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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, flarch 6, 1915
Vol. 14, No. 48
HIGHT RIDERS WARN
NEGORES TO LEAVE
Notices Sent Through the Mail
to Negroes Has Caused Sev
eral to Leave Community
Alleged night riders have re
t .ntly served notice on a number
t f negro families warning them
to leave the community at once.
Several negroes received notices
1 st Friday. The notices were
tent through the mail and w'ere
1 rniled at the Newark postoffice.
' he notices were written with a
1 -ad pencil, the writer disguising
1 is hand by endeavoring to imitate
1 rinted letters. All the notices
' ere similarly worded and read
i s follows.
“Get your business fixed up and
get ready to leave. Go to the
tegro country. You are not want
ed here. Ten days time given
j ou to get away.
Night Riders.”
It is said that all the negroes
who received notices have left or
are preparing to leave at once, ex
cept Noah Magness w'ho lives
about two miles east of Newark.
He owns a little farm wrhere he
lives, has accumulated some other
property and is very comfortably
fixed. He is reported to have
said that he does not intend to
leave.
WALKER-BRUMLEY
Thurman Walker of Logan
township and Miss Pearl Brumley
of Jackson county were married
Sunday at the home of the bride
a few miles north of Newport.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker were tn town
Wednesday en route to the Dota
neighborhood where they will
make their home.
WIFE DESERTION CHARGED
Chester Edlin was tried in Jus
tis A. H. Saylors’ court last Friday
on a charge of deserting his wife.
He was found guilty and fined
t,.100. He appealed to circuit court
Mrs. Waldriis Dies at
Her Home at Magness
Mrs. Lizzie Wald rip died at her
home at Magness Wednesday
night, after an illness of several
days of pneumonia
Mrs. Waldrip was 63 years old
and is survived by two sons, Coun
ty Judge T. M. Waldrip of Bates
ville and W. J. Waldrip of Mag
ness. She is also survived by one
j brother, W. D. Magness of Mag
ness, but leaves no other immedi
ate relatives.
The remains will be buried to
day (Friday) at the Crow ceme
tery near Magness. Rev. Jas. F.
| Jernigan of Imboden will conduct
the funeral services.
DOUBLE WEDDING
Charley Barber and Miss Willie
McCoy, Blythe Holmes and Miss
Isabelle King, all of Logan town
ship, were married Sunday morn
I ing at 10 o’clock at the home of
Rev. J. H. McDoniel in Wycough
township, Rev. McDoniel officiat
ing.
The contracting parties are all
excellent young people and The
Journal most heartily joins their
many friends in extending good
wishes.
SIMONS ACQUITTED
Pete Simons of the Magness
neighborhood was tried before
Justice Case at Batesville Wed
nesday on a charge of recieving
stolen property. Simons was found
not guilty and was released. De
puty Prosecuting Attorney M. S.
Bone prosecuted the case while
Attorney I. J. Matheny represent
ed Simons.
TOMATO GROWERS ATTENTION
The Newark Canning Company
desires to contract with farmers
for growing tomates for our can
ning factory this season. Those
who desire to grow tomatoes
should call and sign contracts at
once, " F. C. Hoyt, President.
Uncle Sam Permits No
More Overdrafts
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This Bank is in receipt of instructions
from the Comptroller of the Currency at
Washington instructing our Board of Di
rectors to pass a resolution directing that
no offiicer or employe of this Bank be per
mitted to cash or pay any check drawn on
us by any depositor unless snch depositor
1 has the money to his credit to meet such
check;
The Arkansas State Banking Department
has taken similar drastic action with re
gard to all State Banks, so that hereafter
no National Bank or State Bank will be
permitted to allow overdrafts.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
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WOULD ABOLISH THE
COUNTY TAX BOARDS
Representative Dowdy Would Give
Assessor More Power and Dis
place Equalization Board
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County boards of equalization
would be abolished by a bill in
troduced in the legislature Mon
day by Representative R A Dow
dy of Independence county. The
bill would aid in raising the
amount of taxes collected, with
out raising the tax levy, accord
ing to Mr. Dowdy, by compelling
assessors to go into each school
district in the counties, accom
panied by a resident of the school
district, and make the assessments.
^Such methods, Mr. Dowdy says,
• would make the assessments just
The bill further provides that
. assessments be made between
March 1 and June 1.
The county judge, county clerk
and one justice of the peace from
each township in a county would
take over the work of the boards
of equalization, which would be
abolished. Justices of the peace
serving in this capacity would re
i ceive $3 a day while engaged in
such work.
WILL SELL LAND
A large tract of land, including
some of the best in the famous
Big Bottom, belonging to the es-,
tate of the late W. T. Magness
will be sold at auction in Newark
on Saturday, the 6th. The sale is
being made by A. A. Henderson,
as executor of the Magness estate.
PASS INSPECTION BILL
Both houses of the legislature
have passed the Posey bill, which
provides for the inspection of con
vents) private hospitals and othei
similar institutions.
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Cord, Mch. 3.—Angus McDaniel
closed a successful term of school
at the Williams school house last
Friday. The school entertained
quite a crowd with a program
Saturday evening.
1. C. Nuckolls attended the Ma
sonic lodge at Sulphur RockSit
urday night.
Mr. and Mrs Neil Northcutt
entertained a number of tbeit
friends with a party Thursda\
night.
Conference at the Baptist churcl
Friday night was well attendee
Jesse Carey lead the services.
A nice snow fell here Saturday
night and Sunday, but it melteo ;
in a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. T. I). Lindsej
| spent Saturday with Ur. and Mrs.
| V. D. McAdams
A few of our boys attended the
musical at Mr. Bullington’s Fri
day night.
Mrs. Tom Roberts, who has
: been in bad health for some time
is improving.
Misses Hazel Nuckolls and Gold;
Walker were the guests of Miss
j Grace Blair Sunday.
Miss Victoria Pickens visitet ,
I homefolks Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Lottie Baker visited Misses !
Althea and Thelma Osborne Sun
i day and Sunday night.
Prof. T. D. Lindsey conducdec j
prayer meeting at Hopewell Wed
nesday night. A large crowd
was present and much interest is
manifested in this work.
Four new scholars for our school
this week.
Sunday school is doing nicely.
'’"’mdT'WrCr^ler mtitbghffl,
Mattie, visited Mrs. Joseph Pick
ens Thursday night.
j Tell ’em you saw it in The Journal
TEACHERS TO MEET
HERE ON MARCH 13
Large Attendance Expected at the
Teachers Association to be Held
in Newark Next Week
The Independence CountyTeach
ers Association will meet in New
ark on Saturday, March 13.
The people of Newark will be
expected to furnish free entertain
ment lor the teachers during their
stay in town and all those who de
sire to entertain some of the vis
iting teachers should confer with
Prof. W. A Isgrig at once. It is
expected that about 60 or 70 teach
ers will be in attendance.
The following program has been
arranged for the meeting, which
will be held at the High School
Auditorium.
Things a rural teacher owes his
district.—B. F. Cash, Newark; J.
1). Ford, Desha.
The purpose of agriculture in
our schools —Miss Yolo Tcrniornn
Batesville,
The teacher’s duty in regard to
the S I. A.—Mrs. W. A. Isgrig,
Newark.
The teacher and her troubles.—
Miss Irene Rice, Batesville.
A two-room school and how it is
managed. - T. I). Lindsey, Cord.
Rural school recreation.—W. E.
Dodd, Sulphur Rock; J. L. May
han, Newark.
Some things found helpful to
my work.—Miss Kit tie Cotton,
Moorefield; Homer Fox, Magness.
Address. -Superintendent Edgar
Williams, Newport.
The program will be interspers
ed with music by pupils of the
Newark High School. Every
teacher in the county is urged to
attend this meeting.
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Charlotte, Mch. 3.—Misses Clara
McGill and Italene Walden of Sul
phur Rock visited homefolks Sat
urday and Sunday.
Miss Virgia Jernigan, who has
been visiting relatives at Newark,
returned home last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Baker spent
last Thursday at Batesville.
Mrs. Sarah Braden of Batesville
is visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. L.
Moore.
Alson and Ransom Weaver
made a business trip to Batesville
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Noel McGhee of
Newark visited Mr. and Mrs. G.
W. Jernigan Wednesday night.
Misses Julia and Jimmie Church
ill of Sulphur Rock visited home
folks from Friday till Monday.
KILL ELECTION BILL
The house of representatives,
Tuesday morning, by a vote of 50
to 41, deseated the bill for a new
primary election law, which pass
ed the senate several days ago.
Tnis was the bill drawn by the
committee appointed by the Dem
ocratic State Convention to draft
a new election law.
COTTON SEED
I had lb^O pounds of “Half-and
Halt” seed cotton ginned at the
Newark gin which made a bale
weighing 452 pounds, net. 1
have a few bushels of these seed
for sale at $1.25 cents per bushel.
J. L. Brown.
Newark, Arkansas.
NOTICE TO PATRONS
• OF THE NEWARK GIN
Please bring seed cotton on
Wednesdays and Saturdays during
February, and Saturdays during
March. Newark Gin Co.
Clean-up Days on
March 12 and 13
The Sanitary Committe of the
town council desires to have a
general clean up, and has desig
nated Friday and Saturday,
March 12 and 13, as “Clean-up
Days” in Newark. All persons
who have rubbish of any kind
around their premises should
place the same in convenient
receptacles along the street,
ready for removal by the street
commissioner who will haul off
all such rubbish on the above
dates. Remove all woodpiles or
other articles of any kind off the
streets and lets have a general
clean up.
Respectfully snbmitted by or
der of the town council.
Sanitary Committee.
ORIGINAL PROHIBITIONIST
However, after all has been said,
there is one man in public life who
began to work for prohibition
when it was regarded as the mere
dream of an idealist, and who has
; never faltered. In spite of ridicule
and opposition and misunderstand
ing, in season and out of season,
with common sense and with
charity for those who differed in
opinon, as a legislator, as a Mason,
as a church mWnber, as a private
citizen, as president of the Anti
Saloon League, Hon. George
Thornburg has always worked for
prohibition and has never wavered.
The future historian rrftast give
him a large place among the bene
factors and history makers of Ar
kansas. Future generations will
call him blessed and revere his
name — Western Methodist.
WOODMEN ATTENTION
All members of Newark Camp
W. 0. W. No. 288 are requested
to be present at the next regu
lar meeting, Tuesday night, March
9, as the matter of levying a spec
ial assessment for meeting neces
sary expenses of the Camp will
come before the camp to be acted
upon. B. F. Adams, Clerk.
CONSOLIDATE ELECTIONS
The Senate bill by Senator
Greathouse, providing for the con
solidation of state and federal
elections in Arkansas, has passed
both houses of the legislature, and
will be made the law upon receiv
ing the signature of Gov. Hays.
VANDALS DIG INTO
GRAVE OFJ.N. BLACK
Unfounded Rumor That JewelsWere
Buried With Body is Supposed
to Have Been Motive
A few nights ago some unknown
party or parties went to Blue
Springs cemetery and dug into
the grave of J. N. Black, who died
recently at his home in Craig
township and was brought here
for burial.
It is not known what night the
act was committed. It was dis
covered last Saturday and had ap
parently been done several days
when discovered.
The motive for the deed is no*
known but is supposed to have
been robbery.
A hole about three feet squar.
was dug into the head of th
grave, and when the dirt had been
removed down to the coffin box.
a large hole was chopped through
the box lid, apparently with an
axe The covering over th
small opening above the face c:
the corpse was pushed to on
side and the clothing showed evi
dences of the fact that the vandal
was in search of something which
he supposed had been buried with
the body.
Members of the family, when
called over the telephone and ap
priseu or me uiscovery, saia mere
were no jewelry or other valuables
of any kind buried with the body.
It seems, however, from current
reports that a rumor had gained
circulation after the burial of Mr.
Black, that he owned a valuable
gold watch and a diamond ring,
given him a number of years ago
by his father, and that these had
been buried with the body. This
is denied by members of the fami
ly, who say that no jewelry of any
kind was buried with the body ex
cept a pair of very ordinary sleeve
buttons, and these are said to have
been in the sleeves when an ex
amination was made by friends of
the family last Saturday after the
desecration had been discovered.
The vandals broke into the sex
ton’s tool house at the cemetery
and secured the necessary tools
for digging into the grave.
No clue was left and the ident -
ty of the guilty parties remains a
mystery.
Three papers garden seed for 5
cents at the Golden Rule.
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