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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, May 25, 1906.
Vol. 6. No. 22.
DECISION IN SENATORIAL CONTEST
•Chancery Court Decision Favor
able to Hinkle-—Raney Ap
peals to Supreme Court
The Chancery court rendered
its decision in the senatorial con
test between Raney and Hinkle
last Friday aftern(|pn, the decision
being in favor of Mr. Hinkle.
Mr. Raney has appealed the
case to the supreme court, and as
the matter is one of much public
interest it is hoped to have the
case advanced on the docket and
have that tribunal pass on it at an
early date.
As the matter now stands the
people are still left in doubt as to
who will be the Democratic nomi
nee for state senator, but Mr. Ra
ney informs The Journal that his
attorneys will push the case with
all possible haste in order that the
supreme court may pass upon it
at an early date.
JACKSONPORT JOTTINGS
The Saylors hoop mill will be
in operation after Monday.
Hon. Love Grant of Newport
spent the week here fishing.
The steamer llufi came in yes
terday from ofi Black River, laden
with timber.
Mrs. Whitworth of Searcy is
here visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sal
lie Robinson.
Oscar Massey from Cotter came
down on business Wednesday,
returning Thursday.
Quite a crowd from Newport
spent a delightful day fishing on
Gamble lake Saturday.
Frank Cathy, after spending
two weeks with his uncle at Jud
sonia, has returned home.
L. Grant, Joe Bridger and R.
W. Anderson made a business
trip to Newport last week.
Mrs. Powers and daughter, Miss
Henrietta, will spend two months
jit Almond, visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. lien Bolden of
.Judsonia are visiting friends and
relatives here for a few days.
Col. Z. M. Horton of Mountain
Home spent a very pleasant day.
fishing with Jacksonport friends.
The base ball team organized
Friday and expect to play quite a
number of games during the sea
son.
Mrs. Hopgood and little grand
son, Master Freemen Irby, are
home after spending a week at
Newport.
Every one is busy practicing
and arranging for Children’s Day
services, which is to be held the
;<rd of «) une.
K. W. Anderson up to date has
sold 175.UOO potato slips, which is
in excess of the number sold any
previous season.
Mrs. Bagwell, of Dyersburg,
Tenn., who has been visiting here
quite awhile, left Sunday after
noon for Jonelboro.
The Senior Epworth League
will give an ice cream supper Sat
urday night at the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Holts. The
proceeds will be used for the pur
pose of purchasing an organ for
the church.
“The Arkansas Kid," a three
act comedy, was presented at the
Anderson opera house here a few
nights ago by home talent. The
play was a success in every way
and was witnessed by a large
crowd. Each player did their
best and their efforts were heart
ily appreciated by the audience.
The company hope to present the
play at Newark in a short time.
A R K A NS A s Toot 11 r i r k .
THE COTTON ACREAGE IS LARGER
Figures Gathered By the S. C. A.
indicates an Increase in
the Acreage Over 1905
The Southern Cotton Associa
tion by President Harvie Jordan
and Secretary Richard Cheatham,
issued from headquarters at Atlan
ta, (Ja., the following statement
regarding the cotton acreage for
! the year 1900:
“Replies received from a very
large number of our 17,000 cor
respondents enables us to give out
the following report on the cot
ton acreage for 1900, compared
with 1905: [ Acreage )
Louisiana
Arkansas
(ieorgia .
Alabama....
Texas .
N. Carolina..
S. Carolina..
Tennessee ...
Mississippi ..
Ind Territory
Oklahoma.. .
Florida Va.,
and Mo.,..
1900
1,595, Its
1,827,427
3,922,707
3,021,978
7,727,802
1,098,523
2,173,861
789,380
3,190,900
944,913
. 401,823
1905
1,010,074
1,790,366
3,826,717
3,571,018
7,311,071
1,110,839
2,212,807
780,798
3,145,033
833,404
420,717
375,360 373,59s
Total.27,735,870 26,909,642
The statement shows an increase
of 736,228 acres this year over
that planted in 1905, or a net in
crease of 2.76 per cent. These
figures are to be verified or cor
rected by a meeting of the state
presidents at Jackson, Miss., May
31st.
The statement further says that
the scarcity of labor and especial
ly in Alabama, Louisiana, Miss
issippi and Arkansas, will cause at
least ten per cent of the acreage
now pianted to be abandoned on
account of the lack of necessary
hands to cultivate the crop.
Frosts about May 8 caused consid
erable damage and replanting.
TRAGEDY AT ROSEBUD
The little town of Rosebud, over
in White county was the scene of
a tragedy Monday, the victim be
ing B. W. Basinger. He was
shot and killed by Lee Best, who
used a shotgun, the load taking
effect in Bassinger’s breast.
Only a short time ago Bassinger
returned home, after serving a
term in a federal prison for the of
; fense of illicit distilling. He was
said to have been in an ugly mood
upon his return, vowing vengeance
upon those whom he charged with
plotting against him so that he
was convicted and sent to jail. It
: i> claimed that Bassinger particu
larly made threats against Best,
and that he declared his intention
of killing Best as a means of re
venge for his testimony for the
j prosecution in the illicit distilling
! case.
These alleged threats were com
municated to Best, and he, be
lieving that Bassinger meant harm,
prepared to protect himself. They
met at Rosebud Monday. There
was no parleying. Best did not
wait to see what his antagonist
was going to do, but tired, and
Basinger fell to the ground fatal
, ly wounded.
Miss Irene Hall of the Madness
neighborhood is spending a few
days in the city visiting friends
and relatives.
Postmaster T. M. Harrelson ar
rived home Monday from a pleas
ant visit with friends in Hemp
stead county.
The Newport News says that
from the way things look at pres
ent the depositors of the Bank of
Newport will come out in debt to
that concern.
Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Hearing
went to Newport Wednesday, Mr.
; Hearing to attend the congression
al convention and Mrs. Hearing to
do some shopping.
George Martin, a prominent
[citizen of Sulphur Rock, is spend
ing a few days in the city visiting
his son, J. M. Martin, and other
relatives and friends.
Read the Crescent Shoe Com
pany’s advertisement in another
column of today’s paper. They
carry an immense stock of shoes
and are prepared to lit you up in
the very latest style.
The local camp of Woodmen of
| the World will observe their an
nual memorial services next Sun
day, and at 3 p. m. will decorate
the graves of the deceased sov
ereigns buried at the Iilue Springs
j eometery.
The News says that Prof. I. C.
Gibson, principal of the Batesville
public schools, has been elected
principal of the school at Stutt
gart. It is not yet known who
will succeed Prof. Gibson at
Batesville.
Dr. W. G. liosebrough has op
ened an office in Newark and will
be in the city on Monday, the first
day in each week. Office at Gal
loway’s restaurant. Can do all
kinds of dental work and will
guarantee it.
When you go to Batesville re
member that you can always get
a good meal at Fike & Mankin’s
restaurant for 25 cents. Short
orders at all hours. They also
have nice clean beds and up-to-date
accommodations.
H. B. Kenedy, one of the Char
lotte neighborhood’s good citizens,
was transacting busiuess in town
Tuesday and called to subscribe
for The Journal. lie says the
| crop prospect in his neighborhood
is very good, but that crops are
a little late.
The attention of our readers is
called to R. H. Me.yer & Com
pany's full page advertisement of
theif great closing out sale, to be
found on page eight of this issue.
This is one of the greatest money
j saving sales that ever occurred in
■ this part of the state.
TEACHERS ELECTED
As stated in The Journal some
time ago, Prof. S. «J. T. Wynn
; has been re elected as principal of
] the public school for another year,
and at the last meeting of the
| board of directors the following
j teachers were elected. Miss F«u
nie Blalock, fourth and fifth
grades; Miss Mattie Martin, sec
ond and third grades; and Miss
Bessie Adams, primary depart
ment. ^
These are all good teachers, and
the directors and patrons of the
school are to be congratulated up
on securing such an able corps of
instructors.
RAILROADS FAVOfTTHE ROAD TAX
Other Roads Will Not Join Cot
ton Belt in Its Fight Against
Road Tax Amendment.
In spite of published reports to
the effect that the other large rail
roads of Arkansas are behind the
suit tiled by the Cotton Belt rail
road to test the validity of the road
tax amendment to the constitution
of Arkansas, the Arkansas Ga
zette says that none of the other
large railroads in the state are in
terested in any way in the suit
brought by the Cotton Belt, and
none of them proposes to bring
suit to test the validity of the
amendment, or to recover the
amount of taxes paid.
the (xazette questioned some of
the high railroad officials about
the matter and following are some
of the replies received by it from
those who speak authoratively for
their respective companies.
R. I. FAVORS GOOD ROADS
“The Rock Island railroad does
not want to see the road tax
amendment declared invalid. On
the contrary it is interested very
materially in good roads through
out the state, and does not know
of any other way by which the
state can be so rapidly developed
as by means of a system of good
roads. So far as the Rock Island
railroad is concerned, the collec
tors throughout the state along the
line of the road having in their
hands funds collected from this
company on the road tax are at
liberty to pay the same over to the
treasurers of the various counties,
and the county authorities can
proceed to expend the funds with
out any fear of suits by this com
pany to recover same.”
IRON MTN. WANTS ROAD TAX
In reply to the same question,
officials of the Iron Mountain rail
road declared that the Iron Moun
tain is not a party to the suit
brought by the Cotton Belt to
test the validity of the amendment.
It'was stated that ever since the
passage of the amendment in ques
tion the Iron Mountain railroad
officials have refused to attack the
amendment. It was declared that
the road has cheerfully and will
ingly paid its road taxes.
NO OTHER SUITS FILED
The statements of the railroad
officials are borne out by the fact
that no suits have been brought,
aside from that of the Cotton Belt,
which was tiled a week ago. The
other railroads, even if they were
interested in the Cotton Belt suit,
could not recover any of the taxes
paid by them on that suit. They
would be compelled to bring ad
ditional suits to recover the money
paid by them this year on the road
tax. It is not believed that there
would be any delay at»out tiling
these suits if the railroads intend
ed to file them, as the collectors
will within a short time make
their settlements with the county
courts and then turn the funds in
their possession over to the coun
ty treasurers.
REJECTED SUITOR KILLS HIMSELF
Young Man at Quitman Shot
Himself When Young Lady
Refused to Marry Him
Reports from (Quitman say that
because he was rejected by the
girl he loved, Albert Strope tired
a bullet through his own heart last
Sunday and fell a corpse in the
presence of the young lady who
rejected him.
Strope’s act, it seems, was pre
meditated. Desperately in love
with the pretty young daughter
of a well-known citizen of Quit
man, Strope had tried in vain to
win the girl’s favor. Apparently
he determined to make a last ef
fort in that direction, and if he
failed, to end his life in her pres
ence.
Strope went to the girl’s home
Friday to press anew his suit for
her hand. She had refused
in March to accept him. Her
mind was unchanged when Strope,
meeting her at her father’s gate
Sunday, made his final appeal.
She again rejected him.
Before the astonished girl could
realize the intention of Strope, he
had placed the point of a pistol
against his heart and pressed the
trigger. A pistol shot rang out
and Strope fell to the ground ex
piring.
Terrified beyond measure, the
girl ran into the house. When
Strope’s lifeless body was remov
ed an inscription was found on
one of his cuffs reading:
“Look in my pocket and you
will find a letter.”
The letter was found and it set
forth that Strope regarded his life
as wrecked withouh the love of
the girl whose hand he sought, and
that he did not care to live with
out her. The weapon used by
Strope was a 38 Smith <& Wesson.
LITTLE GIRL SHOT
Lovie, the 9-year-old sister of
Mrs. Charles Reed, was accident
ally shot and killed by the little
son of .Judge Shipman at the home
of Mrs. Reed at Her tig, a few days
ago. Several little boys and girls
were playing in a room, when one
of the boys found a 32 calibre re
volver hidden under a stack of pa
pers. The little son of Judge
Shipman was playfully toying
with the revolver, when it was
discharged, the bullet entering
the abdomen of little Lovie, rang
ing straight through and out at
her back. She died about thirty
minutes after the accident.
SCHOOL ELECTION
A very good vote was polled in
the school election Saturday and
resulted in the election of the fol
lowing directors: M. L. Arnold,
,J. E. Henderson and J. M. Mag
ness.
A five mill tax was voted, three
for general school purposes, and
two mills for building. It is &
noteworthy fact that not a single
vote was cast against a five mills
tax, the highest limit of taxation.
DISAPPOINTED IN LOVE
Walter Abbot, of Gurdon, ‘21
years of age, died Sunday night
from the effects of taking fourteen
grains of strychnine. Disappoint
ment in love is said to have caus
ed him to take the fatal dose.
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