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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, August 8, 1913
Vol. 13, No. 18
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SHOW PROGRESS
Attendance Shows Harked In
crease But Otherwise Prog
ress is Slight
County Examiner Sidney Pick
ens has completed the annual sta
tistical report of the schools of In
dependence courrfy.
The report shows a slight in
crease in the scholastic population
of the county, and shows some
progress in school interests, but a
careful study of the report shows
that there is yet room for and
need of a vast improvement in
the schools of our county.
His report shows that there is a
total of 8,972 persons of school
age in the county, 8,462 white,
and 510 colored. This is an in
crease of 99 over last year.
There are 99 school districts in
the county, and the enrollment for
the year ending June 50 was 6,
701, an increase of 195 over last
year.
The best showing made is in the
average attendance, which shows
a marked increase, and is worthy
of commendation. The average at
tendance for the year just closed
was 4,491, an increase of 413 over
the preceding year.
The average length of term was
1171 days, an increase of nearly
four days over last year.
One hundred and forty - six
teachers were employed in the
schools of the countv in the year
just closed. Of these, six held state
and professional certificates, 51
held first grade certificates, 50
held second grade certificates, and
40 held third grade certificates.
First grade teachers were paid an
average salary of $51 per month,
second grade teachers were paid
$11 per month, and third grade
teachers were paid $39 per month.
There are 115 School houses in
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built last year at a cost of $2,260.
The value of all school property in
the county is $109,772.
The teachers of the county were
paid $42,323.51 last year, while the
whole amount spent in support of
the schools was $55,237.04.
COUNCIL GRANTS
LIGHT FRANCHISE
Wort; of Erecting Plant, it is Said
Will Begin Within
Short Time
The town council at its meeting
last Monday night passed an ordi
nance granting to L. P. and W. J.
Caldwell an electric light franchise
in Newark for the period of 50
years.
W. J. Caldwell informs The
Journal that practically all the
material for the piant has already
been purchased.
The engine, which was bought
in New York, is expected to arrive
within the next two weeks, and
the other machinery and material
will be here in a few days, accord
ing to Mr. Caldwell’s statement to
The Journal.
They expect to begin work on
the plant as soon as the machinery
and other material arrives, and ex
pect to have it ready for operation
some time in the early fall.
REVIVAL AT MAONESS
Rev. W. F. Lemmons, of Tyler,
Tex., is in an interesting meeting
at Magness for the Church of
Christ. The attendance is large
and the int erest fine. Eld. Lem
mons is a native of this state, hav
ing been raised at Pocahontas.
His subjects will be as follows:
Saturday night, “The Sin against
the Holy Spirit;” Sunday at 11,
“Types and Antetypes;” Sunday
night, “How God opened Lydia’s
Heart.” Monday and Tuesday
nights he will deliver lectures on
Epochs in Church History— the
Reformation, and the Millennium.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend each service.
SOME FINE PEACHES
W. L. Porter and H. A. Gire
spent Sunday at O’Neal, and
brought back from Mr. Porter’s
orchard near that place, the finest
Elberta peaches ever seen in New
ark. Some of them measured
more than 11 inches in circumfer
ence and weighed nearly a pound.
He will have some of them pre
served in alcohol and exhibited at
the State Fair this fall.
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S. D. Hailey, a good citizen of
the Dota neighborhood, was in
town on business yesterday.
W. W. Hartsfield has returned
from Batesville where he has just
completed the erection of a nice
residence for VV. B. Knight.
Mrs. H. C. Long has returned
to her home at Heber Springs,
after a pleasant visit here with
Mr. and Mrs. R. K. McHenry.
Cal Lane and son, Elmer, left
Sunday for their home in Boone
county, after a pleasant visit here
with Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Lane.
Miss Hattie Rodgers returned!
Saturday from Bethesda where j
she attended the meeting of the
County Sunday School Association.
J. L. Mayhan,who is in the rail
way mail service, came in Monday
night on sick leave and will prob
ably be at home for several weeks.
T. H. Dearing is preparing to
build an additional story to his
residence and will begin placing
material on the ground in a few
days.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Edwards
and daughter, Miss Hazel, are ex
pected to arrive home today (Fri
day) from a tour of Colorado and
Utah.
A fine son was born to Mr. and
Mrs. C. S. Adams of Batesville
last Sunday. Mrs. Adams was
formerly Miss Bess Arnold of this
place.
Mrs. A. A. Henderson arrived
home Tuesday night from Sebring,
Fla., where she spent a few
months with her daughter, Mrs. J.
13. Brown.
Mrs. G. W. Coe and children,
Tom and Miss Oma, left Friday
for their home at MusKogee.Okla.,
after a pleasant visit here with Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Barnes.
Marion Horn and sons, Elisha
and Charley, have returned to
their home at Clarkton, Mo., after
,a pleasant visit here with his par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Horn.
Capt. and Mrs. Emery and
daughter, Miss Hazel, of the Salva
tion Army, are spending the week
in Newark, and are assisting Rev.
M. B. Umsted in the revival meet
ing at the Methodist church.
Cashier E. B. Chesser of the
First National Bank has purchas
ed Estes Kinman’s residence, in
the western part of town. Mr.
and Mrs. Kinman will occupy their
residence near the Methodist
church.
W. E. Lee left Sunday night for
Cotton Plant where he has accept
ed a position with a large mercan
tile establishment. Mrs. Lee will
join him there in a few weeks.
Their many friends here regret to
see them leave Newark.
Twins, a boy and a girl, were
born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs.
John Rodgers. The two weighed
fifteen pounds and both are fine
healthy youngsters. They were
christened Virgil and Virginia, for
Dr. V. L. Pascoe and wife.
Th-psr-h* Y'otiilg *t3f
Batesville spent a few hours in
town Saturday en route home
from Alicia, where he had been
to secure the necessary data to
submit a bid on the construction
of a fine new school building.
During his recent trip to Texas,
R. T. Herrington visited a number
of former citizens of this county.
He says Lynn Buck, who former
i ly lived at Newark, has bought a
fine farm near Cooper, Tex., and
is doing well. While on the trip
Mr. Herrington visited his sister, I
Mrs. M. A. Johnson, near Cooper.1
Mrs. Johnson, who is only H7 years
old, has 14 children, 64grandchild
ren and seven great grandchildren.
Strayed.—From logging camp
near Cord, one light bay mare
mule, about 14 hands high, fresh
shod all around. Reward for her
return or for information leading
to her recovery. S. B. Williams,
Paroquet, or Logan Saylors, New
ark.
For Sale.—1913 Model, Motor
Cycles and Motor Boats at bargain
prices, all makes, brand new ma
chines, on easy monthly payment
plan. Get our proposition before
buying or you will regret it; also
bargains in used motor cycles.
Write us today. Enclose stamp for
reply. Address Lock Box 11,Tren
ton, Mich. 16-10
GOOD ROADS PAY
FOR THEMSELVES
Instances Cited That Show Direct
Benefits That Result From
Building (iood Roads
The direct effect that changing
bad roads into good roads has up
on land value and the general
economic welfare of a community
is shown in several concrete illus
trations gathered by the U. S. De
partment of Agriculture. The De
partment has just issued a state
ment on the subject, based upon
information gathered by the Office
of Public Roads, w’hich is making a
special study of the economic ef
fect of road improvement in the
country. According to data gath
ered, where good roads replace
bad ones, the values of farm lands
bordering on the roads increase to
such an extent that the cost of
road improvement is equalized, if
not exceeded. The general land
values, as well as farm values,
show marked advances, following
the improvement of roads. Among
the illustrations cited by the De
partment are the following:
In Lee County, Virginia, a farm
er owned 100 acres between Ben
Hur and Jonesville, which he of
fered to sell for $1800. In 1908
this road was improved, and, al
though the farmer fought the im
provement, he has since refused
$3000 for his farm. Along this
same road a tract of 188 acres was
supposed to have been sold for
$6000. The purchaser refused the
contract, however, and the owner
threatened to sue him. After the
rood improvement, and without
any improvement upon the land,
the same farm was sold to the or
iginal purchaser for $9,000
In Jackson County, Alabama,
the people voted a bond issue of
$250,000 for road improvement
and improved 24 per cent of the
roads. The census of 1900 gives
the value of all farm lands in Jack
son county at $4.90 per acre. The
selling value at that time was
from $6 to $15 per acre. The cen
sus of 1910 places the value of all
farm lands in Jackson county at
$9.79 per acre, and the selling
price is now from $15 to $25 per
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As the roads in no way effect
soil fertility or quality of the farm,
advances are due essentially to
the decrease in the cost of hauling
produce to market or shipping
point. Farms are now regarded as
plants for the business of farming
and any reduction in their profits
through unnecessarily heavy costs
for hauling on bad roads naturally
reduces their capitalization into
values. With reduced costs for
hauling, profits are increased; with
the result that the farm shows
satisfactory earnings on a higher
capital value.
ARRANGE PROGRAM
FOR THE BIG PICNIC
Prominent Speaker* Secured For
Big Celebration at Newark
Next Week
The picnic committee held a
meeting Tuesday afternoon and
prepared the following program
for the speakers.
FIRST DAY
10 a. m. Welcome Address.—
F. C. Hoyt.
10:30 a. m. Address on Agri
culture.— C. W. Watson, state
agent.
2:30 p. m. Address on the Girls
Club Work. — Miss Mary Case,
county agent.
3:30 p. m. Old Fiddlers Contest
SECOND DAY
10:30 a. m. Animal Husbandry.
—S. S. Jordan, U. S. Department
of Agriculture.
2:30 p. m. Educational Address.
— Prof. — of Hendrix College.
3:30 p. m. Temperance Lecture.
—Hon. George Thornburg.
THIRD DAY
10:30 a. m. Roads and Road
Building.—Prof. L. E. Boykin, U.
S. Department of Public Roads.
2:30 p. m. What the State Uni
versity is Doing for the People of
Arkansas.—Prof. G. E. Riley of
the University.
3:30 p. m. Possibilities and Op
portunities of the Farm —John H.
Page, state commissioner of agri
culture.
The following were appointed
as a reception committee: J. I.
Sturdivant, E. H. Williamson, T.J.
Raney, J. F. Cossey, G. M. Fields,
G. 0. Magness and A. M. Edgar.
The following ladies were ap
pointed as matrons to look after
the needs of the ladies and girls on
the picnic grounds during the pic
nic: Mrs. J. I. Sturdivant, Mrs. I.
J. Matheny, Mrs. E. W. Magness,
Mrs. E. H. Williamson, Mrs. Mag
gie Tuggle, Mrs. C. J. Drennen,
Mrs. O. F. Craig and Mrs. F. C.
Hoyt.
HAILSTORH AT DOTA
There was quite a hailstorm
Wednesday afternoon in the Dota
neighborhood which did consider
able damage to crops. Fortunately
it covered only a narrow strip of
country from about Pete Fortune’s
down to about the McDoniel gin.
A heavy rain fell, also, which was
much needed, but the rain cover
ed only a small territory.
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HAYS TAKES OATH
FUTRELL RETIRES
Arkansas’ New Governor Sworn
in by Justice McCulloch
Wednesday Afternoon
Little Rock, Aug. 6.—Judge G
W. Hays of Camden, at 2 o’clock
this afternoon, took the oath as
governor before Chief Justice E.
A. McCulloch of the Arkansas su
preme court.
One hundred citizens of Camden
and Eldorado, headed by a band,
arrived on a special train at neon
and attended the inaugural cere
monies.
The returns of Mississippi and
Montgomery, the two counties
that had failed to file their official
returns, came in during the morn
ing, after which the state board of
election commissioners met and
declared the following result:
Hays, 53,634; Meyers, 16,812;
Murphy, 8,431; Webber, 4,378.
PREACHER IS ARRESTED
Christian Minister Charged With
Slander Arrested at Newport
Newport, Aug. 4. — Rev. Mr.
Mounts, a Christian minister who
has been holding protracted ser
vices at Elmo, was arrested by
Sheriff McCuiston at the Iron
Mountain depot here Monday
morning as he was preparing to
leave. The charge against the
minister was slander, preferred by
a Baptist minister at Bald Knob,
who had also been conducting a
meeting in Oil Trough. After the
arrest had been made Mr. Mounts
was taken to the sheriff’s office
and there turned over to a deputy
sheriff from Independence county,
who arriv ed soon after.
HARM FOR SALE
Good upland farm of 69 acres,
55 acres in cultivation, 21 miles
north of Newark, in good neigh
borhood, near church, school, R.
F. D. and on rural phone line.
Good four room box house, good
log barn, fine well water, small
orchard and plenty of timber for
home use. All under good fence,
and will be sold at a bargain. For
price inquire at The Journal office
or see owner, A. R. Watts.
W. O. W. PICNIC
The Oil Trough Woodmen will
have their annual picnic tomorrow
(Saturday) and it is expected that
a number of Newark Woodmen
and their families will attend.
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Look over this list and see what
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BUCK STOVES, CARTS, BUGGIES
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