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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 1919
VOL. 18, NO. 40
FORMER PRESIDENT
ROOSEVELT IS DEAD
Death Conies Suddenly to Dis'
tinguished Citizen at His
Home at Oyster Bay
Former President Theodore
Roosevelt died suddenly at his
home at Oyster Bay, N. Y.,
Monday morning at 4 o’clock
His illness, which was very
brief, had not been considered
serious and the announcement
of his death was a distinct
shock to the people throughout
the entire nation.
Irately Mr. Roosevelt had
loomed large as a presidential
aspirant and it was almost a
foregone conclusion that he
would have been the Republi
can nominee at the next elec
tion had he lived.
At the start of the war,
when America entered the con
flict, Roosevelt begged to be al
lowed to raise a volunteer reg
iment and go to the fighting
front. This request was denied
him, but his three sons were all
in the war, and one son, Quen
tin, was killed about six mon
ths ago in an airplane fight.
Colonel Roosevelt had lived
quietly at Sagamore Hill for
the past several months except
on occassions he had to gc to
Washington to confer with po
litical managers and plan Re
publican policies for the cam
paign of 1920.
His passing away removes
frcm life one of America’s
most picturesque characters, a
man who r.ew nothing except
to fight for the principles he
espoused and for the ends he
desired to attain. He was tru
ly American in every move and
act.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Who Died at His Home at Oys
ter Bay Monday Morning
POPLAR BLUFF VOTES
FOR PROHIBITS
EaHy Returns Indicate Thai
County Has Voted Dry by
600 Majority
Poplar Bluff, Jan. 8.—Pop
lar Bluff and Butler count}
have gone dry, according tt
early returns of the local op
tion election today, althougl
official figures have not beer
received. It is estimated tha
the city will go dry by a ma
jority cf about 225 votes
while in the county prohibitioi
has carried by at least <>0<
votes.
, The election was one of th<
fought ever held in this com
munity. The attention of :
vast territory surrounding Pop
lar Bluff has been attracted
The “drys” have given mucl
credit for their victory to Gov
ernor Brough of Arkansas
who came to Poplar Bluff las
Sunday and to id of the benefit*
of prohibition in Arkansas.
The iwarv with
moi\ey does i\ot
fear adversity
i\or poverty.
*
Poverty in old age slowly but surely ap
proaches every man who spends all he earns and
drifts into merciless debt.
While you have EARNING POWDER open a
bank account. Your bank book will be guiding
light which will steer you away from failure and
poverty. You only need to open a bank account;
accumulating money will then be easy. Try it!
FIRST NATIONAL ANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS > '!'
NEWARK BOY WAS
ON VERDUN FRONT
_
I
Dick McHenry Went Over the
Top in Big Drive on No
vember 1
__
R. K. McHerny has received
the following letter from his
son, Richard, who is now in a
hospital at Angers, France.
France, Dec. 8, 1918.
Dearest Father.—Will again
write you a few lines to say I
| am perfectly well and about to ;
get stout again. I am getting j
fatter every day, I think. Will
soon get my weight back. Am
still in the hospital at Angers,
and can’t say just how long I
will be here. We have plenty
to eat here and good beds to
sleep in. It is quite different
to being on the front.
But, oh, how anxious I am
to get back to the states! 1
have enough of France, and I
think I am safe in saying it
won’t be very long till I will be
|sailing towards the dear old
T A Rnf a-T a ah
T
net sure, and you must not
count on it too much as I may
be over here a good while yet.
But here is hoping that I wont.
I am a long ways from my
(| company now, as they are
S ^ome-where in Germany, and
1 am in Angers, France, near
the Atlantic Coast. I know I
| missed lots by getting sick and
j having to go to the hospital but
of course I cculdn’t help it.
I left my division the 3rd of
November, more than a month
t ago, but thank goodness I had
the pleasure of going over the
top with them on the morning
of November 1. Probably you
have read jn the papers of the
smash made on the Verdun
' front Nov. 1st. Well, I was in
the smash until I got sick and
had to leave, on the morning
. °f the 3rd. When I left the
i company we had advanced
^ several miles and I learned
► later they were still going.
► Well, I will quit about the
| war and tell you more about
► it when I gat home. I suppose
[ i you have had some pretty cold
|| weather over in the states by
this time. U has not been cold
here yet; just cool at nights
but it is cool at nights here the
year round, and from what I
, can hear it never gets very cold
t here any time during the year.
► Lut we very seldom see the sun
► shine, as it is cloudy most all
t the time, and rains a big nor
► tion of the time.
> Well, I must close for this
f time or I will write a volume.
► I hope you are all well and get
ting along nicely. You must
not worry about me, as 1 am
O. K. and the war is over.
Love and best wishes for all
of you. Your son,
DICK.
Rase Hospital 27. A. E. F. A P
O. 733.
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NEGROES OVERCOME
JAILER AND ESCAPE
Cotton Plant. Jan. 6.—A suc
cessful jail delivery was effect
ed here last night by three ne
groes confined in the county
jail. When Otis McConnell,
the jailer, went in with sup
per for the prisoners they
overpowered him, took his re
volver, and ran away. At a
late hour they had not been
apprehended.
COURT DISPOSES OF
LARGE NUMBER CASES
Circuit Court Has Busy Week
and Makes Progress in
Clearing Docket
The suit of T. J. Raney vs.
J. P. Williams,^a local case of
considerable interest tried in
the circuit court at Batesville
during the past week resulted
in a hung jury. Raney brought
suit against Williams for com
mission alleged to be due him
on the sale of a farm belonging
to Williams. Raney alleges
that Williams listed his farm
with him for sale, and that
when he sold the farm Wil
liams refused to make a deed.
The case was reset for trial at
the next term of court.
Other cases disposed of were
as follows:
Ida L. Erwin, vs. A. Livings
ton, non-suit.
Willie A. Richardson vs. Ida
L. Erwin, judgment for plain
tiff for $637.42.
W’iley Johnson vs. Mo. Pac.
Ry., dismissed at plaintiff’s
cost.
Jae Howell vs. Mo. Pac. Ry.
continued for term.
Fred Osborne vs. Mo. Pac.
Ry. dismised for want of juris
diction.
Nowlis I.umber Co. vs. J. P.
Williams continued for term.
W. C. Underdown vs. Bates
ville Flour and Feed Mill,
judgment for plaintiff for $76.
15..
J. R. Austin vs. J. S. Wafson
dismissed.
J. M. Sisk vs. Mo. Pac. Ry.
dismissed at cost of defendant.
W. A. Isgrig vs. B. A. Mag
ness ,et. a!., continued.
F. A. Lassiter vs. Jno. A.
Hinkle, continued.
Jno. M. Sisk vs. Mo, Pac. Ry.
continued.
E. C. Simmons vs. W. P. Gar
rison continued.
D. V. Hiekerson vs. Mo. Pac.
Rv. agreed judgment for $237.
J. M. Stephens et. al., vs. Mo
Pac. Ry. continued.
W. W. Duty vs. Pekin Coop
erage Co. .jury trial, verdict for
defendant for $20,000; appeal
granted.
John Decker vs. George
Brumley, dismissed at plain
tiff’s cost.
State vs. John James, t;agi
ing, dismissed.
State vs. Walter Young, mis
demeanor, dismissed
State vs. Bud Williams, for
gery, dismissed.
State vs. Clyde Osborne, dis
missed.
State vs. Luther Kitchens,
dismissed.
State vs. Oscar Ivy, procur
ing liquor, continued.
State vs. Bob Cannon, gam
ing, bond forfeited.
State vs. Dick McCoy, selling
whiskey, continued.
State vs. John Kennedy, as
sault, plea of guilty, fine $1.00
State vs. J. A. Weaver, plea
guilty, to simple assault, fine
$25.00.
State vs. Pat Malone misde
meanor, dismissed.
City of Batesville vs. C. N.
Ferrill, dismissed.
State vs Paul Sammons, con
tinued.
State vs. Dave Pope, selling
liquor, continued.
State vs. Willie Richardson,
seduction, continued.
(Continued on last page)
IS GIVEN JUDGMENT
FOR $20,000 DAMAGES
Glenv/ood Man Wins Suit in
Circuit Court For the Loss
Of Sight
W. M. Duty of Glenwood,
was awarded a verdict of $20,
000 againsl the Pekin Cooper
age Co. of Pekin, 111.,, in Cir
cuit court at Batesville last
Friday. Mr. Duty brought suit
for injuries sustained while in
the employ of the company at
Glenwood.
The plaintiff had previously
lost one eye while working for
the company 17 years ago. At
that time he did not sue for
damages. On May 31 while
he was at work on a joining
machine, a machine used for
smoothing edges of barrel stav
es, a piece came off the wheel
of the machine causing it to
become defective. Mr. Duty
reported this fact to the super
intendent of the plant, and ask
ed that it be repaired, and was
instructed by the superintend
ent to continue to operate the
machinery until noon when it
would be repaired. Mr. Duty
resumed work, he says, and a
splinter from the machine
struck him, resulting in the loss
of his other eye.
LOCAL POSTOFFICE
BREAKS ALL RECORDS
Postmaster 0. F. Craig states
that the total receipts of the
Newark posoffice for the quar
ter ending Dec. 31, 1918, was
$824.48, an increase of nearly
$200 over che total receipts for
the corresponding quarter for
the previous year.
The above amount is for pos
tal receipts only, and does not
include the sale of thrift and
war savings stamps.
NEWARK NEGRO KILLS
NEGRO AT TUCKERMAN
Ballard Gilmore Who Lived in
Newark Many YearsShoots
Tuckerman Negro
Ballard Gilmore, a negro
who formerly lived at Newark,
shot and killed George Parrot,
another negro, at Tuckerman
last Saturday evening about
dark.
The shooting took place in
the street near the depot.
Immediately after the shoot
ing Gilmore was arrested by
the marhal and was taken to
Newport and placed in jail.
The trouble which led to the
killing is said to have grown
out of domestic troubles, Gilm
er charging that Parrott had
caused his wife to leave him.
Gilmore fired a Derringer pis
tol, there being but one shot
fired. A pistol was taken from
the body of the dead negro.
Gilmore says Parrot made a
move to pull his gun.
The dead man was employed
by Graham Bros, of Tucker
man and Gilmore worked for
Dan Dowell on a farm near
Tuckerman. It is said the men
had engaged in a fight pre
vious to the shooting.
Gilmore formerly resided in
Newark for a number of years,
but moved from here to Tuck
erman about three years ago.
He was a quiet, peaceable and
industrious negro when he liv^
ed in Newark.
21 YEARS FOR MURDER
In circuit court at ParagoulcI
Tom Ray, charge! with killing
E. B. Ward on the night of De
cember 17 at a dance on the
Alexander farm, where whis
key was flowing freely, was
found guilty and sentenced to
21 years in the penitentiary.
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Begins with The Arrival of The 5tocK]
When material Is received at the immense StudebaKer
lumber yards it is inspected piece by piece as it is being un
loaded from cars—every piece must be up to specifications—no
brashness, windshaKen or worm holes in StudebaKer materials
The StudebaKer lumber yards cover almost 80 acres and
every piece of woodstocKin
them is carefully inspected
before being piled for air
drying.
Come in and see the
SiudebaKer. Let us show
why it's the best wagon
on the market
We Have Handled J
Studebakers I
For Over Forty Years and Know There a
are None to Compare With Them |
C. W. MAXFIELD CO I
Batesville, Arkansas f
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