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The Newark Journal
O. F. Craig, Editor.
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 personal property of each
resident of said township and the per
capitia tax of such as are liable to pay
same for the year 1904, on the days
and dates specified below:
Washington township at Gala way’s
store Monday and Tuesday, June 6th
and 7th.
Stubbs township at Cushmau, Wed
nesday, June 8.
Union township Salt Peter School
House, Thursday, Juue 9.
Jefferson township J. F. Montgom
ery’s store, Friday, June 10.
Gainsboro township, Moorcfield, Sat
urday. June 11.
Gainsboro township, Sharp postof
fice, Monday’ June 13.
Gainsboro township, Ham's school
house, Tuesday, June 14.
Ashley township, Brewer's school
house Wednesday, June 15.
Barren township, Gray’s store,
Thursday and Friday, June 10 and 17.
Black River township. Charlotte,
Saturday, June 18.
Black River township, Walnut
Grove, Monday, June 20.
Black River township,jCord. Tues
day, June 21.
Logan township, Logan school
house. Wednesday, June 22.
White River township. Sulphur
Rock, Thursday. Friday and Saturday,
J une 23. 24 and 25.
Greenbrier township, Desha, Mon
day, June 27.
Greenbrier township, Jamestown,
Tuesday and Wednesday, June 28 and
29.
Relief township, Co vers ton school
house, Thursday, June JO.
Liberty township, Floral, Friday,
July 1.
Fait view township, Pleasant Plains,
Saturday, July 2.
Fairview township, Pleasant Plains.
Monday, July 4.
Salado township, Salado, Tuesday,
July 5.
Salado township, Rosie. Wednesday,
July 6.
Christian township. SabilfFs school
-'Souse. Thursday,'jiffy 7.
Christian township, Oil Trough,
Friday, July 8.
Oil Trough township, Llmo, Satur
day, July 9.
Rig Bottom township. Newark.Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday, July
11, 12 and 13.
Itudddl township, Batesville.Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, July 14, lf>
and 16.
And at my office in Batesville July
17 to 28, after which time all persons
failing to list will be subject to a pen
alty.
You must assess in person. Each
person will have to swear to his or
her assessment, and each person will
be required to give number of school
district. School Directors will please
furnish list of tax-payers at precinct
on first day of assessment.
.1A K H M AG N ESS, Assessor.
Independence County, Arkansas.
Lodge Directory.
Newark Camp W.O.W. No. 288 meets
second and fourth Tuesday nights in
each month. H II. Magness, C. C.;
O. F. Craig. Clerk.
Independence Lodge No. 2379 K. A
L. of H. meets tirst and tnird Monday
nights in each month. E. II. William
son, Protector; Mrs. Jennie Pascoc,
Reporter.
Arkansas State News
Weather Favorable to Crops.
The summary of the weekly crop
bulletin of the Arkansas section of
i the weather bureau for the week
ending May 23, is as follows:
The weather has been favorable
for farming operations and has en
abled the farmers to finish replant
ing and planting over, and to eulti
vate their crops. The nights have
been too cool for the proper growth
of vegetation and warmth is needed ;
rain has fallen in some localities
and has been beneficial, while mois
j ture is needed in other localities.
Corn is generally backward and
making slow growth; the stand is
fair ns a rule, but there is some
complaint of the stand being unsat
isfactory; cultivation is progressing
and in some places is being plowed
the second time. Continued cool
weather has been unfavorable for
cotton. It is coining up slowly and
complaints of irregular stands con
tinue from nearly all sections; some
is dying; cut worms have appeared
in some localities and are doing
some damage; (hopping lias com
menced and as a rule the crop is
clean. Garden truck and Irish po
tatoes continue to do well, fruit
^nrosptvts have improud ami there
promises to he an abundance of good
fruit of all kinds; apples are drop
ping, but that is more beneficial
than otherwise, as the trees are too
heavilv laden.
Negro Rapist Sentenced.
Elisha Davis. convicted at Pine
Bluff of assault, will bo publicly
hanged June 25. In passing son
tencc upon Davis Judge Grace said:
“I do not suppose there is anything
I could say that would be of any ef
fect on you. for the crime you have
committed shows that you are lost to
all sense of honor and decency.
“I wish it were possible to reach
all of the members of your race and
teach them the le.sson that has been
taught you that such crimes are to
be punished by swift, sure death.
There is no nation under the sun.
be it civilized or savage, that does
not punish such crimes with death.
There never has been a nation so
base and savage that it did not so
punish such crimes. It is looked
upon with horror anywhere. It is
you, and brutes like you, who do
more damage in the United States
than any others. You keep down
your people, for, while the crime
cannot be charged to your race, the
feeling against the race must exist
in the breasts of all white men until
the crimes cease. The character of
a few negroes like you causes the
feeling between the races in the
south and causes the sectional feel
ing that exists between north and
south. I am glad to sav that there
are only a few of your race who
would do such a thing, but this few
affects tlie whole material prosperity
of the ru gro race.
“I think the people of Jefferson
county have given an exhibition of
strength of character in dulling
with your case which is truly com
mendable. It is not always that a
rapist is allowed to go to trial, and
your living to be tried is because you
have been in the care of men of the
highest type of manhood and Chris
tian character.”
Report ct Grand Jury Causes Stir.
Somewhat of a sensation was rre
I fited when the final report of the
last Pulaski county grand jury was
read in open court, by language
used which reflected on the mayor of
Little Hock and the mayor of North
Little Rock. The report declared
that saloons had been kept open on
Sunday, also that gambling was be
ing carried on. and that police offi
cers had failed to enforce the law.
Judge Ixia refused to receive the re
j port, instructing the jury that if
they had evidence showing the heads
of the two city governments had not
made proper effort to enforce the
I law, they should be indicted. Twen
| ty 6aloon proprietors wore indicted
1 for violating the Sunday closing law.
Fruit Wanted at World’s Fair.
Hon. John P. Logan, president
of the Arkansas State Horticultural
Association and superintendent of
horticulture for Arkansas at the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, has
issued the following self-explanato
ry letter to fruit growers of Arkan
sas:
“World's Fair, St. Louis, Mo.,
“May 25, 1904.
“To the Fruit Growers of Arkansas:
“On account of the failure of the
fruit crop last year we were unable
to prepare any fruits in jars and so
lutions. and decided to make strictly
n fresh fruit exhibit, and at present
we have as fine an exhibit of fresh
fruit as was ever displayed at any
exposition. Tt is so pronounced by
the judges. While this is true, at
the same time, in order to carry of!
the sweepstakes prize for which we
are fighting, and which we have ev
ery reason to believe we shall win,
provided we can get the assistance •
which we must have of the people of j
Arkansas, we are compelled to have !
all kinds of fresh fruit in season. :
Up to the present time our people
do not seem to realize the import
ance of sending us fruit. The straw
berrv season has about closed and of j
the abundance of strawberries that
have been shipped from the state, ,
only six crates found their way to
the Arkansas exhibit, when at least
dxtv or a hundred should have been
sent. We want to show to the world
that Arkansas grows all kinds of
fruit to greater perfection than any
other state in the Union and we can
do this if th* people will but arouse ,
themselves and help us. All kinds j
of fruit such as raspberries, black
berries. grapes, peaches of all kinds,
summer apples, cherries, etc., will
soon be ripe and to make our exhib
it complete we must have some of
all of these for exhibition.
“It is very embarrassing to the
management to visit the exhibit of
other states in the Horticultural
Palace, and to see how the citizens
! are responding to the call and send
! ing in fruit promptly, and to see
these states getting praise for exhib
its of certain classes of fruit which
do not in any way compare with the
■ same fruits raised in Arkansas. But
! it is impossible to convince the world
j of this unless our people will send
the fruit here for exhibition. T>o
: not wait for some one else to do
i this, hut do it yourself and rcniem
; her that there is no probability of
I our having too much. It matters not
how little the quantity, pack it
i nicely and send it by express. We
will pay express charges. Do not
imagine that there will he great
quantities here that will be Utter
: than yours, but send along the U -t
j you have, as it all helps to mak< a
show.
“Every county should D ;• ] < *
the opportunity to -
fruit on exhibition Lor<■. *• •
when put on the tabu a
i name of the grower ar. : »h*re
grown, so that proper ■ r< . .
advertisement is given.
“Address all commur.bat.or/- and
ship all fruit to me ear* <f section
15. Horticultural 15.1a e, World's
Fair. St. Louis, Mo. I shall he
glad if those who are interested will
keep the address. Official shipping
tags will he furnished upon appli
cation. Yours very truly,
John P. Bogan,
“Arkansas Superintendent of Horti
culture.”
Physician Meets Tragic Death
Dr. 11. G. Lightle, a prominent
Searcy physician, was burned to
death in his barn a few days ago.
Dr. I.ightle went to his barn after
dark to fill a lamp, as he kept a
five gallon can of oil in the barn.
It is supposed the kerosene explod
ed. Neighbors were attracted by
the flames, and the peculiar odor of
burning flesh revealed that some
one was in the ruins. The remains
were taken out, charred beyond rec
ognition.
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Elisha Davis Will Hang.
It took a jury at Tine Bluff just
five minutes to return a verdict
against Elisha Davis, the negro
charged with assaulting little Katie
Boss near her home at Kearney,
finding him guilty as charged. The
crime was cefrnmitted May 9, and
within a few hours Davis was in the
custody of officers. He was taken
before the little girl, who readily
identified him. Excitement was
high, and it looked as though a
lynching could not be averted, but
the officers succeeded in reaching a
train with the prisoner and took
him to Little Bock, where he was
placed in the penitentiary, until the
date of his trial. While the officers
were on the way to the depot with
Davis, Mr. Boss, father of Katie,
overtook them and tried to avenge
the crime by shooting Davis, two
shots taking effect, neither of which
proved fatal. Davis confessed that
lie followed Katie and her younger
sister, who were playing not far
from their home, and as they were
passing a thicket he forced his vic
tim into the woods and assaulted
her. The youngest girl ran home
and gave the alarm but assistance
did not reach the unfortunate child
until too late.
Old Riverman’s Narrow Escape.
Frank Fields', aged •*><> years, a
citizen of Camden, had a desperate
struggle for his life in the Missis
sippi river at St. Ixmis. Mr. Fields
is an old river man and when he
arrived at St. Ixuiis he started out
to meet some of lr.s old 'teamboat
friends. It was in seeking one of
these that he came so near losing
his life. This friend is employed on
one of the boats lying at tlx* wharf
which had made fast to another
boat, so that Fields had to slop from
the one to the other. In doing so.
Fields either miscalculated the dis
tance or Ids foot slipped and lie fell
into the river. As the space between
the boats was too narrow to permit
of him striking out w ith hi- hands,
it looked as though he could not
reach the open water and mist b»
drawn under by the strong under
tow. He kept up the battle for life
for fully twenty minutes, and just
as he became exhau-ted and was
about to >ink two river men suc
ceeded in reaching him with a rope
and pulled him ashore.
Killed With His Own Weapons
Charley Williamson, a farmer re
siding near Little Hock, twelve
miles west of Little Rock, was ac
cidentally shot by his own pistol,
and died a few minutes later. The
deceased, with his brother, w;t- out
hunting. The two stopped at a
branch to get a drink of water and
to rest. As Charley started to stoop
over the branch his pistol fell from
his pocket. Only one1 chamber was
loaded, but that one bullet was dis
charged with fatal effect by the
hammer striking a rock. The ball
entered just la-low the heart and
pa~~< d c ompletely through the body.
Fall Proves Fatal.
W.m Pillow, a prominent
young man of Helena, died from
injurie- sustained from a fall from
\-.e porch of his residence. Mr. Pil
w wa- standing cm the porch, when
he became suddenly ill and fell to
the ground. His injuries were not
at first considered serious, but he
gre w steadily worse until his death.
He w;y a veteran of the Spanish
Ameriean war, having served as
first lieutenant of the second Arkan
sas infantry.
Will Never Return.
fleorge Rayless, an old merchant
at Parugould, has left for parts un
known. A few minutes before the
train on which he left pulled out
from the depot, Bayless told hi?
wife that he intended to leave and
would never return. His stock of
goods was turned over to creditors.
Miss Pearl Holmes of Aplin was
accidentally shot with a pistol at
her home by Walter Jones. The
pistol had been unloaded by Jones
and the young lady reloaded it.
Jones did not know it was loaded,
pulled the trigg r and the bullet
i entered the young woman’s face.
Pool R033V* Heavily Hit.
The pool rooms at Hot Springs
wore unmercifully fleeced -May 25
bv a clever piece of wire tapping
easily executed on account of the
recent stoppage of the Western ln
ion racing service, hour races were
wrongfully reported and settled for
and as a result the local pool rooms
lost thousands of dollars. In the
first race at St. Louis they paid on
Sylvian Bella to win, which ran
third. Tn the third race settlement
was made on Jingler to win, which
was not in the money. P. .1. Som
ers in the first race at Chicago was
wired a winner, when Watermelon
won, and in the third race Aunt
Katherine was given as the winner,
when La Londe came in first. Wire
tapping is an old scheme to de
fraud pool rooms, hut under the
system of the Western Union it was
very difficult. An expert operator
locates the wire over which the news
is being received, switches the cur
rent off by using a fine wire, and
at the proper time send- in as win
ner- the horses upon which his con
federates in the ]iool rooms have
placed their money. It is reported
the Hot Springs people lost over
$3,000.
Pharmacists License!.
Tire secretary of the state hoard
of pharmacists has mailed certifi
cates to the following persons, who
satisfactorily passed the examina
tion held at Little Uock recently:
Berrv Hesterlv, Prescott; J. H.
Warren, Lewisville; W. H. Clark,
Harrison; A. M. Leftwich, Maga
zine; (ieo. IL Wilkes, Helena; Os
ear S. I'oote, Weiner ; W. X. Foster,
Clarendon; J. M. McDonald. Junc
tion City; J. S. Crow, Arkadelphia;
W. P. Adams, Arkadelphia; Henry
Bordeaux, Dermott; IL M. Hamil
ton, Guynne; IL L. Council, Maga
zine; Grover Morris. Lonoke; P>.
K. Leake, l.onoke; C. K. Hegarty,
Little Rock ; A. T. Davis. Warren;
1). W. Young, Camden; Adolph Ev
er?, Newport; G. A. Ruga boom, G.
K. S eh nock, A. F. Carter. A. IL
Sims, Hot Springs; W. M. McRae,
J. A. Gibson, J. W. Miller, Little
Rock.
Case Where the Innocent Suffered.
J. W. Pemberton was recently
granted a divorce from his wife at
Hot Springs on grounds of deser
tion. This suit recalls a strange
case. Mrs. Pemberton left her
home about two years ago, and as
no trace of her could he found her
husband was suspicioned. At the
time Pemberton was in the gro
cery business, but the talk of gos
-rps ruined his business and lie was
compelled to sell out. Recently his
wife was located at Van Buren. and
when she refused to return Pember
ton secured a divorce.
Fire at Newport.
The Newport Grocery Company's
warehouse, the Iron Mountain
freight depot and Dohertys ware
house at New port were destroyed bv
fire May 23. The tire originated in
the Newport Grocery Company?
warehouse and the explosion of sev
eral tanks of coal oil and gasoline
made it impossible for the firemen
to save the adjoining buildings. The
total loss is placed at $100,000, the
Newport Groaerv Company s loss
alone amounting to $?5,000, covered
by insurance.
Outstanding Bonds Called In.
The board of trustees of tlie Scot
tish Rite bodies of the valley of Lit
tle Rock has announced that it will
call in bonds to the amount of $10,
000, leaving unpaid only $.>.000 of
the original bond issue of $.‘>*,000,
made for the purpose of raising
funds for the erection of the Albeit
Pike consistory in Little Rock.
BRIEF MENTIOR
One of the cars of a long freight
train caught fire from a hot box
about four miles from Pine Bluff,
and the flames consumed fourteen
cars and a trestle upon which they
were standing. The cars were fill
ed with lumber, a id the trestle
burned was about 200 yards long.
A. D. HOLLAND,
Dentist,
Newport, - Arkansas
J. T. MILLER,
Physician and Surgeon
Office Back of John Martin s Store.
Residence Phone No. 03.
Office Phone_No. TO.
CALLS PROMPTLY ATTENDED.
M. B. Owens F. M. Owens
OWENS & OWENS,
Physicians and Surgeons
Office adjoining
Sisk & Williamson
Magness Arkansas
DR. W. P. LAWTON
Offers- his proressional services to tlie
citizens of Newark and vicinity.
Diseases of Women and Children
a specialty. Office in the Racket Store.
Residence formerly the Jake Madness
place. Residence phone £3: office iy.