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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, September I, 1905.
Vol. 5. No. 36
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THE BIG RALLY AT ANTIOCH
Farmers Met at Antioch Saturday
and Spent a Most Pleasant
and Enjoyable Day.
To The Newark Journal:
Charlotte, Aug. '2,1. —Saturday
last was the appointed day for the
Farmers’ I'nion rally at Antioch.
The sun came over the Oriental
horizon and blessed us with a
beautiful day for the meeting. A
good sized crowd attended and all
-came with smiles to bear some
humble part in promoting the in
terest of the laboring class of peo
ple. Love is manifested when the
farmers meet on occasions like
these.
After the arrival of the majority
of the members, arrangements
were made for a march, each mem
ber wearing a badge with the num
ber of his lodge. Falling in line
the procession was commenced un
der command of D. \V. Hicks. We
marched about half a mile. After
the march, and seated comfortably
in the shade of the beautiful grove,
the audience was pleased to hear a
welcome address by Bro. Dave
Hicks. T. S. Ottinger, secretary
of Barren Union f>84, was next in
troduced to the audience, and stat
ed the purposes of the meeting.
Hon. .1. d. Barnwell of Bates
viHe was next introduced. He
made an excellent -peer'll in be
half of the Union. ID spoke along
the line of education and economy.
After the conclusion of his speech
the crowd was dismissed for din
ner, and the dinner that was
-spread by the loving wives of the
farmers would have made a feast
fit for the members of Congress.
We know of no serious results
that come from eating too much.
But, my! Mr. Kditor, you ought
to have seen Bro D. \\\ Hicks
eating chicken pie and devouring
innocent custards. All enjoyed
the dinner, and at two o'clock our
county president, John Stuart
from Oak Ridge Union, was in
troduced to the crowd. He spoke
on scientific farming, and his
speech was right to the point. If
all farmers would put into prac
tice the ideas he advocated, it
■would not be five years until the
old worn-out fiields would be worth
five times their present value.
Lige James also made an excel
lent speech.
Billie Baker was next introduc
ed to the audience, and detained
the crowd for some twenty min
ctes.
This ended our program. There
were other speakers that expected
to be present, but failed to come.
Nevertheless, we had a joyful
time. These rallies are of inestim
able value. Now Brethren let's
stand linn to the principles of the
Union. Talk business, and at the
same time put into practice what
we preach. Providence has bless
ed the South and stored away
treasures for us in her cotton
fields if we will but reap it in wis
dom, justice and moderation.
Therefore let us stand as one
man. It is absolutely our only
hope. Therefore 1 appeal to eve
ry county official of the Union to
bend every energy, to more thor
oughly organize Ins county. liv
ery man in the state should be a
member in good standing, wearing
our badge. We strive for all. All
should help us. It is a common
cause and the common good we
serve. Let's have regard for each
one’s patriotism, love of family
and home. W. B.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Short Local Items of Interest Picked
Up at the Metropolis of White
River Township.
K. K. Moore of Newark was in
town Sunday.
K. M. Crow of Magness was in
town Saturday.
Will Hartsfield is building a new
barn for himself.
Quite a lot of cattle are dying
in and around town.
.Jim dimraerson of Newark was
up to our town Sunday.
W. W. Hartsfield was on the
sick list the first of the week.
Hugh Kyler of Newport was1
visiting home folks here Sunday.
We noticed .Judge Witson was
out buggy riding Sunday ev ening.
Hugh Wright who has been
sick for several days is improving.
Hob Waddell of the Hatesville
Guard force was in town Tuesday.
Fred Martin made his regular
trip to String-town Sunday even
ing.
Miss Klla Sanders of Newport
came up Sunday to visit home
folks.
Dr. J. K. Crigler of Biggers and
dames Cleveland of Charlotte were
in town Tuesday.
Newel Gossett left Tuesday
night for Kennett, Mo., to visit
relatives and friends.
*
Mr. and Mrs. Kd Wilson of
Newark were visiting .Judge Wil
son Saturday and Sunday.
Paxton Thomos and family of
Batesville spent Sunday here with
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Moore.
The Masons had a two days' iee
ture here last Friday and Satur
day, by Wm. Kent of Charlotte.
.Mr. and Mrs. Boss. Allen oj
Newark visited the latter's mother,
Mrs. Lizzie Vaughn, here Sunday.
Mis> Hula Moore went to Bates
ville Monday to accept a position
with the Weaver-Dowdy Merc.
Co.
There is a good deal of sickness
throughout this country and the
doctors are kept busy most all the
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Grammar
gave a party Saturday night, much
to the delight of their many
friends.
Shelby Shaver of Shelbyville,
spent Sunday night in town, on
his way to Newport. He returned
Friday.
Misses Nettye Bevens and Wil
lie Moore visited Miss Victora
Pickens at Dota Saturday and
Sunday.
Miss May Martin says she has
the finest sewing machine in town.
She drew it in the bean contest at
Whiting’s.
Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Rawlings
of Riggers were in our town Mon
day visiting the former's uncle, d.
M. Hoover and other relatives.
.!. P. Sink of Sharp has bought
the Blackman property and will
move to town in about two months.
Mr. Blackman goes to Fayette
ville.
Miss Pinkie Dorr and Dr. R. C.
Dorr’s little daughter of Batesville
were visiting in our town several
days the latter part of last and
lirst of this week.
Mrs. R. P. Bain and daughters,
who have been visiting the lady’s
mother in Sharp county for some
time, spent Monday night in town
on their return home to Lonoke.
i
I>r. \V. P. Lawton was sick sev
eral days last, week, but is now
able to be at his office again.
Luther Pickens of Dota spent
Wednesday in town and attended
the Farmers' Union meeting:.
i
K. K. McHenry has some good
stock advertised for sale in today’s
paper. See his notice elsewhere.
Carpenter J. C. Rodgers, who is
engaged in doing some work at
Ratesville, spent Sunday here with
his family.
K. Ik McDoniel of Batcsville,
came down Saturday to spend a
few days visiting Mrs. A. 1>. liar
re Ison and family.
Postmaster Harrelson was quite
sick several days last week from a
bilious attack, but is now able to
attend to business again.
Kobfert Anderson. Jr., formerly
of Jackson port, remits two dollars
and orders The Journal sent to his
address at Patoka. Jnd.
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Edwards
and little daughter. Ilazel, arrived
home Friday from St. Louis,where
they spent several days last week.
Roadmaster Welch of the White
river brandh expects to leave in a
day or so for Colorado points for
a 15 day vacation. Newport
News.
Mrs. B. II. Adams orders The
Journal sent to R. N. Martin, of
Emma, Tex., and E. R. Ivellens
worth, of Frisco, Tex., for six
months each.
W. R. Vick, one of Magness
township's substantial farmers and
good citizens, was in town on bus
iness Tuesday. Mr. Vick will be
a candidate for county treasurer
at the coming electionf
Attorney S. A. Moore of this
city will be a candidate for repre
sentative at the coming election.
Mr. Moore isemminently qualified
for the position and will doubtless
prove a formidable candidate.
The Newport News says that a
post mortem was held by I>rs.
C'otfman, Stephens and Carroll on
the body of Charles Black, the ne
gro whose neck was thought to
have been broken by a fall several
day8 ago, and the fact established
that his neck was actually broken.
The negro lived eight days after
the accident occurred.
James Garner, a citizen of Mag
ness township, who is about 40
years of af age, has become men
tally unbalanced, and was commit
ted to the county jail at Batesville
Monday. His friends have no
ticed his condition for some time,
and it is stated that he has grown
worse. Last Sunday he went to
tin1 home of Allie Tomlinson, a
well known and highly respected
citizen of Padgett Island, and
made an indecent proposal to Mrs.
Tomlinson. This led to his arrest
and he was committed to jail. Gar
ner and his wife separated some
time ago, and it is believed that
brooding over this and other do
mestic troubles has unbalanced his
mind.
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS
Items of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers.
C. II. Petrie was found dead in
bed at his home at Texarkana Sun
day morning.
A car or live poultry was ship
ped from Si loam Springs to New
York last Friday.
The Oakley warehouse at Rog
ers was destroyed by tire last week
with a loss of $1,000.
Pine Bluff’s tirst bale of cotton
sold for thirty-five cents a pound.
It was brought in Saturday.
Kansas has quarantined against
Arkansas, and no one from this
state is permitted to enter Kan
sas.
.John Russell, an employe of a
sawmill at Felsenthal, fell from a
trestle into a lake 25 feet below,
but escaped with a few bruises.
A negro named Fairchilds was
killed at Wesson Saturday even
ing while attempting to catch a
moving freight train. Both legs
were cut off and he was horribly
mangled.
The Arkansas division of the
American Society of Equity held
its annual state meeting at Hutson
Springs, Johnson county, last
week and agreed upon a scale of
prices for all farm products.
The suicide found in a stream
near Winslow was not L. Straub,a
Van Btiren shoemaker, but an un
known Herman butcher, and who
left his few personal effects with
Straub a few days before as secur
ity for a small loan.
Simon (ireen, a prominent citi
zen of Stephens, was arrested by
Deputy Marshal Holman and tak
en to Ardmore, 1. '1'., to answer a
charge of kidnaping his two child
from his wife, with whom he had
had trouble in the divorce courts.
John Spain who hail been de
mented for the past three months,
died at his home near Pocahontas
Tuesday, and just before dying
he confessed to having murdered
his brother-in-law, Pat McKion,
about two years ago by putting
poison in some whisky which Mc
Kion drank. McKion was a
wealthy young farmer and was
found dead one morning in a fence
corner, but as he had been drink
ing, the coroner’s jury decided
that death was due to over-intox i
cation.
MAS MOVED TO CONWAY.
Conway, Aug. 28. Ben L.
Griffin with his family and Miss
Korap, stenographer, arrived here
this morning from Nashville, Ark.
Mr. Griffin is secretary of the
State Farmers’ Union and moved
his headquarters to Conway in or
der to be in the central part of the
state and on account of the educa
tional advantages.
Mr. Griffin received over 100
letters today from various unions
throughout the state and about fif
teen new charters were granted to
day to unions over the state.
NICE HOME FOR SALE.
We have a comfortable five
%
room residence, with half a block
of ground, (four lots) large new
barn, nice little orchard and vine
yard, located just one block from
public school building, which will
be sold at a bargain if taken at
once. Ckaig & Henderson.
KILLED BY FREIGHT TRiiUUiJi
William Harlin of Cotter Met
Horrible Death at N
Monday Night.
William Harlin of Cotter i
tempted to jump from a fre1
train on the Iron Mountain at N
port about !> o’clock Monday even
ing, slipped and fell upon the
track, the wheels passing over his
right and left legs, badly skinning"
and breaking his left arm. The
right leg was mashed from his toes
to his body and the left was sever
ed about the shin. The accident
occurred on the main line directly
in front of the passenger station
and was witnessed by a't least fifty
people.
The injured man was taken to a.
surgeon's office, where he died in
an hour. His remains were turn
ed over to the embalmer to be pre
pared for shipment to his home at
Cotter.
The deceased is said to have
done much of the dynamiting in
the construction of the White Riv
er Road, but, it is alleged, had
more recently been employed in
operating a blind tiger across the
river from Cotter in Marion coun
ty. and was in Newport to escaj>e
appearing before the Grand .1 ury
recently in session. Coroner Har
rison was notified, butdecided that
tin inquest was unnecessary.
THE GIRL WHO WORKS.
“God bless the girl who works,”
says the Philadelphia Dispatch.
“She is brave and true and noble.
She is not too proud to earn her
own living or ashamed to l»e
caught at her daily task. She
smiles from behind the counter,,
the desk or printer’s case. There
is memory of her sewing on each
silent gown. She is like a brave
mountaineer already far up the
precipice, climbing, struggling,
rejoicing. The sight of her should
be an inspiration to us all. It is
an honor to know this girl and l>e
worthy of her esteem. Lift your
hat to her, young man, as she
passes by. Her hands may be
stained by dishwashing, factory
grease or printer’s ink, but it is an
honest hand and a helping hand.
It stays misfortune from homes,
it supports an invalid loved one,
maybe; it is the loving, potent.
I shield that protects many a family
| from the alms house. The writer
knows several such noble working
girls. All honor to that brave
toiler, (iod bless and protect the
girl who works. ”
EIX PRICE ON SEED.
At a recent meeting1 of the
Georgia division of the Southern
Cotton Association resolutions
were adopted calling on cotton
growers to fix a minimum price of
30 cents a bushel for cotton seed
and to sell not a pound at less
price, also declaring that no cotton
shall lie sold by farmers within its
jurisdiction at less than ten cents a.
pound until a fixed price shall be
agreed upon by the executive com
mittee at its meeting at Asheville,
N. C., in September.
WHERE WERE THEY “AT?”
An exchange says: “A girl’s
wading party was given in an Ar
kansas town one day last week.
No boys were invited, but that af
ternoon, it is said, a merchant was
looking for a boy to run an errand
I and he couldn’t lind one in town.’*