The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous White River Country, Where Alfalfa is king
$ I Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, August 5, 1910
Vol. 10, No. 17
SHALL WE HELP THEM?
Some Pertinent Questions by J. L.
Brown on a Live Issue
We stand today facing a large
army of beggars. Gray haired
parents that have looked on the
manly forms of their boys that
grew up about them as pleasant
plants until the simron of death—
the whiskey curse—fell upon them,
under which they withered and
died; and nothing today remains
save the mounds of earth, the cold,
dishonored graces, to tell the
world that they have been.
Beside these parents stand a
group of women. They are wid
ows, sad-faced and broken-heart
ed. They were once happy wives.
They reigned as queens within
their homes. They leaned upon
the strong arm of a loving hus
band, and smiled upon a group of
rosy-faced children. Their homes
were Heaven in minature, until an
evil hour came, and the husband
became wedded to another—the
drink habit. Under it he stagger
ed; he fell; he perished. Today
these homeless widows stand with
feeble bodies and crushed spirits,
fighting us best they can to keep
the wolf of hunger outside their
doors. Some of them perhaps
have been forced to sell their vir
tue to buy bread for their starving
children. God in Heaven pity
them in their sad, sad plight!
Near these stand another group
of sad-eyed women women who
have traveled through great tribu
lations. Their fathers, their hus
bands and their sons have been en
tangled in the Devil’s fish-net, the
saloon, and for crimes committed
while crazed by drink, they are to
day toiling in disgrace behind
prison walls, while within them
rages an appetite, and over them
hangs a power stronger than death
and darker than the grave.
Back of these women stand an
ai my of children neglected—
cold hungry — growing u p in
r.igs, ignorance and vice. These
children are robbed by the saloon
traffic. W ith bloodless faces and
bony fingers they are looking and
reaching for help.
What shall we do? Shall we
help them, or shall we help the
Whiskey Demon to continue its
curse upon them ?
Shall we sanction the work of
the brewer and the distiller as they
ply their trade to curse our na
tion?
Shall we fellowship the saloon
man, while he runs his man-traps
to entangle and curse our boys and
wreck our homes?
Shall we fold our hands and
sleep, while this black - winged
vampire of hell sets upon the bos
om of our nation, fattening itself
upon the life blood sucked from
the quivering flesh of humanity ?
Shall we bow in submission be
fore King Alcohol, whose drink is
the tears of nations and whose mu
sic is the groans of death ?
Shall we sell him our honor for
his bloody tax money, or shall we
rise in the strength of our Christ
ian manhood and drive him from
our land?
I hear the army of gray haired
fathers and mothers pleading by
the graves of their sons for us to
send the demon away.
Broken hearted wives and fam
ished children are pleading to be
saved from its power.
Shall we heed them? Shall we
hear their cry ? Shall we grant
their request?
Yes! Yes! A thousand timesyes!
Let our answer go back
To them in reply.
As loud as the thunder
That peals from the sky;
As deep as the ocean,
As strong as the wave,
By prayer and by ballot,
We are coming to save.
,r. L. Brown.
NEW BUILDING GOING UP
Work Started on Two Story Brick
on Corner Front and Locust
The contract has been let to
Contractor Jack Herron of New
port for the erection of a modern
two-story brick building on the
site of the Galloway Hotel which
burned some time ago, and work
was commenced on the buildirg
Monday.
The building is to be 50x80 feet.
The upper story will be fitted up
with oflices in front and a lodge
room, banquet hall, cte., in the
rear. The building will cost $8,
000, and will be by far the best
building in town when completed.
The upper story will be owned
jointly by the Masons and the
Woodmen of the World. The low
er story will be owned by a cor
poration, organized a few days
ago and composed of the following
stockholder: G. M. Fields, H. M.
flohnson, T. J. Uanpy, T. 11.
Hearing, F. C. Hoyt, O. F. Craig
and L. M. Wilson. The corpora
tion will be known as the Newark
; Improvement Co., and its officers
are G. M. Fields president. T. H.
Hearing treasurer and O. F. Craig
secretary.
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think that Banks were made for the rich. If you
are one of the misinformed who have this idea, let
us again emphasize the fact that THIS IS A BANK
FOR ALL THE PEOPLE.
A deposit of $1 receives the same welcome and
the same courteous attention as a larger deposit,
for this reason: Many a deposit of $1 has grown in
to an account of $1000 or more, and made itself
worth while to us and the depositor.
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INDEPENDENCE SCHOOLS
Some Pacts and Figures Flrom
County Examiner’s Report
The following taken from the
county examiner’s report to the
state department of public instruc
tion, shows the general condition
of the schools in Independence
county.
Total number of districts 95; to
tal number reported, 94; total
number of white children, 8,870;
total number of colored children,
402; total number white and coloi
ed, 8,672; total number white
children enrolled 6,229: total num
ber colored children enrolled, 257;
total white and colored enrolled
8,486; average daily attendance,
white children, 3,799; average
daily attendance colored, 149; av
erage daily attendance, white and
colored, 3,928.
One hundred and thirty-one
teachers were employed, of which
127 were while and four colored.
Of the white teachers, 82 were
men and 45 were women.
Forty-four teachers held tirst
grade certificates, 53 held second
grade aud 32 held third grade.
First grade men received an av
erage of $52 per month, while first
grade women received $43 per
month.
Second grade men received $43
per month, while second grade
women received $40 per month.
Third grade men received $39
per month, while third grade
women received $38 per month.
The average length of term was
109 days.
There are 109 school buildings
in the county worth $68,050. Val
ue of furniture and apparatus,
$11,505. Total value of school
property, $79,555.
The total amount received for
school purposes last year from all
sources was $46,366.60. Amount
spent for schools, $43,867.18.
SCHOOL ENUMERATION
The recent enumeration of per
sons of scholastic age in the New
ark special school district shows
552 persons of school age within
the district.
This is an increase of 52 over
last year :und shows a healthy
growth in the population of New
ark.
Little Miss Annie May Magness
has been quite sick for several
days with congestion.
LAND CONGRESS PICNIC
Record Breaking Crowds in At
tendance Both Days
The Independence County Land
| Congress picnic held at Newark
Friday and Saturday was tin
greatest gathering of its kind evei
held in the county.
The crowd in attendance the first
day was estimated at three thous
and, and the attendance Saturday
was fully a thousand more than on
Friday,
The principal feature was the
excellent speeches, and the speak
ers were given good attention.
The speech making was opened
with a welcome address by Mayor
E. H. Williamson, lion. Sam M.
Casey of Batesville delivered an
address on “Modern Progress.”
He was followed by Congressman
W. A. Oldfield who spoke on im
portance of good roads and drain
age. Hon. S. A. Moore discussed
the importance of advertising the
resources of Arkansas, declaring
that Arkausas was one of the rich
states in the Union in natural re
sources and advantages and the
poorest advertised state in the
Union. Prof. L. L. Campbell of
Newport discussed ways and
means of making a greater and
better Arkansas, dealing in a plain
and practical manner with the
problems that confront the people
of the state. Geo. A. Cole of Fay
etteville, who is president of the
State Land Congress, president ol
the Fanners Union and president
of the Arkansas State Fair, three
organizations that are doing a great
work in the development of the
state, was the last speaker Friday
He discussed in an able and inter
esting manner the . relation of the
Farmers Union to the develop
ment of the state.
Saturday Mr. Cole spoke on the
relation of the land congress to the
development of the state. His
speech was well delivered and has
j given added impetus'to the senti
meat for greater and better things
| along the lines of agriculture anc
| for the conversation and develop
ment of the state’s resources.
In the afternoon Rev Dr. R. P
Wilson of Searcy, who is a native
of the South and who has speni
some twenty years in travel it
various parts of the United States
Japan, Palestine and other nation;
of the old world, and has been t
close observer of agricultural con
ditioDS in the countries he h&i
visited, delivered a most interest
ing address, lie declared there
were greater advantages in the
South today than in any other
part of the civilized world, and
that if the people in theoverpopu
! lated parts of the world knew the
advantages here there would soon
be such an influx of people as
would revolutionize this section,
j He touched upon good roads, bet
ter methods of farming, rotation
and intensification, and urged tin?
j-f>eople to be careful of the class of
| citizens that they induced to come
to the state
The large number of amusement
and refreshment features left noth
ing to be desired along this line.
Prominent among these features
were Prof. J. Deronda’s palmistry
tent, in which readings were, made
by d. I). Aikin, one of our home
i men and an expert in his line. Mr.
Aikin’s ability as a palmist is at
tracting considerable attention and
many took advantage of this op
portunity to consult him.
The m/hstrel performance by
local talent was another excellent
I feature and was well patronized.
There were refreshment booths
galore, a monkey show, snake
show, merry-go-round, etc., and
these wero arranged in the best
manner we ever saw at a picnic,
forming a veritable worlds fair
pike in minature.
Music was furnished by the 1.
j O. (). F. Home Hand of Batesville
i and Doc Magness’ colored string
iband.
There was abundance of bar be
j cued meats, und there was no com
. I plaint of anyone going hungry or
thirsty.
The social features were very
pleasant. Everybody seemed to be
out for a jolly good and the crowd
was good-uatured and orderly.
Taken altogether it was perhaps
the most successful and most en
joyable event of this kind ever
held in the county.
BOY SWEPT TO DEATH
Mamomth Spring, July 31.—
Alvin White, aged 15 years, was
drowned in the Mammoth Spring
this afternoon. He and another
boy were in a small boat that drift
ed under the steel bridge that
spans the big spring. Young
White caught the girder rods of
the bridge with his hand and the
boat unexpectedly moved from
under him and before his compan
ion could return the boat White
dropped into sixteen feet of water.
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GROWING IN IMPORTANCE
Interest in Arkansas State Fair Is
Becoming Widespread
The magnitude of the Arkansas
State Fair, to he held at Hot
Springs, October 10-15, inclusive,
lias increased to the point where
it is being spoken of b.y the lead
ing papers in other states as one
of the greatest state functions in
the southwest.
Ex-president Roosevelt will be
received b.y a coinmitte of notable
men when he arrives to participate
in the opening of the big show,
October 10. Among those will be
the governors of Arkansas, Miss
issippi, Louisianna, Tennesse,
Missouri and Oklahoma. There
will also bo numerous congressmen
and senators on the reception com
mits. In addition to the above,
the State Fair officials have invit
ed Speaker doe Cannon one of the
most talked of men in the United
States today; Judge Harmon of
Ohio, Democratic idol and probab
le nominee for the presidency; Ad
miral Dewey, hero of Manilla Bay
and Miss Helen Keller, the world
famoua-blind girl, who, although
deprived of thejsenses of sight,
speech and hearing, has already
acquired an education far beyond
that of many noted graduates.
Poult y breeders throughout the
state will be glad to know that
work has already been commenced
on a magnificent building in
which poultry exhibits will be tak
en care of. Ample arrangements
are being made to accommodate
live thousand fowls.
Among other interesting feat
ures which will attract thousands
to the State Fair will be the an
nual conventions of the Woodmen
of the World and the Fraternal
Order of Eagles. Friday, October
14, has been set aside as Fraternal
Day.
RECITAL AT SULPHUR ROCK.
At the High School Building in
Sulphur Rock Friday night Au
gust 5, Miss Maude Tuggle will
give a recital, consisting of descrii -
tive, narrative, historical, pathetic
and humorous selections. Some
thing that will please the old. the
young and the children. Every
body invited. Admission 15 and
25 cents.
TIMBER LAND FOR SALE.
lf)0 acres finest pine timber land
in Baxter county,seven miles from
railroad. Plenty of timber sur
rounding to make good run for
mill. White River Land & In
vestment Co., Newark, Ark.
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