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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1920
VOL. 20 NO. 2
GRAND JURY FINISHES
WORK AND ADJOURNS
Jl'RY IN SESSION ONE WEEK
AND RETU RNS ONLY 29 HILLS
OF INDICTMENT
The grand jury completed its work j
and adjourned last Saturday, after
having been in session only one week.'
The jury examined 88 witnesses and
returned 29 indictments. Following
is their report:
report of grand jury
lo the Men. Dene H. Coleman,
Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit.
We, the Grand Jury for the Spring
I erm 1920 of the Independence Cir
cuit (Yurt submit the following as
our report:
We have examined .-’>8 witnesses.
Have found 29 true bills of indict
ments.
We have visited and examined .no
jail in a body, and find the same in
good condition, and the prisoner, con
fined therein are being humanely
treated and cared for
A committee from the Grand Jury
visited the County Farm for the Poor
and reported to said Grand Jury as
follows:
"We, your Committee appo.nted to
visit the County Poor Farm, ubmit
the following report:
We found IS inm.it's of which 1 is
colored:
We found the eunditb ns good, the
it mates are well fed and cared for;
the wards appear clean and sanitary.
The buildings appear in reasonably
good condition and the fencing ap
pears to be in very good condition.
M. C. MeSPADDEN.
A. F. MILLER,
L. E. RAY.
Commit!i:\ *'
We have made diligent inquiry as
to all violations i f the lew which have
come to our knowledge and received
information of, and have returned in
dictments in all eases which we do ru
ed the evidence warranted.
We have made investigation < f the
violation of the Sabbath Laws 1>\
parties keeping tiieir businesses open ;
and selling merchandise and other ar
tides, which are not of necessity or
for charity and 1 ave had committee'
to visit the managers of said places i
of business and have been assured by 1
them th.u they will not continue the
• l;U ion of this law and we feel that
tl s is a better way to settle this mat
ter than t return indictments at this
time.
We have also investigated the un
lawful sale of cigarettes and have
had the parties who have been violat
ing this law, including the wholesale
men of liatcsville before us and prac
tically e ery one has agreed before
the Grand Jury and with committees
sent t< them by the Grand Jury that
they will net sell any more cigarettes
and the Grand Jury as a body con-!
riders this the better way to handle;
this matter at this time.
We fin* that all justices of the
p< ce have filed their reports as the
law requires, excepting the following,!
who have failed to report. Grant1
G i simaiij Oil Trough Township.
We especially recommend that the
n< t Gran ! Jury indict any one who
hall sell extracts as a beverage and
also that any person selling cigar
ette 1h- indicted for each and every
-.ill thereof and also that every per
who shall open his place of busi
i - on Sunday and sell cold drinks
'her unm essary articles of mer
handise be investigated thoroughly
. : indicted.
Respectfully submitted,
J. A. KANEASTER,
Foreman, i
SAM TUGGLE, Clerk.
Tin following cases have been dis
posed of.
Dave Wood vs. A. T. Sherrod, et. j
:d., dismissed for want of prosecution.
Home Life and Accident Co. vs.!
Mrs. E. H. Pascoe and Lawrence Rud- j
lei!, jury trial, verdict for plaintiff
o r automobile.
11 R. Baker vs. Ozark .Mining Co.,
him trial, verdict for defendant.
G 11 Clark vs. J. C. Hubble, dis-!
■■ -■■d at cost of defendant.
Home Life and Accident Co. vs. j
R. M. Carter, judgment by default;
r plaintiff for possession of car.
5 W. and .Josie Carter vs. J. C.
Shepherd, continued.
T. r. A (Tan W Vs. A. C. Enochs, con-i
li nued.
In J. Mack vs. Willie Richardson!
Traylor, dropped from docket,
I. Ruddell et. al. vs. Gus Sc-hlieper,
judgment for defendant.
I ion and Mercantile Co. ex., vs.
Harry Magan. continued.
\\ W. Haley v- Chess & Wymond j
ho,, continued.
T A. Gray vs. W. W. Robinson, et. |
;1.. plaintiff takes non suit.
Pfeiffer Stone Co. vs. A. O. Potoff,
rojitinued.
Chas Robinson vs. Batesville Lx
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Grow Your Living
and a Cotton Crop
N'i eii'ii twenty wli be the great
est year of the great South!
There will lie such a wave of busi
ii. if prosperity as has never been
dteamed of for the Southern farmer,
the merchant, the hanker.
Hie day of cotton is at hand! No
longer will the cotton farmer feed
l.imself out of the scpply man’s tin
cans and pork barrel cntil at the end
r.f the year he owes lbs whole crop.
Instead, he will grow better cotton
on le.-s acreage, and on the rest of
his farm he will raise his own fruit,
his own vegetables, his own meat.
Then, when his cotton is picked and
baled he will get a good price and »
\ ill have some surplus money.
This bank stands for that kind of
farming—because that kind of farm
ers wil have money to put into the
bank at the end of the year.
The Southern farmer who grows
i ton and food and feed is the farm
er who will have a bank account this
year!
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FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
[•elsior Co., notice to dismiss sustain
ed and appealed.
W. P. Garrison vs. E. G. Simmer
man, et. al., dismissed for want of
prosecution.
J. C. Dowzer vs. W. P. Garrison,
judgment for property.
('. N. Robertson vs. Western Union
Tel. Co., jury trial, verdict for plain
tiff for $3025.00, motion for new trial
overruled and appealed.
J W. Wail vs Railway, continued.
A. B. Driskill vs. T. A. Watts et.
.d.. dismissed by consent.
Sam Tuggle vs H. W. Parks, dis
missed without prejudice.
Chas. Holt vs. W. H. Calmfrny et.
al , jury trial, verdict for defendant
and appeal.
G. L>. Reeves vs. W. K. Ruddell et
al., jury trial, verdict for defendant
and appealed.
G. I). Reaves vs. W. K. Ruddell et.
tl , jury trial, verdict for plaintiff for
J179.20.
Paul J. Harding vs. Joe I). Mag
iess, continued.
J. B. Johnson vs M. C. Burrow,
judgment by default for $132.50.
J. B. Stephens vs. Albright and
Chappell, dismissed.
J. W. Dcizer vs. J. Tl. Presley, jury
-rial, verdict for defendant, appealed.
Kern Aldridge, disabilities of min
>rity removed.
Roy Tomlinson, disabilities of mi
lority removed.
Batesville Chamber of Commerce,
Petition for Incorporation granted.
The Ozark Club, petition for in
■orporation granted.
State vs. Bob Washington, profan
ity. plea guilty fine $10.
State vs. Bob Washington, carrying
aistol, nolle pros.
State vs. Winfield Bascom and
Biscoe Ballew, appeal J. P., dismissed,
jury trial, fine $5.00.
State vs. D. Williamson, grand lar
•eny, dismissed.
State vs. Tom Spurlock, writ of
:-t rtis man, dismissed.
State vs. Goldman Cook, dismissed
by grand jury.
State vs. T. .J. Carter, appeal J. P.,
continued.
State vs. T. J. Carter, appeal J. P.
i reach of Peace, jury trial, fine $5.
State vs. Bill Gould, carrying pis
tol, dismissed.
State vs. May Smith and Harry
Martin, dismissed by Grand Jury.
State vs. Will Curtis dismissed by
Brand Jury.
State vs. Percy Magness, gaming,
plea guilty, fine $10.00
State vs. Pat Malone, gaming, plea
guilty, fine $10.
State vs. Pat Malone, gaming, con
tinued.
State vs. Tom Ash, gaming, pica
guilty, fine $10.
State vs. Henry Hix, gaming, plea
guilty . fine $10.
State vs. Anthony Adair, continued.
State vs. Rankin Sisk, gaming, plea
guilty, fine $10,
State vs. Dick Adair, nolle pros.
State vs. Anthony Adair, gaming,
nolle pros.
State vs Pat Malone, gaming, nolle
prso.
State vs. Bill Ash, gaming pica
guilty, fine $10.
State vs. Tom Ash, gaming, nolle
pros.
State vs. Will Page, gaming, plea
guilty, fine $10.
State vs. Josh Edmondson, gaming,
plea guilty, fine $10.
State vs. Zell Alford, plea guilty,
fine $10.
State vs. S. G. Blackwell, plea
guilty, fine $10.
State vs. Wiley Lambert, misde
meanor, plea guilty, fine $10.
State vs. Oscar McClenihan, gam
ing, plea guilty, fine $10.
State vs. Henry Bullard, plea guilty
fine $10.
State vs. Corrall Ferrills, gaming,
plea guilty, fine $10.
State vs. Ezra Rutledge, plea guil
ty, fine $10.
State vs. Clarence Bridge-man, gam
ing, plea guilty f.ine $10.
State vs. Walter Newboats, gam
ing, plea guilty, fine $li>.
State vs. Joe Crum, gaming, plea
giltuy, fine $10.
State vs. Paul Jones, gaming, plea
guilty, fine $10.
State vs. Sam Finley, gaming, plea
guilty, fine $10.
State vs. Joe Fisher, gaming, plea
guilty, fine $10.
State vs Oscar McClendon, gam
ing, nolle pros.
City of Batesville vs. Manuel Da
vis, defendant dead.
State vs. Ed Garbacz and Owen
Ballew, grand larceny, plea guilty and
1 year in pen.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
INCREASES CAPITAL
CAPITAL AND SERBIA S OK THIS
1*01*L'I \ll INSTITl TION IS
NOW 873.000.00
Tnt* comptroller i f the currency at
VVashinul..; has approved t!v appli
cation of the First National Bank
of Newark for permission t.» increase
its capita! -lock an,! this popular
F nk is now a $75,0®) institution.
W hen it was announced a short
*imo at:(i that this hank would double
its capital, there were many applica
tions from people who desired to
subscribe for some of th- additional
u-ue of stock. Outside capitalists
would have taken the entire addition
al issue of stock had they keen per
mitted to do so, hut their offers were
refused by the bank off,,dais who de
sired t place the stock ar: )inr our
home people.
Since increasing its capital the
hirst National is r, vv on;- of the Mo
de t dailies in the county and will be
a-To to expand it- business and ren
der greater service to its patrons.
COMPLETE (.. (). ]’. TICKET
FOB J U’KSON COl NTV
Republicans Meet at Newport and
Nominate County Picket
Nowp rt, April 10.- i a* the fir t
time in the history of .], ckson e-run
ty, the Republicans have put out a
full ticket to be voted on at th ■■■ ,n
oral election in the fall. At the
meeting of the central committee here!
a lull ticket was, -elected and four
delegates elected to ih< state conven
tion to be held at Little Rock April
2H The ticket selected e myoses the
following well-known Republicans of
the county: J. N. Hou . Tuckerman.
representative; J. M, Gibson, Newport
county judge; \V. S. Aloraui:, Tupelo,
sheriff; Carey Davidson, Grubbs, cir
cuit clerk; J. M. Robinett, Tupelo,
county clerk; James Grizzell, Tupelo,
V 'Of V
assessor.
GESTES Gf’OVSc
Center Grove, Apr. 13.—Mr. and
Mrs. Logan Saylors and children of
Newark spent the first of the week
here visiting the former's sister, Mrs.
■I. K. Harre'son.
Lawson Burge tram acted business ]
at Hickoiy Valley Tuesday.
T, A. Bullington and sons spentj
Monday at Newark on business.
Misses Lida and Vida Harrelson
spent Saturday night the quests of
Miss Lorena Best.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Brown and;
children are spending the week at
Newport visiting relative s.
.Jesse Bishop and daughter. Miss,
Delia, spent Sunday at .Sulph ir Rock \
visiting Henry Dawson and children.
Mr. and Mr-. Jesse Reynolds and
children spent Sunday at Walnut I
Grove the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Will!
Hatler.
Rev. George Janie- will preach at ■
the Black Riv, r Academy Saturday
night. Everybody invited to come.
YOLNG M VN DIES I ROM
RATING POISONED CANDY
Newport Boy Die- I run Rating Can
dy Sent Through Mail
Newport, April 10. Howard Dea
st.n, aged about 18, died here yes- j
Unlay afternoon from the effects ol
eating candy which, it is believed
contained poison. The candy was
sent through the mi ll, the package |
being ;ddr< el t. Mrs. Will Mabry.
Reason ate only t'.vo or thi\ pieces
and died within a few minutes. There!
was noil ng on t’o package .> indi
cate where it was mailed from, ex
cept t l.r the stamp v.-n> cancelled at
an Arkansas posotfTice.
Herman William on has resigned
his postiion as traveling salesman for
the Oriunt Company and has returned
to Newark.
SI UPRISE WEDDING
Georg Reverts and Miss Iluby,
Hawthorne surprised their many i
1'i ;.*ntis nn Thursday of last, week!
when they went to Newport and !
wue married. They went to New
poit to attend the school contest and'
ftcr arriving in Newport, decided
l" rn n • So, after procuring’
the ne essary papers from the clerks
' ffi ", they hnuted up Squire Nuckolls
" Im performed the ceremony uniting
1 Lies of these splendid young peo
ple.
I it(. grpom is u son of former Cir-1
l U1[ ( u ': Geo. L. Bevens of Mag-1
ami is a splendid young man. j
k' 1 ii.lt is the attractive daughter
' 1 •1 • atul Mrs. H. E, Hawthorne
' : ‘ city. She is a charming and
*ai d young lady and has for
-om- lime bun instructor for the
mu ,c department of the Newark High
School.
The Journal most heartily joins
thetr many friends in extending eon
- ratling and sincere good wishes.
RIG DRAINAGE CONTRACT IS
LET IN J U KSON COl NTY
Hr; ge District Will Benefit
Ni d n Thousand Acres
rt. Npril 10.--Commissioners
r ti; ■ \ diage Creek Drainage Dis
1 • e inpi ine the eastern part of
' ie county, have let the contract for
•A gmg the ditch to C. C. Hawley, a
mil km.wn contractor of < 'ape Girar
1".. and who has done consul*
1 . .i v. rk in Jackson County. Nine
teen thousand acres of land are cm
' nwed n the district, located mostly
'■ . Bird and Village town
hips. The contract involves $120,
000.
I he c mm is si oners are Geo. R.
■ lays, Sol W. Sullins and J. S. Pen
mgton. The contract was about to
■ e 1 ‘ at the tune war was declared
an vverylhoing for the time being
as dropped. Considering present
prices, the commissioners feel they
re f irtunate in getting the work
■ ne : even the above figures.
IT. U HERS EXAMINATION
i here will be a special examination
for T\ a?hers license at the High
S im<d building in Sulphur Rock on
Tut ~ 1 iv and Wednesday, May the 4th
and 5th, 1920.
S. E. WELLS, County Examiner.
TEN ARRESTED FOR
WHOLESALE THEFT
"i.OiiO WOR 'l #>l- GOODS TAKEN
I K- M HA! I) KNOB DEPOT EY
organized gang
Gal ! Knob April 13.—With the ar
■ <-{ 10 men end the reenery of
rneichandise valued at more than $1,
• ■00 today /. Ccals of the Missouri
Pacifk Railroad believe that the sys
tematic robberies that have occurred
at Bald Knob for eighteen months
have neen brought to an end. Many
wagon loads of merchandise have
be -n carried away in that time. The
loot, it is i <timated will reach more
than vb.OOc. Dry goods, wearing ap
par 1 and groceries alike disappear
ed. They '.vore taken in the original
containers, and according to reports
were retailed to consumers in the vi
cinity of Bald Knob.
White county officers aided by Mis
souri Pacific officilas have been
working on the thefts for six months,
but until recently were unable to se
cure sufficient evidence to warrant
their making arrests. It is believed
thers will be arrested within the
next few days.
The men now held in jail are Rev.
Green Pearrow, Tarleton Clark, Clyde
and Harmon Pearrow, Monroe Price,
Loton Localiy, Bud Sims and two
negroes. Green Pearrow is said to
bo the father of three of the Pearrow
boys. The three younger Pearrows
and Bud Sims were employed by the
railroad company.
WITHDRAWS FROM
SHERIFF’S RACE
Mr. W. B. Headstream desires to
announce that on account of unantic
ipated developments and changes in
his business relations it would not be
prudent for him to continue in the
race for sheriff. Regretting the
necessity for making this decision, he
wishes to express his hearty and sin
cere thanks to his friends who have
hown every encouragement that he
could desire.
BLACK WKLL-OCONNKR
Jt hn Blackwell and Miss Althea O’
Conner were married at the home of
Rev. J. C. Starnes, near town, last
Sunday morning, Rev. Starnes offi
ciating.
;etter work
N LESS TIME
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Can ■ .1 no wi.ii a i up-io-dnti- best advantage. That’s why the
tv i mu! cultiv j. ■ 'ecauw it use of two-mule cultivators is
ca * ven in adjustment growing by leaps and bounds in
needed to v, i k your eroj s to the every Southern state.
Avery’s Southern Queen Cultivator
ha; i cry a . n ■ 1 roede for it gives satisfactory service year
oil ..-;vp grown in this nei 'hhor- after year.
!hv . It has extra strength in Come in and examine a culti
e\ or; ; art ubjec to strain, so vator you will be proud to own.
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Batesville, Arkansas
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