The Newark Journal
Published in The Famous Big bottom Country. Where Alfalfa Is king.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, March 8, 1907.
Vol. 7. No. J I.
JUDGETHARPCOMES BACK
Threatens to Crumble The Journal’s
Foundation and Expose the 2x4
To The Newark Journal:
You still persist in intering your
denial of starting an unwarranted
attack upon me and defy me to
prove it. Did I ask you to use
my name in any shape or form in
your publications and when you
saw tit to use it did you give the
facts in connection with the sub
ject in which I was concerned!
For the proof of your unwarranted
attack, I refer you to your articles
heretofore published along this
line. And you seem to think my
first article was uncalled for and
that my intentions were a fiendish
•desire to chew up a 2x4 editor and
gain some notoriety. Now, Mr.
Editor, did you think I ought to
have stood your attack and played
shut-mouth? If you had that idea j
in your cranium your were sadly !
mistaken, and the notoriety, (you
would try to inject ino the minds
of the public.) which you claim I
am after, is some sort of old rot of
your own hatching, as I have no
use for it. iSo you can have all
that stuff there is to be desired
from this harrangue of which you
are the author.
.now as to my digressing, uh:
but don’t you wish I would, and
are you not already sorry that you
over published my name in your
little sheet? You feel very com
. fortable, poised upon your exalted
and lofty perch, but before you
are through with this correspon
dence, the foundation will begin
to crumble. Now as to the mud
slinging, why did you start it t I
do not like it and I have not used
any to compare with the quantity
you have dished out, although
since that is your strong point 1
will try to get iu line.
But first iet me anwer some of j
jour accusations. My hat was not1
kept in a blind tiger; I did not !
keep books for a blind tiger, and
I never was a general roust-about
for any man. Neither have I
violated my official oath, and as to
my action towards the suppressing
of the blind tiger, will say 1 have
issued warrants in each and every
instance where I was called upon
and the proper affidavits were
made. Now Mr. Editor suppose 1
should call on you to prove these
charges, how many could you sus
tain? Now again Mr. 2x4, since
you ignored my request to give
the public your motive I think I;
have arrived at its s</lution, which j
is that you are full bent on hold-!
ing me up before the public for a j
general airing of my past private
and official acts. So while you are
at this bleaching process, will you
let the public look in an examine
the minutes of your journey
through dreamland of two years
duration? And don’t raise the
howl and claim I am doing the
mud act, but open up and turn on
the light, as I think the public
would like to hear what The Journ
al did the two preceeding years
toward tiger busting. *
] did not care so much for your
accusation until you referred to
referred
me as a general roust-about.
Didn’t you have your dagger up
your sleeve when .you made this
accusation? Didn’t .you emit a
peculiar quantity of venom when
you stooped so low as to make this
charge? No, Mr. Editor, I make
a flat denial of this, but I would
prefer this accusation to being ac
cused of being: the editor of a little
2x4 news sheet.
To the public in general, I
would ask that you be patient and
see the outcome in this contjj$t be
tween my/friend the editor of The
Journal and myself.
Now, Mr. Editor, I hope your
next article will be interesting and
to the point, as your previous ar
ticles have been, as I admire them
very much and I will endeavor to
give you all the notoriety there is
to be had out of this affair. So I
will close for this time with the
assurance, as before, of the very
best of friendship.
Yours very truly
Jno. T. Tharp.
MAGNESS MUSINGS.
Magness, March 5.—Miss Maud
Blalock and Mrs. Hilbert Jones
visited relatives and friends at
Paraoquet from Thursday to Sat
urday.
W. D. Magness, W. E. Gres
ham, E. M. Gibson and B. C.
Tubbs transacted business at the
county capital Monday.
Mrs. E A. Young returned to
her home at Desha Monday, after
a pleasant visit here with her hus
band and children.
J. A., Oscar and Will Lewis at
tended the preliminary hearing of
Jno. Henderson at Batesville yes
terday.
J. C. Mijler and family of the
Island,were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas Jones last Sunday.
Mrs. Tom Helms, of Batesville,
is visiting her parents, Elder
Douglas and wife this week.
Elder A. Douglas held a three
days meeting at Eight Mile, in
Jackson county, last week.
Miss Earl Tunstall visited her
sister Mrs. Ed Atchison of Sul
phur Rock last Sunday.
James Summers, Jr., is just re
covering from a severe attack of
pneumonia.
A. Hogan and B. G. Sheley
went to the county capital today.
Mayor Tom Waldrip is on the!
puny list.
A NICE HOME FOR SALE? !
We have one of the nicest pieces
of residence property in Newark
for sale at a bargain. Two-story
eight room house with good barn,
smokehouse and good well of wa
ter. An entire block goes with
the property including two small
houses which rent for $5 per |
month each. Also line garden and j
young orchard. Buildings all
nearly new and well finished, paint
ed inside and out and papered
throughout. The houses would
cost what we ask for the property
to say nothing of the lots, barn,
fencing and other improvements.
Craig & Moore
A CARD OF THANKS.
We wish to extend our sincere
and heartfelt thanks to the many
friends and neighbors for the
many deeds of kindness and words
of sympathy tendered us in the
illness and death of our dear wife
and mother, who departed this life
February 9, 1907.
She was bornd June 1, 1S62,
and professed religion at the age
of 13 years and lived a devoted
Christian. J. A. Griffin
and Children.
See The Journal for job printing. I
HENDERSON GIVES BOND
Man Charged With Murder of Col. J.
C. Yancey Under $2500 Bond
John W. Henderson who had a
difficulty with J. C. Yancey some
time ajro during which it is alleged
that he shot Yancey, and that the
shot was the ultimate cause of his
death, was given a preliminary
trial before Justice Holmes at
Batesville Monday and was re
manded to jail without bail to
await the action of the grand jury.
Henderson’s attorney’s, Oldfield
& Cole, immediately instituted
habeas corpus proceeding, before
County Judge Wycough and had
a retrial of the case Tuesday.
Judge Wycough allowed Hen
derson to give bail in the sum of
$2,500, which was immediately
given, and Henderson was re
leased.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.
Notice is hereby given that there
will be a public examination at
Batesville, Ark., on Thursday and
Friday, the 21st and 22nd days of
March, 1907, to ascertain the pro
fessional qualifications of all per
sons desiring to teach in the pub
lic schools of Arkansas within the
limits of Independenc county.
The examination will begin
promptly at 8:30 a. m. and each
applicant is requested to be pres
ent at that hour.
Given under my hand this the
25th day of February, 1907.
Sidney Pickens,
Examiner.
TWO FIRES IN ONE DAY.
Morrilton, March 4.—Morrilton
has suffered two costy fires today.
In the first one a block of build
ings containing the two-story
frame Morrilton hotel, the De
Long Machinery Company’s two
one-story buildings, one of which
was of wood and the other stone,
with the stock contained in them,
the one-story general merchandise
store of J. H. Kissire, with the
stock contained in it, and the meat
shop of E. «T. Kissire. In the
second lire 111 bales of cotton were
destroyed.
The total loss is about $25,000.
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
Notice is hereby given that
there will be an election held in
the Incorporated Town of New
ark, Arkansas, on Tuesday April
2. 1907, for the purpose of electing
the following officers: One mayor,
one recorder, one treasurer, one
marshall and five aldermen.
Given under my hand as Mayor
this 6th day of March, 1907.
W. L. Arnold, Mayor.
SEVERE STORM.
About 100 houses, mostly occu
pied by negroes, were destroyed,
one person was killed and one
probably fataly injured, at Wash
ington, the county seat of Hemp
stead county, by a tornado which
struck that town about 9 o’clock
Thursday night of last week.
OLDEST HAN IN STATE DEAD
Calico Rock, March 2.—Rev.
George Brinstieid died at the home
his son in-law, Thomas Cankey, of
this (Izard) county, on Tuesday
night, February 26. He was in
his 107th year, and came to this
county 60 or more years ago. He
was a local Methodist preacher,
and, a remarkable character. Until
a few months ago he was as active
as a man of 50, and as straight in
stature as an Indian warrior.
He was probably the oldest man
in Arkansas. He was born in
Gilford County, North Carolina,
in May, 1800, and attheageof 12,
removed to Georgia with his par
ents. Eighty-four years ago he
came to Arkansas. He had a
wonderful acute memory, and
maintained his strength in a mark
ed degree. In the early days
when he first “received a call to
preach,” he could neither read nor
write, but he was a man of great
force of character and application
and had accomplished much for
humanity.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES.
Charlotte, March 5.—Pleas
Henderson died at his home near
this place Monday evening and
was buried here Tuesday. He was
a good man and will be missed by
his many friends.
Mrs.Lizzie Churchill and daugh
ters, Misses LTnie and Jimmie,
spent Saturday and Sunday at
Sulphur Rock visiting friends and
relatives.
Rev. James McDonald, of Sul
phur Rock, preached here Satur
day night, Sunday and Sunday
night.
Hiram King who got his leg
broke a few weeks ago is improv
ing very slowly.
Miss Ethel Dorr, of Dota, spent
Sunday here the guest of Miss
Josie Moore.
Dr. R. C. Dorr, of Batesville,
was transacting business here
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Baker made
a business trip to Batesville Mon
day.
CARD OF THANKS.
We desire to express our sincere
thanks and appreciation to the
people of Batesville for their kind
ness during the sickness and death
of our dear son and brother and
for the many expressions of sym
pathy by friends at home,
together with the magnificent floral
offerings by the Batesville and
Newport bars and the Elks Lodge.
To Dr. Dorr words are inade
quate to express our feelings.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wright
and Family.
CASF OF TRUE LOVF.
A friend handed us the follow
ing note a few days ago which he
said was picked up on the street:
“Dear R-, Reason I didn’t latf
when you laft at me Sunday in the
postoflice was because I have a bile
on my face and kan’t l’aff. If I
lafi it will hurt, but I love you,
you old sweet thing, bile or no
bile, laff or no latf, you know that.
P. S.—Burn this up.”
LADIES.
We cordially invite you to call
and inspect the New Spring Styles
j we are showing in dress goods,
i silks, white goods, linens, em
broideries, laces, trimmings, col
lars, long gloves,corsets and novel
ties. Barnett Bros. Mer. Co.
Batesville, Ark.
PUBLIC SALE.
I will offer for sale at public
auction at the front door of the
postoflice in Newark on Saturday,
March 16, 1907, to the highest
bidder for cash, one bedroom suite
and one sewing machine.
Mrs. B. A. Mag ness.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES*
Happenings of the Week at the Hut*
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock, March 5.—Miss
Nellie Harvisondied Monday night
of pneumonia after an illness of
only a few days. Nellie was a
| good girl and lovred by all who
knew her. She will be sadly miss
| ed by her many associates. She
leaves a mother, five sisters and
: one brother, who have the deepest
j sympathy of the community.
Hon. W. S. Wright who died at
Batesville Saturday was buried
here Sunday. The funeral services
| were conducted by Revs. Hively
and Way man at 11 o’clock and a.
large concourse of friends were
present to pay the last sad rite to
the memory of a departed friend.
Mrs. Marion Owens, who has
been at Memphis for several!
months with her husband who is
attending the medical school, came
in Saturday to visit relatives for a>
few days.
There has been about 1,300 bales
of cotton shipped from this place
this season. The W, R. Rice
Merc.Co., has bought and shipped!
1,050 bales of this amount.
Quite a number of attorneys
and prominent men from Bates
ville and Newport were here to at
tend the funeral of W. S. Wright
Sunday.
| Joe B, Polk came up from Au
gusta Mondn.y and Cursey Sutter
field and family returned with hint
! and will make that their futur
j home.
A. R. Alexander bought the A.
O. Magness stock of groceries and
moved his stock down from Moore
held and is now a merchant of our
town.
Mrs. Will Kinman, of Newark.
; spent several days here last week
visting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Allen Gossett.
T. A. Bullington, of Dota, wasr
in town Saturday and Jack Gibson
went home with him to spend the
summer.
O. L. Hoover & Co., sold ten.
pair shoes Saturday. Why? Be
cause they handle the “Star
Brand.”
Jack Davidson, our old raaiL
rider, came in from Memphis last
week where he has been for some
time. __
Con Dean and family, of New
port, came up Tuesday to attend
the funeral of Nellie Harvison.
Mrs. Lizzie Churchill and child
. ren of Charllotte visited Rev. and
| Mrs. W. F. Way man Sunday.
| What’s the use to argue the
question, just give O. L. Hoover
& Co., your “biz.” for 1007.
Mrs. E. F. Bevens, of Quitman*
visited Dr. T. A. Bevens and fami
ly a few days last week.
O. L. Hoover & Co., are receir
I ing new goods almost every day*
Come in and get prices.
If its a Rose City cigar you:
want O. L. Hoover & Co., have
the best quality.
J. 1. Sturdivant and Mrs. Dove
Edwards were up from Newark
Sunday.
Perly Gilley is recovering front
an attack of pneumonia.
Sam Tuggle was able to be on;
the streets Tuesday.
Sam. Bevens went to Batesviltas
Monday.