The Newark Journai
A Man May Lose a Dollar or He May Lose a Millon, But None Has Lost so Much as the Man Who Loses His Courage
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, September 2, IdI5
Vol 15, No. 22
DESOLATE SPECTACLE
NOW GREETS THE EYE
IN FAMOUS BIG BOTTOM
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WHITE RIVER OVERFLOW
MAKES CLEAN SWEEP
Water Recedes From Farming
Lands and Leaves Sickening
Spectacle of Wreck and Ruin
Immense fields of the finest
farming lands in the famous
Big Bottom and Oil Troughval
leys, on which only a few days
ago were growing the most
magnificent crops of lotton,
corn and alfalfa that were
ever grown in* Independence
county, today present a sick
ening spectacle as a result of
the recent flood.
Fine fields of cotton that
promised yields of a bale per
acre are now blackened and
dead,every vestige of foliage,
bolls and squares having fa 111
en from the stalks.
Corn that would have pro
duced 50 to 65 bushels per;
acre now lies a twisted and1
tangled mass, and the immense!
ears of corn souring, are throw
ing off an odor that is sicken
ing.
Only a few small fields f
alfalfa here and there show
any signs of life. Immense
areas of the finest alfalfa mea
dows are now blackened and
dead and farmers say it will
have to be turned under.
The water has receded until
all the farming lands are now
dry, and it makes one heart
sick to drive over over this fer
tile valley and view the deso
late spectacle of wreck and
ruin wrought by the flood.
Lnjk addition to the damage
to crops, some of the land is
badly damaged as the result
of washes and sand-drifts from
the river. One of the peculiar
freaks of the flood is shown
on the Stowman farm on Pad
gett Island.Near the upper end
of this farm,which is one of the
most productive in this section,
the current of the high water
cut a hole about 150 feet wide
and 400 feet long to a depth
of about 20 feet. Many other
farms are badly washed and on
some farms the overflow left
drifts of sand two to four feet
deep covering an area of sev
eral acres.
This country has experienc
ed many overflows, but he one
of August, 1915 will go down
in local history as the most de
structive that ever visited this
section.
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FUT ON STEAM SHOVEL
A steam shovel has been put
to work at the old gravel pit
just west of town taking out
gravel to be used in repairing
the washout which occurred
on the main line of the Iron
Mountain just north of New
port. About 200 feet of th high
dump was entirely washed out
and a temporary trestle had to
be built across the break.
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GOOD PASTURE
We have the finest cane
pasture in the county and are
prepared to Like stock for
pasturage at $1 a head per
month. Man on place to look
after stock.
H. E. HAW] HORNE.
First National Bank
Newark, Ark.
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,500
C. M. EDWARDS, Pres.
G. M. FIELDS, V. Pres.
E. B. CHESSER, Cashier
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CITIZENS ISSUE
APPEAL FOB AID
HELP NEEDED IN CARING
FOR THE NEEDY
Conditions Such in Territory
.
H Surrounding Newark That
i Outside Assistance Necessary
Conditions are such among
.many of the people who lost
everything in tli' recent flood
that it was deemed advisable
to start a fund fof the relief of
the flood sufferers.
1 Many people who lived in
the overflowed disti ictsout ii and
east of Newark lost not only
their crops but everything they
possessed.
i The citizens of Nwark have
been doing all they could to
relieve the situation, and for
some time it was thought that
they would be able to furnish
all the assistance needed. It
was found several days ago,
however, that the burden
would be too great and a meet
ing was called Monday after
noon to discuss the situation
and see what should be done.
It was decided to ask for
outside assistance and the fol
lowing committee was chosen to
take charge of the relief work
and were instructed to ask for
aid. The committee is compos
ed of J. B. Ketchem, chairman;
F. C. Hoyt, secretary; J. H.
Ilolderby, C. M. Edwards and
G. M. Fields. 0
The following appeal for aid
was issued by the committee.
AN APPEAL IN BEHALF OF
STRICKEN AND DESTI
TUTE HUMANITY
The recent unprecedented
floods, which entirely wiped
out all crops along White and
Black rivers, has left hundreds
of people homeless and desti
tute.
It is estimated that 100,000
acres of land under cultivation
along White and Black rivers,
contiguous to Newark, has been
completely denuded of every
vestige of growing crops. Hun
dreds of people lost not only
their teams, farming tools,
household goods and wearing
apparel, but barely escaped
with their lives.
Many of these people are in
dire distress and are going to
suffer unless they get IMMEDI
ATE ASSISTANCE.
The situation with regard
to the people of Newark is crit
ical in many instances, but
Newark is amply able to take
care of the needs of her own
people, and it was thought for
some time that Newark would
be able to furnish all the as
sistance necesary for the peo
ple of the surrounding country.
But as the true situation
I comes to light, revealing the
tact that hundreds and hun
dreds of people are ABSO
LUTELY DESTITUTE, New
|ark realizes that she is face to
face with a distressing situa
tion that is entirely too big for
our people to handle without
outside assistance.
WE NEED HELP TO TAKE
CARE OF THESE STRICKEN
PEOPLE. It is the distress cry
of humanity. We have done ail
I we can do, and we cannot long
er stand helplessly bv, after
having done everything we can
do, and see these people suffer.
No assistance has been asked
and none received up to this
time but at a public meeting
held in Newark today the un
dersigned were appointed a re
lief committee and instructed
to make a general appeal for
iaid. This appeal is made in be
half of stricken, destitute and
suffering humanity. IT you de
sire to give anything send it to
The chairman or secretary of
the undersigned Relief Com
mittee.
J. P>. K ETC HEM, Chairman,
F. C. HOYT. Secretary,
C. M. EDWARDS,
J. H. HOLDERRY,
G. M. FIELDS.
Newark, Ark., Aug. 30, 1915
RELIEF FUND
CONTRIBUTIONS
The following contributions
have been made to the relief
fund up to and including those
received today.
Rice Stix-Dry Goods
Co., St. Louis_$25.00
V. G. Richardson, Bates
ville 25.00
Seotl-Meyer Com. Co.,
Little Rock _ 10.00
Real-Burrow Dry Goods
Co .Little Rock_20.00
D. Canale & Co.,
Memphis, Tenn.,__ 10.00
J. W. T. Denyberry,
Chenalla, Tenn.,_ 2.50
C. P. Vaughan_ 5.00
Newark Journal_ 2.50
Total
$90.00
TRAIN SERVICE RESUMED
ji S arcy, Sept 1.—Train ser
vice on the Missouri & North
Arkansas Railroad between
Helena and Searcy, which was
annulled Aug. 23 on account
of the flood waters on the low
er White river, was resumed
today, passenger train No. 3
leaving here on regular time
this morning for Helena. Offi
cials state the railroad com
pany has suffered heavy losses
in the vicinity of McCllidland
and Cotton Plant, but large
crews of workmen have placed
the tracks back in fairly good
condition already.
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HEAVY LOSS AT NEWPORT
According to the latest re
ports from Newport, the Iron
Mountain Railway Company is
the heaviest losers from the re
cent flood at that place. The
railroad’s loss at that place is
estimated at $200,000. Othei
heavy losers are Newport
Manufacturing Co., $8,000
Dean & Hocking $6,000; Hog
ue & Williams $10,000; Plun
kett-Jarrell Gro. Co., $5,000.
Nearly all the mills and
manufacturing concerns have
resumed operations.
KEEL SICK FROM
BATTLE WITH FLOOD
Little Rock, Aug. 28.—For
mer State Senator John H.Keel,
'spent a few hours in Little
Rock today, en route from
Newport to Hot Springs. Mr.
Keel is seriously ill as a result
of his experience in fighting
the floods around his planta
tion at Ingleside, 12 miles from
Newport. He was taken to Hot
.Springs by physicians for treat
ment. His entire crop of cotton
and corn was completely de
stroyed by high water.
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SELL DAMAGED STOCK
It is reported that the Ste
j veils tiro. Co., of Newport,
whose stock was damaged in
i the recent flood when the water
ran into their wholesale house
in that city, have sold their en
tire stock to Texas parties.The
stock will be shipped to some
point in Texas and the Stevens
Grocer Co., will put in an en
tirely new stock.
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$25,000 DAMAGE TO
CAUSEWAY AND LEVEE
i Newport,Sept. 1.—The dam
age to the Newport Lake cause
way by the recent flood is esti
mated at $5,000, while the
amount which w ill be required
to make safe the main levee of
.the city, which was broken
and dynamited in many places,
probably will be more than
$20,000.
THROUGH TRAINS
AGAIN RUNNING
First Through Train Over
White River Road Since Aug.
18 Made Trip Last Tuesday
j Passenger train No. 209 go
ing east Tuesday was the first
train to make the through trip
from John to Newport over
the Whie river road since the
big flood, two weeks ago.
Railroad service on the
White river division has been
completely demoralized for
two weeks. For several days
it was impossible to run trains
of any kind over the road, be-!
«a use of washouts and the
track being under water at'
jlmany places. From a point a !
'short distance west of Newark
there was a stretch of track ex- j
tending eastward for at least j
seven miles that was entirely
i nder water excepting for little '
spots here and there, one of
these being here at Newark
another the high bluff bank
just this side of Rlack river
near Paroquet.
as soon as me water began
to recede the railroad company;
put a large number of extra
gangs to work repairing the
{track, and ic is said that at one
Time there were about 12 ex
tra gangs at work between Cot !
ter and Diaz. It is reported that
11) trestles were washed out!
between this place and Cotter. j
The worst washout occured at I
Calico Rock where a long tres- i
;le spanning a deep mountain;
|stream was swept away. Since
the flood, passengers, mail and
express have been tranferred
at that point.The work of build
ing a temporary structure a
cross this stream was complet
ed Tuesday and No. 209 was
the first train to pass over it.
Rapid progress has been
made in repairing the road
and it has been placed in con
dition for through traffic much;
earlier than was expected.:
When the extent of the dam- j
ages became known just after
the flood, it was thought that
through trafic could not be re
sumed for at least three weeks.
The last through train from
Joplin to Newport was on the
l<Sth of August, trains on the
19th being tied up by wash
outs and landslides from the
| big rains that caused the over
flow. The next through train
was on the 31st of August, a
period of 13 days.
Mueh of the repair work
done has necessarily been of a
temporary nature and it is
said that it will take at least
30 days more to put the road
in as good as condition as it
was before the flood.
The amount of the damages
sustained by the railroad com
pany cannot be determined at
this time, but it will reach an
enormous sum.
BATESVILLE MAN
MAY ENTER RACE
Attorney V. G. Richardson is
Considering Matter of Enter
ing Race for Governor
Batsville.Sept. 1.—It is prob
able that Batesville will furnish
a candidate for governor. At
the solicitation of a number ov
[er the state, V. G. Richardson,
[a prominent attorney of this
( ity, is seriously consideringth ’
matter of making the race,
though he has not as yet de
cided to do so. Mr. Richardson
has gained considerable dis
tinction at the local bar since
his residence here, and cam?
to Batesville from Newport
about three years ago. In the
event he makes the race for
governor,Mr. Richardson states
the platform upon which he
will conduct his candidacy will
contain many legislative ques
tions that will be of interest to
the farmers and to the working
class of people, at the same
time looking to a solution of
the problem encumbered by
the state’s financial depart
ment.
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NEW RULING ON
PARCEL POST
Change in the manner of
handling Parcel Post Mail, ef
fective September 1, 1915.
Insured Parcel Post Rates
Value up to $5, .03 Fee.
Value up to $25, .05 Fee
Value up to $50, .10 Fee.
Value up to $100, .25 Fee.
The sender of ordinary Par
cel post packags may procure
a receipt for same uon the pay
ment of one cent in addition to
the necessary postage on each
package sent.
All of said postage and fees
Bnust be fully prepaid before
same can be transmitted in the
mails JNO. T. THARP,P.M.
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