Newark
Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, November 7, 1913
Vol. 13, No. 31
COUNCIL HOLDS
BUSY SESSION
Pass the Stock Law and Elect J. W.
Holland as Marshal to Succeed
L. M. Gray, Resigned
The town council held a very
busy session Monday night and
disposed of a number of impor
tant matters
An amendement to the stock
law, prohibiting cattle running at
large, came up for final passage,
and after a lively skirmish includ
ing quite an interesting speech by
Alderman J. W. Henderson against
the bill, it was read the third time
and passed by a vote of three to
two. Moore, Magness and Craig
voted aye, and Fields and Hender
son voted no.
City Marshal L. M. Gray, who
has been in bad health for some
time, tendered his resignation, and
J. W. Holland was elected to fill
the vacancy.
City Health Officer Dr. S. A.
Drennen made a brief report of
work done by him and asked for
more specific instructions as
whether or not the council desired
the enforcement of the new health
laws. He was instructed to pro
ceed with the enforcement of the
law, and the council allowed him
$15 per month for his services.
The marshal’s report showed a
total of $15 in fines and license
collected during |the month of
October. , , r
A request was made for an
amendment to the Curfew law,
making it effective at 7 p. m. dur
ing the winter and at 8 p. m. dur
ing the summer months. The or
dinance committee was requested
to prepare an ordinance to this ef
fect and present it at the next
meeting of the council. The com
mittee was also requested to pre
pare an ordinance making it a
misdemeanor for property owners
to permit Canadian thistles to grow
upon their premises.
PASTOR RESIGNS
Rev. Giles C Taylor has tender
ed his resignation as pastor of the
First Baptist church of Batesville,
and it is reported that he will en
gage in evangelistic work.
WIN PREMIUMS
ATSTATE FAIR
Excellent Showing of Independence
Couuty Products at Fair Gives
Our County Big Boost
Independence county products
won a number of prizes at the re
cent State Fair at Hot Springs.
These prizes were won apparently
without effort, and if our people
would get busy and put some real
interest into the matter they could
win a large number of the best
prizes at the State Fair every year
and incidentally place Indepen
dence county in a most favorable
light before the world.
This is the first year Indepen
dence county has ever had any ex
hibits of any consequence at the
State Fair, and among the prizes
won are the following:
W. J. VValdrip of Magness, first
and second prizes on Dutch Belted
cattle, and second prize on alfalfa.
G. M. Fields of Newark, second
prize on orchard grass.
J. M. Sutton, second prize on
soy beans.
W. A. Sexton, second prize on
Black Ben Davis apples, and first
prize on Shockley apples.
J. A. Kaneaster of Salado, second
prize on Honduras rice.
The girls canning club of the
I. 0. 0. F. Home, of Batesville,
won first prize in the Girls Can
ning Club Contest.
This is a fine showing to be
made with practically no effort,
and is conclusive proof that Inde
pendence county products rank
with the very best in the entire j
state.
BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. R. L. Finley, the new pas
tor of the Baptist church, filled
his first regular appointment here
last Sunday, preaching some ex
cellent sermons.
The following appointments for
church services have been arrang
ed. Regular preaching services,
the first and third Sundays in each
month, at 11 a. m. and 7 p. m.
Prayer meeting will be held at
7 o’clock every Wednesday night.
Sunday scool at 10 a. m. every
Sunday, with R. M. Galloway as
superintendent. The regular
monthly business meeting will be
held on Saturday before the third
Sunday at 3 p. m.
JOE KENNARP FOR CLERK
J. A. Kennard of Batesville an
nounces in today’s paper as a can
didate for county clerk.
For the past three years Mr.
Kennard has served as deputy
county clerk and the courteous
and accommodating manner in
which he has so well and faithful
ly served the people who have had
business dealings with him has
won for him the warm personal
friendship of a large portion of
the citizens of the county.
His clerical qualifications are of
the very best and there is probab
ly not a man in the county who is
better prepared to discharge the
duties of the office than Mr. Ken
nard. His three years experience
in the office specially fits him to
take charge of the office and con
tinue the work in a manner satis
factory to the people and without
the delay and inconvenience to the
public that necessarily follows
when men unacquainted with
heavy clerical work are elected to
positions of this kind.
Mr. Kennard is a native of In
dependence county and as a good
citizen and a man of high moral
character and integrity no man
stands higher among those who
know him best.
The Journal feels no hesitancy
in saying that if elected clerk, Mr.
Kennard will render the people of
the county such service as will be
entirely satisfactory and above
criticism.
ONLY THREE BIG CIRCUSES
Only Three Shows of the First
Class Traveling on the Road
There are only three of the
circuses of the first class traveling
on the road today. That is, there
are only three circuses carrying
three rings in which the perform
ance is given. These circuses
are the Barnum & Bailey, the
Ringling and The Yankee Robin
son circus. All of these shows
have three rings, two elevated
stages and the usual hippodrome
track where 4he..taces, ate. iieJd..
The Robinson circus gives it Wild
West perfomance in addition to
the circus. The Sioux Falls-Ar
gus-Leader, speaking of the Rob
inson circus, states that the per
formance is on a par with either
the Barnum or the Ringling cir
cus, and says emphatically that
the present Yankee Robinson cir
cus will excel the Barnum show
within a few' years.
ihe Yankee Robinson show's
will exhibit at Newport, Saturday,
November 8.
CHANGE TIME CARD
Several changes in the train
schedule on the Iron Mountain
went into affect last Sunday. The
change effects only two trains on
the White River road, No. 209 and
No. 210. West bound passenger
210 is now duo at 7:35 a. m. in
stead of 7:43 as heretofore, and
No. 209, eastbound, is now due at
6:47 p. m.
Several changes were made in
the main line trains, one of which
is a new fast train from Memphis
to Hot Sprigs, which will give
the people along this end of the
White River line quicker service
into Hot Springs. Passengers
can leave here on the early morn
ing train, make connection at
Newport and get into Little Rock
about 11 a. m. and take the Mem
phis-Hot Springs train out of Lit
tle Rock at 1:25, arriving in Hot
Springs at 3 p. m.
DOES THIS MEAN $ EGGS?
An egg that is something of a
freak was left at The Journal of
fice a few days ago by Woods Ar
nold. Near one end of thfc egg is a
large raised place in the shell re
sembling the commercial dollar
mark, The Journal prophet
has carefully examined the egg
but has been unable to decide
whether the phenomenon portends
a famine or whether it merely
means another rise in the price of
hen fruit. At any rate the $ stands
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barely possible that the old hen
had eaten too much beefsteak and
potatoes and this expensive diet
left the impress of its cost upon
the egg.
REMEMBERS OLD FRIENDS
E. F. Matheny of San Antonio,
Tex., in renewing his subscription
to The Journal sends best wishes
to all his old friends and adds that
he hopes all the candidates for of
fice in Independence county will
win by big majorities. No doubt
all the candidates will heartily join
him in this wish but the voters
will probably take a different view
of it.
VISITING THE OLD HOME
W. A. Edwards arrived Monday
from Savvtelle, Cali., to spend a
few days looking after some busi
ness matters and visiting old
friends and relatives. He will
probably be here for several days.
PLEASE PAY UP
All < parties owing us for black
smithing will please come in and i
settle up at once. Fink Bros.
COUNTY DEPOSITORY
FIGHT IS SETTLED
Judf* Jeffery Decides That Union
Bank & Trust Company is
Legal Depository
Batesville, Nov. 3.—The Union
Bank and Trust Company was
today named by Judge Jeffery as
the Independence county deposi
tory. The decision of Jvdge Jef
fery came after the case had been
appealed to the Supreme Court
and remanded for new trial.
The County Court first named
the Citizens Bank and Trust Com
pany as county depository on a bid
of one-fourth of a cent more than
any other bank, without.naming
any specific amount. The case
was appealed on the ground that
this was not a legal bid.
LUSTER DUGGER DIES
FROM HEMORRHAGE
Luster Dugger-of the Magness
neighborhood was taken with a
severe hemorrhage Sunday night
and died within a few minutes.
He had gone to bed when he
was suddenly siezed with a severe
hemorrhage. He jumped out of
the bed and ran to the fireplace
where he stood for a moment with
a stream of blood gushing from
his mouth. He then turned and
ran out on the porch and fell head
long to the ground and was dead
in a few moments.
RICE WINS PRIZE
Independence county rice,
grown near Salado by J. A. Kan
easter, won second prize at the
Arkansas State Fair at Hot Springs
last week.
There was rice on display from
Arkansas, Craighead, Lonoke,
Lawrence and Poinsett counties,
and the fact that rice grown in
Independence county won second
prize, is pretty good evidence that
Independence county soil is well
adapted to the growth of rice.
MOVE TO NEWPORT
Mrs. W. P. Jackson and children
left yesterday for Newport where
they will join Mr. Jackson who
has a position there, and they will
make their home in Newport.
Their many friends regret to lose
this excellent family from Newark.
GRAND JURY ADJOURNS
The grand jury finished its work
Thursdoy of last week and adjourn
ed. The juiy examined 110 wit
nesses and returned 63 indict
ments.
CHILD IS FATALLY
BURNED AT PLAY
Girl Loses Life and Others Have
Narrow Escape as Result of
Playing With Matches
Little Gladys Lawrence, aged
six, was burned to death nearCon
venience Tuesday, while she and
two smaller children were playing
in a pen of cotton belonging to
their father, Austin Lawrence.
The two smaller children were al
so badly burned but it is thought
that they will recover.
The children were playing with
matches when they accidentally
set fire to the cotton, and Gladys
was so badly burned that she died
in a short time.
INSURANCE CO. WINS
The suit of Mrs. Birdie Hollo
way vs. the Planters Insurance Co.,
was decided in circuit court at
Batesville Monday, when an in
structed verdict was ordered by
the court in favor of the insur
ance company. The suit was for
$250 alleged to be due Mrs. Hollo
way on a fire insurance policy car
ried by her on her residence
in Newark which was destroyed
by fire about a year ago. It is
reported that the case will be ap
pealed to the supreme court
ERWIN FOR CONGRESS
It is reported that Hon. Claude
M. Erwin of Newport, who is now
rounding out his second term as
prosecuting attorney of this dis
trict, will probably be a candidate
for Congress to succeed Congress
man Oldfield. There is not a bet
ter citizen or more conscientious
official in the district than Mr. Er
win and he has many friends who
will give him their loyal support if
he decides to enter the race.
CONTRACT LET FOR
BRICK RESIDENCE
E. G. Magness has let the con
tract to K. D. Crouch for the erec
tion of a handsome brick residence
on his lots near the school build
ing, and work was started on the
building Tuesday. This will be
Newark’s first brick residence, and
when completed Mr. and Mrs.
Magness will have one of the most
beautiful homes in the city.
CARRIER’S EXAMINATION
The U. S. Civil Service Commis
sion announces an open competi
tive examination at Batesville on
Saturday, December 13, to fill a
vacancy in the position of rural
carrier at Batesville. The exami
nation is open to all male citizens
between the ages of 18 and 55.
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