The Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, October 24, 1913
Vol. 13, No. 29
MAKE LONG TRIP
IN LIGHT BUGGY
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Covington Drive
From Their Home Near New
ark to Greenwood, Miss.
Editor The Journal.—Some one
suggested that I should write up
my 300 mile buggy trip. Being a
little indisposed since returning
home, have just now concluded it
isn’t too late to tell about the won
derful” trip that old Sister Cov
ington and her dear old husband
made through mud, sand and rain
to Greenwood, Miss.
Leaving here on the morning of
September 9th,in a runabout,with
"Pauline” harnessed up, we start
ed as if we were going to Bates
ville to spend the day, never think
ing what might happen on the
way, as brave as Daniel in the
Lion’s Den. We passed through
Newark, on to Paroquet and cross
ed the river .spending first night at
Shoffner, in Jackson county, about
12 miles below Newport. Poor
"Pauline” looked fagged out, hun
gry and tired. The roads had been
freshlv worked between Newark
and Paroquet and making the
road very muddy, and we carried
some of that mud all the way to
Greenwood. After we crossed
White river we found very good
roads to Shoffner. We did not take
a timepiece as we rather not know
how long it would taae to pull
through mud, and the distance
would not seem so long, but If we
had a timepiece we might have
been in too big a rush. All depend
ed on “Pauline,” if she could make
the trip or not. This was our one
thought — not of ourselves, we
were doing fine driving leisurely
along looking at the fine cotton,
corn, peas and last but not least
sugar cane and fine rice fields.
You know it has been said that
man’s useful friend, the horse, has
been doomed to swift oblivion, but
we do not find this the case. The
horse and mule were among the
first animals spoken of in the
Bible, atfer the Ark rested on
Ararat. There has been no horse
less age since man inhabited the
earth. The healthy cow will do
her part in furnishing healthful
food to the human family, but she
will always be assisted by the
noblest of all our animals—the
horse. We continued our trip
through Jackson and Woodruff,
stopping over night at Howell, a
small place. Enough to say that
Woodruff is the finest farming
country in the State. The finest
cotton and corn I ever saw, and
the towns all seem prosperous.
We kept parallel with the Rock
Island to Brinkley, in Monroe
county, and spent one night at
Hyde Park with an old Indepen
dence county family. In the wel
come we received from Mr. and
Mrs. Bird, we soon forgot all the
weariness of the day. The Lord
had held a tight grip on tne clouds
all day, but as soon as we were
under shelter, He relaxed his fing
ers and the rain came down at a
lively rate. It was prophetic of the
showers of blessings that came
during the days that followed. It
rained the whole night and next
day up to eleven. We told our
friends we must continue our
journey. SoJMr. Bird kindly con
sented to see us safely over “The
Father ofWaters.” We took“Paul
ine” from the runabout, tied her
securely to the steam ferry boat.
ine negroes pusnea ine runaooui
on the boat and we soon landed on
Mississippi soil. But oh my, after
we landed, such a steep landing,
it took four negro men to get the
buggy up a sandy bank, that seem
to me 100 feet high. Now on the
road to Lula, about 10 miles,black
sticky mud,through dense bottoms
that an X-ray could not have pen
trated. We did not meet a soul nor
see a soul for several hours, but
finally crossed a levee and saw a
negro cabin, where we inquired
the way to Lula, and found it too
far to get there that night. As we
rode slowly through the awful
dark bottom the sun was dropping
behind the western horizon, there
stood in full view a cabin,the most
conspicuous,a ttractive and auspic
ious building, it seemed to us in
that lonely Mississippi bottom. I
am not prepared to say this is the
worst road under the sun for I
have heard it said that “Jordan is
a hard road to travel.” We could
come over this, because at Helena
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We have for sale one of the best bar
gains in White River land ever placed on the
market, consisting of 450 acres of fine cane
land, with 50 acres in cultivation and two
tenant houses on the place. Land has two
miles of river front, with good ferry, and is
only one mile from good little railroad and
mill town on White river. Several thou
sand feet of good cottonwood timber, large
quantity of meichantable hardwood and
more than 1,000 beflCng pecan trees, rang
ing in size from om foot to three feet in
diameter and producing now, with no at
tention, several hundred dollars worth of
pecan annually. - T-lvere
the face of the earth, and it is practically
all susceptible of cultivation. Price $8,000
HENDERSON REAL ESTATE CO
Newark, Arkansas
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Come to Newark
I will pay you the top price for
your Cotton, and will sell you
good, dependable goods just as
cheap as you can buy them any
where. My stock comprises
everything needed by any mem
ber of your family. ! want to
buy your cotton whether you
trade with me or not, and will
pay you all the market affords.
C. M. EDWARDS
Newark, Arkansas
we had crossed “Crowley’s Ridge”
where it seemed like the road was
set on ead and was steep as Jacob’s
ladder. For several hours my hus
band encouraged me with the as
surance that he had seen as bad
roads before, but when that con
solation at length failed, we clung
to our sweating, tired out “Paul
ine” in grim silence and moved
slowly along, with a dogged deter
mination that would have excited
the envy of Stanley in the dark
jungles of Africa. We made it
through that terrible place with
out the loss of life or limb,and spent
the night with a splendid family.
Will tell you more of the trip
next week.
Mrs. A. A. Covington.
The Journal has a limited num
ber of copies of the official list of
poll tax payers in Independence
county, printed in book form, and
alphabetically arranged by school
districts, for sale at 25c each.
LITERARY PROGRAM
The High School literary society
will render the following program
Friday night.
Song by Society.
Scripture reading.—MinnieLynn
Martin.
Recitation.—Clint Edgar.
Recitation.—Clive Hawthorne.
Vocal Solo. Ruth Hawthorne.
Reading Elizabeth Alexander.
Queries. Nobe Holderby.
Piano Solo Katherine Martin.
Reading.—Effie Sisk.
Reading.—Ruby Drennen.
Piano Solo. -Mrs. Hinson.
Declamation.—Rudd Alexander.
Debate Resolved, That Wash
ington deserves more praise than
Jackson. Affirmative, Ralph Rat
ton. Negative, Ernest Gire.
Quartette.—Roy Robinson, Ella
McDonald, Winnie Dearing and
Leander Mayhan.
Locals. -Dr. W. P.Moore.
MOVING PICTURE SHOW
AT ALLEN’S HALL
Every Wednesday and Saturday Nights
ADMISSION 10c
W. D. HINSON, Manager
CALL NEW PASTOR
At a church conference andbusi
ness meeting of the Baptist con
gregation held at the church last
Saturday, Rev. R. L. Finley of
Sulphur Rock, was called to the
pastorate of the Newark Baptist
church for the ensuing year.
Rev. Finley is no stranger to the
people of Newark, having filled
the Baptist pulpit here a number
of times during the past year. He
is an able and earnest exponent of
the Gospel and it is confidently ex
pected that he will be able to ac
complish much good as pastor of
the church at this place. He will
continue to serve the church at
Sulphur Rock, dividing his time
between the two churches. He
will probably move to Newrark in
the near future.
STEVENS GETS 5 YEARS
Charles Stevens was convicted
of sodomy in the circuit court at
Batesville Tuesday, and was giv
en five years in the penitentiary. ;
A number of other cases of
minor importance have been dis-'
posed of, but this is the only con
viction in a felony case.
The Journal for Job Printing.
FARM FOR SALE
Good upland farm of 69 acres,
55 acres in cultivation, 2^ miles
north of Newark, in good neigh
borhood, near church, school, R.
F. D. and on rural phone line.
Good four room box house, good
log barn, fine well water, small
orchard and plenty of timber for
home use. All under good fence,
nnd will be sold at a bargain. For
price inquire at The Journal office
or see owner, A. R. Watts.
SHOULD REMOVE COTTON
Parties who have cotton on our
gin-yard that has been ginned and
baled should remove same as soon
as possible. If left on the yard it
is at onwers risk, as we have no
insurance on cotton left on the
yajd and will not be responsible
for any loss in case of fire.
Newark Gin Co.
McCORMACK FORJUDGE
John E. McCormack of Bates
ville announces in today’s paper
as a candidate for county and
probate juage."' '"Mr.'’McCormack
has never been in politics before
but there are no more worthy or
capable young.men in the county.
For a number of years he has
been associated with Ernest Neill
and is recognized as one of the
best posted young men in the
county on matters that come be
fore the county and probate
court.
He is thoroughly progressive
and wide-awake, and on all mat
ters affecting the best interests
of the county he would, as coun
ty judge, take a firm stand for
those things calculated to best
promote the advancement of our
county along all lines. He is a
strong good roads advocate and
promises if elected judge to use
his best efforts to promote the
building of more and better roads.
He proposes to make an active
campaign and will probably meet
every voter in the county between
now and the close of the cam
paign. ^ _
EPWORTH LEAGUE
At the meeting of the Epworth
League last Sunday evening the
following officers were elcted for
the ensuing year: President, VV.
A. Hawthorne; first vice presi
dent, Miss Minnie L. Martin;
second vice president, Miss Elmina
Magness; third vice president,
Miss Iva Baker; fourth vice presi
dent, J. B. Stewrart; secretary
treasurer, Miss Nell Welborn; Ep
worth Era Agent, J. B. Stewart.
A public installation of these offi
cers will be held in the near fu
ture. The league will hold its de
votional meetings from now on at
6 o’clock p. m. The topic for Sun
day is Christ and the Modern Soc
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RANEY IN STONE COUNTY
Senator T. J. Raney,of Newark,
spent part of this week in town on
business. He is a candidate for
Railroad Commissioner to succeed
Commissioner Bellamy, of Mam
moth Springs. Mr. Raney is a man
whom we are glad to place before
the voters of our county, and we
believe that no man can run very
close to him here. As Senator for
this District he has never forgot
ten that he was a representative
of Stone as well as Independence
county.—Stone County Record.
NO HUNTING ALLOWED
We have ppsted our pasture
lands, southeast of Newark, and
no hunting will be allowed. All
trespassers will be prosecuted.
Self & Company.
Tell ’em you saw it in The Journal
MANY PRIZES WON
BY NEWARK BOYS
Young Com Growers of This Neigh
borhood Win All the CornClub
Prizes Except Three
The boys from this end of the
county swiped all the prizes in the
Boys Corn Club work this year ex
cept three.
Miss Edna Higgs of Pleasant
Plains won the prizes for the
greatest increase in yield, George
Wightman of Sharp won the prize
for the second best ten ears of
corn and Earle McClendon of
Moorefield won the prize for the
largest production of corn on hill
iald at least cost of production.
All the other prizes were won
by the boys around Newark as
follows
Largest yield corn, bottom land,
least cost of production, Frank
Martin.
Second largest yield corn, bot
tom land, least cost of production,
John Rutledge.
Second best yield corn, hill land,
least cost of production, J. C.
Chamberlain.
Largest yield corn on creek bot
tom land, Adler McDonald.
Largest yield corn per acre, bot
tom land, Earl Best.
Second largest yield corn per
acre, bottom land, Morris Magness.
Second best single ear of com,
Earle Best.
Adler McDoniel, who won the
state fair scholarship, is a son of
Tom NcDoniel, who lives out
north of town. Adler will leave
Sunday night for Hot Springs to
attend the State Fair. {
NEGRO CUTS WHITE MAN
Row at Batesville Depot Leads
to Weilding of Knife
Bateville, Oct. 20. ~ In a fight at
the depot here Saturday night,
Jessie Jones, a negro cut and
seriously wounded Clarence Joyce,
a white man. It is not thought
Joyce is fatally wounded, but
there is a gash 10 inches long
across his abdomen.
The negro was released on bond
Monday morning, when it was
shown that Joyce was not mortally
wounded, and when it was shown
that Joyce was the aggressor.
Joyce runs a bus line, and the
negro is a porter for the Baker
hotel.
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REMEMBER!
The old reliable when you are go
ing to buy furnishing for the home
or farm. We have everything you
need and at the right price too.
Look over this list and see what
you want then come in and let us
figure with you:
FURNITURE, SEWING HACHINES
BUCK STOVES, CARTS, BUGGIES
SURR1ES,.. , WAC'ONS and AUTOS
TENTS and AWNINGS, WAGON
and BUGGY HARNESS.
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Batesville, Ark.
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