The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous Big bottom Country, Where Alfalfa Is King
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, August 30, 1907.
Vol. 7. No. 36.
WEEKS HAPPENINGS IN OIL TROUGH
Some Newsy Items of Interest
From the Fertile Valley
Across the White
Oil Trough, Aug. 27.—The cry
for rain has ceased and the cry for
dry weather has begun. We have
had four big rains in two weeks
and it has brought about a con
siderable change in thecotton crop.
Some think that cotton in this
neighborhood will make an aver
age of a half bale to the acre.
Early corn will be no good, and
late corn was so badly blown down
by the high winds that it is very
hard to tell what the yield will be.
W. O. Moore and wife who have
been visiting in Virginia for the
bast three months, arrived home
Wednesday, accompanied by Mr.
Moore’s cousin who is going south
to teach. Mr. Moore says that
where he has been it has rained all
the time, and many crops were
abandoned on account of the ex
cessive rains.
-Lyuiiuj' nit; iii^iio ouuua.y
the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Jas.
Stephens got up from bed with a
high fever and wandered oft' down
into the cotton field and laid down,
causing the family much alarm.
<juite a little search, was made be
fore he was found.
C. B. Kent has sold’ his farm
near Hutson and will move back
to Oil Trough.. Mr. Kent is a
good citizen and we are glad to
have him back with us again.
Rev. Parcel ley held a revival
meeting at Gum Chapel which re
sulted in the organization of a
Baptist .church at Oil Trongh.
Seven membrs were baptized.
Elbert Reeves says he will have
to blindfold the cattle he drives
from here to Newark, as some of
them beat him back home
Dr. C. C. Ellis arrived home
Sunday from Tennessee, where he
has been visiting for the past
month.
Prof. Mayhue’s wife remains
unable for him to leave home, and
our public school is still closed.
Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Crow of
Newark spent Sunday here visit
ing Dr. and Mrs. C. S. Ellis.
Capt. R. R, Reeves sold a fine
mule Wednesday to A. M. Edgar,
the Newark mule buyer.
it is reported that some one
swiped a load of hay from M. F.
Bruce one night recently.
Mrs. T. J. Raney of Newark
spent Friday here, the guest of
Mrs. R. M. Davidson. '
Alex Shipp, our road overseer,
has been doing spme good work
on the road recently.
G. W. Carr has resigned as
mail carrier, and James Milan has
succeeded him.
Owing to the rain, the Odd
Fellows failed to meet Saturday
night.
Will Fausel of Newark was in
town Friday gathering up some
$ mules.
R. B. Duck of Newport was
visiting relatives here the first ol
week.
The hay growers all report a
good crop for the next cutting.
R. D. Pridmore made a business
trip to Newark Saturday.
Clint Davidson transacted busi
ness at Newark Friday.
Jim Nichols visited relatives al
Salado Wednesday.
FROfl DOCTOR DYE
Dear Journal:—That Newark,
after her great revival, should
want to be and intends to be a
station, is both reasonable and
feasible. That they should want
Bro. Jernigan for their station
preacher, I am not surprised.
That the balance of Sulphur Rod?
circuit should not want to part
with him, I can easily believe. It
only proves that both parties know
a good thing when they see it.
The invitation of our church there,
its members and its friends, its
adults, children and young people,
to me, to preach for them next
Sabbath, is duly and deeply ap
preciated. Let us all be in, and
“be tilled with the spirit on the
Lord’s day.” Let us go to the
church, and while there, and on
our return to our homes, feeling
in our heart and issuing from our
lips, “Bless the Lord, O my soul
and all that is within me, bless
His holy name.” Please present
my love to all the children. It
will give me much pleasure to see
them at church again. If the
church is crowded they may share
the pulpit with me. Let people
in the country come and bring
their children. Lovingly,
.Tno. H. Dye.
Searcy, Ark., August ‘27.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES.
Charlotte, Aug. 27.—Mrs. Daisy
Williams who has been visiting
her aunt, Mrs. Lizzie Churchill,
for the last few weeks, left Satur
day for her home at Salem.
Mrs. Lizzie Churchill and little
! daughters, Esther and Jimmie,
visited friends at Newark Satur
day and Saturday night.
Misses Nettie Harrelson and
Luara Hugg of the Center Grove
| neighborhood spent Sunday with
i Agnes and Eftie Blair.
Miss Lena Brown entertained a
few of her friends at her home
Monday night. All report a nice
time.
Winfield Jernigan of Sulphui
Rock spent Saturday night and
Sunday here with home folks.
Miss Wilma Lane returned home
Sunday, after a pleasant visit with
relatives at Dota.
Miss Josie Moore, who is teach
ing at Logan, spent Saturday anc
i Sunday at home.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire most earnestly anc
sincerly to tender our heartfelt
| thanks to our many kind friends
and neighbors who were so kinc
| to us during the last long illness
: of our dear wife and mother, anc
for their many acts of kindness
and friendship to her and us, alsc
to the large concourse of sorrow
ing friends who assembled at th<
cemetery to pay the last sad rite
of respect to our loved one anc
for their many kind words o
sympathy and condolence.
R. C. Gkxninos
AND CIIILDRKN.
B0X5UPPER NEAR CHARLOTTI
Charlotte, Aug. 28.—There wil
be a lawn party and box supper a
#the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jacl
Byrum Friday night, Septembe
6, for the purpose of raisin*
money to have a well dug a
Center Grove Baptist church.
Everybody cordially invited t<
attend, and the ladies please brinj
well-filled boxes.
E. B. Chesser went up to Even
ing Shade Tuesday to spen a day
or two visiting a friend.
Rev. S. E. Conner of Kemp, I.
T., will begin a protracted meet
ing at Magness Saturday night.
Just received a car of farm
wagons. Come and see us before
buying. R. C. Dorr Merc. Co.,
Magness.
The railroad company has put
a night man at the pumping sta
tion, on account of the increased
number of work engines kept here.
You can always get something
good to eat at Galloway’s restau
rant. Meals 25 cents. Short or
ders at all hours. Also nice clean
beds and up-to-date accommoda
tions.
John M. Magness of White
River township was in town Sat
urday evening, for the first time
in several davs. He has been
afflicted with a part of Job's
troubles.
Rev. and Mrs. Jas. F. Jernigan
and children are now residents of
Newark, having moved down from
Sulphur Rock Wednesday, and
are domiciled in one of T. J.
Raney’s houses near the public
school building.
Ladies combination skirt and
chemise, fine muslin, circular neck,
front of 3 inch thread lace inser
tion, lace rudle, 1 inch edging
around neck and armhole, 0 inch
wide lace trimmed flounce. Price
§1.00, at The Racket Store.
The board of stewards has ar
ranged with Dr. John H. Dye of
Searcy to occupy the Methodist
pulpit here the first Sunday in
each month for the remainder of
the year. He will fill his first ap
pointment next Sunday, preaching
at 11 a. m., 3:30 p. m. and 8 p. m.
J. G. Ferrill, M. N. Wade and
W. N. Osborn, the commissioners
appointed by the county court,
are here this week with Surveyor
Lund, going over the several
routes for the proposed drainage
canal, which has been agitating the
minAca
f
munity for the last year.
Extra heavy blue and white
double twist Denine overalls with
apron made with seperate waist
band, extra wide cut legs, double
stitched throughout, continuous
fly; 2 front, 2 watch, 1 rule, 1
pencil and 2 hip pockets; wide
’ suspender straps. Price 08 cents
1 per pair at The Racket Store.
„ W. M. Slayden, one of the Cord
neighborhood's good citizens, was
I in town Monday and called to re
^ new for The Journal. He says
his neighborhood has been missing
all these good rains lately. They
have had several very good show
ers, but have not had a good rain
; in several weeks.
I Rev. G. L. Fink is conducting
; a successful revival at the Logan
: school house. Fifteen were bap
: tized last Sunday, and there has
1 been perhaps thirty converisons.
t A Baptist church was organized at
that place one day last week with
) nine members, and the member
j ship now numbers something over
twenty.
SULPHUR ROCK DOINGS
Sulphur Rock, Aug. 27.—Geo.
Walden of Hazel Grove and his
brother, Edgar, of Little Rock,
were in town Monday. Edgar
was on his way home, after spend
ing several days with his parents
at Hazel Grove.
Geo. Wood found an endgate to
a new wagon here in town a few
days ago, which the owner can
get at his residence.
Mrs. A. G. Johnson and children
who have been visiting in Mem
phis for sometime, returned home
Tuesday.
Chas. Mosb.v Jr., of Batesville
spent Monday here with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C.
Knox.
Mr. and Mrs. Conn Dean came
up from Newport Sunday to visit
the lady’s mother. Mrs. Harvison.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hoover came
in from Boughton Monday to visit
relatives for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Barnett of
the Dota neighborhood were visit
ing in town Tuesday.
W. J. Ward of Charlotte spent
oaiuruay uignt in town wiaiirroi.
Pickens. 1
Elbert Jernigan was down from
Charlotte Monday.
James Jimerson went to Bates
ville Saturday.
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ARKANSAS’ FIRST BALE
Pine Bluff, Aug. 22.—The first I
i bale of cotton to reach Pine Bluff
this season arrived here this after-1
i noon from Ivingsland, Cleveland:
i county. The bale was of long
; staple variety, and weighed 411
pounds. It was shipped to Sec
retary J. L. Caldwell of the Pine
Bluff Board of Trade by E. K.
Buster, a Kingsland merchant.
The bale will be sold to the highest
: bidder at the Board of Trade
headquarters, and there will be a
lively contest for its purchase
; among local cotton men. As far
as is known this is the first bale j
| of the season for Arkansas.
FARHERSINDORSE CLARKE
The Farmers’ Union, at its re
; cent meeting at Con way,represent
ing an organization of 78,000
! farmers in Arkansas, unanimously I
j adopted a resolution commending;
Sonslnr (ffiirlro fnr his pffnrts in
| securing the passage by the re
’ cent legislature of the anti-futurs
i bill, which he drafted for the
j 7
! special committee appointed to
j prepare such measure. It is said
that this indorsement had the
i effect of retiring Mr. Brundidge
| from the senatorial race.—Walnut
Ridge Blade.
BIQ SALE OF COTTON
i Herman Schott has within the
last few days bought from Ben
Desha 114 bales of cotton, being
the last two years’ crops raised on
the latter’s farm in Greenbrier
! township. The cotton averaged
; 615 pounds to the bale, making a
total of 58,710 pounds. The price
paid was about $7,000, and the
i reader can figure that the cotton
I brought a good price.—Batesville
j Guard. __
DISTRICT UNION HEETING
The N. E. Independence Dis
trict Union will meet with Lonoke
Union Saturday Sept. 7, 1907.
All locals requested to and full
delegation.
T. A. Bullington, Sec.
STATE NEEDS A MILLION DOLLARS
Governor Must Borrow That
Amount or Convene Legisla
ture in Extra Session
Little Rock, Aug. 20.—Gove
Pindall returned last night from
his home in at Arkansas City, and
this morning began the task of
trying to solve the problem now
confronting the state regarding:
the disposition of three of tin*
most important funds in the stato
treasury. Gov. Pindall has mad®
up his mind not to convene the
legislature in extra session, unless
he is absolutely compelled to d®
so. He says he will probably call
on the banks of the state to ad
vance the $1,000,000 necessary and
rely on the next legislature to re
turn the money. He discovered
today that this plan would be al
most as expense as an extra ses
sion of the legislature, as the inter
est on the $1,000,000 for one year
would be $80,000, and for on®
year and a half, the time for th®
reconvening of the next legislator®
the interest would be $120,000
computing the rate at 8 per cent.
One of the leading bankers of
Little Rock stated today that the v
banks would be in no condition to
advance the money at this season
of the year, on account of the
large amount needed to move the
cotton crop, -v
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
The annual meeting or the stock
holders of the Magness Warehouse
Co., will be held at the warehouse
in Magness, Ark., on Saturday,
August 31, 1907, at 10 o’clock a.
m., for the purpose of electing
twelve directors for one year, and
for the transaction of such other
business as may legally come be
fore the meeting. Each share
holder is requested to be repre
sented. W. C. Sanders, Pres.
W. D. Bullixgton, Sect’.y-Treas.
JAHES HART1N DEAD
Batesville, August 26.—James
Martin one of the most popular
young men of Batesville and pri
vate secretary to Senator Clarke,
died at St. Vincents Infirmary in
Little Rock last Thursday and was
buried in Oakland cemetery at
this place Saturday afternoon, at
Iw.k —
ing conducted by Rev. H. T. Kins’,
pastor of the Christian church.
BOOZE CAUSES KILLING
Ashdown, Aug. 2t>.—While at
a festival Friday night, near Fore
man, in a difficutly over a bottle
of “booze” Jim Duckett, colored,
stabbed his brother Charley in the
heart with a knife, killing him in
stantly.
A GHASTLY FEND
(Jar repairers in the Frisco yards
at Fort Smith found a shriveled
hand firmly caught between the
drawbars of two freight ca a
Thuesday. The hand had been cub
off smoothly at the wrist. An
effort will be made to find out how
the accident occurred.
GOT A DOUBLE DOSE
A negro boy named Armstrong
was fined §1 and costs by a jury in
Justice Benderman’s court at
Wynne a few days ago for howl
ing too loud while his mother was
whipping him. The charge againsfc
him was disturbing the peace.