The Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Thursday, November 16, 1916
Vol. 16, No. 33
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS
ELECTED NOVEMBER 7
Complete List of New Officers
Elected in Various Town
ships of the County
Following’ is a complete list
of the justices of the peace,
constables and road over
seers elected in the various
townships of Independence
county in the general election
held November 7.
Ashley Township.—W. H.
Cavener and J. A. Stone, jus
tices of the peace; J. F. Car
penter constable; J.D.Hodges,
road overseer.
Barren.—C. D. Perky and
Ed Woodyard, justices; S. M.
Tugwell, constable; J. M. Mil
ligan, road overseer.
Big Bottom.—A. H. Say
lors and F. Rawlings, justices;
Troy Barber, constable; J. M.
Barber, road overseer.
Black River.—J. W. Crig
ler and R. B. Parr, justices;
T. A. McClain, constable;
Mack McDoniel, road over
seer.
Christian.—J. L. Outlaw
and Lewis Brannon, justices;
F. M. Fife, constable; ,J. M.
Stephens, road overseer.
Craig.—W. M. Barnett and
C. W. Heflin, justices; Marion
Bruce, constable; M. M. Ruth
erford, road overseer.
Cushman.—W. M. Bonham
and E. L. Griffin, justices; S.
S. Gilbert, constable; W. F.
Gray, road overseer.
Dota.—W. D. Bullington
and Amos James, justices; T.
A. Bullington, constable; J. E.
Harrelson, road overseer.
Fairview.—G. D. Hall and
J. A. Wilf, justices; T. R.
Churchwell, constable; Fred!
Hook, road overseer.
Gainsboro.—K. Richard and 1
Reason Wells, justices; J. L. j
Davis, constable ;Ed McKinley
road overseer.
Greenbrier.—J. M. Jones
and J. M. Barnes, justices; J.
D. Porter, constable; F. J.
Barnes, road overseer.
Hill.—M. B. Sims and Joe
White, justices; T. F. Dunn,
constable; T. N. Robertson,
road overseer.
Jefferson.—W. M. Milligan
and A. N. Pool, justices; J. A.
Barnes, constable; W. E. Tur
ner, road overseer.
Liberty.—A. J. Altom and
H. B. Malone, justices; J. A.
Pearson, constable; W. A.
Brown, road overseer.
Logan.—J. H. Fetzer and
R. T. Magness, justices; G. W.
Comer, constable; Chas.Wher
ry, road overseer.
Magness.—M. E. Burt and
•I. T. Jones, justices; J. H.
Flippo, constable; J. M.
Troy, road overseer.
Oil Trough.—J. W. Adams
and Willis Pate, justices;
Jinks James constable; and
Claude Burrell and Jesse Da
vidson, road overseers.
Relief.—C. A. Starkey and
G. W. Burnett, justices E. G.
Strather. constable; Jack Ilun
bray, road overseer.
Rosie.—Pink West and J.M.
Nichols, justices; J. J. Long,
constable; S. C. St.John, road
overseer.
Ruddell.—J. A. Holmes,
Jasper Johnson and Franklin
Perrin, justices; Hill Hays,con
stable ; G. W. Jackson, road
overseer.
Salado.—J. S. Totty and J.
W. Scott, justices; James Gar
rett constable; C. C. Taylor,
road overseer.
Union.—J. H. Cole and T.
C. McBride, justices; John
Burns, constable; F. M. Burns,
road overseer.
Washington.—J. H. Mar
shall and W. T. Hess, justices;
A. T. Anderson, constable; R.
M. Harmon, road overseer.
White River.—Ed Owens
and J. H. Smith, justices; U. P.
Kent, constable; Sam Bevens,
road overseer.
Wvcough.—J. H. McDoniel
and T. F. Eaves, justices;; C.
V. Zuber, constable; W. L.
Lane, road overseer.
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ELECTION SHOOTING
RESULTS FATALLY
Jonesboro, Nov. 13.—Lem
O’Neal, deputy sheriff of Poin
sett County, who was shot by
James Douglass at Trumann on
Friday in a difficulty over the
recent election, died at St. Ber
nard’s Hospital last night, in
this city. The body will be ship
ped to Trumann for burial.
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NEWARK DEFEATS
SEARCY HI 44 TO 0
Visitors Prove Easy Picking
For the Local High School
Football Team
The Newark High School
football team met the Searcy
High School team on the grid
iron last Saturday and to the
delight of an immense crowd
of loyal rooters, emerged from
the conflict with the big end
of a fourty-four to nothing
score.
The Searcy contingent prov
ed easy for the local boys. Ow
ing to the late arrival of the
visitors only ten minute quar
ters were played, which fact
kept the score from beingmuch
larger.
Capt. Williamson gave the
choice of goals to Capt. Chand
ler. With a rush the Newarkers
swept the Searcy team off their
feet and the first touchdown
came in three minutes of play,
by a long forward pass from
Wellman to Rodman. From
this time on the Newark back
field tore through the Searcy
line for five, ten and twenty
yards at the clip, piling up a
total of six touchdowns for 42
points. The touchdowns were
credited to the following play
ers: Galloway, Brown, Well
man, Rodman, Williamson, 2.
Holderby and Williamson
added one point each by a goal
from touchdown.
During the fourth quarter
the Searcyites rallied andmade
a thirty yard march toward
the Newark goal, only to lose
the ball when they had almost
reached the goal. This was the
only time that Searcy threaten
ed to score.
The Newark team is sched
uled to lay the Little Rock High
School team at Newark on Fri
day evening f this week. Their
excellent showing in their past
games promises that the com
ing contest will be interesting
and they deserve the support
and encouragement of their
friend’s presence at the game.
Following is the line-up for
tomorrow’s game:
Posi Little Rock
E. Hard castle
Newark
Roe R
Henderson
Magness
Martin
Arnold
Brown
Norris L,
Holderby (c)
Williamson
Rodman L.
W ellman
R. T.
R. G.
Center
L. G.
L. T.
E.
Q. B.
R. H.
H.
F. B.
Powers
Is grig
Polk
Mills
Biggadike
Stewart
(c) Kidd
Hoffman
McCarron
Scott
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THE LAW REQUIRES
SCALES TO BE TESTED
The law requires all public
scales to be tested before Sep
tember 1 of each year, and all
buyers who purchase farm pro
ducts are required to have
their scales tested. Act No. 252
of the Acts of 1913 is very
specific in regard to the testing
of scales, and provides a fine
of $1 per day for each day
scales are used without being
tested.
The state law makes it the
duty of the marshal in cities
and towns to inspect scales,
weights and measures, and see
that they comply with the pro
visions of the law.
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PUBLIC SALE
I will offer for sale at Sul
phur Rock, on Saturday, Nov
ember 25, 1916, some young
mares and mules, one McCor
mick mower, one hay rake,
two or three cultivators, break
ing plows, etc.
Terms, on live stock, one
half cash, balance due October
1, 1917, with note and approv
ed security. On farming im
plements, in sums of less than
$10, cash in hand; on sums of
more than $10, on credit of
two months, with note and ap
proved security.
J. H. JIMERSON,
Sulphur Rock, Arkansas.
V. G. RICHARDSON ON
TRIAL FOR MURDER
Trial Started Tuesday and Will
Consume Time of Court
Remainder of Week
The trial of V. G. Richard
son, who is charged with mur
der in the first degree for kill
ing Farrell Padgett at Bates
ville about two weeks ago, wras
begun in the circuit court at
Batesville Tuesday afternoon.
The jury was completed Wed
nesday and the trial of the case
was started Wednesday after
noon. The taking of testimony
was started this morning.
In stating the case to the jury
Wednesday afternoon, Attor
ney Troy Pace of Little Rock,
who has been employed to as
sist in the prosecution, denoun
ced the killing as a cold blood
ed murder.
Richardson’s wife was seated
at his side but no other rel
atives of the accused were in
the court room at the begin
ning of the trial. His brother
in-law', Roy Hudson, a farmer,
was in Batesville but was not
present at the opening of the
trial.
At the opening of the trial,
Richardson's girl wife, who is
said to have married him when
she was 1.3, contrary to her
mother’s wishes, flushed and
dropped her head when Con
gressman Caraway told the
jury that the defense would
prove that Padgett made every
effort to induce her to divorce
Richardson ; that they were to
gether many times, and that
Padgett wrote many letters to
her, urging her to come to him.
He declared evidence would
show that Richardson warned
Padgett to cease paying atten
tions to his wife.
It is said that Richardson
suffered a nervous breakdown
Tuesday and summoned a phy
sician. Mrs. Richardson has re
mained with him in the jail for
several days, her baby being
cared for by friends while she
has shared a cell in the jail
with her husband.
About 60 witnesseshavebeen
summoned, including a number
of the carnival show in which
the killing took place.
It is expected that the case
will occupy the attention of
the court for the remainder of
the week.
The jury who will try the
case is made up of the follow
ing citizens: Will Chinn, Ash
ley township; C. L. Pasley,
Fairview; Erwin Pelley, Oil
Trough; V. O. Gray, Barren;
A. L. Dunlap. Greenbrier; D.
C. Selvidge, Big Bottom; Let
Robinson, Washington; J. F.
Sisk, Big Bottom; Jeff Porter,
Greenbrier; P. S. Fortune, Wy
cough ; J. L. Brown, Cushman;
J. M. Johnson, Barren.
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FORMER NEWARK MAN
DOING WELL IN TEXAS
J. A. Robertson who moved
from here to Melvin, Tex.,
about two years ago, in making
remittance for The Journal,
writes that he is getting along
nicely. He has bought a little
farm and has it pretty well im
proved.
He has been unfortunate,
however, as to the health of
Mrs. Robertson, who has been
in a sanitarium at Rrady for
some time and has undergone
two operations. She is improv
ing nicely, however, and will
soon regain her normal health.
He says the weekly visits of
The Journal are likg a lette,
from home, but he would like
for some of his old friends to
write to him occasionally.
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JOCKEY STABBED
AT NEWPORT FAIR
Jockey C. B. Fisher of Hut
chinson, Kan., who had been
riding at the Jackson County
Fair at Newport last week, was
slashed with a knife Friday af
ternoon by W. M. Corley.
The difficulty followed the
loss of a race by Corley’s mare,
Miss Detriot, ridden by Fisher.
Corley, it is said, attributed the
loss of the race to Fisher’s rid
ing, and when a dispute arose
between them over the matter,
Corley slashed Fisher across
the abdomen with a knife.
It was at first reported that
Fisher’s wounds would likely
prove fatal, but later reports
indicate that the wounds are
not of a dangerous character
and Fisher is recovering rapid
ly.
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PROCEEDINGS OF
THE CIRCUIT COURT
The following cases have
been disposed of in the circuit
court during the past week.
State vs. Clarence Bonner,
abortion, jury trial, not guilty.
State vs. St. L. I. M. & S. Ry.
appeal from J. P. Court, trial
by court, fined $10.
State vs. Buck Shelly and
Noah Sloan, assault to rape,
jury trial of Shelly, verdict of
guilty, three years in pen.Noah
Sloan, plea of guilty, three
years in pen.
St. L. I. M. & S. Ry. vs. W.
A. Oldfield and C. F. Cole, con
tinued by plaintiff.
W. E. Logan vs. Ry., jury
trial, verdiVt for plaintiff for
$2000; appeal granted.
J. M.Carleton vs. Ry.,agreed
judgment for plaintiff for$300.
J. M. Sisk vs. Ry., trial by
court, judgment for plaintiff
for $75.
J. T. Pounders vs. Ry., con
tinued for term.
Lessie Brown vs. Ry., judg
ment for plaintiff for $20.
F. M. Noo vs. Ry., dismissed
at defendant’s cost.
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.,
vs. Fannie Thomas, admx.,
claim allowed for $2515.07.
State vs. V. G. Richardson,
murder first degree, arraign
ment wAived and plea of not
guilty. Trial now in progress.
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Small farm of 10 acres. Con
veniently located in edge of
town, for sale at a bargain.
Good three room house and
small orchard. All under fence.
Will accept good young stock
as part payment and make easy
terms on balance. Newark Real
Estate Co.
DEFEAT OF ACT NO. 2
IS BOOST FOR STATE
Vote on Proposed Law Shows
That Prohibition is Pop
ular in Arkansas
Little Rock. Nov. 14.—Al
though the defeat of Act No.
2 which was branded by many
as the most pernicious piece
of legislation ever proposed in
the state, was most over
whelming and decisive, it has
not settled the liquor laws of
Arkansas. While the liquor
men are “left with scarce a
leg to stand upon,” it is pre
dicted that from time to time
they will make an effort to
drive a wedge into the pro
hibition situation. They are
still doing that in bone-dry
Kansas and Maine.
Among the laws that will
be proposed in the next legis
lature will be one to limit the
amount of liquor, alcoholic
and otherwise, that can be
shipped into the state to any
one purchaser during a stated
period. There has been a law
of this character in Oregon,
and by the recent election ev
en the limited importation of
liquor has been prohibited in
to that state.
Liquor shops in Louisiana,
Tennessee, and Missouri have
been doing a thriving business
in Arkansas. The express
companies and railroads have
been bringing in great quan
tities. In sc me places ordin
ances have been proposed or
passed providing for the in
spection fees on shipments of
liquor. Such a law was de
clared un - institutional after
after collections haci been
made on >t for some months
in Ratesvil. . It had been sug
gested in I dtle Rock, but has
never been attempted by the
council, ft is probable that a
bill will b * introduced in the
Legislature permitting muni
cipalities to levy such a tax.
The decisive vote on the liquor
act last week has demonstrat
ed that prohibition is popular
in Arkansas. It is the great
est victory that has ever been
won for prohibition in the
state, and the slogan, “Let the
people rule,has been vindicated.
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