The Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, May 31, 1912
Vol. 12, No. 8
W.J.CALDWELL CHOSEN
Committee Fills Vacancy and Dis
misses Craig-Pearce Coun
ty Judge Contest
The Democratic County Central
Committee met at Batesville Sat
urday pursuant to call recently is
sued, Chairman J. H. Jimerson
presiding and Secretary E. A.
Hodges at the desk.
Resolutions of respect to the
memory of the late J. C. Stroud
were offered by R. K. McHenry of
Big Bottom and were unanimous
ly adopted and were entered of
record as a part of the proceedings
of the meeting.
A resolution was then offered by
the same committeeman endorsing
and designating W^. Caldwell of
Oil Trough as a nominee for Rep
resentative to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Hon. J. C.
Stroud. This caused some little dis
cussion, and the question was rais
ed as to whether a nominee could
legally be declared by the commit
tee. J. A. Kaneaster called atten
tion to Section 2780 of Kirbys Di
gest which expressly provides that
vacancies in nominations for eith
er state or county offices may be
filled by either the committe, a
convention or a special primary. It
was also shown that the Republi
can and Socialist parties in this
and other states select their entire
tickets through committees or con
ventions, and that the courts and
election boards always recognize
the validity of such acts. The sen
timent was almost unanimous in
favor of awarding the nomination
to Mr. Caldwell in order to avoid
the expense and time required to
hold a primary. After the discus
sion the vote was taken and Mr.
Caldwell was declared the nominee
on a vote of 21 to 1, George M.
Thompson of Jefferson township
casting the negative vote.
The contest instituted by Judge
A. J. Craig against Judge Cul. L.
Pearce was then taken up by the
committee. Attorney Ernest Neill,
representing Judge Pearce, read
the complaint filed by Judge Craig
and then read the demurrer filed by
Judge Pearce. Mr. Neill argued
the merits of the demurrer, and
was followed by J. B. McCaleb and
L. F. Reeder, who spoke in behalf
of Judge Craig. The matter was
then discussed by members of the
committee. S. M. Casey and T.
A. Gray argued that Judge Craig’s
case should not go out on a de
murrer; that he should be given an
opportunity to present evidence
to substantiate his charges and
that no doubt many illegal votes
were cast, and that if they were
cast for Judge Pearce the contest
ant should be given a chance to
prove it, therefore their conscience
would compell them to vote
against the demurrer.
J. A. Kaneaster and Geo. M.
Thompson spoke on the uncertain
ty of the ballots now being pure,
after having been handled by so
many different parties, and argued
that it would be too big a task for
the committee to undertake.
G. A. Forester spoke on the in
convenience and expense it would
be on the committee without any
remuneration, and that the com
mitteemen, as a rule, were farm
ers and were needed in their crops.
N. F. Harris discussed the many
and various errors in Judge Craig’s
list of alleged illegal voters, and1
stated that he had numerous tax
receipts and affidavits in his po
session showing errors.
T. A. Bryant said that personal
ly he was a friend to both gentle
men, but as he was representing
the people of Gainsboro township,
he thought it his duty to follow
the wishes of a majority of his con
stituents, and that they were in
favor of suppressing a contest or
other contentions.
W. C. Sanders closed the argu
ment in a brief speech in which he
declared that he was a friend to
Judge Craig, having supported him
in all his races, but that Judge
Craig had questioned the integrity
of the ballot in his township and
he felt it his duty to raise his voice
in the defense of his country. He
then made many comparisons,
showing that voters in his section
of the county had been published
as illegal when in fact they were
legal voters and as a rule were
good citizens whose integrity is
above question. He deplored such
tactics after the people had signi
fied their choice.
A motion was made by N. F.
Harris that the demurrer be sus
tained. The motion carried by a
vote of 10 to 6, the negative votes
being cast by S. M. Casey. T. A.
Gray, S. B. Wycough (by S. M. Ca
sey proxy) Ramsey Weaver Law
rence Calloway (byS. M. Casey
proxy) and J. A. Pate.
MISS WHISNANT DEAD
Miss Jennie Whisnant died at
her home in the Logan neighbor
hood Friday. She was a daughter
o£ D. I). Whisnant and was a most
estimable young lady. The re
mains were buried Saturday at,
Macedonia.
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E. R. Moore spent yesterday in
Batesville.
Miss Willie Kinman is spending
a few days at Batesville.
M. A. Stevens of Newport was
a business visitor in town Wednes
day.
1. S. Fulghum of Bald Knob
spent Wednesday and Thursday in
town.
E. E. Allen was at Batesville
Wednesday as a witness in federal
court.
A fine daughter was born unto
Mr. and Mrs. 0. W. Magness Wed
nesday.
Leander Mayhan returned Fri
day from Newport where he had
been working.
C. L. Mayhan spent Thursday
at Batesville attending the Rural
Mail Carriers meeting.
Rev. W. P. Jackson, of Charlotte
was in town Wednesday the guest
of Dr. and Mrs. V. L. Pascoe.
Squire J. H. Fetzer and little
daughter, Sudie, of Logan town
ship, were in town Wednesday.
W. C. Sanders, a good citizen
and successful farmer, of Wycough
township, was in town Wednes
day.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Adams and
children, spent Sunday at Oil
Trough visiting the gentleman’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Adams.
Rev. M. P. Matheny of Little
Rock was in town Sunday to fill
his regular appointment at the
Baptist church Sunday and Sun
day night.
Have just received three cars of
Fertilizer and will have plenty all j
season. If you have never used
any try some this season. Barnett
Bros., Batesville, Ark.
The W. C. T. U. will give an ice
cream supper on the lawn at Mrs.
Ella Jack’s residence Saturday
night. A string band will furnish
music for the occasion.
Morg Drenenn returned home
Sunday night from points in
Southwest Texas, where he and
his son, Dr. S. A. Drennen, went
some time ago to look over the
country.
Little Miss Eloise Mims fell down
the porch steps a few days ago and
was painfully injured, her left
shoulder being badly bruised and
dislocated. She was reported yes
terday to be getting along very
well.
Arkansas shows wonderful :
growth in the production of fruit I
during the past ten years, accord
ing to a report recently issued by
the census office at Washington.
The number of peach trees more
than doubled and the production
of peaches rose from 334,000 bush
els to 1,902,000 bushels.
To those citizens who desire to
cast an intelligent vote in the Sep
tember election, there is some
important information in this is
sue of The Journal. Every legal
voter is now a law-maker, and
should inform himself upon the
merits of the laws he is called up
on to vote for or against.
Lost.—On Tuesday evening,
May 21, between Sulphur Rock
and Charlotte, three Ladies’ hats
of the following description: One
white straw (summer) hat; one
blue felt (winter) hat; one black
and tan (winter) hat. Any one
finding or knowing anything
about them will confer a favor by
by writing or phoning to J. L.
Brown, Charlotte, Ark.
Prof. J. C. ’.Wynne formerly
principal of the school here, has
been elected principal of the
school at Richmond, one of the
best towns in Little River county,
in the southwestern part of the
state.
Bennett Miachels was kicked by
a horse while working in a field
over in the bottom Monday. The
horse kicked him in the breast
with both feet, causing him con
siderable pain for some time and
it was feared that he was serious
ly hurt, but he soon recovered.
Mrs. Jane'Deck died at her home
near Magness Monday night. She
was a widow and leaves only one
child, a son about 20 years old.
Mrs. Deck was about 50 years old
and was an excellent lady. The
remains were buried at the Dug
ger graveyard Tuesday afternoon.
PORTER GIVEN TWO YEARS
J. E. Porter of this place was
given two years in the federal
prison at Atlanta, Ga., in the fed
eral court at Batesville Wednes
day, on a charge of using the
mails to defraud.
About a year ago Porter sent an
order to a Popular Bluff liquor
house for whiskey, sending a
check on the First National BanK
of Newark in payment and sign
ing the name of A. Magness to
the order and the check. The
liquor was shipped and delivered
but when the check came back to
the bank for payment it was not
honored, as no such man had an
account there. The liquor house
turned the letter and check over
to a postoffice inspector and a
short time later Porter was ar
rested.
Porter disclaims any intention
to defraud and says the order was
sent by him in good faith at the
request of a man calling himself
A. Magness and who was at the
time boarding with him and doing
tinwork on some buildings being
erected in town. He says Mag
ness left town before the liquor
arrived and he supposed left mon
ey in the bank to pay the check.
When the liquor came, Johnnie
Walker took it from the express
office and delivered it to Porter.
The check was unhonored and
Porter has never been able to lo
cate Magness, whose testimony,
he says, would have cleared him
of the charge.
Porter was born and reared in
Newark and has been in the bar
ber business here for a number of
years. He has a wife and three
children and is related to some of
the best people in town.
RESIDENCE BURNS
The residence of Mrs. Robbie
Drennen was totally destroyed by
fire Sunday morning about 3
o’clock. A large portion of the
furnishings w'ere lost, owing to
the fact that the fire had gained
considerable headway before dis
covered. It is not known how the
fire originated. The total loss on
the house and furnishings is about
$1,500. There was $850 insurance
on the house and contents.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING
Jake Magness Jr., son of Mrs.
John M. Magness, was killed by
lightning Tuesday w hile working
in a field on the old Magness home
stead about two miles north of
town.
Jake and his brother, Woods,
wrere w'orking in the same field
about 100 yards apart, Jake cut
ting sprouts and Woods plowing.
Woods was slightly shocked by
the lighting, but soon recovered
and found that his brother had
been instantly killed.
The bolt struck the young man
near the top of the head, produc
ing a considerable abrasion and
sing eing the hair. No other marks
or wounds were visible and the
hoe he was using was uninjured.
The weeds and grass where he was
standing were slightly burnt.
The young man was 14 years
old and was one of the best boys
in the communnity. He was a
bright and industrious boy and
dutiful son whose devotion to his
mother was often spoken of by
friends of the family.
The funeral took place at the
Methodist church Wednesday af
ternoon, Rev. E. A. Horn conduct
ing the services, and the remains
were buried in Blue Springs cem
etery.
PRAISE FOR NEWARK
Editor R. H. Waddell of the
Wynne Progress spent a few
hours in Newark one day recent
ly, and among the other nice
things he says of our town and
people is the following:
“We had the occasion to visit
Independence County last Satur
day on business and stopped off
at the best town in the county,
Newark, although it is much
smaller than the county seat,
Batesville. For the population it is
a better town than Batesville, and
had Newark the advantages sur
rounding that has Batesville, the
latter town would not be in it.
Residence property to day is
worth more in Newark than it is
in Batesville. The people around
Newark are a wide-a-wake hust
ling set of people and are gener
ally the first to take hold of any
thing new.”
YOUNG MAN ENOS HIS LIFE
McCrory, May 27.—Plummer
Coleman, a young man about 32
years of age, ended his life Satur
day night at his home in the coun
try, by shooting himself in the
head. He was in the room with a
sick sister, who lived with him
and kept house for him. The
shooting was done early in the
night, and he died at 11:20 o’clock.
He left two sisters, who lived with
him and also a married sister. No
cause is known for his act.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS
The regular June institute for
the teachers of Independencecoun
ty will be "held at Batesville, Ark.,
during the week beginning Mon
day, June 3, 1912. All teachers are
required by law to attend.
Sidney Pickens,
County Examiner.
LAWS TO BE SUBMITTED
Complete Copy of All Measures to
be Voted Upon Published in
This Week’s Journal
In section two of this issue of
The Journal will be found the pro
posed laws to be voted upon by
the people in the September elec
tion. The first is the T. J. bill,
passed by the last legislature, to
revise the revenue laws. This law
will go on the ballot as Act No. 1.
Next is the state-wide prohibition
law, initiated by the people and
this law will go on the ballot as
Act No. 2. Then comes the elec
tion law, which will go on the bal
lot as Act No. 3. The act creating
a State Text Book Commission,
prescribing the manner of its
election and its duties and provid
ing for uniform text books for the
public schools of the state will be
known as Act No. 4. Next comes
the constitutional amendment li
miting session of the legislature to
60 days, and which will be known
as Amendment No. 13. Following
this is theconstitutionalamendment
providing for the recall of all elect
ive public officers and prescribing
the manner in which officers may
be recalled. This will go on the
ballot as Amendment No. 14. And
last comes the constitutional
amendment providing for the is
suance of bonds by towns and
cities for public improvements, and
which will be known as Amend
ment No. 15.
All of these are important mat
ters to the people of the state, and
in order that the people may be
come familiar with the merits and
demerits of these measures, they
will be published in the newspap
ers of the state for six weeks, be
ginning with this week.
The Journal hopes its many
readers will give these proposed
laws careful study. They are
weighty matters and a single cas
ual reading will not suffice to fully
inform the average man of their
full meaning and intent. As they
are matters of common interest
The Journal invites its readers to
study and discuss these measures
through the columns of this pa
per. If there is some good or bad
feature of any one of these laws
that especially appeals to you, let
us have your opinion, briefly
stated, as it is only by a disscus
sion of these laws that a full un
derstanding of them may be had,
especially by the average citizen
who has not been accustomed to
dealing with matters of this kind.
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