The Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, September 28, 1916
Vol. 16, No. 26
BROWN CROW KILLED
IN RAILROAD WRECK
Independence County Man Los
es Life in Freight Wreck on
Iron Mountain Near Wynne, j
Brown Crow who was born
and reared near Hutson in this
county, was killed in a freight
wreck on the Iron Mountain
railroad at Princedale, nine
miles east of Wynne, about 7
o’clock Sunday morning.
Conductor W. J. Allen of
Wynne was killed in the wreck
and Fireman Walker and Ed
Hurley, George Williams and
James Deese, brakemen, all of
Wynne, were injured.
The six men were members
of a work train crew. They
were sent out of Wynne at
(i :30 Sunday morning on an ex
tra freight to take 10 empty
cars to Earle and Crawfords
ville. The engine was backing.!
Going down grade rapidly
near St. Francis bay,the tender j
jumped the track, pulling the
engine and two cars with it.,
The tender and one car rolled
down the 20-foot embankment.
The engine turned at cross an
gles with the track and rolled
over on the engineer’s side.One
car remained on the track.
Conductor Allen was riding
the engine. His body was found
beside the track, but was not
badly bruised, and it is believ
ed he suffered heart failure in
jumping. Fireman Walker also
jumped and was only slightly
bruised.
Engineer Crow remained at
the throttle. Both legs were
caught between part of the cab
and the rails. One was severed
completely. He remained con
scious, however, and crawled
out of the wreckage. ,
The three brakemen were
only bruised and shaken up.
Engineer Crow was placed on
a special train to be taken to
St. Vincents infirmary at Little
Hock. Crow died as the special
passed Augusta, but the body
was taken to Little Rock and
prepared for burial and was
later sent tc Newport and tak
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CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,000
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G. M. Fields, V. Pres.
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en to the old home at Gum
Chapel for burial.
Mr. Crow was 33 years old
and had been in the railroad
service for a number of years.
He is survived by his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Crow, and
two sisters, Miss Sallie Crow
and Mrs. ,T. H. Kennedy of
Batesville.
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C CHARLOTTE ITEMS 9
Charlotte, Sept. 26.—Misses
Effie Blair and Virgia Jerni
gan spent Saturday at Bates
ville.
Miss Vergia Weaver left
Thursday for Conwayto attend
the State Normal.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stoner
and children of Tuckerman
visited the lady’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Peter Byrum last
week. ■
McKinley and Willie Hud
dleston of Sharp entered school
here Monday.
G.W.Purcelly,Ransom Wea
ver, Virgil Eubanks and Mr.
Fowler motored to McHue Sun
day.
The young people have or
ganized an Epworth League
with the following officers:
Floyd Jerignan. president; Ev
erett Lane, vice-president ;Miss
Effie Blair, recording secre
tary; Miss Esther /Churchill,
corresponding secretary; Miss
Alma ’Lane, treasurer. The
League will meet every Sunday
at 7 o’clock p. m. Everybody
invited to attend.
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YOUNG LADY ENDS
LIFE WITH PISTOL
Carlisle. Sept 2A— KtH«i
Halcomb, 17 years old. daugh
ter of Mrs. Will Neal, started
.o church at 7:30 o’clock to
light, but returned and, with
>ut warning, locked herself in
her room and shot herself
through the heart with a 38
caliber automatic pistol. She
lied instantly. Her mother is at
\ loss to account for the act.
Beside hoi mother, the girl is
survived by a brother and sis
ter. The family formerly lived
at Lonoke.
NEW OFFICERS WILL
TAKE CHARGE NOV. 30
State Election Board Makes
Announcement of Date For
Change of allCountyOfficers
All county, district and state
officers, except the five consti
tutional state ofticers, elected
at the general election Novem
ber 7 will take tne oath of ot
fice November 30, according
to a decision reached Saturday
at a conference held at Little
Rock between Secretary of
State Earle YV. Hodges, Gover
nor Hays and Attorney General
Wallace Davis.
Formerly the new officers
assumed office Oct. 31. When
the consolidation of elections
law passed, by the last legisla
ture, moved the date of the
election up two months. Mr.
Hodges announced he would
issue the commissions to offi
cers dated December 31 or
January 1.
Last week Mr. Hodges dis
covered that it would be impos
sible to commission county col
lectors later than December 1
because Section 7042 of Kirby’s
Digest provides that collectors
shall file their bond and have
it approved not later than the
frrst Monday in December, or
their offices shall be declared
vacant. The conference of the
state election board was then
called, resulting in a decision
to have all officers take ottice
November 30.
The five constitutional state
officers not affected by the
decision are the governor, at
torney general, secretary of
state, state auditor and state
treasurer. The constitution pro
vides they shall take office
when the legislature meets in
January.
It is probable several chang
es in the new election law will
be sought in the next legisla
ture. Several members have
said they will introduce bills to
repeal the law. If the law is
not repealed it probably will
be amended by fixing a date
when officers shall take office
and have other changes made
in it. As it was passed no date
was fixed and the matter was
left to the secretary of state,
who is authorized by law to is
sue and date the commissions
the officers receive.
SHOULD MARK
BALLOT PROPERLY
Several Initiative measures
will appear on the ballot in the
November election.
Frequently voters areneutrai
on these questions and do not
wish to vote either way and
leave them unmarked. In this
case that ballot counts against
the amendment.
All of the measures have
been well advertised in some
newspaper in every county and
without much trouble voters
can easily secure a copy of
each of these measures, and a
careful reading will enable
them to determine whether
they favor a measure or not,
and after they have come to a
conclusion it is a simple matter
to cross out the words “for the
amendment” or “against the
amendment” whichever way
they choose to vote, but every
voter should vote one way or
the other.
The value of the Initiative
and Referendum is in the pow
er it gives the voter to vote di
rect for or against a law. It
gives him a chance for self
government, and if he does not
choose to exercise his right he
should not blame politicians or
“machines” for making laws
that work against the people.
CIRCUIT COURT TO
CONVENE OCT. 28
Grand and Petit Jurors Select
ed for Service at Fall Term
of Circuit Court.
The fall term of the Inde
pendence Circuit Court will
convene at Batesville on Mon
day, October 23. Following is
the list of grand and petit jur
ors for the term:
GRAND JURORS
H. T. Hankins, Christian
township; T. H. Bearing, Big
Bottom; Chas. Jimerson, Lo
gan; John Milligan, Barren,
J. J. Caldwell, White River;
J. M. Keith, Craig; J. Bi.
Wright, Ruddell; C. C. Taylor,
Salado; Dick Hulsey, Green
brier; J. H. Coles, Jefferson;
Tom Leonard, Washington;
James Milum, Oil Trugh; Tom
Shell, Cushman; Dave Wyatt,
Rosie; Ed Bailey, Liberty; J.
Hayes, Relief.
Alternates— Will Morris,
Gainsboro township; J. A.
Gould, Black River; T. N. Rob
ertson, Hill; Henry Johnson,
Fairview; Lafayette Lane,
Dota; Will Thurlo, Union ;Tom
Tate, Wycough; Clayte Baker,
Ruddell; Tom Ratton, Big Bot
tom.
PETIT JURORS
Will Ottinger, Ashley town
ship; W. E. Kinman, Big Bot
tom; Will Osborne, Black Riv
er; L. E. Ray, Christian; Lee
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[Cushman; Elbert Jernigan,
Dota; C, L. Pasley, Fairview;
Bob Parks, Gainsboro; D. M.
Allen, B. M. Cross, Greenbrier;
Alf Burrow, Hill; C. A. Mont
gomery, Jefferson; Grover
Wilf, Liberty; Will Bruce, Lo
gan; B. B. Owens, Magness;
Erwin Pelley, Oil Trough; Will
Miller. Rosie; Tom Simpson,
Ruddell; Andy Wheeler, Sala
do; D. E. Dobson, Union; Sam
Butler, Washington; G. W.
Jernigan, White River; W. P.
Brice, Wycough.
Alternates.—J. M. Brown
ing, White River township; S.
P. McCook, Ruddell; Bandy
Rogers, Gainsboro; Will S.
Brooks, Magness; Tom Kram
er, Rosie; Sam Headstream,
Washington; W. W. Magness,
Big Bottom; Will Chinn, Ash
ley; V. O. Gray, Barren; G. O.
Duffey, Ruddell.
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WILL COMPLETE AUDIT
OF COUNTY’S BOOKS
Judge Hoyt states that he
has made arrangements with
the accountants who were aud
iting the county’s books, to re
sume work on the audit at an
early date. He says he expects
to have the work completed
with as little delay as possible
and the final report of the aud
itors will be ready for publica
tion some time within the next
few weeks.
Judge Hoyt has no inclina
tion to delay the work but is
anxious to have it completed
and the report published in
order that the citizens of the
county may know the true
facts in regard to the county’s
affairs.
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YOUNG COUPLE
MARRY SUNDAY
Willie Hunter and Miss Mat
tie Collum, two prominent
young people of Desha, were
married Sunday morning at
10:45 o’clock seated in an au
tomobile in front of the Meth
odist parsonage, Rev. L. B.
Hankins officiating.
The wedding came as a sur
prise to their many friends, as
the bride, who resides with her
grandfather at Desha, was in
our city visiting her father, G.
W. Collum. The groom came
down Saturday evening on the
passenger and Sunday morning
they were quietly married.
The groom is a splendid and
energetic young man, while
the bride i? a young lady of
many pleasing qualities. They
have many friends who join
in wishing them a long happy
married life.
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Mt. Carmel, Sept. 27.—The
farmers here are making use
of this pretty weather and
crops are being gathered in a
hurry.
Miss Maud McDoniel spent
Saturday night with Miss Eula
Henderson.
Mr. and Mrs. Urban Hener
son visited relatives near New
ark Sunday.
Miss Ethel Boultinghousc is
spending the week at W. J.
Cooper’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Asay of
Newark spent Sunday here
with relatives.
Quite a number were pres
ent at the singing at W. A.
Troy’s Sunday night.
Miss Eunice Cooper was tin
guest of Miss Ida Rutledge
Saturday night.
Volina and Leo Marshall vis
ited relatives near Dota Sun
day.
Ruby Marshall is on the sick
list this week.
J. R. Marshall attended the
annual presbytery at Brinkley
last week.
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COMING! COMING!
The Woody’s Greater Show,
under canvass, will exhibit in
Newark Thursday »;«m Oc
o, reaturlng many spec
ialties, including “Steve,” the
King of Cattle Rangers. Band
concert on show grounds at
7:30 p. m., also two big free
acts.
NEW ROAD MACHINES
DOING GOOD WORK
The new tractor and grader
were unloaded last Fridy and
put to work on tin* road from
Newark to Oil Trough.The ma
chines are doing splendid
work.
FIRE DESTROYES 800
BALES OF COTTON
Warehouse at Lewisville Burns
Causing Loss of $75,000 to
Farmers of That Section
Lewisville, Sept. 24.—Scores
of farmers in this section suf
fered losses early today when
fire of unknown origin destroy
ed the Planter’s warehouse
containing more than 800
bales of cotton. The loss is es
timated at $70,000 on the cot
ton and $5,000 on the building.
The building was covered by
$3,000 insurance.
Many farmers had from one
to 20 bales stored in the ware
house and had no insurance. A
large number of the bales had
been sold and were awaiting
shipment. Henry Moore of Tex
arkana owned the warehouse.
THINNING RANKS OF
NEWPORT BOOTLEGGERS
The Independent says the
bootleggers are paying in full
for their offenses as each case
in called in circuit court now in
session at Newport. In jury
trials, Garfield Lott, Zeke Cai
laway and Henry Company
were convicted and received
the penalty of the law. one
year each in the penitentiary.
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PROMINENT SPEAKER
COMING SATURDAY
Marion Nelson Waldrip, the
noted temperance orator of
Arkansas, will speak at the
court house in Batesville, next
Saturday, September 30, at
2:30 p. m. He is an able speak
er and his speech will be well
worth going to hear.Every man
in Independence county should
hear him.
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For Sale.—Four acres of
land and good four room house
in north part of town. Splendid
young orchrad. Will take first
payment in young stock and
make easy terms on balance.
Newark Real Estate Co.
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