The Newark Journal.
published In The famous Big Bottom Country, where Alfalfa Is king.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, August 23, 1907.
Vo!. 7. No. 35.
FROM THE RED MAN'S COUNTRY
Former Arkansas Lady Sends
Cheering Message From the
Indian Territory
To The Newark Journal
Milburn, I. T., Aug. 16.—The
Journal reaches here on the noon
train Snnda.v and I enjoy the rest
of the day reading the news from
the old state I love so well. I
think it the cleanest little paper I
ever saw, and I think it was a
great power in the grand fight you
people made when you shoved the
blind tigers,out of your little city.
That was the first step toward the
big revival at that place; for God
says no good thing will He with
hold from those that walk up
rightly.
We have some few preachers
out here, but they can’t preach
like Bros. Dye and Jernigan, I
am praying that God may send
some good workers out in this
wild country. Our church houses
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rough board shanties. There are
some few good church houses in
the towns.
But this is a fine country and
there is lots of fine land out here,
and if we get statehood we will
soon have good churches and
schools. But my advice to those
who are enjoying all these good
things and have good homes in
Old Arkansas is, that they had
better stay with them.
We are blessed with plenty of i
rain and have good crops here this
year. And while you are suffering
for rain, I am praying that before
this letter reaches you, you will
have a good rain.
Now, let the old soldiers of the
cross in your town encourage those
new converts; and lead them on
and"bn. Lend them a helping
hand; show them the way; talk j
and pray with them; teach them
the way; help them fo grow strong.
See that Jesus gets the whole
town and country.
I want to thank Mrs. John
Rodgers for her kindess for send
ing me ThetJournal and the editor
for publishing such a nice clean*
paper. Mbs. E. J. Brook.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Magness Warehouse
•Co., will be held at the warehouse
in Magness, Ark., on Saturday,
August 31, 1907, at 10 o’clock a.
m.., for the purpose of electing
twelve directors for one year, and
for the transaction of such other
business as may legally come be
> fore the meeting. Each share
holder is requested to be repre
sented. W. C. Sanders, Pres.
W. D. Bullinuton, Sect’y-Treas.
A NICE HOME FOR SALE
For Sale—The Mayhan resi
dence on Main street; a good new
four room frame house with half
block of land; house nearly new,
t well finished and painted; fine well
of water. Price $800; $300 cash,
balance easy terms. Apply to
Henderson Real Estate Co.
BATESVILLE GIRL WINS
Miss Jessie Cypert of this city
has won the capital prize in the
contest for subscribers for the
Arkansans Daily Democrat of Little
Rock. The contest began six weeks
ago and closed Saturday night,
when Miss Cypert led all contes
tants with a little more than 320,
000 votes. During the time men
tioned, Miss Cypert, who is a little
bundle of nerves and energy, sent
in 97 subscribers. The prize is a
trip to the Jamestown Exposition,
with all expenses paid, and the
choice either of taking some one
with her, or of selecting a lot in
the city of Little Rock. She had
a majority of some 80,000 votes,
though she was the last to enter.
—Batesville Guard
WEEKS DOINGS AT*SULPHUR ROCK
Short Items of Interest Picked Up
at the Hetropolis of White
River Township.
Sulphur Rock, Aug. 20.—The
drouth was broken Saturday by a
good rain and another Tuesday,
and turnip sowing is now the
next order of business.
Miss Pearl Martin, former book
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cantile Company, but now of
Brinkley, is visiting Miss Naroie
Rice for a few days.
Prof. Sidney Pickens and family
visited his parents, Squire and
Mrs. C. P. Pickens at Dota Fri
day, returning Saturday.
Misses Narcie Rice and Sue
Braden spent Monday at Charlotte
with the party that’s camping
there from here.
E. M. Gibson and family of
Magness and Roy and Jack Gibson
of this place left Thursday for
Oklahoma.
Chas. Wright and Swish Griffin
and their families are spending a
few days at the Moore Spring at
Charlotte.
Hugh Parks left Saturday night
for Hot Springs where he will
visit for a few days.
Quite a number from here at
tended the Masonic dinner at
Charlotte Saturday.
R. I. Moore, operator at Tuck
erruan, spent a few days with his
parents this week.
Miss Rilla Baxter of Batesville
visited Mr. and Mrs. Uan Moore
last week.
Geo. McLain spent several days
here with his parrents aud other
relatives.
Miss Ella Sauders of Newport
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mother.
Miss Ketchie Dean of Newport
is visiting Mrs. Harvison and
family.
Joe Trimble of Memphis is visit
ing relatives and friends here this
weeks.
Rev. Jas. F. Jernigan is con
ducting a meeting at Mount Her
man.
Sam Conner and Wes Moore of
Magness spent Sunday in our city.
Clyde Wilson left Tuesday night
for Memphis to visit Albert Tully.
Hugh Vaughan of Newark spent
Sunday with friends in our city.
John Wood is having his resi
dence painted.
Ewing Lane of Charlotte visited
here Sunday.
Sam Bevens went to Batesville
Tuesday.
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DISTRICT UNION HEETING
The N. E. Independence Dis
trict Union will meet with Lonoke
Union Saturday Sept. 7, 1907.
All locals requested to and full
delegation.
T. A. Bullington, Sec.
Reports from the country indi
cate that good rains have fallen
throughout the entire county dur
ing the past week, and the people
are feeling better over the crop
prospects.
Hon. W. A. Oldfield of Bates
ville spent Wednesday in town.
Mr. Oldfield is a candidate for
Congress and has many friends in
Newark who hope that he may be
successful.
The public school closes today,
and the closing exercises will take
place at the Methodist church
this afternoon (Friday) at S
o’clock. Rev. E. J. A. McKinney
will deliver the closing address.
An Odd Fellows encampment
was recently organized at James
town, with the following officers:
J. K. York, C. P.; J. V. Bell, S.
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scribe. *
A. B. Pelley, a prominent mer
chant-planter of Dunnington was
transacting business in town Wed
nesday. He says there has been a
great improvment in the crop con
ditions in Oil Trough bottom
during the past two weeks.
Ladies combination skirt and
chemise, line muslin, circular neck,
front of 3 inch thread lace inser
tion, lace rutfie, 1 inch edging
around neck and armhole, 6 inch
wide lace trimmed flounce. Price
$1.00, at The Racket Store.
The Hockaday meeting, which
has been in progress at the court
house at Batesville for some three
week, closed Sunday night and the
Guard says it created more in
terest than any religious meeting
that has been held in Batesville in
many years.
Extra heavy blue and white
double twist Denine overalls with
apron made with seperate waist
band, extra wide cut legs, double
stitched throughout, continuous
fly, 2 front, 2 watch, 1 rule, 1
pencil ana 'I nip pocaets; wide
suspender straps. Price 68 cents
per pair at The Racket Store.
Rev. E. J. A. McKinney ol
Little Rock and Pastor W. P.
Jackson, are conducting a series ol
meetings at the Baptist church.
Rev. McKinney is a fluent and
forceful speaker and is preaching
seme fine sermons. The meeting
will continue at least until Sun
day, and perhaps all next week.
Ladies skirts, fine muslin, per
pect white bleachs well made, full
size, large sweep, all seams flat
felled, stitched gathered back,
deep dust rutile, drawstring; S
styles (1st) 19 inch gathered
flounce of 3 rows 2 inch thread
lace insertion headed with 3 pic
tucks, 3 inch lace edge; (2nd) IS
inch flounce of 6 inch schitHi open
work embroidery, headed by -M
inch hemstitched tucks. Price
$1.10 at The Racket Store.
LOTS OF GOOD HULES
The farmers around town
brought in a fine lot of mules
Wednesday to sell to George
Maus, the mule buyer, who was
here on that day. A promineni
business man remarked that he
didn’t know there were so many
good mules in the country, which
shows that the farmers are giving
more attention to raising good
stock than they did a few years
ago.
Mr. Maus was offering to pay
what he said were good prices,
cash down, for the animals, but
the farmers did not seem over
anxious to sell, and he only suc
ceeded in buying four head of
mules.
WE STILL CHEwTsMOKE AND DRINK
Government Reports Show In
crease in Amount of Liquor
and Tobacco Consumed
Washington, Aug. 20.—Gov
ernment statistics show that the
habits of the people of the United
States are undergoing no marked
improvement. Not only did our
people drink more spirituous and
malt liquors last year than ever
before in our history, and burn
and chew more tobacco, but the
amount was all out of proportion
to the increase in population.
At the internal revenue bureau
the receipts during the year which
ended June 30, 1907, show that of
beer there was consumed last year
58,546,111 barrels of 31 gallons
each, an increase over the previous
year of 3,804,474 barrels, or 116,
833,220 gallons. Of corn, rye
and similiar whiskies, 134,142,074
gallons paid the government tax,
an increase for the year of 11,409,
252 gallons, and of spirits made
from apples, peaches, grapes and
other fruit the consumption was
1,993,688 gallons, against 1,781,
643 the previous year.
During the year 5,151,862,130
cigars were made, an increase over
last year of 3,783,266,213.
Last year the people of this
country chewed and smoked 309,
186,303 pound of tobacco, as
against 354,915,499 in the previous
year.
The total internal revenue re
ceipts from all sources last year
were $269,664,022, as compared
with $249,102,738 for the previous
fiscal year.
BACKED OFF BRIDGE
Newport, Aug. IB.—Frightened
and bewildered, two mules hitched
to a farm wagon backed off the
bridge over Village creek yester
day afternoon and were instantly
killed. The driver escaped by
jumping just in the nick of time.
HULES WANTED
I want sixty head, good full
made young mules, clear of any
blemishes 4 to 7 years old, 14 to
154 hands high; will also buy a
few 12 to 124 hands high. Will
buy at my barn every day in the
week. A. M. Edgar, Newark,
1 Ark.
EDUCATOR DROWNED
C. D. Nordmeyer, president of
Mountain Home College, was
drowned while bathing in White
river near Norfolk one day last
week. He was caught in a whirl
pool and drowned before help
! could reach him.
TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS
If your district needs desks,
blackboards or school furniture of
1 any kind, call and get my prices.
1 I handle the best desk made and
i can make prices as low as the
; lowest. A. A. Henderson. New
ark, Ark.
THE COTTON SCHOOL AT CONWAY
Good Work Being Done by thes
Farmers Union Toward hand
ling Cotton Crop
To The Newark Journal:
Conway, Aug. H*.—Will yout
please allow me space in your
valuable paper to say to the farm
ers and especially the Farmers
Union of old Independence county
that the Cotton School at Conway
has gbeen a decided success and
no doubt will prove to be one of
the most important steps that has
ever been made in the interest of
the cotton growers of the South.
We have eighty students in atten
dance, representing three different
states.
I wish also to say to, the people
that on August 13 a state organi
zation of the warehouse managers
and cotton^salesmen was eff ected
at Conway, to be known as the Ar
kansas Farmers Union Warehouse
Managers Association, which will
include in its membership all
union warehouse managers in the
state.
The object of the association, in
part, is to bring the warehouse
managment into touch and more
direct relationship looking to the
perfecting of an intelligent and
systematic plan for conducting the
warehouse and cotton business of
the state.
We consider this an important
outgrowth of the cotton school,
and we believe that this organiza
tion, bringing together as it does
the entire warehouse management
of the state in one body and under
one system, will prove highly
beneficial, and will go further to
ward accomplishing the purpose
of the Farmers Union than any
thing that could be done. It is
intended to hold at least one meet
ing each year, and as many more
as the president may deem best
for the success of the work.
James W. Lewis of Newnata,
Stone county was elected president*
with W. B. Tomason of Fine Bluff*
sec re tary - treas u re r.
The association begins with a,
good strong membership and wo
predict a successful future for it.
THE HEETING AT OAK GROVE
Magness, Aug. 20.—The. pro
tracted meeting at Oak Grove
closed Sunday, the 11th, witR
about 40 conversions and 28 ac
cession to the M. P. church.
There was a good interest from the
beginning and a great deal of good
done. Bro. Horn who conducted
the meeting did some good preach
ing. His closing sermon was as
good, perhaps as the congregation
had listened to for many a day,
his text being: “They shall be led
by a little child.” May Bro.
Horn live long in the service of
the Lord, for we have few men
who have the energy and will that
he has in protracted meetings.
WILL TEST TWO-CENT RATE
Little Rock, Aug. 20.—It is re
liably stated that the Iron Moun
tain, Cotton Belt and Frisco Rail
way Companies will shortly file
suits in the United States District
Court in this city to have the two
cent passenger rate law declared
null and void. The companies
claim that the rate is confiscatory
and that a fair test has been given
the law, which shows it works out
a heavy loss to the company.