The Newark Journal.
Published In The famous White Riven Country, Where Alfalfa Is kino
$1 Per Annum
Newark, Independence County, Arkansas, Friday, July 10, 1908
Vol. 8. No. 29
3 KILLINGS IN ONE DAY
Two White Men and a Negress are
\ Slain in Lee County
Marianna, July 5.—An old man
named Porter and Will Cotrell, white,
and Annie Bell Smith, a negress, have
been killed in Lee county within the
past 24 hours and in each case the
alleged slayers have tn*en arrested
and are in custody.
L. A. and Chris Conley, who were
members of a fishing party spending a
day at Whisnan lake, are under ar
rest charged with the killing of Porter.
It is alleged that they offered an insult
to Porter’s daughter, who informed
her brother of what had oecured. The
brother armed himself with a club and
started after the Conley hoy to avenge
the insult. He was joined by his fath
er, and old man. and in a general fight
which followed, the older man was so
badly cut with a knife that his death
-ensued in a few hours.
Will Cotrell. a tieman who lives in
a camp along the line of the Missouri
and North Arkansas Railroad, was
killed Saturday afternoon by Tom
Harn, another tieeutter, who shot
Cotrell with a shotgun.
Early in the morning Harn had bor
rowed a buggy to use during the day,
and a quarrel ensued as to which of
the two men was to return the borrow
ed buggy. In the war of words. Harn
is said to have grabl>ed a shotgun j
and discharged it at Cotrell, the charge
penetrating the abdomen and complete
ly disemboweling Cotrell.
Cotrell lived for more than an hour]
with his intestines lying in a hat on j
the ground besides him, and was con-1
scious until a few minutes before his j
death.
Annie Bell Smith, the negress, was j
shot early Saturday morning, and j
Lula Rogers, a negress, is charged j
with having fired the shot that ended j
her life. Jim Wilson, a negro, has I
l>een locked up with the Rogers woman !
as an accomplice in the killing.
BETHESDA BRIEFS
Bethesda, .July 7. The Bethesda
High School Corporation held its an
nual meeting Monday. W. H. ('ala
wav, Dr. A. A. Evans and O. M.
Massey were elected directors. Dr.
A. A. Evans was re-elected president,
W. H. ('alaway treasurer, and J. S.
Ottinger secretary.
The saddest death we have witnessed
lately was the death of Mrs. Will
Stroud, which occured at the home of
her father, Dave Warren, on the 1st.
“We extend sympathy to the bereaved
relatives.
J. F. Baird of O'Neal was here Mon
day buying some timl>er, hut Frank
says he don’t buy much as times are
so hard.
Mrs. A. A. Evans and Mrs. Dave
Norman are visiting their parents at
Balch, Jackson county, this week.
Messrs. Montgomery and Vanhorn
of Faulkher county were here selling
a pinlyss clothes line last week.
The young people enjoyed an ice
cream supper at T. A. Anderson's
Saturday night.
Uncle J. R. V. Luster and J. S.
Harmon made a business trip to Cush
man Monday.
Dr. W. J. Bell and son, C. A. Bell,
made a business trip to Batesville
Monday.
Dr. A. A. Evans made a business
trip to Delta county, Texas, last week.
Several parties attended the picnic
at Batesville Saturday.
BIG BOTTOM FARM FOR SALE
We have for sale one of the finest
farms in the famous Big Bottom, only
miles from Newark, consisting of
342 acres, 250 acres of which is in culti
vation, and produces 50 to 75 bushels
of corn or a bale of cotton per acre.
This is one of the finest farms in
Big Bottom which is noted for its
immense yields of cotton, corn and
alfalfa.
There are five tenant houses on thw
farm, of two to four rooms each and
two good large box barns.
A genuine bargain if taken at once.
Henderson Real Estate Co., Newark,
Ark.
ENJOY A BIG FISH FRY
Citizens Gather on Carter’s Creek and
Spend Fourth in Pleasant Manner
Editor The Journal: Last Saturday
morning, about forty-five persons, con
sisting of men,women and children, as
sembled on the bank of Carter’s creek
in Black river bottoms to celebrate
the birthday of our nation, in an old
time fish-fry, the crowd lieing as fol
lows: The entire families of W. J.
Cooper, G. G. Rutledge, H. C. Brit
tain, Mrs. Nan Watt, Rob. Seward,
J. T. Cash, E. T. Cash and Winfred
Cash. The remainder of the crowd
being W. B. Zuber, A. B. Duff, B.
E. Cash and three boys, Emma Keller
and Lee Marshall. It was estimated
that we caught lietween 400 and 500
fish, mostly of the perch tribe. We
had all the fish we could eat, and fish
left. Everybody seemed to enjoy them
selves, and we had no booze either.
It was admitted by all that B. F.
Cash was the champion fisherman, his
catch being seven nice crawfish.
Mr. Zuber happened to a serious
misfortune. He left home early and
never stopped until he got to the fish
ing' ground, about four miles from
home. He selected a nice, cool place,
took a chew of tobacco and proceeded
to bait his hook, when he found that
he had made a serious mistake and
had the old lady’s bottle of snuff in
stead of his bottle of worms.
A. B. Duff' pretended that he was
not very hungry when dinner was pre
pared, but if he should ever become
real hungry and turned in on the Liny
ling Bros. Show he would eat the
whole thing.
Billy Cooj)er certainly is made of
the best India rubber, or he could not
eat like he does. George Rufledge
was in Billy's class, as was also Euna
Keller.
Some one might ask. “What about
bud Cash?” Ah, hush such foolish
questions. Everybody knows him
when it. comes to eating fish.
It seemed odd to some of us young
folks to hear Uncle Sonny Duff say
that just 40 years ago that day he was
at Uncle John Tomlirson's enjoying
an old time dance. Qf course that
was long before Newark was in ex
istence. Big Foot.
QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
On next Saturday and Sunday will
be our third quartely conference for
Newark. The announcement made
from the pulpit was a mistake. It will
be the 11th and 12th. We expect Bro.
A. F. Skinner, our much esteemed pre
siding elder. We hail his coming
with delightful anticipation. This is
doubly true, in that he will be in out
meeting for a few services. We hope
to be able to make fairly good reports
in all lines of church work. Our meet
ing is still growing in interest. Three
conversions up to date and others
serious and getting interested. Bro.
W. K. Hall came to us on the L’uth 01
June, and preached fourteen, strong-,
scriptural, sermons. He won hearts,
and made many new friends, and re
established many old acquaintances
and was a joy to those who had knowi
him in the past. He is far above tin
average as a pulpit man, and promises
to become one of our ablest men ii
dispensing the Gospel. We are al
glad he came and sorry he left.
Jas. F. Jerniuan.
JEFF HAD SMALL CROWD
Pocahontas, July 3.—Senator Jef
Davis addressed a crowd of about 2(M
persons here this afternoon. The sen
ator had been advertised for the pas
two weeks as the chief attraction of i
celebration to Ik- held here today ant
tomorrow and as Randolph county
has always been a Davis strongholt
the small crowd was a great disap
pointment, not only to Davis, but t(
his friends. Davis, in his speech, in
sisted that there were at least 2,<mx
people on the grounds and that thi
estimate should appear in the news
papers, but in reality there were pro
bably 500 people on the ground ant
the majority of -them preferred the oth
er attractions. Three performing
monkeys, which formed one of th<
counter attractions, were surrounder
by almost as large a crowd as Senatoi
Davis, while the latter was speaking.
Crops are being laic] by and the
farmers will soon l>e on easy street
a <rain.
Miss Ilobbie Meachem returned
Wednesday evening from a pleasant
visit with friends at Cave City.
Misses Pearl and Ruby Poe left
Monday evenning for Plummerville to
spend a few days visiting relatives.
Mrs. Lorena Wilson and little
daughter. Fern, returned Wednesday
night from a pleasant visit with rel
atives at Cave City.
Prof. J. P. Lenehan of the Madness
neighborhood, will teach the summer
school at Cornerstone, in District No.
80, beginning next Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Hoyt expect to
leave in a few days for points in Colo
rado to spend the balance of the sum
mer.
.1. A. Smith, president of Mountain
Home ('ollege, left Friday morning for
his home, after spending a couple of
days here in the interest of the college.
Deeds written, acknowledgements at
tested and all kinds of notary work
done in a careful and correct manner
by A. A. Henderson at Merchants and
Planters Bank.
Geo. L. Green has bought a haif in
terest in the Allen & McDoniel saw
mill out on Black river, and will get
into the timber business again. George
is a born hustler and can't be satisfied
unless he is in business to his elbows.
After all, this world is a pretty game
of draw. It takes a rich man to draw
a check, a pretty girl to draw atten
tion, a horse to draw a cart, a plaster
to draw a blister, a toj>er to draw a
cork, a dog tight to draw a crowd and
an advertisinent in a live newspaper
to draw trade.
The transcript was liled in the su
preme court at Little Rock Monday in
the case of .T. .T. Caldwell of Sulphur
Rock against the St. Louis, Iron
Mountain and Southern railway com
pany, on appeal froum the Indepen
dence circuit court, in which suit is
brought for $71.").4,") for damages alleg
ed to have been sustained in the ship
ment of some goods.
TAX COLLECTIONS
The settlement of Tax' Collector
Cray makes a good showing for that
official. He was charged by the coun
ty clerk with a total of $110,.'{(Hi,72,
and he collected a total of Slots,5(5(5,89.
The settlement showed the following
amounts paid into the county treasury:
County general.-.$15,242.58
Bridge. 4,88(5.02
Pauper. l.ikJ
General road.. 15.450.(51
Special road.. 2,44.'!..'Jf"
Total.$59,023755
Mr. Gray will pay to the state the
following sums:
State general-' .$ 8,025.51
State school.. 14,(i(50.9'
Sinking. 7t
Pension. 7,550.41
State capitol.. 2.445.9!
■ Sixteenth section. 710.31
i Total.$33,178.01
A total of $4,09(5 was collected froir
white poll tax and $91 from colored.
Batesville Guard.
THE DENVER CONVENTION
* The Journal goes to press too early
' to get any report from the Democratic
1 National Convention now in session
at Denver. However, Bryan and hi
* friends are in complete control <>1
■ everything and there is no question as
to Mr. Bryan's nomination.
Everybody is guessing as to who
will l>e the nominee for vice-presi
dent. and nothing has developed so
far to indicate who is likely to be
named, but The Journal ventures the
prediction that it will be David R.
Francis of Missouri.
SULPHUR ROCK HAPPENINGS
Items of Interest Picked up at the Hub
of White River Township
Sulphur Rock, July 8.—All who are
insterested in having the cemetery at
Sulphur Rock cleaned off, will meet at
the cemetery on July 18, at !» o’clock
in the morning.
Mrs. ( has. Mosby and daughter,
Mrs. Will Landers, of Batesville, spent
the Fourth visiting the former’s parents
Mr. and Mrs. T. ('. Knox, at this
place.
Misses Bula and Daisy Taylor of
Salem came down Wednesday and
went out to Charlotte to visit their
aunt, Mrs. J. G. Lindsey.
Geo. Bevens and children came
down from Batesville Wednesday to
spend the week with his parents, Dr.
and Mrs. T. A. Bevens.
Mrs. G. W. Merriwether and son,
Clary, of the Dota neighborhood spent
Wednesday in town.
John Wright was over from Pleas
ant Plains Monday to see the county
examiner.
Mrs. Sidney Pickens and little daugh
ter, Thelma, are visiting at Dota this
week.
Quite a crowd from here spent the
fourth near Magness at a big fish fry.
Miss Mae Hodges of Magness is
spending the week here visiting friends.
Born—To Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Ashley,
a hoy and a girl, on last Monday.
Mrs. Martha Gibbs who has been
sick for some time is no bettor.
Grover Ashley was visiting at
Smackover last week.
Pete Hoover of Boughton was in
our town Tuesday.
Mrs. ,T. C. Gibson is on the sick list
this week.
Sam Tuggle went to Newark Wed
nesday.
W. Y. Gibbs is back at the depot as
agent.
THE REVIVAL MEETING
The revival is still in progress.
Rev. W. E. Hall came on the 29th of
.Tune and remained till last Monday.
While here he preached fourteen ser
mons, strong and scriptural. But he
had to go home to look after some
important interests there. Rev. Ed.
Forest of Batesville preached Monday
night, a good, practical sermon. Tues
day night Rev. Hively filled the pulpit
and gave us a sound gospel sermon,
full of good thought.. The meeting
continues and will till Sunday night,
or longer. Three conversions, one
accession and a goodly number mani
festing an interest in their salvation.
It is hoped and fully expected that
next week will have ‘‘wrought the will
of the flesh” and all hands will be in
the work and a glorious victory over
sin will yet lie achieved. There is
work for all, and if it is not done by
the single individual it will go down
as a work undone, and recorded as a
sin of omission against the man who
could and would not. He who would
and could not will be reckoned as
faithful but he who could and would
not will not be. Pastou.
BOLD ROBBERS
Paragould, July 7.—W. \\'. McClel
lan, a merchant of Marmaduke, 10
miles from Paragould, was bound and
gagged bv two masked men late Mon
day night, after which they prepared
to rifle the store. McClellan was clos
ing his place of business for the night
when the two men entered at the rear
door, and seizing him, bound Jiiir
securely with ropes apparently brought
for the purpose. After making a
thorough search of the place and find
ing no money the thugs piled a quanti
ity of goods on the floor, poured coal
oil over the heap and set it on fire.
The glare of the flames soon attracted
the attention of those residing near,
and the robbers tied, leaving l>ehinci
i them their tools and taking nothing of
j value.
COTTON SCHOOL POSTPONED
Conway, July 7.—The Farmers'
1 Union cotton school, that was to havt
I opened here yesterday, has been post
poned, on account of the condition of
the crop, until Monday, July 20, which
will insure a term of six weeks.
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN
Farmers’ Union Holding Educational
Rallies Throughout the State
The Farmers' Union is doing a great
work for the farmers of Arkansas, in
teaching them the advantages of co
ojterative and harmonious effort in
the marketing of products, and of the
adoption of the most modern methods
in the cultivation of lands.
No such an organization has l>een
formed before by the farmers and its
effect is being felt throughout the
country.
It is a refutation of the idea often
advanced that farmers will not stand
together.
The organization is spreading rapid
ly all over the United States, and is
commanding a greater resjiect from
those who control the markets of the
country than any other association has
ever done.
The only way that it is to l>e made
stronger is for more of the farmers to
understand its mission and its pur
poses and to affiliate with it.
This is the intention of the union,
which has been planning a campaign
of education covering the whole State.
It is not a political campaign, but
the benefits that will accrue should
have an effective bearing upon that
politics which is the science and ap
plication of the principles of good
government.
The campaign is to be. a systematic
canvass of the whole State, which has
been divided into eight districts, and
in each county from one to three days
will be devoted to the rallies, led by
some of the best speakers from Ar
kansas and adjoining states.
The State campaign is to be con
cluded with a grand rally at Conway
on July 30, with all the district speak
ers present.
It is believed that this movement
will add thousands of members to the
organization, and will make it that
much stronger and capable of doing
good.
Educational rallies are being held
in this county yesterday, today and
tomorrow, and it is hoped that they
will resuld in much good for the union.
BRYAN AS A FARMER
One only has to meet him in the
natural environment of his home to
realize that William Jennings Bryant
is at heart a farmer, says a prominent
magazine writer. Every radish in the
garden, every pig on the place, is an
object of Mr. Bryan's personal solici
tude. He only regrets that lecturing’
and politics take him so much away
from them. When at home his fingers
fairly ache to drop the pen and wield
the pitchfork, ’‘Good way for a man.
to get his head to work is to go to
work with his hands,” says Bryan.
Sometimes through his study window
the smell of the ground is wafted
across the campaign literature on his
desk
The call of outdoors cannot he de
nied. Seizing an old straw hat and
giving his suspenders an extra hitch,
he's off to the havfield or wherever elso
the farm-work’s thickest, and “I’ve
come to lend a hand, boys,” he says.
Last year “Cash” Weiss, the hired
man, used to look him over and say,
“Guess from the heft of you, W. J.,
you can help most by tramping down.”
Then a lady in a blue sunbonnet,
with a pail on her arm from which she
is throwing corn to the White Wyan
dotte chickens, laughs mirthfully.
Her husband’s increasing avoirdupois
is with her a matter of jest.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
As our entire stock of merchandise
was destroyed by fire on the morning
of the 11th inst., we must insist on all
parties knowing themselves
to us by note or otherwise, to
make settlement at once, as
money very badly to meet our obliga
tions. Very truly,
O. L. Hoover & Co.
NOTARY PUBLIC
Notary work of all kinds done in &
careful and correct manner by A. A.
Henderson at the Merchants and
| Planters Bank.
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