WHITE MAN KILLED BY A NEGRO
Returning Home at Night, Negro
Shot White Man Whom He
Found in His House
Des Arc, June It! —Tom Mart
sell, a negro, was lodged in jail
here today by Sheriff Hodges,
charged with killing James Foster,
foreman of a lumber company at
Cache River Bridge, a few miles
east of Biscoe on the Choctaw.
Hartsell claims that he killed Fost
er in his own house, but not know
ing that he was white. lie says
that on returning to his house
about 8 o’clock he was refused ad
mittance until he threatened to
force the door. When his wife
opened the door a man attempted
to jump out of the window and the
negro opened fire with a shotgun
loaded with bucksot, killing Foster
instantly. Sheriff Hodges was
notified and went to the scene with
a posse last night, but failed to
find the negro, who, however,
turned up this morning at De
Vail’s Bluff and surrendered to the
city marshall, who turned him
over to the sheriff. The negro and
his wife were the only witnesses
to the killing.
Hartsell claims that Foster was
a good friend of his and that while
he has suspected his wife’s unfaith
fulness he had not suspected Fost
er, and was very much surprised
to find who he had killed. Foster
leaves a family.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Whereas the angel of death has
invaded our camp and called for
our eteemed Sovereign, Reuben
F. Hill;
Therefore be it resolved that in
bis untimely death Chery Camp
has lost an enthusiastic Sovereign
«,nd the community an industrious
and enterprising citizen. He was
made a member of thiscampt Feb.
2nd, 1906. “Slender is the cord
that ties a human life to earth;
strong is the bond that closely
binds a spirit to our souls. At
any moment may come the call
that surely must be answered—the
summons that takes away a loved
one and crushes with a cruel sor
row human hearts.” We exstend
the bereaved relatives our heart
felt sympathies and recomend that
they be furnished a copy of these
resolutions and that they be pub
lished in The Newark Journal.
J. L. Outlaw,
C. C. Wingo,
Committee.
FIGURES ON POSSIBLE PRICES ,
Cotton and Cotton Oil News'
predicts that if we make 11,500,
000 bales this season cotton will
sell for 16 to 20 cents. If 13,000,
000, 12 to 15 cents and 14,000,000
11 to 14 cents. It says the world j
will absorb 14,000,000 bales at 12
cents and better if the farmer will
keep distressed cotton off the
market.
LOOK OUT FOR A DROUTH
A sure sign of a drouth is to
have the county filled up with pic-1
lure, sewing machine and organ ;
agents. Never knew this sign to
fail. Better prepare for it; the
county’s full of ’em now.—Baxter
County Bulletin.
Tell ’em you saw it in The Journal
QUIT TALKING ABOUT POVERTY
As a Rule, Life is Wha* We Make
it—..Believe in Yourself
and Hustle
Do not go through the world
talking poverty and asking every
one you deal with to show you
special consideration because you
are “poor” and “unfortunate.”
If you do this with an idea of
saving a few dollars here and there
you will always have to do it, be
cause you are creating poverty i
conditions by your constant asser
tions.
There are two extremes of people
in the world, one as distastful as
the other. One is represented by
the man who boasts of the costli-:
ness of every provision, and in
vites the whole world to behold
his opulence and expenditure.
His clothes, his house, his ser
vants, his habits seem no different
to the observer from his neighbor,
yet, according to his story, they
cost several times the amount.
The other extreme is the man
who dresses well, lives well, enjoys
all the comforts and pleasures of
his associates, yet talks poverty
continually and expects the entire
community to show him consid
eration in consequence.
Another thing to aviod is the
role of the chronically injured
person. We all know him.
He has a continual grievance.
He has been cheated, abused,
wronged, insulted, disappointed
and deceived. We wonder how or
why he has tnanagaed to exist, as
we listen to the story of his trou
bles.
No one ever treats him fairly,
either in business or social life.
Everybody is ungrateful, unkind
and selfish, and he could not be
made to believe that the experi
ences were of his own making.
All of us meet with occasional
blows from fate in the form of in
sults or ingratitude or trickery
from an unexpected source.
But if we get nothing else but
those disappointing experiences
from life we may rest assured the
fault lies somewhere in ourselves.
In the main we must of necess
ity get from humanity what we
give to it. If we question our
ability to win friends or love, peo
ple will also question it.
If we doubt our own judgment
and discretion in business, others
will doubt it, and the shrewd and
unprincipled will take the oppor
tunity given by our doubts of
ourselves to spring upon us.
If, in consequence, we distrust
every person we meet, we create <
an unwholesome and unfortunate
atmosphere about ouselves, which
will bring to us the unworthy and 1
deceitful. Stand firm in the uni
verse. Believe in yourself. Be- '
lieve in others.
If you make a mistake consider
it only an incident.
If someone wrongs you, cheats,
misuses or insults you, says the
Philadelphia Bulletin, let it pass
as one of the lessons you had to
learn, but do not amigine for a
moment that you are selected by |
fate for only such lessons. Keep
wholesome, hopeful and sympa
thetic with the world at large,
whatever individuals may do. I
Expect life to use you better every
rear, and it will not disappoint
you in the long run. For life is
a-hat we make it.
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NEGRO HANGED AT HELENA
Helena, June 15.—George Mor
ris, colored, was hanged in the jail
yard here yesterday for murder.
He killed Charley Holms at
Snow Lake, in this county, last
November, over a game of cards,
the deed being a most cold blooded
one.
GUARDIAN’S NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned, as guardian of Kirk
Vaughan, James Vaughan, Maud
Allen and Hugh Vaughan, minors,
will, at the next term of the Probate
Court of Independence county, apply
for an order to sell the following real
estate situated in the county of Inde
pendence and state of Arkansas, to
wit:
Part of the east half of the N.-E.
qtr. Sec. 22, Twp. 13, N. R. 5 W.; be
ginning at the quarter corner of Secs.
22 and 23 and runing north 483 links
to begining corner; thence north 539
links, thence west 272, thence north
300 links, thence west 565. thence east
of south to Frank Wright’s southwest
corner, thence nortli 483, thence east
450 links to place of beginning, con
taining four acres.
Given this 30th day of May, 1907.
LIZZIE VAUGIIAN, Guardian.
ASSESSOR’S NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that I will
attend in person, or by deputy, at the
usual voting places in the various
townships in Independence county,
Arkansas, for the purpose of taking a
list of the real and personal property
of each resident of said township
and the per capita tax of such as are
liable to pay the same for the year of
1907, on the day and dates specified
below:
Jefferson township, J. P. Montgom
ery’s Store, Friday, June 21.
Ashley township, Brewer’s School
House, Saturday, June 22.
Barren township, Gray’s Store,
Monday and Tuesday, June 24 and 25.
Black River township, Charlotte,
Wednesday, June 26.
Black River township, Walnut
Grove, Thursday, June 27.
Black River township, Cord, Friday,
June 28.
Logan township Logan School
House, Saturday, June 29.
Gainsboro township, Moorefield
Monday, July l.
Gainsboro township. Ham’s School
House, Tuesday, July 2.
Gainsboro township, Sharp, Wed
nesday, July 3.
HiS Bottom township, Newark,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, July
4, 5 and (5. .
Magness township, Magness, Mon
day, July 8. ’ 1
T> W1UJ ^lver township, Sulphur
Kock, luesday and Wednesday j,,lv
9 and 10. ’ y
Ruddell township, Batesvilie
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Julv
11, 12 and 13. ' y' dUiy
And at ray office in the court house
at Batesvilie July 15 to 25, after which
time all persons failing to assess will
be subject to penalty.
You must asses in person pooh _
son will ha ve to swear to his m
assessment, and each person' will *kT
required to give number 0f m„u
district. School directors will 1
furnish list of tax-payeas at ‘e&
on hrst day of assessment precinct
J. J. CALDWELl \,,,
I dependence County, gSs.
List your property the Herder
son Real Estate Company.
A New Orleans woman was thin. «j^
Because she did not extract sufficient ^
nourishment from her food.
She took Scott's Emulsion.
Result:
She gained a pound a day in weight.
ALL DRUGGISTS: 50«. AND $1.00
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In order to get our building repaired, we expect
to move about the first of July. We still have
an enormous amount of General Merchandise to
be sold, which we will, therefore, offfer at
REMOVAL
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DON’T MISS THIS SALE
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IT WILL BE TO YOUR INTEREST TO COME
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COME EARLY TO GET A SELECTION
MERMAN SCHOTT
BATESVILLE ARKANSAS
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