The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous white river Country. Where Alfalfa Is king
$1 Per Annum
Newark, independence County, Arkansas, Friday, April 10, 1908
Vol. 8. No. 16
THE COUNTY CONVENTION
Democrats Held Harmonious Meeting
at Batesville Saturday
The Democratic county convention
convened in the court house at Bates
ville Saturday at 1:30 j». m. The con
vention was called to order by T. B.
Padgett, chairman of the county cen
tral committee, and C. D. Metcalf was
elected temporary secretary.
A committee composed of It. H.
Powell, A. G. Gray and T. H. Bear
ing, was appointed on credentials, and
reported a quorum present.
R. R. Hatton of Big Bottom was
■elected jermanent chairman of the con
vention and C. D. Metcalf j>ermanent
secretary.
A committee composed of L. F.
Reeder, Sam Peenet* and T. H. Bear
ing, was appointed to select delegates
to the congressional convention and
select a committeeman to represent
Independence county on the congres
sional committee, making the follow i
ing report, which was adopted:
Delegates V. Y. Cook, R. (’. Dorr,
Geo. H. Trevathan, Dene H. Coleman,
Cul. L. Pearce. F.d Bailey, Mack My
ers, Br. L. G. Poe, Ben Desha, T. S. j
Maxfield, D. B. Adams and G. O.
ButTcy.
Congressional Committeeman—Geo. j
II. Trevathan.
Upon motion, a committee composed j
of R. H. Powell, M. C. Weaver and!
Geo. ,H. Trevathan. was appointed to j
select delegates to the state conven-1
tion. They made the following re- !
port, which was adopted:
Delegates- J. II. MeCaleb, Pauli
Butler, Cul. L. Pearce, J. I. Sturdi- |
rant, Cfias. Coffin, Sam A. Moore,
Conway Hail, C. D. Metcalf, II. < .
McClendon, J. S, Griffin, Jack Braeey,
Chas. Wasson.
Alternates—H, A. Dowdy, Dr. L. E.
k Reeves, Toyman F. Reeder, Burton
W Arnold, Tom Shell, Ed Owens. M. E, j
Moore, A. G. Gray. Jas. Adams, Will
* Waldrip, ('has. Mosby, Dr. R. ('.
Dorr.' •
A motion was adopted declaring the
candidates who received the largest
nund>er of votes for the vorious coun
ty offices the nominees of the party.
I’pon motion, the delegates to the
state convention were instructed, in
event of a contest before the state con
venion for any state office, to east the
full vote'of Independence county for
those candidates who received plurali
ties or majorities in tne ciVunty.
On motion, a committee composed of
S. A. Moore. A. G. Gray and Geo. H.
Trevathan, was appointed to select,
delegates to the judicial convention
and committeeman for railroad com
missioner, judicial, senatorial and
ehancdt’y district. They made the
following report. Which was adopted:
Delegates to Judicial Convention
John B. MeCaleb, Dene 11. Coleman,
Annie Hodjjes, Elmer Hinkle, Ernest
Neill. Justin Gray. Lyman F. Reeder,
Chas. Coffin, Sam M. Casey, Paul
Butler, R. A. Dowdy, Bert Sims.
Railrodd Commissioner Committee
man—Ernest Neill.
Judicial Committeeman 1. J. Matli
eny.
Senatorial Committeeman M. (’.
Weaver.
Chancery Committeeman—Dene H.
Coleman.
There being- no further business l>e
fore the convention, adjournment wav
taken at 4 o’clock.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
The second quarterly conference for
Newark station will be held on the
25th and 26th of April. We expect
Bro. A. P. Skinner, our worthy pre
siding elder, to he with us. You see
he gives us two full days, Saturday
and Sunday. Bet our people show
their appreciation of this and turnout
Saturday at II a. m., and at night and
on Sunday and at night and let the
overflow come on. The officials will
give this notice due attention, and lx*
ready to make a good report on the
temporal interests of the church. The
pastor will have a passable report on
the spiritual state of the church, not
what he would like it, but in the main,
good. Let us pray for a good time,
spiritually and an advance step on
general activities of church work. .T.
SULPHUR ROCK HAPPENINGS
Items of Interest Picked up at th^ Hub
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock, April 7.—There were
two interesting' ball games here Satur
day, the first between Cave City and
Sulphur Rock, which resulted 11 to 8
in favor of Sulphur Rock. The sec
ond was between Sulphur Rock and
Batesville, which was a greater victory
for Sulphur Rock.
Wesley Aldridge and sister, Miss
Ellen, of Cave City, visited here sev
eral days the first of the week, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Wood.
Mr. McGrady, who has been living
here in town for some months, moved
to his farm near Lee’s Chapel Mon
day.
Hugh Wright, Dan Moore, Hugh
Park, W. S. Griffin, and Chas. Wright
went to Batesville Monday courting.
Miss Annie Murphy, formerly of
Newark, but now of Hotchkiss, Colo.,
came in Friday to visit relatives.
J. U. Martin, wife and baby and
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Caldwell and baby
went to Batesville Monday.
Conn Dean and family were up from
Newport Sunday to visit Mrs. Dean’s
mother, Mrs. Harvison. •
Dr. T. A. Bevens, John Huddleston,
John Ashley and J. C. Gibson went to
B ates v i 11 e S at u rd ay.
Dr. M. B. Owens of Might Mile is
visiting his mother, Mrs. R. M. Owens,
of this place.
M. I’. Holcombe and .1. A. Griffin of
the Dota neighborhood were in town
Monday.
Andy Broods and family came down
from Sylamore Sunday to visit rel
atives.
Mrs. Eva Cunningham went to Bates
ville Monday where she has a posi
tion.
Mrs. Lee Hogan ( f Magness visited
her daughter, Mrs. Dan Moore, Mon
day.
Toos Jernigam who is teaching at
Cord, visited home folks here Sunday.
The program rendered at the Baptist
Sunday school last Sunday was C>. K.
Geo. W. Werri wether was over
from the Dota neighborhood Tuesday.
Mrs. Dan Moore and Miss Annie
Murphy went to Batesville’Monday.
t’cte Crammer got pretty badly hurt
while playing ball Monday evening.
Presiding Wilder Skinner preached
at the M. E. Church Sunday night.
Perley Gilley came down from Char
lotte Saturday to visit home folks.
Burk Wright and Squire 1 ’oik
Wood went to Batesville Tuesday.
Ben Baker came down from Char
lotte Monday after a load of feed.
Messrs. Cash and Marshal of Logan
township were in town Monday.
Dr. Roseborongh was down from
Batesville the lihst of the week.
Gibson is still making photos for
l!.’> cents per dozen.
Post cards a specialty at Gibson’s
Gallery.
E. B. Chesser w as up from Newark
Sunday.
J. P. Sink went to Batesville Mon
day.
See Gibson about your face.
NEGROES WARNED TO LEAVE
Para ifould, April 4.—“Night Riders”
visited the home of Dave Coleman, a
negroe, residing- on East Emerson
street, last night and, after smashing
out the windows of his residence, left
a notice warning him and all other
negroes To leave town immediately.
The warning notice was signed “The
Dirty Dozen.” The negroes were
chased out of Paragould during the
early liistor of the town, but the color
ed population hus not heeded the warn
ing of last night, and the officers are
prepared to check any movementv on
the part of the “Dirty Dozen” to carry
out their threat.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Notary work of all kinds done in a
careful and correct manner by A. A.
Henderson at the Merchants and
Planters Bank.
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“THE SYCAMORE OF WABASH”
Copyright i*y Waldon Kawcett.
On account of his height—he is well over six feet—Charles Warren Fair
banks. vice president of the United States, is sometimes referred to by the
above title. He is an acknowledged candidate for the presidential nomina
tion at the coming Republican convention at Chicago. Before being elected
vice president Fairbanks was or.e of the senators from Indiana, having been
elected in 1897 and reelected in 12C3. He is 56 years old.
TWO WAYS
First, How not to attend Sunday
school. Fail to take your bath Satur
day night, sleep late, get up and nurse
an imaginary pain in your little toe,
gape and be lazy about your bath on
Sunday morning, kill all the time you
can, keep a late breakfast waiting five
or ten minutes, eat, then go down
town to help the train “come in,” l>e
sure to stop it and never fail to start
it and watch it till gets out of sight,
then go over for your mail, when you
get it, stop, stand, lounge around and
get back home about 10:45 and say,
“Well, 1 believe it’s too late for me to
go to Sunday school.” This is a sure
remedy for any one who wants to keep
up the Sunday loafing on our streets.
It will never mis-fire, but hit the mark
and kill the fellow dead, as to any
i^se morally.
Second. The other way. how to
never fail to attend Sunday school:
Take your hath Saturday night, put
on all your “unmentionables” that
are needful, get up at u decent hour,
rub the pain out of you toe, do a turn
or two for Malinda, as you don't have
to go to the field to work, be ready
and waiting for breakfeast, don’t go
down town, the train will come, stop,
and go agan without your presence,
put on your good clothes and take the
path that leads to church, and cast
your shadow in that direction. This
will be sure to secure your presence,
help in killing out the Sunday loiter
ing, so prevalent and undesirable.
Which of these is yours reader?
Take your your choice, the responsi
bility is on you and you can't shift it.
Judgment deferreth to mercy, but
mercy will defer to judgement by and
by. Sunday School, Man.
COUNTY COMMITTEE MEETING
The new Democratic county central
committee held a meeting- at the court
house Saturday morning-, and organi
zed by electing R. K. McHenry of Big
Bottom township as chairman and C.
I). Metcalf of Ruddell as secretary.
The following townships were repre
sented :
Barren—Justin Gray.
Big Bottom—T. H. Bearing, proxy
for R. K. McHenry.
Cushman—W. F. Gray.
Christian—R. C. Adams.
Gainsboro--M. E. Moore, proxy for
W. J. Ward.
Greenbrier—R. M. Harmon.
Jefferson—-G. M. Thompson.
Magness—W. J. Waldrip.
Ruddell- Sam A. Moore.
THE CITY ELECTION
The city election Tuesday was a
very quiet affair, there being' no con
test for any office except marshal.
Mayor Rattoy. Recorder Magness.
Treasurer .McHenry were all re-elected
without opposition: \V. <Crowel was
elected marshal, and J. H. Holderby,
K. H. Williamson. ('. M. Edwards, F.
C. Hoyt and J. W. Sisk were elected
aldermen.
The total vote polled was 98 and the
vote received by each of the respective
candidate was a follows:
FOR MAYOR
R. R. Hatton.‘4
<
FOR RECORDER
E. XV. Madness__9(5
FOR TREASURER
R. K. McHenry......98
FOR MARSHAL,
W. C. Crowell.44
A. A. Arnold..311
J. W. Fetzer.21
FOR AI.DERMEN
F. C. Hoyt.90
J. H. Holderby.86
C. M. Edwards.81
E. H. Williamson. 70
J. W. Sisk.,.71
A. H. Saylors. 70
PLEASANT HILL POINTERS
The farmers are rapidly planting:
corn.
Mrs. Claud Barnett’s sisters, from
Cushman, are visiting her this week.
The prayer meeting at MastinLong’s
Sunday night was a grand meeting.
Rev. Fink and son. Cleburne, at
tended the fifth Sunday meeting above
Batesville last week.
The Pleasant Hill Sunday school is
making arrangements to have chil
drens day first Sunday in May.
If Frank Fortune didn’t stay out so
late Sunday nights we would all think
him a good hoy.
Tom Tate lias grown some two or
three inches since the primary, but
don't think he will get too big to work
the roads.
BIG DRAINAGE PROJECT
Six drainage districts have been
formed in Poinsett county for the pur
pose of reclaiming the lowlands, it is
proposed to dig a total of 20 miles of
[ditches which will cost 8600,000. Con
struction work has begun aud when
completed all the lowland of the county
will l*e rendered tillable. Each ditch
| will l>e dug by a «e per ate district*
CIRCUIT COURT AT WORK
_
Juries Impaneled and Several Cases
Disposed of this Week
Circuit court convened at Bates villa
Monday with Judge Fulkerson presid— ,
ing. The juries were impaneled ass
follows.
UR AND JURY
T. H. Bearing, foreman: R. R
I Shelpman, clerk: Theo. Jimerson, J„
I J. Boilotte, Frank Cook, F. M. Ker
lin, 1. N. Reed, J. S. Griffin, V. (».
Gray, Joe Kent, F. L. Reeves, Alvis
Montgomery, J. G. Pearson, J. B.
Johnson, D. G. Hayes, J. H. Holder
by. ;
PETIT JURY
John Austin, R. T. Magness, Win.
Barber, A. W. Brooks. Frank Wright,
Bobt. Tugwell, Ham Morgan, Thos.
('row, W. I). Winston, L. W. Gilljert,
C. P. Brooks, (ieo. Wyatt, J. J. Met
lock, K. L. Griffin, R. W. Patterson,
(’has. Grigsby, Clete Robrnson, Roy
Leggett, Jas. M. Stevens, Mack
Churchill, J. 1C. Garrett, G. J. Lind
sey. G. B. Johnson, .T. K. Wood.
The following state cases have been
disposed of:
Woods Arnold, selling whiskey; dis
missed for want of prosecution: state
witness absent.
Will Fausel, same.
Thos. Nelson, procuring whiskey for
another: nol pros.
Albert Lewallen, breach of peace;
continued.
< >ta tJirmin^nam, arunK ai cnuivn;
I jury trial, not guilty.
(Ins Dawson, drunk at church: plea
of guilty, fined $10.
Fred Hensley, drunk at church; plea
of guilt\. fined $10.
Claiborne l’earce, selling liquor;
plea of guilty, fined $50.
.las. Money. d*«nk on train; plea of
guilty, lined $10.
Fletcher Drown, same.
Idas Frazier, same charge, continu
ed.
Geo. Nelson, breach of peace; plea
of guilty, fined $5.
Fvving Nash, disturbing religious
congregation: plea of guilty, fined $20.
Sam M. McMillin, selling liquor;
plea of guilty, fined $50.
Geo. Prosser, sellingliquor to minor;
plea of guilty, fined $50.
Sam McMillin, selling liquor: plea
of guilty, fined $50. Execution sus
pended during good behavior.
Sandy Miller, drunk at church: jury
trial, not guilty.
Claiborne Pearce,, dismissed fo**
want of prosecution.
Ewing McSpadden, disturbing re
ligious congregation: plea of g'uilty
and fined $20.
Sam McMillin, selling liquor, five
cases; witnesses dead, dismissed.
Wm. Sherrill, drunk at church; dis
missed.
John Sneed, disturbing the jieace;
nol pros.
Bud King, breach of the peace; bond
forfeited.
Jim Morgan, twocases selling liquor;
nol pros.
Jim Richardson, disturbing religi
ous congregation; dismissed.
Grant Bradley, selling liquor to
minor; jury trial, not guilty.
Grant Bradley, same charge; fined
$50.
v\ ill Mims, two cases selling liquor;
nol pros.
Will Brokaw, drunk at church; jury
trial, lined $20.
Claiborne Pearce, selling liquor
continued.
George Qualls, drunk on train: jury
trial, guilty, lined $10.
Will Lane, drunk on train; jury
trial, lined $10.
An indictment was returned against
Gus Mayhue of Barren townsh: •>
charging him with assault with intent
to kill, made upon John Milligan on
March 2,1. His bond was fixed at $500,
which he gave. '
Court was engaged yesterday in the
trial of Frank Helms, who is charged
with murder in first degree for killing
his wife, near Cushman, about a year
ago.
STATE HOUSG 75 YEARS OLD
In March, B.13, sevenfV-five years
ago, work l>egan on the old state eapi
tol in Little Rock. It was completed
three years later.