The Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, June 24, 1915
Vol. 15, No. 12
FARMER IS KILLED
BY HIS NEIGHBOR
Henry Bridges Shot By Frank
Prewitt on Jones Farm Near
Tuckerman Last Thursday.
Newport, June 18.—Deputy
Sheriff R. L. Bandy arrived in
Newport this morning with
Frank Pewitt, who last night
shot and killed Henry Bridges
on the Tom Jones place, about
three miles north of Tucker
man.
Pewitt and Bridges both
were croppers on the Jones
place. Pewitt is 27 and has a
wife and four children. Brid
ges was about 30 and had a
wife and two children. Pewitt
has been on the Jones place
about 11 years and Bridges
about one year.
It is said that the trouble
started when Pewitt used vio
lent and abusive language to
Mrs. Bridges. It is said Bridges
went to the home of Pewitt
yesterday morning and cursed
and applied epithets to Pewitt
because of the language he had
used before Mrs. Bridges.
When Bridges came in from
work late yesterday afternoon
and while he was putting up
his team at the barn, it is said
Pewitt approached him with a
shotgun and said, “Your time
is damned short.” He then
fired and Bridges fell mortally
wounded. He lived about
three hours. It is said Bridges
was unarmed and was expect
ing no further trouble.
Bridges and his wife came
here from Fulton county and
Bridges parents live near Viola
Pewitt has always borne a
good reputation previously. He
says he has never been in
trouble before, that he had
sold his crop on the Jones
place and was preparing to go
to Kansas to work in the wheat
fields.
After the shooting, Pewitt
walked to Tuckerman and sur
Oklahoma Town is
Wrecked by Storm
Fort Smith, June 23.—The
little town of Cans, 40 miles
west of Fort Smith, on the Iron
Mountain railroad, was almosl
wiped out by a cyclone yester
|day afternoon with the loss of
one life, the injury of a halt
dozen people and a property
loss estimated at $$25,000.
Mrs. Lige Gibson died early
!today as a result of injuries
i sustained w hen her home was
blown away.
Mrs. Tom Bell her year old
baby and three year old dau
ghter were blown out of their
house when it was carried
away by the storm. They were
carried 150 feet by the wind
Mrs. Bell sustained concus
sion of the brain and three
fractured ribs. She is not ex
pected to recover.
The town hall, the Metho
dist church and three residenc
es were carried away. A two
story brick building occupied
by R. S. Harris’ general store
was totally wrecked. More
jthan 20 buddings were damag
ed.
rendered to Deputy Bandy. He
remained in Tuckerman last
night and was brought here
today. His preliminary hear
ing was set for June 30.
It is said that several weeks
ago, Bridges let his crop go
over to Jones, from whom it
was purchased by Bridges and
that this made Pewitt envious
of Bridges.
Before he died, Bridges said
he thought the quarrel be
tween himself and Pewitt had
ended and that he was taken
by surprise when Pewitt ap
peared with a shotgun.
Prosecuting Attorney Willi
amson says that if he has been
correctly informed as to the
details of the shooting, he will
ask atht Pi witt be indicted for
first degree murder.
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NEWS OF A WEEK AT SULPHUR ROCK
Sulphur Rock, June 24.—J.
S. Griffin was among the busi
ness visitors at Batesville Mon
day.
C'has. Wright spent Monday
at Batesville on business.
Ed Owens spent Tuesday at
Batesville looking after busi
ness affairs.
Social at Spring Park Fri
day night.
Mrs. Chas Wright spent a;
few days at Batesville this
week the guest of relatives.
Mrs. N. A. Carter who has
been visiting relatives here for!
some time left Tuesday for
Batesville to visit.
Pleas Wright spent Thurs
day at Batesville on business.
The spring park was in a
bad contdition until some
young men became disgusted
at it and went in with lawn
mowers and cut the grass.
These youg nraen ought to
have the praise of the town.
Miss Maud Moore of New-1
port spent Sunday here visit
ing relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Armie Hodges
| of Batesville visited Dr. and
jMrs. R. H. Hodges Sunday.
Brewer's Slayer to
Hang on August 6
The supreme court of Miss
issippi handed down a deci
sion Monday affirming the
death sentence of S. L. John
son, convicted in the circuit
court of murder in the first de
gree for killing Elston Brewer,
formerly of this place, whose
home was at Cave City.
Johnson murdered Brewer 1
on a housboat at Vicksburg,
Miss., about two years ago.
Johnson was tried and senten
ced to hang but appealed to
the supreme court and secur- ,
ed a new trial. The secondt ,
trial again resulted in a death ,
sentence and Johnson appeal
ed, but in this case the verdict
of the lower court was affirm
ed and the date for Johnson’s ,
execution was set for Friday.
August 6.
PITTS-McDONIEL
On last Sunday afternoon at |
4:30 o’clock the wedding1 of '
•lames Robert Pitts and Missi,
Fannie Feryn McDoniel of this ;
place was solemnized at the :
home of the brides sister, Mrs. ,
J. T. Foote, in Newport.
The Rev. W. R. Hays pastor
of the First Methodist church i
of Newport said a very im- ,
pressive ceremony. ,
The bride was attired in a :
gray traveling suit with acces
sories to match.
The bride is one of Newarks 1
most popular young ladies.
From a little girl she has grown
up in Newark, honored by old ,
and young alike. She has been
a bright star in the home cir
cle and now she has gone to :
reign as queen in her own
home.
The groom is a popular
young railroad man who is
honored by all for his sterling
worth and high character.
Immediately after the cer
emony the happy young couple
lett for a honeymoon trip to
Hot Springs, Memphis, and St.
Louis. They will be at home
to their friends after July 1
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W. O. W. MEETING
A meeting of Newark Camp
W. O. W. will be held at the
hall on Saturday night, June
26. There is business of im
portance to come before the
meeting and all members are
urged to attend.
W. E. KINMAN,
Consul Commander.
Dr. N. A. Gossett who left
Bald Knob sometime ago is
now located Colorado Springs,
Colo. The doctor has gained
20 pounds since he left.
O. M. Owens and J. R. Bul
lington went to Newark Sun
day to spend the day with
friends.
O. M. Owen is having his
residence painted and when
completed will be one of the
nicest painted residences in
the city.
The members of the Baptist
church are having some im
provement made on the inter
u r of the building.
Miss Lucy Albright, after a
pleasant visit at Cushman, re
turned home Monday
The Cardinals will leave
Monday for points in White
county so manager Duvall told
the Journal reporter. They
will play the Locust Grove team
here Friday and Saturday.
Mrs. A. L. Wood of Rridg
town, 111., arrived her Wed
nesday to spend a few days
isiting her sister, Mrs. Brad
ford.
Les Kent attended church at
Mt. Hermon Sunday.
Vice President to
Visit Hot Springs
Hot Springs, June 24.—Resi
dents of this noted health re
sort are making extensive prep
arations to receive and enter
tain Vice President Thomas R.
Marshall, who will come to
flot Springs, Monday, July 5.
is the guest of the local lodge
)f Moose.
The Vice President will de
iver an oration in the grand
stand at Oaklawn Park in the
ifternoon. Immediately after
he ceremonies have been con
cluded there will be mortor
■ycle, automobile and horse
•acing. In fact, taken all in,
Monday, July r>, according to
present arrangements, will be
me of the biggest days the
‘Valley of Vapors” has ex
perienced in its history.
DEFEAT BATESVILLE
Sulphur Rock, June 22.—
I'he Sulphur Rock Cardinals
lefeated the Batesville White
5ox in Friday’s game by a
'Core of 8 to 5. The feature
>f the game was the pitching
>t Jones and the good support
>f the team. The White Sox
■ould not solve the curves of
lones; not even the umpire
•ould tell where they were
toing. The White Sox thought
hey had a snap, but when the
irnoke had cleared away in
he first inning Smith was
down up anil was relieved by
Woods. They had to call for
i fire wagon to put the side
>ut. The line up was as fol
ows.
Position
S. S.
3 B
F.
F.
R.
C.
2
L.
F.
>. R. C.
dhaney
)wen
Massey
)wen
-meed
■bleed
Huddleston
Huddleston
Tones P
Duvall Mgr
Umpires: Duvall and Adams
S. R. ('. Batteries, Jones and
i.iauijpMDfi, (>. \\ . batter
ies, Smith, Wood, ana Warner.
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1 B
B. W. S.
Carpenter
Brewer
Carpenter
Swift
Sammons
Bone
Warner
Ferrell
Smith-Wood
Cunningham
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ELECTRIC LIGHTS SOON
John L. Grosser is having
poles set this week for the
electric light wires. The build
ings have all been wired and
Mr. Grosser expects to have
everything completed and in
readiness to begin furnishing
lights by the first of the month.
Negro Girl Proves
Herself a Heroine
In attempting twsave asmall
negro child from being crush
ed to death beneath the wheels
i of an Iron Mountain fast
freight train at Diaz last Tues
day, Bertha Hawthorne, a
negro girl 18 years of age,
! proved herself a heroine.
She saved the child’s life
but in so doing sustained ser
ious injuries and had a nar
row escape from death.
| She saw the child start
across the track in front of
the train and although she was
Several feet away she ran ac
ross the double track, grabbed
the child and threw it clear of
the track, but the train was so i
near she was unable to get en
tirely out of the way and was
struck and thrown about 10
i or 12 feet. She was severely
bruised and probably sustain
ed internal injuries. It is re
ported, however, that physi
cians who attended the girl,
say she will probably recover.
FIRST COTTON BLOOM
The first cotton bloom of
the season for Independence1
I county is reported by. C. B.
j Kent of Oil 'I rough. The bloom
appeared on Sunday, the 20th,
;in Mr. Kent’s crop on the Er- I
I win farm half a mile south of
I Col. \. Y. Cook’s old home in
Oil Trough bottom.
This is five days later than !
the first bloom last year, the
first bloom last year being sent
in by E. D House on June 16.1
Luther Travis of Magness re
ported the scond bloom for this
year.
Other “first” blooms were
reported on Monday by N. B.
Lane and 11. E. Boultinghouse.
HAY CROP FINE
The second crop of Alfalfa ;
is being harvested and is re-1
ported to be making a splendid .
yield. The acreage in alfalfa i
around Newark is greater than |
it has been in a number of
years and the hay crop will
be unusually large. Several i
carloads of hay have already
been shipped out.
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CANNING MACHINERY
BEING INSTALLED
Machinery for the Newark
Canning Company’s factory
arrived last Friday and is being
installed this week. It is said i
that the factory will be com-j
pleted anil ready for opera
tion in a few days.
COTTON CONDITIONS
MOST FAVORABLE
Lesser-Gold man Company Re
ports Crop Outlook Most
Promising in Many Years
Newport June 22.—The Les
ser-Goldman Cotton Co. today
issued the following report on
the condition of the cotton
crop in this section:
“Answers to our inquiry un
der date of 18th inst. indicate
a very favorable crop condition
in this territory. The only com
plaints being made of some
grass resulting from the recent
wet weather and in some sec
tions lice have materially re
tarded the growth of the plant.
Since receipt of replies to our
inquiry we have had four days
of perfect cotton weather, such
weather as will effectually dis
pose of the lice and make pos
sible a thorough cleaning of
the crop. The territory cover
ed by our inquiry embraces the
main line of the 1. M. Ry. from
Little Rock to the Missouri
line; all of the White River Ry
Memphis Branch from Bald
Knob to MeCrory, M. & N. A.
Ry. and the Rock Island from
Jacksonport to Brinkley.
“In this territory today we
believe a 95 per cent crop con
dition exists. The crop at this
writing is a few days later
than on June 1st, but with fav
orable weather will easily re
gain the lost ground. General
crop conditions in this territory
are better than in years and
possibly better than ever be
fore.
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BIRTHDAY PARTY
Magness, June 23.—A num
ber of young people of the
Magness neighborhood were
eery pleasantly entertained at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. S.
A. Brooks on Tuesday night,
he occassion being in honor of
Lhe birthday of Miss Ethel
Brooks and Mr. Clyde Gritfin.
Ice cream and other refresh
ments were served and the oc
casion was thoroughly enjoy
ed by everyone present.
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RESIDENCE FOR SALE
Good six room frame resi
dence, with hall, two porches
good well of water, smoke
house and barn. Convenient
to business part of town. Will
sell cheap. Newark Real Es
tate Company.
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