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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, January 4, 1917
Vol. 16, No. 40
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Better Farming Campaign
Launched in This Connty
Meetings Will be Held at
Newark and Batesville
Thursday, Jan. 11
Arrangements have been
made for holding two big far
mer’s institutes in Independ
ence county next week to aid
in the campaign that is being
waged throughout the state
in the interest of better farm
ing. v
“Let Arkansas Feed Her
self” is the slogan Arkansas
farmers should adopt again
this year, as was done last
year, if we are to continue to
enjoy the great prosperity
that have pervaded every nook
and corner of the state.
Owing to the bad condi
tion of the roads, it was
thought best to hold only two
meetings in the county. These
will be held at Newark and
Batesville next Thursday,Jan
uary 11.
Arrangements for holding
the meetings were just closed
this morning at Batesville,and
programs had not been ar
ranged when The Journal
went to press this afternoon.
A number of able speak
ers have been secured who
will discuss farm problems in
a practical and helpful man
ner. The speakers will include
. some of the ablest men con
nected with the Agricultural
Department of the State Uni
versity and others from the
U. S. Department of Agricul
ture who are practical far
mers and business men.
The meetings will prove
both interesting and benefi
cial, and it is hoped that ev
ery farmer who can do so will
attend one of the meetings
either at Newark or Batesville.
The importance of diversi
fied farming will be a fea
ture that should be of vital
interest to every farmer and
every business man in the
I county, and every effort
j should be made to secure a
j large attendance.
Corn and wheat, hay and
! potatoes, pigs and chickens,
'canned fruits and garden
truck are not a gamble. They
assure a good living.Morethan
that, they assure the man who
raises plenty of them year af
ter year a reasonable degree
of prosperity. No farming sec
tion that raises food for its
own people and a surplus to
sell has yet failed to become
prosperous.None that has had
to buy large quantities of food
trom abroad has yet become
rich.
^ Get in line with the “Better
Farming’’ campaign and help
to make it a success.
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MASONIC AND EASTERN
STAR INSTALLATION
The Masonic and Eastern
St a r Lodges held a joint instal
lation 1 uesday night, when
officers for the ensuing year
were installed.
Refreshments were served in
the banquet hall after the con
clusion of the installation cere
monies. 1 here was a large at
tendance of the members of
both orders, and the occasion
was a most pleasant one. The
officers installed for the ensu
ing year are as follows:
Masons.—H. E. Hawthorne,
W. M.; W. A. Isgrig, S. W.;
1). P Whisnant, J. W.; M. S.
Fisher, Treasurer; T. H. Hear
ing. Secretary.
Eastern Star.—Mrs. Leone
Magness, W. M.; F. C. Hoyt,
W. P.; Mrs. E. W. Magness,
A. M.; Miss Effie Sisk, Secret
ary; John Adams, Treasurer;
Mrs. H. E. Hawthorne, Con
ductress; Mrs. W. E. Kinman,
Associate Conductress; Miss
Robbie Meachem, Adah; Mrs.
J. M. Martin, Ruth; Mrs. Ada
Chamberlain, Esther; Mrs. Bet
tie Moore. Martha; Mrs. J. W.
Adams, Electa; Mrs. T. H.
Dearing, Warden; T. It. Bear
ing, Sentinel.
1839 - 1916
For 77 years the House of Maxfield has
been in Batesville. A long record and a
good one. We are proud of it. We are
proud of the reputation earned by the
House of Maxfield.
Of the 77 years, the last has been one of
the best in the history of the house. We
have grown with the town, have developed
with the country.
For this continued growth and good will
our sincere thanks are extended our pa
trons in all parts of the country, and we
assure you that in the future we will strive
to merit a continuance of your valued
friendship and patronage.
We Wish You a Most Happy and
Prosperous New \ ear
C. W. MAXFIELD
COMPANY
‘THE BEST FOR THE MONEY”
BATESVILLE, ARKANSAS
COUNCIL ELECTS
HEALTH OFFICER
Efforts to be Made to Prevent
Spread of Small Pox
In Town
At the meeting of the city
council Monday night, James
Vaughan tendered his resigna
tion as night marshal and W.
M. Magness was elected to
fill the vacancy.
H. T. Magness resigned as
'street commissioner and J. W.
Sisk was elected by acclama
tion, but Mr. Sisk declined to
accept the position and the
matter of electing a street com
missioner was deferred until a
later date.
According to a report by Re
corder E. H. Williamson, the
city now has a cash balance of
approximately $800 in the
treasury after the current
month’s expenses were paid.
The matter of building some
permanent bridges and culverts
was discussed but no action
was taken. •
A number of cases of small
pox having been reported in
town, the council elected Dr.
T. N. Rodman as city health
officer to look after the situa
tion, and the marshal was in
structed to see that the cfuar
antine regulaions were strictly
observed by all personswho are
placed under quarantine.
DEATH REMOVES
BRIGHT YOUNG GIRL
Miss Elizabeth Alexander,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. R.
Alexander, died at the family
residence here Tuesday after
noon.
She was stricken with par
alysis last Thursday_ and grew
steadily worse until her death
occurred about 2 o’clock Tues
day afternoon.
Deceased was 13 years of
age and was a sweet and lov
able girl whose sunny disposi
tion won her many friends.
Bright, happy and cheerful,
Elizabeth carried sunshine
with her wherever she went.
She always hail a smile and a
pleasant word for her friends.
Her death comes as a dark
shadow to her friends and rel
atives who loved her so dear
ly.
During her brief school
days her sweet face and win
some ways won the hearts of
both teachers and pupils. She
will be greatly missed by a
bevy of classmates of whom
she was a favortie.
She leaves her parents, a
sister, Mrs. T. A. MoCaleb of
Little Rock; two brothers, J.
Rudd and John Alexander,
besides a host of friends to
mourn her untimely death.
Her future was full of
promise, and we dare not ask
why she was taken from us in
her prime, unless, as flowers
are picked before the frost
tinds them that we may not
witness their decay.
The remains were laid to
rest W ednesday afternoon at
Blue Springs cemetery, Rev. J.
F. Cossey, conducting the fun
eral services.
FOR SALE
At the residence of George
F. Crosser, one block east of
the Methodist church, in New
ark, Ark., household and
kitchen furniture, consisting
of feather beds, stove, dress
er, chairs and full set of kitch
en furniture. Also farming
implements, two mules and a
wagon. All sums less than $5
cash. All sums over $5 on a
credit of eight-months, with
interest and good security.
Said sale will commence at
10 a. m. on Saturdav, Jan. 13,
1917.
G. F. & JESSE CROSSER.
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Dota, Jan. 3.—Joseph Pick
ens, who is building a new resi
dence in our community, went
to Newark Monday to get some
lumber.
Mrs. Robinson came down
from Cave City Monday to at
tend the bedside of her son,
John Robertson, who is quite
sick with measles.
Jim Martin of Tuckerman
was here Friday and bought a
fine horse from A. T. Rest.
John Saylors and sister, Miss
Kate, came out from Newark
Friday to altefld the bedside of
their little nephew, Silva Say
lors. who was ill with pneu
monia.
Rev. Wm. Thompson came
down to fill his appointment at
the Presbyterian church Sun
day but owing to so much sick
ness in the community he failed
to preach.
Mr. and Mrs. Logan Saylors
and mother came out Monday
to attend the funeral of little
Silva Saylors, which took place
at Pleasant Hill Monday.
in our last week’s items, we
wrote of the death angel visit
ing the home of Mrs. Victoria
Pickens Saylors, on December
27, and claiming for its own,
one of her twin boys, little Sid
ney. This was almost heart
breaking, but when death came
again Sunday evening, Decem
ber 31, and took little Silva,
the other twin, it seemed more
than we could bear. These lit
tle rosebuds just blossomed in
to the home about seven weeks
ago, but had become the joy
anil life of< the home. They
were stricken with bronchial
pnuemonia and only lived a
few days. Little Silva would re
vive and seemingly get better,
and the family had hopes of
his recovery, but Sunday even
ing the Lord sand, “It is finish
ed, come up higher,"and little
Silva answered the call and
went home to be with his fath
er, the late Dr. G. S. Saylors,
and his little brother, Sidney.
We would say to the lonely
mother and other relatives,
weep not as those who have no
hope. The ’>ame Jesus that took
little Silva and Sidney will
come again and call for you,
and then you will be an un
broken family in Heaven.
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Center Grove, Jan. 3.—Little
Marvin Harrelson is on the sick
list this week.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brit
tian spent Saturday night and
Sunday here visiting John
Yates and family.
Misses Mamie and Ola Rain
water of Pleasant Hill spent
Saturday night here the guests
of Mrs. T. A. Bullington.
Willie and Holman Brown
and sister, Marie, who are at
tending school at Newark vis
ited homefolks during the holi
days.
John Saylors of Newark
spent Sunday night here with
his sister, Mrs. J. E. Harrelson.
Several from here attended
the funeral of little Silva Say
lors at Pleasant Hill Monday.
Rev. J. L. Brown and daugh
ter, Miss Mazillah are spend-!
ing the week at Little Rock
where Rev. Brown was called
by the death of his nephew,
Howard King.
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YEAR SETS RECORD
IN ORE PRODUCTION
All previous records for ore
production in the zinc mining
district of Arkansas were brok
en in 1916. A total of 368,000
tons of zinc ore and 52,lr5
tons of lead, a combined total
valuation of $34,961,993, is
shown. All of these figures in
dicate big gains over any pre
vious year.
TWO YOUNG MEN ARE
HELD UP NEAR TOWN
Alleged Frame-Up in Which
Third Victim Said to Have
Acted as Decoy
Henry Brown was arrested
by Sheriff Lawrence Ruddell
Wednesday evening charged
with holding up and robbing
Walter Barber and W. F.
Chandler.
The two young men were
walking up the railroad west
of town Wednesday afternoon
when they were suddenly con
fronted by a man who had been
hidden in the underbrush
along the railroad track, and !
were commanded to hand over 1
their money.
The robber secured $19 from j
Barber and about $1.50 from
Chandler. Chandler had about
$20 in bills in his hip pocket
which the highwayman failed
to get. Clark had no money
about his person.
Clark was later arrested and j
it is alleged that the hold-up.
was a “frame-up” between he j
and Brown, in which Clark
acted as a decoy to get Barber
and Chandler out of town for
the purpose of being robbed.
After being arrested, Clark
is said to have confessed to
his part in the hold-up. He
charged that Brown came to
him on the street and asked
if the young men did not have
some money. Clark replied that
he did not know, whereupon
Brown is alleged to have said
that they did, and told Clark
to get them to take a walk up
the railroad with him.
Clark and the young men
left town together to take a
walk. When they had gotten
a safe distance out of town,
they were confronted by the
hold-up man and relieved of
[their money and overcoats.
Barber and Chandler re
ported the i ffair to the officers
and upon their description of
the party who held up and rob
bed them. Brown was arrested.
When confronted by the vic
tims, they readily identified
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CELEBRATE SILVER
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Ratton En
tertain in Honor of A
Happy Event
One of the most pleasant
social events in the history of
Newark was the celebration
of the silver wedding anniver
sary of Mr. and Mrs. R. R.
Ratton at their beautiful home
here Wednesday evening.
At the appointed hour, de
spite the very inclement wea
ther, the many guests began
to arrive at their hospitable
home, laden with good wishes
for the happy bride and
groom.
The program of the even
ing was most ably carried out
by friends who offered their
kind assistance to make this
one of the most happy and
long remembered anniver
saries of this popular couple.
The house was beautifully
and artistically decorated,
trailing festoons of silver
hearts forming a pleasing and
decorations.
appropriate feature of the
Music was furnished
throughout the evening by
Doc’s string band and some
excellent selections were also
rendered by Miss Mary Cure
ton and Miss Katharyn Mar
tin. . „
The happy couple were the
recipients of many beautiful
gifts which in years to come
will serve as a pleasant re
minder of this happy event.
The pleasant evening be
ing far spent, the departing
J guests, numbering about 150,
| showered the host and hostess
1 with many happy returns and
good wishes for another
quarter of a century of health
and happiness and to hear the
chimes of their golden wed
ding bells.
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Mrs. W. W. Jernigan and
daughter, Gwendolyn, of
Batesville are spending a few
days in town visiting friends.
Bank Account
^ join our
Xmas
liking Club
have
next
Christmas.
Squirrels HAVE because they SAVE. You can
have if YOU save. Come in and let us show you HOW
to save. We will give you, FREE, a little bank book
so you can join our “Christmas Banking Club.”
You put in 5 cents the first week, 10 cents the sec
ond week and so on increasing your deposit ONLY A
NICKEL a week and in 50 weeks you have $63.75.
We also have clubs where you begin with 1 or 2
cents or 10 cents or $1.00, $2.00 or $5.00 and in 50
weeks have coming to you from $12.75 to $250.
Have EVERY member of your family join the club.
It means saving MONEY and making a SUCCESS.
YOU CAN START TODAY
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NEWARK, ARKANSAS