The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous White River Country. Where Alfalfa Is king
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas Friday, Ddlember 15, 1911
Vol. 1 I, No. 36
PEOPLE AS LAW MAKFRS
Initiativeand Referendum is Pop
ular and People May Trim
Legislature’s Powers
One of the most notable develop
ments of state affairs confronting
the people at this time is the growth
of the sentiment, for population
legislation under the Initiative and
Referendum amendment. The
people appear to be ready to take
the subject of law-making into
their own hands very largely, and
the indications are that the tickets
next September will be loaded down
with propositions upon which the
voters may express their opinion.
1 nose wno opposed me inma
tive and Referendum in Arkansas,
declared that it would
be useless, as it would seldom be
invoked. They were mistaken.
The people are just awakening to
the fact that they have this law
making instrument in their hands,
independent of or correlative with
the Legislature, and they are pre
paring to use it effectively in state,
county and neighborhood affairs.
In some instances the referendum
is being employed to set aside acts
passed by the Legislature, notably
the Turner-Jacobson bill. In more
numerous cases the Initiative is
being invoked to enact laws
anew.
There are now twelve petitions
; on file with the Secretary of State,
l but only one is for a state-wide
| proposition. This is the petition
with twenty-thousand signatures
^ filed by Senator Friedell to refer
If. the Turner-Jacobson bill to the
§ people, that they may say whether
or not it shall become a law.
Gov. Donaghey, who is making
his race for a third term practically
| on this issue, has been covering
* She state pretty thoroughly, and he
f declares that the bill will be over
gj whelmingly approved by the people.
■ He says the people are slowly but
| surely leamig that they have been
I improperly persuaded by the oppo
• |g sition to beleive the bill is against
I their interests. As they are con
I vinced that it is in their interests
I essentially, they are as strongly
■ supporting it.
Rut there will be many other
I states propositions for submission
I as the law gives until the first of
i June for the filing of Initiative
j petitions. Next to the revenue
I measure, and greater than it in the
m minds of many, is the prohibition
question and many of the
leaders are themselves divided on
this question, but this will not pre
vent the submission. Petitions
are now in circulation throughout
the state, and as only twelve
thousand names are required, it
is clear there will be no difficulty
in securing the requisite number.
The petitions are being circulat
ed under the directions of the
Anti-Saloon League, and Rev.
Frank Barrett says there are 150,
000 church members of the state
practically pledged to its support.
It also has the support of Gov.
Donaghey.
The legislature is likely to find
itself in the predicament of the
coon hunter who sawed off the
limb between himself and the tree,
should the constitutional amend
ment prevail, which seeks to re
strict the time of the legislative
sessions. It is proposed that the
sessions shall be restricted to sixty
days at six dollars per day, with
out pay for extensions, and to ex
tra sessions ot fifteen days at three
dollars a day, without per diem
for extensions. The maximum
that any member could then get
out of a session would be $405.
Should they fail to do the neces
sary amount of work in the pre
scribed time, their patriotic devo
tion to the cause of their constitu
ents would have to be brought in
to service.
MISSION SOCIETY ELECTION
The Woman’s Missionary So
ciety met on Wednesday evening
of last week with Mrs. J. W.
Adams, and elected the following
officers for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Ida Adams, president; Mrs.
Nellie Jernigan, first vice presi
dent; Mrs. Maude Edwards, second
vice president; Mrs. Dulaney,
third vice president; Mrs. T. J.
Raney, fourth vice president; Mrs.
Leona Magness, treasurer; Mrs.
F. M. Martin, corresponding secre
tary; Mrs. B. A. BaKer, recording
secretary; Mrs. Mollie Rodgers
agent and press superintendent.
NOTICE OF ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that a
meeting of the landowners of the
Big Bottom Fence District will be
held at the city hall in Newark,
Ark., on the first Saturday in Jan
uary, 1912, for the purpose of
electing three commissioners.
F. C. Hoyt,
G. M. Fields,
W. W. Magness,
Commissioners.
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SANTA CLAUS
Will make his headquarters, as usual,
at our store. New Christmas goods
will begin coming in next week. We
will have a complete assortment of
Dolls, Toys and Fine China. Leave
your orders early.
E. J. MAGNESS & SONS
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NEXT TO POSTOFFICE NEWARK, ARKANSAS
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Ipl^HANTme a rhyme of
' " Christmas —
t laughter,
Let it be pure ana strong
Singof the hearts brimmed over
With the story of the day—
Of the echo of childish voices
That wall not die away.—
Of the blare of the tasseled bugle,
And the timeless clatter and beat
Of the drum that throbs to muster
Squadrons of scampering feet.
But,O,let your voice fall fainter,
Till, blent with a minor tone,
hbu temper your send with the beauty p mmm
Of the pity Christ hath shown,
And sing one verse for the voiceless;
Ana yet, ere the song be done,
A verse for the ears that hear not,
And a verse for the sightless one.
For though it be time lor sindind
A merry Christmas glee.
Let a low, sweetvoice of pathos
Run through the melody.
JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY.
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UNIQUE PARTY OF DINERS
At the noon hour Thursday at |
the Baker hotel in this city, there
was seated at one of the tables in
Ahe dining room a rather unique
i party of diners. They were Judge
| M. L. Arnold, Hon. Frank M. Mar
tin, Prof. A. A. Henderson, J. I.
Sturdivant, W. D. Magness, and
W. H. Tomlinson, six life-long
I friends and neighbors of Big Bot
tom township, and among that
locality’s most prosperous and in
fluential citizens. The average age
of the party was 64 years, and
each of them was born and raised
in Big Bottom township.
That there is “no place like
home,’’ and the futher fact that
Big Bottom township is in fact
“God’s country,” is demonstrated
by the above incident. Few com
munities can produce half a dozen
influential and good citizens who
were born and raised and still re
side in the locality, and who have
reached the mature age these
gentlemen have attained, and we
will venture that there are few
sections of the whole country
where as many citizens have spent
their entire lives as in the Big Bot
tom country.—Batesville Guard.
THAT’S THE TRUTH
Earle Hodges, our competent,
and genial Secretary of State
is sitting steady in the boat this
year. He has grown, as few pub
lic men have grown, during his
first term. He was strongly urg
ed by friends all over the state to
get in the governor’s race, but he
wisely decided to offer for a second
term. He will have no opposition.
North Arkansas is especially proud
of Earle, and look upon him as
the “Mountain Hope.” If the suc
cessful candidate for governor
should decide to try to go to the
l j U. S. Senate two years hence,
! North Arkansas will be solid for
I Earle Hodges for governor. If
I not, then we are for him wherever
he decides to go.—Yellville Echo.
GOOD SHOP FOR SALE
My blacksmith shop, one of the
. best equipped in the county, with
» large gasoline engine, band-saw,
( cut-off, grist mill and other up-to
date equipment. Also mv house
1 and automobile. Prefer to sell ail
| together, and am offering same at
a bargain. H. Johle,
Newark, Ark.
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STATE TEACHERS HEETINQ
Everything is in readiness for
the 44th annual session of the Ar
kansas State Teachers Association
at Little Rock, December 27th-29th
The complete program will be sent
on request by Secretary J. L. Bond,
Little Rock.
A special railroad rate of one
and one-third fares for the round
trip to Little Rock has been grant
ed by all railroads in the state.
Registration booths will be open
at the Marion, Capital and Gleason
hotels, at the High School and at
the State Department of Public
Instruction. The night sessions will
be held in the Auditorium of the
Marion Hotel and the morning and
afternoon meetings in the High
School Building.
By courtesy of the Little Rock
Entertainment Fund Committee,
an informal reception will be ten
dered the teachers Thursday night
at the Marion Hotel.
An enrollment of 2,000 is expect
ed, as the result of the unusual
merits of the program, the growing
professionial interest of the teach
ers and the wide publicity through
the co-operation of the press.
NICE HOWE FOR SALE.
A splendid little farm of about
22 !• acres; two houses, two barns,
two good wells of water, more
than 500 bearing fruit trees. All
good fertile laad, and will produce
well of cotton, corn, hay, oats, po
tatoes, or anything you want to
raise. An ideal home, and all in
side the incorporation of Newark,
and lying in the northeast part of
town.
Will be sold at a bargain if tak
en at once. Price reasonable,
terms easy. R. K. McHenry,
Newark, Arkansas.
EASTERN STAR SUPPER
The Eastern Star will give a
box supper in the banquet hall in
the Masonic building Saturday
night, December 23. All the
youug ladies and all the old ladies
are cordially invited to attend and
bring boxes, and all the young
men and all the old men are invit
j ed to come and enjoy a good sup
! per. < _
BREWER RECOVERING
Trigger Brewer, who was shot
in the foot while at Fisher one day
last week, was brought home
Thursday evening by his brother,
George, who went over after him.
He was shot in the right foot
just above the ankle, the ball; st
clipping a small portion of thel> .ie.
He is getting along as well as a ild
be expected, and no serious results
are feared.
Very little has as yet been learn
ed as to how it occured, except
that the man who did it claims
that it was an accident. ■
HENDERSON WINS SUIltf
The case of G. W. Meriwether
vs. Dr. E. A Gibbon and A. A.
Henderson, which occupied several
days in the chancery coifti last
week was decided Friday and re
sulted in favor of Dr. Gibbon and
Mr. Henderson.
The case involved title to a large
tract of land on Black river known
as the Berkley farm. Gibbon and
Henderson were represented by
Attorneys. A. Moore of Batesville,
J. R. Alexander of this place rep
resenting Mr. Meriwether.
WOODMEN ELECT OFFICERS
The W. 0. W. elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year at
their meeting Tuesday night.
E. M. Wilson, C. C.; W. L. Mc
Ahron, A. L.; W. E. Kinman, bank
er; E. W. Magne’ss, clerk; Lee
Foster, escort; James Tharp,
watchman; Will Dearing, sentry;
Dr. L. G. Poe and Dr. A. A. Ejvans,
camp physicians.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
My wife Zoa Mayhue having of
her own free will and accord left
my home last February, Thereby
notify all parties that I will not be
responsible for any debts or con
tracts made by her.
W. A. Mayhue.
BOB CARGILL DEAD
A telegram to W. J. Travis last
Monday brought the sad announce
ment that Bob Cargill died on that
date at his home at Hattiesville.
Mr. Cargill spent most of his life
in and around Newark and had
many friends here.
HIS PECULIAR GATE
A waiter in a restaurant went to
take a man’s order. “Have you got
frog legs?” asked the man.
“Oh, no, sir; it’s rheumatism that
makes me walk this way,” respond
ed the waiter.—National Monthly.
Uncle Billie Best visited relat
ives in Newport this week.
HAD A NARROW ESCAPE
Mrs Baker’s Family Poisoned in
Strange Planner That Came
Near Proving Fatal
Mrs. B. A. Baker, her son and
daughter, Allieand Miss Ivy, were
accidentally poisoned Monday by
something they had eaten, and
were in a precarious condition for
several hours.
About middle of the afternoon
Monday they were siezed with
violent crampings and serious fits
of vomitting. Their condition soon
became dangerous and a physician
was summoned.
The exact cause of the poisoning
is not kno\yn, but it is supposed to
have resulted from something they
had eaten. They had eaten
nothing, however, except their
regular diet, and there is consider
able mystery surrounding the
case.
BORING FOR OIL
The Sulphur Rock Development
Co., which was recently organized
for the purpose of prospecting for
oil, has received a new steam drill
and will begin boring at once. A
well will be sunk on the Dye farm
just north of Sulphur Rock. The
drill is now being placed and drill
ing will begin at once. The com
pany has leases on some 4,000
acres of land in the vicinity of
Sulphur Rock. The work is being
done under the supervision of an
experienced oil man.
NOTICE TO WOODMEN
All members of Willow Camp W.
O. W. No. 513 are hereby notified
that a meeting will be held at the
hall in Sulphur Rock on the fourth
Saturday night in December, at
which time some important busi
ness must be transacted. All
members are urged to be present.
J. (). Robinson, C. C.
J. K. Rawlings, Clerk.
FOR ROAD OVERSEER
J. P. Lovell announces in today’s
paper as a candidate for road over
seer of Big Bottom township. Mr.
Lovell is a good citizen and is well
qualified in every way to make a
good road overseer. He will ap
preciate your vote in the primary.
I. 1*1. CHEAP RATES
Ilot Springs, all-year tourist
rate, $7 for round trip.
F. C. Hoyt, Agent.
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BRAHAM LINCOLN wasted neither
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J well, and he saved his money* Why don't 1
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