The Newark Journal.
Published In The famous White River Country. Where Alfalfa Is kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, November 5, 1909
Vol. 9. No. 30
VALUE OF THE NEWSPAPER
riemphis Preacher Talks About
What Papers are Doing
In a sermon at Memphis recent
ly, Rev. H. P. Hurt, a Baptist
minister paid the following tribute
to the newspaper:
“The modern newspaper is a
mighty factor in the progress of
our civilization, and we cannot be
gin to realize the incalculable value
that it has been, in the industrial,
commercial,social, educational and
religious development of our peo
ple. It has, therefore, become
one of the necessities of our mod
ern life, and essential to our com
mercial prosperity. M bile in many
instances, it lias become one of the
strongest allies of evil, yet, on the
other hand,it has awakened public
sentiment and slain with Her
culean blows the workers of evil.
The good that the modern news
paper has wrought far out-weighs
the evil, and we have a great many
more clean and wholesome papers
Ilian V> L* (lu>Vc ,> c 11uvv juuuiiu.''.
‘ The life and prosperity of
every town is closely identified
with its newspaper. While these
papers may be private property,
yet they are one of the greatest
assets that a town has, and in that
sense are public property. The
citizen who would assault the pa
pers of his town should remember
that he is dealing an injurious
blow to the prosperity of his
town. The further and wider the
papers extend their circulation the
business territory of that city or
town is proportionately enlarged.
“From a business point of view
we could atl'ord to lose any other
industry rather than our news
papers.”
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH
Della Kelley, a 4-year-old in
mate of the Odd Fellows Orphans’
Home at Iiatesville, was so badly
burned while playing around a tire
Friday that she died at noon Sat
urday. Superintendent Joe Ken
nard had burned some trash on
the lawn and had gone to another
part of the premises to work. The
little child was burning some
paper in the embers when her
clothing caught on fire. Mr Ken
nurd rushed to her and extinguish
ed the flames, suffering severe
burns to his right hand tfhile do
ing so, but the child was so badly
burned that death resulted. The
mother of the child ;s also an in
mate of the home.
FELL FROM RIVER BRIDGE
Tonk (ialloway Sustains Serious
Scalp Wound and Broken Leg
Tonk Galloway, formerly of this
place, fell from the Black river
bridge at Paroquet Friday after
noon and was seriously injured.
He was watchman at the bridge
and in attempting to open the
draw, lost his balance and fell
from the bridge, falling a distance
of about 24 feet and striking some
rock near the water’s edge.
Hi^ right leg was broken in two
places, the left arm dislocated and
fractured and he sustained a seri
ous scalp wound, besides several
minor bruises about the head, face
and shoulders.
He was taken to the Missouri
Pacific Hospital at St. Louis Sat
urday. A report was received
from the hospital Wednesday
morning that he was getting along
very nicely.
BOY S THROAT CUT
Charley Pollard, a lad of about
17, who lives near Dunnington,
had a narrow escape from death at
the hands of Ben Green late Mon
day afternoon while the two were
returning home from Newport to
gether in a wagon, (ireen slashing
him across the throat with a knife
and inflicting a rather dangerous
wound. Green escaped and is said
to have robbed Pollard of about
£s in money, a pair of pants and a
shirt which were in the wagon.
Just how the trouble arose be
tween them is not known.
A gash about three inches long
was cut in Pollard’s neck, but the
wound is not considered danger
ous, ns the incision is not deep, and
the young man is reported to be
getting along nicely.
MRS. A. J. HOLLOWAY DEAD
Mrs. A. J. Holloway died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
James Adair, Wednesday evening
about 9;30, after an illness of only
a few days.
She and her husband came here
from Fulton county some three or
fou weeks ago to visit Mr. and
I Mrs. Adair, and she was taken
! sick only a few days ago.
She was 78 years old and was a
member of the Christian church.
BUYING CORN.
Bud Sisk is buying corn and
is paying 5s cents a bushel for
good dry corn. You will tind him
! on the street all the time.
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The purpose of a bank is to be useful
and helpful to a community; to facilitate
business by the exchange and extension of
credits, thereby making it possible to carry
on a vast amount of business with a com
paratively small amount of actual cash.
It is wrong to hoard money and bury
it in some old cellar and thereby take it
entirely out of circulation.
Bring it to this bank, where it will be
much safer and will help to earn you more
money, and yet be at your command.
PURPOSES OF A BANK
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Happenings of Local Interest
Read the new jeweler’s an
nouncement on page four.
D. B. (iire of the Dota neigh
borhood was in town Tuesday.
R.C. Adams,one of Oil Trough’s
best citizens, was in town Wed
nesday.
Mrs. T. H. Deal ing and Miss
Fannie McDoniel spent Wednes
day at Batesville.
James Johle arrived Saturday
from Dallas, Texas, to spend some
time visiting his father, M. Johle.
(jr. (i. Uugg, one of the Char
: lotte neighborhood’s good citizens
was in town on business Wednes
I day.
Mrs. Leslie R. Acton arrived
home Saturday from a pleasant
1 visit with friends in St. Louis and
Chicago.
Dr. L (i. Roe returned yester
day morning from Leslie, where
he was called by the illness of his
sister, Mrs. Britton.
Miss Fay Williamson returned
to her home at Elmo, Tuesday,
after a pleasant visit here with
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K. M. Galloway returned Mon
day from St. Louis where he went
to accompany his brother, Tonk.
to the Missouri Pacific Hospital.
Mrs. J. B. Steward, who has
spent some time visiting her par
ents, Rev. and Mrs. Z. T. Griffin,
near Madness, expects to leave to
day for her home in New Mexico.
Rev. .lames F. Jernigan return
ed Wednesday evening from a
pleasant visit with relatives at
Mountain View. Paul and Willeen
did not return but will remain per
haps a week.
Madness Bros, millinery stock
is complete,and they will give you
better prices and styles than other
neighboring towns. They also
have ladies’ belts and all kinds of
hair ornaments, and are making
reduced rates on dress goods.
Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Magness
! came over from Searcy yesterday
j morning and are located here for
the present. Their many friends
i in Newark are pleased to have
them return and hope they may
decide to again become permanent
citizens.
Rev. W.F. Wayman of Sulphur
Rock spent Sunday in town and
occupied the pulpit at the Metho
dist church at the 11 o’clock serv
ice, preaching a good sermon.
Rev. Wayman is being urged by
his friends to become a candidate
ror representative. rie is a mignty
good man and would make a good
representative.
Read the statement of the Rank
of Sulphur Rock in this issue.
This bank is just a year old, but is
doing a nice business, and has
proven a great convenience for
the people around Sulphur Rock.
The oliicers and directors of the
bank are among the best men in
the county and are men in whom
the people have the utmost conti
j dence
GROW BROOM CORN
Recent market quotations in
broom corn run as high a,? $202 a
; ton.
You know it is the proud boast
of Arkansas that we can grow any
old thing that can be grown any
where.
Why don’t -ome of our pro
gressive farmers look into the
broorr, corn business and make
themselves a fort ne'
Arkansas might easily become
one of the greatest broom corn
producers in the entire Union.
It was only seven years ago that
a little rice-growing experiment
was made in Arkansas, and that
merely by accident, but today the
rice-growing industry in Arkan
sas is attracting the attention of
the entire country.
It is the progressive thinkers
and experimenters who do things
in this world. Are you in that
class?
LITERARY PROGRAM
Following program will be ren
dered by the high school students
at the school building Saturday
night.
Quotations.Miscellaneous, j
Virl Pascoe.Recitation.
Lola Ward ...Recitatson.
Ruby Poe.Essay
Duet.. Bessie Arnold, Y'an Pascoe.
Tom Ration.Declamation.
Blanch Crow.Recitation.
Dilia Fields.Reading.!
Morgan Tuggle.Paper
Debate-—Resolved: “That the
negroes should be disfranchised.” |
Affirmative: Dye Martin and Fred
Eller. Negative: Ben Arnold and
Leander Mayhan.
GROCER ROBBED OF $900
Newport, Nov. 1.—R. H.Dyer, \
keeper of a grocery store and j
meat market, was robbed of $900
and his watch by a burglar who
entered his bedroom. The robbery
occurred several nights ago, but
the loss was kept a secret in the
hope of catching the thief until to
day, when it was made public.
Mr. Dyer had been in the habit
of carrying his money instead of
banking it. It is surmised that
this was known to the thief who
robbed him.
GRIT WINS
For some men every defeat is a
Waterloo,but there is no Waterloo
for the man who has clear grit,for j
the man who persists never knows
when he is beaten. Those who are
bound to win never think of de
feat as final. They get up after
each failure with new resolution,
more determined than ever to go
on until they win. —Success Mag
azine.
DON’T LICK THE EDITOR
The Journal is sending out
statements to subscribers who owe
us on subscription. If you get one
don’t get mad and threaten to lick
the editor. It may seem like a
small amount to you, but remem
ber if you and 999 other men owe
a man a dollar apiece, the man
would have a thousand dollars if
if (rrOkJ oil r\ii i rl n r\
FINE FART FOR SALE
Fine Oil Trough farm near
Dunnington for sale at a bargain.
185 acres; 140 acres in cultivation;
three houses, two barns and all
improvements good. Will pay 12
per cent on investment in rent.
See or write White River Land &
Investment Co., Newark Ark.
CHARLES SEXTON RARDO.NEt>
Charles Sexton, of this county,
who was convicted of attempted
criminal assault upon Miss Maud
Bethel, and sentenced to three
years in the penitentiary, was
pardon&d Thursday by Acting
Governor Robertson.
SELLING \T COST
Magness Bros, continue to -ell
men’s and boys’ pants, shoes,
overalls, work shirts, gloves and
underwear at cost, and are selling
hats, caps, dress shirts and sus
penders at reduced prices.
UNCLE SI S PHILOSOPHY
Brief Thoughts of Interest on a
Diversity of Subjects
It is said that success is compos
ed of one part ability and two
parts energy. The men who do
things are the men who try.
There is no place in the world
so rich as the place where we are
contented. Contentment is great
er wealth than money can buy.
If a good many of us had used
as much energy in learning to
prosper as we did in learning to
smoke, chew, drink and cuss, we
would be loaning money today in
stead of borrowing.
No one ever found better friend
than Mother Earth. She never re
fuses her help, and you can always
find a market for her products.
We fail to do our duty when we
fail to make suitable provision for
our children. We must educate
them and make some investment
for them so their burdens will be
lighter as they journey through
life.
It costs a great deal to live in
this old world—really more than
it should, but if each of us would
adhere closer to the Golden Rule
it would save us many hard earned
dollars that we pay in taxes every
year for the protection of oursel
ves and property.
When old Frank Denton was
publishing the North Arkansas
Pilot he would often admonish
the farmers to raise more “hog
and hominy,” and Old Frank was
right about it, too.
What are you going to do about
the high prices of feedstuff? Are
Vftll croincf to mnr« porn anrl
hay, or are you going to plant all
your crop in cotton ? W hich do
you think would be the most sen
sible thinj; to do?
Several farmers in my neighbor
hood are buying new discs, and
will soon begin breaking land for
next year’s crop. That is the right
thing to do—one breaking in the
fall is worth two in the spring.
Try it.
What was good for our fore
fathers will not suffice for today.
Times and methods of living have
changed. It takes more to live
now than it did 40 years ago, and
we have to make more money to
keep up with the times.
Since colonial days each suc
ceeding generation has had to open
a new channel for the rising gen
eration to pass, and the fathers of
today must blaze the way for their
sons and daughters.
Uncle Silas.
PUBLIC SCHOOL OPENS
(loot! Attendance and Fine Pros
pect for Successful Term
The Newark public school open
ed Monday with nearly 2»>0 pupils
in attendance. The students seem
ed eager for work, and the pros
pects are good for one of the best
and most successful schools in the
history of the town.
The faculty for the ensuing
term is as follows:
Prof. (). T. Richardson, princi
cipal; M. C. Magness, high school
grades; Miss Fannie Uladock, ad
vanced grades; Miss Lena Ketch
em, intermediate department; J.T.
Tharp, primary department; Miss
Lenora Dudley, music department.
Conaiderable improveme n t s
have been made since last year,
which adds materially to the com
forts and convenience of both
teachers and pupils.
The music department is almost
full now and more are calling for
accommodations in that depart
ment.
A literary society has been or
ganized and will meet, with a good
program, Saturday night.
The LadiesAid visited the school
Tuesday afternoon to confer with
the teachers in regard to organiz
ing a School Improvement Associ
ation. The organization was per
fected and the following officers
elected:
Mrs. T. ,J. Raney, president;
Mrs. J.P.Magness, first vice-pres
ident; Miss Robbie Meachem, sec
ond vice-president; Mrs. W. W.
.1 ernigan.third vice-president;Mrs
J.M. Fdwards, recording secre
laryj.vi.v^.iViagness, corresponding
secretary. Regular meetings will
be held the first Thursday in each
month.
This is a splendid move, and we
see no reason why the Newark
public school cannot be one of the
most up-to-date in the county.
We can make it so if we will.
The organization is calculated
to promote the general welfare of
the school by creating a more ap
preciative spirit among the pupils
and a feeling of common interest
in the welfare of the schools by
the patrons.
With the present force of com
petent teachers and workers, we
expect to see the school make rapid
progress, and take its place among
the best schools of the state
LOOK HERE, HR. MAN
If you want to sell your farm
see the White River Land & In
vestment Co.
The Farmer Who
Pays Rent
• Will find it to his advantage and convenience to
pay the amount the owes through this Bank.
^ When you sell your cotton, corn, or other farm
products, deposit the amount you owe for rent with
us, and we will deliver the amount due your land
lord without expense to you, regardless of where
he lives.
* A goodly number of our farmer friends already
avail themselves of our services, and if you are not
one of them we most cordially invite you to do so.
“The Old Reliable”
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF NEWARK
Examined Twice-Yearly by National Bank Examiner