The Newark Journal.
Published In The famous White River Country, where Alfalfa Is Kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, January 5, 1912
Vol. II, No. 39
WALK PETITIONED FILED
Property Owners Ask For Walks
Under Recent improvment
District Ordinance
Some time ago a petition was
presented to the town council ask
ing for the passage of an ordinance
creating an improvment district
for the purpose of putting in con
crete walks in Newark. The or
dinance was passed and the mat
ter left open for the action of the
property owners. It required an
other petition representing a
majorty in value of the property
owners in the proposed district
before the matter could proceed
further. This petition was present
ed to the council at its meeting last
Monday night, and contained the
names of practically all the prop
erty owners in town. Only a
very few who had an opportunity
to sign the petition refused, and
there were a few to whom it was
not presented because of a lack of
time.
When the petition was present
ed to the council Monday night, up
on the nomination of Alderman R.
R. Ratton, Messrs. T. J. Raney, G.
M. Fields and F. C. Hoyt were
chosen as commissioners to pro
ceed with the work.
The commissioners expect to
have a civil engineer come at once
and go over the situation and
make an estimate of the cost of
the work. When this is done, ten
year bonds will be issued in a suf
ficient amount to cover the cost
of the work, and the work of put
ting down the walks will then be
gin.
The commissioners are compe
tent business men, and The Jour
nal beleives a better board could
not have been selected to do the
work.
GOES TO CITIZENS BANK
M. C. Magness of this place has
been elected assistant cashier of
the Citizens Bank and Trust Co.,
of Batesville, and will assume his
duties on the 15th of this month.
Mr. Magness was with the
First National Bank of Newark
for some time as assistant cashier,
but for the past year has been en
gage in the mercantile business,
as a member of the firm of E. J.
Magness & Sons.
Mr. Magness is a capable and
efficient young business man,
throughly reliable and trustworthy
in every respect, and will be found
a valuable addition to the institu
tion he is to become a part of.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
For the information of the land
owners and tax payers of Big Bot
tom Fencing District, we publish
herewith a statement of money
collected and expended in building
a new fence enclosing additional
territory.
EXPENDITURES
Cost of building new fence $1278.50
Incidental expenses, re
pairing old fence, pound
keeper, and paying out
standing accounts due
when the new commis
sioners took charge, an
itemized statement of
which may be seen on
secretary’ sbooks_ 367.98
Amount of balance in
Pirst National Bank_ 7.27
Total Expenditures to
July 1, 1910_$ 1653.75
RECEIPTS
Amount of Special tax
collected for new fence $1178.50
Amount received from the
sale df old fence and
wire not needed in
the building of the new
fence, as per itemized
statement secretary’s
book_ 194.76
Warrant drawn from the
treasurer to pay First
National Bank for mon
ey borrowed to complete
fence and pay pound
keepei and incidental
expenses_ 280.50
Total money received
from all sources_$ 1653.75
treasurer’s account
Money received for taxes
July 1,1910_$ 842,19
Money received from tax
es July 1,1911_ 466.35
Total Receipts_$ 1308.54
TOTAL EXPENDITURES
Amount expended for the
two years 1910 and
1911_ 1191.09
Balance in Treasury_ 117.54
Total_ $ 1308.54
The above is a complete state
ment of business for the years
1910 and 1911. A complete item
ized list of receipts and expendi
tures are with the secretary of
the board and may be seen at any
time. G. M. Fields,
W. W. Magness,
F. C. Hoyt,
Board of Commissioners.
BOY’S SKULL CRUSHED
Will Mahue, the small step-son
jf John Cook, hopped a train near
Diaz Frdiay and after the cars
ivere moving at a rapid rate, he
jumped off with the result that
tiis skull was pretty badly crush
jd.—Newport Herald.
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$300 cheaper and $500 better
Builders Supplies, Lime, Cement,
Plaster, Furniture, Stoves, Ranges,
Wagons, Buggies and Machinery.
C. W. MAXFIELD CO.
Batesville, Ark.
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Happenings of local Interest
Mrs. C. A. Reaves of Dota was
in town yesterday, going to New
port.
Miss Annie Jack of Little Rock
will read The Journal a year,
through the kindness of Mrs. Ella
Jack.
Presiding Elder B. L. Wilfordof
Batesville spent Sunday in town
and preached at the Methodist
church at the morning and eve
ning services. He did not hold
the quarterly conference but will
return later to do that.
The regular business meeting
of the Senior League will be held
at the parsonage Friday evening
at 7 o’clock. All members are re
quested to be present, as there are
some important matters to be con
sidered. J. L. Mayhan, president.
A lot of new furniture and desks
and a school library has been in
stalled at the Scott school house,
through the untiring efforts of J.
L. Mayhan, who has charge of the
school at that place. School li
braries play an important part in
the development of the minds of
the students, and there should be
more of them in the schools
throughout the country.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Taylor were
in town Sunday en route to Hut
son to visit relatives. Mr. Tay
lor was formerly the government
agricultural demonstration agent
for this county, but will have
charge of the work in Lee county
this year.
Assessor C. M. Flinn was down
from Batesville on business Satur
day. While in town he remem
bered The Journal with a pleasant
and substantial call, moving up
his own subscription and that of
his brother, J. S. Flinn, of Olnas
teel, Okla.
The following is the board of
stewards for the Methodist church
for the ensuing year: F. M. Mar
tin, chairman: C. M. Edwards, sec
retary; John Austin, treasurer; D.
C. Lane, J. W. Adams, R. T. Mag
ness, T. J. Raney, T. H. Bearing,
F. C. Hoyt, E. W. Magness, J. L.
Mayhan, J. B. Stewart, G. U. Gil
breath, R. R. Ratton and H. E.
Hawthorne. Trustees of the
church property are R. R. Ratton,
T. J. Raney, B. H. Adams and E.
J. Magness. Senator Raney is the
district steward.
WAYMAN-BRANNAN
M. L. Wayman and Miss Belle j
Brannan were quietly married at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. J. F.
Cossey last Sunday afternoon at 3 j
o’clock, Rev. Cossey officiating.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. j
and Mrs. T. J. Brannon, who are
not only good citizens, but are
among Newark’s best Christian
people. She has been (ynployed
for some time in the dry goods de
partment at Moore Bros. Co., and
has many friends.
The groom is a successful young
farmer and is a man of high
character and sterling worth.
The Journal most heartily joins
their many friends in sincerely
wishing for them a full measure
of all the gbod things of life.
This was Rev. Cossey’s first
marriage ceremony and he was
very highly complimented by all
for the beautiful and impressive
manner in which he performed
the ceremony.
ncCLENDON FOR TREASURER
C. 0. McClendon of Greenbrier
township announces in today’s
paper as a candidate for county
treasurer. Mr. McClendon made |
the race for treasurer two years
ago. He made a clean, honorable
campaign, and although he was at
that time practically a stranger in
a large portion of the county, he
made an excellent showing. He!
is in every way well qualified for
the position and in the event of
his election the people are assured
of faithful and satisfactory serv
ice.
HURT BY FALLING BRIDGE
W. T. Daniels and Frank Mor
r- gainfully injured one
day last week near Salado by a
bridge falling with them. They
were engaged in constructing a
bridge across Salado creek, when
the timbers gave way in some
manner and they fell about 20 feet
into the bed of the creek. For
tunately they were not dangerous
ly injured. This is said to be the
second time this bridge has fallen
since its construction commenced
some time ago.
ANTI-TICK MEETING
An anti-tick mass meeting will
be held at Cord next Tuesday, the
9th at 2 p. m. Everybody invited.
J. C. McCJUIRE FELL DEAD
J. C. McGuire, an old and high
ly respected citizen of Batesville
while en route from the depot to
the Hotel Hazel at Newport Fri
day night, was stricken with pa
ralysis and died within an hour.
A bell boy of the hotel found
the prostrate body of the old
gentleman lying on the sidewalk i
in front of the hotel and the night
clerk, assisted by a number of
traveling men carried him into!
the hotel where a physician was
called, but found him beyond
earthly assistance, and he died in
a few minutes.
Mr. McGuire was 76 years old,
and has for many years resided
in Batesville, where he owned a!
beautiful home and extensive real
estate. He was a most influential
citizen, and his sudden death is
deeply deplored by his many
friends in the county. He is sur
vived by his wife and three child
ren.
SHOULD BEGIN AT HOME
Right now all over the South
farmers are pledging themselves to
reduce their acreage of cotton this
year and put the land in some
crop they can use at home. Cot
ton will be a good price this year
if this agreement is carried out by
the Southern planters. But they
all must reduced the acreage.!
They must not expect the other i
fellow to cut down the crop and j
every one increase his acreage in
order to reap a harvest from the!
big price.—Sharp County Record I
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Whereas, on November 30, 1911,
Rod, in His inlinite wisdom and good
ness, saw fit to call our beloved sister,
Mrs. Mary Wilson, from her labors
here to pass over to the world beyond,
Therefore lie it resolved, first, that
Anniversary Rebekah Lodge No. 320,
of Charlotte, Ark., has lost a faith
ful member, and, though in her death,
we feel a greal loss, yet will we bow
our heads in humble submission and
say, “Thy will be done.”
Resolved, second, That we extend to
the bereaved family our warmest
sympathy and commend them to Him
who tempers the wind to the shorn
lamb.”
Resolved, third, that a page of our
record be dedicated to her memory
and a copy of these resolutions be
handed to the bereaved family.
(Mrs.) Avonia Yates,
Una Churchill,
Ethel Byrum.
JUDGE PEARCE'S ATTITUDE
Former County Judge Cul. L.
Pearce, of Sulphur Rock, who is a
candidate for the office again, was
in town Tuesday. A Journal r p
resentative called his attention to
the article by C. M. Flinn, publish
ed last week in the Batesville
Guard and which is reproduced
elswhere in this issue of The Jour
nal, and asked Judge Pearce if he
would have anything to say in
reply. Judge Pearce said:
“I do not admit the correctness
or the truthfulness of a greater
portion of the article. I feel that
my acts were both right and prop
er, but I feel under no obligations
to reply to one who is not a candi
date for county judge. If my op
ponent wants to come out in the
open and make this, or anything
else, an issue in this campaign, I
shall be glad to discuss it on the
stump, but not through the press.
There seems to be quite a num
ber of politicians around the coun
ty seat who stand ready and will
ing at all times to put themselves
in the lead to work my defeat, but
I shall ignore what they have to
say because the people know them
so well.”
CAMPBELL IN SHARP COUNTY
Hon. Tom Campbell, candidate
for congress, was up in Sharp
county last week speaking in the
interests of his candidacy, and
from what we can learn from the
reports of his speeches, he made a
favorable impression wherever he
went. Tom Campbell is going to
congress and there is no use in
trying to seep him from it. As we
said several weeks ago, this con
gressional campaign is not going
to be as tame as some people
would like to make you believe it
will.—Walnut Ridge Times.
NEW GENERAL HANAOER
J. W. Higgins has been appoint- j
ed General Manager of the Mis
souri Pacific-Iron Mountain Rail- i
road to succeed A. W. Sullivan, re- ]
signed. The announcement is (
made in a circular issued by First 1
Vice-President E, J. Pearson and ;
approved by President B. F. Bush,
the appointment being effective 1
last Monday.
EAVES-SELF
Watson Eaves and Miss Nora
Self were married at the home :
of Squire and Mrs. E. M. Wilson
on Thursday evening, the 27th,
at 8 o’clock, Squire Wilson per
forming the ceremony. The Jour
nal ioins their many friends in ex
tending good wishes.
NEW PLAN FOR ROADS
Writer Suggests Board of Road
Supervisors For Each Dis
trict to Direct Work
Mr. Editor.—I have heard some
very earnest talk about the road
working, and being a taxpayer
myself and having given the mat
ter a little thought, I hereby offer
a remedy that I belive would bring
satisfactory results. Create by
law a board of road directors for
each road district. Elect one for
one year, one for two year and one
for three years at the school elec
tions. After the first election,
elect one road director for a term
of three years each year, at the
various school dristricts in each
township.
Qualification of a road director
should be that he has served for
at least one year as school direc
tor, and at the time of his election
be serving as such. He shall be
not less than forty nor more than
sixty five years old, be able to read
and write and cipher, shall not be
any kin to the road overseer,
-ither by blood or marriage, to the
fourth degree. Within five days
after each annual election, said
road board shaii organize by tak
ing the proper oath of office, and
by electing one of their members
president, and one clerk of the
board and said clerk shall also be
:lerk of some school district in
said road District, and receive the
same amount of pay as Road Dis
trict Clerk but all other members
af the road board shall serve with
out pay.
Duties of said board should be
that they shall have complete con
troll of all expenditures of the road
noney, and manage all matters of
ausiness about the road, and have
governing controll over the road
rverseer, and issue warrants on
he county treasurer for all money
Irawn out of said road fund, and
io road money shall be drawn out
)f the county trersury except up
m a warrant from the Road direc
:ors. In other words, have a
joard of directors to manage the
natters, keep tab on overseer, and
nanage the business of the dis
trict, similar to the way that school
lirectors manage the affairs in
>chool districts.
This is offered as a suggestion,
md other suggestions would be
ippreciated. This plan would not
:reate any more officers, and the
meeting of the road district board
:ould be at the same of the meet
ing of the school board.
Hill Billy.
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!• well, and he saved his money* Why don't 4
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