The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous White River Country, Where Alfalfa Is King
$ 1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, September 8, ldl I
Vol. 11, No. 22
TO BUILD SIDEWALKS
Property Owners of Newark File
Petition For Formation of
Improvement District
At the meeting of the town coun
cil Monday night a petition signed
by a large number of property
owners was filed asking for the
creation of an improvement dis
trict for the purpose of building
concrete sidewalks in Newark.
Several of the most prominent
citizens in town were present at
the meeting to urge the members
of the council to give the petition
favorable consideration.
As a result an ordinance was in
troduced and passed the second
reading providing for the forma
tion of the improvement district.
It will come up for final action at
the next meeting of the council
and will probably meet with no
opposition.
Those behind the movement pro
pose the formation of an improve
district and the issuance of ten
year or fifteen-year bonds to raise
money for the construction of a
system of walks covering practic
ally all the principal streets of the
town.
This is an improvement that is
badly heeded in Newark, and so
far hut few objections have been
heard to this plan for securing
Yunds to do the work.
TO REFER NEW TAX LAW
Little Hock, Sept. 7.— Senator
E. F. Friedell, of Miller county,
w ho has been one of the leaders in
the fight against the Tumer-Ja
cobson revenue bill, arrived last
night with a suitcase full of refer
endum petitions. These and many
from other sections of the state
are to be filed with the secretary
of state today which allows one
day of grace before the act becomes
effective.
This means that the act will be
submitted to the people for their
approval or rejection at the coming
election.
APPOINTS DELEGATES
Congressman \V. A. Oldfield, A.
A. Webber, I). 1). Adams, Dene li.
Coleman, Charles Coffin, Ernest
Neill, J. B. McCaleb, Jno. Q. Wolf
and Col. V. V. Cook have been ap
pointed by Mayor S. A. Moore of
Batesville as delegates from that
city to the sixth annual Deep
Waterways Convention to be held
in Chicago October 12th t< 14th.
CAMPBELL ANNOUNCES
Pocahontas Attorney Announces
Candidacy For Congress
From This District
We wish to call the attention of
our readers to the announcement
this week of Hon. Tom Campbell
of Pocahontas, who is a candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
congressman from the Second dis
trict.
No man in this part of the state
is better known than Tom Camp
bell, and no man in the district is
better fitted to represent us in con
gress than he. Mr. Campbell is a
young man who has won his pres
ent high position in public life
through his own merits and by
hard work and study. He was bom
on a farm in the rock-clad hills of
Randolp county, where he labored
until he procured sufficient educa
tion to teach school. After several
successful years in that profession
he took up the study of law, and
although yet quite a young man,
he has built up and retains an en
viable law practice.
Mr. Campbell entered politics
rather young. He has fought some
hard battles but has never known
defeat. For four years he repres
ented Randolph county in the low
er house of the general assembly,
and made an able and faithful ser
vant. He also served with honor
as chief clerk of the house of re
presenatives during the session of
1905. He is a sterling Democrat,
and was elected permanent secre
tary of the last Democratic state
convention.
With the dawning of the fall
months Mr. Campbell is opening
his campaign for congress and
from now until the polls are closed
he will keep up an active, aggres
campaign. He is a man of ability,
he is honest and true to his party
and to his fellowman, and every
body who know him, like and ad
mire Tom Campbell.
BEST LAM) IS IDLE
Irt traveling through the South
one is more and more impressed
with the fact that the very best
land in nearly every State is not
yet in cultivation. It has not
been drained. Into these wet
bottoms the fertility of the hills
has leached down, and yet our
people have too often balaed at
the little extra work and expense
of canalling and ditching that
would make these lowlands out
yield t*1^ prairies of the West.
Progressive Farmer.
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RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts.$65,519.97
Overdrafts. none
United States Bonds. 25,000.00
Building and Fixtures. 1,500.00
Five Per Cent Redemption Fund. . .$1,250.00
Due From Other Banks on Demand 8,251.04
Cash in Vault. 9,041.96- 18,546.00
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Total. $110,565.97
LIABILITIES
Capital Stock, Fully Paid.$25,000.00
Surplus.$5,000.00
Undivided Net Profits. 495.82— 5,495.82
Circulation. 24,600,00
Deposits. 57,472.15
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Mrs. Geo. L. Green and Miss Wil
lie Kinman were shopping in New
port Wednesday.
Misses Van and Virl Pascoe re
turned Wednesday from a pleas
ant visit with friends at Elmo.
Cal Lane left Sunday for his
home in Boone county, after a
pleasant visit here with Mr. and
Mrs. I). C. Lane.
Misses Pearl and Kuby Poe re
turned Wednesday from a pleasant
visit with relatives at Plummer
ville and Arkadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Barnett,
formerly of this place, have bought
a restaurant at Bald Knob and are
enjoying a nice business.
Rev. Bynum Black began a
revival meeting at the Christian
church Sunday, and has been
preaching some excellent sermons.
Galvanized roofing is the best
thing you can get to cover houses
and barns. You can get it from
Barnett Bros. Merc. Co., Bates
ville, Ark.
Mrs. Walter Kellogg left Wed
nesday for her home at Hotchkiss,
Colo., after having spent several
days here with her uncles, Pan
and E. R. Moore.
The man who advertises is the
man who honestly tries to increase
his business and is not ashamed to
let his community know that he
tries. Such men deserve our en
couragement.
Frank Adams was over in the
bottoms a few days ago, and since
his return tells a very graphic
story of the destruction wrought
upon the cotton crop by the
worms. Ask him about it.
R. A. Barnett and family, who
have recently removed to Para
gould from this city, passed
through here Wednesday en route
home from a visit to relatives and
friends at Newark.—Wynne Pro
gress.
Rev. W. W. McClure of Heber is
spending a few days in town visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. E. B. Rich
ardson, and incidentally rendering
some valuable assistance in the re
vival meeting at the Methodist
church.
For Sale.— A line jack, (known
as the Ford jack) six years old and
weighs 825 pounds. Also a good
young horse, three years old and
well broke. Both of these will be
sold at a bargain. C. E. Lenehan,
Magness, Ark.
Our good friend I). L. Gibson of
Stratford, Okla., sends The Jour
nal a substantial check to apply
on subscription. He and his excel
lent family are doing nicely and
he says his town is growing and
enjoying prosperity.
We have a fine 10 acre tract of
and, with 35 acres in cultivation,
land 7 acres with $250 of timber on
it. The tract is worth $1000, but
we will sell for $700 on easy terms,
Land located at Charlotte, Ark.
Henderson Real Estate Co.
Prof. J. C. Wynne formerly
principal of the school here, but
who is now traveling for a book
concern, spent Saturday in town
visiting friends. He reports busi
ness good in his line, in spite of
the discouraging crop prospects.
Notice the announcement of the
Sulphur Rock HighShool in anoth
er column of today’s paper. This
is one of the best schools in the
county, and young men and young
ladies desiring to attend a good
high school would do well to in
vestigate the advantages it offers.
J- C. Pickens and R. L. Church
ill, Rood citizens of Black River
township, were in town yesterday.
Mrs. W. A. Cost of Minturn, who
spent a month here, the guest of
Mrs. .1. I. Sturdivant, left yester
day (Thursday) for Onita to join
her husband. She had a most de
lightful visit here, as all do who
are entertained at the Sturdivant
1 home.
The last of the old cotton seed
houses is beingtorn down this
week. These old buildings have
adorned (?) Front street every
; since Newark has been on the
map, and their absence changes
the appearance of things consid
erably.
M. 1). Sexton of Jasonville, Ind.,
i is spending a few days in town
I visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Walker.
Mr. Sexton is a brother of Mrs.
V\ alker and they are enjoying the
visit very much, as this is the first
time they have seen each other in
a number of years.
A. M. Kdgar has sold the gravel
hill just east of town to Ball &
Peters, the railroad contractors,
and they will begin working it out
in a short time. They estimate
that there is probably a million
yards of gravel in the hill, which
is enough to keep a pretty good
sized crew busy for some time.
I). C. Lane of Ada, Oklahoma, is
spending a few days here with his
nephew, D. C. Lane, and family.
The elder Mr. Lane raised Uncle
Doc, and is getting up in years,
Uncle Doc himself being no spring
chicken, even if he does crow oc
casionally. The old gentleman is
83 years old, and although he
walks with a stick, he gets around
as well as many men of not more
than half his age.
A man told The Journal the
other day that Magness township
has the best roads of any township
in the county. This man knows
a good deal about the roads of the
county, and he is not a citizen of
Magness township, either. This is
quite a compliment to the ability
of Overseer B. B. Owens of that
township. It requires a great
deal of energy, tact and good
judgment to build roads, and Mr.
Owens’success should inspire the
overseers of other townships to
put forth greater efforts.
The Journal recently received
notice from the postmaster that
John Blank refused to take his
paper out of the postoffice. We
wondered what was the matter,
but upon investigating our books
we found John was behind $3.75.
He has stopped his paper as a mat
ter of economy to us. A few even
ings ago we stepped into church
and John’s melodious voice rang
out loud and clear in the soul-stir-1
ring song, ‘‘Jesus Paid It All.” We
might have been mistaken but his
earnestness impressed us. The
next day we sent him a receipt in
full, begging his pardon for not;
knowing he had made an assign
ment of his liabilities to the Lord.
F. (’. Hoyt, who returned recen
tly from a most delightful vacation
in the North and West, wascheck
ed in Friday by the traveling audi
tor, as Iron Mountain agent here.
Except for an occasional vacation,
Mr. Hoyt has served the Iron
Mountain as agent here continous
ly for lt> years. There is probably
not a man in the employ of this
great railway system who has ren
dered the company more efficient
service, or who has been more ob
liging and accomodating to the
general public than has Mr. Hoyt.
His friends are legion, both among
the traveling public and with the
local busines men and others who
have dealings with the company
at this point. The station here
does not look exactly right when
he is away, and his many friends
are pleased to see him back at his j
post of duty.
MILLION IN TREASURY
State has $1,905,213 in Cash on
hand to the Credit of
Various Funds
Little Rock, Sept. 5.—At the be
ginning of this week there was in
the State Treasury a grand total of
$1,995,213.20 in actual cash, a larg
er amount than had been on hand
in several years. Of this amount,
there was $440,000 in gold coin
stored away in the vaults.
This amount includes all the
various funds, and while it appears
and is, large the balance will not
be very great after the school and
pension funds are paid out, which
will begin at once. There is a total
of $1,148,577.Of) in the school fund
of which $50,000 goes to the high
schools to which aid has been ap
portioned under act of the last
legislature. This will leave a per
capita of $1.87 to be distributed
among the schools, a little less than
last year.
Another half million —to be ex
act, $553,211 will go to the con
federate pensioners. The pension
allowances have been increased to
$813,545, and each one will receive
38 cents on the dollar of the amount
allowed. Deducting these two
funds, there will be left a total of
$313,429 with which to run the af
fairs of the state government and
its institutions until taxes come in
again. And that is not adequate.
It is being estimated instate house
circles that state finances will run
aground again along about Nov
ember 1.
CHARLOTTE CIPHERS
A. P. Yates attended the picnic
at Magness Friday.
Hon. (i. J. Lindsey made a busi
ness trip to Batesville Thursday.
Several from here attended the
circus at Batesville last week.
Hon. W. 1). Baker went to Mag
ness on business Saturday.
Mrs. Emma Baker and daughter,
Fannie, visited relatives near Anti
och Thursday.
Joe Taylor left Thursday for his
home at Conway after a pleasant
visit with Hon. and Mrs. G. J. Lind
sey.
Misses Una and Esther Churchill,
Alma Lane, Rena Crigler, Ethel
Bvrum and Elsie Moore, and
Messrs. Ellis Hicks and George
Brittian attended church at Oak
Ridge Sunday and Sunday night.
COTTON iS CUT SHORT
Boll Worms and Army Worms
Literally Destroying The
Cotton Crop
A decrease of 16 per cent, or one
sixth, in the cotton condition for
Arkansas during the month of
August has produced a most dis
cern raging sentiment in the state.
The July condition of 94 per cent
promised a bumper crop, being as
near perfect as the state ever knew.
Then came the excessive rains of
August, followed by the scourge
of army worms, boll worms, boll
weevils, and green bugs, which
have been ravging field after field,
and often leaving nothing behind
but the bare stalk. A month ago
the crop promised to exceed a mil
lion bales, but now it will not like
ly exceed the 800,(XX) bales of last
year.
Worms made their appearance
in this section a few days ago and
have literally destroyed the cotton
crop. In some fields not a vestige
of foliage has been left, boll worms
having destroyed the grown bolls
and the army worms stripped the
stalks bare of young bolls, blooms,
squares and leaves. It is reported
that the best cotton in Big Bottom
will not make JOO pounds per acre.
Crops on the uplands have not suf
fered from the ravages of the
worms, but they are reported to be
making their appearance in the
uplands.
This is the first time in the his
tory of Independence county that
worms have done any material
damage to crops and farmers and
business men are in a very deject
ed frame of mind over the out
look.
BATESVILLE SCHOOL OPENS
Batesville, Sept. 4.— The Bates
ville public schools opened for the
session this morning with an at
tendance of 653; divided as follows
High School, 421; West Batesville
School, 110; Negro school, 132. Ap
propriate exercises were held at
each of the schools.
RESIDENCE FOR SALE
We have three beautiful cottag
es for sale, just two blocks from
Newark public school building; all
first classs condition; three to four
rooms each; good water, and most
desirable location in town. Will be
sold at a sacrifice. Henderson Heal
Estate Co.
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FREE!
We have a present for
every housewife in Newark
and vicinity.
Call at our store and
learn how you can get a
handsome kitchen set ab
solutely free.
E. J. MAGNESS & SONS
TELEPHONE NO. MO
NEXT TO POSTOFFICE
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
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