The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous White River Country, Where Alfalfa Is King
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, June 3, Id 10
Vol. 10, No. 8
LEGALIZED PRIMARY
Special Primary is Governed by
Regular Primary Law
There seems to be a doubt
among some people as to whether
the special Democratic primary
tomorrow will be a legalized pri
mary or whether it will be a "wide
open, free-for-all,’’ with no res
trictions as to the qualifications of
electors.
For his own satisfaction, Asses
sor C. M. Fliun wrote Attorney
General Norwood for his opinion
upon the matter, and received the
following reply, which he kindly
furnishes The Journal for publi
cation.
Mr. C. M. Flinn,
Batcsville, Ark.
Dear Sir and Friend:
Replying to your communica
tion of the 20 inst., I beg to state
that I think your views on the
Primary Election Laws are cor
rect. The law applies to all pri
mary elections, and if a special
primary is held to till a vacancy
caused by the death of one of the
nomines, it would be governed by
the Primary Election Law the
same as the one we held on the
30th of March.
I have no authority to advise
you upon this matter as the At'
torney General, but this is my
personal opinion in the matter as
a personal favor to you.
Your friend,
IIai. L. Norwood.
The new election law was pub
lished in full in The Journal of
March 25. It is act 105, page 505,
of the Acts of 1909, and can be
found in the office of any justice
of the peace.
FINE BOTTOM FARH FOR SALE
Fine bottom farm of 320 acres,
near Egypt, in Craighead county;
130 acres in cultivation, four
dwellings in fair condition. Land
has been cleared within last seven
years and is fresh, good land and
not subject to overflow. This is a
tine farm, idea! location for stock
farm, and will be sold at a bar
train. For price and terms address
White River Land & Investment
Co., Newark, Ark.
NOTICE
All parties are forbidden to
place carcasses of dead hog* or oth
er disease-stricken animals in my
pasture west of Newark, and fur
ther trespasses of this kind will be
prosecuted. Mrs Dovk Edwards.
CORD CHRONICLES
Newsy Items About Our Neigh
bors in Black River Township
W. N. Osborne and George
Witt went to Batesville Friday,
returning Saturday night.
Ah the weather looks fair, it is
to be hoped that the finny tribe
will not bo molested for a few
days.
Fdder Brownlo Taylor of Stri
derville will preach at the Cord
Baptist church the first, Sunday in
June.
N. A. Winston has just received
a nice lot of up-to-date men’s hats.
When in need of one call and get
his prices.
Health is good in this locality
except among the finny tribe. The
city doctor has been seen on the
lake several times recently.
Farming is the order of the day
now, as the farmers lost several
days on account of the wet weath
er. Its to be hoped that wo will
have about two weeks of pretty
weather.
Eld. .J. 1. Martin and family did
not go to Izard county last Sun
day, as they had expected, on ac
count of a smallpox scare at
Franklin, but he went as far as
Sidney and tilled his appointment
there.
Oral Martin who left here in
February, is now in Hobart, Colo.
He writes that they had a snow
storm the 22nd of May. He says
its too cold there for him and he
doesn't, think he will winter there,
but will probably go over on the
Pacific coast.
One of the largest crowds ever
seeu in this community attended
the singing convention at Walnut
Grove Sunday, people coming
from far and near. The singing
was fine. A bountiful dinner was
spread at the noon hour and some
seemed to enjoy the dinner better
than they did the singing. The
crowd was variously estimated at
a thousand to fifteen hundred, and
one man said there were five hun
dred babies there. The next con
vention will be held at Charlotte.
FINDS A'$1,000 PEARL
Imboden, May 2S. Prof. W.
11. Judkins of Black Rock, while
hunting ruussells for fish bait this
week, found on opening a mussel
shell a pearl for which he has re
fused the oiTef of $750. It is al
most perfect and weighs fifty-one
grains. He holds it for $1,000.
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GOD ONLY KNOWS WHERE
Whither are they going with hurrying feet,
Forms that are passing today on the street?
Faces that are sunny and faces all sad,
Hearts that are weary and hearts that are glad;
Eyes that are heavy with sorrow and strife,
Eyes that are beaming with beauty and life;
Pictures of pleasure and crosses of care,
Going, all going, God only knows where!
Hands that have earnestly striven for bread,
Hands that are soiled with dishonor instead;
Hearts that are turned to a purpsoe sublime,
Hearts all discordant and jangled with crime;
Souls that strive to do good as they go,
Souls that are black as the midnight of woe;
Gay in their gladness, or deep in despair,
Going, all going, God only knows where!
Some to the feast, where the richest red wine,
And the rarest of jewels will sparkle and shine;
Some in aimlessness will wander, and some
May be in eternity when tomorrow shall come;
The robed and the ragged, the foe and the friend,
All of them hurrying on to the end;
Nearing the grave with a curse or a prayer,
Going, all going, God only knows where! —Unknown.
Prof. Buercklin of Ash Flat j
spent Monday in town on business.
Prof. d. C. Wynn of Mountain
Home is spending a few days in
town.
Childrens Day services will be
held at Pleasant Hill next Sunday,
.June 5.
.1. C. McGill of Charlotte, can
didate for sheriff, was in town
Tuesday.
Prof. O. T. Richardson return
ed Wednesday from a business
trip to Augusta.
Mrs. J. W. Barnett and daugh
ter, Miss Bonnie, left Tuesday for
Muskogee, Okla., where they will
spend the summer.
The ladies of the Methodist
church will serve ice cream and
cake in the Allen building on Front
street Saturday afternoon.
Rev. E. A. Horn returned Mon
day from Lonerock, Baxter coun
ty, where he preached a series of
sermons and organized a church.
The lion Mountain will sell
tickets to Little Rock at rate of
one and one-third fare for round
trip, account of the Retail Merch
ants Association and Democratic
State Convention, dune Oth, 7th
and 8th. F. 0. Hoyt, Agent.
I)r. ,1. S. Cash has opened a den
tal office at the residence of \V.
W. Magness and will be in New
ark several days, prepared to do
all kinds of dental work in tirst
class manner. Crowning and
bridge work a specialty. Satis
faction guaranteed.
Quite a freak in the way of a
I garden radish was presented The
.Journal a few days ago by Mrs.
R. F. Rouse. It is about 7 inches
in circumference at the top and
branches out and makes nine well
formed roots about the size of an
ordinary radish and from six to
ten inches long, which are plaitted
together in a manner that makes it
quite a curiosity.
I have about 100 acres of line
White river land, with S acres in
cultivation, only six miles from
Newark; no better land in the
world; will grow 75 bushels of
corn per acre, will sell at $30 per
acre. Also have 40 acres 2i miles
north of Newark, ‘25 acres in creek
bottom, 10 acres in cultivation,
tine spring on the land (Eaves
Spring ) Will sell for $500. A. A.
Henderson.
The school board lias elected
Prof. J. C. Wynn as principal of
the public schools fcv- the session
of 11*10-11. Prof. Wykn was prin
cipal of the Mountain Home school
the past year and comes highly re
commended as a school man. lie
is a brother of Prof S. J. T.
Wynn who was principal of the
school here a few years ago. The
teachers will be elected later.
Xo other medium published is so
valuable to the Southern farmer as
The Progressive Farmer and Ga
zette, of Raleigh, N. C. Send them
ten cents for a ten-weeks’ trial
subscribtion. Hach copy will aid
you materially in your farming
operations. Frankly speaking,
every number is a guide post on
what might otherwise be a rugged
road to prosperity for the agricul
turalist. Try the progressive
Farmer and Gazette for ten weeks;
you could not invest a dime else
where that would pay you a big
ger dividend.
NEW BUILDING TO GO UP
Plans and specifications for the
two-story brick building to be
erected on the corner of Front and
Locust street by C. M. Edwards
and the Masonic lodge have been
received.
This will be the handsomest
building in town when completed.
The ground floor will be two large
storerooms with plate glass front,
to be owned and occupied b.v Mr.
Edwards. The upper story will be
owned by the Masonic lodge. The
i lodge hall, 30x50 feet, will bo in
the north end of the building with
a large banquet hall adjoining.
Two sets of office rooms will be
fitted up in the front end of the
second story.
It is expected that work on the
building will begin about the first
of July. __
NEW SCHOOL BUILDING
The school board is considering a
proposition for the erection of an
other school building, the school
having outgrown the present build
ing. No definite plans have as y< t
been made, but it is probable that
a tract of land just west of town
will be purchased and a better
and large building erected.
If you want to sell your farm
see the White liivcr Laud & In
vestment Co.
FIRE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Entire South Side of Town Has
Narrow Escape
Lott’s restaurant on the south
side of Front street was destroyed
ky (Ire Sunday afternoon about
^5o o’clock.
The fire was started by some
children playing around a small
outhouse adjoining the restaurant
which gasoline was kept. A quan
tity of gasoline had leaked out on
the ground. One of the children
struck a match which caused the
gasoline to ignite, completely en
veloping the house in flames al
most instantly. The fire spread ra
pidly to the restaurant building
which was soon a mass of (lames,
entirely beyond control.
It required heroic work by the
bucket brigade to prevent the fire
[spreading to the liatton building
which stands only a few feet west.
Had this building burned, the en
tire block, including the city hall,
Geo. F. Crosser’s office, the New
ark Lumber Company’s storeroom
The Journal otlice and possibly
the lumber yard, would have gone
up in smoke, as the buildings are
all wooden structures with only a
few feet of space between them,
i A favorable breeze from thesouth
west saved the block, as the burned
building was on the extreme east
j ern end of the block, and had the
wind been from an easterly direc
tion the entire block would have
burned in spite of the most heroic
work.
The burned building was the
property of Geo. F. Grosser and
was valued at $1,000. He had $500
insurance. Mr. Lott had no insur
ance on the restaurant fixtures.
He saved quite a good deal of his
stuff. His loss is about $150.
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STORfl AT BATESVILLE
liatesville, May 30.—A severe
wind and rainstorm caused consi
i derable damage here this after
noon, when buildings were un
roofed and giant trees uprooted
: in a second’s time. The roof of
the Northern Yeatmen Grocery
Company and the roof of the
Weaver Cotton warehouse was
blown off. The upper section of
Main street in the residence sec
tion is blockaded with trees. The
electric lighting system has been
put out of commission and the
town is in darkness. At the Iron
Mountain depot a box car was un
roofed. The rain was one of the
hardest of the season. Nobody
was injured.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
County Convention Selects Dele
gatesand Elects Committee
The Republican County Con
vention met at Batesville Satur
day pmsint to a call issued by the
county chairman. The meeting
was called to order and Hon Chas.
F. Cole was elected permanent
chairman, and J. Rich secretary.
A new central committee, com
posed of ten members at large and
one member from each township,
were elected, as follows:
Committeemen at Large.—Chas.
F. Cole, J. Rich, W. P. Jones, J.
W. Parse, George M. Fields, W.
N. Osborne, L S. Starnes, Isham
Worthern, Sam Tuggle, H. C.
Cook, W. R. Parks, W. G. Ball.
Township Committernen.—M.
L. Twilley, Ashely township;
Walter Crabtree, Black River; J.
B. Ball, Barren; G. F. Grosser,
Big Bottom; J. C. White, Chris
tain; W. H. Wren, Cushman; H.
M. Crigler, Dota; J. W. West,
Fairview; Jas. F. Huddleston,
Gainsboro; A. Hallmark, Green
brier; ,J. M. Smith, Jefferson; W.
M. Brannon, Liberty; M. F. Bruce,
Oil Trough; C. P. Wackerly, Re
lief; A. Z. Shipp, Rosie; H. C.
Wade, Ruddell; H. C. Smith, Sal
ado; W. J. Driskell, Washington;
H. W. Parks, White River.
Delegates to the state republi
can convention which meets July
10 at Little Rock were named as
follows:
Delegates—J. W. Parse, J. F.
West, W. P. Jones, G. M. Fields,
J. Rich, W. N. Osborne, Chas. F.
Cole.
Alternates—II. M. Parks, Iiurk
Wright, ,J. W. Scott, J. C. John
ston, W. P. Jackson, Sam Tuggle,
and T. II. Henderson.
The convention then adjourned
over till July 16th, 1910 at which
time they will consider the pro
position of putting out a county
ticket in the coming general elec
tion.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTOR*
Rids will be received by the un
dersigned until July 1, for the
erection of a two-story brick
building 50 x 80, same to be com
pleted by October 1, 1910. Plans
and specifications may be seen by
calling on F. C. Hoyt or C. M.
Edwards at Newark, Ark. Right
reserved to reject any or all bids.
T. J. Ranet,
F. C. Hovt,
T. H. Dkakino,
C. M. Edwards,
Building Committee.
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