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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, September 7, 1906.
Vol. 6. No. 37.
INSANE WOMAN'S RLOODY RECORD
Killed Her Husband and Three
Children and Then Ends
Her Own Life
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Little Ruck, Sept. 3.—Mrs.
Frank Pol strove, who killed her
husband and three children at her
home in Clay county, August 24,
committed suicide Sunday morn
ing at the State Hospital for Ner
vous Diseases near this city. The
woman was brought to this city
and placed in the hospital Satur
day morning and had been conlin
ed less than 24 hours when she in
vented a means to end her own
life.
Some tune between 2 ana 4
o’clock Sunday morning the wom
an tied a sheet around one of the
bars iu the window of her room
and wound the other end around
. her throat. When her body was
found the position indicated that
after winding the sheet around her
neck she crouched down upon the
floor in such a way as to leave her
weight suspended upon the sheet.
In this way she strangled herself
to death. The woman was dead
#h'hen discovered by one of the
guards.
Mrs. Polsgrove was not violent
and there was no suspicion that
she might make an attempt upon
her own life. She was placed in a
room which an attendant visited
frequently. It was sometime be
tween two of these visits that she
succeeded in committing suicide.
The tragedy which has now re
sulted in wiping out the entire
family of Frank Polsgrove occur
red on August 24. Mrs. Pols
grove had been mentally unbal
adeed for several years, but she
had always been regarded as barm
less. Seized with a sudden tit of
homicidal mania she attacked her
husband and their three children
with an axe. She killed her hus
band and her four-year-old baby
and then set lire to the house, lie
fore any one arrived on the scene
the house was in flames and the
bodies of the husband and baby
were burned. The two other chil
dren, Hubbard, aged 13, and Tox
ic, aged 10, were discovered in the
yard suffering from wounds which
later caused their death. Lexie,
the little girl, died within a short
time after she was injured, but the
boy, Ilubbard, lived for several
days. He died last Tuesday at
Parngould, where he had been tak
en for treatment.
PLEASANT HILL ITEMS
Tu The" Newark Journal:
T. J. McDonald’s house caught
tire last Friday at noon, but for
tunately it was put out with only
slight damage to the roof.
Misses Lucy and Hattie Hughes
1< of near Magness visited Squire I).
R. Keevcs and family a few days
last week.
Owen Walden of Charlotte am:
Joseph Pickens of Dota were no
ticed in our community again Sun
day.
If you want to make Al. I).
Engles smile just ask him what
the attraction is at Sulphur Rock.
Cattle are dying in this commu
nity again, liie Holcomb Bros,
have lost three.
PLEASANT PLAINS
To The Newark Journal
Pleasant Plains, Sept. 4. Cy
McAdams and. Miss Mary
rus
JNO I. WORTHINGTON
The Defeated Candidate For Gov
ernor of .Arkansas
Hook wore married at the resi
dence of the bride's parents, Mr.
and Mrs. A. Ho k, lust Sunday
morning at 10 oVlock. Theii
many friends wish them a long
and prosperous life,.
The picnic last Saturday was n
success Ev> rybody ^iad a nice
time. The most interesting fea
ture of the day was a ball game
between Pleasant Plains and Un
ion Hill resulting in a score of c
to 0 in favor of Pleasant Plains.
Misses Minnie Avant and Mat
tie Sellers who have been visiting
relatives here for some time left
Sunday for Searcv where they
will spend a few days before re
turning to their home in Alabama
Misses Sii-ie and Ivina Whitlow
returned to their home at James
town after three or four week*
visit with relatives at this pine*
and Bradford.
George Bostater made a busi
ness trip to Jackson county Iasi
week, but was called home as soor
as he got: there on account of the
s; rious illness of his wife.
Misses Eugenia and Mabel Bail
ey of Floral who are teaching in
Cleburn county attended the pic
nic and visited in town till Sun
day.
Thud Pearson spent Sunday ir
the vicinity of Cedar Grove anti a
broad smile on his face this week
bespeaks an enjoyable time.
Ernest Bice and Miss Maude
Capps of Little Red visited the
family of J. B. Johnston Saturday
night and Sunday.
Dillon Blount has been teaching
a singing school over in Jacksor
county for the past few weeks bui
is at home now.
Quite a crowd of young folks
i from Oil Trough and Brad fore
| attended the picnic and ball garni
| here Saturday.
The ball team of this place wil
meet the Union Hill bull team oi
| the latter's ground Saturday.
Pearce Bros, have moved inti
their new building which is by fa:
the best building in town.
Miss Mattie Pearson closed i
successful term of school over it
District No. N this week.
Shelby Pearson, after visitin'
a week with home folks, has re
; turned to Liti e Rock.
Men were in town Monday t<
vote that have not been here ii
several years.
I naa rearson was in town Mon
day assessing the delinquent tax.
Misses ()la and Inn Johnston ar
visiting at Hiram.
Miss Minnie Pearson is visitinj
at baiado.
EDMONDSON WINS FOR SENATOR
County Elects Full Democratic
Ticket and (Joes Dry Again
By Increased flajority
The election Monday resulted in
the election of the entire Demo
cratic county ticket b.v a good big
majority. The chief interest cen
tered in the contest for state sena
tor and the finish is very close be
tween E Iraondson and ("ole. Judge
Cole carried the county by a plu
rality of TO, the total vote in this
county being as follows: Hinkle,
997; Edmondson, 112s; Cole, 1198.
At the time of going to press
the official count had not been
j completed, but it seems certain
that Edmondson is the winner in
the senatorial contest. The vote
of the two counties with every
thing in except one small township
in Stone county, gives Edmondson
1056; Cole, 1527, and Hinkle 1201.
The finish will be close, but is con
ceded that Edmondson will win by
at least 70 or 80 votes.
The county lias gone against, li
cense by a majority of 547, the
largest perhaps in the history of
J the county.
I lie road tax has carried by an
overwhelming majority a n d
amendment No. S carried by a
large majority.
The vote by townships on state
senator and on the license ques
tion is given below.
Ashley....
Barren....
Big Bottom
Black River
Christian..
Cushman..
Gainsboro.
Greenbrier
Fair view..
Jefferson..
Logan
Liberty. ..
Magness ..
Oil Trough
Relief ....
Ruddell...
Salado....
Washington
White River
Hinkle
Edmondson
Cole.
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23
IT
32
14
347
39
42
oi
03
33
35
35
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T< >TA1.S
O
<K,
17
51
112
38
68
S3
46
oo
♦54
4 .»
71 135
22 2,4
38
9
44
87
19
79
9
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79
92
171
40
101
52
50
59
<>7
13
23
15
2,2
27
139
93
05
09
50 62
40 109
175 04
90 153
55 175
69 90
85 180
33 79
40 66
10 20
35
69
S3
31 34
327 201
52 120
99 99
59 103
997
1128
1198
For License. 1275
Against License. 1822
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS
The vote for township officers
at Monday’s election was as fol
I lows:
1 For Justice of the Peace-Tharp,
1IS; Jones, KM; Saylors, 136.
>| For Constable—Clark, 163; Bev
j ens, 55.
Hoad Overseer—Wilson 231.
, Two hundred and ten Votes were
i cast for road tax and only 22
'against. The vote for license was
1 175; against license, 61. For
' amendment No. 8, 123; against
amendment No. s, 92. The total
vote cast was 250.
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NOTICE TO TEACHERS
Notice is hereby given that
?' there will be a public examination
at Batesville. Ark., on Thursday
r and Friday, the 20th and 21.-' day*
|of September, 1906, to ascertain
h()\. JNO. s. LITTLE
Ark Next Chief Executive
the professional qualifications of ;
the limits of Independence county.
The examination will begin
i promptly at 8:30 a. in., and each
applicant is requested to be pres
|ent at this hour.
Given under my hand this 20tn
day of August, 1000.
Sidney Pickens,
County Examiner.
JACKSONPORT JOTTINGS
Jackson port* Sept. 5.—Mr. .and!
Mrs. Mattie Loftin and mother
and Miss Lena Record and two
j daughters, Miss Hettie and Mrs.
Washburn, have returned from
Lithia Springs where they spent
the summer for the benefit of
their health.
Miss Ella Anderson left for Pa
toka, I,id., Tuesday evening where
she will re enter Patoka Cniver-.
sity, this being her third year i
there. She will be greatly missed I
by her many young friends here.
.Joe Massey, Charlie Anderson, j
Mrs. L. Grant and Abie Ander-I
son were in Newport Tuesday.
Mrs. Massey and sister, Miss;
Ella Anderson, spent Monday in
: Newport shopping.
Mr. a;id Mrs. K. W. Anderson
I spent Tuesday in Newport on bus-'
, mess.
Ernest Massey is improving
rapidly from an attack of typhoid
fever.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Anderson
spent Sunday in Newark.
KILLED OVER JUG OP WHISKY
dim burroughs was shot and
kille i S iturday evening by Geo.
Beadey at a sawmill near Hot!
! Springs The trouble which led
! to the shooting arose over a- jug
of wh -key which had be n sent
the mi’h hands as a present and
I which some of them had hidden as
a j>ike. Bea-le.v loudly proclaim
ed that the whiskey had been stol- j
en. Burroughs remarked that it
had not, at which Beasely became
■ angry and shot him.
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TIMBER LAND FOR SALE
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We have t>80 acres timber land
| east of Newark for sale at ST.50
per acre. \\ hite and red oaktim
! her on land will pay for it. Craig
j A Moore.
PLANS FOR COTTON WAREHOUSE
A. H. Saylors Outlines Plans For*
Government of a Farmers
Warehouse Company
To The Newark Journal:
I want to sugg^-t the following*
plan for building and governing
the Farmers Union public ware
house to be built by the members
of the Farmers Union of Inde
pendence county at the railroad
point that gives the trustees of the
said organization the largest dona
tio;:. the donators to have no say
in it at all other than as Union
men.
1st. The warehouse to be char
tered with a special contract in
serted in the said charter that no
stockholder, no matter how many
shares he may own in said ware
house is to have but one vote on
any question that may come be
fore the body.
2nd. The warehouse is to be
bonded.
3rd. A certificate shall be pro
cured from the comity clerk spit
ing that the corporation is trans
acting business as a public Farm
ers Union warehouse under the
laws of the state of Arkansas.
4th. The certificate to be issued
upon the written application set
ting forth the name and location
of the president, secretary and
treasurer of said corporation.
5th. The person receiving the
certificate shall tile with the coun
ty clerk a $5,000 bond pay aide to
the state of Arkansas.
Oth. Receipts shall be issued
for property stored, whether for
cotton, corn, oats, potatoes or any
other farm product that the farm
er may see fit to hold, and shall
state whether or not it is exposed
to the weather or under shelter.
7th. No receipt shall be issued
for cotton, corn, oats, wheat, po
tatoes or any other farm product
except that actually delivered in
to the warehouse and the said farm
products to be delivered back to
owners only upon surrender of re
ceipt and payment of all dues.
Sth. No limitations or liability
shall be written on the receipt ex
cept the words “Not responsible
for leakage or depreciation,” op
words to that effect.
yin. neeeipis snail ue negotia
ble and transferable by endorse
ment in blank or by special en
dorsement; provided, their nego
tiability may be destroyed by
writing or stamping the words,
“Not Negotiable’’ across the face
of the receipt.
10th. The penalty for violation
of any one of these laws to be a
tine in any sum not to exceed $5,
000.
11th. Warehouse shares valued
at one dollar per share will be is
sued and any Union can take as
many shares as they desire to help
build said warehouse.
12th. The actual cost of run
ning and operating said warehouse
to he met by a small dividend de
clared on all farm products stored.
13th. All renters or other stock"
holders desiring to leave the coun
ty, can, by first forfeiting their
warehouse stuck to any Union
man at actual cost.
11th. After warehouse is built
the stockholders to elect ollicers to
run said warehouse.
1 hope the brothers will read
this plan carefully and if they can
suggest a better plan let’s have it.
A. 11. Saylors.