The Newark, Journal.
Published In The famous B*g bottom Country, where Alfalfa Is King.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July 26, 1907.
Vol. 7. No. 31.
CANDIDATE FOR CIRCUIT CLERK
E. A. Hodges Announces His In
tention of flaking the Race
For Clerk’s Office
E. A. Hodges, while visiting his
parents in town Saturday, stated
to The Journal that he would be
in the race next spring for Circuit
Clerk.
Armie, as he is commonly called
by those who know him, taught
school in this county for several
years, but has been serving as
deputy under Circuit Clerk Pearce
for the past two years.
Those who have had occasion to
be associated with him in the dis
charge of his duties as deputy clerk,
well know his superior fitness for
the office to which he will aspire.
No man has ever filled the position
of deputy clerk better than has
Armie Hodges, and the results of
this record made for himself,
coupled with a congenial and ac
comodating disposition, makes the
kind of timber necessary for a
competent, trustworthy and effi
cient officer.
We are confident he will make
a strong race and his candidacy
will well deserve the kindest con
sideration.
OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS
Oil Trough, July *23.—All the
game has not entirely disappeared
from Oil Trough. TJie writer,
his wife and d big had a thrilling
experience one night last week in
capturing a large ’possum within
v>0 yards of the house, and we
finally succeeded in getting him.
Several of our people attended
the picnic at Smith’s school house
Friday and report a pleasant time.
Crops are needing rain, and
early corn will be a total failure if
it does not rain in a short time.
Henry Shipp and Miss Polly |
Shirley of this place were married
at Newport last Thursday.
The public school has increased
until it will be neccessary to em
ploy an assistant teacher.
A. M. Edgar came over from
Newark Tuesday to put a bunch
of cattle in his pasture.
Capt. R. R. Reeves went to j
Newport last week and came back 1
in a new buggy.
Several of our people attended I
the singing convention at Rosie j
last Sunday.
J. C. McGuire is down from ■
Batesville this week, looking after |
business.
J. L. Taylor and .lames David
son went to Newport Saturday.
John Knight went to Batesville
Monday on important business.
The pearlers report that mussels
are getting very scarce.
Chase Wasson went to Batesville
Saturday on business.
STOCKHOLDERS HEETING
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Sulphur Rock Tele
phone Company will be held at
the public hall in the town of Sul
phur Rock, Ark., August 10th,
1907, at 8:30 o’clock p. m., for the
purpose of electing seven directors
to Serve for one year, and for the
transaction of such other business
as may be legally brought before
the meteing.
Sam Tuggle, president,
J. K. Rawlings, secretary.
FROM DOCTOR DYE
Editor Journal:—Please allow
.me space to say to the good citi
zens of Greater and Newer New
ark, that the foundation is well
laid for the extension of your
borders, the enlarging of your
public school accomodations, by
the addition of another building
and other grade to your course of
study, an electric light plant and
water works later.
Your glorious revival, over 200
converted and re-claimed, amongst
whom are many of your best and
most prominent citizens, if pro
perly conserved, justifies the pro
phecy of material advancement
and improvement as well.
Love to all,
John H. Dye.
Searcy, Ark., July 23, 1907.
LIQUOR MAN IN MORE TROUBLE
Uncle Sam After T. V. Scott For
Retailing Liquor Without
Government License
T. V. Scott of Sulphur Rock
was arrested by Deputy U. S.
Marshal Malloy and arraigned be
fore U. S. Commissioner Parse at
Batesville last Monday, charged
with retailing liquor without li
cense, and was bound over to the
federal court in the sum of $200.
Scott has been operating a small
distillery near Sulphur Rock, and
some time ago he brought 20 gal
lons of whiskey to Newark with
the intention of opening a whole
sale house. He was immediately
arrested and arraigned before
Mayor Ratton on a charge of un
lawfully bringing liquor into pro
hibition territory. The trial result
ed in the conviction of Scott, but
instead of having the liquor de
stroyed, the court, under a pledge
from Scott that he would take the
whiskey back home and make no
further attempts to sell it here, re
leased the whiskey. Scott took
charge of the whiskey and left
town, but instead of taking it back
home, it is alleged that he only
took it a short distance from town
aud retailed it out to a crowd who
followed him out of town. This
he had no right to do, and the
trouble with Uncle Sam is the re
sult.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES.
Charlotte, July —School be
gan here Monday with Prof. W.
J. Jernigan as principal and Priar
Huddleston assistant.
Mrs. Lizzie Churchill and chil
dren spent Friday night and Sat
urday at Hazel Grove with rela
tives.
Miss Vela Jernigan returned
home last week after a pleasant
visit with friends at Newark.
Several of the young people
from here attended church at
Pleasant Hill Sunday night.
Mrs. Daisy Williams of Salem
is visiting her aunt Mrs. Lizzie
Churchill at this place.
U. P. Kent and J. C. McGill of
this place made a business trip to
Catheytown Saturday.
Mrs. Jessie Bullington and son.
Jack, of Sulphur Rock visited re
latives here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Lane visited
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Pickens at
Dota Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ulie Kent spent
Sunday at this place with friends
and relatives.
There will be singing at Pleasant
View next Sunday. Everbody
come.
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Well, our meeting has closed.
Closed, did I say ( Yes, but no,
no; it will never close. The echos
will reverberate over and over,
round and round for a century to
come, and the result will mount
the throne of eternity, in glory
and praise to God.
It is a conservative estimate to
say we had 200 conversions. One
hundred and forty-one united
with the M. E. Church South; 100
were baptized, 65 by emmersion,
and 35 by affusion.
A voluntary, cheerful contribu
tion to Dr. (Bro.) Dye for his
heroic work, of $143.50, and the
unworthy pastor was not forgotten
in this material expression of ap
preciation.
A prayer meeting was organized
for each Wednesday night. Forty
seven new names were added to
our Sunday school during the
meeting. “Bless the Lord, oh
my soul, and all that is in me bless
His holy name.” (Ps. 103-1.) Read
this, young convert. Remember
this was our motto during the
active work of our great, pheno
minal, wonderful meeting. Say
it over in your heart, say it out
loud,connect it with your business,
your housework, on the streets,
everywhere. “Amen and Amen.”
Ask a blessing at your table; hold
family and private prayer. All
this organized in your home for
your bodily comfort and main
tenance. Don’t !forget to pray,
and make it a rule to let nothing
get in the way of this, and our
work among you will abide. Con
fide in God, commune with Him,
and each other, and you are safe,
and will be prepared for the great
est amount of service for Him and
the church.
Don’t argue about you church;
don't dispute with any one, keep
cool in head and warm in heart,
and you are safe in Jesus. You
who were possessed of the evil of
cursing, guard that well; you who
were possessed of the evil of drink
ing, guard that with a drawn
sword; you who were possessed of
the evil of dancing, guard that
well; you who were undet the
spell of evils of card playing,
gu^rd that well, and see that none
of these things ever come up again
to hurt or harm you. If you have
a pack of cards in your home for
a social game, burn them today,
and never let them in again, ^tay
filled, as you now are, with the
spirit of love, sympathy, good
will, joy, peace and comfort in the
Holy Ghost.
“Bless the Lord, oh, my soul,
and all that is within me, bless
His holy name.” Pray for me;
pray for our meeting at Sulphur
Rock. Bro. Dye will be here next
Sunday at 11 a. no. We look for
great things from our God. In
fact, I am looking for 500 conven
tion on on the Sulpjiur Rock cir
cuit this year.
Newark is a station now in spirit
and will be next year. Then our
work can be better planned for the
circuit and a great movement for
God and victory all over the work.
Amen. _ _
SHOOTING AT TUCKERHAN
E. D. Gardner, assistant cashier
of the Bank of Tuckerman, was
shot at that place late Saturday
afternoon by his brother-in-law,
J. H. Churchman, who is city
marshal of Tuckerman. Gardner
was shot in the abdomen, but is
not thought to be dangerously
wounded.
Churchman, it is said, had been
drinking, and raised the trouble
with Gardner over some trivial
family trouble that had existed be
tween them for some time.
Gardner was taken to a hospital
at Little Rock and will recover.
Churchman surrendered to the
officers at Newport, and was
placed under $1,000 bond for his
appearance before Squire Shaver
at Newport today (Friday) for
trial. 1 _ _
WEEKS DOINGS Vf SULPHUR ROCK
Short Items of Interest Picked Up
at the netropolis of White
River Township.
Sulphur Rock, July 23.—Those
who went to the conference at
Calico Rock from here were Revs. I
W. F. Wayman and C. F. Hively,
Mrs. Cora Sanders, Mrs. Hattie
Murphy and Miss Amanda Hively.
Mr. and Mrs. John Watkins and
daughter, Roberta, were down
from Batesville the first of the
week visiting Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Anderson.
T. B. Keeney wants 100 cases of
eggs per week. Highest cash
prices paid for chickens, eggs and
country produce, delivered at J.
II. Jimerson’s, Sulphur Rock.
Mrs. George Bevens and chil
dren of Batesville spent last week
here with Dr. and Mrs. T. A.
Bevens and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Brogden of
Charlotte were visiting relatives
here Saturday night and Sunday.
Miss Bea Rice returned from
Newark Tuesday where she spent
several days in the meeting.
Rev. H. T. Gibson went to
Barren Fork Tuesday where he
expects to hold a meeting.
Mrs. Lee Hogan of Magness
visited her daughter, Mrs. Dan
Moore, here Monday.
Mrs. Sarah Braden went out in
the Dota neighborhood Monday
for a few days visit.
J. P. Sink and his daughter
went to Newport Sunday and re
turned Tuesday.
W. B. Knight came in last week
from Little Rock where he spent
several days.
Mr. and Mrs. Mitt Harrel were
down from Charlotte Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. Jessie Bullington and her
son, Jack, visited at Charlotte
Sunday.
J. U. Martin, who has been real
sick several days, is improving
slowly.
Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Keeney
attended the singing at Rosa Sun
day.
A. R. Alexander and Ed Travis
went to Batesville Tuesday.
Joe Maxley and Fred Hartsfield
went to Newark Monday.
Surveyor Frank Ham was down
from Moorefield Monday.
Jim Moore is teaching at Paro
quet this summer.
Mrs. Tom Bagents is on the sick
list this week.
W. J. Cooper was up from New
ark Tuesday.
A. T. Best of Dota was in town
Tuesday.
THE GREAT REVIVAL HAS CLOSES
141 Joined the flethodisl Churci*
and 13 the Other Churches
During the Meeting
The revival meeting which had;
been in progress at the Methodist
church for three weeks, closed
Monday afternoon.
The meeting resulted in the ad
dition of 141 members to the
Methodist church, six to the
Christian church and seven to the
Baptist church, making a total of
154 additions to the various
churches.
Revs. Dye and Jernigan did
good work and endeared them
selves to all citizens of Newark in
a manner that will hold for them,
a warm place in the hearts of cur
people for years to come.
A great deal of interest was
shown in the meeting from start
to finish, and a great many re
gretted that it could not go on.
longer, but conditions were such
that it was thought best to close.
The farewell service Monday
afternoon was very touching in
many respects, and yet a very
happy one.
The entire meeting was truly a.
marvelous one, and the results
exceeded the expectations of all,
even the beloved pastor, who has
worked and planned the whole
year for a great advancement o£
the religious interests of the com
munity.
The church is now working to
make Newark a station, and there
are good reason to believe that
it will be done, as several of the
most prominent and successful
men of the town joined the church
during the meeting and are now
very much interested in the work
of the church and the moral and
religious advancement of the com
munity. They are men who never
do anything in a half-hearted man
ner, and who will not hesitate to
contribute liberally of their means
to such a movement, so we think
it is safe to say that Newark will
be made a station at the approach
ing annual conference.
TEACHERS ELECTED
At a recent meeting of the
school board, Miss Gertrude Hul
sey was re-elected as teacher of
the primary department of the
Newark public school; Miss Maud
Griffin, of Salado, was elected
teacher for the second and third
grades, and Miss Fannie Blalock
was re-elected at teacher of the /
fourth and fifth grades, /*
Prof. J. B. Stewart was elected
principal some time ago.
This is an able corps of instruc
tors and is ample evidence that the
school interests of the district are
in sat'© hands.
BATESVILLE SCHOOL CENSUS
M. N. Bone has completed the
school census of Batesville, and
finds a total of 852, as follows:
White—males, 318; females, 360;
total, 678. Negroes—males, 80;
females, 85; total, 174. The total
school population last year whs
843, the increase being 0. The
whites have gained 11 and the
negroes lost two.
DISTRICT CONFERENCE
At the recent meeting of the
Methodist District Conference at
Calico Rock, E. C. Parsons, J. A.
Stroud, J. R. Metcalf and T. W.
Williams were elected delegates to
the annual conference. Mountain
View was chosen as the place fop
holding the next district confer
ence.