The Newark Journal.
published In The famous white river Country, where Alfalfa is king
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, October 21, 1910
Vol. 10, No. 28
A GREAT STATE FAIR
Sketch of the Fair and Points
About Hot Springs.
The most successful state^fair
ever held in Arkansas came to a
close at Hot Springs Saturday
night.
From point of attendance, num
ber of counties represented, the
size of agricultural, horticultural,
live stock and poultry exhibits, it
was far superior to the fair last
year.
President Geo. A. Cole said, at
the close of the fair Saturday
night: “The farmers of Arkan
sas are coming into their own and
just such a big show as this, clos
ing tonight, is the best evidence
of the fact. We are rich in op
portunities, and our people will be
rich in pocket when they get to
reaping the reward that is certain
ly theirs. The State Fairs should
be perpetuated, and 1 am satisfied
they will be.”
Secretary Geo. R. Belding said:
“The fifth annual State Fair has
been a hi# success and has exceed
ed our anticipations in the matter
of attendance. We believe now
that the people of the state are
thoroughly aroused to the bene
fits of such an annual exposition
and will give it more hearty co
operation in the future.”
The amusement features of the
fair were excellent. One could
see anything, from the smallest
woman in the world to the largest
horse in the world. The smallest
woman was a species of Indian
from Yucatan, 19 years old and
only ‘26 inches tall. The largest
woman was also on exhibition.
She weighed 640 pounds. The
largest horse was supposed to be
about eight years old and weighed
3,030 pounds.
The airship flights were a very
interesting feature to those who
never witnessed a thing of the
kind. Two to four flights were
made daily, the aviator sometimes
circling the entire city, and hand
ling his craft with the utmost ease.
Dan Patch, the world’s cham
pion trotter, was on the program
Friday. His appearance on the
track vvas eagerly awaited by the
expectant throng wiio seemed to
think he would “get down to his
knitting” in an effort to lower his
present record of 1:55. But of
course he did not attempt to do
this, und merely trotted leisurely
buck and forth in front of the
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OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS
Doings of the Week Among Our
Neighbors Across the White
This is certainly ideal weather,
and everything is growing like
spring of the year.
Rev. W. F. Wayman of Sul
phur Rock recently closed a suc
cessful meeting at Aydelott’s
Chapel.
The pearlers are catching some
fine fish now. Ye scribe has just!
feasted on one that weighed fifty j
pounds.
Rev. Lawrence, a Christian:
preacher, commenced a series of
meetings at the White church here ;
Sunday.
W. F. Rruce returned Tuesday ;
from a visit to his son in Texas. I
He says everything is very dry j
out there.
Mrs. \\\ O. Moore, Mrs. Mary !
Pridmore and ,1. C. Outlaw re
turned Saturday from a pleasant!
trip to the State Fair at Hot
Springs.
J. L. Outlaw, Pink Williams,
W. L. Davidson, Miss Pirdie
Speed, Miss Lula Kent and Mrs.
W. L. Davidson returned Wed
nesday from Hot Springs where
they attended the State Fair.
Profs Wynn and Martin were
over from Newark a few days ago
looking for a job of cotton pick- \
ing, caring nothing for the price, :
so board was included. They ]
probably found employment at
J. W. Parker’s.
We hear very little about the !
new church building lately.
Whats the matter? Let’s have j
a house of worship, and why not j
build a house for all, and worship |
together and go on to Heaven to
gether? Why not?
We had another trial in justice
court Thursday concerning the
Poe and Frazier troubles. Frazier
was acquitted. J. R. Alexander
of Newark represented the defend
ant and Mr. Campbell of New
port represented Poe.
VALUE OF THE YEAR’S CROP
Approximately $3,460,500,000
will be the money valuation
of the four principal agricultural
crops of the United States this
year, according to estimates based
upon the government reports, and
the approximate current mar
ket quotations for corn, wheat,
oats and cotton.
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CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Happenings of the Week in Dota
Township Briefly Told.
C. L. Moore went to Batesville
Tuesday.
E. L. Jernigan is quite sick
with typhoid fever.
Lige Matheny of Batesville
spent Monday night here.
Peel McCook of Sulphur llock
spent Monday night here.
Hon. W. D. Baker made a busi
ness trip to Batesvilie Friday.
Miss Vela Jernigan attended
the State Fair at Hot Springs last
week.
Hon W. D. Baker and family
are moving to Sulphur Rock this
week.
Mrs. Mary Byrum and daugh
ter, Miss Ethel, spent Saturday at
Sulphur Rock.
Miss Rachel Stoner and little
neice Myrtle are visiting relatives
at Harel Grove.
Hon. G. J. Lindsey returned
Friday from attending the State
Fair at Hot Springs.
Dannie Williamson of this place
and Miss Ollie Selvidge of near
Pleasant Hill were married Sun
day at the bride’s home.
PUBLIC SCHOOL OPENS
Good Attendance of Pupils and
Good Interest Shown
The Newark Public School open
ed Monday with all the teachers
ready for duty and a goodly num
ber of students enrolled.
The opening exercises were con
ducted by Rev. Otto Mathis of
Sulphur Hock. An excellent ad
dress was delivered by Rev. T. P.
Clark and prayer was offered by
Rev. I. H. Russell.
The following corps of able in
structors compose the faculty for
the ensuing year: Prof. J. C.
Wynn, principal; Miss Fannie
Blalock, Ed Martin, Ben Arnold,
Miss Veta Barker and John T.
Tharp. The music department is
in charge of Miss Irene Whitmore
of Searcy.
luterest in the school is good
and the prospects arc favorable
for one of the most successful
years in the history of the school.
OUR GREATEST WEAKNESS
So long as the public rural
school term is only four or five
months, instead of at least eight
or nine, it is not worth while to
look further for the greatest need
of the South as regards her future
development. We repeat that the
greatest need of Southern people is
education, and by this we do not
mean education in the science and
practice of agriculture alone, but
that education which creates a de
sire for knowledge for the pur
pose of using it in living a better
life—that education which trains
the mind to think and creates
higher ideals aud desires.
A GOOD CITIZEN
On the subject of good citizen
ship Colonel Roosevelt says: “A
man must be a good husband, a
good father, and decent neighbor,
or he cannot be a good citizen. I
have no use for the man who is al
ways telling how the country
should be governed, but cannot
afford to buy his wife a pair of
new shoes. 1 have no use for the
patriot who goes to the corner
grocery and says that some people
are too rich, while he himself can
live at all only because his wife
takes in washing.”
LOOK HERE, HR. MAN
If you want to sell your farm
see the White River Laud & In
vestment Co,
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest From the Hub
of White River Township
Gibson is still working faces
over.
J. Iv. Rawlings spent Saturday
at Newark.
Dr. «J. W. Hodges was up from
Newark Monday.
Profs. Wells and Hardin went
to Batesville Saturday.
Born.—To Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
Rice a fine boy, last Friday.
Claud Smart, who lived near
Rutherford, died Saturday.
Miss Maude Moore of Batesville
spent Sunday hero with home
folks.
Frank Smith spent a few days
in town last week visiting his
family.
R. 1. Moore of Newport is
spending a few days here with his
parents.
Mrs. Roy Gibson left Sunday
for Stuttgart, where Mr. Gibson
is at work.
Lige Matheny of Batesville, the
Huiscamp shoe drummer, was in
town Monday.
Oaks McKiney of Sharp attend
ed the I. (). 0. F. Lodge here
Saturday night.
W. D. Baker, Representative-:
elect, moved to town Saturday i
from Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Simpson and j
Miss Maude Moore were down
from Batesville Sunday.
Rev. W. F. Wayman returned
from Oil Trough Monday where
he has been engaged in a meeting.
J. W. Martin’s gin is running
full time. People living eight or
ten miles are hauling their cotton
here.
Johnson Moore came up from
Bald Knob Monday to visit his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mosb.v of
Batesville were visiting the lady’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs.T. C. Knox,
here Sunday.
T. C. Knox returned Thursday
of last week from Hot Springs
where spent several days attend
ing the State Fair.
Miss Edna Wyatt and Dave
Wyatt’s children, who are attend
ing school here, visited home
folks at Rosie Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bains of
Batesville spent Saturday and
Sunday here visiting the lady’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. McCook.
Ed Huddleston visited his
grand mother, Mrs. Fallis, near
Charlotte, Saturday and returned
to Arkadelaha Thursday where he
is attending Ouachita college.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Rice and
son, Emmet, and Mr. Rice’s
mother, of Tucker man, came in
Sunday to visit old Friends. Mr. j
Rice returned home Sunday night,
while the others will remain a few
days.
DEAD NEGRO POUND
The body of it negro w ith one
inn# {/ash acrosss the skull was
found beside the Iron Mountain
track near Campbell Tuesday
morning by tne section hands and
taken to Newport. Coroner G rar.t
was summoned and held an in
quest, the verdict of the jury be
ing that the negro came to his
death by accident.
It is supposed that he fell from
ptssenger No. 5.
RECORD PRICE FOR COTTON
Rufus Bradshaw sold a bale of
cotton at Foreman Tuesday for
;52l cents per pound. The bale
weighed 450 pounds and brought
$144.56.
GOOD ROADS MEETING
Arrangements Made For Molding*
County Meeting October 29
Some time ago County Judge
Cul. L. Pearce appointed Jno. Q.
Wolf, Sam Deener, D. I). Adams,
W. T. Gray, Bud Wilkins, Burt
Arnold and S. A. Moore, all of
Batesville, as a committee to meet,
discuss and formulate some plan
for road improvement in Inde
pendence county.
The above committee met at
Batesville Wednesday night, and
after a general discussion of the
matter decided to issue a call for
a general good roads convention
to be held at the court house in
Batesville on Saturday, October
29.
The following were elected as
delegates: Hon. Cul. L. Pearce,
Hon. A. J. Craig, Jno. Q. Wolf,
Sam Deener, D. D. Adams, W. T.
Gray, Bud Wilkins, Burt Arnold,
S. A. Moore, Jno. G. Hazelrigg,
T. J. Kaney, W. D. Baker, G. J.
Lindsey, all the present road over
seers of the county, all the over
seers-elect of the county and a
representative from each of the
newspapers.
It is desired also that all citizens
interested in improving the roads
of the county attend.
Some good roads experts will be
present and address the conven
tion and it is hoped to formulate
some plan to give the county a
better system of public roads.
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION
Votes Should Not Forget This
Election November 8
The congressional election will
be held on Tuesday, November 8,
and our people should turn out
and give Congressman Oldtield a
rousing majority.
The Republicans have nominat
ed John T. Hall of Salem to op
pose Mr. Oldtield. Mr. Hall is a
good citizen and The Journal has
no tight to imke on him, but we
want to see Mr. Oldtield’s major
ity roll up to handsome propor
tions. He has done a good work
in congress and has always been in
the forefront in all progressive
and constructive movements. Let
us show our appreciation by giv
ing him an unusually large vote.
HONEY FOR SALE
C. E. Caldwell has a fine lot of
the best honey ever tasted, and
can supply the demand in any
quanities, from one pound up.
A PLEASANT VACATION
j George Wright Visits Historic
Scenes Near Capital City
Mr. Editor.—Saturday evening
at *> p. in. I left Washington City
for a little vacation, on the steam
er Southland. We had a pleasant
sail the first night down the Poto
mac and through Chesapeake Bay,
reaching Old Point Comfort (Fort
Monroe) at 7 a. no. Sunday. We
remained at this point 80 minutes,
which gave us an opportunity to
review the battleships and fortifi
cations here constructed for the
defense of Hampton Roads. The
location is admirably suitable,
since a narrow strait connects the
Bay to Hampton Roads. In ad
dition to the batteries on land,
Fort Noal, a strong fortification
recently completed and equipped
with modern guns and machinery
of war, is located in the heart of
the strait. We left Fort Monroe
at 7:80 and sailed into
Hampton Roads where the mem
orable battle was fought in the
early days of our great Civil War.
It was the World’s first struggle
between iron clad men-of-war.
Here I saw for the first time, sev
eral ocean-going vessels, a few
foreign ships, one Tramp Ves
sel from Great Britian, and a part
of the Atlantic Fleet of Battleships
Hampton Roads is the rendezvous
of all vessels that chance to be in
the neighborhood. We reached
the wharf at Norfolk at 8 o’clock.
Across the narrow water from
Norfolk is the city of Portsmouth.
Here is the navy yard, and im
mense Dry Docks which can ac
commodate the largest battleships,
magnificent machine works, a fine
parade ground and a beautiful
park.
Another Government Institu
tion of interest at Portsmouth is
the Marine Hospital, situated in a
beautiful grove at the focus of a
Peninsular projecting into the riv
er. It is a handsome building and
presents an attractive view from
the water. Returning to Norfolk,
the first place of interest which I
visited was old St. Paul’s Church.
It was surrounded by an ancient
church yard embracing about two
acres. On New Years day in 17
76, Lord Denmore, the English
Colonial Governor, began a bom
bardment of Norfolk and during
the cannonade a cannon ball struck
the building near the eaves where
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Copyright 1909, by C. E. Zimmerman Co.--No. 49
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