The Newark Journal.
Published in The famous Big bottom Country, where Alfalfa Is king.
£ $1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, October 25, 1907
Vol. 7. No. 44
WHO KILLED THE TIGER?
The People of Newark, and No One
Else, is This Man’s Opinion.
Mr. Editor:—If you will allow me a
little space in your valuable paper, I
would like to say just a few words in
regard to the illegal sale of liquor in
Newark, and the suppression of the
tiger in your town, which I notice some
great writers seem inclined to want to
take credit for.
Now, let me say, with kindness to
ward all, that I think it is the people
who live in Newark who deserve the
honor for suppressing the tigers. It
was the good people of Newark in a
hody who said cut it out, and out it
went. Just so long as the people, as
a body, failed to take hold, the tiger
held full sway. And it should l>e re
membered. too, that it was before your
great revival meeting began that the
people said the law must be obeyed.
As the writer is a frequent visitor to
your town, I will say that I do not
think there is a drop of whisky being
sold there, and we know that Newark
is as clean and up-to-date a little town
as there is in the state of Arkansas,
or any other state. And some as good,
•clever, sociable, accommodating bus
iness men and good women live there
as the state of Arkansas affords. The
writer has often heard the remark:
*‘If you want to be accommodated, go
to Newark and you'll get it."
Further, we believe the good people
of Newark are fully capable of taking
care of themselves, and we do know
that when they do a thin# in a body
they are the ones who deserve the
credit for it. and not some man who
is just occasionally in town and prob
ably don't own a foot of dirt in her
borders and has likely never had a
■dollar to his credit in one of her
banks.
Now this is how we outsiders look
at this matter, and if some 2xt {rets
bis nose up. we can't help it. for these
are the facts. This is not written for
the purpose of causing1 any newspaper
discussion, or any ill feeling—we are
just speaking our sentiments, backed
up by facts.
As to Newark, I think the whisky
question is a thing of the past there,
but I don’t think the tigers are all
dead in our county yet. and it is very
probable that if the present grand jury
will take the matter up and carefully
investigate they will find evidences of
the tiger at other places, just as bad
as they were at Newark.
It is to be hoped that there should
not be a drop sold in good old Inde
pendence county, for the people have
said by their votes that they do not
want it.
Hoping that this will be of some
good, and no damage to any one, and
with best regards to the good people
of Newark, the most prosperous little
town in the state, and the most accom
modating people we ever came in con
tact with, 1 am respectfully,
Joe. L. Outlaw.
Oil Trough, October 21, 1907.
A. M. EDGAR’S BARN BURNED
A. M. Edgar’s barn, at his residence
in the northwest part of town, was
totally destroyed by fire, together with
all its contents, about nine o’clock
Monday night.
The family buggy horse, a fine,
gentle old animal, was burned to death.
A right new buggy was also destroyed,
and nearly a bale of seed cotton, six
or seven tons of hay, some corn and
farming implements. The origin of
the fire is unknown.
The total loss is about $400, with no
insurance.
UNCLE JOE TURNER DEAD.
Joe H. Turner died at the home of
his niece, Mrs. Mary Goodwin, near
Moorefield Sunday morning the 13th
inst., after an illness of several months.
He was laid to rest at the family bury
ing ground near Sulphur Rock Mon
-day. Two brothers, R. B. Turner of
Sulphur Rock and W. B. Turner of
Fulton county survive him.
•‘Uncle Joe” Turner, as he was gen
erally known, was born March 5, 1837,
in Lumpkin county, Georgia. He en
listed in the civil war at the beginning
.-and served till the close of the war.
He served under Gen. Johnson in the
campaign in Georgia and Tennessee,
being in several important battles.
He came to Arkansas in 18(H) and
settled near Sulphur Rock. He soon
engaged in the stock-raising business
and was widely known as a breeder of
fine horses. Uncle Joe was a good,
Christian man and loved by all who
knew him. •
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SULPHUR ROCK HAPPENINGS
Items of Interest Picked up at the Hub
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock, Oct. 22.—Our school
at this place continues to grow larger
and better. The prospects now are the
most promising for several years past.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Payne of Ten
nessee came in Saturday to visit Mr.
Payne's relatives, Messrs. Hugh and
Joe Wright, for a few days.
Uncle Jimmie McClain, who has
been sick for some time at the home of
his son-in-law, ,T. K. P. Wood, died
Tuesday at 2 o’clock p. m.
Dr. J. M. Byrum came in from Ash
er. Okla.. Sunday to visit his wife and
baby, who have been here for several
weeks.
Mrs. Mattie Barton and children of
Little Rock are visiting her parents.
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Hodges, of this
city.
Burk Wright is building a barn and
making- other improvements on his
property bought of Mrs. BullingtOn.
Rev. Janies F. Jernigan preached
two good sermons liere Sunday, the
house being well filled at both services.
Berrel Reaves of Indiana and his
brother, Grinup, of Sharj) county, are
visiting- relatives here this week.
Harry Sink of Newport spent Satur
day night and Sunday with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. .T. P. Sink.
Miss Amanda Hively left Thursday
for Cotter, where she has accepted a
position in a hotel.
Mrs. Lizzie Vaughan of Newark
spent Tuesday in our city visiting her
many friends.
Mrs. John Martin and Miss Robbie
Meachum of Newark were in town
Monday.
Ed Martin, who is teaching at How
ell. spent Sunday here with home folks.
Miss Narcie Rice left Monday for
Eureka Springs for a few days visit.
Rev. C. F. Hively is home from a
months work in the upper counties.
Ed Yateman of Batesville spent Sun
day with relatives here.
T. C. Knox left Sunday to spend a
few days in St. Louis.
J. U. Martin is in Batesville this
week attending court.
Geo. W. Young was down from
Batesville Monday.
J. W. Crigler was down from Char
lotte Monday.
ARRESTED ON BIGAMY CHARGE
William Davis was arrested near
Charlotte Thursday by Constable A.
M. Ballew of Newport on a charge of
bigamy. The warrant was sworn out
by J. F. Brown, a brother-in-law of
the man’s alleged first wife, before
Justice of the Peace L. B. Harris of
Newport.
Davis is alleged to have married a
Miss Scudder in Jackson county live
years ago. One child was the result
of this union, but the fatlier is said to
have deserted them and on September
2b, lbOti, to have married Miss Stoner
near Elgin, Rev. Brownlow Taylor, a
Baptist minister, officiating. The sec
ond wife he is said to have deserted
for about six months, and upon his
return home a warrant for his arrest
was secured.
65 PER CENT GATHERED.
The New Orleans Picayune’s cr<jp
report, published Tuesday says:
“Favorable weather conditions ac
celerated cotton picking throughout
Louisiana and the southern part of
Mississippi during the week ending
today. It is estimated that 65 per cent
of the crop is harvested. Frosts Sun
day and Monday killed further growth
in some sections and forced what little
remained of the top crop to open pre
maturely.”
BROWNING CASE AFFIRMED
Judgment of Lower Court in Frank !
Browning Case Sustained
The ease of Frank Browning vs.
the State, appealed to the supreme
court from this county, was disposed
of in the supreme court at Little Rock
Monday, Justice Battle delivering the
opinion of the court.
Browning is a citizen of Sulphur
Rock, and was indicted for murder in
the first degree for killing T. W. Mid
kiff. telegraph operator at Hoxie
about Christmas, 1005. The case was
tried in the circuit court at Batesville,
on a change of venue from Lawrence
county, and Browning was convicted
of manslaughter and sentenced to five
and one-half years in the penitentiary.
The case was appealed to the su
preme court, and in passing upon the
case the court held that the evidence
amply sustains the verdict, and the
judgment of the lower court was affirm
ed.
STATE NEWS ITEMS
Short Items of Interest Gathered Fresh
From the Daily Papers
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to rob the safe in the depot at Imbo
den Friday night.
A $7,500 stock company has been or
ganized at Des Arc for the purpose of
putting- in a canning- factory.
At Jasper, last week, the reformers
made up money to buy the pool tables
and then burned them on the. street.
There are now 1,500 pupils enrolled
in the University of Arkansas, the
largest in the history of the institu
tion.
Thomas Jordon, a Poinsett county
farmer, refused an offer of 10 cents a
pound for his cotton one day last
week.
Jim Mitchell, living near Evening
Shade, killed twelve rattlesnakes in a
hole under an old stump one day last
week.
John Griffin, who lives near Mars,
was dangerously if not fatally injured
Monday by being thrown from a horse
and kicked.
The Daughters of Dorcas of the
Christian church at Fayetteville are
preparing to place a $2,500 pipe or
gan in the church at that place.
Rev. W. W. Tedford, a Baptist
minister whose home was in Lonoke
county, dropped dead at the home of
J. A. Glover in Cabot one day last
week.
The 15-month-old child of Lon Mas
ingill. who lives near i Gaither, was
burned to death Wednesday. The
child caught tire from an open tire
place.
A hundred bales of cotton were
shipped from Prescott to Rival, Rus
sia. a few days ago. The shipment
was made direct, through one of the
local banks.
The Ladies’ Aid Society at Alicia
went into the field one day last week
and picked 1,224 pounds of cotton, the
pay for which was given to help build
a Methodist church.
I he rice farm near Weiner, in Poin
sett county, established last year, has
proved to be a success, and several
more rice farms have been established
in that locality this year.
Henry Cunningham, a consumptive,
convicted in the Jackson county cir
cuit court of grand larceny and sen
tenced to two years in the penitentiary,
has been pardoned by the governor.
While A. M. Butt of Blytheville was
handling a gun a few days ago the
weapon was accidentally discharged,
several shot striking Mrs. George B.
Kincaid in the face and seriously in
juring her.
Dr. R. H. White of Higginson has
entered the held as a lecturer on “The
Breakers of This Life and the Balm
in GiWd.“ His object in engaging
in this work is to assist the prohibi
tion movement.
HIT HIM WITH A DEAD CAT
Hot Springs, Oct. 19.—This after
noon the Circuit Court judge affirmed
the judgment of the Police Court where
Warren, better known as “Fatty,”
Rawson was lined for assault and bat
tery. Itawson was convicted of strik
ing a young boy, Frankie Barnett, 12
years of age. in the face with the
corpse of a kitten. Rawson is a neigh
bor of the Barnett family and. becom
ing angered at the boy, grabbed the
dead body of a member of the feline
tribe and struck him in the face.
OIL TROUGH TINKLINGS
Some Newsy Items From the Fertile
Valley Accross the White
Oil Trough, Oct. 22.—We are hav
ing some line weather now and the
farmers are making good use of it in
gathering their crops. Hands are
scarcer here now than they have ever
l>een known, but as crops are short,
there will perhaps be no trouble in
getting them gathered.
P. W. Green has sold bis crop in
the field to R. M. Davidson and says
if he can sell his personal property
that he will go to Texas where his fa
ther now is. Mr. Green is a good man
and we would hate to lose him from
our neighborhood.
The W. O. W. cam]) continues to
grow, there being three new applica
tions at the last meeting. Under a
special dispensation, members can get
in now for #5, but after the first of the
year the initiation fee will be $10.
It is a rare thing to hear the boys
say they don't want to go courting,
but we hear several of them say they
don’t want to go courting for the next
three or four weeks.
('apt. R. R. Reeves made the round
trip to Louisville in his automobile,
in company with his fiancee, and says
it was the most enjoyable event of his
life.
Fred Smith, who is pearling on the
river here, captured a large red fox
just across the river from town one
night last week.
Miss Cornelia Pearce left Thursday
for her home at Batesville, after a
pleasant visit here with friends and
relatives.
('lint Davidson happened to he lucky
enough to win a fine Avery farming
implement at the Hot Springs state
fair.
Mrs. T. J. Welmftn and little son,
Alvie, left Sunday for Kentucky to
visit her father, who is very ill.
Hon. Paul Butler of Batesville was
in town the first of the week, looking
after his farming interest.
J. T. Taylor marketed cotton in
Newark Saturday and also swapped
horses while in town.
Peary Osborne and Miss Annie
Mitchem were married Sunday, Squire
Seymore officiating.
W. O. Moore went out on the creek
hunting Monday and killed four ducks
and five squirrels.
From the reports of the doctors,
there is but very little sickness in this
community now.
Grandma Hunter is reported very
low at the home of her son, Lum
Hunter.
T. B. Padgett of Batesville was in
town Thursday taking up the gin re
ports.
G. R. Ray and C. R. Adams mar
keted cotton at Newark one day last
week.
W. A. Nichols went to Batesville
Sunday to attend court this week.
Misses Bessie and Kate Adams were
shopping1 in Newport Monday.
Rev. Thrasher tilled his regular ap
pointment here Sunday.
C. .T. Magness of Newark was in
our town Tuesday.
Ell>ert Reeves went to Bradford on
business Tuesday.
J. M. Stephens went to Newark Mon
day on business.
R. C. Adams went to Batesville
Monday.
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TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS
If your district needs desks, black
boards or school furniture of any kind,
call and get my prices. I handle the
best desk made and' can make prices
as low as the lowest. A. A. Hender
[ son, Newark, Ark.
THE CIRCUIT COURT
Synopsis of the Cases Disposed of up
to Noon Yesterday
I he fall term of the Independence
Circuit Court convened at Batesvilla
Monday, with Judge Fulkerson presid
ing.
I he first work done was to empanel
the juries. The grand jury is com
posed of the following: Jno. C. Bone,
foreman: Henry Hooper, clerk: R. O.
Adams, Burt Arnold. John Churchill,
F. E. Doremus, J. H. Fetzer, Frank
Gray, Jack Johnson. R. M. Harmon,
John Hughey, J. M. Magness, W. B.
Morris, Walter Pascoe, W. E. Strick
land and Will Waldrip.
The petit jury is as follows: Henry
Brown, J. P. Magness, W. R. Wil
liamson, Luther Pickens. D. D. Whis
nant, Wm. ('row. Ed Owen, James
Shipman, C. W. Watson, Dave
Wheeler, J. D. Pearce, Isaac Elevens,
Thos. Mavhue, Luther McSpaddep,
l\ P. Kent, Edwin Griffin. H. M,
Detherow, .Tas. Sherrill, C. N. Bracy,
.T. T. Gray, R. C. McClendon, W. If.
Smith, Dave Arnold and Thad Pear
son.
The first business taken up was the
criminal docket, and the following'
cases have been disposed of up to noon.
Wednesday.
Two cases against Ed Summers fop
carrying a pistol were dismissed.
Andy Minard was tried by jury fop
disturbing the peace, found guilty and
fined $20 and costs.
An indictment against Bud Dunivaa
for gaming was dismissed.
Clarence Fields plead guilty to &
charge of gaming and was fined $10.
Lyss Durham plead guilty to carry
ing a pistol and was fined $50.
Andy Walker was tried by jury 01
a similiar charge and acquitted.
Will Leonard and Fred Quarry
plead guilty to disturbing the peace
and were fined $5 each.
Will James and Thomas Barb were
tried by juries for disturbing religious
congregations and acquited.
Amos and Otis Jeffrey, colored,
plead guilty to a breach of the peace
and were fined $5 each. A charge of
carrying a pistol against Amos Jeffrey
was dismissed.
Paul Wycough was tried on a chrage
of carrying a pistol and was acquitted.
Will Duncan and Will McGlothin
plead guilty to a breach of the peace
and were lined $5 each.
The case against Dr. Stockard, for
practicing dentistry without license,
was continued to next court.
W. A. Rutherford, charged with ob
structing the puiblic highway, acquitt
ed.
A demurrer to the indictment against
Calvin Chastain, charged with perjury,
was overruled and the case set for
Saturday.
A demurrer was also filed in the
case of R. M. Galloway, who was
fined in the mayor’s court of Newark
for violating the Sunday law, and
which was appealed to the circuit
court.
Two Batesville negroes were fined.
$50 each for selling liquor.
The Alf Hogan seduction case was
taken up yesterday and will likely
consume the court’s attention for %
day or two.
TWO JUDGES APPOINTED.
Governor Pindall, on Monday, ap
pointed Judge Jesse <Hart, chancel
lor of the Pulaski Chancery Court, as
associate justice of the supreme court,
to succeed the late Justice Riddick.
Jno. E. Martineau, assistant adju
tant general of the Arkansas State
Guard, was appointed to succeed
Judge Hart.
COTTON RECEIPTS
The total cotton receipts up to nooa
yesterday were 2ttt» bales, and it was
selling at 1(H cents. The total re
ceipt to the same date last year wero
421 bales, and the price at that time
was 10i cents.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Notary work of all kinds done in &
careful and correct manner by A. A
; Henderson at the Merchants and
Planters Bank.