The Newark J ournal.
Published In The Famous white River Country. Where Alfalfa Is king
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, February 10, 1911
Vol. 10, No. 44
STOKES IS IN JAIL AGAIN
Didn’t Like “City Life,” But is
Again Deprived of Coun
try Freedom
It has developed that the man
who was arrested in the Point
neighborhood Tuesdav by Deputy
Sheriff \V. L. Hall and Constable
McAhron, on a charge of selling
liquor, is Maynard Stokes, who
escaped from the Izard county .jail
some time ago, leaving a note tell
ing the jailer he was “tired of city
life/'
Stokes was going under the
name of Jim Smith, and his iden
tity was not known until after he
was placed in jail at Batesville
Tuesday night.
He is under indictment in Izard
county for grand larceny. He es
caped some time last fall, and was
captured about the first of Decem
ber by George Pearce in the Island
neighborhood. Stokes was placed
in jail at Melbourne, and about the
middle of January escaped, leav
ing a rather sarcastic note for the
jailer.
When located Tuesday by the
officers, who had a warrant for his
arrest as Jim Smith, on a charge
of bootlegging, he did not want to
surrender, and Deputy Sheriff Hall
had to force his way into the house
where Stokes was. There were a
couple of Winchesters and a shot
gun in his room and Stokes was
making for his guns when Mr.
Hall forced the door open and
went in after him.
GEORGE SniTtl DEAD
George Smith died at his home
just west of town Monday night,
after a short illness from pneu
monia. He was a son-in-law of
Uncle Nat Wilson, and leaves a
widow and four children. The re
mains were buried Tuesday at Blue
Springs cemetery under the au
spices of the W. O. W.
MARES AND TIULES FOR SALE
We have 75 head of mares and
mules for sale, cash or credit. At
Sulphur Rock every day and at
Frank Wright’s place on Black
River every Tuesday, (friffin &
i Wright.
ORGANIZE NEW LODGE
Mr. and Mrs. Shope, district or
ganisers for the Knights and La
dies of Security, organized a coun
cil of that order in Newark Tues
day. The following officers were
elected: M. C. Magnrss, president;
Mrs. Laura Arnold, tirst vice pres
dent; Mrs. Leona Madness, second
vice president; Frank Wade, pre
late; Mrs. Delia McClard, secre
tary; Mrs. J. I. Sturdivant, con
ductor; Eugene Magness, guard;
Sylvester .Johle, sentinel.
Mr. and Mrs. Shope have gone
to Batesviile to complete the or
ganization of a council at that
place, but will return to meet with
the Newark Council Monday night.
TRADES DAY A SUCCESS
Many People Were in Town And
the Day Was Passed Very
Pleasantly
There were perhaps more peo
ple in town last Friday than on
any Trades Day yet held in New
ark.
Quite a good deal of trading and
buying and selling was done.
The day was passed very pleas
antly, and the music furnished by
the Odd Fellows Home Band of
Batesviile was especially enjoyed.
The entire band, with the excep
tion of the leader, is composed of
boy inmates of the Orphans Home,
and they were the recipients of
many compliments upon the excel
lent music they made, and upon
their gentlemanly conduct.
Trades Day is coming to be re
cognized as a necessity in Newark,
and each succeeding month proves
that it is growing in popularity
with all classes.
OBITUARY
On January JO, (rod saw lit to
take from our school to the higher
school above, our beloved pupil
and schoolmate, Sephus Tharp.
We shall miss her so much from
school, where her studious habits
and gentle manners won for her
the praise of both teachers and pu
pils. More will she be missed by
her father, brothers, and baby sis
ter at home.
We can not understand why one
so ambitious and so promising
should be cut down just as she was
verging into womanhood, but we
bow in humble submission to Him
who doeth all things well.
In the death of Sephus the school
lost one of its most valued pupils,
the father a most dutiful daughter
an<J we, her teachers and class
mates, extend to the bereaved fam
ily our deepest sympathy, asking
the God of mercy and love to sup
port them during their bereave
ment. Fa.nnik Blalock,
Iva Bakkh,
Ed Martin.
It Makes Home
OnfSo Happy
To Have A
BANK
ACfOli
Of all the unhappy homes, not one in a
hundred has a bank account; and not one
home in a hundred who has a bank ac
count is unhappy. Why jeopardize your
happiness, when it is such an easy and
simple matter to start an account with the
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF NEWARK
GATHERED ON THE WING
Things Seen and heard by Rev.
J. I. Martin, Traveling as
Baptist Missionary
Mr. Editor. —As I have not said
anything through your very read
able .Journal for some time, will
give you a few items.
1 left home the 21st of January
and drove to Kenyon. Saw many
people still gathering cotton along
the way. From there I went to
Alicia, and spent the night with
! my old friend, J. P. Harris. Found
him and bis family in mourning,
as a married daughter had just re
| centl.v died. I preached here Sun
| day and Sunday night to good con
I gregations considering the weath
er and so much sickness.
Left there Monday going east j
over some as had roads as I have
found this winter. Most of this
land looks to be of but little value
only for its timber. But little of
it is settled up and one would
think it a tine hog range. I ex
pect, too, that it produces plenty
of mosquitos, frogs and snakes.
After a three hours drive, I at
rived at Egypt, in the “Promised
Land.” Here is a large area of as ,
tine land as can be found in the
state. This lies near Cache river :
and crops were tine here last year.
I spent two days here, preaching
:one night and meeting the people.
They are preparing to build a
Baptist church here.
From here 1 went to Jonesboro,
and had more bad roads part of
the way. Atteuded the Fifth Sun
day meeting near here and found
| it good to be there.
From here I went north' into
Green county to Lorado and Wal
cott, where 1 found some more
very tine county. 1 notice they are ;
beginning to raise a good deal of
rice in this section, and 1 saw
many teams hauling it to market, j
At this writing I am at Light,
the terminal of the Cache Valley
railroad, which runs out from Sed- j
wick. Hope to get home in a few
days, as the last of this month I !
go to the Red river country to do
some work. J. I. M artin. !
FOOT BADLY BURNED
J. T. Rutledge, who lives out
north of town, was severely burn
ed one day last week. He hud been
drinking and laid down by a fire
where they were burning slabs at
the Wbisnant mill. In some man
ner he got one foot into the tire
and it was so badly burned that
considerable flesh dropped off in
several places. It was thought
that the foot would have to be j
amputated, but he is reported to
be getting along nicely and will
soon recover.
BOY’S LEO BROKEN
Dallas Hughes, the four-year
old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. j
Hughes of Magness, got his leg
broke a few days ago.
He and some playmates were
playing in the woods near his home.
Some of the boys chopped down a
small tree or sapling, and it fell on
the little fellow, breaking his leg
near the upper part of the thigh.
He is reported to being getting
along nicely and will probably be
out again in a couple of weeks.
FINE FARM FOR SALE
Fine bottom farm of :I20 acres,
near Egypt, in Craighead county;
ISO 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
tine farm, ideal location for stock
farm, and will be sold at a bar
gain. For price and terms address
White liiver Land & Investment
Co., Newark, Ark.
BOY KILLS HIS SISTER
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Hve-Year- Old Boy Blows off
Baby Sister’s Head With
Shot Gun
Walnut Ridge, Feb. 3.—“I am
going to shoot a bird,” remarked
five year old Luther Brown, son
of Mr. and Mrs. L. I). Brown, who
reside near this place, yesterday as
he got down his father’s shotgun.
Pointing it at his infant sister the
little fellow pulled the trigger
with the result that the babe's
head was blown from her body and
the lad was hurled across the room
by the rebound.
The children were left alone in
the house for just a few minutes
by Mrs. Brown, who went into the !
yard to get kindling to start a tire, j
She remained only a short while,
but as she was returning to the j
house the dischage of the gun gave ,
warning of the awful sight which
met her eyes as she rushed into the
living room.
Lying on the floor was the al
most headless body of her little
daughter, while on the other side i
of the room crouched Luther, daz
ed by the shock and not realizing
that he had killed his sister. The
gun wtrs a single-barrel breech
loading weapon and was believed
to have been out of reach of the
child.
YOUNG HEN FINED
Four young men were fined $20 j
each in the mayor’s court Monday ;
on a charge of disturbing religious I
worship at the Baptist church. A
warrant is out for another young
man, and it is said that other ar
rests on similar charges will likely
follow. The names of the young
men are withheld at the request of
the pastor and mayor.
Pastor Kimberlin has frequently i
been annoyed by the ungentieman-;
ly conduct of some of the young |
men who have persistently laughed |
and talked during the services. ;
Having exhausted his patience and ’
persuasive powers to no avail, war- J
rants were issued Monday for five
young men, four of whom submit
ted and paid their tines, as above
stated, and the other one has left
town.
Pastor Kimberlin states that he
is determined to have order during
services in his church, and that
while he dislikes to resort to such
means, he expects to see that oth
ers who go to church and misbe
have during the service, shall suf
fer a similar penalty.
GOVERNORS IN A BUNCh
Oklahoma is to have the honor
of opening the National Feeders
and Bleeders’ Show at Fort Worth
March 13 next, by its chief excu
tive. Governor Cruce, who is one
of the governors invited, writes
to Secretary Khome that he will be
on hand for the duty assigned him.
In addition, it is expected that the
platform on which he speaks will
be occupied by Governor Colquitt
of Texas, Governor Donaghey of
Arkansas, Governor Sanders of
Louisiana and Governor Mills of
New Mexico, all of whom have
been invited to be present as the
special guests of the show.
NO LIQUOR IN STONE COUNTY
The legislature has passed a law
prohibiting the manufacture or j
sale of liquor in Stone county. The j
bill was introduced in the senate;
by Senator Raney several days |
ago, and has now passed both
houses.
VALUE OF GOOD LITERATURE
To the man who has learned to
read, who has developed a taste
for good literature, who reads
thoughtfully and carefully, for in
struction and inspiration as well as
for entertainment, all the thoughts
and dreams and Achievements of
the wisest and best of all the ages
are offered for enjoyment and for
possession. He may make them his
at his will. The person who has
not learned to read and many
who are far from being illiterate
have never learned what to read
or how to read—misses more than
he can imagine, loses a wonderful
ly large part of the sweetness and
beauty that should belong to life.—
Progressive Farmer.
GOOD ROADS MEETING
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Enthuiastic Gathering of Good
Roads Advocates Being Held
in Little Rock
Little Rock, Feb 9.—The an
nual state good roads convention
convened at the Hotel Marion at
9 a. m. today with a notable at
tendance of county officials, Legis
lators and Boosters from all over
the state in attendance. County
judges everywhere have appointed
delegates to the convention, and
they are here by the hundred, doe
Asher county judge of Pulaski, is
president. The opening address
was delivered by Gov. Donaghey,
followed by Mayor Dule.y. Logan
W. Page, director of the office of
Public Roads, Washington, D. C.,
will deliver an address this after
noon on "Road Legislation.” Oth
er prominent speakers today and
tomorrow are Speaker R. F. Mil
wee, President George A. Cole of
the Farmers Union, »V. M. Whit
tenton of the Rock Island, Supt.
M. M. Richey of the Iron Moun
tain, Hon. H. L. Remmel, and
several members of the Legisla
ture.
ARKANSAS AND HOGS
Agricultural Commissioner Cot
trel of the Rock Island, who re
cently made a tour through Ar
kansas with the ^'diversified farm
ing train,” says the Oklahoma City
packing houses have a capacity of
6,000 hogs a day and are getting
at present a bout,800 a day. He fig
ures that if Arkansas raised enough
hogs to supply ane-half the daily
demand of the Oklahoma City
plants and shipped hogs on 200
days in the year Arkansas farmers
would get $9,000,000 a year in
money.
Arkansas now sends away about
$5,000,000 a year for pork pro
ducts.
How much better if we could
raise at home as much pork as we
now buy, and sell to other state-* as
well!
CONFEDERATE REUNION
Beautiful Unveiling Ceremonies
to be Feature of Annual Meet
ing in Little Rock
One of the most impressive cere
monies during the great Confed
erate Reunion at Little Rock, May
15 to 18, will be the unveiling of
the historic monument dedicated
to the Confederate Veterans by
the Robt. C. Newton Camp Unit
ed Sons of Confederate Veterans.
The monument will occupy a
site of historic interest in the Cap
ital City. The unveiling will bo
of unusual interest. Some fifty
young ladies of Little Rock, all
those nominated in the Little Rock
Queen Contest, and fifty more
Flower Girls, will participate.
The monument will be entirely
covered by a canopy of fresh nat
ural red roses. At the word, this
monument of roses will open into
a giant flower, swung open by the
tension on a hundred garlanded
ribbons in the hands of the young
ladies, thus revealing the monu
ment proper. As soon as the cere
mony is over the young ladies and
the flower girls will distribute to
the spectators the thousands of
roses used in the unveiling as me
mentoes of the event.
LOOK HERE, HR. FARMER
In planning for 1911, have you
arranged for a few good mares, a
few good brood sows and a few
good cows?
Scrubstock don't pay. Breeding
good live stock is better than mon
| ey at interest; the per cent on the
investment it is growing you
wealth while you sleep at night, as
well as every day in the week, in
cluding Sunday. All that is requir
ed is intelligent attention on your
part.
A good mare will plow your
crop and bring you a mule colt; a
good sow will bring you two litters
of pigs, and besides making all the
meat your family can use, give you
some to sell; a good cow will raise
you a calf that, at one year old,
will be worth three scrub cows.
It dont take much money to start
with. The main thing is a deter
mination on your part to make a
start, and give it your attention.
FENCE BILL PASSES SENATE
The senate has passed Senator
I Raney’s bill requiring the Iron
I Mountain to fence its road and
right-of-way through Indepen
dence county.
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