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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, September 14, 1906.
Vol. 6. No. 38.
COTTON ASSOCIATION'S SCHEME
proposes to Organize Hundred
Million Dollar Corporation
to Control the Price
Hot Springs, Sept. 8—The ex
ecutive committee of the Southern
Cotton Association concluded its
session this afternoon and adjourn
ed subject to the call of the presi
dent of the association. The prin
cipal business transacted was the
consideration of a resolution look
ing to the formation of a corpora
tion with a capitalization of 8100,
000,000 for the purpose of taking
care of the “distressed” cotton of
the South. The resolution follows:
“Whereas, after two years ex
perience in attempting to maintain
a fair price for cotton and realiz
ing that we are in our present
status an advisory board: in order
to put ourselves in position to en
force our minimum. *
“He it resolved. That we organ
ize the Southern Cotton Associa
tion into a corporation for the pur
pose of buying, selling and ware
housing cotton, and that we open
books of subscriptions for a capi
tal stock of 8100,000,000, the
shares to be $5 each.”
JORDAN'S EXPLANATION
President Harvie Jordan gave
the following explanation of the
resolution:
“It is for the purpOsjl of taking
care of distressed cotton, and by
distressed cotton, I mean cotton
that is forced on the market by
people who are unable to finance
cotton and are unable to liquidate
maturing obligations. The cor
poration proposes to go into the
markets and buy up this class of,
cotton when it is being o tie red at
prices below the minimum tixed ;
by the association, and will be
held by the corporation until the
market advances to the minimum
price. The cotton will be stored
in various warehouses throughout
the cotton belt, wherever bought.,
and can be used to margin the pur
chase of additional cotton when
ever it becomes necessary. Under
this plan the cotton forced upon
the market can be kept out of the
hands of exporter.*? and spinners!
and will regulate the price of cot
ton by the legitimate laws of sup
ply and demand.
CHANGES IN ASSESSHENT
The County Board of Equaliza
tion, which met Monday morning
and finished its work the same day,
made but five changes on the as
sessment books. The Bank of
Newark was raised from £12,000
to $13,500; the Independence
County Bank from£33.330 to $37,
500, and the Theodore Maxtield
Bank from $38,670 to $40,120.
This was done to put all the banks
.of the county on an equal assess
ment of To per cent of their paid
up capital and surplus.
The assessment of H. L. Bur
rows, merchant of Curia, was low
ered from $4020 to $3220, and of
Sisk, Hulsey & Haddock of New
ark from $5,000 to $3250.—Bates*
ville Guard. ^ ^ .
KILLED BY A COW
Atkins, Sept. 8.—Mrs. Emma
Stell of this place who was visit
ing her brother at Blackwell, four
miles east of here was run over
by a cow this morning and kiiied.
She was a widow and leaves two
small children.
THE OFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS
Tabulated Statement of the Returns on Governor, State Senator, Amend
ment No. 8, Road Tax and Liquor License
Jno. S. Little, Dem
Worthington, Rep..
Hogan, Socialist
Adams, Prohi.
For State Senator
Hinkle, Dem.
Cole, Rep.
Edmondson, Dem . .
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Against Arndt. No. 8..
For License.
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The chief interest centered in
the race for governor and state
senator and the contest for and
against license and amendment
No. s A tabulated statement of
the vote b.v townships'is given
above on these and the road tax.
The total vote received by thevar
ious county candidates is as fol
lows:
For Representative.
Moore, 1 )emocrat.200‘2
Thompson. Democrat.2002
Starnes, Republican. 956
Rickers, Republican.947
STATE HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD
Items of (ieneral Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers,
The two-year-old son of Tom
King, living near Pottsville, was
kicked by a horse and killed Sun
day.
The merchants of Rogers have
signed an agreement that they will
not sell or give away any more
cigarettes or cigarette papers.
Oswald Bush was shot and kill
ed by (i. K. Milling, a photogra
pher, at Hot Springs Monday eve
ning. Both had been drinking.
Miss Ola Owen of Hornersville,
committed suicide a few days ago
by taking strychnine. Despond
ency over a love affair was the
cause.
While engaged in a sparring
match with Charles Smith at Brad
dock’s park in Little ltock Sun
day afternoon, Connie Griffin re
ceived injuries which caused his
death in a few minutes.
W. O. Suggs, a prominent citi
zen of Blytheville, was shot and
instantly killed at his home Sun
day night by an unknown assassin.
He was fixing to retire for the
night when he was shot through
an open window.
Tom Kay, a farmer, assaulted
Rev. Wm. Stallon while the latter
was riding along the road in Gar
land county recently. He used a
piece of scantling and hurt the
preacher pretty badly. The trou
ble arose over a trade for a cow
and calf.
MEETINO AT PAROQUET
To The Newark Journal:
1 commenced a meeting at the
school house near Paroquet on the
first day of September and closed
on the 9th. Preached twice each
For County Judge
W.\ cough, Democrat.2047
Scott, Republican.1310
For Circuit Clerk
Pearce, Democrat.2284
Baxter, Republican.1088
For County Clerk
Sims, Democrat.2309
Osborne, Republican.1034
For Sheriff
Dunlap, Democrat.2447
Tuggle, Republican. S94
For Treasurer
Perrin, 1 lemocrat.2981
day. We had a mighty outpour
ing of the love and power of God.
Had about fifteen conversions and
the people seemed to be thorough
ly aroused. 1 received about $5
cash and very kind treatment
from all. May the Lord continue
his blessings and save all the peo
ple. Josiaii Martin.
PLEASANT HILL ITEMS
Mr. and Mrs. 1). R. Reaves and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Highland,
I Mr. and Mrs. VV. ,1. Holcombe
and family, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie
Kirkland, Walter Reaves, Al. D.
Engles, Misses Mattie Wood, Net
tie Hall and Ethel Engles went to
| Sulphur Rock Sunday night to
hear Dr. Kirkland lecture.
A large congregation was out at
j Pleasant Hdl Sunday to hear Dr.
I Kirkland lecture on the San Fran*
!cisco earthquake and the fulfill
ment of time according to the
I Scriptures. His discourse was
1 very instructive and was listened
' to very attentively.
Walter Holmes’ team ran away
with him last Monday while haul
ing logs. He was thrown from
the wagon and one wheel passed
over his right leg bruising it con
siderably but not seriously,
j Mr. and Mrs. Jim Maxwell,
| Misses Louise Hurt, Ina and Bet
i tie Griffin and Walter Reeves at
l tended the school exhibition at
| Black River academy last Friday
1 night.
The special call meeting of the
Farmers Union at Oak Hill Tues
day night was well attended, sev
eral delegates from other locals
being present.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Lewis of
near Magness visited Mr. and Mrs.
P. S. Fortune last Friday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Atchison went
to Newark Friday.
For Col lector
Gray. Democrat.22’.Hi:
Bruce, Republican.loy:>
For Coroner
FI inn, Democrat.2194
Wells, Republican. U3Hj
For Surveyor
Ham, Democrat.2195
Hindman, Republican.1255
For Assessor
< 'aidwell. Democrat.2385
Bonner, Republican.986
The total vote cast in the conn-!
ty was 3,496, and the road tax was
the most popular subject voted
upon.
EDMONDSON IS ELECTED SENATOR
Stone County flan (jets the State
Senatorship by 141 Votes
Over Chas. F. Cole
I -—
The official returns from the two
counties composing the Sixth sen
atorial district show that Hon. W.
\V. Edmondson of Stone county
has been elected state senator over
Hon. Chas. F. Cole by a close mar
gin.
Stone county gave Edmondson
585; Cole 381 and Hinkle 205,
| making the complete vote of the
two counties as follows: Edmond
son, 1,712; Cole, 1,571; Hinkle 1,
185. This gives Edmondson a
plurality of 141.
GOULDS’ NEW LINE
The grade for the Missouri Pa
cific’s new line from Crane to
Springfield, Mo., will probably be
finished by the contractors within
the next six weeks. The company
has not yet purchased all the land
it will require in Springfield, and
until this is done the laying of
steel will not be started. It is not
expected that trains will be run
ning into Springfield over the new
line before the first of next year.
WANT BRYAN AT LITTLE ROCK
An effort will be made to have
William J. Bryan make a speech
in Little Hock about the 2f!th of
this month and if he consents to
do so he will no doubt be given a
rousing reception.
SOHE SNAKES
dudge d. N. Smith, road super
intendent for Lonoke county,
while tearing down an old and un
| safe bridge a few days ago, killed
fifty-three large snakes of the moc
casin variety.
Stories unfit for ladies to hear
are unfit for gentlemen to tell.
WILL FRENCH DROWNED SUNDAr
Young Han, About 20 Years Old.
Drowned in White River
Near Oil Trough
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Will French, a young man
about 20 years old, was drowned
irt White river near Oil Trough
Sunday evening.
lie and another young man were
walking along the bank of the riv
er gigging frogs with alargecane.
French struck a frog with his cane
hut did not kill it and the fro*r
swam out in the river, taking the
cane with it. French waded in
after the frog to get his cane, and
had waded out to where the water
was about waist deep, when he
suddenly dropped into the water
and went under. He never rose
but once and the body disappear
ed.
The river was dragged all night
in an effort to recover the body,
but it could not be found and it
was thought that a huge gar might
have seized the young man.
The body was found Tuesday
morning by some negroes who
were pearling on the McHenry
bar about twelve miles below
where the young man was drown
ed, but there were no scratches on
the body of any kind.
Coroner M. M. Stewart was no
tified and went down and held an
inquest over the remains Tuesday
evening.
KILLING AT BISCOE
Dos Arc, Sept. 12.— Waiter
Diefeftrd was cut in several places
yesterday evening in a saloon at
Biscoe and died within five min
ute*. Walter Houston is held for
the killing, without bail.
Both men were employed as
drivers of logging teams by a man
named Lewis. They have been
working near Clarendon, but at
the time of the killing, the cam|>
was being moved to the Biscoe
neighborhood. They stopped at
DeVall’s Bluff and it is stated that
both young men began drinking
there.
On arriving at Biscoe they drank
more and while in the saloon a dis
pute arose which did not appear
to threaten serious results, when,
it is alleged, Houston drew a knife
and before any one could interfere
cut Diekard several times in quick
successian. Diekard sank to the
floor and died in a few minutes.
SALADO SAYINGS
Salado, Sept. 11.—Most all the
work has been stopped for the
big meeting which has been in
progress for the past ten days.
Miss Margie Gray of Cushman
visited her sister, Mrs. J). B. Cook
last week and attended the big
meeting.
Miss Ida Engles who has the ty
phoid fever is reported no better
at this writing.
Miss Minnie Pearson of Pleas
ant Plains is visiting friends here
this week
Cotton in this community has
been damaged considerably by late
rains.
Mrs. D. B. Cook visited friends
and relatives at Cushman Sunday.
Doc Garrett of Rosie was in
town Tuesday evening.
There is some typhoid fever in
this vicinity at present.
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