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NEWARK, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY, ARKANSAS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1920
VOL. 19 NO. 41
THREE PEOPLE KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
TWO MEN ANI) WOMAN DROWN
WHEN MACHINE PLUNGES
OVER EMBANKMENT
Little Rock, Jan. 11.—A distressing
automobile accident in which three
prominent Pine Blulf citizens lost
their lives and one narrowly escaped
death, occured opposite the Biddle
shops on the outskirts of Little Rock
shortly after 5 o’clock Sunday morn
ing. The dead are:
CHARLES J. MADDING.
DAVE DUNCAN.
MISS MAMIE BALDWIN.
Mrs. Madding was rescued and is
out of danger at St. Luke's Hospital.
The party left Pine Bluff after the
thetre last night and came on to Lit
tle Rock with the intention of re
turning to Pine Bluff after breakfast.
Shortly after 5 o’clock this morning,
in a dense fog, the party reached
Eourche Bayou. Thinking that he
was approaching the bridge to cross
the bayou, Mr. Madding, the driver of
the car, plunged over an embankment
into the backwaters of the bayou, and
all the occupants were either thrown
out or jumped into the water, which
is from 10 to 14 feet deep at this
point. In falling into the water Mrs
Madding grabbed the trunk of a large
bush and in a few minutes was rescu
ed by men from the Biddle railroad
shops. Mr. Madding*s body was re
covered an hour later and Miss Bald
win avd Mr. Duncan were recovered
later in the day. All the bodies were
taken to Pine Bluff this afternoon.
James Madding, a brother of Chas.
J., ran over and killed James H. Har
rod w-ith his automobile in Little
Rock several years ago.
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MARRY' AT JONESBORO
J. • G. Rutledge formerly of
Newark, and Miss Kihcl Byrd of
Grubbs, were married last Saturday
at Jonesboro, Rev. Austin Crouch, pas
tor of the First Baptist church, offi
ciating.
Mr. Rutledge is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. T. Rutledge of this place and
is a splendid young business man,
while the bride is a charming young
lady of Grubbs.
They will make their home at
Fayetteville where Mr. Rutledge i
located as the representative of a
large lumber concern of Chicago.
M. M. RUTHERFORD
BUYSVALUABLE HOG
FINE $1,125 1)1 ROC-JERSEY SOW
WILL BE BROUGHT TO INDE
PENDENCE COUNTY
Brinkley, Jan. 12.—The sale of Du
roe Jersey hogs by the Eastern Ark
ansas Demonstration Farm at Brink
ley today made the highest average
ever recorded in Arkansas, it is said.
The 41 head of bred sows brought a
total of $26,605, or approximatell $694
each. The highest priced sow which
will ermain in the state was bought
by M. M. Rutherford, of Rutherford,
for $1,125.
The highest price paid for an ani
mal at the sale was $1,500. It was
bought by a Kentucky fancier. The
second highest price was $1,475, the
sow being bought by the Enochs
Farms of Femwood, Miss. Another
sow sold for $1,250 to a Texas man.
The four highest priced sows will
remain in the South, although several
other high-priced animals were bought
by Northerners.
The sows rbed to the Demonstra
tion Farm’s prize boar, Orion Cherry
King, Jr., weer in demand by the
buyers.
Today’s sale was the first of a se
re s of five to be held this week. One
will be held in Tennessee and three in
Mississippi.
RAILROAD ADVERTISES STATE
A very attractive 40-page booklet
on the inducements that Arkansas
ha.- to offer to homeseekers has been
ompiled for the United States Rail
y A Jministration by D. C. Welty,
Commissioner of Agriculture for the
Vi.- tiri Pacific Railway. The rail
• nd Administration has authorized
organizations to buy and distribute
copies of the booklet with their names
printed on them, provided due credit
is given the Railroad Administration.
CARD OF THANKS
We desire to thank our many
friends for their tokens of love and
their many kindnesses during the ill
ness and death of our dear husband
and father.
MRS. F. C. HOYT and Children.
Luck and Lack
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Systematic, scientific striving for any
goal is far more likely to bring you suc
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plenty to want. Lut you can insure yourself against
this by building yonr success on the habit of saving.
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lluence in your community. Enjoy the respect of
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you. Systematic saving
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NEWARK, ARKANSAS
C. M. Edwards, President, W. W. Jernigan, Cashier
G. ML Fields, Vice Pres. T. M. Harrelson, Asst.Cashier
LITTLE GIRL SCALDED
TO DEATH AT CORD
LITTLE DAUGHTER OF MR. AND
MRS.NEILL NORTHCUT MEETS .
HORRIBLE DEATH
The little three-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Neill Northeutt of
Cord was fatally scalded last Satur
day when she stumbled and fell over
a teakettle of boiling water.
Mrs. Northeutt was busy preparing
a meal. Something needed immedi
ate attention and a teakettle of boil
ing water she had in her hand was
set down upon the floor. While her
attention was on what she was doing,
the little tot came along unobserved
by Mrs. Northeutt, and the baby
stumbled and fell over the teakettle,
upsetting the boiling water upon it
self. The child’s body was horribly
scalded and it died Tuesday as a re
sult of the burns.
The remains were buried Wednes
day afternon at Hopewell, Rev. G. L.
Fink of this place conducting the fun
eral services.
ROAD CONTRACT AWARDED
Conway County District to Bulid 52
Miles of Highway
Morrilton, Jan. 11.—The commis
sioners of Highway Improvement Dis
trict No. 4 of Conway county Friday
awarded a contract for the construc
tion of several bridges and 52 miles
of hard surfaced highway in the dis
trict. The road will extend from
Morrilton through Mattieville, Cleve
land, St. Vincent and the northwest
ern section of the county. The P. J.
Lewelling Construction Company of
Little Rock was the successful bidder.
The construction work is to be com
pleted in 400 working days. The com
pletion of the roads in District No. 2
will give Conway county approximate
ly 200 miles of hard surfaced roads.
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TWO AGED LADIES DIE
Are Buried With Double Funeral Ser
vices at Cord Last Monday
A very unusual funeral was held
at Hopewell cemetery, near Cord, last
Monday, when a double funeral ser
vice was held for Aunt Sue Damron
and Aunt Lidia Melton two aged
Indies of the Cord neighborhood,
whose deaths occurred within a few
hours of each other,
Mrs. Melton, aged 60, died Satur
day night, and Mrs. Damron aged 77,
died Sunday morning. Both were
splendid Christian characters whose
influence for good in that community
has been veiy great.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. G. L. Fink.
NO EGGS?—MAYBE YOUR
BIRDS ARE TOO OLI)
There are people who have the right j
variety of fowls, who house and feed
them properly, and yet who can not
obtain eggs early in the winter be
cause their fowls are too old. It sel
dom pays to keep hens for laying af
ter they are 2 1-2 years old; not that
they will not give a profit, but that
younger fowls will give a greater pro
fit. A great many poultrymen who
make a specialy of winter egg produc
tion keep nothing but pullets, dispos
ing of the 1-year-old hens before it is
The champion of the girls poultry
club of Mississippi keeps nothing but
time to put them in winter quarters,
pullets.
Early hatched pullets, if properly
grown, should begin laying in October
or early November and continue to
lay through the winter. Yearling
hens seldom begin laying much before
January and older hens not until lat
er. It is the November and Decem
ber eggs that bring the high prices
The laying breeds should begin laying
when about from 5 to 6 months old,
general purpose breeds at 6 to 7
months, and the meat breeds at 8 to
9 months.—U. S. Dept. Agriculture.
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M. M. Rutherford was down from
Rutherford yesterday.
NEWARK MAN BUYS
FINE REGISTERED HOGS
RECENT. PURCHASES BY HER
BERT BENSON MAKES HIS
HERD ONE OF THE BEST
A review of the Poland China
Journal, of January 10, published ex
clusively in the interest of this breed
of hops, brings to light some interest
ing facts about these hogs, and the
enormous prices paid for pedigreed
breeding animals. In that issue will
be found an account of sales held in
a Missouri circuit, and names of pur
chasers. Notable among the buyers
are prominent breeders from several
different states, and of more than
passing interest is the name of Her
bert Benson, Newark’s successful
| breeder of Poland China’s.
That Mr. Benson was in the ring tc
secure really high class animals is ev
idenced by the fact that he purchased
“Miss Fessey, 700768” sired by “Fes
sey’s Timm,” a product of one of the
most noted hogs in the Poland China
world. This remarkable sow is bred
to “Big Pritch” a very noted boar for
which Missouri owners recently re
fused an offer of $5,000. The sow
purchased by Mr Benson was next to
the highest priced animal sold in the
sale. These purchases were made at
New London, Mo.
At Mexico, Mo., Mr. Benson was
again in the limelight in the purchase
of a quality sow, buying “Miss Big
Jones” sired by “Big Jones” he being
a product of “Gertsdale Jones” one of
the best hogs in Missouri, and once
the highest priced hog in that state.
This sow is bred to “Buster Clans
man” one of the best sons of the
$18,000 “Clansman,” owned by Wr.
Wrigley Jr. of Lake Geneva, 111.
Mr. Benson also purchased three
more bred sows at private treaty.
These hogs, from some of .he best
bloodlines in the United States will
make Mr. Benson’s herd one of the
most prominent in Arkansas and the
southwest.
CHILD DIES FROM BURNS
Was Standing Too Near Stove When
Clothing Caught Fire
Beebe, Jan. 8.—The little daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. George Morrison,
while standing near a hot stove, in
turning aronud her dress struck the
stove and immediately flamed up. In
spite of the heoric efforts of her
father to quench the flames she was
sufficiently burned to die from the
effects and her father was so seri
ously burned he will be unfit for
work for some time to come.
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WANT ANOTHER TRAIN
Cotter, Jan. 12.—Chas. Floyd and
Gus Sewall of Yellville, M. Tanksley,
and Ed Farris of this place, W. M.
Hogan of Norfolk and W. U. McCabe j
of Mountain Home have gone to Little
Rock to petition the railroad comm is - |
sioners to put another train into daily 1
service on the White River division. I
They were joined by representatives
from practically every town on the di
vision.
FOX SKIN SELLS FOR $18
Mountain View, Jan. 11.—Ray Case, j
of this place, one of the largest fur j
buyers in Stone county, reports the'
sale of 1,200 skins this year at
slightly over $3,000. Most of the
skins weer opossum, skunk, raccoon
and fox. The highest price he paid
for a skin was $18, which was a red
fox skin. It is estimated that $10,000
worth of furs have been shipped from
the county this season.
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COL. W. I. R. HOWARD DEAD
Col. WT. I. R. Howard, fromerly of
Jamestown, died at the home of his
son-in-law, J. R. Romar, at Carlisle,
last Monday. Col. Howard was 76
years old and is survived by his wife
and one daughter. The remains were
shipped to Batesville for burial.
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John M. Martin is reported quite
sick.
FOR TAX ASSESSOR
(J. O. Madness Announces His Candi
dacy For County Tax Assessor
Elsewhere in today’s paper will be
found the announcement of George
O. Magness of Big Bottom Township
as a candidate for tax assessor.
Mr. Magness is well known to most
of the people of Independence coun
ty. He was in the race for collector
four years ago and made a splendid
showing. He was second man and
received more than 800 votes. He
made a clean, honorable campaign
four years ago and says he exnects to
conduct his campaign again this time
on the same high and honorabl' plane
that he did four years ago.
Mr. Magness was formerly in the
mercantile business, hut for the past
several years has been engaged en
tirely in looking after his farming in
terests.
He is a splendid citizen, well quali
fied in every way to fill the position
and if elected will render the people
faithful and efficient service.
SKYSCRAPER PLANNED
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Little Rock to Have 20 Story Building
to tost Million and Half
Little Rock, Jan. 9-—The Exchange
National Bank today sold to Chicago
and Milwaukee capitalists the site of
the old Masonic Temple Building, at
Main and Fifth Streets, upon which
will be erected a 20-story office build
ing, to cost $1,500,000. The lank re
cently purchased the property from
the Masonic Grand Lodge fcr $150,
000. Under the agreement whereby
the capitalists purchased the corner
for $200,000 the Exchange National
Bank will have a -10-year lease on
the first floor and basement. The
other 19 stories will be devoted to offi
ces
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R. L. Sliger, a successful farmer of
the Dota section butchered a hog re
cently that weighed an even five hun
dred pounds, after being dressed. The
hog made 16 gallons of lard and 60
pounds of sausage. It was a Poland
China.
See The Journal for first class job
printing.
49,441 AUTOMOBILES IN
ARKANSAS LAST YEAR
LICENSE TAGS ISSUED BY HIGH
WAY DEPARTMENT SHOW A
BIG INCREASE
During 1919, the State Highway
Department issued 49,441 atuomobile
licenses, according to the report of J.
E. Little, in charge cf the automobile
division o:' the department. The
greatest number was issued to auto
mobile ov.mers in Pulaski county,
being 7,428. The smallest number,
which was 12, was issued to owners
of marhir.es in Newton county.
The counties and the number of
licenses issued to each follow:
Arkansas, 1,063; Ashley, 466; Bax
ter, 52; Benton, 344; Boone, 1,505;
Bradley, 386; Calhoun, 272; Carroll,
289; Chicot, 552; Clark, 678; Clay,
527; Cleburne, 139; Cleveland, 242;
Columbia, 681; Conway, 553; Craig
lead, 1,015; Crawford, 750; Critten
den, 541; Cross, 390; Dallas, 398; De
sha, 398; Drew, 521; Faulkner, 828;
Franklin, 566; Fulton, 106; Garland,
962; Grant, 210; Greene, 673; Hemp
stead, 805; Hot Spring, 365; Howard.
4S8; Independence, 521; Izard, 30;
Jackson, 805; Jefferson, 2,HI; John
son, 635; Lafayette, 368; Lawrence,
465; Lee, 592; Lincoln, 264; Little
River, 388; Logan, 823; Lonoke, 1,034
Madison, 82; Marion, 56; Miller, 852;
Mississippi, 1,094; Monroe, 459; Mont
gomery, 135; Nevada, 498; Newton,
12; Ouachita, 626; Perry, 159; Phillips
1,289; Pike, 199; Poinsett, 433; Polk,
305; Pope, 774; Prairie, 501; Pulaski,
7,428; Randolph, 218; Saline, 423;
Scott, 279; Searcy, 49; Sebastian,
3,029; Sevier, 584; Sharp, 73; St.
Francis, 648; Stone, 44; Union, 608;
Van Buren, 158; Washington, 1,185;
White, 897; Woodruff, 578; Yell, 588;
total, 49,441.
DOUBLE WEDDING SUNDAY
A double wedding took place at the
residence of Squire M. E. Burt, a
short distance west of town last Sun
day morning at 10 o’clock, the con
tracting parties being Hugh Phillips
and Miss Nellie Hudson, E. B. Shel
ton and Miss Marjory Hudson. The
party drove up to Squire Burt's in an
automobile and were married seated
in their car, Squire Burt performing
the ceremony.
The Journal joins their many
friends in extending congratulations
and good wishes.
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