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Published In The famous Big Bottom Country, where Alfalfa Is king.
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Newark, independence County, Arkansas, Friday, October 13, 1905.
Vol. 5. No. 42.
HINDMAN ON TEMPERANCE
No Need to Prohibit the Exist
ence of Alcohol.
Believes, Hd^ever, in the Temperate
Use of All Things—the Tongue
as Well as Alcohol.
To The Newark Journal:
Rev. Martin says that he sees
that I failed to accept his challenge
on the following proposition: “Re
solved, That saloons stand for
good citizenship and the founda
tion of good character. “ Now the
above resolution is a thing of Rev.
Martin's own breeding. He fath
ered it, and I was not present at
the birth of it: and because the
thing was still-born he wants to
blame me for the accident just as
though I was concerned in his
family affairs.
Now he knows, as well as does
everybody else who have read my
essays on this matter, that 1 never
proposed to defend that proposi
tion, or that I ever intimated that
1 would do so. yet he makes the
misleading assertion that I “back
ed square down." Yet, God bless
his innocent soul, he wants no
mud in this matter, but casts the
/first hand full.
I don’t wish to accuse him of
littering any thing false, or that
he wishes to mislead those who
have not read my writings on this
subject, but he operates a bazzoo,
which from long usage, and some
what careless handling, has be
- come wonderfully out of order,
'v^yand being so, if it is not closely
Nyff^fTech it will utter things that
are false. And as to the balance
of Mr. Martin's article in The
Journal of the <>th, inst., it is just
a rambling denial, without proof,
of my essay in the former issue
of the paper, and not worthy of
notice. 1 believe that lie is a
straight forward man (hut look
-out for his bazzoo) and would like
to learn something, so that he may
keep abreast of the issue. Some
people know no more of the laws
of nature, outside of their own
animal propensities, than a dog is
supposed to know of the constitu
tion of the United States, and as a
general thing it is like throwing
pearls to swine to try to learn
them anything.
It is said that here some time
ago, say within about five thous
and years, that the origi
nal Prohi was expelled from the
realms of bliss, and if this was the
case, it must have been for some
of his “viceroyar’ tricks. Proba
bly he fell out with the Creator
because the latter would insist on
creating alcohol. Now the word
“alcohol” is to the average Prohi
what a red shawl is to a bull, it
raises their ire. They begin to
paw the ground and to twist
tilings. Some of the prohi divines
have threshed the old Theological
straw so often and so long that it
was failing to pay, so they thought
best to tirxl a new issue to prolong
the time in which bread and butter
might be forthcoming.
Now for a few words for tem
perance. All right-minded men
and women are for the temperate
use of all things. And believe
that the Creator created all things
for a noble anil good purpose and
that they should be used accord
ingly. All things should be used
for the purpose for which it seems
they were intended. The Creator
has created alcohol in vast quanti
1 ties. He has permitted man to
use it, and to manufacture it, ever
| since the dawn of history. It ap
, pears, however, that some people
' would have us believe that the
Almighty done a mighty wrong
thing when He made alcohol, and
is acting the fool in not letting
them have full control of it. It is
conceded that mankind has prog
ressed in science and civilization
up through all the ages, and mark
ye, alcohol has been his constant
companion. Take it from him and
he deteriorates,as witness those na
tions who cannot get it. I think
that it is generally conceded that
j our nation has deteriorated in
physical ability since the civil
war. That is to say, that an army
i could not be raised now of as
stout and rugged men as camped
with Washington on the plains of
Valley Forge or of the men who
followed the plumes of Grant and
(continued on cage S)
ANTI-TRUST SUIT SETTLED
Cost to the Hartford Fire Insurance
Company for Violating Anti
Trust Law $19,600.
Little Rock, October 9.—The
$225,000 anti trust suit brought
last week by Attorney-General
Robert L. Rogers and co-counsel
against the Hartford Fire Insur
ance Company was settled today
by the defendant going into court
and confessing judgment in the
sum of $9,000. dust before this
action, however, counsel for the
insurance company had filed its
answer in the case, raising the is
sue of the act being an alleged vio
lation of the Federal statute regu
lating interstate commerce. This
was an issue upon which the case
might have been taken to the Su
preme Court of the United States
had it been decided to carry the
litigation through the courts. The
company had already paid $10,400,
$200 was still due, and the judg
ment of $9,000 confessed today
makes a total of $19,600 which it
has cost the Hartford Insurance
Company in penalties for fighting
the anti-trust act.
HRS. SARAH SCOTT DEAD.
Mrs. Sarah Scott died at her
home a few miles north of town
Monday morning, after a short
illness from congestion of the
bowels.
Mrs. Scott was born in this
county February 20, 1839. She
had been a consistent member ol
the Methodist church since the age
of 15, and was a noble Christian
woman. She is survived by six
children.
The funeral took place Tuesday
afternoon, the services being con
ducted by Revs. Newman and
Gibson, and the remains were in
terred at lilue Springs.
NICE HOME FOR SALE.
We have a comfortable five
room residence, with* half a bloct
of ground, (four lots) large new
barn, nice little orchard and vine'
yard, located just one block front
public school building, which wil
be sold at a bargain if taken a1
once. Chaig & Henderson.
TO SEE THE PRESIDENT.
—
The Iron Mountain route will
make special excursion rates tc
Little Rock on the occasion o
| President Roosevelt’s visit to that
1 city the 25th of October.
I. C. Nuckolls was in town Sat
urday en route home to Cord from
a business trip to St. Louis.
Mrs. W. II. Fausel arrived home
Sunday from Cushman where she
spent a few days last week visit
ing friends.
The new school building at Mag
ness has been completed. It is
perhaps the best frame building
in the county.
Miss Della Miller of Cushman
was in town Monday en route to
Oil Trough to spend a few days
visiting relatives.
.1. T. Sandlin was down from
Magness Saturday. He says their
new school building at that place
is an honor to the town.
Rev. J. L. Brown, accompanied
by his son and daughter, Willie
land Miss Myrtle, of Charlotte,
were trading in the city Monday.
Albert Malone of Tuckennan
and Miss Nancy Smith just north
of town were married last Sunday
evening, Squire B. F. Cash officiat
ing.
Louis Dobbins one of Sharp
county’s good citizens, was in
town the first of the week, and call
ed to order The Journal sent to
his son, J. L. Dobbins, of Myron.
Uncle Jim Nuckolls of Cord
died Monday from a prolonged ill
ness. The remains were buried
Tuesday at Hopewell with Mason
ic honors. He was about $2 years
old.
J. F. McCuistion of Klmo,coun
ty lecturer for the Farmers’ Uni
on spent Tuesday night in the
j city, en route home from Ruther
ford where he lectured Monday
night to an open session of the
Union. They have a good mem
bership at that place. He went
over to the colored school house
near Akron Tuesday night and or
ganized a colored Union with a
very good membership.
KILLED HIS FATHER.
Hot Springs, Oct. 1). A quar
rel of over a year's standing cul
minated tonight in the murder of
Dr. (i. H. Alexander by his son,
who goes by the name of .1. M.
Jamison. Dr. Alexander and his
daughter were waylaid in .James
town, a suburb, the assassin
emptying both barrels of a shot
gun into his breast, killing him in
stantly. The quarrel started
about a year ago when Dr. Alex
; ander, at the time believed to be
j on his death bed, refused to deed
| the son any property.
MADNESS MUSINGS.
Cotton picking getting lively.
(iifton Sturch still improving.
Houston Moore of Sulphur Rock
j was in town Monday.
Med Rutherford of Rutherford
| was in our city Wednesday.
Rev. James Best of Sulphur
Rock was in town Monday.
, Hon. T. J. Raney of Newark
■ was in town a few hours Monday.
, Rev. F. R. Noe of Weldon will
| preach J. A. Lewis’ wife's funer
:il the 5th Sunday in this month
(Oct.) at Oak Ridge.
Uncle Joe Turner of Moorefield
was in town Monday and Tues
day.
Jack Tucker and Geo. lvronmer
of Rosie were in our city Wednes
day.
James Lewis has opened a gro- j
eery and notion store at the old
stand of Ladd Lewis.
Mr. Maddox the saw mill man
from Calico Rock was in Magness
W ednesday on business.
Lee Seuberth of near Sulphur
Rock was in town Sunday. He I
was accompanied home by Aunt
Jane Wilson and Mrs. Linnie j
Way man.
Clint McGuire stopped in Mag
ness Wednesday on his way to his
farm in Oil Trough and said he:
was looking for some one who
knew something.
DEATH OF MRS. S. A. MOORE
Passed Away at Her Home in This
City Saturday Evening After
a Prolonged Illness.
Mrs. Eva A. Moore, wife of
Hon. S. A. Moore, died at the
family residence in this city Sat
urday evening about live o’clock,
after an illness of several weeks.
She was a most estimable Chris-1
tian lady and her death was a pro
found shock to her many friends, j
Mrs. Moore was a daughter of
Mr. and Mrs B. F. .Johnson of
Des Arc and the remains were
shipped to that place for burial.
The Woodmen escorted the re
mains to the depot, with the fol
lowing as pall bearers: F. C.
Hoyt, Prof. S. J. T. Wynn, (). F. ;
Craig, N. A. Speed, C. J. Mag-j
ness and W. C. Mims, and the pall
bearers accompanied the funeral
party as far as Newport to trans
fer the remains to the south-bound :
train. The funeral services and j
burial took place at Des Arc Mon- ■
day at 1<> a. m. and were conduct- j
ed by Rev. II. II. Patterson and
Rev. L. E. Hundley.
She leaves one child, a little son
aged four, and is survived also by
her father and mother, two |
brothers, B. B. and B. H. John
son, and two sisters, Mesdames .1.
U. Dunnavant and C. II. Plunk
ett.
A PROnHT SETTLEMENT.
To whom it may concern:
This is to certify that I held
policy No. 23104 in the Planters
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
of Little Rock. My barn, in
sured under the above policy, was
destroyed by fire on the Mth of
October and 1 am today, the 10th
of October, in receipt of a check
for $030, delivered to me by T. J.
Raney, agent for said company.
I consider that two days is a very
prompt settlement and recommend
the company to any one who de
sires prompt settlement in the
event of a loss.
Yours very truly,
R. C. Adams.
Notice.
Those knowing themselves in
debted to the estate ot Dr. J. T.
! Miller are respectfully notified to
make settlement by the tirst of
November, 1005, with J. H. Wil
son, my collector.
Very respectfully,
Mrs. Lkoka C. Mili.kr,
i Administratrix.
BIG MEETING OF FARMERS
Has Been Called l-or December
5th at Texarkana.
State Secretary Griffin Declares That
Demand For 11 Cent Cotton
Will be Adhered to.
Conway, Ark., Oct. 7.—State
Secretary Ben L. Gritlin of the
Farmers' Union for Arkansas has
issued an announcement that the
national meeting of the Farmers’
Union which was postponed from
September 7 on account of the
quarantine restrictions, has again
been called to meet in Texarkanx
December •> for the purpose of or
ganizing a national union.
When asked what steps the na
tional union would take on the
question of holding cotton Secre
tary Gridin replied that the pres
ent demands would be reiterated
and carried into effect as much as
possible, demanding 11 cents per
pound as a minimum price for cot
ton. He further stated that the
Farmers’ Union realizes forcibly
that the present crop could not be
controlled as a whole, for the rea
son that contracts which demand a.
considerable fall delivery of the
staple must be met or repudiate
contracts, which the Farmers’
Union is positively against.
“The union is inculcating the
lesson of honest payment of hon
est debts, therefore it realizes ful
ly that until something can be
done to alleviate the present con
tract system we are at the mercy
of the speculators,” said Secreta
ry Gritlin. “The Farmers’ Union
believes that the present system
can be changed to the benefit of
the farming class of people. At.
the Texarkana convention there
will be a representative gathering,
the delegates representing over
300,000 membership in the South
ern states. The organization is
growing rapidly and is accom
plishing much in a business way.”
WILL NOT REVOKE LICENSE.
Auditor A. E. Moore, who is
insurance commissioner for Ark
ansas, has been asked by C. H.
Venner of New York to revoke
the privilege of the New York:
Life Insurance Company of doing
business in this state unless Presi
dent McCall and Vice President
Perkins tender their resignations.
Auditor Moore stated yesterday
that he would not comply with the
request of Mr. Venner because the
company is yet solvent and there
appears to be no danger to the pol
icy holders as a result of the dis
closures recently made by the in
surance investigations. It is said
that both Nebraska and Nevada
have suspended temporarily the
right of the company to do busi
ness in those states. Arkansas
Gazette.
SCHOOL FURNITURE.
School directors are reminded
that Craig & Henderson of New
ark still handle school furniture
and apparatus of all kinds, and are
prepared to sell first-class goods at
low prices. If you expect to buy
anything in their line see or write
to them and you will have prompt
! attention.
R. M. Galloway wants your
chickens, eggs and butter and wilt
pay highest market price.
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