Tm: Newark Journal.
Published In The famous white River Country. Where Alfalfa is kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, March 27, 1908
Vol. 8. No. 14
GOVERNOR LITTLE IMPROVING
Stricken Governor Rapidly Recover
ing Health and Mind
Governor John S. Little is rapidly
recovering both his mental and phys
ical strength, according to reports
sent out from his home at Greenwood,
but in all probability he will never
attempt to again take up the duties of
governor of Arkansas.
A report gained credence a few days
ago that Governor Little was recover
ing so rapidly that he would probably
resume his office within the next <>0
days.
The governor is now able to walk
about alone an unassisted. He sleeps
soundly and eats plenty. He walks
downtown once a day,' a walk of about
four or five blocks from the Little resi
dence, and frequently drives out to his
farm, where he assists, to an extent,
in directing the work. He remembers
everyone and everything, and to all
appearances is recovering a little more
■each day, both mentally and physical
ly. He spends the days reading, walk
ing or driving out to his farm, and
after a short talk with his family or
visitors in the evening retires at an
early hour to secure a good night's
rest. He is gaining flesh rapidly.
It is not believed, however, that the
governor's family wilke.ver consent to
his return to the governor’s office. His
son, Paul Little, gave out the follow
ing statement at Little Rock a few
day s'ago:
“Father is improving rapidly, and
we are highly eleatejl at his condition.
Concerning the rumors that he will
take up the duties of governor again
within a period of («) days, I would say
that the family could not allow such a
thing, no matter how much he im
proves, and furthermore, I do not be
lieve that he could afford to run the
risk ot trying’, to act ns governor at
any time from now on until his term
expires, unless lie becomes absolutely
and completely well and his condition
is better even than, before he took the
governor’s office.”
IN MEM OR I AM
To the Newark Baptist church in con
ference assembled:
As your committee appointed to
draft resolutions of respect to our de
parted dead, we submit the following:
The silent Reaper Death, who visits
alike the mansions of the rich and the
humble cottage of the poor, has visited
and called from our association Sisters
Maggie Davidson, Pheba Harrelson
and Luiza HaH.
It was (Jed's will, therefore best.
May His grace enable each one to say,
"“Thy will, not mine, be done." Know
ing (hat “His purposes will ripen fast
unfolding every hour. The bud may
have a hitter taste, but sweet will be
be the dower.”
We hereby record our appreciation
of their lives and fellowship, while we
cherish in our memory thoughts of
their words and deeds of Christian
character. May He who tempers the
wind to the shorn lamb comfort their
lovedones. Let each of us solivethat
when the silent messenger shall call
us hence we may quietly fold our tents
and march across the line that seper
ates the land of ever living life from
this vale of sickness, sin and sorrow,
for
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“There is no death; the stars go down
To rise upon some other shore
And bright in heaven’s jeweled crown
They shine for ever more.”
Mrs. Bell Mauness,
Mrs. Cora Galloway,
Mrs. Jennie cossey.
Committee.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH
El Dorado, March 22.—Mystery
surrounds the death of V. S. Gulley,
a conductor of the Hock Island rail
road, who was found in an uncon
scious condition at the depot here
Thursday night and who never regain
ed consciousness from the time he was
found until he died Friday morning'.
It is thought that Gulley was killed by
ponton and that the incentive to mur
der was robbery, as Gulley had about
*100 on his person when he was last
seen before he was found in an uncon
scious condition at the depot.
SULPHUR ROCK SKETCHES
Sulphur Rock, March 24.—Miss Sue
Braden has returned from Cushman
where she spen* several days very
pleasantly with her friend. Mrs. Archie
Johnson.
The ball game Monday between the
Arkansas College and the Sulphur
Rock team resulted 7 to 10 in favor
of Arkansas College.
Will Baker came in frorfi Little
Rock Tuesday morning where he had
been attending to some business mat
ters.
Clint Northern of Batesville was
down Saturday night to visit his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Will Nothern.
Mr. and Mrs. G. .1. Lindsey of Char
lotte spent Sunday in our city, the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. ,T. K. Rawlings.
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Mrs. Ella Pascoe who moved to•
Batesville two weeks ago is spending
a few days here with old friends.
Otto Lantrip of Duncan, Okla., and
Miss Marie Smith of Magness were
shopping in town Monday.
Mi-, and Mrs. Shelby Jenkins of
Fulton county are spending a few days
with relatives apd friends.
Mrs. .1. II. Moore and Mrs. Dr.
Bevens visited relatives at Batesville
Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. James filled his regular ap
pointment at the Baptist church Sun
day at 11 and at 7:JO.
Quite a number of our citizens went
up'to Batesville today to hear the
county candidates.
\\ infield Jernigan of Charlotte was
in town Monday and attended the ball j
frame.
T. B. Keeney, the Sharp merchant, j
was transacting business here Tues
day.
Those stamp photos at Gibson's for
2b cents per dozen are (>, K.
Mrs. Moore was uj> from Magness
Tuesday.
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THE IDEAL EDITOR
This is the greatest country in the
world for newspapers. I believe with
Jefferson that a newspa per is essential
in molding public opinion. Of our,
new papers I regard the smaller ones
as the larger ones. The big news
paper is a business enterprise anil so
| valuable a business proposition that
only those ran own it who are well off.
and, as a rule, the man who has the
business ability to control money
large enough hasn't the training of an
editor and has to hire people to write
editorials for him.
The editor who has kept himself
alert with what is going on is so busy
that he doesn’t accumulate money.
Great city newspapers are owned by
some and edited by others. The man
who is not permitted to put his con
science in every line that is written is
not the ideal editor. I believe that
the ideal editor is the editor who owns
his on own paper and says what he
himself believes. William J. Bryan.
KILLED BY A TRAIN
Corning, March 20. Earl Round
tree, 21 years of age, was run over
| and killed by a train atKnobel, about
six miles south of Corning, With his
wife and child, he was standing-on a
side track waiting for a southbound
train on which his mother was to ar
rive. He was struck by a train which
was switching on the side track. The
noise of the other trains prevented him
from hearing the approaching engine.
His mother alighted from the incom
ing train just as he was run over, and
the accident was witnessed by her, as
well as by his wife and child.
OSCAR MOSS DEAD
O. O. Moss died at his home in this
city Thursday evening about seven
o'clock, after an illness of only a few
days from pneumonia.
His sudden and unexpected death
was a great shock to his many friends.
He was good man and a good citi
zen and had many friends throughout
this part of the county. He is sur
vived by a widow and two children.
The remains were buried Friday
afternoon at Blue Springs, the burial
being conducted by the Odd Fellows of
which he was an honored member.
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THE ELECTION RETURNS
Thompson, Brown, Pearce, Bevens,
Dunlap, Gray and Flinn are
the Winners
The Journal goes to press too early
to give any reliable reports upon the
result of Wednesday's primary so far
as state officers are concerned.
It seems certain, however, that
Donaghey is elected governor by at
least 35,000.
Reports from various parts of the
district indicate Oldfield's election to
congress.
The following figures compiled from
reports received at the clerk's office
ye3Wrday show the result in this coun
ty. The figures are believed to he
substantially* correct so far as given,
and the report is the latest and most
authentic that could he obtained when
The Journal went to press at 10
o'clock last night.
FOR GOVERNOR
Hinemon. 138!)
Uonaghey.. 548
Kirby. 547
FOR f!EPRF,S E NT ATI V K
Brown.. 1453
Thompson. 1014
Gray. _8lo
Matheny_028
FOR COUNTY JUDGE
Tharp. 350
Pearce..111A
i 'raig......!)"!
FOR C1KCBIT CU'Hli
Be vons__i_135)0
Hodges_____103!)
FOR SHERIFF
Dunlap.-..1755)
Kane as ter.540
FOR COL RFC 'TOR
Mims__
Gray_._
Powell._*.....
..574
.1312
*.55)0
FOR ASSESSOR
Jernigan__ 000
Flinn.....828
Daniels. . 230
Leneb an.. 232
Lindsey__*..410
The vote on township officers for
Big Bottom township is as as follows:
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
E. M. Wilson.1...180
W. H. Jones.170
F. B. Morgan.....43
for constable
W. L. Hall.135
C. E. Caldwell... 73
FOR ROAD OVERSEER
Dave Arnold...114
D. C. Lane..103
The' total vote east in this township
was 224.
In Christian township J. L. Out
law and J. M. Pennington were elected
justices of the peace, W. K. Pasley re
elected constable and Noah Harris
road overseer.
W. II. Tomlinson and T. M. Wal
drip were elected justice of the peace
of Magness township and Boss Burns
was elected constable and B. B. Owens
road overseer.
W. T. Anderson and .T. H. Jimerson
were elected justice of the peace in
White River township, Sam Bevens
constable and T. It. Tate road over
seer.
SENATOR CLARK’S WORK
Washington, March 21. Senator J.
1\ Clarke of Arkansas is urging an
increase from $400 to $4,400 in the
omnibus war claim bill for the M. E.
Church, South, at Clarksville. He is
also insisting that all claims of South
ern churches, schools and charitable
institutions be settled without further
delay.
TOWNSHIP CONVENTION
At the township convention held
Wednesday afternoon, R. R. Ration,
E. H. Williamson and T. H. Rearing
were elected delegates to the county
I convention and W. H. Jones and J.
j H. Holderby were elected alternates.
R. K. McHenry was elected township
committeeman.
Are you insured against sickness
and accidents? If not, see A. A. Hen
derson and take out a sick and acci
dent policy. The cost is only $1 to
$1.50 ]>er month, and in case of sick
| ness you draw $7.50 to $15 per week.
DOTA DOINGS
Dota. March _M. J. H. Gibson of
Sulphur Hock, passed through here
Sunday evening’ en route to Walnut
Grove where he is managing the farm
of .T. C. Greer.
John Wilmuth, the clever young
merchant of Hazel Grove, passed
through hhre one day last* week from
Newark with a load of hay.
Mrs. F. M. Barnett and Mrs. Flor
ence Holcomb visited friends South of
Dota the latter part of last week.
Alec ('ason of .Jackson comity was
visiting friends in this neighborhood
Saturday night and Sunday.
W. D. Bullington, County Secretary
of the Farmers’ Union, made a busi
trip to Newark Saturday.
('. C. Gire and Chester Hugg went
to Newark Saturday to hear the candi
dates speak.
H. Ii. Bullington and son. Frank,
went to Akron one day last week after
corn.
Rev. McGinnis filled his regular
appointment at Plea sent Hill Sunday.
Two new members joined our Local
Farmers Union Saturday night.
Claude Barnett is on the sick list
this week.
VERNON IViYERS KILLED
Vernon Myers, of Black Rock, who
was well known in Newark, was killed
in a railroad accident near San An
tonio. Tex., Thursday, the lhth. He
was about 22 years old and was a son
of the late Dr. J. H. Myers of Black
Rock who was well and favorably
known by many of our citizens. He
was employed as baggage messenger
on the train by which he was killed.
Eight others were injured in the acci
dent but young Myers was the only
one killed.
| MERCHANT ASSASSINATED
Fulton, March 24. William Fried,
one of the oldest and most prominent
merchants of Fulton, was assassinated
tonight while on his way home from
his store. There was two shots fired
Persons near by heard Mr. F".ck< s
cries, but before they f )t mm he
was dead. There is no clew so far to
the assassin.
The town is very much excited over
the murder and there is proability of
a lynching if the assassin is taken.
INJURED IN PECULIAR MANNER
Corning, March 21. Mrs. Ella
Moore, wife of Mayor ,T. N. Moore
was seriously injured in a peculiar
manner last evening. Her son threw
an iron rod across#an old outhouse,
not being aware of his mother's
presence on the opposite side. The
rod struck her on the head. She was
unconscious for some time and was
thought to be fatally injured. Al
though she is some better at present,
her injuries may yet prove fatal.
COUNTY UNION MEETING
The Independent; County Union of
the F. K. N (U. of A., will meet in
regular session with Black River
Chapel Union No. 1033, eight miles
Northeast of Newark, and one-half
mile west of Dota post office on Friday
and Saturday March the 27 and 28,
A full delegation is requested.
W. I). BUU.lNtiTON,
Sec.-Treas. Independence County
Union.
MRS. ROUSELL DEAD
Mrs. Minnie Rousell died Saturday
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Knight, after a long and painful ill
ness from consumption.
She was an excellent Christian wo
man, a good wife and a tender and de
voted mother.
The remains were buried at Mace
donia, Rev. Jas. F. Jernigan conduci
the services.
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KILLED WITH A BASEBALL
Clarksville, March 21.—Ira Nunn,
aged 18 years, captain of the Arkansas
Cumberland College baseball team,
died yesterday as the result of an ac
cidental blow on the head with a ball
in a game with Denning. He played
one mning after he was struck, and an
hour later became unconscious.
SUNDAY SCHOOL WORK
Sulphur Rock to Have Special Temp
erance Service Next Sunday
Sulphur Rock, March 24.—We art*
very thankful indeed to he able to tell
of the great interest manifested in tho
Sunday school work at Sulphur Rock.
Until about two months ago we only
had one Sunday school in our midst.,
that a Methodist, and the only charter
ed Sunday school in the county. At
that time our Methodist school num
bered 252 members with good atten
dance each Sunday, and a* our school
was rathercrowded the Baptists decided
to organize a Sunday school at their
church, which they did and elected Mr.
Frank Wright superintendent and
Miss Maud Moore secretary, and by
the untiring efforts of the superinten
dent and many of the members, they
have succeeded in enrolling a member
ship of N.'J, with good attendance each
Sunday. By the organization of this
school some 25 or 50 members wem
taken from our Methodist school,
which we very much regretted at the
time, having been so pleasantly asso
ciated with many of them for a long
time and having learned to love them
very dearly. But I am very thankful
indeed that they found a good place to
work for the Master in this school,
many of them being officers and teach
ers and my prayers are that they may
accomplish great good in this Sunday
school and that it may he great suc
cess in pointing many souls to Christ.
8>inee tne organization oi tne uap
tist Sunday school the Methodist
school has increased its membership
to 2*2, with an acreage attendance of
82 per cent. We have also organized
our home department for the iienefit of
those who cannot attend the Sunday
school, which is quite a benefit and
blessing and is very much enjoyed by ^
manv of the old people who could
attend Sunday sclmo^L-tVr..- ‘dnurtdn \
We have also,•'<>■* .sized our cradle
roll, and very thankful indeed to
upjgfere are very few in out*
::iel;; ftt)0 are not interested in the Sun
rday school work. It certainly is a
great pleasure to me to have our
church filled each Sunday with our
citizens, grown folks as well as the
children, who are anxious to study the
Sunday school lesson.
Our motto is “Every one of our hoys
and girls in Sunday school and svery
one who are not already religious
converted from sin unto God and
righteousness.” 0
We haved planned for a temperance
service next Sunday, the 2bth, in con
nection with tlii? temperance lesson,
consisting of temperance songs, reci
tations and speeches, and extend a
cordial invitation to all who can to
come and 1kj with us in this service
and extend to you Mr. Editor a press
ing invitation to visit us at that time.
W. R. Ru e.
RESOLUTION OF RESPECT
To the N. G. and Brethren of Sul
phur Rock Lodge No. f>2, I. O. O. P.
We, your committe, submit the fol
lowing resolutions on the death of
Bro. Henry Green:
Whereas, It has pleased God to re
move from our midst our beloved and
worthy brother, Henry Green, there
fore, be it
Resolved, That, while mourning the
loss of Bro. Green, we bow in humble
submission to the supreme w^ll.
That our order has been deprived of
an efficient and earnest member, his
widow a kind husband, and the com
munity a good citizen.
That as a united lodge we extend our
sympathy to the bereaved widow. r
That a.copy of these res<vfrJtu>ns >>e
spread upon our minutes, a copy fur
nished the widow of Bro. Green, and
a copy furnished The Newark Journal
for publication.
DOYNE TO RESIGN SOON
State Superintendent of Instruction
J. J. Doyne has announced that he
will soon resign his position in order
to take up his work as president of tho
new State Normal School at Conway,
which duties he is to enter upon Julyl.
W. R. Rice,
H. E. Stewart,
Sidney Pickens.
Committee.