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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, March 3, 1905.
Vol. 5. No. 10.
BODY FOUND IN THE RIVER
Was Identified as That of Mrs.
Kinkannon Who Was Mur
dered by Allwhite.
Newport, Feb. 28.— An inquest
was held yesterday on the dead
body found Sunday in White riv
er, five miles below Newport.
The verdict is that the body was
that of Mrs. Rachel Kinkannon.
She is one of the two women as
saulted and murdered by Loui All
white and his son, Newton, near
here Christmas morning’ last. The
body of thedaughter, Mrs. Amelia
Mauldin, was found soon after the
crime was committed. Allwhite
and his son were arrested, and the
latter confessed. On December Ml
a mob took the elder Allwhite
from the sheriff and hanged him.
Young Allwhite was subsequently
sent to the penitentiary for twen- j
ty-one years.
The confession of the boy is
corroborated in every particular
by the mutilated and partly de
composed body. A raftsman saw
the dress, which had hung upon
some driftwood, About ten feet
from the bank, and upon investi
gation found that it was the body
of the long and mueh-sought-for
woman, whom White river had re
fused to give up to grappling
hooks and the explosion of dyna
mite.
Persons who knew Mrs. Kin
kannon had no trouble in recogniz
ing the remains. The wintry
weather and the icy coldness of
* ....lb** water had doubtless kept In
tact the body, which bore the gun
shot wound as described by New
ton All white and inflicted by his
father. The bullet hail entered
the side and emerged from the ab
domen. While the wound would
have l>een fatal, it is probable that
death by drowning relieved her
suffering when she was thrown
into the river.
LOCAL MARKET REPORT.
•Carefully corrected every Thurs
day afternoon.
Apples, dried, per pound. .
Beans, dried, per bushel . .
Butter, per pound.
Eggs, per dozen.
“Corn, per bushel.
Cotton, lint, per pound....
■Cotton seed, per ton.
Molasses, sorghum, per gal
Potatoes, Irish, per bushel.
Potatoes, sweet, per bushel
Turnips, per bushel.
J>4
2.25
.15
.1(5
.55
.Obi
K.OO
.45
.90
1.00
.50
Advertised Letters.
The following is a list of letters
remaining uncalled for irj the New
ark postofhee March 1, 1905.
W. C. Bern.
Fannie Coffman.
E. (’. Clinton.
Dock ('rumpton.
Mrs. Ella Davis.
.1. li. Franks.
F. E. Garner.
Mrs. It. A. Harris.
Mrs. Laura Hudson.
Herbert Hobbs.
Miss Bessie ,Jones.
Aughter Lestering.
W. L. Magness, M. D.
James \V. Mathews.
Mrs. Sallie McClure, 2.
\V. A. Myrick.
B. M. Morris.
Ida Sandifer.
Mrs. Belle Smith.
J. E. Vaughn.
Ad lee Wauldup.
If not called for in 80 days will
bo sent to the dead letter office at
Washington, I). C. When calling
for above letters say advertised.
T. M. IIarhklson, P. M.
WA5 FINED $100.
Tom Tate, who stabbed Frank
Moser of Melbourne at a picnic at
(iuion last summer, was lined f 100
and sentenced to 60 days in jail,
in circuit court at Evening Shade.
The jail sentence has been sus
pended until August to allow Tate
to make a crop.
Blank note and receipt books at
The Journal office.
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
Items of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers.
•Ies.se late was found dead in
bed at Halstead last Sunday morn
ing.
In the circuit court at Berry
ville, Chris. Pickney was lined S'J.'j
for gigging fish.
A 14-year-old boy named Coat*
was drowned in a millpond at
Warren Sunday.
John Ragland, aged 12 years,
was drowned in Fourche bayou
near Little Rock last Saturday.
William Hester of Marmaduke
was run over and killed by a Cot
ton Belt passenger train Sunday.
The Baptists at Fordyce will
erect a new church building to
cost between $10,000 and $20,000.
Mrs. (f. A Jenkins of Yellville
was stricken with paralysis a few
days ago and died two hours later.
A wild deer appeared on the
streets of Morrilton a few days
ago, causing a ripple of excite
ment.
Will Arnold, a Morrilton negro,
has been placed in the penitentiary
for forging a school teachers li
cense.
Jeffry Tate, a white man about
40 years old, was found dead in
bed at his homo near Little Rock
Sunday.
Lleven hundred bales of cotton
were sold at Pocahontas by A. Z.
Schnobaum a few days ago for
$40,000.
Sallied ill, a negress, was burn
ed to death near Washington a few
nights ago. Her cabin caught fire
while she was asleep,
The eighteen-month-old daugh
ter of Mr and Mrs. Chas. Parker
living near Sonora, received
burns a few days ago from scald
ing water which caused her death.
Several negro families recently
emigrated to Yell county from
South Carolina and will buy farm
ing lands in the vicinity of Dan
ville.
At Dover four boys, ranging in
years from Pi to 15, were caught
while in a crap game for five cents
a shot. They were fined $10 and
costs each.
Patrick Cotton left his home at
Trace Ridge over a month ago
with some cattle which he intend
ed to take to Little Rock to sell,
and nothing has been heard of him
I since.
Circuit Judge Fulkerson has
sustained the board of health of
Walnut Ridge in its refusal to re
move a smallpox patient from the
Iron Mountain depot at Walnut
Ridge.
The Journal one year $1.
K. B. Chesser made his usual
pilgrimage to Imboden last Sun
day.
N. M. Wilson transacted busi
ness at the county capital Mon
day.
G. G. Foster of Oil Trough
mingled with friends in the city
Monday.
Hills King died 'Sunday at his
home near the White school house
from dropsy.
Rev. W. F. Wayman of Sul
phur Rock preached at the Metho
dist church Sunday night.
C. J. Magness has sold his in
terest in the City Bakery and
Meat Market to .1. M. Sisk.
W. A. Edwards of Paroquet
was in the city Saturday and call
ed to renew for The Jourdal.
All my friends who want lunches
of any kind are invited to call at
Austin & Co's. Geo. F. Crosser.
Boss Allen is able to be out
again, after being confined to his
bed for several days with pneu
monia.
Rev. H. McDoniel of Sul
phur Rock was in town Sunday,
and preached at the Christian
church at night.
Any one desiring' wood of any
kind call at my office; $1.25 per
rick, delivered to any part of
town. S. A. Moore.
(i. \V. Meriwether, one of the
Dota neighborhood’s good farm
ers, was in town Monday, and call
ed to renew for The Journal.
Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Cullom of
Quitman are spending the week in
town, visiting the lady’s parents,
Dr. and Mrs. W. P. Lawton.
Rankers money orders are the
safest way to send money. Sold
by the Bank of Newark payable
in all parts of the civilized world.
M. R. Burns, a good citizen of
the Magness neighborhood, was
looking after business in town
Tuesday and called to renew for
The Journal.
The Kirby Digests have been
received at the county clerk's of
fice and the justices of the peace
can get them by calling for them.
—Batesville Guard.
W. li. Vick a substantial farm
er and good citizen of Magness
township was in town Tuesday
and called to renew for Indepen
dence county’s best paper.
The Walnut Ridge Blade says a
well-to-do couple of Lawrence
county, who have been married
24 years bought their second pa
per of pins last week.
Mrs. Thos. Jones and sister,
Miss Pridmore, of Magness were
shopping in the city Monday, and
called to order The Journal sent
to their sister, Mrs. Sarah A.
Lane, of Billings, Mo.
,1. E. Clarkson bought 500 bales
of Cotton at Oil Trough one day
last week, paying seven and a
quarter for it. This amounts to
the snug sum of about $18,000.
The cotton was all bought from
farmers who have been holding
the staple for a rise.
Mrs. M. J. Deck of Magness
has our thanks for cash on sub*
■scription.
For sale—Three nice residence
lots in the north part of town.
Apply to Craig & Henderson.
Mrs. Mary Weaver died at the
home of her father, B. F. Owens,
near Magness last Saturday night.
She left a twelve-day-old babe,
one other child and a husband.
The burial took place Sunday even
ing at tin1 Macedonia graveyard.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Short Local Items of Interest Picked
Up at the Metropolis of White
River Township.
Rev. W. F. Way man has a real
sick child.
Mrs. Jno. Alderson is still on
the sick list.
Squire Anderson is having his
residence painted. >
Dr. W. .1. Hodges of Newark
was in town Tuesday.
Squire and Mrs. I). R. Reaves
were in town Monday.
T. B. Padgett of Batesville was
on our streets Tuesday.
Jeff Morris of Gainsboro town
ship was in town Monday.
T. D. Lindsey of Magness was
seen on our streets Tuesday.
Miss Fannie Stokes of Caldwell,
Ark., entered school here Mon
day.
V\ infield dermgan spent Sunday
out on Dota, as usual. Wonder
what’s the attraction?
Miss Vick Pennington of New
ark and Miss Gertrude Covington
were in town Tuesday.
Miss Ola Jernigan visited home
folks Saturday and Sunday. She
is teaching at Oak,Bluff.
Miss May Martin, who is teach
ing at Newark visited home folks
here Saturday and Sunday.
Will Ward, of Charlotte spent
Saturday and Sunday in our city
visiting relatives and friends.
Jas. Vaughan who has been sick
with pneumonia for sometime is
able to be on the streets again.
Messrs. L. H. and Burk Pasco*
of Batesville spent Sunday here
with home folks, returning Mon
day.
Presiding Elder das. F. derni
gan preached here Sunday and
Sunday night at the Methodist
church.
Uncle Billie Best of Black Riv
er township passed through town
Monday on his way to the Moore
field mill.
A little daughter of Rev. C. H.
Newman has been quite sick with
pneumonia for several days, but is
improving.
Mrs. Mary Moore of Tennessee
has been very sick for several
days at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. T. A. Beavers.
D. C. Gibson of the Big Creek
settlement was in town Monday
and reports one of his children
sick with pneumonia.
The three-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Rice was
burned to death at their home
near Morgan a few days ago.
The child’s clothes caught tire
from a fireplace.
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LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS
Sketch of the Important Transac
tions in the Arkansas Law
Making Body.
The senate has passed the house
concurrent resolution extending
the session to the 4th of May.
The house amended the bill by
Representative Edmonson, fixing
the levy for Confederate pensions
! at one mill by making it one and
I one-half mills. An amendment
| was also offered by Mr. Miller
i making the levy one.andone-quar
ter mills, but was withdrawn be
j fore it was voted upon. It is esti
I mated that the proposed levy of a
; mill and a half would yield $375,
1000 annually on the present assess
ed valuation, which is, in round
numbers, $250,000,000. The tax
levy for Confederate pensions at
present is three-fourths of a mill.
Mr. Coleman introduced a bill
providing for the taxation of all
life insurance policies as personal
| property.
Senator Logan wanted to call up
his bill, allowing horticultural and
agricultural societies to organize,
but the senate would not allow
him to do so. The bill, they
thought, might conflict with that
far-famed Logan anti-trust bill.
Senator Hinkle’s bill, authoriz
ing boards of equalization to send
for witnesses and to admin inter
oaths, was passed by a vote of 23
to 4.
The joint resolution by Senator
McFerrin, proposing an amend
ment to the constitution that for
support of common schools a gen
eral tax of not more than three
mills shall be levied, in addition to
a per capita tax of $1, and author
izing school districts to levy a dis
trict tax not to exceed seven mills*
was passed by a vote of 64 to 16
Gov. Davis has approved the
bill providing that legal execution
shall take place in the county in
which the crime was committed.
BIO FIRE AT NEW ORLEANS.
Fire at New Orleans, La., Sun
day night destroyed property val
ued at live million dollars, divided
a* follows: Two elevators, ware
houses, sheds, $2,500,000; 23,000
bales of cotton, $920,000; 700,000
bushels of grain, $385,000; 15,000
barrels of sugar, $300,000; cotton
seed cake, 130 car loads, $97,000;
10,025 barrels of cement, $56,250;
meal 20 cars, $10,000; sundries
$150,000; live hundred freight cars
$375,000; ships damaged, $50,000:
city tire department, six horses
and two engines, $15,000; private
property and other damage, $216,
000.
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$5,000 FOR DELAYED HESSAUE
Hugh McCain has brought suit
in the Pulaski circuit court against
the Western Union Telegraph
Company for $5,000 damages for
alleged delay in delivering to him
at Portland, Ashley county, a tel
egram announcing to him the ser
ious illness of his father at Jack
sonville, Pulaski county.
It is alleged that the telegram
was sent from Jacksonville at 4 p.
m. January 26, and was not de
livered to the plaintiff until 1<> a.
m. the following day. By reason
of this delay, it is alleged, tho
plaintiff was unable to reach Jack
sonville before his father’s death.