The Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, December 7, 1916
Vol. 16, No.<
FARMER NEAR ELMO
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Lured to Door by Disturbance
Among Chickens and is
Seriously Wounded
Robert Tucker, a farmer
living near Elmo, had a nar
row escape from death Satur
day night when he opened his
front door to see what was dis
turbing his chickens, and was
shot by a man standing in the
road in front of his house.
About midnight Mr. Tucker
heard a commotion among his
chickens and started out to in
vestigate. When he opened his
door he was shot, without a
word of warning, a full load of
shot taking effect in his stom
ach, breast and face.
Two shots penetrated Mr.
Tucker’s lung, causing a very
dangerous wound. He was
rushed to a sanitarium at New
port where he was given medi
cal attention. It is reported that
he is recovering nicely and will
probably recover.
Officers were notified and
bloodhounds were taken to the
scene. The dogs took up the
trail and followed it about a
mile, where it was lost, and no
further trace of the assailant
could be found.
It is presumed that there
were two men in the plot to
assassinate Tucker,and that one
of them went to the chicken
house to raise a disturbance
among thee chickens in order
to get Tucker out, and the oth
er was hidden near the front
of the house for the purpose of
shooting him when he came j
out.
Mr. Tucker is a good citizen j
and stands well in his com
munity, and he and his family
are unable to account for his
attempted assassination.
There have been no devel
opments in the case sufficient
to give the officers any clue to
work on.
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BAPTIST FIFTH
SUNDAY MEETING
Program For Meeting to be
Held at Moorefield Dec.
29 to 31
The following program has
been arranged for the fifth
Sunday meeting of the Inde
pendence Missionary Baptist
Association to be held at
Moorefield, December 29, 30
and 31.
FRIDAY MORNING
Sermon. — “Sanctification;
Can we Attain it in This Life?”
—Geo. F. Gilbreath.
SATURDAY MORNING
“Is Baptism a Part of the
Gospel, or is it Essential to Sal
vation?”—Josiah Martin, M.
G. Burge.
“How Many Ordinances in
the Church, and What are
Theyi”—W. M. Thompson, W.
H. Davidson.
“Was the Tabernacle in the
Wilderness a Type of the
Church of Christ Today?”—D.
A. Allen.
“When, Where and by Whom
Was ^he Church of Christ es
tablished?”—Thos. King, G.
D. Hooper. <
“Security of the Believer.”—
Bennie Cook, Jas. Purcelly.
“The Resurrection.”—Rev.
Marshall of Newport.
“Can the Converted Honor
the Lord Aright and Live out
of the Church?”—S. J. Burge,
E. C. Bryant.
SUNDAY
Sunday School.
Sunday School Rally.—Jno.
Q. Wolf, Ed Cunningham,
Frank Wright, Floyd Jackson.
“Was the Atonement Christ
Made on the Cross Universal?
—Guv F. Jenkins.
“Woman’s Work.”—May
Ham, Jennie Kennerly, Lillian
Jenkins, Mrs. Jackson.
“Is the Lord’s Supper Re
stricted or Unrestricted?”—
C. L. Davis.
Sermon. — “Salvation by
Grace.”—Thos. King.
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NEWARK, ARKANSAS
APPOINTMENTS FOR
BATESVILLE DISTRICT
Methodist Preachers Who Will
Serve Various Churches
in This District
A steady increase in the
growth of the North Arkansas
Conference of the M. E.Church
South, is shown by the report
of the statistical secretary sub
mitted at the conference held
last week at Searcy. The con
ference has 212 local preach
ers, and 59,444 members.There
were 825 infants and 3,832
adults were baptized the last
conference year. There are 143
Epworth Leagues, with 4,637
members, and there are 522
Sunday schools with 4,474 of
ficers and teachers and 49,511
member*.
The following appointments
were made for the Batesville
district:
B. L. Wilford, presiding el
der; Batesville, First church,
J. B. Stevenson; Batesville,
Central avenue, W. W. All
bright; Boxar circuit, J. W.
Johnston; Calico Rock and
Macedonia, J. E. Snell; Nor
folk circuit, J. W. Copeland;
Charlotte circuit, J. M. Thrash
er: Cotter circuit, J. G. Parker;
Desha and St. James, to be
supplied; Evening Shade cir
cuit, J .W. Jenkins; Floral cir
cuit, J. B. Finley; Kenyon cir
cuit, E. A. Born; Lead Hill, W.
D. Forrest; Melbourne circuit,
J. W. Black; Minturn circuit,
W. S. Storey; Mountain Home
circuit, M. A .Fry; Mountain
View, E. H. Hook; Newark, A.
B. Halton; Newport, W. B.
Hays; Newport circuit to be
supplied; Salado and Oil
Trough, C. J. Wade; Sulphur
Rock and Moorefield, F. M.
Noe: Swifton and Alicia, J.
M. Harrison; Tuckerman.M. B.
Umsted; Viola circuit, F. E.
Hall; Yellville circuit, L. B.
Hankins; Cave City circuit, A.
McKelvey; conference evan
gelist W. B. Wolf.
Amongotherfcn inisters known
here who were assigned to
places outside the Batesville
district are the following:
Rev. Jas. F. Jernigan, form
erly pastor here, is returned to
East Paragould.
Rev. C. L. Castleberry goes
to Marmaduke.
Rev. J. B. Stewart is return
ed to London circuit in Conway
district.
Rev. A. H. Dulaney goes to
Springdale station in Fayette
ville district.
Rev. C. F. Hively is returned
to Gardner Memorial church,
Argenta.
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PUBLISH CHILDRENS’
LETTER^ TO SANTA
The Christmas number of
The Journal will be published
next week,and our little friends
who desire to write to Santa
Claus should send in their let
ters early.
The Journal will publish let
ters received up to next Tues
day, December 12, but letters
that come in after that date
cannot be published.
Send your letters to Santa
Claus, care of the Newark
Journal. Write plainly, on one
side of your paper and do not
make your letters too long.
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HE SHOULD BE
SENT TO EUROPE
Marianna, Dec. 3.—Running
amuck with a 45-caliber Colt
pistol as his weapon, a desper
ado, whose name could not be
learned, shot and killed seven
persons last night at a country
dance at Raggio, according to
report received here. All con
cerned are negroes. After the
shooting he fled, announcing
as he left he would shoot any
one who attempted to follow
him. Raggio is on the river,
about 15 miles east of this city.
Sheriff Cotter had not located
the fugitive at last reports.
NEWARK MAN WRITES
OF WORLD’S GREAT CITY
Sees Underground Railways
and Buildings so tall Moon
Has to Dodge Them
Editor Journal.—Always be
ing anxious to learn something
of the country I pass through,
so when I got on the Baltimore
& Ohio train at St. Louis, the
conductor and porters seemed
to be very communicative and
1 got much information of his
torical points of interest along
the route from St. Louis to New
York City, especially that of
revolutionary famelwheremany
heroes of that day spilled their
blood for the liberty we now
enjoy.Had 1 gotten off the train
at some points, I should have
felt like taking the shoes off of
my feet, for I would have felt
as if I stood on sacred ground.
The important cities passed
through were Cincinnati, Balti
more, Washington, D. C., and
Philadelphia.As tne train near
ed New rork City baggagemen
of the city got aboard. I knew
them by their uniform. They
asked me about my baggage
and if I was alone. 1 told them
I was. They said I was pretty
old to tackle the city alone. 1
told them I knew I was old and
somewhat infirm but thought
I could get along alright, as I
had lived in St. Louis and in
Pacific Coast cities. They said
yes but that was not New York
with six million people. They
asked me at what hotel I in
tended to stop. 1 told them the
Navarre, where my son was.
He told me not to tell anyone,
for they would tell me that it
was burned down a few hours
ago and they would direct me
to a place where I would be
robbed of what I had. But
when I got off and started
down the runaway I was re
lieved of further trouble for I
met my son who guessed I
might be on that train for
which I was very thankful.
The places of interest I have
seen are Wall street, with its
money and skyscrapers, and
Broadway the great shopping
street, where the bon tons and
upper tens buy their goods,
and Fifth Avenue where the
millionaires have their resi
dences.
I saw where Andrew Car
negie lives and where Cornelius
Vanderbilt, the Goulds, Astors,
and Senator W. A. Clark and
many other notables live. Some
eye uplifters are the Singer
building, 47 stories high, the
Woolworth, 55 stories high and
Madison Square Garden, which
seats 18,000 or 20,000 people.
The city is interspersed with
many beautiful parks. Central
and Zoological Parks are
among the best. Another inter
| eating feature is the subway
I electrical, one above the other,
J or one below' the other, I don’t
know which. The elevated
1 tracks are also double decked,
one above the other.They hitch
15 or 20 cars together. It is
said that they carry over a bil
lion passengers annually.
The New York Grand Cen
tral terminal is a combination
of beauty, elegance and con
venience. I am reliably inform
ed they keep 800 trains run
ning and handle from 75,000
to 125,000 passengers daily.
The rooms for the public cov
er six acres, and 30,000 people
can be accomodated at one
time without crowding. There
are 42 tracks on the upper or
express level, and 25 tracks on
the lower level, and has a ca
pacity of 1053 cars. The cost
of the terminal was over nine
ty million dollars. A notable
feature is the elimination ot
stairways, accomplished by the
use of inclined ways, providing
for the movement of vas1
crowds from point to poinl
without confusion.
A. R. ALEXANDER,
New York City, Dec. 1, 1916
DESPONDENT; HE
TRIES TO END LIFE
Walter Lucas Drinks Chloro
form at Newport But Life
Is Saved by Physicians
Newport, Dec. 6.—After
drinking a glass of sweet milk
into which he had emptied a
vial of chloroform, Walter Lu
cas, whose home is said to be in
Effinghan, 111., staggered out
of a Walnut street restaurant
Saturday night and fell to the
sidewalk in a dying condition.
After being worked over all
night by physicians,Lucas’ first
request on being able to talk
coherently was for a pistol with
which to complete “the bum
job,” physicians said.
Lucas, who came to this city
from Newark, went into the
restaurant, bought and paid
for a glass of milk, into which
he was seen to empty a small
vial. After drinking the con
tents of the glass he began to
stagger and fell out onto the
sidewalk, where he soon be
came helpless, having only
strength to hand an approach
ing officer some letters which
he had written before becom
ing unconscious.
Lucas’ letter said that his
act was prompted by hard
times and his inability to sup
port his family. Lucas told
physicians that he had been
employed as a brakeman, but
has been out of employment.
He was taken to a hotel
where he was cared for until
today when his uncle arrived
from Effingham, 111., and took
him back to his home.
NOT KNOWN HERE «
Diligent inquiry was made
here concerning Lucas, and nc
one can be found who know.'
anything about him. If Lucas
had been in Newark he did not
let himself be known, and it is
probable that if he was here at
all it was for only a very short
time.
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abstract on short notice. In
dependence County Abstract
Co., S. A. Moore, Mgr.
FILE APPEAL FROM
COURT ALLOWANCE
J. A. Kennard Seeks to Prevent
Purchase of Road and
Bridge Material
J. A. Kennard of Batesville
filed in the county court at
Batesville Tuesday an applica
tion for an appeal from ord
ers of the court made by Judge
F. C. Hoyt for allowances in
the sum of $14,251.25 in fav
or the Greenburg Iron Com
pany for bridge and road ma
terial recently purchased by
Judge Hoyt.
The application was filed
with County Clerk E. R. Hoop
er and will be heard by Judge
J. H. Jimerson at an early date.
The application alleges that
warrants to cover said pur
chases were ordered paid out
of the county general fund, in
violation of the law, and alleg
es that no money can be divert
ed from the county general
fund to pay for road and bridge
improvement, which should be
paid for from the road and
bridge fund.
When asked about the mat
ter by a Journal representative,
Judge Hoyt said thathisactions
in the matter were in accord
ance with instructions of the
Quorum Court. The bridges
had been ordered by the Quo
rum Court, he said, and the
court records show that they
were ordered and that he was
instructed by the court to pur
chase the necessary material
and proceed with the construc
tion of the bridges. He pur
chased the material under the
instructions of the court, and
inasmuch as he purchased the
material, he felt that it was his
duty to pass upon and allow
the accounts for same before
he went out of office.
Judge Hoyt declined to dis
cuss the matter further or give
out any further statement at
this time but intimated that he
might later issue a statement
giving some details that may
prove to be vyy interesting to
the publie.
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