The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous white river Country, where Alfalfa Is king
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July 21, IMII
Vol. II, No. 15
CLOSE CALL FOR THIEF
Citizen Fires on intruder With
Ham—Bloody Trail Found
But Thief Escapes
Sulphur Hock, July 19.—Hear
ing some one in his smokehouse
Sunday night, J. U. Martin got his
gun and stepped out on the porch
just in time to see a man escaping
with a fine ham of meat. Mr. Mar
tin opened fire on the thief, shoot
ing four times. The man fell to
the ground and Mr. Martin thought
he had killed or mortally wounded
him, but upon going out to inves
tigate found the man had made
his get-away. The thief left the
ham, however, and next morning a
trail of blood was traced some dis
tance south of town. The guilty
party has not been located.
B. H. Gibson of Davenport,
Okla., came in Thursday of last
week to visit his brother, J. ('.
Gibson, and others relatives, for a
week. He reports crops burned up
in that part of Oklahoma and says
there has not been rain enough to
wet the subsoil for over two years.
Mrs. Lee McCormick of Iuka,
who has been visiting her parents,
Rev. and Mrs. C. F. iiiveiy return
ed to her home the first of the
week accompanied by her brother,
Bob Hively.
J. M. Brewmgton and Mrs. May
Hunter of the Rutherford neigh
borhood were married Wednesday
afternoon in the public road near
here, Squire W. T. Anderson offi
ciating.
Mr. and Mrs. J. t). Burns of
Batesville 9pent last week in our
city drinking sulphur water. They
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J.
S. Griffin.
C. T. Redding of Batesville and
Miss Annie Hunt of this place were J
married here Saturday evening at
8:30 o’clock, W. T. Anderson offi- j
dating.
A. G. Knoblock has sold his bar
ber business here to Ed Atchinson
and with his family left for St. ’
Louis Saturday.
Prof, and Mrs. Sidney Wells |
spent Saturday and Sunday at
Batesville, the guest of the gentle
man’s father.
Mr. and Mrs. Simon Ball of
Batesville spent Sunday here with
the lady’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
II. Moore.
The protracted meeting at the
Methodist church closed Monday
night and Kev. E. A. Holloway re
turned home Tuesday. He preach
ed some excellent sermons, which
were enjoyed very much.
Mrs. Pleas Wright and children
returned last week from a visit to
her sister, Mrs. Mangrum, at Little
Rock.
Mrs. Sarah Braden went to
Batesville Monday to visit her
daughter, Mrs. Tom Simpson.
Mrs. Dick Eallis of Charlotte is
spending a few days with her
mother, Mrs. J. K. P. Wood.
Thad Pearson from Bradford
was visiting in town Sunday, the
guest of Miss Edna Hively.
Dr. A. ('. Millar of Conway spent
Monday night in town in the inter
est of Hendrix College.
Nathan Wells came down from
Batesville Tuesday to visit his son,
Prof. Sidney Wells.
Master Paul Jernigan and sister,
Willeen, of Marked Tree, are visit
ing here this week.
Miss Emma Harvison of New
port visited her mother here a few
days last week.
Mrs. Julia Herrington of Bates
ville came in Monday to visit fora
few days.
D. W. Wilson and Will Akin left
Monday for Lockheart to haul
timber.
Born.—To Rev. and Mrs. W. F.
Wayman, last Friday, a fine girl.
Every body come out Saturday
to the strawberry meeting.
1). D. Whisnant of Logan town
ship was in town Monday.
Miss Bea Rice of Tuckerman vis
ited in town last week.
FIFTH SUNDAY MEETING
The following program has been
arranged for the Fifth Sunday
Meeting of the Independence Bap
tist Association to be held with
Newark church beginning Friday
night July 28, at 8 o’clock:
Sermon, Rev. W. B. O’Neal.
SATURDAY MORNING
9:00 to9:30 Devotional Sendee,
II. C. Bickers.
9:30 to 10:00—The Object of the
Fifth Sunday Meetings, S. D.
Grumbles, James Purcelley.
10:00 to 11:00—What are some
of the things that are needful in
our association? D. A. Allen, Chas.
L. Davis, G. L. Fink.
11:00 to 12:00 Baptist Heritage
J. N. Lawless, W. M. Thompson.
SATURDAY EVENING
2:00 to 3:00 —The country church
W. W. Moore, George Gilbreath,
Fagan Cossey.
3:00 to 4:00 The work of the
Sunday school. Frank Wright, 4'.
B. Padgett, E. C. Byrant H. C.
Bickers.
8O’clock Sermon by J. N. Law
less.
Sunday morning
9:30 Sunday School.
11:30 Sermon by 1). A. Allen.
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MOOREFIELD, ARKANSAS
Announce to the public that our new and up-to-date
mill is now in operation, and is making a good quality
of flour second to none. Our manufacturing depart
ment is in charge <»f Mr. J. F. Cravens, a progressive
miller of forty years experience. Your patronage is
solicited and will be appreciated. r We are in the
market at all times for wheat and corn, and will pay
the highest market price.
MALCOLM E. MOORE
Secretary and Manager
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The Methodist Ladies Aid will
serve ice cream in the Magness
building Saturday.
G. I). Gilbreath left Tuesday for
Bethesda to attend the Methodist
District Conference.
Louis Elliot was checked inas:
Iron Mountain agent here Tuesday(
to serve during the absence of I
Agent F. C. Hoyt.
Rev. M. P. Matheny of Little
Rock will begin a revival meeting
at the Baptist church here on Wed
nesday, August 9.
Anthony Adair returned Wed
nesday night from an extended
trip through Western Arkansas,
Oklahoma and Missouri.
Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Dulaney'
went to Bethesda Tuesday to at
tend the Methodist District Con
ference. Mr. Johle carried them
up in his auto.
F. C. Hoyt and H. E. Hawthorne
left Tuesday for an extended
Northern tour during which they
will visit Niagara Falls and other
points of interest.
The Methodist Ladies Aid gave
an ice cream supper on the lawn I
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. |
Adams Tuesday night, which was
enjoyed by a large crowd.
The ladies of Oil Trough will
give an ice cream supper from 5
to 11 p. m. on the lawn at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. I). Gray
at Oil Trough Saturday, for
the benefit of the Sunday school
organ fund.
The Journal has just learned of
a rather unusual request made by
Rev. H. S. Mobley just before his
death, which occured some time
ago at his home near Mobley. The
request was that his obituary be
published in The Journal. It was
! received yesterday too late fo
j publication in this issue, but will
| appear next week.
W. A. Hugg, formerly of this
place but now of Ardmore, Okla.,
was in town yesterday en route to
Charlotte to visit his father, G. G.
Hugg. His wife and little son,
Alvord, Jr., have been at Charlotte
for several days.
The last issue of the Progressive
Farmer of Starkville, Miss., con
tained a good picture of a fine hay
field scene on M. M. Rutherford’s
alfalfa field at Rutherford. It
shows up to good advantage and
is a fine advertisement for Inde
pendence county.
The supreme court has affirmed
the deeisoin of the Ozark Circuit
Court in which Tobe Akin was
awarded damages in the sum of
$27,000 for the loss of both legs
while working for the railroad
company at Cotter two years ago.
Akin formerly lived at Sulphur:
Rock and has many friends in this i
county who will be glad to learn
that he has won the suit.
Reports from various sections of
the state confirm the impression
that the year 1911 promises to be
a memorable one in cotton raising
in Arkansas. From all parts of the
state come optimistic reports of the
crop. Rains appear to have been
general and to have come just
when needed. Although the boll
weevil is reported from the South
ern part of the state, it is said that
the planters are fighting it in a
scientific manner, following the
line of attack mapped out by gov
ernment officials and it is not be
lieved that the damage done by
the pest will be great.
A BIT OF HISTORY
R. C. Adams, one of the county’s
best citizens, was over from Oil
Trough on business Saturday. Mr.
Adams is one of the pioneers of |
this section, and can relate many
interesting things in connection
with the early history of this coun-|
try. We learned while talking
with him that just a half century
ago last Sunday, July 16, 1861, he
enlisted in the Confederate army
at old Jackson port. With him ten
others enlisted who were at that
time special friends, and now Mr.
Adams is the only one of the eleven
that is living. The parties who en
listed with him were Dick McHen
ry, Henry Fortenberry, Marion
Mann, John Arnold. Tom Wallace,
Hud Burns, Ceph Drennen, Louie
Allwhite, Dave Tomlinson and
Tom and Dick Stephens. They
were in Company B, Fighth Ar
kansas, Hat Cleburne's Division of
Bragg’s Army, and saw service in
some of the bloodiest battles of
the war. The men who saw ser
vice in the ranks during that mem
orable conflict were at that time
the cream of young Southern man
hood and many of them sacrificed
their all upon the altar of their
country. Today, there are no bet
ter or more patriotic citizens than
the remaining fragments of this
once proud army. They arc nature’s
noblemen and the sacred traditions
and sentiments that cling to their
memory should be a priceless heir
itage unto every true son and
daughter of the South.
MAGNESS rtUSINUS
Miss Lena Pascoe of Newark
spent Sunday with her cousin, Miss
Manda Burns.
Miss Clara Henderson of New
ark visited her sister, Mrs. Boss
Bums Sunday.
Rev. Thos Clark left Friday
morning for Mississippi, after a
few days visit here.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim McCoy of Do
ta visited Mr. and Mrs. Lee Walk
er Saturday night and Sunday.
Reuben Cleghorn came in Sun
day morning from Jefferson coun
ty to visit home folks for a while.
Sam Conner and wife returned
I to Batesville Friday, after a two
weeks visit with Mrs. Ellen Con
ner.
Miss Ruth Lenchan primary
teacher here was sick Monday and
John Lenehan took her place in
the school.
Jesse Burns, who has for the
past few weeks been confined to
his room with slow fever, is able
to be out again.
Misses vVinnie Sharp, Janie and
Percella Pennington, of Batesville,
were visiting friends here Satur
day and Sunday.
Misses Fannie Blalock and Jane
Dodd returned Friday night from j
Bowling Green, Ky., where they)
have been attending the Western
State Normal for the past five!
weeks.
The protracted meeting held by !
Rev. W. T. Morgan closed Sunday
night with four additions to the ,
church. Rev. and Mrs. Morgan left
Monday morning for their home at
Abilene, Tex.
AN IMPORTANT STUDY
Rural Schools Should Not Neglect
Elementary Agriculture Says
Commissioner Sloan
The law requiring the teaching
of elementary agriculture in the
rural schools has been in force suf
ficiently lung fur us to begin to ex
pect results. Perhaps we expect
results to be evident too soon, but
our expectation has a tendency to
center our thoughts at different
times on the school itself. We talk
about school more, we lend great
er assistance to our teachers.
When we do so we find out wheth
or not they are teaching agricul
ture effectively, we know whether
or not they are really training our
boys and girls for their life-work,
which for the most part will be
agricultural work.
We must educate the child in
terms of his environment to the
end that he may be more efficient
as a man and to the end that his
life may he fuller and the richer.
Classical education is not to be de
spised, but the practical should and
must assert itself.
Nine out of ten children in the
rural schools are destined for the
farm. They are entitled to that
education which will best fit them
for their life-work. The rural
school must give them the funda
mental principle of this education.
Some people scoff at agricultural
teachings, and at agricultural
schools, but the great majority of
our people realize today that agri
i culture is a science and that farm
ing is a business. Our adult farmers
are studying agriculture as never
before. There is a great agricul
tural awakening in the State. We
sould reap great results from it.
Clay Sloan.
Commissioner of Agriculture.
UNION ENCAMPMENT
The Farmers Union will hold
their annual encampment at Sul
phur Rock on Wednesday and
Thursday, August 1(> and 17. The
program for the occasion has not
been completed but several prom
inent speakers will be engaged,
among them T. B. Taylor, of Wit
chita Falls, Tex., who wiil speak
on what the Union stands for. A
band will be engaged for both
days and nothing will be left un
done to make the encampment a
success.
Tell ’em you saw it in The Journal.
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