ARKANSAT FIRST
IN MUSKMELONS
Produces More Than Any Oth
er State, According to
Official Figures
Arkansas leads the nation j
with 10,655 acres planted to
commercial raising of musk
melons during the present
year, according to statistics
just made public by the Agri
cultural Department.
In 1920 Colorado held first
place in muskmelon produc
tion, but a decrease of 15 per
cent in acreage and an in
crease of 61 per cent in Ark
ansas caused Colordado to
drop to second place.
The commercial acreage of
muskmelons in the 12 late
producing states shows an in
crease of 14 per cent over last
year, according to the bureau’s
report. The acreage harvest
ed in 1920 was 24,476, while
it is estimated that 31,215
acres were planted this year.
In addition to Colorado, both
Illinois and Indiana reported
a decrease in acreage, while
Michigan, New York and Ten
nessee remained approximate
ly the same. The other states,
in addition to Arkansas,
w'hich reported an increase,
are Delaware, 32 per cent;
Missouri 15 per cent; Wash
ington, 11 per cent; Iowa and
Maryland, 5 per cent.
Chinch Bugs Destroy Corn _
Huntsville, July 8—Chinch
bugs are destroying corn crops
in all parts of this county.
Farmers say that they have
not been so nuierous for 20
years.
You Won't Get Bit If
You Trade at Jeffery’s
Get Our Prices on
Wagons
Wholesale
and retail
Jeffery’s
BATESVILLE
J. R. ALEXANDER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Notary Public and Bonding At- 1
ant in Office
MASONIC BULID1NG
Newark, * • - Arkansas
RODMAN. ROE & BORE
PHYSICIANS & SURGEONS
Office at Head of Stairt in
First National Bank
Building
Newark, - « Arkansas !
BLACK ROCK BOY
KILLED W TRAIN
Body Terribly Mangled as
Young Man Lay Asleep on
Track at Hoxie
Hoxie, July 8.—HarrilSmith
aged about 18, was struck by
a Missouri Pacific passenger
train shortly after midnight
last night and instantly killed.
He was asleep on the track,
it is said. His head was
crushed, his back broken and
his thighs badly bruised and
lacerated.
The boy’s death was wit
nessed by several persons, and
it is believed that he commit
ted suicide. He reached Hox
ie about 7 o’clock last night
from Kansas, where he work
ed in the wheat fields. He
went to sleep twice on the
track before the train struck
him, it is said, and each time
was awakened and warned of
the danger. He is said to
have replied that he had as
soon be dead as alive.
The body w^s sent this
morning to Black Rock, the
home of his father, Jim Smith.
OFFICERS FIND TWO
STILLS NEAR CORD
Two Men Arrested, Deny Op
erating Stills and are Re
lased on Bond
Sheriff Noah Harris, Feder
al Agent W. R. Pasley and
deputies made a raid Friday
in Black River township and
captured two moonshine stills,
together with a large quanti
ty of mash.
One of the stills, of 20 gal
lons capacity, was found on a
farm belonging to Ben Hobbs
and consisted of a make-shift
affair which he disclaimed had
been operated as a still. The
other was of 20 gallons’ ca
pacity, made of copper, with
a copper worm, and was found
at the residence of E. B. Rich
ards. Neither still was in op
eration at the time of the raid.
It was at the still of E. B.
Richards that the mash was
found.
Hobbs and Richards were
taken to Batesville and ar
raigned before Commissioner]
J. W. Parse. They waived'
preliminary hearing and were
released on $1,000 bond.
BECOMES SECRETARY
OF NEWPORT C. OF C.
i
Mississippi Man lo Direct
Jackson Organization
Newport, July 19.—Frank
L. Whitman, of Yazoo City,
Miss., who was recently elect
ed secretary of the Newport
Chambr of Commerce, arrved
in the city the first of the
week and has assumed his new
duties. Mr. Whitman has for
two years been one of the na
tional field representatives of
the American Legion as a lec
turer, and it was after deliver
ing a lecture here under the
auspices of the Neill Griffin
post that he was urged by the
board of directors of the
( hamber of Commerce to ac
cept the secretaryship. He is
a veteran of the 30th. Division
ot the American expedition
ary forces, and since his dis
charge has been actively en
gaged by the Legion in tour
ing the Southern states in the
interest of that body. Mr.
Whitman will be joined by his
wife and three children in
August.
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Paroquet, July 20—Hot
weather, crops are looking
fine. Health good.
If you want to have a good
cool time go to the Royal
theatre at Newark.
Mr. and Mrs. N. 1). Freeze
of Newark spent Friday here
visiting friends.
B. R. Clark made a busi
ness trip to Newport Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. McDon
iel of Wycough township
spent Saturday here visiting
relatives.
Keen Galloway spent Sat
urday here visiting relatives.
Reed Galloway spent Sat
urday evening at Newark.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Yaney
spent Saturday evening at
Newark shopping and attend
ed the show at the Royal.
Alva Harrelson spent Sat
urday night and Sunday at
Newark with home folks.
Mr. and Mrs. Lon Lovejoy
spent Saturday evening at
Newark shopping.
Henry Johnson made a bus
iness trip to Newark Monday.
Luther Wayman made a
business trip to Newark Mon
day.
Postmaster B. R. Clark
made a business trip to New
ark Monday.
Mrs. Grace Moxley spent
Sunday at Magness with
friends.
The work of repairing the
Duck Puddle school house will
soon be completed and it is
now a nice, clean, up-to-date
building. School opened last
Monday with Prof. Farley
Cash as teacher.
Sheriff N. F. Harris of
Batesville was looking after
business here Tuesday.
Finis McCaleb made a busi
ness trip to Newport Monday.
Oscar Linebough made a
business trip to Newark
Tuesday.
Rev. James is conducting a
meeting here this week.
Thomas Martin made a
business trip to Batesville .
Tuesday.
Joe Broad waters of Jack
son county passed through
here Monday.
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Charlotte, July 12.—S. J.
Moore spent Friday at Bates
ville.
A. J. Weaver and son Ran
son spent Monday at Bates
ville.
Mr. and Mrs G. W. Jerni
gan attended the singing con
vention at Oak Grove Sunday.
Mrs. Rebecca Moore of Sul
phur Rock visited her daugh
ter Mrs. Urban Brittoin Sun
day night.
Mr. and Mrs E. S. Jernigan
spent Sunday at Locust Grove
the guests Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Ball. .
Mr. and Mrs. R. S . Kent
of Sharp visited the lady,s
mother Mrs. Allie Blair Sat
urday night and Sunday.
Our school opened Monday
with Leslie Baker and Miss
Elsie Moore teachers.
Mrs. Allie Blair and son.
Herbert and daughter, Miss
Thelma visited Mr. and Mrs.
Nelse Ball at Locust Grove a
few days last week.
WILLI AMS-ROUSELL
Ross Williams and Miss
Edna Rousell were married at
the home of Rev. and Mrs.
G. L. Fink Wednesday, Rev.
Fink officiating.
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FARNUM
What Makes a Man See Red?
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When you see this picture, you will understand
why Farnum “saw red/* and why he became a
human bloodhound, always on the trail of the
guilty wretch.
After a thrilling chase, he finally corners his
man on a South Sea Island, where tiie laws of
civilization have not yet reached, and the manner
in which lie measures out a just punishment is
highly dramatic and exciting to the ?ast degree.
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