The
Newark
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$1.50 PER ANNUM
NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1919
VOL. 19 NO. 32
MAY DRILL AN OIL
WELL NEAR NEWARK
LEASES ON 10,000 ACRES IN THIS
PART OF COUNTY FOR OIL
AND GAS WANTED
Frank S. Hodson, representing {
Frank S. and Walter M. Hodson of
Philadelphia, Penn, and H. N. Hudson
and Chas. R. Murray of Chicago, 111.,
are here procuring leases for Oil and
Gas, with the object in view of put
ting down one or more wells.
These men come highly recommend
ed as to business ability and with am
ple means to carry this enterprise
into effect.
They propose to begin operations
within six months after the necessary
acreage is procured or forfeit all
their rights under said lease.
In case oil is found on your land,
you will get one-eighth of the pro
duction, and $150 per year for each
gas well drilled on your land.
These men propose to do all drilling
and pay other expenses pertaining to
this enterprise themselves, relieveing
you of any responsibility or costs
whatever.
It has Ions been thought that oil
and gas existed near Newark hut no
one with sufficient means has serious
ly considered the matter and made
the test. Now the opportunity has
come our way, the men are here with
the ability and money and wanting tc
decide for all time to come whether
or not oil and gas are to be found
in this locality. Do you want to know
this much discussed question? If
you do just give them a lease on your
land and let them do -he rest. The
quicker the recessary acreage is pro
cured, the quicker operations w:U be
gin. This is not one of those wild
cat schemes, these men mean busi
ness. If leases for the necessary
acreage can not be secured in the next
four or five days, this proopsition will
be called off, so think fast and act
quickly, it can’t do you any harm but
may be much to you in a financial
way.
Leases covering oil and gas rights
wanted on 10,000 acres of land lying
north, east, south and west of New
ark.
For information with reference to
lease agrement dr other matter in
connection with this proposition, see
Junius Case, Batesville, Ark., John T.
Tharp, Newark, Ark., or call Union
Bank and Trust Co., Batesville, Ark.,
for reference.
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® PAROQUET ITEMS **
Paroquet, Nov. 12.—We are having
some cool weather after the big rain
Sunday and Sunday night. Black
and White Rivers are still rising.
J. C. Crumpton of Newport made a
busines trip here Saturday.
J. A. Jones made a business trip to
Newark Saturday.
B. R. Clark made a business trip to
Newrark Saturday.
John L. Smith made a business trip
to Newark Saturday.
Arvie Allen of Newprot spent Sat
urday and Saturday night here vis
iting friends.
Rev. E. A. Horn of Newark came
down Sunday to preach, but on ac
count of the rain he didn’t hold any
service.
Postmaster T. W. Stubblefield
made a business trip to Newark Sat
urday.
Deputy Sheriff Pasley of Batesville
was a business visitor here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Balding are
spending a few days at Newport vis
iting the lady’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Allen.
Quite a crowd went from here to
Batesville Monday, courting.
G. W. Yaney and son, Gus, made
a business trip to Newark Tuesday.
RED CROSS ROLL CALL
IS LAGGING IN NEWARK
The Red Cross Roll Call here is
lagging, not more than half as many
people having responded as should.
'1 his is a wonderful opportunity to
do good, and everyone of our citizens
who have not already done so should
hand in their dollar to Mrs. W. W.
Jeriligan or Rev. J. E. Snell.
The roll call has been extended for
another week and will not close until
next Tuesday.
It is an honor to wear a Red
Cross button. Get one today.
Lazy Dollars
Dollars merely safe are not performing
their natural function. They are not
working. They are not doing the owner
or the world any good.
Moreover, most hiding places thought to
be safe are decidedly unsafe. Not only
thieves, but fire or other unforeseen
happenings may rob you of your wealth.
Saving Is Using
Dollars saved are safer! And they are
constantly working to earn more for you.
They are constantly working for the
good of the whole community.
Consider this. We pay you for sav
ing. And while you are saving,
your money is never out of reach.
It is always ready for you and
easy to get when you need it.
Start with us today
dollar will do it.
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NEWARK, ARKANSAS
C. M. Edward*, President, W. W. Jernigary£a»hier
G. M. Fields, Vice Pres. T. M. Harrelson, AsshQfihier a
E. A. HULSEY DIES IN
LITTLE ROCK HOSPITAL
WAS SHOT BY PROWLERS AT
HOCKING HOME IN NEW
PORT LAST WEEK
E. A. Hulsey a former citizen of
Newark died at St. Vincent’s Hospit
al in Little Rock Monday night as a
result of gunshot wounds received at
the home of R. B. Hocking in New
port on Wednesday night of last
week.
The remains were shipped to New
ark for burial at Blue Springs Wed
nesday afternoon, Rev. C. C. Fuqua
conducting the funeral services.
Hulsey is survived by his wife and
four children and one sister, Mrs. C.
E. Caldwell of Jaeksonport, and his
father, P. H. Hulsey.
Hulsey was shot in a rather mys
terious manner and the identity of
the party who did the shooting will
probably never be known.
He lived next door to the home of
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Hocking on Third
and Main street in Newport. The
Hockings are reputed to be very
wealthy, and for several weeks un
known persons, believed to be intent
on crime, hae been seen lurking
about the premises of the Hocking
residence, and Mr. and Mrs. Hocking
have had the house watched, Mr. Hul
sey havnig been on the lookout for
the intruders. No one had been able
to secure the identity of these per
sons and no arrests were made.
Wednesday night Mr. Hulsey saw
a man at the rear of the Hocking
home and fired a shot from his win
dow at the figure, shooting through
the screen. Mr. Hulsey remarked to
Mrs. Hulsey, it is said, that he “got
him that time.” He said that the
man dropped as if shot. Mr. Hulsey
ran into the yard and fired again,
and within a very short time Mr.
Hulsey w-as fired upon.
Upon hearing the shots in the yaid,
H. A. McCallister, son-in-law' of Mr.
and Mrs. Hocking, fired a shot in
the dark at a figure in the backyard,
but it is not thought that the shot
from Mr. McCallister’s pistol, which
was an army special weapon, struck
Mr. Hulsey, as the bullets removed
from Hulsey’s body were of a smaller
calibre and made of lead, while Mr.
McCalister’s gun was loaded with
steel bullets. The garage near the
alley at the rear of the residence,
showed evidences of having been
struck with a charge from a shot
gun.
No tangible clue as to the identity
of the parties who have been lurking
about the house, nor the men w'ho
did the shooting has been found, but
officers are working on the case, and
Mr. and Mrs. Hocking say they will
make every possible effort to appre
hend the parties.
Mr. Hulsey was taken to St. Vin
cent's Hospital at Little Rock where
an operation was performed for the
removal of the bullet. He stood the
operation nicely and it wras at first
thought that he would recover, but
he began sinking Monday and died
Tuesday morning shortly after mid
night.
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BOY INSTANTLY KILLED
Jonesboro, Nov. 11.—Earl Ball, age
10, was instantly killed this morning
at the Portia Lumber Company’s
plant. The boy was trucking lumber
and a pile of lumber from the skids
in the mill slipped off, falling on him.
His home is in West Plains, Mo.
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DON’T BURN LEAVES
Here is our annual reminder not to
burn the leavesfl When they are rak
ed up, haul them to the barn for
bedding or use them in the poultry
house for scratch litter, or mulch the
strawberries with them, or use them
about the shrubbery and the bulbs
in the yard, or spread them over the
garden. Do any way, in short, to
get them back into the ground. The
soil needs the plant food and the or
ganic matter they contain. You
waste all of the latter and most of
the former when you burn them.—
Southern Agriculturist.
HOME TEAM WINS
FROM BALD KNOB
HOYS BASKET HALL TEAM WINS
SECOND GAME PLAYED
THIS YEAR
The Newark High School Basket
Ball team went down to Bald Knob
last Saturday where they played the
boys of that place a real game that
afternoon.
The home team was in first class
shape, having gone through hard
practice work in anticipation of play
ing the Cushman team on the local
field, but late Friday word was re
ceived from the Cushman team that
they could not come so a game wras
matched with Bald Knob.
On account of rain early Saturday
morning, the court at Bald Knob was
in a wet and slippery condition, and
after being marked off with lime,
w'hich the wet ground caused to slack,
the court would have made an excell
ent skating rink. The game was call
ed at 2:45 p. m. and immediately af
ter the whistle sounded the court was
a whirling mass of brown suits, bare
legs and skull caps, and several good
plays were lost by each team on ac
count of some fellow starting across
a streak of lime.
The Bald Knob boys started in the
lead by a field goal at the very first
of the game, which was closely fol
lowed by one for our team, and dur
ing the first half the game was hard
fought and closely played by each
team, and wrhen the whistle sounded
for first half up, the Newark boys
were in the lead by a margin of only
two scores.
The second half, however, was easi
er for the home team and they play
ed better ball than in the first, and
boosted the score considerable on
Bald Knobs errors.
The main features of the game
were Bevens' long throws and Fu
qua’s ability to put the ball through
the goal. As a star player, Red Rod
man, the youngest man on the team,
is fast coming to the front. The
score in the second half was 10 for
Newark and four for Bald Knob, mak
ing a total for the game of 20 for
Newark and 12 for Bald Knob.
That the Newark boys and people
who accompanied the home team to
Bald Knob were royally treated would
be putting it very mildly, and we
don’t hesitate to say that any people
anywhere were never treated any nicer
than our people during the stay in
that charming little city, being shown
every favor and consideration pos
sible.
Professor Campbell of the Bald
Knob High School is an ardent boost
er for athletics in his school and has
as fine, good-natured and manly a
bunch of players as the home team
ever met.
The line-up was as follows:
Newark Position
Fuqua Forward
Magness
Roe Center
Bevens Guard
Rodman
Substitutes—George
Graden Fuqua.
Umpire, Halcombe;
wards.
Bald Knob
Davis
Edwards
Hotopp
Slaton
Ethridge
Martin and
Referee, Ed
NEWPORT CELEBHATKS
Newport, Nov. 12.—A half holiday
was held in Newport Tuesday and
practically every business house in
the city closed at noon. An appro
priate program was carried out at
the courthouse in the afternoon,
when Hon. T. H. Caraway delivered
an address that was heartily greeted.
Dr. Sarah E. Wise of San Francisco,
Cali., who was attending the State
convention of the W. C. T. U., also
made a most excellent talk. A large
number of soldiers, sailors and marin
es were present.
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FIRST ICE THIS MORNING
The tail end of a blizzard that has
been raging through the Northern
states struck Arkansas last
night, and as a result we are today
enjoying our first teach of winter.
The temperature dropped to 30 de
grees last night and there was consid
erable ice this morning.
According to the weather report,
Lauder, Wyo., was the coldest place
in the United States Wednesday, with
a tempreature of 20 degrees below
zero. Zero weather has prevailed in
nearly all the Northwestern States all
this week.
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e CHARLOTTE ITEMS »
y y y y*miy u y o y
Charlotte, Nov. 11.—Urban Brit
tain and Miss Wess Moore were mar
ried last week in Memphis, Tenn.
They will make their home here.
Mrs. Gussie Scribner and little son,
left Saturday for their home at Kan
sas City, after a pleasant visit here
with the lady's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. M. Hurley.
Born.—To Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Fal
lis, Sunday night a daughter.
G J. Lindsey spent Thursday night
in Logan township with Mr. and Mrs.
C. D. Nicholson.
Ransom Weaver who has a position
at Aubrey visited his mother, Mrs.
A. B. Weaver from Friday until Sun
day.
A salesman for the Spaulding bug
gies was in our vicinity last week.
ONE DOLLAR FOR COTTON
Pine Bluff, Nov. 10.—Probably the
highest price paid for cotton in Pine
Bluff since the Civil war was paid
here Saturday when C. G. Wall and
Co. paid W. G. Key $1 a pound for a
bale of cotton. The manner in which
the cotton was picked is said to have
"been a factor in the price it brought,
as it was the cleanest cotton ever
seen in Pine Bluff.
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BASKET BALL SATURDAY
There will be two games of basket
ball on the high school grounds next
Saturday afternoon, when the boys’
team and the girls’ team from the
Bald Knob High School will play the
boys and girls teams of the New-ark
High School.
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Wanted.—100 Cords of split oak
4 foot cordwood at once. Will pay
$5 per cord delivered. Newark Gin
Company.
THE SUPREME COURT
SUSTAINS DRY LAW
ACCUSED PARTY CH ARGED WITH
CARRYING LIQUOR IN SUIT
CASE WHEN CAUGHT
The Arkansas Supreme Court last
Monday sustained the “transporta
tion" clause in the state bone-dry law
as amended by the recent regular
session of the legislature.
Albert Whitely was convicted in
the White Circiut Court of trans
porting liquor in the state. He ap
pealed and attacked the validity of
the law on that point, which reads as
follows:
“That it shall be unlawful to con
vey or transport over or along any
public street or highway any of said
liquors, bitters or drinks for another.”
The word “unother” formed a leak
in the law, and in 1919 it was amend
ed to make it unlawful to transport
it under any circumstances except for
sacramental, medicinal, industrial or
scientific purposes. Whiteley’s case
was the first of its kind to come be
fore the supreme court, and the issuo
at stake formed the one remaining
hope of an oasis.
The case attracted widespread at
tention at the time. Whitely, accord
ing to testimony in the case, was a
passenger on a freight train running
between Newport and North .Little
Rock. The sheriff of White County
boarded the train at Bebee and found
the liquor in question locked up in
two suitcases in the caboose of the
train. Whiteley, it was alleged, left
the train when the sheriff boarded it
and was captured by deputies after
a chase through the woods. When ar
rested the deputies say that Whiteley
dropped a key from his pocket. It
was afterward learned that the key
fitted one of the suitcases in the ca
boose and Whiteley’s conviction fol
lowed.
TO THE FARMERS
On account of the high price of
fuel, and the fact that the cotton
being brought in now is of an infer
ior grade, being harder to gin, which
cuts the capacity of the gin 10 to 12
balps a day we will be forced to
charge $1 more per bale after No
vember 12th NEWARK GIN CO,
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