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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, November 28, 1913
Vol. 13, No. 34
OLDFIELD ASKS
FOR RE-ELECTION
Faithful Representative From This
District Stands For Re-election
on His Record
The formal announcement of
Congressman W. A. Oldfield as a
candidate for re-election appears
in today’s paper.
In congress Mr. Oldfield has j
been a faithful servant of the peo- I
pie, and he stands squarely upon |
his record as congressman in seek
ing re-election.
No man who ever served this
district in congress has been a
more faithful representative of
the people. He has been loyal to i
their interests and has always
been found at his post of duty.
He has won greater recognition j
in congress than any man who
ever served this district in that;
body.
As chairman of the committee
on patents, Mr. Oldfield has won
national recognition through in
vestigation of abuses of the patent
laws and remedial legislation to
correct their injustice and detri
mental results.
He has been an earnest and ac
tive advocate of good roads, and
has introduced a bill in congress
providing for federal aid for road
building. He maintains that at
least a small portion of the enor
mous sums the government spends
for war equipment could be better
spent on the public roads and in
making internal improvements.
Mr. Oldfield was born and rais
ed on the farm and has always
been a friend of the farmers and
the common people.
He is a strong supporter of the
administration and enjoys the con
fidence of the President. By reas
* on of his acquaintance with na
tional affairs, his absolute loyalty
to duty and the high esteem in
which he is held by the leaders in
all departments of the govern
ment, he is better able to repre
sent the district and aid in carry
ing out the reforms proposed by
the Democratic administration than
any new man could possibly be.
HOUSE AND BARN BURN
Gross Qualls Sustains Heavy
Loss In Fire Tuesday Night
Gross Qualls’ residence and barn
were both totally destroyed by
fireTuesday night about 11 o’clock.
It is not known how the fire or
iginated, but Mr. Qualls had been
up making a poultice for his wife,
who was sick, and had built up a
fire. It is possible that the fire ac
cidentally started from this in
some manner.
The family were all asleep when
awakened by the flames and were
unable to save anything of con
sequence. Among the other things
burned was $50 in money.
Some hay in an open end of the
barn caught and the barn and en
tire contents, including a lot of
hay and corn, was also a total loss.
The total loss is about $2,500,
with $1,000 insurance.
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT
The tax book for the collection
of the special assessment upon the
real property in district No. 1 for
the purpose of paying the first
payment on the Newark Sidewalk
Improvement District bonds has
been placed in my hands
All owners of real property ly
ing in the district are required to
pay their assessments to me within
thirty days from this date. If such
payment is not made, action will
be commenced at the end of that
time for the collection of said as
sessment and for legal penalties
and costs.
Given under my hand this 14th
day of November, 1913.
E. B. Chesser, Collector.
JAY HERRINGTON DEAD
Little Jay Herrington, the fif
teen-months-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. VV. J. Herrington, died Mon
day night. Funeral services were
held at the Baptist church Wed
nesday morning, Rev. J. L. Brown
conducting the services. The re
mains wrere interred at Blue
Springs cemetery.
NO SPECIAL PRIMARY
A disagreement arose among
the candidates in this county for
prosecuting attorney, and the pro
posed preferential primary to de
cide which one should remain in
’ the race has been declared off.
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HON. W. A. OLDFIELD
Popular Congressman From This District Who Announces His
Candidacy For Re-election
EXCELSIOR PUNT BURNS
Batesville Concern Destroyed,
Suffering $20,000 Loss.
Batesville, Nov. 22.—The plant
of the Batesville Excelsior Com
pany was destroyed by fire at 3
o’clock this morning, and a loss of
$20,000 suffered. No insurance
was carried. The company’s watch
man could give no satisfactory ex
planation as to the cause of the
fire.
The owners of the factory are
J. C. Dowzer, C. F. Cole and A. A.
Goodnight, all of Batesville. At
noon today it was announced that
the factory will be rebuilt as soon
as arrangements are made. The
new factory will be of brick, it
it announced. The excelsior fact
ory was one of Batesville’s leading
industries and employed about 100
men.
SANTA CLAUS COMING
It is only a little more than a
month until Christmas and The
Journal is making preparations
for our big Christmas Edition
which will be issued December 12.
All the children are invited to send
their letters to Santa Claus in care
of The Journal, and the letters
will be published in our Christmas
number so Santa may know just
what you want him to bring you.!
Mail your letters early so they will
reach The Journal office by De
cember 1, and not later than De
cember 5, as no letters received
after that date can be published.
BUY LUMBER BUSINESS
J. G. Rutledge and Logan Fet
ter have bought from Geo.L Green
2900 acres of timber land and two
sawmills on Black river, near El
gin, and have formed a partner
ship with E. L. Collier, formerly
of this place but now of Tucker
man. They are operating under
the firm name of the Southern
Lumber Company and are doing a
good business. They were raised
near Newark and are excellent
young men, and The Journal
wishes them all manner of success.
SOME BIG TURNIPS
J. W. Henderson left at The
Journal office a few days ago two
of the largest turnips we have
seen this season. The largest one
measured 23 inches in circumfer
ence and the two weighed
pounds. They were grown by Mr.
Jk'ndersoTi ids" home here m
town.
ASLEEP ON TRACK; KILLED
Companion Has Close Call,
Wheels Cuts off Part of Coat
Tuckerman, Nov. 23.—John Al
len, a young farmer residing in
this township, was run over and
instantly killed by a fast freight
train here about 4 o'clock this
morning. Another man, whose
name was not learned, had a very
narrow escape from a like fate.
The two men, it is said, on their
way home, sat down on the track
to rest and fell asleep. While sleep
ing the train came upon them. A’
len remained unconscious of his
danger and was crushed under the
wheels. His companion was awak
ened by the noise of the train in
time to roll off the track by so
narrow a margin that part of his
coat was torn off as the train
rushed by.
LEE GRAY^DEAD
L. M. Gray, former city marsha1,
died at his home here Wednesday
night about 10 o’clock. Cancer
was the cause of his death. The
cancer first appeared on his hand
some time ago, and about a year
ago the hand was amputated by
Drs. Poe & Pascoe in an effort to
save his life. He recovered nicely
from the operation and showed no
symptoms of the disease until a
few months ago when the cancer
again made its appearance under
his arm. It grew rapidly and re
sulted in his death Tuesday night.
He was a member of the Chris
tian church and was a good citi
zen. The remains were buried
yesterday afternoon at Blue
Springs cemetery.
BOY SHOT HIMSELF
—
Buck Wright, aged 17, accident
ally shot himself in the arm while
hunting near his home near Moore
field last Saturday.
He and some friends were out
hunting and in climbing a fence
young Wright in some manner ac
cidentally discharged his gun, al
most the entire load of shot tak
in<i. effect, aa&<v&
badly injuring his arm that it be
came necessary to amputate it.
RE-OPEN PICTURE SHOW
E. E. Allen has made a deal
with Edwin Herrington to contin
I ue the moving picture show at the
Allen hall, which was discontinued
! come time ago. They . aregiving
1 the people" a good show and are
I enjoying a liberal patronage.
EARL CASEY ANNOUNCES
Prominent Young Lawyer Seeks
Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
Earle C. Casey of Batrsville an
nounces in today’s paper as a can
didate for prosecuting attorney for
the Third judicial distiict.
Mr. Casey is at present deputy
prosecuting attorney for this coun
ty, having been appointed about
three years ago by Prosecuting
Attorney C. M. Erwin. The able
and fearless manner in which Mr.
Casey has performed his official
duties has won for him the gener
al commendation of the people of
the county, and he has fully dem
onstrated his fitness for the posi
tion
Mr. Casey is a native of Stone
county but removed to Batesville
a number of years ago. He was
educated in the Batesville public
schools and sn Arkansas College.
Since his admission to the bar he
has been a close student, and has
make such rapid progress that he
now ranks as one of the best law
yers of his age in North Arkansas.
His loyalty to his duties as de
puty prosecuting attorney is suffi
cient evidence that if elected he
will make the people an able and
fearless official who will always be
on the alert to see that the inter
ests of the state are fully cared for
in all matters affecting the inter
ests of the people and the fair and
impartial enforcement of the law.
NEGRO SENT TO JAIL
Constable Pete Comer arrested
Clint Brown, a young negro, near
Fitzgerald one day this week,on a
charge of grand larceny, for steal
ing a pistol from another negro
here. He was tried before Squire
Saylors Wednesday. The charge
was reduced to petit larceny and
Brown was fined $10 and five days
in jail. The negro was unable to
pay the fine and Constable Comer
took him to Batesville and placed
him in jail.
LAD LOSES FINGER
Charlie Foster, the eight-year
old son of C. C. Foster, got the in
dex finger on his left hand so bad
ly mashed Friday that it had to be
amputated. It got caught in some
manner between the wagon-bed
and bolster as he was trying to
help put the bed on the wagon.
Dr. Poe and Dr. Evans amputa
ted the finger close up to the palm
of his hand and the little fellow is
getting along nicely.
HOLD FARM SCHOOL
HERE INDECEMBER
Fanners Will Gather in Newark to
Study Methods For Making
the Farm More Profitable
Geo. W. Allen, county demon
stration agent, was in town Satur
day perfecting arrangements for
holding a weeks agricultural
school and farmers’ institute here.
He proposes to bring a number
of agricultural experts here from
the Stale University, and these
will be assisted by some of the
best men connected with the U. S.
Agricultural Department. Practi
cally all the preliminaries were ar
ranged and the school will be held
some time in December. The exact
date is not known at this time but
will be announced later.
These farmers schools and insti
tutes are a mighty fine thing and
every farmer in this section who
can do so should attend. The
school will be free, the business
men and others around town hav
ing subscribed sufficient funds to
defray all the expenses.
Mr. Allen will be in Newark
tomorrow (Saturday) to complete
the arrangements foj; the school
and desires to confer with the
farmers in regard to the matter^
EGG HAS TWO ENDS I
The Newark Journal published
a story telling of an egg produced
near Newark that had the dollar
mark on it. The Pike County Tri
bune republishes the story, but
says the feat of the Newark hen
pales into insignificance when com
pared with that of a Pike county
hen, which laid an egg bearing the
inscription: "The End Is Near."
The Tribune interprets this as an
impressive warning of the brevity
of earthly existence, but it is
possible the hen merely wanted to
call attention to the other end of
egg. —Arkansas Gazette.
FINE SHOW WINDOW
E. E. Allen has fitted up the
finest show window in Newark. It
is strictly up-to-date and add*
wonderfully to the attractiveness
of his already modern place of
business. His store is a credit to
Newark and The Journal is pleas
ed to note the progressive spirit
displayed by Mr. Allen.
NOTICE
The law prohibiting stock run
ning at large within the corporate
limits of Newark will be rigidly
enforced on and after Dec. 1,1913.
Jas. B. Ketchem, Mayor.
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