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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 1920
VOL. 20 NO. 12
RANDOLPH COUNTY
MAN KILLS SELF
Well Known Farmer ' Blows
Head Off With Shot Gun
Near Biggers
Pocahontas, June 21.—Uncle
Chess Biggers, 70 years old, a
member of one of the most
prominent families of Randol
ph county, committed suicide
by blowing his head off with
a shotgun late* Friday, four
miles north of Pocahontas in
the neighborho d known as
Biggers creek.
Mr. Biggers. was ’. ’ell off fi
nancially, and owned consid
erable property. It is believed
that the cares of age and ill
health had affected his mind,
as he had threatened more
than once to take his life. He
slipped a shotgun from his
home Friday and went to the
field. He tied a string to tne
trigger and placed himself in
such a position in front of the
gun that when he pulled the
string the entire load struck
him in the face. He was i man
of family.
A singular fate seems to
have overtaken the Riggers
family. His nephew, R. F.
Biggers, one of the wealthiest
men of Randolph county,
about three years ago, wa shot
and killed by his son, George,
Biggers, who then shot and
killed himself. Only a short
time before this, another neph
ew, and brother of Frank Rie
gers, was shot and killed while
acting as marshal of Walnut
Ridge, by Dock Driver, who
was convicted and hanged on
the charge of murder.
Harold Lloyd never fails to
produce a good laugh. See him
at the Royal every Saturday
night.
ALLEGED WHISKEY
PEDDLERS CAUGHT
BY SHERIFF HARRIS
Sheriff Noah Harris arrest
ed Sam Branscum and three
j other men for bootlegging
Thursday afternoon immedi
ately after the arrival of the
southbound passenger train at
Batesville. The sheriff had
been notified that the men
would arrive on the train and
' os on the lookout, and when
arrested they had guns and
1 knives concealed in their clo
ihing, but did not resist ar
| rest.
The men were placed in jail
to await trial. Seventy-two
I rails of whiskey were found
. ar the railroad station
here it had been concealed
i the weeds.
FIND STILL NEAR CALICO
Calico Rock, June 21.—Rev
enue officers raided an illict
lien four miles irom Cali
co Rock, confiscating several
barrels cf mash and a quantity
i f rye. The worm and burner
had i'een hidden among the
many bluffs nearby. Sam
Branscum, Clint Branscum.
George Luster and Noel Mar
tin were arrested on charges
1 operating the still. They
were taken to Batesville and
jailed.
DAVIS-FINK
Steve Davis of Sulphur Rock
.aid Miss Mellie Fink of this
place were married at the
home of Rev. Marlar, near
Magness, Tuesday evening at
8 o’clock, Rev. Marlar officiat
big.
They are splendid young
people and The Journal hear
t ly joins their many friends in
extending congratulations and
sincere good wishes.
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Mi. and Mrs. Buford Hall
and baby daughter of St. Louis
are spending the week here
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W.
L. Hall.
Hugh Williamson of Moun
tain View, candidate for pros
ecuting attorney, was shaking
hands with the voters here
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Younger
of Mount Pleasant are spend
ing a few days in town the
guests of Dr. and Mrs. T. N.
Rodman.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Rogers
from near Newport, spent Sat
urday and Sunday here visiting
the lady’s parents, Rev. and
Mrs. E. A. Horn.
Norma Talmadge in “The
Way of a Woman” will be the
attraction at the Royal on
Tuesday, June 29. It’s a treat
you cannot afford to miss.
Miss Lucy Bevens who has
a good position in Little Rock
is spending a few days with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
L. Bevens, near Magness.
Miss Veima Pascoe has ac
cepted a position as stenogra
pher in the law office of Gus
tave Jones of Newport and will
go to Newport Friday to begin
work.
Prof. Sidney Pickens of
Batesville has gone to Fayette
ville where he will teach in the
University Summer School
which opened last Monday for
a six weeks term.
Norma Talmadge, the
world’s most popular movie
star, is coming to the Royal,
Tuesday, June 29, in one of her
most pleasing productions,
“The Way of a Woman.”
We have several desirable
pieces of good property in and
around Newark for sale at bar
gain prices. If you are inter
ested in buying property of any
kind, see us. E. G. Magness &
Co.
Mrs. J. C. Goldsberry and
children arrived Tuesday from
Marysville, Mo., and will make
their home here, Mr. Golds
berry having recently been ap
pointed agent for the Missouri
Pacific at this place.
Tuition for telegraphy in
Springfield Business College
will advance August 1 from
$75 the present price to $100.
Young men expecting to enter
this fall should purchase schol
arships before the advance.
Write J. A. Taylor for particu
lars.
H. T. Magness announces in
today’s paper as a candidate
iter road overseer of Big Bot
tom township. Mr. Magness is
one of the township’s best
citizens and is well qualified
in every way to make the town
ship a good road overseer. He
is a strong believer in good
roads and if elected will put
forth his best efforts to im
; prove the roads of the town
ship.
i One night last week a young
man from Sulphur Rock who
came down to the show, lost
la pocketbook containing $20
The pocketbook was lost on.the
street and the young man had
very faint hopes of ever seeing
his $20 again. However, he
had a little advertisement pub
lished in The Journal, and in
less than an hour after the
paper was out the lost pocket
book with the $20 was handed
to the editor who returned
them to the owner. The pock
etbook was found by D. T.
Claridy. Sure, it pays to ad
vertise.
GIVE ARKANSAS A CHANCE
Arkansas needs a chance!
The State is sick—sick and
tired cf the malady that is
slowly but surely sapping its
vitality and undermining its
strength.
It needs rest and a change
of diet to bring it around, and
if it don’t get them pretty soon
it will develop into some fatal
disease that will eventually
destroy it.
It has fallen into the hands
of political quack doctors who
have rather rejoiced over its
sad plight than exulted over
any effort they have made to
restore it to health and sound
ness.
The State is in debt and not
withstanding we pay a bienn
nial tax of fourteen million
dollars, the debt grows larger
as taxation climbs, and no hope
of better things is held out for
the future.
The thing for the people to
do in the August primary elec
tion is to change doctors and
clean out the political loafers
and parasites who hold out
around Little Rock and live
and fatten off the public.
Arkansas needs a chance
and her people need a re£
from the rings and cliques who
fatten off of our folly and lau
gh at our lack of wisdom in
failing to put men into office
who Mill tote fair.
There was never a time when
such an effort was being made
by a few men who live in Little
Rock to elect a governor as
now. It is necessary that they
elect him or their grip on the
State fails.
It is time for the people to
overthrow that kind of polit
ical domineering if they desire
to bring about a change for
the better in our State affairs.
It is time we were laying
some of our personal likes and
dislikes aside and vote for
Arkansas. We have done
enough for the political graft
ers.—Stephens News.
ADDITIONAL TRAIN ON
A new passenger train was
.put in commission on the north
end of the White River divi
sion Sunday. The train will
from Joplin to Hollister, the
summer resort on LakeTaney
como. More tourists are com
ing into the Ozarks this year
than ever before. The Ozark
playground Association has
given that section much ad
vertising.
WITHDRAWS FROM
RACE FOR SHERIFF
To the Voters of Indepen
dence county:
I have withdrawn from the
race for -the nomination for
Sheriff of our County. I am
very s^rry that circumstances
has compelled me to do this.
My business, and the greater
part of my crop being late, on
account of the wet season, is
the cause of me not being able
to make the campaign that I
wish to make before the tenth
of August. I wish to thank all
of my friends for the interest
they had and was taking in my
candidacy, and especially all
those who worked so faithfully
in my behalf. I am not doing
this for the interest of any can
didate, but leave the field
open to both of my oppenents
who have my best wishes.
Again thanking you, I re
main, *
Yours very truly,
C. C. TAYLOR.
Salado, Ark., June 21, 1920.
POWER DAM TO BE BUILT
Cotter, June 21—Cotter was
thrown into high spirits when
a telegram was received, an
nouncing that the president
had siged the general water
power bill. This means that
the big power dam, which is
proposed in the White river
probably will be constructed
by the Dixie Power Company.
It was reported at the adjourn
ment of Congress the bill had
been caught in a pocket veto.
W’alker V. Powell, president
of the Dixie Power Company,
spent several days in Cotter
last week. While he was here
a directors’ meeting was held
furthering the project. The
company has made application
for a permit to build the dam.
It is said that actual work will
start as soon as the permit is
granted.
FARMER ENDS LIFE
BY TAKING POISON
G. W. Huddleston White Coun
ty Farmer Gives No Reas
on For Rash Act
Bald Knob, June 22.—After
writing two letters, one to his
wife, G. W. Huddleston, 53
years old, a farmer living
about seven miles west of Bald
Knob, ended his life by drink
ing the contents of a bottle of
carbolic acid, about 8 o’clock
Monday morning.
The cause of the suicide is
net known. In one of the let
ters Huddleston exonerates his
wife and said that he had been
contemplating killing himself
for some time.
He went to work in the field
with some farm hands Monday
morning, and shortly after
wards returned to the house.
Later the farm hands were at
tracted by groans coming from
the direction of the barn. They
found Huddleston in an uncon
scious condition and an empty
bottle which had contained
carbolic acid lying near.
LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN
One black horse, weight
about 1200 pounds; blind in
right eye; two white feet and
small white spot in forehead;
small bell on. Will pay $25
reward for recovery of same.
Bert Leonard, Batesville, Ark.
Lost — Between Batesville
and the Oil Trough ferry Fri
day June 11th, one new 30 x
> 1-2 (hippies Casing with tube
and rim for Maxwell car. Find
e» will receive reward by de
livering to Journal office.
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are made in 4 1-2 and 5 foot sizes, of the very best
materials, and each machine is carefully built and is
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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 inachine is more directly over the
axle, giving greater traction and increased cutting
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All gears are enclosed in a dust proof box, and
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Come in and let us show' you this machine, or if
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