The Newark Journal.
Published In The Famous white River Country, where Alfalfa is Kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, September 23, 1910
Vol. 10, No. 24
GOOD ROADS MEETING
Citizens Gather and Prepare For
Good Roads Work Monday.
Pursuant to a call by County
Jude Cul L. Pearce, citizens meet
ings were held Saturday in the
various townships along the route
of the proposed good road to be
built from Newark to Batesville
next Monday.
At Batesville a large and en
thusiastic meeting was held at the
court house. Congressman Old
field was elected chairman and
E. H. Glenn secretary of the meet
ing.
A committee of uve, composed
of J. C. Fitzhugh, W. A. Ruther
ford, W. P. Jones, D. D. Adams
and Jake Pool, was appointed to
solicit funds and labor from the
citizens of Batesville. C. W.
Maxfield, \V. A. Oldfield, R. A.
Dowdy, George Sanders, and
George Wells were appointed to
solicit labor and funds in the coun
try. VV. A. Rutherford, W. P.
Jones and W. L. Wilkins were
appointed as a committee to have
charge of the dsstribution of the
labor and funds through Ruddell
and Gainsboro townships.
At Newark an enthusiastic meet
ing was held at the town hall with
a large number of substantial citi
zens present. The meeting was
called to order by Overseer D. I.
Arnold. C. P. Vaughan was elect
ed chairman, John T. Tharp secre
tary and R. K. McHenry treas
urer.
N. A. Todd, Dr. L. G. Poe,
R. K. McHenry and George M.
Fields were appointed as
a committee to solicit labor and
contributions for the purpose of
carrying on the road work, and
the committee was instructed to
report to the chairman and secre
tary next Saturday the 24th, at 3
p. m. when another meeting will
be held.
Arrangements were made with
Osrie Powell to procure the neces
sary gravel for the road.
On motiou the meeting adjourn
ed to Saturday, the 24th, at 3 p.m.
when another meeting will be held
and the assistant overseers appoint
ed, the committees will report and
the other necessary arrangments
will be perfected for the purpose
of carrying the work into effect.
Owing to the absence of some
of the members, and other causes,
not much work had been done
toward soliciting up to yesterday,
but 31 hands, 28 teams and wag
ons and $25.50 in cash had been
subscribed up to Wednesday night.
A more thorough canvass will be
made today and tomorrow, but
the committee has asked The Jour
nal to say that they hope every
man in the township will feel that
they have been invited to sub
scribe to the enterprise, whether
the committee sees them person
ally or not, and every citizen in
terested in the movement is cor
dially invited to be on hand Mon
days morning at 8 o’clock at the
Thomas creek bridge.
A list of those who work or
make cash donations will be pub
lished in The Journal next week.
OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS
Doings of the Week Among Our
Neighbors Across the White
Tomy Fife of Iloxie is in our
town visiting relatives.
Miss Bertie Speed of Heber
Springs is here visiting relatives.
We notice our merchants are
begining to get in their winter
goods.
Hon. .James K. York and family
of .Jamestown, passed through
here Friday.
The young people had quite a
good time at the singing at J. W.
Barkers Sunday night.
We noticed Claud McClendon
and Herbert Snapp of .Jamestown
on our streets Sunday.
Prof. W. A. Mayhue, we are
glad to report, is able to be up
after several weeks of sickness.
Mr. Franks who fell off a load
of hay some time ago and broke
his leg, is able to be out on crutch
es.
We had a good prayer meeting
last Thursday night at Bro.
Moore’s. It will be held at Bro.
Kent’s next Thursday night.
B. F. Pridmore has bought a
house and lot from B. O. Trotter
and will be a citizen of our town
next year, Mr. Trotter having
bought a large farm on White
river 10 or 15 miles below New
port.
The trial of J. II. Rauhoff set
for last Wednesday was pulled off
on time. The charge was for dis
turbing the peace of John Morris,
jury trial, not guilty. The second
case for slander of J. R. Morris
compromised. .J. R. Alexander of
Newark represented the defendant
and W. D. Johnson represented
the state.
W. P. Jones of Batesville and
Rev. I. H. Russell of Newark
were in our city a while Friday
on business pertaining to building
a Methodist church. Mr. .Jones
proposes giving a lot, and we hear
there is $4<K> subscribed. This is
a step in the right direction, as
there is no place needing a church
house worso than Oil Trough.
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Time’s Nearly Up, Girls,
Bring in Your Puzzles
If you havn’t finished your Puzzles, do so at once and
bring them to our store, together with your “Five
Reasons Why,” by Saturday, October 1. The name
of the winner will be announced in The Journal later.
H. E. HAWTHORNE
Newark
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load of high grade furniture,
and can supply your wants in
FURNITURE, STOVES, ROCKERS, MATTING
And all other Household Goods.
I also carry a complete line of
General Merchandise, which I
shall be pleased to have you
examine before buying else
where. Call and get our prices
E. J. MAG NESS
Second Door West of New Brick Building
Newark : : : Arkansas
OUR PROGRESSIVE GOVERNOR
South Needs flore Hen Like Him
in Official Position
It is a matter for congratulation
that Gov. Donaghey was re-elect
ed in Arkansas by so decisive a
vote. This section of the country
has been favored with few men in
the governor’s chair of so progres
sive and constructive a mold as is
Gov. Donaghey. Our governors
have largely relied on personal
and factional politics for nomina
tion, then on the party name for
election. They have relied very
little on any constructive and pro
gressive measures advocated. Gov.
Donaghey’s breadth of character
and the frequent instances where
he has displayed it have repeated
ly forced him on the favorable at
tention of The News Scimitar.
This paper wants to see more men
like Gov. Donaghey in the chairs
of governors of our states, and is
always ready to lend its best eff
orts to bring about that result.
The adoption of the initiative
and referendum by Arkansas was
no doubt brought about largely
by his urging and support. His
decisive vote in the recent election
indicates that the people of our
neighbor state regard him as The
Scimtardoes. We are anxious to
hold up the hands of such men.
Only through men can things be
done, and only through right men
can right things be done. People
must show discriminating spirit in
picking public officials.—Memphis
Scimitar.
HOGAN JOINS BENEDICTS
C. W. Hogan, bookeeper for the
State National Hank, will leave in
a few days for Moody, Tex., where
he will be married next Wednes
day to Miss-Rosie Howard of that
place. They will be at home at
1505 Brodway next Saturday.— i
Arkansas Gazotte.
Mr. Hogan is well known in
Newark, having been connected
with the management of the Mer
chants and Planters Bank here a
few years ago.
HONEY FOR SALE
C. E. Caldwell has a line lot of
the best honey ever tasted, and
can supply the demand in any
qu&nities, from one pound up.
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GOOD ROADS MOVEMENT
Judge Pearce Urges Citizens to !
Aid in Good Work Next Monday, j
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To the People of Independence
County:
I am advised that good meetings
were held in the various townships 1
last Saturday, looking forward to
the good roads work on the 26th
of this month. 1 am advised that
many people for several miles dis
tance on either side of said road
are subscribing daily to this good
work, and that there will be some
strong contests for the prize mon
ey offered for the best work done.
It will be a day of earnest work
and should be so considered by all
who participate.
Mr. N. A. Adler has notified me
that he cannot be present to attend
as a judge in awarding the prize
money, and I now designate Mr.
G. O. Duffey to till said vacancy
I will also name M. M. Ruther
ford and D. D. Adams as alternat
es should any of the other judges
be unable to serve. 1 notice the
press mentioned “Geo. W. Shields’
as a judge when it should have
been Geo M. Fields of Newark.
\ I am today called out of the i
county for a week’s work but will
be at home next Saturday evening
and Sunday and will be pleased to
render further aid if there is any
thing I can do.
I again appeal to every one who
is interested in the general welfare
of the county to aid the people in i
this their first real effort in the
way of good roads building. Yours
respcctifully, Cul L. Pearce.
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NEWPORT STORES ROBBED
Newport, Sept. 19.—The stores j
J. M. Berger and S. Heinraan in
in this city were burglarized Sat
urday night and the theif got away
with $75 worth of goods from
Berger’s and $200 worth from
Heinemann’s. Entrance was se
cured through the back doors.
NO ROAD TAX
Jackson county is in a serious
predicament, as no road tax can
be levied by the Quorum Court
and the county must return to the
old free labor plan to keep her
public road passable. The election
commissioners failed to submit the
road tax issue upon the ballot, it
being left off the ballott, through
an oversight, and the mistake
was not discovered until in the
afternoon of the day of election.
CARD OF THANKS
Friends, you have made a glor
ious event in m.v life. I wish to
thank you. Words at my com
mand have not sufficient force to
thank you as I would like. My
motto will be to serve the com
monwealth of Independence coun
ty. I solid the co-operation of thei
people. My service are yours.
Wm. D. Baker.
CHARLOTTE CHRONICLES
Happenings of the Week in Dota
Township Briefly Told
M. A. Umpsted of Newport was
here on business Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Moore
spent Sunday at Pleasant Hill.
Duke \\ ard of Batesville visited
relatives here Saturday and Sun
day. %
Clyde Baker of Antioch spent
Saturday night here with his sis
ter, Mrs. Sam Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Pickens of
Dota spent Sunday here with Mr.
and Mrs. W. D. Baker.
Misses Lizzie Ilively and Lou
McCook of Sulphur Rock attend
jd church here Thursday.
Wash Herrington and Woods
Magness of Newark spent Satur
day night and Sunday here.
Mrs. Mary Younger and Mrs.
Julia Herrington of Batesville
spent a few days last week with
friends and relatives here.
Mrs. Alexander and son, Char- i
!ie Magness, and little daughter, |
Vada, of Newark spent Sunday ,
md Monday here with the form- ,
>rs daughter, Mrs. Ciedie Jerni
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C. P. VAUGHAN SEED BUYER I
I wish to announce to my old '
justomers and the public that I 1
nave a contract to buy cotton seed 1
for ray old company, the Arkan- '
*as Cotton Oil Company, this sea
son at Newark, Ark.
I have had my scales thorough
ly overhauled and correctly ad- i
justed by an expert scale man.
My policy this season shall be the i
same as it was the season of 1908 1
md 1909, the market price for
vour seed and absolutely correct
weight. Yours truly,
C. P. Vaughan.
TRI-COUNTY TEACHERS
Program For Heeting to be Held
at Newport Saturday.
A meeting of the Tri-County
teachers Association, composed of
the teachers of Independence,
.Jackson and White counties, will
be held at the public school build
ing at Newport tomorrow, the
24th.
The following program has been
arranged:
Devotional Exercisos.—Rev. J.
E. McKenzie.
What may be done to better
conditions in Rural Districts.—
Perry Blue.
The Ideal Teacher.—Sidney
Wells.
Professional Ethics.—T. E.
Hickmon.
What a Teacher Should do for
his District.—J. M. Cathey.
Some Primary Plans.—Miss
May Crews.
Address.—S. J. T. Wynn.
Higher Education.—E. R. Wil
liamson.
What to Emphasize in Teaching
U. S. History.—W. E. Dodd.
The Bible in the Public Schools.
—Oscar Dawson.
Why attend County, District
tnd State Asssociations f—Miss
Bertha Gray.
Closing Address.—W. L. Wal
ace.
FARMERS MEETING
There will be a meeting of the
Agricultural demonstrators at
B&tesville on Tuesday and Wed
nesday, October 4 and 5. All are
nvited to attend and bring any
rood exhibts that they may have.
Hie exhibts will be on display
here the 4th and 5th, and will
hen be sent on to Hot Springs to
be State Fair where they will be
hown together with the growers
lame and address. J. A. Evans
be State Agent Farmers Co-opera
ive Demonstration work will bo
iresent and deliver an address on
be 5th. The boys corn club will
lave their exhibit on the 5th also.
CHICKENS AT $2.50 EACH
That there is good money in
'aising pure bred poultry was
forcefully demonstrated a fewdays
igo by a Paragould man, who sold
ihirty this years fowls of the
White Wyandotte breed to Vice
President Brittain of the Cotton
Belt railway for $75, or $2.50 per
lead.
Copyright 1909, by C. E. Zimmrrmgn C0.--N0. 4»
It is not as easy to get a foot-hold in busi
ness or to own real estate as it was a genera
tion or two ago. The easiest and surest way
to be prepared for the winter of life is to put
money in the bank. Start your bank account
now and be prepared for the future.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
NEWARK, ARKANSAS
UNDER DIRECT SUPERVISION OF U. S. GOVERNMENT