The Newark Journal.
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JNewark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, April 5, 1917
Vol. 17, No. 1
ARKANSAS’ GREATEST
A YEAR FOR GOOD ROADS
Will See More Highways Constructed
Than Any Year In History
Of State
County units of the Arkansas Good
Roads and Drainage Association are
to be organized throughout the state
according to R. O. Schafer, Secretary
Little Rock. The Arkansas Good
Roads and , Drainage Association
which has been in existence since
1888 and which has accomplished
great things for the state has planned
for a year of great activity. Mr.
Schaefer who is publisher of the
Southern Construction News and
in close touch with the road situation
in Arkansas, predicts that more roads
will be built in Arkansas during 1917,
more road bond issues, and more
construction contracts let for high
grade roads than any previous per
iod of the state’s history.
Senator E* E. Alexander of Blythe
ville, author of the Alexander Roads
Law is President of the Good Roads
Association. He has just appointed
an executive committee to outline a
campaign to organize county units
of the state association which will
be expected to send delegates to the
next annual convention which it is
planned to make the grandest and
greatest in the history of the associ
ation.
The newly appointed executive com
mittee is composed of the following.
E. P. Molitor, Helena; Hamp Wil
liams, Hot Springs; J. S. Abercrom
bie, Benton; C. Albert Walls, Lonoke;
G A. Hillhouse, Newport; Will Akers,
Geo. W. Donaghey, H. L. Remmell,
J. B. Dickinson, Robert O. Schaefer,
of Little Rock.
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WME IS HERE FOR A
GENERAL CLEAN UP
Springtime is here and it is now
worth while that wre begin a general
clean up campaign. All rubbish,trash
and refuse matter should be collected
and burned. Back lots should be
cleaned up, as well as the fronts, for
by so doing we will destroy the
breeding places of flies and all germ
bearing insects. Let’s get busy now
and make Newark a real pretty and
healthful place in which to live.
TOWN ELECTION
PASSES QUITELY
Many Changes are iuade in the City
Officials at Town Election Held
Last Tuesday
The city election in Newark Tues
day was one of the quietest ever held
in Newark and created but very little
interest among the friends of the
various candidates.
Following are the officers elected
and the vote received by each of the
candiates:
For Mayor
J. B. Ketchem_102
J. H. Holderby_62
For Recorder
E. H. Williamson_104
W. E. Kinman_58
For Treasurer
H. E. Hawthorne_162
For Marshal
J. F. Morgan_85
George Witt _80
For Night Marshal
W. M. Magness_164
For Aldermen
E. W. Magness_147
T. H. Dearing_124
J. W. Sisk_132
W. G. Moore_126
E. R. Moore_133
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IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE
No one can succeed in a big way
without advertising. Even the hen
advertises when she lays an egg. She
wants the world to know it and she
cackles to advertise the fact.
The merchant may have the best
goods in town, he may handle an ex
clusive line, but it he does not boast
a little of it, if he does not let the
people know that he has superior
goods, how can he expect to sell it?
Each bit of advertising helps, bui
constant advertising brings big re
sults. It is the little drop of water
that—falling constantly on the rock
of public favor—wears its way
through opposition and reaches the
goal.
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Patronize the merchants who ad
vertise in The Journal.
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Thais your
Dollar **
you earned it.
The man
with money
began putting
what he could
in the Bank.
Who §ets the pvoney
you earn?
Vjlrany men spend their mcJn^y as fast as they
make it and at the end of each year have nothing to
show fro a whole year's work. If these men would
say to themselves: “I will put some money in the Bank
every time," and stick to their resolution to save, they
would soon have a “NEST EGG” that will increase
and grow, and it will be the interest they take in mak
ing it grow that will do it.. . .
Start a Bank Account today.
Put your moneyi'i our bank.
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SPRING CLEANING
SETS FIRMRAPS
Paperifi^ Over Flue Holes a Danger
ous Practice. Beware of Cleaning
Compounds and Cloths
In her zeal the housewife some
times cleans not wisely but too well.
Many spring fires may be expected
from the annual spring drive against
j the enemy dirt and the Allies, trash
| and rubbish. “But,’ says a circular is
! sued by the Arkansas Actuarial Bu
reau, “the prudent woman is going to
use her head as well as her muscle
and remember that many house-clean
ing ‘helps’ are deadly enemies to her
home and family and house cleaning
time is hazardous from the stand
point of fire danger.
This is the time of year when
painters are busiest and most prone
to leave oily rags about. An oily rag
in the house is about as safe as a pet
rattlesnake. The oily dust cloth and
dust mop and even sweeping com
pounds made of sawdust and oil will
burst into spontaneous combustion
when the conditions are favorable—
and they frequently are highly fav
orable.
Don’t let he paper hanger, amateur
or otherwise paper over a flue hole
even if there is a flue stop in it. To
do so is to court disaster.
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STONE COUNTY FARMER
SAYS LIVE AT HOME
Mr. Editor.—If you will allow me
space in your paper I will say a few
wfords about Stone county. I came
to this county in November, 1907
The two first crops I mad^ here 1
made them with a yoke of oxen.
Farming operations have started ir
good shape and the people are mak
ing good use of the few days~o? pret
ty spring weather, to make gardens
and prepare for another crop, and
there is some corn planted.
The farmer should plant a big crop
of corn, potatoes and beans, as these
are all high. But if we don’t plant
and raise them they will be higher
than ever. Let Arkansas feed herself,
for she can dot it/
The reason that times are hard is
that too many are afraid of the sun.
They would rather have a paper sack
living than to lose a drop of sweat.
I raise com, beans and potatoes
and store them away until we eat
and feed and use them up. Stone
county is rough, but I don’t own as
much of Stone county land as I would
like to own. We can raise almost any
thing here that we want to eat. I
never knew what an easy living was
until I came to Stone county. I like
Independence county and all the peo
ple there, but I have a little home
in Stone county and am doing bet
ter than I have ever done since I
came to Arkansas and I don’t run
down any part of the state.
W. S. McGUFFEY,
Kahoka, Ark., March 28, 1017.
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HOTEL INSPECTOR
WILL TOUR STATE
Little Rock, Apr. 4.—A personal
inspection of all hotels in the state
will be made by E. R. Wiles of Pine
Bluff, who took office yesterday as
state hotel inspector,the office created
by the 1917 legislature. Mr. Wiles is
preparing a schedule which will per
mit him to visit every town in the
state where a hotel, restaurant oi
rooming house is located, and mak«
a thorough inspection of the sanita
tion and safety devices used in each
He will travel by automobile and ex
pects to be on the road about foui
and a half months.
CHILI) IS KILLED
WHILE AT PLA\
Yellville, April 3.—Joseph Burruss
five-year-old son of »Mr. and Mrs
; Walter Burruss of Rush, was instant
j ly killed at the home of relatives
■ three miles west of here Saturdaj
when he fell from a “flying jenny,’
while the swing was in motion.
boy’s skull was crushed wher
the ground, and a heavj
fell upon him.
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I SPRING TERM COURT
CONVENES THIS WEEK
Juries Empanelled and Number of
Cases Disposed of During First
Few Days of Term
The spring term of the Indepen
dence Circuit Court convened atBates
ville last Monady, with Judge Cole
man presiding.
The grand and petit juries are
made up of the following citizens:
Grand Jury.—R. R. Ratton, Big
Bottom; J. L. Outlaw, Christian;Chas.
Barnett, Sr., Ruddell; Charley Moore,
Dota; J. H. Marshal, Washington;
A. A. Webber, Ruddell; Albert Dun
lap, Greenbrier; H. H. Wright,Craig;
Joe Henderson, Liberty; W. E. Hoop
er, Salado; T. J. Pollard, Oil Trough;
Sherman Smith, Ashely; Dr. M. C.
Weaver Ruddell; Sam Butler Cush
man; J. U. Martin, White River; W.
L. Seymore, Magness.
R. R. Ratton is foreman; A. A.
Webber, clerk and Will Doremus,
bailiff for the grand jury.
Petit Jury.—W. A. Mayhue, Oil
Trough; J. M. Taylor, Salado; W. A.
Davidson, Christian; Jess Long,Rosie;
Pete Fortune, Wycough; H. A. Gire,
Big Bottom; J. T. Jones, Magness;
Ed J. Stein. Ruddell: D. G. Havs. Re
lief; B. H. Hinkle, Ruddell; Bill Kirk
land, Greenbrier; D. A. Hazelrigg,
Gainsboro; Tom Hess, Washington;
Farley Cash, Logan; Jim McGill, Do
ta; Jim Stephens, Christian; Charley
Coleman, Black River; Lee Seuberth,
Craig; H. M. Hodge, Ruddell; James
A. McDoniel, Wycough; Jim Milam,
Oil Trough; T. S. Compton, Ruddell.
Following are the cases disposed of
during the week:
State vs. R. L. Penticost, selling
liquor, dismissed by court.
Louis Suiter, assault and battery,
plea of guilty, fined $1.00.
FrecPTDurfee, vs. Dorr, Gray &
Johnson, jury trial, verdict for de
fendants.
Gertrude Stone vs. G. W. Reaves,
appeal from J. P. court, dismissed.
J. M. Sisk vs. J D. Magness and
Dave Wilson, appeal from J. P. court,
dismissed.
M. A. Fry vs. Ed and C. E. Fry,
appeal from J. P. Court, continued.
Phil Medley vs. N. O. Carpenter,
judgment by default for $500 and at
tachment sustained.
R. M. Carter vs. J. J. Bassett, drop
ped from docket.
White River Grocery Co., vs. St. L.
I. M. & So. Ry., dismissed at plain
tiff’s cost
H. C. Wade vs. J. II. McDoniel, ap
peal from J. P. court, rule on R. B.
Parr, J. P. to send up proper tran
script and continued.
W. B. Grant vs. G. L. Green, judg
ment by default $146.00.
J. C. Herzig vs. W. H. Dennison
and T. F. Shell, jury trial, verdict
for defendants.
Henry Knight vs. Lizzie Outlaw,
Martin Cross, Bill Kirkland, and Al
bert Dunlap, appealed commissioners
vv pcti uviuu mm*.
V. G. Richardson vs. Frank Pace,
non suit taken by plaintiff.
Geo. Frazier vs. D. A. Yancey, et
al., judgment by default for $280.00
against Irvin Pelley, A. 1L Pelley, E.
R. Hooper and Geo. vvyatt.
Herman Mayes vs. W. U. Tel. Co.
transferred to U. S. court.
Claude and John Loyd petition to
remove disabilities of minority.
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SINGING CONVENTION
MAGNESS,'APRIL 22
Our first singing convention for
this year will be held at Magness
the fourth Sunday in April, 1917.
We hope there will be several class
es present. Every leader is request
ed to bring their judge. Let every
one prepare and make this convention
the Best. MURIEL ASHLEY,
Secretary.
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PREDICTS DOWNFALL
OF GERMAN KAISER
Mtn. Home, April 3.—Gustave Cel
lar, a German real estate deals
has been in this country sii^re,
thinks that the German % Mr.
rise and overthrow the hd some
i four months. He says*chine. The
es in Germany do r within a few
rule and that tH was the only
many have cq' couple.
HI SCHOOL NOTES Q
Chapel honor roll this week: Hor
ace Hoyt and Vergia Boultinghouse.
The preliminary contest to select
representatives for the Northeast Ar
kansas Inter-schni contest at Newport
will be held Thursday, April 12 in
the school auditorium.
Two plays will be given by the
High School Boys Friday, April 13.
A small admission fee will be charg
ed. -"**
Georgie McNeill and J. P. Lovell
visited the principal’s room Monday.
The teachers are daily expecting
some member of the Board to visit
the school.
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LOSS OF $12,000 IN
FORREST CITY FIRE
Forrest City, April 4.—Fire here
early this morning caused the loss of
several buildings, with a total value
of about $1,2000 and injuries to two
persons. The blaze wiped out the of
fices of the Van Houten-Marshall
Lumber Company the warehouse and
shed of the Forrest City Grocer Com
pany and the Beetch & Bentley livery
barn. The Elks home the Arlington
hotel and other valuable property was
threatened.
Finas McDaniel, a fireman, was se
verely burned during the fire and
was removed to a physician’s office,
where first aid treatment was given.
Eugene Williams, cashier of the First
National Bank was painfully burned
about the head and face while fight
ing the fire.
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BARN AND MULE
BURN AT BATESVILLE
Batesville, April 1.—Friday night a
barn belonging to Barnett Bros., and
operated by the Batesville wagor
yard as a feed stable, was destroyed
by fire. One mule was burned to
death. Two or three horses in the
barn were gotten out with only slight
burns. Two tons of hay were destroy
ed. The origin of the fire is unknown.
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STRAWBERRY PICKERS WANT
ED at Judsonia, Ark., two cents per
quart paid for picking, families or
large parties will be furnished houses
or tents. Picking starts about April
25th and lasts for a month. For in
formation write W. C. North, Presi
dent and Manager of the Judsonia
Fruit and Vegetable Growers Asso
ciation, Judsonia, Ark.
ROAD COMMISSIONERS
MEET AND ORGANIZE
T. J. Raney of Newark Elected Sec
retary at Meeting Held at Lit
tle Rock Tuesday.
Littlj, Rock, Apr. 4.—Eugene Cy
pert of%5earcy was elected chairman
and T. J. Raney of Newark secretary
of the Little Rock to Batesville Road
District at a meeting of commissioners
from the counties crossed by the pro
posed road at the State Highway
Commission offices yesterday. Other
delegates present were: J. L. Goforth
of Lonoke county; T. L. Mason of
Jackson county, and C. M. Comer of
Pulaski county.
The delegates are members of the
commission for the districts to be
formed in each of the counties, and
organization with a view to making
the preliminary survey will begin
soon.
The proposed road will extend from
Little Rock to Batesville, where it
will join a proposed road to the Mis
souri state line/ It will cost approxi
mately $500,000.
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PROMINENT COUPLE
WED TUESDAY
Dr. T. N. Rodman of this place and
Miss Ethel McGee of Cave City were
united in marriage at the county
court house in Batesville Tuesday by
County Judge J. H. Jimerson.
Dr. Rodman is one of Newark’s
best citizens and since coming here
several years ago has built up a
splendid practice in his profession.
Mrs. Rodman is a splendid young
lady and is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Will McGee of Cave City, one of
the county’s oldest and best families.
She has visited in our little city sev
eral times and has a host of frilends
here who will be glad to welcome
her to this town. She is *a sister of
our fellow townsman, N. K. McGee.
Dr. and Mrs. Rodman left Wednes
day morning for Little Rock and Hot
Springs to spend a few days with
friends after which they will t. urn
here. ;v
The Journal extends congratula- "
tions and good wishes.
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Patronize the merchants who ad
vertise in The Journal.
BUGGY TIME
IS ALMOST HERE
If you are going to need a buggy any
time this season, we advise you to come in
and get it now, for buggies are hard to get
and are advancing in price every day.
Come in now, while we have a good
stock to select from and before there is any
further advance in price.
C. W. MAXFIELD CO
THE BEST FOR THE MONEY
BATESVILLE