The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous white River Country. Where Alfalfa Is king
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, September 18, 1908
Vol. 8. No. 39
1
THE PEOPLE CARRY THE BURDEN
BANK OFFICERS EXONERATED
Indictments Against Directors of De
funct Bank Dropped From Docket
Newport, Sept. 11. — By action of
the state's attorney, R. E. Jeffery, the
cases against six of the directors of
the Bank of Newport, charged with re
ceiving deposits while the hank was
known to be insolvent, were dropped
from tile docket Thursday. The
directors against whom prosecution
has thus l>een dropped are ,1. M. Stay
Ton, A. 1), Bailey, T. J. Graham, .T.
T. Henderson, E. I1. Khoffner and T.
fs. Stephens. Only two now remain
under indictment on this charge. They
are the executive officers of the bank,
George W. Decker, president, and R.
M. Johnson, cashier.
The dropping of these cases was
prompted by a number of reasons.
Nearly all claims against the de
funct bank had been satisfed and pratw
tically all of the depositors had no
disposition to further penalize the
men who had also been victims of the
banks failure. The prosecuting attor
ney’s belief that convictions could not
be secured in the trial of the civil
cases at Batesville when everything
connected with the management of the
bank was brought to light under the
probe of so able an attorney as Sena
tor James P. Clarke. The court had
expressed its opinion that in all the
exhaustive evidence submitted there
was nothing to show that the officers
and directors had profited through
NIGHT RIDERS IN ARKANSAS
Craighead County Citizens Startled by
Visits From Night Riders
Reports from Jonesboro are to the
effect that the Night Riders have in
vaded Craighead county. An organi
zation similar to the ones in Tennessee
and Kentucky is said to have lieen
formed among the citizens in the
eastern portion of Craighead county,
and if reports are true, the scheme is
receiving considerable favor among
many of the citizens in that section of
the state.
A1 Counts, one of the best known
men and largest land owners in Craig
head county, was visited recently late
in the night. The family had retired
when a knock was heard at the front
door. Mr. Counts answered and when
he opened the door a muffled voice in
the dark asked him what he intended
to rent his land for next year. Mr.
< ounts answered live dollars. “That’s
too much. We’ll see that you don’t
get hut four dollars,” replied the hid
den man, and Mr. Counts could see
two forms slinking' oil' among the
trees.
Later he heard horses going down
the road. He retired and has since
heard no more of the intruders.
On the same night William A. Wini
fried, another land owner, was visit
ed in the same way. He was told that
next year he must reduce his crop to
just halt of what htg cultivated this
year.
Near morning a farmer, hauling a
load of cotton to Lake City, was met
(**i the road and told to take his cot
ton back home, and hold it for a
me managemeni or me name or ueen
ci iitiiiutlly guilty of any wrong-doing.
FARM FOR SALE
Good farm of 1H0 acres near High
Rock, 11 miles north of Batesville, 75
acres in cultivation 25 acres of which
is tine creek bottom land which grows
*75 bushels of corn per acre. Good
frame dwelling with two tenant houses.
Two orchards with an abundant varie
ty of fruits. Good oak, hickory and
cedar timber on land not in cultiva
tion. Fine water, both well and spring,
with tine creek running through farm.
Good mill-site on farm. Fine cave
near dwelling where 10,000 pushels of
vegetables may be kept the year round.
Convenient to school and church.
Will be sold cheap and on easy terms.
Henderson Real Estate Co., Newark
Ark.
STRAYED OR STOLEN
From my pasture at the Gap of the
mountain, near Sulphur Rock, on or
about the 25th of August, one brown
mare mule, weight about H00 or 85C
pounds, with drooping hips and the
point of one ear bent downward. Will
pay $5 reward for return of same or
for information leading to her re
covery. George Qualls.
Sulphur Rock, Arkansas.
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The band. it is thought, consists of
only about twenty members.
ALLEN'S MINSTRELS COMING
A genuine old-fashioned Southern
Minstrel show by real Southern dark
ies. A. G. Allen's Big Minstrel under
canvass is coming to Newark on Mon
day. September 21.
This is the first minstrel company in
the United States to appear under
canvas. Mr. Allen is the originator
of the idea. The interior is arranged
with a mammoth stage and scenery,
the same as an opera house, but of
course on a much larger scale. Ow
ing to the large seating capacity of
the tent, which is 2,000, the company
is enabled to show for the extremely
low price of 25 and 35 cents, thus guar
anteeing the largest minstrel produc
tion in the world at the lowest price
of admission.
CONFEDERATE REUNION
The next annual reunion of the
Arkansas Division U. C. V. will be
held in Little Rock Wednesday and
Thursday, October 14 and 15.
THE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
Pleasant and Profitable Meeting Held
Here Friday and Saturday
Last Friday at 10 o’clock the Inde
pendence Missionary Baptist Associa
tion convened with. Newark Baptist
church* this being the 58th annual
meeting of the association.
The reason the association is named
the Independence Association is lie
cause 24 of the 20 churches composing
it are located in Independence county,
the two churches outside the county
being Cave City and Marcella .
There are four churches south of
White river in the county not in this
association. Two of them belong to
Little Red River Association and two
to the Stephen’s Creek Association,
said associations being located in
White and Cleborne counties.
Messengers from 22 churches were
present in the association.
The introductory sermon was preach
ed by Eld. Chas. Davis, after which
the Association organized and elected
John Q. Wolf moderator and W. W.
Moore clerk. Most all the churches
reported good meetings and a healthy
growth in membership, over .Do hav
ing been baptized in the last year.
Elder L. A. Bain was present as a
corresponing messenger from Spring
River Association and Mrs. Birdie
Holloway from the White River Valley
Association.
Other visiting brethren present were
C. R. Powell editor of the Arkansas
Baptist, and E. J. A. McKinney, edi
tor of the Baptist Adance, both of
Little Rock. The first named paper
is published in the interest of the work
carried on by the Baptist State Assci
tion. and the latter in the interest of
the State < (invention.
uev. ivicivinnev preacnea Friday.
His sermon was strong and practical
and was well received.
Rev. Powell preached Saturday at
11 o’clock. His theme was “The Great
Salvation,” and his sermon was de
livered in power and demonstration of
the spirit: sinners were made to tremble
while Gods people wept and shouted
aloud with joy.
Walter O’Neal, one of our Indepen
dence county hoy-preachers, preached
Saturday night. All were glad to
hear him. He is a young man of
promise, and all who know him love
him.
The Association raised over $100 in
cash and pledges to help support him
while in college.
The session of the assoeiaton was
pleasant and harmonious in most all
its work, although the churches com
posing it do not all work through the
same bodies, the majority doing their
work through the Baptist State Con
vention. The churches of Jamestown,
Maple Springs, t’eder Grove, Center
Grove, Cord, Cave City, Sulphur
Rock and Newark, all work through
the State Association.
The committee on literature in its
recommendation, mentioned the Bap
tist Advance, but not the Arkansas
Baptist, in its report An amendment
was offered to reccommend the Ar
kansas Baptist to the brethren work
ing through the state Association but
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HON. JNO. I. WORTHINGTON
Republican Candidate For Governor
Defated in Monday’s Election
HON. GEO. YV. DONAGHEY
Who Was Elected Governor of Arkansas in l ast Monday’s Election
by a Majority of About 50.000
SULPHUR ROCK HAPPENINGS
Items of Interest Picked up at the Hub
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock, Sept. 15 Sam Ash
ley, who had been sick for some time,
died Thursday. September, 10, and
was buried at the town cemetery Fri
day at 11 o’clock with Masonic honors.
*
The election went oil peaceably.
James Jimerson and W. T. Anders
son were elected justices of the peace,
Sam Bevens constable and W. 11.
Nothe'rn road overseer.
Geo. Martin and his mother and
daughter of Tattle Rock spent several
days here visiting relatives, returning
home Wednesday.
Jim Moore left Tuesday morning
for Fayetteville where he will enter
school. He attended school last year
at Conway.
Wash Browning and Chas. Nelson,
both of whom have positions in Louisi
ana, are visiting home folks here this
week.
John Rawlings of this place and
Alex Yates of < harlotte attended the
singing at the Scott school house Sun
day.
Mrs. Dora Newland and Miss Maud
tVi 11.1. ,,..n of T:\nness<*f* urn vi si tine
their uncle, W. S. Moore and family.
Mrs. George Bevens and children of
Batesville spent Saturduy and Sun
day with Dr. Beve*ls and family.
Will Jernigan and si-.ter, Miss
Vela, of Charlotte spent Sunday with
relatives.
Miss Nettye Hodges entertained the
young people with a party Monday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Berry Best of New
port came up Tuesday to visit a few
days.
Mrs. U. P. Kent who has l»een sick
for some time is reported no better.
Miss Mable Wilson entertained
with a birthday party Saturday.
j. u. Martin has his gin running
and it certainly does the work.
Ewin Lane of Charlotte was in town
Tuesday, on his way out west.
T. P. Knox made a business trip to
Batesville Tuesday.
Annie Hodges was down from
Batesville Monday.
Miss Narcie Rice has been real sick
for several days.
F. M. Barnett of Dota was in our
town Thursday.
FEATURE OF STATE FAIR
Industrial Departments Larger and
Better Than Ever Before
Hot Spring’s, Sept. 14.—The indust
' rial departments at the Third State
| Fair and Industrial Exposition of Ar
kansas will be many times larger than
ever before. Agricultural Palace, a
building nearly one hundred feet
square, will lye filled to repletion with
the products of farm, orchard and
field, making a great composite exhi
bition of which anv commonwealth
might well be proud.
The livestock department will con
tain more thoroughbred and registered,
Arkansas owned and raised, horses
rattle, swine, goats and sheep than
were ever before assembled in one
one place.
The poultry and pet department will
number fully three thousand entries
and will fill a great canopy one hun
dred by two hundred feet.
Botli the mineral balcony and floral
arcade will be taxed to the utnufst of
their great capacity. The educational,
art, textile and culinary departments
are already assured on a basis several
times larger and better than ever be
tore.
SON-IN-LAW SUSPECTED
Danville, Sept. 12 —The body of M.
Herron, who has been missing since
Monday, was found in Petit Jean
River, several miles l»elow here yester—
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was lust seen in company with his son
in-law, Adam Cook, last Monday, and
there are suspicions that he killed him
and threw the body in the river. Cook
went in home late in the afternoon and
upon being asked whore Herron was,
stated that he had gone to Waveland,
about 12 miles west of Danville. About
1<> o’clock that night Cook left home
and has not been seen since.
FALLS FROlVI TRAINS; DROWNS
Dumas, Sept. 1.5.—Clint Ruff,,
young business man living at Walnut
Lake, fell from the caboose of an Iron
Mountain freight train while crossing
Walnut lake last night and was drown
ed. The body was recovered several
hours later.
TO THE LADIES
After September 25th I may be found
at my millinery shop on upper Main
street, where l will be pleased to show
to my friends the latest styles of tha
season. Mrs. Bkrtha Hoover.
Sulphur Rock, Arkansas.