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The Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, April 25, 1913
Vol. 13, No. 3
ONLY BRUND1DGE
■ AND HAYS WILL RUN
Gubernatorial Aspirants Continue
To Quit the Race Until
Only Two are Left
The gubernatorial campaign is
fairly under way and the field is
not so large as was threatened for
time.
As had been expected for sever
al weeks, the contestants narrow
ed down to a pair, Col. Brundidge
of Searcy, and Judge Hays of
Camden. The race will be unique
in several respects, one of which
is that there is nothing in the per
sonal character that the other can
assail. Both are good men, and
while the lines will be sharply
drawn, the people will realize that
they will make no mistake in the
election of either.
The elimination process continu
ed right up to the last. Dr. C.
H. Brough of the University an
nounced that he would not make
the race at this time, but would
be a candidate in 1916.
Then 1. Havis Nixon, for whom
a boom was started upon his res
ignation as Prosecuting Attorney
of the Pine Bluff district, issued a
signed statement to the effect that
he would not be a candidate for
Governor or any other position at
this time.
Still another withdrawal was
that of Gen. J. Kellogg of Little
Rock, who announced that he
would be unable to accede to the
wishes of many friends to .make
the race for the nomination.
This left the race to the Searcy
and Camden statesmen, and inci
dentally proved that one of the
easiest ways to win fame is to
have some one mention you for
governor.
Both Col. Brundidge and Judge
Hays this week opened headquart
ers in Little Rock, which will be
maintained until the returns are
received from the primary of June
21. R. F. Milwee, of Clarendon,
Speaker of the House in 1911, is
in active management of the
Brundidge campaign Harry
Stewart, of Camden, who was pri
vate secretary to Senator Davis,
and Dr. M. F. Dickinson, of Para
gould, member of the Legislature
from Greene, and former state
secretary of the Farmers Union,
are in charge of the Hays’ head
quarters.
FINAL FIGURES ON
1912 COTTON CROP
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Arkansas Crop Was the Shortest
Produced in State in a
Number of Years
A report just issued by the De
partment of Commerce at Wash
ington shows that Arkansas’ cot
ton crop last year was the shortest
in a number of years. The total
production for the state was
770,682 bales for 1912; 908,014
bales in 1911, and 798,156 in 1910.
Independence county produced
a total of 9,823 bales of cotton in
1912, 9,649 bales in 1911, and
12,985 bales in 1910.
Of the adjoining counties, Cle
burne produced 3,604 bales in 1912,
4,027 in 1911, and 4,274 in 1910.
Jackson produced 20,949 bales
last year, 28,755 in 1911 and 27,
191 in 1910.
Lawrence produced 11,289 bales
last year, 18,251 in 1911, and 16,
165 in 1910.
• Sharp produced 3,431 bales last
year, 4,642 in 1911, and 4,331 in
1910.
Stone produced 828 bales last
year, 1,342 in 1911, and 1,1(>1 in
1910.
White produced 16,207 bales last
year, 16,346 in 1911, and 15,818
in 1910.
Woodruff produced 16,501 bales
last year, 19,730 in 1911, and
15,701 in 1910.
Jefferson produces more cotton
than any other county in the
state, its total crop last year being
38,837 bales. Mississippi county
was second, with 28,044 bales.
Of the cotton-growing counties,
Newton produced the smallest
crop, 353 bales, and Boone the sec
ond smallest, 481 bales.
No cotton was grown in Benton,
Carroll, Madison nor Washington
counties.
BIO SCHOOL CONTEST
Five hundred debaters, orators,
elocutionists, musicians, spellers,
athletes, etc., from the schools of
Arkansas will meet in the annual
contest to be held in Little Rock
May 1, 2 and 3. A very elaborate
program has been arranged and
the event promises to be the great
est in the history of the state as
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See Eller Bros, for good timothy
hay.
Good Hay for sale at the
Vaughan hay shed. T. J. Welborn.
John T. Tharp transacted busi
ness at the county capital yester
day.
Misses Willie Drennen and
Blach Crow spent yesterday with
friends in Batesville.
Miss Nora Guynes of Russell is
spending a few days here with
her sister, Mrs. H. A. Gire.
We have posted our pasture on
the Eller farm and will prosecute
all trespassers. Eller Bros.
Mr. and Mrs. W.W. Magness and
daughter, Miss Maud, and Miss
Jetrue Harrison spent yesterday
in Batesville.
Mrs. H. A. Gire has returned
from Newport where she was
under treatment at a sanitarium
for some time.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Murphy of
Shoffner were passengers up the
road Saturday en route to Bates
viile to visit their son, W. 1). Mur
phy.
Seven bars Clairett soap for 25c;
7 packsges Arm & Hammer soda
for 25c; 3 boxes of Searchlight
matches for 10c; 20 pounds sugar
for $1. G. 0. Magness & Co.
John Barnett is up from New
port to spend a few’ days with his
brother, Hugh. John is suffering
from a crippled knee and is unable
to get around without crutches.
The White River Telephone Co.
recently bought the Elmo and
Newport system from Col. V. Y.
Cook and it is being rebuilt and
connected with the system here.
The Judsonia Advance says ber
ry picking will begin this week in
the strawberry territory around
Judsonia. The berries are fine
and the prospect good for a large
crop.
Buford Hall entertained a few
of his young friends with a birth
day party Monday night in honor
of his seventeenth birthday. The
occasion was very much enjoyed
by all present.
Barnett Bros. Merc. Co., Bates
ville, Ark., have the largest stock
of buggies and hacks on hand that
they have carried for quite a while
and think they can suit most any
man needing either a buggy or
hack. 5-9
Mrs. Henry Slaughter, a sister
of Mrs. I. J. Matheny of this place
died at her home at Prescott Mon
day of smallpox. Mrs. Matheny
was unable to attend the funeral
on account of quarantine restric
tions.
A. M. Edgar has just finished an
ice and cold storage house. The
building is a brick structure
and is thoroughly modern and
up-to-date. Mr. Edgar will deal
in ice in connection with his meat
market.
The residence of Frank Martin,
a substantial farmer, living a mile
west of Batesville, was destroyed
by lire Monday about noon. The
b'uildmg was* a substantial frame
structure, and the total loss is
about $2,000.
Last week Frank Divers adver
tised in The Journal for a horse
that had strayed from his place
here. Sunday parties living out
north of Cord phoned him that
his horse had been taken up, and
Monday his gurdain, A. C. Robin
! son, went out and got the horse.
IXlicre haTCijet-il but very few in
stances where The Journal has
failed to find lost stock, when ad
vertised for through this paper.
This is more good evidence
I that it pays to advertise.
The Cotter Record says the Dix
ie Power Company, which has
been organized for the purpose of
putting in an electric power plant
on White river at Cotter, will run
a power transmission line to New
port, via Buford, Calico Rock,
Melbourne, Batesville and New
ark, for the purpose of furnishing
power and lights for these towns.
That sounds good, but we would
much prefer to hear of actual
work being started.
DIED FROM FIGHTING FIRE
That is Jury’s Verdict Hut There
is .Suspicion of Murder
W. C. McIntosh, a prominent
farmer who lived near Melrose,
just across the line in Cleburne
county, was found dead by the
roadside not far from his home
last Friday.
Forest fires had been doing con
siderable damage in that neigh
borhood and the coroner’s jury
who investigated the case returned
a verdect to the effect that death
was due to over-exertion in
fighting the fire. There is a sus
picion, however, that McIntosh
was murdered. He moved to that
community from the Fast about
15 years ago and started a sheep
ranch. He was well-to-do and
prosperous but is said to have had
trouble with people whom he ac
cused of stealing his sheep, and
this strengthens the suspicion of
foul play.
ARKANSAS HOHESTEAD
BUYS BACK-TO-THE-LAND
The Arkansas Homestead of
Little Rock has purchased “Back
to-the-Land,” a paper established
by William R. Lighton and lately
operated by 11. G. Spaulding at
Pine Bluff, and the two papers
have been united under the name
of the Arkansas Farmer and
Homestead, with Clay Sloan of
Black Rock as agricultural editior
and John C. Small as manager. A
new printing outfit has been in
stalled at Little Rock and the pa
per is now published twice a month.
This consolidation gives the Ark
ansas Farmer and Homestead a
circulation of 30,000, and makes it
one of the real strong agricultural
: papers of the South.
AGED CITIZEN DEAD
J. E. Wilmans, several times
mayor of Newport, died at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. M. A.
Dorsey, in Newport, Monday af
ternoon. Mr. Wilmans was 83
years old, a Kentuckian by birth,
and one of Jackson county’s best
and most influential citizens.
WATER FRO!*! RIVER JORDAN
Lust week Mrs. S. Beestecher
received by express a bottle of
water from the river of Jordan.
It was sent from Jerusalem by
her son, L. B. Audiger who is
traveling in the Holy Land.—He
ber Springs Jacksonian.
L ..UWES VE AR .IN REN.
Monroe Wilkes, who was charg
ed with selling cross tics that be
longed to J. E. Uhles of this place,
plead guilty in Circuit Court to
grand larceny and was sentenced
to one year in the penitentiary.
RAYS IN STATE TAXES
Collector Burt Arnold paid into
the state treasury Monday $2,462.
59, one-fourth of the state taxes
1 due from Independence county.
NEWS OF THE WEEK
AT SULPHUR ROCK
Weekly Harvest of the Live Local
News Items From the Hub of
Wh ite River Tow nship
Wash Browning was over from
Rutherford Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. M. L. Mack were
shopping at Batesville Monday.
Elbert Jernigan of Charlotte
was in town Tuesday on business.
Quite a crowd from here attend
ed the show at Batesville Satur
day.
Miss Maud Moore, who has been
sick some time, is slowly recover
ing.
Miss Lockie Nothern came up
from Little Rock to visit for a
week.
T. D. Lindsey, from near Mag
ness, spent a few hours in town
Tuesday.
Rev. C. F. Hively was down
from Batesville Saturday mingling
with old friends.
Miss Vela Jernigan of Charlotte
spent Sunday night in our city on
her way to Batesville.
Ur. L. K .Wright, Walter Hoyt
and Frank Wright attended court
at Batesville Tuesday.
Mrs. VV. C. Caldwell and Mrs.
Eva Cunningham spent Saturday
at Newark with friends.
Fred Nothern, who is taking a
business course at Little Rock, is
spending a few days at home.
Mrs. J. F. Rice and baby, Louise,
came up from Little Rock Satur
day to visit Dr. Bevens and fam
ily.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hartsfield of
Newark have moved to our city
and occupy rooms with BuckCrig
ler.
Clyde Wilson, who has been
working at Newport for several
months, is at home for a month’s
vacation.
Rev. J. L. Brown of Charlotte
spent a few hours in town Tues
day, visiting Brother Finley who
has been sick several days.
VV. S. Moore has sold his mer
cantile business to Ed Martin and
Mr. Martin has moved his stock
into the building occupied by Mr.
Moore and consolidated the two
stocks.
Tell ’em you saw it in The Journal
ORGANIZATION IS
NEEDED IN S. S. WORK
President Pape Points Out Need
of Township Organization
For Sunday Schools
To all persons interested in Sun
day school work in Independence
county.
The great State Convention is
now a thing of history. Now,
after the convention—what?
Reviewing the work of this
great meeting four things stand
out prominently:
First. A great need for more
and better work. Only about one
person in every eight in our state
are connected with any Sunday
school, and in a large majority of
the schools, the work is not up to
the standard.
Second. A great opportunity is
open to each and all to help to
make the work what it should be.
“I am only one but I am one; 1
cannot do everything, but I can
do something; what I can do, I
ought to do, and by the help of
God I will do,” may and should be
the motto of every Christian.
ihird. ll the bunday school
work of any county is ever built
up to what it should be, and what
it can be, it must be done through
organization—not an organization
on paper, merely, but an organiza
tion which, in the words of
one of our international workers is
“Doing Business.”
Fourth. The township is the
unit of organization—the town
ship association the medium
through which the great masses
of people must be reached.
1 wish to again call attention to
the fact that in our county, but
six townships,namely, Black River,
Dota, Logan, Big Bottom, Magness
and Wycough are organized, and
to repeat my call for volunteers to
assist in organizing the remaining
townships.
Surely, since so many of our
people have attended this great
state convention, there must be
some one ready to help to build
up the Sunday school work in
each of these unorganized town
ships. If you are interested in
the work of your own or some
other township, do not wait for
some one to take the lead but
write me at once and let us get
busy and “find a way or make a
way” to do the work that should
be done. Read Philippians 4:13 .
1 am hoping to see every town
ship in Independence county or
ganized before our county conven
tion, which be held at Bethcsda,
perhaps in August.
Yours for our Sunday schools,
J. A. Page.
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