The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous white River Country, where Alfalfa is Kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, August 18, IQ I I
Vol. II, No. 19
STILL REMEMBERS ARKANSAS
A Letter From a Former Boy of
Independence County
Editor Journal:—My sister, Mrs.
J. 1*. Magness, sends me The Jour
nal every week, and its columns
are read with interest. In fact, it
is a letter from home, and I think
it is the best [general and local
newspaper, for a smalltown in the
country, that we have.
1 was born just four miles south
of Newark, on the banks of the
beautiful White river. 1 have a
warm place in my heart for Ark
ansas, especially, Independence
county.
I never let an opportunity slip
to boost her for I think Arkansas
is the second California. Of course
old Missouri is all right, or was
until they let a republican slip in
to the governor’s office. I don’t
like it. Some people ask me what
we grow in Arkansas? I tell them
“everything on the calender” and
that we have a home grown gov
ernor, and don't have to import
them from Kansas and Tennessee
Some day in the near future, 1
expect to return to the land of my
birth, and where the mocking
birds will sing me to sleep every
night Best wishes to all.
K. R. Adams.
Sedalia, Missourri, August 9.
FOUND DEAD ON COUCH
M. McAdams, who opened up a
meat shop at Bradford, recently,
was found dead at an early hour,
Wednesday morning, on his couch
at his place of business; where he
was accustomed te sleep.
An autopsy was held by author
ity of J. T Ward, a Justice of the
Peace, and the finding was, that
the deceased came to his death as
a result of heart failure.
CHARGED WITH FRAUD
Mayor E. H. Williamson, Cashier
E. B. Chesser of the First National
Bank and J. W. Walker, came up
on the local Friday afternoon from
Newark, as witnesses in a case
against J. E. Porter of Newark,
charged with mailing a letter in
the postoffice at Newark, with in
tent to defraud. Porter was ar
rainged before Commissioner J.
W. Parse, and was held under .*? ICO
bond for his appearance at the De
cember term of the federal court
here. Batesville Guard.
TAFT VETOES ARIZONA
STATEHOOD BILL
Wm. II. Taft has vetoed the
bill admitting Arizona to state
hood. His reasons, set out for
vetoing said measure is, that its
constitution provides for the re
call of the judiciary.
The people of Arizona have
framed their constitution, and
compiled it according to their
liking, and were supported by a
majority of both house and Senate.
In resorting to his veto power,
after congress and the people of
Arizona had voted, by such de
cisive majorities in favor of its
constitution, President Taft is
violating all precedent. President
Roojevelt was opposed to the ad
mission of Oklahoma, under its
present constitution as formulated,
and protested against its admis
sion to the last, but never did at
tempt to, nor did he think he
had the right to deny the terri
tory the right to statehood.
NOLAN DILLINGHAM DEAD
On yesterday about one o’clock,
out at the ball ground, near R. K.
McHenry’s place, Noland Dilling
ham dropped dead, while some of
the colored people were practicing
for a game of ball. He was in the
act of catching a ball, and fell
over backwards and died in a few
minutes.
I)rs. A. A. Evans and Sherrod
Drennon were called and announc
ed his death from heart failure.
NEGRO BURNED TO DEATH
On August the 14th a frenzied
mol) burned to ashes, a negro, at
Coatesville, Pennsylvania, for the
killing of Edgar Rice, a policeman
of that city. Coatesville is in Chest
er county, Pa., a (juaker town and
a quaker county. We wonder why
those sturdy quakers do not come
down south, to Arkansas, where
there is not one lynching in 20 to
that good old quaker country when
we take into consideration the pro
portion the number of negroes in
the two regions, or their ratios to
each other.
WASHOUT ON MAIN LINE
A washout on the main line of |
the Iron Mountain between Garner
and Beebe, at Bull Creek, has caus
ed all trains of the main line to
run from Bald Knob to Fair Oaks,
where they were run over the Cot
ton Belt to Pine Bluff, thence to
Little Rock, during the past week.
MORE BRYANISM
On the 13th of August, at Co
lumbus, Ohio, Mr. Bryan is report
ed to have uttered in the presence
of a large audience the following:
“1 intend to devote all my time be
tween now and the nomination to
finding out things about the candi
dates for the democratic nomina
tion for president. I know all the
leading men of the party, those
who have hindered and those who
have helped it. When the time
comes to name the man for the
candidacy, 1 will not be silent.
I am going to give the demo
cratic party all the information 1
possess about the prospective can
didates, so it may choose the right
man for the head of the ticket."
It is queer to us that Mr. Bryan
still assumes the role of dictator
for the democratic party, and too
it is still more strange that the
party will, in all probability, cater
to his demands when the time
comes. Mr. Bryan is a great man,
but he has outgrown the people,
lie presumes to be greater than
his party for according to our sys
tem of free government, the peo
ple should select their candidate.
FARHERA UNION HEETINti
The Independence County Farm-j
eis Union will meet in regular
quarterly session, with Lone Oak
local, two miles west of Sulphnr
Rock, on Friday and Saturday, the
1st and 2nd of September, when
officers for the ensuing year will
be elected. All locals are requested
to send full delegations.
J. C. Steuart, President,
T. L. Seuberth, Secretary.
130X CARS FLOATED AWAY
Four box cars loaded with lum
ber were washed from their moor
ings, on a side track, Tuesday
morniug at JacKsonport. Three of
them were caught at Newport
while the other one floated on
down the river.
WHITE RIVER ON A RAMPAGE
The excessive rains for the last
few days have caused the White
River to overflow its banks, there
by entailing the loss of hundreds
of thousands of dollars to the far
mers all along its valley. The
river has been rising steadily
since last Saturday, and on Wed
nesday reached a point, only
about two or three fet below the
highest water stage, and every
acre of land, except the highest
level of the bottoms are entirely
submerged. Thousands of acres of
acres of corn and cotton are lost.
This does not apply only to the
White river valley, but numerous
creeks and small streams in the
upper White river country have
washed the crops away.
BROOKS COHET Of-' IQ I I
WILL I ill INTERESTING
Brook’s Comet, discovered by
William R. Brooks, at the Smith
Observatory, Geneva, N. Y., on the
20th of July promises to be an in
teresting visitor. On August 9th
it was about seven degrees north
of the Star Beta in the constella
tion pegasus, from which point the
comet is moving northward about
one degree daily. The comet is
coming nearer and brighter, and
is now visible in a moderate sized
telescope, and will be within our
observation for several months.
DRAINAGE FOR BRINKLEY
A drainage district, embracing
a large area, consisting of 100,000
acres in the region of Brinkley,
was organized on the 12th of this
month. The ditch will be 20 miles
long, and will drain lands of both
Monroe and Lee counties, and will
cost $75,000.
Civil Kngineer, Will Banks, has
been employed to do the work of
laying out and surveying the dis
trict, and work is to begin this
week.
If you have a farm for sale, list
it with the Henderson Real Estate
Company.
ARKANSAS MAKHS
aOOD SHOWING
The total acreage in Arkansas
farms increased from 1900 to 1910
only 1 per cent, according to a re
port of the Census Bureau; but the
acreage of improved land increas
ed 16 per cent, and the value of
lands 133 per cent. The value of
farm buildings increased 109 per
cent, and that of implements and
machinery 92 per cent. The aver
age value per acre of lands and
buildings in 1910 was $17.73,
against $8.13 in 1900. The aver
age size of farms decreased in the
decade from 95 to 81 acres.
In 1900/there were reported a
total of 178,691 farms of which
131,711, or 74 per cent were run
by white farmers and 46,983, or
20 per cent were run by negroes
or other colored farmers. In 1910,
out of a total of 211,275 farms,
white men run only 150.920 or 70
per cent, and negroes, 63,355 or 30
per cent. There are reported 106,
535 farms worked by owners and
106,985 by tenants. Tenant farm
ing has grown much more rapidly
Mortages are reported on 22,359
farms.
We venture the prediction, that,
by 1920 land values will have in-*
creased more the last decade. It
will pay you to invest in Arkansas
land.
FOUND HISSING SISTER
A queer incident occurred in
Argenta last week, in the meeting
of two sisters and their recogniz
ing each other, after having been
in ignorance of the whereabouts
of each other for fourteen years.
Mrs. Laura Davis and Mrs. Dora
Stancil, sisters, incidentally discov
ered that they had been living
within three blocks of each other
for five years. During this time,
they have had the same druggist,
the same grocer, and had often
met at both places, on business,
and did not recognize each other.
LAWRENCE WILSON DEAD
Lawrence, the second son of
Manse Wilson departed this life
August 12. The remains were laid
to rest in Pleasant Hill cemetery,
the 13, in the presence of a great
concourse of sorrowing relatives
and friends. The funeral was con
ducted by Rev. G. L. Fink. Law
rence was nineteen years old, and
had a host of friends to mourn his
loss. The parents have the sympa
thy of all.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest From the Hub
of White River Township
Gibson, the photographer, at
tended two family reunions in one
day, on Saturday, August the 12,
at Charlotte. This brings the 64th
birthday of W. M. Jernigan and
the 58th of Mrs. Jernigan. Those
present were Elbert, G. W., and
W. W. Jernigan and their families,
Mrs. Allie Blair and her family,
W. J., and Miss Vela Jernigan and
Mrs. Sorrels and little grandson,
Ernest Mims. There were 25 pres
ent. May Mr. and Mrs. Jernigan
live to enjoy many more such oc
casions. From there we drove ov
er to the home of that good old
friend, G. A. Hugg, where we
found quite a number of people
waiting for us, and especially ba
bies. Those present were Ed Hugg
of Cathey Town, brother of Mr.
Hugg, his three sons and their
families, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Byrum
and their children and some others
that we did not know- We made
the largest group of babies, there,
we ever made, there being nine in
all, but of course the little folks
are the life of a picture and we
are always glad to meet them.
Mrs. G. T. Hardin who has been
visiting at Bethesda for some time
returned home Saturday.
Neal Wilson left Monday for
Springfield, Mo., to enter a busi
ness college.
Mrs. Ellen Oliver, of Paris,
Tenn., is visiting her sister, Mr. 1.
A. Bevens.
Mrs. J. T. Bice of Knobel is vis
iting her parents, Or. and Mrs. T.
A. Bevens.
FARMERS MEETING
The Agricultural Department
of the Iron Mountain Railway,
announces a Farmer’s meeting to
he held here on August the 24th.
The meeting will be held at
the park, in connection with the
picnic.
Tee speakers will be Prof. G. A.
Cole, State President of the Far
mers Union; H. L. Mobley, special
agent of the U. S. Department of
Agriculture in charge of corn club
work in Arkansas; and L. A. Mark
ham, commissioner of agriculture
for the Missouri Pacific Iron Moun
Railway.
Everybody is invited to come
and the boys, especially, to hear
Prof. Mobley discuss the Boys
Corn Clubs.
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mill is now in operation, and is making a good quality
of flour second to none. Our manufacturing depart
ment is in charge of Mr. J. F. Cravens, a progressive
miller of forty years experience. Your patronage is
solicited and will he appreciated. * We are in the
market at all times for wheat and corn, and will pay
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