The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous Big Bottom Country. Where Alfalfa Is king.
$1 Per Annum.
Newark, Independence County* Arkansas, Friday, May 24, 1907.
Voll. 7. No. 22.
BOV, LITTLE RETURNS TO STATE
Arrived at His Home in Green
wood Monday, But Ghost of
His Former Self
Greenwood, May 21.— Broken
in health, his mind affected by the
long, severe strain, Governor
John S. Little returned to Arkan
sas yesterday evening and went to
his home in this city, the ghost of
his former self and considerably
weaker than when he left for
Texas. Few people were here to
greet the returning executive?-but
those who saw the shadow of John
S. Little could hardly recognize
the man who had left Greenwood
to become governor of the state
of Arkansas.
Accompanying the patient were
Dr. W. J. Pitman of this city, for
many years the family physician
of Governor Little, Dr. W. R.
Hailey of Haileyville. I. T., who
was with the governor during his
sojurn in Texas, Mrs. Little and a
negro servant who was with the
party at Corpus Christi.
Governor Little arrived over
the Frisco railroad from San An
tonio. Owing to the fact that the
Frisco does not go through Green
wood, and that it would have been
necessary to go to Fort Smith and
wait until 10 o’clock tomorrow
morning to make connections, the
train was stopped at Jenson, a
small station 12 miles from Green
wood on the main line. At this
point the train was met by two
carriages, one of them for the
governor and his party and the
other containing Jesse .Jones,
mayor of Green wmod, and two or
three other prominent citizens of
this city. The governor was as
sisted into the carrioge by Drs.
Hailey and Pitman, and despite
his pallor and feebleness, he greet
ed his friends with a smile and
told them that he was glad to get
back.
I he party arrived in Greenwood
about S o’clock this evening, the
trip from Jenson having been
made in an hour and a half. The
streets were well filled with peo
pie, but they had no opportunity of
seeing the governor, who was in a
closed carriage. The governor
Avas taken immediately to his resi
dence. After making the patient as
comfortable as possible Dr. Fit
man departed for his home, leav
ing Dr. Hailey at the Little resi
dence.
At the door of his home Gover
nor Little was met by his two
daughters, whom he has not seen
since he left for Corpus Christi,
and the greeting was very path
etic. The governor’s feebleness
Avas such that it was necessary to
carry him up the steps at his home
the long ride on the train having
exhausted him completely.
POLITICAL GOSSIP
The Melbourne Times believes
that if Congressman Brundidge
enters the race for United States
• jSenator, Hon. G. S. Recter of
* Izard county will make the race
for Congress. But the Times has
always had somewhat of a reputa
tion for springing jokes on the
public.—Sharp County Record.
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two-cent interstate rate
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission will in all probably soon
be asked to make a ruling to the
effect that passenger rates on en
terstate business shall conform to
••mmutummtrnm
The above is a fine picture of the steamer “Liberty” which arrived at Batesville last Saturday even-;
ing, having made the trip from St. Louis via the Mississippi and White rivers, carrying a full cargo of
Peters Shoes. This is the first full boat load of shoes ever shipped from-St. Louis. The idea was con- I
ceived by Wallace Byler, the Peters Shoe Company’s capable representative for Northeast. Arl&nsas, vvhoj
was personally in charge of the boat during the voyage. This company lias the)reputation of making the
best line of shoes manufactured in St. Louis and the, fact that they delivered a full boat load of them to ;
merchants along the White river, is conclusive evidence that they are selling an immense amount of shoes j
in this territory. E. E. Allen of this place handles their line of shoes and has just received a new lot of
the shoes that were brought in on the “Liberty ”
thoses prescribed by various states
, within their borders, and, more
over, the ruling of the commis
sion will probably be favorable to
this contention. This matter is an
outgrowth of the two cent rate
| bills that have been passed recent
ly in a number of states.—Arkan
i sas (iazette.
A GOOD SUNDAY SCHOOL
The Newark .Journal speaks in
1 a boasting manner of a Sunday
j school which was organized at
Center Grove. They did organize
with a goodly number in attend
ance, but a school which was or
ganized at Elgin last Sunday has
I them bested by several members.
| The school opened with 47 mem
j bers.—Tuckerman Times.
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A BETTER SUNDAY SCHOOL
A Sunday school was organized
last Sunday at the Scott school
house, a few miles north of New
I ark, at which seventy-one friem
bers were enrolled. The officers
| elected were John Kiddle, super
^ intendent; Leauder Mayhan, sec
retary; Noel Morris and Mrs. J.
Tropes, teachers of the advanced
classes; Misses Willie Shipman
Naomi Bray, teachers of the pri
mary classes.
Now if the Tuckerman Times
! thinks any rural community in
| Jackson county can beat that for
| a good Sunday school we will be
pleased to hear from it.
KILLED AT A DANCE
At a dance at the home of S. M.
j Davis, two miles east of Newport,
| on Wednesday night of last week,
a dispute arose as to who were to
participate in a dance, resulting in
a fusillade of beer bottles through
the windows and a general display
of weapons. A stampede from
the house occured, during which
Eph Rutledge, a young farmer of
the neighboorhood, was stabbed
in the left side, dying about an
hour later.
John Austin is charged with the
crime and Bev. and Elbert Owens,
formerly of Sulphur Rock, are be
ing held as accomplices. Austin
escaped and has not been captured.
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SOHE HINTS TO FARMERS
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But before giving out the hints
let me say I am 56 today, and not
disposed particularly to turn poet,
but rhyme a little on the birthdays
as they come in our home, to wit:
Willeen is a March wind,
Mrs. Ella an April shower,
Paul is a June buy
And I am a May flower.
Yes, 56 years ago today a
wee baby boy came into this land
of lights and shadows, joys and
sorrows. My natal state is good
! old Tennessee and the event above
mentioned occured in five miles of
! Paris, Henry county. M.V father,
j mother and their seven children
came to this state in 1859. A
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i lony, lony time ayo. But I pass
from this somewhat temptiny
theme and yive the hints referred
| to in the caption.
There is a man by the name of
David Smith living at Calico Rock,
j who once lived on a farm on the
| old Jacksonport and Mountain
Home road, to whom I am indebt
' ed for these practical ideas on
farming. His farm was up in the
* pine hills of good old Izard county
j and that is enough to say the soil
; was not rich like the loamy
i White river land. But Mr. Smith
i was one the best farmers in all
that country. He made lofs of
i corn and fine cotton. My atten
tion was first called to him full
| thirty-five years ayo when at the
j Batesville Fair he scooped in all
! the premiums for cotton, first,
I second and third, and sold his cot
j ton for a fancy price. It was
j there he was interviewed by Hon.
i Frank 1). Denton, who was editor
| of the Cxuard at that time. He
[said, “I farm by rules; I have
three rules by which I farm.
First, I cultivate my soil before I
plant my seed; second, I work my
truck before it needs it and third,
I rest my land before it gets tired.”
j And he made an ambundance of
j stuff and lived on the fat of the
! land. If some “ram-shackey”
THE PASTOR’S COLUMN
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fellow, now, will post these rales
on his,crib door and read them
till he knows them “by heart” and
put*them into practice, he will
have corn to sell and corn to keep.
No farmer who has anything like
good health and soil need be hard
pressed. From the ground every
thing grows that will be needed to
sustain life, both for man or beast.
The average farmer kills more
time loafing than any other set of
men on earth. This may pinch
somebody's toe, but if it does it is
good evidence that the shot went
home.
There is not a day in the three
hundred and sixty-five (Sundays
excepted) but what can be made
worth a dollar to the farmer. If
he cant do a thing every day worth
a dollar, on some days he can do
a thing that is worth $5 or $10,
and make up the deficient day. It
is idleness that is the parent of
much want. Industry wins its
way anywhere, and is crowned
wih success, glory and honor. He
up early do what is done well, and
plenty will till all dinner pails.
The three Childrens Day ser
vices held on the Sulphur Rock
charge, to-wit: Newark, Sulphur
Rock and Moorefield, were decid
ed ly a success throughout. I Ionors
are about even among all, save in
the collection. Newark leads in
this. The collection there was
$12.50; at Sulphur Rock, $7.25; at
Moorelield, $4,801 The aggregate
was nearly $25.00. There is great
good set in motion on these annual
days. Young and tender lives
touch the old and far advanced in
age. The old get a benefit to help
prop them up as down the hill of
life they go, and the little fellows
get a lift up the hill of life they
are begining to climb. May God
bless all who attended these happy
d ay s.#
DULANEY ARRESTED
Ashdown, May 20.—A. D. Du
Laney, member of the lower house
j of the General Assembly, was ar
’ rested here to day on a bench war
rant from Little Rock, charging
him with the offense of accessory
of bribery. He gave bond in the
sum of $5,000.
WEEKS HAPPENINGS IN OIL TROUGH
Some Newsy Stems of Interest
From the Fertile Valley
Across the White
Oil Trough, May 22.—(Jotton
planting is again the order of the
day. The recent high water did
considerable damage to crops,
I causing the farmer to look blue
| again. Many of them lost their
j crops entirely, but most all who
I were damaged have arranged with
| the land-owners to try again or*
the third and fourth basis, and
! have gone, to work again to re
| trieve the damage. If there is any
crop made in Oil Trough bottom
I this year, it has yet to be made.
We now have the daily mail
j route changed, J. M. Stephens
i having be eh awarded the contract
! and made his first trip last Thurs
I day. Mr. Stephens is a hustler
| and the people believe that tho
| vexatious delays in receiving the
' mail are now a thing of the past.
Quite a good deal of interest
was taken in the school election
here Saturday, there being a con
j test over the removal of the school
| house. The removal won by a
vote of 3t! to 32, and a five mill
tax was voted.
W. W. Powell and family left
today for Greenwood where they
will make their future home. Mr.
Powell is a good man and a good
citizen and we regret to lose the
family from the community.
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Church
well ace the proud parents of the
largest baby in this part of the
country. It is four months old
and weighs 22 pounds.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Fisher enter
tained their friends Friday night.
A large number were present and
all enjoyed themselves very much.
The W. O. W. Camp at this
place will unveil the monument
erected to the memory of the late
Sov. George Ahart next Sunday.
J. W. Outlaw has a W. O. W.
CirVle movement on foot, with
about twenty applications and will
organize the circle right away.
Snell Hill who recenty moved
from here to Oklahoma, came in
Sunday on business. lie likes that
country tine.
Otis Heard who is attending
school at Cave City is here visiting
home folks for a week.
Mrs. M. O. Aydelotte and chil
dren of Salado are visiting rela
tives here this week.
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NOTICE TO LOCAL UNIONS
The sixth monthly meeting of
the Northeast Independence Dis
trict Union F. E. & C. U. of A.,
will meet with Mountain Gap
Union, June 1,1907. Let every
local send full delegation as there
is some very important business
to transact. We hape to have
some good speakers to address yoo.
T. A. Bullixuton, Sec.-Treas.
JOHN BLALOCK DEAD
John Blalock died at his home
just north of town Tuesday even
ing about 8 o’clock from conges
tion. He was 19 years old and
was a bright and intelligent young1
man who had many friends. He
is survived by three sisters and
one brother. The remains were
intered at the Blue Spring eeme—
|tery Wednesday afternoon. j