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Published In The Famous Bio Bottom Country. Where Alfalfa Is king.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, November 23, 1906.
Vof. 6. No. 48.
STATE HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY TOLD
Items of General Interest Gathered
Fresh From the Columns of
the Daily Papers,
M. G. Campbell committed sui
cide at Hope by biking 00 grains
of morphine.
Alex Flint was run over and
killed by a switch engine at Tex
arkana Monday night.
Tom Haberson was shot and
killed Monday night at Denning
by a man named Dobh#. who runs
a restaurant at that place.
J. G. Harolson of Woodruff
-county recently sold some cotton
at Memphis for nineteen cents a
pound, which best price of
the season for cotton grown in this
state.
James ITolt was *hot ana fatally
wounded at Waldron by a man
named Manning, as the result of
a quarrel over the rent on some
land. Manning escaped and has
not been captured.
Burgulars entered the room of
Will ‘Robinson at Vincett one
night last week and beat him over
the head and stabbed him. Re
ports say he cannot recover. There
is no clue as to who his assailants
were.
A. W. Quail* of Clifty shipped
on Monday 1,500 pounds of dried
■apples of the old fashioned kind,
dried in the sun, to Alberta, Can
ada. Mr. Qualls has shipped, all
. ♦-'told, this season about 5,000
pounds of -/ied fruit.
The new car factory that is be
ing built by the Cotton Belt at
Pine Blull is nearly finished, and
will be in operation by the first of;
the year. Four hundred and
eighty cars per year will be the
capacity of the new shops.
A. G. Crane, an 82-year old
Mexican war veteran, was found
dead in his cabin near Rogers a
few days ago. The body was bad
ly decomposed and rats had eaten
nearly all the flesh from his face.
Me owned a good farm and had
money, but lived the life of a her
ffiit.
Don Kemp was found dead on
th* railroad track near Spudra
Saturday night. He is supposed
to have been killed by a train but
there is suspicion of foul play, as
a piece of iron was found nearby
with blood on it, and two gashes
on Kemp’s head indicated that he
had been struck with sdme blunt
instrument.
SCALDED TO DEATH
Horace, the 3 year-old son of
Mrs. Jones, who lives in Jones
boro, fell into a tub of hot water
and was so badly scalded that he
*■ died a few hours afterward. Mrs.
f Jones was doing some laundry
work and had tilled the tub with |
boiling water, placing the tub on I
the door. The little fellow was
running about the room and f<-!l
backwards into the tub. All the
skin from the shoulders to the
knees was scalded off the body.
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PAID RENT WITH PUHPKINS
(J. C. Johnson, after making
fifty bushels of corn per acre on a
15-acre tract of land east of Pig
jrott this year, raised enough
pumpkins at $1 a wagon load to
pay the rent on the land.
Blank note and receipt books at
The Journal office.
MET A HORRIBLE DEATH
Farmer Near Elgin Fell Headlong in
to Kettle of Boiling Water
W. A. Hammond, a prominent
farmer living just over in Jackson
county near Eigin met a horrible
death a few days ago.
He was preparing to butcher
some hogs Thursday of iast week
and had his kettles of boiling wa
ter ready. In some manner he
tripped and fell headlong into one
of the kettles and was so badly
scalded that, he died Friday morn
ing.
Mr. Hammond was about 60
years of age and was a well to do
and highly respected farmer. He
was well known to many citizens of
this county, having once lived in
Black River township several
years ago.
HOTEL BURNED
Pooajiontas, Nov. 20.—Yester
day morning, about 4 o’clock, an
alarm of (ire was given, and it
was found that the upper story of
the Banks hotel was on fire. The
tire was so well under way that
the boarders who were keeping
upstairs were forced to climb
down^i post to make their escape.
Mrs. Banks was severely burned
about the face in her efforts to get
upstairs to jsee that all her board
ers were out. The high wind
from the north carried the tlaraes
to the Stark meat market, and
from there the fire soon spread to
the Scheid drug store and resi
dence. From the Banks hotel but
little was saved, but most of the
drugs and household goods were
saved from the drug store and
residence.
WOHAN COMHITS SUICIDE.
Belleville, Nov. ‘20. — Mrs. J. G.
Sweezie, who lived near this place
committed suicide by taking a
quantity of strychnine! Her hus
band entered the loom just in
time to.see her swallow the poison.
He asked her if she had taken
quinine and she told him that she
had taken strychnine. She also
handed him a note in which she
stated that she was tired of living.
The husband called in the neigh
bors, and a physician was sum
moned but the woman was dead
before the latter arrived. Mrs.
Sweezie was a member of one of
the wealthiest families in this
county. No cause other than the
statement contained in her note is
known for the suicide.
BEN BRANNON DEAD
Ben Brannon died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. T. J. Raney,
in this city Monday night, after an
illness of several months from lung
trouble.
Mr. Brannon was years old
and was one of the pioneers of
this section, having been a prom
inent character in the community
for a number of years. He leaves
two daughters, Mrs. T. ,J. Raney
and Mrs. George Sisk, and a son,
Atlas.
The remains were interred Wed
nesday at the Macedonia eeme*
tery. ^
TRAINS SNOWBOUND
Press dispatches from Topeka,
Kan., the 20th, stated that as the
result of a snow storm Monday
night, four Rock Island trains
were stalled between Bucklen and
i Liberal, Kan.
F. C. Ho.yt is moving into the
residence recently vacated by \Y.
J. Littlefield.
Charley Crowel’s team , took a
dash off up Main street yesterday
and ran until thdy got tired and
stopped. No damage was done.
B. F. Jiusby, dr., left’Saturday
for his home at Alexandria, La.,
after spending a few days here
with his mother, Mrs. B. F. Bus
by.
Many business men of Newport
are signing the membership rolls
of the proposed commercial club
in process of organization in that
city.
We have a buyer for a good
Big Bottom farm of 80 to 120
acres near town. Must be close
to town and first class land. Will
pay good price. Craig & Moore.
J. R. Cleveland', a former citi
zen of this county, died at Tuck
erman Monday from pneumonia.
He was the father of Arthur Cleve
land who formerly worked on The
Journal.
You can always get something
good to eat at Galloway’s restau
rant. Meals 25 cents. Short or
ders at all hours. "'Also nice clean
beds and up-to-date accommoda
dations.
John Grubbs was found dead at
his home on the Aydelotte place
near Union Hill Sunday morning.
He was an old bachelor, about 53
years old, and lived alone. It is
supposed he died from dropsy.
There will be a box supper at
the Ration Hall Saturday night,
December 1st. The proceeds will
go to the M. E. church. Every
body invited to attend. E. ,1.
Magness and Walter Pascoe, com
mittee.
Mrs. W. A. Nichols who died
at Oil Trough on Thursday of last
week, was postmistress at that
place, having been appointed in
1S98, when she was Miss Laura
Pearce, to succeed her father who
was postmaster there at the time
of his death. In the same year
she was appointed a notary public,
being the hist lady appointed no
tary public in the state.
The bad weather Saturday
knocked out the canning factory
meeting and Mr. Owen left Sun
day morning for his homeatGass
ville. Practically all the neces
sary stock has been subscribed,
however, and '4'he Journal is as
sured that the factory will be built.
W. A. Edwards is very much in
terested in the matter and propos
es if necessary to take $1,000 worth
of stock. Section Foreman Smith
will also take #500 or #1,000 worth
of stock and several others have
agreed to take stock in the enter
prise in various sums up to #200.
There is no question but what it
would be a line thing for the com
munity and a paying investment
if properly handled, and as an ex
cellent small plant can be put in
for #4,000. we see no reason why
the matter should not be pushed
to a successful conclusion.
OUR COUNTRY'S WEALTH
—
Census Bureau Statement of the Coun
try’s Worth in Dollars
The United States census bureau
at Washington has just issued a
bulletin in which the total wealth
of the United States in 1904 is es
timated to be $106,881,415,009. ;
This shows an increase in wealth 1
over the estimates for 1900 of
nearly ‘21 per cent, and of 64 per
cent over the estimate for 1890,
when the total wealth was $65,037
091,197.
In 1904 the value of the real :
property taxed was $55,60* .719,
435, real property not taxed $6,
569,527,174, livestock $4,073,791,
736, railroads and their equipment
$11,244,752,000, materials and
products of manufacture $7,409,
286,000, furniture, carriages, etc.,
$5,700,000,000, manufacturing ma
chinery, etc , $3,297,754,180, gold
and silver coin and bullion $2,002, I
430,272 and clothing $2,500,000,
000.
Converted into $1 bills, placed
end on end, the string would be
long enough to reach from the
earth to the moon and back thirty
times.
TO SELL MASONIC TEMPLE
The board of control of the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge which has been
in session at Little Rock this week,
recommended that the seven story
Masonic building, corner of Fifth
and Main streets in that city be
sold. It was the opinion of the
board that it is a poor business
proposition to own rental proper
ty. The object is to sell the prop
erty and erect a building to be
used for Masonic purposes exclus
ively. The building now owned
and occupied by the Masons is lo
cated on the busiest thoroughfare
in the city and was built sixteen
| years ago at a cost of $140,000.
NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS
Notice is hereby given to all
persons owning land in fencing
district No. s of Independence
county, Arkansas, that I will col
lect and receive the tax assessed
on said land for the benefit of said
fencing district for the year 1906,
until the ‘ilst day of December,
1906, after which time a penalty
will be charged for non-payment
of said tax.
Either pay to me in person or
call at the Merchants & Planters
Bank and you will be receipted for
said tax by paying there.
W. VV. Maonkss,
Collector Fencing Dist. No. 8.
BIG BOTTOn FARM FOR SALE
We have 120 acres of the finest
land in Big Bottom for sale.
About 40 acres in alfalfa that will
rent for $10 per acre, and tfO acres
in cultivation that will rent for $5
to $6 per acre. Must be sold at
once or will be withdrawn from
the market. Craig & Moore.
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SNOW IN WEST ARKANSAS
Van Buren, Nov. 21.—The rain
that prevailed here Monday and
Tuesday turned to snow last night,
and the ground was covered to the
I depth of two inches this morning.
COTTON HOVING RAPIDLY
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There were seventy bales of cot
ton sold in Newark Wednesday
| afternoon. It was selling then at
| ten cents, but was otf & little yes
jterday.
WEEKS DOINGS AT SULPHUR ROCIC
Short Items of Interest Picked Upp
at the Metropolis of White
River Township.
Sulphur Rock, Nov. 20.—Mr.
and Mrs. Andy Hogan of Salena
are visiting old friends and rela
tives here. Mr. Hogan is an old
Independence county man, having?
been raised in the Dota neighbor
hood.
Wash Wilson, the mail carrier,
failed to get further than Dots*
Tuesday on account of high wa
ter.
V. C. Pricket, John Hicks, El
Stewart and Jas. Pricket are talk
ing of moving to the Indian Ter
ritory.
Charlie Wright came home
from Batesville Sunday where ha
had been three weeks in court.
Lucy Bevens of Batesville is
spending the week here with her
cousin, Rena Cunningham.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Hoover of
Houghton are visiting relatives and
old friends here this week.
Prof. Sidney Pickens went to
Little Rock Monday to attend the
Masonic Grand Lodge.
Shelby Shaver of Shelbyville
passed through Monday on his
way to Little Rock.
Rev. James F. Jernigan is
spending a few days at home witR
his family.
Winfield Jernigan of Charlotte
entered school hero Monday.
Ped Magness Jr., of Magness
entered school here Monday.
John Alderson made a business
trip to Batesville Monday.
Burton Pascoe came down Mon
day night to see a friend.
Wash Browning was up frond
Magness Sunday.
KILLED BY THE TRAIN
Pocahontas, Nov. 20. Last
night about 9 o’clock William Ab
bott was run over and killed by
the north bound passenger train
on the Frisco railroad at Biggers,
about ten miles north of this place.
His death was not known until
this morning, when a boy was.
walking along the track and mada
the ghastly lind.
It seems from the evidence
brought before the jury that Ab
bott, who lived about two miles
below Biggers, was intoxicated
when he started home and was
walking down the track. The
| body was torn into more than a.
hundred pieces, just leaving
j enough of his face to enable those
who knew him to identify him. It.
is supposed that he was walking
along the end of the ties and mada
an effort to cross the track just
ahead of the train and fell. This
theory is borne out by the fact
that where he was first struck
parts of the body were strewn on
both sides of the track.
He leaves six children, his wif®
having died recently.
COTTON RECEIPTS
Up to noon yesterday there had
been a total of 1,299 bales of cot
ton bought in Newark this sea
son. It was selling yesterday at
91 cents.
Nice four room frame residenc®
and four lots on Main street for
sale cheap. Craig Moore.