The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous Big Bottom Country. Where Alfalfa Is king.
$1 Per Annum.
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, May 12, 1905.
Vo!. 5. No. 20.
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WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE
i.ist of the General Laws of Im
portance lessee! by Recent
General Assembly.
When the Thirty-fifth general
assembly adjourned last week
there were on file in secretary of
state's office the copies of 235
acts ohthe assembly. There were
delivered the same day the copies
of 11 ♦» additional acts, making a
total of 351 bills parsed by the leg
islature. The greater portion of
these bills, however, are of a local
character.
Following i> a li*t of all the gen
eral laws of any consequence that
were passed, and also a list of the
local laws affecting Independence
county.
First. the King-1 >av is-Logan
anti-trust law, the most important
sections of which were published
in The Journal at the time of its
passage.
To amend the game law by pro
viding that rabbits may be ship
ped in bunches or open crates at
all times, open to inspection.
To amend section 3*U,\ of Kir
by's Digest so as to prohibit the
sale of all game except bear, rab
bits, squirrels, raccoons and op
possums.
To extend the time for the as
sessing of taxes on all cotton on
hand dune 1, 1305, until Septem
ber 1.
To make ten Ho^rs a legal day'*
\ work for all laborers in saw and
nlainiiur mills.
To repeal the law providing for
the publication of delinquent per
sonal tax list.
' To provide that the execution of
criminals convieted of capital of
fenses shall be in counties where
crime is committed, and not where
convictions may be bad on change
% of venue.
To make it unlawful for any
corporation, company, firm or
person to issue, sell, give or de
liver to any person in payment of
wages due for labor, any script,
token, draft or any other evidence
of indebtedness payable or re
deemable otherwise than in lawful
money.
To protect shippers of merchan
dise over railroads and other com
mon carriers, to require compan
ies to settle promptly for goods
damaged in transit.
To make timber personal prop
erty for taxation when sold sep
arate* from land.
To provide for assessment of all
rolling stock or private ears used
by railroad companies in this state
and belonging to other companies.
To prohibit non-residents from
trading hoses in the state and ped
dling.
To regulate mutual fire insur
ance, companies, the Haney bill.
To establish a reform school for
juvenile penitentiary convicts.
To declare first Saturday in
March Arbor Day.
To amend section 0040 of Kir
by's Digest to require railroads to
pay discharged employes at once
upon discharge.
To prohibit blacklisting of em
ployes.
To authorize appointing of his
tory commission appropriating
$1,000. (Passed over governor’s
veto.)
To extend powers of cities of
second class to prohibit building
of barns and outhouses on fronts !
of lots on residence streets.
To appropriate $5,000 for coun
sel to assist in prosecuting the an
ti-trust law.
To appropriate $25,000 to pro
mote the efficiency of the Arkan
sas State Guard.
To reorganize state penitentiary
board, abolishing financial agent,
requiring receipts to be paid into
state treasury anti creating office
of secretary.
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To permit any school district in
the state to borrow money for
building purposes and mortgage
property of district.
To reduce rate of taxation for
general purposes.
To make circuses, etc., perform
all conditions represented.
LOCAL MEASi; KKS.
The local laws affecting only
this county are as ‘follows:
.Making Black River a lawful
fence. (By Mr. Raney.)
Establishing three additional
fencing districts, to be known as
numbers 4, 5 and six. and amend
ing laws governing fencing die
trict No. 1. (By Senator Hinkle.)
Making White river a lawful
fence between Stone and Indepen
dence counties. (Hinkle.)
Providing for the election of
road overseers. (By Mr. Raney.)
To provide that circuit court
-'hall meet the eighth Monday af
ter the fourth Monday in August,
and the eleventh Monday after the
third Monday in .January. (By
Senator Hinkle.)
Increasing the salary of county
judge from $600 to $S0<> per year.
(By Senator Hinkle)
Abolishing the office of county
road commissioner. (By Mr.
Coleman.)
Senator Hinkle only missed a
few days or the term. Mr. Cole
man only.missed one day, on ac
count of a late train, and Mr. Ran
ey was one of the very few mem
bers who did not miss a day.
YOUNG TlAN KILLED.
John Pearce, a young man 19
years and who lives in Washing
ton township, was instantly killed
Saturday evening near Batesville.
The Bee says that the young man
in company with Charlie Webster
and Bonas Brown, was on his way
home from Batesville. lie was
riding a young nude and some dis
tance beyond Ruddell’s mill the
mule became frightened and ran
into the-"oods. ()ne of the stir
rup leathers broke and threw
young Pearce considerably to one
side, and while in that position his
head struck a tree. The contact
was so great that he was instantly
killed.
HE WALKED BACK
“Pat, what makes you so short
and stumpy'”' asked a friend.
“Oh, and dot's the effect of a
suddint sthop ()i vonct had," re
plied Pat.
“And how was that Patf”
“()i rode up in a balloon \ once,
and ()i walked back, begorra. “
RUDOLPH HANGED.
Bill Rudolph, the noted bank
robber and murderer was hanged
at Union, Mo., Monday morning
at ten o'clock, from the same
scaffold upon which his youthful
companion, George Collins, for
feited his life a little more than a
year ago.
See Benton's latest offer.
Claude Parker of Cotter is
* I tending a few days in the city
with friends.
Dr. Stover, dentist, will be in
Newark one week, commencing
Monday May 15.
Mrs. X. J. Mayhan and MrsW.
F. Adams spent Tuesday visiting
relatives at Newport.
11. M. Jones of Judsonia spent
Tuesday in town the guest of Dr.
\Y. P. Lawton and family.
When people want comfort,
style and durability in a shoe they
go to Moor.- Bros. iX Co's.
Prof. W. X. Lewis and brother,
Thomas, of Magness, were looking
after business in town Monday.
We sell you a 75-cent. straw hat
for 50 cents or a Si.25 hat for
Sl.no. Fred D. Whiting & Co.
The Misses Travis and Miss
Bessie Martin from near Magness
were shopping in town Tuesday.
W. D. Jackson came up from
Des Arc yesterday morning to
spend a few days with old friends
and relatives.
Allen Gossett was down from
Sulphur llock a few days ago, and
while in town called to subscribe
for The Journal.
Edgar Mills left Thursday night
for his home at Morrilton, after a
pleasant visit here with his uncle,
-I. X. Tomlinson.
J. T. Cash of White River
township was looking after busi
ness in town Tuesday and called
to renew for The Journal.
Parties desiring photographs of
the balloon ascension should call
at once, before they are all gone.
W. E. Benton, photographer.
,1. I. Sturdivant arrived home
Sunday afternoon from Hot
Springs, where he attended the
Arkansas Travelers' convention.
The readers of The Journal will
find some interesting reading in
Sink A Martin's announcement on
the fourth page of today’s paper
Mack Black and Miss E-sie
Sisk were married Sunday after
noon at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Arnold, Squire J. T.
Tharp officiating.
For Sale One five room one
story house, one live room two
story house and one eight-room
two-story lib use, a good well,
smoke house, and barn and one
acre of land with each house.
North of school building. Would
sell one or two of them. I also
! have other real estate bargains in
Newark property. If you want
to buy tlo not fail to see me. T.
J. Raney.
J. J. Cummins, the aeronaut
who was billed for a balloon as
cension here last Saturday, failed
to arrive Saturday, but came in
Monday and made the ascension.
The start was made from near the
gin, and when at a height of about
i ;;,(too feet In* leaped from the bal
loon with a parachute and alighted
■ in the north edge of town. Quite
a number of people were in town
to witness the feat, and Photogra
pher Benton got a good picture of
part of the crowd and the balloon
just as it was leaving the ground.
Kditor Burgess of the Cave City
Progress passed through town
Wednesday, on route home from
a visit to Salem, and while in town
favored The Journal with a pleas
ant call.
The application for bail for Ld
Sheley, who is charged with the
murder of Dota Hudson, was
heard by Judge Fulkerson at
Batesville Tuesday, and the young
man was admitted to bail in the
sum of $1,500. The bond was ar
ranged by young Sheley*s father,
and he has been released.
NO DOUBT OF HIS DEATH.
Perryville, May s. —For some
time rumors have been in circula
tion here to the effect that Dr. K.
G. Lightle is not dead, that it is
all a mistake about his death at
Searcy in January from pneumon
ia, and that he is alive in Califor
nia.
In order to set the rumors at
rest the grave of l)r. Lightle here
was opened at the earnest request
of the citizens Saturday and was
found to contain Lightle\s body,
it being identified by several who
knew him.
.MAGNESS MUSINGS.
Plenty of rain.
Farmers looking blue
W. D. Magness made a busi
ness trip to Batesville Monday.
Mrs. .Tub, SlieTey'is confined to
her room this week with neural
gia.
deo. Seuberth and family visit
j ed B. B. Owens and family Sun
day.
\V. B. Tomlinson is able to be
out again after several days’ sick
ness.
T. M. Wald rip will soon have
completed one of the nicest houses
| in Magness.
I Bud Sisk and Chas. Magness
i made a business trip to Calico
! Bock last week.
i Magness can’t be beat for ped
j dlers -one for every street that
leads out of town.
Mrs. d. M. Hoover and Mrs. J.
K. Rawlings of Sulphur Rock
are visiting in Magness this week.
Mrs. Lizzie Vaughan and son,
Hugh, of Sulphur Rock were trad
ing in Magness one day this week.
1’nele Hugh Wright, and daugh
ter, Mrs. dritlin, of Sulphur
Rock were in town one day thi>
week.
W. A, Rutherford is having a
nice, house built above town. We
understand he will have several
more put up this summer.
Will Hartslield who has the con
tract to rebuild <) ik Grove church
| began the work Monday. He
. will try to have it ready by the
1st Sunday in ,1 une.
Let every body attend the
school election the third Saturday
| in this month. There is some
: very important business to come
before the meeting.
1 >r. Frank dray of dreenway,
one of the graduates from the
Memphis Medical College this
spring, passed through here Tues
day on his way to Cave City tc
visit his parents.
An ls-year-old negro boy 11am
ed Turner had both feet cut of
by a freight train at Tuckermar
Sunday afternoon.
LAW MAKER IS NOW IN JAIL
Representative C. B. Andrews of
Nevada County Arrested on
Charge of Bribery.
Report* from Little Rock yes
| ten lay state that I Ion. C. 15. An
drews, representative of Nevada
I county in tie* last general assem
bly, lias been arrested and lodged
in the Pulaski county jail on the
charge of having received a bribes
and offered a bribe in connection
with legislation on the Ki Hough
bill.
He was arrested at his home in
Prescott by Constable E. S. Jones
of Little Rock, upon affidavits
sworn out by Prosecuting Attor
ney Rlioton before .Justice 1).
Meisner, on May 5, and taken at
once to Little Rock, where he was
formally committed to jail for
three days, at the end of which
time a preliminary examination
will be given him before Justice
Meisner, unless it should be de
cided to hold it sooner, lie has
not yet given bond, which has
been placed at $1,000 in each
case.
The information upon which the
warrants were based was furnish
ed the prosecuting attorney by
Representative R. E. Simpton, of
Hempstead county, who alleges
that on April 10 Andrews offered!
Representative Simpson $50 for
(lus vote on the Killough Levee
bill, and that he (Andrews) accept
ed a bribe of $100 for his vote on
| the same measure. Andrews de
nies the charge in most emphatic
terms, and says he will spend ev
ery cent he has or can borrow to
establish his innocence.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES.
John Sims of Sharp was in town
Sat unlay.
K. K. McHenry of Newark was
in town 'Tuesday.
Gibson is still .making pictures
at the same old stand.
Nuck Moore of Newark spent
Sunday night in town.
A ballon was seen in the air east,
of town Monday evening.
Mrs. Angie Wilson has been
very sick for several days.
Paul Kiler of Pine Bluff was im
town Saturday and Sunday.
Kobt, Waddell of the HatesviHe
Guard was in town Saturday.
W. ,1. Lenehan of the Big creek:
I settlement moved to town Monday.
The Rice Mercantile Company
bought f>0 bales of cotton Tuesday.
Dr. ,1. 11. Hall of Cotter spent
Sunday and Sunday night in our
| city.
Logan Saylors of Newark mado
his regular visit to Sulphur Rock
; Sunday.
W. V. Gibbs will take charge of
the railroad station here, as agent,
in a few days.
Misse* Sue Braden and Ola dor
nigan went to Batesville Tuesday
to spend the week.
Mrs. Lizzie Churchell and Miss
Geneviu Lane of Charlotte spent
Monday in our city with friends.
Mi>s Time Hogan of Magness
visited her sister, Mrs. Dan Moore,
1101*0 Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs.Charles Mosby and children
of Batesville, spent a few days
t here last week, visiting the lady’s
I parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Knox.