The Newark Journal.
Published In The famous White River country, where Alfalfa is kino
$ 1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, October 27, 1911
Vol. II, No. 29
CIRCUIT COURT MEETS
flany Plead Guilty to Minor Of
fenses and are Given
Small Fines
Circuit court convened at Batesville
Monday. The juries were empaneled
and the Mill of Justice immediately
commenced to grind.
The juries are composed of the fol
lowing citizens:
GRANDJURY
W. U. Cavenor, Coy Ball, T. N.
Blair/Eli W. Madness, Charles Kent,
W. F. Hightower, G. W. Jerpigan
Henry Johnson, Perry Hartnon. Little
Watson, William Brown, Pink Wil
liams. W. P. Tuggle, Walter Paid
well. Lee Chisam, John C Stroud.
John C. Stroud was appointed Fore
man, and E. T. Crow, appointed
Bailiff.
PETIT JURY
West Henley, W. A. Rose, Fred
Durfee, J. W. Kinman, C. L. Moore,
Geo. Moore C. <>. McClendon, Will
Morris, Foine Cousins. John Lane, J.
C. Sanders, Victor Wad* . Paul Ward.
Henry Hooper, Thomas Leonard,
W. W. Magness. A. A. Lovel. Sam
Headstream, Robert Parks, Nelson
Fitch, Bruce Southard, James Luster.
Berry James, George Seuberth.
The following cases have been dis
posed of:
W. T. Herrington vs. O. S. Adams,
judgment for plaintiff, $190 and inter
est from January 14, lull, at 0 prcent.
J. M. Sisk vs. O. S. Goodman, dis
missed at plaintiff's cost.
J. W. Sisk vs. <4. S. Goodman.same.
Sam Tuggle vs. VV. T. Huddleston,
defendant's motion to dismiss over
ruled and ease continued.
C. E. McIntosh vs. J. A. Martin,
non-suit.
J. A. Martin vs. W. A. Rutherford,
non-soit
Elizabeth F. Waldrip vs. W. E.
Grisham, amended complaint filed.
STATK CASKS
State vs. L. Brooks, drunk at public
gathering, plea of guilty, fined $25.
John Paul, assault and battery,plea
of guilty, fined $25.
Sherman Tatum, carrying pistol,
plea of guilty, fined $50.
Lige Davidson, profanity, nol pros.
Lige Davidson, disturbing peace,
plea of guilty, fined $5.
Buster Williams, drunk at public
gathering, plea of guilty and con
tinued.
Jas. A. Gilbert, drunk at public
gathering, plea of guilty, fined $10.
Ben Simmons, drunk at public gath
ering', jury trial, not guilty.
Dick, The Cook, gaming, bond for
feited.
James Chandler, desecrating the
Sabbath, nol pros.
Henry Rogers, desecrating the Sab
bath, plea of guilty and continued.
James Chandler, gaming, plea of
guilty and continued.
Trigger Brewer, gaming, plea of
guiltv and continued.
2 AUTOMOBILES BURN
riysterious Explosion Starts Fire
Which Destroys Two Finest
Cars in Newark
Two of the best automobiles in
town were destroyed by fire Monday
morning as tlie result of a rather
mysterious accidental explosion.
The cars belonged to Dr. A. A.
Evans and Cashier E. B. Chesser of
lie First National Bank. The total
ioss is about $3,000 and is only par
daily covered by insurance.
The cars were in Dr. Evans’ pri
vate garage when the accident oc
utrred. The doctor had gone to the
garage to get his car ready to drive
nit, and was preparing to make
lome slight repairs before taking the
machine out. In some manner he
slightly stumbled over something in
he building and instantly an explo
sion occurred and the entire build
ng was a mass of flames. The doc
,or made a hasty dash for safety and
>arely succeeded in saving himself
’rom the flames, his clothing and'
lair being slightly scorched by the
lames.
The gasoline tank had been leak
ng. and it is supposed that some
me had carelessly dropped a match
n the building, which Dr. Evans
stepped on, causing it to ignite and
ause the explosion.
A large number of people respond
;d to the alarm of fire, but it was
itterly impossible to save either of
lie cars or anything from the burli
ng building.
Dr. Evans and Mr. Chesser had
lust received a'lot of extra fires and
ither fixtures, and these were stored
in the building. Dr. Evans’ loss on
his car, building and fixtures is about
$2,000, and he had only $1,000 in
surance. Mr. Chesser’s car and fix
tures were valued at about $ 1.20.
Fie had $7">0 insurance on his car.
Both machines were practically new,
having been bought only a few
months ago.
Walter Fiazelott, gaming, plea of
fuilty and continued.
George Alford, gaming, plea of
ruilty and continued.
George Foster, gaming, same.
Claud Clayton, gaming, same.
Rufus Fate, gaming, same.
Owen Stokes, gaming, same.
Arthur Fate, gaming, same.
Bob Dixon, drunk at public gather
ng. jury trial, not guilty.
Bert Canon, drunk at public gather
ing, jury trial, not guilty.
Elsie Whittcd. carrying pistol, con
doned.
Alex Gray, selling liquor, con
doned.
Bart Haynes, selling liquor, same.
Bart Haynes, selling liquor, same.
Fhil Rucker, selling' liquor, nolpros.
Claud llartwiek, wife abandonment,
vol pros.
Fhil Iluckor. selling liquor, plea of
Ifuilty. fined $CiO.
Theo. Garrott, gaming, bond for
feited.
Harrison and Cube Morgan, misde
meanor, jury trial, not guilty.
John James, gaming, nol pros.
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PUBLIC SCHOOL OPENS
Tin* Newark High School opened*!
Monday with an attendance of about
2<h> pupils.
Appropriate exercises were held and
short addresses were delivered by Rev.
E. A. Horn and Rev. A. H. Dulaney.
Prof. J. R. Stewart is principal and
with the able corps of teachers em
ployed, will no doubt he able to make
the school one of the most successful
ever taught in Newark The teacher.-,
are: Mrs. J. R. Stewart, Ren Arnold,
Miss Fannie Rlalock and J. T. Tharp.
The music department will he in charge
of Miss Irene Whitmore, who had
charge of this department last year.
FARMER SHOT
Milton Sweat, a farmer, was shot
several times by his neighbor. J. H.
Philips, last Friday near his home
at Ingleside. Sweat has two wounds
made by a shotgun and three made by
a Winchester rifle. The.wounds are
in his shoulder and back and are of
a very seriuos nature, but it is
thought that he will recover. J. H.
Philips and his son Roy, and a hired
man, have been arrested and lodged
in jail at Newport charged with the
crime.
OIL TROUGH.
B. M. Win go left Monday for
Texas.
John Hill is having a severe seige
of chills.
W. L. Davidson spent Sunday in
Newport.
,Our J. P. Court seems to be rather
busy here of late.
W. O, Moore is having one of his
houses re-covered.
Prom some cause we had no Sun
day school last Sunday.
The peole are. making good use of i
this line weather gathering crops.
C. B. Kent and a number of others
left Monday for Batesville to attend
court.
Leslie Stuart, John Franks Gid
Robinson and Jesse Milton have gone
to Jackson county to pick cotton.
J. M. Stephens and E. T. Reeves
left Monday for Little Rock to at- j
tend the I. O. O. F. Grand Lodge
meeting.
A few of our farmers are about
done picking cotton, while others
have hardly commenced. Pickers are;
very scarce.
It seems an assured fact that a
bridge will be built across White
river at Newport; for which many
Oil Trough people will be thankful.
W. O. Moore, who has been con
fined to his loom for some time, is
much improved, and we expect to see j
him able to be out again in a few
days.
The cotton crop is so short that
the gin here runs only about two
days in a week. Oil Trough bottom
will not average more than a bale
to ten acres.
KENNARD FOR CIRCUIT CLERK
The attention of our readers is call- j
ed to the announcement of Joe A. Ken- i
mud as a candidate for circuit clerk
Mr. Kennard is a native of Indepen
dence county, and a large part of his
life has been spent on the farm and in
teaching in the public schools. For
the past few years he has been engaged
in clerical pursuits, among them be
ing a deputy clerkship in the circuit
clerk's office. He is at present deputy
county clerk, which position he lias
tilled to the entire satisfaction of all.
Mr. lvennardks experience especially
iits him for the position he seeks, anti
in the event of his election the duties
of the office will be well taken care of.
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY
There will l>e a Sunday School Hal
ly at the Methodist church Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock instead of the
regular preaching services.
The program will consist of song>
appropriate to the occasion and short
talks by the teachers on the subject
‘‘What benefits I have derived fron
the Sunday school.”
Address by Hon. T, J. Raney, ”D
the Sunday school worth while?"
Address by Prof. J. 15. Stewart,“The
requisites of a good Sunday school.”
Address by Rev. A. II. Dulaney,
•‘Improved conditions of the Sunday
schools of today.”
RAN AWAY FROM SCHOOL
.Jared Trevathan, the young son ol
Kditor Geo. H. Trevathan of the Bates
vilie Guard, and another boy named
Brown, decided that Batesville wa>
too slow for them, and skipped out
from school Wednesday and left towi
in pursuit of the strenuous life. Tin
boy s were in Newark in the afternoor
ami caught an extra engine out of hert
for Newport, but no one suspected tliai
they were running away until parties
in pursuit of the young run-aways ar
rived in search of them. The boys
were found at Newport and tacken
back home yesterday morning.
NOTICE TO I’ A KENTS AND
tit ARMANS.
As Required in Section Six of Act
347, Approved May 31, 1909.
An Act to regulate and enforce at
tendance at the schools in Polk,
Cleli^rne, Baxter, Madison, Franklin,
Sebastian, Yell, Independence and
Scott counties, in the State of Ar
kansas.
First. Every child between eight
and fourteen years old and between
fourteen and sixteen years, not reg
ularly employed, must attend some
day school at least half of the term
each year—three or four months.
Second. No child can be excused
on romise to attend; he must attend
first half of term before being ex
cused on that account.
Third. Courts having jurisdiction,
justice of the peace, in rural dis
tricts, and cities having less than
fifty thousand poulation, may excuse
children from attending school for
the following reasons:
(a) Parents cannot supply proper
clothing. < b > Child mentally oi
physically unable to attend, (c) Sc
public school within two and one
half miles of the home. (d) Labor
of the child is necessary to support
the family, (e) Child has completed
the common school course.
Fourth. No child between eight
rom st fsnoHtiapsuoa putt jsuuoii
and fourteen years can be employed
in mines, factories, workshops or
store, unless excused for one of the
five reasons, or has statement from
teacher that he has already attended
half of the term of that school year.
Fifth. It is the duty of the at
tendance officer and district clerks
to notify parents and guardians
when children fail to comply with
the provisions of the law.
Sixth. The penalty for nonattend
anee falls on parent or guardian an<
its maximum fee is twenty-five dol
lars or imprisonment for thirty days
or ope or both.
Seventh. For illegal employment
of the child employers are subject
to a fine of twenty-five dollars anc
costs.
Eighth. Every school board shal
publish a synopsis of this law in f
newspaper of the district each year.
NEWARK SCHOOL BOARD.
C. M. Edwards president,
F. C. Hoyt, secretary.
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DESTROY CATTLE TICK
1 Commissioner Jett (lives Vnlua
| ble Information on This
Important Subject
l| Editor Newark Journay:
If you will allow me space in your
paper, 1 will talk to the farmers on
i tick eradication in Independence
' county. We have three counties in
the district and parts of others that
I have had no work done. If the peo
| pie want to get rid of the ticks (fev
er ticks) in Independence county,
■ and want the work begun next sea
i son, it will be necessary for them to
show their interest by holding meet
ings and getting shaped up in time.
1 1 feel sure the people of Independ
I once county are desirous of having
the work done. I am confident that
the work done in the fourteen states
where the tick is found, will be suf
ficient evidence to convince the most
skeptical. The U. S. government,
with the fourteen states harboring
the fever tick, could not possibly
want to injure the farmers.
Now, if a person tells you that
ticks wont kill cattle, ask him how
he knows and require an answer,
based on actual knowledge.
1 was talking with an old gentle
man once who said he knew ticks
would not kill cattle. I told him I
thought they would, and told him I
would give him $2 for the privilege
of infecting one of his cattle with the
fever tick. He said, no; it might
kill it. He was a good, honest far
mer, but had not studied his inter
ests, as many others have failed to
do.
An open range, scrub stock, fever
ticks and lice are the greatset load
the farmers are carrying. Gambling
in futures, trusts and combinations
are not one-tenth part as hurtful to
the farmer.
1 built a vat in July; have dipped
my cattle regularly since, and have'
never seen cattle do so well; in fact,’
they look like blooded stock. I am !
fattening a car of hogs and have I
dipped them regularly every ten .
days, and have never had hogs to j
fatten so fast. They are clear of j
lice, and their hair is bright and
glossy. I have visited a number of
feed lots where hogs were being fat
tened but have failed to find any
that were clear of lice or their hair
ilooked so good.
There will soon be forty dipping
vats completed in Izard county and
j we have dipped about 25,000 head
I of cattle with no loss reported and
j all well pleased.
As proof of my statement I refer
to the fact that all dipping has been
voluntary; the work not being done
; by an inspector. There was never
more opposition in any place than in
Izard county at the beginning of this
work.
I hope the people of Independence
county will not be called on to be
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY
Rev. H. T. Gibbon ol Sulphur Rock
Passes Mis 80th Hilepost
Last Wednesday
Sulphur Rock, Oct. 2.'>.—A birthday
celebration was held today at the home
of Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Gibson, it be
ing Rev. Gibson’s eightieth birthday
anniversary. 11 is children and grand
children gathered to the number of
about sixty, and dinner was spread in
the front yard, as there was not suffi
cient room in the house. Among
those present were: Tom and Sam Me*
Doniel and their families; Asa, Torn
and Howard Gibson and their fami
lies; Hob Poynor and family, Nelson
Fitch and family, John Marshal and
family, Walter Hutchison and family,
(.'has. Trammel and family, Mr. and
Mrs. C. TMeriwether, Mr. and Mrs.
J. K. Shipman, Mrs. W. IT. Henderson
and Gibson the picture man.
Dan Moore was up from Newark
Tuesday.
John Broadwater of Moorcfleld
was in town Monday.
Mrs. Julia Hrerington of Bates
vilie was visiting here Tuesday.
Ed Stewart left Monday night for
Little Rook to attend the I. O. O. F.
Grand Lodge.
Theo. Nat hern has moved his colfl
drink stand from Bevens’ drug store
to the Buchanan building.
W. W. Hoyt, our efficient depot
agent, lias closed a deal with G. W.
Wood for the purchase of a nice lit
tle home here.
Robert Shelpman, Charles Grigs
by and W. A. Taylor were over from
Salado Monday to view out a public
roail at this place.
Walter Heard of Newport spent
Monday in town, having come up on
the morning train to meet Mrs.
Heard and the babies, who have been
visiting the lady's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Jernigan, of Mobley.
Mr. and Mrs. ,1. F. Rice and baby,
who have been visiting here for some
time, left Thursday for Newport and
Tuckerman to spend a few days with
relatives before returning to their
home at Knobel.
lieve the hundreds of falsehoods that
were circulated here. The joker
was our worst enemy to contend
with. He told all manner of terrible
things just to scare somebody and
have some fun. Strange Indeed,
hundreds would believe such stuff,
when if you told them the truth they
would disbelieve it.
The Commission wants to help
you. If you want the work done, get
busy. There are other counties that
are wanting the work.
It will no doubt be the policy of
the Commission to help those who
will assist in the work.
Jett, Arkansas, Oct. 23.
C. E. LETT, Commissioner,
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