The Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, March 14, 1913
Vol. 12, No. 49
Don't Boast About What You Would Do if You Were Someone Else—Just Get Busy and Show What You Can Do Yourself
SCHOOLS IMPROVE
WITH SUPERVISION
Positive Working Force For Up
building and Betterment of
Public Schools
The State Department of Educa
tion has just issued a bulletin deal
ing with the question of county
superintendency of schools in the
state. The bulletin briefly discuss
es the work of a county superin
tendent and gives the results in
improved school conditions that
are shown in those counties of the
state that have adopted the super
vision plan.
There are fifteen counties ac
cording to this bulletin, that have
county superintendents of schools
and these supenntendents have
done much to organize, classify
and standardize the work of the
the rural schools in these counties.
Under the present law, any
county may adopt the county su
pervision plan of work by a vote
of the electors at the annual school
election.
The bulletin further states that
the county superintendent does
not displace the director, neither
does he assume or take away any
of the duties or powers now pos
sessed by the school directors.
The superintendent aids, assists
and co-operates with these school
officers.
The bulletin concludes with the
following statement: “Efficient
supervision is without doubt the
most pressing need at present in
the school work of the state.
County superintendency is no long
er an experiment in the school
work of Arkansas—it has been
tried in a number of counties and
has been in every instance a posi
tive working force for the up
building and betterment of the
schools in every way.”
POINT FERRY
Across Black River one - half
mile above Jacksonport.
Your patronage solicited—good
banks. W. I. Townsend.
Go to G. 0. Magness & Co. for
ladies’ shoes and slippers, at cost
for the next few days.
MURDER CASE CONTINUED
Elbert Hayberry to be Tried at
Newport in September
Newport, March 8—The case of
Elbert Mayberry, accused of the
murder of Frank Vance in the
Planter’s Hotel in Newport has
been continued until the next term
of the Jackson County Circuit
Court, owing to the illness of W.
B. Ballard, accused as an accessory
to the crime, and who is expected
to be one of the most important
witnesses for the defendant.
In the case of Mike Eyre, in
dicted for murder in the second
degree for killing a boy in a lum
ber camp some time ago, the court
quashed the indictment returned.
He will refer the matter to the
next Grand Jury, in the meantime
holding Eyre without bail on a
charge of murder in the first de
gree.
WYCOUGH WARBLINGS
S. J. Curtis went to Newark
Saturday.
Hugh Vaughan of Newark spent
Sunday evening here.
L. G. Dugger \yent to Sulphur
Rock Saturday on business.
L. P. Holcomb made a business
trip to Sulphur Rock Saturday.
H. V. Merriwether spent Friday
and Saturday in Gainsboro town
ship on business.
Nelson Fitch, our hustling mer
chant, will soon have his store
house completed.
J. 0. Robinson left Monday for
Hot Springs to attend the Head
Camp Meeting of the W. 0. W.
Miss Bettie Griffin and Miss Bal
ma Cole attended the Sunday
School Convention at Walnut
Grove Saturday and report a nice
time.
CORN AND CANNING
CLUBS TO riEET
There will be a meeting of the
Boys’ Corn Club and the Girls’
Canning Club at Batesville Satur
day the 15th. Besides a number of
other addresses, Assistant State
Agent W. J. Jernigan of Little
Rock will be present and address
the meeting. All members are urg
ed to be present.
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Mrs. J. C. Wynne left Saturday
for her home at Richmond, after
spending some time here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mag
ness.
Dr. J. H. Kennerly of Batesville
was a passenger up the road Sun
day night en route home from a j
a business trip to St. Louis and
Chicago.
M»ses Anna and Devona Boyce |
left Saturday night for their home
in St. Louis, after spending some
time here wtih their sister, Mrs.
W. L. Hall.
Just arrived from the East, a
nice stock of ladies’ and children's
hats that you can huy reasonable
at Mrs. Alexander’s, shop at resi
dence, Newark.
J. T. Foot returned to his home
at Brinkley Sunday night after
spending several days here visit
ng relatives. Mrs. Foote will re
main a few days.
Full assortment of the best gar
den seeds of all kinds, in bulk
form, at Allen’s. You get more
and better seed when you buy in
bulk from Allen.
If you appreciate good biscuits
go to Holderbv & Sisk’s and get
some King of Missouri flour. Its
the best flour ever brought to
Newark. (Adv.)
Mrs. H. E. Hawthorne left Mon
day night for Hot Springs to at
tend the state meeting of the
Woodmen Circle as a delegate
from Newark Grove.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Hoyt left
Sunday night for Hot Springs
where they will spend a few days
attending the state meeting of the
Woodmen and the Woodmen
Circle.
L. E. Wilson returned a few
days ago from Willow Springs,
Mo., where he went to ship his
his household goods back to New
ark, and will again make this his
home.
A card from our old friend E. F.
Matheny of San Antonio, Tex.,
says they have had delightful
weather there this winter and that
he and his family are enjoying fine
health.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Mchaig, for
merly of Batesville, are now resi
dents of Newark, having moved
down a few days ago. They are
excellent people and the citizens
of Newark gladly welcome them
to our town.
Miss Willie Roe left Sunday for
Oil Trough where she will teach
the remainder of the term of
school at the Husley school house.
This is the school that was being
taught by P. H. Caldwell of this
place who died a few days ago.
L. M. Gray announces in today’s
paper as a candidate for city mar
shal. Mr. Gray has been a resi
dent of Newark a number of
years and is a good citizen. In the
event of his election, he would no
doubt give the people good service.
Our spring millinery opening
will take place on Thursday and
Friday, March 13 and 14. Largest
assortment, newest styles and low
est prices in North Arkansas. You
are cordially invited to attend.
Barnett Bros. Merc. Co., Batesville.
I have a fine black Percheon
horse, weighs about 1800 pounds,
that I will keep at Hall’s Livery
Barn in Newark, Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday of each week.
People interested in good draft
horses are invited to call and see!
him. J. E. Hobbs, of Cord. 5-41
The work of excavating was
started Tuesday for the new Jour
nal building to be erected on the
corner of Main and Second streets,
and work on the building will
probably begin in a few days.
The building will be a one story
brick.
The entertainment given by the
band at the High School Auditor
ium Friday night was enjoyed by
a large crowd. The band is mak
ing excellent progress and was
freely complimented by all upon
the good music rendered. Several
numbers on the program by music
pupils of the High School were
splendid, and the entertainment
was pronounced by many as one
of the best of the season.
CLEAN-UP PROCLAMATION
I, E. H. Williamson, as Mayor of
the Town of Newark, Arkansas,
designate and proclaim, Wednes
day, April 2,1913, as general clean
up day in the town of Newark.
We kindly ask all families to clean
up all old rubbish lying around
their homes and burn the same.
And such as old cans you are re
quested to please crush, so they
will not hold water to create mos
quitos. It is further requested by
the Civic Improvement Club that
all toilets throughout the town be
mulched heavily with ashes or
lime. Ashes is something every
family has, and our Town would
be much benefitted if they were
used more freely in the outhouses.
Given under my hand this 10th
day of March 1913.
E. H. Williamson, Mayor.
WALNUT GROVE STEMS
Health is good in this part.
Callie Hall made a business trip
to Charlotte Monday.
S. L. McDoniel made a business
trip to Batesville Monday.
Rev. Story filled his regular ap
pointment at this place Sunday.
Miss Ruth Churchill spent Sat
urday night with Misses Abbie and
Tennie Cason.
Several from this place attended
the exhibition at the Williams
school house Friday night.
Luther Damron, who has been
confined to his bed for some time,
we are glad to say, is able to be
out again.
HUNTER KILLS HIMSELF
Lee Russell of Bald Knob Victim
of Accidental Shot
Bald Knob, March 8.—Lee Rus
sell of this city was accidentally
shot and killed while hunting with
Mrs. Russell near here on last
Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Russell
had “scared up” a rabbit, and it
ran into a hollow log. Mr. Rus
sell stooped to look into one end
of the log when the shotgun
which he was carrying was acci
dentally discharged, the load strik
ing him in the back. He died
within a short time.
TAX RATE increased
The legislature has passed the
Carl-Lee bill increasing the gener
al tax levy from li mills to 21
mills. This will not affect the rate
of taxation as three-eights of a
mill is taken from the capitol tax
and one-eighth from the sinking
fund.__
KILL ANNEXATION BILL
The bill to annex school district
No. 35 to the Newark Special Dis
trict, which passed the senate
some time ago, was defeated in
the house Monday by a vote of 23
to 46.
TEACHERS’ MEETING
Program Arranged For Meeting
be Held at Batesville
The Independence County
Teachers’ Association will meet at
the High School building in Bates
ville at ten o’clock on Saturday
morning, March 15, 1913. This is
an important meeting and it is
hoped that every teacher in the
county will attend. You can’t af
ford to miss it. Arrange to come
and invite your directors to be
present.
The following program has been
prepared for the meeting:
Some Impressions of the last
State Association.—S. E. Wells.
How to make Teachers’ Meet
ings Helpful.—J. B. Stewart.
The Teacher’s work in the Com
munity.—W. A. Ford.
The Boys’ Com Clubs.—Geo. W.
Allen.
The Girls Canning Clubs.—Miss
Mary Case.
How to secure a School Library.
—W. T. Jernigan.
Something of West Virginia
Schools.—Miss Bertha Lee Renick.
Some Helpful Primary Plans.—
Miss Mary Kennard.
What I am trying to do in my
School.—Miss Ethel Wood.
Some things I expect to do in
my next School.—W. C. Hickmon.
County Uniformity of Text
Books.—0. T. Jernigan, D. 0. Sims.
County Superintendency. —T.E.
Hickmon, J. K. Rawlings.
County Uniformity and County
Superintendency are matters that
will come before the people at the
annual school meeting next May.
Come prepared to tell us what you
think about them. We wish also
to discuss plans for our institute
next June.
The regula r quarterly examina
tion of teachers will be held on
Thursday and Friday, March 20
and 21. Sidney Pickens,
County Examiner.
NEAR-CLASH OVER
PRESIDENT RRO TEH
The senate Monday elected Sen
ator J. M. Futrel of Green county
president pro tern of the senate.
A warm fight ensued over the
election, as the president pro tern
becomes lieutenant govenor at the
close of the legislature. It is said
that some hot words were passed
between Senators Raney and Cov
ington and they probably would
have come to blows had friends
not interfered.
ARRESTED ON GRAND
LARCENY CHARGE
Monroe Wilkes Confesses Stealing
Cross Ties and Implicates
Will Grigsby
Monroe Wilkes was arrested Sat
urday on a warrant charging grand
larceny, for having sold cross ties
belonging to J. E. Uhles.
The ties had been stacked on
the right-of-way at theEller switch
and Wilkes is alleged to have tak
en Mr. Uhles' name from the ties
and branded them as belonging to
B. C. Bowers. He sold about $23
worth of the ties and received a
check in payment, which he had
cashed at Sulphur Rock.
He was arrested and taken be
fore Squire Holmes at Batesville
where he confessed his guilt, and
charged Will Grigsby with being '
the instigator of the affair, alleg
ing that Grigsby laid the plan and
he put it into execution.
Grigsby was arrested Sunday
but released upon his promise to
appear before Squire Holmes for
trial yesterday.
Not much is known of Wilkes
here, he having came here only a
few months ago. It is generally
believed, however, that he is a
fugitive from justice. It is thought
that he is going under an assumed
name, and it is reported that his
real name is Murphy.
Wilkes barely escaped trouble
some time ago by writing a check
on ’the First National Bank here
for $10 when he had no funds to
his credit* Payment was refused
at the bank and when the party
to whom the check was given
went to him and demanded pay
ment, Wilkes went to the bank
with the party and presented an
old deposit slip on which he had
changed the date, as the basis for
his claim of having the money in
the bank. When the duplicate de
posit slip on file in the bank was
shown him, he was at his wit’s
end. He secured money and paid
the party to whom the check was
given and the matter was dropped.
BERRY PICKERS WANTED
Wanted.—2,000 strawberry pick
ers by the members of the Jud
sonia Fruit and Vegetable Grow
ers Association. Picking will begin
about April 20,1913. Price paid
per quart two cents. Houses or
tents furnished. For information
apply to C. A. Winn, Sec.
Judsonia, Arkansas. 49-6
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