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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, March 23, 1906.
Vol. 6. No. 13
AFFECTS AN ARKANSAN
Col. V. Y. Cook of Elmo one of
Five Confederates Affected by
Bill Pending in Congress.
Col. V. Y. Cook of Elmo, for
merly commander of the Arkansas
division of the United Confederate
Veterans, and during the Spanish
Avar colonel of the Second regi
ment of Arkansas Volunteers, is
one of the five ex-Confederate
officers who will be benefitted by
the passage of the proposed
amendment to the bill providing
for the retirement on pay equal to
three fourths that paid to regular
officers of like rank of volunteer
officers who wore the blue during
the war between the states. The
bill was introduced in Congress
some time ago, and had for its ob
ject the retirement of all Union
volunteer officers over a certain
age who served during the four
years’ struggle with the rank of
colonel and higher.
The amendment proposed orij^i- ’
nated in Kansas City, Mo., and it
is said that Judge J. M. Trimble '
of that place is the author of it.
Its object is to include all officers]
who served as enlisted men or offi-|
cers in the Confederate service,1
and as officers in the war with |
Spain. No mention is made as to!
the rank that must have been at-i
tained in the Confederate service,
but they must have ranked as col- j
onel, brigadier general or major
general in the Spanish American
war.
The other four ex Con federate j
officers who will come under the j
provisions of the amendment of,
the bill are Maj. Gen. Matthew C. j
Butler of South Carolina, Col. j
John B. Castleman of Louisville,
Kentucky, Col. Ivellar Anderson
of Memphis, Term., and Col Geo.
1*. Gross of Kansas City, Mo.
COL. COOK’S RECORD.
Col. Cook, at the beginning of
the war, joined the command of
Gen. X. B. Forrest, lie enlisted
in the 12th Kentucky Cavalry and
served 12 months, after which he
was transferred to the Seventh
Kentucky Cavalry, formerly the
Seventh Kentucky I n f a n t r y,
where he was in the capacity of a
private soldier. He took part in
the battles of Okolpna, Miss., Pa
* ducah, Ky., Tishimingo Creek,
Harrisburg, Miss., and a number
of other engagements, and was in
Gen. Forrest's Pulaski campaign
in the fall of 18ti4. He also took
part in the battles of Spring 11 ill,!
Franklin and Nashville, aud in the
spring of 1S65 was with Gen. For
rest on his Alabama campaign,
which terminated at Selma April
2, 18*15, anil then surrendered at
Gainesville, Ala., on May l*i, ls<;5.
f Though serving as a private his
I record was one of which he has
reason to feel proud.
When President McKinley call
ed for volunteer troops at the
breaking out of the war with
Spain in April 1SP8, Col. Cook'
was appointed colonel of the Sec
ond Arkansas regiment by Gov. j
Dan W. Jones. The regiment!
was mustered in at Little Rock
and from there went to Chicka- '
mauga, where it remained several
months. The regiment was then
transferred to Anniston, Ala.,
where it remained in camp until it
was mustered out in February,
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See The Journal for job printing.
[JUDGES ANI) CLERKS
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List of Judges and Clerks Who
Will Serve at the Democratic
Primary Wednesday
The following is a list of the
judges and clerks appointed by
the County Central Committee to
serve in the various townships of
the county at the Democratic pri
mary next Wednesday. The com
mittee made no appointment of
clerks in Gainsboro and Salado
townships, and in those townships
the judges will select the clerks.
Ashley Township—Randolph
Chinn, Jack Johnson, D. V.
Boyce, judges. J. H. Reeves,
W. \1. Cavanaugh, clerks.
Barren Township L. B. Gil
breath, John McClure, Hiram
Dethro, judges. T. 8. Ottinger.
F. M. Rawlings, clerks.
Big Bottom township— F. C.
Hoyt, J. N. Black, W. T. Magness,
judges. E. R. Moore, Eli Mag
ness, clerks.
Black River township—Ira
Pickens, T. E. Lane, John Yates,
judges. Luther Pickens, John
Bruce, clerks.
Christian township Ruff Ray,
Wes Wheeler, Monte Davidson,
judges. J. M. Stevens, Charles
Wingo, clerks.
Cushman township J . li. Dob
son. J. G. Jennings. Win. Jordan
judges. Clyde Dobson, E. M.
Reeves, clerks.
Fairview township J. B. John
son. Charles Pasley, J. T. Lan
drum, judges. J. M. Blount,
Andy Hook, clerks.
< Jainsboro township Ed Fallis,
R. D. Self, W. J. Cosse.v, judges.
Greenbrier township—W. B.
Pate, W. S. Cullins, Frank Snapp
judges. \V. A. May hue, R. C.
McClendon, clerks.
Jefferson township A. J. Kel
ley, J. A. Milligan, J. B. South
ard, judges. John Russ, A. <).
Allen, clerks.
Liberty township J. B Bailey,
Wm. Wilf, B. (). Ward, judges, :
L. M. Johnson, J. A. Pearson,
clerks.
Logan township D. D. Whis
nant, 11. C. Britton, J. P. Fetzer,
judges. W. P. Lane, D. P. Whis
nant, clerks.
Magness township—M BOwens
Thos Jones. Will Crow, 'judges.
II T Jones, S C Knight, clerks.
Oil Trough township—C. W.
Watson, C. C. Leonard, J. C. San
ders, judges. Joe Deathrow, Jas.
Powell, clerks.
Relief township W. ,J. Wade,
C. E. Wade, J. W. Manuel, judg
es. D J Hays, J B Bell, clerks.
Ruddell township Geo II Tre
vathan, Paxton Thomas, George
Allen, judges at court house. J.
T Martin. Clarence McIntosh,
clerks.
W K Ruddell, T .1 Welborn,
Burton Arnold, judges on west
s;de bayou. Champ Luster, J T
Lvans, clerks.
Salado township Fd Uhles, H
C VVycough. Dr Lawrence Reeves
judges.
Washington township Henry
Geoke, Robert Kiminer, Frank
Beard, judges, Doc Headstream,
H Mays, clerks.
White River M R Fugatt,
Charlie Wright, George Wood,
judges. Thomas Hardin, Pleas
Wright, clerks.
BOOKS! BOOKS!! BOOKS!!!
The very latest by the best au
thors. 10c to $1.50 at Gibson’*.
Frank Smith of Oil Trough was
in town Tuesday, en route home
from Newport and railed to cash
up for a year’s reading of The
•Journal.
Parties interested in the im
provremant of their stock are in
vited to call at Robinson’s livery
stable and see the tine (rerman
coach horse.
The Argosy, Munsey’s, Metro
politan, Everybody’s,'n Searson’s, i
the Delineator, and n? 30 other
popular magazines to , select from
at Gibson’s.
Squire -I. H. Fotz r of Logan
township was transacting business
in town Monday. He reports ev
erything unusually qiiiet in his
neighborhood.
A statement showing the finan
cial condition of the town is pub
lished in another column of today's
paper. There is a balance of $H82.
50 in the treasury.
Circuit Clerk Pearce wishes to
state to the public that he will
keep his office open until 1 o’clock
on the morning following the pri
mary, and will furnish the public
the election news a# promptly as
it can be obtained. He invites
the out-of-town precincts to tele
phone their returns. Phone No.
sg.
Garfield Wayman and Miss
Nora Harrelson of this city were
quietly married Sunday afternoon
at the home of Rev. and Mrs. VV.
P. .Jackson near Charlotte, Rev.
Jackson performing the ceremony.
They are prominent and well
known young people and have the
best wishes of a large number of
friends, The Journal included.
AN EXCELLENT YOUNG HAN
To The Newark Journal:
1 would like to say a few words
in behalf of an excellent and
worthy young man who is seeking
the collector’s office. 1 have ref
erence to Winfred Gray, whom I
know to be in every way worthy
of the confidence of the people,
lie was raised on the farm, and is
a self-made man.
Two years ago his township,
Barren, stood nobly by the candi
dates from Big Bottom and I think
we will never have a better oppor
tunity to return the compliment,
so let’s vote for Gray. I would
like to see him carry Big Bottom
in fact 1 believe he will do it,
and I am sure the vote of the
township could not be cast for a
more worthy young man.
()u> Dkmotuat.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
I have decided to enter the race
for mayor of Newark in the com
ing election. If elected 1 will do
all I can for the upbuilding of the
town. My record as mayor is be
fore you. You all know me, and
if.you think 1 would make you a
good mayor, vote for me on the
; 3rd of April.
(h’.o. F. Ckosnku.
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Hot or cold baths at all hours at
i the Newark Bath House.
SULPHUR HOIK ITEMS]
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Short Item.* of Interest Picked Up
at the Metropolis of White
River Township.
Capt. T. C. Knox is on the sick
list.
P. L. Grooms went to Batesville
Monday.
Oscar Owen was up from May-!
ness Sunday.
dohn Huddleston went to New- j
ark Tuesday.
Miss Maud Tuggle is on the sick
list this week.
Dr. W. T. Huddleston went to
Batesville Tuesday.
Uev. J. L. Brown of Charlotte ]
was in town Tuesday.
Judge Fulkerson, of Batesville
was in our town Monday.
A few more of those bargain
portrait frames at Gibson’s gal
lery.
Rev. J. \Y. James of Curia was
in town Friday on his way to New
port.
Miss Emma Sanders of Rates
vilie spent Sunday here with home
folks.
Herbert Hurley of Newport
spent Sunday here with his many
friends.
Sam Ashley, who has been work
ing on the railroad for a month
returned home last week.
Rev. Walter Wayman went to
Newark Monday to attend the fun
eral of Mrs. E'/.ira Deckard.
M iss Sallie N uckolls of Charlotte .
visited ^Misses Vonnye and Net
tye Revens Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Ethel Griffin, who is teach
ing at Oakland, was . visiting her
cousin. Miss Narci Rice, Satur
day.
.John Wood of New Orleans,
La., is spending a few weeks here
with his parents and other rela
tives.
Squire and Mrs. C. P. Pickens
of Dota visited their son, Prof.
Sidney Pickens here Saturday
night.
Mrs. Martin, mother of ,1. IT.
Martin, left Tuesday for Texas,
where she will spend some time
with her son.
Squire W. T. Anderson and
Constable John Huddleston attend- I
ed Squire Reaves’ court Monday
at ()ak llill school house.
Miss Vela Jernigan who has
been attending school here fur sev
eral months returned to her home
near Charlotte Saturday.
Joe B. Polk and his son, Her- j
mon left Tuesday morning for a
visit to Ardmore and other points ]
in the Indian Territory and Tex
as.
GRAND OPENING.
Of our spring line of Millinery
and Fine Dress (roods. Begin
ning with April 10th and ending
April 14ih. We have the finest
and most up to date line of the
above goods ever shown in New
ark. Ladies don't fail to come.
Respectfully,
Sisk, Hulsey & Haddock.
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Nick P. Brewer, a prominent
! farmer, was accidentally killed at
| his home at ltowell, Cleveland
county Monday afternoon. His
gun was accidentally discharged
while he was killing hogs and he
was instantly killed.
INDHTKI) FOR LIBEL
Editor of Argenta Daily News
Indicted by the Pulaski
County Grand Jury
Little Rock, March 1H.—The
publication in a sheet printed in
Argenta of several alleged libelous
articles with reference to Attorney
General Robert L. Rogers, who is
a candidate for the nomination of
governor, has resulted in the in
dictment of Henry J. Miller,
whose name appears in the sheet
as its editor and publisher, on the
charge of libel. While there have
appeared in the Argenta publica
tion a number of articles directed
at Mr. Rogers, the indictment cites
but one of them.
THE INDICTMENT.
The indictment, which was re
turned by the Grand Jury yester
day morning before it took a re
cess until March 2d, is as follows:
“The Grand Jury of Pulaski
county, in the name and by the
authority of the State of Arkansas,
accuses Henry J. Miller of the
crime of libel, committed as fol
lows, to-wit: In the said county
and state aforesaid, on the 6th day
of March, 11*06, he unlawfully,
knowingly, wickedly and mali
ciously, did write, print and pub
lish a false, malicious and defami
tory libel, in the form of a news
paper article containing false, ma
licious and defamitory matter and
things of and concerning one Rob
ert L. Rogers, according to the
tenor and effect following, that in
to say, 'Bob Rogers offers bribes
and then commits forgery,’ there
by meaning by ‘Bob Rogers’ the
said Robert L Rogers, and there
by meaning by the said words
falsely and knowingly to charge
that the. said Robert L. Rogers
had committed the crimes of brib
ery and forgery; he, the said Hen
ry J. Miller, then and there well
knowing the^said malicious and de
famatory libel to be false.”
MILLER ARRESTED.
Miller was arrested on a bench,
warrant yesterday afternoon about
2 o’clock at his place of business
in Argenta by Deputy Sheriff A.
B. Chicester, and gave bond in
the sum of $2,500 for his appear
ance at the March term of the
Pulaski Circuit Court. The date
of his trial has not yet been set.
While the circulation of the Ar
genta paper is not general, it ia
understood that a number of cop
ies of it containing articles ia
which the severest charges have
been made against Mr. Roger*
have been sent over the state as
circulars.
DR. J. H. MYERS DEAD.
Dr. J. II. Myers, who was well
known in this city died at hi*
home in Black Rock Thursday
of last week from injuries receiv
ed a few days before from being"
backed off a bridge in a buggy by
his horse, as was told in The Jour
nal last week. Speaking of his
death the Black Rock Telephone
says: “He had been foremost
among the citizens of the county
for many years. As a physician
alone he attained great prominence
and he added to this renown as
chief among the promoters of tlio
pearling industry and his service
in the state legislature. He has
been first in many things in Law
rence county, and many a man
will feel that he has lost a great
j friend.