The Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, January 27, 1916
Vol. 15, No. 43
‘ INDEPENDENCE COUNTY BOY
WINS STATE CORN CLUB PRIZE
EARLE BEST IS CHAMPION
CORN GROWER
Wins First Prize of $150 Offer
by The Arkansas Bankers
Association.
Earle Best of Dota has won a
signal honor for himself and
Independence county, having
been notified a few' days ago
that he is wdnner of the first
prize in the Boys’ Corn Clubs
of Arkansas.
This is an honor w hich Earle
and his friends and every citi
zen of Independence County
should feel proud of.
Earle joined the Boys’ Corn
Club when it wras first organi
ed in Independenre county
about three years ago and that
he is an active, energetic and
progressive young fellow is
shown by the fact that he won
a county prize the first year he
w’as a member of the club.
The past season he grew' 117
bushels of corn on one acre of
ground, and at the recent meet
ing of the club agents and coun
ty prize winners held in Little
Rock, it was found that Earle
had won first prize for Arkan
sas.
A few’ days ago he received
the following letter from W. J.
Jernigan, assistant state agent,
notifying him that he had won
first prize:
Little Rock, Jan. 19, 191G.
Earle Best, Dota, Ark.
Dear Earle .’-This is to notify
you that your yield of 117 bush
els with your written history,
report book, etc., has won you
the first State prize, which is a
scholarship of $150.00 offered
by the Bankers Association.
The boy winning this prize is
supposed to enter one of the
MMlfMVi
iiRiili IKttliliiiiiiloi). i;! i.
First National Bank
■ j
NEWARK, ARK
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,000
C. M. Edwards, Pres
G. M. Fields, V. Pres.
E. B. Chesser, Cashier
MMMttl
THIS BANK
is ORGANIZED
UNDER AND
CONTROfoULED by
LAWS m
EN.tc/i?
I THE
THE STARTING OF
A BANK ACCOUNT
Even with One Dollar
Is an Act Which
One May Wisely Count an
ACT OF COMMON SENSE
The First Dollar Is the Big One
n
Because It Starts the Saving
i
NATIONAL CAPITOL
*
BUY BANK MONEY ORDERS
When Sending Money to Dis
tant points. They are payable
anywhere and are SAFE.
a m
. ....it ,.... ....Li, . .n.uiui.jl i. u.i...ii..>‘uti> hi- . . miiitii
Agricultural Schools of the
state not latei than about the
middle of September, 1916.
When the boy enters school, a
certain allowance of this $150
will be sent him each month for
his expenses. He will be requir
ed to keep an itemized account
of his expenses while in school
and send it to me at the end of
each month. The money cannot
be used except for school pur
poses.
Please write me at once if
you care to accept this. You
could begin school now in any
one of the four District Agri
cultural schools, Magnolia,Rus
isellville, Jonesboro, or Monti
cello. You would likely want to
go to Jonesboro as that is the
school in your District but if
you want to you can wait and
start in next fall. The $150.00
ought to pay your expenses for
one year.
You have won a very excel
lent prize and I trust you can
be in a position to accept it and
make the very best out of it. I
want to congratulate you on
winning this prize. Let me hear
from you at once.
Yours fery truly,
W .J. JERNIGAN,
Assistant State Agent.
-0
LITTLE SIBIL SELF
Sibil Marie Self, the little
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W.
F. Self, died at the home of
her grandfather, W. E. Self, in
Newark last Monday.
She was taken with mem
branuous croup last Saturday
and althougn everything was
done for her that could be done
by medical skill, she grew
steadily worse until death re
sulted Monday.
The remains were buried
Tuesday at Macedonia, Rev.
J. H. McDoniel conductingthe
funeral services.
JOHN CROSSER KILLS
MAN AT TUCKERMAN
John Yelverlon Instantly Kill
ed This Afternoon When He
Draws Gun on Crosser.
f John Yelverton of Tucker
man was shot andinstantly kill
ed at his home at Tuckerman
this afternoon about 3:30
o’clock by John L. Crosser, city
marshal of Tuckerman.
Yelverton.it is said, had been
drinking and causing trouble
for some time, and yesterday
and last night had been very
troublesome.
Crosser had started to Yel
verton’s home to'place him un
der arrest when he met Yel
verton. After being placed un
der arrest, Yelverton begged
the marsha* to go with him
back to his house to see about
some hogs which he claimed
had been causing some trouble.
Grosser consented and when
they reached the house, instead
of going to the hoglot, Yelver
ton led the way into the house
and insisted that Crosser come
in. The officer protested but
went in and when they entered
the house Yelverton closed the
door and picked up his shot
gun. The officer commanded
him to put down the weapon,
but instead he made a motion
as if to raise his gun, whereup
on Crosser shot him twice,both
balls entering the body near
the heart, producing instant
death.
Crosser gave himself up to
the deputy sheriff.
Yelverton was about 53years
told and had a bad reputation,
having frequently been in trou
ble.
Crosser’s home is in Newark
he having been born and rais
ed here, and has a family here.
He had been marshal at Tuck
erman for about there months.
FORMER NEWARK MAN
MARRIES IN HOUSTON
Houston, "Tex., Jan. 24.—
Mr. Robert Hugh Travis was
married January 22, at 8:30
p. m. to Miss Jessie Vick Har
rie, at the beautiful Heights
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Patterson, 4148 Arlington.
The brief but impressive
ceremony was performed by
the Rev. W. M. Sherrill, pas
tor of the Grace Methodist
church.
The bride was attended by
her girlhood friend, Miss Haz
el Patterson, while Mr. Edwin
E. Herringtonofficiatedasbest
man.
The dainty bride is the
charming daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Emmet Harrie, well
known residents of this city.
Her sweet and lovable disposi
tion has won her many friends
who join in wishing her much
happiness and joy. She was
attired in a dark blue suit
with accessories to match
which showed off her blond
beauty to perfection.
Mr. TraViS is a well-known
young busines man of this city,
holding the position of Assist
ant Superintendent and Claim
Adjuster with the AmericanNa
tional Insurance Company,the
youngest man in the history
of his company to hold such
position, having in the short
space of two years worked him
self up to this important post.
He is held in high esteem by
both friends and employers
and has a bright future before
him.
Immediat* !y after the cere
mony dainty ref re: hment*
were .eived by the hostess, af
ter which the happy couple
left among showers of congra
tulaticms and gc'^d wishes.
AUDITORS MAY BE
j APPOINTED BY JUDGE
_
Supreme Court Decision Set
I
ties Mooted Question and
Cooks W 11 Be. Examined
In a decision handed down
last Monay. the Arkansas Su
preme Coui' holds thatacoun
ity judge has the right to ap
point expert accountants to
[examine the books of county
offficers.
The case. was that of E. F.
Latham & Co., vs. Jackson
County, appealed from the
Jackson Circuit Court. Some
time ago Judge McLain of
Jackson county employed a
Memphis firm of expert ac
countants to audit the books
of Jackson county, and order
ed the exp: rises of the audit
paid by the county. Certain
taxpayers objected to the ex
pense and appealed to the cir
cuit court. The circuit court
reversed the county court, dis
allowed the claim and held
that the county court had no
authority to incur such an ex
pense upon fhe county.
The Supreme court held
that the constitution grants
exclusive jurisdiction to the
county couits over all matters
pertaining to the disbursement
of county funds and that the
statutes give the county courts
jurisdiction “to audit, settle
and disburse money for coun
ty purposes’’ and makes it in
cumbent upon officers “to set
tle with and render their ac
counts to the county court.”
The Suprenfe courtalso said
that the statutes provide that
where good cause is shownfor
setting aside the settlements
of officers, the county court
may “re-examine, settle and
adjust same.”
The decision of the supreme
court has been awaited with
interest, and means that the
work of auditing the books of
Independence county will be
taken up at an early date.The
recent term of the Quorum
Court made an appropriation
of $1,000 for this purpose and
instructed the county judge
to appoint an accountant to
audit the books.
The work has been delayed
awaiting the decision of the
supreme court. Since the su
preme court upholds* the right
of a county judge to have this
work done. Judge T. M. Wal
drip states that he will ap
point an expert accountant at
an early date and have him
proceed with the work of aud
iting the books of all county
officers since thetimetheGray
law went into effect.
-o
SMALLPOX SITUATION
RAPIDLY IMPROVING
Dr. A. A. Evans, city health
officer, states that he believes
the situation with regard to
smallpox is in good shape, and
he fears no serious outbreak of
the disease in this community.
Every person in the entire
community who has been ex
posed has been vaccinated and
many who have not been ex
posed have been vaccinated.Dr.
Evans has vaccinated nearly
400 persons within the past
week. All the other physicians
in town have vaccinated a large
number. Dr. Evans leading be
cause of his position as city
health officei.
Only one new case has devel
oped in town outside of the
families where the disease was
already prevalent, that being
tJeo. L. Green. The city and
state health regulations are be
ing strictly enforced and Dr.
E' ;n! think*. th<! w orst is over.
There is no further danger
and people having business in
Newark need have no fears of
cathchir." the-disease here.
COUNTY PRIMARY TO
BE HELD MARCH 29
Date Fixed at Meeting of Dem
ocratic Central Committee
Held at Batesville Saturday.
Pursuant to a call published
by Chairman J. H. Jimerson,
the Democratic County Central
(Committee met at the -court
house in Batesville at 10
o'clock a. m. last Saturday,Jan
uary 22.
Chairman J. H. Jimerson pre
jsided and upon roll call by Sec
retary E. A. Hodges, the fol
lowing townships were found
Ito be represented.
Ashley, W. L. Ottinger.
Barren, V. O. Gray, proxy
'for Albert Gray.
Big Bottom. W. E. Self.
Christian, J. M. Stephens.
Cushman, W. T. Dobson,
; proxy for E. M. Reaves.
Dota, Sidney Pickens, proxy
| for M. L. Pickens.
Gainsboro, L. B. Massey.
Greenbrier, J. W. Searcy.
Logan, O F. Craig, proxy for
|J. H. Fetzer.
Oil Trough, A. B. Pelley.
Relief, R. H. Waddell, proxy
(for D. G. Hays.
Ruddell, ist Ward, A. R.
; Weaver,
Ruddeli, 2nd Ward, S. M.
Casey.
Ruddell, 3rd Ward, E. A.
I Hodges.
Salado, J. A. Kaneaster.
Washington, L. J. Bracy,
White River, J. H Jimerson.
Wycough, T. J. Raney, proxy
for P. S. Fortune.
Union, J. R. Dobson.
After a motion to adjourn
until 1:30 p. m. had been voted
down, a resolution by S. M.
Casey, seconded by O. F. Craig,
to call a primary for Wednes
day, March 29, 1916, was
unanimously adopted.
It appearing that Hill town
ship had been created since the
last meeting of the committee,
and having no representation,
it was moved by J. M.Stephens,
seconded by S. M.Casey that J.
M. White be named as commit
teeman from that township,
and the motion carried.
Albert Gray, having remov
ed from Barren township, of
fered his resignation, and W.
E. Woodyard was elected upon
motion of V. O. Gray, seconded
by W. E. Self.
E. A. Hodges, being a non
■ii;i
: 111 I 111
resident of Ward No. 3, Rud
tlell township, offered his resig
nation, which was accepted,and
upon motion of Sidney Pickens,
seconded by Tom Dobson, J. F.
(Martin was selected to repre
sent Ward No. 3.
j S. M. Casey offered the fol
i lowing resolution:
“Be it resolved, that a com
mittee of three, consisting of
the Chairman, Secretary and
one other (to be named by the
Chairman) be and they are
hereby appointed a board to
'make the assessments of coun
jty and township candidates for
The purpose of defraying the
expenses of the primary and to
'determine the order in which
(names of candidates for dis
trict, county and township offi
cers, shall appear on the ticket,
in the following manner; The
name of each candidate to be
written on a card, placed in a
hat and shaken up. The first
name drawn therefrom to be
placed first on the ticket and
so on untill all names have been
withdrawn.”
The resolution wras adopted
without dissenting vote and J.
W. Searcy was named as the
ithird member of the committee.
W . E. Self offered a motion
|to allow' each committeeman to
select the judges and clerks of
election, and S. M. Casey mov
jed, as a substitute, that each
(committeeman send in a list of
I five names for judges, two for
j clerk and one for sheriff, from
j which a sub-committee of three
to be appointed by the Chair
, man at the next meeting of the
central committee, shall select
three names for judges, two
for clerks and one for sheriff.
Upon roll call, the substitute
motion by Casey was adopted
by a vote of 12 to 6, and the
secretary was ordered to so no
tify each committeeman.
No further business appear
ing the committee adjourned
until Saturday, March 4, 1916.
--— -o
CANDIDATE MEETING
A meeting of the county can
didates will be held at Bates
ville on Saturday, February 12,
for the purpose of arranging
for joint canvass of the county.
All candidates invited to be
present.
-o
JUNK WANTED
Will pay 4c per pound for
old rubber No. 1, 3c for No. 2
and top price for brass, zinc
and copper. J. E. HORN,
Newark, Arkansas.
C.W. MAXF1ELD CO
Batesville, Arkansas
3
m
Dealers In
Dependable
Furniture
The Best for the Money
"3
H
3
I
a
i
a
' i- |