The Newark Journal.
published In The famous big Bottom country. Where Alfalfa Is king.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July 5, 1907.
Vol. 7. No. 28.
WEEKS DOINGS AT SULPHUR ROCK
Short Items of Interest Picked Up
at the rietropolis of White
River Township.
Sulphur Rock, July 2.—Adler,
son of J. U. Martin, died Sunday
night after an illness of only ten
days. He was 15 years old and
was an obedient and loving boy.
The funeral services were con
ducted at the church Monday
evening at 5 o’clock, by the pastor
Rev. Jas. F. Jernigan. Adler
was devoted to his dear
mother, who died a few years ago
and when she was sick—a long and
painful illness—he slept on a pal
let at her bedside and he never
forgot her instruction as to prayer.
While he suffered much and was
at times unconscious, he told his
weeping father, “I’ll soon be with
mother and Willie.’’ Blessed
thought. He was laid to rest in
the Sulphur Rock cemetery to
await God’s call in the great day.
The Methodist quarterly meet
ing at this place Saturday was well
attended by the stewards all over
the circuit. Presiding Elder Skin
ner was here and preached an ex
cellent sermon Saturday at 11
a. m.
T. B. Keeney wants 100 cases of
eggs per week. Highest cash
prices paid for chickens, eggs and
country produce, delivered at J.
H. Jimerson’s, Sulphur Rock.
Mrs. Julia Herrington of Bates
ville is here visiting relatives and
attending the meeting being con
ducted by Rev. Will Hockada.y.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Griffin and
Mrs. Pleas Wright and children
left Tuesday night for Little Rock
to visit relatives and friends.
The concert given by the young
ladies last week was indeed a suc
cess. The proceeds amounted to
$33.00
Miss Stella Jernigan who has
been teaching in Oklahoma, came
in home Sunday to spend the sum
mer.
Ed Martin came in off the road
Tuesday. He is assisting Joe Cald
well with the tax assessing.
Quite a number bf our people
went to Newark Sunday to attend
the Missionary Rally.
Rev. Will Hockada.y is conduct
ing a meeting at the Methodist
church this week.
Rev. W^F. Way man has been
real sick for several days, but is
some better now.
Will and Winlield Jernigan of
Charlotte were on our streets
Tuesday.
R. I. Moore of Tuckerman visit
ed his parents here last week.
Hon. S. A. Moore of Batesville
was here Friday night.
A YOUNG LADY DROPPED DEAD
Miss Virgia Corbin dropped
dead while hoeing cotton in the
field near Havana Saturday. Phy
sicians, who made a post portem
examination said death was caused
\ by the bursting of a blood vessel
in the head.
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GOVERNOR IS BETTER
Greenwood, July 2.—Governor
Little was able to sit up the great
er part of today. He took plenty
nourishment and is resting well.
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ZACH CALHOUN EXONERATED
Newport, July 1.—Zack Cal
, houn Jr., who shot and killed
i
Pink Ripley, colored, Saturday
night, appeared before Squire T.
W. Shaver here for trial, and was
discharged, there being no prose
cution. An acquittal was expect
ed, as the killing was plainly justi
fiable. Ripley had his gun on
Calhoun’s father, and as the boy
came up, truned the weapon on
him, and young Calhoun fired.
GOVERNOR PARDONS A BOODLER
Senator Butt, Who Entered Peni
tentiary Five Months Ago, is
Again a Free flan
Festus O. Butt, former state
sentator from the Twenty-fourth
district, convicted on the charge
bribery and sentenced to two years
in the penitentiary and to have to
pay a fine of $200, has been par
doned by Governor Pindall. Butt
had been confined in the peniten
tiary four months and twenty
seven days.
His reasons for granting the par
don are given by Acting Gover
nor Pindall in a communication to
Mrs. Butt. He tells her he thinks
her iTusband’s disgrace has been
sufficient, and that he is less guil
ty than others who have escaped,
and for him to remain longer in
prison would not increase his dis
grace, but would only add to the
suffering of his family.
MORE INDICTMENTS AGAINST
HIM
There are three other boodling
indictments against Butt. He will
be prosecuted on the three indict
ments which remain against him,
and, it is stated by those in a posi
tion to know, that Prosecuting At
torney Rhoton thinks he has
stronger cases against him on at
least two of these indictments than
he had in the case in w-hich Butt
was convicted. Butt, by chance,
will be the next of the many men
indicted for boodling to be tried.
His cases were taken to Perry
county on a change of venue from
Pulaski, and will come up there
next August. Former Senator
Webb Covington will probably be
tried next September.
SKETCH OF BUTT
F. O. Butt is about 32 years of
age. He is a native of Illinois and
came to Arkansas when he was
quite young, He was educated in
the public schools in this state.
He taught school for four years
and was superintendent of the
public school at Berryville in 181*4
and 1895. He was county exminer
of Carroll county in 1900 and 1901,
preceding his election to the senate
from his district. In addition to
serving four years in the senate
he was twice a member of the
lower house of the legislature. He
has considerable ability as a law
yer and is considered one the lead
ing orators of north Arkansas.
He is a Mason, Odd Fellow and% a
Woodman of the World, and has
held important offices in each of
these orders. Four years ago he
was the Grand Orator of the
Masonic Grand Lodge of Arkan
sas. He was admitted to the bar
in 1896, and always commanded a
good practice in his section of the
state.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Deeds written, acknowledge
ments attested and all kinds of
notary work done in a careful and
correct manner by A. A. Hender
son at Merchants and Planters
Bank. /
FESTUS O. BUTT
The Legislative Boodler Pardoned
by Acting Governor Pindall
USED RAZOR ON HER HUSBAND
Drunken Husband Killed by Wife
Whom he Was Beating in
Unmerciful flanner
Brinkley, June 29.—Mrs. J. M.
Cole, wife of a farmer living north
of town, killed her husband with
a razor late last night after a des
perate struggle with him, in which
he tried repeatedly to murder her.
The coroner’s jury held an inquest
today and exonerated her, their
verdict being that the killing was
in selfdefense and'justifiable. Evi
dence before the jury was to the
effect that Cole had beaten the
woman and denied her and her
child food and that he was trying
to kill her when he met his end.
Cole had been on a protracted
spree. Several nights in succes
sion he had gone home drunk and
whipped his wife, her body being
covered with welts and bruises,
showing brutality almost unthink
able. Last night he went to the
depot and secured several bottles
of whisky, which he drank to ex
cess. His wife, fearing that he
would kill her if she slept in her
room, made her bed on the porch
during his absence, and when he
came home at a late hour, infuri
ated with drink, he found her
there. Flourishing a razor, he
told her he was going to kill her.
She grappled with him and he
seized her hair, tearing it out by
the handfuls. They fought all
over the porch, which was soon
covered with blood. By almost
superhuman effort the woman got
control of the razor, and as her
husband came at her again slje
drew it across his throat, severing
his jugular vein. He fell into the
front yard and died there in a few
minutes.
Their little son was the only
witness to the tight, and he stood
by and wept bitterly as it was go
ing on. As soon as Cole was dead
Mrs. Cole summoned a negro and
sent him to town for the marshal,
who went to the house, but refused
to make an arrest.
Deeds of trust and legal blanks
for sale at The Journal office.
PLEASANT HILL PICK-UPS
A very heavy *rain fell here
Monday evening.
Roy Gibson of Sulphur Rock
has been visiting in this neighbor
hood for several days.
Rev. G. L. Fink and J. B. Bul^
lard attended the fifth Sunday
meeting of the Independence Bap
tist Association at Pleasant Valley
church, and report a good meeting.
The young people’s prayer
meeting was a, success Sunday
night. May the good work con
tinue.
The farmers are busy killing
weeds, when it don’t rain, but if
the rain continues much longer
the crop will be very light for the
want of cultivation.
STATE HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD
Items of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers
Three men were killed in a gas
explosion in a mine at Coal Hill
last Monday.
Ten persons were injured in a
passenger wreck on the Frisco at
Johnson last Sunday.
New buildings that will cost in
the aggregate $140,000 are under
construction at Arkadelphia.
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Wise Gloover, a young barber,
was run over by a train at Ash
down Friday and both feet cut off.
John Mays, a carpenter, fell
from the top oT the new union de
pot, under construction in Little
Rock, and was instantly killed.
It is estimated that the apple
and peach crop in Washington
county will bring the farmers of
that county two million dollars
this season.
Senator Jeff Davis is thorough
ly renovating his residence in Lit
tle Rock, and when completed will
have one of the handsomest homes
in the state.
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As a result of a quarrel over $2,
Tom Busb.y, an aged negro, was
shot* and killed by a young negro
named Lee Maxwell at Little Rock
a few days ago.
The Law and Order League of
Cotter has asked the Assistant
Prosecuting Attorney to resign,
alleging that he is both incompe
tent and unfaithful.
♦T. W. Weatherford, a former
Iron Mountain engineer, committ
ed suicide at Little Rock Satur
day afternoon by jumping from
the free bridge into the Arkansas
rive.
A little son of W. S. Morrison,
near Harrison, was riding a calf,
Wednesday, when he was thrown
upon a rock and came near bleed
ing to death from a wound in the
head.
Mrs. Rachel Rose, who is be
lieved to have been the oldest per
son in the state, died Thursday at
Marshal. She was 105. years old,
and had been a resident of Searcy
county since 1834.
A Fort Smith vinegar com pany
is contracting with farmers in the
vicinity of Paris to plant 100 acres
in cucumbers. It is estimated the
100 acres will produce $10,000
worth of cucumbers.
BANK ELECTS OFFICERS
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Bank of Newark
was held Monday and the follow
ing gentlemen elected as directors:
C. M. Edwards, E. B. Chesser, F.
C. Hoyt, G. M. Fields, J. P.
Magness. W. T. Kinnman and L.
H. Williamson. The officers elect
ed were C. M. Edwards, president;
J. P. Magness, vice president, and
E. B. Chesser, cashier. The bank
was shown to be in fine shape and
doing a good business.
WEEKS HAPPENINGS IN GIL TROUGH
Some Newsy Items of Interest
From the Fertile Valley
Across the White
Oil Trough, July 2.—Crops are
still very late, especially cotton,
but it has made a wonderful
change in the last few weeks, and
is growing nicely and forming:
well. Corn is late, but looks fine
where it has been worked well.
The rainfall has been more than
was needed in most of the bottom,
but in some places it has not rain*
ed enough.
The pearling interest is picking
up considerably. Several ar»
pearling now, and when crops ar»
finished there will probably be
quite a number engaged in the
business. There has been $500 or
$600 worth of pearls found recent
ly.
It is very probable that there
will be no cotton blooms before
the 25th of July, and some say it
will take until the 10th of August
to get the crop laid by.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Moore "who
are spending the summer at Nor
folk, Va., write that they are
having a good time and enjoying
themselves.
Rev. Henderson will begin a
protracted meeting here on Satur
day night before the fourth Sun
day in July. ,
M. M. Stewart is down from
Jamestown this week, looking
after his pearling interests.
The public school here will open
Monday, July 8. with Prof. W.
F. Mayhue as principal.
Several of our citizens, especial
ly the Woodmen, expect to go to
Batesville the Fourth.
The W. O. W. Camp here has
several candidates to ride the goat
at the next meeting.
A W. O. W. Circle has been
organized here, and is moving
along nicely.
The wind and electrical storm
Saturday night did some damage
to timber.
It seems that a little work on our
public rpads now would be very
beneficial.
Rev. Thrasher preached here
Sunday night to a good congrega
tion.
There is something like a four
foot rise in the river at this writ
ing.
Rev. Purcelly will fill his regu
lar appointment here next Sunday.
The infant so4 of Mr. and Mrs.
Cal Self died this week.
Madam Rumor says there will
be a wedding soon.
Our Sunday school is progress
ing nicely.
A QUIET FOURTH
Yesterday was a quiet day for
the Fourth of July in Newark.
There was no celebration of any
kind and a large number of people
went to Batesville to attend the
Woodmen celebration. Appropri
ate services were held at the
Methodist church in the afternoon
which were well attended, and the
day passed very quitty and pleas
antly. _ _
If you want to buy or sell pro
perty of any kind, talk or write to
the Henderson Real Estate Co.,
Newark, Ark. Office in Merchants
and Planters Bank.