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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, November 22, 1917
Vol. 17, No. 34
FARMER IS KILLED IN FIGHT WITH BROTHER-IN-LAW
Death Results From Blow
On Head With Rock
W. L. Johnson, a farmer re
siding a few miles west of Oil
Trough, was killed in a free
for-all fight late Tuesday even
ing at the homj of Ed Laxton.
Johnson was struck in the
head with a rock and his skull
fractured, resulting in his death
early yesterday morning.
Ed Laxton and his three
sons, C. P„ W. B., and Bedford
have been arrested on a war
rant charging second degree
murder, for the killing of John
son.
Johnson and Laxton were
brothers-in-law, Laxton having
married Johnson’s sister.
It seems that Leslie Johnson
a son of the deceased, had had
trouble a few days before with
one of the Laxton boys, and
they came to blows, young
Johnson being bested. The,
next day Johnson and his son
Leslie, wient to Laxton’s house ■
and called him out, it seems.!
with a view of settling the j
score. Trouble started imme
diately, and during the fight
rocks passed back and forth
rather numerously between the
Johnsons and the Laxtons. The
elder Laxton was knocked
down and severely injured, and
Johnson was struck on the head
by a rock which fractured his
skull.
The hostilities finally ceased
and Johnson went home and
went to bed and sent for a doc
tor. He died early Wednesday
morning and Laxton and his
sons were arrested, charged
with murder in the second de
gree. Bond was fixed at $2,000
each w'hich they gave, and
their preliminary trials have
been set for Friday before
Squire Joe L. Outlaw at Oil
Trough.
Laxton is about 50 years old
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with mono?
knows it.
The reason why the man with money has a
REAL THANKSGIVING is because he STARTED
to bank his money a long time ago and is now
reaping the harvest of his early thrift.
He is thankful that he didn’t squander his
money on extravagances or put it into some “get
rich-quick” scheme. He is thankful he banked it.
Are you thankful that you banked your money?
Put YOUR money in OUR bank.
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NEWARK, ARKANSAS
HAS SEEN FORTY YEARS ACTIVE
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COMING TO NEWARK
FOR NAVY RECRUITS
Special Recruiting Officer Will
Visit Newark on Tour of
North Arkansas
TheNavyDepartment is send
ing a special recruiting party
throughout North Arkansas to
secure recruits tor the U. S.
Navy, and the party of recruit
ing officers will visit Newark
on December 24, when +he
young men of this section will
be given an opportuntv to en
list in the Navy.
This party is being sent out
by the commanding officer of
the Arkansas recruiting dis
trict at Little Rock in an ef
fort to secure approximately
1,000 men from this state in
the shortest possible time- Be
cause of the important part the
Navy is playing in the present
crisis, it is the desire of the
Department to secure a suffi
cient number of recruits for
immediate training so as to pro
vide full crews for the ships
shortly to go in commission and
those that are being built.
For a young man who is am
bitious there is no better way
to serve his country and at the
same time learn a trade, or
become more proficient in the
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and lives on the Dr- West farm
near Oil Trough, which he pur
chsed a few years ago. He is a
well-to-do farmer.
Johnson also was a well-to
do farmer and was previously
considered a peaceable and
law-abiding citizen. He was
about 50 years of age.
Rev. Horn Who has Served
Church in Arkansas 20
Years Will Retire
Rev. E. A. Horn of this
place who is now serving the
Kenyon circuit in the M. E.
church, South, is rounding out
his fortieth successful year in
the ministry, 20 years of which
time has been spent in minis
teral work in Arkansas.
Entering the ministry in 1877
when quite a young man. Rev.
Horn has been engaged in the
work continuously since that
time.
Twenty years ago he was
transferred to Arkansas and
since coming to this state he
has served nine charges. He
has built and finished ten
church houses and has built
two parsonages.
More than two thousand peo
ple have been converted under
his work since he came to Ark
ansas, more than 1,500 of
whom have united with the
church.
He has married more than
200 couples and has preached
about 400 funerals.
He states that he has receiv
ed an average of about $300 a
year for his work. This is very
small pay, but Rev. Horn has
put his whole heart into the
work and has done this splen
did work because of his great
love for humanity, prompted
by the Christian zeal that has
been a predominant character
istic of his life.
Rev. Horn is nearing his six
ty-fourth year, and says that
when the annual conference
convenes at Helena in next
month he will ask to be reliev
ed from further active service.
He will not retire frim minis
terial work entirely but will
continue to do local work when
the opportunity presents itself.
The Journal is pleased to
know that he and his estimable
family will continue to make
their home in Newark.
RESIDENCE BURNS
J. W. Anderson’s residence
in the north part of town was
totally destroyed by fire Wed
nesday aftesnoon about 4
o’clock.
There was no one at home
at the time and it is not known
how the fire started.
The loss on house and con
tents is about $500. There was
no insurance.
lehind theTmen
BEHIND THE GUNS
The Modem Woodman of
American will pay all claims
to their members paused from
military duty in this or any
other country. While you are
fighting for Democracy, pro
tect the anxious ones at home.
S-nd in your application be
fore it is too late.
DIES IN OKLAHOMA
Mrs. Norman, formerly Miss
Hettie Brooks of this place,
died at her home at Cushing,
Okla.. last Friday following a
short illness of blood poiso’ .
Mrs. Norman was the daugh
ter of James Brooks of this
i place. She was 23 years old
and leaves a husband and five
children. She was a member
of the Baptist Church. The
remains were buried at Cush
insr, Okla.
YOUNG MULES FOR SALE
We have a fine lot of three
year old mules for sale. Will
sell for cash or note with good
► security. MOORE RROS.
REV. E. A. HORN
Who Will Retire After Forty
Years Active Service
EXEMPTED MEN ARE
RECALLED FOR DUTY
Exemption Papers Recalled and
Men are Subject to Call
For War Service
Following is a list of Inde
pendence county men subject
to draft who were exempted
by the county board and the
district board but have had
their exemption recalled and
their names were posted Mon
day as subject to draft for
Army Service.
William E. Finney, Oneal.
C. C. Danner, Batesville.
T. J. Owens, Sulphur Rock.
Frank Brown, Kenyon.
Hugh Vaughan, Newark.
W. J. Colton, Batesville.
Charles Clark, Cushman
M. D. McTigue, Cushman.
Sidney Brogdon, Charlotte
Dan Steward, Oil Trough.
Alexander Hurley, Batesville
W. V. Wallace, Batesville.
C- C. Huddleston, Batesville.
Alvis, B. Crow, Cave City.
Harry Aims, Cord, Ark.
Luther Fox, Batesville.
C. C. Daggart, Saffell.
Arthur Moore, Jamestown
Dolph D. Chism, Salado.
Oscar Boutwell, Cushman.
Edgar Cleveland, Sulphur
Rock.
James L. Handcock, Paro
quet.
William Long. Magness.
James Prentice, Batesville.
J. Arthur Porter, O’Neal.
Isaac O. Routh. Salado.
John E. Bryant, Pleasant
Plains.
I). R. Massey, Locust Grove.
B. Farrier, Sandtown.
Isaac H. Wolf, Cushman.
B. R. Henderson, Batesville
D. E. M: dlock, Batesville.
W. E. Williams, Paroquet.
James Williams, Batesville
Lee Boyce, Batesville.
Coy McClure, Batesville.
Otto Guenzel, Batesville.
Joe 11. Brown, Floral.
Sandford Cl mm, Magness.
Chas. F- Brokaw, Pfieffer.
James Taylor, Bailey, Ark.
Arthur S. Burt, Batesville.
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BOLES-BARBER
Charley Boles and Miss Lil
lie Barber, both prominenl
young: people of near Newark
were married at the home o!
Rev. J. H. McBoniel Sunday
morning.
Quite a number of relatives
and friends witnessed the cere
mony, after which they return
ed to the home of the bride’;
par nts, where a sumptuous
dinner was served.
Their many friends extenc
congratulations and best wish
es.
THINKS GERMAN SYMPATHIZER
FIRED BARN FILLED WITH CORN
FRED DURFEE CASE
REVERSED BY COURT
Case Grew Out of Death of
Fred Durfee in Sanitarium
at Batesville
The Arkansas Supreme
Court last Monday handed
down a decision reversing the
judgment of the Independence
Circuit court in refusing dam
ages to Fred Durfee, as ad
ministrator of his son’s estate
against Dr. R. C. Don* and oth
ers, because of erroneous in
struction.
Young Durfee was in the
sanitarium operated by Dr.
Dorr and others, and according
to the doctor’s report to his
father had no chance of re
covery, but in some manner in
the night time while the nurse
was absent he got up from his
bed and walked out of the san
itarium and fell to the ground,
his death resulting in about
two hours afterward
YV
FARMER HANGS HIMSELF
Robert L. Farris a well
known farmer of near Timbo,
committed suicide Tuesday
morning by hanging himself.
Mr. Farrs had at two differ
ent time been confined in the
state hospital for nervous dis
eases, but lately had been ap
parently normal. It is supposed
that his mind became unbal
anced and he committed the
act while in that condition.
The deceased was well to do
and had large property inter
ests in that section. He leaves
a wife and several grown child*
ren.
Dcmps Freeze Discovers Mys
terious Blaze in 1 ime to
Save Barn full of Corn
Someone attempted to burn
N. D. Freeze’s barn at his home
a short distance west of town
Tuesday afternoon.
There had bean no one at
home and no fire about the
place since noon. The fire was
clearly the work of an incen
diary and Mr. Freeze is at a
loss to account for the attempt
at the wilful destruction of his
barn except upon the theory
that is a part of the general
program of destruction that is
sweeping the country, appar
ently in an effort to reduce the
resources and food supply of
the country.
His barn stands near the
roadside and is well filled, con
taining about 350 bushels of
com, a quantity of hay and
other things, he is inclined to
believe that some German sym
pathizer in passing the road
saw the opportunity to do a
little more in the interest of
the Kaiser and applied a
match.
Mr. Freeze drove up at his
lot gate and saw smoke issuing
from the barn. He made a dash
for the scene and by dent of
hard work succeeded in extin
guishing the flames. He says
if he had been two minutes
later the barn and entire con
tents would have been a total
loss.
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A great man has said: Our
life will always be to a great
extent what we ourselves make
it. The cheerful man makes a
cheerful world, a gloomy man
a gloomy one.
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Have an extra good, curved
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If you are in need of anything
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