The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous white River Country, where Alfalfa is king
$1 Per Annum
Newark, independence County, Arkansas, Friday February 12, 1909
Vol. 8. No. 44
WANT SALARIES INCREASE
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Bill Will be Offered to Increase Salarie!
of County Officers
To the People of Independence County
I take this method of stating that
have been notified that inside of 3i
days, a bill will be presented to thi
general assembly to raise the salary
of five of our county officers, sai(
raise to be $200 each, which of coursi
will be an increase of $1,000 per year
The said officers are county judge
•county clerk, circuit clerk, count;
collector and county treasurer.
It is claimed by the advocates of tin
proposed bill that the above name<
officers are not receiving as much pa;
for their work as such works deserve
They ought to be paid more if the;
are not being paid enough. You an
the people to decide that. If you thinl
they ought to have more, tell me s<
and I will work for it. If you don’
think they ought to have more pay
tell me so and I will work against it
These officers are your servants, no
mine. You are the people that pay th<
taxes and I have no right to saddle <
burden on you unless you tell me t<
do so. I am not your master: I an
onh your servant, therefore I seek t(
know and do your will. Each of ou
county officers are my personal friend:
and 1 will seek to show them ever;
personal favor that I can, but I an
here to serve the general interest o
my county, anu not me private 1 rue res
of toy personal friends. I will no
swerve from wh ’ I believe is my dut’
to extend a favor to my great-grand
daddy. I am here to work with tin
people and for the people as a whoh
and not as a part.
The advocates_of the proposed bil
have stated that they will state thei
true conditions and give their reason:
for asking for said raise in thei
salary.
Please read carefully and note wlia
they say on the subject and all of yoi
who are interested in the matter wil
pie; se write me your wishes in tin
matter. When you write please stat<
the amount of taxes you are paying
each year-that is, your present tax
I want i know how the tax payer
feel about it. Don't write a grea
long letter for 1 have not time to reai
it: you can write all that is needful t<
write on this subject on a postal card
W ith best of wishes I am your friend
J. L. Brown.
Little Rock, February H, 1909.
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF LAND
Whereas, W. R. Fausel and his wife
Nancy E. Fausel, by their certain dee<
of trust, executed on the 23rd day o
January, 1907, and now duly of recori
in Took M2, page 195, of the recon
of deeds of trust in the recorder’s of
tice of Independence county, conveye*
to Zed Griffith, as trustee, to secur
the payment of a certain indebtednes
due John M. Martin, the following de
scribed lands, lying in the county o
Independence and State of Arkansas
to-wit: i
All of block number thirty-five (35
n the Eastern Division of the Incur
pora ed Town of Newark
And,, whereas, said indebtedness, he
ing now due and unpaid, I, the under
signed, as substituted trustee, will
pursuant to the terms of said deed o
trust, on
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1909,
Between the hours of 10 a. m. and .
p. in., at the Main street door of tin
Court House in the City of Batesvill
and County of Independence, proceet
to offer said lands for sale at publi
auction to the highest bidder for casl
in hand, or so much thoreof as may b
necessary to pay the indebtadnes
aforesaid and the expenses of thi
foreclosure.
Given this 27th day of January, 1909
E. H. Williamson,
Substituted Trustee.
LUCK IN THE FIGURE NINE
People who believe in the mysteriou
properties of figures will be interestei
in the declaration of a New York busi
ness man that this will be a prosperou
yea. for the country because it con
tains the figure nine, which has alway
proved a good omen in the history o
the country. Be cites the business re
vival of 1*39, following the panic of
’37, the discovery of gold in California
in 1849, the opening of the Colorado
mines in 1859, the revival of business
in 1809, the era of prosperity which set
in in 1879, the boom period of 1889-’93,
: and following the Spanish war. “It
looks as if history would repeat itself
) in 1909,” he concludes. This is the
> kind of news the country likes to hear,
and the figure nine may be assured
1 that it will be given due credit if the
‘ omen holds good. There is at least as
. much justification for prophecy based
, on lucky numbers as there is for weath
' er predictions based on the wishbone
of a goose.--Exchange.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Items of Interest Picked up at the Hub
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock, Feb. 10.—Mrs. Gertie
Warren and her sister, Miss Daisy
' j Yateman, who have been in Kansas
; for live months, came down Monday
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night to visit their parents for a few
weeks.
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, day from Desha, where she has been
, teaching for two months. She will en
ter school here this week.
’ Grover Ashley, Iron Mountain agent
i at Cushman, spent Saturday and Sun
1 day here with his manv friends and
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Ed Martin, who is teaching' at James
town, spent Saturday and Sunday
with relatives and friends at this
place.
Dan Moore came in from St. Louis
last Saturday where he had spent sev
eral days buying goods for his store.
Miss Minnie Morgan, who has a
position with Dan Moore, spent Sun
day at Moorefield with home folks.
Rev. ('. F. Hively preached at the
Methodist church Sunday night to a
large and attentive congregation.
Joe Kent and daughter accompanied
by Miss Bray, all of Charlotte, were
shopping in town Wednesday.
Hamlin Morgan and Miss Mable
Moore of Moorefield spent a few hours
in our city Sunday evening.
Miss Narcie Rice came home from
Newport Sunday accompanied by her
cousin, Mrs. Claud Hogue.
Mrs. Simon Ball of Batesville is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
II. Moore, for a few days.
George (Qualls, near Rutherford,
had the misfortune to lose his barn by
lire one night last week.
Grandma Rice has been real sick
for several days, but is convalescent
at this writing.
Faris Rice came home from New
port Wednesday from a two days visit
to relatives.
Oscar Owens, who is teaching at
Charlotte, spent Sundev here with
home folks.
Eddie Huddleston visited his grand
l mother, Mrs. Fallis, near Dota Satur
- day.
Jack Bullington spent two days at
■ Cushman last week.
Alph Hogan of Magness was on our
’ streets Wednesday.
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Hr. \ aughan visited relatives ai
Newark Sunday.
^ Mrs. J. C. Gibson is still confined
to her bed.
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GOOD BUNCH OF PIGS
i Borrell Dawson Sells Fifty Head of
3 Good Hogs Here
s Burrell Dawson, a prominent farmer
and stockman of Black River town
• ship, brought a nice bunch of hogs to
market Wednesday which he sold to
the Newark Lumber Company.
There were fifty head of the porkers
and their total weight was <>,2U2$
? pounds, or an average of 125i pounds
i each.
The man who raises hogs for market
; finds ready sale for them at any time.
- There is doubtless more clear profit in
s raising hogs, according to the time,
f trouble and expense than in any other
- kind of live stock the farmer can raise.
PARSONAGE COMPLETED
Methodist Preachers Home on Mair
Street Comfortably Fitted Up
An addition of two rooms to tin
Methodist parsonage and a good smal
barn have just been completed and i
adds much to the looks and comfort o
the preacher’s home. Will Hartsfielc
was the “boss” in building 11 • r x>ms
and G. W. Jernigan of Sulphur Rock
bossed the barn and the preacher a?
well as he could. Ed Wilson and Lm
Wilson assisted Mr. Hartslield, am
Uncle Jimmie Walker helped on th<
barn. Charley Caldwell gave on<
day's work and Uncle Hen Adam?
gave a full week’s work and stayec
with the movement till he had put uj
two cupbords.
Last but not least the three commit
teemen, T. .T. Raney, John Austin ant
D. C. Lane made good on their side
Tom and John will not be jealous
when it is said that “Doc” kept tin
thing “red hot” till it was all done
J. W. Walker* did the hauling anc
Will and Bone Lane did excellen
work in hauling lumber from the eoun
try. John M. Magness is creditet
with the foundation timbers. To on*
and all the grateful pastor authorize!
The Journal "to make his politest bow
The list of subscriber is not at tin
reporter’s command or they would lx
mentioned.
Report of the < 'ondition of
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
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At Newark, in the State of Arkansat
at Close of Businets February
5, 1909
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts_$48,070.8'
Overdrafts.. 00.0
U. S. Bonds to secure circu
lation _ 25,000.0(
Premiums on IT. S. bonds_ 652.11
Banking house, furniture
and fixtures__ 1,500.Oi
Due from National Banks
(not reserve agents) _ 5,749.5'
Due from State Banks and
bankers._. 2,304.til
Due from approved reserve
agents. 21,812.61
Checks and other cash items 85.0!
Notes of other National
Banks .. 2,340.0<
Fractional paper currency,
nickels and cents.. 117.21
Lawful money reserve in bank
Specie . ..$4,363.30
Legal tender notes 80.00 4,443.3<
Redemption fund with U. S.
treasurer (5 per cent of
circulation ___ 1,250.01
Total...$113,925.5;
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in..$25,000.0t
Surplus fund_ 1,250.01
Undivided profits, less ex
penses and taxes paid_ 537.81
National Bank notes out
standing _ 25,000.0<
n: ..:.i_i . ..M..,>L1 i\,
Individual deposits subjectto
check_ 01,712.0
Demand certificates of deposit 75.0
Time certificates of deposit,. 200.01
Cashiers’ checks outstanding’ 100.0
Total-- $115,925.5
State yf Arkansas )
County of Independence 1
I, E. B. Chesser, cashier .of th
above named hank, do solemnly swea
that the above statement is true t
the best of my knowledge and belief.
E. B. Chessek, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before m
this 9th day of February, 1909.
A. A. Hendehson,
Notary Public.
(My commission expires Feb. 8, 1912.
Correct—Attest: 11. B. Adams,
E. H. Williamson,
F. c. Hoyt.
Director*
VANISHING POINT OF
THE AMERICAN FAM1L
In 1870 the per cent of all marriage
terminated by divorce was 3.5; in 1 SSt
4.8 per cent; in 1880, 0.2 percent, whi)
now it seems probable that approx
mately 10 per cent of all marriages i
the United States are terminated b
divorce. Professor Willcox, of Cor
nell, has calculated that, should the
present rate of increase of divorce ir
the United States continue, by l‘.*5(
one-fourth of all marriages -will be
terminated by divorce, and by 195H
| one-half. It is not, therefore, an ex
aggeration to say that the problem ol
the American family is whether it
shall continue to exist, for we are ap
parently within measurable distance
of a time when, if present tendencies
continue, the family as a permanent
union between husband and wife, last
ing till death, shall cease to be.—
Charles A. Kllwood, in the February
I )elineator.
TWELVE DEAD FROM STORM
Much Damage Done by Storm Early
Friday Morning
Twelve people were killed, three
fatally injured, numerous houses
blown away and destroyed and othei
damage done by a cyclone which
started early Friday morning in Cen
tral and Northern Texan and swept
northeast through Arkansas and
Mississippi.
The greatest loss of life was in Cull
man county, Alabama, where seven
lives were lost.
At Stuttgart, Ark., Mrs. Emma
Garfield and a two-year-old child wert
kiiii’n anu jii's. xi. \\ . onerry iaiauy
injured.
At Hamburg lightning struck tin
opera house causing one wall to fall,
which struck another building and
badly damaged it.
Two school buildings in Phillips
county were destroyed by the storm,
and a number of houses in Jeffersor
county were demolished.
Hail fell in many places in tin
) state and it is thought the fruit croj
) will l>e badly damaged.
1 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that letters o
: administration, with the will annexed
on the estate of Jno. N. Tomlinson, de
ceased, were issued to the undersigned
by the Clerk of the Probate Court oi
. Independence county, in the State o:
Arkansas, on the 8th day of January,
A. D. 1909; and all persons having
( claims against said Estate are there
fore hereby notified to exhibit the
( same to the undersigned, properly au
thenticated, within one year after the
( date of such letters of administration
or they may be precludeel from any
benefit in said Estate And if such
( claims lie not exhibited, as aforesaid,
within two years after the date of sucl:
letters, they will be forever barred
( anil precluded from any benefit ir
, said Estate.
’ Given this 22nd day of January, A
D. 1909. T. Dove Edwards,
Administratrix with will annexed o
) the Estate of Jno. N. Tomlinson, dec'd
FOUND DEAD IN BED
Newport. Feb. 0.—J. F. Duhammel
( j a carpenter, who was addicted to pro
traded drinking spells, and who hat
been laying off from work the pasi
month, was found dead in his roon
' on Beech street, opposite Lofton's
stable, about <1:30 o'clock Friday even
ing, by J. A. Agee, who, upon not be
ing able to get an answer from I)u
’ hammel, broke through the door. Tht
man was lying in bed dead, and Coro
ner Henry Grant was immediately
5 summoned to hold an inquest,
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TO MAKE COUNTY DRY
5 Bill to Prohibit Sale or Manufacture
of Liquor in Independence County
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Representative J. L. Brown has in
troduced a bill in the legislature pro
hibiting the manufacture or sale o
intoxicating liquors in Independent
county.
The county votes dry by a larg<
majority, but the bill is designed ti
put a stop to the manfacture of liquo:
in the county.
Several petitions asking for the pass
age Af the proposed law have been sen
in from dilTerents parts of the county
It is probable that a strong figh
will be made both for and againa
the bill.
SENT TO ATLANTA PRISON
Three Yeggmen Convicted in United
States Court at Batesville
Batesville, Feb. !•.—A special ad
journed term of the federal court was
held here yesterday by Judge Jacob
Trieber, for the purpose of trying the
three men charged with the post office
robbery at Clover Bend, May 7, 1!M)8.
At the time of their arrest the five
men II. B Bertrand,Charles Gregory, ,
Arch Waston, Robert Harris and
Harvey Lewis were brought to this
city before Commissioner Parse, and
bound over to federal court.
Harris and Lewis were wanted in
Missouri, and they were taken to Jop
lin for "afe-keeping, while the other
three were placed in j^il at Little Hock
and Fort Smith for safeket j ing. Two
weeks ago Harris and Lewis were
given their trials in federal court, in
Joplin, and upon a plea of guilty
Harris was given two years and six
months in prison and fined $1,000,
while Ij-wis, who did not plead guilty,
was tried for complicity and given one
year and fined $1,000. They will serve
their, terms at Fort Leavenworth.
The three brought here this morn
ing—Bertrand, Gregory and Weston—
pleaded guilty to the robbery of the
Clo ver Bend postoffice, and were given
four years each in Atlanta, Ga , pris
on and fined $500. They wiy be taken
immediately to begin their sentences. (
Weston is crippled at present with an
attack of rheumatism, hut is a large
healthy-looking man.
VALENTINE SOCIAL
The ladies of the Methodist church
gave a supper and Valentine Social
at the Hatton Hall Wednesday night.
A large crowd was in attendance and
the occasion proved a very enjoyable
one.
The prize in the Dan Cupid contest
was won by W. L. Hall, he proving
' the best marksman. The hoohy prize,
a huge cob pipe, was awarded Walter
Terrell. *
Miss Bea Hatton was the winner in
the Valentine post card contest, hav
ing received the greatest number <f
cards.
The evening was very pleasantly
spent and netted the ladies a very nice
sum for their trouble.
WHAT’S THE ANSWER?
A father not a millionaire left at
his death a number of children and a
certain sum to be divided among them
as follows: The eldest to receive $100
and one-tenth of the remainder; the
second child $200 and one-tenth of
what then remained; and so on, each
child to receive $100 more than the
one immediately preceding, and then
one-tenth part of that which still re
mained. W he n't he division took place,
it was found that all the children re
ceived the same amount. How many
children were there and what suin did
each receive?—Ex.
E7 A D C DC i iMirtM m r r
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A very important meeting’ of the
state presidents of the Farmers’ Union
in the cotton-growing states will lie
held in Memphis tomorrow. The meet
ing has l»een called to formulate plans
for gathering statistics regarding gin
ning and also to consider the bill now
before congress to abolish the bucket
shops.
President Neill of Texas will go to
Washington from Memphis to be
present at the hearing of the bill when,
it will be presented, Feb. 21.
HOUSE AND CHILD BURNED
The dwelling of Mr. and Mrs. Lou
Henderson, near El Dorado, was
burned Friday and their baby was
consumed in the Names. The mother
had stepped out for a moment and the
Haines were discovered too late to save
' the child.
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SALOONS MUST GO
Saloons which are Oj>eruting in
Mammoth Spring under a technical
1 | construction of the law by the county
judge of Fulton county, will be forced
1 to close under a special ruling made
1 last Friday by Attorney-General Hal
Norwood.