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Published In The famous White river Country, Where Alfalfa Is Kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, March 18, 1910
Vol. 9. No. 49
SPEAKING APPOINTMENTS
Dates and Places Where Candi
dates Will Address the Voters
The candidates for the various
county offices and the state senate
will address the Democratic voters
a. t,he following places on the dates
given.
Magness township, at Magness,
Friday March 18.
White River township, Sulphur
Rock, Saturday March 19.
Cushman township, at Cushman,
Monday March 21.
,Jefferson township, at Alvis,
Tuesday March 22.
Barren township, at Gray’s
school house, Wednesday, March
23.
Dota township, at Charlotte,
Thursday March 24.
Black River township at Wil
liams school house, Friday March
25.
Wycough and Logan, township,
at Lebanon, Saturday March 2tf.
Gainsboro township, at Ham’s
school house, Monday March 28.
Ruddell township, at courthouse
Tuesday march 29.
The speaking will begin each day
at 10 o’clock a.m. and continue
until all have made their announ
cement, except at places where
dinner can be had, and then from
12 to 1 o’cloek will be given for
dinner.
NATHAN PRINCE DEAD
Nathan Prince died at his home
north of town Saturday night, af
ter a brief illness from pneumonia.
He was sick only a week, having
taken his bed on Saturday and died
on the next Saturdar „ v
was 39 years *ui cl and leaves '
a widow and five children. He
was a good citizen and had many
friends.
The remains were buried Sun
day afternoon at Blue Springs
cemetery, the funeral services be
ing conducted by the Woodmen
of the World, of which he was an j
honored member.
PENCE FOR SALE
All of the old stock law fence
front where the new fence starts 1
clear on down to Black river will '
be sold to highest bidder,inc!uding
all posts, wire, rails and plank, as
it now stands. Will be sold in
large or small quanites. Sale will
continue from now until entire
fence is sold.
G. M. Fiki.os,
F. C. Hoyt,
W. W. Maonksk.
Commissioners.
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
For riembers of Boys Corn Club*
From Governor of the State
The following is a brief outline
of the conditions formulated by
the United States Department ol
Agriculture whereby any member
of the Boys’ Corn Clubs may re
ceive a Certificate of Merit from
the Governor and the State Sup
erintendent of Public Instruction:
The boy must make at least
seventy-five bushels of corn to his
acre at a cost of not more than
thirty cents per bushel, and sub
mit a written report and history
of his crop.
In making calculations of cost,
the rental of the land will be
charged at $5 per acre, the boy’s
time at 10 cents per hour, and time
of each horse at 5 cents per hour.
Stable manure is to be charged at
$2 for a two-horse load and $1 for
a one-horse load, and commercial
fertilizers at actual cost. The fod
der is not to be estimated in the
value of the yield. He must, also
submit a good exhibit of his corn
of not less than ten ears.
BIBLE SCHOOL INSTITUTE
Prof. S. C. Parish, State Super
intendent Teacher Training and
Adult Class Department of the
Arkansas Sunday School Associa
tion, is holding Sunday-school In
stitutes at eleven places in the
State. Newark is very fortunate
in getting the Institute for Inde
pendence county.
Prof. Parish is a teacher of
marked ability and should be
heard by all interested in better
equipment in Bible School Activi
ty. The meeting will convene to
night (Friday) at the Methodist
church, and all are most cordially
invited to come out and enjoy this
rare treat. Bring your bibles and
note books. Subject Friday night,
“How to build up and strengthen
the Sunday school.
YOUNG HAN DROWNED
C. C. Conklin, a young man
working with a railroad crew, was
drowned in Black river at the Par
oquet bridge Thursday afternoon.
He and some other parties were
engaged in removing driftwood
that had accummulated against the
bridge piers, when their boat was
capsized. Two other young men
who were in the boat managed to
save themselves, but young Con-,
klin drowned before assistance
could reach him. The body has
not been recovered.
I F YOU carry your money around
in your pocket, hide it in the
house or bury it, you leave your
self liable to loss from hold-up, fire
robbery or other accident.
• If you keep your money in the
bank you are secure from all these.
", And, you can get it just as easily
when you want it—
«f BESIDES, you improve your
standing in the community by hav
ing a bank account and paying
your bills by check. 1RY IT!
We want YOUR account, large or small.
We give to each the same attention.
MERCHANTS AND PLANTERS RANK
Geo. L. Green, President
Leslie R. Acton, Cashier
TO THE VOTERS OF INDEPENDENCE COUNTY
Having been informed that an attempt is being made to tix upon
my administration, as Judge, the expenses of the Circuit Court, 1 sub
j mit the following statement of facts, which the Court records will
1 verify.
At the Fall Term, 1908 the first I held—there were on the crim
inal docket 84 cases. Of these, quite a number lmd been carried over
several times. I advised the Prosecuting Attorney to nolle pros all
such as he had no hope of conviction in. The result was that at that
term, there were nolle prossed 21. There were nine acquitals in
trial, by jury. Demurrers to indictments were sustained in eight.
All of these carried costs with them.
At the Spring Term, 1909, there were on the docket 04 cases. Of
these, there were nolle prossed 11. Acquitted on trial by jury, eight.
At the Fall Term, 1909, there were on the docket 92 cases. Nolle
prossed, 27; acquitted on trial, five: demurrers to indictments sus
tained, four.
In addition to the foregoing: When a defendant convicted of a
felony has no property out of which costs can be collected, the costs
have to be paid by the County. Very few felons have property. None
convicted since I have been Judge have had.
In one case alone, The State vs. Sexton, there had been two mis
trials before my time. At the first court I held, the case was contin
ued on application of the defendant for an absent witness —sick. At
the next term he was convicted of a lower degree of the crime charg
ed, on an instruction that I gave, and my ruling was affirmed by the
Supreme Court. The costs in that case alone were $964.98. the most
of which accrued before I became .Fudge.
There is but one case pending, in the entire Circuit, wherein 1 am
disqualified. A Judge who becomes such immediately succeeding his
term as Prosecuting Attorney, would be disqualified in every case in
which he drew’ the indictment, and a Special Judge, at $10 per day,
; would have to be elected to try them, and they would not all be tried
at one term of court.
If any one can show where anything 1 have done, or anything 1
have not done, that 1 should have done, has contributed toward in
creasing the expenses of the Circuit Court, I will stand for It; but
until such is shown, I should not be censured for what I am not re
sponsible for, and which I could not control.
Responsibility for costs lies rafher against the Prosecuting Attor
ney, in whose interest these insinuations are made, than against me.
Respectfully submitted,
Charles Coffi\.
Batesville, Arkansas, March 15, 1910.
MILLINERY OPENING
Mrs. Mattie L. Ford has just re
turned from St. Louis, and will
have her Millinery Opening at
SULPHUR ROCK, MARCH 24
AT JIMERSON'S STORE
Showing a complete line of the
latest styles in ladies* hats.
Everybody cordially invited!
Happenings of Local Interest
M. E. Burt announces in todays
j paper as a candidate for justice of
the peace of Madness township.
He is a good citizen, well qualified
I for the position and would make a
I good officer.
:
H. H. Head has been employed
by the board of commissioners
as night watchman along the new
i fence built around the territory
recently added to the Big Bottom
Fencing District.
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Strayed.—One red Jersey cow,
marked crop and split and under
bit in right, and underhalfcrop in
j left; medium horns. Reward for
information leading to her recov
| ery. B. B. Holcomb, Charlotte,
Ark.
For Sale.—A nice little farm of
80 acres, near Dota, with 00 acres
in cultivation, good small frame
1 >use, painted, good fence and all
j improvements good. White River
Land & Investment Co., Newark,
Ark.
The county candidates took pos
sesion of Newark yesterday and
held full sway. As they are a nice
; clever set, nobody resisted their
onslaughts and they had things all
i their own way. They are at Mag
today (Friday) and Sulphur Rock
' Saturday.
J. E. Doherty, one of Newport’s
former saloon men, has moved to
MarkedTree to engage in the liquor
business but the county judge re
fused to grant him license on the
ground that there were already
enough saloons in Poinsett coun
! ty.
H. H. Shipp, a substantial farm
! er and good citizen of Oil Trough
was in town Saturday and called
to subscribe for The .Journal, Mr.
: Shipp says the farmers are busy
preparing for another crop, and
farm work in the Oil Trough
country is considerably in advance
of what it usually is at this time
I of the year.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Happenings of the Week in Dots
Township Briefly Told
Mrs. YY. Y\'. Jernigan of New
• ark visited relatives here Friday.
Several from here attended
jchurch at \Y alnut (irove Sunday.
Quite a large crowd attended
the Sunday School Convention
; here Saturday.
Mrs. Parille Eaton of Sulphur
Rock is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Bettie Williamson.
Miss Artie Crabtree of Mobley
spent Saturday night here with
Mrs. Tishey Yates.
Mr. and Mrs. Basil Holcomb
j entertained the young people with
a party Saturday night.
The young people enjoyed a j tar
ty at the home of Mr and Mrs. G.
YY . Yates Thursday night.
Misses Julia and Esther Church*
j iU spent a few days at Lockhart
i last week visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Troy Barber of
! Newark visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben
Thomason Saturday and Sunday.
Little Miss Yirgie Jernigan re
turned home Friday, after a pleas
ant visit with relatives at Newark.
Prof, and Mrs. O. T. Jernigan
of Sulphur Kock visited friends
and relatives here Friday night
and Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack By rum of
L)ota spent Saturday night and
Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs.
I Peter Byrum.
Potter Brogdon died Sunday at
j the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Will Stoner, and was buried Mon
jday at Walnut Grove.
Mrs. P. L. Lane and sons, Ev
erett and Conwa.v, visited the
I former’s daughter, Mrs. Luther
Pickens at Dota Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mrs. Delia Walden who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs Ge
neva Pickens, at Dota arrived
Thursday to spend some time here
with relatives and friends.
METHODIST CONFERENCE
Ihe second quarterly conference
was held at the Methodist church
Monday night, good reports be
ing submitted. The financial re
port showed the total collections
and disbursements for the quarter
to be $225.10. Six new members
were added during the quarter.
Presiding Elder Galloway was un
able to be present, owing to the
illness of his son.
•gfftllil’—<8ttTll1hr- infill rttBI III
REFUSES TO SIGN PLEDGE
Hon. J. L. Brown’s Name Will
Not Appear on Primary Ticket
The Democratic Connt.vCommit
tee having failed to accept Hon. J.
L. Brown's amendment to the
pledge required of the candidates,
his name will not appear on the
ticket in the Democratic primary
to be held on the 30th of this
month.
Public announcement of this
fact was made by Rev. Brown
Monday, and he informs The
Journal that he will be a candidate
for re-election in the coming Sep
tember election. Mis proposition
to the committee was that he would
pledge himself to support the ticket
unless there were known boodlers,
grafters or drunkards on the tick
et, and would support all the nom
inees except the known boodlers,
grafters and drunkards. The com
mittee refused to accept this pledge
and according to a rule previously
adopted, the committee will not
permit his name to appear on the
ticket.
There being no other course
open to him, he announces that he
will appeal his case to the people,
and says if the verdict of the peo
ple in the September election is
against him he will accept defeat
like a man and without a murmur.
MATTER OF IMAGINATION
Life is largely what we believe
it to be. We get out of it what
we put into it and notuing more.
All of the people of a country can
not live on Easy street in a city
nor reside upon the best improved
farm in the country. Every rur
al community cannot enjoy all of
the blessings of every other rural
community, because some are
more highly favored by nature
than others. But everyone can
make the best of his surroundings,
no matter how they may happen
to be situated, but he is going to
make the most of them just in pro
portion to his belief that they are
worth making something of.
RE-UNION DELEGATES
I now have the credentials on
hand to fill out for any member of
the V. Y. Cook Camp who will
attend the Confederate Re-union
at Mobile, Ala., in April 1!>10.
We are entitled to two delegates.
Any one that can go, please call
and I will till out credentials. J.
W. Barnett, Adjt.
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HAVN’T YOU BEEN
EXPECTING
TO START BANK ACCOUNT?
Been trying to save an amount suf
ficient to make a “good start?”
T h e “small purchase” temptation
makes it very hard to accumulate any
certain sum when you keep your money
in your pocket or around the house—
probably that has been YOUR trouble.
This bank accepts deposits of $1 and
up—why not come in and open an ac
count with us NOW—let the bank help
you save—it is the only SAFE way.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF NEWARK. ARKANSAS
Under Supervision of U. S. Government