The Newark Journal.
$1 Per Annum.
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday May 27, 1904.
Vol. 4, No. 22.
THE COUNTRY WE LIVE IN
Some Facts About Newark and Vicinity.
[continued from last week]
TWENTY FORCEFUL FACTS
ABOUT THE EASTERN
HALF OF INDEPEN
DENCE COUNTY.
11 has ^ood roads.
It grows li bales of cotton per;
acre.
It Las a healthy and mild cli
mate.
lt%has the richest land in the
state.
It has as line water as can be
found.
It has good churches of all de
nominations.
It has an excellent system of
public schools.
It’s people are social, courteous
and hospitable.
It grows from 5 to 10 tons oi‘
alfalfa per acre.
It grows from 30 to IK) bushels
of corn per acre.
It has an abundant supply of
fish in its streams.
It contains the second largest
city in the county.
It contains only about 50 fami- j
lies of colored people.
It's lands can be bought for
from $5 to $00 per acre,
lit has an inexhaustible supply,
timber, of fifty varieties.
It grows tine apples, peaches,
1 tears, plums, cherries and grapes. I
It contains the famous “Big
Bottom” and “Oil Trough” coun-1
%rf.
It grows everything in abund-;
mice that can be raised in this lati-i
tude.
It has abundant free range for
stock, which can live the year
round without feeding.
It has two large and beautiful
rivers which are navigable the
year round.
AN APPEAL TO YOUNG MEN. \
The tendency, for a number of 1
yrars, among the young men of!
our land, ha* been to drift to the!
towns, and lind employment in
stores as clerks. While there is i
no objection, certainly, for a young
man to aspire entering the business j
world, but many of them make,
shipwrecks of their lives by yield
ing to the temptations of city life.
You spend your earnings for trifles j
and vain pleasures, when you
should l>e preparing for a rainy
day in your old age.
To every young man we would,
say, save your earnings. The time
will come when you will certainly i
need them. A few dollars invest
ed now- in land will make you com- j
fortable and happy in your old
age, and be a legacy to your pos-1
terity, by means of which they
will call you blessed.
J f you have not the means to
buy a large tract, buy a small one,
either for cash or on time, pay
when you can, and add to your
holdings whenever opportunity
atffWs.
The time is not far distant when
land will cease to be had for a trifle
and then the man who fails to pos
sess bis home can be nothing but
an entity in the world.
Again, we appeal to you, buy
land, if not but one acre, build
you a house and have a home.
Marry some honest and loving
girl, got on your own soil, gather
around you the comforts and ne
cessities of life, add to your hold
grow cotton, corn, potatoes,
hogs, horses and cattle, and, grand
er and greater than all, raise
bright and happy boys and girls
and worship ( rod, thereby carry
ing out your part of the Divine
plan in helping to “replenish and
subdue the earth.” By so doing
your declining years will roll away j
in sweetness, and your life will not j
be called a failure.
CONCLUSION.
Now, dear reader, this little
message comes to you asking you,
if you desire a cheap home, where
you can rise in the world and live
in ease and comfort, to come to
this region, the eastern half of In
dependence county.
The writer is no “Sooner” or
“Boomer,” but is identified with
this locality, and having been born
and reared within a few miles of
Newark, can have no higher mo
tive in penning this article, than to
assist in helping you to secure a
comfortable home, and be a factor
in building up his native land.
Having lived here for more than 46
years, he thinks he knows where
of he speaks. We have not over
drawn the picture. We have too
much at stake, to induce you to
come here and be disappointed.
We have given you the facts as
they appear to us.
+ the end. IT
The foregoing article will he
put in book form at once for free
distribution over all parts of the
country. The last pages of the
book will contain a description of
every piece of land we have listed.
If you have a farm for sale, now
is your time to sell it, as this hook
will likely bring many prospectors
into our county. Come in and list
your place with us and get it in
the book: it will cost you nothing.
If we sell your place we charge a
commission, but if no sale is made
you are out nothing whatever.
Craio & Henderson.
Exposure.
To cold draughts of air. to keen
and cutting winds, sudden changes
of temperature, scanty clothing,
undue exposure of the throat and
neck after public speaking and
singing, bring on coughs and colds.
Ballard’s llorehound Syrup is the
host cure. Mrs. A. Barr, Hous
ton. Texas, writes, .Jan. 31, 1902 : |
•‘One bottle of Ballard’s More-1
hound Svrup cured me of a very
bad cough. It is very pleasant to
take.” ‘25c, 50c and $1.00. Sold
by J. I. Sturdivant. Druggist.
Negro Killed at England.
England, Ark., May 21. — Oliver
Brown, a negro who lived on the
Beakley farm, west of town, was
struck and instantly killed by the
engine on the England and Clear
Lake Railroad, which runs between
England and W. J. Locke’s mill,
about three miles west of town.
Herbine.
Will oveicome indigestion and
dyspepsia; regulate the bowels
and cure liver and kidney com
plaints. It is the best blood en
rieher and invigorator in the
world. It is purely vegetable,
perfectly harmless, and should
you be a sufferer from disease,
you will use it if you are wise. R.
N. Andrews, Editor and Mgr.
Cocoa and Rockledge News, Co
coa, Fla., writes: “I have used
your Herbine in my family, and
find it a most excellent medicine.
Its effects upon myself have been
a marked benefit. I recommend
it unhesitatingly.” 50c. Sold by
J. J. Sturdivant.
Barnett Hotel Burned.
The Barnett hotel was complete
ly destroyed by fire early Satur
day morning.
The lire was discovered about 2
o’clock by Night Watchman May
han, just as the flames were break
ing through the roof of the kitch
en. He rushed in and awakened
the sleeping occupants and gave
the alarm, but the flames had, by
this time, gained such headway
that the fire was beyond control,
and the entire building and the
greater part of its contents were a
complete loss.
The lire is supposed to have or
iginated from a defective flue in
the cooking department, as the
flames, when first discovered, were
in that part of tin1 building.
The building was owned by Mrs.
Dove Edwards, and her loss is es
timated at $2,000; insurance, $1,
200.
Mrs. F. M. Barnett, the propri
etress, lost practically all her
household furnishings. Her loss
is estimated at $500; no insurance.
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Growing Aches and Pains.
Mrs. Josie Summer. Bremond,
Tex. .writes, April 15, 1902: 'T
have used Bullard's Snow Lini
ment in my family for three years.
1 would not he without it in the
house. 1 have used it on my lit
tle girl for growing pains and
aches in her knees. It cured her
right away. 1 have also used ii
for frost bitten feet, with good
success. It is the best liniment I
ever used,” 25c, 50c anti $1.00.
Sold by ,1.1. Sturdivant.
Charged With Seduction.
Stephens, Ark., May 21.—Quite
a sensation rippled over this town
and vicinity this morning when
Elijah Davis, a young man who
lives near Troy, this county, was
arrested by Deputy Sheriff Bruni
mert upon a charge of seduction.
The prosecuting witness, Miss Jo
sie Wesson, also of Troy, who is a
pretty young lady, appeared be
fore .Judge .lames A. Leake and
had sworn out the warrant. After
a lengthly examination by the
court, Davis was committed to
jail to await the action of the grand
jury.
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A Startling Test.
To save a life, Dr T. (». Mer
ritt, of No. Mehoopany.F:».,made
a startling test resulting in a won
derful cure. He writes : “A pa
tient was attacked with violent
hemorrhages, caused by ulceration
of the stomach- 1 had often found
Electric Bitters excellent for acute
stomach and liver troubles so 1
prescribed them. The patient
gained from the first, and lias not
had an attack in 14 months.”
Electric Bitters are positively
guaranteed for dyspepsia, indiges
tion. constipation and kidney
troubles. Try them. Only 50ols
at J. 1. Sturnivant’s drug store.
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To Change Location of Court House
Yellville, Ark., May 21.—A
special term of the county court
of Marion has been in session for
two days considering a petition
praying the removal of the court
house to North Yellville, a distance
of a mile and a half from its pres
ent location. The matter has been
taken to the circuit court, which
convenes in duly.
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Quick Arrest.
.J. A. Gullcdgr of Verbena, Ala..
was twice in the hospital from n
severe case of piles causing 24 tu
mors. After doctors and all rem
edies failed, Bucklen’s Arnic.i
Salve quickly arrested further in
flammution and cured him. It
conqueis aches and kills pain. 25c
at J. 1. Sturdiuant’s Drug Store.
New Pitcher for Newark.
The Newark baseball team has
secured the services of Robert
Band.v, the well known pitcher,
for the season and are now ready
to challenge any team in the state.
Manager C. J. Magness is to be
congratulated upon securing the
services of such a valuable addition
to the team, but, as everybody
knows, Charley never does any
j thing by halves, and we would not
' be surprised to see him close the
season with the best team in North
A rkansas.
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A Sure Thing.
It is said that nothing is sure
except death and taxes, but that
is not altogether true. Dr. King’s
New Discovery for Consumption
is a sure cure for all lung and
throat troubles. Thousands can
♦estify to that. Mrs. C. B. Van
Metre of Shepherdtown, W. Va.,
says“i had a severe case of Bron
chitis and for a year tried every
thingl heard of, but got no relief.
One bottle of Dr. King’s New Dis
] eoverv then cured me absolutely.”
It’s infalliable lor croup, whoop
ing cough, grip, pneumonia and
consumption. Try it. It’s guar
anteed bv J. I. Sturdivant. Drug
gist. Trial bottles free. Reg.
sizes 50c and $1 00.
Newark 33, Sulphur Rock 13.
The Newark ball team went up
to Sulphur Rock for a game Satur
day. The game resulted in a vic
' tory for Newark by a score of 33
i to 13.
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Sitting Down on him.
“J don’t altogether like this
i young man Millikin, who comes to
| see you so often. 1 hear he is
; nothing but a poor dry-goods
I clerk,” is what the head of the
family said to his daughter one
I day at the dinner-table.
| “He is a very nice young gen
tleman.” replied the daughter;“be
i sides, he is something more than a
; ‘poor dry-goods clerk.’ He gets a
j large salary and is manager of one
| of the departments, and expects
some day to have an interest in
I the business.”
“I hope he may,” responded the
old man, “but he strikes me as a
very flippant, impatient young
person, and in my opinion should
i be sat down upon.”
j “Well, 1 have invited him to
take tea with us this evening,”
! said the daughter, "and I hope you
will treat him politely, at least.
You will find him a very different
person from what you supposed
him to be."
“Oh, I’ll treat him politely
; enough." lie said.
That evening Mr. Millikin ap
peared at supper, and made a fa
vorable impression upon the old
gentleman. “He is a clever young
fellow, after all.” he thought. “1
have done him an injustice.”
It. was just here that llobby
spoke out. Bobby was a well
j meaning little boy, but too talka
I tive.
“Papa,” he ventured, “you
! know what you said today at din
ner about Mr. Millikin; that he was
an impertinent young man and
ought to be sat down upon-”
“Silence, sir, shouted tlve father,
swallowing a mouthful of hot iw>
tato.
But the little boy wouldn t si
lence.
“It’s all right,” he continued
confidentially, but in a whisper
loud enough to be heard out of
doors, “he has been sat down up
on. Sister sat down on him last
night for two hours.”
After this the dinner went on
more quietly, owing to Bobby's
sudden and very jerky departure.
FRIGHTFUL DEATH
Dr. R. 0. Lightle Burned to Death
in his Barn at Searcy
Sunday Night.
Searcy, May 23.—The body of
Dr. U. (i. Lightle was found in
the flames of his barn at 12:30
this morning, with his head, arms
and legs burned off. It is believ
ed his lamp exploded while he was
trying to till it, as his five-gallon
can of oil was kept in the barn
and he told a friend who left his
house one hour before that he had
to fill his lamps before retiring.
Kecognition was impossible,save
by a broken collarbone, which
surgeons cut into and verified and,
by work which Dentist Stillwell
had done on his teeth; also by his
watch and physician’s thermome
ter.
The peculiar odor from the
burning of human flesh and a fry
ing and sizzling sound aroused the
suspicion that some one was in the
fire and a search was made. His
body lay on a pile of stove wood.
The roof of the barn and wood
shed had fallon on it and while
this dry fuel was at its zenith of
heat and fury the white charred
bones of an arm protruded. Some
one with a long pole struck the
bone, which broke and gave the
first evidence of the awful fact
that a human body was in the
flames.
More than fifty buckets of wat
er were thrown on the body and
finally it was pulled out in its un
recognizable condition. Several
hours elapsed before it was identi
fied.
His wife and children were in
Perryville visiting relatives when
the awful accident occurred.
A Possitive Necessity.
Having to lay upon my bed for
14 (Jays from a severely bruised
leg. 1 only found relief when I
used a bottle of Ballard’s Snow
Liniment. 1 can cheerfully re
commend it us tho best medicine
for biuises ever sent to the afflct
ed. it lias now become a positive
necessity upon myself. D. K.
Byrues, Merchant, Doveisvillo,
Texas. 25c, 50c and $1.00 ut J. 1.
Sturdivant’s Drug Store.
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Cotter’s New Bridge Completed.
Cotter, May 20.—Tho last pair
of girders were put in tho White
river bridge here today. Tho
track is connected and the first
engine crossed the bridge.
June Commutation List.
The list of state convicts whose
sentences are commuted during
the month of done was approved
by the governor Friday. There are
sixteen in the list. The longest
term man is Charles Smith,colored,
who was committed October 27,
1894, for 14 years for burglary
and grand larceny, and whose term
would have expired July 8, 1904.
He will be released June 6, 1904.
Lewis Dodson is the only other
one from Pulaski county.
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Hade Young Again.
“One of Dr. King's New Life
Pills each night for two weeks
lias put me in my ‘teens’ again”
writes D. H. Turner of Dempsey
town, Pa. They’re the best in the
world for liver, stomach and bow
els. Purely vegetable. Never
gripe. Only 25c at J. I. Sturdi
vant’s Drug Store.
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