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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, October 26, 1906.
Vol. 6. No. 44.
ODD FELLOWS ANNUAL MEETING
Report of Secretary Shows the
Order to be in Flourishing
Condition Financially
Hot Springs, Oct. ‘24.—The an
nual meeting of the Arkansas
Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
opened Tuesday morning in the
Auditorium of the Park Hotel.
Members of the order from every
part of the state are in attendance.
According to the report of
Grand Secretary .John P. Paul,
there are 20.74b members in the
state, with lodges. The financial
report shows the Arkansas Odd
Fellows to be in a flourishing con
dition, with over $10,000 in their
Grand Lodge treasury, and more
than $1*2,000 in the widows’ and
orphans’ home fund, as well a*
about $1,000 in the improvement
fund. Assessments for the latter
fund will now be dispensed with,
and the Grand Lodge tax will
probabi.s be reduced at least 10
per cent.
In 1900 the Arkansas branch of
the order had only about 4,000
members, and its growth within
the last four years has been the
most wonderful in the history of
the order.
According to the statement of
Secretary Paul, one-fifth of the j
voting population of the state is '
now represented by the Odd Fel-1
lows order.
«J. R. Donnell of Conway was
elected grand master; Jno. P. Paul
<T%Y5*fls?n-,*te eIected grand sec
retary; E. W. Bryington of Pine
Bluff re elected grand treasurer.
GOT ’EM ALL SKINNED
Magness, Oct. 23.—That big
pumpkin vine mentioned by The
Journal some time ago, the big
watermelon vine and Will Par- ;
son’s big pumpkin make a pretty j
trio, but Will Gresham says that
Will Fleming can beat all with his
Jonah’s gourd vine, which he says
covers an area of one hundred feet!
square and has a branch running
up an elm tree fully sixty-five feet. |
Mrs. Welch and son John were
called to the bedside of the child
of Charley Mitchem at Batesville;
today, who is likely to die at any j
time.
Mr. Young, a member of the!
firm of Ladd tic Young, came
down Monday evening to spend a
day or two.
Dr. Marian Owens and family ;
of Auvergne passed through on j
this morning’s train en route
home.
Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Knight of;
Auvergne were in town today.
J. J. Boilott is attending court
this week as grand juryman.
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•* Work on the cotton warehouse <
is being carried on rapidly.
Will Knight of Sulphur Hock
was in town today.
Several went to liatesville .Mon
day. _^_
REV. F. R. NOE DEAD
Rev. F. H. Noe died at Au
vergne, Jackson county Friday
night. Rev. Noe was about 65
years of age and was one of the
best known Methodist preachers
in the state. He served as chap
lain in the house of representative
five years ago. The remains were
buried at Sulphur Rock Monday
V morning.
WORK FOR LAW MAKERS
Some Important Bills That May be
Introduced in Next Legislature
Little Rock, Oct. 22.—As the
time for the opening of the next
legislature approaches, it is seen
that the session will probably be
the most important since the re
construction days. There are in
this city at this time drafts of a
large number of bills which will
be introduced in the next legisla
ture, many of which are most im
portant.
Perhaps the hill which is attract
ing more general attention than
any other is that which seeks to
regulate dealing in futures. Dur
ing the last state campaign, after
Governor Davis had completed
his race for the United States sen
ate, he paid considerable attention
to this business. He heid up the
names of two important brokers
of the state, and did not mince
matters in discussing their busi
ness. One, located at Little Rock
and another at Texarkana, seemed
to have roused the ire of the chief
executive and he laid it on. This
bill is based upon the law intro
duced in the last legislature of the
state of Mississippi and is most
drastic. An effort will be made to
legalize taxation on municipalities,
and in this manner those who op
pose this line of business hope to
run them out of the slate by ex
cessive city taxation.
Another bill which will be intro
duced early in the session is one
to regulate the selling of tirearms.
This bill will seek to throw great
er precaution around the selling
of guns and revolvers, especially
the latter, and to make it a misde
meanor or felony to sell a revolver
to any person who has not the
right to go armed.
Another bill will seek to make
attempt at train wrecking a capi
tal crime. By those who have
this matter in hand it i< pointed
out that the man who attempts to
wreck a train is guilty of the in
tention of wholesale murder, and
the many attempts in this direc
tion in Arkansas within the past
few months lends support to the
plea as to the necessity of the law
on the statute books.
A NICE HOME FOR 5ALE
AVe have one of the nicest pieces
of residence property in Newark
for sale at a bargain. Two-story
eight room house with good barn,
smokehouse and good well of wa
ter. An entire block goes with
the property including two small
houses which rent for $5 per
month each. Also tine garden and
young orchard. Buildings all
nearly new and well finished, paint
ed inside and out and papered
throughout. The houses would
cost what we ask for the property
to say nothing of the lots, barn,
fencing and other improvements.
Craig & Moore e
COTTON RECEIPTS
Up to noon yesterday there had
been a total of 5t>d bales of cot
ton bought in Newark this sea
son. It was selling yesterday at
10h cents.
Just a day later than this last
year there had been 5S0 bales sold
here and the price at that time was
10it cents.
Blank note and receipt books at
The Journal office.
WANT A CANNING FACTORY
Citizens of Sulphur Rook Making an
Effort in the Right Direction
Sulphur Rock, Oct 23.—There
will be a meeting of the citizens
on Saturday, November 3rd, at 2
o’clock p. m. to consider plans for I
a canning factory. A gentleman ;
from Gasville who thoroughly un :
derstands the business will address
the meeting. Farmers should at
tend this meeting and take an in i
terest in the enterprise.
Rev. F. R. Noe who died of i
heart failure at Auvergne Friday
night was buried here Monday
with Masonic honors. The re
i mains arrived on the morning train j
and were eftrried to the M. E. !
church where the funeral services j
were conducted by Revs. Wilson,
Umstead andSibert. A large con
gregation was present.
J. C. Gibson is helping T. C.
Knox in the store when not en
gaged in the gallery. Mr. Knox
has a house full of new goods
which he would be pleased to show
you and make you the right kind
of prices.
Kev. r. M. Smith of Batesville j
attended the funeral of Kev. F. R.
Noe here Monday and remained
over a day or two the truest of
Rev. Newman.
Dr. R. H. Hodges has bought j
the Hathcock property here and
Surveyor John Hindman of New
ark was up Monday to survey it
out for him.
V. C. Pricket, Mrs. Hattie Mur
phy, Misses Narcie Rice and Sue
Braden attended the I. O. O. F.
Grand Lodge at Hot Springs this
week.
Mrs. Wright and Mrs. Paine of
Tennessee who have been here
several weeks visiting relatives,
left Sunday night for their home.
Mrs Williams and Mrs. Julia
Herrington of Batesville attended
the funeral of Rev. F. R. Noe at
this place Monday.
Misses Vela Jernigan and Ya-I
lena Hogue went to Newark one!
! night last week to attend the I
lodge.
Mrs. E J. Magness and Mrs. C.
M. Edwards of Newark attended j
the funeral here Monday.
Mrs. W. J. Herrinton who has j
been at Searcy two months for her !
health came in Saturday.
State Treasurer H. C. Tipton
and lady attended the funeral of j
Rev. Noe here Monday.
Erwin Lane is weighing cotton S
seed for the W. R. Rice Merc Co.
Sam Bevens and J. C. Huddle
ston went to Batesville Monday.
Quite a crowd attended the show
at, Batesville Saturday night.
J. P. Sink and John Lindsay
went to Newark Tuesday.
Rev. W. M. Wilson of Bates
ville was down Monday.
Revs. Horn and House were in
our town Tuesday.
FARHERS UNION NOTICE
The Journal is requested by
County Secretary BullingTon to1
announce that there will be an
open session of the F- ers bunion
at the Black Riv school/ house
| Saturday night, November 3rd.
: Some good music and speakers
have been arranged, for. Steps
will be taken to organize a District
Union, and all unions are request
ed to send delegates.
CAUGHT WOMAN DISTILLER
Woman and Man Caught Operating
Distillery in Conway County
Little Rock, Oct. 20.- Deputy
Collector (I. H. Campbell and
Deputy United States Marshal
John Hum's raided and destroyed
a moonshine whisky still in full
operation in Conway county and
captured Catherina Spooners and
Michael Spooners, her husband,
while (he still was being operated
by the woman. The prisoners
were brought to Little Rock this
morning and hud their examina
tion before United States Com
missioner Allen. The woman en
tered a plea of guilty. The man
stoutly contended that he was in
nocent of any wrongdoing. Both
are from Swhzerland and neither
can speak English. Both were
held to await the action of the fed
eral grand jury, bail being fixed at
$500. Mrs. Spooners is the first
woman that has been arrested in
Arkansas for moonshining. They
operated a twenty-gallon copper
still.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Charlotte, Oct. 2J — Messrs
Owen Walden, Wash Herrington
and Misses Wilma Lane, Nellie
Churchill and Laura Nuckolls, who
are attending school at Sulphur
Rock, spent Saturday and Sunday
with home folks.
Oscar Britain and Miss Victoria
Brogdon were married Sunday at
the home of the bride, Rev. Horn
officiating.
A. P. Yates returned last Fri
day from Tennessee where he has
been visiting home folks.
Frank Bullington and Joseph
Pickens of Dota attended church
here Sunday night.
Mrs. Avonia Yates and Miss
Unie Churchill spent Monday at,
Batesville.
Rev. Goodwin began a series of
meetings ac, this place Saturday
night.
Re\\ J. S. Brown delivered an
excellent sermon here Sunday
night.
JUDGMENT FOR 30 CENTS
Mrs. I. T. Tatum, in a lawsuit
against the Western Union Tele
graph Company in Lawrence
county circuit court, was given a
judgment for 30 cents against the
company a few days ago. The
suit was brought against the com
pany on account of failure to de
liuer a telegram.
STRAYED OR STOLEN
One 2 year-old black horse mule,
fresh sheared, with little knot on
nose, left eyelash has been partly
torn off; also a 2-year-old dark bay
tiliey, foretop clipped about even
with eyes. Liberal reward will be
paid for recovery of same. -1. S.
Cook, Newark, Ark.
KILLED BY TRAIN
Iloxie, Oct. 22. II. Steltz, a
section hand on the Iron Mountain,
while working on the tracjj in the
yards here this morning, stepped
in front of Passenger train No. 22
and was instantly killed.
EIGHTEEN CENTS FOR COTTON
Foreman, Oct. 23.—L. T. Camp
bell, a farmer residing near this
place, sold three bales of long
staple coiteui Saturday to"d. H.
-Fllis, a local cotton buyer for IS
! cents per pound.
PROCEEDINGS OF CIRCUIT COURT
—
Trial of Frank Browning For Mur
der Mas Been Set For Wed
nesday. November 7
Batesville, Oct. 25—The fall
term of the Independence circuit
court convened here'Monday, with
Judge Fulkerson presiding. Sev
eral minor cases have been dispos
ed of and the trial of Frank Brown
ing who is under indictment for
murder in the first degree for kill
ing the telegraph operator at IIox
ie last Christmas, has been set for
Wednesday, November 7.
Quite a, number plead guil,ty to
gambling and were given the us
ual fine of §10 and costs.
George Eaton was tried on a
charge of selling liquor and fined
§50. Several plead guilty to a
similar charge and were fined $50,
among the number being W. O.
Mims, who plead guilty to one in
dictment; two other cases against
him were dismissed and four con
tinued. Woods Arnold plead guil
ty to two similar charges and
another against him was continui d.
Mrs. Claiborne Pearce plead guil
ty to one charge and another
against her was dismissed. Jim
Morgan and Jim Busby plead
guilty to the samt?charge. Whort
Arnold plead guilty to five charg
es, two cases were dismissed and
three continued, W. T. Magness
plead guilty to four charges and
one was dismissed. John Barnett
plead guilty to one charge, four
were dismissed and seven contin
ued.
Wesley McDoniel was tried on &
charge of selling liquor and acquit
ted.
Tuesday afternoon a farmer
named Newman living near Sand
town was tried for selling diseased
hog meat and was fined $1 and
costs.
Most of the day yesterday was
was taken up with the trial of
Fred Southard on an indictment
charging him with manslaughter
for the killing of Walter Strick
land in July, 1904, and late yes
terday evening the jury returned
a verdict of guilty, fixing the pun
ishment at six months in the pen
itentiary. The young men were
friends and were raised in the
same neighborhood in Jefferson
township. They were in Iiates
ville together and had been drink
ing and as they were going home
in the same wagon, a pistol in the
hands of Southard was discharged*
accidentally it is alleged, the
ball striking Strickland in the
j forehead and inflicted a wound
! from which he died in a short time.
The trial of Frank Adams of
I Newark comes up today.
A NEW MAGAZINE
Following close upon the Atlan
ta race riot, perhaps as its literary
aftermath, a unique monthly mag
azine will begin publication in At
lanta in November under the title
of “The Race Question and South
ern Symposium.*’ This magazine,
its publishers announce, will be
monographic in character, hand
ling the negro problem from the
standpoint of sociology, ethnology
and political economy. It will in
no wise be an organ of incendiary
agitation, but will discuss the race
issue dispassionately from the
viewpoint of the Southern white
man, and be a reflex of Oaucasioa.
sentiment.