The Newark Journal.
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Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, May 16, 1913
Vol. 13, No. 6
ELECT TEACHERS
FOR NEXT TERM
Board Chooses Faculty For New
ark High School For The
Coming Year
At the meeting of the school
boad Monday night the following
faculty was elected for the New
ark High School for the term of
1913-14.
Prof. J. B. Stewart, principal
and teacher for the eighth, ninth
and tenth grades.
Prof. E. E. Esteb, sixth and
seventh grades.
Prof. J. L. Mayhan, fourth and
fifth grades.
Miss Lula Brown, third grade.
Miss Pearl Poe, second grade.
Miss Fannie Blalock, first grade.
Miss Mary Alexander was elect
ed teacher of the Akron school.
Mary Garrett was elected teach
er for the colored school.
The election of a teacher for the
music department wras deferred
until a later date.
This gives the school one of the
strongest and most efficient corps
of teachers in its history and as
sures the people of Newark one of
the best schools in the county.
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RECKON THEY WILL
HATCH OUT A YARN?
Col. and Mrs. John Qualls own
a young Rhode Island Red hen
- that lays an egg about three inches
long every day. The eggs are
usually about an inch in diameter
and three inches long, and she has
been laying eggs like this for some
time.—Newark Journal.
Keep it up old hen, you will
lay some knitting needles yet—
Arkansas Gazette.
HlOH SCHOOL CLOSING
The first of the closing exercises
of the Newark High School will
be held at the auditorium Monday
night, when the students of Miss
Moore’s music department will
give a recital. This will be followr
ed by others during the week and
the final closing exercises will take
place Friday night. A number
of students will finish the public
school course but there will be no
graduating class this year.
JUDGE LANKFORD TO RUN
Will Be Candidate for Congress
Against Mr. Oldfield
Batesville, May 11.—Judge Eu
gene Lankford, who has been
holding court at Mountain View,
makes the positive announcement
that he will be a candidate forCon
gress from the second congression
al district to oppose Congressman
Will Oldfield at the coming elec
tion. It was said some time ago
that Judge Lankford would be in
the race for Congress, but it was
not expected that he would oppose
Mr. Oldfield in the event Mr. Old
field was a candidate.
At that time it was reported
that Mr. Oldfield would be in the
race for the United States Senate,
but it is believed by friends here
that Mr. Oldfield will not be a can
didate for the Senate at this time.
NOTICE TO DOU OWNERS
To all citizens of the Incorpor
ated Town of Newark who own or
harbor dogs:
Your dog tax for the year 1913
is now past due, and you are here
by notified to pay same on or be
fore the first day of June, 1913. All
parties paying same on or before
said date shall be exempt from
paying marsnai s iee oi mty cents,
but if said taxes are not paid on or
before June 1st, the taxes and fees
must be paid in full. And if said
taxes are not paid before the 10th
day of June, 1913, all dogs on
which taxes are delinquent will be
disposed of as the law directs.
J. B. Ketchem, Mayor.
MRS. T. Y. RAMSEY DIES
Batesville, May 10.— Mrs. T. Y.
Ramsey, wife of the pastor of the
First Methodist Church, died here
this morning at 7:30. She was
Miss Sue Carlisle, born in Monroe
County, Miss., March 19, 1853.
She married Rev. T. Y. Ramsey
Nov. 20,1877. She was a neice of
Dr. J. C. Carlisle, president of
Woodford College, in South Caro
lina. Mrs. Ramsey is survived by
her husband and three children.
The remains were taken to Little
Rock Sunday for burial, a party of
about 15 Batesville friends accom
paning the family to Little Rock
to attend the funeral.
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J Happenings of Local Interest
Elston Brewer of Newport was
in town yesterday on business.
Elbert Burt of Newport spent
Wednesday here with relatives.
J. A. Page, a prominent citizen
of Dota, was in town yesterday.
R. H. Hall is able to be out
again, after an illness of several
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C. Y. Holt, representing the Ol
iver Typewriter Co., of Louis, was
in town yesterday.
W. A. Rutherford and Geo. L.
Bevens of Batesville were in town
yesterday on business.
M. S. Fisher left Tuesday for
Nashville, Tenn., where he will
spend the summer with Mrs.
Fisher.
H. E. Hawthorne left Wednes
day morning for Little Rock to at
tend the Hardware Dealers Con
vention.
Geo. F. Grosser and John Craft
on left Saturday for points in
Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Drennen and
Mrs. Maggie Tuggle spent Sun
day in Sulphur Rock, the guests
of Miss Maud Tuggle.
W. R. Fausei, who has been at
work at Woodson for several
weeks, spent a fewr days here this
week with his family, returning
to Woodson yesterday.
J. L. Mayhan recently passed a
successful examination for entrance
to the railway mail service, and is
now in Little Rock acquainting
himself with the duties of the
position.
There will be an all-day service
at the White school house, south
east of town, Sunday. Rev. G. L.
Fink will preach at 11 o’clock, af
ter which dinner will be served on
the ground, and in the afternoon
there will be a special song service.
Geo. L. Green and Misses Willie
Drennen and Blanch Crow left
Wednesday evening for Little
Rock to attend the graduating ex
ercises of the University Medical
College. Dr. S. A. Drennen of this
city is a member of the graduat
ing class.
Under the Sunday closing law
we cannot sell meat after 8 o’clock
on Sunday morning. It is our de
sire to please and accommodate
everybody, but we must observe
this rule or the mayor will revoke
our license. When you want meat
on Sunday please call for it before
8 o’clock and we will be glad to
serve you and will do our best to
please you. McSpadden & Co.
RAN CAR INTO DITCH
George Green ran his auto into
a ditch on the road just north of
town Sunday. The accident oc
curred in making a turn at a nar
row place in the road. Mr. Green
was at the steering wheel and in
making a quick turn, in order to
miss a tree, he ran too near the
ditch and the machine pitched in
to the ditch. He and Miss Fannie
McDoniel were the only occupants
in the car, and fortunately both
escaped ufinjured. The car was
only sligljf.ly damaged.
R. F. D. DON’TS
Don’t stamp your letters; let
the carrier do that; it is a great
pleasure.
Don’t turn out of the road for
the carrier when it is muddy or
the snow is deep. He is supposed
to turn out for everybody and en
joys it. Such as crossing logs,
ditches, etc.
[ Don’t buy but one stamp at a
time, because they are liable to
spoil, then they can’t be used.
Don’t wrap your letters on a
rainy day. The carrier’s hands
never get dirty and the weather
is always ideal.
Don’t call for your mail at the
office until the carrier has it rout
ed and is ready lo start. It is a
pleasure to tear into it, then sort it
Don’t forget to ask the carrier to
purchase and carry out packages
for you without stamps. You
| don’t care if he dos lose his job.
Don’t ask the carrier anything
about the parcel post if you have a
j package to send, but just stick a
I few ordinary stamps on it, then
give the carrier hail Columbia the
! next day because he didn’t take
! it. Any sort of stamps will do
i from return to postage-due stamps.
Don’t keep silent when the car
! rier has to wait an hour for the
mail. Ask him if he hasn’t been
| asleep, or what kind he’s been
drinking or tell him you thought
it was a holiday and he was laying
off.
Don’t fix your mail box or move
that box or old chair that the
children have put there to get the
mail. The carrier likes to get out
on a cold or rainy day to deliver
the mail.
Don’t fail to knock when the
carrier makes a mistake, because
it wasn’t a mistake, he did it on
purpose. R. F. D. men are infali
ble.
MRS. CUNNINGHAM DEAD
Mrs. Eva Cunningham died at
her home at Sulphur Rock, Mon
day, after an illness of only a few
days, having been sick only since
the preceding Saturday.
Mrs. Cunningham was the
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. T. A.
Bevens and was a most estimable
Christian lady, whose influence for
good was a benediction to the
large circle of friends with whom
she came in daily contact. Her life
tirac Koonfifnl fr»r itc cimrvli/Mfxr ifo
kindness, its helpfulness, its tend
erness and sympathy. The good
influence of such a life upon a
community is beyond the power of
human comprehension and is a
priceless legacy to her family and
| especially to her daughter.
Mrs. Cunningham’s husband
died several years ago and she has
since made her home with her
parents, Dr. and Mrs. T. A. Bev
ens. She is survived by one child,
a daughter, Miss Rena, a most
estimable young lady who has in
herited many of her mother’s noble
traits of character.
Funeral services were held at
the Methodist church in Sulphur
Rock, Rev. C. F. Hively of Bates
ville conducting the services.
TO BEGIN WORK SOON
Contractor D. K. Couch of 1m
boden was in town Saturday mak
ing arrangements to begin work
on the concrete sidewalks to be
put in here soon. He was award
ed the contract some time ago.
He is now doing some work at
Imboden but will finish his con
tract there in a few days and will
be Mere to begin work about the
first of June.
The bond issue has been placed
ar.d in a few daj j the money wili
be deposited in the First National
Bank which has been designated
depository for the funds.
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
The teachers institute for this
I county will be held at Batesville
by Prof. D. J. Rogers, June 2nd
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APPROVES STOCK LAW
Attorney General Says Towns
Can impound Stock
At the request of Mayor J. B.
Ketchem, Attorney General W. L.
Moose replied to an inquiry a few
days ago as to whether the town
of Newark had the right to im
pound stock that comes from out
side the city limits. The Attorney
General held that the mayor had
the right to impound such stock.
In his reply Judge Moose quoted
the case of White against the city
of Clarksville in the 75th Report
of the Supreme Court. In that
case White, who lived outside the
corporate limits of Clarksville al
lowed his hogs to go to the town,
where they were taken up by the
marshal. The court held that the
marshal was justified in so doing.
BEGIN WORK ON NEW
BUILDING NEXT WEEK
The contract for the erection of
The Journal’s new home was let
several days ago to Thos. I. Young
of Batesville. Material is now
being placed on the ground and
work on the building will begin
next Monday.
The building will be a one story
brick structure. The front will
be of pressed brick and plate glass
and the building will have a con
crete floor throughout, making it
a strictly modern and fire proof
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DRAINAGE BONDS SOLD
Newport, May 10.—The bonds
of the Overcup Slough Drainage
District, embracing about 20.00C
acres of fine land in Jackson and
Woodruff counties, were sold Fri
day night to the Arkansas Bank
& Trust Co. and the First National
Bank of this city upon a joint bid
of the two banks, representing W.
R. Compton Co. of St. Louis. The
bond issue of $85,000, bearing 6
per cent, interest, brought par,
which is considered an excellent
bid under present financial con
ditions.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to express our heart
felt thanks and appreciation to
our many friends who assisted
us so willingly during the sickness
and death of our beloved daugter
and sister, and may the Lord who
doeth all things well remember
you and bless you in time of need.
And the faithful physicians,we shall
ever remember their kindness and
words of sympathy, and pray that
each of you may be blessed.
Dr. T. A. Bevens and Family.
ASK REFERENDUM
FOR LIQUOR BILL
Dealers Association Circulating
Petitions For Vote on Anti
License Measure
Petitions asking for a referen
dum vote on the anti-saloon license
law enacted by the last legislature
are being circulated throughout
the State. It is expected that
within the next few days a suffi
cient number of signatures will be
obtained to enable those behind
the movement to file the petition
with the Secretary of State. About
8,500 signatures are required.
It is claimed by the opponents
of the enacted law that the emer
gency clause of the bill is ineffect
ive because it provides that the
act shall not be effective until
January 1, 1914. When the pe
tition for submission for the re
peal of the act is filed with the
Secretary of State it will then be
claimed by the liquor people that
the emergency clause will be inop
erative until the matter is passed
upon by the people.
Meanwhile it will be contended
that saloon licenses will have to be
issued by county judges in the
wet counties next year, under the
old law, and that the saloons will
continue in business until the peo
ple render a decision, at the next
general election, as to whether the
act of the legislature shall stand
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NOTICE TO TEACHERS
The regular June institute for
Independence county will be held
in the High School building at
Batesville, Ark., during the week
beginning Monday, June, 2, 1913.
All teachers are required by law
to attend the full time.
The work will be conducted by
Supt. D. T. Rogers of Jonesboro.
We want you to help us make
this the best institute ever held in
the coutny.
Sidney Pickens,
County Examiner
W. O. W. riEHORIAL SERVICES
The W. 0. W. will hold their
annual memorial services in honor
of departed members next Sunday
and at 3 o’clock in the afternoon
will decorate the graves of deceas
ed members buried at Blue
Springs cemetery. All members
are requested to meet at the hall
at 2 p. m. and bring flowers. Mem
bers of the Circle are invited to
participate.
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REMEMBER!
The old reliable when you are go
ing to buy furnishing for the home
or farm. We have everything you
need and at the right price too.
Look over this list and see what
you want then come in and let us
figure with you:
FURNITURE, SEWING nACHINES|
BUCK STOVES, CARTS, BUGGIES’
Hurries, wagons and autosh
TENTS and AWNINGS, WAGON
and BUGGY HARNESS.
Batesville, Ark.
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