The Newark Journal.
published In The Famous Big Bottom Country, Where Alfalfa is king.
ij|. $1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, September 13, 1907
Vol. 7. No. 38
WEEKS HAPPENINGS IN OIL TROUGH
Some Newsy Items of Interest
From the Fertile Valley
Across the White
Oil Trough, Sept. 10.—This
place has been passed by so far
this year by the protracted meet
ings, but we are to have one yet,
commencing Saturday, the 14th.
It is to be hoped that the weather
will be favorable and that the
meeting will result in a great re
ligious awakening, as the com
munity is badly in need of a good
shaking up along this line. It is
to be hoped that Bro. Jernigan can
be here and assist in the meeting
and any other good preacher who
can spare the time.
Some of the farmers have done*
something the past week that we
suppose was never done in this
section before. They went into
their cotton and plowed it out
again, flic rains the latter part of
August having caused the foulness
to almost take many crops, be
cause the cotton was too small to
shade the gound.
The pearling industry seems to
be somewhat slow, as no finds of
any importance have been reported
recently. But the pearl hunters
‘seem to keep up courage. It is a
common occurence to see from
eight to a dozen standing in water
waist deep searching for the little
gems. —
Blight and rust are doing some
damage to cotton in this section.
Cotton is opening rapidly and a
good many are talking of going to
picking next Monday.
B. O. Trotter and Mrs. Beulah
Williams were married last Sun
day, Squire .1. L. Outlaw officiat
ing. We wish them much happi
ness and success.
Jesse, the little son of Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Reeves, fell while
playing in the barn Monday and
broke one of his arms.
The first automobile ever seen
in Oil Trough was in town a few
days ago, some parties at Newport
having came up in it.
Chester Churchill had the mis
fortune to get one of his mules
badly snagged Saturday while
hauling timber.
The W. O. W. Camp continues
to grow. It now has 57 members
and gets some new applications at
ever meeting.
Tonk Galloway was over from
Newark Friday doing some repair
work on the telephone line.
R. C. Adams, L. L. Ellison and
C. C. Wingo went to Newport on
business Thursday.
F. M. Pridmore has commenced
the erection of a dwelling house
on his lots here.
Mi's. Mayhue, who has been
quite sick for some time, is still
no better.
W. O. Moore is talking of put
ting up a windmill at his residence,
tf James Davidson went to New
port Saturday on business.
E. L. Reeves had businessj in
Newark Saturday.
Col. V. Y. Cook of Elmo was in
town Tuesday.
J. M. Stephens went to Newr
port Monday.
Health is generally good.
NEW COTTON BUG
Little Rock, Sept. 7.—Com
missioner Guy B. Tucker has been
stumped on a bug. The bug was
sent to him by Sheriff Wilson of
Hempstead county with the state
ment that many of its kind exist
: in Hempstead county. It is an
unknown category to the commis
sioner, and for that reason this
self-same bug has started upon a
long trip to Washington, to be
passed upon by experts in the de
partment of agriculture of the
United States. Commissoner
Tucker says he never saw any
| thing like in before, and that he
could learn nothing regarding it,
j therefore he has sent it hence.
| WILL SOriEBOBY ANSWER?
Will some zealous advocate of
j whiskey tell us why no real estate
dealer and no board of trade, seek
ing to induce immigration, ever
advertises the existence of saloons?
They tell us ab< at their schools
j and churches; they tell us about
all lines business, except the whis
key business. Why is this? Some
folks say that whiskey helps a
town; why do not people who are
s eking to build up a town tell
about their whiskey ? The world
would give a town the horse laugh
that dared to advertise itself
through its whiskey.—Western
Methodist.
ANOTHER JACKSON COUNTY KILLING
'Grit Gray, Young: Alan Raised in
This County Shot Near
Elgin Wednesday
Gt'if Gray was shot and perhaps
! fatally wounded Wednesday morn
ing by a man named Parker living
in Jackson county a short distance
from Elgin.
From the reports received here
it is learned that Gray went to
Parker’s home drunk while the
latter was away and raised a row
with the family. When Parker
came in and learned of the trouble
he took his gun and started in
! search of Gray and upon meeting
I him opened lire. Gray was not
killed, but it is said that there is
. but little hope for his recovery.
Parker went to Newport and sur
rendered the sheriff.
Gray is about 22 years of age
and was raised in Black River
township, this county, but went
to Jackson county some eight
years ago, where he gained a
rather unenviable reputation as a
gambler and was considered a
rather tough character. Later,
however, he professed religion,
1 joined the church and began
preaching, but. had recently drift
ed back into the old paths and gone
to drinking again, which led him
into the trouble and will likely
cause his death.
TO THE PUBLC
Several persons having twice
been legally warned to work on
the public roads in Big Bottom
township, and having neither
worked out their time nor paid for
same, therefore, notice is hereby
given, that all persons subject to
road duty must appear in person
or by lawful substitute to work
out their time, or pay tor same
before the 25th day of September,
11907.
I dislike to use harsh means in
this matter and will not except
' when forced to do so, but I feel
| that 1 have been lenient enough,
and the law requires me to do my
j duty. - N. M. Wilson,
I Road Overseer.
Oar Sympathy
is always extended to those in
distress, but we have no sym
pathy to waste on the man
who borrows his neighbor's
paper when he can have one
of his own at a mere nominal
expense. Your home paper
stands for your interests and
the interests of your home
town. It deserves your moral
and financial support. If you
are not a member of our
family of readers you should
begin now by sending in your
subscription.
NEW BUSINESS AGENT ELECTED
W. A. Cole Selected to Succeed
Jas. I. Ellis as Business Agent
For Farmers Union
Little Rock, Sept. 7.—At a
meeting of the executive board of
the Arkansas Farmers’ Union,held
at the headquarters of Secretary
McCulloch at the Capital Hotel
yesterday morning, W. A. Cole
of Crawford county was elected
state business agent to succeed
James I. Ellis, business agent for
the past “year. The change is
made, it is said, as the result of a
general change in administration
circles, and not because of any un
fitness on the part of Mr. Ellis,
who is complimented for the line
service he has rendered during his
tenure as state business agent.
No other matter ot importance
was passed upon. “Ways and
means” of best carrying- out the
plans of the State and National
Unions were discussed, but no
action taken that could be given
to the public or that would be of
particular interest to the public at
this time.
The new business agent is one
of the leading men in the organi
zation in his section of the State,
and has considerable experience in
purely business connections.
KILLED BY A LOQ
Albert Hindman was killed
while hauling logs in the lower
Oil Trough bottom Friday by a
log rolling on him from a wagon
he was unloading. He was a good
citizen, and leaves a widow and
two children.
TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS
If your district needs desks,
blackboards or school furniture of
any kind, call and get my prices.
I handle the best desk made and
can make prices as low as the
lowest. A. A. Henderson. New
ark, Ark. __
REVIVAL AT LEE’S CHAPEL
Moorefield, September 9.—Dear
Journal: Our meeting goes and
grows. Up to date, there has
been 32 conversion and Id acces
sions, with more to follow. Great
crowds and good order. Meeting
likely to go on till next Sunday
night. Bro. Dye is with us. Sal
vation’s rolling on. “Bless the
Lord, O. rny soul, and all that is
within me bless His holy name.”
We are starting on the four hun
dredth round on converts, 313 up
to date, on the circuit. When vre
get through at all the other places
we may open up at Newark again
and “gather np the fragments that
nothing may be left” to advocate
the cause of sin. May God bless
every young convert, and keep
them by His grace. Amen.
'.Jan. F. Jernigan.
COURT AT NEWPORT
Newport, Sept. 10.—Circuit
Court convened here yesterday,
with Judge F. I). Fulkerson
presiding and Prosecuting At
torney K. E. .Jeffrey on duty.
Court will likely continue four
weeks, as the docket is au unusu
ally large one, including live or
six murder cases.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Notary work of all kinds done
in a careful and correct manner by
A. A. Henderson at the Merchants
and Planters Bank.
SOME PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES
List of Those Host Prominently
Hentioned for the Several
County Offices
As the time approaches for the
! candidates to begin to declare
j themselves, we hear talk of quite
la number of prospective candi
dates for the various county offices.
Among those most prominently
mentioned at this time are the
following:
For representative: Will M.
Thompson, S. A. Moore, W. F.
Way man, P. G. Magness and Jno.
B. McCaleb.
For county judge: M. L. Ar
nold, Burton Arnold. J. G. Lind
sey, A. J. Craig, K. R. Ratton,
Cul. L. Pearce and Jno. T. Tharp.
For county clerk: Albert Sims,
for re-election. No opposition in
sight.
For circuit clerk: E. A. Hodges
and Geo. Bevens.
For sheriff: A. L. Dunlap, for
re- election. No opposition in sight.
For collector: W. T. Gray, for
re-election. No opposition in sight.
For Treasurer: Frankin Perrin,
same.
For Assessor: Jake Duncan,
Elbert Jernigan, C. M. Flinn, A.
E. OttingerjR. L. Mustain, Chas.
Lenehan E. O. McLendon and A.
A. Henderson.
For coroner: R. L. Flinn, for
re-election. No opposition in sight.
Others will, of course, declare
themselves later on and it is ex
pected that the campaign will be
a lively one.
BOX SUPPER
There will be a box supper at
the Bateman Spring (known as the
old Bateman place) Thursday,
September 19th, for the benefit of
Pleasant Hill and Center Grove
churches. Everbody invited to
attend and the ladies bring well
filled baskets.
HRS. MAYliUE DEAD
Oil Trough, Sept. 11.—Mrs.
Mayhue, wife of Prof.W. A. May
hue,died last night, after a linger
ing illness of several weeks.
WEEKS DOINGS AT SULPHUR ROOC
Short Items of Interest Picked Up*
at the Tletropolisof White
River Township.
Sulphur Rock, Sept. 10.—Mrs.
J. M. By rum and son, Knox, and
little neice of Asher, Okla., camo
in Monday to visit the lady’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Knox.
Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Barnett of
the Dota neighborhood spent Sat
urday in town and took their
little grand draughter, Kate Gib
son, home with them.
Mr. Buhler of Tennessee, a rep
resentative of the Americarr Sun
day School Union, spent Monday *
night with Prof. Pickens.
Geo. Jernigan has m^ved into
the residence lately vacated by his
brother, Rev. Jas. F. Jernigan,
who moved to Newark.
I>r. T. A. Bevens moved -to his
residence recently bought of Mrs.
Lizzie Vaughan in the west part
of town Wednesday.
Miss Francis Wilson who is
teaching near Batesvilie spent Sat
urday night and Sunday with Mrs.
Hattie Murphy.
Ben Keeney has bought proper
ty at Sharp and will move thero
so'v, a,Dd engage in the marcantite
business.*
Mesdames H. G. and Charles
Logan were over from 'Logan
township Thursday, wisiting rel
atives/ -
spent several days here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Ash
Mrs. Lnra Sturch and daughter,
Mrs. Little, of Grand Gaize, were
visiting relatives here last week.
Mrs. Dunnington and Mrs.
Taney of Batesville spent Tuesday
in our city visiting relatives.
Misses Narcie Rice and Erma
Sanders went to Little Rock Fri
day and returned Tuesday.
Rev. Arthur Lindsey and fami
ly came in Tuesday to visit Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. Anderson.
Profs. Pickens and Rawlings,
spent two or three days at the
camp meeting at Calamine.
Miss Vela Jernigan of near
Charlotte visited Miss Netty®
Bevens last Saturday.
Miss Stella Jernigan will leave
in about two weeks for her school
at Ft. Gibson, 1. T.
Sam Ashley moved Tuesday to
the Geo. Jernigan residence in the
east part of town.
Miss Maud Moore went out to
Hazel Grove Tuesday to visit Miss
Irene Rice. «
Oscar Owens and Estes Rico
went to Batesville Tuesday.
Will Troy of Mangess was in
our town Monday.
Madison Gossett went to Bates
ville Monday.
G. C. Ashley of Smackover
ley.
LITTLE EUGENE BARNES
Eugene, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Barnes, died Tue*>
da.y of membranous croup and
was buried Wedesda.v at the Blue
Spirngs cemetery. Eugene was a
sweet dear little child, and was the
link of love in the home circle.
He was two years and four month*
old. God has taken him unto
himelf.
“Thick in every graveyard
The little hillocks lie
And every little hillock represents
An angel in the sky.”