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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July 17, 1914
Vol. 14, No. 15
PENSION BOARD
HOLDS MEETING
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Pensions Allowed and Increases
Granted Confederate Pension
ers of Independence County
The Independence County Con
federate Pension Board, composed
of Col. V. Y. Cook, Judge S. A.
Hail and R P. Weaver, met at the
court house in Batesville Monday
and passed upon a number of ap
plications for pensions.
The following were allowed
pensions of $100 annually: George
Ashley, Sulphur Rock; J. W.
Evans, Desha; J. A. Martin,Oneal;
G. W. Crymes and R. L. Sherrill,
Batesville.
S. J. Brooks of Bethesda was al
lowed $75 annually, and W. N.
Fortune of Cushman, $50 annual
ly. B. T. Cannon of Salado was
re-instated.
The following pensioners were
granted an increase: G. C. Rut
ledge, Jamestown; J. B. Lowe,
Moorefield; W. F. Nelson, Oneal;
P. J. Young and F. M. Smith,
fnctrilln oil rrranlAfl on lnr
from $75 to $100 annually. I). W.
Hicks, Hickory Valley, increased
from $50 to $75 annually.
Pensions were granted the fol
lowing widows: Mrs. Alice Math
erly, Oil Trough; Mrs. Mary
Churchill, Charlotte; Mrs. Amanda
Thedford, Cushman; Mrs. W. T.
Inman, Jamestown; Mrs. J. N.
Robertson, Sulphur Rock; Mrs.
Hannah Winslett, Moorefield; Mrs.
Anna Day, Pleasant Plains; Mrs.F. j
M. Barber and Mrs. Mary Fetzer,
Newark; Mrs. Elizabeth Ham and I
Mrs. H. M. Johnson, Batesville.
The board adjourned to meet!
again next Friday, the 24th.
RE-OPEN OMAHA TUNNEL
Freight and passenger service j
through the Omaha tunnel at
Crickett, which has been delayed -
every day for the past week by a ,
cave-in, was resumed Wednesday. <
Since the cavc-in mail and passen
gers have been transferred from
me end of the tunnel to the other j
by teams. It will necessitate extra
service for several days to clear
up the freight blockade.
This tunnel is five-eights of a
mile long and is cut through a
mountain of clay and boulder for
mation, which makes it hard to
aold. Several years ago a cave-in
xcured and a brick arch was put
n for more than half of the length
jf the tunnel. The tunnel will be
uricked all the way through.
BAPTIST PASTOR
TO RESIGN WORK
Physical Condition Demands Imme
diate Change and He Will
Enter Sanitarium
Rev. R. L. Finley, pastor of the:
Baptist church here, will tender
ms resignation as pastor at the 11
j’clock service next Sunday.
A microscopical examination by
Drs. Roe & Rodman a few days
ago revealed the fact that Rev.
Finley has developed symptoms of
;uberculosis Immediately after!
lis resignation as pastor of -the |
:hurch here, Rev. Finley will leave
for Booneville to enter the State;
Sanitarium.
Rev. Finley has been pastor
here for some time and has done
a splendid work in building up and
unifying the church. He is an ex-:
client man,liberal and broadguag- j
ed, and has many friends here who
regret very much that he is com
pelled to give up iiis work.
His condition is not alarming
and the physicians think that a
few months "treatment in the sani
:arium, if taken now before the
ubercular germs have time to de
relop, will effect a complete cure. |
W. o. W. PICNIC
The W. 0. W. Lodge of Oil
hrough will give a picnic in the
trove south of Oil Trough on Fri
lay, August 7.
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ARTHUR TILLMAN
PAYS THE PENALTY
Carried to Scaffold and Dies De
claring His Innocence of Mur
dering His Sweetheart
Paris, Ark., July 15.—Maintain
ing his innocence until the last,
Arthur Tillman, 22 years old, the
last person to be legally executed
on a gallows in Arkansas, was
hanged in the jail yard here this
morning for the murder in March,
1913, of Amanda Stephens, 19
years old.
The trap was sprung at 7:03
o’clock and Tillman was pronounc
ed dead 12 minutes later.
Tillman was so weak that he
had to be carried from his cell by
two deputy sheriffs.
As Tillman reached the gallows
he knelt on the trap door and for
15 minutes dwelt in audible pray
er. In his prayer he only referred
twice to the crime, once when he
declared the trial judge would be
rpsnon^ihlp fnr thp dpnth “nf an
innocent boy,” and again when he
asked forgiveness for the sheriff
who was to spring the trap.
A dramatic incident took place ;
when Tillman asserted in his pray
er that the trial judge would be
responsible for his death. Rev. J
L. Ray, his spiritual adviser, in
terrupted and asked Tillman to
“pray for the forgiveness” of the ;
judge. Tillman then did so.
Fears that friends or members 1
of Tillman’s family would attempt
to interfere with the execution
were groundless, and there was
no extraordinary incident in con
nection with the hanging. Thirty- ;
five militiamen and officers formed
a three-block circle about the jail ,
all night. ;
The only relative of Tillman at
the execution was his uncle, James
Brock, an attorney of Clarksville. 1
As Tillman stepped upon the scaf
fold Brock urged him to be brave.
| Charlotte Ciphers
Charlotte, July 14. — Several
from here attended church at Wal- ’
aut Grove Sunday.
School is progressing nicely un
der the supervision of Prof. Paul i
Ward and Miss Julia Churchill. i
Miss Isabel King of Newark vis
ited Miss Nora Walker from Fri- i
day till Monday. s
Mrs. Jennie Moore, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. G. J. i
Lindsey, left Tuesday for Sulphur c
Rock where she will visit her
daughter, Mrs. Sallie Wayrhan <
Ransom Weaver made a busi
ness trip to Batesville Thursday, i
Mrs. YV. YY. Jernigan of Newark <
visited her aunt, Mrs. Minnie Jer- ‘
aigan, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. R L. Kent and |
ittle son, Rupert, are visiting re!- 1
itives here this week.
G. J. Lindsey, A. 13. Weaver and l
J. C. McGill made a business trip
to Batesville Tuesday. , 1
Mr. and Mrs. John Yates visited j
the lady’s brother, Lee West, Sat- 1
urday and Sunday. 11
The base ball game between the ;
Sulphur Rock and Charlotte teams
scored 7 to 4 in favor of Charlotte, j
Miss Laura Hugg left Saturday
for Cedar Grove where she began
teaching Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Walden vis- ,
ited at P. L. Lane’s Thursday.
OLD CITIZEN D£AD
C. W. Fowler, one of the coun
ty’s oldest and most highly respect
ed citizens, died at his home at
Salado last Sunday, after a pro
longed illness. He was 73 years
old.
SCHOLARSHIPS IN
UNIVERSITY READY
Judge J. W. Scott Will Issue Six
teen Free Scholarships for Inde
pendence County Students
To the Boys and Girls of Inde
pendence County:
I am authorized by the laws of
Arkansas to appoint from Inde
pendence County 16 beneficiary
students in the University of Ark
ansas at Fayetteville. These ap
pointments hold good for four
pears and entitle the holders to
exemption from the tuition fee of
£10 per yea* Beneficiaries are al
so entitled to rooms in the dormi
tories as against those who do not
oold appointments.
To enter the University as a
regular student, one must have
:ompleted a high school course,
but there are a number of practi
:al courses in Agriculture and the
various branches of Engineering
•vhich may be taken by those who
ire not high school graduates. In
:hese courses are taught the prac
:ical side of farming, surveying,
nanagement of electric light and
;elephone plants, automobile work,
shop work, etc.
The two year normal course con
fers the right to teach anywhere
n the state without examination.
In the normal department there
s maintained a Teacher’s Train
ng High School. Students living
n the Sfnall towns and the country
listricrs may after completing
:heir home schools, enter this high
school and. thus prepare themsel
ves for the regular University
courses.
The University has a faculty
md equipment second to none in
he entire southwest, and the ex
pense of attending is lower than
n almost any school in the United
States which offe rs equal advan
ces, since the expense of con
lucting the University is paid al
nost altogether by the state and
national governments.
J. VV. Scott,
County Judge.
Sulphur Rock
Sulphur Rock, July 15.—J. B.
rVright of Batesville was in town
dondav.
Awfully hot and dry here, but
o hear it thundering today sounds
nighty good.
W. T. Anderson returned from
doorefield Monday where he had
pent a few days visiting.
Work at the oil wells is progress
ng nicely. Both drills are running
lay and night.
Quite a number of cattle were
lipped at the vat here Tuesday.
There will be a ball game here
Saturday afternoon and an ice
:ream supper at the spring park
Saturday night. Everybody come.
Mrs Ida Runyan, from Okla
loma, is visiting the family of H.
iV. Parks this week.
J. G. Moore made a business
rip ro Batesville Tuesday.
Elmer Chaney transacted busi
less in Batesville Wednesday.
Miss Rena Cunningham, who
ias been in school at Little Rock
his spring and summer, is out on
i vacation for a few days.
J. A. Pickens of Dota was tak
ng the benefits of a life insurance
xdicy here Tuesday.
Several from here went fishing
i time or two this week, and of
;ourse we hear the fish story, but
>eeing is believing. ..—
For Sale.—Scholarship in Bates
ville Business College; bookkeep
ing, shorthand and stenography,
jr combination and unlimited
course. Apply at The Journal of
fice.
Two ball games were played
here last Saturday. One game was
between Sulphur Rock and New
ark first teams, and the second
nine here and Charlotte. The first
team won from Newark and the
j second team lost to Charlotte.
Miss Maud Moore has gone to
Hot Springs to spend a few weeks
I for the benefit of her health.
Mrs. Will Gilbreath died Mon
: day evening at her home near
town. She is survived by her hus
band and several children.
High class commercial printing
promptly done by The Journal.
CLARKE BOOMED FOR
U.S. SUPREME BENCH
Arkansas Senator Strongly Favored
As Late Justice Lurton’s
Successor
Washington, July 14.—In the
Senate cloakrooms today a boom
was launched for Senator James P.
Clarke of Arkansas as a possible
successor to Associate Justice H.
H. Lurton of the United States
Supreme Court, who died sudden
ly jt Atlantic City last Sunday.
Senator Clarke’s legal experience
and long public service were urg
ed as qualifying him for appoint
ment to the Supreme bench. On
the other hand, it was pointed out
that the senior senator from Ark
ansas is 60 years old, a more ad
vanced age than most appointees
to the bench. Justice Lurton,how
PUPl* uroo As VOOfe aU r% *-»
pointed by President Taft.
TO ERECT NEWPORT
FEDERAL BUILDING
The contract for the construc
tion of the new postoffice building
at Newport, has been let to A. E.
Anderson of Clarksville, Tex , the
lowest of eleven contesting bidders
at $40,736. There remains of the
appropriation a balance of $10,339,
which will be applied to furnish
ing and special equipment for the
building.
ROB PFEIFFER STORE
The postoffice and store of W.
A. Hollingsworth at Pfeiffer was
entered by burglars Monday night
and about $60 in cash and a gold
watch was stolen from the safe.
About half the money stolen was
postal funds. There is no clue as
to the identity of the guilty par
ties but Sheriff Fike and the Fed
eral officers are working on the
case.
DROWNS SEINING
IN WHITE RIVER
Archie Ford Loses Life Tuesday
Afternoon While Seining With
Party of Friends
Archie Ford was drowned’Tues
day afternoon in White river while
seining with a party of friends on
the Arnold bar a few miles south
west of Newark.
They were in water just a little
more than waist deep when Ford
seemingly became excited and lost
control of himself, plunging out
into deep water and drowning be
fore his companions could save
him.
The body was rescued in about
dO minutes but all efforts to resus
citate him were unavailing.
He was about 20 years old and
had been married but his wdfe has
been dead for some time. He had
no children. The remains were
buried Wednesday afternoon at
Macedonia.
METHODIST CONFERENCE
The Methodist District Confer
ence was held at Cave City Friday
and Saturday, Rev. A. F. Skinner
presiding. There was a good at
tendance and a most pleasant and
profitable meeting was had. Good
reports were made from nearly
every worx m me district. me
next meeting of the conference
will be held at Calico Rock.
BUY HOME IN LITTLE ROCK
Mrs. J. P. Magness has return
ed from Little Rock where she
spent a few days with Mr. Mag
ness. While in Little Rock she
purchased a residence and the
family will move to the capital
city some time in the near future.
FARMERS INSTITUTE
County Demonstrator S. E.Wells
announces that a Farmers Insti
tute will be held in Batesville Sep
tember 7th to 12th. The work will
be in charge of a corps of practi
cal instructors from the University
of Arkansas.
BUSINESS FOR SALE
On account of the condition of
my wife’s health, I will sell my
entire stock of general merchan
dise and fixtures at a liberal dis
count. J. H. H|)LDERBV
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