The Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July 25, 1913
Vol. 13, No. 16
HAYS WINS BY
BIG MAJORITY
His Total Vote Will Equal Com
bined Vote of All His
Opponents
With incomplete returns in from
all sections of the state, and ap
proximately two-thirds of the vote
accounted for, indications are that
Geo. W. Hays, of Camden, Demo
cratic candidate, will have a plur
ality of about 30,000 votes for the
next governor of Arkansas. The
Democratic vote appears to have
been even lighter than was ex
pected, but the big surprise of the
election is the poor showing made
by Col. George W. Murphy, Bull
Moose candidate.
According to returns so far, Hays
will lead by a big figure; Harry M.
Myers, Republican,will run second:
Murphy will be a bad third, and
Webber, Socialist, will hardly be
in the running, the Socialist total
not being expected to exceed 2,000.
Murphy was expected to draw
a large following from the dis
gruntled Brundidge men through
out the state but returns seem to
indicate that Brundidge men who
did not vote for Hays cast their
ballots for Mr. Meyers, Rebulican
candidate. White county, the
home of Brundidge gave Murphy
the heaviest vote of any county in
the state Murphy carrying that
county by a small vote. .
The vote in this county gave
Hays 938; Meyers, 353; Murphy,216;
Webber, 57. Brundidge received
16 votes in this township, and one
or tw'o in three other townships.
HOLD FARfl SCHOOL
The College of Agriculture of
the University of Arkansas, Fay
etteville, will hold a short course
for the farmers in Batesville;
through the week of August 25th
to 30th. Six full days will be de
voted to thorough treatment of
practical phases of agriculture.
Six specialists in agriculture, all
born and reared on a farm, will
furnish the instruction. This short
course is to be known as the Inde
pendence County Farm School,
and is open to every resident of
Independence and neighboring
counties.
WEEKS DOINGS IN
DOTA TOWNSHIP
Chrisp News Items From .Char
lotte Gathered by The Jour
nal Correspondent
Alson Weaver made a business
trip to Batesville Monday.
J. C. McGill f went to Black
River on business Tuesday.
Ralph McGill made a business
trip to Batesville last Friday.
Miss Jimmie Churchill spent
Saturday and Sunday at Sulphur
Rock.
Mr. and Mrs, R. L. Kent spent
Saturday night and Sunday at
Sharp.
Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Fortune of
Pleasant Hill attended church
here Sunday.
I)r. E. D. Johnson and Prof. A.
L. Due spent Saturday and Sun
day at Batesville.
John Greenfield of Batesville
spent Sunday night with Alson
and Ransom Weaver.
Miss Roxie Haddock of Sharp
visited firends and relatives here
from Friday till Monday.
Miss Bonnie Kent of Sulphur
Rock visited Miss Jimmie Church
ill Sunday night and Monday.
Miss Ethel By rum, who is teach
ing at convenience, visited home
folks from Friday till Monday.
Miss Julia Churchill, who is
teaching at the Young school house
visited home folks from Friday
till Monday.
Rev. Kirkland of Kansas preach
ed two interesting sermons at
the Methodist church Sunday and
Sunday night
Mrs. W. W. Jernigan and little
daughter, Gyendoyln, of Newark
visited relatives here from Sun
day till Tuesday.
Rev. Champion, who has been
assisting Rev. W. S. Storey in the
revival meeting was called home
last Saturday by sickness in his
family.
NO TRESPASSING
We have posted our pasture east
of town and will allow no hunting
or trespassing. All trespassers
will be prosecuted. Adams Bros.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Williamson
went to Elmo today to attend the
big picnic.
G. A. Sisk went over to Eimo j
! Thursday to put in a refreshment
stand at the picnic to be given
there today.
Mrs. H. A. Gireand little daugh
ter, Lorene, have returned from a
! pleasant visit with relatives at
Bald Knob. Mr. Gire went down
Sunday to accompany them home.
Governor Futrell has appointed
Judge S. A. Hail of Batesville, W.
W. Magness of Newark, and M.L).
Hulsey of Desha as the equaliza
tion board for Independence coun
ty.
Logan township bought a road
grader last spring for use on the
roads in that township, and it is
said that the roads are much bet
ter now than they were when the
grader was bought.
WT. D. Hinson opened his mov
ing picture show Saturday night
and was greeted by a packed
house. Doc Magness’ string band
came down from Batesville and
furnished music for the opening.
Mrs. W. B. Sturdivant arrived
Tuesday from Liberal, Kan., to
spend the remainder of the sum
mer, with her mother and sisters.
She says she likes Kansas fine, but
after all there is no place like Ar
kansas.
Mrs. Mary Alderson, who stab
i bed Mrs. C. E. Caldwell here some
time ago, was arraigned for trial
in the justice court Monday. She
waived examination and was
bound over to await the action of
the grand jury.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Duvall and
little daughter, Carrie, of Sulphur
Rock, were passengers down the
road Saturday night en route to
Mountain Grove, Mo., to visit the
gentleman’s parents, Judge and
Mrs. T.M. Duvall.
Mrs. L. S Arnold of Elmo is re -
covering from a severe attack of
appendicitis and is now able to be
up again. Mrs. Arnold is a former
resident of Newark and has many
friends here who are glad to learn
of her recovery.
About 200 bushles of wheat be
longing to Cal Selvidge was burn
ed a few days ago. It was stacked
in the held ready for threshing
and caught fire from the engine
of the threshing machine just as
they were ready to begin thresh
! ing it.
H. C. Shipley, of the Wichita
Lyceum Bureau, of Wichita, Kan.,
was in town Tuesday and arrang
ed for a lyceum course here. The
course includes some of the best
lecturers and entertainers on the
platform, and the people of New
| ark are assured a rare treat in
! this line.
Some good friend left on the
editors front porch Tuesday morn
ing the finest mess of roastingears
we ever saw. We have no idea
; who did this kindly deed but who
1 ever he is, he certainly has the
! thanks of The Journal family,
; from oldest to youngest, for we
had a feast of roastingears fit for
royalty.
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The Methodist revival meeting
will begin here Sunday. Rev. Mr.
Tatum, an evangelist of consider
able note, has been engaged to as
sist the pastor, Rev. M. B. Umsted,
and they hope to make the meet
ing one of the best ever held in
Newark. They extend a cordial
invitation to all Christian workers
to attend and assist in the meet
ing,
W. N. Osborne is erecting a new
storehouse at Cord and is arrang
ing to engage in the mercantile
business in the early fall. Mr Os
born was formerly in business in
Illinois before coming to this coun
ty to engage in farming, and is a
successful business man. Postmas
ter H. C. Wade of Batesville will
be associated with him in the
business.
The White River Telephone
Company is rebuilding the line be
tween Newarn and Magness, and
parties who are unable to get im
mediate connection on that line
are requested to be as patient as
possible and try again in a short
time. Sometimes it is necessary to
take the line entirely down but it
is not kept down long at a time.
The lines of this entire system are
being put in fine condition and the
company is using its best efforts
to give its patrons first class ser
vice.
It is reported that Babe Hen
derson went to see a young lady
in Oil Trough iast Sunday and
became so much interested in
something that he left his horse
and rode one home that belonged
to another man, and never discov
ered the difference until someone
called his attention to the mistake.
It is apparent that Mr. Henderson
is very much in earnest, or else
the Oil Trough young ladies wield
a hypnotic influence over the
young men from this side of the
river.
While cutting timber just east
of town a few days ago C. J. Dren
nen killed a rattlesnake that had
11 rattles and a button. Just a
short time later, Mrs. Drennen kill
ed anotherhuge rattler not far from
where her husband had killed the
first, and it is probable that they
were mates. Not many women
would have tackled such a danger
ous job as killing a rattlesnake of
i such enormous size, but Mrs. Dren
nen summoned all of her courage
i and went after his snakeship in
such an effectual manner that she
disposed of him in short order.
POSTPONE BOYS HIKE
Trip to Searcy Called off But Will
Be Taken Later
The Journal is in receipt of a
letter from County Agent Geo. W.
Allen stating that the Boys Corn
Club hike to Searcy has been in
definitely postponed. The boys
were to have assembled at Bates
ville next Monday, the 28th, to
start on the hike, but it has be
come necessary to postpone the
trip. Mr. Allen says, however, that
the trip will probably be taken in
September, but definite announce
ment of the date wall be made lat
er. _ _
BEU PARDON BUT—
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The Journal has moved. So this
issue of the paper is gotten out
under difficulties. It will require
some time to get straightened out
get everything in proper place and
in smooth running order. But we
will soon be nicely fixed in our
new home, and when our friends
I come to town they are cordially
invited to call and see us.
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ELSTON BREWER
BURIED AT HOME
Murderer Confesses liut When
Trial is Called Says Not Uuilty
and Pleads Insanity
The body of Elston Brewer who
was murdered last week at Vicks
burg, Miss., was taken to his
home at Cave City for burial
and was buried Sunday. The
body had been buried at Vicks
burg but was exhumed and taken
home for burial. His two uncles
Frank and Grant Brewer went to
Vicksburg and positively identified
the body.
S. L. Johnson, who was travel
ing wdth young Brewer on a gas
oline boat confessed to the murder
and said that he killed him with
an axe while he was asleep and
then tied a large rock to the body
and threw it into the Yazoo canal.
A special session of the grand
jury was called and Johnson was
indicted for murder. When he
was arraigned for trial, Johnson
pleaded not guilty. His attorneys
made an effort to have the trial
continued but the court overruled
the motion to continue. They
then asked for a change of venue,
but this was refused also, and
Johnson will be given an imme
diate trial. His attorneys will plead
insanity.
SCHOOL OPENS EARLY
The* Newark High School will
open this year on Monday, August
18. This was decided upon at a
meeting of the school board Wed
nesday afternoon. The school will
continue for two months, when
the public school will be dismissed
for a two months vacation, and
the high school for a one months
vacation. The patrons of the school
being made up principally of farm
ers, this arrangement is made to
accomodate them in the gathering
of the cotton crop, as the children
play a very important part in
gathering the cotton crop around
Newark.
BOY ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
Imboden, July 22.—While play
ing with an automatic pistol which
he accidentally discharged, the 11
year-old son of F. J. Johns, a farm
er of near Annieville shot himself
in the leg. The bullet entered a
few inches above the knee. Phy
sicians say the wound may prove
serious.
CITIZENS ARRANGE
FOR BIG PICNIC
Committee Appoited to Arrange
Details For Newark’s An
nual Celebration
A citizens meeting was held
the Allen hall Monday night toar
range for the Annual Picnic and
Old Settlers Reunion to be held in
Newark the 14th, 15th and 16th
of August.
The meeting was called to or
der by Mayor J. B. Ketchem. J.
F. Cossey was elected chairman
and J. H. Holderby secretary.
After a general discussion in re
gard to arrangements and so on,
a motion was adopted empower
ing the chairman to appoint a
committee on arrangements, and
this committee was authorized to
appoint all the necessary sub-com
mittees. The chairman appointed
the following as committee on ar
rangements: J. P. Magness, chair
man; E. D. House, W. L. Hall, W.
E. Self and J. W. Sisk. This com
mittee elected the following sub
committees.
Advertising.—0. F. Craig, E. M.
Wilson and Estes Kinman.
Finance.—G. M. Fields, and J.
H. Holderby.
Correspondence and Reception.
F. C. Hoyt, G. 0. Magness and
F. M. Martin.
It was decided to have the pic
nic in the grove just west of Mr.
and Mrs. J. I. Sturdivant’s home,
that being an excellent location
and of easy access.
At a meeting of the committees
Tuesday morning, it was decided
to ask all the public spirited citi
zens who will do so to subscribe to
a fund to guarantee the expenses
of the picnic. The picnic has al
ways paid all expenses, but the
committee thought best to ask for
a guarantee fund and if the mon
ey is not needed those who
subscribe will not be called on for
any money. If the picnic should
more than pay expenses the sur
plus will be deposited in the bank
to be held for next years picnic.
The committee will arrange for.
a number of high class attractions
and will leave nothing undone to
make this the greatest picnic ever
held at Newark.
NO HUNTING ALLOWED
We have posted our pasture
lands, southeast of Newark, and
no hunting will be allowed. All
trespassers will be prosecuted.
Self & Company.
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