The Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July II, 1913
Vol. 13, No. 14
METHODISTS HOLD
CONFERENCE HERE
Ministers and Delegates From All
Parts of Batesville District
In Attendance
The forty second annual session
of the Batesville District Method
ist conference convened at the
Methodist chnrch in this city Tues
day evening.
Religious services were conduct
ed by Presiding Elder E. K. Sew
ell, with prayer by Rev. T. Y.
Ramsey. The opening sermon
was preached by the Rev. Esau A.
Horton of Evening Shade.
The first business session was
held Wednesday morning. Rev.
E. K. Sewell, the efficient presid
ing elder, is presiding over the
conference, and Rev. V. T. Mc
Caffrey, the popular young pastor
of the Swifton circuit, was chosen
as secretary.
The following committees were
appointed.
Spiritual State of Church.—V. T.
McCaffrey, L. B. Hankins, Bert Pas
eoe and J. B. Stewart.
Books and Periodicals.—J. B. Fin
ley, F. M. Champion, E. A. Horn, J.
C. Schisler, and J. L Porter.
Licensing and Recommending For
Admission—W. P. Talkington, W.S.
Storey, J. W. Copeland.
Sunday Schools.—O. C. Lloyd, W.
W. Riley, S.P. McCook, G. A. Wade.
Kpworth Leagues.—J. B. Stewart,
J. L. Glisson, \V. T. Morgan. W. it
Shelpman.
Finance.- W. P. Jones, F. M. Mar
tin, C. A. Reaves J. G. Parker.
Hospital.—J. G. Albright, J. M.
Harrison, W. P. Jones.
Temperance.—T. J. Haney, C. D.
Metcalf, A. E. Horton, T. J. Seay.
Missions.—T. Y. Ramsey, J. M.
Harrison, J. G. Smith, W. M. Lane.
Quarterly Conference Records.— G.
C. Emmons, O. C. Shaver G. D. Gil
breath, W. R. Rice.
Public Worship.—M. B. Umsted,
T. J. Raney. E. K. Sewell.
Bible Society.—M. L. Mack. N. J.
Beaty, J. W. Copeland.
Resolutions.—O. ('. Lloyd, V T.
McCaffrey, M. L. Mack.
Rev. A. E. Ellis of the North
Mississippi conference is among
the distinguished visitors in at
tendance, and after the transac
tion of routine business Wednes
day morning, the Rev. Mr. Ellis
delivered an able and inspiring
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INSTALL ELECTRIC
LIGHT PLANT HERE
' Another Huch Needed Improve
ment Now Seems Assured
For Newark
L. P. and VV. J. Caldwell have
submitted a proposition to the
people of Newark to install an
electric light plant here, and it is
very probable that work on the
plant will begin within a few
days.
The proposition is to install a
small but thoroughly modern
plant. They will use the lastest
type 100 h. p. Deitzel oil engine,
using crude pretroleum for fuel.
The alternating current system
will be used, the same system
used by large plants in all the
best cities of the country.
The Messrs. Caldwell are prac
tical electrical men and have been
connected with some of the larg
est and best plants in the country.
L. P. Caldwell was for a number
of years city electrician at Bates
villc and his son, although a young
man, has been connected with
various plants in many parts of
the country and has spent almost
his entire life in this work and in
the study of electricity.
They agree to put in one of the
best and most modern plants in
the state, and on last Tuesday
night an ordinance granting them
a fifty year franchise was introduc
ed in the meeting of the city coun
cil. Every member of the council
expressed themselves enthu
siastically in favor of the pro
position, and Mr. Caldwell, who
was present at the meeting, stated
that he would begin placing ma
terial on the ground at once for
the erection of the plant. He ex
pects to have the plant in opera
tion and ready to turn on the
lights sometime in the early fall,
probably about the first of Septem
ber.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Edwards
gnd daughter, Miss Hazel, left
Tuesday for Colorado Springs and
other western points where they
will spend the remainder of the
summer. They will visit Salt Lake
City and Denver, and among the
other points of interest will take a
trip up Pike’s Peak.
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LIVE LITTLE LOCALS
FROM OIL TROUGH
Weeks Happenings Among Our
Neighbors in Fertile Valley
Across the White
John Franks came in Tuesday.
E. L. Davidson left Wednesday
: Althemier.
Joe Flann of Elmo was visiting
here Sunday.
A. Z. Shipp of Hutson was in
town Saturday.
Sam Grady is visiting in Oil
Trough This week.
Oscar Smotherman’s little
daughter died Monday.
W. A. Mayhue was in Newport
! on business Wednesday.
Quite a lot of people were trad
ing in Newport Thursday.
Ad Brightwell of Newark was
visiting in Oil Trough Sunday.
Claud Hicks died of pneumonia
at the home of Mr. Masters last
Friday.
Burley and Basil Wingo and
Paul Green of Newport were up
: Sur^lay.
Charley Franks hurt his knee
very bad Wednesday while haul
ing hay.
E. H. Hankins was very sick
Sunday and Monday, but is up
and about now.
Overseer J. A. Davidson has
been doing some good work on
the roads this week.
Rev. Champion is holding a re
vival meeting at the Methodist
church here this week.
Sat»irday at 3 p. m. our ther
mometer registered 100. Hot, hot,
and we are needing rain.
Prof. J. H. Hill returned Mon
day from Little Rock where he
had been to see his sister.
Luther Skaggs who has been
working for the Bell Telephone
Co., came home Tuesday.
Rev. J. L. Brown of Charlotte
: was here Sunday and preached the
funeral of William Massey.
J. C. White has a little girl who
I has been quite sick for some time,
and is no better at this writing.
Quite a number of our young
people went to Jamestown to the
picnic on the Fourth, and report a
line time.
A few of our young people en
joyed an outing at the Hulsey
bend on the Fourth and report a
fine time.
J. 13. Bullard was kicked by a
mule Saturday night, but is get
ting along nicely after the wound
was dressed by Dr. B. J. Kent.
We hear that they had quite an
interesting debate down at the
Bealer school house Saturday
night and Sunday between a Bap
tist and Seventh Day Adventist.
Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Pridmore
spent a few days last week at Sul
phur Rock and left again Wednes
day for Heber Springs where they
go for the benefit of their health.
Rev. Champion preached an
able sermon Sunday on the mode
of Baptisim. Sunday night he
preached on the origin of the
church, and Monday his subject
was “money.”
John Head who lived about a
mile from Oil Trough, died of con
sumption Thursday night near
Me Hue. He had been sick for
some time and was moved out in
j the hills about a week ago.
NOTICE TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS
The attention of school direc
tors is called to the fact that the
law requires their annual and en
umeration reports to be filed with
the county examiner not later than
the twentieth day of July. The
reports should be made as com
plete and accurate as possible.
Sidney Pickens,
County Examiner.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
WORK OUTLINED
President Page Arranging For
County Meeting and Urges
Closer Organization
Miss Minnie T. Allen, Superin
tendent Elementary Division of
the Arkansas Sunday School As
sociation, will attend our county
convention at Bethesda July 31
and August 1. General Secretary
H. E. Lufkin will be with us
August 1.
We are hoping to see every
Sunday School in the county well
represented. All pastors and super
intendents are especially urged to
be present and assist in making
this convention what it should be.
The attention of Sunday School
workers in White River, Craig,
Gainsboro and Barren townships
is called to the following program,
which has been arranged with a
purpose to organize these town
ships into a township association.
The meeting will be held at Moun
tain Gap near Sulphur Rock, on
Sunday, July 20, 1913.
10 a. m. Song and prayer ser
vice led by local workers.
Purpose and plan of this work.
—J. A. Page.
The Need of Sunday School
Leaders iifall Communities.—Mrs.
D. R. Lee.
The Importance of Sunday
School Advantages.—W. E. Stan
fer.
How to get the children to join
the Sunday School and attend it
regularly.—Reason Wells.
2 p. m. Song Service.— Tom
Jernigan.
Scripture Reading and Prayer.
—Rev. M. L. Mack.
Congregational Songs.
The Advancement of Sunday
School Work During the Last De
cade.—J. H. Jimersom.
Notes from the State Conven
tion at Batesville.—M. E. Moore.
Should Incentives be Used in
Sunday School? If so, what?—W.
E. Dodd.
Some of the Essentials of a Suc
cessful Sundav School.—Rev. M.
j L. Mack.
Election of officers and other
business.
Adjournment.
Bring your dinner and come,
not for a Sunday picnic, but for a
day of real service for the Master.
i shall be glad to correspond at
once with interested parties in
unorganized townships with a view
to effecting an organization there.
Yours for our Sunday Schools,
J. A. Page,
County President
LOO AN NEWS ITEMS
Eamen Bittrick went to Drift
wood recently to visit his sweet
heart.
If you want to go to a good
Sunday school, go to Logan church
house.
Miss Lena Foster came down
and visited friends a few days re
cently.
Rev. G. L. Fink conducted ser
vices at the Logan school house
Sunday.
Mrs. Bill Groves and Mrs. Lin
day Cook went to Newark Satur
day shopping.
Arthur Jimerson came in from
Shirley Thursday to visit his par
ents a few days.
Mrs. M. L. Jimerson and sister
visited relatives at Green’s saw
.jco’Il Sat'isdaw v>A Saaday.
All of Mr. Jimerson’s children
visited their parents the Fourth
of July and it was a family re-un
ion that was much enjoyed.
NO TRESPASSING
We have posted our pasture east
jof town and will allow no hunting
lor trespassing. All trespassers
j will be prosecuted. Adams Bros.
[ANNUAL PICNIC
HERE IN AUGUST
Newark Will Celebrate in Honor
of Old Settlers Nth, 15th and
16th of August
It has been decided to hold the
Annual Picnic and Old Settlers Re
union at Newark this year on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
August 14,15 and 16.
These annual picnics at Newark
always attract large crowds and
while the entertainment and
amusement features have always
been well looked after and have
been the best that could be secur
ed, it is proposed to have a picnic
this year that for amusement and
entertainment, will eclispe all pre
vious records.
E. H. Williamson, who is con
ceded to be the best picnic manag
er in this part of the State, will
probably have charge of the ar
rangements. All the plans have
not been perfected, but the above
dates have been selected and com
mittees will go to work at once
maKing the preliminary arrange
ments for the big event.
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL
The agricultural extension
school arranged for by County
Agent Geo. W. Allen will be held
at Batesville August 25 to 30.
A number of experts from the
agricultural department of the
University of Arkansas will be
present and talk to the farmers on
practical farm subjects and it is
hoped to make the school very
beneficial to the farmers. The list
of subjects for discussion at the
school will be cotton, corn, soils,
fertilizers, strawberries, peaches,
cantaloupes, alfalfa, general forage
crops, live stock, peanuts, silos,
Irish potatoes, hog cholera, army
worms, cut worm, bud worm, wire
worm, and other injurious insects.
HYDRICK WINS SUIT
The supreme court Monday af
firmed the judgment of the Inde
pendence Circuit Court in the case
of I. P. Hydrick vs. the Iron Moun
tain Railway Co. Hydrick sued for
$10,000 for personal injuries sus
tained in alighting from a train at
Swifton about two years ago. He
was awarded damages in the sum
of $7,000 and the railroad company
appealed. Hydrick formerly lived
in Newark.
REVERSE COUNTY
DEPOSITORY CASE
Judgment of Independence Coun
ty Court Set Aside by Su
preme Court
The Supreme court Monday re
versed the Independence County
Court in designating the Citizens
Bank & Trust Co., of Batesville,
as depository for the county
funds.
In December the county court
advertised for bids from banks
desiring to keep the county funds.
At the January term of court bids
were received from the Citizens
Bank & Trust Co. and the Union
Bank & Trust Co., both of Bates
ville, the latter offering to pay 41
per cent interest on county funds
and the former one fourth per
cent more than any other bank,
provided its bid was not to exceed
4t per cent.
The court designated the Citi
zens Bank as depository, consider
ing its bid 41 per cent. The
Union appealed to the circuit
court, which sustained the county
court and the case was then ap
pealed to the supreme court. The
supreme court holds that the Citi- *
zens bid was not a legal bid and
was unfair, and orders that the
decision of the county court be
vacated and set aside.
BUY Bid TIMBER TRACT
Geo. L. Green and J. W. William
son recently closed ^ deal for the
purchase of a large tract of tim
ber land along Black river between
Strawberry and Clover Bend. The
deal involves what is said to be
one of the tinest tracts of timber
ed land in Lawrence county, and
represents an expenditure of
about $12,000.
They expect to begin the work
of erecting one or two mills on
the land at once and will work off
the timber and later place the
land on the market for farming or
grazing land, it being located in a
very fertile section of country.
This makes about five mills Mr.
Green is interested in along Black
river and places him in the front
rank as one of the largest and
most successful mill operators in
this part of the State.
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NO HUNTING ALLOWED
We have posted our pasture
lands, southeast of Newark, and
no hunting will be allowed. All
trespassers will be prosecuted.
Self & Company.
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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 flACHINES
BUCK STOVES, CARTS, BUGGIES
SURRIES, WAGONS and AUTOS
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