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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, December 16, 1910
Vol. 10, No. 36
OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS
Doings of the Week Among Our
Neighbors Across the White
It is reported that some of S. N.
Churchell’s family have scarlet
fever.
Mrs. A. F. Byrd is still very
sick, but is improving and will
recover.
C. M. Meisenheimer has moved
to Sedgwick to trap the rest of
the winter.
The W. O. W. hall is about fin
ished and the camp will meet in it
Tuesday night.
Mrs. B. F. Pridmore is danger
ously sick and it is feared that
she cannot recover.
It is rumored that Boy Johnson
will shortly take unto himself a
rii, of the feminine gender. Good
luck, George.
We notice our merchants are
getting in their Christmas goods.
Its getting about time for Santa
Claus to get busy.
Mrs. Lou Brown has moved
back in Oil Trough on Mrs. Lam
burton’s farm, and Saul Williams |
has moved to Batesville.
It is reported that Griffith & Pel
ley of Dunnington will engage in
the mercantile business here and
and that Mr. Griffith will move
here.
The Odd Fellows held a meet
ing in the old store building Sat
urday night and decided to re
build their hall which was burned
recently.
«T. C. McGuire was down from
Batesville several days last week,
returning home Friday. He says
he is going to rebuild where Fish
er’s store burned. It is reported
that it will be a two-story build
ing and that the Odd Fellows and
Masons will own the upper story.
MISS FANNIE SELVIDGE
Miss Fannie Selvidge died at
the home of her father, S. I). Sel
vidge, near Oak Hill, on Decem
ber H
She wa* a most estimable young;
lady and had a large circle of
friends. She was a member of
the Methodist church at Charlotte,
and for some time had taught a
class of boys and girls in the
Mount Carmel Sunday school.
She was a devoted and conse
crated Christian and wielded a
great influence for good among
her friends and associates. The
remains were buried at the Lib
erty graveyard, under the anspices
of the American Yoemen, of which
she was an honored member.
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WHERE THE PREACHERS GO
Appointments Made by the White
River Hethodist Conference.
Following is a list of appoint
ments for Batesville District,
made by the recent Methodist con
ference at Forrest City.
Presiding cider, B. L. Wiliford;
Ash Flat circuit, L F. Taylor:
Batesville, First Church, A. E.
Holloway; Batesville, Central Av
enue, X. E. Skinner; Bethesda
Station, Fixer Noe; Bexar, J. \Y.
Copeland: Calico Rock circuit, J.
A. Savage; Cave City, T. L. Hous
ton; Desha circuit, A. E. Horton;
EVening Shade circuit, S. F.
Brown; Jacksonport circuit, NY.
F. \Yayman; Melbourne circuit,
M. L. Mack; Mountainview circuit,
\Y. M. Nesbitt; Newark Station,
I. H. Russell; Salem. B. F. Mason:
Swifton circuit, \\'. 1). Ellis;
Srnithville, F. 11. Champion: Sul
phur Rock circuit, C. F. Hively;
Tuckerman Station, H. H. Black
well; Wolfe Bayou, R. H. Gris
sett.
Former Presiding Elder Gallo
way goes to Augusta station.
Rev. das. F. Jernigan, formerly
pastor here, but more recently of
Osceola, goes to Marked Tree.
Mrs. Moiiie Porter has been
sick for several days, but is im
proving.
Mrs. R. A Tate of Roscoe, Tex.,
came in Monday to spend the
holidays here with friends and rel
atives.
Mayor J. (J. Gibson and Madi
son Gossett of Sulphur Rock were
in town Wednesday evening.
Read what the Bowen Cash!
Store of Newport has to say on j
another page. This is one of i
Newport’s most reliable business
houses and they are offering some
bargains that will interest you.
Webster Mendenhall, formerly *
of this place, was recently married
to Miss Cora Inman of Black
Rock, where he has been making
his home for some time. He and
his bride will reside in Black
Rock.
$80.00 per month straight salary
and expenses, to men with rig, to
introduce our Poultry Remedies.
Don’t answer unless you mean
business. Eureka Poultry Food
Mfg. Co. (Incorporated,) East St.
Louis, 111.
Account of the holidays, the
Iron Mountain will sell tickets to
all points west of the Mississippi
at a rate of one and one-third fare j
for round trip. Tickets on sale|
December 22, 23, 24, 25, 2ti, 27 i
and 31, good for return up to and
including ,January 1. F. C. Hoyt,
agent.
A serious cutting affray occur
red at Salado Saturday night, in
which Raymond Engles was se
riously wouudeci by Will Jackson.
Engles received ten or eleven
wounds in the side, back, head and
arms, some of which are said to be
of a serious nature. Jackson was
arrested and placed in jail to await
the result of Engles’ injuries.
P. A. Cobb of Cushman has
purchased W. T. Morris’ barber
shop at this place. Wade Horn,
who has been employed in the
shop for some time, will have
charge of the .-hop as manager.
Mr. Horn is an excellent young
man and a good barber, and pat
rons of the shop are thus assured
the same high class service they
have been receiving. Mr. Morris,
also, will continue with the shop,
woikiug part time.
Joe I)avis and Miss Maud Rob
inson, both prominent young peo
ple of Magness township, wore
quietly married at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Lenehan Tues
day evening the 13th, at 6:30
o’clock, Squire C. E. Lenehan of- j
liciating.
The Royal Neighbors, at their
meeting Wednesday afternoon,
elected Mrs. A. L. McClard as
delegate to the state convention
and Mrs. Birdie Holloway altei
nate. The election of officers for
the ensuing year was postponed
until the next regular meeting.
The Jonesboro Tribune recites
that the boys of the high school
over there met recently and voted
to cut out tobacco in all its form«.
Of the 27 assembled only 3 voted
against and they finally made it'
unanimous. Here is a fine ex
ample for the boys of Newark, and
! we urge them to follow.
The W. (). W. elected the fol
lowing officers for the ensuing
year at their meeting Tuesday
night: E. M. Wilson, C. C.; W.
W. Hartsfield, A. L.: W. E. Kin
man, banker; B. F. Adams, clerk;
Lee Foster, escort; H. A. Gire,
watchman; M. C. Purdon, senti
nel; Dr. A. A. Evans and Dr. L.
G. Poe, physicians.
1 Rev. R. C. Moorehead, who has
. served his quadrennial term a#
| pastor of the First Methodist
church at Batesville, was sent to
Searcy by the recent conference I
held at Forrest City. He is an
able, sincere and earnest worker,
and the people of Searcy may con
gratulate themselves upon having
secured his appointment.
The improvements now being
made on the streets and walks on
the corner of Front and Locust
streets will give that corner quite
a city appearance when finished.
The concrete bridge across the
town branch has been completed
and a concrete walk built along
the east side of the new brick
business house. The concrete
wall on the north side of the^
branch will be extended across the)
street and K. M. Galloway will |
then putin a concrete walk in
front of the hotel. There’s noth
ing too good for the people of
Newark, and improvement and
progress should be the slogan of
[every citizen. Let the good
V,Olk ±0 Oil.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Happenings of the Week in Dota
Township Briefly Told.
('has. A. Laman of Cave City
was here on business Friday.
Hon. \\. I). Baker of Sulphur
Rock spent Friday here on busi
ness.
Mrs. Daisy Williams is visiting
her sister, Miss Beulah Taylor, at
Batesville.
J. T. Baker and son, Coy, of
Newark were here on business
Saturday.
Joe Kent and daughter, Miss
Laura, made a business trip to
Batesville Monday.
John Stoner and daughters,
Bessie and Millie, made a business
trip to Batesville Monday.
School began here Monday with
Prof. Pryor Huddleston principal
and Miss Vela Jernigan assistant.
Rev. J. H. McDoniel of New
ark tilled his regular appointment
at the Christian church Saturday
night, Sunday and Sunday night.
NOTICE
All parties indebted to the un
dersigned are hereby notified to
call and settle up before the first
of January, 1911.
M. Dhknnkn.
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S. MINEMAN, PROPRIETOR
I NEWPORT, ARKANSAS
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NEW LIVERY BUSINESS
Hail & Edgar Will Put in Best
Equipped Barn in the County.
A. M. Edgar has purchased
from \\ . L. Hull a half interest
in the latter’s livery, feed and
transfer business, and the new
firm will make some decided im
provements in the business. It is
their intention to put in a lot of
new and first class rigs and more
horses. They expect to keep
about thirty head of good horses
and will dispose of all their bug
gies and rigs now on hand and re
place them with new and up-to
date outfits.
They will have the best equip
ped livery business in the county,
and as the. gentlemen are both
wide-awake, hustling business
men, it goes without saying that
they will have all the business
they can attend to. They are big
hearted, whole-sou Id, genial fel
lows, good citizens, good people
to do business with, and genuine
boosters for Newark, the best
town in the best county in the
state. The .Journal wishes them
all kinds of success.
STANUE IS COniNQ
Stange’s moving picture exhibi
tion will be in Newark soon. He
will represent the Passion Play,
the most wonderful moving pic
ture in the world. The pictures
give a clean synopsis of the birth,
childhood, miracles passion and
death of Christ. Everyone who
can should see this grand expibi
tion. Stange is well known here
as well as in various other places,
and his popular entertainments
always get the crowds, so don’t
let this opportunity pass.
FIRE AT SHARP
Keeney & YVightman’s store at
Sharp was destroyed by fire early
one morning the latter part of
last week. Details of how the
fire originated are not known, but
it is supposed to have been caused
by a defective flue, as the building
was discovered in flames uear the
flue just after the morning tire
had been started in the stove. The
loss is about $3000. Only a small
amount of insurance was carried.
5HELPHAN IS COLLECTOR
W. R. Shelpman of Salado has
been appointed by Crov. Donaghey
as tax collector for Independence
county, to fill the vacancy caused
by the fadure of Nolton E. De
Camp to make the required bond.