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The Newark Journal.
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published In The famous white River Country, where Alfalfa is king
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, February 25, 1910
Vol. 9. No. 46
JACKSONPORTJOTTINGS
Some Brief Local Items From His
toric Old Town
Lnm Caubble of Sulphur Rock
has accepted a position in Ander
son’s store.
The County Hospital at this
place is about completed and will
be a beautiful structure.
Robert Anderson spent Thurs
day in Newark in the interest of
the John Harmon music house of
Newport.
The United States Cooperate
Company of this place haveinstal*
a hoop mill in connection with the
stave mill and will now employ
fourteen more men.
Mrs. Bowers and daughter, Ha
zel, of Corning arrived here Sun
day to make this their home, Mr.
Bowers being employed by the
United States Cooperage Co.
R. \V. Anderson is having the
hall over the opera house repaired
in tine shape for the Modern Wood
men. 1 hey are preparing to have
a big dance and banquet soon.
Deputy Organizer Stein of
Batesville was here Saturday in
the interest of the M. W. A. They
are a lively bunch and will have
some interesting doings herenow.
The Four Hundred Club com
posed of the society people was re
organized last week with a mem
bership of fourteen. They will
give a dance or some kind of so
cial every week.
The levee around this place is
just about completed and we are
very proud of the work Uncle
John Loftin did in getting it built.
The last camp will pull up stakes 1
aud leave Saturday.
The oticials of the Rock Island j
were here Tuesday making an in- ;
spection of the road from Newport
here. They are going to extend
this road through Oil Trough bot
toms to Batesville and will build a
fine depot here.
The Masquerade Ball given by
the Misses Anderson in the Ander
son hall Monday night was the;
swdlest event of the season. Mus
ic was furnished by a NewportOr
chesta and was indeed tine. Twenty
live masked couples were on the
floor and it was a jolly occasion.
Jackson port is sure on the boom
not a vacant house in town. Two
big mills, a tie yard, good stores,
fine school and a fine set of people
make us one of the leading towns
of Juckson county. Any one
looking for a tine place to locate,
with plenty of work come to Jack
son port.
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SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING
Program For Township Associa
tion, Charlotte ftarch 12
The Black River, Dota and Lc
gan townships Sunday school as
sociation will meet at Charlotte or
Saturday, March 12, and the fol
lowing program has been preparec
by Secretary Geo. A. Forester.
10. a. m. Song and prayer ser
vice— Elbert Jernigan.
The teachers preparation for his
work—C. P. Pickens.
How to increase the attendance
at Sunday school— Prof. O. T.
Jernigan.
12. m. Dinner to be served at
the church.
1:30 p. m. Song prayer service
—J. J. Forestor.
The value of organization—Rev.
C. F. Hively.
Workers conference, to be con
ducted b.v Pres. J. A. Page.
3:00 Business Session.
It is hoped that every Sunday
school in each of the three town
ships will be well represented.
The. association in interdenomina
tional and all Sunday school work
ers and students should be interest
ed in the work of the association.
WANT TOWNSHIP ASSESSORS
Mr. Editor.—1 ask permission
to add a little to W. D. Baker’s
platform. That is that a justice
of the peace be appointed in each
township to assess taxes.
My reason for this is that almost
every man in a township knows
every other man in his township
|pd can go from house to house at
little expense. Let’s try to do
away with the County Assessor
elected by the people, for they
very often go to townships where
they don’t know a man, and know
nothing of the value of the prop
erty. As a result very little prop
erty is assessed at anything like its
honest assessable value.
A Taxuayeh.
DIES ON OPERATING TABLE
Rev. W. H. Morrow, formerly
of Batesville, died at Springdale
Tuesday while undergoing an op
eration for appendicitis. He had
been in bad health for several
weeks.
TIMBER LAND FOR SALE.
160 acres finest pine timber land
in Baxter county,seven miles from
railroad. Plenty of timber sur
rounding to make good run for
mill. White River Land & In
vestment Co., Newark, Ark.
I F YOU carry your money around
B in your pocket, hide it in the
house or bury it, you leave your
self liable to loss from hold-up, fire
robbery or other accident.
• If you keep your money in the
bank you are secure from all these.
■ And, you can get it just as easily
when you want it—
If BESIDES, you improve your
standing in the community by hav
ing a bank account and paying
your bills by check. TRY IT!
We want YOUR account, large or small.
We give to each the same attention.
MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK |
Geo. L. Green, President
Leslie R. Acton, Cashier
FINE HORSES AND MARES FOR SALE
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I will have a carload of fine
young Missouri Horses and
Mares for sale in Newark on
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28
CALL AND SEE THEM
A. M. EDGAR
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J Happenings of Local Interest
T. W. Hulsey is reported dan
gerously ill with pneumonia.
Kob't McNairy of Batesville was
down Monday looking after his
interest in Big Bottom.
Master Ernest Fetzer who has
been quite sick with pneumonia is
reported to be improving.
R. W. Earnheart of Batesville
spent Wednesday in town, visiting
his daughter, Mrs. Jesse L. Cros
ser.
For Sale.—Four or five hundred
bushels good corn, now in crib at
Magness, price 85 cents a bushel.
; I will be at crib on Mondays and
Fridays. Also have some late
' corn on Island for sale at 75 cents.
! Morg Drennen. 3-1
The Journal takes pleasure in
announcing N. A. Todd as a can
i didate for justice of the peace of
Big Bottom township. He is an
excellent young man, well known
to our readers and would doubt
less make a good official if elected.
A private note from our good
friend Kelly Gibson of Catoosa,
(Jkla., dated the 17th, says they
have the biggest snow there he
ever saw. He says it measures
i 18 to 20 inches deep on the level
and is drifted in many places five
and six feet deep.
Kidney disease is a dangerous
ailment. You should never delay
a moment to take some good re
liable, dependable remedy. In
such cases we recommend DeWitt’s
Kidney and Bladder Pills. These
wonderful pills are being used by
| thousands of people daily with tine
results. They are for weak kid
neys, weak back, back ache, in
flammation of the bladder and all
i ordinary ditorders. Sold by New
ark Drug Co.
HISSION PROGRArt
We have decided to make the
last Sunday in each month, our
1 Missionary Rally day for all the
societies in our church. Next
Sunday will be our tirst rally clay
for this year. We hav e a splen
did programme for that day. The
Home Mission Society will be first
on the programme, with a select
reading by Mrs. A. L. McClard
and recitation by Mrs. W. W.
Jernigan.
For the Sunday school, recita
tion Miss Addie McHenry; reading
by Prof. M. C. Magnees.
The morning exercises will
close with a short address by the
pastor.
At night: Heading by Master
dames Dearing and recitation by
Master Raymond Barnes, for the
Junior League. Select reading
by Miss Lena Ketchem and recita
tion by Miss Van Pascoe for the
Senior League. Short address
by pastor.
The choir will have numbers
appropriate for the occasion. All
money collected in all societies and
church, will be applied on our as
sessment for missions. We hope
to make this a red letter day for
the cause of missions. All are
most cordially invited to come out
and enjoy this rare treat. Come
one and all, you are welcome.
Ika. H Kissel, Pastor.
LINCON’S RULE FOR LIVING
Do not worry, cat three square
meals a day, say your prayers, be
courteous to your creditors, keep
your digestion good, steer clear of
bilioiisness, exercise, go slow and
go easy. Maybe there
are other things that your special
case requires to make you happy,
but ray friend, these I reckon,
will give you a good lift.—Abra
ham Lincoln.
LOOK HERE, ,'1R. MAN
If you want to sell your farm
see the White River Land & In
vestment Co.
BILLIE GOES AFTER 'EM
Points Out Some Defects For the
Public’s Consideration
Mr. Editor In vour last issue i
there were three faltering, indefi
nite, weak little responses to rn.v
articles in The Journal. With
your kind permission, I will pay
my respects to them.
As to Tobe Spilkins, the best
thing he says is, “I have decided
not to run for the legislature, no
how,'” and that could be excelled!
only by his defeat if lie should I
run, for reasons to-wit: A man
who aspires to such an office and
has no well defined ideas of what
he intends to do, or who is only
afraid of the lie that is found out
on him, or would extend the ses
sion just for pay, as the last six
legislatures have done, or accept
boodle which is the only crime
Benedict Arnold committed is a
| traitor to his country, and is not
legislatorial timber.
Tommy Green thinks a law pro
hibiting any one from owning
! more land than is needed for him
to live on i» the great political
pauacea. But let me say in kind
ness that such a proposition com
plicates matters just now, and is
premature. Stop the leak in the
| ship is the lirst thing to do when
the ship is sinking. The,great
need of Arkansas now is to cut
down the expenses of the legisla
ture, courts and officers, and an
! election law that will stop fraud.
In other words the first thing we
must do is to get more money
without increasing taxes. Until 1
that is done, it is nonsense to talk
about better schools or more mon
ey for roads. And we can easily
double our available funds by hav
ing shorter terms of court, and by
prevailing upon our representa
j tives and senators not to rob the
! state every two years by extend
ing the session of the legislature.
Mr. Baker lays down eight
planks, the first being a pay-as
you-go-government. This has al
ways been the rule, but the fault
is, we have to pay too much; what
will you do to reduce expenses?
In the plank favoring the comple
tion of the state capitol “without
extra cost to the people,” he shows
himself uninformed. Donaghey
will have the capitol completed be
fore Baker, or anyone else, gets
there. Tell us about the new
election law we need. As to bet- 1
ter roads and longer schools, there
is not a man or woman in thecoun
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SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest From the Hub
of White River Township
Eugene Hodges went to Bates
ville Monday.
Henry Stiff. I of Hickory Valley
was in town .Monday.
Miss Francis Wilson was down
from Batesville Tuesday.
Mis* Nora Morgan has accepted
a position with .1. H. Jimmerson.
J. W. Mangum of Little Rock
was in town Monday and Tuesday.
Hr. T. A. Bevens and I). W.
Wilson went to Batesville Mon
day.
Dr. T. A. Bevens went to Bates*
ville Monday and visited relatives
and friends.
W. T. Jernigan of Batesville
visited his parents here Friday
night and Saturday.
Prof. George Wright who is
teaching at Oil Trough spent Sun
day with home folks.
Rev. W. F. Way man who has
been down with pneumonia for
some time is up again.
Miss Voynnye Bevens spent last
week at Batesville with her broth
s»\ George Bevens and family.
Madison Gossett has moved to
Moorefield and is working for Mr.
Conine, the Moorefield merchant.
Fd Huddleston spent Saturday
light and Sunday with his grand
nother, Mrs. Fallis and family
lear Dota.
Roy Gibson came up fromStut
jart Friday to spend a few days
with home folks. He returned to
Stutgart Tuesday.
Mrs. J. W. Moore who lived
aear the depot died Monday of
pneumonia and was buried Tues
day at Macedonia.
Geo. McClain came in Friday to
attend the funeral of his mother,
Mrs. McClain who died Thursday
at her son’s and was buried Satur
day at Liberty.
Dr. and Mrs. Sam Robertson
who have been visiting the lady’s
parents, Mr. ank Mrs. J. K. P.
Wood, returned to their home at
Knobel Monday.
TEACHERS EXAMINATION*
The regular quarterly examina
tion will be held at Batesville on
1’hursday and Friday, March 17
ind 18, 1010. The examination
will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m.
Sidney Pickens,
County Examiner.
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HAVN’T YOU BEEN
EXPECTING
TO START BANK ACCOUNT?
Been trying to save an amount suf
ficient to make a "good start?"
T h e "small purchase" temptation
makes it very hard to accumulate any
certain sum when you keep your money
in your pocket or around the house—
probably that has been YOUR trouble.
This bank accepts deposits of $1 and
up—why not come in and open an ac
count with us NOW—let the bank help
you save—it is the only SAFE way.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF NEWARK. ARKANSAS
Under Supervision of U. S. Government
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