The Newark Journal.
PUBLISHED IN THE FAMOUS WHITE RIVER COUNTRY. WHERE ALFALFA IS KING
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, November 26, 1609
Vol. 9. No. 33
C.L.MERIWETHER ASSAULTEl
Knocked in Head With Ax am
Robbed at Newport
C. L. Meriwether, a substan
tial farmer of HI mo, and a son o
Mr. and Mrs.George Meriwether
who reside a few miles north o
Newark, was assaulted by un
known parties at Newport Ihurs
day night and robbed of wha
money he had on his person.
He had been to Newport on bus
iness and left at a late hour to re
turn to his home near Elmo. Hi
team and wagon were ferried ac
cross the river about sundown,anc
as he had some other business t(
transact, the team was tied up anc
Mr. Meriwether returned tc
town. Finishing his business at i
late hour, he started for his home
about midnight. After crossing
the Irom Mountain road, en route
from the business section to the
ferry, he was assaulted, his assail
ant knocking him in the head vvitl
an ax. Ho, was delt a territiic blow
on the back of his head, breaking
the skull. Thinking him dead, hi?
assailants robbed him and dragged
his body some distance and placed
him upon the railroad track,think
in# an engine or train would soon
strike him and hide their dastardly
crime. Some time afterwards,
perhaps about 2 o’clock in the
morning, Mr. Meriwether was
found by some railroad men,whose
attention was attracted by hear
ing his groans.
He was immediately removed to
a hotel and medical aid summon
ed. It was found that his skull
was broken, and it was necessary
to preform an operation, a portion
of the skull being removed. He
was in a precarious condition for
some time and it was feared that
he could not live. However,
marked improvement was noted
in his condition Monday, andW'ed
nesday he was able to be removed
to his home.
Officers made an investigation
and tive negroes, Buford Smith,
Walter (iee, Onie Shine and Ar
nold McFareland, and a negro
woman, Fannie Perty, were ar
rested and placed in jail. An ax
besmeared with blood was found
near where the a^ault was com
mitted and was identified as be
longing to the woman.
The criminals secured only $15,
Mr. Meriwether fortunately hav
ing but little money upon his per
son at the time.
It was reported yesterday that
he was doing nicely and was able to
sit up a little.
> BAPTiST ASSOCIATION
I Pleasant and Proftable Heeting
Held at Forrest City
hditor The Journal: It was the
writer's pleasure to attend the re
• cent State Association of Mission
^ ar.v Baptists at Forrest City.
l he opening sermon was preach
■ ed by Rev. J. II. Milburn of Un
" ion City, Tenn. There was a
a large number of messengers
■ present from all parts of the state.
Permanent organization was ef
5 fected by electing W. R. Cross, a
• layman from Magnolia, as moder
l erato; Rev. J. II. Scarboro of
’ Magnolia as clerk, and Rev. J. L.
Rrown of Charlotte as assistant
1 moderator. I did not learn the
number of messengers present,
but we had a good attendance.
The report of the missionaries
showed that they had been busy
and had been successful.
The Orphans Home at Texar
I kana wan reported in goou shape.
About $3,000 was raised for the
Home during the past .year.
We had some splendid sermons
and speeches, but the rain on Sun
day interfered with the preaching
arrangements somewhat.
The town and its people enter
tained the visitors royally.
We had a grand temperance
rally Sunday evening, and the
work of the Anti-Saloon League
was highly commended. Senti
ment was overwhelmingly for
state-wide prohibition.
We meet next year at Sheri
dan. J. 1. Martin.
flAGNESS-TRAVIS
" -
B L. Magness and Miss Reba
Travis were quietly married at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. C. F. )live
ly at Sulphur Rock Sunday after
noon, Rev. 1 lively officiating.
They are excellent .\oung peo- i
pie, both being members of the]
oldest and best families in the,
county. The -Journal most heart
ily joins their many friends in ex
tending congratulations and good
1 wishes.
PASSENGER WRECK
Iron Mountain passenger train
No. 17, southbound, was derailed j
at Grand Glaize Monday morning.
Considerable damage was done to
the train and track, but only one
! mnn urao inllirnrl
LOOK HERE, HR. MAN
If you want to sell your farm
see the White River Land & In
vestment Co.
rmmgsMi
In pormiQg a
BanKing ConnectioQ
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it is good business policy to open
your account at a live, growing
bank — there are alwaye reasons
for constant growth.
• The reasons for our constantly
increasing business are: courte
ous and liberal treatment of our
patrons and a careful, prudential
management that conserves the
interests of our depositors, bespeaks
safety to the funds on deposit,
and stability to the bank.
• We extend to you a cordial in
- citation to call and open an account
* at this bank.
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MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK
Geo. L. Green, President
# Leslie R. Acton, Cashier
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Dr. C. E. Rice of Hazel Grove
was in town Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. L.R. Acton spent
Thanksgiving in Little Rock.
Postmaster T. M. Ilorrelson
spent Thanksgiving at Newport.
D. M.Troy, a good citizen of
Magness, was in town on business
yesterday.
Rev. das. F. Jernigan went out
to Dota yesterday to hold Thanks
giving services.
.1. I. Sturdivant and Mrs. Dove
Edwards went to Little Rock to
spend Thanksgiving.
Mrs. Mol lie Porter returned
Monday from a visit with her son,
J. E. Porter, of Memphis.
Magness Bros, have a full line
of furniture, picture frames, mat
ting, rugs and wall paper.
Headquarters for Santa Claus
at Magness Bros. A full line of
holiday goods are now arriving.
Mrs. Belle Grant came up from
Newport yesterday morning to
spend a few days visiting rela
tives.
Prof. O.T. Richardson and Miss
Yolena Hogue spent Wednesday
night at Newport and heard Cole
Younger lecture.
Magness Bros, are m iking cut
prices on all lines of dry goods,
gents furnishings, shoes, hats,
caps and millinery.
The Newark High School foot
ball team went up to Batesville
yesterday morning for a game
with the Batesville High School.
Quite a number of Newark cit
izens went to Newport Wednes
day night to hear the lecture by
Cole Younger, the noted ex-ban
dit.
Mrs. E. W. Magness left Wed
nesday for Little Rock to spend
Thanksgiving with her son. Pink
Moore, who is attending medical
college.
Rev. C. F. 1 lively will preach
Saturday night and Sunday after
noon at Mount Hermon. He will
preach at Charlotte Sunday at 11
and at night.
Thanksgiving was not very gen
erally observed in Newark yester
day. Only a few of the business
houses closed, and there was no
services at any of the churches.
The store that thinks it worth
_i.a. :
1IIIV vw iiniic ,yuu, CHILI tuc
invitation hearty and cordial—
that’s the store you should buy
from. Look over the ads in The
.Journal and see who invites you
to their store.
The \V. O. W. camp has receiv
ed the necessary cant hooks,
chains, gluts and other parapher
nalia for conferring the Morning
Degree, and a special meeting will
be held next Tuese&y night for
work in this degree.
All parties who are indebted to
us will please come in and settle
at once, as G. O. Magness will gc
out of business January 1, 1910,
and we want all claims settled by
December 25th, or not later than
January 1st, 1910. .Magness Bros.
The BatesviHe High School
basketball team came down yester
day for a game with the Newark
High School team. The game
took place on the school campus
■ yesterday afternoon, but The
I Journal went to press too early t<
i get the result of the game.
MASQUERADE PARTY
The beautiful home of Dr. anc
I Mrs. L. G. Poe was the scene of a
most delightful and pleasant mas
querade party Friday night. The
home was beautifully and artistic
ally decorated in ferns, chrysan
themums and cut flowers. Quite
a large number of young people
were present. All were masked,
and the merry jest, wit and humor
added merriment to the occasion.
Quite number of games were en
;gaged in, and in the Arkansas
towns contest Fred Filer won first
prize. Morg Magness won the
prize in the Thanksgiving contest,
and Paul Hogue won in the apple
i contest.
Punch was served throughout
the evening by little Misses Kate
Martin and Hazel Edwards.
Elegant refreshments were serv
ed at 10 o'clock.
Mrs. Poe was assisted in receiv
! ing and entertaining by Mrs. C. ]
M. Edwards, Mrs. J. P. Magness
and Miss Lenora Dudley.
The guests departed at a late
hour, after many assurances of a
most pleasant evening, feeling
| that they had never been more
delightfully entertained.
WILL DUGGER DEAD
Will Dugger died at his home;
north of Newark early Friday
morning. lie and some other
members of the family had attend
ed a song service at a neighbor’s
house Thursday night, and just af
ter returning home he stepped out
into the yard for some purpose,
when he suddenly staggered and
fell, and was unable to get into
the house without assistance, lie
complained of a severe pain in the
head just above his right eye, and
in a short time lapsed into uncon
sciousness and died about 4 o’clock
Friday morning.
THE TELEPHONE
Think what a convenience it is
on the farm; just ring the bell and
talk to neighbors, doctor, or your
merchant in the city: transact
business, order goods, get market
! reports, sell your corn and cotton
at the right time. All these ad
vantages you can have at a very
small cost.
Newark Tklei’hone Co.
COMPLIMENTS THE JOURNAL
Newport, Ark., Nov. 2d, 1909
Editor The Newark Journal:
Dear Sir:-You may insert our
advertisement in this week’s pa
per, same as last issue. We wish
to compliment you on the way you
set up this add. We think it
would do credit, to any paper.
Wolff-Goldman Mkkc. Co.
BOX SUPPER AT LOGAN
There will be a box supper at
Logan church Saturday night,
November 27, the proceeds to be
used to pay the indebtedness on
the house. Old ladies, young la
dies and girls, come and bring a
1 box, and let’s make it a grand
success and help the church all we
can. _ Pastor.
MAIL CARRIER ARRESTED
Joe Kent, the sixteen-year-old
mail carrier from Cushman to
Evening Shade, has been arrested
by Deputy U. S. Marshall A. A. .
Webber and lodged in jail at Bates
ville pending an investigation. He
is charged with having stolen a
package of jewelery from the
mails.
MRS A. Z. BAILEY DEAD
Mrs. A, Z. Bailey died at her
home in the north part of town
Saturday from pneumonia. She
was a member of the Christian
church. She leaves a husband
and two small children.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest From the Hub
of White River Township
W. P. Young was up from Mag
ness Tuesday.
J. (i. Edwards of Newark was
in town Tuesday.
Miss Willie Maxwell is on the
sick list this week.
Squire C. A. Reeves of Dota
was in town Tuesday.
School is progressing nicely, with
Prof. Sidney Wells in charge.
Judge Cul. L. Pearce of Bates
ville spent Sunday night in town.
Several from here attended the
concert at Charlotte Saturday
night.
T. R. Hively of Iuka, who has
been visiting his son, Rev. C. F.
Hively, returned home Monday.
Miss Jennie Hively of Iuka is
spending a few days here visiting
her brother, Rev. C. F. Hively,
and family.
Mrs. Eva Cunningham, who had
been visiting her brother, (ieorge
Bevens, at Batesville, returned
home Sunday night.
1 will discontinue giving photo
tickets the first of December, and
all parties holding tickets will
please bring them in by the 15th
of December. J. II. Jimerson.
Mrs. Frank Wright, Misses
Maude Moore, Nettie Hodges and
Marie Wright returned Tuesday
morning from Arkadelphia where
they attended the Baptist State
Convention.
J. C. Gibson, the photographer,
went out to Joe Treadway’s Sat
urday and made a picture of the
family. Five generations were
represented, ranging in age from
an infant to one person nearly 100
years old.
Mr. and Mrs. Wash Browning
came up from Auvergne Monday
night. Mr. Browning returned
home on the early train Tuesday,
but Mrs. Browning will spend a
few days here visiting her moth
er, Mrs. O. M. Owens.
NOTICE
All parties indebted to the R. C.
Dorr Mercantile Company are
hereby notified to call, either at
Sulphur Rock or Magness, by the
iiOth of December, 1900, and make
settlement. All notes and accounts
not paid by that time will be plac
ed in the hands of an officer or
trustee for collection without
further notice.
R. C. Dork Merc. Co.
ELGIN SINGING SCHOOL
(iood Work Done and Permanent
Organization Effected
Mr. Editor:- We would like to
tell your many readers about our
singing school at this place which
has just come to a close.
Our school was organized the
sth of November, with Morgan
Coe president; Miss Lottie Maul
den secretary, and Prof. J. E.
Wilson of Black Kock as teacher.
The school opened with an enroll
ment of 38 students, but the en
rollment grew to 54 before the
close of the term, and the Elgin
people are greatly interested.
Everybody has the singing habit
and you can tell Brother .Jernigan
that we can furnish him plenty of
good singing now. We were a
little deficient in that part of the
service when he held a meeting
here for us last summer.
The last day of our school was
spent in review and practice, and
in perfecting the organization of
our school for another year. A
sumptuous dinner was spread, and
the day was both pleasantly and
profitably spent.
Our officers elected for the en
suing year are as follows: Morgan
Coe, president; Miss Lottie Maul
den, secretary; Grover Cleveland,
corresponding secretary; Tad
Bradley, leader; Misses Ethel
Matildcn and Vela Cleveland, or
ganists.
The entire membership voted
n t iff nnf ii /111 >>n A 1. . L . IJ
* w • « " ’» vm v,7 o dviivui w uv
next Hummer, and 11 committee
composed of Morgan Coe, B. O.
Craig, Ernest Maulden, Tad Brad
ley and J. F. Willette, was ap
pointed to look after same, ar
range dates, etc.
This school has brought our
people closer together than any
thing we have ever had in this
community.
Hoping, Mr. Editor, that you
will visit us and hear our class
sing, we will close. Students.
Elgin, Ark., November HI.
NOTICE TO HUNTERS
Notice is hereby given that my
pasture in Sec. 1 Twp. 12 R. 5 is
posted, and all parties are forbid
den to hunt or tresspass upon the
same. W. I). Maonkss. 31 4t
BUYING CORN.
Bud Sisk is buying corn and
is paying 5H cents a bushel for
good dry corn. You will find him
on the street all the time.
Banking *
Is Our Business
C^HE sign “Bank” does not make a
bank and is often misleading It
requires time, energy, close attention
to business, a substantial capital and
experience in banking to make a bank
We claim, without blushing, all the
essentials necessary to make our bus
iness that of banking, and tender our
patrons a service thoroughly seasoned
by years of experience, backed by a
substantial capital and surplus.
I ....FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF NEWARK....
1 r^iBFrinpc .—
jjj[ C M Edwards, E. H, Williamson, J. P Magness. E. E. Allen,
W F- c- Hoyt, G M. Fields, R. B. Adams.