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T. W. Hulsey of Bowen is spend
ing the week here on business.
Clint and Lee Foster returned
Wednesday from a business trip
to Tuckerman.
W. N. Osborne, a successful
business man and good citizen of
Cord, was in town Tuesday.
Dr. G. S. Saylors of Floral is
visiting his parents, Squire and
Mrs. A. H. Saylors, this week.
J. B. Brown has returned to his
home at Sebring, Fla., after a
pleasant visit here with his family.
Miss Ada Allen has returned to
her home at Little Bock after a
pleasant visit with Miss Bea Rat
ton.
Miss Maud Hailey of Cotter is
spending several days in town the
guest of her sister, Mrs. lid Mc
Annally.
Miss Jetrue Harrison went to
Batesville yesterday to spend a
few days visiting Mr. and Mrs. H.
C. Wade.
Mrs. Geo. Bevens and children
of Batesville are spending the
week in town the guests of Mrs.
E. J. Magness.
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Sturdivant
have, returned to their home at
Liberal, Kan., after a pleasant
visit here with relatives.
Miss Ruth Hailey of McCrory
who has been elected music teach
er for the High School at this
place, spent Saturday in town.
Prof, and Mrs. J. C. Wynne left
Thursday morning for Griffithville
where Prof. Wynne has been elec
ted principal of the high school
for the coming year.
Lost.—A small key ring con
taining small bunch of keys and
metal tag with owner’s name, 0.
F. Craig, inscribed thereon. Finder
please return to Journal office.
Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Parker of
Mountain View were in town
Tuesday en route home from Oil
Trough where Rev. Parker had
been assisting in the revival meet
ing.
Dye Martin, who is attending
the Atlanta School of Pharmacy,
at Atlanta, Ga., came in Tuesday
night to spend the vacation here
with his parents, Hon. and Mrs.
F. M. Martin.
For Sale.—An ideal home; 18
acres fine land, well improved,two
wells good water; good house and
barn; 5 acres best orchard in the
country; all in the corporation of
Newark. R. K. McHenry or Fred
Eller.
Judge J. W. Scott of Salado
was in town Tuesday. He was
here to inspect the new steel
bridge w hich has just been com
pleted south of town, and w-ent
from here out in Black River
township to inspect the new
bridge recently built across Curia
creek.
Rev. and Mrs. E. G. Roberts
closed a successful revival meeting
here Tuesday night and left Wed
nesday for Wadham, 111. The
meeting resulted in 76 conversions
and 28 additions to the church.
The county board of election
commissioners will meet at Bates
ville next Monday for the purpose
of making up the ticket and ap
pointing judges and clerks for
holding the election September 14.
E. M. Pridmore has purchased
W. L. Hall’s residence near the
Baptist church and will take pos
session at once. Mr. Hall will
move to the residence now occu
pied by Mrs. Rilla Bader, which
he has purchased from Mrs. Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Foote and
little daughter, Lucille, left Friday
for their home at Brinkley after a
two weeks visit here with relatives.
They were accompanied by the
lady’s mother, Mrs. Etta McDon
ald, who will visit them for several
days. _
INJURED IN MILL
A few days ago while working
in the stave mill at Jacksonport,
Ben W'illiams was caught in a
belt and thrown against a rapidly
running saw', with the result that
one arm was entirely sawed off at
the shoulder, the other arm was
broken in two places, three ribs
were broken and he wras internal
ly injured. While his injuries are
of a very serious nature, physicians
believe the young man will recov
er.
The-young man is a member of
one of the best families in Jackson
port, and wras working at the mill
to defray the expenses of attend
ing the State University at Fay
etteville, where he expected to
graduate next year.
WADDELL RESIGNS
R. H. Waddell, printing clerk in
the State Auditors office at Little
Rock, has resigned his position
and will move to Sheridan the
first of September where he will
establish a newspaper. Mr. Wad
dell is well known and has many
friends in Independence county,
having formerly been connected
with one of the papers at Bates
ville for several years. His many
friends here wish him success in
his new venture.
RESIDENCE BURNS
A tenant house on Col. V. Y.
Cook’s plantation near Dunning
ton was destroyed by fire about
noon Sunday. The building was
occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Oran
Cook who lost practically all their
household goods. There was no
insurance on the building or con
tents. The tire started from a
defective kitchen Hue.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAM
An examination for clerk and
carrier for the Batesville postoffice
will be held in Baiesville, Satur
day, September 2b. Application
blanks and other information as to
qualifications, duties, salary, pro
motions, etc., may be had by ad
dressing W. II. Jones, secretary,
board of civil service examiners,
at Batesville.
VATS DESTROYED
The cattle dipping vats at
Emery and Reed’s Creek, in Sharp
county, were destroyed with dy
namite recently, and the North
east Arkansas Tick Eradication
Commission offers a reward of
$100 for information leading to
the conviction of the guilty
parties.
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FIRRT BALE OF COTTON
The first bale of cotton for this
Season was brought to Magnoss
Bros, gin here Tuesday and was
ginned Wednesday, but had not
been sold up to noon yesterday.
The cotton was grown by S. C.
Blackwell on the Fitzhugh farm
south of town.
We are long on Twist!
Tobacco. Best straight
Kentucky Leaf Tobacco 8
twists for 25c, at the Gol
den Rule Store.
Charlotte Ciphers |
Charlotte, Aug. 25.—Miss Vela
Jernigan visited relatives at Sul
phur Rock last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Berrell are
visiting relatives at Ash Flat.
G. W. and E. L. Jernigan at
tended the revival meeting at
Newark Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Cora Moore of Sulphur
Rock visited Miss Clara McGill
from F'riday till Monday.
Hershel McGee and sister, Miss
Ethel, of Cave City, spent Wed
nesday and Thursday here with
the family of A. B. Weaver.
Mrs. G. J. Lindsey and daugh
ter, and Mrs J. A. Weaver and
i little son, visited Mrs. Sallie Way
j man at Sulphur Rock F'riday.
Born.—To Mr. and Mrs. George
Crouch, last Tuesday, a fine boy.
Several of the young people are I
attending the meeting at Pleasant
Hill this week.
J. C. McGill made a business
trip to Batesyille Friday.
Paul Ward spent Saturday and
Sunday with homefolks at Bates
ville.
Rev. Neuhouse of Sharp preach
ed at the M. E. Church Sunday.
G. J. Lindsey spent Saturday in
Batesviile on business.
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS
FOR SHERIFF
The Journal is authorized to an
nounce H. C. Scales as a candidate
for Sheriff, subject to the will of the
people in the September election.
FOR corNTV JUDGE
The Journal is authorized to an
nounce J. \V. Scott as a candidate fori
re-election as County and Probate:
Judge, subject to the will of the voters
in the September election.
FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
The Journal is authorized to an
nounce I). C. Selvidge as a candidate
for Justice of tire Peace of Big Bot
tom township, subject to the will of
the voters in the September election.
FOR CONSTABLE
Tire Journal is a authorized to an
nounce Van Holland a-> a candidate
lor Constable of Big Bottom txwudiip,
subject to the will of the people in the
September election.
DR. A. A. EVANS
Physician arid Surgeon
Oflice in New Masonic Building
Phones: Ortioe 40, residence hi
NEWARK : : ARKANSAS
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO YUM
CONSTITUTION Or THE STATE
OP ARKANSAS.
Notice ie hereby given that the
following Joint resolution proposing
• n amendment to the State Consti
tution, was passed by the General
Assembly at Us regular session of
1J13. and that the same will be
submitted t» the electors of the
State at the next general election, j
t> be held Monday, September 14 th,
1H 4, for adoption or rejection.
Proposed Amendment No. 18.
That the following is hereby pro
posed ns an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Ar
te nsas, and the same being submlt
t-"l to the electors of the State
for approval or rejection at the i
next general election for Senators
and Representatives If a majority
of the electors voting at such elee
tton adopt siu-h amendment the same
t all become a part of the Conatl
t 'Ion of the State of Arkansas,
to- wit:
That Section Kn 1" of Article 5 of
the1 Constitution of the State of Arkan
sas be amended so as to read as follows:
Executive Department.
Section 1 To amen I Section 1 of
Artsde fl „f the Cot • tlt ition of »be State
of Arkansas to read as follows: The
Executive I 'epurtment of tills State shall
consist of a Governor, Lieutenant Gov
ernnr. Secretary of State. Treasurer of
State. Auditor of State and Attorney ,
General (dV. all of whom shall keep their j
offices In person at the seal of govern- ;
n ent and hold their offices for the term I
of two y.ars and until their successor*
*’e elected and qualified And the (Jen- ]
rral Assembly may provide by law for
the ratal l : hment of the office of Com
missioner of State Lands
Executive Power
Section ?. The executive power shall
vested in a Governor, who shall hold j
office for two years; a T.leutenant-Gov- '
ernor shall fie chosen at the same time |
and for the same term. The Governor |
and f leutenant Governor elected next !
preceding election the time when til's
section shall bike effect, pi all I d ! office I
’■' til aral Including the "rennd Monday
Of (September, and their successors 8
be chosen at the general election in that
year
Election of Governor and Lieutenant.
Governor.
Section 3 The Governor and Lieu
tenant-Governor shall he elected at the \
times and places of choosing members ;
of the Assembly. The persons respec
tively having the highest number of
votes for Governor and I,!e fmnnt-Gov
ernor shall be elected but In case two
cr more shall have an equal and the
highest number of votes for Governor,
or for Lieutenant-Governor, the two
Houses of the Legislature at Its next
annual session shall forthwith, by Joint
ballot., choose one of the said person*
s ■ having an e ual end the highest num
ber of votes for Governor and Lleuten
a nt -O ove rnor
When Lieutennnt-GovernoT t« Aot as
Governor.
flection 4 In case of the Impeachment
of the Governor or his removal from
office, death. Inability to discharge the
powers and duties of the said office,
resignation, or absence from the State
the powers and duties of the office shall
devolve upon the T,leutenant Governor
for the residue of the term, or until the
disability shall cease Hut when the
Governor shall, with the consent of the
Legislature, be out of the State, In time
of war. at the head of a military force
thereof, he shall continue commander-in
chief of all the military force of the
Stale
Qualification and Duties of Lieutenant
Governor; Succession to tbe Gover
norship.
Section B The Lieutenant Governor
shall possess the same qualifications of
eligibility for the office ns the Governor
He shell fie president of the Senate, but
shall have only a casting vote therein
In case of a tie vote If during a va
cancy of the office of Governor, the Lieu
tenant-Governor shnll be Impeached, dls
placed resign, die, or become Incapable
of performing the duties of his office,
or he absent from the State. the
President of the Senate shall act
ns Governor until the vacancy he filled
or the disability shall cense; end If the
President of the Senate for nny of the
above causes shrill become Incapable of
performing the duties pertaining to the
office of Governor, the Speaker of th«
Assembly shall act ns Governor until
the vacancy be filled or the disability
shall cense
Salary of Lieutenant-Governor
Section B The Lieutenant-Governor
shall r'celve for his servlets an annual
salary of Two Thousand Hollars, and
Shall not receive or be entitled to any
other compensation, fee or preqnlslte.
for any duty or service he may fie re
quired to perform by the Constitution or
by law
Section 1. That all laws and parts of
laws that are In conflict herewith, be
and the same are hereby repealed, and
that tills Act shall be In force and ef
fect from and after the second Monday
In September, 1915.
The a' ve resolution was filed In the
office of the Secretary of State on March
6, 1913.
Faoh elector may vote for or against
the above amendment.
Witness my official signature this 19th
day of Februar-- 19M
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(0«a1) Bocre'.ary «f Stat*
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