The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous white River Country. Where Alfalfa is kino
$ 1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, December 10, 1900
Vol. 9. No. 35
JUDGE SIMMONS INDORSED
. Newark Citizens Commend Him
For Refusing to Grant License
The declaration of Judge H. S.
Simmons of Newport that he will
grant no more saloon license for
Jackson county, has elicited quite
a good deal of comment from citi
zens of this community.
Some condemn his action as un
democratic and unjust, but it seems
that a very large majority indorse
his action and commend him for
the stand he has taken.
The following indorsement of
his action was circulated on the
streets here Saturday and was nu
merously signed:
“To the Honorable H. S. Sim
mons, County Judge of Jackson
County
“We, the undersigned citizens
of Newark and vicinity, desire to
congratulate you upon the stand
you have taken in refusing to grant
saloon license in Jackson county,
and assure you that good people
everywhere will commend your
course in following the dictates of
an honest conscience. As an act
for the good of humanity in the
great battle now waging between
Right and Wrong, we believe that
your action is one that should call
forth the admiration and com
mendation of all good people ev
erywhere.”
Just before the congregation
was dismissed at the 11 o’clock
service at the Methodist church
Sunday morning. Dr. W. I’. Law
ton offered a motion that the con
gregation give a public expression
of thanks to Judge Simmons fur
his declaration that he would grant
no more liquor license in Jackson
county. The congregation unani
mously adopted the motion, with
the request that their action be
communicated to .Judge Simmons.
MARRIED IN LITTLE ROCK
A wedding occurred in Little
Rock on Thanksgiving day in
which two prominent Carlisle
young people played important
parts, the parties being Marion
Dickens and Miss Jessie Reeves.
Both the young people are very
popular in Carlisle, where they
have large numbers of friends.
Miss Reeves came here nearly two
years ago and has been employed
in the millinery department at
Nichols <& Hutson’s. Mr. Dickens
has made Carlisle his home for a
number of years and has been con
nected with some of our leading
business firms until recently,when
he removed to Lonoke, where he
has been in the employ of a lead
ing mercantile establishment.-Car
lisle Independent.
The bride is a Newark lady, and
is a daughter of Capt. R. R.
Reeves of Oil Trough. She has
many friends here who will hearti
ly join The Journal in extending
sincere good wishes.
UNCLE SAM GETS THEM
Boys Who Robbed Store at Hag
ness Pardoned by Governor (
•l*rnes Conners and Karl Stade,
the young men who robbed the
| Dorr Mercantile Company’s store
at Magness last spring, and were 1
sentenced to three years in the 1
penitentiary at the recent term of 1
the Independence Circuit Court, '
were pardoned by Governor Don- 1
aghey last Friday.
Pardon was issued under rather '
unusual circumstances. The boys
had been placed in the state re- '
form school instead of the peni
tentiary, and there was some fear *
that they might escape, as they 1
ire of the class that have to be 1
I kept pretty well under watch.
Postal Inspector G. R. Miller 1
asked to be given custody of the *
pair, on the ground that they were I
/•hnrtrrwl with rnhhirwr tho nnet rtf
fice at Zeda, near Cape Girardeau,
Mo. He asked that they be par- 1
doned and turned over to the Fed- 1
oral authorities to be tried on the
indictment against them at Cape j'
Girardeau.
The reqoest was granted and '
Slade and Conner were taken to r
the Missouri city Friday after
noon by Inspector Miller.
The boys had served only a few
weeks of their sentence.
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ROAD TO HAPPINESS
The persistent effort to give!]
! everybody a lift when possible, to t
make everybody we come in con
tact with a little better off', to ra- (
diate sunshine, hope, cheer and ,
good-will, to scatter flowers as we ; j
go along, not only brings light and j j
joy to other hearts, but opens ,
the door to our own happiness.— j t
Success Magazine. j t
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TIMBER LAND FOR SALE.
1(H) acres linest pine timber land 1
in Baxter county,seven miles from j |
railroad. Plenty of timber sur- j
rounding to make good run for
mill. White Fiver Land & In
vestment Co., Newark, Ark. M
In Forming a |
I Banking Connectior)
it is good business policy to open
your account at a live, growing
bank — there are alwaye reasons
for constant growth.
* The reasons for our constantly
increasing business are: courte
ous and liberal treatment of our
patrons and a careful, prudential
management that conserves the
interests of our depositors, bespeaks
safety to the funds on deposit,
and stability to the bank.
1 We extend to you a cordial in
vitation to call and open an account
at this bank.
MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS BANK
Geo. L. Greer, President
Leslie R. Actor, Cashier
UNCLE SI HITS THE SPOT
Some Timely Remarks on a Di
versity of Subjects
Don’t condemn the entire flock
at' sheep just because there are a
few black ones in the bunch. This
will apply to churches, as well as
other organizations.
The North Pole controversy may
interest some people and I guess
t does, but the more 1 read about
t the less I know about it.
If the country people could go
jO town all they wish to and the
•ity folks could go to the country
ill they wish to, starvation would
soon overtake us all.
The man, if we could call him a
nan, who will let his dumb ani
nals stand out in the cutting win
er wind, the rain and snow isn’t
?ven humane, much less a Chris
ian,as he often claims to be.
I don't get fretted when I hear
>f people talking about me, for
vhile I'm their subject someone
dse is getting a rest.
We heard a mower running the
>ther day, which is the latest we
emember^of ever knowing alfalfa
o be cut.
Now is the time of the year to
)low deep. Break the land so deep
hat the broken part at the bottom
vill not be disturbed in the culti
vation of the crop next year. In
he spring disc both ways and roll
nd the land is in good shape for :
he planter.
Why don’t someone try grow
ng broom corn ( Self-working (
>rush in the market today is worth
>200 per ton. That would beat
4 cent cotton, as a ton of the
>rush can be raised on two acres
>f land.
It is said that if we care for the
limes the dollars will take care of
hemselves, but an old farmer has
hanged it to read thus: “Take
;ood care of the pigs, for the old
togs are mighty sure to root for
hemselves.”
A few years ago I lotted my
>orkers,and some small pigs would
;o back and forth through the
ence and eat with the porkers,
n a short time the little fellows
vere too large to get out. 1 kept
hem up until the next fall, when
hey tipped the scales at 300
Ktuncis each.
Make your home attractive,
lave plenty of vegtables, a yard
ull of flowers, a good orchard,and
f the bankers, merchants and edi
ors of your towu don’t envy you
here is something wrong.
BUSINESS FOR SALE.
uooa, clean stock ot merchan
lise, will invoice about $8,000.
Pwo good frame store buildings,
22x70 and 16x30. Two-story,eight
room frame residence, including
'our acres of land. Good location
md doing good business, situated
n small town in finest agricultural
lection in the southwest. Owners
lealth requires change of climate.
Property will be sold at a bargain.
\pply to White River Land &
Investment Co., Newark, Ark.
BROWN FOR RE-ELECTION
The announcement of Rev. J.L.
frown of Charlotte as a candidate
or re-election to the legislature
appears in this issue of The,fourn
d. lie served the people well and
aithfully as their representative
luring the last session of the legis
ature, and made a record that will
jear the closest scrutiny. He is
ong experienced in public life and
ns knowledge of needs of the state
md her people, well qualifies him
;or the important position.
LOOK HERE. HR MAN
If ye" want to sell your farm
•ee the White River Land & In
eeatmeut Co.
WALTER BATSON SHOT
Citizen of Lower Oil Trough 5hot
Saturday Night by J. P. Ellis
Walter Batson who lives near
Elmo was shot and painfully
wounded Saturday night by .1. P.
Ellis, the weapon used being a
shotgun, and it is reported that
5-' shot took effect in Batson’s
body.
Dr. R. C. Dorr went down from
Batesville Sunday morning and
extracted the shot and dressed the
injured man's wounds. It is re
ported from Elmo that the wounds
ire not considered dangerous,there
being only one wound of a serious
nature, that being in the abdomen.
There is another report, however,
which seems to be well founded,
that Batson is dangerously wound
ed and may not recover.
Details of the trouble leading
up to the shooting are hard to ob
tain, owing to the fact that all
parties concerned regret the af
fair. It seems, however, that
some parties went to Ellis’ home
i night or two previous to the
<hooting to see a woman who was
working for Mr. and Mrs. Ellis.
It is said that their conduct was
such that Ellis forbade its repeti
tion. It is not known whether
Uatson was one of the parties
present on that occasion or not,
nut this or similar trouble, it is
said, led to the shooting.
No arrests have been made, and
t is reported that Batson says he
loes not blame Ellis for shooting
lim. Both men are married and
lave families.
CIRCLE ELECTS OFFICERS
At the meeting Tuesday night
:he Woodmen Circle elected the
following officers for the ensuing
rear: Guardian, Mrs. H. E.
Hawthorn: advisor, Mrs. E. W.
Magness; banker. Miss Volena
Hogue; clerk, E. W. Magness; at
tendant, Mrs. C..J. Drennen; chap
lain. Mrs. J. W. Fetzer; inner
sentinel, Miss Mamie Henry; out
jr sentinel, Mrs. A. C. Martin;
physician, Dr. A. A. Evans; man
agers, .John Rogers, W. M. Mag
aess and A. C. Martin.
NOTICE
All parties indebted to the R. C.
Dorr Mercantile Company are
iereby notified to call, either at
Sulphur Rock or Magness, by the
40th of December, 1000, and make
settlement. All notes and accounts
not paid by that time will be plac
ed in the hands of an officer or
trustee for collection without
further notice.
R. C. Dour Mkrc. Co.
OUR DUTY TO STUDY
The man who is not studying
to improve his profession is fail
ing to do his part in making the
world better is failing to realize
bis responsibility to Ciod for the
way he uses the faculties and tal
ents entrusted to him. For we
ire all tenants of Him who made
the earth and placed man here to
idorn it, but not to waste it.
GENERAL BLIZZARD
A general blizzard and cold wave
=wept the entire country Tuesday,
the temperature going below zero
n many places. The coldest
weather is repented from Lander,
Wyo., where the thermometor
registered 20 degrees below ::ero.
ELLER-MAGNESS
H. D. Filer and Miss (iertrune
Magness were married at the resi
dence of Squire and Mrs. E. M.
Wilson Sunday afternoon, Squire
Wilson officiating.
Mr Eller is manager of the
Newark Telephone Company, aud
is one of the best and most sue
cessfnl business men in tovvn,\vhili
: the bride comes of one of the old
I est and best families in this par
of the state, and is a young lady o
; many Christian graces.
The Journal most heartily joins
their many friends in extending
j congratulations, and wishes then
a long and prosperous life of wed
ed happiness.
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LADY ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
Mrs. W. I). (Jray Shoots Hersell
in Breast With Pistol
Mrs. Lizzie Gray, wife of \V.
1). Gray of Oil Trough, shot her
self with suicidal intent at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. (’. McGuire, at Batesville Wed
nesday evening.
The weapon used was a 3s cal
ibre revolver. The ball entered
the left breast, barely missing the
heart,and plowing its way through
the lung, lodged in the backbone.
Evidently the ball was intended t<
reach her heart and cause instant
death, but it missed the vital point,
and at noon yesterday she was stil
alive. She is in a critical condi
tion, however,and death is expect
ed to result at any moment.
Mrs. Gray has been in wretched
health and very despondent foi
some time. It is said that she had
contemplated the act of self-de
struction for some time, and close
survenance nail been kept upon
her by the family in order to pre
vent the fatal step. Tuesday ev
ening while the family were at
supper she procured a revolver
and shot herself.
She is about thirty years of ag(
and has a husband and three chil
dren.
Mr. Gray was at his home at
Oil Trough when the tragedy oc
curred.
DISTRESSING SITUATION
There is weeping and wailing
and gnashing of teeth in the Dem
ocrat office at Newport. The
eight saloons of that town are go
ing to quit business the first of the
year, and the wail being sent up
by the Democrat is very dsstress
ing indeed. To Waterman, a
boozeless town is the most desolate
place on earth.
BUYING CORN.
Bud Sisk is buying corn and
is paying 58 cents a bushel for
good dry corn. You will find him
on the street all the time.
THE FENCING DISTRICT
Landowner Gives Some Informa
tion on Mooted Question
Editor The Journal :-For the in
formation of landowners in the
Big Bot tom Fencing District in re
gard to building the fence and tak
ing in the new territory, which
was made a part of the district by
the legislature of 1907, I quote
a part of the law, as follows:
“That should any owner of land
within snid territory (the district
as a whole) fail or refuse to do tl e
amount of fencing provided for in
Section 3 of this Act (which re
quires the Board of Commissioners
to apportion to every land owner
his part, determined by the assess
ments of said land by the county
assessor) then any other person in
terested in said enclosure may pro
ceed to do said fencing, and when
done, have the same valued by
appraisers and if said person who
failed or refused to do said fencing,
shall refuse or fail upon demand to
pay for said fencing, then said per
son or persons who shall have done
said fencing, shall recover against
such recusant, before any court of
competent jurisdiction, judgment
for the amount of the award of the
appraisers, together with 50 per
cent penalty for refusing to pay
said award, and all costs of suit;
and said judgment shall become
and operate as a lien on the land
lying within said enclosure so
fenced, and mav be enforced as
mechanic's liens are now enforc
ed.”
The supreme court recently
passed upon this matter and among
other things, decided that it was
the duty of the land-owners in the
district as a whole (old as well as
new territory) to build or pay for
their proportional part of tl e
fence, as soon as it was apportion
ed and laid off to them by the
Board of Assessors. So, as soon
as that is done, it becomes the du
ty of each land-owner to build, or
cause to be built, his proportional
share of said fence, and upon his
failure to do so, any person in
terested in the construction of said
fence can build anyone’s part who
fails to build it, and charge same
to the delinquent party. And upon
failure to pay for same, a 50 per
cent penalty, together with court
costs, and a lien on the delinquent’s
land inside the district, can be en
forced, under the law.
Land Owner.
See The Journal for job printing.
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bank and is often misleading It
requires time, energy, ciose attention
to business, a substantial capital and
experience in banking to make a bank
We claim, without blushing, all the
essentials necessary to make our bus
iness that of banking, and tender our
patrons a service thoroughly seasoned
by years of experience, backed by a
substantial capital and surplus.
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