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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, May 4, 1906.
Vol. 6. No. 1M.
PRESSING COTTON CLAIMS BILL
[Hill Providing for Distribution of
$12,000,000 to Southerners
Pending in Congress
Reports from the national capi
tal say that there will soon be re
ported out of the Senate commit
tee on claims a bill which has been
a subject of partisan discussion
tind futile endeavor from a day an
tedating the beginning of the of
ficial tenure of the oldest member
of congress. Reference is made
to the cotton claims bill, involving
the distribution of $12,000,000
now lying in the treasury of the
United States among several
thousand claimants scattered thru
out the Southern states.
immediately after the cessation
of hostilities between the states of
the North and the South the fed
eral government confiscated prop
erty in the South under an act of
congress known as the “captured
and abandoned act.” The major
part of this property consisted of
cotton. Subsequently the govern- i
ment sold this cotton, realizing,
therefrom in round figures the j
sum of $82,000,0U0. Of this sum j
$12,000,000 was deducted for the.
expenses incurred in the capture,:
storing care and handling of the
cotton. The balance of $20,000,000
was deposited in the United States
treasury. At different succeeding
dates eight or ten million of this
$20,000,000 has been paid out to|
persons who prosecuted their
claims successfully in former con
gresses. There yet remains in the
treasury a balance of $12,000,000, i
which the supreme court of the j
United States in a decision several,
years ago held in effect was sub- i
ject to appropriation by congress !
in payment of these old cotton j
claims.
Nearly every dollar to be paidj
under the bill will go to the South :
—a fact, which, it is said, has op-1
crated to retard and otherwise
•embarrass the settlement of the:
several thousand cotton claims, j
Robert M. (rates, a well known j
newspaper correspondent at the I
rational capital says there is hard-J
ly a doubt that if these claims had j
been held by people outside of the
South they would have been paid
long ago, but in no transaction of
the American congresses are the
Southern people reminded of the
survival of Northern animosity
and resentment consequent upon
the civil war quicker than in mat
ters involving the paying out of
money in the South.
WANT BETTER SERVICE
The Gazette says the Little
Rock Board of Trade continues to
.receive complaints with reference
ko the passenger service on the
Vhite River division of the Iron
Mountain. The patrons of the
White River division want a
through daily train to Little Rock,
instead pf being forced to remain
over night at Newport as at pres
ent. „
HAS 205 DESCENDANTS
There was in Cotter this week
a lad.y who lives seven miles north
east of town, Mrs. Minerva White,
who is mother of 14 children and
has 191 gaand children, great
grand children and great-great
grand children, all living. She
was born March 18, 1818 and is
now 88 yea® old. Note the siu
I pillar combination of the three 18s
jin the birth and date. Mrs.
White was in town with her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. Anglin. Shelias lived
in the country on a farm all her
life, is an intelligent, active old
lady and would pass readily for
60 years old. On her visit to Cot
ter she for the first time in her
life saw a train, to her a most in
teresting siyht.— Cotter Courier.
BRUNDiDGE PUBLIC SCHOOL BILL
Measure Which Heans $5,01)0,000
For Arkansas Schools flay
Become a Law
Reports from Washington say
that on last Friday Representative
Brundulge secured a favorable re
port from the house committee on
public lands on his bill donating
to Arkansas for school purposes
over a million acres of land, valued
at about $5,000,000, •
There were only three votes
against the bill, and there was on
ly one amendment adopted, name
ly, that the money derived from
the sale of the land should be used
for school purposes, regardless of
race, color or previous condition
of servitude. Chairman Lacey of
the committee fought the bill to
the last, but Representative Robin
son of Arkansas who is a member
of the committee, forced a vote on
the measure and Chairman Lacey
went down in defeat.
The bill now has a splendid
ciiance of becoming a law at this
session of congress. With a view
of expediting matters Senator Ber
ry will probably be asked to intro
duce and push the amended bill
through the senate.
OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS.
E. L. Reeves went to Newark
Saturday on business.
J. L. Outlaw transacted busi
ness at Newark Friday.
\\ . It. Pas ley went to Newark
Saturday after some furniture.
J. C. McGuire was down from
Batesville the first of the week at
tending to business.
Burt, the oldest son of George
Carr, formerly of this place but
now of Lower Oil Trough, died
Thursday.
O. N. Lamb, who was injured
some time ago by a falling tree,
will probably not be able to work
any this summer.
We are proud of the fact that
The .Journal is an up-to-date pa
per. Every man who lives in Oil
Trough ought to read The Jour
nal.
Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Adams were
over from Newark Saturday and
Sunday visiting the gentleman’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ad
ams.
SCHOOL FURNITURE.
School directors are reminded
that Craig & Henderson of New
ark still handle school furniture
and apparatus of all kinds, and are
prepared to sell first-class goods at
low prices. If you expect to buy
anything in their line see or write
to them and you will have prompt
attention.
You can always get something
good to eat at Galloway’s restau
rant. Meals cents. Short or
dei^at all hours. Also nice clean
beds and up-to-date accommoda
i dations.
«
Geo. L. Green came up from
Newport to spend Sunday with
I home folks.
Walter Haddock is spending a
few days at Newport where he is
having his eyes treated.
Buy your boy a suit from us
and get a base ball and bat free.
Sisk, Hulsey Haddock.
Misses Ruth, Josephine and
Hattie Chastain left Sunday for
Judsonia to spend a few days
picking berries.
Mrs. Nanny Watts and family,
who left about the tirst of the year
for Oklahoma with the intention
of locating have returned.
The thirty-fourth annual Epis
copal conncil of the Diocese of Ar
kansas, will be held in St. Paul’s
church at Newport May the 9th to
11th.
Read C). L. Hoover & Com
pany’s big advertisement on the
eighth page of today’s paper. It
will pay you to attend their big
sale on the 12th.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will give a box supper in the
grove adjoining the church tonight
(Friday) and extend a cordial in
vitation to everybody to attend.
The proceeds are to be used for
the benefit of the Sunday School.
There will be a meeting of the
Republicans of Big Bottom town
ship at G. F. Crosser’s office on
May 12 at 2 p. in. for the purpose
of electing delegates to the county
convention at Batesville May I'd,
and transacting such other busi
ness as may come before the
meeting.
The directors of the new Mer
chants and Planters Bank held a
meeting Wednesday afternoon and
passed upon several matters, in
cluding the purchase of a safe and
other fixtures. A call was issued
to the stockholders for the pay
ment of twenty-five per cent of
the stock, same to be paid in by
the 15th of this month to ,T. T.
Tharp. It will be some time yet,
probably sixty days, before the
bank will be ready for business.
A PICTURE OF LIFE
Did you ever hear of a man try
ing to lift up an unfortunate wo
man when she falls from the high
pedestal of honor and virtue?
Nary lift. Too much Adamic
blood still creeping through our
[ snake poluted veins. When once
| a woman trips and falls from her
' high and honored position, she
lands in a hell from which no hu
! man will stoop to lift her out; hus
| band and brother, father and son
' are deaf to her cries from that
! hour. But on the other hand how
j be it? 1 have seen men as low as
it is possible for them to fall; 1
have seen the wife lift the husband
from the gutter and press him to
her heart with tears and sympa
thy, love and anguish trickle down
her cheek in profusion. 1 have
seen the wife follow the husband
through life in one constant whirl
of misery and misfortune, and
when at last at the gates of hell
they are separated, would stand
1 and ring her hands in mortal ng
on.y because the curtains had fal
len between them and she could go
no further. I have seen the moth
er follow her son through the
paths of crime and vice, shame
and degredation, through which a
man was never known to follow a
woman, yet who is to blame for
i the downfall of woman? Who?
Let the angels of heaven be the
jury and (rod Almighty the judge.
—Brann.
WEEKS DOINGS AT*SSULPHUR ROCK
Short Items of Interest Picked Up
at the Metropolis of White
River Township.
Uia Kent of Sharp was here
Monday.
Prof. Sidney Pickens went to
Batesville Tuesday.
Allen Gossett has sold his prop
erty here to Mrs. Morris.
A. P. Yates, merchant, of Char
lotte was in town Tuesday.
Good shower Monday morning
and garden sa*s looking line.
K. R. Moore of Newark attend
ed church here Sunday night.
John Gossett came in last week
from Texas, to visit relatives.
Prof. A. A. Henderson of New
ark passed through town Mon
day.
Mrs. Eva Cunningham and her
daughter, Rena, spent Sunday at
! Newark. t
Mrs. Hugh Wright is visiting
| her brother, M. M. Moore, near
Magness.
Our barber shop has changed
hands again. Ed Atchison has
.charge now.
Don’t fail to attend O. L. Hoov
er & Company’s big lied Tag Sale
on the 12th.
Rev. C. H. Newman went to
Salado Sunday to preach to the
Odd Fellows.
Mrs. F. M. Harnett of the Dota
neighborhood was shopping in
town Monday.
J. P. Sink and Toni Carter
went to Newport Friday on busi
ness returning Saturday.
\\ . .1. Littlefield of Newark
came up Monday to transfer some
bees for Uncle John Alderson.
T. J. Holcomb and son, Ed, of
the Convenience neighborhood
were trading in town Tuesday.
A. C. Magness has moved his
stock of groceries to the house
lately vacated by J. M. Keith.
John Lindsey of Newport is
spending about half of his time
here now. Guess he likes our
' spring water.
Luther Pickens, of Dota spent
Friday night with his brother,
Sidney, and they went to Bates*
ville Saturday.
J. W. Butts and Mrs. Mary
Smith were married at the Gap
Friday at the home of the bride
at 3:30 p. m. Squire Ader.son of
ficiated.
Jake M. Duncan and Miss Mary
: Dooley of Moorefield were mar
; ried at the residence of W. T. An
! derson at this place, Tuesday,
May 1, W. T. Anderson officiat
ing.
Key. E. A. Horn preached an
I interesting sermon to the Odd
Fellows at the M. E. church here
Sunday. Kev. Walter Wayman
touched on the same subject Sun
day night.
I
NEWPORT BANK CLOSES ITS DOORS
Bank of Newport has Suspended
Business and is in the
hands of a Receiver
Phe Bank of Newport, which
was established in 18S9* and was
the oldest bank in Newport, closed
its doors Monday morning'.
Alcorn Ferguson has been ap
pointed receiver and is adjusting
the accounts.
A heavy loan made a big lum
ber company, which suffered
heavy losses during the past year
on account of excessive rains and
inability to operate, is reported to
have caused the trouble. It is
said that practically all the paper
held by the bank outside of the
one loan referred to, is collectable
and it is thought that the affairs
of the bank can be so adjusted that
the depositors will lose nothing.
Mrs. Fagan Cossey of this place
is said to have had a considerable
sum on deposit in the Bank of
Newport. Mrs. ,1. T. Miller for
merly of this place, hut who re
cently moved to Heber, is also re
ported to have had several thous
and dollars on deposit there. So
far as we have been able to ascer
tain there are no others in this im
mediate section who are affected.
The officers of the bank are:
(ieo. \Y. Decker, president; A. D.
Bailey, vice president; R. M.
Johnson, Cashier; J. L. Jones, as
sistant cashier. The directors are
T. J. Graham, ,1. M. Sta.yton, K.
P. Shoff'ner, .1. M. ,Jones, .1. T.
Henderson and T. S. Stephens.
The bank had a capital stock of
$50,000, half paid up, and a sur
plus of $35,000. The deposits
amounted to about $285,000.
BIG CREEK BUZZINGS
Bill Owens is on the puny list.
Ask W. R. Vrick how he likes
frogs.
Oak Grove has a good Sunday
School.
Corn and cotton planting is the
order of the day.
Sam Brooks and Tom Jernigan
are good officials.
Ask Iiirt Pascoe why he likes
to visit Big creek settlement.
The funeral of L. M. Seymore
is to be preached next Sunday at
Oak Grove.
doe Knight says two of his bee
gums were taken oti last Sunday
night week.
If you want to get the latest ex
J perience at catching suckers ask
I Sam Knight.
Willis Polk has made two visits
; to Big creek with his seine and
i carried off some of the suckers
1 and trout.
G. W. Lenehan has threatened
i to report Tom Davis to the grand
! jury for passing by his house so
early to his work and disturbing
| his morning nap.
i
THAT UNLOADED CiUN AGAIN
Atkins, Ark., Ma.y 2.—A step
son of John Stevens, a negro, 13
years old shot and instantly killed
the 7-year-old son of the same
man near Pottsville with a shot
gun, emptying the whole load in
the boys right breast below the
collar bone. The boy did not
know the gun was loaded.
For >ale—Three nice residence
lots in the north part of town,
i Apply to Craig A Henderson.