The Newark Journal
Published In The famous Big bottom Country. Where Alfalfa Is king.
$1 Per Annum.
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, March 22, 1907.
Vol. 7. No. 13.
^SWiFTON SWEPT EY FIRE
Xight Business Houses Destroyed by
Fire Early Tuesday* Morning
Swifton, March 10.—Swifton
was visited by a destructive fire
oarly this morning, the losses on
which will aggregate $15,000 tc
117,000 with not more than $7,000
of insurance. The loss falls heavi
ly upon the eight merchants who
lost their stores and in most part
their entire stocks. One residence
was burned, that of C. C. Nichol
son.
The origin of the fire is un
known. The fire extended from
Atway’s store to Altman's, at the
end of the block and across the
street to the Nicholson corner.
The flames were first discovered
in the rear of Mrs.Julia Sandford’s
store.
C. C. Aicholson s store building,
valued at $700, insurance $350;
furniture and fixtures insured for
$150; warehouse at rear worth
$250, insurance $150; stock $5,000,
probably one tenth saved, insur
ance $3,000. Also his residence
loss, $500. insurance, $350.
F. P. and M. E. Altman, stock
valued at $7,000, saved $2,000
worth of good, insurance $2,000;
building worth $500, insurance
not known.
Peacock & Knight, stock valued
at $1,500, practically nothing
saved and no insurance. Building
owned by J. B. Coffin, stock of
merchandise and two buildings,
loss $1,200; insurance $200.
Driver & Henson, stock valued
at $1,000, with no insurance,
building owned by Mrs. Sandford,
together with her own, worth $700
no insurance. Mrs. Julia Sand
ford, stock valued at $300, insur
ance none.
W. T. Atway, stock $550, no
insurance, building owned by N.
D. Moon, valued at $500, no in
surance.
A NICE MOVIE FOR 5ALE
We have one of the nicest pieces
of residence property in Newark
for sale at a bargain. Two-story
■eight room house with good barn,
smokehouse and good well of wa
ter. An entire block goes with
the property including two small
houses which rent for $5 per
month each. Also tine garden and
young orchard. Buildings all
nearly new and well finished, paint
ed inside and out and papered
throughout. The houses would
cost what we ask for the property
to say nothing of the lots, barn,
fencing and other improvements.
Craig & Moore
ELECTION PROCLAMATION.
Notice is hereby given that
there will be an election held in
the Incorporated Town of New
ark, Arkansas, on Tuesday April
*2, 1907, for the purpose of electing
the following officers: One mayor,
one recorder, one treasurer, one
marshall and five aldermen.
Given under my hand as Mayor
fh this 6th day of March, 1907.
M. L. Arnold, Mayor.
LADIES.
We cordially invite you to call
and inspect the New Spring Styles
we are showing in dress goods,
silks, white goods, linens, em
broideries, laces, trimmings, col
lars, long gloves,corsets ar.d novel
ties. Barnett Bros. Mer. Co.
Batesville, Ark.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES.
Charlotte, March It*.—Mrs. J.
K. Rawlings, of Sulphur Rock,
; visited friends and relatives at
this place Saturday night and Sun
day.
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Jernigan
and family and Mrs. Mary Sor
rells spent Sunday at Dota.
Rev. J. L. Brown delivered an
j excellent sermon at this place Sun
day night.
i Owen Walden attended the
party at Sulphur Rock Saturday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Coleman, of
Cord, spent Sunday at this place.
Several from here attended
church at Center Grove Sunday.
Rev. Way man will preach at
this place next Sunday.
RESOLUTION OF RESPECT.
Whereas, in the wisdom and
providence of our allwise Creator
it has pleased Him to call from the
works of men our friend and
brother, Wesly Melton, therefore
be it resolved that Newark Local
Union No. SOI express its sincere
regret and sympathy, and that we
have lost a true member, his wife
and child a devoted husband and
father, liesolved further that a
copy of these resolutions be sent
to the bereaved family, a copy be
j sent to The Newark .Journal for
publication and a copy be spread
on the minutes of this local in
memory of the departed brother.
A. H. Saylors,
J. N. Black,
L. Ct. Foster.
Committee.
SHARP SIFTINGS.
Health is reasonably good in
this community.
Harry .Johnson made his regular
trip Sunday afternoon.
Prof. Tom Hardin who is teach
ing the school here failed to arrive
Monday.
Grandma Osborn, who has been
quite sick for some time, is report
ed a good deal better.
lv. 1). Self went to Charlotte
Monday to be with Hiram King
during the amputation of his leg,
which became necessary as the
result of his being trown by a
mule some time ago.
GOOD CITIZEN RETURNS
l)r. R. H. Hodges, for many
years one of the most prominent
citizens of Sulphur Rock, but
who, some few months ago, sold
out there and moved to Ozan,
I Hempstead county, has returned
j to again become a citizen of Jnde
dendence county and has located
in Newark, having formed a part
nership with Dr. C. W. Martin.
Mrs. Hodges and the children will
: arrive in a few days. Their many
| friends are glad to welcome them
! back to Independence county.
FARH ANIMALS IN ARKANSAS
The Bureau of Statistics of the
United States Department of Agri
culture has issued a report on the
number and value of farm animals,
in which the following figures are
given for the state of Arkansas:
Animals. Number. Price. Value.
Horses_278,761 $711 00 $20,304,966
Mules._ 206,944 93.00 19,270,625
Milk cows.. 400.000 17.50 7,000,000
OtlVr cattle 739,000 7.00 5,512,940
Sheep_ 295,740 2.02 597,986
Hogs.1,174.200 4.15 4,872,930
Total....3,094,645 .$27,559,447 |
JUDGE THARP TALKS
To The Newark Journal:
1 feel somewhat at a loss to at
tempt to answer your last article,
since you have exhausted your
ammunition for the hi}? gun and
beat a hasty retreat and strongly
intrenched your self behind your
impregnable fortification, the blue
pencil. But since you have laid
down the line which I must follow
or suffer your weapon, I will en
deavor to answer some of your
points at issue. You outline your
self as having attacked my official
conduct only. Now will you. please
refere to some of your former
publications along this line and
see just how much truth you ex
press when you enter this denial
of making an attack upon my pri
vate conduct? Although 1 do not
care anything about that point the
only tiling there is in the proposi
tion is this: I believe that since
you are responsible for the start
ing- of this uncalled for mud-sling
ing business and you thrust the
first personal part of it, and when
I, through justification, and upon
your deliance attempted to show
that you had not been a saint alto
gether since in Newark, then you
threated to use the blue pencil.
Why don’t you stand up and take
your share of the bleeching and if
you have enough tell the public so
and quit the game? You say I
have no moral backbone but you
will be compelled to admit I have
something in that line or else I
would not have had the courage to
go up against the editor of The
Journal. Now about the two sec
tions of Kirby’s Digest you call
the attention of the public to, will
say that I have had occasion to
refer to these very often and 1
emphatically deny that lhave vio
lated any part of either of these
sections and I defy you to prove
that I have.
JNow as to the oner or the $10
reward, will sa.y 1 can, if you de
mand, furnish you an affidavit by
the party who prepared the ar
ticle and asked you to publish
same, which you refused, and
further I can show by competent
parties that what this party did
and said was the cause of raids
being made on the blind tiger
dens, and that his conduct in gen
eral had a moral effect upon this
unlawful business, and further 1
can show that you told other
parties that you refused and would
not publish this man’s article.
Further than that if you don’t
think I can do this 1 will put on
deposit in either bank in this town
to pay the costs in a legal proceed
ing before a competent court
should 1 fail, if you will put up a
like sum to pay the costs in the
case should 1 succeed. I can use
this $10 to a good advantage
and if you do not keep more close
ly to your guard I will almost col
lect same.
Now, Mr. Editor I do not care
a continental for your criticism
and you can keep the same up as
long as your gall prompts you,
and what charges I have made
against you have been from cold
facts and could be easly backed up
by competent evidence if neces
sary. And if you had not resort
ed to your blue pencil 1 would
have given you an airing that
would hereafter have confined you
to the truth when you saw lit to
show up some citizen or an official.
Neither have I any apologies to of
fer you and do not ask you for
any. Jno. T. Thaki*.
3 KILLED IN MILL ACCIDENT
Green Forest, March lb.—Three
men were killed and six injured
by the bursting of a stone burr in
Stewart’s grist mill, located Id
miles northwest of this place yes
terday. The building was com
pletely wrecked.
The dead are: John D. Stewart,
Charles Carr and A. McElyea.
No particulars of the accident
have been received and the names
of the injured men are not known.
According to the reports of the
accident that have been received,
a corn burr jumped from its posi
tion and burst. Among the men
killed is a son of the owner of the
mill.
MAGNESS MUSINGS.
Magness, March 19.—Drum
mers seem to be getting as plenti
ful as black bird,—only been 1(1 in
town today.
Mrs. Dan Moore, of Sulphur
Rock, was in town yesterday.
Jack Tucker, of Rosie, was in
town today on business.
Deen Dudding, of Beebe, came
in today to visit friends.
B. C. Tubbs, went to Grubbs
Tueda.y on business.
Mrs. Minnie Tubbs is on the
puny list this week.
Health is very good at this writ
ing.
FARMERS UNI(J!y NOTICE.
The regular quarterly meeting
of the Independence County Union
K. E. & C. U. of A., will be held
with Oak Hill Union on Friday
| and Saturday, March ^9th and
! 30th. All local unions are request
ed to send delegates. The basis
of representation has been changed
and locals will be entitled to rep
resentation on the following basis:
One delagate at large and one dele
gate for every twenty members
or majority fraction thereof.
W. D. Bullington,
County Secretary-Treasurer.
MARRIED WOMAN ELOPES
Mrs. Will Benson eloped from
her home in this city on last Wed
nesday night, with a man by the
name of Owen, who claimed to be
a veterinary surgeon, from Wynne.
Mrs. Benson was raised at Harris
burg, this state, and has been a
woman of splended reputation
heretofore, She and Benson lived
together for IT years, and Mr.
Benson had never had cause to
supect his wife of any improper
conduct. She leaves one child, a
boy, about lb years old.
LEG AMPUTATED
Hiram King who lives in the
Walnut Grove neighborhood in
Black liiver township, had his leg
broken by being thrown by a
mule some time ago. Blood pois
on resulted, making it necessary
to amputate the leg, and Dr. R.
C. Dorr, of Batesville, went out
and performed the operation Mon
day.
A NEW ONE
The phrase “Skidoo” lias' been
put in the shade by another ex-!
pression: It is “now 37.” To
prove it take your pencil and print
in capital letters “Now 37,” turn
| your paper up side down and see
what you get. Don’t spell out the
37.
Farmers’ Union official receipt
books at The Journal office.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Happenings of the Week at the Hut*
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock. March 11).—Jas.
Ashley, who has been sick for
several days, is improving nicely
and will be able to be out again in.
a few days.
Mrs. Hattie Murphy resumed
her position at the telephone office
Monday, after being on the sick
list a week.
Mrs. .John Rawlings and chil
dren spent Saturday night and
Sunday at Charlotte the guest of
Mrs. Yates.
Grover Ashley spent several
days last week in Missouri looking*
after a railroad position.
J. F. Ward, of Catheytowu,
spent Monday night in our city
the guest of J. M. Hoover.
Dr. Henry Hodges, who moved
to Ozan a few months ago, was
on our streets Tuesday.
E. M. Gibson, of Magness,
passed through town Monday en
route to Batesville.
Charlie Wright went to Bates
ville Sunday and returned home
Tuesday morning.
W. S. Moore, the hotel man,
spent Sunday at Tuckerman with
his many friends.
These pretty warm days have
caused people to quit loating and
go to gardening.
The young people enjoyed a
party at Miss Lena Bullington's
Saturday night.
Warren Lawrence attended the
W. O. W. meeting at Charlotte
Friday night. "
John Lindsey spent the first of
the week at Newport looking after
his farm.
Oscar Owens closed a very suc
cessful school Friday at Ne\r
Hope.
Mr. and Mrs. Ki Wilson, of
Newark, were visiting here Sun
day.
Miss Sue Braden has accepted a.
position with O. L. Hoover & Co.
Circuit Clerk Cul. L. Pearce
was down from Batesville Sunday.
Dr. T. A. Bevens was on the*
sick list the first of the week.
John Gibson went to Newark
Tuesday on business.
Geo. Hawkins was up froi*.
Newark Saturday.
L. H. Pascoe was down from*
Bateville Sunday.
NOTICE TO TEACHERS.
Notice is hereby given that there
will be a public examination afc
Batesville, Ark., on Thursday am)
Friday, the 21st and 22nd days of
March, 1907, to ascertain the pro
fessional qualifications of all per
sons desiring to teach in the pub
lic schools of Arkansas within the
limits of Independenc county.
The examination will begin
promptly at 8:80 a. rn. and eac
applicant is requested to be prt
ent at that hour.
Given under my hand this the
25th day of February, 1907.
Sidnky Pickens,
Examiner.
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You can always get somethingr
good to eat at Galloway’s restau
rant. Meals 25 cents. Short or
ders at all hours. Also nice clean
beds and up-to-date accommoda—
dations.