Newark
Journal
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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1921
VOL. 21 NO. 2
SEVEN CARS OF LIVE
STOCK GO FROM HERE
Newark Livestock Co. Breaks
Record on Single Ship
ment fr°m Newark
The Newark Livestock Com
pany shipped six cais of cattle
and a car cf hogs to the St.
Louis market Tuesday night.
These six cars of cattle com
prising something like two
hundred head were all native
raised, and were bought by
this firm from the farmers in
nearly all localities in this sec
tion. Many of these animals
were bought in exceedingly
poor condition, some being
badly underfed and in rough
looking shape, and to take the
whole bunch over when ship
ped and note the number of
fine, heavy, well-rounded ani
mals it might hove been hard
to convince seme persons that
they were the same bunch of
cattle.
This bunch of cattle handled
by the Newark Livestock Com
pany ‘demonstrates the value
cf feeding cattle on the farms,
or at home. For example
many of these animals, when
purchased by this company
were thin and covered with
ticks, and had they been plac
ed on the market at the time
cf their purchase, would have
brought a very low price.
When the feeding process was
commenced the cattle were
also dipped at regular inter
vals, which destroys ticks and
leaves an animal in better con
dition to thrive.
Systematic feeding, with
balanced rations caused the
cattle to start; gaining immed
iately, and some of their ani
mals when shipped weighed
el se to 1500 pounds, each,
about fifty head of the best
grade steers averaging over
1000 pounds each, these gen
tlemen believe, and it is the
opinion of stockmen who have
witnessed the gains of this
bunch of cattle that they will
go on the market and sell right
with cattle from any of the
northern or eastern states, and
command the very highest
prices the market affords.
They state that they are still
in the market for all kinds of
cattle and hegs and will con
tinue to pay the farmers the
highest prices obtainable, ac
cording to their grades of
stock.
PAYiNC. THE WAR DEBT
The wives and mothers, sis
ters and sweethearts of the
country are still patriotic and
.c h 1 ;>mg to pay for the w'ar
with willing hands and faces
Acco. ding tc war tax figures
from Washington the women
of the country spent more
than $500,000,000 in 1920 for
perfumes, powder, rouge, lip
sticks and other processes of
fighting a sham battle with
old mother nature. That is a
good deal of the coin of the
realm, but it is not as much as
the men folks spent for to
bacco, and tobacco will pos
i lively not make anybody smell
good or look any better.
—Hardy Hearld
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MRS. KENT DEAD
Mrs. U. P. Kent died at her
home in Batesville last Satur*
"day, following an lilness of sev
al weeks. The remains were
buried at Batesville Sunday,
Rev. King conducting funeral
services.
Deceased is survived by her
husband and four children.
The family formerly resided at
Sulphur Rock.
Tt—
The man with
ill
money
put some of
his earnings
in the Bank
¥ when he was
EM young. He is
*v enjoying it
WOW.
Don’t be working
bard until your
day
without any
money in the
Bank.
START IT NOW.
We never know when we start out in the morn
ing what’s going to happen to us. An accident or
sickness could overtake us any moment.
But the man with a snug sum tucked safely away
in the bank knows he can tide over without going into
debt or becoming a burden to his family or friends.
It makes a man happy to be independent.
We are at your service.
We invite YOUR banking business.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000.00^
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To Drill for Oil
| Near Cave City
-—
W. D. Murphy who is taking!
an active interest in pushing
the oil developments in Inde
pendence county, informs The ,
Journal that a contract was
made Tuesday with the Big
Six Drilling Cc., of Little Rock
to drill a test well near Cave
City.
The Cave City Leasing Co.
has secured leases on 35,000
acres in one block in Indepen
dence and Sharp counties.
The contract calls for a hole
i 2,000 feet deep. Timbers have
been ordered for the derrick
i and the machinery and tools
have been ordered shipped.
During the last three weeks
two favorable reports have
! been made on the block by
j well known geologists, and the
i prospects for bringing in gas
and oil are excellent. The
surface formation resembles
ihat of Union countv, it is said.
HONOR OLDFIELD
Congressman William A.
Oldfield whose rise to a po
sition of commanding influ
ence in the National Congress
is a well deserved tribute both
| to his legislative skill and to
his personal qualities of lead
ership among his fellow con-:
gressmen, has been chosen
whip of the Minority Party
in the House of Represesta
tives.
Perhaps there has never
been a time in history when
the Democrats in Congress,
confronted with such an over
whelming majority and at the
same time face to face with so
many problems of vital con
cern to tht welfare of the Na
tion, stood in greater need of
just such men as “Billie” Old
field has shown himself to be.
He is thoroughly familiar
with Congressional procedure.
He has intelligent grasp of
the efuestions certain to come
t:. the front in the next few
years. He knows how to co
operate; in fact has a genu
ine talent for friendship. His
colleagues have made no mis
take in selecting him to serve
is the responsible office of
House WThip.
GERMANY BUYS COTTON
More cotton was shipped
| from the United States to Ger
many during March than was
sold to any other country,
according to report of the Cen
sus Bureau just given out at
Washington.
The report shows that 105,
787 bales were sent from the
United States to Germany dur
ing March while United King
dom bought only G4,490 bales
and Japan 87,030 bales.
Cotton exported to Ger
many during the nine months
ending March 31 amounted to
830,190 bales, valued at $85,
000,000. Prior to the war Ger
many took an average of 2,
250,000 bales of American cot
%
ton annually.
MARK TWAIN SAID
“Solomon with his thou
sand wives was not so wise
after all—a wise man has no
wives.” See “Man and His wo
man” at the Royal, Friday,
April 29.
Grand Jury Ad
journed Friday
The grand jury finished
ts labors for the present term
)f circuit court last Friday and
filed the following report with
he court.
We, the Grand Jury for the
Spring Term of the Indepen
lence Circuit Court, having
finished our labors, desire to
nake the following report.
We have been in, sesicn for
.en days; have examined 112
witnesses and have returned in
:o court 51 bills of indictment.
We have diligently inquired in
to all violations of the law of
which we had knowledge or
received information and
where we were warranted by
the evidence have returned in
dictments.
w e nave examinea tne re
ports of the various Justices of
the Peace and find all have
reported as inquired by law.
We have examined the jail
and find nine inmates; all
seem to be well kept, furnish
ed witl! plenty of wholesome
food, good place to sleep, and
the inside of the jail is in good
ccndiion.
We wish to recommend that
a six-foot fence be built
around the jail at the expense
of the County in such a manner
as to preclude persons from
passing in and out at the rear
and side of jail and talking to
the prisoners except when
deemed necessary by the
Sheriff. We have investigated
the County farm and find 23
inmates; 21 white and two col
ored; 8 males and 15 females.
The inmates seem to be well
provided for and receive kind
treatment. We approve of the
management and conditions
generally there, very heartily
commend Mr. Duncart for his
successful management of the
Inmates and the institution gen
erally.
We recommend as follows:
First—A brick flue for kitchen
to take the place of a defect
ive metal flue, also new wall
paper for living room, kitchen
and dining room. The paper
an the walls in these rooms are
n bad condition. Second—
We recommend that all build
ings and especially the inter
ior of the rooms of the wards
oe painted. Also the erection
>f a poultry house and yard.
Also a gravel floor around
well and a sufficient reservoir
for water supply.
Y\ e have examined the
;ourt house and find it in good
condition, except a few minor
repairs. We recommend that
this be attended to at once. We
recommend that three tele
phones be placed in the Court
House at the expense of the
jounty in the following offices:
Sheriff, County Clerk and Cir
cuit Clerk. We further recom
mend the employing of a jani
tor for the County Court House
at a salary not to exceed $50
per month; and court house
yard to be cleaned up and kept
in good repair.
We very heartily commend
the County Judge for the re
pairs that have been made on
the court house in the last few
days.
We have examined numbers
of witnesses on the unlawful
3ale of extracts and such other
intoxicating drugs as are com
monly sold and handled by our
dealers over the county, and j
find that while we could not,
get sufficient evidence to indict
any of the cases investigated
that some dealers are probably
innocently lax in the sale of <
same and we recommend that
they be more cautious and not
sell such to parties whom they
have grounds to believe are
using it as a beverage. The
Grand Jury is of the opinon
from the complaints coming :
before it in this line, that deal
ers should desist from selling
tc parties whom they know to
be habitual drinkers of ex
ti acts of any kind of intoxicat
ing drugs in any kind of quan
tities.
We desire to thank the Court,
and various court officials fori
ihe courtesies extended us dur- '
ing cur deliberatons and res
pectfully ask that we be. dis
charged.
K. K. KA i 1UJN, foreman.
W. J. CALDWELL, Clerk.
PURE SEED
Farmers are being urged by
agricultural experts to take
the greatest care in selections
of seeds. In many piaces associ
ations are being formed for
the testing and certifying of
seeds, so that farmers can be
sure that they are getting the
very best quality.
When so very much de
pends upon getting the high
est quality of • seed^rit. seems
poor policy to stint in expense
at this point in the game.
When poor seeds are planted
a large part of the labor and
expense of cultivation and
harvest is thrown away. A
little more money and effort
put into getting the best qual
ity of seed at the start, would
make all the subsequent ex
penditure more fruitful, and
pay many times over.
r
Tom Mix is in town.
BROWN SENTENCED TO
LONG TERM IN PEN
2°nvicted in Circuit Court of
Murder in Second Degree
and Gets 21 Years
Peeler Brown, a farmer re
nding near Cushman, was con
victed in the circuit court at
Batesville yesterday of murder
n the second degree for killing
William Britt, and was given
21 years in the penitentiary.
Brown will appeal to the Su
preme court.
killing which occurred
Cushman about a month
•, was the result of a dis
pate fiver the ownership of
two hogs.
Jonah and Will Brown, the
convicted man’s brothers, in
dicted for first degree murder
in connection with the killing
of Britt, will be tried at the
next term of court.
Other court proceedings are
as follows:
State vs. T. J. Carter, ap
peal J. P., dismissed.
State vs. Claude Nichols,
grand larceny, continued.
State vs. Nancy Earls, misde
meanor, dismissed.
State vs. Abe Boyce, gam
ing, plea guilty, fine $10.00.
State vs. Artie Ford, gaming,
plea guilty, fine $10.00.
State vs. Ed Patterson, gam
ing, jury trial, not guilty.
State vs. Noel Cole, mis
demeanor, continued.
State vs. Herman McLean,
perjury, continued.
State vs. Lonnie Clark, lar
ceny, continued.
State vs. Sam Lewis, rape,
jury trial, not guilty.
State vs. Wiley Brown, burg
lary, plea guilty, 3 years in
pen.
(Continuedipn last page)
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MIX
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“THE FUED”
Thrininy Story of the Days
When the West Was “Wild
and Woolly/’ When the In
dians Roamed the Plains
and Wild Buffaloes Were
Plentiful. Showing a great
battle with Indians and a
thrilling Buffalo hunt.
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TWO REELS OF JOY
FRIDAY, APRIL 22
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