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Published In The Famous White Riven Country. Where Alfalfa Is King
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, June 5, 1908
Vol. 8. No. 24
EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT
Educators Interested in Making Fine
Showing at Coming State Fair
One of the most important, largest
and most attractive features of the
Third Annual State Fair and Indus
trial Exposition of Arkarsas to be
held at Hot Springs, October 12 to 17,
will be the gigantic, composite educa
tional exhibit.
The schools, colleges, universities
and seats of learning of every class
are being interested in the educational
department of the state fair, which
will be under the management of Prof.
Geo. B. C'ook, Democratic nominee
for state superintendent of public in
struction.
Representative work of the pupils
of all classes of schools will be ac
ceptable, as well as pictures of school
buildings, groups of scholars, etc.
This work can be sent now to the edu
cational department of the Arkansas
Fair, Hot Springs, Ark. It is only
(required that the exhibits lie sent pre
paid with full instructions as to their
return after the close of the state fair.
m Liberal awards in books, diplomas,
etc., will be given for all creditable
work.
The fair association has set aside a
large and centrally located space for
the school exhibits, and this will l>e
one of the several interesting, valua
ble and instructive features of the in
dustrial division of the next state fair.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Charlotte, .Tune 2.—Mr. and Mrs.
Ell>ert Reeves of Oil Trough visited
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kent at this place
Saturday night, and attended the
Childrens Day services Sunday.
Sam and Charles Moore and sister.
Miss Josie. and Mis# Parilee Foster
went to Batesvilie Friday.
Miss Bonnie Huddleston of Sulphur
Rock visited her cousin, Miss Clara
McGill here last week.
Miss Sallie Nuckolls and brother,
Tommy, made a business trip to
Batesvilie Saturday.
Miss Nettye Bevens of Sulphur
Rock visited Mrs. Wilma Baker a few
days last week.
Miss Younger of Cave City is visit
ing Miss Beryl Ward this week.
Wash Herrington of Newark is vis
iting Owen Walden here this week.
A large crowd attended Childrens
Day here Sunday.
STRANGE THINGS HAPPEN
You cannot always sometimes tell
what will happen. For instance, here
is a story of an Oklahoma man who
determined to commit suicide: He went
to the store and bought a roj>e, a can
of oil, a box of matches, a dose of ar
senic and a revolver. He went to the
river, pushed his boat out from the
shore and paddled down to where a
limb hung over, then got up in the
bow of the boat and tied one end of the
rope to the limb and the other about
his neck, took a dose of arsenic, sat
urated his clothing with oil and set
them on fire, put the muzzle of the re
volver against his temple and pulled
the trigger. But the bullet glanced
and cut the rope above him and he fell
kerwallop into the river. The water
put out the fire, and he got strangled
and coughed up the arsenic. The water
was not deep enough to drown him,
so he waded out and declared himself
a candidate for office on the populist
ticket.
OLD LANDMARK GONE
The old frame building on the cor
ner of South and Brgfod streets, known
as the old Hughes property, and own
ed by Dr. J. W. Case, has been torn
down. Dr. Case does not contemplate
rebuilding soon, but will at some
future time erect a business house
there. The site, is' one of the most
desirable in the city.
The old house just torn dow n was
built seventy-five years ago, and Dr.
Case bought the property in 1878.
When he bought it the house stood on
^’hat is now Broad street, and Dr.
Case moved it over to where it has
been many years and sold the street to
the city.—Batesville Guard.
SULPHUR ROCK HAPPENINGS
Items of Interest Picked up at the Hub
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock. June 2. Mrs. J. \1.
Hoover of Newark and her son, O. L.
Hoover, of this place, spent a day or
two the latter part of last week at
Cathevtown visiting1 Mrs. Hoover’s
daughter, Mrs. Ward.
Mrs. Jas. F. Jernigan and children,
Paul and Willeen, of Newark, were
visiting in town Saturday and went to
Charlotte to attend the Childrens' Day
services Sunday.
Rev. E. A. Horn preached a very
interesting sermon to the Masons at
the M. E. church Sunday. He also
preached Sunday night.
Rev. and Mrs.C. F. Hively and little
daughter, Millie, went to Rosie Satur
day, where Rev. Hively tilled his ap
pointment Sunday.
Mrs. T. J. Brannon and daughter,
Miss Nora, and Mrs. J. P. Magness
of Newark were shopping in town
Saturday.
Miss Bea Rice spent last week with
her grand parents. Mrs. and Mr. H.
F. McDoniel, in the Dota neighbor
hood.
kidney Pickens left Tuesday night
for Little Rock where he will attend
the State Sunday School Convention.
Quite a numlier of our people attend
ed Childrens' Day services at Char
lotte Sunday and report a nice time.
Miss Vela Jernigan of Charlott spent
Sunday nigdit here with her cousin,
Miss Irene Huddleston.
Childrens' Day services at the Bap
tist church next Sunday, June 7. Ser
vices open at 9:30 a. m.
No wonder cotton patches look so
clean, when Ed and Stripe have been
swinging the goose neck.
A number of boys and girls from
here spent a delightful day a Char
lotte Sunday.
Mrs. Braden went to Newport Mon
day night to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Berry Best.
Oscar Lee and a Miss Stevens were
married at the parsonage Sunday
morning.
When a woman says, ‘Tret's make
a garden,” a garden is, made. Ask
Pickens.
Ben Keeney a merchant at Sharp,
was in town on business Monday.
Prof. Sidney Pickens and Tom Gib
son went to Newark Monday.
J. Kf Rawlings visited his father
near Charlotte Friday.
Edgar Rodgers of Sharp was visit
ting here Sunday.
W. N. Osborne of Cord spent Sun
day in our town.
Mrs. W. S. Moore is sick at the
present writing.
Geo. Bevens was down from Bates
ville Saturday.
Faris Rice spent a few days at New
port last weed.
Jeff Edward was up from Newark
Saturday.
J. H. Rodgers was down from Sharp
Monday.
J. C. Huddleston went to Batesville
Tuesday.
Rev. Horn went to Batesville Mon
day.
BUSINESS AND POLITICS
The business interests of the country
are much more concerned about the
return of prosperity than they are
about the men who are to lead in the
presidential sweepstake. We can stand
most anythin# in politics that does
not interfere with business. The hum
of machinery sounds sweeter to the
average business man than the music
of the political orator, and really there
Is more in it.—Paro#ould Soliphone.
COUNTY UNION MEETING
The Independence County Union F.
E. & C. U. of A., will meet in regular
session June 26 and 27, 1908, with
Corrier Stone Local Union No. 1075,
located four miles east of Pleasant
Plains.
A full delegation is desired. The
Union will open at 10 o’clock a. m.
Friday, the first da^ .
W. D. Bullington, Sec.-Treas!
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EX-SENATOR JONES DEAD
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Noted Arkansan Passed Away at His
Home in Washington City
Former United States Senator J. K.
Jones of Arkansas died at his resi
dence in Washington, I). C., Monday,
after an illness of only a few hours.
Senator Jones was one of the lead
ing Democrats itflhe senate from 188o
to 1903, and was one of the strongest
supporters of Bryan, having, as
chairman of the Democratic National
Committee, conducted the campaigns
of 189(1 and 19(X).
Since leaving the Senate in 1903 he
has conducted a law practice in Wash
ing City and has not actively engaged
in politics.
On Friday Senator Jones returned
from a visit to his daughter, Mrs.
Leonora Carrington, in Arkansas, and
Sunday night was apparently enjoying
good health. Comnlaing slightly Mon
day morning, he remain in bed and at
5:3<» p. m. died, the immediate cauje
of death l)eing heart failure.
Senator Jones was a delegate to the
National Democratic Convention of
189(1, which gave Mr. Bryan his first
nomination, and as chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions he reported
the lti-to-1 platform. He was made
chairman of the National Democratic
Committee after the convention and
as such conducted both of the Bryan
campaigns for the presidency.
Senator Jones was (19 years old and
is survived by his widow and three
children, Mrs. Carrington, of Arkan
sas: Miss Sue Jones and James K.
Jones, Jr. Senator Jone^w as buried
in Washington City.
NOTICE FOR NEW ROAD
Notice is hereby given that a j>eti
tion will be presented to the Indepen
dence County Court, July term, l!H)8,
for an order appointing viewers to
view, survey, and lay out a new public
road in Logan township. Said road
described as follows:
Beginning at the section corners of
Sections 13 and 14, 23 and 24, town
ship 13 North, range 4 west, running
west on section lines to intersect the
Newark and Cord road on the east
side of Dota creek.
JNO. H. Fktzkr,
C. E. .flMERSON,
J. E. McCoy,
William Bradley
May 30, 1008. and Others.
BIG BOTTOM FARM FOR SALE
We have for sale one of the finest
farms in the famous Big Bottom, only
34 miles from Newark, consisting of
342 acres, 250 acres of which is in culti
vation, and produces 50 to 75 bushels
of corn or a bale of cotton per acre.
This is one of the finest farms in
Big Bottom which is noted for its
immense yields of cotton, corn and
alfalfa.
There are five tenant houses on the
farm, of two to four rooms each and
two good large box barns.
A genuine bargain if taken at once.
Henderson Real Estate Co., Newark.
Ark.
HANGED HIMSELF IN JAIL
Jerome Wells, who killed John VV.
Baker several months ago, hanged
himself in jail at Mountain Home,
using baling wire, some time on the
night of May 30th. When the turnkey
brought the prisoners their breakfast
in the morning he found Well’s body
hanging by a rope of wire, which he
had taken from the stove-pipe that it
held up, and braided together. The
body was cold when found, and it is
thought that he committed the deed in
the middle of the night.
DISTRICT UNION
The N. E. District Union F. E. & C.
U. of A. will meet with Mountain Gap
Union the first Saturday in June. All
local unions are urged to send full
delegation. T. A. Buli-inuton,
Secretary.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Notary work of all kinds done in a
careful and correct manner by A. A.
Henderson at the Merchants and
Planters Bank.
THE 1908 COTTON CROP
Government Report Indicates Slight
Increase in Acreage This Year
The cotton planted this spring is
estimated at 112,081,OOO acres, and its
condition on May 2a last, is given as
70.7 per cent, in the first cotton re
ports for this season made public by
the Departmen of Agriculture at
Washington Tuesday. The acreage
as estimated is against 32,000,000 acres
last year and the condition on May 25
is against 70.5 last year.
The area as given includes that al
ready planted and expected to l»e
planted, and is about one-tenth of one
j>er cent greater than the area planted
last year. The condition of the grow
ing crop on May 25, l!«)(i, was 84.6 per
cent of a normal and the average of
the condition May 25 for the past ten
years was 82.5 per cent.
The estimated area planted and to
be planted in cotton 1908 and condi
tion by states follows.
State. Acreage. < 'ondition.
Virginia. .'17,000 88
North Carolina. 1,427,000 87
South Carolina.2,465,000 81
Georgia_4,775,000 80
Florida.. 268,000 82
Alabama_5,509,000 78
Mississippi.5,252,000 80
Louisiana_1,656,000 80
Texas..9,523,000 77
Arkansas_2,011,000 85
Tennessee_ 757,000 84
Missouri_ 74,000 86
Oklahoma _.2,059,000 80
MEETING AT HEBER
Editor Journal: We are beginning
to move up towards the great meetings
at Newark, Sulphur llock and Lee's
Chapel. Sunday was a great day.
There were four accessions and at
night fully two dozen came for prayer.
Great crowds and much interest. Pas
tor F. P. Jernigan is very popular
with, not/ only his own people, but
with the entire town. This town is on
a rush: building after building going
up everywhere. I counted 21 residences
going up and did not go the town over.
Have met our Newarkers, who seem to
be getting along nicely; John D. Ayde
lotte, Nick Speed and others. Labe,
Tom and Kate are all getting along
royally. Labe can talk “washing”
equal to an expert. Don’t know when
"i’ll l>e at home, but Friday I suppose.
But it will take till frost to round up
this great work now in progress. Hoj>e
all are well. 1 am having plenty to
do and plenty to eat. Meet many old
friends, some of whom I have known
nearly 30 years.
James F. Jernigan.
FARM FOR SALE
* Good farm of 100 acres near High
Rock, 11 miles north of Batesville, 75
acres in cultivation 25 acres of which
is tine creek bottom land which grows
75 bushels of corn j>er acre. Good
frame dwelling with two tenant houses.
Two orchards with an abundant varie
ty of fruits. Good oak, hickory and
cedar timber on land not in cultiva
tion. Fine water, both well and spring,
with fine creek running through farm.
Good mill-site on farm. Fine cave
near dwelling where 10,(KM) pushels of
vegetables may l>e kept the year round.
Convenient to school and church.
Will be sold cheap and on easy terms.
Henderson Real Estate Co., Newark
Ark.
ARKANSAS BAPTIST SUED
Rev. R. J. Mathews, formerly pastor
of the Park avenue Baptist church at
Hot Springs, has tiled suit against the
Arkansas Baptist of Little Rock for
$20,000 for the publication of an article
concerning him and a Miss Mabel
Coleman, which he alleges has affected
his reputation as an evangelist and
injured his ability to make a living
for his family.
JOHN KEEL WINS
The sub-committee of the State Cen
tral Democratic Committee appointed
to investigate the contest between
Lipman and Keel in the Twenty-ninth
Senatorial district, met at Little Rock
Saturday, and after investigating the
matter decided in favor John Keel.
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Feature of State Convention was Frost
Given Senator Jeff Davis
The Democratic State Convention in
session at Little Rock Tuesday and
Wednesday had hut little to do except
carry out the wishes of the party as
expressed in the March primary.
About the only mattefof interest to
come before the convention was the
election of delegates to the national
convention and the framing' of a plat
form.
The big four elected by the conven
tion as delegates-at-large are Senator
Jas. P. Clarke, Geo. W. Donaghey,
O. C. Ludwig- and J. H.'Harrod.
The district delegates are as follows:
First—J. T. Robinson of Marianna
and W. J. Lamb of Osceola.
Second—Dr. C. E. Pringle of Poca
hontas and Gustave Jones of Newport.
Third—Jerry South of Mountain
Home and Claude Fuller of Eureka
Springs.
Fourth—Samuel Chew of Van Buren
and Jeff Sanderson of Texarkana.
Fifth—Joseph W. House of Little
Rock and Emmett E. Mitchell of Mor
rilton.
nixm-jonn r . mitnerioru oi fine
Bluff and T. C. Hughes of Malvern.
Seventh—Thomas J. Going of Cam
den and John Crawford of Ajdcadel
phia.
The feature of the convention was
the frost given Senator Jeff Davis who
was present and ps a candidate fop
a place on the lug four delegation.
When placed in nomination for dele
gate, Davis’ name was hissed and
Judge Kvans who nominated him was
hissed and howled at until he was
forced to sit down without finishing his
nominating speech.
The platform adopted includes the
following declarations:
Indorses W. J. Bryan for president;
demands an anti-pass law: favors con
servation 6f State’s resources, recla
mation of swamp lands, development
of inland waterways, enactment of
general laws only, better roads, anew
banking law, establishment of agricul
tural schools, protection of labor, de
velopment of State’s resources, pro
motion of education interests, suppres
sion of gambling, increase of the pow
ers of the Railroad Commission, the
initiative and referendum, liberal ap
propriations for Confederate pensions,
publicity of campaign expenses, re
moval of all persons engaged in build
ing the new State Capital, increased
pay for the judiciary, barring as elec
tion officers jiersons engaged in the
manufacture or sale of liquor, and
submitting the question of State-wide
prohibition to the jieople at a social
election in 1909.
BLOODY TRAGEDY
Stuttgart, June 2.—One of the most
atrocious murders ever committed in.
this county took place this morning'
near Crooked bayou on a plantation
known as the < raig place. Hen Oliver
shot aud killed his sister, Mrs. Stan
ley, who was setting out sweet potato
plants in the garden. He then went
into the house and shot Stanley, who
was in bed sick. Oliver left, but as
he climbed over a fence 100 yards from
the house, his gun was discharged,
making a fearful wound. He was
picked up and brought to Stuttgart*
His wounds were dressed and he was
turned over to the sheriff, who took
him to the county seat at De Witt.
The only reason that Oliver could
give for his crime was that his sister
had been wronged. He lagged those
attending him here to cut his throat.
301 PARDONED IN A YEAR
Figures recently complied at the sec
retary of state’s office at Little Rock
show’ that 301 pardon’s . have been
granted from the governor's office dur
ing the last year.
Acting Governor X. O. Pindall,
jrince taking the governors office, has
pardoned 240 persons. Gov. John S.
Little, during the short time he was at
the head of the state, pardoned ona
person: Acting Governor John Ik©
Moore pardoned 39 and Acting Gov
ernor Allen H. Hamiter, during the
few days he occupied the chair, par
doned 15. In all .'101 persons hav©
been pardoned in about a year’s time.