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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1920
VOL. 20 NO. 14
BATESVILLE LADY
COMMAS SUiODI
Mrs. Asfcury Mortis Leave
Home in the Night and
I
Jumps Into River
Mrs. Asbury Morris, aged 31
disappeared from her home a
Batesville on Thursday nigh
of last week, and after walk
ing some distance to the river
jumped off a high bank inti
deep water and was drowned
Nothing was known of he
disappearance until Frida;
morning when Mr. Morri
arose and made a fire and call
ed his wife to prepare break
V fast.
Mr- Morris and hi' sistei
Mrs. Montgomery, who live
with him imniprl i;it t i In
a search for Mrs. M' rri . 1 ho,
soon discovered a letter on th'
dresser saying that she ini nd
ed to commit suicide and ad
vising them not to search to
her body anti saying that i
could not be found.
After a vainless scan ‘ '■>.
many searching parties vhi 1
lasted all day Friday, the bod
of Mrs. Morris was brand i
the river near the Gainor fen
early Saturday morning.
It is thought that broodin
over ill health had caused he
mind to become unbalanced.
CANDIDATE FOR GOV
ERNOR TO SPEAK HER1
J. C. Floyd, candidate fo
governor, will speak at th
Royal Theatre in Newark o:
Wednesday, July 14 at 10:3
a. m. Everybody cordially ir
vited to come out and hea
him.
He will speak at Batesvill
Wednesday, July 14, at S p. n
—Adv.
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Paroquet, July 7,—We are
| still having rain and crops are
pretty grassy.
Mrs- Ella East of Newport
is spending a few days here
. visiting friends.
Mrs. Mary Metcalf of New
put soi at Sunday here visit
- lag her Aster.
U. P. Whsinant of Logan
, township spent Friday here
/looking alter his farming in
11. rest.
D. \V. Johnson of Logan
township is spending a few
days here visiting friends.
ohn Sisk < f Newark was
. business visitor here Friday.
Mrs Ed Gregory of Newport
is spending a few days here
isiting relatives.
Lirchfield of Newport
sp' iit Sunday here visiting rel
atives.
Misses Opal Dry and Bessie
nclt : spent Saturday morn
ing a1 Newark shopping.
it v. -James will start a re
nal meeting here on the third
lUnday. Everybody is invited
to come.
Miss Ethel Self of Newark
■ lit Saturday and Sunday
J here visiting relatives and at
tending the ball game.
Born.—To Mr. and Mrs. Ec
i) wns on the 5th.. a fine boy
Finns McCaleb made a busi
i -s tiip io Newport Monday
Harris Thompson of Moore
!; ‘Id spent Saturday and Sun
day here visiting friends anc
relatives.
Austin Fry of Sulphur Rock
sp ni Sunday here visiting
friends.
It. Carmel played ball here
irelay evening. The game
cited in a score of 17 to 1
A favor of Mount Carmel.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lane ol
Newark spent Sunday here
with relatives.
y,au
Meh with money
;\r>d ability
are behind
our
Matiorval
ai\k
The FEDERAL RESERVE system
of banks of v.hich our bank is a mem
ber bank is the best banking system
ever thought out. A bank which proves
itseii worthy of becoming a member can
take its securities to the Central Reser
ve Rank whenever it wants to and GET
MONEY.
Therefore when you put your mon
ey in our bank YOU can get it when you
want it.
Put your MONEY in OUR bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000.00
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The Vnbercvtrrbnt
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I'H i 1A1 seething winding,
forceful current which
furtively gropes its way
under the apparently smooth
surface of the body of water
it calls tiome is one of the most
dangerous things in the world ;
dangerous because it is treach
erous, keeping its presence
hidden from him who will
scon become its victim, veiling
its powers until its mighty ten
tacles reach up and slowly
drag him down in its viselike
grip, happy in having added
one more to its list of hapless
victims.
And the undercurrent ol
talk, commonly called gossip,
which permeates the air of ev
ery city, every town, every
home yarded in a cloak of
harmlessness, and hiding its
fangs, can harm a man equally
as much as the undercurrent
of water which sucks him
down to the very mire. He
will listen—he will heed its
call, and then—disaster!
When Jack Duncan returned
from France, where for many
months he had been driving a
whippet tank, he was one of
the happiest men alive. Life
was good—life was beautiful.
Once more at home with his
wife and baby in the little
home in Steel City, he decided
that wild horses could not
drag him away. But he was
wrong. The undercurrent was
at work and he was helpless in
its dutches. If he had but
stopped his ears—had refused
to listen to the evil tales told
of those who were working
\ ith him! But he was head
strong, and, once clasped in
the clutching eager paws of
the demon, he was drawn
tighter and lighter in its vise
like grip, urti’ his very body
'ached. Not satisfied in having
inflicted mere physical pain,
the demon wrung his soul dry
and sucked the blood from his
heart.
Bat he had been a soldier,
lie had conquered a more ter
rible enemy. He would fight.
Suddenly he realized what a
too. he had been—into what a
(rap he had fallen. lie would
fight—he would win! He knew
he could! And he fought. It
was a mini .ignt, out oe won:
See the remarkable, thrilling
story *of the returned soldier,
who found a harder battle to
contend with at home than he
had on the desolate fields “ov
er there,” on Thursday July 15
at the Royal Theatre, when Se
lect Pictures presents its big
Special Attraction, “The Un
dercurrent,” starring Guy Em
poy, supported by a wonderful
cast.
*ln order to give everyone an
opportnity to see this great
picture, it will be shown both
Tternoon and night, beginning
promptly at 3:30 p. m. and 8
>. m. Admission 15 and 30
FOR COUNTY TREASURER
James K. York of Batesville
announces in today’s paper as
a candidate for county treasur
er.
Mr. York is well and favor
ably known to the people of
the county, having served as a
j member of the legislature from
I this county, and has a good
i ecord to his credit, having
been attentive to duty at all
times.
He is thoroghly reliable and
! is fully capable and competent
1 r\ i rlicnVi Qffrinnr ■fVin a! i IIP
| office to which he aspires.
He promises the people
faithful and efficient service if
elected.
POPULATION OF .NEWARK
REPORTED TO BE 1067
j E. H. Williamson who re
i cently made the school enum
| eration for this district, took
advantage of the opportunity
j to make an accurate count of
| the citizens of the town, and
reports the population of New
ark to be 1,067, classified as
follows: White males, 540;
white females, 590; colored
males, 19; colored females, 18.
WYATT FOR COLLECTOR
The announcement of George
W. Wyatt as a candidate for
tax collector appears in today’s
paper
Mr. Wyatt is well and fav
orably known to the people of
the county, having served them
for the past four years as tax
assessor.
He has made a splendid re
cord as assessor and has many
friends throughout the county
who will give him their loyal
support.
Mr. Wyatt is one of the
county’s best citizens, well
qualified in every way to ful
fill the duties of the position
he seeks and if elected he will
render the people faithful and
efficient service.
“The Undercurrent” is a
story of the average American
v. urkingman—a picture that is
intensely human and will ap
peal to everyone because its
theme is one of common world
wide interest. See it at the
Royal Thursday, July 15, al
0 :30 and 8 p. m.
it *| it U it U 9 O V
CHARLOTTE ITEMS
Charlotte, July 7.—Ransom
Weaver spent Saturday even
ing at Cord.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGill
visited Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
Walden at Hazel Grove Sun
day.
Miss Hattie Henlev of Sharp
visited her sister, i^rs. Ruth
; Patterson last week.
Several of the young people
attended a party at the home
; of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Yates at
! Center Grove Saturday night
Mrs. George Tate is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Tom Moore at
Newark.
Mrs. Nan Rawlings is visit
ing Mrs. Sue Vick near Pleas
ant Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Kent of
Sharp spent Saturday night an
Sunday with Mrs. Allie Blair
Miss Vergie Weaver went to
Rutherford Monday where she
will teach this summer.
Several of the young people
went to Eaves Spring Saturday
where thev snpnt the dnv nie
nicking.
Miss Ora Stewart who has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. W.
C. Palmer, left Wednesday for
Locust Grove where she will
teach this summer.
Misses Lena Vaughan and
Marie Webster of Sulphur
Rock spent Saturday night
here the guests of Clara and
Mae McGill.
Roy Blair who has a good
position at Little Rock spent
Saturday night and Sunday
here with his mother, Mrs. Al
lie Blair.
SHELLS WANTED
We will pay the highest
cash price for mussel shells
delivered at Newark. Will
pay $60 for river run shells
and 80 for sand shells.
PART OF HIGHWAY
SYSTEM BLOCKED
Independence County Road
District is Declared Invalid.
By Supreme Court
Lawrence Ruddell of Bat.es
ville Monday morning won his
fight against the North Arkan
sas Highway Improvement Dis
trict No. 1 of Independence
County, when he secured a re
versal by the Supreme court of
a decision of the Independence
County Chancery Court main
taining the validity of the dis
trict.
The Supreme Court held in
valid a provision of the act of
1919 exempting certain lands
near Batesville from taxation
for the construction of the In
dependence County unit of the
North Arkansas highway. The
lands exempted adjoin certain
property of Ruddell’s which
was not exempted. The ex
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preme Court to be arbitrary
and a discrimination, which
rendered the act invalid.
BOY DROWNS IN CREEK
Clarence Lewallen, the seven
year old son of Sherman Lew
alien of the Cord neighborhood
drowned in Curia Creek
mule in bathing with some
friends last Friday
While he and several other
boys were in bathing, he
caught hold of a limb of a tree
* landing on the bank of the
creek and swung over into
deep water, and being unable
to swim, was drowned before
he could e rescued.
The remains were buried
1 Satrday at Center Grove, Rev.
E- A. Horn conducting the fun
eral services.
I
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The Crown is a heavier built machine than any
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has an extra heavy wheel, 4 1-2 inches across the rim.
The weight of the machine is more directly over the
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All gears are enclosed in a dust proof box, and
run in oil, just like the gears on an automobile. The £
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without any excessive vibration. You do not have to
make your team trot to keep a Crown cutting in hea- j
vy grass.
Come in and let us show you this machine, or if si
you cannot come in and are interested, let us send
you a folder describing this mower.
C. W. Maxfield Co jj
Batesville, Arkansas