The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous White River Country, Where Alfalfa Is Kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, September 15, Idll
Vol. II, No. 23
TO BOOST OUR COUNTY
The Batesville Board of Trade Ar
ranges For Space on "Ark
ansas on Wheels”
The Journal is in receipt of the
following letter from A. A.
Webber, secretary of the Bates
ville Board of Trade, which we
desire to commend to the favor
able consideration of our readers:
Batesville, Ark., Sept. 8, 1911.
0. F. Craig, Editor The Journal,
Newark, Arkansas,
My Dear Sir:-It is probable that
the citizens of your section of In
dependence county have not been
apprised of the fact the Batesville
Hoard of Trade has secured forty
square feet of space in the “Ar
kansas on Wheels” train that is to
leave Hot Springs, Ark., October
20th, for a tour through Tennes
see, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana,
Pennsylvania and Illinois, for an
exhibit of the products of the soil
and natural resources of Inde
pendence county - ALL OF IT.
We would be glad to have you
say to your people that this space
was secured, not for Batesville
alone, but for the ENTIRE county
and will be paid for by the Bates
ville Board of Trade.
We want an exhibit from New
ark and vicinity, and every other
section of Independence county.
The only cost attached thereto
will Ik- the time and trouble of
getting the exhibit together and
delivering it to Weaver-Dowdy
Company’s store at Batesville.
Every exhibit should be neatly
labeled with a nice card, showing
exhibitor’s name and address, sec
tion, tow-nship and range, kind of
soil, etc.
As this is a “labor of love,” we
solicit your co-operation in mak
ing this, our first exhibit, a suc
cess and a credit to grand old In
dependence county. Urge your
people to have their exhibits prop
erly labeled and delivered here by
the 5th of October.
We know we can count on your
support. Yours very truly,
A. A. Webber, Secretary.
TRI-COUNTY TEACHERS
The Tri-County Teachers' Asso
ciation, composed of the teachers
of Independence, White and Jack
son counties, will meet in the high
school building at Batesville at 10
a m. Saturday, September 30. A
large attendance of teachers from
the three counties is expected.
The following program has been
arranged.
MORNING SESSION
Changing Ideals in education.
Jud Bullington.
Teaching as a Profession.—E.
R. Williamson.
What constitutes a Practical
Education.- J. B. Stewart.
Scientific Agriculture in Common
Schools.- W. E. Collins.
Primary plans.—Miss Ruby Har
ris.
AFTERNOON SESSION
How to keep up school spirit.—
E. J. Harmon.
Public School Athletics.—0. T.
Richardson.
Suitable Libraries for the grades;
How secured; How preserved; How
made useful. Miss Augusta
Thomas.
Address to the teachers.—Dr. E.
R. Long.
OIL TROUGH CHURCH
Mr. Editor.—If you can spare
the space we will give you a few
dots, as it has been some time
since we troubled you.
We have had some good meet
ings this summer, and went to Oil
Trough to hold a meeting but on
account of sickness and hot weath
er the meeting was put off until
the second Sunday in October. At
that time we will have our presid
ing elder with us.
We have our new church build
ing up and partly covered, and
when finished will have a nice lit
tle church which the good people
may well feel proud of. Some
people promised to help when we
got the building started. You are
invited to come on with your help,
and we think you will never have
cause to regret helping along this
worthy enterprise.
We have three more meetings
to hold yet and are hoping and
praying for a good year’s work.
W. F Wayman.
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RESIDENCE FOR SALE
We have three beautiful cottag
es for sale, just two blocks from
Newark public school building; all
first classs condition; three to four
rooms each; good water, and most
desirable location in town. Will be
sold at a sacrifice. Henderson Real
Estate Co.
FIRST BALE OF COTTON
The first bale of cotton for the
season was brought in yesterday
by J. W. Rutledge who lives out
north of town. It weighed 110
pounds and was bought by C. M.
Edwards.
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RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts.$65,519.97
Overdrafts. none
United States Bonds. 25,000.00
Building and Fixtures. 1,500.00
Five Per Cent Redemption Fund. ..$1,250.00
Due From Other Banks on Demand. 8,251.01
Cash in Vault. 9,041.96- 18,546.00
Total.$110,565.97
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Capital Stock, Fully Paid.$25,000.00
Surplus.$3,000.00
Undivided Net Profits. 493.82 3,493.82
Circulation. 24,600,00
Deposits. 57,472.15
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Herrington & Son pay the high
est market price for eggs, butter
and green hides.
Oscar Owens of Sulphur Rock
spent Thursday in town the guest
of Miss Belle Brannon.
R. R. Ratton and sons, Tom and
Ralph, returned yesterday from a
business trip to St. Louis.
Mrs. Burhop of Hot Springs is
spending a few days in town, the
guest of Mrs. J. P. Magness.
The time for holding the Baptist
prayer meeting has been changed
from Wednesday night to Friday
night.
County Demonstrator J. E. Tay
lor is attending the regular semi
annual field meeting of the farm
demonstrators at Russellville this
week.
Galvanized roofing is the host
thing you can get to cover houses
and barns. You can get it from
Barnett Bros. Merc. Co., Bates
ville, Ark.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Magness and
children, Lena and Wallace, and
Miss Robbie Meachem, went to
Cave City Saturday to spend a few
days visiting relatives and friends.
The man who advertises is the
man who honestly tries to increase
his business and is not ashamed to
let his community know that he
tries. Such men deserve our en
couragement.
Rev. F. M. Smith, formerly pas
tor of the Sulphur Rock circuit,
will preach at the Methodist church
at Sulphur Rock on Sunday, Sept
ember 17, at 11 a. m. Everybody
cordially invited.
For Sale. A fine jack, < known
as the Ford jack) six years old and
weighs N25 pounds. Also a good j
young horse, three years old and ,
well broke. Both of these will be j
sold at a bargain. C. E. Lenehan,
Magness, Ark.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Cullens and
daughter, Mrs. Roy Sherry, of
Jamestown spent Saturday night
in town, the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
F. M. Barnes. They were en route
home from Macedonia, where they
attended the Baptist Association.
F. M. Martin has resigned his
position with C. M. Edwards and
has taken a position with F. C.
Hoyt as a cotton-weigher for this
season, beginning today. Mr. Mar
tin is a good man for the place and
; will no doubt give general satisfac
tion.
The army worms and boll worms
which were doing so much dam
age to cotton, have about disap
peared during the past few days
of hot weather. Late cotton was
materially damaged by the pests
but early cotton did not suffer so
much.
Will F. Due, who formerly held
a position with The Journal, but
who for the past two years has
been editor and publisher of the
Morrill Mail, of Morrill, Neb., has
sold his paper, on account of ill
health and will go to Hot Springs,
Ark., to spend some time for the
benefit of his health.
A closely contested legal battle
took place in Squire Wilson’s court
Saturday, the bone of contention
being two hogs which Attorney .1.
K. Alexander had in his posses
sion and which Mrs. K. L.
Vaughan claimed belonged to her.
The case was heard by a jury and
judgement was rendered in favor
| of Mrs. Vaughan, who was repre
sented by Attorney S. A. Moore.
The case was appealed to the cir
cuit court.
The Koyal Neighbors will have
an outing next Wednesday after
noon at Eaves spring. The mem
bers will meet at the hall where
conveyances will be furnished for
all. Supper will be served at the
spring and a most delightful even
ing is anticipated.
Rev. W. F. Wayman, who was
to have commenced a revival
meeting at Oil Trough this week,
has postponed the meeting until
the second Sunday in October, at
which time Presiding Elder Wil
ford will be at Oil Trough to hold
the quarterly conference,
Walter Terrell, the efficient
“make-up” on the Newport Morn- (
ing Herald, made his usual pilgrim
age to Newark Sunday. Walter
missed coming one Sunday not
long ago and his friends were so
uneasy about him that they talked
of sending a delegation of citizens
down to see what was the matter.
There is lots of early cotton that
was not materially damaged by
the worms. E. I). House has 60
acres over in the bottom that he
says will average 1200 pounds per
acre. We hear others say that
their early cotton will make half a
bale per acre, and it is very prol>
able that crops will be better than
expected. They usually are.
We have an excellent four room
framed house, equipped with
every modern convenience, with
good bam and chicken house, lot
50 by 160 feet, only eight blocks
from Public Square, and four
blocks from two R. R. Depots,
located in the city of Waco, Texas.
This property is for trade for land
near Newark. Henderson Real
Estate Co.
The Sharp County Telephone
Company has sold its entire sys
tem to W. T. Flynn of Jamestown,
who owns considerable telephone
line in Independence and Jackson
counties and who also owns the
line recently built from Cave City
to Batesville. Mr. Flynn will as
sume control of the Sharp County
system about October 1. -Sharp
County Record.
Clifton James, a prominent and
well known young man of the El
gin neighborhood, died Monday in
Denver, Colo., where he had been
for some time for the benefit of
his health. His brother, Alfred,
was with him at the time of his
death and will accompany the re
mains home. The deceased is sur
vived by two brothers, Hub and
Alfred, and one sister, Mrs. Little
of Jonesboro.
Wanted. Cood Housekeeping
Magazine requires the service of a
representative in Independence
county to look after subscription
renewals and to extend circulation
by special methods which have
proved unusually successful. Sal
ary and commission. Previous ex
perience desirable, hut not essen
tial. Whole time or spare time. Ad
dress, with references, J. F. Fair
banks, Good Housekeeping Maga
zine, 381 Fourth Ave., New York
City.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION
Program for the Logan, Dota
and Black River Township Sun
day school convention to convene
at Charlotte Saturday, September
2X
10 a. m. Devotional services.
Libert Jernigan.
Some practical plans for making
these meetings more helpful.—C.
P. Pickens.
Notes from the county conven
tion at Rosie. O. 'I'. Jernigan.
The Home Department in the
country Sunday school. Why?
How? —C. F. Hivcly.
1:30 p. m. Devotional Service.—
A. T. Best.
How the Sunday school helps
the church, the community and
the State. G. A. Forrester.
The Advanced Division. .1. A.
Page.
Class Organization and the
Adult department in the country
Sunday school.— W. F. Chancellor.
J. A. Page, Pres.
C. A. Reaves, Sec.
LET’S RUILD MORE ROADS
There seems to have been quite
a lull in the good roads sentiment
in Independence county. The
weather has, of course, been more
or less unfavorable, but quite a
good deal of good work could have
been done since crops were laid-by
if our people had taken hold of the
matter properly. Good roads are
a valuable asset to a community,
and any community should be
willing to make some little sacrifice
in order to secure them. It is not
too late to do some good work, and
The Journal suggests that Mayor
Williamson call a good roads con
vention to be held in Newark some
time in the near future.
SKETCHES FROM SALADO
Weeks Happenings Timely and
Tersely Related
Ed Bridges of Vivla, is here vis
iting his sister, Mrs. (J. W. Roberts.
L. A. Ballard and son, Will, were
over from Magness Thursday, on
business and pleasure.
Matthew Phillips is visiting his
I sister, Mrs. C. B. Rosenbaum. Mr.
Phillips lives at Webb City, Mo.
W. B. Knight, the insurance
'man of Sulphur Rock, was inter
viewing some of our citizens last
week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cook went to
Heber Springs last week with the
view of removing to that place, if
satisfied.
J. A. Kaneaster and Ed Bullard
made a business trip to Sulphur
Rock Thursday, returning in the
afternoon.
T. I). Younger attended the
Baptist Association near Newark
Friday and Saturday as a delegate
from Swain's Chapel church.
What crops were left through
this section from the overflow in
August, have almost been destroy
ed the past week by the worms.
The cotton crop is going to be
light with us, and the continued
rains have damaged the corn con
siderable.
RECORD PRICE FOR LAND
C. M. Edwards Buys 179 Acres at
$85—Dr. Evans 6.1 Acres
at $90 Per Acre
A new record price for Indepen
dence county land was established
a few days ago when four tracts
of land near Newark sold for $85
and $90 per acre, respectively.
C. M. Edwards purchased 179
acres, for which he paid $15,215,
or $85 per acre. The transaction
include^! 120 acres owned by I)r.
V. L. Pascce; 40 acres owned by J.
P. Magness and 19 acres owned by
R. T. Magness.
The land lies in a solid block and
is situated about a mile south of
Newark in the famous Big Bot
tom, which is noted for its great
yields of corn, cotton and alfalfa.
Since the above mentioned deal
was consumated, Dr. A. A. Evans
purchased 6,1 acres from W. R.
Williamson, for which he paid Mr.
Williamson $90 per acre.
This is the highest price ever
paid for land in this section of the
county and establishes a new high
record for land values. The high
est price ever paid for land here
previous to these deals was $75
per acre.
These new high values for land
plainly show that our people still
have confidence in the future of
our community. And why not?
There is no better land on the
face of the earth than our Big
Bottom land, and fortunate, in
deed, is the man who owns a good
block of it.
FINE TEAn KILLED
Lightning killed a fine team #f
mules belonging to Louis Ballard
of Magness township last Saturday
They were out in a pasture when
they were struck, and Mr. Ballard
knew nothing of the loss until he
discovered their dead bodies Sun
day. This was one of the best
teams in this part of the country.
Mr. Ballard bought the animals
last spring, paying $500 for them
and the loss falls heavily upon him.
MRS. SEWARD DEAD
Mrs. Will Seward died at her
home in the eastern part of town
Monday, after a prolonged illness
from dropsy. She is survived by a
husband and one child. She was a
member of the Christian church.
The remains were buried at Blue
Springs cemetery Tuesday after
noon, Rev. Bynum Black conduct
ing the funeral services.
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OUR FURNITURE
Line is now complete, we
have just received a full
CARLOAD
And can surely please you
in anything you want. Call
and examine our line.
E. J. MAGNESS & SONS
TELEPHONE NO. DO
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
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