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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July 31, 1914
Vol. 14, No. 17
REPUBLICANS HOLD
COUNTY CONVENTION
Two Candidates Placed in Field
and Party Will Centralize
Strength in their Behalf
The Republican County Conven
tion was held at Batesville last
Saturday. II. C. Wade was elect
ed chairman and A A. Webber
secretary of the convention.
Only two candidates for county
offices were nominated by the
convention. J. W. Scott, the
present county Judge, was nomi
nated for re-election, and H. C.
Scates of Pleasant Plains was
nominated for Sheriff. No other
candidates for county offices will
be placed in the held by the Re
publican party.
A new central committee was
chosen as follows:
Committeemen-at-large—I)r. J.
B. Roe of Newark; J. W. Scott,
Salado; W. G Ball, Cushman; W.
D. Johnson, Hutson; G. F. Cap
linger, Pleasant Plains; J. W.
Parse and Chas. F. Cole, Batesville;
W. P. Jackson, Charlotte; J. L.
Brown, Cushman; l). M. C. Kelley,
Oneal.
Committeemen for the various
townships were selected as fol
lows: Ashley, G. A. Baxter; Bar
ren, VV. A. Rose; Black River, W.
N. Osborne; Big Bottom, G. M.
Fields; Cushman, L. S. Starnes;
Dota, W. I). Builington; Fairview,
G D. Hall; Greenbrier, Isom Wor
thcn; Gainsboro, B. Vanemburg;
Jefferson, J. M. Smith; Liberty,
R. E Bickers; Logan, L. S. Cash;
Oil Trough, T. H. Henderson; Re
lief, VV. F. Grady; Rosie, R. 11.
Scott; Ruddell H. A. Bickers; Sal
ado, J. J. F'owler; Union, Robert
Wilson; White River, Sam Tuggle.
Committeemen for Christian,
Craig, Hill, Mapness Wycough and
Washington townships are yet to
be selected.
It is said that the county organ
ization will make a strong and
united effort to elect the two
nominees placed in the Held by
party in Saturday’s convention.
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l Doia Doings
Dota, July 28. Our school here
is moving along nicely under the
efficient management of Prof. \V.
M. Thompson as principal and
Miss Grace Page as assistant.
Singing at the school house Sun
day morning.
Miss Lottie Baker of Tupelo is
spending the week here very
pleasantly with her sister, Mrs.
Nora Brown.
Mrs. James Harreison has re
turned from Newark where she
visited her mother, Mrs. A. H.
Saylors, who has been quite sick
for some time.
Mrs. Lou Reeves left Wednes
day morning for her home in
Batesville, after an extended visit
with relatives here and at Cord.
Mrs. Addie Brogdon and little
daughter, Grace, arrived Tuesday
to spend some time here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Page.
Rev. Thompson filled his regular
appointment at the Presbyterian
church Saturday night and Sun
day.
Several from here attended the
County Sunday School Convention
at Desha Friday and Saturday.
They report a most delightful
time and the best convention held
in the county in many years.
Aunt Mary Churchill, widow of
Cncle Doc Churchill, died at her
home near here Monday evening.
She was a sweet Christian lady
■ and will be missed in her commu
nity. She leaves live children
who have the sympathy of the en
tire community. The remains
were interred at Hopewell ceme
tery, near Curd,Tuesday afternoon.
HARD TIMES
None of us know anything
about hard times. We’ve never
even had a taste. Our “grand
daddies” and our “daddies” lost
four crops in a civil war and came
home at its close and made a crop 1
on “clabber milk.” Stone County
Record.
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Mrs. Della Pool of Kansas City
is the guest of Dr and Mrs. T. N.
Rodman.
J. A. Page, one of the Dota
neighborhood’s best citizens was
in town on business yesterday.
Mrs. G. II. Matheny of Maxviile
spent Wednesday night in town,
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. 1. J.
Matheny.
If you appreciate good biscuits
go to J. H. Holderby’s and buy
your Hour. lie handles the best
flour in Newark.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Webb of
Westover, Tex., are spending a
few days here visiting Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Adams.
W. D. Hinson who has been op
erating a moving picture show
here for some time, will move his
show to McCrory in the near fu
ture.
Ben (lire who is pearling on
White river is reported to have
found a nice small pearl Wednes
day near the Lane ferry that is
worth about $100.
Dr. G. S. Saylors of this place
who recently graduated from the
University Medical College at Lit
tle Rock, has located at Floral for
the practice of his profession.
Work on the steel bridge across
Curia Creek in Black River town
ship is progressing nicely and the
contractors expect to have it com
pleted by the last of next week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Cost of
Jonesboro were in town Wednes
day to attend the funeral of his
neice, Mrs. Ida Holland. They re
turned to Jonesboro Wednesday
night.
For Sale. -26 acres fine second
bottom land about 2-V miles east of
Newark. '1 his land will be easy
to clear and is fine for cotton or
any sort of grass for meadow. R.
K. McHenry.
Mrs. Ida Holland died Tuesday
afternoon at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Jas. Luster at Dunuigton,
after a prolonged illness. The re
remains were buried at Blue
Springs cemetery Wednesday
afternoon.
For Sale. 40 acres bottom land
good for corn and hay; also 17}
acres good hill land 1' miles from
Cord; one four-year-old stallion,
one six-year-old mare and last
spring filley colt. R. L. Churchill
Cord, Ark.
Revs.E.C.Bryant, Geo Gilbreath
and Thos. Jordan are conduct-1
ing a revival meeting at Magness.
Much interest is being manifest
ed in the meeting and there had
been 10 professions up to Wed
nesday night.
Miss Willie Roe closed a very
successful private school last Fri
day. The pupils were given an
outing and picnic Friday in the
grove on the “Old Still Hill” just
east of town and the youngsters
enjoyed the day immensely.
The railroad company has add
ed seven extra men to the section
crew here, and Section Foreman
G. W. Keen will make an effort to
put the track in first class condi
tion before the heavy traffic of the
| fall and winter season begins.
Uncle John Aydelott was the
! only one to go from Newark tp
j the ’ Meadow Lake picnic near
Dunningffin last week. He re
ports a good time and a good
crowd both days. Everybody
seemed to have plenty of spend
ing money and he did well with
his stand.
I have made a business connec
tion with a national organization
which puts me in a position to sell
property throughout the United
States, Canada, Mexico and Cuba.
If you want to buy, or sell, see or
write to me. F. 0. Eller.
Miss Eila McDoniel left Tues
day morning for Booneville to
enter the State Tuberculosis San
itarium for treatment. Miss Ella
is one of the most popular young
ladies of Newark and her many
friends here hope for he^fcpeedy
recovery.
Prof. .J. W. Best of Cherry Val
ley is spending a few days in town
visiting his sister, Mrs. Bak
er and will go from here to Dota
to visit his brother, A. T. Best.
Prof. Best has been elected princi
pal of the high school at Wilson
for next ydar.
The Southern Cattlemen’s As
sociation will meet at Meridan,
Miss , August 12 C P. Vaughan
of this place, W. J. Waldrip of
Magness and M M. Rutherford of
Rutherford are members of the
association and will probably at
tend the meeting.
Mrs. T. H. Bearing and Mrs. B.
F. Adams left Tuesday for Boone
ville. to accompany their sister,
Miss Ella McDoniel to the State
Sanitarium. They will return by
way of Brinkley where they will
spend a few days visiting their
sister, Mrs. J. T. Foot.
Oscar Langley left Friday even
ing with his wife for Paragould
where she will be placed in a san
itarium for treatment. She has
been suffering for sometime from
an abdominal abcess and will be
operated upon as soon as she is in
condition to stand the operation.
In Squire Nuckolls’ court at
Newport Monday, Sam Meyers, a
good colored citizen of Newark
secured judgment against W. A.
Corley, the Newport pearl and
shell buyer, for $295, a balance al
leged to have been due Meyers on
a car of shells he sold to Corley
about a year ago.
In honor of her twelfth birthday
little Miss Ray Porter entertained
a few of her friends at the home
of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Porter Friday night. Dainty re
freshments were served and the
guest entertained in a royal man
ner, which were fully enjoyed by
her band of young and carefree
playmates.
SCHOOLS SHOW SUB
STANTIAL INCREASE
The annual school report of the
county examiner, which has just
been completed by Prof. Sidney
Pickens,J county examiner, shows
the following figures.
Total number white child
ren of schooi age _8,418
Total colored children_ 440
Enrollment for the year of
white children_6,443
Enrollment, colored_ 332
Average daily attendance,
white_4,267
Average daily attendance,
colored_ 241
White teachers employed ... 146
Colored teachers employed-. 7
The average length of school
terra of the entire county was 121
davs. There are lit school build
ings in the county, and the valu e
of the school property for the en
tire county, is $122,315. It cost
; $59,554 20, to run the schools o f
’the county last year. These fig
show a marked improvement over
the previous year.
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Charlotte, July 28 -A. N. Had
dock made a business trip to
Batesville Tuesday.
Rev. W. S. Storey began a re
vival meeting at the Methodist
church Sunday.
Duke Ward of Batesville spent
a few days here last week with
relatives.
Several from here attended the
Sunday School convention at De
sha last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kent and
little son visited relatives near
Sharp Saturday and Sunday.
S. M. Tuggle and Dr. W. J.
Long of Sulphur Rock were here
on business Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. C D. Nicholson
and children are visiting relatives
near Floral rhis week.
Mrs. G J Lindsey and daugh
ter Miss Esther Churchill visited
relatives near Cord last Tuesday.
Mrs. Wilma Baker, who has
been in the Tuberculosis Sanitar
ium at Booneville for some time,
returned home last week.
The Sulphur Rock and Charlotte
ball teams played a game of ball
here Saturday which resulted in
a score of 4 to 1 in favor of Sul
phur Rock.
S. S. CONVENTION
The Independence County Sun
day School Convention held at De
sha Friday and Saturday was w'ell
attended and is reported to have
been the most pleasant and profit
able meeting of its kind ever held
in the county.
Many of the most vital prob
lems of the Sunday school work
were discussed and suggestions
made for making the work more
effective.
Officers elected for ensuing year
are: C. D. Metcalf, president: A. L.
Dunlap, vice president: J. A. Page,
secretary; J. C. Fitzhugh, treasur
er.
The time and place for holding
the next meeting was left with the
executive committee.
FARM FOR SALE
Fifty acres good bottom land,45
acres in cultivation, on public road,
half mile from Arnold ferry; also
10 acres of land in Newark with
good five room house, good water
and orchard, only four blocks from
depot and five blocks from school
building. Walter Pascoe.
TO BEGIN WORK
ON EXPO BUILDING
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Governor Hays Finances Movement
To Construct Arkansas State
Building For Frisco Fair
A glowing tribute to the effi
cacy of newspaper publicity was
paid by Governor Geo. W. Hays in
announcing that the project of
erecting the Arkansas building at
the Panama Pacific Exposition
had been financed and that work
of constructing the building
would start before August 15. He
said:
“ Thanks to the public spirited
newspaper men of the state the
people are fast awakening to the
tremendous advantages which will
accrue to Arkansas through a
comprehensive adequate presenta
tion of her attractions, advantages
and resources, to the world at the
San Francisco exposition.
“Newspaper publicity is inform
ing the people of the state as to
what is being done and what is
necessary to be done in this and
other matters of public moment.
No other medium reaches the peo
ple like the newspaper; and it is
my firm belief that without the
earnest and intelligent co-opera
tion being shown by the press of
Arkansas that the difficulties at
tending the raising of the fund
required for the purpose of adver
tising Arkansas before the world
at this time would be well-nigh
insurmountable.”
Citizens of Little Rock and Hot
Springs have agreed to advance
their credit, so that $26,000 am
be borrowed to start work on the
building. The money will be bor
rowed at the hanks and the sign
ers gaurantee re payment. Four
thousand dollars- cash was collect
ed this week and the campaign
has just started.
YOUNG GETS CONTRACT
Contractor T. I. Young of
Batesville, who has erected a num
ber of good buildings in Newark,
has been awarded the contract for
the erection of a two-story brick
school building at Minturn. The
building is to cost $5,000 and work
will commence on it in a few days.
COLORED PICNIC
The colored people are prepar
ing to give a big picnic and cele
bration at Newark on Saturday
August 8.
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