The Newark Journal.
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Published In The famous white river country. Where Alfalfa Is kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas Friday, December 8, 1911
Vol. n, No. 35
HOW JIMMY DOES IT
Reformed Newspaper Man Now
Delights in Helping the
Widowsand Orphans
The Walnut Ridge Times credits
H. H. Judkins, of its town, with
having recently closed the largest
insurance deal in North Arkansas,
Mr. Judkins having written a
. ■ policy for $20,000. That is pretty
good, but our own Jimmy McGill
of Batesville has that beaten to a
frazzle. Everybody knows that
Jimmy is a hustler—he is always
busy- but along last summer
when business was dull, Jimmy
pulled on his working clothes one
morning, rolled up his sleeves, spat
on his hands, hit the path of duty
with a firm tread, and in less than
four days he wrote $49,000 worth
of insurance and paid a death
claim on one his policy holders for
$5,000. The $49,000 insurance
written was in four policys, one
for $25,000, two for $10,000 each,
one for $3,000 and one for $1,000.
And what’s better, Mr. McGill’s
policies were written in a home
company, the Mississippi Valley
Life, of Little Rock, and the pre
miums paid by the parties insur
ed was not sent out of the state, as
was that written by Mr. Judkins.
it Mr. Judkins can beat tms,
we’ll tell Jimmy about it some
time. Jimmy used to work in a
newspaper office—thats how he
acquired the habit of being a
hustler—but as a newspaper man,
he couldn’t do much towards help
ing the widows and orphans, so he
shook the case and took up insur
ance. And believe us Jim does love
to hand out checks to the widows
and orphans. _
GOOD ShOP FOR SALE
My blacksmith shop, one of the
best equipped in the county, with
large gasoline engine, band-saw,
cut-off, grist mill and other up-to
date equipment. Also my house
and automobile. Prefer to sell all
together, and am offering same at
a bargain. H. Joule,
Newark, Ark.
WALDR1P FOR CLERK
The Journal takes pleasure in
presenting the announcement of
of T. M. Waldrip as a candidate
for re-election as county clerk.
Mr. Waldrip is now serving his
first term in the clerk’s office and
has made the people of the county
a careful, efficient and painstaking
servant.
SKETCHES FROM SALADO
Weeks Happenings Timely and
Tersely Related
Shirley Sturch of Floral, was
here Thursday on business.
J. W. Scott attended to business
Thursday in Fairview township.
This pretty weather has put
some in the notion of going to
preparing land for another crop.
Mrs. Alicia Morrison is spending
the winter in Texas with some of
her children who live out there.
Kev. and Mrs. W. M. Jones left
Sunday evening, Mr. Jones for
Blytheville to attend annual Con
ference, and Mrs. Jones for Nash
ville, Ark., to visit her parents.
Mrs. Kaneaster and Clarence
Taylor, we are glad to say, are im
proving. Both have been danger
ously ill the past two weeks, but
hopes are intertained now of their
recovery.
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made its appearance at the home |
; of Clint Wheeler and wife Thurs
day. The wife and baby are do
ing splendidly and Clint was able
o go to work Friday morning.
Married.—Wednesday at the
j county seat, Mr. Scott Crumley, of
High, Texas, and Miss Lula Bur
gess of our township. They left
on the evening train out of Bates
ville for Texas, where they will
reside. Mrs. Chumley is a great
grand daughter of Enoch Rushing,
and has many friends and acquaint
; ances in this part of the county
who regret her leaving. Mr.
I Crumley was raised in Texas and
1 is an estimable young man. May
; their lives be pleasant.
NEVER AGAIN
Uncle Sam Killow gives it out
that he will marry no more. He
has been married nine times, and
i last week had all arrangements
made for his tenth wedding, with
a photographer on the ground to
take pictures and so on, but at the
last moment there was a hitch in
I the program, and the marrige was
[called off. Uncle Sam was dis
gusted and says he is going out of
the marrying busidess.—Walnnt
Ridge Blade.
FOR ROAD OVERSEER
D. C. Lane announces in todays
paper as a candidate for road over
seer of Big Bottom township.
Uncle Doc is well qualified for the
place and would make a good over
i seer.
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SANTA CLAUS
Will make his headquarters, as usual,
at our store. New Christmas goods
will begin coming in next week. We
will have a coEnpiete assortment of
Dolls, Toys and Fine China. Leave
your orders early.
E. J. MAGNilSS & SONS
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j A MESSAGE FROM SANTA CLAUS
) Christmas is almost here, and Old
) Santa has given us a message for
j all who want presents of any kind
for their friends. We’ll tell you
all about it in The Journal’s Big
Christmas Edition next week, and
remember our store w ill be Santa’s
headquarters in Sulphur Rock.
J. H. JIM ERSON
Mrs. Rebecca Moore and son,
Burney, of Charlotte, were trading
in town Wednesday.
Ben Cook has opened a barber
shop in the building recently va
cated by P. A. Cobbs.
Oliver Hawkins returned Mon
day from Jackson county where
he spent two or three weeks selling
organs.
Mrs. J. I. Martin of Cord was in
town Saturday to meet her hus
band who was returning from
Little Rock.
Christmas is drawing near and
next week The Journal will carry
a Christmas message of good cheer
to all its many readers.
Mrs. A. C. Martin left yesterday
morning for her home at Cotton
Plant, after a pleasant visit here
with her mother, Mrs. Jane Alex
ander.
Prof J. C. Wynne, formerly
principal of the public school here,
but who is now located at Grays,
spent Saturday and Sunday in
town with friends.
Don’t send your orders away
from home for jewelry, but bring
them to me and I will meet any
catalog prices and save you
trouble. W. D. Hinson.
Squire J. H. Fetzer of Logan
township was selling cotton in
town Friday and called to drop
some coin in the gaping vacancy
in The Journal’s cash drawer.
Mrs. Mary Joachimi and daugh
ter, Miss Maude Blair, left yester
day morning for their home at
Versailles, Mo., after a pleasant
visit here with relatives and
friends.
At the next meeting of the Royal
Neighbors, on Wednesday after
noon, the 13th, new officers will be
elected for the ensuing year. All
members are urged to be present
at 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. Mattie Myers returned to
her home at Black Rock Wednes
day, after having spent a few days
here very pleasantly with her
sisters, Mrs. J. M. Martin and Mrs.
E. W. Magness.
The Journal is informed that
Road Overseer D. I. Arnold will
not be a candidate for re-election.
Among those mentioned as prob
able candidates for the position
are D. C. Lane, Dempse Freezt
and H. F. Gibson.
Mayor S. A. Moore of Batesville
spent Saturday in town en route
home from his Pulaski county
plantation where he spent a few
days looking after his farming in
terests.
Wanted.—A good gentleman
teacher with some experience to
teach good country school. Apply
to J. H. Fetzer, J. E. McCoy or C. j
E. Jimerson, Directors District No.
50, R. F. D. 1, Newark, Ark.
Gibson, the Sulphur Rock photo
grapher, will be in Newark every
.Saturday. Family groups or any j
other kind of work made at your '
home. Phone The Journal office
and Mr. Gibson will call on you.
Mrs. Mary Arnold is in Poplar
Bluff, Mo., with her daughter, j
Mrs. Mabel Cravens, who is quite!
sick. Mrs. Cravens has been ill
for several weeks and late reports
indicate that she is not improving.
The editor of this paper has a
warm place in his heart for the
friends who bring or send in news
items. It is the desire of this pa-1
per to give all the news all the time
and those who lend us their as- i
sistance to that end have our un- i
bounded gratitude
Senator T. J. Raney has sold
his farm over in Big Bottom to
J. P. Magness and has bought Mr.
Magness’ two-story brick business1
house here in town. The build
ing was originally built for a
hotel, but is at present occupied
by the Newark Drug Co., and oth
ers. It is one of the best pieces of
property in town.
Rev. A. H. Dulaney left Monday
night for Blytheville to attend the
White River Conference. He went
by the way of Memphis where he
was joined by Mrs. Dulaney and
little daughter, Mary. Rev. Du
laney is an earnest and consecrat
ed servant of the Master, and has
made many friends during his
short stay here who hope for his
return to this work.
P. A. Cobbs, who has been run
ning a barber shop here for some
time, has moved to Batesville
where he will open a barber shop.
J. W. Horn who has been working
in the shop here with Mr. Cobbs,
has gone to Batesville with him
and will have a chair in the new
shop. These gentlemen are ex
cellent barbers and good citizens,
and their many friends here re
gret to see them leave Newark.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest From the Hub
of White River Township
Mrs. A. P. Yates of Charlotte
was in town Monday.
Mrs. Lizzie Wald rip was up
from Magness Saturday
Prof. Sidney Pickens of Bates
ville spent Friday and Saturday
here.
Miss Stella Jernigan has been
seriously ill, but is better at this
writing.
T. C. Knox, J. C. Gibson, Willis
Polk and Geo. Meriwether spent
Thursday at Batesville.
Dr. Long and family moved
down from Walnut Grove to this
place the first of the week.
JacK Gibson left Monday for
Cushman and other points up the
road to work at the photo business.
Mrs. J. F. Rice and baby came
down from Knobel Friday to visit
her parents, I)r. and Mrs. T. A.
Bevens.
Profs. Oscar Owens and Tom
Lindsey, who are teaching at
Cushman, visited home folks Sat
urday and Sunday.
Ed Encles, formerly of this
county, but now of Faxon, Okla.,
came in Tuesday to visit relatives
and old acquantinces for a while.
JUDGE CRAIG ANNOUNCES
Judge A. J. Craig announces in
today’s paper as a candidate for
re-election to a second term as
county and probate judge. The
affairs of the county have been ad
ministered in a most satisfactory
and economical manner during
Judge Craig’s term in office. He has
put the county depository law into
effect, by which the various
county funds are now drawing
interest. He has kept both the
state and county convicts on the
public roads, thus doing some good
work at very small cost to the peo
ple. Judge Craig has tried to
eliminate politics from the office,
and his friends claim that he has
been successful, both in that and
in making the county a fair and
important judge.
ODD FELLOWS ELECTION
At their meeting Wednesday
night, Newark Lodge I. 0. 0. F.
No. 263 elected the following offi
cers for the ensuing year: Elbert
Hurt, N. G; F. M. Barnes, V. G.; R.
M. Galloway, secretary; G.M.Fields,
treasurer; W. H. Jones, H. E.
Hawthorne and Geo. F. Grosser,
trustees.
TO CHECK LEGISLATION
Petitions Out to Initiate Law Lim
iting Sessions of Qeneral
Assembly to 60 Days
Little Rook, Dec. 6. Attorney
General Hal Norwood has prepar
ed and is mailing out to different
parts of the state initiative peti
tions for limiting to 60 days the
. number of days members of the
I legislature may draw salaries at $6
per day. The proposed amend
ment provides that if any regular
j session shall be extended, the
members shall serve without fur
ther pay. Mileage is to be allow
ed at the rate of 10 cents per mile
in going to and returning from
the seat of government.
When convened in extraordin
ary session by the governor, they
shall receive $3 per day during the
first 15 days of the extraordinary
session, and if the extraordinary
session extends over the 15 days
the members shall receive no fur
ther compensation. The petition
calls for a vote on the question on
the second Monday of September,
1912. To initiate the proposed
measure the names of 12,000 legal
voters are required.
CIRCLE ELECTS OFFICERS
The following officers have been
elected by the Woodmen Circle for
the ensuing year: Mrs. C. M. Ed
wards, guardian; Mrs. Myrtle Mag
ness, advisor; Mrs. J. M. Martin,
banker; Mrs. W. W. Jernigan, chap
lain; Mrs. E. W. Magness, clerk;
Mrs. H. A. Gire, attendant; Mrs.
Essie Black, inner sentinel; Mrs.
W. P. Young, outer sentinel; Drs.
Martin & Evans, physicians.
STRAYED
One brown mare, 16 hands high,
12 years old, white face and white
hind feet. Also one mouse colored
horse mule, 15 hands high and 12
years old. Both in good order.
Mule shod in front, mare shod all
around except left hind foot. Lib
eral reward for information lead
ing to their recovery.
S. A. McDoniel,
R. F. D. 1, Newark, Ark.
21 DIVORCES GRANTED
In the chancery court at New
port last week 21 divorces were
granted, nearly the entire time of
the court being taken up in hear
ing divorce cases. Several cases
were continued.
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fri time nor money. He applied his time f
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