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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE OUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1921
VOL. 21 NO. 37
YOUNG MAN SHOT |
WHILE BIRD HUNTING
Jesse Lane Receives Full Load
of Bird Shot in Leg Just
Below Hip
Jesse Lane, aged 17, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Lane, of
Logan townhip, was shot in the
leg while bird hunting Christ
mas Eve, and sustained a very
dangerous wound.
He and Frank Dugger an
other young man of the same
community, were bird hunting.
They had shot some birds, but
the birds were only crippled
and were trying to get away.
The young men were runing
after the crippled bids, young
Lane being in front, when in
mme accidental maner, Dug
ger’s gun ws discharged, the
entire load entering the back
oi Lane’s leg just below the
hip.
Dugger was only a few feet
behind Lane when the gun was
discharged and the entire
charge of shot and wadding
entered Lane’s leg.
Physicians were summoned
and the shot and wads were
lemoved from Lane’s leg, and
he is reported to be doing as
well as could be ecpected.
CHRISTMAS TREE
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Community Tree at Royal;
Theatre Enjoyable Affair
A community Christmas tree
was given at the Royal Theatre
Saturday afternoon and was
thoroughly enjoyed by a large
crowd of both young and old
people.
A very appropriate program
was rendered, consisting of a
short address by Rev. J. E.
Snell and a number of read
ings, songs and recitations by'
the children.
HAflBOUE’S RlEDITATIONS
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kin talk Bd>UT ONE thing
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Copyright. 19?| Dy McCiuro Newspaper Syndicate
H. D. ELLER DEAD
H. D. Eller died at his home
here late Wednesday evening
of last week, following a short
illness of pneumonia.
Mr. Eller was 48 years old
and is survived by his wife'and
one son. Nelson.
Mr. Eller was a native of
Illinois but had been a resident
of Newark for a number of
years. He was a good man
and a good citizen.
Funeral services were held
at the home Thursday, Rev.
J. E. Snell and Rev. E. A.
Horn conducting the services.
The remains were buried at
Rlue Springs.
CELEBRATING
The JournqJL force has put
in a part of the week taking
Christmas, so the paper comes
out only four pages this week.
Dibrell Rodman is spending
the week at Mt. Pleasant vis
iting Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
Younger.
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The mar. with his
money in our Bank
does not fear fire
nor burglars.
It is riot only downright carelessness to keep
money in your house, but it subjects you and your
family to grave DANGER.
Not only may you lose it by fire, but burglars
•may break in and steal it. Burglars alw ays “spot” the
houses w here money is kept and they will stop at
nothing—even MURDER—to get it.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS ST&tlftOO
COUNTY GETS QUOTA
IN COTTON CAMPAIGN
Independence is Fifth County
in State to Go Over Top
in Cotton Drive
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Independence county secured
enough signatures to the cot
ton contract last week to go
above its Quota of 4834 bales.
This does not mean that we
will stop work for the state
has not secured the 200,000
bales necessary to form the as
sociation and until that amount
is signed it will be necessary
for every man in the county
who is interested, to work on
his neighbor to get him to sign.
The campaign will close Satur
day night and it is urged that
every man who has sighed the
contract devote the whole of
Saturday to this work. It will
be a calamity, not only to
Arkansas but to the South, if
we fail to get 200,000 bales b.\
the first of the year.
This county has been assign
ed an additional quota of 500
bales to make up for some of
the counties that have not
done anything and we are
very anxious to get them; not
only because Independence
always does her part and
more but because we want to
do everything that we can to
put the association over.
Geo. M. Fields of Newark
sent in this week contracts
amounting to 72 bales. Mr.
Fields has been one of the
few men of the county who
has worked on this from the
start and has been responsi
ble for securing many con
tracts that could not have been
secured without his work.
When you read this there
will be only one more day in
which to sign the contract.
With only a few thousand
bales needed to complete the
pool you should consider it
your duty.to sign and get your
neighbor to do the same thing.
Think this over, sign your con
tract and mail it in.
J. B. DANIELS,
County Agent.
FRETTY HOME WEDDING
A pretty but simple home
wedding was solemnized at 5
o’clock Monday evening at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. Lindsey
G. Poe, when Miss Pearl Poe
became the bride of Thos. W.
Steele, Jr. of Scotts.
The home was in ' pleasing
Christmas decorations of
mistletoe. The ring ceremony
was read by Rev. J. E. Snell
Mrs. E. G. Magness was maid
of honor, and E. G. Mganess
was best man. The wedding
march was played by Mrs.
Dale Walbert of Batesville.
Refreshments were served im
mediately after the ceremony.
The groom is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Steele of
cSotts, where he is associated
with his father in a large plan
tation.
The bride is one of Newark’s
most popular young ladies and
has had charge of the public
school at Scotts for the past
several months.
Out-of-town guests were:
Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Steele Sr.
of Scotts, Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Jernigan and Mrs. Dale Wal
bert of Batesville, and Mrs. D.
D. Lester, Desha.
COUNTY SCRIP IS
DECLARED LEGAL
Circuit Court Orders Re-IssJ' I
of Scrip Outlawed by
Judge Gray
That the issuance of $62,
000 worth of Independence
county scrip, bought par by
the three Batesville banks with
an agreement with the County
Quorum Court in 1017. that
eight per cent interest would
be allowed, was not invalid as
contended by County Judge T.
A. Gray was the ruling of Cir
cuit Judge D. H. Coleman at
a special term of circuit court
held at Batesville Monday by
Judge Dene II. Coleman, and
Judge Coleman issued an or
der to Judge Gray to re-issue
the scrip at once.
Judge Gray several weeks
ago held that the issuance of
the scrip bought at par by the
banks was invalid because the
county was to pay interest on
it. Judge Coleman contended
that the agreement with the
Quorum Court did not invali
date the scrip. The banks, it
is said, have not filed a claim
for the interest.
The taxpayers who brought
the action to prevent payment
of the scrip have given notice
of an appeal to the Arkansas
Supreme Court.
MARRY AT NEWPORT
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Popular Young Couple Keep
Weeding a Secret
Announcement was made
this week of the marriage of
Miss Audry Byrd to Alva M.
Eller, which occurred October
22, past, at the Christian
Church in Newport the cere
mony being said by the Rev. i
J. F. Ray, pastor.
The announcement that the'
wedding had remained a se
cret so long came as a surprise
to many of their friends and
relatives who ntiver suspected
that they had stolen a march
on them.
The groom is the son of
Mrs. Mary Eller and is one of
this community’s progressive
young farmers, and is Super
intendent of the Christian Sun
day school.
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Byrd, and
is one of the county’s popular
young school teachers.
The Journal joins their
rrtany friends in extending con-,
gratulations .and sincere good
wishes.
NOTICE TO LANDOWNERS
Notice is hereby given that
the regular meeting of the
landowners of the Big Bottom
Fence District wHl be held at
the Mayors office in Newark
on Saturday Jan. 7, 1922, at
10 A. M. for the purpose of e
lecting commisioners and for
the transaction of such other
business as may come before
the meeting.
Given this 26th day of Dec
ember, 1921.
W. J. WALDRIP
E. D. HOUSE
E. H. WILLIAMSON
Commisioners
Will Rogers is in town.
HUNTING ACCIDENT
COSTS MANS LIFE
C oss County Alan is Fatally
Shot by Small Boy While
Hunting
Wynne, Dec. 27.—Forrest
Mulholland, aged 25, died
about noon today in a Mem
phis hospital from injuries re
ceived yesterday while hunt
ing hear Wynne. He was ac
cidentally shot by Jelf Lindley
a Red 18, a member of the hunt
ing party.
The accident occurred about
five miles southeast of Wynne
while the hunters were re:
turning home. The boy start
ed to shoot at an owl, but the
gun was fired prematurely, it
is said, the charge striking
Mulholland in the righ4 shoul
der.
So painful was the wound
that Mulhodand could not be
placed comfortably ii an auto
mobile to be brought to Wynne
for medic*. 1 attention. A cot
was procured, and about 25
men brough, him here. He
was sent to a Memphis hos
pital, where he died.
Mulholland bs survived by
his wife.
FIRE DAMAGES HOME
Newport, Dec. 28.—The
handsome home ano furnish
ings of Mrs. Minnie Balmaz of
this city were badly burned by
fire Tuesday about noon. The
blaze was from a defective
flue, it is thought . A compo
sition roof prevented the
flames from spreading. They
were confined to the interior
where the great damage was
done. Both home and con
tents were covered by insur
ance
PAROGOULD MAN
KILLED BY TRAIN
Aged Man Struck by Cotton
Belt Train While Walk
ing Down Track
Paragould, Dec. 28.—W. M.
Nelson, aged 82, was killed
this morning when he was
struck by North bound Cotton
Belt passenger train No. 804,
just north of the Missouri Paci
fic yard office. The body was
mangled beyond recognition,
being dragged about a quarter
mile and fragments of the body
were scattered along the track
the entire distance.
According to a statement at
tributed to the engineers, Mr.
Nelson was walking leisurely
down the track and paid no at
tention to the warning w'histle.
The train being nearly a mile
from the station was going at
i. fast rate of speed.
Mr. Nelson was yard mana
ger for the flickson-Rogers
hickory mill and had been em
ployed by that concern 16
years. He is survived by a
wife who is 79.
FIRE AT TUPELO
Morgan Mercantile Company’s
Store Destroyed
Newport, Dee. 28.—The W.
S. Morgan Mercantile Com
I pany store at Tupelo, was
' burned during the night Tues
day.
The town is without fire
protection, and buildings on
either side adjoining were bad
ly damaged.
Mr. Morgan also is post
master. All telephone lines
to the town were burned and
communication cut off. The
mercantile business w7as value
at $9,000 with $4,000 insur
ance.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31
See the Ruins of an
Ancient African
IN —
A FEDERATED RELEASE
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Two American heroes go to
Africa in in search of a banker
and his two daughters who
have disappeared. They are
beset by perils of the jungle
and have many narrow escapes
from wild anhnals and brutal
natives. Their adventures on
the African continent make
one of the most thrilling and
absorbing pictures ever made
*IPfor the screen.