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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, January 27, 1905.
Vol. 5. No. 5.
GOVERNOR DAVIS SIGNS
THE ANTI-TRUST BILL
Will Become Effective Sixty Days
After its Passage.
F"”iou8 Act Signed by Gov. Davis
Monday and Will Become Ef
fective March 19.
Little Lock, Jan. 24.—Gover
nor Davis placed his signature to
the famous King-Davis anti-trust
bill yesterday at ter noon at 3:15,
and it will become effective March
11).
The bill, properly signed and
enrolled, was sent to*the gover
nor's office at 2:30 by Chairman
George E. Floyd, of the senate
■committee on enrolled bills. At
3:30, one hour later, the governor’s
private secretary appeared at the
bar of the senate and read a brief
message from Governor Davis, in
which the chief executive stated
to the senate, with pleasure, that
he had just signed the anti-trust
bill.
By the provisions of the act the
new law will not become effective
until sixty days after its passage,
but meanwhile the former anti
trust law, the act of March 0, 1891),
is repealed.
President Covington of the sen
ate was in the governor's office
when the bill was signed. Both
he and Governor Davis used anew
pen with which to sign the bill,
and they will both keep the pens
as souvernirs of the event.
Bankers money orders are the
'*r/‘,st way to send money. Sold
by tne\Bank of Newark payable
in all parts of the civilized world.
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OBITUARY.
In loving rememberance of Nich
olas Crigler, died December 22,
1904.
This is a bright, glad, beautiful
world, fragrant with the odor of
flowers, tuneful with the song of
birds, resplendent with the glories
of earth, sea and sky, and yet its 1
attractions now' are unnoticed by !
us, for grim, merciless Death vis- j
ited our home December 22, 1904,1
and took from us our beloved fath
ther. Our sky is hung with black,
sombre clouds; our vision is o’er-J
cast with the gloom of sorrow and j
every sound that strikes our ear :
has in it a cadence of despair,with
out the presence of our beloved
father, who has gone before. The
world indeed seems cheerless to
us and in our heart there is a
dreary, dismal, aching void.
The only consolation that we
have is the sweet hope that our
beloved father is at peace. The j
one upon whom we have lavished I
our care is now in that land
‘‘Where the weary are at rest.”
Bending over the open coffin,
looking at the folded hands which
we’ll never clasp again in this
world, gazing upon the closed eyes
in which we will never see our
image reflected on this earth again,
our scaldingtears fall as we real
ize that our earthly father is at
rest.
We can realize that our heart's
idol has heard the words from the
Father’s lips, “Well done thou
good and faithful servant, enter
thou into the joys of the land."
The poor worn frame will never
more be racked with the agonies
of pain. Suffering is at an end.
’Twill only be a little while until
we will cross the dark river and
join our father among the saved
on the other shore.
Dearest father thou hast left us,
And our loss we deeply feel.
Hut ‘tis God that has bereft us
He can all our sorrows heal.
; Yet again we lujpe to meet thee
When tlie dajo*f life is tied:
And in Heaven with joy to greet thee,
Where no fare-well tear is shed.
Martha Ckici.er.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Short Local Items of Interest Picked
Up at the Metropolis of White
River Township.
Adler Madness returned from
Alicia Monday.
Wm. Lewis of Magness was in
town Saturday.
Will Waldrip of Magness was
in town Tuesday.
Boone Tulley is visiting in Oil
Trough this week.
J. C. Gibson went to Batesville
Tuesday on business.
Young McPherson of Newark
was in town Monday.
Little Pies Moore has been sick
a few days but is better.
Pete Fortune of the Dota neigh
borhood was in town Saturday.
Our old friend Bille.v Wright
of Magness was in town Monday.
Miss Sue Braden visited in
Batesville several days last week.
E. M. Gibson and Will Seymore
of Magness were in town Monday.
Harry Tuggle of Little Rock
was visiting in town the first of
the week.
Hamlin Morgan, of Mooretield,
was in town Tuesday with a load
of cotton.
Clint Burckett of Missouri is;
here visiting Messers. Hugh ami
Bob Parks.
Herbert Harrison ofTuckerman
visited the family of W. 8. Moore
here last week.
Hubert Kennerly of Batesville
spent Sunday here, visiting rela
tives and friends.
Mrs. Dan Moore and Mrs. Good
rich of this place went to Newacjj,
Tuesday evening.
Robert Moore made a business
trip to Little Rock last week, re
turning Monday.
Dr. M. B. Owens and family of
Magness came up Saturday to vis
it the doctor’s mother.
doe Magness went to Batesville
Sunday, as usual. Wonder what’s
the attraction up there?
Marshal J. M. Keith started
Sunday for a week or two’s visit
in the Indian Territory.
Joe Caldwell and wife spent
Sunday with the gentleman’s
mother on the mountain.
Messers. Robert Moore and Jim
Vaughn are the champion wood
cutters of Sulphur Rock.
Tom Carter returned from Po
cahontas Tuesday, where he has
spent the past two months.
Bird hunters are plentiful. Most
of the boys like to hunt quail, but
seems like Prof. Will Jernigan
likes the Martin best.
Miss May Martin, who is teach
ing at Oakland, spent Sunday
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Martin.
Miss Maud Vaughn, who is en
gaged in teaching at Paroquet,!
came home Saturday to visit home
folks. She was accompanied by
Mrs. J. C. Whited.
PAINFULLY HURT BY
BEDSTEAD FALLING
W.R. Williamson Painfully Injured in
a Most Peculiar Manner Last
Sunday Night.
W. R. Williamson was painfully
injured in a rather peculiar man
ner Sunday night.
He blew oyt the lamp and start
ed to get in bed, and in some man
lier the railing on one side of the
bedstead gave way, and Mr. Wil
liamson fell in such a manner that
the lower part of his back struck
the railing, and two of his ribs
were broken.
It was thought for a while that
he was otherwise internally injur
ed, but fortunately he was not,and
was reported yesterday to be get
ging along very well.
CHIPS PROM q)RL).
Prof. Jernigan is getting along
splendidly with our school, and is
giving general satisfaction.
1 hope to bo at the Brown-Lash
lee debate beginning at Newark
February 6, and expect an inter
esting time.
What is going to be the outcome
of the low price cotton? A prom
inent cotton dealer told me he did
not see how it could be any better
with the present supply. But the
farmers can raise more hog and
hominy.
Mrs. Dave Churchill’s sudden
death on the 16th, brought sadness
to all her friends and acquaint
ances. She was a good woman.
She was a daughter of Mrs. Mol lie
Winston, and a sister of Nathan
Winston.
I preached at Alicia Saturday
and Sunday, and had good congre
gations. They have a criminal
shop (saloon) at that place, and
talk of another one. The county
and town license costs about $1,TOO
a year. Who pays it? Why the
drinkers, of course. Bro. J. F.
Butler was called as pastor of the
Baptist church here; but from
some cause has missed several ap
pointments. Bro. .T. W. Thrash
er is the Methodist pastor. I
found plenty of ice as I came
across Black river bottom, and
good prospects for more.
,1. I. Martin.
SALADO SKETCHES.
Dr. Edrington of Rosie spent
Sunday and Monday in our town.
Several of our young people are
thinking of locating at Hatton Gap
soon.
Sheriff Kaneaster spent several
days here last week visiting home
folks.
Miss Hattie W.v cough is report
ed to be very low with typhoid
fever.
Drs. Kennerly and Dorr of
Batesvilie made professional visits
here last week.
Gib Porter of Batesville spent
Sunday in our town visiting his
aunt, Mrs. Hankins.
Tax .Collector Montgomery and
Charley Shelpman passed through
here Monday, en route to Elmo.
Messrs. Oltem Shelly, Boss
Burnes and Elbert Bert visited at
Magness Saturday and Sunday.
Misses Maud Kaneaster and
Fannie Moore of this place attend
ed church at Mount Zion Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Champ Luster of
Batesville visited the latter’s par-j
ents at this place several days last
week.
| Little John Cook was accident
ally shot Saturday while hunting
with a party of boys, but is report
ed to be getting along nicely.
Miss Ola Engles of this place
and Johnnie McClendon of Desha
were very quietly married at the
home of tin* bride Sunday. Esq.
Scott officiating. Rex.
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
Items of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers.
Hus Walker was accidentally
shot and instantly killed near Fes
enthal Monday.
Liber Bros, one of the eldest
dry goods firms in Helena, has
tiled a petition in voluntary bank
ruptcy.
A large wholesale hay warehouse
belonging to John Sims at Hazen
was destroyed by fire Sunday
night. Loss $2,500.
Maggie Stephens, a little girl
living at Dover, was perhaps fat
ally burned a few days ago by her
clothes catching tire.
Seven business houses were de
stroyed by fire at Junction City
Sunday night entailing a loss of
something like $20,000.
T. J. Hester died at Newport
from the result of injuries sustain
ed in being struck by an Iron
Mountain train at Olyphant.
A man named Ed Linders was
found frozen to death near his
home in Lincoln county during
the recent cold spell last week.
A specimen of the supposed cab
bage snake was discovered by Mrs.
James Tippen of Jonesboro who
was preparing cabbage for dinner.
The eight-old-daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Joe Harris of Oreewood
was burned to death a few days
ago. Her clothing caught from
the fireplace.
Gov. Davis has pardoned Dick
Jones who was convicted at the
September term of circuit court
in Jackson county for selling
whiskey without license.
The trial of John V. Roberts for
grave robbery and attempting to
defraud the insurance companies,
was commenced in the circuit
court at Searcy Wednesday.
Dr. J. M. Wilkerson, who has
for several years been a prominent
citizen of Springfield, Mo., has
been indicted for a murder com
mitted 85 years ago at Kingston,
Ark.
Thomas McCauley, about 20
years old, committed suicide at
Searcy last Saturday night by tak
ing strychnine. Grief over his
mother’s death appears to have
been the cause of the act.
A slap administered by Clem
Williams, a negro, at Hot Springs
in the course tff a quarrel with his
wife, broke the latter’s neck, it is
alleged, and caused her death. The
woman lived a short time after
she received the blow, but she did
not regain consciousness.
Henry Davis of Jonesboro caus
ed a stampede in the Merchants
Hotel bar room at Little Rock
Thursday night by emptying his
pistol at E. S. Gorman. Davis
was drinking. He fired five shots
at Gorman, but only one took ef
fect, that one striking Gorman in
the left hand, and producing only
a slight wound.
LEGISLATURE GRINDS
OUT BILLS AND BILLS
New Fencing District For Inde
pendence County.
Raney Introduces Bill Making Road
Overseers Elective—Mr.Fuller
Wants Beer Inspector.
The House passed the famous
King-Da-vis anti-trust bill Thurs
day afternoon of last week by a
vote of 72 to 20. With this ex
ception few bills of importance
have been passed during the week.
Senator Hinkle’s bill creating
fencing district No. 4 in Indepen
dence county has passed both the
house and senate.
Representative Raney has intro
duced a bill in the house providing
for the election of road overseers
in Independence county by the
qualified electors, instead of by
appointment.
Among the most important bills
introduced during the week is one
by Senator Smith increasing the
salaries of the^judges of the su
preme court from $3,000 to $4,
000 per annum, and the salaries of
the circuit judges of the state from
$2,000 to $3,000. The bill was
read a second time and referred to
the judiciary committee.
House bill 119, by Mr. Raney,
changes the time of holding cir
cuit court in Independence coun
ty at the hprirg session to the
eleventh Monday th<$ third
Monday in January.
House bill 122, by Mr. Andrews
of Nevada county, repeals the law
providing for the publication of
delinquent personal tax lists.
House bill 123, by Mr. Andrews
of Sharp, encourages the destruc
tion of hawks, owls and crows in
the state. Every person who kills
them shall be entitled to 25 cents
in county scrip for each bird de
stroyed.
House bill 150, by Mr. Fuller,
provides for the creation of the
office of the state beer and malt
liquor inspector, and provides for
the inspection of beer and malt
liquors, sold in the state. The in
spector is to be appointed by the
governor, by and with the consent
of the senate, within thirty days af- j
ter the act takes effect. His sala- \
ry is fixed at $2,000 a year.
The house and senate have both
passed the bill allowing each mem
ber 25 cents worth of stamps and
30 copies of a daily paper each day
and the bill now goes to the gov
ernor. Governor Davis vetoed a
similar bill two years ago.
PEACE-flAKER KILLED.
Ed Robertson, foreman at a.
lumber mill at Warren, was killed
Saturday night while attempting
to separate two men who were en
gaged in a hand-to-hand struggle
with knives. Robertson’s throat
was cut and he died almost imme
diately after receiving the wound.
Selwyn Quinby, one of the men
whom Robertson tried to separate
was severely wounded.
SPOKE IN BOSTON.
Hon. Joe T. Robinson, congress
man from Arkansas, was one of
the principal speakers at the an
nual banquet of the New England
Iron and Hardware Association at
Boston Tuesday night.
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