The Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, April 3, 1908
Vol. 8. No. 15
A TEMPERANCE RALLY
Ladies in Big Temperance Demonstra
tion Last Thursday
A very enthusiastic gathering of the
representative ladies of Newark assem
bled at the residence of I^r. and Mrs.
V. L. Pascoe Thursday evening- and
proceed to carry out one of the most
remark able tempera nee demonstrations
ever witnessed in Newark.
Fallingin line, they marched through
the principal streets of the town carry
ing- banners bearing various mottoes
for temperance, law, order and the
home, the procession Iteing headed
with a large American Hag. The pro
session was composeed of wives, moth
ers, young ladies, and on down to
small boys and girls, and made a very
imposing procesion.
Marching down front street, they
halted at Hawthorne's corner, and Dr.
W. P. Lawton delivered a short ad
r dress. Rev. .Tas. F. Jernigan was
called on to pray and offered a fervent
prayer.
The procession then moved on.
When out near the Baptist church
some one offered “‘Three cheers for our
boys, girls and sobriety in Newark,”
and a mighty cheer rent the air.
“Three cheers for Thompson and
Brown, tin* victors in the temperance
battle,” and another lusty cheer went
up.
Such demonstrations show the strong
hold the ternjterance sentiment- is gain
ing in Newark, and shows that the
good ladies of Newark are keeping in
close touch," with great temperance
movement that is now sweej ing over
Arkansas.
LIST OF JURORS
Following is a list of the grand and
petit jurors for the spring term of the
circuit court, which will convene at
Batesville next Monday.
on AND JURY
Thos. H. Dearing, Big Bottom: Theo.
Jimmerson, Logan; J. J. Boilotte,
Magness: Frank Cook, Washington;
F. M. Kerlin. Greenbrier: Robt. Shelp
inan, Salado: S. F. Boggs. Cushman:
I. N. Reed, Ruddell: J. S. Griffin.
White River: V. O. Gray. Barren:
Zed Griffith. Oil Trough: .Toe Kent,
Black River: E. L. Reeves. Christian:
Alvis Montgomery, Jefferson; J. G.
Pearson, Liberty; Munford Pool,
Gainsboro.
Alternates John Reaves. Ashley:
J. B. Johnson. Fairview: 1). G. Hays.
Relief: John H. Holderby, Big Bot
tom: Hardin Smith, Greenbrier; 1).
W. Warren, Washington.
PETIT JURY
John Austin. Big Bottom; R. T.
Magness, Big Bottom: William Bar
Iter. Logan; A. W. Brooks. Magness:
Frank Wright. John Ashley, White
River; John Bruce, James McGill.
Black River; Robert Treadwell, Bar
ren: Ham Morgan, Gainsboro; ('has.
Leonard, Oil Trough: Thos. Crow,
Christian: W. D. Winston, Green
brier; J. J. Barber, Relief; L. M. Gil
bert. Liberty; C. P. Brooks. Fairview:
George Wyatt, Salado; J. J. Medlock;
Washington; Edwin L. Griffin, Cush
man: G. W. Thompson, Jefferson: W.
M. Trent, Ashley; Robt. W. Patter
son, Ruddell: John Woods, \\ hite
River: W. O. Moore, Christian.
Alternates—W. B. Pate, Greenbrier;
Chas. Grigsby, Salado; Clete Robin
son, Washington; Roy Leggett, Gains
boro: James M. Stephens, Christian:
Mack Churchill, Jas. Gill, Black
River: J. E. Garrett, Relief.
A MONSTER HOG
('apt. D. M. Goodlet of Pulaski
county is the owner of the biggest hoy
in Arkansas.
It is a Poland China, anil from end
of nose to end of tail measures nine
feet and six inches; yirth behind
shoulders, six feet and ten inches;
yirth in front of hams, seven feet;
heiyth four feet; weight, 1,010 pounds.
TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS
If your district needs desks, black
boards or school furniture of any kind,
call and yet my prices. I handle the
best desk made and can make prices
as low as the lowest. A. A. Hender
son, New’ark, Ark.
ARKANSAS’ NEXT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
GEO. W. DON'AGHEY, OF CONWAY, THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR
SKETCH OF MR. OONAGHEY
A Native of Louisiana and Was Raised
on the Farm
George W. Donaghey was t orn in
Oakland, La., July 1, 185(5. He came
to Arkansas in I8(i4. He returned to
hi> native state shortly afterward, but
returned to Little Rock for a second
time in 187!). this time to make Arkan
sas his home, llis father was a farm
er and during the early years of his
life Mr. Donajfhey worked on the farm.
During1 the greater part of his life in
Arkansas Mr. Donaghey has lived at
Conway, where he has resided for 25
years.
For the past fifteen years Mr. Don
aghey has been a contractor. His
start was made when he entered the
shop of J. A. Pence as a cabinet work
er. From that he branched out and
today is one of the most widely-known
contractors in the state. His first
large piece of work was in 1S‘M), when
he undertook the construction of Hen
drix College in Conway. Since that
he lias built several buildings at K1
Dorado, a fine Methodist church at
Camden, the court house of Washing
ton county at Fayetteville, which was
erected at a cost of $1<m).(KH), and which
is one of the finest buildings of its
kind in the South. He also rebuilt the
insane asylum at Little Rock after the
tornado of 18!)4 and was a member of
the first Board of Capital Commission
ers for the new eapitol building at
Little Rock.
His reputation as a contractor is not
confined to Arkansas, and as far back
as 1807 he built the court house build
ing at Longview. Tex., at a cost of
$50,000, also a fine annex to the state
asylum at Terrell, Tex. He has done
much work in Oklahoma and other
states and has spent much time in large
contract work of depots and other
buildings for the Rock Island, often
having several contracts at the same
time.
Mr. Donaghey was married Sep
tember 20, 1883, to Miss Louvenia
Wallace. She was a native of South
Carolina, but came to Arkansas in
1808. She had to a large extent the
care of the Donaghey home place of
00 acres in the suburbs of Conway.
On account of his extensive operations
Mr. Donahev is absent from home a
great deal, and the work of the “town
farm” goes on under his fine wife’s
guidance.
Mr. Donaghey is well-to-do . as to
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this world’s goods, owning consider
able property in different parts of
Arkansas and Oklahoma and being
the largest stockholder in the Faulkner
County bank, besides being interested
in other business in Conway.
He is a member of the Methodist
church.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
During the great meeting at Sulphur
Rock last summer, just after the
close of the memorable revival at
Newark, and when many of our citizens
were in attendance at the Sulphur
Rock meeting, one of the elect old
sisters of Sulphur Rock who was very
happy and was shouting the praises
of God, said ‘‘Bless God, Newark has
spurred Sulphur Rock and caused her
wake up and I am glad of it." This
is good, but from the way Brother
Rice was talking in The Journal last
week, Sulphur Rock is about to
“spur” Newark on the Sunday school
question, and we need to wake up a
little.
Let it be the motto in Newark for
every citizen of the town to be an at
tendant at one or the other of the three
Sunday schools. Take your choice
and don't go down to loiter, smoke,
chew and spend the Lord's Day in such
idleness.
Let’s lead the county. Up then, and
be doing. Sunday School Man.
JIM BURNES WRITES
Dear Editor:—I have hern away
from Newark three months and find
that Texas is far ahead of Arkansas.
Land is very line out here and pro
duces well. (lorn and cotton are the
principal crops. The crop is practic
ally all planted and the growing crops
look tine.
There is no rain here to amount to
anything. There has been only three
rains since I have been here.
Health is fine and there has l>een
only one death since I have been here.
I think Southern Texas is simply
grand. Navosota has a population
of about 3,tWO and there are no strang
gers here. The people are the most
sociable I ever met anywhere.
I have been at work for t'aptain Mc
Lift, who is building locks and dams
on the Brazos river. The captain
built Lock One on White river near
Batesville.
Don't know how long I will remain
here, but expect to make Texas my
home. Give my best wishes to all my
old friends. Jim M. BURNKS.
Navosoto, Tex., March 20.
SULPHUR ROCK HAPPENINGS
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Items of Interest Picked up at the Hub
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock, March .51.—John
Huddleston is the only one who went
up Salt River last week that, so far as
we know, made it profitable. He was
seen Saturday with a fine cat fish.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Merriwether,
from near Dota, attended the temp
erence exercises at the Methodist
church Sunday morning.
Wash Drowning left last week for
Blanchard, La., to resume his posi
tion. after a two weeks vacation.
Our boys went up to Cave City Fri
day to play hall with the team at that
1 lace Saturday, and got licked.
Mrs. Barton and children have been
here several days visiting her parents,
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Hodges.
M. M. Fort of Convenience passed
through town Tuesday on his way to
Egypt to buy corn.
Miss Nettye Hodges went to Newark
Monday night to visit Miss Kate Say
lors a few days.
Mrs. Lizzie Vaughan and son, Kirk,
of Newark spent Monday "in town visit
ing friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hogue of New
port spent Sunday with W. R. Rice
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Jernigan of
Charlotte visited in our city Monday.
Mesdarnes Hogan and Vick were up
from Magness shopping1 Tuesday.
Troy Rawlings, who has been sick
for several weeks, is no better.
L. P. Holcombe of the Dota neigh
borhood was in town Tuesday.
Will Jackson of Argenta spent Sun
day with relatives in our citv7\
Stamp photos and post cards a
specialty at Gibson’s Gallery.
Jas. Huddleston was down from
Sharp Tuesday.
John Stewart of Cord was in our
town Monday.
J. P. Sink went to Newport Tuesday.
ROBBER’S HEAD BLOWN OFF
BentopA-ille, March 2t>.—Robbers
attempted to rob the bank at Spring
town, 15 miles southwest of here, last
night but a premature explosion blew
the head off one of the robl>ers and so
mutilated him that identity is impossi
ble. The others left hurriedly with
out spoils.
SKETCHES FROM OKLAHOMA
Kelley Gibson Writes of Things Seen
and Heard in the New State
Dear Editor: We have heard so much
talk of Oklahoma, I will attempt to
write a sketch of what I have seen
and heat'd since T have been in thu
state.
I left Augusta Wednesday morning1,
March 11th, for Little Rock. At 1 :5<)
p. m. I took a Rock Island car for
()klahoma City, arriving at 6:10 Thurs
day morning. Oklahoma City has a
population of about .'12,000. The city
has a good street car service and has
600 automobiles. It has about 1+
miles of paved streets, and some good
horses, but the most of their stock is.
run down. This is the largest city in
the state and no doubt will continue to
grow for years to come. The country
surrounuing the city is broken prairie
of black sand and produces well,
but there is no chance to buy land at
a reasonable price. Land sells from
*40 to $120 per acre.
T went west to El Reno, and south to
l>unean. Here I met an old friend,
V. C. Prickett formerly of Rutherford,
Ark., Mr. Prickett is a wise and suc
cessful farmer. I enjoyed being with
them for one night and day. This part
of the state is more adapted to cotton
although they raise agood deal of corn,
oats and wheat and enstead of black
sand it is red sand, almost as red a»
blood. I went nortlefrom Duncan to
Tulsa, a distance of 220 miles, and to
get in a quite place I came to Broken
Arrow, 15 miles east of Tulsa. Here
l have made the acquaintance of several
people. The surrounding country is
the best farming land I have seen,
especially ror corn, a man can easily
cultivate <>0 to 75 acres with one team,
and it produces from .’JO to 75 bushels
of corn to the acre. They have good
roads, Rood schools, (food health, and
no negroes.
Here l meet men from everywhere,
from all states in the union, but mom
from Arkansas and Missouri than
any other states. An Arkansas greeny
hears enough to make one light, if he
would fight, but a fellow has to laugh
and go on. I was taking a little walk
Sunday evening by myself, when a
fellow stopped me and asked “Say,
flap, where are you from?” I told him
1 was from Arkansas and he says “I
just knowed you was from the way
you walked.” I learned that he was
from over the line, alsd.
One gauky fellow heard that 1 was
from Little Rock. He .walked five
blocks and waited until 1 returned to
the hotel, to ask if Jett' Davis had
horns.
Most men are as peaceable here as
back home, although there are some
toughs, but they are drifting westward.
Horses are higher here than back
home, and a man coming from Ar
kansas to this state would do well to
bring his stock with him if he entends
to farm.
1 can’t say how long I will be here,
nor can 1 say how soon I will l>e back
in Magness, but if a inan wants to
I farm where he won’t have to plow in
rocks, stumps or mud-holes, he should
come to Oklahoma, if he can be satis
fied. Yours very truly,
Kelly F. Gibson.
Broken Arrow, Okla., March 25.
A CARD OF UNFEIGNED THANKS
To my supporters and friends who
stood so nobly by me in my humble
efforts to win as your tax assessor in
the late primary, I herein and hereby
express to you my deep appreciation
of your kind and generous support*
But we lost. Still “ ’Tis bett^o have
loved and lost than never to have
loved at all, and as a loyal Demo
crat, I cheerfully accept the situation,
return to my home, my plow, spade
hoe, with a clear conscience of having
made a clean race. I will be found
“hoeing my row’’ until the general
election, when 1 shall help to roll up
a big majority for my worthy and
winning competitor.
Again thanking you gentlemen, one
and all, I bid you a kind good bye
till we meet again.
* ours very truly,
,,, , .. , Elbert L. .Temgan,
t harlotte, Ark., March 28, 1908.
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