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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Priday, September 4, 1914
Vol. 14, No. 22
IN TROUBLE OYER
A FORGED CHECK
Allie Smith, Sulphur Rock Young
Man, Arrested at Batesville
Saturday
Allie Smith, a nineteen-year-old
youth, of Sulphur Rock, was ar
rested at Batesville late Saturday
afternoon when he sought to cash
an alleged forged check on C. M.
Edwards, a prominent merchant
and President of the First Nation
al Bank of this city. The check
was for $250. It was drawn on the
First National Bank of Newark in
favor of C. T. Tucker. When
Smith presented the check at the
Union Bank and Trust Company
and asked that it be cashed the
cashier dcAibted it validity and
told the young man he was unable
to cash it, but suggested that he
might get ic cashed at another
bank. The cashier telephoned Mr. ;
Edwards at this place and was in
formed that no such check had
been issued. Other banks in Bates
ville were then notified to be on
the lookout for the check and
when Smith sought to cash it at
the First National Bank of Bates
ville he was placed under arrest.
Smith claims that the check was
given him Saturday by C. T. Tuck
i r, a farmer at Sulphur Rock. He j
says Tucker owed him $235 and !
asked him to take the check,which
he did, paying Tucker $15 in mon- ;
ey and thus squaring the debt.
Tucker was taken to to Bates
ville Monday but when he con
fronted Smith in the jail Smith
said he was not the man that gave
him the check.
Smith was arraigned before
Squire Case at Batesville Tuesday.1
but waived examination and was
bound over to the grand jury.
His bond was placed at $300
which he had not given at last
accounts and was still in jail.
High class commercial printing
promptly done by The Journal.
PENSION WARRANTS READY
Will Be Sent To Various County
Clerks Of The State
The announcement comes from
the state auditor’s office at Little
Rock that all the 1914 Confederate
pension warrants were issued and
mailed on September 1 to the vari
ous county clerks of the state.
The pensions this year aggregate
$9,526 and are worth 75 per cent,
as compared with 72 per cent a
year ago. The number of warrants
for 1914 is considerably greater
than the number in 1915, howev
er, and a large number of the pen
sioners also were granted increas
es.
Auditor Coffman urges that the !
pensioners see to it that the back
of the warrant is signed properly
with the name of the payee and
two witnesses. Otherwise the state
treasurer must return them for
proper endorsement before cash
ing them.
GREAT REVIVAL
NEAR PAROQUET
A successful revival meeting is!
being conducted by Revs. Fink,
Martin and Gilbreath at the new ,
school house in the Paroquet
neighborhood.
The meeting has been in prog-1
ress only a few days but much;
good is being accomplished.
Twelve persons were converted at
the Wednesday night service, mak
ing 27 conversions since the meet
ing began. There have been 16 j
additions to the Baptist church.
There will be an all-day service
with dinner on the ground next
Sunday. The regular services
will be held at the school house at
11 o’clock, after which dinner will j
be served on the ground. At 3
o’clock in the afternoon baptizing I
services will be held at the Whis
nant mill, on Black river.
FARM WANTED
Wanted.—To trade merchandise
for hill farm. Apply to Hender
son Real Estate Co., Newark, Ark.
Newark, Ark.
CAPITAL $25,000
SURPLUS $6,250
C. M. EDWARDS, Pres.
G. M. FIELDS, V. Pres.
E. B. CHESSER, Cashier
C. S. DUVALL, Ast. Cash
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SHOW US THE MAN
Who has thought for the future
who plans ahead, having his af
fairs well in hand, and we will
show you the man
WHO HAS A BANK ACCOUNT
Who deposits his salary or in
come, pays all bills by check, and
has a constantly increasing bank
balance.
IT’S THE BUSINESSLIKE WAY
OF CONDUCTING AFFAIRS
BUY BANK MONEY ORDERS
When sending money to distant points. The orders are payable
anywhere and are ABSOLUTELY SAFE.
FOR EXAMPLE
Amounts up to $5.00, cost. ... 3 cents
Amounts of $5.00 to $30.00, cost- - 5 cents
Amounts of $30.00 to $75.00, cost_10 cents
Amounts of $75 00 to $100.00, cost. -.15 cents
Charlotte
Charlotte, Sept. 1.—G. W. Jcrni
gan made a business trip to Bates
ville Saturday.
A. B. Weaver attended the fun
eral of. J. W. Greenfield at Bates
ville Tuesday.
Rev. Jas. McDonald of Newark
is conducting a series of meetings
at the Christian church here.
Ranson Weaver and sister, Miss
Vergia, visited friends at High
Rock from Thursday till Saturday.
Quite a number of the young
people attended the meeting at
Center Grove last week.
Miss Ethel Byrum returned last
week from a pleasant visit with
her sister, Mrs. Nettie Stoner, at
Tuckerman.
Ernest Morris and sisters, Misses
Lillie and Helen, of Moorefield
spent Saturday and Sunday here
the guests of Ralph and Clara Mc
Gill.
J. W. Johnson, who formerly re
sided here, but for several months
has lived in Oklahoma, returned
Tuesday.
COMMERCIAL SCHOOLS
A report issued by the Federal
Bureau of Education shows that
there are six commercial schools
and business colleges in Arkansas.
The 1913 enrollment was 957 pu
pils. It is estimated that more
than half this number completed
commercial courses and a large
number are now employed in Ar
kansas business institutions.
In the entire nation there are
618 business colleges and commer
cial schools and they accomodate
160,557 students annually. This is
an average annual attendance of
260 pupils per school.
BETTER CHILDREN
The federal Department of La
bor has established a Children’s
Bureau to teach parents how to
care for children and has just is
sued a booklet on “Prenatal Cul-^
ture’’ which is for free distribu
tion. For some time Uncle Sam
has been paying considerable at
tention to the improvement of
hogs, chickens and livestock, as !
well as teaching us how to raise i
pumpkins and potatoes, and it is
encouraging to find attention now
being turned toward improving
the human race.
MOON ^CHANGES
A fellow by the name of Moon
got married. That was a change
of the moon. After awhile his
wife presented him with a daugh
ter. That was a new moon. He
went out and got drunk for joy.
That was a full moon. When he
sobered up he had only 25 cents
left. That was his last quarter.
When he got borne his mother-in
law met him with a rolling pin
and then there was a total eclispe
and he saw stars.
RAISED CHECK
Willis Dixon, who had been
working at one of Geo. L Green’s
mills on Black River, was arrested
a few days ago charged with rais
ing a check given him by Mr.
Green. The check was for $1.95
and Dixon raised it to $49.50.
Dixon was unable to give bond
and was placed in jail at Powhat
tan to await trial at the next term
of the Lawrence circuit court.
STOLE A COW
Clarence Washington, a negro j
of Sulphur Rock, was arrested
Monday, charged with stealing a
cow from J. J. Caldwell. It is al
leged that he drove the cow to
Batesville, where he sold it to F.
W. Brewer,
Sulphur Rock
Sulphur Rock, Sept. 2.—J. G.
Moore left Saturday for DeQueen
where he has a term ot school.
Mrs. Z. L. Ford went to Jack
son county Sunday to visit for a
few days.
Duke Ward of Batesville spent
Saturday night here, returning
home Sunday.
Mrs. W. G. Wilson and daugh
ter, Julia have moved to Bates
ville since our last writing, Miss
Julia having entered the business
college at that place.
Anderson McCartney and wife
of Remmel, spent Saturday here
the guests of Mrs. Northern and
family.
Allie Smith was arrested a few
days ago on a charge of attempt
ing to cash a forged check. He
was bound over to await the ac
tion of the grand jury, and is still
in jail, not having made bond.
Plenty of rain here lately.
H. W. Farmer of Pocahontas,
representing a grocery firm at St.
Louis, was interviewing merchants
here Tuesday.
Quite a number of people from
the country was in town Saturday
to witness the ball game and do
some trading.
Miss Mary Alexander of New
ark spent Saturday and Sunday
here with Miss Leiah Wood.
Paul Ward of Batesville who is
teaching at Charlotte spent Satur
day and Sunday here.
J. k. Bullinglon and mother,
Mrs. Jessie Bullington, moved to
Batesville Tuesday".
Oliver Massey of Black Rock
visited old acquaintances here Sat
urday and assited in the ball
game.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mosby of
Batesville visited at the home of
Mrs. T. C. Knox Monday.
Ben Cook is moving to his newr
residence, just completed in the
west part of town.
School begins here next Mon
day. Everybody get up in the col
lar nowr for a successful school
and kill the knocker.
Clarence Washington, negro,
w-as arrested Monday charged
stealing a cow from Joe Caldwell
and selling it at Batesville, he was
taken to Batesville and will have
an examining trial soon.
GREAT REVIVALS
Rev. E. A. Horn writes The
Journal from Hoxie that he closed
a successful revival last week at
Stranger's Home, which resulted j
in 53 conversions and 12 additions!
to the Methodist church. He is
now in a meeting at Arbor Grove, ■
near Hoxie, which promises to be
the best meeting on his work this
year. There were 26 conversions
in the meeting Sunday night.
CIVIL SERVICE EXAM
An examination for clerk and
carrier for the Batesville postoffice
will be held in Batesville, Satur
day, September 26. Application
blanks and other information as to
qualifications, duties, salary, pro
motions, etc., may be had by ad
dressing W. H. Jones, secretary,
board of civil service examiners, ;
at Batesville. I
FRESH EGGS WANTED
We will pay the highest market
price in cash for fresh eggl, and
will take all you bring us until
further notice, at Igrta dozen. J.
J. Pridmore and Br«Hk.
BAPTIST ASSOO|P'ION
The Independence Baptist As
sociation will meet at Floral on
Saturday, Sept. 12. Rev. G. L.
Fink of this place is clerk of the
! Association.
439,624 PUPILS ENROLLED
Increase in School Attendance is
10,162 Over Last Year
A total of 439,624 students were
enrolled in the public schools of
Arkansas during the past school
year, according to figures announ
ced by State Superintendent Geo.
B. Cook, of Little Rock. This is
10,162 more than the enrollment
for the preceding year and is a
little more than 65 per cent of the
total school population of the state.
The school population includes all
children in the state between the
ages of 6 and 21 years.
A summary of the table follows:
White males, 161,035; white fe
males, 160,267; total, 324,662. Ne
gro males, 55,277; negro females,
59,685; total, 114,962.
Number of pupils enrolled in
private and denominational schools
is 4,992.
GREAT MEETING AT
OIL TROUGH CLOSES
One of the most successful re
vival meetings held in this section
in many years came to a close at
Oil Trough Sunday.
The meeting was conducted by
Rev. J. M. Harrison, pastor of the
Methodist church at that place,
assisted by Rev. W. A. Franks of
Batesville and Rev. J. G. Parker
of Mountain View.
There were 114 conversions in
the meeting, and of this number
74 united with the Methodist
church. Baptizing services were
held at the Lane ferry on White
river Tuesday when about 60 per
sons were baptized. One of the
largest crowds ever assembled at
a similar service in this county
was present to witness the bap
tizing.
BIG SHIPMENT OF SHEEP
W. IL Merris, whose home is in
Izard county, shipped two cars of
sheep from Newark Monday eve
ning. Most of the sheep were
bought in this county in the Dota
and Charlotte neighborhoods.
There were 247 head of sheep and
one goat in the shipment. They
were shipped to St. Louis.
OLD ODD FELLOW
George Spence, of Walnut Ridge,
is probably the oldest Odd Fellow
in Northeast Arkansas. lie was
born in England 88 years ago and
has been an Odd Fellow in good
standing for more than 50 years.
ELECTION OFFICERS
NAMED BY BOARD
Judges Chosen in Various Town
ships to Hold Election The
14th of September
The co«nty board of election
commissioners held a meeting at
Batesville last Monday, at which
the judges were appointed and the
official ballot prepared for holding
the general election on Monday,
September 14. The judges appoint
ed for each township will select
theclerks for their voting precinct.
The board requests judges to as
certain immediately if their town
ship is supplied with ballot box
and if not, to notify the board at
once so that one may be furnished.
In the following list of judges
the first two named are Democrats
and the third is the Republican.
Ashley. — I). V. Boyce, Randolph
Chinn and Roe Patterson.
Barren. L. H. Covey, Jetty Hod
ges and Henry Burrow.
Big Bottom.—R. K. McHenry, R. B.
Adams and Ben Gire.
Black River.—A. M. Parr, R. K.
Forester and W. N. Osborne.
Christian. Herbert Harris, Robt.
Massey and C. B. Kent.
Craig'. Ed Stewart, James Prichett
and H. Treadway.
Cushman. Tom Shell, Ewing Dob
son and James Brown.
Dota.—Torn Best, George Walden
and C. A. Reaves.
Fait view. J. B. Johnson, C. C.
Pasley and George Hall.
Gainsboro. M. E. Moore, W. W.
McClendon and Robert Parks.
Greenbrier. — Jamestown — W. D.
Winston, Andy Pate and Isom Worth
ern; Desha—John Searcy, A. E. Dun
lap and John Worthern.
Hill. Dolph Burrow, W. J. Cald
well and G. W. Frazier.
Jefferson. G. W Thompson, Wm.
White and John Smith.
1liberty E E. Bailey, Luther Gil
bert and R. E. Bickers.
Logan.—J. H. Fetzer, D. P. Whis
nant and L. S. < ash,
Magness. W. W. Magness, B. B.
Owens and F. L. McMillan.
Oil Trough.—W. A. .N^ayhue, James
Milam and M. F. Bruce.
Ruddell.— First Ward. Joe Magness,
B. H. Hinkle and J. W. Parse. Second
Ward, C. N Ferrell, G. W. Reynolds
and J. O. Burns. Third Ward.'Edg-ar
Young, Allen Monday and Burt
Brown.
Rosie. G. W. Wyatt, G. H. Hoop
er and W. L) Johnson.
Relief.- D. G. Hays, Phillip Manu
el and < i. A. Gould.
Salado. -Dave Wheeler, W. R.
Shelpman and J. J. Fowler.
Pnion.--.lohn Dobson, C. E. Gun
ther and Wm. Barnes.
Washington. W. F. Shaw, Louis
Childress and 1). M. C. Kelley.
White River. ,J. S. Griffin, Ed
Owen and Sam Tuggle.
Wyeough. I’. S. Fortune, T. J. Mc
Doniel and John Cash.
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