The Newark Journal.
Published in The famous white River Country. Where Alfalfa Is kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, June 14, 1912
Vol. 12, No. 10
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL
PICNIC ON JUNE 22
Three Sunday School Unite In
Planning For Big Picnic to
be Held in Newark
The officers and teachers of the
three Sunday schools met Tuesday
night at the Methodist church and
arranged the following committees
for the Sunday school picnic to be
given the 4th Saturday, June 22.
Rev. A. H. Dulaney was elected
chairman of the meeting and Mrs.
W. D. Hinson Secretary.
Leander Mayhan was appointed
to fill the superintendent’s place in
the Methodist Sunday school.
Committee on arrangements,
Alva Eller, Clarence Propes, and
Leander Mayhan.
Committee on program, Misses
Robbie Meachum, Nora Brannon
and Morgan Tuggle.
Committee on parade, Ben Gire,
Roy Robinson and Herman Wel
bom.
Soliciting committee, R. M. Gal
loway, Arch Robinson and H. E.
Hawthorne.
Committee on entertainment,
Mrs. J. B. Stewart, Mrs. F. C. Hoyt
Mrs. J. I. Sturdivant.
Committee on refreshments, J. P.
Magness, Miss Ellen McAhron, Ef
fie Sisk.
Committee to lead singing, Ben
Gire, John Austin and Ben Arnold.
Committee on music, Alva El
ler, Bess Arnold, Leander Mayhan,
John Austin, Ben Gire and Mrs.
W. D. Hinson.
All the committees are request
ed to meet as soon as possible and
make the necessary provisions for
the picnic.
The picnic will be held in the
Magness grove just east of R. T.
Magness’ residence.
Several good speakers are ex
pected to be present and it has been
planned to make the event both a
pleasant and helpful one. The
public generally is cordially invit
ed.
INDORSE PICKENS
At the Teachers Institute held
at Batesville last week, the follow
ing resolution was unanimously
adopted.
To the Hon. A. J. Craig, County
Judge of Independence County,
Arkansas.
Whereas, The appointment of
County Examiner will be made be
fore this Institute, composed of all
the public school teachers of the
County, meets next year, and
Whereas, We believe that a man
who is acquainted with school of
ficials and school conditions in the
County should be appointed to
this position, and
Whereas, The present Examiner,
Mr. Sidney Pickens, is well ac
quainted both with school officials
and school conditions, and has been
at all times active in bringing
about better school conditions in
the County, and is responsible in
no small measure for the great im
provement that has been made in
the last few years, and has helped
place our County among the very
best in thd State educationally,
Therefore, Be it resolved by
this Teachers’ Institute, that we
believe his reappointment will be
for the best interests of our public
schools, and we hereby petition
and ask that he be reappointed.
BOUQUET FOR NEWARK
Of the various exchanges that
come to our office we must men
tion in complimentary terms “The
Newark Journal.” Newark is a
town of less than 1000 people yet
its paper is better-than the ones
published in towns four times
larger. The merchants encourage
the editor with a liberal use of his
columns and the whole sheet is
clean, well printed and shows a
united effort on the part of the
publisher and citizens to produce
a paper that will reflect credit on
the splendid little town (we have
never seen it, we are judging it by
the paper) and we wish the own
er a continuance of the encour
agement he is receiving.—Jackson
County Democrat.
COUNTY UNION flEETINQ
The Independence County Union
of the F. E. & C. U. of A. will hold
its regular quarterly session at
Oak Ridge, one mile north of Cord,
Ark., on Friday and Saturday,
June*28 and 29. All locals through
out the county are requested to
send full delegation. An interest
ing meeting is anticipated. Among
the work to be done is selection of
delegates to State Union.
J. C. Stewart, President.
W. D. Bullington, Secretary.
ROOSEFELT DECLARES
FOR WOMANS SUFFRAGE
Ex-President Theodore Roose
velt has declared himself unequiv
ocally in favor of womans suffrage
and it is announced that the plat
form which he will submit to the
Chicago convention will contain a
plank to that effect.
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Builders Supplies, Lime, Cement,
Plaster, Furniture, Stoves, Ranges,
Wagons, Buggies and Machinery.
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Happenings of Local Interest
Mrs. Robbie Drennen was shop
ping in Batesville yesterday after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Earnheart
came down from Batesville Satur
day to spend a few days with Mr.
and Mrs. J. I). Magness.
Ped Magness who has been at
tending the Arkansas University
at Fayetteville, has gone to Pecos,
Tex., to spend the summer. *
Mrs. M. E. Vincent and children
of Heber Springs arrived Sunday
to spend a few days here with her
sister, Mrs. H. E. Hawthorne.
Barnett Bros. Merc. Co. of Bates
ville keep in stock a line of mow
ers and rakes. If in the market for
one. write or come in and see1
them. 7-1 j
Mrs. R. T. Herrington and
daughter, Miss Bettie, returned
Saturday from Little Rock where
they attended the Reunion of the
Deaf.
S. A. Rudisell returned to his
home at Arkadelphia Wednesday,
after having spent a few days
here very pleasantly with Dr. and
Mrs. L. G. Poe.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Meriwether
of the Dota neighborhood were in !
town Wednesday, and remember
ed The Journal in a very pleasant
and substantial manner.
Mrs. Mabel Laman and little
daughter, Halleen, of Cave City
returned to their home yesterday
morning after a pleasant visit here
with her sister, Mrs. T. N. Rod
man.
Misses Addie Page, Victoria
Pickens and Nora and Wreatha
Best of Dota spent Friday night in
town en route home fronv Bates
ville, where they had been attend
ing the Teachers Institute.
Childrens Day services were held
at the Christian church Sunday
night. An excellent program was
rendered and all who took part in
the evening’s exercises acquitted
themselves in a most creditable
manner.
Mrs. W. D. Murphy of Bates
ville spent Friday in town with
relatives. Mr. Murphy came down
Saturday and they went to Shoff
ner to spend a week with the j
gentleman’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. H. Murphy.
Wanted.—Good live agent to sell
monument work; one who is ex-!
perienced preferred; references re
quired. Will furnish up-to-date I
outfit for solicting orders. Apply j
to T. L. Moore, “The Monument j
Man,” Poplar Bluff, Mo.
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction Geo. B. Cook is plan
ning a great education and school
exhibit for the State Fair at Hot
Springs this fall. This is a good
movement and should have the
hearty co-operation of all those I
engaged in school work.
C. P. Vaughan who is engaged !
in the government tick eradication I
work in this county, will spend ■
Saturday in Newark in order to
oversee the dipping of cattle. He I
will be here all day and all parties j
desiring to have cattle dipped are j
requested to bring them in.
Herman Schott’s store and stock
of goods at Batesville was badly
damaged by fire Saturday night.
The fire started about 11 o’clock
and the fire department succeeded
in extinguishing the flames but
not until the stock and building
had been badly damaged. The
cause of the fire is unknown. The
damage is covered by insurance.
The Woodmen of the World and
the Woodmen Circle observed
their annual memorial services
last Sunday by decorating the
graves of deceased members with
flowers. A large crowd was pre
sent at the cemetery to witness
the ceremonies.
A. N. Haddock, a prominent
young farmer of the Charlotte
neighborhood, was in town on
business Tuesday. He says the
crops in his neighborhood are
needing rain, but that they can
stand eight or ten days of dry
weather yet without suffering to
any great extent.
An interesting booklet dealing
with the cattle tick, its history
and methods of destroying it, has
been issued by the International
Harvester Company. The facts rel
ative to the cattle tick set forth
in this booklet should be known
to every Southern farmer. The
booklet is for free distribution and
a copy will be mailed to anyone
upon request addressed to the
company at Memphis, Tenn.
If a preacher turns out to be a
scamp, that’s news; if a cashier ab
sconds, that’s news; if a woman
poisons her husband, that’s news;
if a man kills his wife to get rid
of her, that’s news. Faithful
preachers, honest bankers, helpful,
cheerful, kind-hearted husbands
and wives are too common to men
tion—no news in that. Keep this
in mind when you read the scare
heads in the papers and imagine
the country is going to wreck.
C. P. Vaghan and W. B. Head
stream have just finished putting
in a cattle dipping vat in Ashley
township. This makes eleven vats
now in the county. There is a vat
now in every township north of
White river except Magness, Lo
gan, Wycough and Barren. Mr.
Vaughan is well pleased with the
manner in which the work is pro
gressing and says he finds opposi
tion disappearing as the people be
come more familiar with the mer
its of the work.
NOTICE TO LOVERS
OF VOCAL nusic
The north division of Indepen
dence County Singing Society will
hold its quarterly convention the
Second Sunday in July at Magness.
Would like to see as many classes
represented that day as possible.
Leaders of classes, get your class
in shape and meet with us, and
have one grand, good day, of sing
ing. There will be a banner given
to the winning class. Everybody
bring dinner. Let us meet as early
as 9 o’clock, sharp, as there will be
some business to transact before
singing begins.
A. B. Duff, President.
TWO MAY DIE AS RESULT
OF CiUN AND KNIFE DUEL
Jonesboro, June 12.- Will Sutton
and Jesse Abbott engaged in a dif
ficulty in the street here last night,
Sutton receiving two pistol shots,
one through the right lung and the
other through the left shoulder.
Abbott was seriously cut in a num
ber of places. Both men are in a
precarious condition and it is ex
pected that both will die. Neither
has made any statement. Both
are married but have no children.
It has not been learned just how
the trouble started.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION
The following program has been
arranged for the meeting of the
Black River, Dota and Logan
i Township Sunday School Conven
tion to be held at Hopewell in the
afternoon of Saturday, June 22.
Devotional services. — J. J. For
ester.
The teachings most needed in
our Sunday schools.—W. S. Story.
That boy.—Jim Brown Jr.
The Sunday school, the strong
arm of the church.—Rev. G. W.
Thompson.
Workers’ conference; theme, our
work, past, present and future, in
cluding brief reports and sugges
tions by township officers and the
officers and teachers of schools, led
by township president.
Election of officers and other
business. Adjournment.
J. A. Page, President.
C. A. Reaves, Secretary.
FINDS $1,000 PEARL
Imboden, June 10.—The pearl
ing industry of Black river is get
ting new recruits daily, owing to
excitement resulting from the
finding of several valuable pearls
during the past few days. George
Bell, an experienced pearl hunter
of Black Rock, found a pearl near
that place in Black river, which
he succeeded in selling this week
for the sum of $650. Sometime
since this same man found a pearl
which brought him $500. Yester
morning another lucky pearler
sold a valuable gem for $1,000.
SIX HORSES BURN IN BARN
Imboden, June 9.—Jacob Smith,
a prominent and well-to-do farm
er, residing near Black Rock, lost
his large barn by fire early yester
day morning at about 1 o’clock.
Six head of mules and horses were
so badly burned that they are not
expected to live. A large amount
of hay and corn, together with
two wagons and a buggy, were
burned. The total loss is estimated
at $1,200. The fire is supposed to
be the work of an incendiary.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our sincere
thanks to those loyal friends who
so kindly remembered us with as
sistance and sympathy in the trag
ic death of our beloved son and
brother, and may each of you find
friends as loyal should the heavy
hand of sorrow be laid upon your
home. Mrs. Mary Magness,
and family.
FINED FOR SELLING LIQUOR
Newport June 7.—Sam Gist and
Jewel Best, proprietors of a cold
drink stand in the old Planters
house building were tried before
Mayor Paul Friday afternoon on
charge of selling intoxicating
liquors. Both denied the charge.
Best was convicted and fined $100
while Gist was dismissed.
STATE-WIDE BILL
TO BE SUBMITTED
Court Holds That Bill Was Legal*
ly Initiated and Cannot
be Withdrawn
As will be seen by a signed state
ment on page two, the Anti-Saloon
League has abandoned the fight
for state-w'ide prohibition.
Some time ago suit was filed in
the Pulaski circuit court seeking
to withdraw the bill and enjoin
the secretary of state from certi
fying out the proposed law to the
various county election boards.
Without waiting the outcome of
this suit, the signed statement on
page two was given out to the
newspapers on last Sunday.
Monday the case was decided by
the court, the court refusing to
grant the petition, holding that
the bill is legal and valid and initi
ated in proper form.
An appeal was taken and it is
expected that the case will be ar
gued and submitted in the su
preme court next Monday, togeth
er with all the other cases that
have grown out of the attempts to
initiate laws under the I. and R.
The principal point raised in the
case is that under the enabling act
a state-wide prohibition bill would
be in conflict with the present lo
cal option laws of.the state. The
court held that while a court
might rule that the legislature in
the enabling act could prevent a
county or muncipaiity from initiat
ing a law which would be in vio
lation of the general local option
laws of the state, it could not pre
vent the people of the entire state
from initiating any measure that
they might desire, not in violation
of the constitution. The bill was
also attacked on the ground that
not enough petitions to secure the
initiation of the measure were fil
ed at one time. The court held
that this was not necessary.
It is too early to forecast the re
sult of this squabble on the effect
of the final result, should the su
preme court uphold this decision.
It is very probable, however, that
if the supreme court holds that the
bill cannot be withdrawn, a call
will be issued for a meeting of cit
izens of the state who are not
merely prohibitionists for revenue
only, and an organization formed
to take up the fight for the adop
tion of the bill. In that event a
real fight will be made—a fight de
void of the fuss and feathers that
have always been the chief element
of the Anti-Saloon League’s war
fare upon the liquor traffic.
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Copniiht 1909, b» C. E. Ztamerman Co.—No. 14
BRAHAM LINCOLN wasted neither 5
time nor money* He applied his time J
well, and he saved his money* Why don't $
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