The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous White River Country, Where Alfalfa Is King
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July I, 1 10
Vol. 10, No. 12
HELD WITHOUT BAIL
Langston Held and Others May be
Involved in Shirey Murder
Walnut Ridge, June 28. Fol
lowing a day of many surprises,
notable among which was the vir
tual collapse of the defense of J
C. Langston, accused of killing A.
W. Shirey, the aged merchant in
his store at Minturn, March 8, the
defendant was held without bail at
8 o'clock this evening by Justice
Rogers to await the action of the
Lawrence county grand jury.
As though a bombshell had been
hurled into the camp of the de
fense, the props were knocked
from tinder it this morning when
Richard Tuell, of Memphis, thus
far the strongest witness for Lang
ston, was called to the stand by
the prosecution. The young man
admitted that his statement made
yesterday that on the night Shirey
was killed he rode a white horse
front Iloxie to Minturn was false.
Under promise of immunity, Tuell
freely admitted that he had not
visited Minturn on the night of the
murder. His only explanation on
cross-examination was that he de
sired to help out Langston.
Although Langston now faces
what virtually amounts to a charge
of murder in the first degree, it is
not likely that he will be the *>nly
defendant. It was openly stated
in the court room that more ar
rests would be made, and it is said
that warrants have already been
issued for the arrest of two other
persons intimately connected with
the case and closely identified with
the life of the Minturn merchant.
With Assistant Superintendent H.
L Mosher of the Pinkerton Detec
tive Agency on the ground and
the secret service in other parts of
the country working on the mys
tery, the prosecution succeeded in
presenting a chain of circumstan
tial evidence which the defense
was unable to dent.
F ARM l-OR 5ALFE
For Sale. A nice little farm of
SO acres, near Dota, with 60 acres
in cultivation, good small frame
house, painted, good fence and all
improvements good. White River
Land Ov Investment Co., Newark,
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FIRST BALE OF COTTON
The first bale of cotton of the
1010 crop was sold at Houston,
Tex., Thmsda.y of la*t week. It
classed as strict middling and sold
for $675. It was grown near
Mercedes.
SKETCHES FROM SALADO
Doings of the Week Among Our
Neighbors Across the White
Ben Cook of Elmo was here a
few hours Saturday.
Mrs. Mattie Holmes of Bates
ville was visiting relatives here
last week.
Dave Wyatt and family of Rosie
were up Sunday, visiting the fam
ily of dames Totty.
The Newark ball team came over
Saturday to play the Sal ado boys,
but owing to a heavy rain, the
game was called otf.
We have had a rain daily for the
past week, and crops are getting
badly in the weeds. There is
some corn yet to plant.
Sheritf Dunlap of Batesville was
in our neighborhood last week,
summoning witnesses for atrial in
county court next week.
Mrs. Sarah Wheeler, who had
been visiting the family of Rev.
James Purcelley, near Cushman,
last week, returned home Sunday.
Miss Vesta Jackson, daughter
of J. X. Jackson, who now lives
in New Mexico, returned a few
days ago to visit relatives here for
a few days.
A Mr. Adams and family of
Waureka, Ok., have moved to our
neighborhood and will make this
their future home. We welcome
all good enterprising people.
James Castleberry, formerly of
this place, but now of Beggs, Ok.,
came in last week to accompany
Mrs. Castleberry and the children
home. They had been visiting rel
atives in this vicinity for several
days.
J. (I. Hazelrigg, superintendent
of the county prisoners, will finish
the road on the Allen hill this
week, and will then move to the
Ladd hill, near Salado, and will
build a road on that hill the next
work to be done.
A Bun STORK
Teddy the Great is home and
Teddy, Jr., is married, but the
stork still refuses to bring Sweet
Alice, Ben Bolt, into the limelight.
Ding bust the stork, to have such
little regard for Pop’s views on race
suicide! Calico Hock Progress.
FOUND $200 PEARL
James Gresham, a blacksmith,
while fishing in a lake near Corn
ing Saturday, opened a mussell to
get bait and found a fifteen grain
pearl, which is said to be worth
two hundred dollars.
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THE PEOPLE
There are some people in every community who
think that Banks were made for the rich. If you
arc one of the misinformed who have this idea, let
us again emphasize the fact that THIS IS A BANK
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE.
A deposit of $1 receives the same welcome and
the same courteous attention as a larger deposit,
for this reason: Many a deposit of $1 has grown in
to an account of $1000 or more, and made itself
worth while to us and the depositor.
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J. H. Caldwell, President; J. H. Jimerson, Vice. Pres.
E. M. Ford, Cashier
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NEWARK GETS BIG PICNIC
Independence County Land Congress Will Hold Big
Booster Picnic Here 29th and 30th of July
The Independence County Land
Congress will hold a big two days
picnic and booster rally at Newark
on Friday and Saturday, .July 29
and 20.
This decision was reached at the
meeting of the land congress held
at Batesville la*t Saturday, and al
ready preparations are being made
by local business men and others
for the entertainment of the hun
dreds of visitors from all parts of
the country who are expected to
attend this monster gathering of
boosters.
The meeting of the land congress
held Saturday at the county court
house was for the purpose of
effecting a permanent organization
of the congress and deciding upon
the time and place for holding the
picnic.
lhe attendance was not so large
as was hoped for, but a majority
of the townships were represent
ed, and the permanent organiza
tion was perfected and a plan of
work mapped out.
A number of interesting talks
were made and considerable enthu
siasm was shown in the matter of
boosting the county.
After having decided to hold the
picnic and having fixed the date
for July ’29 and 30, the question
of where the picnic should be held
was next brought up for consider
ation. Bates ville and Sulphur
Rock were placed in nomination,
and G. M. Fields then placed
Newark in nomination and pledged
a donation of $75 toward defray
ing the expenses of the picnic. F.
M. Ham then offered personally
to pledge $ 100 on the part of Bates
ville, if that place should be
chosen.
The ballot was taken and result
■ed in the selection of Newark by
practically a unanimous vote.
The president then appointed .1.
Rich, M. M. Rutherford and A. A.
Webber as a committee to secure
speakers and arrange for procuring
20,000 booster buttons, the but
tons to be placed on sale at the
picnic.
G. M. Fields, J. C. McGill, F.
M. Ham, M. M. Rutherford and
J. C. Fitzhugh were chosen as a
committee to make the necessary
| arrangements for the picnic.
It was decided to begin a syste
! matic campaign to increase the
! membership of the organization,
! charging only a nominal sum for
the membership fee, and the only
requirement for membership be
ing that each member wear the
membership button and boost In
dependence county.
Another meeting will be held at
the court house in Batesville on
Saturday, July 16.
I RANK FORTUNE
lii'o. Frank Fortune was born in
Rutherford county North Carolina,
> May 4, 18*4, and came to Arkan
sas January, 1894. lie professed
religon and joined the Methodist
Protestant church September 2d
1901. Some time last year Pro.
Frank's health bey an failing and
he decided to travel to try to re
cover his health, but failed to yet
any better, and seeing that he
could not live lony, he returned
to his brother’s, where everything
was done by loving hands that
could be done, until June 24, when
he peacefully passed away.
Bro. Frank was loved by all
who knew him. He always had a
kind word and a pleasant smile for
all. Frank loved his church and
was always ready to assist with his
money and his presence to advance
the kingdom of God. Bro. Frank
ha* proved faithful with the talent
(iod had entrusted him with, .lust
before he passed away he called
his brother and family and friends
to his bedside and told them good
bye and said all was well with him.
The funeral services were held
at his church, Pleasant Hill, con
ducted by Iiev. E. A. Horn and
his Pastor, after which he was
given over to the I. O. (). F. and
the Woodman of the World and
was by them laid to rest in the
Pleasant Hill cemetery.
L>. W. McGinnis, Pastor
A NEEDED IMPROVEMENT
The city fathers did a good
thing in having the town branch
substantially bridged at the alley
at the rear of E. E. Allen’s store.
The Journal has only one fault to
find with it, and that is that the
concrete wall along the east bank
was not built on dovn and con
nected with the wall at the cross
ing at Front street. If this was
.done and the street filled in and
leveled it would be quite an im
provement and would be well
worth the money it would cost.
FINE BOTTOM FAR'l FOR SALE
Fine bottom farm of 320 acres,
near Egypt, in Craighead county;
130 acres in cultivation, four
dwellings in fair condition. Land
has been cleared within last seven
years and is fresh, good land and
not subject to overflow. This is a
fine farm, ideal location for stock
farm, and will be sold at a bar
gain. For price and terms address
White River Land & Investment
Co., Newark, Ark.
CHURCH BUYS FINE ORGAN
The First Christain church,
Tenth and Louisana streets, has
closed a contract with the Hollen
berg Music Company for a mod
ern pipe organ, which, it is claimed,
will be the finest in the city. It
will have all of the latest automatic
attachments. The cost of the organ
was *<;,000. The contract calls for
complete installation within six
months. Little Rock Democrat.
INNOCENT MAN PARDONED
Little Hock, June 27. — Gov.
Donaghey today pardoned W illiam
Elder, a young white man convict
ed of stealing a horse in Mississip
pi county and sentenced to two
years in prison last May. Subse
quent to his conviction it develop
ed that Elder had been the victim
of a trick by other parties and did
not steal the horse at all.
BATESVILLE FLOUR
AND FEED MILL
The Batesville Flour and Feed
Mill is being overhauled and put
in first class condition for running
this season, and will be prepared
to pay cash for all wheat and corn
lotlered on and after July 11.
7-15 Jno.\V. Gi.i nn, Manager.
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CARD OF THANKS
Words cannot express our feel
ings and thanks to our friends and
neighbors for their kindness and
i help shown us during the sickness
and death of our dear brother
j Frank Fortune who died June 24.
P. $. Fortune and Family.
THE PEOPLE S SAFEGUARD
Initiative and Referendum Gives
People Voice in Government
“How are you going to stop iti”
No question than this is more
upon the lips of the American peo
ple. Remark to any average citi
zen that misrepresentative goveri -
nient is rife from Maine to Cali
fornia, that our daily revelations
of graft, bribery and corruption
are a disgrace to American citizen
ship, and he will say to you:
“I know that; but how are you
going to stop it
There is just one way increase
the power of the peoplo in govern
ment. Make it impossible for laws
to be delayed, or enacted, or val
uable franchises given away, UN
LESS THE PEt )PL E CONSKN 1'.
Give the people the right to vote
on laws as well as lawmakers.
That will spell death to graft be
cause no one will spend money to
pass a law which the people can
veto by a direct vote.
That is just what the adoption of
Amendment No. 10 will enable the
people to do. It is to be voted on
at the coming election Sept. Pith.
Under its provisions if the peo
ple want a new law, which, for any
reasons lias not been passed by the
Legislature, they can, by means
of a petition have the question
plated on the ballot and enact it
themselves. Likewise if the Legis
lature passes a law they do not
want, they can in the same way re
ject it at the polls.
This is the Initiative and R'fer
j endum in a nut-shell. Its use is
optional with the people. When
not needed it is not used but it is
always ready for use. Votings are
to lie had at regular elections. No
Jeffersonian Democrat or Lincoln
Republican can object to it with
out betraying distrust in the peo
ple.
bays Governor Donaghey: ‘1
am in favor of safeguarding the
welfare of the people of Arkansas
by giving them the option and
power of invoking the Initiative
and Referendum whenever they
deem it to their interest to do >o.”
“The people’s safeguard”
that is what Amendment No. 10 is.
Gko. J. Kino.
PREACH TO ODD FELLOWS
Rev. E. A. Horn of this place
will preach a sermon on Odd Fel
| lowship at the Methodist church
at Sulphur Rock Sunday after
| noon at 2:30 o’clock.
ARKANSAS A GREAT STATE
Some Pacts About Her Resources
brought Out by Land Congress
That Arkansas is one of the rich
est states in the union in resources
has been brought out and given
publicity by the Arkansas Land
Congress, the following being but
a brief mention of a few of the
many good things which the world
is being told about the state.
Arkansas has the largest saw
mill in the world.
More pearls are found in Arkan
sas than in any other state.
Arkansas has 2,000 miles of
na\ igable streams for transporta
tion purposes.
Arkansas ranks third in the rice
growing industry, and will soon
rank first.
Arkansas is the home of the fin
est apples, peaches and strawber
ries grown in the world.
Arkansas has more than ten
million bearing apple trees, and
the eyes of the whole country
watch her fruit production.
Arkansas soil supports 100 peach
trees to the acre, and they net an
average of $1 per tree.
Slate for roofing purposes is
found in abundance in many parts
of the state and will develop into
a splendid industry.
Arkansas lias the only diamond
mines in America and they are be
ing rapidly developed.
Fifty-six of Arkansas’ seventy
live counties produce cotton, yet
more than fifty per cent of the cot
ton area is untilled.
Arkansas produces a million
bales of cotton every year, worth
fifty-five million dollars for the
lint and the seed.
Arkansas has one of the richest
gas and coal fields in the United
States.
As a truck-garden center, Ar
kansas is a veritable garden spot,
all classes of the finest vegetables
being grown.
Arkansas mineral productions
include the entire list, from coal
to gold and diamonds.
As a grazing and stock raising
country, with a year-round cli
mate, Arkansas is excelled by no
other state in the union.
In the list of advancement in
public school and agricultural ed
ucation, Arkansas is making
more rapid progress than any
other state.
Arkansas is doing more building
in 11*lit than any other state in the
entire South.
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WHAT WILL HAPPEN
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