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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, March 31, 1905.
Vol. 5. No. 14
REPORT ON COTTON CROP
Census Bureau’s Final Estimate
on Cotton Crop of 1904 is
13,597,782 Bales.
The census bureau at Washing
ton issued a bulletin Wednesday
showing the total crop of cotton
ginned for the season of 1904 to
be IS,597,782 bales. These figures
include linters and count round
bales as half bales, and the total
as equivalent to 13,584,457 bales
of 500 pounds. Square bales num
bered 13,103,447, the round bales
290,151, the sea island bales 104,
317. the linters 241,942. Total
running bales, including linters,
13,745,857. Included in these to
tals are 192,275 running bales es
timated by ginners as remaining
to be ginned.
The total running bales for 1903
was 10,399,558.
The figures for the different,
states on running bales were:
Alabama.1,458,966
A r kansas.883,967
Florida .86,642
"Georgia.1,960,151
Indian Territory.476,984
Kansas. 14
Kentucky.1,922
Louisana.*. 1,105,466
Mississippi.1,738,638
Missouri .48,447
North Carolina.743,304
Oklahoma.341,495
£?outh Carolina.1,189,134
Tennessee.816,709
Texas. 3,134,677
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Virginia.. ..-....17,216
\ LETTER FROM TEXAS.
Editor The Journal:
I will write Vahort sketch from
this part of Texas. Health mod
erately good and the farmers are i
very busy planting corn and pre- j
paring land for cotton. The
planting is about three or four
•weeks later than is usually the case j
in this country. We had the
hardest winter in many years, so j
old settlers say. The prospect!
for fruit and berries is very prom-1
ising at' present. Many of our
farmers took the diversification
fever, and would not sell cotton at j
i) to cents last October, but j
would hold it and force buyers to
give 10 cents, liut for the past
three weeks they have been pull
ing their cotton to the town of Gil
mer and selling it for 7 and 7i
•cents. Last fall they could haul
three bales to the wagon and now
it takes a good team to pull two j
light bales, as there are no good I
roads in Upshur caunty. J would j
very much like to see old Inde- j
pendence county, especpially the j
town of Newark, as it no doubt
looks very different to what it did
seven years ago. It has been that
long since I saw the town. I have
•chased wild turkeys out of Uncle
John Tomlinson’s old apple or
chard, running them out and \
across the branch and over the hill i
by the old tanyard and into the1
►bottoms. I was a boy then and
that was in the ’70’$, before any- j
one tliought of a railroad in that j
•country. I love the old White
river, a^its waters were the first 11
•ever sailed on. I was one week
old when old White river got out
of banks in May 1867, when my
father was living in the famous
big bottom counfry. He built a
raft of split logs, and with mother
and my oldest sister (and I think
that mother told me that father’s
youngest brother, William Hut
ledge, together with Allen Gossit
and family) boarded the raft with
pawpaw poles to run it out to the
foot of the hills at Uncle John
Tomlinson’s, where he uow livres.
Ask him if it is not so. Father
and mother are living and are hale
and hearty. All their children
are married and all are living near
them except one, Chas. X. Hut
ledge, who lives in Parker county,
Texas. If any one should read
this I would like for them to write
me. 1 could write a great deal
on old times, etc., but will close,
hoping that this may interest some
one. \V. Arch Rutledge,
Simpsonville, Tex., March 25.
WILL TEST ANTI-TRUST LAW.
The test suit through which it is
proposed to determine the validity
of the anti-trust act which became
effective last Friday night was fil
ed Monday in Pulaski circuit
court, by Attorney General Rog
ers and co-counsel. The suit is
against the German Alliance In
surance Co., represented by L. B.
Leigh & Co., who wrote two new
policies and cancelled and re-wrote
a third on Saturday, retiring
Monday, after accomplishing their
purpose of violating the law.
Suit will also be filed against
the Hartford Insurance Co., which
has written a number of policies,
and is accepting all the business
offered, with the announced in
tention of continuing in the state
without interruption and protect
ing the interests of its i>olicy hold
ers. This action of the Hartford
is attracting considerable comment
on account of the courage display
ed in continuing in business in the
face of a penalty of $5,000 a day.
The company’s agents over the
state are said to be writing every
risk offered.
CHURCH HOUSE BURNED.
The Jamestown correspondent
of the Batesville Bee says that on
last Friday night a church house
in Relief township near Hutchin
son post office, was burned to the
ground, setting the surrounding
woods on fire, which spread to the
residence of J. J. Hall, a short
distance away, and destroyed his
potato house containing forty or
fifty bushels of sweet potatoes.
Mr. Hall’s barn was also burned.
There was no insurance. - The
burning of the church house is be
lieved to be the work of incendi
aries. This is the second church
house that has been destroyed by
fire in that neighborhood within
the past year.
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ANNOUNCEHENT.
To the voters of Newark:
As my name has been mentioned
as a candidate for mayor, and since
I have been solicited by many cit
izens of the town, I now offer ray
services for the above office, and
promise, if elected, to discharge
the duties of the office to the best
of my ability. Thanking you in
advance for your support.
I am yours truly,
\V. P. La\vt<>\.
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INCE MUST HANG.
George Ince, a white man, was
convicted df hiurder in the first
degree in the circuit court at Dan
ville last Friday for the killing of
his wife and three children. 'Hie
execution was set for May 4.
The Journal one year $1.
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Mrs. W. C. Jordan went up to
Batesville Tuesday to spend a few
days with Mrs. Mangle Tuggle.
Madame Humor says that a cer
tain prominent young man of
Newark will be married next
week.
The warmest line of shirts ever
shown. You’ll have to hurry.
R. C. Dorr Mercantile Co. Mag
ness, Ark.
\Y. J. Lenehan who closed a
very successful term of school at
Pleasant Plains last Friday, was
in town Monday.
Don’t forget to stop and inspect
our mammoth stock of general
merchandise. R. C. Dorr Merc.
Co., Magness, Ark.
E. D. House and Miss Ella Wil
liams were married Tuesday after
noon at the residence of the
bride's mother near Oil Trough,
Squire J. T. Tharp officiating.
Mrs. Ruby Lancaster arrived
home Sunday from St. Louis
where she purchased a stock of
millinery for Fred D. Whiting
& Co.
We are showing the most popu
lar shades and styles in tan shoes
for spring and summer, also a full
line of patent leathers. Crescent
Shoe Co., Batesville.
Walter Pascoe announces in to
day's paper as a candidate for re
election as city marshal. He has
held the position for the past year
and has made a good officer.
B. P. Conner, a good citizen of
the Magness neighborhood, was
transacting business in town yes
terday, and called to order The
Journal sent to his brother, 8. E.
Conner, of Ivemp, 1. T.
The many friends of Atlas Bran
non, who went to Little Rock a
few days ago, will be glad to learn
that he has secured a position as
street car conductor in the capital
city. He is a bright young man,
and The Journal joins his friends
in wishing him success.
.1. T. Cheairs, Jr., of Winches
ter, Ark., who is a partner in the
well-known firm of Fred I). Whit
ing & Company of this place,
spent a day or two here the latter
part of last week looking after the
interests of his firm. He is a very
pleasant and agreeable gentleman,
Through the assistance of our
good friend, Jno. A. Gibson, The
Journal adds the following new
subscribers to our list at Ruther
ford: H. E. Henderson, 8. F.
Henderson, G. F. Pearce, J. P.
Prickett, John 8mith, 8. E. Green,
Frank Deck, Thos. Bone, Tom
Young, Edgar Young, Will Haw
| kins, Tom Builard, Hub Black,
1 G. G. Green and Ed Steward,
A cow owned by Mr. Birch had
| filled her stomach with two bush
| els of cotton seed and hay and was
| suffering from impaction of the
! stomach* when Dr. Hoskins, a
veterinarian, was called. An op
eration was advised as the only
hope, the operation was performed,
removing the entire contents of
the stomach and the cow has en
tirely recovered. Dr. Hoskins is
a skilled operator and is located
here to practice his profession.—
Batesville Guard.
Miss Irene Hall has accepted a
position as night operator at the
local telephone office.
Walter Tracy, a prominent
young man of Upper Oil Trough
was looking after business in town
yesterday.
The gin at Oil Trough closed
the season yesterday. It has gin
ned about 900 bales of cotton dur
ing the season.
We have a complete line of
Hawes celebrated $3 hats for
spring; also a nice line of shirts,
ties and other articles of men’s
wear. Come and see our lines.
Crescent Shoe Co., Batesville.
George Green was arrested
Monday by Deputy U. 8. Marshal
Jas. Huddleston and arraigned be
fore Commissioner Parse at Bates
ville on a charge of selling whisky
without license. As there was no
proof against him he was discharg
ed.
Squire J. E. McCoy of Logan
township was transacting business
in town Saturday and called to re
new for Independence county’s
best paper. He says they need a
physician in his neighborhood, and
thinks some good doctor would do
well to locate there.
The Journal has received a
poem on the much-talked-of de
bate signed “Another Observer,”
but as the writer failed to give us
his or her name we cannot pub-r
lish it. We always with hold the
real name of a contributor when
so desired, but we must know
who the author is. If the writer
will seud us his name we will pub
lish his poem next week.
The many citizens of Newark
who have learned to appreciate
the excellent telephone service]
given them by Miss Grade Hen- j
derson as day operator at the cen
tral office will regret to learn that
she will resign the position on the
first of the month. She has held
the position the past two years
and has given the telephone com
pany and its patrons excellent ser
vice. She has accepted a position
as book keeper forC. M. Edwards.
The Batesville Guard says that
the records for the spring term of
the Independence County Circuit
Court which convenes Monday,
April 3rd., have been made up
and reflect more cases than for
some time. The criminal docket
shows 112 cases, with probably
half a dozen more yet to come in.
The civil docket is not quite as
large as that of the fall term, there
being only 45 cases, with probab
ly live or six yet to be added.
Several cases to be tried at the
coming term will likely consume
considerable time and the term of
court will probably be longer than
for several terms.
RAYMOND PAYNE DROWNED.
The Batesville Bee says that
while out boat riding on the river,
a short distance below Lock 1,
Sunday morning Mr. Payne and
his family were thrown in the wa
ter by the boat striking a snag,
and Mr. Payne’s son Raymond, G
years old, was drowned. Mr.
Payne was able to save himself.
The baby caught to the limb of a
willow tree and held to it until it
1 was rescued. The others were
■ saved by some fishermen.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
Sketch of the Important Transac
tions in the Arkansas Law
Making Body.
The McCollum bill abolishing’
all chahcery districts in the state
with the exception of one compos
ed of the counties of Pulaski*
Garland, Jefferson and Saline was
indefinitely postponed by a vote
of 40 ayes to 40noes.
The house passed a joint resolu
tion proposing an amendment to
the constitution making a poll tax
receipt a necessary qualification
for voting. In speaking for its
adoption, its author, Mr. Horton,
said that if the supreme court
held that amendment No. 3 was
adopted, the resolution would be
of no effect, and if held otherwise*
the people would again have an
opportunity to vote upon the mat
ter. The resolution was adopted
—ayes 74, noes 2, Messrs. Dun
can and Perry, Republicans, vot
ing in the negative.
Senator Butt introduced senate
bill No. 319, to prevent the im
proper wearing of the badge or
insignia of secret societies. The
penalty is a fine of frgm $5 to $10.
The senate has passed Senator
Hinkle's bill, requiring fire insur
ance companies to settle losses
within sixty days.
Mr. Hurst introduced a joint
resolution proposing an amend
ment to tne constitution providing?
that all district, township, county
and state officers, except those
whose terms are prescribed by law
for a longer period, l»e elected for
a term of four years. It also
gives the governor power to fill
vacancies and provides that after
the adoption of the amendment a
general election shall be held the
first Monday in September, 1908.
It also proposes that the legisla
ture shall meet quadrennially to
transact general legislation, and
biennially for the purpose of mak
ing appropriations. Mr. Aber
crombie offered an amendment
providing that no officers be elig
ible to succeed themselves.
The house passed a bill by Mr.
Ross fixing passenger rates on
railroads less than fifteen miles in
length at 5 cents per mile; on rail
roads over fifteen and less than
forty miles in length, 3 cents per
mile, and on railroads over forty
miles in length, 2 cents per
mile. Sixty-nine votes were cast
for the bill and eleven against.
The bill by Mr. Ruff, providing
that three-fourths of a jury may
return a verdict in civil cases, was
defeated by a vote of 29 to 43, as
was the bill by Mr. Rowland re
ducing the county tax for tiling
deeds from fifty to fifteen cents,
and abolishing the county tax for
filing mortgages. The vote on
the latter measure was 3,3 ayes to
37 noes.
Gen Stephen D. Lee addressed
the house and senate in joint ses
sion at 4:30 Tuesday afternoon in
behalf of an appropriation for an
Arkansas monument in the Vicks
burg national park.
The Amis bill to create a state
racing commission to consist of
the governor, secretary of state
and attorney general was indefi
! nitely postponed by the senate by
a practically unanimous-vote.
Senator Mears has introduced a,
bill to reduce the state tax fromt
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