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Newark, Ark
Local Cotton Crop is
1441 Bales Short
S. M. Bone, special cotton e
numerator for Independence
county, reports that there was
a total of 5,158 bales of cotton
ginned in h:is county prior to
December 1. 1915, as compar
ed with a iotal of 6,599 bales
ginned up to the same date last
year.
W. O. W. ELECT OFFICERS
A t th eir regul ar m eet in g T u e s
day night the Woodmen of the
World elected the following of
ficers for the ensuing year.
W. M, M&gness, ('. C.: R. C.
Freeze, A. L.; Lee Foster,bank
er; J H. Holderby, clerk; T. M.
Ration, escort; John D. Witt,
watchman; W. L. Hall, mana
ger; Dr. V. L. Pascoe and Dr.
A. A. Evans, camp physicians.
COMMISSIONER’S SALE
Notice is hereby given that
in pursuance of the authority
ami direction contained in the
decretal order of the Chancery
Court of Independence County,
Arkansas, made and entered on
the 8th day of Dec. 1915, a cer
tain cause (No. 592) thenpend
ing therein, between Newark
Lumber Co., complainants and
C. H. Hutchinson, et. al., defen
dants, the undersigned, as com
missione of said court, will of
fer for sale at public vendue, to
the highest bidder, at the front
door of the court house in the
city of Ratesville, Arkansas,
within the hours prescribed by
law for judicial sales, on
FRIDAY, JAN 7. 1916
The following real estate sit
uated in Independence county,
Arkansas, to-wit:
One acre in the Southeast
corner of the E >-_> of lot 3 of
the N. E. 1of Sec. 6, twp. 12.
N R. 4, West; and more parti
cularly discribed as follows:
Beginning at Southeast corner
of East half of lot 3 of North
east 1 \ of said Sec. 6. Twp. 12
North of R. 4 West; thence
North :;10 1-5 links; thence
West 316 1-5 links; thence
south 316 1-5 links; thence east
316 1-5 links to place of begin
ning, in said section township
and range, containing one acre
more or less.
Terms of Sale: On a credit of
three (3) months, the puchaser
being required to execute a note
with good security, bearing 10
per cent interest per annum,
from date of sale till paid, and
a lien being retained on the
premises so [ to secure the pay
ment of the purchase money
thereof.
Given under my hand, this
the 9th day of December 1915.
A. J. CRAIG,
Commissioner in Chancery.
Plan Farm Campaign
Farm Demonstrator J. E.Mc
Kell is arranging to inaugurate
a “Safe Farming” campaign in
Independence county about the
first of February.
A number of men from the
Agricultural Extension Depart
ment of the University and four
government experts from the
U. S. Department of Agrculture
will assist in the campaign.
A similiar campaign wascon
(1 ucted in this county about a
year ago, in which the farmers
were urged to diversify and live
at home, and splendid results
are shown in the enormouscrop
of food products grown in this
county the past season.
LOST OR STRAYED
One sorrel mare colt, one
year old last May; has small
white spot in forehead, and is
heavily built. Will pay reward
for information leading to her
re c o v e rv. C. M. ED W ARDS,
Newark, Arkansas.
For Independence
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Journal is authorized tc
announce the following candi
dates, subject to the Democra
tic Primary to be held in March
1916:
For Congressman—
W. A. OLDFIELD
A. G. GRAY
For Representative—
JAS. K. YORK
Z. T. GRIFFIN
L. F. (Fate) JOHNSON
For Sheriff—
NOAH HARRIS
LAWRENCE RUDDELL
T. F. SHELL
For Circuit Clerk—
R. F. ADAMS
GEO. L. BEVENS
For County Clerk—
E. R. HOOPER
For County Judge—
T. M. WALDRIP
S. C. KNIGHT
For Tax Assessor—
LESLIE LINDSEY
W. N. IIARDISTER
For Tax Collector—
BURT ARNOLD
S. I). LINDSEY
G. O. MAGNESS
For County Treasurer—
W. It. WESTBROOK
For Road Overseer—Mag ness
Township
T. R. WALDRIF
I. D. Picre,Newport, for holi
day goods.
R. H. Legget is down from
Moorefield today on business.
; Walter Magness of Little
Rock is spending a few days in
town with friends.
Geo. L. Bevens of Batesville,
candidate for circuit clerk, was
in town Wednesday.
('albert Rodman of Calico
Rock spent Tuesday night here
with I)r. T. N. Rodman.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ford of
Hickory Valley were the guests
of Mrs. Leone Magness Satur
day and Sunday.
Attorney and Mrs. S. C.
Knight have both been quite
sick for several days but are re
ported to be improving.
Mrs. Belle Morgan ofBishop,
Tex., will read The Journal a
year as a Christmas present
from Mrs. N. A. Speed of He
be r Springs.
If you are hankering to find
out a lot of things about your
self and your family history
that you never heard of before,
just announce for some office.
Just received at Price’s Book
store, Newport, a big stock of
the popular copyright books.
Some of the very best titlesthai
formerly sold for$1.35 to $1.5u
now 50c.
\V. R. Young, national bank
examiner for this district, was
here Monday making an exam
ination of the First National
Bank, which he found to be in
splendid condition.
Go to I. D. Price, Newport,
for toys of all kinds, doll cabs,
velocipedes, rocky horses,auto
mobiles, air guns, iron toys, tin
toys, wooden toys, fireworks,
dolls of all kinds and sizes, in
fact any and everything to suit
the juvenile fancy.
Rev. Jas. F. Jernigan and
family moved last week to his
new appointment, East Para
gould. Bro. Jernigan is an able
and faithful minister and we
regret to lose him and his esti
mable family. Their many
friends here wish them success.
—Imboden Journal.
Fink Bros, have sold the lot
and building now occupied by
their blacksimth shop to W. E.
Hall. Fink Bros, will probably
lease from Dr. J. I. Sturdivant
a lot on Main street just north
of their present location and
will erect a new building to
move their shop into.
I Miss Mayme Allen of New
port is spending the day in
town with friends. Miss Allen,
who is quite a talented young
musician, has recently come in
to state-wide prominence
through the introduction of her
song “Take Me To Arkansas,”
which has made a great hit and
become extremely popular
throughout the state. The song
was the subject of much favor
able comment when sung at the
Panama Exposition atSanFran
cisco recently by the 26 young
lady sponsors from Arkansas.
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Earle W. Hodges
Candidate For Governor
Don’t overlook the fact that
Earle W. Hodges, who is now a candidate
for Governor of Arkansas, was born in
Newark.
Many of the older citizens of this
community distinctly remember the old
fashioned log house which stood not far
from what is now the business oart of
town, in which Earle Hodges was born.
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high standing and his character as a man
and a citizen of Arkansas. It is well
known that he is strictly sober; rigidly
honest in all the relations of life; faithful
and capable in the performance of every
duty, without partiality but with due re
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