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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1S21
VOL. 21 NO. 18
Program l or County Educa
tional Association to be
Held at Batesvilie
Following is the program
for the meeting of the C in
ly Educational Association to
he held at Batesvilie on Sat
urday, September 3. .
Devotional Exercises—Rev.
J. F. Eddins.
Conditions found this sum
mer.—Supt. W. T. Jerni n
High Spots in our Schools.
-'-Hugo Moore, W. L. Danner.
Leslie Baker.
Lotv Spots in Our Schools.
—A. E. Holcombe, Little Wat
son. Miss Agnes Hughey.
Discussion of what may be
done to better conditions, led
by 0. T. Jernigam
Diversion.
What I gained at Summer
School.—B. R. Wiliams, Miss
Irene Crawford and Miss Otis
Morris Edgar Holcombe.
Report on Professional
Reading.—McK i nley Hudd 1 es -
ton. Mrs. Pearl Sharp, A.
Stone.
N oon recess.
Address by Hon. J. J. Har
rison.
Discussion or forward fed
ucation Movement, led by Mr.
Harrison, M. )l. Rutherford,
and Joe M.Gray.
C HAS. MOSBY DC AH
Chas. Mosby, T well known
citizen of Batesville, died at
following an illness of several
his home at that city Monday
, months. Hr is survived by
wife and three children, Chas,
K. Mosby of Batesville, Robert
Mosby of Little Rock and Mrs.
W. L. L inders of Ba '-ville.
N \S. Roberts Scr iouslj
; ried When Shot by
rSon Saturday
Newport, Aug. 13.—G. W
Nob Tt s. aged about t»5, we!
-vrr. Turner living aboul
Vs ) miles east of Newport
v • shot and perhaps fatally
injured at 8 o'clock this morn
n; by his son. Warren Rob
.: . aged 31. loung Roberts
. . a bulgur loaded with
No. . shot. The father’s
body was peppered from his
r: east to his ankles. Physi
c: ns say he has but a slight
. , nee to recover. The shoot
ion . place at the home ot
me. son.
. . •' ,-n Roberts was arrest
er- a su.ort time after the
hunting and h held in the
1 .«cks »n county jail here pend
ing a outcome of iiis fath
n ds. Sheriff G. R,
Rjys said that a warrant
would be Issued charging
V; :tcp_ with ?■■■ iult with in
is nt to kill. This . will be
c- urged : murder if the el
der Roberts dies, it was «aid
Noe’ Ron rts. aged about 25
N > 1 son of the injured mar
un.l i Poi-IioIa
.!<i. nephew, also are in jai
s-.i i on similar cnarges, it he
ir? all sect that both shot at
tin Warren Roberts after he
soot his hither. Both missed
■ c‘Vi r t
e em. made' by the
’.others are contradic
: ccording to officers
an estimated the tragedy.
v . i *n h.*lv*rts told officers
(C< rain: on last page)
We ask t ou to ?U v* ith »•,< because we give you
a SAFE place to put your money.
Progressive MEN of hi.r e character and known
financial responsibility rcnriuct our National Hank,
and we are a member of th ;>ERAL RESERVE
system of banks, which stand together like one vast
army for the PROTECTION our depositors.
We can get money wlv a we want it on our secur
ities. You can get your ; rev wh; a YOU want it
when it is in our bank.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Newark, Arkansas
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $75,000.00
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BENSON WILL SELL
HOGS AT BATESV1LLE
—
1 Sunkist Auction Sale Will Be
Held on Monday, Sep
tember 5, at 1:30
Herbert Benson announces
that the second annual sale of
pedigreed pure-bred Poland
Chinas will be held in the
Hardy Sale Barn at Bates
ville on Monday Septembers.
This is the second annual
event of this kind staged by
the Sunkist farm, and is also
the second auction sale of
pui e-bred live stock ever held
in Independence county. The
Sunkist sale last fall was the
first time a herd of pure
bred hogs were ever offered
at public auction in this
county.
Last year nearly all animals
in the sale brougth good
prices, many going to buyers
in other states than Arkansas.
Several were were sold to
farmers in this community,
and all purchasers were
greatly pleased with the class
~;_i . ....:_i_i-i. . c»_
• i aiotu wn tut: uuu^
ikist farm.
The offering this year will
i consist of 40 head, and will
i carry some of the most prom
inent blood lines of the Poland
China breed, embodying some j
of as high class animals as!
1 will be found on any of the
! large hog farms in the corn
■ j belt.
Mr. Benson says this is
the farmer’s opportunity for
buying pure bred hogs while
they are at rock-bottom
j prices.
SCHOOL POPULATION
SHOWS AN INCREASE
Independence county shows
an increase of 382 children of
[school age in the last year.
The annual enumeration last
year showed that there were
18,631 children in the county.
This year it totaled 9013, as
reported to the county sup
erintendent by the directors
of the 100 school districts,
fhis means that our respon
sibilities are greater; that
more teachers are to be em
ployed, and an increase in ex
pense for taking care of these
boys and girls.
Out of the 9,013 boys and
girls enumerated, the reports
i showed an enrollment of 6987
'with an average attendance
of 5350. This is alarming and
at the same time a surprise
; to many of us to know that
there are in the county 3663
boys and j;irls who do not at
| tend school regularly. Some j
i of these however are married
| and a small per cent tran
j sient.
It seems that some effort
should be made to get our
! boys and girls in school. The
schools are for them; it costs
| no more to attend than it
does not to attend, probably
the expense of a few book's
would be the only added ex
pense. Let us as parents and
citizens of one of the best
counties in the state see that
our schools are better attend
ed, our children are entitled
to those privileges, and
should be kept in school.
W. T. JERNIGAN.
County Superintendent.
TWO NEGROES ARE
SHOT FROM AMBUSH
Waylaid by Black Who Said
he Was Shooting at An
, other Negro
Newport, Aug. 17.—Arthur
Fields and John Franklin,
negroes, each about 35 years
old, were shot from ambush
two miles north of Olyphant,
near Nuckoll’s switch, this
morning about 9 o’clock by
Claude Brown, another negro,
who was arrested and brought
to Newport and placed in jail
at 1 o’clock this afternoon.
The wounded negroes were1
brought to Newport on north
bound passenger train No. 30
and removed to the office of
Dr. E. L. Watson, where med- ■
ical treatment was adminis
tered. They were taken to
Little Rock this afternoon on
No. 3 to the railroad hospital.
The negroes were shot sever
al times with a Winchester
shotgun, and it took Dr. Wat
son and Dr. Walker Stallings
several hours to remove the
shot. Both negroes are bad
ly wounded. Shot wrere
sprinkled nearly all over their
bodies and their fnees Tt
was difficult for physicians to
determine how serious their
condition is, though it is be
lieved they will recover.
Franklin and Fields, mem
bers of the Missouri Pacific
railroad section gang at Oly
phant, were cutting weeds!
from the right of way with
several other negroes when
they were shot.
Sheriff Hays and his depu
ties w'ent to Olyphant on the
local switch engine. Blood
hounds were secured from
Kensett, and while the sheriff
was waiting for the dogs to
arrive he arrested Brown
and another negro named
Mike Williams, who was car
rying a revolver. Williams
was brought here and placed
in jail. Lucius Brown, broth
er of Claude Brown, was ar
rested when it was learned
that he had trouble with one
Claude Brown admits doing
the shooting from ambush,
the officers say, but said he
was shooting at Mike Wil
liams, who drew a gun on him
last night, he said. His aim
was poor and the charges
from his gun struck the
wrong men, he said. After
the shooting the wounded
men were hauled to the Oly
phant depot. Brown walked
up with his shotgun. Ed
Bailey, negro, who had a
shotgun, made Brown drop
his weapon. Brown made a
move to attack the wounded
negroes with his fists as they
lay in the wagon, it was said, j
but was struck over the head;
with a gun by another negro.'
The wounded negroes have
good reputations. Each de
clared he did not know why j
Brown should shoot him, and
expressed the belief that
Brown was shooting at Mike
Williams with whom Brown
had trouble last night. Claude
Brown bears a bad reputa
tion. • He was arrested for
forging a check at the Arkan
sas Bank & Trust Company
for $20 using the name of
Deck Lindsey.
OIL TROUGH TO HAVE
MODERN PICTURE SHOW
Local Parties Will Establish
Picture Show in Live Town
. South of River
E. M. Pridmore and Roy
Craig of this place are mak
ing preparations this week to
establish a picture show at
Oil Trough, where high class
entertainment may be pro
vided for the people living
south of White river.
Oil Trough is a live little
town and the famous Oil
1 rough bottom is peopled
with a high class citizenship'
who are greatly handicapped
in being able to reach the
towns where such entertain
ment is provided.
It is planned to put in the
very best equipment, includ
ing an electric plant and up
to-date picture machine, ■ and
to give the people of Oil
Trough the opportunity to
see the same high class pic
tures that are provided for
other towns. An effort will
be made to put the show in
operation about September 1.
FARMER BOUND OVER
Charged With Operating Still
Near Newport
Newport, Aug. 17.—J. F
Billingsley, aged 55, of Rich
woods township was arraign
ed before Justice Nuckolls
yesterday on the charge ol
operating a moonshine still
and w-as released on $200
bond to appear before the
Grand Jury. Officials found
a crude distilling outfit on
Billingsley’s farm, together
with 25 gallons of mash.
SON OF LAKE CITY’S
MAYOR S MURDERED
Was One of 22 Children and
Ex-Army Man—Slayer in
Turn is Shot Down
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Jonesboro, Aug. 15.—Zack
Crumby, who killed Jim Cook
after Cook had slain Pete
Walker on Rush Island, three
miles from Lake City today
and was exonerated.
Cook was hauling Walker’s
dead body to Lake City when
Crumby met him on Mile
Long bridge. Cook threaten
ed to kill him and Crumby
fired the fatal shot with * a
double-barreled shotgun,
which he had borrowed after
being chased away from
Cooks home.
Crumby had been across
the mainland to get someone
to notify a Lake City
officer of Walker’s murder,
and had not expected to meet
Cook on the bridge. Cook
was on the way to Lake City
to accuse Crumby of Walker’s
killing, it is said, which theo
ry was substantiated by the
finding of Cook’s “murder
cun” hidden in the loft of
Cook’s house.
Mrs. Cook and two children
witnessed the murder of
Walker. “White mule” whis
key was the cause of the
double tragedy. The smell of
liquor was strong on the dead
bodies of both men and also
on the breath of Crumby.
Walker and Crumby were em
ployees of Cook’s shingle mill.
Walker served through the
World war, being in the bat
tles of Chateau Thierry and
the Argonne Forest, and was
wounded. He was the son of
i Mayor John Walker of Lake
City and one of 22 children.
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There are
some folks in
this town who
beware
had
better
BECAUSE ITS
DANGER
ODS
BUSINESS