The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous White River Country. Where Alfalfa Is kino
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, April 5, 1912
Vol. II, No. 52
N LIMITING
Session certain
Requisite NjLmber of Signatures
Secured^to Refer Proposed
6o-Day Amendment
Little Rock Apr. 2.— Additional
petitions asking the initiation of
an amendment to the constitution
limiting the sessions of the legis
lature to 60 days, were filed in the
office of%the secretary of state by
Attorney General Norwood yes
terday. The petitions now on file
bear a total of 13,582 signatures.
This is more than the number re
quired to secure the initiation of
the amendment, but Mr. Norwood
has announced that he wishes to
secure several thousand more sig
natures in order that there may
be no question of tie' number
being sufficient. Many petitions
are still ouCand will be filed when
they are returned to Mr. Norwood.
The petitions may be filed, under J
the law, at any time prior to May
9, four months before the general
election at which the question will
be submitted.
The amendment which will be i
submitted provides that mepibers
of the legislature shall receive $6 j
per day for 60 days and nothing
thereafter, and that in case of an
extraordinary session they shall
receive $3 per day for 15 days and
nothing thereafter.
FARMING OUTLOOK GLOOMY
' is'e toutlook for farming is about
as gloomy as was ever known
here at this time of year. Because
of continued wet weather practi
cally no preparations for planting
have been made, and the heavy
rains this week have retarded all
kinds of farm work at least anoth
er week. Much of the low lands
in the bottoms are under water,
and it is very probable that even
on the uplands there will be no
corn planted before the 15th of
April.
EDENS-FORl)
Walter Edens and Miss Fannie
Ford of Magness were married at
the home of Squire M. E. Burt
Wednesday afternoon, Squire Burt
officiating. _
CARD OF THANKS
To the Democracy of Indepen
dence County:—
I hereby wish to thank all my
friends for their loyal support in
my race for Circuit Clerk in the
recent primary election. Words are
inaduequate to express my deep
appreciation of the manner in
which my home township and ad
joining townships stood by me.
The vote of these townships
speaks more than I can express.
I have no complaint to make
against those who voted for my
opponents, for they are hon
orable gentlemen and worthy
of support.
I made a clean and honorable
campaign, and now cheerfully bow
to the will of the majority as ex
pressed in the primary.
Very respectfully,
Frank Adams.
ASSESSORS CHOSEN
At the meeting of the town
council Mpnday night C. M. Ed
wards, J. P. Magness and T. H.
Dearing were elected as the board
of assessors to fix assessments of
benefits on property own^s for
the construction of the concrete
sidewalks to be built under the
improvement district recently cre
ated by the town council.
These are good business men
and men of sound judgment, and
they can be relied upon to make a
fair and impartial asssessment
of the property to be benefitted by
this much-needed improvement.
TELEPHONE SERVICE
The Newark Telephone Com
pany’s operators have been in
structed to charge all parties, that
are not subscribers. We can no
more afford to give you free talks
than your grocer can give you
free sugar.
We are not climbing poles for
the fun of it.
It will cost you no more to have
a telephone in your home than it
costs your neighbor.
H. I). Eller, Manager.
CRAIG MAY CONTEST
It is reported from Batesville
that Judge A. J. Craig will ask for
a list of voters who participated
in the recent primary in several
townships, in order to ascertain if
any illegal votes were cast, and if
he finds such to be true, will con
test the result.
RAINS DELAY TRAINS
The heavy rains Monday caused
a huge landslide on the White
River railroad near O’Neal, seri
ously delaying all traffic over the
line. Passenger train No. 209 due
here Monday evening at 7:10 was
27 hours late, arriving here at 10
Tuesday evening.
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Plaster, Furnioure, Stoves, Ranges,
Wagons, Bugaes and Machinery.
C. W. MAXFIELD CO.
Batcsville, Ark.
E. H. WILLIAMSON
RE-ELECTED MAYOR
Work of Present Administration
Endorsed by the People and
Hog Law Sustained
The work of the present city ad
ministration, which has done more
j for Newark in the matter of pub
lic improvements than any admin
| isttation in the history of the
town, stands approved by the peo
| Pie.
The people have spoken and
have declared themselves in no
uncertain tones in favor of prog
ress, and in favor of a continuance
of the good work inaugurated by
the present administration.
The only change made in the
! election Tuesday was the, election
of G. W. Price as alderman
to succeed J. W. Sisk who
! declined to serve longer. All
the other oncers were re-elected
by large majorities. The vote was
as follows:
For Mayor
E. H. Williamson_111
J. F. Cossey_ 50
For Recorder
J. B. Ketchem_155
For Treasurer
H. E. Hawthorne_ 159
For Marshal
J. F. Morgan_ 89
F. M. Martin_ 31
E. L. Herrington_ 42
, For Aldermen
R. B. Adams_135
J. H. Holderby_111
R. R. Ratton_ 98
G. W. Price_ 96
I). C. Lane___ _ _ 95
L. G. Poe_ 88
G. I). Gilbreath _ 82
John Sisk_ 67
The hog law which was passed
by the council some time ago and
which caused such a storm of pro
test that it was agreed to submit
it to the vote of the people, was
adopted by 25 majority, the vote
being 87 for the law, and 62
against it.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Mrs. S. E. Fallis is real sick at
this writing.
Rev. W. S. Storey preached at
the M. E. church Sunday.
J. W. Crigler and John Yates
went to Batesville on business Sat
urday.
J. C. McGill and A. B. Weaver
spent Monday at Batesville on
business.
Prof. Dean Wiles of Sidney
spent Sunday and Monday here
with friends.
Miss Virgie Weaver entertained
quite a number of her friends
with a party Saturday night.
Rev. W. S. Storey and W. E.
Polston attended the township
Sunday School conventiod at Hope
well Saturday.
Mrs. E. E. Sharp and daughter,
Miss Julia Bray, of Strawberry,
are visiting friends and relatives
here this week.
John Greenfield and sister, Miss
Nellie, of Batesville, spent Satur
day night here with their cousins,
Allison and Virgie Weaver.
Mrs. W. T. Huddleston and son,
Fitzhugh, of Kanawa, Okla., ar
rived here last wreek to visit the
lady’s mother, Mrs. S. E. Fallis.
FREAK CHICKEN
Ben Gire was showing a chicken
on the streets Tuesday that had
four legs. It was hatched from the
egg of an ordinary chicken, and
lived only a short time. It was
naturally formed from the head
to about the center of the back,
where the body separated, making
two bodies, and each body having
two legs. One of the bodies had
two wings ami the other only one
wing.
SKETCHES FROM
THE UNIVERSITY
Ped ' ii^ness Writes of Work and
Opportunities Offered in
This Great School
Dear Editor.— I have been
wanting to send you a communi
cation from the University for
some time, but my work has been
so strenuous that I have had but
little time for writing until now'.
We are well along in the second
term and it is not long till com
mencement. Speaking of com
mencement, reminds me of the
summer school. Great prepartions
are being made to make this the
ltfpst and most enthuiastic ses-A
sion in the hr-tory of this impor
tant adjunct to _ the University
work. Some of the greatest educa
tors of the country will lecture to
the teachers. No teachers can af
ford to miss this summer school.
Advantages equal to those to be
found anywhere may be had here
at a much less cost than to go out
side the state. A teacher, by hard
work, may in one summer session,
raise the standard of his or her
certificate. The cost of the six
w'eeks in Fayetteville need not ex
ceed $35. To come here for the
summer school, means for the
teachers, an advance in salary,
greater enthusiasm and efficiency
in his wmrk.
The work at the University is
perhaps moving along more nicely
than at any time this year. Teach
ers and students seem to under
stand one another better and both
are putting all their energy into
the school work.
A new $40,000 building for the
department of education will soon
be under construction and will
be ready for occupancy next year.
The students in the engineering
schools celebrated in great fashion
St. Patricks Day at the University.
St. Patrick, according to tradition,
was the first engineer who was
able to drive all the snakes out of
Old Ireland, hence all engineers
celebrate each year this feat of
their patron saint.
One of the great events of the
year is J unior-Senior Day, which
occurs on the 29th, at which time
the Juniors and Seniors take a day
off and celebrate in various ways,
such as planting the class-tree,
laying the concrete block on which
is inscribed the names of all the
graduating class, and winding up
with a big banquet in the evening.
1 shall send communications
from here as time will permit. I
always enjoy the news in The
Journal, which is a welcome visit
or. With best wishes.
Yours very truly,
P. G. Magness.
Fayetteville, Ark., March 30.
A CORRECTION
Editor Journal.— We notice in
your last issue a statement relative
to the Sunday $chool convention
to be held at Oak Grove that there
will be dinner for all who bring it.
Now we ipsn to correct this by
saying that ample provisions will
be made for all who come. Din
ner will be provided for all. We
make this statement in justice to
the different denominations of the
community.
J. A. Harp, Pastor,
Clyde Griffin,
J. L. McArthur.
Committee.
(Note.— We had nothing to do
with making the program, but
merely published it as it was fur
nished us.—Kditor.)
CARD OF THANKS
I desire to express my sincere
1 thanks to all my friends who so
supported me in the recent
: tnanKs
I loyally
contest for circuit clerK, and as
sure them I shall ever be grateful
for their kindness.
Very respectfully,
Joe J. Caldwell
Sulphur Hock Ark., April 2.
BATESVILLE ELECTION
In the city election at Batesville
Tuesday, Judge Chas. Coffin was
elected mayor, defeating S. A.
Moore 106 votes. E. F. DeCamp
was re-elected marshal, receiving
more votes than all his opponents.
T. Albert was re-elected recorder
without opposition, and C. D. Met
was defeated for treasurer by A.
T. Evans, Mr. Evans winning by
four votes.
GOVERNOR PARDONS BOY
Little Hock April 2.— For the
1 second time in his term of office,
Governor Donaghey today par
doned a pistol carrier, the recipient
of his clemency being Less Mc
Kenzie, a 16-year-old boy of Faulk
ner county, who burned the pistol
and swore he would never carry
another. At the same time he de
nied the petition to remit a fine of
$50 assessedagainst a man 55 years
old at Paris, for the same offense,
although he thought he had a li
cense to carry it.
HOVE TO ARIZONA
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Brown and
Mrs. A. A. Henderson were pre
paring to leave last night (Thurs
day) for Tucson, Ariz., where Mr.
and Mrs. Brown will make their
home. Everybody regrets to lose
these excellent people from our
community, but the change is
being made on account of Mrs.
Brown’s health, who has recently
developed symptoms of lung
trouble, and all join in the hope
that the change will result in her
complete recovery.
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CARD OF THANKS
To my friends and supporters,
1 hereby extend my unfeigned ap
preciation of your support in the
campaign just closed. While 1
meet defeat, I do it cheerfully and
without a murmer, for 1 am dead
sure of one thing: 1 have made an
honest, clean, hard fight, and a
good conscience with defeat is bet
ter to me than victory with a
smitten conscience. I shall be at
the polls in September, if living,
and do my part in rolling up a
good vote for Democracy. Again
thanking one and all who gave
me a vote or a good word, I am,
Very respectfully,
Elbert L. J ernigan.
CALDWELL LOSES;
A. G. GRAY WINS
Official Count Changes Result
and A. Ci. (Jray Wins by
Three Votes
W. J. Caldwell, of Oil Trough,
who, in the same elcctiou, has ex
perienced both the triumph of
victory and the sting of defeat,
spent Saturday night in town en
route home from Batesville.
The unofficial returns from the
recent Democratic primary,showed
Mr. Caldwell to be one of the win
ners for representative. However,
when the County Committee met
at Batesville last Saturday to
cast up the returns, the official
count showed that Mr. Caldwell
had lost t>yonly three votes, being
defeated for second place by A. G.
Gray.
Mr. Caldwell accepted the sit
uation without a murmur of com
plaint, and was far less perturbed
over the unexpected reversal of
the situation than many of his
friends. When asked by a Jour
nal representative if he would file
a motion for a re-count of the bal
lots or institute a contest, he re
plied that he would not He said
the official count showed that he
had lost, and declared that his
Democracy was all wool and a
yard wide, therefore he accepted
the result as a good Democrat
should and had no complaint to
make.
MANY THANKS
There are no words at my com
mand adequate to express my
heartfelt thanks to my friends and
supporters who stood so loyally by
by me in my race for Tax Assess
or. I sincerely hope and trust
that if I am elected to this impor
tant position, I will discharge the
duties of the office in a way and
manner that no one need have re
gret having voted for me. We
who made the race for this posi
tion conducted a campaign with
out any ill feeling being injected
into it; and to the many friends of
my opponents I wish to say that I
admire you for staying with your
convictions, as I beleive you sup
ported a good man. Now to the
many good women, girls and child
ren of the county, I want to thank
you for the courteous manner in
which you treated me, hoping
some time, some where, in some
way, I can return the favor,
Sincerely yours,
S. D. (Deck) Lindsey.
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