.
L. H. Pascoe of Batesville was
visiting home folks here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hearing of
Newark were visiting in this city
Sunday.
\\\ H. Saffel of Strawberry
was visiting friends here the lirst
of the week.
.John Lindsey of Newport spent
several days here visiting the fam
ily of .1. P. Sink.
Rev. Mr. Camble of Cushman
preached at the Baptist church
here Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Martin and
family of Newark were visiting
here Sunday afternoon.
John Sims, a prosperous mer
chant of Sharp was in town Tues
day with a h.ad of produce.
Prof. Dave Sturdivant, who has
just closed a successful school at
Elmo, was in town Monday.
Mrs. Fannie Holcomb of Bowie,
Texas, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
N. A. Carter, for a few days.
Rev. J. L. Keener ofBerryville
and Rev. C. W. Burks of Menu
conducted services at the Gap Sun
day. They went from here to
Batesville.
We are in the mower and rake
business to stay and would be
pleased to show the Ideal Deering,
the lightest running machine on
earth. (). L. Hoover & Co., Sul
phur Rock, Ark.
books: books:: books:::
The very latest by the best au
thors. 10c to £1.50 at Gibson’s.
OFFICIAL VOTE NOT ANNOUNCED
It is Claimed, However, That Gov
ernor Davis’ Majority Over
Senator Berry is 14,000
While no announcement of the
official vote in the Democratic pri
mary on March 28 has been made
by the State Secretary John H.
Page, some of the counties failing
to send in reports as yet, it is
known that the complete figures
show approximately 14,000 major
ity for Governor Davis over Sen
ator Berry. Subject to perhaps a
few minor corrections, the margin
for Governor Davis is placed at
14,119. The vote in all the coun
ties of the state is known, but the
failure of some counties to send
official abstracts to the state capi
tal has delayed formal and official
announcement of the final fig
ures.
According to the claims of the
Davis adherents, if the popular
vote of the state in the primary
did not determine the contest, and
the vote were gauged by the vote
of the counties and the senatorial
districts separately, Davis would
have 91 and Berry 42 votes in the
Legislature. There are 35 sena
tors and LOU representatives, and
the majority on joint ballot is OS,
which is the number necessary to
elect a United States Senator.
This estimate is independent of
the personal preferences of the
legislative nominees. It is said
by many who made inquiry that a
majority of the legislative nomi
nees were not for Davis in the re
cent primary.
DAVIS MEN CLAIM CONVENTION
The Davis men claim that they
captured the state convention
when the county delegations were
elected recently. According to
their figures, the Davis vote in the I
convention will be .‘>51, leaving
only 161 for Berry. The number
necessary is 257, being a majority.!
The Davis estimates and claims,
however, are based upon the as
sumption that the pro-Davis dele-;
gatidns from the half dozen con- j
testing counties will be seated.
Control of the state convention,
which opens at Hot Springs on
June 5, means much. The per
sonnel of the state organization
for the next two years will be!
designated by the convention, and !
the plans for the primary of 1908,
at which the contest for Senator
Clarke's toga will be determined,
will be mapped out.
Who the Davis men will put I
forward for chairman of the state j
committee has not .vet been an
nounced. (). B. Gordon of Pres
cott is the chairman at present, i
It is believed his name will not go
before the convention in dune fori
re election, in which event there]
are many who would not be sur !
prised to see Secretary John H.
Page pushed for the place.
Various leaders are mentioned
■ for the chairmanship of the con
vention. Judge J. II. Evans of
Booneville is considered a proba
bility in that connection.
SCHOOL FURNITURE.
School directors are reminded
; that Craig & Henderson of New
ark still handle school furniture
and apparatus of all kinds, and are
prepared to sell tirst-elass goods at
low prices. If you expect to buy
anything in their line see or write
to them and you will have prompt
! attention.
The Woodmen will observe
their anBual Memorial Day the
fourth Sunday in May.
Mrs. W. F. Adams left Wed
nesday night for Sulphur Springs,
Tex., to spend the summer.
Mrs. Amanda Brown of Black
Rock has our thanks for a wheel
of commerce on subscription.
Craig & Henderson have sold
the latter’s big farm near Paro
quet to E. J. Knuth of Minnesota.
doe B. Polk of Sulphur Rock
was in town Wednesday, en route
home from a trip to Arkansas City
and other points down the river.
W. H. Hal let, Iron Mountain
assistant claim agent, was in town
Wednesday, adjusting someclaims
against the company for stock
killed.
Alvord Hugg, who has been
employed for sometime as assistant
to Agent F. C. Hoyt at the depot,
has gone to Gabon, La., where he
has been appointed agent and op
erator for the Iron Mountain.
The Woodmen will unveil the
monuments erected in the Blue
Springs cemetery to the memory
of the late Sovs. ,]. T. Miller and
J. T. Barksdale, on the second
Sunday in May at three o’clock,
p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. K. W. Magness!
arrived home yesterday morning
from Black Rock and Povvhattan.
They were called to the latter
place to testify in a case in the
probate conrt instituted by Mrs.
Judkins, who is one of the heirs
and beneficiaries, to set aside the
will of the late Dr. J. H. Myers.
KETCH EM-WILLIAMSON.
Jas. B. Ketchem and Miss Imo
gene Williamson were quietly
married Wednesday afternoon at
three o’clock at the home of the
bride’s sister, Mrs. R. T. Magness,
in this city, Squire J, T. Tharp i
officiating.
T he groom is an excellent young
man of more than ordinary busi
ness ability, who came here about
a year and a half ago from Little
Rock, lie holds a position as
manager for the Newark Drug
Co., and has made many friends
here. The bride is the beauti
ful and accomplished daughter of
the late Dr. J. A. Williamson.
The Journal most heartily joins
their many friends in extending
congratulations and good wishes.
RESIDENCE BURNED
E. M. Edgar’s residence was
destroyed by fire about two o’clock
Wednesday morning.
A large number of people turn
ed out when the alarm of fire was
given, but a considerable breeze
was blowing at the time and it was
impossible to check the flames.
But little of the household effects
were saved.
The total loss is about $700; in
surance $450. It is not known
how the fire originated.
For sale—Three nice residence
lots in the north part of town.
Apply to Craig & Henderson.
GROWERS TO MEET THE SPINNERS
Hen Who Grow Cotton to Hold
Conference With Those
WhoMake it into Cloth
Notices are being sent out from j
the headquarters of the Arkansas !
division of the Southern Cotton |
Association, telling of a confer
ence between cotton growers and i
cotton manufacturers to he held i
May 1 and 'i at Washington. The j
notices are being mailed to each
district organizer, and these or
ganizers will send out notices to
the cotton growers that any so de
siring may attend. President II.
Jordan of the national association
will he in attendance and will
name a committee to confer with
a committee from the manufac
turers relative to an understanding
regaiding the production, hand- i
ling and marketing of cotton.
At the morning session of the
second day the marketing of cot-1
ton will be discussed. Warehous
es, stability of price and relations
between growers and manufac- j
turers will be discussed. At the j
afternoon session census bureau j
reports, agricultural department
reports, uniform weight of bales,
foreign statistics and speculation |
will be discussed.
President Burnett of the Arkan
sas division expects to attend this
meeting, lie expects to have sev
eral prominent growers and cot
ton dealers from this state attend
the meeting with him.
The sessions will be held at the
New Willard hotel at Washington
and will be the first meeting of
this character ever arranged.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES.
Ira Summers attended church
at Hopewell Sunday.
A. 1\ Yates left Friday for Ten- :
nesee to visit his parents.
Rev. J. L. Brown will preach j
at this place next Sunday.
We had a large attendance at
our Sunday school Sunday.
Phenander Ball passed through
here Saturday en route to Dota.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Moore
made a business'trip to Batesville
Tuesday.
Misses Unie and Nellie Church
ill visited Miss Laura Nuckolls
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Pink Lance, of
Hazel Grove, were trading here
Saturday.
Several of the Masons attended
the funeral of -fudge Wilson at
Sulphur Rock Sunday.
Misses Wilma Lane and Nellie
Churchill were the guests of Mrs.
Luella Bray Monday night.
Mrs. Pink Lance sold to the
firm of Churchill & Yates eighty
four dozen eggs last Saturday.
BIG FIRE AT LITTLE ROCK
Fire in Little Hock Tuesday af
ternoon which originated in a barn
in the rear of the residence of C.
C. Beauchamp, completely de
| stroyed nine residences, eleven
I outhouses and the pavillion, box
| office and a large part of the fence
at (flenwood park and damaged
more or less twenty-six residences
and ten outhouses. The estimat
ed loss is between $25,000 and
$30,000, and the insurance will
amount to about half of this sum.
The fire was started by a lad
four years old who was playing
with matches in the Beancham
barn.
AMENDMENT NO, 3 DECLARED VOID
The Governor No Longer Has
Lower to Fill Y'acancies in
Office by Appointment
Speaking through Chief Justice
Joseph M. Hill, the Supreme
court of Arkansas has declared
void amendment No. 3 to tiie con
stitution of the state.
The court of final resort thus
affirms the decision of Circuit
Judge A. R. Crace, before whom
the proceedings were brought in
Lincoln county to test the validity
of this amendment, which empow
ered the governor to till vacancies
in public offices by appointment.
The vital question was whether
the amendment is properly a part"
of the constitution, not having re
ceived a majority of the votes
cast in the election, although it re
ceived a majority of those cast on
this particular question.
The decision furnishes a preced
ent under which two other amend
ments to the constitution may be
declared null and void when they
are brought before the courts for
decision.
The other amendments which
will be affected by the decision
are, amendmendment No. 2, mak
ing it necessary for a voter to
have a poll tax receipt, and amend
ment No. 7, providing that the
members of the General Assembly
shall receive such pay and mile
age as may be fixed by law.
The poll tax amendment has al*
ready been declared invalid by
Judge JacobTrieber of the feder
al court, but his decision could
have no effect upon the state elec
tions, and the amendment will re
main in force until it is declared
invalid by the state supreme
court.
EFFECT OF THE DECISION
The Gazette says that the action
of the supreme court lias given
rise to much speculation around
the state capital as to the effect on
those now lidding office under ap
pointment from the governor. It
is agreed that the official acts of
these appointees up to the present
time, will be valid, and the only
question is regarded to be their
status in the future.
Attorney General Rogers holds
that the appointees will remain in
office until some steps are taken to
remove them, regardless of the
i decision of the court, and that
: their acts will be valid.
ADAMS-McDONIEL.
Frank Adams and Miss Exie
McDoniel were married at the
home of the bride’s mother, Mrs.
Etta McDoniel, in this city, Wed
nesday afternoon at 3:10 o'clock,
| Squire J. T. Tharp performing
the ceremony.
They are prominent and well
known young people and have the
best wishes of a large circle of
friends, among whom The Jour
nal desires to be included.
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THE THIRD JUDICIAL VOTE.
The total vote of the various
counties comprising the Third ju
dicial district foots up as follows
for the candidates for circuit judge
and prosecuting attorney.
Circuit judge—Fulkerson, 2,855
| Scarborough, Butler, 1180
Yancey, 1,113.
Prosecuting attorney—Jeffery.
! 2.3*23; Casey, 1601, Erwin, 1001;
HUikouse, 02.3; Gray, 7>-0.
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