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NEWARK. INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, MARCH 16 1922
VOL. 21 NO. 48
POST OFFICE SAFE
CRACKED BY YFGGS
Jacksonport Robbers Get Only
%
$ls75 After Blowing Safe
at Post Office
- Yeggmen blew the safe at
the 'post office at Jacksonport
Monday night, but secured only i
$1.75.
The office is operated by |
postmaster Wm. Jarvis in con
nection with a small store, was I
was broken into through a win
dow. The yeggmen blew up
the postoffice safe dth the
aid of “soup,” whictrds used;
by hobo yeggmen, this “soup” !
being a liquid" reduced from
a stick of dynamite. Only;
$1.75 was found in the safe.!
No stamps were removed, these
having been taken home by
the postmaster. Some candy
was taken from the store.
FARMERS MAKE MONEY
Hogs, Cattle and Poultry Bring,
ing in Cash
Bald Knob, Mch. 14.—That
poultry pays was shown Mon
■ day when E. G. Crosby, of Lib
erty Valley, sold Goodwin &
Jean 113 of his winter layers
and received a check for $118.
50 for them.
Hogs are selling: for 7 cents
on foot and cattle are easily
picked up at 3 cents a pound
live weight, while the lowly
hen after a hard winter’s work
is grabbed up at 17 cents a
pound and yet we have henless
farms in the south.
The Bald Knob Fruit Grow
ers Association is working hard
t« rempdy this condition in the
Raid Knob territory, and hope
to ship several carloas of fry
< ’ ers to the eastern markets.'
WAGE WAR ON RATS
Pocahontas, Mch. 14.—Resi
dents of Pocahontas hope to
rid the town of rats. A fund
is being raised to pay the
schoolboys, who have agreed
to take the work in hand. The
city marshal will pay five cents
lor every rat killed.
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BANK CLOSES DOORS
Cotton Plant Bank Unable To
Collect Notes
Cotton Plant, Mch. 15.—On
orders of William R. Young,
national bank examiner for
Arkansas, the First National
Bank of Cotton Plant closed its
doors this morning. Young
has been going over the books
of the bank for the past two
weeks. The condition of the
bank, it is said, is due to inabili
ty to collect extensive outstand
ing notes. According to H.C.
Argo, president, and F. L. Max
well, cashier, it is possible that
the affairs oi the bank may be
satisfactorily adjusted, and the
institution opened again w-ith
in a short tme. The bank w*as
chartered in 1920 wdth a cap
italization of $50,000.
STEERS TOP MARKET
Pocahontas, Mch. 13—A
carload of Randolph county
steers topped the market in
St. Louis last Friday. The
steers were of the Black Angus
type and were raised and fed
by Hawkins Bros., of Eleven
point, this county. The price
brought was $8.60 per hundred
pounds, the top for that day.
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man with his
money in our Bank
does not fear fire
nor burglars.
It is not only downright carelessness to keep
money in your house, but it subjects you and your
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family to grave DANGER.
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Not only-may you lose it by fire, but burglars
nay break in and steal it. Burglars always “spot” the
louses where money is kept and they will stop at
tothing—even MURDER—to get it.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000.00
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KUKLUX KLAN
EXPOSED
Friday night, March 17, at
the High School Auditorium in
Newark, Rev. Ben. M. Bogard
of Little Rock, who has been a
member of the Ku Klux Klan,
will expose that Order to the
world, Ladies especially invit
ed, Lecture begins 7:30 p. m.
COUNTY CONTEST OF
THE RURAL SCHOOLS
Many Entries For Meeting at
Batesville Next Saturday
March 18th
The Caunty Literary and
Athletic Contest Association of
rural schools will meet at
Batesville, on Saturday morn
ing, March 18, beginning at
9 o’clock.
This, we hope, will prove
a big day for the rural schools
of the county. Special pre
paration has been made for a
good day at this meet, and it
is hoped that a large crowd
of people .both from the coun
try and city, will come out
and encourage these boys and
girls in their first attempt to
meet togeher in a contest as
sociation.
Many schools have already
sent in contestants in many
events, but yet some of the en
tries are from boys and girls
whose schools have closed.
This shows a willingness to
serve, and any boy or girl who
has entered under these condi
tions are to be commended for
their bravery and interest tak
en in the work.
All contestants are request
ed to meet at the High School
building at 9 O’clock. This
seems early but we have a big
day’s work before us and it
will necessitate an early begin
ing.
the athletics will De neict
at the fair ground begining at
one o’clock. We hoped to
make this occasion free to all
but there is some expense to
Ihe meet that has to be met.
The cups and medals are to
be paid for, so a small fee will
be collected at the fair ground
to help defray this expense.
No one, I am sure, will object
to contributing a small fee at
the gate o help take care of
the expense.
All children will be admitted
free, no charges at all for them
All contestant will be admitted
free -also.
The pupis are invited and
we especially invite sfll teach
ers to come and enter into the
spirit of this occasion.
G. M. WARD,
BEN HASSELL,
H. J. HARRIS,
W. T. JERNIGAN,
Committee
BERRY PICKERS WANTED
We want for the coming
strawberry crop, two thousand
pickers. Picking will start
about the middle of April. We
pay two and one half cents
(2y~i) per quart for picking.
Houses furnished to families.
Apply to Shippers Union, A.
M. Kittler, Pres. Judsonia,
Arkansas.
AL HART IS IN TOWN
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COL. V. Y. COOK IS
CALLED BY DEATH
Well Known Citizen Former
Commander U. C. V. is Vic
tim of Acute Indigestion
Col. Virgil Young Cook, aged
74, former grand commander
of the United Confederate
Veterans, died at his home at
Batesville at 12:30 p.m. Sun
day from an attack of acute
indigestion. Colonel Cook be
came ill Friday following the
partaking of a hearty meal.
Physicans were in constant at
tendence until his death, which
came suddenly. The deceased
was one of the wealthiest men
in this section of Arkansas,
having vast property interests
in Independence county. It is
said he leaves an estate valued
at half a million dollars. He
was one of the best known
Confederate veterans in the
South and took an active part
in the veterans’ organization.
Col. Cook owned 5,000 acres
of land in Oil Trough bottom,
valued at about $300,000.
Col. Cook was born in Boyd
ville, Kentucky, November 14,
1848. At the age of sixteen,
he enlisted in Gen. Nathan
Bedford Forrest’s cavalry and
served during the remainder
of the Civil war.
Several years after the war,
Coi. Cook moved to Independ
ence county, and resided on a
farm until twelve years ago,
when he moved to Batesville.
He was the owner of several
thousand acres af fine farm
land in the county, and owned
considerable real property in
Batesville. He was the wealthi
est man in his county at the
time of his death.
At the outbreak of the Span
ish-American war, Col. Cook
was appointed colonel of the
Second Arkansas Regiment
by Gov. Dan W. Jones. Al
though in the service through
out the war Col. Cook saw no
active service.
Col. Cook’s wife died sever
al years ago, and 18 months
ago he remarried. Surviving
him are his wife and three
daughters, Mrs. M. M. Ruther
ford and Mrs. John T. Morrow
of Batesville and Miss Varina
Cook of Oklahoma city, Okla.
INDICTED FOR MURDER
Schoolboy of 13 Charged Wit
Killing Playmate
Harrisburg, Mch. 10.—Ollie
Crowell, aged 13, son of J. H.
Crowell of Harrisburg, has
been indicted for first degree j
murder by the Poinsett county i
Grand Jury. He is alleged to
have fatally stabbed James
Gant, also about 13, during a
fight on the public school
campus here about a month
ago.
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The complaint is made in
many country towns like New
ark the churches are not pros
perous. One often sees a
church building which is a
pathetic picture of delapidation
and decay. In other communi
ties the rural church looks at
tractive, it is attended by good
sized congregations, and it is
evidently a force in the com
munity. What makes the dif
ference?
A leading cause of weak
and decaying churches, has
been the existence of compet
ing societies of different de
nominations. Where two to
four churches are trying to
live in a field where there is
room for but one strong orga
nization there must inevitab
ly be a failure to create a
helpful movement.
in some villages there is the
lack of lectures, agricultural
instruction or wholesome en
tertainments and athletic life.
Work of this kind is not the
primary function of the church.
But if no one else is attending
to these needs, the country
church may w'ell step in and
fill the gap. Many such
churches have gaind a tremen
dous hold upon their communi
ty, because they provided the
leadership to furnish such facil
ities, wrhen no other organiza
tion or individual was doing
anything to fill the need.
A church ought never for
get that its first mission is
moral and spiritual. Its first ef
fort must be to persuade the
! people that there are other
things in the world than busi
ness success and that charac
ter is worth more than dollars.
It must set high ideals of per
sonality before the young peo
ple.
It must preach the simple
gospel of Jesus Christ, teach
in the people to emulate His
example and manifest his spirit
in their daily lives. When they
do that, they will give gener
ously of their time and effort
to civic causes and for the pro
motion of human welfare.
MURDER TRIAL TO
START TODAY
Man Charged With Murder in
Connection With Alicia
Robery on Trial
Walnut Ridge, Meh. 15.—
Orville Reese, indicted on two
charges for first degree mur
der, will be tried in the Law
rence Circuit Court of the East
ern district here tomorrow.
Some depositions were taken
in Kansas City last week. No
information as to the evidence
was obtained, but is presumed
to be relative to the character
of the defendant.
I he tragedy occrred on the
morning of November 1, last,
at Alicia, when a Buick auto
mobile containing four persons
drove up in front of the bank
and stopped. The driver, Wil
liam Upson, remained in the
car and the other three enter
ed the bank with the command,
“Hands up!” In the bank were
several customers, some in
front and some behind the
cashiers cage, those behind sit
ting around the stove near the
vault. Reese went behind the
cage to get the oney, and see
ing a man dart into the vault,
-commanded him to step out.
The man was S. S. Beavers, a
farmer and deputy sheriff.
Beavers replied with a revol
ver. The first shot was wild.
Reese then fired, and Beavers
fired again seriously wounding
Reese.
In the meantime the two
men started shooting in the
lobby , killing J. O. Light and
mortally wounding Rev. W. A.
Franks.
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FARMER KILLS SELf
Bauxite, Mch. 10.—Despond
ent over ill health, it is said,
Joe Smith, aged 49, shot him
self through the body at his
home here last night and died
a few minutes later. The
wound was near the heart.
Smith was a well known farm
er and timber man. He is sur
vived by his wife and several
children.
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