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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, September 20, 1907
Vo!. 7. No. 39
REV. J, F. JERNIGAN A BUSY MAN
Has Just Closed Fifth Rrevival
fleeting and Will Begin
Another Sunday
One of the busiest men and most
energetic workers perhaps in this
part of the state, is the Rev. Jas.
F. Jernigan, the Methodist pastor
on this circuit.
Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock
he will baptize a number of per
sons by emersion at or near the
old Galloway place on Dota creek.
Sunday at 11 a. m.. he will preach
at the Methodist church here: at
3:30 in the afternoon he goes to
Lebanon to preach and administer
church vows to some twenty-odd
persons who are to join the church
*. at that place. Then at 7:30 p. m.
he begins a revival meeting at the
church known as the Gap, near
Rutherford.
He is now just home from a two
weeks meeting at Lee’s Chapel,
where-108 were converted, -15 of
whom joined the Methodist church
and nine the Baptist church. The
Journal learns that during fhe
metting at Lee’s Chapel, and, in
fact, at all the meetings he has held
this .year, he has pursued the
same magnanimous, broad and
scriptural method which was
. used in the meeting here—ignored
denominational lines and received
names for all the churches, M. E.
Moore at MoorefieJd being ap
pointed custodian of the names to
be given the other churches there.
The meeting at Lee’s Chapel
was far reaching. The attendance
was unusall.v large and the order
was good. He was ably assisted
in the meeting by Rev. Dr. Dye
of Seircy who has so endeared
himself to the people of this en
tire end of the county. Dr. Dye
has labored six weeks in revival
meetings on this circuit, three at
Newark, two at Sulphur Rock and
one at Lee’s Chapel.
We learn from Rev. Jernigan
that, up to date, there has been
393 conversions on the circuit this
year and 255 accessions to the
Method is t church, lie says he
started'in for 500 cop versions on
the circuit and he will likely not
faril very *far short of that number,
as there is one more meeting yet
to be held—the Gap—which he
says he hopes to be the crowning
meeting of the year.
In the Lee’s Chapel neighbor
hood the converts were chiefly
young people ranging in years
from 12 to 20, among 'whom are
quite a number of most excellent
young men and ladies, and he re
ports that as to young, hopeful
material Lee’s Chapel stands
possibly at the top. Among these,
however, are quite a number of
older ones. He does not under
value any of the othei places, but
says that he sees wonderful things
for this honored old church, and
that it is now new Lee’s Chapel.
In addition to the able assistance
rendered by Dr. Dye, Rev. Edwin
Forrest of Bafcesville did a week’s
good work in the meeting.
CONTROLLING COTTON
It is unquestionably true that
the Farmers’ Union and the
Southern Cotton Association have 1
done good work in maintaining
the price of cotton, yet we believe
that more compact organization is
needed in the matter of withhold
ing cotton from the market, and
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in enabling “distressed cotton” to
keep off the market. This organi
zation should be such as to with
draw from the market a certain
percentage of cotton in each coun
ty, and yet to enable the owners
to meet pressing obligations.—
Farm and Ranch.
TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS
If your district needs desks,
blackboards or school furniture of
any kind, call and get my prices.
I handle the best desk made and
can make prices as low as the
lowest. A. A. Henderson. New
ark, Ark.
WEEKS DOINGS AT SULPHUR ROCK
Short Items of Interest Picked Up
at the fletropolis of White
River Township.
Sulphur Rock, Sept. 17.—Burk
Wright has bought Mrs. Bulling
ton’s residence and she has bought
Ben Keeney’s. Property in Sul
phur Rock continues to change
hands and advance in price.
A card from E. M. Gibson who
left Magness on the loth of Aug
ust for Comanche county, Okla
homa, states that he has reached
his journey’s end.
Misses Maud Sink and Eria
Latimer went to Grand Glaize last
Friday to visit Miss Myrtle Sink
who is teaching at that place.
Misses Rogers and Holmes came
down from ijatesville last week
and spent several days visiting
Mrs. Chas. Wright.
Miss Ella Barnwell came down
from Batesviile Tuesday to visit
her grand father, Dr. H. W.
Vaughan.
Newell Gossett came in Tuesday
from Kennett, Mo., to visit his
grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Gossett.
Victor Williams came down
from Cord Friday to visit relatives.
He went to Batesviile Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mosby of
Batesviile spent Sunday night
with Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Knox.
Misses Nettie Bevens and Rina
Cunninghan visited at Charlotte
Tuesday.
A. D. Engles is sick with slow
fever at his home three miles east
of town.
Will Gennings now occupies the
Methodist parsonage.
J. W. Crigler was down from
Charlotte Tuesday.
J. P. Sink went to Newark
Monday.
Tom Morris moved to town
Monday.
KILLED BY A flULE
Mammoth Spring, Sept. 16.—
Abner Hargis, Sr., who was found
lying in his stable a few days ago
in an unconscious condition, died
yesterday morning, from the ef
fects, not of paralysis, as at first
supposed, but from the kicks of a
mule. The prints of the mule’s
feet were discovered on his back
after his death.
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COUNTY UNION HEETING
The Independence County
Union F. E. & C. U. of A., will
meet at Alderbrook on Friday and
Saturday, September 27 and 28,
1907. Officers for the ensuing
year will be elected at this meet
ing and all locals should send their
full quota of delegates.
W. D. Bullington, Sec.
DISTRICT UNION MEETING AT ELMO
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Important fleeting to be Held at
Elmo the First Saturday
in October
Elmo, Sept. IT.—The South
eastern District Union of Indepen
dence county will meet with Elmo
Local Union No. 831 the first Sat
urday in October, and all locals
are requested to send delegates as
there is some very important busi
ness to be brought before the
meeting which must be attended
to at this meeting. The meeting
will be called to order at 9 o’clock
a. m. and there will be dinner on
the ground. This is expected to
be the greatest meeting that we
have ever had, and there will be
a mass meeting at night. The
speakers are as follows: «T. F.
McCuistion, who speaks on the
“present Tenant System:” Rev.
Willis Pate on the “Mortgage and
Credit System;” C. W. Watson
on “How to Buy and How to Sell;”
and Dr. Scroggins on “Education
al Factors of the Union.” Every
body is invited to come and hear
the speaking, most especially the
non union people.
\V. N. Fortenberky,
Secretary-Treasurer.
INSTANT DEATH UNDER WHEELS
O. L. House, a Former Citizen of
This Place, Killed bv Train
rtprgan, T^as.
The following from Temple,
Tex., Tribune tells cf the horrible
death of a former citizen of this
community, which occured at
Morgan, Tex., on Thursday of
last week.
“With a crashing of bones, and
tearing of flesh and sinew, the life
of O. L. House, a freight brake
man in the employ of the Santa
Fe railroad was almost in the
twinkling of an eye, snufled out,
Thursday at Morgan, resulting
from his falling between two cars
of a moving freight train.
“The accident, it is stated, was
caused by the trainman losing his
balance while standing on top of a
car near the end; falling between
the cars to the rails. The heavy
wheels had passed over his body,
before he could extricate himself,
or help could reach him.
“From the chest downward, the
body of the unfortunate man was
ground almost to a pulp; and he
was dead by the time his train
mates reached him, after the
train had been brought to a stand
still.
“The remains were received here
on the southbound Santa Fe pas
senger train, and taken in charge
by the Wright Undertaking Co.,
and prepared for burial.
“Funeral services were held
this morning at 10 o’clock, at the
late residence, No. 118 North Thir
teenth street, in charge of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, of which Order the deceased
was a member.
“The deceased was about thirty
years of age; and had been work
ing in the train service of that
railroad one year. A widow and
two young children survive him.”
PRAISE FOR NEWARK
To The Newark Journal:
Muskogee, I. T., Sept. 10.—1
trust you will allow me space in
your paper to thank the many
good people of the Queen City of
Arkansas, familiarly known as
Newark, for their(kindness to my
self and little Vivian during our
recent much-enjo.ved visit among
them. It takes Newark people to
make anyone know how to feel at
home.
1 learn from The Journal that
there has been a death in your
town since 1 left, and a mother has
had to give up, in tears and pain,
one of the treasurers she most did
love. She should remember that
she shall lind them all again in the
fields of light above. Only where
Christ brings his cross does lie
bring his presence, and where He
is, none are desolate. Let us look
only upon the side of the clouds
turned toward Heaven.
Hoping to be remembered in
your prayer meetings, and with
love to all, I remain, your friend,
Attik Jordan.
STATE HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD
Perns of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers
The canning factory at Gassvllle
has shipped two cars of tomatoes
this season.
Twent.v-four candidates for of
fice have announced in the papers
in Randolph county. There are
ten candidates for sheriff.
Abner Hargis, a wealthy farmer
living near Mammoth Spring, was
found in an unconscious condition
in his barn Friday, as the result of
a stroke of paralysis.
A Mr. Strickler, living near
Hunter in Woodruff county, has
TO acres in rice this year which is
said to be fine, and will yield be
tween 75 and 100 bushels per acre.
John Bruce, who lives near
Cauthron, was shot while riding
along the road near his home re
cently by some one concealed in a
cornfield. Four shot took effect
in his arm.
R. H. Seagraves and J. T. .lack
son killed a large elk near Lima,
in Randolph county, a few days
ago. The animal was a buck,
weighing about 800 pounds, and
was the first seen in Randolph
county in many years.
It is estimated that Benton coun
ty will ship to northern markets
this year about 2,000 cars of ap
ples. The canning factories will
can between 10,000 and 12,000
barrels. It is believed $1,000,000
will be realized by the orchardists
from the present crop.
FOUND DEAD
Eldon Harlan was found dead in
his room at the City Hotel, Satur
day morning about 8:30. He,
with a companion, had been sleep
ing there for 3 or 4 days. They
went to bed as usual Friday night
and Eldon died sometime during
the night.
They had been drinking and it
is said that Eldon took an over
dose of cocaine to induce sleep.—
Newport Democrat.
WAREHOUSE AT NEWPORT
The contract for the construc
tion of the Farmers Union ware
house at Newport has been award
ed to William Bengal of that place.
The contract price is $3,100. This
includes nothing but the ware
house building proper and oilice
in one corner of the building. All
platforms, scales and oilice and
warehouse supplies of every kind
in addition will bring the cost up
to about $4,500.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Notary work of all kinds done
in a careful and correct manner by
A. A. Henderson at the Merchants
and Planters Bank.
WEEKS HAPPENINGS IN OIL TROUGH1
Some Newsy Items of Interest
From the Fertile Valley
Across the White
Oil Trough, Sept. 16.—For the
benefit of some few people who
can read, but can’t understand
' when they do read, or else don’t
tr.V to, your correspondent desires
I to make the following statement:
It was stated in t|ie items from
j this place some time ago that cot
iton in this neighborhood would
: make about a half a bale per acre.
iSome thought it would at that
time, or at least that is what
several said in speaking of their
crop, and the writer had heard
some remark that they believe'd
they might make more than that,
but if we don’t make fifty pounds
per acre the writer is not respon
sible for that, for as we all know,
I talking of what cotton wiil make
is merely guess work. And again,
i when one reads the locals from
Oil Trough he should remember
that it means in the neighborhood
of the Oil Trough postoffice, and
not Oil Trough bottom by any
means, for Oil Trough bottom
covers a good deal of territory anti
is something like fifteen miles
long, ajid six miles wide. Now
we will make you a guess on tho
cotton crop, as we have seen most
of the crops in the bottom in tha
last month. Oar guess is one
fourth of a crop, and we don’t
claim a bale per acre • as a crop.
Corn will make about one-fifth of
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a crop.
The Odd Fellows held a very
pleasant meeting Saturday night.
It is to be hoped that more mem
bers will be present at the next
meeting, as there is some business
of importance which demands their
attention.
Revs. Way man and Thrasher
began a protracted meeting hero
Sunday, which is being largely
attended. The meeting will con
tinue all week and promises to be
a great meeting.
Mrs. S. A. Pearce and little
grandchildren, of Batesville, are
visiting relatives here this week.
.1. C. McGuire came down froiu
Batesville la<t week to spend a
few days looking after business.
Chester Churchill has sold out
here and says he is going to work
for the railroad company.
Some commenced to pick cotton
Monday, and picking will begin
generally next week.
C. B. Kent will move back her®
this week from the bead of tha
bottoms.
A. M. Edgar of Newark wat*
looking after business here Wed
nesday.
R. C. Adams sold a fine pair of
horses in Newport last week for
$300.
Miss Mary Outlaw went to New
ark Monday to do some shopping.
James Nichols made a business
trip to Salado Monday.
R. B. Adams of Newark visited
relatives here Sunday.
R. D. Pridmore had business at
Newark Monday.
James Stephens has sick folks at
his house.
Chas. Wasson went to Newport
Sunday.
W. R. Pasley is reported quite*
sick.