Tiie Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, May 20, 1015
Vol. 15, No. 7
' HEAVY VOTE CAST
IN SCHOOL FLECTION
C M. Edwards and F. C. Hoyt
Re-Elected Diretors and
Seven Mill Tax Voted.
The scool election last Sat
urdT% was one of the most
closely contested ever held in
the Newark District, and re
sulted in the re-election of C.
M. Edwards and F. C. Hoyt,
the present president and sec
retary of the board, who have
have faithfuly served the best
interest of the school for a
number of years. A hard
fight wa mad on Mr. Edwards
wards and Mr. Hoyt by par
ties who attempted to inject
church prejudices into the mat
ter in an effort to de
le; t them. Both these gentle
men have been useful and val
uable members of the school
board, and the vote received
by them shows that the
people appeciate the good
work done by them for the
ad ancement and upbuilding
of the school.
A seven mill tax was voted
an 1 county superintendency
ca: id by a goouxtwoeosnoiSyh
and county uniformity carried
by good majorities,
following is the vote
C. M. Edwards..115
F C. Hoyt.141
B. A. Magness.105
G. W. Price.90
A? linst Uniformity.15
Fo * Superintendency.01
Against Superintendency. .25
Fo ' 7 Mill tax.1 K4
Fo-* 5 Mill Tax.6
For two mill tax. . *..1
Total Vote Cast.241
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BATESVILLE DIRECTORS
In the school election at
Batesville last Saturday I)r. J.
H. Kennerly and G. E. Hogan
were elected directors. A sev
en mill tax was voted and
county superintendency car
ried 217 to 77.
LIVED IN COUNTY
SIXTY-FOUR YEARS
Editor Journal:—I have
[been reading the letters with
interest from te old settlers of
i this county, and as you wish
|to hear from all of them I
thought I would write a few
words as to how long 1 have
lived here.
I was born in Franklin coun
ity, Tenn., in the year 1845. At
the age of two years I came to
I Cape Girardean. Mo., where 1
resided for four years. Then
in the fall of 1851 moved to
|this county where I have re
sided continuously. We land
ed on Dota Creek at Dripping
Springs., where we stopped for
a few days, until father could
purchase a home.
After lookig around several
[days, we bought a home ll/>
miles east of Sulphur Rock^ind
lived at Sulphur Rock tour
years. The first school I at
tended was at Sulphur Rock,
in the Methodistchurch.which
was a log house. Jeff Massey
was teaching at that time. We
then moved and settled 1 [A
miles east of Cord and lived
there until Feb. 1, 1866. I
was married to Jas. T. Reave <
and moved one mile southwest
of Cord and resided there un
til Sept. 10, 1914, when we
moved to IV>iesville where i
still reside.
1 am the mother of thirteen
children, nine of which are
still living. My companion
and four children have been
called away but I shall soon
join them on the other shore.
Mrs. Lou Reaves.
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MRS. FORD DEAD
Mrs. J. H. Ford died at her
home at Magness last Satur
day, after an illness of some
time.
Mrs. Ford was 63 years old
and is sun ivied by her hus
band and several children.
The remains were buried
Sunday at Macedonia, Rev G.
L. Fink conducting funeral
services.
‘ First National Bank
Newark, Ark.
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,500
C. M. EDWARDS, Pres.
G. M. FIELDS. V. Pres.
E. B. CHESSER, Cashier
THIS BANK
<s ORGANIZED
UNDER AND
CON TROWELED by
LAWS
ENACT^vEB
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN
TO SAVE THEIR DIMES
And Then
TO SAVE THEID DOLLARS
Thus for the
Financial School of Life
They Matriculate as Scholars
SMALL SAVING ACCOUNTS
WELCOMED HERE
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AT I ON AL CAFJT (5L vy as h i n gtom.a -q ,
BUY BANK MONEY ORDERS
When sending money to distant points. The orders are payable
anywhere and are ABSOLUTELY SAFE.
FOR EXAMPLE
Amounts up to $5.00. cost. ..3 cents
Amounts of $.1.00 to $30.00,.cost ..1 cents
Amounts of $:50.00 to $75.00, cost..10 cents
Amounts of $75.00 to $100.00, cost_15 cents
OLDFIELD STANDS
HIGH IN CONGRESS
Newspapers of District Praise
Record Made in Congress
By Mr. Oldfield.
The Stone Gouty Record of
Mountain View hadthefollow
ing to say last week of Con
gressman Oldfield.
“Congr, r. a W A O'dlipld
was here 1 i c- first of lle > eek
shakng hands with old time
friends, on his first visit to our
county since the adjournment
of Congress. This Congression
al district is just now begin
ning to realize the worth of
Mr. Oldfield in the National
Congress, and in this matter
the district has been slower
than Congress, itselfi for Mr.
Oldfield has been four the the
chairman of the committee on
patents, one of the important
committees, but now eh stands
high on the Ways and Means
Committee, which is the high
est and most important com
mittee in the National law
making body, and puts him in
direct line to become the party
leader in Congress.
“Arkansas has been but
twice simularly honored prior
to Mr. Oldfields appointment.
J. K. Jones and Clifton R.
Breckinridge are the only
members of Congress from
Arkansas who ever climbed to
the present position occupied
by Mr. Oldfield.
“The Wilson administration
honors Mr. Oldfied, the dis
trict is proud of his record and
this is his immediate home sec
tion, and we are proud of him,
not only as a representative in
Congress, but as a representa
tive citizen, and livingexample
of the possibilities that await
the ambitious young Ameri
cans, who aims at the higher
things of life.”
Commenting on the above,
the Walnut Ridge Blade says:
“The above from the Stone
County Record, is an able
statement f the sterling worth
and abiliy of our Congressman
W. A. Oldfield. We are
sometimes prone to overlook
the strong features of our
home people because we grow
used to them and magnify the
virtures of some one further
away. This caused the state
ment “A prophet is not with
out honor save in his own
country.” Let’s put Oldfield
to the front agid make Arkan
sas first. Underwood of Ala
bama secured a place on the
Ways and Means Committee,
the most powerful committee
in Congress, and they kept
him there and he became the
strongest leader in the history
of our party.
“Champ Clark rose from
this same committee to the
Speakership of the Lower
House of Congress, and the
Ride predicts that with Old
fields retenetion in Congress
by the people of this district,
and the distinguished position
he now occupies that he will
bring back credit to Arkansas,
and will make the second con
gressional district famous.”
COMPRESS BURNS
Camden, May 18.—The cot
ton compress here owned by
M. A. Joy of Terrell, Texas,
valued at $30,000 was de
-TTHmul hr titt Simrhr.--'nriar'r
.'if.the blaze i- unknowii.—N;;
! insurance was carried. This
I is the third time t.hp compress
has been burned.
W. R. Armstrong of Poca
hontas was in town Monday.
E. W. Holman of St. Louis
was in town Monday on busi
ness.
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The Journal for Job Work.
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HIGH SCHOOL CLOSES
A SUCCESSFUL TERM
Appropriate Exercises Mark
Close of Good Years Work
For Newark High School
The Commencement exer
cises of the Newark High
S. hool wich were held at the
H-gh School Auditorium Fri
day night were attended by a
! p icked house.
The programb was well ren
(! red and those taking part
acquitted themselves very
creditably.
The past school year has been
the best in the history of the
sc hool, and many compliments
v ‘re paid to the teachers and i
p pils for their excellent work
during the past year. There!
were 72 high school students I
this year, the largest number j
in several years.
At the beginning of school
last Setember three medals
were offered, one to the pupil
in high school making the most
improvement during the term,
this medal was awarded to
Winfred Hall. One was of- j
fered to the pupil in the pub-!
lie school who made the most'
improvement and Miss Dollie ]
Carpenter, a student in the
seventh grade was awarded
the medal. Miss Ruth Hailey,
teacher of music in the High
School department offered a
medal to the pupil who made
the most improvement in mus- i
ic, Miss Bert Holderby was
awarded this medal.
Following are the names of
the High School students who
were neither absent or tardy I
during the term: Winfred Hall
Edith Lane, Clarence Mayhan. I
Merle Rodman, Holman Brown
Winnie Hearing, Lena Foster,
Horace Hoyt. They were
warded a certificate of honor.
Miss Lena Foster, a student in
the tenth grade has attended
school for the past four years
and has neither been absent
oc tardy during the entire four
years.
ANOTHER OLD CITIZEN
Editor Journal.—1 have been
r ading with much interest the
old settlers letters now being
published in your valuable pa
per and thought a few lines
from me might be of interest
to some of your many readers.
I was born in Marshall
c* unty Mississippi,Feb.12,1836
Moved to Tipton county Tenn
essee, when only seven years
o* age and resided there until
1 55; when I came to Arkan
s s landing in Independence
c unty on Dec. 15 of that year
0 i what is known as the Ren
McDoniel place in Dota town
ship where Tom McDoniel now
lives.
I hav been here all this time
except the four years 1 was in
the Confederate army, from
ld61 to 1865 My family was
Imre during this period.
I enlisted in Col. Bob. Shav
er’s regiment tlje 7 th Arkan
sas, and was in Capt. Dye’s
company which was company
E.
Was mustered out at Jack
sonport on the 5th day of June
1865.
On December 15 of this
| year I will have resided in the
it unty sixty years. I received
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Newark. F. M. Barnett.
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SCHOOL ELECTION
Newport. May 19.—At the
school election here Judge E.
L. Boyce ad P. H. Van Dyke
were re-elected as members
of the board. The seven mill
tax was voted almost unani
mously.
IF SUCH THERE BE,
GO MARK HIM WELL
Breathes there a man with
soul so dead, who never to
himself hath said “That Ed
itor has quite a head. I’m
glad I take his paper. He’s
got a raft of grit and sand, he
prints the news of all the land
he boost the country and
the town to beat the band and
that’s the proper caper. He
soaks the grafters in the neck,
he saves the Ship of State
from wreck, he’s jonnie on the ;
spot, by heck, when things1
are in a jumble He writes
the ads that bring the dough, j
he chases all our gloom and
woe, he tells us all we want to
know—and yet he is quite
bumble. He never gets a bit
stuck up, he’s worked since j
Hector was a pup to earn his \
daily bite and sup and have a 1
ilttle over. I know we owe!
him many flunks, so let us1
shame the other skunks and j
furnish him with kale in chunks |
wherewith to live in clover,”
—Exchange.
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SOCIETY PROGRAM
The Woman’s Missionary
Society will meet at the Metho
dist church, Tuesday, May 25.
The following program will be
rendered.
Bible Lesson John XVII: 1-19
Hymns 637 and 640.
Prayer.—Mrs. B. A. Baker.
Report of Superintendents
Report of Committees.
Reading.—Mrs. T. N. Rod
man.
Vocal Solo.—Mrs. Ruth Rat
ton.
Reading.—Mrs. E. R. Moore
Select Reading—Mrs. O. E.
Craig.
Duet.—Mrs. Jernigan and
Miss Fannie McDoniel.
Piano Solo.—Mrs. E.G.Mag
ness.
Remarks.—Rev. L. B. Hank
ins.
Will serve refreshments at
charge of 10 cents.
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SHOOTS NEIGHBOR
Pocahontas, May 19.—Will
Sells, farmer residing near
Foster, shot and seriously
wounded L. I). Brown, his
neighbor, yesterday afternoon.
Sells and his wife came here
and surrendered this morning.
Brown is not dangerosly hurt.
The shot entered his thigh.
Sells alleged Rrown grew
troublesome about some stock,
that Brown abused Mrs. Sells
and that he started trouble
that preeceeded the shooting.
FARMERS UNION TO
MEET IN LITTLE ROCK
Executive Committee Sends
Out Notice of State Meeting
To Be Held in August.
The executive committee of
the Arkansas Farmers’ Union
has sent out notices from state
headquarters in Little Rock
that the next state meeting
will be held at Little Rock, be
ginning the first Tusday in
August as provided in the
constution of the union. The
committee fixed the place of the
meeting. The meeting will
will continue until the busi
ness to come before it is dis
posed of.
The notice calls attention to
the fact that the meeting will
be just pior to the marketing
of the next cotton crop, and
asks that all locals who are in
terested in the plans of the
union for marketing cottn and
cotton seed send a
representative to sit as an ad
visory member. The expenses
of the representatives are to
be borne by the locals sending
them. The notice adds that
the committee desires as large
a representation as possible
because of the important ques
tions to be discussed.
Congressman W. S. Good
win, will addrss the meeting
on the rural credit system now
pending before Congress and
the plan of marketing farm
products now under consider
ation by Congress. Other
speakers will be present.
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PROGRAM
Following is the program of
the commencement execises of
the Sulphur Rock High School
which will take place Friday
at the city hall at that place:
Male Quartette.—Junita.
Invocation
Salutation.—Don Vaughan.
Class History,—Earle Kerr
Class Prophecy — Ollie
Bruce
(a) His Lullaby, (B) A lit
tle Pink Rose—-Marye Wright
The Beauty of Nature—
Julia Churchill
America, the Melting Pot of
Nations.—Willie Long.
Valedictory—Russell Good
rich.
Class Address. — Sidney
Pickens.
Presentation of Diplomas.
Announcement of Honors.
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REMEMBER!
I he old reliable when you are go
ing to buy furnishing for the home
or farm. We have everything you
need and at the right price too.
Look over this list and see what
you want then come in and let us
figure with you:
FURNITURE, SEWING n AC HINES,
BUCK STOVES, CARTS, BUGGIES,
SURRIES, WAGONS and AUTOS,
TENTS and AWNINGS, WAGON
— a tin r sTirrcrY? rr a r ^ rs s:
C. W. MAXFIELD CO.
Batesville, Ark.
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