I will pay $.‘18 a ton for
shells delivered at Newark. .1.
G. Edwards.
J. S. Griffin, one of the
county’s best citizens, was in
town yesterday.
J. G. Edwards is paying $.‘>8
per ton for mussel shells deliv
ered at Newark.
Misses Nobe and ClintEdgar
of Newport are visiting rel
atives here this week.
A. T. Best, a prominent far
mer of the Dota neighborhood,
was in town on business yes
terday.
Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Roe have
returned from Plainview, Mo.,
where they spent a few days
visiting relatives.
Dave Hensley and George
Witt of Renton came in yester
day afternon to visit relatives
and attend the big picnic.
Rev. L. R. Hankins arrived
home Wednesday from points
in Sharp county where he has
been engaged in revival work.
Will be glad to have all of
my old friends and customers
call and see me whether you
trade with me or not. Jno. M.
Martin.
R. A. Magnss and son. Mor
ris, John Austin, Logan Say
lors and Mrs. E. H. William
son went to Ratesville Monday
in the former’s car.
Mrs. W. M. Riggers and lit
tle daughter, Frankie Louise,
and son, Harry, of Tuckerman,
are spending a few days here
this week the guests of her sis-;
ter, Mrs. O. F. Craig.
For Sale.—Four acres of
land and good four room house
in north part of town. Splendid
young orchrad. Will take first
payment in young stock and
make easy terms on balance.
Newark Real Estate Co.
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ARKANSAS FIRST BALE
SELLS FOk 321/sj CENTb
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Fine Bluff, Aug. 8.—The
first bale of cotton marketed
in Arkansas this season was
sold today in Pine Bluff. The
cotton was grown by I. E.
Moore of Bison, Cleveland
county. The bale weighed r>r,o
pounds and was bought by F.
B. Tomlinson who paid :!2'.,
cents per pound for it.
ICE ICE
We have brought a
ear of ice to town
and will make one
trip a day over town
with wagon. We
have gone to con
siderable e x pense
in doing this and
will appreciate your
patronage.
GIVE US
YOUR ORDER
Sam Barnett
ORDINANCE NO. 65
An ordinance to amend or
dinance No. 12:
Be it ordained by the town
I council of the Incorporated
jTown of Newark, Ark.
Section 1. That ordinance
No. 12 he and is hereby amend
ed to read as follows:
That if any person or persons
shall be found drunk at any
public place in the incorporate
limits of the town of Newark,
Ark., shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction before the Mayor
shall be fined in any,sum not
less than ten dollars nor more
than twenty five dollars for
each and every offense com
mitted.
Section 2. That all ordin
ances in conflict with this or
dinance are hereby repealed,
and that this ordinance take
effect and be in force from and
after its passage and publica
tion.
Passed and approved this
!Mh day of August, 1 !)!(>.
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NICE CROP IS IN
SPLENDID CONDITION
Brinkley, Aug-. 8.—In the;
rice growing region the farm
ers are jubilant over the pros
pects for the lit Hi crop. The
immense fields are in fine con
dition and this year’s harvest
is expected to be a record-mak
ing one. At Stuttgart another
large mill ir under construc
tion.
Highest Quality
Soft Wheat Flour
THAT CAN BE MADE!
Manufactured in Batesville, of
Home Wheat for Home People
BY THE
BATESVILLE MILLING CO
Our equiment is modern, the best machinery that mon
ey can buy, and no grain is superior to Independence
county wheat, and our products are the best that can
be produced.
Our Brands of Flour
OUR BEST,' A STRICTLY HIGH PATENT, ABSO
LUTELY THE BEST
“FANCY PATENT,” A STRAIGHT PATENT OF SU
PERIOR QUALITY
i‘ Every Sack, Every Pound, Every Ounce of our Flour
M Guaranteed. Your Money Back if You
Wish and No Questions Asked
MEAL FROM SELECTED NO. 2 WHITE! CORN
Straight Unsifted Corn Chops,with all the meal,Shorts
Bran, and the Best Mixed Poultry Feed
And Screenings
Call for and insist upon Batesville Flour,Meal and Feed
If Your Dealer Cannot Supply You, Call, or Phone l2.”>
WE PAY CASH FOR WHEAT AND CORN f
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Paroquet, Aug. 9.—J. H.
Bramer and his crew left Sat
urdaw for Hollister, Mo.
Mrs. J. (). Phillips spent Sat
I unlay at Newport visiting.
Mrs. Ella East and son, Bill,
spent Saturday at Newark vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. Alt' Wal
ters.
Jdhn Parks and Etta Yaney
were shopping at Newark Sat
| urday.
Fred Beard of Calico Rock
is here helping in the meeting
j this week.
W. .1. Donaho left Sunday
for Fisk, Mo., where he has a
! position.
Jack Sherman of Calico is
spending a few days here visit-!
ing his sister, Mrs.T. W. Stub
blefield.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thomp
son of Pfeiffer came down
Sunday evening to spend a few
days with relatives and attend
the meeting.
Mrs. Fred Beard arrived
Sunday night from Mammoth
Springs to spend a few days
I with her husband.
Mrs. Lula Watson and child
ren of Jackson county spent
! Saturday and Sunday here vis
iting her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
G. W. Hart.
Rev. and Mrs. G. L. Fink
of Newark attended church
here Sunday.
John Barber made a busi
ness trip to Batesville Monday.
Rev. Josiah Martin of Cord
attended church here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Moore
°t Newark attended church
here Sunday night.
Mr. and Mrs. M. 1). Selvidge
of Alicia are spending the
neek here with their son, D.
C. Selvidge.
W. N. Deaton, bridge fore
man, is here this week finish
ing up the work on Black riv
er bridge.
1 he farmers have begun to
smile again since the big rains
I uesday and Wednesday.
Ross Williams and MissLucy
Stubblefield were united h
marriage at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. anil Mrs.
I. W. Stubblefield Sunday
morning at 10:30 o’clock. Rev.
J. M. Harrison officiating.
, I’heir many friends wish them
a long and happy wedded life.
I he meeting is progressing
nicely and much good is being
done. 1 here were six conver
sions up to Tuesday night.
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Center Grove, Aug. 9.—
Several from here attended
church at Walnut Grove .Sun
day night.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rulling
ton and children spent Satur
day and Sunday at Curia visit
ing the lady’s sister, Mrs. Ma
rion Sexton.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Eaves of
Wyeough spent Sunday here
visiting the lady’s sister, Mrs.
Jesse Bishop.
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Bul
lington of Pleasant Hill spent
Sunday here visiting the for
mer's parents, Squire and Mrs.
W. I). Bullingtqn.
J- E. Barrel son, one of our
hustling farmers, made a busi
ness trip to Newark Tuesday.
Miss Mazillah Brown who is
teaching at Akron, spent Sat
urday and Sunday here visit
ing home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Andy Beige
and children spent Saturday
and Sunday at Curia visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Will Rider.
Mrs. G. G. Hugg who has
been confined to her bed for
some time is no better.
COUPLE HAVE NARROW
ESCAPE FROM DEATH
Mtn. Home, Aug. 8.—Guy
Woods of Gainsville, Mo., and
Miss Mary Redus of Harrison
who are visiting at this place
had a remarkable escape from
death yesterday afternoon
when a car in which they were
riding upset with them and
rolled down a 10-foot embank
n ent. Both escaped without a
scratch. They were attempting
to pass a wagon on a culvert
when the hind wheels of the
car ran too close to the edge,
causing the car to turn over
add roll down the embank
ment.
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Trade with the merchants
who advertise in The Journal.
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Moore Bros, is the only place to
find what you want when
you want it
Our want list is filled every week
Our goods are the most up-to-date
in Newark. We always try to
please our customers and want to
thank them for their patronage in the past, and invite
| them to call again. See us for ladies goods.
| We are Headquarters for Everything
CALLING IN COUNTY
WARRANTS FOR REISSUE
Independence County Court
Adjourned Term, April 1916.
In the matter of calling in for
registration the outstanding
county warrants of Indep
pendence County.
Whereas, it appearing to the
Court expedient in order to as
certain the actual financial
condition of Independence
County that all the outstand
ing County warrans drawn on
the Treasurer uf said County
should be called in and regis
tered as provided by Section
1175 of Kirby’s Digest of the
Laws of Arkansas, it is there
fore considered, ordered and
adjudged that all persons own
ing or holding Independence
County scrip or warrants issued
prior to the 12th day of May,
1916, are hereby required to
present the same to the Coun
ty Court at its regular October
Term, 1916, on or before 12
o’clock noon of the second day
of October, 1916, for the pur
pose of having the same regis
tered and numbered.
It is further ordered that all
legal warrants presented on
above date shall be endorsed
on the back, “Registered and
numbered,” with the date
thereof and signed by the
County Clerk, who will keep a
record in a book provided for
that purpose of all warrants
so presented.
And it is further ordered
that all persons who shall hold
any warrants of said County
and neglect or refuse to *pre
sent the same tor registration
as above set out at said Octo
ber Term, 1916, of this Court,
as required in this order here
inbefore set out, shall there
after be forever debarred, as
provided by Section 1177 of
Kirby’s Digest, from receiving
or deriving any benefit from
their claims.
The Clerk of this Court is
hereby directed to furnish to
the Sheriff of this County a
certified copy of this order
calling in the warrants within
10 days after adjournment of
this Court, and it is further
ordered that he Sheriff shall
give due and legal notice of
said order as prescribed by
law, and make a full and com
plete report of his proceedings
to the Court on or before its
first day of its October Term
19 Hi.
State of Arkansas, County
of Independence.
I. ED Ft. HOOPER, Clerk of
the County in Mid for said
County and State aforesaid, do
hereby certify that the above
and foregoing is a true and
perfect and complete copy of
an order of the Independence
CountyCourt.rnade on the Kith
day of May, 1916, and now ap
pearing of record in Vol. “2Z”
at pages 180-181, of the Coun
ty Court of the County Court
Record of said County.
In testimony whereof, 1 have
hereunto set my hand and af
fixed the seal of my office in
the City of Ratesville,'Ark..this
this the 22nd day of Mav,1916,
A. D. ED R. HOOPER,
(Seal) County Clerk. I
If you have property for
»ale, list it with the Newark
Real Estate Co.
MRS. I. N. REED DIES
IN MINNEAPOLIS
Mrs. I. N. Reed of Hatesvillc
died very suddenly and unex- J
peetedly of heart trouble last
Saturday while visiting at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. J.
L. Iliekerson, in Minneapolis,
Minn. She had been a sufferer
from heart trouble for some
time.
Deceased is survived by her
husband, I. N. Reed ;one broth
er, Dr. M. (’. Weaver, of Bates
ville; two sons. Frank Reed of
Greeley, Colo., and Harold
Reed of Ratesville; and five
daughters, Mrs. .John L. Hick
erson, of Minneapolis, Minn.,
Mrs. Charlie Ferril, Mrs. L. F.
Reeder, Mrs. II. M. Kennerly
and Miss Winnie Reed of
Ratesville.
The remains were shipped
to Ratesville for burial.
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KELLEY GIBSON WINS
OKLAHOMA OFFICE
Kelley Gibson who was born
and reared in this community,
}>ut who removed to Broken
Arrow, Okla., about eight
years ago, was nominated for
representative from his county
in the Democratic primaries
held in Oklahoma August 1.
He had three opponents, all
well known lawyers of the
county, but Mr. Gibson won 1>
a handsome plurality. His
many friends in Independence
county will be pleased to learn
of his success.
HALF-RIPE MELONS
CAUSE BOY’S DEATH
Teddy Wilkes, the small son
of John Wilkes, a prominent
farmer of Sharp county, died
one day last week, following
an illness of congestion,thought
to have been caused by eating
unripe watermelons. The bay.
in company with some other
boys, went to his father’s mel
on patch and ate some hall
ripe melons. He was seized
with congestion in a short time
and died the. folio wing t a..
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GETS NEEDLE IN HEP
HAND WHILE WASHING
Mrs. Odell Denton of (’en
ter. Sharp county, while wash
ing clothes a few days ago, ac
cidentally ran a needle into
her hand. It broke off and
physicians have been unable
to remove it.
RESOLUTIONS ON DEATH
OF DR. G. S. SAYLORS
Your committee, appointed
by the Independence County
Medical Society, to draft re
solutions of the death of Dr,
G. S. Saylors, respectfully sub
mit the following:
Dr. G. S. Saylors was born
at Newark, Nov. .‘5, 1887. He
graduated from the University
of Arkansas Medical Depart
ment 1911 and was married
to Miss Victoria Pickens Dec.
26, 191& and died at Floral
Mny 4, 1916.
Resolved, that by his death
the Independence County Med
ical Sovietv has lost a worthy
member, his parents a dutiful
son and his wife a devoted hus
band.
Resolved, that this resolu
tion lie spread on the minutes
of this society, a copy be sent
to his wife, his parents, and a
copy furnished to his home
pap< r for publication.
L. T. EVANS,
V. I). McADAMS,
O. J. T. JOHNSTON,
Committee.
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CANTEI-OUPES PROVE
PROFITABLE CROP
Horatio, Auk. 7.—Over 200
carloads ot cantaloupes have
been shipped from this sec
tion already this season, and
some of t he growers have made
|.$la0 per acre on their canta
loupe crops, while all have av
eraged better than $100 per
acre. In addition, Horatio far
mers have marketed this year
$■•0,000 in strawberries and
! $5,000 in i adishes and peas,
with whicn $1 ■•o.ouo received
lor cantaloupes has brought
prosperity to every farmer in
1 his section.
WILL ENFORCE THE
CATTLE DIPPING LAW
hatesvillc, Aug. 7.—Herb
Hobbs, a l aimer near here,
was arraigned before a local
justice charged with failure to
dip a cow. Hobbs was releas
ed when it was shown that the
cow belongs to J. A. Luster of
I’atesville who had instructed
Hobbs not l< have the cow dip
ped. Cattle Inspector Sam
11eadstream has had warrants
issued for several farmers who
have ret used to have their cat
tle dipped.
FOR SALE BY THF NEWARK DRUG CO