The Newark Journal.
Published in The famous White River Country, Where Alfalfa Is kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, September 16, 1910
Vol. 10, No. 23
FOUND DEAD ON TRACK
Stone County Han Killed in
Batesville Sunday riorning
B. VV. Younger, a young man
whose home was near St. James,
in Stone county, was killed in
Batesville about 2 o’clock Sunday
morning.
His remains were found on the
railroad track near the ice
plant, but whether he was a vic
tim of foul play is not known.
His dead body was found on the
track by the crew on the Red Ball
freight. The body was horribly
mutilated and the trainmen say he
had evidently been dead sometime
when found by them.
The young man and his brother
%nd a friend from Stone county
were in Batesville on business.
He had been drinking and about
midnight went to the hotel where
they were stopping and tried to
get his brother to go out on the
street with him for some purpose.
His brother refused and he went
alone. This was the last seen of
him until his dead body was found
on the railroad track as above
stated.
Y'ounger was about 27 years old.
He is survived by five brothers all
of whom are citizens of Stone
county.
PUBLIC SChOOL PROGRESS
The public school statistics for
the year ending June 30, 4010,
which are now being complied by
State Superintendent Cook, show
the average length of school term
for the year to be 100.5 days for
the entire state, with an average
daily attendance of 255,135. The
year before the length of term was
08.2 days, with the daily attend
ance 243,232. The increase of ac
tual schooling for the year, over
that of the year before is equal to
giving to 2,608 children the full
common school course of seven
years with nine months .school each
year. Or, the net gain is equal to
the common school education of
4,408 children, based on the {(re
sent length of school term in Ar
kansas. _
FINDS $1,000 PEARL
Imboden. Sept. II. 1*. D. Rob
bin*, a professional pearl hunter
vyho lives in a small houseboat on
Black river, found a valuable pearl
tins week while pearling near
Wolverine Point. The pearl is
perfect in every way and weighs"
thirty grains. Mr. Robbins has re
fused an offer of $1,000 for it.
EDUCATION COMMSSION
Preliminary Report Being Pub
lished for General Distribution
The Education Commission for
Arkansas, appointed by Governor
Donaghey and composed of twenty -
one prominent citizens has been
fully organized for its extensive
campaign for better school condi
tions. The first preliminary re
port of .the commission has been
adopted and and is now being pub
lished in the form of an attractive
and very instructive phamplet for
general distribution.
In this initial report the Com
mission sets forth three important
educational features, briefly re
viewing the situation in Arkansas
and the experience in other states
that have tried these measuers.
“A State Board of Education,”
“Consolidation,” and “State Aid
to County High Schools” are the
three topics discussed.
Copies of this interesting publi
cation will be mailed free to all
who request the same by address
ing either Hon. Geo. B. Cook,
State Superintendent or Doctor
Henry S. Hartzog, Secretary of
the Education Commission, Little
Rock.
YOUNG MAN KILLED
John Duncan Shot by George
Johnson Near Newport
John Duncan, a young man
about 17 years old, was shot by
George Johnson at the Duncan
home about six miles east of New
port Tuesday morning.
The young man was removed to
Newport and died in a short time.
The exact particulars leading up
to the killing are not known, but
it seems that the killing is the re
sult of hard feelings over a war
rant for the arrest of the Duncan
boy for stealing watermelons from
a neighbor.
METHODIST REVIVAL
Rev. Ira II. Russell began a re
vival meeting at the Methodist
church last night (Thursday) and
will continue the meeting a week
or ten days. Rev. R. C. Clark of
Lake Village will arrive Monday
to assist in the meeting and will
preach Monday night. Rev. Clark
is an able preacher, and it is ex
pected that much good will result
from the meetings. The services
will be held under a large tent
near the church building.
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CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
happenings of the Week in Dota
Township Briefly Told
Mrs. G. J. Lindsey visited
i friends at Cord Friday.
Charles Moore made a business
| trip to Batesville Tuesday.
Floyd Jernigan is visiting rela
s tives at Newark this week.
Rev. C. F. Hively began a rc
1 vival meeting here Sunday.
Prof. Noah Gilbert of Cave
| City was here on business Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Jernigau
i of Newark attended church
i here Sunday.
Misses Alma Lane and Julia
Bray spent Friday at Sulphur
Rock with friends.
Mr. and Mrs. das. Blair of Cord
spent Sunday with Mrs. Allie
Blair and children.
Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Stoner
and children, of Tuckermau, are
visited relatives here.
Mrs. Mary Blair and children
of Cord spent Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. E. L. Jernigan.
Mrs. Josie Watson and Mrs.
Tom Morris of Gainsboro spent
Monday with the latter’s sister,
Mrs. Bettie Williamson.
Mrs. Owen Greer and little
sons, Cleed and Claud, of Lock
hart, visited her aunt, Mrs. G. J
Lindsey, a few days last week.
Hon. Chas. F. Cole of Batesville
delivered an interesting temper
ance lecture to a large congrega
tion at the Methodist church here
Sunday evening.
Dr. J. M. Anderson and moth
er who have resided here for some
time, left Tuesday for Naylor,
Mo., where they will make their
future home.
NEWPORT’S FIRST BALE.
J. L. Davis sold the tirst bale of
cotton for the season in Newport
Tuesday to the Wolf-Goldman
Company for 15 cents. It was
grown on the Wishon farm.
HONEY FOR SALE
C. E. Caldwell has a fine lot of
the best honey ever tasted, and
can supply the demand in any
quanities, from one pound up.
OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS
Doings of the Week Among Our
Neighbors Across the White
Some have commenced to pick
cotton.
J. C. McGuire is having his
house here raised and repaired.
Our new school building is go
ing up nicely. The framing is alt
done.
Mrs. E. C. Lamburton has just
returned from a visit to Little
Rock.
R. D. and F. M. Pridmorc have
just recovered from a spell of
malarial fever.
Cherry Camp 473 W. O. W.
and the Oil Trough Grove W. C.
No. 128 had an unveiling Sunday
evening.
Our Justice of the Peace was
intertained several days last week
by J. R. Morris and Rev. J. H.
Rauhoof in a suit of slander and
felony against J. H. Rauhoof.
The trial was continued till next
Wednesday.
Rev. Russell and Rev. Wa.\ man !
closed a fine meeting here last
Friday night with ten additions
to the Methodist church. Rev.
Latham of Batesville came and
continued the meeting, from Sat
urday night uutil Sunday night.
On Sunday night he delivered a
Temperance lecture, which was
tine and was well listened to. We
hope the good brethren will
return and preach for us again.
Some of our best people were con
verted and joined the church.
FIRST BALE NEW COTTON
A. C. Hines brought in the first
bale of cotton for the season Tues
| day.
I It was grown on A. C. Martin’s
| farm over in the bottom. It class
ed as middling and sold for 13.60,
J. W. Sisk being the purchaser.
The bale weighed 445 pounds
and brought $77.50, including
cash premiums given by the busi
ness men.
The first bal^ last year was
brought in on the 24th of August
by S. L. Brownlow of Dunning
' ton, and sold for 13 ceuts.
LIQUOR CASE ENJOINED
Jackson County Liquor Fight is
Stopped by Supreme Court.
.Judge Charles Coffin, judge of
the Third Judical circuit, will not
pass upon the Newport three-mile
case that is pending in his court,
Associate Justice Carroll D. Wood
of the Supreme Court having issu
ed an order temporarily restraining
him from considering the case un
til it can be heard and determined
by the Supreme Court on Septem
ber 26
The case originated in the Coun
ty Court of Jackson County and
was was brought by A. I). Bailey
and H. C. Sanders against C. West
and others, who had tiled a petition
in the court, which was granted,
asking for an order of the court
prohibiting the sale of intoxicants
within three miles of the public
school in Newport. Attorney Gus
tave Jones tiled the petition in the
Supreme Court asking that the
circuit judge be enjoined from fur
ther proceeding in the case. The
prohibition order was granted by
the County Court on May 4, and
later a petition to set aside the or
der was denied.
FIND FLOATING BODY
Dr. N. (1. Hardister Found Dead
In White River.
The body of Dr. N. G. Ilardis
ter, formerly of Jacksonport,, but
who has recently lived at Hoxie,
where he had considerable proper
ty, was found floating in White
river at Newport about 4 o’clock
Tuesday afternoon by Albert Sut
ton, employed at the electric light
plant on the river front. The
body was recovered and taken to
Drummond’s undertaking rooms.
It was badly decomposed, but
shows no marks of violence, and
it is generally believed that ho is
responsible for his drowning, eith
er suicidal or accidental.
Dr. Hardister was 63 years of
age, born and reared at Evening
Shade, and was an ex-Confeder
ate soldier.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this method of thank
ing our many friends who so kind
ly assisted us during the sickness
and death of our precious baby.
May the Lord bless each and
everyone of you.
Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Morris
DEMOCRAT TICKET WINS
Amendments and County-Wide
Also Get Good Hajorities
I he election Monday resulted
in the election of the entire Demo
cratic state ticket.
Amendment No. 10 has carried
by a good safe majority, and No.
11 seems to have carried, but the
result on No. 11 is not yet definite
ly known.
\\ ith I Mack River township yet
out, the vote in Independence
county is as follows:
For Governor—Donaghey,2221;
Hogan, 109; Rowland, 870.
Circuit Judge—Jeffery, 3144.
Prosecuting Attorney—Erwin,
3139.
State Senator—Raney, 3037.
Sheriff—Fiko, 1898; Scott, 1420.
Representative — Raker, 1924;
Lindsey, 2051; Brown, 1110; Jam
es, 998.
Circuit Clerk—Bevens, 3191.
County Clerk—Waldrip, 3197.
County Judge — Craig, 1898;
Wright, 1403.
Treasurer—Perrin, 3179.
Collector—DeCamp, 3189.
Assessor—Flinn, 3192.
Surveyor—Ham, 3174.
Coroner—Flinn, 3162.
For Amendment No. 10, 2268;
against, 794.
For Amendment No. 11, 1839;
against, 1032.
For Road Tax, 2576; against,433.
For License, 1437; against, 1890.
For County-Wide Prohibition,
1986; against, 1186.
W. L. McAHRON ELECTED
W. L. McAhron, Independent,
defeated James Vaughan, the
Democratic nominee for constable
of Big Bottom township, Vaughan
receiving 102 votes and McAhron
121.
There was no opposition to Wil
son and Todd, the Democrat nom
inees for justice of the peace.
For road overseer, D. I. Arnold
Democrat, is re-olected over P. H.
Hutchinson, Independent, by
nearly three to one, Arnold receiv
ing 158 votes and Hutchinson 69.
JACKSON COUNTY DRY
Returns from Monday’s election
in Jackson county show that coun
ty to have voted against license by
about 300 majority.
Newport has been dry since the
first of the present year through
the action of the county court in
refusing to. grant license. The
matter has been before the courts
in some form every since, but the
result of Monday’s election will
probably stop further proceedings.
The county voted for license
two years ago by 455 majority.
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Coprrifht 1909, by C. E. Zimmerman Co.- No. 49
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