The Newark Journal.
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Published In The Famous White Rive* Country, where Alfalfa Is kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, October 8, 1909
Vol. 9. No. 26
TAX LEVY IS LOWERED
Quorum Court Reduces Levy
From 7 1-4 to 6 3-4 Mills
The Quorum Court convened at
Batesville last Monday with 42 of
the 45 magistrates of the county
present.
The following appropriations
were made for the ensuing year:
For county general purposes,
$11,000; ' >r paupers, $2,400; for
special load purposes, $2,500.
Appropriations were made for
several new bridges, among the
number being two in Big Bottom
township. For a bridge across
Meadow branch in the lower end
of the township, $800 was appro
piated. An appropriation of $1,000
was made for a bridge across
Thomas creek on the road leading
west toward Magness.
Other appropriations for bridges
in various parts of the county are
as follows: Bridge in Greenbrier
township, $1,500. Bridge on Curia
creek in Barren township, $1,500.
Two small bridges in Black River
township, $100. Bridge on Big
creek in Liberty township,$3,000.
The tax levies for various pur
poses for the ensuing year are as
follows: County general, 2i mills;
pauper, J mill; bridge, i mill;
road, 2-i mills, making the total
levy Hi mills, which is one-half
mill lower than last year, the levy
last year being 7} mills.
BIO FREE EXHIBITION
Valvarado, the king of the high
wire, will give a big free exhibi
tion on the high wire on the show
ground in Newark Tuesday, Octo
ber 12. Valvarado is the man
who accomplished the most mar
velous and hazardous feat of cross
ing the Niagara Falls on a light
wire. His exhibition on the high
wire is worth going miles to see,
and it don’t cost you a cent. It
will be free on the show ground in
Newark Tuesday, October 12, at
2:30 and 7:30 p. m.
MISS EDNA ELLISON DEAD
Miss Edna Ellison, aged 13,
died at the home of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ellison,
at Oil Trough Sunday night, after
an illness of several days from ty
phoid fever.
She was the only child, and in
her death much has been taken
from their home. She was a gentle,
sweet girl, the idol of her devoted
parents, and was loved by all who
knew her.
ARKANSAS LED UNION
In Production of Staves and Head
ing Arkansas Ranks First
Arkansas lead every state in the
Union last year in the production
of staves, heading and other pro- j
ducts for wine, beer and whiskey
barrels. The Department of Com-j
merce and Labor has just issued a
booklet which gives the tables of
all sawed and hewn staves and
products of similar nature for ’08, ,
and in every department Arkansas
is shown as the leader.
In tight staves, with 24 States
contributing the production, Ark
ansas led with 27.:? per cent of the I
entire production.
Most of the sawed staves were !
of white-oak, and this class fur-1
nished nine-tenths of all the tight
staves. Arkansas, Kentucky, Mis- 1
sissippi,Louisiana and Texas were
the leaders in the classes in the
order given. Arkansas produced
more spirit and wine staves than
all the other States put together.
Arkansas and Tennessee produced
three-fourths of the pork staves. .
This State also produced more
than one-half of the bucket and
split staves.
In headings Arkansas produced
more than all the other States and
led in all kinds sxcept Bourbon.
Arkansas also led in beer headings.
The number of staves produced
for the year is 187,992,000, and
of headings 5,348,000.
H ERR I NOTON- HOOT
VV.J. Herrington and Miss Eula,
Foot were married Tuesday after-!
noon at the home of Rev.and Mrs.
G. L. Fink, Rev. Fink officiating.
They are prominent and well
known young people, both having '
taught in the public schools of In- '
dependence and .Jackson counties,
and are held in high esteem by all;
who know them.
Immediately after the ceremony I
the happy couple left for Mem
phis to spend a few days.
The .Journal most heartily joins
their many friends in extending
congratulations and good wishes.
AUCTION SALE
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I will offer for sale at auction to j
the highest bidder, the Farmers j
Union Warehouse at Magness,
Ark., on terms of one-half cash,
balance on three months time, at!
ten per cent interest, with approv
ed security. Sale will take place
at the warehouse in Magness on
Saturday, October 9,1909, between
the hours of 1 and 3 o’clock p. m.
W. C. Sanders, President, j
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PURPOSES OF A BANK
The purpose of a bank is to be useful
and helpful to a community; to facilitate
business by the exchange and extension of
credits, thereby making it possible to carry
on a vast amount of business with a com
paratively small amount of actual cash.
It is wrong to hoard money and bury
it in some old cellar and thereby take it
entirely out of circulation.
Bring it to this bank, where it will be
much safer and will help to earn you more
money, and yet be at your command.
MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK
Geo. L. Green, President
Leslie R. Acton, Cashier
Happenings of Local Interest
J. L. Bruce, one of the Sulphur
Hock neighborhood’s good farm
ers, was in town Monday on busi
ness.
Madness Bros, will be receiving
their line of fall goods soon, in
cluding millinery, dry goods, fur
niture, etc.
Squire E.M. Wilson and Squire
W. H. Jones spent Monday and
Tuesday at Batesville attending
Quorum Court.
Miss Bettie Herrington left
Wednesday morning for Little
Hock to enter the Arkansas Deaf
Mute Institute.
Little Lima, the three-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lou
Hobinson, died Wednesday night
from diptheria.
M. C. Purdon and family who
moved to Black Hock some time
ago, have returned to Newark to
make their home.
Zephy Mims came up from
Negro Hill the first of the week to
spend a few days here with rela
tives and friends.
G. O. Magness of the firm of
Magness Bros., is in St. Louis this
week buying dry goods and mil
linery for the firm.
H. W. .Johnson who has been
quite sick at his home at Pleasant
Plains for several weeks, is re
ported to be improving.
A.A. Henderson and J.B.Brown
left Friday for St. Petersburg,
Fla., to spend a few days looking
after some business matters.
Lost—Lady’s black pocket book,
between Newark and Kev. G. L.
Fink’s residence. Finder please
return to Mrs. W. J. Herrington.
Ship your produce to Cleveland
& Gibson, Little Rock, Ark.
Quick sale and prompt returns for
all consignments. Write for prices.
We don’t need the money our
selves, but the people we owe
want us to pay. Pay your sub
scription and help the other fel
low.
Squire B. F. Cash is building a
new residence on his place in
Logan township, to replace the
one destroyed by tire a short time
ago.
Crus Currie, a negro, was sen
tenced to 21 years in the peniten
tiary in the Jackson circuit court
at Newport Saturday, for killing
Ike Borders, another negro.
O^rl Farmer became entangled
in a saw while at work in the stave
mill at Jacksonport Ssturday, and
one foot was so badly mangled
that it had to be amputated.
C. E. Lenehan, one of the Mag
ness neighborhood’s best young
citizens, was in town on business
Monday and called to drop some
coin in The Journal’s empty cash
drawer.
Mrs. VV. P. Lawton of this place
who is TO years old, picked 05
pounds of cotton in one day re
cently. Mrs. Lawton possesses great
energy for a woman of her age,and
gets around as well as many
women twenty years her junior.
The fourth and last quarterly
conference for Newark station will
be held October 17 and IS. Kev.
A. F. Skinner, the popular pre
siding elder will be on hand, and
it is hoped that the official mem
bers all attend and a good report
will be made. Trustees of church
property will make a written re
port, as to the condition of prop
erty and file same with quarterly
conference.
Uncle Zibe Barber and Kay
Wyatt of Logan township were in
town on business Monday.
Every man wants his clothes to
fit well! Then let me order your :
suit for you, M. C. Magness.
The Journal is glad to note that
A. II. Saylors is able to be out ■
again, after a prolonged illness.
Dr. H. W. Vaughan of Sulphur :
Rock spent Wednesday in town
visiting his son, C. P. Vaughan.
Large line of ladies’ and misses’
suits now ready, $7.50 to $;>5, at
Harnett Bros. Merc. Co., Bates-!1
ville.
Our Millinery goods are arriv
ing every day, and we will have
our opening next Friday and Sat- ,
urday, Oct. 15 and 16. All are
cordially invited to attend. Mag
ness Bros. (
Dr. Cook's discovery of the I
North Pole was a great discovery, i
but a greater one will be made by j s
you if you examine my samples of
tailor made clothes, at Magness «
Bros. M. C. Magness.
Mrs. E. II. Williamson and her
father, J. W. Kinman, were se
verely injured in a runaway acci
dent while returning from church 1
at Cleghorn Chapel Sunday night,
but both are reported to be get- 1
ting along very well.
Frank Adams of this place has
been strongly solicited by some of
his friends to enter the race for
county clerk. Mr. Adams is an
excellent young rnan, well quali- 1
tied for the position and will doubt
less prove a strong candidate *
should he decide to enter the race. \ ‘
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Good services at the Methodist Is
church last Sunday and Sunday <
night. The two years as station
pastor and one on the circuit, are
fast rounding to a close with Pastor
Jernigan. These have been great j
years of service to the cause of the
church. The annual conference >
meets in December at Searcy. ' >
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ucai was uiuscu ** cuucaua,y j
whereby the Masonic Lodge of ,
Newark becomes the owner of the
two lots on the corner of Front
and Locust streets, formerly own
ed by R. M. Galloway, and the
Lodge will shortly begip the erect
ion of a handsome two-story brick
building on the lots. This is an
important deal and the erection of
the new building will mean much
for Newark, op it will be the best
building ever erected in the town.
Mrs. Mary Ann Moore of Paris, I
Tenn., and her grand-daughter,
Miss Lizzie Moore of Sulphur
Rock, were passengers down the
road Tuesday night. Mrs. Moore
was returning home from a visit;
with her son, J. Hugh Moore, and
her daughter, Mrs. T. A. Bevens,
at Sulphur Rock. Miss Lizzie was -
on her way to Memphis to spend
a few days at the Tri-State Fair.
Mrs. Moore is in her 89th year,
and is the last link of her genera
ation of a large circle of kin, here
and in Henry county, Tennessee.
The family of Mr. and Mrs. J,
P.Magness has been sorely atHict
ed for several weeks, their son,
Walter, being stricken with ap
pendicitis some two months ago,
and was in a precarious condition
for some time. Just as he wn> be
ginning to improve, little Miss
•Jewell was stricken with conges
tion and was dangerously sick for
several weeks. But both are now
well on the way to complete re-1
covery, and the family all went to
the table together for dinner last
Sunday, for the tirst time in eight
weeks.
NEWPORT HAS BIG FIRE
Wolff-Gold man Warehouse and
310 Bales of Cotton Destroyed
Newport, Oct. 3.—Three him*
Ired and ten bales of cotton and
MO,000 worth of other property
went up in flames when the Wolff
roldman Mercantile Company's
hame warehouse, cotton platform
md stables were destroyed last
light, the total loss being around
$0,000. At #»>•> a bale the 310
lalesof cotton were worth$20,l50.
I'he loss on the warehouse is$5000
md on its contents about the same
tmount. The cotton was insured
learl.v to its full value. The build
ng was partly insured.
The fire started in the cotton
yard at 11 o’clock from unknown
causes and everything combustible
was consumed in little more than
lalf an hour. So fierce were the
lames that the best the tire de
>artment could do was to save the
idjoining property.
Five thousand dollors worth of
wagons and farm implements were
lestroyed in the warehouse. The
torses in the stables were rescued,
ind a dozen bales of cotton were
laved.
The cotton yard and buildings
iccupied a half block on Blum and
Beach streets.
GOOD LAND FOR SALE.
Why pay rent when you can
)wn a farm in five .years? Buy
ike paying rent. I have 400 acres
if good land, well improved,which
1 will sell on the installment plan,
me-fifth down, balance in four or
five years. Will also consider five
year leases on any portion of the
fcnd, all of which is good Big Bot
,om land. Also some land near
Newark, well adapted to cotton,
lorn, oats, wheat or hay; also sev
ral good houses with tracts rang
ng from one acre to one hundred
,cres, near town and convenient
o school. Apply to owner.
W. A. Edwards,
Newark, Ark.
TIMBER LAND FOR SALE.
lfiO acres finest pine timber land
n Baxter county,seven miles from
ailroad. Plenty of timber sur
ounding to make good run for
□ ill. White River Land & In
vestment Co., Newark, Ark.
BUYING CORN.
Bud Sisk is buying corn and
s paying 58 cents a bushel for
food dry corn. You will find him
m the street all the time.
RURAL MAIL DELIVERY
Great Convenience Our People
Should be More Interested in
October 1 marked the thirteenth
anniversary of the introduction of
rural free deliv- ry of mail in the
United States, and the movement,
started merely us an experiment,
has grown until there are now
more than four million families
being; served. It has become one
of the greatest conveniences ever
instituted by the government. But
the people of the south have been
slow to tako advantage of it as
they should. Arkansas has only
3t>f> routes now in operation. Ala
bama, Arkansas, Louisiana and
Mississippi, with a combined pop
ulation of over six million, have
only 2,243 routes, while the state
of Iowa, with a population of only
two million, has 2424, or 181 more
than the four states mentioned.
Nearly any community that has
good roads can get a rural route
if the people make the proper
effort.
There ought to be one or two
more routes out of Newark, and
The Journal hopes the people will
take hold of the matter and get
them.
BLY ARNOLD DEAD
Bly Arnold, the sixteen-.year-old
son of Mrs. Sallio Arnold, died at
the home of ,1. M. Childers early
Wednesday morning from hemor
rhagic fever, and was buried
Wednesday evening at Blue
Springs cemetery.
Bly was an extremely bright
boy, of quiet and unassuming dis
position and was a general favor
ite among his friends and associ
ates.
It is sail, indeed, to see a prom
ising young life cut off so early,
hut it again forcibly brings to
mind the uncertainty of life and
the certainty of death.
A Friend.
CARD OF THANKS
Words cannot express our ap
preciation of those friends who
have shared with us the lonely
vigils by the bedside of our dear
children during the dark hours
when it seemed that the Death
Angel was hovering over our
home. We can but hope that
friends as true and devoted may
gather around each one of you if
the hand of atlliction should ever
be laid so heavily upon your home,
and may the Lord bless you all
and spare you such sorrow is our
sincere wish.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Madness.
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