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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, September 13, 1912
VoK 12, No. 23
LAD KILLS MAN IN
BUGGY WITH WIFE
Jack Austin, 50 Years Old, Shot
by Dee Cook, 17, on Road
Near Tuckerman
Tuckerman, Sept. 9.—Jack Aus
tin, a timber worker about 50
years of age, was shot and killed
on the public roadside near the
Goetz place about 9 o’clock Satur
day morning by Dee Cook, a 17
year-old boy, and son of W. G.
Cook of Tuckerman. The two
met in the roadway. Austin was
riding in a buggy with Cook’s
wife, when the boy entered the
road a short distance ahead. The
shooting followed soon after, and
the only eye-witness to the trag
edy is Cook’s wife, who will, by vir
tue of her position as the defen
dants wife, never be heard in the
trial of the case. Austin was shot
through the body, near the heart,
and died a few minutes later.
Cook and his wife spent Friday
night at the home of his mother,
and are said to have some kind
of a dispute that led his girl wife
whoisonly l6years of age,to threat
en to leave him. They separated,
Cook going to the Gotez place,
where he was doing some clearing.
His wife was riding with Aus
tin, who had passed her mother’s
house. Just how Cook happened
to meet them in the road is not
known, although witnesses at the
coroner’s inquest testified that
they had seen him running through
the woods to a point where Aus
tin and Cook’s wife would cross
the road and heard the gun fire!
shortly afterward. According to !
Mrs. Cook, her husband upon
meeting her with Austin, told her
to get out of the buggy and come
with him. He advanced toward
the buggy upon the left side, let
ting the gun rest upon the ground
while he held out his hand to as
sist her out of the buggy. Austin,
she says, then threatened young
Cook, and getting out of the bug
gy, picked up a club and started |
around the rear of the buggy.
Then, according to her story,!
young Cook jerked the gun and j
fired on Austin who advancing
from the rear of the buggy. After
shooting Austin, Cook, with his
wife, left the body lying in the
road and went to his mother’s
home. Other people passing along
the road discovered the dead man
by the roadside and gave the
alarm. Sheriff Neal was notified
and his deputy, Jim Payne, went
out from Tuckerman and made
the arrest. Coroner Mellville held
an inquest Saturday night, and the
jury returned a verdict, commit
ting Cook to jail without bail to
await the action of the Grand
Jury.
DEMOCRAT AND
SOCIALIST DEBATE
J. tt. Alexander and W. P- Deth
erow Discuss Political and
Economic Issues
J. R. Alexander, Democrat, and
W. P. Detherow, Socialist, engaged
in a joint debate at the school
building Saturday night. Each
claimed that their party represent
ed the true ideals of American cit
izenship and offered the only solu
tion of the great political problems.
Little proof was submitted, how
ever, by either party to sustain
their contention. Mr. Detherow
outlined the old thread-bare Social
ist plan for solving the trust ques
tion and the land problem but
failed to produce any proof that
his plan is better than the present
system, and in fact Mr. Alexander
made quite a scary looking booga
boo of Detherow’s government
ownership proposition. Mr. Deth
erow failed to point out a single
instance of where Socialism had
proven of real benefit to the coun
try, but asserted that Wilson,
Roosevelt, Bryan and other lead
ers in the old parties were appro
priating Socialist doctrines. Alex
ander denied that there was such
a thing as a land problem and
pointed out the fact that there are
millions of acres of idle land in the
country and said the great trouble
was that we all wanted the same
place and instead of going out and
making a farm of our own we
wanted the one the other fellow
had already made. All land passed
through the probate court every
30 years, he said, and conditions
adjusted themselves. Not as many
voters were present as wrere ex
pected but the speakers wrere giv
en close attention.
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ARKANSAS' NEW GOVERNOR
WEEKS DOINGS IN
DOTA TOWNSHIP
Crisp Items of News From Dota
Gathered by The Jour
nal Correspondent
Oh! for a refreshing shower.
Mr. and Mrs. 1). P. Churchill
and children visited relatives here
Monday.
Miss Ethel Foote is spending a
few days with her sister, Mrs. VV.
J. Herrington at Newark.
Dr. W. J. Long of Sulphur Rock
was called here Friday to see Mrs.
T. A. Bullington who is quite sick.
Mr. Page, after spending some
time here with his son, J. A. Page,
left Tuesday for his home in Illi
nois.
Willie Best, son of the late Dr.
W. C. Best, of Wynne, arrived
Sunday to attend the burial of his
grandfather, W. C. Best.
Mrs. Kate Best who has been
suffering for some time with a
carbuncle on her shoulder, we are
glad to say, is improving.
Mrs. Bob Churchill and little
daughters, Oleane and Louise, of
Cord, spent Thursday here visiting
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Reaves.
Mrs. Bettie Greer and children,
of Cord, spent a few days herelast
week visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. R. Bullington and family.
Mr. and Mrs. 0. L. Baker and
children, Donavan and Pearl, of
Newport, spent Sunday night here
with relatives, returning home
Monday.
Dr. and Mrs. A. L. Best and
children, Ruth and Ralph, came
up from Newport Sunday to at
tend the burial of the doctor’s
father, W. C. Best.
On account of illness of the pas
tor Rev. YV. S. Storey, the meeting
which was to have begun at Wal
nut Grove last Sunday has been
postponed until Friday night the
13th.
Uncle Billie Best, who resided
in this'community for 37 yearsbut
for the past six years has lived at
Newark, died Saturday night. Ilis
remains were entered at Hopewell
cemetery near here Sunday alter
noon.
PiONEER CITIZEN
PASSES TO REWARD
Uncle Billie Best Dies at his Home
In Newark at The Advanc
ed Age of 86 Years
W. C. Best died at his home in
Newark early Sunday morning,
after a prolonged illness.
Uncle Billie was 86 years old and
was one of the pioneers of this
section. He was a ma-i of generous
impulses and never forgot the
hospitable ways of the pioneer.
The stranger, even though a beg
gar, never failed to receive a gen
uine welcome from him, and he
delighted in being neighborly with
all. He had filled the various rel
ations of life, as son,husband, fath
er, brother, friend, and filled them
well. He was a man who united
sound sense with strong convic
tions, and a candid and outspoken
yet kindly temper, and was emin
ently fitted to assist in molding
pioneer society into form and con
sistency and aid in raising a high
standard of citizenship. How much
the community owes to him, and
such as he, it is impossible to es
timate, though it would be a grate
ful task to trace his influence
through some of the more direct
channels, to hold him up in these
degenerate days in his various
characters as husband and father,
of neighbor and friend, to speak
of the sons and daughters, he has
reared to perpetuate his name and
emulate his virtues.
The remains were laid to rest
Sunday evening at the Hopewell
cemetery, in the old neighborhood
where he lived so many years be
fore moving to Newark. Funeral
services were conducted by Rev.
A. H. Dulaney.
McCL A IN-RAW LINGS
Bent McClain of this place and
Miss Ethel Rawlings of Paroquet
were married at the home of
Squire and Mrs. E. M. Wilson Sun
day night, Squire Wilson officiat
ing.
PULASKI LEADS IN
ROAD CONSTRUCTION
Little Rock, Sept. 11.—Pulaski
county is giving the state a prac
tical application of theory of good
roads building under the direction
of Judge Asher. During the year
ending Sept. 11 there had been
constructed in the county twenty
five, miles of improved macadam
highways. In that time a total of
$161,900 has been spent on the
roads of the county, some of this
being contributed by road im
provement districts.
H. E. Burrell, United States
highway engineer, who has been
devoting considerable time to ad
visory work here says that Pulaski
county stands seventy-fifth among
the counties of the whole United
States, and the work is only be
ginning.
DRYS LOSE FIGHT
FORSTATE-WIDE
Majority Against State-Wide is
About 10,000—Ten Dry
Counties go Wet
The entire Democratic state
ticket was elected in Mondays’ elec
tion.
State wide prohibition lost by
about 10,000, and a number of
“dry” counties changed to wet,
among this number being Jackson,
Hot Springs, Miller, Searcy, Polk,
Poinsett, Perry, Carroll, and Sevier.
Wet counties that changed to dry
were Cross and Lee.
Official figures may change these
indications, but it is not thought
they will. The vote in other coun
ties is so clT^ that it will take the
official count to settle the license
question, but it seems certain that
the prohibitionists have lost at
least 10 counties and maybe more.
Of the amendments and laws
submitted, No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No.
4 and No. 11 have lost. No. 13 has
carried by a large majority. There
is a chance for No. 15, although
the vote will be close, and the fate
of the other amendments is yet in
doubt.
UNCLE ZIBE BARAER DEAD
Z. D. Barber, familiarly known
as Uncle Zibe, died at his home in
Logan township Saturday morn
ing about 4 o’clock.
Uncle Zibe was 84 years old and
was one of the pioneers of this
section, having moved here from
Tennessee 38 years ago and settled
in Logan township where he has
since resided continuously until
his death. He was a good citizen
and a good neighbor and was held
in high esteem by all who knew j
him. The remains were buried
Sunday at the Edwards cemetery.
DEMOCRATS LOSE
ONLY ONE MAN
Entire Democratic Ticket Elected
Except Judge*— B. Moose
Party is Weak
Official returns from Monday’s
election show that the entire Dem
ocratic ticket was elected in Inde
pendence except county judge, J.
W. Scott, Republican, having de
feated Pearce, Democrat, 360
votes.
The county went for state-wide
prohibition by 200, and gave a
majority of 470 against license.
Of the amendments, No. 13, to
limit legislative sessions to 60
days, proved the most popular, and
a larger vote was cast for it than
for any other measure or any can
didate on the ticket. The total
vote cast for this measure was
2,234 and only 634 votes were cast
against it, giving it a majority of
1,800 in the county.
No. 1, the T. J. bill, was defeat
ed by 112.
No. 2, the state-wide prohibition
bill, carried by 200.
No. 3, to change the election
law, lost by 255.
No. 4, for a state text book com
mission, lost by 66.
No. 11, the Grandfather Clause,
proved the most unpopular of all
the amendments, losing by 367.
No. 12, to exempt cotton fac
tories from taxation, carried by 211.
No. 13. to limit legislative ses
sions, carried by 1,800.
No. 14, for the re-call of elective
officers, carried by 604.
No. 15, to permit cities and
towns to issue bonds, lost by 74.
Robinson's majority for govern
or over both his opponent’s is 892.
Jefferson shows the greatest
percentage of Socialists of any
township in the county, having
cast 31 votes for the Socialist can
didate for governor, out of a total
of 88 votes cast in the township.
A tabulated report of the official
returns is given on page 8.
QUITE A DIFFERENCE
In 1911, Mammoth Spring had
two saloons and during Reunion
week 81 persons were put in cala
boose. In 1912 Mammoth Spring
had no saloons and only two were
put in the calaboose. Yet some
people say saloons do not make
crime and drunkenness. — Mam
moth Spring Record.
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