The Newark Journal.
A Man May Lose a Dollar or He May Lose a Millon, But None Has Lost so Much as the Man Who Loses His Courage
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, November 4, 1915
Vol 15, No. 31
WEEAT ACREAGE
LARGELY INCREASED
Farmer* Busy Sowing Grain
And Reports Indicate Acre
age Will be Doubled.
The farmers are making good
use of this fine weather sowing
wheat. The acreage of wheatin
this community was greater the
past season than it has been in
many years, * and is being in
creased this season.From all re
ports, the acreage now being
planted in w'^pt will be doub
le that of the past season. Sev
eral farmers are planting as
much as 100 acres, and there is
scarcely a farmer in Rig Bot
tom that will not grow as much
as 10 to 25 acres of wheat the
coming season.
At least 30,000 bushels of
wheat was grown in this im
mediate vicinty the past season
and it is estimated that with a
favorable season the yield for
the coming year will be at least
60,000 or 75,000 bushels.
Wheat was the most profit
able crop grown in this section
this year and the farmers are
encouraged 1o gow more of it
for the coming year because it
can be converted into cash at a
price severeal months before
the cotton crop is ready for
market.
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WILD BILL EVANS
COMING TO NEWARK
Rev. W. H. Evans of Dallas.
Tex., more commonly known
as “Wild Bill,” will begin a re
vival meeting at the Methodist
church in Newark tomorrow
(Friday) night.A large tenthas
been secured and will be used
to hold the services underwhile
the weather permits.
The Rev. Mr. Evans in one of
the most noted evangelists of
the entire southwest and is a
man of strong and distinctive
personality.
BILLIE OLDFIELD
FOR RE-ELECTION
Hon. W. A. Oldfield announ
ces in today’s paper as a can
didate for re-el action to con
gress.
Mr. Oldfield is seeking re
election strictly upon his merits,
and any fair-minded man who
will seriously consider his re
cord in congress is bound to ad
mit that no man in the entire
history of this congressional dis
trict has made a more brilliant
record or bet n mor ? faithful to
duty than Mi. Oblfi id.
He has risen in prominence
and 'influence at nington
until he is recognized as one of
the ablest men m eongress.This
is attested by, Lh ■ fact that he
was recently elected to mem
bership on the Wa\sand Means
Committee, the most important
and most powerful committee
in congress.
He is in perfect harmony and
accord with the administration
and is recognized l>, President
Wilson as one of his staunchest
and most abb' supporters.
No man in this district stands
closer to the people or enjoys a
greater share of the public con
fidence. He is an untiringwork
er and the people appreciate
his efforts in beh If of good
government. His thousands of
friends—will show their appre
ciation by giving him ther loyal
support in the coming election.
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SEND FOR BULLETIN
Thougtul farmers should
plan to study agricultural bul
letins this winter. They are
printed by the Government and
by the College c Agriculture
and will be sent free for the
asking. Write the Dean of the
Extension Division, University
of Arkansas, r t Fayetteville and
tell him what agricultural or
home study you are interested
in and he will be glad to write
you and send bulletins on any
|subject of interest to farmers
| or farm women or the boys and
girls.
First National Bank
NEWARK, ARK
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,500
C. M. Edwards, Pres
G. M. Fields, V. Pres.
E. B. Chesser, Cashier
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NOT ONLY PROVIDES AN
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Enabling you to grasp good op
opportunities when presented,
but has an educational value a
long the lines of approved busi
ness practice, which makes
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DON’T OVERLOOK IT’S
IMPORTANCE
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BUY BANK MONEY ORDERS
When Sending Money to Dia
tant points. They are payable\
anywhere and are SAFE.
SHOULD ASK FOR
MORNING TRAIN
'Railroad Should Re-lnstate
Morning Train to Make Bet
ter Connections at Newport.
When the morning “Hot
Shot’’ from Batesville to New
port wasdiscontinped sometime
ago railroad officials agreed
that if passenger train No. 20
should be re-instated on the
main line, the morning “Hot
Shot’’would be re-instated also,
so as to give the people of the
White River road the same ser
vice they had before 29 was
discontinued. No. 29 has been
re-instated on the main line and
has been in service for several
days but we hear nothing of
the morning “Hot Shot” being
put into service again. The peo
ple of the White River road are
entitled to better service than
they are getting and they
should ask the railroad commis
sion to have the train re-instat
ed.
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HOOPER CANDIDATE
FOR RE-ELECTION
The announcement of Ed R.
Hooper as a candidate for re
election as county clerk will be
found elsewhere in today’s pa
per.
Mr. Hooper is now serving
his first term as clerk. Every
body says he is making a care
ful and efficient officer, and
The Journal heartily agr *es
with this popular verdict of the
peopfe. He is always ready fo •
business and alwavs ready to
render assistance, give informa
tion or otherwise accommodate
the humblest citizen who may
happen to have business with
the county clerk’s office. Hisef
forts to serve the people in an
acceptable manner have proven
entirely satisfactory, and the
'people of th^> county will take
pleasure in giving him the sec
ond term he so richly deserves.
OLDFIELD IN WASHNIGTON
Washington, Nov. 2.—Rep
resentative W. A. Oldfield of
Batesville arrived in Washing
ton yesterday and will attend
the sessions of the house Ways
and Means Committee to be
held soon Jo decide the make
up of the other committees.Mr.
Oldfield is the only Arkansas
member of the Waysand Means
( ommittee. Until recently he
has been chairman of the Com
mittee on Patents. This after
noon he was in conference with
I ostmaster General Burleson on
the legislative program.
OZIER GIVEN° FIVE~YEARS
John Ozier who was charg
ed with having been a party to
i the murder of Wm. McKenzie
at the latter’s home near Pleas
ant Plains, in March 1914. was
tried in the circuit court at
Batesville last Friday. Ozier
was found guilty by the jury
and was sentenced to five years
in the penitentiary.
The case against Will Eavns
who is charged with being im
plicated in the killing, was con
tinued to the next term of
court.
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MAY BE CANDIDATE
FOR TAX COLLECTOR
It is reported that Tax Asses
sor S. D. Lindsey of Floral will
be a candidate for tax collector
i in the approachingprimary'.Mr.
Lindsey has made no announce
ment as to his political future
'but it is reported on good au
thority that he is seriously con
|sidering the matter and will
very likely be a candidate for
| tax collector.
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1 b* man that has but one
pair of trousers don’t have to
■ worry about having‘the other
ipair pressed.
STEPFATHER HELD
FOR DEATH OF GIRL
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Miss Bettie Burleson Murdered
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While PickingColton in Field
Near Walnut Ridge
Walnut Ridge, Nov. 2.—Miss
! Bettie Burleson, 18, was mur
jdered and her head severed
from the body about noon to
day in a cotton field. Her step
father. Will Dobbs, 25,who was
with her at the‘time, is held by
the sheriff pendingl he outcome
of the coroner's inquest. Feel
ing iiins high here or.ight and
threats of lynching are freely
heard on the strets.
Dobbs declared he was in
the field picking cotton with
the girl when three masked
men came across the field and
| attacked them. Dobbs told
|neighbors that he fought the
imasked men and then escaped,
[but was unable to assist his
step-daughter,who,he says.was
| attacked by one of the men with
|a large pocket knife. Immedi
iately afterwards he notified
neghbors and led them to the
spot where the body was found
Bloodhounds were brought here
from Popular Bluff. The onb,
trail they followed was made
! by Dobbs. Dobbs told his story
and the sheriff took him into
custody. No formal charge was
made aganst him, but he isheld
pending investigation..
It is said tonight that an ex
amination will be made of the
body of the ad - ;rl to ascer
tain if she was in a delicate
condition. Officers are investi
gating this as a probable mo
tive.
Dobbs is a tenant on the
Rhea farm, nine miles from
Walnut Ridge. Fie married the
girl’s mother several years ago.
The mother is still living.Dobbs
has the reputation of being a
quiet farm hand.
CRIME BEHIND MURDER
Walnut Ridge, Nov. 3.—Ac
cording to the finding of acoro
ner’s jury here today Bettie
Burleson was assaulted before
she was murdered. The jury al
so found that she was killed by
a blow on the head with a blunt
instrument, after which her
throat was cut. Either would
would have caused death.
Sheriff Owens has return jl
to Walnut Ridge from Jones
boro, where he placed Dobb
stepfather of the girl, in the
Carighead jail
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WALDRIP CANDIDATE
FOR SECOND TERM
Judge T. M. Waldrip an
nounces iA today’s paper as a
candidate for re-election as
county and probate judge.
Judge Waldrip is making a
splendid official and is handling
the county’s affairs in a most
commendable manner. He is
careful, conservative and eco
nomical, and his business-like
administration has shown that
he is fully conversant with the
needs of the county.
So far as The Journal has
been able to ascertain, there is
no cause for complaint from
any source and every indication
points to the fact that Judge
Y\ aldrip will be given a second
term without opposition.
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ENGINEER AT BATESVILLE
Batesville, Nov. 3.—MajorE.
J. Dent,a government engineer,
spent yesterday in Batesville
and with local business men,
[conducted an investigation ol
the local harbor on White riv
er to ascertain the improve
ments needed here. Boats oper
ated by local t'actorb', are un
able to land at a point of con
venience on account of the riv
er bed being filled with sane1
and mud.
GRAY ANNOUNCES
FOR CONGRESSMAN
The announcement of Hon.
A. G. Gray as a candidate for
congress appears in this issue
of The Journal.
Mr. Gray is at present one of
the representatives ofthiscoun
ty, the recent legislature be
ing the seventh session of the
Arkansas General Assembly of
which ha has been a member.
He has always been popular
with the people, and in every
position of public trust to
which he has been elected he
has'Tween a tireless worker for
those things which he conceiv
ed to be right.
It is impossible to do justice
to Mr. Gray’s candidacy in the
Unified space at command when
his announcement was received
| this week, and more extended
'notice of his candidacy wil[ ap
pear in The Journal next week.
FINE HOGS FROM
INDEPENDENCE COUNTY
M. M. Rutherford of Sulphur
Rock, shipped a carload of hogs
to East St. Louis a few days
ago, the shipment averaging
263 pounds and bringing $7.45
per head. Commenting on this
shipment, the St. Louis Live
Stock Reporter says:
“This is certainly good for
Arkansas and the shipper Mr.
Rutherford, is to be congratu
lated on bringing such stock to
market. Arkansas is certainly
coming to the front as a live
stock state and it will be but a
|few years until she will rank
equally as well as Missouri and
Illinois.”
I The farmers of Independence
'county are giving much atten
tion to the raising of hogs and
jcattle, and a great majority
have raised enough for home
consumption.
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WESTBROOK FOR
COUNTY TREASURER
W. R. Westbrook announces
in today’s paper as a candidate
tor re-election as county treas
urer.
Mr. Westbrook is now serv
ing his first term as county
treasurer and has made asplen
did record in that office. He is
always on duty, is courteous
and accommodating to all who
have business to transact with
his office. He will no doubt be
given a second term without op
position.
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List your farm with F. O.
Eller, Newark, Ark.
NEWARK LADIES
WIN MANY PRIZES
Thirty-two Exhibits Shown at
Recent Home Products Show
Win Twenty-seven Prizes.
The ladies of Newark made
a remarkably fine record in
capturing prizes on articles ex
hibited at the Home Products
I Show at Batasville on Thursday
and Friday of last week.
A large share of the credit
for this splendid exhibit of la
dies fancy work is due Mrs. W.
W. Jernigan who was a mem
ber of the committee on ladies’
fancy work. Mrs. Jernigan se
cured from the ladies of New
ark and vicinity 32 exhibits,
and of this number 27 were a
warded first and second prizes.
In this department first priz
!es were awarded Newark ladies
las follows: Mrs. J.I.Sturdivant,
three: Mrs. C. M. Edwards,
two; Mrs. Ida Hogue, two;Miss
Virl Pnscoe. one; Mrs. W. W.
lernigtn, one: Mrs L. G. Poe,
one; Mrs. Zed Griffith, one;
Mrs. Davidson. . ne;Miss Berne
Speed, one.
Second Pi:;es.—Mrs. W °.
Moore, two;Mrs. E. B. Chesser,
two; Mrs. Ida Hogue, two;Miss
Aydelott, two; Mrs. W. W.
Jernigan, one; Mrs. L. G. Poe,
one; Mrs. J. J. Pridmore, one;
Mrs. Crawford, one.
In the canned goods depart
ment, Miss Lucy Lawton of this
place won second prize on can
ned tomatoes.
In the agricultural exhibits,
J. D. Martin of Sulphur Rock
won first prize on corn, and
iEarle Best of Dota won second.
The exhibits in all depart
ments were good and a splend
id showing of Independence
county products was made.
Those interested in promot
ing the exhibit hope to be able
to organize a county fair assoc
iation, and a committee wasap
pointed to secure subscriptions
and see what can be done to
ward organizing a permanent
fair association.
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. SETTLE UP
All persons indebted to the
Newark Lumber Company, ei
ther by note or account are re
quested to come in and make
settlement not later than Nov.
15. If settlement is not made b\
that date, we will take legal
steps to collect same.
NEWARK LUMBER CO.
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REMEMBER!
The old reliable when you are go
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,
Hurries, wagons and autos,
TENTS and AWNINGS, WAGON
and BUGGY|HAR^ESS.
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Bates ville, Ark.