The Newark Journal.
Published In The famous White River Country, Where Alfalfa Is kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, October 14, 1910
Vol. 10, No. 27
BOYS CORN CONTEST
List of Those Who Won Prizes in
County This Year,
The Hoys Corn Growing Con
test this year has again demon
strated the fact the boys of Inde
pendence county know how to
grow good corn.
The displays and the awarding
of prizes were made at Batesville
a few days ago, and a good show
ing was made by all the contest
ants.
Adler Brooks won hirst prize
for the best acre, having grown
90 bushels and 10 pounds of corn
on one acre.
Second prize was won by Ernest
Sherrill, whose yield on one acre
was 89i bushels.
Third prize, Floyd Allen, Tit
bushels and 39 pounds.
Fourth prize, Walter Allen, 79
bushels and 29 pounds.
In the contest for the best ten
ears, Walter Allen won first prize;
Ralph Wright, second prize; .Josh
ua Mayo, third prize; Y. M. Mack,
Jr., fourth prize.
For the best single ear, Floyd
Aftfen won first prize; Robert
Broadwater, second prize; Lonnie
Cossie, third prize; Ramey Rey
nolds, fourth prize.
For the best-kept record, Wal
ter Allen won first priz^; Ralph
Wright, second; Joshua Mayo,
third.
There were twenty boys who
had corn on display and each were
given a prize of one dollar. The
entire display was a most credit
able one, and one the boys may
well feel proud of. The prize
winning displays were sent to the
State Fair at Hot Springs.
The judges were J. A. Evans,
R. C. Davidson and J. E. Taylor.
POPULOUS AHERICAN CITIES
The live most populous cities in
the United States, according to
tins year’s census, are New York,
Chicago, Philadelphia, St. Louis
and Boston. The population of
New York City is 4,766,883, a
gain of 1,329,681 during the de
cade; the population of Chicago is
2,185,283, a gain of 486,708; that
of Philadelphia is 1,549,008, again
of 255,311; that of St. Louis is
687,029, a gain of 111,791; that of
Boston is 670,585, a gain of 109,
693. A preliminary bulletin of
the Census Office shows an increas
ing tendency to the concentration
of population in cities. Of 25 cit
ies having each a population of
more than 100,000, all but seven
made a greater absolute increase
in the last decade than in the pre
vious one; and in the aggregate
these cities have now a population
of 11,042,500, a gain of 2,710,01b
during the decade.
SKETCHES FROM SALAD0
Weeks Happenings Timely and
Tersely Related
Frank Ham of Moorefield was
doing some surveying in our town
last week.
J. B. Wright of Sulphur Rock
was over several days last week
on business.
.1. A. lvaneaster is having some
repair work done on his store in
the way of re-roofing.
J. L. Fugett has sold his farm
and contemplates moving to Mag
ness some time this fall or winter.
Lafe Young has about complet
ed a five room house on his place,
and will soon be ready to move in.
The heavy rains of last week
did considerable damage to the
crops in this neighborhood, espec
ially to corn.
Some St. Louis people have
purchased the 19th section of land
two miles south of Salado and will
convert it into a stock farm.
Born.—To Mr. and Mrs. Hazel
rigg, Sunday a week ago, a twelve
pound boy. This is their first
child, and Walter is wearing a
broad smile.
R. D. Brown and family who
left here last summer for Okla
homa, returned a few days ago,
satisfied that Arkansas is good
enough for them.
Married.—At the homo of the
bride, on last Tuesday evening at
8 o’clock, Mr. J. W. Davis to
Mrs. Hily Bartholmew, both of
Salado, J. W. Scott officiating.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fowler
came in Saturday, and will remain
until Tuesday with their children
here, while en route home to Van
Buren county, from an extended
visit to relatives at different points
in Missouri.
FARM FOR SALE
For Sale.—A nice little farm of
SO acres, near Dota, with 00 acres
in cultivation, jjood small frame
house, painted, yood fence and all
improvements y;ood. White River
Land & Investment Co., Newark,
Ark.
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You Young Folks Will Like
Hawthorne’s Store
And everything it contains, and everything and
everybody connected with it.
You’ll like our onc-price, plain-figure plan that
makes this store the safe place for you and for every
body else to come.
And you’ll have that little home furnished just as
cozily, tastily and comfortably as it can possibly be,
and the money invested will be much less, if you buy
your furniture and furnishings from us.
H. E. HAWTHORNE
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ROOSEVELT OPENS FAIR
New Nationalism Discussed in
Speech at hot Springs.
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Hot Springs, Oct. 10.—Ex-1
President Roosevelt talked his j
doctrines, of new nationalism in
his address today at the Arkansas j
State Fair. He asserted that the
kind of legislation which was
necessary 130 years ago was no
longer sufficient to meet present
needs.
“We need new tools of the
trade of citizenship,” he said.
“The man of wealth, such as some
of our citizens now possess, is a
man of such size that it is unsafe
to leave the average citizen at his
mercy. New nationalism does not
mean anarchy and it does not
mean socialism, and 1 don’t attack
the honest man of wealth when 1
attack the dishonest man; rather,
1 stand up for the honest man.
“What we are striving to do is
to eliminate special privileges.
All our legislation should be shap
ed to that end.”
Col. Roosevelt touched on the
drainage problem in Arkansas,
and said that the federal gevern
raent should do all it legitimately
could to help in the reclainiation
of the state’s swamp land, ^n
saying this he took issue with
President Taft, who, in his ad
dress at the national conservation
congress in St. Paul last month,
said that the drainage of swamp
lands was a matter which the
states should take care of for
themselves.
Col Roosevelt was introduced by
Gov. Donaghey who told the peo
ple that Roosevelt ought to have
the moral support of every citizen
of the nation in his work.
It was a memorable day for
Hot Springs and all Arkansas, and
it is estimated that fully 30,000
people were in attendance.
“This has been one of the great
est days in the history of Arkan
sas,” said Gov. Donaghey in a
brief speech made late this after
noon, and this statement will be
endorsed by the many thousands
of people who attended the fair
today.
There were to be seen unsur
passable specimens of cotton, corn,
wheat, oats, rice, broom corn, po
tatoes, sugar cane, beets, radishes,
carrots, artichokes, onions, pea
nuts, ochre, beans, peas, peppers,
tobacco, honey, nuts of all kinds,
apples, peaches, pears, quinces
and silk worms, Men from the
East who visited the live stock ex
hibits expressed the opinion that
no stock show of the East could
beat this one for blood and breed.
Among the most popular exhib
its are those of the Roys’ Corn
Club and the fruit growers of
Washington and Benton counties.
One entrance to the agricultur
al hall was a giant archway of
ears of corn raised by the boy far
mers of Arkansas, and they had
corn of the finest quality spread
over a wide area of the hall.
The amusement features of the
fair are numerous and most intei
esting, there being a large num
ber of high class carnival attrac
tions.
The fair will close Saturday
night.
FINE FARM FOR SALE
Fine bottom farm of 330 acres,
near Egypt, in Craighead county;
130 acres in cultivation, four
dwellings in fair condition. Land
has been cleared within last seven
years and is fresh, good land and
not subject to overflow. This is a
tine farm, ideal location for stock
farm, and will be sold at a bar
gain. For price and terms address
White River Land & Investment
Co,, Newark, Ark.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
Great Need of the South Today
is More Knowledge.
Reading pays- in dollars and
cents, and this ffllnot a low plane
upon which to make an appeal for
more reading among the farmers
of the South. We n'Sj^ nothing
at this time more than more mon
ey. Indeed, we must have more
money to run the farms on a busi
ness basis; to educate our boys and
girls; to build good roads and
schools, and equip better farm
homes. This money must come
from the farms, but to make the:
farms yield more abundantly, ;
more knowledge of farming is
necessary. The material and mor- j
al progress of a people is in direct |
proportion to the reading they do.
On these facts we make our ap
peal for more reading on the far
ms. It pays.
The printing press alone has \
made education of the masses poss-1
ible. Reading matter is now so
cheap and easily obtained by the I
poorest, that knowledge and pow
er to do better work is within
the reach of all in this Southland 1
of ours.
The need of the South today is
knowledge of agriculture, a know
ledge of those useful facts and
principles underlying our chief
occupation, which will give great
er power in forcing from the soil
the means for improving rural
conditions.
The man who reads thinks; and
the man who thinks has power.
Since the printing press has
made reading matter cheap, a
hundredfold more information is
obtained by reading alone, than is
imparted by all the schools and
colleges, and all the institutes and
demonstations combined.—Pro
gressive Farmer.
OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS
Doings of the Week Among Our
Neighbors Across the White
Will Jones and C. W. Wasson
were down from Batesville Thurs
day.
Too many have gone to the
State Fair for us to try to tell of
all of them.
E. B. Chesser of Newark pass
ed through town Sunday on his
motorcycle.
Mrs, W. O. Moore has returned
home from a pleasant visit with
relatives at Batesville.
Rev. W. F. Wayman preached
at the school house Sunday. Five
were baptised in the afternoon.
The recent heavy rains caused
the river to get over a good deal
of the low land corn, damaging it
badly.
C. M. Miesenhimer, the pearler,
i has built a boat that pulls itself up
the river while he takes otf the
mussels and straightens the crow
feet.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGuire
have returned to their home at
Batesville, after an extended visit
with their daughter, Mrs. W. 1)
Gray.
They are telling it around that
Newark is paying as much for
cotton and seed as Newport, and
we see a large number of wagons
going that way.
Say, boys, when church ser
vices are over, please wait until
you get out of the house to light
your cigarettes. Ne young lady
should keep company with a man
who puffs cigarttte smoke in her
face.
Dolph Frazier was tried in jus
tice court here Thursday on a
charge of assault committed on
the person of N. L. Poe, and was
tiued $o and costs. The trouble
grew out of Poe, who is school
director in District 18, refusing
to pay Frazier for painting
the school house, after Frazier
hud obtained judgment in both
justice and circuit court. The
debt is now two or three years
old and is not paid yet. Another
suit is pending in justice court
here as a result of the matter.
Let’s have the debt paid and every
body make friends.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest From the Hub
of White River Township
Dan Moore was up from Newark
Tuesday.
Bob Huddleston was down from
Sharp Monday.
Dr. J. W. Hodges was up from
Newark Wednesday.
If you have anything to sell ad
vertise it in the Journal.
J. M. Gossett and family left
last week for Clover Bend.
T. C. Knox left Saturday night
for Hot Springs to attend the Fair.
Judge Cul. L. Pearce of Bates
vilie was in town Sunday and
Monday.
Prof. (). T. Jcrnigan and little
son, Ashley, went to Batesville
Wednesday.
Mrs. O. T. Jernigan, who has
been sick for several days, is re
ported better.
Mr. and Mrs. Milt Harral from
near Convince were trading in
town Monday.
Mr. Wightman, of the firm of
Keeney & Wightman, wan down
from Sharp Monday.
Ed Huddleston who is attending
Ouachita College at Arkadelphia,
came home sick Friday.
Joe Wright drove a nice hunch
of cattle to Batesville Saturday,
which he sold to Jno. A. Hinkle.
C. T. Northern, who has been
sick for some time at Little Rock,
is visiting his mother at this place.
Dr. Z. L. Ford of Jackson coun
ty was here last week visiting his
children who are attending school
here.
Frank Wright and .1. S. Griffin
returned Saturday from St. Louis
where they bought two carloads
of horses.
Judge G. J. Lindsey of Charlotte
spent Saturday night in town and
went to Hot Springs Sunday to at
tend the Fair.
Mrs. J. M. Byrum and little son,
Knox, of Shawnee, Okla., are vis
iting the lady’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. Knox.
FARMERS AT THE FAIR
Participate in Program For Their
Benefit at State Fair.
Hot Springs, Oct. 11.—The
Farmers Union of Arkansas, rep
resenting about 80,000 member
ship, occupied first attention at
the second day of the Arkansas
Stata Fair, and in large numbers
participated in the various pro
grams for their benefit.
President George A. Cole, who
is president of the Arkansas State
Fair Association, made an address
to a large audience in the Admin
istration building, in which he urg
ed the farmers to study up-to-date
methods, to take active part in
the State Fair so they might learn
from each other and from others
who make exhibits, and in the end
make themselves independent.
Among the men identified with
the Farmers’ Union work at the
speaking were: Secretary Payne
of the state organization; National
Organizer Dornblezer, Cleburne,
Tex.; National Secretary A. C.
Davis, Texarkana; Ben Griffin,
Conway; M. F. Dickinson, Jones
boro; Beecher Lewis, Wheatley,
and Judge J. D. Doyle, Walnut
ltidge.
President Parker of the South
ern Commercial Congress, who
is here from New Orleans, made
an address in which he outlined
the advancement of the work of
the farmer in the South in the
past two years and pointed to the
wide field of improvement which
when accomplished would give
the farmer ten times the wealth
producing results for the same
work ho has been doing in the
past
DISAPPOINTHENTS
A fellow stepped into the Rec
ord office the other day and asked
if there was any mail here for
him. There wasn’t.—Sharp Coun
ty Record.
A man called at The Journal
office recently and said he wanted
to buy some rope, but as we did
n’t happen to have any, we didn’t
inquire whether he wanted to use
it to hang himself or wanted it for
a calf rope.
MANY CATTLE DYING
From Yellville comes the com
plaint that several thousand dol
lars worth of cattle have died from
ticks this fall and a plea
goes up for a spraying station.
Copyright 190V, by C. E. Zimmerman C0.--N0. 4V
It is not as easy to get a foot-hold in busi
ness or to own real estate as it was a genera
tion or two ago. The easiest and surest way
to be prepared for the winter of life is to put
money in the bank. Start your bank account
now and be prepared for the future.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION OF U. S. GOVERNMENT