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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 12, 1921
VOL. 21 NO. 5
TRAIN STRIKES CAR
ON STREET CROSSING
datesville Man Has Narrow Es
cape When Train Strikes
Car Here Friday
Elbert Wilson of Batesville
had a narrow escape from
death when a Ford car driven
by him was struck by a west
' mind Red Ball freight train
at the Main street crossing in
Newark last Friday.
The train was making about
25 miles an he ur* when Mr.
"Wilson drove on the track
1 us! in front of it, failing to
see the approaching train.
When he realized that he was
going to he hit by the train,
Mr. Wilscn turned on full
speed and succeeded in get
ting his car almost clear of
the track. The engine struck
the rear end of the Ford a
glancing blow, throwing the
Ford about 15 feet, turning it
completely around and wreck
ing one wheel.
Fortunately Mr. Wilson es
caped with only a slight bruise
just above one eye. He was
taken to the < ffice of Drs.
Rodman, Roe & Bone and giv
en medical attention and was
out on the street again within
a few minutes.
A number of people on the
streets witnessed the accident
as it occurred in plain view of
the business section of town,
and everyone expected to find
Wilscn derd when they reach
ed the scene. It is considered
a miracle that he escaped with
his life, and if his car had
been an instant later in cross
ing the track, Wilson would
probably have been instantly
killed.
The locomotive was being
driven by Engineer “Happy”
Kendrick who has the great
est reputation of any engineer
on the road for blowing his
whistle. Wilson said after the
accident that he did not real
ize he was on the railroad
crossing until the train was
about to strike him.
9 PAROQUET ITEMS »
Paroquet, May 11.—Still
having plenty of rain. Farm
work is progressing very slew.
G. W. Yaney made a busi
ness trip to Newark Saturday.
(’. C. Whisr.ant made a busi
ness trip to Newport Thurs
day.
1). (’. Selvidge made a busi
ness trip to Newark Saturday.
Mrs. V. McCaleb made a
business trip to Newport Fri
; day.
John W. Wayman made a
esiness trip to Newark Satur
I day. .
Mr. and .Mrs. T. W. Stubble
field of Magness spent a few
[days here visiting friends this
! week.
Oscar Linebough made a
business trip to Newark Sat
in day.
Ernest Wayman spent Sun
day evening at Magness with
relatives.
Cashier Monroe Harrelson
of Newark and his sister, Mrs.
Nora Wayman and son, Paul,
spent Saturday night and Sun
day here visiting relatives.
Ben Rray of Newport spent
Monday here visiting his sister
Mrs. John Barber and family.
Mrs. Belle Wayman spent
Monday at Magness with rela
tives.
Oscar Wayman made a busi
ness trip to Newark Saturday.
HAUNTED SPOOKS.
r
The man wifK
money
put some of
his earnings
in the Bank
when he was
young. He is
enjoying it
now.
)oht bo working
iard until youi*
dying day
without any
money in the
Bank.
5TART li NOW.
I
We never know when we start out in the morn
ing what's going to happen to us. An accident or
sickness could overtake us any moment.
But the man with a snug sum tucked safely away
in the bank knows he can tide over without going into
debt or becoming a burden to his family or friends.
It makes a man happy to be independent.
We are at your service.
We invite YOUR banking business.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000.00
j
MAKING MONEY
WITH POULTRY
Past Year Has Proven Tha
Many Farmers Are Over
looking Fine Opportunity
Recent reports from all ove:
this state give some idea of th<
present importance of the poul
try industry in Arkansas am
of its possibilities. An instanc<
has been reported where 2r
hens brought a greater returr
than a bale cf cotton, am
another community report;
that 16 hens brought $4.0(
more than a bale of cotton. .J
dispatch from Pyatt ,says tha
within a period of six week;
$35,000 worth of chickenshac
been shipped in car lots fron
points on the White river rail
r. ad between Batesville am
Bergman. A chicken car
which makes a trip once i
week, collects poultry at Bates
ville, Cotter, Calico Rock, Yell
ville,Bergman and Pyatt. Whei
this car, which holds about 20,
000 pounds, is filled, it is ship
ped to New York. Fred Keller
who is in charge of the collem
ing ear, says there is a grea
future for the poultry industry
in this section of Arkansas.
A recent dispatch from Aus
tin said that last year Rober
Moss and his hired hand raiset
six bales of cotton, for whicl
he was offered eight cents ;
pound. While Robert Mos;
was raising, with the help o
another man, six bales of cot
ton, Mrs. Moss was makinj
from 50 chickens a net profi
of $150.
Poultry brings millions o
dollars into Arkansas even
year, yet Arkansas’ income
from this source falls far be
low that which Missouri farm
ers receive each year. Poultry
raising is a money-making
proposition on the farms where
it is practiced, and opportune \
is still waiting on thousands ol
A rxansas farms.
IN MEMORY OF
ALLINE BAKEN
1 here’s a golden star now shin
ing,
On our Cradle Roll today;
And our hearts are filled with
sadness, i
For A1 line is gone away.
Never more we’ll see her smd
ing,
Never hear her voice again,
N. w her name’s enrolled in
Heaven,
In that land where comes n<
pain.
1 ho a member now is missing
From our precious Cradle Roll
Tho the heart is dull and ach
ing,
It is glowing to the soul,
For we know her eyes ar
shining,
Filled with happiness above,
In the Savior’s arms she is
sheltered
And surrounded by His love
-CRADLE ROLL MEMBERS
By Mrs. Susie Reaves, Cradle
Roll Superintendent.
Step out tomorrow (Friday)
night and see Will Rogers anc
Helen Chadwick in “Cupic
the Cowpuncher,” and th(
world’s best comedian, Harolc
Lloyd in “Haunted Spooks.’
It’s a dollar’s worth of enter
tainment for 30 cents.
KILLS MAN WHO HAD
SWORN TO GET HIM
t C. B. Garner of Lawrence
County Exonerated of Kill
ing of Curley Davis
Hoxie May 7.—About 10
; o’clock Friday morning C.B.
■ Garner shot and killed Curley
l Davis ,about a half-mile west
- of Sedgwick. Davis came from
Light; Ark., to Sedgwick in a
i motor car and left the car in
l front of the fishing shack of
5 Garner on the river bank,
• walked into Garner’s house
. and shot him in the shoulder
t with a shotgun. He walked
3 out of the house, and, evident
l ly deciding that Garner was
i not dead, started to again en
• ter the house. As he opened
I the door, Garner shot him in the
, stomach with a shotgun. Da
i vis died a few minutes later.
Garner phoned the sheriff,
■ H. H. Caldwell, at Walnut
i Ridge, that he was ready to
• surrender,and for Caldwell to
■ come over and get him. Cald
, well brought Garner to Walnut
■ Ridge and placed him in tire
: county jail. He was given a
’ preliminary hearing this
morning before J. C. Hall.
• justice of the peace, and was
: discharged.
I It was brought out at the
i hearing that Davis had stated
i he was going to Garner’s
3 home to “get him”. Witnesses
, testified they sam him leave
the motor car and go into
r Gamer’s house with a gun
: just before the killing.
The trouble arose over the
arrest made some days ago
of Garner’s son and Davis,
who were caught on Black
river with a quantity of amu
nition, dynamite and moon
shine whiskey. They were
■ bound over on a liquor charge,
and Davis is said to have bla
med Garner for this arrest
They had just been released
on bond under this charge.
STUDENTS FRESENT PLAY
The first of the series of
closing' exercises to be given
by the students of the New
ark High School was given at
the school auditorium last
night, and the last of the ex
ercises will be held on Friday,
May 20, when the school clos
es for the term.
The entertainment last
night consisted of a number
of vocal selections by the Glee
Club and a play entitled, “0"v
Awful Reggie.” Those wh<.
took part in the program ac
quitted themselves in a most
creditable manner, some of
the players showing consider
able talent.
TRUE HERE. TOO
If you think Parkin jnmph
are not full of suggestions, just
start down the street and tell
them you’ve got a bad cold.—
Parkin Sentinel.
AN ACTIVE OLD LADY
Mrs. Eliza Godwin cele
brated her eighty-eighth birth
day at the home of her son
E. W. Godwin, near Ash Flat
one day last week. She is un
usually active for her age.
and helped to prepare dinner
for 75 persons who were there
that day. She has six children
47 grandchildren, 107 great
grandchildren, and two great
great-grandchildren. She is a
native of Sharp county. One
grandson Elbert Godwin, was
formerly state senator and is
now assistant attorney gener
al.
11
nm BUREAU NEWS -
■c II II II ll O II II II
The Farm Bureau will have
its regular meeting Saturday
May 14 at. 10 a. m. at the
Chamber of Commerce. Ev
ery member is urged to be
present and every farmer is
urged to come in and join.
Some men may say that
they joined the Farm Bureau
at one time and that it never
did them any good and that
they will not join again. If
you are one of these men ask
yourself these questions:
Did I do my part toward
helping the organization and
through it helping myself?
Was I ready to cooperate in
every way possible with the
other members of the organi
zation ?
Did I attend the meetings
or was I too busy?
Did 1 put my shoulder to
the wheel or did I leave that
to the other fellow and then
criticise because a thing was
not done exactly according to
my ideas?
Tbe Farm Bureau cannot
meet with its greatest success
until every farmer in Indepen
dence County joins and every
member does his part toward
making the organization what
it should I)e. At the present
time the Farm Bureau is
being held together by a few
men who reailze that cocpera
r
(Continued on last page)
TO BEGIN DRILLING
NEAR CAVE CITY SOON
Locations Made for Six Well
Sites and Work Will Be
Started Soon
Cave City, May 9.—Paul C
Dean, geologist, of Tulsa, Ok
la., whi has been retained by
the Rig Six Drilling Company
to make a geological survey of
its holdings near Cave City,
which it recently acquired from
the Cave City Leasing Syndi
cate n a drilling contract, has
covered about 7,000 acres of
the block, which consists of 35,
000 acres and has located six
well sites.
S. L. Martin, president of the
concern, left several days ago
for Waterloo, la., where he
will load a new string of tools
with which to put down the
first hole. It is expected that
the tools will arrive here with
in the next two weeks. Der
rick timbers are being cut now.
The first well will be put
down one-half mile south of
Cave City. The Big Creek
Leasing Syndicate, which has
been taking leases near here,
has completed a block of 20,
000 acres. An independent
company is also taking leases
in Sharp county, east of Syd
ney. George Longfellow, con
nected with the latter group,
left last night for Kansas to ne
gotiate a drilling contract with
a Kansas concern.
NEWPORT HOME~BURNS
The residence of J. A. Greg
ory of Newport was destroyed
by fire Sunday night, the
building and entire contents
being almost a total loss, only
a small portion of the furni
ture being saved. The fire is
supposed to have originated
from a defective light wire.
A
Darling of Thrills
In Her First Big
■ Special Feature
Big Seven Reel Super Pro
duction with an amazing
Spiritual twist. The story
of a plucky girl who fought
her way hack against the
most tremendous odds
Sounds the Uttermost Depths of
the Human Emotions
FRIDAY, MAY 20
Snub and Sambo Comedy
ROYAL THEATRE
Admission 15c and 30c