The Newark Journai
Published In The Famous white River Country. Where Alfalfa is king
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas. Friday, July 26, 1912
Vol. 12, No. 16
FIVE NEGROES DROWN
IN WHITE RIVER SATURDAY
The Negroes, With Two White
Men Attempted to go Across
River When Boat Sank
Five negroes were drowned in
White river last Saturday night
immediately across the river from
the gravel pit of Ball & Peters.
They had received their pay
checks and intended to have them
cashed at HI mo on the other side,
and after securing a boat the five
negroes with two white men at
tempted to cross, but when about
half way to the opposite bank the
boat began to sink rapidly.
Only one of the negroes could
swim, he, however, was seized by
one of his companions and dragged
under before he could release
himself. The two white men
could swim and managed to get
to safe ground after one had al
most been drowned by one the
negroes.
All of the bodies has been re
covered and buried.
LUNENBERd VAT DESTROYED
Melbourne July 19. Tuesday
night about 9 o’clock the dipping
vat at Lunenberg was blown up
with a heavy charge of dynamite.
About a month ago an attempt
was made to destroy the vat but
the parties making the attempt
were frightened away by some
men who were guarding the vat.
The vat was wrecked beyond
repair but the explosion was very
light, owing perhaps to the fact
that the vat is located in a very
sandy place.
SOCIALIST* Oh LAWRENCE
NAHE COUNTY l iCKEI
Imbodcn, July 22. The Social
ists of Lawrence county have per
fected a county organization and
nominated the following persons
candidates for the principal county
officers: For representative, Dave
Price, Lynn; county judg, G. M.
Harrison, Hoxie; sheriff, Willis
Mitchel, Powhatan; coroner, H. T.
Horn, Walnut Ridge. This year
will mara the advent of this poli
tical party into real activity.
(jOOD ROADS MEETING
A call has been issued fora good
roads meeting at Batesville, Satur
day July 27, at 10 o’clock a. m.
AH road overseers and citizens are
invited to be present and talk over
the betterment of the public roads.
NEGROES WARNED TO
LEAVE CAMP MONDAY
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Ball & Peters Camp Scene at
Trouble Between Whiteand
Negro Workmen
Sheriff \Y. A. Pike came down
from Batesville Monday night en
route to Ball & Peters camp on
White river to quell an uprising
among the white and negro work
men.
Last Saturday Ball & Peters
construction Company discharged
all of their white workmen and re
placed them with negroes impor
ted from Newport, Little Rock
and other points, which action
caused some bitter feelings among
the white men, and also causing
i someone of them to write a notice
informing all negroes that they
must leave within a given length
of time and which some of the
negroes did.
Sheriff Pike was notified and
came down from Batesville to pro
tect the negro workmen from any
attempt that might have been
made to rid the camp of the
negroes. Mr. Pike returned to
Newark Tuesday morning to see
and gather information as to the
instigators of the affair, but re
turned immeidately to the camp
after fiaving interviewed several
of the discharged workmen.
It cannot be learned as to what
he has found out but will prob
ably stay either here or at the
camp until all brewing trouble
has been adjusted.
IJF.Tl F'R STOCK
You would like to have better
stock, wouldn’t you? Well, this is
the best time you will ever have
to be};in the work of improvement
and there are two things of prime
importance which you can do,
whatever else you may be unable
to accomplish. You can grow feed
crops for your stock this year, and
I you can refrain from breeding
any animal of yours to a scrub
sire. Even if it does cost you a
dollar or more and require a little
extra effort, don’t fail to breed to
the very best sires within your
reach. If there are no good ones
! within reach, go in with your
neighbors and get what you need.
You can do it and it will pay.
How is the livestock of the South
to be improved if you keep on aid
scrubs of all sorts to perpetuate
their kind? Dont do it any longer.
The Progressive Farmer.
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The E M F and F!anders Cars are
$300 cheaper and $500 better
Builders Supplies, Lime, Cement,
Plaster, Furniture, Stoves, Ranges,
Wagons, Buggies and Machinery.
I C. W. MAXFIELD CO.
Batesville, Ark.
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Happenings o? Local Interest
Bftkarnrr tJUflffRXJSi'V&W
Miss Maud Kinman wh > has a
position in St. Louis arrived Mon
day night to spend a few days
here visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. R. A. Barnett and little
son, Sherod, who spent a few days
here last week returned to their
home at Paragould last Thursday.
Next Sunday will be “Decision
Day” at the Methodist church. All
parents are urged to be present
with their children and all children
are requested to remain for the
sermon.
YV. B. Headstream, state agent
in tick eradication, was in town
this week and stated that if the
cattle owners would clean the vat
out and refill with water he would
recharge it so they could dip their
cattle when convenient to keep
tick and flies off.
Dr. A. A. Lvans brought several
bugs to town Wednesday, which
tl»ise that claim to know, say are
boll weevils, and are destroying
cotton at an enormous rate. Dr.
Evans says that he does not know
whether they are the genuine boll
weevil, but does know that they
are as destructive and are doing
considerable damage.
Little Handfor^ Magness the
son of Mr. and Mr. B. A. Magness,
who has been quite sick for the
past six weeks is improving nicely.
J. A. Robinson returned home a
few days ago from an extended
trip to Western Texas. Mr. Robin
son is favorably impressed with
that country and will make that
his home in the near future.
Mrs. A. II. Dulaney who has
been real sick for some time left
Saturday for Fulton, Ky., where
she will spend the remainder of
the summer with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. II. A. Myers.
The revival meeting at Svvifton
last week resulted in 101 conver
sions and reclamations. The pas
tor, Rev. V. T. McCaffrey, was as
aistcd by Rev. A. II. Dulaney of
this place and Rev. J. A. Roberts
of Tucker man.
G. M. Fields has purchased an
up to-date spraying outfit for cot
ton, corn and fruit trees. Mr.
Fields will gladly demonstrate and
help any one who wants to spray
their cotton for worms, he says
anyone can spray 10 or 15 acres of
cotton per day at a very low cost.
STATE FAIR PREMIUM
LIST ABOUT READY
List of Premiums and All Other
Detailed Information Can be
Had Upon Request
The Annual Preuinium List and
Catalogue of the Arkansas State;
Fair will be ready for distribution
within a few days. There have al
ready been hundreds of request
for the book and all calls for the1
list will be promptly answered as
soon as the book is received from
the hands ol the printer, which
will be in about a week.
The premium list for the l‘>12
fair is much more elaborate from
the standpoint of listed premiums
than that of former years.
There have been hundreds of
added classes, many increased
premiums and more detailed in
formation with reference to the
fair than ever before.
This year’s list includes many
new classes in the cattle, horse,
swine, poultry and live stock de
partments new and enlarged
premiums in the industrial and
art departments, while the gov
ernment and state and private in
dividuals have added nearly $2
000 in special premiums for the
boys and girls agricultural depart
ment.
borne new and novel features
will be the “Last Days of Pompeii,”
a fain fireworks spectacle daily in
front of the grand stand, the
Ramsey Family Reunion, the
Dance of all Nations, and many
| other special features, absolutely
new and entertaining.
The National Breeders Associa
tions have recognized the Arkan
State Fair this year as one of the
big instutions of the south, and
have a full list of premiums in the
horse, swine, goat, poultry and
other live stock classes, which will
stimulate great interest and com
petition in these lines.
Every farmer, stock raiser, poul
try breeder, merchant and manu
facturer should have a copy of
this premium list. It will be sent
postpaid upon application to Geo.
R. Belding Sec., Arkansas State
Fair Hot Springs, Ark.
If you want what you want
when you want it, advertise in The
Journal.
MIDNIGHT FIRE
DESTROYS HOME
Of George n. Sink and Badly
Damages house Occupied
by George Jackson
Newport, July 20.—The mid
night fire of Thursday night on
Lower Walnut Street reduced to
ashes the home of George M. Sink
and badly damaged the cottage
adjoining it on the south owned
by Junius Cox and occupied by
George Jackson.
Mr. Sink upon reaching home
about 10 o’clock, and his family
being away, had built up a small j
fire to heat the water for a bath.
He fell to sleep upon retiring and
was awakened to see the flames j
bursting through the open door
way into the room where he was
sleeping. He quickly gave the
alarm but the blaze had reached
such proportions that little could
be saved, except his wife piano.
The flames also spread to the
cottage south, but Mr. Jackson re-'
moved practically all of the family
effects, his loss being about $75;
and not covered by insurance.
The Sink house was a total loss.
Mr. Sink places his loss on house
and contents at $2500 with $1600
insurance.
J. R. Cox had $100 insurance on
the other cottage, which probably
fully covers the loss there.
SMITH HELL) IO GRAND JURY j
Mammoth Spring, July 23. In !
the case against L. ('. Smith in
Justice Frazier’s court today,Smith
waived examination and was hell
without bail to the grand jury on
the charge of being an accessory)
to the killing of Charlie Moore. A
writ of habeas corpus was taken!
out at Pocahontas before Judge
Meeks this afternoon and the at
torneys agreed on $1,000 bail. The
sheriff today returned Jones and j
Sayers to the Pocahontas jail for!
safe keeping. Jones so far has
, failed to till his $2,500 bond.
HULL MOOSE CALL MEETING
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Camden, July 23.—The Bull
Moose party has called a meeting j
for July 27.
1 Capt. M. A. Elliott is the leader.
STORK HALTS VISITOR
EN ROUTE TO ELMO
Youngster Arrives With Police
Escort at Pock Island Depot
in Little Pock
Little Rock, July 21. Excite
ment reigned among the night
employes at the Rock Island de
pot yesterday morning at 2:15
o’clock when little Roy Bennett
Copeland, now of Little Rock, but
soon to be a resident of Elmo,
Ark., was born in the baggage
room of the Rock Island depot.
Mrs. J. C. Copeland, Roy's moth
er, was on her way to Elmo, Ark.,
arriving in Little Rock about 1:10,
and 50 minutes afterward little |
Roy made his advent into this1
world of strife. Also he proceed-;
ed forthwith to notify employes
and others in the depot that he
had a good pair of lungs.
Night Patrolman Bennett, and
Baggage Master Worrell more
than exerted themselves to make
the surrounding and themselves
agreeable to Master Roy, and
when he gazed upon them for the
first time, is said to have uttered
an exclamation of delight at the
imposing appearance of Patrolman
Bennett, and it was suggested by
Mr. Worrell that the child be nam
ed after tile patrolman. This part
of the affair, however, was not de
cided until late yesterday evening
after Roy and his mother had been
removed to the City Hospital.
Nurses at the hospital, hearing of
Mr. Worrell’s suggestion as to
the naming of the baby, decided
to take a hand in giving the baby
a start in life’s journey and forth
with named it Roy Bennett Cope
land, in honor of the big police
man.
Mrs. Copeland, after hearing
that her baby boy had been named
smilingly approved.
HULSEY-JONES
R. W. Hulsey and Mrs. Willie
Jones were married Sunday even
at the home of the groom’s. Squire
K. M. Wilson performing the cer
emony.
The Journal joins their many
friends in wishing them a long and
happy married life.
LIGHT HEARING NOT CALI El)
Paragould, July 23. The case
of Judge Jason Light charged
with malfeasance in office, did not
I come up in court today, but is ex
pected to later.
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COUNTY EXHIBIT TO
BE HELD IN OCTOBER
Purpose is to Create a Greater ln
, tere^t in the Work of Hoys
and (iirls Club
Efforts are being made by the
State Department of public in
struction to insure a good repres
entation of the rural schools at all
county fairs this year, especially
by arranging for school and athle
tic contests of various kinds. State
Superintendent Geo. 11. took and
Prof. J. L. Bond, supervisor of rur
al schools, already have taken the
matter up with the county super
intendents, examiners and teach
ers. They urge that the occasion
offers splendii opportunity for
magnifying the work of the boys'
and gills’ clubs.
The county superintendents and
examiners have been asked to ap
point committees to have this
work in charge and many commit
tees have been appointed and are
actively at work.
County Examiner Sidney Pick
ens, Prof. J. K. Rawlings and
Prof. T. 1). Lindsey have been ap
pointed by the State Department
of Public Instruction as a commit
tee to conduct an exhibit and con
test for the boys’ corn clubs, and
the girls’ canning and poultry
clubs for this county. The exhibit
and contest will take place at
Batesville some time in October.
HEAVY SHIPiTENT OE
PEACHES TO ST. LOUIS
Reports from St. Louis say that
the shipment of peaches from Ar
kansas over the Iron Mountain
into St. Louis for the present
month has been heavy. Up to
date reports are to the effect that
almost 1,500 carloads have h<en
I shipped from Texas and Arkansas
! points.
Traffic officials of the Missouri
Pacific-Iron Mountain say that the
early shipment is the largest ever
handled from Arkansas, and what
thought a conserative estimate by
them is that the Arkansas crop a
lone will reach more than 1,000
carloads.
Both the Rock Island and In n
Mountain lines are handling al
most daily large numbers of pro
fessional peach pickers en route to
the fruit districts of Arkansas
from Florida and other points in
the Southeast.
Deeds of trust and legal blanks
for sale at The Journal office.
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