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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, February 12, 1915
Voi. 14, No. 45
TO REBUILD FENCE
RECENTLY DESTROYED
Land Owners of Big Bottom Fence
District Meet and Decide to
Rebuild on Present Line
At a meeting of the land own
ers of the Big Bottom Fence Dis
trict held in Newark last Satur
day, a resolution was adopted in
structing the commissioners to
rebuild the fence that was de
stroyed by alleged night riders
several days ago.
The meeting was largely at
tended. Nearly every land owner
in the district was present and
many citizens not directly inter
ested were present also.
The sentiment of the meeting
was practically unanimous in fav
or of rebuilding the fence, and
the commissioners were instructed
to proceed with the work as soon
as material could be secured, as
iarming time is near at hand
and the fence will be necessary
for the protection of people own
ing stock both on the inside and
outside of the district.
The fence will be rebuilt on the
line where the fence was destroy
ed. as the land owners and the
(ommissioners declare that to be
the legal boundary of the district
end the only place at which they
l ave any authority to build a
fence.
No animosity toward anyone
was shown by those who spole in
the meeting Saturday. All ex
pressed a desire to avoid further
trouble, and it seemed to be the be
lief of many that the parties who j
destroyed the fence had not fully
considered the seriousness of the
matter.
KILL GRAY BILL
Representative A. G. Gray’s bill j
to repeal the law creating the:
state board of health, was defeat
ed in the house Monday by a vote
of 48 to 28.
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Dota, Feb. 10.—A large crowd
was present at the Sunday School
Workers Conference Friday night.
A great deal of interest is being
manifested in these meetings
and we hope it may continue.
A. T. Best made a business trip ,
to Newark Wednesday.
Miss Katie Pickens is on the I
sick list this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller Brogdon
and little daughter, Grace, of
Tupelo, spent a few days here the I
past week, visiting the lady’s par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Page and
family.
C. P. Pickens our worthy post j
master was looking after business
ar Newark Friday.
Jesse Carey conducted prayer
meeting at Grandma McGinty’s.
Sunday night. Quite a large
crowd was present and everyone
seemed to enjoy the service. We
are proud of these young men
and hope to see more take the
lead in this good work.
Mrs. Birdie Watson, wife of the
late Dr. W. C. Best, after spend
ing a few days here very pleas
antly with relatives, left Friday
for her home at Wynne.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Pickens
and children of Cord spent Sun
day here very pleasantly visiting
relatives.
Oldfield Is Named
On Big Committee
Washington, Feb. 5. Represen
tative Wm. A. Oldfield of Bates
ville, representing the Second Ar
kansas district, was selected
by the Democratic house caucus
last night as a member of the
Ways and Means Committee. This
is the mo3t important committee
m the house and one on which
places are most eagerly sought.
Valentines at the Golden Rule.
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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the satisfaction of drawing
checks in payment of your
bills, thus enabling you to
have a receipt for every pur
chase, would repay any slight
sacrifice in building up a
bank account duringthe year?
TRY IT WITH US DURING 1915
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BUY BANK MONEY ORDERS
When sending money to distant points. The orders are payable
anywhere and are ABSOLUTELY SAFE.
FOR EXAMPLE
Amounts up to $5.00, cost —-722".'".* cents
Amounts of $5.00 to $.‘10,00, cost-5 cents
Amounts of $50.00 to #10.00, cost-10 cents
Amounts of $75.00 to $100.00, cost-15 cents
Don’t Think Night
Riders Started Fire
A. C. Martin of Newport whose
building near Oil Trough was re
ported to have been burned by
alleged night riders some time
ago, informs The Journal that he
does not beleive the building was
burned by night riders.
It was reported at the time that
the place had been rented for
cash rent, but Mr. Martin states
that the place was not rented at
all at that time. It has since been '
rented, however, for the third and
fourth.
Mr. Martin is inclined to believe
that the tire was started through
the carelessness of some one. The
house was vacant and he thinks
possibly some boys had been in
the habit of gathering there for a
friendly game and carelessly per
mitted the building to catch tire,
or else some straggler stopped to
spend the night and unintention
ally set fire to the house.
Mr. Martin has never had any
trouble with any of his tenants
and does not believe that he has
an enemy who would maliciously
destroy his property.
HEALTH OFFICER’S
MONTHLY REPORT
Dr. J. II. Kennerly,county health
officer, repot ts the following num
ber of cases of preventable dis
eases in Independence county dur
ing the month of January.
Typhoid fever 7 cases, malarial
fever 30 cases, measles 83 cases,
scarlet fever 2 cases, whooping
cough 44 cases, chicken pox 10 i
cases, cerebro-spinal meningitis 1
case.
There are 40 practicing physi
cians in the county and 30 of them
made reports. Dr. Kennerly says
that the above-mentioned diseases
and many others would be prac
tically eliminated if a strict en
forcement of the health laws
could be secured.
FOR NEW CONSTITUTION
The lower house of the Arkan-i
sas legislature passed a bill Wed
nesday providing for a constitu
tional convention to draft a new
constitution. The biil sets June
22 as the date for electing dele
gates and provides that the con
vention shall be held in Little
Rock September 7. Under pro
visions of the bill, each county
would have one delegate, and 1U
would be elected from the state
at large. The bill passed the
house by a vote ot o9 to 32 and
will be transmitted to the senate 1
next week. Dowdy voted for the
bill and Gray voted against it.
PROF. I5GRIG RE-ELECTED
Prof.»W. A. Isgrig was unani
mously re-elected principal ot tae
Newark High School for another
year at the recent monthly meet
ing of the school board.
The school is making splendid !
progress under the supervision of
Prof. Isgrig and there are now,
more students enrolled in the high
school department than ever in
the history of the school.
The election of teachers will
take place at some future date.
TRY TO ROB BANK
Wynne, Feb. 9.—An attempt
was made to rob the Bank of
Vanndale, at Vanndale six miles
north of here, last night. The
building was entered by two rnt:
about midnight, who were making
preparations to blow the safe
when they were discovered. The
robbers succeeded in making their
escape.
Get your onion sets at the
Golden Rule.
Slave Factory Now in
Operation In Newark
A factory for the manufacture
of canvass gloves has been opened
in Newark by R. K McHenry.
The first gioves A’ere placed on
the market last Saturday and are
of a superior quality to any glove
of this kind ever sold on the local
market.
At the present Mr. McHenry is
making only one kind and grade
of glove, hut as the business grows
he expects to add other grades
and hopes to build up an exten
sive business.
Mr. McHenry will endeavor to
supply the retail merchants in all
the towns in this'section of the
state and will propably go on the
road himself to work up the busi
ness. 1
The gloves are now on sale at
all the stores in Newark and
everyone who buys gloves of this
kind should insist on getting
gloves made in Newark.
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Charlotte, Feb. 10. — Prof.
Thompson and Hershel McGee
closed a very successful school
here last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Jenrnigan
entertained the young people with
a singing Friday night.
Uncle Frank Bradley died Mon
day at his home a few miles north
of here and was buried here
T uesday.
Born. To Mr. and Mrs. John
Huff last Saturday, a boy.'
Leslie Reploge visited friends
near Batesville Friday.
G. J. Lindsey went to Newport
on business Tuesday.
C. I). Nicholson spent Monday
at Strawberry.
1). D. Adams of Batesville spent
last Wednesday and Thursday
here.
Miss Elsie Moore entertained
a few of her friends with a party
Tuesday night.
MINISTER JEFFERY SWORN IN
Former Judge Takes Oath and is
Now on U. S. Payroll
Washington, Feb. 9.—Judge R.
E. Jeffery of Newport, Ark., was
sworn in today as U. S. minister
to Uruguay, South America, and is
now on Uncle Sam’s payroll, at a
salary of $833.33i a month as a
diplomat. .Minister Jeffery left
Washington tonight for his home
to wind np his business affairs be
fore returning to Washington to
receive final instructions before
sailing for Montevideo, the capi
tal of Uruguay.
FIGGER ON THIS
If it takes a tour-months old
woodpecker, with a rubber bill, 9
months and 13 days to peck a hole
through a cypress log that is hig
enough to make 117 shingles, and
it takes 165 shingles to make a
bundle worth 93 cents, how long
will it take a cross eyed grasshop
per, with a cork leg, to kick all the
seeds out of a dill pickle?—Ex.
SENATE SAVES STATE AID
The bill to repeal the law for
state aid to high schools was de
feated in the senate Wednesday.
The bid passed the house some
time ago but when it came up in
feated by a vote of 20 to 15.
Seed Irish potatoes at the Gold
en Rule Store,
Red rust proof oats at the Gold
en Rule Store.
Sulphur Rock
Sulphur Rock, Feb.10. The Sul
phur Rock High School now has
: about 10 or 50 boarding students.
I • Mr. Thomas, the traveling sales
man, spent Wednesday in town on
business.
The canning factory will help
prosperity along in your town if
you will get it to working.
The Newark Journal will do
your commercial printing in an
up-to-date manner.
Clyde Huddleston says the mud
isn’t more than ankle deep down
the road at Paroquet.
Mrs. C. F. Smith is having some
work done on the interior of her
residence.
Miss Mattie Chaney who is
teaching at Oakland, spent Sun
day here with relatives.
0. M. Owens went to Batesville
Saturday on business.
A. G. Albright spent Monday in
Newark.
Ike Martin went to Newark
Monday to look after some busi
ness matters.
W. E. Lasseter of Newport was
in towm Monday on business.
Miss Helen and Otis Morris en
tered school here Monday.
Tom Simpson of Batesville was
a business visitor here Wednesday.
Miss Roberta Engles of Salado
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Weaver Wright of O’neal spent
Monday here visiting the school.
Miss Ruby McNutt of Black
River township entered school
here Monday.
Mr. Richardson of Black River
township was in town on business
Monday.
Miss Nola Young has resigned
her position at Newport and came
up Thursday to take up her resi
dence here.
J. B. Wright spent Thursday in
town, returning to Batesville on
the local.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Cook went to
Batesville Thursday to spend a
few weeks visiting relatives and
friends. ,
Mr. Presswood and family ar
r ved here Friday from Tennessee.
Remember the canning factory
meeting here February 20.
High class commercial printing
promptly done by The Journal.
Cabbage, onions, kraut and
pickles at the Golden Rule.
WILL ESTABLISH
CANNING FACTOR}
Stock Fully Subscribed and Cora
pany Organized With F. C.
Hoyt President
The full amount of stock for
the canning factory has been sub
scribed, and a meeting of the
stockholders was held Saturday
afternoon for the purpose of elect
ing a board of directors:
The following were elected di
rectors: F. C. Hoyt, W. A. Isgng,
H. E. Hawthorne, 0 F. Craig, J.
H. Holderby, G. M. Fields and F.
0. Eller. At a meeting of the
board of directors held later, F. C.
Hoyt was elected president, W. A
Isgrig secretary, and 0. F. Craig
treasurer.
It was decided to incorporate
under the name of the Newark
Canning Company and the secre
tary was instructed to tile arti
cles of incorporation with the sec
retary of state immediately.
The company is ready to begir
making contracts with farmer
for growing tomatoes, and all
who desire to make such contract:
should see the president or secre
tary immediately.
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necessary machinery will be plac
ed at once and the factory will br
fully equipped and ready to begin
operations by the time the crop
are ready for canning.
PARSONS PLACED IN JAIL
Odus Parsons of the Oil Trough
community was arrested last wee!
by Constable Jesse Outlaw of
Christian township, charged with
petit larceny, grand larceny and
burglary, alleged to have been
committed recently.
Parsons was given a prelimi
nary trial last Saturday before
Squire J. L. Outlaw. He was
: found guilty and bound over to
the grand jury. Being unable to
' give bond, Parsons was taken to
i Batesville and placed in jail.
APPOINTED CARRIER
H. V. Williams has been ap
! pointed mail carrier for rural rout;
| No. 1 out of Newark to succeet
Bart Burns who resigned sorm
time ago Mr. Williams has bee;
serving as substitute for som
time and has given the patron,
good service.
REMEMBER!
I'he 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 w hat
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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