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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July 27, 1906.
Vol. 6. No. 31.
HAPPENINGS ABOUT JAGKSONPORT
•Brief Review of the Week’s News
at the Staid Old “City of
Pleasant riemories”
T<> The Newark Journal:
1 Jupksonport, July 2d—Walter
Toland and Mrs. Henrietta Ilultz
of this place were quietly married
at Newport Saturday evening at
five o’clock. The marriage was
quite a surprise to their many
friends. Both are well known
and prominent young people, the
bride being the only daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Gibson, while
the groom is book keeper at the
•Gibson Wagon Factory, having
come here a short time ago from
•Cairo, 111. They will reside in the
Anderson property.
A crowd consisting of Messrs.
Elmo Riddell, Charles Anderson,
GusSwearinger, George M ilkens,
Robert Anderson and Misses Allie
Anderson, Ella Anderson, Miss'
Woodard and Mrs. Wilkens at
tended the protracted meeting at
Hickory Grove Sunday evening.
The Senior League gave a box
and ice cream -upper on the lawn
at the home of Mrs. Kate Ander
son. A large crowd attended and
had a most enjoyable time. The
proceeds amounted to $12.
^Mrs. Lena Record and daugh
ters, Misses Maud and Hettie, left
for Lithia Springs last week where
they will spend two months for
the benefit of their health.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Massey left
last Monday for Cotter, Joplin and
other points, where they will
spend two or three months look
ing for a location.
The League will give an ice
cream supper about Thursday eve
ning to help repair the church.
Everybody come and help out in
the good work.
There will be a big picnic across
the river from here, at Surround
ed Hill next Saturday. Everybody
invited to attend and bring well
filled baskets.
Prof. Eugene Shaver of this
place has accepted a position in
the new school at Newport. He
has just closed a nine months term
at Auvergne.
Rev. Thrasher, of the Metho
v dist church, will begin a series of
fneetings Monday. An arbor will
be built on Mr. Grant’s lot up in
town.
A large crowd from here attend
, ed church 'over at Surrounded
Hill Sunday evening, where a big
protracted meeting is going on.
Robert and Charles Anderson
are thinking of attending the State
convention of the C. M. A. lodge
at Stuttgart August 7, s and It.
I Thad Gillard came in from
I Brookport, 111., Sunday evening
where he spent two weeks very
pleasantly with relatives..
Rev. Newman of Sulphur Rock
has been assisting Rev. Thrasher
in a protracted meeting at Hick
ory Grove.
*rhe saw mill gang left for
Strawberry Monday morning
where they will be gone for two
weeks.
The League met Sunday for the
first time in three weeks, on ac
count of so many people being
sick.
Dr. Edrington was real sick
Saturday and Sunday, but was
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PENSIONS FOR EX-CONFEDERATES
The Fund is Larger This Year
Than Last and Applicants
are Gore Numerous
The Confederate pension fund
will be from $75,000 to $so,000
larger this year than last on ac
count of an increase in the tax
levy of a quarter of a mill. Dur
ing the past week a number of
county pension boards have held
meetings and passed upon hun
dreds of applications for pensions.
About twenty per cent of the num
ber of applications were allowed,
but this does not mean that every
application favorably acted upon
by a county board will result in
the granting of a pension.
All applications must be passed
upon by the State board of pen
sion commissioners, composed of
the secretary of state, state audi
tor and the commander of the
state division l\ C. V. Each
county board is required to certify
the list of applications granted to
the county clerk of his county,
who in turn sends the list to the
state auditor. The state board is
required to meet in the auditor’s
olKce on the first Monday in Aug
ust. The board this year is com
posed of Secretary of State O. C.
Ludwig, Auditor A. E. Moore
and ( Jen. N. T. Roberts command
ing the Arkansas division U. C.
V., of Pine Bluff. The board will
pass upon more applications next
month than were ever presented
to any previous board.
Following is the list of pensions
allowed by the Independence coun
ty board.
William H. Pearson, $75; T. A.
Meachem $50; .John W. Pace,
Joseph B. James, Joshua N. Gay,
Thad W. Dumas, J. M. Highland,
Mrs. M. .1. Couzins, Mrs. E. A.
Wilf, Mrs. Mary E. Billington
and Mrs. Dora C. Eubanks, $50
each; T. B. Livingston, $+<); W.
C. Foster, ,1. D. Seward and Sim
on Grigsby $35 each.
HAGNESS MUSINQS.
Magness, July 24.—Rev. S. E.
Conner of Kemp, Ok la., a broth
e r to our tow unman, Rem
Conner, is on a visit to relatives
and friends, and is assisting Rev.
James McDoniel in holding a
meeting here.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Keating of
Woodruff county are up on a visit
to O. B. Keating and family. Mr.
Keating was formerly a citizen of
Independence county and a good
farmer too.
H. J. Drennen and family of
Bradford were visiting relatives
here Sunday. Mr. Drennen is
cashier of the bank at that place.
Chas. Lenehan and wife of near
Batesville were down Saturday
and Sunday visiting Mr. Lenehan’s
parents.
Miss Lee Hogan is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Hettie Moore of Sul
phur Rock Rliis week.
()ur road overseer W. E. (iris
ham is having some good work
done on the roads.
Dr. R. C. Dorr was down from
Batesville on professional business
Saturday night.
Hon. C. H. Hogan was down
from Batesville on business Fri
day.
Mrs. Allie Owen is confined to
j her bed with slow fever.
J. W. Holmes of Batesville
spent Sunday in the city visiting
his daughter, Miss Ruby.
\V. 1). Bullington, of Dota,j
county secretary of the Farmers |
Union, was transacting business in
the city Tuesday.
|
Rev. S. E. Conner, of Kemp, I. j
T., is spending a few days visiting
! his brother, B. I*. Conner, of the
Magness neighborhood.
Little Miss Ona Morgan cele
brated her twelfth birthday Wed
nesday by entertaining a number
of her fiiends with a party.
Dr. Buford, eyesight specialist,
will be located at Sturdivant’s
drug store one week. Any one j
with defective eyes or in need of |
glasses consult him at once.
Every farmer coming from any
section of the county has only one j
report to make regarding the j
crops, and that is, the prospects ;
are the best that have been for
1 several years.
The Iron Mountain will run an
; excursion from Newport to St.
Louis Sunday. Train will leave
, Newport at 9:b0 p. m. Saturday,
■ and returning will leave St. Louis
at 11 p. m. Sunday.
SALADO SKETCHES.
To The Newark Journal:
Salado, July 24.—Salado Union
No. 773, F. E. & C. 11, of A. held
its election on the 7th and elected
the following named officers: .1.
A. Baker, president; E. C. Uhles,
vice president; J. W. Scott, secre-!
tary treasurer; Z. T. Griffin, Chap
lain; H. C. Smith, door keeper;
jj. A. Engles, conductor. We
have good officers and consequent
ly our local is in good condition,
both socially and financially. Our
membership is still increasing, and
all seems to be for the upbuilding
! of the Union.
Clarence Taylor and Miss Rosa
Gariet were quietly married at
the residence of Squire J. W.
Scott Sunday morning, amid a
number of their friends. They
are deserving young people. May
their path be strewn with roses.
Sid Linebarger of the Cave
I Springs vicinity left Monday to
spend a week in the Indian Terri
tory with friends and relatives.
Quite a number of our citizens
: attended the funeral of Col. Mor
gan at McHue Sunday evening.
He was buried by the Masons.
Rev. Robert II. Montgomery
has been holding a protracted
| meeting here at the Christian
church for several days.
Thos. Sims and family left Wed
nesday of last week for Texas to
; spend a few weeks visiting friends
and relatives.
A large number of people attend
ed the picnic at McHue Saturday.
Jamss Garret made a business
trip to Batesville Monday.
Fate Kaneaster threshed a nice
lot of wheat Tuesday.
Our school is progressing nicely
with good attendance
The farmers are finishing their
crops this week.
Health is very good in our vi
i cinity.
RANEY-HINKLE CASE UNSETTLED
Decision of the Supreme Court
Throws no Light on the
.Senatorial Muddle.
The supreme court on last Mon
day passed upon the Raney*Hinkle
election contest case appealed from
the Independence chancery court,
and declared that the chancery
court had no jurisdiction of the
subject-matter of the action and
the decree therein was void.
This places the matter back just
where it was before the contest
proceedings were filed and leaves
the people yet in doubt as to who
is the rightful nominee.
Mr. Raney has not been in the
city since Sunday and it is not
known what his intentions are, but
it is presumed that he will appeal
to the senatorial convention and i
will endeavor to have the conven-j
tion meet and pass upon the mat- j
ter at an early date.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES.
To Tl»e Newark Journal:
Charlotte, July 24.—Misses j
Sallie Nuckolls, Nellie and Unie
Churchill attended singing at Con
venience Sunday evening and re
ported some fine singing.
Miss Sallie Nuckolls of the Dota
neighborhood spent the night with
Misses Unie and Nellie Churchill
Tuesday night.
Rev. James Jernigan of Sul
phur Rock was visiting his broth
er, Will, Monday and Tuesday.
Misses Nellie Churchill and Vela
Jernigan attended the party at
iSulphur Rock Saturday night.
Mrs. Julia Herrington of this
place is visiting her parents at
Sulphur Rock this week.
Linly Lane, Clarence Raker and
Richard Kennedy attended church. I
at Convenience Sunday.
Miss Josie Moore who is teach
ing at Antioch visitfed home folks
Saturday and Sunday.
Little Marvin Jernigan has
been quite sick, but we are glad to
say he is better.
A nice shower of rain fell here
last Saturday, which was very
much needed.
Mrs. A. P. Yates and Miss Nel
lie Churchill went to Batesville
Monday.
Willie Jemigun visited friends
at Sulphur Rock Saturday and
Sunday.
Commodore Ball of Curia was
in our burg Sunday.
Mrs. Della Foster is very low
| with the fever.
W. D. Baker went to Batesville
Monday.
ALFRED nAYhAN DEAD
Alfred Mayhan died at his home
; a few miles from town Thursday,
duly I'd, after an illness of only a
j few hours from a congestive chill.
He was :>1 years old and leaves
a wife and three children, a father,
mother and four brothers. He
was a son of Mr. and Mrs. 1*. A
Mayhan, who are among the coun
ty’s oldest citizens, Uncle Pack
being To years old and his wife O'd.
EXCURSION TO YELLVILLEE
Account of Old Settlers’ meet
ing, the Iron Mountain will sell
round trip tickets to Yellville
August 2nd to 4th at one fare for
round trip. Tickets good for re
turn up to the bth.
WEEKS DOINGS AT SULPHUR ROCIC
■ Short Items of Interest Picked Up
at the Metropolis of White
River Township.
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| To The Newark Journal:
Sulphur liock, July 24. Them
will he a big picnic at Howard’s
Mineral Well, August 15. Every
body invited to attend with well
filled baskets, and have a good
time. Plenty of water free, both
fresh and mineral.
Squire Ad Homes and Miss Por
ter came down from Batesville.
Friday evening to practice with
our choir preparing for the Sun
day School convention which
meets here in August.
Mesdames McDonald, Dill and
Brandenburg of Newport, who
have been stopping at the Hotel
Moore here for a week’s recrea
tion left for their home Wednes
day.
Married duly 22nd, John
Smith and Miss Maud Martin,
both of Rutherford, Squire W.
T. Anderson officiating.
Dr. A. M. ILathcock of Harri
son was here on business this week
and disposed of most of his prop
erty here.
Rev. Till Sullivan of Grange
spent a day or two in our town
last week, the guest of Dr. T. A.
Bevens.
\\ e have hau an immigration
agent in our town this week try
ing to locate a German colony.
Deputy Circuit Clerk Anna
Hodges spent Saturday night and
Sunday here with home folks.
Miss Lee Hogan of Magness was
visiting her sister, Mrs. Dan
Moore, the tirst of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Sink went
to Sharp Friday and reported
another rain up that way.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. M. Knight of
the Big Creek neighborhood were
visiting in town Sunday.
j
Prof. W. J. dernigan of Char
lotte spent Saturday night and
Sunday in our town.
Circuit Clerk Cul L. Pearce of
Batesville was in town Saturday
night and Sunday.
Miss Lutie Young of Lieper rs
visiting her aunt, Mrs. W. T. An
derson this week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Barnett of
the Dota neighborhood spent
Tuesday in town.
Rev. .1. L. Keener of Berr.vviile
spent Friday night with W. R.
Rice.
Madison Gossett and family came
in from Texas Tuesday morning.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. W. 3.
Knight on the 21st a tine boy.
Franklin Perrin of Batesville
was in town Tuesday.
FAR'IER KILLED AT HOXIE
Hoxie, July 23. -Saturday af
ternoon Charles Linders, residing
with his wife and two small chil
dren on a farm near Murta, a
small dag station north of Walnut
Kidge, came to town with
tish to sell. After disposing
of them, he went to the Iron
, Mountain yards to catch a north
I bound freight train, on which he
expected to go to Murta. He saw
an engine going to the cinder pit
and attempted to board it, when
he was thrown under the wheels,
crushing an arm and breaking his
I back. He lived seven hours.