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The Newark Journal.
Published in The Famous White Riven Country. Where Alfalfa Is kino
$! Per Annum
Newark, independence County, Arkansas, Friday, October 15, 1909
Vol. o. No. 27
COURT CONVENES MONDAY
List of Jurors For Fall Term ol
Independence Circuit Court
The fall term of the Independ
ence Circuit Court convenes al
Batesville next Monday, the lsth.
There is a considerable amount oi
business on the docket to be dis
posed of. Among the most serious
state cases to be tried this term is
the case of the State vs. Tom
Brown, of this place, charged
with the murder of Matt Cox last
March. The case was tried at the
last term of court, but resulted in
a hung jury, and Brown has since
been out on bond.
Following is a list of the grand
and petit jurors selected for the
term:
GRAND JURORS
J. B. Fitzhugh, Ruddell town
ship; Jno. YV. Martin, Ruddell,
J. A. Pate, Greenbrier; \Y’. W.
McClendon, Gainsboro; George
Pearce, Fairview; L. \\\ Gilbert,
Liberty; Allen Keith, Salado; G.
F. Luster, Washington; J. Hugh
Moore, White River; Luther Pick
ens, Black River; Jerome B. Ball,
Barren; Wm. M. Milligan, Jeff
erson; Ed Reeves, Cushman; T. J.
Raney, Big Bottom; W.O. Moore,
Christian; Jno. M. Magness, Wy
cough.
Alternates: — Deck Hays,Relief;
V. V', Bates, Ashley; Sherod Ar
nold, Oil Trough; G. G. Rutledge,
Logan; Ben Desha, Greenbrier;
R. R. Ratton, Big Bottom; C. D.
Metcalf, Ruddell; Ja*. M. Nichols,
Rosie; \\\ F. t?haw, Washington.
PETIT JURORS
4!. T. Abe, Ashley township;
Willis l’ate, Oil Trough; W. F.
Albri§ht, Barren; W. R. Rice,
White River; W. H. .Jones, Big
Bottom; Thos. J. McDonald, Wy
cough; Thos. Best, Black River;
.Jno. Blevens, Washington; Chas.
Wasson, Christian; J. A. Moore,
Greenbrier; T.A. Bone, Cushman;
B. F. Adams, Big Bottom; ,J. B.
Johnston, Fairview; Thos.Morris,
Gainsboro; J. F. Stewart, Green
brier; Geo. Jackson, Ruddell; T.
A. Callis, Gainsboro; Jas, P.
Montgomery, Jefferson; C.N. Rol>
ertson, Liberty; Chas. Jimerson,
Logan; Logan Saylors, Magness;
Jesse Reeves, Relief; M.E. House,
Rosie, P. F, Yarnell, Salado.
Alternates: —G.F. Elenas, Green
brier township; E ,J. Rogers,
Gainesboro; Ah Allen, Salado;
Wm. H. Cavanaugh, Ashley; L.
L. Ellison, Christian; Jas. Combs,
Ruddell; R B. Vick, Fairview;
Preston Barnett, Ruddell; John
Auston, Big Bottom; Jas.Walden,
Black River; Ed Owens, White
River; R. A. Frazier, Cushman.
CLIENT KILLS LAWYER
Wynne, Oct. 12.—J. T. Patter
son, one of the most prominent
lawyers at the Wynne bar, and
prominent in this section of the
State both as a lawyer and politi
cian, was shot and instantly killed
here yesterday afternoon at six
o’clock. He had just tinished the
trial of a lawsuit in the Chancery
Court for Henry Harding of
Cherry Valley, and some question
arose as to the fee, when Harding
became insulting to the attorney
and he ordered him out of his
ollice. He went as far as the door,
and, turning without a moment’s
warning, shot Patterson through
the heart, killing him instantly.
Harding was captured after
some difficulty and was taken out
of town by the officers to avert a
lynching.
(iOOL) LAND FOR SALE.
Why pay rent when you can
own a farm in five years? Huy
like paying rent. I have 400 acres
of good land, well improved,which
1 will sell on the installment plan,
one-tifth down, balance in four or
five years. W ill also consider five
year leases on any portion of the
land, all of which is good Big Bot
tom land. Also some land near
Newark, well adapted to cotton,
corn, oats, wheat or hay; also sev
eral good houses with tracts rang
ing from one acre to one hundred
acres, near town and convenient
to school. Apply to owner.
W. A. Edwards,
Newark, Ark.
CiOVERNriENT LAND
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The report of Register Guy W.
| Caron of the United States land
office at Little Rock for the quar
I ter ending September 30th, shows
; that there is yet 480,000 acres of
| government land in Arkansas sub
i ject to homestead entry.
Independence county has 10,
‘280 acres: Jackson 120; Izard
4,120 acres; Lawrence 3,000 acres;
Sharp ‘24,000 acres, and White
2,000 acres.
Montgomery county has more
government land than any other
county, 50,000 acres. Prairie
county has the smallest amount,
SO acres.
TIMBER LAND FOR SALE.
160 acres finest pine timber land
in Baxter county,seven miles from
railroad. Plenty of timber sur
rounding to make good run for
mill. White River Land & In
vestment Co., Newark, Ark.
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PURPOSES OF A BANK I
The purpose of a bank is to be useful
and helpful to a community; to facilitate
business by the exchange and extension of
credits, thereby making it possible to carry
on a vast amount of business with a com
paratively small amount of actual cash.
It is wrong to hoard money and bury
it in some old cellar and thereby take it
entirely out of circulation.
Bring it to this bank, where it will be
much safer and will help to earn you more
money, and yet be at your command.
MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK
Geo. L. Green„ President ra
. Lcsttc R. Acton, Cashier ra
J Happenings of Local Interest
—
W. A. Rutherford of Batesville
was in town Tuesday.
Cotton sold on the streets here
yesterday at 13:’ cents.
Many a big head often contains
j the smallest kind of ideas.
Rev. J. F. Cossey went to New
port yesterday on business.
J. E. Bishop of Charlotte was
transacting business in town Tues
day.
City Marshal J.W.Fetzer trans
j acted business at Newport yester
i day.
I)r. and Mrs. V.L. Pascoe spent
Wednesday afternoon at Bates
ville.
Mrs. R. M. Galloway went to
Newport yesterday to do some
shopping.
For Sale—good gentle family
mare. Apply to C. E. Lenehan,
Magness, Ark.
Fairly good second hand buggy
and harness.for sale cheap. Ap
ply at Journal office.
Always opening day at Mrs.
Alexander’s millinery shop, at
her residence in Newark.
John Deere and Keller wagons
for sale by the Dorr Merc, Co., at
Magness and Sulphur Rock.
Its better to have patches on
your pants than a great big ac
i count at the store you can’t pay.
D. P. Churchill, one of Black
river township’s best citizens, was
in town on business Wednesday.
Presiding Elder A. F. Skinner
will preach at the Methodist
church Sunday and Sunday night.
Large line of ladies’ and misses’
suits now ready, $7.50 to $35, at
Barnett Bros. Merc. Co., Bates
ville.
Mrs. G. M. Fields returned last
Thursday night from an extended
visit with relatives near Spring
field, Mo.
Miss Hattie Foot, who has a
good position at Newport, came
up Sunday to spend the da.y with
home folks.
We don’t need the money our
selves, but the people we owe
want us to pay. Pay your sub
scription and help the other fel
low.
Take your laundry to R. M.
Galloway, agent for the Ideal
Laundry of Newport. Prompt
returns aud good service guaran
teed.
A. P. Yates, a prominent busi
ness man and good citizen of
Charlotte, was in town on business
Tuesday. He brought down a lot
of cotton.
George Willmuth, who spent a
few days visiting relatives at Hazel
Grove, was in town Wednesday
and left on the night train for his
home at Argenta.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Hoyt left
Monday for Sylamore weere they
will reside in the future, Mr.Hoyt
having a position there as agent
for the Iron Mountain.
W. Y. Gibbs of Sulphur Rock
was a passenger up the road yes
terday morning, en route home
from Hot Springs where he spent
a few days at the State Fair.
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Hr. Cunningham carries
all the latest styles in Eye
Glasses and Frames, and has in
stock the Genuine Invisible Bi
focal Toric. Lenses. AH goods as
represented Call and he benitit
ted. At Galloway’s Restaurant
until the lath only.
Madness Bros., Millinery open
ing will take place Friday and
Saturday, the 15th and 16th.
For Sale—a limited number of
choice Blue Barred Plymouth
Rock cocks and cockerels,
tf R. K. McHenry.
Proverbs say: “A fool and her
money soon parteth,” hence it is
a sin to give $7.50 for a hat when
you can get the same hat at Mrs.
Alexander’s for $3.50 or less.
Our Millinery goods are arriv
ing every day, and we will have
our opening next Friday and Sat
urday, Oct. 15 and 16. All are
cordially invited to attend. Mag
ness Bros.
Miss Jennie Martin of Levis
Zukoski Merc. Co., of St. Louis,
has taken a position with Magness
Bros., and will be pleased to show
the ladies the latest creations in
fall millinery.
Dr. Cook’s discovery of the
North Pole was a great discovery,
but a greater one will be made by
you if you examine my samples of
tailor made clothes, at Magness
Bros. M C. Magness.
Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Magness and
children, Walter and Medreth,
spent Sunday at Newport and
heard Rev. Vermillion, who is
preaching a series of revival ser
mons at the Baptist church.
You need not be troubled in any
way with the stomach, if you will
simply take Kodol at those times
when you feel that you need it.
Kodol is guaranteed to relieve you
If it fails your money will be re
funded to you by the druggist
from whom you purchased it. Try
it today on this guarantee. Sold by
Newark Drug Co.
BIO PROHI MEETING
At a meeting of the prohibition
forces held at Little Rock Tuesday
the differences heretofore existing
between the two factions of the
temperance leaders were amicably
adjusted. Plans were considered
for a line of campaign work by
which the prohi forces expect to
gain control of the next legisla
ture.
owlu? uunveiiiiuii ui mi prum
forces was called to meet in Little
Kock on the last Tuesday in Jan
uary.
THANKSU1VINO MEETINO
There will be a Thanksgiving
meeting and box supper at Mace
donia church, Saturday, Novem
ber 13. Preaching at 2 p. m. and
song and prayer service at 7 p. m.
followed by a box supper and a
genersl good time. All are invit
ed to come and participate. Bring
your dinner and help the cause of
Christ. Josiaii Martin.
STILES MAYHAN WEDDING
H. A. Stiles and Miss Gracie
Mayhan were married at the home
of the bride’s parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Riley Mayhan, at Newport
Tuesday night.
The bride is well kuownin New
ark and has many friends here
who will oin The Journal in. ex
tending good wishes.
STRAYED
From our place at Charlotte,
one red bull four years old. Nat
ural muley. Marked crop of? right,
swallow fork in left ear. Branded
I when a calf “P C” on left hip.
1 Reward for information or deliv
J erv. P. Ckigler & Sons.
LOOK. HERE, HR. MAN
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i If you want to sell your farm
see the White River Land & In
‘ vestment Co,
CORN SHIPMENTS HEAVY
The early corn crop in this sec
tion is better than it lias been in
several years. More corn lias beer
shipped to date than in a number
of years, the total shipments up tc
yesterday being twenty-five cars.
Corn was selling yesterday at 55
cents and the price has been good
all during the season, none having
sold for less than 50 cents, and
quite a good deal has sold as high
as 58 and 60 cents.
It will be seen from these figures
that the corn crop has put a con
siderable sum of money in the
farmers’ pocket this season, and
gathering has y<jt only fairly be
gun. The total number of bushels
already shipped is a little more
than 14,000. At 50 cents, the
lowest price corn has sold during
the season, this means that no less
than seven thousand dollars have
been paid out to the farmers for
corn this fall.
SINGING CONVENTION
The District Singing Conven
tion was held at Mount Zion last
Sunday, with three classes present
and participating. President J. A.
Austin called the house to order
at 10 o’clock. Invocation by Rev.
W. P. .Jackson. Each class sang
three songs in the forenoon and
five in the afternoon. The classes
and leaders were as follows: Mt.
Zion class, B. F. Cash: Macedonia
class, Claud Reeves; Pleasant Hill,
Ben Haley.
A large crowd was present and
the best of order prevailed. At
the close of the singing the ladies
! presented the president and eacl
j class leader with a nice bouquel
and a blue ribbon. Newark was
chosen for the next convention to
be held the secoud Sunday in
April, 1910.
STOCK-HOLDERS /TESTING
All the stock-holders of the
Farmers’ Union Warehouse Co.,
of Magness, are requested to meet
at Oak Hill on Saturday, Novem
ber 13, for the puspose of closing
up the atFairs of the company.
Bring your certificate of stock, as
all money due stock-holders will
be pro rated and refunded.
W. Cl, Sanders,
BUYING CORN.
Bud Sisk is buying corn and
is paying 58 cents a bushel for
good dry corn. You will find him
on the street all the time.
SAYS ITS ONLY A BLUFF
President Barrett Advises Farm
ers to Hold Their Cotton
Declaring that the threatened
curtailment of the output by the
cotton mills on account of the high
priced cotton is a “humorous
bluff,” Charles J. Barrett, of At
lanta, (ra., president of the Farm
ers’ Union, has issued a statement
calling on members to hold their
product for a higher figure. Mr.
Barrett states that the farmers
having sold enough cotton to meet
their debts arc in a position to hold
out. ,
“It is probable we will have the
shortest crop in proportion to the
demand since we have been raiding
cotton,” declares President Har
riett, “and I am convinced our
people are determined to get fair
returns for their labor, even if
that necessitates holding for
months.
“Do not be alarmed b.y a hum
erous bluff to the effect that mills
in this country and Furope are
threatening to curtail production
because of present prices. They
cannot afford to do so.”
W. A. FIKE ANNOUNCES
W. A. Fike of Batosville an
nounces in today’s paper as a can
didate for sheriff. Mr. Fike is one
of the best known men in the
county, having been a citizen of
the county for many years. He
served as city marshal of Bates
ville for a number of years during
a time when it required a man of
much moral courage and good
judgment to fill the place, and is
said to have made one of the best
officers that town ever had. He
was in the race for sheriff four
years ago and was defeated only by
a narrow margin. Mr. Fike is well
qualified for the position and
would make a good sheriff.
CHILI) BURNED TO DEATH
Betsie Poynter, the four-year
old daughter of Mr.and Mrs.Perry
Poynter, was burned to death at
Cotter one day last week. Her
clothing caught tire from some
matches which she was playing
with, and she was so badly burned
that death resulted in a few hours.
HINEMAN NOT A CANDIDATE
Hon. John H. llineman, of Ar
kadelphia, who has been urged to
enter the race for governor against
Donnghe.v, has announced that he
will not be a candidate.
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