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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, October 23, 1914
Vol. 14, No. 29
PROCEEDINGS OF
CIRCUIT COURT
Newark Youths Plead Guilty to
Grand Larceny and Get One
Year in Penitentiary
Claude and Willie Jones, mere
youths, of this place, were given
one year each in the penitentiary,
on a charge of grand larceny, in
the circuit court at Batesville,
Tuesday. A charge of burglary
was dismissed and the boys enter
ed a plea of guilty to grand lar
ceny. The boys have been in jail
since May awaiting trial. They
caused so much trouble at the jail
that they were taken to the peni
tentiary for safe - keeping, and
have been in the penitentiary
about four months. They will be
given credit on their sentence for
the time already served, and will
therefore have only a few months
to serve to complete the sentence.
Other proceedings of the court
are as follows:
Kilev Wooley, disturbing the peace,
continued by defendant.
Lem Grady, selling liquor,mol pros.
Kwing Tucker, gaining, jury trial,
not guilty.
Tom Miller, obscenity, nol pros.
William 'Pucker, gaming, jury trial,
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Hop Kike, assault and battery, jury
trial, not guilty.
O'eeil Burhop, apjieal from J. I’,
court, nol pros.
Karreli Padgett, appeat from .1. 1*.
court, plea of former conviction.
Deck Ahart, training, nol pros,
Toni Miller, carrying pistol, nol
pros.
Tom Miller, disturbing the peace,
plea of guilty, fined
Tom Miller, profanity , plea of guil
ty, fined $1.
Ceorge Wooley, disturbing the
peace, plea of guilty, fined rd.
Tom Miller, drunk in public place,
nol pros.
J. .J. Eubanks, breach of the peace,
nol pros
Tom Ilobbs and Maud Bethel, ille
: a! eo-habitation, nol pros; parti's
married.
Tom Henderson, disturbing the
peace, continued.
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Sulphur Rock, Oct. 21.—Mrs. J.
W. Lewis returned Sunday from
a pleasant visit at St. Louis.
A number from here attended
the county fair at Newport last
week.
Frank and Oscar Albright, who
are working for, Yeatman Gray
Grocer Co., spent Sunday here
with homefolks.
Elmer Jones and wife returned
Sunday from a visit at Tupelo.
Edgar Holcomb and wife left
Wednesday for a few days visit
with relatives and friends at
Earnheart.
Among the number of school
pupils who visited homefolks Sun
day were Herman Hess and Her
bert Case at Marcella, and Oscar
Jones at McIIue.
Quite a number of the boys in
and around Sulphur Rock are at
tending court this week.
Asa Pelley of Oil Trough spent
Tuesday night here with his fam
ily.
Rev. F. L. Glisson delivered two
interesting sermons here Sunday.
Not quite so much sickness in
this part of the county at present.
MAGNESS STORE ROBBED
A. J. Sherman’s store at Mag
ness was entered Wednesday night
and about $15 or $20 worth of
groceries stolen.
Jack and John Weaver who live
about two miles north of Magness
have been arrested on suspicion.
Bloodhounds were brought
down from Batesville yesterday
morning by Deputy Sheriff Six.
The dogs took up the trail at the
sfore and followed it to the Weav
er residence. A search of the
premises was made by the officers
and goods were found which
were ident itied as the stolen prop
erty. Jack and John Weaver
were immediately placed under
arrest and will be given a prelimi
nary trial Monday before Squire
M. E. Burt.
First National Bank
Newark, Ark.
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,250
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G. M. FIELDS, V. Pres.
E. B. CHESSER, Cashier
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Miss Eula Fauscl, who has been
guite sick for several weeks, is
able to be up again.
Mrs. W. W. Hoyt and children
of Sulphur Rock were the guests
of relatives in town Wednesday
night.
The Newark High School bask
et ball team will go to Newport
Saturday to play the Newport
High School team.
Miss Sallie Choate of Tucker
man, who will teach in the public
school here the coming term, ar
rived yesterday morning.
C. E. McCurdy returned Wed
nesday night from Little Rock
where he has been under treat
ment at the Iron Mountain Hos
pital.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hawthorne
left Wednesday night for their
home at Flora, 111., after a pleas
ant visit here with the gentleman’s
parents, Prof, and Mrs W. A.
Hawthorne.
For Sale. -120 acres good sec- !
ond bottom land, 1( miles from
Newark and one-fourth mile from
railroad. This land will make a
good farm. Will sell in 10 acre
tracts or will make easy terms.
F. 0. Filer, Newark, Ark.
H. C. Tropes left Wednesday
for Little Rock, after a pleasant
visit here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. Tropes. He is recov
ering rapidly from the injuries re
ceived recently in a motor cart
wreck, and expects to be able to
return to work next week.
It is reported that Mrs. Tad
Bradley of the Tuckerman neigh
borhood was seriously injured in a
runaway accident a few days ago.
She was thrown from a wagon
and one limb was broken and she
was otherwise seriously injured.
Mrs. Bradley was formerly Miss
Ella Cleveland and was reared in
the Dota neighborhood where she
has many friends who will regret
to learn of her misfortune.
Miss Eva Reichardt, of the State
Department of Education, arrived
from Little Rock on the noon
train yesterday for the purpose of
delivering an address at the High
School Auditorium last night
(Thursday) on school work. It
was announced that Miss Reich
ardt would organize a School Im
provement Association but The
Journal goes to press too early to
get a report of the meeting.
POULTRY SHIPMENTS
About $800 worth of poultry,
eggs and pecans were shipped
from Newark during the first
three days of this week. More
than 2,000 pounds of poultry was
shipped Monday night, a large
part of this shipment being geese.
Other shipments of poultry Tues
day and Wednesday brings the
total to nearly 5,000 pounds. Near
ly $300 worth of eggs were ship
ped Monday, Tuesday and I
Wednesday. Several small
shipments of pecans were
made but these were light, a little
less than 1,000 pounds being ship
ped, as the pecan season is just
opening.
PAROQUET NEWS ITEMS
Paroquet Oct. 21.—Miss Cola
! Johnson who has been real sick
! for the past two weeks, is better
1 at this writing.
D. P. Whisnant has started his
stave mill at this place.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mahn, of
DeSoto, Mo., spent the week here
visiting Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ya
ney. Mr. Mahn has been working
for the Missouri Pacific Railway
for 1() years. He is thinking of
moving to this county to try farm
ing a few years for a change.
Miss Yeria Bolding of Newark
is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. A.
Allen this week.
Mrs. Edna Gregory was shop
ping in Newark Saturday.
Quite a crowd from here are at
tending court at Batesville this
week.
G. VV. Yaney made a business
trip to Batesville Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Smith of Sul
phur Rock visited Mr. and Mrs.
1'homas Martin Saturday and
Sunday.
Sunday School at 10 o’clock and
preaching at 11 o’clock by Rev. G.
L. Pink. Baptizing at 3 o’clock.
Prayer meeting 7 o’clock.
Mrs. .1. E. McCoy and daughthr,
Miss Willie, visited Mr. and Mrs.
Sterling Johnson Sunday.
ILLITERACY IN ARKANSAS
The need of more and better
rural schools in Arkansas is made
manifest by conditions revealed in
a recent census report showing
the per centage of illiterates
among the native white farming
class of this State. The figures
show that the per centage of illit
eracy in the rural districts of Ark
ansas is li, and is 1; percenti n the
cities and villages of the State.
Arkansas has 142,951 illiterates
and 152,493 of them live on the
farms. There are 66,783 boys and ,
men and 65,710 girls and women I
on the farms of this State that can
neither read nor write.
FOR PEARL EXHIBIT
A large and enthusiastic meet
ing of pearl buyers of this section
of the state was held at Newport
last week and the meeting was
addressed by Ilillory Jennings of
Little Rock, who represents the
Pacific-Panama exposition. It was
decided to make a fine exhibit of
Arkansas pearls at the state fair
at Hot Springs next month and to
send it to the Panama fair at San
Francisco later.
NO HUNTING
1 have posted my land near Par
oquet Bluff, on Black river, and
will permit no hunting, fishing,
driving over, or gathering nuts of
any kind on my land. All verbal
permission heretofore given to
anyone to hunt or drive over my
place is hereby revoked and notice
given that anyone trespassin on
my land will be prosecuted.
C. P. Vaughan.
GROWS RICE SUCCESSFULLY
J A Kenaster of Salado, who |
made a successful experiment with !
rice-growing last year, planted I
100 acres this year and it is re
ported that his crop will average'
about 35 bushels per acre. There ■
is aiways a ready market for rice, |
and it is selling now for about 90
cents a bushel.
ELECTION JUDGES
The congressional election will
be held on Tuesday, November 3,
and the county board of election
commissioners announces that the
same judges who were appointed
to hold the September election
will serve as judges for the con
gressional election.
NO HUNTING ALLOWED
I have posted the Magness cane
pasture on the Padgett Island.
Hunting or gathering nuts of any
kind is forbidden and all trespass
ers will be prosecuted. J.D. Moore
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Charlotte, Oct. 21.—Leslie Re
plogle visited friends near Bates
ville last week.
C. M. Houston spent Friday and
Saturday at Batesville.
Mr. and Mrs. VV. W. Jernigan of
Newark visited relatives here
Sunday.
Little Miss Thelma Blair has
been quite sick several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Rogers
from near Pfeiffer visited Mr.
and Mrs. A. B. Weaver Sunday.
Rev McDonald filled his regu
lir appointment at the Chistain
church Sunday.
Miss Gladys Houston of Bates
ville is visiting Mr. and Mrs. C.
M. Houston.
Miss Vergia Weaver who is at
tending school at Sulphur Rock
visited homefolks from Friday till
Sunday.
SUSTAIN McMICHAEL CASE
J. A. McMichael, formerly a
foreman in the construction de
partment of the SouthwesternTele
phone Co., has been awarded
judgment by the supreme court
for $25,000 for personal injuries
sustained by being run over by
Iron Mountain train at George’s
Spur, near Augusta, March 18,
1915. Both legs were cut off and
McMichael brought suit for $75,
000 damages. The case was tried
in the Independence circuit court
and McNliachael secured judg
ment for $35,000. The railroad
company appealed to the supreme
court, which court on last Monday
modified the verdict of the lower
court, sustaining the decree, but
reducing the damages from $35,
000 to $25,000
MILL AND GIN BURN
O. P. Moore’s cotton gin and
flour mill at Btrren Fork was to
tally destroyed by fire about 10
o'clock Monday morning. The
fire started in the engine room of
the gin which was in operation,
soon spreading to the flour mill
a id destroying the entire plant,
together with quite a lot of cot
The
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COUIllUlUi
about .$8,000 and there was no in
surant
FOR SALE
Small stock of men’s clothing,
ladies’ coats and notions; will be
sold at a bargain. For particulars
apply at The Journal office.
SMITH GETS VERDICT
AGAINST IRON MTN
Sulphur Rock Cittzen Wins Suit
Against Railroad Company
For Personal Injuries
John II. Smith of Sulphur Rock,
who brought suit against the Iron
Mountain for damages for per
sonal injuries, secured judgment
in the circuit court at Walnut
Ridge last week for $5,000.
The plaintiff alleged that he
was thrown from his wagon while
crossing the railway tracks be
tween Sulphur Rock and Newark
and was permanently injured; that
the in jury was caused by the de
fective conditions of the public
road crossing; and that the rail
way company was liable. The
defendant denied the defective
conditions of the crossing and de
nied liability. It required two
days to try the case and the jury
was out three hours.
The plaintiff was represented by
Cul. L. Pearce of Bald Knob, Ira
J. Mack of Newport and Ponder
& Ponder of Walnut Ridge, and
the railway company was repre
sented by AJcCaleb & Reeder of
Batesville and L. B. Poindexter of
Walnut Ridge.
Mr. Smith was formerly a well
known railway man and resides
on his farm near Sulphur Rock,
where the injury occurred on the
9th day of April.
BIG FIRE AT NEWPORT
The Creighton Hotel and Chris
tian church at Newport were de
stroyed by fire Monday morning
about three o’clock.
The fire started in the hotel
building and a number of guests
had narrow escapes, several es
caping only in their night clothes.
From the hotel, the fire spread
to the church on an adjoining lot
and both buildings and their con
tents were completely destroyed
nothing being saved from either
building.
It is not known how the lire
originated. The losses are partly
covered by insurance. ;
MUST PAY DOG TAX
The Newark dog tax is due and
must be paid not later than Octo
ber 31. All dogs on which the
tax has not been paid by that date
will be Killed, as the law directs.
J F. Morgan, Marshal.
REMEMBER!
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ing to buy furnishing for the home
or farm. We have everything you
need and at the right price too.
Look over this list and see what
you want then come in and let us
figure with you:
FURNITURE, SEWING HACHINES,
BUCK STOVES, CARTS, BUGGIES,
SURRIES, WAGONS and AUTOS,
TENTS and AWNINGS, WAGON
and BUGGY HARNESS.
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